~*~CHAPTER 3~*~
"Yet again, news was spreading all over the island," said Kermit.
"Hey Bean, Clifford, I heard that the criminals are planning to steal the rest of the muffins tomorrow," said Rowlf.
"Oh that’s too bad," said Bean Bunny, "Hey, do you know who the criminals are?"
"I don’t know," Rowlf shrugged.
"Well, do you know if the Queen’s taking any extra precautions?" Bean asked again.
"I don’t know that either," Rowlf stated.
"Than how do you know about the robbery?" Clifford questioned him.
"Easy," Rowlf explained, " I get my gossip from the narrator."
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"Meanwhile, back at the castle, Fozzie, the policebear of the island, was investigating the case.
"I’m the policebear on this island," Fozzie began.
"Fozzie, I already said that," Kermit said scrunching up his face.
"I know Kermit," Fozzie said matter-of-factly, "As I was saying, I’m the policebear on this island and don’t you worry cause I’m on the job. I will not leave this castle until this muffin scandal is solved!"
"At least someone understands that concept," Piggy said thinking of her security guards.
"Hey while we’re on the subject of muffins, wanna hear a joke?" Fozzie asked.
"Not really," Piggy mumbled.
"OK well there were two muffins in the oven," Fozzie said, "a blueberry muffin, and a chocolate chip muffin. The Blueberry muffin said, ‘Gee its hot in here.’ And the chocolate chip muffin said, ‘AHHH A TALKING MUFFIN!’" Kermit and Piggy stared at him in silence.
"I don’t get it," said Kermit.
"Yeah, don’t ALL muffins talk?" said Piggy.
"You mean your muffins that were stolen TALKED?!?" Fozzie gaped, astonished.
"Yeah a lot," said Piggy, " Why do you think I locked them up in a sound proof vault?"
Fozzie paused than said, "Speaking of the vault, what added security are you planning on? You know for the second robbery tomorrow."
"SECOND ROBBERY TOMORROW!" Piggy screamed.
"Yeah," said Fozzie, "the whole island is talking about it."
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Piggy began screaming.
"Piggy calm down," Kermit said as the pig continued to scream.
"Listen, its okay, I even have an idea," Fozzie told her. Piggy continued screaming and finally karate chopped both of them.
She took a deep breath, " Okay. What was your idea?’
"Well," said Fozzie wearily, "We could hire guards to sit right front of the vault, who could get past that?"
"Okay lets hire some guards," Piggy agreed. Scooter and Beauregard popped into the room.
"I’ll take the day shift," said Scooter.
"I’ll take the night shift," said Beauregard.
"All right then, that was easy," said Piggy and Kermit walked up to her.
"Are you really going to hire Beauregard?" Kermit asked.
"Well Kermie," Piggy said, "It’s hard to find good help on this island."
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In the surveillance room, Gonzo had two cannons set-up at either end and he was shooting himself from cannon to cannon while juggling various round objects.
"What do you think of my new act Rizzo?" Gonzo asked. Rizzo watched his friend fly back and forth.
"I think you need to trade me that watermelon for…" Rizzo looked around, " This Magic 8 Ball." They made the switch.
"Hey! ‘ Yes’," said Gonzo reading the Magic 8 Ball whilst he juggled, " Yes, this is a good idea. Do you think it adds depth to my performance? ‘All signs point to yes.’ You’re a genius Rizzo! ‘Ask again later.’ Well I guess we’ll find that out later Rizzo."
"Yeah, sure," Rizzo said, now half way submerged inside the watermelon he was devouring. The door opened.
"Hey what are you guys doing in here?" Fozzie asked.
"Staying in this room," Gonzo said.
"We’re the security guards," Rizzo explained.
"Ohhh. Hey, wanna hear a joke?," Fozzie asked, "There were two muffins in the oven. One was blueberry and one was chocolate chip. The blueberry muffin said, ‘Gee its hot in here.’ And the chocolate chip muffin said-"
"AHHH A TALKING MUFFIN," Gonzo and Rizzo finished.
"You already heard that one?" Fozzie asked, disappointed.
"Haven’t you heard?," said Rizzo, "Word spreads quickly on this island."