The sun blinded her for a moment, but once her vision cleared, the Captain looked over the expanse of land in front of her. A temple in the near distance, a rocky cliffside to her left, and the ocean to her right, and a small group of beings at the end of the ramp of her ship. Most of them were Gems, and there were a few organics with them. The Captain bit her lip softly, not liking the defensive postures and weapons of the Gems in front of her. When she hadn't taken another step, the skinny Amethyst stepped out behind her, seemingly hoping to ease the nervous energy and keep the scene from getting too harsh.
One of the Gems, a half-sized Amethyst, gasped softly, losing some of the densive position she stood in. The Captain took a few steps forward, deciding to speak up, but before she could even get a word in someone else spoke first. "This is our planet, Homeworld has no right to be here. Leave or we will be forced to take action."
The Captain wasn't certain who had spoken, but rather than turning away or reaching for a weapon, she spoke like she had meant to do before she was interupted. "We do not associate ourselves with Homeworld, we are only looking for a place to live in peace. If you do not wish to have us here, then you will have to poof us, for our engines are burnt out. Please hear what we have to say before you make any rash decisions."
She wasn't sure what happened next, as her vision was blocked by the small team of five Amethysts, standing defensively in front of her. One looked back at her with a small apologetic smile, "Sorry Freckles, they were about to attack."
That statement made her wonder if they had even heard her speak. She didn't want to fight, and she knew that only two of the Amethysts could actually fight, it was breaking her non-existant heart. The Captain's mind was running wild as she tried to think of ways to prevent the events unfolding before her. Just as she was about to voice her previous statements, a different voice piped up, not of any Gem that the Captain has heard. "Please, we don't have to fight. She said that they are not here to harm us, they only need a place to stay! Please, Pearl? Garnet? Amethyst, you see the other Amethysts there, please don't fight them! If not for them, then do it for me."
The Captain looked in between the loose wall of Amethysts, noting a small, curly-haired Organic standing at the bottom of the ramp, along with another Organic with similar hair but had a slightly different body and height compared to the first Organic. The gems that the organic was talking to still stood defensively, but the Amethyst began to look reluctant in her stance. Stepping back, the Captain moved around the Amethyst wall, and slowly stepped down the ramp, keeping her sight on the Gems that stood in front of her. She figured that approaching the organic would be the easiest thing to do, and hopefully it and its organic friend would be more understanding than the rebels. The only thing she could hear were footfalls on the metal, and when she got closer to the organics, they turned with slightly frightened looks. Stopping a short distance away from the organics, the Captain paused then spoke with a soft voice, "Thank you. We really do not wish you any harm, Homeworld isn't forgiving to anyone of our kind, and we hope to start anew here. Only if it is alright by you, and those who inhabit this land, this Rebel Planet."
The organic, stared at her for a second, then a hesitant smile spread over its face. The Captain realized that she was only a little bit taller than it, and hoped that the height difference helped keep the organic from being too frightened. The organic looked back at the rebel gems, then to the other organic beside it. The Captain tilted her head to the right side just a bit, something she did when she was curious or nervous about something. She waited silently for a response from the organic, having a feeling that it may end up taking orders from the rebels, or looking to them for advice at the least. The organic looked back at her, and the Captain waited for it to speak. "Your ship seems too big, for a gem of your size and five Amethysts."
The response was not quite what The Captain was expecting, and it had an underlying question of her purpose. The question had an answer, a very simple one at that. She smiled a little, and spoke with an amused tone, "Well, it's not just us in that ship. I figured that it would be overwhelming if we all left the ship, so I was supposed to be the only one to talk to you and your, urm, protectors. There are many of us in the ship, many of whom Homeworld has no wish to keep in the ranks. If it makes you feel safer, we can go in and meet everyone, or negotiate something like that. What do you say?"
The last part was directed at the Rebel Gems, her eye looking at them then looking back at the small organic. It had gradually started to gain an odd look on its face, much like the look that Fancy Ruby would gain when she saw the gemlings being cute. The wide eyed, face splitting smile that always made the Captain gain her own smile. The organic had the same look, but there were stars in it's eyes, along with it's organic friend, who was making the same kind of face. Footfalls on the sand reminded them that they weren't alone.
"Now just wait a minute, you can't go offering something like that! It could be a trick, and for all we know you really do want to take us to Homeworld!" It was the Pearl, she seemed very angered about Homeworld coming around to get the Rebels back. The captain thoguht for a moment, she figured that if homeworld was willing for all their old ships to blow up and dispose of anything they don't want, why would they go through the trouble of trying to bring the rebels back to Homeworld? The Captain blinked and watched the Pearl discuss something with the organic she pulled away, and the other Gems that stood around. The Bismuth was giving the Captain the side-eye and the Captain noticed that there was an era-2 Peridot, and a Lapis Lazuli. Footsteps alerted the Captain to the Amethysts of her crew approaching her. They had been silent during the whole exchange, and now stood behind her. She turned, looking up at most of them, and noticed that they had apprehensive looks on their faces. She understood why they were apprehensive, and even though she was the one who offered, even she felt like it was a bad idea. She sighed a bit and fell forward into one of the Amethysts stomach grumbling a little bit.
She stayed like that for the rest of the time it took for the Rebel Gems to speak to each other. She only moved when one of them spoke. Facing the other Gem, the Pearl once again, and waited for her to continue speaking. "We have decided to take you up on that offer of visiting your ship. We have a few conditions though. No starting the engines, you aren't allowed out of our sights, and we can leave at any time we want. Clear
"Clear as glass. Would you like to go now? Or do you all wish to do other stuff first?" The Captain had a feeling that the rebels weren't quite prepared for this, and wanted to give them the option to prepare if they wanted to. The Pearl looked down at her, looking like a warrior. The Captain tilted her head a bit, staying silent. The Organic moved in between them and stuck out it's hand. "I'm Steven, what is your name?"
The Captain looked down at the hand, then placed her violet hand into his, her pink and blue freckles standing out. She wasn't sure on what to do next, but spoke up a little. "I am Violet Sapphire."
There was silence, and a smile spread over her face. It wasn't every day that she got disbelieving stares. The orga- Steven in front of her seemed frozen, his ha;"nd still gripping hers, until he had a smile spread over his face. "Oh, really! Wow, a Sapphire!? Well, this is Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst, Bismuth, Lapis, and Peridot."
The Captain, Violet, looked over the group of gems, connecting gems to faces, and simply nodded in response to The Steven. She also noticed the other Organic standing off to the side looking like it got in trouble for something. "What about the other organic? Do they have a name?"
"Oh, yeah! That's my friend Connie, she's super awesome!" The Steven went on about The Connie and then the two got into an enthusiastic conversation about an object known as a book. Violet shuffled her feet a bit, trying to keep track of the conversation. There must have been an indication that she and her Amethysts were confused, as The Steven and The Connie stopped their conversation and looked at her sheepishly. "Sorry, we got a bit carried away. I have so many questions to ask you!"
"Of course, you may ask your questions during the tour of my ship." Violet had been momentarily confused, The Steven had not been carried away by anything, it must have been an earth thing. Pressing her hands together after a moment of silence, Violet motioned for them to follow her. "Please, follow me then. We shall start our tour, and you may ask any questions that you have."
Well, here is the second chapter, leave a review or something if you would like! Constructive criticism is welcome.