MMalachite
Give up! [breaks free of water chains, sighs] I'm impressed. You really held out.
MMalachite
[gasps] They're here! [starts groaning, snaps out] Stop! Pathetic. Don't you see? We've been holding us back for too long, and for what? If we're going to be this thing together, why don't we have some fun?
We don't have to fight!! You're outnumbered.
MMalachite
[grins deviously and raises two huge water-arms] I may be outnumbered, but you're out of your depth. I can't wait to tear you Gems APART!
[the Gems and Watermelon Stevens hold on as strong earthquakes tremble up Mask Island]
It must be the Cluster! Peridot was right! [to a watermelon Steven] Steven, it's up to you! The warp was destroyed, we won't make it back in time! Wake up! Get Peridot and start drilling! The Earth needs you, Steven! We'll be fine! You can do this. [Pearl and Amethyst join her] We believe in you.
[the crying Watermelon Steven nods and closes its eyes as the Gems slowly fade to black]
You got this, dude! You know the drill.
Be careful, Steven! Watch each other's backs.
And Steven... we love you.
[being shaken next to drill] If you're done just lying there, maybe it's about time that we STOP THE WORLD FROM ENDING! Where are the others?!
They're stuck on Mask Island! We have to drill without them!
Ugh! Am I the only one who understands the meaning of teamwork?! [Steven comes up, and she grips his shoulders] Okay. Steven, are you ready to drill down into the planet, to depths never before reached by your species, to stop the Cluster before it forms and save your world?!
Don't say that! Say we'll do it together and it's gonna be great!
We're gonna do it together and it's gonna be great!
[Peridot and Steven then scamper into the drill's cockpit as the ground continues to shake]
Ready or not, we have a mission.
[Inside the drill]
All right, bracing for impact!
It's actually two more hours to the Cluster.
Oh. Wish I'd brought some tunes.
[Looking annoyed, Peridot presses a button, making some quiet music play]
Uh, thanks. [short silence; starts to look nervous] It's kinda... freaky down here, huh?
It's just dark, and cramped, [shuddering] and, uh... I can't even... uh, stretch out. [they are both disturbed by a brief rumbling] How'd you think you were gonna get everyone in here anyway?
I don't know. They'd... shrink or something.
[As it appears that the Cluster will take form and destroy the Earth]
[terrified] It's too late! It's taking form! Steven, I'm sorry I couldn't save you, or the billions of other lifeforms who matter far, far less to me! Do you have any last words?!
[hugging her] I love you, Peridot.
[emotionally] Wow... thanks. [hugs him back] It's still struggling to take its form! This means we still have time! There's still a chance!
[After Steven helps the Cluster bubble itself]
[hugging him] You did it!
We did it together. And it was great.
[The other Gems arrive, with an unconscious Lapis]
Guys! You're back! I-is Lapis okay?
[concerned] You look happy! Uh, did you destroy the Cluster?
It doesn't want to destroy the Earth. It just wants company. And it's got it now! It's like a bajillion people! They'll have lots of time to get to know each other, now that they're in a bubble.
[utterly astonished] How on Earth did you bubble that whole thing?!
[The Cluster is shown again, still peacefully contained in its bubble]
[Steven peeks inside the barn, worriedly seeing Lapis laying on a sack of hay while recovering from her unstable fusion with Jasper]
I see you're worried about your friend.
Yeah. When I saw her in my dreams, it looked like she was fighting so hard to keep Malachite from escaping.
Lapis spent an unbearable amount of time fused with Jasper. The emotional and physical strain of that type of fusion, I can't imagine. She's gonna need a lot of time to recover.
For a moment, I really felt like things were different... but they're not. No matter where I go, I'm trapped.
But you're not. You're not underwater. You're not in a mirror. This time, you're free!
Yeah, but nothing is still on Earth. Everything's always changing—the leaves, the cities... even Jersey changes. My dad says the rest stops used to be pretty gross, but now they have sushi! This isn't the same world that held you prisoner - not anymore. And I know it doesn't feel like home, but maybe that can change too. I know you can't go back to Homeworld, but if you stay here, it'll be your choice to stay here.
It's funny... For all the time I spent on Earth, I barely saw any of it.
That's not funny. That's super sad.
[talking into the tape recorder] And then I'll say, "Hey, as one refugee to another, it isn't so bad that we can't go back to Homeworld, am I right? Why don't we watch the sun come up and figure out what we're going to do with all this time, eh, Lazuli?" And then she'll say, "Yes, Peridot. As impressed I was by you on the ship, I am even more impressed with your new compact look and capacity for friendship! I'm so glad we're going to live together." Peridot, Facet 5. [ends her log] Let's begin.
[amused] This isn't gonna work.
I really thought I would be living alone here.
Yeah, but this is even better! Oh here, how about this? I saw this on an episode of a TV show! I didn't see how it ended, but I'm sure it worked out right. We'll divide this place in half, you'll both have your own space. [takes out a marker and divides the barn into two non-equal parts] High ceilings, real wood floors, convenient location on the heart of the country. So what do you think, roomies?
[satisfied] I like the cut of your gem, Steven Quartz.
What's the problem? You're the one getting all the good stuff! You've got the propeller and paint cans on your side! You can do tons with those! Oooh, actually, I kinda want the paint cans - you wanna trade something?
I don't care about paint cans. That's not the problem.
She's the problem. I can't stand the thought of looking at her everyday. She's the one who dragged me back to Earth.
Hey, it wasn't my idea. I was headed to Earth and I needed an informant. It should have been a simple mission. Things didn't exactly work out for either of us.
You used me like everyone else did!
But it's not like that anymore. It's different now - I'M different!
It's true, Lapis. Peridot has really come into her own since she's been living on Earth.
I sabotaged my own mission! I helped save the Earth, I even yelled at Yellow Diamond! She's probably sending a whole fleet to find me and shatter me right now! I'm kind of a big deal; a big Anti-Homeworld deal!
Steven, I don't think this is gonna work.
Ahhhh, ummmm, maybe we could put up a curtain? [Lapis gives him a patient smile, but walks out of the barn and flies to the top of the Silo; to Peridot] Sorry. Thought this was gonna be okay. I forgot the last time you saw each other… wasn't so okay.
That was in the past. It's not like that now! UGHHHH!
But obviously she doesn't! She's the one who needs to know! I want her to understand!
Aw Peridot, that's sweet! That's the you you need to show her!
[confused] Show her my sweet?
[on a rubber ring in a miniature lake] H-2-oh my gosh. It's a smaller than an average lake!
It's from the hole we drilled. Peridot and I sealed it and filled it with water. [Lapis pauses for a beat]
It's a gift for you. You know, 'cause like water's your thing? [snickers] Pretty good right? The barn's out here in the country, but now you can get your moisture fix whenever. Do all that water stuff you do.
You do realize that I spent the last few months trapped under the ocean, right?
It was an endless, crushing darkness. Wet and bleak and suffocating. Water was the tomb I lived in for those months.
[queasy and terrified] Tomb, you say?
Yeah. I'm kinda taking a break from water right now. [beat] But thanks…for the lake.
Don't worry, Steven. It's not your fault.
A pool! What a cloddy idea. Of course she wouldn't like that. There's nothing! Nothing! Nothing!
There has to be something. Something, something. Maybe, instead of something she likes, give her something you like. A piece of you!
Um…okay. How about my Camp Pining Hearts DVD?
I know! Ugh! [falls onto the ground with her back; speaks into the tape recorder] Log Date- whatever. Facet- whatever! WHATEVER! Clearly there's nothing important enough for me to give to Lazuli. At least I have you, tape recorder. [gets an idea; later wraps up the tape recorder with a blue ribbon and presents it to Lapis] Ta-da! [scoots a little closer to Lapis] See, the ribbon is even blue. I got your number. [looks at Steven, who shrugs] Uh, here. I'll unwrap it for you. When I was stuck here, Steven gave me this tape recorder as a gift, and I didn't really get at first, but it made me feel better. [rips away the wrapping] Just to talk about all the weird stuff that was happening. It'll help you too. [gives the recorder to Lapis] You, uh, press the button to record, and then you talk into it.
[presses the recording button and speaks into the tape recorder] I don't want your garbage. [raises the tape recorder up, crushes it, and drops it onto the ground]
GUH! What, were you trapped in a tape recorder, too?! [Lapis glares enraged at her; frustrated] Look, I get it, you know? You're confused. You can never go back to Homeworld. This place doesn't exactly feel like home yet. You're alone! No one could possibly know what that feels like! Oh, wait, I do! We're the same! Except… [calms down] you don't have to be alone. So, tell me, then, what you want from me. And whatever that is… [sighs] I'll do it.
[scowling] I want you… TO LEAVE!
[visibly hurt] Okay. [starts walking away]
Lapis, why are you being so mean to her? She's really trying.
Why do you trust her, Steven?
Because I know her! Lapis, you're not even giving her a chance. You should have at least gotten to know her before you decided you don't like her. Now it's too late. And she's never coming back again. [He and Lapis see Peridot running towards them while screaming] Oh, she's coming back again.
[Five Homeworld Rubies have arrived on Earth as Steven and the Gems hide in the barn]
[scared] I knew it! They're after me! This is the end of the line!
You really weren't kidding.
I disobeyed a direct order from Yellow Diamond, and I called her a clod…to her face.
Oh, honestly, you call everyone a clod.
Yes. But not everyone has command over all the armies of Homeworld waiting for the word to shatter me! [fearfully hides under a box]
Peridot! We won't let them get you. [lifts the box, revealing Peridot curled up]
Haven't I caused you enough trouble?
Don't worry, Peridot. It's our sworn duty to protect anything that calls this planet home, and that includes clods like you.
[quietly] That's my word.
Listen up, everyone. I have a plan. Or should I say… [holds up her hands] We have a plan? [giggles as she unfuses, separating into Ruby and Sapphire]
PAPearl & Amethyst
Ruby! Sapphire!
[runs over and hugs them both] Hugs!
