Button Mash and the Machine for Ponies

"...But father...this doesn't make any sense..."

"This world makes no sense."

"How do you make sense of it, father?"

"I bring order...My...Order..."

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Sweetie Belle and her 'Monster' walked through the halls of the lower machine components. They saw device after device, and some strange containers. Not being sure what it was labeled exactly, other than making out "C--po--d -", Sweetie decided to take a closer look and identify the substance.

"What do you think it is?" Sweetie asked the monster. She had a slight Canterlot accent for some reason, but it was disregarded. The monster shrugged and looked closer at it. It took the container in its hands (if you could call them that) and acted as if he were unscrewing the lid.

"Oh yes, I see." Sweetie stated. "Go ahead, lets see whats inside." The monster nodded and tore off the lid. The contents immediately sprung out in a wide electrical ark shocking the monster to the point that it's eyes started glowing through the covering. Arks of electricity appeared all over the monster as more and more of the liquid clung to it's body and sunk in.

"Compound X...." Sweetie said. "Wait were did I..." Sweetie stopped and looked up at the Tesla. "Oh my..." She said. The monster fell down to its knees and became motionless. Sweetie looked at it.

"Monster, are you okay?" She asked. Her voice became much different, a thicker Canterlot accent. She started to feel strange as she suddenly became more concerned about the monsters health. Unknowingly, a tear came to her eye. She found herself crying over the monsters death, for some reason. Suddenly, the monsters Compound X containers--built on it's body--supercharged and re-activated its nervous system. The monster started blinking in and out of existence uncontrollably. Sweetie stared at it confusedly.

"What is happening?" Sweetie questioned. This time, she noticed her innocent tone and Canterlot accent. The Tesla eventually stopped and stood up. Sweetie looked at it.

"Shall we continue?" She asked. The Monster nodded and started walking down the hall.

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Button and Oswald traced Sweeties path until they finally got to the reactors.

"Alright, all I have to do is---" Oswald started before Button interrupted him, finishing his sentence.

"Flood the machine with compound X!" He said. He trotted over to the compound X containers, shoving them in some clockwork machinery below one by one. The machine roared and rumbled as it tore itself apart. Mandus stared in amazement.

"How did you know about this?" Oswald asked.

"It was in the game." Button said, smiling proudly.

"What...?" Oswald asked confusedly.

"Nothing, we just need to get to the heart of the machine so we can reach the temple and shut this thing down. Once we finish I can return home, if all is as planned. You should have been able to do most of the original work." Button said. Oswald was extremely confused, so he decided to stop asking questions and keep going forward.

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"It's time."

"Time...for what?"

"Time for a revival."

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Sweetie Belle was running through the hallways with her monster when suddenly, there was a bright flash of light. When it faded, Sweetie and the monster saw a large room and an even larger machine. There was a small filly at the top, beside something that looked like an iron lung. It was too dark to really make out anything though. Suddenly, monster was then struck with an electrical arc and killed. Sweetie looked at it and began to cry.

"No! No!" She shouted, tears flooding her eyes. "What did you do to him?"

"Hello, nice of you to join us." A voice said. It sounded like the one in the phonograph recordings.

"Who are you?" Sweetie asked.

"Oh, you don't know me?" The voice said.

"No...how do you suspect I would know you?" Sweetie asked again.

"Father, who is she?" The filly beside the iron lung said.

"You tell me." The voice said.

"Father, what are you talking about...why do I sound like her?" Sweetie asked.

"You ask a lot of questions don't you. Sounds like my daughter up here." The voice said.

"Your daughter?" Sweetie said in confusion.

"Yes..." The voice replied. "Sweetie Belle?"

"Yes?" Sweetie, and the filly answered. Both almost choked on their word when they looked to each other. The lights were then turned on, the filly, was Sweetie Belle. Both eyes were widened.

"So now do you get it, darling?" The voice said.

"Darling...I'm not your darling...you're a heartless, soulless machine!" Sweetie screamed. About that time, Button and Oswald made their entrance.

"Sweetie Belle!" Both Oswald and Button shouted in delight. Sweetie turned and looked.

"Button!" She exclaimed.

"A family reunion I see?" The Machine.

"Father who is that, why does he look like you?" The filly asked, standing scared beside the iron lung.

"Sweetie...?" Oswald stated confusedly. Looking at both Sweetie Belle, and the filly. "Sweetie Belle! Don't listen to him he's NOT your father!"

"Why does he know my name?" The filly asked again, trembling with fear.

"Because he is me...a rogue me...one of me to be eliminated." The Machine answered again. "And I'm going to have to take care of him, but in a more physical matter. Stand back darling, for this might cause a bit of damage to those too close."

"What do you mean fa---" The filly asked before being interrupted.

"I SAID STAND BACK!" The Machine shouted. The filly jumped back in fear. "IT IS TIME FOR MY RESURRECTION!"

All of the ponies watching stood back, as the iron lung started to glow. It slowly opened, metal around it started to melt as the heat intensified. The Machine began to laugh maniacally as his body arose from the grave in which he was bound for years. He had broken his chains and was resurrected, and blood thirsty.

Meanwhile, Sweetie found a way upstairs to the poor filly laying scared in the corner. She began to make her way up there as the machine started to speak.

"This world is a machine....a machine for pigs, fit ONLY for the SLAUGHTERING OF PIGS!" The Machine shouted. He lifted his voice over intercom throughout all of London. "Whores....Beggars...Orphans...FILTHY LEGITIMATES, PIGS ALL! But I shall PURIFY THE STREETS! CLEANSE THIS CITY, AND MAKE IT ANEW! ONLY THROUGH MY REDEMPTION, CAN YOU ASCEND TO THE SKIE AND CLAIM THE HEAVENS AS YOUR KINGDOM! Ashes....Ashes...BONES AND ASHES! For the pile will reach critical, and we can have SUCH A BURNING, THAT THE CITY WILL SHINE AS A BEACON, OF REDEMPTION...TO THE WORLD!"

Monitors started appearing on walls all around Mandus and Button. Showing scene after scene of ponies being mutilated by hybrid-pigs.

"DO YOU HEAR ME MANDUS? THIS IS WHAT YOU PLANNED!" The machine shouted.

"This is not what I meant!" Mandus pleaded. "This is not what I meant AT ALL!" The machine laughed and threw Mandus into a corner. A minus 1 appeared over his head. Button looked confusedly. In front of the machine, there appeared to be a health bar, much different from the machine for ponies game. Button threw a rock at the first orb. The machine fell to the ground.

"Who did that..." The machine said angrily. He looked up at Button. "You did didn't you...YOU LITTLE TWAT!" The machine, emphasizing his words while doing so, threw a block of cement at Button, who jumped on it, doing a backflip off of it and delivering a drop kick to the machines mouth. The machine staggered back in pain after hitting a wall. Angrily, blew open a wall with a sewage entrance. The machine opened the entrance, two engineer pigs came out.

"KILL HIM!" The Machine shouted, pointing to Button. The pigs started making their way to Button as the machine drew energy from the remaining orb and flew back up to the balcony.

Button threw a punch at the first pony-pig. It grabbed his hoof and threw him down. Button thought for a minute. He walked back, then trotted forward and jumped on the pigs head. It went flat and disappeared.

"What the..." Button said. "This is like...Mario or something..." Button dropkicked the next pig into a wall and threw a boulder at it. The machine roared in anger as it threw electric bolts down at Button. Button jumped around dodging them. He found a mirror and reflected the electricity to the orb, which blew up, making the machine plummet to the ground once more. Button ran up to the machine with another large piece of cement and swung it at the machines face. The machine to a staggering -47 with a remaining 2% health left. Button punched the machine once.

"THAT'S FOR HURTING AN INNOCENT CHILD!" Button screamed in anger. The hit brought the machine to 1% health. Button drew back his hoof. "AND THIS IS FOR HURTING MY SWEETIE!" He threw his hoof forward and punched the machine's face into the ground leaving a large crater. Button got up as the machine lie down motionless.

The little filly ran up to Oswald. "You're my really father, aren't you?" She asked.

"Yes darling...I am your daddy." Oswald said. He gave her a hug. She hugged him back.

"Well that's sweet." Buttons said. He looked at the audience. "Get it? Sweet? Sweetie?" Then I slapped him and continued being serious with the story.

"Button!" Sweetie said.

"Sweetie! Are you alright?" Button asked.

"Yes, you put up a nice fight out there." Sweetie replied.

"Thanks." Button said.

"We should do this again sometime!" Sweetie said.

"Uh...Haha..." Button responded. "No thanks." They both laughed.

"I guess it's time you two get back to your world now." Oswald said.

"Yeah." Button said. "Nice knowing you, Mr. Mandus."

"You too." Oswald replied.

A portal opened in a wall close by. Sweetie and Button walked out.

They beat the game.

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"So Button..." Sweetie said.

"What?" Button replied.

"Did you expect anything that you didn't get?" Sweetie asked.

"Well, after the staircase I'm not sure what else to expect." Button said laughing. Sweetie slapped him.

"Button! Not like that!" Sweetie said.

"Well...I'm not sure..." Button replied. "Unless---" Button was suddenly interrupted when Sweetie Belle drew close to him.

"Let me give you a hint then." Sweetie said. She then kissed him. On the lips this time. Very passionately. Button's thinking was about as stuttery as those last three sentences, until he realized he should just enjoy the moment. So he kissed her back.

The End