Debbie fought the urge to fidget as she stood awkwardly in the living area of the Gem's Temple. The three Crystal Gems stared back at Debbie with a variety of 'looks' though no one appeared hostile. Not to say she wasn't thankful when Peridot cleared her throat for attention.

"Cl-Gems, this is Debbie. Debbie, this is Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst." Peridot coughed, "And Steven."

Debbie gave an uneasy smile and waved halfheartedly. "H-hello."

"Hello Debbie!" Pearl blurted as she marched forward and stuck out her hand. "We're so glad you're here! Peridot just refused to tell us anything about the possibly earth-ravaging geo-weapon until you arrived." She twitched a bit.

Debbie gave Pearl's hand a tentative shake. "Yeah, sorry 'bout that." The redhead chuckled softly and turned to Peridot, "You could have told them without me. I don't mind basic rundowns y'know."

Peridot rolled her eyes, making her seem a bit cuter now that she was tiny. A hand clapped on Debbie's shoulder, startling the woman even more.

Behind her stood Garnet, seemingly expressionless. "Regardless, you are here now."

Debbie managed to offer an awkward smile of appreciation before standing with them near the kitchen and waiting for Peridot.

Peridot coughed again and Steven quickly left the room. "Ahem, as it seems I have no other options, I have conceded to reveal some important information to you Crystal Gems...and Debbie."

Peridot snapped her fingers and Debbie had to fight back the chuckles as Steven came shuffling back in with a box over his head. A cute picture of the earth had been doodled on the front. With the flyswatter in hand, Peridot smacked the box -much to the woman's alarm- causing Steven to let out a muffled sound of surprise.

The redhead did her best to convey a 'be gentler' gesture, though ultimately couldn't tell whether or not the green gem had received it.

"This...Is the Earth. At the very center of the planet's core lies...the Cluster! Rotate." She straightened, "This is the Cluster. A massive, artificial fusion composed of millions of Gem Shards." The Gems noticeably shared a look of concern. "It has laid dormant for thousands of years within this planet's crust. When this Gem activates and takes its form, the result will be catastrophic. Now!"

Debbie couldn't even smile as Peridot hit the box -lighter this time- and Steven turned back to the earth picture, making odd sounds and bouncing up and down. She paled and gasped alongside the gems as a green sock puppet monster tore through the box, and therefore, the earth picture.

Debbie trembled, only vaguely aware of Peridot's argument with Steven about the incorrect representation of the Cluster's appearance. Her mind was reeling. So, what? The Earth had been some kind of...egg? One that would be obliterated upon this monster's hatching? That was...a little more than panic-inducing.

She felt her stomach drop. "The Earth will be destroyed." She whispered in horror as the thought completely sunk in.

Peridot looked slightly guilty but the expression was quick to fade. "But we can destroy the Cluster!" She assured the group with a bit more confidence. "What we need is to build some sort of machine to take us to the center of the Earth. It'll need to withstand up to 360 gigapascals of pressure and temperatures of 9800 degrees."

"We'd best be able to do that...somehow." Debbie nodded as a calculating look flickered across Pearl's face, "I refuse to have billions of lives lost for the creation of some...geoweapon."

A look of irritation flickered across Peridot's face but went widely unnoticed by the group.

"I believe Debbie has said it best." Garnet spoke up, putting a hand on Debbie's shoulder. "We can -and will- put an end to that abomination." The gems all looked uneasy but had the same underlying determination. There were no other options.

"Well, we mustn't waste time. We need to start finding parts for this machine immediately." Pearl spoke up.

"Yes. Obviously." Peri drawled, "We'll start by dismantling all devices inside this dwelling."

Steven perked up from inside the box, "Wha-?"

"Wait, Peri!" Debbie yelped as the little green gem scuttled over to the microwave.

"This primitive radiation concentrator should come in handy!" You looked on in horror as Peridot managed to yank the microwave from its place and smashed it on the counter.

"Peridot, stop!" The woman dashed to catch her but only managed to clip her foot.

"This primitive vibration transmitter could possible serve a function!"

And there went the phone. Debbie groaned, and then let out a shriek as Peridot then picked up the television. "There's a remote chance something useful could be inside this primitive image cube!"

At this point the woman could only gawk in shock as her friend smashed the Television on the floor. However, before she could think of any words to scold her with, Steven had already leapt into action, his head poking out the hole the sock puppet had made.

"Wait! I have a better idea that doesn't involve destroying the house!" He blurted, sweating heavily.

Amethyst gave an amused smirk, "Classic Steven."

Debbie let out a sigh as Peridot seemed to listen to him. "Dear god, she's like a hyperactive little troll with too much strength to boot."

The comment elicited a snort from Pearl and Amethyst, though Garnet only offered a small grin. Debbie looked to the maroon gem, "I am so sorry about her. She normally doesn't do that…"

"Really?" Amethyst snorted, "She always does that to us."

Debbie blanched, "I...oh dear…"

Finally calmed down, Peridot approached Debbie as Steven explained his plan to the other gems.

"Somethin' wrong, Salad Fingers?"

"I need a favor."

"Alright, I'm listening. But first-."

Peridot let out a squeak as Debbie's face grew dark. Before she could react, Debbie gave her a healthy whap upside the head. "Ow! What was that for?!"

"You destroyed their stuff! You don't just do that to people!"

"So?!"

*WHAP*

"OW! Quit it!"

Sorry for the delay...by a few months. I don't own anything with Steven Universe. Some of the dialogue came from the Back to the Barn audio transcript to keep the events in line. That and correlating expressions, tones, timing, and quirks with the actual episode...

Heh, long story short, the process was going to take some time and a lot of effort and I was too lazy to kick myself into gear. Really...I had the rest of the story written except for the correlations to the actual events in the show. I'm a lazy writer. So sorry about that.