"So, what today? "Joey asked, stepping closer to William, as the 2 pace back and forth in the school of friendship's courtyard. Twiddling his thumbs, he let's out a single, irritated grunt, "I slept like #### last night, I'm not in a mood to talk." Joey paused, his left ear twitched a bit. "OH really now? I thought you loved sleep." William sighed, and sat down on the ground.
"Listen here and listen well mister alicorn, I had a bad, bad night, and-"He fell silent, and stood back up. Without another word, he pushed open the double door's in front of the school, walked in. Joey, curious as always about his friend's mental state, followed. "But why William? A few day's ago, you declared a crusade. This isn't you." William froze, and glared back at him.
"Listen, you're right. Perhaps I'll go out later to day and kill something." The alicorn walked up to him, smiled, and gave him a nuzzle, making him scowl in disgust. "Seriously? What the hell's wrong with you?" Pushing Joey away with a single gloved finger, William adjusted his war belt." Save that crap for never." William said, looking down at his watch." Hey, how 'bout we go and crash one of Twilight's seminar's, that always seems to brighten your mood." Joey suggested. William stopped to think for a second, then nodded, "Good idea." Joey just shook his head as William marched forward's at an even pace, not even stopping once to yell at the ponies passing him by with confused expressions. He noticed that for a moment, William's mood seemed to brighten, then Joey saw him reach for his gun, extracting it from it's holster. He ejected the magazine, then racked the slide back a single time, sending a .45 caliber shell flying out of the chamber, which William caught in mid air. Almost as fast, William loaded the bullet back into the magazine, which he then loaded into the gun, racking it's slide back, and chambering a fresh round at the same time. Just as always, he placed the M45A1 back into the holster, and continued on as though nothing was out of the ordinary. This behavior, combined with the fact that he had begun humming 'Big Iron' as he drew closer to the auditorium was proof enough to Joey that William's mood has most certainly brightened, as for why, he hadn't the slightest. So he decided not to press the issue.
"So, what is it now?" William asked angrily as he pushed his way into the large room, staring down at the 4 ponies standing there, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Starlight Glimmer, and Twilight. Holding back his anger, he took the first open seat he could find. Obviously, his abrupt entry had drawn the curiosity of the 3 on stage, "What are you doing here?" Twilight asked with a patient tone in her voice. Sternly, William answered, "I quite literally have nothing better to do." Confidently, he folded his arm's. His firm gaze shifting from side to side as he eyed the creatures surrounding him, he looked back at the doorway, just in time to see a blue tail that clearly belonged to Joey disappear behind it." I have nothing to apologize for. I see you're actually wearing clothes today, so, what's the lesson? Common sense? Decency?" He watched as the gazed back at him with confusion. Finally, Twilight spoke up, "Actually, today, I thought I would teach the class about the importance of compromise and friendship. William laughed at this, and stood up, motioning for the class to look at him.
"Y'all wanna learn about compromise? Here's the only thing you need to know about that, don't be a greedy, condescending piece of ####!!!" This threw Twilight off guard, "Whoa William, easy with the language there-" He held up he left hand, "No, I will not go easy, it is against my most basic principal's."
"But, they're just kids, don't you think-"William snarled at Twilight, "No, the world will not go easy on them, neither will I."
"So, what would you propose instead?" She demanded, William snapped his fingers, "Anything but what you was about to teach 'em!" The crowd watched as the 2 argued back and forth. Finally, Smolder raised her claw, "Uh, I'm confused, what are we supposed to be learning here?" William shot a glare back at the crowd. "Yeah, I thought we where supposed to be learning about compromise?" William laughed.
"Keep arguing with me, and the only compromise today will be the integrity of your skull." The entire crowd winced. Just then, Starlight betted into the conversation, "Hold on here William. I'm sure we can work this out peacefully-" William clenched his fist. She took this as a sign that Twilight may have pushed him a tad bit to far, she nudged her friends shoulder. "Uh, class dismissed!" The assortment of creatures in the stands got up, and left without another word.
"What is wrong with you creatures?" William asked the 4 of them, "What do you mean, what's wrong with us?" You should be asking yourself that question." Twilight spat out. William fought to control his instincts. "Watch your ####in' mouth!" He could have just left it at that, but no. He was far to proud of his own morals to let them get off that easy. "Have fun with your buckball game." He turned, walked off the stage, up the isle, and out the door. He knew he wouldn't win this argument here and now. But he would, eventually.
William advanced further and further down a dark passageway. P90 draw, it's side picatinny rail mounted flashlight casting long shadows across the tunnel as he moved ever deeper into the cavern. The Quiet Kid had spent his day following Twilight, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash. Waiting for the opportunity to jump out of the shadows and prove himself right. Stalking others was his specialty, it was one of those thing that just never grew old. It was one of the the few times that the 'Quiet' part of his nickname had actually proved useful. Besides, he loved spelunking, and caves in general, he still had fond memories of Lava beds national monument from his time on earth. At last, he heard the voices of Rarity and Rainbow Dash up ahead. He rounded the corner, and took cover behind one of the rock walls. Peering out from behind, he could hardly believe his eyes. The walls where line with all manner of gemstones, all perfectly faceted. Some even appeared to be growing out of the rock as through they where plants.
"It's...Beautiful." The thought to himself, being an avid rockhound, he had always had a special place in his heart for things like this. He shifted his gaze away from the walls for a moment to get a good look at the 2 ponies, listening in on their conversation.
"Oh, I cannot wait! Collecting gemstones is my favorite! "William grinned at this, and stepped out into the open." Uh, yeah, hi, it's me again.Uh, ya know, I didn't think it was possible, but I think I just found something that we have in common. Other than...You know, breathing. Mind if I join?"
"Why, certainty not!" The both of them responded. They began walking forward again, but as William did, he heard voices coming from behind him. "See everycreature? That didn't take long." ruining his good mood." Hey, Twilight."
"Yes William? Are you having fun?"
"#### you." He replied, throwing a flashbang grenade down the tunnel. He had finally had enough. It was by no means a permanent solution. Just a little reminder for the princess to not cheese him off.