Dally And Johnny are in a secret relationship. Ponyboy walks in on them and freaks out. Johnny can't stand being outed like that so he runs to the other side of town. The socs find him and assault him. He is now traumatized. This leads his utter most sinister thoughts to awaken. ALL CREDITS TO S.E. HINTON THE AUTHOR OF THE ORIGINAL "THE OUTSIDERS" *I'm just writing a fan fiction of her story*