Introducing Traditions
"Leo, could you help me with this?" Rainbow asked, holding a ribbon in her wing tips. Nodding, I jumped onto her back and began threading it through the back of her dress. "Thanks. Ugh, this is the only thing I don't like about this holiday. Why can't I wear the suits and spats?"
<<Because it would be scandalous in that time period.>> I shrugged before tying the ribbon into the best bow I could do. <<Who normally ties this for you?>>
"Fluttershy." Rainbow sighed. "That reminds me, I'm going to need to-"
<<Leo, dear! Are you home?>> I jumped up to the nearest window, leaning out to spot Lulu sitting on the ground with a box beside her. <<I need you to come down here, Rarity and I made you something.>>
Noting Lulu's dress, I grimaced, walking to the door with a sigh. <<Rainbow, I think I'm about to agree about the spats...>>
Rainbow picked me up and carried me down to Lulu. "Something tells me that I might need to help you put it on."
<<Alright, this should be easy to slip into.>> Lulu began when Rainbow dropped me off. <<Now, I know that you may not be fully comfortable with feminine clothing, so I tried to keep it simple while still embracing the time period.>> She pulled a thick, simple pink dress out of the box. <<Jush 'ut yer 'ead fru th' 'ottom.>>
I rolled my eyes and took it from her and held it out to Rainbow. With my mare holding it open, I walked my way into the sleeves. Giving myself a quick shake to settle the dress, I glanced back at Lulu to check to see if there was anything else she was going to give me. I scowled at the matching pink booties she held with a smirk.
<<You're enjoying this way too much.>> I growled as I forced myself to put them on.
<<Very much so.>>
<<How can you stand to wear these things?>> I slowly walked around in a circle to get use to not feeling the ground.
Lulu frowned. <<You don't like the dress I made for you?>>
<<No, I do like it, it's very cute.>> I flicked my tail to try and make the dress settle on it better. <<It's just that, it feels kinda claustrophobic with it pressing down on my fur.>>
<<It does take some getting used to.>> Lulu agreed with a hum. <<Well, it's only for a day. I'm sure you can handle it for that long. I've got to go deliver the rest of these. Can you believe that Eros asked for one made for her, too? Sweetie tried so hard to make it, but Rarity and I had to, erm, touch it up. Just a little.>>
I raised an eyebrow at her. <<Well, see you later then. Rainbow and I are heading into town to look over the events.>>
<<Have fun!>>
"Bye, Lulu." Rainbow waved as the Vaporeon lifted her box and left. "So, you wanna do the sled pull first or...?"
<<Nah.>> I sighed as I led the way into the town proper. <<If I know the Duo like I think I do, they're both entering as well, and they can pull more than I can.>>
"So you're not even going to try?"
<<Maybe next year.>> I nuzzled one of Rainbow's legs. <<I'd rather spend today with you.>>
Rainbow chuckled as she rubbed my head. "Are you hitting on me? Goof."
We made our way through the throng of ponies and stalls. We spent some bits on the beaver tails Pinkie and Zann were selling, then wasted the morning cheering the Duo on at the sled pull. Afterward, we grabbed a lunch from the stall Big Mac was running, and settled in to eat at the fountain.
"So, what do you want to check out after we eat?" Rainbow asked around a mouthful of fritter.
<<How about checking out the ice sculptures?>> I mused. There's something I'm missing. Something that I need to do to make today feel like home. What is it?
"I thought you'd never ask!" Rainbow crammed the last of her food into her muzzle. "I love seeing the awesome stuff that gets made!"
I glanced up at her. <<Really? I didn't take you for somepony who'd like that.>>
Rainbow scoffed. "Yeah, I can see the confusion. But most of the carvings tend to be of the Wonderbolts or of the Guard, so they're always worth checking out."
<<Really?>> I repeated myself, scarfing down the last of my food. <<Okay, this I have to see.>>
We quickly found our way to the right area. Most of the sculptures were well on their way to completion, although a couple of blocks of snow remained untouched. I figured that they were set aside for ponies that had yet to arrive. True to Rainbow's word, there were many, many sculptures of pegasi in varying aerial poses. There were only a pawful of exemptions, including one of a large snowflake.
Rainbow and I went and admired each in turn, staying out of the way of the ponies still at work. I had to be dragged away from Derpy's carving. They way she made a stacking set if near translucent spheres was enthralling.
Eventually, we found ourselves back at the fountain. We were enjoying each other's company while watching other ponies enjoying the festivities.
"Hey, Leo?"
<<Hmm?>>
"Is there anything that the ponies near where you lived do differently for Rendezvous?"
I paused in thought. <<Well, not much. There was an area filled with fun and games for young foals, and a musical chairs game where the winner could win a cake. There was also a dogsled race that happened at the same time, but it was only the start or finish. The race was several days long. There was also a...>> I bolted upright. <<That's it!! Rainbow, do we have any syrup at home, preferably maple?>>
"Yeah, why?" Rainbow drew the words out in confusion.
<<What about popsicle sticks?>>
"I think so?"
<<Sweet! Go grab some, I need to find a patch of clean snow!>>
"What are you planning, Leo?"
I grinned, rubbing my paws together. <<Something that might make Pinkie jealous for not thinking of first!>>
Curious, Rainbow rocketed off to get the needed supplies. I jumped off the bench and quickly found a suitable spot. I didn't have to wait long for Rainbow to return.
"Alright, so what's this plan of yours?" She asked as she placed the syrup on the ground.
<<Just watch.>> I smugly said before popping the syrup top off and pouring a couple of strips out onto the snow.
Rainbow quickly took the bottle from me, hissing as she did so. "What are you doing?! Why are you just wasting the syrup like that?!"
<<I'm not.>> I insisted, rummaging for a pair of the sticks that she brought. <<You need to do this on fresh or clean snow to make this treat just right.>> I poked one of the sticks into the cooling syrup to gauge when it would be done, before jabbing one into one of the strips of syrup. I quickly, but awkwardly, rolled the almost solid sugar up onto the stick and held it out to Rainbow. <<Here, try it!>>
She took it in hoof, but cautiously eyed it while I made my own. I sat back onto my haunches to hold it properly, and began sucking on my syrup treat. I watched Rainbow reluctantly try hers, before she began sucking on it as eagerly as I was.
<<Good, huh?>> I smirked.
"We have got to show this to Pinkie!" With matching grins, we rushed off to share this simple recipe with the party pony.
I smiled to myself. Today has been the perfect day.
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And thus, Leo just introduced Equestria the wonder of shave ice. I rather do it in a bowl since the syrup tends to sink to the bottom.
Definitely ether a joltion or a glaceion
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Or the author could decide to do something non canon like a ghost or flying type.
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True but this just seems like the most logical option there is a chance that they can evolve into something unofficial though I doubt it but this is a fanfic so really anything can happen
I expected Smolders mom to make a grand entrance but that was a neat wholesome chapter
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That's not what she was making. The snow solidified to syrop into something like chewy toffee, which she then wrapped around a stick:
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Ooh, I've never tried that one since I don't trust the snow to be clean enough to digest.
Fun fact: Thee was a time not so long ago that pink was considered to be a masculine colour, and blue a feminine one.
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I'm leaning more towards Glaceion due to it currently being winter and also this line :
I definitely feel that something could happen with the ice sculptures to trigger the Glaceion evolution prerequisite and evolve one of the Evees.
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Thank you for the feedback on my comment I was thinking that too
Kinda reminds me of
#taffy!
I have never heard of this “Rendezvous” holiday. The word, yes, but not as a holiday.
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It’s a Yukon thing. Symphonicdysonince is from there.
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Maybe, maybe not. If I remember, Leo also had an adverse effect to Psychic effects, right? She is also harboring a dark being, tho Umbreon already taken, so I would say some kinda Ghost type. Especially since a Ghost would be able to fly/levitate.
The only problem I see is the... uhh... Forgotten about 'Effects' of Evolution... Flareon became fire and connected to all fire. Vaporeon literally became water and connected to all water across the planet. And so on and so on... Glaceon would be connected to all Ice/Snow yeah? That would be arguably worse than Water, cause you'd feel every bit of snow melting, all the time, from everywhere.
But what about Ghost? Would they need to die, and be connected to all spirits and dead people? able to feel every time someone dies?
This was a awesomely chill heart warming bonding chapter. I really holding they evolve into a Sylveon and that pink was a hit.
Ah yes, a semi-classical rendition of the multiverse. A pity She of the Seven Bubbles has to constrain her art to the mere three spatial dimensions that we mortals inhabit.
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it's fairly common up here in canada.
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We have a papermill in town and live in louisiana so even if it snows...it ain't clean.or thick.
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Yeah, but then Hitler came along and put pink triangles on gay people.
Interesting.... thank you for introducing me to maple syrup snow candy.
(btw, the syrup needs to boil before being cooled on the ice)
*Insert “tempting fate” phrase here*
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I guess everything is lethal if taken to mutch in a short periode of time
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Just wait until you see just how aware they are...
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Next we know it they fan fiction earth
Dun-dun-DUUUN
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- guess that means I'll be tracking this one 
Sounds like a promise
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And you've learned the first statement of Toxicology.
Uh.... The hay is rendezvous? I know what A rendezvous is but not a holiday called that.
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Let me make something clear right from the start: This comment, right here? Should've been a dm.
We are not trying to be secretive.
We are not actively trying to conceal the other stories from readers.
We do like to be mysterious and mischievous, but only so that when we reveal the other crossovers in story, you, the reader, can have that "A-ha!" moment. I am aware that doing that can backfire like it has here, but I am more than willing to fire you a dm with the links to the appropriate stories if you ask me to. This way, we can still let the other readers still have that "A-ha!" moment.
All of the stories that are involved in the Eeveeverse are included in The Eeveeverse, including the ones hinted at in Fire and Steel that have been published. Please note that stories will not be moved into the Main Cannon folder until they have a proper crossover with either EE directly, or one of the others that have already done so.
I put that rule in place so that anyone, for whatever reasons they may have, can back out of the crossover without feeling pressured into staying. Hints to that story are left vague so that we can adopt those lose threads into other storylines if the original crossover falls through.
Although I hope that you will stay and enjoy our stories, I will understand if you decide to untrack us, and hope you enjoyed the time you had with us.
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A simple reference to that would have been enough to avoid the entire frustrating situation, but that isn’t your fault. You weren’t the one that decided to troll instead of answering (or even outright ignoring!) a simple query. So I apologize.
The site apparently doesn’t display groups in iOS/safari, because there’s no indication it exists on the story page that I can see, so mystery explained, we’re good. Perhaps it should have been a DM, but if I’m going to say a thing, I’m not ashamed to say it publicly. Thank you for answering my question.
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Like you, I needed to double check that one. Thank Arceus for the internet!
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Jlan's got it right. Triphlye is Applebloom's bonded summon and a Torterra, Zephyr is Scootaloo's and a Ninjask, and Eros is a Ralts and Sweeties.