Everyone waited in anticipation as Topaz walked to the TARDIS doors. He pulled them open, finding that he'd landed the TARDIS in... Beach City. In the back of Greg's storage unit. "Huh." Topaz said. "I'd say 'What are the odds?', but, since it could've taken us anywhere and anytime, I guess no one could answer that." He straightened his bowtie, adjusted his fez, and waltzed back into the TARDIS. He looked at one of the monitors, finding out that they did land in Beach City, but 15 years in the past. A year before Steven's birth. "Well, I guess the first trip was a dud." He said. "Let's try again." Steven ran in front of Topaz, stopping him from pulling the lever. "Why can't we check out Beach City 15 years ago?" Steven asked. "It's only a year before you're born." Topaz said. "If we even leave the TARDIS here, we could wipe you from existence." But Steven was persistent. He gave Topaz puppy dog eyes. Topaz tried to stand his ground, but gave in. He couldn't say no to him. "Fine." He said reluctantly. "According to this date, Rose is already pregnant with you, anyways. Let's just hope we steer clear of Connie's parents, or Steven loses his girlfriend." Steven went red and punched Topaz's arm. Topaz smirked at the reaction. He looked over at the others. "Sorry, but since all of you either live here at this time or are hated or trapped in a mirror," Topaz said, cringing at that last one. "You should wait here. Maybe explore the TARDIS." Topaz and Steven exited the box, closing the doors behind them. Amethyst was about to start pushing buttons, when Topaz opened the door and poked his head in. "Oh, yeah," He said. "Don't touch the console." He then left. Amethyst pulled her arm back, a bored look on her face.
"Okay, Steven." Topaz said. "Where do we start?" "Well, it would be nice to meet my mom." Steven said hopefully. "I can give you three good reasons why that is the last thing we should do." Topaz said. "First, pregnant or not, we could still wipe you from existence. Second, Rose has already come to terms with the fact that she and you can't exist at the same time. If she sees you, she'll have doubts about giving up her physical form to create you, and won't rest in peace, and, third, seeing me could change what happened when we met. We could never meet, and Bloodstone will stay broken, kill you and the Gems, and the Cluster will rain Hell on Earth." "A simple 'no' would have been all I needed." Steven said. "Sorry," Topaz said. "I just thought you should know why I can't let you meet your mom." His eyes then widened. "We need to hide." He said. "Now." "Why?" Steven asked. Topaz didn't answer. He quickly pulled Steven into an alleyway, and crouched behind a garbage can. After a few moments, a figure walked past. It was Topaz in his previous form. He had shorter hair, a light jacket, a light blue star patch on his right shoulder, and slightly different high tops. "I remember passing by here." Topaz whispered. "I was wandering Beach City to find Rose, but she wasn't around, so I left." Once past Topaz was gone, Topaz and Steven left their hiding spot. "That was too close." Topaz said. "We should just go back to the TARDIS. No more sightseeing." Steven followed the swordsman reluctantly, but saw something out of the ordinary. A man made of metal. "Topaz, what's that?" Steven asked. Topaz looked where Steven was pointing. He immediately pulled a book from his pocket. He flipped through the pages, finding the one he was looking for. "It's called a 'cyberman'." He said. "A mechanical soldier with a human brain. It's only purpose is to convert all living things into cybermen. It has an emotional inhibitor that suppresses all emotions. It is constantly upgrading, and is near impossible to weaken, as it will immediately overcome any weakness it discovers. The only way to beat it is to drive it crazy by showing it what it has become. We need to shut down the emotional inhibitor." "Okay." Steven said, about to summon his shield. Topaz held a hand up. "I told you, we can't let anyone know we were here." He said. "We'll have to apply other methods."
"This is the plan?" Steven asked. Topaz's plan was to provoke the cyberman, forcing it to chase them back to the TARDIS. "Delete. Delete. Delete." The cyberman repeated. "Stop saying that!" Topaz said, annoyed. When they reached the TARDIS, Topaz stopped and summoned his swords. He spun around and pointed a sword at the cyberman, who was still chasing them. Before it could stop, the cyberman's momentum forced it through the blade, destroying the emotional inhibitor. The cyberman fell to it's back. Topaz and Steven dragged it into the TARDIS, and started the questions.