CHAPTER 1

Fade into a shot of a rock surrounded by debris. A rat comes in from the left and begins to climb said rock. It sniffs around a little. Then it scurries on the back on a rock and over some debris of a fallen wall a little farther away.

Zoom out and pan up to show more destroyed and fallen buildings, some still standing but in states of disrepair. The whole place looks deserted and desolate save for a small, blue domed force-field in the distance. As it generates itself, lightning strikes many times. Zoom in on the dome.

Fade to a top view of the dome. Inside is a bright, futuristic looking city. There are high-rises and huge man-made canyons within the dome. Surrounding it are many small towers appearing to generate the force field.

A yellow, flying car is seen passing from in front of the camera and swooping around a futuristic building, on it an electronic sign that reads "Beach City" in big, white letters.

"BEACH CITY 12 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE!"

Lapis, now older, flying over the crowd and a group of kids notice her.

Kids: Hi!

Lapis waves back and flies toward some sort of base tower thats generating the shield and checks to see if it's still functional.

Older Lapis: Gem Shield Tower 9-

[Cut to a screen beside the generator. It's filled with static.]

Older Lapis: 100 percent operational.

[On the screen, we see Peridot (also older) image resolve and she sits down. She's wearing new limb enhancers and an eyepatch.]

Older Peridot: Great Lapis. Let's check the last tower and get ba-

[The screen cuts to static again causing Lapis to get alarmed.]

Older Lapis: Peridot? Peridot?

[With a beep, a pair of red eyes appear on the screen.]

Drawling voice: Hello, Lapis.

Older Lapis: You, again?! I don't care how powerful you are, you can't break through the shield!

Voice: Until today.

[The red eyes widen, and a howl rings out. Lapis clamps her hands over her ears, wincing. The howl shakes the entire city. Panning across the buildings, people holding their ears and ducking down on a skywalk, windows shattering from the skyscrapers on either side. An older Kiki driving her flying car, the windshields of cars around her exploding. Back on Tower 9, Lapis half doubled-over. She gasps as the levels on the tower meter begin to drop rapidly, then the generator on top of the tower explodes. Lapis leaps from the balcony as explosions rattle down the tower, the shockwave knocking the her out of her grasp. She tumbles down through the smoke regaining control of her wings right before she crashes through a cracking window. The window explodes. Wide-eyed, Lapis comes to a stops to stare up at the still smoking shield tower. Panning over to the next tower, which also explodes. Zooming out, the ring of shield towers explode in a domino chain. The shield dissolves at the generator points and sizzles away, leaving the city exposed. Lightning strikes, people scream and run in the streets. Emergency bunker entrances with flashing red lights rise out of the streets and people race inside. Above the milling streets, Lapis looks at the cracked tower screen.

RedEyesGuy: You like the new power? I call it my "Soul Wail."

[Scowling, Lapis is about to respond when she is distracted by a tsssew sound overhead. She looks up to see a blazing yellow blast coming at her. The impact knocks her out and she falls, coming to a crash-landing in front of the Fry Shack 2. Bruised, she opens her eyes.]

Older Lapis: You?

[A bright yellow haloed form swoops down, hovering above her.]

Yellow Figure: Yes, me. [It's Yellow Pearl, arms crossed.] And I serve a new elite now.

[Lapis scrambles to her feet. The Yellow Pearl hauls back and throws another yellow crystal blast at her. Scowling, she tooks off and sweeps out of the way, the blast vaporizing the Fry Shack 2.]

Older Lapis: [muttering] Gotta get to Peridot...

[Yellow explosions erupt around her as she zips down the street then up a building,Yellow Pearl hot on her heels. She arches up through the smoke, then disappears in a burst of speed toward Steven/Crystal Gems home. Yellow Pearl forms another yellow blast crystal, this one bigger than she is, and flings it. Lapis dodges and it impacts the temple's statue, knocking the head into the top of the roof. Lapis zips in through the hole, flying down through the house and down into the lab/burning room, where red alarm lights are flashing. Peridot is at a console; she is missing an arm as well. Lapis stops and runs to her.]

Older Lapis: Peridot, the Yellow Diamond's Former Pearl is here. Which means he can't be far behind. What do we do? What do we-

[The Soul Wail rings out again, shaking the lab.]

Older Peridot: Lapis, run! [Her pupils getting smaller.]

[The red lights shut down, leaving the lab in a green dim, and they both turn to look at the Warp Pad . The ground splits open, starting at the base of the Warp Pad and zigzagging toward them, green light shining from the fissure, and a dark red-eyed figure bursts up from it dilating his pupils in a snake like fashion followed by a growl! He springs, wearing a green and black jumpsuit with a black cape, green flame blazing around him (Pyrokinesis). Lapis and Peridot shocking in horror. He lands on the shattered ground and approaches Peridot and Lapis on foot. It pans up to show that it is recognizably an older Steven, with the star logo now green, flaming white hair, green skin, fangs, his gem also dark green, and a goatee.]

Evil!Steven: Hello, Lapis & Peridot.

[Lapis and Peridot gapes at him.]

Evil!Steven: And goodbye. [Raising a fist, he releases a blast out of his hand.]

[Outside, the temple explode. We then zoom out to see this scene framed in a glowing ring set with gears. The scene in the ring changes to a wavering shot of Evil!Steven.]

Unknown voice: Now do you understand?

[Child!MadamTime flies up in front of the screen in her Ocean blue hooded cape, Time Staff in hand.]

MadamTime: Yes. Steven Universe grows up to be the most evil gem on the planet and space. [She shifts to adult form. She turns, scowling.] So what do you want me to do about it?

[A pair of shadowed Observants hovering nearby in high-collared capes, gears turning behind them.]

Observant 1: You're the Mistress of Time, MadamTime. Isn't it obvious?

Observant 2: To save the future, [she moves forward into the light, her entire face is occupied with one huge pink eye] Steven Universe must perish.