Chromatober 2024 - Steve Lab Edition

Day 2 - The Grove and Forgiveness

World/Series: Steve Labs
Timeline: Post Episode 1 of Steve Lab
Overall Feeling: Mostly Angst with a side of Comfort
AU: Steve Labs
Characters: Sabre/Prof. Favre, Rainbow Steve/Rainbow Assistant, Assistant Steve (Mentioned)
Setting: The Steve's Lab
Word Count: 1723

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He wasn't sure how he had managed to escape that crazy scientist and that creepy assistant of theirs, but he was nonetheless just plain happy to even escape in the first place. He should have realized sooner that the moment he was created by them, that they guided him to that machine, did he realize how much trouble he was in.

He doesn't even know why he was created for their sick amusement. All of the comments that they made were sickening, really.

Just how insane are they? Clearly, he's living proof that such insanity is definitely evident. He wasn't sure what he was meant to do anymore now that he was freed. Freed from that awful lab. Can he even live as a pickaxe? Can he even do anything at all? He doesn't even want to be a pickaxe in the first place!

Well, he would have to find some way to continue living later, he's just glad that the crazy professor didn't follow him down the stairs–

"Rainbow Steve! Where are you! I know you're angry and rightfully so, but please come back!" He immediately panics and immediately runs– he still has no idea how he was able to run as a pickaxe in the first place, but that doesn't matter. He needed to run and get away from this crazy professor as soon as possible. He shudders to imagine what that crazy professor would do to him again!

Worst of all, he rather avoids that assistant of theirs, they're more insane then the professor and that's saying a lot. Despite not knowing much with their very limited time of existing.

He wasn't really sure how long he had run– but he had somehow managed to get out of the clearing, past the rocky hills and into some sort of forest. He didn't even see the forest in the first place when he had escaped moments ago, he couldn't even hear the professor anymore. It had grown faint as he ran further away.

He didn't dare stop though, why should he? If he had stopped, he would be at risk of being found again and he would rather not let that professor have any chance in finding him at all. So he continued to run further and further into the forest–

Until he stopped. Seemingly shocked by the sight before them.

It was a grove of some sorts, a small area with a small group of pink trees and a small lake next to it.

Why was there something like this in the middle of a forest like this and not far from the crazy lab? He wasn't sure, but just being here was...comforting. He moved closer, almost to the point of being in the center– allowing him to take note that he just left the forest and entered a field of flowers with this strange, yet pretty grove.

Seeing a place like this, that whispers safety, makes him want to just stay here, it was most likely safe. Safer than the forest probably and safe away from the crazy professor–

"So this is where you ran off to." He immediately yelped– despite it being silent, but it was evident when he had jumped back in utter shock. How did this crazy professor find him so fast?! He immediately ran– only to be stopped by being lifted and stopped by the crazy professor.

He did NOT like that and struggled to get out of their grip– how did it go from weak to being so strong all of a sudden?! He doesn't know and quite frankly– he doesn't want anything to do with this crazy professor in the first place! But no matter how much he tries, he can never get out of their grip like the first time, until eventually– he just gives up.