While the Crystal Gems planned on staying Earthbound, Lion had other plans. He readied himself to warp them to another dimension, not far away, in a sense, from Earth itself. Steven spoke to Lion. ”Lion, warp us out of here!” Soon, all seven of them were being warped by Lion, whose eyes and mane emitted a white glow. He knew of something they didn’t: the Panama Wormhole, which could only be accessed by beings like himself. Legends said it led to a planet named Etheria, a place without stars. Although these stories were often derided as a cruel joke, these stories were true. Once they had reached the Panama Wormhole, which started on the Moon, he let the wormhole warp do its magic rather than using up his own energy. Steven realized something wasn’t right since the warp was taking much longer than he had expected, but he couldn’t do much of anything. They all screamed and landed on the floor with a thud. They were in Bright Moon, one of Etheria’s many kingdoms, and the center of the Rebellion, although they did not know this at the time. This magical world shared almost nothing in common with Earth. While the Crystal Gems had gemstones, the princesses they were about to meet, had elemental runestones tied to the planet itself, grounding them there, limiting their ability to travel to other dimensions if they so choose.

Looking at Garnet, Steven, Connie, Lapis, Pearl, Amethyst, and Peri were the members of the Princess Alliance. Like they did every week, they were discussing their next move against the Horde, as part of their war council, and checking in on their progress. Glimmer, Adora, Bow, Netossa, Spinnerella, Mermista, Frosta, Sea Hawk, Perfuma, and Swift Wind looked at the Crystal Gems with astonishment. Frosta wanted to freeze them, Netossa readied her net to capture them, and Glimmer readied her magic to confuse them with her ability to distort light just like she had done with Adora when they first met. Luckily for the Crystal Gems, Perfuma felt differently. ”Let us accept these unexpected visitors with open hearts. With love and understanding, we can solve anything. Let’s all form a drum circle and hold hands, making love, not conflict.”

While the other princesses shook their heads in what seemed like ”hippy-logic” to them, Steven nodded, since he would have said something similar. This means that Perfuma, without knowing it, acted like ”the Steven” as Peri had dubbed Connie in the past. Smiling, he introduced himself, explaining they had been brought to Bright Moon by accident, and that as the Crystal Gems they worked to defend Earth from evil attacks. Queen Angella, heading the table, with Castaspella beside her, considered this. ”Very well, Crystal Gems, as you call yourself, you are our guests in this Bright Moon castle.”