Ocean Gem

[Open Int. Steven's Room]

Steven: I'm... grounded?

Pearl: *folds arms* Yes, you're grounded!

Garnet: You disobeyed an order.

Amethyst: *holds up a shovel* and now we're gonna bury you 'til you've learned your lesson!

Steven: *surprised and sweating* Aah! That's not how grounding works!

(The door opens, and Greg comes in the house, panting as the Gems all turn to his way.)

Steven: Dad?

(All turns to Greg.)

Greg: *breathes heavily* Uh, you guys better come check this out.

[Trans. Ext. Beach House]

Mayor Dewey: W-w-wha?

(The citizens of Beach City are murmuring worriedly.)

Crowd (various characters): *murmurs* Wait. What the... Where did it go? Whoa! (Ronaldo takes a picture with his phone)

Steven: The ocean!

[Camera zooms out to reveal that the ocean is gone]

Mayor Dewey: *pops up yelling into a megaphone* Hey, it's those magical ladies! What's going on here?

Garnet: The ocean is gone, obviously.

Mayor Dewey: That's right. Now it's just a desert. No one wants to take a vacation to... Desert City! Aww, we're gonna lose all our summer business!

Lars: And all the beach babes! Awwww!

Mr. Fryman: Who's gonna buy my fries?

Mr. Pizza: And my pizza!

Mr. Smiley: Who's gonna have fun at Funland?

Mayor Dewey: As mayor, I DEMAND you explain this immediate (Garnet slaps megaphone out of the Mayor's hand.) —ly

Garnet: It was Lapis Lazuli.

Steven: Lapis Lazuli?

Pearl: She's the Gem you released from the mirror. *projects a hologram of Lapis through her gem*

Crowd (various characters): *murmurs* That's incredible. How did you do that?

Steven: But she's a Gem, just like us.

Pearl: There's a lot you don't know about Gems, Steven.

[Trans. Int. Beach House]

(The Crystal Gems, Steven, Greg, Connie, and Lion are standing around.)

Pearl: How could I have known the Gem contained in that mirror would be so powerful?

(Steven walks towards the door.)

Connie: Where are you going, Steven?

Steven: I'm leaving to fix what I did to our home. I was the one who set Lapis free from the mirror. Now it's my fault the ocean's gone. I'm gonna bring the ocean back or get really thirsty trying.

Greg: Wait up, kiddo. I'm coming with you.

Connie: I want to help, too. Also, I feel weird being in your house if you're not here.

Lion: *roars* *puts paw on Steven's head*

Greg: *gasps*

Pearl: *clears throat* Clearly, we're coming too.

Garnet: You're un-grounded, by the way.

Amethyst: *jumps on counter* Whoo-hoo! Road trip!

[Trans. Ext. Beach House]

(Connie and Steven ride Lion as Pearl, Amethyst, Garnet, and Greg ride in Greg's van.)

Mayor Dewey: *unshaven and distressed* *cries and pours water from hose onto sand*

[Trans. Int. Greg's Van]

Greg: How about some tunes? This was one of Rose's favorites.

(Loud rock music begins to play.)

Amethyst/Pearl: *uncomfortable laughing*

Greg: What do you think, Garnet?

(Garnet kicks open the van door, and rolls out.)

[Time Skip—nighttime]

(Greg's van and Lion are still traveling to Lapis' tower.)

Steven: I can't believe Lapis would do this. Gems shouldn't fight each other.

Pearl: We're always fighting Gems, actually.

Steven: *gasps* What?!

Pearl: Oh, how do I put this? All Gems aren't necessarily... good.

Amethyst: *leans forward* All those monster we fight used to be just like us! Right, Pearl?

Pearl: [flashback of previous fought monsters] Yes. But they've become corrupted and broken. We have to take care of them, subdue them, contain them. It's the best we can do for them, for now. If we don't, then...

[Trans. Ext. Water Tower]

Steven: *gasps*

Connie: That's some magical destiny stuff, right there.

Greg: Guys... I just had the best idea for an album cover.

Garnet: This is it. Lapis Lazuli is here.

Pearl: I don't understand. What does she want with the ocean?

Connie: *looking at the water* Whoa. Look at all this. It's - it's just like a giant aquarium.

Lapis Lazuli (booming echo): You shouldn't be here!

Garnet: She sensed us.

Steven: Lapis Lazuli! it's me, Steven!

[Water sloshing. Lapis Lazuli forms her own face made out of water]

Lapis Lazuli: Go away, before I make you.

Steven: But we're beach-summer-fun buddies!

Lapis Lazuli: *forms Steven's face from water* *as Steven* Noooo!

Steven/Connie: *gasps*

Lapis Lazuli: *forms her own face again* You're one of them. One of the Crystal Gems.

Amethyst/Pearl: *growl angrily*

Garnet: *puts a hand on their shoulders* Easy.

Steven: What do you mean? We're all Gems, right? Just let us help you.

Lapis Lazuli: You don't understand. Just leave me alone...

Steven: We're not leaving, Lapis. Not until you give us back our ocean! -- Aah!

Lapis Lazuli: I said... (She forms a water clone of Steven, and the Steven clone stretches his arm forward to force Steven back.) Leave me alone!

Steven: Ah!

(Water clones of the Crystal Gems appear.)

Pearl: Greg, kids, you stay behind us. We'll handle this.

Greg: Sounds good to me! *runs away*

(Crystal Gems and the water clones summon their weapons.)

Amethyst: Ruh-oh.

Garnet: Stand together. Don't let them separate us. *punched by water Garnet* *pained grunt*

Steven: Garnet!

Garnet: *pained grunt* *cracks neck twice*

(Garnet and water Garnet engage in combat.)

Amethyst: (Amethyst uses her whip to grab nearby rocks and sling them at her water clone, missing each time.) Aw, come on! Aah! (Her water clone grabs Amethyst with her whip and throws her down.) *screams* *pained grunt*

Amethyst: Well, as long as we're playing fair... *transforms into Purple Puma* *yells*

Pearl: *slices her water clone in half with her spear* *laughs* (The two halves each create one water Pearl.) *sighs and summons another spear* I hate fighting me.

Lion: *roars supersonic waves at water Steven, which he dodges*

Connie: Come on, Lion!

Steven: You can take me!

(Water Steven stretches his arms forward and slams Lion into Greg's van.)

Greg: Oh no, not the van!

Steven: Revenge!

Connie: Revenge!

Steven and Connie: (They yell as Connie throws a rock at water Steven and Steven uses a water gun to shoot his water clone.)

(Water Steven traps Steven and Connie's heads in water bubbles in an attempt to drown them.)

Steven and Connie: *muffled screams*

Greg: Kids!

Connie: *loses her breath and groans*

Steven: *muffled distress sounds*

(Greg hits water Steven with his van, freeing Connie and Steven.)

Steven and Connie: *coughing and gagging*

Steven: Connie!

Greg: Is this a NORMAL magical mission for you? 'Cause I'm not so sure how comfortable I am with you going on these any-mo-o-o--re!!!!

(Greg's van is picked up and thrown by water Steven, along with Greg who is still in the van.)

Steven: Dad! *runs over to him*

Greg: *coughing, pained grunt* *crawls out of the van*

Steven: Dad! Dad! Are you OK?

Greg: *groans* Ugh, I think my leg's broken. See, this is why we wear seatbelts, kids.

Steven: Lapis, I don't want to fight anymore.

(Water Steven hurls a ball of water at Steven.)

Steven: I said, "I DON'T WANNA FIGHT"!

(Steven summons his shield and the water hits it.)

(The impact makes a metallic noise and the reverberation causes the water clones to disappear.)

Amethyst: Huh? Mm.

Pearl: *gasps*

[Metallic clanging]

(Steven walks forward.)

Connie: Steven?

Steven: Lapis, I'm coming up to see you. ...So please don't drown me.

Connie: Wait, Steven!

Steven: *grunts and jumps into the water tower* (Lapis makes a water hand, which lifts him to the top of the tower.)

[Trans. Atop Lapis' Tower]

Steven: *gasps for air, his body encased in a bubble* Lapis?

Lapis Lazuli: What are you doing here, Steven?

Steven: What? I - No! What are you doing here? This thing, the ocean, this is crazy! Can't we work this out? We Gems should be friends. Whoa! (Lapis pulls the bubble that he's in forward.)

Lapis Lazuli: Don't you know anything, Steven? Your friends, they don't really care about other Gems. All they care about is the Earth. But I never believed in this place... *looks up towards space*

Steven: (Steven is released from the bubble.) Wha... ?

Lapis Lazuli: I just want to go home...

Steven: I know how important home can be. But that's why I'm here. You took the ocean away, and the ocean is an important part of my home.

Lapis Lazuli: I'm only using the ocean because my gem is cracked. If I just stretch it far enough... *sighs* This is never going to work.

[Zooms in on Lapis' cracked gem]

Steven: *gasps* I can fix your gem. I have healing powers.

Lapis Lazuli: Wait, you have healing powers?

Steven: I know, right?

Lapis Lazuli: Oh, what should I...

Steven: Oh, uh, sorry. This might be a little weird.

Lapis Lazuli: What?

Steven: *slurps* *licks hand* *determined grunt* *slaps spit-covered hand onto Lapis' back*

Lapis Lazuli: *shudders* (Her gem is restored, as her eyes become normal and she sprouts a pair of water-wings.)

Steven: *gasps*

Lapis Lazuli: Thank you, Steven!

Steven: No prob, Bob. *wipes his spit-covered hand on his pants*

Lapis Lazuli: ... It's Lapis.

Steven: *awkwardly* Yeah.

Lapis Lazuli: Okay. Bye. (She flies off into space.)

Steven: Oh! *gasps*

(Lapis' Tower begins to collapse.)

[Trans. Ext. Lapis' Tower]

Garnet: The whole tower's coming down!

Greg: What about Steven?!

(Lion and Connie look at each other with determination.)

[Trans. top of water tower]

Steven: Aaaaahh!!! Whoooaaa-aaaah!!!

(Connie and Lion emerge from a portal.)

Connie: Grab my hand! *stretches out her hand*

Steven: *grunts with effort* *stretches out his hand*

Steven and Connie: *grunt with effort* (Their hands finally meet.)

Connie: Gotcha!

[Trans. Ext. water tower]

(Steven, Connie, and Lion teleport back.)

Greg: Steven!

(Water falls on the group.)

[Trans. on the Beach]

Mayor Dewey: *cries, still pouring water onto the sand* ... Huh?

(The ocean begins flooding back in.)

Lars: Yes! Babe city, here we com- Whoa!

Sadie: *pushes Lars into the water*

(Greg's bubbled van emerges from the water, Steven unbubbles it.)

Amethyst: That's how you do it!

(All gasp, grunt, and laugh.)

(Greg's van falls apart even more.)

Pearl: *looks at a distressed Greg* *chuckles* Well, what's that thing you always say about the pork chops and the hot dogs?

Connie: Look!

(Crowd of citizens cheering and laughing.)

(Mayor Dewey runs forward and embraces Steven, the crowd follows.)

Connie: *laughs*

Amethyst: Mm. *hugs Lion*

(Greg is crying in front of his van and Yellowtail hands him a handkerchief.)

Garnet: *to Pearl* So, Lapis made it off planet.

Pearl: What does this mean for us?

Garnet: We wait and see.

(The crowd continues cheering, carrying Steven above them.)

Steven: *looking to space* See you, Lapis.

[Zooms in on a single twinkling star]

Steven: Wherever you are.

[END]