AGAmethyst Guard
State your purpose.
I'm here to make a delivery to the human zoo.
AGAmethyst Guard
Bad news-- the human zoo shut down. Which means, [crouches down into Steven's face] we'll just have throw you into space. [Steven whimpers nervously; to another Amethyst guard] Look, it believed me.
HBHolly Blue Agate
[appearing] What are you doing?
AGAmethyst Guards
Nothing, Holly Blue Agate!
HBHolly Blue Agate
[notices Sapphire and gasps; angrily kicks one of the Amethyst Guards in the ankle] Why didn't you tell me there was a Sapphire here?! What have you miscreants been saying to them?!
AGAmethyst Guard
Nothing, Holly!
[loudly to alert Steven, Pearl and Ruby] I am so glad we're almost back! I was really enjoying the tour!
HBHolly Blue Agate
Yes, I can tell by the tone of your voice. Thank you so much for averting that crisis. [stops at seeing the damage to the door, inspects it] What is going on?!
Oh. Well, I'm sure there's a reasonable --
HBHolly Blue Agate
Did you see the Amethysts that did this? [they sigh in relief] [inspects one of the marks] Really, we have guests...
AGAmethyst Guard
Holly Blue Agate, we have important news for you!
HBHolly Blue Agate
We do not run or SHOUT IN THESE HALLWAYS!
AGAmethyst Guard
[quieter] I'm sorry, it's just that --
HBHolly Blue Agate
How am I supposed to know what you're saying when you're mumbling?
[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!
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]
HBHolly Blue Agate
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!
HBHolly Blue Agate
My Diamond. My gracious, wondrous, luminous, lustrous Diamond…sss? [gasps in surprise as she notices Yellow Diamond] Oh, my! It's truly an honor to bask in your radiance…ses.
HBHolly Blue Agate
[clears throat] Yes, of course. My deepest apologies. You'll be pleased to know that your Sapphire has completed your special delivery.
HBHolly Blue Agate
Um, the special delivery you requested from Earth, of course.
I never asked any Sapphire to go to Earth.
I… Um… [nervously starts freezing up]
[whispering] Oh, no! She's freezing up!
My…future vision foresaw you, my Diamond, desiring more…humans for the zoo. So I…acted accordingly.
It's true. The window preserving Earth's specimens is closing.
[Steven sighs in relief]
Is that what you want? Sapphire, has the Cluster emerged yet?
Then there's still time. That will be all. [claps twice]
HBHolly Blue Agate
[bows] My Diamonds.
HBHolly Blue Agate
[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…
HBHolly Blue Agate
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.
[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]
HBHolly Blue Agate
[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!
HBHolly Blue Agate
[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]
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.
You don't have to be sorry about a thing. I hope you found what you were looking for.
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