"Hmm..."

"What happened here?!" Pearl yelled.

"It looks like someone destroyed the inside of the house," Garnet stated making Pearl give her a dirty look.

"Man someone tore through here... Were they looking for something?"

"Why would someone destroy the house?" Steven asked looking upset.

"It looks more like something rampaged through here actually..." Garnet said as her gaze went up to the Temple door.

"You think something came through the Temple?"

She nodded and Pearl tapped her chin.

"It's never happened before but something could've popped it's bubble and got out... No one can get in..." Garnet said walking towards the Temple door.

The four of them headed up to the door and they walked in. No other gems were laying on the ground and the place looked undisturbed.

"Everyone... Stand here."

Steven, Pearl and Amethyst watched as Garnet went through the bubbles. She waved at them to join in. After fifteen minutes Amethyst finally spoke up.

"Jasper isn't here."

Steven looked at Garnet. He felt worried because Jasper was corrupted the last time they had saw her.

"I guess this means we have to look for her," Pearl said placing her hands on her hips, "She could be anywhere in Beach City."

"If she had popped her bubble in here, wouldn't she had popped the others?" Steven asked.

Garnet stated at him then nodded.

"No one else could open the Temple. Right?" Pearl said covering her mouth.

"They only got Jasper. Does that mean someone was looking just for her?" Amethyst asked scratching her head.

"At this point it is possible... I would think only a Diamond would be strong enough to break through the door but..."

"We can ask Peridot, she's in the bathroom still."

The three gems stared at Steven.

Everyone ran out of the Temple, heading for the bathroom.

"Peridot!" Pearl yelled, "Are you in there?"

"Y-yes! But...the doorknob is broken!"

"I'll get a screwdriver and take it off. How did it get broken anyways?" Pearl asked.

"I tried using my metal powers."

Steven smiled and shrugged at Pearl who was clearly annoyed. After a few minutes, Pearl managed to pop the door knob on their side off and unlocked it. The other half ended up falling onto the bathroom floor throwing screws in every direction. The Crystal Gems stared at Peridot. Pumpkin was hiding in the bathtub visibly shaken.

"What's wrong with Pumpkin?" Steven asked climbing into the bathtub.

"She's scared."

"What happened here? Did you hear anything?" Garnet asked.

"I heard a loud commotion. I wasn't sure if you was Steven and Amethyst but it seemed very likely. Then I heard a loud roar and a female human voice. I tried to open the door with my powers and it ended up jamming so I was stuck here. I really don't know anything else than that."

"Did you hear anything she had said?" Pearl asked.

Peridot shook her head, "It was hard to make out the words but it definitely didn't belong to anyone I had come across before."

"They took Jasper," Amethyst said, "Why would a human female come in here and take something they know nothing about?"

"It had to be something... Homeworld wouldn't be looking for Jasper no matter how perfect she came out. That's why no one came after us all this time."

"This isn't ok... Human beings shouldn't be able to access the Temple."

"What should we do then?" Amethyst asked, "We can search the city but there is no telling where Jasper might be."

"I can go on Lion with Peridot and Pumpkin."

Garnet placed a hand on the top of Steven's head, messing up his hair.

"That sounds like a good idea Steven. Pearl, Amethyst... Go together. Just in case we run into her, we need to be ready."

"You think Steven and I could face her like that?!" Peridot snapped climbing back into the tub.

"You did it once before," Amethyst said with a sly smile on her face.

"Come on Peridot!"

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After a few hours Steven and Peridot stopped by the other end of Beach City. The sun had already gone down and Steven had called Pearl to tell her they hadn't found anything. He was getting tired and it was getting closer to his bedtime anyways. Peridot seemed frustrated but she was relieved that they never ran into her.

"It's so odd..."

"What is?" he asked kicking the sand around.

"Only the inside of the house was destroyed... So... Someone..."

"Someone what?"

"Ugh! It makes no sense!" she yelled at the sky as she pulled on her yellow hair.

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"Any other ideas?" Pearl asked.

Peridot was sitting on the floor. She gazed up at Steven who was asleep by Garnet on the couch.

"I have one but... You all may not like it."

Everyone looked at the small, green gem.

"What do you mean?" Pearl asked quietly.

"You remember the fused shards back in Amethyst's kindergarten?"

The three of them nodded.

"Maybe... there's a working able bodied fusion like that on this planet and they came across the Temple and opened up the room. Maybe it was drawn in by Jasper's power and decided to take it. Jasper got loose and started causing problems then it poofed her to carry her out of here without being seen."

Amethyst looked up at Garnet, "I think that's the best thing we can say right now. "

"You seemed very interested in this Amethyst. I'm surprised," Pearl said.

"Well... I want to help save her. She isn't like the other corruptions. We actually know her."

Garnet smiled.

"We can look more in the morning. Everyone, get some rest. We are going to have a busy day tomorrow."

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The result was the same the next few days. No one had seen anything similar to the gems and no one with a big, spiky orange monster either. Jasper was dangerous whether she was corrupted or not but it was weird someone could walk right in without issue. They would've had an idea who this person was if Peridot hadn't locked herself inside the bathroom.

After the sixth day, they just sat at the beach house waiting.

"I'm so... I should've used my hand to open the door."

"No, you didn't cause the door to lock."

Steven looked at Pearl, "What do you mean? Peridot said she did."

"I know but... it wasn't her who broke the doorknob. Once I started fiddling with it to see if I could fix it, that's when I found a sewing needle and thread in the lock. It was like someone did on purpose knowing Peridot was in the bathroom. They have been watching us or they can sense us..."

"I guess I can ask Dad to buy another doorknob then."

The gems smiled at him. Everyone was thinking the same thing...

Did the Diamonds send someone here?

"I think I'm going to go outside," Steven said.

"I'll go with you. No one should be alone right now," Peridot announced.

Steven and Peridot sat outside. The small waves crashed against the sand softly. With everything going on, Steven didn't feel like eating much. Everyone seemed on edge that someone or something was in their home without too many problems and they took the strongest bubbled gem in the Temple.

"Do you think Lapis did it?" Steven asked softly.

Peridot snapped to the side. Her mouth hung open and some weird came out but that was all.

"I... I remember Jasper and Garnet both saying Lapis was really strong... You think maybe she was so afraid of the Diamonds coming back she took Jasper and she might try uncorrupting her?"

"It's possible. I didn't see her coming back... ever again."

Peridot hung her head and Steven put a hand on her shoulder.

"I think she'll come back home when she's ready."

"Thanks Steven. That is a nice thought."