Steven and Phoebe Chapter 12

It was now nighttime, and Evan and Steven were sitting in a hammock. A family of ducks walked by Phoebe as she was walking up the stairs to the hammock.
"Steven?" Evan said to Steven. "We have to, uh..."
"Don't worry." Said Steven. "You're nice, and someone will give you a job. I would."
"Oh, Steven, come here." Evan said, hugging Steven, and Evan started to sing a song.

If Every Pork-chop Were Perfect
We Wouldn't Have Hotdogs
Sometimes The Hotdog Chain Breaks
But That Doesn't Mean
We Don't Lose What's Important
And That Is Love

Evan grabbed two flowers and the wind took them away. When they went inside, Phoebe lifted Steven's pillow to see what was so special about that photo. The photo depicted Evan and Steven when they were younger. There were also two adults in the photo: a beautiful woman with pink hair and an overwieght man with a 5:00 shadow. They were Steven's parents, Rose Quartz and Greg Universe.
"Those were mom and dad before..." Said Steven. "It was raining and they went for a drive. What happened to yours? I hear you cry at night. Do you dream about them? I know that's why you push me and break things. Our family's small now, and we don't have that many toys. If you want, you could be a part of it." Phoebe thought she caused enough trouble, so she left through the window, bringing The Ugly Duckling with her. "It's okay." Replied Steven. "I remember everyone that leaves."
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Phoebe was now in the woods with the book in her hands. She put it down, and it opened to the page where the black duck says ‘I'm lost!’
"I'm lost." Said Phoebe. "I'm lost!"
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Meanwhile, Dexter and Eddward finally made it to shore.
"Help!" Said Double D. "I don't like the ocean."
"Look, a friendly little dolphin. They helped sailors in the war. No, it's a shark! It a shark and it ain't friendly! It looks like a dolphin. Tricky fish, tricky fish! Octopus, please help me. Oh, octopus is worse than shark! I hate this planet!" Double D pulled an octopus off his face. Suddenly, his phone started to ring.
"Mr. Eddward!" It was Mr. Harriman.
"Have you caught 2-1-3 or not?"
Double D stood in shock.
"Consider yourself fired and prison bound. Your timing is unspeakable." Mr. Harriman then hung up.
"We're fired." Said Dexter. "Now we get to do it my way!" He then crawled towards Steven's house, with Double D following in pursuit. 
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"I shouldn't have overestimated Daxter and Squidward." Said Harriman.
"Uh, Dexter and Eddward." Corrected Mojo Jojo.
"Whatever." Scoffed Harriman. "The mission is still in jeopardy. Perhaps this is a chance to redeem yourself, Mr. Mojo. What time are you attending to leave?"
"Immediately." Replied Mojo.

Author's Note: The line 'If every pork-chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hotdogs' is actually a quote from the show Steven Universe itself. It was in the episode 'Laser Light Cannon'.

The duck family is the mother duck and the ducklings from the Regular Show episodes 'A Bunch of Baby Ducks' and 'A Bunch of Full Grown Geese'.

However, since this story is set AU, the ducklings and mother DO NOT have superpowers nor the ability to speak.
The octopus that attaches itself to Double D's face is the octopus from the Ed Edd n Eddy episode 'Button Yer Ed', in which Eddy temporarily loses his voice, so Ed and Double D decide to seek help and advice from Rolf.
 
The octopus showed up again in the episode 'The Eds Are Coming! The Eds Are Coming!', which was part of Cartoon Network Invaded.