Movement blurred across dazed vision. The small blue being had no idea where or what it was. It staggered to its feet and bumped into another small, yellow being.

"Hey, watch where you are going!" she said, "Oh, you are a new gem, you look like a… Blue Topaz!"

"I… What happened here?" the blue gem responded, rubbing her eyes.

"You are a gem that can see into the future, you can go join Blue Diamond's Court!" the yellow gem adjusted her helmet, "I am a Citrine, as you can see."

"Hello Citrine," Blue Topaz paused, "I can't see into the future now, all I can see is blank space."

"Uh oh, looks like you are defective like me. Most gems are created with their set ability," Citrine smiled, "I was overcooked, maybe you were too. Who knows? Don't you ever just want to run away from here?"

"Um, I haven't been here long, it doesn't seem too bad yet," Blue Topaz looked over Citrine's shoulder; an escort had come to take her to other blue gems.

She bid Citrine farewell and the yellow gem continued to do her thing. Blue Topaz went through trials, but all she could see were gems or things with blue on them. She absolutely hated the color, it was everywhere on her, she couldn't escape it. The black-haired gem's only redemption was seeing Citrine every night after she finished her trials. Eventually, she didn't see her around anymore. Blue Topaz had gone into a deep depression, constantly failing at her trials.

One day, she was shoved onto a ship and taken to a strange new place along with several other gems. She looked out the window and thought about her friend, how and why did she disappear. What if Citrine was there, but she just came at the wrong time? Blue Topaz just wanted to break herself, but all attempts were thwarted as a jasper held her back. Eventually, the ship started to burn up and land slowly on cold ground. Blue Topaz was shoved off the ship as it left immediately after the last prisoner exited.

The blue gem wandered around, looking at the gems who worked all day. She watched the other gems get mining objects and started to follow. Within a week, Blue Topaz had accustomed to the harsh work of a Labor Camp gem. A month in, her form started to give out and she destabilized, her gem being shoved into a pile of other gems that lost their forms and the will to live.

Yellow fingers picked up her blue gem and warmth surrounded her core. Blue Topaz reformed, her usual dress turning into a working outfit. Her eyes opened to two light blue eyes that stared into her soul.

"Hello, Blue," Citrine said, stroking the blue gem's black hair, "It's been a while hasn't it?"

"Yes!" Blue Topaz sobbed into Citrine as she felt waves of euphoria cascading over her body, "Please stay with me forever!"

"Of course," Citrine kissed her on the lips and the two continued to do so until they were told to get working.