Yellow Pearl was in a state of panic as she emerged from her gem. Her last memory was the ship being thrown onto the ground by the traitorous Cluster, and it had taken all her willpower not to rush her reformation. After all, it would hardly do to be stuck in a displeasing form. As she looked around, the ship bore signs of its recent battle all over, looking like it hadn't even been touched. Maybe she wasn't too late after all.
That hope faded as she reached a gaping hole in the side and saw daylight pouring in. From what little she understood of this planet's daily cycle, this must mean that hours had passed, and anything could have happened. She suffered the short drop to the ground with as much dignity as possible, and called out, "My Diamond? Hello?"
Another form stirred at the sound, but it was only her counterpart with Blue Diamond. Yellow Pearl had never much cared for her; true, her devotion was unquestionable but she also had never seemed to show any inclination toward being proactive in her duties, sticking purely to what she was told. For now, Blue Pearl just said, "Yellow Diamond is gone too, then?"
"Something is very wrong here. There's no doubt our Diamonds were victorious, but then where are they?" Taking a longer look around, she spotted the structure that Rose Quartz and her army had been holed up in at their arrival. "That seems to be the best place to start."
As they approached the house, they were surprised to see the Crystal Gem Bismuth repairing its front face. She was absorbed enough in the work to not notice them until they were just feet away, and Yellow Pearl cleared her throat.
Bismuth's head snapped to the side, and she gave a startled yelp and actually jumped around to face them, taking up a fighting stance. "You here for a rematch or something?"
Blue Pearl gasped and cowered behind Yellow Pearl, who just sighed. "As if we'd ever debase ourselves in such a way. Our job is to broadcast the dignity of the gems we are sworn to, not that a lowly gem like you could ever understand. We're just looking for our Diamonds, so if you could point the way, we'll be going."
Bismuth at first seemed about to fire an insult right back, but then bit down on whatever it was. "You mean…oh, that just figures!" And then she just laughed.
After a few seconds, Yellow Pearl replied, "If you wouldn't mind letting us in on the joke."
Bismuth quickly petered out. "Oh, well, I guess it's really not that funny for you. The Diamonds left for Homeworld."
Both Pearls were aghast at this, and Blue Pearl finally spoke up. "They wouldn't. Just leaving us here goes against the entire meaning of our existence."
Bismuth was now looking at them with quite a bit more sympathy. "It's a pretty long story. But you should know, they didn't even mention you once before they left. It's like they didn't spare a single thought for you. So maybe you should rethink just how loyal you should be to them."
Yellow Pearl scoffed. "This is all just some trick to turn us to your side, isn't it? Well, it won't work! Our loyalty is absolute."
Bismuth rolled her eyes. "Whatever you want to think, I won't force you otherwise. But the fact is, you're stuck here for now. And I guess it'd be nice to have someone to talk to while I wait for those other two to come back, so you're welcome to stay here. It would be less awkward than you just walking around town after what just happened, too."
Yellow Pearl was about to refute this when Blue Pearl put a hand on her shoulder. "It does seem to be the best thing for now."
She shrugged. "All right, I guess we'll do it for now. And to start passing the time, just what is this long story?"