“So I told Professor Rarity is it true, that in this land exist a flight of stairs that can move on their own?” Silver spoke in a giggly tone of voice, her claws moving at a speed of light as she quickly cleaned the floors of the cafeteria.
“What did she say?” Sandbar gave a reply in a polite manner.
“She said yes! That they are called ESCAGATORS!” The hippogryph gave a loud squeal, that easily echoed around the empty room.
Gallus could feel his eyes twitch from the loud noises filling the room, he could only grit his teeth in growing anger towards the creatures. Yona flashing him an odd look, confused from the conversation she just overheard.
“Escagators sound tough and as if they would have mighty jaws! Not as tough as yak jaws though, yak can chew through rock if need be.” Yona spoke up sweetly as Ocellus just let a giggle slip out.
“It’s Escalators! That and yak’s can’t chew through rocks, they can barely clean up!” Gallus gave a loud snap to the room, Yona backing up frightened as she knocked over a large bucket of waste onto the floor.
“Dude chill!” Smolder flaunted a claw towards the griffon, the young male just rolling his eyes in reply.
“You chill! Ever since I’ve come here, I feel as if I’m being turned into a wimp!”
“Yak no wimp! Yak challenge you to death battle now!” The large yak snorted out a cloud of steam from her nostrils.
“Don’t push me tons of fun!” Gallus gave a growl to the yak, showing off his razor like claws that he lifted into the air.
“Don’t fight! I’m sorry for bringing up escagators!” Silver swooped in between her two friends, hoping that she might be able to avoid a fight breaking out.
“Yak not a ton! Yak light as feather!” Yona gave a stomp on the ground, the whole building shaking for a split second.
“I agree with Silver. What’s with you, Gallus, we stopped by our dorms before here and you’re acting all psycho?” Smolder raised a brow to her griffon friend, he in turn just scowled.
“I’m out of here! I don’t have to be weak like you!” The griffon gave a softer growl, his claw pointing to Sandbar in the corner who gasped.
Within a blur of blue the griffon exited the room, slamming the large wooden double doors behind him loudly.
“What did he mean, weak like me?” Sandbar pointed to himself confused.
“You are the smallest of the group.” Smolder hid a soft giggle behind a claw.
“Uh hello!? Ocellus?” Sandbar scoffed and pointed to the delicate changeling at his side.
“Yeah. But she can like totally make herself huge with her craaaazy powers!” Silver spoke up in a excited tone of voice, waving her claws wildly in the air as her eyes did a crazy dance side to side.
“Whatever something is wrong, we need to check up on him. Whose with me?” Sandbar asked the group.
“We’d just end up fighting.” Smolder pouted.
“Yak can come, yak must still fight him to the death.” Yona nodded proudly before kicking over another bucket of waste.
“Uhhh.” Ocellus softly looked away, gazing out a nearby open window.
“I’ll come! I sooo care about our friend, totally not wanting to get away from this puke everywhere!” Silver darted to the side of Sandbar excitedly.
“Nopony else?” He winced in place, the crowd just giving him silence.
“Heehee! You’re stuck with me!” Silver gave a loud squeal, quickly darting out the doors and into the light of outside.
The colt gave a defeated sigh in place, at least this might turn out interesting.
“Ok here is the game plan! I’ll bust in and pounce onto Gallus, where he should then fight back so, Yona you will headbutt him into submission.” Silver spoke in a highly serious voice, the young yak simply nodding along.
“Uhh?” Sandbar could only blink confused.
“After he is dazed ,Sandbar here will have a heart to heart with him and fix everything!” The young hippogriff gave a soft giggle, resting her claw on the knob of Gallus’s door.
“Silver that’s crazy…”
“Crazy like a fox!” Silver suddenly gave a loud scream her claw flinging open the door, Sandbar gasping in horror as the creature dashed inside.
“No!”
“Prepare to open your heart and...awwww is that a Sandbar plushie?” Silver skid to a stop inside the dorm room, seeing the young griffon on his back punching a small plush colt in his claw.
“Huh!? What no!” He rolled his eyes and tossed the plush behind him, Sandbar walking inside with Yona confused indeed noticing the toy did look like him.
“We came to…”
“Battle to the death! And make sure you are doing ok…” Yona stomped inside with a soft huff, gazing around the room checking things out.
“Grrr I’m fine you dorks! It’s just some toy I keep around, when I want to punch something.” Gallus rolled his eyes slowly, the colt taking a seat on the side of his bed worriedly.
“Like why do you need to punch something?” Sandbar spoke up in a serious tone.
Silver gave a soft squee behind the boys, crawling up onto the bed as she swiftly scooped up the small plushie and began playing with it. A series of soft coos escaping her mouth, eyes sparkling brightly in the dim light of the room.
“Wouldn’t you like to know weirdo! Coming here with your gal pals, thinking I want to gossip with you?” Gallus gave a loud snap, Yona lifting onto her hind hooves in the background reading a letter on a nearby dresser.
“Awww! C’mon Gallus you can share with us, and even if you feel uncomfortable how about…” Silver lifted the plushie up to the face of the young griffon.
“You can tell me hoo-hoo! I’ll let you punch me afterwards!” The hippogriff spoke in a cute sing-song voice, making the plush colt dance in the air.
“I hate you all so much…” Gallus gave a blank stare to Silver.
“Welp I tried! Sandbar tag in!” Silver did a flip off the bed giggling, tossing the plush onto the colt’s lap before walking out of the dorm into the hallway.
“Seriously dude we care about you, I know you think it is showing weakness but sometimes strength comes from others instead from within.” The colt ran a hoof over the plush, gently placing it beside his friend afterwards.
“Whatever.”
“I won’t push it, Gallus. But remember you aren’t alone.” The colt nodded and made his way outside in silence.
Gallus could just sigh aloud in growing defeat, he wanted to be alone yet instead he felt more loved than ever. His eyes lifting away from the floor, coming face to face with Yona locking eyes with him.
“What?!”
“Yak see letter, griffon’s friends are entering a warrior’s school!”
“...”
“Yak know you feel weak, watching those you grew up with take the path of action. Griffon feeling ashamed for searching for peace, that it is the weak way out.” Yona nodding softly in place.
“...”
“Yak think peace is powerful in its own right, so is griffon! Yak think both are good, yeah both are strong...no shame...no shame.” Yona lifted off her hooves, wrapping Gallus into a warm hug.
The griffon looking down in silence, his arms slowly embracing his friend tightly. The thoughts of letting his kind down lifting slightly,perhaps he could find a way to prove himself here.
As long as he didn’t exclude his friends, together they could perhaps face anything.