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Ruby let out a snarl as she stood before Rose Quartz with her arms folded as she glared at Pearl who was stand next to the giant gem leader. Her blazing red eyes glaring at the smug looking gem, that damn Pearl got lucky but she'd be damned if she let that gem continue to look down on her.

She stood there with her arms still folded over her chest in frustrated anger while the gems around her whispered amongst themselves, the temperature around her was getting hotter with every moment that passed, which caused most of the gems currently surrounding her to step back a few feet; her hands were clenched in tight fists as she tried to keep her temper in check the best she could.

Of course she be able to calm down easier if she'd be able to punch that damn Pearl till she retreated into her imperfect gem that was on her forehead, or at least set something on fire but she knew that every gem around her would go on defence which she really did not want to deal with at the moment.

Being a soldier, she was trained to destroy unless she was given orders to do different.
She was a flame that consumed everything in it's path without hesitation or remorse.

Rubies are naturally aggressive gems, but as soon as she was ripped from her hole; she was even more aggressive than her 'sister gems'.

The higher ups usually frowned upon any gem that wasn't like the others of her kind, but with her they were thrilled with her thermo-regulation ability that increases in temperature when she willed it or when she got angry as well as her strength was stronger than all the rubies she was created with.

She remembered that day like it just happened, it haunted her like a horrid nightmare she couldn't forget.
From what she understood she was the only ruby that survived being so close to the enferno lava center of the unstable planet, the extreme heat to her made the soil around her gem comfortable almost like a warm embrace.

She remembered when she felt the world around her start to shake violently, however she was use to the shaking since her planet was so unstable but this time felt different...more violent.

Then the blinding light that shown on her gem when the ground was yanked from her gem, she remembered the fear and the anger that went through her, since she was no longer in such cramped surroundings; she took her form with her teeth bared in an angry snarl at the tall orange gem that was looking down at her bare form with a bored expression.
She remembered a diamond shape on the gem's top, a vivid color of bright yellow.
Before the taller gem knew what was going on Ruby had let out a loud roar of uncontrolled rage as she sprang from her hole, her fist clenched tightly with flames swirling up her arms.
Ruby really doesn't remember exactly what happened she just remembered the edge of her vision being red as she fought with the startled gem, after wards there was only a shattered orange gem at her bare feet.
With her anger cooled she looked around to see other rubies, who were wearing clothes, staring at her with shocked expressions and different shades of red eyes were full of fear as they stared.

Ruby shook her head as she was brought back into the moment, her eyes narrowed as she took in Pearl's angry expression as her blue eyes glared over at Sapphire.

Wondering what she missed she growled out, "What the hell's goin' on?"

To her surprise Rose smiled warmly at her, "Sapphire and I both think you'd be a great gem to have fight with us, if you want to of course."

The room grew silent as all eyes turned towards the fiery red gem, she stood there shocked. Was this leader really that accepting of gems? Not even seeming to care if the gem was a spy...she was just so...welcoming..so caring.

Ruby grinned, this was going to be a easy mission after all, "I'll fight with you and your army."

Rose smile brightened and her eyes had stars in them, "Welcome Ruby."

The room stayed silent as the gems took in what just happened, then most started to shout their protest while a hand full of gems cheered with joy at having another comrade in their army.
Her crimson eyes slowly looked over at Sapphire, the stunning blue gem was smiling at her.

Narrowing her eyes she watched as the smile slowly fell from the blue gem's face, her full lips forming a slight pout that caused Ruby to focus in on that pouting bottom lip that she just wanted to bit.
Wow, wait a minute, what the hell was that?!

The fiery red gem let out a snarl as she turned around, stomping out of the temple leaving scorched footprints on the stone floor; her face felt unusually hot.

Outside the temple the animals were singing their songs but they all went completely silent as Ruby stomped out of the building and started to pace back and forth in front of the temple trying to calm down her anger, the silence was slowly helping her until she hear the most annoying voice she's ever heard in her existence.

"You should leave, you are unstable and a nuisance to Rose."

Ruby had her back towards to speaker, her blazing eyes staring up at the darkening sky that had stars slowly starting to appear. She felt her gem start to pulsate as her anger raised higher and higher as she thought about what the gem had said.
With a deep growl from clenched teeth she slowly turned towards the gem, her eyes blazing when they landed on Pearl.
Now fully facing the smug looking gem, Ruby rolled her shoulders while she tilted her head to the side, "What makes you think I care about what some Pearl says?"

A faint blue blush formed on Pearl's face as she narrowed her eyes, "You are a unstable gem, I wouldn't be surprised if you became corrupted. In Fact I am sure you WILL become corrupt. Which is something I do NOT want Rose to deal with, not again."

A low growl came from the red gem as her form started to shake and her hands clenched into fists, her eyes becoming a brighter almost glowing red at Pearl saying she could become corrupt.
All gems could become corrupt; high or low but for some smug spoiled pearl to tell HER, a warrior from when she crawled out of the soil, that she would become corrupt made her anger turn into a fiery rage.
For a pearl to even mention corruption was unheard of on HomeWorld, for pearls corruption was distasteful and degrading, but for this spoiled pearl to tell her that she would become an uncontrollable beast that would destroy anything in it's path was like getting her gem cracked; a insult to her.

Pearl folded her arms, turning her head to the side with her nose in the air, "You rubies are such a distasteful sight to behold, such faul and barbaric gemstones. Honestly, your kind are only useful for battle or destruction. Nothing more."

The grass under Ruby's feet was slowly starting to turn into a darker shade of green then slowly turned black, the burning slowly spread a good ten inches from where she was standing listening to the pearl's every word.
Other gems slowly stopped, watching what was going on between the two of them.
The fiery gem noticed out of the corner of her eye that Rose and Sapphire came rushing out of the temple with hast, Rose looked worried with her dark eyes large with concern at something Sapphire must of told her.
Her attention was brought back to Pearl when her baby blue eyes looked smugly at her red ones, "You're an unwanted, unneeded gem that should've never been allowed to crawl out of your unstable planet's soil and been destroyed with the other rubies on that vulgar planet."

Almost instantly she was racing towards Pearl while a roar of rage escaped her mouth, her arms crossed in front of her body to her sides as her boxing gloves formed on both of her clenched hands.
Flames formed over her weapons as she jumped into the air letting her fist swing forward, towards a shocked looking pearl but her flame covered glove connected with her right cheek.
Ruby watched with rage filled eyes as Pearl was sent flying across the ground, her flawless skin was now burned on her cheek and the other was covered in dirt from her hitting the ground and rolling for a few feet.

As Pearl summoned her spear, Ruby's eyes narrowed as she spread her feet more apart so it would be easier for her to avoid an attack if needed.
Slowly the two of them walked in a circle with their eyes locked onto each other, then they both sprang forward with cries of uncontrollable emotions.

Gems watched in shocked horror as the two gems fought, Pearl was graceful where Ruby was reckless. The two of them fought like their very gem's depended on it.

Most of the gems that had heard the conversation were angered at Pearl's words, they had comrades that became corrupted and for Pearl to tell a gem that they were going to become an uncontrollable beast was heartless to the friends they lost to corruption.

As gems watched the two fight, they noticed that Pearl was taking the most damage, sure Ruby was rash but she was trained in combat where Pearl was not.
Pearls of all color were mostly trained to be a shield for their superiors but also as a maid, someone to make sure their superiors living area was clean.

Ruby narrowed her eyes as she watched Pearl fall to her knee panting hard with bruises covered in bruises with cuts all over her flawless pale skin.
Her hands were clenched tightly, her form still shaking from rage as she stared at Pearl as she began to weep large tears.
With a snarl she started to walk towards the till crying pearl, ready to finish the job.

"Please, Stop!"

The red gem froze for a moment, then slowly looked up at the gem who shouted, Sapphire.
That beautiful gem had a single stream of tears rolling down the middle of her face, which caused Ruby to momentarily forget about Pearl; who was now standing with her spear clenched tightly with baby blue eyes glaring at the red gem.

Ruby glanced over at Pearl then back at Sapphire, she let her weapons vanish as her hands relax.

Rose slowly walked toward Pearl, lightly laying her hand onto her shoulder
"Pearl...enough of this senseless violence, please do not be like this...my pearl."

Pearl stared up at her stunning leader for a moment then bowed her head down, "As you wish, Rose."

Ruby watched as Pearl walked into the temple with her head bowed low, her crimson eyes looked over at Rose.

The leader smiled sadly at the red gem, "I am sorry for her actions...Please do not hold this against her Ruby, she has seen...many horrible things because of this war."

Slowly the red gem looked away from the pink haired gem, she quickly walked away in a random direction with a blue gem following her from a distance.