The next morning Steven woke up. He immediately bounded down from his loft.
He awoke with Garnet bubbling something.
"Hey Garnet!" Steven said waving at her. She turned around frighten. Bubbling whatever was in her palm quickly. But Steven could tell whose Gem that was. For some reason a voice spoke in his mind.
"Jasper?" Steven's voice squeaked. Garnet looked to the ground, almost embarrassed.
"Yes, he's gone though." Garnet said. Steven wondered what her eyes looked like. Teary? Angry? Sad?
"You mean…" Steven said getting scared. Garnet nodded. She pulled out the bubble and showed Steven. The nose gem was split in half. But still dimly glowing. Like a being in there was trying to live and repair it's self.
"She washed up on the shore just today, saying something made her and Lapis defuse." Garnet said.
"Do you think Jasper will come back?" Steven asked reaching out to touch the glowing gems."
"There might be a possibility. I have never seen a gem glowing this long." Garnet said bubbling it.
"Go get dressed Steven, we have to find Lapis." Pearl said walking out of her room like she had been listening the whole time.
"Okay." Steven said hopping to his feet and going back up to his loft. Behind him he could hear Pearl and Garnet talking.
"What do we do now since..." Steven couldn't quite hear that part. "We'll find Lapis but lets… she's alive."
Steven put on a clean star shirt and hopped down unto the sofa.
"I'm ready." He said looking directly into Pearl's eyes. She nodded.
When they got to the middle of the ocean where Steven told Pearl what happened, and by using the geography of his description they were able to find the place. Garnet summoned her gauntlets.
"Do we really have to do this? Jasper's dead and Lapis is free isn't that GOOD?" Amethyst grumbled.
"We need to contact the Blue Diamonds and tell Zircon, if she's still there, that we found her sister. Plus Lapis has important information about Homeworld."
Amethysts smile fell.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Amethyst said summoning goggles and diving the water. Garnet went after her, then finally Pearl. Steven was left to snorkel on the coast.
He carefully put all his semi-heavy gear on and dived into the cold water.
He was 15 minutes into snorkeling when he decided to go look at the blue coral, because where else would the gem be besides blue stuff? Steven carefully petted the coral, but the coral gave him a bit of a sting. So he decided, look and only touch when necessary. Then Steven's heart skipped a beat because he saw something shiny and blue! He swam over and carefully touched the object, and then he got a good grip on it and swam to the raft. There he sat eating his little tuna sandwich when the blue shiny stone began to glow and float.
"LAPIS!" Steven said scrambling to his feet. Steven shut his eyes. And when he opened them, there was Lapis with a totally new outfit.
There was a blue choker around her neck with connecting straps to the out fit, the top of the dress was blue with turquoise straps, then going down it looked like ocean waves, but in the back it was longer. Then her feet had gold sandals.
She fluttered her eyes. She softly said.
"Steven?" He nodded in amazement.
"STEVEN! It's so long! Where are the others? We need to go tell Blue Diamond about Hope Diamond!" Lapis said looking frightened.
The next hour was Pearl going to the warp pad and getting her things, Garnet defusing so that Sapphire could enter and Amethyst getting her old space suit out.
"Check it out Steven! I'm Pearl!" Amethyst said grabbing a stick and jabbing it at Steven.
"Amethyst!" Pearl said sternly. She turned toward Steven.
"Get your stuff packed okay? This is the most important mission that you will be doing." Pearl smiled and patted Steven on the shoulder.
As Steven hopped up to his loft and started packing. But Sapphire came back from her room and said that we have to go now. Steven pulled out his new phone and texted Connie.
Going on an important gem mission. I won't see you in a while so can you take care of the house? You know where the keys are!
He clicked the send button satisfied at what he did. His phone lit up again with the little ding that it makes.
Okay. Well goodbye then, but one quick question, what's the mission? I'm dying to know!
As Steven's big fingers typed he could her the warp pad going on and off.
We found Lapis and we have to go to outer space to see this group called the Blue Diamonds! See you l8ter got to txt my Dad
Steven stitched his contacts and started warning dad about his absence when there was a deep boom. Lightning! He rapidly was texting now
Hey Dad, not gonna be here for a while going on a big gem mission! Don't freak out if I'm not there
The bing of the send message dinged in his head. Then a bing of a reply came back.
Okay Stuball, I trust that you'll be safe and in good hands, but promise me not to get killed okay?
Steven chuckled at his Dad's humor.
I'll try ;)
Steven wished he didn't have to go and that Connie and Dad were gems so they could come, but Steven knew that was the way it worked and he couldn't get mad about it.
Bye Stuball! See you later :)
Then the power went out. The lights on the ceiling burst.
"Uh…Sapphire?" Steven called out.
"Steven don't worry when Ruby, Pearl, and Amethyst get back from their room's we'll fix the problem by putting on the generator." Sapphire said summoning her suit.
"But Sapphire it's not raining, and the sky has a yellow glow." But as soon as those words left Steven's lips Sapphire bolted out of the door. She came rushing back in with a strange look. She pounded on the door to the rooms.
"Ruby! GET OUT OF THERE! PLEASE!" Sapphire violently banged against the door. Then all the doors opened. Amethyst, Pearl, and Ruby came out.
"Steven I hoped you are packed because we are leaving now!" Pearl said grabbing Steven and taking him onto the warp pad. But Steven hopped off and ran outside. There he saw Peridot's green hands with thousands of yellow arms. But the biggest hand was a black one. He quickly ran back inside and hopped onto the warp pad.
"COME ON!" Steven yelled trying to help them. But then everyone bounced onto the warp pad and was sent up into space