[holding up a gemstone] It's a gem!
[The gem glows, enveloping the place in a bright light, and begins to project a holographic flashback of Ronaldo and Lars as kids]
This is the perfect clubhouse for the Beach City Explorer Club! [laughs]
Young LarsSecret clubhouse, right, Ronnie? [makes mouth zipping motions] Zip!
[The group watches as Steven laughs and Lars groans]
Lars, you're a riot! [gets startled by scraping noises] Dude!
Young Lars
[using a screwdriver to etch his name on the wall] Just carving our names in. Pretty metal, huh? [sticks the screwdriver into the wall, causing the whole place to rumble]
Weird… [quickly snaps a photo of a wooden board springing outwards from the wall, knocking Young Lars away] Holy smokes! The clubhouse is possessed! [runs over to Lars and shows him the photo] Lars, Lars! When you turn on the TV tomorrow, this is what's gonna be on every station!
Young Lars
[nervously sweating] B-B-But— But you said this was secret.
Our first paranormal discovery! We're gonna take on the world together!
Young Lars
Um… Let me just… Uh, I'll just, uh… [begins ripping the photo into pieces]
[gasps in horror] No! What are you doing?! No-no-no-no-no-no!
Young Lars
I'm just tearing myself out.
Stop! [grabs Lars and reaches for the remains of the photo] Let me… see! [yanks Lars' arm down and retrieves the torn photo] What'd you do? Ohh!
Young Lars
Oh, come on, Ronnie… You know I can't let people see me like that.
What?! What's the matter with you?! [angrily shoves him] Don't you know how important this was?! [he and Young Lars begin wrestling; Young Lars steps on his foot and starts to run away] Why do you care so much about what other people think?!
Young Lars
[tearing up, angrily] You wouldn't say that if you knew what other people say about YOU!
[Ronaldo gets visibly angry as he watches while Lars cowers in shame]
[after Young Lars runs away and disappears] Lars? [also disappears]
[The flashback projection from the gem ends]
Okay, shh. I've got you. When you were stuck in the wall, was the house like your body? You must have felt like you were under attack back when Lars carved his name in you.
Uh, sorry. We should let it rest. [bubbles the gem and sends it away to The Burning Room in the temple]
So, all that lashing out was just from feeling hurt and trapped for so long.
Lars
[talking about the photo] I didn't mean to rip it up, okay? [looks away] You can stop talking about me now.
Hey, Lars? why didn't you want to hang out with Sadie?
Lars
I see her at work. Why do I need to see her on my day off?
But aren't you gonna get married, and have kids, and name one of them after his uncle Steven?
Lars
Oh, let me think…No. Me and Sadie aren't getting married. We aren't even dating. And if she thinks we are, that's her problem.
You're lying! I know how you feel about Sadie!
Lars
You don't know what you're talking about, [squats down to Steven's height] so butt out! [walks off] Go annoy someone else. You little weirdo.
Why can't you just admit you love her?!
LLars (Steven)
[bolts awake and looks around his room] Wait a minute! This isn't the temple. [looks at himself] This isn't my voice. [gets up in shock and notices himself in the mirror] I'm Lars? [whimpers and covers his eyes, seeing himself in the nude] I'm naked! I must've jumped into Lars' mind. I guess while I'm in here, I'd better do my best to respect Lars' body... And his privacy. [dresses himself up and heads downstairs into the kitchen, finding his parents, Martha and Dante, talking]
MMartha
No. We can do this, Dante. We have to talk to him.
LLars (Steven)
Hi, there.
[Martha and Dante turn around and notice him]
DDante
Oh, there's our boy. How are you feeling?
LLars (Steven)
[sits down at the table] Uh…taller?
MMartha
[places breakfast in front of him] Here you go. Oh, it's good to see you this morning, Laramie.
LLars (Steven)
[smiling] Who's Laramie?
MMartha
I mean…Lars. [sits down next to her husband at the table]
DDante
Now, Lars, we know school is a touchy subject, but we need to talk about this. [shows him his grade report]
LLars (Steven)
[literally reading] "F-F-F-F-F-F-B-D-F." That doesn't spell anything.
MMartha
Please, Lars. We let you move into the attic, and your grades are still below average. All we're asking from you is…
DMDante & Martha
A little effort!
LLars (Steven)
Wow. You guys seem so nice. I'm sure I don't want to let either of you down. I, Lars, promise to go out and do my very best at being your son. [gets up and leaves]
DDante
Wow! He didn't even swear.
MMartha
And he's wearing the plugs I got him.
Lars
[slowly getting up] Mmm… Huh? Sadie? [gasps in shock as he notices everyone looking at him] How did I get here?! [stands up, panicking] What are you all doing here?!
Lars
Huh?!
But Steven really didn't mean to…
Lars
[furiously turns to Steven] You! What did you do?!
[Jenny, Sour Cream, and Buck rush in front of him, defending Steven]
[nervously] I spent the day…with my mind…in your body.
[Lars gasps in shock and screams in disgust]
Whoa. Where's your chill?
Buck is no longer pleased.
MMartha
I'm so sorry. He wasn't like this this morning.
Lars
I was acting weird all day and you all just LIKED IT?!
DDante
Please don't make a scene, Laramie.
Before I start my very... uh, thought-out defense, I'd like to remind the court that Rose Quartz did turn herself in.
The court remembers, and the court does not care.
Uh, of course! Uh, in-innocent! Uh, the word innocent can mean, oh- many different things.
No! I want to hear what she has to say.
Lars
[muffled] Get us out of here, Steven!
[Steven is elevated up to the Diamonds' height]
State your name for the record, please.
I, um… I am Rose Quartz… and I'm guilty.
Wait! No, don't say that!
Everything you guys said I did, I did. And I did it by myself. I'm sorry. I'll accept any punishment you want to give me. [points down to Lars] Just let him go! And leave the Earth alone.
Ha! Sounds like a solid confession to me.
How? How did you do it? How did you shatter Pink Diamond?
[nervously] Um, well…I did it on Earth in front of Pink Diamond's palanquin. I was probably like "Stop!" And she was all like, "No!" So we fought -- I think. And she probably did some cool moves. I probably did some cool stuff, too, some jump-kicks and stuff. But I was most likely deeply conflicted about deciding to shatter her. Definitely crying. I probably had to use the Breaking Point to do it.
It was a sword! [covers her eyes, crying and a blue light fills the room, making everyone except Lars tear up] You… shattered her…with a sword! [starts sobbing]
[walks up and comforts Blue; coldly to Steven] That's quite enough testimony from you! We shall take a short recess.
[Back in the Waiting Room…]
What are you saying in there?! "Maybe" this, "probably" that! Oh, what do you mean, probably?!
Look I just... I don't actually know how it happened, okay?
[grabs Steven by the shirt collar and picks him up] Don't tumble my rocks! Both our gems are on the line! Did you do this or not?!
It was me, alright! [Defense Zircon let's go of his shirt and drops him] Rose Quartz did it, and I've got her gem, so I'm the one who's got to pay for this.
You don't know how it happened. [Steven shakes his head] I get it. There's a reason they want you to explain how you did it.
It's because it doesn't make sense!
[sees Lars unconiscious on the ground] Lars! [runs over] Lars! [turns him over and tries to wake him up] Lars?
[The Off - Colors walk over, cheering on Lars' victory in unison.]
We're winning! We're winning!
[Steven tries listening for Lars' heartbeat on his chest and hears nothing, then gasps and breaks down crying, believing the explosion killed him; picks Lars up and holds him close; Tears start streaming down on his cheeks onto Lars' face, and then, Lars' body starts glowing; As everyone watches in surprised shock, Lars' body turns pink, and he slowly regains consicousness]
Lars
Ugh... Whoa. What happened?
Oh, my gosh! Something incredible is going to happen to Lars!
Lars
You don't get it, do you, Steven? [starts tearing up and sniffles] It should be me. [starts crying] I'm the one that should be hanging out with the Cool Kids! She's getting back at me for everything I've done!
Do you really think Sadie is living her life just to get back at you?
Lars
Why else would she be having so much fun without me?!
Because life goes on, no matter what happens. She was so upset when she found out you'd be stuck in space, Lars. She really misses you, but she can't stay sad forever. She started hanging out with the cool kids, she quit the Big Donut, all because she needed to do something to (make herself) feel better.
And look at you! Steven said you'd be hiding in some cave on Homeworld, but you're not! You're out here fighting for freedom with all your new friends in tow! Are you doing any of this to hurt Sadie?
Lars
No! I'm doing this because I have to. [tears up] I'd never do this to hurt Sadie because-
BBoth
Because you're best friends!
[Lars watches them fuse into Stevonnie]
And best friends wouldn't do anything to hurt each other!
[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]
[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.
Lars
Welcome home, guys.
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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