The people of beach city gathered at the shore line, or what used to be the shoreline. Now it was just a huge bowl of sand. The people were in a state of shock and panic, the Mayor trying to calm them with a bullhorn. "Great," Vegeta hummed, "On top of tracking down a body of water, now we have to deal with the humans…"

"Look! It's those strange fighters! Maybe they can help us!" Mayor Dewey called, running up to them, "What's going on?"

"The ocean is gone, obviously," Piccolo stated bluntly.

"That's right. Now it's just a desert. No one wants to take a vacation to... Desert City!" he cried, "Aww, we're gonna lose all our summer business!"
"And all the beach babes! Awwww!" Lars lamented.

"Who's gonna buy my fries?" Mr. Fryman asked.

"And my pizza!" Kofi added.

"Who's gonna have fun at Funland?" Mr Smiley demanded.
"How about the people already living here," Piccolo stated.
Mayor Dewey walked up towards Vegeta who was at the front of the group. "As mayor, I DEMAND you explain this immediate-" he started, shouting into the bullhorn, but was cut off by Vegeta grabbing it and crushing it.

The shorter Saiyan glared at the balding mayor. "If you do that again, I swear to Kami I will-" he growled before Piccolo pushed passed him.

"People of Beach City," he announced, "You all need to calm down. A being called Lapis Lazuli took the ocean but we are determined to get it back. For now, the most you can do is just go back to your daily business, got it?" Everyone seemed concerned at first but they soon dispersed as they headed back into the city. With that the Z fighters headed back to the temple to come up with a plan.

…..

"Alright, I finished calling Krillin, Tien, and the others," Goku said, hanging up, "They'll call us if they spot anything."

"I still wonder what that mirror was doing in the attic in the first place," Piccolo noted.

"Well when we built the house we had to move a lot of human stuff from the treasure room to make sure we had what we needed to take care of Steven," Goku explained.

"I get that part, but it had to have come from somewhere," Piccolo snapped, "Why did Rose of all people have it?"

"This Lazuli person might have been a war criminal," Vegeta suggested, "or she could have found it after the war and not have known if the gem were corrupt or not. Though if it were me, I wouldn't have kept it around if I had any suspicions." "It doesn't matter now really," Vegeta continued, "All that matters is getting rid of that rock and getting back our ocean."

It was then that they noticed that Gohan and Steven were packing bags. "What are you two doing?" Connie asked as they headed for the door.

We're leaving to fix what we did to our home. We were the ones who set Lapis free from the mirror. Now it's our fault the ocean's gone. We're gonna bring the ocean back or get really thirsty trying," Steven said.

"Who knows. Maybe if we just talk to her, we can figure this out!" Gohan added, "Lapis can be nice. If we figure out why she took the ocean, then maybe we can solve the problem."
"Oh no, you're not," Piccolo said, "If you go out there alone, you'll die. We're coming too."

"Count me in," Greg said with a smile.

"Me too," Connie added, "It's weird being in your house when you're not around."

"RAH" Lion said placing his paw on Steven's head. Steven smiled.

"Hey! What did I say about having that thing in the temple!" Vegeta snapped.

….

After receiving a call from Kame house about the ocean's whereabouts, the group set off. Connie and Steven rode on Lion. Vegeta flew, Gohan and Goku rode on the nimbus, and Piccolo sat shotgun in Greg's van.

Inside the van there was an awkward silence between the pair. Greg glanced at the Namekian who sat straight faced and arms crossed, staring off of into the distance. "So…." Greg started, "How about some tunes?" Piccolo glanced at him before looking away without a word. "...I'll take that as a yes," he said as he slipped a CD into the player, "This was one of Rose's favorites." Loud rock music started playing. Piccolo's shoulders suddenly tensed and he gritted his teeth at the offensive sound.

Piccolo's hand flew to the eject button and the music stopped. There was a brief pause. "...Greg," he started, "If I had money, I would pay you to never play that again."

"O-ok…" he said apologetically.

When they finally got close they saw a huge pillar of water before them. Piccolo got out of the car as the Saiyans landed.

"Woah…" Connie said as the children approached it, "It's like a giant aquarium!"

"There's a sunfish!" Gohan pointed out "And a sailfish! And a Manta ray!"

Suddenly there was a low rumble. "You shouldn't be here!" a voice boomed.

"She sensed us!" Piccolo announced.

"No duh," Vegeta retorted.
"Lapis Lazuli!" Steven called, "it's me, Steven!"

"And Gohan!" the half-Saiyan chimed in.

The water shifted before Lapis' face appeared in it. "Go away, before I make you," she warned.
"But we're beach-summer-fun buddies!" Steven argued.

"We want to help you! Honest!" Gohan pleaded.

"No you don't!" she snapped, "You're one of them. The first chance you get, you'll put me away again or worst!"

"We won't! We promise!" Steven assured.

"I'm not promising anything…"Vegeta grumbled, to which Goku elbowed him in the shoulder.

"Just leave me alone…" Lapis said.

"We're not leaving, Lapis. Not until you give us back our ocean!" Steven demanded, confidence clear in his voice.
That confidence dissipated, however, when a water clone of Steven stepped out of the pillar. "I said…" she started, before making the clone push Steven back, "Leave me alone!"

Goku caught Steven as he was flung backwards. The three warriors prepared to fight as new water clones formed shaped like them and Gohan.

"Greg, kids, you stay behind us. We'll handle this," Goku stated as he set Steven down. "Steven, You keep them safe, alright?" he said to the boy. Steven nodded and ran back to the van.

"Stand together," Piccolo said, "Don't let them separate-" He was cut off, however, by his double punching him in the gut. "Ow…" he grunted as he hit a formerly underwater rock formation.

The other water clones sprung into action. Goku launched himself at his and they met in the center, punching each other in the cheek. He then started throwing more punches at the doppelganger, but it blocked each and every one. "You know, this is actually a pretty great training routine!" Goku noted.

"Stop messing around Kakarot! This isn't a game!" Vegeta shouted at him from his own battle. he as well was matching his aqueous opponent move for move. Finally, the clone managed to land a blow on him, punching him in the stomach and sending him flying back. He growled as he got up. "That's it!" he snapped, raising his palm up. "Galic gun!" he shouted, firing a purple blast from his hand.

The beam of energy shot straight through the water clone, leaving a gaping hole.

Vegeta smirked as the clone raise a hand to the hole. His smirk faded, however, when the hole was filled in by more water.

"Really? That's just not fair…" he muttered.

Piccolo wasn't fairing much better. It didn't matter what he threw at the clone, ki blasts, punches, rocks, or anything else, they always managed to miss. As he fired ki blasts at his double, he became more agitated as it slipped and slided out of the way of each attack.

"Grr…STOP DODGING!" he shouted as he continued his assault. Suddenly he was knocked over as Goku slammed into him, having been thrown by his opponent. "Not you!" he grumbled as he shoved the Saiyan off of him.

For Steven, things were even worse. He had managed to fight off his own, but Gohan's was another story. It was much faster than his. The double had tried to drown the three children, until greg slammed into it with his van...to which the clone reformed along with Steven's and threw the van at a rock.

"Dad!" Steven cried as he ran towards the upturned van, "Are you alright?!"

"Oh…" he moaned as his son helped him out of the van, "I think my leg's broken."

As Steven helped his father, Connie and Gohan backed up as the water clones advanced on them. Gohan's fists were shaking as he decided he had enough. He was scared, soaked, and hurt. "Stay BACK!" he cried, flinging his hand up. In the process of doing so, a large ball of ki energy spouted from his hand and hit his double, evaporating it.

Steven looked up to notice his own double prepared to attack them. It flung water bombs at him. "That's enough!" he cried, summoning his shield, "We don't want to fight!" The water bombs hit the shield, causing it to resonate and all the water clones dispersed. He and Gohan walked up to the pillar of water.

"We're coming up Lapis...so please don't drown us!" he said. A hand lowered down from the top of the tower to the bottom and Gohan and Steven stepped up onto it.

They were elicited through the pillar until they reached the edge of the atmosphere.

They gasped as they exited the pillar and found themselves face to face with Lapis Lazuli who was glaring at them.

"What are you two doing here?" she demanded.

"What? I - No! What are you doing here? This thing, the ocean, this is crazy!" Steven pleaded.

"We really never wanted to hurt you," Gohan said, "Can't we just talk this out?"

"Don't you know anything? Your friends, they don't really care about Gems. All they care about is the Earth," Lapis said getting angry.

"But that's because it's their home!" Gohan argued.

"But it's not mine!" she said, releasing them from their bubbles. She looked up to the stars sadly. "I just want to go home," she explained, "I'm only using the ocean because my gem is cracked. If I just stretch it far enough…" She sighed, "This is never going to work."

"Hey, It'll be alright…" Steven assured, "We can figure something out….like….oh! I know!" He then turned to Gohan. "Gohan, do you think she can borrow the flying nimbus?" he asked.

The little boy nodded before summoning it. The little yellow cloud spiraled around the tower before reaching them. "You have to be careful though. Nimbus doesn't always let people ride it," Gohan explain.

Lapis pressed her hand against it only to have it fall through it. The look of hope that had been on her face crumbled into disappointment. "It's ok," Gohan assured, patting her back, "not everyone can ride it. Mr. Piccolo and Vegeta can't and neither can some of my Dad's friends." Suddenly Gohan got an idea. "Steven, Your healing powers!" Gohan said, "Maybe you can fix her gem with them!"

"You think so?" Steven said, perking up.

"It's worth a shot," Gohan said.

"Ok then!" Steven said, "Lapis, turn around. This might feel a little weird."
"ok…" she said turning around, nervously. With that, Steven locked his palm and placed it over her gem. She shivered before light exuded from her gem and a pair of aquios wings unfurled from her back.

"Woah…" they breathed simultaneously.

Lapis turned to them smiling, eyes no longer like mirrors. "Thank you, Steven! Gohan!" she cheered.

"No prob, bob," Steven said, still in awe.

Lapis stared at them in confusion. "It's a phrase," Gohan explained. Lapis nodded in understanding.

"Well, goodbye then," she said taking off.

The two boy watched her leave for a second, waving at her. Then a low rumble shook the Pilliar. "It's returning back to liquid form!" Gohan shouted.

"Quick! Get on the nimbus!" Steven responded. Without a second thought they hopped on and raced down the tower.

….

The Z fighters could feel the rumbling as the tower began to collapse. "Did they do it?" Goku asked.

"Apparently. Look!" Piccolo cried. They all looked up to see the pillar of water falling apart. "Get everyone into the van!" Piccolo ordered.

"What about Gohan and Steven?" Goku asked.

"I see them! They're up there!" Vegeta shouted. The two boys were riding on the nimbus.

"Then let's get out of here! Move!" Piccolo commanded. Goku picked up lion, while the two other Z fighters picked up the van containing the two humans and flew off with Steven and Gohan, Dodging chunks of the pillar as they did so.

…

Amethyst had been resting under a dock. When she first showed up at this town that morning, she had noticed the tall wooden structure that dropped off into the sandy area beyond. She had no idea why the people of this planet set up a loft at the edge of this desert, but she wasn't complaining. It was nice having so much shade… that was until she was suddenly doused with water.

Amethyst shot up awake as she realized she was surrounded by salt water. She swam up to the surface where looked out and saw the spontaneous body of water stretched out for miles around. Where did all this come from?!

…

When the Z fighters and the children reached shore, they were greeted by a mass of people. Mayor Dewey ran up to Steven and Gohan and started hugging them and the crowd cheered Steven's name. Everyone seemed happy.

...Everyone except the Z Fighters that is. "So...Lapis made it off planet…" Piccolo stated.

"Must have. There's no way the boy would kill her," Vegeta responded.

"Do you think she will come back?" Goku asked.

"I hope not," Piccolo said glaring at the sky, "Because if she does, I think we'll have bigger problems to worry about than just her."

Well this one was a long time coming! Hope you enjoyed it! I should start on a more linear plot soon enough. Have a nice day you guys!