The Last Concert Part 3

The next morning, the girls got up early and went to see Neo. They walked inside Ms. Jubilee's guest ranch house where Neo was staying.

As they walked down the hall, Twilight said, "I'm glad we're finally gonna get some answers from Neo."

Rainbow Dash made a doubtful look,"Yeah, maybe."

"Don't worry, Rainbow," said Pinkie. "He's gotta 'fess up after making a Pinkie promise."

Pinkie Pie gently knocked on the door and opened it.

"Good morning Neo, you ready for br..." she suddenly gasped.

They saw that the room was empty and his bed looked as if it had not been slept in.

Pinkie Pie gasped and got very angry. Her body turned red, steam came out of her ears and she said, "NOPONY BREAKS A PINKIE PROMISE!"

The girls ran out of the house and went to find Neo. He was getting on his motorcycle, planning to make a run for it, he just didn't have the courage to tell his friends the truth. The ponies spotted Neo.

"NEO!" Pinkie shouted in a loud angry voice, "YOU PINKIE PROMISED!"

Neo saw how pissed off Pinkie Pie was, if there was one thing Pinkie Pie hated, it's a broken pinkie promise.

Neo started up his motorcycle and sped off as Pinkie Pie shouted, "Neo, come back here!"

As Neo sped off, he said to himself, "Time to get the fuck out of dodge."

He's gonna get away," said Applejack.

"Oh no he won't, look girls," said Twilight.

The girls found an empty stagecoach, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy hooked themselves to the stagecoach and raced as fast as they could after Neo, intending to stop him.

"We've got him now," said Pinkie.

Neo rode his motorcycle while playing a song with his mind ("Coffee Mug" by The Descendants) (the song is only 35 seconds, so he constantly repeated it as he rode).

Neo picked up speed as he rode his motorcycle, trying to outrun the ponies, although he couldn't believe he was running from his own best friends.

The ponies were catching up to him and they tried to make him stop, Pinkie Pie jumped onto Neo's motorcycle and said to him, "Neo, you broke your pinkie promise, apologize."

"Pinkie, I did not break my promise."

"Wha?" she said in a confused tone.

"If you remember, I said I would tell you the truth when I see you in the morning, but I never came to see you girls. I just couldn't come to see you, not if it meant telling you what happened."

Pinkie Pie kind of felt sorry for him, "Well I.. I,"

"I'm sorry Pinkie, but I can't you girls the truth, I just can't. I'd rather not tell you girls anything than lie to you."

"Well I heard a "sorry" in there, so that'll have to do for now, I'll get a real apology later."

Then Pinkie Pie jumped back into the stagecoach.

Neo kept on riding his motorcycle at top speed, then he saw a train coming up ahead. He tried to race the train, Neo got past the railroad track just in time before the train went by.

When Neo got past the railroad tracks, he flew off his motorcycle and rolled around the ground, but luckily for him, he wasn't injured and his motorcycle wasn't damaged, but he was hurt from falling off the motorcycle.

"Son of a bitch."

As the train went by, the ponies jumped over the train and landed on the other side along with Neo, much to Neo's disbelief.

The ponies saw Neo, Neo tried to move but was too weak and hurt to move.

"Not so fast." Rainbow Dash pinned him to the ground, keeping him from getting away.

Neo was so upset, he pounded his hands on the ground like a child throwing a temper tantrum and shouted obscenities. Neo also slammed his head against the ground. Twilight ran over to Neo and said, "Neo stop it, stop, you're gonna hurt yourself."

She stopped him from slamming his head, Neo said, "Why, why couldn't you just leave me alone goddammit, why do you have to torture me?"

Rainbow Dash got off of Neo, feeling bad for him.

Twilight walked over to him, "Neo, we're not torturing you, and friends never leave friends alone. We just wanna help you, please tell us the truth."

Applejack came over and looked him straight in the eyes, "Yes, Neo, you have no choice but to tell us the truth, and don't try lyin' to us."

The ponies gathered around Neo, they helped him get up and they sat around him, waiting for him to tell them the truth.

Neo looked very sad and ashamed, Rarity put her hoof on his shoulder and said, "Oh Neo, please tell us the truth, no matter how bad it is. Please tell us, remember, you can tell us anything and we're here for you."

"We're not going anywhere until you tell us the truth," said Twilight. "So go on and tell us."

Neo went over to his motorcycle. At first the ponies thought he was gonna run away again but he reached into his motorcycle's knapsack and pulled out a silver trophy, he slammed it down in front of them and said, "There, now you know."

The ponies were confused, "Know what?" asked Twilight.

"Look at it."

"I am, it's a silver trophy."

"I know, I won a silver trophy instead of a gold trophy, which means I got 2nd place at the competition, and since I got 2nd place, I didn't win any prize money."

"But your telegram said you were gonna send money," said Rainbow Dash.

"That's why I came here, I wanted to earn some money. After all the good luck wishes and how the mayor expected me to bring back lots of money, I didn't have the nerve to come home with no money. I felt if I did, that would mean I failed, and the whole town would see me as a failure."

Now the ponies knew the truth about why Neo didn't come back to Ponyville, Neo felt so ashamed that he didn't win any money, the ponies had the greatest sympathy for him.

Twilight smiled and said, "Neo, you're not a failure."

"And we're your friends," said Rainbow Dash. "We don't care if you came in 50th place, you're still #1 in our books."

"Yeah but you girls don't have $10,000 to give me," said Neo.

"That's true, but we know how much you wanted to win and donate your money to repair the town hall, but our friendship and love is more important than money," said Rarity.

"Yes Neo, we understand now," said Pinkie. "I forgive you for breaking your pinkie promise, we'll always be friends."

"So, you girls aren't mad?"

They all shook their heads and said, "Nn-nn,"

"But what about the mayor, she's expecting me to come back to Ponyville with the money to repair the town hall and I don't have it, I don't think I can face her and tell her I didn't get that money to fix the broken roof."

Fluttershy walked over to him, "Oh Neo, we can always find a way to fix that hole in the roof, but if you don't come back, we'll never be able to fix the hole in our hearts."

Fluttershy, Twilight and Rarity nuzzled Neo and giggled, Rainbow Dash hovered over them and cried a little, "Darn it, now you got me acting all sappy."

"Oh Neo, please come back to Ponyville," said Applejack. "It won't be the same without you, you're part of our lives now, and we would be miserable without you."

Neo smiled, "Oh you girls are the best, I can't live without you, and I wouldn't even think of leaving you. Of course I'll come back, with or without the money."

The ponies gave Neo a group hug, they all squeaked affectionately and said, "We love you Neo."

"I love you too my little ponies. You ponies are the best friends I've ever had, God bless you all."

They hugged Neo tighter, deeply appreciated by his sweet compliment.

Neo got on his motorcycle and said to the ponies. "I'll see you girls at home."

Yes, he actually called Ponyville his home, and that's where he was heading.

Neo sped off on his motorcycle, the ponies took the train back to Ponyville.

As Neo rode back to Ponyville, he played a song with his mind ("Sick-O-Me" by The Descendants). The ponies actually made it back home before Neo did.

Neo got back about 20 minutes later when he got there, there was a crowd of ponies waiting to welcome him back, including the mayor.

As soon as he got off his motorcycle, the mane 6 ran over to him and hugged him, other ponies including Lyra, Bon Bon, and Derpy Hooves went over to see him as well.

"Welcome home Neo," said Lyra, "We're so happy you're back."

"We missed you so much," said Bon Bon.

"We know you did your best, but to us, you're the best singer in Equestria," said Derpy.

Derpy gave Neo a hug. The mayor came over to Neo and personally welcomed him back, and she didn't say a word about the money, she was just happy that he was back.

When Neo got back to Twilight's library, Neo typed a letter to Princess Celestia on his computer, he wrote,

Dear Princess Celestia,

Just wanted to tell you that I learned something important today. I learned that friendship is more important than your pride, and it's wrong to run away and hide when you don't do well as you hoped. And you can't run away from your problems, it's better to run to your friends and family, and you should never be ashamed if you come in 2nd place, because 2nd place is better than not trying at all.

I've also learned that I have the greatest friends I could ever ask for, and they are always there to help me out when I have a problem or if I'm in trouble. They are always there when I need them, especially Twilight, she's like a princess to me. These wonderful friends are more than just my friends, they are my family. By the way, I'm gonna try to come and visit you and Princess Luna again very soon.

Sincerely yours,

Neo Anderson

P.S. Tell Princess Luna that I love her so much and I look forward to spending many more nights with her.

Neo had Spike send off the letter and awaited her response. But in the meantime, he wanted to spend some quality time with his little ponies that he loved so much. He knew his friends would always be there for him when he needed them and they are always willing to help him out whenever he has a problem or if he's ever in trouble, and that is true friendship.

End of part 3.