The Rubies march out of their pod, one by one. I stand still as the Rubies stare and talk to one another. The eyeball Ruby speaks first. "AHA! See guys?! I knew it! I knew it all along!"

The Ruby smiles with a hint of joy and relief in her raspy voice. "Finally! My next clue to hunting down the mighty Rose Quartz." All of the other Rubies start snickering...and then they start laughing.

"Eyeball! That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard coming out of YOUR mouth all day!" The Ruby with the yellow visor steps out as everyone else stops laughing.

"You still couldn't handle the truth can you, Eyeball?" Eyeball growls. "Stop calling me that! My name is Ruby 1F4 CUT-"
"Blah blah blah. We get it! Now, I'm assuming that you've forgotten what just happened?"

Eyeball turns away from her. "I was just promoted by Yellow Diamond herself to Commanding Ruby! That means I have control over each and every one of you dumb Rubies that was ever made from Homeworld. And last time I checked, that is all of you!"

The Ruby smiles and chuckles. "And I was even given my own nickname! From now on, you will have to call me Doc! And as for you..." Doc slaps Eyeball across the face. "You are out of line."

Eyeball presses her hand on the mark and she winces. "Aw, poor Eyeball. You need a tear? You need someone to cry for you? You want Rose Quartz?" The other Rubies laugh again to the comment.

Eyeball blushes. "How pathetic! You really think you're something special, Eyeball?! You think you can be everything someone wants you to be? No one would even care about you! Not even your Pearl."

Eyeball steps up to Doc. "You're wrong. I can be great! I can be...adventurous!" I look up, finally seeing a clearer picture. "I can be pretty...strong...and even hard..." My eyes light up. "...core." My jaw drops in awe as my eyes light up with stars.

"Yeeeeah...no!" Another slap. "You ain't nothin' more than a dumb Ruby! You're a soldier and nothin' more you pathetic clod! Give up on your search! You'll never be a legend! You'll never be loved by anyone!"

Eyeball puts her foot down. "I wasn't made to follow YOUR orders, Doc! I'm special!"
"Because you are a clod! You can't do anything right!" She jabs a finger into Eyeball's eye. "You're nothin' more than a low-cut defect."

Eyeball tears up. "I'll prove you wrong...someday."
"Dream on you cry baby! You care about Jasper so much? You care about Rose Quartz so much? You just want them in your little hands, don't you?"

Doc shoves Eyeball out of the way. "You have no idea how much time and effort it took me to reach the top. It takes...pain...loyalty...and a few important missions. And not only that but-!"

"You're only the commander because the previous commander got shattered, remember?"
"Well then, in that case, I'll have to make things more strict! You'll be reported for you're incompetent behavior!"

Eyeball growls. "Why can't you guys just listen to me?!" Doc takes something out and holds it up to Eyeball's neck. "You know what this is?"
"A Priming Gem Distabilizer."
"That's right."

Eyeball glares at her. "Listen soldier, I don't appreciate the way you're acting right now and I don't think the Diamonds would like it either. So if you want to keep your physical form in tact let alone your life, then I suggest you get your act together and do it quickly."

Eyeball tears up. "Get a dang grip, soldier!" More slaps. I've had enough. I can't bare to watch this poor, seemingly cool dude get abused like this. I step up to Doc. "Hey!"

She jumps back in surprise. She obviously forgot that I was there the entire time. "Leave her alone!" Eyeball runs away. "Well isn't that just great! We're losing one of our members already!"

Doc grabs me by the shirt and she thrusts my body towards her. "You shouldn't have done that." She holds the distabilizer up to my own neck. "Now you're gonna regret it. BIG TIME!"