A Clone Gargoyle's Equestrian Tale

First Lessons: Green Isn't Your Color

S1 E20 Everypony! Over A Barrel is up next!

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Ever since the incident with the Diamond Dogs Malibu's wing had long since healed but he had been feeling a little on the edge. Rarity having noticed this invited him along with Fluttershy to join them at the Ponyville Spa which Malibu felt grateful for.

He and Fluttershy were at the moment waiting for Rarity who was trying to finish a dress for a customer before arriving. Malibu was suddenly recalling back to when one of those Diamond Dogs broke his wing.

The alicorn hugged his arms with his hooves, shaking. Fluttershy smiled at him, trying to assure his nerves, which calmed Malibu down just as the doorbell rang and Rarity ran in, panting.

"So sorry, Fluttershy! I hate being late for our weekly get-together. And I hope you enjoy our time with us too, Malibu. The usual!"

The two spa ponies from last time he saw them Aloe and Lotus Blossom both gasped, smiling as they wrote them down. But Aloe eyed Malibu. "Uh, Rarity, since Malibu is the son of our Princess, we'd be willing to give him a royal spa treatment." Malibu was stunned at this, not expecting such treatment from them, but then looked at his friends.

"Would like to hang with my friends for now but I'll consider your offer if I like my time here," he said to Aloe who nodded in understanding, following them first into the steam room where he was given a towel bathrobe to wear that his wings could go through.

The three sat in the steamroom for a time where apparently Rarity had exciting news. Malibu was mostly enjoying the relaxing steam on his skin, lying on the bench.

"But you would not believe what had happened to me today!" The white unicorn said. Malibu perked his head up. "What?"

Fluttershy tilted her head. "Is everything all right?" Rarity chuckled. "Oh, it's much more than all right. I was on my way here, wearing my latest hat creation, when who should stop me on the street but Photo Finish!?"

Malibu blinked a bit, confused. The name was familiar but not completely. "Photo Finish?" He asked. Next they moved onto face mask relaxation. Rarity got a full one with cucumbers while Malibu mostly wanted the cucumbers on his eyes and Fluttershy only got a small bit of a face mask. "She is the most famous fashion photographer in all of Equestria. Anywho, she saw my hat, and said it was absolutely marvelous!"

Fluttershy smiled. "What a lovely compliment!"

Their next pampering was a hoof and horn pedicure. Malibu lay down on the mattress, holding out his hooves as one other female spa pony began to rub the filer on it. He gave a little smile. It wasn't so bad.

"She was so impressed that she wants to take some pictures of my shop featuring some of my clothes!" Malibu noted Fluttershy's squee when Lotus Blossom backed away when wanting to give her a pedicure while Rarity had her horn one. "That's wonderful!"

Up next was a nice body massage. Malibu got a gentle one since his muscles from his healing were achy, including a wing massage. His eyes halfway closed under the cucumbers while he heard the vibrating voice of Rarity. "Dooo yyyou knnnow wwwhat tthis cccould mmmean fffor mmmy fffashion cccareer?" She asked in a vibrating voice, making him chuckle.

"I'm happy for you Rar," He replied in a relaxed voice as Aloe gently caressed his wing muscles.

The mud bath was after the massage. Malibu was hesitant at first when putting his hoof in but the mud felt rather relaxing, so he set foot inside it, sighing softly. "But I'm going to need somepony fabulous to model for me. Somepony with beauty, somepony with grace. Somepony... like you Fluttershy?"