Nightmare Steve's Second Chance

CHAPTER 19 - The Lab

(Steve saga Origins Episode - Rainbow Steve's Dark Past)

Nightmare Steve's P.O.V

"What are we going to do now?" asked rainbow steve. Magma looked at him and looked back at blue steve.

"We could go looking for other steves as step one" Blue steve snapped out of his trance and nodded his head.

"I know there would be a giant yellow steve city around somewhere, we could go there?" magma thought for a second before nodding his head in agreement.

"Great! Which direction do we go?" Rainbow Steve asked.

"This way..." Blue steve said with a small smile.

~Timeskip 25 minutes~

Magma knew he wasn't the best at starting a conversation. He was like that before he turned into nightmare steve and even then stayed silent unless needed. However, the tension that had been hanging in the air like an anvil ready to fall for the last few minutes was so heavy that he was willing to put his habit aside. Luckily rainbow steve must have finally gotten tired of the silent atmosphere to raise his voice.

"Sooo...Blue steve where are you from?" Blue steve paused for a moment before answering.

"Well...I come from a small village that was filled with other blue steve"

"What happens to them?"

"I left them to focus on my studies in becoming an Elder" Magma frowned at that, he knew that Blue steve was obsessed with becoming an elder but he didn't realize it was so strong that he would leave others of his kind.

"I guess I have to fix that," Magma thought knowing how much of a liability Blue steve could be if his obsession wasn't fixed.

"...what about you Rainbow steve?" Magma heard realizing that he had turned out some of the conversations. At the question rainbow, steve looked a little sheepish and nervous

"I don't really remember..." Blue steve actually stopped to look at rainbow steve with a look that said "What". Rainbow steve quickly began to explain rambling slightly " I just woke up in this weird building that kinda looked like a lab and then Green steve and Magma found me" Blue steve's eyebrow turned down as he gained a thoughtful look.

"Rainbow steve?" Rainbow steve paused and took a deep breath before speaking"Yes?"

"Do you remember where this building is?" Rainbow Steve nodded his head

and magma knew that they had a new destination.

~Timeskip 3 hour~

Magma knew they were getting closer when rainbow steve began to fidget the selves of his sweater. As soon as magma spotted a familiar trail of craters he knew they had found the right place.

"W-we're H-HERE!" Rainbow steve said with forced enthusiasm. Blue steve looked at the lab with confusion.

"This is where you woke up?" Rainbow Steve nodded his head and lead them up the stairs into the broken building. Magma looked at the iron walls that are cracked and missing some parts here and there. There is glass everywhere and what looks to be small drops of blood and Redstone on the floor. Magma hadn't seen the lab in generations but it was worse knowing the steves that died here for rainbow steve to live. Magma puts one foot and he inhales a sharp breath as a violent shudder goes down his spine, but it one last a second before it's gone just as quickly. Magma glances at Blue steve and Rainbow steve who is talking a few meters in front of him before looking around for the source of his discomfort. He looked at the walls of the entrance and noticed some remaining energy there.

"Wait...isn't that a barrier?" Magma thought looking at the energy that he knew was suppose to keep out nightmare steve for a small period of time. Magma knew that the elders in his world had put a barrier to keep out nightmare steve from the lab or at least long enough to create rainbow steve. If that was the same cause in this world then the barrier had either seen that he was part nightmare steve or use to be nightmare steve.

"Hey Magma, Are you coming?" Rainbow steve shouted from the hall. Magma let a small hum of acknowledgment and walked ahead to where the duo stood. Magma watched as Blue steve studied the walls, paintings, and rooms with rainbow steve making a few comments here and there. At last, they reach the final room that surveys what looks to be a broken tube surrounded by water.

"Did...Did you wake up d-down there?" Blue steve asked looking as shocked as someone would if you told them that red Steve hated red stone.

"Yep! It was kinda scary because when I woke up there was lighting, and the lights were flickering"

"Lightning" Blue steve repeated. Rainbow Steve nodded his head much to magma amusement as he didn't realize his current situation. Blue steve began to pace back and forth while mumbling under his breath how it couldn't be possible.

"Blue steve is okay?" Magma asked concerned as he could feel blue steve about to go hysterically at his discovery. Blue steve didn't seem to hear magma and his breaths became faster and shorter.

"WOAH! Blue steve calm down! Deep breaths" Magma shouted gripping blue steve's elbows as he gave me instructions on breathing in and out. After a few minutes, blue steve calmed down enough for him to explain to rainbow steve that he was the steve of the prophecy. Rainbow steve's face looked very surprised to find out he was created by the other elders.

"Then if I was made by the other elder steve then where are they?" The tension rose almost immediately and magma glanced at blue steve before answering.

"The Elders...were killed by Nightmare steve..." Rainbow steve's face fell and magma felt bad for telling him the information. After a bit of explaining on rainbow steve's future role, blue steve told about how he was supposed to be the most powerful steve since he had multiple steve in him like Nightmare steve.

"Only difference is that the elder willingly gave their powers while nightmare steve- me, took them forcefully," Magma thought-feeling slightly guilty at all the steve he absorbed in the past.

"Wait...Since I am part blue steve then can I used blue steve powers?!" Rainbow steve shouted excitedly. Blue steve thought for a moment but magma answered first.

"Yes, not to the same level as the other blue steve but you have some of their abilities" Rainbow steve grinned and was practically bouncing on the balls of his feet.

"Blue steve can you please teach me!" Blue steve looked surprised at the request but nodded his head anyway. Magma followed the two young steve as they began to leave the building while blue steve began to explain his new training lessons. Magma paused and looked at the lab one last time.

"I'm sorry that I couldn't stop this a second time, but...this time I'll be the one helping...Elder Yellow"