Chapter 9: Party Pooped
Inside the main lobby of Twilight and Chase's castle, the two ponies were pacing back and forth in front of the rest of the Mane twelve, who stood side by side of each other. Twilight was sweating a bit as the former trotted past Pinkie, who had a very casual smile on her face while the latter just remained calm and he paced back and forth.
"You look nervous," said Twilight as she zipped up to the purple pony, "There's no reason to be nervous. Nothing to worry about. Everything's gonna be fine!" Twilight couldn't help but make a few exaggerated expressions as she spoke.
"Right dear?" Twilight asked her husband.
Chase turned to her with a blank look on his face before he sighed calmly.
"Remember, honey." Chase said to his wife gently. "It's just for a few hours with the yaks. You'll live."
"He's right, Twilight. tell those butterflies in your tummy to beat it!" Pinkie replied, "Making new friends is always fun!"
"Ohhhh..." Twilight groaned.
"I always thought there would be jackhammers in there." Sunray muttered to Jade as his sister nodded in agreement.
"We're gonna be okay, Twilight." Sokka said, assuringly.
Nyx however was feeling nervous just as her adoptive mother was.
"Oh, why did we agree to this, Mom and Dad?" Nyx asked, nervously. "Look at us! I don't know about you, but I feel like I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown right about now!"
Twilight gave her daughter a kiss on the cheek.
"I know this is a big task," said Twilight, "But we're the Princess and Prince of Friendship. Our mission is to spread Friendship across Equestria and its surrounding kingdoms. This is a big step forward in doing just that but being nervous is perfectly normal. Isn't it guys? Right? Right?!" Twilight chuckled nervously and then groaned again.
"They're probably just as nervous as you are," said Fluttershy.
"Yeah, I mean...I was nervous meeting Fluttershy and she was nervous meeting me," Sokka reminded the group.
"Uh, that isn't the same thing!" Rainbow remarked.
"It is when you remember we were friends first, lovers later," Clay retorted as Applejack nodded in agreement. Rainbow just rolled her eyes in reply.
"Nerves or not, Twilight." said Applejack, "You and Chase have been planning this shindig for weeks. You know everything about these fellers. It's gonna be dandy."
Twilight did the breathing technique Cadance taught her and Chase to help her settle down.
"You're right," said Twilight, "Remember, Equestria and Yakyakistan haven't opened their borders for hundreds of moons. In fact, Yakyakistan is so far north of the Crystal Mountains, nopony's even been there! Imagine the look on Princess Celestia's face when she finds out we made friends with a yak prince!"
Twilight gave a nervous laugh since the former's composure was getting more unstable as she spoke.
"I'm calm! I'm calm..." Twilight said aloud, but the others looked worried.
Chase was having enough of this and grabbed both of his wife's cheeks so they were making eye contact.
"Honey, look at me!" Chase said, firmly. "Focus on what's important right now! All that matters is impressing the princess that we've made allies with the yaks. That way, we will be friends with them for a thousand moons and they can help us stop the Quinkan threat!"
Then he released Twilight's cheeks as she shook her with a babble for a moment before she recomposed herself with a groan of despair.
"I know, honey." Twilight said to her husband with a nervous look on her face. "I just want this to go well and I feel sick to my stomach already! Why can't I be more like you all the time? I don't understand how you intend to be calm all the time."
Chase put a comforting hoof on his wife and gave her a warm yet reassuring smile.
"It's going to be fine. We'll be alright in no time." Chase said warmly.
"You're right, Chase." Twilight said. "Just keep cool and..."
Twilight was then interrupted when there was some trumpet fanfare. Spike was the one playing the trumpet as the doubles doors burst open, one of them slamming into Spike as a large red carpet rolled out up to the twelve ponies.
It was then that two male yaks appeared wearing traditional yak attire and jewelry. They each side stepped to reveal the yak prince himself. Unlike his counterparts, he has a lighter shade of brown and his jewelry was mostly gold.
"Ponies! Greetings, ponies!" The yak prince said boldly. Twilight and Chase quickly teleported up to the yak prince.
"Prince Rutherford, your Majesty," said Twilight as she and Chase bowed before him, "On behalf of all of us, my husband and I welcome you to Equestria."
"Me honored, " Prince Rutherford replied, "Yaks hope for great friendship between ponies and yaks." He then said boldly into Twilight's and Chase's ears, "FRIENDS FOR A THOUSAND MOONS!"
Chase cringed with his eyes closed before he straightened himself up.
"Well, we would very much appreciate that," said Chase, calmly as Twilight was still sweating.
"Honey...the banquet?" Twilight asked with a very tense smile on her face.
"Right." Chase said as he, Sunray, and Jade zoomed away.
They then came back with a table loaded with various kinds of food on it.
"We've prepared a banquet of traditional yak foods," said Twilight, "cooked by my husband and his siblings', Equestria's own personal iron chefs!" Chase blushed at the complement.
"If things not perfect, yaks get mad," Prince Rutherford pointed out, "Yaks always get mad when things not perfect!" Twilight gulped as she put on a brave smile.
"G-g-guess that's something w-w-we have in c-c-common then," Nyx replied shakily. Prince Rutherford than walked up a stalk of what appeared to be a white yam. He sniffed the yam and then ate it in one bite. His eyes bulged out before he spat it out.
"This no taste like yak food!" Prince Rutherford said angrily, "Fake pony food make yaks mad!"
"What?!" Chase said in shock as Twilight cringed.
Prince Rutherford then used one of his horns to overturn the table as he and his two yaks started stomping everything into smithereens. Then Prince Rutherford charged at one of the crystal columns and damaged it. Another yak started tearing the drapes as the third yak smashed a nearby sofa into pieces.
The mane twelve were left in shock as the three yaks had a demolition derby in the castle lobby. Twilight just bit her lower lip as Pinkie walked up to her.
"Is it okay to be nervous now?" Pinkie asked as she cringed at all the destruction.
"Well, that could've gone better." Chase said in dismay.
"Eeyup!" Jade and Sunray said in unison.
*Main theme*
Later on, all were hard at work trying to clean up the mess and repair the damages the yaks made to the castle lobby. Twilight and Chase were supervising the repairs with Jade and Sunray at their side.
"I guess having the food prepared for them was not what they had in mind." Chase said to his wife.
"Them yaks sure have a funny way of sayin' "howdy"," Applejack remarked.
"They're different, that's all," Rarity replied as she used her magic to repair a vase that had been broken, "Very...different."
"I think they broke my record for the most stuff broken in under a minute," said Rainbow as she hovered past the royal couple and was holding a broom, "I mean, they even broke the trophy." The already broken trophy Rainbow was carrying fell apart even more.
"Yup." Nyx said in agreement.
"I guess we're just gonna have to do this all over again." Clay said as he swept up some dust piles.
"Just shake it off buddy," said Sokka as he appeared holding a loaded trash bag, "We may have had a rough start, but it's how we finish that matters in the end."
"Well said, Sokka," said Twilight, "All we have to do is show them how great it can be to have friends before Princess Celestia arrives for the friendship party tonight. Now, who read the seven-volume crossed-indexed history of Yakyakistan I recommended?"
Fluttershy had just landed on the other side of Twilight and just smiled sheepishly to the purple pony's question.
"Wait a minute, who said he or she read them all?" Chase asked with a firm look.
"Uh...heh...uhh..." Sokka stuttered with a sheepish smile on his face.
"You told me you were going to read those books!" Fluttershy scolded as she got into her husband's face.
"I fell asleep after the first volume!" Sokka retorted, "What's your excuse? Too busy making Angel a bigger brat than he already is?!"
"You leave our baby bunny out of this mister "I love ballerina twirling with the animals"!" Fluttershy shot back.
"You promised not to tell anypony about that!" Sokka yelled.
"Well maybe I JUST WILL!" Fluttershy yelled as the two Pegasi pressed noses and growled at each other.
"Will you two stop it?!" Chase shouted sternly, making the pegasi couple turn to him with looks of fear as the alicorn master approached the two and pushed them aside. "We don't have time to argue about your animal fun time! You wanna risk a war in Equestria?!"
Fluttershy and Sokka glared at each other before they turned away with a huff. Rarity and Rainbow just looked away sheepishly while Pinkie, who was standing between the two ponies, looked calm.
"Alright, now who's read about the yaks?" Sunray asked, getting back on topic.
"Um...I-I had a thing..." Rainbow stuttered, trying to come up with an excuse.
"I did, I did!" said Pinkie excitedly as she jumped up and down, "Did you know they live so far north of the Crystal Empire that it's cold all the time? Yaks have yak fur to keep them warm."
As Pinkie spoke, she got into Fluttershy's face and then grabbed the edges of the Pegasus's pink mane and wrapped it around her own head. She then gave Fluttershy a squeaky smile.
"Pretty sure that's what fur's always for, Pinkie Pie," said Applejack as a matter of fact and was then given the shock of her life when Pinkie appeared underneath her hat. Plus, it also made the orange pony drop her hammer off the balcony.
"I know!" Pinkie replied as she stood on Applejack's head, "Yaks are so cool!" The hammer Applejack had dropped then smashed the vase Rarity repaired. Rarity looked up and gave Applejack a glare from below.
"And very destructive if I might add." Jade added with a blunt look.
"Pinkie Pie, can you show them around town?" Twilight asked as Fluttershy tried to fix her mane. Sokka tried to help, but Fluttershy shot him a dirty look, which Sokka returned since they were still mad at each other until Chase bonked them on their heads as they yelped and were frightened by the alicorn master's angry look. "I know you have the friendship party too, but it would really help make them feel welcome."
"Don't worry, they'll be in good hooves with me." Pinkie assured with an assertive smile.
"Remember," said Chase to everypony else, "we want to make sure Equestria feels like home. That means doing everything we can to make this place feel like Yakyakistan." Then he directed his attention to Fluttershy and Sokka sternly. "And no more fighting! Got it?!"
Fluttershy and Sokka nodded fearfully.
"No problem," said Pinkie as she saluted Chase and Twilight.
"Good," Twilight replied, "Let's get out there and make some new friends!"
The others gave cries of agreement as they joined in a circle and put their fore-hooves in the center before breaking.
(Scene changes)
At Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack, Clay, and Pinkie were with the yaks as Big Mac and Apple Bloom watched from outside the doorway.
"We know y'all are noble warriors who avoid the so-called finer things," said Applejack, "so me, my loving husband, and my family would be honored if you rested here in the barn during your visit."
"I hope ya'll won't mind at all." Clay added.
"Applejack, Clay, and I made hay beds like you're used to back in Yakyakistan," said Pinkie as she bounced over to three rectangular beds made out of hay with a single pillow.
"Hmm...This perfect," said Prince Rutherford as they walked over to the bed.
"You can snooze here all afternoon," said Pinkie, "'cause you're gonna need a lot of energy for my party tonight!"
"We're glad to hear you're pleased with the beds, your Majesty," said Clay.
Applejack smiled and sighed with relief.
"That wasn't so hard," said Applejack.
"Wait!" said Prince Rutherford, "This not yak hay!"
"Well, we didn't have actual hay from Yakyakistan," said Pinkie as she, Clay, and Applejack backed away, "but we tried our best to make it just like yours." Big Mac and Apple Bloom had already run off.
"Not perfect!" Prince Rutherford snapped angrily, "Yaks destroy!"
The three yaks started stomping apart the beds as the three ponies ran for their lives and barely missed getting a milk canteen from clocking one of them on the head.
"This is gettin' outta hoof!" Clay said with a concerned look.
"Pinkie Pie, what are we gonna do?!" Applejack asked, worriedly.
Pinkie pondered for a moment before she got an idea.
(Scene changes)
Once the yaks had calmed down, Pinkie had brought them over to Fluttershy and Sokka, who had set up a blanket and a teapot for a tea party. Pinkie then zipped over to a makeshift curtain.
"And now, for your entertainment pleasure..." said Pinkie, "Presenting animals, Yakyakistan style!"
The curtains opened and Angel, a squirrel, a blue jay, a gopher, two baby ducks, and a snake appeared before the yaks. Each of them was wearing a pair of yak horns on their heads. But it should be noted that each of the two baby ducks was wearing one horn each and one had the horn stuck over it's face.
"Animals cute," said Prince Rutherford.
"Oh. Thank goodness," said Fluttershy with relief.
"Phew," Sokka added as he pulled his wife close.
They had already made up from their little fight earlier that day. Then there was trouble, the baby duck that had the horn over his face tripped and got stuck. It tried to pull the horn off to get free, but Prince Rutherford was offended at what he had seen.
"Wait. These antlers lie!" said Prince Rutherford, "These not Yakyakistani animals. Yaks Smash!"
Fluttershy bit her lower lip and squealed in terror. Sokka then gasped loudly as Prince Rutherford raised his fore-hooves into the air, preparing to smash down on all the animals.
"LOOK OUT!" Sokka shouted as he and Fluttershy scooped up these animals just as Prince Rutherford slammed down on the tea set, smashing the teaware as he got the blanket over his face.
Prince Rutherford shook the blanket off as the three yaks stomped about. Fluttershy, Sokka, and all the animals watched the smashing session from a nearby tree branch. Fluttershy winced at the mess as Sokka grunted annoyingly.
"I just bought that tea set too," Sokka remarked.
"Nevermind honey," said Fluttershy, "It's just stuff. At least we're all safe."
"Okay, well..." Pinkie replied as she poked out of some leaves from a different tree branch, "There's still other things we can do. I think."
(Scene changes)
Then Pinkie brought the three yaks to the Carousel Boutique.
"Yes! These are some of my favorite materials," said Rarity as she showed off some baby blue fabric and then grabbed another fabric from her shelves as well as a basket of yarn and scissors, "Very rare, imported from the Crystal Empire to match your northern sensibilities. I hope you'll find them-"
Then she saw the yaks eating the fabric.
"...delicious," Rarity finished uneasily as Prince Rutherford and the two yaks spat out the fabric.
"This no taste like yak fabric!" Prince Rutherford complained. "Yaks destroy!"
The yaks started stomping and wrecking the boutique. Rarity and Pinkie cringed at the destruction as the former walked away.
"Everything's gonna be fine," said Pinkie as she used the mannequin head to block the objects flying at herself. You'll just...make it up to them...somehow."
(Scene changes)
Back outside, Pinkie lead the three yaks to an open field.
"Listen up!" Pinkie told the yaks, "Tell your faces to hold onto their frowns, 'cause they're about to get turned upside-down!"
"Hold your frown, face!" said Prince Rutherford.
"Hit it, Rainbow Dash!" said Pinkie. Rainbow then appeared with a very wide cloud. With a strong buck, she dumped the cloud's entire contents of snow onto the yaks.
"Just like Yakyakistan snow, right?" said Pinkie, "Because snow is snow, no matter where it comes from."
Then a single snowflake floated to Prince Rutherford's tongue and he slurped it up.
"This not yak snow!" Prince Rutherford said angrily.
the yaks stomped about angrily. Pinkie and Rainbow were shocked.
"Seriously?!...Seriously?" Pinkie exclaimed before face-planting the snow herself.
(Scene changes)
It wasn't long before the Mane twelve were back at the castle. Twilight had wanted an update report on the yaks. To say everypony wasn't sure how to tell Twilight the truth was an understatement.
"Y'know...it's goin' okay," said Applejack.
"Satisfactory, I'd say," said Rarity.
"It could be better," said Rainbow sheepishly.
"It's not very good," Fluttershy whispered.
"Not good at all," Sokka added in the same tone.
"It's a disaster!" Pinkie screamed.
"There's no such THING as perfection with these guys!" Sunray cried out, angrily. "Even our perfect efforts are failures to them! It's just not good enough! IT. IS. NOT. GOOD. ENOUGH!"
Jade looked at her younger brother with concern.
"Don't worry, I'm sure we'll find a way somehow." Jade said as she placed a comforting hoof on Sunray's shoulder.
"What have we done wrong?" Nyx asked with concern.
Chase groaned as he facehoofed himself in annoyance since trying to be friendly with the yaks is harder than he thought.
"I just don't understand. We've tried everything to make the yaks feel more welcome in Ponyville, but they are just too angry!" Chase said before he added with dismay. "If we can't find another way to make friends with the yaks, then we may not have another world left to live on. And worst, if we go to war with them, Zhao is gonna destroy them and claim Yakyakistan for himself. We're almost doomed."
Chase face-planted the table hard. Twilight winced but quickly tried to keep her composure. "Tried" was the key word since she was still sweating as she spoke.
"Pinkie Pie, Chase." said Twilight, "tonight's Yakyakistan theme party is more important than ever! You both must make them forget all about this afternoon, right? Because if it's not perfect, they're gonna smash everything! And I'm not sure how much more smashing this visit can take!"
Twilight clapped her fore-hooves together and smiled nervously at the group. Then she twirled her fore-hooves about. Pinkie just had a half smile on her face as one of her eyes twitched a bit. Chase slowly lifted his head and cringed when Twilight slammed her fore-hooves on the table and after seeing the look on Pinkie's face.
"Honey, it's too dangerous to handle this." Chase said to his wife. "I just don't think we can… whoa."
Chase was stopped in his tracks when he saw Twilight give him a very mentally unstable, over the top smile and one of her lower eye lids twitched uncontrollably.
Oh no, not that look again! Chase thought in his head. It's been a long time since she's given me that look.
"You love me, don't you my sweetie cutie?" Twilight asked in a tone that was far too sweet.
"Yeah." Chase said with a little worry as Twilight stuck her face in his.
"You won't let me down," said Twilight in her overly sweet tone, "You're my husband and you're not gonna fail me. You'll know if you fail, we fail right? And I won't be happy about that. I don't like failure. You won't let me fail. Riiight?!"
"Yes, honey." Chase with a sheepish smile as he sweated a little.
"You will make this party perfect and you will not fail me, okay my sweetie cutie teddy bear?" Twilight asked, now pressing her nose against his own so they were making very direct eye contact.
Then Chase shook his head and got out of his throne away from Twilight.
"Okay! Okay!" Chase shouted in annoyance, now out of fear. "Sheesh! We'll make this perfect!"
"Good," said Twilight as she pulled away, "isn't that right Pinkie Pie?"
Chase and I definitely will," said Pinkie and ducked so she was peeking from the table, "Maybe...?" Pinkie smiled nervously as well.
"You're the best gosh-darn party planner in Equestria," Applejack said, "And Chase is the best stallion to help keep everypony focused."
"And doing the right thing!" Clay added.
"You two will show 'em a good time!" said Rainbow Dash.
"There's no better party then a Pinkie party with Chase helping!" Sokka said.
"Our big brother can do anything!" Sunray and Jade said together with smiles.
"You can do it!" said Fluttershy.
"We have absolute confidence in your abilities, Pinkie Pie and Chase Young," said Rarity.
"It's going to be our most happy-tacular party ever!" said Pinkie with a nervous smile on her face, "Right, Chase?"
Chase groaned inwardly.
"I suppose we can give it a shot." Chase said with a flat look before he added sternly, addressing the rest of the group. "But no more scandals!"
The rest nodded in confirmation.
"See? Chase thinks we can do it," said Pinkie, "I hope!" Pinkie's eyes began moving back and forth.
"Why are you eyes darting around like that?" Rainbow asked as Pinkie's smile was now looking just as maniacal and mentally unstable.
"It's what I do when I'm not nervous!" said Pinkie as her eyes darted about and she laughed hysterically before going back to her over the top smile.
Chase slapped himself in the face with an annoyed sigh.
"Pinkie Pie, Chase," said Twilight as she walked up to the pink pony. She was apparently clueless to the fact Pinkie was on the verge of a mental meltdown, "I don't know what we'd do without you-"
"Me neither!" Pinkie said as she got into Twilight's face, "Gotta go! Come on, Chase!"
"Ugh!" Chase grunted. "Alright, I'm coming!"
Then Chase and Pinkie took off. Twilight blinked cluelessly as the others watched Pinkie and Chase disappear with blank looks on their faces.
"You think they'll be okay?" said Sokka, "Poor Chase looked like he was going to be mad any second."
"He's fine!" said Twilight, her anxiety still clear as crystal, "He's my go to pony! He never lets me down! He won't let me down!" Twilight just smiled as her left ear twitches uncontrollably.
"We're in deep trouble," Sokka said worriedly as Fluttershy nodded in agreement.
"Uh huh." Sunray, Nyx, Jade, and Clay nodded in agreement.
(Scene changes)
Back at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie was sitting upside down on her sofa and was hyperventilating. Gummy was just staring out the window and Chase was meditating in a lotus position at the moment.
"Gummy, Chase, what am I gonna do?" Pinkie asked her alligator as she slumped to the floor, "I had all the amazing stuff for the party, but they're gonna hate it! There's no way to make Equestria feel like Yakyakistan. They're just too sensitive! Even Fluttershy made them mad! Fluttershy!"
"Calm down, Pinkie." Chase said calmly as he got out of his meditation and looked at Pinkie. "I'm sure we can find a way to fix this soon enough."
Gummy just stared at a fly buzzing about outside the window as Pinkie spoke. He even tried to capture it despite the fact the fly was on the other side of the window and then flew away.
"Oh… I need a new idea, and we need it now," said Pinkie as she appeared behind Gummy.
Outside, she saw Twilight leaded the yaks down the street.
How are we supposed to make this party feel like Yakyakistan without actually going there and bringing something back?!" Pinkie asked Gummy and Chase for some answers.
Gummy then tagged Pinkie's lips with his tongue as the pink pony gasped dramatically.
"Gummy, you're a genius," said Pinkie as she gave her alligator a kiss.
"What did Gummy say?" Chase asked.
"I'll explain on the way," said Pinkie, "we've got a train to catch!"
"Train?" Chase asked, "HEY!"
Pinkie then grabbed Chase and the two zoomed off without a trace. Neither pony knew that Twilight was bringing the yaks their way.
"And this is Sugarcube Corner," said Twilight, "They're working hard to make your traditional Yakyakistan cake."
"Vanilla extract balance very tricky," Prince Rutherford pointed out.
"Uh-huh," the two yaks said in agreement. Twilight just smiled nervously.
"Do you mind, um, waiting here for one moment?" Twilight asked sheepishly as she teleported directly into Pinkie's room.
"How's tonight's party coming?" Twilight asked, "I'm doing what I can, but it's really up to you at this point! Chase, remember...don't let me down!"
Twilight then realized the only pony she was talking to was...herself.
"...Pinkie? Chase?" Twilight asked when she found the room was empty, "Where are you?!"
(Scene changes)
It wasn't long before Twilight had called the rest of the Mane twelve for an emergency search for Pinkie and Chase. Twilight just paced about the room and then started chewing on her horseshoe nervously. It wasn't long before the rest of the Mane twelve arrived.
"Did you find them?" Twilight Sparkle asked worriedly.
"Angel, Sokka, and I searched the forest, but..." Fluttershy said sadly but shook her head to say no luck. Sokka held his wife close.
"Aerial recon turned up nothing either," said Rainbow.
"Clay and I searched the farm inside and out," said Applejack, "No Pinkie Pie or Chase."
"But we did find a set of Granny Smith's dentures under the house, so...not a complete loss." Clay added.
"Jade, Nyx, and I looked in our house, but found nothing." Sunray said.
"They've simply vanished," Rarity exclaimed.
"But the party!" Twilight retorted, "It's all we have left! What are we gonna do?!" Gummy then landed on Twilight's head and spat out a slimy note from above. Twilight used her magic to retrieve the slimy note.
""Don't worry. Chase and I will be back in time for the party. Love, Pinkie Pie and Chase"," Twilight read aloud and then faced the ground, "If Pinkie Pie and Chase say they'll be back in time for the party, they'll be back. We have to trust them. Right?" Twilight laughed nervously, "No reason to freak out!"
Twilight's wings opened up as she finished her statement and just smiled nervously before the group.
"Twilight, you need to calm down," said Sokka gently, "Everything is going to be okay."
"So don't worry, Twilight," said Fluttershy.
"When it comes to parties," said Applejack, "I think Pinkie knows what she's doin' with Chase watching over her."
"You're right," said Twilight, "Let's just focus on keeping the yaks happy 'til they come back."
"Piece o' cake," said Rainbow as he hovered over to the purple alicorn.
"The cake!" Twilight exclaimed in a panic and teleported away.
Downstairs, the yaks were inside the bakery as Mrs. Cake set down a very tall mountain sized shaped cake.
"One bite," said Mrs. Cake as she cut a slice of the cake and served it to Prince Rutherford, "and you'll be transported right back to Yakyakistan." Mrs. Cake chuckled nervously before adding timidly, "I hope."
Mrs. Cake had a right to be nervous. She had originally wanted Chase to help with the cake, especially the vanilla extract, but once she saw how upset Chase looked, she decided to do the cake herself. Twilight then appeared beside the baking pony as Prince Rutherford gobbled the entire slice in his mouth.
"Hmm..." said Prince Rutherford as he chewed on the cake, "Ponies too heavy on vanilla extract!" Mrs. Cake and Twilight cowered back as Prince Rutherford smashed the cake and the three yaks started smashing the kitchen.
"We've never needed a party so badly," said Twilight wearily, "Chase, please don't let me down!"
(Scene changes)
Outside of Ponyville, Pinkie and Chase were sitting on a train.
"Next stop, Crystal Empire!" the conductor announced as he entered the passenger car. Chase and Pinkie were just looking out the train window with determined looks on their faces.
"And so our quest begins," said Pinkie as she stared at her reflection in the window, "I know what you're thinking. "Why go to Yakyakistan alone, Pinkie Pie?" Well, I'm not going alone. I've got my best friend with me. This burden falls on our rumps and our rumps alone." Pinkie slapped her flank and rubbed it with a fore-hoof at the same time.
Chase just rolled his eyes at Pinkie.
"If we want a great party," Pinkie continued, "We gotta climb the mountains north of the Crystal Empire, find Yakyakistan, and come back with something authentic! You know what I mean?" Pinkie then got in the face of a pony nearby that was reading a newspaper. The pony just nervously shook his head.
"Pinkie, I know what you're saying, but don't try to get way over your head." Chase advised. "If we can't help the yaks our way, then we just need to solve their way."
"How?" Pinkie asked curiously.
Suddenly the trains came to a screeching and hissing halt, knocking Pinkie off the seat as Chase held on for dear life.
"What the heck?" Chase asked as Pinkie sat up and looked out of the window.
"Did we go the wrong way?" Pinkie asked as she and Chase got off the train, "Where's all the snow? Please tell me this is a magical sand-colored snow." Pinkie then scooped some up with her tongue before Chase could reply and spat it out.
"Nope. Sand. Definitely sand," said Pinkie.
"Even I could've told you that!" Chase remarked.
"Dodge City. End of the line, I'm afraid," said the Conductor, shocking Pinkie and Chase.
"Ugh, it's just going to be one of those days isn't it?" Chase groaned and walked up to the conductor, "What's the problem, sir? I happen to work with trains so maybe I can help."
"The train's fine," the conductor replied, "All trains had to stop. Sheep decided to sit on the tracks." Chase and Pinkie blinked as the latter went to see all the sheep on the tracks.
"And...has anypony bothered to contact the fellow sheepherder?!" Chase asked rather annoyingly.
"Their free range sheep," said Conductor.
Chase face-hoofed himself.
"Curse you, sheep!" Pinkie screamed before zipping up to Chase and the conductor.
"Thanks for your help, conductor," said Pinkie, "Come on, Chase! We'll find another way to the Crystal Empire!" Pinkie had barely bounced twice before somepony opened the door to the nearby out house and smacked Pinkie in the face.
"Pinkie, are you okay?" Chase asked, worried as he knelt beside her. Pinkie quickly recovered and noticed the pony who had knocked the door into her.
"Cherry Jubilee!" Pinkie and Chase said in surprise. The cherry rancher turned around to face them.
"Pinkie Pie?!" said Cherry Jubilee in surprise as she helped Pinkie stand up, "I reckoned I eyeballed you crossin' my way right now." She then looked to see Chase, "Why I'll be, you must be alicorn master Chase Young! The new Prince of Friendship as well am I right?"
Chase blushed a bit.
"How are you? You look amazing!" said Pinkie before getting into her face, "We need help!"
"I'm dandy as a daffodil and fit as a floribunda," said Cherry Jubilee, "What can I do ya for?"
"Have you heard of Yakyakistan?" Pinkie asked, "Do you have any idea how we can get there?"
"We need to get there and fast before the yaks do any damage in Ponyville." Chase explained urgently.
"Mark your calendar, missy and prince," said Cherry Jubilee as she lead the two ponies to a stagecoach hooked up by four stallions, "'cause this right here's your lucky day! I'm heading north to the Crystal Empire myself for a delivery. I ought to warn you though - me and the boys are powerful tired 'cause we was up all night countin' cherries." Cherry Jubilee then noticed one of the stallions falling asleep.
"Hey there! Wake up!" she shouted at him. Chase looked worried as he and Pinkie hopped in.
"You sure your boys are capable of handling this?" Chase asked Cherry Jubilee with concern.
"We'll manage just fine, you'll need your energy once we get the Crystal Empire," said Cherry Jubilee, "It was just countin' cherries after all."
"Counting cherries? How many?" Pinkie asked.
"Four hundred and seventeen thousand, two hundred thirty-four," Cherry Jubilee replied, "Yee-haw!" Pinkie and Chase jaws dropped.
"Whoa!" Pinkie replied, the two ponies were most impressed as Cherry Jubilee whipped the reins so the four stallions took off and they were on their way. Pinkie and Chase just watched the scenery from the back of the stagecoach.
"And so our quest resumes," said Pinkie to nopony in particular, "As Chase and I stared across the endless desert, we tell ourselves we will soon triumphantly enter the homeland of our noble guests and return with a prize to make the best party they've ever seen."
Chase just groaned at Pinkie's randomness.
"Know what I mean?" Pinkie asked Cherry Jubilee as she and Chase turned around.
They were stunned to see Cherry Jubilee fast asleep at the reins and the four stallions were now sleep running.
"That's not good. This can't get any worse." said Chase.
Pinkie then scouted ahead and pointed towards a large ravine up ahead and the stagecoach was heading right for it and not stopping.
"And it just did." Chase said with a flat look.
"Cherry? Ravine. Ravine!" Pinkie shouted, but Cherry Jubilee refused to wake up.
Pinkie even pulled out an alarm clock from her mane and set it off, but it was no good. She even went for the old bucket of cold water, but it still didn't wake Cherry Jubilee up. Chase even went for the cymbal crash.
"Ugh! Nothing's working!" Chase shouted with worry.
Pinkie then jumped onto the back of one of the stallions.
"Wake up! Wake up!" Pinkie grunted as the ravine got closer and closer.
"Pinkie, grab the reins and pull them back!" Chase ordered.
"On it!" Pinkie shouted as she grabbed the reins and pulled back. This got the two stallions in the front to wake up. Their eyes widened when they saw the upcoming ravine and applied the brakes.
"Stooooop!" Pinkie and Chase shouted as the former pulled on the reins.
Since Pinkie was still pulling back, the four stallions went flying into the stagecoach and on top of Pinkie.
"Phew! That was close!" said Chase as he wiped some sweat from his forehead.
Cherry Jubilee finally started to wake up.
"Huh?" Cherry Jubilee mumbled, "Whoa. I was dreamin' about a ravine."
"You mean that one in front of you?!" Chase asked in annoyance as Cherry Jubilee looked down.
"Ravine!" she screamed as she jumped over to the other side of the stagecoach next to Chase.
"That's what I said," said Pinkie. But then they heard a cracking sound and the edge of the cliff the stagecoach was on broke away.
"Pinkie, you are so dead." Chase said in an angry low tone as Pinkie smiled nervously.
Then they plummeted into the ravine.
(Scene changes)
Back in Ponyville, Spike was playing the piano for Twilight and three yaks. Despite being rampaging beasts, they apparently had tender hearts. The three yaks were crying from the piano music. And it was because Spike was playing so well. One of the yaks was using a cloth to wipe his eyes offered it to the yak prince so he could blow his nose.
"Music beautiful," said Prince Rutherford, "Much soul."
"Phew!" Twilight said with relief as she used a wing to wipe her brow. Spike sighed as he approached the yaks from the stage.
"When Twilight told me to stall-" Spike then froze and corrected himself, "I-I mean, entertain you, I thought there's no way I could-" Spike then froze again when the piano started playing by itself.
"Huh?" said the three yaks in confusion.
"Spike!" Twilight cried out and gestured for him to shut it off. But it was too late, Prince Rutherford turned the piano around and found it playing by itself.
"Piano play itself?! Music a lie!" Prince Rutherford yelled. Spike then looked up as Prince Rutherford roared and went for a body slam. The impact smashed the piano to smithereens and Spike was sent flying into Twilight's fore-hooves.
"We demand party!" Prince Rutherford demanded sternly as he and his two yaks stood before Twilight, "Party now or yaks no friends!"
"No!" Twilight pleaded, "Just a little longer!"
"No more longer!" Prince Rutherford yelled angrily, "We leave now! Yak go to train, return with more yaks! We declare war!" Twilight and Spike both gasped in shock and horror.
(Scene changes)
Twilight hurried back to town to try and find Pinkie and Chase, but wasn't having any luck.
"No Pinkie Pie? No Chase?" said Twilight in a worried tone, but then she was shocked even further when she saw the rest of her friends and family decorating the area outside of town hall, "What's this?!"
"Heh-heh," Applejack chuckled nervously as Fluttershy tried and failed to inflate a balloon, "We panicked and tried to plan our own party."
"It's sort of panic-themed," said Rainbow Dash as she appeared from above tied up in wrapping paper.
"I hate to say it ya'll, but the fact that Pinkie isn't here with Chase, this is not gonna get us anywhere." Clay said with concern.
"It can't go on like this." Sunray said as he face-planted himself on the ground.
"I hope they're okay." Jade said, worriedly for her older brother.
"And we have absolutely no idea what we're doing," Sokka added as he yanked off some party streamers tangled in his mane, "Owww." Sokka rubbed his sore head since he had accidentally ripped a few hairs from his mane.
"What are we gonna do now, Mom?" Nyx asked worriedly. "With Daddy out with Pinkie, we can't do anything without them!"
"The yaks are going home!" Twilight told the others, "This is awful! I wanted to surprise Princess Celestia. Now the pony surprise is that I may have just started a war."
Twilight felt her eyes water. Despite having everypony besides Chase and Pinkie there, the fact that Chase wasn't there with her made Twilight feel very lonely.
"I want my husband!" Twilight whimpered as she made her lower lip quiver.
"Um, would you like to borrow mine for a bit?" Fluttershy offered as she gestured for Sokka to comfort. Sokka nodded as he pulled Twilight in for a gentle hug.
"It's going to be okay," said Sokka gently.
"No it won't..." Twilight croaked as she buried her face into his shoulder and began to cry. Sokka just held the purple alicorn quietly as the others shared sad looks with each other.
(Scene changes)
Back up north, Pinkie and Chase had already arrived at the Crystal Empire and were making their way up the Crystal Mountains together.
"There we were, face-to-face with Falling Pony Ravine," Pinkie monologued with Chase beside her, "Down, down, down! And then, suddenly...Pow! We were rescued mid-air by the Wonderbolts! And then they gave us a ride to Manehattan, where we joined a traveling band, we played some shows here and there, got popular, almost made it big until creative differences tore us apart. Well, Chase stayed out of it and didn't like being part of a band."
A flashback was seen of the stagecoach plummeting down the ravine until two Wonderbolts grabbed the stagecoach. Then several snapshots were seen. The first was showing the Wonderbolts after they had dropped the group off at Manehattan. The second was showing Pinkie and Chase joining the band. (Pinkie was the drummer while Chase stayed out of it since he was no fan of being a member). The third showed the newly formed band performing. The fourth featured the band arriving at the Crystal Empire. The fifth showed Pinkie in a Beatle style outfit. The sixth showed them at the entrance of the crystal palace where the band members, except for Pinkie and Chase, went their separate ways. Pinkie and Chase then came to a stop.
"And that's when we knew we had to get back on with our journey to the Crystal Empire," finished Pinkie, "the gateway to Yakyakistan! And so here we are. It was major adventure that took most of the afternoon. Know what I mean?"
Pinkie then turned to Cadance, who had been guiding them through the mountains to the trail they needed to go. Cadance just gave Chase a stunned look.
"You really did all that on the way up here?" She asked Chase.
"Shockingly...yes," Chase replied, "I never know what's gonna happen when I team up with her to plan a big party."
"This is it," said Cadance as they stood before a very treacherous trail, "The northern boundary of the Crystal Empire. Beyond lies Yakyakistan. Nopony's attempted this climb has ever returned. Are you both sure you have to do this?"
"We do," said Pinkie, "Right, Chase?"
"Yup." Chase responded back. "We gotta get up there so we can make the difference of us making friends with the yak prince. Besides, Twilight's counting on us and I don't plan to fail!" Cadance looked concerned.
"Chase, did Twilight put you up to this?" Cadance asked.
"No," Chase answered, "but she's on the verge of a nervous breakdown since our other efforts to please the yaks haven't gone well. I just got a little angry at first, but she needs this to be done more than ever. It's up to Pinkie and I to turn things around." Cadance then nodded in understanding, but she still felt worried.
"Chase, you're not perfect, you said it yourself." said Cadance, "You're not always going to be able to save the day for Twilight. Something's are just beyond your capabilities. Sometimes, even you're going to let her down even when you give it your all."
"Well I'm going to let today be that day," said Chase firmly, "It's to Yakyakistan or not! Right, Pinkie?"
"Right!" said Pinkie with a firm nod.
"Good luck, Pinkie Pie. Good luck, Chase." said Cadance as she watched them head onto the trail. She watched them for a bit before heading back to the Crystal Empire. But she had one thought in mind.
I'm going to have to give Twilight a long talk about letting her anxiety put too much pressure on Chase as well as making him angry. Cadance thought to herself. He shouldn't be going this far just to make her happy. Not even Shining Armor would go this far for me...would he?!
Cadance spent the rest of her way back debating the second part in her head.
(Scene changes)
Back at Sugarcube Corner, Twilight was looking out the window with a worried and now upset look on her face. Despite crying her frustrations, and guilt, out with Sokka, she still didn't feel that much better.
"How could they be so late to the party?" Twilight asked aloud as the rest of the Mane Twelve were sitting inside of Pinkie's living area, "This isn't like them, especially my husband! He's supposed to be really punctual!"
"I'm sure they're trying their best," said Fluttershy with a brave smile on her face.
"Pinkie Pie's tougher than she looks," said Rainbow. "And Chase is better and more confident than ever like this."
"I just hope they're okay." Twilight said worriedly. "Mostly I'm worried for Chase."
"Twilight, they'll be back," said Sunray, "I'm sure of it. Chase knows better to do this."
"I know you're right, but...I wish they were here," said Twilight sadly, "I put too much pressure on them, especially my husband. And Princess Celestia will be here any minute and see that we haven't made new friends. We've...no...I've made new enemies."
Twilight just rested her head on an ice cream statue, when the first two top layers descended and some gears started clicking. Twilight back away from it and toward the rest of the group when suddenly a trap door opened underneath them.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" The twelve ponies screamed as she fell through the trap door and it closed above them.
(Scene changes)
Back on the mountain path, Chase was flying in the air while Pinkie was burrowing through the snow as she used the tip of her poofy mane as a periscope so they could see where they were going. The tip of her mane then straightened out as Pinkie poked out of the snow.
"Did ya find something, Pinkie?" Chase asked as they both heard a creature roaring nearby.
Pinkie looked into a nearby dark cave as a pair of eyes glared at them and then a abominable snow monster came out and roared at Pinkie and Chase.
"Oh no, not again." Chase groaned in agitation, not liking more of these troubling scandals.
"Hi! My name is Pinkie Pie and this is Chase Young!" said Pinkie to the monster, "I'm looking for Yakyakistan. You know, far away land, lot's of yaks? Maybe you've heard of it?"
The monster roared at the two ponies.
"Whoa-ho-ho! Slow down!" said Pinkie, both her and Chase's manes messy from the roaring, "I can't understand a word you're saying..."
The monster growled at her as he swiped off the tip of Pinkie's mane. Pinkie looked at Chase fearfully.
"Chase?" Pinkie asked timidly.
"I know. Run!" Chase shouted.
"YAAAAAAH!" Pinkie yelped as they both ran for their lives. As they ran as fast as they could, Chase noticed something in the distance.
"Pinkie, look!" Chase shouted.
"There it is!" Pinkie replied, "Yakyakistan!"
Suddenly, they saw a yak calf with its sleigh. Before either pony could stop, they had hitched a ride with the yak calf. Pinkie also got a yak helmet stuck on her head as she, Chase, and the yak calf just enjoyed the ride. As Pinkie adjusted her new hat so she could see, they slide up a steep curved slope and landed with the front tip on the edge of the cliff. The little yak calf hopped off and opened the main gate to welcome them inside. Pinkie and Chase smiled excitedly, they were going to be the first two ponies in hundreds of moons to enter Yakyakistan.
At least that was what they had hoped. Fate seemed to have other ideas. The piece of cliff the sled was on cracked and they found themselves sliding away from their destination.
"Oh, COME ON ALREADY!" Chase shouted.
"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...!" Pinkie screamed as she and Chase zoomed past the snow monster, Cadance, then knocked into Cherry Jubilee back in Manehattan, and past the sheep still sleeping on the tracks in Dodge Junction.
(Scene changes)
Meanwhile, the rest of the Mane twelve found themselves in a dark room as Twilight opened her eyes.
"Ugh. Is everypony alright?" Twilight asked.
"Oooh." Nyx groaned as she opened her eyes along with Jade and Sunray's. "We're okay."
"I can't tell if my eyes are open or closed," Fluttershy replied as her eyes were visible in the darkness.
"The fact I can see a pair of gorgeous cyan eyes must mean they are open," said Sokka.
"Oh Sokka, stop it! You're embarrassing me!" said Fluttershy with a giggle.
"I can say the same for a pair of gorgeous green apple eyes." Clay said.
"Honey, you're gonna make me feel silly!" Applejack said with a giggle.
"I think I can see a little bit," said Rainbow as she tried to hover about.
CRASH!
"Gah! Nope," said Rainbow as she smacked into something hard. The lights finally turned on and Rainbow was on her back, looking rather dazed.
"Ooooh..." said the eleven ponies as they saw the room was filled with disco balls, wrapped present boxes, several file cabinets, and various other party supplies.
"Look at these!" said Applejack as she looked inside one of the file cabinet drawers, "Pinkie Pie's made files for everypony in town!"
"With exactly what kind of parties we like," said Fluttershy as she held a manila folder in her fore-hoof.
"Pinkie Pie has a secret party-planning cave?!" said Rainbow as she hovered behind Fluttershy, "How cool is this?!" Fluttershy then grabbed a piece of paper from the manila folder.
"Twilight Sparkle likes vanilla ice cream," Fluttershy read aloud as Nyx stood next to her reading it. "red balloons, dancing..."
"That's right!" said Twilight as she stood next to the yellow Pegasus.
"But she's afraid of quesadillas," said Fluttershy as Twilight made a long and stunned face.
"No, I'm not!" Twilight protested, "They're just so..." Twilight cringed and shuddered fearfully, "...cheesy..." Twilight just back away to avoid eye contact. Sokka snickered and then Clay looked at another folder.
"Hey, here's Chase's file," said Clay as he grabbed the paper.
"Oh, read it to me!" said Twilight as she and Nyx zipped up beside him excitedly.
"Chase Young likes chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, vanilla lemon cake." Clay read out loud. "Practicing his jiu jitsu moves with his family, and swimming pools."
"That's the same with us!" Jade and Sunray said with grins as Twilight giggled.
"That's my sweetie!" Twilight said as Clay chuckled.
"But he has a habit of the fear of losing his family and will do anything he can to protect the ones he loves so much with all of his heart." Clay finished as Twilight blinked.
"So...he wasn't just freaking out over those things to make me feel better?!" Twilight exclaimed, "Wow...I...I always thought we had a lot in common but...aww, my sweetie really is just like me!"
Twilight just had a lovesick smile on her face as Nyx and Jade giggled while Sunray chuckled. Sokka, Clay, Applejack, and Fluttershy just snickered at each other.
(Scene changes)
Meanwhile outside…
"...ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" Pinkie finished screaming as her and Chase's sleight lead them right inside of Sugarcube Corner.
The sleight then hit the side of her bed so the pink pony landed it on her back while Chase tumbled before he crashed his back against the bedroom wall.
"Oh no!" Chase shouted angrily. "Are you kidding me?!"
"No! We're all the way back where we started!" said Pinkie as she saw Gummy standing on a pillow, "Gummy, we were this close to helping Twilight befriend the yaks. Now we've just let everypony down."
Suddenly they both heard muffled chatter nearby and pulled apart from each other. Pinkie then put her ear against the floor and Chase did the same. The two ponies then exchanged looks with each other before they triggered the switch and slid down the slide leading into the party cave. They quickly hid behind some balloons as they saw the rest of their friends nearby.
"Looky here," said Applejack, "It's notes for the party she wants to throw for her folk's fiftieth anniversary. But they ain't nearly that old! Huh. She's already plannin' their one-hundredth too. And their five hundredth?"
"There not the only anniversaries Pinkie has been planning," said Rarity as she pulled out another sheet of paper, "Pinkie's got the party plans for Chase and Twilight's fifth, tenth, twenty-fifth, fiftieth, sixtieth, seventy-fifth, one hundredth, and five hundredth anniversaries!" Twilight was in awe.
"Me and Chase, celebrating five hundred years of marriage together," said Twilight as she giggled at the thought as she had a lovesick smile on her face.
Nyx giggled.
"I always knew Daddy loved Mom so much, but I didn't know how much Mom felt for him." Nyx said with a smile.
"She even made party plans for the same anniversaries for Fluttershy and Sokka as well," said Rarity.
Fluttershy and Sokka blinked and then blushed as they giggled bashfully at each other. The couple hadn't even been married for a year yet and the idea of being married for hundreds of years made them feel very giddy.
"Hey this one also has her planning the same anniversaries for me and Applejack too." Clay said as Applejack giggled.
"I had no idea Pinkie worked so hard on her parties," said Twilight.
"Pinkie may be more organized that you, Twilight," said Rainbow as she hovered by the purple pony while reclining on her back
"Let's not get carried away," said Twilight with a smirk on her face, "Besides, Chase and I know how to work together very well thank you very much."
"I just wish Pinkie Pie and Chase were here so we could tell them both how much we appreciate all their hard work," said Rarity as a cluster of balloons approached.
"I agree." Jade and Sunray added with smiles on their faces.
"Thank you! Thank you!" said Pinkie as she revealed herself while Chase followed casually behind her. Pinkie was crying. "I love you too! All of you!"
"We both do." Chase added with a smile on his face.
"Daddy!" Nyx shouted with joy as she hugged her adoptive father.
"Brother!" Jade and Sunray shouted as they hugged their older brother too while Chase chuckled.
"You're back!" said Twilight with a smile on her face as Chase, Nyx, Jade, and Sunray broke the hug.
"I'm sorry, honey." Chase said as he and Pinkie gave the purple pony a hug.
"We tried to go to Yakyakistan so we could bring something back for our party," Pinkie explained as the two ponies pulled away, "But at the last second, we made a mistake." Pinkie sighed.
"Pinkie, I'm sorry for…" Chase began but was cut off.
"Chase, stop!" Pinkie said firmly as she made eye contact with him, "This isn't your fault. You did everything you could to help me and support my ideas." She then turned to face the others, "We both worked harder on this party than any party ever. But I'm still just a big failure!" Pinkie sat down feeling sorry for herself as Chase placed a hoof on her shoulder for comfort.
"Pinkie Pie, you are not a failure!" Twilight said.
"What matters is how hard you tried," said Fluttershy.
"I still wasn't good enough," said Chase, "I let my wife down and my friends down..."
"But you gave it your best and that is what matters the most," said Sunray, "You didn't let anypony down. Right, Twilight?"
"Of course not," said Twilight as she nuzzled Chase's cheek, "I'm very proud of you honey. I'm also very sorry for putting so much pressure on you and Pinkie over this party. I know you both did your best and you certainly went above and beyond to try and help me and I'm very grateful for your efforts. Yours and Pinkies."
"Who else would've gone all across Equestria to plan one party?" said Rainbow, "or in Chase's case, just to make his wife happy?"
Chase blushed sheepishly as Twilight kissed his cheek to show her gratitude while Nyx giggled at the sight.
"Yeah, I know. But first I would like to thank you all for trying to keep this party organized with the yaks." Chase said with a fake friendly smile before he shouted angrily. "And let's start with I SAID NO SCANDALS!"
The others flinched from his outburst before they smiled sheepishly.
"You know...the trip was really hard," said Pinkie, "But everypony we met along the way was so helpful. I just wish the yaks could see how friendly and wonderful and great Equestria really is."
Then she gasped dramatically.
"What?" Clay asked with concern. "What's the matter?"
"I just got the best party idea ever!" they said to each other as they jumped into the air.
"It's too late," said Twilight, "The yaks left on the last train."
"Um, no, they didn't," said Pinkie with squeal, "Trust me! There are a whole lot of sheep out there!"
"And they've pretty stopped all trains until they get off the tracks since they're free roaming sheep," Chase added. Pinkie then sat on the slide and rode up it like an elevator. The others minus Chase were left stunned.
"So, um, do we walk back up the slide or...or what?" Fluttershy asked.
"I have no idea," said Sokka and Clay bluntly.
(Scene changes)
Meanwhile, the stationmaster pony was cowering back from three very furious yaks.
"Yaks stuck here?!" Prince Rutherford said angrily, "Why trains not work?!" The yaks growled angrily when the Mane Twelve arrived.
"I never thought I'd say this, but...thank you, sheep," said Pinkie as she stood before the rest of the group.
Then she turned her attention to the yaks.
"And now if it's okay with you," said Pinkie as she stood on her hind legs and put on some star shades, "it's party time!"
"Ooh," was all the three yaks could say at the moment.
(Scene changes)
Soon the three yaks were brought to a nicely sized carnival area where the party was taking place. Everypony was enjoying themselves, especially since Celestia had arrived for the party as well and Prince Rutherford was laughing and enjoying myself.
"Wow, Pinkie and Chase," said Twilight, "this came together quick, even for the both of you."
"What can I say?" said Pinkie smugly, "we're good at what we do. Right, Chase?"
"Well, it was worth all of the trouble." Chase said with a smile as Twilight grabbed him and gave him a good two second kiss on the lips.
Chase then recovered as he shook his head and blushed with a smile, making Celestia snicker at him. Pinkie then walked up to the yak prince.
"Prince Rutherford, every time we tried to make something in Equestria feel like Yakyakistan," said Pinkie, "we couldn't get it right. When Chase and I got back from our adventure, We realized something. We shouldn't try to make Equestria feel like your home. We should try to make you feel at home in Equestria. And that means showing you why we love it here, so you'll love it too."
Prince Rutherford was silent for a moment as he saw Bon Bon tuck a flower into Lyra's mane and then saw Sweetie Belle help Scootaloo put her scooter helmet on. A small tear came from his eyes.
"Pink pony and prince pony work hard to make yaks feel at home," Prince Rutherford replied, "Now yaks happy. No declare war."
Twilight breathed a sigh of relief, but then noticed Celestia giving her a funny look. Twilight just smiled sheepishly.
"Eh...let's just say...we learned the hard way to never make Equestria feel like Yakyakistan," Chase told Celestia, "hehe...oh boy..." Celestia just chuckled to herself, she didn't need any further explanation after hearing that.
"Ponies and yaks...friends?" Prince Rutherford asked.
"For a thousand moon?" Pinkie asked back.
"FOR A THOUSAND MOONS!" Prince Rutherford shouted boldly.
Everypony cheered.
"Prince pony," shouted Prince Rutherford.
"Yes, your majesty," Chase replied as he zipped up to him.
"Prince Pony call yak, Prince Rutherford," said the yak prince, "Prince pony and Prince Rutherford friends!"
"Thank you, Prince Rutherford." Chase said as he bowed in respect to the yak prince. "And we also have a problem with an evil spirit race calling themselves the Quinkan led by their evil leader, Zhao. I was hoping that maybe you might be willing to help us stop the threat we are dealing with."
Prince Rutherford nodded.
"Yaks help ponies stop evil monsters however they can." Prince Rutherford assured Chase with a smile as the alicorn master smiled back in return.
"I am very impressed, princess and prince," said Celestia to the royal alicorns.
"Heh. Just doing our best to spread friendship," said Twilight sheepishly.
"And you both did a wonderful job of it," said Celestia, "You and your friends."
"But it will be a long while before we try something like this again," said Chase in exasperation, "I'm emotionally spent!" Chase sat down and wiped his sweaty brow.
"I'm sorry sweetie," said Twilight as she nuzzled his cheek, "Your wife has trouble handling her anxiety and is a perfectionist. I didn't mean to overwhelm you like that. I mean it."
"I know, Sweetie," said Chase as he held his wife, "It's a flaw you need to work on so these situations don't send you panic attacks all the time."
"Forgive me for before?" Twilight asked.
"Always," Chase replied as they nuzzled noses.
The rest of the Mane twelve just smiled at each other. Fluttershy and Sokka shared a hug and kiss with each other while Applejack and Clay nuzzled each other lovingly.
"Pink pony, you and prince pony understand yaks now," said Prince Rutherford.
"Aww, come here, you!" said Pinkie as she gave the yak prince a hug. Prince Rutherford gave Pinkie a death glare, making Pinkie sheepishly back away. Then Prince Rutherford surprised Pinkie by stand on his hind legs and gave her a very strong yak hug.
"Wow! Too strong!" Pinkie said in a strained voice, "Okay, okay, okay!"
Maybe now Pinkie can understand why ponies look like they're in pain from her own super hugs.