Chapter One: The Lab
Years. Too many. Was that what the humans called it? Legends. Reality. Both merged the day the Gems had recovered from the fight… And when they saw the technology, they saw humans had improved during the last fifty-thousand years. Computers. Lasers. Yet they were still behind on Homeworld technology.
Tiger's Eye was the first to recover. She looked at her palms, then felt her gem on her neck. Not cracked. That made her feel better. She noticed, though, that she was in some teal liquid sealed in a container. The humans had found that there were energy levels radiating from the gemstone, which Tiger's Eye retreated to in order to regenerate.
Tourmaline was next. Her claustrophobia immediately kicked in. She summoned her weapon, a scythe, and broke out. Luckily, no humans were around. She guessed this was what they called "quarantine". She'd also felt her gem on the dorsal side of her left hand. She looked around just in time to see the next Gem regenerate.
Altaite didn't know what to do. He just started having fun with the gooey liquid. Like the previous Gems, he felt for his gem on his collarbone. He let out a sigh of relief. When he saw his best friend, though, he immediately became excited.
Onyx. The tough yet sentimental guy. He'd seen Altaite giving him "the look", which made him feel much less worried. Tourmaline was about to break him out next, and he knew he'd give everyone a bear (was that what they were called?) hug. But not everyone was out.
Turquoise. The leader always had a soft spot for her. In fact, they'd dance so much together, sometimes they'd accidentally fuse. Like the artificial Kindergarten series, Amethyst, she had a gem over her heart, as she liked to take risks.
Onyx ran up to everyone, saying, "Hey guys! It's been so long I could just fuse with you all so we'd be together forever!" He was, at times, slightly clingy. "Hey, Onyx. You do realize the leader isn't here, right? Also, our fusion is only used in times of need, like war." He recognized that voice. It belonged to Tiger's Eye, and he'd had a soft spot for her too, like the leader with Turquoise.
They'd seen a bigger tube up on a balcony in the same room. Turquoise jumped those 15 meters with ease and summoned her weapon, a wrist blade, and cut through the glass. Their leader just regenerated.
Malachite blushed when he first saw Turquoise. He'd noticed that she did too. They must've hugged for about five minutes, because pretty soon the other Gems were groaning with boredom. "I know he likes her, but I didn't know they liked each OTHER that much", whispered Tourmaline. They'd stopped a minute later. Malachite hatched a plan much quicker than usual.
"Alright guys, here's the plan:
I'll take the doors. From there…
Turquoise, we'll defend the group…
Altaite, you break off and find a way out…
Tourmaline, you find a way to distract the humans…
Tiger's Eye, go with Onyx and find an air vent if Altaite fails…
Onyx, go with Tiger's Eye."
They didn't know that the scientists had also taken another Homeworld Gem with them, a spy.