Emerald and Jewel had gone somewhere on a trip while Vexus and Azurite stayed at home alone. An accumulation of miscellaneous gems had showed up in the house since the others had been gone. They must not have known it went to the house and not to the Crystal Heart, as Emerald had no clue when Azurite called her up. Vexus pulled one bubble down and looked at it, studying its shape. It looked like a Tiger Eye, a pearl-like soldier that usually fought with a switchblade or katana. Azurite snuck up behind her and wrapped her arms around the green gem.

The bubble got popped by Vexus' surprise, "Oh no! Get out of here Azurite!"

"W-what?" Azurite was confused as the green gem pushed her away.

A small gem with a stripe across it clattered to the floor. Vexus sighed in relief but started to worry as it lifted itself up.

It glowed brightly as a tall being was formed. An outfit formed similar to a peridot's except for the fact that it didn't have diamonds but ovals.

"I'm gonna kill ya!" the gem said rather loudly, "Who the heck are ya?"

"I am going to have to take you down again," Vexus said.

"Oh, a Vex. Ya aren't gonna to be able to take me down," the gem said, running her hand through her long hair.

"Azurite, get the heck out of here!" Vexus said as her lover looked to her.

"What do ya mean? Is that Azurite?" the light brown haired gem asked, "She looks different than she used to…"

"There are other Azurites, why don't you get back into your gem?" Vexus slightly growled, pulling out her knife.

"Why don't we give her a chance to talk," Azurite asked.

The gem looked to Azurite with affection, "Ya sound just like 'er."

She pushed passed Vexus and got closer to Azurite, grabbing her cheeks gently. The brown-haired gem leaned in to kiss her, but Vexus was having none of that.

She kicked the gem in the shin, causing her to lose some of her balance. The gem became angry and lunged at Vexus, the two fighting violently with their blades. Azurite watched as her lover was torn apart by this foreign gem. She lunged herself into the fight. By this time, the gem had pulled out a katana from her gem and had been beating Vexus at range. The green gem was tossed to the side, hitting the house wall, as the foreign gem was about to finish her off.

Azurite got between her and Vexus, taking the katana into her stomach. She winced in pain, but brought the gem in closer to her, turning the fight around. Tears rolled out of Vexus' eyes as she threw her knife into the foreign gem's back. She poofed instantly as her katana rolled out of Azurite's stomach. The blue-eyed gem looked to Vexus and tried to reassure her as she felt her body give way and the warm arms of her lover hold her just inches from the floor.

Her eyes closed as she listened to Vexus' worried voice fiddle with taking off her shirt or getting bandages first. When they opened, Azurite noticed that her stomach was well wrapped. She stood up and walked out of her room, Vexus had tied up the gem.

"Looks like you got her," Azurite communicated.

"I am interrogating her!" Vexus said out loud.

"Wow you can even telepathically communicate just like her," the foreign gem said, smiling, "Sorry about your stomach."

"That's okay," Azurite smiled, "Just don't hurt Vexus again, please."

"I will try not to," the gem responded.

Vexus frowned, "You had better try your hardest not to hurt her either."

"Why would I?" the gem said, "I was her servant in a past life."

"What is your name?" Azurite asked.

"Tiger Eye, but you can call me Tiger," the gem smiled, relaxing the restraints.