Steven and Spinel continued hugging a few more moments "If I had my inflatable raft maybe we could get out of here ... I don't know how to swim" Steven was lamenting, he was tired and sad, the human kept talking a few moments, but now the gem seemed thoughtful "Spinel ? " Steven asks curiously.

"Steven. How long can a human last without food and water?" Spinel asks Steven, to which the human was not quite sure what to answer, Spinel's innocence about that shut up Steven for a few moments.

"Not much," Steven says with concern, they both had to think something quickly. "I don't know how to swim, I don't have a life-saving vest, and we don't know where exactly the nearest island or land is." Steven parses carefully, the human shot. of his fluffy hair, the situation was above him. The gem on the other hand did not feel the legs, Spinel had an idea but did not have enough courage "... Spinel! I have an idea, it is a bit awkward to ask but could you become a raft?" Steven asks after a while to think actively, now Steven's face was a little reddish, but his hopeful eyes hit Spinel hard.

"Of course I can," Spinel replies faintly, to which she fills her "lungs" with oxygen while changing her shape in a kind of inflatable boat, but when a small wave approaches the gem runs out to hide closer to the withered bushes of The Garden "But I don't want to swim" The gem sentence, to which Steven is surprised.

"Are you afraid of the ocean?" Steven asks in dismay "Well, I have to admit that with Malachite in there, I wouldn't go in either. But we have no other way out of here! I will die of thirst and hunger sooner or later" Steven exclaims, he was a little awkward to mention Malachite as a fear factor (and rightfully so) but he ends up finally appealing to reason.

"It's not that I'm afraid of the ocean or the things in it but ... What if we fail? What if we just end up even more lost in the ocean?" Spinel sentences with concern "... Steven. What would happen if you dehydrated? Would it be like gems and you would regenerate yourself?" Spinel suddenly curious question, Steven was also surprised by this thought but quickly Spinel kept talking "Can't you drink water from the ocean, so you wouldn't" die "of thirst, and maybe we can get something from the sea, some crab or something" Spinel tries to reason , but Steven quickly returned to earth.

"I can't drink salt water or raw food Spinel, other than it's ... disgusting ... it would just hurt my stomach" Steven explains to the gem, she swallowed nervously. But Steven sat down next to her "So you're afraid of failing?" Steven asks kindly.

"... Perhaps, I would not say that it is fear of failing precisely but I am ... worried" Spinel exclaims in dismay, her hands were moving uncontrollably, she did not know how to express the great majority of emotions at that time.

"But we can't know if we fail if we don't even try!" Steven points out trying to motivate the gem, she was still a little doubtful, but the human extended his hand towards her "We would at least fail together" Steven sentence, to which Spinel smiles sideways with a slight laugh and narrows Steven's hand.

"Don't say I don't warn you," Spinel warns, turning back into an inflatable raft, at the beginning she didn't like the feeling of the ocean in her physical form, but she would have to get used to it while carrying Steven on top of her, the human kept her calm talking to her, a kind of moral support or perhaps personal trainer.

Spinel and Steven spent hours in that routine crossing the ocean, Spinel used her head as a kind of bow mask, observing the horizon in search of land, Steven for his part had fallen asleep, they had already been lost for a whole day in the ocean after leaving The Garden "Steven. Are you still alive?" Spinel asks extending her neck to see Steven, the unconscious human responded with a snore and an involuntary movement of his hand "At least we are lost together" Spinel remembers making a small smile, but she did not like this situation. She was lost, and far from the only place on Earth she knew.

Without knowing it, Spinel wasted almost 2 hours watching Steven and talking to herself, the human began to wake up although the night was still dark "Spinel?" Steven asks in dismay, carving his eyes half closed.

"Steven! I'm sorry I woke you up but I got a little nervous, haha," Spinel rushes to say sorry, but then Steven got up and pointed animatedly behind her.

"Spinel, an island!" Steven draws attention, to which Spinel turned to observe an island of tall palm trees, lush vegetation and a volcano in the middle of it. Surprised Spinel rushes as much as she can to get to the island, using her limbs as oars while Steven held on tightly, both had reached what looked like a deserted beach "We're alive!" Steven sentenced kissing the beach, although he quickly complained about having to remove the sand from his face, Spinel made a little of fun of this because of the human's reaction.

"So ... Where are we going from here?" Spinel asks with dismay, holding Steven once he finishes cleaning his face.

"I guess we would stay here for a while, I have to eat something, so we can go somewhere else until we reach Beach City. I was already lost on an island before, with Sadie and Lars," Steven exclaims simply, Spinel remembers how the human talked to her about the island, and Spinel hoped there were no invisible monsters on this island. "Spinel, are you tired?" Steven asks worried while Spinel watched the island.

"What? I don't need to sleep at all!" Spinel sentences with a smile.

"Oh come on, you deserve a good nap," Steven says cheerfully trying to convince the gem.

"Someone has to take care of you while you have no powers, and as it is my fault, you are my responsibility, go back to sleep" Spinel sentences while she crushes some bushes and using her elongated limbs, Spinel places the human in one of the makeshift beds.

"But I'm not sleepy!" Steven complains while the gem sat on the crushed bush "Besides, I'm not your responsibility, we're partners, we should take care of each other. Aren't you tired of swimming so much?" The human exclaims with concern, which Spinel downplay with a movement of his hands.

"Entertaining Pink is much more complicated, but since you don't want to sleep, do you want to see a trick?" Spinel asks, she created bubbles in her hands with which she began juggling with great skill, which Steven saw astonished, Spinel loved having the human as a public, both entertained themselves with improvised games while they waited for the Sun to rise. The gem's plan was to take advantage of the light to find some food or water for Steven, but when the first rays of sunlight were about to arrive, the plants behind both began to move, listening to footsteps stepping on the herbs without discretion "Steven!" Spinel jumps worriedly arranging the bushes so that both hide quickly "What do you think it is?" The gem asked nervously while waiting for the appearance of the mysterious beings.

"I don't know, it could be anything," Steven sentences in a whisper, holding Spinel as he could to prevent her from making an abrupt movement, no matter how brave it may have been before, the gem shook quite a bit. However soon the origin of these steps was revealed, humanoid watermelons "Watermelons Stevens!" The human jumps from his bush with star-shaped eyes.

Given this, the humanoids almost jumped in fright, but the less fearful jumped out of joy, they were already very old and that is why they recognized their creator, jumping to give him a hug. Spinel came out of the bush more slowly, observing that "gathering" to put it in some way, although watermelons were much more distrustful of them, Steven was too close to protect her in case they got out of control, the human would not be attacked.

The older watermelons acted excitedly, gesturing with their short arms to run away, followed by the younger watermelons "I think they want us to follow them" Steven cheers, starting to run "Come on Spinel!" The human exclaims animatedly, to which Spinel followed him taking elongated steps, literally.

In a place near the center of the island, there was a small city, built with sticks, sand and rocks, the Watermelons Stevens had developed their own city "I wonder how they increased their number, some of these Stevens Watermelons are babies" Steven exclaims surprised when he was received by all the watermelons, there was even a statue of Baby Melon in the small town.

"My only explanation is that the seeds of the Watermelons Stevens give rise to more Watermelons Stevens" Spinel speculates with ignorance, between the two they talked and walked around the city, guided and presented by the oldest Watermelons Stevens in a non-verbal language, to Steven they bring him wild fruits and coconut water, which he eats along with Spinel. Little did the newcomers know what really was in the deepest parts of the island.

But for now, Spinel and Steven enjoyed their little breakfast with the company of the Watermelons Stevens at dawn.