Steve Series AU's And Oneshots

loop: 25, 40 and 13 🔁

25-

Light landed between the trees upright, not falling over like in the last loop.

Curses.

Annoying, but they can be entertaining. At least for the returning voices... and those in it... Once they all got along.

Light heard the "audience" (he spoke with Soul Eater when he first heard them, both deciding that "audience" was the correct term for what they are) mutter their confusion. Having dealt with explaining to them in that loop, he had enough experience to deal with explaining it again.

Looking down, he saw that the faint rainbow pigment was lifting off his skin, and it had begun curling off of him with the particles moving above the upper centre of his chest. Where the crystal would be...

Wondering for a moment if not doing anything would change the outcome. He had repeated this worlds time -from when he had joined at least- 24 previous times.

How much can be changed before it restarts again? Will the tkmeline ever stop repeating?

What is causing thi-

"I heard something-

This way!"

Pale orange eyes danced around the area. Panic rising as this would be a major divergence from the main timeline. But alas, the choice had... nearly already been made.

The light rainbow quickly threw the rainbow energy together. Remaking the miss-mashed crystal once again. But this time, it didn't explode.

This time, Light glowed as he fell.

This time, the rainbow crystal moved itself into Lights inventory, shards not exploding outwards but, its energy pulsating...

This time. It will, it has to be different.

40-

"What was that-"

"Leader, why did you just stop-
What?"

Why is everything sounding so fuzzy? I can't-

Those are two voices... I dont recognise them from anywhere-

"Apprentice. Grab some bandages and blankets."

It's too bright, but that's just-

"Did the crystal do this?"

Shhhk

It's better. What did- who did?-

"Ah. Your eyes are coming into focus now."

That would make sense with the...

"Those light levels must have been annoying."

A watercolour like figure of oranges moved in front of me and sat... I can't tell if he is sitting or kneeling...

I thought my eyes were better than this-

"Leader! I brought everything!"

Light bursts through the door. Blindingly annoying...

Why, it shouldn't-

"Apprentice, the door."

"Sorry, I'm just going to..."

The light disappeared, and now there were two orange figures standing there...

Is the loop still?

"Hey, are you ok?"

In front of me stands an orange steve wearing a crown and a... sash? I'm not sure what it is...

"Hey..?"

His eyes look worried.

"Hi?"

I nearly echoed his "hey". Behind him stands another orange steve. The one behind wears a circlet and has some dye on their outfit.

An orange Leader and Apprentice?

I didn't know amy but the ones from my world...

From my world...

My world
.
.
.

This is not my world.

"Good. He can speak."

"Apprentice. Be nice."

The one in front of me turns to face the one behind. The leader facing the apprentice.

"How? I know nothing about this new steve? How did he even come into existence like this?"

"Apprentice."

"The only thing in here is the crystal...

The crystal."

I can feel their eyes. Why are their looks so-

"Did he?"

What is this feeling? Something cold is falling, slipping, dripping down, but I don't. Is it blood?

Did I get injured by him? It would make sense, but I had the crystal...

Had?

No.

No, no.

I'm sure I still,

I don't...

"I'm not sure. But it seems so."

Wait. Why am I crying? Is this what was?-

And they are still looking at me? I don't, I can't,
Why?

I'm wasn't like this when-

Oh.

13-

"Light. Light. Light..
Ugh.

I'm gonna have to give you a new name."

And there he goes. Pacing back and forth. Back and forth. He's like a yo-yo, I swear.

"Can you think of anything vaguely destructive Corrupt?"

"No sir, I cannot. However, if I may ask, who is he?"

And of course those three cannot be forgotten. Corrupt the head of his henchmen, once a red steve now... I don't even want to unpack that. Fallen and Ruin, once a green and a blue steve now... similar to Corrupt.

Yet my presence did seem to put them off. Confusion, curiosity, weariness. A plethora of similar emotions rolled off of them in response to their... leader entering with me.
A new and very different steve.

"Hmmm.... catalyst. No... soul- no. Hmmm"

"Sir?"
"Sir?"

The Soul Eater stopped. Paused his pacing completely.

"Yes?"

Turning his attention to Fallen and Ruin with just a turn of his head, mainly indicated by the hood tilting more-

"What about a name to do with decimation?"

"Or extinction? Because we have never seen a steve like that before."

Those are some surprisingly good options.

"I'm impressed. Those are surprisingly decent."

There goes Corrupt...

I wonder of they will break out into a fight or something...

There's a pressure on my shoulder what?

.
.
.

It's just the soul eater. Wait... what is he doing?

"Ahem."

The three of them stopped squabbling and turned to face the soul eater and subsequently me.

"My minions, meet Annihilation Steve, your newest addition."