(The Gems struggle and do their best to get up from the ground and continue fighting, even though they've taken a lot of damage from Steven.)

How could he defeat them so easily!

*floats up* I didn't want to fight!!

Ahh! *shaking in terror*

It was all of you who made me fight!!

(Floating in midair, Steven makes hundreds of hexagon-shaped shields.)

*looks up as she shivers in terror* It-It's hard to believe this is the same Steven I know! Why is he pink now?! Why does he have so much power?!

I'm going to save everyone!

(Steven launches his shields around all the Gems present, pinning them in place in the same way he did with Jasper a while ago.)

No matter what!!

*laughing* So... you're finally showing your true self, Steven?

Huh?

You're two-faced, I can see that now.

What the heck are you talking about!?!

You said earlier that we had hurt the Gems, didn't you? But...

...

What are YOU doing right now?

(Perplexed, Steven turns to see the Gems he's forcibly pinned down, including his friends.)

Oh, no! *holds his pink hands out in front of him* Why... is this... back? I thought... I was over it. *covers his face*

(In tears, Steven loses the pink form, ceases floating and falls heavily on the ground as he frees the Gems from his shields.)

*in tears* I still need a lot of... help!

(The Gems swiftly get up from the ground and surround a collapsed Steven.)

Who would have thought you were equal to or worse than the Diamonds? *walks over to Steven* At least they weren't hiding their true intentions.

(As Steven lies on the ground, an engine whirring is heard, and everyone turns to see a ship heading down.)

What the-?! Where did that ship come from?! It's not even from Homeworld!

(The mysterious spaceship fires at the Gems who had Steven surrounded, causing them to move away from him. Then the ship lands next to Steven, the door opens and someone shouts.)

Steven, get in the ship!!

Huh?*thinking to himself* Who is it? Even knows my name. I think I recognize that voice, though.

Hurry up, get in!

Tch. I have no choice. *stands up* I'm so sorry, guys!

(Steven runs to the door of the spaceship, stops before entering and looks back at his friends with tears in his eyes.)

I'll be back for you. *gets into the ship* I promise!

(The door of the ship closes, and the ship blasts off, disappearing into the sky.)

He's getting away! *shouts* All hands to the ships! Don't let him get away!!

(Suddenly, Emerald contacts Holly through a communicator.)

Emerald, what's up?

Let him go.

What the–?! Were you watching us?

Yup.

Then why do you want me to let him go? I thought you lured him here to destroy him.

I did, but there are many ways to destroy someone. Steven must be devastated by everything that happened today, so let's let him suffer a little longer. We'll finish him off when I get bored of seeing him suffer.

Okay, I think I see your point.

Besides, I'm pretty sure that before we know it, we'll hear from that sucker again.

: Yes, most likely.

[At the same time.]

(Inside the ship in which Steven fled.)

What's up, dude? It's been a while.

I can't believe it!

(Steven's jaw dropps when he sees that the ship's operator is...)

Lars... Is-is it really you?!

Yup. It's me, Steven.

You're alive! But Emerald told me she had killed you!

Well, she almost killed me. I actually came within a hair's breadth of dying.

How did you survive then?

Since my heart beats slower now, it took longer for my blood to leave my body. Also, Emerald has never had contact with a human. Gems like her aren't familiar with our anatomy, so when she ran her sword through me, she didn't hurt any major organs. I started to writhe and play dead, I was waiting for her to let her guard down to attack her. But I didn't count on her throwing me into space. And there I was, floating in the vacuum of space. When, all of a sudden, I was abducted by a spaceship that happened to be passing by. That ship was manned by some hot alien chicks... or so I think. They saved me and treated my wound and they gave me this spaceship in exchange for a few favors.

What kind of favors?

You don't wanna know.

Wait a minute, there's no oxygen in space. How did you survive out there for so long?

When I was wandering through space I found out that I don't need oxygen to live anymore.

Wow.

This resurrection thing is so cool, man! I can walk on water, I don't even need to eat to live anymore, I just do it because I like it, now it turns out I can survive in outer space too. Crazy, right?

Actually, I find all this very–

Convenient? Yeah, it is.

I was gonna say "weird", but you're right.