Woah, watch where you're aiming.
Yellow! I alerted everyone!
Hey, Zircon!
Good work.
Sensei...
Always so fast.
Don't worry, Rutile.
My apologies.
Thanks for taking care of all this, Yellow Diamond.
Nah, it's fine.
You were up all night piecing Phos back together again, right?
Just get some rest.
I've had plenty enough.
Zircon here... Neck injured by an arrow...
I wager both legs were hurt by colliding with you?
Yup.
Color me impressed, Doc.
Zircon is the impressive one, having sustained minimal injuries.
Zircon is the second youngest after Phos, yet is truly remarkable.
Nope, Zircon is just an idiot.
Why even cover for me?
Because you're held in high regard.
Thanks to me, everyone I've been paired with has wound up on the moon.
Green Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, and Pink Topaz too.
Nothing about me merits any respect like that.
The only reason I'm the oldest is that I'm quick to run from danger.
I'm 3,597 years old now...
I don't...
I don't remember why we're even fighting anymore.
Well, looks like we might have time for a break.
Better start preparing to hibernate soon too, huh?
Indeed.
Phos is...
Oh!
Yellow!
Oh, Dia, Bort!
I almost mistook you for a flash of lightning!
Alright, alright.
You seem to be in a hurry.
I'm trying to find Phos.
It should've been impossible to move after that leg replacement,
and yet it looks like Phos has disappeared.
Again!
Sorry to throw this on you, but can you help?
I want to find Phos while the rain keeps the Lunarians away.
Phos!
Yellow?
Sheesh... You had me worr-
That was fast!
Why are you running away though?
No, it's not like that!
It's these new legs see.
They're crazy fast.
So fast I can't even stop where I want to!
What?
What am I gonna do?
You're kidding me, right?
Alright, let's try once more then!
I'll definitely stop you this time!
But if I end up crashing into you, then-
I'll handle it! Have some faith!
Y-you sure?
You asked for it then.
Don't you dare break me!
Give your elders...
a little credit!
'Kay...
Wow, those legs are really something.
Are these stripes here agate?
Quartz-agate is strong and has no cleavage.
Lucky you!
Shoot!
Wasn't expecting a rock there...
Perhaps it was that drastic medical procedure that allowed Phos a degree of leg control...
But now, those legs have become incredibly fast.
What might cause something like this?
We can assume that due to the fragility of their host,
the Inclusions within Phos' were unable to exert their full power until now, and did so all at once.
You hear that? This is my true potential here!
You say potential, I say...
You've really got luck on your side, huh.
Now then, Sensei!
I would like to put these legs of mine to use and join the battle!
You don't want to waste this new power, right?
No fast-talking your way into the impossible.
You can't win in battle just by running away.
Yeah...
You'd need a partner if you were gonna fight,
but I can only imagine how rough it would be to cover for you.
Yellow!
Member of the honorable diamonds!
Wha-?
Use that brilliance of yours to aid me and-
I've already got Zircon with me.
But I'm way younger and spunkier than Zircon!
And where does that leave old me?
Plus, even I don't think I could handle you.
Well then you, me, and Zircon could team up! How about that?
Teams of three make it too hard to communicate. We'd have to all be of the same type at least.
Come on, I'm begging you!
Obsidian.
Yes!
Bring me our lightest blade.
S-Sensei, you can't be serious?
As you requested!
See? Told you so.
It would seem that indeed only your legs have changed.
I'll practice...
every single day...
Woah!
I can't have you breaking on me every day.
Just... let... me... try...
I have thought this odd for quite some time...
Why do you so wish to fight, knowing you are not suited for it?
That's simple.
I want to help because you have a special place in my heart, Sensei.
What?
Wait, it's the same for everyone, right?
Is there even any other reason?
Say something! Rutile! Yellow!
No, yeah.
That's it, you're right.
Right, Rutile?
Looks like someone's embarrassed.
Even everyone we've lost to the moon, they all loved Sensei.
We've got to help out enough for all of them, don't we?
Right? Yellow!
It might actually be pretty interesting teaming up with you.
Which means...
Not me!
In any case...
you are in no shape for battle.
But you could at least aid Amethyst on their lookout.
What? On lookout...?
Really?!
Yeah, that might be a good idea.
I'll explain it all to Amethyst.
Yippee!
And now...
Let us take this opportunity to hear your report on your happenings in the sea.
Oh, right.
Uh...
The sea was wide...
and big...
and...
Sensei, Phos has lost nearly one third of the memories belonging to the former legs.
Understood.
Just tell me what you remember as it comes to mind.
Well...
The sea was...
wide...
and big...
Humans...
Hu... mans?
Yeah...
Humans were...
No, sorry...
I can't really remember anything else.
Very well.
Sensei seemed a little off, huh?
Yes, it was probably frustrating because Phos could remember nothing about the sea.
You think so?
I am sure of it.
At any rate,
Phos is quite fortunate to be able to move again, and even faster than before at that.
If returning to normal is out of the question, the only other option is to get even better than before.
Good work out there!
Oh! There you are!
Amethyst!
Stop!
Yellow? Do you need someth-
Thank you for taking me under your wing!
Huh?
So you see...
Now that Phos is fast and everything, Sensei wants you two to pair up for a spell.
Seriously?
I get that Phos' legs are faster now, but what about everything else?
All else stands unchanged...
Oh, this is going to be rough.
Ame here is a sword wielding pro. Take this chance to learn something.
Roger!
Ah, I see.
Suddenly pairing Phos with two others would be dangerous,
plus it's hard to work in tandem as a trio, so...
The two who are as one...
We twin crystal Amethysts, will be your test subjects, yes?
Even knowing twin crystals can come in direct contact without cracking doesn't make that any less horrific.
I don't think I've ever spoken much with Phos before.
I'm Amethyst 84.
And I'm Amethyst 33.
Welcome to the team.
Okay, that's just too much to handle. Can we change plans here?
Don't go getting picky, newbie.
At last, my chance on the battlefield.
I've gotta be...
Getting close...
Morning meeting!
We have one every morning.
Hurry now!
Come on, out of those clothes.
And your shoes!
My sword! I can't find my sword!
My sword...
Oh... It's so cool!
Come on!
Today, the likelihood of a Lunarian appearance is 11.4 percent.
The weather appears to be largely sunny.
In the afternoon, we can expect heavier clouds, but we anticipate no rain.
The most dangerous area today is around the White Hill,
which will be handled by Bort and Dia.
Yellow and Zircon will patrol the surrounding area.
The rest of you follow your usual routes.
And...
Amethyst and...
Phosphophyllite...
will be in charge of patrolling the Western Plateau.
Look at those clouds there.
The Lunarian's sunspots tend to appear around that height.
You're unlikely to miss it unless something is really amiss.
You can relax a bit, you know.
Oh!
A snowbird.
Not long till winter comes now.
Oh!
A jellyfish.
Let's push it back to sea.
Oh!
Hey, wait! Wait! Wait!
Oh!
I'm getting tired.
We should start heading back.
Phos?
Back on schedule.
Nothing to report.
I think...
You sure...?
How was your first day?
I'm making my rounds.
Extreme nervousness has left me mentally exhausted and in need of long-term rest and recovery...
Okay, you're in perfectly good health.
Quack doc...
Phos.
Our patrol assignment tomorrow is pretty far away.
Make sure to get some rest and don't stay up all night.
Rutile has asked us to collect seeds from the white powder flowers today.
While we're on patrol? That's just too much!
Dang.
I guess I got heard calling Rutile a quack...
It's a pretty common assignment.
Good.
Just sit back and relax like that.
Right?
Here I am on my third day and already a pro.
Yeah, yeah.
Alright, they haven't figured out I'm just too tired to move.
I guess a little change wasn't enough to make this go smooth, huh...
Want to try some...
...sword practice?
Sure.
What I want to do is practice whipping out my sword and tossing back the sheath.
It's so cool, right?
Oh, yeah!
That!
It would appear you'll have to learn on the fly.
Phos, watch and learn.
Phos!
This might be another one of those rare types.
There might be something inside...
Phos.
Run.
Why...?
No...
Sensei...
NO!
Phos! Get back!
You poor thing...
You...
Explain yourself!