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!
but why he stuck as a girl tho
i don't accept the hand-wavey bs you used in-story
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To each their own then. Sorry the joke didn't click with you.
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how is it a joke
it ain't funny in the slightest
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gonna answer/reply?
This was an enjoyable read.
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Humor differs from person to person. If you don't like a joke, get over it and move on.
I laughed.
That was made of nonsense.
Gamer logic nonsense.
Pretty good for what it was actually trying to be, which was nonsense.
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That all alicorns are princesses and it's because allegedly alicorns princes wouldn't sell toys, is a kinda funny joke. Where I think this story misstepped by saying that just because his body was transformed that he must henceforth be referred to as a girl and by feminine pronouns.
As far as I'm concerned, by the end of this story Princess Button Mash is boy, regardless of now having the body of a princess.
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i agree with the misstep part of your comment
but the misstep ruined the whole joke
the misstep makes the "joke" feel like a really drunken, confused attempt at saying Button is now trans or w/e
and anyone that's followed me for a time knows my feelings on saying "so-and-so is trans cuz i said so" or "so-and-so is trans cuz muh rep"
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Thank you. I am glad you all enjoyed it!
While most of this story is hilarious, the "male alicorn princess toys don't sell well" feels a little out of place from Luna, even considering the situation. Mostly because it doesn't feel like Luna to brush something off like that. Now, if that were followed up by Cream Heart glaring at her and Luna explaining - somewhat bashfully - that it was likely because the "dream alicorn transformation" was based on Luna visualizing Pommel Granite's transformation, that superimposed itself on Button, I think that'd work better.
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Hmm... that is a fair point to clarify the transformation like that. If I have to go back to do some rewrites if the responses get a little too spicy for a simple ye olde mindset gag based upon Hasbro toys, then I might use this, if you don't mind.
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If you do, go right ahead. Honestly, the joke does work well here - in continuity, Luna might be referring to toys based on the game or similar games, for example - but leaving it at that doesn't really feel natural to everyone else involved.
Overall quite enjoyable, though.
So, will Luna return in PPG IV? Is the ship still canon?!
So... All Equestrian hardcore gamers are gonna eventually beat the game and become alicorns?
And if Luna herself beats her game, does she become.... a double alicorn?
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Actually, the way I see it, it's actually *not* "good trans thing" but rather it sort of flies in the face of it.
Being trans is that your gender identity doesn't match what was assigned to you at birth. IE: A trans man was assigned female at birth, but is still a man. Using feminine pronouns for a character that identifies as male -regardless of the fact that he now suddenly has female parts- is *not* pro-trans in the slightest. In fact, it's a bit of a slight against.
I still got the joke, but I agree the joke is in poor taste. Just not the way you are thinking.
-Your friendly neighborhood gender fluid changeling.
How long until Princess Spike?
Probably.
Once this bug becomes common knowledge the number of alicorns will certainly rise faster than ever.
Just like the sales of a certain game.
Luna has a good point there.
Good story!
I enjoyed reading it.
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Bro, you unironically ship your OC with Fluttershy. Outside of your own fanfics. Maybe you should shut up about "missteps".
Splendid! I thoroughly enjoyed every line of this!
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Depends if Azure can think of the next angle for Pommel's story. PPG III was honestly a bit meh.
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Luna better hurry up with helping patch that game and fast! It was quite the magical fluke, but every speedrunner knows how to exploit a bug.
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Thanks for your insights as well as answering a few questions I had. I appreciate the feedback immensely.
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I'm glad you did! I thank you for your time and kind words.
Honestly, my favorite of this was how changing sex, changing tribe, and becoming a princess are all completely ancillary to missing the true ending.
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i wasn't the one who brought them up
try thinking for once
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A pony has gotta have their priorities. I know I've been plenty upset by my two attempts at trying to get the Pacifist achievement on Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I checked every body possible to make sure they didn't die, but sometimes after you tranq them or knock them out, they wind up dying from bugs.
Ah, heck. He didn't get a Celestia song.
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That's cheap.
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Indeed. I will happily report though that I have pacifist on Mankind Divided! Goat mom would be proud.
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Eh?
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Sorry, might've been a little obtuse with the reference. I got pacifist on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided which I am sure Toriel from Undertale would be proud that I didn't kill anyone, aka goat mom.
Unless I misunderstood what "That's cheap" is referring to in your original reply. Then we are talking past each other entirely at that point.
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Oh! Such a horrible misread at that point on my part!
I can't understand why there are dislikes in this wonderful little story.
I can only hope for more.
I love this story so much. Thank you!
//Bug Report: Accidentally creates Demi-gods. Please patch.
BTW, isn't this kind of how you create a Freakazoid?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZmw3jzX1t0
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I can think of a few reasons, but I don't agree with them, so I am glad you liked it!
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Your welcome so much! I can't stop picturing your profile pic clapping, so it definitely adds to the excitement.
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I didn't even think about that comparison. Freakazoid is one of my favorite shows ever.
Rather than ruling any existing town or city... Why not Cyberspace? Heck might as well call it Cyberquestia (
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bad punI can imagine that Princess Button Mash being the first to enter Cyberquestia could potentially unleash a technological leap for everypony for eons to come...
Amazing. A bit slow in the beginning, but then the jokes really kicked in.
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If someone wants to do something like that with say a ReBoot crossover with this version of Princess Button Mash, they are welcome to do so. Just need to research how to write Tony Jay's Megabyte, and you have my blessing.
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I'm glad you liked it. In the event someone missed the tags, I was hoping the build up would subvert some expectations before realizing they were on a train of madness careening into a mountainside.
I can honestly see why this got so popular. It is well written and it is HILARIOUS. It comes back and forth with several types of humor, well-crafted jokes, one-liners, witty remarks, irony, and even random-zaniness.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, and whilst some of the initial ones didn't land, I was laughing out loud at just about every single joke that came after the princesses reached Button's house. Though it is both kinda hilarious and kinda cruel that Button got irreversibly changed into a girl, Luna gave the best defense of the situation.
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Other highlights include:
-Gamer Luna somehow deliver third-degree burns to Celestia with her remarks
Well, she is the princess of the Night. She has the authority to make dreams come true, especially her own.
I don't know why or how, but this left me wheezing
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I'm not surprised by that as I didn't write any jokes before getting into the house. If there was anything humorous before that, it was the setup being unintentionally chuckle-worthy.
Having beta-tested a game before, this was a personal favorite of mine as well.
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A children's card game pfahahah
Little Curibo much? :D
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Of course. It's the original magic of friendship.
Decades later, Princess Button Mash has difficulties managing the land bequeathed to her. That is, until Luna tells her to think of it as a management strategy game.
This is why I stopped playing video games when I was in my mid-teens: too much of a distraction.
Anyways, great story.
Nice!
While mayhaps not the funniest story I've ever read on this site, I happily claim this wins a smirk
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Wholeheartedly agreed with you on this one. It's one joke and I try to tell it well. A kind of one and done fic for sure.
I really want to play the PPG series now.. somehow another very good story with an iffy uncomfortable bit
Button's situation by the end gives me strong Troop 37 vibes. This was a fun read!
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I have no idea what Troop 37 is, but I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Troop 37 was a collaborative webcomic project from the late 00s. The plot was that a ten year old boy inexplicably wakes up as a 16 year old girl and then it's slice of life shenanigans from there. The gimmick is that each strip was written and drawn by a different person.
What!? There's no "next" in here? NOOOOOOOO
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Sorry, the ride stops here. But it was fun while it lasted, right?