/AN: Get ready! We're nearing the end! I only have a few more chapters planned. I might make it longer if people ask. As a site note, writers block has been hitting pretty hard AND I'm going out of town for a week pretty soon. I'll probably post more after Stevenbomb 3. /


The Crystal Gems Temple

"Do you think they're done talking yet?" asked Steven. The young half-Gem was sitting outside of the temple door. He had been waiting for a few minutes, hoping it would open. Sapphire looked over at him.

"Not yet Steven. It will be a while." she said. Steven sighed and went back to watching the door. After a while, he turned back to Sapphire, ready to ask more questions.

"Why'd you guys unfuse? You said you were fighting, but it doesn't look like you are." he said.

"We're not really fighting Steven, we just need some time apart to consider our options, and we can't do that when we're fused." replied Sapphire.

"What about future vision? Can't you use that?" Steven inquired.

"There are too many possibilities at the moment that are all very likely. Right now, only time will tell." answered Sapphire. Steven sighed again.

"Well, do either of you know where Amethyst went?" he asked hopefully.

"No, we don't... Wait. She left?" said Sapphire. A quick look around the room confirmed it. Amethyst was not there.

"Where did she go?! Why didn't she tell us she was leaving!?" exclaimed Ruby.

"That's what I asked you guys." said Steven. He watched as the two Gems leaned in close to each other and whispered. The house fell silent as they both realized the most probable outcome. Sapphire turned to Steven.

"Steven, we need you to stay here and keep an eye on Pearl and the others." she said before moving towards the warp pad. Ruby followed closely behind. Steven was going to ask what they were doing, but stopped when a bright light radiated from the two small gems, leaving one larger one in their place.

"I don't have time right now to answer all of your questions. Just trust me, you need to stay here, and don't come after us. Understood?" said Garnet, looking down at the small half human. Steven nodded as he watched the fusion warp out of the house. His excitement at seeing the two fuse again died down quickly as he realized that he was alone.

"Maybe Peridot and Lapis are done talking by now." he thought. With nothing else to do, he acted on this thought, and walked into the temple.

Kindergarten Control Room

Damaged screens, inactive power sources, and communications didn't work. Everything that could be broken, was broken.

" Is there ANYTHING in this pathetic place that works!?" exclaimed a rather frustrated Jasper, slamming a fist against the wall. She had been trying to get the Kindergarten working again, but she couldn't, at least not without help. The Homeworld Commander paced the room. With the Kindergarten's controls down, her plan wouldn't work. She tried to come up with more ideas, but she couldn't think of anything useful, her thought processes impeded by the pain radiating from her Gem. She was about to give up when she remembered that there was a certain someone that could operate these machines. A technician who had also landed on the planet. Granted, she had probably been captured by the remains of Rose's army, but if they brought her to the Kindergarten...

"That's it!" Jasper said to herself. She began to work on her new plan. Those "Crystal Gems" may have beaten her once, but they wouldn't be able to face a whole army of Kindergarten gems. With any luck, she would be able to get the place up and running in no time, and maybe catch that traitor in the process. All she needed was Peridot.


/AN: I'M SORRY IT'S SO SHORT BUT I NEED TIME TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO WRITE THE NEXT BIT AND WANTED TO POST THIS BEFORE THINGS ALL WENT TO HELL AND I STOPPED WRITING SO ENJOY/