This story is a sequel to The SweetieMash Chronicles
The Crusaders and Button Mash have all suffered a potential life-changing setback! Do they A: Try to calm down and think about how to best move on. B: Talk to their family and loved ones about how to deal with adversity. C: Freak the hay out attempt to leave pony society to eventually become misguided villains that will someday threaten Equestria itself.
The answer may (not) surprise you!
Warning: Contains Spoilers for My Little Pony: The Movie.
Thanks to Tired Old Man
for his edits and corrections and Nova Quill for much the same AND some help with the cover.
Edited (by yours truely) CMC vector by jhayarr23. Button Mash vector by clamstacker.
Chapters (4)
...am I the only one who thinks the CMC and Button somehow talked Starlight, Trixie, and Tempest into helping them take over Equestria?
Aaah Alicorns. The cause of- and solution to- most of that world's problems.
...BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!!! ...Huh, decent amount of fics and updates happening on my birthday... Which means something is going to go terribly wrong for me... Meh. Favored!
It's beautiful.
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And downright hilarious.
Btw... will buttons "Sisters" show up later?
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Truthfully, I'm probably going to leave them out. Nothing personal against the Dazzlings. They're great fun, but I've already got portions of the chapters written and there's just a TON of characters at the moment. I dunno if I can handle three additional psycho/sociopaths.
This is my new favorite line in anything.
Wait, Twilight AND Celestia?! *Looks in combo of shock and confusion* What did they DO?!
Huh. They actually did it. I'm impressed.
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You think?
It's practically guaranteed.
In fact, I bet they even called in Discord who convinced Flutttserhy to do it so she could declare nature preserves.
Rainbow Dash would join just for fun.
Sunset shimmer would come in all angry, find four proteges, bond with yet another orphan and that's another one biting the dust.
Rarity would be all over the whole,"Viva La Revlucion!" vibe and make awesome outfits.
Pinkie Pie just wants parties and what's a revolution except the biggest party?
Hell Chrysalis would gladly join the adorable munchkin four of destruction.
And you also forget that the CMC have been expanding their borders to Manehattan and summer camps with their things. Few messages sent and bam shaka laka ding dong, organized revolutions.
And they havae all the PR.
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I haven't forgotten about it and even have an idea regarding several of the arcs. It's kinda a matter of my muse hitting me with the best time to start it up again.
Incidentally, Scootaloo's apparently being raised by lesbian aunts now. So yay, not a homeless orphan!
"So she got in one little fight, and her friends got scared..."
SO SHE MOVED WITH 'ER AUNTIE AND 'ER UNCLE T' BELAIR
If I didn't do it, someone else would.
Great story so far btw, lookin' forward to updates of this/Love Call.
Or you can focus on Wheel and the Butterfly, that'd also be great.
8504963 And that was gonna be me! You bastard! XD
YEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!! SEQUEL BABY!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
At least there won't be romance according to the tags.
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<3
KITAAAAA~!
So, how long until Sunset shows up? No fic of yours is complete unless Sunset is at least referenced. I kid, I kid, this is already quite hilarious (and insane). Though I can't really blame the CMC's (and Button's) logic, most villains get redeemed and then get even more screentime and get to live in the castle, so obviously the best thing to do is to wreck as much havoc as possible, sit through a Twilight lecture and then cookies for everyone.
Unless you count their earlier Crusades as their troubled past (and the CMCs' various schemes were already less stupid than Starlight and Tempest's excuses). Looks like they even got to the "make the Princesses look useless" stage. Though hopefully they didn't do too much damage to Twilight's castle, or else it might be replaced by an even bigger eyesore. Poor Love Tap, after she finally snaps I hope she gets a room with a good view in Twilight's castle.
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And people who haven’t enough with shipping everyday expectedly thumb down. It’s good to see a few fanfics without shipping for the sake of it.
I'm so glad that there's a sequel to a story I really enjoyed.
It's a shame all the sociologists focus more on the psychos infesting DayZ. Watching the people in Minecraft 1-Life collaborate and help each other and not rob each other blind or murder each other at the drop of the hat is useful in restoring faith in humanity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbuwH1CvaWc&list=PLwXY3ipyXQw4ifOlRCcWEw5PKTUqWgAsI
When they fell into lava, they should have quickly logged off the server before all the hearts were gone, contacted someone on the server and ask them to find the lava pit and flood it, so when they logged back in, they spawned in water and not instadeath.
This will be fun.
I'm sure everything is fine
Don't suppose Love Call the Sirens is part of this canon?
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It is! Though, with all I've written thus far, it's unlikely the trio will play a part. Still, there might be the odd reference to that piece at some point.
It's fantastic, but needs a romance tag for all the wonderful ButtonBelle.
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I'm waffling on that front... On the one hoof, there's not much build up. On the other, I'm editing chapter 2 now and there's clearly a doubling down by these two after the first fic.
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Please don’t add shipping just for the sake of it. Too many fanfics already are plagued with out of the blue shipping that adds nothing to the story.
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It's clearly there, but it it's not there to move the plot at all. Your input is most appreciated.
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Huzzah!
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I suspect that there will BE romance, it just won't be ABOUT the romance.
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Accurate.
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I'm put in mind of <ahem>...
8509094 I'm just assuming it will have romantic elements because it is a sequel to a comedy series that had some fantastic romantic elements. It'd be pretty odd to have a romantic story that ends with two characters starting a relationship, then the sequel has those two characters interacting with each other in only a non-romantic context.
Most importantly, it's Justice3442, so you know it will be hilarious.
Everyone in this town needs professional help...or extremely strong sedatives.
Finally realized which story this is a sequel to. I love it!
Love the chapter! This continues to be one of my favourites!
Is this a reference to The Chase by Kudzuhaiku? You're both incredibly engaging writers, and I can see you enjoying each other's work.
Honestly, it's writers like you that convince me that I should stick with being a reader. Your work is just so... good! If there will one day rise a writer to take up Terry Pratchett's mantle, it will be one such as you.
*Edited to remove the typo report. (No need to preserve those for posterity.)
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Got these! Thanks!
Oh god...this set up...I can't...just....
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
I am wondering something...how will your Sunset Shimmer react to eventually meeting Tempest?
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Definitely, have a fic or two I'm thinking about that would handle this. I'm actually really starting to like writing for Tempest, so she'll likely start to pop up in my newer works as we march down this strange and wonderful journey of horse words together.
Button's impassioned speech has stirred me to new heights of nerdy pride! Truly, we should all learn well from his heroic actions of power-glove usage! Although it seems now that Love Tap might have to keep Button locked away for certain periods of time in the future. Puberty has never looked so daunting.
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Each and every one of the pones are badass.
Ponyville has so many disasters. If you read the comics, it's implied that it was being attacked LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG before Twilight Sparkle came.
They have an evacuation drill for Tatzlwurms.
Oh geez! I love this fic. already. Button and Sweetie are adorable and it’s simply a riot to watch them interact. Plus you have the foreshadowing that what they do coming s really bad... I love this so much.
I suppose that's understandable.
Cats do actually do this.
Wow, must have been a bad day, huh?
You're oddly serene.
I maintain the headcanon that for a pony, that is actually a genuinely awesome name.
You seem displeased.
It's SO much bigger than you think.
Yes.
I, see...
She has a point.
I don't think she could have been more sarcastic if she tried.
Oh dear...
I'm impressed. I have no joke, her memorizing that is impressive as hell.
Well, you know, everyone has their weaknesses.
That's because she's one of the few ponies who LIKES you.
Egomaniac.
Twilight is well aware. She SAW and barely managed to take that thing out of Ponyville in Season 1.
I think I see.
That sounds about right.
Hedgehog apparently.
Why doesn't that surprise me?
And who can burn you to a crisp by breathing.
HAH!
HAHAAHAHAHAHA! Oh I love this fic.
ShuDDered.
Huh, nice.
I love how they all alternate the role of crazy ponies and straight mares so effortlessly, it's a fantastic dynamic.
... Clever girl.
Oh.
I freaking love these 3.
...
... Well played.
She's right.
HumminG.
Troll.
Agreed.
This can only end in Chaos.
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Got those errors! Thanks!
I want this to happen.
There it is!