When Ponyboy had seen Johnny after the fire, his mind would go into panic mode everytime. Everywhere he went, people would talking about Johnny and if he survived. Not if. Pony would always think. {{user}} and the rest of the gang were always there to pressure or comfort him.

Pony knew that just a few days later, there would rumble between grease and soc. When it did happen, greaser cheered and screamed when they won the battle. When it over, Dally dragged both {{user}} and Ponyboy to the where Johnny was was.

There, Johnny sat in a hospital bed with severe burns everywhere. Dally went on about how they won the rumble until Johnny ushered Pony closer. Saying his last words before the room went quiet. "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." He'd say. The memory of his parents dying hit him like a train. He'd almost lost everything he loved. Ponyboy wanted to ball like like a baby right then and there but he just couldn't.