The first encounter

For full understanding of this chapter, please read the previous one, Coming Home

"I swear! I didn't know the flowers did that!" Pinkie innocently cried.

"We gotta get out of here! Run!" Twilight ordered.

Pinkie ran out of the castle and Twilight grabbed Spike and Owlawishes.

"Where are we going?" Spike wearily asked. He looked back and saw the computer, which was now on fire just like the whole half of the right wall. "The castle's on fire!" He shouted. Twilight ran out the door, with him on her back and the frightened owl flying close behind.

Pinkie was frantic. "We gotta warn everypony! Soon, all of Ponyville will be on fire!"

"I know." Twilight cried. She took flight into the air, Spike grasping tightly onto her back to prevent falling off. "Everypony! Please, listen to me!" Twilight called in the sky. Owlawishes floated by her.

Everypony looked at the pale princess floating in the air with a baby dragon on her back.

"My castle is on fire! We have to leave Ponyville and call authority. Everypony, head to the Canterlot castle and quick! Grab your fillies, grab your pets, and run!" She continued, flying down.

Everypony ran inside their house quickly and either came out with a filly or pet.

"Mommy, what's happening?" Dinky Doo asked.

"There's a fire!" Amethyst Star explained. "We have to run!"

Twilight was scared. "Why didn't you just grab the curse flowers like I told you to?" She snapped. Her skin was all white now, but her eyes had returned to normal.

"I couldn't find them in time! I told you it was a long story!" Pinkie shot back.

They both looked at the streets. Ponies were fleeing to the train station.

"Pinkie Pie, go get the others and go get Gummy. I am going to start flying people to Canterlot in case the train gets full. Go now!" Twilight flew above the crowd of rushing ponies along with some other Pegasi.

Pinkie Pie went the opposite way from the ponies. She looked into the air and saw Rainbow flying with Tank.

"What in Equestria is going on?" Rainbow asked frantically. Even Tank looked worried.

"No time to explain!" Pinkie answered. "Just fly to Canterlot immediately." She raced past Rainbow and met Fluttershy with a million bags of animals on her head. Angel was sitting on a bag that sat on her head.

"Fluttershy! You need to leave!" Pinkie yelled.

"I know, but these bags are so heavy with all the animals." Fluttershy was dragging a giant bag with a bear in it. He blinked innocently.

Pinkie thought hard and looked back. The town hall and Lyra's house were engulfed in flames by now.

"Fluttershy, drop the bags." Pinkie finally said.

"What? I can't leave my babies behind!" Fluttershy asked, her eyes starting to fill with tears.

"Listen to me Fluttershy, if you drop them, they'll run after you. Do it before the town is all on fire and you're caught!"

Fluttershy slowly dropped the bags and ran forward. Just as Pinkie predicted, the birds, lizards, bears, and bees all flew after her. Angel and a few other bunnies hopped to Fluttershy.

Pinkie looked inside Carousel Boutique. She didn't see Rarity on the first floor, nor did she see Sweetie Belle. She ran upstairs and saw Rarity and Sweetie Belle still sleeping. Pinkie shook them awake.

"Pinkie Pie?" Rarity wearily asked. "What are you doing?"

"Wake up! There's a fire in Ponyville! You need to get a train to Canterlot with your sister right now!" Pinkie ordered.

Rarity didn't hesitate. She grabbed her sister by the hoof and rushed out of the building. Pinkie did as well.

She ran to Sweet Apple Acres. Apple Jack was bucking yellow apples and Apple Bloom and Big Macintosh were planting seeds. Granny Smith was sleeping in her old, wood rocking chair, like usual, sleeping.

Pinkie explained to them what happened, and quicker than a bolt of lightning, they ran out of the farm and to the train station.

Pinkie looked around. All of her friends, and the rest of Ponyville, looked like they had gotten out safely. Then, she looked at her own, beautiful home..

Sugar Cube Corner.

It was completely covered by flames and she had forgot to save Gummy!

Pinkie rushed toward it. She pushed a flaming beam away from the door way and squeezed her way inside the hot building. She looked around. Mrs. and Mr. Cake were no where to be found. Hopefully, they had fled the building, but they probably forgot about Gummy. She rushed up the half broken stairs. The top floor wasn't as bad, but some parts of it were falling apart. Pinkie had to find her alligator, and quick!

She looked in her bedroom. No. She looked in her hidden stash of cupcakes. No. She looked in the bathroom. In the tub sat her baby alligator. He had a blank expression on his face. The water was overflowing and bubbles were popping. Mrs. and Mr. Cake were probably washing him but when they heard about the fire, they left him behind.

Pinkie grabbed him out of the tub and started to run downstairs. She was about to run out of the door with him when a flaming beam fell on her back. She felt her ribs and all the bones in her back being crushed by the heavy piece of wood on her.

"Run Gummy." Pinkie weakly said. She released the reptile from her hooves.

He looked at her for a moment, blinked, then padded away down the street.

Pinkie smiled, now knowing that her closest and oldest friend would be safe. Slowly, her eyes closed.