Preparations.
I awoke the next morning to squeaks, squeals, and screeches. It took me a little bit to remember where I was. I looked for my egg, and it wasn't in the room with me. I hopped off the couch, and began to scour the living room. Once I was done there, I extended my search to the rest of the cottage, becoming more and more frantic.
I heard the front door open. I blurred through the cottage, barely stopping in front of Conner in time. "Where is it?!"
With a yelp, Conner jumped back, dropping the empty pail he had been carrying. I think the multiple Swifts were a bit overkill. From my new position -belly up, a few feet away- I could hear him cautiously approach. "You're, uh, you're not crazy again, are you?"
"No~oo." I groaned. "Couldn't find our egg. Started to panic." I rolled over to get up.
"Ah." Conner lightly bumped my side. "Come on. The- Our egg is in the hen house. Vince is-"
"Right here!" Vince called out, poking his head around the door frame. "I'm dropping off the nails an' shit Joy's gonna need. Did'ja know she's making an extension on her chicken coop in case we get more eggs? She's with AJ getting some lumber. They're going to work on it when they get time."
I shook my head. "Lead the way. Conner." I followed him out the cottage, pausing long enough for him to pick up the pail. We lapsed briefly into silence, one I quickly decided to break. "Still uneasy about this whole parental responsibility?"
He nodded his head before shooting a questioning glance at me. "Ho'er y' shtayin' sho calm a'out it?"
"'How am I staying so calm about it'?" I waited for his nod. "I'm not really sure. Maybe it's a maternal thing?"
We had reached the chicken coop, allowing Conner to place the pail by the outside wall. "So how're you so calm about being...." He trailed off, waving a paw in my general direction. "I mean, we've only been here... Three, four months?" He blinked. "Wait, has it really been that long? It feels so much shorter."
I blinked. "It shouldn't've been that long. I mean the first three seasons only took about a year. So either the show's writers made a gaff somewhere, or the Equestrian calendar is really fucked up."
Conner started to stare off into the distance. "... Wonder what's been going on back on earth. Assuming time's the same here as it is there, you think they think we're dead? Do you think they even looked for us?"
My thoughts turned to the world we left behind. "Dunno. Personally, I try not to dwell on it. Way I see it, we don't know if we'll even get to go back, so we might as well make the most of what we have here. I mean, hasn't it been a blast so far? We get free room and board, and don't have to worry about money, the only schedule we need to keep is our own, and the best part? No debt's or taxes!"
Vince raised an eyebrow. "And we've only had to give up our human bodies, your gender, and Zann's leg. How is that a 'blast'? And our 'free' room and board comes at the cost of the ponies treating us as pets, and even then, we're all working off that new debt." He shook his head. "Yes we're nothing more then smart animals to them, so I can understand that side of things, but that doesn't change the fact we gave up our freedom here."
"Do you want to live in the Everfree?" I retorted.
"Well, no. But that doesn't mean that living as a 'dog' doesn't rankle me." Vince paused to rub his eyes with a paw. "Doesn't that bother you at all?"
"Nope." I proudly shook my head. "I find it kinda freeing. Definitely a lot less stressful."
Vince stared at me with a hazy eye, his paw occupying the other. "... Your lackadaisy attitude is gonna get someone killed one day, you know that right?" He turned and started to hobble off. "I gotta go clear this shit from my eyes, then I gotta get back to the farm. Later."
I watched him leave, a frown on my face. I felt a paw on my shoulder. Turning, I let Conner lead me into the hen house. Chickens lined the sides of the room, and our egg rested in a vacant spot near the entrance. The hens began to shift about in their nests, warily watching us. "This is why we needed the extension." Conner murmured. "They really don't like us in here, so we gotta be quick."
I nodded, pulling ahead to nuzzle our egg. I spent a few minutes looking over it for any cracks, before leaving with Conner. Sitting down outside the coop, I turned to Conner. "Do you know if Rainbow will be coming to pick me up, or...?"
"Yeah, she'll be here after work."
I nodded. "They're setting up a mild rain storm for tonight. Shouldn't be too long."
We sat there in silence. A few minutes passed like that. "You thinking about what Vince said?" Conner asked. After I nodded, he continued. "Hey, don't let what he said bug you to much. He's been a bit on edge lately, thinking about home. Did you know that it would've been his birthday next week?"
"No." I blinked. "I didn't realize...."
Conner nodded. "I'm going to talk to the others, throw him a party..." We watched as Rainbow came in for a landing by Fluttershy's front door.
I got up and turned to say my farewells. I instead paused and squinted a little. "... I think you may be getting pink eye."
"Thanks, I'll get Joy to look at it later."
[Lulu]
Opal and I watched Rarity pace around her bedroom, suitcases scattered about in varying states of 'full'.
"Oooh, I really wish I could bring you both with me," she whined for the fourth time today, "but the trains will only allow one pet per passenger in the passenger compartment."
<<So let the dog stay in caboose with the rest of the luggage.>> Opal commented.
Rarity gently placed a hat in one of the suitcases as she continued to rant. "And neither of you has ever been to Canterlot! Oh, you would both love it there."
I spoke up. <<Opal doesn't care about going, so you could just take me.>>
<<Yes, take her.>>
"I know you both want to come, but I will need to leave one of you behind anyways." Rarity sighed. She turned to me and continued. "I may not know much, but Fluttershy's told me enough. Leo's already laid her egg, so you shouldn't be that far off."
<<What!?>> I screeched.
Opal looked at me with pity. <<Ouch, and you really wanted to go, too.>>
Rarity continued her one sided conversation. "I've talked it over with Fluttershy, and she's agreed to look after you and Sweetie while I'm gone."
<<But we don't even know how Leo laid hi- her egg!>>
Opal just stared at me. <<When a mommy's in heat, and a daddy's horny...>>
Rarity giggled. "Aww, do you miss me already? Well, don't worry. Mommy's not leaving for a week yet. I'm just packing early." Turning to continue said packing, Rarity muttered to herself. "Never know what I might need when I get there. And I simply must look my best..."
<<Come on, Opal.>> I started to leave the room. <<Let's go get some fabrics ready. Knowing Rarity, she's going to forget them and want to make a dress or something...>>
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wait wiat wait are all the girl evees gonna have a egg?
A question for the ages...
8436323
That is how under most circumstances a species continues to exist so probably yes
8436437
well I hope equis has enough fire thunder and water stones then
8436323
Its a possibility but likely they're just assuming since one laid an egg, the others might as well.
8436476
thats a possibilty two
When is rarity going to find evolution stones
If I got sent to Equestria.. and ended up as a POKEMON of all things, first I'd absolutely assume I was being punished by God for something (probably the upcoming plague... I mean, it's not TOTALLY my fault! That one vial just slipped!)... then I'd feel really PO'd that I was something so utterly lame.
"WHY NOT A DIGIMON FROM "TAMERS", AT LEAST?! THAT SERIES HAD A COMPLETE STORY STRUCTURE AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!" I'd scream to the heavens... which would come out more like, "PIKAAAAAA PIKAPIKAPI CHU PIKACHUUUUUUU?! PIKA PIKA PIKA CHU PIKA PIIIII CHUU PIKA PI!!"
And that would make me feel even lamer and more pathetic. So I'd have to go beat up Starlight to make me feel better.
How in the hell have you NOT BEEN FEATURED YET?
I'm liking this story more and more. I really hope Lulu lays AFTER she evolves. I know from playing Pokemon Evee and all their evolutions lay evee eggs.
8436596
Yes. Beat up worst pony.
Why the chicken coop? Also, I don't think they realize that the egg only can be hatch when walking around with it...
Poor Leo, I hope the boys end up in a battle to win her heart
Anyone have any idea on the pink eye? I've got nothing. I'm sure we'll see soon but I'm still curious where that would even go.
8436504
There's been some hinting that baby blue sapphires are equal to water stones. Lulu heard the ocean calling around them, but has only been seen handling magically created "seed" versions of them as opposed to the natural ones, of which Rarity only had around three.
It's entirely possible that the gem Spike gives Rarity during his greed growth will be one, it is a FIRE Ruby after all.
8437572
Yard space? Or maybe it's easier to extend a building that's already made to hold eggs? But literally putting the foxes in the chicken coop seems to be upsetting the chickens, so we'll see how it goes.
8437572
I'm not really sure that applies to this. that is an in game mechanic and if I remember currently some of the eevee in the story have more than four moves.
"hopped" is the action of "hop". "Hoped" is the action of "hope".
Heheheh! Opal cracked me up with that comment!!
8464635
You realize the "strain" only effects how long they're infectious for? All pokerus doubles EV gains, nothing more.
8436596
personally i'd rather beat up coloratura's evil manager
Ooooor.... The Equestrian year is longer than ours.
Bonus point for the snarky cat.
Snarky Opal is best Opal.
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Im pretty thnkful for this tame chapter after the last 2 chaotic ones... Good job
8465184
If you think about it its speeds up the growing and makes em stronger... massiv problems ahead. I recommend playing 'plage Inc.' to get the idea
8437572
Are you trying to apply game logic to a realistic setting? Your brave
Dang purr Lulu.
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I mean, this story is already applying quite a bit of game logic already.
(For example, my headcanon does away with formal moves, as Trainers are the one to name them for competitive rules (and easy commands), and Pokemon giving birth according to species, not all of them using eggs.)
Imagine that only three months and you become a fucking animal in body and soul, I'd say it's pathetic but really even as shitty as humanity as a whole is those things managed to be a disgrace to an entire race of assholes.
Wow how proud you are at being an animal, but then again judging by how this one's acting he should probably have been a fat fuck living in his mom's basement.
Not having responsibilities should really be freeing for someone like him.
People on this site really don't have any idea on how to actually write human characters, don't know why you bothered giving them human backgrounds, really, it's largely pointless.