"I can't believe it," Button's mom said as she straightened his tie.
" My warrior is getting married." she said as she wiped a tear from her eyes.
"Oh mom, don't cry, I'm still your warrior of Hirule," Button said as he gave his mother a hug. It was the day of the wedding, and Button came over to his mother once he saw her crying in a corner.
"You've grown up so fast." She said looking at her son. Placing a hoof on his shoulder, and quickly wiping a tear with the other, she said,
"I'm proud of you."
"Thanks mom, but I'm pretty nervous, I don't know if this was a good idea, I feel like..." Button paused thinking of a way to describe it. "I feel like Lee in the Trotting Dead, regretting my decision to marry Sweetie." Button said, sweat dripping down his face.
"Hold on mister, these past few months you spent the entire time excited to marry Sweetie Belle, and now you're having second thoughts?" His mother said with a disapproving look on her face. Button shrank back, even as a grown stallion, that look gave him the creeps.
"What's this ah' here bout' having second thoughts?" Apple Bloom said. Button turned and felt a three pairs of eyes, one set was purple, the other orange, and the final a royal blue. His ears drooped.
"Um..."
"You're having second thoughts about marrying my sister!?!?" Rarity said grabbing him by the ear and pulling him with her. Stomping off to a separate unused room. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo stormed off behind the two, leaving a confused mother behind, worried about her son.
'I'm sure he'll be alright.' She thought, trusting that Rarity doesn't kill him. With that, she turned around and sat with her husband and Button's brother.
Rarity burst into the room, and practically ripped off Button's ear doing so.
"Ow!" Button whimpered.
Letting it go, Rarity gave Button stare that would make Fluttershy proud. "Now what is this I hear about second thoughts?" She said, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo right behind her shooting daggers with their stares, having learned a thing or two from the stare master.
"Oh, that, you see..." Button said, sweat pouring like rain from his forehead.
"Geez is it hot in here?" He said, failing at changing the subject.
"Sorry for over reacting there, but this is an important day for Sweetie Belle, and you are the reason why we're here, why she's here, if you have second thoughts and leave Sweetie sobbing at the alter, it will break her heart." Scootaloo said.
"Break her heart? Does she truly care about me that much?" Button said.
"If she didn't care about ya', why would she decide ta' marry ya' in the first place?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Plus, if her heart is broken because you don't really love her..."
"Of course I love her! She's the most beautiful mare in Equestria! She has the most beautiful eyes, laugh, and voice. There are endless things I love about her. I love her more than any achievement, heck, I love her more than gaming itself! I wouldn't ask her to marry me if it weren't true."
"Then why are you having second thoughts?" Rarity said with a smug look on her face. Button was about to answer, but then realized how silly he was being.
"You're right, I can't even believe that I considered she didn't love me, I almost messed up didn't I?"
"Yep." All three mares said.
"Well it's a good thing you didn't, otherwise Sweetie would've been in pain, along with you." Everyone laughed at Scootaloo's remark.
"But seriously, you would've regretted it." Rarity said. Button gulped.
"Now, we must get back to our positions. And hopefully Button here will join us." Apple Bloom said. Rarity walked out, leaving the three to leave the room. As the mares went to go check on Sweetie Belle, Button walked up to Rumble, who was standing outside having heard all of the commotion. "Wha-"
"Don't ask." A nearly pale Button Mash said as he walked back to the alter.
"I can't believe that I'm getting married!" An excited Sweetie Belle sang out as she put on the dress. Her mother was helping her with the fabrics and smoothed out the wrinkles.
"I'm so happy for you, and just think, in a few years, I could be a grandmother again!" Her mother said as she grabbed the flowers for Sweetie to carry.
Sweetie gave a nervous laugh, knowing she didn't want to talk about going down that road yet. Just then, thankfully Rarity, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo came back in from checking with the groom. Ending the awkward conversation.
"Let me get started with your hair," Babs said as she walked in. The bridesmares all wore a similar looking dress, Babs was wearing a mostly pink dress, with a green textile that resembled a leaf at the curve, on the front there was a green cross that held up the dress. Translucent fabric was layered on top of each other underneath, only a small part of it was showing, but enough to see it at the bottom where it trailed at the bottom of the opaque fabric. The darker fabric was on top of the lighter. Her hair was down, and was flat ironed and styled to lean over on her left side. She had on pink eye shadow that matched her mane, and brought out the color of her eyes.
"You look great cuz'," Apple Bloom said as she looked up from checking Sweetie's dress." Babs smiled at her favorite cousin.
"Not as great as you." She said as she got to work on the bride's hair. Apple Bloom was wearing a dress that had autumn colors that ranged from darkest to lightest to darkest again as it trailed down. She had green fabric that shown at the bottom and covered her back hooves. There was red cloth holding up the dress that matched her mane. In her hair, she had on a pink bow with green on the inside. Her hair was in a similar style to Babs'. Finishing with green leaf colored eye shadow.
"Thanks, but Scootaloo looks great as well, for a pony who doesn't wear dresses often." Apple Bloom said with a smirk.
Scootaloo blushed. Her dress was mostly orange, and had light purple translucent fabric showing near the bottom, purple material was holding up the dress, the same way as Apple Bloom's. If you looked closely, you could notice light orange swirls on the orange cloth. It was adjusted so her wings would show, since she complained that she feels much more comfortable flying in a dress than walking in one. Plus, she sprained her back hoof during rehearsals, and although it would heal quickly, Sweetie Belle insisted that she could fly if she chose to at anytime. Her mane was down, having grown longer over the years, and had elegant curls in it.
"Well I just can't stretch my legs when I'm in a pris-" She stopped when she saw a glare from Rarity. "....When I'm in a dress, all the time." The Wonderbolt corrected.
This earned her a series of giggles as Babs finished with Sweetie's hair. Carefully pulling the dress over her head, Rarity and Apple Bloom gasped at their work. Rarity, who summoned a tissue, was using it to dab at her eyes. Sweetie's mother, held her hoof over her mouth, trying to smother a happy sob building in her throat. The former crusaders showered the bride with compliments.
"Beautiful!"
"Amazing!"
"Outstanding!"
"Glowing!"
And indeed she was all of those thing. She had a mostly purple dress, and pink material at the front that held it up, that perfectly matched her mane. Covering majority of the dress, was a thin, barely visible, green textile that gave her the look that made her shine, she almost looked like a crystal pony. Her mane was curled into a style that mostly hung on the left side of her head, some of the purple curls had pink spiraling in the center, and vice versa. Her eye shadow matched her eyes. But the whole dress gave the beautiful bride a happy image, like she was a princess.
"I look beautiful!" The mare sang as she tried her best not to squeal across all of Canterlot.
"I sure do hope that Uncle Button Mash likes it." Rarity's daughter, and flower girl said. After a series of giggles, Sweetie walked over to her niece and said;
"I do too."
Button stood at the altar, he was quite nervous. His best friend Rumble, noticed this and decided to calm him down before he freaked out.
"Hey dude, you alright?" Button looked at his long time friend.
"Yeah, just a bit nervous. But not the reason that you'd think."
"What's that reason?" Button sighed. He looked over to Fluttershy, who was directing a choir of birds and holding her son while her husband Discord held their toddler Screwball. They sang practice notes, and it reminded him of Sweetie Belle, how they sang on key with a series of multiple chords.
"I know it's silly, but whenever I'm not around her for too long, I feel anxious, like she won't ever come back."
"How come?" Rumble asked with curiosity.
"Remember the night of the Gala?"
'I didn't want to lose you.'
Sweetie ran off, tears running past her eyes.
'Sweetie Belle, wait!'
Button was sitting in an empty room, replaying the scene over and over again. 'I can't believe I was so insensitive' Button thought. Struggling to fight back a tear threating to escape. 'She'll never forgive me, I'll be surprised if we're still friends.'
"Button?! Button?" Rarity opened the door to see a sulking Button Mash. "Button, the Gala's over, I've been looking all over for yo-" She sighed. "She told you didn't she?" Button nodded.
"She'll never want to talk to me again." Button said. Trying hard to conceal his face that was now flooded with tears.
"Why do you say that?" Button explained what happened, deciding to skip the kissing part. Once he finished, Rarity could only said; "Oh dear,"
It was at that moment that Sweetie came in through the door. "I couldn't fin-" She saw Rarity sitting next to Button on the floor. It was at this time that Button looked up.
"Sweetie Belle!" He embraced a surprised Sweetie Belle.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset, if you want to go, you can, don't let me stop you, but plea-"
"I won't."
Button stopped. "Wha-what do you mean?"
"I mean I won't let you stop me. I have a career I want and need to work for, so I'm going, and I think we should see other ponies."
Button was shocked. "Sweetie Belle, give me a second chance. PLEASE!!!!!!!" Button said.
"My decision has been made. I just wanted to say goodbye, I didn't want to leave with you not knowing the truth. I'm sorry, but when I get back, it doesn't mean we can't be friends."
Button was about to do something, but thought better of it, he stood up from his pleading position, "Ok."
Sweetie reached out her hoof "Friends?"
Button shook it.
"Friends." With that, Sweetie turned, followed by a concerned Rarity.
"Goodbye Sweetie." Button said quietly as he watched her step into the chariot outside. Then he sighed. "Friends."
The next few months were the hardest for Button. When he was in class, he thought of Sweetie Belle and how she would know the answer to every question he didn't know the answer to. When he was at the park, he thought of when Sweetie would play tag or how they danced underneath the gazebo on their first date. When playing MineCraft, he thought of playing Minecraft with her. It took him about a month to stop sobbing into his pillow at night until he fell asleep, and go to normal crying.
When Diamond Tiara saw this, she saw it as an advantage to get back to her old ways. Although she gave up months earlier, she would follow Button and tease him, along with say some unintelligible amorous things about how Sweetie dates tons of stallions. She finally stopped when Button said "Buck off." (sorry for the language younger viewers)
It was then that Diamond Tiara realized how much of a jerk she was, how all ponies disliked her because she was so cruel. She apologized the next day. But Button barely heard anything, all he thought about was Sweetie Belle, how her voice was so beautiful, and how he'd give anything to hear her sing one more song again.
Three months after she left, Button started to get depressed, he hardly hung out with Pipsqueak and Rumble, he didn't play videogames, he grew angry quickly, especially about Sweetie. It wasn't until he visited Zecora that he realized he still cared about her.
*Knock knock*
"Come in my little pony, I'll be just a second you see." She looked up as Button opened the door.
"Ah Button Mash I've been expecting you, I'm guessing you need me to talk to?"
"Yeah sure." 'Geez she sure is weird.'
Zecora motioned for him to sit down. She gave him a cup of tea.
"Drink this cup and I will be able solve, any problem bothering you at all."
'That didn't rhyme.' Button thought.
"It depends on the way I say, now tell me what is bothering you today?" The Zebra said, seemingly able to read his expression.
"Well, Sweetie Belle and I are no longer dating, and it's making me feel depressed, I miss her, and I feel sad. I need your advice, I'm starting to hurt some ponies I love without even knowing." Button said.
Zecora took the tea from his hooves. She looked into the cup.
"Ahh I see, you are depressed and feeling sorry. In your future I see happiness, but only if you choose to forgive and forget."
"What are you saying?"
"Dear child, you must forget the past, and tell how you feel at last."
"So... I need to confess how I feel and I'll feel better?" Button said.
Zecora nodded as she walked over to the cauldron and continued her potion.
"But to who?"
"That dear pony of mine, is your choice that will come in time."
"What?"
"It is not in my place to choose your future, what you choose will determine your life with her. For the truth you shall tell, will determine your future with Sweetie Belle."
"Ok. Thank you, I owe you one. Anything I can do in return?"
"No need to worry, I do it out of deed, though I could use more flower seeds."
"Never mind, but thanks for your help anyway." Button said as he left Zecora, laughing to herself at the comment.
As he walked out, Button thought about who to tell how he felt. 'Maybe I should tell Sweetie Belle.' He immediately ruled it out. But then thought about it again. 'Should I? It's not like it'll anything will change after that. It's worth a shot isn't?'
Button thought about it for the longest time, debating with himself about whether or not to tell her that he felt miserable without her, that it felt like something was missing. He asked his friends.
"I say go with it." Rumble said.
"But what if she never wants to talk to me again? What if she never forgives me? What if-"
"That right there is what is causing you depression." Pipsqueak interrupted while placing a goof over Button's mouth.
"Pip's right, follow Zecora's advice, tell her the truth." Rumble said.
"Yeah, if there's anything Apple Bloom told me, it's that you should always be honest with yourself." Pipsqueak said.
"You're right, thanks guys." Button said as he exited Rumble's room.
But he still wasn't sure what to say, he was still nervous about what to say, that she might reject him. Finally, after five months, Button only had four weeks to go. Little did he know that he wasn't the only one that went through all of the emotional turmoil through the months.
"How could I say that? He was trying to have such a good night and I ruined it for him." Sweetie ranted on and on to Rarity in the dressing room. She had just finished her daily assignments, so she wouldn't be behind with her school work.
Rarity, who was starting to get just a little tired of her sister's nonstop ranting over the past two months, said "If you miss him so much why don't you send him a letter?" She calmly suggested.
"What if he doesn't care about me anymore? Or he's already moved on?" Sweetie Belle questioned. Rarity sighed, knowing she opened up a whole new world of ranting. Fortunately for her, Sapphire Shores decided just then to walk in on the conversation.
"Something wrong Honeybee?" She asked, using her nickname for her.
"I've made a huge mistake, I broke up with my ex-coltfriend, and I shouldn't have, I made the wrong choice and now he'll never forgive me and we'll never be friends again and he's probably already moved o-" Sweetie stopped when she saw the mare hold up her hoof.
"Honey, you've got a bad case of boy problems. Some advice to you would be to channel up all of those emotions, and express it through your voice!" Sapphire sang out.
Sweetie looked down. "Are you sure this will work?" The young equine asked.
"Of course honeybee, and when you see that stallion friend of yours again, tell him how you feel. Trust me, I've dealt with boys before, and this trick really helps." Sapphire assured. "Now let's get going, those vocals won't warm up themselves." Sweetie smiled and followed the prancing mare out of the room. Sapphire smiled when she saw a thankful stare being thrown at her from her number one stylist.
The next few months were tough for Sweetie. Although following her mentor's advice; which helped her strengthen her voice and led to her debut song that kicked off her career, she still cried at night, still dreamed of Button wrapping his arms around her, playing videogames with him, or spending the day together. Even a surprise visit from Babs, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo in Manehattan didn't make her stop thinking of him.
Finally came the last day of the tour, after thanking Sapphire Shores, running to the train, and waiting for an eternity to get to Ponyville, she stepped off of the train. When suddenly, a flash of orange, red, yellow, and purple ambushed her, knocking the teen mare off of her feet. "What's going on?!" She asked the two figures. She then recognized her two best friends in the world.
"Apple Bloom! Scootaloo! I've missed you girls, you sure have changed since the last time I saw you." Indeed they did. Scootaloo's mane had grown longer, and she was wearing it down, she had also gotten taller and was the same height as Rainbowdash. Apple Bloom had her mane and tale were in a braided ponytail, her mane being held up by her bow.
"You girls look great!" Sweetie said. Her mane had gotten longer, and was the same length as Rarity's. More purple had grown into it along side a few more longer and bigger curls. Yes, these once little fillies had really changed over the years.
Scootaloo grabbed Sweetie's one large suitcase, "Geez what do you keep in there, rocks?" She said as she pulled at it with her teeth.
"No, just some things I need." Sweetie said.
"Sure does look like you need a lot of things." Apple Bloom said while helping Scootaloo.
"I think I know someone else who needs something as well." Rumble said, surprising the girls. He was standing next to Pipsqueak, who moved to the side to reveal Button.
"H-hi Sweetie Belle."
"Hello Button."
The two stood in front of each other and looked a each other awkwardly, as much as they both wanted to run up to each other and apologize, they were afraid of what the other would think. Button looked around and realized he didn't want to do this with other ponies around. "Can we talk later? Maybe tomorrow after school maybe?" Button asked.
"Yes, of course." Sweetie Belle said. By this time Scootaloo and Apple Bloom started of to Sweetie's house, with Sweetie close behind. The mares continued their conversation, and when Sweetie was sure Button wasn't looking, she turned her head to look at him from behind.
The next day for Sweetie Belle was full of "Welcome Back" and "Glad to see ya' " Along with surprise on how much she missed. (Especially Diamond Tiara's change of attitude.) But she was really just waiting for the end of the day so she could see Button out of class. Time seemed to tease her as the day dragged on for her. Little did she know that Button was just as anxious to meet her afterwards.
Finally, came the end of day. With Sweetie rushing out of her art class, and Button rushing out of his computer class, the two met in the park where they agreed to meet, and made sure no other pony was there. The two stood awkwardly as they did anything but look at each other.
"I can't take it anymore, Sweetie Belle," Button sighed. "I... I missed you. Ever since day one I've been so upset, and depressed. I was always angry, and I was so upset when you were gone, it made me feel anxious, I cried myself to sleep every night! Heck I cried harder than the end of Season one of the Trotting Dead game!" At this Sweetie gasped. When Button finished season one of the game with Sweetie two summers before, he didn't come out for days.
"Do you really feel that way?" Sweetie asked with guilt filled eyes.
"Yes. Sweetie, I love you so much it hurts to spend a day without you." Button confirmed. Sweetie was silent for a moment.
"To be honest, I missed you too! I wanted to say I'm so sorry, I've made such a big mistake wanting to see other ponies, I cried every night thinking of you. I wrote countless lyrics to countless love songs, and I dreamt of you. Those six months, may have been good for my career, but it wasn't the same without you." Sweetie Belle said.
"Wow, I guess that we both missed each other huh?" Button said after a long moment.
"Yeah, but no relationship is perfect, and our relationship is far from it." Sweetie said.
"In that case, you want to just start over? And tell the truth this time?" Sweetie blushed as she leaned in closer to him.
"Yes my player number two." She gave Button a kiss on the cheek.
"Minecraft at your house tomorrow after school." She said as she walked off. Leaving a dazed, but extremely happy and relieved Button Mash behind.
"The wedding is about to start! Everyone in your seats!" Pinkie said as she sat in the second row with Cheese. Rumble went over to his position, leaving Button alone with Twilight.
"Wedding jitters?" Twilight asked, giving a knowing look to Button.
"Yeah," He admitted.
"Don't worry, everyone gets nervous. Just think that it's only you and Sweetie Belle." Twilight suggested.
"Ok, thanks Twilight."
Then the wedding March Began. The birds sang out a series of notes as the castle doors opened up for Apple Bloom and Pipsqueak as they waltzed down the aisle. Slowing down in the middle to take a picture for the wedding pictures. The two broke once they got to the stage and went in opposite directions. Apple Bloom was holding pink and purple flowers. Next came Babs and Featherweight, and finally came Scootaloo with Rumble. Both Bridesmaids holding the same set of flowers as the first.
The Groom's stallions were on the opposite side of the bridesmares. Finally the flower girl hopping down the aisle tilting her head to the side, letting the petals gently fall down as she momentarily seemed to hang in the air before coming back down. Her blue mane and tail swaying with each hop. Finally she got to the end of the aisle, and everypony stood up. Button then gasped as he saw Princess Celestia in there. Somehow not able to notice her before.
Then he saw Sweetie Belle. It felt like he and Sweetie were the only ones in the room. She was so beautiful, with her dress making her look like she glowed. Her eyes were like stars, her hair so beautiful, and making her look like a star. She was walking with her dad, who was wearing a tuxedo, he was wiping liquid pride from his eye.
"Oh dad," Sweetie said as she looked up at her dad. Finally, he gave her over to Button Mash. The two looked at each other in the eye. And grew lost within each others.
"Fillies and Gentlecolts, we are gathered here today to celebrate the wedding of these two ponies. Despite their differences, these two have shown they have a love so strong, and have learned to find a way with each other, to work together against anything that comes their way. They have shown they'd move mountains for one another, and would go the distance just see each other. These are two ponies of a kind, and have one of the strongest bonds I have ever seen between two ponies.May I have the rings please?" The ring bearer, Button's nephew, walked up and presented the rings to Twilight.
"Do you Button Mash take Sweetie Belle to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold through sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?"
"I do." Button said as he slipped the ring onto Sweetie's hoof.
"And Sweetie Belle, do you take Button Mash to be your lawfully wedded husban-"
"Yes! Yes, yes, a million times yes." Sweetie said. As she slid the ring on.
"Alright then, I'll take it. You may kiss the bri-" The two had started already.
"Never mind."
Everyone cheered as the two ran down the aisle. Followed by the Bridesmares and their Groom's stallions. They went into the ballroom of the castle, where a big reception awaited them. Outside, many ponies from all over, geeks and celebrities, came from all across Equestria to see the two. Everyone celebrated throughout the night as Djpon3 played the music, with Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich on the case, it was truly a night the young couple would never forget. Finally, just before the stroke of Midnight, the couple loaded into the carriage.
"Ready to go?" Button asked.
"Oh, I almost forgot," Sweetie said. She leaned out and threw the bouquet. Landing in the waiting arms of Scootaloo.
"Looks like we've got another wedding ahead of us." Rainbowdash teased to a blushing Rumble and Scootaloo. Seeing the couples reaction, everyone laughed as the carriage rolled off into the night.