It's been about four months since the incident had happened with Steven Quartz Universe, his gem had yet affected him once more in such a way, not even the Crystal Gems could explain it. His age and appreance had changed, Steven was now at the age of 19 years old, he was much slimmer, taller, and toned. His curly hair had straighted to shaggy hair that needed to be put in a small ponytail. His old clothes didn't fit him, but he managed to wear his casual dark pink shirt with the classic star on it, but he also wore a dark pink overshirt, the collar was spiked up all of the time, plus with jeans. He didn't wear sandals anymore, instead he wore sneakers, but he kept them the same original dark pink color as his sandals.

Anywho...now that the introuduction is out of the way, let's set the scene at Beach City with Steven, even though he was 19 now, ran across the beach with a big grin on his face. "Wooo!" He shouted out, Amethyst chasing him excitedly. "Hahaha! Get back here Steven!" Amethyst hopped onto his back, it didn't make Steven fall down on the ground, but he just continued to run on the beach. "Steven, Amethyst!" Pearl called out, standing on the wooden porch of the temple. Steven ran back towards Pearl, Amethyst had morphed into a small bird and she flew above Steven as he ran. "Yeah Pearl?" He asked, panting slightly and then he saw Garnet walk out too, she playfully ran a hand through his shaggy dark locks, and he laughed some after. "You have a mission to do yourself, Steven, you have to travel to a field outside of Beach City, it's in the more rural part of the city, because there's some kind of gem there." Garnet spoke and with a big grin, Steven ran inside, slipping his overshirt on, his sneakers, and then he ran out to his car which him and his dad had obviously bought together considering there was a star on the hood. "See you later!" Steven waved at the gems, and all three of them waved back. Steven drove out of Beach City, the scabbard for Rose's sword was on his back, the saber was in it too obviously. "Okay...I wonder where this is at..." Steven mumbled to himself, pulling over and then he saw it. There was a pillar of green light, it was slightly familiar too. "Whoa...I guess that's it." Steven expertly jumped out of the car after he turned it off, and he walked towards the field, pushing the long grass and wheat out of his way. "Is...that a...pod?" Steven walked up to the pod, and he poked out it with the tip of his sneaker, hoping that it wouldn't open and that's exactly what it did. The pod hissed open and Steven jumped back, falling onto his back after. "Ugh!" A person, a girl gem specifically leapt out, falling down on the ground considering she was tied up with a very familiar rope. In fact, it wasn't a rope at all, it was Amethyst's whip...it was Peridot! "Release me!" Peridot shouted out, wriggling around and hoping the whip would unravel from her, but it didn't. Steven stood back up, being as quiet as he could be, and then he thought about something. He reached up behind him and he grabbed the handle of Rose's sword, unsheathing it. "Peridot!" He called out in a friendly tone, and it instantly grabbed Peridot's attention. "W-Who are you human?! Hold on...Steven?!" She exclaimed, suprised by the look of Steven now, he was different now to say the least. "Wait, I'm not gonna hurt you, I'm gonna help you," Steven walked up to Peridot and he sliced down the whip, severing it and freeing Peridot. "I guess this was the gem problem..." Steven mumbled to himself as he turned around from Peridot who had a shocked look on her face. "He...assisted me..." She mumbled to herself, watching Steven walk out of the field and then he leaped back into his car but as another polite way, he smiled happily and waved. "Bye Peridot!" And then the sound of a engine driving away. Peridot stood up, dusting herself, she was still baffeled over the kindness she just had experienced. Her fingers on her right hand made a small screan, and she started to swipe through it, looking at several different moments where she saw Steven when he was younger, and how herself and Steven would confront each other constantly, but he still showed her kindness. "That's...surprising..." She mumbled, looking at the screen before it disappeared, and her fingers went back to place. "I have no thought on what I should do, however...I feel like I should find him..."

Steven drove back up next to the temple, turning off his car and he jumped out once more, a pink bubble surrounded the sword and he pressed down on it, making it disappear once more. "Hey guys!" Steven smiled happily as he walked back into the house. "Hello Steven, no gem there huh?" Garnet asked, and Steven sat down in a nook in one of the corners of the living room. "Nope! I think it was just a weird signal..." He glanced around, attempting to get Peridot off of his mind, he thought it was best not to tell the gems about Peridot. "Apparently..." Pearl wondered out loud, sitting down next to Steven. There was a knock at the screen door, and Steven stood up, opening the door. "Huh?!" It was Peridot, she stood there and she was about to say something to Steven, but Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst charged out, holding their weapons. "Wait!" Steven stood in front of Peridot with his arms opened, for some odd reason...he didn't want the gems to hurt Peridot, and he could feel the stares from the gems, and Peridot.