Occupation:
The Story of the Thousand-Year War
Chapter 1: Discovery
It had been a few years since The Gems had come to earth, and everything was going according to plan. The Kindergarten was producing new gems at a rapid rate, and the Humans barely even noticed. Nothing seemed to be going wrong, everything seemed perfect, but there was something wrong with The Kindergarten, as Rose would soon find out. On her normal patrol route around the perimeter of The Kindergarten, Rose noticed that the ground looked a little grayer than it had the day before.
"That's strange," she thought to herself, "The Kindergarten isn't supposed to cause actual damage to the earth. I'll have to discuss this with the other generals. Maybe I should talk to Pearl first though, she always calms my nerves before a meeting."
"HEY RUBY!" She yelled to her fellow PatrolGem. "I'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A REPLACEMENT FOR MY WATCH, I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO DO!"
"OKAY ROSE, I'LL STAY HERE. I DON'T HAVE MUCH ELSE TO DO ANYWAY. JUST MAKE SURE IT'S SOMEONE AS INTERESTING AS YOU!"
Rose hurried off to find a replacement for her patrol, so that she could arrange a meeting between the generals. She found a young girl from a reserve of her squad, and asked her to take her place. "Hey, can you take my place….."
"Sapphire. My name is Sapphire."
"Sapphire, right, I knew that. Well, lets head over to The Kindergarten, and I'll introduce you to your patrol mate. She's not the easiest person to get along with, but if you can entertain her, she'll return the favor."
"Thanks for the Heads-up, but I think I can handle it. I have some talents that anyone would like."
"Oh? Like what?"
"I'll show you once you relieve me of patrol duty."
"Fair enough. I'll be back soon, so don't get too comfortable."
They arrived at The Kindergarten where Ruby was waiting, and walked up to her. Ruby and Sapphire introduced themselves, and headed off to do the patrol.
"WE'LL BE FINE." Ruby yelled as she walked away, "GO DO YOUR IMPORTANT THING." Rose saluted, and headed off to find Pearl, Leaving sapphire behind with Ruby. It was a long walk, and Rose was left with her thoughts. "I hope this is something fixable." she thought to herself. "I don't want to hurt this planet, it's such a nice one, and the few Humans I've seen are really nice, if primitive." She quickened her pace.