The Heart of a Pearl

Chapter 1: Sonething Entirely New

I remembered. That day so clearly, almost like it was the true first day of my existence...all days before it...let's just say that as if they were just another cycle added to other one by one; making all those years fold into each other as one...long...continuous day. I remembered my years of service well, but the details of those individual years were so similar to one another that...they blurred into each other.

But the details of when the rebels attacked and the fusion appearing before me...it truly started as any other. A new colony, a young hydrogen oxygen terrain based planet in the fourth quadrant galaxy, was a bright prospective for Homeworld. From what I heard from the Court, this planet was filled with rich nutrient soils and a boiling molten core perfect for our Kindergartens.

However, my Mistress, Blue Diamond, and I weren't sent from Homeworld for matters like colony progress. That was Yellow Diamond's realm of responsibility. My Mistress and the Court would only visit the colony planets for diplomatic matters like negotiation with the local intelligent life forms or settle peace among Gem Duty Fractions.

The news of the small rebellion may have caused gossip among the Court, but My Mistress was not worried in the slightest. Her serene face never falter during our journey to the small planet. I have traveled to a hundred, perhaps even two hundred planets with My Mistress. All planets from afar looked the same, her faith and confidence was always steady and straight forth, and her face as still as darkness itself.

Truly, Gems did not lie when they said that this planet was small and young. It almost looked...innocent. Pure. Untouched by intelligent life. A very easy and desirable conquest for us, and yet...why was My Mistress bringing the rare Sapphire? She was just created not too long ago, she was inexperienced with travels and diplomatic matters of the colony. But more importantly, if this small rebellion was no such threat to us then...why do we need the psychic abilities of the rare Sapphire? If My Mistress so certain, then why...?

Back then, I tried to subdue these thoughts and let them disappear in the back of my mind. After all, Blue Diamond always knew what to do. She was...the leader of peace and harmonious dialogue. Her actions were always the good of the colonies, the good of us all. She had her reasons, no matter how mysterious they seemed to be.

The rare Sapphire had three Rubies with her. Two of the guards were perfectly brutish and ready for battle as programmed, however one of them stood out to me for some reason. She was strangely calmer than the other two. She had the stability and rationale of a commander, but she didn't earned enough respect from her comrades to earn the title.

We arrived at the new colony promptly. With each visit, I see the new towers, temples, and facilities; but never...the planet itself. My Mistress was never interested in such matters, and she shouldn't be...based on what I knew then. The Court settled smoothly in the Cloud Arena...once they stopped complaining about the living conditions they suffered through the journey. Of course, their complaints came in the form of refined whispers from the sides of their lips. Yet they sang praises of this so called unacceptable journey when in the presence of My Mistress. It seems that the Court will never learn; empty flattery doesn't amuse My Mistress in the slightest. Then again, any form of a compliment...or conversation...
was just noise for her. She didn't care for any of it and she didn't want to care about it. Gems of the Court would find it hard to believe, but...there were times when I knew more about Blue Diamond then they did.

There were times when I knew more about her than myself. But...to a Pearl...this was a good sign. It meant following one's program perfectly. Who we as Pearls are defined by the nature of our Mistress and how well we knew of our Mistress. We were also defined by the status of our Mistress. I was a Diamond's Pearl, a superior to the rest of the Pearls. I was what every Pearl dreamed to be. Everything that I had...they wanted. So...I was the perfect Pearl then, which meant that...I should have been completely satisfied.