Jasper and Steven arrive in Ocean Town.

"I'll go find Jasper," Lapis explains, "you wait here and... wait, that sword..."

"I should hide it," Steven asks, "right? Cause it belongs to Rose?"

"Yeah," Lapis replies, "listien, go put it somewhere safe, maybe with Lion. I'll be right back."

Lapis dashes out the door and soars into the sky. Steven quickly goes back to the strawberry field and puts the sword in Lion's mane, before warping back to the house.

Steven arrives just before the others enter.

"Steven!" Jasper exclaims she rushes to Steven, looking at his face, "are you OK? Did she hurt you?"

"I'm fine," Steven replies, "Jasper, who was that?"

Jasper summons her helmet.

"Don't worry about it," Jasper replies, "just someone who needs to be shattered."

"But she's not corrupted!" Steven yells.

"No," Peridot explains, "but trust us, what she is is much worse. Which is why we will be handling this alone."

"Let me help," Steven replies, "I can handle it."

"Steven," Jasper explains, "I won't let you go where you'll get hurt. Please, just stay here."

"What if she comes here?" Lapis asks, Steven gets the message.

"Yeah," Steven replies, "what if she comes looking for you?"

"They have a point," Peridot turns to Jasper, "leaving Steven unattended now would be a horrible miscalculation. I just don't know how that clod is still around."

"It doesn't matter," Jasper replies, "look, Steven, just, stick close, OK?"

"Got it," Steven replies. The four warp to the forge. Bismuth sits, waiting.

"Heh," she chuckles, "I knew if any of you were here, you'd come. Darn shame about the kid, poor human's gonna have to die. I won't let any of you go, not after what you did to my friends."

"What we did?" Jasper asks, "what WE DID!?! Rose shattered Pink Diamond! My diamond is gone because of you!"

Steven doesn't say a word, he simply soaks in all this new information he is hearing.

"I'm gonna shatter you," Bismuth laughs, "I'm gonna shatter the diamonds, and anyone in my way!"

Bismuth lunges with the Breaking Point, right at Jasper's head.

"No!" Steven yells. He tackles Bismuth, causing her to miss, merely poofing Jasper.

"Steven let's move," Lapis demands picking Steven up and soaring into the sky.

Peridot laughs.

"Like some clod can defeat me with an archaic weapon like that," she taunts, "prepare yourself for-"

Bismuth punches Peridot suddenly, poofing her.

"Lapis!" Steven yells, "We have to help them!"

"We can't fight her," Lapis replies, "not without water. We have to go."

"Lapis," Steven pleads, "they're our friends, please."

"There's nothing we can do."

Steven summons his shield.

"Lapis," he sighs, "I'm sorry."

Steven hits Lapis with his shield, causing her to drop him. Lapis isn't to high off the ground, so Steven just hurts his ankle.

"Steven!" Lapis yells.

Steven ignores her and turns to Bismuth.

"You and the other Crystal Gems," he explains, "you're all the same. All you do is attack, never telling why. You follow a gem shatterer, and shatter all who oppose you. I'm ending this Bismuth, right here, right now."

Bismuth lunges with the Breaking Point. Steven blocks with his shield. Upon getting a close look at it, Bismuth's eyes go wide.

"Kid," she asks, "that shield. It was used by..."

"Enough of your lies!" Steven yells, "Lapis! You ready?"

Lapis soars into the sky, she and Steven had discussed a way to use Steven's shield offensively by slamming down on corrupted gems from above, but they had never tried it. The plan was to throw Steven's shield up, and have Lapis slam on the ground holding it.

Steven tosses his shield up. Lapis grabs it and continues ascending.

Bismuth laughs.

"Your friends have shattered gems! I saw them do it! That orange one, shattered some of my closest friends. You're no better than me!"

Bismuth prepares the Breaking Point, but before she lifts her hand and pushes forward, however, mere inches from Steven's face, Lapis crushes her with Steven's shield, poofing her.

Steven bubbles Bismuth.

"I should shatter you," he growls, "but that'd just prove your point. Goodbye, Bismuth."

Steven taps the top of the bubble, sending it under his bed.

"Are you OK Steven?" Lapis asks.

"I'm fine," he replies, "if anyone asks, you shattered Bismuth after flying me to another warp pad to send me back. Also..."

Steven picks up the Breaking Point.

"This weapon was destroyed in the battle," Steven finishes. Steven crushes the Breaking Point with his shield, and steps on the warp pad.

"Steven," Lapis asks, "are you OK?"

Steven sighs. Bismuth's words still haunt him. Is he really any better than her?

"I'm fine," he lies, "I'll see you in Ocean Town."

Steven warps back. During the warp, he examines the tape. Who is it from? Is it from Rose? If so, how would she know him? Steven pockets the tape. It has answers, something Steven needs them now more than ever, and he's getting them, no matter what. He doesn't have the means at his house, but as soon as he gets the chance, he's watching that tape.

Until then, he's just gonna have to get what he can out of his friends. There's more to this, he knows that, and he's gonna figure it out...