Well...are we all prepared for the third AOTG?

If so, then let's get down to BISMUTH

But seriously...if you all survived Adventures of the Gems 2, then a heds up, it one will will be nothing compared to this one.

Now since the SU Movie is coming out, I'm gonna be releasing this prologue for the time being and the rest will come soon enough.

Anyways, with that said, on with the story

Prologue

Somewhere near the barn

The the hull of a ship.

Steven sat by himself, sad, all alone with nobody but some girl, not Connie, to keep him company.

A flash of lightning suddenly boomed outside, frightening him in the process. Eventually, he teared up and began to cry. "Hmm...it's just lightning...nothing to cry over." The girl said with concern.

Steven couldn't help it though, he was really upset and never noticed the lightning strike outside.

Well...this is pretty sad right?

I'm in a situation where the truth is revealed and I'm all alone with nobody to turn to.

Steven didn't even have anyone else with him, not Garnet, nor Peridot, nor Amethyst, Citrine, Pearl, Connie, or anyone else he knew and loved.

The name is Universe, Steven Universe and...ok, I'm gonna be real with you guys...

Steven tried to turn away just to block out all the negative thoughts, only to be met with looking at his mother's sword before he whacked it away from him, wanting nothing more to do with it or the powers from her that he obtained or even her memor for that matter. "The truth can be bitter...I tried telling you..." The girl spoke.

The truth I've found out was about my mom, and honestly...I don't even know what to do anymore. I know my hopes have been lowered in the past, but this time it was really bad.

The young boy then felt his arm, which had a huge bruise on it, showing that he was presumingly hurt by Sapphire and her cryokinesis. It really stung his heart that Sapphire, one of Garnet's components, would even do that to him.

I also think everyone's turned against me because of it.

Now I'm left with two thoughts, go back to homeworld and hand myself in...or start my life over again without anyone I've ever known or loved, and I don't think there's a third option this time.

It was then that Steven noticed the pilot seats for the ship, thinking about leaving everyone behind, but they'd be heartbroken to know this, but if it meant that everyone would get better...he was willing to take a chance on it.

So it looks like this is the end of the line for me...but before I go, let's go back to when I got back from homeworld that very day.

August, 15th 2000

Planet Earth

Beach City

Oh...not the right year, but it definitely explains the story of how I came to be and what the future holds.

Pearl and Amethyst were sitting against a large rock outside of the crystal temple while waiting for something. "I can't believe she's really going through with this Pearl." Amethyst said, feeling a bit sad about what Rose Quartz was thinking of doing. "Oh Amethyst, what am I going to do when she disappears? I'm going to lose her!" Pearl asked sadly, on the verge of sobbing with only Citrine to comfort her. "Hey...Evén if she goes, you steehl 'ave us." The yellow quartz spoke with reassurance, resulting in Pearl hugging her.

It was a while later when Garnet came over to the gems to give them the news. "Oh Garnet, what news do you have?" Pearl asked in concern as Garnet took off her visor with a sad expression. "You may want to have a look at this." Garnet spoke, immediately causing Pearl to rush over to Greg. And soon enough, the others followed immediately. "What was up Garnet? Did something go wrong?" Amethyst asked in concern. "Something went right actually, for Rose I mean." Garnet responded as she stroked Amethyst's hair.

"Oh my stars...it's not possible..." Pearl said in shock. "What is it Pearl?" Amethyst asked in confusion as she rushed over to Greg to see what happened. She then gazed in shock to see what had happened. Greg was holding two babies, one with black hair and the other with dark rose hair with pink dye on it. "Woah...it's impossible. I thought Rose only had one baby in mind..." Amethyst said in disbelief. "I saw this as a third option...and I'm proud that Rose chose it." Garnet responded with a smile. "Y-Yeah...Nora was dying, and I was panicking...so she took Nora and kissed her on the forehead. She had twins." Greg explained both happily and sadly. "Uh...Nora?" Amethyst asked in confusion. "That's this one's name." Greg said, gesturing the baby with the dark rose hair.

"And this one, he's called Steven, he has Rose's gem." Greg said, showing the other baby who had Rose's gem. "Oh...there she is..." Pearl said in surprise. Steven looked at Nora and suddenly smiled as he tried to reach her. "Aw, look at zat. Zéy réahl-lee lové each othair." Citrine said in awe. "Yeah...they sure do Citrine. I think they'll be great siblings growing up together." Garnet said while shedding a single tear.

"What are we going to tell them about their mother when they're older? Oh man, I don't think they'll be happy when they hear about what happened." Greg asked with a panicked expression as Pearl came over to Nora. "You won't have to worry about it...especially when we get rid of Nora." Pearl said, immediately slapping Nora's hand away from Steven's, causing her to cry. The others gasped at Pearl's actions and were even shocked that Pearl would even do something to a baby, even Nora.

Thankfully, Garnet was able to calm Nora down through Ruby and Sapphire, who the little girl found absolutely adorable. "Aw, don't listen to that liar Nora, your Auntie Ruby and Auntie Sapphire won't let you go." Ruby said soothingly and even playing around with Nora, who giggled. "Ruby, take it easy on Nora, she's only a baby." Sapphire said jokingly before being handed Nora and singing to her.

All the while, Greg handed Steven to Amethyst before he brought Pearl behind his van where he spoke to her in a serious manner. "Ok, first off: Nora was just born alongside her brother, and secondly: Are you suggesting I give Nora up for adoption?!" He asked in absolute shock and anger, not wanting to part with his baby girl. "It has to be done...she saw too much Greg." Pearl insisted coldly. "Her mother wouldn't want me to do that." Greg complained, daring to challenge Pearl's argument. "Well P...Rose isn't here, is she?!" She yelped before running off sadly.

By night time, Pearl hid behind one of the temple rocks and stayed there for the rest of the night, crying to herself about all the bad things that had been happening to the Crystal Gems for a long time. But it seemed to her like the worst had come. "Jewel...where did you go? Ohh, I should have been there for you...and I failed." Pearl said sadly, on the verge of sobbing.

"She wouldn't want you to be sad Pearl. Even if she did end up like the other gems." A voice suddenly spoke up, causing Pearl to see Purity Diamond standing behind her. "P-Purity...what are you doing here?" Pearl asked, nearly choking up on her own tears as Purity sat down beside her. "She may be gone...but on the bright side, at least you have Steven to watch over now." Purity spoke with reassurance, trying to help Pearl get better.

"What bright side is there to look on? We lost everyone, Bismuth, Jewel, Tiger's Eye, Sphalerite, Drusy Quartz, all of them are gone. And now...we lost Rose..." Pearl cried, really missing Rose, the leader of the Crystal Gems who she looked up to. "It's just like when we lost Bismuth in battle...but now I have do deal with Rose being gone..." She continued, sobbing without control of it. "Nora doesn't mean any harm...and getting rid of her would be like shunning a good friend." Purity explained, figuring what Pearl was going to say next. "I know...but what if she stays with us? She could ruin everything. I can't risk her doing any of that." Pearl exclaimed in panic. "Pearl, calm yourself...she's just a young child...she might not remember anything about Rose." Purity spoke with insistance.

"One other thing...Is...is it possible for P-Rose to return?" Pearl asked sadly, really wanting her to come back before Purity looked at her. "Funny you should mention that Pearl...I looked through all the alternative futures like Garnet, more than she could possibly see. I looked at all the possible outcomes of her returning to help defend the planet and help our fallen allies." Purity explained as Pearl turned towards her with hope. "You mean...it's possible for her to return?" She asked with silent joy and surprise. "Indeed...although it could be a close call." Purity explained in a serious tone. "How many were you able to see?" Pearl asked, desperate to know how Rose would return. "I was able to see 1,000,000 futures where it was possible." Purity explained. "And...how many of them actually worked...?" Pearl asked nervously before being met by Purity's serious look. "One..." Hearing this, Pearl was afraid that she might never see Rose ever again.

"B-But that means there's still hope for her to return, right?" Pearl asked frantically, holding Purity's hand frantically and even shaking her. "There is...we can only hope for the best for now." Purity spoke calmly despite being shaken like a doll. "At least Nora will be gone forever. She won't be able to remember a thing when she's away." Pearl said in relief. "You may regret saying or doing any of that Pearl. Even fifteen years from now." Purity spoke with a disappointed voice. "What do you-?" Pearl started, only to stop when Purity was gone, vanishing without a trace once again. "Regret getting rid of Nora...I doubt she'll even make an impact on us, even in fifteen years." Pearl said in annoyance before walking back down to Garnet and the others.

Fifteen Years later

Beach City

Beach House

Finally...we've caught up.

Two kids had just exited Steven's house, looking pretty shaken up and silent. Those two kids were Connie Maheswaran, Steven's first friend and possible crush who was 13 years old and also had the sword of Rose Quartz, and the other kid was Zachary Connors, a friend of Nora's who was 15 years old and possessed a powerful relic called the Hive Mind. Not long after, Steven, the young 14 year old boy with his mother's gem, came outside to join them before looking back to see his dad, the gems, Purity and Topaz looking at him with worry.

"We'll be fine! I'll be right back. We're just gonna walk Connie out. Don't worry! None of us are going back into space or anything." Steven said with a fake laugh before heading down the stairs. As soon as he was out of sight, Steven's smile faded to a frown. "Oh man...they're never gonna let me out of their sight again. Oh man...I'm probably grounded for life because of this." He said to himself in fear. It was then that he met with Lion's sad face. Seeing Lion, Steven figured it had something to do with Nora's decision and decided to confront him. "Do you think I made the right decision Lion? Leaving Nora behind I mean." He asked Lion, who responded with a sad expression upon his face and a sad moan, showing that he was also impacted by Nora's decision. "Yeah...me neither." Steven replied before he noticed Connie and Zach slowly walking away.

Steven then ran up to the two kids, calmed down a bit and acted like he was alright. "Well...that sure was some crazy ride. Going to homeworld, being put on trial and getting out of there alive. Man that was absolutely insane." Steven said, acting like he was alright, only to see Zach doing a sign language which said not to say any of that stuff to Connie. "Um...guys? Are you both ok?" The young boy then asked with caution. "Well...yeah, I'm good thanks." Zach responded sheepishly. "What about you Connie?" After hearing Steven, Connie stayed silent. "Um...are you ok?" She still gave no response to Steven, getting him to think that she wasn't ok after all they went through.

"Who am I kidding. Sorry for acting like that, I was only trying to keep calm so you wouldn't have to worry about me. I shouldn't have brought Nora with us...she wouldn't be in that situation if it wasn't for me." Steven said badly, unable to hold his sadness in any longer at all. "Yes you should have." Connie suddenly said, gaining Steven's and Zach's attention as Connie turned to face him. "W-What?" Steven asked in confusion. "I said, yes. You should have brought Nora along. Without her we wouldn't be able to get home." Connie said in a frustrated voice.

"L-Look, whatever your mad at me about, I said I was sorry ok? I can't say anything else other than that. I'm still worried about Nora, even after we go-" Steven began, only to be cut off by Connie. "You should be more grateful than that! Nora risked her own life for us and you're being selfish by saying that." She said in annoyance. "Look, I can't help worrying about Nora, she's my sister! I made a promise to my dad to take care of her and I couldn't even keep it!" Steven said stressfully. "She said, she'd find a way to get home! You can't have everything the way you want it!" Connie spat back in frustration.

"Why are you like this?! I just wish that Nora was still here and you're acting like she's nothing to you!" Steven asked in annoyance, surprising Lion in the process. "I know that Steven, I'm aware of that. It's just-" Connie began, but was cut off by an angry Steven. "What? knowing about how you lost your grandmother?! No offense, but you don't know anything about me!" He growled, pointing is finger, accusingly at Connie after cutting her of.

In the process, the Hive Mind began to glow a red color, stating that it had detected anger from withing the two kids. This gave Zach the impression that they were really going at each other because of Nora's decision. "Woah, woah, guys, we've all been through a lot, this is nobody's fault, can't we just calm down for a while?" Zach insisted in panic, attempting to seperate them both, but cut stopped when they became more furious. "NO!" Steven and Connie yelled, directly towards Zach. "Not until I tell this jerk that he's ungrateful about Nora's decision and the fact that he's trying to pass off everyone's feelings when we got captured!" Connie growled before turning towards Steven.

"I wasn't trying to pass off everyone's feelings! I was trying to distract those gems so we could get away! Besides, I didn't see you coming up with any ideas to save us all! Plus, you were helpless a lot of the time!" Steven complained, daring to challenge Connie's arguement, but only resulting in making it more heated. "I can easily handly myself like those other times we fought homeworld gems and their tech!" Connie insisted angrily. "You nearly died in that Kindergarten when that Robonoid blew up! I was freaking out for your safety, just like I was freaking out for Nora's safety! Just like when you got kidnapped by Aqauamrine and Topaz, or when you were taken to that human zoo by Blue Diamond!" Steven added, in a bit of a higher level of anger.

"Well you're the one who attempted to leave our world to save everyone! And you didn't even care about how they felt!" Connie brought up once again, really getting on Steven's nerves. "Rgh! You think I didn't know how anyone else would feel if I did give myself up, well did YOU even think about what I'd feel if you or Nora died or were left behind on Homeworld?!" He then said, angrily calling Connie out for supporting Nora's decision. In an instant, Connie suddenly snapped and actually punched Steven, causing him to fall to the ground.

"BUT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE COULD HAVE SURVIVED ON HOMEWORLD!" Connie suddenly yelled, taking it way too far without realising it. "YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING, LIKE HOW TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE OR HOW WE CAN FIGHT WITHOUT KILLING BUT YOU DON'T! AND YOU KEEP INSISTING THAT YOU'RE NOT YOUR MOM SINCE YOU HEARD SHE SHATTERED PINK DIAMOND BUT IN TRUTH, MAYBE YOU REALLY ARE LIKE YOUR MOM!" Connie screamed in anger, lashing out at her friend. "A-At least...I-I'm not the one who was thinking more about getting home than Nora's safety in the first place! I mean, you didn't think about anyone but yourself!" Steven growled, even scaring Lion in the process.

"WELL MAYBE NORA OR ANYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOUR HELP! I'M TIRED OF BEING HELPLESS AND BEING A FAILURE! AND I THINK EVERYONE ELSE WILL AGREE WITH THE FACT THAT YOU PUT LIVES IN DANGER! BUT YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND ANY OF THAT YOU MINDLESS, NEGLECTFUL, EGOTISTIC BABY!" Connie screamed at the top of her lungs, threatening to pull out Rose's sword. But then, she suddenly realised what she said, gasping in fright and even covering her mouth to make sure she didn't say anything else, but in her mind, she feared that it was too late to take it all back.

All the while, Steven stood there in shock, almost as if he had been stabbed through the heart. Connie had never said anything hurtful to him before, and this was extremely harsh discouragement. Connie couldn't find the right words to say, mainly because she was afraid Steven might say something worse. Even Zach thought that he might make things worse. The same went for Lion when he heard every word that Connie said. "I...I mean...i-if you really think that your sister is more important than anyone else...then there's no reason why we should be friends anymore." Connie said in a calm but shaky voice after turning her head away, taking the two boys by shock as she then mounted Lion and prepared to warp home.

"Connie-" Steven tried to say, but Connie didn't even want to hear what he had to say. "Don't. Just...you'll make things worse...for everyone...if you try to help...and that's the last thing I want from you right now." She said, trying to keep herself from crying, really getting to Steven's head that he made the argument worse. "Let's go Lion." Connie said sadly, wanting to get home before she broke down into tears, but Lion didn't move for a moment. His eye was still on Steven as he sadly looked at him, understanding what he was going through and even knew that he while he didn't want to leave Nora behind, he made the right decision.

As a matter of fact, Lion was sad that Nora chose to stay behind to help her brother, he understood her and what the little girl had done for Steven and everyone else. "Lion, what are you waiting for?" Connie asked, being a little impatient, causing Lion to look at her before running across the ocean and through a portal he opened and went through it with Connie. For a moment, the boys were left there in silence, until Zach spoke up. "Well...that could have gone better." He said awkwardly.

Steven then kicked the sand out of frustration for making the situation worse. "Oh that's right Steven, just drive Connie away why don't you? Oh, maybe giving her a hard slap would have be a bonus! Ugh!" He said sarcastically to himself in anger, immediately blaming himself for yelling at Connie before he sighed sadly and sitting on the sand. "S-Steven, you ok bro?" Zach asked in concern. "S-Sorry...I guess I took the argument too far." Steven said weakly as Zach sat down beside him.

"Girls sure can be hard sometimes...and a little scary." Zach said, feeling a little shiver going up his spine. "Y-Yeah...that's true." Steven admitted sheepishly, but also sadly as he looked beyond the horizon while rubbing his eye. "Well...I guess it's just gonna be the two of us for a while then." Zach said sadly as he patted Steven on the back. "So what now?" Steven asked, feeling a bit sad at the moment. "I guess we'll have to tell everyone what happened." Zach said, feeling absolutely tired. All the while, a girl happened to see the whole argument happen before running off.

Yeah...if you think this moment was where I ended up, then you're mistaken. It happens later...Anyways, let's move ahead with this story.

Oooh...

Looks like we're getting a rough start to the story.

Also, for those of you who are angry at Connie for insulting Steven and discouraging him, I just want to point out that she didn't mean what she said. She was just stressed out from the events of AOTG 2.

So anyway, keep checking for updates, I will upload soon.

Negaboss2000 out.