Loyalty

|| It saddens me to say this, but I think I may just to go into hiatus for this blog. I haven’t been... The best mentally (for SEVERAL reasons), even when I try to pretend I’m not. I just don’t have the energy for these muses at all. But I have a sneaking suspicion that once their episodes air, I MAY have muse for them. But for now? It’s gonna have to be a hiatus.

The humans were proof enough of Holly Blue’s words. Those specimens she could see lounged near the edge of the water, or threw themselves haphazardly from the rocks. Generations sometimes came and went between her visits, but the last one wasn’t so long ago that she didn’t recognize a few of their faces, even if she couldn’t spot the one she personally delivered. Odd. Perhaps it was hiding. 

“…I should expect no less,” she replied, continuing on her way once satisfied nothing was amiss. When the cluster emerged, these would be the last humans in the entire universe ——- the last of a species Pink adored so much. They were such fragile beings, so dependent on their delicate ecosystems…even the slightest disturbance could reap disastrous consequences. And there was no disturbance quite so unpredictable as the one racing across the stars in a stolen ship. 

“We have reports of a recently escape fugitive from Homeworld infiltrating outposts such as these.” Isolated, and staffed with so many defective gems, it made for an especially vulnerable target in that regard. Pausing as a towering set of double doors hissed open, Blue swept into the chamber of bubbled quartz, the Agate on her heels. She had no wish to divulge the nature of the trial ( nor how they allowed the greatest criminal in Homeworld’s history to escape ), so she chose her words with care, sharing only those details most relevant. “The fugitive in question is an organic. A human. I don’t think it unreasonable to suspect they might strike here.”

“Tell me…how prepared are you to handle such a threat?”

At her Diamond’s praise, Holly Blue’s shoulder’s (which, for the record, was STILL squared) relax. STARS. Holly Blue was sincerely afraid that Blue Diamond would... Find out about the infiltration that had happened. But as they walk into the room, Blue Diamond still does not speak of it, so things must be-

Wait.

Fugitive? Uh- Oh. OH NO. Is it- OH STARS above. A HUMAN fugitive? Could- Could it be?? Holly Blue bites her lip, and sucks in a breath. Ohohoho. Oh- That. PLEASE don’t tell her. That it’s the same human that Blue Diamond HERSELF had brought to this Zoo.

Ohh.

She is IN so MUCH trouble if so.

“WELL!” An unusually loud ‘well’, as Holly Blue gets her marbles together. “WE, as in this facility’s quartzes and I, are most CERTAINLY able to deal with such... ‘Threat!’ The quartzes have experience dealing with humans!”

“I AM MALACHITE!!!”

She roared, still sobbing. She didn’t care if the planet was going to be destroyed by the Cluster sooner or later.

If everything went down, she would fight or die trying. At least she would die as a free gem and not a prisoner or a tool

“I chose to live here, the sea and its creatures, it’s all that I have. The only happiness in my life…”

Then se ran a hand through her hair, smiling sarcastically and even letting out a nervous laugh between sobs.

“Jasper and Lapis would get punished anyway for fusing… The Diamonds would not hear any excuses”

She JUMPS, as Malachite screams down at her. UH OH.

Hbhbhuobhbb. Grrrrhrhghg. Nothing she says is WORKING!!!!!! “You don’t LOOK that HAPPY!!!!” Shes crying for out loud!!!! She may be a Ruby, but she KNOWS crying meant SADNESS!!!!

“JASP- No, Malachite, if you EXPLAINED that Lapis FORCED the fusion, Yellow Diamond would UNDERSTAND!!”

Right?

Right???

|| In Eyeball’s case, she has very much become dependent on its caste to deal with her own sense of inferiority and replaceability. She is desperate for approval, for recognition, to make her stand out, and she looks to Homeworld to remedy that. Specifically, she wants to have fame, and status and status comes in the form of owning a Pearl. 

|| Holly Blue’s way of dealing with her role is through taking it out on others. She yells, she hits, she abuses the Quartzes. She’s quick to blame them for everything, she’s willing to call them derogatory things to let her anger out. 

“WELL, IF I’M A CLODDY CLODDY MUDDY WATERY DUMB DUMB, THEN…”

She needed to muster up the best. Comeback. EVER.

“YOU’RE A RUDDY CRUDDY MEGA CLODDY MUDDY DUDDY SUPER CLOD! TIMES INFINITY!”

NOT THE TIMES INFINITY-

This Ruby, made a COMPLETE FOOL of, absolutely DONE for, annihilated, DESTROYED-

There’s a dramatic slow motion, as Eyeball falls, her face twisting in agony portrayed in like. 60 Frames. Or something.

It’s done. It’s over.

Her career? Ruined.

Her dignity? Shattered.

Her duty? Obsolete.

OH, SHE DID NOT JUST GO THERE!

“MAYBE NOT, BUT AT LEAST I HAVE MORE THAN ONE EYE! AND WINGS! CAN YOU SAY THAT YOU CAN FLY??”

“ I CAN SEE PERFECTLY FINE!!!!!!!

“AND FLY??????????? WHAT AM I, AN EARTH FRIED PRODUCT PREDATOR????”

Wow. That was quite the reaction.

“Um…”

“Eyeball, I’m okay! I’m not cracked!”

Navy squealed in delight. “Exactly like that ruby! The lazuli was mad but Steven? He was heartbroken and hurt? Oh it was the best day of my life!”

“Finally we got to pull one over on them! I’m tired of rubies just being seen as stupid! I was pretty dang clever if you ask me.”

“You TELL ‘EM!” YEAH! Flexes in support!!!!

“RAAAAAA-”

Whump.

And now Leggy is in the hole. Great teamwork, guys.

“LEGGY!!!!!!!!”

She runs down into the small hole. She’s holding her, like Leggy’s dead-

“No-”

Frankly she wasn’t even sure how that was a comeback.

“…Oh yeah? WELL…”

“I bet your gem placement gives you a constant nagging itch where your eye would’ve been! And it’s the worst!”

GASP. HOW DARE SHE-

It’s… Ruby Season.