A Clone Gargoyle's Equestrian Tale

Wedding Aftermath

It was rather quiet at Rainbow Dash's cloud home as she sat on one of her chairs nearby Malibu's bed who was still sleeping, his face rather upset still from the previous nights before.

Rainbow couldn't blame her coltfriend; the days they were in Canterlot for the wedding when the Changelings attacked were rather brutal and traumatizing for the clone, especially when his old enemy suddenly now appeared in her world just to try taking over him again.

She stroked his forehead with her hoof gently, sadness hitting her heart. Malibu had been unconscious since he had his panic attack after the wedding and prayed he would wake.

His chest rose and fell gently, ears sometimes twitching while dreaming, Rainbow wondering what he could be dreaming about.

Then her door was knocked upon that morning, Rainbow Dash going over to see who it was and it was Fluttershy, her face concerned while holding a container of soup. "Any changes Dash?" She asked in in a worried way. Rainbow shook her head. "No, still out. But I think he may be slowly coming back. Thanks for the soup. Mal will appreciate it."

Fluttershy smiled back at Rainbow Dash again and eventually left, Rainbow putting the soup in her kitchen, returning to Malibu's side. Her emotions were all over the place. She was supposed to be the tomboy but in her heart Rainbow didn't know how to deal with the one she loved the most in this condition.

Tears fell down her face again, stroking his mane. "Come back to us, Mal. We need you. I need you," She whispered softly, a small kiss on his cheek again.

Then suddenly she heard a small groan of pain. Dash gasped in surprise; witnessing Malibu shifting weakly in his bed, his eyes fluttering weakly open.

....

Malibu's head hurt like the dickens, his senses slowly returning to reality, finding himself lying this time on a soft and cloudy feeling couch, to what looked like his marefriend's cloud home. "What... mmmh..." Malibu mumbled weakly, rubbing his eyes while he heard Rainbow shushing him gently.

"You're alright, you're at my house. I offered to take you back when the wedding was over. You were out for three days," Rainbow replied soothingly. Malibu heard that word wedding, and instantly his heart thumped vigorously, hearing Thailog laughing cruelly in his brain.

Rainbow could see the signs coming that Malibu was going through another panic attack, tears falling down his face.

"I d-d-don't deserve attention, d-d-deserve to be thrown into tartarus!" Malibu croaked shakily, eyes bulging. The cyan blue pegasus felt sadness and surprise at what he was thinking. "Malibu, don't talk that way! Your mom forgave you! Things are cool now," She attempted at first.

Malibu mostly just glared through his tears shining in his red eyes. "But I hurt you! How can you just say things are cool when the heck they aren't?! I'm surprised you didn't just toss me in the trash back in Ponyville!"

Rainbow Dash backed away. "You know I would never do that! Even when you were hypnotized, I still loved you! I wouldn't let the stallion I loved continue to be puppeted by those... those... crooks! Nothing you did was your fault! If it was anypony's fault, it's mine. I should've listened to you and Twilight when you said something was off about Cadence, I really should've!" She exclaimed, her own tears now beginning to come around.

That now startled Malibu from his crying when hearing Rainbow Dash say that confession. He wiped away his tears when seeing how distraught she looked now, heart still thumping but slowly beginning to calm. But deep down, he didn't hate Dash either. In a way, they were both at fault for what had happened.

Malibu snuggled further into his pillow, still sniffling. "I just... want to forget all this happened," He sobbed, throat sore from his crying and yelling from before. Rainbow understood his distress, for she wanted to as well since it was horrific for her to see both him and Shining Armor all hypnotized by that bug demoness.