It's been 2 weeks since Steven and Star were separated.
Ever since they came back to the Beach House, Steven was bored and alone once again. But now, he felt more than just being bored and lonely.
He was miserable.
Not a single smile came to him for a couple of days. Star also felt the same thing as Steven was. During the first couple of days, Star went to other dimensions to try and make new friends. And although she was happy making friends like a sweater-loving girl in Oregon and a teapot-wearing boy in the woods, Star felt unhappy that Steven wasn't with her.
During those two weeks, 4 days after separation, Connie returned to Beach City. Steven told her about Star and his adventure with her in her neighborhood. Connie said she would love to meet Star, though was disappointed when she learned what the gems said. 1 week after separation, Steven helps Connie swordfight with Pearl to try and get his mind off of Star. (Keeping that plan in secret.)
It seemed to help and he was back to his normal happy self, and his later adventures seemed to make him happy. But he still remembered her every now and then, and sometimes felt saddened.
5 days after separation, Marco returned to Star's neighborhood. Star told him about Steven and how the 2 of them had fun together in Beach City. 1 week after separation, she was back to her fun, happy self. She caught Mewberty and grew wings, and a day later she and her friends tried to work at a mine to pay off her magic mirror bills. But she still remembered Steven, and still had sadness in her.
The gems were still too busy to spend time with Steven, as they were still searching for Peridot. Pearl had no guilt whatsoever, but Garnet and Amethyst seemed to regret the decision. Unfortunately, they still didn't want Steven to be in danger again, so Steven still wasn't allowed to meet her again.
2 weeks after separation:
Star's neighborhood, 4:00PM.
Marco went up to Star in her bedroom.
"Hey Star. I'm gonna hang out in Ferguson's house. Do you wanna come?"
"You go on ahead. I'll just stay for a while."
Marco then left the house to hang out in Ferguson's place.
Beach City, 4:05PM.
After Connie finished hanging out with Steven, she went with Greg to go back to her parents' house.
Steven went up to his room to read manga, while waiting for the gems to return from their mission.
5 minutes later, his phone slips out of his pocket by accident, and Steven notices the picture that came out. A selfie of him and Star in her neighborhood, making silly faces.
"I'll never forget my friend." thought Steven to himself.
His thoughts were interrupted by a knock in the door. Steven goes down to open the door to find Greg in the door.
"STEVEN!"
"Dad! What are you doing here? I thought you were bringing Connie back."
"I was. But 3 strange monsters riding a giant monster attacked the van and took her away. They seemed to have captured an older boy as well." Greg said.
Steven and Greg rush out of the house, and Greg leaves to help the residents be aware of what's happening. Steven notices something falling from the sky into the sand.
After falling into the sand, the figure stood up.
"GOOD MORNING!"
"Uncle Grandpa? How did you fall down from the sky? It's afternoon, by the way."
"I don't know. I was walking to my RV and I somehow ended up…" more figures came down on him.
"How did we get here, Mr. Gus?" asked Pizza Steve.
"I have the same question." said Mr. Gus. Uncle Grandpa crawled out of the two.
"I still wonder how I know who you are, Uncle Grandpa." said Steven.
"Don't worry bro. It's just a fanfiction. It's not a real episode, but I'm sure everybody in the real world wants a crossover of these two shows." Uncle Grandpa immediately stands up. "Oh, now I remember how I got here! I accidentally stepped on a portal and then I ended up here."
Steven and UG look around to see other cartoon characters walking around Beach City in confusion. Characters from other shows were interacting with the residents of Beach City.
"Of course! It couldn't have been warp pads. It had to be portals. But why are they open?" asked Steven.
"Actually, last week, I saw a small bird with a tall green figure cutting portals. As if they're looking for something. But, I don't know why they're staying open." said Uncle Grandpa. He then left with Mr. Gus and Pizza Steve.
Steven figured out what's going on. "LUDO AND PERIDOT! They're looking for me! I gotta tell the Crystal Gems!" said Steven, about to run back to the Beach House.
"Oh, that's not gonna happen." said a voice.
"Nope." said another.
"Never gonna happen." said a third.
Steven knew those voices (except for the first one.) He turned around and he saw what he expected it to be.
What did you think of this chapter? I'll see you all in the next one.