Chapter 3
Jim successfully took Elmo to the world where he was never born. Sesame Street doesn't look too different from how it currently looks. The mail-It shop didn't remain a fix-it shop, and Big Bird still had the new doors that were built because of the hurricane. But there were still differences.
"Now, Elmo", said Jim, "Nobody can see, hear, or feel us. You remember that, okay?"
"okay", said Elmo.
Elmo and Jim observed Big Bird talking to people about Mr. Snuffleupagus.
"My best friend, Mr. Snuffleupagus, says he is coming over today", said Big Bird.
"Mr. Snuffleupagus, your imaginary friend?", said Alan.
"I can't believe that you still have that imaginary friend of yours", said Gordon.
"Neither can I", said Gina.
"But he is real", said Big Bird.
"No, he is not!", said Gina.
They walked away. Mr. Snuffleupagus then entered when nobody was looking.
"Hello, Bird", said Mr. Snuffleupagus.
"Hi, Snuffy!", said Big Bird, "I'm ready to play, I'll just have to get somebody to see you. You just wait right here."
Big Bird went to the mail-it shop.
"Hey, Maria, mr. Snuffleupagus is here", said Big Bird.
Maria, who was busy looking over inventory, was too busy to look. "No he isn't", said maria.
Mr. Snuffleupagus was looking through the window of Hooper's Store, where Alan was too bust counting his money to see Mr. Snuffleupagus.
"I wonder why nobody in Hooper's Store ever sees me", thought mr. Snuffleupagus. Then, after waiting for Big Bird to come back, thought, "Hmm, maybe Big Bird can't play today, but I;ve gotta go home now". Snuffy left, walking past Telly, who was wearing a blindfold. Telly took off his blindfold as soon as Snuffy was away from the street, which is also when Big Bird got maria to come see Snuffy and when Alan was finished coiunting his money. He was just missed by all of them.
"Why don't they believe in Mr. Snuffleupagus?", asked Elmo.
"Well, it was you who helped all the grown-ups see Snuffy for the first time", said Jim, "And if you weren't born, then they wouldn't have seen him."
"well, what's next?", said Elmo.
"Well, let's see who ends up being Zoe's best friend if you are not alive to be her best friend", said Jim.
They witnessed Zoe bringing her pet rock, Rocco, to her alternate best friend, Frazzle.
"Hey, Frazzle, Rocco wants to play", said Zoe.
"AAarrghh!", growled Frazzled.
"What do you mean he is not real?", asked Zoe.
"AAARRGGGHHHHH!", shouted Frazzle, who then went to uncontrollably chew up on Zoe.
"Oh, that's terrible", said Elmo.
"And what happens to Grover is worse",s aid Jim.
They saw Grover walking down the street, weary.
"Oh, I still can't find a job, and my mommy can't support me", said Grover.
"What's wrong with Grover?", asked Elmo.
"Do you remember the time when grover trained you to be a singing telegram delivery monster?", asked Jim.
"yes", said Elmo, "When it turned out that he deliverd the wrong telegram, I sang the telegram again, making a small change, which caused the blue man to be happy."
"Well, he was calmer because of that, but here's a little video showing what would have happened if you weren't there to make him feel better", said Jim.
They watched the video. After the door was shut, Fat Blue remarked, "He always get's my servivce wrong! Well, I have had it!"
Fat Blue then went to the phone, "Hello, singing telegram company, tehres this blue monster, Grover, who always gets my stuff wrong. I want you to fire him, and call all of his other employers and tell them the same." Fat Blue hung up, then took the phone, "But just in case he doens't call them....", he dialed, "Hello, Charlie!"
"So, he was so mad at Grover that day, that he called all of Grovers employers, they all heard enough bad compaining that he was fired, and he could never get a job again", said Jim, "And now we will go to a toy store."
"yayyyyyy!!!", shouted Elmo.
They went.
"Now", said Jim, "Do you see anything unusual?"
"No", said Elmo.
"Well, none of your friends are toys in this store, or any other store", said Jim.
"I wasn't aware that we were toys", said Elmo.
"Well, some toy companies make toys based on Sesame Street residents. If you were alive, this would have been made", said Jim, who showed Elmo a Tickle Me Elmo, "Go ahead, squeeze it."
Elmo squeezed the toy. "ha ha ha, that tickles!", said the Tickle Me Elmo doll.
"That's a fun toy", said Elmo.
"And if you weren't born, this is what we would have gotten", said Jim, who showed Elmo a Tickle Me Oscar doll.
Elmo squeezed the tickle me oscar, which growled, "Stop touching me, you stupid menace!"
"Oh, Elmo wouldn;t want a doll like that", said Elmo.
"Nobody would", said Jim, "That doll wouldn't have sold, and that would be the end of Sesame Street toys. Palisades wouldn't even want to make action figures after that. Tickle me Elmo sold millions, though."
"Well", said Elmo, "Can you take Elmo back to the world where Elmo was born?"
"Sure", said Jim, "But I have one more thing to show you. it's how Elmo's World would turn out without you."
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