It's a Creature Kind of Christmas

Unlike a certain winter brought in by a certain tortoise loving rainbow maned pegasus, this winter came in quite more gently. The first snow fall left a few inches on the ground, and the Sun was shining down from a clear sky. Nevertheless, there was still enough snow to play with.

Gallus and Smolder playfully threw snowballs at each other, Ocellus and Silverstream made snow angels, and Yona and Sandbar were working on a more artistic activity.

The yak was eagerly shaping a large, oblong mass of snow, the biggest of grins on her face. Sandbar walked over with slightly smaller snow boulder and stuck it onto the front of the oblong mass. Sandbar began making horns on either side of the part he had added, and Yona dug her hooves into the oblong mass to create a design that resembled a yak's blanket.

Yona jumped up and down and shouted, "Snow-yak! Snow-yak! Snow-yak!"

The rest of the group of friends were brought over by the commotion, and looked on as the young couple completed their creation. Sandbar gave it a handsome set of horns and a kind face, complete with a bushy beard. Yona gave the figure a very ornate blanket, and added detail to its hooves, fur, and tail.

Silverstream was all smiles as she said, "Ooh, it's beautiful!"

Gallus shrugged and said, "Eh, it's just a yak made of snow."

Yona glared at the griffon and said, "Frosty is not just yak made of snow! Frosty is Frosty the Snow-Yak!"

". . .Who?" Gallus asked.

Silverstream looked intrigued by this and said eagerly, "Ooh! Is Frosty someone you know? What's he like? Tell us!"

Ocellus simply smiled and said, "I'd like to hear about him."

Smolder didn't look very impressed, and she said, "Eh, dragons don't really do 'frosty'. Just sayin'."

Ocellus frowned in disapproval and said, "Come on, you and Gallus aren't being fair-."

"Frosty the Snow-Yak is special magical creature from Yakyakistan!" Yona said happily, "Yona tell friends all about him!"

Yona pranced happily around the snow-yak she and Sandbar had made as she told her tale.

Frosty the Snow-Yak,

Was jolly, happy yak!

With the best yak blanket and best yak beard, and two horns made from snow!

Frosty the Snow-Yak,

Was yak legend, some say

Frosty made from snow, but young yaks know, how Frosty come alive one day!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Smolder said as she waved her claws a bit, "You're telling me that a yak made of snow actually came to life in Yakyakistan?"

Yona nodded eagerly and continued her story.

There must have been some magic in the hat that young yaks found,

When yaks place hat on Frosty's head, Frosty dance around!

Frosty the Snow-Yak,

Was alive as yak could be!

And young yaks say Frosty laugh and play,

Same way as you and me!

"Pfft! Yeah, right!" Smolder said.

Gallus nodded, "Yeah, I'm with Smolder on this one. Something made of snow coming to life? Come on!"

Sandbar staunchly defended his girlfriend, "Hey! After everything we've seen since we've been coming to this school, is Yona's story really all that unbelievable?"

Silverstream nodded, "Sandbar's right. I mean, we met a tree that came to life, didn't we?"

Gallus shook his head, "Yeah, no. It's not the same. The Tree of Harmony was this ancient, magical, all powerful thing. It wasn't just a pile of snow with a hat on."

Yona huffed and said, "If Gallus and Smolder do not believe, it be their loss!"

Sandbar scooted close to Yona and said, "Aw, don't worry about it. Come on, let's finish Frosty! I have the hat right here!" Sandbar held up a replica of Yksler's Helm.

Yona smiled and said, "Sandbar can put hat on snow yak."

Sandbar placed the helm onto the snow-yak's head. Then, without any warning, the snow-yak seemed to explode with a flash of green light. The five friends were sprayed with snow as they momentarily turned away. When they blinked their eyes and looked again, they were shocked beyond belief to see the snow-yak smiling right at them.

"Happy birthday!" Frosty said with delight.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!?" Smolder said, her jaw hanging open in disbelief.

"YONA KNEW IT! YONA TOLD FRIENDS SHE WAS RIGHT! YES! YES! YES!" shouted the young yak as she jumped around wildly in glee.

Gallus' right eye twitched as he said slowly, "Never. . . a dull. . . moment. . ."

Frosty the Snow-Yak let out a bellowing laugh, then he said, "Well, well, well; Frosty can't stay here all day with hot Sun shining down on him! Yona and friends! Follow Frosty to see him off when he moves on to colder place out of Sun!"

Silverstream twirled around excitedly and said, "Yes! Let's have a parade! Weeeee!"

Frosty turned around and half stomped, half hopped forward. Yona, Sandbar, and Silverstream quickly followed after, as Gallus and Smolder stood unable to move right away due to their shock.

Gallus slowly turned to look at Smolder. "Well?" he said.

Smolder looked back at him, and she shrugged and said, "Eh. If ya can't beat 'em. . ."

And with that, the two of them flew after the group as Frosty the Snow-Yak lead them towards Ponyville, singing all the way.

Frosty the Snow-Yak,

Knows that Sun is hot today

So yak and friends run and have tons of fun,

Quick before yak melts away!

Down to the pony village,

Frosty has a perfect plan!

Frosty runs here and frosty runs there,

Friends all catch yak if they can!

Frosty took off speedily, much to the five friends' surprise, and they quickly ran after him. Frosty ducked into one of the alleyways of the town, and soon the group was all split up, laughing as they chased him in and out the narrow streets, not unlike the aforementioned rainbow maned pegasus had done at one point in the past.

Before long, Frosty was once again leading the five creatures through Ponyville. Yona was having the time of her life, and she sang out as she led her friends in the chase.

Frosty goes down the streets of town to pony traffic cop!

Frosty stop just a moment when pony holler-

"STOP!"

The traffic cop held out a hoof towards the group. "What's going on here? And- what in Celestia's name are you!?"

Yona smiled as she cheerfully answered for Frosty, "Frosty is a Snow-Yak! Frosty just come to life today!"

The pony blinked his eyes as he stared at Yona, then at Frosty, then at the group at large. Then he sighed and said, "Business as usual in the town of Ponyville, home to an Alicorn Princess, a Wonderbolt, and the Spirit of Chaos. Move along."

The group smiled, and on they marched towards the edge of Ponyville, where the town met the edge of the currently snowy Everfree Forest.

Frosty turned to the five creatures and spoke with a smile.

Frosty the Snow-Yak,

Has to hurry on yak's way!

Frosty says good bye, but don't Frosty's friends cry

Frosty be back here someday!

Frosty turned and half stopped, half stomped off into the Everfree Forest as Yona sang out after him.

Thumppity-thump-thump! Thumppity-thump-thump!

Look at Frosty go!

Thumppity-thump-thump! Thumppity-thump-thump!

Over the hills of snow!

". . . Well. That happened," Smolder said with an amused smiled on her face.

"You can say that again," Gallus remarked, only half believing what he had just experienced.

"Mm-hm," Ocellus said as she smoothly flew in and landed next to Smolder.

Smolder stared at the Changeling for a moment, and she opened her mouth as if to say something. But then she just said, "Eh, never mind."