Catch and Release/Transcript

[Open Int. Steven's Bathroom]

(Steven applies toothpaste to a toothbrush, wipes his face with a towel, q-tip swabs his ear, and sits on the toilet.)

(Steven lifts up his banana pajamas shirt, wipes his gem until his face is reflected in it, and does a thumbs-up.)

[Int. Steven's Room, night]

(Steven dives into his bed.)

Steven: Goodnight, Happy Bear. Goodnight, Sad Bunny. Goodnight, Playful Kitty. Goodnight Ominous Triangle at the Foot of My Bed!

(Steven closes his eyes. When he opens them again, the Ominous Triangle has disappeared.)

Steven: Ugh, whatever. *closes eyes and smiles*

(Peridot's hand closes over Steven's mouth.)

Steven: *muffled screaming, struggling*

[Ext. Galaxy Warp]

[Peridot warps into the Galaxy Warp carrying a struggling Steven]

Steven: Aargh, let me go! *screams*

Peridot: Enough of this!

(Peridot bubbles Steven with her tractor beam and hovers him over the Homeworld Warp Pad)

Peridot: *Sigh*

Steven: What do you want from me?

Peridot: *Walking towards Homeworld Warp Pad* I want to get off this lousy gem-forsaken planet!

Steven: Huh?

(Peridot disables her tractor beam and Steven falls to the ground)

Peridot: *Shapes disembodied fingers into arrows and points downwards at the warp pad* You have to fix this!

Steven: Wait, what?

Peridot: You're my last chance. I've got no Flask Robonoids. I've got no foot! I've got no response from Yellow Diamond! *Breathes in and out*

Peridot: I know you fixed Lazuli's gem. Whatever you did, you've got to do it to the Homeworld Warp!

(Peridot charges her energy blaster)

Peridot: Or else!

Steven: Oh- oh- okay, just give me a second! My mouth gets really dry when I'm scared. *Licks left palm* Here goes! *palm hits warp pad with a wet smack sound, but nothing happens*

Peridot: *Looks around, confused* What was that?! It didn't do ANYTHING!

Steven: *Hesitantly* It... doesn't always work.

Peridot: No... *Shaking head, showing exasperation* No no no no no! It HAS TO WORK!

Steven: I'm really sorry...

Peridot: laughs, sits down, curls arms around legs, looks up plaintively* This was it... This was my last shot! *Breathes in sharply* I'm gonna die here! Noooooh, oh-

Steven: Hey, hey- come on! Earth isn't that bad...

Peridot: It doesn't matter what Earth is like! It's not going to be like anything soon!

Steven: What do you mean?

(The Crystal Gems warp in)

Peridot: Uuuuuugh. *Runs away from Steven*

Pearl: There he is! *Runs towards Steven and hugs him*

Steven: Guys!

Pearl: What happened?!

* Amethyst and Garnet approach*

Amethyst: Ahh, you're okay!

Garnet: Peridot!

Peridot: Why can't you just leave me alone?!

Garnet: *Cracks knuckles with gauntlets* Gems, move!

Peridot: Kyaah!

(Peridot shoots three blasts at the Crystal Gems in quick succession)

* Crystal Gems dodge and continue running towards Peridot, who is spinning her left fingers like a propeller to fly away*

* Amethyst catches Peridot with her whip*

Peridot: Ha! *Shoots electricity down through the whip*

Garnet: *Grabs the whip with her right hand in a gauntlet and stops the green electricity, then shoots reddish electric shocks up the whip, shocking Peridot* Not this time! *Garnet jerks the whip downwards, crashing Peridot to the ground*

Peridot: WoaaAAAAAAAAAAH!

Steven: *Gasps, appears concerned*

Peridot: Wait, wait, you- you need me!

(Pearl, sneaking behind Peridot, draws her spear)

Peridot: I'm the only one who knows about the-

(As Peridot turns towards Pearl, Garnet grabs her and poofs her. Peridot's limb enhancers fall to the ground)

Pearl: What on Earth?

Amethyst: Ugh sick, there's bits of her all over.

Garnet: Nope, she's right here. *Bubbles Peridot and sends her off* And now she's in the temple.

Pearl: So these weren't actually part of her body?

Amethyst: *Scoops up the pieces and drops them all into the water* Uh, whoops.

Steven: Garnet, she was trying to tell us something...

Garnet: Those were just the desperate lies of a gem who's been caught. You don't need to worry about her anymore.

Pearl: Come on, Steven. Oh, I'm so glad this is finally over.

[Int. Beach House, Steven's bedroom]

Steven: *Deeply sighs*

Amethyst: *Slapping his face from off-screen* I'm back to kidnap you! What, it's been long enough that we can joke about it, right?

Steven: It's only been, like, an hour.

Amethyst: So-ew, what are you doing with her foot?

Steven: Think it's lucky?

Amethyst: Not for Peridot! *Laughs* Well, glad to have you back.

Steven: Um, Amethyst?

Amethyst: Yeah?

Steven: Uh, do you think-? No, it's okay. Never mind.

Amethyst: Okay, weirdo. If you need anything, I'll be in my room, eating garbage.

Steven: 'Kay.

(Amethyst goes into her room, Steven falls back on his bed and sighs)

Steven: Why were you so scared? What were you going to say? Now you're deep in the temple in a bubble and I'll never know. If I could just talk to you for one more second...

(Steven's gem glows, the temple door opens to Rose's Room)

[Int. Rose's Room]

Steven: Room, I need to talk to Peridot.

[Peridot appears from clouds]

Cloud Peridot: I'm the only one who knows about the-

Steven: The what! Ugh, no no no. *Steven swipes at the cloud Peridot, which dissolves* Room, I need to go to the basement. The real basement! I know there's a way down from here!

(Some of the clouds part, revealing the vein to the Burning Room)

Steven: Thank you!

(Steven hops onto the vein and slides down)

Steven: Woo! Yeah! *Flies off the pole* Triple 550 deluxe with no cheese!

(Steven lands on his face, and gets up with a slight limp)

Steven: Yep, perfect landing.

[Int. Burning Room. Steven looks at the array of bubbled gems.]

Steven: Hmm. There we go! *He climbs up towards Peridot's gem* Gotcha! Whoa!

(Steven falls back to the floor, the bubble pops, and Peridot regenerates)

Peridot: -the Cluster, you insufferable half-formed traitor mega-clods!

Steven: Oh my gosh... You're so... Cuuuuute!

Peridot: My limb enhancers! Where are my limb enhancers?!

Steven: Aw, you're like an angry little slice of pie!

Peridot: Stop talking! I demand to know what this place is, and where I-

(Peridot looks up and sees dozens of other bubbled gems)

Peridot: Oh my stars... You're going to harvest me?!

Steven: No! I mean... *Peridot slaps him* Ow, that hurt!

Peridot: ...It did?

Steven: Yeah, a lot. *Peridot slaps him again* Ow!

Peridot: Yes! Feel my unbridled rage!

(Peridot begins slapping him repeatedly)

Steven: Hey! Hey- hey. What's that on your shirt?

Peridot: What's a shirt? *Steven flicks his finger up at her face* Ow! That's it!

(Peridot tackles Steven and slaps him over and over again)

Steven: Why are you acting like this!?

Peridot: You smashed me into a limbless cloud! You trapped me in your bubble dungeon! And you called me... cute!

Steven: I didn't poof you! I freed you!

Peridot: ...Why would you make such a miscalculation?

Steven: Back at the Warp Pad, what were you trying to say? Why do we need you? What do you know?

Peridot: What do I know? Everything there is to know about the Cluster, you pebble.

Steven: Cluster? Wait, "pebble"?

Peridot: My mission. The reason why I'm on this sad rock in the first place! I was to check progress on the Cluster! Just in and out, before it hatches. I wasn't supposed to get stuck here! But now it's going to emerge and nothing can stop it, and we'll all be shattered!

Steven: Okay, okay, wait, slow down. Now, from the top... emerging, hatching, Clusters?

Peridot: You wanna know?

Steven: Yes.

Peridot: You really wanna know?

Steven: Yes?

Peridot: What's your shirt? *puts her finger on his banana pajamas*

Steven: These are my banana pajamas. *Peridot flicks her finger in his face* Ow! Wait, don't run away!

(Peridot begins climbing out of the room, towards the exit)

[Int. Beach House]

(Peridot runs out of the temple, followed by Steven)

Steven: Stop! They're gonna see you!

Peridot: Freedom is mine!

(Peridot stops, seeing Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst at the kitchen table)

Steven: Wait!

Peridot: Look! Over there! Another planet to betray!

(Garnet summons her gauntlets, Amethyst eats her pizza in one gulp)

Peridot: Retreat!

(Peridot runs to the front door, but Pearl and Garnet block her path)

Pearl: Oh, no you don't!

Peridot: Eep!

(Peridot scampers up the stairs, where Amethyst is waiting on Steven's bed)

Amethyst: Heey.

Peridot: Ahh! *She jumps back down to the floor* Ow!

Garnet: Get her!

(Peridot runs in to the bathroom and closes and locks the door)

Peridot: (Off-screen) You may have won the war, but the battle isn't over, Crystal Clods! *laughs*

Pearl: Should we tell her that's the bathroom?

Amethyst: Eh.

[Int. Steven's Bathroom]

Peridot: Hmm... Seems I discovered some sort of archaic think chamber. Roomy. With a fresh hint of Earth citrus. A perfect crossroads for my escape!

[Ext. Steven's Bathroom]

Amethyst: It's locked.

Garnet: Peridot, open the door!

(The toilet flushes)

Amethyst: If you're trying to flush yourself down the toilet, it won't work. Trust me. I've tried.

(Peridot is seen swirling in the toilet)

Pearl: How did she get out? We bubbled her!

Amethyst: Maybe we needed a bigger bubble.

Garnet: My bubbles are fine.

Steven: ...I did it.

(Screen cuts to Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl looking shocked and/or angry)

Pearl: Steven! Why would you do such a thing!?

Steven: Because she knows something! Something that's made her scared!

Amethyst: Duh. Homegirl knows we're gonna beat her into a green pancake.

Steven: No, not 'cause of us. 'Cause of something called 'the Cluster'.

Garnet: Cluster? That's new.

Pearl: What else did she tell you?

Steven: That's all I got.

Peridot: That's right, you dirt bombs! You don't even know what's coming!

Garnet: I'm tired of playing these games. If we can't fight her, then fine. We'll talk. Peridot!

Peridot: *She slips off the sink* Whoa!

Garnet: Alright, no more fighting. Let's just have a civil conversation.

Peridot: As if I'd negotiate with you, filthy war machine!

Garnet: Okay, let's kick her butt.

Steven: Wait!

Peridot: Yeah! Destroy me again, and have fun trying to talk to me when I'm in a bubble!

Pearl: I really hate to say it, but unfortunately if she has information, she's more valuable to us like... this.

Garnet: This is going to be tricky.

Peridot: H-h-hot hot hot!

Steven: You have to turn the knob the other way for cold!

[Later, back in the kitchen]

Steven: Wait, so we're just gonna let her live in my bathroom?

Pearl: Well, yes. What other option do we have? Keep her outside on a leash? *laughs* Ha ha... Hmm...

Steven: But, I need to use the bathroom.

Pearl: Right now?

Steven: Yeah, kinda.

Amethyst: Just go in the ocean, bro. Pssssh. Like a fiiissh.

Steven: What's with you guys and making me pee outside!?

Amethyst: Well I have fun doing it.

[Morning]

Pearl: But even if we do get her to come out of the bathroom...

Amethyst: She's never gonna talk to us.

Garnet: Looks like there's not much else we can do right now.

Pearl: We have her— (in background) —in our custody at least, even if the circumstances are less than optimal. How important do you think this Cluster is?

Garnet: If it has anything to do with the experiments she was conducting in the Kindergarten, then very.

[Steven knocks on the bathroom door.]

Steven: Peridot, can I come in? I need to get ready for the day.

Peridot: No.

Steven: I have something for you.

(Peridot cracks the door open to see Steven holding her foot; she grabs it and shuts the door, then slowly opens the door again.)

[Int. Steven's Bathroom]

Peridot: What a great souvenir of that other time you assaulted me.

Steven: Oh, right, sorry. I can take it back.

Peridot: No, it's too late! You... wouldn't happen to have the rest?

Steven: Uh, sorry, we lost them. Well, we kinda threw 'em away. Can you pass me that?

Peridot: *Holding Steven's toothbrush* Is this a weapon?

Steven: Only for cavities.

Peridot: Hmm. *Tosses the toothbrush to Steven*

Steven: Thanks!

Peridot: *Looking around* Is that a weapon?

Steven: No, that's a comb I never use.

Peridot: Is that a weapon?

Steven: Hmm? Oh, well, I guess if you get it wet and roll it up. *Peridot flinches* Look, I know you're scared, but I'm not going to hurt you. And whatever's going on, whatever the Cluster is, I wanna help.

Peridot: *Sitting on the toilet* I doubt you can help me, but I... appreciate the offer.

Steven: Now do you mind moving? I have to use that.

(The star-shaped iris focuses on Peridot)

Peridot: For what?

(The iris closes)

[End]