There is a bus stop on Mistmane Street, where W is staying. It is a dangerous place to stay at night, but W knows they won't harm him because he is the Bedmaker. However, he is not thinking about that now. He feels exhausted, depressed, disgusted... disappointed. Ron lied to him all these years, and now he needs a shoulder to cry. Suddenly, he hears a car stopping and realizes it is the man he needed. The car stops in front of him and Fletcher is inside, looking around him.
"Be quick," says Fletcher. "A burglar must be out there."
"Don't panic," says W. "I'm with you." Then he gets into the car and Fletcher accelerates. They are going to Canterlot.
"What happened?" Asks Fletcher. "It is so strange that you called me, W... especially at this time and with that face. Tell me what happened."
"Um... Ron lied to me. He didn't tell me something. A very important thing."
"Ron? Lying to you? It's common. Gangsters lie to everybody. What did he hide you from?"
W looks at Fletcher now and whispers: "Blueblood killed my parents."
Fletcher stops the car in the middle of Mistmane Street, on Los Mantos during its midnight. Both men are looking at a street light in front of them, which is flickering. The old man slowly moves his head and looks at W, only to say: "Wow... I... I didn't... know he was inside that."
"Yeah," whispers W.
"And why did you call me?" asks Fletcher, while looking at the street light.
"I wanted to... you know, tell my family this."
"William?"
"Yes."
"Where is he, then?"
"Sandy Suburbs."
Fletcher sighs. "Your grandpa is also there."
"Yes."
"And will you tell..."
"Yes."
Fletcher nods his head, while slowly accelerating the car. Once they get out of Mistmane, the streetlight stops flickering and switches off. The lamp is no longer working.
The Fall Formal will be tomorrow. Every student is anxious because they know that it will be an excellent party, but Celestia and Luna are not so good about it. Both of them know about that mysterious letter someone left on the school's entrance but they haven't told anyone of the students yet. They don't know what to do.
Meanwhile, Jack and Abe, trying to relax and forget W's problem, appear on Canterlot High while walking on the parking lot. Both of them are smoking, drinking water and breathing fresh air. They are really nervous and kinda depressed too. W's argument lowered them.
"Why don't we talk for a bit?" says Abe. "This is very uncomfortable."
"I know," answers Jack. "But we can't talk about anything because our minds are only focused on yesterday and tomorrow."
Abe sighs and drinks some water. "W was very angry. We should have looked for him at Sandy Suburbs, but I don't know, I wouldn't like three angry Waters..."
"Me too," says Jack. "And what about Ron?"
"He hasn't answered my phone calls this morning. I don't know what's happening now. Everything is now fight, fuck, conflicts... we may be screwed."
Suddenly, Jack looks that there is a sheet of paper under a car's wheel. He ignores it at first, but then he looks at it again and realizes it has a phrase. A familiar phrase...
"Jack, what are you doing?" asks Abe. Jack grabs the sheet of paper and reads: And the meek shall inherit the earth.
That phrase appeared on lots of Equestrian books. Legend says Star Swirl said it a long time ago. However, he recognizes that phrase from another place... his father knew it, he told him... that time the Benvenuto Gang killed Mr. Shiny Estate, Canterlot's Governor, on his house during 1986... there it was... his body covered in blood, three or four gunshots, and his bedroom's walls, ruined by a graffiti that read: And the meek shall inherit the earth. This is a message from la Benvenuto, a gang where Cosmos, Celestia and Luna's father, lived but then... Gordo! This may be a letter from Gordo!
He slowly unfolds the paper and reads:
"Final Warning:
Give us the Rainbooms tomorrow or everyone will die.
And the meek shall inherit the earth..."
"Holy shit," says Jack. "We are more than screwed."
Abe looks at the sheet of paper and instantly runs away and enters the school.
Celestia and Luna are in silence until Abe opens the door. "You two!" He shouts.
"What's the matter?" Asks Luna, shocked. Abe smashes his fist against the table while gasping.
"A letter..."
Celestia gets up from his chair and looks at Abe and Luna now. Jack enters at the same time while having the letter on his hands. "We know who wrote this," says Jack.
"Who?" Asks Luna. Jack and Abe don't answer. Luna closes her eyes and whispers: "Gordo?"
Abe nods his head. "It should be canceled, but... it's too late. We can't cancel the Fall Formal now. It's everything ready."
"We can't do anything," says Celestia, while sitting again and leaving her hands on the table. "I don't want to give him the Rainbooms but..."
Suddenly, Jack touches Celestia's hands. "We'll take care of them."
"A...are you sure?" Says Celestia, while blushing.
"Gordo's got a great army," says Luna.
"Yeah, and what?" Says Jack. "We are against them. We are an army too." Then, he slowly moves his hands and Celestia grabs a tissue and cleans her cheeks, also to hide her blush. Abe and Jack look at each other because they know the Fall Formal will be, as Ron said, a slaughter, and they are afraid to be finished there because they both are also fresh raw meat.
This is the moment. Everyone is inside: Wilbur, William, and W. Fletcher left a time ago because of his music store. W is smoking a cigarette while Wilbur and William are waiting for his words.
"So..." says Wilbur. "Why are you here? You were under the weather last night."
W releases the smoke from his mouth while looking at a broken window. He notices something that is not very common around here: There is a car near the house. He knows people are afraid of his grandpa and his house, so nobody stays on Sandy Suburbs. Finally, he decides to ignore it. "This is about mom and dad," says W.
"Mom? Dad?" says William. "Do you know that the killer may be dead? 14 years have passed since their deaths, W!"
"Well, guess what," says W. "I found the killer."
Wilbur and William are now in silence. He captured their attention. Wilbur approaches W and touches his shoulder. "Who killed my son, then?" he asks. "I hope you are not lying because this is not funny."
"I'm not lying, how could I lie to my grandpa?" he says, and then he throws the cigarette. "Mortimer Blueblood went for them because of the infamous Bitch who ordered him to do it".
Now, the three of them sigh. Wilbur goes to a corner, grabs a box and gets out a cigar from it. He lights it and then, he continues looking for something inside the box. Finally, after a minute, he gets out a golden gun, that looks like a real S&W 500, filled with six bullets. He opens the cylinder, and counts each bullet. "Three for Mortimer, two for his son and one for his wife," he says.
"So... I've been working all my life for my parents' murderer," says William while looking at the floor.
Ding-Dong.
Someone has just rung the doorbell. Nobody knows who is outside, and the Waters look at each other, surprised. Wilbur has an idea: scare the person.
"The fuck do you want?" shouts Wilbur. "Leave or I'll fucking shoot you."
The person outside does not answer, so the men think he ran away, but suddenly... Ding-Dong. The doorbell rings again. W draws his gun while Wilbur aims his pistol to the door. William slowly grabs a pocket knife and goes to the door. Ding- Dong. The doorbell rings one more time.
To be continued...