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Dialogue
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| [Open Ext. Pink Diamond's Zoo]
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| (The Crystal Gems arrive in the Roaming Eye at Pink Diamond's Zoo, which is being watched by a Red Eye.)
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| Pearl
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The human zoo. I can't believe it still exists.
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| Steven
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Dad's gotta be in there. We just have to find him and bust him out.
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| (The Roaming Eye enters the ship hangar of the zoo via its ring. The Crystal Gems gasp as they notice the two Amethyst guards standing at the entrance door.)
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| Amethyst
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Those Gems.
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| Pearl
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Amethyst guards. Right, like we could just waltz up as an ownerless Pearl, a fusion and- and you.
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| Steven
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We just need disguises. I'll be Esteban Universidad.
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| Pearl
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Steven, it doesn't matter what your name is. We're all going to stand out!
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| (At that moment, Garnet unfuses into Ruby and Sapphire.)
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| Sapphire
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We won't stand out if we play the roles we were made for.
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| Steven
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Ruby! Sapphire!
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| Ruby
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Okay, everybody. Hear her out.
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| Sapphire
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Today, I'm a Sapphire traveling with my Ruby guard, and my personal Pearl. Esteban, I've brought you as an offering for the zoo.
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| Steven
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¡Pobrecito Esteban!
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| Amethyst
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Uhh... What about me?
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| Sapphire
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You're accompanying me as extra muscle.
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| Amethyst
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Muscle like them? *points at the Amethyst guards*
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| Sapphire
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Exactly.
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| Amethyst
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But I've never even seen another Amethyst before. What do I do? What if I say something wrong?
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| Sapphire
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Just look the part. You're new and we're rusty, but we just have to sell this long enough to find Greg.
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| Pearl
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Is this really going to work?
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| Sapphire
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...No.
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| (Everyone gasps in shock.)
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| Sapphire
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Just, stick together! Play it straight! Let's... change the future! *forces a smile*
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| (Sapphire, Ruby, holding Steven, Pearl and Amethyst, shapeshifted to look like a regular Amethyst guard, begin walking out of the Roaming Eye towards the guarded door.)
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| Steven
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You'll never cage me, you rockheads!
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| (The Crystal Gems encounter the Amethyst guards, who look at them suspiciously.)
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| Guard 1
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State your purpose.
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| Sapphire
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I'm here to make a delivery to the human zoo.
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| Guard 1
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Bad news: The human zoo shut down. *inches towards Steven* Which means, we'll just have to throw you in space.
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| (Steven whimpers in fear.)
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| Guard 1
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Heh, look. He believed me.
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| (The Amethyst guards start chuckling, when an elite Gem enters and glares at them.)
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| Elite Gem
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What are you doing?
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| Guards
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Nothing, Holly Blue Agate. *stays in attention*
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| (Holly Blue then notices Sapphire, gasps in shock and kicks one of the Amethyst guards in her legs.)
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| Holly Blue
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Why didn't you tell me there was a Sapphire here?! What have you miscreants been saying to them!?
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| Guard 2
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Nothing, Holly.
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| Holly Blue
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*turns to Sapphire* You'll have to forgive them. *chuckles* They're from Earth. *glances at the Amethyst guards* Ahem! Apologize.
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| Guards
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Forgive us!
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| (Holly Blue punches the guards to correct them.)
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| Guards
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... Forgive us, your Clarity!
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| Sapphire
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No use dwelling on the past. I've brought a new human for the collection.
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| Holly Blue
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How unprecedented! Nothing for millennia, and then two humans back-to-back! Well, it's probably for the best, that first one wasn't in... the best condition.
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| Steven
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*gasps* Dad! That's him!
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| (Ruby quickly shushes Steven.)
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| Holly Blue
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Ohh, their incessant barking, what is it saying?! *laughs* The other one was loud too, and all that thrashing about. I'm sure Blue Diamond would want to thank you personally, but you just missed her.
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| (The Crystal Gems sigh in relief.)
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| Holly Blue
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Amethyst, take this human to the-
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| Sapphire
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Wait! The thing is... we've traveled so far, and it would be a shame to leave so quickly. Perhaps you'd grant us a tour of the facility?
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| Holly Blue
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I would be honored! Right this way, your Grand Clarity. *halts Amethyst* Amethysts are to stay and guard the door.
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| Amethyst
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Uhh, but-
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| Holly Blue
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The door.
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| (Holly Blue begins leading the group into the facility, leaving Amethyst, groaning nervously, behind with the other two Amethysts.)
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| Holly Blue
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Does your Pearl always walk next to you?
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| Pearl
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*chuckles nervously* I'll just be right here. *backs off*
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| Holly Blue
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Hmm. Chatty. (Pearl blushes.) This facility originally belonged to Pink Diamond and houses and staffs the, otherwise useless, Quartz that she produced and what was her colony. But Blue Diamond and her trusted Agate; that's me, have been maintaining this place since the dawn of Era 2.
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| (Holly Blue leads the group towards a door and waits on the spot, expecting Pearl to open it without a prompt.)
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| Holly Blue
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Is she going to do it or, should I say something?
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| Sapphire
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Oh! Pearl, the door.
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| Pearl
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Hmm? Oh, right, right! I got it! *walks up to the door panel*
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| Holly Blue
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You are so patient with her. How do you do it?
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| Sapphire
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As a Sapphire, I know it will happen eventually.
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| (After a bit of difficulty, Pearl opens the door and the group enters it one by one.)
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| Holly Blue
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That will be all.
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| Sapphire
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Sorry.
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| Steven
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Hang in there.
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| (Pearl enters on the other side and begins closing the door.)
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| Holly Blue
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Do keep up, Pearl.
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| Pearl
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Ughh.
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| (Holly Blue activates a panel on the wall, and the floor beneath the group turns transparent, revealing the lower exterior of the zoo.)
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| Holly Blue
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The bottom half of this structure is devoted entirely to specimen containment. Apparently, humans don't take well to captivity, but once you understand their needs, they're easy to control.
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| (Holly Blue reverts the floor back to its original state, and the group continues touring.)
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| Holly Blue
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It's tragic that Pink Diamond's existence in this universe ended up being so finite. But what a selfless act for Blue Diamond to step forward and spend her own time and energy preserving this place in Pink Diamond's memory. It's a real testament to Blue Diamond's merciful and giving nature. Don't you think?
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| Sapphire
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Uhh, of course.
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| (Ruby growls in anger at Holly Blue's glorification of Blue Diamond.)
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| Holly Blue
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And past this way is the health reservation sector...
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| Steven
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Keep it together, Ruby. Our roles, remember? Gotta Esteban it.
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| Holly Blue
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And here, of course, is the human disposal chute.
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| Steven
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W-Whaa! Ho-o-ow do you get in the zoo!?
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| Holly Blue
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Oh, there it goes again with its hilarious noises.
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| Sapphire
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So, how do you get in the zoo?
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| Holly Blue
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Excellent question, your Grand Clarity! On the rare occasion that we would need to enter the containment area, we would do so via this service door.
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| Steven
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Dad. That door's how we get to Dad. We just need to come up with a distraction.
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| Ruby
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Got it.
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| Holly Blue
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As a one-way access point, there are no risks of an escape. In fact, it's only been used once for a human-
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| Ruby
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Explosion!
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| Holly Blue
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Pardon me!?
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| Ruby
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Uhh... I just remembered I left the gravity engine... idling! Sorry, my Sapphire. I'm so forgetful and disposable.
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| Sapphire
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What?
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| (Steven, Pearl, and Ruby glance at the door, signalling to Sapphire it is part of a plan.)
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| Sapphire
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A-A-A foreseen turn of events. Yes. It is going to overheat and explode. The damage will be massive.
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| Holly Blue
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My word! I don't know why anyone trusts Rubies with those ships! This is what happens.
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| Sapphire
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If we hurry, we can disable the engine before any damage is done. It should only take five minutes, so everyone, be on your best behavior.
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| (Sapphire winks at Ruby, Steven and Pearl, and they all wink back.)
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| Holly Blue
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This way, your Clarity, although I'm sure you don't need my guidance.
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| (Sapphire and Holly Blue walk off.)
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| Ruby
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*growls* I can't believe all that stuff about Blue Diamond being merciful! She's a shatterer! She yelled at Sapphire! She hates fusion a-and love!?
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| Steven
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I know, Ruby, but we don't have much time! We have to open this door!
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| Ruby
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Right. Right. Pearl, open it!
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| Pearl
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Of course. What else am I good for? *activates the door panel* It's different from the others.
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| (Pearl tries to operate the door panel, resulting in an error message twice.)
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| Pearl
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A-ha!
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| (Pearl taps on the door panel in confidence, and again resulting in an error message.)
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| Pearl
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I actually can't figure this out at all.
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| Ruby
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What!?
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| Steven
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But Pearl, you're our hacker.
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| Ruby
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We don't have time for this! Steven, help me open the door.
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| Steven
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Okay.
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| Ruby
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And Pearl, hack faster.
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| (Pearl continues to hack the door panel while Steven and Ruby tries to bash down the door. Sapphire's voice can then heard, as she and Holly Blue begin to return.)
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| Sapphire
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*speaking loudly* I am so glad we are almost back! I was really enjoying the tour!
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| Holly Blue
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Yes, I can tell by the tone of your voice. Thank you so much again for averting that crisis.
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| (Holly Blue and Sapphire gasp in shock, as they notice damages on the service door, and Steven, Ruby and Pearl trying to act ignorant.)
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| Holly Blue
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What is going on!?
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| Sapphire
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Oh, well, I'm sure there's a reasonable-
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| Holly Blue
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Did you see the Amethyst that did this!?
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| (Everyone sigh in relief.)
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| Holly Blue
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Really? We have guests.
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| (Just then, two more Amethyst guards run towards the group.)
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| Guard 3
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Holly Blue Agate! We have important news for you!
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| Holly Blue
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We do not run or shout in these hallways!
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| Guard 3
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I'm sorry. I-I-It's just that-
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| Holly Blue
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How am I supposed to know what you're saying when you're mumbling?
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| Guard 4
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Uhh, I'm sorry, Holly Blue Agate. It's just-
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| Guard 3
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Blue Diamond is on her way!
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| Holly Blue
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Oh my stars! She's back already?! *approaches the two Amethysts* You two, best behavior. Shoulders squared! Minds cleared! Backs straight! And surely, Blue Diamond would want to thank you personally for this special delivery, your grand Clarity.
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| Sapphire
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Yes. I suppose... she will.
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| (Sapphire and Ruby start sweating in anxiety.)
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| Holly Blue
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Well, don't just stand there, you useless chunks of earth! Make yourself useful and escort that human to the assimilation bay!
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| (The Amethyst guards approach Steven and pick him up.)
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| Sapphire
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But the tour...
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| Holly Blue
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Oh, your Clarity. You flatter me, but we really must get ready. Our Diamond will be here at any moment.
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| Steven
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Let me go, you bigger Amethyst!
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| Guard 3
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Heh, these newer humans are so spunky. In you go.
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| (The Amethyst guard throws Steven into a dark tunnel and closes the door. The lights turn on inside and Steven begins to be transported into the zoo on a conveyor belt. Four Gem fingers then pop in in front of Steven and take a picture of him.)
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| Steven
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What the... Uhh...
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| (More Gem fingers appear and begin performing health checks on Steven, such as dental hygiene, photon sensitivity in the pupils, temperature, and nasal congestion. They then begin stripping off Steven's clothes one by one, starting with his sandals, then his shirt, and down to his pants, which Steven smacks the fingers away to prevent them from taking.)
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| Steven
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Nope! I will do that myself.
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| (Steven takes off his pants and hands it to the Gem fingers.)
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| Steven
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I'll just find my dad without pants.
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| (The Gem fingers spray sanitizing mist at Steven, causing him to cough. Steven then notice a crusher-like contraption in front of him and he tries to run away in panic. He fails to outrun it on the conveyor belt, and it "crushes" onto him, dressing him in a new attire.)
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| Steven
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Ugh, loincloths.
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| (The Gem finger then attaches earrings onto Steven's ears, and two glass barriers encloses him in the tunnel.)
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| Steven
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*groans in irritation* Okay! What else, huh!? What else you got for me!? I'm on that Dad mission adrenaline rush and ready for whatever space junk you have next! Futuristic cattle prods! Human horseshoes! Whatever you got, come and get me!
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| (Water suddenly floods the room and a hole opens up underneath, flushing Steven into it. Steven screams underwater as he is transported through a water tunnel.)
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| Trans. Int. Human Zoo
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| (Steven emerges from a shallow body of water and begins coughing and gasping for air.)
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| Steven
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Huh? What the...
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| (Steven looks around, spotting lush greenery and trees all around.)
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| Steven
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What is this place? And where's...
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| (Steven then spots Greg interacting with two other humans by the water body.)
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| Steven
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Dad!?
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| [END]
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