ENDING A (HERO):
You’ve never set hoof in the gated community where Diamond Rose lives, and the opulence on display astounds you. The houses on Gem Court are all competing to see which one can be the most ostentatious. These ponies have wealth, and the only thing they like more than having money is showing off that they have money.
You ring the bell on the gate and a voice answers. “State your business.” No greeting, no pleasantries, not even a request for a name.
“I think I found your lost dog.”
The front door opens, and a butler steps out. Hot on his hooves is the heiress herself, and Diamond Rose quickly passes him and runs up to the gate. “Snookums! Is that you? Mama’s here!”
Rex reacts as you’d expect. He wags his tail, and you know that you’ve made the right choice, reuniting a pony with her faithful companion. He squirms from your grasp, running between the bars of the gate.
He’s a good dog, and you’re going to miss him. With your mission accomplished, you turn and start trotting off.
“Wait! Don’t you want your reward?”
“I don’t need money for doing what’s right.” This is hard enough already, you walk off before it gets harder.
Diamond doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer, chasing after you and catching you before you make it to the end of the block. She drags you back to her house, insisting that you receive the reward you’ve earned, which she pulls from her own allowance. Maybe she isn’t a stuck-up brat after all. She even offers to let you be Snookums’ dog-sitter whenever she goes out of town, which is frequently.