[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]
Secret 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!
[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!
[nervously sweating] B-B-But— But you said this was secret.
Our first paranormal discovery! We're gonna take on the world together!
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!
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!
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?!
[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.
Can I see that?
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.
[talking about the photo] I didn't mean to rip it up, okay? [looks away] You can stop talking about me now.
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