The Temps were on Mask Island. Peridot and Jasper walked out to the ocean. "Are you sure it's here?" Peridot asked.

"Are you sure you should be questioning me?" Jasper growled.

"Well, maybe it swam away." Peridot shrugged.

"It didn't, already checked. The water would have a certain feel about it." Lapis said while Connie explored behind her. "I guess we better get home."

She grabbed Connie and pulled her to the warp pad. "Come on! It's time to go."

"B-but…" Connie whispered. They arrived at the warp pad. The girl suddenly gasped and turned to Peridot, "Can I warp us back?"

Jasper smiled and said, "Sure, kiddo."

While Connie struggled to warp them back, Peridot cried, "I'm not okay with-"

They were back at the house when she said, "this…"

"I did it! I'm mastering warping!" Connie squealed, punching the air.

"I'm impressed." Peridot admitted.

"Nice one." Jasper said, ruffling Connie's hair.

"You did great!" Lapis cried, giving the girl a bear hug, scaring her at the impact. Jasper chuckled.

"Ok everyone, enough messing around! We have a misson to complete! Let's warp out." Peridot said.

"Oh! Can I warp us there?" Connie begged, with diamonds in her eyes.

"We're going to a volcano." Jasper smiled. "You'll burn to a crisp, kid."

Connie gave a sigh and then glanced up, "Can I at least tell my friends I'm mastering warping?"

"I suppose-" Lapis started, but Connie was already gone.

"I'm mastering warping!" Connie cried, slamming into the bookstore.

"Ok…" Lars sighed without enthusiasm.

Sadie was sleeping with her legs propped up on the counter. She mumbled something in her sleep.

"Let me guess, you want a book?" Lars smiled knowingly.

"Have you got anything new in Fantasy?" Connie asked.

"Hm, let me check." Lars said. He turned and tried to step over Sadie but tripped. Sadie awoke with the breath knocked out of her. "Lars! I just got to sleep! Now I'll have to start all over!"

"Well, don't sleep at the counter!" Lars groaned. "I'm trying to work!"

"Well, I'm trying to sleep while you work!" Sadie huffed.

Connie watched the two bicker and thought to herself, Wow. These two sure fight a lot… But I just know they're perfect for each other! it's affecting their customer service!

"You could get fired!" Lars yelled.

"Who cares?! This was supposed to be a summer job, 2 summers ago! I want somewhere new!" Sadie snapped.

"Oh! That's it!" Connie cried suddenly. "I'm mastering warping!"

"You already said that." Lars sighed.

"I know, but I could warp us to somewhere warm, and beautiful, and magical, for just the two of you!" Connie said with diamonds in her eyes.

Lars and Sadie looked at each when Connie suddenly went between them, "And by the two of you, I meant the three of us!"

"We're here!" Connie announced, leaping from the warp pad.

Lars went after her but Sadie blew a pice of hair from her face, "This is really strange! Can't we just go home?"

"Come on! Please? This'll be fun!" Connie cried.

"Come on, Sadie, let's just give it a chance!" Lars said, helping her from the warp pad.

"Ok, but if it blows, I'm going home!" Sadie huffed.

They then walked onto a beautiful beach with golden sands and sparkling waters.

"Welcome to paradise!" Connie cried.

"It's a beach…" Lars whispered.

"But it is a magical beach…" Connie sighed.

"Is that why my phone has literally no signal? Why were you even here?" Sadie asked.

"We came here to look for a dangerous gem creature, but never found it…" Connie ended in a whisper.

"That's it, I'm going home!" Sadie yelled, stomping back to the warp pad.

"Wait! Sadie!" Lars groaned, running after her.

Sadie stopped suddenly and frowned, "Where is it?"

Connie glanced over her shoulder to see the warp pad was gone, "What?!"

"It wouldn't disappear, would it?" Lars whispered.

"I… don't know." Connie sighed.

"What?!" Sadie and Lars gasped together.

"Don't worry! The Temps will come for us when they see I'm missing! Eventually…" Connie said, trying to assure them.

"Connie, how could you do this?" Sadie growled. "We're stranded!"

"Hey, this isn't the worst place to be stuck on." Lars shrugged.

"I guess." Sadie huffed. "I'm going to try and get some reception."

Connie watched her walk away and noticed three rocks shaped like pillows. "Guys, look! These look like pillows!"

"Heh, nice Connie." Lars smiled.

"My rock is too close to those other rocks." Sadie growled, moving hers farther away.

"Lars, I don't know what I'm doing wrong…" Connie sighed, getting as comfortable as she could in the sand.

"Tell me about it." Lars laughed.

"You were gonna love it here soooo much, you'd never want to leave." Connie whispered, looking at the stars.

"Don't worry, Sadie is just a tough nut. She can't keep up the shtick forever." Lars smiled.

"I could do without the audio commentary, please!" Sadie yelled from a cliff.

"Goodnight, Lars…" The girl yawned

"Night, Connie." The teen said.

The next day, Connie sat on a rock, watching Lars try to make a fire.

"Any flames?" Connie moaned.

"Nothing close to one, you?" Lard asked.

"Nope." Connie sighed. She turned over the rock she was using and gave a tiny laugh, "This rock is so cute! Everything on this island has a happy smile!"

Lars and Connie felt Sadie watching and looked at her. Sadie gave a grumble, "Ugh, no signal over here either."

"Hey! Uh, maybe you should help out! If you wanna eat!" Lars laughed nervously behind her. The teen seemed to ignore him and Lars gave a growl. He struck two rocks together.

"Lars!" Connie gasped, seeing a fire build. "We're gonna live!

"You're strong, you can catch, and I'll cook!" Lars said, displaying the fire to Sadie.

That afternoon, Sadie caught three fish, with only one try.

"Sadie, you can fish really well!" Lars gasped.

"I guess." Sadie shrugged.

"You guess?" Lars chuckled. Sadie gave a small smile and laugh. Connie couldn't help but smile.

She took her violin out, which she always seemed to have with her, no matter what. "Could this day get any better?"

"Isn't this such a beautiful day, whoah, we're underneath a thousand fluffy clouds...Isn't it nice to find yourself somewhere different, Whoa, why don't you let yourself just be wherever you are…"

Over the course of many days, the trio accepted thier fates and made a hut togther. Lars grew better at cooking, and Sadie at fishing.

"Look at this place, look at your faces. I've never seen you look like this before. Isn't it nice to find yourself somewhere different, Whoa, why don't you let yourself just be wherever you are." One night, Sadie even asked if she could

stay in the tent with the rest. Of course, they happily agreed. "Look at this place, look at your faces. They're shining like a thousand shining stars! Isn't it nice to find yourself somewhere different, Whoa, why don't you let yourself just be wherever you are."

One day, a giant fish jolted up from the ocean and tried to bite Lars! Sadie pulled and tried to get him away and Connie ran to help as well.

That night, Lars had cooked up the giant fish that Sadie had killed for him. Sadie helped him wrap up the bite with part of her shirt and Connie played her violin, singing, "Why don't you let yourself just be somewhere different. Whoa, why don't you let yourself just be whoever you are."

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That night, Lars was having trouble sleeping and so Sadie curled up and let him hug her. Connie was fast asleep beside her and tried to join them but Sadie pushed her away.

The next morning, Lars awoke to find Sadie gone. He glanced at Connie who was playing her violin. "Have you seen Sadie?" The girl merely shrugged.

Lars soon saw Sadie with her phone, pacing back and forth. Lars saddened and walked up.

"Dumb piece of junk! No bars. No bars! NO BARS!" Sadie sobbed. She threw her phone far away, into the ocean.

"Did that help?" Lars whispered.

"No, no it didn't." Sadie cried, slumping to the ground. She looked up with tears in her eyes. "What if… I never get home?"

"Oh! You're homesick!" Lars laughed nervously.

Sadie sadly nodded.

"It's okay! We're okay! Connie said the Temps could be coming for us any day. And, you know... until then, I got your back." Lars said, putting his arm around her and offering a fist bump.

Sadie looked at it and then at him. "Lars? Do you ever get lonely... even when you're around people?"

Lars slowly nodded.

Sadie suddenly thrust to him into a kiss. He accepted it and they seemed to melt into each other. For once, it was like they both had found true happiness…

"Why don't you let yourself just be…" They slowly turned to see Connie playing her violin behind them.

"CONNIE?!" The two yelled togther.

"How long were you there?!" Sadie gasped.

"We need a private moment, please!" Lars huffed.

"S-sorry!" Connie's face turned pink. "I thought it was a good time!"

"I'm going to catch more fish." Sadie huffed, walking away.

Lars looked after her with a love-struck smile. He then came to his senses and cried, "Hey! You don't have to go! We're kinda on our own schedule here!"

Lars and Connie ran after her when they suddenly heard a rumbling. Their hut was smashed to the ground and Sadie gasped in fear. Lars wrapped his arms around her while Connie went over. She saw a bright blue gem and gently touched it. "It's

a gem?"

Suddenly, the gem rose and they heard a terrible roaring. Connie gasped and made a bubble around herself and her friends. The invisible monster smacked the group away and they landed on a lower ledge. The bubble popped.

They heard lightning crack and Connie gasped, "We gotta get out of here! Come on, guys!"

"What is that thing?!" Sadie cried.

"It must be what the gems were looking for! It never left the island at all! It's invisible!" Connie cried, a small smile on her face that said that she had figured it out.

"A big invisible thing is after us?! We're not safe! I'm scared!" Sadie sobbed. "Really scared!"

Lars heard her crying and saw Connie trying to comfort her, but to no avail.

"Follow me." The boy sighed, pulling Sadie who grabbed Connie.

Lars lead them to the place the warp pad had been and uncovered it.

"The warp pad? But that's…" Connie slowly looked at Lars with disbelief.

Sadie caught on and gasped, "You knew!" She pulled herself away from Lars.

"Guys?" Connie whispered.

"It's his fault we've been trapped here!" Sadie growled, pointing at Lars.

"I…" Connie stuttered, also feeling a bit betrayed.

"Look, I panicked!" Lars cried. "I hid the warp pad! You were just gonna leave, but I knew how much you really needed this! Why don't you ever let me help you?!"

"Help me? Are you insane?" Sadie yelled. "You trapped me on an island, so you could come on to me!"

"You kissed me on the mouth!" Lars retorted.

"No, I didn't!" Sadie huffed.

"Guys, I want to be mad too, but can we do it on the warp pad?!" Connie cried in panic, hearing the monster approach.

Lars suddenly shoved Sadie too hard and she fell off a cliff, into the mud.

"SADIE!" Lars screamed. He and Connie ran to the edge to see Sadie face down in the mud.

Suddenly, they saw the gem and it's footprints…

Sadie gasped. Lars slid down the cliff and latched onto the monster. It immediately threw him off. Lars went to hit it but it smacked him away. Connie gave a gasp and threw two sharp rocks at Lars, seeing sticks nearby.

"Lars! Use your mad cooking skills!" Connie yelled.

Lars understood and grabbed the sticks. He avoided the monster's claws and set up the sticks under the beast. He gave a yell and struck the rocks togther, lighting a fire. He rolled away as it inlarged. They heard the gem's roars of agony as

the fire ingulfed it and watched it poof.

Connie slid to them and ran to the gem. "I've got this." She whispered, a yellow bubble appearing around it… They watched it bubble away.

Lars walked right pass Sadie who tried to thank him. They all three got on the warp pad.

"Lars, you were incredible." Connie grinned, eyes sparkling.

"Yeah... that was really great, how you... uh, s-saved me…" Sadie blushed.

"Don't read into it." Lars said coldly.

"We should do this again sometime." Connie smiled, seeing the tension. Her smile faded, wondering if she had fixed, or just made their relationship worse…

They then warped home.

I'm sorry this is so late! I'm just going through a rough time right now, and haven't been feeling very happy or motivated to write, but I'm getting better! Also, are any of you readers artists? I'm looking for someone to make a cover art for this story! Sadly, I can't pay you, but I hope you love this story enough to just want to do it out of the goodness of your hearts! Thanks! Just pm me if you feel up to it! Also, I prefer if I can just get it off DeviantArt, for no trouble.
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