He had looked far beyond the city which he stood over. On top of the building was he and two others, those who ended up on the same boat as he did. They were stuck in this mess together and of course they would have to fix it. If that insufferable woman Aquamarine and that wretched Tourmaline hadn't gone and ruined his plans years back... No, there must be no concern of it now. They must push forward.
There was silence in favor for thinking. They had to go and find Aquamarine and Tourmaline soon or else they'll end up on the chopping board. It didn't really faze them though, however none were ready to die today.
"I heard reports..." One man said, causing the other two to pay attention to him. "Jade told me that she has seen Tourmaline along with the crown prince."
"What!?" One of the gems said. "Pyrite, you can't be serious!"
He looked up to him with lazy eyes. There was no emotion on his face.
"Whatever Jade says is true. Remember the time she said that Ruby and Beryl were waiting for us at Camperon. They were and if not for her then we'd be dead," he said. "Remember the debt you owe her Peridot."
He flinched but understood that Pyrite wasn't being rude about it, rather he was just telling him. He respected that.
Pyrite had looked back to the city.
"... Anyway, where are they at now?" The other gem asked.
"They're supposedly headed for Frillia right now," Pyrope said. "Pyrite, could you do me a favor?"
"Oh yeah sure. What is it?" Pyrite asked.
"Contact the other Pyrite and tell him and his team to head to Frillia," Pyrope said.
"Got it," Pyrite said.
He had grabbed his cell phone out of his pocket and had begun making the call.
"It's rather sad isn't it?" Tourmaline asked Moonstone.
"What is?" she asked.
Tourmaline gave her a sideways glance. As of now the four of them are heading out for Frillia, a small town by the ocean. Tourmaline had since recovered from that awful feeling and could never feel better. Moonstone stood by her side just in case she collapsed, she was worried sick over the last time. Oh how those gems attacked her... She hated it.
"Ugh... Do we have to go to Frillia of all places?" Almandine asked. "We could go to Camperon or every Meyford. Sanrea sounds good as well, all about close to Frillia!"
Both Tourmaline and Moonstone had looked up to Almandine, a puzzled look on their face. Why doesn't he want to go?
"You sound like a whiny brat," Tourmaline said. "Wanna cry about it?"
Almandine sharply turned to her.
"No! Don't you dare call me a brat lowly wretch! I am a full fledged knight of the Gem Kingdom! You have no right to speak of me that way!" Almandine said.
"Will you shut up already you self absorbed haughty brat?" Tourmaline said. "Michelia, you can be so irritating!"
"I should be the one saying that!" Almandine said.
"What!?" Tourmaline yelled.
With that the two of them had begun to bicker furiously. Almandine had pointed fingers at her while Tourmaline shoved him constantly. In the midst of it Moonstone looked to the flustered Black Prince's Ruby.
"I wished they stopped fighting..." Moonstone whispered.
Black Prince's Ruby nodded.
"Yeah, if they keep yelling like this then the whole gem planet will find out where I am," Black Prince's Ruby said with a sigh. "It's really bringing me down."
Moonstone smiled.
"Don't worry. If they do then the three of us will fight by your side until the end! We won't let anybody get you," Moonstone assured him.
This caused a smile to curl on Black Prince's Ruby's lips.
"Thank you," Black Prince's Ruby said. "I am forever in your debt."
Moonstone winked.
"Don't worry about it," Moonstone said. "After all we're friends!"
Black Prince's Ruby blushed.
"F-friends!?" he said.
She nodded then looked forward to see where they were going. She saw the gate to another town, that must be Frillia.
"Guys! It's Frillia!" Moonstone cried. "We reached Frillia!"
She had dashed past everybody else to the gate. It had been a while since they've last reached a town and Black Prince's Ruby told them that they would be able to rest for a few days in the next town. To be honest, Moonstone was tired of all the pain she got from laying on the ground all the time. Both Tourmaline and Almandine sighed at the sight.
"Run fat gem run," Tourmaline mocked. "Michelia, how can she run with such stubby legs? Thunder thighs a coming!"
Almandine glared at her.
"Don't you dare mock Moonstone!" Almandine said. "At least she has much more class than you!"
"Looks like the child is in love with fatcake," Tourmaline said, annoyed. She had walked off to the direction of the town, hoping to catch up with Moonstone. Almandine glared at her from behind.
"So Almandine," Black Prince's Ruby said, getting Almandine's attention.
"Yes, my lord?" Almandine asked.
"Why do you not want to come here?" Black Prince's Ruby asked.
Almandine looked away.
"Well..."
"It's none of your fricken business!" the woman said as she plopped down on her seat.
The setting was a small cafe or rather right outside of it. There were tables set for patrons who wanted to eat outdoors which is what they were currently doing. There were three gems total, a muscular gem, a rather portly gem, and an edgy looking gem. They sat together waiting for their order to arrive.
"But Onyx, we need to know about your time with the royal family!" the portly gem said.
"And is that any of your business? No, no it's not! Stop bugging me about it!" Onyx yelled. "Michelia, I wished I got teamed up with much more competent gems!"
"You're rather loud today," the other gem remarked.
"Yeah well for one thing I'm stuck with both of you," Onyx said. "Another is that Pyrite has the fricken nerve to act all superior towards me! Last time I check I was part of the Deadly Seven! Only six others top me in rank and he isn't one of them!"
"So I can tell you what to do?" the muscular gem asked with a flirtatious smirk.
Onyx blushed.
"Only job-related orders nimrod!" Onyx yelled. "Don't go thinking you run me because you're number three Pyrope!"
Pyrope gave her a sincere smile and a little laugh.
"I'll remember that Onyx," he said.
She sneered, then looked over to the side. She now refused to look at him.
"Um..." the portly gem raised his hand.
She groaned.
"I told you already Smokey Quartz, no I'm not telling you anything!" she yelled.
"No, the waiter is here," Smokey Quartz said.
She turned her head around. He was right, the waiter was standing there awkwardly with a tray of food and drinks.
"What?" she asked. "The tiramisu, berry macarons, and green tea sundae are mine."
Pyrope gave her a look.
"What? Sweets are my thing," she said.
"It's so unlike you," he said cheerfully.
"Shut up!"
"So anyway, what are you two trying to do?" Xander couldn't help but ask as he watched Aquamarine dance strangely in front of him. He looked to Citrine who shrugged.
"Well child I am dancing obviously!" Aquamarine said as she did a twirl. "You'd figure that somebody has been alive in the gem world long enough to recognize dancing!"
He growled. He would love to say something back but suppressed himself. She could easily blackmail him or even turn him into a gem slave. Besides, other than his missing sister they're the only connections he has. He looked over to Citrine again.
"Aren't you annoyed by her?" Xander asked, which earned a gasp from Aquamarine.
She shrugged.
"I'm getting used to it," she said.
Silence.
"... Uh... Why are you here?" he asked.
"... I have my reasons," Citrine replied.
More silence.
"... Dang it..." Xander muttered.
"What?" Citrine asked.
He looked to her.
"O-oh nothing!" he said.
"Oh." She looked down.
He hit himself on the head. He realized that he could have started a conversation with her just now.
"Alright finish~!" Aquamarine chimed. Both Citrine and Xander looked to her.
"Finished with what?" Xander asked.
"Contacted the higher ups silly!" Aquamarine said. "Why else would I be dancing?"
"Well..." Xander looked away.
Citrine stood up.
"Why were you contacting them?" she asked.
Aquamarine replied with a cunning smirk.
"For the same reason I dragged the both of you with me," she said. "We're getting the bounty on Tourmaline and the Prince."
...
"So this was your hometown Almandine?" Moonstone asked.
He nodded.
"If this is where you lived most of your life why did you not want to come?" Black Prince's Ruby asked. "This is most beneficial to us considered that you already have ties here."
"Ughh... It's so annoying coming back here though! Almandine this and Almandine that! Everybody keeps bothering me about my job as a royal knight! Considering that I am your highest ranked knight as well..." He shuddered.
"You're crying more than usual," Tourmaline said.
"Well if you had people that actually cared about you then you'd understand," Almandine remarked.
"Is that supposed to offend me?" Tourmaline asked, annoyed.
The two gemstones glared at each other, looking as if they were going to fight. That's when Moonstone grabbed Tourmaline from behind and Black Prince's Ruby did the same to Almandine.
"No more fighting please," Black Prince's Ruby said. "Please!"
Almandine did not struggle. He stopped completely and sighed. Black Prince's Ruby had released him and in turn Almandine had gotten on one knee and bowed to him.
"Please forgive me my lord," Almandine said.
The three of them looked down on Almandine, both girls being very confused on what was going on. That is when Black Prince's Ruby moved the hair blocking his gem and pulled a blade out of his forehead. The end of it was flat and squared which made it instantly recognizable. He had placed the dull flat end on Almandine's right shoulder.
"You are forgiven," Black Prince's Ruby said as the blade touched his other shoulder then his head. "Now rise."
Those in the area had realized who was here. It was the crown prince Black Prince's Ruby! What was the crown prince doing here when he was supposed to be kidnapped? Everybody begun to talk among themselves about it about each. They all had an excited tone to their voice, as if they had witnessed a miracle.
Black Prince's Ruby had watched them all as they talked fondly about it. When they gazed at him he returned it with a sincere smile and they begun to talk again. Almandine had quickly rose and embraced Black Prince's Ruby.
"Almandine...?"
"Let's run my lord," Almandine said.
Black Prince's Ruby wasn't too sure what to say or what to do so they stood in silence. Then, footsteps were approaching and they could hear laughter in the background. Black Prince's Ruby tried to look but Almandine pushed his head back into his chest.
"Let's ru-"
"Found you!" a woman's voice called.
They all turned to the sound of the voice. Gems had backed away, fearing that something might happen because of the prince's appearance. The gleeful chatter now changed to rather gloomy rumors. At that moment Tourmaline withdrew her Halberd from her tongue, her arm in front of Moonstone protectively.
"I know that voice," Tourmaline said. "It's one of Bloodstone's little servants out to get me! I can't believe you think you can actually touch me Onyx!"
She had come close enough to view. A girl with short raven hair had stood in front of two other gems, her hand on her hip. Behind her, a shirtless short chubby gem and a tall scar inflicted gem. She held a smirk as she looked up and down on the gems.
"Don't underestimate me Tourmaline," Onyx said. "I've been getting a lot stronger, so strong that I made it into Bloodstone's Deadly Seven! I'm not the weak pathetic gem you fought before! This is so convenient you know? You and the prince? Ohoho, I can kill you and sell the prince for ransom!"
She had withdrew two knives from her gem, located on her right shoulder, and pointed one knife at Tourmaline who in turn pointed her Halberd back to her.
"Let's dance," she said.
Bonus: The Gems That Didn't Appear This Chapter
"I'm so bored..." Heliotrope yawned as she curled up into a ball on her bed. "Hemi will we be able to use the Warp Pad to get to Frillia?"
He nodded as he took a seat on her bed.
"Yes Helio. I already got permission from both this town and Frillia to use the Warp Pads," Hemimorphite said.
"How did you get permission so fast anyway?" Jasper asked, laying on the bed next to Heliotrope's bed.
"I have influence," Hemimorphite replied. "You'd be surprised with how persuasive I am."
"If you have influence then why didn't you get a four bed?" Jasper asked.
Hemimorphite looked up.
"Well gems don't really need to sleep and I figured the only ones wanted to sleep for fun would be Jade and Heliotrope," Hemimorphite said. "Anyway, we won't have to stay here for too long. In an hour they'll activate the Warp Pad for us and we'll be able to go to Frillia."
"I'm rather curious as to why they would choose to go to Frillia of all places," Jade said, drinking whatever she was drinking.
"Is that...?" Jasper asked.
"Yup! Royal Milk Tea is so good, if I weren't a gem then I could survive on this alone!" Jade said. "But back to my point. Where are they headed exactly? What do they want? To take the crown prince so far... It makes me rather hungry for the answers themselves."
"Yeah~ You do that! I'm going to sleep! Night Hemi," Heliotrope said.
"Sleep well Helio," Hemimorphite said as he placed a gentle kiss on the top of her head.
"You two seem lovey dovey," Jasper said.
Hemimorphite nodded.
"Well we've been dating for three years on the human calendar," Hemimorphite said. "I'm thinking that we should get married soon and have a child."
"A child!? You can't be serious," Jasper said.
"Three years... How odd..." Jade muttered to herself.
Hasn't that been the amount of time Bloodstone's productivity cut in half?
AN: Hi! I haven't updated in the longest have I? LOL Hopefully you enjoyed this chapter! I would like to thank baozito3 for updating I've Dreamed of Legends which inspired me to go on! As of now I'm accepting same gems since the half hour season finale of Steven Universe hinted that there could be two or more of the same gems (Jasper says something about Pearl which hints it). Hopefully you enjoyed it since I had no idea how to go on...