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Chapter 13
"Soda, when'd you start shaving?" Pony asked when they got home
"When I was fifteen!" Soda called in the living room
"When did...when did Darry?"
"When he was thirteen, why? You thinkin' about growin' a beard for the rumble" Soda smirked
"Oh, you're funny" Pony said coming out of the bathroom "We oughta send you to Reader's Digest or something. I hear they pay a lot for funny things."
Steve was busy dealing cards, but it turned into an arm-wrestling match between him and Soda.
"You like fights Soda?" Steve asked
"Yeah I like fights, man!" said Soda
"How come?" Pony asked
"No contest" said Soda struggling. "Like a drag race or a dance or something, I don't know. We're gonna beat them Socs tonight."
"When I get in a fight I wanna stomp...!" Steve said before slamming Soda's hand down
Darry finished his workout and stood up.
"How come you like fights Darry?" Pony asked
"He likes to show off his muscles" Soda said laughing
"I'm gonna show them off on you, little buddy if you get any mouthier" Darry threatened as he put on a black shirt. He looked over to Ponyboy with a face of concern."Hey Pony, uh, I don't know if you oughta be in this rumble."
"How come?" Pony asked "I always come through before ain't I?"
Darry chuckled and grinned proudly. "Yeah. But you were in shape before and you ain't looking so good. You're tensed up too much."
"Aw, everyone's worked up before a rumble" Soda said walking over. "Let him fight, he ain't gonna get hurt. It's skin against skin."
"Come on, I'll grab hold of a little one" said Pony
"We'll need every man we can get" Darry relented "Just be careful"
"I'll be okay" Pony said then pointed to Soda. "How come you never worry bout him so much?"
"Man, that's one kid brother I ain't gonna worry about. This kid can use his head!" Darry grinned putting his arm around Soda's shoulder
Soda smiled proudly, gave Darry a playful punch in the gut, but Darry gave him a good noogie in his hair. "You can see he uses it for one thing, to grow hair on!"
The boys all laughed and cheered running out the front door to the rumble. They ran wild and Steve backflipped off the car while getting prepared for the fight.
"Ponyboy! If the fuzz shows, beat it outta there! We'll get in jail, and you two'll get thrown in a boys' home! Know what I'm saying?
"Ain't nobody calling the fuzz!" said Steve
They cheered some more then Soda said. "We're doing this for Nikki, right?"
"For Nikki!" Two-Bit called out with the others following.
When they got there, they saw Tim Shephard and his gang waiting for them.
"How ya doing, Tim?" Darry asked
"Pretty good" said Tim pounding fists with Darry. He turned to Pony "Curly always said you were a good kid. The kid's in juvie for the next six months. Hey..." He turned so he was facing Pony, Soda and Darry "I pray for your sister."
Soda and Darry smiled gratefully, but Pony just smiled. He always had a suspicion of Tim and plus he didn't want to remember his sister's likely fate.
Soon, several Mustangs pulled up. The Socs had arrived.
The greasers stood in position as the doors opened. Both groups started walking towards each other and Darry was found eye-to-eye with Paul, his former friend.
"Hello, Darrel. Long time no see"
"Hello Paul" Darry acknowledged
"What's up?" Tim asked Two-Bit
"They used to buddy around. Play football" Two-Bit explained
"I'll take you" Paul said
Darry smiled coldly, then in the distance they heard the unmistakable voice of Dallas Winston.
"Don't you know a rumble ain't a rumble without me!" He was running up
Then a Soc punched Ponyboy and the rumble began.
In the middle, rain started pouring down on the lot. Yet the rumble continued on, this time with everyone covered in mud. Pony ended up on the ground screaming for Darry who came to his side and gave him some backup.
Soon the Socs started to retreat and drove away in their cars. The rumble was over. The greasers had won.
Pony was still lying on the ground then dragged by Dally out of the cheering crowd.
"You okay Pony? Huh?" he asked "Come on, you got a sister to visit."
He dragged him to the car as the rest of the greasers continued to celebrate their victory.
!!!!!!!! THE END!!!!!!!!!! Haha, just kidding
Dally drove as fast as he could skidding across the road. Pony laid weakly in the passenger seat.
As he turned a corner a policeman on a motorcycle came chasing the car.
Dally stopped the car and turned to Pony. "Alright, act sick, I'm taking you to the hospital."
The policeman walked up to Dally's window. "You've gotta have a good reason for driving this fast."
"Yeah, uh" Dally pointed to Pony "The kid here fell off his motorcycle. I'm taking him to the hospital."
The cop stared at Dally and Pony moaned
"How bad is he?"
"I don't know man. Do I look like a doctor to you? Looks pretty bad to me, I don't know."
The cop nodded and offered to escort them.
"I was crazy, kid" said Dally as they followed the motorcycle "Johnny's alright and in good shape by now, but Nikki-Nikki's just a mess. Johnny would've spared her the chances, but she just took them and risked her life. I know it'd break her heart if one of us were injured, but still...better us than her."
When they got to the hospital Pony was surprised to find Johnny waiting for them in the waiting room.
"What are you doing out of bed?"
"The docs let me go" Johnny said with a grin "I wanted to help out in the rumble, but Nikki wouldn't let me out of the hospital."
Dally helped Pony to Nikki's room with Johnny at their heels. When they walked in, Nikki looked even weaker than when Pony visited her last. He let out a fearful gulp. She was dying.
"Hey Nikki" Dally said with a smile "We beat the Socs. We chased them out of the neighborhood."
Nikki let out a weak smile. "We won?"
Johnny smiled sitting down on a chair next to the bed. "Yeah, we did. We're all right. Everyone's safe. It's gonna be alright."
Nikki smiled then moved her gaze to Pony who was standing at the foot. "Ponyboy" she reached out her hand for her brother
Pony walked closer and held his sister's hand tightly as if reluctant to let her go.
"I love you Pony. Tell Darry and Soda too."
And with that Nikki's eyes closed, never to open again.
Pony stood shocked and crestfallen.
"Nikki, come on" Dally said gently tapping her
Johnny shook his head sadly unable to believe it.
Pony sat in another chair next to her and stroked her hair. Tears were in his eyes. "I love you too Nikki" he whispered although she wouldn't hear him.
Johnny went to wipe his tears away and Dally stood up. He swore and punched the wall as hard as he could.
Johnny moved on the other side of Nikki. "Bye Nikki"
Pony blinked and wiped more tears away as he stood up and walked out of the room. Johnny and Dally looked at each other worriedly before standing up and following.
Author's Note: OH!!!!!! MY!!!!! FRICKIN'!!!!! GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you'll excuse me, I have a will to write, *walks to desk and takes out piece of paper and pencil* *writes* The Will of Vivi Zhang a.k.a Movies'N'TVfan101 for when she will sadly be maimed, beaten and/or murdered brutally.....
BUT DON'T WORRY YET I WILL UNLEASH A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR YOU AWESOME PEOPLE ONCE I AM FINISHED WITH THIS HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY!!!!! that is...if i'm still alive.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and I know Darry and Soda would've been likely to come, but, THEY DIDN'T COME SEE JOHNNY WHEN HE DIED, DID THEY?!?!? I DIDN'T THINK SO!!!!!! AND HE WAS A CLOSE, CLOSE, CLOSE FRIEND!!!!!!!!! Don't hate me for that.