Chapter 1: Doc's Morning (POV)

I woke up, feeling drowsy like every other gem. I stood up so the light from the everglowing city of lights and transports wouldn't irritate me further. I wiped my eyes and looked in the mirror, usual messy afro and yawning from a night's sleep. I soon got in the shower, not rushing as I didn't have any assignments, or at least I didn't think I did.

As I stood in the shower, feeling the liquid cover me from head to toe, wetting my afro and breaking its shape, I felt relaxed, calm, peaceful and everything else I haven't felt for a while. I put the shampoo in my hair and I felt bliss, like I was in my own happy place and nothing could harm me. But I knew it couldn't last forever, or the feeling would lose its good side if used too much. I finished washing my body as I flipped a switch as it shut off.

I got out, dried off and soon got my uniform on, it was basically standard work boots, shorts and two straps going over my breasts. I would be lying if a few gems eyed up my exposed area, or if even I myself have enjoyed it. But it was standard for a general like me so with time, I paid no mind to it. It seemed just like every other day for the past few thousand years, but at this point I kinda expect it. I exited the bathroom and put on my trademark shades. Despite a few other Rubies having the same thing, I felt like the most important one because of them, even if I lost them I would still feel pride within.

The door opened in less than a second as I walked out. I was immediately greeted by several gems walking all around me, most of them taller than me and in all colours and gem types. It felt good to live around these parts, but it also feels lonely as no one else really respected Rubies at all. I decided to ignore the feeling and pulled up my holopad and seen that I actually had an important assignment, from Yellow Diamond herself. It was from 20 minutes ago, when I got in the shower...

I broke into a sprint through the massive hallways, a few Agates or Amethysts barely colliding with me around one corner. I seen a warp pad for transportation of gems and I squeezed in before it could leave without me. I stood still in the moving light, going across the city at fast speed as most of the buildings flew by quickly. I looked out of the beam of light and seen something I haven't seen in a while, there were big warehouses, full of Rubies.

It wasn't like a warehouse where scrap parts and machines were made, but rather descended from that. It had tons of Rubies in them, right near where they came out of the crust. It was basically a bunch of beds all around, but not just the floor, but beds stacked on each other. Just bed on top of bed and so on, it was actually quite depressing as the warehouses were rarely cleaned by Pearls, and that they were never taught proper hygiene. They were given training on how to fight, right from wrong but not much else.

I still remember sleeping there when I first emerged, the stacks of beds were almost to the ceiling of the warehouse and some of them didn't even have ladders. I seen some Rubies looking a bit taller and mean looking, and some were calm and timid. Rubies were also the most depressing gem on HomeWorld due to being neglected. I vowed to make it out of there and I did, but one of the VERY few Rubies to have a high ranking is rare, and lonely.

I appeared from one side of the massive city of lights to the other. I stepped off and proceeded to sprint more, I was at the other end of the city as it glowed yellow in all directions. I ran to Yellow Diamond's dwelling as it towered over everything else. I ran by a lot of gems, some looking down to see me zoom through and some giving me weird looks.

I was down my Diamond's hallway, seeing her door within range. I ran up to it and was about to knock until I heard a familiar voice, a voice that bragged about herself and always thought of herself as above all Gems, or Pearls in this case. "Ahem!" I turned around and looked up, it was Yellow Diamond's Pearl. She had a look of both smug and disappointment if that was possible. I stood in place, feet together as she pulled up a holopad and proceeded to type in information I couldn't see as the side facing me was blocked and unreadable. She finished typing and looked at me. "You're late, but I guess Yellow Diamond can excuse that, this time." I always hated how she make indirect threats and she knew I hated it.

Pearl made her holopad disappear as she went to the very same door I wanted to go inside. "Right this way." She said as she knocked, and the voice of someone great filled the silent hallway. "Enter." Pearl pressed a button on the side as the door opened almost instantly. We walked in as it quickly closed behind me and her. I seen Yellow Diamond as she gave me a look I couldn't quite figure out, but she soon spoke up. "What are you waiting for? Come forward." I snapped out of my vision spacing out and walked towards Yellow Diamond, stopping at the big Diamond symbol in front of her throne. I gulped as I spoke, "Yes, Yellow Diamond?"