KCMC News Midday Edition: First Broadcast

by Jacob Davis

Equestria has NEVER had anything like this! The Cutie Mark Crusaders have taken the approach to broadcasting full-on, and the Mane 6 are helping out as well! Television is about to take the Pony Valley by storm! I have given myself a part in this story.

2. C1 The Crusaders Open The Newscast

Chapter 1 - The Crusaders Open The Newscast

To be used for parameter MUSIC: "Operation" from Ace Combat 04: shattered skies

CGI GFX. TIMER

VFX: Cutie Mark Crusaders Emblem with timer superimposed on pony outline. Timer counts down from 5, beeping as it goes on.

CUT TO: INT. KCMC Studio

SCENE: Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle are sitting behind an anchor desk, in full view of the camera. A Robinson projection of the world is situated behind them. 4 clocks are above them, telling the times for the different regions of Equestria.

MUSIC starts to play.

Sweetie Belle: Good evening, Equestria. I'm Sweetie Belle.

Scootaloo: And, I'm Scootaloo; this is the mid-day news for KCMC-TV Ponyville. Coming up...

VFX: CMC emblem dissolves into the words: "RIGHT NOW"

SCENE: Live feed from Canterlot. Shaky image, possibly an earthquake. Several buildings fall to the ground. Ponies running in all directions.

Sweetie Belle (O.S.): A massive earthquake causes disaster in Canterlot. Stand by for this exclusive report.

VFX: CMC emblem dissolves into the words: "ALSO"

SCENE: Sweet Apple Acres TV building, in process of being erected. Applejack is walking around, supervising. Machines dot the scene: excavators, bulldozers, etc.

Scootaloo (O.S.): Sweet Apple Acres is undergoing a new venture into broadcasting, Rainbow Dash has more in a live report.

VFX: CMC emblem dissolves into the words: "AND"

SCENE: Ext. Sugarcube Corner. An Apple Computer truck is stationed at the curb, ponies walking to and from the Sugarcube Corner building and the truck.

Sweetie Belle (O.S.): And, Sugarcube Corner plans to modernize. Our tech team will see what changes are being made to their operations.

FADE TO: INT. KCMC Studio. Bird's eye view of anchor desk, with several cameras in front of it. Ponies are operating 3 cameras, with 2 being left alone. Another pony with a copy of the teleprompter script, Cheerilee, waves to Scootaloo to signal the start of the inital report. As the announcer makes the introduction, one of the cameras moves slowly toward the anchor desk.

Announcer (O.S.): Live from the CMC Television Center in Ponyville, this is the KCMC Midday news, first edition. And now, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle.