[Greg, Rose Quartz and baby Sour Cream lie down on the beach under a parasol]
You wouldn't believe how long it took me to figure out that this and you are the same thing.
Greg[beat] What do you mean?
You're both human! You have to admit, it's a little confusing. You're big and can talk, and he's small and can only make noises. How was I supposed to know you were the same species?
Greg
[chuckles nervously] What?
I know, it's silly. But then I started to notice that... you grow.
Greg
Well, can't play guitar with little baby hands.
[Rose giggles and then pauses for a moment]
When a gem is made, it's for a reason. They burst out of the ground already knowing what they're supposed to be, and then... that's what they are. Forever. But you, you're supposed to change. You're never the same, even moment to moment—you're allowed and expected to invent who you are. What an incredible power... the ability to grow up.
Greg
[pause] Wow. Those would make some pretty good lyrics. Hold on! Watch Sour Cream a second. [runs off] I gotta write this down!
[Greg talks to his long-distant cousin Andy after telling him Rose is no longer with us]
Greg
These people are... sorta like her family, so... I offered to let these two stay in the barn.
AAndy
Yeah? Oh, well, that was real nice of ya. But the barn's for the DeMayo family!
What's a DeMayo? [Andy looks shocked at him]
AAndy
Andy DeMayo, Greg DeMayo, Steven DeMayo. We're the DeMayos.
Greg
Actually, we're, um... the Universes now. [Andy is shocked and enraged]
AAndy
You space walnut! You didn't even keep the family name, but you're goin' around givin' family property out like candy on... some kind of... candy-giving-out holiday?!
You're telling me "Universe" isn't a real last name?!
Greg
It is a real name! I had it changed! Andy, look, they just really needed a place. They're alien refugees from space and—
AAndy
They're illegal aliens?! Wh... You couldn't even marry an American?!
Greg
What does that matter?!
[to himself] DeMayo's a much cooler name than plain old Universe.
Yo, Greg, check it out! We brought gifts for Little Rose.
Amethyst, we've gone over this. Steven is a--
Greg
[closes the door as the Gems enter the house] Can I get you guys anything? We've got water, old plates, uh… How about some tea.
No. We're just here to drop off these gifts.
Greg
Right. Sure.
Greg
These gifts are great, but Steven's just too young for this stuff. Nowadays he's really into this. [swinging a keychain carabiner] [singing] Carabiner! Carabiner! [Baby Steven laughs]
Whoa, he loves it! [takes the carabiner, swings it] Hey, 'lil Steven!
Hm, he's certainly captivated with those things.
Well, next time, we'll just bring a big box of keys for Steven.
[Baby Steven's gem glows]
Greg
[gasps]
Greg
What's happening to him?
Greg
Is he gonna turn into a laser?!
Relax, y'all. I got it all figured out. Rose is trying to shapeshift back to her old self.
Greg
What?!
She can't shapeshift because she's trapped in a baby!
Greg
Trapped in a baby?!
[to Baby Steven's gem] Rose? Rose, it's me, Pearl. Are you in there? Glow twice for yes. [Baby Steven grabs Pearl's nose] Baby, please. I'm trying to talk to Rose.
[as Steven walks up to the Beach House, he stops to face Greg]
Dad, before you go, can I ask you something?
Greg
Yeah, of course!
Did Mom ever talk to you about... Pink Diamond?
Greg
There were some things your mom didn't like to talk about. I never pressed her for details.
Why not? [Greg pauses, sits down next to Steven on the steps]
Greg
Rose and I talked about tons of important stuff. Music, comic books, getting sand between your toes, y'know, feelings. We both made a lot of mistakes when we were young. I thought disco was coming back, she started a war—I think she felt like she needed to confess everything to me, but I told her, "The past is the past. All that matters to me is who you are now." And who she was, was an incredible, loving being. [Steven hugs Greg]
Greg
Night, Steven.
[Steven watches Greg being dragged over to Blue Diamond by her Pearl while hiding in the bushes]
How curious. I'm impressed by humanity's ability to survive in the wild. What a strange planet. Where else would a being as fragile as a human live, while a being as powerful as a Diamond, perish? This is where it happened, where she was broken.
Greg
Were you close?
Greg
I-I'm awfully sorry. I know how hard it is to move on when you've lost someone.
[turns to him, revealing her face for the first time] You do?
Greg
I lost someone very important to me, too. I miss her every single day and I think about her all the time. But she's never coming back. That feeling can be so hard to be okay with.
I'm surprised that a human being is capable of understanding how I feel. It's a shame. [stands up] There's a geo-weapon incubating in your planet that will destroy everything shortly. But you don't deserve that, do you?
Greg
Geo-weapon, huh?
You know, I really shouldn't be here. But I'm glad I came back one last time. I can save one last piece of her legacy.
[An Amethyst Guard throws Steven and Greg into a room full of Amethysts and Jaspers]
HAHomeworld Amethyst
These the ones?
Steven! Greg! They found me out!
You won't believe what I've been through! These Amethysts, they're really, really... great!
What?! [all of the Quartz soldiers laugh]
HAHomeworld Amethyst
[laughing] Your faces!
A8Amethyst 8XL
[laughing] You were right. That was priceless!
[hugs Steven] I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I had to! What are you wearing? Greg, this is a good look for you.
These Amethysts, they're all from Earth! They're from the Prime Kindergarten! Wait. Hey, 8XL!
You guys, I'm an 8! Tell them, tell them!
A8Amethyst 8XL
The Amethyst under me never popped out. We were all waiting and, nothing.
I'm 8XM! Facet 5, Cut 8XM! That's me! This is 8XG, this is 8XH…
Oh, geez! Sorry, I'm worse than Holly Blue!
A8Amethyst 8XJ
Aren't we all?
J"Skinny" Jasper
Prime, Prime, Prime. You Amethysts are so cliquey.
Skinny's a Jasper! There are gems here from the Beta Kindergarten, too. Hey, where's Carnelian?
J"Skinny" Jasper
Celebrating.
CCarnelian
[carries Amethyst] I'm not the shortest anymore!
Greg
This is unreal.
Hey! Please, if you don't mind me asking, we really need your help. We came in with Sapphire, Ruby, and Pearl. We've gotta find them and get them out of-
[The door behind them suddenly opens up, revealing Ruby, Sapphire, Pearl, and Holly Blue Agate standing in the doorway]
I'll only be a moment. [enters the room as Steven and Greg quickly hide behind an Amethyst Guard] What are you all doing in here?! Get to your stations! Even you hideous off-color Betas! Get out of your cubbies and into your places! It's the least you can do for the Diamond that kept you worthless sorry Gems in service! That's right. Blue is back already! Now go pretend your filthy vein of Quartz is capable of gratitude! Go, go, go!
[as Steven, Greg, and the Crystal Gems try to stealthily file past her] It's a shame, though. This outpost is so remote, I was beginning to think we'd been forgotten. But we haven't! Two diamonds, one day! What an honor! I don't think anything can spoil this for me! [turns and catches the group frozen while boarding the Roaming Eye] What… is… THE MEANING OF THIS?! [the Quartz soldiers appear to watch in the doorway watching behind her] Why are these two outside the containment area?!
Holly Blue, I can explain…
No need, your Clarity. Not even you could have forseen how incompetent these Amethysts are. Well, if you want something done right... [summons an electrified whip from her gem in the back of her head] you just do it yourself. [to Steven and Greg] You two are coming with me! [swings her electric whip at the, but Sapphire and Ruby fuse into Garnet and catch it, stunning her and the Quartz soldiers]
SGSteven and Greg
Garnet!
Steven, get Greg on board.
Greg
Yes, please!
[Pearl severs Holly Blue Agate's whip. Amethyst catches it and wraps her up with it to the amusement of the Quartz soldiers]
[approaches Holly Blue Agate, summons her right gauntlet] I've been waiting to do this all day... [hits Holly Blue Agate with her left hand, knocking her down]
[to the Quartz soldiers laughing at her] What are you doing?! They're traitors! Destroy them!
[kisses and waves to the Quartz soldiers] Famethyst for life!
[as the whip fades] I'll report you to the Diamonds! All of you! You'll all be shattered!
You're really going to tell the Diamonds that you allowed a band of traitorous rebels to infiltrate a highly secure facility and escape from right under your careful watch? [inhales sharply] Doesn't sound like a wise thing to do, Holly Blue. So do yourself a favor and keep your mouth shut. That will be all.
[Holly Blue groans in misery while the Quartz soldiers wave their goodbyes to the Crystal Gems as they take off and leave the zoo]
Greg
Thanks so much for coming to get me. That has to be, like, the third craziest weekend I've ever had.
Dad, I'm really sorry I got you into all this. This whole thing started 'cause… I wanted answers.
Greg
You don't have to be sorry about a thing. I hope you found what you were looking for.
[Steven pauses the "For Nora" videotape and turns to Greg]
No! I don't understand. Why is this the same as the video you guys made me? Who's Nora? [Greg pauses, wipes his tears]
Greg
Nora is you. [Steven pauses, freaks out]
I'm my mom and my sister?! What kind of destiny is this?!
Greg
[chuckles] No, no. We just had it down to two names—Steven if you were a boy, and Nora if you were a girl.
So, then, would Nora have the magical destiny if I wasn't here?
Greg
Magical destiny? I don't know about that.
But Mom did! She was trying to tell me something with my tape! She keeps leaving me puzzle pieces. Sooner or later, I'm going to understand what I'm for!
Greg
Whoa, Steven! It's okay! C'mere, c'mere. [Steven sits down on the van; Greg sits beside him]
Am I supposed to be... D-did she want me to be Nora?
Greg
Steven, she just wanted you to be you. When you have a kid, you have no idea who they're gonna be. Even Garnet couldn't predict it. That's what was so exciting to your mom, that life is full of so many possibilities, and you would get to explore them for yourself. I mean, you could be Steven or Nora or anyone else. And you can always change your name! Hey, I did.
[Greg, Garnet, and Amethyst burst through the door]
Greg
We weren't listening.
I'm not upset about what happened on Homeworld although, yeah, a lot of that was really messed up. But my relationship with Connie is even more messed up! I left her behind to go to Homeworld after promising we'd face everything together. I'm sure I really hurt her. I've been calling and texting her for a week, but she hasn't responded once. [tearing up] Connie might never talk to me again! [runs away, crying]
Greg
I'll go get him.
Greg
[calming Steven down as he silently freaks out] Relax, kiddo. This could be what she needs.
But, Dad! What if they never form Garnet again?! We gotta get them back together!
Greg
Whoa... Th-That's not our call to make! Ruby's gotta want that for herself! If that's not what Ruby wants, then it's not what Garnet wants, right?
[While the Cluster and Yellow Diamond's ship engage in an arm wrestling, Blue Diamond emerges from her ship as it faces Steven and the others in front of the temple]
Greg
Guess it's time to work the old Universe charm.
Greg
Alright, I'll just... be in here. [goes inside the house]
Rose Quartz. So you escaped Homeworld and crawled back here. [raises her head, angrily crying with tears of grief] This is Pink's world! How dare you use it as your hiding place?! COME! Answer for what you've done!
This is bad! This is bad! This is bad! This is bad!
Come on, you rocks! Let's put her in a bubble!
PAPearl, Amethyst & Garnet
Right!
Wait, there's no reason to fight. Let me talk to her. [approaches Blue Diamond to try and reason with her] Blue Diamond, please listen to me! I didn't shatter Pink Diamond. Pink Diamond's right here. It's pretty interesting when you think about it--
ENOUGH! [hurls an energy blast at Steven, knocking him back, only for Alexandrite to catch him]
You cannot fathom how much I've mourned, what thousands of years of grief has done to me! [unleashes her aura, de-fusing Alexandrite, making everyone fall on their knees and tear up, except Connie]
Greg
[running through the crowd after the Diamond Mech arrives on Earth and lands above the stage] Steven!
Dad! [runs up to his father and tackles him down as they both laugh joyfully]
Greg
Welcome home! Huh?
[They see Lars and the Off-Colors' Sun Incinerator arriving and lands on the beach]
I predict our long journey through space will soon be over.
RRhodonite
We finally made it! Earth! No more running, no more hiding! No more Diamond Authority! [they notice the Diamonds, who have heard everything] Well, we're cracked.
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