So sorry about the shortness but the next chapter will make up for it. Btw I am writing war next chapter and it WILL be as bloody and graphic as I can make so warnings there.
It was unsettlingly quiet, nobody made a sound, nobody moved, nothing. Lapis snuck a few peeks at her comrades, most of whom looked impassive, like they've never experienced emotion, but a handful looked completely apprehensive, like they shouldn't even be there.
A low rumbling sound broke the tension in the ship, but doing so created a new, more ominous tension. It wasn't long after the rumbling started that Lapis' gem started glowing, however, the glow wasn't noticeable due to Lapis' full body armor she was now equipped with.
After what seemed like ages, the ship finally stopped rumbling, leaving a deathly silence inside. Suddenly, the latch on the ship's entrance opened, letting in a bright, almost blinding light. The gems then filed out, together in the lines they were assigned to, Lapis being in a line with mostly other water gems and other middle class gems.
As Lapis looked around she noticed small masses of black dots in the horizon, scattered around, much unlike Homeworld's neat lined soldiers. "That must be them, hmm.. I wonder if Aqua's one of those dots."
"Alright now listen up runts, the enemy lies on the opposite side, they're obviously expecting us, and they're obviously gonna be ready to fight. Now, seeing as more of our ships are landing, there's a good chance we could win this battle what do you guys think?" Rosaline was met with shouts of 'hell yeah' and 'hoorah' from most of the ambitious crowd.
"That's what I like to hear, now, who's ready to kill?!" The gem crowd let out thundering shouts, stomping their feet on the ground and clanking their armor. Lapis just looked around timidly, afraid to show any weakness to these stronger gems, afraid to show any hesitation or resistance.
Rosaline and Topaz gave out a signal, leading their portion of the army to march forward, towards the little black dots. Lapis just marched, blending in like any good soldier would do and trying to push negative thoughts to the back of her mind.
They were led nearer and nearer to the gems until their leaders held up a hand, signaling them to halt. They were about half a mile from the Crystal Gems, giving Lapis just enough distance to properly see them.
At the front was their leader, Rose Quartz, along with a taller, afroed gem she didn't recognize, a Pearl, and her beloved Aqua, who's one eye was looking directly at her, Lapis looked into that eye for any emotion but found none. Lapis could feel her heart breaking a little inside, her spirits crushed in that one moment.
"GIVE UP NOW ROSE QUARTZ! GIVE UP AND SAVE ALL THESE GEMS! IF YOU DO NOT SURRENDER, YOU WILL BE OBLITERATED!" Lapis saw Rose walk a few paces forward, coming dangerously close to the small commander. "I'm sorry Rosaline, but we will not surrender, we understood the consequences of our actions yet we still chose to protect the Earth, nothing will change that decision!"
Rosaline let out a psychotic, bloodthirsty laugh before speaking. "I HOPE YOU'RE READY TO WATCH YOUR FRIENDS DIE ROS-" She suddenly froze, a sheer look of disbelief and terror masked her former blood lusting attitude. Lapis followed her commander's frozen gaze to a young gem, one about as short as Rosaline, she was brownish-red with long hair pulled back into a braid, and, most importantly, she was on Rose's side, dressed in the Crystal Gem's armor.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY CARNELIAN?!" The gem named Carnelian blushed furiously and looked away. "She decided to join the cause, anyway you should really be getting ready, I see more ships are arriving."
With that Rose Quartz turned and left, leaving Rosaline a shaking, sobbing mess. "Hey! Put yourself together, we got a war to win and we need you alright? So stop being such a wuss and get over it!" Lapis never seen Topaz so determined before but it was sort of awe inspiring. Rosaline just picked herself up, wiping off any tears left behind and put us all in position.
"Get ready runts, these gems don't know what's coming for them. Her demeanor suddenly changed from sorrow to anger, "We're gonna rip these gems apart, one by one, destroy them ALL!"