AN: Woah, how about that new promo huh? Someone get my son some therapy, please, he needs it.

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The faint purr of an engine approached the house, the sight of Greg's Van could be seen in the distance. The Gems, reluctantly, walked down to the beach to meet Greg and Connie as they got out.

"Where is my son?" Demanded Greg, his face tense. The group was taken aback, he wasn't yelling or anything, but his tone of voice was so out of character it was startling. The Gems struggled to find the words. Connie was standing beside Greg, her attention shifting between the two. Amethyst took the initiative and spoke.

"We don't know, he freaked out and ran off somewhere." She recounted, not being able to look Greg in the eye. All the Gems seemed to be avoiding eye contact with him.

"This isn't your fault, I know you guys did everything you could to help him…" Greg sighed, putting his hand on the shoulder of the girl beside him whose face was filled with worry. "But this is something we need to do together."

Connie placed her hand onto Greg's and looked up at him with a tear-stained face. He was putting on a front, smiling to simulate confidence but she could see the fear in his eyes.

"We need a plan, what should we do?" Urged Pearl, trying to work out their next move. Everyone seemed unsure, though, after a few moments Ruby reached over and grabbed Sapphire's hand.

"Do you see anything Sapphire, like where he could be?"

"Unfortunately, due to Steven's erratic behaviour, it's difficult to pinpoint any specific location." She replied calmly, Ruby squeezed her trembling hand. "Having said that, I see the townies helping us, a search party would probably be best."

"Perfect, we should gather up the town and organize teams and areas to search." Declared Pearl, her organization skills kicking in.

"We can do this guys!" Shouted Amethyst, whose smile had returned.

Connie, seeing everyone's confidence rise, was mad at herself for becoming so defeated so quickly, Steven in her place sure wouldn't have. She would save him, no matter what.

She let out a loud whistle, in response something pink and furry approached. Lion tackled Connie, she giggled and hugged him tightly, these days she didn't get see him as often anymore. The Large cat picked up Connie by the back of her jumper and threw her onto his back and gave a loud roar, he knew Steven was in trouble. Connie drew her sword and held it up to the sky, a hopeful smile on her face.

"Let's head into town!"

Greg drove the Gems and Connie rode Lion into Beach City as they made their way to find Mayor Nanefua so she could gather the townies together. Eventually, they found her, and Jenny drove her around with her nanaphone calling for a town meeting. Amethyst, Connie and Lion teleported to Little Homeworld to let them know as well. They rushed over to Bismuth, Lapis and Peridot and explained the situation.

Everyone met on The Boardwalk and a rather loud discussion begun amongst the people. Nanefua got onto the hood of the car with Jenny still in the driver's seat and her Ruby guards close by as well as Greg, Connie, Lion and the OG Crystal Gems. The Group 2 Crystal Gems pushed their way to the front and joined the others, still a bit stricken from what they had just heard.

Mayor Nanefua motioned for silence, then held the megaphone up to her mouth to speak.

"Everyone we have an emergency, and your help is greatly needed. One of our people are in danger and if left unchecked could cause harm to himself or to others. You all know him, as he has brought love and joy to many of you. He has dedicated himself to helping others, taking care of not only this town and its people but Earth itself." Nanefua paused and looked down at the townies, she could tell most of them already knew who she was talking about. "It's time we return the favour and help Steven Universe!"

The town cheered, of course they would help after everything he has done for them. Steven Universe should be considered a Heritage Site for Beach City. Mayor Nanefua gave Pearl the Megaphone and she continued.

"He is not well, and it would be best to keep your distance from him as he is not fully in control of his actions. Approach him with caution, don't put yourself in unnecessary danger and just reporting his general location is would be enough information for us to go on. I will now organize where everyone is going and who with."

Pearl spent the next 20 minutes sorting out the town, meanwhile, Ruby and Sapphire went more in-depth with Bismuth and the others about happened to Steven. Lapis was on the verge of tears, Bismuth had trouble finding the words and merely put an arm around Lapis, Peridot trying to understand started muttering nerd talk though no one could keep up with her stress-induced fast pace of speaking.

As Pearl was finishing up, only 2 people were left besides themselves. One Pink Boi and Green Gem.

"W-what's wrong with Steven?" Lars stuttered, his face was neutral, but it was clear that he was worried.

"Is he going to be okay?" The green Gem jumped in, upon closer inspection, this Gem was a Nephrite, specifically Facet-413 Cabochon-12 aka, Centi.

"We're not entirely sure, it appears he is experiencing some form of Corruption," Pearl explained. Nephrite gasped and Lars gave a concerned frown.

"Crystal Gems… If someone else manages to find him, please let me know." Nephrite murmured, lowering her head. She took a deep breath and clenched her fists at her sides. "I owe him a great debt, after everything he tried to do and has done for me."

"Of course, you can team up with Lars to cover the whole town. I gave people sections of the area, but I want a whole sweep as well." Pearl wanted to be thorough. The two nodded and headed off. "Okay everyone, Amethyst you're with me, we are going to double back to the Temple and house just in case. Bismuth, Lapis, Peridot, Little Home World. Ruby and Sapphire-"

"We'll do the outskirts of town." Blurted out Sapphire, everyone went silent. A little embarrassed, Sapphire composed herself and gestured for Pearl to continue.

"…Okay, so the beach and woods. Connie and Greg, take Lion and check Warpable locations. While Corrupted Gems were incapable of Warping, we can't be certain this applies to Steven as well."

Everyone glanced around at each other before they sprinted in different directions.

"Did you see something Sap?" Asked Ruby as they headed towards the woods.

"Yes, it only for a moment. It's still so difficult to see anything too complex about Steven but I saw a flash of images only for a few seconds." She stopped walking; Ruby took a few more steps before realising. She turned around to see Sapphire had her head down, her body becoming a silhouette as the sun began to set. The shadow she cast slowing stretching out in front of her moving toward Ruby as she watched on. Sapphire looked up to the sky, her hair parting showing the tears that clung to her eye.

"Dark woods with the burning glow of pink, shining silver then blood glistening like a fallen star." She breathed in and gazed back down at the shape she was forming on the ground "A looming shadow… and, fire."

Ruby walked over to Sapphire, lifted her chin up and wiped the tears from her eye. She brushed the loose strands of hair out of her face and gave a sad smile.

"We may not know what any of that means, but it doesn't matter." Ruby grabbed Sapphire's hands and held them tightly. "Because we'll protect him, and everyone else too!"

Sapphire quietly giggled and nodded.

"It'll be alright!"

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"S-Steven?!"

*Insert dramatic sound effect here*