Yona: What changeling painting?

Smolder: I know this one! It’s the changeling hive!

Gallus: How do you even know that?

Smolder: ‘Cell showed me some pictures from the last time she visited, duh.

Silverstream: You’re getting really good at painting Celly?

Ocellus: Thanks!

Silverstream: Well, spill! Who’s been teaching you?

Gallus: Who do you think?

Yona: S…Smolder?

Gallus: *facetalon*

Sandbar: I remember when Ocellus last drew. That was a creature of nightmares.

Ocellus: It was a picture of me!

Sandbar: And you somehow managed to make a petite harmless changeling look like a creature of nightmares.

Silverstream: Don’t be silly! You’re a cutie too Smoldywoldy

Smolder: Good *grumbles* And don’t forget it.

Sandbar: Really, being cute is overrated in Equestria.

Yona: Why ponies try to be cute all time? What does cute achieve?

Gallus: Free biscuits.

Ocellus: And lots of love energy.

Smolder: *arches an eyebrow*

Ocellus: What? The best way to get little tendrils of love from ponies before we changed was to appear cute in some form or other. Passive siphoning - and it hurt no-creature.

Silverstream: Seriously. How do you recover so quickly from such a sugar crash Gallus?

Yona: Griffon has fast metabo…. meta… Griffon is sugar cube.

Ocellus: You mean he has a fast Metabolism, Yona.

Smolder: I supposed they do. Hey, are we ever going to get a backstory to this little rodent?

Gallus: No.

Smolder: Good. Just clearing that up.

Ocellus: I wasn’t aware that Griffons showed this level of attachment to plush toys.

Sandbar: I wasn’t aware Griffons cared much for friends either, shows what we both know about each other!

Gallus: Couldn’t have said it better.

Ocellus: *frowns* But you could’ve said it nicer.

Sandbar: Could’ve. Didn’t.

Yona: Sandbar just grumpy he has no sweets left.

Silverstream: Gallus! That wasn’t funny! Coming as a Zombie Storm King is just mean! *pouts*

Gallus: Myeh. I scared you so I won. Is that kelp in your mane?

Silverstream: Yuh-huh! it seemed the easiest thing to finish off my appearance as the evil queen of the changelings.

Ocellus: Close enough. The horn was spot on Silver!

Gallus: That brings me onto you. Who on earth is scared of Princess Luna?

Smolder: Myeh. Dragons aren’t scared of anything. We’d go claw to claw with a hydra. But how do you fight your dreams? It’s unnerving!

Sandbar: I guess so. So you’re a dog Yona?

Yona: Yes! Yak is best dog. Griffon hates dogs! He keeps jumping into sky to avoid them

Gallus: Hmph. I do not!

Silverstream: You so do! You even make a little squeal.

Smolder: So Sandbar is Timberwolf?

Sandbar: Yup. Yona doesn’t like ‘em. Something about the creaking they make in the darkness. And you’re… a bat…

Smolder: a VAMPIRE bat!

Sandbar: Well you can just stay up there. Away from me. All night.

Students will return on Monday after their inevitable sugar crash!

Sandbar: Does anyone else hear crickets?

Gallus: That’s just Ocellus being happy.

Ocellus: *beams*

Smolder: I haven’t seen her this giddy since hearts and hooves day. Poor girl was all goo-goo eyed and everything.

Yona: Yona wonders what Affection taste like? Tastes like love?

Silverstream: What does love even taste like?

Gallus: Probably marshmallows and sweeties.

Ocellus: It’s hard to describe what it tastes of. It tastes like that feeling you get which sends shivers down your spine. Like how you wince when somecreature drags their talons on a chalkboard, but its a good feeling instead.

Gallus: So does-

Sandbar: That doesn’t give you freedom to drag your talons on a chalkboard. Again. You too Smolder.

Smolder: Spoilsport.

Gallus: Also… Y’know… Thanks for the other stuff you said.

Ocellus: D’awww! He’s blushing!

Smolder: Is little Gallywally feeling embarrassed at being fawned over?

Gallus: Shaddup

Silverstream: It’s okay Gally! It just means you’re loved by everycreature.

Yona: Yes! Yona loves all friends! Yak friends are best friends.

Sandbar: Here here!

Gallus: *Growls* That’s it. I’m teaming up with Professor Dash to zap you all in two days time.

Smolder: *cackles*

Sandbar: So…. What flavour?

Smolder: *snickers*

Sandbar: What?

Gallus: He’s been caught in the Ice-cream net.

Ocellus: *giggles* Yep!

Yona: Sandbar thinks too late for ice-cream - and now wants one.

Sandbar: I was just asking the flavour!?!

Silverstream: It’s caramel! And you can have some *licks the spoon as she hugs a tub of ice-cream*

Sandbar: Hmph… Thank you…

Smolder: Not even an awful report card, you’re just going for a disappointing one.

Silverstream: It’s ‘Celly. I don’t want to scare her too much! Besides, shoo! Our outfits are meant to be secret!

Smolder: Yeah yeah, I already know what I’m going as. Sandbar is going to regret dressing up as a Dragon that one time…

Yona: Friends talking about Nightmare day?

Ocellus: Night. Yona, Nightmare Night.

Gallus: I don’t know Nightmare Day sometimes seems accurate. I know I have nightmares every time Starlight lets Trixie out without a leash on the school grounds.

Yona: Yona still has flash bees burn from last time*grumbles*

Sandbar: At least we learn that your new fear of Bees up there with your fear of heights.

Yona: Yona not afraid of heights. Yona just doesn’t like when High becomes low quickly…

Yona: Griffon very sparkly

Sandbar: He is, but why is your tail wrapped in tape?

Gallus: Beats me. It’s silver though, so it’s cool!

Silverstream: Does this mean I’m cool??

Ocellus: The Crystal Empire is surrounded by snow. Everything is cool here

Smolder: The correct answer is: Yes, Silver. You’re cool too.

Silverstream: Hurray!

Ocellus: *grumbles* I was trying to be funny.

Smolder: The fact you had to try so hard is funny enough.

Ocellus: *pouts*

Gallus: Do you think we could take the jewels the Crystal Heart’s aura makes and sell it?

Sandbar: You mean in Ponyville?

Gallus: No, Yakyakistan *rolls eyes* Of course Ponyville. There must be a market for this sorta stuff.

Yona: Why not Yakyakistan? Yaks like gems too. Just not as much as ponies.

Smolder: Aren’t there hundreds of tunnels near or around Ponyville with gems of every kind inside?

Gallus: Yeah but… who actually goes to them?

Ocellus: I guess you could sell them. But the profit margin would be very bad and you’d have to sell them very expensively if you want to make this a business.

Silverstream: How come? I want to sell some bling too!

Ocellus: Well you’d have to make the return journey to the Crystal Empire just to get new stock. And that’s before we even know if this stuff is permanent.

Gallus: Bah