I think we might be fucked
Steve pulled his diamond sword out, his block hands holding it without a problem. The Enderman approached, gurgling. It held a dirt block in its hands. As Steve swung his sword, he heard a hissing sound from behind. He jumped around as the Creeper exploded, sending him flying backwards. The Enderman did not teleport out of the explosion, and died. His Ender Pearls flew back, hitting the heavily damaged Steve getting flung into the air. He didn't know what was happening fast enough, as everything happened at once. A sudden force pulled Steve forward, back towards where the Creeper exploded. A bright flash of light appeared before his eyes, and then blackness.
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"Please Discord?" Fluttershy begged. The spirit crossed his arms.
"No," he said firmly, looking away.
"Plleeeaaasssee?" She looked up at him with big, watery eyes, her lip stuck out in a pout. He glanced down at her, and his gaze softened. He let his arms hang limply at his sides.
"Fine."
"Yay! Now, you count and we'll hide." She fluttered her wings happily for a moment and then spoke quietly to her animal friends. "Okay, start counting now!"
Discord groaned, then put his paws over his eyes. "One... Two.... Three.. Four... Five... Six.... Seven.... Eight.... Nine.... Ten... Okay, ready or not, here I come!" He uncovered his eyes and then looked around.
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Steve rubbed his head, groaning. He looked around him. Seeing strange forest all around, he looked at his hands.
He almost screamed.
Steve jumped up, scaring a few resting birds. He waved his arms around frantically. He wiggled his fingers. He looked down at his feet, and immediately regretted the decision. He grabbed one of them, and pulled it up to look at it.
They weren't blocky!
They were supposed to be blocky!
"Where am I?" Steve wondered aloud, studying the rest of himself. He was the shape of a normal person, no blocks, no squares. He still had his items he had come with, which was his diamond sword, iron pickaxe, a few pieces of coal, some sticks, some wooden planks, the Ender Pearls, string, a bow, arrows, a strength potion, and some spawn eggs- Creepers, a Blaze, an Enderman, and a Ghast. He was also still wearing his diamond armor.
"Might as well find civilization," he said. Steve got out his sword and trudged through the undergrowth.
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Discord peeked under a bush. Nope. He stood up again, scratching his head. Man, was she good at hiding!
"Uh, Fluttershy! Come out, come put, wherever you are!" he called. He would have already used his magic to find them, but she had said it was cheating, so he couldn't do it. He had searched her cottage, and some of the surrounding EverFree Forest, but he had no luck so far. Even her animals were escaping him!
Discord turned around, preparing to give up, when a pink tail sticking out from the garden caught his eye. Why hadn't he seen her earlier? The spirit snuck up, going on his tiptoes. He almost laughed when he saw where she was hiding. The little pegasus was hiding in a animal hole! He reached out his paw to tap her.
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Steve had finally reached light! He sped forward, chopping at a few stubborn vines and pulled himself free from them. His joy was short lived, though, as he saw a beast sneaking up on something. The creature certainly did look frightening. They must have mobs like we do, he thought to himself.
Steve held his sword up above his head, preparing to swing it down on the creature. He snuck forward on silent feet, and slashed. The animal jerked away, spinning around quickly. It stared in shock at him, and then dropped onto all fours like a dog, growling menacingly at him. Steve stabbed at it again, narrowly missing it.
"Discord! What's going on out there?!" Fluttershy called, crawling out from the hole. She squeaked in terror as she saw Steve, and dove back into it.
"Get Twilight or something!" Discord yelled, snapping his fingers to make a cage fall onto Steve, trapping him inside. But his sword cut through it like butter, and managed to make the spirit fall back.
"O-okay!" Fluttershy flew as fast as she could, trying to escape the terrible monster. She almost crashed into the library, and hurriedly opened the window. "Twilight! Twilight help!"
"Huh! What?! Fluttershy! What's the matter? Did you see your shadow again?" Twilight asked, concerned. The other mane six were already there, talking quietly amongst themselves.
"No! Some monster is attacking Discord! We need help!"
"A monster?! I'm on it, Fluttershy! I can deal with some old monster!" Rainbow Dash bragged, flaring her wings.
"Yeah! We can help ya!" Applejack yelled.
"Come on girls!" Twilight shouted, opening the door with her magic and running out. They followed, racing to Fluttershy's cottage.
"What in tarnation is that thing?!" Applejack demanded, stopping in her tracks.
"No time to find out! Let's go!" Twilight lit her horn, preparing to blast some magical charges at the monster.
Steve jumped up, over the strange beast's head and landed on the other side. He lifted his sword, preparing to swing, when a blast shot him away. He landed on his back. He looked around for his sword and picked it up. He stood up and held it firmly. Steve stopped as he realized these were a bunch of... ponies. He lowered his sword.
"What are you and what are you doing here?" Twilight asked, her voice loud and demanding. Her horn remained glowing, in case she might need go strike out again. Discord lifted himself off the ground from where Steve had hit him and scurried over to Fluttershy, who gladly gave him a hug and started crying.
"I don't know. I was just helping that little one over there escape that beast!" Steve exclaimed, throwing a hand out towards Fluttershy and Discord.
"They are not enemies! Now, answer my first question- what are you?"
"I'm a human, I guess. From Minecraft."
"Minecraft? Where is that?"
"And what's a human?" Pinkie Pie asked, bouncing forward from behind Rarity.
"Um, well, me. I don't really know how to explain it... I'm the only one in my world," Steve said, carefully sliding his sword back into its sheath.
"What?! The only one! How could you stand being so lonely?!" The pink pony gasped, falling over dramatically like the unicorn behind her did, and put a hoof to her forehead.
"How'd you get here then, huh?!" Rainbow Dash demanded, flying right up into his face and growling. Applejack went forward and bit onto her tail, pulling her back. She flicked it out of her mouth and snorted, crossing her arms.
"Yes, that is something I would like to know," Twilight said, approaching him a little more.
"Well, I'm not really sure. A Creeper-"
"Creeper? What's that?"
"A mob that blows up. And as I was saying, a Creeper blew up and at the same time I was fighting an Enderman-"
"An Enderman?" Pinkie asked.
Steve slid a hand down his face. "Uh, yeah, they're tall and black and creepy-"
"I thought Creepers were supposed to be the creepy ones?"
"Will you stop interrupting?!"
"Oh, sorry!"
"Anyways, and then the Creeper blew up, I went flying, the Enderman died, and then I'm here now. Happy?"
"Uh, I don't get that at all," Twilight said, rubbing her head.
"Well, I don't know what happened to make me get here, so- wait, where am I anyway?"
"Oh! You're in Equestria right now."
"Equestria?"
"Yup! The magical land of ponies!"
"Oh, that explains it..."
"What?"
"Nothing."
"So, um... What's your name?" Rainbow Dash asked, flying up to him again.
"Steve."
"So, Steve, how are you going to get back to 'Minecraft?'"
"I, uh, don't know..."
"Okay then!" Rainbow turned to Twilight. "We are screwed!"
"Wait, Screwball is here?" Pinkie asked, confused. Rainbow face-hoofed.
"No! Why would she be here?"
"Well, you-"
"Pinkie stop!"
"Girls really?" Twilight asked.
"Well she did say Screwball was here!" Pinkie said.
"Pinkie she did not!" Applejack yelled.
"I agree with Applejack. Rainbow Dash definitely did not say Screwball was here," Rarity said.
"It did sorta sound like it..." Fluttershy said quietly.
Steve cleared his throat loudly as the the ponies started fighting. They turned to face him. "So, I told you my name. What are yours?"
"I'm Twi-"
"I am the one and only Rainbow Dash! Fastest flyer in Equestria and the only one ever to do a sonic rainboom! I'm by far the awesomest pony and coolest, and radicalest!" Rainbow struck a pose, then shot off and flew through the clouds, gathering water vapor and landed lightly beside Steve, flapping her wings forward to get the water off. The rainbow appeared above her head.
Twilight rolled her eyes and Pinkie stomped her hooves on the ground in delight. "Thank you for the introduction, Rainbow Dash. Anyways, I am Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia's most faithful student." The alicorn did a quick curtsey.
"I'm Pinkie Pie! I'm the one and only true party pony!" Pinkie exclaimed, pulling out her welcome wagon and singing the song to him. The cake burst out of the oven, and the confetti blew out of the cannons. She laughed. "At least I put them in the right ones this time! Want some cake?"
Steve shrugged, taking a slice as she cut it up. "My health is pretty low anyways."
"Your health?" Twilight asked.
"Yeah, I only had like half a heart left."
"Um, okay... Whatever that means.."
"Continue." He ate the last of the cake and wiped his hands off.
"Ah'm Applejack!" The earth pony stuck her hoof out to shake his hand. He was shaken up and down by her killer grip, which was weird for someone with hooves.
"I am Rarity! Fashionista, of course," the unicorn said.
"And I'm Fluttershy..." she squeaked.
Steve leaned down closer to her. "Excuse me? I didn't hear you."
"Fluttershy...."
"Pardon?"
"Fluttershy..."
"Oh. Okay. Fluttershy. And what is this guy's name?" He looked up at Discord, who pretty much towered over him, as Steve was really the same size as the ponies.
"Discord, God of Chaos, the one you tried to kill," the spirit grumbled. Fluttershy put her hoof on his paw to comfort him.
"Okay then!" Steve turned around to face the other ponies.
"So, what are we going to do now?" Rainbow Dash asked, now hovering above Twilight.
The alicorn shrugged. "I don't know."
"Well we have to get this 'human' back to 'Minecraft' somehow! We don't have forever!" Rainbow threw her hooves in the air.
"I know, I know, it's just, I'm not sure where to start looking for an answer."
"What about your books Twilight?" Pinkie asked.
"I doubt books would have anything about Minecraft, but you're right, we should look. Okay then, let's head out!"
"Wait, where are we going?" Steve asked. He didn't get an answer as the six ponies, and one draconequus, raced off, with the three that had wings flying above them. Twilight was not flying, though. The human mumbled something to himself, and sprinted off after them, finding that he could run much faster here. He jumped off a few things, even doing a flip off a tree. But even though he ran as fast as he could, the others were way farther ahead of him.
"Hey, wait up!"
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"Humans, humans, humans.... I can't find anything about humans!" Twilight exclaimed, dropping all the books she had been scrolling through with her magic onto the floor. Spike groaned and started picking them up. The alicorn turned to her friends. "Find anything?"
"Nope!" Rainbow Dash yelled, flinging a few books backward. Pinkie shook her head, stepping to the side to avoid Dash's thrown books when her tail twitched.
"Why do we need a book when we have a human right here?" Applejack asked, pointing at Steve.
"Because he knows almost nothing about them!" Twilight shouted. Steve rubbed the back of his head awkwardly.
"Why don't you just look for a book about Minecraft?" he asked. The alicorn spun around.
"That's a great idea! Switching topics, girls! Minecraft!"
"Great, more books..." Rainbow Dash grumbled, flopping onto her haunches.
"Found something!" Pinkie exclaimed, holding it in front of her. Twilight grabbed it with her magic, dragging Pinkie with it. She wiggled it a little, causing her pink friend to fall off, and looked at the title.
"Games? How will this help us?" the alicorn asked incredulously.
Pinkie Pie bounced back up again. "It has something about it in the glossary. See?" She flipped through the pages to the back, and tapped her hoof on the words.
"Oh, um, okay. Steve, you live in a game?" She turned to him.
"Well, I guess you could say that. I am from the gaming universes," he responded.
"Well, let's see if there is anything about what happened in here." She started reading. She hung the book by one side, shaking it. Then she held it regularly again. She held it above herself and shook it.
"What are you doing Twilight?" Spike asked.
"All this says is Minecraft is a block game, where you have to fight and craft to live. Doesn't say anything helpful."
"Block game? What in the hay is that supposed to mean?" Applejack demanded. The ponies turned to Steve.
"Well... It is what it means. In that world, everything is square," Steve told them.
"Even you?" Rarity asked.
"I don't believe that!" Rainbow shouted.
"I don't know, maybe I have a picture somewhere on me...." He dug through the pouches on his belt, searching for something. As he was looking, a black spawn egg fell out onto the ground. Pinkie was the first to pick it up.
"Ooh, what is this?" she asked, shaking it.
"Whoa! Be careful-" He didn't get to finish as Pinkie screamed. It cracked, and an Enderman appeared. It locked its eyes on the ponies, who didn't look away.
"Everyone! Get back! Let me handle this!" Steve unsheathed his sword and got into fighting stance. He sliced the Enderman, making it spin around just before it started attacking Fluttershy, who you could see was absolutely terrified. Its jaw opened, showing off its teeth. The little pegasus screamed in terror, and fainted, falling into Discord's arms.
"Come and get me!" Steve mocked, stabbing the Enderman with his sword and taking a few steps back. Instead of attacking, it picked up a chunk of wood from underneath Steve, who then fell down. He searched in his pouches desperately for his bow, which he strung and fired an arrow at it.
"How big are your pockets dude?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
"Pretty- whoa!" He was hit back against the wall of the library. Steve narrowed his eyes. No more Mr. Niceguy. He leaped at the mob, and swung his sword as many times in a row as he could. It hissed and grunted in pain as it was stabbed mercilessly by Steve's diamond sword. Finally, it fell over, and disappeared in a flash. Steve bent over and picked up the Ender Pearl, sticking it into his pocket.
"What was that? And what did it drop?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"That was an Enderman. And what he dropped was an Ender Pearl."
"What does that do?" Applejack asked.
"I use them to make Eye of Enders. But, you can also use them for teleporting."
"Ooh! Can you show us?" Pinkie begged.
"I don't know... sometimes these are hard to get."
"Pleeaassee?"
"Uh, fine. Come outside and I'll show you." Steve opened the door and grabbed the Ender Pearl. The ponies watched from around him as he brought his arm back and threw it as hard as he could.
"What did that do?" Twilight asked. He held his hand up to silence her. After a few more moments, he disappeared in a flash of purple.
"Wow!" Pinkie exclaimed, hopping around where he once was.
"Do you think we should go find him?" Rarity asked.
"Just wait. I'm sure he'll be back in a few minutes. He did throw it pretty far," Twilight said. They sat there, waiting. Soon, he appeared right next to them, in the same flash of purple as before.
"That was so cool! How many of those do you have?" Pinkie asked. Steve brushed some dust off himself, and looked at her.
"I only have one left now, so I'm not gonna waste it," he said.
"Do you have anymore of those things- those Enderman?"
"No. I only had one egg. I usually carry some spawners around, just incase I need something in an emergency."
"What else do you have in your pockets?" Pinkie poked his belt.
"Oh, just the usual stuff. Wood, my bow and arrows, pickaxe, coal, potions..."
"A potion?! For what?!" Twilight exclaimed, getting up right in his face. He leaned back and pushed her away. "Oh, sorry. I just really like to make potions and stuff."
"Yeah, I can tell. It's just a strength potion. Nothing too special."
"I don't care about the potion- I care about how you fit all that stuff in your pockets," Rainbow Dash said.
"They're bigger in the inside. Sort of like houses sometimes."
"Ah, I see."
"Can you show us what's in your pockets?" Fluttershy asked. "Oh, um, if that's okay with you..." She hid behind her hair.
"Uh, sure. We should probably go inside though. You also might need to fix your house. The Enderman took a chunk out of it," Steve said. Twilight trotted inside, casting a repairing spell on the damaged part and sitting down on a cushion. The others took spots next to her, in the shape of a horseshoe. Steve took off his belt and laid it on the floor. The ponies leaned forward to get a closer look. He pulled out his potion, his sword, pickaxe, and everything else he had with him when he got sucked in. The last things he pulled out were the spawners.
"Now, don't touch those. Those are pretty annoying-and deadly-so don't mess with them," Steve told them.
"What do they belong to?" Applejack asked.
"Creepers, Ghasts, and Blazes."
"Ghasts?"
"Blazes?" Twilight asked.
"Yeah," he said. He quickly described them and started putting his stuff back into the pockets.
"Can I feel those eggs?" Fluttershy asked. Steve looked at her. "Oh, okay, it's alright if I can't.." She squeaked and hid behind her hair again.
Why did she have to be so cute?
"Uhh.. Fine. But be careful. Don't be rough with them." She squeed and reached a hoof forward. She brushed against them, feeling their textures.
"I wanna feel them!" Pinkie squealed, delicately leaning down to rub them. Soon, all of them were stroking the eggs, even Discord had reached out and touched one. (He was still slightly wary after being branded a villain right away).
(Being attacked with a diamond sword didn't help matters).
"Ooh, I think this one is hatching!" Twilight exclaimed, getting close to it. Steve spun around and looked at it. It was shaking. Now that he noticed, they were all shaking.
"Wait! Get back!" he yelled, pulling them away. The eggs burst open, and soon a Blaze, a Ghast, and a dozen Creepers filled the room. "Oh no."
The Creepers hissed, starting to approach them. The Blaze shot fireballs at them, lighting half the room on fire. The Ghast broke a hole in the side and pretty much started destroying the whole library.
"Run! Get away now!" Steve shouted, and the others followed, with the mobs close on their tails. He looked at Twilight as they were running. "Can you teleport us somewhere?"
Twilight glanced over at him. "Yeah, where?"
"I don't know. Those mobs will kill anything that moves. If they run into any other ponies on the streets... Well, let's just say they wouldn't make it to tomorrow!"
"I'm too young to die!" Spike wailed from where he was sitting on Twilight's back.
"Do you mean to say I have to teleport the whole city?!" the alicorn exclaimed.
"If you can at least get the citizens to a safe place, I can take care of the mobs. I got a diamond sword, and skills that you ponies don't have to take them out. You guys wouldn't know the first thing about killing them!"
"O-okay!" Twilight looked at her friends. "Okay girls! We need to evacuate the city! No ponies left behind! Rainbow Dash, I need you to check every building twice! You're the only pony fast enough to do it! I don't want anypony left in this place until Steve kills those mobs!"
"Alright! I'll be done in ten seconds flat!" Rainbow Dash saluted, then shot off, leaving her famous trail behind her.
"Now, come on! Steve, we'll meet you back at what's left of the library as soon as you're done killing them! Good luck!" And with that, the others continued forward into town, leaving Steve to take on the mobs. He stopped and faced the upcoming swarm of Creepers. They hissed menacingly.
Steve drew his sword. Only then did he realize what he had gotten himself into. The Creepers surrounded him.
"Fuck."
