Amethyst entered the Kindergarten, smiling softly as old memories flooded back to her. She looked around and she was filled with bittersweet emotions. Suddenly, she heard someone and she looked, around before quickly running into her hole to hide. The last thing she needed was Pearl finding her again, and scolding her about running off. Fortunately for Amethyst, however, this was not the gem that she had first expected to appear.
Prasiolite (or, more formally known as Green Quartz) trudged across the soundless Kindergarten in her metallic, cylindrical, lime green legs. She sighed as the many, many memories of waiting for something to happen washed over her, and continued to walk deeper, and deeper into her home. She had just got back from sitting on top of one of the many, canyon-like walls of the Kindergarten, staring at all of the people in Beach City, going about their daily lives as usual. She did this most days when she felt trapped, or imprisoned to the safeties of her home, down in the underground.
Amethyst heard the sound of heavy footsteps and peeked out of her hole. When she saw Prasiolite, her eyes widened, and the corner of her mouth lifted into a grin. She slowly walked out of the hole and took quick, quiet steps behind the gem, sneaking up behind her. The green gem slouched as she walked, dragging her also green battle axe across the rocky ground, making an irritating sound that made your ears cry out in pain. However, like most things, this did not bother her at all, so she continued her journey further into the Kindergarten. Amethyst twitched in agitation, and covered her ears to block out the sound.
The small, people Amethyst rushed up to the other gem and pounced, planting her hands firmly on her shoulders. "Boo!"
"Woah!" She cried, as her friend locked their arms around her. The green gem swung her battle axe around carelessly, before realizing who it was that attacked her. "'The flip is...oh... I remember that voice!" Prasiolite exclaimed, turning her head to see Amethyst beaming up at her. But, of course. Who else could it have been? Who else could grab her in such a way? Nobody. Nobody but her little Amethyst friend. "Hey, Am!"
"Hehehe, hey! You should be more careful with that. What are you doing here?" Amethyst questioned excitedly. She let go of her and put her hands on her hips, looking up at her curiously.
"Oh...I just..." She stammered. Amethyst was here. Finally here! Prasiolite had so many questions that she needed to ask, but she had no idea where to start.
"You what?" Amethyst grinned brightly at her friend. She leaned forward and chuckled, teasing her. "You missed me a bunch? Hehe." Amethyst too had questions – like 'Where have you been?', 'Have you been alright?', and 'Who were those gems that took you?' – but she wanted to wait and see what Prasiolite wanted to say first.
"Yeah, I did...no! Not what am I doing here! What are you doing here?! Where have you been?! You look so different!" Prasiolite questioned, squeezing Amethyst tightly. She hadn't seen her in such a long time, and had so many things to tell her.
"Hahaha. I come around here sometimes just to think. But I've been running around with the Crystal Gems. Fighting monsters and bad guys and all that cool junk." Amethyst hugged her friend and patted her back, chuckling softly.
"Huh...well, I'm here all the time, so...I'm not sure how Beryl, or anyone else didn't spot you..." Prasiolite shrugged, poofing her axe.
Amethyst simply shrugged. "Maybe we just got lucky today. And... Beryl?" She tilted her head at the taller gem curiously.
"Uhh...yeah, Beryl. Wanna meet my new friends?" She asked Amethyst, grinning at her friend and holding out her green hand to her.
"Yeah, totally!" Amethyst smiled brightly and firmly grasped the other's hand.
"Well, what are we waiting for?! Come on then!" Prasiolite laughed, pulling Amethyst onto her back.
"Hehe! Whoo hoo!" Amethyst wrapped her arms and legs around her and settled herself on her back, letting her lead the way.
"Are ya ready?" Prasiolite asked. "I'm gonna jump pretty high."
"I'm ready for anything, dude." Amethyst gave her a big grin and held on tightly. "Let's go!"
"If ya say so, li'l creep!" Prasiolite shrugged, before bouncing straight into the sky, like a massively powerful, lime green spring. The two gems floated in the air for a few seconds, enabling them to see as far as the borders of Beach City. However, gravity soon dragged them back down again, landing them in front of a hole in the ground.
"That was radical." Amethyst chuckled and hugged Prasiolite tightly before hopping off of her back. "So where are your friends?"
"Down the hole." Prasiolite answered, pointing to it accusingly.
"Okay." Amethyst headed into the hole, asking no questions.
Green Quartz jumped down after her, descending into the deep, dark, fearful-looking hole. They landed on a soft, trampoline-like surface in the blackness of the dark hole.
"Woah! This is cool, dude." Amethyst laughed and looked around. "So where are they?"
"Uhh...just gimme a sec, Am." Prasiolite told her, making her gem glow in a way that lit up the area.
It seemed that they were in a cave-like place. There was a room-door in the wall, and a tunnel, leading to the surface, off to the side of it. "This way." The green gem stepped towards the door, and didn't even need to touch it for it to open up into a normal, human living room.
It was lit only by small candles and a fire, and there was a kitchen area on the left - a round table, with five unique chairs around it, cardboard boxes on the floor that acted as cupboards and warm refrigerators. On the right were two cream-coloured couches, crowded around a blazing fire. And, to finish it all off, a baby blue warp pad in the centre, and another room-door at the back.
"Huh. They must be in their rooms." Green Quartz shrugged, sitting on the round, wooden table, her two legs dangling off the edge of it.