"Oh no, oh no, no, no, no-" I shook my head, this can't be happening.
"Pinkie," Twilight said from her position on the ground. "Pinkie I need you to focus."
"Twilight I'm so sorry! I didn't mean -"
"I know Pinkie, I know. But I need your help, and for that I need you to calm down, and focus."
I took a deep breath, and shuddered. I very slowly looked down at Twilight. One of her back legs was under some rubble, she had a bad gash on the side of her head that was still bleeding, and she was covered in a mixture of dust and confetti. I should have made sure it was safe first.
"Okay Twilight, what do you need me to do?"
She was breathing heavily. She tried to pull herself along the ground but grimaced and glared back at her leg. "That leg's trapped. I think I can lift the rocks off with magic, but you're going to need to pull me out. We'll have to be quick, I don't know how long I'll be able to hold it."
I took a few more deep breaths, trying not to panic again. "Okay. Okay. I can do that."
"Yes you can Pinkie." I took ahold of her shoulders. "Just start pulling when I say now."
Twilight screwed up her eyes and strained for a moment, both her horn and the large rock began to glow. Dust fell from the rock as it rose just a tiny bit from the floor.
"Now!" Twilight shouted, grinding her teeth and breathing hard.
I pulled with all my might until I was sure she was clear of the rock. I fell back and sat near her as she let the rock fall with a resounding crash. She lay there, panting with her eyes still shut tight for a few minutes.
"Twilight," I start to say, "I'm so-"
"I know Pinkie. I know."
She winced and rolled over, from her side to her stomach, and tried to stand. She gasped in pain and fell back down.
"I think... I think my leg's broken." She said calmly.
My eyes started to water. She looked up at me.
"Pinkie, it's not your fault. I need you to keep it together until we can get out of here."
I set my jaw and nodded. She started to look around, trying to work out a plan. Twilight always comes up with a plan. I tried not to look too hard at her but I couldn't help it. The leg that was under the rubble was definitely broken, splayed out behind her at an odd angle. One of her wings looked to be in really bad shape too, it hung limp by her side. The gash on her head was still bleeding, and it was starting to run down the side of her neck.
"Pinkie? Pinkie I need you to pay attention."
"I- Twilight, how are so calm?" I couldn't take my eyes off her wing.
"It doesn't hurt that bad, not unless I try to stand on the leg. I think that means I'm going into shock, so we need to move quickly."
I nodded again, and brought my eyes to meet hers.
"Are we in the basement right now? Did the cannon knock out the floor?"
"I think the roof knocked out the floor," I said, looking up at the clouds floating past overhead.
"Okay, okay," She muttered, looking around again. "Pinkie, I don't think you can get me out of her on your own. But you can get out, and go get help, someone has to have seen or heard something."
"No! I'm not leaving you here Twilight!" I cried at her, fighting back more tears.
"Pinkie it's the only option. I can't even stand, let alone climb this or crawl under it to find a way out. You have to go find help. Find Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. They can carry me right out through the hole."
I shook my head and sat down hard, sending a cloud of dust into the air. "I'm not leaving you here, this is my fault and I-"
"Pinkie please!" She snapped, and I looked at my hooves. "You can't get me out on your own, and pretty soon I'm going to pass out. Then it'll be even harder for you. You have to go get help."
I slowly started nodding and stood up, my eyes were watering again. "I'm sorry Twilight. I'll go find Dashie, she'll help."
Twilight thanked me breathlessly and lay back down on her side.
I turned and started looking at the rubble, trying to find a spot to climb up. It was slow going, climbing from tiny ledge to tiny ledge. It felt like an eternity but really couldn't have been more than fifteen minutes.
There were two other ponies in the square outside the bakery, or what remained of it. I pointed at one at random. "You! Run to the hospital, get them to send a doctor, or a cart, or anything."
He seemed surprised, but nodded and ran off in the right direction. I pointed at the other one. "Do you know where Rainbow Dash is?"
"She's, uh- she's near the square I think," he stammered, and I started sprinting towards the square.
It didn't take long to get there, and took even less time to spot Dash, she was overseeing some repairs to the town hall. Again? Already?
"Rainbow!" I called out, but she didn't seem to hear. "Dashie!"
She turned towards my voice and her eyes widened in shock. "Pinkie? What's- what happened to you?" She flew towards me.
I took a deep breath. "IwasworkingonanewcannonandIwantedtotestitsoIgotTwilighttocomehelpbutthenitexplodedandwewereinthebasementandherlegwashurtandit'sallmyfaultand-"
Rainbow put her hoof on my shoulder. "Pinkie calm down."
I sniffled and wiped my eyes, I hadn't even noticed I was crying.
"What was that about Twilight?" She asked gently.
"She's trapped in Sugarcube Corner. I can't get her out. You probably can, but I- I-" I started crying again.
"Take me there Pinkie, she's gonna be fine."
I was sitting in the waiting room of Ponyville's hospital, trying hard not to think about the events from earlier that morning when the nurse walked out.
"Pinkie?" I sat bolt upright. "Twilight's alright, and wanted to see you." I nodded, and she lead me down a hallway to her room. The nurse opened the door and ushered me inside before disappearing down the hall.
I looked at Twilight, sitting up in her bed, one of her legs and wings in a cast and a bandage on the side of her head. She smiled at me, and I started crying again.
"Pinkie, stop that," she said firmly from the bed. "If it weren't for you I'd still be in there. This wasn't your fault, it was just an accident."
"I'm so-"
"Don't even say it Pinkie, you're forgiven."