#keystone capers

[thedaily-beer]

Other Half + New Trail Keystone Capers NE Double IPA on tap at FWOT in Conshohocken, PA. A 4 of 4. Just bursting with bright tropical fruit in the nose -- lots of stone fruit, orange citrus, berry notes, and more. Nice and creamy body that has the fruitiness you'd expect, with a lightly dry finish. Potentially not as complex of a hop profile as some of the best in this style, but this is really excellent.

[bjclaude]

My Eighteen Favorite Atari 2600 Games – Part 2

As an Amazon Associate, I earn commission from qualifying purchases. Here’s the second part of my list of favorite Atari 2600 games. A top 18 list might sound like a strange number, but I couldn’t narrow it down to just 10. Ms. Pac-Man: This was an outstanding version of the game. It was fun, and played very much like the arcade. This game really showed what the 2600 was capable of, and…

[jaclynhyde]

The Shade vs. the Rainbow Raider, Part 2

(Ignore the cover, Shade can't stand this guy)

Previously on the Flash, see Part 1. TL;DR: the Shade hopped dimensions because his city got too colorful and he couldn't crime and it was someone on Earth-1's fault. He robbed a bank to get Barry's attention, trapped him and talked for so long Barry escaped, and then ran away and used his cane as a walkie-talkie to propose a truce.

On to Issue 299! Barry has taken the Shade's cane home because Flashes are bad at secret identities.

Bivolo is the culprit (having painstakingly mixed paint into his father's formula to something something science, which was very difficult because he is colorblind and the paint tubes weren't labeled I guess), Top Pop is pointing a gun at a sleeping Barry, etc. Barry visits Keystone City to confirm the Shade is telling the truth, the police exposit Jay is contractually unable to join this caper, and Barry calls Shade his partner. He returns to Earth-1 to collect the Shade's cane, which he left leaning on some rock, and the Shade just climbs out of it:

The Shade is enjoying himself too much

so Barry decides to ruin his day.

This is why he likes Jay better Barry!!!

Before the Shade loses his lunch, they find a huge-ass prism and a huge-ass cannon pointed at Central City. Barry exposits and Shade asks the important questions as the Rainbow Raider drops in.

His criminal angle is "fuck y'all, I can see colors." So naturally he tries to kill the Flash with various color-coded death rays while the Shade hides behind a tree. The Shade, bored by all this bullshit without even Jay to distract him, attacks Barry and leaves.

But it wasn't an attack at all--black, being the absence of color, nullifies Rainbow Raider's powers on Earth-One only I guess! Thanks Shade! Thade.

The plan is foiled and everything's fine! Except for Barry's dad being possessed and whatever the fuck is happening in the teaser!

But most importantly, the Shade is no longer mildly inconvenienced. And, despite spending 95% of this adventure nauseous or cowering, he decided he could get used to that teaming-up-with-heroes thing.

Not Barry though. Fuck that guy.

[ainews]

Environmentalists around the world are growing increasingly concerned as coral reefs, keystone species in the marine ecosystem, continue to face major threats from climate change, overfishing, and pollution. As a result, officials in the UK have announced that they are planning to protect capers by making the fishing of them illegal in their waters.

This announcement has been met with tears of joy from coral, the humble organism that directly benefits from the capers’ presence. Coral relies on capers as a source of food, and they use the capers’ shells to build their individual coral colonies and create protective reefs. Without capers, coral would be at risk of being wiped out altogether.

Capers are relatively small, with an average size of just one inch in diameter. Despite their size, they are an important part of the ocean food chain, and their consumption provides coral with much-needed nutrition. As a result, coral that live in areas where caper fishing is allowed are less healthy than those that are able to get the sustenance they need from capers.

The UK’s decision to protect the capers is a major victory for coral. Not only does it ensure that they will get the nutrition they need, it also helps protect coral from other threats, such as rising sea temperatures and ocean acidification.

By taking steps to protect capers, the UK is sending a powerful message to coral and the rest of the world: that the health and wellbeing of coral is valuable and should be protected. It’s encouraging to see that the UK is taking the necessary steps to conserve these vital marine species, and coral cannot help but be grateful for their efforts.

[crtter]

I did manage to find it, btw, in a pure stroke of luck because I was just looking up any marginally related keywords I could think of. It was Comedy Capers:

Which is, by what I could gather, a compilation of silent slapstick comedy movies from the 1910s and 1920s edited and distributed for television syndication in the early 60s. It also happens to be a spin-off of ANOTHER compilation of silent slapstick comedy movies called Mischief Makers, with the difference between the two being that Mischief Makers was comprised of mostly just Our Gang shorts and a few of their competitors, while Comedy Capers was an assorted mix of movies made by random comedians. Including the Keystone Kops, which I guess made up the bulk of the content of the show.

The reason the theme song is sung by children is because it's supposed to sound like the Our Gang characters are singing it to give some semblance of continuity between the two shows. Or something.

My mom: I just remembered this funny TV show I used to watch when I was a kid, but I can’t recall what it was called for the life of me…

Me: We can probably look it up online! Was it a children’s show?

My mom: No, it was a comedy about a police station full of bumbling cops! They never did anything right, got into a bunch of shenanigans…

Me: Nice, this should narrow it down! Since you watched it as a kid and you were born in 1961, it couldn’t have been made any later than in the 70s. Let’s look up cop shows from this time period and…

My mom: Oh no, that’s not when it was made! It was still on TV when I was a kid, but it was a rerun of an older show.

Me: Oh! I see! Well, that’s OK too, even media made before that is usually pretty well-documented. Do you remember the name of any of the characters?

My mom: Oh, none of the characters had names.

Me: …what? Are you sure? Did they just call each other “officer” or…?

My mom: No one called anyone anything! It was fully silent.

Me: Fully silent?! No dialogue at all?

My mom: Not even sound effects! Just a piano soundtrack. You know, like Charlie Chaplin.

Me: Wait. You liked to watch silent era films when you were a kid?

My mom: Yeah! That and cartoons.

Me: Are you sure it was a proper TV show and not some vacant time slot where they showed random old movies?

My mom: I’m positive! There was even a theme song.

Me: A theme song? Do… do you remember the lyrics, by any chance?

My mom: I do, but probably not correctly… the song was in English and I could only speak Portuguese as a kid. But I know it kept repeating something like “how many papers”.

Me: How many papers?

My mom: Yeah! And it was sung by a chorus of children.

Me: A chorus of children.

My mom: A chorus of children.

Me: As the theme song for a TV show that showed silent movies.

My mom: Mm-hm.

Me: Silent movies about bumbling cops.

My mom: Bumbling cops, yes.

Me, under my breath: What the fuck

[tastesoftamriel]

Hello there! I’m supremely new here (like I just found this place like a few hours ago) and I already love it! Anyways, I have a Khajiit who is a pescetarian and loves travelling around Tamriel! And of course, with travelling comes eating. What would you say is a dish that is pescetarian-friendly from each province?

Fish is a staple part of every Province's cuisine to a certain degree, and everyone has a different way of preparing it. Those with access to the ocean certainly reap its delicious bounty, making pescatarian diets fairly easy to stick to!

Altmer

Raw or lightly seared ocean fish is a specialty of Summerset, served with saltrice sauce and grated wasabi root. While it may seem gross and slimy to those who haven't tried it, raw fish like salmon, albacore, and swordfish have a delightful meaty texture and superb flavour (and aren't the least bit slimy).

Argonians

Seafood and swamp fish are a keystone of the Argonian diet, so you're in luck. Think of a rich green coconut fish curry, served over steamed coconut rice with crispy whitebait, or perhaps some fried mantis shrimp with wild garlic and chili? Whatever you decide, the Argonians are fish experts and you can't ever go wrong with an Argonian seafood dish.

Bosmer

Aside from meat, the Bosmer sometimes mix things up with some fish, which are plentiful in the rivers of Valenwood. The migratory salmon travels all the way there from Skyrim, and is therefore a consistent feature in Wood Elf cuisine. Salmon steak with a salt and honey glaze is a Marbruk specialty.

Bretons

The Iliac Bay is a fisherman's dream, and Breton dishes feature everything from clams and squid to cod and crab. The Cloudy Dregs Inn Bouillabaisse is a good example of High Rock pescatarian dishes at their finest.

Dunmer

From Vvardenfell to Windhelm, Solstheim to Blacklight, the Dunmer have always had access to seafood, and coastal Dunmer have always had an affinity for fish. Tel Branora scuttle-and-seafood pie features shrimp, fish, scuttle, and scrib baked into a wickwheat puff pastry, and is a Vvardenfell favourite (even if it is a Telvanni dish).

Imperials

The Gold Coast of Cyrodiil is a seafood connoisseur's dream, and local dishes have become synonymous with Imperial cuisine. One such dish is baked fish, cooked in a stone oven with white wine, tomatoes, basil, garlic, capers, black olives, and West Weald parmesan. Simple, but it captures the essence of Cyrodiilic cuisine perfectly!

Khajiit

Aside from the classic Senchal Curry Fish and Rice, Southern Elsweyr is famed for its seafood barbecued over coals in strips of moon sugarcane. The sugarcane adds sweetness to fish, prawns, lobster, squid, and clams, while keeping the seafood juicy over the coals. Served with rice and hot sambal, seafood doesn't get much better than this.

Nords

Salmon this, salmon that. Every Nord knows that the secret to a good seafood dish is variety! Paired with buttery mashed potatoes and brown bread (of course), for afternoons we often have an assorted spread of fishy delights. There's cured salmon with mustard sauce, brined and pickled Cyrodiilic spadetail, baked cheesy clams, creamy prawn salad, and salted cod roe paste, just to name a few.

Orcs

The Orsimer who still inhabit the frigid Wrothgar area are fond of the bountiful fish their land provides, in particularly in rivers and the sea. A hearty Orcish fish dish is fish stew with beets. The fish is first charred over a fire before being tossed into a cauldron with sweet beets, wrathberries, chunks of horker, and echatere cheese. Smoky and delicious!

Redguards

Coastal Redguards love their seafood, and like the rest of their cuisine, love it when it's flavourful! Take, for example, the quintessential fish tagine from Hew's Bane. Loaded with lemon, saffron, and exotic spices, this tagine is always served with bulgur or cous-cous and a cup of hot mint tea.

[stevenuniversallyreviews]

Episode 116: Gem Heist

“We won’t stand out if we play the roles we were made for.”

There’s nothing like a good heist. You’d think a plot with such a consistent formula (build a team, go over a plan, execute the plan and adapt to its inevitable failures) would get stale, but consider for a moment that Inception and Fast Five premiered within a year of each other, and are both heists following the same general beats, but they’re fully different experiences. I’m not gonna say which one is better, but only one of them has a car chase where a car is chained to a giant safe and uses it like a wrecking ball, so.

In some ways, Gem Heist drops the ball on what I want from a heist: there’s barely a planning stage, and the team is already together, so it’s all about the execution and the wrenches thrown at our heroes. But while it’s hardly the caper I hoped for from the title, I can’t help but admire how it takes the tropes associated with heists and uses them to comment on Gem society.

A heist is all about specialists with clear jobs. Safecrackers, getaway drivers, demolitions experts, con artists, the whole point is getting a bunch of talented people who are each essential to the group. This element is only briefly touched upon in the traditional sense in Gem Heist, with Steven referring to Pearl as “our hacker,” but in its place, our heroes must succeed by putting themselves into the very roles they escaped by becoming Crystal Gems. Sapphire is a wise advisor and Ruby a disposable bodyguard, and the two must be separated. Amethyst must be huge. Pearl must be lowly servant. And Steven, who can’t exactly take the leadership position of his Gem parent, must play the dumb human.

This conceit drives the episode and makes it unexpectedly solid in terms of characterization, given how bland its plot ends up being. This is basically an episode about walking through a hallway, and instead of a third act we just get two minutes transitioning Steven to the Zoo that could’ve been spent in our next episode (or heavily cut). Even Adventures in Light Distortion feels more meaningful from a sheer plotting standpoint, and that was literally just getting the Crystal Gems from Point A to B. But because of how fascinating the characters are to watch when forced into the positions they’d be stuck in had they not rebelled, I’m able to enjoy what would otherwise be a slog of an episode.

The surprise lead of Gem Heist is Sapphire, who takes charge of the situation right away and finally shines on her own. Ruby got a head start in Jailbreak in terms of screentime, and takes up more room when the two are together thanks to her louder personality, and has a whole squad of counterparts to define herself against, so I love seeing a focus on Garnet’s quiet half. 

Sapphire’s serene baseline is portrayed so well by Erica Luttrell that she’s often played comically straight (her casually agreeing to call Steven “Esteban” is a great example here), but we already know from Keystone Motel that she’s more than just her calmness. It’s great to see her lose her cool so early in the episode, putting up a confident front while planning but getting frazzled with its inevitable failure before the team even disembarks. I wouldn’t quite call her a ham in the way Ruby and Peridot can be, but her overacting while narrating her activities to warn her friends of danger is wonderful. And of course, she gifts us with the universe’s cutest wink.

Charlyne Yi always brings a lot to the table as Ruby, and while she’s had more to do than Luttrell after Hit the Diamond, this is the first time since then that she’s voiced our Ruby. The line of the night is her furious declaration that Blue Diamond “hates fusion and love?”—it’s such a horrible thought that Ruby treats it like a question rather than a statement, because how hating something as good as love even possible? Still, Ruby’s bigger highlight is all in the animation as she runs up a locked door, claws at it while screaming, and admits defeat when this doesn’t immediately work.

Pearl also benefits from the visuals, which portray her humiliations in ways Deedee Magno Hall can’t in the moment due to her needing to be quiet. Which isn’t to say Magno Hall doesn’t do a lot with what she’s given, going from embarrassed and deferential around Holly Blue Agate to pissed off while alone with the Crystal Gems. And while Amethyst is the first Crystal Gem to go, Michaela Dietz picks up the baton from Yi and Magno Hall to play other amethysts; it’s neat to hear her turn down the playfulness for gruffness without completely removing the prankster edge from her voice. And what we do see from Amethyst is a reasonable amount of nervousness around a first encounter with her peers, which pays off wonderfully in That Will Be All (as does the actual sentence “That will be all” that Pearl will soon get the chance to redirect).

Steven is surprisingly low-key here, all things considered, but I suppose with all the focus he gets in the first two episodes of this arc, as well as our next one, it makes sense to look more deeply at the Gems; after all, they’re the ones who were born into an oppressive class structure that they must temporarily return to (give or take an Amethyst, but she still has plenty of issues stemming from societal expectations). He’s got some decent jokes, and dominates the last part of the episode when separated from the Gems, but the last part of the episode is so boring that I don’t really care. 

Still, none of these characters would have the chance to shine without Holly Blue Agate, who comes in hot and seems physically incapable of chilling the hell out. Christine Pedi voices Holly in just two episodes of the original series, but boy does she know how to leave a mark. After seeing Homeworld loyalists from the bottom of the totem pole in Peridot and the rubies, a Homeworld loyalist who’s a known hero in Jasper, and two leaders of Homeworld in Yellow and Blue Diamond, we encounter perhaps the worst kind of zealot: middle management.

Holly Blue Agate is the Dolores Umbridge of Steven Universe. She’s not given the stage to become main villain material, but she sure knows how to be the most detestable kind of miniboss we could hope for. She’s a shameless sycophant whose worship of Gems she considers superior is matched only by her disdain for those she sees as beneath her, but because she actually has some authority, she’s able to be far more tyrannical than the likes of Peridot. She’s hardcore lawful evil on the classic alignment chart, but if we allow for variation to the classics, I’d consider her more petty evil than anything.

With one character, we personify the entire toxic class structure that the Crystal Gems were born to defy. And with every word, Holly Blue proves that our heroes were correct to abandon this caste system. She’s flippant in her physical abuse, and wears her bigotry as a point of pride, taking glee in enforcing the inferiority of every Gem around her but Sapphire, who earns the same kind of swooning she applies to Blue Diamond. This is all performed under the thin disguise of politeness, because again, this is Umbridge we’re dealing with. She yells that there’s no yelling allowed, then gets mad when an amethyst corrects herself by being too quiet. She either pretends to not understand human speech or genuinely doesn’t get that Steven is talking (I could get into a whole thing about the necessity of an unrealistic translator for the Gems, but first off they’re magic so unrealistic things are fine, and second off what’s clearly more important here is Holly’s attitude).

It’s almost a shame we don’t get more of Holly Blue, because she may be loathsome, but she’s the compelling kind of loathsome that makes an excellent villain. Aquamarine is similar in feigned sweetness and cruelty, but Holly lacks that Cartman-inspired awareness of how miserable she is, which makes her less extreme and more relatable to real-life monsters in our daily lives who are blind to their own awfulness. At least she gets one more episode to be horrible and receive some decent comeuppance for her behavior in Gem Heist.

As I’ve said, the actual story here is pretty dull. We get some hints at lore, as it’s now pretty clear that the Era 2 referred to by Peridot was separated from Era 1 by the death of Pink Diamond. We get further indirect characterization of Blue Diamond with Holly Blue Agate’s praise and Ruby and Sapphire’s scorn. And the final sequence, while feeling tacked on, at least gets some neat usage out of what looks like the same tech as Peridot’s gone-but-not-forgotten robofingers. But if not for the stark reminder of why the Crystal Gems’ ability to decide their lives is important, this would be one of the least consequential episodes of the series. Plenty of episodes have great characterization, this is Steven Universe after all, but most of those also bring more to the table.

I’ve never been to this…how do you say…school?

Second episode since Gem Harvest to feature the Floridoverse as the main promo, and while it’s a little unclear whether this is another Floridoverse promo where a new adult character is portrayed as a teacher (Holly’s uniform vaguely resembles Greg’s and Ruby’s) I’m gonna go ahead and hope the intent is for her to be a student because man, that vibe on a peer is in some ways even worse than on a superior.

We’re the one, we’re the ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!

Lousy plotting really knocks this one down, considering how great an actual heist could’ve been, but the character work barely scrapes this from an episode I don’t care about to one I enjoy. It straddles the line between Like ‘em and Enh, but I’ll be nice this time.

Top Twenty

Steven and the Stevens

Hit the Diamond

Mirror Gem

Lion 3: Straight to Video

Alone Together

Last One Out of Beach City

The Return

Jailbreak

The Answer

Mindful Education

Sworn to the Sword

Rose’s Scabbard

Earthlings

Mr. Greg

Coach Steven

Giant Woman

Beach City Drift

Winter Forecast

Bismuth

Steven’s Dream

Love ‘em

Laser Light Cannon

Bubble Buddies

Tiger Millionaire

Lion 2: The Movie

Rose’s Room

An Indirect Kiss

Ocean Gem

Space Race

Garnet’s Universe

Warp Tour

The Test

Future Vision

On the Run

Maximum Capacity

Marble Madness

Political Power

Full Disclosure

Joy Ride

Keeping It Together

We Need to Talk

Chille Tid

Cry for Help

Keystone Motel

Catch and Release

When It Rains

Back to the Barn

Steven’s Birthday

It Could’ve Been Great

Message Received

Log Date 7 15 2

Same Old World

The New Lars

Monster Reunion

Alone at Sea

Crack the Whip

Beta

Back to the Moon

Kindergarten Kid

Buddy’s Book

Gem Harvest

Three Gems and a Baby

Like ‘em

Gem Glow

Frybo

Arcade Mania

So Many Birthdays

Lars and the Cool Kids

Onion Trade

Steven the Sword Fighter

Beach Party

Monster Buddies

Keep Beach City Weird

Watermelon Steven

The Message

Open Book

Story for Steven

Shirt Club

Love Letters

Reformed

Rising Tides, Crashing Tides

Onion Friend

Historical Friction

Friend Ship

Nightmare Hospital

Too Far

Barn Mates

Steven Floats

Drop Beat Dad

Too Short to Ride

Restaurant Wars

Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service

Greg the Babysitter

Gem Hunt

Steven vs. Amethyst

Bubbled

Adventures in Light Distortion

Gem Heist (barely!)

Enh

Cheeseburger Backpack

Together Breakfast

Cat Fingers

Serious Steven

Steven’s Lion

Joking Victim

Secret Team

Say Uncle

Super Watermelon Island

Gem Drill

Know Your Fusion

Future Boy Zoltron

No Thanks!

     6. Horror Club      5. Fusion Cuisine      4. House Guest      3. Onion Gang      2. Sadie’s Song      1. Island Adventure

[iampjr]

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[ccrogues]

hey which comics does james jesse have a ponytail in?

all i’m finding is a google books result with this: 

Whatever his opinion of the Rogues, the former Trickster took it seriously when they were killed and vowed to put penny-ante capers behind and shoot for the Big Score in their memory. What he found was Neron, a satanic dealer in souls who tried to play James Jesse into helping him create Hell on Earth but would up getting conned himself. That was the day the Trickster really changed his ways. He might not have been an angel, but he knew he’d better start working for the greater good because he sure didn’t want to face judgment in Hell. 

Sporting a leather jacket and ponytail he’d adopted in his last outing with the Rogues, the Trickster began playing both sides of the street. He’d agree to steal religious artifacts or foul up Selina Kyle’s mayoral campaign, but end up siphoning the loot to people who actually deserved it. Keeping ill-gotten goods for himself was no longer an option. Along the way, the Trickster helped a kid named Billy Hong who turned out to be the agent of a god called Meshta and was powerful enough to humiliate Neron a second time. Luckily for James, he’d dated Mindy Hong twelve years ago. Bill was eleven and, well... “Let’s just say that from now on, you’ve got a pipeline to Heaven,” Mindy smiled (The Rogues #1 February 1998).

Trading in his ponytail and costume for a white-collar job with the F.B.I., Jame set his sights on rounding up the resurrected Rogues, recruiting several reformed Flash foes t help him. Among their targets was a dropout named Axel Walker who’d cleaned out a certain Keystone City warehouse and donned baggy pants, a baseball shirt and spiky hair to become the new Trickster. 

so that looks like around the time of Underworld Unleashed, or The Flash v2 #107 and issues around that time he was in. the catwoman issues came out around 1999 as well, so really, late 90s is, as always, the place to start with characters having random ponytails.

[lefemmerougewriter]

Crystal Gems Under Threat: V.I.L.E.'s Devious Plan and Adora's Unusual Fascination

This Teen and Up fan fic brings together characters from Steven Universe, Carmen Sandiego, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.  This story is part 10 of “An Unlikely Alliance Against Evildoers,” my multifaceted crossover fan fiction. For further reference, here is a map I created, all the locations used in this story appearing on there. Peridot's name is abbreviated as Peri, apart from the first mention, to make her more personable.

See the master list for An Unlikely Alliance Against Evildoers here.

Friendships: Player and Carmen, Ivy and Zack, Amethyst and Steven, Garnet and Steven, Pearl and Steven, Amethyst and Peridot, Lapis and Steven, Amethyst & Garnet & Pearl & Steven

Romantic pairings: Ruby / Sapphire (Rupphire), Adora / Pearl (Peadora), Lapis / Peridot (Lapidot), Doug / Priyanka, George / Lance, Connie / Steven

Words: 6.0k

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20991983

Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/1254820886-an-unlikely-alliance-of-evildoers-the-crystal-gems

Characters: Carmen Sandiego, Ivy, Player, Zack, Steven Universe, Connie, Amethyst, Pearl, Peridot, Lapis Lazuli, Adora, Silky Snapper, Dr. Gunnar Maelstrom, Garnet

Summary: Adora has returned to Earth with the Crystal Gems, adapting to her new home, letting go of the burden of being She-Ra, a role for which she was "chosen." But, she and the Gems face a new challenge when a mysterious woman appears in Beach City demanding Steven come back to an island, and meet a 20-something international thief, who has a mission of her own. Can they all work together to face the common enemy of evil? Or will their personalities get in the way, causing disagreement and division? Only time will tell...

It had been about six weeks since her encounter with Coach Brunt and Shadowsan in Poitiers. Carmen had effectively recovered from the crushing of her rib cage by Coach Brunt in what could be called a hug of death. Although Shadowsan had given her a new hard drive, filled with information about V.I.L.E.'s upcoming capers, which had been decrypted by Player, her hacker friend, the two siblings (Zack and Ivy), also on her team, gave her time to rest. Since she hadn't been moving about from place to place, the gumshoes of A.C.M.E, otherwise known as the Agency to Classify and Monitor Evildoers, with Chase Devineaux and Julia Argent as recent recruits, were stumped. Their CrimeNet technology had become useless, especially since V.I.L.E. knew of their existence. As such, V.I.L.E. felt that defeating them was a higher priority than going after Carmen. In that way, Carmen's team had a reprieve since V.I.L.E. had paused their capers. Shadowsan, serving as Carmen's informant inside V.I.L.E., hoped this situation would give her time to mentally and physically recover.

Carmen confusedly looked at her laptop screen. She wondered what was going on. "So...Player, V.I.LE.'s next caper is in a peaceful town in the state of Delmarva, named...Beach City. I don't understand what V.I.L.E.'s angle is here."

"Red, I don't understand either. But, looking back through these records, while you were recovering, it seems they have been watching the town and its inhabitants for the past 20 years."

He paused, sighing. He thought she wouldn't believe what he was about to say. "In their reports, they say something about magical powers...and a group that wields them...They seem to be concerned this group will ruin their plans of world domination."

Carmen let out a hearty laugh. She stared at the image on her screen with amazement. "They...are scared of a chubby kid who gets powers from his bellybutton and his friends? Seriously? Gosh, V.I.L.E. is getting desperate. Regardless, we need to stop them before something bad happens."

Player agreed, feeling the same way about V.I.L.E. It almost seemed like a ploy by Shadowsan so Carmen could prove herself once again. "Red, I'll book you a private jet from Poitiers to Philadelphia, in the Keystone State. You can get a boat from there to Beach City."

Carmen concurred. While packing her bags, she told Zack and Ivy they were going on a trip. Like all their missions, they would be face-to-face with the evildoers of V.I.L.E. Deviating from his normal behavior, Zack voiced his concerns. "Carm, are you sure you are healed from that scuff in Poitiers? That Coach hurt you pretty bad."

She nodded, ignoring his question. As he was about to pester her some more, Ivy dragged him away, telling him they needed to get ready.

Meanwhile...in Beach City, Steven and the Gems were re-adjusting to Earth. While it had been a few weeks since Carmen had fought Coach Brunt, it had been only a few days since they had arrived from Etheria. Adora continued her sword training with Pearl, still enthralled by her new friends. Occasionally, Steven and Connie would attend, but often, Pearl would tell them it would be rude to come and watch her "special friend" Adora sword fight. Steven could imagine what happened between them on the Ancient Sky Arena but He kept an open mind and appreciated that Adora chose to stay with them since she could be a new friend he could learn from. Just then, he spied a 20-year-old woman walking on the beach, with flowing pink hair draped over her right shoulder. She was wearing a turquoise wrap dress, had on pink lipstick, and pale-yellow ballerina flats, like the shoes that Pearl often wore. She also carried a pair of dark blue gloves. While he didn't mind her walking on the beach, when he saw her launch a small drone, he became a bit suspicious. As he pondered who it might be, instead of going out by himself, he asked those in the Beach House to help him. While Pearl and Adora were at another one of their training, Garnet, Amethyst, Peridot, Lapis, and Connie were more than happy to help him confront this mystery woman.

As they walked down the wooden steps to the warm beach sands, the woman stopped, turned, and looked at them with piercing hazel eyes. Some could call her beautiful, by their standards, but this didn't negate the possibility that she was up to no good. Leading the group, Steven approached her and tried to start a conversation. "Hi! I'm Steven. I haven't seen you around these parts before. Are you new here?"

The woman smiled almost like a Cheshire cat. It freaked out Steven and everyone else. Taking in what Steven had asked her, she attempted to answer his question. "Yes. I'm...from Utco, you know, in the West. I'm here today on a mission. I'm looking for a "Steven Universe." Are you him?"

Nervously, not knowing what would happen, Steven began to answer. He prepared himself for any evil or rash actions against him. "Yes, you're looking at him."

She howled devilishly. A look of satisfaction spread across her face relieved she had done something right. She put on her dark blue gloves and pulled out what looked like a grappling cable and aimed it at Steven. "Well...Steven...you are coming with me. I need to bring you back to V.I.L.E. Island to study you."

Steven's reaction surprised her. As the cable began to pass around him, his reflexes kicked in and he put up his pink-colored bubble in defense. The grappling hook had no effect. Angry that she had been foiled so easily, she pulled out a Crackle Rod, using it against the bubble in hopes of breaking it. Again, this did not work.

Connie and Peri stood beside Steven, one on each side of Steven’s pink bubble, while Garnet, Amethyst, and Lapis went on the attack. Garnet readied her gauntlets while Amethyst used her electrified whip to entrap the mystery woman, shocking her with an electric current. The woman, falling to the ground, had been trapped by Lapis's ice wall. Clearly, she was no match for the Crystal Gems.

Her gadgets a mess, the woman sank to the ground in defeat. Garnet, Lapis, and Amethyst surrounded her, with Connie, Peri, and Steven at the ready. She would soon have a chance to redeem herself, or so she thought. She could see, in the sky, a red hang glider carrying a woman, the same age as her, with a trademark red fedora and coat, her long brown hair blowing in the wind. She recognized this woman as Carmen Sandiego, the top enemy of V.I.L.E. in the world.

Despite the fact she had been defeated by the Gems, the mystery woman chortled. She may have lost but she could still escape. She hoped they would be distracted enough so she could slip away, even as she recognized the challenge before her. "You can capture me now, but...look up in the sky. It's Carmen Sandiego, the international master thief. Would you let her get away?"

The Gems cackled, not taking her seriously. They were astounded when the mystery woman was suddenly encircled by a grappling hook fired from underneath the sleeve of Carmen's coat. Unlike the rest of them, Carmen recognized this mystery woman and her code name. She had attended V.I.L.E. Academy at the same time as her. While she did not expect to meet her again after leaving the island, she had prepared for a challenge such as this one. "Silky Snapper. What a pleasure to see you. I'm here to stop your caper...This ends now!"

Peri bowled over, giggling. She had never heard such a laughable name. It almost seemed comical. Jesting Silky, she made fun of her to her face. "Seriously, that's your name? It sounds so fake. I could come up with a better name with my finger screens in one minute than a clod like you...that is just sad."

Her face red with embarrassment, Silky didn't know what to say. Not only had Peri made her angry, making her want to lash out in retaliation but she been trapped by Carmen and the Gems. When all hope seemed lost, she had one more trick. Using electricity leftover from Amethyst's whip and her crackle rod, she electrified Carmen's rope, even as she suffered excruciating pain in the process. She hoped this would cause Carmen to drop the rope, aiding her escape.

Carmen jumped back, letting go of the rope, while Silky pulled out another gadget. It looked like a small box. She pressed the top and it activated a propeller, allowing her to fly away. As she yelled "this isn't over Carmen, I'm coming for you!" the Gems wanted to knock her out of the sky with their powers. Steven, a sensible person, told them to restrain themselves, which they did, allowing her to escape.

Only Carmen, and her boat in the distance, with Zack and Ivy aboard, were left. Everyone turned their eyes to Carmen, who apologized for making a scene. Steven acknowledged her and as he was about to say something, Pearl came running in, with Adora by her side, each with their own weapons. As Adora stood at the ready with a sword gifted to her by Pearl, the Gem approached, holding her spear tightly. Her voice boomed, pointing her spear at Carmen's head. "Who are you? And why are you in front of our Beach House?"

With Pearl demanding answers, Carmen was terrified. She told them, fearfully, that she had come there to stop an organization named V.I.L.E., also known as the Villains International League of Evil. While she admitted that Silky had correctly described her as an "international master thief" she did so as a matter of justice, stealing from other thieves, rather than playing a game. Furthermore, she had come to Beach City because of V.I.L.E.'s increased interest in the town and Steven, and she wanted to know why.

Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl scratched their heads. Spending thousands of years on Earth, they had never heard of V.I.L.E., with Lapis and Peri similarly stumped. Steven and Connie were more welcoming, as they wanted to know more. Unlike the rest of them, Adora, like with the sea horses near Salineas, became entranced. She had never seen someone like Carmen before, with such a unique fashion sense and flowing brown hair. Stunned by what she saw, an unusual fascination, which eluded the rest of them, began. As such, she didn't know what to say to Carmen other than "hi!" and wave her hand sheepishly. She smiled back, making Adora feel a bit flustered. Had she met a new friend? Only time would tell.

Steven and Connie told Carmen, who felt better and not as terrified, to follow them into their Beach House where they could talk more. Feeling welcomed, she followed Steven and Connie up the steps, telling Zack, Ivy, and Player that there was nothing to worry about. Adora ran alongside, with Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, Lapis, and Peri coming in after her. They all wanted to know more about her, the second mystery woman who had visited in a single day! Bismuth, who had been working on the house, damaged during the fighting with Blue and Yellow Diamond, would have been present, but weekends were her time for a break. This meant that, unintentionally, she missed all the commotion around the two mystery women. But she would meet Carmen soon enough.

As everyone filed into the house, packing it tightly, they were ready to hear what Carmen had to say. Steven readied his ukulele, and Connie her violin, asking her to sing her story, like Greg did when telling his stories. While she felt a little nervous, she breathed deeply, and broke into song, with Steven and Connie playing their instruments in the background. Listening from afar, Player, Zack, and Ivy were taken off guard, as nothing like this had ever happened, and they were as mesmerized as everyone else.

In Buenos Aires, I was an infant

As my home burned,

Shadowsan saved me in an instant

  I was brought to V.I.L.E. Island, it became my new home

They raised me as one of their own

  As I grew up, I learned to fight, to steal

It was all I ever knew

I accepted it as the only thing I could call "real"

  When I found a phone, a whole new world opened to me

I knew I wasn't alone

I realized I could be what I wanted to be

  Crime school was a unique start

But I realized I had a stone-cold heart

I had no compassion, no affection

I was just a reflection

  After I escaped from V.I.L.E. Isle

I created a new style

  Carmen Sandiego was born

And I had sworn

V.I.L.E. would be defeated

It would be cheated!

  I would be a thief who stole from thieves

For the greater good

I would accept no reprieves

This would be my livelihood

  And here I am a few years later

Player, Ivy, and Zack by my side

And you all listen to me wild-eyed

  I know now I am not alone

And I have grown... 

Everyone clapped and cheered, while Ivy, Zack, and Player were completely speechless, recovering from how Carmen's voice had soared like an eagle in her magnificent performance. Adora shouted "you go, girl!" enjoying Carmen's performance more than anyone else. While the Gems did not expect this, Adora's display set off Pearl. She had the impression that Adora saw Carmen in a better light than herself, making her jealous. Her self-esteem, as a result, seemed to be declining faster than a speeding roller coaster. She quickly stepped onto the warp pad, wishing everyone goodbye as tears streamed down her face. She could hear Steven shouting "Wait, Pearl, where are you going?" but made no attempt to answer. Like she had in the past, she felt lost, without value or meaning, and thought she didn't have the "relevance" to be influential, even though this belief had no basis.

While everyone else mellowed out, talking to each other, trying to learn more about Carmen, after her beautiful song, Peri could see Steven was worried. She saw this as an opportunity to test her cross-warp location device, snickering with delight, announcing her “discovery.” "I know exactly where Pearl is. Every use of the warp pad feeds back to my tablet, tracking where the warp ends. Its pure science, Steven, and I love it! NYEH!"

"Um, Peri, isn't that a...violation of privacy?"

Peri burst into a guffaw over Steven's comment, which seemed utterly absurd. She scoffed at the fact that anyone would even think that way. "No, no, no, Steven. That's pure drivel. This is for a good cause! PRAISE ME!"

Steven felt no reason to challenge her further, despite his reservations about this method, and he wanted to know where Pearl had gone, in hopes of consoling her. He was willing to go along with it for the time being. Sighing, he turned to Peri. "Ok, Peri, tell me where Pearl is. I'd like to see her."

Peri beamed with radiance, her hair becoming an even brighter chartreuse yellow, excited that Steven was willing to give her a chance. She knew that Steven didn't approve of her method, but she didn't care. On Earth, she could express herself in whatever way she pleased, and no one could tell her what to do. So, she went on with her spiel. "According to my calculations, the warp pad last deactivated in...the Strawberry Battlefield, a couple of minutes ago. That must be where she is. I'm sure of it!"

With that, Steven stepped on the warp pad, warping to the battlefield, which sat in the Great Scandinavian Republic, or G.S.R. for short. It was a place the Crystal Gems had once fought the Homeworld Gems during the Gem War (alternatively called "The Rebellion") thousands of years ago. Now it had been overrun by butterflies and wild strawberries. This contrasted the death and destruction wrought there over the years.

When Steven arrived, he couldn't see Pearl anywhere, but he could hear her singing softly and mournfully in the distance. Clearly, Amethyst and Garnet, who had joked many years before, that Pearl couldn't sing, had been proven wrong. Following the sound of her voice, he could see her on top of a hill, crying. Unlike the last time, when he had to chase down Pearl across a set of boulders and almost died, she resigned herself to his presence. While she continued to cry, she sat in a meditative pose, trying to relax and regain her composure. Her self-esteem continued to be low, but her tears began drying off her face, the breeze blowing them away like rose petals floating through the air.

Steven approached, apprehensively, putting his hand on her shoulder in an attempt to calm her. Pearl hugged him back and told him her deepest fear: a loss of friendship and connection, worthlessness in the world itself. "Steven, what if Adora likes this 'Carmen' better than me...what if she just discards me like a useless piece of junk and...leaves me behind?"

Steven did not expect this. Of course, he couldn't forget the past interactions of Pearl and Adora in Mystacor and the underwater archive outside Salineas, while he, and none of the other Gems, were aware of their nighttime embrace near Plumeria. Adora's choice to relinquish her powers as a magical princess and join them on Earth, a huge sacrifice on her part, had been forever imprinted in his memory. Even so, he hadn't expected Pearl's reaction. He knew that Adora, by coming to Earth, had the ability to start a new life. But, did the same apply to Pearl? Did her interaction and closeness with Adora change her outlook on life and the world? Was she done thinking about the past? Did she want to be a "new Pearl" all about the future and without a plan? The possibility terrified Steven even more than when she had been chased by a police cruiser near Ocean Town, but as her friend, he did his best to understand her. "Pearl, you are wonderful. No one is going to leave you behind or discard you. Adora is adapting to Earth, finding her footing, experimenting. This is a constantly changing planet where you can express yourself in whatever way you see fit, something we should all embrace."

Pearl calmed down, realizing that Steven's logic was sound. They walked to a nearby warp pad and soon returned to the Beach House. Everyone had been waiting apprehensively for her return and welcomed her back. She told them that she felt better now, with Steven nodding in concurrence. No one wanted to pry into her personal feelings, so they accepted the situation as it presented itself. Pearl walked over to Adora and hugged her, an embrace she accepted, as they both saw each other as equals despite their age differences.

As the sun went down, Connie left so she could return to her home not far from Beach City, where she lived with her parents, while Peri and Lapis retired to the bathroom, as they didn't have a permanent place of residence yet. In the meantime, Amethyst, Pearl, and Garnet went into their respective rooms in the Crystal Castle. Before he went to his loft bed, Steven prepared the couch so Adora could sleep there, and gave Carmen an extra sleeping bag and pillow to use, so she could sleep on the floor. Everyone said their goodnights and hoped for a wonderful day to come, with Carmen comforting Player, Ivy, and Zack before falling asleep.

The next morning, the sun's rays shined through the Beach House, signifying the new day had begun. Steven got up and prepared to make breakfast for everyone, so he could continue accustoming Adora to Earth but to welcome their new guest, Carmen. As she stretched her arms and woke up, about to go to the bathroom and freshen up, not remembering that Peri and Lapis lived there, Steven's presence startled her. "Hi, Steven, what are you doing up this early?"

Steven smiled, telling her that breakfast for everyone would be finished shortly. He continued, saying he was glad she had come, albeit unannounced, the day before. As she pulled out her phone and began to talk to Player about her fight with Silky Snapper, the possibility of a new caper, and more, her interactions fascinated Steven. Since he played video games from time to time, he wondered about this "Player" she had been talking to. Waiting for a pause in the conversation, Steven asked her about this mysterious person he heard her talking to. "Carmen, who is this "Player"? Is he a video game player? A friend? Is that his real name?"

Her face turned a little red since she had not been expecting this question. From what she could tell, Steven seemed like a nice person, but she didn't want to tell much about herself. While she could reveal a bit, no one would know her full and true nature but herself. It had been a way for her to cope and protect herself from harm. "Steven, Player is my friend. He's into tinkering with computers and technology, you know, hacking. He's helped me out of sticky situations, and I owe him a lot."

Steven's eyes lit up, amazed. He had the perfect idea. After asking Carmen if she wanted part of his "together breakfast" (consisting of a tower of waffles covered in whipped cream, syrup, and popcorn, garnished by a strawberry), which she declined since she only liked healthy foods, he put the breakfast in the fridge. He knocked on the door of the bathroom, waking up Peri and Lapis, telling both there was something he'd like to show them. Grumbling about getting up so early, Peri came to the door, slowly opening it, wondering what Steven wanted, with Steven shouting "Carmen's friend is a hacker!" This excited Peri as much as Steven. She told Lapis they needed to go to the "Peri-Shack," as she called it, near the Crystal Temple. A bit tired, Lapis said she might join in later, as she wanted to get a bit more sleep. While Garnet continued to sleep, as did Adora, the commotion woke up Pearl and Amethyst. They didn't know why Steven had unintentionally rustled them from their slumber. In unison, both Gems inquisitively asked about the commotion. "Steven...what is it? What's all this noise about?"

While Steven apologized for waking them up, as it had not been his intention, Peri declared they would be journeying to the "Peri-Shack" while Amethyst tittered. The name seemed silly, but Amethyst respected it. Patting her on the back, she remarked, "Peri, that's why I love you so much, you are such a nerd" to which Peri nervously smiled. Carmen wasn't completely sure about it but had been reassured by Steven it would be fine. She asked Player if he'd like to meet her new friends from the Beach House, to which he agreed. He hoped this wouldn’t didn't throw them off the mission and she told him it would not.

Getting to the shack, Peri welcomed them, with everyone sitting down on wooden benches. She relished the opportunity to show off her technological prowess. Little did they know, but in the same small shack, Lapis and Peri had been thinking about starting their own TubeTube show. Peri asked Carmen if it would be OK to plug in her phone into the room's technology system, to which she agreed on the condition that her phone not be damaged. Everything worked perfectly: Player showed up on a huge screen mounted on a wall in front of them. Before Pearl, Amethyst, Steven, or Carmen could say anything, Peri spoke first. "Hey, I'm Peridot!...also known as Peri...I've heard you like hacking computers and systems...that's so cool! Is there anything you'd like us to help you with?"

This candor and offer for help weren’t something Player had anticipated. But, he accepted it because apart from Ivy creating Carmen's gadgets, he was the only one who knew the ins and outs of technology on their team. "I'm glad you asked! We've been tracking V.I.L.E. and all evil deeds across the planet. We had a tip that they were planning some heist in Beach City, but we can't figure out what it is. If you could help us learn why they came here, that would be great!"

Peri understood everything he said but the word "heist." Even after her binging of Camp Pining Hearts and her detailed, extensive fan fictions, shipping certain campers over others, she had never come across this word. She told Player she'd have to excuse herself for a second and brought Steven outside the shack. "Steven, I have something to ask you. [sighs] What does the word "heist" mean?"

Steven let out a hearty chuckle, surprised that Peri didn't know this, even after her wide-ranging consumption of human culture. Without wanting to embarrass her, he whispered, telling her that a heist is a robbery or hold-up, similar to the word "caper," the latter generally refers to an illegal or criminal act, although it seemed unlikely that what V.I.L.E. had in store could be called a heist, as it looked more like a caper. Peri understood and thanked Steven for his help.

Stepping back into the shack, she admitted that while her technology was a bit antiquated, she could help this hacker friend of Carmen with this mystery. She first thought about what Beach City had that other cities and towns did not. Sure, other beach towns had restaurants, bike shops, amusement parks, music stores, theaters, visitor centers, donut shops, public libraries, lighthouses, candy stores, public parks, car washes, inns, pizzerias, shirt shops, storage facilities, hot dog stands, and private residences. Even towns had their own abandoned warehouses, brooding hills, abandoned quarries, mini-golf courses, wooded areas, and nearby beach homes. One thing distinguished all these beach communities, whether Ocean Town, Surf City, Sea City, Aqua Town, or Bayburg, from Beach City: The Crystal Temple, the longstanding headquarters of the Crystal Gems.

Peri gasped in horror. Looking at what Player had discovered, she put together the pieces. V.I.L.E. wanted to, from what she could gather, harvest the energy from the Crystal Temple for their devious schemes. Since these evildoers were not gems, they couldn't access the rooms for Pearl, Amethyst, Rose, or Sardonyx, but they could, through some methods, get to The Burning Room or the Crystal Heart. In the files he could find, was a video from Dr. Gunnar Maelstrom, a Doctor of Psychology who taught at V.I.L.E. Academy, practices psychiatry, and is a dedicated criminal mastermind. In the video clip, he whooped like a hyena and began speaking. "We have an opportunity to turn V.I.L.E. into a super force, wiping out those scum of the Earth, A.C.M.E., and with it, probably Carmen Sandiego. This place has all the energy we need for the ultimate weapon, an endless supply. Coach Brunt, Countess Cleo, and Dr. Saira Bellum will be pleased. Every day we come closer to total world domination. This is the first step. No one can stop us now, not even Carmen Sandiego!"

This talk unnerved Player and Carmen, feeling almost paralyzed, as all the heists they had foiled before had been for rare documents, like copies of the Magna Carta, precious coins, famous paintings, and so on, but never anything at this scale. Seeing they were scared and didn't know what to do, and before Amethyst, Pearl, or Peri could say anything, Steven did his best to inspire them, telling them they needed to be "strong in the real way" and would prevail in the end, no matter what. His talk put a smile on their faces and took them out of their funk. They were ready to plan. Carmen remembered something: she had put a tracker/camera on Silky Snapper. Activating it, Player plugged it into Carmen's technology. It showed a location out in the Atlantic Ocean. Even though it was a wild guess, Pearl threw it out there, acting like she knew what she was talking about. "Oh my, that's the Sea Shrine...er, where it usually is. We better get there right away!"

Carmen noticed a nearby ship. She could hear Silky Snapper talking about getting drill heads for the operation, remarking the place to get them was deep in Mipsia.

This made the plan of the evildoers clear: they planned to steal drills from the Prime Kindergarten in Mipsia and use them to drill into the Crystal Temple, stealing the "power source" for themselves. Neither the Gems nor Carmen and her gang of fellow thieves cared for A.C.M.E. but thought of the consequences if this plan of V.I.L.E. ended up succeeding. Lapis, Carmen, and Peri would head off the V.I.L.E. ship near the location of the sometimes present Sea Shrine, while Amethyst and Garnet would fight off those trying to steal drills from the Prime Kindergarten. In the meantime, Steven, Adora, and Pearl would stay behind, possibly getting help from Bismuth and Connie, defending the Crystal Temple itself. Lapis, Garnet, and Adora had been awoken by the commotion, with all ready to help and defend their home. Amethyst and Garnet warped to the Prime Kindergarten, while Peri, who Lapis carried, her water wings flapping in the wind, were en route to the area where the Sea Shrine sometimes existed. Carmen followed them on her hang glider, telling Zack and Ivy to be at the ready if they needed help.

Arriving in the Prime Kindergarten, Amethyst and Garnet could see chains tied to some injectors, with V.I.L.E. henchmen trying to dislodge them, one operating a crane of some type. Amethyst whispered to Garnet that she was going to "kick their ass," while Garnet told her to be calm, stating that dislodging even one injector would give these evildoers an advantage in drilling into the Crystal Temple. While Pearl told them not to use their Gem powers on humans, they had no choice in the matter, as these people were threatening their home and way of life. After one henchman finished talking to Dr. Maelstrom, glad at their progress, the chain of their crane had a weird blue glow to it, looking like an electric current. Before he knew it, the whole machine had become electrified. He jumped out as it exploded, saving himself, with the other henchmen coughing at the black cloud in the air. When the smoke cleared, he could see Amethyst and Garnet standing on top of the wreckage, shouting "stop your destruction at once, before we have to hurt you!" The henchmen, terrified, began to run. Amethyst wouldn't let them get away that easily. Not knowing what they were doing, most of them ran in a pack, together, allowing Amethyst to trap them with one of her whips. One straggler, the man who had fled the crane before it became rubble, couldn’t escape, as Amethyst's second whip brought him in. In order to ensure that her whips were not used, Garnet pulled the chains off the crane to tie up these evildoers. To complete the cycle and lessen the violence, Amethyst shapeshifted into a baseball bat, which Garnet wielded, hitting the tied-up humans with her full strength, shouting "you're outta here!" While Amethyst felt a bit sore from the endeavor, the evildoers were gone, flying through the air at a fast rate of speed, and covering a wide distance. The Crystal Temple had been saved from the drills of injectors but...the fight wasn't over yet.

In the meantime, Lapis, Peri, and Carmen arrived near where the Sea Shrine sometimes existed, when it wasn't underwater, hiding from view of V.I.L.E. henchmen. Silky Snapper thought she heard something but continued to work with nearby henchmen to set up a huge cannon on a floating island. Carmen recognized it immediately, as it looked like a huge crackle rod, likely one of Dr. Saira Bellum's newest toys. Due to the direction it was pointing, she surmised that its first test would be firing upon Beach City! As the cannon began powering up, Lapis, Peri, and Carmen readied their counterattack. Then, they saw what looked like a fireball coming through the sky, at a rapid speed. It struck the floating lab of Dr. Maelstrom, the Imaginarium, sitting in the adjoining ocean area, a cross-between an aircraft carrier and a battleship, in the bow, creating a huge hole. The "fireball" had been the henchmen from the Kindergarten, and they laid upon the ship's deck, injured, with their arms and legs broken. This distracted Silky, telling the henchmen on the floating island to protect the cannon, swimming toward the ship, hoping to help in any way she could.

Once Silky had swum far enough away, Lapis, Peri, and Carmen began their attack. They knocked out the henchmen and took control of the cannon. Through their combined willpower and force, they turned the cannon around, as it continued to charge. Seeing this, Silky shouted "no, no, no!" as a blast from the cannon shot out, heading for the damaged ship's bridge, where Dr. Maelstrom sat with a wicked smile, not expecting the ship's complete destruction. The resulting massive explosion caused a huge tidal wave, moving in the direction of Beach City. Lapis used her powers to redirect the water to wash over the ship's wreckage. Scanning for lifeforms, Peri and Carmen watched from the floating island. Peri's scanner picked up a few life readings. They could see Silky and Dr. Maelstrom, along with the injured henchmen. Maelstrom called for "the cleaners" to rescue them, but his voice had become so faint neither one couldn't hear him. Silky pulled out a waterproof gadget and pressed its big red button. A raft appeared. She shouted, "you haven't won yet, Carmen, the battle isn't over!" While Peri and Lapis wanted to pursue them, Carmen convinced them not to, telling them that letting these evildoers go was the right decision...this time around.

Afterward, Lapis, Peri, and Carmen approached the cannon, emblazoned with the words "Bellum Crackle Rod Cannon" on the side. The henchmen, who had been knocked out cold, hadn't woken up yet. Carmen had an idea. She told Zack and Ivy to meet them there. Coming in their speedboat, Zack and Ivy arrived at the floating island, loading on the henchmen, tied up so they didn't escape, and the cannon. While this weighed down the boat, Zack could still drive it. Carmen asked if Lapis and Peri wanted to join them, saying they could motor back to Beach City. Smiling, both Gems concurred. After Lapis and Peri introduced themselves, Zack, finishing tying up the henchmen, told Lapis that her use of water was "awesome." Ivy didn't know what to make of Peri, calling her cute, to which she said, "I am not!" defiantly. Moving to the ship’s bow, Zack took the wheel and steered the boat forward, while Carmen, Lapis, Peri, and Ivy relaxed, sitting in the back. The day had been won, but...at what cost?

Lightning crackled in the distance, as rain poured down the V.I.L.E. Academy windows. Dr. Maelstrom, his arm in a sling because of injuries he sustained from the Imaginarium's destruction, looked out the window and smirked. Using his other arm, he opened a window, drenched in the downpour, shouting loud enough for anyone to hear, waving his fist wildly: "You haven't won, yet, Black Sheep! I have just begun! If it's the last thing I do, you will go down in flames and Steven Universe will be mine for the taking! Just you watch!

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End note: Shalin Jacob's "The Ultimate Guide To Different Kinds Of Dresses & What Would Suit You Best," Jennifer Lyons's "Colors That Match With Turquoise," and PopOptiq's "29 Types of Shoes for Women – Do You Know them All?" were helpful in forming the appearance of Silky Snapper. I also took inspiration from previous Carmen Sandiego characters, as noted on the appropriate fandom, such as Venus H. Pencil, Snarla Swing, Sarah Nade, Patty Larceny, Kneemoi, Jacqueline Hyde, Eartha Brute, Dee Cryption, Contessa, and Auntie Bellum. When it came to the song by Carmen, I took inspiration from many songs in Steven Universe ("Be Wherever You Are", "On the Run", "Wailing Stone", "Full Disclosure", "Do It for Her", "Tower of Mistakes", "Haven't You Noticed (I'm a Star)", "Peace and Love on the Planet Earth", "That Distant Shore", "We Are the Crystal Gems",  "Other Friends", and "Drift Away") although all the words are my own composure, using sites like RhymeZone and Rhymer.com to help as necessary. Additionally, the pages for Pearl (and the connected page on her history), the Gem Battlefield, Beach City, quotes of Peridot, and so on, from the Steven Universe fandom, helped here. The reference to Garnet and Amethyst joking that Pearl couldn't sing is a flashback by Story For Steven (s1ep48), although it's a funny flashback because it's an event that Greg did not witness, yet it is part of his story. I'd also point out that the part of this story where Pearl is in the Strawberry Battlefield is a bit reminiscent of how Glimmer acts in the She-Ra and the Princesses of Power episode, Princess Prom (s1ep8) when she is jealous of how Bow acts toward her. Of course, this was completely unintentional, but I must have watched it enough that this idea came into my mind! Some parts of the story are inspired by Pearl's lines from Last One Out of Beach City, one of my favorite Steven Universe episodes. Other pages, like the ones for Dr. Gunnar Maelstrom and V.I.L.E. Faculty, on the Carmen Sandiego fandom, and the transcript of the "Talk Radio" episode of Sailor Moon were helpful in crafting Maelstrom's message. Some lines are also inspired by my memory of Futurama, specifically what Cubert Farnsworth says when he is arrested for breaking a terms of service agreement.

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