''Ah, Garnet, perfect!'' Steven exclaims carrying the Together Breakfast. ''Check it out! It's not exactly healthy, but it's in a stack, so I guess you could say, it's a balanced breakfast?'' The chubby boy said making a strained face. ''You know, like I made us all breakfast. I thought we could eat together. Like, like best buds!''

''I can't stay. There's business to attend to inside the temple.'' Garnet said opening the Temple Gate.

''Aw, business? Like what?''

''I have to burn this.'' Garnet unfurled a scroll with mystic symbols and then whispering is heard coming from the scroll.

''Cool!'' Steven said taking a picture with his smartphone and then looks at the picture. Just then Garnet grabbed the phone.

''Ah!'' Steven exclaimed.

''I have to burn this, too.''

''Or.'' Turquoise said, leaning against a corner. ''You could simply delete the photo. I mean, human smartphones have various functions, one of them being able to record a video or photo file and even delete it if it takes up data space or they no longer want it. Also I'm sure Steven probably has pictures of him, you guys and his dad from throughout the years stored on that and it would be kinda f&^%ed up to do that to a kid.''

''Huh, your right.'' Garnet said, pushing delete on the selected image. ''Man, how am I the leader when I can't even think of these things.''

…

Garnet takes out the scroll and begins to burn it within a bubble, Amethyst and Pearl drop down from above.

''Steven, we're getting you out of here.'' Pearl whispered anxiously.

''Come on.'' Amethyst chimed in.

''Oh, this is great! We're all together!'' Steven yelled, causing Garnet to be distracted and a large smoke monster begins to escape.

Steven, however remains oblivious. ''We can finally eat! I mean, we don't have any forks, but we can use our hands! I'm not gonna judge.''

Garnet, distracted but still trying to contain spirit, yelled. ''Steven, go!''

''Okay, want to meet in the kitchen?''

Garnet becomes too distracted and Smoke Monster escapes and expands. She, Amethyst and Pearl summon their weapons.

''It's trying to escape! Force it back!'' The taller Gem three begin to fight the spirit, doing damage to it while Steven backs away. Once harmed too much, the spirit makes a dash for Steven, and hits the breakfast, possessing it and knocking Steven down.

''STEVEN!'' They all cry in unison.

Turquoise then ran into the room, looked at the scene before her and sighed. ''You know, has it ever occured to you that in these situations one of you guys should keep an eye on and safeguard the son of your fallen friend and leader who is out of shape, naive and is completely oblivious to the danger around him? You're just gonna do battle and not have one of you take him to a safer distance from the fight? How could Rose Quartz leave her son in the care of you guys when you're all stupid as f&^%? It's a goddamned miracle he's still drawing breath from this planet!

All three looked at her, then each other. ''Wow, guys we really are dumb#$#es.'' Amethyst said.

….

Steven was rummaging and peering through his messy laundry ''Where are you? Tsk tsk tsk. You're a mess, Steven.''

Pearl then walks by, holding seven Gem Shards in a bubble ''I know I had eight…'' She said, then walked over to Steven. Hey, Steven, have you seen a Gem Shard anywhere? It's very important.''

''No, have you seen my pants? They're also very important.'

''I'm serious, Steven.'' Pearl began. ''These Shards have a powerful partial consciousness that has been harnessed by Gems throughout history in order to create semi-sentient drone soldiers with the capacity to follow basic orders. Gems once created an army of these drones, but found their obedience waned as the shards overdeveloped inside their uniforms and turned on their commanders. You see, any shard imprinted by any sort of container could become a monster. That's why it's very, very important it's kept away from any kind of garment…''

Steven however, was thinking at the exact same time, blocking out most of what Pearl has said after "in order"* They weren't in the kitchen either... under the bed! No wait, I looked there too. And then Pearl walked in... *mind gasp* Pearl! Oh jeez, she's really explaining something... I can't just start listening now, I'd be lost! ... Just like my pants... "...could become a monster"

''If you see it, bring it to me, right away. I'm going to check in town.''

''Hey Pearl.'' Turquoise said. ''Shouldn't you clarify with Steven that he heard you so he understands the importance and danger of the situation? That way he doesn't misunderstand and get himself and others caught up in another one of his convoluted and dangerous misadventures where s$%# always hits the fan?''

Pearl thought for a second. ''Nah.''

Me: Guys, I'm gonna be honest with you. I'm really gonna let Pearl have it in this series. Just an FYI.

…

Steven groans in pain and distress as more and more cat heads take up his body. ''Dad! Help! Eeeeer! The cat fingers are taking over my body!'' Several more cats then pop up. ''Eeeeer!''

''Hold on, wha- I'll get you out of there!'' As Greg reached for his son, cat bit his arm and threw him to the side.

Steven: No! Bad! Bad cat fingers! (He steps in a puddle and the cats makes him jump to the roof.)

Greg: Can't you make them go away?

''I tried, but it made it worse!''Steven cried. ''Ohh, my life is over! I can't go on magic adventures! I can't even open the fridge! And I'll never get to have another water fight with you, Dad! Because these things hate... water! They hate water! Dad, spray me again!'' Greg sprays him with the hose and he jumps down. Then the cats run towards Greg.

''Aaahahahaaahhh!'' Greg screamed before Steven grabbed the side of the car wash stopping the cats in time.

''It's not enough water! Turn on the super-wash!''

''No, I won't do it! It's too dangerous!''

''You've got to! I'm a monster! I'm an adorable cat monster!''

''Actually your dad is correct.'' Turquoise said walking up next to Greg. ''Going into that vehicle sanitation bay would be literal suicide. Those pressure washer water sprayers must at least have 1200-1900 psi to them, and those brushing appendages usually rotate at 100 to 500 rpm. Combine that with your excessive amount of weak flesh going in there would leave a bloody and gory mess straight out of one of these B horror movies I've heard about. Why not just go to the beach and submerge yourself in the ocean till the cats wear off instead?''

''Wow, thanks Turquoise. We did what I was thinking it probably would have ended pretty badly.'' The three began laughing but then another cat popped up on Steven's face. ''Guys, a little help?''

…

Steven and Connie, stuck in a bubble, try to roll the it to Steven's house, but can't get up the steep hill.

''Awww what? Hey guys! Garnet! Help!'' Steven shouted.

''I don't think they can hear you.'' Connie replied.

Steven slaps his palm onto his forehead. ''Aaaww... That's right. I told them not to watch.''

''We can just wait here until they come out.''

''No, no, no, it's okay! I've got other friends that can help.'' Just then Turquoise comes along.

''Or I could get you out of the bubble, or you could wait for the others, instead of going on a dangerous escapade trapped inside this bubble with no food, water and limited oxygen.''

Steven and Connie looked at each other. ''Nah.''

…

Steven and Connie's bubble lands in the ocean, sinking to the floor.

''Where are we?

''The bottom of the ocean.'' Connie gasps, horrified. ''It's okay!'' The curly haired boy reassured.

''Are we even close to the shore?'' Connie asked an edge to his voice.

''Yeah, sure!''

''Let's start rolling.'' Connie said.

''It's a good thing this bubble is air tight, otherwise we'd be drowning right now.'' Steven said laughing nervously, but then saw Connie's mortified expression. '' Don't worry

Connie, I have an idea that will definitely work, when we get back—''

The Worm Monster then swims above them, scaring Connie.

Steven: A huge worm! It's okay, look. It only wants to eat that bright stuff. See? Not scary at all.''

The Worm monster continued chewing the bright red seaweed and then began to burrow under ground, causing a crevice to open up directly under them, and they sink deeper in

the ocean.)

''Ughhh…'' Steven moaned, and then realized his foot is on Connie's face. ''Oh, sorry! Are you alright? ''Connie stands up, wordless. ''It's not so bad, uhhh. It-it's okay, I uh…''

Connie: It's NOT okay! You keep saying that but guess what Steven! It's pretty f%$#ing clear we're going to die!''

Turquoise, in a small submersible moved up by them. ''Yeah she's right. At the depths you two are at, once that bubble pops you'll be crushed by the thousands of psi weighing down on you, especially considering how far you've fallen, it should have happened alr-''

Just then the bubble popped and the two children grabbed their throats and their eyes bulged wide but then there bodies began to crumple like paper, leaving a burst of blood and bits of tissue from the insides that had caved under the weight of the ocean. Turquoise was shocked, and then shook her head sadly.

''Alas the young have so much potential, and yet so motherf&^%ing dumb.''