1 – GEM GLOW

Steven NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

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This can't be happening! This has to be a

Steven dream! Lars! Lars! Please tell me I'm
dreaming!

Lars Get off me man, I'm stocking here!

I'm sorry, Steven. I guess they stopped

Sadie
making them.

Stopped making them?! Why in the world

would they stop making Cookie Cats?!
Steven They're only the most scrumptious and
delicious ice-cream sandwich ever made!
Don't they have laws for this?!

Tough bits, man. Nobody buys them

Lars anymore. I guess they couldn't compete with
"Lion Lickers".

Not "Lion Lickers"! Nobody likes them! They

Steven don't even look like lions! Kids these days --
I'll tell ya what!

Well, if you miss your wimpy ice cream so

Lars much, why don't you make some with your
"magic belly button"?

That's not how it works, Lars! ...Right? Oh,

sweet Cookie Cats, with your crunchy cookie
Steven
outside and your icy creamy insides... You
were too good for this world.

Sadie Uh... Steven?

Sadie Do you want to take the freezer with you?

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Steven Hey, guys, you won't believe this!

Amethyst 'Sup, Steven?

Steven Awesome! What are these things?

Ugh! Sorry, Steven. We'll get these

Pearl Centipeetles out of your room. We think they
were trying to get into the temple.
 Aw. You don't have to get rid of them. They're
Steven
really cool.

Um, you guys? These things don't have

Amethyst
gems.

That means there must be a mother

Garnet
somewhere nearby.

We should probably find it before anyone gets

Pearl
hurt.

Steven Oh! Oh! Can I come?! Can I?! Can I?!

Steven, until you learn to control the powers

Pearl in your gem, we'll take care of protecting
humanity, okay?

Aw, man. Hey! Get out of there! Go on! Shoo!

Steven
Shoo! Aw! They got into everything! Not cool!

No way. I-it can't be! Wha-where did you get

Steven
these?! I thought they stopped making them!

Well, we heard that, too, and since they're

Pearl
your favorite...

Amethyst We went out and stole a bunch.

Pearl I went back and paid for them.

Garnet The whole thing was my idea.

Amethyst It was everyone's idea.

Garnet Not really.

Pearl All that matters is that Steven is happy.

Oohhhhh!
He's a frozen treat with an all new taste
'Cause he came to this planet from outer
space
A refugee of an interstellar war
Steven But now he's at your local grocery store

Cookie Cat!
He's a pet for your tummy
Cookie Cat!
He's super duper yummy
 Cookie Cat!
He left his family behind
Cookie Caaaaat!

Now available at Gurgens off Route 109!

I can't believe you did this. I'm gonna save

these forever!... right after I eat this one.
Steven
Hello, old friend. Oh, so good! I like to eat the
ears first.

Amethyst Uh, Steven...

Steven Wha-? My gem!

Amethyst Quick, try and summon your weapon!

I don't know how! Aaaah, it's fading! How do I

Steven
make it come back?!

Pearl Calm down, Steven. Breathe, don't force it.

Amethyst Yeah, and try not to poop yourself either.

Garnet Please, don't.

Ah, I was really close that time! Can one of

Steven
you just explain how to summon a weapon?

Pearl Oh, I'll go first!

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Pay attention to these petals, Steven. The

petals' dance seems improvised, but it is
being calculated in real time based on the
Pearl physical properties of this planet. With hard
work and dedication, you can master the
magical properties of your gem and perform
your own dance! Like so.

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Steven Wuh!

Amethyst Did Pearl tell you the petal thing?

Yeah, I need to practice really hard so I can

Steven
dance like a tree... I think.
 Listen Steven, all that practice stuff is no fun.
Amethyst Whenever I need to summon my weapon, it
just happens. See? Didn't try at all.

Lars Aaah! Again?!

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So I'm supposed to work really hard and not

Steven
try at all at the same time?

Garnet Yes.

Or... you could link your mind with the energy

of all existing matter. Channeling the
Garnet collective power of the universe through your
gem, which results in... At least that's my way
of doin' it.

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I think my best bet is to recreate what
happened the last time my gem glowed. So...
Steven Garnet and Amethyst were here. Pearl was
next to the fridge. Hmm. Amethyst, I think
your arms were crossed?

Amethyst Okay, your majesty.

Steven And Pearl, your foot was like this.

Pearl I don't think it works this way, Steven.

And Garnet, uh... Yeah. Then I took a bite of

this Cookie Cat. Oh, wait! I sang the song
Steven
first. Uh, he's a frozen treat, all new taste,
interstellar war, now available at Gurgens-

Awww, it was funnier last time. Maybe I'm not

Steven
a real Crystal Gem.

Pearl Don't be silly, Steven. Of course you are.

And you're fun to have around, even if your

gem is useless. I mean... you're one of us,
Amethyst
Steven. We're not the Crystal Gems without
you!

Yeah, even if I don't have powers, I've still

Steven
got... Cookie Cat! Mmm, so good.

Pearl Steven, it's a shield!

 Steven ... Whoa, what?! I get a shield?! Oh... YEAH!

Huh? Cookie Cat! I summon my weapon by

Steven
eating ice cream!

Pearl What's in these things?

Steven What was that?

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Garnet It's the Mother!

Pearl Stay in the house, Steven!

Steven No way! I'm coming, too!

We could really use Steven's shield right

Amethyst
about now!

Steven Hey! Leave them alone!

Garnet, Pearl & Amethyst Steven, no!

Steven Cookie Cat Crystal combo powers, activate!

Steven Uh-oh. Aaaah!

Pearl We need to save Steven!

Amethyst Can we save ourselves first?!

Steven Goodbye, my friends. Why isn't it working?

Garnet Steven!

No... Oh, no, no, no, no, no! Cookie Cat, he's
a pet for your tummy. Cookie Cat, he's super
Steven
duper yummy! Cookie Cat, he left his family
behind! COOKIE CAAAT!

Steven Now available... nowhere.

Amethyst YES!

Garnet Gems, weapons!

Garnet Let's do it.

 Farewell, sweet Cookie Cats. I'll always
Steven remember the time we spent together. Shh...
Hush now.

Amethyst Are you crying?

Steven Only a little!

Well, I guess your powers don't come from ice

Amethyst
cream.

Of course they don't come from ice cream.

Pearl Don't worry, Steven, I'm sure some day you'll
figure out how to activate your gem.

Garnet Yes, in your own Steven-y way.

I'm okay, guys. I just- Ugh, I think I ate too

Steven
many Cookie Cats.

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