*ALL GEMS CONVERGE AT THE CENTER OF THE KINDERGARTEN*
*ALL GEMS CONVERGE AT THE CENTER OF THE KINDERGARTEN*
"What in the world is all that noise?" The sound of footsteps outside the small stone and dirt den that is my world gives me a hint that there are many others here quite a few large ones a few small ones and many of them, deciding to find out who or what was making all that noise I emerge from my den small rocks at my fall around my feet as I'm quickly pushed into line with several others swept away in the sea of multi-colored gems. As I am being pushed along into the main outlet for whatever this is; I spot large blue pillars jutting from the white powdery earth and it's vibrate green neon colored grass. Atop this plateau beams of light shoot off into space every few minutes my hopes were whatever it was it had to be the central area; it's where all the gems seemed to be going.
As we approach I was shoved between two jaspers; I'll be honest not the most pleasant experience of my life talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place. The sky above is a wonderful shade of warm colors light pink, magenta and yellow with small streaks of purple dual colored suns start to set as we arrive at the plateau sign above says Home World Warp Pad.
*SEPARATE INTO GEM GROUPS YOU'RE INSTRUCTORS WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU ON HOMEWORLD*
*SEPARATE INTO GEM GROUPS YOU'RE INSTRUCTORS WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU ON HOMEWORLD*
The gems start to separate into gem groups the ones that can fly; fly over to their warp pads the much larger gems push past each other some gems getting shoved to the ground in the organized chaos; I'm able to slip to the side where the smaller gems are; gems march onto different warp pads beaming away to wherever this 'Home World" is. Finding a secluded spot I watch over them from the farthest warp pad set higher than the rest trying to look for anyone even a little like me. Even with all the different markings they all shared at least one similar trait, size and looks quartz soldiers big and tall built like a wall; rubies playfully shove each other onto and of of they're warp pad telling jokes or just looking plain lost. Amethysts' almost throwing each other onto their warp, peridots bicker as they warp away so many gems, so many possibilities but not one of them…..like, me.
"Hey DUST!" I hear an angry voice call from the bottom of the stairs.
"Yes?"
"GET DOWN HERE AND GET ON YOUR WARP!" The jasper guard demands; her jumpsuit is a red sandstone color with a yellow emblem on the front, not one I'd like to mess with I comply walking to one of the many quartz warps the rose quartz were kind enough to lead me off of the warp pad and back to the center, next was pearls again I was lead off, bismuth was a no, tanzanite no, cats-eyes no after quite a bit of failure I sit back on the bottom of the large warp pad staircase depressed.
"If I'd have known i'd have been kicked out of this many groups; I'd have just stayed in the ground" I mumble defeated the same jasper comes up to me a strange buzzing weapon in her hand
"Didn't you hear me the first time dust? Get to your warp pad." she growls.
"I can't get to a warp if I don't know what I am"
"How do you not know what you are? Are you cracked?"
"Could be both" I shrug.
"Do not mess with me." She glares at me the strange object in her hand starting to buzz louder.
"I'll get out of your hair if you can help me find out what I am; sound fair?" she puts the tool away nodding; she kneels down to get eye level with me I'm only a few inches shorter than a Lapis leaving me on the shorter end of the gem spectrum.
"So where's your gem, kid?" I point to my back turning around moving my platinum white hair I hear a gasp.
'Maybe I'm a defect, or something.' I think gripping my silver dress it's halfway past my knees. The jasper puts her hand on me turning me around; I look up at the large quartz soldier like a deer in the headlights glancing behind her all the other gems have stopped look at me making my heart race.
"W-we-well? What. .am I?" I choke out trying to swallow the lump in my throat; I jump when the large gem sets me down gently before dropping to the ground to bow to me the others following suit.
"Uh, well. . .umm." Thoroughly confused I take a step back when a clear quartz walks up to me a Peridot following behind her; the much smaller gem peeking at me from behind the large woman. "Can, I help you?"
"Call the diamonds" She says the peridot opening a screen starting to tap away at keyboard of some kind. "What's your name?"
I shrug her response is a salute to which I poorly copy nearly smacking myself in the eye 'Wonder why everyone's bowing.' I muse eyes scanning over the sea of gems.
"Diamond" the quartz says.
"What? Where?" I turn looking around not seeing any diamonds to be honest i'm not sure what they look like to begin with but hey worth a shot to pretend right?
"You are"
"Me?"
"Yes"
'Are you cracked or just really fucking blind?' Is what I'd like to say but I won't since I'm sure to be poofed if I do.
"I'm sorry but I'm no diamond you must be mistaken. "A bright light shines from behind me stopping me mid speech I turn looking at the 3 diamonds standing before us their stature more than a little intimidating.
"My diamond" she says the white spacesuit with a blue diamond on it shows proudly on her toned chest "I thought you might want to see this" she pushes me closer to the diamonds I drop to the ground clutching my chest in panic if I had a heart it'd have burst from my chest a long time ago; Blue diamond behind her veil looked breathtakingly regal, even if I couldn't see her face at this angle yellow's stare looking almost angry, but the air around her just screamed better-than-you; and white while whites was. . .almost malevolent or it could just be she looks pissed because her hair is pointed upwards. Speaking of hair two of these three have some strange ass hair styles.
"Why, were we called here quarts." Yellow asks she glances down at me I wave sheepishly in repsonse trying to put on a smile but i'm sure it looked more like someone had punched me in the gut before tapping my face into an insincere smile.
The large quartz turns me around flipping my hair over and holding me aloft for the diamonds to see I feebly kick and squirm as her grip tightens.
"Hmm" I hear yellow hum to herself from blue I can hear a slight gasp before her and white make the same contemplating sound; body going stiff when a large set of fingers rubs my gem making me blush finally happy my hair was in my face the quartz having a wonderful look from her point of view at my pink flushed face as another set replaces the first tapping my gem sending shivers through me.
"Enjoying yourself little one?" The quartz mouths to me making my blush deepen as I mentally give her the finger..
"What should we do?" Blue Inquires.
"Another diamond could be useful, but how a quartz in such a short time formed into one is interesting" White says.
"Maybe that's why she's so small" Yellow comments offering up a suggestion. I'll be honest that hurt yeah I'm tiny she doesn't have to a dick about my size.
"We don't need another white diamond" She adds, I gulp thinking they might shatter me if I had no use.
"There are ways to make a diamond different colors; from her size it looks like a bit of pressing will drastically change her" White says, no response from the others as they give it some thought.
"Think she'll grow in size?" Yellow asks.
"There are ways to make a gem grow" White says; yeah sure talk about me like I'm not here, they DO KNOW I CAN HEAR THEM RIGHT? "Don't you two give me that look, I agreed that she is an asset so just take her" not skipping a beat I feel a large hand wrap around me covered with a yellow and black glove I'm lifted up and dropped into blue's arms.
"Continue with the kindergarten work we expect to see many good gems from here" Yellow says before we warp away engulfed by the beam of light as we're warped thousands of miles away I 'ooo' and 'aww' as the new sensation and sites contently distracted just long enough to not realize that they were all looking at me, I hear a soft chuckle looking up I almost come face to face with blue diamond her regal air was calming in the best of ways turning my head again I see yellow and white looking at me making me bury myself in blue's arms.
"She's so small." Blue smiles lowering her head so our foreheads are touching; more accuritely the bridge of her nose to my whole head. Powder blue hair falling around us most of it being caught by her veil.
"Not much a diamond if you ask me." White says glaring at me.
"What is your name" Yellow commands, my repose is to shrug since I certainly didn't feel like a diamond or have that air about me "You have a name no gem is without one so tell me your name" she says more sternly this time.
"Um . . . err, uh . . . W-White . . . Diamond?" white shoots a glare at me "clear diamond" I quickly correct
"There is no thing as a 'clear' diamond those are called white" Blue corrects.
"Can't say white since White diamond is already here." I mumble to myself.
"Are you saying you wish me dead?" White retorts making me jerk in surprise; fuck those are some good ears.
"By no means . . .I. . .I was just saying I, um don't have a name white diamond." My stomach is in knots if I had organs I'd be puking them up right now why can't this warp be over already?
"So what is your name?" Yellow asks once more.
"Can we just call me silver?"
"Silver?" They all give me a slightly confused look.
"Like my dress it's simple and easy to remember and it's not common either" I try and justify my logic with them the three glancing at each other.
"Silver it is then" Yellow says "We should be arriving shortly" just as she says that we appear in a large crystal like castle honestly it seems almost strange since we are in essence gemstones made of rock and mineral structures and to live in a crystal castle almost is beautifully ironic. High ceilings and carpeted pathways the hall is sparse save a large arching door and windows to a bright world outside looking like a large wall with buildings of possible metal or stone behind it; guards line the hallways as three gems trail behind us each one dressed and almost looking like copies of their diamonds I think the blue pearl being my favorite we walk through a maze of halls and doorways I couldn't even begin to comprehend on how to navigate until we reach a door with a faint impression of a sword and axe on hit. Any educated guess is that's it's a war room inside is a large table with several chairs one of which I'm plopped into having to sit on my knees to see the pearls being sent to do wait outside as the three take their respected seats with their faction banners behind them.
"From today on you will be a diamond, you will be trained as such with and expected to meet many hight expectations." White says I nod taking in the fairly blank circular room with large lights on their three chairs the rest of the room lit just enough to see.
"I'll try not to let you down." I say as the large doors behind us are opened once again by the hulking soldiers three gems take a seat next to their diamond the pearls are forced to wait outside much to yellow pearl's protest. Beside Yellow sat an agate, White had an obsidian, and Blue's was a Jade; Agate is a series of red, orange, purple and blue bands crisscrossing on her grey body her gem a pillow cut on her left fist she was about the size of a jasper bulker then one too with straight hair; Obsidian is pure black with grey highlights streaking her hair and Smokey eyes, or to better put eye since I couldn't see a gem as she passed me or on her body it's safe to say her gem is under her eye patch long loosely curled hair frames a sleek warrior's body not as bulky as agate but there was quite a bit of defined muscle under her jump suit, lastly is Jade she's a grass green color feminine build her hair longer than the others completely curled in the back with loose curls in the front her gem sitting in the middle of her chest.
"Now that we're all here we can start the meeting." Blue says speaking up so the others can hear her, with how serious everyone looks I feel this is going to be one long day.