"So then, Granny says they live in the mountains and I get to go and live with them when I'm ready!" Yakkity was telling his story to his friends.
Yakkity's friends were as strange as him. Keo was a boy with a pineapple for a head, he had a pure pineapple father and an unknown human mother. Also, there was Lemony, who was one of the normal people of Onion Falls. She was a human girl with pretty blonde hair, aqua blue eyes, an orange sweater, green sweatpants and purple shoes. They seemed just as curious about Yakkity's parents as him.
"So, when do you know when you're ready?" Lemony asked.
Yakkity shrugged. "I dunno, Granny just said when I'm ready I'll go to the mountains to live with them."
"Yakkity, are you sure you wanna do this?" Keo sounded unsure. "Don't you remember when you grew that pimple and you nearly escaped to the mountains to never come back?"
"Ah, that was the young, naïve Yakkity, this is the new, older, mature Yakkity!"
"There's not that much of a difference..."
"I'll show you," Yakkity looked at them. "And I'll wow them with my stand-up comedy! Maybe I'll make some new yak friends who'll think I'm funny!"
Lemony laughed, doubtful of Yakkity's comedy acts. "Sorry, Yak, but your comedy is like my brother's gym socks and your fur coat... It stinks to high heaven."
Yakkity glowered at her. "That's it! Now I'm really gonna go live in the mountains with my parents!" he stormed off.
"Yakkity, wait, I was only kidding!" Lemony called after him.
"Yakkity!" Keo called too.
The yak was gone. He had gone home, leaving Lemony and Keo behind. They looked at each other, hoping they would see their best friend again. This was a lot more trouble than Yakkity made it sound to be. The pineapple boy and human girl decided Yakkity could use some help and they knew the perfect friend to go with them.
"I'm leaving, Granny," Yakkity said as he packed up his things in his room. "I'm going where I'll be appreciated, to the mountains with Mom, Dad, and Yorick!"
"Yakkity, are you sure you want to?" Granny asked, frowning. "You're the only grandson a Granny Yak could ask for in Onion Falls! Your brother is a terrible yak and your parents...May not want you back..."
"Why wouldn't they want me back, Granny?" Yakkity looked back at her as he continued packing. "After all, who doesn't like me?"
"A lot of people..."
"That doesn't count, I'll finally be with other yaks!"
Granny frowned. "At least let me go with you...?"
"No, thanks, Granny," Yakkity turned to her bravely with his bag in hoof. "It's time for your little bird to leave the nest. You can't look after me all the time anymore. I'll see you on All Onion's Eve, Granny!" he went out the door.
Granny looked out the window. She saw Yakkity was definetly leaving and heading off to the mountains. She sadly sighed and walked away to watch some television and do some knitting. It seemed very lonely to do it now since she had no one with her. Professor Crazyhair was busy too and Yakkity was her next option to spend some quality time with someone else. She hadn't been the same since her son left with his family and her husband passed away before Yakkity was born.
"Yardley, my love, look after our grandson, Yakkity..." Granny whispered sadly as she looked out to the sky.
Yakkity was on the streets. He kept walking and walking with a map he had found in the attic. He couldn't believe Granny had kept it hidden from him so long. He didn't even understand why his long-lost family didn't come to visit on All Onion's Eve or to meet the Snow Cow with him.
"Yakkity, wait!" Keo called.
Yakkity turned to his best friend since he had been a calf. "Oh, hello Keo... You and Lemony here to mock me more? I know friends tease friends, but you and Lemony are just mean to me! Lemony's self-centered and sour!"
"I know," Keo sighed. "She's really pretty though..." he fell into a daze. He then woke back up as Yakkity kept walking. Keo walked with him. "Wait for us!"
"Us?" Yakkity looked at him, then saw Lemony was coming too. "What's SHE doing here?"
"Yakkity, I'm really sorry about the way I treated you, I haven't been a real friend," Lemony came, wheeling her backpack toward them. "Keo and I were talking about this and we decided you could use some help."
"Yeah, I wanna find out about my mom," Keo smiled at his yak friend. "Dad doesn't remember much about her. Would it be too much trouble if we came with you?"
"Lemony, who do you wanna find?" Yakkity asked.
"Oh, I have no one to find, but I have someone who could probably help easier," Lemony said, then unzipped her bag to show the Professor's robot assistant/daughter. "Penelope!"
"Greetings, Yakkity and friends," Penelope droned as she beeped a bit. "I have a tracking device implanted in me to find any sort of information," she then plucked a hair from Yakkity's coat and scanned it. "Scanning...Scanning... Scan complete! We take the bus to the mountains to find the parents and brother of Yakkity..."
"Come on, you guys, to the bus!" Yakkity proclaimed.
"To the bus!" Keo and Lemony chanted and followed their yak friend.
They all boarded the bus. They took the very backseat complete with Penelope accompanying them. Oh, what an adventure it was. The bus started up again and started to take them clear out of Onion Falls.