Steven's only a baby-an exceptionally good baby, but a baby nonetheless. The gems have been readying themselves for the day that Steven moves in permanently with them in their newly constructed home. These are the stories, not in chronological order, of the events leading up to first season of Steven Universe. Can the Crystal Gems survive raising Steven?

AU. Ten years ago, on a solemn hour, one trivial mistake breaks Lapis Lazuli free. Fueled with hatred, she seized the Crystal Gems' most prized possession; their legacy; their Steven, and fled into the night. History as you know it, has been rewritten since then. [Covers for this story by SsjGojux20.]