(Steven runs to his house and bursts through the door.)

No, this isn't happening!

(Steven sits on the couch and covers his face when he suddenly remembers something.)

Heck, I forgot Peede asked for my help too! I'd better call him. *takes out his phone and calls Peede*.

*through the phone* Steven, what's up?

I'm calling you because of what you did tell me the other day.

Oh, really? Well, don't worry about it anymore, we'll manage on our own. Bye, I'm quite busy. *ends the call*

He sounded like he was upset. *grunts* Why is all this happening to me? Mr. Dewey died, Buck and Peede are mad at me, Onion is hurt, and my powers aren't working right-

(Steven's whole body turns pink after a long time without doing so.)

NO! *takes a deep breath and returns to normal* I know this is serious, but I'm not going to let a year of therapy go down the drain! I could have stopped all this from happening, but I was busy doing what my therapist advised me to do... *sighs* I'd better ask Gems for help now. None of them have come home in three days, I guess they must be out on a field trip or too busy with some extremely important Little Homeschool business.

(Steven warps into Little Homeworld and sees how in the whole place there is nothing but utter desolation.)

: What the-?

(A tumbleweed rolls by.)

Oh, just like in the movies... Wait a minute, why is nobody here?!?!?!

(A bewildered Steven scours a desolate Little Homeworld in search of the Gems who should be there.)

*yelling* Garnet! Amethyst! Pearl! Where are you?!

[Scene change to Bismuth's forge.]

Bismuth, are you here?!

[Peridot's greenhouse.]

Peridot! Lapis! Are you guys in there?!

[The center of Little Homeworld.]

IS ANYONE HERE?!?! A NEPHRITE!!! A QUARTZ!!! A RUBY!!! WHOEVER!!!

(Steven walks near the Little Homeworld warp pad.)

This is worrisome, Little Homeworld isn't usually empty.

(A silhouette of a Gem, carrying two strange cylindrical containers with her, emerges from the bushes. And she is walking towards the Little Homeworld warp pad at this very moment by sheer chance/convenience.)

*thinking to herself* It was hard to get rid of all these Gems, but I finally finished the mision. I can get off this crappy planet now.

(The Gem breaks a branch by accidentally and conveniently stepping on it, the sound of which is heard by Steven.)

Huh!? *turns around* What was that?

Damn, I didn't think anyone was still out there!

Who's there?!

(Steven runs to the warp pad and looks at the Gem who caused the noise.)

You?

Oh, why, hello there!

Is that really you? I almost didn't recognize you.

*giggles nervously* I-Is that so?

Yeah, you are unrecognizable, Spinel.

(The mysterious Gem had been Spinel all along.)

If it wasn't for your heart gem on your chest, I don't think I would've recognized you looking like that. Seriously, why did you reform in green clothes, and what's with that X? Not that it's any of my business nor do I want to pick on you, just curious.

The likes of you wouldn't understand.

Anyway, it's up to you how you look, who am I to judge you?

...

So, what brings you to Earth today?

The... warp pad?

Hehe, not literally, I mean what are you doing here. I Heard that a few days ago Homeworld was attacked by some bad Gems, they even poofed you, didn't they?

*fidgeting* Uhh, you see, about that-

Well, If you're here and you're fine, that means everyone on Homeworld is fine too, right?

Pfft! Heck yeah! I don't know what you heard, but everything's just fine! Homeworld has never been better!

I'm glad to hear that... By the way, I can't help but notice those things. *points at the containers* Are you carrying anything in them?

Uhm, you see... what I'm carrying in them is something very valuable to me. They're, uh... *looking around nervously* They're...

(Spinel catches a glimpse of a sign in the distance that has "Earth Souvenir Shop" written on it.)

Stuff from the Earth Souvenir Shop? Yeah! That's all I carry in these Gem containers- I mean, only containers. *grins nervously*

Oh, okay. I don't quite understand why you carry souvenirs in those things, but I guess you must really like Earth, right?

Yeah, you have no idea how much I love it, man! That's why I bought a bunch of those, uh... what was it, souvenirs? Yeah, that! *giggles nervously* Souvenirs!

I see. By the way, haven't you seen Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, or any of the Gems who live here?

Nope! I haven't seen any Gems anywhere!

Oh, man, you were my last hope.

Well, um, if you don't mind... I gotta go!!

(Spinel runs quickly to the warp pad.)

*waves goodbye* So long, dummy! *warps out*

Okay, see ya, I guess. What's with the insult? Wait a minute, how did she buy so many souvenirs if there was no one in the souvenir shop to sell them to her? Hmmm...

(Steven ponders, but jumps to the wrong conclusions.)

*gasps in shock* No way! She took them without paying and thought I'd scold her if I found out, probably why she looked so nervous. I'll overlook it this time, but the next time I see her I'll let her know it's wrong what she did. Well, she and all the Homeworld Gems are fine, and that's the important thing. Now I just have to find the Gems here.

(Steven continues with what he was doing without noticing anything, his powers of deduction leave much to be desired.)