//------------------------------// // 8. Just Friends... // Story: SweetieMashMinecraftAdventures YAY! // by CristalGalaxy //------------------------------// Game Updated! "Wha... What does that mean?!" stupidly asked Sweetie Belle staring up. "Well I'm guessing it means somepony updated the game. Just a hint here..." sarcastically said Button, rolling his eyes. "Shut up... Did somepony update your game just like that?! But... Why would they do that if you're missing?" exclaimed Sweetie Belle. "I... I really don't know..." murmured Button, confused. "The real question would be who updated it." The message in the sky disappeared. "But... Did you turn on automatic updates or something?" insisted Sweetie, tilting her head. "I don't think you can do that on minecraft..." Button rubbed his sore neck. "And I don't remember doing it anyways." "That's so weird..." Button just shrugged it off. "I think that we should probably worry more about what was in that update..." "You're right. But I don't think we'll figure anything out before we see more changes." "Probably. I propose we just continue our day. Let's go mining!" he cheerfully said to push away the weight in his stomach. "Yeah, okay..." she reluctantly muttered. Sweetie Belle followed Button through the entrance, picking up Helper while she was at it and reassuring him. Chaser seemed perfectly fine and happy, for he was munching on the leftover bacon that had fallen to the floor. Button patted his head with a smile. "Now, let's go down the cave you were in yesterday. We can start mining from there" he said, starting to descend in the dark staircase. "Sure." Sweetie followed behind. "I say we make a plan. Like you protect and I mine or vice versa." "That could work. Like that we don't have to worry about watching our backs. You mind if I defend?" "Nope I'm good with mining!" Then she grinned and flashed him a teasing smile : "I have such good ideas." Button rolled his eyes for the second time, half amused, half exasperated. They arrived in the cave and Sweetie Belle put down some torches, trying to ignore the dried puddle of blood - her blood - that was lying on the floor. That reminded her that she needed a wash. The blood she was covered in wasn't going to disappear by itself... They were mining for a few minutes now, going deeper and deeper, when Sweetie Belle noticed some lava once she had dug out some gravel. "Hey Button! There's a crevasse here! Plus there's lava... I bet the ores down there are great!" she exclaimed, already making a staircase going down. "Okay wait up!" Button came running by her side. He still had a spider wound in his back leg that was slowly closing from his last battle. Sweetie Belle could see lots of iron down there. And some redstone. Redstone usually means diamond! There was some coal too that they could use to make torches and cook thin- Sweetie Belle fell. She had been so excited about the goods under that she hadn't been focusing on where she was mining. Her pickaxe had hit a stone block that was under her, therefor making her fall strait through it again. She saw lava under her hooves and let out a piercing scream... that stopped when a brown hoof grabbed onto hers just at the right moment. Sweetie Belle lifted her gaze and saw Button that was gripping onto her. His whole body was dangling from the edge, and he was only holding on by his back hooves. He had planted his sword in the stone and had wrapped said hooves around it. "B... Button! Careful!" "You're..." Button mumbled trough gritted teeth, "You're the one dangling above lava!" He was closing his eyes in effort and the heat from the burning lava underneath them was making his hooves sweaty. The fear of letting her go blocked his mind for a few seconds. "What are we going to do?" Sweetie's panicked voice made him open his eyes. Her hooves were slipping fast. He looked at her and she looked back. Her eyes were more bubbly and big than usual. He could see his own fear plus hers reflected in her eyes. I definitely don't like that look... he thought before making a decision. Button swung her towards the wall as hard as he could and she bounced off it, letting go of his hooves and flying in the air. His original plan was that she be propelled back and land a few hoofsteps away from the danger. But it didn't go quite as he pictured it in his mind. Button gasped in horror when he saw that she was falling strait towards the lava. The burning puddle had been larger than he thought and she was plummeting down. "Sweetie Belle!" She fell hard and was illuminated in red. Her hind hooves were dipping in the lava. She screamed and moved around. Her body was flashing red more and more. "Get out! Move!" With the last of her strength, she crawled forward and escaped the flaming prison. Guilt overtook Button as he saw her panting in effort and grabbing some meat from her inventory. Her back hooves were black and her fur still on fire. He realised he had let her burn alive. "Oh Celestia..." he murmured, still dangling over the edge. "I... I'm so sorry..." "It's.. fine," she murmured. "I would have fell strait into the whole thing if you hadn't had done that!" Button clearly saw she was trying to sound optimistic but her gritted teeth signified the contrary. He was still feeling horrible even after Sweetie had healed and they had safely blocked the lava. "I said it's fine Button! I already told you it was my fault for not paying attention. You saved me... again again!" she groaned. "I hurt you..." winced Button for the hundredth time. Sweetie felt heartbroken. It was her fault! How could he feel responsible? She had to find some way to make him feel better and fast. "Hey um... It's... It's cool okay?" Sweetie Belle got closer to him and awkwardly hugged him. Button's mouth gapped open and he felt really embarrassed. "Th... Thanks! I needed that..." He weirdly patted her back, not knowing what to do and gave her a big smile. "Friends?" Sweetie Belle smiled back. "Friends!" Then they both looked away and their smile wavered as they thought the exact same thing. Friends... Real World. Button's home. The room was dark. It was all dull and sad. The clock in the living room was slowly ticking. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Outside, it was pouring rain and a storm was growling. Rain was violently tapping against the window. The wind was strong and was shaking the small house. In the middle of all that, a mare. You could see she was once beautiful. But now, with her messed up brown mane and coat. With her sad eyes and black circles. With her shaking hooves that were holding a now cold cup of tea... Now she looked terrible. She was sitting on the couch, tears in her bright blue eyes as she trembled. A stallion walked in and sat down next to her. "Honey... I... I hope you thought about what I told you..." he mumbled. The mare looked up. "Yes I have..." she murmured in the faintest of voices. The stallion felt tears come up. "You... You're okay with it?" "Yes... I... It's been three months since he left with her... I'm sure he had a good reason to..." "That means we have to move on..." The mare closed her eyes. "Yes we do..." "So, we're going to get rid of all his things right? I believe it's the only way to..." his voice died down in his throat. "I don't want you to go into depression. I already lost my mother like that and I shall not loose my wife." "My baby... My poor baby! He wouldn't want us to get rid of his belongings... If... If ever he come back he'll think we forgot him!" "Listen honey..." The stallion wrapped her in a tight hug. "Button and Sweetie Belle are gone. The guards didn't find anything! Nothing that indicates where they're gone or why they left. And you haven't been eating lately! I'm worried about your mental state... If Button and Sweetie Belle left for three months and still didn't write or something, then it definitely means they're not coming back. And I believe that the only way to help is to forget them for now. It's a hard thing to say but for a start we should get rid of his stuff..." Button's mother looked up and slowly nodded. "Okay... We... We can sell them tomorrow..." "And... What about Button's computer?" The mare didn't say anything for a moment. A long silence made its way through them. Then : "Just sell it with the others..."