Keystone Motel/Transcript

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[Int. Steven's Room]

(Pearl is seen warping to the temple, and when Steven talks to her, she flinches.)

Steven: Pearl! Where have you been? *runs to Pearl*

Pearl: Uh, looking for Peridot! For a few days straight... Steven, I know I might have... disappointed... all of you. I know Garnet is very upset with me, but I'm going to prove to her that she can trust me again!

(Garnet walks in through Steven's door.)

Pearl: Oh! Garnet! I was just looking for Peridot! She's bound to be somewhere, right? Any new ideas? *Garnet says nothing, and walks past her. Pearl looks to the floor* I'm sorry...

(Garnet stops walking, and Greg's voice is heard from outside the front door.)

Greg: Who wants to go on a *Greg walks in the door, paper in hand* road trip?! (The Gems turn to look at him, all holding unhappy expressions.) Umm... Is this a bad time?

Garnet: *Walks to Greg* No. Please continue.

Greg: Well I gotta drive over to the next state; Keystone.

Pearl: You mean the Keystone state?

Greg: Right, the state named Keystone. I met a guy on an internet message board who's selling car wash brushes for real cheap! I just gotta meet him in Keystone and pick em' up!

Steven: I don't like those brushes, they feel weird on your fur.

Greg: Well, do you like motels?

Steven: Probably!

Greg: Think you'd like to stay at a motel with your favorite dad?

Steven: I don't know if you're my favorite...

Greg: What? Huh... Oh you kidder! Come here!

(Steven jumps into Greg's arms.)

Steven: I can't wait to get room service!

Greg: You're thinking of a hotel, we're going to a motel. It'll have a pool, and free ice, and it's right next to the best diner in the world!

Garnet: I'm coming too.

Pearl: What?

Steven: *gasps* Even better!

Greg: *whispering* Hey, Garnet, I know I'm talking this place up, but... it ain't exactly the Ritz.

Garnet: *smiling* I'll be the judge of that.

Greg: Well in that case... Road trip!

Steven: ROAD TRIP!

Garnet: *nods head* Road trip.

Pearl: Wonderful! I'll make sure Amethyst knows that- *sighs*

(Garnet walks past her out the door) 

Pearl: Fine! *with a strained smile* Well... Goodbye!

Steven: This is going to be fun! Right Dad?

[Int. Greg's Van]

(Steven is seen sleeping, Greg is tired, and Garnet is wide awake.)

[Int. Keystone Motel]

Greg: Another great thing about motels, *opens room door* you can drive right up to your door!

(Steven gasps in awe as they look at an ordinary motel room.)

Steven: I'm gonna swim in the pool, order a movie, get free ice! It's gonna be great! *jumps on the bed*

Greg: Not before we check for Bed Bugs, it isn't!

(Garnet enters, carrying their bags, groaning.)

Greg: Good news! We're bugless! *his cell phone lights up* Oh! That's my cue. Hey, do you mind holding down the fort until I get back?

(Garnet sits, hands on her knees twitching. She gives a thumbs up with her left hand.)

Greg: Great. I'm going to see a man about a tunnel brush... An internet man... If I'm not back in an hour, call the police.

Steven: Ohhkay!

(Greg closes the door)

Steven: Bounce with me Garnet! *jumps on bed* O-or we could look at brochures. Oh, Keystone Caverns....

Garnet: *groans, appearing very tense* Calm down.

Garnet: *pants, speaking to herself* I don't feel like forgiving Pearl!

Garnet: *still talking to herself, shaking* You don't understand, we must.

Garnet: *grabs her shoulders* If you're not going to listen then you can just- go!

(Garnet de-fuses into Ruby & Sapphire, who scream as they fall to the floor.)

Sapphire: *sitting, facing away from Ruby* We must move past this, Ruby.

Ruby: She lied to us so we'd form Sardonyx! She tricked us; don't you feel used?!

Steven: *stars in his eyes* Ruby! Sapphire! I uh-

Sapphire: You're choosing to take it personally.

Ruby: *shouting, jumping to her feet* It's fusion, Sapphire! What's more personal to us than fusion!?

(camera shows Steven watching, uncomfortable)

Sapphire: I know, you're still upset.

Ruby: Oh, so it's just me?

Sapphire: Of course not. *Turns to face Ruby, expressionless, monotone* Can't you see I'm completely engulfed with rage?

Ruby: Well, it doesn't feel like it. *Starts tapping her foot*

Sapphire: The sooner we forgive Pearl, *She starts to levitate* the better it will be for us all. *Floats onto the bed*

Ruby: *Yelling* You're... not... as above this as you... think you... are! *Grunts angrily, her head steaming*

Sapphire: Yes, I am. (Ruby paces around the room and gets even angrier) You can't stay angry with her forever.

Ruby: *Turns and points at her* Wanna bet?

(Smoke starts rising from the carpet)

Sapphire: Ruby, the carpet.

(Ruby looks down and sees the carpet burning)

Ruby: You... can't even... Argh!

(Ruby runs out of the room, slamming the door shut)

Steven: Nice to... see you again?

Sapphire: Nice to see you too.

(Steven walks outside in his bathing suit, towel in hand, and walks towards the pool, where he sees Ruby pacing around angrily)

Steven: *Nervously* Hey, Ruby! You wanna swim in the pool?

Ruby: It's fusion, Steven! *Resumes pacing* It's like Sapphire doesn't even care! *talking quieter* And we're supposed to be the bigger Gem about this. *Throws her hands up in the air, shouting* We're ALLLLLLWAYS the bigger Gem! Well not this time! Not—about—this!

Steven: Come on, w-why don't you come cool down in the pool? Hup! *Cannonballs into the pool*

Ruby: I don't need to "cool down".

Steven: Come on, Ruby! The water's niiice!

Ruby: *hesitates* Why does she always act like I'm being ridiculous? *Walks to the bottom of the pool and continues pacing* Just because she wants to pretend like she doesn't have a problem! Oh yeah! Doesn't have a... *her words are muffled by water*

Steven: Uhh, Ruby?... You made a warm spot! *The water around him starts to bubble* Aah! A hot spot! Boiling! *turns red, and quickly climbs out of the pool and starts panting* Uhh... I'm gonna go back to the room.

Ruby: *Continues grumbling underwater*

(Steven walks back into a frozen room, and turns blue.)

Steven: Phew... *shivering* Sapphire?

Sapphire: Hello, Steven.

Steven: A-Are you... d-d-doin' ok?

Sapphire: I'm... fine.

(Frost forms on the wall behind her as she speaks.)

Steven: Ok... *jumps on bed* Wanna watch TV together?

Sapphire: Sure.

Steven: *turns on TV* Huh... T-The channels are all the wrong numbers... Hey... Can you use your future powers to predict what channel I'd love the most?

Sapphire: Hmm... 43. But there's not much on.

(Steven switches to the channel, and covers himself in blankets, as the frost behind Sapphire grows.)

Steven: Hey, S-Sapphire?

Sapphire: Even if I do, Ruby won't listen.

Steven: Huh?

Sapphire: You're going to say I should talk to Ruby, but it won't help.

Steven: B-But she seems really upset.

Sapphire: That doesn't matter. We can't stay mad at Pearl forever, and she can't stay mad at me forever, and then she'll come back and see that I'm right.

Steven: *Shivering, ice forming on his face* A-A-Are you s-s-sure?

Sapphire: I can see the path of fate as it stretches toward the horizon. Ruby can't avoid the inevitable. She's just letting her emotions get out of hand.

Steven: N-N-Not you though?

Sapphire: No. *more of Sapphire's bed freezes*

Steven: I'm... Going to the bathroom. *walks into bathroom*

Sapphire: Also inevitable.

Steven: *Through the closed door* Uhh... Sapphire? The toilet's frozen...

Sapphire: Such is fate.

Steven: *Annoyed* Am I fated to pee outside in the grass too? *walks outside, and shuts door*

Sapphire: ...Yes.

Steven: *Grumbling* Keystone state...

(The headlights on Greg's van shine on Steven, and the van parks.)

Greg: Hey, Stu-ball, I brought dinner! *holds up pizza box*

Steven: Hey Dad, how'd it go?

Greg: Well, he wasn't an axe-murderer, so that was good. What are you doing outside in your bathing suit? And where's Garnet?

(Greg looks in the room, and sees Sapphire sitting on the bed.)

Sapphire: He's not gonna like that it's square...

(Greg quickly closes the door and goes back outside.)

Greg: Oh boy... Where's the other one?

Steven: She's pacing around in what used to be the pool.

(Ruby is seen still pacing around the bottom of the pool, which is now steaming with no water.)

Greg: *Sitting down in the back of the van* Something pretty serious must be going on if it made Garnet split up. But hey! We can still have a good time!

(Greg opens the pizza box, revealing it to be a square pizza.)

Steven: Square pizza?! What's wrong with this crazy state?!

Greg: Son, there will come a time in your life when you learn to accept all pizza. *tears well up in his eyes*

Steven: Why can't Ruby and Sapphire just... make up?

Greg: Sometimes people that love each other can hurt each other's feelings, without meaning to. We should just give them some space.

Steven: But I think they'd work it out if they'd just talk to each other!

Greg: Everything will be better in the morning. We'll all go to the best diner in the world, where we'll eat the best breakfast in the world!

Steven: You think that'll help?

Greg: *Nudges Steven* Nothing like a little breakfast to bring people together!

Steven: You really are my favorite dad.

Greg: I knew this pizza would put me over the top...

[Int. The Best Diner in the World ]

(Steven, Greg, Ruby, and Sapphire are sitting at a table. Steven is playing with a spoon, Greg is whistling awkwardly, Ruby leans on the table, facing away from Sapphire, angrily tapping a finger. Sapphire is sitting patiently. A waitress brings 4 meals)

Greg: Hey!

(The waitress hands everyone their food.)

Greg: Thank you!

Steven: Thanks!

(Ruby stares blankly at the plate in front of her. They all have eggs and bacon shaped in smiling faces)

Greg: What's the matter? Not hungry? *Ruby looks up at him*

Steven: Gems don't need to eat, Dad.

Greg: Eh... Well Garnet likes to eat sometimes.

Ruby: Argh! Well Garnet's not here! *She throws herself against the booth seat and crosses her arms, wiggling a foot impatiently*

(Steven and Greg awkwardly continue to eat.)

Greg: *nervously* Mmm... Oh boy, this really is "The Best Diner in the World"!

(Ruby starts to shake the table, looking furious.)

Sapphire: You're shaking the table.

Ruby: Oh?! *She punches the table, then continues shaking it* Hah, I'm kinda surprised you felt anything at all, to be honest!

Sapphire: I didn't need to feel, I saw.

Ruby: Eeeverything is just so... *Shakes table more violently* CRYSTAL. CLEAR. TO. YOU. ISN'T IT?!?!

(Steven and Greg frantically lift their food from the table.)

Sapphire: *leans over table to Steven and Greg* This will pass. She'll eventually just burn herself out.

Ruby: THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK! *She summons her gauntlet* I AM AN ETERNAL FLAME, BABY!

(Ruby smashes the table, causing everything to fall.)

Ruby: *arguing with Sapphire* You don't know me!

Sapphire: How could I possibly not know you, we always fuse—

(While the two continue to argue, Steven gasps as he sees one of the breakfasts turned into a frown.)

Ruby: Look at you! Awww-haw-haw.

Sapphire: We always fuse. Look at you. Look at what you're going on about...

Ruby: You don't even know yourself! Hah!

Greg: *Smiling nervously at Steven* Hey, it's okay pal! We can still save this! Why don't we just bag them up to go, and-

(Steven tosses his plate onto the floor, and walks outside with tears in his eyes. Ruby and Sapphire stop arguing immediately and watch.)

Greg: Aww jeez...

(Ruby and Sapphire look at each other and follow him outside.)

Ruby and Sapphire: Steven!

Steven: I was so happy when Garnet said she was gonna come on this trip with me and Dad! (Ruby and Sapphire look at each other, worried looks on their faces) Home's been awful! Here's been awful! I thought you wanted to have a fun time but, everyone's been acting awful too! It-It just came with us! I don't understand! (He looks at the ground) Is it- is it me?

Ruby: No! Steven, it's all us!

Sapphire: But we made him feel... like it was his fault. *She lifts a hand up to her face* I keep looking into the future, when all of this has already been solved... As if it doesn't matter how you feel in the present... *starts to cry* No wonder you think I don't care!

Ruby: Sapphire...-- No, no no no no no no no! This is all my fault! I-I didn't want to look for a solution, I-I just wanted to be mad! Y-You're right! You're always right! I was being stupid!

Sapphire: I don't think you're stupid!

Ruby: I'm...sorry...

(Ruby brushes Sapphire's hair to the side, revealing only one crying blue eye.)

Sapphire: You honestly think I'm not upset about what happened? I was just... *Ruby wipes her tears away* trying to do the right thing...

Ruby: I know...

(Sapphire sighs and holds Ruby's hand against her cheek)

Ruby: *Smiling* You know what's nice about being split up?

Sapphire: What? *looks concerned*

Ruby: I get to look at you.

(Ruby grins, and Sapphire starts to laugh, pushing her away.)

Sapphire: *Laughing* Be serious!

Ruby: *Hugs her* There's my Laughy Sapphy! *laughs mischievously*

Sapphire: *Blushing* Shh! You're embarrassing me in front of Steven!

(camera focuses on Steven, who's looking away, embarrassed)

(The two laugh, Ruby throws Sapphire into the air, catches her and kisses her on the cheek and neck. Sapphire blushes and continues giggling. Steven blushes, covers his eyes, lays on the ground, and sighs.)

Greg: *Walks up to Steven* Well, I paid for breakfast... And the damage to the booth... Anywho, I think I'm all vacationed out. Ready to call it a day?

(Steven takes a breath as if he's going to say something, but is cut off by Ruby and Sapphire fusing.)

Garnet: *Smiling and adjusting her shades* Not before we get our free ice.

Steven: *starry eyed* Garnet!

[Int. Beach House]

Steven: Weee're hooome!

(Steven and Greg enter, holding a bag of ice, and see Pearl talking to Amethyst. Pearl looks sad, and Amethyst's hand is on her knee.)

Pearl: I just don't know why I keep- (Amethyst quickly takes her hand off of Pearl's leg and waves to Steven and Greg.) Oh! Uh- You look like you all had fun!

Steven: Yeah! It all worked out!

(Garnet is seen standing behind them)

Pearl: Garnet, how are you?

Garnet: *Holds hand up* Not now. *walks away*

Pearl: She's speaking to me again... Kind of.

Greg: That really was a great trip.

Steven: *gasps* Can we go back?

Greg: Maybe one day... But, not to that diner! *Scene starts to close and pauses on Greg's face* Oh boy...

[End]