(Black)"So, the thing on my 'head' is hair, the things on my hands are fingers and arms, and the bottom ones are legs and feet?"

(Blue)"Yes, that's right."

(Black)"And...this is a nose?"

I saw Pearl walk in, so I grabbed her nose. Blue could hardly keep herself from laughing.

(Blue)"Hahaha, yes, that's a nose."

(Pearl)"M-My Diamond, we'll be landing on Homeworld in three minutes."

(Blue)"Oh good! Black, follow me."

We went to the observation room, that's what Blue says it is. I could see a big, white ball with two rings. Blue said that was what most planets look like, but this one didn't look like the one where I was created on. It looked like it there were some holes almost going straight through.

(Black)"Blue, why does it look like that?"

(Blue)"Well, this is why we create colonies. Homeworld is starting to lose its resources, and it's taking its toll."

(Black)"So, what's going to happen when they're all gone?"

(Blue)"...I'd rather not think about it."

I left it at that, Blue didn't want to talk anymore, and I don't want to make her feel bad.

The surface of the planet looked better than I expected, although simple. Huge, box-shaped buildings and gray ships were around every corner. White and Yellow had already arrived, and the second one is who I'm going to meet with.

Blue taught me how to act,and Yellow is going to teach me about setting up colonies, and how Gems work in detail.

(In Yellow's Room)

The inside of the large, yellow building was a hallway with talking drawings on them (Weird), a large, triangular chair. Yell was sitting in said chair, and next to her was another Pearl, who had different hair, and seemed more confident about herself.

(Yellow)"So Black, what do you think of the place?"

(Black)"Oh, it's...cool./Except for the giant holes in it./Um, Blue told me you'd tell me what I'll be doing from now on, making colonies?"

Yellow didn't seem like she wanted to deal with this, but she was probably told by White to educate me on these things, she did say she was the leader of us.

(Yellow)"Right. You're lucky, you know? It took years for me and Blue to get our first set up, but White's been generous enough to let you have one tomorrow."

(Black)"Tomorrow? That's...really kind of her!"

(Yellow)"She hasn't been like this before you showed up, she even had me assign about 10,000 of MY own Gems to you for this."

(Black)"I don't think she's happy about that."

(Yellow)"Anyway, before we go over the establishment of a colony, let me explain to you what a Gem is."

A small device came up from the floor, and it projected a large circle, symbolizing a planet.

(Yellow)"Whenever we find a suitable planet, we send a number of ships there to set up what we call a 'Kindergarten'."

Ships like the ones outside landed on this planet, and hundreds of dark figures came out, along with what blue said we're 'Injectors'.

(Yellow)"Once a spot is chosen, Injectors are set up vertically, and by their name, they inject a special substance into the stone layer, which absorbs the life energy in the surrounding area, and forms a Gem."

(Yellow)"The body of a Gem is formed by light, and they obtain energy from their gemstone. Once a colony is complete, the planet will look like this."

The planet began to lose large pieces of itself, and giant structures sprouted until it was unrecognizable.

(Black)"Whoa...cool."

(Yellow)"Now, for Gems themselves. All Gems follow a 'caste system', making sure each one has a specific purpose."

(Black)"Like Pearls being servants?"

(Yellow)"Yes, like that."

The projection then showed a gem pulling something out of their gemstone.

(Yellow)"Almost every gem has a special ability, or weapon to use in combat."

(Black)"Combat? What do we need weapons for?"

(Yellow)"Unfortunately, most planets we find are filled with...ugh, organic life, and they are prone to attacking us when setting up our Kindergartens"

The Gem projection was suddenly sliced in two, and the body 'poofed' out of existence, leaving the gemstone behind.

(Yellow)"Gems are durable, but when enough damage had been taken, they'll retreat into their gemstone, slowly regenerating. But, in this inactive state, they can be easily shattered."

(Black)"What happens after a Gem is...shattered?"

(Yellow)"The energy from the Gem doesn't go away, but is split up in the individual pieces, and will eventually try to regenerate, only to be a fraction of the original form."

(???)"My Diamonds..."

Another Pearl entered the room. This one was...strange. Her hair was gray, like my skin, and had an odd stare, like she wasn't herself...whatever that means.

(Yellow)"Oh, it's White's Pearl."

(Pearl)"White has sent me to tell you that Black's room is finished."

(Yellow)"Good. I've told you all you need, get ready for tomorrow."

(Black)"Oh, ok."

I walked over towards her, and a white orb surrounded us. When it disappeared, we were now in a large, empty black room illuminated by some lights on the ceiling.

(Pearl)"By dawn tommorow, White will have your ship fully constructed for your first colony."

(Black)"Alright, so what's the name of the-"

Before I could ask her, she had already left.

(Black)"...She's weird."

(???)"M-M-My Diamond..."

I heard a soft-spoken voice, much like Blue's pearl. I turned to see...a Pearl. She was just as tall as me, had black hair covering one of her eyes, gray skin, and a short pointy nose. She wore a similar outfit like the previous three, but the clear part was around each leg.

(Black)"Oh! I didn't notice you before. I guess you're my...Pearl?"

Something felt weird about saying it. I couldn't tell what.

(Pearl)"Y-Yes...I hope to be of...u-use to you from this day forward."

(Black)"Uh...are you okay?"

(Pearl)"I'm...relatively new."

(Black)"So, what is it that you do?"

(Pearl)"Well, anything you...want me to do. I can sing, d-dance, I can create holographs with my gemstone."

(Black)"Holographs of what?"

(Pearl)"A-Anything."

(Black)"Hey, you don't have to be so nervous."

(Pearl)"I-I'll try not to!"

(Black)"Ok, that's gonna need some work./So, you most likely seen a Kindergarten, being a Gem in all, what do they look like?"

(Pearl)"Well, they look...dark. And, there's a lot of Injectors moving around, and different types of Gems just...pop out of the walls, fully knowing what they need to do."

(Black)"Did you...get a weird feeling. Before you came out?"

(Pearl)"L-Like what?"

(Black)"Like, a cold, restricted feeling? Like your being pulled down, and you need to...get out?"

(Pearl)"I think...I'm not too sure. All I remember was...just, being there."

(Black)"...Ok."

(Pearl)"Is something wrong?"

(Black)"Nothing, it's fine."

I looked out the large window, and could see the star going down. I couldn't help but feel...not right. I felt different when I left the planet, like a part of me was left behind...I wonder,

Was there someone else?