Chapter 2: The rumble that changed everything

Still Ponyboy's P.O.V.

When we got to the field Tim Shepard's gang was waiting for us to arrive. Curly was there to. We walked up towards them as they did the same.

"Nice goin' Dally. We need a good fight." Tim said looking straight at Dallas. By that very moment I felt something really bad was going to happen. A weird feeling filled my stomach. The Socs arrived in their tuff looking mustangs and got out of the car. They all were dressed like it was Sunday, and they're all going to church. They were wearing tidy cloths, not for a rumble, but for a movie or for mass or something peaceful like that. There was a fire going; probably Tim's gang did it to keep warm. And man it was cold out there; it felt like -20 degrees or something. I was freezing my butt off and I know everyone else was to. Amber had her excited smirk on as Molly on the other hand was as nervous as can be, but Two-bit was by her side to keep her from getting badly injured. In fact, all of us Greasers from the west side are there to help. A Soc with short blonde hair stepped forward. Darry stepped forward. They stared at each other for about twenty minutes before Darry took the first punch in the Soc's face.

Normal P.O.V.

As Darry took the first hit everyone started to pound on each other. Soda hit a Soc with red hair and a blue tie that was heading for Sarah. Molly was on the ground defending herself with her hands from a Soc when her older brother came and knocked him out.

"You okay?" Two-bit asked. She nodded as she got up. Two-bit went back to hitting random guys. Amber already knocked out four guys by the time every Greaser knocked out one or hurt one. Steve seemed to like getting beat up before seriously beating up the Soc that beat on him. Sarah was on top of a Soc with a black sweater and light brown jeans and kept punching the guy. Pony got clobbered by one Soc for a second until Casey came and started clobbering him. Molly hit this one guy that was pounding on Darry. As he got up he thanked her. Johnny and Pony gained up on this one guy that was really tall and jumped him. Dallas was having fun and lots of it. He would get on top a Soc and dribble his head through the pole of the goal or keep hitting the same guy over and over and over again.

Molly was getting up when a Soc with short black hair came up to her and raised her by the throat. She kicked to try and get the guy in the stomach, but couldn't reach him. She couldn't breathe because his hand was squishing her tonsils. All she could choke out was:

"HELP!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. Two-bit, Soda, Dally, and Casey heard her. They all looked at her and ran to save her.

"Hey, pick on someone your own size." Casey said crossing her arms. The Soc looked around and saw all four of them standing side by side. He let Molly go as he tried to hurt Casey, but Two-bit, Soda, and Dallas jumped him. Casey jumped on him and made him chock out blood.

"So you like picking on little girls, huh?" Soda said kicking him. "Well, your plan's not workin', is it?" When they finished him off Two-bit ran to Molly as she grabbed on to her neck in pain.

Bob couldn't take it anymore; he had to shoot some one with his heater (Gun) or he would go crazy. He pulled it out with a smirk and pointed it at Casey. At the sound of the gun fire everyone turned to Bob with the heater in his hand.

"NO!!! CASEY!!!" Soda yelled running to catch her fall. He caught her with his arms catching her fall (in case you can't visualize it; it looks sort of like the trust type game where you fall and some one catches you) as his eyes started to water. Soda sank onto the floor as he put Casey's head on his lap. Bob pointed it at Dally and shot. As Dally tried to pull away the bullet caught his lower right side. Bob finally turned it towards the baby of the Curtis'. And shot; Pony didn't know what to do.

"PONYBOY!!! MOVE!!!" Dallas said running towards him. Pony turned his head at Dallas. Dallas tried to take another shot instead of him, but the bullet caught Pony first; in the head. Since he was so close he caught him as he fell.

"Casey?" Soda whispered in her ear. "Casey Curtis?" He asked in a whisper again. She was breathing slowly. "Casey, if you can hear me…please…give me a sign. Please Casey…give me a sign." He said in between sobs.

"Soda?" She asked like the day Johnny was hurt by the Socs really bad. Soda smiled.

"Yeah, Case. It's me. Please don't talk…you'll waste your breath." She smiled before fading into a deep sleep. "Casey? Case?...Casey? Oh God…Casey. Wake up. Please wake up." He begged shaking her. Dallas fell to his knees and then slid to his bottom (Butt). Pony opened his eyes a little bit.

"God damn kid. You need to move when a gun is pulled. Damn, do you ever think anymore?" Dallas said looking at Pony.

"I'm…sorry, Dallas." He said.

"Come on, kid. Hang in there a little longer." He begged. Dallas thought Pony just needed a little love from a tough guy like himself (Dallas) not hate. Dallas loved Pony like a brother, but never acted like it in front of him so he would think he hated him or something like that.

"How's Casey?" A tear fell from Dallas' face.

"I don't know, Pony. Why didn't you do what I said to do?" He didn't answer. All he did was lightly shrug and fall asleep. "SOMEONE CALL THE AMBULANCE!!!!" Dallas yelled. Bob started to run towards the car as every Socs did the same. Steve and Rachelle ran towards a phone booth. Steve picked up the phone and started to dial.

"Hello?" He asked. "Yeah, um…we need you at the Marshal Football field immediately. There's been an accident……yeah, I understand…please hurry. Thanks." He said hanging up the phone. He looked at his little sister next to him and nodded. She nodded as well. They both ran towards the other Greasers. The ambulance arrived about thirty minutes later. After they set Casey and Pony down on the stretches they put them in the ambulance.

"All you kids can ride in one, but only four to an ambulance." A guy said. Steve, Rachelle and Soda rode in the one with Casey as Darry, Johnny, and Molly rode with Pony and as Amber, Sarah, and Two-bit rode with Dally. They made Dallas because a bullet had hit him. It was a twenty minute drive to the hospital and Dally thought if they waste any more time Casey and Pony are sure to die. He also thought he wasn't badly injured like Casey or Pony, but a bullet had hit him. When they got there everyone had to sit in the waiting room as they hurried Casey and Pony to a room and just walked Dally to one.