Zircon's Quest

Chapter 1:

(Note: Gems all use she/her pronouns, although Zircon is more adrogynous.)

"Zircon number 235, reporting from escape pod number 223. The enemy ships are too powerful for our forces now. I was the only one from our fleet able to escape from the massacre. They shattered all of my partners." She took a pause. "If I don't return, just know I enjoyed serving you, blue diamond. Zircon out." She turned off the recording before sending it out, hands shaking. She didn't want to be shattered. It was the scariest thing she had ever seen. She looked at the glass-like double sided window of the escape pod, running her hands through her blue, naturally spiked up hair, looking at her face. Her face was rounded, right eye was where her gem was located, the left eye was a light blue color. She wore a blue shirt, and had a flat chest and straight hips. She also wore a dark blue pair of shorts. Her skin was a white color, with a baby blue tint. She was brought back to focus as the window shattered, and Zircon fell to the ground of the ship, eye wide. She rose, leaning outside the window, seeing... One of the creatures. They were horrid. Black, slimy hands, dead-looking eyes, razor sharp teeth. They dripped slime wherever they walked, and were very powerful enemies. They shattered any gem they could find, absorbing the shards into their skin. It was terrifying, and just seeing one gave Zircon a flashback of her most trusted comrade, a Jasper, reaching for her hand before being shattered. Zircon grasped her chest, trying to control her breathing. "I can't hide any longer. If this continues, my ship will go down." She whispered to herself, and stood up. She jumped through the broken window, grabbing onto the side of the escape pods wall. She climbed up to the top, and glared at the disgustingly strong creature. She walked closer, getting it's attention. She drew her weapons from her right eye, where her gem was placed. Two kamas, which are practically miniature scythes. The handles were blue and black, and the blade was a sharp silver. These could cut through almost any material. She had learned what not to do from her fellow friends who had been shattered while fighting. Zircon ran forward, slicing at it's hands. Without them, she would be difficult to grab. All she had to do was get this thing off of her ship. She grabbed part of the pod that had been torn off. It was like a very large shield. She then ran forward, slamming as hard as she could into the monster. "I-I did it!" She said, laughing, as it's deafening screeches filled the air. Then that successful look turned to one of fear as alarms went off within the ship. She climbed back in. The escape pod was broken. If she didn't land somewhere soon, she would be stuck in space forever. The nearest planet was right underneath her. This was the first time she saw it in person. "Earth." She said quietly, Clenching her fists, which had slime on them. It had gotten on her hands and arms during the fight. She directed the ship towards the planet. As soon as it had gotten into the gravity range of Earth the escape pod began crashing down. She desperately tried to guide the ship, but it was useless. She heard the ear splitting sound of the glass in front of her shattering, and then she was consumed by darkness.