The minute Green Zircon saw the guards streaming out of the prison, she knew they had to get out of there, and fast. She turned to the ship's pilot, a short-haired, stocky Peridot.
"Set a course back to port, and make it snappy!" The pilot nodded and punched in the coordinates as Green took a seat next to the other two Zircons. She pulled a taunting face at the guards below as they took off, heading for a planet that was totally unfamiliar to Blue and Yellow.
"So-o-o, uh, where exactly are you taking us?" Blue Zircon inquired.
"Exile, duh!" Green Zircon joked, earning a glare from Blue and Yellow. "Heh heh... Anyways, uh, you two will be spending the rest of your lives on a little planet called Exxea. With me!" She paused and added, "At least for a little while, until you're assigned your places."
The two other Zircons looked at each other.
"That doesn't sound too bad." Yellow reasoned.
"Yes, but I'm not sure about... her," Blue Zircon's voice dropped to a whisper, and she gestured towards their escort. "She seems a bit... odd, don't you think?" Yellow glanced from Blue to Green and back, then shook her head.
"What, you think it's a trap or something? Like we're actually gonna get shattered?" Blue nodded reluctantly. "Oh please, you worry too much! That gem seems way too incompetent to be setting us up for that."
Meanwhile, Green Zircon awkwardly watched the two talking. She was beginning to feel like she messed up again. They probably hate me already, she thought. She pulled up a holo-screen and pretended to write something. So I don't look like I'm totally useless, I guess...
Green became so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even notice that her charges stopped talking. The three of them sat in silence for a minute, until Blue broke it.
"What are you writing?" She inquired, pulling Green back to reality. Awkwardly she searched for a good excuse.
"Huh? Oh, um, just a report to my Diamond!" Blue nodded, suspicious.
"Right. And who is this Green Diamond you were talking about?"
"Oh, Green Diamond? She's the most caring and merciful Diamond that ever lived! Her and her sisters were created by the original four. My Diamond provides a home for any misfit or exiled Gem who she finds worthy. It's an honor to be transferred to her planet!" Green Zircon gushed. "And speaking of her planet, we're here!"
Blue and Yellow turned to look out of the window. Below them was a beautiful, predominantly green landscape covered with colorful cities and countless types of Gems. Crystalline buildings in all sorts of colors were all over, and creatures they had never even heard of perched on trees and balconies.
"What are those?" Yellow asked, starry-eyed.
"Those are lightbirds! They're companions to us Gems. Everyone on Exxea has one. You will too, once we land! I'm sure there are two just waiting for you." The ship soon arrived at a dock near a large and beautiful building. "Ohh, this is so great! I haven't been an escort in years... Pardon me if I'm a bit rusty," Green laughed nervously. The Zircons stepped outside one by one. All they could do was look around, amazed by the strange new world they now called home. Green Zircon smiled proudly.
"Welcome to Exxea!"