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Sixty Seconds
Pinkie Pie threw open the doors of the crystal chamber.
“Twilight!”
Twilight turned to her panicked friend. “Pinkie, what’s wro—”
Pinkie grabbed her by the cheeks. “Something terrible’s about to happen!”
Twilight pulled herself free. “What is it? Did your Pinkie Sense tell you something?”
“No, but it will! We have to hurry!”
Twilight tilted her head. “So you’re having a prediction… about having a prediction?”
Pinkie shrieked in frustration. “I don’t have time for this!” She dashed off, leaving a cloud of dust behind.
“That… was weird.”
Twilight tried to return to her work, but couldn’t shake a nagging feeling. That was weird, even for Pinkie Pie. She walked over to a window that overlooked Ponyville.
The little town was calm and quiet. It seemed to be a peaceful day. What could Pinkie be worried about?
Pinkie Pie threw open the doors of the crystal chamber.
“Twilight! Something amazing just happened!”
Twilight turned to her excited friend, confused. “Pinkie? What happened? Is it about your prediction?”
Pinkie tilted her head. “How do you know about my—”
Violent shivers rocked Pinkie’s body. They looked out the window just in time to see the devastating explosion.
It was over as quickly as it began.
The Crystal Castle remained standing in the charred crater, protected from the blast by its own magic.
Twilight fell backwards as Pinkie’s shivers subsided.
“It-it’s,” Twilight stammered. “It’s all gone.”
“No, Twilight! It’s okay!”
“How is this okay?!” Tears burned in her eyes. “Everything’s gone!”
“No, Twilight—I know what to do.” Pinkie’s voice carried a gravity that made Twilight stop.
“What?”
“Time travel.”
Twilight stared at her in disbelief, but shook her head. “It won’t work, Pinkie. A pony can only go back in time for one minute, and only once.” Twilight turned away. “I’ve already wasted mine.”
“I know.” Pinkie held Twilight’s face in her hooves, looking into her eyes. “Send me.”
“Wh-what?”
Pinkie nodded. “Send me back. I can make this okay.”
Twilight shook her head. “Sending myself is one thing, but sending somepony else? Even with alicorn magic, I’d only send you back in time a few minutes. It’s why the other Princesses don’t use it.”
“Then there’s no time to lose!” Pinkie remained adamant.
Twilight turned the idea over in her head. “Pinkie, you’ll only have one minute—that’s sixty seconds.”
Pinkie waved her off. “C’mon, Twilight. Have you seen what I can do in sixty seconds?”
“I—” Twilight turned to the window. “You’ll only get one chance.”
“I know, Twilight. I can do this.”
Twilight closed her eyes and flared her horn.
Pinkie found herself outside the crystal chambers and threw open the doors.
“Twilight!” she shouted. “Something terrible’s about to happen!”
“Did your Pinkie Sense tell you?”
“No, but it will!”
“A prediction… about a prediction?”
“I don’t have time for this!”
Pinkie dashed away and made her way into Ponyville.
“Everypony!” Pinkie shouted, running through the streets. “You need to get inside the Crystal Castle now!”
Ponies exchanged confused glances.
“My Pinkie Sense says so!”
That got their attention.
Pinkie continued running through the town. “Make sure nopony gets left behind!”
Pinkie realized how much time she was using up and made a mad dash to the only pony she knew could help.
Pinkie tapped Pinkie on the back, causing her to turn around.
“Ahh! A changling!”
“I’m not a changling.”
“Ahh! A Mirror Pool Pinkie!”
“I’m not from the Mirror Pool.” Pinkie grabbed Pinkie and brought her face in close. “I’m you, from the future!”
“Oh, that makes much more sense.”
“Listen! You’re going to have a prediction, but it’ll be too late, so you have to get everypony to the castle right now!” Pinkie’s eyes widened as sparks began to surround her. “Oh, no—I’m out of time!”
Pinkie placed a hoof on the disappearing Pinkie. “Don’t worry, me. I know just what to do. I’ll go tell Twilight!”
“No, no—!”
“No…” Pinkie held an outstretched hoof to the window overlooking the crater.
Twilight came to her side. “Pinkie? Are you okay?”
“I-I don’t know.”
Pinkie and Twilight began walking down the stairs of the Crystal Castle and entered the grand hall.
Everypony in Ponyville, young and old, crowded the hall. Twilight and Pinkie lit up. Nopony had been left behind.
“We-we did it!” Pinkie cheered.
Aid would need to be brought in, homes and buildings reconstructed. But everypony was here. Everypony was safe.
“You did it, Pinkie.” Twilight wiped a tear away. “You got them all in.”
“Twilight!”
Twilight turned to her panicked friend. “Pinkie, what’s wro—”
Pinkie grabbed her by the cheeks. “Something terrible’s about to happen!”
Twilight pulled herself free. “What is it? Did your Pinkie Sense tell you something?”
“No, but it will! We have to hurry!”
Twilight tilted her head. “So you’re having a prediction… about having a prediction?”
Pinkie shrieked in frustration. “I don’t have time for this!” She dashed off, leaving a cloud of dust behind.
“That… was weird.”
Twilight tried to return to her work, but couldn’t shake a nagging feeling. That was weird, even for Pinkie Pie. She walked over to a window that overlooked Ponyville.
The little town was calm and quiet. It seemed to be a peaceful day. What could Pinkie be worried about?
Pinkie Pie threw open the doors of the crystal chamber.
“Twilight! Something amazing just happened!”
Twilight turned to her excited friend, confused. “Pinkie? What happened? Is it about your prediction?”
Pinkie tilted her head. “How do you know about my—”
Violent shivers rocked Pinkie’s body. They looked out the window just in time to see the devastating explosion.
It was over as quickly as it began.
The Crystal Castle remained standing in the charred crater, protected from the blast by its own magic.
Twilight fell backwards as Pinkie’s shivers subsided.
“It-it’s,” Twilight stammered. “It’s all gone.”
“No, Twilight! It’s okay!”
“How is this okay?!” Tears burned in her eyes. “Everything’s gone!”
“No, Twilight—I know what to do.” Pinkie’s voice carried a gravity that made Twilight stop.
“What?”
“Time travel.”
Twilight stared at her in disbelief, but shook her head. “It won’t work, Pinkie. A pony can only go back in time for one minute, and only once.” Twilight turned away. “I’ve already wasted mine.”
“I know.” Pinkie held Twilight’s face in her hooves, looking into her eyes. “Send me.”
“Wh-what?”
Pinkie nodded. “Send me back. I can make this okay.”
Twilight shook her head. “Sending myself is one thing, but sending somepony else? Even with alicorn magic, I’d only send you back in time a few minutes. It’s why the other Princesses don’t use it.”
“Then there’s no time to lose!” Pinkie remained adamant.
Twilight turned the idea over in her head. “Pinkie, you’ll only have one minute—that’s sixty seconds.”
Pinkie waved her off. “C’mon, Twilight. Have you seen what I can do in sixty seconds?”
“I—” Twilight turned to the window. “You’ll only get one chance.”
“I know, Twilight. I can do this.”
Twilight closed her eyes and flared her horn.
Pinkie found herself outside the crystal chambers and threw open the doors.
“Twilight!” she shouted. “Something terrible’s about to happen!”
“Did your Pinkie Sense tell you?”
“No, but it will!”
“A prediction… about a prediction?”
“I don’t have time for this!”
Pinkie dashed away and made her way into Ponyville.
“Everypony!” Pinkie shouted, running through the streets. “You need to get inside the Crystal Castle now!”
Ponies exchanged confused glances.
“My Pinkie Sense says so!”
That got their attention.
Pinkie continued running through the town. “Make sure nopony gets left behind!”
Pinkie realized how much time she was using up and made a mad dash to the only pony she knew could help.
Pinkie tapped Pinkie on the back, causing her to turn around.
“Ahh! A changling!”
“I’m not a changling.”
“Ahh! A Mirror Pool Pinkie!”
“I’m not from the Mirror Pool.” Pinkie grabbed Pinkie and brought her face in close. “I’m you, from the future!”
“Oh, that makes much more sense.”
“Listen! You’re going to have a prediction, but it’ll be too late, so you have to get everypony to the castle right now!” Pinkie’s eyes widened as sparks began to surround her. “Oh, no—I’m out of time!”
Pinkie placed a hoof on the disappearing Pinkie. “Don’t worry, me. I know just what to do. I’ll go tell Twilight!”
“No, no—!”
“No…” Pinkie held an outstretched hoof to the window overlooking the crater.
Twilight came to her side. “Pinkie? Are you okay?”
“I-I don’t know.”
Pinkie and Twilight began walking down the stairs of the Crystal Castle and entered the grand hall.
Everypony in Ponyville, young and old, crowded the hall. Twilight and Pinkie lit up. Nopony had been left behind.
“We-we did it!” Pinkie cheered.
Aid would need to be brought in, homes and buildings reconstructed. But everypony was here. Everypony was safe.
“You did it, Pinkie.” Twilight wiped a tear away. “You got them all in.”