….It's been over a week ever since the party at the Mayor's mansion. Some police and investigators came to find any evidence to help them find the culprit, but somehow there was absolutely nothing. The swarm bots had no fingerprints, yet were taken to a lab for further studies. Everyone was safe...but Maxwell couldn't stop worrying. He thought of how so many lives were at stake, and he almost failed. In a flash, everyone was against him, and if it wasn't for Steven and the gems, he may have been arrested or worse. Max helped in the search, looking top to bottom of the mansion for any clues, yet there was nothing.

"... uh Max?"

"Huh?" Max shakes his head as he gets up, apparently he overworked himself and fell asleep, but Steven carried him home.

"Oh uh, hey Steven, sorry about that."

"It's okay, but you shouldn't be working yourself so hard, it's not healthy."

"Look, I know Steven, but I can't just stop, this psycho threatened everyone, including you. I can't sit back and just risk letting whoever this person is, attack any more innocent people." Max had this tired scared look in his eyes as he looked over Beach City. He flinched when he felt Steven hug his side. "How can you still be so nice to me...I pulled a gun on you."

"It's because I know you wouldn't hurt me...you're my friend.

"...Steven…" He sighed and smiled. "Okay...I'll stop. I won't get anywhere if I keep this up. For now, we should get back to our regular routine. How are you so good at making people feel better?"

"It's just one of my 'special skills~'"

"Pfft, your special skill is being the best doofus ever." He and Steven relax for most of the day, watching TV, until this catchy car commercial comes on, with some good music.

"Wow, so much musical talent for cars?...Is that Smiley singing?" Max comments but then looks to Steven who started dancing. Max rolls his eyes but gets up and dances as well. Eventually the two seemed to get a rhythm, Steven's gem glowing as they get more in sync. The two had a light growing between them, but then it suddenly dimmed as Max stopped dancing and clutched his head in pain. The light flashed and knocked them both onto the floor.

"Ugh, whoa! We were gonna fuse! We gotta try again!" Steven was so excited until he looked at Max and saw him panting as if he were in pain. His obsidian hand growing sharper and wild, until Max finally got control again. "W-what's going on?"

"I-I don't know….I think Obsidian was trying to warn us. While she is safe in my body, the fusion would probably bring out her corruption again, and maybe infect you."

"Oh...so we can't fuse?"

"I guess not, not until I figure things out with Obsidian." To be honest though, Max knew they could fuse...but their fusion may be something dangerous.

"Aw man, I was so excited."

"It'll be okay Steven, I'm sure we can-" He was cut off as he tried to get up, but his legs were too wobbly and caused him to fall and his his forehead on the TV

"Oh SON OF A-"

While Max currently swears like a sailor, picture instead of cute puppies running around a field.

Max was panting after his cursing fit, but then his eyes widen as he looks at a baffled Steven.

"What's a-"

"No no NO! I'm so sorry, what I said wasn't appropriate."

"What do you mean?"

"Um...what I said were bad words."

"OH!"

"Yeah sorry, we need to erase those words from your mind before you start using them.

"But how? Do you have a crazy anti bad word ray gun?"

"Have you been looking through my blueprints? Nevermind, that's besides the point. What I'm gonna teach you are 'replacement bad words'"

"Ooo, so I won't get in trouble using them?'

"Hopefully no. Let's begin, first I just need to get myself angry...okay done. Aw Mahogany table!"

"Hehehe."

"Carrot cake! Cadillac convertible!"

"Let me try! Oh funky flow!"

"Gosh dang, doodles!"

"Aw crab! Moss!"

"Oh, Squirtle."

"Lion Lickers!"

"Streetcar named Desire."

"Hehehehe, what?" The two of them were having too much fun with this.

"Coffee pot!"

"Jellyfish!" The two hear a cough and see Garnet standing there along with Amethyst who was laughing her butt off and Pearl trying to look stern and not laugh.

"...language." Garnet said in a neutral but slightly motherly tone.

"Sorry Garnet." The two replied simultaneously.