Hello! Just wanted to inform you of certain things:
this takes place after "Jail Break" and around "Sock Opera"
Sorry to all those waited so long (too long) for this story. All your suggestions I will keep in mind while writing.
As always, please leave a review and enjoy!
Steven opened the screen door, humming happily at the memories of today's events. It started off with helping Ronaldo investigate the strange swirl patterns appearing on the sand, only to find that it was a prank from Lars. Then, Steven went to the car wash for a water hose fight with his dad, and won. And as the cherry on top of this perfect day sundae, he rode on Lion's back across the ocean.
Just as he opened the door to the temple, the voices of the crystal gems spoke out.
"Oh no, this is a disaster!" Pearl cried.
"Chill, Pearl," Amethyst said, rolling her eyes, "we can just go get it."
"Go get what?" Steven asked, alerting them of his presence, "what happened?"
"It seems that one of Peridot's droids managed to warp to another universe," Garnet explained, "We must go retrieve it."
"Pack your bags, Steven. Were going on a field trip!" Amethyst said as she lifted the human boy over her head.
"Wait! What universe did it go to?"
"Dipper's."
•••
"Hey bro, can I get you anything?" Mabel offered a small smile. After fighting off some angry elves in the rain, Dipper had caught a cold and was sent to bed by their great uncle.
"No," he said with a stuffed nose, "I can get it myself."
"But Grunkle Stan said he doesn't want you out of bed."
"He also said no more dressing up Soos in a bunny costume whenever he buys carrot cake from the grocery store."
"Aw, c'mon! That's hilarious!" Mabel argued. He rolled his eyes and jump off the bed, instantly falling to his knees from the sudden wave of dizziness.
"Bro, you okay?" Mabel asked, looking up from her knitting.
"Yeah, I-" He froze, spotting a dim light shining under Mabel's bunk. "Mabel, what's that glowing under your bed?"
She swung herself over the edge of the bed to get a peek at what Dipper saw. Indeed there was a light emitting from under the mattress, but what caused it?
She stretched her arm, feeling past the used shirts and stuffed animals she kept under the bed. Her hand felt warmth once she grasped the source of the light and pulled it out.
"It's the hologem Garnet gave us! It's glowing! What does it mean?"
"I don't know, but I think we should go to the warp pad," he answered, pushing himself up.
"Dipper, your sick! And it's still raining."
"But this could be an emergency."
There was no time to argue, at least not for Dipper. Dipper headed down the staircase while Mabel pulled on her yellow rain boots and ran after him. They reached the front door when they looked back to make sure their great uncle was still at the shop. Sure enough, he was scamming tourists with his latest attraction, the invisible alien mummy.
They hurried into the forest, the light drizzle hitting the tip of Mabel's kitten-themed umbrella. Dipper shivered slightly, regretting having only a vest and t-shirt on but this was important.
A month had passed since the warp incident. Sure, they had spoken to Steven from time to time via hologem. But never once has the orange gem flashed like that. It was as if they were sending them a signal of some kind. Whatever they were trying to tell them, he was going to find out. Garnet words echoed in his head.
"There will be a time where you will need our help, and we'll be there."
Is that time now? And what do we need help with? Dipper groaned and brought his hand to his head.
"Your head hurts, Dip?"
"A little," he admitted, "c'mon, were almost there."
They reached the crystal warp pad, still covered in leaves as they left it.
"I don't understand. Isn't this where they want us to be?"
"Maybe the message is in morse code?" Mabel offered.
"Do you know morse code?"
"No..."
What are they trying to tell us? Just then the warp pad glowed white and a beam of light shone from it's platform. The light was stronger than Dipper remembered, burning into his eyes and sparking another headache to form.
Soon the light faded, revealing the crystal gems. Mabel was the first to react.
"Steven!" she shouted as she tackled him with a hug.
"Hi, Mabel," he said, squeezing her back, "It's great to see you too. Hey, Dipper. What are you guys doing in the woods?"
"What do you mean? We got your message."
"Message? We didn't send a message," Pearl said concerned.
"But the hologem was blinking, see?" Mabel said as she showed them the gem.
"It's detecting the presence of the droid," Garnet announced, "we must find it right away."
"A droid? What's going on?" Pearl kneeled down to the twins level.
"We recently came into contact with another gem: Peridot. However, she's not a good gem like us. We're not sure what she's planning, but from our past experience with our kind, it can't be good."
"We need to destroy that droid before she discovers this universe," Garnet said, clenching her fists, "I just hope no one from this planet has already seen it."
•••
The Pines family will pay for what they've done. No one defeats me like that. No one! I will get my hands on that journal, one way or another. And when I do...
He paused, a smooth, green orb caught his eye. It sat in a puddle of rainwater.
What is that? He leaned closer to the orb when it suddenly sprouted legs and crawled. He looked closely at the orb. There is powerful magic in this thing, he realized, chuckling to himself as a plan formed in his head.
Oh ho ho! Look out, Dipper Pines. I'm coming after you.