I stared at the egg Conner and I held between us. Conner seemed to realize something was wrong. Following my gaze, he began to stare at the egg. The egg continued to be an egg.
I vaguely heard Spike come into the room, stare, then abruptly leave muttering "Nope" repeatedly under his breath. That caused the others to finally look up and notice the egg. They, also, began to stare at the egg.
The tangible brain-breaker continued to be an egg.
"Is that an egg?" Villhiem questioned the obvious. "As in, a full on Eevee egg?"
Conner and I nodded dumbly.
"How?!" Yomega blurted. "You're both guys!"
It took a moment for the question to sink in, but soon enough, Conner's eyes widened. With a start, he let go of the egg to feel himself up. He let out a sigh of relief upon assuring himself his manhood was still intact.
I barely noticed. My world had shrunk down to the life I now held in my paws. I felt someone bop me lightly on the nose. As if a switch had been thrown, words started to fall from my mouth. "Th-this is, this is incredible. I-I never thought, I mean, never in my wildest... I can barely believe that this is real. I mean, I never thought we'd be here long enough to have this happen. I never thought I would have nonhuman children. I mean, I always wanted kids, but I never thought I would be a mommy.... A mommy...." I finally look up at Conner, tears shining in my eyes. "I'm a mommy..."
"Noooo..." Lulu drew out, slowly shaking her head. "You're a daddy." She leaned over to Abes, murmuring into his ear as best she could. "He is a daddy, right?" Abes, for his part, could only do his best impression of a Magikarp.
"I'm a mommy..." I smiled as I let the tears fall.
"Dude?" Conner leaned back a bit. "Please stop saying that. You're creeping me out."
"Dudette." Vince corrected. "He's a she."
Yomega turned his surprised look to the Reckless Duo. "How could you possibly know that?!"
"You haven't been stalking him, have you?" Villhiem glared at them.
"No, no!" Cy held his paws out in front of himself. "She's been like this since we got here!"
Vince cocked his head to the side. "Were we the only ones to pay attention to Twilight's ramblings when we all first moved in?"
The others found excuses to look elsewhere. I finally broke my gaze away from Conner and our egg. Turning to the Duo, I asked, "Why didn't you tell me, or anyone, you knew?"
Vince rubbed the back of his head. "We agreed to give you time to come to terms with it."
"We figured you would come out when you were ready..." Cy trailed off.
I let out a short laugh. "Well, the truth's out now!" I returned my gaze to my egg. "And I... I couldn't be happier."
Lulu murmured to Abes (she seems to be doing that a lot lately) "She's okay with this.... I don't know what's more messed up: she's okay with this, or that I'm okay with this." When she got no response, she decided Abes needed a physical reboot applied to the rear of his head.
With a jolt, Abes finally got enough brain power to speak. "That's an egg!"
"Yes, yes," Yomega rounded on the Umbreon, "that's an egg, Leo's a chick, try to keep up!"
"But, why is that an egg?" Abes pointed at my egg. I only held it tighter. "Why now?" I could see Yomega's retort die in his throat.
"I... I don't know..."
Further questions were cut off by the sound of the front door opening. "Spike?! Where's Leo, I've got a new friend for her to meet! I also need you to send a letter for me!" Rainbow's voice drifted to us.
"You may need to re-write it." Rarity's followed. "Her hoofwriting is terrible."
"I'm over here!" Spike called out hoarsely from the next room. "Come here, and be quiet!"
As we heard the hoof falls get closer, I noticed we, as a group, never really moved from our group hug. "What's wrong, Spike?" Twilight whispered from the next room.
As Spike shushed the ponies, I quickly shifted myself so that I was laying with my back to Conner's belly. He hugged me as I hugged the egg. The door swung open before he could react.
A chorus of "Aww's" came from the mares. Very quickly, Twilight noticed the addition and turned to Spike.
"Is that an egg?!" she hissed to the drake.
Spike nodded. "I didn't know Leo was about to lay!"
"That's not the problem!" Twilight whisper-shouted. "Eevee's are mammals! They can't lay eggs!"
Fluttershy carefully slipped past her friends into the room. "Platypuses are mammals that lay eggs." She lay down at the edge of our circle.
Twilight's eyes widened. "They're monotremes?!" She squeaked.
"What's so important that they're these mono-thingies?" Rainbow asked
Twilight entered her 'lecture mode'. "Monotremes are a group of mammals that lay eggs. There are only four known living species left, the others went extinct about a million years ago, at the earliest. This could be the greatest scientific discovery of our century!"
"Well, clever little critters," Applejack whispered, "not going extinct."
"I need to get some parchment." Putting actions to words, Twilight left the doorway.
"Whose egg is it?" Fluttershy cooed shuffling carefully into the circle of Eevees.
I looked up at Conner. <<Ours. Conner's and mine.>>
<<I'm still coming to grips with it, myself.>> Conner added.
Yomega stood up and started to nudge Lulu in the side. <<Come on, let's give the new parents some space.>>
Slowly, the others made their way to the edges of the room. Conner briefly got up, but only so that he could lay around our egg's far side. After sharing a look, he let Fluttershy come in for a closer look.
<<Congratulations, young one.>> An older voice stated as a green tortoise plodded his way around Fluttershy. <<Mind if'n I come closer?>>
<<Not at all.>> I smiled. <<You're that 'new friend' Rainbow wanted me to meet? I'm Leo.>>
<<Ya can call me Tank.>> He finally settled near us.
I nodded to Conner. <<The stunned one beside me is Conner.>> I thumped him with my tail. <<Say 'hi' to the nice tortoise, please.>>
<<Hey.>>
Tank chuckled. <<Don't worry, lad. The first clutch's always a shock to yer systems. Take yer time.>>
A comfortable silence fell. Soon, the others started to leave, starting with the ponies, and ending with Tank. Eventually, Conner broke the silence. "So, what happens now?"
I gazed at our egg as I formed my reply. "We'll have to figure out where our egg will be staying until he or she hatches."
Conner snorted. "I knew that. I meant, well, us?"
"Us?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Us. You and me." Conner looked towards the door. "Are we life partners now? Do we just go our separate ways? Nothing I know of Eevees, or eggs in general, can help me figure out where to go from here, if that makes sense."
"Well," I began, "I may not know much about Eevee eggs, but I know enough about foxes."
Conner turned back to me. "How will that help us?"
I smiled. "Foxes will raise their kits in communal burrows." I licked Conner's nose. "I think we, as a pack, should raise our children."
Conner leaned back and scrunched up his muzzle. "Please stop the lovey-dovey stuff? It's freaking me out a little. I mean, until all of an hour ago, I thought you were a guy."
I giggled as I booped his nose with a paw. "No promises. I'm still a bit giddy over our egg. Still, about my thought?"
Conner contemplated for a bit. "Well, I think we could make it work. We'll need to bring it up with the others, though." He blinked as something I said earlier sunk in. "Wait, 'children'? As in plural?"
"Well, yeah." I shifted closer to our egg with a tired smile. "We laid one, whose to say that Lulu wont lay one later? After all, I'm not sure what caused me to lay this one. We certainly didn't make it the traditional way. Oh, I think the egg should stay with you at Joy's. Don't want to risk Rainbow's cloud house..."
"That's, uh." Conner coughed. "That's a pragmatic way of looking at it."
"We can bring it up to them later." I lay my head down. "I'm feeling tired all of a sudden."
Conner got up. "I'll let the others know to leave you be."
"Hey, before you go, could you let Twilight know that she can do what tests she needs to do?" I snuggled closer to the egg. "So long as they're not intrusive. I don't want to risk harming the egg, but I also want Twilight to get this out of her system."
"Of course." Conner gave the top of my head a tentative lick before leaving.
It wasn't long before Fluttershy and Twilight came in with scales, towels, and other tools. Laying everything down on the floor, Fluttershy gently took the egg from me. Honestly, I would have resisted, but I was just too tired to care. I didn't pay much attention as they weighed, measured, and did whatever tests they needed. They soon moved on to me. A few quick tests, a blood sample I barely felt Twilight taking, then they carried me and the egg out into the main room.
I didn't really pay much attention, but I heard Rainbow agree to let me stay at Fluttershy's for the next little bit. I started to drift in and out of consciousness as we left for the cottage. I heard Conner telling someone about the egg, and asking for help caring for it.
The last thing I saw was Angel giving me a quick once over before letting me rest.
Adorabibles.
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You... adore bibles? I'm not really sure how that relates to Evee reproduction to be honest.
Just great I eat a big plate of eggs yesterday and now it's going to happen today... worst is that its mix with bacon that looks like Eevee.
Also, I hope all the guys get a chance to have a kid and a over population of Eevees that when the time comes have to be let go into adoption sadly since the M6 can't take care of them all
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Also the other girl should definitely lay eggs somewhere where someone will get upset like either Rarity or Diamond.
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Adora-bib-els, the process in which SQUEEEE happens.
This is just me speculating, but I think the Eevees that hatch will be somehow connected to the tree of harmony as the elements of harmony with each one being a different part.
The one that was just laid is tied to loyalty.
And if things go the way in the show then the next egg would be generosity followed by laughter, kindness, honesty, and magic.
unless I'm looking at this wrong, which I probably am.
still, would make an interesting turn of events.
Holy hell, Connor is very cool about this. And in fairness to all of them, it's never really explained in the games how they reproduce either. If I recall right, it's something along the lines of "Your pokemon laid an egg! I'm not sure where it came from..." Friendly reminder that I have a Google Doc detailing the information involved in this fic. It's a few chapters out of date and will be for this one until next week Monday. (Mostly just updating movesets and information that could indicate which Eevee will evolve into what) Corrections, additions, theories, etc. are always welcomed!
So. Does this mean the red text was just Leo channeling labor pains? Some extreme sense of maternal instinct directed at Rainbow, or something else? I don't recall anything forshadowing this egg. The only two theories I have is that this note
means that the context of the previous two chapters hint towards the egg. There is the heartburn, but I thought that was tied to hurt of leaving Dash for a while. But I'm guessing its either protectiveness of her "trainer" tied to maternal instinct, or it's a feeling of abandonment resolving itself by making a dependent of their own (fear of being left for Tank)
I'm very much looking forward to the coming chapters in how they deal with the egg. Does it have to be carried around like in the games? Will Spike take it in Secret of My Excess?
My guess for future Eevolutions: Someone (Yomega->Spike, Lulu->Rarity, Connor->Egg) during Secret of My Excess
Leo into Glaceon at Hearth's Warming.
Zann into Espeon during Baby Cakes (from added affection of Pound and Pumpkin)
Vince/Cy during"The Last Roundup" and the other during "Super Speedy Cider Squeezy"
Or, you know, in "between episode" chapters.
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They could've told Fluttershy at any point, but purposely didn't when they remembered that she's able to talk to animals. Something about their fear of Twilight freaking out when she realizes she's found something from another dimension.
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You were right on just about all counts!
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Right in Opal's cat bed, or in a nest made of Rarity's fabrics.
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Seven boys, two girls, six elements. It would certainly be something...interesting.
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Zann is most likely for Espeon (Psychic to compensate for missing leg + affection from Pinkie and the Cakes) or Flareon (Ovens and Jalapeno berries)
Well, that's...a thing. Not a bad twist, though it was a bit weird.
I'll be interested to see where this is going. A lot of stories try to either have the show play out despite the inclusion of new characters, or totally diverged from the original series. This story seems to be a decent mix of both, though the decisions on which storylines to keep seemed inconsistent. It's a bit odd to have Rainbow pining for a pet when she already has one, though cutting out the cutie pox bit did make sense.
Eggcellent.
I'll see myself out.
Could somepony please write a list of all nine of the Evees? I forgot who was who as I read. Plus I would like to keep a running list of the evvees and what the eight destined to change turn into.
But here's a list of them.
Ihope It's accurate.
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True. But have you considered D'awwwww?
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I try to apply logic when I decide which episodes get derailed. If it makes more sense for it to stay the same, then I'll leave the episode intact. Sometimes in the background.
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Yolks on you, I quite enjoy puns.
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Eeyup, the list is accurate. Also, adenbadens has started a google docs with details and theories on the Eevees. There should a link in his comments.
This line... amused me far more than it had any right to...
Awesome chapter, loved it.
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To quote Danny Devito,
How about a nice egg in these trying times?
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Have you looked at this Google document?
Not yet.
*checks google doc*
it's great!
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Isn't it though? I'm egg-sited for its hatching day!!
Be shameless with your puns my friend.
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Are you sure you’re not having an egg-streme overreaction?
For awhile these humans come Eevee have seemed to be acting strangely. The way they kinda accept things and seem ok with becoming pets seemed unnatural to me.
But after some thought I feel like it has to come down to instinct. They became Pokémon and they're learning moves naturally and don't seem to make a big deal of it. They listen and follow those they deem worthy, like actual Pokémon. Even this whole egg situation feels like they are going off of instinct and the following the flow.
I feel if they had kept their human bodies and mindset this whole story would be very different.
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I'm egg-stremely sure I'm not overreacting, now stop being such a chicken and get cracking!
So Connor thought she(?) Was still a dude and somehow the egg is also Connor's? How does that work? If Connor is the father, wouldn't he have realized he was screwing a female? I mean, if you're getting that intimate in the nude, it's kinda hard to miss the lack of a penis and presence of a vagina. Unless they're all like birds and reptiles and have cloacas instead and everything is internal.
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Someone didn't re~ad~.
For some reason when Tank speaks I hear Oogway
Yaay ... Egg! Also: Yay ... Tank!
Word Form Error: needs to do
Egg
I'm honestly curious, do Eevees lay eggs in Pokemon lore?
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All pokemon lay eggs canonically, I think.
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They do. Well, outside of Legendaries (...mostly) and Baby Pokémon, with the unusual exception of Nidorina and Nidoqueen. Odd, that.
When tank talks I hear the leader of the 👕rex trio
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Awww The pup will be adorable Damn... Did i miss Leo get announced a female earlyer? He know it or? Im still confused Im still out of it Well done!
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That's actually something I'm confused about now that you say "pup." Is it a pup? Eevees resemble foxes a little bit more in my mind, so wouldn't that make Eevee babies "kits?"
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You avatar pic and comment are as if i looked into a mirror after the chapter reading
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I just burst into laughter for some reason Very nice comment Now i ant stop hearing him when i read Tanks lines...
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I love puns so a 'high five' is in order Keep the puns up
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Great now i have this sudden rapping magiccarp in my ear... Dont like this music gerne
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When Tank talks I hear Treebeard... I think...
...He still hasn't finished what he's saying yet...
Oogway's waiting his turn, then I'll be able to say for sure.
Magikarp
This wasa cute and sweet chapter.
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No it's magicarpet
Yeah wait till twilight finds out that living objects,rocks ,steel, poison and plants plus ice can also lay eggs she will one hell of a conniption fit.
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Oh. My. God. I never thought of that.
Discord, you have SOOO much explaining to do in your mandatory vilian monolog.