Topaz was sweating like crazy. He was comforted by the fact that Yellow Diamond couldn't get to Earth. It's what got him through all of those nightmares. But now she was on her way to kill him. Topaz was beginning to wonder if his dreams were just dreams, or if they were a bad omen. Then Topaz realized something. Yellow Diamond didn't have a way back. "How could she get here?" Topaz asked. "The Homeworld Warp is broken, the pods like the one you came here in are too small. She can't come here." "You think we don't have ships here?" Bloodstone asked. "That's how that Peridot got there. And that's how Yellow Diamond will get there." Topaz would have facepalmed if he weren't so scared. "We need to prepare for her arrival." Garnet chimed in, her voice full of DETERMINATION (I am in no way sorry about that). "You guys go ahead." Topaz said sullenly. "I need to speak to Bloodstone privately." The others left, concerned expressions on their faces.
"So, what's wrong, Topaz?" Bloodstone asked. "I've been having these... dreams." Topaz replied. "What are dreams?" Bloodstone asked, having never been taught about sleep. Topaz spent ten minutes explaining the concept of sleep and dreams to Bloodstone before finally going back to where he left off. "Anyways, in my dream, it's dark. I'm alone. There are red monster eyes everywhere, staring at me." Topaz began. "I'm afraid. There's no one around. Sure, I spent 6,000 years on my own, but now I have people to care for. Who care for me. I can't afford to let them go. Not for a long time." Topaz was going to cry, but tried to keep himself together. "Anyways," He continued. "Eventually, Yellow Diamond walks out of the shadows. You're next to her." Bloodstone's eyes widened, but he didn't speak. Topaz went on. "Your Gem is cracked again. You have my powers. You hold me down with psychokinesis, summon a giant red crystal spike, give it to Yellow Diamond, and she stabs me. Then I wake up." "Is that all that happens?" Bloodstone asked. "No." Topaz replied. "In my last dream, Steven was there. You held both of us down. The dream wouldn't end until I saw her kill him." "Well," Bloodstone said, still processing all of this. "I suppose some omnipotent force, like the author, is using these dreams as an ill omen of grave significance." "Sorry, could you simplify that?" Topaz asked. "Really?" Bloodstone was amazed. "I always thought you were smarter than me, yet you didn't understand a word I said?" "No, no, I am smarter." Topaz replied with a smirk. "I just can't think straight. These dreams, they terrify me. They... they make my eye go crazy." Bloodstone was shocked. "You mean like during our fight? When your Gem cracked?" Bloodstone asked. "Yeah." Topaz confirmed. He then got up to leave. "Thanks for talking about this with me." He said with a smile. "It made me feel better." Bloodstone only smiled, then his face disappeared from the terminal screen.
Topaz joined the others outside. They had set up a two rows of ten Laser Light Cannons on the beach in front of the house, six laid out at the bottom of the front steps. Topaz absorbed them for later use, just as he had before the fight with Bloodstone. "Hey, guys, what's that?" Amethyst asked. Everyone looked where she was pointing. There was a small dot of light. Topaz activated his eye and snapped his fingers, the six Laser Light Cannons floating around him. They eventually realized, however, the light wasn't a ship. It was another pod. It was too small to be Yellow Diamond. Everyone watched in curiosity as he pod opened. Within the steam, a red eye appeared. Topaz was terrified. The eye, while not like an actual monster eye, reminded him of the ones from his dream. The mist cleared, revealing a being that no one expected. A Gem cyborg.