Was gonna post this all at once, but then I realized everyone thought this book was dead. Posted this one to Amino, so guess I'll instead just post the segments here as I go along. So, yeah. Enjoy.

56 days until final report.

10 days until Blue Diamond's arrival.

"So," Connie asks, eating popcorn on the boardwalk with Steven, "let's see if I got this right. You've spoken to Amethyst, and hang out when your sleep schedules line up, you're considering going to Beach City, and you met Blue Diamond?"

"That's right," Steven sighs.

"Take it you have a lot on your plate huh?"

"Like you wouldn't believe. Then there's the fact the gems are leaving soon and I don't even know what to do about that. I could stay at your place, but chances are I'm just gonna head to Beach City and look into the whole deal with the Crystal Gems."

"When you do," Connie smiles, "let my dad come with you. He's a security guard, and if you can't stay with them, you can stay with us."

"Thanks. Really means a lot."

"Anytime Steven."

Steven looks at the setting sun and gets up. "Well," he sighs, "it's getting late. I should go. See ya Connie."

"See ya Steven."

Steven heads back to his house, empty as the gems are out doing other things, and goes to sleep.

He finds himself at the temple once more.

"Yo Ste-man!" Amethyst greets him from down on the beach. Steven jumps down from the temple's hand, and greets her with a high five.

"How you been?" Steven asks.

"Pretty good," Amethyst smiles, "still waiting on Pearl to reform."

"What are you even planning to do when she does?" Steven inquires, "you never said."

"Don't worry about it," Amethyst brushes off the topic, "anyways, I don't have much time to sleep, so we can only hang out for a bit."

"Can I ask you something?"

"What's bothering you?"

"My dad. I'm not sure if he is alive, but if you're telling the truth, tell me, what's he like?"

"Greg's pretty chill. Disorganized though, kinda like me. Balding hair, beard, chubby, and a jolly attitude. At least... last I saw him ten years ago."

"You haven't seen him in the years!?!"

"Let me rephrase that. Last time I SPOKE to him. Anyways, I should wake up. See ya later."

"See ya Amethyst."

Amethyst wakes up, leaving Steven floating in blackness.

"Greg," Steven mutters under his breath, "I wonder if he knows anyone. If anyone else can confirm he's alive. If I could only talk about someone else about him..."

Steven suddenly finds himself sinking into the abyss. He sees an older man with a jacket, white hair, a lanky build. The man holds a guitar and looks at a map, with several towns marked off. He looks at the last town on his list. Ocean Town.

Steven remains quiet as the man thinks aloud, "they're growing more frequent. The sightings of those aliens. I must be getting closer. He must be in Ocean Town. Greg's gonna pay huge for that kid. I can see it now, Marty is millionaire!"

Steven realizes something. This guy is looking for him, and Greg hired him to do so. Meaning that Greg is alive!

Before Steven can ask Marty about this, an alarm goes off and Marty wakes up. This time, Steven finds himself on a ship. The ship is blue, and Blue Diamond sits in a massive chair with two gems by her side. One of them is Blue Pearl, but the other is an unfamiliar gem with her gem under her eye and wings like Lapis.

Steven smiles and waves to Blue Diamond, who signals Blue Pearl to leave. The other gem doesn't understand.

"Leave this room," Blue Diamond demands.

"What?" The winged gem inquires.

"Do not question me Aquamarine," Blue Diamond glares.

"Yes my Diamond," Aquamarine replies, leaving the room.

"Hello Steven," Blue Diamond smiles, "how have you been?"

"Pretty good," Steven smiles, "if I may ask, where are you headed in this ship?"

"I'm a diamond," Blue Diamond hides her true intentions with a kind smile, "I have business about the empire. While you're here, there's something I wanna ask you. Totally unrelated to the ship, but, if you had to leave Earth, and you could take one person with you, who would you take?"

"Why do you ask?" Steven inquires.

"Don't you have any friends there?"

"Well... I have Connie."

"OK. Thanks Steven. Now, I really must be going. Be safe Steven."

Steven wakes up, it's still late at night. He is left confused and unnerved. Jasper said his dad was dead. Why would she lie to him?...

Meanwhile, Blue Diamond calls Aquamarine.

"Yes my Diamond?" Aquamarine asks.

"There are two humans you must retrieve before the Cluster emerges," Blue Diamond explains, "the first is Steven, and the other...

Is Connie."