Kindergartens
Lapis and I head over towards the warp pad as we look around to make sure there isn't any trouble nearby. We have decided not to talk about anything until we get to the warp pad. I check the barn while Lapis checks in the direction of the cabin.
I grimace, hearing the sound of thunder. "Lapis?" Lapis puts a finger to her lips. "Shh!" She motions me forward as I look up at the sky. I raise an eyebrow. Why did I hear thunder? The last time I heard that was when I was making out with Eyeball back inside the barn.
I step onto the warp pad as Lapis narrows her eyes. "Okay." I put a hand out and our forms dissipate into the tunnel of light. "It's safe for us to talk again now." She smiles. "So what were we talking about again?"
"We were talking about the Kindergartens and your role in them as a terraformer."
"Well, Amethyst, there were no terraformers over at the Beta Kindergarten. However, the Prime Kindergarten changed all of that."
"So what happened?"
"I was made. I wasn't made at the Kindergarten, but from a certain property of water just like the fiery property used to make Peridots."
"I think Steven told me that it's Peridotite. So does that mean you were made from Lapistite or-!"
"Something like that. I think it was pronounced as Lapisitite. I'm not really sure."
"Were Peridots made at the same time Lapis Lazulis were?"
"Pretty much, yeah. We were made from around the Kindergarten on Facet 5 I believe."
I look down. "Huh."
"I think we're here, Amethyst." I put a hand out once more and we look upon the very place I was made from. "This is it." I grit my teeth as I look around at all of the holes and injectors surrounding us.
"Pearl would hate to see me here right now." Lapis looks down at the ground from where we're standing. She looks back at me. "Are you going to make it down okay?" I nod. "I'll be fine. Normally, I would just jump off of the platform."
"Alright then. It's a long way down from here." She sprouts her water wings and she swoops down to the ground and she lands on her feet. I look down at where she is and I pause for a moment before I jump. I land on the ground, planting my hand with a grunt.
I look up to stare into the hole I came out of to become who I am today. Lapis is staring at the exact same hole with her hands behind her back. "This hole..." She steps up to it. "This hole isn't like the others. It's smaller and it's planted on the ground."
I roll my eyes. "Yeah, I noticed." Lapis grits her teeth, sweat rolling down her neck. "Amethyst, why don't we um...uh..." I fold my arms. "Look at the other holes?"
"Lapis, I'm not stupid! This is MY hole!"
"Hm, maybe this was a bad idea. Why don't we just go somewhere a little more peaceful like the Sea Spire or the Communication Hub?"
"Are you kidding me?! Why should we if we're talking about THIS?!" I point at my hole with a trembling finger.
"I don't want you to feel bad about this."
"You know about this hole, don't you, Lapis?"
"I um..." I turn to face her with a glare as she turns away. "Amethyst, please, let's just go."
She starts to wander off as I grab her arm. "We're not going anywhere until we finish our conversation."
"I-I don't think we should."
"No. We're finishing it." Lapis turns back to me with a pained expression.
"Are you sure?"
I nod. "Yes." Lapis sighs as I let go of her. "This is the place Homeworld has pitched in to create while Jasper was fighting the war as their General. However, since she was the superior Quartz, she was really Admiral at the time. Homeworld created this place in the meantime as way to gather more soldiers to expand their army."
"What happened that caused me to come out like this?" Lapis hesitates for a moment. "Can I get through everything else first?" I sigh and I nod. "Fine."
"Okay. So Peridots and Lapis Lazulis were made before the Amethysts. They are also known as era two Quartz Soldiers."
"But what about era one?"
"Those are Jaspers and only Jaspers."
"No. I mean like era one Gems. What is the difference between those two?"
"The difference between the two eras comes from the creation of this Kindergarten."
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