Steven and Pippa walked up the long, winding stairs to the top of the slides. When they finally got to the start of the line, they were so high up, that they could see almost the entire park. Pippa gulped.

"I don't know how I feel about this," Pippa admitted.

Steven wrapped his arm around her. "It'll be okay, Pips. It's just like a roller coaster, but with water. It'll be fun, and splashy, and over before you know it."

"It's so high up, though," Pippa said, feeling tears start to form in her eyes.

"Isn't it amazing, though? Look, I think that's Brett and Kaitlyn. We're so high up. It's like we're the rulers of the world. And you'll be back on the ground before you know it. Trust me. I'll go down first so I can be waiting when you come down."

"Okay," Pippa said finally. Steven gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Okay. You'll be fine, love. It'll be fun. And if you don't like it, I'll take you for ice cream later. My treat. You're so brave, Pips."

Soon, the lifeguard was motioning for Steve to get into place on the slide. Pippa was getting so anxious that she felt like she was about to throw up.

"Love you," Steven mouthed when the doors to the slide were closed. Pippa swallowed, and then Steven dropped out of sight.

"Next!" the lifeguard called. Pippa reluctantly stepped up to the slide. The lifeguard gave her the instructions and read her the safety precautions.

Before she knew it, the doors were shut. She closed her eyes as tightly as she could. Her heart was beating rapidly in her chest. She felt like she was going to cry.

And then the floor dropped out from under her, and she went shooting down the slide.

After a few seconds, she realized it wasn't really that bad. It was actually kind of fun, getting splashed by the water. And it was weird to not be in any sort of car. She was all by herself.

And then it was over, and Steve was helping her out.

"You okay, Pips?" he asked.

"Yeah, it wasn't that bad," Pippa admitted.

"I'm proud of you. Now, let's get that ice cream."

"You said only if I didn't like it-"

"I lied, we're getting ice cream. I want some, and besides, you've earned it. You were brave."

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Back at the hotel, Carleigh was not having as much fun as Brett, Kaitlyn, Steven, and Pippa. She was still pretty sick. She had a horrible fever and one of the worst headaches that she'd ever had in her life.

Jessa had tried to help. She'd brought Carleigh aspirin, and some cold medicine, plus plenty of Ramen noodles. She'd even given Carleigh her precious zebra pillow pet to cuddle with. Not much was really working.

Daniel texted Carleigh about every hour, checking in. The guys were out playing soccer in a random field that they'd found. It was nice of him, Carleigh thought. She just wished she hadn't been sick during one of their first weeks of dating.

It was also frustrating to Carleigh that Jessa and Lana could not get it together. It was obvious to Carleigh that Jessa was avoiding Lana on purpose. And they were both being way too stubborn for their own good.

Renee: i heard you're not feeling well

Carleigh: i don't think i've ever been this sick, not even that one week during hamilton can compare to this

Renee: i'm sorry, sweet carleigh. i miss you. you should come back and we can ice skate and have some schuyler sister time

Carleigh: yeah we should

Renee: drink lots of water, get some rest, watch a movie. i hate seeing my favorite ensemblist suffering

Carleigh: you're such a mom renee

Renee: well what can i say, i am a mom

Carleigh: i mean true

Renee: well, just wanted to check in. if you're not better in a few days, go see the doctor, okay?

Carleigh: i will, thanks

Carleigh sighed. They had a notes rehearsal in ten minutes. She'd been procrastinating getting up as long as possible, but she couldn't wait any longer. She threw on a random sweatshirt (she was pretty sure it was Jessa's, but oh well) and grabbed her water bottle before going downstairs.

When she got there, most people were already there. Pippa wasn't, and neither were Kaitlyn and Brett. She assumed that they were still at the water park.

"Your seat is over here," Araella said. "You sure you don't want to go back upstairs?"

"No, it's okay," Carleigh said tiredly.

Each ensemblist had a paper in front of them with various notes on their last show. Carleigh's only went up to 'Non-Stop', since she tagged out after 'Yorktown'. The notes were written by their dance captain, Danielle.

Hamilton- no velociraptoring at any time during the show

My Shot- wow did you get whiplash from that head jerk because that looked like it hurt

Schuyler Sisters- 'work' is not an excuse to moonwalk

Winter's Ball- try not to look like someone is holding you at gunpoint to walk onstage for 'reliable with the ladies'

Satisfied- it looks like you're taking shots out of a champagne glass, this is not a bar, it's a ball, classy drinks only

Satisfied- running into Angelica Schuyler is a no-no, at least neither of you tripped

Wait For It- don't trip next time but fyi it was thayne's fault ;)

Ten Duel- AW JAZZY JUST TEXTED THAT YOU WERE SICK CARLEIGH WHY WERE YOU TAKING CHAMPAGNE SHOTS YOU HAVE MORE ENERGY SICK THAN I DO WHEN I'M HEALTHY WHY ARE YOU EVEN ONSTAGE

Guns and Ships- my poor babe carleigh :(

Yorktown- good for you, you got through the troubled song with no problems while sick, that's an accomplishment :)

Non-Stop- GIRL WHERE DID YOU GO oh wait nevermind FEEL BETTER

As sick as Carleigh was, she still found her notes to be encouraging. Dani didn't get enough credit for how great of a dance captain she was. Carleigh was just depressed that Dani wasn't going on the second round of touring.

"Alright, guys, now that you've had a few minutes to look over your personal notes, we have a few things we need to go over..." Daveed said.

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this was after amber ardolino showed everyone her notes for her last chicago tour before she was a swing so the notes thing was on my mind ya know

has anyone watched The 100 because that show is the best

(sorry guys we messed up the order these should be published in. This came before our update from yesterday. Sorry! -ab)