When the door of the ship slide open, Rose felt her self audibly gasp. "This place is beautiful." She said, eyes wide, as she took it all in. The sky was bright and clear, a shade of pale blue that seemed to ooze freshness. It was nothing like the black smoggy skies of home world.

"It certainly is something." Pearl agreed with a nod, "I don't think I've ever seen so much green in one place." She added. Rose hadn't either. Grassy fields dotted with huge trees extended into the horizon. Beside it, the most expansive ocean Rose had ever laid eyes on. And blue. It was so blue! "Such a shame we have to destroy it." Pearl said absently.

Rose flinched inwardly. She had been so caught up in the majesty of Earth, she'd completely forgotten the mission. "Not quite." Someone said from behind them. Rose and pearl turned where a short blue skinned gem with long pale blue hair, and a princess style dress on.

"Oh Sapphire." The pink gem said, I didn't know you were coming to the surface this time.

"Forgive me Milady, I should have informed you sooner." The petite gem replied calmly, "Our mission this time is to aid in the set of gem residential locations."

"It is?" Rose asked. She'd never heard that. Not ten seconds after speaking the question, did a transmission from the main ship come in telling them exactly that. "What would we do with out your future vision?" She asked with a shake of her head.

"Get your information the old fashioned way." Sapphire replied pointedly. The blue gem was always very serious and got right to the point. That's why she made such a great advisor. Sapphire had only came into the royal gem's employ recently, shortly before setting off on the first conquering mission Rose was sent on. She was mostly quite, except when offering advise, and luckily the serious seer, seemed to get along well with the neat freak handmaiden pretty well. At least as well as they could get along with such minimal interaction.

"The kindergarten is being handled by another group of gems, we are to aid with the construction of gem locations at various locations on this planet." Sapphire began walking down the hill they had landed on. "A transporter has already been set up for us ahead."

"Is this really alright?" Pearl, normally excluded from missions and meetings with the royal advisor, wasn't used to the way they acted.

"Of course." Rose measured her servant with a smile, "This means we'll get to see all kinds of neat places together." She started walking after Sapphire indicating that pearl should follow.

After a moment the pale gem did, running to catch up. "When you put it that way." She said to herself.


"The city seems to becoming along nicely." They were in Lunar city, a beautiful city contained within a tall spire in the sea. It was suspended above the water using a super powerful gem battery that was powered by moon light. Because of pollution and smog blocking home world's moons, their use had been rendered virtually futile.

But here, on his fresh clean planet, where the moonlight was free to shine, the battery could be fully charged and used to suspend the huge building before them. The force of it created a super gravity field around the city. The pull of which Rose could feel tugging on her body and undoing her perfect pink curls as she crossed the special bridge designed to let gems cross safely.

"Indeed." Pearl looked around eagerly as the trio reached the other side of the bridge. "Oh I do so love the brilliance on gem architecture." She said looking from one detail of the city to the next. "Just look at the symmetry!"

"Indeed." Sapphire was calm as usual. "Our rooms are this way." She began walking, both Rose and Pearl followed this time. Rose because she was used to Sapphire knowing things ahead of time, and Pearl because she was caught up in her admiration of the city to notice.

After a while of walking another gem ran up to them. "There you are your majesty!" She said gasping as she had just been running hard. "I've been looking everywhere." She straightened up and saluted the princess as her breathing returned to normal. "Your room is just this way." She said gesturing with her hand.

"We know. Sapphire, who'd been standing quietly off to the side up till that point spoke. She began walking again.

Rose followed, Pearl at her side. "I'm sure we'll be fine." Rose said over her shoulder smiling. The other gem stared open mouthed as the princess and her servants continued down the hall with out guidance.


"This room is just beautiful." Pearl spun around excitedly when she saw the series of rooms where she and the others would be staying.

"Yes it is." Rose agreed.

"Look at the detailing on the bed frame." The servant gem said brushing her fingers over it gently.

"Fitting for a princess I suppose." Rose sat down on the edge of the bed as she spoke with an odd note in her voice.

Her comment seemed to snap Pearl out of her enthusiastic gushing. She cleared her throat, holding a fist over her mouth as she did. "Naturally I would accept no less for my princess." She said and continued her inspection with a more critical eye.

"Yeah." Rose agreed absently. Something was bothering her about the whole set up of this mission.

Before she could think any further on it, Rose's door burst open and Sapphire came in. "The leader of Lunar city would like to speak with you now." The blue advisor said from the door way. Rose stood and nodded firmly. Show time.