"Garnet, take a look at this." Thomas said handing Garnet a letter. The two, Amethyst, and Pearl were on the The S. S. Resistance waiting for Steven to return with the rubies, so they can go save greg.
Garnet read thought the the letter then at Thomas. "What secret truth about Pink Diamond?" She asked, this caught Pearl and Amethyst's attention. "Well I have some evidence that suggest that Yellow Diamond might have 'shattered' Pink Diamond." Thomas explained.
"But she didn't. Did she?" Amethyst asked "No of course not." Pearl said " But if we convince the other Diamonds. There probably blame her and leave use alone." "Estately." Thomas said grabbing the letter, folding it, and pressing it with a seal.
"Now all we have to do is wait for Steven…Steven… N…"
"Steven!" Steven opened his eyes to see Thomas, along with the wreckage of Blue Diamond's palanquin. "Are you okay?" He asked "yeah im fine." Steven anserd "Lars?" Las then arrived from behind.
"Thanks to your bubble." He said before groaning "My bones are only a little broken." Steven chuckles "My bones too." And he Holds his out hand to help. "Dude, those giant ladies were furious with you guys!" Lars said
"They're the Diamonds. They've been after my mom for 6,000 years, and now they're after me!" Steven explained "Come on, we gotta move." Thomas said and the tree walked.
"How are we supposed to get off this planet?" Lars asked "Do you even know where you're going?" "No, this is my first time here too." Stevensaid "And I've never been down this far." Thomas admitted.
"Oh, this is so messed up." Lars said stopping "What are we gonna eat?" He asked. "There's tons of food if you like rocks for dinner." Steven said, he then hears a noise. "Salt is a rock, right? Maybe we could season some dirt and make a meal." Lars said
"Wait!" Steven yelled, he then holds out his ears. Lars stomach then rumbles "Ughhh, sorry." He sa. A Robonoid then appears, it is in a cone shape with and a diamond on the front. Steven and Lars both scream
"They found us! Run!" Steven yelleed "Wait! If we stand perfectly still it won't see us." Lars said "I saw it in a movie once!" The Robonoid scans Steven, and Thomas' gemstone. "That sounds good."
The Robonoid then faired a white laser. "No it not, run!" Thomas shouted and the three ran . "I think that movie... was about dinosaurs." Lars explained "Lars, come on!" Steven shouted
"Woah!" He said as the three turn a corner. "What are we gonna do? What's gonna happen?" Lars asked "We're gonna run, and... we're gonna be okay!" Steven said Thomas nodded in agreement.
"No! You just don't get it." Lars shouted" I hate being scared all the time! I was scared of everything except baking. Actually, I was scared of that too. I never even tried baking baklava because it looked so hard! I never had the guts to stick up for anybody. Not even me! And now I'm hiding again like a big, cowardly loser under some... space building!"
"Don't beat yourself up like that Lars." Steven said "That's what the killer robots are for." Thomas count help but chuckle. "Quickly! Down here!" A voice said the three looked to se a hole. Thomas and Steven ran to the hole
"Steven? What if it's a trap?" Lars asked "Uhh, I don't think we have a choice!" Steven said and with that the three jump down the hole, Once they reach the bottom they shiver and sigh in relief.
"Close one, huh?" Lars said "Ha, yeah." Steven said "But, who..?" "Don't worry, you're safe now! We're not gonna hurt you." The voice said "Thank you!" Lars said "Whoever... you…"
"The gem in question gemstone glows revealing their themself. Its gemstone two two ends going in different directions. Where it's gemstone split into two torsos and heads.
"Lars screams at seeing them and the gems cower in response. "It's okay Lars." Steven said "Thank you for saving us." Thomas said "How bizarre! What are they?" The left side points to Steven and Lars said "Those two, they certainly don't look like Gems we've ever seen before."
The two gems gasp as the sound of the Robonoid looms overhead. "Come, this way. This way, come!" They said Thomas followed, but Steven was stopped by Lars "Steven, wait. Is this really a good idea?" He asked
"They seem... different. I think we can trust them." Steven said with that Lars and Steven proceed through a cavern behind Thomas, with the Rutile Twins as their guide. "So where exactly are you taking us?" Thohas asked
"Somewhere... long forgotten." The left side began "Where only those who don't belong... belong." The sign finished "Heh, sounds like my kind of place." Lars said "You don't happen to have any fast-food joints around there, do you?"
The gem just looked confused, wile Thomas rolled his eyes. Soon they arrive at the end of the cavern at an edge of a cliff, giving thousands upon thousands of gem holes. "Whoa... what is this place? Lars asked"A Kindergarten…" Steven said, his voice echoing while he did so "A really really big one."
The five continue walking through another cavern and the two gems whistle. "We're back! Here we are! It's okay to come out!" They shouted "Well that good" a male cornish accident said "It was getting cramped in that hole." "Wait a minute." Thomas said "I know that voice." The figure behind the voice emerged.
He looked simpler to Thomas, only a couple inches taller and green with GWR in his chest. He also had rails going around his arms.
"Duck!" Thomas shouted running over to him "Thomas!" Duck shouted and the two embarked in a hug. "Uh, Uncle Thomas." Steven said "Who is this?" He asked. "Uncle? I didn't know your family to be the romantic type, Thomms." Duck said.
"Well you'd be surprised." Thomas said, he then turned to Steven. "Steven This is my friend, Duck." He then turned back to Duck "Duck, this is my nephew, Steven." Lars then coughed "oh and that's Lars, one of his human friends."
"Please to meet both of you." Duck said, he then looked over to see the gems how had brought the three "And I've seen to be already met Rutile Twins. Crafty ones they are" Duck said pointied to them. The Rutile Twins looked a basted.
"Are there any more gem down here?" Thomas asked. Before duck could answer there was another voice "Oh, thank goodness!" The voice said as the figure appeared.
She was pink with a white and pink afro, hour hourglass figure, and four arms, two muscular and two very thin.
She was wearing a sheer pink shawl coming one of her gem. Below from that was a black dress with a Diamond hole exposing her other gem. And down for that were a pair of leggings, one filling coming her right leg, the other only cover her left thigh.
"I hope you weren't followed!" She continued You weren't, right, I hope, you double checked!" She then sees Steven, Lars, and Thomas and gasps "You've been followed!"
Steven approaches her, but she backs up "Uh, hi. Don't worry, I'm not a threat or anything."
"It's alright, Rhodonite." Duck said "There's nothing to be scared with these three." "There isn't?" Rhodonite said "Of course not, we brought them here." On of the Rutile Twins said
"Can we trust them?" Rhodonite asked, still unsure. Suddenly, another gem appears from behind, startling Lars. She looked almost exactly like Sapphire only with shower here and a yellow color scheme a diffent dress design.
"Everyone, a wondrous prediction has come before me." The gem said "The twins of Rutile will bring one, no... Three... strangers to our current place of hiding! On in which will be an old friend of Duck!?"
"We know, Padparadscha, your prediction already happened." Rhodonite said "They were being chased by one of those horrible Robonoids." The other Rutile twin expanded.
"Don't tell me you tried to fight those things." Rhodonite said "No, no, of course not." Left one said "These three were about to be scanned when we pulled them under. We were just in time." The right explained.
"Let...me...see." another voice said, a much slower, older sounding voice. The gem appeared she was huge with a caterpillar shape three sections having legs, one being pink onouter purple the last on begging dark blue.
Then there are two having arms section one a lighter blue and the other being seafoam green. The final recount was her head with witch was also seafoam green. She had six eyes, a big nose old lady style hair and a vest the color of her leg sections covering her arm sections.
She appeared behind Lars starting running and hid behind Steven as she approaches him "These...two...don't...look...like...Gems." she saidThat's what I said. The left Rutile twins said "I said the same thing!" The right added
"Hi, I'm Steven." He said waving at the gem cI'm a Gem. Well, half-Gem." Hen then looked back to Lars "And this is Lars. He's all human." "Oh…that's...why...you...look...so...unusual." the gem said.
"We look unusual?!" Lars shout asked "Of course you do. You can't just walk around on the surface like that!" Rhodonite said "You're off-color, just like the rest of us."
"What do you mean... 'off-color?'" Steven asked "You know, wrong." The left Rutile twin said "Not... right. Flawed." The right added. "Wait... I don't see anything wrong with you guys." Steven said
Fluorite "Gems...like...us...aren't...needed." the caterpillar gem explained
"Padparadscha...can...only...predict...things...that...just...happened." "Here comes Fluorite!" Padparadscha shouted. "And a fusion like me…" Rhodonite said "is unforgivable. When my-our Morganite found out, let's just say... we were replaced. But my story's nothin'! I mean, Fluorite, how many Gems are you now?"
"Six. Maybe...more, if...we...meet...the...right...Gem." Fluoride said giving Duck suggestive eyebrows, making him blush "And then there's us." The left Rutile said.
"You mean, you're not a fusion?" Steven asked "We're just a Rutile that came out wrong. We survived because…" the right added "all the other Rutiles ran away, when we emerged. We survived…" the left trail off "Because they were afraid of us." The right said.
"Afraid of you? So... you've been hiding your whole lives. What happens if they find you?" Lars asked "We'll be…" The left trailed off looks at one another.
Shattered." Padparadscha finished. Suddenly, the sounds and lights of a Robonoid become noticeable. "Oh no, no!" Bothe Rutile Twins say
"Oh…" trailed off "The red light of a Robonoids scanning beam illuminates a nearby tunnel. "You were followed!" Rhodonite shouted "They're gonna find us! They're gonna break us!"
"This is our fault! If it weren't for us, you would be fine!" Steven said cWe couldn't just leave you there. We had to do something. "Steven, what are we gonna do?!" Lars asked panicked
"Everyone, hide!" Duck shouted before spawning a weapon, curved sword. "Careful everyone, we're about to be found!" Padparadscha shouted.
Everyone runs as the Robonoids enter the Kindergarten to begin scanning the room. Fluorite avoids being scanned by a Robonoid circling a stone spire. Steven and Lars hide in another hole.
Lars begins hyperventilating "Lars , it's okay to be afraid." Steven said putting his hand on his chest. Lars stops hyperventilating, and looking at Steven.
"A-Okay." Lars said. Steven and Lars peek out of their hole around the corner just as two Robonoids close in on the Rutile twins gemstone and they gasp.
Rhodonite gasps and covers both her and Padparadscha's eyes. "Oh no!" Steven shouted "We gotta do something!" Lars said, runing out of the hole.
"Lars!" Steven shouted "Lars runs over to the Robonoids as they close in on the Rutile Twins. He throws a rock at one of them and both turn around to scan him instead.
Steven Lars!
Lars shuts eyes and stands still "It's okay to be afraid…" he trailed off. Suddenly there was an explosion and lars opens his eyes. I way duck he had jumped up and cut the Robonoid.
The second one fell to the ground and exploded buy Thomas plasma cannon . "Oh my gosh, Lars! They were trying to scan your gem! They can't see you!"
"Alright, looks like the tables have turned!" Lars shouted. Padparadscha then comes from behind. "Human Lars," she said startling him, "I've been possessed with the most marvelous vision!"
Rhodonite looks down at her side and realizes Padparadscha is missing.
Padparadscha continued to speak as Lars and everyone else looks about in worry, for they had heard another Robonoid sound cYou, human Lars, are gemless, and will be safe from the Robonoids, which only target gems!"
Robonoid Then scans scans her, finding her gem and preparing to charge its weapon. Lars kicks the Robonoid away, knocking it over and forcing it to fire its laser at a wall while he grabs Padparadscha and jumps to safety as rubble comes falling down and smashes the Robonoid.
"I think... that's the coolest thing I've done in my life." Lars said catching his breath. "It's not over yet!" Steven shouted. Two other Robonoids scanned Steven and Padparadscha again and loom ominously with their eye-cannons primed and ready.
Lars grabs a rock shard and runs toward them, hitting two away but the third one evades him and comes after Steven. The Robonoid fires, but Steven reflects the blast off his shield, with the beam narrowly missing Lars's head as he ducks and causing an explosion that destroys two more Robonoids
But a third one comes out of the debris."Oh! The shield is reflective!" Padparadscha shouted. "Padparadscha, come back, hide!" Rhodonite shouted
She freezes as a Robonoid is about to scan her gemstones, but Lars jumps in the way and it scans him instead. Lars gasps and breathes heavily "Okay... okay... OKAY!" He shouted
He then jumps and lands on the Robonoid Thomas and Duck then reamerge "Quick shoot that Robonid!" Rhodonite shouted "I can't shoot it while he's on the thing!" Thomas shouted back.
Lars the whacked the Robonoid in the sensor with the shard. However, another blast emerges from it and he hangs on as the Robonoid moves about while firing again, just missing everyone else.
"Whoa, whoa…" lars said as the Robonoid spins, he then holds the shard up high in the air. "Eat... THIS!" He shouted as he rams the shard straight into the Robonoids blaster.
The Robonoid explodes and Lars is sent flying back, hitting his head on the wall with a cracking sound, then he directly land on the floor with more breaking noises.
"Lars!" Steven shouted as he runs over to him "Lars!" He shouted again Turing him over and shakes him "Lars?" "I didn't think we were gonna make it!" Rhodonite shouted
"That was amazing! You were amazing! Lars, that was so great!" The Rutile twins shouted. "We're winning! We're winning!" Padparadscha shouted.
Steven tries to listen to Lars's heartbeat but hears nothing. He gasps, realizing his heart stopped and bursts into tears. The room grows silent. Steven picks Lars up and a tear runs down his cheek onto him.
Thomas gets on her knee and puts his left hand of his right shoulder. Duck removed his funnel and pledges and everyone looked at Lars' body
It then begins to glow and turn pink to everyone's surprise. "Ugh... Whoa, what... happened?" He asked waking up. When the hugged him "Oh my, something incredible is going to happen to Lars!" Padparadscha shouted.
"What the heck just happened?" Lars asked "You saved us!" Steven shouted You stopped the Robonoids, but - but one of them exploded, and - and you weren't moving, and I started crying.
Steven the gasps "I brought you back to life! It was an accident. I mean, I probably would've done that on purpose if I had known I could do that, but I didn't really ask your permission, so I'm sorry."
"Back to life? So I was... away from life?" He sees his body "Aah! I'm pink!" Lars shouted "Ah! I know. Do you feel okay?" Steven asked "I don't really know."
"But your body, are you sore?" Steven asked "No." Oarsvansered
"Are you tired?" "No." "Do you feel good?" "No." "Do you feel bad?"
"No! I guess I just feel really freaked out."
"Well, I am, too, so at least we're on the same page here." Robonoids are then heard in the distance. "They're back. Those shattering Robonoids are back!" Rhodonite shouted
"Quickly…. Block the entrance." Fluorite said The Rutile Twins, Rhodonite, Fluorite move to block the entrance. "Lars, you stay here and rest." Steven said, he then follows the others duck and Thomas say behind.
"All right." He then "I predict Lars will change in hue." Padparadscha said "What a mystery!" Duck smirks at Padparadscha's 'prediction.'
Rhodonite and the Rutile Twins begin pushing a large rock in front of the entrance to their cavern of the Kindergarten; Steven quickly joins them whose greater strength surprises the other two Gems.
"Whoa, strong." The Rutile twins say The three finish moving the rock into place "Is this gonna be enough?" Rhodonite asked
Robonoids are heard and seen passing by on the other side of the blocked entrance.
"They seem to have overlooked us… for the time being." Fluoride said
Padparadscha Quickly, block the entrance! "As long as I'm here, they're gonna keep coming after us."
"It's true. This was a horrible plan." "Should we try to find a new hiding spot?" "No, no, no! If we leave this cavern, we'll be completely exposed."
"But if we stay here… they'll find us for sure." Fluoride said
"So, we either stay here and get caught…" The left Rutile said "or we go out there and get caught." The right said. "So, wait, am I a zombie now?" Lars asked.
"No. Well... no! You can talk, and zombies can't do that." Steven said "I must've healed you. I've healed people before, just never this much." He admitted.
"Just admit it, Steven! I'm a zombie!" Lars shouted "Oh, I know. A zombie wouldn't have a heartbeat." Steven then puts his head to Lars' chest and immediately makes a concerned face at it "That's, uh, pretty slow. But I think we can rule out pink zombie."
"Thank the stars." Left Rutile said "What's a zombie?" Right Rutile asked
"I can't believe humans just change color like this." Rhodonite said "They don't." Steven said, "Well, I guess if you get really cold, you turn blue, and if you get really embarrassed, you turn red."
"So what does pink mean? Is Lars gonna explode or something?" Rhodonite asked "Maybe then Lars will reform with a different color." Left Rutile said.
"I'm sure… whatever color Lars chooses… will be lovely." Fluorite said. Lars kneels down "But why am I pink?" He said before groaning
"Even your hair is different." Steven said, he then touches Lars' hair causing it to glow. Lars jumps back in surprise "Aah! What was that?" He said, he then Touches his hair, but nothing happens
"Huh? It, like, lit up, right? You saw it, too." He said to Steven "Uh, yeah." Steven said "What did you do? Do it again." Steven did So and touches Lars' hair again; his fingers enter his hair and the spot glows, similar to when Steven accesses Lion's hair.
"Why is it doing that?" Oars asks "Lars, I think I know what this is. There's something I can try, but no. You don't want me going in your head."
"You're going to possess me again?" Lars asked. "No. It would be more literal." Steven said "Then what is it?" "Forget it." "Look, Steven, I'm not gonna get mad, okay? I trust you. Just help me out here. If I've got magic hair now, I want to know."
Steven sighs "Everyone stand back." He said. Rhodonite and the Rutile Twins take a few steps back; after a brief pause, Padparadscha does the same."
"All right, now just bend down." Steven said. Lars said so "Like this?" Lars asks "Now, you might feel a slight foot in your head." Steven said
"Wait, what?"
"Steven sticks his foot into Lars' hair; and everyone gasps in surprise, except Thomas." "What is happening? They're fusing! They're fusing, right?" Rhodonite said.
"You're doing great, Lars." Steven said "Uh, okay." Lars said. Steven continues climbing into Lars' hair; he takes a deep breath before disappearing completely.
There was an awkward silence "Sooooo." Thomas said "Seen any cool bird lately."
Transition
A few minutes later the gems were chatting lars pokes his arm. Steven suddenly emerges from Lars' hair and inhales. Lars Loses his balance, falls over, and Steven tumbles out "Aah!" They both scream.
Lars Groans and Gets up "Sorry, Lars." Steven said getting up as well, "So what happened? What's in my head?" Lars asked "Home." Steven said
"Wha?" "Everyone, I've made an amazing discovery!" Steven shouted. "I just traveled back to planet Earth by going through Lars' head!" "You went back to Earth? What the heck? Is my head like a wormhole?"
"No, it's way simpler than that." Steven said. "You see, I have a pink pet lion who belonged to my mom when she was still here, and it turns out I can go into his mane, and it transports me to a magical dimension where my mom kept a bunch of artifacts on a hill with a tree, and for some reason, I can't breathe in there. But anyway, when I went into Lars' head, I got transported to the same magical dimension, but it was a new part of it, but since the two are connected, I could reach the portal that leads out of Lion's mane, which is back on Earth!"
"Uh…" Lars trailed off. Steven then holds up a sandwich "Here, I brought you some food." "Huh? Thanks, but I-I'll save it for later." "But aren't you hungry? Maybe you only eat magical lizards now like Lion. A-Are you hungry for lizards?"
"No, I do not want a lizard." Lars said "But you haven't eaten in days." Steven said "I know. There must be pink magic in my guts now or something."
Rhodonite Picks up a juice box "What is this box?" "It's juice. We drink it back on Earth." Steven answered "What?" "That's impossible. Left Rutile said.
"Earth?" Rhodonite said "There's no way." Right Rutile added. "Unh-unh." "Steven's back." Padparadscha said. "That can't be. I'm incredulous." Left Rutile said.
"Why can't it be?" Steven asked. "Everyone knows… that the Earth…" Fluorite said. "Was decimated by the Diamond attack!" Rhodonite shouted, "Sorry."
"It's not like that." Steven said "The Diamonds did attack, but there are still Gems living on Earth, and the planet's full of life." He then holds up a bag of chips. "It grew the potatoes that became these chips" He then holds up the sandwich "And grew the wheat that eventually became the flour that eventually became the bread that eventually became this sandwich!"
"Sand... wich?" Right Rutile said "But why would Gems still live there?" Rhodonite asked "Because the Earth is a place where we can be ourselves. We can live freely without having to hide who we are."
"Live freely? Without having to hide?" Left Rutile said "That sounds wonderful." Fluorite said "It is. And now that we have this portal, we can all go there."
"All? How am I supposed to go through my own head?" Lars asked "Oh. Hmm." Steven said.
Transition
"Stop! You're gonna break my elbow!" Lars shouted Steven was tries pulling Lars' arm and the rest of his body through his head. Steven lets go of his arm leaves Lars' hair "Okay, so that didn't work, but I'm sure there's another way."
"No, no, look. I get it." Lars said "Everyone just go, and I'll stay here. There's no other way out. I'm it. The Earth is way better than this. There's no robots flying around. Just seagulls that fly in front of the sunset and it's beautiful! Just go, you'll see. I took it for granted, so don't pass up this chance."
Well, if you insist. Rhodonite said, she begins walking forward but the Rutile Twins stop her." "We won't do it…. Not if it means… leaving you behind." Fluorite said.
"What?! I'm trying to perform a beautiful act over here." Lars said "We know this planet…" Fluorite said "We've been hiding in these tunnels… for eons. You'll need…. us to help you get around. Besides, us off colors stick together.
"We'll get to Earth another way." Left Rutile said We'll find an alternate route." Right Rutile added. Lars Points at Steven and Thomas But you Guys got to go back.
"But it doesn't feel right to just leave you here." Steven said,"You said yourself that everyone on this planet is out to get you. You won't be safe until you're back on Earth."
"But, Lars-" Steven said, but was interrupted by Lars. "Don't argue with me!" He shouted "You're always trying to help me. You brought me back to life. Just let me be somebody who deserved it."
"All right, I'll tell everyone you're okay." Steven said "I'll be back. I can bring whatever you need. Be careful, okay?" "We… will." Fluorite said "We can't leave without Lars!" Padparadscha shouted.
"We'll see you on Earth, I hope… No, no, no. We will!" Rhodonite said "places his hand on Lars' chest. Lars pushes his hand out of the way and hugs Steven, who embraces him in return."
"Um, if you could just…" Steven said "Oh, yeah." Lars then Bends his head down. Steven then renters Lars as head.
Thomas then got ready to put his head in Lars hair, but stopped. "Oh I almost forgot." He said and he quickly walked througes Duck.
"Duck I need you to promise me something." He said taking out a devise. "Oh course." Duck said "What is it?"
Thomas then pointed up the device. It Was a raider tracker with two yellow dots, and one blue dot. "We these yellow dot these are gem i want you to get."
"What about the blue dot?" Duck asked "You should get her too, but she might be more difficult." Thomas explained. Duck looked at Thomas then at the rest of the off colors. "Alirigh were get em." Duck said. Thomas smiled and handed Duck the device.
"Well it was nice meeting you all." Thomas said putting his left in his head "We you all on earth." And with that, Thomas emerges fully in Larsx Head.
"What do you mean we can't do anything!" Connie shouted, her Greg and the gem were at the beach house. "Exactly what I said." Pearl said "We can't do anything." "But Steven out on Homeworld defenciles." "He's got Big. T with him." Amethyst said "But-But-" Connie began, but was interrupted by Garnet
"Thomas said he would be back." She said "We just have to wait." "But It's not like there just gonna pop out of Lion's mane." Steven exits Lion's man and Gasps for air. Everyone looks at him surprised "Hehehe." Steven nervously laughs. Everyone group hugged him. Thomas then come out of Lion's mane moments later .
Thomas was on the balcony, watch Steven said goodbye to Connie. Pearl then jointed him "Uh, Thomas. You didn't tell them the truth truth, did you?" She asked "Of course not." Thomas said "It wouldn't be right."
"Right…" Pearl said trailing off. Steven then joined the two "Howed in go?" Thomas asked "Not good." Steven said "She said she was her, but she wasn't? Oh it's confusing." He said ruin his head.
"Well I'm sure you figure out." Thomas said "But now you should be getting to bed." Pearl added. And with that the three went back inside to get ready for bed.