Dragon Puncher's First Newscast

It's a beautiful day at the Mushroom Kingdom where I was relaxing on my hammock when suddenly, Mario came to me. He said, "Dragon, it's time for the news. Are you coming?"

"Of course!" I replied as I ran to the television. Then he turned it on as a Toad said, "Good afternoon and welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom News Live at 5. I'm Dan T. and it's an honor to have you with us today. Our top story this afternoon is the search for the missing Starting Lights for an upcoming Mario Kart race in Mushroom City. Sources say that the tournament will not go on unless the signal lights are found. It was last seen at a nearby building according to the police."

I saw the news and said, "Wow! If I could be on the news, I'll be a great anchor just like Dan."

Just then, a knock on the door came in and I said, "Now who could that be?"

Then I opened the door and a voice said, "Are you Dragon Puncher?"

"That would be me!" I replied, "What is your name?"

"Dan T. from Mushroom Kingdom News Network. Say, will you be my co-anchor for our newscast?" Dan asked.

"Of course! I love being on your news show, Dan! So, shall we proceed to the studios of the MKNN?" I asked.

"Yes, Dragon Puncher. We shall leave immediately. To the MKNN studios!" Dan said as we ran off to the newsroom.

Mario smiled and said, "Dragon is going to be a news anchor? I'm going to like this."

When we got to the studio, Dan said, "We're here! Welcome to MKNN. This is where we get our news 24 hours a day. Care to take a look at our studios?"

"Yes, please." I said with a smile.

"Great!" Dan agreed as we took a tour.

When we got to the set, Dan said, "And this here is our set for the Mushroom Kingdom News Live at 5. This is where I sit and Dragon, you get to sit next to me because today is your big debut in front of millions of viewers! So, shall we get ready for your first newscast?"

"Yes, please!" I said with a smile.

Back at Mario HQ, Luigi came in and said, "Hey, Mario! It's almost time for the Mushroom Kingdom News Live at 5. Dragon is going to be on TV."

"Dragon Puncher on TV? Let's-a go, bro!" Mario said as they ran down to the TV.

Back at the MKNN studios, Dan said, "This is it, Dragon. Are you ready?"

"All set and ready to report. Let's start the newscast!" I replied as the clock struck 5. It's go time.

"And now from MKNN, this is Mushroom Kingdom News Live at 5!" The voice said, "With Dan T. and Dragon Puncher!"

Just then, Dan smiled to the viewers and said, "Good afternoon, everyone! Welcome to Mushroom Kingdom News Live at 5. I'm Dan T."

"And I'm Dragon Puncher." I added, "Thank you for joining us today and we begin this afternoon with our top story."

I smiled at Dan and he did the same. It is going to be a great newscast as we talk about everything that happened in the Mushroom Kingdom.

When the news is almost done, Dan said, "And finally this afternoon, the starting lights has been found!"

"That's right, Dan." I replied, "The police caught the suspect and retrieved the signal light at a building in Mushroom City. Looks like Mario Kart season is back in business and Lakitu is so happy to have it back safe and sound. What a great way to end the case for the police, right Dan?"

"That's right, Dragon. Case closed." Dan agreed, "Well, that is all the time we have for you today. Thank you so much for watching with us and be sure to join us once again tomorrow for more news from around the kingdom. Until then, I'm Dan T."

"And I'm Dragon Puncher." I said, "From all of us here at MKNN, have a great evening and we will see you tomorrow live at 5! Take care, everyone."

"Bye-bye." Dan added as we finished our newscast.

After the news, Dan said, "You did great today, Dragon! Say, care to do the newscast alone tomorrow because I'm going to take a vacation. Will you do it for me?"

"It will be my pleasure!" I agreed with a smile.

The next day, I smiled to myself and said, "Well, this is it! My first solo newscast. Let's make some news!"

"And now, Mushroom Kingdom News Live at 5 with Dragon Puncher!" The voice said as a camera pointed at me.

I smiled to myself and said, "Good afternoon, everyone! I'm Dragon Puncher and welcome to Mushroom Kingdom News Live at 5! Thank you so much for being here on this fantastic day and Dan T. is on vacation. Now, to our top story!"

And so begins my solo newscast.

Meanwhile, Luigi saw me and sad, "Wow, Dragon's doing a great job as a news anchor. I guess that is good news for us, right Mario?"

"That's right, bro. Good news for all of us!" Mario replied as they saw me doing the news.