S3 E4 everypony! Magic Duel is up next!

Malibu had woken up early in the morning around 9:30 by Applebloom's stressed out sounds from her room. Confused at what was going on he decided to check it out.

"What to wear, what to wear?!" He heard Applebloom yelp out, seemingly sorting through her clothes, which made him wonder why when they normally don't wear clothes too often.

"Applebloom, are you ok?" He asked while Applejack also peeked in, looking rather irritated. Before Applebloom replied AJ spoke. "Scoot your boot, Applebloom! It's not like it's the Harvest Day Parade! We're just goin' to the train station!"

Malibu couldn't help but laugh when watching the little filly trying too hard to find the perfect outfit but knew inside though that something is stressing her out. "Is it because of your cousin?" He asked, for a while ago he learned about Babs Seed coming to Ponyville for a visit from Manehattan, looking forward to meeting more Apple relatives.

Applebloom nodded. "This is my first time meetin' her, and she's from Manehattan! I gotta make a good impression!" She said while still trying to figure out the outfit. Applejack glared. "You know what would make a good impression?"

"What?" Applebloom asked. "Bein' on time to pick her up!" Applejack replied sarcastically, beginning to drag her to the door. Malibu was about to follow until Applebloom was back to finding an outfit, making him roll his eyes slightly. She really was stressed. But he never had any cousins before, so Malibu never knew what it was like to feel like this.

Applejack then smiled in assurance. "You got nothin' to worry about, Sugarcube. Y'all are gonna get along great. You already got somethin' in common."

Her sister now wore a snorkel and mask. "Oh yeah? What's that?" She asked. Malibu himself also knew about Babs Seed from what Applejack told him about. "No cutie mark?" He then asked, gesturing to his own.

Applebloom now gasped aloud, throwing off her outfit. "What?! How could you guys forget to tell me somethin' like that?"

Applejack's ears lowered a little. "Well, I—."

"Oh, this changes everything! Meet you both at the train station! I'm gonna go tell Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo!" Applebloom called out, though leaving the room a big mess.

Applejack glared around. "You know your cousin is supposed to sleep in here!" She yelled, starting to pick up. Malibu helped with his alicorn magic so they could get to the station faster, still nervous about meeting Babs himself.

"Will she like me?" Malibu asked Applejack from his nerves while they walked to the station. Applejack smiled. "I'm sure she will. Her family probably told her all about you from the time you and Twilight were here for the family reunion, which is comin' up again soon."

Malibu smiled at that, excited at the opportunity to actually really participate in it, once they arrived, they saw the cmcs already there, bouncing around in excitement. "You think she'll wanna join?" Scootaloo pondered.

AB looked pretty enthusiastic. "She doesn't have her cutie mark. Of course she'll wanna join the cutie mark crusaders!"

"I sure hope so," Malibu then said, Sweetie Belle jumping a couple inches in the air. "I'm just so excited I could burst!" Malibu felt his heart melt when seeing a small burst of magic from her horn, though he pondered how come Sweetie Belle never used her magic so much yet, maybe because she was still so young.

That was when the train whistle came from the tracks, Malibu's ears perked up from the sound, feeling nervous now about actually meeting Babs. Applebloom looked through each window, trying to find her. "That's her! No, that's not her. Oh, oh that's her! Um, no. Oh, wait, tha— that's not her either uh..."

Applejack chuckeld. "Aplebloom, you've never met Babs Seed, remember?" Applebloom wound up laughing nervously. "Yeah."

Then the last of the crowd dispersed, finally revealing her. "Oh, there she is!" Applejack suddenly exclaimed. Malibu looked over in excitement, seeing a little brown filly with a cool girl kind of mane cut, standing there and looking nervous.

Babs walked over to where they are and before Malibu could talk the cmcs basically went right up into her face. "Babs! Babs! It's me, your cousin, Applebloom! And this is Sweetie Belle, and this is Scootaloo, and we are so, so, so glad you're here!"

"Thanks, I'm happy to—." Babs tried to say, before being interrupted. "This is going to be the best week of your life!"

Babs smiled nervously. "Sure hope it's gonna be—." Scootaloo interrupts now. "Seriously, we are gonna have a blast!"

"Hey, er, guys?" Malibu asked, trying to get their attention. Babs suddenly noticed him, her eyes big. "Whoa, they weren't kidding, you're actually an alicorn!" She yelped in shock. Malibu flapped his wings shyly. "Yep, that's me. Name's Malibu," He introduced, holding out his hoof. Babs Seed took it, smiling like him. "Babs, Babs Seed. Nice to meet you, Prince Malibu."

Malibu laughed. "No Prince, please. Just plain Malibu. So, shall we get settled?" Babs nodded, Applejack chuckling while holding her suitcase. "The Summer Harvest Parade's going on while you're here! You'll get to ride in a float!" Sweetie Belle then explained, Babs blinking in surprise.

"Really? I've never been on a float before," She told them, reminding Malibu of his own socially awkward self. "And we've got a really big surprise for you!" Applebloom said in excitement, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo covering Babs's eyes. "Uh... a surprise?"

Malibu then knew what was coming, beckoning Applebloom over. "AB, are you sure that she wants this? Your cousin just got here. Shouldn't Babs be settling in first?" Applebloom just smiled. "I know she does! Just trust us!" She whispered.

Sighing slightly, Malibu agreed with it, following his friends to the clubhouse where they finally allowed Babs Seed to see the surprise. She was blinking, startled at what was around her.

"I give you... the Cutie Mark Crusaders Clubhouse!" Cheered Applebloom, the trio all gesturing around it. Babs's ears fell a little, rather nervous and having a lack of words as Malibu expected. "The Cutie Mark Crusaders?" Babs then finally asked.

The fillies showed off their own markless flanks. "A club devoted to helping ponies get their cutie marks," Scootaloo explained, causing Babs to use her tail to hide her own flank. Malibu himself wondered now what happened to make Babs feel so shy.

"We're it's founding members," Scootaloo continued, Sweetie Belle cutting in then. "Technically, we're it's only members, minus our guest member Malibu who helps us find out ways to get our cutie marks," she said, Malibu feeling himself turning red a little, Babs studying him curiously again. "But we're always lookin' to expand and you seem like the perfect candidate!"

Babs blinked. "I do?" She asked. Scootaloo nodded eagerly. "Well, yeah, since you don't have a cutie mark and all."

The brown filly covered her blank flank again, blowing her mane out of her eyes. "Oh yeah... that. But what about him? He already has his cutie mark," She pointed to the red cross. Malibu looked down. "I kind of already had this mark when I was a gargoyle. Suppose it just sort of appeared after turning into a pony," He said, pawing the ground.

"And he's mostly a chaperone for us," Sweetie Belle put in as well. Babs nodded in understanding. Applebloom decided now to give a tour. "Allow me to show you the highlights of our clubhouse should you choose to join us!" Applebloom said with a grin, now displaying their simple little areas where they eat lunch, role call, and even thinking of great ideas.

Babs however just stood there, somewhat befuddled by all of this around her, not looking too impressed which Malibu figured would happen. "Could you excuse us for a moment?" Malibu asked. Babs nodded, he and the other three gathered around.

"Told you she would be flustered by all this," Malibu whispered softly, Applebloom's ears falling a little. "Well, she is from Manehattan. If we wanna impress her, we need to really wow her!"

Malibu groaned. "That's not what I—." He tried before being interrupted by Scootaloo. "The float! She can ride with us on our Summer Harvest Parade float!"

Applebloom looked impressed. "That's perfect! This is really a good spot for thinking up great ideas," She complimented, pointing to the area they stood in, her other two friends nodding minus Malibu, who hoped this plan would work.

....

When the five of them went to the barn, Malibu walked alongside Babs. "Hey, I hope they didn't ovewhelm you too much," He then said, Babs jumping a little from his voice. "N-no problem," She stuttered once arriving at the barn.

Their float revealed to be a huge pumpkin. "Here it is! The official Cutie Mark Crusaders float for the Summer Harvest Parade!" Applebloom revealed.

This was Malibu's first time seeing it and he rather liked the float, giving him Nightmare Night vibes. Scootaloo flapped her wings in excitement. "As a member of the CMCS, you'd be able to ride on it with us and Malibu! It'd be totally fun!"

All Babs Seed did was laugh nervously again until two fillies Malibu didn't like being around suddenly revealed themselves. "More like funny..." Diamond Tiara started.

"...looking!" Silver Spoon finished, both laughing meanly, Malibu frowning in disappointment at them. "What are you doing here?" He asked. Diamond Tiara huffed, pushing him meanly aside. "I don't respond to low life alicorns who hang out with blank flanks!" She sneered, sending a small wave of hurt inside Malibu while Diamond studied the float. "And what is this? A giant orange?"

Applebloom petted her float. "It's a pumpkin!" She corrected her. Diamond Tiara rolled her eyes. "More like a lame-kin," She then taunted, Silver Spoon giggling with her.

That was when Diamond spotted Babs Seed. This was trouble Malibu knew. "Who's the new blank flank?" Diamond asked, Babs flushing and hiding her flank.

"She's mah cousin, Babs. She's from Manehattan!" Applebloom introduced, still glaring.

Diamond Tiara eyed Babs with interest but with a mean grin. "Manehattan, huh? Well, I guess you have that going for you!"

Malibu stepped in front of Babs. "Don't you think about bullying her!" He growled, his eyes glowing. But they both ignored him. "Suppose you're gonna join their little club? What's it called? The Cutie Mark Crusaders?" She asked mockingly.

Babs looked back and forth between the bullies and her cousin, her eyes cast downward for a moment, until to Malibu's shock; her shy face changed to a more mean looking one. She shoved him aside like Diamond did. "More like the Cutie Mark Crybabies and their loser chaperone!" She teased, giving out a derisive laugh, standing next to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.

What?! Screamed Malibu inwardly in disbelief at this sudden switch. Babs seemed somewhat nice earlier. What was going on? "Hey!" Applebloom stormed. Silver Spoon looked pretty admiringly at Babs. "Oooo, big city attitude! I like it!"

Babs smiled smugly. "Oh yeah, there's more where that came from! Check this out!" She proceeded to knock the float off where it rested on its wheels, sending the float rolling along down the hill until it smashed to pieces.

Malibu's ears were flat, anger rising inside, knowing his friends probably took forever to make that, Applebloom gasping in shock. "Looks like somepony's pumpkin just got squashed!" Jeered Babs Seed, Diamond and Silver Spoon laughing with her.

Applebloom wouldn't have it. "When we tell Applejack—." She didn't get to finish, Babs Seed cornering her. "You gonna tell Applejack or what?" AB looked nervous now, stuttering. "What're you, a snitch?" Babs threatened.

Malibu growled. "Don't threaten my friend!" He snapped. "And you know I'm a prince too, right?" Babs turned, suddenly looking rather intimidating to him now. "And do princes snitch?" She threatened as well.

He swallowed, now afraid that Applejack would see him as a bad influence to one of her relatives. "Er... n-no..." Malibu gulped, shaking his head. Babs nodded. "Good." Scootaloo didn't like the way Babs threatened Malibu while the four watched Babs leave with the bullies.

"Come on, Babs, you should hang with us! Y'know, the cool ponies, not these babies and that loser!" Diamond Tiara invited, Babs Seed coming along with them.

Applebloom's ears fell now. "What... just happened?" She asked. Scootaloo was sad too. "I think Babs just went to the dark side," She revealed. Malibu couldn't help rolling his eyes, knowing that was a reference to a movie he saw, Star Wars once with Maggie.

"We have to tell Applejack!" Sweetie Belle protested, Malibu frowning instantly, not wanting AJ to know that they started hating on one of her relatives. "No!" He and the other two shouted. Sweetie was stunned. "Mal? You too?"

Malibu swallowed. "I-I just don't want Applejack to-to be disappointed in me for giving up on Babs Seed," He stuttered. Scootaloo stared. "You kidding? Could you just use a spell to make Babs not be a bully?"

He growled. "Absolutely not! I'm not up to harming children to make them do what I want!" Malibu argued back. The cmcs looked at each other in understanding, remembering the love poison fiasco. "Alright, sorry I asked," Scootaloo apologized while they walked back to the clubhouse for another meeting.

Scootaloo folded her front hooves. "I still can't believe she ruined our pumpkin float," She said furiously, Applebloom still looking quite saddened. "I still can't believe I'm related to such a big stinkin' bully!"

Malibu tried his best to lighten things up. "I'm sure she'll turn around... sooner or later. At least we have the Harvest Day parade to look forward to," He said, which gave Sweetie Belle an idea. "You're right, and we're gonna build a new float too!"

But then Scootaloo had to ruin the mood. "Why bother? She'll probably just ruin that one too." Malibu and his friends both all sighed a little in sadness. Sweetie Belle spoke again. "We... could always tell Applejack," She tried suggesting.

Malibu saw the looks of fear in Scootaloo and Applebloom's eyes as they both shouted no again, which made him facepalm. "We're not gonna be a bunch of tattletales!" AB argued back.

"That's no excuse for letting Babs Seed getting away with bullying! This can't keep up forever you know!" Malibu tried saying but to no avail while Applebloom closed windows. "Besides, she's only here for a couple of weeks. We'll just avoid her like the plague until she goes home."

Now that is a plan... Malibu thought sarcastically, deciding it was best now to just stay with them for the moment. "Avoid her. How hard can that be?" Scoot asked.

....

Her question was easily answered, for the next few days of Babs's visit was nothing but of being bullied left and right. Malibu did his best to defend them only to have Babs threaten to call him out for being a bad role model for the CMCS.

It was rather a nightmarish experience until the worst thing happened upon them leaving town completely. They spotted Babs on the clubhouse deck, looking rather smug in her usual manner.

Malibu gasped in shock. How did she get there that fast? "Hey! What're you doing in myclubhouse?" Sneered Babs, pointing her hoof at them.

Scootaloo was beyond pissed. "Y-y- yourclubhouse?! This is our clubhouse!" She stormed. Babs crossed her front hooves. "Well, it was yours, and now it is mine."

To Malibu's disgust and horror, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon now came along. "And mine!" Silver Spoon said. "And mine!" Diamond finished.

"Babs, this has gone too far! You can't take stuff that doesn't rightfully belong to you!" Shouted Malibu, his horn sparking slightly. Babs laughed. "Go ahead and try to tell on me or stop me now. I'll just tell Applejack that you didn't want to help me feel happy here," She snapped, making Malibu glare but look away from her. "Now scram, crybabies!" Babs finished, pulling up the ladder, the trio laughing while going inside the clubhouse. "Bump, bump, sugarlump, rump!" They all said, Babs still hiding her flank, making Malibu want to gag, always hating that.

Sweetie Belle sniffled, before soon letting loose a huge wail, her tears coming out quite a lot, Malibu held out one of his wings when the tears came his way. "Sweetie Belle, crying won't help, calm down!" He called, trying to settle her down. Eventually they were able to and decided to go over to Sweetie Belle's house.

The four of them sat together there in the room together, pondering what to do. Applebloom even reveals that she was kicked out of her own bed which angered Malibu at Babs Seed even further. No family member should kick others out of their own room!

"We really need to talk to Applejack," Sweetie Belle tried speaking up about again, Malibu watching the other two looking scared about the idea. "NO!" They both shouted.

"Rarity?"

"NO!"

"Twilight?" Sweetie Belle then finished, her friends shaking their heads. "No, no, no! We need to fight back!" Applebloom stated, stomping her hoof.

That made Malibu's stomach churn a little. "Say what?" He cried out in disbelief. "Yeah! Fight back! Uh, how are we gonna do that?"

"Guys, fighting isn't the answer!" Malibu said heatedly, not liking this avoiding anymore. Scootaloo glared. "That didn't stop you from taking on Discord and other villains!" She argued. "That was different, we were only doing it to protect Equestria. This is just... wrong," Malibu stated.

Applebloom glared. "Well we don't care! We're gonna fight back! By making her the guest of honor at the Summer Harvest Parade!"

Scootaloo cheered. "Yeah! Wait... what?" She asked, really confused as was Malibu. Malibu saw Applebloom laugh under her breath. "When you look up embarrassed in the dictionary; her face will be there!" She looked out at the pond where a mud pit was near the shore. Malibu narrowed his eyes. "Whatever you have planned, leave me out of it. I'm not getting in trouble for hurting somepony just for revenge," he stated.

"Alright then," Applebloom said, turning his head away, Malibu leaving the house. "I-I'll see you at the parade tomorrow," He muttered sadly, knowing now they won't back out.

When he came into the farmhouse for dinner, Applejack looked over to him. "Oh, right on time for dinner, Sugarcube! How's it goin' with Babs?" Malibu swallowed, smiling nervously, especially when he saw her arrive. "Er... f-fine," He stuttered, eyes darting about, sitting down as far away from Babs as he could at the table.

Babs had been watching him suspiciously the whole time while they ate dinner, and Malibu crept up the stairs after saying good night to Applejack, hoping that the parade tomorrow would lift his spirits, sighing in relief when finally collapsing on his bed, ready to sleep.

....

In the morning was the time for the Harvest Parade, Malibu and Applejack having gone over while Babs Seed joined with Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon in the crowd. Malibu smiled at the sight of all the different food related floats around them, until he spotted one in particular which was a golden apple. He could only guess who made it, narrowing his eyes, walking over.

"And may I ask what this is?" He questioned suspiciously, the CMCS stepping out of the float at first to ensure it was ready. Applebloom gave a sly grin. "You'll see soon, Malibu. But we won't tell you since you're not being a part of us getting our revenge," She said, making Malibu feel rather hurt from it, right as Babs Seed now noticed the float.

"Whoa..." She breathed in amazement. Sweetie Belle grinned. "Isn't it smashing?' The other two fillies shook their heads. "No! I-I didn't mean smashing! I mean... isn't it a hit? No! No hitting! I meant—."

Scootaloo interrupted, poking her hoof on Babs Seed's chest. "Well don't even think about riding it, Babs." Malibu watched Applebloom going in to turn on the float while Sweetie Belle pulled out a mattress, wondering what kind of prank they were pulling. "You had your chance!" Scootaloo finished. When they tried going into the float, to Malibu's anger, he saw Babs Seed push them out of the way, causing them to land on the mattress thankfully but it still made Malibu angry.

"See you later, Cutie Mark Crybabies!" She taunted, closing the door and driving away. The cmcs stood up, glaring and shaking their hooves. "Teach her to fool with the Cutie Mark Crusaders!" Sweetie Belle snarled, Malibu not liking that she was sounding this mean, Applejack coming with balloons.

"Y'all letting Babs ride in your golden apple float?" Applejack asked. Applebloom nodded. "Yeah. We thought she deserved to be the... center of attention," She said almost sinisterly. Her friends giggled as well.

Applejack smiled, which surprised Malibu. "Well, that's just super sweet of y'all, makin' Babs feel so special. Y'know, after all the heartache she's been havin' in Manehattan."

Malibu blinked a few times in surprise. "What? Heartache?" He asked.

"Well, I didn't say nothin' 'cause I didn't want her to feel singled out, but there's been some bullies back in Manehattan just been teasin' her to pieces for her blank flank."

That stunned the CMCs in shock and disbelief, especially Malibu. "T-t-t-teased?" Gulped Applebloom.

"B-Bullies?!" Squeaked Sweetie Belle, making them all looking guilty and rightfully so. Now Malibu felt even more bad, his wings lowered and wished now he asked more questions earlier. "Yup. She came up to the farm to get away from all her problems back home. I'm so proud of y'all. You've done a good deed."

The cmcs' balloons deflated after Applejack walked away, Malibu turning with now a disapproving glance. "Do you feel like going through with this prank now?" He said in disappointment. Applebloom laughed nervously. "So that's why she jumped in when Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon started giving us a hard time."

Applebloom nodded guiltily. "She didn't want to be bullied like at home so she decided to be a bully instead!"

"And now we've turned into bullies too!" Sweetie Belle yelped in sadness.

"WHAT DO WE DO?!" All three then cried out.

"What we can do, is stop whatever prank you three setted up!" Malibu said in a rather harsh manner but it was needed now. Wincing, the fillies nodded, going first to try telling Applejack. but unfortunately the band was playing too loudly at first until finally Applebloom revealed the prank. "We booby trapped the float!" She shouted.

Malibu gasped in disbelief and anger, now that he knew about what happened with Babs Seed. "Babs, bully, payback!" Panted Scootaloo. "No time for questions! We just gotta get Babs outta that float!"

The foursome ran as fast as they could, Malibu flying up into the air. "I'll stop the float you guys, don't want you to get hurt!" Malibu stated, flying towards it, seeing Babs waving to the crowd until the timer began to ding, starting to cause the float to go out of control.

"What the?!" Babs yelped out in fear, struggling to keep control of it. "Babs, I'm coming!" Roared Malibu, flying towards the door of the float, breaking through the entrance, pushing Babs out of it. When he landed, his foot fell through the floor, wincing from the splinters in his hoof. Babs was stunned at what had happened, now worried for her savior who was still stuck in the fast moving float.

The cmcs ran to save Malibu now, Babs going with them, Malibu panicking and forgetting about his magic, seeing the pond and mud pit coming closer. "Aaaaah!" He screamed, closing his eyes, the float bouncing into the air and landing right into the mud, stunning Malibu for a brief moment.

He groaned in pain, managing to break his hoof out of the floor, dizzily making his way out, climbing back up the cliff. "Now that I don't wanna do ever again..." Malibu grumbled, rubbing his head, all muddy on his fur.

"Ya alright, sugarcube?" Applejack questioned in worry, helping Malibu up. Malibu nodded. "S-sure. But I think they have some more explaining to do," He said, pointing to his friends who all winced.

While Malibu had himself a bath later back at the farm Babs walked over to Malibu, her ears flat. "I don't get it! I saw it all happen! You pushed me out just when the float was about to head into the lake!" She said breathlessly.

"But, except... we were the reason Malibu had to save you at all and for the cause of the float going out of control. We booby trapped the float," Scootaloo explained, Babs's eyes widening rightfully so.

Applebloom put a hoof on her shoulder. "Y'see Babs, we were tryin' to get you back for being a big bully."

Malibu nodded in his tub. "And you didn't have to go too extreme on my best friends just to not keep from being bullied yourself." He said in a stern tone, making Babs look quite sad, head lowered.

"Guess what we're trying to say is, we're sorry," Applebloom said, with Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo joining in, Malibu smiling at them being able to reconcile, looking at Babs, his brow raised at her expecting her to say the same thing.

Babs blew her bangs out of her eyes again. "I'm sorry too, and especially for threatening you, Mal. I hope you can forgive me," she pleaded, Malibu feeling his heart warming from her apology. She was still pretty young, possibly one year older than Applebloom, but he supposed he could forgive her. "Sure," He said gently, ruffling her bangs, making Babs laugh.

"So... can't we start over?" Babs then asked, the cmcs nodding. "Definitely," She replied. "And we got something else in mind too."

They all went to the clubhouse again to give Babs a ceremony to welcome her into the club. Malibu stood next to Applebloom while Sweetie Belle read the paper for the speech after Scootaloo played some pretty loud drums.

"We, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, elect Babs Seed to join us as a sister, friend, confidante, ally, boss-om buddy, gal pal, compader, chum of chums..." Sweetie trailed off from some of the cringey nicknames for the word friend, Malibu cringing from some of them.

Scootaloo cleared her throat, shaking her head. "Well, you wrote this," Sweetie Belle argued, Scootaloo laughing awkwardly. "Oh, uh, yeah..."

Sweetie continued. "Homegirl... amiga... blah blah blah blah blah." She rifled through the speech. "Oh yes, here. And fellow Cutie Mark Crusader!" Babs looked ready to cry at this, happy to be part of a group that would help her get her cutie mark. "You are solemnly sworn in, here this day, in witness of your fellow sisters, friends, confidantes... boss-om buddies... compadres..."

Malibu groaned, nudging Scootaloo. "Congratulations!" She cheered, pulling out a cloak for their newest member, Babs Seed looking pretty cool wearing it, Malibu happy to have a new little friend in their group and from the Apple Family too.

...

Back at the train station after the weeks were over, it was time for Babs to return to Manehattan. Malibu really didn't want to say goodbye yet after just getting to know her better. He was able to tell her about his gargoyle blood and where he had come from, which Babs was interested in hearing about another version of her city, Manhattan. They all gave her goodbye hugs.

"So you promise you're gonna start our Manehattan branch of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, right?" Applebloom asked.

Babs Seed nodded. "Yeah, and I promise to keep talking to my big sis about the teasing back home," she said. Applejack smiled warmly. "Good. And if you have any problems, we've got your back too, y'hear?"

Before she could reply, some not too nice voices once again came. "So you're leaving, huh?" It was the bullies again. "Great! Now we're stuck here with these lame blank flanks," huffed Diamond Tiara.

Malibu growled, his eyes glowing again, ready to tell them off more until to his shock, it was Babs Seed who did so. "Hey! That's not how you talk to my friends!" She snapped.

Silver Spoon blinked. "F-Friends?" Babs glared. "Yeah, you got a problem with that?"

Diamond rolled her eyes. "Well, what if I do? What are you going to do about it?"

Those were the wrong words to say, Babs grinning somewhat manically as she stepped closer, intimidating the two. "Tell your mothers about your bad attitudes!" She countered back, causing the bullies to slip, falling into a mud puddle, causing him and the others to laugh aloud.

"Nice one, Babs," Malibu complimented, hoof bumping the brown filly before she got onto the train, the train pulling out.

"I'm sure gonna miss that bad seed," Sweetie Belle grinned. Applejack was confused. "Bad seed? I thought y'all were friends now?"

Sweetie shook her head. "No, see, first we called her a 'bad seed' as in actually a bad seed. But now she's bad as in good. Get it?"

Malibu was just as befuddled by those words as Applejack. "Yea... no." AJ replied, all of them waving to the departing train, glad to have made a new friend.

Was pretty fun to write Babs Seed. but now it is time for the return of Trixie in the next episode!