A Clone Gargoyle's Equestrian Tale

Royal Lessons: Apple Family Reunion

S3 E8 everypony! Spike At Your Service is up next!

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It was a big weekend for Sweet Apple Acres and for Malibu in general because Granny Smith had recently invited him to be part of the major Apple Family Reunion that he somewhat had been in when first arriving in Ponyville.

They were in the barn basement getting the supplies they needed for the reunion, Malibu watching with excitement when Applejack pulled out the old quilt Granny Smith and the other elderly relatives used to do every reunion.

"Ha! Found 'em!" Applejack called out, tossing down the box that let out a cloud of dust. It made both Malibu and Granny Smith sneeze.

Applejack chuckled at them both. "Gesundhoof," she said.

Granny grinned. "Why thank you, Applejack. I still can't believe it's been almost one hundred moons since our last family reunion. Aw, I remember it like it was yesterday!"

"Well, you have been talkin' about it pretty much every day since then." Applejack pointed out.

Malibu flapped his wings in excitement. "Thanks for letting me be a part of your festivities, Granny Smith. This just feels like a huge honor," He said eagerly, already feeling more like a part of their family besides being Celestia's son.

Smith smiled at him. "Thanks, dearie. Since ye've been stayin' with us for this long, it makes sense that you be celebratin too." She gave Malibu a hug which he returned. Granny Smith then turned to Applebloom.

"How are them RSVPs comin' along?" She called out. Applebloom looked up from her table. "WHo's showin' their muzzle at the reunion?"

The young filly's face was beaming. "Everypony!" She squealed, making Malibu blink, wondering if he heard it right. For he at first thought it was just a few relatives, not the entire family!

Granny Smith was as startled as him. "Everypony?" She whispered a little under her breath to Applejack for a moment. "Are you sure?"

Applebloom looked through the replies. "Well, I got RSVPs from Apples in Yonder Hill, Hollow Shades, Galloping Gorge, Foal Mountain, Apples from Fillydelphia, Tall Tale Town, and all the Apples from Appleloosa!"

Malibu felt nerves now in his stomach at the idea of having to be introduced to all of those family members, having only met a small handful of them at the first reunion he and Twilight had accidentally attended and Babs Seed. This was going to be big.

"Oh! And how can I forget? Manehattan! Babs is comin'! I get to see my favorite cousin!" Applebloom added in, bouncing around like a 5 year old colt.

"It would be nice to see her again," Malibu complimented, struggling to keep himself from sounding nervous though Applejack could see it. "Hey, don't feel so scared, sugarcube. They'll all love you," She encouraged. "And besides, since you bein the only alicorn here at the farm you may get quite a bit of attention."

Malibu laughed nervously. "Lucky me..." He said, cursing himself now for his alicorn form and wishing to be an Earth Pony.

Granny though was rather stressed looking. "I think we're gonna need a bigger cider trough."

....

Later that evening before the big day, Granny had pulled out their family album, inviting Malibu to sit with them. They looked at the first photo from the last year. "Whooeee! Looks like the family's grown tenfold since the last reunion! I'm gonna be busier than a worm in a rotten apple tomater tryin' to get everything ready!"

Applejack raised her hoof. "I could always help out."

Malibu nodded. "And me," He offered.

"Me too!" Applebloom said eagerly.