Location: Gem Sector 2, Russian wastelands 150 miles away from St. Petersburg.
Date: 9/29/2014
Time: 10:30 PM
Today, we had to battle another of our Gem brethren transformed into a feral beast. This time, I believe it to be our old comrade, Azurite. The creature had a scar on its eye similar to the one Azurite had. We recovered the Gemstone, but I'm still uneasy about having to do this to my fellow Gems. Maybe someday we'll be able to cure them as Garnet did with Obsidian. Hopefully soon…
Topaz.
After every mission, Topaz always kept a logbook of their adventures. He figured that it was the best way to keep track of all the Gemstones they recovered. He kept the logbook in his part of the temple. Topaz's part of the temple was like the biggest library the world had ever known. It contained every book Topaz had ever read. Whenever he read a new one, an exact copy of the book appeared in his room, and Topaz was a very active reader.
Suddenly, the door to his room opened up and Peridot walked in. "Hey, Topaz."
"Oh, hey, Peridot. How was your date with Pearl?"
"Wonderful! Our relationship is going well. I just wish I could live closer to her…"
"Yes, well, we have our priorities here."
"Pearl told me something you might find interesting."
"Oh, yeah? What's that?" said Topaz not looking up from his book. "Lapis Lazuli made it off world."
At that, Topaz's book hit the floor. "Wh-what? They found Lapis Lazuli?! She's been missing for centuries!"
"Apparently, she was trapped in a mirror and Steven freed her. Her Gem was cracked and Steven fixed it with his spit."
"So, Lapis Lazuli is free?!"
"Yes."
"And Steven can heal Gems?!"
"With his spit."
"Steven could be the answer to curing our Gem brethren!"
"Yes, but we still have to find all of them first."
Yes, it was true. None of the Sectors had recovered all of the Gemstones. Not even close. But there was one that Obsidian desperately wanted to find, his sister, Onyx.
