We Are the Crystal Gems (short)

"We Are The Crystal Gems" is a short released on Cartoon Network's website. It was first shown during SDCC 2015.

Synopsis
Steven starts his life with the Crystal Gems in this extended version of the full extended opening theme.

Plot
The short begins with a young Steven practicing his ukulele skills. Greg walks in exhausted, exclaiming that building a house is a lot of hard work. Pearl walks in greeting Steven. Greg hands Pearl a bottle of water, complimenting her work; Pearl is briefly confused by the bottle and hands it to Amethyst who is right behind her. Amethyst squeezes the bottle tightly, blasting water all over her face. She then swallows the bottle whole before she is joined by Garnet.

Pearl asks Greg about Steven's instrument, with Greg telling the Gems that Steven is quickly learning the ukulele and that he's excited to live with the Gems. He asks Steven if he wants to play the song he wrote. Steven is nervous about playing his song to the Crystal Gems, but with some encouragement from them, he plays his song, "We Are The Crystal Gems". Everybody likes the song and they hug Steven. A time-lapse of the Beach House being constructed is shown.

Some time later, Garnet puts up the picture of Rose Quartz in the house. She and the other Gems welcome Steven to his new home. We see brief scenes of Steven's first day living with the Gems: Pearl, singing about the Gems' decision to protect Earth, leaves Steven's clothes out to dry on the Crystal Temple's hand; Garnet and Pearl wash the dishes while Amethyst eats a sandwich and part of the dish and Greg reads a bedtime story to Steven.

The Crystal Gems show off their gems; Garnet, Pearl and Amethyst's gems all glow but Steven's gem does not. Steven then follows the Gems running along the beach. A montage of scenes from the series plays in the background and the Gems are silhouetted. Important moments of Steven's life are shown: his gem glowing in "Gem Glow", him meeting Connie and forming his bubble shield for the first time in "Bubble Buddies", Steven and Connie drawing Rose's Sword from lions magical mane in "Lion 2: The Movie", Steven summoning his shield in "Ocean Gem", seeing Rose Quartz from "Lion 3: Straight to Video", Stevonnie from "Alone Together", the Gem Warship flying towards the beach in "The Return", and Garnet's re-fusion in "Jail Break". Steven, having fallen behind on the beach, runs in front of the Gems and jumps.

The Crystal Gems brandish their weapons and sing about their reasons for fighting. Confronted with the Homeworld Gems, they look to each other for support. They sing the rest of the theme song together.

Characters

 * Steven
 * Pearl
 * Garnet
 * Amethyst
 * Greg Universe
 * Lion (cameo)
 * Jasper (cameo)
 * Peridot (cameo)
 * Lapis Lazuli (cameo)
 * Yellow Diamond (cameo/debut)
 * Connie Maheswaran (cameo)
 * Ruby (cameo)
 * Sapphire (cameo)
 * Rose Quartz (cameo)
 * Stevonnie (flashback)
 * Jamie (cameo)
 * Mr. Smiley (cameo)
 * Mayor Dewey (cameo)
 * Kofi Pizza (cameo)
 * Nanefua Pizza (cameo)
 * Kiki Pizza (cameo)
 * Onion (cameo)
 * Ronaldo Fryman (cameo)
 * Peedee Fryman (cameo)
 * Mr. Fryman (cameo)
 * Sadie (cameo)
 * Lars (cameo)
 * Sour Cream (cameo)
 * Buck Dewey (cameo)
 * Jenny Pizza (cameo)

Objects

 * Warp Pad
 * Steven's Ukulele
 * Greg's Van
 * Mayor Dewey's Van
 * Steven's Shield
 * Rose's Battle Flag
 * Rose's Sword

Locations

 * Earth
 * Galaxy Warp
 * Beach City
 * Beach House
 * Kindergarten (background)
 * Abandoned Warehouse (background)
 * Gem Warship (flashback)

Music

 * "We Are The Crystal Gems"

Trivia

 * This is the first appearance of Yellow Diamond.
 * This was the first short to feature clips of previous episodes from the main series.
 * The second being "Fusion".

Errors

 * When the Homeworld gems are seen, Jasper has no visible markings on her left arm.