"NOOOOO!"
Amethyst heard Steven's screaming and ran to the living room quickly.
"Steven? Are you alright?" Amethyst asked gingerly. His eyes were glued to the TV.
"No! Domino's missing!" Steven cried. Pearl and Garnet came in.
"Who?" Pearl asked.
"The Beach City Animal Mascot!" Steven answered. "He's the Mayor's dog! He's gone missing!"
"Hmm." Garnet replied.
"We're the Crystal Gems! We can save him, right?!" Steven pleaded.
"It's just a dog, they're easily replaceable!" Pearl said. "Isn't the Beach City Pound across the street?"
"He's NOT replaceable!" Steven said. "He's Domino!"
"I'll find him." Garnet said.
"Whaaaat?" Amethyst said in shock. "How? And who'd be in charge while you're gone?"
"Don't forget you are not the only one that can shape-shift." Garnet said. "And Pearl'd be in charge."
"NO!" Amethyst snapped.
"She's right!" Steven said unexpectedly. "Opal should be in charge!"
"NO!" Pearl and Amethyst shouted in unison.
"If Domino is really important to Beach City, than it is my duty to search for him." Garnet explained.
"Ha, you said 'duty'!" Steven laughed. "Thanks, Garnet!"
"You're really going to search the entire city for a dog?" Pearl sighed.
"Not just the city." Garnet responded. "Maybe even beyond."
"Beyond?!" Steven said excitedly. "Boy, I wish I could go!"
"You're still young, Steven." Pearl hushed Steven. "You haven't even mastered your shape-shifting powers yet!"
"Don't remind me." Steven said gloomily, thinking back to the incident with the cat fingers. "Garnet, when will you start searching?"
"Now." Garnet began to shape-shift.
Her form changed, her entire body turned brown and her human ears disappeared. Brown ears appeared on her head with black tips. A tail poked out and her body adjusted. Her teeth became sharper and her tongue lolled out of her mouth.
"Amethsyt makes it look easy!" Garnet grunted as the last details went around her body. She looked like a German Shepherd.
"WOW! That's amazing!" Steven gasped. He ran to pet Garnet.
"I wish I can do this!" Steven giggled.
"I still don't like you in charge!" Amethyst looked at Pearl, who frowned.
Garnet got up.
"Where are you going?" Steven asked. Her paws went towards the TV.
"I want to see the details of Domino's disappearance before I leave." Garnet looked at the TV, but the colors were more vague.
"This morning, the mayor's dog has been reported missing. Police have no footprints near the mayor's house, so it seems the dog has disappeared without a trace." the news-reporter said. "Police have been sent to protect the house from further harm of its inhabitants."
The program broke to commercials.
"While you're gone, I'll try to transform into a dog!" Steven said cheerfully.
"You don't want to get dog fingers!" Amethyst joked. Pearl glared at her.
"I'm going to go now." Garnet said. "Be good...Amethyst."
Amethyst rolled her eyes and nodded. Pearl opened the door for Garnet.
Garnet rushed out the door and down the wooden steps.