Message Received/Transcript

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[Open Ext. Greg's Storage Shed]

Amethyst: How much longer 'til we can use the drill?

Pearl: Well, with the new coordinates we got from the moon base, it should be ready to go. But we really should perform a few tests first.

(Peridot sneaks into the barn and Steven follows her.)

Peridot: Oh! Steven.

Steven: Peridot, I need to talk to you.

Peridot: Uhhh, yeah! Sure!

(Steven and Peridot enter the truck that's parked inside the barn)

Peridot: Why are we in this broken-down vehicle?

Steven: I wanted to ask you...about the Diamonds?

Peridot: Oh! I don't know what the others have told you, but there's a reason they're in charge.

Steven: Why's that?

Peridot: They're objectively better than us. Every Gem has their strengths and weaknesses, but not them. They're absolutely totally completely flawless beings! Especially my diamond, Yellow Diamond, the most perfect, the most reasonable, rational, efficient decider ever to exist in the universe!

Steven: You're really loyal to her, aren't you?

Peridot: How could I not be? We might have our little truce, but I'll never forsake the Gem I was made for!

Steven: That's good, because... she's right behind you!

Peridot: What?

(Steven takes the Diamond Communicator from her and she is locked in the car.)

Peridot: *screams* Ahh, no! ahh!

Steven: Save your strength! You're up against one of the earth's greatest trapping technologies, the child safety lock!

Peridot: *gasps* Oh, no! How could you do this to me, the great and lovable Peridot?! I thought we were finally friends like you wanted...

Steven: I saw you sneak this off the moon base while nobody else was looking!

(Holding up the Diamond Communicator.)

Steven: What is it? Tell me!

Peridot: It's nothing special. And definitely not important at all.

Steven: Hmm! *Picks up a hammer lying on the floor* Then why don't I just smash it!

Peridot: No, no, no, no, no, wait! All right, look. I have a plan. Allow me to explain... it's... a communicator. Meant for the express purpose of contacting the Diamonds back on Homeworld.

Steven: You're still trying to contact Homeworld?

Peridot: Yes, of course! I figured it out. You simple clods keep trying to protect the earth, but you can't do anything right! I let myself get carried away, too... laughing, singing, building our little machine... but don't you see? None of that matters! All that matters is that I'm of use to Yellow Diamond! This planet can be of use to Yellow Diamond! I must contact her, to reveal what I've discovered!

Steven: But the Diamonds are bad! They don't care about the earth! They wanted to hollow it out, and now they wanna blow it up with the Cluster!

Peridot: Yes, yes! That's the point!

Steven: Why do I keep sticking my neck out for you? You're never gonna be on our side! Garnet! Amethyst! Pearl!

Peridot: Steven, no! Don't get them. Steven! Release me!

(Steven closes the barn door)

Garnet, Amethyst & Pearl: *gasp*

Pearl: She took a direct line to the Diamonds! From the moon base? What was she thinking?

Amethyst: Man, after everything we've gone through, she's still out to get us! Ohh, I'm takin' back all my cool nicknames for her! So long, Peri and P-dot, hello... Ahhh, I'm too mad! I'll think of something later.

(Steven hears Peridot honking the truck horn from inside the barn.)

Steven: I see she knows what a horn is now.

Garnet: You offered her a lot of your trust.

Steven: I did! And it blew up in my face. You guys have been protecting Earth for thousands of years. She could've destroyed all of that. A whole earth, why did I think I could change her mind?

Amethyst: Ugh, I know right? But I guess you can't like go into peoples heads and change how they think. Maybe we can? Yeaaah if we just shrink down really little-

Steven: No no no, I don't want to tell her what to do. She should just know. Shouldn't she?

Garnet: It's 'cause you believe in everyone Steven. Like your mother, you seem to have a little more patience then the rest of us. But the truth is, not everyone deserves that patience.

Pearl: Look on the bright side. At least you got this thing away from her before she did any real damage.

Steven: ... Yeah.

(Suddenly one side of the barn explodes.)

Pearl: Ah!

Steven: *turns around* Ohhhh nooooo!

(The Gems see Peridot bursting out of the barn in her robot from "Back to the Barn".)

Peridot: *laughs maniacally* Free, freeeee! Ahahaha!

Steven: How did she escape?

(Peridot throws the truck door in front of the Gems.)

Pearl: Ah!

Peridot: Fools! Your invisible rotary shield was no match for me... once I applied logic!

(Steven groans in frustration as the Gems run towards Peridot.)

Peridot: Now I'm going to do this right. *throws a truck at them*

(Pearl and Amethyst keep ahold of the Homeworld communicator, but lose it to Peridot.)

Peridot: See? None of you know what you doing! *Runs away*

Amethyst: Ohh okay! I've been ready for this!

(She transforms into an helicopter)

Amethyst: Get in.

Pearl: Where's Steven?

Steven: Stupid Peridot, stupid giant robot! Oh why, oh why did I have to encourage her?

Garnet: *shapeshifts her arm* There's no time for feeling horrible. We have to catch Peridot before she contacts Yellow Diamond.

Pearl: That's right. You can feel horrible all you want back at the temple.

(Amethyst flies and chases Peridot as she tries to open the communicator.)

Amethyst: What's up, Perisnot?!

Steven: Good one, Amethyst!

(Pearl summons her spear and Garnet summons her gauntlets. Peridot sees them and screams as Garnet launches her gauntlets at the Peribot, knocking it into an electricity line. The robot falls over and lets go of the communicator.)

Peridot: *getting up* Ohh... *sees communicator* *gasps and smiles*

(Pearl's spear flies down and knocks the communicator away from Peridot. Amethyst transforms back to her regular form and the other Gems fall down around Peridot.)

Amethyst: Dog pile!

(They smash and punch Peribot as Peridot slips away through the arm of the robot to retrieve the communicator.)

Steven: You're not getting away with it! *grabs Peridot* I trusted you! I spend all that time bonding and hoping and caring about you!

Peridot: You don't get it either! This is your whole prooobleeem! Your emotions rule out reason! I will do what has to be done!

Steven: Wh- (Peridot turns the communicator and it glows yellow. It begins to float above them.)

Peridot: *giggles* She'll sort this out.

(The Gems take cover behind the bot. The communicator opens up a hologram as Peridot gets manically excited.)

Yellow Diamond's Pearl: This is the Yellow Diamond control room.

Amethyst: Is that another pearl?

Steven: Who is she?

Pearl: Ugh, not all pearls know each other Steven.

Yellow Diamond's Pearl: Who authorized you to make this call?

Peridot: No one, b-b-but it's an emergency!

Yellow Diamond's Pearl: That's no excuse to use the direct diamond communication channel.

Yellow Diamond: Pearl.

Yellow Diamond's Pearl: Yes, my Diamond?

Yellow Diamond: Why is there someone on the Diamond line?

Yellow Diamond's Pearl: I don't know. I was just about to tell her that-

Yellow Diamond: I'll take it from here.

Amethyst: Is that...

Pearl: Yellow...

Garnet: Diamond!

Peridot: My diamond! Peridot, reporting in.

Yellow Diamond: Which peridot?

Peridot: F- Facet-2-F-5-L, Cut-5-X-G. I'm sorry to contact you this way, but all other forms of communication have been destroyed and -

(Yellow Diamond makes a sign for Peridot to stop talking.)

Yellow Diamond: This says you're behind schedule on your mission to... How is... the Earth?

Peridot: It's... full of life.

Yellow Diamond: Organic life... and where is the Jasper I assigned you? And why aren't you calling from the ship?

Peridot: The ship was destroyed.

Yellow Diamond: By whom?

Peridot: I-I-I-It was destroyed by... *gazes at Steven* no one! There was... an accident... while we were...landing?

Yellow Diamond: I'll inform your manager of your incompetence. And what is the status of The Cluster?

Peridot: The Cluster... will emerge shortly.

Yellow Diamond: Good. We'll finally get some use out of that miserable planet... Thank you for your report, Peridot. There'll be a ship heading to your location to take you to your next assignment.

Peridot: Wait! I-I wouldn't called to waste your time with a report.

Yellow Diamond: You already have.

Peridot: No, I mean... the reason I called... the real reason is... I believe we should terminate The Cluster.

Yellow Diamond: ...Why?

Peridot: The organic ecosystem creates resources unique to this world, we can't sacrifice all that potential just for one geo-weapon! I'd like to tell you some plans I came up with to utilize a planet without disrupting the local -

Yellow Diamond: I've heard enough! I don't care about potential and resources.

Peridot: What?!

Yellow Diamond: I want my Cluster, and I want that planet to die. Just make that happen.

Peridot: No!

Yellow Diamond's Pearl: *gasps*

Yellow Diamond: Are you questioning my authority?!

Peridot: I'm... questioning your objectivity! My Diamond.

Yellow Diamond's Pearl: Well!

Yellow Diamond: You are out of line.

Peridot: I just think -

Yellow Diamond: I'm not interested in the puny thoughts of a Peridot –

Peridot: But!

Yellow Diamond: You have disrespected this channel and my time with your presence and you would do well to -

Peridot: But -

Yellow Diamond: Shut your mouth! You have failed at every stage of this mission. Your only chance to redeem yourself is to obey this simple order. You are to leave the Cluster to grow. It will tear apart the Earth, and I will take immense satisfaction in erasing that hideous rock off of our star maps. Is that clear?!

Peridot: I won't do it! I can tell you with certainty that there are things on this planet worth protecting! *Steven smiles from behind the broken Peribot*

Yellow Diamond: What do you know about the Earth?

Peridot: Apparently more than YOU! You... CLOD!!!!

(Yellow Diamond glares angrily at Peridot.)

Peridot: Uuh! Peridot, out!

(Peridot cuts the transmission.)

(Steven and the Gems come out from hiding and begin to congratulate Peridot.)

Steven: That was AMAZING!

Peridot: I can't believe I just did that...

Steven: I was so wrong about being so wrong about you!!

Peridot: I can't believe I just did that...

Garnet: You thought you could change her mind.

Amethyst: Yellow D got torn down by the "Peri-dactyl"!

Peridot: *sighs and gives the communicator to Pearl* Can one of you take this?

Pearl: Why?

Peridot: Because it can be remotely detonated.

(Communicator glows red and the Crystal Gems start to panic while Peridot curls up into a ball.)

Pearl: How do we stop it?!

Garnet: Just get rid of it!

Pearl: Here Amethyst. *passes the communicator to Amethyst*

Amethyst: WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH IT?!

(Amethyst throws it to Steven, who bubbles it and Garnet punches the bubbled communicator, launching it far away where it explodes.)

Peridot: I thought I could reason with her...

Amethyst: Yeah. You really made her mad.

Pearl: And then you insulted her to her face.

Steven: Do you know what this means?!

Peridot: That I'm a traitor to my home world?

Steven: You're a Crystal Gem! *hugs Peridot*

Garnet: Whether you like it or not.

(Peridot starts moaning loudly as the camera zooms out, revealing the Earth before the episode ends.)

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