Metal and Bone | A Rainbow Quest AU

Chapter 16 - A Stranger Machine

I know there was an episode where a Yellow Steve was stuck in the old kingdom before this, but I thought that if they could just teleport, why didn't he do that while he was trapped? So uh, that one's not happening here. Besides, the Steves are robots in this AU, they're smarter than that.

So yeah, time to meet the wacko broken skittle.

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[Sabre's POV]

Orange and I have just been hanging out in the Hub since yesterday.

I can't stop thinking about what Indigo said. Are people really going to try and take me away from my friends? Who would do that? What if... What if someone actually manages to? What would they do to me?

Orange then comes up next to me, and gives me a hug.

"...What's this for?" I ask.

"You looked worried, so I wanted to make you feel better." Orange says, smiling softly. "You doing ok?"

"I'm just..." I say. "I'm a little scared about what Indigo warned us about. Will people really try to get me?"

"Not on my watch, they won't." Orange says. "Nobody is gonna get you, not here. And not as long as I'm with you. You're safe."

Orange let's go, and I smile at him.

"Thanks buddy." I say.

"No problem, Sabre." Orange says.

Orange then picks me up and heads towards the house.

"Is that why you just stayed in your room after we got home, once you woke up?" Orange asks. "You've been scared about that?"

"Yeah, that's why..." I say as he walks into the living room and sets me down on the couch, him then sitting beside me.

"Ah, okay. I got worried about you." Orange says. "You didn't even come back down to eat..."

"Heh, I guess that's quite the red flag for me." I say. "I kinda regret doing that now..."

Orange gets up and grabs something from on top of the furnaces.

"I knew you'd definitely want food by now, so I got you some." Orange says, chuckling.

He gives me a bowl of soup, and I happily take it and start drinking it. Having soup is the best, because once I finish I feel all nice and warm inside, and I really like that feeling. The bowl is empty pretty soon, and I reach over and place it on the table. I then lean on Orange and hug his arm, which makes him smile.

"Thanks, Orange." I say. "You're the best."

"You're welcome, Sabre." Orange says as he wraps his other arm around me.

We just stay like that for a little bit, quietly relaxing as Orange watches the space outside the window. I'm even almost falling asleep, when Orange seems like he remembered something.

"Sabre, since the talk about the prophecy and all that, I came up with a plan on how we go about collecting the Crystals." Orange says.

I sit up and look at Orange, excited. I've been waiting to start on that! I'm actually important for something for the first time ever!

"Knew that'd get your attention." Orange Steve says, smiling. "I was thinking that we start with the Red Crystal, which is supposed to be at, um... Red Steve's house. Then, we go out and get some help from outside sources that would know where their respective Crystals are."