Author's notes:Welcome to the seventh and final chapter of "Defection Week" I hope all of you can join us as we count down to Christmas and if you can't or wasn't here when I posted it, I hope you all have a good day.

Christmas Countdown: It's here!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZtOvUBGcw

The song of the day today is "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra, this song is a upbeat song about a dangerous and well known gambler named Leroy Brown and his escapades which usually involves good things happening to Leroy that is until they talk about Leroy looking at the wife of a jealous man implying he was beaten him.
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"I'm sorry Sapphire...I-I failed you." Ruby choked out tears running down her face, accepting defeat as the gem loomed over her menacingly

                       Rose POV
"Stay down, damn pebble!" Rose yelled as kneed the intruder in the stomach, satisfied at her pained expression taking pleasure in harming her opponent before yelling at her captive "I will not be defeated, I will survive this war, now get up you will be punished for your crimes!" a sound cut through Rose's facade, a faint sniffling before a cry broke out from the gem beneath her, Rose took a close look at the intruders face before coming to a realization that shook her to the core "Your a child..." Rose said breathlessly going stiff as she had a inner struggle with herself by the time Rose snapped out of her thoughts, her captive had squirmed out from beneath her "Sapphire!" the intruder yelled before running off behind two large pieces of rubble as Rose stood up she heard something she didn't here before labored breathing, it sounded like it was coming from where the intruder ran off to, so with a slow gait Rose made her way after the intruder her head hung in shame, Rose overheard the intruder speaking to someone as she walked "Sapphire it's okay, I'm here... please drink this." the intruder said in a voice that sounded like a mixture of panic and love, the sight that greeted Rose struck her much deeper, there was the intruder bent over a injured blue gem who looked sickly pouring the medicine she stole into the gems slightly ajar mouth, the face she put on during their battle was gone and was replaced with one of patience and care, the intruders attention was turned from the injured gem to the soldier who stood silently at the entrance, the intruders face turned to stone as she stared daggers at Rose that struck Rose deep "Leave!" the intruder yelled out angrily wishing to be rid of the soldier that caused her so much pain, so she could tend to the blue gem in peace.