Dootzie opened her blue eyes, still a bit sleepy. Dootzie sat up on her bed then rubbed her eyes. When the gemling finally was half awake, she saw Lapis and Peridot cuddled up on their bed. Dootzie looked over to her side, seeing Cyan out of her bed.
"Cyan?" Dootzie questioned. She jumped off of her bed, searching for her sister around the room. 'She couldn't have gone outside the room?' Dootzie thought.
When she looked at the door, she saw it slightly open.
"Cyan?" Dootzie asked, opening the door a bit. 'I hope she didn't go far' She thought as she slipped through the door.
"Cyan," Dootzie whispered, while she started to walk off. "Cyan, where are you?"
Dootzie looked around the ship, her eyes filled with wonder. She never seen outside of the room before, only the kitchen. The gemling heard pots fall down in the kitchen, which got her alert.
"Cyan!" Dootzie shouted, running to the kitchen.
Dootzie found Cyan looking through the bottom cupboard, of where the pans and pots belong in.
"Cyan! What are you doing?!" Dootzie sweated.
"Looking for something to eat." Cyan answered, digging through the cupboard.
"What are you gonna eat? Metal!" Dootzie yelled.
"Sure, I can eat that." Cyan plainly said.
Dootzie gritted her teeth then tugged at Cyan's arm, pulling her out of the cupboard.
"Hey! Stop!" Cyan growled. "You can't be out here. Mommy and mum will get mad." Dootzie told Cyan.
"But I'm hungry." Cyan sneered. Dootzie groaned, pulling Cyan more her way.
"Let's just go." Dootzie said.
Before Cyan could complain, heavy footsteps were heard through the halls.
"Who is that?!" Cyan asked, hiding behind Dootzie.
Dootzie shrugged, as a shadow formed on the walls. It got closer to the kitchen.
"Let's hide!" Cyan exclaimed, running back inside the cupboard and closing it. Dootzie shook in fear.
She quickly hid in a cupboard at the bottom. Dootzie breathed rapidly, worried that thing will get her.
"What the heck is in here?" A voice echoed.
Dootzie gulped and gathered all of her courage to check the voice. Dootzie slowly opened the cupboard door, peaking to see the voice. Her eyes widen when she saw a large orange gem with red stripes. Her yellow eyes grew in frustration.
"Probably Lapis Lazuli playing a trick on me." Jasper scoffed. Before Jasper could leave, Cyan tripped on a pot, making Jasper furze up.
"Okay, who's there?" She asked, furiously. Dootzie slapped her hand across her mouth, trying not to move.
Cyan squirmed in the small place, sweat dripping from her face. It was too small and warm in there, that it made Cyan suffocate. After a moment of a long silence, Jasper left.
Cyan swung the door open, her breath wheezy. Dootzie came out of her cupboard that she was hiding in and ran straight to Cyan. Her worries rose as soon as she heard Cyan's breath wheezy.
"You okay, Cyan?" Dootzie asked, worried.
"Y-yeah...I-I'm fine." Cyan faked a smile. She hated it when her sister worried for her too much.
"Come on let's go back to the room, mommy and mum could be worry about us." Dootzie said, helping Cyan walk.
"O-okay...but don't tell them about this." Cyan wheezed. Dootzie nodded.
"I won't." She said, hugging Cyan. "Okay, y-you can stop now." Cyan grunted, trying to push away Dootzie.
Peridot woke up. She yawned then got up. Peridot put on her visors and stretched after that, Peridot looked to her side. Lapis was still sleeping, giving Peridot a smile. She leaned in to kiss Lapis on the forehead.
Peridot then looked at the gemlings' bed. They were both empty, making Peridot widen her eyes.
"Lapis! Lapis wake up!" Peridot shook her. Lapis fluttered her eyes open.
"Hey Peri." Lapis giggled, nuzzling her lover.
"Lapis, this is no time for fooling around," Peridot mumbled, as she tried to resist Lapis' sweet nuzzles. "The gemlings are missing."
Lapis' became shocked, "Where do you think they went?"
"I don't know, but they must of gone outside while we were sleeping." Peridot said.
"What if Jasper found them!" Lapis bit her fingers.
"Let's hope not." Peridot gulped, getting up.
Meanwhile, Cyan and Dootzie were making their way to the room.
"Are you sure you're okay Cyan? You seem a bit weak." Dootzie perked up. Cyan rolled her eyes.
"I-I'm okay..." She said, faking another smile. She tried to show Dootzie she was okay, while on the inside, pain ran through her. It almost made her feel like poofing of some sort.
"We're almost there, don't wor-"
"CYAN! DOOTZIE!" Both of their parents yelled, running towards them.
The two gemlings got picked up by their parents, being smothered in their arms.
"Did you girls get hurt?" Lapis questioned.
"Did you see any other gem on the ship?" Peridot asked.
"Well, we did see some orange gem. But we hid from her." Dootzie responded.
"Thank diamond." Peridot said, hugging Cyan tight.
"M-mom...stop!" Cyan wheezed, getting Peridot's and Lapis' mom alert up.
"What happened to you?" Lapis asked, worried. "I was just in the cupboard hiding and it got a bit warm and small in there." Cyan explained.
"Don't worry, you'll be okay," Peridot said. "But how did you two get out of the room, after we told you not to."
"I-I was just hungry and when I woke up, you and mum were asleep. Then Dootzie might have gone out to look for me." Cyan told them. Peridot sighed, hugging Cyan again.
"Don't do that again. You girls had us worried sick." Lapis said, hugging Dootzie. "We're sorry." Dootzie apologized.
"Let's just get you two inside." Peridot sighed, going back into the room with Lapis. 'I wonder, who was that gem anyway?' Dootzie thought as she sunk in Lapis' arms.