The Journey to Parenthood

by SolidFerret


They will see us waving from such great heights

"Come on."

"No." She grumbled.

"Please."

"I said no." She moaned as she tried to fall back asleep.

Button laid down in front of Sweetie Belle's faced and did the best pouty face he could.

"But I wubs you..." He whined.

Sweetie Belle blinked her eyes to see and giggled at Buttons expression, kissing his nose and making him blush.

"That's great and I love you too." She told him, making him blush even more, "but I'm tired and not as energetic as you are." Sweetie Belle said as she turned over gently and closed her eyes and tried to catch up on sleep.

A defeated sigh, Button got up and went over to the kitchen.

"I don't see what the big deal is, Button." Rarity said. "You should know how to make your own plate for breakfast."

"Well I was tired because someone decided to drink my coffee." He groaned tiredly.

Rarity shrugged and acted like she didn't know what Button was talking about while reading the local paper.

As Button opened the fridge, he looked around and found a carton of orange juice and grabbed it before walking over to the table, slowing down and seeming to drag something as he sat down.

"Good morning Uncle Button!" Gem Light exclaimed happily as she climbed up his leg and onto his chest before giving him a hug.

Button laughed as he hugged his niece.

"Gem Light, it's rude to interrupt ponies during a meal." She scolded.

"But Rarity!" Button whined, making Gem Light giggle.

"Oh fine." She said with a roll of her eyes.

Rarity watched as her daughter climbed up and sat on Buttons shoulder as he ate. Then going to the den as they jumped around happily. She smiled at the two.


Button left after eating and went out to explore Ponyville once more.

The day had no clouds out, fillies and colts yelled happily as they played at school. Seeing another beautiful day in Ponyville for Button Mash made him happy as he trotted happily down the street and towards somepony's house. Waving at a few ponies that passed by him.

As he passed by, he saw Twilight leaving the bakery. She looked over and smile before trotting over.

"Button!" She exclaimed. "It's great seeing you here. How's Sweetie Belle?" She asked.

"Well, almost there, I guess." Button answered.

Button had met Twilight when Sweetie Belle brought him to her library once to learn something about his special talent. At the time, he learned nothing. In fact, he only went cause Sweetie Belle was going. When he got his cutie mark, Twilight knew nothing about video games or advanced forms of technology. She let him be after that, except she noticed that he kept coming to the Library when Sweetie Belle was there.

She didn't get it at first until she saw he give him a peck on the cheek, everything clicked for Twilight.

As for her love life, Button saw that he being a princess meant that she could have married anypony she wanted that would accept her. He often thought she's meet a prince, or maybe a guard.

When he heard it was some Rockstar, Button held his forehead in his hoof for nearly an hour. It was just somepony who was around her age and actually used to wear makeup, and still does on occasion. Button couldn't see it.

It was until he went by the Library and looked through the window to see them crying over a book. Maybe then, Button could see it. Though he hasn't met the stallion just yet, so he it wasn't like he had a right to say anything.

Twilight sighed a little. "You're lucky." she told Button.

"Why's that?"

"Well I want to have a family of my own one day." She said cheerfully.

Button laughed a little to himself before asking "Well why don't you?"

"It's not that simple. You knew your Significant other since childhood, I only met Hard Chord three months ago."

"Really?" Button asked, raising an eyebrow.

Twilight giggled at Buttons near clueless-ness on the subject.

"Don't change Button, there's a reason Sweetie Belle loves you very much."

"There is?"