Outcasted - Leader of Peace

Expansion 12 - Hopeless

-General's POV-

I ran up through the halls of a building within the business division of Homeworld. Within the rooms, I ran to my chambers. Inside were hundreds of cells with gems inside. Majority were poofed, as some decided they would rather be trapped in their own gems then behind my bars. I paced myself to a certain cell as I dropped Spinel's gem inside.

Soon, he reformed. Just as I was turning around, I turned back and clicked a button as the bars came up, trapping him inside. I stand there, just glaring at him.

By the time he reformed, he was on the ground. He screamed, "Bloodston-"

He stopped himself, looking around. "W-Where am I...?"

I chuckled. "A police officer behind bars... Hmm how ironic."

"General. What are you doing?"

"What do you think? I'm doing this place justice, unlike you. You've been in contact with the Huntress and the Dagger for years, haven't you? They're misfits. They're outcasts. They're unwanted."

It seemed as Spinel continued to shake his head in denial. No matter what he would say, I stuck to my position.

"General get me out of here! I need to find them!"

I shook my head. "Not gonna happen, sorry. I'll find them and I'll put them in cells right next to you. I mean, I have both cells open."

"Stop it! General why are you doing this?!"

"Because I've been searching for them for years now! And finally... finally I am at the peak to finally capturing. They're wanted by Homeworld's government, just like any other misfit. They're mine, Spinel... and I'm not letting them go."

"I hope they leave this place... it'll prove you unworthy to the Diamonds themselves."

"I mean, I got you..." I chuckled. Spinel seemed speechless now. I was about to walk out when suddenly, it came to my mind.

"Oh and just so you know..." I spoke, back turned to Spinel. "Your son..."

I sensed as he immediately looked up. "He seems to be in danger right now..."

"What are you talking about? How did you know about that?!"

I chuckle one last time, taunting him the best I could. "He's out there looking for his sister... You know, the Huntress."

I could hear banging now behind my back.

"Don't you dare do anything to him!" cried Spinel, continuing to bang. The banging echoed through the cell chambers as I walked out of the place. As I exit, I could hear his loud screaming.

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-Bloodstone's POV-

The city's stars continued to twinkle, as there seemed to be a smaller amount than usual. The rebels were all dispersed, far from one another.

After looking out at the sky, I approach the group of rebels I was with. There seemed to be about 7 or 8 of us. I was with Summit and Virus, luckily.

"So... what's the plan?" I ask Virus.

He shakes his head. "There no longer is one..."

"Can't we just come up with a new one?" asked another rebel.

"No! Homeworld has upped their protection by 100% at this point! There's no way we can make it through!" cried Summit.

"The night's still young..." I softly spoke to myself, as I noticed I caught a few of their attention.

"What did you say?" asked one of the rebels.

I stood up. "Could we possibly fight them?"

Everyone looked at each other. One said, "We cannot... they're far too strong."

"Majority of us are misfits! We all have unique powers. We can put this as our advantage. Homeworld knows we are unpredictable!" I continued to rant.

Summit smiled at me. "You're right."

Virus added, "But how are supposed to take down all of Homeworld?"

"We don't need to fight all of them. We just need enough to get to a ship," spoke Summit.

Everyone seemed united at this point. Unfortunately, there weren't many of us... but perhaps if we started something, then it would be a chain reaction.

-

-Spinel's POV-

I sat there in my cell, looking down. I've let everyone down, haven't I? My own responsibility. My own son. My daughter.

Everything I was around seemed to just be falling apart. But Dagger. He was my son? He was the gem I created... And to think I hated him for my entire life?

I've made too many mistakes, and I needed out of this cell. I needed out before Bloodstone leaves this realm. I began to bang aggressively. Screams came out of my mouth so I could get some sort of attention.

But it was all hopeless. No one was there, as I was not there for anyone else.

Tears began to flow down as I sat down in my cell. Drifting... all I could feel was the drifting.

-

-Dagger's POV-

Tracer and I flew through the Homeworld skies, looking down. My eyes tried to focus onto Bloodstone, but there was no sign of her. She could not get on that ship. She could not leave her home!

Tracer looked to me and noticed I was stressing. "Hematite?" she asked.

I sent a simple, "Hm?"

"What would you do if Bloodstone actually left?"

"She won't, Citrine."

She sighed. "Yeah but... I don't know. She's pretty strong and she doesn't stop until she gets what she wants."

"Citrine, now is not the time."

"No I think now is the perfect time."

I sighed. I was very annoyed with her, but I could see where she was going with this. "I-I don't know Citrine..."

"I think the whole reason why you want to go out looking for her is because... you realize you're nothing without her. You two have been with each other all your lives and... I can tell that you both are important to each other."

I sighed. Citrine was right, as much as I hated to admit it. "Citrine... I don't know what to do."

Tracer sighed. "I say let her go."

"What?" I asked, genuinely concerned. "What do you mean let her go?"

"You want her to happy, right?"

I sighed. "Right..."

"Then just let go, Hematite. I know it sounds bad but her staying here isn't healthy. You and her, especially her, are wanted by Homeworld's government. You think, at all, this would help her?"

I sighed, once again. "Dammit I hate how you're always right."

Tracer chuckled. "Now, let's go find her before Homeworld does."

Her and I sped off on the ship as we continued to fly through the sky that seemed endless.

-

Tracer and I flew through, silence all the way. I look down at the docking bay and tap on her shoulder.

She speaks, "I saw it too. Want me to drop?"

I nodded. I look down from the ship and notice 8 gems run straight for the docking bay. Homeworld guards tried to fight them off but they would easily get eliminated. Then, I noticed her.

Bloodstone.

She was running along with her allies, using her powers and take out the others. It seemed as this time she wasn't killing. I smiled, seeing her. Perhaps this was our last memory with one another?