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>The Jasper snarled as she made her way through a marshland on Earth, a truly vile mix of mud and liquids, plants growing wild everywhere. She had gotten separated from her squad in the last skirmish with the rebels. >She still couldn't believe that a band of gems never intended for combat could give Homeworld so much trouble. Those damnable fusions were to blame, she was certain of it. Horrible grotesque things. >She was so lost in thought she jumped when she first spotted another gem in the marshland. >"A Rutile, but why here?" the Jasper contemplated. Rutiles were meant to be quick messengers, for one to be this far out.>That's when the Jasper caught sight of the sword in her hands, colored to match her body, short and thin.>With no hesitation, the Jasper pulled out the small hand axe from the gem in her stomach. She only had one chance to surprise her opponent. >The Jasper rushed towards the Rutile with blinding speed. It wasn't fast enough, or the landscape gave her away. The Rutile blocked the axe strike with her blade, the blow sending her body sliding back and leaving grooves in the mud as her feet dug into the ground. The Jasper smirked.>"Rebel! To block my strike, you must be quite the fighter. I offer you one chance out of respect, surrender and come back, and you may be shown mercy!">"Never! Homeworld, the Diamonds, they're all horrible! With Rose, with Earth, we can be whatever we want! I'll never go back to servitude under the Diamonds!">"So be it. I'll bring your gem back and we'll get our answers for where your rebel friends are hiding, one way or another.">Both gems pulled out a second weapon and charged at each other, the Rutile's gem in her left eye, leaving footprints in the muck. The Jasper swinging her axes wildly as she charged, the Rutile keeping her blades pointed at Jasper as she moved. >The Rutile suddenly veered left with a blinding speed, so fast the Jasper barely had time to bring her axes around to block the blow. Sparks flew as their weapons clashed against each other.>The Jasper retaliated with a swift kick to the Rutile's gut, sending her flying back, landing with a thud, ass first into the muck. >The Jasper charged again towards the Rutile. The Rutile scrambled to her feet, barely dodging to the right in time to miss being cleaved apart. She swings both her swords, hoping to land a blow, but the Jasper brings one of her axes around to block both blades.>The Jasper swings from the right with her other axe. Sparks fly again as the Rutile frees one of her swords to block the incoming strike. It's not quite quick enough. Part of the axe digs into her right shoulder, the blow deflected but not entirely blocked. >The Rutile panics, she realizes she's outmatched in strength and reflexes. She kicks up some mud towards the Jasper, hitting her in the face. >The Rutile runs through the foliage, making sudden turns, hoping to outrun or outmaneuver the Jasper. The Jasper wipes the mud off her face. She's done playing around. With a burst of energy, her body lights up with a fiery aura as she charges along the path the Rutile was leaving behind in the mud.>The Rutile brings herself to a sudden stop and curses. She's ran towards a cliff, a dead end. She turns to take a new path when she spots it and curses again, her form flickering slightly. >The Jasper stands before her, body still glowing from her dash ability.>"I'll commend you for putting up such a fight, Rebel, but it's over. I told you you'd be coming back with me!" the Jasper yells triumphantly.>"No. NO!!!! I'll never go back! NEVER!!!!!">With a swift motion, the Rutile slams one of her swords into her eye. Cracks forming in her gem, her form glitching violently.>The Jasper stared, mouth gaping in surprise and fear as the Rutile's gem explodes into shards, the energy released sending the Jasper flying back a few feet.>The Jasper makes her way towards her fallen opponent's shards.>"What a waste. Homeworld could have used someone like you fighting for them. Your shards will have to do.">Pocketing her foes remains, the Jasper began to wander around the marshland once more, searching for her way back to her squad.