Alone at Sea

[Open Beach City Pier]

(Steven is seen leading Lapis Lazuli, who is covering her eyes with her water wings, by her hand on the piers.)

LAPIS: I'm starting to guess the surprise, Steven.

STEVEN: I told you to close your eyes!

LAPIS: laughs Sorry.

STEVEN: Okay, wait here.

(Lapis retracts her water wings and sees Steven and Greg standing in front of a yacht.)

GREG & STEVEN: Surprise!

LAPIS: mildly unimpressed Hmm.

STEVEN: We bought a boat!

GREG: Uh, correction. We rented a boat. I may be rich, but buying a boat would be going a bit... overboard.

STEVEN: Ayyy.

GREG: Ayyyyy.

GREG & STEVEN: Ayyyyyyy!

GREG: Just a joke I picked up from some sailors. Thеy have a surprisingly clean sensе of humor.

LAPIS: Steven, who is this?

GREG: Uh, Greg Universe. offers a handshake to Lapis You broke my leg trying to use the ocean to fly back to your homeworld?

LAPIS: Lapis Lazuli. Nice to meet you.

(Greg holds out his hand expecting a handshake which never comes. He then breaks away from the awkward moment.)

GREG: Great! Well, I'll get the boat started.

STEVEN: So what do you think?

LAPIS: It's nice, Steven... but I don't know.

STEVEN: Look, Lapis, I know you spent a really long time fused with Jasper at the bottom of the ocean, but you're not Malachite anymore. And water is a part of who you are. You can't let one bad experience take that away from you.

LAPIS: It was more than one.

STEVEN: Just give it a chance. I promise we'll make this the most fun you've ever had.

LAPIS: Steven, I... don't deserve this.

STEVEN: Of course you do! We even named her Li'l Lappy.

(Greg is seen giving a thumbs-up to the name, until he realizes the taped cover-up paper had fallen off, revealing the yacht's real name "S.S. MISERY.", much to Lapis' amusement.)

LAPIS: snorts and laughs Okay. I'll give it a chance. But, just one.

STEVEN: Woah! laughs

(Lapis picks up Steven and flies on-board the yacht. Greg is in the bridge, preparing to pilot the boat.)

GREG: speaking into a speaker microphone You two ready to set sail?

STEVEN: Aye, aye, Captain!

LAPIS: Yes.

GREG: sounds the horn twice Full speed ahe- Woah!

(Greg falls backwards as the yacht jerks. A piece of wood gets pulled off the dock, since Greg forgot to remove the cord keeping the yacht at bay.)

GREG: Ah, geez, you think anyone will notice?

(The yacht begins setting sail out into the sea.)

GREG: Wow, I think I did a number on that dock. Maybe somebody else should take a shot at being captain. turns around and turns off his Captain's hat What do you say, Captain Lazuli?

LAPIS: I shouldn't.

STEVEN: Go for it, Lapis.

LAPIS: agitated Don't put me in charge! ...Oh, sorry. I mean, y-you shouldn't trust me with the boat.

STEVEN: Uh, that's okay. Don't worry about it. We can all be first mates, so there's no pressure. Only fun stuff today!

(Lapis smiles, pleased with Steven's plan.)

GREG: Lapis, you can still wear the hat, if you want.

LAPIS: Thanks, but I'm not putting that on my body.

GREG: puts the hat back on and turns back to the steering wheel Let's set a course for fuuuuun!

(Upbeat music starts playing in the background as Steven and Greg enjoy their time on the yacht. Lapis does not seem as enthusiastic though, as she fears the unknown of the ocean, but eventually enjoys herself as Steven asks her to pull the yacht horn. Time passes, the yacht stops sailing and Greg is seen fishing by the deck.)

STEVEN: Dad! Dad! approaches Greg with Lapis

GREG: Hey, you two. Finally get enough of that horn?

STEVEN: What?!

(Greg chuckles sheepishly.)

LAPIS: What are you doing?

GREG: Catching fish. casts his fishing rod into the water

LAPIS: Oh, I can help!

(Lapis steps back and takes a deep breath. She then begins using her hydrokinesis to lift the water around the fish hook.)

GREG: gasps What the?!

(Lapis lifts a large mass of water out of the ocean, encasing plenty of fishes inside.)

STEVEN: Woah.

GREG: That's a pretty uh... fancy way of catching fish.

STEVEN: That's 'cause Lapis is super strong!

GREG: Well, I uh, appreciate the gesture, but I-I think it would be safer to stick to the old-fashioned way of doing it.

LAPIS: Oh, uh... blushes Sure.

(Lapis shoots the large mass of water back into the ocean, causing a large ripple that shakes the yacht.)

STEVEN & GREG: Woah!

STEVEN: Wow, Lapis! That was ama... (Lapis puts her hand on Steven's head to calm him down.) zing...

LAPIS: So, how do you fish the old-fashioned way?

GREG: Oh, it's pretty simple. You start with a rod, and you put a hook on the end of your line. And then, when you feel a nibble, you reel it in. And there it is. You've caught yourself a fish to eat!

LAPIS: But why would a fish ever bite a hook?

GREG: You got to bait it. Put something on it you know it wants, like a worm or a $20 bill. Here, I'll show you. throws the hook with a bait on it back into the water Fishing.

(Time skips by as Greg continues to fish, waiting for a bite, while Steven and Lapis grow increasingly impatient.)

LAPIS: When does the fish part happen?

GREG: Well, sometimes it isn't about the fish you keep, but the company you catch. notices a nibble Woah! I got a bite!

(Steven gasps in excitement.)

GREG: Lapis, here! Give it a try! hands the fishing rod to Lapis Hold it just like that and reel it in slowly.

LAPIS: Like this? starts turning the reel

GREG: You got it. It looks like a big one!

(Lapis continues to turn the reel, but is suddenly pulled forward with great force.)

STEVEN: Lapis!

GREG: Steven!

(Steven and Greg both grab hold onto Lapis and tug on her.)

STEVEN: grunts You got it, Lapis! Reel it in!

LAPIS: It's... pulling... so hard!

(A silhouetted entity is reeled in, about to emerge from the water. Lapis suddenly sensed a familiar presence when the fishing rod snaps in half and the entity sinks back into the water. Lapis runs up to the edge and stares down at the water with great concerns.)

GREG: inspects the broken fishing rod and sighs Looks like this pole rental turned into a pole purchase. But, you did a great job tangling with that beast.

STEVEN: Y-yeah. Don't worry about that one getting away.

LAPIS: Oh, thank you.

GREG: Welp, that's my adventure quota for the day. I'll be at the controls. Holler if you need me.

STEVEN: Yes, sir! Lapis, what do you... notices Lapis has left the area Lapis?

(Steven looks around and notices Lapis sitting on a patio lounge chair on the deck. He then walks up to her and sits on the other chair.)

STEVEN: Hey. Whatcha doing?

LAPIS: I just thought I'd sit for a bit.

STEVEN: You looked like a real pro fisher before the pole snapped.

LAPIS: Thanks.

STEVEN: Hmm. So, fishing was a bust, but I-I got something that'll cheer you up. Shuffleboard! What do you say?

(The yacht suddenly starts to shake as something is heard crashing against it.)

STEVEN: Ahh! Ugh! falls over, and gets up groaning What was that?

STEVEN & LAPIS: Ahh!

(The yacht shakes again, causing Steven to fall over again.)

LAPIS: Are you okay?

STEVEN: Yeah.

LAPIS: What's going on?

GREG: Steven! You got a moment?

STEVEN: Is everything okay, First Mate Dad?

GREG: reading the yacht manual Shh! You hear that?

(There is total silence, as the shaking has stopped.)

STEVEN: Uhhh... no.

GREG: I guess it stopped. I think something's wrong with the boat.

(Greg tries to turn the steering wheel to no success.)

GREG: Aw, geez, something's throwing off the rudder. I don't know what's going on, and this owner's manual is no help. It's mostly advice on sun tanning and what crackers go with caviar.

STEVEN: Well, what crackers go with caviar?

GREG: Water crackers.

STEVEN& GREG: Ayyyyyyyyyyyy!

(Muffled thumping is heard inside the yacht.)

GREG: gasps There it is.

(The yacht begins to rumble, and a small explosion is heard. Greg and Steven quickly run over to check the internal of the yacht. Greg opens the hatch to the engine room, when smoke bursts out, causing Steven and Greg to cough profusely.)

GREG: Oh, crud! The engine! I don't know how to fix an engine. This trip might be a little longer than we thought, little buddy.

[Time-Skip]

(The sky begins to fill with dark clouds. Lapis is seen staring out to the ocean on deck, when Steven approaches her.)

STEVEN: Lapis? Um... I have some not-so-good news. There's trouble with the engine, and we might be stuck out here for a while.

(Lapis sighs in response.)

STEVEN: I'm so sorry! This whole thing is my fault. I just wanted you to have fun, but everything's a mess. I shouldn't have made you come on this trip.

LAPIS: It's my fault. I'm the one to blame.

STEVEN: That's not true.

LAPIS: I'm really trying to enjoy it out here, but... I can't stop thinking about being fused as Malachite, how I used all my strength to hold her down in the ocean, and how I was always battling against Jasper to keep her bound to me.

STEVEN: But it's not like that anymore. You don't have to be with Jasper.

LAPIS: That's not it. I... I miss her.

STEVEN: What?!

LAPIS: sighs We were fused for so long.

STEVEN: But... she's terrible.

LAPIS: I'm terrible! I did horrible things! I-I broke your dad's leg. I stole Earth's ocean! Go on! Tell me I'm wrong!

(The yacht begins to rumble again as it starts to rain. An arm emerges from the water, climbing up the anchor chain. The yacht continues to rumble as the entity climbs up the chain and then climbs on deck. Steven and Lapis gasp in shock as the entity reveals to be Jasper.)

JASPER: Finally!

(Thunder crashes behind Jasper, glaring at them menacingly.)

STEVEN & LAPIS: Jasper!

JASPER: I thought I'd never catch up to you!

LAPIS: You've been following us?

JASPER: I've been following you.

(Jasper starts approaching Lapis, who gasps in horror.)

STEVEN: Stay back! summons his shield

JASPER: laughs aloud* This dulled-down version of Rose Quartz works for you now? You're pointing that shield the wrong way. *chuckles She's the one you should be afraid of.

LAPIS: That's not true.

JASPER: You can't lie to me. I've seen what you're capable of. I thought I was a brute, but you... you're a monster.

(Thunder crashes again as Lapis stares frightfully at Jasper.)

LAPIS: I...

STEVEN: Lapis doesn't want anything to do with you!

JASPER: This is between... US!

(Jasper swipes her arm at Steven. Steven groans in pain as he is knocked flying away from Jasper and Lapis on the deck.)

LAPIS: Steven!

(Lapis tries to run up to Steven, but Jasper grabs her hand and pulls her back. Jasper then clasps her hands around Lapis' hand and kneels before her.)

JASPER: Let's be Malachite again.

(Thunder crashes again as Jasper makes the bizarre request.)

LAPIS: Why... would you want that?

JASPER: I was wrong about fusion. You made me understand! Malachite was bigger and stronger than both of us! We could fly!

STEVEN: Lapis, don't listen to her!

JASPER: gets up and turns to Steven Stay out of this!

LAPIS: I was terrible to you. I liked taking everything out on you. I needed to, I-I hated you. It was bad!

JASPER: It'll be better this time. I've changed. You've changed me. I'm the only one who can handle your kind of power.

(Jasper approaches maniacally towards Lapis, backing her to the front of the yacht's bridge cabin.)

JASPER: Together, we'll be unstoppable!

(Lapis begins to ponder. She glances at Steven, lying on the ground, as she makes up her decision.)

LAPIS: NO!

JASPER: What!?

LAPIS: What we had wasn't healthy. I never want to feel like I felt with you. Never again! So just, go!

JASPER: Lapis!

STEVEN: runs to Jasper She said, "No!" Leave her alone!

JASPER: This is your fault. growls I'll SHATTER YOU!

(Jasper starts charging towards Steven, and he and Lapis gasp. Lapis then quickly summons a giant water arm that punches right through the yacht and into Jasper, sending her flying off the yacht and far away into the ocean.)

STEVEN: Lapis, you did it! runs to hug Lapis

GREG: runs in Are you two okay!? Wha-?!

(Greg stares at the hole in the yacht's deck, as the boat begins to sink into the water.)

GREG: What... happened?...

STEVEN: Uhh, it's kind of a long story.

(Lapis picks up Steven and Greg and begins to fly off. Greg glances back at the sinking yacht in grief.)

GREG: I guess I bought a boat after all.

STEVEN: Eh, sorry, Dad. But hey, the ocean's really beautiful from up here.

LAPIS: Yeah. It is.

(The star iris closes onto the trio flying in the distance, as the episode ends.)

[END]