"How dare you speak to me in such a degrading manner? I am a peridot! you are beneath me!"

The tanzanite turned his gaze to the loud argument occurring a few feet away. A peridot was glaring at Yellow Diamond's pearl.

"I don't need limb enhancers to make myself tall, unlike you." The pearl hissed back, arms folded.

"At least I am actually worth something! Yellow Diamond could simply order someone to shatter you and order another pearl in the same breath!"

This clearly set something off in the pearl.

"I am Yellow Diamond's one and only pearl! I have existed thousands of years by his side, and you have only existed a couple hundred!" The pearl screamed into the peridot's face, slamming his arm into their chest. The peridot staggered backward as the pearl began to walk back towards the warp.

"Maybe it's time Yellow Diamond got a new pearl!" The peridot charged forward, their limb enhancers thumping on the dusty ground.

The pearl spun around, managing to hold his arms in front of his gem in defense.

The nearby ruby soldiers stared in shock, wondering whether or not to stop the fight.

The tanzanite ran over as the peridot attempted to land a hit on the pearl's throat. One strike from those heavy metal enhancers might just shatter the gem, if not crack it.

The tanzanite ran over, stepping in between the peridot and pearl, pushing the green gem away from the pearl.

"Enough!" He snapped, not acknowledging the surprise on the pearl's face.

"W-What!? You're mad at me?! That pearl started this!"

"It doesn't matter who started it." The tanzanite replied, shooting a side look at the pearl who looked ready to lunge at the peridot again.

"We can go talk to Yellow Diamond if you really want this issue to be dealt with." The tanzanite crossed his arms, watching as a couple rubies walked over.

"Fine." The peridot grumbled.

The tanzanite nodded, grabbing the pearl by his arm and pulling him towards the warp, the peridot and rubies following suit.

"Who is going to go retrieve Yellow Diamond?" The peridot asked as they stood at the temple entrance.

"I can." The pearl replied, causing the peridot to storm over.

"Someone else should go get Yellow Diamond. This pearl doesn't deserve a chance to beg for his mercy."

"Are you looking for me?" The gems looked up to see the towering form of Yellow Diamond.

"Y-Yes. My Diamond. How were you aware that we came to speak with you?"

"You all were bickering rather loudly." He stated bluntly.

"Rubies, stay out here. You three." He looked directly at his pearl and the tanzanite and peridot. Somehow, the pearl looked unfazed by his yellow glare.

The tanzanite walked behind the pearl and peridot as they followed Yellow Diamond to his throne room, where he sat and stared at the gems.

"What happened?"

"There was a.. Disagreement between these two." The tanzanite muttered, finding it difficult to look at his Diamond and instead looked at the other two gems.

"My Diamond.. This pearl was talking to me as if I was a worthless hunk of rock." The peridot mumbled, trying to sound decently humble.

"Is this true?" Yellow Diamond looked at his pearl who looked back with an unwavering gaze.

"He was talking to me as if I was unimportant. I simply returned the tone." The pearl replied.

"You're a pearl! You are unimportant!" The peridot snapped, his rage seeming to veil the fact that Yellow Diamond was still in the room.

"The pearl was upset with how this peridot said he was of higher status then that of the pearl. They shoved the peridot away and started walking to the warp pad."

"Then the peridot shouted and attempted to shatter me." The pearl stated bluntly, draining the color from the peridot's face.

"Shattering a fellow gem is a well established thing to never do." Yellow Diamond's voice was harsh, which caused the pearl to slightly tense up.

"I- Forgive me, my Diamond. I assumed that you could have simply ordered a new pea-"
"Shut up." Yellow Diamond snapped, standing up.

"Never speak of another gem like that ever again. In fact. Never speak to my pearl ever again." He snarled, eyes narrowed in fury.

"M-My Diamond... I beg for your mercy.." The peridot got on his knees, shaking as he did.

"I'll think of a punishment for you later." Yellow Diamond waved his hand and looked at the tanzanite.

"And why are you with these two? Were you observing their fight?"

"He intervened, My Diamond." The pearl nodded his head and the tanzanite practically shrunk under Yellow Diamond's gaze.

"Thank you for stopping their fight before it got out of hand. You were watching over the kindergarten, correct?"

The tanzanite nodded, surprised that his Diamond was thanking him. For stopping a fight which was something a ruby could have done.

"Then you can be at rest for the rest of the day. Dismissed." Yellow Diamond gestured for his pearl to come to him, and staring at the peridot who was still keeled over on the floor.

"I think I know what to do with you." Yellow Diamond muttered. "Tanzanite, you are dismissed. Peridot, come here."

The peridot quickly got to his feet, making the Diamond insignia with his arms.

"Yes, my Diamond." The peridot speed walked over to the diamond, only to cry out in surprise as the larger gem picked him up.

"M-My Diamond?"

Yellow Diamond suddenly tightened his grip and the peridot's physical form vanished, their gem now resting in his hand. The tanzanite stared in shock. Was he going to shatter the peridot?

"Please find a place to put this." Yellow Diamond whispered, handing the gemstone to his pearl who nodded and left the room.

The tanzanite stared for a few moments before quickly rushing out of the throne room.

"Where's the peridot?" One of the rubies asked, and the tanzanite shrugged.

"He's poofed. I can say that much." He began to walk towards the warp pad.

"Where are you off too?" The ruby asked, and the tanzanite smiled.

"To go swim. I get the rest of the day off."