Metal and Bone | A Rainbow Quest AU

Chapter 2 - Helping the Newcomer

Eyo, same trigger warnings as last time, heads up.

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[Red's POV]

"What in the world...?" I mumble, trying to figure out what the strange figure is at my feet. Then, I see its face, and I instantly panic.

Oh.

Oh dear Origin.

That's a human.

...

THERE'S A HUMAN IN MY HOUSE AND IT JUST FELL OUT OF THE PORTAL-

Okay, calm down, Red. Pull yourself together, something's clearly wrong with the poor thing. Last I checked, humans aren't crimson-colored.

The portal breaks, but I ignore it for now as I quickly rush to the small human's side, and gently lift its head off the ground as I scan the damage it seems to have. Besides the stuff (that's apparently called 'blood', as shown in my database) covering him, he seems to have many other things wrong with him other than injury that I don't understand my database's names of.

'Exhaustion'... 'Dehydration'... 'Starvation'... What is any of this?! And why are they all described as 'extreme'?! How can I fix this?!

Wait... do I even know anything to fix this? Us Steves had never had contact with humans, other than the first, so- Oh crud.

I have no idea how to care for a human. An injured and possibly ill one, which is even worse.

Okay, think. Who do you know that can help with this that won't cause any panic? Oh- Orange Steve! Even if he can't do anything, we can take this human to his village to get help from the Orange Leader. Don't the Leaders learn more things than others about humans as a rite of passage, kind of?

I roll the human over so he's laying on his back, then I carefully nudge him a little, seeing if he's responsive.

"Hello? Are you still there?" I ask the small human.

I get a quiet groan in response, his eyes still closed. Good, he's alive, but seems to be barely conscious. If I'm going to get him help, he needs it now.

I gently pick up the human, and rush out of my house to get to Orange Steve's. As I'm running, I get a good look at the human that appeared through the portal. Compared to how humans are normally supposed to be, he's extremely thin, pale, and smaller than he's most likely supposed to. I'm pretty sure I can see his bones through his hoodie...

I see I'm approaching Orange's house, and attempt to collect myself as I reach his door. It's only a few seconds after knocking that Orange appears.

"Oh, hey Re- aaaaAAAAAAAA!" Orange starts to greet me, then also panics at the sight of the tattered human. "IS- IS THAT-?!" He points at the tiny figure I'm carrying in my arms.

"Hi- Yes- Human appeared." I say, failing at keeping my composure. "He- uh- injured- and something else?! I don't know!"

"Well, I dunno either dude!" Orange says, shrugging.

"Uh- What about the-" I start to ask, but Orange realizes what I'm saying and finishes my sentence.

"Leader! Yes! Come on!" Orange says, closing his door as he rushes outside.

Orange drags me over to a spot a little bit away from his house, and lightning surrounds us as he teleports us to the Orange Village.

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