Armor Fillies

by MarkTheWolfpony

Season 1, Chapter 27: Is it a badlands to apologize?

HEEEEEEEEEEELP!

A saw cuts deep at a moderate pace as Buttons Mash struggles to get out of the box. “COME ON GUYS! I don’t want to be the half of a plank of wood!”

“WELL WHO’S FAULT IS THAT!?” Sweetie Belle jumps back, avoiding the Gem monster’s giant fist.

Everywhere is complete chaos with all the fillies fighting against a bunch of mini gem monsters and mare minions across the magician studio in Applewood. Props and sets get destroyed in the wreckage. Walls are being cracked open, causing the studio beams to crumble.

“GRRRA!” Glaive strikes his golden claw down, breaking it into many pieces.

Gemstone jumps into the wreckage, summoning a median size gemstone. “Batter up!” With a single strike, the stone cracks into millions of small pieces. The Mare minions suffer a lot of cuts and bruises as a result.

Boomer latches on the giant gem monster with Scootaloo riding up top on his back. The rest continue to hold off the remaining mare minions. More come out from the top hats ranging from simple white mares to chocolate colored mare packed with carrot grenades.

“HOW MANY OF THESE MARE CAN POP UP!?” Imp jumped off the table before it was engulfed in the explosion.

Applebloom and Windy stumbled a bit as the unconscious bodies of Mares surrounded them. The ground begin to shake a bit. They looked back, seeing a huge two pony size pink mare along with a big black bow tie. He growled as he showed off his huge arm muscles despite looking out of shape.

Windy look down, giving a awkward smile. “Not cool man…”

“HA HA HA HA HA!” The sound of laughter emerges out of nowhere. “You think you had any chance when you go up against the AMAZING MUMBO!” One of the hats shot out fireworks and confetti as two white bunnies carry a light blue unicorn stallion with a white handsome mane as he wears the most snazziest magician tuxedo suit known to pony. “Perhaps you shouldn’t bother me when I am rightly taking all the bits from my show.”

“Saids the stallion who is robbing everypony’s bits for magic tricks!” Windy quickly dodged the incoming attacking, hitting the pink bunny in the face.

He nodded slowly, chuckling. “I gave them merchandise because everyone loves cute bunnies!”

“Gotcha!” Gemstone lunges at him with a pick ax. But her sudden movement stopped right as she was in inches of him. “HUH!?”

“Oh you utter moron.” With a flick of his wand, Gem flies across the stage, crashing through the top theater rows of chairs.

“Ugh…” She slowly picked herself up. “Ok...time for plan B.”

As the fight continues, Sweetie Belle quickly sneaks away as the gem monster is too busy with the other fillies. She grabs the saw but the pressure and weight is just too much. “UGH!”

“I don’t want to be slice like a robot in mecha robot masters 3!” Button’s eyes watered at an uncontrollable rate.

She took a second look, “Hmmm?” Her eyes widen, having her lips form a smile. “Ok,” Absorbing all the fresh air around her, a soft turn began to form as visible musical notes surround the moving saw. Within just a few second, the saw immediately stopped. Sweetie Belle grabs the saw, throwing it like a dagger as it collided with the concrete wall.

With the box wide open, Buttons jumped for joy. “Hallelujah!” He turned around, running towards her. “Thank-”

Her hoof collided with his cheeks, leaving a huge burn mark.

“OW…..” His eyes went huge, giving the pucker lips. “Why….”

“BECAUSE YOU’RE STUPIDITY BROKE WHATEVER PATIENCE I HAVE!” She turn back, crossing her hooves, containing all the anger within her puff up cheeks. “Seriously why the heck are you even here!?”

Button shook his head, taking a deep breath. “I’m here because i wanted to apologize to you for the way I have been acting, Ok…”

Her ears blew out steam. Her face began to change into a light reddish color. As she face him, her eyes burst into flames as her face lowered down, making the most uncomfortable looking frown she could ever do.

Button’s head shrunk, “Eeeeep….”

“Maybe….you….should…” A huge steam burst around her face, “NOT INTERRUPT ME WHEN I’M ON A MISSION!”

Button spat out, “But...But...But I just wanted to make sure because I care about you!”

Sweetie Belle face hoof, sliding downward. “You think that doing it here is a good time!?”

Suddenly Button’s eyes stopped watering. His face scrunch up, having a uncontrollable breath. “WELL I AT LEAST SHOW I CARE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AN ARMOR WHATEVER!”

“OH DON’T GET ANGRY WITH ME!” She pointed her hoof furiously, tapping it on his chest at a repeated rate. “YOU'RE THE ONE WHO JUST HAPPENED TO BE CAUGHT BY MUMBO’S GOONS!”

The two kept on shouting and insulting each, leaving no signs of fatigue. Being at the center stage, everypony stopped what their doing as they bask in the amount of anger.

Windy facehoof, “Are they really doing this?”

Mumbo quickly pops up at the left side of the stage, flicking his wand around with no one catching him on site. “A lovers quarrel in my stage!?” With multiple waves of his wand, he finish it off with the magic words. “HOCUS….POCUS!” The beam shoots out of the wand, heading straight to Sweetie Belle specifically.

Buttons halted his yelling, seeing the beam in line towards her. “LOOK OUT!” Button pushes her out the way but it was too late.

The magic beam surrounded them both, freezing them in place. A loud sizzling noise emits from the magic before the two pop out of existence within this theater.

Every Filly quickly run up, grabbing whatever ashes they could.

“SWEETIE BELLE!” Scootaloo mash it all together, “Come on Sweetie Belle!”

“Please tell me they’re not what I think I am seeing right?” Glavie couldn’t process what has happened.

“Oh you must not worry,” Mumbo pops right in front of them. “I’m not that insane,” He laughed as his Bunny henchmen forms around. “But I wouldn’t worry about them for a while.”

“Dang it!” Imp stomped his frustration out.

The sound of thunder surrounded Flutter’s hooves, “We’ll worry about it later but right now let's just finish this!”

The rest of the fillies grabbed their weapons, charging in with the bunnies, letting out a battle cry.

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A harsh desert wind blows at alarming rate. Tumbleweeds fall down the cliff sides of the rock formation. Buffalo groups travel in packs, leaving a bunch of hoof prints on the ground. One of the buffaloes stopped, spotting a lake near by. As he takes a huge sip, wind suddenly blows around him. He looked up, spitting out all his water as a huge light appears right on top of him. With no hesitation, he sprinted far away as the two fillies drop right into the water.

“GAHHH!” Sweetie Belle shot up from lake, spitting out all the water.

“BLEH!” Buttons quickly swam out, vomiting water. “What happen!?” He shook his head, shaking the water off him before lying down. “OW!” He jumped up, noticing a small cactus. “Wait where did this come from!?”

Sweetie took a deep breath, “I think we're at the desert.”

Buttons eyes widen as he look around. “WAHHHHHH! WHY ARE WE IN A DESERT!?”

As his screams became louder like a screaming banshee, Sweetie Belle teeth gritted against each other, with her eyes slowly closing. “OHHHH SHUT UP!” With a single command, Buttons freeze from position. “Instead of screaming like a little baby, how about you help me get out of this predicament!”

He drops to his flank, letting out a tear. “Ok….” Buttons gave the puppy dog look as he whimpered.

“Ugh…” Sweetie took a long deep breath. Her eyes shift focus on the sun as it slowly sets behind the canyons. “Oh great…”

Buttons slide his hooves together nervously. “Ummm is it gonna get dark soon?”

Sweetie turned around, spotting a cave near by. “Come on Buttons! Let's head over there!”

“But…” Buttons body shiver rapidly, “I’m afraid of dark-” Sweetie Belle grabs him by hoof, pulling him at a fast pace.

The sun slowly hides behind the the canyons. The moon engulfs the desert with darkness as the wind blows extremely harsh. Howls whirled along with the sound of rattles around the cave entrance.

Buttons groaned, curling himself in a fetal position.

Sweetie Belle sat back, grinning her teeth. “How long are you gonna be like that!?”

He stop, setting back on the bumpy rocks. “I’m sorry…”

Silence began to take over. The two looked at each other for a moment, only to look away after a few seconds. Any attempt to see eye to eye was nothing but fruitless. The two growl, flicking small pebbles away from them.

Sweetie Belle stand up, taking a deep breath. “Buttons….I want to ask you something?”

His eyes drift focus on her, getting a little shaken up.

“Do you really want to be with me after finding out of this?” She looked away, scratching her mane. “Please, give me a straight answer…”

Buttons hold his breath, darting his eyes around like pinballs.

She slowly nodded her head, getting a bit frustrated of his actions. “So you’re not going to give me a straight answer then!?”

He looks down on himself, taking a deep breath. “I….I just don’t know….”

Without a word, Sweetie headed to a rock. She laid her head, crossing her hooves as she avoids any eye contact with him.

Buttons stares deeply at the wall, “I’m just getting use to it…” His eyes closed, laying back on the cave wall. A small snore begins to form, as he leaves for dreamland.

The two fall into a deep sleep. Unbeknownst The small trembles around the cave. A shadow covers the cave entrance. A loud roar was sent throughout the desert, barely denting the ears of our fillies.

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The Sun slowly rises, setting a beam of light directly inside the cave.

Sweetie Belle and Buttons prepare for the long trip ahead of them. Thanks to the lake, they drank about 7 liters of water, keeping themselves hydrated from the heat.

“Oh boy I feel so fresh!” She dunk her head, letting the water being absorbed by her skin. “Rarity was right about water being nature’s lotion.”

“Sweetie Belle I have to ask,” Buttons tipped his beanie as he scratch his mane. “Why couldn’t you just teleport us back to ponyville?”

She nodded slowly, taking a deep breath. “I wish I could Buttons, but my magic is not powerful enough to so!” Sweetie Belle took a long sip before continuing, “I can only teleport a few meters. I’m sorry.”

“Oh...right.” The disheartening he express within his voice catches her attention.

Sweetie Belle got up and walked away. “Come on Buttons! We got a long journey ahead of us.”

Buttons let out a garbled up sigh, “Nice going! Why don’t you treat her like a monster while you're at it!”

“What was that!?” She turn around, giving a glare only a scary monster could show.

“Nothing…” Buttons quickly walked right past her, hiding his frightened face from her. “Lets just get going!”

Upon miles of grounded sand, the two kept themselves at a very moderate pace. The sun is at the highest temperature, causing a bit of a blindness in their vision. Sweetie Belle didn’t care but Button’s body is getting a lot weaker despite all the water he drank. At first, she is disappointed for him but she didn’t want him to suffer anymore. She picked him up, carrying him for the remaining trip.

“Ugh!”--Her legs shakes up a bit--“you're a bit heavy there.”

Button’s smiled, taking a lot of quick breaths. “Thank you…”

The complement causes her cheeks to turn red despite holding her angry face.

After a few more miles, the two made a quick stop at a tall rock formation casting a shadow across the desert.

Sweetie Belle sets him down, wiping out all the sweat dripping from her forehead. “I think we should take a break.”

“NO!” Buttons quickly stand up despite his hooves collapsing on him. “I can still walk…”

“Buttons…” She placed him back to the warm pillar wall. “Don’t push yourself there…”

He let out a long drawn out sigh, looking upwards. “You sure this place is safe?”

She gave a wide eye look until seconds later, a bunch of shadows started to pop in and out from the shade. At the corner of her vision, a bunch of vultures are circling around them. Every single one began to give them a very uncomfortable stink eye.

Buttons entire body shakes uncontrollably. “They look really hungry there…”

Sweetie Belle laid right next him, snuggling his head as she use his left shoulder as a cushion. “I’m here Buttons…”

His uncontrollably shaking began to wither. “To be totally honest, I was kinda hoping you do that…” He laughed awkwardly, forming a shaky but comfortable smile.

The two stayed quiet for a while. The coldness from the pillar began to spread around their bodies, giving them immense cool down from the heat.

Sweetie Looks up to him, seeing buttons closing his eyes as he takes a deep breath. “Feeling better there?”

Button looks up, avoiding any kind of eye contact. “I….I’m fine.” Unfortunately the vultures’ ravenous glares too much for him. “Ok maybe I’m not fine!”

Sweetie Belle picked herself up, standing right in front of Buttons.

One single look already made him tremble beneath his knees. “OH come on Sweetie Belle! Your worse then my mother!”

A long winded sigh came out, with her eyes looking a lot tired. “Buttons….Just give it to me straight please.”

Buttons’ teeth grinned together, scraping the junk food off the top of his teeth. His eyes barely looked at her. “I’m….Just trying to get use this secret life you have with your friends.”

Sweetie Belle gave the most unsettling stink eye he has ever seen. “Buttons…” The tone of her voice sends shivers down his spine.

“OK I AM SCARED!” The load shout caused the vulture to scatter. “You got me there...I….” Button tumbled down, holding his body in place. “I was just scared about the power everypony possesses.” He curls into a ball, sticking his face inside. “It’s just so sudden and I couldn’t even process it all!”

Silence began to take over. The sound of hooves stepping on sand became louder by the second.

Buttons quickly stands on his four hooves, noticing the sand prints going around him. “Oh crap..” His head turned 360, witnessing Sweetie Belle facing at the rock pillar. “Sweetie…”

“Shut up…” A spiteful phrase cause him to freeze up. “I don’t want to talk to you.”

Button lips pulled back, closing his eye as tight as possible.

Suddenly a loud rumble caught them by surprise. The two fell right on the rocky terrain, spitting out any rocks scooped up by their mouths.

“What it that!?” Buttons darted his head, unable to control his breathe. “It’s getting louder!?”

“Would you-” Sweetie Belle stop mid sentence. Her eyes open wide with her jaw dropped.

Buttons turned his head around, “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Falling right on his flank, he desperately skid his way behind Sweetie Belle.

A large looking cockroach like creature appears like a skyscraper. Its legs were bird like with claws covered red coating along with suction cup mouths and small tentacles around it. It opens its mouth, unleashing a loud ear piercing roar across the badlands.

Sweetie and Buttons slapped their hooves into their ears, barely covering themselves from the piercing scream.

“TOOOOO MUCH!” She froze in place, focusing all her strength towards her front hooves.

“IT’S REAL! IT’S REALLY REAL!” Buttons maintains posture, unable to look away from a monstrosity of an animal.

The creature raise its front legs, extending its claws.

Sweetie Belle body trembled, shaking her head constantly.

“OH NO!” Buttons grabs Sweetie Belle, pulling her away.

The claws slammed right onto the ground, causing a huge earthquake around the surrounding area.

Buttons holds Sweetie Belle tight. The two rolled down the deformed area, suffering scraps and bruises around their bodies. Buttons slammed right into a deform rock, “GAHH!” The combined force of Sweetie Belle body and the solid aggregate cause a huge bruise on his back. “OW!”

“BUTTONS!” Sweetie Belle quickly picks him up, “You ok!?”

His eyes stayed focus on the creature despite the pain, “Its….A Mongolian walker….”

She looked up, analyzing the creature detail once more. “A WHAT!?”

“It’s…OUCH!” Buttons body tingle, grinded his teeth together. “It’s…”

“Don’t speak! LET’S GET OUT OF HERE!”

Within her top speed, she ignore all the pain of the small rocks sticking on the hooves with every step. The low rumbles of hoofsteps cause her to jump off the ground within every step. The pain within her hooves began to increase. Her teeth clench harder and harder, causing immense strain by the second.

The creature catches up to them.

Sweetie Belle stopped in place with her eyes peeled wide open. “What is this thing doing?”

It’s entire body raises up by a few feet. Its legs creepily step closer and closer.

“OH NO!” Sweetie Belle panicily trot in place as the entire body slowly descends towards them. “Come on, come on! Think!” Her eyes stopped, looking right above her head. “Ok let's see if this can work!” She bites deep within her lower lip, as sparks came in a faster rate. “COME ON WORK YOU STUPID….HORN!” Her voice grunted and cracked as the creature body lowered. The creature’s breath swept through her mane.

A light engulfed her.

The ground shook immensely, causing every natural made object to shake. The vultures left in packs, leaving feathers in their wake. The creature stands up, taking a look underneath. No corpses...no food.

The echo of its roar could be heard all the way from Canterlot.

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In a flash of light, Sweetie Belle and Buttons emerge right into a small pool of clean refreshing water surrounded by palm trees.

“GAHHH!” Sweetie Belle pops out from water, dragging buttons to shore. “Buttons!” She patted him back, slapping him with all her might. “COME ON WAKE UP!”

A burst of water upchucks straight on her, wetting her entire mane. “OW!” Buttons cough uncontrollably, letting out every lasting drop of water. “How...How did with escape?” No answer was given. He felt the tightness of her hooves wrapped around him. Buttons chuckle, giving her a pat on her head.

Suddenly, Sweetie Belle pushes him away. Her frown became more noticeable as the bags of her eyes get more dreary...

Buttons turned away, taking a long drawn out breath. “It's a Mongolian walker if you want to know…”

She tilted her head. “A Mongo….what?”

“A Mongolian walker,” His body shivered as he hugs himself from the cold. “I never thought they existed. I only know it as a boss from a RPG I played.” Buttons breath quickly became uncontrollable. “That thing is now out there and it we’re its meal!”

Sweetie Belle laid back, looking at the sky. “Where are my friends right now…?”

Button took a small breather. “You don’t see me as one right now?”

She tipped her head, letting out a loud growl. “Buttons...I don’t want to deal with this right now.I want to make sure we don’t become that things next meal!” Sweetie Belle turned away from Buttons, tilting her head up and flicking her tail. “HMMF!”

Buttons walked away from her, sitting right behind the palm tree. “I’ll give you personal space ok…”

The two kept their mouth closed tight as they stayed in their lanes. The sun slowly descends into the mountains. Vultures began to flock over their heads.

As the moon slowly sets in, Buttons kicks the palm, knocking all the coconuts down as one conveniently cracks in two upon landing. “Sweetie Belle?” Buttons called out, carrying the crack coconut on his back, “Hey Sweetie Belle?” He stopped, noticing her in a fetal position. “You hungry?”

Sweetie turned her head, giving him the stink eye before turning away.

Buttons laughs awkwardly, “I guess you're not that hungry…”

She scoots away, wrapping her left hoof around her head.

He drops right on his flank, having the crack coconut slide off. Buttons bites his tongue, stomping on the hard rocky grass ground.

“SWEETIE BELLE I GET IT!” His teeth bites against each other as his face became redder as a burned horseshoe. “I know what I said was uncalled for, but I was worried that I’m no longer on good terms because of my fears ok!” Buttons rubs his mane all over, making a mess of his hair. “BUT CAN WE NOT GO THERE? WE’RE ON THE RUN FROM A GIANT FREAKING BUG CREATURE THAT WANTS TO EAT US!” With a single breath, he lies next to her with his hooves spread out.

The sound of hooves steps catches his attention. Sweetie Belle stands right next to him, groaning despite her voice sounding out of touch. “Buttons….I’m just very upset that you saw me as a threat.”

Buttons shoots up, wrapping his arms around her. “I don’t see you as that! You’re still the best filly that I ever talked too!”

She pushes him away, turning his back on him. “But….”

“I’m just worried that you’ll get hurt…” Buttons lunges himself on top of her.

Her head tilts down. A paint of rays covers her face as the sunshine rises, “Well it's good that you worry about me.”

Sweetie Belle smacks her lips against his.

Buttons entire body freezes, his pure white eyeballs contrasting with his reddening face. She pulls back, melting the wall between them with her captivating smile and a small soft giggle escaping from her mouth.

Buttons kept on stuttering as he splashes into the pond, waking him up from the trance. “BLAH!” He jumps right back into her arms, “Well...at least I got a kiss from the prettiest filly ever…”

Sweetie’s hooves gently tap his nose. “Lets try to work together so we can-”

“LOOK OUT!”

Buttons jumps onto her.

The two slowly looked ahead. A huge stinger—as big as a dining table pierce the rock like it was tissue paper. The crack spread around the rock, breaking it into many tiny pieces. Both of them stepped back, spotting a bunch of black bees with white patterns around them. Big black eyes occupied the bulk of their faces, leaving a small mouth with crooked sharp teeth.

“Mongolian bee hunters!?”

Panicking, Buttons grabs Sweetie Belle before making a mad dash for their lives.

The bee’s began pursuit, firing their stringers like homing magic shots.

“Hey!” Sweetie Belle struggles out of Button’s grasp. “Let me fight them off!”

“Can’t you wait till we find some cover first!” He skid across the dirt, throwing her right behind some rock piles before jumping in.

Needles showered the rocks, piecing them threw with every crack getting wider and farther.

“Sweetie Belle!” Buttons prone himself, shaking like a mad pony. “Now might be the time to use those powers!”

Her tail aligned with her cutie mark, “Armor up!” Within a quick flash, Sweetie jumped out of the rock, throwing her microphone at the bee swarm. One gets its wing flinged off, causing the bee to spiral to the ground. “Gotcha!”

The rest of the swarm flew towards her, unleashing a fusillade of stingers. With quick reflexes, Sweetie Belle ran by as every needle implant themselves on the ground. As one gets close, she launches her microphone as it wraps around the neck area.

“Time for a small ride!” Off the ground, she landed nicely on the bee’s belly. “EEK!” She jumped off, rubbing her flank on the cold hard ground. “OW! OW! OW! OW!”

“Oh yeah, I forgot…” Buttons peaks out from cover. “These bees have very sharp skin around them.”

Sweetie Belle stopped in place as her body shakes uncontrollably. “Would’ve been nice if you told me that earlier!”

Buttons slowly groans, “I swear you're worse then my mo-” His eyes widen, spotting one of the bee’s raising its stinger right behind her. “Sweetie Belle look out!”

She quickly spun around, kicking the bee right into the lake. The water covered the entirety of its wings, sinking like a ship. “Oooooo…” Sweetie Belle ran right past the swarm as they take pursuit. “Not the brightest bunch huh?” With one jump into the water, a huge splash engulfs the swarm by surprise.

Soaked in so much water, the wings no longer respond. Every single one hit the ground, unable to move a single inch from each other. Their bodies twitch, grasping at every opportunity to move.

Sweetie Belle jumped for joy, “Move all you want but it's gonna be a while till you’re dried up!”

“SWEETIE BELLE!” Buttons tackled hugged her, crying tears of joy. “I thought you were a goner.”

She pats him on head, setting him aside. “I told you that I can handle it. You shouldn’t have to-”

Her eyes catches a speeding stinger popping out of the water like a fierce piranha.

“LOOK OUT!”

She pushed Buttons just before the stinker exit out of the water. The sound of metal scraping across the armor as it pass by.

“OH NO!” Buttons quickly picked her up. “ARE YOU OK THERE!?”

“No need to panic,” she giggled as she patted his head. “That stinger only broke a small chunk of armor.”

Buttons let out all his breath in one go. “That was super close….that would’ve….”

“Buttons,”--She place her hooves on his shoulder--“I'm Ok now.” Her face gets closer, pecking him on the forehead. “Now how about we get out of here before the bees recover.”

He laughed softly, grabbing coconuts around him. “Well, let's brings some snacks then?”

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The sun peaked through the mountain ridge, causing the two to stumble.

“Ugh that is what we get for traveling all night.” Buttons pours coconut milk all over his his head. “Ahhh that hits the spot.”

Sweetie Belle let out a small chuckle. “Aren’t you one exciting colt.”

“Well..” He looked away, hiding his burning cheeks. “It’s a given.”

“Once we get-” Her mouthed stopped. Her yes widen like an owl.

Buttons looked at the same direction, noticing a maze like rock pillar formation. Walls upon walls of deformed pillars covered from their point of view with no end in sight. “A maze…” his head tilted downwards, pulling back a growl. “I figure something like this will happen.”

She closed her eyes, shaking her head like a rattle with her left front hoof forward. “Come on, Buttons….We gotta go through it.”

“Ugh!” Swiping the rock, he lash out his tongue out of displeasurement. “I could say just go around it, but that would probably take too long anyway.”

Taking the first step, the pillar formation were open ended at first. The two took a deep breath of fresh before going in deeper….and deeper...and deeper. Taking many turns, everything had a similar feel to them with each passing minute. The heat began to spread throughout their bodies like a wretched disease.

“Ugh!” Buttons laid back on the warm pillar walls, swiping out all the sweat from his forehead. “It feels like hours have past.” His eyes went numbed for a second, “I swear if I don’t get some wa-” He pause, noticing a half of coconut filled with water right on the palm of her hoof. His eyes widen, with his lips lowered. “You sure about this?”

She smiled, “I already drank too much anyway.”

“Heh..” He covered his face, laughing awkwardly. “Dang it! I’m feeling so light headed today.”

Sound of innocent laughter began to fill around them. The weight of their situation faded away for a moment. However it came back like a barbell. Buttons and Sweetie Belle sticked together like glue, hearing all the buzzing noises around them.

“Sweetie Belle…” his body shaken without any way to control it.

She place her tail on her cutie mark, keeping her stance in checked.

Sounds of pure rock cracking reached their ears.

Sweetie Belle’s turned her head, instantly noticing the cracks right close to their positions. “Move out of the way!”

A part of the wall cracks open.Stingers passing through. The two barely came unscratch. Not a second later, a bright flash engulf Sweetie Belle with armor just at the nick of time.

Buttons swipe the dirt, catching a noticeable feature with her armor. “Sweetie Belle, you might want to take a look at that..”

“What?” She looked, noticing the same hole from before. “I thought this armor would fix itself?”

The bees began flying towards in drones. Sweetie Belle summons her mic, “Alright time for an encore!” She launched the mic straight into the swarm.

The mic met its mark on two unlucky bees. The wires gave them an extreme corseting, eliciting two agonizing screeches.

“Wow…” Buttons eyes widen, trembling at the sight of blood.

“Sorry you had to see that but I suggest you get ready to run.” Sweetie spins her mic stands to deflect the stingers. “I’ll catch up soon enough!”

Button’s legs freeze. “Don’t get lost, ok!”

Quickly thawing his frozen legs, he sprints away.

“Woah! WOAH!” Sweetie sprints her way through the swarm, dodging stingers as their impacts grew closer. With close timing, she jumps on one of the passing stingers. “Hello!” With a single swing, she bash the bee’s head.

With an opening now clear, she puts her legs on full turbo with the bees giving chase. She dashes and turns, but the bees keep on her tail. “OK outrunning them is not gonna work.” She looks around despite the stingers blocking her view from time to time.

“Wait a minute.” A few feet away from her, a pillar with a boulder holding on top came into her sight.

She look back, thinking of bee soup all of sudden. She skid across the rocky ground, firmly placing herself right at the pillar. The bees surround her like a group of timberwolves. “Come on, you stupid bees! Give it your best shot!”

All of them fired at the same time.

“Gotcha!” Sweetie Belle jumps at the nick of time. The stingers pierce the pillars. Cracks snake across the pillar as a crumbling sound echoes through the cavern.

The pillar breaks apart.

One by one, rocks crush the bees, an unholy collective screech of agony piercing the darkness. Their bodily fluids gush out of the rubble as a squelching sound began to accompany the bees’ screams. .Some crawl out, but the boulder tumbling onto their heads puts them out of their misery

Sweetie Belle takes a deep breath, letting out a soft chuckle. “Now to find Button...” She sprints away from the bloody mess. Right as she take a left turn, she stops at an X carved into the wall.

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As the sun descends behind the mountains, Button Mash paces back and forth, only stopping for a few seconds to face the exit. “Come on Sweetie Belle….” He continues to pace back and forth.

“BUTTONS!” He stops, facing towards the exit before getting tackled hug. “I’m back! Thank you for leaving a trail there!”

“No...problem…” Buttons croaks, wheezing and gasping. “But can you...let go?”

“OH!” She lets him go, allowing him to recalibrate his posture. “Sorry I kinda forgot the armor increases strength for a moment there.”

“So the bees didn’t follow you?”

She nods slowly. “All we have to focus is getting out of this desert!”

Buttons nods and pats her on the shoulder. “We should be-”

Sounds of crumbling rock reach their ears. The ground shakes at an uncontrollable rate, causing the two to land on their flanks.

“Oh no…” Button quickly puts Sweetie Belle on his flank and hightails it.

The maze-like pillar formation breaks, with the Mongolian walker bursting right through.

“CRAP!” Adrenaline rushes through Button’s body. “Hey why do I feel so lightweight- ” He looked up, noticing a missing passenger. His eyes widen. “SWEETIE BELLE! YOU CAN’T FIGHT THAT THING!”

Ignoring his words, Sweetie Belle summons her mic stand. “I’m not gonna run away from you this time!” She jumps, raising her weapon to strike. “Time to-”

A loud metallic tearing sound catches her attention. She turns to the sound of the tear—the kink in her armor made by the stinger. “Huh..”

Her armor fragmented.

“What…” Now in a vulnerable state, Sweetie Belle takes a direct hit from the Mongolian walker legs. Her body sailed through the desert.

“SWEETIE BELLE!” Without hesitation, Button joined in the ride. “GRRRRR!” The speed and trajectory causes his body to crumble. “SWEETIE BELLE!”

Sweetie turns her head, ignoring all the pain. “HOLD ON!” With her teeth clutching and her eyes shut, a green spark quickly engulfs them both.

Miles away, Buttons holds her tight as their bodies hit the rough rocky ground, their fall softened by the sand.

“Ow…” He slowly picks himself off “Oh! Sweetie Belle!” He runs up to her, noticing her left hind hoof bent forwards. “OH NO!”

Sweetie Belle moans as she tries to stand. “OW! It hurts so bad!” She grabs her broken hoof, putting pressure on the pain. “Armor…up…

Nothing happens. Desperation causes Sweetie’s voice to crack

“ARMOR UP!”

The only response to her command is an echo across the landscape.

Buttons place her on his back. “Just hold on!” He carries her right into a small rock formation cave, ignoring the roars of the walker from afar and placing Sweetie Belle right on the least deform rock. Button takes a closer look at the broken hoof, “Now...tell if this-”

“OOOOOOOOW!”

“I’m so sorry!”

As she seethed in pain, tears drip all over Sweetie Belle’s face. “I screwed up…”

“No! No!” Button sits right next to her, patting her head. “You can’t always predict what will happen.”

“BUTTONS, LOOK AT ME!”

The sudden burst of anger within her voice knocked him out of his position.

“My hoof broke, my armor’s gone, and now we’re defenseless against that giant cockroach…bird…whatever that’s coming to eat us!” She collapses onto the rock, her fur soaking the puddle of tears that formed during her venting.

“I’m so sorry…”

A single tear falls from Button’s left eye as he picks her off the ground. “Please don’t cry…” His hooves wrap around her, passionately holding her tight. “I’m here Sweetie Belle….I’m here.”

Despite the ground trembling beneath them, the two held each other in an embrace. Moments like these were hard to come by. They might as well make the most of it.

“Buttons….” Sweetie Belle looks at him. Her eyes continue to water, as her pupils dilate. “I always wanted a moment like this.”

Buttons chuckle, nuzzling her. “Never thought a pretty filly like you would say that.” His eyes close, forming a wide grin. “I am glad to share this moment with you.”

Hearing those compliments, Sweetie Belle heart thump like rabbit. “I…” Her head slowly move in, puckering her lips together.

The ground rapidly shakes till the sound of crushing boulders catches their attention from above. The two look up, noticing the roofless cave. The sight of the walker and a swarm of bees cause them to tremble in fear.

This was it. Button and Sweetie Belle look at each other one last time.

“TIME TO ROCK AND ROLL!”

An appropriately bombastic guitar twang sends a sound wave knocking all the bees away from their position.

“SWEETIE BELLE!” The voice’s of familiar fillies catches her attention and causes her to grin. “SWEETIE BELLE!” Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Imp run towards her with open hooves. A massive group hug cause the two to fall as the three cry with tears of joy.

“I THOUGHT YOU WERE A GONER!” All three shout simultaneously, holding them as tight as ever.

Sweetie laughs, petting all three of them. “I’m glad to see you…. LOOK OUT!”

Bees fire a barrage of stingers, leaving no time to react.

“Don’t you dare hurt my Imp!” Gemstone slams her pickaxe on the ground. The rock surface cracks open, summoning a huge crystal wall and blocking the stingers.

Boomer twists his arm-like spring, unleashing all of its strength directly at the crystal wall. The center breaks, spreading a storm of crystal shards. The bees attempt to fly away, but many succumb to the huge amount of crystals piercing all over their bodies.

In a flash of lighting, Flutter Kick enters the swarm of bees. “It’s time to get shocking!” His entire body sparks, discharging an electric charge that dropped the bees to the ground, wisps of smoke snaking from their bodies. “Love the smell of barbecued bees in the morning.”

The Mongolian walker raising its front claw feet, unleashing a ear-piercing scream.

“Hey over here!” Glaive and Nightingale fly towards him, raising their left near hoof.

Glave’s entire front left feet began to form gold armor around it. “Gold rush, you freak!”

The two punch it directly in the face, causing it to stagger back.

Everyone huddles together, with Glave picking up Buttons while Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Imp picking up Sweetie Belle.

“Ok, the monster should be out for a couple of minutes.” He tensed his legs, take a deep breath. “Run like crazy, everyone!”

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Buttons knocks on the door, taking a peek in the hospital room. “Can I come in?”

A upbeat giggle catch’s his attention. “You can come in, Buttons!”

Upon the door opening, Sweetie Belle’s smile is the first to capture his attention while walking towards her. “You doing alright there?”

“In about a few days, I’ll be walking on all fours in no time.” Her smile deforms, laughing awkwardly. “I am just lucky Rarity bought the fact that I break my hoof from a fall.”

Button laugh loudly. “Well, I lie to my mom whenever I have to keep something secret.” His laughter slowly die down, giving her a puppy eye look. “You almost scared me back there. You know that, right?”

The great smile she show before slowly disappears, turning her head away. “Well I’m still a learner, so there's that.”

He scratch his head, giving a wide eye look. “How long have you been an armor filly for?”

“Two weeks.” She turned her head, facing him. “I guess I have a lot of things to learn once I head back to the temple.”

Buttons grabs hold of her hoof. “And I’ll be there, every step in the way.”

The cute little smile is too much for her. “Oh you,” Sweetie Belle’s entire face turn a tomato red.

“Hey..” Small bits of laughter pop up here and there. “Once you recover, you wanna have dinner at my place?” A smile awkwardly forms, scratching his forehead. “My mom wouldn’t mind company coming over.”

“YES!” Without hesitation, a burst of excitement takes over before she is held back by the pain. “Ow ow ow ow!”

“Hey be careful!” Button’s grabs her by the shoulder, placing her back in a comfortable position.

This Armor Filly thing might take some getting used to…

Author's Note:

And so the beginning relationship of Button mash will be one wild ride. If anyone can point out what Button is like then you'll get where I got the idea from.

Hint: Its from a TV show with a bad ass girl fighting demons and monsters.

Also Special thanks to Seriff in the chapter edits and advice.

Comments

[Kichi]

So, is the story in hiatus or cancelled?

[MarkTheWolfpony]

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Hiatus mostly but I am working on new chapters. Its just that I finally found a editor and hoping to continue it.