Chapter 17: Return of The Frog
Dr. Teeth must have been knocked out when he fell through the floor. He awoke on solid concrete/crayon floor. He looked around to see his group surrounding him, all knocked out as well.
"What a fall." He said. He picked his hat up off the floor and put it on his head. He got up. "Where are we?" He looked ahead of him to see bars. He was in a prison. A prison of crayon. The walls were made of crayon, one on his left, and one on his rihgt. He couldn't see into the cells next to theirs. He didn't even know if there were any.
"Dr. Teeth? Is that you?" A voice to his right asked.
"Yep, who's this?" Dr. Teeth asked.
"It's me, Ernie!" Enie cried.
"Ernie?!? That means you guys fell through the floor to!" Dr. Teeth cried.
"No, we fell through the ceiling. Wait a minute..." Ernie said.
"Teeth my man! I can't believe it's you!" Clifford's voice called to Dr. Teeth's left.
"Clifford! Aww man, your group was captured to!?!"
"Yeah, all of us but that Zoe girl!" Clifford replied.
"I hope she's okay..." Ernie said.
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"Bob! Clifford!" Zoe called. "Is anyone here? Scooter! Skeeter!"
"Elmo is here Zoe." Elmo said as he approached from the shadows.
"Elmo!" Zoe cried as she ran up to him and wrapped her arms around him. "Oh Elmo, I'm so happy to see you! I didn't know if you were okay or not! Mr. Noodle attacked us, and oh Elmo!" Zoe said as she let tears dripped from her eyes.
"Everything will be okay Zoe. Come with Elmo. There is much work to be done." Elmo expained as he pushed Zoe away and grasped her hand.
"Work? What do you mean? We have to find our friends! Bob, and...
"Friends don't matter right now Zoe. Rigt now Elmo and Zoe have work to do." Elmo told her as he started walking back into the shadows.
Zoe stared at him. She was confused. And scared. She didn't know what to do. So she did the only thing she could think of, she followed Elmo.
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"How's the override coming Sam?" President Bush asked, with his mouth full of sandwich.
"Very well Mr. President!" Sam said as he randomly typed on a computer keyboard. "We should have the emergency doors opened any minute now!"
"You're a credit to America Sam." The President told him.
"Thank you sir!"
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Before Kermit walked through the doors. Piggy grasped his hand. She clutched it tight. Kermit clutched back. He looked at her. He loved her. He gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Piggy." Kermit said.
"Yes Kermie?" Piggy asked.
"If we don't make it through this,"
"Don't even speak of it my love! We'll be fine. I know it!"
"But if I don't. I just want you to know that I love you."
"Oh Kermie." She said. A single tear dripped from her eyes to the cold crayon floor. Creating a hole. "I love you to Kermie."
She pecked him on the cheek, and they walked in, hand in hand. Together.
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"Elmo where are we going?" Zoe asked as they walked down the dark corridor.
"To Elmo's throne room." Elmo told her.
"What? Is this your castle?" Zoe asked.
"Yes." Was all he said before he used his ruby to teleport the two to his throne room. Right in time to greet his unexpected geusts.
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Kermit and Piggy walked in the throne room. The first thing Kermit saw was Elmo and Zoe. Then, he saw the three prison cells contaning his friends. He looked at Piggy, then Rowlf, Grover, Sweetums, and finnally Robin. His little nephew. He looked at Elmo agian. And saw, next to his throne's right arm rest, was a brain. Robin's brain.
Kermit's body flowed with emotion. Anger. Hatred. Fear. Elmo had Robin's brain. His nephew's brain. His friend's brain.
"Elmo." Kermit said as he let his hand slip from Piggy's grasp. "It's all over for you!" Kermit said as he approached him.
"Mr. Kermit. What a surprise. Unexpected, yet not unprepared for. Baby Bear, release the clones!" Elmo ordered Baby Bear.
"No!" Baby Bear yelled. "I won't be pawt of you huwting people anymowe!"
"Baby Bear's defience is stupid." Elmo said.
Grover gasped. "He said a bad word!"
Elmo's ruby shone bright red, and then it sent an energy beam directly at Baby Bear. Turning him into a crayon drawing.
"No!" Zoe cried. "Elmo why?!?"
"Because. Baby Bear was an obstacle in Elmo's course." He explained.
"You Elmo are heartless!" Kermit told him. "You don't care for anyone but yourself!" Kermit cried.
"Mr. Kermit is wrong. Elmo cares for Zoe. And Zoe cares for Elmo." Elmo told him and looked at Zoe.
Zoe stepped back. She shook her head.
"Look what Kermit has done!!!" Elmo yelled as the floor beneath them shook. "Kermit has turned the only pure soul on this planet against Elmo! Kermit has ruined everything! And for that, Kermit will pay! Kermit, meet Elmo's army!" Elmo yelled as he walked over to the wall opposite the prison cells and pulled a lever. Opening a door.
Zoe ran to Bob's group's cell. Afraid.
"What have you done Elmo?" Big Bird asked from his group's cell.
"Me not think you being very nice!" Cookie Monster said.
"Gordon." Susan said as she hugged her husband.
"Susan." Gordon said as he hugged her back afraid of what was to come.
"Oh Beakie!" Bunsen said as he hugged his assistant.
"Meep!" Beaker said as he hugged his boss, and his friend back.
"Bert. I'm scared!" Ernie said.
"Me to Ernie, me to." Bert said.
"Janice baby don't be afraid everything will be okay." Floyd said.
"Like I rully hope so." Janice replied.
"Camilla," Gonzo began.
"Bawk?" Camilla asked.
"This is going to be so cool!"
From the door that Elmo opened emerged more Elmos. Hundreds more. They emerged in give even single file lines. They stopped, directly in front of Kermit.
"And now Kermit, meet the leader of Elmo's new army." Elmo said as he held out a remote. "Robin the Frog!" Elmo said as he pressed a green button on the remote.
"NO!" Robin cried as he hopped from Sweeum's arms. He resisted the urge from the remote. He would not fight his friends. No matter what. Not any more. He was no longer Elmo's slave, he was Robin the Frog again, and that wasn't going to change! Robin's resistance caused the machine in his head to short circuit. Causing it to electrify Robin and send him flying. Instantley knocking him out.
"Robin!" Kermit cried out as he rushed to his nephew's side.