Hello, everyone, I am n00bsl3yR. Welcome back to another chapter. Well, I won't keep you guys waiting any longer. Let's begin.

XX

"Ugh, what happened? Where am I?" Lapis asked, rubbing the back of her head.

"Lapis, stand still." Garnet said, sternly. Lapis turned and saw The gems, Steven, Connie, and a man wearing red and another wearing green.

"What's going on?" She asked uneasy.

"Get her!" Pearl yelled. Amythest summoned her whip and wrapped Lapis up in it. Mario and Luigi tied her up in the whip. Steven ran and grabbed a chair from the kitchen and Lapis was pushed into it.

"What're you guys doing?!" Lapis yelled.

"Lapis, calm down we just want to make sure you don't go berserk again." Steven explained.

"What do you mean! The last thing I remember is me flying to the Galaxy warp! Next thing I know, I black out, now I'm here!" Lapis yelled. "What do you mean, 'Go berserk again.'"

"Lapis, I don't know how to break this to you, but you went crazy. You kidnapped Peridot, you punched me into Fun Land, and you tried to kidnap our new friends." Steven explained, gesturing towards Mario and Luigi.

"I...did...what?" Lapis asked, tearing up.

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"Alright, Ludwig, set them down in front of my throne." Moonstone said. Ludwig was struggling under the weight of the gem and princess.

"O-Okay..." he said breathlessly. He set them down, he collapsed on his stomach, breathing a sigh of relief. "Why...Why did I have to carry them in here? Why didn't Bow...Bowser have to do it?" The young turtle groaned.

"Eh, he's trying to put Junior down for a nap." Moonstone said. Ludwig struggled up on his feet. "What did you do with the Robo-cage?"

"I left it down in the dungeon, after it sapped the energy out these two, it had a full battery. So I shut it off until it is needed."

"Ah, okay." Moonstone said. Moonstone went over two the unconscious girls. She put out her left hand and bubbled them. The bubble reappeared, touching the ceiling of the throne room.

"What's the point of that?" Asked Ludwig.

"It will hold them for now, you are dismissed, Ludwig. Thanks for your help."

"Don't mention it." Ludwig said as he left the throne room.

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Lapis was sitting on the couch, in a fetal position, silent. Everyone was watching her from the kitchen, sharing worried glances.

"Someone should go talk to her." Connie said.

"Yeah." Luigi said. "But it should be one of you guys. Me and Mario don't know her that well."

"I think you should, Steven." Said Pearl. "You always know what to say."

"I can try." The boy said.

"The rest of us will discuss what our next move will be. C'mon, outside." Garnet said. Everyone agreed. They all exited the temple. Steven walked up to Lapis.

"Lapis...please talk to me."

"Steven, how could I do that to Peridot...after all me and her have been through. And I don't even remember doing it, that's the messed up part."

"Lapis, it's okay. Everyone makes mistakes. Now, will you just sit up for a second..." Lapis sat up.

"Steven, I get that you're trying to help. And what I did was inexcusable. I took Peridot somewhere, I don't even know where I took her. She probably hates me. I wouldn't blame her..."

"Lapis, I know you. And I know you wouldn't do that on free will. Someone had to do something to you." Steven put his hand on his chin and started pacing back and forth thinking. "But, what?"

"Um... what're you doing?"

"THAT'S IT!" Steven yelled.

"What?"

"I remember, when you came back from your 'fly' me and Peridot were there. And you landed. We gave you a hug, and you mumbled that you found Peridot. And when I looked into your eyes, they had black swirls in them." Lapis's eyes lit up.

"Hypnotized! I was hypnotized! But by who?"

"Yeah! And you said that Moonstone would be pleased!"

"Moonstone!" Lapis yelled. She stood up. Everything coming back to her. Bowser's castle, Kamek, Moonstone, The kindergarten. "Steven! That's it! Peridot has to be in the Beta Kindergarten!"

"Really? How do you know?"

"I was flying over it befoe everything went all blank! It has to be where Peridot was!"

"That makes so much sense! Let's tell the others!"

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Ack, sorry for the long wait. Got caught up in a lot of things. Highschool is stressful. Sorry xD. Well, I'm n00bsl3yR, signing off.