Ever since she introduced Button Mash to it, he and Applebloom have been more closer to each other than ever. It's changed him in ways he'd never expect. He sees things differently now, unable to live his days without thinking of going back to that one thing again. He can't live without it. Every day, he's on it. Sometimes it's nonstop. It's even changed his vocabulary. He can be on it for hours and hours, without tiring. Never stopping, until he finally met his goal: Top rank of the leaderboard for Field of Fire.
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"We're getting heavily fired on here!" A white, spiky red-haired male wearing combat clothes with the Canadian flag on his arm shouted.
"Where is Button Mash?!" He cried.
He kept running, hoping to reach cover. Suddenly, he glowed blue and dropped to the ground. He was killed by a sniper from the opposing team, Team Mexico.
"Ah don't know!" A squeaky, female voice responded.
Shooting the sniper from her cover, a female combatant wearing the same flag killed the sniper, causing him to flash red. She had light orange eyes and red long hair with a pink bow on top. Her gun was painted yellow with an apple decal on the side.
"He was supposed to be here after school was out!"
"Well, wherever he is, he'd better hurry!" A black, short haired male teammate from inside the nearby building said.
"I'm getting overwhelmed by bullets here, and LittleBoyBlue09 is out of rounds for his shotgun!"
"DIE SUCKERS!!!" A Latino male with handsome, short black hair shouted, as he fired his pistol at the enemy. Suddenly, he flashed red, as he fell down behind his cover. He looked at his teammate beside him.
"Avenge me..." He whispered.
"Those fiends! BANZAI!!!"
The black male charged out with his MP5.
"AccidentProne! No!" Applebloom shouted.
He screamed as he shot at them as he charged. He killed two of them and knifed the last one. They all flashed red, as they died. Suddenly, he turned to the roof to see an enemy hold a rocket launcher. It was too late, as the rocket blew him to blue flashing pieces.
"Well...that was unexpected..." LittleBoyBlue09 said, as he respawned near the building.
Suddenly, AccidentProne spawned next to him.
"Just to let you know, I took MORE than a bullet for you."
"And I thank you for that, my courageous, black friend! But what's the point of having an MP5 if you never use it?"
"Hey! You told me you'd cover me!" He retorted.
"And I did! I thought you'd just reload your MP5 and come up."
"I only had one clip left!"
"You still have your pistol, right?"
"It's out of ammo!"
"Grenades?"
"I used them all!"
"What a cowinkidink. I was out of grenades too..." LittleBoyBlue09 stroked his chin in thought.
"Are you kidding m-?!"
"Boys! Boys!" Applebloom cut in between them. "Stop fighting each other! This is getting us nowhere!"
"AppleCrusader11 is right right," The spiky haired teammate appeared. "We need to come up with a plan to win this round."
"Forget it, LunaFanatic7!" LittleBoyBlue09 responded. "Without Button M, we're good as dead out there!"
"Look, let's all just stick together. Ah'm sure he'll be here soon." Applebloom told them.
"He better," AccidentProne said. "We're getting owned out there."
"Alright! Let's go!" Applebloom said, as they grouped up and headed towards their building.
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The sounds of cheering were heard, as the familiar logo of the In Real Life talk show appears in front of a white background. The scene opens to a group of three women sitting on two couches, with a crowd of fans behind the glass.
"Our next guest was PWNZWN'S amateur player of the year," one of the interviewing women spoke. "And Petite Elite's Hunkiest Teen Gamer of the decade."
"He's also Varsity FPS Captain of Video Game High School and, sorry ladies, he's taken." another interviewer added.
"Hold on to your rumble packs," the third interviewer said. "Here comes The Law!"
The crowd was cheering even more, as a familiar face appeared from within their ranks. He wore a black, orange striped hoodie and held a sign saying "It's Me!" on the front. He entered the interview area and turned his sign around. He read aloud what it said:
"Law ready for this?!"
He promptly threw it away, as he started greeting the ladies. He sat down and smiled.
"Who wants to see a trick shot demo?" He asked.
Everyone cheered, as the interview began.
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"Gotta hurry gotta hurry!" Button said to himself, as he ran to his house.
He was halfway to his house, when two fillies stopped him. One was grey with a grey, braided mane and a spoon for a cutie mark. The other was a pink ponies with an indigo and white mane. She wore a tiara on her head and had the same one for a cutie mark.
"Going home to play some video games, Button?" Diamond Tiara said.
Button sighed. "Not now guys. I'm late!"
"Aww. Is somepony late for virtual laser tag?"
"Yeah!" Silver Spoon agreed. "Laser tag!"
"It's not laser tag! Field of Fire is much more than than that!"
"More like Field of LOSER!" Diamond Tiara mocked.
"Look, can you guys just leave me alone?" Button said, as he walked past them.
They both laughed as he headed to his house.
"Go on home Button! You wouldn't wanna miss your little paintball game!" Diamond Tiara shouted at him.
"Yeah! Paintball!" Silver Spoon agreed.
Button shook his head, as he raced inside his house.
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"Look out!" AccidentProne screamed.
LittleBoyBlue09 moved his head barely in time as a hatchet hit the doorway he was exiting. He then aimed his shotgun and blew away the enemy who threw it.
"Thanks Accident."
They met up with each other, but then a rocket blew both of them up.
"Aww poop!"
"Someone needs to get the guy with the rocket launcher!" AccidentProne said.
"Ah got him." Applebloom replied. She got behind cover and aimed at the roof he was on. With the enemy in her aim, she sniped him off the roof.
"He's down! Go Fanatic!"
LunaFanatic7 ran into the building. He was automatically met with bullets from the opposing team. He quickly ducked into cover. He then grabbed a grenade and threw it at the enemies.
"Grenade!" They shouted. There was an explosion, as they blew up to red flashing bits. Applebloom entered inside the enemy base with Fanatic.
"I saw more on the roof." Applebloom told him. "Follow me."
Fanatic nodded, as he went behind her up the stairs. They got outside on the roof. Suddenly, Fanatic was hit by multiple bullets. He fell down after flashing blue. Applebloom quickly hid behind a crate. She fired from her cover at the enemies. The gunfire continued, forcing her to stay behind her cover. Her primary ran out of ammo, as she threw a grenade at the enemies. The grenade blew up and got the majority of them, but two were left. The enemies continued firing at her, pinning her behind the crate.
"C'mon Button, please hurry!"
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"Almost there almost there!" Button said, as he raced to his room.
"Hey Button! How was sch-?" Button's mom was about to finish, before being interrupted by him.
"Himomschoolwasgreatloveyoubye!" He exclaimed, as he quickly shut the door to his room.
Button's mom chuckled. "Oh Button Mash..."
Button quickly reached his laptop and took it off of hibernation. There, in front of him, was Field of Fire. When Applebloom first showed him the game, he was confused by the characters who were apparently called "humans". Later on, however, he didn't mind the species difference. His avatar looked just like him if he was human. He never quite got the point of the gamer tag though. After hours of explaining to him, Button still liked his name better than any other name. Applebloom gave up and just let him use Button Mash as his gamer tag. Button quickly logged in on his laptop and connected the mouse.
"Let's do this." He said confidently.
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Applebloom was out of grenades, out of ammo, and out of luck. The only form of attack she had left was her knife, but she wouldn't dare get close enough without being obliterated by bullets. Suddenly, the gunfire stopped. She listened patiently for a moment. She then heard footsteps approaching her. The enemies were going to ambush her. Preparing to knife them, she was not gonna go down without a fight. Then, out of nowhere, the first enemy fell down, flashing red. The other enemy reacted, but it was too late, as he was met with a hatchet to the face. He flashed red, before collapsing to the ground. Applebloom looked at the doorway to see a white male with messy orange hair emerge, smirking.
"You miss me?" He asked.
"Button, thank Celestia you're here." Applebloom got up from her position.
The rest of their teammates then entered the same doorway onto the roof.
"It took us a lot of bullets, but we made it through." Fanatic said. "Good thing Button M was there to help us."
"There's an ammunition box up ahead. Let's all reload." Applebloom said.
"Mes oui, mon cherie!" LittleBoyBlue replied.
"About time you made it Button. Otherwise I would've been applesauce!" Applebloom told him, as they made their way to the ammo.
"This round isn't over yet," Button replied. "The enemy will be back soon, so we've got to plan this out."
"Alright." Applebloom said, as she reloaded her weapons. "Let's win this."
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"So, you told me backstage that this is called a 'pub-stomp'?" The female interviewer asked him.
"What else happened backstage, Bella?" The other interviewer asked jokingly.
Bella said nothing and just stared back with contempt.
Law looked from her to Bella. He nervously laughed.
"Uh, anyway girls, pub-stomping is when a pro, like me, goes into a random server and lays down the, uh..."
Law smiled, as he looked to the crowd.
"Y'all know it! Let me hear you out there!"
"THE LAW NUMBER ONE! THE LAW NUMBER ONE! THE LAW NUMBER ONE!" The crowd chanted.
Law grinned and pointed at the camera.
"I love this crowd!"
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The enemy player entered through the door to the roof. However, he was immediately met with a blast from a shotgun.
"No no no, not to-day!" LittleBoyBlue said in his best African accent.
Meanwhile, Accident was lying on the top of the roof, sniping stragglers. Inside the building, Fanatic, Applebloom, and Button Mash were keeping the enemies out of their base. Any enemies that somehow survived their line of fire and climbed the stairs were mowed down by LittleBoy's shotgun.
"Good job team! We're three more kills away from winning this round!" Button Mash shouted.
"We have got this in the bag!" Fanatic said.
"Zip it, flip it, tie it to a cricket! Hoo-ah!" LittleBoy replied.
"What does that even mean?" Accident asked.
"I dunno. But I like it, I love it, I want some more of it!"
"Tim McGraw, you're not." Accident joked.
"Stay focused y'all! We've got to win this!" Applebloom cut in.
A sniper shot was heard, as Accident killed a straggler.
"2 kills left!"
An overconfident enemy tried to barge in, but he was immediately shot down by the group.
"One more kill!" Fanatic counted.
Everyone was smiling, as they were eager to win this round. All they needed was one more kill. Button Mash smiled.
"I wonder who's next?" He mocked at the other team.
Suddenly, a deep voice boomed into their headsets. THE LAW HAS ENTERED THE GAME.
Everyone dropped their jaw. On the map, all the red dots huddled together, as a singular red dot started heading towards Button's team.
"Oh no..." Accident said, fear in his voice.
"Its...it's-"
"The Law!" LittleBoy interrupted Lunatic. "That's it! We're doomed! Batten down the hatches! Every man for himself!"
LittleBoyBlue was panicking, as he made his way downstairs. Accident was soon behind him.
"Calm down guys!" Button said. "We need to make a plan!"
"What plan? We're all going to die!"
"Not if we work together! There's only 5 of us and one of him! Now, here's the plan. I want all of you to-"
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"Button! Time for lunch!"
"Just five more minutes mom!" Button yelled.
"Young stallion, your food is going to get cold!" She commanded.
Button groaned. He turned back to the laptop.
"AFK guys. I'll be back quickly."
Button put down his headset and ran to the kitchen.
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They all stared at him, as Button's character stood there, not moving. He had a vacant stare, as he stood there, motionless.
"That's it. Dudes, you're on your own!" LittleBoyBlue said, as he left the group.
"I'm out." Accident added. "Good luck you guys!"
Fanatic and Applebloom looked at each other, sharing an annoyed look.
"Alright. Let's stick together, and take him down." Lunatic told her.
"Let's do it." Applebloom agreed, as she and Fanatic headed towards The Law. They looked out in the field, looking for him.
"There he is..."
Applebloom pointed at him. The Law had short, messy, brown hair and wore shades. He had an assault rifle in one hand and a golden pistol in the other. He had a smug smirk on his face as he walked across, carrying the rifle on his shoulder. He walked to the side, as the two followed him slowly. He walked nearby a rock, when suddenly someone appeared from behind the rock, with a shotgun pointed right at him.
The combatant then spoke in his best Doakes impression.
"Surprise, Mutha-"
LittleBoyBlue was interrupted by a bullet to the head. He then dropped dead. Law scoffed. He then went near a pillar. Behind the pillar was Accident. He was trying to hide from him, hoping to not be seen. Law passed by him, relieving Accident. When Accident began to sneak up behind him, however, Law immediately pointed his pistol at him and killed him by a headshot, without even looking.
"Geez," Fanatic said in awe. "This guy is good."
"Alright, once we get close, we jump him. Understood?" Applebloom said.
"Got it." Fanatic replied. They then sneaked behind him, trying not catch his attention.
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Button inhaled the rest of his spaghetti, making sure to eat the bread sticks as well. Once he finished, he started taking a huge gulp of his lemonade.
"My, you sure ate fast!" Button's mother said in surprise.
"Done!" Button said, as he put down his cup. He then ran to his room, and went right in front of his laptop and mic.
"Button! Wash your plate!"
"But moooooom!" Button complained.
"WASH YOUR PLATE!!!" She commanded.
"Okay..." Button mumbled, as he went back to the kitchen.
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Meanwhile, Law walked next to Button's character and smiled.
"Ah! Looks like this guy is AFK!"
Back at the studio, Law turned to Bella.
"Away From Keyboard."
Bella nodded in understanding.
"Let's see if we can have some fun with him."
In the game, Law got out a grenade, then placed it on top of Button's head.
"But mooooooom, I don't wanna wash my cup!" Button's character spoke.
Law gave him a confused look, then shook his head.
"Whatever kid."
He started to walk away, taking his pistol out. He hyped himself up, then pointed the pistol at the grenade. He smiled, then turned arrogantly away from Button.
This is gonna be fun to watch...
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After washing his plate and cup, Button immediately got back on his laptop. That's when he saw it. The Law had his head turned away from him, while a grenade was on his head. Law was pointing his pistol at the grenade, ready to fire. This was his moment. At split second speed, Button quickly spun around, causing the grenade to drop. In midair, his gun hit the grenade, launching it to the ground next to law. He quickly crouched down, dodging Law's bullet. When Law turned to see him, Button fired at the grenade. The grenade immediately blew up, turning The Law into red flashing fragments. Button couldn't believe it. He had just killed The Law.
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Law stared at the screen in shock. He, The Law, was just killed. By a total stranger. He was in disbelief, as were the interviewers.
"So what was that move called?" One interviewer asked.
Law scoffed. "That's-" He laughed nervously.
"You know what? It's not really a move. I got...I got...I got..." Law gulped as he said the word. "Killed."
Then, he gave his best reassuring smile. "You know, it's a pub-stomp, anything can happen-who WAS that guy, right?" He asked, changing the subject.
"Who was that guy?" He gave a nervous grin.
"So, uh, all right! I guess, uh, commercial break or something like that?" Law asked.
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Button looked in the chat room on the side. It was filled with comments about him killing the Law.
"You did it..." Applebloom spoke, breaking his concentration. "You killed The Law."
"No freakin' way." LittleBoyBlue added.
"I can't believe it." Accident spoke. "You actually BEAT The Law!"
"I never thought that would happen!" Fanatic squealed. "That was AWESOME!"
Button smiled, as his friends gave him praise. He looked at the chat room again and saw one word repeated by the people: Lawkiller.
