Later that day they were at the beach having lunch Cilan made. "So you travel around your world," Pearl was saying. "Collect creatures with mysterious powers called "PO-KI-MEN" with your sphere containers, and use them to battle other "PO-KI-MEN." "That's right." Iris said. "Except for one thing." "Axew." "What's that?" Pearl asked. "It's pronounced "poke-MON." Iris said. "Oh."
Everyone was eating lunch, and Cilan noticed that the gems weren't eating, except for Amethyst and Steven. "Aren't you two hungry?" he asked. "You guys got a stomach ache?" Ash wondered. "We don't need to eat." Garnet pointed out. "You're kidding right?" Iris said. "No." she answered. "But everyone needs to eat." Ash said. "Well we don't." Pearl said. "We get all the energy we need from our gems, and while our human constructs are capable of eating, I find it very uncomfortable." Everyone was confused. "Excuse me?" Iris said. "Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst aren't human." Steven said. "I can see that." Iris said pointing at Amethyst eating. "He means we're not like you." Pearl said. Pearl projected a holographic image of gems like her. "We're an extraterrestrial species of magical beings characterized by our gemstones." "Awesome." Ash said waving his hand in the projection. For the rest of lunch, they talked all about the gems.
After lunch, they were all packing up. "So what are doing in Beach City anyway?" asked Steven. Ash explained the whole thing. "Well you see, Professor Juniper, a professor from our world invented a special portal that can travel to other worlds. And she asked us to test it out. Next thing we knew, we were here." Later that day, Steven showed Ash and his friends around town. "So Steven," said Ash. "Why do you live with the Gems anyway?" "Pika." "Because someday, I'm gonna join them trying to save humanity." Steven said. "But you're not like them." Iris said. "You don't even have a gemstone like them." "Well…" Steven pulled up his shirt revealing his gem. Everyone was surprised. "No way!" said Iris. "Impossible." Cilan said. "You're a gem?" said Ash. "Well part gem actually." Steven said. "My mom was Rose Quartz, a Gem like Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl. They say because I'm half-Gem, that my powers are a bit unusual." "Amazing." Cilan said. "A delicious meal that is full of surprising flavors." "I'm gonna nod and smile like I know what that means." Steven said.
"So Steven," Iris said. "What's your mother like?" "Axew." "I don't know." Steven said. "I've never met my mom." "Why not?" Ash asked. Steven told them everything. "Well, in order to make me, my mom had to give up her physical form." "What does that mean?" Ash asked. "Pikachu?" Cilan whispered his theory into Ash's ear. "Oh, Steven." Ash said. "I'm sorry." "It's okay." Steven said. "So Steven, do you have your mother's powers." asked Cilan. "Yeah," answered Steven. "But the Gems said that there a bit fickle. They're still training me." Then Ash thought, "What if we help train you." "Ash, what are you thinking?" Iris said. "You'll really help me?" Steven said excitedly. "Ash, Steven isn't a Pokémon." Cilan pointed out. "He could be trickier." "We've been through worse, Cilan." Ash said. "We'll help Steven with his powers in no time." "Pika." "NO TIME!" Steven said. "Don't keep promises you can't keep Ash." Iris said. "Ew ew ew."