Buttonmash Is Away

by HeartOfGold

Rating: teen
Tags: Tragedy, Sad, Romance, Drama
Length: 1216

This story is about two of one of the popular ships, SweetieMash. It tells how they drift apart...over a messaging system.

HEAVILY INSPIRED FROM THE GAME EMILY IS AWAY

Sweetie Belle has been friends with with Buttonmash since she was a little filly hunting for her special talent. A few weeks after the release of an electronic instant messenger, Sweetie Belle finds herself talking to Buttonmash through the night of one of their friend's highschool graduation parties. The two promise to stay best friends forever even though they're going to different colleges, but they slowly begin to drift apart as the years go on.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-11-28 21:52:29 UTC

2027

Hi...my name is Sweetie Belle. I'm twenty two years old, and a proud college graduate with a Master's Degree in the art of music.. I'm the composer of the songs Bitter Daze, Rolling Role, Triple Heart, and in the middle of making another, but...there's one pony I wanted to share the experience of gaining fame through something so small and go through this with...but...our friendship ended toward the end of college. I cant keep my feelings bottled up anymore, so I decided to share them with you, the reader. You see, ever since she left me, I've been depressed. I tried composing the songs to get me out of the dumps, but they ended up melancholic and all about...him....him.

Him is Buttonmash. I was friends with Button since fillyhood. Button was, well...cool. He's a huge gamer, and loves everything to do with Video Games. I got my Cutie Mark before him, but I helped him get his. He was with the CMC for a bit.

Well, I sort of want to make this quick. It's going to be kind of painful since I'm looking through me and Button's old chat logs on our messenger system, and those are kind of bad memories for me. You'll find out why soon. This story consists of our old chat logs, and our latest and last ones.

"Sweetiebelle27 has logged on"

"Buttonsmasher has logged on"

Buttonsmasher is typing...

"Sweetie Belle! You finally got that messenger thing? You're super late."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Yeah yeah. My job has been dishing a poor amount of money on our paychecks lately, but I was finally able to afford it today. It takes up a lot of room in my bedroom, but it's super convenient. Messaging the girls hasn't ever been easier."

Buttonsmasher is typing...

"You're still a Cutie Mark Crusader? Didn't you get your Cutie Mark back when we were fillies?"

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Well, yeah, I didn't lose it or anything, but things have been kind of boring lately. The girls and I decided to recreate the CMC for the sole purpose of helping others instead of ourselves. Like my new little brother Jingle. Jingle is exactly like how I was when I was a filly. He wants his mark so badly."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"I told you about Jingle, right? My parents made a stupid move and had another foal. They realized how dumb that was at their age and left me and Rarity to watch over Jingle. Well, me mostly. Rarity's getting old."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Yeah, you told me about Jingle two or three weeks ago. When we were playing video games at my house, remember?"

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Oh yeah! I forgot."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Of course you forgot."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Hey! I forget, okay?"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"So, which college are you planning on going to?"

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Right now my main choices are Harmonic Song University or Canterlot Designers Academy."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Go to Harmonic Song! You could totally be a singer!"

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"How did you know it was a musician's university? Oh wait, I guess it's pretty obvious. Whatever. Which college are you going to?"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"The Fillydelphia Game Design University. I already submitted my application and everything."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Already? Don't you think it's a bit early? I mean, you probably wont get a little break from learning if you already submitted your application."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Well, the college isn't open for classes and stuff during Summer Break, and that's a week away. The applications take about a week to get through anyway, and the team takes another week to get back, so I'm sure I'll get the break I need."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"If you say so. I'm seriously considering Canterlot Designers. I'd make Rarity so proud!"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Sweetie Belle, are you only considering it to make your sister proud? Remember that if you enroll there, you'll get a degree for designing and nothing else. That'd be your career until retirement until you wanted to restart in a different college."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Yeah...I am only trying to make Rarity proud. Plus, I don't even like designing that much."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Thanks for saving me there, Buttonmash."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"I wouldn't call it saving."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"I would. Do you think I'd be more popular than Amethyst Winter? In singing, I mean"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Well duh. Plus, Amethyst's new albums aren't all that great. Have you listened to her newer one, Snowfall? That album is terrible. Its just love songs with the same concept."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Well, she is at that age. But with the same concept? I guess that's a reasonable thing to be angry at."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"You should see the "Amethyst Forums." The comment section is seriously nothing but her fans complaining about Snowfall. It's that bad."

Sweeitebelle27 is typing...

"Well you just saved me 24 bits. I was going to go to the store and buy Snowfall later, but now I know not to."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"I dont think any of her albums are worth purchasing. Unless its her album Golden, she's pretty much worthless."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Hey! She's not that bad! I DO look up to Amethyst. Shes the most known musician in twelve states. Anyone would want to be her."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"So, are you going to Diamond Tiara's party tonight?"

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Wow. Way to change the subject. Diamond Tiara is having a party?"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Yeah! The seniors only graduation party. She announced it during the talent show last week."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Or did you forget that, too?"

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Yeah yeah, my mind cant keep up with everything, okay?"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Well, are you going or not?"

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"I don't know...come on, we're talking about Diamond Tiara. Sure, we patched everything up we started Secondary School, but she might make me sing!"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"So what? You're an amazing singer, Sweetie Belle! And you wont be able to live your dream career if you don't get rid of your stage fright."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"But I don't have anything to wear!"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"You live in a boutique and you don't have anything to wear? Now you're just making excuses. Would it help if I took you?"

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"L-Like a date?"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Hey, I never said that! Gross..."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"I'm just teasing! But I guess I'll go with you."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Phew! Now I have an excuse to not go with Dinky."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Dinky? You mean Derpy's daughter?"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Yeah. She's messaging me about the party right now. I don't really wanna go with her. Dinky's weird. "

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"You should bring her with us! I know Dinky a little bit. She's so sweet!"

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Are you sure? It can just be you and I."

Sweetiebelle27 is typing...

"Yeah, I'm sure. Well, I better go get ready for this party. Pick me up about a half an hour before it starts so we have time to grab Dinky."

Buttonsmash is typing...

"Alright. See you there."

Buttonsmash is away.