Garnet tore the door off its hinges with a great crash and stepped inside the empty home. She was here for one reason and one reason alone: television. It was crucial she found one before she did anything further. She wandered the house for several minutes until she found it. Garnet grabbed the remote and turned it on. She flipped through the channels, every single one switching to an emergency broadcast.

"Oh dear," She said, turning around and leaving.

That was not a good sign. Steven and Peridot must have failed to stop the Cluster. She wanted to go back to the barn immediately and make sure they were okay, but she had to do other things.

She walked through the city, seeing panicked humans. The other gems would learn what happened soon and would come looking for her. Garnet wanted to leave before that. She needed to continue her plan alone. It wouldn't be that hard, she knew exactly where the warp pad was and had been leading them on a wild goose chase until she could figure out what occurred. Garnet approached the university toward the center of town.

It was a grand old building that was clearly the pride of the city. In fact, it appeared as though the rest of Spagonia was built up around. It was here where she would find what she sought after. Garnet climbed up the impressive set of stairs, casually sauntering through a crowd of frightened students. After a few minutes of having to fight against the mob, she reached the top of the first flight. There in the middle was the bottom of a large fountain.

Rather than continue going up the steps, she began wading up to the top. At the head of it was a round, silver orb with wings protruding out its sides. The statue was resting on a mildly weathered, though still functioning warp pad. Garnet cracked her knuckles and rose her fist in the air.

"Hey!" An old man she caught the attention of called as he walked over, "What are you doing in the fountain, young woman?"

Garnet froze for a moment and turned her head. The old man looked confused and motioned for her to step out. She ignored him and moved her head back.

"I'm sorry for this," She said, before continuing through with smashing it.

The statute flew off to the side and landed with a crash. People around her cringed in reaction to the loud noise, unlike Garnet who didn't seem to be affected. She stepped onto the pad and warped away.

Garnet reappeared in a place much different than Spagonia. Rather than being greeted by bustling streets and numerous people, she was surrounded by an empty wilderness. Her future vision led her here, but she wasn't sure why yet. In fact, she was certain the warp pad had been broken as it never worked before. She shrugged and stopped thinking about it. She could figure it out at a later date. Garnet stepped off and began walking.

The open fields were quiet except for the occasional scampering of small animals or the chirping of birds. Far-off mountains dotted the landscape, standing impressively. A light breeze fluttered about, sounding almost similar to a child's laugh. She passed by a small group of trees, each offering the perfect shade to hide from the bright and sunny sky. It was calm and at peace… surprisingly contrasting Garnet.

She was distressed over the current situation. Steven and Peridot failed. The Cluster hadn't completely destroyed the earth, but they failed. Her mind kept drifting back to what she saw on the TV: the earth itself had been shattered for reasons unknown.

"He could be dead and it's all our fault," She argued with herself, "No. I'm certain he's safe."

This kept up as she continued on. She felt as though she could barely stay together. She had to keep reminding herself to find out what had drawn her to this place. And so far she was finding nothing. That only made things worse as it made her grow more irritated at everything.

"We need to keep calm... I'm trying my best!" Garnet muttered.

Her whole body twitched with every step she took and occasionally a glow could be vaguely seen. It was only a matter of time until she would unfuse. At this point, any attempt to do otherwise was staving off the inevitable.

She clenched her jaw and forced herself to keep moving. Garnet didn't even know what happened yet. She had to stay calm and rational. Steven was fine. He had to be. But if he wasn't.

"You have to lis-"

Garnet immediately stopped and regained her composure. She wasn't alone. She could sense that something, most likely a corrupted gem, was nearby. She looked ahead to find a small crater which was probably hiding whatever it was. She summoned her gauntlets and cautiously approached the indented ground. Rather than a monster, inside it was a dark, greyish-green gem.

The discovery put her slightly on edge. There was still something near. Something strong that caused that monster to poof. Before she could do anything else she needed to take care of the gem. She slid down into the crater and walked up to it. Her gauntlets disappeared as she went to pick it up. A small bubble formed around it, ready to go to the temple.

"Hey!" A voice suddenly called out.

She looked up and almost instantly found herself greeted with a spiky fist to the face. Garnet dropped the bubble, which popped when it hit the ground. It rolled away to be grabbed by her assailant, a small red mobian.

"I don't know what you're trying to do with the emerald, but I'm not gonna let you get away with it," He said.

"That is no ordinary gemstone. You need to give it to me before you get hurt," Garnet said.

"No way!" He said, interpreting her words as a threat.

Garnet stepped up to him, reaching her hand out. It was slapped back and he put the emerald away. She merely shrugged, taking a step forward, and grabbed him. She didn't have time for this. She flipped the mobian upside down and started shaking him.

The gem fell out of where he'd placed it, but he immediately grabbed it again before kicking Garnet in the face. He threw several punches; however, they were all stopped simply by her hand.

As the mobian grew angrier, he threw his punches harder. Garnet stayed completely unfazed and continued blocking each blow. It was like an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. It was as though they were at an impasse. Neither seemed to have the upper hand.

Garnet stopped blocking him and swiftly moved behind him. She grabbed him, holding him tightly as he struggled in her arms. He stopped slowly fighting against her and appeared to be calming down. Garnet kept holding on to him.

"You need to hand it over to me," She told the mobian.

He nodded and she set him down. He fished around for the emerald as she reached her hand out. He stretched his arm out in response seeming to have found it. Then, he grabbed Garnet and suddenly threw her over his back.

She barely had time to react before she realized she was flying. She crashed into the ground and skidded for several feet. When she sat up her glasses had fallen off her face, her expression showing how much more serious she had grown.

She gestured her hand over her face as they reappeared. She began charging back to her previous location. Garnet punched at him but her fist hit the ground as he jumped out of the way. He glided around her before he struck her in the back.

The blow slightly pushed her forwards, but she managed to hold her ground. She turned toward him, hitting him straight in the face. The mobian fell to the ground, wincing in pain. He gritted his teeth and launched himself up, delivering an uppercut to Garnet.

She immediately retaliated and grabbed him by the shoulders. Garnet threw him across the field and watched as he repeatedly hit the ground. She waited for a moment and noticed he hadn't gotten up yet so she began walking over to retrieve the gem.

She reached him and as she began to bend down, he sat up slightly and swiftly kicked her legs. She fell to the ground and he attempted a choke hold. Although it was strong, it didn't cause much of an effect seeing as she didn't need to breathe. She grasped his arm and started trying to pull him off her. He moved his free arm and attempted punching her in the face, however Garnet kept dodging his blows. He tried landing one last hit, but got a hold of his hand and used it to toss him off.

She picked him up and he quickly knocked his head against hers. Garnet's grip on him didn't loosen so he struck her in the stomach and pulled away. She let go and he used the momentum to glide a small distance away.

She rushed at him and the two began trading punches. They were both hit several times yet neither let up their assault. Garnet was surprised at his strength, but she didn't dwell much on it. She was too invested in the fight. She had to be. It was likely a setback to whatever her mission here would be, but she was a little gratefully for it. It stopped the worries nagging at the back of her mind ever so slightly.

She stared at the mobian. His tenacity was honestly staggering. He wasn't going to give up the fight. She had no idea why he was so invested in the gem. He was waging a battle over something he couldn't understand. There was no way he knew what it really was. And yet, he fought. It was puzzling.

It wasn't going to end the way it was going. Not unless, she ended it herself. Garnet knew what she had to do. She stopped punching him and slid to the side. She launched herself into the air and prepared for one final strike. She cocked her arms back, preparing to launch her rocket gauntlets, but she stopped herself, realizing that would be too much. She flipped in mid-air and prepared a devastating kick when a voice called out.

"Garnet look, the Emerald, its reacting to the temple!" The leader of the Crystal Gems looked down to her companion, the same small red creature.

"Let's go Knuckles, we don't have much time left to restore this plate." The duo shot forward towards the temple surrounded by an icy wilderness.

Astonished, Garnet landed to the ground with a gentle thud, kneeling. Not much surprised her but this red mobian, 'Knuckles' was full of them. Knowing her next move, Garnet calmly looked at him.

"Let's talk."