(Omega)"I had WAY too much trouble with this part in particular!"

(Black Diamond's "Zoo")

If there's one thing an Agate loves, it would be making herself and others presentable for those ranking above her. One good example would be a certain Holly Blue Agate Black was given when starting his branch of the empire.

One day, a massive gray ship approached the station, and 2 "B-1" Droids let themselves in.

The inside was almost completely gray, opposed to the near invisible black exterior. Several Roaming Eyes sat in the docking bay, and a pair of Amethyst stood by the only door.

(Amethyst)"Hey look, a group of Clinkers, hehehe."

"Clinker" was a term used by some Gems when a Droid is around. Most take offense to this nickname.

(B-1)"Is she talking about us?"

(Other B-1)"I think so."

(B-1)"That's just not right! They're basically Droids, too!"

The Amethyst were about to point out the major differences, until a familiar face made his way through.

(SE-2006)"I fail to see the humor in my lovely machines."

(Amethyst)"O-Oh! General SE, we had no idea that you would be arriving!"

(???)"Who?!"

To stress out the Quartzes even more, Holly Blue had also entered the scene, looking quite irritated.

(Holly Blue Agate)"Why didn't you tell me General SE-2006 was coming here? What have you miscreants been saying to them!?

(Amethyst)"N-Nothing, Holly!"

(Holly Blue Agate)"You'll have to forgive them, they're from...ugh, Earth."

(SE-2006)"I could tell."

Earth was a sensitive topic to bring up nowadays. Many Gems called it, "Black's Greatest Mistake". Those who said such were immediately executed, and the title was never brought up again.

(Holly Blue Agate)"So, General, what brings you here?"

(SE-2006)"You would have seen Black Diamond here, but he is currently busy. He has sent me here to clear out the Zoo. All of the small ones, arms, legs, that sort of thing."

(Holly Blue Agate)"How wonderful! They're just a waste of space if you ask me!"

(SE-2006)"And if you're wondering why, it is for a prototype of the 'surprise' left on Earth."

(Holly Blue Agate)"I see. Well, allow me to lead you to the holding cells."

Holly and the Droids walked past the Amethyst, and made their way down the long corridors. With each room,they could hear the sounds of scratching and animalistic roars from the Corrupted.

(SE-2006)"The facility looks bigger since the last time I saw it."

(Holly Blue Agate)"Yes, well, with all of these experiments, they tend to accumulate rather quickly. Pretty soon we'll probably have to build another one altogether!"

(SE-2006)"That is if we have any more troublemakers like last time."

At last they made it to the "Reject Cell". Inside, dozens of hands and feet shambled around, aimlessly.

(Holly Blue Agate)"Ugh, disgusting, aren't they? They just slink around like insects!"

(SE-2006)"Indeed. B-1's, start collecting them."

(B-1's)"Roger-Roger."

They always use that phrase, which most Gems found redundant. The Droids shot each Cluster Gem with their energy rifles, then once the target was destabilized, they took the gemstones and put them in a large box capable of negating regeneration, much like a Gem's Bubble ability.

SE had a scanner in his eyes that allowed him to identify each and every Gem right down to the number, and in this case, he could tell what each one was before, and their fate.

/(♪)\

Gem Cut-22: She failed the Topaz peer-review.
Gem Cut-24: Shattered before she hit the floor.
Gem Cut-25: She suffered from stepping out of line.
And Gem Cut-29: Died near the assembly line.

You want to live? Don't hold your breath...
This isn't life, it's living death...
But not to fear, we're most humane.
You'll never be yourself again...

Gem Cut-44: She couldn't take it anymore...
Gem Cut-46: A Pearl we simply couldn't fix.
Gem Cut-48: She perished from a gruesome fate.
And Gem Cut-49: Simply ran right out of time...

You want to live? Don't hold your breath...
This isn't life, it's living death...
But not to fear, we're most humane.
You'll never be yourself again...

Gem Cut-62: All that she foresaw was blue.
Gem Cut-63: Had an invalid sEr1al k3y.
Gem Cut-65: She suffered a corrupted drive.

And Gem Cut-67: Found her way into Homeworld Heaven...

You want to live? Don't hold your breath...
This isn't life, it's living death...
But not to fear, we're most humane.
You'll never be yourself again...

These defective Gems, all they know...
Is how it feels to be alone.
Beyond repair, they sit amongst...
Their broken friends, collecting dust.

They never had the chance to prove
What it is they were made to do.
Doomed to fail, the final nail,
In the coffin of internal jail...

You want to live? Don't hold your breath...
This isn't life, it's living death...
But not to fear, we're most humane.
You'll never be yourself again...

You'll never be yourself again.

You'll never be yourself...

Again...