The Pounding Guilt

Applejack was sick, so Big Mac had to work in Applejack feild aswell as his own. Applejack wanted to help but she was just to tired. She hoped into her bed and let herself drift to sleep.

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Applejack was awoken by a horrifying scream. Forgetting her aching legs and pounding head, she ran to her window, peeping out expecting to see a timberwolf or a dragon. She saw nothing, exept Pound and Pumpkin sitting there, still screaming. She wanted to assume nothing was wrong and the were just being foals, but those screams were from plain horror. She finally followed their gaze to see Destiny just lying there, not moving. Applejack soon realized she was unconscious.

She stumbled to the door, almost tripping over Winona, who was lying right in the middle of the floor. As Applejack ran towards the path that lead to Destiny, she realized she could never pick Destiny up in the sorry state she was in. She instantly turned back to find Big Mac.

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Big Mac was on his way towards the south feild, in the exact opposite dirrection of Pound and Pumpkin. He assumed it was a normal day, besides Applejack being sick. He would have spent the first part of his day setting down the barrels for the apples, then bucking the trees, then set the next round of barrels and do it over again, then he would carry the barrels back home to sell later. But thats not what happened. He got one tree bucked as he saw none other than Applejack, running as fast as her weak and wobbily legs would carry her.

Applejack ran at full speed and shouted "Bic Mac!"

"eeyu-" Big Macintosh was about to respond but he was cut of by a bunch a jabbering from his sister.

"BigMachelpsomethingiswrogwithDestinyiwantedtohelpbuticantpickherupittookallmyenergytogetherean-"

Applejack stoped as Big Mac placed his hoof on he shoulder and gave her a reasuring look, he somehow managed to get all that. He ran the was Applejack had come, with Applejack struggling to keep up.

Big Mac could start to hear the continuous screams of both foals and wondered when they took a breath of air. He quickly lost the thought as he saw them up ahead. He ran faster than he had in his entire life. As he arrived he scooped Destininy up on his back and ran towards the town.

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"Big Mac?" Pumpkin started

"Eeyup?"

"You have no idea where your going do you?"

"Nnope"

"How do you not know where the hospital is?"

"Usually dont have any... uh, problems that we can't handle with a band-aid"

"We're never gunna find the place!"

"Isn't that it over there?" Asks Pound, as he points his hoof towards a large white building in front of them

"How did you find it?" replies Pumpkin

"It has a giant sign that says 'HOSPITAL' "

"Oh"

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A board-looking mare with a brown body, purple mane and tail, a hairbrush for a cutie mark, and a big, green bow that reminded him of Applebloom's was sitting at the front desk. "Hello, welcome to ponyville hospital, the best hospital in po-" she stoped as she looks up from a magazine she had in her hoofs. "- ny ville....."

"Si-sister?" she studders

"No time to explain, Meadowlark just help her!" Pound cries in anoyance

"O-oh, yes. uhh. room 35"

"35, got it, thanks Meadowlark" Pound said in a rush as Meadowlark pushed the intercom button and started speaking something into it.

By the time they all got to the room, there were already ponies getting a bed set up for Destiny. As soon as the Ponies saw Destiny, still on Big Mac's back, the took her carfully and put her on the bed. There were then a lot of things happining at once. One pony was putting some kinda lotion on all of destiny's rashes, another was taking a blood sample, atleast, Pound thought thats what they were doing but he wasn't sure, one more was placing all theese tubes all over her body. And it pained Pound to see his best friend this way. She looked so helpless and weak.

"Common Pound, she needs her rest" Muttered Applejack.

Pound assumed it was ment to be louder but she was still sick and she just had quite the run. Pound knew the nurses needed to focus on Destiny and shoulden't need to herd him out so he went with Applejack.

As he was about to walk out the door leading to outside, he stoped. ' Why do I have to leave entirly?' he thought. ' Im staying right here until she is better.'  And with that, he sat himself down at the nearest available chair.

His sister turned around. "Pound, are you comming or what?"

"Why do we need to leave entirly? I'm staying here until she is better, and when she is, i am never drinking milk again!"

"Hmm, I see your logic. I'm staying too." then she sat herself right next to him.

"Pound! Pumpkin! Hurry up" Applejack called, which was barley more than a whisper.

"No. We are staying here until she is better" Pumpkin replied

Applejack poked her head back in. "Staying? you cant stay! Ah gotta take you home. Its alretty late, Cup and Carrot will be worried sick"

"Umm. Yea. And we are worried sick about Destiny, so heh." Pumpkin replied back, feeling very smart at her remark.

At that moment, a deusional Applejack charged at Pound and Pumpkin preparing to drag then home if need be, only to be stoped by her own brother.

"Big Mac! Move!" begged a angry Applejack

"Nnope"

"Move!"

"They arn't either one of our kids, we have no right to touch 'em"

"Grr. Fine" Applejack trotted out, Big Mac trailing behind.

Pumpkin looked at Pound. "Pound?" she asked

"yea?"

"Do you think they will let us stay here all night?"

"Probobly not but it dosn't close for another two hours."

"I can't wait till she is better! I hope she dosn't miss too many cusading meetings."

"She wont, Pumpkin"

"I hope she isn't in pain"

"She's not, Pumpkin"

"Ok lets change the subject"

"Yes, please"

At that moment a dangerously familiar voice called out.

"Pound! Pumpkin!"

Pound looked towards the door and saw his parants and Pinkie Pie entering the waiting room

Pinkie spoke first "What are you doing? What are you here for? Is it a party? Oh no, no cake or balloons or streamers."

Pound was afraid to tell what they did, he knew it was an accident but it was all so fast and he truthfully didn't remember much of anything up to now. So Pumpkin spoke first.

"Well.....you see-" And thats when she started the entire story and Pound was grateful that Pumpkin did all the talking. His parents and Pinkie Pie just stood there, stunned from what they heard. It  bothered Pound much more than it should have because of Pinkie Pie, the normaly energetic mare he had known since forever-and-a-half was  uncharacteristically quiet, and that scared him.

"-And so, in conclution. Thats why we refuse to leave to go home!"

silence

"So....You wont come home?" His mother asked

"Yep" Pound and Pumpkin said at the same time

Their parents looked at them, then at each other, then back at them, then at Pinkie who was playing with the intercom button.

"Pinkie!" Cup Cake scolded "I alretty have to deal with two kindergarteners, I would assume I can turn my back without you causing trouble!"

"Oh. Your right sorry Mrs. Cake, but pushing random buttons is fun!"

Mrs. Cake just sighed

Pinkie chose to make it up to Mr. and Mrs. Cake by gathering Pound and Pumpkin home while they were talking to Dr. Stable

"Ok, Pound, Pumpkin, isn't it time to go home?"

"No"

"Common....Please?"

"No"

"I have cupcakes, and they arn't your mother!"

"Pinkie, you make no sence"

"Ok if thats how your going to play it, I will have to use force!" Pinkie grabed both their tails in her mouth and against their will, drags both of them home, skipping the entire way.