#forest lyfe

Excitement was the only emotion the gem felt when he finally laid his own eyes on the forest of the planet. Looking at it from a screen was enjoyable, but finally exploring it for himself would be a dream come true. Or perhaps the dream was the chance to finally make a run from the crew. That angry pink one had been bothering him for quite some time, and that one with the photos and the words... If he had to look at one more he didn't know what he would do. Without so much as a word to the crew, he walked in a straight line from the ship in to the forest. Maybe he could start his own civilization, or impress the home world with his very own findings. He wandered in his own thoughts for several days, eager to impress all in the home world. Yes, the forest was filled with fearsome beasts, such as those feathery meat sacks capable of flight, or those ones with the scales that hissed and lacked legs, but the gem stood firm in his belief that those monsters would only make his victory all the more glorious. It was the third day when he was finally rattled from his solitary thoughts of what he imagined to be some new, hideous beast screeching in the forest. For a brief moment of panic, Spinel believed it to be the faint voice of his leader. The idea quickly left him, a small laugh replacing it at the thought of the pink princess coming in to the forest after him. He stopped for a moment, debating on the best way to avoid a fight with the beast. With a firm nod, he took several steps towards the sound, cupped his hands over his mouth, and screeched back in its direction, as loud as he possibly could. Yes. He would survive.