06x15 - Mr. Universe

[bunniefuu]

[All harmonizing]
♪ We ♪

♪ Are in the future ♪

♪ Here we are in the future ♪

♪ And it's bright ♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ I can't believe ♪

♪ We've come so far ♪

♪ "Steven Universe: Future" ♪

- ♪ Here we are ♪
- ♪ "Steven Universe: Future" ♪



[Bottle squirts]

♪♪

Here you go, Schtu-ball.
Dinner is served.

Ice cream à la pie!

[Chuckles]
Thanks, Dad.

Are you feeling
any better?

Looks like the swelling
and glowing have gone down.

♪♪

You know,
that pie won't eat itself.

Sorry.
I'm just thinkin' about stuff.

Well, what kind of stuff?

I spent so long
trying to figure out

whether or not I was mom,

now that
I actually know I'm me,

it... it's like
I have no idea who that is.

I just wish I knew
what to do with myself.

Well, I can relate to that.

Really?
When I was your age,

I didn't know who I was
or what I wanted to do.

You didn't always want
to be a rock star?

No way!

I didn't get my hands
on good music

until I was your age.

Before I had the van,

I had no idea
what was out there,

but everything changed
when I hit the road.

I mean, sure,
you've seen other planets,

but what about West Keystone
or Charm City?

I had some of my most
formative moments

eating rest-stop sandwiches
outside Demlarva House

and watching
the trucks go by.

Huh.

Maybe you need a change
of scenery, Schtu-ball.

You're never gonna
find yourself

if you don't
start looking.

Yeah.

[Chuckles] Yeah!

Let's go, Son, right now!
Really?

The road is calling, Steven.
Can't you hear it?

Yeah.

I think I can!

[Chiming]

♪ Dear old Dad ♪

♪ Remember when
you would sing to me? ♪

♪ Would you do it again? ♪

♪ Dear old Dad ♪

♪ Remember how I would
sit on your shoulders? ♪

♪ Well, how about it now? ♪

♪ Dear old Dad,
I was wondering why ♪

[Snoring] ♪ As I get older now
the days keep rolling on by ♪

♪ Dear old dad,
remember this, too ♪

[Chuckling] Hey.
♪ In this whole wide world ♪

♪ There's no one like
youu-u-u-u-u ♪ [Both laugh]

♪ There's no one
like youu-u-u-u-u ♪

[Volume grows louder]

♪ You ♪

- ♪ Youu-u-u-u-u ♪
- Both: ♪ Youu-u-u-u-u ♪

- ♪ Youu-u-u-u-u ♪
- Both: ♪ Youu-u-u-u-u ♪

About two blocks
that way...

That's where I played
my first gig.

[Chuckling] Really?
I wasn't even Mr. Universe yet.

I was just a kid
with a guitar,

sneaking out past the warden
on a Saturday night.

Wait, so...
how did you become Mr. Universe?

You know what?
I can show you.

[Brakes squeak]

Good.
No one's home.

Wait, what?

[Stammers]
Whose house is that?

Dad!

[Thud]
[Seatbelt clicks]

Dad?

[Grunting]

[Sighs] This used
to be a lot easier.

Dad,
you're breaking and entering!

I just gotta
grab one thing.

[Body thuds]
Oof!

Dad, you're rich!
You don't have to steal!

C'mon.
Let's get out of here.

Just a sec.

What are you
even looking for?

You'll see.

Is there really
no one here?

This is wrong.

I better write a note.

They must have a pen
and paper somewhere.

W-What do I even say?

"Sorry for breaking
into your lovely home.

You seem like such nice people
with excellent taste.

Who enjoy potpourri."

[Inhales deeply]

It's like a snack
for your nose.

"Your fancy foreign spoon
collection is... impressive.

As are your tiny glass goats."

[Sighs]
Geez, it's as good a start as any.

Any paper in here?

Huh?

♪♪

Letters from dad?

They're all unopened.

♪♪

[Gasps]

♪♪

Dad?!

Dad! [Panting]

Wh... Th-Th...
This is your house?

Not mine.

My parents'.

[Gasps]
This was your room!

Wha...
This place is beautiful!

I thought you said
you grew up in a prison.

I did.

You have no idea
what it was like...

curfew, chaperones,

meatloaf.

You didn't
like meatloaf?

Not every Thursday
for 20 years.

It couldn't have
been that bad.

Steven,
it was horrible.

Do you know how old I was
the first time I had a taco?

[Sighs]

Too old.

Oooh.

So this is your stuff!

I-Is this your little hand?

[Gasps] And your
tiny baby boots!

Wh...
A wrestling trophy?

I didn't know
you wrestled.

Not by choice.

A middle-school yearbook?!

Ooooh!
You had braces!

♪♪

You look just like me,

only more...

human.

So many people
signed this.

Tim wants you to have
a great summer and...

[Gasps]
Who is Lauren Hecht?

She sure wrote a lot.

We were in mathletes
together.

It was just one
of the million things

my parents made me do.

Where are they
anyways?

At their time share
on Florida Island.

They go every single winter,
every single year.

They threw a fit the first time
I refused to go with them.

[Gasps] Your hair!
It's so short!

Oh, no.
Is that my graduation photo?

They made me cut it,
and it was right before a gig.

Do you have any photos
of you on stage?

Ha! Are you kidding?

Everything music was off-limits,

which is why I had to...

hide my stuff.

Yes!

This is it!

We can finally
get out of here.

Now, l... leave
that junk behind.

[Creaking]

[Grunting] Alright.
One leg at a time.

Can't we use
the front door?

Oh, sorry.
It's a habit.

[Insects chirping]

Hold on there, Steven.

This is your journey
of self discovery,

so you better get
behind the wheel.

But where are
we heading next?

That's up to you.

[Dog barks in distance]

[Engine starts]

[Tires screech]

I get it, Steven.

When I was little
Gregory DeMayo,

I was just going
through the motions,

doing what
everybody else wanted.

But one day my friend
in social studies

snuck me this.

This is the CD with the song
that made me who I am!

Hold onto your butt,
Steven.

[CD player whirring]

♪ Lookin' for your place
in the universe ♪

[Inhales deeply]

♪ Don't you know the universe
is lookin', too? ♪

♪ Lookin' for its place in you ♪

♪ And now it's comin' through ♪
Hey...

♪ Your dream is comin' true ♪ Hang on.
You gotta listen to this part.

♪ Welcome to the party, Mr. Universe ♪
♪ Welcome to the party, Mr. Universe ♪

♪ We're so glad we are a part of you ♪
♪ We're so glad we are a part of you ♪

♪ Meet the rocks and flowers, the seconds and the hours ♪
♪ Meet the rocks and flowers, the seconds and the hours ♪

♪ The splinters, winters, apples, chapels ♪
♪ The splinters, winters, apples, chapels ♪

♪ Teardrops, temples, cats, and castles ♪
♪ Teardrops, temples, cats, and castles ♪

♪ Anything that you can be ♪
♪ Anything that you can be ♪

♪ The things you see and cannot see ♪
♪ The things you see and cannot see ♪

♪ Are Mr. Universe ♪
♪ Are Mr. Universe ♪

♪ Mr. Universe ♪
♪ Mr. Universe ♪

Dad...

i-is this where
our name comes from?

Yes! Yes, exactly!

You took it
from a song?!

Once I heard this,
everything changed.

I suddenly realized
there was so much out there

I hadn't even thought
to dream about.

The whole world,
the whole universe...

I wanted to get out
and see all of it.

So I got in this van,
on this road,

and I never
looked back!

I never could have known
that a couple years

of couch surfing
and Basement shows

would lead me
to your mother and you.

Now, it's your turn.

Where does Mr. Universe
make you want to go?

What?
I-I don't know.

Maybe you need
to hear it again.

♪ Lookin' for your place
in the universe ♪

Dad, this isn't helping!
♪ Don't you know... ♪

[CD player clicks] I don't
need this song. I need...

I need what you had.
What?

I wish I could've grown up
in a house like that.

No, you don't.

Maybe your parents
weren't so bad.

Maybe they gave you curfews
and chaperones

and meatloaf f-for a reason.

Steven, you don't know
what they were like.

They can't be worse
than mom's family!

I went halfway
across the galaxy for them,

and this was right here?

Steven, I couldn't do
anything growing up.

Everything I liked or wore
or wanted was always wrong.

Trust me,
you're better off than I was.

I can't believe
I never realized you're ...

you're just like mom!

You grew up
with actual freedom.

I grew up in a van!
I never went to school!

I had never been to the doctor
until two days ago!

Steven, you're a gem!
You're not like other kids!

I could've done all that stuff!

My problem isn't
that I'm a gem.

- My problem is, I'm an Universe!
- Watch out!

[Horn blares]

[Tires screech]

[Crash!]

Steven! Steven!
[High-pitched ringing]

[Sighing] Phew.
Thank goodness.

You really scared me there, kiddo.

[Groaning] Ugh.
What did I do?

Tow truck's on its way.
The van's seen worse.

W-We'll all get through this,
and, look, I... I...

- I'm proud of you.
- What?

You know, I never
had the guts to tell

my old man off like that.

I'm glad you can
tell me anything...

you know you can tell me
anything, right?

You're having a hard time
right now.

I-I get it.
We'll get the van fixed up.

[Sound distorts]
We can head back home.

We'll get you some
more ice cream.

How does that sound?

Heck, we can have
ice cream for breakfast.

[Cellphone chimes]
[Sounds fades]

[Sighs]

♪♪

[Paper crumples]
[Sound returns]

♪ Just a little something that I need ♪

♪ Just a little time ♪

♪ Just a little feeling gaining speed ♪

♪ I'm dreaming of... ♪