"You never told us that there were black pearls?" Amethyst whispered to Pearl as they were driven in a government limousine to be brought to some secret area.
"That's because I was never told that there was such thing as a black pearl. Or even black gems to be precise," Pearl hissed to Amethyst.
"I can hear you, you know," the black pearl in front of them said.
"Would you like some tea?" Prof Nyx offered. She took a sip for herself.
"A pearl that eats and drinks! Oh ya, now that's cool," Amethyst said.
Pearl stuck out her tongue.
"Not all pearls are alike you know," Pearl said.
Prof Nyx nodded.
"Indeed. And if you have lived with the organics long enough, you will find a taste for their food," she said.
She offered some biscuits to Garnet who was sitting quietly with her arms folded.
Garnet shook her head, while Amethyst grabbed a handful of biscuits.
"More for me then," she said.
"I have a question for you Prof Nyx if that is what you call yourself. How long have you been on earth? And how long have you been working with the humans?" Garnet said.
Prof Nyx took another sip of tea.
"I have been here after the Gem war. After the corruption song was unleashed. Back then mankind were still primitive cave dwellers as I am sure you know," she said.
"Did you come here alone?" Garnet questioned again seeming rather tensed.
Prof Nyx gave her an amusing look.
"No. We didn't,"
"Then why did you keep your existence secret from us?" Garnet asked.
"Well, you see "we" are not exactly friends with other gems. Especially with the Diamonds. It was White's commands that the Black Court were sent into fleeing much like you Crystal gems were," she said.
"Besides you saw for yourself first hand what the Diamonds were capable of doing if they were properly motivated," Nyx added.
Garnet grunted.
"Fair enough. You must have thought that there were no survivors after the Corruption Song," she said.
Nyx shrugged "More or less that way. After all "we" arrived when humankind were just beginning to stop being traveling nomads. I mean who do you think thought them to build all those monuments," she said.
"So you are kind of friends with the humans then," Amethyst said.
"Not exactly friends. More like benefactors. We share some technology, in exchange for "some" ruling power," Nyx said.
"Of course. That is why you are in the government. That would explain why there was no intervention from the authorities while Beach City was being invaded by gems all this while," Pearl said.
Nyx nodded.
"We tend to take the approach of the observer. We don't really interfere unless we really believe there is a true threat," she said.
"So the cluster about to destroy earth wasn't a real threat? Or the Diamonds, or Lapis stealing the sea. Or even Spinnel," Pearl asked in disbelief.
Nyx calmly took another sip.
"Somehow we had some sort of faith you would be able to handle it. We only would intervene if it was last resort. We've handled Homeworld gems before, when they intruded upon our other planet colonies," she said.
"How do you handle them exactly?" Pearl said suspiciously.
"That would be classified information. The kind where we will have to kill you after we tell you type of information," Nyx said.
"Hah, jokes on you. We are gems. You can't kill us," Amethyst laughed not taking Nyx remark seriously.
Nyx shrugged.
"Of course not to worry. I have no intention of sharing classified gov information to you," said Nyx putting her finger to her lips.
"I didn't gather you here altogether to share secrets. I just brought you hear because we have located a certain Mr Universe. And he and you all may be crucial in a way to solving our little rogue White Diamond fleet invasion fleet," she said.
"You mean found Steven? Where is he?" Pearl asked.
"He is safe. I'm bringing you to him as we speak," she said.
As on cue the car began to shake. Amethyst looked outside and gasped. The road in front of them began to move upward revealing a secret entrance beneath.
"Woahhh. It's a secret base! This is so cool," Amethyst said.
"Where are we heading exactly?" Garnet said.
"Area 51," Nyx said with wryly smile.