Home/[S5E25] Legs From Here to Homeworld/[S5E25] Legs From Here to Homeworld

"Steven," Pearl whispered, leaning against the translucent pink hull. "Homeworld... it isn't like Earth. It’s a machine. It’s a hierarchy. Don't let her see you blink."

"Then we go to Homeworld," Steven said, his jaw setting. "We get her to help."

The doors hissed open. A blinding radiance poured out, more intense than any sun.

The name hit the air like a physical weight. Even the ocean seemed to stop its rhythmic pulsing.

Yellow Diamond’s eyes narrowed, her sharp, architectural form trembling. "We can’t. Not like this. Our essences… they aren't enough. To reverse the damage of the Corrupting Light, we need the spark. We need White."

"Hello, Starlight," White’s voice boomed, vibrating in Steven’s very bones. It wasn't the voice of a monster, but the voice of a mother speaking to a toddler who had just finished a long, messy tantrum. "You certainly gave us all a scare. I trust you've had your fun? Did you get it all out of your system?"

To do it, they needed a ship. But not just any ship. Yellow’s was a wreck; Blue’s was buried in the shoreline. They needed the centerpiece. They needed the legs.

Steven looked up, his pink shield flickering instinctively. He realized then that White didn't see a new person. She didn't see a war, or a revolution, or the thousands of years of suffering on Earth. To her, the last six thousand years were just a game of hide-and-seek that was finally over.

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