"You're kidding right?" a Jasper asked. Many of the gems called her skinny as her nick-name. She, along with a bunch of Amethysts were all in their break room listening to Carnelian.
"No, I'm being for real," Carnelian said. "Honest."
"You want us to believe that you just saw the ultimate quartz?" an Amethyst asked.
"Yes," Carnelian said. "I really saw her. She was here, and she was talking to Holly Blue."
"Why would she come here?" An Amethyst with her gem placed on her cheek asked, jumping down from her cubby.
"How am I supposed to know?" Carnelian asked. "I just saw her and ran back here. I didn't hear what she was saying or nothing."
"Well," an Amethyst with one curl over her shoulder said. "if you claim you saw her, just take us there and show us."
"Yeah," Skinny said. "Prove it, Carnelian."
"But," Carnelian tried to say.
"Prove it. Prove it. Prove it," all the gems started chanting.
"Okay, fine," Carnelian said. "But if we get in trouble with Holly again, I'm blaming you guys."
"Whatevs," an Amethyst said opening the door. "Lead on."
"This way," Carnelian said as she walked out the door and headed down the hallways.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the facility, Jasper felt like she was about to lose it. Holly Blue Agate was a little too excited about her being there.
As Holly turned a corner, Jasper paused in place for a minute.
"I'm just about to crack!" Jasper exclaimed through her teeth.
"C'mon, sis," Amethyst said popping out of Jasper's hair. "We're so close."
"Yeah," Steven said popping out of Jasper's hair, too. "We're almost to the containment area. We just gotta get there, open the door, let the humans out, get them on the roaming eye, and clear out of here."
"Remind me again why I agreed to do this," Jasper said.
"Hey," Amethyst said. "It's either help up free the humans or talk to Lapis."
"Why do you keep using that against me?" Jasper asked.
"It's funnier that way," Amethyst said sinking back into Jasper's hair.
"You got this," Steven said sinking into Jasper's hair as well.
"Terribly sorry," Holly said appearing around the corner. "It seems I lost you back here. Something wrong?"
"No, Holly," Jasper said. "I just thought I saw something, but it turns out to be nothing."
"Oh," Holly said leading Jasper down the halls once more. "Probably those treacherous Amethysts again. They're all so incompetent. It's too bad they couldn't have turned out as well as you." Holly smirked dragging her finger lightly along Jasper's arm.
"Uh, yeah," Jasper said pulling her arm away and some sweet forming on her brow.
Holly cleared her throat. "Pardon me," she said. "It's just that I've yet to see such a perfectly made quartz soldier. And it's not every day that you get to met the legendary ultimate quartz from the beta kindergarten."
Jasper gulped as Holly kept getting close to her. She figured that she wouldn't be able to to this place without getting some attention, but she wasn't expecting an Agate to be all over her.
"Holly Blue Agate!" an Amethyst with a chipped tooth exclaimed running towards the two. Beside her was another Amethyst.
"What did I tell you two?!" Holly yelled. "We do not run or yell in these hallways.
"We're sorry, but…" the Amethyst started in a softer tone but was cut off.
"How am I supposed to understand what you are saying if you are mumbling?!" Holly exclaimed.
"Uh," both the Amethysts said looking at each other.
"We're sorry," the Amethyst with the chipped tooth said. "but the Diamonds, all three of them, are on their way."
"Oh my stars!" Holly exclaimed. "All three of them? And so soon? Yellow and Blue were both here only a few months ago. Oh, this is wonderful."
Jasper took a step back during this conversation.
"Sis?" Amethyst asked from inside Jasper's hair.
"I can't do this," Jasper whispered.
"It'll be fine," Steven said.
Holly sent the Amethysts off and turned around to face Jasper. "So sorry about that," Holly said fluffing her hair a little. "See what I mean? I just don't know what to do with them."
"Yeah," Jasper said faking a smile. "They're such embarrassments."
"Oh, we should see the Diamonds," Holly said.
"What?" Jasper asked trying not to yell.
"Well, I'm sure the Diamonds would love to see their best soldier has finally escaped that horrible planet they call Earth."
"Right," Jasper said more sweat forming on her brow.
Holly and Jasper suddenly heard a loud bang followed by incomprehensible chattering.
"Those Amethysts!" Holly said with obvious anger in her tone. "Please," Holly placed her hand on Jasper's shoulder. "wait here. I'll be right back. I just have to take care of those pesky gems real quick."
Jasper cleared her throat. "Of course," Jasper said saluting.
"Oh, there's no need for that," Holly said lowering Jasper's arms. "You're an elite. If anything, I should be saluting you."
With that said, Holly turned on her heel and headed back down the hallway.
Jasper leaned against a wall. Steven and Amethyst both slipped out of her hair.
"This is going to work," Jasper said. "I can't confront them now."
"Relax," Amethyst said. "We've got this."
"Jasper?" someone said from behind them. Steven, Amethyst, and Jasper turned around and were awestruck by what they saw.