Ezra In Beach City (Book 1)

Alone Together

At the Beach House, the gems were teaching Steven how to dance in order to try fusion.

"A 5-6-7-8!" Pearl said as she snapped her fingers.

Steven and Amethyst tried to dance in unison. Garnet and Ezra walked in to observe.

"Synchronize!" Pearl said as she still snapped her fingers.

Amethyst tried to lift Steven, but she dropped him and he fell. They both laughed.

"Be serious!" Pearl reminded, irritated.

Steven and Amethyst continued to dance while Pearl snapped her finger in rhythm. Amethyst successfully lifted Steven, but they both laughed again. Pearl stopped snapping and frowned in annoyance.

"Maybe he needs a demo?" Ezra suggested.

Pearl then takes over and begins to demonstrate with Garnet next.

"Pay attention now, Steven." Pearl said.

Pearl and Garnet performed a ballroom dance, as Garnet twirled and lifted Pearl around. Garnet then pinned Pearl against a wall, both her hands were on either side of Pearl's head, as Pearl slightly blushed.

"See?" Pearl said as she turned to Steven with a beckoned gesture.

Steven stared at Pearl wide-eyed for a second, but then looked determined.

"Hmm." Steven nodded.

Steven tried to dance with Pearl and copied Garnet's moves. Garnet helped him with some of the poses, as he was too short. Pearl smiled hesitantly and looked at Garnet as the short Steven pinned her against the wall.

Steven and Amethyst danced together next, as they performed a dance similar to the Macarena. Steven followed pretty well but he was not as limber and flexible as Amethyst.

Steven tried to dance with Garnet next, as he copied her dance, but he couldn't keep up with the speed of her hand movements.

Steven then tried a ballet duet with Pearl. Pearl accidentally hit him in the face with her leg since he was too short, that caused him to fall on the ground, and looked at him apologetically.

The Gems then tried to dance in unison with Steven. They snapped their fingers in rhythm; Steven was a bit off beat. The Gems each placed one foot forward; Steven put forward his hand. The Gems ran in unison and exited stage right; Steven ran in the wrong way, before he quickly turned around and tried to catch up with them. The Gems slid, leapt up, and posed in midair together; Steven tried to jump and pose as well, but quickly fell to the ground.

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In the kitchen, the Crystal Gems walk towards the kitchen to take a break.

"I don't get it, I thought I almost had it." Steven said as he carried a towel around his neck.

"Nobody expects you to be able to perform fusion right away, Steven." Pearl reassured as she sat beside the kitchen counter.

"Yeah! It's really hard, even for us." Amethyst added as she hopped and sat on top of the counter.

"Not for me." Garnet said as she leaned against the cabinets.

"The fusion spell for mages can be complex too." Ezra added.

"We'll keep working on the dance for now, and who knows, in a few years..." Pearl said before she paused and pondered. "I wonder though if Steven's body is capable of fusion. Fusion merges the physical forms of gems, but Steven is half-human. He's organic."

"Organic?" Steven repeated in confusion as he popped in.

"Aw, come on! It's Steven!" Amethyst said before she spoke mockingly. "Who knows what's gonna happen?" She laughed heartily.