Pinkie Pie's Accident

Pinkie Pie stood impatiently at her mailbox. Occasionally she would open the lid and look inside. Her friends had given up on pulling her away. They tried all they could think of for three days, then thy had to give up. That day marked on whole week of not budging from the mailbox. Her mane had deflated long ago. Every time Ditzy Doo showed up, Pinkie Pie's mane would fluff slightly, only to deflate when she checked the mail. After what seemed like an eternity, Ditzy showed up.

"Is it here?!" Pinkie's voice seemed desperate.

"No, Pinkie. Maybe it got lost." Ditzy said.

"Aww…"  Pinkie's mane drooped again.

"For once Pinkie, I'm kidding. It just got here. BRING IT OVER HERE PLEASE!" Ditzy said as two stallions brought a rather large package around the corner.

"YAY!" Pinkie shouted. Her mane was back to normal and she gave them her signature smile. "THIS CALLS FOR A PARTY!" She shouted. She reached behind her back and pulled out a stack of invitations for a party in one hour. Every pony got one. Pinkie asked her friends to help her get ready.

"Well shucks! Ah never thought Pinkie Pie would ever be a needing our help settin up for a party." Apple Jack said.

"It must have something to do with the package she's been waiting for. I am dying to know what's in it!" Rainbow Dash said. "I hope it's cool."

"I hope it's fabulous!" Rarity said.

"I hope it's safe." The egghead of the group commented.

"I hope, for her sake, it's fun and worth the wait." Sweet little Fluttershy's voice was hardly more than a whisper.

"Oh don't worry! I need help setting it up, it's awesome, it's fabulous, it's safe, and super-de-duper fun!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed from behind the group. The ponies jumped and Fluttershy got so scared she jumped/flew and grabbed a cloud. She shut her eyes and clung tight to it.

"Help me Dashie, if your not busy!" Fluttershy said as tears fell from her eyes.

"Sigh, I'm comin." Rainbow Dash said as she flew up. She slowly and carefully put the cloud on the ground. As soon as she touched, Fluttershy hugged Rainbow Dash. "Thank you." She said. Rainbow sighed and flew to cath the others who had continued on. Fluttershy trotted and soon caught up. It wasn't long before the six friends found SugarCube Corner. Pinkie took them all around back. Sitting, fully inflated, was a multicolored bounce pillow.

"It's awesome!" Said Rainbow Dash.

"It's fabulous!" Spoke Rarity.

"It's simple!" Commented Apple Jack.

"It looks like fun." Fluttershy mumbled.

"It looks dangerous." Twilight said flatly. "Pinkie! Do you know how easy it is to hurt yourself on something like this? Really really easy!"

"Oh relax, Twi! No accidents have been reported on one of these in seven years. It can't be that dangerous." Pinkie grinned.

"Just be careful." Twilight said with a shake of her head. She fluttered her wings. "Apple Jack has strong bones and muscles from working on the farm, Rarity has magic, I have wings and magic, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy have wings, but you Pinkie, you have weird Pinkie Pie senses. What if they don't work? The rest of us could catch ourselves if we fall, or be almost immune to a hard impact. You just have your senses that won't warn you when they need to someday."

"Are you saying I'm weak?" Pinkie's voice quivered.

"Just be careful." Twi said as guests started to show up.

later at the party

Pinkie Pie bounded higher and higher on her pillow. Several larger stallions were on it, but they just made her bound higher. She laughed with glee. Suddenly, a large pegusus with weights as a cutie mark bounced onto the pillow, hard. Pinkie flew into the air. She laughed loudly at the joy of the air rushing past her face. Her laughter stopped suddenly when she hit the pillow. She managed to stop herself from bounding again. Her right hind hoof felt as if it would collapse. She crawled off the pillow and tried to walk to a nearby bench. She winced as the pain hit her. She limped to the bench. A swift glance at her ankle scared her. Her ankle was (what seemed to her) five times its normal size.

"What's wrong, Pinkie? Wanna do something else?" Rarity asked as she stepped over. Despite her hate of "ruffian activities", she loved the bounce pillow.

"Rarity, get Twilight. My ankle, it hurts and I can barely walk on it. Hurry!" Pinkie Pie's face showed the pain that she felt. Rarity wasted no time. When a friend was hurt, she would go as far as run until she was sweaty. And she was sweating when she found Twilight and the others.

While Pinkie waited for what seemed like hours, she mumbled to herself, " I used to think you were a pillow of fun, now I see you're just a pillow of pain." A bright purple light interrupted her thoughts. Twilight and Friends stepped out of the quickly disappearing light.

"Pinkie Pie! Are you alright?" Twilight's face was full of worry. Pinkie shook her head. Carefully, Twilight touched and poked at the swollen ankle. Finally, she came to her conclusion.

"Pinkie, you have to go to the ER. I think your ankle is broken." Twilight's voice sent a feeling of helplessness over Pinkie Pie as Apple Jack picked her up and ran towards the nearest cart. She and her friends quickly took her to the Emergency Room.