Little Homeschool (episode)

"Little Homeschool" is the 1st episode of Steven Universe Future and the 1st episode of the series. It is also the first episode in the premiere special that happened on the 7th of December, 2019.

Official Synopsis
Cherry Quartz refuses to attend Little Homeschool, a place on Earth where Gems from all over the universe can come learn how to live together peacefully.

Plot
In Steven's bathroom, he uses the Diamond aura potions and his healing spit aura on the water of his bathtub to heal a corrupted gem named Cherry Quartz, who is very confused about what happened to her. Steven is very upfront and tells the gem that she was corrupted in a Diamond blast, and he had just healed her.

After offering her some history books in both English and Gem Glyph (Spanish translation forthcoming), Steven drives Cherry Quartz in his new van over to Little Homeworld. He tells her what has changed in Beach City over the years, despite her not knowing who he's talking about.

They arrive in Little Homeschool, a place where former Homeworld Gems can learn about how to live and be free on Earth. Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl are seen teaching other gems about yoga, freedom, and technology respectively.

After Amethyst teaches her lesson about how to do what you like, she invites Steven to have lunch together. Amethyst is seen content with her place as a teacher in Little Homeschool, and is happy that so many Gems want to learn how be Earthings. Steven, however, is saddened by the fact that one gem refuses to attend the school. Amethyst tells Steven to forget about her, but Steven is still worried about her, saying that they built Little Homeworld and its school, and knows that someone is still out there is still hurting because of the Diamonds, and wants to fix her. Amethyst believes that Steven should stop trying to fix everyone, which he reluctantly agrees with.

On the outskirts of Beach City, Steven walks through a forest until he reaches a cave, trying to find the gem who refuses to attend the school. Before he can walk near it, someone interrupts him. The gem is revealed to be Jasper, who is shown to destroy every living Earthling that she comes in contact with, even the grass. She has a pile of rocks that she has thrown into the sky to stay strong.

Steven tries to talk to her, but it quickly escalates into an argument, in which Jasper tells him that "You are not my Diamond" and challenges him to a fight. Out of anger Steven agrees, which suprises her. He throws the first punch, but as the fight progresses Jasper gains the upper hand and taunts Steven by telling him that he is only strong because of the assistance he gets from his friends and that he is nothing without them. Then, Steven's skin turns pink, giving him the strength to break free of Jasper's grasp and win the fight. He smashes her through the whole forest and she is obviously impressed. She is laughing of joy because she didn't think he had it in him.

Steven apologies for the outburst, and Jasper informs him that he doesn't need to say he's sorry. Steven then tells Jasper that instead of her learning from him, he could learn from her. He requests that maybe Jasper could teach him seeing as this fight helped him learn a new ability, to which she replies, "Consider this fight your first and only lesson". Steven then asks Jasper if he can come back and visit. Before walking back to her base, Jasper tells Steven to do whatever he wants.

The scene then cuts to a montage of Steven making his way back home while repairing the damage from his and Jasper's fight, while explaning to Cherry Quartz that he still has more to learn about himself and notes that life is "a wonderful mystery". Cherry Quartz then asks for Steven to sign off on her class schedule. The episode ends with Steven signing his signature for her.

Characters

 * Steven Universe
 * Cherry Quartz (debut)
 * Yellow Diamond (pictured)
 * White Diamond (pictured)
 * Blue Diamond (pictured)
 * Harold Smiley (cameo)
 * Lars Barriga (non-speaking)
 * Sadie Killer and the Suspects (non-speaking)
 * Sadie Miller
 * Buck Dewey
 * Jenny Pizza
 * Sour Cream
 * Connie Maheswaran (non-speaking)
 * Snowflake Obsidian (cameo)
 * Larimar (cameo)
 * Watermelon Tourmaline (cameo)
 * Bismuth (cameo)
 * Heaven Beetle (cameo)
 * Earth Beetle (cameo)
 * Peridot (cameo)
 * Blue Lace Agate (cameo)
 * Crazy Lace Agate (cameo)
 * Yellow Pearl (cameo)
 * Blue Pearl (cameo)
 * Bixbite (cameo)
 * Vidalia (cameo)
 * Garnet
 * Topaz (cameo)
 * Zebra Jasper (cameo)
 * Lace Amethyst (cameo)
 * Pearl
 * Holo-Pearl
 * Angel Aura Quartz (cameo)
 * Orange Spodumene (cameo)
 * Amethyst
 * Ocean Jasper (cameo)
 * Onion (cameo)
 * Biggs Jasper (cameo)
 * Pink Diamond (mentioned)
 * Jasper
 * An Aquamarine
 * Three Rubies

Objects

 * Greg's Dondai Supremo
 * Roaming Eye
 * Connie's Glow Bracelet
 * Diamond aura potions (debut)

Locations

 * Beach City
 * Big Donut
 * Crystal Temple
 * Beach House
 * Steven's Bathroom
 * The Lighthouse
 * Spacetries (debut)
 * Maheswaran Residence
 * Connie's room (debut)
 * Little Homeworld

Instrumental

 * Being Human (credits)

Trivia

 * Steven reveals what's happened in Beach City since the events of the movie:
 * Lars opened up his own pastry shop with a space theme around it.
 * Sadie and the Suspects have been touring, promoting their new album.
 * Connie has been starting early preparation for applying to college.
 * Steven kept separate vials of each Diamond's powered liquid in order to heal any corrupted Gems remaining.

Cultural References

 * Connie's pose while sitting down looks similar to "Study Girl" who is featured in the lofi hip hop beats livestream videos (which, in itself was a reference to the 1995 foreign film Whisper of the Heart).

Continuity

 * Steven now drives Greg's Dondai Supremo from "Beach City Drift".
 * Seen in the display window of Spacetries are Ube rolls and a cake with a model Sun Incinerator on top.
 * Connie still has the glow bracelet Steven gave to her when they first met back in "Bubble Buddies". It is seen on her desk along with a Dogcopter toy.

Errors

 * When Steven is touring Little Homeworld, the Earth Flag colors are different: the circle is orange and yellow instead of blue and light blue, the small circle is white instead of little bluish, the hexagon is blue instead of orange and the circle inside is light blue instead of yellow.
 * In one frame when Steven said to Amethyst, "Knowing there's someone out there still hurting...", his teeth are the same color as his skin.
 * When Jasper says "Why don't you throw the first punch?" her corruption scar on her hand disappears.
 * In one frame when Steven is about to throw Jasper upward, his right eye turns pink.

Videos
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