21. Bismuth

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Steven is seen playing a difficult video game on his TV while the Gems cheer him on.

"Oh my goodness!" Pearl says excitedly

"Go for it, bro!" Amethyst adds

"This is your last chance." Garnet says

"You've trained for this," Turquoise says, leaning forward

Steven sweating "No... No...! Jump... Jump...!"

Steven's character dies in-game.

Steven, Turquoise, Amethyst, & Pearl "Aww!..."

"Good try, now you know for next time," Turquoise says, patting Steven's head

"Dying a bunch in video games is emotionally exhausting. Huh?" Steven says

The Crystal Gems turn and look towards Lion, who is playing and chewing one of Steven's shirts

"Lion!"

Steven runs down and tries to pull the shirt away from Lion's mouth.

"Drop it!"

Steven successfully pulls the shirt from Lion and falls backwards on the ground.

'Lion, you can't chew this up." Steven looks at his shirt, reading "Thunder Bird - Always Remember. "How else am I going to remember the time I rode the Thunder Bird at Funland?"l"

Steven puts the shirt on his dresser, next to his Thunder Bird badge and Thunder Bird photo frame.

Steven walks back to his game console. "Okay, I'm sure this time..."

Steven turns and sees Lion, who has climbed onto the dresser and grabbed Steven's shirt again.

"Lion! Don't even think about it!"

Lion attempts to head for the door, but Steven jumps in to block his path. He then grabs the shirt and pulls it away from Lion again.

"Since you can't play nice, I'm gonna have to put this where you can't get it... In ya mane!" Steven says playfully

Lion grumbles and begrudgingly lays down.

"Thank you, boo."

Steven then dives into Lion's mane.

Steven pops up from the pink grass savannah and walks towards the lone small island, holding Rose's possessions and a few of his own belongings. He then climbs onto the tree on the island and hangs his shirt on one of the branches.

"There we go. Now, it'll be safe forever, hanging in this perfectly stable magic tree." Steven says, thinking to himself

Suddenly, the tree branch Steven snaps apart, causing him to fall onto a bubbled gem inside the dimension. He then accidentally pops the bubble, freeing the gemstone inside. Steven screams with his mouth closed as he is bounced away from the island.

Amethyst is seen playing the video game as Garnet, Turquoise, and Pearl cheers her on. Lion is also seen chewing on another one of Steven's shirts.

"Jump! Jump!" Garnet says

"I am jumping!" Amethyst replies

"Try sliding!" Turquoise says

Steven propels out from Lion's mane and lands on his back. The Gems turn to look at him.

"I've made a horrible mistake!" Steven yells

"Wha!?" Pearl asks

"Pardon?" Turquoise asks

Amethyst turns back towards the TV, now displaying "GAME OVER."

"Aw man."

"Hold on, I can fix it!" Steven dives back inside Lion's mane

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