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// Chaos (322) 
// Story: AlwaysDressesInStyle's Ponyville CiderFest '23 Interactive App Stories 
// by AlwaysDressesInStyle 
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ENDING A (CHAOS): 

Whizzer’s never intentionally lost a race before.  She’s lived her life in the fast lane since she was a filly.  It goes against everything she’s ever believed in.  But the car is worth more than the winner’s share of the purse.  That thought nags her as she stands in the starting gate.

She’s still thinking about it when the race starts.  She finally makes a decision while leading on the backstretch.  She’s Whizzer, fastest pony on Earth.  She can’t be bought.  She can’t be intimidated.  She pulls away through the third and fourth turns, winning by ten lengths.

The audience cheers as she crosses the line first.  The fans adore her, even if they know they’ll never make much money betting on her. She’s so much of a ‘sure thing’ that her odds of winning are so low, that they only net a few cents per dollar wagered.  Like Secretariat decades earlier, betting on her isn’t a way to get rich, it’s a way to get a souvenir.

There are a trio in the audience who aren’t cheering her on.

“That little pony just made a big mistake.”