Chapter 3

Concerned Friends

For the next few night, Neo sneaked out of the castle while Twilight, Starlight and Spike were asleep and he would go into the Everfree Forest and ride his motorcycle dangerously through the forest. And each night of motorcycle racing brought back memories of when he used to race with his punk rockers friends and it made him relive the thrills of racing.

But one night while motorcycle racing, Neo fell off his motorcycle while going airborne. He was okay, but his head was bleeding.

Neo had to go back to the castle immediately to tend his wounds without his friends finding out.

When Neo got back to the castle, he went straight into a bathroom and wiped the blood off his face. But out in the hall, Twilight was up and she heard Neo in the bathroom. She peeked in and saw him wiping blood off his face. She was shocked that he was hurt and she wondered what happened.

She didn't want him to know she was watching him so she stayed out of sight. She saw Neo put some bandages on his neck and head and she knew that something was wrong.

The next day, Neo went to the Ponyville Spa Center to get his neck massaged after his injuries from his motorcycle racing.

While he was out, Twilight had her friends come over to the castle and she told them what she saw last night. She saw Neo in the bathroom, he was bleeding and trying to cover up wounds.

The ponies felt very concerned. Rainbow Dash mentioned that Neo had been talking about thrills and excitement lately. Spike said that Neo had been going out a few times at night, but he didn't know where Neo was going.

The ponies knew that Neo must have been hiding something from them. Twilight assumed that Neo will probably go out again tonight and when he does, they are going to follow him and find out what he's been up to. Her friends agreed and they wanted to know what Neo was doing just as much as Twilight did.

When night fell, Neo sneaked out just like Twilight had assumed and as he headed into the Everfree Forest. The ponies and Spike followed him. They followed him to the land where Neo had been racing and they wondered what Neo was doing here.

The ponies hid behind a hedge so Neo wouldn't see them. They watched him get on his motorcycle and he fired up the engine. Then they saw Neo sped off into the distance, playing punk rock music as he rode his motorcycle ("Looks Like Trouble" by The Virus). They quickly ran after him but they had trouble keeping up with him since he was going so fast.

Neo rode dangerously through the forest, but he was still able to avoid crashing or having a serious accident. He was still enjoying reliving the thrills of racing years ago and the ponies were starting to catch up to him.

Then Neo rode over to the cliff with the huge gap. The ponies watched and they were very afraid that he might seriously hurt himself.

Neo fired up his engine and began speeding off.

The ponies were worried but they were hoping that he makes it safely on the other side. Neo rode off the cliff and went airborne. Fluttershy was extremely worried and she closed her eyes.

Neo began to fall, but luckily, he landed on the other side of the cliff and he kept speeding through the forest.

Then Neo finally stopped and ended his race.

Neo heard female voices shouting to him and he looked over and saw the ponies galloping over to him. He was so surprised they were here and he assumed that they had been watching him race.

Twilight demanded to know what Neo had been doing out here and Applejack told him not to lie to them.

Neo explained to them that he had been bored with normal everyday activities in Ponyville and he wanted to experience more action, thrills and excitement. He also told them about the memories he had of him motorcycle racing with his puck rockers friends back in the 60's and 70's. So to relive those thrills, he came out here to the Everfree Forest to motorcycle race.

His friends understood but they didn't want him to race anymore because they feared for his safety.

Twilight once again reminded him to not be afraid to talk to them about anything because they were his friends and they cared very much for him. Rainbow Dash said that she was very impressed by his jump off the cliff, but even she cared for his safety and she didn't want him to try that ever again.

Rarity checked him for injuries and he seemed to be okay. Fluttershy said to never scare her like that ever again and it nearly gave her a heart attack. She doesn't take dangerous thrills very well.

Neo was happy to know that he had such wonderful friends who cared for his safety and he said he would never try this again, especially without them knowing about it.

The ponies hugged Neo and they shared a deep moment of friendship out in the forest.

I guess this means no more motorcycle racing for Neo.

The End.