Craig woke up from his slumber while getting on his feet. But in his surroundings, he isn't in the cave with Bluebird anymore. Roses fell from the sky, but the moment he turned around, he was taken aback by a statue of Rose, the same Rose he saw in his pink visions. It poured out water from its eyes as it poured in the fountain. Craig looked at his reflection from the water and his eyes weren't pink.

"This is so…beautiful." He responded.

"Indeed it is…beautiful."

From that soothing voice, Craig turned around with a small blue gem in the star shaped entrance. "Who are you?" Craig took notice.

She came out of the shadows in the entrance to reveal herself. "Sapphire." She walked up to him. Just when Craig's about to speak from his mouth, Sapphire placed her finger on him. "Steven told you about my wedding, and me being part of a fusion."

"You knew what I was gonna say?"

"Yes, I have future vision."

"Holy cow…"

Sapphire paid attention closely to Craig from the way he was stunned in utter disbelief. "You should know I'm not the only one here. You need more gems for your sanctuary."

"There's more?" Craig looked around. "The ones Steven mentioned?"

"Yes but first, we need to get Ruby." She took Craig's hand as they teleported from the fountain to the open valley. Craig blinked with the wide open spaces he's in, as if he's no longer in the creek with only a few trees in sight.

"This is supposed to be all fake but…It feels so real." Craig lifted his hands out to feel the open spaces. "The smell and wind…is…"

"Peace." Sapphire responded. "Peace…and freedom." Then in the distance, a cowboy appeared with her horse, making their way which took Craig's attention. "Here she comes."

The cowboy stopped in front of Craig and Sapphire as Craig's taking a back from the color of the horse. The cowboy got off and landed on the ground, it stared at Craig upon lifting her head up with her eyes revealed from her hat. "Who are you, partner?" She responded.

"Craig." Craig answered.

"I've never seen someone like you in my life." She then walked up, giving him a serious look as Craig tried to stand still. "Are you into cowboys and riding horses?"

"No. But my friend J.P. does."

"What's the matter? You think riding horses isn't part of freedom?"

"Ruby." Sapphire spoked to the cowboy's attention. "If he doesn't like cowboys and riding horses, it doesn't mean he doesn't like that type of freedom."

Ruby looked back at Craig as Craig sweated while smiling, awkwardly. "You've been spared from the Ruby Rider."

"Soo…I reckon we're not friends?"

Ruby then grinned while giving Craig a hug. "I reckon that you are someone who needs another friend."

Craig slowly got into the hug, he wrapped his arms around the cowboy with Sapphire growing a smile. Craig noticed the horse staring at him, her purple color skin mostly bothers him, but there's something he has yet to know about it.

"So where do we go now?" Craig asked as Ruby broke the hug. They then get teleported again from the valley, inside of a five star apartment in the hotel. "Inside an expensive apartment!?" Craig rushed to the window with his jaw dropped from the endless buildings he's seeing. "In a big city!?"

"In Empire City, there's no such thing as more than enough." Sapphire commented.

Craig headed back to Sapphire, Ruby and her horse. "Who are we meeting?"

"One of Steven's mothers."

The lights turned off with only the spotlight focusing on the stairs, catching Craig's attention. Four people in tuxedos with hats came down the stairs, stopping in front of Craig as he took notice of their appearances. Another from his pink visions only this time, he witnessed colors of Yellow, Blue, Pink, and mostly aquamarine.

"Pearls." He responded.

"Correct." Yellow Pearl responded as she took off her hat.

"But which one is Steven's Pearl?" Pink Pearl taking off her hat.

"There can only be one Crystal Gem." Blue Pearl taking off her hat.

When Craig saw the last Pearl taking off her hat, he looked closely at her hair. Even from his pink vision, his memory hadn't been wiped from any of the shapes he saw. "She's the real Pearl." He pointed at her.

"Clever kid." Pearl smiled. "How did you know?"

"It's hard to believe but…I've had pink visions to see any gem at random."

"Pink eyes? That's something Steven doesn't have."

"It's highly unusual for a kid without a gem to have that power." Yellow Pearl commented.

Craig knew that everyone except Sapphire wouldn't know the true meaning of all this. But since he's not in the cave in any hostile danger, it'll never hurt for how respectful the gems are. "Steven gave me this power because…" The Pearls paid attention while Sapphire, Ruby and the horse did the same. "...he put saliva in my ear."

Pearl couldn't believe it but she was surprised that this type of magic affected a kid's mind. "A visual illusion." She responded.

"Even when Steven's gone, he still has new powers to unlock." Ruby replied.

"This time, this kid has a power thanks to him." Blue Pearl said.

"Do you think I should talk to some other gem about this?" Craig asked.

"We'll take you to her right now." Sapphire spoked as she and the others teleported one more time with Pearl coming along. The final location they went to, is the beach with the sky purple with pink appearing on the clouds. Both Ruby and Sapphire walked past Craig as he watched them with the ocean waves behind them "This is a beach. Have you ever been to the beach?"

"Yes." Craig looked around. "But I've never seen a beach with these colors. It's surreal, but I really like it."

Sapphire placed her hand underneath Craig's chin, turning him to her direction. "This is Beach City."

"Beach City."

Then the horse fused back to its original form. "This isn't your ordinary beach from your town, dude."

"Wow!" Craig reacted.

"Really Amethyst?" Pearl retorted.

"What? I had the least first impressions by being a horse while you had it better." Amethyst said

"I needed a horse to ride." Ruby replied. "It's not my fault his dream gave you the short end of the stick."

Craig stood in place while learning that everything he's experienced is all a dream. "So all of this…isn't real."

"It wouldn't be real. However, with you having the visual illusion." Sapphire spoked. "What happens in your mind, makes anything real on the outside. Including your dreams."

"If it's possible…Am I talking to you all as the real…" Craig stopped himself, as if his pink visions became a gift but it was too good to be true.

"No…" Amethyst replied. "If it were, we would all be sleeping. Even though I do sleep every once in a while."

"What we mean is you wouldn't have this dream without what Steven gave you." Pearl added. "But we're still here to help you."

Sapphire and Ruby grabbed their hands as they glowed in front of Craig. They grew taller together as Craig looked up, witnessing his second fusion in person. The glow died down, revealing her form while Craig only had one word to say.

"Garnet."

"The true kind of first impressions." Garnet smiled as she kneeled to Craig's level "You will wake up in a moment, but this isn't going to be the only dream you have."

"What do you mean?"

"There's more gems who want to meet you, but there's not enough time. But I will let you know how you can get rid of your visions." Garnet took off her shades, looking at Craig with her three eyes. "Have Steven take you to Beach City to meet us in the real world."

"What?" Craig reacted.

"You can't have them removed in any other way. It's hard to believe but when you meet us in the real world, we could find a way to turn you back to normal."

Craig thought that facetime is the only way he'll ever see the Crystal Gems face to face, but if this was just a regular dream, Steven would've been gone with his imagination doing all the work. "I want to go but I don't know what Steven would feel."

"We don't blame Steven for leaving, but it was bound for him to come back." Pearl walked up to Craig. "We didn't expect you out of all the people who would make it possible."

"Since he left, we thought he would come back years down the line. But not after a few months." Amethyst also walked up.

"But once I tell him about this, he's gonna have to deal with my parents, who won't even allow him to take me." Craig then sighed, knowing there's more going on outside of his dream. "If they find out about Bluebird…I'll never ever go to Beach City."

"Don't bring that down between you and your parents." Garnet replied. "Xavier is responsible for it, not you or Steven."

"You know he wants to go to this place…and also Homeworld?"

"Yes but at the end of the day, he's a kid with no real power. But there's a way to defeat Bluebird. Fuse into Steven."

"He tried to…but we got interrupted."

"You still have your chance. It may not happen tomorrow, or the next day. But you will fuse with Steven." Garnet then used her hand to get a spare of magical shades. "I see the future in the real world."

"Only because of my pink visions?"

"Yes and know this." She placed her hands on Craig's arms. "We enjoy seeing new fusions when Steven fuses with us."

"So many possibilities happen when a new fusion happens." Pearl commented.

"And how awesome it'll feel." Amethyst added.

Craig wished the fusion happened yesterday when he had the chance. But if the time is right, it has to be in good use. "You did say that Steven has unfinished business, just like I do with him."

"Then you have unfinished business with us when you have your next dream." Garnet kissed Craig's forehead with sparks on it. Craig's surroundings bathed in a pink hue, getting a future vision thanks to Garnet. He saw Bluebird flying towards him but with Steven next to him. He took his hand as they glowed. The only thing he saw before it ended was his hands and his height got taller.

He woke up from his dream with his eyes back to normal. He slowly got up, turning around with Bluebird still guarding. He couldn't believe his mind allowed him to have dreams with The Crystal Gems, but it was useful. When Bluebird was about to attack in his future vision, it was in the creek, not the forest of Beach City. He sat on the ground, not uttering a word, with a possibility he may not have to wait tomorrow if the time is today, with the fusion potentially sending him free outside of Bluebird's lockdown.

"Let's see if misery is your term of victory Bluebird! Same goes to you Xavier!"