A Gem Needs Help

The Message

Ollivine gasped when she saw the other red gem attack Tourmaline. Her heart pounded against her chest, as she was forced to watch her friend fight with all her remaining strength. This could be it, for all she knew. Yellow Diamond had weakened them greatly before she sent Tourmaline on the mission. She winced when the green gem was punched, almost as if she could feel Tourmaline's pain

Yellow Diamond was shocked too. She glared up at the big screen, staring at the other gem with a look of hatred and disgust. "These must be the gems that were disturbing our mission. The ones Peridot mentioned in her message..." she muttered under her breath.

Olivine remembered when she had first seen Peridot's cry for help. It was back when they had first tried to escape Homeworld. She sighed, recalling all their failures. Yellow Diamond had recieved the message just after she had imprisoned them. She could still remember the evil smile she wore, when she assigned the mission to Tourmaline. It was as if it happened yesterday...all the horrible screams of pain...

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"AHHHH! NO-" Tourmaline's voice was cut off by another one of her cries of pain.

Olivine wished she could cover her ears, but her hands were chained to her prison cell floor. It was her turn next...This was their punishment for trying to escpae. She now regretted every moment she had spent with Tourmaline planning and schemeing. It was brutal, Yellow Diamond wasn't going to kill them...just torture them until they gave out. She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to block out all the sounds. But it was no use. The building was filled with Tourmaline's screams and pleads. She should have never agreed to leave Homeworld! Now Tourmaline was paying the price for it, and so was she! Deep down, Olivine felt like it was all her fault...if she had refused the mission in the first place, maybe they wouldn't be getting tortured.

She heard heavy footsteps, gradually getting louder. Soon, Yellow Diamond was in front of her cell, holding a stabelizer. The look on her face was even too much for her to bear. She kept her eyes shut, and backed away as far as she could, until her chains stopped her.

"This'll teach you traitor gems to stay loyal to us!" she growled and stuck the stabelizer right in Olivine's side, causing her to yell. It continued like this for what seemed like ages. Stabelizer...Pain...Scream, until a low buzzing sounded from Yellow Diamond's waist. She stopped, looking rather annoyed, and grabbed the monitor from her belt. Olivine lay on the floor at an awkward position, just thankful that the pain had stopped. Yellow Diamond held the monitor in front of her and then let go. It floated there, and then projected a small hologram image of a gem.

"This is Peridot, communicating from all network devices on Earth...to Yellow Diamond." Olivine could barely hear the message, in far too much pain to care anyways. "...the second time I've attempted contact! Please..." the gem sounded almost as distraught as she was, "...send help!" The the hologram faded and she returned the monitor to her belt.

"So, Peridot needs help dealing with some rebel gems..." she could hear Yellow Diamond murmer. "I know just who to send..."

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Another blast of pain, snapped Olivine out of her thoughts. This time it was in her leg, and it had cut her artificial skin. A light green substance was leaking out of the wound. She looked up at Yellow Diamond. The bigger gem had an enraged look across her face. She followed her gaze to the big screen, where Tourmaline had been bubbled and was at some human structure. There were three other gems surrounding her, and what looked like a human boy.

"...And I'm from Homeworld..." she heard her say.

'No! She's going to give us away!' screamed Olivine in her head. She glanced uneasily at Yellow Diamond. A smile began to creep over her face...and not a good smile either. She grabbed Olivine by the back of her head, and forced her to look at the screen.

"Let's hear exactly what Tourmaline has to say..." Olivine stared in horror, as the green gem began to give away all their secrets...