Vexus brushed her hair back and leaned on Azurite. Clover whined until Vexus stroked her smooth black fur. Titus licked Azurite's fingers and she scratched behind his ears.
Emerald walked over, "Enjoying quiet time are we?"
"Yeah," Vexus nodded, looking to her golden friend sitting on the couch, "She isn't feeling so well."
"Well... I am going to train with Tiger," Emerald communicated, slightly frowning, "If you two want to come with me, then you are welcome to."
Tiger Eye hopped up and followed Emerald to the basement that had been dug up over a year ago. Azurite and Vexus looked to Jewel, wondering if she was going to go down with Emerald. The silvery gem sat, with her hand around the waist of a fellow gem.
"So you are saying that I am going to revert soon?" the gem said, moving her orange bangs away from her light yellow skin, "And that this has happened several times?"
"Yes," Jewel said, "We tried to save you, but we have no way to fight the corruption."
"Ouch," the yellow gem said, shuddering as Jewel healed her back up, "I think you should let me go, Jewel."
"I know… I just don't want to lose you again," Jewel said, frowning, "Topaz, we're going to find the cure for you."
Topaz wrapped her arms around Jewel, "Thanks for everything."
She reverted into a monstrosity on the couch and started to tear apart the cushions. Clover and Titus growled at the monster Topaz had become while Emerald could be heard punching the wall. No one moved as the blind monstrosity lunged at Jewel. The silvery gem felt tears trickling down her cheeks as she held Topaz back. Emerald ran up the steps of the basement with Tiger. She immediately ran the corrupted form of Topaz with Tiger Eye's sword. The corruption's eyes met Emerald's and it poofed, its gem clattering to the ground. Vexus held Azurite tight as the blue-eyed gem couldn't bear to look at the gem who was once so full of life.
Emerald picked Topaz up and bubbled her, sending her to the closet. She walked over to the couch and got Jewel to her feet, wrapping her arms around the silvery gem.
"It's okay," Emerald communicated in a whisper, holding Jewel as close as she could.
"It's not," Jewel responded, "All of these corrupted gems that we find, they have been treated so bad…"
"Shhh," Emerald communicated, "We give them a good couple weeks, they go back to corruption knowing that we can take them back out and take care of them. Jewel, we help them."
Jewel wrapped her arms around Emerald's body and held her tight, "We have changed so much haven't we."
"Yeah," Emerald communicated, kissing her lover's forehead.
Azurite and Vexus cuddled on the couch, Tiger watching with calmness in her eyes. The team would become centered on rehabilitating the corrupted gems in their care from now on with the occasional attacking of evildoers.
THE END
Thanks so much everyone! It was great working with you! –Mali!