Chapter Four - Ruby's Gem
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Ruby Was just awakening when he was picked up and crushed by Blue Jasper.
Never has he been poofed before, it was the most terrible feeling he has ever felt, a horrible feeling it was, his first poof.
He has never felt being inside his gem before, he was himself, but in a personal meadow, with a little house and a garden, and everything he wished for just appeared for him when he asked, after fooling around a bit, a thump happened the whole ground shook, little did he know his gem was being dropped from Blue Jaspers hands when he got knocked out.
With that crash, he asked his gem for one last thing, memory. Not just any memory, but one he never wished to have seen again, one he hasn't even told Tanzanite and Tourmaline, his adopted parents.
The memory of when his mother was shattered.
It was a dark cloudy morning…
"Ruby, Baby! Come here I have something for you!" Ruby's mother told ruby from the other side of the bridge they were sleeping that night. "Really?!" Ruby lit up in delight with the thought of getting something from his mother, he never got anything from her, after his father left him 6 months before when ruby was only 3 years old, they have been sleeping on the roads. "You bet I do!" Ruby's mother pulled out a set of 4 action figures, "Happy birthday kiddo!" Ruby's mother said with happiness.
As ruby unpacked the action figures he saw the price tag, 50 Units, Ruby didn't really understand how money worked but he knew these costed his mother a lot. "I love them, mommy! Thank you so much!" Ruby said hugging his mother who wouldn't stop smiling. "Mommy? Whos this?" Ruby asked holding up PinkDiamond. " That's PinkDiamond, Ruby, Pink was a diamond from when mommy was younger." Ruby's mother explained to Ruby "Some gems say she was shattered by a rebellious group, some say she's in hiding pretending to be shattered." "Why would she hide like that mommy?" Ruby asked, Ruby's Mother further explained "Ruby, you are a little young for this, but some gems are scared of our Diamonds, In particular, White Diamond. You need to understand, you are never really safe out here anymore."
Just as Ruby's Mother finished a guard that was out on patrol spotted her and Ruby on the side of the road
"What the HELL are you doing out here, every gem out here has a job, why aren't you working," the Guard asked Ruby's mother in a horrible voice.
"I'm sorry sir, I had to, as earthlings call it, retire. I have to care for my child after my husband left" Ruby's mother responded in a calm voice. Just as she said that the guard snatched up ruby and said to his mother "Now you won't have to worry about him. Just then Ruby's gem started to glow, a knife came out. His mother glowed up seeing that it was his first summoning, but at the same time feared for her life. Ruby stabbed the guard in the side with his knife and the guard yelled "YOU LITTLE PUNK" "WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN TEACHING THIS GEMLING" he yelled at Ruby's Mother. He threw Ruby to the floor and picked up his mother. Summoned his weapon, this very sharp hammer like thing.
Threw Ruby's Mother to the ground "Any last words?" the guard asked.
"Ruby… Remember me, I love you darling" Ruby's mother said as a tear rolled down here cheek
And with a swish of the hammer, the guard shattered her, using the pointy side to shatter her and the flat side to turn the shattered pieces into dust.
Ruby watched as his only family left was being shattered. "Your turn little punk," said the guard. But before the guard could reach him he ran, picked up his action figures, stuffed them in his pocket and ran. For what felt like was forever, but in reality was only a few hours, Ruby ran. He ran as far as he could getting away from the guard. Finally tired, he sat on the side of a building, crying, dirty, and confused. Why would anyone do that to his mother, his mother did nothing wrong. It was his fault for stabbing the guard, he didn't even have a chance to say goodbye. He started to sob, just when two friendly looking gems were walking out of the building. The building was a pregnancy clinic, the two gems walking out were Tanzanite and Tourmaline, in sad faces they walked out just learning they would never be able to have gemlings of their own. They looked at ruby.
"Whats wrong little buddy" Asked Tanzanite... Silence…
Tourmaline crouched down next to Ruby, seeing he was a kid she hugged him. "I'm Tourmaline, this is Tanzanite. Why don't you come with us, we can clean you up and feed you" She told him.
Threw his sobs Ruby managed to say "I'm Ruby, I don't want your food, I am fine"
"Are you sure?" asked Tanzanite "looking at you, we can tell what happened, we also just lost someone special," He said looking at tourmaline abdomen.
Ruby gave in "Ok… I'll come" He stood up and held Tanzanite's hand. A few minutes have passed, and they have almost reached Tanzanite's House.
"Excuse me Tanzanite," Ruby said, "Yes?" he responded.
"Can I call you 'Daddy'?" He then asked embarrassed. Tanzanite looked shocked, then looked at Tourmaline and smiled. "Of course you can!" He looked down at ruby.
As they reached the house the whole city started to glow bright red.
Less than a second later he was in the forest again awakening in a tent.
"Yeah, I can't believe they are having gemlings again after what happened with PinkDiamond," Said a mysterious gem that looked like a Black Amethyst "Twins this time too!"
Just then Tanzanite turned around and noticed Ruby standing there, he never ran as fast as this moment, running to hug Ruby, his son. Tourmaline came half a moment later sobbing out happy tears.
Just then Ruby thought about his real mother. And if it hadn't been for her sacrifice he would have never met Tourmaline or Tanzanite. He started to sob on their shoulders.
"I love you, mommy!" "I love you, daddy!"
