Chapter 29.
"Gooooood moooorning" came from one of the bedrooms, Christy fully awake now.
The calendar had just started anew, everybody stirring momentarily as another year commenced it's wayward wending tour of duty. Only a few got up at first, most opting to just lounge about in their comfy cots as they were still drowsy from having stayed up so late the night before. But try as they might, smells of something from the kitchen roused one after another, drawing them up and dragging each member into place, almost guided by an invisible hand carefully setting each domino into their slotted spots.
"But what if..." the phantomly dragon's voice said, in a whisper to the other spectres waiting in line.
"Not to worry my good man" boasted the Ghost of Christmas Present.
"I'm sure your boss will understand Mr. Devinshire" seconded the Ghost of Christmas Past.
Both Deadly and Eleanor sought a true answer from the last Christmas ghost, who merely nodded in asent with his colleagues.
Their fears assuaged, the spooks stood guard where they found shelter in the shadows amongst everybody else.
The rats were now put to work, happy to be of service bustling and hussling through the myriad of Muppets here in the Count's doomicile. Camilla clucked her head off, producing eggs, while the Swedish Chef and Sadie worked their magic in the kitchen area. The Count was also enjoying himself, he had set up a number ticket machine to help the proceedings. Ed had spoken about this family tradition of his to the master vampire, and they both agreed to resurrect it for this truly special occasion.
"#43! Order's up!" called out Sadie from behind the counter handing off a plate to Fozzie Bear.
"Uh... These aren't going to walk up and eat..." the bear asked somewhat apprehensively.
"The plate? No, these are OK to eat" replied the red-haired gofer's mom.
"Oh... I wasn't worried" mumbled the bear, walking away to eat his breakfast.
Anyone looking in on this scene would think he was inside a cityscape delicatessen, not an ultra-spooky haunted mansion filled with crazy creatures. A long vertical tableboard list was posted next to the kitchen wall, the customers came in and asked for whatever ingredients they wanted. This was what Ed and his family refered to as the Omelette-thon. Eggs cracked, yolks beaten, onions made people cry even though they didn't do anything to the veggies... Omelettes were prepared upon request, all the souls taking turns and getting their plates refilled by the rats working the crowds. Fresh breads of banana nut and pumpkin came out of the oven, coffee and juice and other normal beverages lined the counters... Some of the ingredients laid out as appetizers, and of course coffee cakes and danishes accompanied the provisions if anybody wanted some type of dessert. Kyle had a hard time restraining Cookie Monster, though his appetite was qualmed by the chocolate chip egg combination he wolfed down in the wink of an eye. Yes, the Muppet family had omelettes for breakfast, lunch and dinner all that day.
"My cholestrol might go through the roof... But what the heck, you only live once" Bobo commented serving himself a third dish, as he piled on the hot peppers and bacon bits and smoked salmon slices, topping it all with some honey glaze.
The jubilant scene lasted long throughout that first of January... The Muppet family fully satisfied with itself after spending this great Christmas celebration in each other's company, it almost seemed a shame things had to end...
"Hey..." piped up Kermit to some of the people gathered near him. "How's about..."
"What was that Kermit dear?" Jane asked, her hair cascading down upon her shoulders.
"Well, thought maybe, after we leave... We could all meet up back in Hensonville for one last day together."
"That'd be great Mit!" exclaimed his sister, "then I can get to see that theater Robin's always going on about."
Word of the frog's last-minute plans trickled through the masses... Growing in strength and speculation, much like when Rowlf had to come to terms with one of his brothers moving in. Ultimately, Kermit had to call for a family meeting.
"Quiet!" he shouted at the top of his froggy lungs.
"And I said, like, I don't care how rich you are buddy, I'm not spreading my..."
"Uh-oh, cool it babe" Floyd instructed his leggy girlfriend.
"Thanks Floyd. What I suggested is to meet up in Hensonville for one last day together before heading off to our respective homes."
"Hmmm, why not, it sounds groovy enough" mused the band's psychadelic maestro.
"And I'm sure the town would welcome in a bunch of weirdos like me" uttered the hook-nosed wonder.
"Would be nice to see where Bryan works" commented the overgrown canary.
"Yeah, and we can have fun exploring eh?" chimed up the Fraggles' leader.
"So it's decided then... We'll pack up tomorrow and head on out to Hensonville" agreed almost all the grownups in unison.
The Christmas ghosts agreed, disappearing into the nighttime ether, assuring Uncle Deadly all would be fright.
The Count and Ed were both happy, their Muppet gathering coming to fruition, the last few phases just now getting started.
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