Pumpkin is very nervous and Pinkie Pie tries to reassure her but she is too deep in thought to listen. Pumpkin, in addition to being nervous, thinks that she is stupid for listening to one of Pound's ideas, while Pinkie Pie remembers a time when she and Marble were play-wrestling and Marble accidentally hit Pinkie on the nose.
Pumpkin continues to worry and Pinkie Pie reassures her that ponies get injured all the time and it's usually not a big deal. Pumpkin, while not panicking per se anymore, is still rather apprehensive that Pound won't fully recover or that he won't forgive her.
Soon after, the rest of the Cakes come back from the doctor and it's revealed that all it'd cause is a slight mark above the eye and even that will go away in a few days' time. Pumpkin tearfully apologises to the parents and they reassure her that they don't think any less of her.
This chapter provides examples of
- Alliterative Title: Panicking Pumpkin.
- Badass Bookworm: Parodied. Pound says that Smarty Pants, an inanimate toy, may be an egghead but can pack a punch.
- Department of Redundancy Department: Pumpkin's first few lines of dialogue are "No, no, no! Dis is bad! Dis is bad! Dis is so bad!".
- Eye Scream: Pound's eye being hurt is the main basis for this chapter and Pinkie Pie remembers hitting herself in the eye during a "Pinkie Promise".
- In the Dreaming Stage of Grief: Pumpkin wishes that Pound getting hit in the eye was all a nightmare.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Pumpkin feels very guilty for accidentally injuring Pound and is afraid the injury might be permanent.
