Big Macintosh, as the Chief of the Ponyville Fire Brigade, is in charge of training prospective recruits for their noble community service. This time, the recruits are a bunch of young stallions who hope to do their little town proud. They're a little rough around the edges, but that shouldn't be a problem.

So, of course, it turns into a problem.

This would be the day the regular fire brigade is unavailable to fight fires...

Since before the founding of Equestria, when darkness threatens the harmonious balance of the world, souls of heroes are called upon to save it. The greater the power, the more potentially disastrous the coming doom. So when a new, mysterious pony ascends to alicorn-hood, Twilight Sparkle immediately calls upon her former mentor for aid, bringing the power of the royal sisters to help determine the cause of her sudden appearance.

Will Equestria be ready for the potential threat that can come with such a powerful force being unleashed? It will take courage, patience, and weathering the ire of one rather angry mother to survive.

Edited by: TheAncientPolitzanian
Pre-read by: Perfectly Insane and Stormfox
Cover Art: Extra Life's Logo edited by Myself
Inspired by: Jan Animation's series, Button's Adventures, and his Deleted Scene: Hearts and Hooves Day
Featured from 12/29/2021 to 01/02/2022. Thank you!

This story is a sequel to The SweetieMash Chronicles

The Crusaders and Button Mash have all suffered a potential life-changing setback! Do they A: Try to calm down and think about how to best move on. B: Talk to their family and loved ones about how to deal with adversity. C: Freak the hay out attempt to leave pony society to eventually become misguided villains that will someday threaten Equestria itself.

The answer may (not) surprise you!

Warning: Contains Spoilers for My Little Pony: The Movie.

Thanks to Tired Old Man
for his edits and corrections and Nova Quill for much the same AND some help with the cover.

Edited (by yours truely) CMC vector by jhayarr23. Button Mash vector by clamstacker.

Button Mash receives a letter from Ponyville's city council demanding he immediately stop his attempt at creating a new, fun holiday. His mother will do her best to comfort her young, heartbroken son.

There came a time when Pipsqueak was no longer a colt. There came a time when he was allowed to stay in Ponyville, rather than head back to Trottingham for the summer. There came a time when he was able to plan his own camping trip. His first camping trip.

The ponies who have accepted his invitation to join include Dinky, Twist, Button Mash, and Snips. Some have camped before, some have never camped before, and most have no idea what they're doing. When things start to go wrong, can this band of friends hold together?

Nah, probably not.

Button Mash finds a video game that kills him in real life if he dies in the game.

He can't stop playing it.

Proofread by BootyPopperzZz and DrOcsid.
Edited by Dreams of Ponies.
Original source image by yuji8sushi, the artistic trashy edits were done by yours truly.

Eleven months for a baby foal to be born. Eleven months of walking around with some pony growing inside you. Eleven months of waiting.

Love Tap and her family are eagerly awaiting a new addition to their family. It should be any day now…

Cover art used with permission from RenateThePony

All Button Mash wanted to do was return a game he didn't like.

Perhaps he should've checked who was working at Gametrot first.

Artwork by megarainbowdash2000.

A slice of life side story to Love Call of the Sirens. For those of you who haven't read it and want to read on, the abridged version is "Twilight dumped the Dazzlings on Button Mash's mom and now they are ponies for some reason."

Aria Blaze goes to Twilight's to borrow a cup of sugar because that's what neighbors do, right? Things rapidly go downhill faster than anyone, even Aria... especially Aria, could have predicted.

Starlight Glimmer vector by Illumnious.

Aria Blaze vector by Osipush.

Gamer moms do not exist. Everypony knows that. Button Mash knows that. However, perhaps he'll make an interesting discovery today.