Chasing Robin

[theprawncracker]

SECOND EDIT: <drops head on desk> Don't you hate it when you type, oh, say half a chapter or so, and then you hit a button by mistake and all of a sudden the window closes, thus undoing all that typing you've just done? <sigh>

You have no idea hom many times that happened to me when I wrote Muppet High!

 

[TogetherAgain]

Closet Pipe Diner

Robin pulled the picture out of his breast pocket. He looked at it sadly. He felt like crying.

I'm all alone, he thought. I'm just a little frog, all by myself. I don't know where I am, I don't know where I'm going. All I know is I can't let Hopper catch me, or he'll kill me. I could have gone home with Gordan and Susan. Why did I run away?

He sighed heavily. He knew why he had run. He was afraid of Doc and Junior Hopper. He saw them and ran. It was just instinct now.

The bus rolled to a halt.

"Last stop! The driver shouted. "Everybody out!"

Robin tucked the picture back in his pocket and reluctantly got off the bus, looking at the ground and dragging his feet. He wanted to be home. He didn't want to be here. Where was "here," anyway?

He walked into a busy diner, hopped onto a stool at the counter, and took off his pack. He was tired and hungry, and he wanted to be home.

"Hello there!" some one said. Robin looked up to see a woman in her mid-forties with brown hair and blue eyes. She was standing behind the counter and she had on a nametag that said "Lisa."

"Can I get you something?" she asked.

"Um, could I please use your telephone?" Robin asked.

"Well, not at the moment," Lisa said. "Some one else is using it right now. But when he's done you can."

"Oh. Okay," Robin said.

"Would you like to see a menu?" she asked.

"No thank you," Robin said. But then his stomach growled loudly.

"Are you sure?" Lisa asked.

Robin looked down at the counter. "Yeah. I'm sure," he said.

"How come?" another voice asked. Robin looked up to see a teenage girl with brown hair and blue eyes, standing behind the counter and wearing a nametag that said "Lisa." Two Lisa's? That seemed odd.

"Well I- I don't have any money," he said.

The two Lisa's looked at each other. "I'll pay," the older one said. The younger one handed him a menu. He ordered, and in a few minutes there was food in front of him. He ate about half of it before the older Lisa approached him.

"You can use the phone now if you like," she said.

"Yes, please," he said. She handed him a black cordless phone. "Thank you," he said. "Um, where am I?"

"You're in The Closet Pipe Diner in Palmer Lake, Colorado," she said.

"Thank you," he said, and he dialed quickly. He didn't have to wait long for someone to answer.

"Hello?"

"Uncle Kermit?" Robin said.

"Hi Robin," Kermit said. "Where are you?"

"I'm in The Closet Pipe Diner in Palmer Lake, Colorado," Robin said.

"Okay," Kermit said. He didn't want to hang up. "So uh, I heard you ran into some people from Sesame Street earlier?"

Robin didn't answer. He was looking at the truck out the window. He was finding an escape route.

"Robin?"

He hung up and bolted under a table just as Doc and Junior walked in. He waited until they were just past the table, and then he ran out the door. The bus was starting to pull away, but it was his only chance. He ran after it and, with the help of a good hop, he grabbed the fender and held tight.

"Talk about hitching a ride," he mumbled to himself.

Inside the diner, the younger Lisa saw that the food, phone, and pack had been abandoned. She saw the truck parked outside, and understood why. She took the pack and put it behind the counter, thinking that later she could find a way to return it to the frog. But for now, it was the dinner rush. She cleared the half-empty plate and started taking orders.

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Kermit put the phone down, shaking.

"Kermie what happened?" Miss Piggy asked, concerned.

"He... He..." Kermit started to say. "When I asked about... about Sesame Street, he... he didn't answer, and then he... he just hung up!" He clearly thought that Hopper had come, and perhaps even caught his nephew. His friends tried to comfort him.

"Maybe it was a bad connection," Fozzie suggested.

Kermit shook his head.

"Maybe they forgot to pay the phone bill," Rowlf said.

"Maybe the cell phone lost signal," Rizzo said.

"Moi's cell phone would not lose signal," Miss Piggy said. "Kermie, he might have just dropped the phone."

"Maybe someone was walking on the telephone wire like a tightrope and a stone in their shoe cut the wire in half," Gonzo said.

They all turned and stared at him.

"What? It could happen," he said.

Rizzo shook his head, then looked out the windshield and said, "Hey Fozzie, you wanna watch where you're DRIVING!"

They realized they were running off the road and into some one's front yard.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" they all screamed. Well, all but Gonzo, who was screaming "WAH-HOOOOOO!"

Fozzie skirted the car around the mail box and back onto the road.

"Oh, brutha!" Rizzo said. "I thought we was gonna hit that house!"

"Me too," Gonzo said. "What a disappointment."

"Not in this car," Fozzie said. "This is my uncle's car."

"Well so was the Studebaker," Gonzo said.

"That was different," Fozzie said, turning to look at Gonzo. "See with the Studebaker-"

"Fozzie! Road!" Kermit shouted.

"Yes sir!" Fozzie said, facing forward again. "Where's Robin?"

"Palmer Lake Colorado," Kermit said. "The Closet Pipe Diner. Oh, I forgot to call Scooter." He started dialing.

"Closet Pipe?" Gonzo said. "That's a weird name for a diner."

"Not as weird as you are," Rizzo said.

"Oh why thank you," Gonzo said.

"That wasn't a compliment, you buzzard beak," Miss Piggy said.

"Who asked you?" Gonzo asked.

"Hey, be nice, Gonzo," Rowlf said. "You know she likes to hog the conversation."

"WHAT?" Miss Piggy shouted.

Kermit covered the phone with his hand. "Uh, guys, could you keep it down? I'm on the phone," he said. He turned back to the phone. "Sorry about that, Scooter."

Miss Piggy was glaring at Rowlf. "What did vous say?" she growled.

"I said that you enjoy dominating the conversation," Rowlf said.

"I'm hungry," Rizzo said.

"Rizzo, you're always hungry!" Gonzo said.

"Your point?" Rizzo asked.

"Hey Fozzie," Rowlf said. "How come you're not talking?"

"I'm too busy driving," Fozzie said.

"Oh," Rowlf said. "I figured it was because the discussion was unbearable."

"Hey, that's funny!" Fozzie said. "Can I use that?"

"No," Rowlf said. "You can drive."

 

[theprawncracker]

Oh my gosh! They keep getting better! Another detailed review for you!

I'm all alone, he thought. I'm just a little frog, all by myself. I don't know where I am, I don't know where I'm going. All I know is I can't let Hopper catch me, or he'll kill me. I could have gone home with Gordan and Susan. Why did I run away?

Gonzo pass me the Kleenex!

"How come?" another voice asked. Robin looked up to see a teenage girl with brown hair and blue eyes, standing behind the counter and wearing a nametag that said "Lisa." Two Lisa's? That seemed odd.

Lisa... hmm... who do I know named Lisa?

He hung up and bolted under a table just as Doc and Junior walked in. He waited until they were just past the table, and then he ran out the door. The bus was starting to pull away, but it was his only chance. He ran after it and, with the help of a good hop, he grabbed the fender and held tight.

There's nothing like a good hop! Thank goodness.

"Maybe someone was walking on the telephone wire like a tightrope and a stone in their shoe cut the wire in half," Gonzo said.

They all turned and stared at him.

"What? It could happen," he said.

That is so totally Gonzo! I love it!

"Oh, brutha!" Rizzo said. "I thought we was gonna hit that house!"

"Me too," Gonzo said. "What a disappointment."

So is this oh my gosh you're great at writing Gonzo!

"Hey, be nice, Gonzo," Rowlf said. "You know she likes to hog the conversation."

That's ol' brown ears too!

Miss Piggy was glaring at Rowlf. "What did vous say?" she growled.

"I said that you enjoy dominating the conversation," Rowlf said.

"I'm hungry," Rizzo said.

"Rizzo, you're always hungry!" Gonzo said.

"Your point?" Rizzo asked.

"Hey Fozzie," Rowlf said. "How come you're not talking?"

"I'm too busy driving," Fozzie said.

"Oh," Rowlf said. "I figured it was because the discussion was unbearable."

"Hey, that's funny!" Fozzie said. "Can I use that?"

"No," Rowlf said. "You can drive."

Okay, this conversation is the most Muppetational conversation you've written! I totally love it, and this chapter!

 

[The Count]

*In Kermit voice: Oh good.

Now we can get...

Hmmm, weren't those two Lisas... odd?
Both with brown hair and blue eyes? Me thinks the older one was Ms. Henson, and the younger one was Ms. TogetherAgain.

The reference that somewhat sticks in my mind is...
Rizzo: I'm hungry.
Gonzo: You're always hungry.
But from where is it... Hmmm...
Maybe someone else will come by and answer. Good addition Lisa, keep it rollin'.

 

[RedDragon]

I could be wrong but the younger Lisa could be you?
She seems to look like you anyway.

But, great chapter. Give us more!

EDIT: (oh no redundancy, ahhhhhhhh)

 

[TogetherAgain]

Me thinks the older one was Ms. Henson, and the younger one was Ms. TogetherAgain.

We have a winner! And that actually wasn't the reference I was refering to in my hint, Count. I'll see if anyone can figure it out before I reveal that one, though.

By the way. The next chapter? You might need some Kleenex. And a teddy bear. And a copy of "Halfway Down the Stairs". Well, no, you don't really need a copy of "Halfway Down the Stairs," but it might help a little. However you may find a piece of Kleenex and a teddy bear to be of assistance.

But I won't tell you who you might be crying for.

 

[The Count]

Hmmm... Me thinks I have an idea of whom, seeing as how a little singing vegetable from the kitchen told me. But I won't say, keep the surprise there for everyone else.
And partially to find out who myself. Cause I don't wanna spoil the chance of getting more story.

 

[Beauregard]

Since the otehrs Hogged my detailed reveiw option, I'll have to go for an english breakdown...

First off, it starts with a moment of sentimentility with Robin, and that picture, which is (in this case) an icon. It's something that holds the show together, and which works like the loaded gun on the mantelpiece.

Second, we have the references. Which your stories are stuffed with, constant cameos, including the traditional Writer's cameo, such as Hitchock's famous cameo in every film.

Small questian, if it was the bus's last stop? How did Robin grab onto teh fender as it drove away? unless it was a. there for ages. b. we have too buses.

We have a little foreshadowing here, with Lisa keeping the bag.

Then we have a Friends try to confort, followed by a conflict..and when main charcters start bickering we know either a. soemthign bad will happen, or b. they are real good freinds and won't mind.

Personal conflict amunst charcters stands as strong in my mind as the major conflicts of the story.

 

[redBoobergurl]

I love the appearance of the two Lisa's! Very clever! My heart was just breaking for Robin at the beginning of this chapter. Anyway, I still love it and I want to see more!

 

[TogetherAgain]

Small questian, if it was the bus's last stop? How did Robin grab onto teh fender as it drove away? unless it was a. there for ages. b. we have too buses.

Two buses.

Now then, does everybody have some kleenex and a teddy bear? Does everybody who wants it have a copy of "Halfway Down the Stairs" on hand? Well then, I suppose I'd better get on with the next chapter.