Button Blues
[At school…]
“Alright class, it is time for a test so there will be no talking,” said Hackney. You may begin when I have handed out all the test papers and start the timer. *she hands out the tests and turns on the timer. You may now begin. *the ponies work and Melody’s shorts button snaps open* *she closes it, then continues the test* [Later…] Time’s up students hand in your papers at the front of the desk *Starlight’s shorts button pops off entirely, flies off and hits the chalkboard*
“Uh-oh,” whispered Starlight.
“Which one of you threw that?” asked Hackney.
“I-I-I did,” stuttered Starlight.
“Starlight, why would you do such a thing?” asked Hackney.
“I didn’t mean to,” said Starlight. My pants button popped off. *several of the other students laugh*
“Starlight, you might need to change shorts,” said Hackney.
“No no, that’s okay, Ms Hackney,” said Starlight. I have it covered with my belly.
“I see,” said Hackney somewhat confused. Well, here’s the button you, er flung. *she hands Starlight the button*
“Thanks,” said Starlight.
“I don’t know if anyone in your family can sew it back on but I hope they can,” said Hackney.
“I could truly sew it back on,” said Sweetheart.
“Thank you, Sweetheart,” said Hackney. *the clock chimes 3PM* See you tomorrow, class. *the ponies walk slowly out while Sweetheart and Starlight sneak out the school entrance* [At Sweetheart’s house…]
“Thanks so much, Sweetheart,” said Starlight. You’re a lifesaver.
“You’re truly welcome, Starlight,” said Sweetheart.
“I just hope this doesn’t happen again,” said Starlight.
“Well I did sew it on as tightly as I could,” said Sweetheart.
“It looks very secure now,” said Starlight. Now I have to wonder how it all happened. I think that maybe the shorts I was wearing were too tight for my belly to contain so the button popped off for more room.
“That would truly explain it,” said Sweetheart. I hope your friends will forget about what happened today so that you can truly go back to hanging out with them. [The next day…]
“We’re sorry, Starlight,” said Melody. I guess we didn’t realize that this could’ve happened to any of us.
“Yeah, we were lucky that it didn’t,” said Bright Eyes. You just happened to have it occur at a bad time, especially during a test.
“It wasn’t nice of us to make fun of you,” said Bon Bon.
“Can you ever forgive us?” asked Patch.
“If you agree to not make fun of me or anyone else this happens to, then I accept your apology,” said Starlight.
“Deal,” said everyone else.
“So what now?” asked Starlight.
“We could go play with our neighbors Rainbow Dash and her friends,” said Melody.
“That’s a truly good idea, Melody,” said Sweetheart.
“Let’s go then,” said Starlight *They head over*
“What brings you here, dahlings?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“We thought we’d drop by and ask if you and your friends would like to play with us,” said Starlight.
“What a splendid idea,” said Rainbow Dash.
“I’ll say,” said Minty.
“We couldn’t think of a better thing to do than to hang out with all of our friends,” said Pinkie Pie.
“I wish, I wish we could be friends forever,” said Skywishes.
“Consider it done,” said Star Catcher. *they all laugh*
“What are we playing?” asked Pinkie Pie.
“We could all ride bikes together,” said Patch. *Rainbow Dash’s friends cheer and all of them ride bikes*
