Act III
Shoop-bee-doo!
Shoop-shoop-bee-doo!
As the happy, peppy tune played, the teaching staff of the School of Friendship were gathered around a newly filled punchbowl, discussing the recent events they had observed.
"I must say, I didn't really expect things to play out like this," Rarity said rather somberly, "Even after Yona struggled at our lessons, she came back looking very confident and excited to partake in the Amity Ball."
Applejack nodded and said, "Darn tootin', she was. Ah don't understand why Yona didn't even bother to show up."
Rainbow Dash huffed and said, "What I don't understand is why that pony tried to steal Yona's partner. Ugh! It makes me so mad! Why aren't we out looking for those two?"
Fluttershy put a forehoof on Dash's shoulder and said calmly, "No. Yona will be here soon."
Pinkie Pie nodded and said, "She sure will! And we don't have to worry about that pony either. Trust me!"
Twilight gave the Fluttershy and Pinkie a skeptical look and said, "I don't like staying out of things like this. That pony upset some of our students, and I'm worried about Yona."
Fluttershy just smiled pleasantly and said, "It'll be fine. Be patient. Everything will work out, I promise."
"Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Pinkie said gleefully as she went through all the motions.
Dash eyed the pair suspiciously and asked, "What do you know that we don't know?"
Fluttershy stood firm but friendly as she replied, "I know its frustrating, but I-," Fluttershy gave Pinkie an uncertain look and continued, "-and Pinkie, somehow, know what's going to happen, and it'll be good."
As Dash simply pouted, Twilight let out a sigh and said, "We all trust you, girls. But I really hope you let us in on the secret after this is all over."
"We will," Fluttershy replied.
Starlight gave a curt nod and remarked, "And I really think I should have a little chat with that trouble making pony, student to Guidance Counselor."
"If that dang pony is even a student here," Applejack remarked.
"And that was Call Upon The Sea Ponies!" Spike announced, "A song that expresses the two headed duality that is the culture of Mount Aris! Go ahead and rest those legs, everycreature. Scales-n-Tail will be back in a bit!"
As the rest of the students stepped off the dance floor to grab some refreshments or just converse with each other, Sandbar and four of his best friends were gathered together around a table. None of the five were in very high spirits at the moment. After the failed attempt at catching the mystery pony, the gang had regrouped in order to rest for a moment after the minor bruises they had received.
Smolder glared at Silverstream as she chowed down on a plate of fried onion rings. "I'm surprised you didn't get up and dance. It was a song from your culture, after all."
Silverstream chewed, shrugged, and swallowed. "I have other priorities," she replied simply, "Besides, how can I enjoy myself when Yona's missing in action!"
Sandbar nodded and said seriously, tension evident in his voice, "Right. Now that we've all calmed down a bit, I think it's time we put together a search party to find Yona before she misses the Amity Ball completely."
"Yona is here!" a loud voice called out.
Everycreature turned to see their favorite Yak running into the room and headed their way.
"Yona!" Sandbar said with his voice thick with joy and relief, and he wasted no time running towards her.
The pony and yak ended up in a warm hug. Yona's hugs were infamous for being bone crushers, but this time, Yona was being a bit more gentle than she usually was. However, Sandbar was hugging the yak with all his might, which didn't quite match the full strength of one of Yona's infamous hugs, but no matter.
The hug eventually ended, and Sandbar pulled back to look at Yona and say, "I'm so glad you're here, Yona. I was getting worried. We were all about to head out and search for you."
Yona averted her eyes in shame and said, "Yona sorry for making friends worry. Yona shouldn't have-."
"Hold it right there, Yona," Sandbar said strongly, although he was still smiling at her, "Don't you apologize for anything. You didn't do anything wrong."
Smolder stepped up and said, "Yeah! It was all that rotten pony's fault! Trying to steal your partner like that! Just wait till I get my claws on her!"
Yona laughed nervously and said, "Oh, Smolder should forget it. Yona and friends probably never see that pony again."
Sandbar's expression suddenly became that of concern as he asked her, "Yona. . . what exactly did that pony say to you to make you almost decide to not come?"
Yona's nervousness increased, and her eyes darted around as she said slowly, "Oh. . . the pony . . . She. . .Well. . . Pony thought that good pony pal had to be a pony. Yona not pony, so-."
In a rather bold move, Sandbar held Yona's forehoof in his own and said, "Yona, it doesn't really matter that you aren't a pony. You're the best Yona I know. That's why I asked you to the dance. I never wanted you to be anything other than what you are. My friend, Yona, the yak."
At the moment, the pair were actually quite close to one another, and this wreaked havoc with their thoughts and emotions.
"Sandbar is so close. . . Should Yona try. . .No! Too soon! . . But the time. . . But Yona can't force 'true love kiss'. . ."
"Heh. Wonder what would happen if I- No! Bad Sandbar! You were raised better than that! But I do like her. . . Maybe later. . . Yeah, when she's more comfortable and happier. . ."
The moment between the two creatures was suddenly interrupted by Spike, who had returned to the turn tables with gusto. "Time to get back up on that dance floor, everycreature! Scales-n-Tail is back to send out a tune straight from the Dragon Lands! A ceremonial song that's finally been allowed to be recorded on vinyl, courtesy of Dragon Lord Ember. Get ready to hear Thunder!"
Smolder's eyes widened at this. "Oh, no way! I loved it whenever the older dragons would perform this song back home!" she said excitedly, then she turned to Gallus and smiled. "Well?" she asked him coyly.
Gallus seemed to briefly consider Smolder's clear request. Then he grinned and said, "Eh, why not?"
Sandbar gave a shy grin to Yona and asked, "So, what do you say? May I have this dance? With you?"
Yona grinned from ear to ear and nodded, and the pair stepped onto the dance floor behind Gallus and Smolder. Meanwhile, Silverstream was halfway through her plate of onion rings as Ocellus sat next to her and said eagerly, "Ohh! A song from the Dragon Lands! This should be interesting!"
"Alright, everycreature. There's no real 'dance' to go with this song, so just move slowly to the beat and stomp whenever it seems right," Spike said, "Let's do this!"
Smolder turned to face her griffon partner and said, "Yeah, what he said. But trust, the beat just gets inside you. It's incredible!"
Gallus flashed a smile and said, "Heh. Alright, now you got me excited. This song better deliver."
Meanwhile, Yona was smiling eagerly as she said, "Yona like stomping!"
"Sounds fun to me too!" Sandbar replied with pleasure.
As the needle touched down on the recently written vinyl, the sound of drumming and stomping created a subtle beat that backed the voice of a male dragon whose singing was actually more reminiscent of chanting. Nevertheless, it was an catchy and rather empowering beat.
Just a young drake, with a strong shout
Now I'm unbound, and my foes rout
I was seeking, of bigger things and
I will leave my old skin behind
Leave my home now, my scales blister
Have a stench, have my molt, now my stone skin does shatter
Now I hunger
My voice whispered, but now it thunders
The creatures on the dance floor stepped back and forth and front in back in a box-like shape as they couldn't help but bob around with the beat. Things only got better when the song intensified as more voices of dragons started chanting.
Thunder, thunder
Thunder, thun-, thunder
Thun-thun-thunder, thunder, thunder
Thunder, thun-, thunder
Thun-thun-thunder, thunder
Thunder, feel the thunder
(Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!)
Whisper, then it thunders
Thunder, feel the thunder
(Stomp-stomp! Stomp! Stomp!)
Whisper, then it thunders
Thunder, thunder
Thunder
Smolder actually let out an excited whoop during this part, and it was very well deserved by the song. Mostly everycreature was enjoying the song, and the dance that it instilled in them.
Yona stomped the ground heard at the appropriate points, and if anything, this seemed to help keep everycreature else on the dancefloor in time to the music. But that was no real concern of Yona, because she was focused on the pony she was dancing with. Seeing the excited look on his face whenever they paused to stomp their hooves made her heart flutter a little. The way Sandbar was having so much fun being with her specifically made Yona happy enough to temporarily forget about the time-limited mission she was on.
Sandbar was very much enjoying himself as he silently admired Yona's movements. He could feel her strength whenever she stomped the ground, and he was slightly spellbound by her rhythm. "You're good at this, Yona," he remarked.
Yona blushed a bit and said, "Sandbar is good too."
"Well, I don't think I'd have fun dancing with anycreature but you," Sandbar said boldly, wearing the same smile he had on when he first asked Yona to be his dance partner.
Yona's smile combined with the deep blush on her face made her cuter than ever.
The continued for a while longer, repeating once with more stomping, and then ending on one last chorus. After the music stopped, the dancers took a moment to speak with one another.
"Alright, I gotta admit," Gallus said, "That was pretty cool."
"I know, right!" Smolder said giddily, "I love that song. So many dragons love that song!"
While the dragon and griffon were looking rather invigorated from the song as they walked back to the table where Ocellus and Silverstream were sitting, Yona and Sandbar were simply standing across from each other looking shyer than they've ever been.
"So. . ." Sandbar said slowly as her nervously looked Yona in her eyes, "Was I right? Are we having fun? I mean, are you having fun. . . dancing with me?"
At this moment, Yona recalled the requirements for the escape clause, and this was combined with the warm feeling in her heart as she felt Sandbar smiling at her. Yona took a soft breath and said, "Yes. . . Yona having fun with Sandbar. Yona likes. . . the dance a lot."
Sandbar just nodded, "Good. I'm glad-."
"Yona happy Sandbar asked her!" Yona said suddenly in burst of emotion, but then she shrank back a bit and said a bit more calmly, "Yona means. . .did Sandbar mean it when he said he only wanted to dance with Yona?"
Sandbar nodded his head, still smiling nervously, "Sure, Yona. I wouldn't ask anycreature else."
Yona was visibly touched by this, and it emboldened her enough to step forward a bit.
"Yona thinks. . . Sandbar really does love Yona. . .Maybe now Sandbar will kiss Yona?"
"She likes me. . . I think. . . I hope. . .Oh wow, I'm so close to just telling her."
Yona closed her eyes for a moment, then she looked at Sandbar and said, "Yona wonders-."
"It's time to go from the hot, volcanic lands of the dragons to the cold, snowy lands of the yaks!" Spike announced, "DJ Scales-n-Tail is gonna take you there! Everycreature join in for. . . the Yakyakistan Stomp!
Yona's eyes widened with surprise. She hadn't expected her homeland's traditional dance to be played at what she'd assumed would be a pony dance. However, it occurred to her that they had played a dragon song, and possibly other creatures songs, while she'd been away from the dance.
Sandbar nodded his head and said, "Well Yona, I guess I'll just follow your lead."
"Sandbar want to dance yak dance?" Yona said in amazement.
"Sure I do," Sandbar replied, "It looked like fun when you did it a while back. That's what I like about you, Yona. You're not afraid to have a good time."
While Yona was annoyed that their moment had been interrupted, it made her happy to hear that Sandbar wanted to do a yak dance with her. Also, she couldn't exactly say no to him, not that she even wanted to say no. So, she nodded eagerly.
Fast paced Middle Eastern music began to play, and it was music that was very familiar to Yona's ears. Before long, everycreature in the room was jumping and stomping around, laughing at the wild and energetic dance they were performing. Even Silverstream and Ocellus joined. At first glance, it all would appear to be sweet, delicious, utter chaos to the average observer. However, as it went on, it appeared to be more organized chaos, but wonderful chaos nonetheless.
Even as students and faculty alike joined in the hopping and bopping of the Yakyakistan Stomp, Yona and Sandbar remained relatively close together. They stomped in a circle around each other, laughing and cheering throughout the dancing. Occasionally, they would twirl around in mid-jump, and then do a quick hock-bump. This was really something, as Yona was actually being careful so she didn't send Sandbar flying across the room. Every once in a while, the pair's eyes would meet, and they would suddenly both get a surge of energy to keep going. What's more, their energy appeared to be infectious, and everycreature found themselves dancing even more. The inspired movements of the yak and pony were so in sync that it downright inspired the other dancers. It also helped that the Yakyakistan Stomp had no rigid order, and was just plain fun.
After a while of this, everycreature finally had enough of the Yakyakistan Stomp, and it was time for a well earned break. Sure enough, the six friends reunited at their table to catch their breath after the fun, and all of them were smiling.
"I gotta say," Smolder said, "That was a close second to Thunder."
Ocellus smiled at Yona and said, "That was so great, Yona! That was the most fun dance of the night!"
Yona nodded with pride and said, "Yona knows Yakyakistan Stomp is best dance! But Yona didn't know it would be at dance."
"It's the Amnity Ball, Yona," Ocellus replied, "Headmare Twilight wanted this to be for all creatures, so it makes sense that she'd get music from other lands too."
As Ocellus spoke, Sandbar slowly moved closer to Yona. He then nervously touched Yona's right forehoof and said, "Well, I'm sure glad Spike played it. We sure were the best dancers out there, weren't we Yona?"
Yona turned to look at the pony, and the two of them immediately blushed. Gallus and Smolder nudged each other and snickered a bi, while Ocellus "d'awwed" softly at the sight.
"Weren't you wondering about something earlier?" Sandbar remarked.
This reminded Yona of her current situation, and her diminishing time limit, and a bit of panic shot through her. However, she pushed it away and gave Sandbar a nod, "Yes. Yona-."
"It's Lucky Pot time!" Silverstream shouted as she flew back over to the group after silently leaving them a moment ago. She also held a piece of cake on plate in her claw.
Gallus gave the hippogriff an odd look and said, "Uh, Silverstream? We didn't bring any Lucky Pots."
Oblivious of the frustrated glare Yona was giving her, Silverstream laughed and said, "Aw, don't worry about it! Headmare Twilight said there's plenty of food for everycreature! Come on! That last dance burned off all of the food I've already eaten!"
As Silverstream flew off, Gallus shrugged and said, "Ehh. I guess I am hungry after that crazy yak dance. Besides, this whole thing had me at 'dinner'."
Smolder nodded and said, "Sure. Let's see what they've got."
Yona was fuming, and internally screaming. She had been so close to opening her heart to Sandbar, but another interruption had ruined things.
As her friends went over to the Lucky Pot table, Sandbar took Yona by the forehoof and said, "Well, Yona. Let's get something to eat."
Yona smiled and said, "Okay. Yona and Sandbar have dinner."
There certainly was a wide variety of foods to chose from, with how all the pony students had brought in Lucky Pots. From sides, to entrees, to deserts; it was a veritable smorgasbord. Everycreature was able to put together a plate of food that satisfied them. Although Smolder complained about how the pot of the strange pony from earlier seemed to have disappeared, preventing her from setting it on fire.
The large group socialized and ate, giving complements to the pony responsible for the Lucky Pot they liked the most. Even Yona, distracted as she was, couldn't help but enjoy this sampling of pony foods.
Smolder had a big smile on her face as she said, "Awww yeah, now this is what I'm talking about! You gotta try this, Ocellus!"
The Changeling took a spoonful of the curry the dragon was eating, and her eyes became wide and watery as she immediately cried out loudly, "Ow-ow-ow-ow! That's too spicy!"
As Ocellus levitated over a glass pitcher of water and gulped it down, Smolder appeared legitimately regretful as she said, "Oh. . . yeah. . .Sorry about that. . . Forgot that dragons have a stronger tolerance to spice. . ."
"Yeah, I think I'll stick with these corn fritters," Gallus remarked as he eyed Smolder's plate suspiciously.
"Me too!" Silverstream chimed in, "They're almost as good as my mom's kelp fritters!"
This went on for a while, and Yona's mind was working overtime. She knew that she had to get a kiss from Sandbar soon, and she also knew that they liked each other, but did they truly love each other? And how could she make it happen without forcing it or making things too awkward? Asking Sandbar directly was out of the question, so how would she do it before it was too late?
Luckily, Yona's mental turmoil was interrupted by a gentle poke in her side. She turned to Sandbar, who silently beckoned her to follow her towards the front door. Mystified, Yona silently followed him, and before long the pair were out in front of the building in relative peace and privacy.
"Yeah, I could tell that we've been getting interrupted a lot in there," Sandbar said as he nervously rubbed the back of his neck with his right forehoof. Then he put his hoof back down and gave the yak his full attention. "So. . . you wanted to ask me something or say something or. . ."
Sandbar's voice trailed of, and he smiled rather lamely at the yak. Yona, realizing it was now or never, took a deep breath, let it out, and said, "Yona wonders. . .what does Sandbar really think of Yona?"
Sandbar breathed in sharply,and his pupils dilated a bit. He managed to quickly compose himself, however, and he said, "Well, Yona. I guess I should've seen this coming. And, we've known each other for the better part of a year. So. . ." Sandbar closed his eyes, and his breathing became rather heavy, which worried Yona a bit. But then, Sandbar stepped forward so his face was rather close to Yona's, and he opened his eyes and said, "I really like you, Yona. A lot. And. . . I guess I love you, if you're okay with that? I mean, ugh I'm so stupid- I love you, Yona. That's. . . that's the. . .truth."
Yona felt like her heart was on fire, but in a good way. It was like the fire that would warm up a yak after they had spent all day pushing through a might snowstorm that seemed to freeze the very air around them. The look of shock on her face quickly became that of intense joy. "Yona love Sandbar too!" she said, her voice almost squeaking with glee.
Sandbar's eyes widened, and he took in the super happy look on Yona's face. He bit his lip as sweat beaded on his head. Then he shut his eyes tightly and said, "Yona I. . . No, I can't do this. You deserve better."
Yona was taken aback by this. "What Sandbar mean?"
With shame in his voice, Sandbar hung his head and said, "I don't know what I was thinking. I . . . when that other pony showed up, I don't know. I guess I felt sorry for her at first. She wanted a dance, and I thought I could. . . give her just one dance?"
Sandbar groaned as he opened his eyes and lifted his head back up to look at Yona. "I must have been crazy. I mean, I totally told her off when she tried getting another dance with me. But I never should have waited as long as I did. I should've looked for you right away."
Sandbar turned away and said, "What I did was totally messed up. I still don't know why I went along with it, but it doesn't matter. I'm sorry, Yona."
The Earth Pony barely took three steps back towards the door when Yona cried out, "Wait!"
Sandbar turned to find himself nearly nose to nose with Yona.
"Yona don't care about that!" the yak cried, "Yona knows Sandbar cares about Yona! That's all that matters!"
"But, I-," Sandbar said weakly, surprised by Yona's sudden intensity.
"Sandbar just. . . has really good heart," Yona said with certainty, "That what Yona love about Sandbar. And Yona knows Sandbar did not like other pony. Sandbar did right thing in the end. Yona believes what Sandbar say, and Yona understands. Yona has faith in Sandbar. He is only one Yona wants or ever will want! Ever!"
Yona spoke those words with as much love and conviction as she could muster, and all of that emotion easily got through to Sandbar. With his heart pounding, the happiest smile imaginable graced Sandbar's face, and he soon found himself leaning in closer to Yona. The yak closed her eyes expectantly. She knew what was coming. This was it. Everything was going to be just fine- no, better than fine.
". . . Yona? . . . Wha-. . . What happened to you?"
"No. . .no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no!"
Yona opened her eyes and saw that Sandbar had backed away, and had a look of utter shock and disbelief on his face. Pure dread gripped Yona's heart as she slowly looked down, not wanting to look but knowing she had no choice. All it took was one look at her legs to confirm her worst fears. She wasn't wearing the dress, makeup, or accessories; even the bows holding up her braids were their proper color; but nevertheless, Yona was an Earth Pony once again.
Yona let out a wail of utter sorrow and anguish, causing Sandbar to back away further.
"Yona!?" he cried out desperately, "What's going on? Why are-?"
"YONA IS FOOLISH AND DUMB AND STUPID!" she exclaimed, too upset to notice or care that he yak accent and manner of speaking was unchanged. Slightly out of breathe from her shout, she huffed and puffed as she said with tears in her eyes, "Yona tried to change, now friends hate Yona! And Yona stuck like this forever!"
Sandbar carefully took a step towards her. "Hey, hey, hey," he said calmly, "Calm down. Whatever's going on, maybe we can-."
"Yona want to be alone!" she said tearfully, and she promptly turned and ran, leaving Sandbar staring after her in utter shock at what had just happened.
"SHE was that weird pony the whole time!" cried the voice of Smolder.
Sandbar turned to see that his four friends were standing in the doorway. The four of them had noticed Yona and Sandbar leaving, and decided to quietly sneak after them and watch what they were sure was going to be a romantic moment between the pony and yak. Naturally, they were just as shocked as Sandbar when they saw what had happened.
"Apparently so," Ocellus said in answer to Smolder's question, "Seems pretty obvious now. That is, now that she's not wearing that dress and makeup."
Silverstream was working herself up into a tizzy as hovered from side to side, her eyes darting around nervously. "Oh my gosh! This is crazy! This is terrible!"
"How did she even turn herself into a pony, anyway!?" Gallus asked incredulously.
"What do we do? WHAT DO WE DO!?" Silverstream exclaimed.
Sandbar looked at his friends, then turned to look in the direction where Yona ran off. Then he nodded resolutely and said, "I don't know how much of this we can fix. . . but that's not gonna stop me from trying." Then he ran off after the yak turned pony.
Yona had fled all the way to the Treehouse of Harmony, and had stumbled partially blinded by tears over to one of the balconies. She rested her chin on the railing as she looked out into the distance and sang to herself miserably.
"Yona sad...
Yona sing sad song...
Sad Yona..."
A bird suddenly landed on the railing nearby. It twittered a little before flying off once again.
The pony sighed and said, "Yona no blame bird. Yona no want to be around Yona either." She closed her eyes and continued singing.
Yona sad...
Yona sing sad song...
"Yona?"
Yona gasped and turned around to see Sandbar standing behind her. She sniffled and said, "How Sandbar find Yona?"
"I know you pretty well by now," Sandbar said quietly, "I figured you'd come here."
Yona turned away from him and said, "Why Sandbar even here? Sandbar hates Yona as a pony. All Yona's friends hate pony Yona."
Sandbar shook his head and said, "No, Yona. That's not true."
Yona turned to glare at Sandbar and said, "Really? Sandbar, why all Yona's friends chase pony Yona?"
"Because we didn't know it was you," Sandbar explained, "You were wearing all that stuff, and you didn't even sound like your real self. And you were talking about how a pony would be a better dance partner than a yak. We all thought that you were some pony that thought she was better than Yona."
Yona hung her head and said, "But now that Yona is pony. . . Yona is worse."
Sandbar gently lifted Yona's chin with his right forehoof and said, "No, Yona. That's not it at all. Don't you see? Back then, you looked like and were acting like someone else. You weren't being Yona. Right now, you might look like a pony, but inside, you're still Yona, and that's all that matters."
Yona blinked her eyes and said one simply word, "Really?"
Sandbar nodded and smiled, "Really. I'm not sure how you managed to do this to yourself, or if we can change you back or not, but even if we can't, I and the others will always be your friends. . . and I'll still love you, Yona. Just keep being yourself. Pony, yak, whatever. I know this must be hard for you, but I promise you, Yona, that you'll have all the help in the world to get through this. Your body might have changed, but your heart will always be the same. You'll always be the Yona I know and love."
At that moment, Yona finally felt as though everything would be alright. Even though she had been changed so dramatically, knowing that her friends were still with her, and that Sandbar still cared for her, made her feel much better than she thought she'd ever be able to be after her ordeal. And as she stood looking into Sandbar's eyes, Yona actually began to feel. . . happy.
After that, the two ponies found themselves leaning in towards each other. Sandbar's forehoof gently stroked Yona's chin, and the pair proceeded to kiss. As the young couple kissed, eyes closed as they were both deep in their truest love for each other, a strange magical breeze began to whip up around the pair. There was then a bright light and grew around the pair. Then, the light ballooned out in a shockwave, and it faded.
Sandbar opened in his eyes, and he gasped and said, "Yona. . . You're. . . you!"
Yona opened her eyes, and she looked down at herself. Her eyes went wide, and then she raised a forehoof to touch one of her horns. Then a big grin spread across her face, and she began to literally tremble with glee. She laughed out loud as she hugged Sandbar tightly. "Yona is so happy, Sandbar!" she cried out joyously.
At that moment, there was the sound of clapping and stomping applause from somewhere below. Yona let go of Sandbar, and the two of them looked out over the balcony railing to see that their friends were gathered together down in front of the Treehouse of Harmony.
Silverstream flew up to the balcony and cheered, "Congratulations, you two!"
The other three flew up to join the hippogriff, all happy and smiling. Of course, the smiles of Gallus and Smolder were a little cockier than that of Silverstream and Ocellus.
Ocellus breathed in and sighed contentedly, "Ahh. Nothing is better than true love."
Smolder smirked and said, "Heh. Well, you guys can fall in love if you want. I'd rather fall in a pile of gems!"
Gallus rolled his eyes and said, "Riiiight. Anyway, looks like you two got a fairy tale ending."
Sandbar chuckled and said, "Heh. Yeah, I guess we did. But I can't help but wonder why a kiss was what broke the spell."
Suddenly, a sheet of paper, very familiar to Yona, rolled down in between her and Sandbar.
"Why, it's clearly written here as a secondary escape clause."
Everyone looked up to see Discord lying on the ceiling as he held to top of the contract with his eagle claw.
"'Should Sandbar come across Yona after the transformation into a pony has become permanent, and he is fully aware of her true identity but maintains feelings for her regardless, true love's kiss will allow Yona to permanently take on the form she prefers,'" the draconequus quoted from the document.
Sandbar huffed and said, "Of course Discord was behind all of this chaos."
Yona looked up at Discord indignantly and said, "Discord never mentioned second escape."
Discord shrugged as the contract rolled back up into his claw and disappeared. "It's like I said before, I didn't have to. If you're gonna sign something, read the thing first. Sheesh!" he said as he stood up on the ceiling, then flipped right-side up and floated down to the floor, "Anyway, no harm done, right? The day is saved thanks to the power of love. Just like the blue cat-birb said, you got your fairy tale ending. Thanks to me. You're welcome!"
Discord then put a tall, thin, black tap hat on his head, and then he held out his eagle claw as it became shrouded in blue fire. "And if any of you crazy kids need to make any other deals, you let me know. But for now, I know we'll meet again, some sunny day!"
Discord laughed as he snapped his claw, vanishing in a flash as his laughter echoed throughout the Treehouse before finally fading away.
The group was silent for an uncomfortable moment, then Smolder remarked, " . . . I really don't like that guy."
Suddenly, Yona began chuckling. "Is okay!" she said, "Yona just glad everything end happy!"
Sandbar smiled and said, "Me too, Yona. It might not have gone the way we would've liked, but I guess things did work out in the end." After he said this, Sandbar was struck by a sudden realization, and he said quickly, "Wait, this isn't the end. The Amity Ball isn't over yet. How about it, Yona. Shall we go back to the dance?"
Yona replied by giving Sandbar a quick kiss and then smiling bashfully. Sandbar smiled back in return and said, "Heh. That's a neat way to 'yes'."
When the six creatures reentered the ballroom, they saw their teachers all gathered around Fluttershy, who appeared to be explaining something to them. The yellow Pegasus spotted the group and said, "Oh! They're back."
Twilight's friends all turned to the students as she walked over towards the pair up in front. "Yona. Sandbar. We would like to present you with this."
The pair gasped as Twilight held up the Pony Pal prize trophy with her magic. However, the trophy had been modified so that instead of depicted two ponies dancing together, it now depicted a pony and yak dancing together.
"No way! The Pony Pal prize!" Sandbar said in amazement.
Twilight smiled and said, "From now on, it's the annual Amity Ball Award for Friendship!"
"No pony-ness required," Applejack said with a nod.
Rainbow Dash nodded as well and said, "We all decided you and Yona totally earned this."
Rarity looked at the two with pride and said, "Your actions tonight exemplify the true meaning of friendship."
"Congratulations, you two!" Twilight declared.
Everycreature in the ballroom cheered and applauded for the lucky couple. However, during all this, Sandbar leaned over to Yona and spoke into her ear, "Trophy or no trophy, I'm just happy I have you, Yona."
Yona was just about to burst with joy as Sandbar planted a soft kiss on her cheek, the feeling in her heart now like a roaring blaze.
"Get ready, everycreature, because it's time for the last dance of the Amity Ball!" Spike announced, "But it won't be Scales-n-Tail who's gonna play the music for ya. Oh no. It's special guest time! Get ready for the one, the only, Coloratura!"
Students stomped their hooves and cheered as the famous musical star stepped out from the wings and made her way to a piano that had been moved next to the DJ turntables. Coloratura smiled and waved at the crowd, and she said, "Thank you, thank you. It's my pleasure to be here. Really, it is. This ball, this school, it all has a mission that I truly believe in with all my heart: spreading friendship throughout the world. No matter what we look like, what we can and can't do, or even what race we are; we are all just as capable of sharing the magic of friendship. So, it is an honor for me the close out the Amity Ball with the song The Search Is Over."
Sandbar held Yona's forehoof in his own as he led her out onto the dancefloor along with the other students who wished to dance. Amazingly, Yona didn't feel nervous at all about dancing. Her heart was too warm and filled with love for any of that.
Coloratura sat at the piano, and she began to play a slow melody filled with heart. Then, the talented mare began to sing, her Cutie Mark shining as she put her own heart into the song.
How can I convince you,
what you see is real?
Who am I to blame you,
for doubting what you feel?
I was always reachin',
you were just a friend I knew
I took for granted
the friend I have in you
The song had a simple beat that made it easy for the students to dance slowly to it. Sandbar and Yona had their eyes fixated on each other as they moved in a box step almost instinctively.
"Sandbar always liked Yona the way she was. . . Why didn't Yona see it before?"
"I really should have just told her that I liked her as she was right when I asked her. . .She's so amazing, she deserved to know that right away."
I was living for a dream,
Loving for a moment
Taking on the world,
That was just my style
Now I look into your eyes
I can see forever,
The search is over
You were with me all the while
Sandbar felt the lyrics move through him, almost as if they were speaking directly to him. "Yona really is the only one for me," he thought to himself as he admired the rosy cheeked, smiling face of the yak before him. As they continued to dance, Coloratura's singing and piano playing became a bit more passionate as it continued.
Can we last forever?
Will we fall apart?
At times it's so confusing,
these questions of the heart
You followed me through changes,
and patiently you'd wait
Till I came to my senses,
through some miracle of fate
"Yona is SO glad she came to her senses," the young yak thought to herself as she and Sandbar subconsciously leaned in closer to one another, "Yona also glad Sandbar understood why she changed. . . and still loved her. . ."
The song then reached the pinnacle of heart, spirit, and passion as Coloratura brought it to its conclusion.
I was living for a dream
Loving for a moment
Taking on the world
That was just my style
Then I touched your hoof
I could hear you whisper
The search is over
Love was right before. . . . my eyes
"Yona. . . I love you."
"Love you, Sandbar."
"And thus, Yona the yak learned a valuable lesson. No creature should have to completely change what or who they are to win the approval of another. A true lover, or a true friend, will like the other creature just the way they are."
"Umm, you have an. . . interesting way of helping others, Discord."
"What? It worked out alright, so what's the problem. Sandbar was totally gonna kiss her, pony or not, so what's the problem?"
"Well, after you let me know it was safe to let my friends in on it, they weren't exactly happy with it."
"Aww, come on, Fluttershy! All's well that ends well, right?"
"What the-? How did you keep getting into Chaosville like this?!"
"First of all I would like to make one thing perfectly clear."
"Yes?"
"I never explain anything!"
"Excuse me!? I'M the one who makes all the pop cultural references from other worlds here! Not you!"
"Oh dear. Here we go again. I just hope it's not as bad as the time they threw different colored ink all over the place."
The End
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Well that was certainly interesting.
awesome!
This is easily the best Yonabar fic I've read. Amazing work. Phenomenal.
I found the episode somewhat bland, but this route would have been a lot more fun (and romantic).
Who and what you are are separate truths.
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I greatly appreciate a compliment such as this. Thank you!
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No problem! The pace and characterization were on point for this one!
Discord, don't imitate Bill Cipher you creep
This is the best Yonabar fic I've read so far, I hope there will be more Yonabar fics of this quality.
Of course the Dragon Lands' music of choice would be Imagine Dragons.
I really love this story:)amazing job
This was interesting alternate take on the She's All Yak episode. I thought it was engaging and had some pretty creative bits in it that contributed nicely towards making this story one all its own.
That actually made me laugh out loud!
References, everybody. 
D'awww!
Overall, I thought you put a pretty neat twist on this tale, and I thank you for the read.
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Care to share?
Maybe it just me , I just me but I find lyrics in stories donβt work all that well for me. Good story overall though
Very good Yonabar.
I like a cute story with a good emotional impact and this was right on.
What a hearthwarming romantic tale. Glad I read this!
Very clever because of Imagine Dragons so it makes sense nice π
Yeah and you guys almost try to hurt her but I'm sure you didn't know that
Aww that was so cute story so the Mane 6 were disgusting about what just happened about that unknown Pony and then the young 6 was trying to find yona but suddenly she showed up but as a yak the others were pretty excited to see her especially Sandbar so now yona have to figure out how to get Sandbar to kiss her without forcing it but until now she's just enjoying with her friends especially sandbar they dance they eat then Sandbar and Yona we're by themself now talking to each other they even tell how they feel about each other and it was a cute moments but unfortunately time limit was up and she turned back into a pony not only that she was upset now she's back to her Pony form and she thinks that her friends will not like her anymore and she ran but now her friends knows the unknown Pony was yona but Sandbar found her no matter who she is will always love her no matter what and I'm sure her friends will like her no matter who she is as well so they kiss and somehow true love's kiss Yona is back as a yak so after a while they went back to the school and it looks like Sandbar and Yona won the pony dance everything turned out pretty well for them this was a very cute story of yona and Sandbar π
To sandbar and yona
Awww I forgot to mention this part was pretty adorable
She's All Yak was one of my favorite episodes from the series in the first place so this was a nice revision of it. Still love Yona and Sandbar as a couple.