Title: Groundhog Day Author: ObjectOriented Pastebin link: http://pastebin.com/XumGy1Le First Edit: Sunday 2nd of February 2014 10:10:17 AM CDT Last Edit: Sunday 2nd of February 2014 10:10:17 AM CDT >Just another day in Equestria, or Ponyville to be precise. >Or is it? >No, it is not. Today is a special day. Today... is Groundhog Day. >And whether it's Equestria or Earth, there's only one thing going through your >mind. Did that groundhog see his shadow? >Granted, it doesn't hold much weight here considering these polychrome >quadrupeds dictate the weather and seasons, but you still care! >Another downer is that good ol' Punxsutawney Phil isn't here, nor is there any >way to find out what he saw. Guess you'll have to make do on your own.   >You are Fluttershy. >Angel Bunny was surprisingly well-behaved this morning, and so here you are, >happily tending to the critters who prefer to stay outside your little cottage. >It's a beautiful morning, and coupled with how well your chores are going, you >can't help but feel today is going to be great! No sooner had you thought that, >though, when you heard shouting off in the distance. Turning to investigate the >commotion, you see it's Anonymous. Sprinting right for you. Screaming your name. >"Oh dear."   >[Back to your regularly scheduled Anonymous P.O.V.] FFFFFLLLLLUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTEEEEERRRRRSSSSSHHHHHYYYYY!!!!! >CRASH! THUMP! SQUEAK! BUKAWK! >Oops. Ran right into her. Oh well, she'll forgive you. Hey Fluttershy! >"Um, hello Anon," she replies as you help her up. "Can I help you?" Yes. >... >... >"Uh, okay then. What do you need?" A groundhog. >"A groundhog?" Yeah, a groundhog. Or a woodchuck. Whistle-pig. Land-beaver. Whatever you wanna call it, I need one. >"O-okay, but why?" A smile appears on her face. "Are you finally getting a pet?" Hell no, Fluttershy. I just want to know if it saw it's shadow this morning. >"...what?" Fluttershy, what day is it? >"Sunday?" No, well, yes, but what else? >"February 2nd?" Yes, and...? >"Um, I don't know Anon, I'm sorry." IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY!! >"Groundhog Day? I've never heard of it." Yeah, that doesn't surprise me Fluttershy, I don't know why I was asking you if you knew. Anyway, Groundhog Day is a day humans' celebrate by waiting for a groundhog to come out of it's burrow. If it sees it's shadow, we'll have six more weeks of winter. If it doesn't, Spring will come early! >"But Anon, the weather schedule says there's still 4 more weeks until Spring." I know that Fluttershy. But I still want to know. >"Alright then. Well, Gus is right over here. I suppose we can ask him." >Truly Celestia is smiling upon you, to have the fortune to ask Gus the groundhog >if he saw his shadow. It's the second best thing to Phil you could ask for. >"Good morning, Gus. How are you doing?" >The rodent chitters lazily to Fluttershy over a cup of coffee as she just nods >her head. >"It's nice to hear you're doing fine, Gus. Um, my friend Anonymous has a >question for you." >Gus simply raises an eyebrow to you while sipping his brew.   Did you see your shadow this morning? >Now he's set down his mug and squinted one of his eyes. >"Oh, it has to do with a holiday he celebrates Gus." >Thank Luna she explained it for you. You HATE having to repeat yourself. >A quick response from Gus, and you look to Fluttershy for a translation. >"He says he wasn't really looking." What do you mean you weren't looking? How could you not know if you saw your shadow or not?! >Now Gus is rapid-fire chattering with a angry look in his eyes. >"Um, Gus says he doesn't know, and that you need to deal with that. He... um... >also thinks your holiday is weird." >Oh no. No he didn't. Listen you fur hat with legs! Today is a very important day for me! I want to know if Spring's coming early! I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU SAW YOUR SHADOW! >You probably shouldn't have bent over to shout that at him, because the next >thing you know, you've got an angry, clawing, marmot in your face. AHH! NOT THE EYES! NOT THE EYES!! >At this point, all hell's broken loose in Fluttershy's backyard, as you run >around trying to remove the overgrown squirrel from your visage. The chicken coop >gets smashed, the mice and rabbits run to keep out of your way, and the raccoons >and owls wake from the racket and begin to add their voices to the din. >Thankfully, Fluttershy got Harry to come separate you two, and now here you are, >hanging by your shirt collar from the bear's paw, Gus in his other. Fluttershy >looks the angriest you've ever seen her, but in fairness, you've never seen her >angry before. >"You need to leave Anonymous." >Taking a walk into town, you get yourself patched up, before spying a copy of >the Ponyville Express. Opening it up, you see complications at Cloudsdale's >Weather Factory have pushed back the start of Spring, and that now there are 6 >more weeks of winter instead of 4. Hands shaking with anger, only one thought >goes through your head. >Fucking Gus.