[The Gems have just learned that the mirror is being sentient towards Steven and are horrified.]
It's talking to him? It shouldn't be able to do that. I-it should just be following orders...
AmethystGarnet, do something.
Steven. [walks towards him]
MMirror
[displaying an image of Steven, Lars, Sadie laughing and using his voice] Noooo!
You should just give us back the mirror. It will be safer where we can watch it.
Amethyst
Yeah, let's bubble it!
MMirror
[still displaying Steven laughing] Noooo!
Steven. Don't make me have to take it from you.
[confused] It doesn't want to go with you. Don't you hear it screaming?
Steven, it's just a mirror, a tool. It can't want anything.
[she reaches out to take the mirror from him.]
MMirror
[now repeatedly] Noooo! Noooo! Noooo! [Steven looks at the mirror and then back at Garnet, greatly disturbed.] Noooo! Noooo! Noooo! [now displaying an image of Steven yelling] Noooo!
Ah! [places his hand over the mirror and snaps] It wants to be with me!
[he tries to smack her hand away, but accidentally hits her face instead, knocking her shades off in the process. He stiffens in shock at this. Cut to first-person view on Steven.]
[Garnet, all three eyes exposed, looks straight at Steven in anger, giving him a terrifying furious look. Cut back to Steven, who quickly glances at the hand that he had hit Garnet with, and then looks back at her with a look of complete terror on his face.]
[gasps] Ah! Ah! AAAAAAHHHHHH! [runs out the front door] AAAAAAHHHHHH! I'M SORRY!
[puts her shades back on, clenching her fists] That little boy is in big trouble.
[following Garnet and Amethyst, who angrily walk out of the house to find Steven] Garnet, wait! I'm sure he didn't understand what he was doing!
I've never seen so many warp pads before! I hope I have enough of these Crying Breakfast Friends stickers. Where do all these warp pads go, anyway?
Well, Steven, these warp pads were used to travel off-planet. They were our connection to the Gem Homeworld and to Gem-controlled planets all over the universe.
[gasps] You mean we could go anywhere we want in outer space?!
Amethyst
Yeahhh, we could do that if they weren't all busted.
It's true. The Galaxy Warps have all been inactive for thousands of years.
It's fine. I'll always have my memories of other worlds, but now I'm here... on Earth... forever.
Right. [pats his head] With you. [walks to the destroyed central pad] It really is incredible out there, though. I wish you could see it, Steven.
Man, why did Connie have to say I have one mother instead of zero... or three?
We'll figure this thing out. We just have to put our heads together.
(gets an idea) Why didn't I think of this before? It's so obvious! You can all come to dinner -- all three of you, fused into ONE! (snaps finger)
Amethyst
Whoa!
Steven, you know we only fuse in deadly situations!
It'd be like—like I'm actually bringing my whole family!
Amethyst
That's insane.
Fusion is serious magic, not a trick for dinner parties.
I know. Then I guess this is it. I'll never get to see Connie again. Oh, Connie! I'll never know a star that shines as bright as you.
(sighs) We have no choice.
Where's this bus taking us?
Wherever we end up. We'll find a way to survive. I've been reading about sustainable living.
Maybe it'll take us to a real apple farm!
What's up with you and apples today?
[They both hear thumping sounds and look out the back window and see Alexandrite is running after them]
STEVE-E-E-N! [Steven and Connie scream; picks up the bus] You two, come out of that bus this instant!
Aah! Okay! J-just put the bus down first.
[Back at The Crab Shack; the two kids are reunited with their families as they begin to rebuke them]
MDr. Maheswaran
I don't even know where to begin with you, young la--
What were you thinking, running off with Connie like that? You could have gotten yourselves hurt!
Or gotten mangled in traffic.
Amethyst
Or thrown in prison.
Steven, you are in very big trouble, and we have no choice but to punish you.
No dinner for 1,000 years.
We would never starve you, but you will lose your TV privileges… for 1,000 years.
No! The midseason pre-finale of "Under the Knife"! How can you do this to me?!
Because we love you, Steven.
MDr. Maheswaran
Wow. That was a masterful use of the "because we love you" shutdown. I'm quite partial to the "It's for your own good!" myself.
MMr. Maheswaran
That "1,000 years of no dinner" bit, was pretty funny. [laughs]
All comedy is derived from fear.
MMr. Maheswaran
[laughs] You are too much.
MDr. Maheswaran
I did not know what to make of the two of- Excuse me, four of you, but I see that you are responsible parents. Uh, caregivers? Guardians.
So, I can still hang out with Steven?
Everyone! Please! Stop! I'm okay, look! You don't have to fight anymore!
Amethyst
HELP!
[Amethyst has been dogpiled by Watermelon Stevens while two nearby dig a hole]
Amethyst
They're gonna put me in the ground! [sobbing] No! [A Watermelon Steven appears with a bouquet] THOSE FLOWERS ARE LOVELY! AAHHH!
These are the warps that once connected us to other planets. If something tried to come from space, it would be through here. But wait—this warp pad is broken! Marked inactive by the very depressed cartoon breakfast sticker you placed here yourself!
Amethyst
[walks up to Steven] Look, Pearl's right, like usual. Ugh... you get used to it. [Garnet places hand on Steven's head; Steven moves her hand off him]
[beat] Well... I guess so.
[Steven places his hand beside the "Crying Breakfast Friends" sticker; the Gems all sigh]
Amethyst
Oh, man! Finally! That took all day.
It was important to make Steven feel secure.
Yes, Steven feels much better now. [Steven starts losing his temper even further]
I'm a little tired... of you guys telling me how I feel!! I know I saw something outside the stream!
SPSteven/Pearl
Why is it so hard to just "listen to Steven"?! / You don't tell me what I already know! [continue arguing]
Amethyst
..Uh, this is new. I kinda like it.
Steven, you just don't know what you're talking about.
It sounds like... maybe... YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!
[cuts them off] Okay, Steven, that's enough. Let it go.
I don't get it! I thought I almost had it.
Nobody expects you to be able to perform fusion right away, Steven.
Amethyst
Yeah! It's really hard, even for us.
We'll keep working on the dance for now, and who knows, in a few years... I wonder though if Steven's body is capable of fusion. Fusion merges the physical forms of Gems, but Steven is half-human. He's organic.
Amethyst
Aw, come on! It's Steven! Who knows what's gonna happen? [laughing out loud]
Well, I think Steven can do it.
I have to show everybody. [shows the Gems their form back at the temple] Pretty cool, right?
[baffled] He fused with his friend, Connie?
Amethyst
[chuckles as she looks at Garnet] Pearl, look at Garnet.
[Garnet has her hands clapped together and a big grin on her face]
This is unprecedented. [examines Steven and Connie's fusion] A Gem fusing with a human being? It's impossible! Or, at the very least, inappropriate.
Amethyst
Wow! You two look great together! How does it feel, Steven? Connie? …Stevonnie?
Yes. Well, I'm glad you're enjoying yourselves, but you two should un-fuse this instant.
Wait, what?! Pearl, you were so worried Steven wouldn't be able to do this. Aren't you proud of him?
Of course I am! I... [turns to Garnet] Garnet, help me out here!
Stevonnie... [walks to her] listen to me. [Pearl and Amethyst walk away] You are not two people, and you are not one person. You... are an experience! Make sure you're a good experience. Now... go…have…FUN!
[holds the Sea Spire statue, sighs] I... I'm really sorry I forgot it on our mission that time.
If I had just remembered to pack it, then maybe the Sea Spire would still be around. But now it's gone forever 'cause of me.
Amethyst
Well, yeah, but... Don't worry about it, guy.
You did your best on that mission and that's what counts.
But the Sea Spire! It was a special, important Gem... place!
[walks to Steven] Oh, Steven, no, no, no. If the Spire had been crucial, we wouldn't have used it as a test for you. It's fine, really.
[beat] ..Test? What do you mean, "test"?
[Garnet and Amethyst glance at each other. Pearl gets worried with thunderous sounds]
Uhh... well, it wasn't really a "test", per se—not in the traditional sense... We just wanted to see if you were ready to go on missions.
..That's exactly what a test is!
Steven, it wasn't something we planned behind your back. We just saw an opportunity and—
[gasps] And I failed it! [long beat] I failed the test...
Amethyst
No way, you got at least a 50 percent.
Oh! And you had that raft so we didn't have to swim home? That's a solid 75—not failing at all! Besides, that Spire was in much worse shape than we thought. It should have been even easier.
[beat] ...I FAILED AN EASY TEST!?!
Amethyst
[to Pearl] Nice one.
[sweating] That's not what I meant! I—
No! I need another test! A hard one!
[pause] But, Steven... you've come so far.
Let me prove it! Test me! Test me!!
I... can't believe it. Arrgh!! "It won't be easy. Good luck, you're gonna need it!" [beat] How am I supposed to prove myself if you guys keep—
Amethyst
[heard offscreen] What's taking him so long?
I didn't think mine was very difficult. [Steven observes the Gems in the distance] Do you think he hurt himself?
There's no way. It's impossible for him to fail.
Amethyst
Uggh. So what's the point?
The point is that he's come so far. He can make Rose's bubble and he's pulled out Rose's shield twice, but he's lost his healing powers. We have to give him another success. He can't lose his confidence like that again!
[Pearl and Amethyst remain silent for a long beat]
Amethyst
We're bad at this.
Amethyst
Yeah. You can't control him, and he shouldn't be taking advice from me, and we don't have Rose to tell us what to do!
But he needs us to show him how to be a Gem!
Steven is not just a Gem. If there's never been anything or anyone like Steven... we don't know what he needs.
SASteven/Amethyst
(We're on the run) I don't care about what all the others say
(We're on the run) Well, I guess there are some things that will just never go away
(We're on the run) I wish that I could say that there's no better place than home
[together] But home's a place that I have never known
That's why we're on the run.
[Steven pushes rubble to clear the entrance of Amethyst's hole, where she sits down sulking]
Amethyst
Go away! I'm bad and you shouldn't be around me.
What? That's ridiculous! Look, I don't know what any of this really means, but I—
Amethyst
Yeah, you don't. 'Cause if you did, you wouldn't be talking to me. [Steven pauses for a beat, turns to Pearl]
Pearl, get in here. You gotta help me.
[Pearl slides in next to Amethyst in her hole with Steven watching]
Amethyst? [closeup on Amethyst's tearful face] ..Amethyst, I-I had no idea you've been upset about this.
Amethyst
What?! You had no idea?! [scoffs] This is, like, my entire existence! You want to pretend that none of this ever happened! You think I'm just a big mistake!!
[gasps] No, no, Amethyst! You're not the mistake. You're just the byproduct of a... big mistake. [beat] No, that's not— I... I just never thought of this as you. None of this is your fault! You didn't build this place! I... I'm sorry, Amethyst. I hope you can forgive me. You're the one good thing that came out of this mess. I always thought you were proud of that.
What's that? I'm missing the fireworks! It's past midnight! How did I get so sucked into this show again?! It's like everything else just disappears! Ugghh!! [leaves]
Amethyst
[grabs his hand] Whoa, whoa, don't go! We're having a really good time! Here, look. I got the two-part Hawaii special.
But... Steven really wanted me to do New Year's.
Amethyst
He'll be fine! He's Steven, he's tough.
Amethyst
Here, here, it would've been like this. [shapeshifts into Steven] Whoa, fireworks! [guffaws] Hey, Dad, come on! Now let's watch some Li'l Butler!
Amethyst, you know how I feel about shapeshifting.
Amethyst
..Geez, sorry! I was just trying to cheer you up. [shapeshifts into Greg, leans on him] Oh, that's right, I forgot, you're sooo sensitive!
I know you like making me uncomfortable, but it's not funny. I can't stay here and humor you. I have to be there for my son!
[Amethyst goes stiff for a beat before turning back to normal in a fit]
Amethyst
Well, what about me, huh?! I had someone who was always there for me until she started hanging out with YOU!!
Don't do this, Amethyst. Seriously.
Amethyst
I bet you'd stay for her!
Amethyst
What? Do this? [shapeshifts in Rose Quartz, Greg turns away] Hey, Greg! [laughs, with Steven watching] Turn around! Check it out!
I know you're doing it! I want to be friends again, I really do! But I can't let you do this to me again!
[runs atop the couch] STOP!!
[Amethyst looks right at Steven as Rose. Steven's eyes widen in horror and shuts his eyes. The television suddenly cuts to static and Amethyst turns back to herself with Greg, terrified]
What are you two doing?! [long beat] ..I get it. It's hard to deal with stuff from the past. You want to put it off because there's tons of it and it's really heavy and... it means a lot to you, so it's hard to let anything go. But you gotta! Because this thing is FULL!! [picks and throws cat carrier] Seriously, when did you even have a cat?!
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