Chapter 7: Plea

Sapphire ran as fast as she could towards the barracks, hoping that Rose was there. "Oh, why didn't I pay attention in Basic Training?" She thought as she ran. Meanwhile, back at The Kindergarten, Ruby sat on the Gem that had been trying to escape.

"Hurry up Sapphire, I don't want to be here forever!" Ruby said as she held the Gem captive.

"You could just let me go you know." The purple colored Gem said.

"You can talk?!"

"Of course I can talk, I wasn't born yesterday. Well, I was, but that's besides the point."

"Well, what reason would I have to let you go?"

"If you don't, I'll punch you in the face! How about that?"

"Who's the one sitting on who?"

"Okay, then how about this. What reason do you have for keeping me here? Do you have a crush on me?"
"What are you talking about? It's my job to prevent defective Gems like you from escaping."

"And are you happy doing that?"

"Of course I am, it's the easiest job on Earth."

"Okay, and what exactly makes me defective?

"Well, ummm….."

Is it because I don't think the way they want me to think? Is it because I want to do other things besides fight all the time? Is it because I want to make my own choices, to have freedom? Is that what makes me defective? Because if it is, then I guess everyones defective."

"You're defective because you're different from all the other Gems we're making. You were supposed to be made to be one of the best fighters, nothing else. And since you're not, that makes you defective."

"Sounds to me like all the other Gems that are being made here are defective, not me."

Ruby Thought about this, and didn't respond to the other Gems words.

"Do you still think im defective?"

"... Yes. Yes I do. But maybe being defective isn't a bad thing."

"Well, that's a start. So, what are you going to do now? Will you let me go?"

"No. I'm going to wait for Rose to get here, and tell her what you told me. It's going to get confusing to refer to you as defective Gem though. What's your name?"

"I'd prefer it if you let me go, but I guess this will do. My name is Amethyst."