"Get ready, I have a feeling some Homeworld blokes will be landing here soon. Let`s make sure they`re nice and comfortable, and then we go and capture the lot." A white gem with black veining said to her partner, a blue gem with grayish veining.
They were crouched in the bushes just beyond a landing platform in the Kindergarten. The blue Gem not only had dark blue skin with gray veining, but also navy blue hair with gray streaks that was in an undercut. She sported a gray jumpsuit that had navy blue kneepads built in, along with gray archer elbow pads with a blue stars on them. Her gem was navy blue and it was located on her neck. The white Gem had a long black haired braid and wore full-on samurai armor that was porcelain white like her skin, but with black accents, her Gem was white with black crack-like designs in it, located on her palm.
These were Crystal Gems.
"What are you expecting to even come here, Howlite?" The blue Gem asked.
"I hear some rich Gem with her posse is coming to visit. I hear she`s not even a soldier or a part of the government, but yet she has three Pearls and a bunch of other Gems working for her." Howlite, the white Gem replied. "Of course, the Pearls on our side would hate this mystery person already, right Sodalite?"
"Yes, absolutely. Do you know this person`s name?" Sodalite, the blue Gem asked.
"What`s with all of the questions? It`s Rhodochrosite, hear she`s really pretty too. Something worth fusing with." Howlite smirked mischievously at Sodalite.
"Ah, shut up!" Sodalite punched Howlite playfully on the shoulder. "The only person you should be fusing with right now is me." Sodalite smiled.
"Yeah, when are we gonna do that?" Howlite asked.
"Soon, I hope. Now let`s get back on task." Sodalite went from a grin back to a serious face and summoned her battle axe as she began to inch deeper into the bushes for cover. Howlite followed with her throwing knifes.
"We`ll be landing soon, my liege." A Pearl said to the pink Gem lounging on chaise longue chair watching another Pearl dance for her. The Gem was wearing a hot pink cropped top and a white skater skirt. She also wore light pink ballet flats. The gem had magenta skin and long, poofy white hair, her Gem was on her stomach, and it was many different shades of pink in complicated swirls.
"How much longer?" The Gem asked.
"Only less than a half hour, get ready to exit, also, the pilot wishes to inform you that there is a risk of enemy siege when we land on Earth." The Pearl said.
"Ah, I doubt anything is going to happen, I have top-notch security, and besides, Yellow Diamond will quickly come and rescue me if I do get captured." The pink Gem replied nonchalantly, studying her nails. "Now go and bring me my mane arranger, mustn`t look messy for my meeting with some of the most prestigious generals working the Kindergarten." The pink Gem ordered.
"Yes, Rhodochrosite." The Pearl bowed and walked out of the room, the room that was pink with white lanterns and shag carpet.
The ship, a silver torpedo-like vessel with giant rocket jets, began to rock and shake as it entered the atmosphere and began its descent into the blue planet that every Gem was talking about. Rhodochrosite was grooming her hair as this was taking place, and eventually she settled on a lotus-like flower clip that pushed back her bangs, but otherwise, her hair was its usual long and mountainous self.
The ship landed, it was dark by then, and the lights of the landing pad were on, letting everything know that something was there in the dreary wasteland of the Kindergarten, except it wasn`t abandoned, it was bustling and full of technology and Gems.
The two Crystal Gems were still in the foliage, but closer than before, right next to the landing pad, and they felt the wind blow in their hair as the massive vessel landed.
"They`re here. Let`s get ready, final position." Sodalite whispered as they got in position to strike. Howlite pulled up a black bandana over the bottom of her face, looking like a bandit, she nodded and grunted in agreement. The two Gems tightened and loosened their grip on their weapons as they waited in suspense.
The ship door opened with a hiss and it flew on the ground, paving a ramp for six guard Gems, followed by two Pearls and finally, the main event, Rhodochrosite walked down with exceptional grace. Two more Pearls followed the pink Gem and three more guard Gems took up the rear. The pilot sauntered out after the large group.
"Wait for it..." Sodalite whispered, getting on her toes ready to sprint.
The ship door rose off the ground and closed back into the ship with another loud hiss. A few Gems came out of the little watch hut next to the landing pad to greet the visitors.
"Now, while they`re distracted." Sodalite quietly ordered.
Howlite threw one of her knives silently, as though the blade was a blade of grass blowing in the wind, and it hit the target of one of the guards with excellent precision, right in the side of the head. Everyone was too busy to notice that Howlite`s blades kept knocking Rhodochrosite`s protection down, even some of the Pearls were being caught in the crossfire. Rhodochrosite and the others didn`t notice until one of the Kindergarten workers was accidentally hit right in the Gem with one of Howlite`s knives. By then, it was too late, only one guard Gem, one Kindergarten worker, the pilot, a Pearl and Rhodochrosite remained.
Sodalite and Howlite ran over and held their weapons to the Gems` throats. Howlite could hold two at once, so she took the Kindergarten worker and the guard Gem, after chaining the two Gems together and chaining them to a tree for good measure, she went and got the pilot. Rhodochrosite and the Pearl were an easy prize for a skilled hunter like Sodalite, who kept Rhodochrosite under axe blade whilst she tied up the Pearl with the extra rope she had handy. She then wrestled Rhodochrosite to the ground. Sodalite wielded her axe, not worried whether people saw her as a hero or a villain, and she thought that Rhodochrosite would accept defeat easily, I mean, she was a "prissy Homeworld rich Gem", she probably didn`t even know how to summon her weapon!
Let`s just say she was wrong.
Sodalite went to downward swipe at Rhodochrosite with her axe, only to get parried by a pink mace and a defensive face. The two began to duel, Sodalite genuinely surprised that someone in a skirt was willing to do that many back flips.
"You know, I underestimated you there, you are actually quite impressive with your fighting skills." Sodalite said in between the clanks of their weapons.
"What, did you think I couldn`t?" Rhodochrosite asked, offended and flattered at the same time. .
"Hey, Sodalite! Quite quarreling with the enemy and take her!" Howlite said from the foliage.
Sodalite nodded at her whilst ducking a swipe from Rhodochrosite, she took her axe, turned it over to the blunt end, and jabbed Rhodochrosite right in the stomach with it while she was off guard. Rhodochrosite let out a startled, agonized grunt, and since Sodalite unknowingly hit Rhodochrosite near the Gem, Rhodochrosite poofed in a cloud of white dust.
Howlite heard the ruckus and peeked over to see Sodalite picking up the lifeless Gem on the ground. "Well, at least it`s easier to carry." She shrugged and beckoned Sodalite over to where the rest of the chained Gems were waiting next to two Gem speeders, they glowed a dim green and puffed a little smoke to show they were warming up. The holographic control pad was green and open, awaiting command.
"You take the guard and the worker, I`ll take the rest." Sodalite ordered.
Howlite nodded in agreement and loaded the two chained Gems onto the back of her speeder. She strapped them in so they wouldn`t fall off, Sodalite did the same with her two Gems, and she put the poofed Rhodochrosite in a compartment inside her speeder.
"Let`s ride!" Howlite whooped as the two Crystal Gems revved the engines of their speeders, then urged them forward, spewing blue fire from their jets, and they powered away from the Kindergarten, no one even realizing they were there.
First chapter in a story 1,000 years in the making!
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