Old Friends Who've Just Met

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[theprawncracker]

Chapter 13

Onzgo and Gonzo had arrived at Onzgo’s chambers by the time Onzgo had finished telling his brother all he needed to know about his family, his home and himself.

Uncle Deadly: Ah, what have I missed?

Me: You don’t remember?

UD: Should I?

Me: ...Probably!

UD: Ah, well forgive me then.

"So this is it?" Gonzo asked.

"Totally," Onzgo replied. "This is your final stage of evolution," he said. "You are a true Gonzonian now, and ready to take the throne after my descent."

Me: Ooh, he begins talking about his death.

UD: Very touchy subject.

Me: And you would know.

"But that’ll be a long time from now right?" Gonzo asked.

Onzgo didn’t respond. He looked away from his brother and went into his chamber.

UD: Mm, poor fellow.

Gonzo sighed, and followed Onzgo into his chamber. Gonzo doubled back when he saw Zongo lying unconscious on the floor with Des Filmer trying to revive him. "What...What happened?" Gonzo asked.

"I don’t know," Des moaned. "I found him like this in the main transmission room, I had him brought in here so we could assess the damage ourselves."

Me: Oh no Zongo!

UD: Calm yourself mister author.

Onzgo rubbed his tall crown. "Oh Zongo...This is all my fault," he sighed. Gonzo put an arm on his brother’s shoulder. "Have you started scanning for damage?" Onzgo asked Des.

Des nodded. "I’ve begun scanning his body, he will recover soon enough."
"Thank goodness," both brothers said in unison.

Onzgo stood up straight. "We. Retaliate. Now."

Me: Oh snap!

UD: Never. Say. That. Again.

"What?" Gonzo asked.

"We must do it now. Des, alert the reserve troops."

"They’re our only troops," Des said.

Me: I love that line!!

UD: Ah, yes funny...

"Well alert them anyway!" Onzgo shouted. "Gonzo, try contacting your friend on Earth again, tell him not to come, it is too dangerous."

"Okay," Gonzo said. The alien was in sudden awe of his brother’s new righteous attitude. "But what if he’s already left?"

"Then all we can do is pray."

Me: Fall down on your knees!

UD: Muppet Treasure Island?

Me: What else?

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Exod stood still as a platform rotated down taking him to the dungeon. Xander stood on another revolving behind him. "My lord, the troops need to know the plan," Xander said.

Me: ...Uncle D. do you hear something?

UD: I...I think I do.

Me: Well what on Earth could it-

Robot Kermit: Hiya Prawnie sweetheart baby ya look great!

Me: K...K...KERMIT THE FROG!! Uncle Deadly look! Kermit the Frog is IN my fan-fiction!

Robot Kermit: Hey yes, you bet Kermit the Frog right here. Hey, is this a story? Great! I love it! Let’s see more!

"I will give a plan when I deem it time," Exod said blankly.

"But my lord, the Gonzonians-"

Robot Kermit: Hey, who are those guys? Why are they here? Where am I?
UD: Chattery little frog today isn’t he?

Me: *star struck*

"The Gonzonians are powerless," Exod bellowed. "All you need to know slave, is that I have control and that you need not worry yourself over such details."

Me: Ooh, he called him slave!! And he’s his brother!!

UD: Oh sure, give the plot exposition away why don’t you.

Robot Kermit: That’s okay Prawnie babe, just keep it cool.

Me: Keep it cool in the presence of KERMIT THE FROG?!

Exod reached to the pillar that was revolving down and pressed in on it, sending the platform carrying Xander the other direction.

Exod’s platform reached the floor of the dungeon. His long maroon robe touched the floor when his feet did and he proceeded down the halls. Numerous creatures shouted and screeched from their pins as Exod walked by. Exod extended both of his palms, "Silence!" he said sternly, sending all of the prisoners flying back in their cell in distinct silence.

Robot Kermit: I, Kermit the Frog, would NOT want to mess with that guy!
He laughed inside and moved down the rest of the prison to the final cell in the ward. He turned to face it and stared inside.

Flanzgo was standing, waiting, for Exod. She stared straight into the face of the beast. Flanzgo had regained hope. Robin followed his new friend’s lead and stood behind her, feeling braver than ever before.

Me: Kermit, I must have your opinion on Robin in this scene! How does it drive you?! Does it rip your heart out and squeeze it like an orange?!

Robot Kermit: ...What’s a robin?

"Oh princess, I see you noticed I was coming," Exod said.

Flanzgo’s eye lids grew slitted. "What do you want with us?"

"Hmm, now which shall I answer first?" Exod asked. "Shall I tell how I plan to marry the princess? Or how I plan to enslave the young frog for my own? Oh, oh my excuse me I’ve let both slip at once."

Me: Oh Kermit do tell me! Isn’t Exod like, one of the scariest villains?!

Robot Kermit: I dunno about that, but that’s one cute alien princess!

Flanzgo spat at Exod’s feet. "I can’t even stand the sight of you! Marriage will never happen. My uncle and father will stop you! You will lose!"

Me: Oh snap!

UD: *shocks me with lightning palms* Maybe next time you’ll listen to old Uncle Deadly. Hmm?

Robot Kermit: I like your style deady.

UD: That’s Deadly.

Robot Kermit: Exactly!

"Ah, brave words from a foolish girl," Exod said.

"Shut up!" Flanzgo shouted. Robin hopped into the air.

Robot Kermit: Oh snap!

UD: Don’t make me get you too amphibian.

"What did you say to me?" Exod asked sternly.

Robot Kermit: What did you say to me?

"Flanzgo, don’t," Robin tried to protest.

Flanzgo didn’t listen. "I said shut up!"

Me: *comes back to consciousness* I did not say shut up! I said ‘Oh snap!’

UD: *shocks me again* Do you have a death wish?!

"Do you have a death wish?!" Exod exclaimed. He began to put out his hands.

"No!" Robin shouted. The young frog pushed himself in front of Flanzgo. Exod glared down and Robin began to cower.

"Now we have two fools in our midst. Fine then, I shall destroy you both then, in front of your so-called heroes!" he yelled, slamming his fist into the control panel, releasing the laser bars. Exod grabbed both Flanzgo and Robin with one hand and stormed off the way he came.

Just as fast as her hope had been renewed, Flanzgo’s hope had been diminished, and now, Robin’s hope began to slip away.

Robot Kermit: Oh snap!

UD: That’s it! *shocks Robot Kermit, putting him in out mode* Oh...Now I’m alone. Finally!

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Kermit ignored the random going ons of the crazies behind him as he watched the amazing view of space from the front window of the ship.

Piggy was attempting to do her hair while the ship took on interstellar turbulence. Finally she gave up and growled, throwing her hand mirror on the floor. "Are we there YET?!" she shouted.

UD: Ah, so like Miss Piggy...

Hilda: *wanders in* Hello? Robot Kermit? Anyone? Are you in here?

UD: Robot? Ah hello there Hilda. No, no robot, just the real frog, myself and Ryan here.

Hilda: ...Ry...Ryan?! And he’s unconscious! Oh now is my chance! *grabs Ryan by the ankles and pulls him out*

UD: I should do something...*shrug* Ah well, back to the story.


"Si si, vamanos Kermin, I need to juse de little prawn’s room, hokay?" said Pepe.

Kermit turned around. "Pepe, there’s a bathroom back there," Kermit pointed to the back of the ship where two doors sat across from each other in the hallway.

"Oh grathius!" Pepe shouted running to the hall. He opened the door on the left and a loud thud sounded.

UD: Ah, methinks this is where Butch and Clyde meet the Muppets.

"Ah! The ship is haunted!" Fozzie wailed.

"Get offa me dumbo," a deep voice said.

"Sorry Butch I fell out," a weaker voice whined.

"Yeah I know, so did I!"

UD: Ah, I thought right.

Robot Kermit: Left.

UD: *shocks him again*

"Dios mio Kermin, I t’ink dat was de closet, hokay? Not de bat’room..." Pepe moaned.

Kermit and the others darted over and pushed aside the closet door. On the floor a large blue Muppet lay on the floor, with a smaller pink one on top of him and Pepe underneath them both.

"What...What is going on here?" Kermit asked.

"Hey," Bobo said. "You’re those C.O.V.ie’s!" the bear chuckled. "It’s great to see you guys again," he helped them up off the floor. "Can I get you anything? ...Not that we have any food on the ship...But if you need something I could-"

"I t’ink dey’re okay Bobo," Rizzo said. "But what are youse guys doin’ here?"

UD: Well they were in the closet together...

Robot Kermit: Leyla talks about that all the time...

UD: How many times must I shock you?

Robot Kermit: I dunno. Each time it re charges my batteries! What a jolt!

UD: Ah, so you are the droid we’re looking for...

"Well," the shorter one said. "We stole this rocket from your boarding house and then we both got trapped in the closet here when we were trying to find the bathroom."

"Yeah, I was already stuck in the closet and then this moron comes in and gets us both stuck!" the bigger one said.

"You stole our rocket?" Kermit asked.

"Well...Uh, that is to say...Uh...In a word-"

"Yes!"

UD: Heh, those two...

The large blue one slammed the bottom of his fist onto his pink sidekick’s head. "Shut it Clyde!"

"So you’re Butch...And you’re Clyde?" Fozzie asked.

"Heh," Piggy laughed. "What’re your wives names? Bonnie and Cassidy?"

UD: This stuff just writes itself...

Robot Kermit: So does my superscript.

"Hey that’s fun-ny!" Fozzie said.

Robot Kermit: Thanks bear.

"Yeah it is!" Clyde agreed.

Robot Kermit: Aw, thanks little pink guy.

"Meh, I guess so," Butch muttered.

"Oy," Animal said.

UD: Does Lisa know he used that?

"Now wait a second!" Kermit shouted. "We’re all friends now?"

"Sure, why not?" Rizzo shrugged.

"I guess it could work out," Butch said.

"Yeah, ‘cause you gotta have frieeeeeeeends!" Clyde sang.

"Si, dis is true."

"Well I guess that makes this a friendship instead of a spaceship! Ahhh! Wocka wocka!"

UD: Ah the Muppets, making friends with all...

Kermit scrunched up his face. "Good grief. Well, Butch, Clyde, uh, I’m Kermit the Frog and uh, that’s Fozzie and Miss Piggy, Bobo, Rizzo, Pepe and Animal there. And uh, I guess you’re gonna have to go with us to get my nephew Robin from the alien base and-"

"ALIEN BASE?!" Butch shouted. "You’re goin’-You mean we’re-Alien base! The alien base!"

Kermit gulped. "Um, yeah I suppose it’s the alien base that we’re going to...Of course we don’t know where any other alien bases are but still-"

"Oh hey boss now we can capture the aliens and take ‘em back to the base for-" Butch clamped his hand over Clyde’s mouth.

"Ice cream! Yeah, yeah, take ‘em back for ice cream! Aliens love ice cream, heh heh," Butch laughed innocently.

Robot Kermit: So do robots!

The Muppets stared at them. "Si I suppose dis is true, Gonso loves pickle and onion milkshakes, hokay?" Pepe said.

"Yeah, he does, doesn’t he?" Fozzie stated.

"I am surrounded by nincompoops," Piggy muttered, going back to her hair.

UD: Welcome to my world.

Robot Kermit: There’s that cute lady pig again!

UD: *sigh* See what I mean?

"Well Butch, Clyde, it’s nice to meet you two," Kermit smiled.

"Yo Kermit! Space station at twelve o’clock!" Rizzo pointed out the front window at the large station approaching.

"Uh, no Riz, it’s uh," Bobo looked at his watch. "Four thirty."

UD: What a lame joke...

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The Electric Mayhem’s bus parked in front of the Muppet Theater. Dr. Teeth opened the bus’ door and the Muppets began to pour out and flood into the theater.

Pops the doorman stayed in the ticket booth greeting the Muppets as they arrived. "Hey there! Yeah, hi! How’s it goin’? Yeah go right on in, uh huh."
UD: Ah, Pops got a cameo in. I forgot about that.

"Well guys, now all we have to do is wait for Kermit to call," Scooter said. "Hey Sam, you wanna play Monopoly again?"

"Not on my rights as an American," Sam said.

UD: I believe that if Ryan were here he’d say that that is a reference to Lisa’s "Chasing Robin."

Robot Kermit: Lisa? Hm, sounds cute.

Rowlf laughed. "Hey Scooter, we gonna work on some acts while Kermit’s away?"

"Well we can’t do the Mayhem’s number, Animal’s gone. And lord knows Fozzie needs to work on his monologue, but he’s gone too. Oh, and Piggy needs to practice her number with the Mormon Tabernacle Penguin Choir, but she’s gone too. And-"

"I could practice my boomerang fish!" Lew shouted, popping into the ticket booth, making Pops jump. "I throw them a-way," he said throwing a fish. It hit the ticket booth glass and fell right down. "Oops..."

UD: And there’s Lew with his fish...When in doubt, throw a boomerang fish.

Scooter shook his head. "I guess we could have Sweetums and Robin work on-Oh, never mind...Let’s just sit back and relax and wait for Kermit to get back."

"Sounds good to me," Rowlf said as the two of them entered the theater.

Uncle Deadly dropped down in front of them, making both of them fall to the floor. "Oh, hello there," the phantom said helping them both up.

UD: Ah! There I am!

Robot Kermit: And I’m still on the spaceship.

UD: Get over it, everyone knows you’re a robot.

"Don’t try that maneuver in front of Pops," Scooter said, dusting off. "He’ll have a heart attack."

"Will remember that," Deadly said. "What’s this I hear about the frog, pig, bear...Well everyone, what’s this I hear about them?"

UD: Hmm, I hear lots of things.

Robot Kermit: I don’t, I don’t have ears, I’m a frog.

UD: No, you don’t have ears because you’re a robot.

"They all went into space to find Robin, he stowed away in Gonzo’s suitcase when he left," Rowlf explained.

"Oh dear," the phantom sighed. "I fear this will not end well..."

"What? Why? What’s wrong?" Scooter said.

Uncle Deadly took in a deep breath of the air. "I’m so sorry," Uncle Deadly said softly. "They are all in grave danger."

Hilda: *dragging Ryan back in* Ah, oh good I got back in time for the ending. Oh! Robot Kermit! There you are! Leyla was looking for you! Come on now, let’s get-a going.

UD: Um Hilda, what were you doing with Ryan?

Hilda: Why...Um, measuring his coat size...Of course.

UD: ...Right. Well I’ll get him back to the party as soon as he regains consciousness. See you there.

Robot Kermit: Alright Hilda babe, show me the way to the par-tay!

 

[The Count]

Count: Ah ha! 4 fantasticabulous flourishes of frightning lightning from my fellow fiend!
Nice aliteration there roomie.
Count: Thank you.
Yeah... Sure is nice to get some commentary from the authors who post it, almost makes up for the lack of real updates to the stories in progress.
Count: There are other stories in progress? Vhy haven't ve been nagging then?
Dunno, guess it's a bit of a slump I'm in at the moment. Rully laughed at the interaction here from the guest commentators, now come... We have a party to get to.
*Both leave back to Grover's B-Day party.

 

[theprawncracker]

Chapter 14

Exod returned to his throne room with Flanzgo and Robin in arm. Xaldin came out of camouflage from the wall and clawed down it to the floor of the throne room grabbing the prisoners from his master. He climbed back up the wall with the prisoners in one hand and hung them by their arms from chains dangling behind his throne. "Leave the young one out of this!" Flanzgo demanded.

"Ha, not likely," Exod laughed. "He’s part of the bait for your uncle princess."

Gonzo: Are they going fishing?

Xaldin returned to the floor and took the cape off of Exod’s back, draping it across the back of the massive thrown then returning himself to his master’s side.

"Part of the bait?" Robin asked.

Exod laughed loudly. "Yes, I have the landing base of the Gonzonian spacecraft rigged and filled with my followers and spies ready to intercept your uncle, is it? Yes, I believe that’s right young frog."

"Uncle Kermit? He’s coming here?" Robin asked timidly.

Me: KEEEEEEEEEERMIE!!

Gonzo: That still creeps me out.

"Nice timing back there Xaldin," Exod said to his chameleon like assistant who cackled back. "But yes, more specifically young frog, your uncle is coming here. As soon as my spies grab up him and his little friends and bring them to me."

"Why do you insist on torturing us Exod?" Flanzgo asked warily.

Exod shot the princess a glare. "All of my life, I have been told that it is I who would rule this universe, that it is I who would save preserve my species name, that it is I who would destroy the Gonzonian race! And I intend to prove myself worthy."

Me: Dun dun dun!

"But...But you don’t have to prove yourself to anyone," Robin whispered. "You don’t have to, not if people believe. Don’t you even have just one person who believes in you? Or do they all expect something from you?" Robin asked slowly and softly.

Me: Now, I was gonna have a song cue here, but I decided against it because I’ve got one coming up right here.

Gonzo: What is it?

Exod stared straight into the young frog’s eyes. "I expect something from myself," the harsh ruler said sternly. "Be prepared."

Me: That answer your question?

Gonzo: No.

Me: *headsmack*

Xander entered the throne room and into Exod’s eyesight, attempting to speak. "Prepared for what master?"

Me: Shall we remain silent for the song here Gonz?

Gonzo: Sure. It’s a lot easier keeping quiet than talking.

"For the death of a species, and the beginning of a new era!" Exod extended his arms horizontally causing geysers of steam to erupt from the floor. "I know that your powers of retention are as wet as a Gonzonian’s back side," he sang sternly. "But THICK as you are, PAY attention!My words are a matter of pride

"It’s clear from your vacant expressions," he sang to Xander’s dumbfounded face.
"The lights are not all on upstairs
But I’m talking kings! And successions!
Even YOU can’t be caught unawares!" the overlord sang, erupting geysers all across the floor of the room with his hands.

"So prepare for chance of a lifetime," geysers from behind.
"Be prepared for sensational news," geysers from the left, narrowly missing Xander.
"A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer!"

"And where do we feature?" Xaldin hissed.

"Just you listen to teacher
I know it’s sounds sordid
But you’ll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues," geysers surrounded Exod.

"And injustice deliciously squared
Be prepared!" the geysers fell and Exod cackled as legions of Exodians filled the room. Their faces were shadowed and mysterious, all that could be seen were beady yellow eyes and glimmering fangs in most of their mouths.

"It’s great that we’ll soon be connected
With a king who’ll be all time adored!" the Exodians sang in unison marching around their leader.

"Of course quid pro quo, they are expected to take certain duties on board, right?" Xander asked his master, who erupted a geyser beneath his feet.

"The future is littered with prizes
And though I’m the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is
YOU WON’T EVEN LIVE WITHOUT ME!" Exod shouted filling the room with geysers and steam.

Flanzgo’s tears fell to the ground, having the bravery of a princess was harder than she ever expected.

Robin usually loved elaborate musical numbers like this. But this one was an exception, this one brought despair into the hearts and souls of his new Gonzonian friends.

Me: Ah, sorry, have to interrupt here. I love the line about elaborate musical numbers.

"So prepare for the coup of the century
Be prepared for the murkiest scam," Exod sang in his deep undertone.

"Oooh!" sang Xaldin, crawling to the his master’s shoulders.

"Meticulous planning."
"He will rule!" Xaldin shouted.

"Tenacity spanning."
"Our hidden jewel," Xaldin beamed.

Me: Gotta interrupt one last time, "hidden jewel" may be a reference to a combination story written by Beauregard, Lisa and I entitled "A Hidden Juhl."

"Decades of denial-"

"We repeat," all of the Exodians shouted.

"Is simply why I’ll-"

"He’s so neat!"

"Be king undisputed
Respected, saluted
And seen for the wonder I am!"

"Aaaaaaah!" Xaldin chimed in jumping off the shoulders of his leader.

"Yes, my ships and my weapons are bared
Be prepared!" Exod sang alone.

"Yes, his ships and his weapons are bared," everyone sang together.

"Be prepared!" Exod and his followers held the last note as the leader of the pack shot geysers rocketing out of the ground, the steam causing sweat beads to roll down Robin’s face. Flanzgo shot a glance towards the frog and sighed, this could truly be the end.

Gonzo: *shudder* Creepy!

Me: And that’s coming from Gonzo.

Gonzo: Well duh, there’s no one else here.

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Clifford pulled his black car up and parked it behind the Electric Mayhem’s psychedelically colored bus and stepped out. He stood out on the sidewalk while Sal drove up Johnny’s flooded red corvette. "See Sal, I told you," Johnny began. "You only had to push it halfway."

Me: Ooh, I love this scene!

Sal got out of the car and slammed the door. He and Johnny both staggered up to the sidewalk next to their co-host. "Hey Johnny look," Sal said. "Down there, on the ground, is that a five dollar bill?" the monkey asked.

"Huh, where?" Johnny turned around and looked down at the sidewalk. And as soon as he turned around, a loud sound of crunching metal caused Johnny to cringe. "Clifford, please tell me that was you stepping on a soda can..."

"Heh heh, sorry dude," Clifford pointed out to the street.

"Oh I was afraid of that..." Johnny sighed as he watched Bunsen and Beaker exit the half of their car that wasn’t partially fused with Johnny’s.

Me: I hope that doesn’t happen to my car...

Gonzo: You have a car?

Me: Yes, and you can never ever never ever come near it. Ever.

"Oh my Mr. Fiama!" Bunsen gasped. "It seems we had a slight fender bender!"
"Bun baby," Johnny put his arm around Dr. Honeydew’s shoulder. "Let me get down your insurance right quick..."

Me: Hehehe!

The group walked into the theater where Rowlf, Scooter, and now, a growing crowd of the other Muppets were gathering around Uncle Deadly who was telling the group something.

"Yo yo yo, what’s goin’ down ya’ll?" Clifford asked.

"Shh!" Bean Bunny put his finger to his lips. "Uncle Deadly’s telling us a story!"
Uncle Deadly shot a dead glare at the bunny. "It is no story you foolish rabbit!" he shouted. "It is undeniable fact!"

Me: Uncle Deadly’s so rash...

Gonzo: Is that what his ointment’s for?

Clifford lost his patience. "What are you talkin’ about Uncle D.?"

"Kermit and the others, they are all in mortal peril! A race of aliens are plotting to destroy Gonzo’s species forever, not only will he be lost to us, but these brutes will take down anyone eve associating with the Gonzonians," the phantom said harshly.

"And just how do you know that?" the dread-locked Muppet asked.

"Do you really find it wise to question me after all of the things we’ve seen?" Uncle Deadly asked reminding Clifford of more than one instance where Uncle Deadly had shocked, amazed or even saved them all with his mysterious ways.

Me: Ooh hoo hoo! Go Uncle D.!

Clifford took off his sunglasses. "Sorry dead dude. Now what do we need to do to help out Kerm?"

"First of all, call the frog, I know you have the phone Scooter, call him, immediately," Deadly ordered. "And the only other thing we can do is hold onto hope."

Gonzo: I hope we didn’t grease the hope again...

Me: You’re thinking of the rope.

Gonzo: No...I don’t think I am.

"Well we all know we can do that," Rowlf said.

"Yeah man, when it comes to hoping, we’re the tops!" Floyd said.

"Now did you say you wanted me to hop or...Mop?" Beauregard asked slowly.

Me: Sheesh...Beau...

"Neither you dim-witted fool!" Sam Eagle projected. "But the only even remotely American about you weirdos," he shifted his eyes. "Is the fact that you can keep hope alive in such dismal situations."

"Yeah the only thing more dismal than your situations," Waldorf started.

"Are the bear’s jokes!" Statler finished.

"Do ho ho ho!"

Scooter had his finger plugged into one ear and the interstellar cell phone in his other. "Hey, could you guys keep it down? I’m trying to call Kermit!"

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The Gonzonians inside the space station landing base control room opened the landing hatch for the Muppets’ ship to land inside. The ship touched down gently inside the base. "LANDING BASE TO ONZGO, LANDING BASE TO ONZGO. THE SHIP FROM EARTH HAS ARRIVED, REPEAT, THE SHIP FROM EARTH HAS ARRIVED," a voice rang over the P.A. system.

Me: Kermie and the gang are here!

The stairs of the ship descended to the floor of the base. "I’m coming Robin!" a voice shouted before a green frog darted down the stairs in great haste and running all the way down the landing bay into the main room.

Me: Aww, such a caring uncle...

Gonzo and Onzgo met Kermit halfway into or out of the landing area. "Kermit!" Gonzo shouted.

"Gonzo!" Kermit hugged the weirdo. "Where’s Robin?"

Me: Yeah Gonzo, where is he??

Gonzo: I dunno, you're the writer.

Gonzo opened his mouth, but before he could say anything Onzgo let out a loud yelping noise and pointed his long blue finger towards the landing bay.

Me: ...Heh, loud yelping noise...Forgot about that...

The ladder of the spaceship began to lift itself up back to its frozen position when the metal began to smelt onto the outside of the ship. As the Gonzonian landing crew attempted to do something the hatch began to rip open, tearing the metal apart. Suddenly the spaceship’s rockets began to ignite and turn the ship around, shooting it back out into space.

Gonzo: WHOA!

Me: Yup.

Kermit and the alien brothers ran inside the landing bay. "Piggy!" the frog shouted.

Me: See Layla?! I AM ushy gushy!

"Oh no," Onzgo fell to his knees. "No no no," he wailed. "This cannot be happening!" he cried.

Gonzo got down onto his knees as well and tried to comfort his brother.

Kermit stared out into the vast blackness his best friends disappeared to. In the middle of all the panicking a faint ringing was heard. Kermit pulled out his interstellar phone and stared at it. It rang and rang, and Kermit just stared. Finally, he picked up. "Scooter..." was all the frog could muster.

Me: Scooter...

"Boss! Oh boss, where are you? If you’re not at the space station yet, turn back! You’re all in danger!" Scooter’s voice shouted from the other end.

"Scooter..." the amphibian hung up on his go-fer.

Me: He HUNG UP on him!! Eeee! This is so exciting!

 

[The Count]

Oh sure... You say it's exciting now. But just wait until the scene with Kermit and Gonzo... Well, I'll leave that one for you to explain Mr. Author.

BTW: Liked Exod's musical number. For some reason, it reminds me of the one with Scar in the original Lion King movie, which for some reason made me think it had a certain Naziish element which I think was recaptured here.

 

[theprawncracker]

Chapter 15

Fozzie, Piggy, Pepe, Rizzo and Animal were trapped behind a cage of lasers. Bobo, Butch and Clyde were trapped in another cell next to them.

Me: Oh this scene is so much fun!

Gonzo: I thought they all were?

Me: *shrug* I just try to specify.

Piggy paced the floor of the small prison cell the five Muppets were trapped in. Finally, she lost control, "Fozzie, Go!"

"What?" Fozzie asked timidly.

"GO! Run through the lasers!"

Gonzo: Ooh! Fun!

"What? Piggy, I can’t do that."

Gonzo: I can!

Me: I thought you’d like this scene Gonzo...


"You did it in the Christmas movie, you can do it now! Go!"

Me: REFERENCE!! To "It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie." Whew, that’s a long title.

"But Piggy that was just a-"

"GO!"

"But I-"

"Go!"

"See Ritzo, I told jou, she’d crack in five minutes or less, hokay?" Pepe laughed.

Me: Oh Pepe Pepe Pepe, what a tangled web you weave.

Gonzo: Shrimp don’t weave webs.

Me: King prawn.

"Fine, fine, here ya go," Rizzo muttered handing over a five dollar bill.

* * * * * * * * * * * *
​

Mayhem had become more than routine with the Muppets, but the mayhem that was being experienced now was not the routine anyone wanted to see or be a part of.

Gonzo: Is it the Electric Mayhem?

"Like we’ve got to help them!" Janice said.

"We need to think of a clever plot device!" chimed in Floyd.

Gonzo: I guess it was.

"Floo hoon foor der froogy!" The Swedish Chef moaned.

"We’ve gotta do something!" Rowlf shouted.

Gonzo: They got some new members...

Me: Sheesh...

"Dr. Dew, we gotta get up into space now!" Clifford decided.

"NO!" Uncle Deadly shouted silencing the crowd. All eyes turned onto the phantom. "We are going nowhere! Kermit and the others are already in enough danger as it is, and the only way we can help them is by staying here."

Me: You tell ‘em Uncle D. Ooh! Look! More Muppets to name!

"But what can we do here?"

Me: Not sure actually...

"We could be good upstanding Americans!"

Me: Sam.

"Why start now?"

Me: Floyd or Rowlf.

"Mee mo mo mee mee meep!"

Gonzo: Beaker.

Me: Thank you Gonzo.

"Where are we gonna get twelve sheep?"

Me: Pops.

"Yo yo yo ya’ll quiet down!" Clifford yelled.

"-So I told him, I don’t care what Princess Leia was wearing in ‘Star Wars’, no way am I going to..."

Me: I tried really hard to reference Star Wars a lot...

Gonzo: I think you did.

Me: Thanks Gonz.

"Come on Janice, that is way too much info," Clifford said sternly. "Come on guys we’ve gotta remain calm!"

Uncle Deadly stepped to Clifford’s side and nodded. "We must stay here and wait for Kermit to call again, we can only help when needed. So everyone head to the seats and sit!" Uncle Deadly disappeared through a secret wall and up to his private quarters. A tall dark cloak stood in front of Deadly’s fireplace. "HAVE YOU DONE YOUR JOB DEADLY?" the figure asked.

Me: Deeeeeath!!

Gonzo: So THAT’S what he looks like up close...

"Yes, all of the Muppets shall remain here Death," Uncle Deadly said nonchalantly, joining the archangel in front of the fireplace. "How are they?"

"NO DEATHS YET," the chilled voice said.

Uncle Deadly nodded slowly and looked deep into the fire. In the rippling flames, Deadly saw the other Muppets locked away, and Fozzie’s fur singed. Uncle Deadly silently said a prayer for his friends and watched the suffrage that was ensuing in space.

Gonzo: Lucky Fozzie...

* * * * * * * * * * * *

​

Onzgo, Gonzo and Kermit darted to Onzgo’s chamber. "Des, contact Exodia! Now!" Onzgo shouted.

​

Des Filmer left the side of Zongo and typed something into the computer contacting system. The screen on the wall of the room lit up again putting Exod on. "Oh Onzgo, it’s you, hello there," the monster said.

Me: Mmmm, I do NOT like that guy.

"Exod! This time you have gone too far!" Onzgo shouted. "You have taken Earthlings! Surrender them now!"

Exod laughed an evil laugh. "And just what gives you the right to demand that of me?" he asked.

Onzgo sighed. "Because...Because I surrender myself to you."

Gonzo: *wide eyes* WHAAAAT?!

"What?!" both Gonzo and Des Filmer asked.

Me: *blink* MAN you’re good at that Gonzo.

Behind them all, Zongo sat up slowly, rubbing his bald head. "What a nap..." he muttered.

Kermit broke his concentration from the monitor and turned to see Zongo sit up, he still hardly understood what was going on, so he returned to the monitor to try and find out.

Onzgo nodded. "Yes, I give myself up, I am yours. As long as you release the Earthlings..." he sighed.

Me: Oh oh oh! I LOVE this part!

Zongo shot out of his bed. "Onzgo, my lord...What are you doing?"

"Zongo, sit, you’re not fully healed yet," Onzgo said. "So Exod, do we have a deal?"

"I give myself up too!" Zongo shouted.

"No!" Onzgo said. "Zongo silence yourself!"

Gonzo: WHAAAAT?!

Me: You’re very repetitive you know that?

Gonzo: It’s YOUR fault!

"Not this time sir. Exod you must take me if you’re taking Onzgo."

Gonzo was breathing heavily. "No...Please don’t..." he whispered.

Exod stared down at them. "Fine," he said blankly. He snapped his fingers and both Onzgo and Zongo disappeared from the room.

"NO!" Gonzo fell to his knees. "No no no!" he slammed his fist on the ground. "This can’t be happening!"

Gonzo: This really can’t be happening CAN IT?!

Me: *nods*

Des turned off the monitor. "Gonzo...With the disappearance of your brother...You are the new leader...What...What are your orders?"

Gonzo: *collapses*

Me: Oh great, not again...

Gonzo gulped. "Get me a ship. I’m going to Exodia now to settle this."
"And if Gonzo’s going, I’m going too," Kermit spoke up.

Me: KEEEEEERMIE!!


"No Kermit, I won’t let you."

"Sorry Gonzo, not this time. I’m going. You’re my friend, I’m going to be there for you."

Gonzo hugged Kermit then turned to Des. "Are you coming with us?" Gonzo asked.

"I’ll drive you there, but I think I should stay here in case someone tries to make contact," Des replied.

"Good idea," Gonzo said. "Let’s go."

Me: *bounces* Oh this is so exciting!!

* * * * * * * * * * * *

​

Onzgo and Zongo reappeared inside Exod’s throne room. "Welcome!" a shrill voice shouted, as a silver alien jumped on top of Zongo, collapsing the human on the spot.

Me: He gets knocked out a lot in this...I think I was just trying to remove his character as much as possible...Oh! And I’m supposed to answer a question here for FraggleMuppet. I changed Ed’s personality from that of MFS because he went to space and it was a huge change to his life. And I figured since he was so lonely on Earth he’d change his personality with friends on Gonzonia.

Gonzo: What a long explanation...

"It was you!" Onzgo shouted. "You knocked out Zongo before!"

"Guilty as charged!" Xaldin cackled. "Now I think it’s about time for a family reunion, eh?"

Onzgo struggled as Xaldin held his arms behind his back and pushed him to the throne. Exod sat with his fist on his chin, staring down at his nemesis. "You really have given up, haven’t you?"

Onzgo lifted his head and stared back. "No, no I have not. Gonzo will stop you, Gonzo will fulfill his destiny and destroy you!"

Gonzo: I’ll do what now?!

Exod shook his head. "Are you kidding? Your brother’s so afraid of threatening his own life, he’s probably already running back to Earth!"

Me: He’d have to fly...

Gonzo: *headsmack*

"No!" Flanzgo shouted from behind the throne. "Daddy don’t listen to him! Uncle Gonzo will save us!"

Exod stood up from his throne and walked back to where Flanzgo dangled by her arms. "I have had about enough out of you!" Exod shouted.

"And I you Exod! All of my life I’ve lived in the constant threat of Exodian attack, I think it’s about time I end it," Flanzgo said.

Me: Whoa! Princess is getting feisty!

Gonzo: That’s my niece!

Me: Yes, we’ve been over this...

"End your life? What a marvelous idea!" Exod shouted, grabbing Flanzgo by the chest and ripping her off the wall, with the chains still attached to her arms.

Me: Pay attention to those chains everyone! They come in really handy later on!

"NO!" Onzgo shouted. "Leave her alone!"

"Stop it please!" Robin shouted from his place on the wall. "Don’t hurt her!"

Me: Mmmm! Robin!!

Gonzo: Gotta love him.

Exod extended his hand at Onzgo’s face. Onzgo’s eyes lit up.

Me: NOOOOO!!

Gonzo: What?! What is it?!

"Now Onzgo, say farewell to your princess!" Exod bellowed.

Flanzgo’s eyes met her father’s, she tried to speak, tried to scream. And all her father could do was laugh.

Me: OH I HATE THAT LINE!!

Gonzo: I thought it was very good...Chilling.

Me: I know! It’s tortured me!!

* * * * * * * * * * * *

​

Onzgo’s thoughts trailed from watching Exod about to destroy his daughter, and instead he saw a day from the past. The day Flanzgo was born. He cradled the baby in his arms and laughed in happiness.

This was Exod’s power. By simply extending his hands at the victim’s face, he could make them live out their greatest fear, or relive the happiest moment in their life. Not even Onzgo was immune to these powers that Exod had within him. In all reality, noone was. Not the slave boy, not Exod’s prisoners, friends or even family, all were harmed by the wrath of the ruler.

Me: Oh oh oh oh oh!!

Gonzo: Is that the letter of the day?

Of course these were not Exod’s only powers, he also had the ability to control the ground inside his throne room, that is how he caused geysers to erupt from the floor, that is why he almost never leaves the throne room. That is where his power lies, and that is where he would stay.

Onzgo held the baby tightly in his arms. "I promise you Flanzgo, I will make you a better life than I had, I promise you that," the new father thought to himself.

Me: *sniffle* I promised myself I wouldn’t cry...

Gonzo: Don’t worry, I brought the Kleenex.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

​

Des Filmer landed the Gonzonian spacecraft on the planet surface of Exodia. "I must return with great haste, if this ship is spotted here it’ll be shot down immediately!"

Gonzo and Kermit hustled out of the ship, Gonzo waved back to Des as the ship pulled away and back to the Gonzonian station. Kermit and the weirdo moved rapidly inside, running down the corridors.

"Kermit, you go find the dungeon cells, Piggy and the others should be there, I’ll go after Exod," Gonzo told his friend.

Me: Oh Gonzo, you’re so awesome...

Gonzo: I know, I know.

Kermit gulped. "Are you sure you’ll be alright Gonzo?"


"Yes, now go," Gonzo said, running off.

Kermit stopped, he stared down the hallway as Gonzo ran. He had never abandoned any of his friends before, he felt that he had always been there for each of them at least once. Fozzie, Scooter, Piggy, Rowlf, Clifford, Beauregard...He wasn’t about to let Gonzo change that. Kermit began to move his flippers again and followed behind Gonzo.

Me: Wow! SO many references there! Fozzie is just a general TMS reference, Scooter is a reference to a few of Sara’s stories, Rowlf is a reference to Beth the lovely Rowlf writer, Clifford a reference to Effralyo’s stories, and of course Beau is a reference to Beau and his "What’s on the Other Side" story that was oh so very lovely.

Gonzo: Wow, that was a lot of references. Wait...Is that it?

Me: Yup. But we’ll do more tomorrow, promise.

 

[The Count]

Yep... And I sure hope to get that more commentary tomorrow as well.
Loved the insight into this chapter... Especially the bits with Exod threatening Flanzgo, conjuring Onzgo's happiest moment, and of course... The chains!
Keep it comin'!

 

[theprawncracker]

Chapter 16

Gonzo ran into the throne room shouting. "NO!"

Gonzo: Oh I have a bad feeling about upcoming chapters...

Me: Have your feelings ever been wrong before?

Gonzo: No, why?

Me: ...Just wondering...

Exod turned to the alien that darted in. He dropped Flanzgo to the floor and released Onzgo from his psychic grasp. "Xaldin, take care of him," he said to his slave.

"Ooh hoo hoo! My pleasure!" the chameleon-like alien grinned. He began to blend in with the color of the floor, disappearing.

Gonzo stopped in his tracks and looked all around, Xaldin was nowhere in sight. Gonzo was tripped, he fell to his face. "What the-" Gonzo was kicked in the side. "Ah!" Gonzo shouted.

Me: Oh Gonzo!! Fight back!!

Gonzo: I can’t see him!

Me: SO?! You can never see the danger of any stunts you do! And that doesn’t stop you!

Exod laughed menacingly. "How does it feel Gonzo?" he bellowed.

Gonzo propped himself up on his elbow and stared into Exod’s beady yellow eyes. "It feels...GREAT!" the weirdo rolled onto his back and grabbed into the air. Xaldin reappeared in with his foot caught in Gonzo’s hands. Gonzo tossed Xaldin off to the side.

Gonzo: WAAAAAA-HOOOOOO!!! I’m BACK! HA HA!

Me: Um, Gonzo you-

Gonzo: YES! I’m BACK! *dances*

Onzgo watched in amazement and happiness at his brother’s return to intentional pain. "Go brother Gonzo go!"

Gonzo charged towards Exod with fury in his eyes. Exod’s face grew stern and serious (Even more so than it usually was), and extended his hand.
Gonzo collapsed to the floor.

Gonzo: *collapses*

Me: *sigh* I tried to warn him...

* * * * * * * * * * * *

​

"Okay ONE, TWO, THREE!" Piggy shouted. She, Pepe, Rizzo and Animal pushed Fozzie towards the bars of laser.

"YIIIIIIIIIII!!" Fozzie yelped as he was electrocuted by the bars and sent flying back to the wall of the cell.

Me: Oh I love this chapter...

Gonzo: *collapsed on the floor*

Bobo, Butch and Clyde watched the scene from their prison on the other side of the other Muppets. "We’re never getting out of here!" Clyde moaned.

"Well if someone didn’t have the bright idea to steal a spaceship, we wouldn’t be in this mess!" Butch said harshly.

Clyde sighed. "Yeah Butch, I guess you’re right...It was a dumb idea on my part..."

Me: Clyde Clyde Clyde...

"Yes, yes it was," a satisfied Butch said.

"Alright, let’s give it another go!" Piggy shouted, grabbing Fozzie up by his shoulders.

Me: Oh Piggy...

"Go! Go!" Animal chanted.

"HOLD IT!!" Fozzie screamed. "I’ve got...A better...Idea...." he breathed out.

Me: Well it’s about time!

"Oh yeah? What?" Piggy asked angrily.

"Pepe...Slips...Through...The bars..." Fozzie spat out before collapsing on the floor.

Me: Oh, well that seems like a logical answer...Oh, great, now Fozzie AND Gonzo are collapsed on the floor...

"Slip through the bars?" Piggy asked sarcastically. "Yeah right, like he could-"

"Oh Miss Bacon Bits!" Pepe called from the other side of the laser bars. Piggy did a double take. "Jou were saying?" Pepe asked as he pressed the button releasing the Muppets.

Me: I think Pepe better watch his nicknames for her, or he may end up like Gonzo and Fozzie.

"Hey there Pepe, that was brave and selfless ya know?" Bobo patted the prawn on the back.

Me: REFERENCE!!

Gonzo: *jolts up* What?! What?! I’m UP!

Me: Sheesh...Anyway, that’s a reference to a line from IaVMMCM.

"Self-less! Ha ha ha!" Animal laughed.

"Yeah that was very nice of you mister shrimp!" Clyde stated.

"King prawn," Pepe corrected him.

"Yeah man, great job," Rizzo slapped Pepe on the back, knocking him over.

Me: Sheesh, I was right about Pepe ending up like Gonzo and Fozzie...

Gonzo: What about me?

"Hey morons!" Piggy shouted. "We’ve got a frog to save! Now let’s go!" she ran up the stairs.

Me: Oh? Do I get to say more names? Fun!

"Si si, vamanos!"

Me: Pepe!

"Yeah let’s do this thing!"

Me: Bobo or Butch methinks.

"What thing Butch?"

Me: Hmm, guess it was Butch. And that was Clyde.

"Ooh, that’s gonna leave a mark there...Can I get ya an ice pack?"

Me: Bobo there then.

"Ice-pack! Ice-pack!"

Me: Animal is the only logical choice.

Gonzo: Since when do you care for logical choices?

"Fun-ny stuff there you guys! You should write a joke book!"

Me: And finally Fozzie.

"COME ON!" Piggy yelled.

Gonzo: Yeah! I wanna see what happened to me!

Me: Brave and selfless Gonzo...

* * * * * * * * * * * *

​

Gonzo was in a dark room, a single window let in the evening twilight. He looked all around him. A door opened and a short figure let off a shadow.

Gonzo: That’s better.

Camilla waddled in silently.

Gonzo: Wha-Ca-Camilla?!

Gonzo jumped up. "Camilla! You’re here! Oh honey I missed you!" he ran forward to hug her, but she stepped aside. "Camilla, what’s wrong?"

Gonzo: CAMILLA?!

Camilla opened her beak, she did not cluck, she spoke. "So, you’re back?" she asked.

Gonzo: *collapses*

Me: Not again...

Gonzo tripped over himself. "Camilla...You can...You can talk?"

Me: *trips over Gonzo* Oh, oops.

Camilla glared at Gonzo, Gonzo stared into her eyes longingly, desperately wishing she’d return the stare.

Me: Layla if you EVER thought I wasn’t ushy gushy, reread...And Dr. Bob, I’ll take more anesthetic whenever it’s ready...

"But...Camilla...How...Oh Camilla..." he reached a furry blue hand out.
Camilla pecked his hand, making a small cut. "Don’t sugar me," she said sternly.

Me: OH snap!

Gonzo: *still collapsed*

Me: Oh! And now she’s singing! Whee!

"First I was afraid
I was petrified," Camilla sang with her newfound voice.
"Kept thinking I could never live
Without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
Thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
And so you’re back from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
With that sad look upon your face.

"Go on now, go walk out the door
Just turn around now
‘Cause you’re not welcome anymore
Weren’t you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye?
You think I’d crumble?Y
ou think I’d lay down and die?
Oh no not I
I will survive
As long as I know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I’ve got all my life to life
I’ve got all my love to give
and I’ll survive
I will survive!"

Me: What a fun song!

Gonzo: *jumps up* FUN?! You call that FUN?! It was an emotional train wreck for me!!

Me: You LOVE train wrecks!

Gonzo: That’s not the point!

Me: I think Camilla’s beak might be the point...

Gonzo fell back on his behind. "Camilla...Honey...We can work this out...Please..."

Camilla ignored him, she continued to sing violently. "It took all the strength I had
Not to fall apart
Kept trying hard to mend
The pieces of my broken heart."

Gonzo: AUGH!!

"NO! Stop it! Stop it now!" Gonzo shouted. "STOP!!"

Gonzo: STOP!!

Me: It’s done Gonzo. It’s all over...It’s almost all over...

* * * * * * * * * * * *

​

"Byuck buck bawk bawk bagawk!" Camilla clucked to Clifford.

Gonzo: You said it was OVER!!

"Look, I’m sorry, but we can’t go up there! Uncle Deadly locked us all in here! Sheesh, talk about your jerk chicken!" the co-host muttered.

Gonzo: You think he’d learn from rooming with her...

Me: I know I have.

Camilla attacked Clifford with a furious pecking of her beak. After a few seconds she stood back up and straightened her feathers. "Bagawk!" she huffed.

Me: And this is how I feel after learning said lesson.

Clifford stood up with a lense of his sunglasses cracked. "Man...What else could go wrong?"

Me: Well there’s-

As if on cue, above Clifford’s head a light flickered out. "Hey Clifford, the light’s busted again!" Scooter called.

Me: Yeah, that.

"I know, I know..." Clifford muttered.

Gonzo: Can we get back to me now?

Me: I don’t think you want to...

Gonzo: What?

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

​

Exod walked in front of Gonzo’s screaming body. "Oh how the mighty have fallen," he said softly.

Xaldin and Xander picked up Zongo’s unconscious body and hung it on another set of chains.

Exod raised his palm to the tip of Gonzo’s nose and began clenching fingers down, making Gonzo twitch in emotional pain.

Gonzo: Not even I like that kind of pain!!

The four prisoners watched in horror, Onzgo turned his head away and closed his eyes, Flanzgo whimpered and Robin screamed. Zongo hung silently.

Me: ROBIN SCREAMED!! AUGH!! HOW could I write that?!

Kermit ran through the open door leading into the throne room like a rocket. He stopped, paralyzed in fear. He looked from Gonzo to Exod to the other four. "Stop this right now! Leave Gonzo alone!" Kermit shouted.

Me: KEEEEEERMIE!!!

Exod put down his hand and turned his entire form to face the frog. Gonzo clenched his arm and sat up, it hurt to sit up, it felt good to sit up. Exod looked the frog in his eyes. "You think you can order me around? Me, Exod, the ruler of this universe."

Gonzo: It felt good to sit up. Very nice Ryguy.

Me: Grathius weirdo.

Gonzo reached his shaking hand up and grabbed hold of Exod’s robe, which wasn’t very hard at all. Exod didn’t look down, he extended his hand and the floor beneath Kermit’s feet broke open and Kermit fell.

Me: KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERMIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gonzo: That scene looks vaguely familiar...

Me: It should, it was in the flash forward sequence when you were in a coma.

Gonzo: You mean the part where you showed Camilla getting thrown into a cage?

Me: ...KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERMIE!!!

Gonzo shot forward. He moved faster than he ever had before, clearing half the throne room in time to grab Kermit’s hand.

Gonzo: KERMIT!!

Exod laughed out loud. He blinked and appeared behind Gonzo. He stared down at his arch-rival, and kicked.

Gonzo: *collapses*

Me: This is the third time tonight...*sigh* Oh well, back to the dorms... *drags Gonzo back to the dorm by his ankles, again*

 

[The Count]

Originally posted by Prawny: Me: OH snap!

Gonzo: *still collapsed*

Me: Oh! And now she’s singing! Whee!

*Lightning shoots down the author.
Uncle Deadly told you not to say that, you mortal fool!
Besides that... Great update with the commentary... But you'd better stock up on tissues and teddys for the next couple of chapters... It's going to get, well, panicky squealy.

 

[The Count]

Hey Prawny... Know you're having great fun with the new story... But could we please get some more commentary to finish this one? Thanks.