"And we're back," Konna stated, a bit obviously, "With today's top stories." The camera zoomed in on Todd's face.
"This morning, a resident of North Ghostlyburg was declared missing after a friend reported that he could not find the citizen, a toad named Tammy Toadston, when they were walking near the Spooky Woods. Her friend, Ralph G. Goomster, was very upset at her dissappearance." An image of a very distressed Goomba appeared.
"I dared her that she couldn't go farther into the woods than I could without getting' eatin' by the ghosts," he sobbed, "And I was right!" Ralph, the Goomba, began to sob incredibly, and the camera changed back to Todd.
"Despite some peoples beliefs, a M.U. S. R. O. O. M. Rescue Team found Tammy this morning. She was a bit shaken, but appeared to be fine." Todd nodded, and an image of Donna's face was on the screen. She was not smiling anymore (thankfully).
"Jack Pianta, winner of Gelato Beach's watermelon festival for growing the biggest watermelon, had a party the last night with some of his close friends at the Fire Flower Diner. What was on the menu? Take a look." Now on the screen were about a dozen Piantas and Nokis eating what apeared to be a 10 foot tall watermelon. "Jack and his buddies chowed down on the 429 pound fruit enough to feed an elephant." Konna continued, "Let's see what some of the diners thought about the monster melon." A large Pianta with melon juice all over his face appeared. In the background, the watermelon continued to be eaten.
"I don't think I've ever eaten this much of anything before," he began, "And I usually can't find a meal to fill me up". A thin Noki appeared on the screen. His face was strangely devoid of watermelon juice.
"I don't like watermelons," he said, to the shock of the cameraman.
"Then why are you here?" someone in the background asked.
"Well duh," he began, " It's very entertaining. I mean, how often do you get to see your best friends act like idiots over a giant piece of fruit?" Another Pianta appeared on the screen, even larger than the first.
"This is the best watermelon I've ever eaten," she said in a deep voice. Wait, did I just type she? That's weird. The picture went back to the two anchors at their desks.
"Students at Frog Suit High School are preparing for their M.A.R.I.O.'s, which are coming up this spring." Todd said.
"One of our reporters asked some students about how they're preparing. Here's Kooperina Rose." A taped segment began, with a Koopa, Kooperina, asking some students what they thought.
"How are you getting ready for the test?" she asked a toad.
"Well," the toad began, "I'm actually trying to pay attention in my biology class. I know I should all the time, but learning about the anatomy of a Piranha Plant can get very boring."
"Some of the other students took their preparation a bit more seriously," Kooperina said. A Shy Guy spoke now. He spoke in a lot of stutters, but there was a translator for those who couldn't understand:
"I am attending extra classes after school, and have been taking several retired tests from years past," the interpreter said.
"It seems like everybody is preparing for the test in some way or another," Kooperina concluded. "Of course, I'm sure that the students are under extra pressure from the staff this year. As you know, if the quality of Frog Suit High's schooling does not improve, the entire district could get taken over by the Kingdom." The picture went back to the newsroom.
"I remember when I had to take my M.A.R.I.O. exam," Konna began, "Back when everything was two-dimensional."
"What did you get?" Todd asked.
"Well, I got a 31 in the Reading category," she said, beating around the bush.
"You know what I mean," Todd responded.
"Alright, I got a 25. Math killed me," she blushed.
Todd laughed.
"Hey, that's not nice," she said, giggling, "A 25 is pretty good!"
"I got a 24," he chortled.
"Anyway," Konna began, "We'll be back in a moment with sports."
An image of a Goomba with a mustache came up. "And it looks like your going to need your umbrella tomarrow!"
Now more commercials appeared. Firstly, there was a yellow bird-like creature with a serious face and massive biceps, more commonly known as the fighter Rawk Hawk. Several fighting scenes in the ring played in the background.
"You think you got skills?" Rawk said. "You think you have what it takes to be a fighter? Well then, come down to the Glitzville Fight Pits and show us what you got. Maybe some day you'll end up like me. Hah! No way! You'd be better off watching it on Pay-Per-Veiw!" After that, some information regarding how to watch fighting on T.V. appeared in a rough-looking font.
Next up was an advertisement for Rico Harbor Fish. It involved the owner of Big Daddy Blooper Surfing coming out and speaking of the wondrous taste the fish caught in Rico Harbor have. "Rico Harbor Fish is the fish for you!" He said.
After a couple more commercials regarding tennis, megaphones, and Japanese game parts appeared, the news returned.