Ocean town police station: Pyrope's p.o.v.
As usual, waiting for Turquoise to get out of the locker room. She came out in her usual police uniform.
"We should get out and help with riot control" I said.
"Let's go" she responded.
We walked outside and went straight to a nearby barricade manned by only two officers. While two streets over there was a full on riot but we were sent here. We knew people could run on to this street and start rioting, but it was still boring. We were there for about half an hour until something happened. Someone walked on to the street, pulled out something, grabbed something from it and dropped it. I wondered what it was and then it started spewing smoke. I drew my pistol, pointed it into the smoke and waited for it to clear. When it did I knew we were in trouble. There were about 100 people, they all ran forward, all of them carrying weapons. Three guys with guns opened fire. We returned it. Most took cover. About nine police joined us. The riot was moving. Someone ran out of cover, yelled something indistinguishable and threw something towards me. It shattered on the ground. It was a molotov cocktail. I ran for cover. The flaming oil splashed everywhere. It was blocked by the bin I was hiding behind. I looked out. Turquoise hadn't seen it. She got it all over her. I ran to her and started trying to put it out. The people were now swarming over the barricade. There was a whistling sound. I felt an impact to the back of my head and I blacked out.
Beach City: Steven's p.o.v.
I was sitting on my bed watching the news with Amethyst.
"BREAKING NEWS. THE PEOPLE OF OCEAN TOWN ARE RIOTING AGAINST THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW COAL MINE. 26 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN INJURED BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO CASUALTYIES YET" reported the TV. My phone started to ring. I picked it up. Connie was calling. I moved the phone to my ear.
"Hey Connie. What's up?" I said
"Hey Steven" she replied
"Well I'm at the hospital." Connie sounded excited.
"Oh no! What's wrong? Are you hurt?" I felt myself panicking.
"No I'm here with my mum. It's bring your daughter to work day," she assured me.
"Oh thank god." My panic died.
"BUT DON'T CALM DOWN YET I THINK SOME OF THE PATIENTS ARE GEMS" she squealed excitedly.
"What?" I whispered in shock
"Yeah. One has a gem on her shoulder. The other has a gem on her wrist." She sounded excited.
"I will be there as soon as possible!" I yelled
I slammed my finger on the end call button.
"Amethyst we need to go to the hospital now. Connie thinks there are two patients there that are gems".
"Call the others," she said.
"Good idea. GARNET! PEARL!" I yelled
The temple door opened and they walked out.
"What is it Steven?" asked Pearl.
"Connie says there are gems on two of the patients at the hospital" I enthusiastically answered.
"Where is lion? We need to get there now." Lion walked up the steps to the house and started scratching at the door. I opened it and swung my leg over his mane. The gems jumped on and I yelled "to the hospital!" Lion roared and a portal opened. He jumped through it. On the other side was the hospital.
Connie ran up and grabbed my hand and pulled me inside. We ran up the stairs and went into one of the rooms where Miss Maheswaren was tending to a patient. Connie pulled me toward the bed and she was right. There was a red gem sticking out from her sleeves and the one in the bed next to her had a gem on her shoulder.
"Oh my gem they do have gems" said Pearl as she walked up behind us.
We walked around to the one with a gem on her shoulder she was starting to wake up her eyes opened.
"Where am I? Where is Pyrope?" she said in a panicked voice.
"Don't worry. You're in the hospital and your friend is over there" said Connie jerking her thumb over her shoulder.
"Excuse me but do you remember anything from before you woke up?" questioned Connie's mum.
"I haven't forgotten anything" she answered.
"Ok, may I ask your name" said Maheswaren.
"Turquoise" Turquoise responded.
"Like the gem" I said slowly.
"Is it because you have a turquoise gem embedded in your arm?" asked Connie. The woman's face turned completely red and her hand shot to her shoulder.
"Gem huddle" called Garnet. Amethyst, Pearl and Garnet got into a huddle.
"They're gems alright. Maybe not entirely gem but they do have gem blood in them" said Garnet.
"How do you know?" questioned Amethyst.
Garnet tapped the side of her shades. "Oh" Amethyst said realising.
2 Hours later - The Temple: Pyrope's p.o.v.
Ow. My head hurt. Wait. Why did it hurt? The riot. Turquoise. The molotov cocktail. There he was. The man who set Turquoise on fire. He was right in front of me. He was the only thing in front of me. Everything else was black but that didn't matter. There he was. I pulled back my fist and threw a punch. The second it connected I snapped out of the dream. I had just socked a purple lady in the jaw. She toppled backwards on to her back.
"OW!" she yelled.
Two people raced down the stairs behind me. It was Turquoise and a young boy with black hair in a pink shirt with a star in the middle.
"Where am I?" I yelled "and who are you? Who's the girl I just punched?"
The boy ran over and jumped on the couch. Turquoise sat next to me. "There is a lot to fill you in on."
(END CHAPTER ONE)
