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Here's another thought.

In good mystery writing, everything is a clue. Consider the dollar bill seen on SU. One of it's shapes is a diamond. In 'Keep Beach City Wierd", Renaldo says the world is controlled by polymorphic sentient rocks.

Isn't that exactly what the crystal gems are?

What if the war-if any-was not fought to prevent the gems from conqueroring Earth, but to free Earth from the gems that already had conquered it? Gems arrive thousands of years ago, conqueror the world, and establish a seat of goverment. The Sea Spire. Then, a schism takes place because some-the Crystal gems-don't believe that humanity should be enslaved. War ensues, the Crystal Gems are victorious, and the other gems flee to the Gem Homeworld, prompting the remaining Crystal Gems to destroy the homeworld warp pad so that the ruling or elite gems can never return.

Peridot clearly states that the offword gems are aware of Earth. Perhaps the Kinderga- reference means the gems viewed Earth as nothing more than a nursery for young gems. Perhaps, as well, the gems fled Earth because of whatever event-disease or biological weapon-caused The Corrpution? Is it possible that gems were experimenting with transforming humans into gems? The dark figures seen in the temple in Serious Steven might not be plants..but humans. Perhaps humans sided with the Crystal gems to drive other gems off of their planet, and-like Steven-attempts were made to see what would happen if gems and humans interacted on a genetic level. Perhaps Stephen is the very first successful attempt?

Opinions?