My last chapter. :p Your ride is about over. Sorry. But feel free to take it again.

The ending will seem rushed because I have to move on. Sorry.

For those that are confused with the last chapter. Ponyboy went into sleep (Romeo and Juliet reference…ish), making him seem like he is dead. Since some dreams are how you want them too be, he can control what's going to happen. But now he seems like he's waking up.

o-o-o

Ponyboy's POV…

I entered the mansion. It seems like Johnny already left to find out what the noise was. My body tensed. This is where the alien appears from the hallway in front of us.

I got ready to fight. I'm not going to run now. Running towards us was the alien.

I ducked out of its way, and so did dad. He got in a fighting stance once he got his footing behind the alien.

"Get Johnny." He told me. I nodded, wishing that he would win. I sprinted towards the kitchen. Soda looked at everything that was happening in bewilderment. It hurt me. I will have to tell him everything again. What if he won't believe me?

I got to the kitchen in a heartbeat. Inside was Johnny who was just going to the front door.

"What's wrong?" He asked. I didn't answer and dragged him back to the front door. I have an idea. But first, we need to get everyone together.

We got to the front door and there stood dad and Soda. Dad looked like he was explaining everything to him. Soda looked lost.

I wished that the others would be here. Right when I thought that, the door opened and everyone else came. Minus Cherry and Bob. It really does go how I want it to be.

"I thought you left after us." Steve said.

"Shortcut?" Soda answered. Steve looked at him, raising an eyebrow.

"Can you all follow me? There's a room I want to show you." I asked.

"I just wanted a quick look in." Tim said. He turned around and tried to open the door. It was locked. "Damn this fucking door."

"This room is how we get out."

"And how do you know that?" Curly asked.

"I went through this before. Please just come with me."

They grunted and followed me to the top floor. We went to the room with the cat, but there was no cat this time. On the wall, in the hole, was a switch. I pressed it and the tremor went through the mansion.

"What was that?" Angela asked.

"You'll see."

I led them out the room to the new staircase.

"Was that there before?" Johnny asked. I didn't answer and they followed me up. We went to the clock room and I told two people to go on the numbers 12 and three. They looked quizzically at me but did what I said. I pressed the button. There was now a new door.

Please have something there that would give us a clue to where the key is.

Inside of the last room was the slow monster.

"What is that?" Angela asked, face scrunched up in disgust.

"Steve." I answered.

"But I'm right here." Steve said.

"Yeah, but I named it Steve after you."

"You must really dislike him." Johnny said.

Steve just grunted, looking away, annoyed.

I stepped up too it and it started to move slowly. Behind it was a map.

I was hoping for a key, but, this might be important. I dashed forward and scooped up the map. Once my hand grasped it, I started to fast walk back. Of course, fate is not always on my side. The door slammed open and there was the alien.

No…I made a mistake again. I should have told them when I had the chance… I want to go back to my world.

My world faded in black.

o-o-o

"Pony?!" I heard. My eyes snapped open. I was laying on a bed with Soda, Darry, and Johnny looming over me.

I ignored them because I felt something in my hands. I opened them up and saw the map that I picked up in the dream.

"Is that? How?" Johnny asked, gasping.

"A dream. Where is everyone?"

"Angela and Tim went to the annex. The others are downstairs, giving us room.

I nodded. Soda hugged me in his regular bear hug.

"I- We thought you were dead!"

"I'm sorry… But I know how we can get out."

I rolled out the map. It was the map of the mansion. I looked around it and pointed to the spot where there is a key.

"That's where we have to go."

"The annex?"

o-o-o

Everyone went to the annex room after I informed them of everything. Hopefully nothing happened to the two. (They also remembered Cherry and Bob and sent them back)

We instantly went to the room with the switch.

"So, how are we supposed to figure out what to turn too?" Soda asked.

I looked closer.

"Pull it up." I said.

"Wow, how did you figure that out?"

"I guessed. The other switch had everything but up."

"What are you doing?" Angela asked, walking in with Tim.

"I think we found a way out." I answered, reaching out to the lever. I pulled it up and the room trembled. A door opened underneath us, swallowing us up.

o-o-o

We landed with a thud. I groaned in pain and stood up. The room was dark and was lit by one torch. I squinted, my eyes, something was off about the room. I then saw it. The key to the outside world.

I gasped and picked it up. We can do it. We can finally get out. We then climbed out of the trap door.

"We did it! We finally got it and can get out!" Soda cheered.

o-o-o

We opened the front door, smiling happily. (Even the more serious ones).

Everyone was waiting for us outside and my smile brightened.

After twelve tries, I finally got out. I don't have to watch anyone die in front of my eyes or lie to the gang anymore.

o-o-o

I really didn't know how to end this…