It has been 2 whole days since Madness Steve took almost everyone from every reality into the armour. Sabre already misses the mane 6. They were really kind, and it was sad that they all weren't able to have a break, and just chill with each other. So much has to always go wrong when everything seems to go right. Sabre has also been waiting on the First Curse on any findings of the books, but hasn't heard anything back from him yet.
Sabre is the first to wake up. He sees Dark Steve sitting down on the floor besides the door, who stayed up for the whole night keeping guard.
"Oh, morning Sabre," Said Dark Steve, getting up off the floor.
"Hey Dark," Sabre yawned as he responded.
"Them three, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, they're still asleep. I was thinking of starting some breakfast so they can eat when they wake up," Dark Steve suggested with thought.
"That's really nice of you, Dark. Yeah, I think that's a good idea man," Sabre responded, agreeing with Dark Steve.
"But where is all the food though may I ask?" Dark Steve asked.
"There is a large farm near the main kingdom. I'm sure the Red Steves won't mind us taking some of their wheat- Well, they aren't here, so... I guess we just help ourselves- I mean, we kind of need to eat so," Sabre replied, making sudden pauses in between, to say totally different sentences.
"Anyway, the farm should be straight down, and somewhere to your left. I'll stay here and keep an eye on these three. Come back if you can't find the farm Dark." Dark Steve then went to open the door, closing it behind him once outside, and heads to the main kingdom to get wheat from the farms.
(A few minutes later)
Sabre has sat on the chair near the fireplace in the far right corner. Also, one of the CMC wakes up, Scootaloo.
"Oh um, hey, Scootaloo, are you okay?" Sabre asked.
"Yeah I'm fine Sabre, just worried for... worried for everypony," Scootaloo sighed in her reply, letting out a yawn afterwards.
"Yeah, me too. I know some good friends who were taken as well. I know how you're feeling," Sabre responded.
"Oh by the way, Dark Steve, he went out to the farms to get some crops for you and your friends to have breakfast."
"Thank you... not gonna lie, I was nervous of you two when you just showed out of nowhere, but... I trust you two now," Said Scootaloo.
"That thing last night... M... Madness Steve... I find him very scary. I'm scared I'll be... or my friends will be next," Scootaloo quietly spoke, stuttering out of fear as she mentioned his name.
"I wouldn't worry about it Scootaloo. Discord is... well, he should be looking over us to make sure he doesn't turn up, so you should be okay," Sabre reassured. Soon, Dark Steve returns, opening the door and shutting it behind him once inside.
"Sabre, I've gathered some wheat. I think this should be enough for all five of us. I'll go quickly make it into bread," Said Dark Steve, before heading over to the crafting table that is near the far right corner of the house.
"Again, thank you, Dark. Also um, Scootaloo, do you mind waking your friends up? I imagine they would appreciate it better if you woke them up," Sabre requested. Scootaloo then went to wake Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle up, gently prodding their heads with her left forehoof
"Huh..." Apple Bloom yawned, blinking several times to adjust her eyes to the light, which right now is forcing her eyelids to shut. Sweetie Belle gets up, but still with her eyes closed, almost sleep walking in a way before falling back onto the floor. Eventually though, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle eventually fully woke up.
"I managed to go and get some breakfast for you three," Dark Steve said as he hands out 5 loafs of bread each to the CMC, leaving him with 10 loafs, which he gave half to Sabre for him to eat. After everyone finished, they hear Assistant Steve yelling in the background.
"Everyone! Please meet up at the water fountain immediately! Then, we can discuss on what to do moving forward!" The voice came all the way from the main part of the Red Kingdom.
"Whoever else is in the kingdom, I feel sorry for their ears," Said Dark Steve.
"Well nobody else is anywhere, well... other than Hypno according to Assistant- But yeah I know what you mean," Sabre responded. Everyone walks out of M's house, and heads to the water fountain in the centre of the Red Kingdom.
(3 minutes of walking later)
Sabre, Dark Steve and the CMC makes it to the fountain. Waiting there patiently, is Assistant Steve.
"Hello Sabre, Dark Steve, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. Overnight, I reconfigured the towers, ready to track the armour. The next bit, we need four of you to help," Assistant Steve explained.
"You five, please follow me. I'll explain in further detail once we reach the towers." Everyone began following Assistant Steve, along the path made of stone, cobblestone and stone bricks. They walk through what looks like a stool market of sorts, a layer of red fabric sheltering what was being sold at the stools. Some had books, some had food, some had other things. As you come in from the direction Sabre, Dark Steve, Assistant Steve and the CMC, there are 3 gigantic 2 buildings, all having 2 stories, one to the left, one straight ahead and one to the right. Each building is made mostly of materials consisting of stone, such as stone and stone bricks bricks. The roof however, is made of red terracotta, supported by wooden beams on the outside. Each building was made with a similar design, but each had different widths. The straight ahead has the biggest width. Front view, there are 6 somewhat rectangular looking shapes for each level. These rectangular shapes have red windows, 2 by one vertical in the middle of that rectangular like structure around it, except 3 of them on the bottom. 3 of those on the bottom has a dark oak door. The building straight ahead are terraced. The buildings to the left front view has 4 of these rectangles for each floor, 2 of the bottom rectangle like structure having the dark oak door. The building to the left is semi detached. Meanwhile, the building to the right is separate, from front view, 2 of those rectangle shapes for each floor, only one of those on the bottom having a dark oak door instead of those red windows. Everyone continues to follow Assistant Steve, who is taking them on a route that takes them between the building straight ahead and the building to the right, walking through rose bushes, and onto natural green grass.
(A minute of walking later)
Assistant Steve had took Sabre, Dark Steve and the CMC to the bottom of one of the redstone towers. There is a set of smooth stone stairs that lead near to the top, which they all began walking up. Sweetie Belle just woke up, and she can't be bothered to go walking up a set of stairs so early after waking up, so she used her magic to teleport herself and the other 5 to the top. The floor is smooth stone, just like the stairs. The edges are a block above the floor and is made of polished andesite. There is also a 3 by 2 horizontal control panel of sorts, the top horizontal line, 2 blackstone buttons, and a compass on the right. The bottom line, a daylight sensor a comparator facing out and a lever.
"Thank you Sweetie Belle. Now I can waist less battery. I'd rather be waisting my battery on much better things than you lot," Said Assistant Steve.
"Okay... here comes the insults," Sabre sighed.
"Just tell us what to do," Dark Steve firmly demanded to robot.
"Ah yes, everyone, pay attention. We need four of us, one to go on each tower. This lever here needs to be switched on, all at the exact same time. The four towers surrounding this place, are going to be activated, at the exact same moment. If they are not, it will not work, and we will not get another chance at this," Assistant Steve explained.
"What happens if these levers aren't flicked at the same time?" Dark Steve questioned Assistant Steve.
"Well... you don't want to know," Assistant Steve replied with a very deep sounding voice.
"That's... very concerning," Scootaloo responded.
"You don't say," Apple Bloom responded to Scootaloo.
"Sabre, please stay here. This is the tower you'll be at. I will take the others to their towers. Everyone else, come with me, and do not mess this up, or else we are all... doomed," Assistant Steve instructed, saying the last word in a deep voice. Everyone began to follow Assistant Steve down the stairs. Sabre was about to ask Assistant Steve when he should flick the lever, but Sweetie Belle teleports everyone else down to the bottom
"Okay, now I don't know when to hit the switch," Sabre sighed.
"Sabre, I'd imagine Assistant Steve will yell out, like when he did when we were at that house. I think just wait and see what happens," Shadow Sabre suggested. Sabre nodded, and agreed. He is still baffled as to why his shadow is helping this much, but he isn't complaining, and if he is trying to earn trust to be physically present again which is probably why Shadow Sabre is helping, that won't happen. Sabre isn't dumb to fall for that trick again.
"I just hope we can find anybody that may be out there," Sabre responded.
(15 minutes later)
Assistant Steve had just took the CMC to a third tower. With everyone at their towers, he started to walk over to the last tower.
"When is Assistant Steve gonna be ready?" Apple Bloom moaned.
"Ookkaayy! Ccaann yyoouu aallll hheeaarr mmee?" Assistant Steve yelled out, who is standing at the top of one of these tall redstone towers, dwarfing all the other structures in the Red Kingdom in terms of height. Meanwhile, Dark Steve is at another tower, and Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo at another tower.
"Finally!" Scootaloo exclaimed.
"Well, you probably can't respond anyways, because I'm able to be wwaayy louder than you all. I need you to be by your levers. Go ahead and be at the ready. I'm going to be counting down on go in a moment," Assistant Steve instructed.
"I'll give you a second to prepare, since you probably aren't, and are a moron."
"As much as Assistant Steve is kinda... blunt with his words, I hope doing this will find everypony," Scootaloo sighed. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle nodded.
"Who is going to flick the lever?" Apple Bloom asked.
"I say we pull the lever together," Sweetie Belle suggested.
"Yeah, let's do that," Scootaloo responded in agreement.
"Well, initiating countdown. Three, two, one, go!" Assistant Steve yelled out.
"Cutie Mark Crusaders forever!" The CMC loudly cheered as they pull the lever down together. Lightning began summoning at the top of the tower, which definitely made the CMC jump for sure, but quickly calmed down once the lightning stopped.
"Was doing that meant to create lightning?" Scootaloo wondered.
"I don't know, but Assistant Steve could've at least told us that lightning would be created!" Apple Bloom exclaimed.
"I think this meant we all hit the levers at the same time," Sweetie Belle responded.
"So do we just wait here, or do we go back down or what?" Scootaloo asked
"Maybe wait here until Assistant Steve says otherwise," Sweetie Belle suggested.
"Everything here may be made of blocks, but the view of this kingdom... it's beautiful." Sweetie Belle peaks her head over the edge, looking down at the Red Kingdom. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo does so too.
"Yeah, this place... this place is amazing," Apple Bloom responded.
"Everyone! Please, meet at the centre of the kingdom. We will discuss further once we meet up," Assistant Steve yelled out. Everyone began to make their way down the towers, to the centre of the Red Kingdom, to where the different markets are.
Assistant Steve was the first to make it to the market place, Sabre being second.
"Oh, Assistant Steve, wow... you made it back here really quick. I guess we're waiting on the others- I see Dark Steve, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, right there," Sabre said as see looks to see Dark Steve and the CMC come over, through the actual entrance into the market.
"Yes I am indeed much more efficient than you slowpokes," Assistant Steve responded. Everyone now has fully regrouped.
"Good news! We successfully completed the transformation, and worked successfully," Assistant Steve stated.
"I would go over the bad news, but it isn't important- Well, I can't increase any of your intelligence. That's all it is."
"Okay... he went from calling us morons to straight up insulting us. Okay that's cool," Dark Steve sighed.
"Yeah he's starting to take is too far," Sabre responded to Dark Steve.
"Anyway, Assistant Steve, how are we gonna do this?" Sabre asked.
"Please stand back, as for when I begin searching, it will create lightning that could inflict harm onto you fragile pieces of flesh," Assistant Steve replied.
"Can you- Can you just chill on the insults man, please?" Sabre requested Assistant Steve before sighing, then steps back as well as everyone else. They all went to stand behind a nearby dark oak table, and they notice an antenna of sorts pop out of the top of Assistant Steve's head, which looks almost completely identical to a redstone torch.
"Is that an... antenna?" Dark Steve wondered.
"That is correct, Dark Steve," Assistant Steve replied.
"Searching... searching... searching... searching..." Assistant Steve repeated as a few strikes of lightning began summoning on him. Soon, the lightning stopped being summoned.
"Location of the armour has been found!"