CLOSING
“I can’t believe that she lost.” grumbled Spike. “How could this have happened?”
“It was just plain dumb luck.” sighed Twilight.
“Celestia…” muttered Luna.
“Oh, the poor dear…” sobbed Rarity “She probably left because she couldn’t beat to watch her humiliating defeat on Network Television.”
“No…” Celestia said from the door. “I left to check on the kids; you heard them crying, and it wasn’t a humiliating defeat, and I’m not the least bit upset. I played a good game, and I was honored to just be on the show.”
The girls had quite forgotten their good sportsmanship, again!
“Besides, even if I had won, what then…? Would I have changed? Would I be a better or worse person?”
The girls looked back and forth at one another. “…I… suppose not.” said Fluttershy.
“And we still would be proud of you.” added Applejack.
Celestia smiled proudly, and then the show came back on for the Bonus Round…
The round played exactly the same as Jen’s mini-game from earlier…
Beast Boy had three rounds to play the same Memory Match, but with slightly altered stakes and rules.
The first round, he had only four to memorize, and choosing his correct card would win him an extra $100 added to his day-total.
It was easy for him to pass it…
The next round he would have eight cards to look at, and winning again would add One-Thousand Dollars more to his total, but missing would forfeit his chance to enter the final round and go for the big Ten-Thousand…
…But he beat that level too, and moved onto the final stage, which had him studying twelve cards-- the hardest round of all, and yet… he did it!
He won it all, bringing up his day total to $11,940.
Beast Boy was then seen hugging his wife, Terra, and their five year old kids on screen for a great win.
“What are you going to do with the money?” asked Mykan.
Beast Boy explained, “I plan to donate it to charities for the animals.”
Fluttershy felt touched to know the winnings were going towards a wonder cause, and it made her and the others feel better about Celestia’s defeat. Even Celestia felt the same way.
“That’s all the time we have…” called Mykan. “This is D.K. Mykan with Jennifer Masterson…
…Thank you for joining us on Super Pay Cards everybody. …So long.”
“Bye-Bye…” called Jen.
The stage then darkened, illuminating the flowing lights better than ever, and the credits began to roll.
“Wow, what a great show.” said Sunset as she shut the TV off.
Celestia sighed, “One of the greatest experiences of my life.”
The girls all grinned lovingly at her, and that’s when she whipped out the home game she had won. “Who’s up for a game?”
The girls all huddled around with excitement and played the game… solely for fun and enjoyment.
Celestia received a text from her husband in Europe: “Saw the show. Well played, dear. You’ll always be my Queen of Hearts.”
Celestia grinned happily and then joined her friends in another round of cards.