S2 E17 everypony! A Friend in Deed is up next!

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It was that time of year in Ponvyille where they celebrated the version of Valentine's Day Malibu learned of back on earth called Hearts and Hooves Day.

Malibu right now was in town trying to get a present for Rainbow Dash since this was his first Hearts and Hooves day with her. But while he was at a chocolate stand, he spotted the CMCs leaving with supplies for what could obviously be a card.

Curious he went over to see what was up. "Hey guys, what's going on?" He asked. Applebloom smiled. "We're gonna make the biggest Hearts and Hooves day card for Miss Cheerilee of course!" She squealed. "Yeah, you wanna come?" Scootaloo asked.

Malibu figured it couldn't hurt and he could always get the present later. He nodded, following his little friends into the clubhouse where they got to work. It was hard but they were now nearly done. "Hmm... I just don't think it is quite finished," Applebloom stated. Sweetie Belle agreed. "I know what you mean. If it is for Miss Cheerilee, it needs to be perfect! Hearts and Hooves Day only comes once a year after all!"

They then proceeded to add more ribbon, lace and glitter. It wound up being a huge heart shaped card that looked ready to fall over, the little fillies holding it up the best they could. Malibu laughed a little from nerves. "S-sorry about it being so big, Ma'am," He said, Cheerilee did her own laugh. "No trouble, Malibu. I love it."

Applebloom spoke up. "We just wanted to let you know that we think you're the best teacher in the whole wide world! And that we think you're super! And that we love you so so much!" The card fell down, covering all three. Malibu managed to move aside so it didn't fall on him, seeing Cheerilee trying her best not to laugh. "And we want you to have the best hearts and hooves day ever!"

Cheerilee looked quite thankful. "Thank you so much. I love it, I really do." Malibu pawed the ground. "I helped," He said. Cheerilee looked at him. "Speaking of which, do you have anything planned with your special somepony?"

Malibu swallowed. "Uh... dunno. Not even sure Dash wants to even celebrate this holiday," He said shakily, the CMCs staring at him in shock. "Are you for real, Mal? You deserve the best date with my idol!" Scootaloo chirped, flapping a couple feet in the air but not high since her wings were disabled.

Cheerilee put a hoof on his shoulder. "I'm sure you and Rainbow Dash will have the best Hearts and Hooves day, Malibu." She turned to the class. "Alright, everypony, who's ready to play 'Pin the Heart on the Pony'?" It was replied with a lot of cheers, Malibu's ears lowered as he left the schoolhouse, leaving the cmcs to ponder his trouble.

Scootaloo saw how depressed Malibu was. "If anypony deserves Rainbow Dash to be a very special somepony it is him!" She declared, pointing. Sweetie Belle suddenly gave a loud gasp, her eyes shining. Applebloom stared, tilting her head. "Uh, you alright?"

She nodded. "I'm more than alright. I've just come up with the perfect date for our friends! Follow me!" The gang ran out once the school bell rang luckily enough, going to touch up the gazebo for Malibu and Rainbow Dash.

"Flowers! Don't forget the flowers!" Sweetie Belle advised, Applebloom jumped. "Oops! I'm on it!" Scootaloo spotted Rainbow Dash flying down from above, and Malibu walking from the other end. She managed to encourage them both to come over to the gazebo. "They're coming!" She whispered. The cmcs zipped up to Malibu, grinning big. Malibu's ears were perked a little.

"H-hi, guys. So... why did you want me here?" He asked in confusion. Applebloom pointed to a tree. "Can you tell us what tree this is?" Malibu frowned a little. "AB, that's an apple tree," He stated. "Is it?" Applebloom playfully questioned, the three giggling, making Malibu even more suspicious of what they were up to.

Rainbow Dash had landed. "Oh, hi Mal! Scootaloo said she needed help with the gazebo!" She called out. Applebloom shook her head. "Sorry, Rainbow, but we managed to fix the gazebo on our own."

Malibu gulped when feeling Scootaloo push both him and Rainbow Dash near what looked like a picnic blanket that had hearts all over it. "As long as you're here, why not have a bite from this romantic looking picnic?" He and Dash were surprised, wondering why they would set all this up, when they obviously had plans later.

"Oh, gosh, seems there's only room for two!" Scootaloo finished. Applebloom laughed. "I guess we'll just be goin' then!" They all zipped away except for Sweetie Belle who played strange gramophone romance music that was a little too cheesy for Malibu's taste, staring nervously at Rainbow Dash, shaking.

He grinned nervously. This was different from their previous dates since they've been able to plan them. But this one... was too romantic. Even Rainbow Dash looked off put from this offer by the cmcs. Malibu felt his belly flutter while looking at Rainbow. "Er... nice day," He stated. Rainbow swished her tail. "Sure. Was busy clearing the skies for Hearts and Hooves day." Malibu pawed the ground, the cmcs watching from afar.

"Y-You still willing to hang out for dinner tonight at least?" Malibu felt himself bravely ask. Rainbow Dash winced. "You know I would happily do so, Mal, but I was called to do double shift on the weather patrol. I would cancel it if I could," She said, making him look down in disappointment. "Oh, ok. No big deal," He replied. Sweetie Belle poked her head out of the bushes. "Aw, come on!" She shouted out, Malibu jumping a little, glaring in their direction after they hid again.

Rainbow Dash now did her own awkward laugh, as the record began to suddenly fade out. "Well this had been... weird, right?" Malibu nodded, though any weird excuse he was happy with to see her. "Uhuh." She bumped him playfully on the shoulder. "I gotta go, but we'll spend more time later whenever I'm not working, kay?" She asked. Malibu nodded again. "Sounds... fine," He replied, going on his way after Dash flew off. The cmcs ran out to him.

"Why haven't you guys kissed?" Scootaloo pressed in irritation. Applebloom smacked her friend harshly, causing Malibu to turn about, glaring at them. "Because... I'm not ready for that full commitment! Sure we love each other, but we aren't going all lovey dovey 24/7! And she said she was gonna be busy after I asked her out!" He hissed, eyes glowing slightly, startling the little fillies.

"Sorry," Sweetie Belle said. "We'll leave you alone," Applebloom offered, though they still had plans to ensure they got Malibu and Dash together even further, going to their house again. On the way they ran into Twilight, who gave them a book about the holiday which had a recipe for love potion. That sparked an idea, asking to take the book for a while.

In the clubhouse they began the recipe. "Take a tuft of cloud;" Sweetie Belle read, having them pluck off a piece. "...a bright rainbow's glow," She continued, and they used a vacuum to suck all the color, leaving a black and white rainbow behind.

"Stir with a pegasus feather," Sweetie Belle read, Applebloom plucking off one of Scootaloo's. "Hey!" She shouted. Applebloom stirred the potion. "Fast not slow," Sweetie instructed. The potion turned a bright hot pink. "Serve to two ponies who aren't in the know!" Sweetie Belle finished with a grin, knowing for sure this will make Malibu and Rainbow Dash even more in love than when they saw the two before.

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At the gazebo again they poured the potion into two glasses, Applebloom now starting to get doubts. "I kinda feel bad for trickin' our friends this way," She said in a saddened voice. Sweetie Belle rolled her eyes. "What's the problem? We all agreed these two are perfect for one another." Scootaloo nodded. She then spotted them. "Here they come!"

Malibu swallowed when being around Rainbow Dash only a few hours after their awkward encounter together. She raised her brow in confusion at him. "Uh, didn't we just do this?" The teal clone nodded. "Yeah. Guys, what's going on?" He questioned his little friends, seeing two glasses of what looked like pink juice. "Punch!" Sweetie Belle quickly said.

"Huh?" Rainbow Dash asked. "We made you guys punch, since well, we're sorry about earlier," Sweetie Belle said nervously. Malibu smiled. Well that was nice of them. "We just figured it would be nice of you two to be together... to drink it," Sweetie Belle stated. The two friends glanced at one another with more confusion. "If you say so. I could use a drink," Malibu commented, using his magic to lift the glass while Rainbow Dash used her hoof. "Perhaps we should humor them for a little bit since they obviously think we've decided to be a permanent couple," He added in under his breath, Dash chuckling and winking at him. "Why not?"

They both clinked their glasses. "To friendship," Malibu stated, Rainbow Dash nodding, the two drinking the 'punch'. The cmcs were watching from a bush after they had zipped off. "They're drinking it!" Gasped Scootaloo in excitement, but still hoped they wouldn't hate them later.

Malibu and Rainbow Dash both finished, and gave out a hiccup, a pink bubble from them forming a heart. In two seconds, they began staring right into each other's eyes, pink swirls in them. The potion was in effect.

All three cmcs giggled. "They're looking into each other's eyes! They're about to be in for a big surprise!"

Rainbow gazed rather more lovingly than usual into Malibu's eyes, who felt tears of love. "Malibu?" Rainbow asked. "Y-yes?" Malibu gulped, a lovey grin on his face. "Will you be my very special somepony forever?" She whispered, a hoof on her love's face. Malibu blushed. "I will," He replied.

"Yes!" Cheered Sweetie Belle, Applebloom pulling her back into the bush.

The fillies bounced around the lovebirds. "She's his special somepony! She's his special somepony!" They cheered. Rainbow Dash's eyes grew even more effected by the potion. "He's my special... sompeony..." She cooed, acting out of her usual Tomboy mode. Malibu's face melted into a love struck grin, feeling the potion getting to his brain. "Uhuh..."

"Aww!" Exclaimed the cmcs again. But then, something weird happened. "He's my shmoopy-doopy sweetie-weetie pony pie!" Rainbow Dash suddenly said, putting a hoof under Malibu's chin, who giggled dumbly. Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle's faces all fell at those words. They never heard Rainbow say anything like that, ever.

Malibu giggled stupidly again. "You're my cutie-patootie lovie-dovie honey bunny!" He teased, jumping a couple inches into the air. Applebloom stared. "Malibu! Hey! Hello?" She waved her hoof in front of his face but he didn't notice. "What's going on?"

Scootaloo tapped Rainbow Dash on the shoulder. "Rainbow Dash, are you alright?" She asked, worried for her idol. Dash sighed. "I have a special somepony. A kissy-wissy snuggy-wuggy sugar bear..." She swooned literally, the two beginning to nuzzle each other's muzzles more intensely than normal. The cmcs cringed deeply, knowing they greatly messed up.

"Maybe we have given them too big of a nudge," Sweetie Belle said in an upset tone. "You're my cuddly wuddly boopsie woopsie pumpkin pie!" Sighed Malibu in his dumb love tone, making the three gag, wishing he would stop saying it, knowing they had to tell Twilight. "Ya think?" Scoot growled.

Applebloom jumped up. "Come on! We gotta get Twilight!" She shrieked, dragging the other two along with her. Scootaloo was unsure of telling Twilight but this was two of the Elements of Harmony getting spiked with love potion here so of course it was an emergency.

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"What?!" Twilight had shrieked after they told her, looking terribly guilty as well. "All we wanted was to boost up Malibu's confidence in his relationship with Rainbow," Applebloom pleaded. "We didn't know it would backfire!" Scootaloo cried out.

Twilight paced back and forth, looking quite angry. "You should also know, that what was in the book, wasn't a love potion. It was a love poison! It causes the two who drink it to not be able to stop staring into each other's eyes until it becomes permanent!"

The cmcs looked at one another with even more guilt at the fact of them pretty much poisoning their best friend to make him all love dopey. "So... what did it say in the book about it? We may have missed out on reading the story behind it," Sweetie Belle said, grinning nervously. Twilight narrowed before giving her own narration. "Long ago, there was a young prince who loved another princess so he made a potion to give to her. It was supposed to be a love potion but had more extreme side effects."

Scootaloo swallowed. "How... not so well did things turn out?" She asked. Twilight now was really fretting over Malibu's wellbeing. "Well, the book said, that he couldn't perform his royal duties, since he was too busy staring into the princess's eyes." She finished. Applebloom's eyes popped further. "Great! We've not only turned Malibu and Dash into a couple of nonsense-sprouting nincompoops, we may have put all of Equestria in jeopardy!" She collapsed to the ground.

Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo looked at one another. "What do you mean? Malibu at the moment has no royal duties." Applebloom glared back. "Ya kiddin'? They're both Elements of Harmony for Pete's sake! They wouldn't be able to wield them if they're under the love poison influence! Before you know it; villains will cause havoc everywhere!" She screamed, waving her arms about.

Twilight spoke up to calm her down. "Wait a moment, not all is hopeless, Applebloom. There's an antidote." She glared. "Well why didn't you just say so! Didn't you see me getting all panicked back there?" The mulberry unicorn rolled her eyes before continuing. "All we have to do is keep Malibu and Rainbow Dash from looking into each other's eyes for one whole hour. Then the spell will be broken," She revealed.

Scootaloo scoffed. "That simple, huh? We can pull it off in a second!" Twilight shook her head. "Don't get too confident about it, Scoot. We still gotta find them. And I'll tell Princess Celestia with Malibu's journal." The cmcs glanced at one another in dread, running out instantly to find the lovebirds.

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The trio found them at Sugarcube corner having a milkshake together, both leaning their elbows on the table. "You take the first sip, snuggle-wuggles!" Cooed Rainbow, pushing the cup over. Malibu shook his head, terribly dizzy from the love poison. "No, you take it, schnoodle-dumplin'."

"No, you, shnooky-lumps!" Argued Dash back all too cheerfully.

"No, you, pookie-pie!"

The cmcs were seeing the whole thing in disgust, looking forward to hearing them speak normally again. Mrs. Cake had been watching the whole banter. "I'm all for romance, but this has been going on for hours!" She pointed out, Malibu and Rainbow Dash trying to bite into the same cupcake. "What's happened to these two?"

Sweetie Belle laughed nervously. "Who knows?" Mrs. Cake then shrugged. "Well, these lovebirds will probably be planning a wedding soon. I can always use the catering business!" Sweetie Belle suddenly had an idea. "A wedding! That's it! Rainbow Dash and Malibu should get married!"

Applebloom glared. "How is gettin' hitched gonna keep them apart?" Sweetie Belle shook her head. "They aren't really gonna get married. They're just gonna get ready to get married!" The other two were able to catch on and agreed with her plan while Malibu and Dash kept up trying to have each other take the first sip of milkshake.

Scootaloo trotted over. "Hi, Rainbow Dash? How are you?" Rainbow grinned from the love poison. "I have a very special somepony," She cooed while holding up a photo of Malibu she had. Malibu did the same thing. "I have a very special somepony."

Applebloom's face was deadpanned. "Yeah, we noticed." She gagged silently when they nuzzled one another yet again over the table. Sweetie Belle got in between them. "Gosh, you two are so in love, next thing you know, you'll be getting married!"

That was the magic word, stopping the two from trying to reach for each other now, eyes popped. "Married?!" They both yelped. Sweetie nodded. "That's right. Maaarriied."

Malibu sighed, staring back into Rainbow's eyes. "Married..." They both said in lovey voices, kneeling their elbows on the table. Applebloom gagged yet again, taking Malibu by the hoof, who was staring back at Rainbow Dash in desperation to be near her again. "'Course, if you're gonna get married, you wanna pick out a really nice diamond for your... ugh! Shmoopy-doopy, uh, pookie pie," She suggested subtly.

Those words did the trick, Malibu flapping into the air with his alicorn wings, eyes bright in excitement. "Diamond!" He cried out, zipping through the window. Rainbow's ears fell. "Shmoopy!" She wailed, hoof reaching out. Scootaloo halted her in her tracks, hoping after this was over to never again hear her idol speak this way. "Don't you think you should start looking for your wedding dress? You'll wanna look your best for your..." She winced. "Honey-bunny snuggle baby," She muttered.

Rainbow Dash gasped in excitement now. "Oh! Dress!" She zipped out of the window as well. The three fillies knew they had to catch up to them. "Now we just need to keep them apart. I'll keep Rainbow occupied, you two do the same with Mal," Sweetie Belle instructed. Applebloom grinned. "No problem!"

The clock had dinged, signaling they didn't have much time left. "Meet me back in the clubhouse when this whole mess is over!" Sweetie Belle called out, the trio splitting up.

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While with Rainbow Dash Sweetie Belle managed to 'find' a dress for Rainbow Dash after she kept going through them all. "This one looks nice! Better try it on though!" She shoved the cyan blue pegasus into a closet, and putting more furniture near the entrance. That ought to hold her.

The clock dinged once again, Sweetie Belle counting down. "Ten minutes down, fifty minutes to go."

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In the Ponyville Jewelry, Malibu was looking through rings while still boggled by the love poison, Applebloom helping. The jeweler brought out different choices, Applebloom saying no to each one even if Malibu liked them all.

One ring had a couple rainbow gems all around a diamond, Malibu believing to be the best one for his 'fiance'. But AB said no too. "No! You know something less... shiny. Dash deserves the best." The jeweler rolled his eyes at their indecisions.

Scootaloo peeked through the window. "How much time is left? Applebloom asked. "I'm runnin' out of ways to make diamonds sound bad!" The young pegasus's face was anxious. "We still have 25 minutes!"

It caused Applebloom to feel more distressed about that, until she saw that Malibu was gone. "W-where's Malibu?" She asked the shop owner. "He made his purchase and departed out the back. Said something about needing to see his... shmoopy-shmoo." The two fillies gagged again, looking forward to them not saying those words anymore.

They all ran outside, wondering where Malibu was. He was flying lovey dovey towards Carousel Boutique, eyes closed. "I'll see what I can do to slow him down. You go onto Carousel Boutique and warn Sweetie Belle!" AB said to Scoot who nodded, running off. Applebloom at first tried throwing a net over Malibu to stop him flying but all Malibu did was teleport himself out.

Next she even tied a house with a rope, jumping and throwing it around Malibu's neck. His alicorn wings apparently were strong enough to pull a house. Berry Punch looked out her window, wondering why her house was moving.

The clock dinged again, showing they didn't have much left even more now, Scootaloo panting while running to the boutique. Sweetie Belle's eyes were wide. "What's wrong? Where's Applebloom? Where's Malibu?" Scootaloo panted heavily. "On... his... way... gotta... keep... him... outta... boutique."

They turned to see Malibu now simply bouncing, forgetting to fly, so lost in the love potion's influence, giving them time to dig a hole in the ground to catch him.

"Let him go!" Sweetie yelled out at Applebloom who didn't want to but eventually, closed her eyes, jumping away. "Shmoopy-doo— whoa!" Malibu stumbled and fell into the pit, which thankfully had a bed mattress.

They all grinned, happy to have found the shovels for this, but then felt worried that Malibu could fly out. Sweetie found another rope, diving in and tying up Malibu's wings. He wondered why. "Sorry, for your own good!" She stated. Malibu raised up his hoof. "Shmoopy-doo!"

Rainbow Dash heard that, poking out of the dressing room. "Sweetums?!" With her pegasus strength she burst through the entrance and piled furniture, also forgetting to fly, running. The clock counting down, only a few minutes left. The cmcs struggled to keep Dash from looking into Malibu's eyes. "Shmoopy-doo!" He wailed again from the pit.

Applebloom and the others whimpered when Rainbow got all too near, bracing themselves. Dash crashed into the trio, making them fly into the air, smiling at the sight of Malibu, until their foreheads smacked into each other. Thankfully avoiding Malibu's unicorn horn, right as the clock chimned, collapsing into the pit.

The cmcs gazed into the pit in fear, praying their plan worked. "Oh, please be normal, please be normal!" Applebloom begged, Malibu groaning while rubbing his head. He really didn't feel good; especially after whatever the heck he and Dash just drank, feeling befuddled about their situation.

"What... happened?" Malibu asked groggily, Rainbow wondering what she was wearing. "Am I wearing a... ugh... wedding veil?" She questioned in disgust. Malibu nodded. "It seems so," He replied.

"And are you sitting on feather bed in a hole in the ground?" Rainbow Dash asked again, rather specifically. Malibu glanced about, nodding, and seeing his three filly friends up above, holding shovels. "Can you tell us why we look like we're about to... uh... get married down here?" He yelled up.

Sweetie Belle grinned awkwardly. "We may have given you the teeniest-tiniest bit of love potion, that may have turned out to actually be a love poison, and you may have gone just a teeny-tiniest bit nutty."

Malibu blinked several times. He and Rainbow were under a love poison the whole afternoon? His face then turned a deep flush. Rainbow Dash glared up at them, but knew she couldn't stay mad, especially at Applejack and Rarity's sisters, and her fan. "But why?" Rainbow called up.

Applebloom looked ashamed. "We only did it because we hoped to give you and Malibu the best Hearts and Hooves day ever and boost up your confidence with the potion." She explained.

Scootaloo nodded. "Our hearts and hooves were in the right place."

Malibu's flush faded slightly, smiling just a little. "I'm... I'm glad you care about our relationship guys but... no more potions in the future," He said.

Applebloom agreed. "Even if we did really care, we should never have tried to push your relationship."

Scootaloo added her own piece. To Malibu this was sounding like a letter for his mom. "Everypony needs to let young couples be, and allow them to explore their relationships by themselves."

"We're sorry..." all three said at once. Rainbow Dash untied Malibu's wings and the two flew out. "We do forgive you. But maybe you can make up for it by helping Twilight organize the library," Malibu determined. The cmcs nodded, anything to make amends with their closest friend, giving him the biggest hug ever.

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In the library it was hard work, sorting every single book and dusting but the cmcs kept it up. Celestia had heard of the love poison situation, but thankfully didn't do anything to the little fillies since Malibu told her they apologized. Malibu and Rainbow Dash walked up to them. "I trust things are going ok here, Twi?" Malibu asked her. "Definitely," Twilight replied. "I'm happy you're back to normal, Malibu. Any plans now before Hearts and Hooves day is over?"

The special someponies smiled. "We plan to take a nice evening flight," Rainbow Dash declared. She then winked. "Ready, sugarbear?"

Malibu chuckled. "Yep, pumpkin pie!" The two went off, the cmcs gasping in horror, thinking they hadn't snapped them out of it after all.

Rainbow Dash smacked his shoulder. "Don't ever make me say Sugarbear again, Mal. I'd rather be caught dead than say those words!" Malibu nodded. "I promise Dash. Now let's enjoy this," He said with a grin, the two soaring through the sunset together, enjoying their time alone.

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Figured it would've been more interesting for Malibu to get the love poison instead of Big Mac.