the pen scuttled as pearl continued her newest literary work.
she only did some hobbies because after many long years of governmental work, she lived for work, and off time was just an oppurtunity for productivity. squashing little rebellious remnants of homeworld's last defenses was getting to be boring after so long. more times than she could count, the idea of letting the second in command take over for her seemed amazing, although she knew that only she could do her job the best way it could be done. The second in command was a flirtatious fellow, occasionally seductively acting on pearl, to varying degrees of efectiveness.
his behaviour was an act, put on to hide his schemeing true nature,
along with a stand ability. he could kill pearl at any moment, but didn't, knowing they were too far in the public eye. all he did was to gain pearl's trust, so he could claim the right to the power she held at the proper time. once, the two of them spent time together on paid leave,
and pearl allowed him onto her personal boat, where they fished.
there was no driver, no guards, nobody other than the two of them, and he just continued to reel in the hook, ever so slowly.
friday night in the capital city could be peaceful, or hectic. secret police guarded the second in command and the general secretary, and onlookers envied their psuedo-relationship. the ideal gem romance in that day and age, a strong gem and a feminine, yet intensely seductive human male. she liked a cigar, he wanted to smash. and, somehow,
high out of her ind one night after her half lover convinced her to smoke pot for the first time since rose left, they actually did smash...
at least according to pearl's memory. she couldn't remember when after knocking out pearl, she was outfitted with a location tracker, which she thought was an accesory someone bought her. this routine of fake date, drugs, and secretive buisness went on for a couple more weeks until pearl didn't get high one week.
*sshhhhT*
The train doors closed as pearl headed with her buddy to a love hotel across town.
the train was unnatrually packed for the hour. unfortunatley, pearl's 'friend'
couldn't wait for a place a bit more private. and got a bit handsy unbeknownst to other passengers.
Don't do that in public, you jackass!
" Well, your body said otherwise... "
that dosen't change a thing! I am th- *BAM*
pearl collapsed to the floor. the stand known as killer queen created a bubble the size of an eqq that wnt inside of her stomach and severley damaged the lining.
stomach acids leaking into her organs, the enxt thing pearl knew was that she woke up in a hospital bed.
Citizens of the great country that is the confederacy of the Crystal gems,
i appear in front of you today as not your leader, but another sufferer at the fate of our greatest enemy. a week ago, an assassination attempt was made against me which i narrowly survived. how i didn't poof, i do not know. how they pulled it off, i do not know. but the suspect is at large! The man you formerly knew as the second in command has made me lose control of my legs, defiled me, and convinced the homeworld portion of our country to secede and become it's own. in my time of need, i have made the hardest decision i have ever made. i have chosen to step down as general secretary, and leave the only being i know i can trust anymor in control...
the single rarest gem i've ever seen, a naturally occuring, male gem, Malachite.
the end may have already begun for our proud nation, but in his hands we can be saved. follow him, and you follow me.
"so that's how she died, huh?"
"Yup. early civilizations tend to end either very climactically or the other way around."
"you can't call their country early! we lived there!"
"That's an understatement...
...So malachite, what was that guy's name?"
" I'll let you know after i smash you hard tonight`"
"oh god i can't wait... can w-we start now!"
"nah man, you need to take a shower."
"only if we do it together... "
"now that's an idea i can get behind!"