The Crystal gems are in an ice cavern fighting an Ice Monster

The Ice Monster crashes into a wall.

"Alright, everyone," Garnet yells.

"One more attack should do it," Alex says while one arm off the Ice Monster falls off.

"Yikes! Your arm." Steven says with concern

Garnet punches the monster, causing it to collapse and poof. Its gem falls as Pearl rushes toward it.

She catches it and bubbles it away.

"Now there's nothing standing between us and the Shooting Star. "Pearl says as the cave starts to crumble.

"This job is really dangerous! Whoaa, Jeeeezzz. Whu-Whoa, MAMA!" Amethyst yells as a small avalanche buries Amethyst in ice boulders.

"Amethyst! Uh, don't worry! I'll dig you out." Steven says.

"We've got to get Steven and Alex out of here!" Pearl says.

"What? No. I wanna help." Alex argues with Pearl.

"Pearl's right it's too dangerous for you two to be here," Garnet says.

"I can handle it... besides how are you gonna get us back anyway," Alex says as she crosses her arms.

Garnet bubbles Steven." You can bubble us?" Steven says impressed.

"Watch your head," Garnet says as she bubbles him away.

"And now you, Alex." Garnet bubbles her too.

"Wait..No." Alex struggles to get out.

"We can handle it, Alex," Pearl says as Garnet bubbles her away.

Back in the temple.

"Great!" Alex says as she crosses her arms.

"Hey! Alex look who I've found." Steven yells as he points at the Centipeetle.

Alex pops her bubble and jumps in front of Steven and the Centipeetle.

"Get away from Steven!" Alex says as she summons her weapon.

"No! Alex, it didn't do anything to me. It's just scared and confused." Steven says while Alex still glares at the notices that the Centipeetle shrinks down.

"Okay, Steven. I put my Weapon away...for now." Alex sighs as she puts her weapon away.

"Yeah, It's okay. Just relax. My sister won't hurt you... she just tries to protect me. Yeah, that's it. We can just hang out and relax, right here on the floor. Yeah, don't be shy. We can be friends. My name's-" Steven calms down the Centipeetle while Alex looks at it with her arms crossed.

"STEVEN! ALEX! Get away from that thing!" Pearl yells. Garnet attempts to punch it and the Centipeetle backs away from her.

"This was a terrible idea! And Steven even managed to pop a bubble, and let out that awful...thing!" Pearl rambles.

Alex notices how the Centipeetle flinches as Pearl calls it an awful thing. "If that thing hurt you, so help me I'll!"

"Relax guys! It didn't do anything to me or Steven." Alex says as she stands on front of the Centipeetle.

"Yeah, Garnet, don't hurt it! I accidentally led it out of its bubble, but it didn't even try to hurt me. It's not like the other monsters, it's just scared and confused. Please, Garnet. I'm begging you. " Steven says as he also stands in front of the Centipeetle.

There's a dramatic pause while Steven makes a desperate face and Alex stares at Centipeetle.

"I can't say no to that face," Garnet says and puts her weapons away.

"Excuse me?! You can't be serious!" Pearl exclaims loudly.

"I think you should try and tame it, Steven," Garnet tells him.

"Garnet, thank you sooo much." Steven hugs her and Garnet pets him.

"Shut down by the G-squad!" Amethyst jokes and laughs at Pearl.

"Well, let's at least take some precaution," Pearl says annoyed.

Alex looks at the Centipeetle and she suddenly feels a wave of sadness inside of her. It's not just an "awful thing" this is a Gem like us or at least it used to be. Who did this to them? Alex thinks as she glares slightly at the ground.

Time skip.

Outside the Beach House. The gems chain the Centipeetle to a rock.

"Alright, Steven. Let's see if you can get it to calm down." Garnet says.

"Uhm, it still seems a little scared," Steven says.

The Centipeetle breaks a chain and the Gems + Lion are ready to attack.

"Stop it! Just let it go already!" Alex snaps as she frees the Centipeetle.

"Alex!" Pearl exclaims.

"It's a gem like us. Why are you treating it any different?" Alex asks as she pets the Centipeetle to calm it down.

"Maybe you guys could put your weapons away and watch from the house?" Steven asks the gems.

"Absolutely not!" Pearl says sternly.

"Steven and Alex can handle it," Garnet says as she deactivates the gauntlets.

"Garnet!?" Pearl yells her name shocked.

"Pearl," Garnet says simply as she walks away.

"Oh! Hmm, hmm! You just got Ganeted! Aha!" Amethyst laughs at pearl as the Gems walk back to the Temple.

"Okay, friend. Just relax. C'mon, it won't be like before. How about we try something else?" Steven says as he pulls a bag of chips out of his coat.

"Chiips! You like Chiiiips? You wanna chiipps? Yeah? Yeah?" Steven says as he takes a chip out of the bag.

"Steven, what are you doing? It's not a pet." Alex says.

"But it's my friend," Steven says as the Centipeetle eats the chips from Stevens's hand."Argh! Whatever!" Alex snaps and walks to the temple.

Time skip.

"I just don't know if this will work... "Pearl says unsure.

"Squawk!" Steven says and the Centipeetle creates a hole through the ice wall.

"Alright, Centipeetle!" Steven throws chips to him as a reward.

Alex crosses her arms uncomfortable with this situation.

"Shooting Star, here we come..." Pearl says.

"There it is! The Shooting Star! An ancient elemental, so hot, and so volatile, it can only be contained in ice. Bare skin cannot endure its intensity!" Pearl rambles.

"What do you do with this thing anyway?" Alex says little grumpy.

"Uhh, you shoot it," Amethyst says.

"Garnet, you'll have to use your gauntlets as not to hurt your hands," Pearl tells summons her gauntlets and Centipeetle gets scared.

"No, no, no! Not now!" Steven rushes over and Garnet stops.

"Something's wrong," Garnet says.

The Centipeetle gets really scared and shoots acid all over the ceiling. All of the stalactites fall from the ceiling.

"Calm down, centi." Alex says as she walks close to it.

"Alex!" Pearl yells as she summons her spear.

"Pearl...No!" Alex yells as Pearl charges and hit the Centipeetle against the wall.

"I knew this would happen!" Pearl says.

Alex is like paralyzed for a few seconds.

"Aaah! Pearl, stop! It was an accident!" Steven says and accidentally pulls Cenitpeetle's hair. "Sorry for pulling..."

"Steven!" Garnet yells and kicks Centipeetle.

"Nooooo!" Steven begins to tear up.

No! Alex thinks as her eye left eye begins to glow green.

The Centipeetle runs towards her but it is blocked by Amethyst and Pearl.

Pearl tries to hit it again but she was blocked by Alex's katana.

"Alex! What are you doing?" Pearl asks her surprised.

Alex simply glares at her.

"Alex... your eye," Amethyst says.

Alex left eye was glowing a darker green than normal.

"Stop! You don't need to fight!" Steven yells.

Alex blinks again and put her weapon away as she turns around.

She looks at her hands and touches her left eye. What was that? she thinks as she looks as Steven tries to calm down the Centipeetle.

"You're not a monster! You're more than that. We have so many memories now! Remember the chip times? And how you saved me from the vicious seagull? And how we became best friends?" Steven says as he hugs the Centipeetle.

Alex looks at this surprised and touched. What's going on? Why am feeling this way? Are these mine feelings at all? Alex looks at her gem.

A giant stalactite falls towards Steven.

"Steven!" Alex yells and was about to rush push him the Centipeetle pushes him away first.

"Nooo!"Steven yells as Alex catches him.

Alex looks with wides eyes as the Centipeetle gets crushed and poofed.

"No," Alex mutters sadly.

"You saved me," Steven says as he takes the gem.

"Steven...You did a good job trying to tame the Centipeetle. Your mother would be so proud." Garnet says.

"She would?" Steven asks as Alex looks away bitter.

"The truth is, Rose Quartz had tried to use her powers to save these monsters too, but she was never able to heal them," Garnet tells him.

"Never? But if she couldn't do it." Steven looks down.

"Who knows? Maybe when you have better control of your powers, you might help them in ways even your mother couldn't" Pearl says smiling at him.

"Even this one." Garnet points at the Cenitpeetle.

"I'll keep it safe." Suddenly Steven bubbles the Gem.

"Steven! You can bubble gems!" Pearl says shocked.

"Wow. Wait for me, Centipeetle. I promise I'll heal you up someday." Steven says and bubbles her to the Burning Room.

"Are we done now?!" Alex says annoyed.

"We still have to destroy the-Wait! Where's the Shooting Star?" Pearl freaks out as she notices that the Shooting Star isn't there.

"I already destroyed it," Alex says.

"What? You can't just destroy something without permission!" Pearl scolds her slightly."Well,... you can't just attack Gems who were turned into these monsters cause of you...wait you already did," Alex says and walks away.

The gems + Steven look at her concerned.

A shadow was covering Alex eyes as she walks away. A tear was strolling the right eye while the left eye was glowing dark green.

...It's just a matter of time before I got control over her body. And then the Crystal Gems will pay all of them. A voice says inside Alex Gem

But the Boy...Steven... he is different than them. Another more gentle voice says.

It doesn't matter he is the son of Rose Quartz. As long as he has her Gem... he will be my enemy.

I won't let you hurt him

What can you do? You stuck here just as much as I am. But the angrier Alex gets at the Crystal clods the more chance I have to get fused with her gem without her noticing it.

And as soon as I took control over her. I will shatter them all.

Yeah, yeah. Keep on dreaming. We both know this won't happen. Alex loves her family way too much to hurt them.

Well, hate starts with jealousy. And her jealousy of Rose's son grows stronger. Mark my words her soul and body will be mine!