The leader of Yellow Diamond's Perdiots, the one of the highest quality, darted through the halls of the Temple, heading to her master's office. She was wide-eyed, panting, and trembling from excitement.
She couldn't believe that the subject had awoke! After hundreds of hours of non-stop testing, innumerable failures, and many science-related injuries, she and her team succeed in their mission!
She had secured her title of Yellow Diamond's personal scientist for at least another couple hundred years.
"My lady!" She declared, her body locked in a traditional bow as she stood near the door of Yellow Diamond's office. "I have an important announcement for you!"
"Come in," Yellow Diamond's voice was a threatening baritone, the same tone she used for everything.
The Peridot crept past Yellow Diamond's rather snobbish looking Pearl, falling to one knee before her ruler.
"The project I had been assigned to..." she started, her voice barely rising about a breathy whisper. Her nerves were starting to overtake her, the pressure that came from directly speaking to a Diamond almost overwhelming.
"What about it? Speak, Peridot." Yellow Diamond growled, the muscles in her mighty neck flexing and becoming apparent.
"It was a success!" she blurted, her body tense and stiff. "It awoke a few hours ago! And it's still alive!"
Yellow Diamond didn't share the same excitement her Perdiot was experiencing. "Alright," she murmured, standing up from her throne and casting a shadow over the Peridot. "I'd like to see it myself."
"Y-Yes ma'am! Please follow me!" The Peridot nodded furiously, scampering out of the room as the massive frame of Yellow Diamond marched behind her.
"One more thing, Scientist," Yellow Diamond boomed, the trench coat she wore swishing around her ankles. "Don't refer to it as alive; that thing is no gem. It's a foreign creature you and your lessers worked on, understand?"
The Peridot saluted, her voice coming out as a squeak. "Y-Yes ma'am! I apologize for the blunder!" Her head turned towards the entrance of her lab. "Please allow me to go in first and prepare for your appearance, my lady!"
Bismuth, as he quickly realized was his name, watched the creatures (he also learned were called gems) trudge around the room, writing down data and performing small experiments on tables.
The gems all mostly looked the same- green skin, yellow hair, visors, and beady eyes. They refered to each other by a slew of numbers instead of a singular word like they used with Bismuth, which was only one of the many differences he noticed between he and them.
In the time Bismuth had been awake, he had become more aware about the body he was inhabiting. He was taller than the gems that scrambled about the floor, with a long, slender frame and oily locks of silver hair that reached his bony shoulders. His skin was a dark gray color, but it was also noticeably iridescent, shimmering in a variety of colors whenever the artificial light hit it.
On his foot, he had found something very odd. A chunk of hard material protruded from his flesh, a bit darker than his skin and also iridescent.
"Prepare everything!" The largest of the green gems shouted, running into the room and flailing her floating fingertips. "Yellow Diamond's coming!"
A wave of concern rushed over the scientists. "Yellow Diamond?!" One screeched, dropping her test tube and splattering the contents on the floor.
"Clean that up, you clod!" Another gem cried, shoving the first gem onto the ground.
The gems went into a fury, scattering around the room and putting up spare materials.
The lead Peridot stepped towards Bismuth's cage, touching her fingers to the clear wall.
"Okay, Bismuth. It's your time to shine." Bismuth nodded dully, not understanding fully the dire situation that was about to unfold.
The sliding doors of the laboratory opened up, the massive gem that Bismuth figured was Yellow Diamond stepped in.
She was incredibly tall, Bismuth a few inches shorter than the height of her hip. Her arms and chest were defined with muscle, and her plump lips were twisted in a snarl.
The lead Peridot quickly brought her hand to her forehead, averting her eyes from Yellow Diamond. She gestured at Bismuth, a nervous smile coming to her face.
"Here it is, my lady. Bismuth, the project you requested."
Yellow Diamond, arms clasp behind her back, marched to Bismuth, crouching down to inspect him.
When Bismuth finally saw Yellow Diamond face to face, a strange feeling surged through his body. It was like he had met her before, in some other period of his life, but he had little to no recollection of it. He was suddenly very, very afraid of her, the fear surging through him making Bismuth's body shudder.
As Yellow Diamond glared at him, Bismuth slowly reached down towards the material in his foot, hovering his long fingers over it. In a split second, the substance flashed white, and a glimmering sword materialized in his palm.
Yellow Diamond took a step back, snorting and reaching into the stone implanted on her chest. An even larger, serrated blade came from her gem, Yellow Diamond's massive hands clenching around the handle.
Bismuth stood up, letting the sword drag across the ground as he stumbled towards the glass farthest from Yellow Diamond. He wasn't sure why, but every fiber of his being was telling him to get out.
The green gems frantically started to press buttons on computer monitors, the largest one holding onto Yellow Diamond.
"This isn't normal!" She shouted, waving her hands. "Bismuth has been nothing but docile until you arrived, I promise!"
While they seemed to be distracted, Bismuth thought fast, slashing the glass with his sword. It instantly shattered, Bismuth crawling out of the hole he had made and falling onto the ground.
However, Bismuth's escape did not last as long as he had hoped. Yellow Diamond tore away from the gem that was talking to her, stomping towards Bismuth. He futilely raised his blade, but it did no use. Yellow Diamond snapped her fingers, and a yellow tinted bubble formed around Bismuth, effectly imprisoning him.
She thumped the bubble, making Bismuth wrap his arms over his head. "Ah, it's got some fight in it, huh? Good, that's what I need the Homeworld's newest soldier breed."
The gem in the lab coat sighed, wiping off her face. "I guess that crisis had been averted, huh? I'm glad we got Bismuth back under control."
Yellow Diamond towered over the gem, shaking her head. "You stupid Peridot! Did you not foresee it trying to escape?!"
The gem, Peridot, looked dumbfounded. "M-My lady, I had no idea it would-"
"When you regenerate, you better not failure me like this again." With that, Yellow Diamond lifted her sword with ease, slicing the Peridot in half. Her body dissipated in a cloud of smoke, a triangular gem smacking to the hard floor.
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