//------------------------------// // Let's Play! Ft. Bella // Story: YouTuber: Button Mash // by TheAnimerican //------------------------------// "Hello everypony! This is Button Mash and we have a very special guest with us!" Button shouted with excitement. "Hello everypony! This is Bella!" Sweetie Belle mimicked Button to the webcam. "So Bella is actually visiting Ponyville; preparing for her upcoming concert. She was nice enough to come by and participate in a 'Let's Play' video. Unfortunately, I only have one computer. So I will be coaching Bella as she plays 'Celestia.exe,'" said Button. As a joke, Button Mash decided to have Sweetie Belle play a horror game for the recording. Just as he thought, Sweetie had no knowledge of this game. Once he finished setting up the game, the game menu popped up with the basic options. It seemed cheerful as it showed a pixelated Princess Celestia trotting on a flat green surface. "Yeah. Since I have such an awesome coach, I bet it won't take me long to beat this game," Sweetie said with confidence. "Oh I'm sure you will do just fine. Okay, now let's get started!" Button exclaimed. "Yeah!" Sweetie Belle cheered. She tried to be enthusiastic for the video, but some viewers might be able to tell that it was forced. She then clicked the "Start Game" option. The game presented Princess Celestia all the way to the left side of the screen; standing on pixelated gray surface. The game's background showed multiple buildings that resembled structures seen in Canterlot. Sweetie Belle was already not amused with the game. "Wow, I thought video games had more advanced graphics than this. I mean, Minecraft had much better graphics than this. Plus, this game doesn't have any music," stated Sweetie. "It's because this is an independent game. It's actually okay for being made by one pony." "Oh I see. Okay. So how do I play?" "You use the arrow keys on the keyboard. The UP arrow makes you jump, the DOWN arrow makes you duck, and the LEFT and RIGHT arrows make you go side to side." Button instructed her. Sweetie Belle looked around Button's keyboard until she located the keys. They were not hard to miss since the arrow keys were rather large. Once located, she had Celestia move to the right until the character stopped automatically. A text then appeared in a bubble, "Where is everypony? This is most unusual." After the text was finished, Sweetie moved Celestia till she went off screen and it faded black. Another scene faded in, Celestia reappeared to the left side of the screen with the same building background as before. However, there was a guard pony in a ducking position to the right side of the screen. Celestia was moved to the guard, which caused her to interact with him. A text appeared from the guard, "Your highness...it was awful. It seems your sister has once again become...Nightmare Moon." A Celestia text bubble then appeared, "What? That can't be...Luna...why?" After the text disappeared, a soft tune began to play. Since Sweetie was unaware this was a horror game, she did not find the music to be disturbing. In fact, she found it comforting that the game finally played some sort of background music. "Okay okay," Button Mash interrupted, "now your objective is to fight Nightmare Moon." "What? Wait, I don't even know how to fight in this game." "Don't worry, the game will explain when you find her. Just keep walking to the right until you locate her." As instructed, Sweetie Belle moved Celestia to the right until Nightmare Moon was located. However, as she played the game, she noticed that the environment began to change. The buildings began to show signs of deterioration and the music became out of tune. The mixture of sounds brought discomfort to Sweetie. "Umm...Button, is the game broken?" "It is an independent game. There might be some glitches that the creator has to work out. Don't worry, you are almost there." Just as Button said, after moving off screen a couple more times, Nightmare Moon was seen at the right side of the computer screen. A text conversation appeared between the two characters, "Ah, my dear sister," said Nightmare Moon, "here we are again. However, I will be the one to send you to the moon." "Sister, you must stop this! The Elements of Harmony will stop you!" Celestia exclaimed. "Hahaha! The Elements? I have already taken care of your faithful student and her friends." "Wh-What did you do Luna?" "Hehe. The both of you will know in time..." "Wait, the both of us?" "You...and the player..." The last text slightly disturbed Sweetie Belle. Button noticed that her eyes widened and was sure that it sent shivers up her spine. She reread the text a few more times to be sure she read it correctly. After clicking again to end the text, Nightmare Moon flew straight toward Celestia. The screen then went black and a clear scream of a mare came from the speakers. It caused Sweetie Belle to jump from the scare. After a brief moment of silence, a voice was heard in a scream, "You're mine!" Am image of Nightmare Moon popped on the screen. The art was done to make it seem like Nightmare Moon was coming straight towards her. It caused Sweetie to scream in terror at the oncoming villain. Button Mash was no longer able to hold in his laughter. Meanwhile, Sweetie tried to keep her breathing under control. Her eyes narrowed to the laughing pony. "Wait, you knew about this!?!" Sweetie Belle questioned. "Hahaha! I'm sorry Sweetie, I saw an opportunity and just had to take it!" Button said as he continued laughing. "That's not funny!" Sweetie Belle cried, "I have never been so scared! I hate you!" She then turned her chair to face Button and lightly pounded him with hooves. As he tried to defend himself, his chair slowly leaned back. However, it leaned too far; causing both ponies to fall out of their chairs. "Oww," groaned Sweetie Belle. "Aww my head. You okay Sweetie?" "Yeah. Sorry, I-" Sweetie Belle stopped herself as she noticed the position she was in. Button Mash laid on his back, while she laid on top of him. Both ponies stared at one another with blushed faces. Then slowly, Sweetie Belle began to move closer to Button. Both ponies' hearts were beating as the gap between them was closing. Sweetie Belle stopped as she was startled by music coming from behind her. Both ponies forgotten that they were doing a recording. Although there was music playing, there was awkward silence for the two ponies. Sweetie Belle was the first to get up and Button Mash followed. They both got back in their proper chairs and tried their best to regain their composure. Button looked to the webcam, "Uh, sorry guys there was technical difficulties. So we will have to end the gameplay here." Button tried to present his usual smile to the camera, but he knew that he was failing miserably. "Umm...well Sw-Um Bella, thank you for joining us today!" Sweetie Belle didn't reply, as she was in her own little world. "Umm...Bella?" "Huh? Oh uh...no problem." Sweetie said with a smile, but was less enthusiastic than she was at the start of the recording. "We hope you could join us again soon. Umm, leave a like if you enjoyed and hope to see you all this Friday for the live charity event to the Equestrian Red Cross. Until next time, Button Mash out!" He then ended the recording and saved the file to his computer. Both he and Sweetie Belle sat there in awkward silence. "Umm," Sweetie broke the silence, "I think we should go to bed." "Uh yeah sure. I will...I will edit this tomorrow. Come on, I will show you to your room." *** Both ponies entered the room, "This is my room," Button noted, "but you can sleep in here for tonight. I will put on clean bed sheets for you. Just give me a minute." Button walked to the closet to retrieve the bed sheets. As he did this, Sweetie Belle observed the room. She was surprised to see how clean Button's room was, although it did seem to have a distinct odor. When they were younger, his room would have a couple of empty bags of snacks lying around. Also, there would be a pile of laundry in a corner of the room. He was very lucky to have a mother to have taken such good care of him at the time. Luckily, those good habits rubbed off on Button. On one side of the room, there were two shelves. One shelf stocked his collection of games. On the other, it had different items and framed artwork of him. She came to the conclusion that that shelf stocked the many gifts from all his fans. Although Sweetie herself received gifts as well, she could not treasure them like Button did. Most of her gifts were flowers and unfortunately they did not last very long. On the other side, she sees Button's desk. There were a few books on how he can improve his editing skills. Also, there was a cylinder-shaped glass object on the corner of the desk. The object was more than a foot tall, a long tube on top, a bowl for the base with a smaller tube, colored in red and green. It was then she remembered the odor she first smelt when she entered the room. "Button, is that a-." "The bed's ready," Button interrupted. Sweetie Belle was sure what was on Button's desk, so she decided not to finish her question. "Uh...thanks Button. You didn't have to do that." "It was no problem." Button gave a blush and a small smile. "Well, I will be downstairs sleeping on the couch if you need me." As Button was leaving, he felt a tug on his tail. He looked behind him to see Sweetie's horn emitting energy and a light green aura around his tail. "Don't laugh at me Button... but that game really scared me. Could you...sleep in here with me..." Sweetie Belle asked with her head to the ground. Button couldn't help but blush again. He always thought of Sweetie Belle being cute, but this was a lot for him to see. Suddenly, those dating sims and visual novels he had played in the past came to mind. "Uh...sure. I will just get a blanket and pillow." Button then left the room to get the items. By the time he came back, Sweetie Belle was already under the covers. Button smiled and turned off the light. Although it was night, the moonlight illuminated the room enough for him to move around. He tossed the pillow on the floor and laid down to get comfortable. He fluffed his pillow and covered himself with his blanket. "Button?" "Yeah?" "Thanks again for looking out for me. If you hadn't showed up at Sugarcube Corner, I might have been tortured by cameras and running for my life." "Nope, instead you got tortured by a webcam and a terrifying game." Button said jokingly. "Shut up. I'm going to have nightmares because of that. You better hope Princess Luna protects me tonight." "You just better hope it's Princess Luna." "Shut up!" Both ponies laughed in unison. "Goodnight Sweetie." "Goodnight Button."