CHAPTER 2

[In the present day at Beach City, We open up to see Steven is at the Fry Shack.]

Peedee: What will it be today Steven, I hope nothing off menu again (mumbling)?

Steven: Hmm considering what happened last time, I think I'll have-

[The sauce tank's begin beeping as the needle begins to reach yellow.]

Peedee: Great! Time the monthly maintenance again, hey Ronaldo can you hop on that?!

Ronaldo: I'll do it later.

Steven: What will happen if you skip at least one month of maintenance.

Peedee: If we miss just one month our Sauce Tank will become so overheated, it could cause an explosion that could take out a whole city!

[Then the mayor drives by announcing that everyone in the city to come to the Beach.]

[Almost everyone in the city are at the Beach, Steven and Peedee are standing next to each other. Steven is listening intently, whereas Peedee look bored out of his minds.]

Mayor: Citizens of Beach City I have discovered something extraordinary!

Peedee: Oh, please.

Steven: Peedee, Shhhh!

[Peedee stares at him, nonplussed.]

Mayor: Last night my son has brought me this. [A glowing blueprint, as if it came from space.]

Buck: Actually he took it out of my room after I found it in the backyard last night. [Speaking to his friends.]

Mayor: [Holding up the blueprint] I've called the FBI and in two days this blueprint will be under investigation. But for now it's going to remain in my possession until then. [He holds up a briefcase and puts the blueprint inside, then closes it and handcuffs it to his wrist.] Thank You.

[Bill marches offstage, briefcase in hand.]

Steven: I wonder if those are plans for a ship, then me and the Crystal Gems can finally put an end to homeworld's tyranny. But who am I kidding? There's no way I'll ever be able to grab the blueprints from him.

Peedee, to Steven: Are you ok? Steven?

[Steven is staring ahead, in disappointment. We zoom out to see him on MadamTime's viewscreen, adult!MadamTime looking at it. She turns away as the Observants address her.]

Observant1: What are you waiting for? It's the perfect chance to take him out!

MadamTime: That's the problem with you Observants. [She switches to child form.] All you do is observe.

Observant2: You know our oath. To watch -

MadamTime: [getting up in her grill] -and never act. Which is why [she switches to her old form] you bring me in to do your dirty work. [She raises her staff and it flashes, the viewscreen turning to Steven bringing Peridot's old ship parts out of Amethyst room.] He turns evil because of his anticipation [she switches to child form] to go to Homeworld? Fine. Then perhaps it's time for a project of my own.

[Sinking through the viewscreen to the barn. Steven is with Connie surrounded by ship parts and tools. He tries to ensemble two pieces together for a moment, then drops his head despairingly. Connie peering over his shoulder. None of the piece were put together right. She frowns quizzically. Smiling a little, while Steven tries again.]

Connie: [lifting a finger warningly] Ah-

[Steven looks back and she covers her mouth. Frowning and sweating a little, One of the ship parts begins to sizzle.]

Connie: [Raising a finger again, wincing] Steven don't-

[The parts cause a little explosion, the two are unharmed but covered in ashes coughing.]

Connie: Steven are you okay-

Steven: [Flinging his destroyed piece in the air, making Connie flinch back] Ugh! I can't believe I was foolish enough to try to fix this.

Connie: [downcast] Steven you're only 14, we can't build something as advanced as a ship. [He props his head on one hand.]

[The crystal gems find them in the barn.]

Pearl: There you are.

Amethyst: What's that, Steve? Isn't that Peri's old ship parts?

Steven: Yes, if I can build this correctly then we can finally go to Homeworld.

Pearl: Oh Steven, we have plenty to do that.

Garnet: Homeworld at the moment is the last thing on our mind, beside you know building a ship isn't as easy as it looks.

[Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst trot out of the barn. Clenching his fits and growling, Steven glares and flips out.]

Steven: Oh, I give-

MadamTime VO: Time out!

[Steven freezes in the act of kicking the parts and tools around, Connie freezes as she begins to back away, and a blue-white light flares in midair, turning into a clock hand that sweeps a blue disc of light into being. It disappears and adult!Madam appears in its place with a Blue Peridot. She appeared to be asleep or unconscious.]

MadamTime: Ah, good. The gems are gone. [switches to child form] He's alone with his friend. [She flies in a ring around the frozen Steven and Connie and returns to the Blue Peridot. Setting her staff down to float in midair beside her, she pulls a medallion on a ribbon, shaped like a gear with the entwines letters MT in the middle, out of her robe, grinning. She drops the medallion around Blue Peridot's neck and she wakes.]

Blue Peridot: Huh? What? Where am I?

MadamTime: [switching to old form] Beach City, before you were create. That boy there [he points at Steven and she looks]is part gem. My employers believe him to be a threat to the world. [changing to adult form] Could you be a dear and dance a little dance for us?

[Blue Peridot stares at him, then glares at Steven.]

MadamTime: [punching the button on top of her staff] Time in! [She vanishes in a swirling ball of light]

[The parts and tool are flying in the air. ]

Steven: - UP!

Connie: [Gasping, she sees the Blue Peridot behind a glaring Steven.] Uh Steven. [Pointing at the Blue Peridot.]

Steven: [Turning to look at Blue Peridot and flinching] Gah! Umm who are you?

Blue Peridot: [arms akimbo] I am Peridot Facet-3F8L Cut-9XG Era 3,Serving my brilliant Blue Diamond!

Steven: Whoa .

Blue Peridot: And now you will face the test of my metal-based doom! [She spreads her hands. Various garden tools and regular tools are forming a suit of armor.]

[Steven crouches then springs up and tackles her right out of the armor, her limb enhancer jets go off and they both burst through the roof. Back at Fish Stew Pizza. The mayor, briefcase still cuffed to his wrist, is sitting down at one of the outdoor tables with a pizza and cup of coffee. He looks up as Lapis and Peridot approach his table.]

Mayor: Can I help you two?

Lapis: I will never understand why these lifeforms enjoy eating.

Peridot: Eugh how can you eat that.

Mayor: For your information, pizza is one of the best food in the nation. Now if you two don't I would like to eat in-

[The mayor's plate begins to glow, then flies off as his pizza smears him in the face.]

Mayor: What the?!

[Metal objects flying from all the restaurants in the area, people gasp as their plates and silverware levitates off their trays and goes zooming out the door. Above the Fry Shack, It swirls around Blue Peridot as she faces off against Steven.]

Blue Peridot: Prepare to taste defeat! [She tosses a few knifes at Steven]

Steven: [dropping his face in his shield in boredom] Please.

Blue Peridot: [offended] Feast on my blast of doooooom!

[She flings the massive blast, but he makes his shield bigger and the blast collides off.]

Steven: Oh, come on! I at least thought you would be more dangerous than the original Peridot, especially with those limb enhancers-

[She brings both fists down on his head, knocking him out of the air. Falling through the roof of the Fry Shack. The people out in the line scream and run out. Peridot and Lapis look on. Inside, Steven gets up, jump out of the shack and faces off against Blue Peridot, who has followed him. Peedee and Ronaldu hiding behind the counter .]

Peedee: Let's get out of here!

Mr. Fryman: No! You can't leave! [Putting his hands on his hips] You took an oath to protect the Sauce from overheating at all costs! [he points to two tall vats. A small dial on the side with a color warning scale has its needle in the green.]

Ronaldu: Dad it's just a restaurant! Get over yourself.

Peedee: Yeah I've got too much to live for!

[The two are carrying their dad and they run out the back door.]

Mr. Fryman: Noooo, You boys can kiss Employee of the Month goodbye!

Steven: [floating up over the two vats] That's right! Peedee told me that if this stuff gets too hot, kaboom! [he looks over at the condiment station, where there is a box of multicolored sauce packets. He picks up one.]

Blue Peridot: Prepare for - [the Ketchup Packet sticks in her hair and she cuts off]

Steven: Hey, Blue Peri! [He throw a pan of hot sizzling grease at her.] There's no reason to be a hot head!

[The ketchup packet swells then explodes, kicking Steven through the wall and blowing the top off the Fry Shack. Outside, a crowd of people look on. The mayor raises his briefcase to shield his face from the flying debris, the briefcase breaks open from the blast and blueprints fly out and sticks to a sauce-splattered Steven who flies over the Mayor's head to land behind to Lapis and Peridot. The briefcase closes before the mayor lowers it into his arms.]

Mayor: Run!

[Screaming, everyone but the trio runs. Even Connie ran since she really couldn't do anything.]

Lapis: [getting up] Steven! Who was that, it looked like Peridot?

Steven: [helping Sam to her feet] It was a Era 3 Peridot but I've decide call her Blue Peri.

Lapis: Yikes.

Peridot: Actually, it's more of an ew.

Steven: I don't know what's going on. [looking down, he notices the MT medallion on the ground.] But this medallion might give us a clue - [he suddenly notices there is something stuck to his back, and peels it away. It's the glowing Blueprints.] Oh my gosh. The Blueprints!

[Zooming out to see him in MadamTime's viewscreen. adult!MadamTime and the two Observants are watching.]

MadamTime: [watching the screen intently and gesturing] Now watch this. He'll make the right choice. And you'll see, you've got absolutely nothing to-

Steven: [holding up the packet triumphantly] Hello, great future!

Peridot: You're not actually considering building whatever device is in that blueprint, are you?

Steven: Of course I am, This might be our ticket to finally go to homeworld. Wouldn't you be excited?

[MadamTime's wide-eyed stare drops into a scowl.]

Observant 1: He's stolen the blueprints.

Observant 2: He's clearly going to build that device!

Observant 1: He has your time medallion.

Observant 2: He has your time medallion.

MadamTime: You said that twice. [switches to child form.]

Observant 1: Destroy him now, MadamTime.

[Switching back to adult form, MadamTime sticks her hand in the opening of another gear.]

MadamTIme: I know what I'm doing. [the gear opening and her hand glow, and the opening resolves to a view of a robotic figure.] We put the idea to the project in his hands, and he made the wrong decision.

[In the viewer, there's a image of the smoking wreck of the Fry Shack. The viewer zooms closer, showing an exposed heating element by the Sauce tanks. The heat meter moves up to yellow. MadamTime punches a button on her staff, making the viewer go to static. It shows a still shot of Steven fighting the robot , then fighting his evil older self. It then shows the Crystal Gems, his Dad, Lion, Connie and her Parents, Peridot, and Lapis bound and gagged with ectoenergy right next to the device Steven builds and the rumbling in the Fry Shack, Lapis gets loose and grabs Peridot before the Fry Shack explodes, and Steven shielding himself against the blast then screaming "nooo!" MadamTime floats up in front of the viewer.]

Madamtime: [in old form] His future is sealed.