Equestrian Eeveelution.

by Symphonicdysonince


One of These Months, the Darn Things'll Work.

[Leo]

I lay within the Daycare, dozing in the heater's warmth. The snow had come in thick and fast, and had quickly buried the Daycare in it's white fluffy death. Now, at the turn of the month, the snow was so deep, we had to dig tunnels to connect everything. These tunnels had to be big enough for Fluttershy to crawl through them to do her chores.

And there was still a couple of feet or so above the tunnel's ceiling...

The Duo told me that the Apples were basically shutting down for the season. Too much snow for them to work through. It made me wonder, so I asked Rainbow what was up with the weather plan. She told me that the snowfall follows a pattern every year. The second month has the most snowfall to fill up mountain springs with melt water, while the fourth has the least. The first and third months have average snowfall so that animals wouldn't be alarmed by the drastic shift in snow fall.

I didn't know that Rainbow knew what drastic meant. I swear, her vocabulary had vastly improved since she started reading.

I cracked an eye open as I heard muffled cursing coming from the main tunnel. I rolled over in time to watch Fluttershy and Rainbow come crawling into view. Rainbow was also pushing a couple saddle bags ahead of her.

"Hey, Leo." Rainbow greeted me. "You got somewhere we can put these?"

<<Yeah, one sec.>>  I stretched and left my warm spot to quickly dig out a storage space. <<What's all this for?>> I asked as I watched them place the bags in their new home.

"Well, Twilight and Moon Dancer were asking me about possible things that could've caused you guys to group up around the eggs like you did last month." Rainbow struggled to turn around. "How do you do this, Fluttershy? Anyways, we looked over the weather schedule and there's a temperature drop coming up, so we figured that that was it."

"We're, um, helping you prepare." Fluttershy added as she guided Rainbow so that she was facing back down the tunnel.

<<Oh. Cool. I'll go let the others know.>> I sighed, knowing it'll be a bit before I could get comfortable again. <<When's this cold front coming in?>>

"About four days." Rainbow shrugged. "Should only last a week or so."

<<And Rendezvous right after?>> I asked, squeezing my way past the mares.

"Yup!"

I cheered as I bolted down the tunnel. I wanted to get the Pack all on the same page as soon as I could.

"I don't remember her being this excited last month." I heard Fluttershy mention to my mare.

"Eh, I think it's just some sort of yearly blues thing."

I ignored them as I ran through the tunnels. Lulu's likely a given, I don't need to bug her right now. Zann would be a major asset, so I'll see him first. Villhiem's right out, of course. I nodded to myself as I finally exited our tunnel system. I paused to lock onto Zann's location, and then burst into town. 

I slowed as I entered the market, looking around the mostly empty stalls. I finally spotted Zann hauling some groceries towards the bakery. As I was about to call out to him, he slipped on a patch of ice. His false leg slammed down onto the ice, breaking through to grip the ground. Pulling himself up with his prosthetic, he got his paws under him and continued on his way.

I looked around the ground and spotted a long patch of ice I could use. With a running start, I slid down the street until I hit snow and tumbled to a stop beside the fire type. "Hey, Zann. I've got a favor to ask you."

"Oh?" He frowned at me.

"Yeah." I got up to walk beside him. "There's going to be a cold snap pretty soon. I was wondering if you'd be willing to stay in the Daycare to help out if the heaters break again."

"Yeah, I can-" He slipped again just as the bakery came into view. "Arceus damn piece of fucking crap!" He snarled as he righted himself. "Fucking ice keeps fucking with me. Can't wait for fucking spring..."

I blinked. "This is an odd reversal. What's wrong?"

"Winter in general." Zann snorted. "It's too cold. I need to eat a lot more to maintain my body temperature. This late into the season, I need to gorge myself if I want to be out in the open for more than an hour..."

I hummed as we rounded the building. "Ya know," I paused at the backdoor, "that could be why you never see any fire types in the snowy regions of the games."

"Could be." Zann shrugged. "I'll do up some rations for the cold snap. How many of us will be there?"

"You're the first one I asked." I admitted. "I'll be going around to everyone, so plan for the full pack. And it should only be for a week, week and a half. Rainbow told me that she's helping Fluttershy prepare extra food for us, so we should be good if we store up as much as we did last month."

Zann nodded. "Gotta account for my stomach. Well, I'll see ya over the next few days." We waved at each other before Zann entered the bakery proper.

I turned and ran for the library.


I'm glad I asked everyone to come. I thought to myself. I lay curled around my eggs to help keep them warm in the early morning chill. The heaters had crapped out on us, forcing us to use our body heat once again. What's the point in having those if they never work when we need them?

"Early spring and late fall."

My ears tilted as someone shuffled around in their sleep. Looking around I saw that Yomega was now sitting upright, blinking owlishly at me. "... You wanna check the schedule to see how much longer this'll last?"

"Sure." I stood and stretched. "Warm my eggs?" I asked as I picked my way through the pile of bodies. Yomega nodded and rose to take my place. I jogged through the tunnels to the exit closest to town. Upon exiting, I paused to gauge the time. It’s too early for Rainbow to be in, so she won’t be able to let me in. Great, got to dig out that tunnel... I grumbled as I stepped away from the hole I came out of. I didn't want to leave an ice patch behind from my Extreme Speed right at the entrance, after all.

Because of how little time my paws spent on the ground, I didn't have to worry about ice until I needed to stop. Once I got to the start of the street the weather office was on, I dug my heels in and slid through the snow, plowing a trench through whatever had drifted onto the road. I finally stopped a little past the office, so I just trotted around that side to the back of the building.

I began to burrow my way to where I thought Conner dug out my back door tunnel, but I ended up tracking back and forth for about ten minutes before I found the damn thing. I squeezed my way through the tunnel and came out in a cupboard at the end of the main hall. Pushing out into said hall, I quickly made my way over to Rainbow's office.

Thankfully, she doesn't keep it locked, nor does she have the typical round knob style of door handle. I jumped up to grab the extended lever and then pushed against the door jamb. I dropped down and pushed it the rest of the way open, and allowed myself into the office.

I jumped up onto the desk and fished around for the schedule. Flipping it open , I quickly skimmed through it, then flicked it back where I found it.

To leave, I used my Extreme Speed to push the door closed while slipping out before it could do so. I hopped back into the cupboard. Hooking a paw around the door, I pulled it shut behind me, then left through the tunnel. I booked it back to the Daycare, dodging around Derpy doing her mail route while doing so.

Crunching back through the tunnels around Fluttershy's cottage, I finally returned to the Daycare and my eggs. I tiptoed my way over to Yomega and booped him until he awoke.

"Two more days for the cold snap, three more until it warms up enough for the heaters to start working again." I curled up around an egg and laid my head onto his back. "Then another two until Rendezvous."