"Steven, do you really need so many luggage bags?" Pearl asks as she tries to balance four medium sized suit cases in her hands, and a carry-on on top of her head. Amethyst chuckles. "What, is it too much for tiny Pearl here?" she asks teasingly. Pearl growls in irritation at her, but before she can say anything, Garnet grabs all four bags and holds them with one hand.

"Steven will want souvenirs, won't you Steven," she comments coolly. He had thought all the bags were filled with clothes, but practically had stars in his eyes when he realized these were so he could keep reminders.

"Ye~es!" he replies in his usual happy/excited manner. He walks with a little skip in each step as they make their through the miles and miles of grass. But eventually, he loses that skip, and he no longer has any pep. He begins to slouch while his arms become limp noodles at his sides.

"Are we there yet?" he asks in typical child-like manner after a good hour of walking. Amethyst groans in understanding, bunching up her hair as she stretches her arms up. They had been walking for three hours straight since they left the warp pad. It was one of the few that worked at all close to another populated area, so this was the only one they could use. But neither Pearl nor Garnet realized just how far they were actually going to be.

"Hey, dudes! Look at that," Amethyst says as she points to a strange rock formation a little ways ahead of them.

With excitement at something new, she runs of ahead of the rest of the group to see what it is. Steven laughs and chases after her, glad to see something new. Trepidation builds at the back of Pearl's throat as she yells, "be careful!" Garnet's calm demeanor helps her feel a bit more relaxed though since, if anyone can say what'll cause trouble, it's her. They walk along briskly, yet their looped arms make it seem as if they have not a care in the world except for the two excited bundles of joy only feet away.

Pearl leans against Garnet's shoulder once they've stopped just a few steps away from the strange rock formation. They watch with discreet smiles as Amethyst and Steven run around the rocks, and even try to climb up some. Once they've tired themselves out, Steven lies down on the floor and sighs.

"Guys, I'm hungry... Are we close to any food places, you think?" Amethyst laughs at Pearl's stricken face. It seems she forgot to think about packing food for Steven what with the sudden trip and all. Yet, Garnet stays relaxed and at ease as she vaguely answers that they aren't far.

"Hey, Steven!" Amethyst starts, a mischievous grin growing on her face. "How's about you wrap yourself in your shield, and we play pinball? You be the ball, and I'll hit you against these rocks to get points, yeah?"

"Amethyst!" Pearl exclaims with that ever scolding mother voice of hers. Garnet puts down the bags and wraps an arm over Pearl's bristling shoulders. Garnet's visor shines a bright blue as she tells the young ones, "I wouldn't do that if I were you. We wouldn't want to catch a certain captain's attention just yet."

A small smirk plays on her lips as her visor becomes evenly blue and red. Pearl and Amethyst look at her in confusion, but rather than explain herself, she goes to Steven and plops him on her fantastic mass of hair, picks up the bags, then tells Steven to hold on as she begins running rapidly towards a shape in the distance. Amethyst starts laughing, suddenly full of energy again, and yells "race yuh!" as she runs past Pearl. She lets out an exasperated "huh?!" but quickly runs after to catch up.

Before long, they find themselves on a barely there dirt road. Garnet gets there first. By the time Amethyst and Pearl catch up, they see that the object they saw in the distance was actually a truck. The man driving it is a farmer heading over to a close by town for a local fair.

"Would yer like 'e taste of me cream? i go't the best cream in all the coun'y!" He spoke so proudly, and he seemed so excited. Steven couldn't help but say sure. Amethyst is always up for food, so her response was no surprise. Pearl offered a polite, "How lovely. Good luck in the fair," though she used the excuse of being lactose intolerant so as to not eat any. The farmer gave her a small squint of discontent, but accepted her denial well. As for Garnet, a small shake of her head was all it took for him to shrug and say, "Suit yourself." With that, he gave Steven, Amethyst, and himself a nice sampling before continuing on his way.

The ride along is long and relaxing, especially to Steven and Amethyst after all the running around they had done earlier. They are relieved to not have to walk anymore. Steven even finds himself taking a nap on Pearl's lap half way through the ride thanks to the gentle swaying of the car's frame and constant little bumps on the road. The farmer looks at the duo through his rearview mirror, and comments that she is a very gentle mother. Amethyst grins up at Pearl, poking the blushing gem as the gem in questions stammers out that she's not his mom. "Just his aunt, of sorts. I was very close to his mother..."

By the time they reached the town, the sun is beginning it's decent into the horizon, casting long golden steaks over the valley. It is a beautiful sight, enhanced only by the bustle of the town setting up for what promises to be an exciting, weekend long fair. Amethyst squeals with glee, jumping to and fro as she struggles to decide what she wants to do first. One stand further along already has lemonade set up, and is selling to all the thirty workers in the vicinity. Another has brightly colored balloons, and shiny metal knives. And yet another stand has various puree items on display, though not many items ready to eat. Pearl does not hide her displeasure at the idea of "that sludge going down [her] throat," when Amethyst decides that's the one she wants to try first.

"Amethyst, one day you're going to regret eating all that food, and I am not going to help you when you're expelling it from your body!"

Amethyst just laughs at Pearl's exclamation, and heads over to the booth. There, a tall man with short brown hair and long thin cheeks helps her decide what would taste best. A pretty young Asian woman soon joins him. Garnet watches them curiously as they whisper back and forth with each other while also discreetly pointing at Amethyst and the group.

"Is something wrong?" Steven asks Garnet. Her arms are crossed, and her lip is jutted out in a slight pout. She isn't irritated, though some onlookers might think so. Her pout soon turns into a suppressed grin as she leans down towards Steven. While still keeping an eye on the young purple gem, she whispers, "If anything weird happens, don't get scared, alright?"

Steven looks at her with a confused gaze. Moments later, a scream is heard on the opposite side of the fair. So much for a relaxing trip.