Pony arrive shom late, with only 30 minutes to go before the rumble. He takes 5 painkillers because he has a headache, and also usually takes them before he goes to sleep. The Socs and the Greasers have a rumble. They agree to use only fists and no weapons. Pony's gang, Tim Shepard's, and a gang from Brumly are all there. The Socs and Greasers fight, and the Greasers win. Dally takes Buck Merrills' T-Bird to the hospital, and Pony joins them. They are speeding, and get puled over by a cop, but they tell him that they're taking Pony to the hospital for a motorcycle accident, and the police car escorted them to the hospital. They saw Johnny, and he looks bad. The doctor says that he's dying. Dally says he's pround, and in doing so, grants Johnny's dying wish. Johnny's last words to Pony were "stay gold"
"I'd hate to see the day when I had to get my nerve from a can." Pony wants to avoid drinking, like Cherry. He doesn't want to turn to alchohol to be brave, because it can easily turn bad. He doesn't like seeing Two-Bit drinking before the rumble. He wants to believe that his reasons for drinking are complicated, though.
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