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| - {|class="topbox topbox-episode" |style="padding:3px"|File:Steven gallery.png |This is a transcribed copy of "". Feel free to edit or add to this page, as long as the information comes directly from the episode. |} (Steven is reading Destiny's End, the last book in the Spirit Morph Saga.) Steven: *turns page, closes book, and exhales* Connie: *clears her throat* So... what did you think of the ending? Steven: Uh, I thought it was on page 917? Connie: I thought it was a disaster! Steven: *sweating* Uuuhhh... Connie: *stands up and begins pacing around* All the books leading up to this seemed to be taking on and subverting these "witch tropes" ... really self-aware about being a pastiche, you know? Steven: Uhm- Connie: But in the end, none of that even mattered. Lisa and her talking falcon, rebels challenging the stifling traditions of the magical bureaucracy? I loved that. Then her falcon turns into a human and they get married?! It completely dropped all the anti-authoritarian stuff and described a wedding cake for fifty pages! Steven: *going along with it* Yeah, that cake was worthy of twenty pages, tops. There weren't even strawberries on it. Connie: I bet since the books got so popular, the publisher put pressure on the author to water down the end for a larger audience appeal. (Steven looks uneasy.) Unlike art, the real world can't always win against the iron chains of authority. *lies down on the couch next to Steven, sighing deeply* That's my theory, anyway. Steven: Hmm... Connie: It's just disappointing, considering I invested extra money in the hard cover copies... *takes the book from Steven's hands and opens it, colored maps fall out* ... with maps. Steven: I wish I could give you a new ending. (Connie looks at him and smiles.) (Steven's gem glows, activating Rose's Room. They get up to investigate the opened door.) Steven: The temple door! It opened for me! *gasps* I can make anything I want in there! I can make us a new ending! Connie: Really? Well, what are we waiting for? (The two run inside Rose's Room.) Steven: Uh... ta-da! Connie: Cool. Steven: This is my mom's room. I can control it, like this. *announces loudly* I want a tiny floating whale to give me some fin! (Whale appears, gives him a fin-five, makes a tiny "ah-ooo" sound, and disappears.) Connie: *astonished* Unbelievable! How does it work? Steven: The room can make stuff out of clouds. We can make anything. Connie: Anything? How about the Infinity Fair from Book Four? With merchants from a million lands, selling goods from cultures long gone and yet to be! Steven: We should probably keep it simple. We don't want to overload the room. Connie: How about half the Infinity Fair? ... No, that's still infinity. Simple. Okay, well, what really matters are the characters. You should be Archamicarus. Steven: Okay. Room, I want to be a falcon! [Dramatic music plays] (A falcon costume appears on him, and he poses in front of a background of a large falcon in flight.) Oh, yeah, gotta keep it simple. [Music stops and background falcon disappears] Connie: *claps* Amazing! Okay, my turn. Room, I want to be Lisa. (Nothing happens.) Do I need to be more specific? You were pretty general with the falcon thing. Steven: Oh, sorry. I guess the room just makes things when I want it. Maybe this won't work after all... Connie: Why don't you just have it make a costume shop? Steven: Oh yeah, good idea. I want a costume shop! (A costume shop appears. Connie runs inside the shop.) Connie: Wow, this place has everything! Even the childhood tunic! Wait, you thought it was red? Steven: Yeah, the color of the setting sun. Connie: *matter-of-factly* The sun sets black over the mine, Steven. Steven: Are you going to be young Lisa? Connie: Well, if we're really reworking this thing, I'm gonna make the ultimate Lisa, with the best gear from every book! Like... what if she never lost her iron sword? Steven: Whoa! Connie: And the cloak and the clasp are too signature not to do. Steven: For sure! Connie: And I always liked the dragon whisker boots from the volcano stuff in Book Three. Steven: Are you almost done? Connie: Wait a minute! Steven: *blushes* Come out, I want to see you! (Cloud Connie comes out of costume shop, outfitted in a Robin Hood-esque outfit, complete with an eye patch.) Steven: Whoa, you look awesome. Cloud Connie: *blushes* Thanks. Steven: Okay, lets do this! (Steven and Cloud Connie run off laughing to somewhere else in the room.) Steven: So, at the end of the series, Lisa and her falcon familiar, Archamicarus, are at the altar... [Altar appears] With a cleric... [Priest appears] About to get married. (Connie's outfit becomes a wedding dress, and Steven is down on one knee.) But we don't want that ending. [Wedding scene and clothes disappear] So instead, hmm, uhhh, I don't know. What do you think? Cloud Connie: Hmm, what do you think? Steven: *caught off-guard* Uhh, well, h-how about a different proposal, Lisa... a business proposal! We can start a business together and sell... uh, sell... turkey legs to make money to help out our fellow rebel comrades! Cloud Connie: Yeah, that's great! [A food cart appears] Steven: I want an umbrella with that, if you would, Room. [Umbrella appears] Steven: Turkey Legs! Get your rebel turkey legs! [Buildings appear and disappear as they walk by] Steven: You think its okay for me to eat this if I'm a falcon? Cloud Connie: You are a bird of prey. Steven: So... what should our next move be as business partners? Cloud Connie: You tell me! Steven: Yeah? Oh, um... let's feed the Wind Lizard! [Wind Lizard appears] Steven: *laughs* Look at this guy, he totally looks like a rebel! Cloud Connie: Wow, from Book Four! Wind Lizard: *screeches* Steven: Now, I know he lives in the mountains but he's just visiting because he heard about these turkey legs. Lisa, would you like to do the honors? Cloud Connie: Okay! Wind Lizard: *screeches and eats the whole turkey leg* Cloud Connie: He ate the bones! Steven: Okay! *scratches head* I guess our business is a success! Cloud Connie: If you think so! Steven: So, what now? Didn't you have a bunch of ideas? That it needed to more anti-authority and stuff? Cloud Connie: Sure! Steven: ... Okaaaaaaay. [Wind Lizard disappears] Steven: So, we're... we're stopped by the authorities? [Knights appear] Steven: Because... because we're selling without a permit! [Scroll appears in one knight's hand] Steven: And we're not old enough to drive a cart! [Scroll appears in another knight's hand] Steven: But these are uh, free-range turkeys! And they didn't listen to anybody, and that's what we're gonna do... right? Cloud Connie: Whatever you think! Steven: Really? All right. And then, I think they... don't like that, and they attack us! [Axes appear in the knights hands] Steven: You can't stop us! *throws turkey leg* (The knights advance, and start attacking the cart.) Steven: Jeez, these guys are corrupt! What should we do about 'em huh? Cloud Connie: What do you think we should do? Steven: *blushes* C-come on I'm really trying here! How do you want this story to end? Cloud Connie: How do you want this story to end? Steven: I don't know! I just wanted to do this for you. This isn't really like you I- *sigh* I don't want you to just do what I want. Cloud Connie: Uh, you want me to not d-do what you want? Steven: Connie, are you all right? Cloud Connie: I want what you want, what you want-want-want-want *repeats* [Flashback] Steven: I want a tiny floating whale to give me some fin! [Whale appears] I want a costume shop! [Shop appears] I wanna see you! [Cloud Connie comes out] Steven: I-I created you! You're not Connie! I must've left the real Connie back at the costume shop. Sh-she could be anywhere! No, no, no, no, NO! I'm done, I'm done playing! *Steven's costume poofs away* (Steven poofs away his costume, the grass, the turkey cart, and then the knights. He tries to poof Cloud Connie away but she comes back.) Steven: *gasps* (Cloud Connie reforms.) Steven: *sweating* Why didn't you disappear with everything else? Connie: You told me not to do what you wanted. Steven: Uh... RRRRNG- where is Connie? Connie: *distantly* Steven? Steven? Steven: Connie? C-Connie, Is that you? (Cloud Connie grabs Steven's hand.) Steven: *gasp* Please let me go, I want to find the real Connie! Cloud Connie: You told me you wanted- Steven: That doesn't matter! *runs while panting, while Cloud Connie chases after* Please don't follow me, I don't want you to follow me! [Pans to Cloud Connie not responding] Steven: *still gasping* Cart! [Cart appears and Cloud Connie jumps over it] Steven: AH, uh, WIND LIZARD! [Wind Lizard appears] Wind Lizard: *screeches* (Steven climbs on Wind Lizard while Cloud Connie follows suit.) Steven: *stammering* Connie can you hear me? Connie: Steven? Steven?! Steven: Connie, I'm almost there, just a little bit further! AH! (Cloud Connie pushes Steven off.) (Steven falls and hits the cloud ground as Cloud Connie lands behind him.) Cloud Connie: Rrrr. Steven: Please, I don't want you, I want the REAL Connie! Cloud Connie: I know what you really want, I know how you REALLY feel! (The wedding gown from before appears on her.) Connie: Steven? *runs through clouds* Ah Steven finally, there you... are. [Pans to Cloud Connie pinning down Steven] Steven: *stammering* Help! (Connie runs to Cloud Connie and pushes her away.) Connie: AH! Cloud Connie: *grunting noises* Connie: Keep away from him! *slashes sword* (Cloud Connie poofs away, but poofs back.) Cloud Connie: *to Steven* I know you like her! (Connie lifts up sword to defend Steven.) Cloud Connie: And I know you want her to like you too. Steven: No, don't listen! *tears up* (Connie slashes Cloud Connie causing her to poof away again.) (Cloud Connie poofs back on top of Steven.) Cloud Connie: That's why you can't tell her the truth, but you WANT to! You wanna tell her! Steven: No! (Connie runs toward them.) Connie: Get off of him! Cloud Connie: Tell her Steven! Steven: I- unggggh... Cloud Connie: Tell her! Steven: Mmmmrng... - I liked the ending of the book! (Connie stops.) Connie: What? Steven: I-I thought it was sweet that Lisa and Archimicarus got together in the end! They were always so thoughtful towards each other, and I was so happy when they found the spell to make him human, and I loved every page about the cake, I wanted to draw a picture of it! I'm-I'm sorry I pretended not to like it, I just didn't want you to think less of me. Cloud Connie: *sigh* That's better. (Cloud Connie poofs away.) (Connie walks towards Steven.) Steven: Do-do you think I'm a bad person for liking the ending? Connie: Of course not I... Steven it's just a book! Steven: But, you really care about it! Connie: I care about you more. Steven: Even though I liked the wedding. Connie: Oh, of course you liked the wedding...You're Steven, you love "schmaltz". (Connie helps Steven up.) (The gem door opens allowing Steven and Connie to exit.) Steven: You make a good point, but don't you remember how Archimicarus cried in Book Three? Connie: I thought that was because they lost the sword! Steven: No, she almost fell into the volcano! He was worried about her! Connie: But she had access to frost spells. Steven: Yeah but Archimicarus didn't know that! Even birds can fall in love! Connie: I guess you could read it that way! 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