In Guts and Glory

The group approached the construction room door and luckily the left door to the classroom had been left unlocked. Thunder Shot locked the door behind them and the hid inside the room, out of sight from the hallway windows. “What now” Reggie asked, “uh I guess we wait” Thunder Head suggested. “No way, that’s stupid” Pipsqueak argued, “why’s it stupid” Tiara scolded, Pipsqueak rolled his eyes “because no matter where we go that… thing is always just moments behind us” Pipsqueak countered.

The group looked at one another and fear began to set in “FUCK THIS I’M” Davidson began but Rumble once again knocked him out with another punch. “Thank you” Thunder Shot whispered, Rumble nodded “don’t mention it” Rumble whispered back. Suddenly a figure fell in front of the group and Scootaloo screamed, the figure jumped on Scootaloo.

The group lept back, Rumble attempted to charge the figure but it let out a swipe kick and knocked him on his flank. Scootaloo began to scream again but the figure put his hoof in her mouth “shh don’t… make… a single sound” the figure whispered slowly. The group gasped as they realized who the figure was. “Hammerhead?” Thunder Shot asked quietly, Hammerhead looked to the group “the one and only” he chuckled and got off from over top of Scootaloo and helped her up. The group resettled and Hammerhead looked to Davidson “lost it again?” Hammerhead asked and Thunder Shot nodded, “figures” Hammerhead muttered as Molasses Sauce and Reggie went looking through the assortment of tools.

Reggie rushed over to the group with a long bundle of rope, “what is this? We need a blunt object and wire cutters” Hammerhead whispered. “It’s rope” Reggie informed Hammerhead who in turn hit himself in the head “duh, I know what rope is, my question is why do you have it?” Hammerhead asked. Reggie sat down and Molasses Sauce joined him “listen me and Molasses have mountain climbing equipment, we go up to the library since it doesn’t have windows and break the window, we then repel down and viola” Reggie said making it sound simple.

“Problem is the library is on the sixth floor and we don’t know how to mountain climb” Hammerhead interjected, “okay so you all stay here while we get help” Reggie told them. Hammerhead and Thunder Shot both said at the same time “No”. Reggie let out a sigh “it’s the best chance we have” Reggie countered, “no we stick together” Thunder Shot argued. “Fine whatever but we’re going, Rumble you don’t need gear you’re a Pegasus, you can come to if you want” Reggie offered.

Rumble looked to his wings then to Scootaloo “no I have a Marefriend to take care of” he informed them and Scootaloo gave him a surprised look, lately friends had been abandoning one another but even though she hadn’t even been dating him for more than 2 hours he was willing to risk his life for her. She looked to Hammerhead, whom she still had a crush on, then back to Rumble and thought if she should tell him that she didn’t feel a love interest in him.

“How are you alive?” Thunder Shot asked curiously and Hammerhead shrugged “all those rolling drills the coach has us do really comes in handy when you’re rolling on the ground trying to dodge a scythe” Hammerhead informed him. “Uh if yah don’t mind me askin, how did yah get in here?” Applebloom asked curiously, Hammerhead pointed up at the air ventilation “heard Davidson screaming so I snuck through the air ventilation” he informed the group.

“Sorry about that” Davidson muttered and the group turned to him, without having a mental breakdown and screaming one wouldn’t even know he was there. “Well that being said… that whatever it is will be coming for us so we better get out of here” Thunder Shot suggested and Hammerhead nodded, “one moment, Reggie, Molasses before you go” Hammerhead said as he raced to the teacher’s desk and busted open one of the drawers. “What?” Reggie asked and Hammerhead tossed him a Glock17 pistol which Reggie caught.

“Dude… what the hell… that makes absolutely no sense” Reggie argued as he looked at the Glock and checked the magazine for ammo, it was fully loaded. “Reggie… this is Canterlot, anything’s possible and besides I knew that the construction teacher carried this pistol ‘just in case’” Hammerhead informed Reggie. Reggie and Molasses Sauce nodded and began to leave, “hopefully we both make it” Hammerhead called out to them as the left.

Hammerhead looked back to the group, “what now?” he asked and Thunder Shot gave him a dire look “uhm I’ve been following your plans… I was hoping you had one” Thunder Shot told Hammerhead who simply shrugged and pulled out a Desert Eagle from the teacher’s desk. “Let me guess… in case of an Ursa Major?” Thunder Shot asked as Hammerhead placed a holster around his hip and holstered the pistol and grabbed two spare magazines “nah this one’s from the confiscation bin” Hammerhead laughed and Pipsqueak got up “I have a plan”.

Meanwhile Reggie and Molasses raced to the elevator door and pressed the elevator button. “Come on… come on… come on” Reggie whispered and finally the doors opened. Molasses Sauce puked at the sudden sight of the bloodied elevator and Reggie grabbed his friend and pressed the button for the top floor. “Goddess who would do this?” Molasses wept as the elevator continued upwards. The elevator dinged and the doors opened, Reggie pointed the Glock out the door and cautiously made his way out the elevator door. “All clear” Reggie whispered and Molasses followed him into the hallway.

“Come on our lockers are this way” Reggie ordered Molasses and they both dashed down the dimly lit hallways towards their lockers. They reached their lockers and both fumbled to get the lock off, “come on hurry up” Reggie told himself as he fumbled with his lock. He finally released the lock and grabbed his gear, Molasses did the same and they turned to leave when they spotted a cloaked figure in the hallway with a bloody scythe. “Fuck you bitch” Reggie yelled as he drew the Glock. BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM, Reggie fired the Glock in rapid concession and the cloaked assailant staggered behind a corner, “that’s right bitch” Reggie yelled and nudged Molasses “to the library… and hurry”

* * *

As the remainder of the group hurried towards the science lab, at Pipsqueaks request, they heard gunfire erupt in the school. “Sounds like they’re having a party” Hammerhead muttered as they continued on. They reached the science lab doors but the doors were locked, “Stand back” Hammerhead ordered and turned around, kicking hard with his hindlegs he snapped the door handles off. He turned back around and fiddled with the doors innards and the door swung open “voila, master key” Hammerhead quoted and they all quietly made their way into the science lab.

“Okay Pipsqueak what’s the plan?” Thunder Shot asked curiously, Pipsqueak started rummaging through cupboards and shelves. “Pipsqueak what are you looking for exactly?” Hammerhead asked and Pipsqueak turned to him “Thermite” he replied bluntly, “Thermite? What’s Thermite?” Applebloom asked curiously, “a chemical agent that can burn through stuff” Pipsqueak replied. “I didn’t know you knew much about science Pip” Thunder Shot said, “well I am an academic student” Pipsqueak replied. Hammerhead looked around and saw a cabinet with a danger sign on it. The door was locked but he yanked on the door and busted the doors off. Among other various chemicals was a barrel labeled ‘Thermite’. Grabbing the Thermite Hammerhead muttered to himself “only in Canterlot”.

Meanwhile, Reggie and Molasses entered the library cautiously. “Where the fuck is that bitch… now that we got a gun it doesn’t want to show itself” Reggie hissed. They reached the lobby of the enormous library, there was dozens upon dozens of bookshelves. “No time to read” Reggie muttered and they both raced to the window. It was a terribly long way down.

Reggie threw an elbow into the window and it cracked, Molasses then struck the window again the glass pane shattered down to the ground below. Molasses tied himself up and Reggie hooked the other end of the rope to a bookshelf, figuring that would support his weight. “Okay Molasses you first, when you get down, turn and run… don’t stop I’ll be right behind you” Reggie ordered him and Molasses hopped out the window and began to repel downwards. The bookshelf shifted and Molasses lost his concentration “whoa, what’s going on up there?” he shouted, Reggie turned to see the bookshelf still holding “keep going” he yelled back and raced to the window to see his friend depart.

He was past the 4th story level when suddenly a window smashed, “SHIT” Reggie screamed, Molasses looked up just in time to see a scythe extend from the window and swing at his rope and slice the rope. “MOLASSES” Reggie screamed as his friend fell violently to the unforgiving ground below. Molasses body landed with a THUD and a bit of blood splattered as he hit the concrete below. “FUCK” Reggie screamed as he turned, that was the only rope they had brought, and like hell he was going to rappel down with that thing cutting rope.

He charged out into the hallways violently and raced towards the stair case. He started leaping down entire flights of stairs until he reached the fourth floor. He kicked the hallway door open and held the Glock in front of him, his foreleg completely extended. “Come on you bitch… come on… what are you FUCKIN PUSSY” Reggie screamed in anger. As he passed a soda machine a scythe cut down from the other side of the machine and cut off Reggie’s foreleg, his limb fell to the ground along with the Glock pistol and the cloaked figure came out from the shadows, Reggie let out a final scream.

* * *

“Uhm Rumble this may not be the best time but I need to tell you something” Scootaloo told Rumble who was busy grabbing igniting agent. Rumble turned to Scootaloo “yes” he said half-heartedly, “listen I know that you may like me and everything” Scootaloo began and Rumble nodded with a smile “go on” he said positively, “Well it’s just that well I don’t think this is what I really wanted” Scootaloo replied and Rumble’s face sank, “wait… hold on Scootaloo please I can change… just give me another chance” Rumble pleaded. “No Rumble it’s not you… it’s me, my heart belongs to another” Scootaloo said as she looked to Hammerhead.

Rumble looked to his friend, “Hammerhead” Rumble yelled as he lept at Hammerhead. Hammerhead turned but was a fraction of a second too late, Rumble tackled Hammerhead to the ground and Rumble began throwing punches at Hammerhead. Hammerhead blocked his punches easily and simply bucked his body and Rumble fell off, Hammerhead rolled his body overtop of Rumble “what the fuck’s the matter with you?” Hammerhead hissed, “you” Rumble scowled. Hammerhead pointed at himself “me? What the fuck did I do?” Hammerhead exclaimed and Rumble tried to throw more punches at Hammerhead who simply leaned back and dodged them effortlessly. “You dick, you knew I loved Scootaloo yet you fucking made her fall for you” Rumble yelled and Hammerhead looked at him with a shocked expression. “Whoa hold your horses, I would never do something like that… besides we all know I don’t want any sort of relationship” Hammerhead chuckled. “Then why did Scootaloo just say she loved you, she just dumped me” Rumble cried and Hammerhead got off of his tear ridden friend.

“Uhm Rumble I have this weird sort of feeling that it wasn’t my fault” Hammerhead informed Rumble who stood up and buried his face into Hammerheads shoulder and began to cry. Hammerhead looked to the group, who had all their attention fixed on the duo. “This doesn’t make me gay” Hammerhead said as he stroked Rumble’s mane and cooed him “hey buddy… man listen mares are weird in the fact that they can play with a stallions heart like they do” Hammerhead whispered to his heart broken friend. Scootaloo approached “I’m so sorry I had no idea that he felt this much for” he began but Hammerhead motioned for her to be quiet. “Rumble buddy… listen I would never fuck with you like that man… that’s just cold” Hammerhead whispered.

Hammerhead broke the bro hug and looked into his friends teary eyes “buddy… you’re gonna be okay” Hammerhead whispered to his friend and motioned for Scootaloo to come over. “Rumble I’m so sorry… I never knew you felt so deeply for me it’s just that… well uhm… I’ve kind of had a crush on Hammerhead since I was in grade 2” she whispered softly and blushed as Hammerhead looked at her with a shocked look. Rumble put his forelegs around her and gave her a tight hug “I’m so sorry” Rumble sniffled.

Hammerhead tossed the igniting agent to Thunder Shot just as they heard the echoing scream, Rumble and Scootaloo broke from the hug. The scream had come from the same floor as them and very close. Hammerhead loaded the can of Thermite onto his back and they were about to leave just as a janitor with a shotgun appeared through the doorway. Hammerhead drew the Desert Eagle out of his holster and pointed it at the Janitor. “Whoa… never expected to get held at gunpoint by burglars stealing… what are you stealing anyway?” the janitor asked curiously, “we aren’t burglars we’re… we actually we’re the remainder of the football and cheerleading team and we’re trapped in the school” Pipsqueak informed the janitor.

The janitor nodded “don’t worry. I have the keys… come along we’ll get you home” The janitor told the remaining group members. “What’s your name?” Thunder Shot asked curiously, “I’m Scruffy… the janitor” Scruffy replied. “Wait… we have a janitor named Scruffy?” Diamond Tiara asked curiously, Scruffy simply shrugged “I do night shifts… not as many bratty kids running around… no offence” he informed the group. “Well Scruffy should we go?” Hammerhead asked and Scruffy nodded.

Scruffy smelt heavily of alcohol and was most likely drunk, He turned around and hopped back quickly, “whoa nelly… that’s a cool little outfit you got there sweetie but I don’t have any candy… sorry” Scruffy said to the cloaked figure. “Scruffy get back” Hammerhead hollered but he was too late, the cloaked assassin swung the scythe and cut Scruffy in half and his two body halves fell to the ground and blood started to pool around his body. “Oh shit… I think… I think” Scruffy coughed and blood came up his throat as he began to pass away “that’s a pretty cool… trick”