Amethyst was kinda used to being alone.
when the Gems had emptied the Kindergarten she had tried to go with. She could still remember a larger gem shoving her to the ground, sneering and not letting her up.
Not letting her follow or get into the ship and leave.
She had to watch everyone else go knowing it was because they thought something was wrong with her. Nothing was wrong with her! Maybe she was smaller, Maybe she took more risks...maybe her weapon-her whips-weren't the most powerful thing a gem from this Kindergarten...maybe they thought she was stupid and weird...but did that really mean they had to leave her behind?
Was she that much of a screw up?
She mostly just stayed curled up in her hole or walking around kicking rocks or climbing on them. She was bored.
And lonely.
One day she wandered further than normal. To the point where she considered not going back.
Something made a rustling noise and Amethyst looked around. "Hello? Someone's there...right?"
Nothing. Then the sound of something screeching and rocks falling.
Amethyst ran toward the noise wondering if maybe she finally wasn't alone.
"HEY! is someone th-" She began, turning a corner.
she was knocked over by something taking a swipe at her. She looked up and saw a monster towering over her a thousand snakelike limbs writhing about it. One shot toward her and she rolled out of the way, pulling out her whips and lashing out at it.
But despite every strike she made-actually managing to sever a lot of the tentacles it kept coming at her until one wrapped about her, pinning her arms to her side.
"SET ME DOWN! YOU PIECE OF-LET GO!" Amethyst screeched, thrashing about to no avail.
Then she fell, something had severed the appendages holding her. She hit the ground roughly, but not roughly enough to send her back into her gem.
She scrambled to her feet, looking up and watching. three people were fighting the monster
Three...Three gems? They were working pretty hard...but they still seemed to be losing.
Amethyst noticed something. A gem int he center of the writhing mass.
She got up, grabbed her whips and lunged for it, only for one of the gems-the pale, lanky one-to grab her by her ankle and pull her away. "Stay out of this!"
"But there's a gem in there!"
"We know. Stay out of the way." She told her bluntly and jumped, aiming to hit quite near to that gem.
Amethyst growled frustratedly and moved to try to attack again, lashing out and succeeding in that, her whips wrapping around to of the tentacles as she yanked on them, trying to rip them off. She did manage to tear one off, letting it fall to the groun and shatter as it had become rigid and fragile the moment it broke off.
Amethyst grinned and wrapped her whips around another. She got through two more before-between her efforts the efforts of the other three gems-the monster retreated into its gem, left as nothing more than a greenish-brown rock.
"WHOOOP! WE GOT IT Oh yeah, we are the best!" Amethyst's celebrating was interrupted though
"Who are you?" one of the gems-one who kept her eyes hidden and was a strange redish color-asked.
"Uh, Amethyst? I live here?" She huffed, crossing her arms. However since she was still holdign her whips that ended with her lashing herself int he face.
"Ow!"
"You live here? in this place?" Amethyst stopp rubbing her face long enough to look up at a tall, large, pink gem.
"Yeah I just said that, didn't I? But how are you here? I thought I was the only one they left b-The only one who stayed."
"Other gems left you here?" The pale, skinny one asked.
"...Yeah so what? I've been fine, they were all pricks anyway. Now answer my question-how and why are you here?" Amethyst demanded.
The Pink One knelt down to be Amethyst's height, or well, closer to it at least.
"We're the Crystal Gems. We Live here on Earth and protect it. Mostly by making sure corrupted gems like that poor one we just took are of aren't left about to hurt anyone-After all, now that Earth's native have their planet back they deserve to be safe from gems...I don't suppose you'd like to join us?"
"I don't even know who you are." Amethyst huffed. "For all I know you're the people who drove the other Gems off the planet-wait you are! Aren't you! You're the reason I was alone!" Amethyst knew she was probably jumping to conclusions but from the guilty looks she was getting she was willing to bet she was right.
"Yes." The Pink One Admitted. "Yes we did-We had no idea they'd leave anyone behind though."
"Well they did." Amethyst shouted. "They wouldn't let me come and I've been trapped in that stupid kindergarten all alone because of YOU!"
"You're right." Rose said softly. Amethyst stopped, confused. "It's my fault. I'm so sorry. I did an awful thing to you. Please forgive me."
"Rose you don't have to-" Began the Pale one.
"No." The Pink one-Rose?-told her. She looked back to the small purple gem. "I'm sorry You've been alone. But you're very strong, you know. To not have been corrupted all this time." Amethyst felt confused by her sincere apology, and the way it made her fear and anger melt away. "We'll leave you alone if you want. But you're welcome to come with us...I don't like the idea of leaving you alone out here and there's plenty of space for you in the temple."
"..." Amethyst nodded. "Okay. I want to come." she said, speaking quietly and looking up at this strange Gem who smiled down at her.
"I'm Rose." she told her. "And this is Garnet, and that's Pearl. Come on, it's not far to the transporter and then we can show you around the temple." Rose extended a hand to the child-like gem. Amethyst just started at it for a moment before seizing it tightly and smiling, walking along with the three and talking with them.
It didn't take long to adjust to being around the others, to having friends and teammates and hearing people say her name.
Amethyst wasn't sure if it was luck or coincidence or fate that lead her to meet Rose and The Crystal Gems, but what she did know was this:
She never had to be alone again.
