She went through her Pearls like napkins.
It was no surprise. Yellow Diamond had a horrendous temper.
It seemed that every other day, she would return to the Kindergarten to exchange a smashed, shattered, Yellow Pearl for a new one.
Some of these were accidents- of course. A slam of her fist, a misstep of her gargantuan foot was just as likely a demise for a Yellow Pearl as a purposeful shattering.
Of course, her Pearls would anger her just as frequently. Many of them came to their doom by yelling off a snark comment, or insulting their master.
...and (even more so), sometimes Yellow Diamond just felt like shattering stuff. Her Pearl was always the closest thing to her. If she became even the least bit angry, and felt like taking out her aggression on...someone...it was (typically) the Pearl that would suffer.
While the leader could care less about how many servants were shattered at her hand (they were just Pearls-after all), there was one particular Peridot that was becoming more than a tad bit annoyed with the entire situation.
This Peridot had a nickname among her peers- Abscissa to be precise.
Abscissa was tired of her work constantly being destroyed. She would work hard, and labor over every detail to make sure each Yellow Pearl was to her Diamond's exact specifications!
...only to have said Pearl shattered within a few days.
She couldn't take it anymore! The Peridot worked so fracking hard on each Gem created! She wanted to bend the rules just once, she wanted to make a Gem that could last for more than a week!
Like usual, her Diamond approached the Kindergarten. Abscissa knew she was coming- her massive foot stomps were not particularly discreet.
Yellow Diamond entered, and lightly salted the most recent Pearl's shards into the disgruntled Peridot's hands.
The leader spoke: "I assume you know the routine by now. Yellow Pearl, point cut, zero facets. I want the gemstone on the neck like usual. Make it like all the others."
"Yes my Diamond." It took all Abscissa's strength to not grit her teeth while agreeing with her leader.
The Diamond waved her massive hand in dismissal, before sauntering off. She would be back within the next few hours, to pick up her newest slave...her newest victim.
It was at this time, that Abscissa had an idea! Yellow Diamond had specified cut, looks, and placement...but not size.
The Peridot felt a sudden surge of adrenaline! A malicious thought swept over her! She put new calculations into the Gem Drill's computer.
Oh...the Yellow Pearl would be the same all right, but the drill would infuse the component ingredients 5x the normal amount...
When the leader returned, she was massively disappointed. Her new Pearl was still cooking in the crust.
"What is this? You're typically so prompt!"
"Oh! My Diamond!" The Peridot saluted. "No worries! Your Pearl will be ready very soon...this one is incredibly special!"
The dictator rolled her eyes. "I seriously doubt that. All of my Pearls have been made to exact specifications...what could possibly make this one any different?"
"You'll see..." Abscissa displayed a grin that even made the leader slightly nervous- despite their difference in size.
Several extra hours passed. Yellow Diamond was becoming visibly more and more aggravated as the time ticked by.
The small Peridot was becoming nervous at this point too. If her Diamond didn't receive her Pearl soon, there might be a new shattered Abscissa to take her place.
Fortunately, the soil began to rumble with anticipation!
The new Yellow Pearl emerged! She was everything the leader had asked for! Yellow, point cut, zero facets, Gem on neck! She was perfect in every way...
...except for one.
The Pearl shook slightly, and brushed several boulders and clumps of dirt off of her gorgeous gown. She looked up to her new master and bowed politely as every previous servant had.
Yellow Diamond, however, was not amused. She lifted her lip in disgust. "What...is...THAT?"
The Peridot answered: "Why, your new Pearl my Diamond! Isn't she wonderful!"
"THIS- THIS is NOT the Pearl I ordered! This is not the Pearl ANYONE ordered! What is the meaning of this?!"
"Well, I thought this Pearl would be a bit more...hardy than your previous servants. I have noticed that you've had to take many trips to our Kindergarten as of late, and thought a more strong Pearl could save you a trip..."
"-this though?! This is an absolute DISGRACE! Such a massive waste of resources!"
The Yellow Pearl couldn't help feeling a bit hurt. She wasn't even quite sure what was wrong with her...the Peridot did seem much smaller than expected. The Pearl's programming was informing her that a Peridot should be up to her waist, but this one was no taller then her ankle.
The Pearl decided to try her best- despite whatever defect she had. She was careful not to hurt the Peridot as she stomped over to her new master. She stood loyalty next to her Diamond. The top of her head reached the rim of her new owner's boot.
The Pearl was massive- about the size of a pillar.
She was a pillar- a pillar sized Yellow Pearl.
This story came about when me and the writer VonSmore, were discussing the fact that Yellow Pearl's size had changed so dramatically between the episodes "Message Recieved", and "That Will Be All".
I theorized that perhaps the Yellow Pearl in each could be a completely different Pearl all together? Maybe? A silly idea for sure!
A big thank you for the curse words!
"Shale" comes from CompletelyDifferent/Dragon Elexus's "Little Rebellions" (Borrowed from chapter 43 to be precise!)
"Frack" is actually from chapter 7 of DarkHorseBlueSky's "De Facto"
I would also like to thank writer VonSmore for prokofreading this thing.
...and a final thank you goes out to the writer Cartoonicaddic, and her fic "A Diamond's Flaw" whom was a great inspiration with getting this fic (finally) off of the ground!
These writers (and their stories) are all awesome! Check them out!
