Hey guys! I'm back again with another new chapter! I hope you're ready!

You'll be glad to know that the story will go back to be being once every 1-2 weeks! YAY! Progress on my other story I'm preparing is going well too. Expect that VERY soon!

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ROOM FOR RUBY SPOILERS: Oh. My. Stars. I can't BELIEVE what happened! I knew Navy was trouble! Now there's gonna be no more space adventures for a while! Aww... I did hope she'd become a Crystal Gem. Oh well. What did you think? Let me know in the reviews!

Enough talking, lets get straight into the new chapter!


After a few moments, the glow faded away as Peridot landed gently gently upon the carpet. She hadn't changed her appearance too much, though she now wore her visor again.

"H-Huh? W-Where am I?" She stuttered, looking around at the crowd of people within the room.

"PERIDOT!" Steven yelled in excitement, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist. Stars were in his eyes. She blushed and smiled as he loosened his grip.

"Did you miss me?" Peridot asked in a half-joking way. She adjusted her visor a little so that it sat evenly upon her face. Steven smiled with joy.

"I'm so glad you're ok!" He yelled in reply.

"I would have added a star but I didn't wanna leave you waiting," She winked at him.

"How did we survive?!" He said as she looked around.

"Personally, I have no idea," She replied, looking back at him. "The last thing I remember was your bubble bursting, screaming and someone throwing me into a wall,"

"WHAT?!" Steven yelled in surprise. He remembered the first two things but he certainly didn't remember someone that. "ARE YOU OK?!"

"Yeah. It's fine," She rubbed her neck but quickly pulled her hand away to hide the throbbing pain.

"Peridot, d'ya want a bandage?" Sadie asked her, noticing her quick gesture.

"Have we met?" Peridot asked. Steven jumped, suddenly realising that he'd never actually introduced her to everyone.

"Oh! Peridot, this is Sadie, Lars, Dad, Mr Smiley, Onion, Jenny, Kiki..."


The escape pod opened with a click. Exhausted, the Gem inside crawled out of the smashed space-vehicle, her hands shaking from the fall. She stared at her surroundings.

"That voice," She muttered, hearing talking coming from Sadie's house. She summoned a large, orange sword in her hand. "I'm coming," Carefully, she hid it behind her back as she advanced towards the house.


"Nice to meet you all!" Peridot replied, a smile upon her face. Steven was content that Peridot had finally met all of his friends. Both he and Peridot had been through a lot the past few days. Just the infectious smile upon her face was enough to make him happy. He watched as she sat on the floor before joining her. She was clearly happy too, her face also filled with joy.

What he didn't know was that it was a different story. The smile upon her face was false. Her Gem ached, her mind filled with worry and pain. Though, it wasn't the throbbing pain in her neck. This was something else. Back on the ship, she'd thought that everything was over. She'd said something in those final moments that she now regretted saying. Questions burned in her mind. Was Steven upset? Did he still trust her? No matter how hard she tried, the words she had said seemed to linger in her mind.

She turned to face Steven. He put a hand upon her shoulder, a grin stretched out across his face. She gave an internal sigh of relief, comforted by his company. "I guess he didn't hear," She thought to herself. "Thank the stars," She lost herself in her thoughts, finally somewhat happy.

"Uhh... guys?" Steven spoke, his face quickly turning from a happy expression to a scared one.

"What's up schtoo-ball?" Greg asked him, starting to worry about his son.

"Do you guys hear that?" Steven asked. The room fell silent. Everyone listened to a strange noise upstairs Peridot broke out of her thoughts, suddenly realising that everyone had gone silent.

"What's going o-" She started to speak before Steven covered her mouth with his hand and made a quiet shush noise. They listened for a moment.

A wave of fear struck Steven, hearing the noise once again – footsteps. Something – or someone – was upstairs. He jumped as he felt Peridot put her hand on his shoulder from behind him. He relaxed, feeling her other hand grab his wrist, realising that it was only her. Meanwhile, the footsteps were getting closer and closer by the second. They were pretty quiet but whatever was making them was clearly right above them. He began to shake in fear, the footsteps becoming quicker, advancing towards the stairs. Upon hearing the first stair creak, Steven instinctively summoned his shield.

"Stay behind me," Steven whispered to Peridot. She nodded obediently, tightening her grip on his hand. Steven knew she was scared. Sadie stepped next to Steven, a spear in her hand.

"Whoa! Where did you get that!" Steven whispered to her.

"I kept it after our big island adventure," Sadie quietly explained. Steven looked at her with stars in his eyes. However, their mood suddenly shifted back to being alert. Steven gripped his shield tighter while Sadie kept her eyes glued to the top of the stairs.

A pair of orange-yellow feet stepped down the stairs, the bottom half of a yellow dress soon becoming visible. Steven lowered his shield a little. He recognised that dress. Soon, the top half of the dress became visible, a yellow diamond insignia upon it's chest. Immediately realising who it

was, Steven evaporated his shield, making Peridot even more nervous.

At last, the Gem's face was visible. Steven gasped with joy and Peridot gasped with horror. The Gem, who was now fully visible, looked up.

"Topaz! You're ok!" Steven ran up to her, stars once again filling his pupils. She jumped at the sight of him. "Oops, sorry if I startled you," She smiled at him before glancing around the room. She gasped.

"You," Her eyes were fixed on Peridot. Her arms fell to her sides from behind her back and Steven could've sworn he saw a sword fall from behind her back for a few moments. He shrugged it off though, as he turned back to look at Peridot, who looked very nervous. "5XA! IT'S YOU!"

"5XG," Peridot replied. Steven could tell she was trying to be brave. A frown appeared upon Topaz's face and Peridot went a little bit pale. Steven rushed over to her.

"But..." Topaz replied, taking a few steps towards Peridot while she moved backwards. "You're just like her..."

Steven grabbed Peridot's wrist and smiled at her.

"It's ok, Peri," He told her, attempting to comfort the incredibly scared Gem. "Topaz helped me save you back on the ship. She's a good Gem,"

"I don't wanna hurt you, 5XA," The tall Gem spoke softly. Peridot backed up to the wall, fear written all over her face. Steven sat in front of her and tried to look into her eyes, though she tried to avoid them.

"It's ok Peridot, she's a good Gem," He repeated to her. "She's just a little confused,"

Peridot turned to look at him, then back at Topaz. She gave a sigh before standing up.

"I'm 5XG, not 5XA," Peridot told her, a little more confidence in her voice.

"I-I... Sorry," Topaz trailed off. Steven gave a sigh of relief. "Are we friends?" She asked Peridot, offering her her hand. Peridot looked a bit uneasy.

"C'mon Dot! Do it for me," Steven pleaded, looking directly at the pupils in her eyes. She gave a deep breath. Slowly, she held out her hand towards Topaz. Steven watched in amazement as the two shook hands.

"Could someone tell us what's going on?" Lars broke the moment.

"Oh, uhh... Well, Topaz helped me save Peridot. She's my friend now," Steven attempted to explain.

"Any friend of Steven is a friend of mine," Greg smiled, giving Steven a hug.

"Same!" All of the Beach City residents yelled at the same time, all rushing over to give him a hug too. Steven was overjoyed. Everyone was safe. He knew Peridot and Topaz would get along now, despite not being a part of the big hug.

Things were finally getting better. Well, that's what he thought.

Nobody noticed the sinister smile upon Topaz's face.

Nobody but Peridot.