Uncertainty.
After a few light years of travel, Steven and the gems were finally back on Earth. All were unnerved though, Connie chewed on her lip as they exited the leg ship that landed infront of the temple. “Steven.. are you gonna be okay?” She stared at her partner with fear. Fear of what may happen if she leaves and Steven starts being affected by the crack. “I’ll be fine Connie.. I think.” He stared down at his gem. He still couldn't have believe that he actually had a cracked gem. And he didn't even succeed on making it through to White Diamond. Soon, Connie had to go home, Lapis and Peridot returned to their barn and Bismuth was at her forgery area.
Steven laid in bed, staring at the ceiling. “Mom.. if you were here, what would you do right now?” He turned onto his side, squeezing his eyes shut. A tear sliding down, onto the pillow. Meanwhile, Amethyst, Garnet and Pearl were deliberating out on the beach. The situation was dire and Garnet thought that Greg had a right to know what was happening. It wasn't long before Greg pulled up in his van with a worried expression.
“I came as fast as I could! Is Steven okay?” He stumbled out of his van to the group. “Currently, Steven seems to be alright. He attempted to heal himself.. didn't work.” Garnet crossed her arms, staring down at the warm sand. “How could we have let this happen..? We obviously weren't ready to go up against her- I should've talked you all out of it..” Amethyst put a hand on Pearls shoulder to reassure her. “Don’t worry P, Steven’s been through worse. I'm sure we'll all get through this, right Garnet?” Amethyst looked up at Garnet, who nodded and readjusted her glasses.
“Look, guys.. With all due respect, I really don't think these gem missions are safe for Steven anymore- you said he got his gem cracked?” Greg scratched his head, starting to think that Steven just shouldn't be going on those types of missions anymore. He wasn't sure about him going on those missions in the first place, but it was Amethyst who reassured him that he'll be okay. But now? “I.. I think maybe that he's not safe with y'all anymore..” Pearl looked up at him, quite offended by the remark. “Greg. We went over this years ago.. Stevens a gem. Not only that, but you live in a van; we live in a house!” Greg burrowed his eyebrows, its not the first time that Pearl has made these types of comments towards Greg. Pearl's made these comments for years about it, and it definitely won't be the last comments Greg hears.
“Look. We can discuss this further after the situation at hand has been dealt with. I understand both of your concerns, but lets just try to focus on Steven and support him for the time being.” Garnet chimed in, standing between Greg and Pearl.
“Alright, fine. We'll drop it for now.. but my point still stands.” Greg sighed, getting back into his van and driving off. Pearl crossed her arms, watching the van drive away. Garnet and Amethyst had been halfway up the temple stairs at this point. “Pearl, ya coming?” Amethyst yelled out. Pearl stayed still for a moment, before turning for the temple. “Yes, I'm coming..”