Lightning Dust based on the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic TV series. This story takes place during season 8. The season acts as a backdrop or is notably changed throughout the chapters. Parts of this arc take place during the Washouts episode.

For Chapters 17 and 18, much of Lightning Dust's role is almost the same as in The Washouts episode. The context of her introduction is changed as she arrives earlier in the scene. She also laughs off Scootaoo's suggestion of briefly joining the Wonderbolts, supporting Rainbow Dash in nixing that idea immediately. Instead of having a rope wrap around her hoof and throw her far away, she has a brief exchange with Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo. This help set up Chapter 19, which is not taken from the episode at all.

For Chapter 19, Lightning Dust visits Rainbow Dash at night, which leads to a number of things. Rainbow Dash feeds on Lightning Dust's fear, and Lightning Dust finds out Rainbow Dash is some kind of vampire. Lightning Dust even concedes to allowing her own magic to be eaten as the price of knowing more about what a master mev is.

Additional Note: The pay is for this project only. Lightning Dust is a supporting role in this arc only. She will make only one more appearance much, much later in the story (Chapter 69), and then it will be a minor role.

Chapter Appearances with dialogue:
Chapter 17 - Dynamite Show
Chapter 18 - Appealing Danger
Chapter 19 - Domain Nocturnivlair

Sample Dialogue from the actual My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic TV show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux64_t2X67Q

Context and italicized audition lines:

0 - [Context: Lightning Dust is talking to Scootaloo regarding the idea of letting the young pegasus perform in the show. She has noticed that Rainbow Dash is glaring at her, so leaving the two talk things out.]

The other pegasus mare noticed. "I think your friend wants to have a talk with you first. Come and see me later; we'll talk shop. I need to know what you can even do."

1 - [Context: Lightning Dust has just had Rainbow Dash feed on her fear, without fully grasping that is what happened. Nonetheless, she is now conceding to allowing Rainbow Dash to eat her magic, so that she can learn more about what a master mev is. She actually could say no and be perfectly safe, but that would be the easier option. She is deliberately choosing the more challenging option. She is also trying to feel stronger and more in charge of the situation, in general.]

Lightning Dust looked side to side at the floor. "N-n...fine! Yes, alright. Yes. You can bite me. Then you're going to tell me more," she gestured forcefully with her right forelimb, trying to assert her place in this situation, "and I'm going to know that I was able to survive an actual vampire."

2 - [Context: Lightning Dust has learned more about what a master mev is. She is a bit irked to sense that Rainbow Dash held back on her a lot over the course of the weekend. The weekend is when the mostly similar events to the Washouts episode happened.]

"Just how much were you holding back from me this weekend? Does that little pegasus friend of yours even know what you are?" The guest pegasus sounded annoyed or angry.