Chapter 12: Festival of feuds (part 1)


Everyday that past in between now and the festival of feuds became more action packed and dangerous. From taming wild telephants(Tiger/elephants) to swimming upstream in a river, the gem kids were exhausted, but ready for any challenge thrown at them. Finally the day had arrived. That morning, Garnet woke up with a sense of nervousness and urgency. The gem slipped into her team suit, with a hole cut out in her hands for her gems. It was dark red, and had pink stars running from her right arm, to her left leg. She wore bright yellow ankle boots, along with her yellow star hair clip, that gives her good luck.

"Garnet! Come downstairs!" her grandma called.

"Coming!" the young gem replied.

Garnet scurried downstairs, her little yellow boots squeaking as she stepped.

"Garnet, I want to let you know how proud we are of you," Mama Coral said, leaning down to the gem's level.

"You'll do us good, sweetheart" Copiapite added in.

"We love you so much Garnet," Brass called out from the couch.

"How long until...she comes..." Garnet asked, pointing to her aunt's bloated stomach.

"Not long now, could be any day now Garnet, but don't worry, just do your best today," Copiapite ensured.

"Okay, see you at the festival,"

Garnet burst through the door, to see the streets still packed with people. But this time, the gem had a new idea. Since she's been training, Garnet had become more agile, more nimble, and stronger than ever. Garnet shook her head at the the endless sea of minerals ahead of her.

"Not dealing with this today," she murmered to herself.

Garnet squatted, then leaped high in the air. Her legs tucked into stomach, as she flipped and landed on the roof of her house. A gentle breeze flew by, letting the smell of fresh bread and other baked goods float up Garnet's nose. For a second, she closed her eyes, and let the moment sink in. Today was the day, the festival of feuds. By night, the capitol city would be covered in fireflies, and the moons will align in front of the palace. Today, Garnet's destiny awaited her. She opened her eyes, and standing next to her, were none other than the Alex brothers. Green Alex wore a green jumpsuit, with yellow stars starting from his left arm to his right leg. A hole on his left rib revealed a shiny green gemstone, and yellow combat boots dawned his feet. His brother Red, had a black jumpsuit, with red stars from his left arm to his right arm. He also had a hole on his rib, exposing his red gemstone. Similar to his brother and Garnet, he also had yellow combat, except he has a black star on the sides of them.

"You ready?" Green asked, breaking the silence.

"We were born for this guys," assured, looking down on the crowded streets below.

The boys nodded, and jumped through the sky.


When the trio arrived at school, it was packed with people. Not only were every gem and teacher present, the whole city had shown up. On their raised thrones, sat the emperor and the empress, surrounded by minerals in striped black and red armor. Before the leading couple, were minerals from around the kingdom ushering their gem children to seats. The group hopped their way below, and sat down in the competitors section of the crowd. Sitting next to Garnet, Amber lightly tapped the red gem's shoulder. She wore a brown peplum top, a golden necklace and black legging. her teammates sitting nearby had outfits similar to hers.

"I'm so excited Garnet! This is going to be great. Good luck!" Amber said, giving a warm smile.

"You too," she replied.

The gems were interrupted by the sound of trumpets. In the middle of the aisle, the minister of the kingdom, stepped to the music, and walked to the podium in front of the crowd.

"Welcome to the Festival of feuds!" Minister Gyrolite announced.

The crowd roared in happiness and anticipation.

"Our first event starts in 1 hour in the meantime, the gems have prepared performances, foods, and festival treats for the whole kingdom. Let the fun begin!"