Steven Universe :: Homeworld

Chapter 1 :: Rebirth

Room number 1 of the kindergarten awoke to the deafening cries of two babies. A familiar cry in the ears of Tourmaline, which made her think of a baby Onyx she once nursed back to health when he was created.Two crystal cradles greeted them as they entered the decorative room filled with Electrolites ready for when the new gems would seek food.On the cradle which was Rose pink, a happy, beautiful baby with rambunctious pink hair similar to the flowers on a cherry blossom lied there smiling- her face chiseled, the color of pale peach and a shade of light tan, which matched her face beautifully. The second baby- a sickly but spectacular baby with blue hair, a tint of green and heterochromic eyes- the left with a hue of orange and the other a tinge of greenish blue. The second baby's skin was pale, almost too pale that she looked as though she were sick. They were majestic as fudge. Both the babies had gems on their belly. Rose Quartz and Watermelon tourmaline, they shone like stars in a dark, dark sky.
Who would've known, the legendary Onyx Terraformed into not one but two of the most beautiful creatures Tourmaline ever witnessed.
Nurse Tourmaline called for her assistant, Margaret. Nurse Tourmaline was the one that admitted Onyx's dark chrysalis into the Kindergarten almost 1600 years ago. She was also what humans would call Onyx's 'mother figure'.
"It's been 1,517 years!" blurted Tourmaline.
"It seems as if it was just yesterday I heard the similar cry of Onyx!" She added on.
"No need to get too attached, Tourmaline. You'll only hurt yourself" Margaret interrupted.
"Remember the last time we had to send one to be trained".
"Of course" Tourmaline remembers every single gem ever to have been nursed here. It was her whole life. Although, the thought of sending the gems to the research facility was breaking her heart. She put the thought away. "Well for now, we shall raise them as our own. Until they come of age- then we'll have to let them go " sighed Tourmaline. She was not used to developing feelings for the gems she took care of. This must be an exception since they used to be Onyx- her beloved child. And at that, she took off with the babies.Over the thousands of years that she has been taking care of Rebirths, she always knew what was best for them. Including the fact that they have to be fed- unlike adult gems, baby gems had to be fed with natural minerals. Including Electrolites for their energy, the most abundant source of energy with anything relating to gem technology.
"Which room are we sending them to, Tourmaline?", asked Margaret
"I will take care of them personally myself", Tourmaline didn't normally do this but this was an exception. As the passed the kindergarten halls, the pair heard another cry. A melancholic cry. A lonely cry. It was coming from Room 13...the pair then went inside the room, not knowing what was waiting for them. Inside, they saw a baby supported by a cradle made of Yellow crystals. The baby, a glamorous gem with wavy yellow hair and pale yellow skin- similar to the color of a hay bale.In it's left hand was a Yellow Diamond which shone like the rising sun.
"Another one?" interjected Margaret in between the sad cries.
"Yes, I think so" answered Tourmaline hesitantly.
"What gem was admitted?"
"No one knows, the chrysalis was found in the ruins of the ancient crystal city- along with Onyx's one" Tourmaline replied in shock. This chrysalis wasn't due until 324 more years. Was the newborn gem reacting to the birth of the others? Perhaps Onyx's aura was passed down to Rose Quartz and Watermelon Tourmaline-this never happened before. After giving hard thought on the possible consequences if she took Yellow Diamond and continued up the jet black stairs. Without looking back, she sprinted as fast as she can.