Lapis's jaw actually dropped as a family of three bananas walked across the street in front of them. The ocean Gem had seen a lot of strange, magical things in their life but this definitely topped them all.

They were still taking it better than Peridot. "I turned them into bananas. I swore to protect the humans and I turned them into bananas."

"Hey!" One banana with a mustache waved their fist at the Gem. "Haven't you ever seen a banana walk with his family before?"

The smallest banana giggled. "Dad, what's - uh, that famous music guy –'s favourite fruit? The ba-na-na-naaaa!"

Lapis shook themselves. "Peridot, we're attracting attention. We need to go." They crossed their arms as the green Gem sniffed, their eyes welling up with tears.

"I'm the worst Crystal Gem ever."

With a sigh, the ocean Gem spread their wings. "Just hold out until I can find a hiding place." They grabbed Peridot by the shoulders and took off, surprising a passing Tobais and their mother Jackie.

Tobias blinked. "Whoa, what was that?"

"It looked like some sort of giant blue fly." Jackie frowned as they took out their phone. "I'm calling pest control, just in case."

Meanwhile Lapis was gliding over the city, carrying Peridot from under the green Gem's armpits. They looked down at the rows and rows of houses. "Wow, it's really big."

"I turned them all into monsters." Peridot moaned.

"Oh, come on." Lapis rolled their eyes. "You made a small warp pad. How could something like that cause this to happen?"

"If it's not my fault, then what else could have caused it?"

The ocean Gem did not respond.

"Oh, and duck."

"Duck?" Lapis frowned, looking up. "Duck from wha- a duck!" They swerved and narrowly avoided the bird in question, who promptly turned and waved its wing at the duo, yelling, 'Watch it!"

Lapis stuck their tongue out at the duck, before slowing and descending into an alleyway in the middle of the city. They set Peridot down. "Okay, I think this is safer. You can freak out now."

"Why! Why did I build that prototype!" The green Gem picked up a dirty cereal box from off the top of a trashcan. "I'm a traitorous clod, again! It's just as well we're stuck in this cloddy old city; all the other Crystal Gems will never want to see me again! Why!"

Lapis leaned against the wall, and watched their companion attempt to rewind the cereal box.

"Nye-ah, this thing is useless!" Peridot drew back their arm. "Where's a tape recorder when you need it!" They chucked it away, and it sailed through the air and nailed a certain blue cat walking by the entrance to the alley.

"Hey!" The cat rubbed their head. "Who threw that? It hurt!"

Next to them, an orange goldfish crossed their arms. "Dude, it was a cereal box. There's no way that could've hurt."

"It hurt my pride, Darwin!"

"I'm sorry!" Peridot called from the shadows. "And I'm sorry for turning you into a monster, too!"

Lapis jumped up from the wall. "Seriously, Peridot?"

"Huh?" The cat looked themselves over. "We don't look like monsters. What are you talking about?"

"Well, you're a cat."

"Peridot…"

The cat frowned. "What are you talking about, mysterious alley voice? Do you know, Darwin?"

"Maybe they're just more of a dog person."

"Well, you're not supposed to be a cat!" Lapis slapped a hand across the green Gem's face before they could say anything else, but the damage was already done.

"No really, what are you talking about?" The cat took a step into the alley. "And who are you, anyway?"

"Yeah!" The fish added. "Show yourselves!"

Lapis silently backed up, bringing Peridot with them.

"Come on, I don't want to go down a dark alley!" The cat complained. "Even I know that's a bad idea."

Lapis still did not speak.

"So this is how you're going to play it? Well, me and Darwin are gonna stay here and not move until you come out!"

"We are? Gumball, I thought we were going to the-"

"This is more important now!"

Lapis looked at the two figures guarding the end of the alley, then down at Peridot. The green Gem made an agreeable sound and shrugged, as if to say, "Why not?" The ocean Gem sighed, then spoke up. "Fine."

They released Peridot and stepped into the light. Gumball gazed up at them, their eyes shiny in amazement. "Wow!" Then their face twisted into a frown. "So you're the cat haters!"

Peridot blinked. "Amazing. These humans seem to have absolutely no idea of their original forms. My prototype must have messed with their memories as well!"

"What the what?"

"Hmm…" Lapis frowned. "No, wait. I don't think your little warp pad tampered with any memories."

"Are you saying…?"

"We're not on Earth. Not Steven's Earth, anyway."

Peridot gasped, the realization flooding through their head. "Ooooohhhh…"

Gumball and Darwin looked at each other, totally baffled. The cat looked back to the Gems with a nervous smile. "Ahem. Ahum, yes. Uh… Ahem. Ahahem-"

"Dude, what are you doing?"

"I dunno what to say! I'm buying time to think, man!" Gumball cleared their throat for one final time. "Yes, uh, my name's Gumball. And that's Darwin. Yes… um, can I ask you two a question?"

Lapis looked down on the tweens. "We don't want your questions."

"Are you guys aliens or something?" Gumball loudly blurted out. "I think you're aliens. Wait, she didn't say yes. Sorry!"

"Just leave."

"But-" Before Gumball could finish, a green van pulled up by the group. A cockroach leaned out and pointed right at them.

"Look, there they are!"

Lapis blinked. "Who are you?"

"Pest control." Darwin's eyes narrowed. They grabbed Lapis' hand and started running.

"What are you doing! What's going on!"

"It's the pest control guy!" Darwin called. "They're like the police, but better at catching people!"

Lapis looked back and saw Gumball dragging Peridot along. Behind them the green van was starting up again, so they decided to take their chances with the cat and the fish.

"In here!" Gumball cut away to the arcade. Darwin skidded to a halt.

"Gumball, the house is this way!"

"Do you really think you're going to outrun a car?"

"Well-! Good point, actually."

Lapis saw the cockroach leaning out of the van, calling for them to stop. "Go, then!"

"Right!" Darwin and Lapis ran into the arcade after Gumball. The pest controller got out of the van and followed them on foot.

"Gumball?" Darwin called. "Gumball!"

"Shhh, Darwin!" Gumball stuck their head out from behind an arcade game.

"Wow, that's a great hiding spot!"

Gumball winced. "It's not a hiding spot. Help." That was when they noticed Peridot trying to pull the arcade game away from the wall, to no available.

"Hey you, fish!" The green Gem growled. "Help me get this thing off the wall!"

Darwin heaved at one of the legs. "It's… not… working… how'd you get stuck in the first place?"

"I don't even remember! And now I'm gonna be stuck here forever!"

"There you are!" The cockroach turned a corner and stood behind Lapis, taking aim. The blue Gem stepped to the side and pulled the arcade game forward and down right on the pest controller. Sparks flew as the machine came off the wall and smashed onto the floor.

Peridot's eyes widened. "Holy smokes."

"What the what!" Gumball ran over to the wreckage. "Dude, you just killed him!"

Lapis crossed their arms defensively. "He was trying to shoot me."

"But you can't just kill people! Don't get me wrong, that looked awesome – have you been working out? – but that's like, a basic rule of life!"

Darwin kneeled next to the cat. "He was so young… you gotta get this off him!"

"Fine." Lapis lifted the arcade game off the ground. Almost immediately the cockroach jumped up, looking perfectly unharmed.

"Hah!" The pest controller reloaded their dart gun. "There's no shoe in the world big enough to crush me!"

Gumball blinked. "Run. Run!"

The four ran out of the arcade, crossing a street and coming into a residential section.

"Look!" Darwin pointed. "Our house is just over here!"

That was when Lapis felt a sharp pain in their side. They cried out and fell on the pavement.

"Oh no!" Gumball and Darwin skidded to a halt. "Alien person!"

Peridot crossed their arms. "Her name is Lazuli."

"Lazuli!"

The cockroach laughed, quickly jogging up to the group. "Another one down! Whew, that was a-"

Lapis then sat up, and pulled the dart out of their side. "What? That didn't do anything."

"Whoah!" The pest controller gasped. "The tranquilliser didn't work! I need to call for backup… my van!" They ran back the way they had come, leaving the four awkwardly standing by the house.

After a second, Gumball spoke up. "Oh-kay. Let's just go inside before anything else happens, shall we?"