"So, this is the gas pedal, and this is the brake, correct?" Connie asked, pointing to the pedals of the new car her dad had bought. She wouldn't be driving for a few more years, if she even had time to, but wanted to learn early.

Her father nodded, smiling with approval at his girl. "Right, Connie! I'm so proud, you're catching on fast!"

"Thank you!" Connie laughed. She glanced down and put her hand on the clutch. "I already know quite a bit from watching you drive, Dad."

"Is that so? You're pretty observant." Doug smiled.

Connie glanced up when she heard her name and gave a wave to Steven, who was running out to the police station to see her.

"Steven!" Connie called, getting out of the car. "My father bought a new car! It's a… uh…" She glanced up at her father for help on the name as Steven got to her.

"A Dondi Supremo, Connie." Doug said with much pride. "It was from when I was a teenager, not much older then you two. It was my dream car…"

"Wow." Connie marveled.

"It is so, so cool! Can I try?!" Steven begged his friend's father.

Doug seemed to think about this for a minute. Should he really allow this boy, Steven Demayo, into his dream car? "... Um, well…"

Suddenly, they heard the reving a loud engine and even louder rock music, and turned in time to see a yellow sports car wheel into the station. The window slid down, revealing a face that the very sight made Connie's hands light up with static electricity. Steven narrowed his eyes in fury as well. The children at the same time whispered with cold hatred. "Kevin!"

They watched in anger, while Doug walked up.

"Um, excuse me," The man said, trying to get the teen's attention away from talking on his phone.

Kevin finally glanced at him. "What do you want, grandpa? I got a big race today, and I need somewhere to practice."

"You shouldn't treat people like that!" Connie cried, running up to defend her father. Steven ran up after her. Normally, Connie wouldn't pick a fight with him, but she was more prone to anger when her hands were burning with yellow power, which she hid behind her back. She kept her cool in her voice though. "Unless you'd like to have a noise complaint from the residents around here, I suggest you find somewhere else to practice."

Kevin turned off his phone, and narrowed his eyes. Now this one had his full attention. "Do I know you? I'd think I'd remember a know-it-all brat like you."

"You should remember her! You should remember both of us!" Steven growled, walking up to stand by Connie. "After all, we were the ones who you-"

"Ugh, people as amazing as me have no time for this." Kevin scoffed, rolling his eyes. "This place is too lame to practice anyway." He suddenly sped off, just as quickly as he had came.

"You are speeding!" Doug yelled after him in anger. He then gave a sigh. "I don't really have the full authority to stop him though, I'm just a security officer."

"I hate Kevin!" Steven suddenly yelled, making Connie jump. She had almost forgotten he was there, so clouded by her anger.

"Do you know that young man?" Doug asked softly.

Connie gave a small nod. "The first time we fused into Stevonnie, we met him at a dance where all the other teens were, and then Kevin,"

"Was a creep!" Steven blurted out suddenly. Connie nodded in agreement.

"By a creep, what do you mean?" Doug whispered, thinking about his little girl and her friend with that rude teenager. "What did he do to you two?"

"He kept asking us to dance, but we didn't want to!" Connie muttered in frustration.

Doug gave a sigh in slight relief that that was all, and bent down to give his daughter a hug, which she gladly accepted. Steven looked awkward by himself, so Connie pulled him into their hug.

"I'm so sorry that happened, you two. If he did any things that made you feel uncomfortable, you should've called Greg or I, or even the Temps, we would've picked you up." Doug assured them, sliding out of the hug.

"We have to handle this ourselves, Dad." Connie replied with a small frown. "We're old enough to where we can handle these things on our own."

"I know, but I… What I'm trying to say is, don't even give him, or anyone like him the time of day, kids. Don't give him the satisfaction of even thinking about him."

"Yeah… I guess you're right!" Steven smiled weakly.

A few hours later, and the children laid out on the hood of the Dondai, Steven having his eyes narrowed.

Steven soon looked away from his anger though and glanced at Connie. "Okay, I think that's all the brooding about Kevin I'm gonna have today! Your dad was right, we shouldn't even think about him!"

Connie nodded. "Yep. I suppose…" She went quiet, looking the exact same as before.

Steven glanced at her hands and frowned. "You know I can see your hands, right? You're still upset."

Connie nodded again. "He's awful! I wish I could stay calm… I'm just thinking really mad right now."

"I wish I could do that." Steven mumbled, sitting up. "I can't hide my hatred of him that well…"

Connie sat up as well with a slight frown. "I want to make him feel the way we do right now, Steven. I want him to be mad with us, you know? I want him to suffer like we are…" Her hand clenched into a fist.

Steven glanced down at it then back at her. "Whoa, Connie, calm down!" He cried.

Connie realized she was starting to singe the car hood and quickly took her hand off it, and it was fine. "Yikes, where did that come from?"

"A deep and buried place that should only show when jerks like him are bothering you." Steven answered. He gave a sigh. "I wish you or I could drive, Connie. That way, we could beat Kevin at that race!"

"But we're just kids! Driving at our age is illegal." Connie said matter of factly.

Steven thought about it for a moment and then smiled. "Well… we weren't kids when we met Kevin."

Connie smirked. "I smell what you're stepping in."

"Ew." Steven whispered softly with a tiny giggle.

A bit later that night, at the bottom of a hill in a dim lit parking lot, most of the teens of Beach City stood, watching a race that included Jenny and Kevin.

As per usual, Kevin came in first, with Jenny seconds behind in her pizza delivery car. She gave a moan in annoyance. "Ugh! My practice didn't pay off at all! That was so bad!"

Kevin stepped out of his ride with a smirk, eyeing Jenny with a gloating manner as he leaned against it. "I know, baby. I'm the worst." He laughed.

Jenny gave a scoff. How could anyone accept this guy's flirting?

Kevin looked at the bystanders with a cruel smirk. "Anyone else think they can beat me and my Himitsu X-12 on the downhill course, step right up."

The crowd backed away, including Ronaldo, with his scooter.

"Come on," Kevin mock-whined still with smugness. "how am I going to get a cool-down lap if no one wants to go?"

They all suddenly heard a engine roar, and a new challenger drove into the lot. They got out with a stern attitude about them, wearing Connie's black 'Mr. Universe' tee with a red vest that was really Steven's usual tee cut in half. They called to Kevin, "I'll race you!"

Kevin gave a startled reply, seeing them again.

Ronaldo excitedly scootered over to Stevonnie and their new ride. "Is that a 96' Supremo?" He gasped in excitement and wonder.

Stevonnie looked a bit nervous and smiled. "Uh... I think it's a Dondai?" She whispered, remembering what Dad/Mr. Universe had said about it.

"A Supremo is a Dondai!" Ronaldo insisted with a cry.

Stevonnie was surprised by this, a eyebrow arched. "Wow. Really?"

"Are you saying you don't know the true power of the Supremo?" Ronaldo whispered dangerously, a glint in his glasses as they seemed to cloud over.

Stevonnie was a bit weirded out by that, as anyone would be.

"Ha! That's why I knew those brats at the car wash -- they're you!" Kevin laughed with wide eyes. Stevonnie turned, then narrowed their eyes. They were Connie and Steven, but they were also Stevonnie, their own person, an experience! And they liked being referred to as theirself rather than their components, as any fusion would. "Your whole "two kids in a beautiful trench coat" routine won't fool me this time, so don't even try it!" Kevin called.

"You don't know what you're talking about!" Stevonnie replied sternly, slapping their hand on the hood of the car, making Ronaldo back away. "I'll show you what I'm made of when I beat you at this race!"

"Ha, I see what's going on here." Kevin laughed coyly.

Stevonnie arched a eyebrow in disdain and crossed their arms. "Do you?" They whispered dangerously.

"You've had a taste of Kevin," The teen said, leaning just as Stevonnie was. He then narrowed his eyes with a smirk. "and now you're obsessed."

Stevonnie paused, and then clenched their teeth in anger, how dare he! "What?" They grunted.

"I get it. I have that effect on people." He said with a small shrug, clearly baiting them. "It's cute." He smirked. "But aren't I a little old for you?"

Stevonnie hated him so much, she could barely contain herself! "Gah! Do you want to race or not?" She yelled with fury, cheeks puffed.

"The start is at the top of the mountain." Kevin replied with boredom, pointing to the mountain behind him. "We go when the clock strikes the hour." He displayed his watch just long enough for Stevonnie to see it before swiping his arm away. "First one to the bottom wins," He then smirked and winked at them. "but you don't have to worry about that last part."

Stevonnie made a small noise, their face twisting up in anger. They was shaking with rage. They would leave him in the dust!

Kevin then got into his car and made a big show of turning around to the mountain and speeding off to the top. The tires screeched and the cloud of dust sent everyone coughing, except Stevonnie.

Stevonnie had no time to cough, they were infuriated. "That guy's going down..." They growled, hands sparking.

Kevin waited for them at the top of the mountain, clearly bored. He glanced at his watch, seeing the minute hand was nearly at the hour. Where were those brats? Or that brat? What should he call them, he wondered to himself. He then glanced up, hearing a growling.

That, of course, was Stevonnie. They and their Dondai Supremo were right beside Kevin and his circus of bells and whistles he called a car. The boy gave a genuine smile, that wasn't a smirk, this took Stevonnie off a bit. "You know, this mountain pass has some really beautiful views…" Kevin smiled, glancing out the window, he then smirked at Stevonnie. "Shame you'll only be seeing my tail lights the whole time."

Stevonnie growled. They wouldn't be enjoying the sights, that was true, but that was because they had to win! "You wish!" They spat back.

Stevonnie glanced at the electrical clock on the car, two minutes to go… They turned on their headlights.

8:57…

8:58…

8:59….

NOW!

Kevin smirked, saying his usual slogan. "It's Kevin time." He then sped off into the night.

Stevonnie had been thrown off by it, and gave a cry as she changed gears and tailed after him. Only a small Connie part in them had seen the winding road sign, and knew to be careful, but still, they needed to beat that jerk with speed, not caution!

A few minutes later, Kevin was speeding on the on the mountin road, which Connie would've told him to slow down with gravel, but Stevonnie wasn't exsaxtly paying attention to it as they caught up with Kevin.

Kevin, as usual, was very confident, until he saw Stevonnie hot on his tail.

Stevonnie was shaking with anger now, their hands let of sparks

"H-Hey!" Stevonnie cried at themselves.

"What?!" Stevonnie grunted back. "What's wrong?!"

"Are you okay? You're freaking out again!"

"I think mad! I don't act like it!" Stevonnie yelled to themself, halting the conversation. They narrowed their eyes. "I won't let him win!" They changed gears and speed up, passing Kevin. They tauntingly laughed at Kevin, and kept laughing. This was great!

Or, it was, until they a sharp ahead, they were heading straight to it!

Ronaldo watched from below, his binoculars to his eyes. He seemed to be the only one excited about Stevonnie's near hopeless situation. "Oh my gosh! This is it!"

"Are they going to crash?" Jenny immediately said, clearly worried.

Ronaldo glared at her, spatting out a "No! We're about to witness the true power of the Supremo!"

The crowd gave a collected sound of understanding, watching Stevonnie still going at the sharp.

The teen was panicking now, and thought about what a adult they knew would do. They wracked their memory, and then changed gear, slammed on the parking break, and put their foot in the regular break. They veered to the left, praying to the stars above this would work as they screwed their eyes shut tight.

When they opened them, they glanced out and saw they were drifting! The power of the Supremo really, truly existed! Stevonnie smirked, until they saw Kevin was right behind them.

"So you do know how to use that thing." Kevin smiled at them tauntingly, making both parts of them boil in anger. He gave a laugh, then sped in front of them.

Kevin didn't have to do all the hard work Stevonnie did, of course, all he had to do was push a button behind his wheel, and he drifted. Unluckily for him, Stevonnie was catching on.

They fought for the lead, changing gears, turning, drifting, and anything they could do to get ahead of the other. Whatever happened, they had to win, and make the other pay! At least, two of the people involved wanted that, the third wasn't so sure.

Eventually, the cars got rammed right next to each other.

"I know you want to get close, but this is a little bit clingy." Kevin smirked at them, taunting them still.

Stevonnie rolled her eyes with a growl.

"Feel like giving up yet?" The other teen asked with a cruel smile, sensing their weakness.

"Don't you get it? You'll never be given real admiration until you step up, and deserve it! You have to treat others with respect or they'll still hate you!" Stevonnie cried at him in anger. "Why are you like this?!" They yelled.

Kevin suddenly looked uncomfortable. "To be honest, I just want people to care because… no one does at home. Only my little sister cares, she thinks I'm incredible, but, she's wrong, isn't she? She's sick… She's been sick all our lives. Sometimes, if the world hates on her, on us, why should I give any care back?" He growled softly, a frown on his face. "It won't help her."

Stevonnie was shocked. This was why… Part of them understood that. Life did throw curveballs, and they hurt sometimes, but at least they tried to make the best of it, at least they had people who cared, and deep down, everyone, even Kevin, had someone. "Kevin, I had no idea…"

Kevin covered his mouth, eyes clenched tight. He was sniffling, was he… about to cry? The teen contuied to sniff, and then, Stevonnie heard unmistakable chuckles, and then a maniacal laugh escaped Kevin. "Dude, I don't even have a sister!" He howled with laughter. "I'm like this because I think it's funny!"

Stevonnie nearly gave a tiny yell in anger, only a small sound escaped their mouth as their eyes widened in fury and their face tightened.

"Chowsers!" Kevin smirked, and sped off ahead of them.

"KEVIN!" Stevonnie yelled in anger. Their hands gripped the steering wheel tighter, not seeing the electric clock glitch out because of their power. It then went out completely. They suddenly felt like they were being torn apart, and glanced behind them to see the road crumbling in thier panic. "What's happening to us?!" They cried, then snapped their head back to the road.

"We have to make him pay! He made me uncomfortable, he has to suffer for that! He has to!" Suddenly, a hallucination their enemy's face appeared before them, laughing with red glowing eyes. Stevonnie screamed in fear and veered to the left, turning the car around, and then, Stevonnie was gone.

Steven and Connie were there now instead, sitting next to each other, seatbelt still on. Connie quickly shoved her foot on the break, and put it in park. Then, they looked at each other.

"A-Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Connie whispered, shattering the silence and looking at her friend with concern.

Steven shook his head. "No…Are you hurt?"

"I'm okay." Connie smiled softly

"Good…" Steven said, happy she was alright. He suddenly unbuckled the seatbelt and walked out to the road.

"What's wrong?" Connie asked.

"This!" Steven cried suddenly. "The way we're going about this is wrong!"

"What are you talking about?" Connie frowned suddenly, narrowing her eyes. "We're making Kevin pay! We're making him suffer for what he did to us!"

"Connie, what is with you right now?! Do you even hear yourself? You sound like you want to hurt him!" Steven yelled back. "I… I don't want any part in making someone get hurt." He faded out.

Connie realized, that she had been so outraged, that she had wanted to hurt Kevin, but why? She never wanted to hurt anyone! Well… she didn't, but she had inherited a bit of anger, she supposed. "Steven, I don't want to hurt anyone, I want to win this! I want to beat him at this race!"

"For who?" Steven asked glumly back. "Connie… he's the reason we fused." The boy looked saddened.

Connie gasped in realization. That… wasn't what Stevonnie was supposed to be! They were made of friendship, and care, not of hatred! They weren't made so they could fight someone, not originally. They were made so the friends could be together. They were near as unstable as Sugilite when they veered off the road. "Steven…. We really were obsessed with him…"

"I know." Steven muttered. "I hate him still, but he isn't the reason I want to fuse anymore. I wanted to fuse to be with you! To be Stevonnie, us! I want to win this, but not for him."

"Right." Connie smiled, and reached out her hand and Steven took it, smiling back at her. "For us!"

Down the hill, Jenny was getting worried about Stevonnie. For some reason, they reminded her of that Connie girl she had so much fun with that night before the Temps had nearly killed her trying to stop a alien of some sort. "That it, I'm checking to see if they're okay."

"Wait!" Ronaldo cried, pointing to the Supremo. The headlights turned on and the engine revved up. It's driver had returned.

Stevonnie smiled to themselves and sped off after Kevin, making the tires squeal. They were going to win this, for their very existence! This was a great new experience.

Kevin was ahead, of course, but then saw his nemesis driving up behind him. "Finally." He scoffed.

They were soon side by side, and Kevin was ready to fire out his taunting. "You caught up. I was worried you'd miss seeing me win." He smirked.

There was nothing from the other.

He glanced over to see Stevonnie had thier window rolled up, and was smiling. Kevin frowned. What were they smiling at? There was nothing to be happy about, it clearly wasn't a taunting smile, what was going on. "What, suddenly you're shy?"

Stevonnie suddenly sped up, smiling still.

Kevin gave a grunt in surprise, and then narrowed his eyes and sped after them.

Stevonnie soon looked out the window and gasped in wonder. They could see all Beach City from here! And the moon showed it's pale beauty, and its reflection shimmered in the water. The stars seemed to twinkle like a thousand shimmering diamonds. They gave a tiny laugh in joy. It was so, so magnificent! And they were there, together, watching it. What a great time to be alive.

Kevin saw the teen's joy and sneered. Those kids were having fun? Were they even wondering about him? He then saw the finish and smirked. He pushed a button, activating a booster which sent him ahead of the fusion, and winning the race.

Stevonnie had been distracted, but soon came to thier senses and drove down to the crowd.

"Aw! I was rooting for you, Dondai!" Jenny called to them as they went out. Clearly, everyone was rooting for them, and all look disappointed that Kevin had won once more.

"Yeah, Kevin is the worst!" Ronaldo said, booing him.

Kevin of course kept his normal attitude. "What, what?" He whined sarcastically at the upset crowd. He then walked up to Stevonnie. "That's right! First place, baby! It's like I invented winning."

Stevonnie smiled, offering their hand for a shake of good will. "Good race."

Kevin looked very confused. What was this?! He looked at their hand suspiciously. "Are you trying to kiss your hand with my hand?" He asked softly.

Stevonnie laughed and then smiled at him. "You know, you were right about one thing."

Kevin only scoffed, rolling his eyes. "I know." He then glanced back at them. "About what?"

"The view from the mountain was pretty great." They answered happily.

Kevin gave a growl in annoyance. This person was two little kids! They didn't know better then him! "Hey! don't try to teach me a lesson! You lost!"

The fusion shrugged, walking to the car. "Second place really isn't that bad…" They then smirked and winked at him. "For my first time driving a car!"

Kevin felt like they did now. He gave a growl as the Dondai drove away from him. They thought they were so cool… "Look at you. You're so obsessed with me, you're gonna drive away." He called after them, their windows were already rolled up.

He ran after them on the road, yelling after them in desperation. "Fine! Go play with some kiddy toy cars! I could beat you at that, too!"

Stevonnie watched him from her rear-view mirror, then turned it to see their own smile.

"Don't forget!" Kevin called after them in anger, and slight deviation. "You're obsessed with me!" He then gave a few sobs. They weren't obsessed with him, maybe it was the other way around. "Obsessed! Obseeeeeessed!" He yelled, falling to his knees as Stevonnie drove off to home, happy and thinking, how great to be together!