The sun rises over the fields of the local barn as a precense disturbs the peace. I watch her step out from a feet away alongside Bismuth and Jasper. Today is the day of Rose's Hunt. If all goes according to her plan, we're going to lose Lapis by the end of the day.

Ruby and Sapphire is the only family that she has left by her side. Even in the form of Steven in a Rose Quartz dress, she still looks the same. Bold, determined and graceful. She moves Steven's limbs as she looks around, placing his hands on the porch wall.

"Steven, I'm so sorry this had to happen. We both can't exist together and now, you are a part of me. Someone destroyed you...and I'm going to destroy HER!" I grit my teeth as Steven's fingers clutch the railing.

"I'm going to avenge you and I'm going to bring you back into this world...if I can. I can only do so much for you after all. Oh, if only I can see Greg one last time. And Pearl, she didn't come back. Maybe something has happened to her."

Bismuth coughs on the cold air and Jasper immediately covers her mouth as Rose turns to look in our direction. We are hiding in a bush right now just feet away from where she stands. "Hmm..." She starts heading down the porch steps until the door opens.

"Rose, I am ready to explain the possible outcomes of your hunt today." Rose turns to Sapphire with a smile. "Yes. Of course. Go on." He starts heading back inside the cabin as Sapphire starts to explain everything to him.

"The hunt is your plan. Therefore, someone is going to stop YOU. A Gem in fact. You can lose to her and you yourself, Rose, would be killed. However, Lapis-!" The door closes and we exchange looks with each other. "So Lapis is the one whose going to become the victim of this?"

"Sadly, yes. But we can save her! We just need to find Lapis before Rose does. If we do that, we can defend her and change the path for the remainder of her existence." Jasper folds her arms. "Well, tough. We don't know where she could be."

I widen my eyes as I remember something. "Guys, I think I might know where Lapis is!"
"You do?!"
"Where?!"
"Lapis' gem broke back in the Prime Kindergarten of Facet 5. She can't go anywhere without a fixed gem."

"So what you're saying is, we should check out that area to make sure she's not around?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't she be there?" I start to dash off as I turn back to motion them to follow me.
"This way! We'll take the warp!"

This shouldn't be so hard of a challenge. If can we get over there through the warp pad, things should only take a matter of minutes to resolve. We can save Lapis before Rose even steps outside the door again.

I smirk with confidence as I jog down to the warp pad with Bismuth and Jasper following right beside me. I stop in front of the warp pad and my expression contrasts with itself instanly.

"The warp pad." The warp pad here is no longer functional. It has cracks on its sides and on the surface. A huge chunk lays on right on top of it, perfect to hold a sticky note for decent number of hours.

"Great! It's broken! Now how are we supposed to get over there?!" I put a hand up to my chin to contemplate. "Oh! We can take a vehicle for transportation." Bismuth folds her arms. "Such as?"

I put the hand back down. "There was a time in which Steven and I felt like running away from home. So we did just that! We ran and we didn't use the warp pad. We made it over there simply by jumping on a train."

"A train?" I nod. "We can use that to get over to the Kindergarten."
"But what if Sapphire suggested the exact same plan to Rose?!"
"Well let's just hope that they don't get that idea and let's get going."

We nod before I ask a question. "Does anyone need to go back into the barn to get something really quickly?" Jasper and Bismuth shake their heads and I motion them to follow me again. "Alright then. Let's go catch a train."