A/N: hey guys I'm alive! Yes I know it took me some time to write out chapter two but there are reasons why. When I posted the story, I was sick so I had to get over that. There was that plus school and writer's block. I'm not really the best at staying motivated at the beginning of stories, but I promise the story will get better and more intense as it goes along so just stay with me. Anyway, since there aren't any reviewers, let's go ahead and get on with the story.

Quick note: a lot of this story will be in Steven's POV, but whenever I put "Steven's P.O.V." at the beginning of a chapter, that means it will be in more than just Steven's POV. Some chapters may or may not include Steven, so I will put said character's perceptive in the story.

Anyway, enjoy the chapter!

I own nothing of SU

Steven's P.O.V.

I jerked awake as my alarm went off. I looked over towards my phone and grabbed it to turn the alarm off. 7:05am. I sometimes forget I set my alarm earlier than usual every couple of days. It gives me more daylight to look for Spinel. I'm getting close to 6am, which is good. I might aim for 5am, but I haven't decided yet. Alright Steven, you can do it. I stretch as I sit up and get ready for the day. The gems are probably out trying to take care of the injector. That would be good so I can get started on today.

I headed down the stairs and went to go grab something from the fridge so I'll at least have something in my stomach to hold me over for a while. The sound of the warp startled me as I jumped slightly as I turned to see Amethyst appearing on it. Why is she here, and where is everyone else? As I closed the fridge, holding some yogurt, her attention went to me.

"Hey man!" she exclaims as she jumps off the warp and walks towards me. "What's up?"

I smile. "Just having a bite to eat before Lion and I continue our search for Spinel. What are you guys doing?"

"Ah ya know, taking a break from taking apart from the injector."

"Oh yea? How's that going?"

"Eh, we're getting there. Still got a while to go."

I nodded as I took a bite of my yogurt.

"So, have you found Spinel yet?"

I sigh. "Not yet. I'm hoping to at least get somewhere today.

"Well...I would be careful. She's unpredictable you know."

"Yea, I know."

The only thing that filled the air at that moment, was me eating the yogurt. After a few moments, Amethyst spoke up again.

"You know, it's been a while since we've relaxed and hung out. How about we do that tonight when you get back?"

I frown as I look back outside at the mess in Beach City. What Amethyst just said sounds great, but...can we even afford that luxury?

"Steven, that mess is going to be there tomorrow. Come on man, it'll just be one night. I'll tell Pearl and Garnet about it too! Maybe I can get everyone else in too!"

I look outside again. It would be nice to relax for once, but I can list a million things that can go wrong if we stop.

"I'll...think about it."

She gives me a small smile. "Awesome!"

I finished up my yogurt and threw it away.

"I should really get going. Tell everyone else I said hi."

"Will do! Good luck Steven!"

"Thanks Amethyst!"

I walked out the door and found Lion laying in the sand. Guess he got too cramped in the house again. I took a deep breath before I walked down the stairs.

"Alright Lion, let's get going."

Lion opened his eyes as he yawned and stretched. He stared at me for a few moments before kneeling down and letting me crawl on his back.

"Thanks bud. Now let's go."

Lion roared as a portal opened and we went through it. We appeared in a rundown town just about...an hour away from Beach City. I slid off of Lion's back and looked around. Gee, it looks like Spinel did a number on this place. Either the town was already like this, or Spinel did it.

"Hey Lion. I want you to look elsewhere. We might be able to cover more ground. Meet me back here in an hour if you don't find Spinel, alright?"

Lion stares at me for a few moments before roaring and running through another portal. I took a deep breath as I began walking through town. Man, this place really is trashed. Buildings were destroyed, statues were knocked over.

Even though the buildings looked like they were on fire, I could see very little specs of the bio-poison in some areas. The only way that's possible is if Spinel somehow still had some of the bio-poison with her and spread it all over some towns. I don't want to know what she could've done.

I continued my walk for a good 20 minutes or so. The only thing I could find were abandoned buildings. Some of them were either burnt, destroyed, or abandoned. I wonder what this town was like, and I hope everyone who lives here is ok.

I sigh as I look up to continue looking, when I notice something in the distance. I couldn't make it out from where I stood, but it looked to be a silhouette of something...or someone.

I narrowed my eyes before they grew impossibly wide.

Wait a second...could that be…

Connie's P.O.V.

The time was 8:03am. It was about time I got out and continued to clean up the city. I walked into the kitchen and tried to find something to eat. I didn't see mom or dad anywhere so I can only assume they went to work early. We all have our own jobs after all.

Speaking of jobs, I wonder how the gems are doing with the injector. And Steven...has he left to find Spinel yet? Maybe I can stop by his house after I help clean up here. I walked out of my house and started heading down the streets.

As I walked down the streets, the first person I saw was Jenny. She looked at me as she smiled and walked down the streets to meet me.

"Goooood morning Connie!"

I smile. "Morning Jenny. How are you today?"

"Ah you know. Same old same old. Ready to get to work?"

"Yea. Where are we cleaning up today?"

"Funland. Gunga said there's a bunch of that pink stuff there that we can help clean up."

"I think Steven said it was called bio-poison or something like that."

"I really don't think the name of it matters. Honestly it's just annoying having to clean this up rather than doing something more fun."

I looked down. "Yea…"

A tense silence went through us as we made our way to Funland.

"Hey, you ok? You seem kind of down."

I look up at Jenny. "Yea. It's just...I've been worrying about Steven lately. He's been looking for that gem the last few weeks. He told me yesterday he can do it alone but...I don't know. Everyone's been working in groups and he's been searching alone."

A silence went by between us before Jenny sighs.

"I'm sure he has a reason to go alone. Besides, I'm sure if he really does need help, he'll let the gems know or he'll let you know."

I didn't want to tell her about Steven's stubborn nature. He would try to get things done alone. I think it's best to leave it at that for now.

"Yea, I guess you're right. Let's just worry about doing our part."

She smiles as she punches my shoulder.

"That's the spirit!"

We continued our walk to Funland. I looked around to see large chunks of the bio-poison spread all around. There were already people starting to try to clean up the bio-poison.

"Let's head to the arcade. Gunga said our gear is in there," Jenny tells me.

I nodded. "Alright."

We walked to the arcade to find a line of chemical suits lined up for us to take and grab so we can safely clean up the mess. The chemical suits were made so we can't really be harmed by the bio-poison.

It isn't like we can jump in a huge pile of the bio-poison, but we can touch it without getting harmed by it. There were several times Peridot and/or Bismuth came over to make sure they actually were safe to use.

Based on what I heard, Steven tried lifting the injector once and some of the bio-poison hit his jacket and that part of his jacket and evaporated onto his skin.

Mr. Universe's arm also got hit with it and he couldn't use his arm until Steven healed it. It makes sense if the gems and everyone else is skeptical of handling it. My guess is when the injector is gone, the rest of the gems will help out.

Jenny and I got on our suits and headed out to try and help. Jenny told me she was going to head towards the ferris wheel. I decided to head to the roller coaster. That seems to be the place with the least amount of people. I made my way over and got to work.

We worked on Funland until we decided to take a break around noon. We were going to meet again at 3 and work until 6 or 7. It really depends on how much we get done. I decided to use this time to make my way to Steven's house. I wonder if he's back yet.

I walked over to Steven's house and was there within a few minutes. When I got there, I looked up on the cliff to see a little bit of a quarter of the injector gone. However, I didn't see anyone up there. Either they are up there and I can't see them or they decided to take a break as well.

I walked up to the door and made my way in to see the gems talking to each other. I didn't see Bismuth, Lapis, and Peridot anywhere so I'm assuming they're either elsewhere or at the injector. For all I know, they could be hanging out in the bathroom...or at least Peridot.

"Uh...hey guys," I say.

The gems stopped and turned to me.

"Oh, hello there Connie," Pearl said.

"What up dude?" Amethyst said.

"Hey guys," I smile before taking a look around the room.

"What are you looking for?" Pearl asked.

Before I could answer her question, Garnet spoke up.

"If you're looking for Steven, he's still out."

"Oh. Well uh...do you know when he'll be back?"

Garnet looked up to see the time.

"Shouldn't be too much longer. He usually comes back for lunch before heading back out."

"You can hang out with us until he gets back!" Amethyst smiles she threw an arm around my shoulder.

I guess since he won't be too much longer, hopefully, I can hang out. Besides, I'm curious of how the dismantle of the injector is going.

"Alright. I guess I can hang out. Besides, I want to know about how you guys are doing with taking apart the injector."

Immediately the gems looked like they were about to share some juicy secret. Oh boy, why do I feel like this was a bad idea?

Whatever the case may be at the moment, I really hope Steven's ok.

A/N: alrighty that is it for this chapter! As I said, I'm trying to get the hang of these characters and how they should act so just stay with me on this. There probably will be times where it'll be more than just Steven and Connie telling the story, but I'm still working that part out. Anyway guys, I hope you enjoy this chapter! If you have any comments and/or constructive criticism, please let me know. I hope to see you guys in the next chapter! Buh bye!:)