William was a country man. A true hunter. His father helped him kill his first deer when he was twelve. He claimed his father's forest when his father succumbed to lung cancer, and treasured his father's rifle...which was also passed to him in his will. His father always carried a powerful weapon: The Barrett .50 BMG, whenever they hunted. It was simply a treasure to William, something he never left his house without. It was this rifle he used to obtain food and money. He would take or sell meat and hide from his kills to obtain money and survive in the woods.

One day, his land gets foreclosed due to his inability to pay his mortgage. This added to the deep depression he suffered ever since his father died. He decided to end it all. He stuck a suppressor on his rifle, took all the ammo his father gave to him in his backpack, and went into the forest to take his own life. However, after stepping into a puddle, he is warped into the Everfree Forest. After looking through the scope of his rifle, he spots a lonely orange foal. He decides to keep an eye on her from the Everfree, making sure she's safe.

Scootaloo, however, hasn't seen him...but she knows he's out there to protect her. To watch her. To make sure she's safe.