[IC] We Are the Crystal Gems

[Loony]

October was upon the resident manchild of Mohs Town, and as this month had normally demanded of him, he was busy making a Halloween special in advance. Most would question what the young man was doing alone in the forest, but the environment was perfect; dark enough, even in broad daylight, to seem omnious, but light enough that everything was picked up on video well. Besides, he has been in weirder places than a forest for recordings.

As of right now, he was done with his recordings, sitting on his hoodie spread across the forest floor despite the chill of autumn. In his hand was his laptop, with a document of what looked like a checklist opened. He held the 'delete' button down until it was entirely clear, and probably would've had a stupid grin on his face if he weren't whistling a tune as he did so, one any fan of Mega Man would've been able to pick up instantly. Today had been pretty good. No interruptions, minimal outtakes, and the actual filming portion was over. Minimal outtakes used to be a disappointment and rarity back in Belgium, when he still had his friends Dries and Cannes around to help him with his videos, as being the dorks they were it'd make for enough content of its own, and rather humorous content at that. With just him alone, there was hardly anything worthwhile and outtakes were simply a nuisance towards getting the video done rather than an enjoyable and valuable part of the process. It wasn't as if they didn't help out anymore, or that they didn't keep in touch, but it wasn't the same without them around. He missed having them around more than he did his own family, but granted, for him that wasn't saying much.

He doubt he'd ever miss anyone but his dad, and he left the world of the living almost seven years ago.

Realising that he had stopped whistling or doing much of anything, having been lost in the thoughts of the past, Gilles let out a small chuckle. He closed his laptop and began to stuff it into his carrier, his whistling now resumed. No time to dwell on such thoughts. He had repairs to be done and a video to be edited and uploaded onto the magical land known as the internet. Then he'd be free to shamelessly enjoy Halloween once the day came, assuming the requests for repairs weren't too high. With all his equipment now put away, he got himself up, took his hoodie and shook whatever dirt and leaves had clung to it off, and slung it over his shoulder, and began to make his way back home.

Or at least, that was the plan.

On his way he heard someone or something rushing through the forest, which might've freaked Gilles out if it weren't for his defective sense of 'this is dangerous and you probably shouldn't get involved'. No, he was excited, as usual, being the idiot he was.
Until he heard sobbing. And recognised the voice.

Then he wasn't so excited.

"Useless! I can't do anything! This was supposed to be a fun trip, and now Aquamarine is possibly broken forever and Howlite is dead! Gone forever! And I just watched! Useless!"

All that he had would have to wait. He rushed towards the sound and sure enough, found Emerald slumped against a tree trunk, bawling his eyes out. It was hard enough for Gilles to see anyone upset, but one of the gems he all looked up to and someone so young...And by the sounds of it, something terrible had happened to Aquamarine and Howlite was dead. Most of the time, when someone was alone in an out-of-way place to cry, especially while grieving, they wanted their alone time, and Gilles knew that. But there was no way he could just leave the smallest of the gems -or whom he knew as the smallest, he never did meet Eve- alone like that, especially with what he was saying. Useless. He hated that word with a passion. He would be a born loser, a hopeless failure, a lost cause, and he'd embrace those titles. But never useless. The world was a machine and each person did their part to keep it running, no matter how small, as Gilles saw it.

"Ain't nobody useless, Emerald. "

Though he wanted to hug the little gem he knew he might freak out since, as much as he admired the gems, he wasn't too well known to them, and instead knelt down by Emerald, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Not you, not me, no one. Repeat it. I want to hear you repeat it. I don't care what you did or what you didn't, you aren't useless. Not you, not me. No one. Howlite wouldn't think you're useless. I don't think you're useless. And deep down you know you're not useless either. Say it with me. Ain't nobody useless. Not you, not me. No one."

@HaltingBlooper

[Saarebas]

That was it, this human's words is what broke whatever was holding Amber back. The giant thought he had released all his feelings in his collapse a few moments ago, but this human had just broke bedrock and released a whole new wave of emotions, these ones far less docile. "Yer trying to tell me 'ow I should feel?" Amber said through gritted teeth as Reggie attempted and failed to push him. The orange shaded Gem's hands curled into massive fists before he turned around to stare down the human, looking past the small group as if they weren't there at all. "Fer my whole life people have been telling me 'ow I should feel. That I should feel some kind of loyalty to a 'omeworld I've never been to. To a planet I 'ave only been on fer a month. Now yer telling me I just need to get over the death of one of the only people who weren't trying to tell me 'ow I should feel? NO! Amber said, his voice raising in both volume and intensity as he went on. "I'm sick of it! I can feel 'owever I want and right now I feel tired of all this! Tiered of that arse Bloodstone! Tired of loosing those who I thought were friends! Tired of jerks like yo' telling me 'ow to feel!" The Gem shouted as he stomped one of his feet on the ground, cracking it and leaving a indentation in the shape of his foot there. "Whatever the bloody 'ell happened to yo' in yer past may be horrible and I really do feel sorry fer yo', but it gives yo' no right to tell me 'ow I should feel right now!" He shouted as he stomped his other foot down, achieving the same effect as before. "And if yo' have a problem with that's TO DAMN BAD!!!" Amber finished, his voice booming at this point. Through out the Gem's whole explosion of anger the air around him began to shimmer and the temperature began to rapidly increase and if one would look closely enough they would notice small sparks popping off of Amber, but the orange giant himself was far to furies to notice any of this.

[Akayaofthemoon]

The blue tear drop of a gem finally started to glow, lifting up and floating to a bigger space as the base to her body formed but as the details started to apply it did a slight glitch of her form. Once solid she touched down to the ground only to find herself crumpling to it. Her emotional pain was unyielding and her body now felt fragile, more so than she had ever experienced before. Aquamarine's vision seemed to be off slightly but she could still slightly see. She knew enough to tell she was back at the temple but knew for sure this was not her room no matter that it was a cave much like her own. She glanced around, trying to remember who's room this was when her glowing pupil less eyes that resembled ice on a frozen lake stopped on the gray shards near her. Her gaze turned water, tears flowing freely as she reached her hands out and carefully picking up each piece as though it was the greatest most precious thing in this world.
Aqua would not scoop Howlite, she never deserved such treatment or such a death. She hugged the shards to her for a second before bubbling Howlite but she would not send her with the other bubbles since she knew her safe place was more fitting. She would talk to the others about a more permenant place when the sadness, pain, and grief settled but for now they needed her so she could help them past this. She could be the shoulder for them to cry on or just there is they needed it.
Aquamarine was glad that Howlite had been placed with her in...well she wasn't sure what that was..
Is this a bowl or...what the heck? A skull? But it is flat...oh it's a mask...at least I know who's room I am in now..
Their was only one out of her younglings who would don on a scary mask...Spinel. She didn't see the clear gem anywhere in sight though so maybe her being here was only to give Aqua's gem some safety but from what? She stood up, confused as she wandered around the room trying to find the door, not even bothering to take in her appearance and forgetting about the changes she would have gone through as she focused on getting to the others. She felt herself weakly stumble now and then but didn't care as she pushed onward, sprinting to the door when she saw it and let it open up for her.
She was now visible to all, her hair stiff as if out in a snow storm for far too long, cracks on random part of her body and ice crystal trying to push out of some. The icy eyes looked around as she leaned on the wall slightly for support as she took note of a few missing gems and the addition to one gem she hadn't thought would be there but explained why she had been tucked away.

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Aquamarine questioned frantically only to have her eyes for a bit wide and touched her throat, frowning at the garbled mixed up echoing mess.

[Blizz]

The still gem had been asleep for who knows how long, it had been sitting there for a long time waiting,until now

The gemstone levitated out of the wall it was embedded in and floated a foot forward, the gemstone began to glow a deep indigo light as from the ground up,a body began to manifest,the gemstone would become this bodies"third eye". As the body finally had a head when it reached the gemstone, the gemstone began to dim into the shape of a diamond, a new gem was born.

Azurite fell to his knees"mh w-wh-er?"

[21308]

Spinel

Spinel tried to hide the fact that she was nervous. Her head and eyes darted all around, desperately trying to find someone else who might be able to help her. She was alone with Bloodstone and Aquamarine... an awkward situation, to say the least. Spinel kept her eyes focused on Bloodstone as she walked up to Aqua, she was still wary that he might do something. She had no idea what Aqua had just said, but it sounded like a question. If that was the case, Spinel would just have to give her the best rundown she could. "After that thing attacked you and Howlite, Bloodstone showed up and killed it for us. We all came back to the temple, and it appears that everyone else has either gone into their rooms or left. Bloodstone came in via the warp pad and said something about helping us train. As you can see, he's awfully dejected about something. That's about all I can think of that you missed... that's what you wanted to know, right?"

Spinel took a closer look at Aqua. The last time a gem's speech was impaired like this, it was because their gem had been cracked. Since Aquamarine's gem was right in front of her, it didn't take more than a quick glance to see that, yes, her gem had been damaged. "You can heal gems, r-right? Your own gem isn't an exception, is it?" Spinel's speech was nervous and frantic, she couldn't bear the thought of losing two people today.


Chromite

Chromite stood between Amber and Reggie as it started to look like things might get bad. She turned to Amber first. "If you want him, you'll have to go through me, and my shield has taken hits from bigger gems than you." she said coolly. Chromite then turned back to Reggie and said "And you, is this really what we get in return for giving you the opportunity, and one that no other human has had at that, to stay on our ship? Then you go on to say you're an adult while acting like a newborn who's been denied their plaything! Speaking of which, if you really think you can hurt me with that thing, you're welcome to try. At this rate, I'd say it's only a small percentage as dangerous as your tongue, but clearly you have no intention of putting that away!" Her voice was obviously angry at this point, and this would be the first time that Reggie had ever heard her raise it.

[Guardian Angel Haruki]

@Raijinslayer

Candice took out her key and opened the door leading into the motorhome, glad to see that her answer seemed to have put Mars at ease. As she opened the door, she looked back to him when he started asking his questions about Gems. She answered as she stepped inside the neatly tidied motorhome, "Yes, they seem to call themselves Gems. I can tell you about them in regards to what I've seen," She unplugged her laptop from the charger and placed it into her black backpack as she continued "Of course, I don't know everything about Gems, considering I'm not one, so going to ask other gems would be a good idea. I can lead you to where they live,"

She found the small black devices, the bugs she uses to listen in on conversations and placed them in her backpack. She wanted to go with Mars to their dwelling, because this was her chance to listen to them and figure out whether they have an ulterior motive or not. She continued as she packed the laptop charger and her wallet, "They are capable of summoning their own weapons, shapeshifting, and fusing with each other to become someone else. I think they also have one ability that special to them. I think you may be capable of having those abilities as well, but again, I'm not sure,"

She then stepped out of the motorhome with a backpack strap over her shoulder and she said "As I said, I can lead you to where they live, if you want,"

[Blizz]

Azurite managed to stand"w-where am I?",Azurite saw that he was in a massive canyon filled with holes"what in the-?"azurite saw at his feet were many gemstones that were shattered, he knelt down to pick one up but when he did,a strand of sand followed his fingers"WHAT THE?!"azurite jumped back,he then stood up and looked at his hand"did I do this?"

[pyroman]

Charles had just been walking as he head quite a ruckus. He had no idea what it was about, but the booming voice with an unmistakable accent Gave him a part of the picture. He knew on a small level how destructive Amber could get, and was hoping to get there before things got hairy. Fortunately, one of the other voices he heard as he was walking there was trying to calm the situation.

In the distance, he stood, waiting for a time to come in. When he felt that it was the time, the mayor of the town walked slowly and carefully to the group of gems and humans. "Hello?" He said, hoping to get their attention. "Can I help in any way?"

---

Sodalite had had enough. It was time for her to get out and calm her raging thoughts and level her rising temper. She left her room with haste, and began to pace around the main room in a quick fashion.

[Raijinslayer]

Reggie

Reggie ignored Amber, as he'd said al. he wanted to say to the giant gem. If he was to self-centered to see the point of what Reggie had said, then he wasn't worth the time or effort of arguing with him. The closest thing Amber woukd get to a response was a harsh chuckle at his comment about being emotionally oppressed. Considering what I know from the brief interaction I had with his caretaker, that's a load of bullshit if I've ever head one. I don't get why Eve cares for that whiny shit stain, but I'm done trying to talk sense into him.

Reggie was about to ask Johnny if he had a cigarette again, feeling a need to calm himself down, when Chromite started talking. Reggie only raised an eyebrow, before a smile made it's way on his fac that was a strange mix of being both mocking and genuine.

"I knew I'd break that stern exterior someday," He said with a soft chuckle, before he conti ued speaking looking Chromite right in the eyes with a strange mix of anger and apathy. "This has absolutely nothing to fo with that, and while I'm grateful that you've let me aboard, that doesn't give you the right to interfere in what I do. You've got no reason to butt into this, and I didn't ask you too. You aren't in charge of me, you aren't close to me, I'm almost positive you see me as little more than a pet of some sort, if that. So as I said before, mind your own business and leave me to do what ever the hell I want to do."

Deep down, Reggie knew he was actong foolish, but he was too angry to care, first at Amber's self-centered 'woe is me' bullshit and now with Chromite trying to act like she was above him or something. He just wasn't in the mood for this BS, and the only reason he was still around was because he really needed a cigarette right now, and he didn't have the money to get one himself. Otherwise, he would've left right then and there, where to he had no fucking clue. He just knew he needed to cool off before he did something he regrets, that is, if he hadn't done so already.

When some guy in a fancy looking suit walked up and asked if he could be of any assistance, Reggie rolled his head before responding. "Unless you've got a cigarette or two, I'm going to hazard a guesx and say no."

@Saarebas

@21308

@Pathfinder

@pyroman

Mars

Mars was fiddiling with some of Candice's things as she spoke, but as soon as she said something about fusion, he stopped what he was doing(which was currently rifling through her underwear drawer) and turned around sharply, a gleam in his eye as something about that seemed to intrique him, even though he didn't kniw what it meant. It tickled something deep with his subconscious, a desire that he had only the faintest if understandings, but still drove his next barrage of questions none the less.

"What does that mean, 'fusing' that is, and how is it done? The same with shapeshifting, and weapons?" Mars followed Candice out, spinning a white piece of fabric around his fu ger that he'd found during his investigations. He also held what seemed like a matching article of straps and pads that he couldn't figure out the purpose for. When the woman(his earlier questions having revealed to him the concept of gender) asked if he wanted to be taken to see the others, he was quick to respind with an exaggerated 'Of course', before following close behind her towards the area in question.

@Guardian Angel Haruki

[Kronshi]

Blood couldn't bring himself to stand until he heard the distorted talk of Aquamarine. He stood up and walked towards the two gems, "Naturally Aqua would be able to heal herself but with her gem in that state it's impossible." Bloodstone acted a bit awkward at first before bringing out a vial of sparkling water from his hoodie. "This is a vial of healing water from your water fountain in your room in the temple on my ship... Yes, I know that those waters don't usually heal but they will if you steal a healing ice ball that was left on the battlefield and imbue it into the waters of the fountain.... I carry about six of these vials on me just in case... It's a hard life when there are no healing gems on your side." Blood fidgeted around the whole time he was talking, feeling weird admitting to keeping these on him due to their connection to Aqua.

"I know you may not trust me but I'm not letting you go out like this. I may not like you but I like these newborns and they need you since they won't go with me. Just one drop is all it takes." Bloodstone opened the vial and dropped a bit on her gem and watched as she formed back together. "Now I guess I'll be on my way. Nobody here wants me around anyway, no matter what I do." Blood started to walk towards the warp pad, looking back to see how they reacted.

[LizLegend]

Zircon listened and thought about what Bloodstone said, and he had a lot to say. She didn't look up at him, but she listened. She thought more about the part where he said it wasn't anyone's fault, and that anyone else would have also died trying. Zircon supposes this was valid; but even though it was no one's fault could nothing really be done? From Bloodstone's words Zircon kept close in mind where if any of them had tried to take on the thing that attacked they would have died, yet mixed with that thought Zircon couldn't help but think...maybe Zircon wouldn't have minded just to try. Maybe it sounds stupid or maybe it doesn't, yet...just trying... Although if Bloodstone would be right on the death part and Aquamarine feeling guilty...well obviously that wouldn't be good...and would be more unwanted...

But what if-

Maybe if-

Is there really-

What about-

Sigh. Too many thoughts, too little connections.

Zircon finally looked up when Amber stormed out; it seemed like a lot of people had left or were leaving. Zircon sniffled and wiped the tears away with her sleeve only for them to reform in her eyes by a little bit. Zircon also finally stands up; like the others did, Zircon considered on taking her leave as well. However she didn't really want to leave the area due to not wanting to leave anyone else around her on their own. But, Zircon felt the need to get all of this FEELS emotion out of her head so she decided to just make it quick and come back soon. Zircon felt kind of a little bad for leaving even if it was brief, but she didn't want to take the risk of bottling it in. Zircon didn't even plan to go far. Zircon looked to Bloodstone who just slammed onto the ground, who also seemed distressed about the whole thing not just about what happened but from what seems to be having no luck with trying to get the gems to feel better. Zircon wiped her eyes once more and started to take her leave by walking past him, "Thanks for the effort though.." she mumbled. She meant it when she said that. As far as Zircon knew it did seem like he was trying. Well, with everything going on in her head Zircon was sort of half-listening to whatever was being said. But judging that there was a lot to say from him, it seemed what he was trying to do was legit. That's...how it works right?

With the couple or few minutes of tension releasing she gave herself, Zircon paced back and forth at the front of the temple near the bottom of the stairs. She may have punched the wall a couple--no, actually few--times out of you know, frustration, anger, melancholy, et cetera. Zircon slowly wipes her face and exhales before heading back up when she thinks done. There was probably still more to release, but she was trying to stay committed to her self-given deadline. Before reaching the top of the stairs she heard this...erm...noise...echoing...distortion...noise...that startled Zircon enough to make her jump and make her arms spazz around until they stop in some goofy-looking pose while holding one knee up in the air as well. Zircon froze in that awkward pose for a few seconds and blinked. What was that? It almost sounded similar to something else, but Zircon didn't take the time to remember what that something else was as she hurried over to the main area where she previously was. Aqua's back. Oh thank god she's alright. Well, sort of. Her gem was cracked, that started to get Zircon worried. But at least she was alive. As for the cracked gem problem though, Zircon watched Bloodstone take out some vial of water and giving a drop to Aqua's gem which heals it right up. With this coming from Bloodstone, Zircon was surprised. He saved them from a giant monster thing, tried to comfort everyone, and then heals Aqua's gem. That's three nice things! This is coming from the bad guy! Zircon's view on Bloodstone now is...kind of confused. Is this real or is this a trap that'll be rewarding to him in the future? Whatever the case, what he did is what he really did. Zircon watched Bloodstone walk towards the warp pad, and takes notice when she sees him look back at them. Zircon's head slightly perks as she blinks and then looks to the side; should she say something? Give a little gesture? Without knowing what words to use Zircon slowly looks back to Bloodstone and slowly nods to him, sometimes her silent way of saying thanks. After that she hurried up towards Aqua and Spinel. She still doesn't trust Bloodstone, but he has her little respect for the things he has done for them.
((A very tired Liz wrote this if something is wrong with this please tell me))

[Blizz]

Azurite got back up on his feet"how did this happen?"he had just awoke from a massive slumber and now he has sand following his fingers, azurite was baffled.

As he began to walk around he saw countless shards of broken gemstones,(what happened here?)he thought, he than came across a strange blue platform with steps leading up to it"what the?" Azurite walked up to it and wondered what he had just found"what is this thing?"

[Guardian Angel Haruki]

@Raijinslayer

Mars

Mars was fiddiling with some of Candice's things as she spoke, but as soon as she said something about fusion, he stopped what he was doing(which was currently rifling through her underwear drawer) and turned around sharply, a gleam in his eye as something about that seemed to intrigue him, even though he didn't kniw what it meant. It tickled something deep with his subconscious, a desire that he had only the faintest if understandings, but still drove his next barrage of questions none the less.

"What does that mean, 'fusing' that is, and how is it done? The same with shapeshifting, and weapons?" Mars followed Candice out, spinning a white piece of fabric around his finger that he'd found during his investigations. He also held what seemed like a matching article of straps and pads that he couldn't figure out the purpose for. When the woman(his earlier questions having revealed to him the concept of gender) asked if he wanted to be taken to see the others, he was quick to respind with an exaggerated 'Of course', before following close behind her towards the area in question.

@Guardian Angel Haruki

@Raijinslayer

She answered his question, her back turned to him, "They somehow turn into light and reform themselves into one person. I don't know how they fuse, or call upon their weapons and powers. Humans aren't capable of doing anything like that-" While she was talking she turned to face him as she slung her backpack on her shoulders and her face turned red again at the sight of him holding her undergarments. She slapped her hand to her face and she yelped, "Mars! Put those back! Now!"

After he had done so, she led him out of the motorhome and headed into the town. She knew that in order to reach the other Gems' residence, they had to trek through the town. Thankfully, the motorhome wasn't too far away from the town, and so it didn't take them long to get there. As they entered town, she welcomed Mars, "Welcome to Mohs Town," As she led him through the town, she pointed out the different places, such as restaurants, grocery stores, laundromats, electronic stores, and so on and so forth. However, halfway to their destination, Candice caught sight of one of the gems who was giving off sparks, with a furious look on his face. With that gem were two other gems and a human.

She muttered, tensing up a bit at the sight, "That doesn't look good,"
Was she going to have to fight a gem? The orange gem looked like a potential danger to the town and its citizens right now. She was glad to have her weapons hidden on her person right now.

[Raijinslayer]

Mars

Mars narrowed hiseyes at Candice, not appreciating her tone of voice or her commanding of him, but he did as she commanded . . . then proceeded to sneak three other pairs of the fabric into his pockets. He didn't know what they were, only that they seemed to causr Candicd face to change at the sight of them, and since Mars found the human more entertaining when her face was red, he would keep them ready for use in case things got boring.

As he followed her into town, he wondered about what she'd said regarding his abilities. The thoughts and words brought flickerings of something to his mind, but he couldn't ever grasp them as thry flew back into his subconscious like dust on the wind. He wasdisteacted from his thoughts, however, as soon as he arrived in town, the barrage of unfamiliar sights freezing him in his tracks with wonder. He was so enraptured by everything around him, the people especially drawing his interest by how varied they appeared, he hadn't noticed the kerfuffle goung on until Candice pointed it out.

That was when things would take a turn for the worse.

Mars'eyes would instantly focus on the tallest figure there, then slide over the rest of those in attendance in order of outward hostility. He felt something stirring inside, a pounding drum that seemed to only increase in sound the more he tried to block it out. He began to twitch inna frantic manner, his eyes amd stripes taking on a dim, golden glow, the myraid of colors normally in them being completely consumed by the glows intensity. All of his attention was focused on the big one, his body automatically getting ready for his next move. Unknown to him, he'd activated his energy ability instinctively, fueling himself so that his body would become faster than normal.

Before Candice could say anything, Mars was off, his already impressive speed being boosted even further by his ability in a way that even the most experienced of them, Chromite, would be somewhat surprised by how fast he had moved, if she had noticed the gem before his arrival. He'd have appeared in front of Amber, a somewhat psychotic smile on his face as he woukd launch the bigger gem into a nearby building with a hard round kick to the stomach area, the strong kick being augmemted further by the momentum it had gained from his added speed.

Luckily, the building that Amber would crash into was free of people, being one of the last buildings in need of repairs ftrom the previous attack.

Mars would look at where the dust was settling with a since of exhilaration, his face lighting up like a chirstmas tree as a new sense of satisfaction flowed through his core.

I don't know what this feeling is . . . but I want, no, I need mire of it. This . . .this is the best feeling I've ever had

The smile on his facd changed into a predatory grin as he burst forward seconds after the orange gem, attempting go launch him out the back of the store, regardless of whether he was just standing up or not even off the ground yet.

"Come on, you can't be finshed already, we're just getting started!!"

While his battle lust grew, Mars began to see whispers of a battlefield long forgotten and a foe long since defeated overlapping with reality. Mars couldn't tell which was real and which was just more images, but he currently couldn't care less if he tried. Right now, he wanted to feel that same rush of excitement, and it seemed like the best way to do that was to keep attacking the giant orange guy.

@Saarebas

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@Guardian Angel Haruki

[pyroman]

It was a sight she could not avoid. The cracked appearance of Aqua and her gem, along with the distortion of her voice, was something that startled Sodalite. Even she could not understand Aqua, as it wasn't a language at all. She remembered Emerald when his gem cracked. It wasn't a pretty sight either, and the young gem wished that Howlite could have suffered the same rather than having her gem shattered. Still, she said nothing, and watched in the distance as Aquamarine reformed with the assistance of Bloodstone, whom she still had yet to put trust in.

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Chuck shook his head at the youngster. He had not smoked ever, and he planned to keep it that way. However, he was not going to get on their case about the dangers of smoking. He was sure that they were aware of the consequences of doing so, and wasn't going to press them on it. However, he did take a few cautionary steps away, just to avoid breathing in anything that he didn't want. "Can't say that I do, sorry." He said to the young man. "What's going on with the gems? I can't say I've seen them this mad before."

[Blizz]

"Maybe I should touch this"he thought,azurite soon decided to keep walking(he's heading for MOHs town)

[Blizz]

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[HaltingBlooper]

Emerald looked up and smiled a little. "Th-thanks, Gilles. I needed that." He heard the frantic screaming and ran off. "Don't follow me, I think they're mad!" He saw some other Gem confronting Amber next to some lady he had never seen before, and the strange Gem had apparently just kicked Amber through a building. He ran as fast as he could, and the moment that the other Gem paused, making some sort of taunt, was just enough for Emerald to do what he could. Now he could do something. Now he could help his friends. He jumped in front of Amber, put his hands out, and his stone covered his hands, forming a giant palm of stone facing the charging person. "You're gonna have to go through me to get to Amber!"