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The rubies are back?
They showed up on their little ship acting very angry,
so I put them in time-out.
I thought we were done with these guys.
Why did you come back here?
Let's release one and just ask what they're up to.
- Ooh! Ooh! Can I pick? - Go for it.
Hmm.
Oh! Let's talk to Leggy!
- Leggy? - I named them
based on the placement of their gems.
There's Leggy, Army, Navy, Eyeball, and, uh... Doc.
Leggy seems like the easiest to talk to.
Leggy, come on down!
Hey! Hi. I'm Steven.
What brings you back to Earth?
Uh... I don't know?
Oh, uh, I understand.
I used to forget why we'd go on missions all the time.
I'll just go stand over here then.
Let's take a chance on Army.
Good afternoon!
I'll tear you limb ...
- Huh? - Hey. Don't be like that.
Why, I ought to ...
Aw.
- Hey, what the... - Next!
Uh... Navy?
If I remember correctly, we were on Earth...
Uh...
This is so embarrassing.
Oh-ho.
Oh.
Okay. Uh, eyeball?
I'm not telling y'all nothing about nothing!
The only one left now is, uh... Doc.
Where's Jasper?
Last time we came,
you tricked us into playing that stupid game!
Then, you said, "She's on Neptune,"
so we looked, and she wasn't there!
She wasn't on Neptune
or any other planet in this whole dang solar system!
Tell us where she is right now.
No games, no tricks, and no slick disguises.
Yeah!
Hey!
I'm right here!
Is she serious? There's no way this is gonna ...
Look! It's Jasper!
Jasper! I'm Ruby 1F4-Cut-4ND.
I fought in the war for Earth.
Uh... at ease.
I was on the ground in Facet 6 when I heard the tale
of the Facet 9 Kindergarten Quartz That Could.
They said you popped out of the ground with your helmet on
and took out 80 Crystal Gems before the sun went down.
When I found out this mission was to look for you,
I nearly dissipated my form!
It is an honor to finally meet you.
Yup. That's me!
Always huge, never small, all the ...
all the time since I was made!
Wait a minute.
You look different than I thought you would.
Oh, here it is.
Oh, you must mean my tan ... you know, from the sun.
Stupid Earth sun! Ah!
I hate this planet!
Curse this planet!
Well, it's a good thing we finally found you.
Yellow Diamond is awaiting your return.
We'll take you back to Homeworld right away.
No! I mean ...
I, Jasper, have decided to stay on Earth.
- What? - Why?
Yeah, why, Jasper?
Because I gotta stay here with these guys.
Yep, gotta keep 'em prisoner... for the diamonds.
Jasper. Such devotion.
Well, Yellow will definitely want to know about this.
You'll have to file a report at the nearest Diamond base.
- Where's that? - I think we passed it on the way here.
You dummies! It's, uh... It's ... Hmm.
It's there!
I gotta hold this all the way to the moon?
Uh, hold this. Hold these... prisoners.
Gotta bring the rebel prisoners if we're going to the moon.
Can't leave them here unsupervised.
Very well. To the ship!
What are you doing? This isn't going to work.
You can't hold that form forever.
I can do this.
We'll go to the moon, come back, and they'll leave us alone.
Just play along.
Oh, hey! You guys want to be prisoners, too?
- Not really. - All right. Just checking.
Hup, hup, hup, hup, hup, hup, hup!
Whoa. It's huge in here!
I thought it'd be super-cramped.
Hey! This ain't no pleasure cruise!
Yeah!
Show some respect, you crystal germs!
Yeah, you tell 'em, Jasper!
I bet they got those germs from Earth!
Aw, curses!
I can't believe we've been caught!
And by none other than Jasper!
I'm so cross over it.
Uh-huh.
That sure is Jasper ... the one that caught us.
Harumph.
Of all the indignities!
Do what you want. I'll never talk.
Huh, I wish.
Yeah. She talks a lot!
Go sit over there now!
Wow! Jasper's so funny and strong!
I was just thinking that!
This is fun!
Jasper! Agh! I'm Jasper!
Please feel free to take my seat right up front ...
the captain's seat.
It would be an honor.
Yeah.
Yes. Sure thing.
I hope it's to your liking.
It's all right.
You can go ahead
and head towards the moon base whenever you're ready.
Buh...
Of course! Heh.
Hmm.
Uh...
Uh, listen.
I'm Jasper, and I'm too worn out
from catching rebels to fly,
so I'll just sit here, like this,
and you work the thing to get us to the moon.
- Got it? - Yes, of course.
To the moon, then?
To the moon, then!
We'll be arriving shortly.
Hey, keep my seat warm while I check on our, uh, prisoners.
Yes, Jasper. Good idea.
No! Stay away from us, you brute!
Tone it down, Pearl.
That one ruby wants to throw you out into space.
Sorry. Got a bit carried away.
Uh, you okay, Amethyst?
You've been holding that form forever now.
I've got it under control.
Hey, my seat better still be warm when I get over there!
All clear!
Right this way, Jasper.
Oh, Jasper, won't you ever let us go?
Look at this place ... frozen in time.
An era-one base.
Her era-one base.
It was a tragedy, what happened to her.
Who is that anyway?
Were you made yesterday?
That is Pink Diamond.
Jasper, maybe it's best if you explain.
What, me? No. No, you do it.
I'm, like, too messed up about it.
I understand.
She was your original diamond.
Earth was Pink Diamond's colony.
Everything was going smoothly at first.
Kindergartens were incubating their first soldiers,
big, warm pieces of quartz ... like this mountain over here ...
were being created from its rich minerals with great success.
Then ... bam!
One of Pink Diamond's very own quartz soldiers
started a rebellion and took it too far.
Where were you when it happened?
Oh, you know, around.
I was there. I saw it with my own eye.
I watched the leader of the Crystal Gems ...
Rose Quartz ... shatter Pink Diamond!
No.
Rose Quartz would never do that!
A-And, sure, she had to fight but ...
but she would never shatter someone!
Hey! We got a problem.
The panel is broken. The communicator is gone!
There's no way to contact Yellow Diamond from this hub.
- Crystal Gems! - Unbelievable!
- Rude! - No respect!
See!
They'll stoop to anything!
We'll have to take you to Homeworld
to file a report in person.
I can't!
I can't go!
- Huh? - I don't understand.
- What do you mean? - What's going on?
You know what? You know me.
Do me a favor and go back home
and file the report for me.
I'm trusting you, soldier.
Wow.
Of course!
That settles it.
All right, rubies, back to the ship!
All right, Amethyst!
You really held it together.
You did it.
- I told you you could. - Aw.
Hey, you need a ride back to Earth?
I could sit on your lap if you want, uh ...
What?
I'm still Jasper!
We've been tricked again?
No way!
Rubies, assemble!
Hup, hup, hup, hup, hup, hup, hup.
Yeah!
We won't let you trick us again!
Hey, rubies!
If you're gonna fight, take it outside!
You can't get rid of us that easy!
I bet she can.
Oof!
Steven!
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