Long after the election is over and done with...

Ex-Mayor Dewey went on to be on Mayor Lazuli's cabinet as a political adviser. Once he felt that Lapis had the hang of her job, he retired and became a consultant. To keep himself entertained in his position-less years, he opened a small bakery that eventually caught on. He still looks back on his days as mayor as the best of his life, but in his final race he made life long friends and wouldn't change the outcome one bit.

Not much changed for Pearl. Beach City kept functioning, and the Crystal Gems kept doing their thing. However, the new mayor was far more willing to listen to and cooperate with Pearl on her plans for Beach City's safety. At Pearl's request, stricter safety regulations were placed on Funland's amusement park and a mass evacuation plan was implemented... Which came in incredibly useful when Homeworld eventually invaded again.

In order to keep the eye of the public in their favor, Peridot decided that it would be best for their political party to have involvement in the community... So at the request of the twins Alexis and Amanda, Peridot had become their Girl Scout Troop's den mother. The troop quickly rose to the top ranks of national cookie sales as well as gaining a repuation of being a troop of hellions. Peridot was proud. Also, as Mayor Lazuli's reign continued, Peridot was given more and more responsibilities in urban development. With her at the helm, Beach City was the pioneering force of reverse engineering gem technology for practical Earth purposes such as renewable energy and defense... Boy were the diamonds surprised.

Mayor Lapis Lazuli used her mayorial benefits to acquire the lighthouse shortly after winning her first election. She and Peridot moved in there from the barn to be closer to Steven and the other Crystal Gems. She still had her various Crystal Gem activities, and at times the mayorial duties stacking on top of them were just too much... Luckily for her, she had Ex-Mayor Dewey and Peridot to fall back on for support. Lapis had decided from the get-go that she would only stay mayor for as long as she felt that she could keep improving Beach City for the better. When a new, bright-eyed candidate would step up, she would willingly retire. She was mayor during their technological boom, their peak of economic growth, the Homeworld Invasion, and the rebuilding after the city's destruction in said invasion. It wasn't until Mayor Dewey's Grandson was old enough to run that she had a worthy opponent and felt that she could retire from the political scene.

Years later, when approached for a documentary about her run as mayor, Lapis had this to say: "The worst part about being mayor was that I couldn't interrupt myself with a fart joke."

((Its been one heck of a ride guys! We saw Lapis rise to power, moments of awkward, moments of humor, moments of awkward humor. Got invited to a Steam Group, that was awesome... May or may not be related to this fic or not. No idea... It's been a rush. I wanna take the time right now to thank everyone for reading, and I hope that you all enjoyed my work of humor and political... uhm... Intrigue?... Not quite sure if intrigue is the word for it... But lets run with it! INTRIGUE! Word of the day cheated in! Woo woo!

But yeah. Thank you all so much, and I plan to write again in the future at some point! Until that point though, this is Space Clod signing out. *poofs*))