My Little Pony: Life in Equestria

The Last Concert

Part 3

The next morning, the girls got up early and went to see Neo, they walked inside Ms. Jubilee's guest ranch house where Neo was staying, as they walked down the hall, Twilight said, "I'm glad we're finally gonna get some answers from Neo," Rainbow Dash said, "Yeah, maybe, "Pinkie Pie said, "Don't worry, Rainbow, he's gotta 'fess up after making a Pinkie promise," Pinkie Pie gently knocked on the door, Twilight opened it, Pinkie Pie said, "Good morning Neo, you ready for br..." they saw that the room was empty and his bed had not been slept in, Pinkie Pie gasped, she got very angry, her body turned red, steam came out of her ears and she said, "NOPONY BREAKS A PINKIE PROMISE," then the girls ran out of the house and went to find Neo, Neo was getting on his motorcycle, planning to make a run for it, he didn't have the courage to tell his friends the truth, the ponies spotted Neo, Pinkie Pie shouted, "NEO, YOU PINKIE PROMISED," Neo saw how pissed off Pinkie Pie was, if there was one thing Pinkie Pie hated, it's a broken pinkie promise, Neo started up his motorcycle and sped off, Pinkie Pie shouted, "Neo, come back here," as Neo sped off, he said to himself, "Time to get the fuck out of dodge," Pinkie Pie said, "He's gonna get away," Twilight said, "Oh no he won't, look girls," the girls found an empty stagecoach, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy hooked themselves to the stagecoach and raced as fast as they could after Neo, intending to stop him, Pinkie Pie said, "We've got him now," Neo rode his motorcycle while playing a song with his mind (Coffee Mug by The Descendants) (the song is only 35 seconds, so he constantly repeated it as he rode), Neo picked up speed as he rode his motorcycle, trying to outrun the ponies, he couldn't believe he was running from his own best friends, the ponies were catching up to him and they tried to make him stop, Pinkie Pie jumped onto Neo's motorcycle, she said to him, "Neo, you broke your pinkie promise, apologize," Neo said, "Pinkie, I did not break my promise," Pinkie Pie said, "Wha," she seemed confused, then Neo said, "If you remember, I said I would tell you the truth when I see you in the morning, but I never came to see you girls, I just couldn't come to see you, not if it meant telling you what happened," Pinkie Pie kind of felt sorry for him, she said, "Well I.. I," Neo said, "I'm sorry Pinkie, but I can't you girls the truth, I just can't," Pinkie Pie said, "Well I heard a "sorry" in there, so that'll have to do for now, I'll get a real apology later," then Pinkie Pie jumped back into the stagecoach, Neo kept on riding his motorcycle at top speed, then he saw a train coming up ahead, he tried to race the train, Neo got past the railroad track just in time before the train went by, he thought for sure the train would slow down the ponies, but when Neo got past the railroad tracks, he fell off his motorcycle, he rolled around the ground, but luckily for him, he wasn't injured and his motorcycle wasn't damaged, but he was hurt from falling off the motorcycle, as the train went by, the ponies jumped over the train and landed on the other side along with Neo, the ponies saw Neo, Neo tried to move, Rainbow Dash said, "Not so fast," Neo was too weak and hurt to move, Rainbow Dash pinned him to the ground, keeping him from getting away, Neo was so upset, he pounded his hands on the ground like a child throwing a temper tantrum, Neo also slammed his head against the ground, Twilight ran over to Neo and said, "Neo stop it, stop, you're gonna hurt yourself," she stopped him from slamming his head, Neo said, "Why, why couldn't you just leave me alone, why do you have to torture me," Rainbow Dash got off of Neo, feeling bad for him, Twilight said, "Neo, we're not torturing you, and friends never leave friends alone, we just wanna help you, please tell us the truth," Applejack said, "Yes, Neo, you have no choice but to tell us the truth, and don't try lyin' to us," the ponies gathered around Neo, they helped him get up and they sat around him, waiting for him to tell them the truth, Neo looked very sad and ashamed, Rarity put her hoof on his shoulder and said, "Oh Neo, please tell us the truth, no matter how bad it is, please tell us, remember, you can tell us anything and we're here for you," Twilight said, "We're not going anywhere until you tell us the truth, so go on and tell us," Applejack put her hoof around Neo to confort him and to get him to tell the truth, Neo went over to his motorcycle, at first the ponies thought he was gonna run away again, but he reached into his motorcycle's knapsack and pulled out a silver trophy, he set it down in front of them and said, "There, now you know," the ponies were confused, Twilight said, "Know what," Neo said, "Well just look," Twilight said, "I am, you won a silver trophy," Neo said, "I know, I won a silver trophy instead of a gold trophy, which means I got 2nd place at the competition, and since I got 2nd place, I didn't win any prize money," Rainbow Dash said, "But your telegram said you were gonna send money." Neo said, "That's why I came here, I wanted to earn some money, after all the good luck wishes and how the mayor expected me to bring back lots of money, I didn't have the nerve to come home with no money, if I did, that would mean I failed, and the whole town would see me as a failure," now the ponies knew the truth about why Neo didn't come back to Ponyville, Neo felt so ashamed that he didn't win any money, the ponies had the greatest sympathy for him, Twilight smiled and said, "Neo, you're not a failure," Rainbow Dash said, "And we're your friends, we don't care if you came in 50th place, you're still #1 in our books," Neo said, "Yeah but you girls don't have $10,000 to give me," Rarity said, "That's true, but we know how much you wanted to win and donate your money to repair the town hall, but our friendship and love is more important than money," Pinkie Pie said, "Yes Neo, we understand now, and I forgive you for breaking your pinkie promise, we'll always be friends," Neo said, "So, you girls aren't mad," they all shook their heads and said, "Nn-nn," then Neo said, "But what about the mayor, she's expecting me to come back to Ponyville to repair the town hall and I don't have it, I don't think I can face her and tell her I didn't get that money to fix the broken roof," Fluttershy said, "Oh Neo, we can always find a way to fix that hole in the roof, but if you don't come back, we'll never be able to fix the hole in our hearts," Fluttershy, Twilight and Rarity nuzzled Neo and giggled, Rainbow Dash hovered over then and cried a little, then she said, "Darn it, now you got me acting all sappy," Applejack said, "Oh Neo, please come back to Ponyville, it won't be the same without you, you're part of our lives now, and we would be miserable without you," Neo smiled and said, "Oh you girls are the best, I can't live without you, and I wouldn't even think of leaving you girls, of course I'll come back, with or without the money," then the ponies gave Neo a group hug, they all squeaked affectionately and said, "We love you Neo," Neo said, "I love you too my little ponies, you ponies are the best friends I've ever had, God bless you all," they hugged Neo tighter, deeply appreciated by his sweet compliment, then Neo got on his motorcycle and said to the ponies, "I'll see you girls at home," yes, he actually called Ponyville his home, and that's where he was heading, Neo sped off on his motorcycle, the ponies took the train back to Ponyville, as Neo rode back to Ponyville, he played a song with his mind (My Little Pony G1 theme song), the ponies actually made it back home before Neo did, Neo got back about 20 minutes later, when he got there, there was a crowd of ponies waiting to welcome him back, including the mayor, as soon as he got off his motorcycle, the mane 6 ran over to him and hugged him, other ponies including Lyra, Bon Bon, and Derpy Hooves went over to see him as well, Lyra said, "Welcome home Neo, we're so happy you're back," Bon Bon said, "We missed you so much," Derpy said, "We know you did your best, but to us, you're the best singer in Equestria," Derpy gave Neo a hug, the mayor came over to Neo and personally welcomed him back, and she didn't say a word about the money, she was just happy that he was back, when Neo got back to Twilight's library, Neo typed a letter to Princess Celestia on his computer, he wrote, "Dear Princess Celestia, just wanted to tell you that I learned something important today, I learned that friendship is more important than your pride, and it's wrong to run away and hide when you don't do well as you hoped, and you can't run away from your problems, it's better to run to your friends and family, and you should never be ashamed if you come in 2nd place, because 2nd place is better than not trying at all, I've also learned that I have the greatest friends I could ever ask for, and they are always there to help me out when I have a problem or if I'm in trouble, they are always there when I need them, especially Twilight, she's like a princess to me, these wonderful friends are more than just my friends, they are my little ponies, by the way, I'm gonna try to come and visit you and Princess Luna again very soon, sincerely yours, Neo Anderson, P.S. Tell Princess Luna I said hi, and I love her," and so Neo had Spike send off the letter, and awaited her response, but in the meantime, he wanted to spend some quality time with his little ponies that he loved so much, he knew his friends would always be there for him when he needed them and they are always willing to help him out whenever he has a problem or is in trouble, and that is true friendship, end of part 3.