//------------------------------// // 17. Hope is on its Way! // Story: SweetieMashMinecraftAdventures YAY! // by CristalGalaxy //------------------------------// Their embrace lasted a long time. If time had a name a meaning now. For all Button cared about was the sweet white colored filly in his hooves. 'I love you...' Her voice rang in his ears and repeated itself again and again. It was amazing. "Say... Say that again please..." murmured Button, closing his eyes and hoping he wasn't just imagining all that. A giggle escaped the filly's mouth as her hooves around him tightened their grip, applying a soft, warm pressure on his body. "I love you..." "How long?" whispered the colt. "Since I realized how much you cared about me..." Sweetie Belle replied before her muzzle scrunched up and a small sneeze came out. Button's ears perked up and he finally realized they were at the bottom of the waterfall. Surrounded by freezing water. Oh and the monsters. An arrow shot pass him, barely missing his left ear. "Let's go!" he smiled. Sweetie Belle smiled back and a shiny sword came out of her hoof. Button's bow was already ready to fight and he was eagerly awaiting the moment when he would once again protect his... um... fillyfriend? A blush came to his cheeks but he shook it off with a shrug. Those embarrassing things would come later. "I say we cut through the part of the waterfall. The monsters probably won't see us behind it" proposed Sweetie Belle. "Yeah. Once again good thinking!" She only chuckled and they both darted for the reassuring cover of the wall of water. Button rushed to the side and started making a staircase going inside the hard gray rock. He then gave up on the idea of going back up to the surface first of all because it would be way too dangerous and second of all, the energy wasted would be huge! It certainly had been a long fall. So he just opted for a safer solution and started to mine and dig forward, making a nice - but tight - space. Just for safety, he put a few torches down and asked for Sweetie Belle to enter what he had created first. It was some sort of cave that he blocked off so that no unwanted guests would wander in. They just had to shoo away a few lizards and maggots (that finished in Helper's stomach) before the place was clear and cosy. It was quite small though so they each snuggled, warming themselves up. Sweetie's head was lying on Button's shoulder and he was pretty sure she was dozing off to sleep. His right hoof gently patted her head, arranging a few strands of pink and purple hair that were sticking out. A chuckle was heard. "My hair must look terrible!" she exclaimed, her voice strangely echoing. "No hairbrush or no mirror for days! Not to mention a bath... Or soap!" "You look just fine to me..." murmured the brown colt. Then a smiled appeared on his lips. "But if you really want beauty products that bad, I'm sure you can craft some with one of the many mods installed!" Sweetie Belle's ears perked up. "What's that supposed to mean?!" she protested. "It means I would be surprised no pony created a mod for mares. I mean, can't you fillies not survive without makeup?!" "Hey!" an exasperated sigh came out of her mouth as she gently poked his sides. "I do not wear makeup!" Button laughed. "That's because you're so pretty... like without it!" A small silence followed his words as a deep red blush appeared on his cheeks. He coughed. "Too mushy?" "Yeah kind of..." replied Sweetie Belle before closing her eyes again. "But I kinda like it..." she whispered. Button smiled and gently patted the area next to him so that Diamond and Chaser could snuggle with them. Helper, not wanting to be left out gave a few clucks before joining the hug in his usual grumpy way. That's how they all fell asleep, feeling safe and warm, fuzzy and happy. Button didn't awake immediately. He had forgotten that there was no natural sunlight in his artificial cave. He yawned and resisted the urge to stretch, not wanting to disturb the sleeping filly and their pets. But an unusual white glow from Sweetie Belle's side finished waking him up. Button squinted his eyes and looked in her direction. Before gasping. SweetBellSinger Her minecraft username was now shining above her. That was odd... Their character tags hadn't appeared throughout the whole game. Why now? Button grunted. That only meant more trouble. "Hey Sweetie..." he gently said, shaking her up. "Time to open your eyes!" She did just that before violently closing them, blinded by the glow. "Hey... Did I just see your username?" she muttered, trying to open one of her eyes. "Yeah... I don't know why they appeared. Maybe during the night something happened?" "Ugh..." the white filly finally opened her eyes. "Well dear ButtonSmash," Button blushed at his childish username, "I think this just means more problems!" Button was about to point out that he had been thinking the same thing but the sound of a pickaxe stopped him. Sweetie opened wide her eyes in terror and backed away from the sound. Button did the same and brought his sword out, ready to fight whatever was mining through the stone. Literally mining. The block in front of them started to crack. Sweetie Belle readied her bow. Button gulped as the block completely cracked open and a face peered through the opening. A familiar voice laughed, gladness ringing in his laughter. "Thank Celestia you two are alive! I never thought I'd find you!" smiled Rumble.