♪\hWE\hARE\hTHE\hCRYSTAL\hGEMS\h♪ ♪\hWE'LL\hALWAYS\hSAVE\hTHE\hDAY\h♪ Steven:\h♪\hAND\hIF\hYOU\hTHINK\hWE
CAN'T\h♪ ♪\hWE'LL\hALWAYS\hFIND\hA\hWAY\h♪ ♪\hTHAT'S\hWHY\hTHE\hPEOPLE\hOF\hTHIS
WORLD\h♪ Garnet:\h♪\hBELIEVE\hIN\h♪
♪\hGARNET\h♪ Amethyst:\h♪\hAMETHYST\h♪ Pearl:\h♪\hAND\hPEARL\h♪
Steven:\hAND\hSTEVEN!
Pearl:\hHMM. THIS\hSPOT\hSHOULD\hBE\hSAFE. AMETHYST,\hDO\hYOU\hHAVE\hTHE
ROBONOID?! Amethyst:\hYEAH. DON'T\hWORRY\hABOUT\hIT.
Pearl:\hAMETHYST! I\hJUST\hREPAIRED\hTHAT! Amethyst:\hYEAH,\hYEAH.
IT'S\hFINE. Pearl:\hUGH! OKAY.
WE\hHAVE\hEVERYTHING\hWE\hNEED\hFOR THE\hEXPERIMENT. AND\hSTEVEN\hIS\hHOME,\hFAST
ASLE-E-E-E-EP! Steven:\hHEY,\hGUYS! Pearl:\hSTEVEN!
IT'S\hWAY\hPAST\hYOUR\hBEDTIME! YOU\hSHOULD\hREALLY\hGO\hBACK\hTO\hTHE HOUSE.
Steven:\hWHAT? I\hDON'T\hWANT\hTO\hMISS... WHATEVER\hTHIS\hIS.
WHAT\hIS\hTHIS? Amethyst:\hPEARL\hGOT\hLONELY, SO\hSHE\hMADE\hHERSELF\hA\hROBOT
FRIEND. Pearl:\hIT'S\hNOT\hA\hROBOT FRIEND\h--\hIT'S\hA\hROBOT
DISRUPTOR! IT\hSHOULD\hPRODUCE\hA\hLOCALIZED ENERGY\hBLAST.
SO\hWHEN\hPERIDOT\hSHOWS\hUP\hTO... \hMEET\hWITH\hUS,\hWE'LL\hHAVE SOMETHING\hTHAT\hCAN\hKNOCK\hOUT\hALL
HER\hROBONOIDS. NOW,\hSTAND\hBACK,\hEVERYONE!
[\hWHIRRING\h] [\hPOP!\hBOOM!\h] All:\hUGH!
[\hALL\hGROAN\h] Steven:\hWE\hDID\hIT! Amethyst:\hUGH.
Steven:\hWELL,\hYOU\hKNOCKED\hOUT ALL\hTHE\hLIGHTS\hIN\hTOWN. Pearl:\hSTEVEN,\hTHAT\hWAS\hNOT
THE\hPOINT\hOF\hTHE\h--\h[\hSIGHS\h] ALL\hRIGHT.\hTHAT\hWAS\hA\hSTART! NOW\hI'M\hGOING\hTO\hNEED\hTO\hTAKE
SOME\hPARTS\hOUT\hOF\hTHE\hWASHING MACHINE. STEVEN,\hYOU\hMIGHT\hHAVE\hTO\hWEAR
THE\hSAME\hSHIRT\hFOR\hA\hWHILE. Steven:\hNO\hPROBLEM.
[\hGULLS\hCRYING\h] HMM. [\hYAWNS\h]
HMPH. WHAT'S\hWRONG\hWITH\hTHE\hMICROWAV-- OW!
[\hGROANS\h] WHAT\hIS\hTHE\hMEANING\hOF\hTHIS?! [\hKNOCK\hON\hDOOR\h]
HUH? MAYOR\hDEWEY? HELLO,\hTHERE,\hYOUNG\hUNIVERSE.
ANY\hOF\hYOUR...SISTERS\hHOME? Steven:\hMY\hSISTERS? YOUR\hCARETAKERS,\hYOU\hKNOW\h--
THE\hTALL\hONE,\hTHE\hPURPLE\hONE, THE\hHOT\hONE? LOOK,\hTHE\hPOWER'S\hOUT,\hAND\hI'VE
BEEN\hMAYOR\hLONG\hENOUGH\hTO\hKNOW THEY\hHAD\hSOMETHING\hTO\hDO\hWITH IT.
Steven:\hMY\hSISTERS? IS\hTHERE\hANYONE\hELSE\hI\hCAN TALK\hTO\hABOUT\hTHIS?
Steven:\hPEARL! Pearl:\hCOMING! OH!\hUH,\hCAN\hI\hHELP\hYOU?
[\hWistfully\h]\hYES. [\hNormal\hvoice\h]\hOH,\hHI! UH,\hBEACH\hCITY\hIS\hCURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING\hA\hWIDESPREAD\hPOWER OUTAGE. Pearl:\hOH,\hDON'T\hWORRY\hABOUT
THAT. THE\hPOWER\hSHOULD\hBE\hBACK\hON\hAS EARLY\hAS\hTONIGHT\hOR\hAS\hLATE
AS...NEVER. NEVER\hCOMING\hBACK?! Pearl:\hYES?
NO,\hNO,\hNO! IT\hHAS\hTO\hCOME\hBACK! THE\hPEOPLE\hOF\hBEACH\hCITY\hCAN'T
HANDLE\hA\hSITUATION\hLIKE\hTHIS! THEY\hNEED\hTHEIR\hELECTRONIC DISTRACTIONS\hSO\hTHEY\hWON'T
NOTICE\hTHAT\hTHIS\hTOWN\hIS\hA MAGNET\hFOR\hDISASTER! Pearl:\hOH,\hDON'T\hBE\hDRAMATIC.
I\hSAW\hHUMANS\hGET\hON\hFINE\hWITHOUT POWER\hFOR\hMILLENNIA. YOU\hUSED\hTO\hHUNT\hAND\hGATHER.
[\hCHUCKLES\h] [\hLaughing\h]\hWHAT\hHAPPENED\hTO THAT?
YOU\hDON'T\hUNDERSTAND. SURE,\hTHINGS\hSEEM\hCALM\hNOW,\hIN THE\hLIGHT\hOF\hTHE\hDAY,\hBUT\hWHEN
THE\hSUN\hGOES\hDOWN,\hSO\hDOES... THE\hTOWN. Steven:\hHE'S\hRIGHT.
MAYOR\hDEWEY,\hTHIS\hIS\hOUR RESPONSIBILITY. WE'LL\hHELP\hYOU\hCLEAN\hUP\hTHIS
MESS! Garnet:\hNO,\hWE\hWON'T! Steven:\hI'LL\hHELP\hYOU\hCLEAN
UP\hTHIS\hMESS! OKAY. BUT\hYOU'RE\hNOT\hGETTING\hPAID.
♪\hMAYOR\hDEWEY\h♪ ♪\hMAYOR\h--\h♪ ALL\hRIGHT.
WE\hGOT\hTO\hGO\hDO\hDAMAGE\hCONTROL NOW,\hOR\hTHE\hBOARDIES\hARE\hGONNA GET\hRESTLESS.
Steven:\hBOARDIES? HELLO,\hYOUTH\hRESIDENT\hOF BEACH\hCITY.
IS\hEVERYTHING\hALL\hRIGHT? YOU\hMEAN\hBESIDES\hTHE\hPOWER KNOCKING\hOUT\hTHE\hFREEZERS
[GRUNTS]\hAND\hMELTING\hALL\hTHIS ICE\hCREAM! Steven:\hWHAT?!\hICE\hCREAM?!
IT'S\hA\hREAL\hPAIN\hIN\hTHE\h-- YAH!\hUGH! I'D\hOFFER\hYOU\hSOME,\hBUT\hIT'S
PRETTY\hSOUPY. Steven:\hIS\hTHIS\hHAPPENING\hTO ICE\hCREAM\hALL\hOVER\hTOWN?!
THIS\hREALLY\hIS\hA\hCRISIS! NOW\hLET'S\hALL\hCALM\hDOWN\hHERE. I\hHAVE\hEVERYTHING\hUNDER\hCONTROL.
Steven:\hYOU\hDO? OF\hCOURSE! THE\hPOWER\hWILL\hBE\hBACK,\hAND\hTHE
FREEZERS\hWILL\hBE\hWORKING\hBY SUNDOWN. NO\hNEED\hTO\hCRY\hOVER,\hUH,\hFROZEN
MILK. [\hCHUCKLES\h]\hHERE. I'LL\hCATCH\hYOU\hKIDS\hON\hTHE\hSIDE
THAT\hFLIPS! YOU\hTAKE\hCARE\hNOW. Steven:\hSEE\hYOU\hLATER!
THANKS\hFOR\hTHE\hGLOWSTICK! Steven:\hSO,\hEVERYTHING\hIS GOING\hTO\hBE\hOKAY?!
WHAT?\hNO! Steven:\hY-YOU\hLIED\hTO\hTHEM? LOOK,\hSTEVEN,\hIT'S\hNOT\hLYING
WHEN\hYOU'RE\hTHE\hMAYOR. IT'S\hPOLITICS. Steven:\hIT\hIS?
OF\hCOURSE\hIT\hIS. LET\hME\hTELL\hYOU\hSOMETHING. WHEN\hYOU\hWORK\hFOR\hTHE
GOVERNMENT,\hYOU\hCAN'T\hCONTROL WHAT\hHAPPENS\hIN\hTHE\hWORLD,\hBUT YOU\hCAN\hCONTROL\hHOW\hPEOPLE\hFEEL
ABOUT\hIT. THAT'S\hTHE\hREAL\hWEIGHT\hI CARRY\h--\hMAKING\hTHE\hGOOD\hPEOPLE
OF\hBEACH\hCITY\hFEEL\hBETTER, SAFER,\hMORE\hSECURE. Steven:\hBUT\h--
WHAT'S\hMY\hOTHER\hOPTION\h-- LET\hTHE\hPEOPLE\hPANIC\hAND\hRIOT? THAT\hDIDN'T\hWORK\hOUT\hSO\hWELL
FOR\hOCEAN\hTOWN! Steven:\hI'VE\hNEVER\hHEARD\hOF OCEAN\hTOWN.
EXACTLY! THAT'S\hWHY\hYOU'VE\hGOT\hTO\hGIVE THE\hPEOPLE\hSOMETHING\hTO\hBELIEVE
IN. WHEN\hTHEY\hSEE\hMY\hGIANT\hHEAD\hON THIS\hCAR,\hROLLING\hDOWN\hTHE
BOARDWALK,\hTHEY\hTHINK,\h"HERE COMES\hHELP." WELL,\hSOME\hPEOPLE\hTHINK,\h"HERE
COMES\hTHAT\hEXTERMINATOR\hGUY," BUT\hTHEN\hTHEY\hREALIZE\hIT'S\hME, THEIR\hMAYOR!
HAVE\hYOU\hSEEN\hTHAT\hEXTERMINATOR TRUCK\hWITH\hTHE\hHEAD\hON\hIT? HE'S\hTOTALLY\hCOPYING\hME.
Steven:\hUH... HERE.\hTAKE\hTHESE. ♪\hMAYOR\hDEWEY\h♪
WHAT'S\hGOING\hON? [\hALL\hTALKING\hAT\hONCE\h] [\hCLEARS\hTHROAT\h]
[\hFEEDBACK\hSQUEALS\h] ATTENTION,\hMY\hGOOD\hCITIZENS! AS\hYOU\hMAY\hOR\hMAY\hNOT\hBE\hAWARE
OF,\hTHERE\hIS\hA\hPOWER\hOUTAGE AFFECTING\hALL\hOF\hBEACH\hCITY\hAREA PROPER.
OH.\hREALLY? THIS\hPROBLEM\hIS\hJUST\hA TEMPORARY\hONE,\hNOT\hA\hBIG\hWORRY
AT\hALL! THINGS\hCOULD\hBE\hWORSE! WE\hCOULD\hBE\hIN...OCEAN\hTOWN!
[\hLIGHT\hLAUGHTER\h] TOO\hSOON! ANYWAY,\hTHE\hPOWER\hWILL\hBE
BACK\hON\hBY\hSUNDOWN,\hSO,\hIN\hTHE MEANTIME,\hJUST\hENJOY\hTHIS BEAUTIFUL,\hPEACEFUL\hDAY\hOUTSIDE.
THE\hPOWER\hWILL\hBE\hBACK\hON\hBEFORE YOU\hKNOW\hIT. I\hPROMISE!
All:\hOHH! I\hTRUST\hTHIS\hMAN! OKAY.
MAKE\hSURE\hEVERYONE\hGETS\hA\hBUTTON AND\hA\hGLOWSTICK. [\hLAUGHS\h]
Steven:\hHAVE\hA\hGLOWSTICK. HERE\hYOU\hGO. UH,\hHERE.
HEY,\hSCHTU-BALL. YOU\hGET\hSOME\hSORT\hOF\hSECRET GOVERNMENT\hINTERNSHIP\hI\hNEED\hTO
KNOW\hABOUT? Steven:\h[\hCHUCKLES NERVOUSLY\h]
HERE. APPARENTLY,\hYOU\hCAN\hNEVER HAVE\hTOO\hMANY\hMAYOR\hDEWEY
BUTTONS. SOUNDS\hLIKE\hI'M\hNOT\hGONNA\hBE NEEDING\hTHIS\hGLOWSTICK,\hTHOUGH.
SEE\hYOU\hLATER,\hBUDDY! Steven:\hBUT,\hDAD! NOOOOOOOOOO.
Amethyst:\hSO\hWHAT\hIF\hSHE SHOWS\hUP\hWITH\hMORE? I\hSAY\hWE\hJUST\hMASH\h'EM\hALL!
Garnet:\hIT'S\hNOT\hJUST\hTHE ROBONOIDS. ACCORDING\hTO\hLAPIS,\hSHE'S\hGOING
TO\hHAVE\hBACKUP. Pearl:\hWHO\hKNOWS\hWHAT\hSHE'S GOING\hTO\hHAVE?
WE\hWON'T\hSTAND\hA\hCHANCE\hAGAINST THEIR\hWEAPONS,\hBUT\hIF\hWE\hCAN JUST\hKNOCK\hTHEM\hOUT\h--
Garnet:\hIT'S\hNOT\hABOUT\hTHE ROBONOIDS,\hPEARL. SHE'S\hCOMING\hWITH\hOTHER\hGEMS!
Amethyst:\hSAYS\hWHO?! WHO\hCARES?! WHAT\hDOES\hLAPIS\hEVEN\hKNOW?!
Garnet:\hCALM\hDOWN,\hAMETHYST. Amethyst:\hYOU\hCALM\hDOWN-UH... HEY!
LOOK\hWHO\hIT\hIS! IT'S\hSTEVEN! [\hCHUCKLES\h]
OUR\h--\hOUR\hBEST\hFRIEND\hSTEVEN! WHAT\hARE\hYOU\hDOING\hHERE,\hBUDDY? Steven:\hI...LIVE\hHERE.
IS\hEVERYTHING\hOKAY? Pearl:\hOF...COURSE! Garnet:\hIN\hFACT,\hWE\hWERE\hJUST
ABOUT\hTO\hPLAY...CARDS. Pearl:\hYES,\hCARDS! Amethyst:\hWANT\hTO\hPLAY\hWAR?
Pearl:\h[\hGROWLS\h] Amethyst:\hI\hMEAN...PEACE? Steven:\hYEAH,\hBUT\hHOW\hARE\hWE
GONNA\hPLAY\hCARDS\hIN\hTHE\hDARK? Garnet:\hWE\hCAN\hLIGHT\hA\hFIRE IN\hTHE\hFIREPLACE.
Pearl:\hYES!\hLIKE\hEARLY\hMAN! Amethyst:\hCOME\hON,\hEARLY\hMAN! [\hDOOR\hOPENS,\hCLOSES\h]
WHEN\hTHE\hSUN\hGOES\hDOWN,\hSO DOES... Steven:\hTHE\hTOWN.
[\hALL\hSHOUTING\hANGRILY\h] [\hBREATHING\hHEAVILY\h] OH,\hMY\hGOSH!
HOW\hCOME\hTHERE'S\hSTILL\hNO POWER?! YOU\hSAID\hIT\hWOULD\hBE\hON\hBY
SUNDOWN! [\hCHUCKLES\hNERVOUSLY\h] EVERYONE\hJUST\hCALM\hDOWN.
I'M\hSURE\hIF\hWE\hJUST\hTALK RATIONALLY,\hWE\hCAN\hCOME\hTO\hAN AGREEMENT.
NO\hAGREEMENT! YOU\hPROMISED\hUS! WITHOUT\hPOWER,\hI\hCAN'T\hTAKE
CARE\hOF\hMY\hFAMILY! WELL,\hTHIS\hONE'S\hFINE. BUT\hHE\hCAN'T\hTAKE\hCARE\hOF
HIMSELF! I'M\hSURE\hTHE\hPOWER\hWILL\hBE\hON TOMORROW,\hI\hTHINK...MAYBE.
STOP\hPULLING\hOUR\hLEGS! YOU\hLIED\hTO\hUS,\hAND\hYOU'RE\hLYING AGAIN!
[\hALL\hSHOUTING\hANGRILY\h] PLEASE! GOOD\hCITIZENS\hOF\hBEACH\hCITY\h--
OW! LIAR! YOU'RE\hA\hLIAR!
[\hSHOUTING\hCONTINUES\h] IF\hYOU'D\hALL\hJUST\hCALM DOWN\h--
TIP\hTHE\hTRUCK! WHOO-HOO! [\hALL\hGRUNTING\h]
[\hSHOUTING\hCONTINUES\h] Steven:\hAAH! [\hBREATHING\hHEAVILY\h]
EVERYONE,\hPLEASE! [\hALL\hGASP\h] THE\hPOWER\hMIGHT\hNOT\hBE\hBACK\hON
TONIGHT. IT\hMIGHT\hNOT\hBE\hBACK\hON\hFOR\hEVEN A\hYEAR!
A\hYEAR? WHAT? Steven:\hBUT\hI\hKNOW\hTHAT
YOU'RE\hALL\hGOING\hTO\hBE\hOKAY BECAUSE\hI\hKNOW\hEACH\hAND\hEVERY ONE\hOF\hYOU.
YOU'RE\hSMART\hAND\hYOU'RE\hTOUGH AND\hYOU'RE\hRESOURCEFUL,\hAND\hYOU ALL\hCARE\hABOUT\hEACH\hOTHER\hMORE
THAN\hYOU\hCARE\hABOUT\hMICROWAVE DINNERS\hOR\hVIDEO\hGAMES\hOR\hBEING ABLE\hTO\hSEE\hIN\hTHE\hDARK.
I\hKNOW\hIT'LL\hHURT\hYOUR BUSINESSES. I\hKNOW\hIT'LL\hHURT\hYOUR\hLIVES.
BUT\hARE\hWE\hREALLY\hGOING\hTO\hHURT EACH\hOTHER? [\hALL\hMURMURING\h]
OF\hCOURSE\hNOT! WE'LL\hFACE\hTHE\hNIGHT\hTOGETHER, AND\hWE'LL\hSURVIVE,\hBECAUSE\hWE
ARE\hTHE\hLIGHT\hOF\hBEACH\hCITY! All:\hYEAH! WHOO-HOO!
UH,\hYES. THANK\hYOU,\hSTEVEN! I\hCOULDN'T\hHAVE\hSAID\hIT\hBETTER!
DON'T\hTRY\hTO\hWORM\hYOUR\hWAY OUT\hOF\hTHIS! OH,\hNO,\hNO!
Steven:\hIT'S\hOKAY!\hIT'S\hOKAY! MAYOR\hDEWEY\hWAS\hHIDING\hTHINGS FROM\hYOU,\hBUT\hHE\hDID\hIT\hBECAUSE
HE\hDIDN'T\hWANT\hYOU\hTO\hWORRY. HE\hWAS\hJUST\hSHELTERING\hYOU\hFROM THE\hTRUTH\hBECAUSE\hHE\h--\hHE\hLOVES
YOU. [\hALL\hMURMURING\h] [\hSCATTERED\hCHEERS\h]
[\hChanting\h]\hMAYOR\hDEWEY!
Pearl:\hOH,\hHEY,\hSTEVEN. IF\hI\hCAN\hJUST\hCONCENTRATE\hTHE WAVE\hA\hLITTLE\hMORE...
Steven:\hUM...DO\hYOU\hGUYS\hWANT TO\hTALK? Pearl:\hAND\hWHY\hWOULD\hWE\hNEED
TO\hDO\hTHAT? Amethyst:\hHEY,\hSTEVEN,\hYOU STILL\hOWE\hUS\hA\hGAME\hOF\hCARDS!
Garnet:\hYEAH,\hGET\hIN\hON\hTHIS. Steven:\hN-NO! I\hDON'T\hWANT\hTO\hPLAY\hCARDS!
I\hWANT\hTO\hTALK\hABOUT\hPERIDOT! Pearl:\hOH,\hYES! WELL,\hEVERYTHING\hIS\hFINE!
Steven:\hNO,\hIT'S\hNOT! I\hKNOW\hIT'S\hNOT. I\hKNOW\hYOU\h--\hYOU\hJUST\hDON'T
WANT\hME\hTO\hBE\hSCARED,\hBUT\hJUST TELL\hME\hTHE\hTRUTH. Garnet:\hPERIDOT\hIS\hCOMING,
AND\hWE\hDON'T\hKNOW\hWHO\hOR\hWHAT SHE'LL\hBE\hCOMING\hWITH. SHE'S\hA\hMODERN\hGEM\hWITH\hMODERN
GEM\hTECHNOLOGY\hTHAT'S\hBOUND\hTO OVERPOWER\hUS. STEVEN,\hTHE\hTRUTH\hIS...
WE'RE\hSCARED. Steven:\hWE'VE\hBEEN\hSCARED BEFORE,\hRIGHT?
NONE\hOF\hUS\hKNOW\hWHAT'S\hGOING\hTO HAPPEN,\hBUT\hTHAT'S\hOKAY. WE\hCAN\hFIGURE\hTHINGS\hOUT...
TOGETHER. [\hALL\hGASP\h]