SU AU: Infinity Train Book: Cracking Beneath The Surface

Episode 1: The Green Car

Steven warps back to Earth, returning from Homeworld. Steven was sneaking into his room, not wanting the gems to see him glowing pink and tall. He sighs and lies face down on the bed. Steven's phone begins to ring. He sits up and looks at the caller ID. It was Connie, and Steven was a bit nervous before answering her call.

"Hey Connie, what's up?" He greets her. "Steven, good, you finally picked up! I can't believe we haven't spoken since the hospital. How are you?" She asked. "Great, never been better!" Connie was a bit confused by his response. "Really? Have you ever had Issues of swelling and glowing pink?" Steven was a bit hesitant, but he still answered her. "Ummm, no! Well Maybe? But how about you, how's college prep?" He asked, trying to change the subject.

"Steven, it's fine! But what do you mean, maybe?" She asked worryingly. "Look there's nothing to worry about. I'm ok, I should go I don't wanna wake up the gems." He says stopping the conversation. "But they don't even sleep!" "Uh bye!" Steven hangs up the phone in a nervous panic. He groans and looks at himself. Staring at his feet, noticing he's only wearing one of his sandals. He looks at his glowing pink hands as well.

So many troubling thoughts ran through his mind. He holds his head in pain, and sweat runs down his face. His thoughts were being broadcast on his television. The events that had to happen before today were being played on the tv screen. The fight he had with his dad, the time he holds Jasper's shards, and the desire thought of shattering White Diamond. He runs and turns off the tv and notices his pupils have changed into a diamond shape.

"No no no no no no this isn't happening! I didn't think about shattering White! I didn't shatter Jasper! I didn't have a fight with dad!" he says to himself all frantically. "I'm Steven Universe!" He says, trying to reassure himself. He looks over at the painting that Vidalia gave them. A painting with Garnet and Steven as a baby angel. He stands up, looking at his angel self of the painting that Vidalia gave him. He weak smile appeared on his face. "I'm fine. I'M FINE!" He shouts causes cracks in the door windows.

"STEVEN IS THAT YOU!" Steven hears pearl voice from down stairs. He greets them when they rush up to his bedroom. "I'm fine." They all look in horror at his form. "Going to see the diamonds was a waste of time. I thought I need to figure myself out. But I know who I am. I'm Steven Universe! I help people, I don't hurt them!" The gems were really concern they didn't know what was going on.

"Dude what's going on you look really different!" Amethyst asked worryingly. Steven just shrugs off her concerns. "I'm still good old Steven!" "Steven we're worried!" Garnet chimes in. "I'm okay really!" He says trying to reassure them. They all looked at each other unsure of what to do. "Okay we'll take your word for it." Garnet says. "You know everything went down hill since I stop running Little Homeschool. I should get down there in make myself useful! I'll see you all there!

Steven zips passed them with super speed. He arrives at little homeworld. Steven has a smile on his face and was ready to help anyone in need. He heads into the green house. Where he tries to help Peridot grow plants but when uses his healing spit. Things became out of control as plant Stevens burst out of the green house running around all over the place. Peridot and the other gems in the green house run away in terror. Steven pretends everything is fine walking away to find his next task.

He heads into Bismuth's workshop class. Steven enters and Bismuth is impressed by how he looks. She could tell he was a lot stronger then the last time she laid eyes on him. He ask Bismuth if he can help and she gladly excepts his offer. When she asked him to finish shaping the pauldron she brought out. Steven was eager for the job. He tried using the tiny hammer but ended up cracking Bismuth's anvil in half. With nervous laughter coming from him he leaves in a hurry.

Next he stops by Amethyst's baseball game. Where he volunteers to play with them. He plays out field and when a nephrite hits the ball. It starts going towards a window where the Heaven and Earth beetles are having tea. With his quick reflexes Steven grabs the ball in midair. In shock and joy Steven was surprised he caught it. He shouts in enjoyment and the decibels of his scream cause a powerful shockwave. Which the destroy the area he was in but he quickly decides to make it right to rebuild what he's destroyed.