In "Bismuth", Bismuth stated that Nephrites act as pilots. Centipeetle was a pilot. Both are green. A lot of these quotes are taken from the episode "The Return". Here's where it gets interesting…

I blink my eyes open. Everything is… green. I jolt upwards. Where am I? I stand up and look around. Three of the walls are dark green, but the fourth wall is a green light barrier. I move forwards to touch it. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." A gruff voice says. I fall backwards, and look around. The orange gem from my dream is walking towards me. "Jasper." I whisper.

"So… what is a Lapis Lazuli from Earth, of all places, doing attacking my ship?" Jasper says. I gulp. "How… how do you know I'm from Earth?" I ask. "You were flying in from that direction." Jasper confidently replies. She stops outside of the light barrier. "So, now I've found a tour guide. A damaged tour guide, but you'll have to do." She says. "I'm… I'm not damaged." I stutter. She laughs. "Please, I saw your back. Someone did that to you. It's a sign of your weakness. Pathetic." She says. I wince. "It's… no, it's nothing. It doesn't matter. I don't matter. What do you want?" I say. She laughs again. "And not only did they destroy your back, they messed with your head, too." I clench my fists. I didn't escape Earth, only to be hurt in space.

"I know you've met with hostile gems other than Peridot. Peridot could have hurt your back, but she isn't good with words. And now I want you to tell me who is." Jasper says. I gulp. "It… it doesn't matter. I'm fine, just the way I am. I won't tell you what I know." I say, shaking. Jasper laughs, and calls down the hallway. "Nephrite! She's resisting!" she yells. A small spark of electricity comes off the barrier, and it hits me in the palm. I wince, shaking my hand. Jasper grins. "There's no use in resisting. Tell me, who hurt you?" she says. I shake my head, and another small bolt of electricity hits me, this time in the cheek. I cry out in pain, and put my hand to my cheek. This was just a bad as Earth. "Why are you even going to Earth?" I ask. Jasper grins. "We were told that a Peridot went to Earth, and never came back. We went to check to see if there was any resistance. Looks like we were right." Jasper says.

"Look, Lazuli, why don't you just make things easier for yourself, and tell me the location of your base?" Jasper asks. An idea sparks in my head. What if I told her where the Crystal Gems were? No, I couldn't. It was my backup plan. I shook my head, and a slightly large bolt of electricity sparked off the light barrier, hitting me in the leg. I cry out in pain. I couldn't give in.

"Steven! Are you seeing this?" Amethyst called to me. I was sitting by the campfire, but at her words, I ran over to the cliff side. She pointed to the sky. A small, green speck had appeared. "What… what is that?" Peridot ran up to us. "It's a gem powered ship! It's from Homeworld!" Peridot yelled. I gasped. Amethyst looked at me. "Steven… this is bad! Like really bad! We can't fight Homeworld again! Not with the three of us! We're dead! We're so dead!" Amethyst said, pacing off. "Alright, Steven. I'm going to try to calculate the landing location of the ship." Peridot said, as she ran off. I stared at the green speck. I wondered where Lapis was.

"Alright, Lazuli. We're getting close to Earth. Tell us where the rebel base is." Jasper told me. I was sitting on the floor of my cell, curled up in a ball. She made a fist, and I knew what that meant. It was a threat. "Wait, no! I'll… I'll tell you." I say. I was a horrible person for telling her. "It's in a place called Beach City. Please, that's all I know." I told her. She smirked. "I knew that I'd break you eventually." She says, walking away. "Wait!" I call after her. She turns around. "What are you going to do to me back on Homeworld?" I ask. Jasper smirks. "If you behave, we might let you leave. And if you don't…" she says, trailing off at the end. I get the message, though.

"Steven?" Amethyst asks me. "Yeah, Amethyst?" I reply. "I'm sorry for freaking out earlier. It'll be okay, though." She says. I frown. "Do you think they'll be friendly?" I ask. She sighs. "No. It's okay though, we're strong, even without Lapis. But maybe she'll come back to help." Amethyst says, looking at the sky. Peridot suddenly comes rushing over to us. "The ship has its course set for Beach City!" she yells. I gasp, and look at the sky. I can make out all of the details now. It looks like… a hand. "It will land in about three hours!" Peridot yells. I look at Amethyst. "No, dude." She says. "What?" I ask, surprised. "I know that you want to help protect the Crystal Gems. But we have to protect ourselves." Amethyst says. "C'mon, let's go to bed. It's getting late."

It's almost been three hours. The ship looks close. I'm sneaking off to the warp pad, when I hear Amethyst calling from behind me. "Dude, come on. We have to stay safe." She says. I whip around. "Amethyst! Please, let me go! How would you feel if you were the Crystal Gems, and had to face this alone?" I ask. She sighs. "Alright, dude. But I'm coming with." She says. I nod, and we walk onto the warp pad. I'm about to send us off, but I hear someone call out. "Wait!" It's Peridot. She runs up to us, panting. "Let me go with you. I can't fight, but I might be able to negotiate if we have to." She says. I gesture to the warp pad, and she jumps on. I send us off.

We warp in, and the Temple is empty. I cast a nervous glance at Amethyst. She looks back at me, her face matching mine. We walk out of the front door, and see Pearl and Garnet standing on the beach, weapons drawn. The hand ship has broken the atmosphere, and it casts a green glow over our surroundings. "Hey! We came to help!" I call. They whip around. "Steven! What are you doing here? Get out of here!" Pearl cries. "It's too late for that! Just stand behind us!" Garnet replies. The hand ship stops just inches from the water, and unfolds its fingers onto the beach. Sand flies everywhere, and I shield my face. Amethyst draws her whip. A pod rises from the palm of the hand, and it travels towards us. It opens, and I see three gems. An orange one, a green one, and Lapis. Our eyes meet, and horror fills her gaze.

"This is their base?" The orange gem asks Lapis. Lapis looks away in shame, and answers "Yes, Jasper." Amethyst whispers "That green gem looks like that Centipeetle we poofed a few years back." Jasper turns to the green gem. Nephrite, leave this to me. Nephrite shrugs. "This is not a gem controlled planet! Please leave immediately!" Pearl yells. Jasper sighs. "So, you didn't see Rose Quartz?" she says. Lapis shakes her head. She was trying to protect me by lying. I hoped that it would work.

"What a shame. I was looking forward to beating her into the ground." Jasper says. I take a step back. "This is all that's left of her army? A lost, defective Pearl; an over cooked runt, this shameless display, and… Peridot?" Jasper says. Peridot stands stiffly. "Peridot, reporting for duty." "Where have you been?" Jasper asks, her eyebrows raised. "I've been… um…" Peridot stutters, looking around. Jasper sighs. "Have you been with the enemy all of this time?" Jasper says, exasperated. Peridot is sweating. Jasper sighs. "Now, normally, I'd be forced to report this to Homeworld. But, in this case… If you help me catch these rouges, I'll let you off scott-free." She says. Peridot looks back at us, and then turns back to Jasper. "I…" she stutters. Jasper sighs again, and summons her weapon – a golden helmet. "I'll let you decide where you loyalties lie while I take care of this." Jasper says. She charges at us.

Garnet summons her gauntlets, ready to block, but Jasper smirks, and pulls out a golden two-pronged stick crackling with energy. Jasper jabs with the stick, and Garnet can't dodge in time. It hits her in the gut, and electricity seeps through her body, and she poofs. Her gem… gems? Land right in front of me. I'm trembling with fear. Jasper flips her hair, and looks at me. "What's this?" she asks. I hear Lapis calling from the pod. "He's a human! He's not one of them!" Lapis cries, still being held back by the green gem. Jasper replies "I know what a human is.", and grabs me roughly by the shirt. I panic, and summon my shield. It knocks her backwards, but she stays standing. "That's… Rose Quartz's shield!" Jasper says, looking me up and down. I turn, and try to run, but she grabs me by my shirt, and hits me in the head. Everything goes dark…