A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with the next chapter of this story. Here, we return to Mr. Smiley and Amethyst (plus Peridot and Lapis) wrapping up their storylines.

Disclaimer: I don't own Steven Universe

It was a beautiful day in Beach City. Rebuilding continued and Jamie was on his daily mail route. He reached Funland and noted that is was almost fully repaired. Looking around, he found Mr. Smiley who was overseeing the repair of the teacup ride.

"Hey Mr. Smiley." said Jamie.

"Hello Jamie." replied Mr. Smiley.

Smiley motioned he would be right back and led Jamie a few feet away.

"Things are looking good." noted Jamie.

"Yeah." replied Mr. Smiley unsure.

Smiley rubbed the back of his neck.

"So, any mail for me?" asked Mr. Smiley.

"I think so." answered Jamie.

Jamie ruffled through his bag.

"Here we go." said Jamie.

Jamie handed a few letters to Mr. Smiley.

"Bill...bill...bill..." mumbled Mr. Smiley.

Jamie tried to keep a strait face as to hide his worry.

"It looks like whoever will take over is going inherit a damn good..." began Jamie.

"I don't know." said Mr. Smiley.

"What do you mean?" asked Jamie.

"I...might not go." answered Mr. Smiley.

"Why?" asked Jamie.

"I thought about what you said and it resonated." answered Mr. Smiley conflicted.

"I see." replied Jamie.

Mr. Smiley let out a chuckle.

"Man, my own life is screwed up!" laughed Mr. Smiley with a worried look on his face.

"Hey, it's okay." said Jamie concerned.

"I don't mean to make your worried." said Mr. Smiley.

"No. Don't feel guilty." said Jamie.

Jamie let out a sigh.

"I don't want to force you to make such a major decision..." said Jamie.

"You're a really caring guy." mused Mr. Smiley.

"Thanks." replied Jamie.

"I actually wrote Frowney about this." mused Mr. Smiley.

"What did he say?" asked Jamie.

"Haven't heard back." answered Mr. Smiley.

"Maybe tomorrow." shrugged Jamie.

"Maybe." sad Mr. Smiley, upset.

"Are you okay" asked Jamie.

"I'll be fine." answered Mr. Smiley.

Mr Smiley looked around.

"You know, I wasn't sure if Funland would ever bounce back like this." said Mr. Smiley.

Mr. Smiley looked back at this mail and noticed an envelope he missed before.

"Let's see what this is." said Mr. Smiley.

Mr. Smiley pulled out the envelope and his eyes shot open.

"It's from Quinton." noted Mr. Smiley.

"is that Frowny?" asked Jamie.

Mr. Smiley shook his head.

"Yeah." answered Mr. Smiley stunned.

A moment of silence followed.

"Are...you going to read it?" asked Jamie.

Mr. Smiley shook his head.

"Yes." answered Mr. Smiley firmly.

Mr. Smiley opened the letter and sighed.

"Here I go." said Mr. Smiley.

Mr. Smiley cleared his throat and began reading.

Dear Harold,

I am glad to hear from you again. I read your letter and took some time to come up with an answer.

First, I want to say that I am saddened to hear of the damage to Beach City which did look beautiful when I visited and met you along with that strange little boy. However, I am glad you are alright.

Concerning your desire to moved to the United Kingdom - I can help you. That is I can help you if you do indeed move here across the Pond from the States.

I am could help you find a loft or we could be roommates if you so desire like we did back in the old days. We could reform our team like you proposed and tour the UK.

You mentioned this Jamie fellow has asked you not to move and you want my opinion. This was tricky for me, but I have indeed come up with a response to this.

Harold, I think you should stay.

I would love for you to come here and reform our duo. Also, I do understand that starting over after such a massive event can indeed be a good thing sometimes.

However, I am afraid you might be running away from your problem. This is exactly what I fear you are trying to do by wanting to move to the United Kingdom.

Harold, we have been friends for along time and I only want the best for you. It is because of this, I believe you should stay and confront the situation at hand.

If you do decided to move to the United Kingdom anyway, I will welcome you and we can reform our comedy duo as you proposed. However, I do think it is in our best interest to stay.

I wish you only the best and hope you come to whatever conclusion you desire - as I cannot change force you to change your mind. I only wish you think about what I said.

Sincerely,

Quinton

"Oh boy." sighed Mr. Smiley.

Mr. Smiley took a minute to process the letter.

"I never looked at it as running away." confessed Mr. Smiley.

"What will you do?" asked Jamie.

Mr. Smiley thought for a minute.

"I'll stay." answered Mr. Smiley.

"Okay." replied Jamie.

Jamie turned to return to his route.

"Thank you Jamie." said Mr. Smiley.

It was a quiet day at the barn. Peridot and Lapis where attempting to return to a normal life following the recent battle. Peridot still struggled and Lapis was still trying to help her. The two where in the barn just trying to relax and stay quiet. Pumpkin suddenly got excited which caused them to rise. They saw Amethyst walk up to the barn and pet Pumpkin.

"Hey guys." said Amethyst.

"Hello." replied Peridot.

"Hi." said Lapis.

Amethyst walked over and sat by the two.

"So, how are you guys doing?" asked Amethyst.

Pumpkin jumped into Amethyst's lap.

"Fine." answered Peridot.

Lapis gave Peridot a glance then decided to correct her.

"Peridot is struggling a bit." stated Lapis.

"Because of the battle." guessed Amethyst.

"Yup." confirmed Peridot.

"I feel ya P-dot." sighed Amethyst.

"Did...you talk to your human friend?" asked Lapis.

"Yeah." answered Amethyst.

"How...did it go?" asked Peridot, a bit nervous.

"Vidalia gave me some good advice." answered Amethyst.

"Well." replied Peridot.

"What?" asked Amethyst confused.

"Tell us what she said." answered Lapis.

Amethyst let out a laugh.

"Sorry. I should of figured that." stated Amethyst.

Amethyst petted Pumpkin.

"She told me that if tried my best there is no reason to feel bad about being beaten." said Amethyst.

"What do you think of that, Peridot?" asked Lapis.

"It is logical." answered Peridot.

"It makes a lot of sense to me." shrugged Amethyst.

"Like she said Peridot, you tried your best." said Lapis.

"I was still the first defeated!" cried Peridot.

"I got my ass kicked." noted Amethyst.

"You can shapeshift and have whips. All I have is my stupid metal power." said Peridot.

"That is not stupid. I think it's cool." shrugged Amethyst.

Hearing this from Amethyst made her feel better.

Amethyst thought for a moment.

"Look Peridot, you're the one who beat Jasper." said Amethyst.

"After you, Steven and Smoky Quartz weakened her." replied Peridot sadly.

Amethyst let out a laugh at this.

"She was still strong as ever. Yeah we got the best of her, but she could still kick out asses." laughed Amethyst.

"She was corrupted as well." added Lapis.

Amethyst sighed and gave Lapis a confirming nod.

"Jasper was ready to attack Steven." continued Amethyst.

"He was trying to help her." said Peridot.

"Do you remember why she did not?" asked Amethyst.

The realization hit Peridot like a ton of bricks.

"Because I destroyed her physical form." answered Peridot

"Exactly! He would have been screwed if it hadn't been for you!" declared Amethyst.

Amethyst coughed into her first.

"And...I probably could have beaten her alone." added Amethyst.

"We're a team Peridot. We all stick together and help each other." said Amethyst.

"That's what makes us different from Homeworld. added Lapis.

Pumpkin barked and happily jumped into Peridot's lap.

"Do you feel better?" asked Lapis hopeful.

"Yes." answered Peridot, with a smile.

"So do I." added Amethyst.

At the temple, things where truly starting to return to their routine. Garnet was getting back to her usual self, but was still a bit more reclusive than usual. Pearl kept in touch with Sheena, but tried to stay at the Temple as much as possible. This wasn't unusual for Pearl, but the reason was different. Pearl talked to Steven multiple times and got some response. A frequent fixture, Connie once more came over to see Steven.

"Hello Connie." said Pearl.

Pearl looked down and noticed something was gone.

"Ah, you're finally out of our cast." noted Pearl happily.

"Yeah. My arm is finally fully healed." said Connie.

"Steven, dd you hear that?" asked earl.

"That's nice." answered Steven flatly.

The joy in the room was instantly sucked out.

"I'll let you two be." said Pearl.

Pearl turned and walked off, but hid behind the wall. Connie knew this and was fine with it.

"Here we go." thought Connie.

Connie walked up the stairs and sat next to Steven.

"How are you doing?" asked Connie.

"Fine." answered Steven flatly.

"You don't sound fine." replied Connie.

"I'm fine!" snapped Steven.

Connie was taken a back, but wasn't going to let this shake her.

"Anything interesting happen?" asked Connie.

"Amethyst sends a lot of time with Peridot and Lapis." answered Steven.

"I know that. I meant anything new." said Connie.

"Don't know." shrugged Steven.

"Do you get up?" asked Connie.

"No." answered Steven.

Connie thought for a moment.

"That isn't good." noted Connie.

"I don't care." replied Steven.

Connie quickly preformed the relaxation technique Garnet taught them.

"Steven, what is wrong?" asked Connie.

"You know what happened." answered Steven.

Connie took a moment upon hearing this.

"It was the worst thing that has ever happened!" declared Steven.

Connie took a moment.

"Maybe, you should." proposed Connie.

"No. I never will." answered Steven.

Connie opened her mouth to speak, but Steven cut her off.

"Connie, just think you should go." said Steven.

Connie gt up, went down the stairs and walked toward Pearl was.

"I'm going to leave." said Connie.

Connie turned and began to walk away.

"Wait!" called Pearl.

Connie stopped where she was.

"What...happened?" asked Pearl.

"Steven should tell you." answered Connie.

A/N: That is where we'll end this chapter. Next time, we focus on the Pizza family and Garnet. Please review.