Expanded Universe
Before humanity stepped foot out of their caves, the earth was home to many different life forms ones such as the dinosaurs.
But they were not the only ones to lay claim to the planet. Gems, a life form derived from rock and crystals. Some whose names are similar in shape and color to some in our own world.
These Gems, though intelligent and capable of interstellar travel was like any other civilization, they had their own opinions. As the earth was occupied so were the thoughts of every Gem. One side protested for the end of the harvest and occupation of earth, to leave it in peace and move on. Others disagreed and further wanted to continue their path and progress their advanced technology.
A civil war broke out amongst the two factions, and so the stars were bathed in death and destruction. Gem after Gem gave their lives for their cause but in the end, both sides were left shattered and separated. No one could access earth anymore.
With Earth successfully saved from the harvest, only four of the hundreds of thousands of Gems remained on Earth. They were Garnet. Amethyst, Pearl, and Rose Quartz. They were the Crystal Gems and vowed to protect Earth from any other Gem occupation or otherworldly threat.
It was in the summer of 2534 that Rose Quartz met a very particular human.
...16 years later...
"Come on Pearl, we're gonna miss it!"
"Hold on Leo! I'm organizing this mess Amethyst left."Pearl said as she threw away a box of macaroni and cheese.
"Aw cmon Pearl, you know you wanna live dirty, hahaha ha,"Amethyst told her.
"I do not!"Pearl replied.
"Worry about the trash later Pearl, get over here,"Garnet told her.
"Alright, I'm coming."Pearl sat next to Leo(nard) as he sat with excitement.
"It's starting!"He said.
The T.V. was showing the a special event. So special it only happens once every decade. It was the science equivalent to the Nobel Peace prize. The upcoming award was for the most progress in technology and research.
The runner ups were Dr. Catherine Halsey, Dr. Leonard Church, Dr. Daniel Endesha, and Prof. Ellen Anders. All were exceptionally good at their job but only one of them had to be the best.
"Ladies and gentleman, the night has come to an end, but not before our last award has been given out. This award is for the scientist who'll give their life for their work, who'll challenge any obstacles to reach their goal, and tonight we have many."The audience clapped.
"Our candidates; Dr. Daniel Endesha, the research and development of Superintendents, a hopeful design to maintain city control and it's populace. Prof. Ellen Anders, for the research of biology, anthropology, psychology, and theoretical
xeno-biopsychology. Dr. Catherine Halsey, the creation of the MJOLNIR armor system and A.I. advancements. And finally, Dr. Leonard Church, head of A.I. research and development, xenobiology, and creator of the first artificial fragment A.I.'s."The list of achievements made by all these scientists was longer, but that'd take a while to explain.
"These four have shown excellence in their field and continue to make differences in society and military. The award goes to...Dr. Leonard Church for the study of A.I. and A.I. theory."
"YES! Go, dad! Woohoo!"Leo clapped.
"Congratulations,"Pearl said.
"Yeaaaah! Go woo! Wait...what's A.I. again?"Amethyst asked.
"Artificial Intelligence, computers basically,"Garnet said.
"Oh...can they do math?"She asked.
"They can calculate how long a human can live and you're gonna ask it about math?"Pearl asked.
"Duh, no. Who has time for that?"
"Quiet you two,"Garnet said.
The T.V. showed Dr. Church take the stage."Thank you, thank you. I would like to thank Dr. Halsey, she deserves this prize just as much as I do, and to the other scientists; Thank you for your work."Everyone clapped.
"It's been rough getting here, enduring through the weeks of work and study. I would like to thank my son, thank you, Leo, you were a tremendous help in this. And my daughter Carolina, thank you for picking me up at one in the morning."People laughed.
Dr. Church continued his speech."Once again, thank you all for this award, but life is more than just a trophy, it is for the good of mankind and the further progression of its life. May we all achieve our own places in history, good night."He nodded and walked off stage, as the T.V. went black.
The phone rang and Pearl was the first to reach it.
"Hello, Church household. Oh. Leo, it's for you."Pearl handed him the phone.
"Hello?"
"Congrats Church, Dad won."The voice across the line was, of course, a woman's voice a very familiar one as well.
"Oh, hey Cortana. Yeah, it's nice to see dad smiling again. Going back into the field was a good choice."
"Y'know, if we really showed off the works of our parents, I'm sure my mom would have won."
"Cortana this line isn't very secure, we should probably not talk about it."
"I'm just saying. Well, I only wanted to give a quick call. I'm actually pretty busy right now. I'll message you in a week. Bye Leo."
"Gotcha."
"She doing alright?"Garnet asked.
"Yeah, she just called to congratulate Dad. She also busy."
Garnet looked at the clock on the wall and back at the others."Time to go."She said.
"Already? I hardly even noticed."Pearl said.
"Another scouting run?"Leo asked.
"Yeah Leo, we'll be back for dinner. Wait the me will ya, save some for me!"Amethyst said before being transported by the Warp Pad.
Leo sat in the living room...by himself...alone."Welp, guess I'm alone...wonder what Tucker's doing?"He got up and so he walked out.
At the Banquet
Dr. Church had just finished shaking hands with another fellow scientist. He kept his smile up, shoulders high, and laugh full of life. That was the last thing he wanted, he wanted out of this suit and really wanted out of this place.
"Congrats Leonard."He turned to see an old friend, Catherine Halsey.
"Ah, Catherine. It's been a while."He said.
"Almost eight years I believe. So, how's Leo?"She asked.
"Good, good. The Gems are taking good care of him."He responded.
"And the Gems themselves?"She sipped some of her wine.
"Are they ever different?"He gave a question back.
"Good point. Well, I didn't come here for congratulations alone, I wanted to see how you are holding up."
"I'm doing fine, getting back in the field instead of behind a desk was probably my best choice yet. In fact, Leo and I have been collecting Moa DNA samples to compare with the Ostrich, see how much they compare."
"Interesting, any developments?"
"No, we're still waiting on the Moa DNA. Even if they're on Reach its hard to order items from other planets these days."His face seemed to age another 20 years.
"Do not worry Leonard, I believe things can go our way."
"Yes."He said.
"You know, Parangosky still pushes for research on the Gems,"Halsey said.
"Still? Haven't I made it clear enough? She's not laying a finger on the sand of that beach."Leonard said.
"I understand, I may not completely agree but I wouldn't want that bitch touching Cortana either."Halsey spat (not literally).
"Glad you see my side. Besides, they already told us everything she asked. I dread the day she reaches the head of O.N.I., and we both know she will."
Halsey sighed, "Yes well it's been nice talking with you Leonard."
"You as well."They shook hands and departed.
Beach City, Delaware, United American Continent
Church walked out of the house. Usually, whenever the Gems were on a mission he'd go hang out with some of his buddies. Their hangout? It was none other than The Big Donut. The donut shop usually never held anyone (other than Leonard and his friends) for more than 20 minutes. In fact, hardly anyone comes by; it was strange how the establishment still remained open. Anyway, from the temple, Leo made his way towards The Big Donut. As he entered he could already see his group of friends in their usual spot.
Unlike most friendships, this one was pretty toxic. A good kind of toxic, though. The group had been separated into two groups. Red team; which consisted of Samuel R. Gauge or Sarge for short, Sarge came from the Deep South. Like Alabama south, his father was a sergeant in the U.N.S.C. and he paraded that around like a medal of honor. Next to him was Dick Simmons or just Simmons. The guy was pretty smart, but unlike Sarge, the guy was a big coward. He'd run away at the sign of a fight if he didn't believe almost everything Sarge said. Right with Simmons was his long time 'friend' Dexter Grif. Grif could be explained in one word, lazy. The dude would sleep anywhere if he wanted to, and more importantly he'd EAT almost every junk food ever created by man. He was also fat, that's basically it. In the spirit of the Donut, next is Franklin Donut, just call him Donut, though. When it came to Donut, the guy was….off to say the least. No one could really tell if all those stories and phrases he said he actually meant. He likes a lot of girly stuff too. Like diaries, yoga, and well….it gets to weird. Moving on we have actually two of the saner red team members. First was Ruby Rose, the girl was the youngest in the group. She loved guns, like if guns were a gender, she'd marry them. She was also pretty quirky due to her young age and kept watch by her older sister. That older sister was, in fact, the last person in the red team. Yang Xiao Long, Ruby's step-sister. She's a party girl. There, that sentence entirely describes Yang. But in her defense, she is a very loving older sister to Ruby.
Now onto my team, blue team. Of course there Leo, son of Leonard L. Church and Rose Quartz, currently 16 he's has some interesting ties. With his father in O.N.I. Leo has his fair share of training by his older step-sisters Carolina and Cortana. Of course O.N.I. training wasn't the least of his abilities, thanks to his mother. As the first and only child from a Human Gemchurian relationship, Leo has yet to reach his potential. But under the guidance of Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl he is sure to make it. Under him in blue team is Lavernius Tucker. The guy is all about women, willing to hook up with anything that looks pretty with two legs. Despite Tuckers other hobbies, he's actually quite gifted in swordplay (not the dirty kind) and probably one of the only people that can and is still learning how to speak Sanghelli. Leo disapproves. The newer of the original trio, Caboose is pretty damn stupid. Like a special kind of stupid. Caboose proclaims himself as Leo's best friend despite the constant amount of time Leo has told him to shut the hell up. Next up to bat was Weiss Schnee, she was rich…very rich. Her father is a major supporter in most (if not all) O.N.I. project. Weiss met Leo during one of her father's expeditions to O.N.I. headquarters up in Washington. She's pretty snobby but can be kind hearted. Her sister, Winter, is an O.N.I. agent. Beside Weiss is Blake. Blake is the most levelheaded, cynical, and quiet of the entire group. Most don't know, unlike Leo and Weiss, but Blake was a former Insurrectionist lieutenant. Taken under by Dr. Church, Blake has started over with a new leaf. This was Leo's friends, the closest ones he'd ever have.
OFFICE OF NAVEL INTELLIGENCE FILES
D. SIMMONS
DOB: 4/02/2533
POB: Inner Colony Chi Rho
Age: 17
Hair Color: Dirt Red
Eye Color: Crimson
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 203lbs/92 kg
Next of kin: Mother: Marry Simmons Father: Richard Simmons
S. Gauge
DOB: 11/09/2532
POB: Wetumpka, Alabama, United American Continents/Earth
Age: 18
Hair: Jet Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 6'04"
Weight: 240lbs/108 kg
Next of kin: Father: Sgt. Lopez R. Gauge Mother: Holly Gauge
F. Donut
DOB: 2/21/2534
POB: Inner Colony Beta Gabriel
Age: 16
Hair: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 188lbs/85 kg
Next of kin: Mother: Mia Donut Sister: Eve Donut
D. Grif
DOB: 6/25/253
POB: Inner Colony Chi Rho
Age: 17
Hair: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'08"
Weight 274lbs/124 kg
Next of kin: Father: Undetermined Mother: Gabby Grif Sister: Kaikaina Grif
Ruby Rose
DOB:5/22/2535
POB: Inner Colony Reach
Age: 15
Hair Color: Black. Red highlights
Eye Color: Silver
Height: 5'02"
Weight:192 lbs/87 kg
Next of kin: Father: Taiyang Xiao Long Mother: Summer Rose Step-Sister: Yang Xiao Long Step-Uncle: Qrow Branwen Step-Mother: Raven Branwen
Yang Xiao Long
DOB: 2/01/2533
POB: Inner Colony Reach
Age: 17
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Lilac
Height: 5'08"
Weight:252 lbs/ 114 kg
Next of kin: Mother: Raven Branwen Father: Taiyang Xiao Long Step-Sister: Ruby Rose Uncle: Qrow Branwen Step-Mother: Summer Rose
L. Church
DOB: 1/18/2534
POB: Austin, Texas, United American Continents
Age: 16
Hair Color: Jet Black
Eye Color: Pink
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 260 lbs/ 117 kg
Next of kin: Mother: Rose Quartz (incapacitated) Father: Leonard Church Step-Sisters: Carolina Church, Cortana Halsey Godmothers: Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl
L. Tucker
DOB: 3/28/2534
POB: Inner Colony Tantalus
Age: 16
Hair Color: Jet Black
Eye Color: Cyan
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 242 lbs/ 1099 kg
Next of kin: Mother: Janus Tucker Father: Jahmar Tucker
M. Caboose
DOB: 12/15/2535
POB: Inner Colony Jovian Moons
Age: 15
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 220 lbs/99 kg
Next of kin: Mother: Cathy Caboose Father: Jon Caboose
W. Schnee
DOB: 6/31/2533
POB: Inner Colony Reach
Age: 17
Hair Color: White
Eye Color; Ice Blue
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 180 lbs/ 81 kg
Next of kin: Mother: Kalt Schnee Father: Eis Schnee Sister: Winter Schnee
B. Belladonna
DOB:10/04/2533
POB: Inner Colony Reach
Age: 17
Hair Color: Jet Black
Eye Color: Yellow
Height: 6'04"
Weight: 201 lbs/91 kg
Next of kin: None