Opening scene for As The Clock Turns Chapter 2 Episode 1

ATCT E2 Audio drama
[present logo, nomusic]

EASA GC: flight, checklist status *beep*

Pear Butter: sounds good…

Bright Mac: Fuel cells go…

Pear Butter: confirm go.

Bright Mac: Navigation gems...go

Pear Butter: Power systems ICN Go.

Bright Mac: Life support go

Pear Butter: Batteries are a go flight.

Bright Mac: *over radio* Communications systems? *pause* Com check?

Pear Butter: *over radio* sorry on mute… communication systems are a go. signal from mission control confirms.

Bright Mac: cargo checked…. Payload secure.

Pear Butter: confirm.

EASA GC: Flight, checklist status confirms go status all systems go. Prepare for liftoff.*beep*

*the screen stops being black*

Pear Butter: *breathes*

Bright Mac: You alright?

Pear Butter: Yes, just a little nervous. It's a big moment for us.

Bright Mac: I know, but I reckon we are ready.

*screen art changes with pear butter closing her eyes in somberance*
*music plays*
Bright Mac: pear butter?
*her eyes open they are now on an asteroid placing a device in one of the craters*

Bright Mac: *over radio* I need you to focus here.
Pear Butter:  *over radio* Sorry Bright Mac, I was just thinking about home.

They both start placing the devices in the craters

Bright Mac: You know, I never imagined we'd be doing something like this when we took that class together.

Pear Butter: Me neither honestly… I mean look at equus! The perfect planet for a perfect pair

Bright Mac: and apple.

Pear Butter:*laughs*

Pear Butter: We make a pretty good team, don't we?

Bright Mac: The best.
*screen art changes with pear butter closing her eyes in somberance*

*tense music plays*
*par butter is shaken awake*
Bright Mac: pear… PEAR! Dont go unconscious on me now… wake up! we need full thrust right now!

Pear Butter: groaning what?

Bright Macfull thrust now Pear! NOW, now, now, now!

Pear Butter adjusts the controls, and the rocket begins to pick up speed

*music fades*

Bright Mac: That's it. Great work, Pear Butter. Good girl!

Pear Butter: *Breathing heavily* Bright mac… why…. Why did you make me do that? Now our fuel is low!

Bright Mac: *breathing heavily* exit velocity did not meet expectation…*swallow* we were falling back to the asteroid.

Check what we have pear… how much di that manuver cost…

Pear….

How much did it cost us?

*screen art changes with pear butter closing her eyes in somberance*

*sad music plays*

Applejack: Pear...Pear butter?

*Her eyes open they are now on an Equestria very much older*

Pear Butter: AppleJack?

Applejack:*hoofs trembling touching her face* It's… it's been forty years…

*Title*