Greg tells Steven the story of when he first met Rose Quartz.

When TV broadcasts are disrupted by a video signal emitted by Peridot from a Gem communication tower, Garnet chooses to fuse with Pearl into Sardonyx to destroy it, which dismays Amethyst. As the tower keeps being fixed, however, Steven and Amethyst are shocked to discover who's really behind it.

Wanting to protect Steven, Connie takes up swordfighting lessons with Pearl.

After the recent events, Pearl wants to redeem herself by capturing Peridot, who traps the Crystal Gems in an old, abandoned Gem spaceship.

Steven sneaks a listen to a friend’s audio diary.

When Connie is upset by the ending of her favorite book series, Steven takes her to Rose Quartz's room, where they remake the ending.

After witnessing Steven and Connie fuse again, Greg explains to them how he learned about gem fusion from his time with Rose Quartz, hoping to pull it off himself in order to grow closer to her.

Steven and Buck make T-shirts.

Garnet finally tells Steven the story of how she came to be a Crystal Gem.

The Gems take a trip to the moon.

While the Crystal Gems chase after Peridot in the Kindergarten, Steven and Garnet discover a dark secret while exploring its inner workings.

Steven and Connie must sneak into a hospital to retrieve Rose Quartz's sword from Connie's mother.

Peridot gets carried away with gem gossip, and unintentionally really hurts Amethyst's feelings.

After Steven explains Earth's workings, including rainstorms, to Peridot, she takes Steven to the Kindergarten to tell him more about the Cluster.

Steven has doubts about believing in everyone.

The Crystal Gems and Peridot go to the family barn to build a gem drill that can take them to the Cluster's location. However, when Peridot and Pearl fight over who will lead the project, Steven suggests they build robots and compete with each other.

When Jamie the mailman falls in love with Garnet, Steven and Connie must help turn him down gently.

Amethyst keeps trying to find a new form to regenerate into while she, Steven and Garnet chase after a monster loose in the Temple.

While she accompanies Greg and Steven on a road trip to another state and a visit to a motel in that state, Garnet's frustration with what Pearl did in the previous episode causes her to split into Ruby and Sapphire.

The Crystal Gems finally capture Peridot, but Steven suspects that she knows something and lets her live in his bathroom.

Steven is asked by Jamie to participate in a play funded by Mayor Dewey about Beach City's founding, with Pearl stepping in to provide a more historically accurate script.

Steven helps Sadie with an act for the annual Beach City Beach-a-Palooza.

Steven tries to avoid Connie so he won't have to tell her about his ordeal with the Homeworld Gems from the previous episodes.

Buck, Jenny and Sour Cream take Steven out on a late-night joyride to lift his spirits and teach him how to have fun, until they end up discovering Peridot's escape pod.

Garnet has Pearl and Amethyst stay with Steven, who is exhausted from searching for Malachite in the ocean with the Gems, for a slumber party. However, Steven is rattled by recurring dreams of Lapis Lazuli.