I'm backtracking. Ruby is actually like six and a half feet tall, measuring systems have changed dramatically.(999 Years. Remember?)

Ruby, to be honest, was kinda freaking out.

Garnet refused to give proper orders, Sapphire wasn't there, and Triangulum was a huge damn jerk who completely ignored the Titans and Fighters, sending out his own little Fighters and pretty much crushing the enemy fleet.

But they were not without their own losses.

Ruby had lost count at thirty-seven ships going down through the course of the battle. Two of the fighters that had come from Earth had been shot down already, with very few Titans undamaged-which, of course, meant that the pilots were suffering and damn near unable to pilot.

Then she overheard something.

"Commodore Crystal! Fall back!"

Ruby jerked her head up. Garnet was swiftly evading shots, heading rapidly towards the enemy fleet. Her Titan was damaged and she seemed to be struggling, but was taking out enemy ship after enemy ship. The debris formed a barrier that kept the Titans from advancing. Ruby leaned forward, trying to look through the drifting debris mixed with broken hulls of battleships. "Garnet! What the hell are you doing?"

"I'm going to board the flagship."

"WHAT?"

"By board, I mean shoot a hole in it, reach in, and wreak havoc."

"...Oh. YOu're still a huge idiot."

"Mhm."

Garnet was terrified, and she was even more terrified to admit it.

The success of her completely unprecedented and spontanious actions that she would probably get arrested for(it would be an approvement) would change the war. She wasn't sure, but that flagship probably had some big-name figurehead with too much power for their own good.

She stared at the monitor in front of her, moving forward rapidly, shooting holes in every ship that tried to get her. She was so caught up in her fighting that she didn't notice that her foot clanged against the side of the Head Flagship. After a moment, she swung her gun around and pressed it against the side. Action ceased immediately as the end of the massive rifle latched onto the ship. Her hand tightened on the trigger, her eyes narrowing.

"Garnet Crystal. Do not move."

Her eyes shot wide open as a deadly calm voice reached her. She could picture the expression on that horrible woman's face as she spoke her orders. It took Garnet all the courage in her body to reply. "I must question your orders. This shot would put us one step ahead."

"The losses from the retaliating forces would be fatal."

Garnet bit back her initial retort(that would land her a few years in prison). "I understand, High Admiral."

She could here Amethyst say something along the lines of, "Mom?" Garnet switched off communications, retreating swiftly, shooting down more ships than she could count. Her mismatched eyes were wide with anger and fear. After she reached her allies once more, she realized that the enemy Fleet was retreating. After a moment of watching the scene before her, Garnet suddenly cried out, doubling over and clutching her stomach. The pain from the damages on the outside of her Titan hadn't fully registered until she wasn't doing anything. She reached over after a moment, switching communications back on.

"Garnet, they couldn't get through to you. We're retreating to the flagship."

"Yes."

It only took a few minutes for her to get to the flagship. Seconds after she docked, she pulled off every single one of the connections. She knew that the lights in the eyes of the Titan were probably fading by down. She ejected, stepped out, and pushed herself to the floor. The zero-G took a moment to adjust to, but training kicked in after a few seconds.

"Commodore Garnet Crystal?"

"That is me."

"You are to report to the bridge immediately."

Garnet nodded and headed off. She had been stationed on this ship for a while, so she was used to it. Still took her thirty minutes, though. Big ship.

She wasn't surprised to see the tall, thin man shouting at his subordinates. He gestured overdramatically, a tall woman with curly pink hair stanidng behind him, arms crossed. Garnet bit back an angry greeting when she saw the pink-haired woman.

"Sir!"

Garnet saluted stiffly as Triangulum turned around abruptly. "Oh, Crystal! Don't act like that in a battle again, okay? You're not a fighter pilot anymore. It was already strange and unorthodox behavior for a Commodore such as yourself to be among Privates and the such, in the middle of dogfights that don't turn the tide at all-"

"I do not mind my post, Sir. I believe that I am less adapt at leading positions when not in the thick of battle." Triangulum gestured overdramatically once more at this. "But you're a strategical genius!" Garnet bit her lip. "I will await placement orders, Sir. I will take my leave." Garnet briefly saluted once more, spun around, and left. She couldn't stand taking orders from that emotion-driven idiot. How the hell did he even get to that position? Well, probably favoritism. Like her.

Triangulum stared after her for a moment. "Why's she so formal?"

Fleet Admiral Quartz turn her head slightly. "It's a quirk of her's. I was her adoptive mother from when she was twelve onward."

Amethyst and Ruby stood at an intersection in the maze of hallways, hopelessly lost.

"So...how long does it take to starve to death?" Amethyst speculated idly.

Garnet turned the corner right then, coming face-to-face with the two. "You should go to the bridge. I'm going to change. See you later. Ask the first person you see where the bridge is."

Ruby watched her go, eyes narrowed in concern.

Yeah, short chapter, I know. Steven Bomb 4.0 This Is (not) The End of our Sanity completely changed my views on everything and my theories were horribly wrong, okay? (Thought Ruby and Sapphire were defective runts like Amethyst.)

Anyway, I'm probably going to have an intense scene with Rose and Garnet facing off. As for the favoritism towards Garnet I mentioned, that'll be relevant like next chapter, so...