Friend Ship

"Friend Ship" is an episode of season 2 in Steven Universe, and was aired as the final episode for the 3rd StevenBomb event.

Synopsis
After the Crystal Gems discover what they believe to be an ancient Gem spaceship, they decide to explore it, hoping to learn more about the craft and its owner.

Plot
The episode started as Peridot began complaining about the broken warp pads- that is until the Crystal Gems caught her. Peridot then blasted a beam which caused one of the pillars to fall, causing Steven to summon his shield. Pearl began to attack despite Garnet's warnings. Peridot then moved Pearl back as Pearl is surrounded in a green aura. Peridot threw Pearl towards Steven. Peridot dashed over to a Warp Pad, which, to her dismay,didn't work. Steven then threw his shield, hitting Peridot in the face. Amethyst launched her in the air and Pearl, attempting to impress Garnet, tried to catch Peridot, but fails after running into Garnet, as Peridot warped away. It then cut to Pearl working on Peridot's Escape Pod saying if they catch her, things will go back to normal, but is ignored once again by Garnet. Amethyst sighed in anger and asked if Garnet and Pearl had anything they needed to talk about. The Escape Pod went off, signaling Peridot's use of the Warp Pads. They then traveled to an old spaceship Homeworld Gems used before Warp Pads were invented to travel to Earth. Assuming Peridot is attempting to fly away, Pearl scoffs at her efforts. Once they enter, however, Peridot revealed that she'd actually trapped them inside the ship.

Characters

 * Steven
 * Garnet
 * Amethyst
 * Pearl
 * Peridot
 * Sardonyx (Non-Speaking Cameo)
 * Ruby (Mentioned)
 * Sapphire (Mentioned)

Objects

 * Ancient Gem Colony Ship
 * Escape Pod
 * Warp Pad
 * Pearl's Tool Kit

Locations

 * Beach City
 * Crystal Temple
 * Beach House
 * Galaxy Warp
 * Ancient Gem Colony Ship

Songs

 * TBA

Soundtracks

 * TBA

Trivia

 * This episode is symbolized in the promo art for the 3rd StevenBomb by a question mark.
 * It is revealed that Homeworld Gems used to use ships to get to Earth before the Warp Pads were built.
 * Steven has become more active in battle. He even summoned his shield 3 times this day, with 2 of them being large shields.
 * Pearl is also more active than usual in order to catch Peridot and earn Garnet's trust back.
 * Pearl refers herself in 3rd person, saying "I'm just a Pearl".
 * This is the second episode in which Pearl and Garnet fuse, the first being "Cry for Help".
 * Peridot is revealed to be able to shoot energy blasts from her fingers, by shaping her fingers around her arm into a cannon and firing.

Cultural References

 * Steven yelling, "I caught a Peridot!" could be a reference to catching Pokemon.
 * Peridot's laser pistol could be a reference to Mega Man's "Mega Buster".
 * The ships that Homeworld used to come to Earth are clearly based on flying saucers in alien mythology.
 * Steven said "Good Morning" to Peridot when they located her; this could be a reference to Uncle Grandpa since Uncle Grandpa's catchphrase is, "Good Morning", and Steven's way of saying it was similar to how Uncle Grandpa says it.
 * Steven and Peridot both make an akanbe face, a taunting expression commonly seen in anime.
 * The way Steven threw his shield at Peridot resembled Captain America.

Continuity

 * Peridot still thinks Steven isn't a human, but rather a species named "Steven".
 * Both the final episodes of the 2 and 3 StevenBombs were symbolized by a question mark.
 * Garnet is still upset at Pearl from "Cry for Help", but not as much as she was at the end of that episode.
 * Pearl is still working hard to find Peridot, hoping that Garnet will forgive her if she does.
 * Some of the warps in the Galaxy Warp still don't work.