Button Mash and The Quest to Save Ponyville

by JamesBurton

Rating: teen
Tags: Cutie Mark Crusaders, Dinky Hooves, Other, Adventure, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 11643

After resucing Sweetie Belle and escaping from Paradise Island Button Mash thought that his life would return to normal. He was wrong. Now he must team up with the mysterious Doctor and save Ponyville from the evil Dark Force

Two weeks after Button Mash's escape from Paradise Island and his confrontation with Codex and Rumble. He discovers that Lyra Heartstrings warning came true and now finds himself targeted by the evil known as Dark Force. Now he must find a pony who goes by the name of The Doctor and save his friends before Dark Force changes his world...Forever

No Pony is Safe

Published 2014-06-02 01:00:04 UTC
Last updated 2014-07-03 01:27:12 UTC

The Arrival of The Doctor

My name is Button Mash and I'm 14 years old. Two weeks ago on the day of Sweetie's and I first anniversary I received a mysterious game that took us to a world called Paradise Island where an evil king named Codex ruled. He fillynapped Sweetie Belle and took her to his castle and I gave chase to get her back. After a series of battles I confronted the evil king of darkness at the arena, but before we could fight he was banished away and me and Sweetie returned back home. I thought that we had seen the last of him.

But I was wrong.

Two days later my ex-best friend Rumble showed up, I knew that he wanted to settle things between us, but what I didn't know was that Codex was with him, it was battle that left me with a broken nose. I don't really remember what happened next, but when I came to, Sweetie Belle told me that Derpy Hooves delivered the game to me on behalf of her masters and killed Codex, needless to say I didn't believe her at first, but then I remembered Lyra telling me that I've been targeted by something known as Dark Force. If what she said was true then there is something out there that is out to get me. I need to find this Doctor.

*Knock* *Knock*

"Hmm, now who could that be?" Wondered Milano as she walks to open the front door.

"Good afternoon Mrs. Mash." Greeted Sweetie Belle. "Is Button here?"

The light brown earth pony steps aside to let the white filly in the house. "Of course." She said with a smile. "He's up stairs in his room, in fact I think he's waiting for you."

After thanking the still graying mother Sweetie Belle walks upstairs to her coltfriend's room. "Knock Knock, Button are you in here?" The white filly spots him doing some push ups on the floor.

"Ah, Sweetie I was expecting you, here sit on my back." Sweetie Belle sits on his back while he continued to do his push ups. "I just got done looking over your supposed budget for your play."

Next week Sweetie Belle is putting on a play for the Summer Festival, and she wanted it to be spectacular and maybe start to make a name for herself instead of being known as Rarity's younger sister. "So Button what do you think?" She looks at him with stars in her eyes. "So am I in the clear? Can me and the girls start making preparations?"

Button doesn't look at her as he continues to do his push ups. "Actually Sweetie, I'm sorry to tell you this but you kinda went over the budget."

"Aww really?" She asked sadly. "Where did I go nuts?"

Button Mash motions for her to hop off his back, she gets off and follows him over to his desk where he kept Sweetie Belle's list of things she wanted for her play. "Well for starters do you really need 25 doves for your grand finale, and custom made fireworks that say Done by Sweetie Belle when they explode, or costumes made from silkworms, hoof woven from the gentlest hooves in all of Equestria?"

"Well I guess not." She replied embarrassedly." But I do need those doves, can I go down from twenty-five to twenty?"

"Uhhh...No."

"O...k how about twenty to sixteen?" She asked with hopeful smile.

Button Mash only shakes his head.

Sweetie Belle only rises an eyebrow. "Ok, so how many doves can I have?"

Button looks at the paper then looks back at Sweetie Belle. "Two."

"TWO?!" She shrieked. " I CANT HAVE A GRAND FINALE WITH JUST TWO DOVES BUTTON!"

The brown earth colt only shakes his head, he knew that being Sweetie Belle's 'financial consultant' would be met with shrieking, pouts, and annoyed groans, but like a good boyfriend he decided to help her out. He only wished that she didn't have expensive tastes like her sister. It was a good thing that he planned ahead for this. "If I may offer a suggestion?" He asked while he pulled another piece of paper from his desk. "How about instead of doves you use pigeons."

"Pigeons?" She looks at Button like he said the dumbest thing in the world. "Button you know I love you but using pigeons is a stupid idea."

"Sweetie, doves are expensive." Button replied. "You know they charge by the hour right?"

The unicorn filly takes the paper from Button Mash and looks it over. "And how do you know that?"

"My older brother is getting married next month remember?" He replied leaning on his hoof. "And apparently doves charge half off for funerals and weddings."

Milano instantly appears in her youngest sons room. "I heard talks of doves and marriage, are you two planning your wedding or something?"

"No mom." Groaned Button.

"Dang." She leaves the room and heads back downstairs. Sweetie sits on Button's bed and looks over the list of things she would have to change or get rid off. "Aw man, well if this is what has to happen to have a play." She gets up and walks towards the door. "I'll take your revisions to Applebloom and Scootaloo and we'll work out a better game plan." The white filly kisses the brown colt and begins to walk out the door.

"Sweetie, Sweetie wait."

Sweetie Belle stops and looks at Button who seemed to be struggling with something. " Yes Button what is it?" She asked softly. He was struggling to say something.

"Do you mind if I go with you?"

Sweetie gasped at Buttons question, after that whole ordeal with Codex and Rumble, Button Mash hasn't left his house in two weeks. She wondered if he entered some sort of self-imposed exile, either for his or Rumble's sake. "Umm, ok but if you see Rumble." She grabs his face and makes Button look her in the eyes. "Do. Not. Fight him, understand?"

Button Mash quickly nods.

"Good , now I'll hold you to that Button. She lets go of his face and walks over to the door with Button Mash following close behind.

It was another beautiful day in the small town of Ponyville as its inhabitants were preparing for the Summer Festival as Princess Celestia's sun was shining brightly in the sky.

"Man, Its been a long time since I've been out here." Button said covering his eyes. "I haven't done something like this since I was seven."

"Back when video games made up seventy-five percent of your life. Giggled Sweetie Belle. "I never would've thought I've would be dating an ex-recluse."

The two continued to make their way throughout the town watching the townsponies put up the decorations for the festival.

"So where are Applebloom and Scootaloo?" Asked Button trying to strike up a conversation.

"Oh they're at the clubhouse as usual." She replied while watching some earth ponies build a stage. "We agreed to meet there after I came back from your house." Sweetie Belle looks the brown earth colt with a smile. "I think they'll be glad to see you again Button."

"SWEETIE BELLE!

Button Mash and Sweetie Belle turn around to the mysterious voice. "NOW YOU'LL PAY FOR HURTING MY MOTHER!

The white filly just rolls her eyes. "Dinky how many times must I tell you this." She said very annoyed. "I didn't hurt your mother I only knocked her out, she kept saying things like my masters will get rid of Button then said that Button and he who shall not be named be friends again. She turns around and begins to walk away. "Even your mother confirmed that she said that, and thanked me for helping her."

Dinky Hooves youngest daughter of Derpy Hooves stood before the couple, two weeks ago when Sweetie Belle knocked the gray pegasus mare out with her magic Dinky was absolutely livid, she thought that Sweetie Belle attacked her mother because of her crush on Button and instantly sought revenge, Derpy found out about it and grounded her for a week.

"Don't you run away from me Sweetie Belle!" Dinky said running in front of the white unicorn. Button wonders if he should do something, he knows that Sweetie is a tough little filly and has proven that she doesn't need him to keep an eye on her all the time. But like his father says. 'Step in the middle of a fight between two mares and you'll end up with scratches.' Button thinks about his fathers words. Mares don't have claws...Or do they?

"I'm through talking to you about this Dinky!" Exclaimed Sweetie Belle. "No matter how many times you ask me about it I'll simply tell you the same thing, Its NOT about Button!"

DINKY HOOVES!

The gray filly quickly backs away, she knew that voice anywhere. "M-mama?"

Derpy Hooves descends from the sky and lands next to her daughter with a very stern look on her face. "What did I tell you about trying to pick a fight with Sweetie Belle?!"

"B-bu"

The blond mare was having none of it. "No buts Dinky, now march home this instant and go to your room!" Dinky hangs her head and slowly makes her way home but not before giving Sweetie Belle one last looks that said This isn't over.

Button and Sweetie watched the gray unicorn filly walk home. "Sigh I'm so sorry about that Sweetie Belle." Derpy apologized. "She can be a little overprotective when it should be the other way around." She takes off in the air again. "Well I should finish delivering these letters, then I'll have a talk with Dinky." She waves the two goodbye. "Bye Button and Sweetie." Derpy flies away continuing to finish the rest of her mail route.

Button looks at Sweetie Belle who still looks very annoyed. "Uh, Sweetie are you ok?" She nods and continues to walk towards the clubhouse with Button Mash not far behind.

"Sparkler, Sparkler is your mother back yet?" Asked a brown earth pony.

A pink unicorn looks back at the brown stallion annoyed that he had interrupted her reading again. "No Doctor she not!" Sparkler turns back to her book with a huff. "Quit asking me every five minutes."

The Doctor enters the front room wearing a green tie looking anxious. "I'm sorry Sparkster, its just that your mom has been acting weird these last couple of days, and I cant help but worry."

Sparkler gently closes the book and faces the earth pony with a scowl. "One don't call me Sparkster, two she's probably just tired from dealing with Dinky's sudden rebellious stage."

"Sweet little Dinky is growing up so fast isn't she?" Sighed The Doctor. "One day she's a sweet little girl and a maturing young lady the next."

"I think you mean filly and mare Doc."

"Whatever." He replied waving a hoof. " And don't call me Doc."

*SLAM*

The Doctor and Sparkler watch as Dinky enter the house looking very upset, she doesn't acknowledge the two and angrily walks upstairs growling.

"Geez what's with her?" Asked the brown stallion.

"Oh I don't know maybe you should you should go and ask her?" Replied Sparkler. "And let me get back to reading."

"Good Idea." He said as he walked upstairs to her room. "Dinky? Dinky are you ok?" He finds her laying down on her bed with her head in a pillow.

"Go away."

The Doctor enters her room and sits on her bed. "Come now Dinky don't be like that." He said softly. "Now what happened? You know that I hate to see you sad."

"I ran into Sweetie Belle today." She replied

The Doctor's eyes widen in realization. "Ah the white unicorn girl right?"

"Filly Doctor."

"Right, anyway didn't Derpy tell you that she didn't want you to quote on quote bash her face in?" He asked

Dinky looks at the earth pony sadly. "I know but, I just hate anypony who messes with my mother."

"I know you do Dinks." He said "But your mother wasn't even upset when she did it, In fact she thanked her, for some reason." He playfully rubs her mane. "But let me tell you that revenge isn't the answer, revenge only breeds hatred."

"Yeah your right Doctor." Dinky said smiling a little bit.

The Doctor gets up from the bed. "Come on Dinky, lets go make Derpy some apology banana muffins."

"Hey Girls I'm back and I brought a friend. " Sweetie Belle said while entering the clubhouse with Button Mash entering behind her.

"Well, well long time no see Button Mash." Greeted Scootaloo.

"Yeah how's your nose." Asked Applebloom. "Are ya feeling better?"

Button Mash gently rubs his nose. "Yeah I'm good. He said. "So I hear that you two are helping Sweetie with her play?"

"That's right, and it will be the coolest thing ever with all the stuff we suggested." Scootaloo said

Sweetie Belle's ears lower in disappointment. "Yeah about that." A loud thunder noise interrupts the white filly. "WHAT THE HAY WAS THAT?!"

The group rushes outside wondering about the loud noise. "Did Rainbow Dash do a Sonic Rainboom again?" Asked Applebloom.

"No." Replied Scootaloo. "Look, there's no rainbow in the sky."

"GUYS LOOK!" Gasped Sweetie Belle.

The four friends look on the ground where a light blue pegasus with a brown mane and wearing a torn black scarf was laying on the ground unconscious.They waste no time to see if this mysterious pony was ok.

"Whoa." Gasped Scootaloo. "He's kinda cute."

"Really Scoots?!" Replied the yellow filly.

"Ugh Applebloom go get some water." Commanded Sweetie Belle. "Button, Scoots help me take him to the clubhouse." Before they can begin their plan the pegasus starts to stir awake.

"Look he's waking up." Noticed Applebloom.

He sits up holding his head. "Augh my head." He groaned as he opened his eyes. "Am I alive?"

"Um hello."

The pegasus pony turns around and sees four other ponies looking back at him. "Um, Hi?" He was a young pegasus and he looked to be around their age but this was a pony that they never saw before.

"Who are you?" Asked Scootaloo eyeing the blue pegasus. "I never saw you around here before, are you new here?"

"Well you can say that." He said. "I'm The Doctor."

Author's Note

And so another adventure begins.

Meet The Doctor

"The Doctor?" Asked Sweetie Belle unsurely. "Look I'm sorry and all but you really don't look like much."

Scootaloo gasps and quickly covers Sweetie Belle's mouth with her hoof. "I'm so sorry about that cutie-I mean Doctor. She looks at her white unicorn filly friend with a very intense glare. "Sweetie Belle doesn't know what she's talking about, Ha Ha Ha I'm Scootaloo by the way."

"Howdy, Ah'm Applebloom." Greeted the yellow earth pony.

Button Mash looks at this light blue pegasus lost in thought. Hmm he fits Lyra's description perfectly, But is he the one I'm looking for? Only one way to find out. "Excuse me."

The Doctor looks at Button Mash his stoic expression not changing as he gave the brown colt his full attention. " Yes?"

"Look I need to know if you know something about Dark Force."

The Doctor just looks at Button Mash not moving a muscle, he actually seemed taken aback at the name of Dark Force. After a minute of just standing there he finally says. "What is your name?"

"Button Mash."

"I'm going to ask one question Button Mash." He said not breaking his serious expression. "How do you know about Dark Force?"

Sweetie Belle glances over towards her two friends. "Dark Force?" They look back at her just as confused as she was.

"A unicorn by the name of Lyra Heartstrings gave me a warning of their arrival two weeks ago." He replied. "She also told me to be on the look out for a light blue pegasus with a brown mane wearing a black scarf who calls himself The Doctor."

The Doctor's scarf blows in the wind as he looked off to the side in thought. "You were wise to listen to her Button Mash." He said as he looked back at the colt.

"Umm I have a question?" Asked Sweetie Belle. "What is Dark Force?"

The blue doctor looks at the ground. "Dark Force are creatures of pure evil, They can be anywhere or anything. They can give anypony unimaginable power or control you to do their will against yours or both.

"THAT'S IT!" Exclaimed Scootaloo. "That's how Derpy was able to do magic, she must have been possessed by this Dark Force!"

"Yeah, and those must the so-called 'Masters' she was talkin about too." Added Applebloom

The Doctor somberly nods his head. "Dark Force is the ultimate evil, and there will be no greater evil than them." He looks up at the sky sadly. "Me and my friends have been fighting their influence for a while, and then we had them cornered but I alone had to destroy them, I tricked them back to safety while I was prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for the good of the universe." He looks down at his hooves. "But somehow I survived and ended up here, she will not be happy about this after that goodbye."

Scootaloo raises an eyebrow. "She?"

"Hm, oh nothing just talking to myself" He said turning his attention back to the brown colt. "So Button Mash what's your story?"

Button Mash tell the Doctor about what happened two weeks ago about his adventure on Paradise Island and what he experienced there. Sweetie Belle also tells him what happened two days later.

"I see." Nodded The Doctor. "So Derpy Hooves delivered this game to you Button Mash?"

The earth colt nods.

"Yes, it's extremely possible that she was acting on their behalf and she may have been aware of it but was powerless to do anything about it." He said. "Can you take me over to Ms. Hooves place of residence?"

Scootaloo instantly appears next to the blue pegasus with a love struck look on her face. "Of course we can Doctor, lets go guys." She motions for her fellow friends to follow her as she and the Doctor left for Derpy Hooves house. Button Mash, Sweetie Belle and Applebloom watch their friend walk away with the Doctor.

"Ok, so on a scale from one to ten how pathetic is Scootaloo acting right now?" Asked Sweetie Belle.

"So Doctor, did I mention that I'm single and totally available?"

Button Mash and Applebloom look at each other. "Ten."

"DINKY, SPARKLER, DOCTOR I'M HOME!" Yelled the gray mare. She walks into the house and removes her mail carrier hat and sits it on the hat rack.

Dinky runs up to her mother and gives her a hug. "Mama I'm sorry." She apologized "Its just that I hate it when other ponies pick on you."

"All its alright muffin." Derpy replied returning the hug. "Just promise me that you wont attack Sweetie Belle anymore, she really helped me you know."

"Ok I promise." She said as she lead her mother into the kitchen. "Here mama, Me and The Doctor made you some apology banana muffins." Dinky raises a tray of delicious golden brown treats to her mother who happily takes one and eats it.

"Mmm, just what I needed after a long day of delivering mail, thank you Dinky." She looks around for the other two members of their family. " So where are Sparkler and The Doctor?"

Dinky also takes a banana muffin and eats it. "Eh, Sparkler is upstairs in her room reading or something, and The Doctor is in the basement with his TARDIS.

Derpy looked kind of shocked when Dinky mentioned that The Doctor with his TARDIS. She thought that he gave up his adventurous lifestyle to live a quiet peaceful life away from all the danger. "Is he now?" The gray mail mare heads towards the basement. "I better go see what's he up to?"

Meanwhile in the basement a familiar blue box was standing in the darkness with the doors open. To any old pony this would seem to be any old telephone booth or in this case outhouse, but once you stepped inside, you may find that this ordinary outhouse was bigger on the inside. And at the control panel was a nervous familiar brown earth pony fiddling with the controls. "No no no no this cant be right!" He stuttered as he checked he checked is monitor again hoping for an explanation. "Mysterious Anomaly detected, oh why does it say that." He sits down with his hooves on his head hoping that his enemies hadn't found him.

"Doctor? Doctor are you in here?" Asked Derpy curiously as she look inside the TARDIS. She finds the Doctor siting on the floor with his hooves covering his face. "Doctor what's wrong?"

The brown stallion quickly rushes to the gray mare in a panic. "Derpy we might have some trouble, the TARDIS detected some sort of anomaly."

"Is it one of your enemies Doctor?" She asked with slight panic. "Lets not investigate while Dinky and Sparkler are here."

The Doctor continues to look at his screen. "Yeah that might be a problem Derpy."

"Why's that?"

He slowly looks at the gray mare with a scared look on his face. "Because its already here." Both quickly look up as the doorbell rang signaling that trouble was about to happen.

"So Doctor this is were Derpy lives." Sighed Scootaloo as she leaned on the blue pegasus dreamily.

Button Mash rings the doorbell again. "She has now gone up to eleven on the patheticness." Sweetie Belle leans on Button smiling at her pegasus friend. "Oh leave her be Button." She starts nuzzling him which causes him to start sweating. "What's the matter Button baby?" The white filly whispers is his ear seductively. "If this gets you going just wait till later." She steals a quick peck on the cheek.

Applebloom stands in the back with a very annoyed scowl on her face. "Ya'll suck."

The front door opens and the youngest daughter of Derpy Hooves appears in the doorway. "Oh Button you came to see me!" Dinky exclaimed happily, her excitement is short lived however as she saw four other ponies standing with him. "And you brought friends, hooray."

"Excuse me Miss Hooves, but is your mother home?" Asked The Doctor.

Dinky looks at the light blue pegasus with mild curiosity. "Who are you?" She asked. "I never seen you around here before."

"I'm The Doctor." He said "And its very important that I speak with your mother."

The gray unicorn filly slowly raises a eyebrow. "Doctor you say, I'll be right back." She shuts the door leaving the five ponies very confused. She returns five minutes later with a brown stallion.

"Alright, which one of you kids called themselves The Doctor?"

"That would be me." Replied the blue pegasus.

The brown stallion observes the light blue pegasus is if he was trying to sense something. "You're not me nor a Time Lord are you?" He asked.

"No, just a regular pegasus pony." He said not breaking his stoic look. "But its very important that I see Ms. Hooves."

"Did somepony call me?" Asked the blond mare as she walked to the front door, "Is it-" She looks at the light blue pegasus standing in the group. "YOU!!! MUST!!! DIE!!! kill, Kill ,KILL!!!

The light blue pegasus pushes Scootaloo away from him as Derpy tried to grab him, but he spins around and hits her in the back of her head knocking her out cold.

"Its just as I feared." He said growling. "Dark Force is here."

Author's Note

Well It looks like things are about to pick up from here. Lets see where it goes shall we?

The Doctor is...

The group of stunned ponies look at the unconscious Derpy Hooves with looks of disbelief evident on their faces, they never would have thought that the gentle hearted gray mare would ever try to attack somepony yet alone kill with intense rage. Dinky rushes over to her mother but the blue pegasus holds her back not letting her get any closer.

"Stay back." He said not looking away from the unconscious mare on the ground. "Ms. Hooves is currently possessed by Dark Force, Button Mash get me some rope." Button Mash runs off to find some rope while the brown stallion and the gray unicorn try to figure out what's going on.

"What is this Dark Force?!" Dinky asked frantically. "And what does it want with my mother?!"

"Miss Hooves, if you really must know, Dark Force are evil creatures bent on controlling the universe." He replied calmly. "They can control anypony to do anything against their will." Button Mash returns with some rope and gives it over to the blue doctor who begins to tie her up. "Ms. Hooves was no doubt an unwilling pawn."

Sparkler appears outside wondering what was all the commotion about and see a blue pegasus tying up her mother. "MOM! WHAT HAPPENED HERE!!"

The brown stallion steps between her and the blue pegasus. "I don't know." He replied. "But from what I can gather your mother is being used by something known as Dark Force."

" So you WERE paying attention Time Turner." Said the blue pegasus. "Good, explain to Sparkler and do not skip all the details." The brown stallion looks at the pegasus with a look of surprise as he faces the four friends he arrived with. "Button Mash, Sweetie Belle, Applebloom, and Scootaloo, follow me." He enters the house with Dinky right behind them.

"Whoa, whoa whoa where do you think your going?" She asked a little annoyed. "You just don't walk into somepony's house like your Link or something."

"Dinky are you for real right now?" Replied Sweetie Belle rolling her eyes. "Your mother is in danger and all you can do is flirt with Button."

Dinky gives Sweetie Belle a intense glare. "I wasn't flirting, I was being serious when I said what gives you the right to enter my house uninvited."

"I wish he would enter my house uninvited."Sighed Scootaloo as she daydreamed about the blue pegasus. "I could stare at his pretty blue eyes all day."

The others stare at Scootaloo while she was still daydreaming. "Umm, just forget about her." Groaned Applebloom shaking her head. Dinky shakes her head and gets back at the topic at hoof.

"As I was saying, just because I used Link as a reference doesn't mean I was flirting with Button Mash." Dinky suddenly looks very shocked like she just discovered something. " Oh I get it now, you're jealous."

"JEALOUS!!!" Shrieked Sweetie Belle. Her voice was very high pitched and that only happened only when she was very excited or angry. Button Mash knew this from the times that they argued over silly trivial things or the times where Sweetie Belle was extremely excited about something and just had to share it with Button. "WHY WOULD I BE JEALOUS DINKY?!"

Applebloom looks at the scene before her, everything was spiraling out of control. Scootaloo was no help as she was still daydreaming, Button Mash looked about as lost as a puppy in the big city, Sweetie Belle was trading insults with Dinky, and the doctor was- wait where was the doctor?"

"Umm pardon me?" She said raising a hoof.

Dinky and Sweetie Belle stop their verbal battle and looked the poor yellow filly with a glare that made her shrink back in fear. "WHAT!"

"The Doctor is gone." She replied shakily.

The group quickly look around for the blue pegasus but he was nowhere to be found, at that time, Time Turner aka The Doctor returned with Sparkler and the unconscious Derpy Hooves on his back, he gently lays her on the couch while muttering something about that blue doctor.

"Doctor! I cant find that other Doctor!" Dinky panicked.

"Well he didn't go out the front door, Sparkler and I would have seen him." Replied Time Turner. "And I doubt that he would leave his friends behind so the backdoor is out."

"What about your TARDIS." Suggested Sparkler. "If he's The Doctor as he is, he must have went there."

Time Turner gives Sparkler a reassuring look. "Don't worry about that Sparkler, he's not me or a Time Lord so there is no possible way that he could-"

"DOCTOR THE BASEMENT DOOR IS OPEN!!" Yelled Dinky.

"My TARDIS!" The brown stallion quickly rushes to the basement with the rest of the group following behind him. They enter the basement where the vessel of time travel was sitting with its doors wide open.

"What's with the outhouse?" Asked Scootaloo. "And why do you have it in your house?"

Dinky sighed and walked in to the blue box with Time Turner. "Just follow us."

"I don't know if I want to." Muttered Scootaloo.

Applebloom pushes Scootaloo inside. "Whoa! Button Mash Sweetie Belle get in here!"

Button Mash and his fillyfriend Sweetie Belle enter the strange blue box. "Whoa Button, look at the size of this place!" Button Mash only nods an agreement speechless eyes wide open. The walls were a dark gray with lights on the top on some sort of spinning contraption above and below the main console where a certain blue pegasus was manipulating some of the controls.

"EXCUSE ME!!" Yelled Time Turner his eye twitching and his voice full of anger. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING WITH MY TARDIS?!"

The pegasus ignores him and lifts a leaver on the control console. "There, they should be able to get my location now, hopefully." He turns his head and looks at the group before him, but his main problem was the very angry brown stallion who looked like he was ready to bust a blood vessel. "Sorry for the intrusion Doctor, but this was much to important-"

"I don't who you are and right now I don't care." He said calmly. "But if there is ONE thing that you never do." He walks to the control panel and looks the blue doctor right in his eyes. "Try to steal my TIME MACHINE!"

The crusaders and Button Mash exchange looks of amazement. "A time machine?" Asked Sweetie Belle "That's so cool- wait a minute." She glances at Dinky who just looks confused to what exactly Sweetie Belle was implying. Applebloom looks down on the ground sadly lost in thought and Scootaloo starts to daydream again.

"Steal your time machine?" Replied The Doctor completely serious. "Why would I steal this piece of junk?" He walks away from the seething brown doctor and heads towards the door. "I was just using it to make a call that's all." He walks out of the TARDIS with Button Mash and the girls behind him as they walked back upstairs.

"Button wait!" Dinky runs up behind them. "Button what is this all about?" She asked. "First you bring this fake doctor to my house, then my mother goes crazy." She starts to get a little angry. "But not only that, said fake doctor breaks into my Doctor's TARDIS just to make a call." Button Mash starts to back up as the gray unicorn filly slowly walks closer to him. "I may like you, but if you don't tell me what's going on right now, I'm gonna punch you in the face."

"Ha Ha Ha Dinky." Derpy Hooves awakes on her spot on the couch still tied up. She slowly turns her head to the group with a thousand yard stare. "My dear daughter Dinky." Derpy voice is slow almost like she was speaking for two." Button Mash you have no idea what you're up against do you?" Button Mash and The Doctor look at the gray pegasus mare as she continued to speak. "We know of you too..Doctor was it? Both of you have committed unspeakable crimes against us, but for you Button Mash we offer the chance for redemption, and all you have to do is...Kill that Doctor."

The earth colt glares at this evil entity that possessed Derpy. "Not a chance!"

"Ha Ha Ha." The gray pegasus starts to laugh slowly. "Button Mash tell us this." The evil entity starts to grin menacing. "Do you love your mother as much as Dinky loves me? Ha Ha Ha."

The brown earth colt blood went icy cold. That was by far the absolute last thing he wanted to hear. "YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER! DO YOU HEAR ME!" He races out of the house with his friends following close behind him as the evil that controlled Derpy Hooves continued to laugh manically.

Button Mash listen to us! Button Mash continues gallop ignoring the voice in his head. The time has come, and as promised we shall lend you our power! Button Mash frantically opens the front door of his home looking for his mother. "MOM! MOM WERE ARE YOU!"

"I'm in the kitchen sweetie." He quickly goes into the kitchen and sees his mother chopping up some vegetables with a knife. Button quickly wraps his mother an a hug. "I'm so glad that your ok Mom."

Milano returns his hug with a warm smile. "Of course Button Mash, I'm fine."

The Doctor quickly enters the kitchen as well. "BUTTON MASH LOOK OUT!" Button Mash looks up and before he could react Milano slashes her son on the chest with the knife.

"Ugh, M-mom." He collapses on the ground, with his blood slowly staining the marble floor.

Dinky and Sweetie Belle enter the kitchen with Applebloom and Scootaloo follow close behind. "BUTTON MASH!!!" Yelled the two unicorns as Milano begins to laugh.

"This is what happens when you go against the will of Dark Force!"

Dinky's horn turns yellow as the unicorn filly charges her magic and fires it at the corrupted mother but her attack was prevented by a blue shield.

"Really darling is that the best you can do?"

Now it was Sweetie Belle turn for her blood to run cold, she knew that voice anywhere. "Please no." Tears start to fall from the poor filly's eyes as another white unicorn with a purple mane and blue eyes appears from the next room.

"Hello Sweetie Belle." Greeted Rarity.

The Doctor spots a bag of flour sitting on the counter. "Dinky listen to me!" Whispered The Doctor. "When I saw now, grab Button Mash with your magic ok." She nods and waits for the doctor's signal. "NOW" He hits the bag of flour over toward the two mares who begin to cough as Dinky grabs Button with her magic and puts him on her back. "RUN! WE MUST GET BACK TO THE CLUBHOUSE!" The group quickly leave the house and make their way back to the clubhouse.

"DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN ESCAPE FROM US!" Said a voice. "Ah reckon that you little foals stop yer runnin right now." Added another one.

"DONT STOP!" Yelled The Doctor. " KEEP RUNNING TOWARD THE CLUBHOUSE!"

A blue pegasus with a rainbow colored mane took of in the sky. "Scootaloo don't you want to hang out with your big sister? Hahahaha." Rainbow Dash files towards them extremely fast. " I'll catch up to you in ten seconds flat!"

"That's it Rainbow just a little closer." Muttered The Doctor. When self-proclaimed fastest flier in all of Equestria was close enough, the doctor grabs some dirt and throws it in her eyes.

"AUGGGHHHH!" Screamed Rainbow Dash as she covered her eyes still flying fast and flew straight into a wall knocking her out as the group continued to make haste to the clubhouse.

"Ok we're here." Said The Doctor looking around for something. "Now where are you guys?!"

Dinky and Sweetie Belle check up on Button Mash who is not looking so good. "Hang on Button." Said the marshmallow filly as she gently rubbed his mane. While Applebloom and Scootaloo watched the blue pegasus get more and more agitated, they wondered if they should say something but decide against it.

"ARGH, WHERE ARE THEY?!" Growled The Doctor. "THEY SHOULD BE HERE BY NOW!"

A strange sound filled the air, its sounded like something was winding down, then in a flash of light a strange machine appeared. It looked like Time Turner's TARDIS but it looked different somehow. The doors open reveling a very angry orange pegasus wearing a green sleeveless hoodie that looks strangely like Scootaloo.

"RAIN CATCHER!!! YOU HAVE A LOT OF NERVE!!!

Author's Note

And so The Pegasus Doctor has been reveled as Button Mash's world falls into Darkness.

A Plan to Repel Dark Force

"Well you guys sure took your sweet time getting here!" He said running towards the strange machine as the others just sat there stunned.

"You know, most ponies would say thank you after traveling across universes to get you Rain Catcher. " She said looking very annoyed. "Do you know how hard it was to get the navigational systems to pinpoint your exact coordinates?" She glances over towards the four fillies and one unconscious brown earth colt who are still just sitting there with their mouths agape. "So what's their story?"

The pony now known as Rain Catcher walks towards the entrance of the strange machine. "We had a little run-in with Dark Force." He said with urgency.

"What! Dark Force is here!" She gasped. "But I thought that-"

"Yeah I thought so too." He replied looking back. "Scootaloo get Castor, we need to get Button Mash some medical attention." She nods and immediately rushes inside while the crusaders just sit there stupefied at this sudden turn of events. "Well come on so we can get Button Mash patched up." Sweetie Belle quickly puts Button on her back and walks inside determined to get her coltfriend some help while the other three follow behind her slowly and enter the machine and close the door behind them. "Well, I guess I should welcome you to the Phase Distorter."

"Phase Distorter? is this like the TARDIS?" Asked Dinky. it had a similar feel to it almost like it was the TARDIS but it felt kind of off. "Is this your machine?"

"No, its Time Winder's."

"Well, well, well." A gray pegasus descends from the control panel above and lands on the ground beside the doctor with a cocky smile. "Do my eyes deceive me or is that Rain Catcher I hear?" Rumble greeted the blue pegasus while patting him on the back. "Really thought you died taking out Dark Force." He spots Applebloom standing there trying to process what's going on, he grabs her surprising the yellow filly and dips her. "Hey there Apple baby what do you say me and you go back to my room and bob for apples?"

"Really Rumble?" Another yellow filly with the same red bow called out. "Ah'm pretty sure that's your oldest, lamest attempt yet. Rumble looks up to find that Applebloom was standing in the doorway giving a disapproving look at the gray pegasus, Rumble looks at her then looks at the blushing filly in his hooves then back at the Applebloom standing at the doorway and smiles. "Giggity."

"If you two are done, was there somepony that needed my help?" A orange filly with a brown mane and brown eyes wearing a skull cap entered the room with a stretcher. Sweetie Belle wastes no time making her presence known.

"That would be him." The white filly puts Button Mash on the stretcher. "Can you please help him?"

She begins to push the brown earth colt away. "Of course I can sexy." She said smiling at the white filly. "Would you like to come along?" Sweetie Belle leaves the main room to be with her coltfriend while Scootaloo and Applebloom still try to figure out what was going on.

"I see now." Muttered Dinky. "You're alternate versions from an alternate world, that's why I never saw you before."

WARNING WARNING WARNING MASSIVE ENERGY SPIKE INCOMING!

Rumble looks over at the doctor with a very serious look on his face. "Dark Force?" Rain Catcher turns on a monitor and sees that Rainbow Dash was approaching very fast. "Dark Force."

They both fly over towards the control panel and start messing with some of the controls. "We got to get outta here RC!"

Malfunction Malfunction Malfunction.

The Doctor looks at Rumble confused. "Uh, Scootaloo may have possibly caused a few hiccups here and there." Rumble coughs in his hoof. "And broke a few of the controls."

"SHE DID WHAT?!"

Rumble rubs his mane back in embarrassment. " Yeah she got very frustrated learning how to drive this thing."

Applebloom, Scootaloo and Dinky look at each other as the two continued to try escape from the corrupted rainbow mare. "We're doomed aren't we?" Applebloom and Dinky slowly nod their heads.

"Ok I think I got something!" The Doctor pushes a few button and the Phase Distorter started winding up. "YES!" The machine shakes violently as it disappears from its spot near the crusaders clubhouse to parts unknown. "Ok I think we're safe now."

Applebloom looks up at the control panel curiously. "So where are we?" Rumble looks at her grinning. "Well take a look outside Applebloom."

The three fillies look at the monitor and their young eyes widen at their location. "Ah. Ah cant believe it." Gasped Applebloom. They where in space looking at the planet. "Its so beautiful."

Dinky waves her hoof unimpressed. "Meh, I've been up here before in the TARDIS." The blond mare expression turns dire as she just remembered something very important. "THE TARDIS! IT CAN FOLLOW US!"

The Doctor doesn't share her sense of impending disaster. "Don't worry about that Miss Hooves, I disabled it before that whole stint with Time Turner."

"You disabled it?" She said surprised. "Way to think ahead."

"But that wont keep them down for long, Rumble take the girls to Castor and Button Mash." He grabs a box full of tools. "While I fix the control panel.

"You got it Doc." He motions for the three girls to follow him. "Please follow me." They leave the main control room while Rain Catcher repairs the control panel.

"And there we go!" Castor finishes wrapping Button Mash's wound. "He's very lucky that knife didn't go any deeper or we would have been in trouble."

Sweetie Belle hugs which she happily returns. "Thank you so much Castor Winds, thank you." Sweetie Belle tries to break the hug but Castor wouldn't let go. "Uh Castor, you can let go now."

"Mmm just five more minutes." She starts to slowly rub her back. "And please just call me Castor."

"So Applebloom was telling the truth, there are other versions of us here." Another white filly enters the room. "Castor let her go already, you're making her uncomfortable." Castor lets her go and looks at the second white filly

"Must you always ruin my fun Sweetie Belle? We was having a moment" Sweetie Belle ignores her friend and walks over towards the bed. "Who's this?"

"This is Button Mash." Said the orange earth filly. "Apparently your counterpart said that his mother was corrupted by Dark Force and slashed him."

Sweetie Belle looks over at her counterpart and smiles. "Is he your coltfriend?"

"Yes."

"He's very lucky. " She said gently touching his wound. "He's the second pony to survive an attack from Dark Force." Other Sweetie walks over towards the door. "Well I should get back with Scootaloo, and see what our next move is."

Castor looks over towards the sleeping brown colt. "Hm, knowing Rain Catcher he'd probably want to go back down there now that he knows that Dark Force is there."

"And I highly doubt that he would let them get away again." Other Sweetie leaves the room leaving Castor and Sweetie Belle alone with the sleeping Button Mash. Castor watches Sweetie Belle run her hoof through Button Mash's ginger mane.

"You really like him don't you?" She asked observing the white filly. "You know a long time ago I too had a very special somepony."

Sweetie Belle sadly looks back at the earth filly. "What happened to him?"

"She died in a train accident." Sweetie Belle looks over at Button Mash as Castor continued her story. "I was so heartbroken over it that my parents sent me to live in Ponyville with my aunt and uncle because my old hometown held too many memories. She gets up from her seat and walks over towards Sweetie Belle. "Always treasure good memories of your loved ones Sweetie, cause you'll never know when life will take them from you."

* KNOCK* KNOCK*

Rumble enters the medical room with Dinky, Applebloom and Scootaloo who was glaring at the gray pegasus. "Hey Castor, RC wanted me to bring the girls here to visit their friend." Dinky and Scootaloo goes to the white filly while Rumble held Applebloom back. "Hey, uh why was Scootaloo mean mugging me?"

Applebloom looks off to the side narrowing her eyes. "Well her and our Rumble used to date and it did not end well."

"Oh." He turns around and heads for the door. "Well I'll guess I'll take my leave, there is a sexy yellow filly waiting for me." Rumble leaves the room with a sultry smirk.

" Well I'll leave you guys alone now." Castor gets up from her desk with a clipboard filled with notes. "I'm pretty sure Rain Catcher would like a update on Button anyway, I'll be back in a few." Replied the orange earth filly as she left the room leaving the four friends alone.

"Hello is anypony here?" A brown earth colt wanders in the darkness. "Where am I?" Button Mash continues to walk forward not knowing where he was going.

Button Mash

He stops dead in his tracks at the sound of the voice that called him. "W-w-who's there?" He tried to look tough but that didn't stop the shakiness in his voice.

You will know in time little brown colt

"What do you want with me?" He asked.

To leave you with a warning

"A warning?"

Do not trust The Doctor.

"What?" Button Mash looks back and a veil of darkness envelopes him. "AHHHHHHHHHH!"

Button Mash quickly sits up screaming startling his friends. "Button what's wrong!" He looks at Sweetie Belle breathing heavily. "Button you can tell me."

"I-I-I don't know." He said touching his bandaged chest. Dinky wondered if he was hiding something, he looked like he saw something horrible.

"Glad to see ya back up Button." Said Applebloom. "We are mighty worried about ya."

The brown earth looks around the room curiously. "Uh guys, where are we?"

'You're in the Phase Distorter Button Mash." Button Mash looks over and finds that The Doctor with his friends has entered the room. Button Mash looks at Rumble violently but the gray pegasus hold up his hooves as The Doctor continued to talk. "Listen Button Mash, your world has been infected by Dark Force."

Button Mash looks down at his bed sadly wondering if he and the girls would be able to go home ever again. "But all is not lost Button Mash. " He continued. "They can be destroyed!"

"How?" Asked the brown colt. "How do we get rid of them?" Button clenches his hooves together if there was anyway to destroy these evil creatures that had his mother he would do it.

"I have a question Rain Catcher." Asked Dinky. "Where exactly did Dark Force come from anyway?"

Button Mash looks at the blue pegasus. "Rain Catcher? is that your name?"

"Well now that we're all antiquated." He replied. "Ok listen, In the vast darkness of space a great evil resides in another dimension. They came out of nowhere like a virus spreading their will of evil and fear thought the universe, They can control anypony they see fit, but I don't know how they do that. " His face turns determined as he continued. "I've seen their evil and I vowed to destroy them once and for all."

"Do you even have a plan Rain Catcher?" Asked Button Mash. "Because going back to Ponyville with a evil entity trying to kill you does not sound like a plan."

"Well I was going to go see Derpy Hooves again and go from there." He said walking to the door. "Scootaloo."

"Yes." Both of them replied.

"Sigh my Scootaloo." As soon as he said that Rumble started snickering and Castor gave a grin that could give the Cheshire Cat a run for its money. "That was so cute how you said My Scootaloo Rain Catcher."

The blue pegasus glares at Castor who just continued to grin. "Shut up Castor."

Author's Note

And so A plan begins although its not much of a plan but hey its a start.

First Contact Derpy Hooves

"Alright guys," Spoke the brown mane pegasus as he turned on the monitor. " We know that Dark Force is here but what they are trying to do is beyond me."

The small town of Ponyville was shown on the screen as Button Mash and his friends looked at the town. "Nothing looks different though." Scootaloo said as she looked at the monitor.

"That is true," Replied her green hoodie wearing counterpart. "Any thing that Dark Force does is like subtle changes. They don't want anypony to know that they exist and that they have unimaginable power."

"Even the Elements of Harmony are no match against them." Added Rumble. "We seen it fail many times. Like laughter for instance. You know how Pinkie Pie always has a smile on her face?"

Everypony in Button Mash's world nods their head. They know all to well Pinkie's overly bubbly, hyperactive, everywhere at once party planner.

"Well, during one of our adventures we encountered a Pinkie Pie who laughed at others pain and misfortune." Continued the gray pegasus. "It was then at that time we learned of Dark Force's ability to change the minds of others."

Applebloom claps her hooves together. "Like some sort of hypnosis!"

"Close enough, uh other me." Replied her counterpart.

"But how did they get here?" Asked Dinky. "And what do they intend to do with my mother?"

Rain Catcher hangs his head low and sighs. "Its my fault that they are here. We were fighting and I planned to toss them into the nexus."

" The nexus?!" Gasped Dinky.

The other three look at the blond unicorn hoping for an answer. "Care to share what a nexus is Dinky?" Asked Button Mash.

"The nexus is one point in space-time where all the universe are connected."

"Wait there is more than one universe?" Questioned Scootaloo.

Dinky smirks and puffs out her chest. "Of course! If what The Doctor told me is true then there is entire multiverse of alternate versions of us, like for example, you and our Rumble's break up three months ago."

The two crusaders plus Button Mash look at Scootaloo who started to growl angrily. "Probably could have chosen your words better Dinky." Replied Sweetie Belle rolling her eyes.

"I'm sorry, would you have preferred if I said that you and Button broke up and he stared dating me instead?" Dinky smiles to herself as Sweetie Belle's eye started to twitch a little. "Didn't think so. Anyway I'm pretty sure that there is a universe where me and Button are dating." She looks back at Rain Catcher. "What you did was extremely dangerous, you could have been erased from existence."

The blue pegasus doesn't move or break his serious expression he just keeps looking forward avoiding the very angry glare from his green hooded companion. "I knew the risks of such actions." He changes the screen from Ponyville to a portrait of Derpy Hooves. "As for your mother I have absolutely no idea what they want with her. But I do intend to find out. Scootaloo!"

"Yes?" Both of them replied.

The Doctor facehoofs and sighs. "My Scootaloo."

"Aw isn't that soooo cute." Giggled Castor as Rumble stifled a laugh with his hoof. " You said My Scootaloo again."

"Castor, shut up." Replied the two annoyed ponies as they regained their composure.

Button Mash looks down sadly. How was he going to save his mother from Dark Force's control? It didn't take him very long as he was soon plagued with horrible thoughts wondering if they got his dad or his brother. He shakes his head pushing the thought away, he had to get back to Ponyville and stop them somehow. "Rain Catcher I need to get back to Ponyville!"

The main control room got very quiet as Button Mash made is request to return to Ponyville. He didn't care that every pony in the main control room was just staring at him not saying a word.

"Huh?!" Exclaimed The Doctor. He looked almost surprised at Button Mash's request to return to Ponyville.

"I said I need to get back to Ponyville and stop Dark Force!" He said with his voice of determination. Sweetie Belle looks at her coltfriend with a smile on her face, though she would never admit it but she secretly liked it when he showed some confidence.

The Doctor serious expression returns quickly as he looked at the brown earth colt a little annoyed. "And just how do you plan to stop them, Button Mash." The earth colt glances down, he had no idea how he was going to stop them but he couldn't sit here and do nothing. "I don't know if you been listing to a word I've been saying Button Mash! But Dark Force is a powerful entity that can-"

"I know what Dark Force can do Doctor!" Button Mash stomps his hoof on the ground. "If they are as dangerous as you say they are then why are we just sitting here? We need to strike now before they can do anymore damage."

"Sigh ok look, you're right Button Mash. We cant afford to waste anymore time." Rain Catcher walks over towards a blue circular pad on the floor. "I'll go to Ponyville and begin searching for Derpy Hooves."

Button Mash walks over to the spot next The Doctor who looks at him with a glare. "And what do you think you're doing?"

The earth colt hero looks at the Doctor confused. "Going with you of course."

"No you are not." Replied Rain Catcher shaking his head. "You'll only get in my way." Button Mash starts to frown at his bluntness, he was starting to wonder if Lyra was right about the whole invaluable ally thing. "And two you'll only put yourself in danger."

"Just like a certain blue pegasus I know." Added the hoodie wearing Scootaloo as Rain Catcher gives her a mean look. "But maybe he's on to something, think about it, both of you have been targeted by Dark Force right? Well if both of you go to Ponyville maybe you can draw them towards you."

Rumble pounds his hooves together. "And take them out with one strike!"

"Maybe." The Doctor looks on the ground wrestling with his thoughts. "Button Mash do you still intend to return to Ponyville and fight against Dark Force?"

The brown colt nods. "They have my mother and who knows how many others. And I promised my father that I would look after my mother while he's away. I cant let him down."

Sweetie Belle smiles at her friends who quickly return the warm gesture.

"Very well then." The Doctor turns towards the orange pegasus wearing the green hoodie. "Scoots. Lets go!" She pushes a blue button and both ponies disappear in a flash of light.

Castor and Rumble glance at Scootaloo with wide grins on their faces. "Hehe he called you Scoots this time." Grinned the orange filly.

"Are you two doing pet names now?" Added Rumble before both of them started to bust out laughing.

"Shut up you two." Retorted Scootaloo leaving the room in a huff while the others stayed in the main room. Applebloom sighs and motions for the girls to follow her.

"Ya'll must be plum exhausted from today's excitement. Follow me so you girls can rest a spell." Applebloom, Dinky and Scootaloo follow her while Sweetie Belle looks back at the spot where her coltfriend once stood.

"Don't worry about your friend." Sweetie Belle looks down her other universe self who was messing with some of the controls. "Me and Applebloom may not like Rain Catcher very much but he does come through in the end." The white filly nods and rushes off to catch up with her friends.

In a small clearing in the middle of a field far away from town a strange white light appears with Button Mash and Rain Catcher. The earth colt looks around confused wasn't he just on. "Uh what just happened?" Asked Button Mash. He had no idea what happened. All that he could remember was a bright flash of light.

"Teleportation," He said "Real handy for situations that-." He stops and reaches behind his neck and pulls out a small circular pad from his scarf.

Button Mash looks at the extremely confused pegasus pony. "Uh what's that?" Rain Catcher doesn't say anything as he pushes a button and Scootaloo's face appeared in a blue light. "Scootaloo?"

"Very sneaky of you to put a commutation pad in my scarf Scootaloo." He said.

I seem to recall you doing this same thing Rain

Button Mash's face lights up with pure excitement. "Whoa! That's so cool!" It kind of reminded him of one of his favorite video games. He never expected to see one in real life though.

"How did you put his on me without me noticing?" He asked.

A mare gotta have her secrets, but right now focus on locating Derpy Hooves, But be careful, there's no telling how many ponies are under Dark Force's control. I will your navigator for this mission.

"Aren't you always." He muttered.

Head into town, and be on your guard! Good Luck!

The blue light disappears and The Doctor puts his communicator away as he looks at the brown earth colt. "Alright Button Mash, before we get started let me tell you a few rules."

Button Mash looks at Rain Catcher with a very blank stare. "What?" He honestly could not believe that he just said that and was REALLY starting to question Lyra's judgment.

"That's right," He said nodding his head. "Rule one, trust no pony we have no idea if they are our enemy. Rule two do NOT wander off." The earth pony could not believe his ears. Was he seriously doing this? "And finally and this is the MOST important one Button Mash. Trust me I'm The Doctor." He puts a hoof on Button's back. "And I'm here to help."

Meanwhile on the Phase Distorter, Sweetie Belle along with Applebloom, Scootaloo and Dinky were sitting in a room talking about what was going on back home.

"Oh I hope they're ok. " Sweetie Belle said worriedly as she paces around the room. "After what happened to his mother and my sister Ohh please be ok.

Dinky however chuckles at the frantic Sweetie Belle. " Some fillyfriend you are Sweetie Belle showing no faith in Button, where I have complete faith that he will destroy this Dark Force!" Truthfully she was just worried as Sweetie Belle was, but she didn't need to know that.

"What was that Dinky?!" Sweetie Belle's voice was high pitched and her face was red with anger. "If you have something to say, then say it in my face!."

Applebloom and Scootaloo glanced at each other as Dinky and Sweetie Belle traded verbal jabs. "I said that you show no faith in Button Mash." She repeated getting in the unicorn filly's face. "There I said it!" The room got very quiet as Sweetie Belle just stood there not moving. Applebloom grabs Scootaloo and hides behind the couch away from impending disaster that was about to happen.

"Dinky." Sweetie Belle's voice was eerily very calm for a filly who been told that they don't support their special some pony. "You are THIS close to getting punched in the mouth."

"Go on Sweetie Belle! Just give an excuse."

The two scared fillies sighed as they continued to hide behind the couch away from Sweetie Belle and Dinky's combined wraths. They really hoped that they could go back home soon.

It was still a beautiful summer day in the small town of Ponyville as Button Mash and Rain Catcher traversed throughout the lively town as they saw many of the townsponies go about their daily lives without a care in the world. Button Mash looks around as many ponies greeted him with a smile as they do every time they see him. It almost made him forget that a evil force is trying to take control of his world.

"Don't be fooled Button Mash. They're probably waiting for us to let down our guard." The Doctor looks around paranoid making sure that any pony doesn't get the jump on them. "Always be on your guard!"

They continued to traverse the town keeping their eyes peeled for Derpy Hooves, the poor mare who was unfortunately under Dark Force's control.

"Well well well if it isn't Button Mash."

But they find a pink earth pony with a diamond tiara instead. "Its been two weeks since last we met." Button Mash growls in annoyance as Diamond Tiara circles around two. "Who's your friend?"

"This is The Doctor." He figured it would be best if he kept Rain Catcher's true name to himself. " Where's yours?" He actually did wonder where did Silver Spoon and Rumble was, even if he and Rumble did have some unfinished business.

The pink filly chuckles as she pats Button on the cheek. "Oh Button, always looking for a fight are you? Well you're outta luck, both Rumble and Silver Spoon are in Manehatten for the weekend. But I'll be sure to send him your regards." She walks pass the two with her nose in the air. Rain Catcher glances at Button Mash blank expression.

"Did something happen between you and the Rumble of this world?" He asked.

The earth colt slowly turns his head and looks The Doctor straight in his eyes. "And your first clue was?" He walks forward to continue his search for Derpy Hooves with The Doctor not far behind.

"Augh I'm not sure how much more of this I can take!" Groaned Scootaloo. She and Applebloom left the room while Dinky and Sweetie Belle continued their verbal argument. "What does Dinky hope to achieve anyway?" They were currently roaming the corridors of the Phase Distorter moving away from the feuding fillies.

"Well Dinky always did have a crush on Button Mash. But he never did notice her advances." Replied Applebloom. "And this was before Sweetie Belle started liking him back."

Scootaloo rolls her eyes. "Yep, that does sound like ol' Button Mash alright." They continued to explore corridors of the strange machine. "Completely clueless."

"Hehe, Oh Rumble."

The two fillies look at each other. "What the hay was that?" They wondered as the two hide behind a corner watching the scene before them.

"Tarnation Rumble, why must ya be so good at this?" Applebloom and Scootaloo take a peak from their hiding spot to observe the scene before them. "Why do ya decide to do this now? You know we have guests." Rumble grins and continues to nibble on Apple bloom's ear.

"So? We haven't had any time to ourselves throughout these adventures." He said kissing her neck. "And you know we cant do this back home. Not with your sister watching our every move."

Apple Bloom leans back in Rumble's embrace. "Yeah, I wonder how long we've been gone? Ah wonder if Applejack is looking for us as we speak? I mean we was supposed to just to back in time for our history reports, but." She looks down sadly but Rumble gently holds her head back up.

"Its alright Apple Bloom." He said nuzzling her cheek. "I know we'll find a way back home. But in the meantime." He spins her around and looks her in the eyes. "I think I'm in the mood for some apple pie, how about you?" Rumble wiggles his eyebrows suggestively at the yellow filly.

"Well if you're a good colt I might let have a piece." Apple Bloom pushes him and walks away swishing her tail from side to side.

Rumble sighs and shakes his head. "Well its official, she has me wrapped around her hoof." He takes a deep breath and walks away as Scootaloo and Applebloom watch him leave the area unsure of what they just saw.

"So we go back to the room and forget that we ever saw this?" Asked Scootaloo. Applebloom silently agrees and they walk back to the room.

"Here we are." The two ponies stand in front of a house that they have visited once before. "Derpy Hooves house." Both the pegasus and the earth pony give a nod of confirmation and walk inside looking around for the gray mare. They checked the front room where she was last located.

"Hmm she's not here." Observed the blue pegasus pony. "I'm gonna go check something, I'll be right back." He disappears leaving Button Mash in the living room.

"And today started so well too." Button Mash sits down and spots a picture of Derpy and her family. He grabs it and gently rubs the frame. "Mother I'm sorry, I promise I will save you. Wait a minute." He glances at the pink unicorn in the picture. "Where's Sparkler?"

"Not here I'm afraid."

Button Mash quickly turns around only to be caught by a magical aura as a gray pegasus steps out of the darkness. "I knew you would come and find me." She said as the earth struggled to free himself. "She and Time Tuner ran off somewhere, Oh if only they would just listen to me."

"Ms. Hooves listen to me!" He struggled. "You are being controlled!" He hoped that he might be able to reach her somehow. "I know you're in there somewhere. Fight!"

Derpy only laughs. "Silly little earth colt. Are you really going there? We'll you're half right, she is in here, but she cant hear you. We have assumed direct control of the pony known as Derpy Hooves."

"What are you planning?" He asked still trying to break free of the magical aura. "Why are you here?"

"We have two goals Button Mash." Spoke the gray pegasus. "To make the ponies more comfortable when we arrive. Two to fix the mess you have caused."

Button Mash was confused. to make ponies more comfortable when they arrive and to fix some sort of mess that he made? He needed more information and it seemed to be cooperating with him. "So what about The Doctor? Why are you after him?"

"He will be the pony that will destroy us before we can complete our plan." She said. "He will be the pony that will ruin everything. We thought he would not survive his ordeal, but he has grown much stronger. Curse that meddlesome Time Winder!"

Despite struggling to free himself Button Mash started to put two and two together. Apparently Rain Catcher destroys Dark Force before they can make ponies more comfortable when they arrive. Now this really made him curious, who was this Time Winder and what's his connection to Rain Catcher and Dark Force? And who or what exactly is Dark Force trying bring here? He hoped that they would tell him more. "So who are you trying to bring here?" He asked.

"Nothing for you to worry about Button Mash." She said grabbing a fireplace stake. "Now you must atone for your crimes!" She approaches Button Mash who struggles harder until he saw something approaching.

"Hey that's cool and all but there is a small problem with your plan." He said smirking.

"Oh and what would that be?"

CRUNCH!

Derpy fall on the ground unconscious with Rain Catcher behind her with a broken wooden chair. "Me."

The magical spell disappeared and Button Mash fell on the ground with a thud. "Ow" He rises and looks at the conscious Derpy. "So what do we do with her?"

Button, place your hoof on her.

"Huh? Did you say something?" He asked looking over to The Doctor who only shakes his head.

Time is of the essence Button! Place your hoof on her!

Button Mash places his hoof on Derpy's head as Rain Catcher looks on wondering what the brown earth colt was doing. "Uh, what are you doing?"

"I have no idea...Huh?" Something dark left the gray mare's body and on Button Mash's hoof. He immediately removes his hoof and looks at the swirling dark energy. "Uh Rain Catcher....What is this?"

Rain Catcher looks at Button Mash with a look of pure horror on his face. "That's Dark Force!"

"Hmm, I never knew that Button Mash knew how to do magic." A crimsoned maned unicorn leaves the scene as quickly as she came with sultry smirk. "Its been a long time Button and I cant wait to see you again. With my new powers I'll rule your world and make you my pet. Soon, this world will fall into darkness, Hahahahaha!"

Author's Note

This took WAY longer than it should have. Curse you writers block.