//------------------------------// // Intro // Story: The real MacColt // by ChiefKitsune //------------------------------// The view comes into focus on the smiling face of a cheerful lavender unicorn mare, leaning forward on the desk towards the camera before she begins the show. "Hello there and welcome viewers to the first airing of The Real MacColt. The show where we ask all those questions for the most famous, infamous, and heroic. Things that they haven't been asked before. Things that they might not want to share before but have agreed to just to me your host, Wall Flower." The crowd applauds when prompted, allowing the viewers to take in Wall Flower's complete image. She is a Unicorn mare a little on the shorter side of average, has a well maintained light lavender coat. Her mane is a deep blue with highlighting streaks of hot pink and sapphire. Its pulled back into a clean braid but leaving a bang on either side of her face making her eyes seem even brighter along with her smile. Her eyes are what really catch the attention, what with them being a brilliant blue that has flecks of silver that seems to shimmer when the light hits it. As the applause dies down, the camera zooms out to show the rest of the stage. However the stage is darkened so that the viewers and audience can't see what is there. This seems to just cause Flower's smile to widen a bit at the corners being the only signs to the audience that she is withholding a laughing fit from their disappointment being palatable. Once the camera stops she pushes off the desk to lean back in her chair. She begins, "Hold your horses there folks we can't show you who is here today just yet." she nickers into her hoof. "We'll get to that in a bit. But first some current events that are happening across Epius." Shuffles papers around on desk before looking back to the camera. "Now just two months ago we here in Equestria, received a new place of power with the addition of Princess Sparkles' new palace. Thus cementing the seat for the Friendship Council, that is what everypony is referring to the Elements of Harmony as now. The Princess is still getting more and more gifts from foreign powers as thanks for stopping Tierk and also to help furnish her new home. That was lost in the heavy fighting against Tierk along with all her belongings, its said that a majority of them being books." After a brief moment to respect towards the Princess' loses, she continues. "We've been told that the Griffon Providence of NewBeak has just signed a new trades agreement with the Minotaur and Ewe Coalition. The agreement comes just 250 years after NewBeak was razed by the MEC (Minotaur and Ewe Coalition) and a civilian casualty count estimated in the tens of thousands. The agreement leans in favor of NewBeak and it's exportation of goods to the MEC, mostly steel tools that can be used by beings with possible thumbs. Also we've been given word that the Goats have began partitioning to be allowed to join the MEC, officials in Canterlot commented that while they may have been a pseudo member before this process may take a while." Wall Flower finishes with a small grim smile. "We've received confirmation that the terrorist leader known as Queen Chrysalis has been apprehended by Lunar Special Operators along with an unconfirmed report of the aid of a Changeling Spec. Ops. unit in the apprehension of Chrysalis. These reports are, in this Mare's opinion, that this is doctored simply because you'll only know a Changeling is there is they want you to know." Pauses to let the news sink in before resuming. "'Queen Chrysalis' is reported to being moved to Canterlot at an unknown date for her trial. The Canterlot palace has released the Trial's date however, which is set to be held in a fortnight." Flower pauses as the audience breaks out into cheers for the Lunar Special Operators (LSO) though it is restrained by the uncertainty of the aid given by Changelings. Flower uses this pause to take a sip from the mug on the desk that is filled with her own personal concoction that is like coffee only better, she can't stop the grin from forming on her muzzle from the dubious looking drink. Flower looks off to the side before placing a hoof in her left ear, nodding here and there with a serious look aided by a thinning smile and her right ear splaying back. The audience notices it almost immediately causing the studio to become deathly silent while they await what can only be grim news. After around 45 seconds Flower grimaces and scrunches up her muzzle then glares down at the desk top with narrowed eyes before looking back towards the audience. Then only 90 seconds after putting her hoof to her ear, is said hoof removed as she gazes upon the crowd. Everypony in the audience is waiting with baited breath both at home and in studio for whatever it may be. Ponyville, Equestria The tension is so think that Discord, who is watching the airing with Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Spike, and his mother Princess Twilight Sparkle. He glances at the mane six all leaning forward sans Pinkie who has taken out a knife and cut a piece of the tension off before eating it. Pinkie literally begins to glow at the flavor before cutting off another piece and hoofing it to Discord to have a bite. This all goes unnoticed by the rest of them as they lean ever closer to the screen, at the same time as Princess Luna does in Canterlot. Canterlot Palace, Canterlot, Equestria While Luna is just as anxious about the news as the Girls, and Spike in Ponyville, her elder sister the Guidance of the Sun just leans back further into their private seating room's couch, a mischievous smirk twitching at the corners of her lips trying to break free as she watches Luna instead of the Show. Her eyes spark with a twinkle of mischief as they flick to the image of Wall Flower on the wall before going back to Luna. The Real MacColt Studios, [REDACTED], Equestria With a straight face, as was ordered of her, Wall Flower gazes into the audience for a few brief moments to build the suspense, as was ordered not that she is upset mind you. Before beginning in a serious tone, "My Little ponies, it is with a great importance that I am to inform you of the news from the Far North in the Crystal Empire." deep breath, "The Crystal Empress Mamore Cadenza, better known as Cadence, has been given world altering news during her Doctors appointment earlier today." waits a single beat, then goes for the kill. "She is with foal." She finishes with a Fox-ish grin towards the audience. There is nothing but a cricket chirp within the studio. Ponyville, Equestria Silence from the Girls and Spike, sans Pinkie, who with the aid of Discord is silent as well thanks to the zippers on their lips to withhold their amusement. Canterlot Palace, Canterlot, Equestria Luna is nearly off the couch from leaning forward. While Celestia is sitting back very entertained, then a moment later Luna falls flat onto her face. Ponyville, Equestria Spike falls forward from his high perch and lands on Twilight's back, surprising her causing her wings to shoot out hitting Applejack in the back of the head. Applejack then falls forwards knocking over Rarity and becoming all tangled up in her legs. Fluttershy lets out an adorable 'eep' as her legs stiffen straight, her wings lock to her side and she just tips over rolling onto her back with her legs straight up in the air. Though Fluttershy landed on a pillow provided by Discord so she didn't fall onto the hard Crystal in the Palace. The Real MacColt Studios, [REDACTED], Equestria The audience just collapses into their seats dazed from the actually wonderful news. At that point Flower can't hold it in and begins to cackle into her hoof, though with her hoof there making it appear as though she is giggling, which she might be. Canterlot Palace, Canterlot, Equestria Celestia falls off the side of the couch laughing so hard, kicking her legs as though she were running upside down. Luna just looks at the TV with a glassy look, until she hears her sister hit the floor, then she levels a flat glare at her elder sibling. "Thou hast planed for that Mare to doth thy prank upon our nation. We must ask what was her price?" Luna puts up an honest fight against the smile and giggles that appear to be highly infectious. "Oh Little Lulu, Wall Flower is a trusted friend of mine and works for me." Celestia nickers. "She didn't ask for anything, in fact she offered to pay me personally to allow her to do this." She finishes with a wide grin, wiping a tear away with her wing tip. Growling lightly Luna answers "So thou hast spread thy humorous ways to this mare? Isn't one prankster like you enough Tia?" Luna whines at the end. "Oh there is never enough pranks," looks to the side. "though I think she may be even more devious at it than I." At Celestia's admission Luna stops laughing at gapes at her, the thought that somepony millennia younger is better than Celestia at pranking is to frighting to think of. The Real MacColt Studios, [REDACTED], Equestria "So with that out of the way. We get to move on to who our first guest is." Flowers raises a hoof to the darkened section. "Please give it up for the beautiful, the powerful, the terrifying, the impotent her Highness Nightmare Moon" The lights come on to present the spectral image of the Lunar Diarch's darker self. Her figure as tall and imposing as Celestia's, without that maternal aura but not devoid of compassion. She is smiling a closed mouth smile to hide her sharp teeth, her light blue-green draconian eyes are looking out to the audience. Though they lack the cold apathetic look they had before, now they are dancing with mirth at her entrance and how well Wall Flower pulled it off. "Why hello my little ponies, let me be the first to congratulate Princess Cadence on her pregnancy before we move on to the questions." Nightmare Moon began casually, before levitating a tea cup up and sipping her Moonshade tea a specialty of Wall Flowers. "I'm sorry Moony, " Wall Flower blows Nightmare a raspberry. "but we'll have to wait until after the first commercial break."