A/N: Hello Ladies, Gentlemen, and Gemsonas of all color. And welcome to my new story. I had this idea on my head around Change your Mind time. A year later, I decided to give it a try and write it. A thing to note, since I planned this story after Change Your Mind, nothing from Future had taken place. However, the events of the movie are cannon.

This story will contain Violence, Some Foul Language, Angst, and horrible attempts at humor.

Disclaimer: Steven Universe does not belong to me. All rights belong to their respective owners.

A young man wakes up from his sleep. The first thing he sees is the yellow fields passing by him very quickly. He wowed at morning light giving a beautiful glow to the vegetation. The sounds of chatter could be heard from the other side of the RV so he gets up to check on the team.

"Morning Steve-O," Amethyst announces.

"Oh, Steven. I hope you slept well." Pearl asks.

"I feel refreshed," Steven responds.

"That's the RV magic Schtu-ball. A home that always takes the scenic route." Greg interjects while driving the RV.

"Any news on the signal?"

Peridot checks her tablet once more. "The signal is getting stronger. But still no response."

"Any idea why there are Gems out here in Keystone?"

"Not a clue. Not even Homeworld knows!"

"Weird."

"Steven, why don't you prepare something to eat while we continue to work." Steven agrees and proceeds with his usual morning routine. He recalls the weekend that brought them here.

Its been almost a year since Spinal attacked Beach City. Since then everything was peaceful. A while ago, Little Homeworld detected a signal originating from Keystone. It was of Gem origin and sent into deep space. No one knew what it was.

He wouldn't admit it, but Steven was exited. It was another adventure. Just like old times. Garnet and Bismuth determined that it would be best if they stayed back and watch over Little Homeworld. Greg had recently purchased an RV and figured this would be a perfect opportunity to test it out. It was Steven, Pearl, Amethyst, Peridot, and Greg in this new quest.

A few hours pass as the group finally arrives at Keystone. The Group exits the RV with Peridot taking charge, much to her excitement.

"I'll be hanging around the town exploring and stuff. You guys do what you gotta do." Greg tells the Crystal Gems.

"Thanks, Dad. You helped us more than you needed to." Steven gives Greg a big hug.

"Looks like the others already left."

"Huh? Guys, wait!"

Steven runs into the forested area following the Crystal Gems. He eventually caught up and continues down into the forest. They reach the bottom of a cliff where they found what they were searching for; a large stone door that leads inside the cliff. Mysterious images of creatures were etched into the door.

Theirs five entities on the door: A skinny lava humanoid with large horns and who's head was split in half. A robot with exposed clockwork cover in greenery. A large dragon-like monster with two mouths and multiple angelic wings. A humanoid lion with eight arms and huge muscles. And then there was a figure they could recognize, a Gem. A Pearl.

"Well, someones an artist." Amethyst mocks.

Pearl ponders. "This design… I've never seen anything like this. Is this even of Gem origin?"

"Well, there's one way to find out." Peridot gestures at Steven to open the door.

"No problem for Steven Universe!" Using his gem Steven tries to open the door but nothing happens. "Some problems for Steven Universe!"

"Wait, you can't open it?"

"I can't. It's like it's not letting me."

Amethyst steps forward. "Let me have a try." The Gem marches towards a stern expression. She spits on her hand and extends her arms. "Open Sesame!" Nothing happens. "Well, I did all I can do."

"Why don't you give it a try Pearl?" Peridot asks.

"Me?"

"Well, we know what that is." She points all Pearl engraving. "Maybe you have special clearance?"

"…Alright…" Pearls focus, and with her gem, commands the door to open. It struggles but eventually, it opens. Steven and Amethyst cheer.

"Way to go Pearl!"

"My intellect knows no limits!" Peridot yells out.

"Wh- Why would a Pearl open this door?" Pearl wonders as the group enters the hidden base.

The cliff appeared to be hallowed out with a lot of open space. There was a waterfall in the center which lead down into a pit. They follow the road-like path into the pit. Peridot illuminates the area with gem, Pearl doing the same behind the group. The path had a very exotic pattern to it, something Paridot notice.

"This isn't like anything in Homeworld." The group continues to travel deeper into the cave.

"What do you think we'll find? Old Gem treasure?" Amethyst questions.

"Maybe it's some Gems who got lost?" Steven replies.

"Judging from the entrance it could be something during the war." Pearl theorize.

Reaching the ground floor the group studies their surroundings. They notice that the walls were cracked and proceeded with caution. With these cracks, a cave-in must've happened before. They came across another door. Pearl steps forward and opens the door. It was very dark, no one could see anything. They see the pinging of red light on a table.

"That's the equipment sending the signal!" Peridot announces as she runs towards it. Next to it was a large switch. With her mighty strength, she pulls the switch.

The power returns to the base revealing a horrifying sight. Gems encased the walls of the base. Their bodies were cracked and shattered, body parts have fallen off. All of them appear lifeless.

"T- these Gems…" Steven stood still shocked.

"W- what happened to them?" Amethyst urges.

"The cracks. There must've been a cave-in. These Gems were buried alive." Pearl deduces.

"Why didn't they retreat into they're Gems?"

Peridot speculates. "This soil must've acted as a binder. It prevented them to deteriorate. Pearl is right. They were buried alive. What an awful fate."

"We were too late," Steven said defeated.

The Crystal Gems drown in their sorrow. Steven gets close to the dead Gems, whispering apologizes to each one. Pearl tries to comfort Amethyst. Even though she doesn't want to show it Amethyst was dejected. Peridot is also saddened, retreating into her tablet. It was her safe place.

"CRITICAL! CARBONADO ENCLOSURE EXPOSED. CRITICAL! CARBONADO ENCLOSURE EXPOSED. CRITICAL! CARBONADO ENCLOSURE EXPOSED."

The Crystal Gems jump up from the activation of the alarm.

"Pari, do something!" Amethyst yells.

Peridot runs to the control panel trying to shut off the alarm. The alarm stops much to the relief of the Gems. A loud bong sound echoes throughout the lab. They observe an enclosure, half-buried, open its lid. Peridot looks inside finding a large piece of coal.

"Is this what they were studying?" Pearl ponders.

Steven was walking to see what the others have found when he trips. A loud crack was heard as he fell. He recovers and sees what he tripped on. A Lapis Lazuli buried on the ground. Her front side exposed to the open and right hand ripped off.

Steven freaks out. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean too."

He grabs the hand and tries to put it back. While making contact with Gem Steven felt something, a presence. Inside the mind, he could hear her.

"GHAAAAH! She's alive!"

"What!? Are you sure?" Pearl rushes towards Steven.

"Uh, what do we do here?"

"The Gem. If she's alive then the Gem has got to be intact. Find the Gem."

Amethyst summons chisels from her Gem and hands them to the Group. They gently brake the ground making sure not to damage the body. After a few minutes, Pearl finds a pocket of open air. She chisels further finding her Gem located on the back of her left hand.

"I found it! And it's intact!"

"How?"

"She must've used her Hydrokinesis to create a protective bubble to save herself."

"Here, let me heal her." Steven shuffles next to Pearl. "Maybe this will wake her up."

Using his spit, Steven heals the Gem trying to get a reaction. Nothing happens much to the disappointment of the team. Then the Lazuli poofs and her Gem drops to the ground. The team rejoices.

"Thank the stars, she's alive!"

Steven bubbles the Gem then sends it home. "You're in good care now."

"You should get outside and inform the others on Little Homeworld." Peridot briefs.

"Yeah. We saved a life today. I just wish we could say that about the rest."

Lapis enters the temple's basement. Garnet and Bismuth observe the Gemstone that had arrived earlier. She floats closer and observes the Gem herself.

"Any thoughts about this Lazuli?" Bismuth asks her.

"I'm just as clueless as you are."

"When you arrived on Earth for the first time, were you alone?" Garnet questions.

"Well, I came with others, but I'm pretty confident they were able to escape the war."

"Looks like not everyone was able to escape." Garnet pops the bubble and hands the Gem to Lapis.

"She's in bad shape. I'm going to Rose's fountain to gather some healing tears for the Gemstone. Look after her." Garnet exits the burning room, leaving Bismuth and Lapis alone.

"Poor thing. She's the only survivor. I'm gonna hate breaking the news to her."

Lapis ponders. "Let me do it."

"Ah, looking out for your kind. I get it. Heck, it makes me think about what happened to my folk. I wonder where they are now. Anyway, let's not dwell on the past. Let's get the help that Gem needs."

"Yeah."

After a few days had passed the team have returned to the temple. Peridot and Pearl analyze the very few data she was able to recover from the lab. Amethyst has the piece of coal in a bubble and carries it to the basement. Steven slumps in his bed completely emotionally drained.

The bed shifts getting Steven's attention.

"Hey, Steven. I heard you had a bad trip."

"Connie?" Steven sits up, straightening his clothing.

"How are you doing?" She asks.

"I… just feel tired."

"Maybe you're sad. It's not your fault."

"I know. I just… got myself all excited for an adventure, then it came crashing down. I wish it turned out differently. Not just for me but the victims as well."

"Not everything will turn out great. It did with the Diamond Authority, but we have our whole lives ahead where things can go wrong. Especially since you can alter your age at command. I think you might be pseudo-immortal. Maybe."

"Thanks for the eerie prediction."

"Sorry. I guess what I'm trying to say is, you can't save everyone."

Greg climes the stair finding the teens. "Hey, Schtu-ball. Just checking up. Oh, Connie! When did you arrive?"

"Hi, I heard what happened so I decided to come to visit."

"Of course. So, what are you planning?"

"I dunno. Haven't planed that far."

"I just want to lay down and do nothing," Steven mentions as he lays down.

"If you got nothing planned, then allow me to propose an enjoyable night event." Greg walks over and searches under Stevens's bed. "Me and my folk use to play this game whenever things got gloom. It's a game that has been bringing families together for decades. Monopoly!"

This gains the interest of the Gems while Steven and Connie were concern knowing the game's reputation. Greg walks down the stairs, explaining the rules of the game. Everyone sits down in the living ready to play.

Inside the basement, the Lapis Gemstone sits in a small pillow, while the mysterious piece of coal floats above her, inside a bubble. The Gem begins to shake. A dark glow along with black smoke emanates from the Gem, floating higher and higher. Her form returns and falls to the ground.

"Ugh, where am I? She clutches her head remembering what happened to her. "The others. Where are they?!"

The Lapis stands up. She has a slim figure and is considerably tall. Azure skin with gold spots across her body, light blue hair, and standard Lapis Lazuli clothing.

She looks around. Discovering the stone inside the bubble, she flinches, with her weaken body she summons water arms and grabs it. The Lapis holds it close to her chest.

"This color…" She observes her surroundings. "No… Not here… Anywhere but here." The Lapis expression turns from worry to impassive. "I need to escape. I need to report back."

"Yahtzee!"

"Wrong game, Peridot." Pearl corrects.

"I own most of the properties and hold most of the income. Basically, I am your ruler!"

"Yeah, a very arrogant ruler." Garnet whispers.

"Huh? What was that? I couldn't hear you."

"Imagining you as a ruler is, frankly, adorable."

"A-adorable!? I'm not adorable!"

Lapis pats Peridot. "You're not adorable. You're cute."

Bismuth nods in agreement. Peridot pouts and blushes. Garnet starts patting, then Amethyst, then Steven, Pearl, and Bismuth join in. Peridot drops to the ground, both angry and annoyed from the gesture of affection.

"You'll all rue this day!"

The temple door opens. Everyone stood up in confusion, no one else was in the temple. The Lapis, rescued from days before, stumbles out holding bubbled pieces of coal close.

"She's back? So soon?" Pearl questions.

Steven steps forward, facing the Gem. Lapis wanted to go, but Garnet stops her. "Wait, something not right." She whispers.

"Hi! Uh, hello." The Lapis glares at Steven. "Hey, easy. We're all friends here. You have been through a lot, we can tell. But right now you need some rest. Can't risk damaging your Gem."

"Steven, a moment," Garnet calls.

"Don't worry Garnet. She just in shock."

In the bathroom, the handle of the faucet slowly starts to turn, letting water flow freely.

Lapis walks over meeting the other Lapis. The outer Gem expression shifts once she sees one of her kind.

"Hi" Lapis introduces herself.

The weakened Lazuli examines Lapis. She speaks softly. "My friends… They're gone, aren't they?"

"Yes, I'm sorry."

"See, sisters look after one another." Amethyst proudly declares. "Although, it's going to be confusing with two Lapis Lazuli now."

Steven ponders. "Hmmm, let's see. You seem pretty fond of that bubble… That's it! Bubble! We can call you Bubble!" Steven seemed proud of this. Connie pitches Steven hard signaling it was too soon.

The weakened Lazuli lowers her head. She starts growling, everyone in the room realizes she was furious.

"N-not a fan? Don't worry, I can think of something else."

"My name…" The Lazuli raises her head, revealing her ire. "-is Lunacia!"

Lunacia straightens her back. She raises her hand. A rumble could be felt from the bathroom. Water bursts out of the wall, flying across the house. The water hits the ground forming clones of the Crystal Gems.

Greg panics. "Oh no, not this again!" Greg runs and hides behind the counter.

The Crystal Gems summon their weapons ready for a fight. The clones copy their abilities, creating the same weapons.

"Wait! You don't have to do this!" Steven yells.

The water clones pounce making the move when they suddenly stopped midair. The Crystal Gems were confused. They look over at Lapis who used her power to try to take over the clones. Due to her weakened state Lunacia was quickly losing control of her clones. But she had an ace in her arsenal. The water freezes turning the clones into ice.

"What? I can't control it anymore."

The now ice clones, they fall to the floor charging at the Crystal Gems. Each one fights their copies. Garnet fights hers, which then throws her out the window and the clone follows her outside. Pearl and Amethyst team up to help compete with their clones. Steven fights his clones along with Greg's and Connie's.

"The ONE day I leave my sword at home!" Connie yells as she evades the chaos.

Peridot faces off against her ice clone. She takes a fighting stance. "There can only be one Peridot! Well, there are other Paridots, but there could only be one of ME!"

Large water arms slam down, crushing the Ice Peridot into little pieces. Lapis and Peridot stared at each other.

"I would've had that," Peridot complains.

"Mmhmm."

Lapis's ice clone tackles and pins her to the ground. It creates large ice arms ready to crush Lapis. Peridot jumps on top of the Lapis clone, making the ice spread across Paridot's body.

"Cold! Cold! Cold! Cold! Freezing! Cold! Cold! Cold!"

Lunacia stumbles towards the warp pad. She peers into the warp pad mechanism looking where she can go and recover.

Garnet fights her clone outside the temple trading blows with each other. They were at a stalemate holding each other's fists. She could hear the chaos inside the house. The team needed her, the leader of the Crystal Gems.

"You think you can take us out in our own home? Take me out? That's never gonna happen. Why? Because I'm an eternal flame, baby!"

Her entire right gauntlet bursts into flames melting the fist of the ice clone. She punches the clone in the face breaking off a chunk of the head. The clone falls and crumbles on the sand. Garnet calmly walks up the stairs, then punches open the door, turning it into ashes. Everyone stops fighting, they stared at Garnet and her aflame gauntlet.

"Who's next?"

Bismuth grabs the Ice Pearl. "Here, catch!"

She throws the clone at Garnet. She catches her by the head with ease. With her flaming fist, she crushes the clone leaving only the body.

"Brutal!" Amethyst acclaims. Pearl clutches her head, this serves as a reminder to never anger Garnet.

"A little help here!" Peridot screams while still on top of the Lapis clone.

Garnet builds even more flames on her gauntlet and throws a fireball towards the Lapis clone. Peridot jumps off as the fireball collides turning the clone into steam. The Amethyst clone jumps out rolling towards Garnet. Before contact was made Bismuth cuts the clone in half, which then shatters into pieces.

Steven stood before 4 enemies. The ice clones of Bismuth, Connie, Greg and himself. He held his shield in front of him. "Please, we don't have to fight. I know you're angry."

The Ice Steven creates two shields, one on each hand. It charges at him bashing against his shield. Thinking quickly, Steven bubbles the ice clone. Seeing the Ice Bismuth behind, Steven pushes the bubbled clone with great force. Ice Bismuth, however, catches the bubble. Steven snaps his fingers causing spikes to erupt from the bubble obliterating the Ice Bismuth. Then Steven moves his hand inverting the spikes, destroying the Ice Steven.

The Ice Greg stands next to Steven. The young boy prepares to defend himself but nothing happens. Instead, the Ice Greg gave him the parental disappointed look. Steven was devastated. With a crack of her whip, Amethyst destroys the Greg clone.

"You okay bud?" Amethyst asks. Steven simply mutters to himself.

The only one left is the Connie clone. The Crystal Gems surround her. Ice Connie warms up turning back into water. The water spins and curls creating a large vortex in the center of the house, ripping apart everything. Suddenly all the water retreats and sent down the sink drain. Everyone calms down as Lapis had taken control of the water and banished the last clone.

"The Crystal Gems, just as skilled as the report suggested."

"Luna, enough!" Steven yells surprising everyone the house. "You're in pain, I get it. But you don't have to take it out on us."

"… You don't know anything, do you?" Lunacia chuckles.

Hearing her put the Crystal Gems on edge. Each one holds their weapons firmly. Lunacia smiles as if she already forgot the pain of losing her friends.

"Say, now that I have you here. May I ask a question? If Gems decide to live on Gaia, what would happen to humanity? Look, I know you mean well but do you honestly believe Humanity will give up their birthplace to a couple of interstellar rebels? Unlikely. How are they suppose to evolve with a race who barely understand what emotions are? Theirs only one correct future for Humanity. The first step of that future is the Crystal Gems annihilation."

Bismuth takes Pearl's spear. "I'm borrowing this."

She throws the spear aiming for Lunacia's head. Lunacia teleport's away using the warp she was standing on, successfully escaping. The spear hits the temple door and falls to the floor. Theirs only silence in the temple. No one spoke for what felt like forever. Then, Amethyst speaks.

"Lapis, you're sister sucks."