Sapphire adjusted the bandanna of her uniform, making sure her bangs stayed over her eye. She didn't want to really frighten anybody. Surprisingly, the uniform was just her size. Like they had been expecting her. As Sapphire fixed the bandanna, one of the admins approached. She looked up at him, having to tilt her body to look at his face. His name was Matt, as she had figured from the conversation Archie had with him before she was sent to get a uniform. It wasn't hard to tell who were admins, especially with a man like him. He stood out very much.
The man barely wear a uniform aside from the pants, boots, and gloves. From what Sapphire could see, it looked like it was a full suit at one point, but with muscles like that, it wouldn't surprise her if it ripped because he flexed. The thing Sapphire found interesting was the large 'A' painted on his chest. He looked down at her before getting on one knee to be at her height, removing the bandanna and putting it back on. He pulled on the small bow in the back, a smile on his face. "There you go."
"Thank you." The admin nodded to her, standing up as he turned. "Follow me, Sapphire. Boss wants me to give you a Team," he shouted eagerly, already leading the way. "Just a couple of rules, too. Boss ain't picky on what you call him, so call him what you want. Just about the entire team calls him Archie, but I call him Bro. Now, if you lose in a battle, no hard feelings in losing. You might lose a rank and that'll suck. My bro just might promote you if you do really good in a battle, though. One last thing. If you're seen speaking with anybody from Team Magma, you'll probably end up with the lowest rank we have or you'll be kicked off the team. Got it?" The gem nodded to him as she followed closely, looking around. The base was pretty big, but Sapphire had an idea on how to get around. It'd probably be a lot easier with Ruby around. She was starting to get for her. The gem frowned, looking down until Matt stopped and turned to look at her.
"Here, this will be your team. I'll have to ask you to not use your Mudkip while battling as an Aqua Grunt," he said, patting her on the hand. Sapphire nodded, keeping her gem out of sight as she stared at Brook's Pokéball on her belt. She looked up as the admin handed her three Pokéballs and waited for her to attach them to her belt. "You'll be sharing a room with all the other Grunts. Just find an empty bed and make yourself at home." Sapphire bowed to the admin, walking to the warp pad on the other side of the room. She wasn't really sure she could call it a warp pad. Teleporter pad, maybe? It was similar to the warp pad back home, but these were limited and only went as far as the pads in the base.
The gem stood on the pad, arms held over her chest as she's transported to another room. The room she was in was filled with beds that were lined up evenly, blue sheets adorned. Sapphire walked past most of the beds until she approached one in a corner. She looked under for any items or Pokéballs, finding none before looking over her shoulder. She looked up at the bed, floating up and landing on the mattress. Sapphire looked down, avoiding the looks some of the other Grunts were giving her. She would give anything just to see Ruby again. She was certain that Ruby was probably holding in her anger to prevent any accidents.
Sapphire took a deep breath, relaxing a little. She needed to calm reached down and took Brook's Pokéball from her belt, letting her out. The tiny Pokémon cried out, approaching Sapphire and nuzzling her hand. "Hello, Brook. It's been quite a day, hasn't it?" The Mudkip nodded, curling up beside Sapphire with a yawn. "You're right. We should rest." The gem laid back, petting Brook as she dozed off.
Sapphire stared up at the ceiling, her eye starting to shut. She didn't need sleep, but her eye felt so heavy… "Just one second… One second is all I need," she mumbled, shutting her eye. She was ready to wake up until she felt herself drift.
"Ruby!"
"Sapphire!"
Sapphire turned as Pearl ran to her, swords out to the side. "Sapphire, come on! We need to hurry to Mt. Pyre! Those idiots have unleashed this horrible weather!" The gem nodded, standing close to Pearl as she is picked up. The gem leaped over the waves that started to rise, barely skimming the edge of the boiling water. Sapphire watched the waves rise and fall, the rain clouds high above clearing up for the sun to shine through. As the sun's rays shined, the water started to boil again and the two gems could see a few plants starting to burn up. "It's getting worse. We're almost there, though!"
"Hurry, Pearl!" Pearl landed on a small mountain that starts to crumble when the waves hit, taking the leap towards the large mountain before them. The gem lands at a cave entrance, helping Sapphire through first before following after her. Sapphire looked around, seeing piles of gem shards scattered throughout the cave. Pearl frowned, placing a hand on her shoulder to comfort. "We'll take care of them after this is over. Let's go." The two gems hurried up a flight of stairs that started to crumble, popping out through a hole at the top of the mountain.
Sapphire gasped, hurrying towards a large structure at the top with Pearl right behind her. A pillar holding it up came crumbling down, nearly hitting Sapphire. The gem stopped, gasping as Pearl picked her up again and leaped across the ruined mess. Rose was already there and she could hear Ruby shouting. "Sapphire, we must stay with Rose. It's too dangerous to go inside." The gem shook her head, looking at Pearl. "I have to go in. Ruby is in there."
"Sapphire, get behind my shield!" Sapphire ran in, eye wide in shock as she ignored Rose's plea. The ceiling of the structure was destroyed, the sun's rays shining in until the rain came pouring down. Standing inside were two men, each one staring up as two very tall figures held their hands high above their heads. Sapphire stared at them, fists clenched. They were going to stress their bodies out if they kept that up.
The gem picked up a rock, grunting as she flung it at them. One figured held up her hand, catching the tiny rock and squeezed it between her fingers until it glowed bright red like her eyes. The rock crumbled, pieces flying as Sapphire turned to one of the men. He wore a dark blue trench coat covered in holes, a large sword hanging from the belt along his waist and a bandanna keeping his long hair in place.
"You! Please stop! This isn't what you want, I know this! She is using you to get HER world! You mustn't give in! You have to STOP!" she shouted as the grass beneath her feet was covered in a thin layer of ice. The man turned to face her, eyes glowing a bright blue and yellow. Sapphire stepped back, feeling something in her stop. 'They can't possess such a power,' she thought. 'This is impossible.' The man reached into his trench coat, touching something that glowed to life the moment his fingers grazed it. Sapphire watched as he slowly pulled his arm out, holding something she never thought of seeing in her life.
"Sapphire!"