Jasper's POV

"Darkness"

"Shaking...trembling...you are...enclosed.

"...trapped...you feel...a need...to be..."

"Free."

Jasper's eyes opened wide, her vision blurry from trying to adjust to the sudden gleam of harsh light that surrounds her.

It was apparent where she was, the ground was as cold as the rock void that her being was once trapped in-a terrible feeling that she wished not to experience again.

It was a jail.

She became unnerved, anxiety and rage mixing within the fragments that made up her life-force.

Fists clenched, she thrust herself at the foreign wall that binds her, only to be greeted with a painful shock.

Voices of the countless number of quartz gems, who were deemed unworthy to even attempt to manifest a figure for themselves boomed within her subconscious, they were angry at the fact that they never had a chance to live, but all had a common goal.

They wanted to escape.

And Jasper was their manifestation.

A creature born of rage.

Confiding with their commands, with a twist of her jaw, she smiled-eyes glaring.

With a final tackle of her head, the prison doors snapped in two, and she ran, evoking a harsh sound from the alarms that followed.

Peridot and Rose's POV

Within the comfortable dwelling of the ship's break room, Peridot and Rose are discussing a plan of action to deal with Jasper, a particularly unstable gem, relaxing themselves on a couch (the first soft surface they've experienced in a while).

"With all due respect, your majesty...just HOW are we going to 'reform' this-er...creation we've got ourselves here?" Peridot spoke within a state of concern.

Rose responded with her usual soothing tone of voice, "Everything can change Peridot...on Earth, have you noticed the leaves trees?"

"I'm actually trying to forget Earth, I hate that dirt clod of a planet!" Peridot scoffed.

"You see Peridot, that's your problem, you only look at the negatives of a situation," She leaned closer to the green gem, "Leaves can change, and so can Jasper."

Their conversation was interrupted as the ship alarm's noises boomed and spread throughout the room. The two gems both leaped into action, bursting out the door to handle the oncoming commotion.

Suddenly, an orange blur managed to come into their view, Peridot's instincts urged her to hide behind Rose, the royal gem herself pulling out a particularly impressive sword from her rose embroidered scabbard.

"Don't tell me that-"

Rose placed a gentle hand on Peridot's mouth and pulled her behind a hidden structure, both narrowly escaping from Jasper's wrath.

When she was sure they were both safe, Rose answered in a hushed tone, "Yes, that was indeed Jasper, but you have no reason to fear anything, you know that newborn gems have an immense amount of energy they must be rid of before they can truly manifest a coherent shape without...you know".

Peridot already know the answer, but she asked for Rose's conclusion to her speech anyways.

"Exploding..."

Peridot gasped, she knew very well that an unstable gem like Jasper self destructing is likely to destroy the ship, stranding them both in space.

...from the massive amount of pressure they garnered during their time as inanimate rocks, they must release this huge weight in order to match with the atmospheric pressures that you and I are used to."

"You've experienced this before Peridot, you can certainly relate."

Peridot spoke with a confused tone, "But I've never seen a gem as unstable as thi-"

Rose abruptly ended her speech and attempted to sooth Peridot's concerns, running towards Jasper in the process "That's why I'm going to fight her," Rose's voice started to trail off at this point, "For the sake of the ship!" Peridot screamed out for her.

"Rose, WAIT!" "Don't leave me behind!" But her screaming was for naught, and she eventually gave up. With a sigh, she slumped herself against the hard surface of the ship's wall, giving out a long sigh.

She grew tired of Rose's constant unpredictability, silently wishing she was still assigned to one superior.

But then again, she was also starting to get used to it.