Keeping It Together/Transcript

Garnet: We need to track down Peridot. We found her pod. We know she's out there somewhere. She came to Earth with a job to do and odds are, she's still gonna try to do it. That's why I've gathered you here.

Steven: I thought it was so you can help me fold all this laundry!

Garnet: That too. The chore wheel idea you had fell apart fast.

Amethyst: Wasn't me.

Pearl: I just really enjoy doing all of those things.

Garnet: It's better if we do them together.

Amethyst: Humans should just stop wearing clothes, be a lot funnier.

Steven: Hey! I'm a civil-i-fied part human, thank you very much. Clothing is a must. Hm...this is a lot. I bet this folding would go faster if Ruby and Sapphire were here!

Garnet: I'm sure they'd be glad to see you Steven. But I am not unfusing for laundry.

Steven: Awh.

Pearl: Garnet, you don't think Peridot would come looking for us, do you?

Garnet: We weren't her priority. She was sent here to do something in the Kindergarden.

Pearl: Do you think she's still going to try to reactivate it?

Garnet: Mmm...If she gets it back up and running, the injectors will turn back on.

Steven: Injectors? What're those?

Pearl: You've already seen them. Well, you've seen them disabled. If Peridot reactivates them, they'll pick up right where they left off, planting Gems in the crust of the Earth, where they'll incubate and suck the life right out of the ground, we can't let Peridot restart Gem production here, if we do, the entire planet will become....

Garnet: Janked.

Amethyst: Garnet, that mouth!

Garnet: Don't worry, we'll stop 'em. C'mon, Crystal Gems.

Pearl: Coming!

Amethyst: As long as we don't have to fold anything.

Garnet: Steven.

Amethyst: C'mon, that means you too, right?

Garnet: You're a civilified part-gem too after all.

Pearl: Garnet, are you sure we should bring Steven? This might be dangerous.

Garnet: Peridot's got nothing we can't handle.

[Trans. Ext. Kindergarten]

Pearl: Well, nothing looks activated. In fact, i-it's doesn't look like anything but the last time we were here.

Garnet: You're right. But just because Peridot

Steven: Mmm.

(Steven wanders around, inspecting Kindergarten)

Peridot: Log date, six, five, two.

(Peridot rises from an elevator)

Peridot: *fiddles with touchscreen* This is Peridot, updating status. Still stuck on miserable planet... Defusion experiments are developing properly. A few have even emerged early. *shrieks, seeing Steven*

(Steven silently stares at Peridot)

Peridot (whispering): Are the other ones with you...?

Steven: *nods, shrugging*

Peridot: *dissipates touchscreen* Of course! Why not... *facepalms*

Garnet (distantly): Peridot!

Pearl: There she is!

(The Crystal Gems begin to pursue Peridot)

Peridot: *gasps, flees*

Amethyst: Where way to go?

Pearl: The corner!

(The Crystal Gems chase Peridot to a wall. Peridot scales the wall)

Steven: Hey! I can't do that!

Pearl: Neither can she! *hurls spear*

Peridot: *ducks, grinning* Ha! Missed!

(Pearl's spear hits an Injector, dissipates. The Injector collapses)

Peridot: *shrieks, fleeing*

(The Injector hits the ground harshly)

Steven: Do you think she's hurt?

(Peridot emerges from the rubble and flees)

Amethyst: *laughs* Nope! *tethers Peridot with whip*

(Peridot generates an electrical current, electrifying the whip)

Amethyst: *drops whip* Whoa! Hot whip!

Peridot: *running* You Crystal Clods! Go ahead! Wreck this place! See if I care! I already got what I needed!

Pearl: *running* Get back here!

(Peridot's fingers turn into helicopter-blades, lifting her from the ground)

Peridot: *laughs maniacally, smiling*

Amethyst: I'm gonna bop her good!

Pearl: I'll help!

(Pearl and Amethyst pursue Peridot off-screen)

Steven: Hurry, Garnet!

Garnet: If Peridot's mission was to reactivate the Kindergarten, the injectors would be on. Look. They're not.

Steven: Oh! Oh..

Garnet: Let's see what she was actually doing. Down here.

Steven: Oh. Oh! You're brains and brawn! The whole package!

Garnet: Thank you!

Steven: Is it cause you're a fusion?

Garnet: I have to keep some of my secrets.

Steven: Aw, please? I wanna know!

Garnet: *chuckles*

(Garnet and Steven slide down into the Kindergarten Prime Control Room)

Steven: Is the strong part of you Ruby and the wise part of you Sapphire?

Garnet: It's all of both. When two gems combine it creates something greater than their parts. That's why I'm so great.

(Garnet and Steven land at the control room)

Steven: What's it like to stayed fused all the- Whoa.

Steven: I don't know how but..this place is even creepier than the last time we were here.

Garnet: Yes. There's something going on.

Steven: The power's not on. What was Peridot doing?

Garnet: It looks like she pulled these out the walls. Something strange.

Steven: Garnet? *runs to Garnet* Is there... something in there?

(Creature falls from the ceiling)

Steven: *shrieks* Whoa. What are they?

(Garnet poof the creature and grabs it)

Steven: What is it? It looks like... two gems shards, stuck together.

Garnet: *grunts, throws away the shard*

Steven: Is that what all these things are? Gems... stuck together?

Garnet: *gasp*

Steven: Garnet?

(Dirt pillar cracks)

Steven: What was that?

(Dirt pillar explodes, revealing more gem shards)

Garnet: *breathes, agitated*

Steven: Garnet. Uh, Garnet. What do we do? Please talk to me!

Garnet: *cries, shocked* These were Crystal Gems, shattered into pieces. They were buried together.

Steven: Why aren't you moving?

Garnet: They were both together. They were both unfused. This is wrong. Uh, uh, I'm sorry.

(Garnet starts to unfuse)