Everyone went to the top of a hill. Hikaru smiled as she watched Steven, looking curious about what he was doing. Steven picked a flower, then stuck his pinkie finger in his mouth, using the spit to restore the flower he picked. "Ew... Why'd you do that?" Hikaru asked. "Help give back to the flower." Steven smiled. "Fuwa wants to be a Crystal Gem someday~fuwa" Fuwa proclaimed. "Talking aliens are funny." Steven chuckled a bit. "They also make great companions" said Yuni, putting her arm around Prunce. "I want everything to stay exactly like this, and never change." Steven smiled to his Gem friends, lying against the hill with them. "Agreed." Pearl nodded to that. "Here, here." Amethyst added. "Life is not perfect" said Madoka. "I know, but I wish it could. How's the future look, Garnet?" Steven asked the Fusion Gem. "Do we all stay just like this, forever?"
Garnet smiled as she adjusted her visor before frowning as she sat up to say "No." Lala gulped nervously. "No?!" she repeated, scared. Something flew in the sky, blowing wind down on them as it made the sky look shadowed from arrival. Suddenly, a strange injector-like ship lowered, tilting to point toward the hill with a figure shown at the top. "Hey! Are you Steven Universe?" A voice demanded. "Um, yes...?" Steven replied sheepishly. "Perfect." The figure grinned as her finger transformed into a giant horn, almost morphing, and she blew it, causing a sharp point and legs to emerge from the ship. Then a giant drill came out which looked a bit frightening. "Move!" Garnet called out as she picked up Amethyst and ran with her. The Gems ran from the ship with Hikaru, Lala, Elena, Madoka, Yuni, Fuwa, and Prunce as the legs attached to the sides of the hill, and the point drills into the center of it. "Hey! Nice park job, dingus!" Amethyst jeered.
A figure, known as Spinel, landed on the ground just as the drill from the ship went into the ground. Spinel smirked as her gemstone shimmered, looking like an upside down heart. "Well, well, well, well!" she said, shape-shifting her hand and eye to act as a telescope. "Lemme get a look at the menagerie!" Fuwa whimpered and hid behind Prunce as that scared her a bit. "You must be Amethyst. You must be Garnet." Spinel smirked before seeing Pearl glare at her. And Pink Diamond's Pearl. Wow, she took you with her. Isn't that just...swell?!" "It can't be." Pearl muttered about Spinel. Hearing that made Spinel laugh. "Oh, but it can be, and it is. I got a new style and a few new toys that are gonna put an end to your "happily ever after" once and for all!" she smirked. "Wh-Whoa, this has gotta be a misunderstanding." Steven spoke up nervously. "In case you haven't heard, I've established peace across-" "Yeah, yeah, yeah, I've heard" Spinel replied. "I've had your little message to the universe...ON LOOP!" She stretched her leg to kick Steven in the face. The Crystal Gems took out their weapons. "We better transform" Hikaru told her friends. "Right" they replied.
The tops on the girls' Star Color Pendants popped off, allowing them to insert their Star Color Pens while shouting "Star Color Pendant!". Then they shouted "Color Charge!" as their hair accessories disappeared and each girl drew her image shape to start the transformation. Pressing their pens against the pendants, Hikaru, Lala, Elena, Madoka, and Yuni began to sing as they drew pictures with their pens to make their dresses, accessories, and have their hairs grow longer. "Kirameku hoshi no chikara de akogare no watashi egaku yo, Tuinkuru Tuinkuru Purikyua, Tuinkuru Tuinkuru Purikyua, Tuinkuru Tuinkuru Purikyua, Sutā Tuinkuru, Sutā Tuinkuru Purikyua~" they sang while transforming. When they were done, they each began to introduce themselves before striking poses. "The twinkling star that shines throughout the universe! Cure Star!" said Cure Star. "The milky way stretching across the heavens! Cure Milky!" said Cure Milky. "Light up the sky! With sparkling heat! Cure Soleil!" said Cure Soleil. "Light up the night sky! With the glistening moonlight! Cure Selene!" said Cure Selene. "The rainbow spectrum lighting up the galaxy! Cure Cosmo!" said Cure Cosmo. "Star Twinkle Pretty Cure!" the Cures said before striking a final group pose.
Steven and the Crystal Gems were shocked at what they just saw. It was like Gem reformation, only Hikaru and her friends didn't turn into Gems physically before taking on these new forms. "Star Twinkle Pretty Cure?" Steven asked. "Oh, I just looove that part, where Pink Diamond spends the rest of her days on this...nowhere planet...with...a bunch of...nobodies!" Spinel grinned as she used her arms as springs and bounced down to the ground. "That's right I heard the story over and over again~" Spinel smirked as she stretched over to hassle Steven, the Crystal Gems, and the Pretty Cures. "Gee, it's swell to finally meet her other friends, That's right I heard the story, don't really like how it ends, Gee, it's swell to finally meet her other friends~" She grabbed Pearl and started messing around with her. "What did say about me, what did she say?~" Spinel sang as she messed with Pearl by her feet controlling them like a puppet. "What did you do without me? What did you do?~" Spinel mocked as she bounced Amethyst on her feet. "Did you play games without me? What did you play?~" she sang while wiggling Garnet all over her arms before seeing Cure Star coming toward her, ready to punch her. Spinel dodged the punch. "Did you think all this time that I wouldn't find out about you?~" "Did you think all this time that I wouldn't find out about you?~" Spinel towered over Steven before grabbing the Crystal Gems with her arms and legs. "That's right I heard the story over and over again, Gee, it's swell to finally meet her other friends~"
"She's running circles around us." Garnet told everyone. "I'm rusty. Give me a break!" Amethyst groaned. "It really is her, but she can't be serious." Pearl realized. "You know her, Pearl? Can you tell us who she is?" Steven blinked in surprise. Spinel looked offended before she continued to sing and bring out a weapon. "Isn't her name...Spinel?" Star asked. She remembered reading something about the villain of this movie. ""You know who Spinel is?" Pearl asked Star back in shock. "Who am I? Who am I? What are you even saying?"~ she glared. "I'm the loser of the game you didn't know you were playing!, Let's play another game this time I get to win, Lives on the line, Winner takes all, Ready or not, Let's begin!~" Everyone ran off together as it looked like Spinel had a scythe. "I'm scared~fuwa" Fuwa looked like she was going to cry. "I'll protect you~de purunsu" Prunce soothed protectively. "Oh, that's right I heard the story over and over again~," Spinel sang, spinning all around, kicking Steven and Star out of her way as she swung her scythe. "Gee, it's swell to finally beat her other friends, Oh, that's right I heard the story, don't really like how it ends, Gee, it's swell to finally beat her other~" "Everyone, don't!" Star cried out as the Crystal Gems charged towards Spinel. "Other, Other friends~" Suddenly, it seemed like Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl had been sliced in half and they poofed up into smoke and their gemstones were left behind, though Garnet became the two which created her Fusion Form: Ruby and Sapphire. "That's enough!" Steven glared to Spinel as he brought out his shield. "Aw, what's the matter, Steven? You miss your friends already?" Spinel mocked before smirking. "Well, don't worry. You're right behind 'em!"
"You're not going to do anything to Steven as long as we're around, Spinel!" Cure Star glared. "All right then... Let's dance!" Spinel grinned as she spun in the air and slashed her scythe down. "No!" Steven cried out as he jumped in the way, taking the hit for Star. "Steven!" Star cried out before seeing that Steven didn't poof. "That's right, you're half-human." Steven laughed and smirked. "Haha! That was nothing!" "Then you won't mind if I do it again." Spinel smirked at Steven as she slashed her Scythe at him again, again, and again. "Stop it right now~lun!" Cure Milky cried out to Spinel. "You don't poof, do you...?" Spinel smirked as Steven grabbed a hold of her scythe. "Figured as much. Just wait! Your human half won't stand a chance against my injector... Not after what I just did to your gem!~" ""What are you talking about?!" Steven asked. "You weren't always a powerful hero, were you?" Spinel smirked to Steven before letting out another maniacal laugh. Steven wrested control of Spinel's scythe and cleaved her physical form in half, poofing her instantly. The Cures turned back into their normal forms knowing that the fight was over. "You okay?" Hikaru asked him. "I... I think so..." Steven sighed as he went to take Spinel's gemstone. "I better bubble you before anything else happens." The gem went in the bubble at first before popping instantly. "What...?" Steven muttered as he went to try again, but nothing seemed to happen. "Where's my bubble?" he grabbed the gem and went into a deep concentration. "Come on..." A bubble slowly began to form around the gem before popping, as Steven collapsed in strain, panting heavily. Confused, he lifted up his shirt. His gemstone flickered like a lightbulb. "What's going on?" he asked.
"I think that the only thing we can do is bring them inside and wait for them to take form." Elena said. "I guess you're right" Steven sighed. So they all went back to the beach house. Steven noticed that his gem was glowing which concerned him a bit and they placed the gemstones on the coffee table in front of the couch, wondering what to do next. Everyone waited as the clock ticked in the background which seemed to emphasize the long passage of time. "STEVEN!" Greg cried out as he burst in through the door. "I came as fast as I could! Are you okay?!" "We're fine, Greg. As for the Crystal Gems? Not so much" said Yuni. Greg saw what she meant as he saw the Crystal Gems' gem forms on the table along with Spinel's. "Holy... She got everybody!" he gasped before looking to the heart-shaped gemstone. "Is that her?" "Yeah..." Steven replied. "Who?" Greg asked. "Apparently her name is Spinel." Hikaru replied. "Why?!" Greg asked. "No idea." Steven frowned. "Maybe she's angry about something" Madoka thought. "HOW?!" Greg asked, sounding more like a child than his son who was sounding more like a mature adult.
"She hit all of us with this." Steven said, bringing out Spinel's weapon from his jacket pocket before bringing out the blade which made Greg flinch in shock until his son stored it back in again. "It did something extra weird to me, and now my powers aren't working right. Look." He summoned his shield which fizzled erratically for a brief moment before dissipating. "There's something wrong with me, Dad." Steven sighed emotionally. "I just have no idea what's going on." "Well, son, now you know how I feel almost all the time, but you know what else?" Greg smiled. "What?" Everyone replied. "Any moment now, the Gems are gonna do that thing where they glow and float in the air and reappear better than ever!" Greg replied, picking up Pearl's gemstone. As if on cue, Pearl's gemstone began to glow and float in mid-air as she prepared to regenerate. "See?" Greg smiled. "Here she comes, good 'ol Pearl!" But then, the form of a clam was shown. "Okay, that's new." Elena commented.
"Please identify yourself." Pearl's voice said from the clam. "Um...Greg Universe?" Greg replied, feeling confused. "Greetings, Um Greg Universe." Pearl's voice said. "Please state preferred customization options." "What the heck is going on?" Yuni asked. "What am I supposed to say here?" Greg asked Steven. "I-I dunno!" Steven said to his father. "Default settings selected" The voice said. "Please stand by." The clam shell descended to the house floor, as it opened and revealed a reforming Pearl who looked different from the others had seen and known her in present day. "She's back!" Madoka smiled before frowning. "But she looks different." Cautious and somewhat curious, Steven and Greg approached Pearl. "Pearl! Pearl, thank goodness you're back!" Steven beamed at first. "...Huh?" "How do you do?~" Pearl bowed to Greg as she sang while taking his hands. "My Um Greg Universe, Thank you for bringing me into the world, I am at your eternal service, Welcome to your new Pearl!~" "What's going on?!" Greg and Steven panicked.
Suddenly, Ruby's gemstone began to glow, as she reformed into her original form as Sapphire's guard. "Ruby!" Elena gasped. "Ruby!" Steven called to the tomboy-like Gem. "Are... Are you okay?" "Ah!" Ruby gasped, looking a bit hostile against Steven. "Who are you? You're not my assignment!" "I could really use an explanation here..." Greg remarked uneasily as he scratched his head. "Allow me to illuminate!" Pearl smiled and started to sing. "A Ruby Guard, But just a single one, They tend to come in teams of three or more~" Then she showed a hologram of three other Rubys. A blue gemstone glowed and formed into what looked like a tiny princess without a tiara. "A precious Sapphire, She sees the future, That's who the Ruby's for~" Pearl then continued about the next Gem. "My Sapphire, as my soul purpose; I will guard you with my life." Ruby told Sapphire. "I know you will" Sapphire told Ruby. "That's why I predict you won't last more than a day." "Huh?" Ruby blinked from that. "Come, now." Sapphire told Ruby before leaving with her. "Wow, that was dark." Yuni commented as Amethyst was next. Amethyst's gem glowed as she obtained her form which was of how she came out as from the Kindergarten. "Amethyst!" Steven called to the purple Gem, waving to her a bit. "Hey, Amethyst?" "Hey, Amethyst?" Amethyst parroted as she waved back. "What?!" Steven replied. "No, you're Amethyst!" "What?! No, you're Amethyst!" Amethyst copied. "You must be right, This is an Amethyst~," Pearl smiled and sang before examining Amethyst like she was funny looking. "Except an Amethyst is big and strong, This one is not the best example, Something is clearly wrong~" Amethyst shrugged with Pearl. "I-I do say, something is clearly wrong." Pearl said.
"Pearl, don't you recognize them?" Steven asked the Gem. "Don't you recognize me?" "Hmm... Well, I certainly recognize my Um Greg Universe." Pearl replied. "Oh, boy..." Greg mumbled to himself. "As for you... Hmm..." Pearl hummed as she looked at Steven suspiciously before noticing Spinel's gem glowing. Fuwa and Prunce ducked down behind the couch in fear while Hikaru, Lala, Elena, Madoka, and Yuni took out their Star Color Pendants, ready to transform. Steven tried to summon his shield, but of course, it didn't work. The gem rotated upright into a proper heart shape, as the Gem laughed playfully and roped her rubber-like arms around Steven and launched herself toward him for a hug. Once finished reforming, Spinel looked at Steven with a smile, looking entirely different from before. "I'm so excited to meet you!" Spinel beamed to Steven. "You're not mad...?" Steven asked out of confusion. "Mad?" Spinel giggled. "Why would I be mad at my best friend?" "Uh, Pearl, mind an explanation of what's going on?" Madoka asked. "This will be fun, Aren't you the lucky one?~" Pearl smiled to Steven as Spinel bounced around happily like something you would see out of a cartoon from the 1920's. "Her cut is perfect and she's pink as well, She'll bring you endless entertainment, Your new best friend, Spinel!~" Everyone looked to each other, not sure what to make of that, but Steven seemed enraged. "YOUUUU!" Steven glared, shaking Spinel violently. "What have you done to us?!" "Boop! Now it's your turn." Spinel smiled as she giggled before booping him on the nose and soon stretched her arms around Steven before shaking him violently. "Woooould youuuu cut that outttt?!" Steven cried out as Spinel stopped shaking him with her eyes rattling around cartoonishly dizzy. "...Please?" "It's like she's become a totally different person from before" Yuni commented on Spinel's new form. "Hey, look!" Spinel pointed out to the others curiously. "There's more Gems! Let's ask 'em to play!" "Wait a minute" Steven stopped her before asking, "You don't remember?" "Remember what?" Spinel asked.
Everyone went outside and looked up at the giant injector. "Wooow-wee! That thing sure is big!" Spinel gasped before looking to Steven. "You wanna climb it or somethin'?" "Wait, wait, are you serious right now?" Steven asked. "What about that stuff you said about how I 'won't stand a chance against your injector'?" "I said what, now?" Spinel replied, scratching her head out of confusion. "You really don't remember" Steven frowned. Lion walked by, making everyone look over to him. "How about you, Lion?" Steven asked the pink lion. "Can you make any sense of this?" Lion simply growled in response while displaying a less-than-amused face. "Aw, you're no help, either" Steven groaned, going to put Spinel's weapon away. "At least I can store this thing in your mane." But Steven found himself unable to do that. "I can't store things in lion's mane now? That's like the easiest thing I do!" Steven complained before picking up Spinel's weapon and put it in his coat pocket. "Now what do we do? Steven has no friends to help him now." said Elena. "Except..." Steven said before looking at Little Homeworld in the distance and looked inspired before running that way. "Bismuth, Lapis, and Peridot. C'mon guys, let's go figure out how to fix this!" Spinel then laughed as she went to follow along Steven, but no one else went with him. "Really?" Lala asked. "No one else~lun?" "Guys?" Steven called to his friends. "My Um Greg, allow me." Pearl offered to Greg, summoning a parasol from her Gem, using it to shield a wary Greg from the sun. Amethyst stood near them and soon shape-shifted into Greg, leaving a confused Pearl to constantly switch between holding the parasol over both. "Ruby? Sapphire?" Steven called to the smaller Gems. "She's not goin' anywhere with you!" Ruby glared protectively. "I do see us following him to the countryside." Sapphire said. "Never mind!" Ruby quickly changed her mind then. "We're goin'!" "Wait! Don't leave me alone with these two!" Greg cried out, standing beside Pearl and Amethyst who then shape-shifted into another Pearl. "Just keep an eye on them for now. We'll be back!" Steven told his father before running off.