1. We're here!Copy !req
2. Wow!Copy !req
3. The great north is
so beautiful in person.Copy !req
4. Wait, wait, stay right there!Copy !req
5. All right, smile!Copy !req
6. Okay, now one
where it looks likeCopy !req
7. you're looking for a monster!Copy !req
8. Okay, now one
like you made a joke!Copy !req
9. Okay, now, do one
where the joke's not that funny,Copy !req
10. but it's more like a joke
that makes you think.Copy !req
11. Okay, I think
that's enough photography.Copy !req
12. But it's Connie's first mission!Copy !req
13. Her parents asked me
to take lots of pictures.Copy !req
14. Uh...Copy !req
15. Thank you so much for letting meCopy !req
16. come on this mission, Pearl.Copy !req
17. It's such an honor
to work alongside you.Copy !req
18. Well, Connie,
your sword-fighting skillsCopy !req
19. have far exceeded
my expectations.Copy !req
20. And, with my careful
supervision, of course,Copy !req
21. I'm confident
that you can handleCopy !req
22. a simple gem-recovery mission
like this.Copy !req
23. Thank you so much!Copy !req
24. I promise I won't
let you down, ma'am!Copy !req
25. Connie's first mission!Copy !req
26. Recap the mission
for us, Connie.Copy !req
27. Garnet sensed some corrupted
gem activity in these woods.Copy !req
28. It is our job to locate it,Copy !req
29. destabilize its form
and bubble it.Copy !req
30. Very good.Copy !req
31. Now, your human bodies
aren't designedCopy !req
32. to last in this cold,Copy !req
33. so we'll have to be
extra careful.Copy !req
34. That's okay.
I've got this backpack filledCopy !req
35. with everything we need
to survive in the wilderness.Copy !req
36. And I brought board games
in case we get bored.Copy !req
37. Ah, yes.
Very good.Copy !req
38. So, how will we know if
this corrupted gem is nearby?Copy !req
39. That's how!
Here it comes!Copy !req
40. Remember, you work together!Copy !req
41. Ready, Connie?
Ready, Steven!Copy !req
42. Two of them?Copy !req
43. Steven, bubble!Copy !req
44. Bubble power!Copy !req
45. They... ran away?Copy !req
46. There weren't
supposed to be two.Copy !req
47. Oh, oh...
I have an idea!Copy !req
48. We could split up!Copy !req
49. You can go after
one of them, Pearl,Copy !req
50. and Steven and I will go after
the other one.Copy !req
51. Connie, you are my pupil,Copy !req
52. so I know your combat skills
are excellent.Copy !req
53. But I'm afraid
this is too risky.Copy !req
54. You've never been
in a real fight before.Copy !req
55. Well, that's not true.Copy !req
56. Connie defeated those
gem experiments at the hospital.Copy !req
57. But...Copy !req
58. And look!Copy !req
59. I brought
these walkie-talkiesCopy !req
60. so we can talk to each other
in case something happens!Copy !req
61. But...Copy !req
62. And I've read this book front
to back, at least 20 times!Copy !req
63. Well, all right.Copy !req
64. But as soon as you find the
monster, contact me immediately.Copy !req
65. I don't want you
fighting this thing alone.Copy !req
66. One more time,
what are you looking for?Copy !req
67. A monster.Copy !req
68. What do you do when you find it?Copy !req
69. Call you.Copy !req
70. And who's your favorite gem?Copy !req
71. Pearl!Copy !req
72. Why, thank you!Copy !req
73. Now, be safe!Copy !req
74. Yes, ma'am!Copy !req
75. All we have to do
is follow these tracks.Copy !req
76. Yeah.
These are fresh.Copy !req
77. We trail it
until it stops to rest.Copy !req
78. Wow, Connie,
you're a wilderness expert.Copy !req
79. Well, I like to be prepared.Copy !req
80. When civilization collapses
and this world ends,Copy !req
81. I need to be ready
to build the new one.Copy !req
82. Yeah, I guess
if homeworld invades Earth,Copy !req
83. things could get
pretty crazy for humanity.Copy !req
84. Forget gems.Copy !req
85. Humans are already starting
their own demise!Copy !req
86. Peak oil, Steven!Copy !req
87. How do we handle
terminal declineCopy !req
88. without alternate
energy sources?Copy !req
89. How are you two doing?Copy !req
90. Are you hungry?Copy !req
91. Remember,
you humans need to eat!Copy !req
92. Yes, ma'am!Copy !req
93. Luckily, I packed plenty
of survival fuel.Copy !req
94. Time to get our protein on!Copy !req
95. Good thing this snow is here...Copy !req
96. it makes following tracks
a lot easier.Copy !req
97. I'll say!Copy !req
98. So, these corrupted gems are
like wild animals.Copy !req
99. Just a bundle
of fight or flight reflexesCopy !req
100. and survival instincts.Copy !req
101. Well, they're like that now,
but before they were different.Copy !req
102. They used to be normal gems like
Pearl, Amethyst, and Garnet.Copy !req
103. They had thoughts
and feelings, friends...Copy !req
104. I don't really know
how the corruption works.Copy !req
105. It's like they're sick.Copy !req
106. They don't remember
who they used to be.Copy !req
107. Maybe they don't even knowCopy !req
108. how to look
like themselves anymore.Copy !req
109. Whoa.
You okay?Copy !req
110. Yeah, I'm good.Copy !req
111. Oh, I know what'll cheer me up!Copy !req
112. Whoo-hoo!Copy !req
113. Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa! Oof!Copy !req
114. Steven, Connie?Copy !req
115. I'm not having any luck
finding this monster.Copy !req
116. We might have to return
to the temple and regroup.Copy !req
117. No, no!
We can handle it!Copy !req
118. We're making great progress.Copy !req
119. We can definitely
take care of this ourselves!Copy !req
120. Oh, well,
you sound very confident.Copy !req
121. Carry on then,
and remember, Connie...Copy !req
122. Stance wide, body lowered.
I've got it, ma'am.Copy !req
123. Need some help there?
Yes, please.Copy !req
124. Whoa.
Look at the tracks.Copy !req
125. Whoa.Copy !req
126. Now, this is a mess.Copy !req
127. Some of these prints
look humanoid.Copy !req
128. Could pearl have been here?Copy !req
129. But Pearl went
the other direction.Copy !req
130. Monster... humanoid...
monster.Copy !req
131. What could this mean?Copy !req
132. We should probably take shelter
from this blizzard.Copy !req
133. But first, let's grab
some of these pine needles.Copy !req
134. We can brew a vitamin-C-rich tea
with themCopy !req
135. so we don't get scurvy.Copy !req
136. Like a pirate.Copy !req
137. The tea's ready!Copy !req
138. Here, try it!Copy !req
139. Thanks!Copy !req
140. How is it?Copy !req
141. It's...Copy !req
142. Hmm.Copy !req
143. It's bad.Copy !req
144. Well, yeah.Copy !req
145. It's not about
tasting good, Steven,Copy !req
146. it's about surviving
the punishment of nature.Copy !req
147. So, why were there
humanoid tracks out there?Copy !req
148. They weren't ours,
and they weren't Pearl's.Copy !req
149. It couldn't have been
the monster.Copy !req
150. Unless it's just some guy
in a monster suit.Copy !req
151. But that kind of thing
only happens in cartoons,Copy !req
152. usually over a property dispute.Copy !req
153. Maybe it is a guy
in a monster costume.Copy !req
154. You think so?Copy !req
155. I don't mean literally, silly.Copy !req
156. What I mean is there might be
a conscious gemCopy !req
157. still inside there somewhere.Copy !req
158. Is that possible?Copy !req
159. What if the monster is
turning back and forthCopy !req
160. into its original form.Copy !req
161. If it is, it might not be
as corrupted as we think.Copy !req
162. There might still be
a chance to save it.Copy !req
163. How?Copy !req
164. I can't heal gems
that are corrupted...Copy !req
165. at least not all the way.Copy !req
166. But if it's
half-corrupted...Copy !req
167. This way!Copy !req
168. Ah!
Ow.Copy !req
169. Shh!Copy !req
170. It seems scared.
Is it running from us?Copy !req
171. What if it's running...
from itself?Copy !req
172. Shh!
Keep your voice down!Copy !req
173. Hello, you two!Copy !req
174. How's it going?Copy !req
175. This weather has really taken
a turn for the worse,Copy !req
176. and I would hate
to be responsibleCopy !req
177. for putting you two in danger.Copy !req
178. Make sure you bundle up with...Copy !req
179. Steven! Turn it off!
I'm trying!Copy !req
180. Oh! And, remember,
if you find the monster,Copy !req
181. don't make any loud,
startling noises.Copy !req
182. Hello? Anyone there?
Stupid, slipper mittens.Copy !req
183. I'm just going to keep talking
until somebody answers.Copy !req
184. Steven!Copy !req
185. Wait. Let me try
talking to it.Copy !req
186. Hey.
How's it going?Copy !req
187. Um, can you hear me?Copy !req
188. Are you in there somewhere?Copy !req
189. You can control this.Copy !req
190. Remember who you used to be.Copy !req
191. Steven,
I don't think it's working.Copy !req
192. Steven!Copy !req
193. Hey!
Over here!Copy !req
194. Connie, what are you doing?Copy !req
195. I...Copy !req
196. I don't know.Copy !req
197. I... wasn't prepared
for this.Copy !req
198. Steven, Connie?Copy !req
199. Is this because of
the "favorite gem" thing?Copy !req
200. Heh, that was just a joke!Copy !req
201. Don't tell garnet.Copy !req
202. Connie!Copy !req
203. Pearl, we found the monster!Copy !req
204. What?
We need your help!Copy !req
205. I'll be right there, Connie!Copy !req
206. Who's that?Copy !req
207. B-B-B-B-B-B-Bubble!Copy !req
208. Aaah!Copy !req
209. Jasper.
Those footprints.Copy !req
210. The monsters were running
from her.Copy !req
211. Connie, where's the...Copy !req
212. Jasper!Copy !req
213. Hey, Rose, look what I got.Copy !req
214. Are you two okay?Copy !req
215. Yeah, we're fine.Copy !req
216. Oh, thank goodness.Copy !req
217. What a disaster.Copy !req
218. I never would have let you
come on this missionCopy !req
219. if I knew Jasper would be here.Copy !req
220. I'm sorry.
What?Copy !req
221. I thought I'd be ready to fight,
but I wasn't.Copy !req
222. I failed.Copy !req
223. You weren't supposed to fight.Copy !req
224. You were supposed to call me,
and you did.Copy !req
225. This was a total success.Copy !req
226. Connie's first mission!Copy !req
227. Connie's first mission!Copy !req
228. Group picture.Copy !req
229. Steven!Copy !req
230. Oh.
Another picture?Copy !req
231. Tell me when you...Copy !req
232. Eh, got it.Copy !req
233. Oh, no.Copy !req
234. Are your parents
going to see this?Copy !req
235. My parents see
all of my photos, ma'am.Copy !req
236. Hmm.Copy !req