Underrated theory that everyone assumed is debunked after Mr Universe. Well yes but actually no
It was a few days after the whole accident at the hospital.
Greg is seen making a bowl of ice-cream for Steven, with chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and a slice of pie.
Greg : Here you go, schtu-ball. Dinner is served. Ice-cream ala pie!
Steven : *laughs* Thanks, Dad.
Greg : Are you feeling any better? Looks like the swelling and glowing have gone down.
Steven pauses as he is about to grab a spoonful of ice-cream
Greg : You know, that pie won't eat itself.
Steven : Sorry, I'm just- thinking about stuff.
Greg : What stuff?
Steven : For one, Connie and I have been throguh not so good times this week...
Greg : Well you got that just now?
Steven : What?
Greg : I mean you say you've been through a lot but Connie was there for a lot of awful things too. Trauma could effect her differently, but I was surprised Sara...I mean her mother still didn't even know about the details of any of it.
Steven : Y-yeah that too...
Greg : Alrgiht and the next one?...
Steven : I've spent so long trying to figure out whether I was Mom. And Now that I actually know I'm me, it's like I have no idea who that is. I just wish I knew what to do with myself.
Greg : Well, that's relatable. When I was your age, I didn't know what to do either until I got my hands on good music. And before I had the van I had no idea what was out there until everything changed when I hit the road. I mean, sure, you've seen other planets but what about here?
Steven : Huh?
Greg : What about West Keystone? Or Charm City? California? Oregon? I had some of my most formative moments eating rest-stop sandwiches outside Delmarva house, and watching the trucks go by.
Steven : I...I guess I didn't see that.
Greg : Maybe you need a change of place, schtu-ball. You're never gonna find yourself if you don't start looking.
Steven : Yeah yeah!
Greg : Let's go then son. Right now! The road is calling, Steven! Can't you hear it?
The two then got some coats and shoes on and they hit the road in Greg's van. Greg was driving, Steven was in the passenger seat.
It's been a difficult week for him... but this day looks better than the previous one so he feels a little hope for today
His dad knew what he was doing as well, with with them first driving out of Beach City
They then stopped as a burger place to eat some burgers as then sat in the back of van with the back doors opened. A bird flew over to them and Steven tried to feed it with one of her fries.
They then hit the road again and Steven fell asleep for a bit to which Steven giggled at because he was snoring. They then stopped at a gas station called 'Uaua' where Greg got some gas for the van and cleaned the windows. After that, Steven was inside, looking at all gas station stuff. Steven then tried on some sunglasses and laughed as he saw Greg standing next to him with sunglasses on with him.
Steven then was outside, laying by the wall and Greg then walked into the bathroom. Greg then immediately walked out when he saw the bathroom from inside and Steven him a confused look.
They then hit the road again as Steven and Greg sang along to a little song on the radio
They were then riding down a street with a bunch of houses on it as Greg was going down memory lane.
Greg *exclaimed* : And here we are, the old city of Aberdale. About two blocks that way, I remember that's where I played my first gig!
Steven asked : Really?
"I wasn't even 'Mr Universe' yet, I was just a kid with a guitar, sneaking out past the warden on a Saturday night." Greg explained.
"Wait, so, how did you become Mr Universe?" Steven asked. Greg then thought for a minute.
"You know what? I can show you." Greg said.
Steven gave him a look. They then drove up to a house were Greg parked by on the street.
"Good, no one's home." Greg said, looking up at the house and then got out.
"Wait, what?" Steven asked. "But who's house is that? Dad!"
Greg then walked over to the fence of the house and then climbed over it. At the sight of this, Steven then got out of the van and followed Greg, looking over the fence.
"Dad?" Steven asked
They saw Greg climbing up a tree that at the side of the house and climbed a branch of to a window on the second floor. Greg then opened the window and climbed inside.
"This used to be a lot easier" Greg said, thinking to himself 'Well then again this house was different then and I was a lot younger'
"Dad, you're breaking and entering." Steven said.
"I just gotta grab one thing." Greg said, looking at the two through the open window and walked off.
Steven didn't like where this was going
Steven then climbed through the window, falling on the floor before getting up.
"Dad you do realsie you're rich!? Let's get out of here befroe we are caught for thievery!"
"Just a sec" Greg said, looking throguh a box.
Steven looked around the room to see it was an old room with blue wallpaper on it and boxes on the floor.
Steven "What are you even looking for?"
"You'll see" Greg said, still looking throguh the box.
While Steven looked out of the room into the hallway, Greg found an old picture...
...
...
It was a picture of him and his stepbrother Wirt Pines. From a long time ago, back when he was a very energetic boy who always has a smile on his face and very wild ideas on his mind. pretty much like his own son was once, endlessly fascinated by everything, including things that would normally seem scary. They were close, despite their differences and sometimes rocking boats wtih each other but Wirt really cared for him. Their time together at parties, with Sara, Rachel, James adn all others. Did his parents care? Maybe at one time they did...
All those times are now just memories that are like faded dreams
He puts it aside on the floor as he keepts searching the box.
"Dad!" Steven exclaimed and the the gem hybrid ran up to Greg who was still in the room with the blue wallpaper, looking through a different box. "This is your house?!"
"Not mine, my parents" Greg said and Steven gasps.
"This was your room!" Steven exclaimed. "This place is beautiful! I thought you said you grew up in a prison."
"I did. You have no idea what it was like. Curfew, chaperones, meatloaf." Greg said.
"You didn't like meatloaf?" Steven asked.
"Not every Thursday for twenty years." Greg said. "It couldn't have been that bad." Steven said. "Steven, it was horrible! Do you know how old I was the first time had a taco?" Greg asked and then sighed. "Too old."
Steven then went over to a box that was on the ground
"Oh! So this is your stuff!" Steven exclaimed and looked through some stuff.
"Is this your little hand? And you're tiny baby boots!"
"Woah! A wrestling trophy?I didn't know you wrestled." Steven said,picking it up.
"Not by choice." Greg said.
Steven then found his dad's middle school year book with Greg's old picture there "Your braces! You look just like me! Only more human!...Tim wants you to whave great summer adn who is Loren Hecht? She wrote alot"
"We were in mathletes together. It's just one of the million things my parents made me do." Greg said.
"Where are they anyway?" Steven asked.
"At there timeshare on Florida Island. They go every single winter, every single year. They threw a fit the first time I refused to go with them." Greg explained.
He then found his gradutaion photo with him having a sad expression as well as a shaved hair.
"You dont; have any pics of you on stage?"
"No everything music was off limits which is why I had to...hide my stuff!" Greg said, getting an idea at the end.
He then moved a chair to a vent and opened the grate where a small box was.
"Yes! This is it! We can finally get out of here!" Greg said, holding the box and walked over to the window.
Steven just looked at the picture of Greg's graduation.
"Leave that junk behind." Greg said and started to climb out the window.
Steven looked a bit sad at that kind of response, before seeing a picture next to him on the floor
He picks it up to see his dad, just a kid with an older boy next to him. He did hear about his uncle Wirt here and there for some time but didn't pay much attention to that until now.
'Did something happened that dad is this opprehensive?'
Steven wonders then about the absence of Wirt on the other family pictures.
"Alright, one leg at a time."
"Can't we use the front door?" Steven asked.
"Oh, sorry, it's a habit." Greg said. After everyone got out of the house, and it was night time... and they ran into some unexpected people.
"Huh? Who the hell are you?! What are you doign in or house?!" The man yells out
"Wha- h-hey it;s not how it looks like!" Steven says trying to calm the man down
"It looks to me like you barged into our house without permission!" The woman said
Steven wasn't sure but he had the idea that. Picture of Greg as a child show he was nearly identical, just with lighter, straight hair. His dad gets his facial structure from his mother and his eyebrows, nose, and male pattern baldness and most notably the eyebrows from his own father.
It seems they didn't go on their timeshare just yet.
Greg - Calm down. We didn't come here to disturb you. Actually we're just leaving-
Steven - Are you Mr Demayo?
The man looks at him, his eyes narrowed "And what if I am?"
Greg tries to stop Steven from blurting out anything unnecessary
"Well you see I am your grandson Steven!"Steven said hoping they'd believe him
Much to his dissapointment
"You think it's funny to joke about such stuff?!" Mr Demayo said
"We don't like teenagers coming to our house for pranks! So get out!" Mrs Endicott said
"I- I know it''s hard but-"
"You heard her didn't you? I believe my wife told you clearly to get out, otherwise we are calling the cops!" Mr Demayo said
"Don't you dare scream at my boy!" Greg reached his limit as he screamed at them
"And who are you to sneak into our house?" Mr Demayo said
"And what's more you use this kid and get him to be a thief too?" Mrs Endicott said before looking at Steven
"I have nothing to say to you. You didn't even listen to your own son so why should I bother" Greg said
Steven - Uhm maybe we can tal-
"How dare you? What do you know about our family to-" Mr Demayo said bit was interrupted
"Did you ask yourself that when you made me abandon my music dreams? When Wirt left? When I left?! Did you care about what I wanted?!" Greg said
The two seniors looked at each other before they spoke up again
"How do you know all that?" Mr Demayo thinks
He didn't answer, looking them in the eyes
"I don't know how you know that but you better leave now...both of you" Mrs Endicott said
Steven - What? But...
He feels Greg's hand on his shoulder "Let' go schtu-ball"
Steven looks at his dad then to his grandparents then to his dad again before reluctanlty doing what he says
Looking down, he and his dad go to the car, Steven sits into the passenger seat of the van before Greg turns it on and drives away.
And as it drives away, the two grandparents look at them leaving their sight...only for them to go inside the house. With tears silently coming out from their eyes, they sat on their couch as the woman began to cry into her hands.
'Did you ask what I wanted?!'
Her husband then hugs her trying to comfort her. What he said they took to thier hearts, their hearts telling them that he wasn't lying... They wantd to call him back, to apologise but they didn't, they don't think they deserve it. After what they had done...
The man tells himself "It's too late for us now..."
Still a jolly molly good show. So anyway, the way it goes Greg is gregory from over the garden wall town which is also Clarence's Aberdale.(Fun fact : Yellowtail is an adult Clarence). Why do I call mrs Demayo Mrs Endicott instead? Well she comes from a character anyone who watched OTGW would know.Why did Wirt leave? Well probably somehing to do with his father...Shermie Pines.And here we have it. This could've helped with world building. Plus the ending here makes Steven even sadder, he couldn't figure out an identity as a gem, and now he can't find his human identity. For more info read Mail Crystal.