[Steven throws his shield over a towering Injector; Amethyst backs away from Jasper as it falls between them]
Steven... I-I can't win. No matter what I do, no matter how hard I work, she came out right, and I came out... wrong.
That's just what Jasper thinks! She's the only one who thinks you should be like her!
Stop trying to be like Jasper. You're nothing like Jasper! You're like me! Because we're both not like anybody! And yeah, it sucks! [Jasper lifts up the Injector and throws it aside] But at least I've got you. And you've got me! [tearing up] So stop leaving me out of this!
Us worse Gems stick together... [sniffles] right? [Steven holds out his hand]
That's why we're the best.
[Amethyst takes his hand, and they hug… and fuse]
SmokyWhat a BEAUTIFUL DAY!
Huh?! Who are you supposed to be?!
Smoky
Oh, yeah. Who am I? I feel like Amethyst knows this.
Forget your name, you've got a fight to win!
Smoky
I think, a Rose Quartz and an Amethyst, make a… [jumps into the air and combines Steven's shield and Amethyst's whip to make a yo-yo, lands safely back on the ground] Smoky Quartz!
Is fusion the only trick you Crystal Gems know?!
Smoky
I've got plenty of tricks. Ever say, "Sink the sink?"
I will not be beaten by another fusion! [fuses with the corrupted ocean Gem to form Zebra Jasper]
Smoky
What the…?! [Zebra Jasper begins to attack her, but dodges] Hold on, I've got a move that will really blow you away. [twirls her yo-yo around like a fan, pushing Zebra Jasper back, but it is not strong enough as Zebra Jasper regains her footing and approaches her again] It's cool if you don't like it, I've already got three huge fans! [summons two more yo-yos, creating a tornado, engulfing and lifting Zebra Jasper off the ground]
[Zebra Jasper begins separating back into the corrupted ocean Gem, as it tries to escape, and Jasper, holding it back]
We could beat them… if we stay together!
[After briefly fusing with a corrupted Gem, the corruption spreads slowly in Jasper's left arm]
Smoky
It's... corruption. [defuses back into Steven and Amethyst]
But this just happened - maybe I can do something! Jasper, it's okay. I'm here. [starts approaching her]
I'm not Rose, I'm Steven. I just wanna try and heal you. [licks his palm and reaches for her but she slashes at him, tearing his shirt]
[Peridot unsuccessfully tries to mentally move the metal rod again]
[as Amethyst tries to charge at Jasper] Stop!
[chuckles] I see how you do it now, Rose. You want Gems after they're worthless. You wait until after they've lost. Because when you're at the bottom, you'll follow anyone that makes you feel like less of a failure. [as Peridot rushes over] Huh... Just look at this one! You've stripped her of everything! Her limb enhancers, her status, her dignity...
I still have one of those things.
How can you side with Rose Quartz?! Why? Why protect this useless shell of a planet?!
It's not a shell. There's so much life, living here. [smiling] That's what I'm doing! I'm living here! I've been learning new things about myself all the time! Like how I can make metal do my bidding! [tries to show this off, but the rod just falls behind her] The point being: Earth can set you free. [Steven smiles]
[angrily, as the corruption spreads rapidly in her body] Earth... is a prison! I got out because I'm better than this place!
I only came back to finish you off.
You can't manipulate me, Rose Quartz!
I-I'm not manipulating! I'm trying to help!
Help? HELP?! I've been fighting from the second I broke free of the Earth's crust! Because of what YOU did to my colony! Because of what YOU did to my planet! Because of what YOU did to my Diamond!
[confused] I... Yellow Diamond?
Wha...?! MY DIAMOND! YOUR DIAMOND! PINK DIAMOND!!! [becomes fully corrupted, barely recognizable, and looks ready to attack; Peridot finally gets the metal rod to move, plunging it into Jasper and making her poof]
[after a brief silence] You're... welcome.
[smiles, then walks over to Jasper's gem and sighs] Come here, sis. [bubbles her gem and sends it off to the temple]
[talking to herself] There must be some common thread between Steven and Amethyst that's heightened by their fusion.
Smoky
I don't know, Sards, I guess, zero plus zero equals zero.
Something they both think. Something they both do.
Smoky
They say two wrongs don't make a right-- I guess I'm living proof that that's true! [chuckles] I'm just one big super wrong, good-for-nothing dud with a yo-yo!
[The audience laughs louder hysterically]
[uncomfortably] They want to impress us! They were planning this all morning, we hijacked the show! I was excited. [covers her face in guilt] It's not about US!
[The studio lights go out and Smoky watches Sardonyx separating back into Pearl and Garnet; The room begins to fall apart as it lights up]
Smoky
What's happening?!
It's Sardonyx! If she's not here, the room can't exist!
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