Chapter 4- Sugar Shack
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Chapter 4- Sugar Shack
Gonzo and Rizzo were walking along another part of the beach, drying off and catching their breath. After running away from Frank the now not-so-wooly bully on the shore for a while, Gonzo, Fozzie and Rizzo ran straight into the ocean thinking Frank would not follow them because bulls couldn’t swim. They were right about one thing; bulls definitely cannot swim, but this didn’t stop Frank from barreling in after them. Unfortunately he realized about 100 yards in that he was in the ocean and that he couldn’t swim. Poor Frank started to drown. Gonzo, Fozzie and Rizzo saw Frank drowning, started to feel bad and then swam back to save Frank from certain death. They all plopped down on the sand after reaching the shore. They were all too tired to continue the chase and Frank was no longer angry at them since they saved his life. Frank even agreed to lead Fozzie back to where he was sleeping earlier so that the Muppets could use the area for their beach games and clam bake.
Once Fozzie left with Frank, Gonzo looked over at a very-irritated Rizzo and tried to change the subject (since Gonzo had a big hand in causing all the ruckus that made Rizzo so irritated).
“Hey look we’re at the beach!” Gonzo said excitedly.
“Great Gonzo, I am starved” said the still-very-irritated Rizzo.
“Oh Rizzo you’re always starved!” said Gonzo.
“Yeah so what? Hey where can we get something decent to eat around here?” asked Rizzo as he was looking around for the closest sign of food anywhere. The Electric Mayhem started to play an upbeat tune while relaxing near a sand dune (hey, that rhymes!)
“Oh Rizzo wait, look I know the perfect place!” said Gonzo.
“Yeah I hope so” said a very skeptical Rizzo.
“Well listen to this” said Gonzo perfectly cuing the song.
“
There’s a crazy little house, beyond the tracks” sang Gonzo.
“Hey look I don’t care where it is
as long as it got something good to eat!” said Rizzo
“
and everybody calls it the Sugar Shack” said Gonzo while rubbing his belly.
”Ah dessert would be fine, yeah…yeah” said Rizzo hoping to get a nice big piece of cheesecake.
“
Well it’s just a coffee house and it’s made out of wood” sang Gonzo as he knocked on Rizzo’s head, trying to tease him by implying his head was made out the same substance. Gonzo obviously knew better; Rizzo’s head was definitely made out of cheese; he always had a
gouda idea now and then! (I know a terrible joke, but Fozzie would have liked it)
“That’s alright” said Rizzo swatting Gonzo’s hand away.
“
Espresso coffee tastes, mighty good” sang Gonzo.
“Cappuccino!” said Rizzo. (hmm, I though he would prefer a cappucheezo! Okay, okay, no more terrible cheese puns)
“
That’s not the reason why I gotta get back to that…Sugar Shack” sang Gonzo as they got up from the stand and started walking along the beach.
“Well whadya mean?” asked Rizzo. Why else would you need to get back to a coffee shop other than for yummy coffee and dessert, thought Rizzo.
“
Whoa baby, to that Sugar Shack!” sang Gonzo as he started to groove to the music.
“Well if that’s not the reason what is?” asked Rizzo, trying to keep Gonzo on track to get them to this Sugar Shack (hey I rhymed again!)
“
Well there’s a..cute little chickie, she’s a-working there!” sang Gonzo while thinking of his cute little chickie!
“Cute little chickie! I shoulda known!” said Rizzo chuckling and rolling his eyes.
“
Oh! She’s got black leotards and her feet are bare!” sang Gonzo pointing to his own bare feet. He must have lost his flip flops running from Frank the now not-so-wooly bully.
“What’ya expect! She’s a
chicken! Humph!” said Rizzo.
“
I’m gonna drink a lot of coffee…spend a little cash” sang Gonzo.
“Uh-huh” said Rizzo as his eyes turned irises turned into dollar signs
ka-ching!
“
Make that girl love me when I put out some trash” sang Gonzo all cool-like.
“What does that mean?” asked Rizzo (I don’t’ know what it means either, thought the writer)
“
You can understand why I gotta get back-a to that Sugar Shack” sang Gonzo while Dr. Teeth provided some solid back-up on the keyboard with a great calliope sound.
“Yeah I can understand” said Rizzo with a sigh.
“
Whoa baby to that, Sugar Shack” sang Gonzo as he picked up a starfish from the shore.
“Can you understand about lunch!” shouted Rizzo with his hands in the air.
“
Yeah honey, to that Sugar Shack!” sang Gonzo while putting the starfish in his pocket, wondering what it would feel like to have his pants full of starfish, not knowing that in a few years he would find out (hehe!)
“Gonzo, I’m hungry!” shouted an exasperated Rizzo.
“
Whoa yes, to that Sugar Shack!” sang Gonzo, still completely engrossed in the song, to Rizzo’s dismay.
“Oh Brudda!” said Rizzo under his breath.
“
Now the Sugar Shack queen is-a married to me yeah” sang Gonzo as Camilla appeared, as if on cue (
strange, thought the writer, but perfect!)
“Bwuck Bwuck, Oh Gonzo!” sighed Camilla.
“Hello Dear!” said Gonzo as he put his arm around her, which sent her into a clucking fit of delight.
“
We just, sit around and dream of those old memories” sang Gonzo looking dreamily at Camilla , who clucked with content, but a little bit of sass too.
“Ooh Camilla!” murmured Gonzo in a cutesy, baby talk fashion.
“This is sick!” said Rizzo with disgust.
“
Ah but one of these days we’re gonna lay down tracks…” sang Gonzo while Camilla clucked in succession four time to provide a sweet-sounding rhythm.
“One of these DAYS?” whined Rizzo.
“
In the direction of that Sugar Shack..” sang Gonzo, followed again by Camilla,
egging Rizzo on to get into the song! (
Aw, come on that pun was awesome, exclaimed the writer in her best surfer-dude accent!)
“But I need lunch now!” whined Rizzo in an even higher, nasal tone, like he was ready to have a good-ol’ fashioned terrible two’s tantrum! (alliteration is a lovely thing, don’t you agree?) J
“
Just me and her yeah we’re gonna go back…to that” sang Gonzo while holding Camilla tight.
“wha…but….but!” said Rizzo trying to get their attention. “Gonzo!” he shouted, but Gonzo kept grooving.
“
Sugar Shack!” sang Gonzo as Camilla clucked on beat and in time to Dr. Teeth’s keyboard back-up.
“Don’t do that in my ear please!” said Rizzo to Camilla, who was trying to get Rizzo to stop being so cranky and just enjoy the song.
“
Whoa-oh- a to that Sugar Shack!” sang Gonzo as he bobbed his head in time with Camilla’s clucks.
“If I wait, there’ll be eggs!” said Rizzo sarcastically, though wishing it would happen so he could finally get something to eat.
“
Yeah honey, to that Sugar Shack” sang Gonzo, now dancing with Camilla.
“My little stomach is growling!” growled Rizzo. (
little? Really? You better check the mirror there Rizzo, you definitely got more than a little gut going on there, thought the writer)
“
Oh Camilla, to OUR Sugar Shack” sang Gonzo to Camilla, probably not talking about the coffee shop anymore.
“Oh please! I want my lunch!” cried Rizzo.
“Yeah Camilla!” said Gonzo, digging her back-up clucking, which gave a nice beat to the tune.
“
Sugar Shack” sang Gonzo in a low-sultry tone. Camilla started to riff a little bit with a few low clucks, followed by some higher ones. “Oh Camilla!” said Gonzo, loving that Camilla was letting loose and bein sassy!
“
Sugar Shack!” sang Gonzo while holding Camilla’s wing to twirl her on the sand.
“Wait a minute” said Rizzo, finally listening to the music and not the growling of his stomach.
“
Sugar Shack” sang Gonzo again quietly.
“This is pretty good!” said Rizzo, finally getting into the music.
“Come on Camilla!” said Gonzo with a little bit of sass of his own. “
to our Sugar Shack!” he whispered.
Rizzo started to do a little syncopated scat in his familiar low nasal voice while bobbing his head and moving his shoulders in time with the rhythm. “You like it!” said Rizzo, not really caring if anyone did or not.
“
Go on back to our Sugar Shack” riffed Gonzo. With the song nearing its end, Rizzo and Camilla scat, and clucked the last syncopated beats while dancing.
“I’ll see you two later, I’m going for a corn dog!” said Rizzo as he left the two lovebirds. Well, one was a bird, the other was a love-whatever I guess!
“Bwock buck?” clucked Camilla suspiciously (to Rizzo and to the writer for that terrible use of the old ‘whatever’ schtick)
Far off on the edge of the beach, Janice gave her guitar one final choppy riff, effectively ending the number (and this chapter!)