Hawk was currently very angry. After Celestia’s stunt yesterday, Cobra Kai had lost some students. The bitch had come from nowhere and said that her dojo was better than Cobra Kai because it was ”less” violent. Hawk shook his head at her delusion. She clearly must have been high on something.

Hawk was at Crystal Prep, making some preparations before the Friendship Games. It would be held within a month which was in April. Hawk was without a doubt competing in the games, he wanted Celestia to see what student she had lost: a student that would make CHS look like it was competent.

The library, which Hawk was sitting in was almost empty save for a few students who were doing their homework. Hawk was on the second floor to the left behind some bookshelves at a dead end. The area he was in was very rarely visited. It gave him some peace.

He was sitting cross—legged on the floor, his back against the wall, looking through Mystable. He saw that the Anon-A-Miss page had been taken down. He smiled, but he would never let those three off the hook. He would be making sure that they never lived it down. He was planning something alright.

The shelves to his left were filled with math books. Specifically about the history of it and whatnot. Hawk clicked the page on Applebloom on his phone and saw that there were tons of hateful comments directed towards her about how ugly she was, how she was nothing but a hillbilly. That sort of thing.

His backpack was to his right, filled with school equipment. He did not have training at the dojo or the gym. He saw that most of the students that sent hateful comments were from CHS. They damaged Tory, he would beat them up. He would make sure that when they see him, they would bow to him.

”They are idiots.” Hawk growled out. He held his phone with his right hand, his left hand was just in his left pocket.

The wall to his right was greyish white. It was soothing, but Hawk could not be soothed. Not when scum like the CMC is on the loose causing mayhem towards respectable citizens like himself.

He looked up from his phone and got up from the floor. School ended hours ago and Hawk was finished with homework. He finished it immediately when he walked into the library. He picked up his backpack and he started walking towards the staircase. He has no desire to stay longer in the library, even though he loved the place. It was his way of relaxing,

He walked down the staircase and he walked towards the exit of the library, intending on going to the mall. He had some shopping that he needed to do. He put his phone in his right pocket and walked out of the library, not noticing that a girl was staring at him from afar from the library near the computers. Her eyes were narrow.

The mall from the outside parking lot was huge. There were loads of cars everywhere which was no surprise. It was a popular mall. Most of the students there were from Crystal Prep while some of the others were from Canterlot High. The mall had all kinds of stores with different purposes.

Hawk had his backpack on his back and was walking towards the entrance of the mall, he was looking forward to the Games. He would make sure that Crystal Prep won. He would smirk at Celestia when they did as well, making her realize that the student she needed the most was the one who she expelled.

Hawk walked past the sliding doors but before he could walk completely inside there was a shout of his name.

”Spike!” Hawk tensed at his old name. The name he had not heard be said for so long. His breathing slowed the air was calm but still a sense of caution. His hands were clenched into fists, the mohawk on his head looked sharper than usual.

He turned around to face the person who even dared say his old name. He smirked. His fists were suddenly no more and he put his hands in the air as if he was a funny comedian. His face had a lot of fake mirth in it.

”Well, well, well. It could not possibly be Rainbow Crash, Appleshit, Twilight Nerd, Pinkie No Life and Fluttershy.” Hawk did not want to insult Fluttershy as he knew that she was fragile and was easy to cry.

The main five frowned at the names that were given, save Fluttershy who he had not insulted. Hawk then crossed his arms, his face hard and showed that he was not very happy about seeing them near him. His legs did not seem to move even by the breeze as he stood there slowly scowling at them.

”Sp- Hawk, we were wondering what you were doing here?” Fluttershy offered a soft smile and he rolled his eyes at her. He may not like her, but he wished that she wasn't so nice to people. Eventually, they will take that to their advantage.

”I’m here to do some shopping. Why are you here, looking for a hang out spot?” Hawk asked Fluttershy no hint of malice, spite, anger or bite. He asked it out of curiosity. The other girls looked from Hawk to Fluttershy in shock. Fluttershy smiled.

”No, we're here just like you: to do some shopping.” Fluttershy responded. Hawk nodded. The other girls did not know what to do it say, Hawk was being civil with Fluttershy. He asked a question out of curiosity.

”Well, if that is all, I will take my leave. Enjoy your day Fluttershy.” Hawk said, bowing to her in respect. He then turned around and walked inside of the mall and decided to stick to the first thing he needed, groceries. The one thing everyone needs no matter what creature they are.

He took a left and then a right and he was in front of the entrance to the grocery store. He walked through the sliding doors and his skin was immediately assaulted by cold air. It was relaxing, his muscles relaxed and he wasn't tense. It was good. It felt good.

Hawk needed some canned foods, specifically beans. So he started looking for the aisle with canned foods.

The many shelves and aisles of the store could be confusing unless if you had been there many times before. He walked into an aisle and he picked up some canned beans when he heard the voices of Appleshit and Rainbow Crash. Hawk clenched his left fist.

”Man, I cannot wait until we have our first lesson with Sensei Celestia. Hopefully, she will teach us some moves that can beat bullies like Hawk. Cobra Kai changed him. I mean, he was cool before but I understand why he joined them. He wanted to defend himself, but there is a difference between defending and dishonour.” Rainbow Dash sounded frustrated. She was leaning behind some shelves ten feet away from Hawk

Applejack who was searching through the shelves nodded. She agreed with Rainbow Dash to the core. She had seen Hawk at his lowest and understood his desire for revenge, but he took it too far. He started beating Flash up for no apparent reason even when he left Hawk and his friends alone.

”I agree Rainbow, but ya gotta see it from his pointa view.” Applejack tried to reason with her country accent. She turned to the Rainbow haired girl who was observing her with curiosity now. ”Cobra Kai has a motto: Strike First Strike Hard No Mercy. Which is kind of funny when I think about it.”

Hawk was on edge, what did his dojo’s motto, got to do with anything? Hawk then realized it. How could he have been so stupid? Sensei Grogar is a war veteran. Strike First: don’t allow the enemy to attack you. Strike Hard: make them stumble, make them fall to the ground. No Mercy: don’t show an enemy mercy if they are willing to hurt you badly.

Hawk quickly walked away but made sure to make very little noise. He did not want to alert the two idiots of his presence. He walked into the candy section and decided to treat himself to some packs of energy drinks.

The aisle to the left and right were filled with drinks and candy but Hawk was not tempted in the slightest. In the middle of the aisle to the right was a large cooler with hundreds of drinks in packages. He opened it and took out three packages of four Red Bulls in each. He would be partying with some of his friends tonight. He wondered if he could go to the shady store that sold alcohol.

Suddenly, someone bumped into him from his right and he stumbled a little. He used his free left hand, he had put down the drinks just in time. He looked and saw that it was Twilight Sparkle together with Fluttershy.

”Oh my gosh! I’m so sorry, Hawk!” Twilight exclaimed as she had accidentally walled into him. Hawk did not reveal any emotion. The shelves made out of red metal looked like they had faded in colour and the coldness seemed to have become deadly cold now. The white marble floor made sounds when Hawk slowly moved towards Sparkle.

Fluttershy was concerned that Hawk would hit Twilight. Sure, Hawk maybe has limits, but he is extremely unpredictable sometimes and that was one of the many reasons Fluttershy wanted to stay on his good side.

Hawk was almost touching noses with Sparkle. Her lavender skinned looked to almost have drained from her. Hawk wanted to punch her, but for some odd reason, he let go of the emotion. He decided against it. He gave her a deadpan look and decided to be snarky instead.

”Even with glasses, you seem to be blind.” Hawk snickered as he picked up his energy drinks and canned beans. That was the only reason he came to this large grocery store because he could not use his fake ID here to get the beer and other alcohol equipment.

The girl who he left behind breathed a sigh of relief. Twilight was sure she was done for. Fluttershy had been concerned but she had seen a look in him that he would not do anything like it was a boundary he would not cross. She was not sure why he felt like he was crossing boundaries but then again, Hawk maybe had his own set of morals?

Twilight and Fluttershy stared at each other briefly, their eyes seemingly having a silent conversation. They then went back to the searching bit. Twilight looked at Fluttershy as she picked up some drinks for the party she and the girls would throw. Pinkie Pie decided to throw a party for everyone to attend.

”Fluttershy, do you know why Hawk is the way he is? I mean, like information that only someone with animal skills can pick up on.” Twilight added the second part because Fluttershy looked so confused.

Fluttershy smiled at Twilight in understanding. Her bookworm friend wanted to understand Hawk and why he was the way he was. She thought about her words carefully before she decided to answer.

”Sometimes, animals who have lived a very long time in a Zoo or something similar, have to be let out in the wild and when that happens, they will need to train themselves to survive. Hawk... has had a rough life from what I can tell. I think that when Cobra Kai opened its doors for him, he saw an opportunity to help himself become stronger. He holds a lot of anger, perhaps the intense training is helping him from whatever pain he is going through. It may not help everyone, but if he has been with Cobra Kai for so long, it must mean that it is working for him.”

Twilight got in a trance and thought about it long and hard. It did make sense that Hawk would do something like that. Naturally, people strive after those who can protect them from harm. Spike is no different, but he is after defending himself and to some extent, flaunt his ability to do it.

She smiled at Fluttershy and they continued their shopping.

Hawk was on his way to his girlfriends’ house where the party would be held. Everyone from Crystal Prep would be there. The students specifically. They had all completed their homework early for this. It was around seven and the party would start around eight. He had bought the energy drinks for an early toast with his friends.

He was still quite pissed at Sparkle for bumping into him, but he did not fully mind either. But he was intrigued by what he heard from Appleshit and Rainbow Crash. It was very likely. They were loyal to the principal, more than anything. He did not understand why that was though. She had not exactly done anything for them in the past fo earn such respect.

Albeit, Rainbow Crash is known for being loyal to a fault. She has never betrayed a friend, or wait, that was a lie. Tory would have killed Spike for that one. Rainbow Crash is naturally loyal to everyone that is good–hearted. Appleshit is very bluntly honest. There are no two ways about that one. She is honest to the core, she sucks at lying. It would never do her anything good even if she tried.

”Some are born stupid, while some people eat at knowledge to never be stupid again.” Hawk mumbled to himself, remembering that he read that somewhere. He sighed as he neared his girlfriends’ house. It would be a long night.

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