That night, Homeworld had sent a small ship with a Ruby in it to go and retrieve Rhodonite. The Diamonds had not heard from the last ship that went to Earth, and advised the Ruby to be careful and not draw attention. The Ruby did just that, the small ship landed miles from shore, then it powered quietly across the water before stopping at the shore. Everyone was busy in their rooms, and Steven was fast asleep, so the Ruby got in and out with ease. She even had the technology to pry open Rhodonite's pocket dimension, where she picked up the sleeping Rhodonite and carried her out while she snored and squirmed in her arms.
"This was easier than I thought." The Ruby said as she loaded Rhodonite into her ship. And just like that, Rhodonite was blasted off to Homeworld...
Rhodonite`s eyes flickered open, she groaned for a few seconds while she stretched before realizing that she was in a completely different place. She wasn't sure if it was a dream, or something her pocket dimension did. Rhodonite had woken up in a circular bed with a mattress that seemed to sink with her weight, but in a luxurious kind of way. Silver covers that seemed to be made of Earth silk were draped over her body, and the pillows in the bed were dark blue silk with golden embroidery that were as soft and squishy as the mattress. She continued to look around the room, it was quite large..the floors were a black marble with a mandala just in front of the bed showing all the planets and constellations in a chart slowing their alignments. There were navy blue curtains behind the bed, and Rhodonite quickly pulled them open to reveal a window, with a view of a totally different sky, a sky with three bright suns that were sometimes blocked by passing space ships whirring by.
"I am not in my pocket dimension." Rhodonite whispered breathlessly.
Rhodonite thought of getting up, but she had noticed that underneath the covers, she had lost her clothes. It was confusing, since clothing is a part of her Gem, she controls it, but no matter how hard she tried, Rhodonite couldn`t get clothes to project onto her.
The tall, double doors with beautiful carvings and pictures on it creaked open. Rhodonite frenetically pulled the covers over her body, leaving only her head and half of her neck to show, she let out a slight whimper before sighing in relief as three Pearls danced into the room, humming and leaping across the floor. Rhodonite was still shaking under the covers, her eyes wide and fearful. The Pearls surrounded the bed, standing with perfect posture, waiting for something, staring straight into her eyes.
"Uuuum...are you guys..? You shouldn't be in here." Rhodonite stammered before a fourth Pearl grand jeted across the room, a long black dress waving and flickering like a flag in the hanger she was holding.
"It`s okay, just step out of the covers, and we`ll dress you." The fourth Pearl said as she stood over Rhodonite at the foot of the bed.
"I can dress myself..I don`t need...strangers." Rhodonite said quietly, the whole situation was rather awkward, and maybe a little bit creepy.
"Oh, we aren't meant to be strangers, just servants. It is our duty to get you ready to meet the Great Diamond Authority, you should consider this a great honor." The fourth Pearl replied, the other Pearls nodded in agreement, some even whispering "Great honor..", almost like they were echoes of the fourth Pearl's voice.
"The Great Diamond Authority? Wait a minute..." Rhodonite thought for a bit before piecing the puzzle together. "I`m on Homeworld aren't I?! What do you want from me, to kill me, torture me, interrogate me, I`m not falling for your sick games, release me, or else!" Rhodonite began to get defensive, but she knew that she couldn't do anything from the situation she was in.
"Oh no, dear! You`ve got it all wrong, the Diamonds are good leaders, they protect us, and we are the most advanced planet in both the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies!" The third Pearl calmed Rhodonite down, patting her shoulder.
"Now, we better hurry, no more dawdling. Let`s get you up." The fourth Pearl said, tearing off the covers. Rhodonite clutched to the dress before the Pearls could see anything.
"Put that on, and if it is the wrong size, we`ll fit it." The second Pearl added.
Rhodonite just sat there, frozen, before saying. "Can you guys maybe...not look at me?" She asked.
"Your wish is our command." The Pearls turned away from Rhodonite, allowing her to dress.
The dress was more comfortable than Rhodonite had assumed. It was long, black, and tight. The bottom of the skirt of the dress flared out a bit to allow walking room, and the black, silk-like cloth billowed out in front of her feet. The dress highlighted every curve, every feature of her figure, which wasn't all that bad, just a little too thin. Trailing behind her was a long cape of sheer gossamer. The dress`s halter neckline was a little bit big, so it sagged often, much to Rhodonite`s discomfort. The black contrasted with her two toned blue and pink skin, and it seemed a little too sophisticated for her messy mohawk, but she decided to live with and allow the Pearls to tighten the neckline before going to see the Diamonds.
"I need you guys to help me with the neckline, it`s a little too big." Rhodonite said timidly.
The Pearls turned around in unison, still in the perfect, almost soldier-like, pose. One glance of Rhodonite in the gown was enough to break them out of their programming, because the Pearls ran excitedly to Rhodonite with sewing supplies and began to fuss over her.
"You look beautiful, darling!" One Pearl fawned over her.
"Sorry for the inaccurate sizing on the halter, we assumed you would be bigger for a fusion." Another Pearl apologized as she began to tighten the neckline.
Another Pearl circled around back and tied two threads into the back of the dress, right by the zipper. Rhodonite felt the bodice of the dress tauten, like it wasn't tight enough..eventually Rhodonite felt like the fabric was going smash her stomach so deep that it touched her spine.
"Does it have to be so tight?" Rhodonite choked.
"Of course, the Diamonds have a very special standard for beauty, and we mustn't ignore it, you`re a beautiful Gem, but the Diamonds want perfection." The Pearl tightening the bodice said.
"I thought perfection was whatever is comfortable for you?" Rhodonite stated.
The Pearl smiled and rolled her eyes. "What a ludicrous idea..."
After getting finished, the Pearls oo-ed and ah-ed over Rhodonite while they walked briskly out of the room and down the hallway to the throne room. Rhodonite had gotten tired of saying "Thank you." repeatedly, so she just tuned out the Pearls and tried to comprehend her surroundings, which took absolute quiet for Rhodonite to do. Of course, the Pearls tugging on her arms and clinging to her and occasionally reaching to touch and squeeze her was not helping.
"Aren't you supposed to focus on the task at hand? Leading me to the throne room?" Rhodonite asked.
Rhodonite could hear scattered "Oh, right"s from the Pearls before they broke into an argument about who was going to lead her, eventually, a Pearl stepped up and smiled, saying, "Right this way."
Finally, Rhodonite and the Pearls reached another set of decorated double doors, Rhodonite reached for the doorknob before getting her hand slapped by the lead Pearl.
"Allow me." The Pearl whispered as she pushed open the door...
Rhodonite had a hard time taking it all in at first glance, but the room was huge. It was a circular throne room with mosaic floors. There was a mandala on the floor similar to the one in her room, except it showed all the stars and planets revolving around a symbol composing of three triangles, yellow, blue, and white. Rhodonite looked up to see three tall pedestals of black marble, in the center was a thin yellow Gem wearing what looked to be wearing a black and olive bodycon dress with a matching blazer. Her shoulders were large and pointed, and her yellow hair was in a tight bob with two spiked tips. The Gem looked down at Rhodonite as though she could care less about what was going on, even though she was really intrigued inside, her bright golden eyes cold and robotic. Rhodonite could see the glowing yellow Gem on her chest, and Yellow Diamond, as Rhodonite was just remembering her name, was sitting cross-legged on a grand, golden throne with the Gems of what was supposedly previous victims or prisoners of hers.
To the right of Yellow was a throne of fused human and animal bones, draped over the back and seat of the throne was a white and black spotted animal skin, it could`ve been an Earth animal or one from a distant planet, but Rhodonite was more focused on the Gem sitting on it. This Gem looked more like a goddess, Yellow looked like a business woman in her dress and blazer, but the White Diamond was wearing a beautiful, long white dress. She could see that this dress had a long, dramatic train. Everything about White Diamond was white, her long, lush hair, her alabaster skin, pale, silver, icy eyes, shiny white teeth, and the star-like Gem on her chest. White Diamond looked interested in Rhodonite, but not in a way that was particularly reassuring, more like the kind a psycho makes before killing its victim, that cruel, sinister smile.
To the far left in a stone throne with vines and flowers creeping around it was something Rhodonite would not have expected, seeing the other two. The Blue Diamond was shorter, and had more of an "upside-down triangle" body type, which was a surprise since her sisters had "hourglass" bodies. She looked a lot more defined and muscular than her sisters, and with all of those things in mind, Rhodonite was still not as intimidated by her. Blue Diamond was leaning forward in her seat, straining to look at Rhodonite. She had a sense of wonder and awe in her eyes, and she had a light warm smile on her face. Her dark blue hair, darker than her skin, was kept in a loose bun, similar to a geisha, she had a kimono like one too. It was ice blue with a white obi.
It was silent for a while, Rhodonite guessed there was nothing that anyone had to say to each other, but Rhodonite broke the silence by accidentally blabbing her thoughts.
"How do you guys even get down from there?" She asked.
Blue Diamond giggled, and the other two Diamonds still had poker faces.
"You must be the fusion." Yellow Diamond said brusquely and coldly.
"No, you dragged me in here for no reason." Rhodonite replied sarcastically.
"Don`t get feisty with me, earthling. I think it's best to have us as your ally." Yellow Diamond cocked an eyebrow.
"Enough with the dramatic formalities, what do you want from me?" Rhodonite snapped, only Blue Diamond showed the slightest bit of surprise.
"Strong willed, that could be a blessing or a curse." White Diamond whispered in fascination."The question is, which one is it, and for whom?"
"Oh, nothing really. We are just very interested in you, since you are the first humanoid version of the artificial fusion prototypes. We just thought that would be enough to bring you here, meet you, get you off that awful planet, Earth." Yellow said.
"Okay, you have me here...Here I am, standing in front of you, you have met me, can I leave now? Maybe go back to sleep, get out of this constricting dress, or better, go back home?" Rhodonite snapped.
"Oh no, we aren't done with you yet." White Diamond said. "You're too rare to just let go. We're going to keep you here, preserve you."
"So you're just going to trap me here like some endangered animal?" Rhodonite asked, her corrupted instincts beginning to teem through her body. The venom of her inner animal usually came out during moments of anger.
Suddenly, a bunch of steps levitated out of the floor, creating a staircase for White Diamond to walk down gracefully, her dress billowing behind her.
"So that`s how they get down." Rhodonite whispered to herself.
White Diamond snapped her fingers, and the Pearls walked out of the room in a single-file line, leaving Rhodonite in the center of the room alone. Once White Diamond got to the bottom of the stairs, the steps disappeared back into the floor. She slowly walked toward Rhodonite and stopped when she got uncomfortably close to her. White Diamond was significantly taller than Rhodonite, and Rhodonite`s body was completely covered by her shadow. White looked down, her icy white eyes staring into Rhodonite`s. Her smooth ivory hands clutched Rhodonite`s chin and lifted her head up so that their faces might be closer.
"Come with me." She whispered, seized Rhodonite`s hand and led her out of the throne room.
Okay so imagine waking up in a strange room naked. Then add a bunch of weird alien women.
Yeah...awkward.
So how is everyone's first impression of Homeworld? Of course, first impressions always tell you what its going to be like, right?
(WRONG)