Authors Note: Sorry this chapter was kinda hard to write.
Pearl and Alex enter Steven's Room.
"We have seven Gem shards but there were eight. So one is missing." Pearl says to Alex. Alex nods.
"Hey, Stev, have you seen a Gem Shard anywhere? It's very important." Alex asks him.
"No, have you seen my pants? They're also very important." Steven asks back. Alex shakes her head.
"I'm serious, Steven," Pearl says."These Shards have a powerful partial consciousness that has been harnessed by Gem throughout history in order- " Pearl starts to explain but Alex notices that Steven didn't pay attention. " to create semi-sentient drone soldiers with the capacity to follow basic orders. Gems once created an army of these drones but found their obedience waned as the shards overdeveloped inside their uniforms and turned on their commanders. You see, any shard imprinted by any sort of container could become a monster. That's why it's very, very important it's kept away from any kind of garment. If you see it, bring it to me, right away. I'm going to check in town." Pearl says and leaves.
"For my pants?" Steven asks.
"No, for the Gem Shard. "Alex says shaking her head.
"That's unusual!" Steven says as he notices his pants walking by themselves.
"Steven, what up with your pants?" Alex asks him as she raises up her eyebrows.
"I don't know." Steven says as he takes out a Gem shard from his pocket. "It's a... thingy? Is this Pearl's shard thingy?" Steven asks her as he puts the shard in the sock.
"Yes this is the Gem shard bird mom was looking for, but you shouldn't put in the sock or in other clothey things," Alex says crossing her arms.
"Let's find Pearl and give her this thing," Steven says as he leaves the house.
"I have a bad feeling about this," Alex says as she tries to catch up on Steven.
"Dang, it ! Where is he?" Alex mutters as she looks for Steven.
Suddenly she sees him at Funland Arcade.
"Steven!" She calls him and runs towards him.
"Oh, hey Alex." Steven greets her smiling.
"Steven, what are you doing here?" She asks him.
"I'm hanging out with Peedee," Steven says pointing at Peedee.
"Hi, Peedee." Alex greets him, "Where's the Gem Shard? Have you already give it to Pearl?" She asks Steven.
"No, I put it inside Frybo," Steven says smiling.
"Who is Frybo?" Alex asks confused.
"It's our mascot." Peedee answeres.
"What?! That this is bad." Alex says and suddenly they all hear a scream.
"That came from the fry shop!" Peedee says as they run towards the shop.
"Okay, that's creepy. " Alex says as they watch with wide eyes like Frybo attacks innocent people forcing them to eat fries.
"We didn't tell him to do that, did we tell him to do that?!" Peedee panics.
"Frybo, stop!" Steven yells.
"Why isn't he listening?!" Peedee asks.
"I don't know! Alex?" Steven looks at her.
Alex facepalms her. "You didn't listen to what Pearl said! She explained why these Gem Shards are dangerous!" Alex snaps. "We have to wait for the other Gems! Only they know how to deal with it." She says.
"What are you going to do?" Peedee asks her and Steven
.
"Our job!" Steven says proudly.
Alex summons her katana. She sees Pearl enter the shop.
"Steven! Did you put my missing shard in that fry costume?" Pearl asks him.
"Yes! He did." Alex says look slightly angry at Steven.
"Didn't you hear what I said about the living armor and infantries and many, many deaths?!" Pearl asks angrily.
"No!" Steven answeres.
Pearl summons her weapon and spears Frybo in the head. It's eye bursts with ketchup and mustard, it blinds Pearl. Pearl drops the other shards.
"Ahhh shit!" Alex curse as she tries to stop the Frybo thing from attacking the Frymans.
Suddenly Steven's pants enter and kick Frybo.
"Steven?" Alex's says confused.
Steven appears in just his underwear.
He placed a shard in each of his garments including his underwear and attacks the stands there and watches Steven defeating the Frybo.
"Alex? Is Steven okay?" Pearl says as she tries to find her (cause she's still blinded by the ketchup)."Yes, he's fine, Pearl and I'm also fine... thanks for asking. " Alex says amusingly as she helps Pearl to wipe off the Ketchup.
A few minutes later
They send the Frybo suit out to sea on a makeshift raft.
"Pearl, I think our work here is done," Steven says posing heroically while standing naked.
"Put your clothes on, Steven." Alex and Pearl both say at the same time.
"Oh and Steven?" Alex says.
"Yes, sis?"
"Please, never ... no matter what happens... never bring a mascot costume alive, okay? Or I think I'm not going to be able to sleep in my entire life again." Alex says shuddering.
"Ok," Steven says grinning.
"Yeah, you find it funny and I will get nightmare because of it," Alex says rolling her eyes.
