"I love you, Sapphie! Why does it matter if they don't want us to be together?!" Ruby exclaimed, tears gathering in her eyes. "I'll give it up. My rank, my position as a soldier… my life. The only thing I truly need is to be with you, princess." She kissed her forehead in a desperate gesture, terrified that the love of her life would leave her behind.
"You shouldn't have to give up anything, Rue. Just go be with another Ruby. Everyone knows that they're better, anyway."
"Better how? Sapphire, they're a bunch of brick heads! But you- you're the most intelligent gem I've ever met."
Sapphire threw her arms around Ruby's neck, clinging to her tightly. A bright flash of light pierced the air, and they fused together, becoming one as the light faded away.
"Oh my god…" Garnet murmured. She was left speechless, a feeling of peace falling over her. "This is how it was meant to be."
"HEY! Fusing with different kinds of gems isn't allowed, soldier! Separate immediately!" Ruby X demanded.
"No," Garnet spoke. "We belong together, and nothing you can say will drive us apart!"
"You're disgusting," Ruby X seethed, driving her staff into Garnet's abdomen. Garnet screamed and split apart, Ruby Seven and Sapphire falling on top of one another. Ruby X dragged the other Ruby away, leaving Sapphire alone. "Yellow Diamond will hear of this, and you'll be shattered for sure. What a shame. You're the only competent soldier in your batch."
"I love you, Sapphire!" Ruby Seven shouted back, ignoring her leader's remarks. "I'll come back for you!"
Sapphire nodded solemnly and waved goodbye, unable to speak from the shock.
"Fusion?!" Yellow Diamond screamed. "With a Sapphire?! What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"We didn't do it on purpose." Ruby Seven defended, her voice small.
"But you refused to split when ordered. You not only defied orders, but you've gone and committed this- this atrocity! You're to be shattered tomorrow morning at daybreak." Yellow Diamond turned her attention to Ruby X. "Put this one in the cells."
Ruby X nodded and lead Ruby Seven away without a word. She dragged her down the dark corridor, throwing her into the cell on the end and slamming the door in her face. "Disgusting." She mumbled to herself, leaving Ruby Seven alone in her grief.
"Ruby!" Sapphire whisper yelled, shaking the bars of the cell. "Ruby! Wake up!"
Ruby opened her eyes, taking what she thought would be the last look at the love of her life. "Sapphire… You shouldn't be here. You'll be shattered too."
"I'm not alone," Sapphire replied. "I brought help."
Rose Quartz knelt down to unlock the cell. "Don't worry; I work against Yellow Diamond, not for her. You're both safe with me. My name is Rose Quartz."
Ruby burst out of the cell the instant it was open and hugged Sapphire tightly. "Thank you, Rose Quartz." She looked up at her over Sapphire's shoulder. "I owe you my life."
"It's no trouble at all. However, I do have an offer for you, Ruby. I want to start a rebellion. Yellow Diamond is destroying the Earth, and there are millions of beautiful species that live there. I want to protect them; but I need more warriors to join the effort. What do you say?"
Ruby nodded. "I'll do it." She looked at Sapphire longingly, aching to have the connection again.
"The two of you can stay permanently fused, if you wish to do so."
Ruby and Sapphire nodded simultaneously.
"We need to get out of here first. Follow me, and keep silent, or else we'll alert the guards." Rose tiptoed down the hallway with the two lovers following behind, and thus, the Crystal Gem rebellion was born.
Author's Note:
This story is very short, and I apologize for that. But there's really nothing more of substance that I can appropriately include.
Personally, I'm not a fan of war, so I won't write out the rebellion in detail. I'm doing you all a favor: writing born from disinterest flat out sucks, and each chapter would take like twenty years to complete. I'm anxious to finish the third one anyways.
Thank you all for your continued support (even though it's been a long ass time.)
-Connor