Steven Universe

And Steven!

Yeah!

Great job parking, Lion!

Eh. It's a little crooked.

Never mind. It's perfect!

Is Lion gonna be okay parked out here?

Oh, yeah. Uh, I just gotta lock him up.

Boop, boop!

Don't worry. He's not going anywhere.

I still can't believe

this'll be your first time inside of a library.

Why?

Because libraries are full of your favorite thing.

Books!

Shh!

Books.

All right. Time to beat these books.

Ah. What'd they do to you?

I'm mainly trying to get a head-start on seventh grade.

We'll be covering a lot of new stuff, so...

I just want to be prepared.

Can't you just use your phone to look stuff up?

Last time I relied on the Internet for info,

I ended up writing a very, uh...

erroneous paper about raccoons having heat-vision.

Raccoons have heat vision?!

Shh!

You should take a look around while I get started.

There's tons of stuff here I'm sure you'll love.

Okay.

Nonfiction? Wild.

Whee!

Wow!

There's even cool books on the bottom shelves!

Huh?

What are you doing down here, little buddy?

It's blank!

Whoa!

Connie!

Look!

It's blank.

It's the journal of first mate Buddy Buddwick!

- Like, the real thing? - Yeah!

Jamie did a play about how Buddy helped

the first Mayor Dewey discover Beach City!

There's even drawings of gem locations in here!

Oh, my gosh!

Forget homework.

Let's take it from the top!

Yeah!

After narrowly escaping certain doom,

Captain William Dewey and I, his first mate Buddy,

founded the land of Beach City.

With Captain Dewey's legacy cemented... well, bronzed...

I wondered what my legacy would be.

Would anyone remember my name?

Or will it be washed away by the ocean of time?

I'm picturing buddy as Jamie being all sad.

Oh, yeah. Drama zone.

No! I shall not disappear!

I shan't die a lowly first mate!

I schwill do something great with my life!

I'll comb the world in search of greatness!

And so began a new chapter of my life...

to explore the previously unexplored

and to make my mark on the world!

I traveled for many days and nights

until, finally, I found myself in a field of sorts...

or, should I say, a field of swords,

intermingled with giant, sweet-smelling strawberries

as big as one's head.

"Who could have wielded such a weapon?" I pondered.

"What sort of battle could this have been used for?"

I contemplated.

I continued to sketch, sinking into deep concentration

when I suddenly felt the touch of a familiar hand.

Ahoy.

Salutations.

It was two of the Crystal Gems.

Hmm.

Would the Gems have looked different back then?

Yes. Definitely.

It was two of the Crystal Gems

that had saved my captain from a sea beast.

And now we're here to save you.

But I'm not in peril.

I'm just a humble traveler who wants my name

to be remembered by everyone for all time.

Well, travel not here, traveler,

as this place is very dangerous.

Very well. I'll go elsewhere.

Wait!

There are many places on this Earth

that a human like you should avoid.

Here's a convenient marking of all the places

where you should absolutely, under no circumstances, visit

if you'd like to keep your short life.

Only the bravest, most courageous,

most memorable explorers would dare

to visit these fascinating places.

Yes, that's essentially what I just said.

Anyway, glad we cleared that up.

Fare thee well!

Surely, if I do explore these places,

I'll be remembered as brave and courageous!

He drew the communication hub.

Sparkling slugs?

Where'd he get these names from?

Ooh! He got this one right!

I feel like I'm back there.

What's this place?

I don't know this one.

Ooh! It looks like he went to the kindergarten!

I found myself at the most amazing locations.

Hmm. Very pointy.

Though I could not shake the feeling

that something about this journey felt a bit... off.

Hmm.

I wonder why all these tiny caves are here.

Hey, Buddy!

Th-This is Buddy speaking.

Get out of my hole.

Lo, it was the third Crystal Gem.

Do you, uh, live here?

Used to!

Nowadays, I just come back every so often