Title: Cool Cat 1 Author: FluffyHarbinger Pastebin link: http://pastebin.com/6cQ03uXR First Edit: Monday 13th of August 2012 09:33:45 PM CDT Last Edit: Monday 13th of August 2012 09:33:45 PM CDT Cool Cat > Northern United States > A large city is facing a harsh winter > The skyline fading into the bleak grey horizon as snow falls and wind bites into the land > It's human residents brave the cold in thick clothing while going about their business > Animals have hunkered down avoiding the cold whenever possible > Here in the back alleys of the frozen city a small herd of fluffies eek out an existence > "S-s-s-smawty, f-f-f-fwuffy s-s-owwy m-make bbbb-bad poo-oopiessss" > A shivering colt sits outside a cardboard box > "P-p-p-pwea-ase wet f-fwuff ff ff ffy in wa-a-awm pieowe..." > Light blue and white the colt's tiny wings flutter as he tries to shake off some of the snow coating him with little success > "Nuu! Cowt make bad poopies on hewd! Poopies outside! Nuu wawm piowe fo' bad fwuffies!" > The solid red unicorn at the edge of the pile has a large brown stain over his right flank > Frozen solid the feces make his and several others fluff matted and uncomfortable > Though the frozen feces no longer smells it makes keeping warm more difficult for the tiny creatures > "B-b-b- hhh b-b- buuh suu-hh-uu-uuu c-c-c-hhh-c-owwddd... c-c-co-o-owt wan waw-w-w-wm-hhhh-hhhh-hhhh...." > Wings now barely twitching the fluffy curls into a ball tucking his exposed feet, face, and bottom under what fluff he has > The tail curls up and he covers as much as he can with it > Ice crystals have frozen over his cheeks where he was crying > His nostrils are dangerously clogged with hardened snot > "f...f...f..f..f..f..fwuffy... w.w..w..w..w..wan... wa...a.a..a..a... a... ... a... ... ..." > Suffering for hours from hypothermia and too young to have grown a winter coat the colt dies in front of his herd > "Smawty nuu wet bad fwuffies in hewd... hewd nuu wike bad fwuffies... offa fwuffies good..." > The colt like many fluffies did not survive his first winter > The herd now cuddle closer in the square moving box > Two tiny foals born only days before suckle on their mother lying in the center of the pile > Protected from the cold and wind they won't die of hypothermia > "Mummah...mummah... tummy huwt... mummah... mummah..." > The lack of food however, will give them little chance of survival > "Mummmah sowwy bebbehs... nuu nummies... tuu cowd... nuu get nummies now... pwease sweep... nummies soon... pwomise bebbehs..." > The mother is far skinner than she should be > In fact the whole herd is practically anemic > The smarty has decided to hunker until the snow storm blows over > He's been smarty for what fluffies call, "wawm den cowd time" > It's approximately one year > The solid blood red fluffy was born, and will most likely die with his herd > After the last smarty, his father, died at the hands of a large cat he has kept his herd safe > This isn't his first winter either, years of experience give him a wealth of knowledge most smarties never acquire > A thick fluff coat also helps > But, this winter isn't like the last two > The unseasonable cold has caused more snow than ever > For the last week it has been nonstop > He would move to gather food if the winds would stop, but it has only been getting worse > Fluffies can survive in snow and while it's snowing > Their thick coats keep the cold away and if they move as a group they can keep warm > However, with cold winds blowing through their legs and blowing winds knocking around fluffies they can't stay together > "Mummah nee nummies smawty... mummah nuu haff miwkie fow bebbehs... nee nummies fow bebbehs miwk..." > The smarty sitting closest to the opening is becoming irritable with the constant bad weather > "Nuu! Sky make mean cowd windies! Fwuffies nuu guu out in cowd windies! Fwuffies haff wongest sweepies wike bad cowt!" > He points a leg at the now still body outside the box slowly being covered in snow a faint trace of the light blue fluff remains visible > The fluffies in the box all mewl > "nuu... fwuffy nuu wan sweepies fow evah... hewp fwuffy suu hungwy..." > The smarty quickly tucks his leg back under his fluff and turns his back to the opening > The foals resume whining, woken from their short sleep by the smarties yelling and the fear they sense in their herd > "Mummah! nuu sweep! nuu sweep! nummies! mummah! tummeh huwty! mummah! nuu sweep! mummah..." > The mother cries as she hugs her whining foals who try to suckle yet again > She knows that they will die if they don't get milk soon > Snuggling closer the fluff pile tries to sleep but the foals incessant chirping, howling winds, and biting cold give them no reprieve > The lightly mewling box and a fresh body outside it brings out a familiar monster from its hiding place > Across from the box in the alley sits a fat orange tabby cat > He's been stalking this herd for well over a year now > Being a rather smart cat he has managed to balance his diet with other small animals and trash when the fluffy herd got small > He smiles as he thinks to himself > 'meow meow meow meow... meow meowwww!' > It reads something like this > "Aww... another tiny animal meets... eat it!" > Cats have a weird sense of humor > Stepping softly in the snow the cat slinks across the windy alley towards his quarry > Quickly peeking his head around the lip the cat observes the fluffies all snuggling in a pile > No fluffies are looking towards the doorway, unable to hear any danger > 'looks warm, too bad they won't let me in.  I'll take this gift instead though...' > The cat grabs the corpse by the neck and silently drags it back to his own hiding place > A soiled king sized bed lies sideways next to a dumpster creating a tent like structure > The fat cat has happily slept here for the last two weeks > The fluffies die on their own from time to time and corpses are pushed outside > Easy eating > Other fluffies walking through the alley are also a tasty meal weak from hunger and cold > The herd however is too good to kill all at once > Their leader is actually pretty clever > He's managed to avoid you once or twice > He'll keep the herd alive > As the cat tears into the corpse the wind picks up and snow pours from the sky > Over the next day it only gets worse