"You must be precise, in control, and stubborn in your ways," Spoke Rutile Topaz, a stern gem with nothing much to look at. It was her that towered over the rather small Blue Topaz, every once and awhile flickering down to look at her. Admittedly, Blue Topaz was barely paying attention to her superior. Then again, she didn't pay much attention to anyone.
It was true. She wasn't what the Diamonds' wanted. If she hadn't been a Topaz, she would have been tossed out. Cracked, shattered, what have you. But they decided to try to salvage the oddly small gem anyways. Besides, she was simply going to be a tactician in the long haul, they figured. One who simply figures out the puzzles for everyone else.
This young gem, barely three thousand, was becoming difficult. She had been pushed onto Rutile roughly two thousand years prior to this day, and she wasn't exactly happy about it. She had shown to be a worthwhile and swift teacher, but Blue Topaz was testing her patience.
First off, she asked far too many questions. Mostly about why certain things worked the way they did. Why gems were below others. Secondly, she spaced out too much. Hardly paid any mind to the tactics being taught to her. And thirdly, in Rutile's opinion, was much too small to be a suitable role in their society. Because, after all, that was it came boiling down to.
Their society was built on power and ruthful thinking. Bigger was better, and the weak were quickly dealt with. Yet, here Blue Topaz was, waltzing around their home planet, barely big enough to stand at the majority of the upper gems' waists. And the Diamonds' aloud it. Or rather, one talked the others into it.
Rose Quartz.
She was an odd one. Every gem knew it. But they also knew how she managed to rise to that position. So no one spoke up about it. Or, well, they used to not speak about it. Now she was the enemy, and Rutile was hopeful she would be spared from this small brat.
And she had been told that she was. So, when Blue Topaz said nothing to her statement, all she did was glare, push her crystal white cape behind her, and storm out. Leaving the blue gem to her thoughts.
The background noise of the door sliding shut barely made her stir. Finally, she was alone. Rutile always had annoyed her. To the point she swore the gem on her forehead ached in pain.
She watched from the second story window of the base she was posted at as gems- mostly quartz- climbed into ships of varying shapes. They were at war alright. And she honestly questioned if she was on the right side of it.
However, as she was pondering, the door opened once again. An Obsidian walked in with two small boxes. She recognized one as a sign pad, and the other as a decorative present box. She crossed over to her quickly, her black eyes watching. Silently, she handed Blue Topaz the sign pad before speaking.
"You've received an honored present from Yellow Diamond. And, you're first assignment." She placed the box in the other gem's hands. "You are to go to earth within the hour. You've been assigned a small task force to go and help guard the kindergarten being maintained on Earth. Your flight is 5534. It is suggested to go soon." And just like that, the Obsidian walked out, her gray bodysuit slipping out the door.
Blue Topaz looked at the yellow box. Soft ruffles spilling out of the center. She gently opened it.
She frowned, seeing the smooth and frail Verdite. Her assistant, she guessed. Most of the tacticians had one, but it put the gem off to a degree. Without meaning to, her hands gradually warmed the box to the point it began to ashen. How wonderful.
Groaning, she set the box down and took out the green stone, placing it in the palm of her hand. She waited a few seconds before it began to glow and rise into the air. A round, curvy body formed around it, soon placing it on the back of a slim neck. Blank, dull green eyes were soon looking at her. A flicker of sadness, perhaps, slipped into them before disappearing.
"At your assistance, Tactician Blue Topaz," The gem greeted robotically. Barely so much as blinking.
"Call me BT, it's easier," Blue Topaz replied, slinking past the other. "Now, it appears we have to leave."
"Yes. Quite," Was the only response. And the blue gem heard footsteps, indicating she was being followed.
Yes. Blue Topaz asked a lot of questions. And perhaps, in the end, it wouldn't really matter. After all, she wasn't exactly a huge piece in the large war that was to follow. But, she wanted answers. And she was hopeful that she would get them. Even at a price.
Feels good to be writing again. I wrote this withing about half an hour just now, so sorry for any mistakes. I just wanted to get a start on this story me and a friend thought of a couple months ago. I doubt it will be very long, but I really enjoy the characters we have. Many of the roles will be based on the Mohs scale of hardness, so I'm sorry of it does not fit with your headcanon. But, while we're on the subject, feel free to tell me yours. Who knows, maybe I'll sneak a couple in.
As for Blue Topaz, shes my character that I came up with. And rather than spending a whole paragraph describing her, I have this - post/131437038586/real-quick-color-palette-idea-for-blue-topaz-done
Take a look if you can! And if you don't like this format/can't get to the image, just tell me and I'll describe her in the next AN. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'm pretty sure the next will be a lot longer. :)
