Steven walks down the boardwalk of Beach City, the sky partly cloudy with an on and off drizzle of rain and general uncertainty wether rain or sunlight will soon overtake the town, but clouds black as night are quickly approaching the city...

Steven today feels... depressed. He's slowly beginning to wonder about his instability in mood as he thinks aloud, "Man I haven't eaten today at all and it's almost one in the afternoon. I'm just... not hungry. What's up with that? Man my mood is all over the place and I don't know why. It also makes my appetite fluctuate a lot and it's starting to worry me..."

Steven then trips and falls face first into the boardwalk only to be caught by Garnet who calmly states, "Be careful now."

"Thanks," Steven replies as Garnet puts him down.

"Yeah future vision told me there would be trouble," Garnet explains, "Mind if I tag along today?"

"Sure?" Steven replies, "I guess?"

Steven continues walking, now with Garnet by his side. A bead of sweat runs down the side of his head as he tenses up, unsure what to say. Garnet stops suddenly and turns towards Fish Stew Pizza.

"Garnet?" Steven asks.

Garnet walks into the pizza shop and, a few moments later, exits with two pizzas.

"Oh thanks," Steven replies, "But I'm not really hungry right-"

"They'll still be warm," Garnet assures him as she adjusts her shades, "Come on."

Steven and Garnet keep walking as Steven remains tense, unsure what to say. He then gets an idea and asks, "When does mom come home?"

"What?" Garnet asks.

"Jasper," Steven explains, "When does she come home? To Earth?"

"There's to many futures to say anything concrete," Garnet sighs, "I'm sorry."

Garnet adjusts her shades and looks at various futures before shaking her head. She stares off into space for a moment, deep in thought.

"You OK?" Steven asks.

Garnet snaps back to reality and replies, "Oh yeah. Yeah. Sorry. Watch your head."

"What?" Steven asks as clouds suddenly rush in and hail pours form the sky, Garnet shape shifts her hand to form an umbrella over Steven and points to an open garage nearby, "In there."

Steven and Garnet rush to shelter as the storm suddenly intensifies. Steven looks around, finding the garage full of paintings that he examines curiously until he spots one of Rose and asks, "Who's house is this?..."

"I'm gonna go grab lunch for everyone," a voice from inside explains, "Onion wants extra cheese right?"

The door to the garage from inside the house opens to reveal Sourcream who sees the intense storm of thunder, rain, and hail and turns to Garnet who hands him the pizzas and explains, "Onion is in the mood for mushrooms today."

"Oh you're one of those Gems aren't you?" Sourcream asks removing his headphones, "Hey mom! Some buddies of mine brought some pizza! I'm letting them in cause of the storm!"

"Any friend of yours is a friend of mine!" A voice calls back, "I'll set the table! How many plates?"

"Just one," Steven explains, "Only half Gems have to eat."

Sourcream nods and welcomes the two into his house where he introduces Steven to his mother and step brother, "Mom, Onion, this is Steven."

"Oh my God!" Vidalia exclaims walking over to Steven, "You've grown so much since I last saw you with Greg! Man it's been over a decade! Sourcream mentioned you a few days ago. You've grown up to be a really sweet kid haven't you?"

"Yeah nice to meet you," Steven replies with a smile and shaking her hand, "I'm Steven alright. You?"

"Vadalia," Vadalia replies, "And that kid at the table is Onion."

Onion puts the finishing touches on a model of the Eiffle Tower made entirely of tooth picks that he examines with a curious expression before revealing a baseball bat from beneath the table and smashing it.

Vidalia whispers to Steven, "He expresses himself very... oddly, but he's a good kid. You'll get used to it."

Sourcream opens the pizza boxes and takes a slice of pepperoni from one of the pizzas as he inquires to Steven, "So Steven, how about this weather huh?"

"We had storms in Ocean Town but..." Steven sighs, "Nothing like this. Is this common?"

"Oh no!" Vidalia chuckles, "We haven't seen a storm like this in years! Since Rose and Greg were together."

"You knew Rose?" Steven inquires, seemingly upset.

"Yeah!" Vidalia replies with a smile, "Such a kind women! You're so much like-"

At this point Sourcream is gesturing towards his mother to stop but the message has already been made clear for Steven who gets up, anger in his eyes, "I'm not hungry. Sorry we had to interdude like this. Greatly appreciate the hospitality We'll be out of here as soon as the storm ends."

Steven walks away as Vidalia inquires, "Is he OK?"

Garnet sighs, "He... isn't to fond of Rose... learned things he wasn't ready to know. Frankly, things I've also found... upsetting."

"Let's not sugar coat it," Sourcream sighs, "If what the kid says is true he's right. Rose wasn't good. I'm gonna go check on him. What kinda pizza does he like?"

"Two slices of pepperoni and mushroom," Garnet replies, "Or maybe three. There's a few futures."

"I'll be back," Sourcream replies taking his plate and preparing one for Steven.

Vidalia inquires to Garnet when Sourcream is gone, "You knew about the storm that's why you had the pizza right? Why even let him leave the house?"

"In truth," Garnet admits, "Steven doesn't like me. Like us. I'm hoping that I can find a future where him and I at least become friends..."

Steven sits in the garage a starring at the painting of Rose with a bitter expression and thinks aloud, "I would rip this thing apart if it wouldn't be destroying something Vidalia clearly worked hard on. You're lucky Vidalia is a good person Rose..."

"You OK?" A voice inquires as Sour Cream enters, the rain and thunder echoing in the background.

Steven shakes his head, "Honestly... no. Not really. Why does everyone in this darn town love Rose? What she did..."

"Well," Sourcream explains, "Rose is... picture this. A horrid person does a lot of horrid things and goes to a place where no ones knows what they did. Everyone only sees the good they do trying to atone and just assume they're good outright even if they good deeds can never atone. They don't have the whole picture Steven."

"Sometimes I feel I don't either," Steven replies with a sigh, "I'm missing something. I just know it. Some messed up piece of this twisted puzzle she made my life, but what?"

Sourcream sits next to Steven and hands him the pizza, "My dad was a scumbag too. Only saw him once after he gave money to Greg and Greg hired him to find you."

"Yeah I remember him talking to Lapis," Steven replies, "Some guy named Marty? Are they the same person?"

Sourcream nods, "Yeah. Point is, I know how it feels to hate your genetic parent after learning what they really did. Yellowtail may be my step dad, but he's not. He's my dad. Strait up. Same as how Jasper is your mom. I understand all that stuff Steven. Granted Marty isn't near as bad as Rose."

"Thanks," Steven smiles, "Means a lot. If you wanna talk about it..."

"I've got a dad, a real one, I'm over it," Sourcream assures Steven, "But you still have a lot to work through and I'm here for you."

Steven sighs and lays on his back, "I appreciate that..."

The two sit in silence before Steven asks, "I've been... unstable as of late."

"What do you mean?" Sourcream asks.

"Some days I'll eat like five meals and be super happy and energetic," Steven explains, "Other days I'll eat like once and be severely depressed and lethargic. Usually it's triggered by something but... some rare days I can't feel happy no matter what. Some days I can't feel upset no matter what. Some days I can hardly eat at all. Some days I can't stop eating. I've lost a good ten pounds cause of all of this."

Sourcream requests, "Steven... do me a favor. See a doctor. This has to be some kind of mental illness."

Steven nods, "You know... for you, for my friend, I will. Connie's mom is a doctor so she can help."

"Do you wanna blow off some steam?" Sourcream asks, "May help you feel better and be able to eat."

Sourcream grabs the painting and an old hatchet from the corner as Steven asks, "Won't your mom be upset?"

"No no," Sourcream assures Steven, "Watch. Hey mom! Can Steven and I destory this Rose painting you made yesterday?"

"Yeah I messed up in the face anyways!" Vidalia replies, "If that's how you kids wanna express yourselves!"

"Then yes I would love too," Steven replies.

"The hail has stopped," Sourcream explains looking out at the rain, "Should be save to take it outside. Easier to clean up."

The two walk outside. Steven grips the hatchet as Sourcream steps aside and after handing it to him.

"How many Gems did you kill?" Steven asks the painting.

The painting offers so reply.

"Are you happy now?" Steven asks, "Abandoning all your problems and making me fix them?"

Still no reply as the rain drips down his face and he walks forward, his grip tightened, "Blue Diamond is in shambles because of what you did! Pearl, Amethyst, Garnet, you abandoned them! You're a murderer and a coward yet everyone loves you!"

Steven cries out and begins to hack apart the artwork and wooden frame as he exclaims, "Who are you Rose? A scumbag! A lair! A murderer! Why do they love you! Why did Jasper hate me for so long? Because of you! You worthless waste of a Gem! I would shatter you myself if you were still around!"

Steven slashes apart the last bits of the frame, glowing pink, with rage fueled blows, a frenzy of catharsis before he looks to the skies, dropping the hatchet and catching his breath as the glow fades and the slashed apart gem from the painting lays beneath him, appearing as if the Gem was shattered.

Steven gets up from his knees and heads back in, Sourcream accompanying him.

"Thanks," Steven smiles, "I... really needed to get that out."

Steven begins to eat as Sourcream shrugs, "Hey, I destroyed an old jacket Marty still had around here. What are friends for eh?..."

A few hours later the storm ended and Garnet and Steven, after saying their goodbyes, began to walk to the temple. As Steven enters his room he turns to Garnet and explains, "Hey... you knew that I needed this... didn't you?"

"I knew you might need it yes," Garnet replies.

"Thank you," Steven replies with deep sincerity in his voice, "You're... you're great Garnet. You truly are."

Garnet rustles Steven's hair and enters the temple where he smiles to herself, "Hm. I didn't expect this future per say, but at least Steven and I became friends. At least he knows I'm here for him now..."