Chapter 4
Kermit was looking through the schedule for the next show in the boarding house, while sitting in his beat up Laz-E-Frog chair.
"Sheesh, how many times is Sam the Eagle going to have a comedy routine? It's just not funny...." Before he could continue with his thoughts, Annie Sue walked through the front door with a worried expression on her face.
"Kermit, have you seen Scooter?" She asked.
"Umm....no I haven't. Is he missing?"
"Well, he hasn't been returning my calls, and I'm starting to get worried."
Kermit got up from his chair, and put the clipboard on the side table.
"Don't worry. I'll help yo find him. I'll gather up some of the guys for help."
And with that, they went into the city, to look for Scooter.
"Scooter? Scooter!" Kermit was yelling at the top of his lungs.
"Oh, where could he be?" Annie Sue was really worried now.
"Don't worry. We'll find him. Gonzo, Fozzie, why don't you guys check the computer store across the street."
"You got it Kermit!" Gonzo said enthusiasticly.
"Hey Gonzo, what kid of snacks do computers serve?"
"I don't know Fozzie, what?"
"Micro-chips! Wocka wocka!"
"Will you two just go?!"
Gonzo and Fozzie went across the street to look in the computer store.
"Piggy, you and I will check at Hunt's resturant."
"To get a bite to eat?" She asked innocently.
"No Piggy, to look for Scooter. You know, this is your fault to begin with."
"Hey, I didn't know that the little twerp would listen to me."
"Sheesh. Let's just go. Annie Sue, you and Pepe check in the park."
"You got it sir."
"It would be my pleasure hokay? How you doing piggily wiggily?"
"Don't even think about it buster. I'm taken."
"Fair enough hokay?"
Annie and Pepe looked high and low, but no sign of Scooter.
"Oh Scoots, come back to me."
But just then, she saw that familiar yarn haired head, looking downcast. Scooter was sitting on a park bench, looking very sad.
"Scoots!" Annie ran up to Scooter, and gave him a huge hug. He was rather surprised, but didn't hug back.
"Where have you been? You've had me so worried! I...."
"Annie, we need to talk."
"Uh oh. Uh....ooh! The iced cream man hokay?" Pepe ran off in the direction of the ice cream truck.
"Scoots..."
"Annie, I don't think we should see each other anymore."
Annie was visibly shocked.
"Why?"
"I was thinking about what Miss Piggy said, and she's right. We can't continue seeing each other. It wasn't meant to be."
"Please listen Scoots...."
"Annie please. These past two months have been great, but, we can't continue like this."
Annie started to tear up. Scooter lifted her head, and gently kissed her. Then, in the spirit of the moment, he took off his Muppet Show jacket, and gave it to her. She didn't say a word.
"Please don't forget me." Scooter said.
She didn't say anything. She just held the jacket, not looking at him.
As Scooter walked away, Kermit and Piggy came running up.
"Did you find him?" Piggy said, not caring.
Kermit took a look at the jacket that Annie was holding.
"I think she did." He frowned at Piggy.
"I hope you're proud of yourself." He said. He stormed off in the direction that Scooter left.
"What did I miss, hokay?" Pepe asked with a big vanilla mustache on his face.