This takes place a little after Joy Ride.

"Guys! I have great news!" Steven said running through the door. The three Z fighters looked up and stopped their various activities.

"What is it?" Goku asked, "Did you learn how to perform a ki blast?"

"No," Steven responded.

"Did you figure out where Peridot is hiding?" Vegeta asked.

"No…" Steven replied.

"Did you gain a new gem power?" Piccolo asked.

"There are more? I mean, no, It's not that either," Steven said, "I was talking to Mr. Smiley, and he said that because you guys saved the town from Lapis and then later when Peridot and Jasper came back, he's willing to unban you guys from the arcade! Isn't that wonderful?" Mr. Smiley had banned the four warriors a while back when Steven had first introduced them to it. While Piccolo had for the most part behaved, Vegeta and Goku had gotten extremely competitive when Steven introduced them to the two players games, and caused huge amounts of damage from accidentally ripping out controllers and punching the machines when they got frustrated. They spent the entire night at the arcade. Eventually, they left when the city was attacked by a giant monster.

The Z fighters looked disinterested. "Yeah… Great…" Piccolo said.

"Honestly I couldn't care less," Vegeta stated, "Although it was an interesting experience, I can't bother wasting my time there when we have bigger problems to worry about."

"Aw, come on Vegeta!" Steven said, "It'll be fun!...So long as we don't break anything again…" Steven said. He then turned to Piccolo. "Your'll come, won't you Piccolo?" Steven asked.

"Afraid not kid," Piccolo said, "No offence, but the arcade isn't exactly my idea of fun."

"Aw…." Steven bemoaned, shoulders slumping.

"Hey, It's ok Steven," Goku said, hopping off the table, "I'll come with you!"

"Really?" the boy chirped, cheering up.

"Sure," Goku replied, "Let's go!"

….

They entered through the door of the arcade and Steven led Goku towards the back. "Although we are allowed back in, I think maybe we should start off with something less competitive: like ski-ball!" he explained, "The point of the game is to roll the ball up the ramp and into one of the holes. and you can get tickets for-" Steven was cut short as Goku suddenly stopped. Steven looked up to see the Saiyan's eyes were wide with surprise. "Hey is something wrong?" Steven asked. Goku pointed to the ski-ball machines where they saw someone sitting on top of one and shoving the balls into the 1000 point hole. She was purple with wild white hair like Jasper's and messy clothing. But the thing that made Steven's jaw drop was the purple gem stone on her chest.

"She-She's a gem!" Steven cried.

The purple gem looked up to see the pair staring at her. "What? I'm just trying to win an airplane!" she said. Steven smiled. This gem may look a bit like Jasper, but she certainly didn't act like her.

Goku's brows knit togethers slightly. "Who are you?" he asked, though his voice was still calm.

"Name's Amethyst," she said, "Now who are you guys? You kinda look familiar…"

"My name's Goku. Were you on the spaceship that crashed here a month ago?" Goku questioned.

"A spaceship? Haven't seen one of those...Unless you count the blue rocket they have at the prize counter," Amethyst retorted, still looking them over. Goku relaxed slightly at that. "What about you, runt?" she directed to Steven, "You got a name, or do I get to make one up for you? I hope the answer's no, 'cause honestly, making one up for you would be so much more fun."

Steven gave a snort of amusement. "It's Steven," he said.

She suddenly snapped her fingers. "Oh I know! You were some of the guys from the Kindergarten!" she exclaimed, "Cool! I didn't think I'd run into you again." Goku's eyes suddenly widened again before he started glaring at her. He took up a fighting stance. "Woah, what's your deal?" she asked, "You look like I just spat in your face, dude."

"You're from the kindergarten!" he bit out. Steven looked between them with worry. Was Goku going to attack her? He hoped not. This gem didn't seem so bad.

"Yeah, well that's where all gems are from," she said rolling her eyes, "What, do you expect gems to just rain down from the sky?"

"There isn't supposed to be any more gem production on Earth," he said in a low voice. "You're coming with us!" Goku ordered, "You're going to show us whatever's going on in the kindergarten, and you're going to help us shut it down!"

Amethyst looked at them in confusion. Then she started snickering before bursting out laughing. Her laughter died down as she noticed Goku was still glaring at her. "Oh wow, you were serious?" she said, still grinning in amusement, "Sorry, guy, but I can't help you there."

"Whether or not you want to help us, you're still coming with us!" Goku said, ready to lunge at her, "I won't let you hurt this planet."

Steven was about to jump in the way when a voice rang out. "Hey!" Mr. Smiley shouted, running towards them, "What's going on here? There's no fighting allowed in my arcade!" Goku stopped and turned to look at the man.

"And there's my cue to leave!" Amethyst said, summoning a whip from her gem. Goku and Steven turned to her, but before they could do anything, she used it to grab a pipe attached to the ceiling and swing over their heads. "Sorry, fellas!" she said as she ran out of the arcade, "But I gotta go. You can keep the tickets though!"

Before Mr. Smiley could berate them anymore, the two raced after her. Goku was determined to catch her, while Steven was determined to make sure his guardian didn't hurt her. When they ran out of the arcade, they looked around to see which way she went. Despite how well her purple skin might stick out, the couldn't find her anywhere.

"Darn it! She got away!" Goku huffed, "How did she do that? We were right behind her!"

"Goku…" Steven asked, "What are we going to do now? Is the kindergarten really up and running again?"

Goku's features became less angry as he looked down at the boy. "I don't know," he stated simply, "but we have to tell the others."

….

"There's no way the kindergarten is back up and running that quickly," Vegeta assured, "Gems take years to grow. If Peridot managed to turn the kindergarten on, we wouldn't be seeing gems popping up like this for a while."

Steven relaxed. "So we don't have to worry about her, right?" he said.

"I never said that," Vegeta responded, turning to Steven, "If anything we have more to worry about. We don't know where this gem came from or what her purpose is. Heck, we don't even know if she's the only other gem here. There could be a whole army we don't know about…"

"But she didn't have a diamond on her chest like Jasper or Peridot," Steven argued, "That means she's not with homeworld, right?"

"Yes but that doesn't mean she's not bad news for us," Piccolo answered, "There are plenty of people who act out maliciously of their own accord and abide by no code. There are pirates, con artists, psychopaths...people who may have nothing against you except that you stand between them and whatever their goal is. Just because she's not on their side, doesn't mean she's on ours." Steven looked down at that.

"So are we going after her first, or are we still going after Peridot?" Goku asked, leaning on the kitchen table.

"Let's keep following what few leads we have with Peridot before they go cold," Piccolo answered, "We don't know where to start with this new gem and there's no point in running around in circles when there's an actual threat with a trail to follow. If we find her along the way, we'll deal with her then."

The Z fighters nodded in agreement. Steven frowned as he walked up stairs. Amethyst really didn't seem that bad, and she hadn't tried to hurt anyone. Why were they so ready to paint her as a bad guy? For her sake, he hoped they didn't run into her again soon.

Hey guys I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I don't know when the next one will be coming out, but hopefully soon. In the mean time, enjoy!