Rocknaldo

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Isabella and Steven take a stroll along the boardwalk.

The boy sighs in content, "Space is great, but nothing beats some good ol' atmosphere."

"You said it." the teen girl adds.

Suddenly, Ronaldo's voice could be heard as he was handing out pamphlets and yelling aloud like a town crier, "The horror! The terror! Protect yourself against the menace that threatens Beach City! Protect yourself against the menace that threatens Beach City? Mr. Smiley, protect yourself against the menace that threatens Beach City?"

Steven quickly approaches him, Isabella running after him, "I'll protect myself from the menace that threatens Beach City."

"And so will I."

"Steven! Isabella! I knew I could count on you!" Ronaldo hands them a pamphlet, the two siblings sitting down on a bench afterwards.

"Let's get knowledgeable!" Steven looks at his pamphlet, ""How to Protect Yourself Against Rock People"? What?"

"Let me see." Isabella opens the pamphlet up, ""Alien entities walk among us"? "They're adding mind-controlling minerals to our water suppl-" "They hate men"!?" she stands up with a slight growl.

"Protect yourself against the menace that-"

"Ronaldo, wait!" Steven runs up to him.

"What is this?" Isabella holds up the pamphlet with a slightly angered look on her face.

"Well, technically, it's an infozine pamphlet, but I've been calling them "Ronalphlets.""

"We get that part. We're talking about all this mean stuff you're saying about the Crystal Gems!" Steven explains.

"No-no-no. Crystal Gems aren't Rock People. Crystal Gems fight Rock People. See my documentary: "Rising Tides, Crashing Skies"." Ronaldo says.

"We already saw that." Isabella told him.

"Crystal Gems don't just fight Rock People. We are Rock People!" Steven exclaims.

"Please stop saying "Rock People". It's offensive." Isabella adds.

"Rock People are different, obviously." Ronaldo crosses his arms, "For starters, they have rocks embedded in their bodies."

Steven and Isabella lift up their shirts, revealing their gemstones.

"But they can summon weapons from the Mud Dimension."

Steven points at Isabella, who summons her shield.

"No-no, you're not getting it. They can alter their forms. That's how they trick humans into loving them!"

Isabella points to Steven, who shapeshifts his finger into a cat finger.

"Aww!" Ronaldo coos before realizing something, "Wait a second. You two are Rock People?!"

"We're Crystal Gems, Ronaldo." Isabella told him as she dispels her shield.

Steven makes his cat finger go away, "And you're not wrong about everything. We're just ignored and misunderstood."

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