AMETHYST GARNET GREG GREG_SINGING LAPIS LAPIS_LAZULI PEARL STEVEN STEVEN_SINGING STEVEN woo! that sounded great! GREG aw thanks, i’m thinking about calling it water witch. STEVEN cool! GREG and check this out… i can add some vocal distortion, too. Steven, your dad’s a robot now. and now that i’m a robot, things will be better and colder. please forgive me for being an amazing machine. STEVEN i can’t stay mad at my robo dad! where’s all this awesome energy coming from? GREG actually, i was inspired to make some new songs after the ocean got sucked up into space a while back. i even drew up some freaky album artwork. STEVEN it looks like… Lapis Lazuli GREG easy with the tender touches. don’t want it to get all smudged! here, plug this up and help your old man work out this witchy jam. STEVEN yeah! let’s jam! uh… where my jams at? GREG i don’t think it’s plugged in. STEVEN ah-ha! boop! alright, here we go! let’s jam! uh… hmm… jam! hmmm… jaaam! GREG oh! sorry. that’s just the tv. see? you plugged into the video jack and we’re making audio here! don’t you know, video killed the audio star? STEVEN i have no idea what you’re talking about. GREG that’s ok, you leave the details to me. when you’re a one man band, you gotta know how to do it all: lyrics, graphic design, forum moderation. but, for me it was all about the audio! STEVEN what a lovely poem. GREG ok! we need a catchy hook! something like… well she’s a riptide queen and she’s super mean! STEVEN woah, hold the phone! now give the phone to me! lapis was not mean! she was just trying to get home! how about this instead…. STEVEN SINGING she was trapped in a mirror and it couldn’t be clearer, she wanted to leave this place and get herself back in space. and dad, you might think she’s a criminal, but her friendship comes through subliminal. LAPIS LAZULI, you fled into the bottom of the sea. LAPIS LAZULI, you were so mad but then you came around to me. STEVEN uh, what the heck is that?! GREG must be some kind of weird feedback. hmm… it’s not us. i think it’s coming from the temple. STEVEN let’s check it out. GREG uh… you go on ahead. if this is a gem thing, i don’t wanna get in the way. plus i gotta eat the rest of this pizza! STEVEN good thinking! i’ll be back. ugh! what’s happening?! PEARL it’s the wailing stone! AMETHYST ughhhh! make it stop! PEARL it just activated on its own! AMETHYST it won’t shut off! augh! GARNET ahh! PEARL oh! STEVEN ahhh! PEARL stand back! AMETHYST ah! ah! ah! PEARL huh?! it worked! now we can-- STEVEN ugh! bwaaaah! GARNET i don’t understand, that thing has lain dormant since we found it. PEARL i haven’t heard a wailing stone activate since we used them for the rebellion. and i’ve never heard it sound like that! GARNET someone is trying to send us a message. PEARL but who?! we’ve rounded up all the wailing stones on earth! and we’re not sending this signal to ourselves! unless… Amethyst, is this a prank?! AMETHYST no way! i want it to stop! i don’t like it! GARNET if it’s not coming from earth, then a gem must be sending this message from space. STEVEN is that… what some gems sound like? PEARL no, no…we should be hearing a voice! maybe this signal is too advanced for the wailing stone to process. that would explain the distorted audio. STEVEN audio?! my daddio knows audio! AMETHYST eh, you mean Greg? STEVEN yeah! PEARL i don’t know… GARNET don’t whine. let’s try it. GREG i can’t believe it! you need help with sound stuff?! you’ve come to the right guy! ah-ha! the lubitz cardioid condenser ! it’s got warm tones without too much top-end. AMETHYST uh, plus it’s got a big honkin’ sponge thing. GREG i know, isn’t it awesome?! GREG now i’m going to add some reverb and some low octave effects and i’m also adding some fuzz, cuz who couldn’t use more fuzz?! now, if i directly input the wailing stone, and run it through a flanger, we might get what you’re looking for! PEARL flangers aside, do you really think a signal like this is compatible with your analog devices? STEVEN don’t worry, dad! it’ll work! GREG well, here goes nothin’. AMETHYST this is even worse! GREG i’m sorry! STEVEN dad you can do it! you’re the audio daddio! GREG yeah! AMETHYST hnng! STEVEN it-it sounds like… music! GREG yeah! that’s real nice! yes! yes! woohoo! PEARL but, it’s not supposed to be music! it’s supposed to be a message! GREG okay, hold on. i got this. it’s…changing! STEVEN it almost sounds like a voice! GREG almost got it! GARNET ah! GREG augh…oh great. PEARL what’s happening? where’s the signal?! GREG uh… looks like the van battery couldn’t handle all this. PEARL i had a feeling this wouldn’t work. there’s just no way Greg’s equipment can interface with our ancient gem technology. STEVEN aw, c’mon Pearl! you can’t be ready to give up yet! GREG look, we just gotta keep trying. sure we don’t have the latest and greatest “gem tech” but-- GARNET it’s okay Greg. you tried. back to the temple. we’ll figure something else out. PEARL what a waste of time. AMETHYST see ya later Gregory. STEVEN aw, c’mon, y’all! hup—oof! GREG i really blew it, huh? STEVEN aw, dad… GREG SINGING i could have tamed you, i could have shown, that i could depose you from your loud throne. but in the end i wasn’t good enough, i just showed the gems that i ain’t got the stuff. oh wailing stone, i tried so hard to fly, but i was thrown. oh wailing stone, i gotta tell the gems cuz they should know. GREG SINGING have a little, have a little, have a little faith in me. i just wanted to help, you know, i have a little, have a little, have a little expertise. i know it’s not much, but if it could come in handy, i’d wanna be there. i think so highly of you, it just isn’t fair, that you have so little faith. GREG eh. that’s a b side. STEVEN dad, i hate seeing you like this. there’s gotta be something else we can try! GREG eh, i dunno, Steven… i mean, sound and stuff like this? this stuff’s my whole world. and if i can’t figure this out, then… maybe it isn’t even sound. STEVEN but dad… if it isn’t sound, then… what else could it be? hmm… hmm… wait. what?! dad! GREG i’m not that far away from you, buddy. STEVEN what if it’s… GREG uh, some other thing i’m not good at? magic…eyeballs? oh my days, it’s video! STEVEN we have to tell the gems! video! GREG hey! slow down! i just wanna help! have some faith in-- AMETHYST heh, we over here! GREG i know my audio equipment seems like a pile of earth junk to y’all. but i think— GARNET Greg, it’s okay. GREG no, it’s not! you guys don’t give up on anything! except for me! come on! it’s not like i can make it any worse! PEARL go for it, Garnet. okay Amethyst, try it now. AMETHYST never started a car with a key before… haha that’s way easier! PEARL the battery is ready to go! STEVEN the wailing stone’s ready! GREG ready with the video cord Steven? STEVEN ready! PEARL is that it? GREG just a second… STEVEN i… hear… something! GREG c’mon… LAPIS LAZULI Steven! STEVEN lapis?!?! GREG i did it! PEARL i can’t believe my flippin’ eyes! GARNET everyone listen up! LAPIS LAZULI i hope you’re able to hear this… there’s a gem that’s looking for you! she even knew your name. i don’t know how i didn’t tell her, i swear! she’s on her way to earth! and she’s not alone! Steven, home world… it’s not the way it used to be. everything here is so advanced! i can’t even understand it! there’s no way anything on earth can stand up to it! please don’t put up a fight! it will only lead to devastation! PEARL it’s peridot. she must be talking about peridot. AMETHYST she’s coming for us! STEVEN lapis…. she sounds so unhappy. AMETHYST this is seriously bad news! PEARL i really can not believe this is happening! this is not good! AMETHYST what are we going to do?! GARNET phew. PEARL huh? AMETHYST wha? GARNET we did it. PEARL what?! GARNET we got the message. AMETHYST but-- GARNET it’s got. thank you, Greg. we would not have received this message without your help. GREG you-you’re welcome. STEVEN my dad is… the best! GREG oh my gosh, Steven a robot! help! i can’t relate to my robot son! STEVEN my mind is the internet, i know every continuity mistake ever made on television.