Emma grinned, sneaking up towards her uncle. He was looking at something on her phone, so she got right up behind him. Then, she let out a high pitched screech, grabbing his shoulders. He yelled, jumping and nearly throwing his phone as Emma burst into laughter.

"Ah!!! Emma, what was that for?!" She tried to stop laughing, but she couldn't.
"You......your face...." She gasped, and he grinned, grabbing her in a bear hug.
"Oh, you think it was funny? How about this?" He started tickling her, and she shrieked, trying to get away, but she couldn't. She saw Camryn off to the side, laughing at her cousin and father. Camryn had to wear a breathing tube constantly now, which stank, but her lungs just kept getting worse. Her aunt, Moriah, finally came up, laughing.

"Alright, Joel. You can let her go now." He groaned playfully, but let go. She grinned at him, and then went over, sitting down beside her cousin.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" Camryn smiled, looking up again.
"Better. Are you ready for tonight? And do your parents know you're performing with Colton?" She grinned, shaking her head no.
"I'm so ready. And they have no idea. I'm going to be doing Rise with him right before our set." She smiled at her cousin, coughing slightly.
"That's awesome. They're going to absolutely love it. And hey, do you want me to videotape tonight?" Emma leaned back, making a long, tiny black braid down one side of her face.

"Sure. Unless you've gotta be backstage doing some thing else, that would be awesome." Camryn smiled, working on a French braid in her cousin's hair.
"I'd love to. And hopefully my dad doesn't fall off the stage this time. He's now wishing I hadn't filmed that night, because I won't stop teasing him about it." Emma laughed, playing with her penny necklace. She had on a t-shirt with part of a lyric from a song by Skillet- Lions. If we're gonna stand, we stand as giants. If we're gonna walk, we walk as lions. She loved music by Skillet, Red, Britt Nicole, Colton Dixon, and several other artists. She also loved performing her favorite songs with the different artists. A couple hours later, they got ready for the performance, and she got her in-ears situated as Colton went up. Then, he started Rise.

What happened to your life
It's more than makeup staining your eyes
You wanna be in a better place
Say you don't wanna live this way
All alone

When your heart is cold
And when you feel you're letting go
You can rise above the world below
Rise tonight

When he got to the second verse, she snuck onstage, joining him, and started to sing.

So hard to watch you bleed
Your fragile heart
Ripped at the seams
You've gotta try to help me understand
But first you're gonna have to let me in
No, you're not alone

When your heart is cold
And when you feel you're letting go
You can rise above the world below
Rise tonight

You can rise tonight

There's a light, hope, in your eyes
Like a star burning in the sky
There's a fire you can't hide tonight
There's a light, hope, in your eyes
Like a star burning in the sky
There's a fire you can't hide tonight

When your heart is cold
And when you feel you're letting go
You can rise above the world below
You can rise above the world below
Rise tonight

They finished, and she saw Camryn grinning, sitting up front with a camera. She headed back offstage, nearly running into her parents, who had huge smiles on their faces.

"That was wonderful, Emma! Why didn't you tell us you were going to do that?" She grinned.
"I wanted it to be a surprise. Uncle Joel! Ready?" He grinned, picking up the megaphone.
"Let's go, love. The better question is, are you ready?" She smirked.
"Uncle Joel, I was born ready." They went out, and did their thing. As they came offstage, smiling, Emma grinned. She couldn't be any happier right now.