"Now, I'm all for helping people, and I'm all for helping small children, but this one time I was helping a kid, no more than ten, so that they didn't fall down the HUGE hole in the peak of Mt. Ebott. And you know what, Connie?" Steven said, raising his eyebrow at his girlfriend, Connie.

"You fell, Steven. You pulled the kid out of the way, and you fell." Connie replied. She had heard this story many times, but every time Frisk, the child he had pulled out of the way that day, came around, he tells the story. Frisk loves it.

"See, guys it all started when the Crystal Gems and I were on a mission. A mission to save Peridot."

It had been a warm day, and going to save Peridot from Jasper was not something they had been planning on doing. Granted, another chance to get Jasper was a good thing, but chasing after her day after day got exhausting. They had found Jasper, and she had Peridot in her grasp. More like, in a bubble, but hey. There had been a fight, and as they had gotten Jasper down for the count, Steven had bubbled her. They got Peridot, and headed on their merry way. Lion had other ideas though.

Steven hopped on Lion's back, and rode him to the Gems. Lion had used his warping ability, and had taken them to the top of the nearest mountain, where Steven saw a small child, maybe eight or nine, inspecting the hole in the top. They were looking down the hole, and walking around the perimeter.

"Hey! You might want to be careful! You don't want to fall in!" Steven had shouted, and the kid turned to look at him. Steven walked over to the child, and stood next to them.

"That looks like a really long fall, huh?"

The child just nodded. They continued to walk, and Steven followed, watching their feet. They hadn't tripped yet, and Steven was relieved. As they were going to leave however, the child crouched down to pick a flower, and they reached their hand out to Steven, and Lion roared. The kid jumped a bit and lost their balance, and fell backwards, toward the hole in Ebott. Steven, our of reflex, moved forward and pulled the child out of the way, saving them, but putting himself in danger. He told them to go stand by Lion, where it's safe, and they walked over to where Lion was. He turned around when the ground he was standing on gave way, and he fell into the hole. He fell rather quickly, but controlled his emotions so he didn't splat when he reached the bottom. He looked up, and saw the child staring down the hole, and Lion trying to warp, but ending up in the same place.

He fell for a while, and when he reached the bottom, it was night. His feet touched the ground, when he heard laughing.

"Who's there? Can somebody help me? How can I get out?" Steven shouted. There was the sound of static, and then his vision started to get blurry.

"Somebody had to fall down here, Steven. Whether it be you, Frisk, or some other helpless soul who was drawn to this god forsaken place. I'll leave you be, for now. But later? You better be ready to fight a war against a new enemy."

He blacked out on the ground, unaware to time passing around him, and the events taking place outside of the realm of his brain.