A gloomy Steven is lying on Lion´s back. As Lion carries him up the hill for a picnic with Alex and Connie.
"Steven, hurry up!" Connie says as she prepares the blanket for the picnic.
"Stop being so dramatic, Stev and get off of Lion," Alex says as she rolls her eyes-
Steven falls off from Lion´s back.
"Are you okay?" Connie asks Steven.
"I´m fine," Steven says gloomy.
Alex rolls her eyes and pets Lion.
"Thanks for bringing him here, friend." She says as Lion nuzzles her.
"Are you sure you´re okay?" Connie asks as she hands him and Alex a sandwich.
"Thanks," Alex says.
"Yeah," Steven says sadly and eats the sandwich slowly.
"Okay, uh...So, um... is this fence new?" Connie asks as she points to the fence.
"Uh, it´s sorta a long story," Alex says sheepishly and takes a bite off her sandwich. While Lion lies next to her.
"Is it a magic story?!" Connie asks excited and blushes slightly.
"Maybe?" Alex says smirking.
"Well, what happened? Tell me, please." Connie says.
"Okay, okay. But it´s not a happy story." Steven says.
"You´re being overdramatic again, Stev," Alex says as she gently pushes lion away who continues to nuzzle her.
[Flashback]
Amethyst was horsing around, by the cliff.
"Amethyst, be careful!" Steven says worried.
"Steven, why are you getting so worked up?" Amethyst laughs.
"Why? Do you care about me or something?" She makes a mock-lovestruck face.
"Yes..." Steven says worried.
"Ah, Steven, I didn´t mean to make-" She says and pretends to fall backwards.
"Amethyst, stop you´re gonna fall!" Steven yells worried.
"Ooh...Steven! I'm gonna fa-all!" Amethyst giggles.
"Amethyst you´re gonna get hurt!" Steven says.
"Steven, please, I´m a Gem warrior, I´m not gonna fall-" Amethyst says and...falls off the cliff.
She crashes into a rock.
"I´m okay!" She yells.
[Flashback cut to Steven and Connie]
"So I ran there as fast as I could," Steven says.
"Pearl, Garnet and I, we saw Amy fall off the cliff and we ran there fast as well," Alex says.
[Flashback continues back to Steven and Amethyst]
"You sure you´re okay?" Steven says exhausted from running.
"Yes, Steven, I´m fine. Except for this!" Amethyst says and removes part of her hair to show her enlarged eye.
"Amethyst! Show me your gem!" Pearl says and tries to reach Amy but she slaps her hand.
"Fresh!" Amethyst says.
"How did you get here?" Steven asks Alex.
"Garnet says that she saw Amy fall of the cliff...strange I don´t remember her looking towards the cliff though," Alex says as she looks at Garnet.
Garnet raises Amethyst´s arm and pull her shirt to reveal her cracked gem.
Amethyst blushes and looks away.
"Amethyst! Your gem is cracked!" Pearl gasps.
"Rude!" She says and covers her gem.
"Look who´s talking..." Alex says under her breath and blushes as she feels Garnet patting her head.
"Ah-It´s not a big deal! Plus, now I have this cool googly eye. "Amethyst says.
Steven laughs while Alex shakes her head.
"How did this even happen?" Pearl asks.
"She fell off the cliff by the lighthouse," Steven says
"Did not!" Amethyst exclaims.
Alex laughs slightly.
"Of course...How could I have been so blind? We need to put a fence up there, so this will never happen again!" Pearl says.
[Flashback cut to Steven, Alex and Connie]
"And that´s why there´s a fence. The end." Steven says and chomps the sandwich.
"Wait, what happened to Amethyst?" Connie asks,
"Uhhh..." Steven looks away.
"Well,..."Alex caresses her neck.
"C´mon! Tell me the rest!" Connie demands.
"I don´t wanna," Steven says gloomy.
"Steven?"
Steven looks away.
"Steven..."
Steven starts shaking and murmuring. Alex rolls her eyes
"Steven!"
Steven shakes faster and groans louder. "Okay, okay... but only if you let me try on your glasses."
"Only if you give me the rest of your juice."
Steven puts on his glasses.
"How do I look?" Steven asks.
"Great," Alex says.
"I have no idea," Connie says as she squints her eyes.
"Anyway...we were all worried about Amy," Alex says.
Flashback
"So, what´s the problem? Amethyst falls on stuff all the time." Steven asks.
"It´d be fine if it was just her body, but her gem is damaged," Pearl explains.
"So, how to we fix it?" Alex asks.
"Before... we had Rose," Pearl says and Alex immediately crosses her arms.
"Steven, your mother had healing tears that flowed from her gem. She felt real love for those around her. She felt real sorrow when they were hurt. You have the Rose Quartz gem now. I know that power is in you, too." Garnet explains.
"Amethyst, show me your gem!" Steven says determinedly.
"Yeah, all right," Amethyst says.
Steven tries to cry. "It´s not working. I guess I´m just too tough to cry." Steven says, cooly.
"Yeah right and who was crying about snakes today?" Alex asks amusingly. She is obviously happy that Steven didn´t succeded.
"They don´t have any arms!" Steven says sadly.
"They don´t need arms, Stev." Alex answeres.
"We have no choice. We need to take Amethyst to Rose´s Healing Spring." Garnet says.
"Guys I´m fine, I´m not gonna get any wor-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r...?hceab eht no gn oid uoy era tahw! Syug yeH." Amethyst suddenly says something.
„What?" Steven wonders confused while Alex chuckles slightly.
„I translate: Hey Guys! What are you doing on the beach?" Alex says crossing her arms.
„How do you know that?" Pearl asks her surprised.
„Well...sometimes it's getting boring when I read the same books over and over again...so, I kinda started to read them backwards. „ Alex says sheepishly.
„ syawla ekil dren gib a tsuj era uoY." Amethyst says laughing weirdly.
„At least I´m not talking backwards," Alex says rolling her eyes.
Time skip.
Rose´s Garden
„And in the centre of the garden- Rose´s Fountain, overflowing with your mother´s healing, lacrimal essence!" Pearl says in aww.
„I don´t see it," Alex says trying hard to not sounding bitter and jealous.
„Wha..." She gasps as she sees Rose´s Garden overgrown with dorn bushes.
„emoh gniog m´I, hgU." Amethyst says annoyed.
„Don´t worry amy. You´re not the only who doesn´t want to be here." Alex says quietly.
Amethyst hears it and puts a hand on Alex´s shoulder.
„Now, now! Let´s keep it together! Our memories of Rose can´t be tainted by some overgrown brambles!" Pearl says chuckling nervously. „Look at them. They´re a mess without her guidance. Directionless, pathetic, clinging things. It´s going to be okay, Garnet. „She holds on Garnets arms.
„Sure." Garnet shrugs.
„Y-you really think so?" Pearl asks her.
„Healing tears!" Steven tries again.
„Steven...it´s no use. You can´t force yourself to cry." Alex says.
„Maybe you can-" Alex throws a small glare at him and he stops in the middles of his sentence.
„I´m sorry...I sometimes forgot... that we don´t have the same parents cause it doesn´t really matter to me. I mean...you´re still my sister and..."
„I know Stev." Alex cuts him off looking at Garnet and Pearl who just leave somewhere.
Steven looks at her worried.
„Thank you," Alex says quietly with a small smile.
Steven smiles back at her.
„!yrc ti ekaM...attog uoY... now sti no yrC... t´nac ydob ruoy fi! YeH" Amethyst says as she takes her hand, slaps herself across her face and imitates crying.
Alex shakes her head amusingly.
„Pain can make one cry," Steven says in thoughts. Amethyst shakes her head in agreement.
„Where is pain?" Steven asks as he looks at the brambles.
Pain? I do feel pain...but I still can´t cry... why? Alex thinks and doesn´t pay attention to what´s happening behind her until she hers Amethyst gasp.
Alex turns around and sees Amethyst pushing Steven out of the brambles who almost got him.
„Amethyst, no more roughhousing, you´ll exacerbate your crack!" Pearl scolds her.
„No...mom. She wasn´t roughhousing...she saved Steven." Alex defends Amethyst.
„wonk uoy os tsuj, nevetS llik annog rea gna elif ot gnimoc era seniv ehT. „Amethyst says and walks accidentally into a rock.
Steven, Pearl and Alex look at her worried.
„Aw, right in the gem!" Steven says as Amethysts crack enlarges.
„doog m´I. Gnihtyna ro yrrow t´noD." Amethyst says coughing.
Amethyst´s body glitches causing her head to switch with her foot.
„No, Amy. You´re not good." Alex says.
„Keep calm. What we need to do is to get your into the fountain immediately, if we can ever find a way through all this mess!" Pearl says.
Alex stares at Garnet who pulls out a rock from brambles.
„Shh." Garnet shushes Pearl.
Garnet punches the rock and creates a pathway to Rose´s Fountain.
„I needed that. This way." Garnet says.
„We could´ve gotten in without hurling a giant rock into Rose´s most precious sanctuary! But if you´re okay with it, I´m fine, too!" Pearl chuckles nervously.
„This isn´t right," Garnet says.
Steven and Alex peer to see the fountain.
„The fountain isn´t running," Garnet says.
„What? W-what´s wrong with it?" Pearl asks.
„I´m not sure," Garnet says.
Alex stares at the statue.
„Is that your Mom, Steven?" Alex asks him quietly.
„I think so...Oh, oh, I´m getting emotional! I think it´s happening! Uh, I´m really feeling it!" Steven exclaims as he leans over Amethyst straining to cry.
[Flashback cuts to Steven and Connie]
„Headaches!" Steven exclaims while Alex rolls her eyes at him.
„So give back my glasses and finish the story!" Connie says.
[Flashback cuts back to Steven and the Crystal Gems]
„Ah, come on! I had it!" Steven inhales deeply.
Alex looks at the statue of Rose Quartz with a sad look in her eyes.
„Steven, it´s fine.." Pearl sighs. „You just stay here with Alex and watch Amethyst. And we´ll find out what´s wrong with the fountain."
„No, no. Wait! I can still do it! Right, Alex? „Steven exclaims and looks at Alex.
But she didn't respond she just stares at the Statue.
I have to admit...I do miss her
WHAT? After all that she has done to us? You do know that we are here in this weak human body because of her Rebellion, right?
It wasn´t her fault. Who could´ve known that humans could be so cruel even to their own kind? Anyway, if you hate this human body so much, why do you even let this human use the power from your gem?
It would be a shame if this Human died before I´ll be able to use this body to destroy the Crystal Gems.
This Human is using your power to protect the Crystal Gems including Rose´s son.
For someone who cares about the Crystal Gems and this human, you don´t even try to protect her with your gem power.
I do protect her...from you.
„Alex?" Alex jumps slightly startled as she feels a hand on her shoulder.
She turns around and sees the Crystal Gems looks at her worried.
„Are you okay?" Garnet asks her as she had her hand on her shoulder
„Y-yeah, I´m fine," Alex says.
„Are you sure you look like you´ve seen a ghost or something?" Steven asks.
„Yeah. I´m sure, Steven buddy. „ Alex says with an obvious small smile.
„If you say so. Garnet and I are going to find out what´s wrong with the fountain and you stay here. And look after Amethyst and Steven, okay?" Pearl asks her.
„Okay..." Alex says and nods.
Amethyst´s gemstone crack enlarges and makes Amethyst fall into pieces that are connected by small lines of her skin.
Alex looks at her with concern in her eyes and she jumps slightly as Garnet hisses.
Garnets notices that and she pats Alex head softly as she and Pearl walk past her.
„Wait, wait! It might still happen! Guys?" Steven chases after them.
„Steven...it doesn´t work. You can´t heal Amethysts gem with your tears. „Alex says this time more concerned about Steven.
Amethysts rams into Alex.
„?pleh elttil, hU." She says backwards.
Alex and Steven look at what her body trying to round itself up.
„I can´t understand you!" Steven exclaims.
Amethyst looks up at him.
„Steven..." Alex says.
„I don´t understand anything! Why is everyone acting so strange? Why can´t I-" Steven looks at the statue of his mother. „Why can't cry?!" He exclaims.
„It´s just...I mean, I don´t how to feel about you, but everyone else does. I wish I could have met you then this place would make me sad, and I could cry healing tears, like you." Steven says.
"It's just... I mean, I don't know how to feel about you, but everyone else does. I wish I could have met you then this place would make me sad, and I could cry healing tears, like you.
[Flashback cuts to Steven and Connie]
Connie sniffles.
„Are you okay?" Steven asks her.
„Keep going." Connie sniffles and nods her head.
[Flashback cuts back to Steven, Alex and Amethyst]
Steven...Alex thinks as she looks at him with sad eyes. I was so angry at Amethyst, Pearl and Garnet for not telling me about my past or my parents that I got so jealous of Steven for having parents, I simply forgot that even though Steven knows who his mother is he still doesn´t know her just like me. And Steven thinks that everyone expects him to be like his mom which is the reason why he tries so hard."
Alex shakes her head. What a great big sister I am! I have to be there for him and not being jealous over something like that. She thinks.
Amethyst hoots and screams.
Steven puts his hand over her mouth.
„ay lliw pu reehC?" Amethyst says backwards.
Alex gasps as she sees brambles coming out of the statue of Rose and catching Amethysts foot and hand squeezing them tight.
Steven runs in the opposite direction and gets blocked of by advancing bushes.
Alex gets an angry look. Her gem and her eye are glowing green.
She rushes before Steven and strikes through the brambles that were coming towards them.
„Amethyst, where´s your gem?" Steven asks her.
Amethyst uses her other hand to point where it is to see bushes advancing in her gems direction.
„Maybe we could go into the centre of the fountain, the bushes shouldn´t reach us there," Alex says while glaring at the bushes.
Who would thought that I would have to fight against bushes? How ridiculous! She thinks.
Steven runs towards Amethyst. He throws himself and Amethyst into the centre of the fountain, Alex follows them.
Amethyst´s gem cracks even more.
„Amy..." Alex says and looks at her gem. Her eye stops glowing.
„Amethyst, I´m sorry! I can´t do anything right. Now I´m going to lose you, and it´s all my fault." Steven says
Amethyst glitches again,. „em tuoba erac uoy, ah ah." Amethyst says slowly.
Steven hugs Amethyst while Alex just keeps staring at them like paralyzed.
„Please let me be a magic healer." Steven cries a tear hits Amethyst´s gem and he gasps.
But Amethyst´s gem stays cracked.
A single tear is running across Alexs right eye.
„Oh, come on!" Steven exclaims.
Suddenly Rose´s fountain activates and washes over them, growing roses on the bushes, making all the brambles disappear, and flowers clear away the brambles above them.
Alex and Steven look up and they both see Rose Quartz reaching down to them.
Steven gasps while Alex just blinks.
Amethyst bumps into them her gem healed.
„Look at this guy, saving my life and junk," Amethyst says and laughs together with Steven.
„Oh, and Alex, I saw you were crying over me." Amethyst teases her
„I wasn´t! I had something in my eye that's it" Alex denies it blushing slightly.
Amethyst laughs. „Don´t worry I won´t tell anyone." She says.
„Oh, thank goodness," Pearl says as she and Garnet walk towards them.
Alex gets out of the fountain. „Great!" She says as she looks at her clothes.
„Did you see what I did? It was magic! My tears brought the fountain back to life and saved Amethyst!" Steven says as he swims forward.
Garnet and Pearl look at each other.
„I´m pretty sure me and Garnet unplugging the clogged chamber brought the fountain back to life. „Pearl says.
Alex immediately looks concerned at Steven.
„We saved Amethyst," Garnet says.
„You don´t think my crying was a little related to that?" Steven asks with a sad look on his face.
„Oh Steven, you don´t have healing tears. You´ll never have any real magic powers, and we don´t want anything more to do with you. „Pearl says while Steven looks at her horrified.
[Flashback cuts to Connie and Steven]
„Come on, Stev. She didn´t say that." Alex says.
„No, but that's what it felt like." Steven sighs
„Is that why you´ve been so down?" Connie asks him.
Steven shrugs his shoulders.
„Oh. You can have your juice back." Connie says as she gives him his juice back.
„Nah, that´s okay." Steven sniffles and sighs. „ Everyone expects me to be like my mom. What if I never get those powers?"
„That´s not true,not everyone expects you to be like your mom. You are Steven and not Rose Quartz." Alex says seriously.
„Yeah, and if you don´t have those powers, then you´ll be like me. That´s not so bad." Connie says.
„But if I don´t have powers, then I can´t hang out with Amethyst or Garnet or Pearl, and I-I can´t go on missions!" Steven says with tears in his eyes as he grips his pants tightly.
„Hey! That´s not true. I don´t have those powers and I´m still hanging out with all of you and I´m going on missions with you guys. With or without healing powers, you are still a member of the Crystal gems." Alex says.
„You don´t need any power to be here with me," Connie says and leans forward attempting to kiss Steven.
But Alex pulls her away from him. „Whoa, whoa. Not on my watch! No kissing! No Making babies! „ She says.
Connie and Steven blush while Alex has a smirk on her face.
„Auch!" Connie exclaims.
„What´s wrong?" Steven asks.
„I think.- there´s something wrong with my glasses." Connie takes off her classes. „My...My eyes... I-I-I can see!" She exclaims.
„What?" Steven and Alex say.
„I can see without my glasses !" Connie says.
„Did I heal your eyes? But how?" Steven says.
The three look at Steven´s juice box.
„The juice box! I don´t have healing tears, I have healing spit!"Steven gasps.
„That´s disgusting!" Alex says. „Please don´t ever spit on me even if I´m injured...just don´t."
„What am I going to tell my parents? What am I going to tell my optometrist?!" Connie asks.
„Tell them your eyes healed on a...magical way. No, that sounds crazy. I don´t know." Alex says.
„Thank you, Connie!" Steven says and hugs her.
„Lion, let´s go tell the Gems, they´re never going to believe this!" Steven says but the Lion doesn´t move.
„Steven...Only I can command my Warrior Lion." Alex says and sits on Lion.
„Lion, let´s go back home." She says and lion rushed down the hill with Alex and Steven on top of him leaving Connie alone.