(AN: So, this is almost exactly twice as long as Sapphire's chapter. I found it easier to get inside of Ruby's head as well as her world, so most of that is just descriptions. This chapter is probably rated M for swearing and whatnot, so just be aware of that before you start reading. But, without further ado, Ruby and Sapphire.)
Ruby was in her daily training course when they voice came over the coms.
"All rubies, report to ground 1. All rubies, report to ground 1."
Ruby glanced over at 7PV, one of her compartment mates.
7PV shrugged her shoulders. "Beats me. I've never heard of every single one of us on the same ground."
Ruby shrugged as well, and dissipated her gauntlet. She and 7PV walked over to join the rest of their company. 7PV split off from Ruby to join the rest of the 7s, while Ruby shuffled over to the 6s. Once everyone was in place, they all filed out.
The rhythmic stomping and thudding of shoes usually had an odd calming effect on Ruby, but today, something was off. The footsteps seemed ominous, like something bad was about to happen. Ruby was getting antsy.
The company arrived at ground 1, and were checked in by a jasper.
"Company 2L6M, reporting." Came a voice from the front of the company. Ruby knew her as 1AD. She was supposed to be their sergeant, in charge of their training and taking care of minor disturbances within the company. She never did any of that, not that any of the sergeants did. She would lightly reprimand them when a dispute arose, and would remind them when it was time to train. That was it. Like every other company in Alpha E-1, the jaspers ran almost everything. They set up training schedules, mission deployments, and assigned company sergeants. But they never had much to do with the rubies, aside from telling them what to do, and yelling at them when they didn't do it.
The Alpha E-1 Ruby Camp was supposed to be the best ruby facility within Homeworld's galaxy. It was really just the closest. Only one planet over from Homeworld, Alpha E-1 provided rubies quickly, earning the title. In reality, it was probably one of the worst. Ruby didn't know, she'd never been outside the camp, but she assumed. Maybe all camps are like that, and their system just worked better. She didn't know. Didn't particularly care, either. All she knew was that, despite being 'the best ruby facility in the galaxy', they never, ever had all of the companies on ground 1 at once.
Ground 1 was the jaspers ground. They handed out orders, training times and schedules, as well as mission assignments from ground 1. This was where orientation took place, before you were assigned a company, and were likely never to see ground 1 again, unless you seriously fucked up, or had a mission. Ruby didn't know of anything that would constitute either of those things. There was no way they'd clear out the entire facility for a mission, and she couldn't imagine some gem screwing up bad enough that would bring down the wrath of the jaspers on the entire camp.
As Ruby walked past the jasper the checked them in, she noticed something odd. Tears? She thought they were tears. She wasn't completely sure; she'd only heard of such a thing. However, the jasper seemed completely messed up. Shaking and opening and closing her mouth repeatedly. The ominous feeling threatened to overwhelm Ruby.
Her company settled in between 2L5M and 2L7M, and waited. The last company, 9Y9Z marched in, and a gem Ruby had never seen before appeared on the warp pad in the center of the room. She was white, with a white suit on. Her hair seemed white, but when she moved, it would shimmer in different colors. From red to violet and every color in between. Ruby had never seen anything like that. Her gem was on the center of her forehead, and seemed to shimmer like her hair. Ruby had never seen any gem with a color other than orange or red, much less as many colors as this gem had.
The gem raised her hand, and the room immediately quieted. You could feel the power and strength radiating from her, and Ruby feared for the gem who didn't do as she said.
"My name is Iris Agate. I am a direct counsel to White Diamond-"
The gasp that echoed through the room was understandable. White Diamond, the most powerful of the diamonds, rarely had anything to do with other diamonds, much less their ruby facilities. If a member of her court had entered the camp, she would be treated as if she were a diamond herself. But this gem, a direct counsel to White Diamond herself, it was unheard of. Agates with direct connection to the diamonds were extremely powerful, ranking only below the diamonds themselves, and their sapphires.
Such a powerful gem, belonging to such a powerful diamond, coming to a ruby camp? Something was not right.
The agate stood for a moment, then raised her hand again. Ground 1 went from mutters and whispers to dead quiet in under a millisecond.
"As I was saying," She said pointedly. "I am a direct counsel to White Diamond, as well as her sapphire, and administrator of all of her facilities. I rarely leave My Diamond's compound. Today is an exception. As red corundums, as well as you orange and red chalcedonies, you all fall under the reign of Pink Diamond. Today, that changes." The muttering threatened to start back up again, but a quick snap of Iris' fingers put an end to it quickly. "Most of you have heard of the rebellion currently taking place in the Crystal System, on the colony Earth. The leader of the rebellion, Rose Quartz Facet-6Q9H Cut-8TZ has shattered Pink Diamond."
This time, Iris let the wailing go on for a moment, although, it was mainly the jaspers. A few rubies seemed to be joining in, but most stayed silent. Ruby knew for a fact that none of the rubies within this facility had ever met her. Some of the jaspers might have, but she wasn't sure. Pink Diamond had ordered them to be made, sure, but that didn't mean she had ever done everything for them. Ruby guessed she was grateful to be alive, sure. But to Pink Diamond, she was just a disposable ruby, one who would be sent off on mission after mission to protect one of her precious subjects, for all eternity, or until she was shattered.
Eventually, two sharp claps from Iris brought the noise to a stop once again. "For now, you will belong to both Blue and Yellow Diamond, until this whole debacle is behind us. After, it is uncertain. However, Blue Diamond has already left for earth to shelter the remains of Pink Diamond's army and court, so it is likely you will simply be assimilated into Yellow Diamond's rule. That will be all." With the conclusion, of her last sentence, Iris Agate warped out.
As soon as she was gone, the moaning and wailing started up again. Ruby, as well as all the rubies surrounding her, simply stood and looked around, waiting for instruction. 1AD turned around to look at her company, as if any of them knew what to do. She caught Ruby's eye, and pulled a 'help me' face. Ruby made a face, and shrugged. She didn't know any more than she did. 1AD pulled her mouth over to one side and turned back. Ruby didn't know how long they stood like that, but it felt like a while. Eventually, a jasper stood, and dismissed all of them to their compartments. They marched in formation, starting with company 1A1B, and working their way down the list. Eventually 2L6M was called, and Ruby was glad to get moving.
It had been about a week since Iris Agate's announcement. The first few days were weird and tense, with the normal schedule and training thrown out the window. After that, everything reverted back, and it was almost like nothing had ever happened. They trained, they socialized, they drilled, and back again. Same routine, different diamond. Diamonds? Whose rule they fell under was still a weird concept to her. They had always belonged to Pink Diamond, but it was pretty common for a team of rubies to be sent out for Blue or Yellow Diamond, so it wasn't like this was a drastic change.
Ruby was in her socializing period when the coms went off again.
"Ruby Facet- 2L6M Cut- 9OS, Ruby Facet- 2L6M Cut- 4QR, and Ruby Facet- 2L6M Cut- 6KM, please report to ground 1."
Ruby glanced up. She had a mission? She had never had a mission before. She started to stand up, feeling the excitement build. She glanced over at 9OS and 4QR, and they had similar faces of excitement. They grinned at each other, and raced down the floors of the facility towards ground 1. They stopped right in front of the doors, and fell into proper formation, but still couldn't wipe their smiles off. 4QR opened the door, and they marched in.
A jasper stood, and looked at them expectantly. 4QR spoke up.
"Ruby Facet- 2L6M Cut- 4QR, Ruby Facet- 2L6M Cut- 6KM, and Ruby Facet- 2L6M Cut- 9OS, reporting in."
The jasper nodded. "Over there." She pointed towards the warp pad, where another jasper stood waiting. They all nodded and marched over towards the warp pad.
The jasper stood with a screen, which Ruby could already see had their facets and cuts logged in.
"Gems." The jasper commanded. 4QR held out her right hand, and the jasper scanned the gem on the back. The screen lit up with information, and then packed itself away under 4QR's log. Ruby held out her left hand, and witnessed the same thing happen when the jasper scanned the gem embedded in her palm. 9OS turned her right shoulder towards the jasper, and her gem was scanned as well.
The jasper quickly scanned over the information on the screen then nodded. "Good. You're all clear. This mission should be easy. You are to be guarding Blue Diamond's sapphire, which sounds harder than it is. They can usually see danger before it happens, and hardly ever require ruby guards. However, you will be traveling with her to earth, as she is to help Blue Diamond end the rebellion."
Ruby glanced over at 4QR and 9OS, all sharing the same uneasy look.
"Earth?" Ruby asked.
The jasper nodded. "Like I said, she stays clear of danger, so you all are more for show." She ushered the three of them onto the warp pad. "I heard she wasn't bringing her pearl. Be her temporary pearls if you must." She gave a sadistic grin to them just before the warp activated.
Ruby stuck her tongue out in disgust. "Jaspers are assholes." She muttered.
9OS started doing flips in the warp stream. "WE GET TO PUNCH REBELSSSSSS!"
Ruby looked at her. "You heard the jasper, we probably won't see any action."
9OS stopped, and hung upside down in front of Ruby. "I'll find the rebels, and punch them right in their gems!"
Ruby made a face at her, and ducked around her, only offering a "You're gonna fall."
9OS stuck her tongue out. "Am not."
4QR jumped in. "Are too!"
"Are not!"
"Are too!"
"Are not!"
"Are too!"
Ruby groaned and put her hands over her ears.
"Are no- WOAH!"
Ruby and 4QR landed on their feet on the warp pad, while 9OS landed face first.
"Ughhhhhhhhh."
4QR laughed a bit and kicked at her. She sat up a little. "I'm alive."
4QR and Ruby laughed at the same time, and let out a simultaneous "Are too."
A blue gem approached, and 9OS hopped up. They all fell into a salute. The gem was dark blue, with streaks of blue hardly a shade lighter across her skin and hair, which was tied up.
"Are you the rubies assigned to Her Clarity?"
Ruby glanced over at 4QR and 9OS. 'Her Clarity?' That was new. Ruby guessed that you get fancy names if you're directly below the diamonds.
"Yes?" 4QR spoke up.
The gem frowned at her. "Are you answering or asking?"
9OS cleared her throat. "Yes." She stated.
The blue gem nodded. "Good. I'm Blue Turquoise, head of compound security."
Ruby felt her eyes widen. "C-compound?"
Blue Turquoise arched an eyebrow.
9OS jumped in. "Are we in Blue Diamond's compound?!"
Blue Turquoise made an exasperated sound. "Of course. Where else would Blue Diamond's sapphire reside?"
The rubies looked at each other, and let out a simultaneous "Ohhhhhh."
Blue Turquoise rolled her eyes. "Right this way." She led them out of what Ruby guessed was the security headquarters. A massive blue structure was the first thing she saw when she stepped outside. It had a center pillar made of glass, with large blue structures rising up around it. The structures glinted in the outside light, and Ruby guessed they were made of metal.
"They almost look like… shards." 9OS whispered from beside her."
Fear gripped Ruby when she realized she was right. The metal structures rose into the sky and ended with a point, like the splintered remains of a gem. They continued towards what was obviously Blue Diamond's residence. Just before the main yard towards the front of the building, another structure caught Ruby's eye. It was smaller than Blue Diamond's building, but still bigger than anything Ruby had ever seen. It had the same type of glass column as Blue Diamond's residence, but had lacked the metal shards. A large gem stood in front of the door.
The blue gem was bulkier than Blue Turquoise, but smaller than a jasper. Her hair was long, and for the most part white, except for some dark blue streaks throughout.
Blue Turquoise walked up to her and pulled a screen out of the gem on her chest. The gem looked over it, nodded once, and stepped to the side.
Blue Turquoise waved a hand as she went by. "Thank you, Sodalite."
Once they were inside, Blue Turquoise directed them to a screen on the far wall.
"Step up, and let the screen scan your gems."
The each did as they were told, and were rewarded with smaller versions of screens with their information on it. "These are ID screens," Blue Turquoise explained. "They will allow you into the compound, and into Her Clarity's compartment only, so don't even think of trying anything else." She looked pointedly at all three of them. "Her Grand Clarity has gone to deliver her pearl to Yellow Diamond's compound for the duration of her time away from Homeworld, so wait here, and do not touch anything. She will arrive shortly." Blue Turquoise turned on her heel and left through the sliding door, leaving the three rubies behind.
9OS groaned as she rolled onto her back from her stomach. "I'M BOREEEEED!"
Ruby rolled her eyes and stretched out her leg to kick at her. "We all are."
The three of them had eventually gotten bored of standing, and ended up on the ground. Ruby was sitting cross-legged, with 9OS stretched out on her right, while 4QR was on her left, laid out on her stomach with her head propped up on her hands.
9OS flailed her arms and legs for a second. "Well 'Her Grand Clarity' better make her damned grand entrance before I start punching her pretty little glass compartment."
4QR let her head fall face first into the ground. "UUUGHHHH. Why do all the important gems think they can keep all of us other gems waiting all the time?!"
Ruby didn't say anything, but she couldn't help but agree. This was getting ridiculous.
They didn't sit for too much longer before they heard a "Your rubies are awaiting you, Your Clarity."
The rubies all scrambled up and fell into formation. "Thank you, Sodalite."
The door slid open, and 'Her Clarity' finally walked in.
"Your Clarity." They all said in unison, bowing and making the diamond symbol like they had been taught. Ruby looked up at her, just intending to get a quick look at the gem she was supposed to be protecting and…
Woah.
She seemed to be analyzing the team that was supposed to protect her, but Ruby couldn't help but analyze her. Her hair was long, light blue, and Ruby had the urge to run her fingers through it. Her bangs covered her eyes, and she really wished they didn't. She wanted to see the eyes of the gem who was as effortlessly beautiful as this one.
She was still staring when she felt her eyes on her. She immediately dropped her gaze, and begged with every fiber of her being that she hadn't noticed her staring for too long. Ruby could feel Blue Diamond's sapphire eyes in her a moment longer, before her com buzzed.
"If you'll excuse me." She walked- no, floated, towards the com, and answered it.
Ruby straightened, but kept her eyes on her. That is, until 4QR elbowed her in the side.
"What was that for?" Ruby stage-whispered.
9OS snickered behind her hand, while 4QR waggled her eyebrows. Ruby felt her face heat up.
"What?" She crossed her arms and half turned away from them.
Ruby heard them continue to snicker, and made a swatting motion at the two of them. 9OS shoved her a little, and she was about to retaliate when she heard the com hang up. They all straightened, and looked down. Ruby glanced up, just once, to see what she was doing… only to feel her eyes on her again.
"Shit." She muttered under her breath, as she dropped her gaze. She felt more than heard 9OS laugh a little beside her.
"Have any of you ever been off Homeworld?"
"No, your clarity."
That wasn't exactly true, Ruby thought. Technically, none of them had ever been on Homeworld before now. But she knew what she meant. The inner planets of Homeworld's galaxy were all considered 'Homeworld', even though the only true Homeworld was the planet with all the diamond compounds.
"It's an experience…" The sapphire continued. "Tomorrow, we will board the ship. The trip will take one week and 6 days. Upon arrival, I will assess the situation, and determine what must be done. Depending on the course of fate that is taken, we may have to stay and direct the gems in charge of ending the rebellion. This may be our diplomatic team, or this may be warriors. You three are to protect me. Unless they are a threat in the moment, you are not to go fighting the rebels unless I or Blue Diamond give you direct orders. Is that clear?"
"Yes, Your Clarity." Ruby couldn't help but wonder if that was enough to keep 9OS in her place, but she'd wait and see.
"Good. Take this day to familiarize yourself with the Crystal Gems and the earth. You may use my screen." She motioned to the screen Blue Turquoise had used to issue them their own ID screens. "I must attend to a few duties that have to be taken care of before my departure."
"Yes, Your Clarity." They all said in unison. Ruby didn't know if she could stand only hearing 'yes' or 'no your clarity' all day. She didn't know how the sapphire did it.
"I shall return."
She started to float away, and Ruby turned towards the screen, about to follow 9OS and 4QR, when she felt eyes on her. She turned back to the sapphire for just a split second, and she'll be damned if she didn't catch that slight blush before she went out the sliding door.
Ruby was trying to help, she really was. But she couldn't help the laughter that escaped her every time she looked at 9OS. 4QR wasn't helping much either, doubled over with laughter much like Ruby.
"Guys, help me!" 9OS implored. "I can't burn all this off by myself!"
Ruby almost fell down. "It's your own fault!" She managed to get out in between breaths of laughter.
"That's what you get for pestering her so much!" 4QR added.
9OS looked pointedly at 4QR. "You've been frozen too!"
"Over something you did!" 4QR shot back.
9OS had fallen into the habit of annoying Sapphire as much as possible during the trip to earth. Eventually she grew tired of it and froze her. That was day two. It was now day 6, and 9OS had gotten her fourth freeze that morning.
Ruby finally let her laughter die down to stupid giggles as she stepped up to help her fellow gem. She put her hand over the ice and began melting it, stopping every so often to laugh. She didn't make very much headway on the ice before she heard the compartment across the hall from them open and shut. Ruby immediately headed to their own door, with the intent to help with whatever Sapphire was doing.
"Wait!" 9OS cried. "Where are you going?"
"We're supposed to help Sapphire. I'm going to help Sapphire." Ruby shrugged, but had a cheeky grin on her face as she exited the compartment.
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There was a saying among the jaspers back at Alpha E-1. "War is hell." It was usually followed by another jasper laughing and saying "Well if war is hell, I never want to see heaven." Ruby didn't know what any of that meant. She figured that it was just because jaspers were literally made for wars. But earth. Earth was hell.
Every day, they saw broken or shattered gems being brought to Blue Diamond. They never saw them again. At night, Ruby could hear the screams and cries of those on the battlefield. Occasionally, she could hear a gem being shattered, as well as the hair-raising scream that came with it. Sometimes it was the shattered gem, letting their voice be heard one last time before they lost all consciousness. Sometimes, and Ruby wasn't sure which one was worse, it was the scream of the gem who just became a shatterer. Realizing that they had taken another gems life, and the absolute fear and terror of what they had just done clawing at their throats until they scream in agony. Ruby knew she would never get those screams out of her head, no matter how hard she tried.
This planet was taking a toll on all of them, even Sapphire. It physically pained Ruby to see her wince at every broken gem they saw. She pulled a couple of strings with the guards that used to belong to Pink Diamond, and had a shade brought in for the window in the compartment.
Sapphire was in there now, going over all of the possible futures and fates that could be taken before she made the final call on the war. Ruby was nervous. Once, on the ship, Sapphire had indulged a little, not a lot, just a little, of the things that she sees, and how situations can leave a horrifying and permanent mark, even if they are not the future that becomes a reality.
And now… now Sapphire was literally trying to see all the ways that Homeworld could shatter the gems of the rebels. She was intentionally looking for it because that was what she was supposed to do, but it didn't make it any easier. Ruby's heart ached for her.
Eventually just standing there was no longer an option, for Ruby, and she took to pacing the small hallway outside the compartment.
"You know that's not helping anything, right?" 4QR deadpanned. Earth had taken a toll on her loudmouthed behavior, but not as much as you'd would think it would.
Ruby rolled her eyes. "Neither is standing there."
"Okay, but-"4QR started.
"Your girlfriend is not going to make her decision any faster with you pacing like that!" 9OS burst out.
"AGH! She's not my girlfriend!" Ruby yelled.
9OS had the biggest shit-eating grin if Ruby ever saw one. "Youuuuu want her to beeeee."
Ruby dropped her head to her hands. "Shut up shut up shut upppp…"
She heard 9OS and 4QR both start to laugh. Ruby couldn't help but groan.
They stood out there for a while longer, and Ruby was debating whether to pick up her pacing again or not, when Sapphire burst out of the room panting and disheveled. Ruby heavily fought the urge to go to her. She had no idea what she would do once she got over there, but every atom in her body was screaming at her to do it. She settled for looking at her.
"I know what must be done, but we must hurry."
Ruby nodded in confirmation, and the three rubies fell into formation.
Ruby stuck close to Sapphire, just a couple of steps ahead. She still wasn't entirely convinced that Sapphire wasn't about to fall, and the closeness did something to calm her own nerves.
She could hear bits and pieces of 9OS and 4QR's conversation, and threw in a "Oh, come on. We'll punch 'em together when we fuse. That's why they sent, uh, three of us?"
"Three this!" 9OS yelled, throwing a punch at her face. Ruby instinctively put her arms up to protect her, and stumbled slightly… Right. Into. Sapphire.
Shit shit shit fucking dammit she was going to shatter 9OS!
She reached out to Sapphire. "Oh, I, um, I'm so sorry, I, let me, uh…"
Sapphire brushed her off. "I'm fine."
"What?" Ruby swallowed. That came out a little cold, even for Sapphire.
"It's okay, it was bound to happen."
"I, uh… okay." That stung a little bit. Ruby had almost thought they were friends, and here she was, being brushed off like an annoying bug.
"Now please wait here. I must attend to my duties." The three of the complacently fell into line.
"Right."
"Uhm."
"Yes."
Ruby let her eyes follow her all the way to Blue Diamond's palanquin, where she disappeared inside. She didn't break formation, but gritted out to 9OS, "I. Am. Going. To. Shatter you!"
9OS looked sheepish. "Sorry!"
"Ughhh." Ruby grumbled. Sapphire returned, and settled in by Ruby.
"What a beautiful place to build a colony. I wish I could have seen more of this planet."
Ruby was honestly a little surprised Sapphire was talking to her, after the incident from a few minutes ago, and how she had acted afterwards.
"Uh… there's still time." Ruby didn't know what else to say. They didn't technically have a set date they were supposed to leave.
Sapphire let out a breath at that. "That is a nice thought, but… no."
Okayyyyy…?
"Blue Diamond, leave this planet! This colony will not be completed!"
4QR was the first to react. "It's the rebels!"
Ruby forgot about the awkward interaction with Sapphire for the time being, and rushed in to protect her. She, 4QR, and 9OS, fused, and charged the leader of the rebellion, and the one who shattered pink diamond, Rose Quartz.
Ruby wasn't sure what the plan was, as she didn't think to summon a weapon. She just charged with her fist raised. She attributed it to 9OS and went with it. When she fuses, she can feel herself as a massive Ruby, with unlimited power flowing through her veins. This time was no different, and she could feel that power surging towards Rose Quartz.
And then it wasn't. Ruby fell flat on her face, and let out a small groan before propping herself up.
"Thank you, Ruby. You did your best."
Ruby turned to see what the hell Sapphire was talking about.
The pearl had her sword raised, and was headed towards Sapphire.
Everything hit her like a ton of bricks. Sapphire was going to be poofed. Sapphire was okay with that. Ruby gritted her teeth and begun to stand. Sapphire might be okay with it, but Ruby was not.
"NOOOOO!"
Ruby didn't know what she had been thinking, only to get Sapphire as far away from the pearl's sword as possible. She hadn't expected… this.
She could feel herself, but she could also feel someone else. She could feel the power she felt when she fused, but it was... different, somehow.
"Wha…" Who's voice was that?
Ruby was scared. She was terrified.
"What…" That same voice again. "What is this?"
Ruby was feeling, reaching out. Trying to find something, anything that would help her make sense of what was happening. Something hit her. Not literally, but not metaphorically either. She just felt it… inside?
It was Sapphire. The person she could feel so close to her, the one who was contributing to the fear she could feel. It was Sapphire.
"SAPPHIRE!" She called. She needed to find her. She knew she was there, she knew she was close, and she knew she was scared, just like Ruby. She needed to find her, to help calm her down, to help calm Ruby down as well.
"RUBY!" Sapphire's voice called back. It was close, but it echoed in the darkness, bouncing off of nothing, before fading.
'It's fusion.' Ruby thought. 'Nothing like I've ever experienced, but still fusion.'
She could hear Sapphire's question, but instead of Sapphire's voice, it was the same deep, accented voice from before. "Is this…?"
And then… nothing. Ruby was ripped from that darkness, and thrust back into her own body. She could hear gems yelling. She could hear Blue Diamond yelling, but only zoned back in when she realized that yelling was directed at Sapphire.
"NO!" Ruby cut in. "It was me!"
"Clearly." Blue Diamond's voice was cold, and Ruby could almost feel the frost of it. "How dare you fuse with a member of my court?!"
The shot of terror that came through Ruby was well justified, she thought. She knew, without a shadow of a doubt, what was about to come next. It didn't stop her from trying to prevent it, though.
"Forgive me, I…I- "
Blue Diamond cut her off. "You will be broken for this!"
Ruby didn't even have time to process the terror that would have inevitably come, before she felt herself being yanked, pulled, and flying through the air. She felt herself screaming, felt herself falling, but most importantly, she felt Sapphire. She was scared, no. Terrified. But if Sapphire was safe, and she herself was safe, did it really matter?
AN part 2~ So, for Blue Diamond's main building/structure/thing, think of Regina's evil queen castle from Once Upon a Time. And then Sapph's would be the same minus all the metal spikes or whatever y'all wanna call those. I've been debating on making this a bunch of oneshots. Thoughts? It would more than likely be 99.9% Ruby/Sapphire centric, with some other random ones thrown in there. I'm open to suggestions.