James Franco, whilst strutting to the restroom, creeps over a woman heading towards Thanos' cell. She dismisses the threat and strolls past the man. Today's the day, she thinks to herself- November 15th, 2021. Here, in Steven's prison ship, she will try to save the world… again… The woman stands in front of Thanos' cell, observing a large machine hooked up to Thanos' gauntlet. When nobody's looking, she pulls out her old pocket watch and clicks it. Suddenly, the cold froze, as did the light around her, and as did the cells in the prisoner's body. With this ability, she passively walks through the metallic gates binding Thanos to his small chamber, and walks right up to the Infinity Gauntlet Neutralizer hooked to his hands. timidly, the woman dismantles the device then hides behind it. She clicks on the wristwatch, and cold creeps over her shoulder. Thanos immediately wakes up and stares at the security cameras facing him. Feeling the Infinitrix's powers creeping back in, The Mad Titan screams, alerting all the prisoners in the facility. He then looks at Paradox with bitter confusion. He mumbles, "Paradox… take off your disguise, so I can relive our first encounter."

Thanos looks around, aware that if he strikes prematurely he may alert all the guards. But everyone around him is silent, and he feels the cold metallic weight on his right arm. The woman sheds her disguise and Paradox reveals himself. He smiles, remarking, "Thanos, long time no see."

The Mad Titan chuckles, "it seems you've escaped my Time Palace… Just as I expected. But now you're here, at the belly of the beast…"

"Quite frankly Thanos, I think it's you who are trapped in the beast's belly."

"So you agree that Steven's a beast… Funny how you sent out the Alien Force to protect his tamer…"

"Quit the dramatic rhetoric, Thanos. I know humanity's at stake, and trust me, I care as much about this as you do. I've spent many a millenium running through this scenario, and oddly enough, getting rid of those kids was clearly the right move, for the odds are high in our favor this go around. Did you know that in one timeline Ben killed you, got the Infinitrix Gauntlet, and then was converted to join the Diamonds all because they held the kid's uncle captive? Truly an unruly bunch they were. Like it or not, but I'm on your side. So, we got all the time in the world to plan this one out."

Thanos had no immediate response. After all, he was blindsided by the convoluted nature behind Paradox's motives. In fact, it felt nonsensical. But he clutched onto his Infinitrix Gauntlet, remembering what Kevin remarked: "our fates are inevitable, right?" He chuckled in relief, then shook Paradox's hand with his gauntlet.

Paradox smiles and asks, "Thanos, with that mind stone of yours, can you tell me where my accomplice RoboBlart is? I expect him to be aboard the ship. We need him to neutralize any threat aboard this ship."

The Infinitrix Gauntlet glows yellow as the Mind Stone searches through its cortex and informs Thanos of the man's whereabouts. The Mad Titan explains, "he's on a remote island called Money Island, scooting around a dark hallway… with my precious Sol Crima… Damn my creature's smart, it's got a mind of its own."

"You have a blood monster? How… eldritch…"

"Don't worry about it."

Paradox sighs. Then, he asks, "alright, Thanos, I guess we will take matters into our own hands… To the right of the Cell Chamber lies the Circle of Jerks, dubbed as per Steven's hubris. I believe right now, Steven should be debating among his rogues gallery in his conference room, and judging by the two pistols, poison tablets, and a rather cool sword shared among his crew, I suspect they shall be of no worry. After the meeting, I shall prepare RoboBlart for the initial battle. Knowing Steven, he will attempt to fight in his human form for not too long, and he'll try to tear apart Blart's body from the inside out. Luckily for us, and unluckily for him, RoboBlart has a nuclear reactor in him. Well, as long as the Echidnas built him to my specifications."

"Paradox… what a fitting name for someone with ideas as ridiculous as yours. Now tell me, won't the nuclear blast kill us all?"

Paradox laughed. He boasts, "I'm aware, but that's not my choice. I've seen millions of timelines where the consequences have been astronomically more fatal than a nuclear blast… and in all of them, this prison remains in orbit… That choice… is Blart's…"

Thanos immediately clenches Paradox's chest and menacingly rhetorts, "what kind of plan involves nuking a whole potential resistance?"

Presenting calm, Paradox threatens, "be careful Thanos, for anytime I could resume time. And then, you will be subject to Steven's control. Once he's aware of your presence, he will not show mercy."

The Titan lets go of Paradox and drops him safely back on the ground. The professor takes a deep breath, and then thanks Thanos. Thanos looks around him, and notices Cashew Disguisey in the cell to his left. He looks back at Paradox, smiles, and announces, "wait… I got an idea…"

[...]

Steven Universe sits on his evil pink spinning office chair, staring at the motivational poster hung on the wall facing him. Despite preparing for his evil conference meeting with the aptly titled "Circle of Jerks", the young adult still has enough patience to dull his brain with such pitifully mortal emponderments such as, "believe beyond." This poster depicts three diamonds, Yellow, Blue, and White, standing atop thrones in their Homeworld, towering over a small gem washed amid piles of rubble. Steven glances away from the poster and looks at one empty seat and three occupied ones. Adolph Hitler, sitting to Steven's left, scratches his buttocks, as any Nazi would. Kim Jong-Un, slouching in between Hitler and an empty chair, yawns. And next to the North Korean dictator, the spirit of Christopher Columbus hovers, donning a most righteous sword. Steven looks at the wall mounted digital clock reading 0620 HOURS. He sighs and looks at the Circle of Jerks and debriefs, "alright, let's get this meeting started." Steven pulls out a remote and displays a projected graphic of the UN headquarters. He announces, "after some deliberation with our… late subject… I decided that we should start by sending a warning shot to the Earth. As you know, we have an island…"

Kim Jong-Un interrupts and asks, "umm, Steven, didn't you say there's some tea? I'm so… thirsty."

"Oh, yeah, the tea. Thanks for reminding me." Suddenly, Steven instructed everyone, "there's cups with black tea bags in it. Take them out, and let me do my magic."

Everyone followed Steven's commands. Then, Steven's entire body started glowing pink, and the air in the room started drying up. Soon, scalding hot water spontaneously dribbled into everyone's cups, brewing tea in the process. Steven releases his energy and calms back down. He slouches in his seat, but before he could say anything, Adolph Hitler remarks, "I thought Aryans were the purest and strongest people… but I was wrong. Turns out, it wasn't skin, or a race, or a culture… Rather, it's the gem on your chest which marks the most capable of our species…"

The spirit of Christopher Columbus chuckles, "I take offense to that comment, clearly an Aryan mind couldn't conquer the Americas. Nor a crystal gem, for that matter. Riddle me this, Steven, you summoned me from the Stone of Roca because you're weak."

"I'm not weak, I just boiled the water in the air to make tea. Can you do that?"

"I've lived in a rock for over half a millenium. I know more about how to use this awesome sword than you do about magic. And to me, that's all that counts."

Kim Jong-Un remarks, "I'm more powerful than anyone."

Hitler asks, "care to elaborate?"

Steven screams, "SILENCE. Without me, you all would have died where fate decided best. Out of everyone here, I'm the only one who can unseal fate. Now, onto the plan…"

James Franco barges into the room in a mad panic. Kim Jong-Un slams his hands onto the table and shouts, "wait, it's THE James Franco? You know that his crimes to North Korean society have deeply troubled our nation's stability, and despite that, you give him a seat right next to ME?" The dictator proceeds to pull out a pistol in front of Franco. Steven runs up to Kim and offers a hug, but he throws Steven aside. Columbus yanks out his awesome fucking sword and chuckes cause his sword is that damn cool. Kim Jong-Un screams, "FUCK YOU JAMES FRANCO YOUR MOVIE FUCKING SUCKS YOU PIECE OF SHIT I'LL…"

Then Christopher Columbus' cool fucking sword stabbed through Kim Jong-Un's chest, killing him instantly. Christopher calmly walks up to his sword and retrieves it. Passively, he looks at a scarred Steven and explains, "what? The Sword of Roca told me that Kim has poison tablets in his pocket. He was going to kill you, Steven, and claim North Korea as the new Homeworld."

Steven, shaking, kneels down to the dictator's corpse, attempting to avoid any bloodstains on his body. He pulls out his pocket, and to his shock, he finds the tablets. He clenches them in his hand and scatters the powder about the floor, all in a state of dissociation. Columbus helps raise Steven up. Now the anger rushes in. Steven looks at the flesh sacks and screams, "alright, it appears my trust has been rather liberal…"

"You still trust me, right, Steven Universe?" Hitler asks.

Then James Franco pulls out a pistol and shoots Hitler. He asks, "wait, Steven, you brought in THAT Hitler? I'm all about ruling the world, trust me, that's kinda my thing. But I have to stay away from Hitler shit. Oh, just wait till I tell Seth Rogen. Maybe then he'll pick up my calls."

Steven's angry. He screams, "EVERYONE, DROP YOUR WEAPONS. THERE WILL BE NO MORE SURPRISES." James Franco drops his pistol on the ground. Columbus stays still, unwilling to let go of his prized possession. Steven stalks towards the spirit of Christopher Columbus and yanks out his sword. He pouts, "I almost forgot why I got the damn rock to begin with." However, Columbus recalls his sword with force-like powers, but Steven, using the mind reading abilities granted by the Sword of Roca, anticipates this. He grabs out the Rock of Roca and holds it in front of Christopher. He screams, "BEGONE CHRIS. BEGONE," and soon, Christopher's soul recedes back into the rock, all the while Steven processes his sword. Steven laughs maniacally at the aftermath of this carnage and looks back at Franco staring dead-eyed at him. Steven remarks, "well Franco, looks like you're promoted. You know, I had this whole presentation planned, but because it's just the two of us now, I might as well tell you my plan. You know that shit-clinging idea? Let's do it. We got a whole island of subjects that I can just throw at the UN. And guess what? That's just my warning shot. Now how's that?"

James observes, "sounds splendid… The whole world's about to know us… Hey, Steven, mind if I use the restroom?"

"Sure. And here, take this, my number two. You can use Red Card clearance restrooms now!"

Steven tosses James a red key card. James smiles, and before walking off, he asks, "hey, how did you get everyone here anyhow?"

Steven chuckles, "oh, I had a bit of fun with some technology. Pretty dangerous stuff. I would not recommend using it. Got it?"

James smiles and confirms, "got it." He crosses his fingers and walks off.