Video Chat
With MiniJen's permission, I have taken it upon myself to writing Universe Falls shorts. Check out her study, trust me it'll be the best decision you'll ever make, takes place in the same timeline
Enjoy!
The young half-human half-gem boy named Steven Universe could barely hold his excitement, after talking it over and explaining everything, he, Peridot, and Stanford Pines were about to have their first video chat, Ford only agreed because since he's spent 30 years trapped in the portal, he missed out on how much modern technology has evolved so he wanted to get a chance to figure it out. As for the renegade Homeworld Gem, she saw it as a chance to show much she's able to understand human technology.
"Okay, here we go!" Steven said as he pressed the button on the laptop, it took a few moments to buffer, but it was able to find a functioning connection with Peridot's tablet.
The screen finally showed Petidot's face. "Hello?" she asked.
"Hi Peridot." he greeted with a smile.
"Steven can you hear me?!" she asks with a loud volume.
Chuckling, Steven responded. "Peridot, I can hear-"
"Can you hear me?!" she asked once more even louder than before.
"I can hear y-"
"Grr!" the diminutive green gem growled. "Stupid thing, why won't you work?!"
"Is something wrong Peridot?" a voice asked curiously, turning she saw Stanford Pines, the real one approaching with a concerned frown.
Grunting in aggravation, she answered. "I don't know!" she snapped. "I can see Steven, but the sound isn't functioning!"
Rubbing his chin in thought, the scientist moved in closer. "Perhaps the connection wasn't as stable as we perceived."
Peridot scoffed. "Don't be silly, I was able calibrate my pad to the exact frequency as Steven's machine." she said in a rather snobbish manner. "Obviously, you made a mistake, guess you aren't ready for this generation's technology."
Fore simply rolled his eyes, it's amazing that he was able to stomach Peridot's ego, then he noticed something. "In that case, you must've known that you had the volume on low." he pointed out with a smirk.
She widened her eyes and saw that he was correct. "Oh. Um-O-Of course I did. I was just testing you to see if you could spot it." she flat out lied. Not wanting to be embarrassed further, she raised the volume.
"Hi Peridot, hi Mr. Ford." Steven waved, having hear everything they said and now knowing they could hear him.
"Steven, Hahahahahaha!" Peridot laughed.
"Hello there my boy." Ford waved back with a smile.
"Okay, now that hellos are out of the way, behold, thanks to my resourceful genius!" Fire cleared his throat. "Ugh, our combined efforts." she moved her tablet to show a lawn mover moving with a satellite dish attached to it. "We figured out how to get Wi-Fi in the barn!" Cut back to her. "The connection is fast enough to stream Camp Pining Hearts, Duck Tective, and Tiger Fist in all 1080ps!"
"You know I gotta say." Ford began. "I once thought that the concept of wireless interlinking was just a teenage kid's fantasy, but when I learned that it actually became reality, I decided to figure it all out for myself. In all honesty, it was fairly easy." he shrugged.
"It did take us a while." Peridot said. "But let me tell you how we did it." she begun to tell the tale. "So we had to-"
Suddenly, the video started to freeze up.
Static
"Peridot? Mr. Ford?" Steven questioned before it unfroze.
"So there we were face to face with one of those big-"
Static
"Uh guys, you're starting to break up." Steven noted with a frown.
"Running for our lives with nothing but-"
Static
"-And then it bit me!"
"Hah! That was very amusing." Ford chuckled.
"Shut up!"
Static
"So now the Wi-Fi works!" she happily stated. "What did you do today?"
"I learned how to do this." he picked up a pencil and began to wiggle it making it appear to be rubber.
"What?!" Peridot exclaimed, flabbergasted. "Lapis get over here!" she urged her blue gem roommate Lapis Lazuli, distracting her from a magazine.
Curious, she walks to Peridot and saw what was on her tablet. "Is that Steven?" she asked in a whisper.
"Yes." Peridot answered, not knowing the panic going through Lapis.
"Oh no!" she shouted in horror. "Steven, what happened?!"
"Oh, you guys it's fine, it's ju-" Steven tried to calm her down but Lapis continued.
"How did he get trapped in there?! Why aren't you doing anything?!" she demanded.
"Relax, it's just-"
"Hey Steven." the young gem turns and saw his good friend Dipper Pines enter into the temple.
"Oh, hey Dipper."
"What?! Dipper's in there too?! This thing also traps humans?!" Lapis shrieked, now two of her boys were trapped.
"Is that Lapis?" Dipper asked curiously resting next to Steven.
Steven nodded. "Yeah, she thinks we're trapped inside Peridot's-"
"Who did this to you both?! Steven, Dipper I'm going to get you both out!" Lapis frantically told them.
"Lazuli relax." Ford soothed. "The boys are alright, we're just calling them from-"
The water controlling gem continued. "Where's Steven's gem on this thing? I can't find it!"
"Somebody wanna clue me in?" Dipper asked.
"I was video chatting with Peridot and your uncle Ford, until Lapis started panicking."
"Wait, how am I supposed to free Dipper?!" Lapis asked. "Dipper, don't worry I wasn't around to save you before but now I am! You both will be alright, I promise!" she swore.
"Lapis, we're fine." Dipper said., trying to calm the blue Gem down.
"You must be inside!" Lapis realized.
Peridot tried to stop her. "Lapis, it's just a screen! Don't-"
Fade to black.
"Oh geez!" Steven said in alarm.
"We should probably go. Like right now!" Dipper and Steven rushed to the warp pad and in a flash teleported to the barn.
After a minute, the screen turned back on. "Oh thank the stars! I thought I lost you." Peridot sighed in relief.
Ford interjected. "Uh Peridot, I'm don't think it's over yet.
"Step aside Peridot!" Lapis seethed. "I need to free them!"
"Lapis, no!"
The blue gem had a baseball bat in her hands. "I'll save you Dipper and Steven! I'll free you like you two and Mabel saved me!"
"Easy now." Ford urged. "Take a deep breath and don't do anything you might regret."
Before anything could escalate further, both boys appeared in the barn's entrance. "Wait!" Steven exclaimed, getting Lapis's attention.
"We're fine Lapis! We're fine." Dipper assured her.
"Boys!" Lapis said in relief, hugging both of them warmly. "Oh, you're both okay!" she turned to the two nerds. "Sorry guys." she apologized sheepishly.
"it's okay, just take it easy with that bat." Peridot advised prompting Lapis to hide it behind her back.
"Hello?" Mabel asked from the other line, she looked through the laptop. "Oh hey there guys!"
"Oh hey there Mabel!" Peridot greeted back with enthusiasm.
"Hi Mabel!" Steven waved then saw another one of his friends. "Oh look it's Lion." he gushed. His large pink pet then moved his mouth closer to the screen causing Steven to panic. "W-Wait, Lion, Lion be careful! Lion no!"
Call Dropped
"I'm sure the gems will by you a new laptop." Dipper trieid to assure his friend.
"That was Connie's Laptop!" Steven corrected and ran back to the warp pad. "Lion!"
"He should be more careful with other people's stuff." Lapis remarked.
Dipper just shook his head. "Hey, since I'm here, can I get a ride across the state?" he asked.
Lapis patted his head. "Anytime." she formed her water wings and carried him away on her back.
"Whoo!"
The End. Tell me what you think!