"We are outside in Ponyville for a special for a special occasion, as a special somepony is about to attempt an Equestria record!” Sunset announced to their fellow listeners, “All of Ponyville is out today, waiting to see this attempt to break this record.” The R.U.G. observed from their observation booth. The whole town was out, cheering for that pony. None are cheering louder than a certain blue pegasus with a rainbow mane, and two members of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
“Here to tell us what record is being attempted to be broken is fellow Cutie Mark Crusader, Scootaloo!” Starlight announced to all of Ponyville and on the show. a loud cheer erupted to welcome the Crusader.
“Thanks, everypony!” Scootlaoo shouted down the microphone.
“So tell us Scootaloo, what Equestria record are you trying today in Ponyville?” Starlight asked curiously. In from of the crowd and booth was a curved skateboard rink. Scootaloo had a trusty helmet, with extra protection with shinpads on each leg. Her favourite scooter was by her side and she had a burning fire in her eyes. A fire that had such determination and pride that the R.U.G. could feel the heat come off her.
“Today, I will be attempting the Equestria record for the most Scooter flips in a minute,” Scootaloo said with pride. The crowd gave a sound of awe at that. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle had gotten out a banner with a childish drawing of their friend and the words, “You Can Do This Scoots!” written in bold writing. Rainbow had a determined look, confident that her honorary sister has this in the bag.
“Well, to understand the rules and how to break this record, we need to turn to the expert of judging and rules with Ms. Harshwhinny. So then, what does Scootaloo need to do in order to break this record?” Starlight turned to the official adjudicator, Ms. Harshwhinny. Taping the microphone, Ms. Harshwhinny listed the rules.
“In order for this Equestria record, the current record in ten, so if Scootaloo can perform eleven or more, she would have broken the record. For the record to be official, Scootaloo is not permitted to use her wings for speed or momentum, as this is a multi-pony race record, and it is to avoid any bias. The minute begins the second Scootaloo’s back-hoof let’s go of one side of the skate rink and must have a perfect finish at the end of the minute. I, and the rest of Ponyville and every listener, wish Scootaloo the best of luck,” Ms. Harshwhinny, surprising, gave the filly a smile as the crowd gave an applause.
“Thank you Ms. Harshwhinny for the rules. Scootaloo, make your way to the end of the skate rink and we wish you the best of luck.” Scootaloo nodded and pushed herself to a staring position. The cheering got louder as she approached.
Scootaloo took a deep breath, crouched down and gave a hard kick with a hindleg, pushing herself to the edge before falling down the curve. She reached the other side with great speed, launching herself up into the air, performing a backwards flip and landing back on the slope, making it look easy. Not once did she flap her wings to speed herself up. The crowd cheered as Scootaloo made it to the other side, this time doing an one-eighty turn before coming back down. The third trick, she made the scooter spin beneath her before going back down again.
The crowd clapped and cheered her. The only one not daring to look was Fluttershy, the pegasus worrying if Scootaloo would fall and her mane covering her face. All the while Ms. Harshwhinny looked at a stop watch.
“She is halfway through and had so hard performed six perfectly smooth tricks,” Ms. Harshwhinny announced through the microphone. The crowd was beginning to tense up as the stopwatch counted the final few seconds. Scootaloo was more focused at the task in hoof, performing two more flips on her eighth and ninth tricks. The managed to equal the record at forty-five seconds, beaten on the tenth and smashing it on the eleventh. Scootaloo was not holding back and was pushing it till the very end.
At the final ten seconds, the crowd counted down. Scootaloo decided to slow down and stop perfectly in the middle of the skate rink, skidding to a halt when the minute was up, causing the crowd to cheer for the umpteenth time.
“Please wait a minute while I evaluate this record attempt and confirm whether this is a legitimate record breaker,” Ms. Harshwhinny announed, causing some boos and groans from the audience. Several tense minutes as Miss Harshwhinny assessed the record breaking attempt. Rainbow danced on tippy-hooves in agitation. Finally, Ms. Harshwhinny gave a nod and turned to Scootaloo. The crowd held their breath and hung onto every word that Ms. Harshwhinny was about to say out loud.
“Scootaloo, you are here today to attempt the Equestria record on the most tricks on a scooter in a minute. I have assessed your performance to the rules and criteria, and I can officially say, with a total of fourteen tricks, we have a new official Equestria Record!” Ms. Harshwhinny.
The crowd erupted in joy at the announcement, Scootaloo was lifted in the air with the crowd chanting her name. Ms. Harshwhinny gave her an approved certificate.
“Well, there you go every creature, you just heard it live! A new Equestria record has just been broken!” Trixie declared for all to hear.
“Congratulations to Scootaloo, and we hope you have had a great time with us on the R.U.G. today! Thank you for listening and we will see you again soon!” Sunset concluded today’s show.