Disclaimer: All Steven Universe characters, names, and settings are property of the creator herself, Rebbeca Sugar, and of Cartoon Network. I make no money off of these stories although sometimes I wish I could.

My Note: Most of these chapters will be short.

Chapter 2: Questions

Beach City, Northern Suburb

January 2, 2045

Hanging out with his daughter in their backyard, Greg Universe leaned back on a lawn chair while his daughter sat next to him. The afternoon sun was a welcomed visitor on this semi-cool afternoon. Being the bearer of Soren Spessartite's gemstone, a gem of the class of commander in the gem caste system; Greg didn't feel freezing temperatures anymore. But his daughter did and was dressed in sweat pants and a sweater.

"I've been having more dreams lately dad, have I told you before"

"Yeah, baby you did. Every time you come out here you tell me about all of your dreams. They always sound worse every time you tell me about your newest ones."

"It's not like I'm trying to dream about scary things, they just come to me. But anyway, listen to my dream dad. Last night I dreamt of a black sky, like a sky that was covered in smoke after a massive volcanic eruption. It was so dark dad, and the air itself was saturated with such oppressive and foul energy. It was like being inside of a burning building and breathing in all of that smoke."

"God, that sounds awful sweetheart," Greg said.

"But that's not the worst part of my dream. The worst was when giant horrible eyes made of fire peered through the black smoke was looking all across the planet, except it wasn't looking in random locations. It appeared to be searching for something or someone in particular. Then it retreated back into the clouds when the earth beneath my feet began to tear itself asunder."

"Do you think you're having these dreams because you're under a lot of stress or do you think these might be premonitions?"

"I really don't know what to say about that dad, I really don't know."

Rose came out into the backyard, wondering what her husband and daughter were talking about. Greg took a hold of his hand wife's hand and kissed it. She took a seat down on top of his laps and asked her daughter if everything was fine.

"Hey mom, do you think dreams come true."

"Well, your father would know better than me seeing as who he is fused to. Gems such as myself, dream occasionally, but it's all of my memories trying to form a new story. But commanders such as Soren or Smoky, their dreams are prophetic and will have profound ramifications for the planet they are on or the region of the universe they are in. but since we are talking about dreams, have you dreamt lately baby?" Rose asked Greg.

"Soren hasn't dreamt about anything, although we do occasionally talk about various topics like family, the gem past, and training. He's been training me on how to best utilize all of his powers and abilities. He's trying to communicate with you without possessing me. He says he still feels like he has his own body even though it's been over 30 years since he arrived here."

"You should know by now baby that time does not affect us as it does to organic life," Rose told him.

While her parents spoke to one another, Ariana received a text message from Rohan, her longtime friend. His message read,

"Hey Ari, I was wondering if you would like to meet me at the beach. Would that be okay with you?"

Ariana smiled and texted back. "Sure thing R, just give me some time to finish talking with my parents."