After what felt like forever, Steven and Lapis finally got Lion onto the warp pad, and they all warped back to the cornfeild where Peridot was.
Peridot was standing in the clearing looking through some data on her finger screen.
"Shh. Be quiet Steven," Lapis whispered as they walked through the stalks of corn.
"I'm trying," Steven said. "I'm just trying to keep Loin with us."
Steven suddenly stepped on a twig, causing it to snap.
"Hello?" Peridot asked. "Is someone there? Lapis? Steven?"
"Go Lion!" Lapis whispered.
Lion jumped out of the stalks of corn and into the clearing.
"Ahh!" Peridot excalimed. "Oh my stars! A monster!"
"She actually said it!" Lapis laughed.
Peridot suddenly activated her blaster.
"Wait!" Steven exclaimed jumping in front of Lion. It was too late though. Peridot had already fired, but Steven and Lion weren't hurt. Steven opened his eyes to see a pink diamond-shapped sheild in front of him.
"Whaaaaaa!" Steven, Peridot, and Lapis all exclaimed at once.
"Steven, how did you do that?!" Lapis exclaimed landing right next to him.
"I...I...I don't know," Steven said.
"Steven," Peridot said. "you actually just activated Pink Diamond's shield! Nothing can penetrate its defense!"
"Aww, yeah!" Steven exclaimed. His sheild was sent flying into the air after Steven had his outburst.
"Oops," Steven said.
Lapis laughed her head off.
"It's okay Steven," Peridot said. "But what is this beast?" Peridot pointed at Lion.
Lion growled a little at Peridot calling him a beast.
"That's not a beast," Steven said. "That's Lion."
"What's a lion?" Peridot asked.
"It's an earth creature," Steven said.
"Where on Earth did you find this 'Lion'?" Peridot asked.
"We found him out in this desert region," Steven said.
"And we also found this," Lapis said holding up the pillow with the sand glass in it.
"What's this?" Peridot asked taking the pillow out of Lapis's hands.
"We thought you'd know," Steven said.
"I'm not sure what this is, Steven," Peridot said.
Peridot sighed and a green bubble formed around the pillow. Peridot tapped the top of the bubble and it vanished. "That's the best I can do for it for now," Peridot said.
"How did you do that?" Steven asked.
"All gems can bubble objects and other gems, Steven," Peridot said.
"Where did it go?" Steven asked.
"Hopefully," Peridot said. "It ended up in my base back on Homeworld. No one goes in their except for me and whoever I allow to enter. It should be safe in there for now."
"So, Peri," Lapis said. "Did you come up with anything?"
"Well, I think I might have an idea that might work," Peridot said.
Peridot lifted up her finger screen and a picture of an old structure appeared.
"As far as I can tell," Peridot said. "we won't be able to take these Crystal Gems on by ourselves. I've looked through some old files on the Earth, and it turns out that there's a communication hub still here."
"Woah," Steven said. "But wait. Why is there a communication hub here on Earth?"
"During the war, Homeworld had to build it as a last resort in order to get help from other gems," Peridot said.
"You think that old thing still works?" Lapis asked.
"I'm not sure," Peridot said. "But right now it's our best chance."
"Okay, let's go!" Steven said hopping onto the warp pad.
"Off we go," Peridot said as she activated the pad.
The three were in the warp stream for a second, then they suddenly all plopped back down onto the same warp pad.
"What happened?" Steven asked rubbing his head.
"Oh great!" Peridot said gettinb up and dusting herself off.
"What is it?" Lapis asked getting up.
"The warp pad is down!" Peridot exclaimed. "There is no way to warp to the communication hub."
"Then how are we supposed to get there?" Steven asked.
"Lapis, can you fly us there?" Peridot asked.
"I don't know where that place is!" Lapis exclaimed. "Besides, I don't think I can carry you and Steven."
As Lapis and Peridot continued to bicker, Steven walked over to Lion and felt his soft mane again.
"What would you do if you were here?" Steven silently whispered. "Lion, what am I supposed to do?"
Steven climbed onto Lion's back and buried his face in Lion'smane.
Suddenly, Lion stood up and started to run off.
"Wait! Lion! Stop!" Steven yelled as he tried to hang onto Lion as he continued to run.
"Steven!" Lapis and Peridot exclaimed.
"I got him!" Lapis yelled as she sprouted her ice wings and flew towards the racing lion.
"Steven, give me your hand!" Lapis said as she outstretched her own.
Steven started to reach over towards Lapis' hand, but Lion jumped up and took hold of one of Lapis' ice wings in his mouth.
Lapis was being drsgged along the ground as Lion continued to run.
"He's got my wing! He's got my wing!" Lapis cried. "Peridot, help us out!"
"I'm coming!" Peridot exclaimed. She ran towards the Lion and launched a green net directly at him. The net hit Lion directly in the face. Peridot quickly grabbed hold of the net to try and stop Lion. Lion easily overpowered her. Peridot could keep up with Lion as he continued to run. With one trip, Peridot fell onto the ground, and was being dragged along like Lapis
"Oh, come on!" Peridot yelled.
Lion, now dragging the whole party, quickly roared, while stillholding onto Peridot's net and Lapis' wing. A pink portal appeared in front of them, and Lion ran towards it.
"What is that thing?!" Peridot exclaimed. "What is that thing?! What is that thing?!"
With one leap, Lion, Steven, Lapis, and Peridot were all in the portal.
"Let go of my wing!" Lapis yelled. Lapis suddenly paused as she saw them all whizzing through a portal stream. "Don't let go of my wing! Don't let go of my wing!"
Peridot was clinging tightly onto the green net as it was the only thing kepping her from endlessly floating to who-knows-where.
"I want to live!" Peridot exclaimed as she clung to the net. "I love life!"
"Lion!" Steven exclaimed holding onto Lion's mane. "Where are we going?!"
Lion didn't respond, he just kept the portal going. The deeper they went into the portal, the faster they went.
They finally came of the portal and landed on the ground.
"Ah, ground," Peridot said letting go of the net and feeling the sand. "Sweet, sweet, solid ground. I'll never part with you again."
Peridot lightly kissed the ground after finishing her sentence.
"Yeah," Lapis said causing Peridot to look up. "I'd hate to pull you away from your make-out with the sand, but where are we?"
"Oh, right," Peridot said getting up and dustig herself off.
"Wait," Peridot paised once her gaze fell upon an old ruin. "Is that the communication hub? Or at leat what's left of it."
"Woah," Lapis said once she turned around to see the stucture.
"Lion?" Steven asked turning around to face Lion. "How did you do that?"