DISCLAIMER: Yes, I got the "Elite Force" part from that new Lab Rats show, and the part where Beach City is destroyed. I'm not a fan of the show, but it sounds cool. "Elite Force…" Okay, either sue me or leave me alone. #WTFU

A newscaster goes in front of the cameraman to give the sad news to the local viewers. He clears his throat. The cameraman gives a motion to say that he's now recording. The newscaster nods and begins to speak. "It's a very sad day for the residents of this town, Beach City. It has been at least four hours since a mysterious object in the sky had released chaos. As you can see, every single part of the town is either on fire or has been burned down."

Steven Universe, a kid/gem who lived in Beach City for years, looked over the town in disbelief and shock. His eyes were still filled with tears from when he saw his friends injured. Or dead. The temple had also been in flames during the process of the UFO burning everything in sight. Not only that, but Steven couldn't find his dad.

Pearl, Garnet and Amethyst, known as heroes of the place named "the Crystal Gems," were walking around and seeing the damage that ruined their beloved city. "Garnet, what will we do? The threat is still unknown and we don't know what they're capable of," Pearl said. Garnet looked at her. "All we can do now is help the townsfolk. The threat isn't our true problem right now, it's Beach City."

Pearl nodded in agreement as the Gems walked by more destroyed property. After a while, they caught up to Steven. "Steven, are you going to be alright?" Pearl asked. The heat was intense since there was fire still surrounding the temple. Steven couldn't respond. Yet. His heart ached. His stomach did backflips. The whole tragedy was hard to process.

Just then, Steven's attitude turned around. His happiness turned to anger and sadness. "Alright? What's the definition of alright to you?" Pearl looked surprised at his tone. "I saw people die, or get severe burns because of what they did! So alright isn't an option!" "Steven, that's enough!" Garnet yelled back. "We're doing our best to save everyone who was involved. Maybe you should too."

It seemed as if Garnet thought he wasn't saving anyone, at least to him. And he didn't like it a bit. Peridot walked out of the barn, that was also flaming. "I used my technology to track the ship that destroyed Beach City. It's on Homeworld." Everyone gasped. "I am not going to Homeworld!" Amethyst screamed.

"You aren't," Garnet said. Then everyone got confused. "Peridot is going because she knows her away around Homeworld. I'm going because I can help her in battle. Pearl is going because she needs to prove that Pearls aren't just simple slaves. But you and Steven aren't going." "Why not? I wanna see Homeworld!" Steven replied. Garnet looked at him. "Steven, we need you and Amethyst here to help Beach City and to protect it. You need to understand."

Steven hesitated. Yet, he nodded. "Well, if we're returning to Homeworld, we need to start moving," Peridot explained. The Warp Pad traveled there. So the three Gems went on. "Goodbye, Steven. We'll come back. Eventually," Pearl reassured. The Warp Pad glowed as they all disappeared into nothingness.

"Why can't I go with them? It's like they don't trust me enough as a Gem or something!" Amethyst said while kicking a rock. The temple was still on fire, by the way. The fire burned off a piece of the roof, causing it to fall towards them. Steven opened his bubble that protected them from the impact.

"Amethyst, I'm sure that the only reason they don't want you to go is because you're strong. You need a strong person to help out a town this much in need," Steven said. "Also, you said you didn't want to go, anyway." Amethyst cracked a smile. He did always know what to say. A knock then came at the door. Steven opened it to see Connie. "Connie! You're okay!" Steven yelled in excitement.

"I was about to say the same for you! I was so worried! I was watching the news and saw that Beach City was on fire! I had to rush here and see if-" "He's okay, Connie! We get it!" Amethyst yelled. "What's with her?" Connie asked. Steven whispered in her ear, then Connie said, "Oh."

They were all walking through the town. "I've seen this all before. Just fire, dead people and more fire," Amethyst complained. She started thinking of how much her feet were hurting. Meanwhile, Connie noticed all of the pain and suffering around her. It made her feel terrible. More terrible than how she was already feeling.

...

The eye glowed of the mysterious creature. Josh wasn't sure what its beef was with him, but it seemed to be pretty big and juicy beef. The creature ran at him, so Josh pulled his blade and ran at it at the same time. The creature's eye glowed some more, its mouth oozed, its legs were fastly running at him. Josh jumped in the air while the hideous monster was below him, flipped the sword he held in his hands around and dropped down on it. The sword went all the way through.

Then, the monster just popped. What the... Josh thought. The monster not only poofed away, but it left something behind. A gem. Josh picked it up and examined every aspect of it. One day, Josh was just some random kid in a new place, now he was using his dead grandfather's sword to poof open a monster. If this isn't normal, he thought. Then I don't know what is.

The town right next to his town was Beach City. He had heard recently about what happened. He thinks it involved fire or something. He did have some spare time on his hands, so not knowing what awaits him, he headed for Beach City. He had just killed a weird, gross thing that blew up and became a rock. The day couldn't get any weirder.

Josh was staying with his grandparents at the time, so he had a feeling he should say he's leaving. He didn't need any photos of him in the "Missing Kids" section of the newspaper. But, another part of him said not to worry. He was sure that his grandparents would call him if they found out he was missing. His phone was on him.

It was also perfectly normal to go see a tragedy that happened in another city. "They're welcome to join me if they find me," Josh told himself. He walked away to the new city. Would he die in flames? Not sure. Would he meet more disgusting rock creatures? Not sure. But one thing was for certain, this would start a huge new chapter in his life.

...

"What are we going to do now, Steven? Everyone's safe," Connie asked. "The other Gems are taking care of who did this to Beach City. So I guess we do nothing," he replied. Amethyst was even more mad than before. She stayed on Earth for nothing. That's what it pretty much felt like.

Just then, the TV turned on. The screen was flashing crazy lights and sounds.

Steven noticed it and ran up to the television. "I know I'm grounded from TV for a thousand years, but can you make an acception?" he asked. "Sure," Amethyst said back running up the stairs to his bed. The TV flickered and different colors were on screen. The sound started sounding like a voice.

"I know stuff like this," Connie said. "This is an incoming transmission over satellite connection!" The colors and flashes now started looking like a real picture. It was Peridot. Everyone's mouth was open. "Amethyst! The Steven! We were at Homeworld, then got captured by the enemy! The enemy who set fire to your city! Garnet's not a fusion anymore and Ruby and Sapphire and Pearl are in different cages!"

"Just like when we were on that ship shaped like a hand," Steven thought out loud. "They're coming for both of you! You need to be ready or you'll be captured too!" Peridot screamed. The transmission ended, turning the TV off. "We're all gonna die!" Amethyst yelled. She ran off the ledge of the bed into the outside.

Steven looked at the TV even though it was off. He trembled in fright. His family was taken from him. Wait. His family… His family! "Dad!" Steven screamed running out the door. Connie ran after him. "Wait up! Steven, where are you going?!" Steven didn't answer and kept running. He had to find his dad.

He eventually got to It's a Wash (or is it "Just a Wash?") and opened the door to the car cleaning facility. "Dad!" he yelled. No answer. His van was in front of the building, but his dad wasn't in it. Steven got tears in his eyes again. "Dad!" he yelled one last time. No answer. Steven dropped to the floor. He cried into his hands.

The room was silent except for his crying. The Gems were captured and Greg Universe disappeared, probably dead like some other townsfolk. This was the first time Steven lost in a battle. It was more official than anything else that moment. Steven lost. The Crystal Gems lost. The Earth may have been doomed.

"Steven!" Connie yelled once more. She ran to his side. "Steven, you're crying! Just tell me what's going on!" She seemed really sad that he was sad. Steven found that to be really considerate of her. "Connie, I need to ask you something. We lost. I admit it, we lost. But do you think we lost?" "No. Just because it seems like that now doesn't mean it's true, Steven."

Steven looked away from her. "But the Gems have been captured and my dad is-" "Your dad will be okay. Most likely, he's around the city somewhere. If we had enough people to help, we could save all of them ourselves." That gave Steven an idea. An idea so crazy that it might actually work. To assemble a new team.

…

"Why'd you call us to go in this burned temple?" Amethyst asked after Steven called a meeting. "Yeah, Steven, what's this meeting for?" Connie asked as well. Steven wondered if it was a good idea before sharing it with them. This was a huge deal. And if it didn't work, they'd all be in trouble.

"Those aliens from Homeworld took everything from us," he began. "Our city, our friends, our lives have changed because of it. They stole my family, they hurt everyone we cared about. And Connie was right, we need more people to help and we'd be able to fight. Since the Gems were captured, we need to assemble a new team. But not just any team, an elite force." (GUYS. HE SAID IT. WOO HOO.)

"A team that combines humans and Gems. A team better than the Crystal Gems! With Connie's great handling of a sword and her smarts, Amethyst's shape-shifting abilities and my shield, we'd be unstoppable!" Connie and Amethyst looked at each other after hearing this announcement. "Steven," Amethyst said. "This team you want isn't that simple. Our old team had more members than this. We need one more person."

"We don't need anyone else! We got us!" he shot back. "This team will work! Please… Just trust me." Amethyst wasn't sure if a new team was possible. Especially one as stupid as an "elite force."

…

Josh finally got to Beach City. It took longer than expected. His sword was in his hand, prepared for anything.

To be continued...