"Back at the swamp," Sabre said to himself. Sabre, the First Curse himself, the mane 6 and Derpy are at the entrance of the home of the First Curse.
"So... we all got what we need to do?" Sabre asked everyone. They all nodded.
"Okay, let's go-"
"Ah ha... this place, back here are we?" Everyone hears a voice behind them.
"Okay everyone- Looks like Madness Steve is following us- To the side now- Inside- Go go go go go!" Sabre yelled as he and everyone goes into the building, and gets out of the way of the entrance. The mane 6 are on the left, Sabre, the First Curse and Derpy are on the right. The mane 6 got ready with the Elements of Harmony and activating their friendship magic.
"You're all clearly inside!" Madness Steve shouted as he runs through the entrance with the armour. The mane 6 with their friendship magic, shoots a rainbow beam straight at Madness Steve, but that did nothing. The mane 6 move backwards in fright, realizing that all they did was let him know where they all are.
"You six really think I'm gonna let you get away with that for a fourth time!? Now, you six... it's time you all join Starlight in this sword!" Madness Steve chuckled as he holds his sword and hovers to the mane 6, but a giant muffin gets created between him and the mane 6. Madness Steve turns around and sees Derpy flying directly at him, her forehooves pointing outward, her eyes laser focused on him, her lazy eye pointing in the same direction as her other eye, frowning, nothing but the starving desire to avenge Dinky flowing throughout her. Madness Steve gets ready to defend himself with his sword, but before the sword made contact with Derpy, the pegasus creates a light grey aura around her, preventing Madness Steve's sword making actual contact with her. That's the main concern for Derpy out the way.
Derpy, whilst pushing Madness Steve's False Form with her forehooves flies up into the roof of the building, crashing through it, destroying the whole building above, only leaving the bottom of the building. The parts of the building that fell back onto the ground creates a shock wave that wipes some of the leaves on the trees of the swamp clean off, out of existence. Madness Steve and Derpy are no longer visible as they are now really high up. All everyone else could hear are lightning, fireballs coming back down to the ground, lighting up the trees of the swamp with raging flames. Then came a massive meteor that came crashing down, droplets of the meteor dropping lava. Then that meteor almost instantly changes into a muffin, and the droplets of lava became droplets of chocolate, indicating to everyone that Derpy is okay.
Madness Steve and Derpy have been landing several hits against each other. Both had been fighting for only a few minutes now. Both are high up in the sky, well above the clouds and out of view from everyone on the ground where what was left of the First Curse's home. In the sky, nothing made sense. Time and space in the sky is warped. Air molecules are warped. Everything up in the sky is warped.
"So you've got my powers and yet you're not corrupted? Oh don't worry, I'll just do it again!" Madness Steve shouted as he lifts his arms up, pointing up into the sky, and his eyes focused on Derpy. Derpy whilst screaming, opens her mouth and shoots muffins out, exploding when they made contact with Madness Steve's False Form. Both Madness Steve and Derpy backs off, and then flies directly into each other, teleporting them to another reality. This creates a shockwave, and ripples the entire fabric of the reality, tearing it, and starts off fire, and rains down lava.
"What the- Lava!? Lava falling from the sky- Oh no oh no no no! We have to run! RUN! Everyone go go go GO GO!" Sabre shouted, who began running as well as the First Curse. What was left of the home of the First Curse, flames began to engulf it. The flames began to spread faster than they could run. Rainbow Dash couldn't fly up, because the toxicity in the air above the swamp would leave her only a few minutes left to live. Everyone hits a dead end, the lake of what was water, had become lava. The entire swamp ahead, also engulfed in flames. Everyone turns around and sees the lively fire approaching them all.
"I guess this truly is it! I'm sorry we couldn't stop him I'm sorry! I'm... sorry..." Sabre yelled in frustration and panic before his voice reduces to a murmuring mumble of sadness, time feeling like slowing down as the flames approached. The flames also prevented him, the First Curse Twilight or Rarity using their abilities to get out of here. They know they can't do anything, and with the fire only being now a few metres away, they are done for.
They are done for... or so it seemed. Lightning began striking, and the flames began to be pushed back. Time Steve comes back, and using his time abilities reverses the result of the fire and repairs parts the swamp that's nearby the path, but it isn't just him doing it.
"Cutie Mark Crusader Fire Fighters! Yay!"
"Time we're glad you're here man but you brought the CMC too!? It's too dangerous for them!" Sabre exclaimed.
"Wait..." Rarity slowly said. She notices Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo wearing some kind of armour, that has Madness Steve's essence on it. She also notices they're holding spears, also with Madness Steve's essence. Slowly, Time Steve and the CMC puts out the fire.
"I know you're probably wondering why I brought them with me... so uh- They said they wanted to impress their class... wherever their academy is. So... I got more essence, put it in the machine we all made a week or so ago in the desert, went to Zecora's hut, and although she wasn't there, Assistant remembered what to do aaand... here we are- Not the... uh, ttiimmee to explain," Time Steve explained. Rainbow Dash slaps her forehead with her left forehoof and sighs.
"At least they didn't have those tools when they were still trying to get their cutie marks Rainbow," Pinkie Pie pointed out.
"Dear Equestria- Pinkie, please, no," Applejack responded to Pinkie Pie. Applejack dreaded to think of the thought of the CMC using those tools with Madness Steve's abilities whilst if they were still trying to get their cutie marks. That's a very very terrifying thought.
Madness Steve and Derpy had just fought across several realities and dimensions, leaving each reality they fought in a complete mess. The laws of physics, molecule structures, matter, everything left completely broken. After an hour, they ended up back where they started, above the charred swamp, high up in the sky, the ground below not being visible due to the clouds. They had been fighting for an hour, or however long now. Derpy didn't care how much time passed. Madness Steve took Dinky from her, and she wants to avenge Dinky.
"You tired yet!? I can keep going aallllllll day like this!" Madness Steve shouted.
"I WILL GET VENGEANCE!" Derpy roared, blitzing towards Madness Steve, warping the whole world beyond into the sky, warping the afterlife dimension back once making contact with Madness Steve.
"You're the one who killed her, technically, at least ah ha HA HA!" Madness Steve chuckled, striking Derpy with an energy beam.
"You've made me murder Dinky whilst you contwold me... you monster!" Derpy yelled back as she strikes Madness Steve back with the same energy beam. Madness Steve punches Derpy back with full force, with the force of the omniverse.
"Talk properly... you- Oh... torturing you will be so much fun with what I have in mind..." Madness Steve pauses from fighting, and so does Derpy, for the moment.
"You are alweady doing that! Me having to fight you is enough torture!" Derpy shouted back.
"You took Dinky away... and for that... destwoying you to many pieces will be the only thing I'll ever be happy at bweaking..." Derpy growled.
"You'll be the one broken to pieces before me!" Madness Steve shouted back as he hits the aura around Derpy with his sword, the aura that has shielded Derpy from too much damage and injury each attack Madness Steve did. The aura cracks, creating a horrible crunching noise, which Derpy tries to repair with her abilities. However, nothing she is doing is working to fix it, and is actually damaging it further.
"Why... come on you- You stupid awua thingy!" Derpy yelled at the aura around her.
"What's the matter Derpy? Ah yes... Derpy Hooves, known for breaking everything! You can't fix simple mistakes, let alone an aura! Let me help you what you're already good at, breaking things!" Madness Steve chuckled as he hits the aura with his sword, bringing the aura to the very brink of shattering. He just waits there, letting Derpy break her aura on her own whilst she was trying to fix it, only getting more frustrated the more she tried as she kept damaging it further. Lightning began striking on her, and her aura began to actually repair. However, it isn't her repairing it.
"Told you I'd be there with you Derpy. Just needed to sort some stuff out," Said a voice. Derpy looks to her right, and sees Time Steve hovering over to her. Time Steve also is wearing that armour and has possession of that sword, the set he used when he fought Madness Steve last time, with Sabre and his brother, Elemental Steve.
"Thanks Time Steve... or walking clock," Derpy said with relief as she looks over to the clock looking steve.
"It's okay Derpy, or Ditzy," Time Steve lightly responded.
"What's your real name actually. Derpy or Ditzy?" Time Steve asked.
"Ditzy Doo is my real name. I earned the nickname Derpy Hooves back in my school years. It was a name bullies used to call me, because of my eyes, and at how clumsy I usually am. But later in life, I asked to be called by Derpy, because I wanted to show those pathetic bullies that I'm not bothered by the nickname they gave me. I'm honestly not bothered by who you refer me as," Derpy replied. Time Steve nodded, and then began focusing on Madness Steve.
"Ready?" Time Steve asked.
"Ready," Derpy replied.
"Sir, this is your end!" Time Steve yelled as he and Derpy, in unison, charge at Madness Steve.
"For Elemental!"
"For Dinky!"
"Oh... you two are such a NUISANCE!" Madness Steve angrily screamed, sending shockwaves, sending Time Steve and Derpy flying back before they came anywhere close to him, and began to drop lower slightly.
"Derpy, bring him closer to the ground, follow me," Time Steve instructed as he started flying at speed back to the ground. Derpy follows close behind Time Steve. Madness Steve follows close behind as well, chasing them.
(Back on the ground by the lake)
"In all truth and fairness, Time Steve said he needed our help to push back the flames," Scootaloo spoke as she looks at Applejack.
"I mean- I ain't complaining. We are safe, and that's what matters- Everypony, can we end this argument please? Jeez," Sabre requested before sighing.
"First Curse," Sabre said as he turns to face him.
"Do you still sense the curse in his False Form?"
"I can't tell at the moment... because he's so far away, up in the sky. But, the curse should still be within his False Form," The First Curse replied. Everyone notices Time Steve and Derpy coming back from the sky followed by Madness Steve.
"How are you two doing out there?" Sabre yelled out to them.
"Get away from us!" Time Steve yelled back as he summons fireballs, but they were unable to knock back Madness Steve. He and Derpy get trapped in a ball entirely made of those pitch black blocks, which both breakout of. They then tumble down to the ground.
"Time! Derpy! Are you alright!?" Sabre exclaimed as he ran up to them as did everyone else.
"Yeah," Derpy replied as she turns around to face Madness Steve again. Sabre began to help, starting off with lightning strikes on Madness Steve, to try and bring him closer to the ground. Derpy punches Madness Steve down to the ground while Time Steve tries to keep him pinned in place, but they are struggling.
"Cutie Mark Crusaders, charge!" Scootaloo yelled, charging at Madness Steve with her spear, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle charging with her, but the spears slides clean off of Madness Steve's False Form. Madness Steve looks to the ground and sends Sabre, Time Steve, the CMC and Derpy flying back, heading towards the lava, but Twilight catches them 6 with her magic just in time, her horn glowing purple, right before the lake of lava incinerated them.
"No... NO MORE!" Time Steve roared as he charges at Madness Steve, followed suit by the CMC, all 4 summoning lightning, seemingly making Madness Steve's False Form weaker. Everyone rushes over to Time Steve and the CMC.
"Couldn't help it," Scootaloo smirked as she looks to Rainbow Dash, who smirked back.
"That was pretty awesome nevertheless. I also understand you three wanted a bit of action too," Rainbow Dash responded. Scootaloo then looks back at Madness Steve.
"Everyone, we've got him," Time Steve stated.
"It's not over yet. We have to stop him here and now," Sabre responded. Everyone at the moment is looking at Madness Steve. Everypony is frowning, Derpy having the biggest frown.
"First Curse, place that second curse on him, now!" Sabre yelled. The First Curse walks up to Madness Steve and summons lightning on Madness Steve's False Form, but does nothing.
"Huh? What? Come on- No, no no! Come on," The First Curse said to himself, summoning more lightning.
"First Curse, what's wrong?" Sabre asked, who began to get concerned.
"The curse... it's no longer there but- But I sensed it being placed. Now not even this curse is working," The First Curse replied, trying to place the curse again, but nothing happens. Madness Steve lets out a chuckle.
"I've removed the curse from my False Form before you all got here! I've willingly fought you all to get even more power, infact I'm now at Stage nine ah ha ha ha HA HA HA HA! Now... it's time for you all to be dealt with." Madness Steve looks to the right of him.
"Armour, come here now!" The red suit of armour that Madness Steve stole control of from the First Curse jumps over to him out of nowhere. Then, the head turns around and looks at everyone else, and began to approach them.
"No... Madness still has the armour," Sabre said to himself. Everyone backs up and continues doing so until Madness Steve holds them in place. Everyone began panicking as they're unable to most whilst the armour slowly approached.
"Derpy, you got to stop it," Sabre said to the grey pegasus, who has the most amount of power out of everyone there apart from Madness Steve of course. Derpy creates muffins out of nowhere at the armour, but the armour simply absorbs the muffins before they did anything. Derpy tries to teleport everyone away with the stomp of her left forehoof, but that does nothing either.
"Armour, finish them all off, now! Defeat them all and take them all in!" Madness Steve demanded at the red armour, which continued to approach.
"Derpy, do something!" Sabre yelled.
"I can't! I'm stuck!" Derpy exclaimed back.
"The armour isn't anyone. It feels nothing, it's nobody. Attacking the armour won't do anything!" Madness Steve shouted as he began to sound angry again.
"Once I've absorbed your friends here, *looks over to Sabre* I will destroy you... you infuriating pest," Madness Steve grumbled. The armour is now only a few metres away from everyone else.
"Oh come on! Just as the plot was getting original again!" Pinkie Pie thought to her annoyed self.
"I... why isn't this working-" Derpy looks at the armour, and notices lightning began striking on it.
"Ahhhhh ha ha ha ha! Aaahhhhhhhhhh ha ha ha ha ha ha ho ho ho oh ho! I don't think so Madness Steve- Ah ah ah! They are out of bounds," That is no regular person or pony laughing. Whilst the laughing is going on, the armour turns around and walks away from everyone else and to Madness Steve.
"Discord!?" Everyone exclaimed, Fluttershy exclaiming the loudest. Discord isn't the only one talking either.
"You'rererere rightightightight! Thethethe armourmourmourr ismourmour nobodyryryrrr. It's primedimedimed towowrwrr be taken... Madnesseses Stevervrvrrr! Ah ha ha- Oooooh how I'veveve finallyeyeye takenenrnrr it! Iyiyiyiyi actuallyeyeye wasn't surentntnt Isuresure could, butututrtrtrtrrr hererere Iyiyiyi amamamam... in yourourour newlyeye acquiredrdrdrrr armour," Said another easily recognizable voice, an echoey voice at that.
"Hey, I'm the one in control of this armour Hypno Steve, not you. Don't take all the credit from me," Discord responded.
"Had I not gave you some of myiyiyiyiyiyi knowledgedgedgedge Discordordordordord... you wouldn't have been able to know how to," Hypno Steve responded back.
"What the- You two!?" Madness Steve exclaimed, the way he spoke clearly indicating anger.
"We are Hypno Steve and Discord after all... beingsings youyouyou can'tntntnt evenenen fathomomom of outsmartingingngng. Youyouyou relieded on this armourourrr too much Madness Steve, and withoutoutrtrrr ititrtrr, whatat willwhat youwill doyoudoyoudododrdrrrr?" Said Hypno Steve as the armour began walking in circles around Madness Steve, angering him even more, and on purpose too.
"Nowowrwrwrw thatatat wewewew controlwewewe thetroltroltrol armourthethe, wewewe willwewillwillrlrl replaceaceace... everyoneoneone in it... sending everyoneone backack to their homesomesomesomes!" Hypno Steve sniggered, further building the anger on top that's already in Madness Steve.
"Everyone in youryouryour swordordord willwillwill also be removed andndndnd thenenenen... I guess I willwill bebebe awawarararrr herorororororowowowowo! Wowowow, Iyiyiyiyi didn'tntnt even thinknknk of thatatat. What do you think of that everyone? Mememememe... A HEROROROWOWOW!?" Hypno Steve exclaimed before speaking at normal volume, the echo being minimal.
"Evenen afterer everythingingng... I'm all your saviours." The armour stopping walking around, and walks back to everyone else, and faces Madness Steve.
"Ah hem- We... are your saviours," Discord corrected Hypno Steve.
"What- Hypno? Discord? How!? I don't understand!" Sabre exclaimed.
"You think..." Madness Steve started of grumbling.
"Oooooh he's gonna get angry! Derpy, give me some popcorn! This is gonna be spicy, despite the unoriginality in the plot- But still!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed. Derpy taps her left forehoof on the ground and creates a tub of popcorn. Pinkie Pie, satisfied, eats the popcorn whilst Madness Steve completely loses it.
"You think I WILL LET THIS STOP ME!? I'VE EXISTED LONGER THAN ALL OF YOU! I DONE MORE THAN THIS! I'VE DESTROYED BEINGS WITH BOUNDLESS POWER NONE OF YOU NEVER EVEN HEARD OF! I'VE DONE SO MUCH MORE THAN ALL OF YOU!" Madness Steve screamed at the red armour, anger, for sure being very clearly noticeable. Everyone began to feel very scared at how angry Madness Steve is getting, knowing if he was this angry at them, they'd be dead. Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie, smiling and giggling, is eating the popcorn besides her, watching Madness Steve losing his temper.
"I only needed the armour to get more power quickly. You think I'M VERY DEPENDENT ON SOME KIND OF ARMOUR!? You're very mistaken, and now... I've now just got the power needed! I'm gonna take ALL REALTIES AND DIMENSIONS AND BURN THEM APART, AND RECREATE THEM ALL AS MY OWN! YOU WILL ALL SHALL SEE WHEN I BEGIN TORTURING YOU ALL!" Madness Steve angrily roared and yelled as he teleports instantly away, without summoning lightning. Pinkie Pie tosses the tub of popcorn at where Madness Steve was.
"BOOOOOO! Not enough rage!" Pinkie Pie yelled.
"Woah... so uh- Hypno? Discord? Is that you two in there?" Sabre stuttered slightly to start off with. Lightning summons to the right side of the armour, Hypno Steve and Discord teleporting out of the armour.
"Discord!" Fluttershy cried as relieved tears flowed down her face, lunging at Discord and her forehooves hooked around him, tight, relived her close chaos friend is alright and healthy. Discord then puts his arms around the yellow pegasus. They stayed like that for a good 10 seconds before letting go of each other.
"So... does everypony want to hear the good news, or the amazing news?" Discord asked before speaking again, Fluttershy still being clung onto him.
"Good news, Madness Steve no longer has possession of the armour- Speaking of which, First Curse, here, have it back. Now, no more taking steves in it Mr without any reason or me and you are gonna be having words," Discord started off, pointing his eagle talon back and fourth at the First Curse a few times. The First Curse nodded as he summons lightning, taking back possession of the armour.
"Why did you want to take all the steves anyway in the first place?" Fluttershy asked.
"They... aren't natural of this world, Fluttershy. I wanted a natural civilization, with no steve in it... the original reason for this armour's being," The First Curse replied.
"Some of these steves are incredibly kind. Maybe if you get to know them more, you won't resent them so much," Twilight responded to the First Curse.
"Anyway, onto the amazing news. Everyone who was inside are now back!" Discord exclaimed.
"Wait- Not just the steves and ponies- But... everyone?" Sabre stuttered, almost in disbelief.
"Yep. But it wasn't just me and Hypno Steve- Alright crew, come and introduce yourselves!" Discord yelled out. From behind Discord, came 5 copies of himself, the first one coming out wearing glasses.
"This is the team," Said the Discord with the glasses.
"Okay- I can't quite tell who is who..." Sabre slowly responded, not quite sure what to make of the different Discords.
"Alright crew, you've done your job. You deserve a well earned break," The main Discord stated, who snaps the fingers on his lion hand and creates a light brown wooden door that curves at the top with a golden knob on the left. The Discord with the glasses walks through first, followed by the other Discords except the main Discord, who once the other Discords left, he snaps his fingers again and the door disappeared.
"Hey..." Derpy quietly said as she walks to Hypno Steve.
"Oh yeah- Hypno, Derpy, I know you two are somewhat connected through what happened, but I- I don't know what to say," Sabre said as he looks over at them 2.
"I've been controlled by him and then you'd controlled me instead of... I don't know- Maybe helping me get out of his control!" Derpy exclaimed.
"Derpy... had I have not took control of you, then we wouldn't of stopped the armour, and no one here would still be here. Is that not fair for me to do what I did?" Hypno Steve responded.
"Eh- True..." Derpy sighed.
"I know- You two, that doesn't matter right now. What's important now is that... Madness Steve, he's still out there," Sabre pointed out.
"Like Sabre just said, I'm sure this could all be resolved later," Twilight firmly said.
"Discord, Hypno Steve, were you two... ever frozen in place in that armour?" Twilight asked. Both Hypno Steve and Discord started laughing. This clearly meant no.
"Look, let's just get to the point- How did you two even take control of the armour?" Sabre questioned Hypno Steve and Discord.
"Well... after you all left, I unfroze myself as well as Hypno Steve. We had to appear frozen, so that we could take that armour right underneath Madness Steve's nose. Well... yeah, that, and then, the crew that just introduced themselves and went through back that door, I invited them to come along and help get control- Well, had it of not been for Hypno Steve here, I wouldn't of known how to- We all played a good role in this, let's just leave it at that," Discord replied.
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"That weirdly... makes sense," Time Steve slowly responded.
"So, you two... really had a plan the whole time huh- But what about everyone within it. Where did they go?" Sabre asked the chaos duo.
"That's why my crew helped me out, getting everyone back to where they were. Everyone that was in the armour are no longer in it," Discord replied.
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"Woah- So... that's that, and everyone's back then huh? Wow," Sabre thought to himself. Then, lightning strikes could be heard in the distance.
"What's going on?" Sabre wondered, panicking slightly. Everyone heads over to where the lightning appears to be summoning, which is near where the building is... well, what is left of it.
"YOU ALL CAN'T DEFEAT ME! I'M GONNA TAKE ALL THE REALITIES AND DIMENSIONS THAT HAS EVER EXISTED! NOT JUST THE FATE OF YOUR REALITIES AND DIMENSIONS, BUT ALL WILL BE DESTROYED AND THEN RECREATED IN MY IMAGE! I'VE BEEN WAITING AGES FOR THIS, I WILL NOT LET YOU STOP ME AND GET IN MY WAY!" Madness Steve yelled in the background, everyone feeling the sound of that anger, and getting an ominous sensation within all of them.
"Nothing could ever be easy..." Time Steve nervously said in slow motion, looking at the sky. Everyone else also looks to the sky, and gasps at what they see.
"What's he doing- Woah..." Sabre responded, starring at the sky. The only thing that stayed the same are the clouds and the sun. The sky itself though, has changed. The sky looks like this mixture of black, red, orange and yellow, scattered across all over, engulfing the whole entire sky.
"That's... not good!"