Chapter 19: The New Steven

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"Why So Blue?" Written differently and some original work.

3rd Person P.O.V.

Howard wakes up.

(Howard) (yawns) Good morning.

He saw Spinel watching TV. He gets up and stretched.

(Howard) No good morning?

(Spinel) Oh, good morning, I guess.

He went to make himself a cup of coffee.

(Phoebe) Good morning, everyone.

(Howard) Morning, Ms. Fitzgerald.

(Phoebe) (sighs) Howard, please call me Phoebe. You're not my student anymore.

(Howard) I know, but it reminds me of the good ol' days.

(Phoebe) You want me to relive the good old days with you with some training?

(Howard) Um...

(Phoebe) What?

(Howard) Aren't you too, um... What's the word?

(Phoebe) Old?

(Howard) What? No, that's not what I--

(Phoebe) (chuckles) I'm 35, I'm not that old. Besides, ever since I've been brought back from the dead, I feel young again. I can prove it to you. Come on.

Outside

She stood in front of Howard.

(Howard) Okay, I'm waiting.

(Phoebe) Throw a punch.

(Howard) What?

(Phoebe) Go on, do it.

He listened. He went for a jab, but she caught his fist, jabbed his chest, and got low to sweep him off his feet with her heel. Luckily, they were standing on sand which broke part of his fall.

She is fast. Not much of a surprise, Steven is fast and she trained him. The only difference between him and her is that he's physically stronger than her.

(Howard) Whoa, you move as fast as Steven.

(Phoebe) Who trained him?

(Howard) You, but I wasn't expecting that 'cause--

(Phoebe) You thought I was too old to move that fast.

(Howard) I wouldn't say "old." More like out of practice.

(Phoebe) Yeah, I guess I am. But that's the best part of being resurrected. It's like I'm part gem, only I don't have one.

(Howard) But you have the energy of one, right?

(Phoebe) I guess.

She helps him up.

(Phoebe) Shall we continue?

(Howard) Yeah, sure.

Later

(Howard) Ow! Ow! Ow! Okay, okay, you win!

(Phoebe) Tap out.

He taps out. She lets him go.

(Howard) Okay, when I wanted to relive the old days, I wanted to train, not wrestle.

(Phoebe) It's fun, Howard.

(Howard) Yeah, when you're the one on top of me. And I'm skinnier than you, and you're a woman!

She blushed when he said that.

(Phoebe) Are you saying what I think you're saying?

(Howard) What? OH! No! I definitely do not check you out! I would never!

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