Emerald came to Earth for one reason, to flee Homeworld and be a Crystal Gem. She'd heard the stories, and wanted to see for herself if they were true. You see, Emerald wasn't like the other gems, she didn't fit in. So she was willing to risk it all to possibly be her true self.

After arriving on Earth, Emerald didn't know where to go. She noticed a big building with...trash?...something sticking out of it. Emerald tugged on her army green crop top, worrying it wasn't covering up her top enough.

"Who goes there?" A Peridot popped out of the building.

"Um, why do you live in that building? I want to see the Crystal-"

"I'm the one asking the questions here. How do I know you're telling the truth?"

"Be-because…" Emerald shrugged, crossing her arms, looking down at the ground. "I don't belong in Homeworld. I'm different than everyone else." Taking a deep breath, Emerald put her arms by her sides and looked back at Peridot. "I thought the Crystal Gems would accept me for me. Of all people, I think you'd understand."

"Well I must say, you've made quite the compelling argument. The Crystal Gems and I have a hard time understanding each other sometimes, but we're working on it."

"Peridot, who are you talking to?" A Lapis Lazuli emerged from the building too. "You're an Emerald, right?"

Emerald bowed down to Peridot and Lapis. "Yes, I'm an Emerald. I just want to be safe from Homeworld and I'll do what you ask."

Lapis rolled her eyes. "Yeah, we don't the whole 'gem hierarchy' thing here. You can stand up. But what exactly are you doing at the Barn?"

"She's looking for the Crystal Gems, and I just so happen to be one!"

"Shouldn't the other Crystal Gems sort this out though?"

Peridot and Lapis began to argue, as Emerald just stood there, meekly. "Um...guys, I understand that I may not seem trustworthy, but would mean the world to me if you'd just give me a chance though."

"Yeah, uh, Peridot? We should take her to Steven's."

It took some convincing, but Emerald was allowed to stay in the barn with Peridot & Lapis, although Emerald seemed quite fascinated with Steven the most.

"So you're the first boy gem?" Emerald was sitting on the couch with Steven, while the rest of the gems debated about her staying in Beach City on Earth.

"I guess so, yeah. But I'm only half gem, so that's probably why."

"That must be so cool though, are you happy?"

"I'm just happy I get to be myself. It can be hard though, because there's this pressure that I have to finish what my mom started. The Crystal Gems tell me I don't have to be like her though."

"I get having to be like someone you're not."

"What do you mean-?"

"Steven, why don't you take Emerald around Beach City for a bit?" Pearl asked. "We need to figure out more details surrounding this...situation."

"Sure. Emerald, I can take you to the Big Donut! Let's go!"

"Uh, okay." Emerald blushed, then her eyes got wide as she gasped softly, "Wait, isn't there a...bathroom? That place Peridot was talking about?"

"Um, yeah. It's over here." Steven lead Emerald to the bathroom.

When she walked in, she saw herself in the mirror, and teared up a bit. Looking down at the gem on her chest, she found a razor on the counter and pressed down hard on her gem, nicking a tiny piece off. Though it was barely noticeable, it hurt tremendously to nick it off in the first place. Emerald then, took her hair out of it's bun, and let her shoulder length hair fall down freely. Wiping the tears from her eyes, she took a deep breath and stood up straight. "I'm Emerald. That's my gem, that's my destiny, that's who I am suppose to be."