Note:
I'm so sorry updates on this story are very slow. I've been working on my other stories a lot lately. But while I was, I haven't stopped work on this story. As a treat, I made a chapter that's around 11k words big as a treat. Anyway, I hope you enjoy :)
"If it's a fight you want... it's a fight you'll get..."
The First Curse levitates off the ground while making the ground shake.
"You won't defeat me, your powers combined can't match mine. The months of peace allowed me to conjure the strength I need to defeat all of you. The Demons were a mere distraction, for my true plans. Now, the time has come to initiate them, and I refuse to be stopped by mortal pests."
Sabre quickly mounts on Rainbow Dash, who then flaps her wings to get in the air. Time, Elemental, Genesis Steve hovers up as well. Twilight flaps her wings and hovers up as well. Time Steve holds out one of the green shards, holding it like he would hold a dagger. The First Curse flies backwards while continuing to levitate, forcing Time Steve, Elemental Steve, Genesis Steve, Twilight and Rainbow Dash to fly up to keep level with the First Curse. The First Curse is trying seperate them from those on the ground.
"The Demon Steves... Applejack's curse... everything... all of it has swayed your attention off of me, and a goat. My plan is close to being fulfilled. I will not faulter, the plan will begin. None of you will stop me now, you're all too late to do that... I sense it," The First Curse boasted, his voice sending an uneasy sensation of power into everyone. The others feel some sort of energy pulsing, hitting them, coming from the First Curse, a powerful kind of energy, an unsettlingly powerful energy, just from the voice alone.
Genesis Steve and Elemental Steve are first to charge at the First Curse, with fireballs. The First Curse blocks the balls by materializing the air in front of him into a wall of obsidian, which then falls and breaks into several bits of particles on the way down. The First Curse charges at them, trying lightning, but misses. But he doesn't take into account that...
"Now, Dash!" Sabre yelled as Rainbow Dash flies towards the First Curse, who had no time to respond.
Sabre uses the supercharged redstone staff and Rainbow Dash uses her armour's abilties. Several redstone-powered lightning strikes hits the First Curse, stunning him. Sabre grips onto Rainbow Dash's neck with his whole left arm, and hoists the staff with his right hand.
Time Steve uses one of the shards as a dagger, stabbing the First Curse with it, the same shard that Adorabella shared details about. Twilight starts using her magic, striking the First Curse with a few powerful purple beams before trying to hold him in place with an aura. Genesis Steve and Elemental Steve summons a volley of fireballs, slamming into the First Curse.
"Elemental, catch!" Time Steve yelled as ge pulls the Judge's hammer from his inventory with his left hand, then throws it to Elemental Steve, who catches it. Elemental Steve starts striking the First Curse on the head with the hammer.
"You all think that this is all I have to offer? No... if you want to see power... I'll show you power!" The First Curse extends his arms, creating a powerful blast of wind, knocking everybody around him back several dozen blocks. He creates pillars of obsidan and crying obsidian, erecting out of the ground, narrowly missing his opponents.
"You have all picked a fight that will confiscate you of life. Even the mere mention of my name can put you at risk of my curses... I am that powerful now. Which was why Genesis and Dream were always afraid to say my true name directly... I am the First Curse!"
(On the ground)
Colle, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Starlight and Spike can only watch the fight in the clouds from the ground.
"I cannot use my fireballs without the risk of hitting the others!" Colle exclaimed.
"Well we can't just stay down here and not help!" Rarity exclaimed.
"Well yeah, duh," Said Spike.
"We can still help," Starlight nodded. She uses her magic and an aura is placed around everybody, except Fluttershy.
"Woah- what are you doing?" Colle looks at his hands, and his feet and legs, seeing the aura around him. The aura tickles, but that sensation goes away, and just now has a weird massaging pulse kind of sensation to it.
"I'm casting a spell so the rest of us can go on the clouds and help out," Starlight explained to Colle as she finished casting the spell. Fluttershy doesn't need the spell... as she's a pegasus and naturally has cloudwalking magic.
"Wait- the clouds!?" Before Colle had any time to protest in regard to his fear of heights, Starlight teleports everybody to the clouds. There, they are able to help with fighting the First Curse.
(In the air)
Sabre, Time Steve, Elemental Steve, Genesis Steve, Twilight and Rainbow Dash arr struggling against the First Curse. Even with the supercharged redstone tools, even they aren't enough.
"You all are growing weak, I can sense it!" The First Curse charges forward, but then a knotted rope gets caught around him.
(On the cloud)
They are trying to take the pressure off of Time Steve, Elemental Steve, Genesis Steve, Twilight and Sabre who is still riding on Rainbow Dash, all needed pressure lifted off of them.
Colle, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Starlight and Spike managed to loop some rope around the First Curse, and they all use every bit of their strength in pulling him away with the rope. They vitally lift the pressure off of the others.
Everybody but Fluttershy has a cloudwalking spell cast on them, thanks to Starlight. Fluttershy didsn't need the spell obviously, as she's a pegasus and naturally has cloudwalking magic.
"Continue- pulling- gragh!" Colle groaned as the pulling strains his body, like everybody is. But despite the painful strains, they all continue pulling as hard as they could, the rope that's caught around the First Curse. Then all of a sudden, the rope drops. They shudder in fear as the First Curse's attention switches to them.
"Oh no you don't!" The First Curse charges forward with anger, striking lightning in that group's direction. But then Spike flies towards him, breathing green fire into the First Curse's face.
"Agh- my eyes!" The First Curse growled as he puts his hands over his purple eyes, but he quickly recover them.
Meanwhile Rainbow Dash gets distance from the First Curse, while Sabre uses the redstone abilities of the staff to summon high-powered voltage of lightning on the First Curse. Rainbow Dash then uses the abilities of her supercharged redstone armour she's wearing to summon a barrage of high-voltage lightning on the First Curse. Sabre and Rainbow Dash take turns striking lightning on him as this maximizes theur efficency. The abilities of the staff and the armour do have a second cooldown. The 2 make sure the First Curse doesn't get a break from being barraged by lightning.
The First Curse's attention is on Rainbow Dash, because Sabre is riding on her. If the First Curse can hit and destroy Rainbow Dash, Sabre falls to his death, and that would be 2 birds killed with one stone. The First Curse tries striking the duo down with lightning, but Rainbow Dash is far too nimble as a pegasus to be successfully struck.
As the First Curse tries focusing on the duo, his raging fiery purple eyes suddenly meets Fluttershy's frowning eyes. The First Curse freezes and shudder as his eyes made contact with Fluttershy's stare. The First Curse struggles to get free from the yellow pegasus' stare. The First Curse isn't completely immune to 'the stare'. Fluttershy tries to fly closer to him, but she is careful to not get too close to where she is in danger of getting cursed.
"Nice one Dash!" Sabre yelled. Rainbow Dash nods, she intended to bait the First Curse to look into Fluttershy's eyes and him to freeze to the effects of her stare.
"Everyone! Strike the First Curse with everything you got! Come on!" Rainbow Dash bellowed to the others.
Twilight, Rarity and Starlight strikes the First Curse wity a continuous beam of purple, blue and light blue magic respectively.
Pinkie Pie uses her party canon and fires supercharged redstone blocks at the First Curse.
Applejack grabs the loose rope and runs in a circle around the First Curse, jumping over every gap the clouds have. She uses the rope to trap the First Curse's arms, so he can't move them.
Spike breathes raging green flames in the First Curse's face.
Colle summons fireballs and lightning at the First Curse. When he got tired, he switches to his bow, which has the infinity enchantment.
Elemental Steve, using the Judge's hammer Time Steve gave him, which who was originally given it to by Colle, summons extremely powerful fireballs. With Elemental Steve being very strong, he makes great and efficient use of the hammer.
Genesis Steve grew an extremely tall tree from the ground to the clouds which hits the the First Curse. Genesis Steve snaps the tree away, and regrows it again. He does this repeatedly, continously hitting the First Curse with a tree, after tree, after tree.
Time Steve quickly pauses time and flies back down, to mine a 2 wooden logs, crafted them into 8 plank blocks. He uses 4 planks to create a crafting table, and the rest of the planks into sticks. He gets the green shard that's the necklace out of his inventory, and breaks it off. He uses it as well as the other 8 shards in his inventory to craft it all into one powerful solid magic-dampening block. He uses all the sticks and the shard block to craft a long staff, then flies back up to the clouds and resumes time. Time Steve uses his newly-crafted staff to whack the First Curse. The newly crafted staff is affecting the First Curse as much as the supercharged redstone is. The magic-dampening properties appear to be affecting the First Curse more the closer they are to the First Curse. But because the staff had an effect, it definitely suggests that the First Curse has definitely absorbed some Equestrian magic.
The First Curse appears to of grown weak, and he begins to hover lower. But in a massive fit of rage...
"ENOUGH OF THIS!" The First Curse exploded in an apoplexy of anger, cutting the rope with the movement of his obsidian, and breaks free from 'the stare'. He was going easy, and now, he isn't going to play any games. He is now going to put these pests in their place.
The First Curse manifests a massive ball of obsidian mid-air, and grabs it with his right hand. He lobs it and manages to hit everyone, knocking most of them out and sweeping them off the cloud in one swoop.
But the First Curse failed to hit one opponent with the obsidian ball, Fluttershy, who shudders as she's now on her own. She stood no chance, and attempts to fly away, flapping her wings as fast as a bee's. But the First Curse raises his right hand, and a dark purple aura appears on his right hand. The same coloured aura also appears on Fluttershy. The First Curse uses telekenesis to pull Fluttershy to him. He deactivates his magic, and grabs her by the neck with his left hand.
"Pity... Discord isn't here to protect you this time... Fluttershy," The First Curse cackled.
Fluttershy trembles and whimpers in fear, as she sees the First Curse's right hand go back... and then it's lights out. The First Curse instantly knocks Fluttershy out stone cold. He then lets go of her neck, letting her fall and descend for the ground.
The First Curse has won the fight. Seeing he won, he turns the other way and starts to fly down. The pests are now out of the way, he must get back to his plans.
But then, the First Curse hears so many lightning strikes, and turns back around. A massive floating square platform of slime blocks catches the unconscious opponents, before they had hit the ground. A see-through white block sphere surrounds them. This enrages the First Curse greatly.
"I am very disappointed in you. We were in it together, against the threat that put so many of us through so much. I thought we had put our past behind us, and bonded. Even the week that had just past... when my knew the truth... I didn't want to believe it was true that you turned your back on everyone... and me. Now you have proven me beyond reasonable doubt that you've turned your back on all of us," A voice spoke with such divinity, and a voice that sounds hurt, and betrayed.
A glowing figure manifests and floats in the air, level to the First Curse. This glowing figure is wearing a light blue shirt, darker blue trousers, grey shoes. His skin is a peach colour, has brown hair and 2 completely blue glowing eyes.
"Soon, Origin... soon there will be no problem... because, there will be nothing... absolutely nothing... just as I intended originally," The First Curse ominously retorted as he attempts to strike Origin Steve with lightning, which is dodged.
"Even after we were tortured by Madness... even after everyone was tortured by Madness... you have the audacity to use our traumas that distracted us... as your self-serving chance to become more powerful... how dare you!"
Origin Steve is hurt that the First Curse had turned on the steves and Equestrians, despite that only a fair few months ago, everybody had been through so much, and many still haven't psychologically or mentally recovered. Everybody, good and evil, alive and dead, had been scarred from being tortured by the most powerful steve in existence, who is a true destroyer of gods. But yet, even after all of this, even after everybody including the First Curse going through so much, the First Curse still had the self-serving audacity to turn on everybody.
But most of Origin Steve's feelings, is anger, because any 'good' deeds the First Curse did do in the following months after the mass scarring, were not genuine. The First Curse was only biding his time, doing 'good' deeds as a distraction to his true core plans and intentions. The First Curse had no interest in making friends with the steves or any of the Equestrians. The First Curse saw the great trauma inflicted upon everybody as a chance, a mere distraction, to rebuild his power. The First Curse only had the same interests he had since the beginning of his existence, manipulating beings into being cursed, as well as feeding off of the energy of steves that are frozen in place, held in a limbo state of life and death, held in a stasis, in order to grow more powerful.
"If you really want this fight, it will be between us, and just us. Let's finish what was started at the very beginning, here and now... between me and you... bring it," Origin Steve muttered, with grief and rage.
Origin Steve poises to attack, and the First Curse prepares to defend himself. Both of them are circling one another. They rise up to a level where the clouds can't even be seen. They make a few bluffs, summoning a few lightning strikes at each other, all of which they dodge from one another.
Then, Origin Steve and the First Curse fly toward each other, striking the other with powerful barrages of lightning that could severe whole mountains. They knock each other dozens of blocks back. They then fly close to one another and began circle one another, trying to get to the other's sides.
They summon fireballs at the other, and began materializing massive glowing white and blue, as well as obsidian and crying obsidian balls, respectively. They began erecting pillars of matter from the ground, trying to stop each other circling the other, to get to the other's side. But they flew back to gain distance from each other, and starts firing a barrage of fireballs at the other. They repeatedly do this, to no avail. The 2 are evenly matched. But Origin Steve started to attack with more viciously, while the First Curse got more and more tired.
The First Curse senese he is slowly losing the initiative. He began to use the Equestrian magic he has absorbed to regain the initiative. He raises his left hand, which a dark purple aura appears around it, and a dark purple aura appears around Origin Steve, holding him place with telekinesis. Origin Steve struggles to break free, he was caught off guard. The First Curse then raises his right hand, which another dark purple aura appears around.
The First starts shooting dark purple beams of magic out of his right hand, striking into Origin Steve. The First Curse tears and burns Origin Steve's shirt, and he bruises his chest, leaving red marks. As the telekinesis held Origin Steve back, he didn't get knocked back, which made the magical beam hurt even more.
The First Curse then uses his right hand to use use even more telekinesis, the dark purple aura still being around his hands. The First Curse uses his right hand to use telekinesis to lift chunks of rock out of the ground and hurls them into Origin Steve, who took more damage as he didn't get knocked back, because the First Curse still held him with the dark purple telekinesis with his left hand. Origin Steve closes his eyes, and appears to grow weak. The First Curse senses this sudden lack of strength.
"Perfect..." The First Curse spoke slowly, eager to take Origin Steve's power. The First Curse deactivates the magic he's using, the auras around both his hands disappears as well as the aura around Origin Steve, who remains floating in the air, eyes closed, and appears to be very weak. The First Curse slowly approaches the battered creator. The First Curse prepares to place a new curse to place on Origin Steve, so he can feed off of his energy.
Origin Steve then opens his eyes and bulldozes forward, striking the First Curse with devastating, devastating blows of lightning. The lightning is so powerful, that if Origin Steve wasn't controlling its area damage, it would shatyer dimensions. These lightning strikes catches the First Curse completely off guard.
The First Curse uses the magic he absorbed to start healing himself. But now, he is forced into a situation that he has to continue healing himself to slow his defeat down. Origin Steve fully capitalizes the First Curse's big mistake, and continues striking the First Curse with those powerful blows of lightning. Origin Steve doesn't want to waste time and switch to use his other powers, because it could give the First Curse the time and chance to regain the initiative.
The First Curse tries striking back with is own lightning. But briefly stopping using magic to heal to use lightning, he only accelerates his defeat. Origin Steve began forcfully bringing the First Curse to the ground at a lightning pace while continuing his barrage after barrage of lightning. The ground began to shake as their fighting got close to the ground. Then with one powerful final blow, Origin Steve channels the wind into his right hand and punches the First Curse, sending him spiraling towards his massive home, slamming into the massive tree on top of the roof.
The force Origin Steve had put into that punch is so great, that upon the First Curse crashing into the tree, the massive tree on top gets completely obliterated, and from whole blocks to splinters fly outward. The whole roof of the First Curse's home also shatters and falls down. A big ball of dust fly up into the air, and the dust forms a mushroom-like cloud before quickly dissipating into a distorted shape and falling back down to the ground.
The shockwave of the impact rips the trees out of the ground that are within a 100 block radius, and rips of the branches and leaves off of trees within a 200 block radius. However, no trees within the swamp survived, all leaves had been ripped off of the trees by the shockwave, shredded to pieces. The dirt is also stripped of its grass by the shockwave, any plant is thrashed or shredded by the shockwave.
Once the dust dissipates into nothing, whatever is left of the First Curse's building is a very messy mix of different rubble is seen. There is a massive crater where the building was, and where Origin Steve's punch had been so powerful, some of the stone here and there in the crater had melted into lava and magma blocks. In the crater, there's remains of trees and leaves, which are all on fire. There's also some stone bricks, granite, andesite and obsidian dotted about in the crater, all of it having burn marks, imprinted by the heat of Origin Steve's punch.
The unsettling energy of the forest got much weaker with the building destroyed. The snow starts building up on the ground, putting out any fires within a few seconds.
In the middle of the crater is the First Curse, his hood and robes torn and burned, his body singed and burned, laying in the crater, injured, battered, and badly beaten. Origin Steve, also injured, battered and badly beaten, lands in front of the First Curse, who slowly limps up. Origin Steve and the First Curse glares into each other's eyes. They both charge forward and start punching each other. They are so exhausted and battered that they can't even climb out the crater. The only have the energy to melee fight each other.
Origin Steve throws a series of punches, uppercuts, kicks and headbutts. But they didn't do too much, as they both got too tired to hit effectively or hard enough. Origin Steve and the First Curse catch hold of each others hands, and their fingers latch onto each others hands. They push back and fourth, trying to get the other on the floor, to finish the other off. The First Curse then headbutts Origin Steve, knocking him to the ground. The First Curse limps over to Origin Steve, who is now too exhausted to carry on this fight. The First Curse limps and drags his feet towards Origin Steve.
Origin Steve has done what he could do, but he's now too weak to continue fighting. He closes his eyes, awaiting to be destroyed, or even worse, cursed. When he was cursed and wasn't able to be physically present was horrible, he felt lonely, it was so horrible. He didn't want to go back to being cursed and unable to exist physically again. In one last, desperate attempt, Origin Steve gets up, only for the First Curse to punch Origin Steve back down. Then, just as the First Curse is about to finish Origin Steve off...
Sabre comes out of nowhere and pushes the First Curse back with the supercharged redstone staff. Sabre, Time Steve, Elemental Steve, Genesis Steve, the mane 6, Starlight and Spike stand in front if Origin Steve, protecting him. The First Curse hatefully glares at the group consisting of steves, the non-steve, as well as ponies and the dragon.
"It is over, First Curse! You, have lost!" Time Steve shouted.
"Lost? No..." The First Curse cackled.
"Look at you, you're barely standing! One strike of lightning, and you're dead!" Rainbow Dash yelled as she lifts her left forehoof up and aims at the First Curse. She is about to use her armour's abilities to strike lightning down and destroy the First Curse.
"Imma deal the finishing blow- oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh!" Rainbow Dash gleefully grinned, and prepares to deal the final blow to the First Curse.
"I wouldn't be so quick... Rainbow Dash," The First Cursed snorted out a laughter as he raises his right hand. Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight collapse to the ground, gagging, struggling to breath.
"No!" Everybody else gasped, and they rush to the 4 that collapsed, trying to reassure them they'll be alright. Genesis Steve's abilities is what's keeping Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight alive.
"Those four have made contact with me one way or another... by saying my name... getting close to cursed obsidian... or with me myself... and as a result, they're cursed. Whenever they're within my vicinity, they are dead, but are kept alive through me. No matter how weak I am right now... they're in close proximity... they're under my control... my will. Destroy me... you destroy them as well, and I'll make sure they'll ve automatically sent to the world below, where the demons will feed on," The First Curse coldly declared. Everyone shudders in horror as they glare at him back, 4 of their friends are 'dead' when close to the First Curse. But there is no doubt that Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight have been cursed. Any curse placed on them is very very bad news.
Everyone has to think carefully, because if they destroy the First Curse and he isn't bluffing, they also kill Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight. The First Curse cackles as he he limps forward. Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight are forced to get up by the First Curse, and forced to walk to him. The 4 don't talk, they mindlessly walk forward like zombies, over to the First Curse. The others shake, they don't know what to do. It's suoer frustrating, because they cluld destroy the First Curse right now, but they can't, because if he isn't bluffing, destroying him could kill Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight as well. Everybody is unwilling to take the gamble.
Origin Steve, out of nowhere, uses all of his energy, got up and strikes Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight with lightning. Origin Steve used up every last bit of energy, and as a result, dissipates into nothing.
"Origin!" Everybody cried out.
"O- Origin?" Sabre stuttered. He sees that Origin Steve has dropped a star-shaped item. It is the Origin.
"Origin- no!" Sabre realized, that Origin Steve is no more.
Everybody wants to mourn for Origin Steve's demise. But there is no time to mourn. Nobody has time to mourn. They must now decide what to do with the First Curse. Destroy him and gamble the lives of 4 of their friends, or let him go and recover to only come back with a very strong vendetta.
Meanwhile, the 4 cursed ponies immediately step away, back with the group. They are shivering in crippling fear, knowing they've been cursed.
"Uh... huh? Oh mah, I miss not speakin' like a cracka! 'Bout buckin' time!" Applejack yelled, as she realizes she finally has her normal, uncursed speech back while giving the First Curse a long and hard death stare filled with nothing but resentment and hatred for him. Everybody else is happy Applejack's speech is not gibberish, but there is no time to show excitement or celebrate. They must figure out whether the First Curse is bluffing or not.
"Huh, interesting... Origin sacrified himself to save those four from my control. He even weakend the curses in you four, but... I still sense the curses... while I lost control of your will... I can still confiscate your lives..." The First Curse pondered his options... which in actuality, there isn't reality any. The only threat he had, was weakened by Origin Steve.
"Everyone, deal with the First Curse. Me and Time will get these four to safety," Sabre instructed. Sabre, Time Steve, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight walk away to get them to safety, while the rest of the group deals with the First Curse.
"Time, we need to get them to uh- I don't know... anywhere that is remote will do. They are cursed, we've got to get them as far away from him as possible," Sabre stated.
"What about the Pie house? That's pretty remote," Time Steve suggested.
"Oh... ah d'know how Marble woul' feel 'bout six of us showin' up w'thout warning. Limestone alsa ain't wanting guests 'round, special somepony's bein' exceptions," Said Applejack.
"Well, there isn't really any choice. You, Pinkie, Fluttershy and Starlight are cursed. If any of you are found by the First Curse again... you could all be destroyed," Sabre responded. He knows getting past Limestone is going to be very difficult. But the farm house is probably the safest place.
"Teeeeechnically... they wouldn't be guests, they'd be roommates, as they're staying over for an unknown length of time. Guests only come and go after a short period of time," Said Time Steve, shrugging.
"That sounds like something Mudbriar would say," Pinkie Pie responded.
"We could go to my cottage as well," Fluttershy put forward another suggestion on where to hide.
"Yeah, the cottage is pretty remote as well," Starlight nodded in agreement.
"I want to go and see my family though! I pinkie promise I would see them after I finished in the Steve Village!" Pinkie Pie demanded. She isn't going through one Hearth's Warming without spending time with her family.
"I feel like the cottage would be a go-to place that the First Curse and Grogar would search. The farm house... Lime Marble Igneous Cloudy- they're just rock farmers. They shouldn't serve any value to the First Curse and Grogar," Time Steve stated.
"The rock farm should fly under the radar," Time Steve added.
"That's a valid point, time. But... before we do go *looks at Applejack* it's good to have you back to normal," Said Sabre.
"Ah know... sorry if... ah've been... unbear'ble..." Applejack murmured.
"It's alright, you're good now... well, as good as you can be," Sabre corrected himself.
They all stop walking, and everyone gathers close around Time Steve. They are far enough away from the First Curse.
"Right we should stop talking. We should get going now," Said Time Steve.
"Well, I guess we're gonna go to Rockville yeah?" Sabre nodded.
"Yep," Time Steve replied. He then summons lightning, teleporting to the rock farm.
Meanwhile...
The First Curse is too weak to even be bothered to do something to stop the 4 ponies he cursed from even just walking away.
"You're done... First Curse..." Elemental Steve growled as he hoists the Judge's hammer, preparing to strike him down with it. Elemental Steve then strikes the First Curse on the head with the hammer.
"Huh!?" Elemental Steve shuddered while stepping back. It didn't do anything. A yellow aura briefly appeared on the First Curse when Elemental Steve tried striking him with the hammer. The First Curse chuckles at the rage he senses from the steve.
"Let me try," Genesis Steve said as he takes the Judge's hammer off of Elemental Steve. He strikes the First Curse with the hammer. A yellow aura briefly appears again. The First Curse didn't even budge.
"Uh... what's going on..." Colle shuddered. Whatever the aura thing is, it's protecting the First Curse. Everybody takes a step back, while the First Curse chuckles at their fear.
"I brought time for myself... and now, he'll assist," The First Curse declared. If he could, he would have a massive grin on his face.
"Who!?" Rarity yelled.
"What are you on about... y- you're on your own! How are you still holding up- huh!? How!?" Colle is hyperventilating.
"Ha ha ha ha ha... I'll take responsibility," A deep monotone voice cackled. A dark cloud manifests next to the First Curse. A goat-like shadow appears. Once the dark cloud dissappeared, everypony as well as Spike shudder in terror at the First Curse's ally.
The creature is bigger than everybody, and is sligutly taller than a steve. He has long curled horns. He is blue, and has ice-coloured brush-looking hair and eyebrows. He has a short stubby ice-coloured tail. The sclera of his eyes are a faint pale shade of yellow, and the irises are red. He is wearing a red collar with 2 small yellow bells on the left, and 2 on the right. Then in the middle is a dark turquoise glowing bell.
"And... just who may you be- who do you think you are!?" Genesis Steve bellowed.
"Many have thought I was a mere myth, but soon they'll become myth..." The creature began talking slow, in an unsettling tone that made everyone's spines tingle with fear.
"... Dread Steve has served his purpose by spreading fear. That has only made me and my ally stronger..." The dark turquoise bell begins to glow, ringing, and making ambient noises.
"...And now... a glorious reign of great ambitions return-" The creature is interrupted by a powerful and loud...
BBBAAAAAAAAAANNNNGG!
Everybody, good or evil, look up at the sky in confusion. The bell stops glowing as the goat-like creature looks up at the sky.
"I can sense something... unnatural... moving at incredible speed... incredible speed," The First Curse stated. He couldn't tell what it is, but he can sense it.
"I feel something also. Whatever they are... we must secure Discord's imprisonment in the old cell under that collapsed tower. Forget these scums here," The creature calculated. If these object happens to strike where Discord is held prisoner, he would be able to escape. The First Curse and the creature don't want that. They can't be bothered to deal with that nonsense.
"Oh no you're not going anywhere!" Genesis Steve charges at the creature, but it's too late. The creature's horns glow yellow, and he with the First Curse, disappears in a cloud of black smoke. Everybody look at each other, in massive confusion.
"Damn it damn it DAMN IT!"
"Well... Grogar slipped up, he said Discord is locked up near a collapsed tower... that gives us some clues of where to start looking," Said Spike.
"So that other creature is called... Grogar?" Genesis Steve double checked.
"I thought he disappeared over a millennium ago..." Twilight shuddered. Grogar is back, with a powerful ally. Without Origin Steve, she fears that they all have no chance to stop them.
"To be honest... I'm more concerned about whatever that bang was in the sky. It even got both the First Enemy's and this Grogar's attention off of us. Whatever it is, it must be really bad to make even them concerned," Colle hypothesized.
"Whatever it was, it just penetrated the through the atmosphere at extremely high speed. I don't know what it is, it could be anything," Elemental Steve stated. He also sensed something in the sky.
"We should go to the Red Kingdom. Maybe the Red Steves could detect what it was exactly. They can make incredibly awesome things, like my suit of armour. They'd surely have something they could use to find out what it is with their tech," Rainbow Dash suggested.
"You're right darling, Red Steves do have marvellous technology," Rarity nodded.
"But the whole kingdom is frozen in a sea of ice- every steve in the kingdom is trapped in ice!" Colle exclaimed.
"Well... except the Professor and Assistant..."
"Colle, as well as creating ice... I can melt it, you know?" Elemental Steve stated.
"Wait you can- okay, me and you should teleport to the kingdom now- Let's go!" Colle ecstatically said with relief.
"Genesis, may I have the hammer back? I'll probably need it in order to break all the ice," Elemental Steve requested.
"Sure. Here," Genesis Steve nodded as he drops the Judge's hammer, which Elemental Steve picks up.
"The rest of you, you go and look for Discord. Me and Elemental will go to the Red Kingdom to figure this out," Colle instructed as he and Elemental Steve summon lightning, teleporting to the Red Kingdom. It is now just Genesis Steve, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Spike.
"We will need your help Genesis. You probably know many places with broken towers in the overworld," Said Twilight.
"Yeah, I do... and there's probably many broken towers all over your home world too," Genesis Steve nodded
"Well why are we all just standing here?" Said Spike.
"Yeah purple dragon, we aren't going to get far by just talking. Let's get on with tower hunting shall we?" Genesis Steve nodded. Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Spike stand close to Genesis Steve, who begins summoning lightning. They begin teleporting to different places where there's broken or collapsed towers. They at least know where to start looking for Discord.
(Red Kingdom)
Professor Red is in the Red Kingdom, and is shivering. He is digging into the ice with a pickaxe. He is so cold and shivering so badly, but he doesn't give up trying to dig his way from the observatory to the leader's house. He would dig down from above the leader's house directly, but if he gets trapped, he wants quick support from Assistant Steve.
Professor Red would have Assistant Steve do the digging, but not too long ago, there was something penetrating the atmosphere, which made a loud bang, and the robot could easily hear it. Assistant Steve is busy with slowly reconfiguring the towers to track whatever the object is and calculate where it will land. This is so Assistant Steve can go and investigate it. The robot would normally have 3 people help flick the levers at the 4 towers to reconfigure them, but it's just him and Professor Red. On top of that, there are nowndozens of redstone towers spread throughout the overworld as well as Equestria. Assistant Steve is currently having to slowly connect every single redstone tower so far built with new wireless technology to a single lever to reconfigure them.
Meanwhile, Professor Red hasn't made it very far through the ice, he has only drug 5 blocks deep into the ice. The ice is a lot stronger and more durable than normal ice, but he doesn't give up. If he can get to M, maybe he'll know what to do. M was mentored by one of the smartest Red Steves to of ever lived. Hopefully M would know what to do... that's if M is even there.
Professor Red hears lightning strikes coming from the observatory.
"Assistant!?" Professor Red shrieked with panic as he runs back up, above the ice. If Assistant Steve conked out, Professor Red wouldn't be able to go to the core to stop the meltdown, because the elevator door is underneath ice, and Professor Red's advanced age makes teleporting very difficult and draining, msaning he can't get to the core room that way.
When Professor Red got back up above the ice, when he saw Colle and Elemental Steve outside the observatory doors, he sighs with great relief.
"Hey Goggles, we've come to help," Said Colle, then he looks to Elemental Steve.
"Well Elemental, it's over to you now," Colle nodded as he steps back from Elemental Steve. The brother of Time Steve could immediately tell right away that this isn't normal ice. Elemental Steve can tell from the energy signatures he is detecting from the ice indicates that this was caused by Grogar.
Elemental Steve holds the Judge's hammer in his right hand and starts channeling his energy through the hammer, and strikes several bolts of lightning with it. Instantly, every block of ice disappears, and Colle, gasping with relief, hugs Elemental Steve.
"You can let go now," Elemental Steve demanded as he pushes Colle off him.
"I spent over two hours... to dig five blocks deep... and you get rid of all the ice... in a SECOND!?" Professor Red got mad. He put his heart, soul and Red Steve pride into digging those 5 blocks deep, and then someone gets rid of all the ice almost immediately.
"Technically, five seconds," Elemental Steve stated, being pedantic.
"This is outrageous!" Professor Red exclaimed.
"Well... I could freeze the entire kingdom back in ice and let you dig out all of it if you like," Elemental Steve sarcastically joked.
"Guys, let's stop fighting now, we're all on the same side, alright," Colle urged as he steps between Professor Red and Elemental Steve.
Then, the observatory door open, and Assistant Steve walks out. He closes the door behind him, and walks to Colle and Professor Red.
"Professor, I have important information that I must report to you," Assistant Steve stated, walking up to him.
"Have you found what the loud bang was in the sky?" Professor Red inquired.
"Wait- you heard that too? That's also another reason why we've come here... we were fighting the First Enemy, and then this... this Grogar guy shows up and he appeared to be ready to destroy us immediately, but then there was this... massive... and load bang in the sky, and both of them left us alone," Colle explained.
"The object that came from the sky appears to of been... man-made. It had landed a hundred blocks from the kingdom," Assistant Steve concluded. This is the last bit of news anyone wanted to here, the object is man-made.
"What does this object look like?" Professor Red questioned, fearing that it's a Dalek saucer. If the object is a circle and it's colour is bronze, everybody is screwed.
"It appears to be a shuttle-like object, with an antenna on top. It has two iron doors and two of... what appears to be, computers on the outside. The technology of the object is far beyond my understanding, therefore I am unable to conclude as to who made it and who it belongs to," Assistant Steve added. Everybody is relieved that the description definitely doesn't match that of a Dalek saucer.
"Is it like... made of blocks... or not?" Colle asked. The only blocky structures in Equestria are colourless guard outposts, scattered redstone towers, and the core underneath Canterlot. Other than that, nothing in Equestria is made of blocks.
"Yes, it is made of blocks. But it is also not of this world. It is also not Equestrian for two reasons. A, it is made of blocks. B, Equestria does not have the technological enginuity or capacity to construct something like the object I tracked," Assistant Steve explained a bit further.
"Is it just the one?" Elemental Steve questioned.
"No. I have also tracked another shuttle-like object of the exact same design in Equestria. As I was reconfiguring the towers, I also detected an object with the Rockville redstone towers," Assistant Steve replied.
"Wait- Sabre Time and four of the ponies- they're heading straight to Rockville! Oh no oh no oh no no no no- we've got to go there NOW!" Elemental Steve bellowed with panic. They have absolutely no idea what or who is controlling these shuttles, or whatever these man-made objects even are.
Meanwhile, in Rockville...
Sabre, Time Steve, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight are at the rock farm, cobered with snow. The area is decorated with crystals, some of which is covered in snow. The path to the door however isn't covered in snow, the path has been gritted.
"Pinkie, I think you should go and knock on the door by yourself first, so we don't startle your family, especially Marble," Fluttershy suggested.
"I should go with Pinkie, so I can help explain... I already know Limestone won't be too happy. I'll take as much of the scolding for Pinkie," Said Sabre, nervously gritting his teeth while grinning, a nervous kind of grin.
"Okay, the rest of us will wait here," Time Steve nodded.
Sabre and Pinkie Pie start walking to the door. After a minute, they are in front of it. Sabre gently knock on the door.
"Hello? Anyone inside? Hello?" Sabre spoke aloud. There is no answer.
"It's me, Pinkie!" Pinkie Pie spoke aloud next. The door opens, it is answered by Limestone.
"You're earlier than you said you'd be. But I'm pleasantly surprised and pleased," Said Limestone, lightly smiling. But that light smile disappears immediately when she notices Sabre.
"And what did I tell you about the conditions regarding guests!?" Limestone then became mad with Pinkie Pie.
"Well, if it makes you feel uh, any better Limestone... there's four more of us that showed up... aaaaand uh, we maaaay or may not be having more showing up," Sabre nervously spoke slowly.
"W... what?" Limestone frowned, her right cheek twitching with anger.
"Look, I can explain! Jeez... relax!" Sabre raised his voice sternly.
"Don't you 'jeez me' and tell me to relax, block head! After these difficult months our family wishes to be left alone this Hearth's Warming! You better have a goooood darn reason to be here right now!" Limestone yelled while scrunching her face into a massive frown, raising her voice while arching her back as she walks to Sabre, getting into Sabre's face. Pinkie Pie is trying to keep Limestone back from squaring up to Sabre.
"Four ponies including Pinkie have been cursed! If anyone of them is near the First Curse they could all die, including Pinkie! Even if Pinkie is far away, if any of the other three that are also cursed get found by the First Curse, they all get destroyed!" Sabre shouted loudly back, making Limestone take a few steps back in shock.
"I know... I know you and your family want to be left alone today Limestone- and I'm sorry that I've just came onto your farm and disturbed your fanily's Hearth's Warming. But this house is remote, and it'll provide everybody a safe place to hide. If they stay safe, Pinkie also stays safe," Sabre lowered his voice. Limestone looks away, and at the floor.
"I'll make up for causing all this ruckus. I'll come out here and do some chores if you want me to. But this farm is so remote... please, I'm begging you, I'll do anything you want in return..." Sabre pleaded.
"Fiiinnnneeeee..." Limestone muttered as she looks back to Sabre.
"Just... how many others are staying... and who will they be?" Limestone questioned, muttering slightly.
"Flutters... AJ... Starlight- just those three will be staying. Anybody else showing up will leave once those settled down," Pinkie Pie answered for Sabre. Limestone thinks to herself for a bit, and slowly and hesitantly, nods.
"Sorry for getting so aggressive... my family has dealt with a lot lately..." Limestone murmured to Sabre, slowly calming down.
"Everybody has had to deal with Dread, I understand," Sabre gently spoke, nodding.
"Not just Dread, but... because of the events months ago too..." Limestone weakly spoke, shuddering when what seemed like forever was neverending torture. She didn't want to think back to those moments.
"Oh, yeah... the whole Madness Steve thing..." Sabre nodded. Limestone flinches at the name.
"If you mention that damn steve again, I will paralyze you from the neck down!" Limestone sternly threatened Sabre. Limestone really didn't like hearing that name. The name alone makes every bone in her body tingle and shake with fear.
"That name is now banned from being used on the farm... which I probably should've let you know in advance," Pinkie Pie clarified to Sabre in an apologetic tone. Hearing the name 'Madness Steve' is a massive trigger for Limestone.
"I've been helping my family a lot... Marble was gonna go to a university in Abyssinia. She originally didn't want to go away on the year-long course because she didn't want to be seperated after what had been done months ago... to her, and us. By the time she eventually decided that she wanted to... all the slots were taken, and she was even more broken..."
"... then there's Maud and Mudbriar, who had even temporarily broke up because they were so badly affected... me and Pinkie worked so hard to help them two back on track. They still loved each other, but they were both so hurt they couldn't cope. But they're back with each other..." Limestone looks down, releasing a long sigh.
"... Ma and Pa... they wouldn't even want to talk about it... they just wanted to forget. We all wanted to forget. Then over time... we all felt that... that we had to move on, we didn't want to let it affect us forever, y'know? Slowly... we became happy again... well, as happy as we could be..."
"... and then when things looked like they were gonna be okay... oh no no no... Demon Steves come ramaging all over the darn place- and the whole week that nonsense was going on it affected my family's farming schedule! As things weren't bad already, Dread had to come along and pull a Sombra corrupting us and showing our worst fears! Then the actual Sombra came back and started making our fears literally real! Then as things start to calm down after that was dealt with- BOOM you come here telling me my sister is cursed and three other ponies have to hide in our home so they don't all die!"
"I thought Equestria had a problem with the occasional dunce wanting to control all of Equestria... but since our society integrated with the steves, the problem gets worse... it seems you block heads from your overworld can't ever catch a break from bad guys..." Limestone's sighed, her voice starting to wind down.
"That's why I just wanted a quiet Hearth's Warming... so my family had nothing to stress about... we just wanted time with just each other- and special someponies if we had one. I've been trying to be there for my family... I've been trying to care for my family... but as soon as we put bad things behind us, there's always something that'll bring us back to square one damn it..." Limestone finished explaining, she just wants to cry from the stress of everything going on. She is so fed up with all the constant drama going on that keeps getting literally everybody involved.
"I understand..." Sabre nodded. A lot is on Limestone's mind, her family, the family farm, the scars the family are still struggling on the inside from the events caused by Madness Steve, followed by the most recent events. Sabre understands why Limestone is feeling so irritable right now.
"So uh... will you and the rest of your family be okay if those other three stay over for a bit? I promise you, those that need to stay over will be out the second after we defeat the First Curse. If you're still not fine with this however... we can go and find somewhere else for them to stay," Sabre reassured.
"Yeah my family should be fine... it was me who brought up the idea... but now you've explained everything... I'll be alright with it," Limestone nodded, still murmuring.
Pfeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwf...
CSSSSHHHHHHHHFFFFPH- DAONG!
"Woah woah woah- what was THAT!?" Sabre shrieked as he, Pinkie Pie and especially Limestone flinches. Pinkie Pie even briefly goes airborne before landing back down.
(In the rock field, behind the house)
"W'at in tarnation was t'at!?" Applejack exclaimed, trotting to where that loud bang came from with Fluttershy and Starlight. Time Steve flies way faster than the trotting ponies, over to whatever it is.
Once the 3 ponies have caught up, they immediately come to a halt behind Time Steve. They are in front of the object. It is just in the middle of the field of rocks. The object's base is a black pyramid shape, like stairs. From the corners, are greyish metallic-looking blocks, and at the top of the base are lights, but underneath the top half. On top of the base part is a 3 by 2 by 3 box-like structure. On 2 faces of the box, are iron doors with staira up to them, and on the 2 other faces of the box are some kind of electrical screens and black buttons beneath it with an iron-looking frame, which also has stairs to them. The corner of the box is the same grey metallic looking blocks as on the corners of the black pyramid stair-looking base. Then on the darker top of the box is an iron block with an antenna. At the top of the antenna, it is glowing a bright white.
"Uh... 'kay... t'at is pretty darn tall..." Applejack trembled. The object is at least 10 or more metres tall, which is roughly equivalent to at least 5 steves or 6 and a half average sized ponies (mares).
"The ingenuity... it's incredible..." Time Steve trembled in awe. The object looks powerful, so powerful, so technologically powerful.
"When in the buck did this appear!?" Limestone exclaimed, trotting up to the object, with Sabre and Pinkie Pie.
"Woah... that thing is huuuuggggggee!" Sabre gasped with a mixture of awe, and fear.
"That's what she sai-"
"Hush," Sabre very quickly interrupted Pinkie Pie.
"Anyway uh... people... ponies... what we dealing with- I'm assuming it was that we heard," Sabre assumed. It's just too obvious.
"Yep," Time Steve confirmed Sabre's assumption, killing off any doubt. But it is obvious, it is the big object that landed in the farm.
"It looks like some kind of... shuttle? I heard Professor does want to explore space, originally using shuttles that are a similar shape which the designs were scrapped- anyway... this thing here is cometely different- but the shape reminds me of the shuttle designs Professor showed me on his abandoned project sheets," Time Steve explained. That is the only thing he can describe the object as, some kind of shuttle.
"Ooooooh! We must be dealing with... with- oooooh, we're dealing with extraterrestrials! Steve extraterrestrials!? Steve aliens!?" Pinkie Pie said ecstatically.
"Oh for the love of- no I can't be bucked to deal with this extraterrestrial nonsense- Imma just go back inside to sort out the guest bedroom..." Limestone moaned as she trots back to the house.
"Wow, she ain't in a good mood today... sheesh. I hope she's alright," Time Steve shrugged.
"Yeah... she isn't too impressed with us, that we disturbed the family's Hearth's Warming. She is dealing with a lot- her family is dealing with a lot," Sabre spoke slow slightly.
"What the- what is this!?"
Elemental Steve had silently teleported, with Colle.
"Wait- since when could you silently teleport man?" Sabre wondered.
"I... was taught by some Red Steves," Elemental Steve answered.
"So... this is what Assistant is on about? This object- is this it?" Colle pondered. The object definitely looks unnatural. Colle doesn't want to go too near it. It could be one of the First Curse's or Grogar's tricks.
Then...
Vworp! Vworp vworp vworp vworp!
A TARDIS materializes a few dozen metres from the massive object. Pinkie Pie nervously looks around with anxiety. What was a relatively quiet farm... has become... a tiny bit busy...
When the doors open, it isn't Doctor Whooves. The figure that walks out is a white male humanoid figure. He is slightly shorter than a steve, but is still taller than a pony. He has short grey hair, he looks old, and has greenish-amber-coloured eyes.
The humanoid figure is wearing a black coat with pockets on the inside. Beneath the coat he is wearing a white shirt. He is wearing dark blue trousers and black shoes.
"Doctor?" Everybody gasped in disbelief. The figure looks at everyone and nods, then looks back to the massive object. This Doctor is a different incarnation. He looks a lot older this time.
"Everybody, go and head around to the front of the house. Elemental, you're on support if this gets bad," Sabre ordered. Elemental Steve, Colle, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Starlight head to the front of the house.
"I know who's piece of spacecraft this is," The Doctor stated.
"Who... who are you talking about?" Time Steve questioned.
"These steves are from neither multiverses... they've crossed several voids to get here, and I don't know what they want," The Doctor replied.
Meanwhile inside the house in the living room...
Applejack, Fluttershy and Starlight are sorting themselves upstairs in the guest bedroom. Meanwhile, in the living room, at the large rectangular oak table, Maud, Mudbriar, Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich are sitting on one side of the table. Marble, Braeburn, Igneous Rock and Cloudy Quartz and are sitting on the other side, finishing rock soup. Meanwhile, Limestone quickly goes to peak outside the window.
"Oh for buck's sake..." Limestone gritted her teeth.
"Something wrong Limestone?" Cheese Sandwich asked, looking outside.
"What do you think?" Limestone responded, lightly frowning.
"What is it?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"No it's not me sulking about not having a special somepony before you ask Pinkie," Limestone sighed while rolling her eyes.
"Then what is it?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"The Doctor is here," Limestone gritted her teeth.
"He isn't bad-"
"Yeah but there's always these aliens following him- bad ones at that," Limestone interrupted Pinkie Pie.
"There better not be any more nonsense brought to the farm... the Demon Steves were bad enough..." Limestone muttered.
"Technically, he isn't a doctor. He is a time traveller," Mudbriar butted in.
Everybody at the table gets off their seats and walks to the window and looks outside. Everypony wants a sneak peak of what's going on outside. They see Sabre, Time Steve and the Doctor, discussing, talking. Outside is the massive shuttle-looking object.
"I'm guessing that the massive black and grey thing made the crashing sound," Braeburn thought.
"Mhm..." Marble nodded. That object definitely wasn't out in the field before, that's for sure. It makes her feel uneasy.
"I have a bad feeling about this," Said Maud.
"What have destined them to come here?" Cloudy Quartz wondered.
"I shall deal with this," Igneous Rock declared. He walks out of the living room and the house. The others watch from the window what's going on, with curiosity and intrigue as well as concern and anxiety.
(Outside behind the house, in the rock field)
"Oh, so there's actually... steves, inside this thing? You sure it ain't some undiscovered non-steve race?" Sabre inquired.
"Yes, this belongs... this belongs to steves... the most advanced of the steves. Their vessels are capable of travelling across several voids... they can travel anywhere they desire," The Doctor stammered slightly. The technology of the steve race he's thinking of blows his mind.
"I thought you said something like that was impossible, travelling across the void?" Time Steve thought.
"Not without loopholes... unless you're piloting a void ship- or any vessel that's designed to withstand the void. That is no easy technological achievement, but this race has mastered this sort of technology... crossing the voids. I used to of thought a void ship was practically impossible... but it isn't," The Doctor replied.
"The TARDIS isn't a void ship... don't you cross the void to get here... to Equis...?" Time Steve inquired.
"Magic. That's what allows the TARDIS to come to Equis without having to go through the void. Magic... I can't wrap my head around magic. Magic... can defy logic, in many ways," The Doctor answered.
"And how do you get to my world?" Time Steve then inquired.
"We are steering a little bit off track, just a little," Sabre butted in.
"Yes, thank you Sabre. I was thinking the same thing," The Doctor nodded.
"So then back on track... who's exactly inside this object? What are they called?" Time Steve asked.
Before the Doctor could answer, he is interrupted.
"What thy reason, was it you thought you thou shalt come? Caused a great ruckus, indeed so," A voice of a stallion spoke.
Sabre, Time Steve and the Doctor turn around to see who is speaking. It is Igneous Rock.
"We're so sorry but we're kinda dealing with a situation... so uh- you should go back inside the house. Everything is under control here, nothing to worry about," Sabre suggested, trying to play things off.
"There you are!"
The voice shouted, making the 4 flinch and jump out the way as lightning strikes where they were standing.
Sabre, Time Steve, the Doctor and Igneous Rock look up, and sees Void Steve, hovering at least 15 metres above them.
"To be honest... I didn't think I would catch you all so easily. But I detected Time's teleport... ta ta ta," Void Steve cackled, he then looks at the Doctor. Void Steve then looks at the house. Void Steve notices near the massive shuttle-like object, is the TARDIS.
"Take a single step to your stupid box... I will destroy everybody inside the house. I know your emotions hurt, and I will use that against you," Void Steve heartlessly threatened. The Doctor gives Void Steve a very cold death stare.
"Thou shalt not come near thy family." Igneous Rock sternly glares at Void Steve.
"I could destroy that house over there in an instant. You won't stop me, you pathetic horse," Void Steve coldly retorted, hovering down to the ground, standing just a few metres away from Sabre, Time Steve, Igneous Rock and the Doctor. Everybody takes a few steps away from Void Steve, except for one. The Doctor doesn't move, he isn't scared, he's dealt with far worse than some cursed block headed spirit.
"If you're trying to intimidate me, you're going to have to do a better job, because you're very bad at it," The Doctor retorted back at Void Steve, stepping towards him, keeping his firm posture.
"Ah ha ha ha... I could say the same back to you, Doctor," Void Steve cackled, taking a step closer to the Doctor. Both of their faces are only a few inches from one another.
"If you're not intimidated by me, destroy me," The Doctor dared, stepping only 4 steps back while shrugging.
"I'm not in the TARDIS, so what's stopping you? Go on, destroy me," The Doctor double dared.
"You are playing with fire," Void Steve growled, getting visibly annoyed.
"Oh am I?" The Doctor brought his face forward then returns to his normal posture, mocking Void Steve's empty threats. The Doctor knows Void Steve won't destroy him, or the others.
"No, but I do want to destroy that house. I want you to see all the ponies inside die. Then I'll destroy everyone around you, Doctor. In order to damage you Doctor... I just need to destroy every sentient life you hold dear to you," Void Steve coldly retorted
"Doctor! Out the way!" Elemental Steve bellowed as he flies above Void Steve, and everybody else jumps out the way as Elemental Steve comes close in and summons lightning straight on top of Void Steve.
"Take this!" Colle runs in to help, summoning fireballs as he charges Void Steve.
Void Steve simply raises his right hand. His hand has a yellow aura around it. He also has absorbed Equestrian magic, and he uses telekinesis to catch all the fireballs and lightning mid trajectory, and sends all the attacks directly at Elemental Steve, hitting him with pin-point precision.
"Agh!" Elemental Steve groaned as he flies down to the ground, now crouching.
"Elemental!" Colle rushes to help Elemental Steve stand back up.
Everybody else glares at Void Steve. No matter what happens next, if they are destroyed or not, they will face him.
"I honestly expected a better challenge. You really gonna let me get to that house? I could walk to it and you lot wouldn't be able to stop me," Void Steve taunted, his voice riddled with cockiness.
"This isn't even fair! We destroyed you for 'good' twice and now you're back for a third time! You were supposed to be gone forever, Void! You were not meant to come back, and yet you're here, about to destroy beings that had nothing to even do with this! Just leave the house alone, this isn't fair!" Sabre roared while starting to cry a little.
"Ah ha ha ha... since when was I ever fair, Sabre? You should know I'm not fair," Void Steve cackled.
"But before I do move onto the house... I've got some scores to settle... with these two," Void Steve declared, glaring at Sabre and Colle, who both start stepping back.
"Wait!" The Doctor yelled at Void Steve, who looks back to the Doctor.
"I got something... something that may be of interest to you," The Doctor stated in the most convincing voice he could muster.
"If you're intending on luring me to chase a red herring to distract me, it won't work," Void Steve retorted.
"But if you keep us all of alive... I will tell you what may interest you," The Doctor insisted.
"Whatever game you're playing won't work Doctor. Now, all of you and that pitiful house shall now perish," Void Steve declared.
"Worth a shot," The Doctor muttered. His strategy, keeping bluffing and keeping the enemy talking until something happens, has appeared to of failed.
But just as Void Steve was about to destroy the 5 mortals and 1 pseudo-immortal being below him with a single blow of lightning...
Kooshfffffph...
The iron doors on both sides at the top of the massive dark shuttle-like object begin opening, smoke coming from the gap underneath the doors. There's metal clunking coming from inside the object, metal footsteps.