Yu-Gi-Oh GX - Shatter (1/8)
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heleentjeChapter Title: Shatter
Author: Heleentje
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Rating: K for this part, T overall
Characters: Gem Beasts, Johan
Word Count: 1149
Warnings/spoilers: spiritshipping-if-you-squint, spoilers for season three and four
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh GX or any of its characters
The first one is tiny, barely bigger than the gem it came from, but it’s joyful, and those working on the gems stare in wonder as it flits across the room. The only part of its body referring to its color is the gem on its forehead and the sphere at the end of its tail: bright, brilliant red. And immediately a name is decided. This one, the smallest of them all, will be Ruby.
The second one is everything the first one isn’t. Huge -no, gigantic- but with a tranquil nature and calm disposal. It stands in the middle of the room, and the first one –Ruby, they are reminded- happily floats over to it. They face each other, and Ruby chirps joyfully. The huge spirit lifts its trunk and touches the little one gently. It’s a mammoth, and the stone that was used for its creation (the one that shattered in the process) is embedded in its forehead.
The next test chamber is in uproar when the third creature appears. This one is not exceptionally big, nor tiny like little Ruby, but its nature is much more ferocious than the previous ones. It growls when it materializes, and the people surrounding the (now shattered) topaz quickly back away. It can’t harm them, they know, but this Tiger seems to have inherited the nature of its real-life counterpart.
Ruby isn’t bothered, and neither is the giant mammoth (it has been christened Amber Mammoth by now). They both meet Topaz Tiger in the middle of the room, and the tiger quickly calms down and exchanges affectionate greetings.
The emerald poses no real problems, and soon the fourth Gem Beast appears. No one has yet figured out if this creature is a turtle or a tortoise, but someone (no one really knows who, it might even be a suggestion of the spirit itself) calls it Emerald Turtle, and the name sticks. The emeralds that give it its name jut out from its back, like spikes that utterly belie its nature. This one is a gentle one, and when it speaks (it’s the first to speak) its voice is slow and calm. The other three Gem Beasts, free to go wherever they want (their cards are still being designed) walk over to the Turtle and greet it, like they greeted each other a few minutes earlier.
All the scientists in this lab have been handpicked, and all of them can see the spirits they are freeing. The card designers are already drawing the preliminary sketches. They hope to complete their work in a few days, whereupon the spirits will be sealed inside the cards. This won’t limit their freedom of movement, however, as they’re free to go wherever they want. As for now, the four spirits make their way over to the fifth gem. It’s shining already, signaling that it will burst soon and release another gem beast, one that’ll definitely resemble the sapphire in the test lab.
Ruby gives an excited cry when the sapphire shatters into pieces and a ray of blue light is released. When it fades, there’s a new gem beast in its place, a cross between a pegasus and a unicorn. An argument breaks out among the scientists, and two groups are quickly formed: those who qualify the new Gem Beast as a unicorn, and want to name it as such, and those who think the wings are a more defining characteristic and call it a pegasus. In the end, it’s the spirit itself that resolves the problem. It states, in no uncertain voice, that its name is Sapphire Pegasus, and that it would like to be referred to as such. The scientists are surprised, but not overly so. Some of them realize now that it was indeed Emerald Turtle who suggested its own name.
Their work is drawing to a close now, as the sixth gem, a cobalt, starts to shatter as well. Ruby flits around the lab excitedly, and the scientists who worked on freeing the spirit . Their work is already done, but a few of them go over to their working colleagues and start helping them. The cobalt proves to be a bit tricky, but the process ends in a success, and a second winged creature is born. An eagle.
By now, a few people have noticed that the Gem Beasts are bigger than their real-life counterparts, but they aren’t bothered by it. Some of them still take a few steps backwards when Topaz Tiger passes, but they don’t fear the spirit anymore. Topaz and Ruby get along well, and the way the tiger treats the tiny creature is enough to alleviate most of their worries.
Cobalt Eagle circles the lab now, and Sapphire Pegasus takes flight as well.
Ruby lands in between the scientists working on the very last gem, an amethyst, and lets out a worried cry. Its worries aren’t unfounded, something’s going wrong with the procedure and the amethyst is shattering too fast. The other five Gem Beasts gather next to the table and focus intently. They glow, and the amethyst glows as well. There’s a bond between them that can’t be broken by something as trivial as science, and while the glow brightens, some of the cracks in the amethyst close again and new ones start to form. It bursts suddenly, and the scientists are worried, but Sapphire Pegasus calms them down.
“It’s okay. She’ll be okay.”
And then the last gem shatters, and Amethyst Cat stands in its place. The feline traits that give this new spirit its name are abundantly clear. Those scientists who own a cat smile when they see the look of haughty disdain the spirit throws at them. One look makes most of them feel guilty for almost destroying the gem and the spirit it held, but like the rest of the Gem Beasts, this one is good-natured as well, and doesn’t carry a grudge. None of them do, they are happy to be reunited again.
This is a whole new family, just now created, and they have a very bright future ahead of them. They all know: somewhere, in a far-off country on the other side of the world, there is a boy who will eventually acquire their cards. He will complete their little family. There will be hard times, of course, but they will come out on top together.
As for now, they are happy in this lab, their birthplace. The gems from which they were created are shattered into pieces, and they have lost all their spiritual value (although someone will probably manage to make money out of them), but that doesn’t really matter anymore. There is a new force now, and though their family isn’t complete yet (there’s the boy, and there’s the dragon), they can wait. They’re patient.
These are the Gem Beasts. Their story has just begun.
