Groundhog Day
By Senial Hobo
“Twilight! Wake up!” Spike said, shaking the purple unicorn.
“Huh? I wasn’t sleeping in class… I was just resting my head…” Twilight said groggily.
“Twilight! Come on! We can’t be late!” Spike insisted.
“Okay, okay, I’m getting up…” Twilight said as she got off her bed. She was usually the first one up, and whenever Spike got up first he usually just sat in a corner somewhere, reading his zombie books or something. “Spike? Why did you get me up so early? The sun isn’t even up yet!”
“Well that is kind of the point of Groundhog Day… you know, being there when the sun rises.” Spike observed.
“Oh, come on Spike, you know I don’t believe in that stuff. I honestly don’t understand why the pegasi base the weather around it. It forces us to either do Winter Wrap Up tomorrow, or do it six weeks from now! Do you know how much that messes up my planning?” She asked.
“Of course I do. You complain to me every year as I write the calendar out… But-” Spike was cut off.
“I am not showing my support for such a holiday.” She said with an air of finality.
“But don’t you remember? FlutterShy’s groundhog was chosen to do Ponyville’s ceremony, and you promised her you would be there!” He pointed out.
“Oh no! How could I forget? We’ve got to go!” She said, grabbing Spike abruptly with her magic and putting him on her back.
“Well that’s what I’ve been trying to tell you…” Spike said.
They hurried over to the town square, where the ceremony was going to be held. The ceremony would start soon – the first rays of sunlight were coming over the horizon when they got there.
“Oh good. You made it. I was beginning to think you’d miss it…” FlutterShy said.
“Oh, I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” Twilight said, doing a good job of hiding her sarcasm.
“Oh! Look! Here he comes!” FlutterShy exclaimed. Well, it was an exclamation for her anyway.
“And does he see his shadow…? He does! Six more weeks of winter!” Mayor Mare said.
Twilight sighed. ‘This is all pointless and stupid. Wait a minute – did that groundhog look at me?’ She thought.
Indeed it had. It stared at her for a minute – and she could swear that it glowed for a second – but then it went back into the cage.
“I have to take him back to my house. I’ll catch up with you guys later on.” FlutterShy said.
“I think whoever came up with Groundhog Day is awesome! Always knowing what clouds I’ll be moving where bor-ring!” Rainbow Dash said.
“Are you kidding me? Consistency is a good thing. I love knowing exactly how things are going to turn out before they happen, and knowing when something like when a day as big as Winter Wrap Up is going to happen is important. Groundhog Day is stupid.” Twilight said. As she was saying this she could swear she heard the sound of magic… But shrugged it off.
“Well, someone’s being a mean old grumpy-grumpy pants today! I know what’ll cheer you up! Let’s go over to Sugarcube Corner, I’ll get you some cupcakes.” Pinkie said.
“Well, I guess I am being a bit grumpy. That does sound nice. And let’s get some coffee, too – I didn’t have time when I woke up.” Twilight said.
“Well no wonder you’re so grumpy! Come on!” Pinkie said, and started hopping to Sugarcube Corner.
As they walked in the door, Mrs. Cake bumped into a table by accident, and knocked it over. “Oh I’m so sorry dearies! Let me clean this up and I’ll get you some new meals, ok?”
Pinkie Pie hopped up to a table. “Sit here and I’ll be right back!” she said, hopping off to get the promised items.
Twilight and Spike sat down. “Okay Spike, what do we have to do today?”
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‘Well today wasn’t too bad after all…’ Twilight thought as she yawned and drifted off to sleep…
“Twilight! Wake up!” Spike said, shaking the purple unicorn.
“Huh? Spike let me sleep…” Twilight said groggily, rolling over.
“Twilight! Come on! We can’t be late!” Spike insisted.
“Okay, okay, I’m getting up…” Twilight said as she got off her bed. She was surprised Spike was getting her up for the second day in a row. “Spike? Why did you get me up so early again? The sun isn’t even up yet!”
“Well that is kind of the point of Groundhog Day… you know, being there when the sun rises.” Spike observed.
“What are you talking about Spike? Groundhog Day was yesterday. Don’t you remember? The groundhog saw his shadow.” Twilight said.
“Twilight, that must’ve been a dream. Come on! We’ll be late!” Spike said.
They walked out to the town square, and Twilight looked around. That dream was so real… she looked around at the details, and they seemed all so similar. Of course, not much really changed in a small town like this.They reached the town square and Twilight saw Spike had been right.
“See Twilight? Here comes FlutterShy.” He said.
“Oh good. You made it. I was beginning to think you’d miss it…” FlutterShy said.
“…You said that exact thing in my dream…” Twilight observed.
“What are you talking about? Oh, look, here he comes!” FlutterShy said.
Twilight noted that everything happened exactly as it had in her ‘dream’. Only one difference – the groundhog didn’t look at her. ‘Odd that that would be the only difference…’ She thought.
“I have to take him back to my house. I’ll catch up with you guys later on.” FlutterShy said.
“I think whoever came up with Groundhog Day is awesome! Always knowing what clouds I’ll be moving where bor-ring!” Rainbow Dash said.
“Those… Those were your exact words… something weird is going on here.” Twilight observed.
“What are you talking about Twilight?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“Something wrong? Oh! I know what’ll cheer you up! Let’s go over to Sugarcube Corner, I’ll get you some cupcakes.” Pinkie said.
“…I knew you were going to say that… uh, sure, that sounds nice though…” Twilight said, lost in thought.
As they walked in the door, Mrs. Cake bumped into a table by accident, and knocked it over. “Oh I’m so sorry dearies! Let me clean this up and I’ll get you some new meals, ok?”
“Ok. That was no definitely not just a dream. There have been too many coincidences. Something weird is going on here.”
