biting his nails.
After the battle when Steve saw Zuri did decently well at acting like a young legend, he said “Yas! My legacy is safe!”
Alex said “Don’t you mean your family legacy?”
“Yeah. I’m ready for the bitter truth”
Alex said “After we leave”
Steve ran down and grabbed Zuri and said “Great job! You even won! Today we’ll go out for lunch somewhere where you just want to go.”
Zuri burrowed her face into Steve and said “I hate being a legend! Too much attention!”
Steve sighed and said “At this point even if you quit, you’ll still be very well known.”
Zuri said “Okay, I guess I’ll continue until I’m too old”
Steve said “Aww sweetie, you don’t have to live a life just like mine. I’m honored you chose to. But, it is unnecessary. I’m happy as long as you continue your life as a legend until you have kids.”
Alex said “Zuri sweetie, you may drop this silly PvP thing whenever you feel like it. You may drop it right now if you want to”
“No! Steve is my favorite because whenever I do good at a PvP game, he gives me a reward.”
Alex said “Steve! You seriously need to stop doing that!”
“Why? I’m trying to get her to continue PvP as long as possible without her losing interest”
“She hates it!”
“No she doesn’t! I’ll ask her! Hey Zuri, do you like PvP?”
Zuri looked at Steve sadly and shook her head no and said “I’m sorry. No.”
“Welp. My legacy is over. One member of the family must be interested in PvP in every generation.”
“I guess I kind of like it.”
“That’s good a place to start as any”
Steve and Zuri said “Why not stop for ice cream on our way home?”
Alex said “Steve! Whenever Zuri wins a PvP game, have you been taking her out for ice cream?!”
“Yes”
“You know you aren’t supposed to eat ice cream! Too high in fats!”
“You’re trying to cut all my favorite things out of my diet?!”
“Steve! I want you to live as long as you possibly can!”
“I thought you hated me!”
I was kidding! We won’t split up.”
“Aww Alex. I really appreciate it. I also love the gift you got me!”
Alex said “Tomorrow’s activity is one you’ll love!”
For lunch, Zuri picked the restaurant.
Steve ordered the double bacon cheeseburger.
Alex said “Steve, you failed the 24 hour challenge”
“I couldn’t take it anymore”
“Okay. When we get home you still get to pick your favorite recipes from my book.”
Then the meals came and Steve ate his all up no crumbs and said “Oh, this tastes amazing!”
Alex said “Aww Steve, how about one day a week you can have a meal with meat. Not including you lunch meats at lunch”
“Yay!”
Then they went home and the kids played in the pool for a while. After a few hours, Zuri said “Steve! Get in here!”
Alex said “Aww guys, you know Steve is too old for that. I can however come in”
Steve said “All good, I can change into my swimsuit and join you guys.”
Alex said “Steve? Are you sure? When you were caring for the villagers-”
“Yeah I know what happened. I may need it to relieve pain in my back”
Alex said “Umm Steve. There’s a hot tub over there”
Steve said “Kids, give me 35 minutes”
Steve ran inside and changed into his swimsuit and said “Geez! I look like I’m over 100 years old wearing this”
Steve then said “Please tell me she packed my back up swimsuit.”and started to carefully look through his bag; he found nothing.
Steve said “Welp, I guess I’ll have to wear this one”
Steve then left the house and Alex said “Steve! Eww ! You look like you’re over 200 years old in that! Geez! I’ll help you find the one that doesn’t make you look so old”
“You didn’t pack it!”
“Yeah I did.” and went up to their room with Steve.
Alex started to look through Steve’s suitcase and after she had looked through nearly all of it, she said “Oh dear! Don’t tell me I forgot it!” and burrowed her face in her hands.
Steve said “Alex, it may be in your bag.”
Alex nodded and pulled out her pink and cyan suitcase. She carefully looked through the bag and when she couldn’t find it, she said “I really did forget, sorry Steve.”
“All good.”
Alex patted his back and said “Just try not to die, okay old man!” and started to laugh.
Steve raised his eyebrows and looked away and frowned. He turned out of the room and left.
Alex followed him yelling “Steve! I was just kidding around! You’re not old!”
Steve looked back at her and then quickly looked away remembering what she had said about him earlier and started to walk faster. Alex also started to walk faster.
Steve said “Stop following me!” quite angrily.
Steve then went outside and stepped into the hot tub. He relaxed until Noor yelled “Steve! Look at me!”
Steve looked at Noor who was in the treehouse by the pool and said “Want to see me jump in the pool from here?”
Steve got out of the hot tub and yelled “What are you doing Noor?! You’ll get seriously hurt or worse!”
Noor then climbed down and said “Thanks for saving me.” and jumped back into the pool. He accidentally splashed Steve and Steve said “Oh, you want to play it that way?” and jumped in.
He chased after Noor and then eventually caught up to him and said “Got you” and splashed him.
Noor said “You want a splash fight?”
“No thanks.”
Then Alex came out and said “Kids! Time to reapply your sunscreen! You too Steve!”
Steve got out with the kids and reapplied his sunscreen.
Alex said “Steve, I’m going to get my nails painted. See you in an hour or so.”
“Oh. See you later.”
Steve then climbed back in the pool with his kids and started to play panda in the middle.
After about an hour and a half, Alex came back.
She had her hair all styled and her nails painted. She said “I’m going to work on my tan.”
Steve then got out of the pool and back into the hot tub.
About An hour later, Tristan said “Guys! Time to get dressed.”
Steve climbed out very wrinkly.
All the kids got out and went inside with Steve after drying off.
Steve went back upstairs and got dressed.
Then they went out to dinner.
The next day, Steve woke up with Alex not there.
He peered into his friends’ rooms and said “Anyone home?”
Then the front door opened and Alex said “Ahh. That was so fun! Right kids?”
All the kids said “We wanted to rub dirt in our eyes!”
Steve then came down and Alex said “There we are sleepyhead! We were just out on a morning walk until you woke up.”
Steve said “What’s today’s activity?”
“PvP museum”
Steve said “Aww guys. You’re really spoiling me! I never even got this spoiled when all my villagers were still around!”
Alex said “Get dressed!”
Steve quickly ran upstairs and got dressed. Alex made toast and brought it up to him.
Steve quickly ate his toast and headed downstairs.
Noor said “Alex, can we please go to a waterpark for the kids today? I know Steve’s had enough of that kind of excitement for a while; but can we please go to a waterpark?”
Alex looked over at Steve’s friends who said “Up to him!”
Steve said “Welp, four days were focused on just me! I guess that’s pretty great. Would’ve preferred five. But, sure!”
The kids said “If you want us to go to the PvP museum we can.”
Steve’s friends said “For the rest of the time, it was going to be up to the kids what we do. ”
“Yes!” said Steve.
Then they headed to the PvP museum.
Around noon, they went to the food court. Steve got a burger and everyone else got the hotdog.
Alex said “Aww, Steve. You don’t have to do your meat every meal diet. How much meat you’re eating could be why your back hurts so often.”
“Yeah”
Then they continued their tour of the museum.
The tour guide said “This room is one where we don’t go in, it is for groups with at least three PvP legends only. I can assume none of you are legends. So, we’re moving on.
Steve said “Umm Zuri and I are both legends.”
Then someone else said “So am I” and laughed nervously.
The guide looked all them up and said “Yup, all of you three are legends. We’re allowed to go in.”
Steve said “Hey, tour guide? Why did you have to look my name up? Everyone knows the mighty Steven Stonecutter is a PvP legend?”
Everyone in the room looked at Steve and ran to him and asked him to sign photos of him.
Steve pulled out his pen and started to sign.
After the last signature, he said “You realize Zuri is over there.” and pointed over at Zuri
All the people scoffed and said “She’s nothing compared to you. She mostly does private training. You used to do battles extremely often.”
The tour guide said “Steve, if this is true, she can’t be a legend and you lose all the benefits of being a Stonecutter.”
Zuri said “You can’t do that to Steve! His legacy is everything to him! He’s lived with the benefits for so very long now, it would be unfair to just take them away! Besides, you don’t work for the council!”
Steve quietly growled at Zuri and said “Whenever someone says something like that, they do work for the council!”
The council member said “Because of Zuri’s shenanigans, you'll need to change your last name to Alteris! Your family legacy will still be a thing.”
Steve said “Who will get my name?”
“Alex’s family!”
Steve said “Come on, I’m sure this can be settled with a simple battle.”
The council said “Steve, the battle will start in an hour. Be prepared.” and laughed.
Steve then looked around the room only to find the most prized PvP relic of all time: the Sword of swords.
Steve said “I dreamed I had you in my hand a few nights ago.”
Noor reached out to touch it and Steve yelled “Noor! What are you doing?! You’ll get me banned for life!”
The tour guide then said “Battle’s off! And you’ll have to give up your name and swap with Alex! Also, you are hereby banned from ever entering this museum again!”
Steve said “Maam’ I assure you Noor didn’t touch it!”
Steve then looked back at Noor to see him holding it.
Steve said “I’ll see me and my family out. Let’s go guys.” extremely glumly.
Noor put the sword in his inventory.
Steve yelled “Noor! Put that back now! I’ll already be in serious trouble with the PvP council for this and so will Zuri!”
Alex said “Steve, on the plus side. Actually, I’ll be the one getting in trouble with the council, not you.”
Steve said “I guess that does help a little. Not enough to make a difference though.”
Alex said “Noor! Apologize to Steve at this moment!”
Noor came over to Steve and said “I’m terribly sorry I did that. The guilt will forever haunt me. Punish me however you want. If you want, throw me into hard mode and leave me. Maybe then your life will be better.”
Steve said “Okay deal, you have to deal with the council when they come to yell at me or Alex.”
Alex said “Steve? Are you sure you should trust him with that big of a punishment”
Steve carefully thought about it and said “You’re right. I can’t trust him with restoring my name. Your new punishment is doing all the house chores including the ones your siblings have with no payment!”
Alex said “Better, a little harsh”
“What he did to me was harsh!”
“True.Still… a little harsh”
“Fine! PvP battle against Zuri!”
Alex said “Perfect”
Noor said “No! How could you make me do this?!”
Steve said “Would you rather it be against the not so great Steve Alteris?”
Alex said “Aww Steve. You’re still great in my eyes”
The guide said “the meeting will be at your house on the 17th!”
Alex nodded and said “Who will they want to talk to? Me no doubt.”
“Steve. You however have to be there”
Alex said “Welp, you at least get one last meeting with the council.”
Steve gave Alex the death glare and yelled “You don’t know what will happen there do you?!” very angrily.
No response
“Do you?!” his anger still escalating
No response
“Do you?!” his anger still escalating
No response
“Do you?!” at full blown rage.
“No”
“They’ll take away my trophies, my certificates, my swords, my ribbons, my everything related to PvP and shred it or burn it with me watching!”
Alex said “Guys, we best be leaving. We don’t want Steve in any more trouble than he’s already in.”
Steve said “No! I will fight for my name back!”
Alex said “Steve, please no” pleadingly
Steve said “I have to.”
Zuri said “I can battle for you if you want.”
Steve said “Aww Zuri, that’s very sweet. But, I think I’ll just accept my fate. My name belongs to another person and I live with my new name.”
“But you just said you’d fight for your name back.”
“I know. I’ll do anything except surrender my family legacy to get my name back!”
