(It's been a few minutes and Steven still hasn't found anyone.)

Dang it, where's everyone?! *suddenly has an idea* Oh, I've just got to call Pearl's phone and that's it!

(Steven pulls out his phone and calls Pearl, at which point a phone can be heard ringing in the distance.)

Pearl? *turns to the ringing phone* Are you there?

(Steven walks over and sees Pearl's phone lying on the ground.)

It's her phone, it's lying here. *picks it up* This is odd, Pearl would never leave her phone lying around in a place like this. As tidy as she is, I don't think that's possible.

(The warp pad is suddenly activated, someone warps in.)

Huh? Spinel? I thought you'd already left. *turns to the warp pad* It's not her. It's...

Good to see you again. *makes the diamond salute* My Diamond!

Jasper! What are you doing here?

I need to talk to you about something.

About what? Heard that you dropped out of school shortly after I left, and that you even left Earth.

I have no attachment to this planet, and you know very well that I only enrolled this "little school" because you ordered me to.

I did no such thing! Well, the truth is that after everything that happened between you and the Crystal Gems, it was hard for me to imagine that you could live peacefully with them.

Exactly. That's why I followed your example, my Diamond. Living with these pathetic Gems made me realize that I didn't fit in here either, it was an ordeal! Every day I had run-ins with them, especially with Lapis. So I got the hell off this planet, I set out on a journey across the universe in search of a Gem worth fighting with.

And you found her?

Uh... You could say yes, what about you?

Well, I didn't leave because I didn't fit in or in search of a fighting opponent, I left to find myself.

That's absurd! You're here right now, aren't you? Wherever you go, you're always there.

It's kind of complicated to explain, you wouldn't get it.

Meh. By the way, why is it so quiet? *looks around* I don't see a single Gem around here, did they all drop out of this little school?

No, that's not it! I'm still trying to figure out what happened here.

Bah, it's not like I care anyway. I'm just here to warn you of imminent danger.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about a new Gem Rebellion that has arisen against you and this new era.

*surprised* What?! Who are they?

They call themselves "X-GEMS", the emblem they have on their bodies is an "X".

What kind of name is that?

How should I know? I always wondered why you call yourselves "Crystal Gems", is it because your feelings are as fragile as crystal?

Good point. Please procees.

Well, they started a few months ago as a small group, gradually recruiting more and more Gems. However, their army grew out of all proportion after their attack on Homeworld.

You're joking, right? Virtually, every Gem in the entire universe loves era three.

The thing is, they don't recruit Gems "willingly".

What do you mean? They forcibly recruit them?!?

That's one way to put it.

Huh?

They use a weapon I didn't know about. One hit with it, and you're back to how they made you.In a nutshell, that weapon wipes Gems' memories.

*gasps in shock* The Gem Rejuvenator!

That's the one! The rejuvenated Gems are left with completely empty minds, so it's not hard for them to take advantage of that to fill them with lies and hatred for era three, for you, and for the other Diamonds as well.

I can't believe someone is using the rejuvenator for something like this–*realizes something* Wait a minute! You said their emblem is an "X", right?

Affirmative.

(Steven gasps as he recalls his conversation with Spinel from a few minutes ago.)

I'm such a stupid!

Umm, just kinda... Well, not really, but I'm no one to judge my Diamond.

Just forget that– By the way, how do you know all this?

The planet I was on was attacked by them, and a Runt Fusion, who knew all my exploits in the Gem War, told me all about it.

I think I have an idea who you're talking about.

She thought I would join them without needing to wipe my memory, but she didn't count on me never betraying my Diamond.

The Diamonds! Do you know if they have done anything to stop this?!

No idea.I don't know anything about them.

Oh sure, they're on vacation. There's no way I'm going to let them relax while I try to solve this problem! *walks off to the warp pad*

follows after Steven* Where are you going?

I'm going home, I got a couple calls to make!

(Steven and Jasper warp away to the dome in the beach house.)