"This is the Aether?"

Rainbow Dash's question surprised Steve. "Well, yeah. Did you expect it to be on the ground?"

Rainbow Dash looked away, and Steve decided to let it go. They made their way down the hill they spawned on, and immediately came in contact with a thin, female figure. The Valkyries were all around, and it didn't take long for Steve to raise his hoof. "Don't. Attack. They're neutral, just like their queen. If they follow us, don't be alarmed."

"How are we not supposed ta be alarmed, mister?" Applejack had venom in her question.

"Look, you think this is my fault, you can go back through the portal. It's obvious this isn't your world, so there's only the End left to try. But while we're here, we should see what we can get. Sound good with you? Then come on."

Applejack rolled her eyes, but followed Steve nonetheless. They tried to look down, but Fluttershy got vertigo, so they moved from the ledge. The sun was up, and they wondered if it could even be night in this realm. It had already been a long time since they awoke. They found themselves in a cave-like opening, and Steve halted them. "This is probably one of the dungeons. We need to be cautious."

They slowly made their way through, and found that they were in a carved passage. It looked much older than they anticipated, but they made their ay through. "All we need to do in this realm is just see if we can get the Hammer of Notch, and get out. We're too weak to fight the Old Gods. If I'm correct, this is a Bronze Dungeon, so we'll find it here."

But finding it was much harder than talking about finding it. They went through passage after passage, fought thousands of horrendous mobs, and could not seem to find their way. Then they found it. The Bronze Dungeon. They stood in a great room, the walls were made of a strange, stone-like tile, with symbols decorating parts of it. In the center, sitting still, was the Slider. It was a large, gray object, with something that looked like an eye in the middle of its body. It seemed to be sleeping, but Steve knew better.

"It's watching us. On my go, everypony get around it and strike with your pickaxes."

They gathered around the creature. Steve raised a hoof, and in doing so struck his head. The sound echoed off the walls in that great space, and the beast opened his eyes. It was disgusting. They struck in tandem, and ran. Its eyes became red, and it started sliding across the room, throwing them up in the air. As they fell, they had an idea. Loading their pickaxes into Pinkie's party cannon, they grabbed Pinkie's tail and fired.

"Weeeeee! Take that you big meanie!"

One by one, pickaxes flew at the Slider, and he lost a good two thirds of his health. Oh the power of Pinkie Pie. After they landed, they saw Steve flipping, rolling, and twirling. After he landed, the Slider launched smaller cube-like entities, which flung them up again. They used the same tactic, but the Slider flew up and struck them again. Seeing his friends hurt, Spike grabbed Steve and flung him at the Slider. Steve knew what to do, and swirled around in the air, pickaxes extended. He landed again, and the Slider was dead. When he disappeared, he dropped a key, and several pieces of a kind of carved stone.

"Yes! We actually killed one of the Old Ones! We need to go back though, the Valkyries are too strong-"

Just then, they heard a hissing sound. When they turned around, three Creepers were approaching them. Steve backed away. "What? They don't belong here! Let's gt the buck out of here before-"

An explosion sounded, and the Creeper that was responsible had taken a bit of Steve's life. They ran out, trying to get to the portal. They ran through the passages, past the rooms, and out of the cave. They saw the portal, but they were stopped in their tracks. They had fallen down a hole. Twilight illuminated her horn, and they saw mobs all around them.

"What's going on! They aren't supposed to... you."

In the blackness, two white eyes glowed back at them. They heard a menacing laugh, and the creature stepped forward. He looked like Steve, save the eyes. He held a diamond pickaxe, though, and he smiled.

"Hello Steve."

Author's Note

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPJUBQd-PNM

YEAH.

Anyway, has the menacing monster captured our crazy crew? Have they been doomed to die in the hole of hopelessness? FIND OUT NEXT TI-

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