Peridot was working on something important and tricky, so Lapis went for a flight to get out of her way. Whenever Peridot got tripped up by something, she flew into fits, and Lapis preferred to avoid her during those times. She had stayed away long enough, and returned to the Barn, also known as UUU Headquarters and the central office of PeriPis Inventive Industries.
Lapis landed, and encouraged her water-wings to evaporate into nothing. Peridot was nowhere to be seen, so she continued to look around, maybe get some hint as to the secret project Peridot was working on.
Then she found Peridot. She had been Poofed and her Gem was trapped in a pinkish bubble on the floor. "Peridot!" Lapis gently picked up the bubble and popped it, letting the Gem fall into her hands. It wasn't long before Peridot reconstituted herself into her tiny green body with diamond shaped yellow "hair."
"Are you okay? What happened?" Lapis asked.
"She poofed me! I can't believe she poofed me! At least she didn't harvest me."
"Who did?"
"I need to talk to Garnet. Can I use your transportable vibrational communications device?"
Lapis handed Peridot her cell phone, and Peridot connected her call.
"Garnet? This is Peridot. I took the Gem."
"YOU WHAT?" Lapis heard Garnet shout through the phone.
"Look, we already discussed this, and I was right. Can you imagine what it would have been like if the gem was freed naturally? I know you have a soft spot for the guy. So do l. I couldn't even do it myself, I had to send a retrieval robonoid to get it."
"I'm sorry, Peridot, I'm being sentimental. Of course you are right. So what happened?" Garnet said.
"First Steven's lion showed up, then the Gem revived… and then… the oversized clod POOFED ME and left me in a bubble."
"She's gone?"
"Yes."
"Ok. See you at the party later?"
"You know it. Lapis will be there too."
"Good. See you then."
"But what about…?" But Garnet had already hung up the phone.