September 30, 2015
The entire gang said to Rainbow Dash in surprise, "A TV show?"
"That's right," Rainbow Dash said. "I was invited to appear on the show Get The 10 Million Bits on NBS." The pegasus girl, who still had a cast on one of her wings from Moon-T, was giddy with excitement. "Once I win, me and my mom won't have to run into more debt!"
Rarity said, "That's wonderful, darling! I heard about the debt your family had accumulated after your dad died. I really hope you win."
"And I will," she said back. She then confidently held her fist in the air and said, "I'll show the world that Rainbow Dash is no quitter!"
"Say," Twilight replied. "We should be in the audience for the show. Do they have a studio audience that watches?"
"I think they do," Fluttershy replied. "I saw a few episodes of the show, and I definitely heard cheering and clapping. Trust me, that show is hard to win."
"It doesn't matter," Rainbow Dash. "To be honest, even if I don't get all 10 million bits, I'll be happy if I get like a tenth that or something."
"So," said a producer at NBS in charge of the game show division. "Who's the latest sucker we chose to do Get The 10 Million Bits?"
"It's this 11th Grade Girl from a small town called Ponyville," said a man who sat next to him at a table filled with stacks of paper. "Her name is Rainbow Dash." He then handed the NBS producer the paper detailing her. "A background check on her says that her father is dead and her family has been accumulating debt as a result."
"Alrighty then," said the producer as he smiled. "She's the perfect candidate for this show. Audiences love a backstory like her's." He then paused. "Of course, she'll never win." The producer then laughed.
October 2, 2015
"Welcome to Get The 10 Million Bits." announced the host of the show to a cheering studio audience. "I'm your host, the one and only Saddle Hold!"
In the studio audience were Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, Spike, Pinkie Pie, Flash Sentry, and Fluttershy. Rarity yelled to Rainbow Dash excitedly, "Go get 'em!"
"Our special guest today is a girl from the small town of Ponyville named Rainbow Dash," the host said as he presented a smiling and excited Rainbow Dash, who waved at the camera. "Tell me, how determined are you to win, Miss Dash?"
"Very would be saying the least of it," she confidently replied. "I've heard this show is hard to win."
"It sure is," the host replied. "In the 4 years I've hosted this, only 3 people have gotten the 10 million. Will you be number 4?"
"Of course," Rainbow Dash replied. "So, what's the first challenge?"
It had been 24 minutes into the live show. Rainbow Dash had completed 4 challenges so far. All she needed to do was spin a wheel and hopefully have it land on the 10 Million spot.
Twilight had excused herself to use the studio bathroom. As she exited, she heard a conversation nearby. "Hmm... I wonder what's going on behind the scenes?"
In the conversation, the game show division producer was talking to a studio technician. The producer said, "So, you got the rig set up?"
"I do," said the technician. "I'll ensure that girl doesn't win." Twilight's jaw dropped in shock.
"Good," replied the producer. "The ratings are through the roof! I'll be the real winner today, and that Rainbow Dash girl will be the real loser!"
"Damn you," Twilight thought angrily to herself. "I'll make you both pay for trying to rig this game against Rainbow Dash!" Suddenly, she collapsed to the floor, her heart racing, as she began to transform into the other Twilight once again.
When she arose, the other Twilight said to herself, "Time to end this charade."
Behind the stage, the producer and the technician were getting ready to rig the wheel. "When I press this red button," the tech said as he showed the producer a machine with 10 buttons on it. "The wheel is guaranteed to stop on the "Lose all of your Money" space."
"Excellent," said the producer. "Get ready."
"I don't think so," said suddenly a voice from behind them. "If you don't do as I say," the other Twilight then said as she came into view. "I'll tell the whole world you rigged this game show and possibly others."
The producer said, "How the hell did you get back here?"
"See that rope hanging from the scaffold above you?" The 3 of them then looked at a rusty scaffold above them with 2 long ropes hanging off the end. "There happens to be a paint bucket attached to one. If it spills on me, you can do whatever you want to me. If it spills on your tech, a Penalty Game will decide your fate, producer."
Meanwhile, on stage, the host said to an excited Rainbow Dash, "Now, all you gotta do is spin the wheel, and when you say stop, it will stop on a dime. Are you ready?"
"Of course," said a trembling Rainbow Dash. As she spun the wheel to get started and the crowd cheered her on, she thought to herself, "Please, God, let me get 10 million!"
Backstage, the tech and the other Twilight got ready. She said, "One, two, three."
Then, both ropes were pulled by both of them. Suddenly, a large bucket of red paint fell on top of the technician, knocking him out with a concussion and spilling paint all over. The producer, surprised, said, "Jesus Christ, you almost got paint all over me!" He then turned to the button machine to press the red button himself. That was when he said, "Shit! I can't tell which is which!" The red paint had spilled over the entire machine, confusing the producer.
Then, as the other Twilight's eyes and horns glowed, she said to the producer, "Your greed will be exposed, producer!" She then pointed at him and shouted, "PENALTY GAME!"
Suddenly, the producer screamed and put both of his hands to his head as his head began to hurt intensely before collapsing to the ground with a loud thud. When he got up a few seconds later, his pupils showed a visible dollar sign in them as he said, "I must tell the world how much I love money!" Then, he ran off, much to the other Twilight's amusement.
On stage, Rainbow Dash yelled, "STOP!" She then closed her eyes in anticipation.
Sure enough, just as the host said, the wheel stopped on a dime. As soon as it stopped, the crowd went wild. The host, flabbergasted, announced, "She... She won! She won the 10 million bits!"
Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and saw that, indeed, the wheel stopped on the 10 Million space. She immediately jumped in the air and yelled in joy. The rest of the gang sans Twilight all cheered and clapped wildly for her.
The host then handed Rainbow Dash a check, saying, "Here you go, Miss Dash. You certainly earned it."
Rainbow Dash grabbed the check and shook the host's hand, saying, "Thank you!" As she looked at the check, she thought to herself, "This is it, girl! You did it!"
Suddenly, however, the celebration was interrupted by the shout of, "Holy shit, cut the broadcast!" As she looked over, she saw several stage techs rush a camera as somebody held onto it.
It was the producer! He had an iron grip on the camera as he shouted into it, "Give me your money! You poor, worthless slobs, give me it! Cash, check, credit, bitcoin, it doesn't fucking matter! GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY!"
As he was finally ripped off of the camera, the normal Twilight came running in to give Rainbow Dash a tight hug. She said, "It's amazing! You won!"
Rainbow Dash replied, "Awwww... Thanks, you guys..."
Applejack walked over with the rest of the gang and said, "What the hell was that lil' incident with the producer 'bout?"
"Uhhh," Twilight said as she tried to remember. "Oh yeah! I can remember the other me now! Well, apparently, he was trying to rig the game against Rainbow Dash."
"No way," Spike and Rarity both said as everyone else's jaws dropped.
Rainbow Dash asked in shock, "Are you being serious?"
"Yes," Twilight replied. "That was when the other me came out. I think I ended up using one of those penalty game thingies on the producer to expose his greed. I think it will wear off soon, though."
Flash Sentry asked, "You mean like the one you used on Nightmare Moon?"
"Kind of, except with less inducing a coma and more making someone go crazy." She then looked at her Alicorn Puzzle. "The other me is capable of some pretty weird stuff."