Pony's POV
As I walked to the DX after work I could feel the sun beating down on me and I started to wish the summer would hurry up and be over. I was just tired of everything and I missed hanging out with Two-Bit, I hadn't spoken to or seen him since the night he laid into me, not that I could blame him. I was acting like a spoiled brat with the words I said and if I was being honest, I hadn't given a single thought to how Two-Bit was feeling after what he'd seen. The guilt of being so selfish had stopped me from reaching out to Two-Bit but I knew I'd have to do something soon.
As I pondered what I could say to him when next I saw him, I heard a car screech to a halt in the gutter next to me and braced myself as Davis stepped out of the car. I glanced in the car and noticed three more Socs and while they hadn't gotten out of the car yet, if they did I would be severely outnumbered.
Davis strode up to me and glared at me and I noticed a cut in his hairline and a bruise along his jaw and I found myself smirking, seemed like he'd gone and pissed off the wrong person this time.
Davis noticed my smirk and sneered at me, "You may think it's funny that your little bitch got the jump on me but I'll get back at her. What I have planned for her will pale in comparison to the last time and she'll wish for death long before I give it to her." I frowned in confusion at his words but realized he was threatening Sam, I had no idea how he found out about her but I was damned if he was going to hurt her because of me.
"I don't what you're talking about. I don't have a girl but if I did I'd be damned proud of the way she messed up your face."
"So you're telling me Sam isn't your girl?" he smirked as my eyes narrowed and my jaw clenched before he continued, "That's what I thought. She's going to think she got off easy last time because when I see her next-"
His words were cut off by a voice yelling out "Problem here?" and I turned to see Dally and Tim casually strolling towards us. I breathed a little easier knowing I had backup if it came to blows, which knowing Davis and I was the most likely ending to this scenario but I really just wanted to get to the DX and then home.
"No problem, Davis here was just leaving." I said and Dally asked sharply, "You're Davis?" He looked Davis up and down before smirking coldly and taking a step towards him. Davis wisely saw it was in his best interest to leave and turned to jump into the car but not before shouting out the window as he left, "Say hi to Sam for me!" Dally swore under his breath and picked up a nearby rock, tossing it towards the car that was already out of reach.
"You good, Pony?" asked Tim and I nodded before turning to Dally.
"What was that about?" Dally didn't usually get so worked up over some Socs.
"Nothing, I need to see Steve."
"I'm heading to the DX now." I replied and Dally nodded. Tim looked between the two of us and saw Dally was in a dangerous mood so thought it best to leave. "I'll catch up with you later." He said to both of us before turning and heading in the opposite direction.
"Let's go." Dally said and started for the DX. I didn't want to say anything to Dal while he was in this mood so I kept my mouth shut and thought about Davis' threat.
He had mentioned the 'last time' he saw Sam a few times and I had no idea what he meant. While I know I shouldn't care less about her anymore I also knew I still did and resolved to find Two-Bit, not only to patch things up but to check that Sam was okay too. I'd hate for something to have happened to her because of me and my big mouth.
When we arrived at the DX Steve and Soda were both in the garage and looked up when we approached. I didn't waste any time, "Has something happened to Sam? Davis caught me on the way home and mentioned seeing her." Steve dropped his wrench and quickly picked it up before turning back to focus under the hood of his car and I was annoyed that he didn't seem to care at all. I turned to Soda who gave Steve a long glance before turning back to me.
"What are you talking about Pone?"
"Davis. He stopped me on the way home and said something about next time he sees Sam what he's going to do will pale in comparison to the last time and about her begging for death." I got angrier the more the words came out just thinking about what he said. Dally was bracing himself against the side of the car Steve was working on and the two of them exchanged a long look but Soda caught my attention before I could think too much of it.
"I don't know, Pone, Two-Bit hasn't mentioned anything but I'll ask him next time I see him. Why don't you go inside and get a pop?"
"Right." I sighed and headed inside to the air conditioning.
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Soda's POV
I watched Pony head inside before turning back to my best friend who was now whispering furiously with Dally. They shut up as I approached and I stared them both down. "What's going on here? Don't play dumb with me I know somethings up so spill it."
"Don't worry about it, Soda, we got it covered, we can handle it."
"Got what covered, Steve? What are you handling? Stop being so secretive and tell me what's going on? Does it have something to do with that Soc?"
Steve and Dally exchanged a glance and I was seeing red at being left out of the loop, especially when it came to the Soc that had it in for my brother.
"If you two know something then you'd better tell me." I warned, "Has that Davis got plans for Pony? He can't stay quiet forever and I'd rather know in advance when it comes to my little brother."
Steve sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "He's not going to do anything to Pony, he already made his move."
"Steve." Dally said in a warning tone and I frowned in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
Steve took another look at Dally before sighing and turning to me and I saw Dally frown. "Davis and his friends already made their move and while it was directed at Pony they didn't hurt him personally. But don't worry Dally and I will sort it out."
"Who did he make his move against and what are the two of you going to sort out?" I looked between them both but Steve wouldn't meet my eyes.
"You're my best friend Soda so I'm keeping you out of this for your own good but just trust me when I say that Dally and I are going to take care of him. Leave it at that." I was angry and hurt at being left out but I also knew I could trust Steve with my life and if he said I needed to stay out then maybe that's what I should do, although I wasn't going to be happy about it.
"Fine. But if you run into trouble or you need backup you come straight to me got it? I want a piece of that little punk too you know."
Steve sighed in relief and grinned at me. "I know Soda, and I know you've got my back if I need you."
I turned to head towards the shop as Dally caught Steve's attention and the two of them starting plotting whatever it was they were planning to do.
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Steve's POV
"You know this isn't the best plan we could have come up with right?" I asked Dal as he cruised around the West side, keeping an eye out for Davis or his car.
"Yeah I know but it was the best on short notice and we can't let that bastard think he can get at Sam again. Best to put him out of commission as soon as possible." I silently agreed and went back to looking for Davis or his car that Dally had described.
While I felt bad about not including Soda in this I knew that Dally was the right person to go to. We didn't just need to rough Davis up a little, we needed to really hurt him, make him fear for his life if he came near Sam or us ever again and in that situation it was Dally I needed with me. I knew Sam probably wouldn't want anyone else to know what happened but I'd been stewing it over the rest of my shift after talking with Two-Bit the other day so after work I headed straight to Buck's to find Dally, knowing he would have the same kind of revenge in mind that I was thinking of. After Davis had stopped Pony and threatened Sam again we knew we couldn't wait any longer, so here we were at 10:00pm on a Thursday night cruising through Socville and looking to fuck up a Soc.
"That's it." Dally said as he pointed at a car parked in a dark lot next to the cinema. He pulled into the far side of the lot in almost complete darkness and killed the engine.
"Now we just wait for him to show his face." I said and I watched the mirror for any sign of movement and Dal did the same as he responded, "And now we wait."
After close to 40 minutes a couple of figures came around the side of the building laughing and I cursed. "We need him on his own." I said to Dal who nodded and slowly got out of the car. I did the same and together we crept quietly through the darkness towards the cars.
"See you tomorrow, Joel." One of the guys said as he and his friend got in a car while the third guy, Davis judging by the description Dally had given, me walked closer to us towards his car. This couldn't go more perfectly than if we'd planned it.
Davis was getting closer to his car when Dally and I both sped out and I called out lightly, "Hey, Davis." He turned around with a smile before realizing we were not his friends and frowned.
"Who the hell are you?" Davis asked and his answer from Dally was a mean punch to the side of his face. When he went down Dal followed with a kick to the ribs and I jumped in with a few kicks too. Dally leant down and grabbed Davis by his shirt collar, dragging him up slightly.
"We're here to tell you," punch, "that if you ever," punch, "go near Sam again," punch, "it'll be the last thing you do." Dally said menacingly and followed this up with another punch to face before lifting him by his collar again and giving him a shake, "Did you hear what I said?"
Davis grinned evilly with blood dripping from his mouth and an eye that was already starting to swell slightly, "Don't be mad, we can share her." I leapt forward and slammed my fist into his face as Dally dropped him and I gave him a second and then a third punch, my knuckles splitting open as I felt his nose crack under my closed fist. I hauled him to his feet and pressed him against his car by his shirt as his head rolled on his shoulders, trying to keep in focus.
"You ever set foot on the East side again and we'll destroy you. You think this is a beating? This will be a walk in the park compared to what we'll do to you if we have to come back here." I threw him to the ground and followed up with another couple of kicks before I heard a voice behind us yell out "What's going on over there?" I turned but the person had already gone so I turned back to Davis knowing we were running out of time.
Davis spat blood onto the ground before growling out, "No need to get jealous, the stupid bitch wasn't even that good of a lay anyway." I groaned internally, did he not know when to just shut up. Dally leaned down and squatted over him as he grabbed his shirt front with one hand and began punching him with the other, once, twice, a third time. I began hearing sirens in the distance and knew it was time to go.
"C'mon Dally we gotta get outta here!" I pulled on his jacket and made sure he was done and following me before making a run for the car. We jumped in and Dally sped off out of the parking lot and headed back towards the East side. I kept glancing around for a cop car knowing we wouldn't really be safe until we were back on our side of town. We were almost to the tracks and I was inspecting my busted knuckles when lights in the rearview mirror caught my eye and I heard the sirens.
"Shit!" I said as Dally slowed to a stop by the kerb and waited. The cop came up to the car window and shone a light in.
"Can I see some ID please?"
"What for, we're just going for a night drive." Dally said and his hands tightened on the steering wheel.
"Your knuckles look busted up there, son, mind telling me what you were doing on this side of town?"
"Like I said, just going for a drive with my friend. That's not a crime now is it?"
"It is when I have a young fella on his way to the hospital from a beating by two less than savoury characters. Get out of the car, you're coming down to the station for a chat." My door opened and a second cop yanked me out before slamming me against the side of the car and cuffing me. My eyes met Dally's over the hood and he grinned at me and I knew exactly what he was thinking. I grinned back as I agreed, it was totally worth it.