"Come on, guys! You gotta come!" Steven pleaded, "Y/n's performing, remember?"
"I'd like it if you guys came," Y/n nodded as they leaned against the door to the temple, feeling the morning sun radiate on their back.
"It's tonight, isn't it?" Pearl asked
"Yeah!" Steven jumped and nodded
"If it really means that much to you, we'll make it," Pearl nodded
"Yeah, I think I can squeeze it in my schedule," Amethyst said
"We'll be there," Garnet gave a thumbs up
Suddenly, Y/n's phone began ringing. Y/n pulled it out of their pocket and checked the caller ID to see it was their mother, "I gotta take this," Y/n told as they answered it and went outside, "Hello?"
"Morning, Y/n," Y/n's mother spoke, "How are you?"
"I'm fine, you?" Y/n asked
"Well, I just got your finals grades back," Y/n's mother told
"Mhm?" Y/n nodded as they leaned over the temple balcony
"And they're all A's," Y/n mom told, "Almost all perfect scores! Some even are perfect! You didn't get grades like this back at home,"
"Well, I guess this place changes people," Y/n commented
"Heh, maybe you should stay there till high school ends," Y/n's mom joked
"I wouldn't be opposed to that actually," Y/n admitted
"You're having a good time then?" Y/n's mom asked
"Mhm, I am. Met some good friends here," Y/n told
"Well, I'm glad it isn't miserable over there," Y/n's mom told, "Keep up the good grades,"
"Can do," Y/n nodded as they lifted the phone from their ear, "Bye, ma,"
"Bye, honey," Y/n's mom said as she hung up the call
"Sorry about that," Y/n said as they walked back in, "My mom was checking up on me,"
"Anything exciting?" Steven asked
"Nope, just the usual stay out of trouble speech," Y/n shrugged, "Anyways, what were we discussing?"
"Your performance," Garnet reminded
"Oh right, that," Y/n nodded, "So, you guys are coming, right?"
"Yes, we are," Pearl told, "Do you still need to rehearse?"
"I mean, maybe an hour or two before the performance," Y/n said, "But I'm free for the rest of the day, why?"
"Well, Steven suggested that," Pearl cleared her throat, "Since we are... Good friends, as you put it. That we should all go to Funland,"
"You heard that part?" Y/n chuckled a bit as they jerked their thumb towards the door where they took the phone call
"I always thought we were good friends," Amethyst laughed as she gave Y/n a quick side hug
"And here I was trying to keep it a secret," Y/n said sarcastically, "Nothing gets passed you guys, huh?" Y/n continued
"You know," Pearl began, "They say sarcasm is a sign of intelligence in humans,"
"I must be the smartest human alive then," Y/n laughed, "So, Funland huh? You guys like that place?"
"Yeah I do!" Amethyst pumped
"It's bearable," Pearl said cautiously, "I don't understand the arcade much,"
"It's fun," Garnet said simply
"Well, I'm not opposed to it," Y/n said, "When're we heading out?"
"When you finish your breakfast," Pearl told
"Oh, right. That thing," Y/n nodded, "Uh, I'll just have some cereal I guess,"
"Cereal coming up!" Steven cheered, "Honey-o's sound good?"
"Sure," Y/n nodded, "Thanks, again,"
"It's nothing," Steven assured, "Milk?"
"Mhm," Y/n nodded as Steven got a carton from the fridge and handed it to Y/n, "Thank ya,"
"No problem-o, friend-o!" Steven smiled
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"So... Wanna go on a ride?" Y/n suggested as they looked around the amusement park
"What ride do you have in mind? There's a bunch of them!" Steven told
"Uh, the teacups?" Y/n suggested as they looked up at the ride nearby
"Not the teacups!" Steven, Pearl, and Garnet said at the same time
"Aw, come on," Amethyst groaned, "I like the teacups,"
"How about The Appalachian?" Y/n looked up at the ride to their left
"That's just a kiddie ride," Steven waved off
"What's wrong with kiddie rides?" Y/n asked
"Yeah, you got something against kiddies or something?" Amethyst chuckled
"W-what? No! I love kiddies! I'll prove it! Let's go on it!" Steven said frantically as he tugged Y/n with him towards the ride
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Y/n chuckled as they followed Steven towards the ride
"Steven! You brought your friends to!" Mr. Smiley greeted with a smile, "Want to ride on the Appalachia?"
"Yeah we do!" Steven cheered
"Alright, step right up! Watch your step! We don't want another lawsuit," Mr. Smiley said as the group walked up the stairs into the ride
"Do you have any other staff besides yourself?" Y/n asked
"Hahaha! Of course not!" Mr. Smiley laughed, "We are very understaffed,"
"Oh, alright... Are you hiring?" Y/n asked
"I do have a custodial job open, you interested?" Mr. Smiley asked, "I can only afford to pay you just above minimum wage,"
"10 dollars an hour?" Y/n bargained
"Deal," Mr. Smiley nodded, "You're still in school, right? We'll work out dates later,"
"How should we get in contact?" Y/n asked
"I'll call Mr. Fryman," Mr. Smiley said, "All hands in the vehicle at all time!"
"Oh, alright, thanks," Y/n nodded as they sat down in the ride cart with the rest of the group and put on their seat belt
"Y/n the master negotiator," Amethyst fist bumped, "Nice job,"
"Thanks," Y/n chuckled
"Enjoy the ride!" Mr. Smiley said as he pulled a lever and started the ride.
"You'll see, Y/n. It's a kiddie ride," Steven told
"If you say so," Y/n said as the cart began to slowly trek up the track
"This isn't so bad," Pearl added, "Nothing like to tea cups... I completely misunderstood the purpose of that ride,"
"You brought tea there didn't you?" Y/n smirked
"Yes," Pearl nodded simply
"That is a very... Pearl thing to do," Y/n laughed
"And what is that supposed to mean?" Pearl asked as she crossed her arms defensively
"It means I recognize how great your personality is," Y/n said, trying to calm Pearl down
"At least someone recognizes it," Pearl huffed
"See what I mean, Y/n?" Steven asked, "Pretty slow, right?"
"I guess so," Y/n nodded as the cart tipped down and sped down the track and around, following the track again before coming to a halt about 1 minute later, "And its pretty short,"
"Exactly, here let me show you guys some good rides!" Steven said as he began to run down the park
"Hey, wait up!" Y/n laughed as they chased after him
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"You guys ready?" Steven asked Connie and Y/n as he made slight tune adjustments to his ukulele.
"You bet I am!" Connie cheered
"As ready as I'll ever be," Y/n told
"Alright, we're one after Buck, Jenny, and Sour Cream," Steven said as he peaked on the stage and saw the three performing a rock song.
"I'm nervous," Connie admitted
"Oh come on, we're gonna do great!" Steven assured, "Right, Y/n?"
"Probably," Y/n nodded, "I mean, why wouldn't we? We sounded great during rehearsal,"
"I guess so," Connie took a deep breath, "Just gotta shake off the nerves!"
"That was a rocking performance!" Mr. Smiley walked on stage as the group finished their performance and walked off
"Good luck, Steven. Y/n." Buck nodded, "Friend,"
"Thanks, Buck! You did great!" Steven gave a thumbs up
"And now, we have Steven Universe, Connie Maheswaran, and Y/n L/n!" Mr. Smiley introduced
"Wait, the kids are performing together?" Pearl perked up, "I didn't know that!"
"1...2...3...4," Steven counted the beat on his ukulele as he began strumming, "You can be anything you want to be! You can go anywhere you wanna see. A little hard work and you can do it, faith will get you through it. So many possibilities," Steven sang solo
"You gotta believe it. See it and you can be it. The answers are all inside yourself," Connie joined in
"The universe has plenty of space and the gift that it gave to the whole human race s that we're all made of stars!" Y/n joined in with Connie and Steven, "We're all made of dreams! No matter who you are. You can do what you want, go where you like, be who you wanna be,"
"If a doctor could save only just one life from pain and the misery. That's what I wanna be," Connie sang by herself
"I would sail all around the world. A life of discovery, that is the life for me," Steven sang by himself
"If I could write every single day, I'd write all my cares away," Y/n sang, "I'd be living a different life! A wonderful life!"
"A magical life!" Y/n, Connie, and Steven sang, "Bah bah bahdy dah dah dah dah. You can do what you want! Go where you like! Be who you want to be!"
"Be what you wanna be," Steven sang
"Be what you wanna be!" Y/n and Connie joined in as Steven finished the last chord.
"Thank you, Beach City!" Steven cheered as the group walked off the stage. The audience behind them clapped loudly.
"Yeah! Go kids!" Amethyst cheered
"Wow, I'm thoroughly impressed," Pearl said, "They must've practiced a lot!"
"It was great," Garnet nodded as she adjusted her shades.
"We did it!" Steven cheered as the next act went on the stage, "Great job guys!"
"Nice strumming," Y/n complimented, "And nice singing Connie,"
"Oh, thanks," Connie blushed a bit, "You were both great,"
"Well, Y/n. Ready for your big performance?" Steven asked
"I think so," Y/n nodded
"Oh, I didn't know you were doing a solo!" Connie said
"What song are you doing, again?" Steven asked
"You'll find out soon," Y/n laughed
"Well, we'll stay with you till you go on stage!" Steven told
"Alright," Y/n nodded as they grabbed their ukulele
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"And last, but certainly not least," Mr. Smiley spoke, "Our closing act, Y/n!"
"Guys, guys. It's Y/n!" Steven cheered to the Gems as he sat next to them and tugged on Garnet's arm
"Yes, we heard, Steven," Pearl told
"Ooh! I should record this!" Steven cheered as he took out his phone and began filming.
"Yes, hello," Y/n said as they came on stage and cleared their throat and began playing the intro to the song, "Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road. Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go," Y/n sang, "So make the best of this test, and don't ask why. It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time,"
"It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right. I hope you had the time of your life," Y/n sang the chorus and played the intro again, moving onto the second verse
"So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind. Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time. Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial. For what it's worth it was worth all the while," Y/n sang
"It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right. I hope you had the time of your life," Y/n sang the chorus again, then moving back to the intro chords, then playing the chords for the first verse, but not singing over it. Once they finished those chords they went back to the chorus, "It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right. I hope you had the time of your life," Y/n moved back to the intro chords, ending the song on a down-strum of the G-chord, "Thank you,"
"Yeah! Go Y/n!" Steven cheered as Y/n walked off the stage in a hurry.
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"Y/n! Over here!" Amethyst called over as they ran up and tapped Y/n on the shoulder
"Ah!" Y/n jumped as they turned around, "Oh, Amethyst! Hey!"
"Whoa, why so jumpy?" Amethyst chuckled, "Dude, you're all red too,"
"Aw, Y/n has stage fright," Steven smiled
"What? No I don't!" Y/n said defensively, "I was fine when I was with you and Connie,"
"Well, that's because you weren't alone," Pearl commented, "It seems you develop a panic when you're alone in a stressful situation,"
"Shush," Y/n hissed, "So, did you guys like it? My song I mean,"
"Yeah! We loved it!" Steven cheered, "I got the whole thing on video!"
"Heh, nice," Y/n chuckled
"Ooh! Can I upload it to my Tubetube page? My subscribers will love this!" Steven said
"Eh... I don't know," Y/n blushed as they scratched their head
"Come on, rock-star! Let the world see ya!" Amethyst chuckled
"I guess it wouldn't hurt," Y/n said, "What could possibly go wrong, right?"
"I could name a few things," Garnet said
"Things I need to be concerned about or unlikely extreme situations?" Y/n pushed
"The latter," Garnet told
"So... I can upload it?" Steven asked
"Go ahead," Y/n laughed
"Yay! This is gonna make the front page!" Steven told
"I wouldn't get your hopes up that much," Y/n chuckled, "Where'd Connie go?"
"Oh, when you finished she ran to the bathroom," Steven told, "Her parents are coming to pick her up soon,"
"Ah, alright," Y/n said as they put their hands in their pockets, "I'll wait to see her off,"
"Are you going to be staying over?" Pearl asked
"Hmm..." Y/n thought
"Please! Please! Y/n! Please!" Steven jumped and cheered
"Sure, if you don't mind," Y/n smiled to Pearl
"Of course we don't mind," Pearl said, "I'll prepare the couch for you,"
"Much thanks," Y/n saluted
"You are very welcome," Pearl nodded
"Ah yeah! Late night party with Y/n and Steven!" Amethyst cheered, "Steven, high five!"
"Boo-yah!" Steven cheered and highfived Amethyst
"Y/n! Give me some skin!" Amethyst stuck out her hand
"Woo!" Y/n laughed as they highfived Amethyst back
"Don't stay up too late," Pearl warned, "Remember Y/n and Steven's schedule,"
"Yeah, yeah, I remember," Amethyst groaned
"Mhm, we won't stay up too late," Y/n nodded while they winked to Amethyst
"Heh, right," Amethyst winked back
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