"Our top story tonight:  the eternal question of 'Are we alone?' was answered yesterday morning, as a massive U.F.O. descended upon D.C. and rested on the Washington Monument.  President Marlon gave the order for the army to, quote, 'ask questions first, shoot later.'  This decision has sparked a small amount of controversy among some citizens, since they believe the aliens to be a potential threat, but the president seems to harbor no such fear.  He gave this speech earlier this morning regarding his plan for alien assimilation."

The screen showed a clip of Marlon's speech.  The low angle from which the footage was shot made Marlon vaguely resemble a dictator.

"Ironically, he could not be reached for a further interview, but advised anyone curious to 'watch his latest D.C. Unveiled episode.'

And now we go live to Vlad Grenovsky, outside the White House.  Hello, Vlad,"

Vlad waited a few seconds before beginning, due to the cue lag.

"Hi, Leon," the thin, blond-haired man said in a tired voice with a light Russian accent.  He was directly in front of the gates, with the people, ponies, and army guys settin' up stuff behind him.  Floodlights cast a harsh, white glare across the lawn.  Celestia could vaguely be seen under the tree to Vlad's left, but her figure was blurred by the camera's spot-focus.

"As you can see here, this massive crowd doesn't show any signs of letting up, and people are swarming from across the country to get a front-row view of the aliens.  The aliens are known to be refugees from the planet Equestria, which was presumably destroyed."

"Have you been able to talk to any of the aliens yet?"

Vlad paused.

"No, the camera crew and I have been trying to call a few over for an interview, but the crowd's too loud out here.  The guards have been ordered to not let anyone inside unless specifically requested."

"That's quite a shame, Vlad.  It'd be nice to get their comments."

Pause.

"Indeed it would.  We're waiting for possible clearance, but the president hasn't been reachable tonight.  Hopefully-"

From the corner of the screen, Celestia turned her head toward the camera.  Her horn began to glow.

"Oooh!" said the crowd, nearly in unison.

The cameraman turned the camera to face Celestia as Vlad began, facing Celestia as well:  "That's Celestia, one of their leaders.  That glow around her horn means that she's literally performing mag-AAHH!!"  Vlad screamed.  Both he and the cameraman were standing directly in front of Celestia, holding the same poses they had held outside the gate.  Vlad fell back in shock, and the cameraman stumbled in the same direction.  The ponies nearby shuffled away.  Some crowd members screamed in terror; most blared out expressions of awe.  The camera flashes came more rapidly.

"What was that about comments?  I've got time." said Celestia.

"H-how did you hear tha-"

"Get outta here!" yelled a guard.

"It's OK," Celestia called back.  "He's with me!"

"Nobody gets in without Marlon's orders!"

"I think he'd understand!"

"Marlon's orders only!  Get 'em outta here!"

"Sorry, guys," said Celestia sadly to the two men.  "I would normally hypnotize him to change his mind, but it might look threatening on TV.  I don't want him to pull out his gun, either.  I'll tell Marlon to let you guys in sometime, OK?"

"Uh, th-thanks," said Vlad, picking himself up.  He had no sooner stood upright than fallen down from shock again, since the two men were teleported back outside the gate.  Once again, expressions of shock and awe.

"WHAT'D IT FEEL LIKE?" screamed someone from the crowd.

"N-nothing," Vlad said, standing upright again.  "It didn't feel like anything!  I was here one second and in there the next!"  He was still dumbstruck by what the extraterrestrial had done to him.  Multiple shouts of "I WANNA TRY!" rang from the crowd.

"Vlad, are you OK?" asked Leon from the background.  Vlad faced the camera again.  No pause this time.

"Yes, I'm fine.  As I said, it didn't actually feel like anything.  On the plus side, she'll try to make a question-answering appointment!"

"Excellent!"

"I'm... Vlad Grenovsky, for ABC-7 News."

"Thank you for that... interesting experience," said Leon.  "We hope to hear more soon.

In other news, is the C.I.A. holding a grudge?  Recent reports show multiple firings of lower-ranking officials after large amounts of fully return-addressed hate-mail were received by a science lab in Maryland...."