The Muppets Hurricane Shelter

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Chapter 1

Our story begins at least a year ago, or whenever the last major hurricane was (I can't remember if there was one last year or not).

The Muppets all ran into the prop room.

"Okay, everybody, into the prop room", shouted Kermit, "the hurricane is hitting. The prop room is the safest place for shelter!"

Kermit then accidentally stepped on a rake, which hit him in the face.

"At least that wasn't me", said Bean Bunny.

Then several monsters ran in over Bean, squashing him. Bean got up after being stepped on and walked over.

"Well, at least it wasn't the big mons..."

Then Sweetums walked in, stepping on Bean.

"Oh, sorry, bunny", said Sweetums.

"I can barely fit in here", said Thog.

Scooter then shut the door.

"Well, I think that's everybody", said Scooter.

"Hey, I don't have any room to throw my boomerang fish!", yelled Lew Zealand.

"DRUMS! DRUMS!", shouted Animal.

"No, Animal", said Floyd, "we couldn't fit your drums in here."

Animal than started to bite others, who kept running away and bumping into others.

"Hey, this is great", said Gonzo, who was on the floor, with other Muppets standing on him.

"Well, it's uncomfortable for ME!", said The Newsman, who was also on the floor and stepped on.

It sure was crowded in the prop room.

"Well, it may be crowded", said Kermit, "but at least everybody is in here, safe from the hurricane."

"Wait a minute", said Fozzie, "I don't see the guest star in here!"

The screaming of a guest star was heard as was the storm, the lights flickering on and off.

"Why IS the prop room the only safe place for us to stay?", asked Piggy, "wouldn't Moi's dressing room be safe as well?"

"Not to mention the prop room", said Dr. Strangepork.

"What about the broom closet?", said Beauregard.

"Or the monster cellar", said Sweetums.

"Alright, alright", said an annoyed Kermit, "we could have split up into different rooms in the theater."

"We would have been safer in Spain, okay!", said Pepe.

"I can make some room", said Behemoth, who then proceeded to eat Shakey Shanchez.

"Not again!", yelled Shakey as he was being eaten.

"no, no", said Kermit, "Nobody eats anybody!"

"But I'm hungry!", complained Big Mean Carl.

Everyone else started to agree. Animal started to chew on a desk, as Floyd chuckled.

"Mee mee mee mee mee", said Beaker.

"You're right, Beaker", said Bunsen, "this shelter is small, but with our minds, we can make the state of the art Hurricane shelter!"

"Mee mee mee meep?", asked Beaker.

"We'll worry about other kinds of disasters later", said Bunsen, "now come on!"

Bunsen walked around everybody, heading towards the door.

"Wait, what are you doing, Bunsen?", asked Scooter.

"I'm going to invent a better hurricane shelter", said Bunsen.

"Can't it wait until this hurricane is over?", asked Scooter.

Beaker nodded in agreement.

"Hmm", thought Bunsen, who snapped with a perky "Okay!"

 

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Chapter 2

The previous chapter took place at the time of the last major hurricane. This story now jumps ahead to the present, when the hurricane shelter has been finished.

"Welcome to the Muppet Labs State-of-the-Art Hurricane Shelter!", said Bunsen.

A crowd of Muppets cheered at the place, which looked like a technological fun center - maybe something that would be expected at EPCOT.

"Oh, wow!", said an impressed Walter, "this place looks AMAZING! And there's SO MANY MUPPETS HERE TOO!"

"I can do all kinds of stunts in here", said an amazed Gonzo.

"No, Gonzo!", said Sam the Eagle, "A place like this should be taken seriously!"

"It really is great, Bunsen", said Kermit.

"Thanks", said Bunsen, "Let me take you all on a tour of the shelter.Follow me."

Everybody followed Bunsen as he showed off the features.

"Now over here, we have a band stage, or any musicians who will want to jam during a big hurricane", said Bunsen.

"Marvoulous!", said Dr. Teeth.

"Let's try it out", said Floyd.

"YYYEEEEAAAHHHHH", growled Animal.

The Electric Mayhem started jamming.

"The sound can also be controlled", said Bunsen, "Beaker, will you control the sound?"

"Mee mee", said Beaker, who used a control to lower the sound.

"Hey, man", said Floyd, "we can barely hear our music."

"Fer sure!", said Janice.

"Okay, then", said Bunsen, "Beaker, turn it up and make the volume louder."

Beaker tried but the volume knob was stuck.

"Mee mee mee", said Beaker, struggling to turn up the volume... But eventually he got the knob up, but caused it to spin out-of-control before it popped off, making the music a lot louder, causing everybody in the room to cover their ears. And then a massive explosion occurred on the band stage.

"Wow", said Dr. Teeth, "now THAT'S what I call rocking out!"

"Good thing we brought our own instruments as well", said Janice.

Smoke was coming out of Zoot's saxophone and Lips' trumpet.

Bunsen was caughing.

"Now - cough- if you just follow me, we can see the food supply..."

They went to see the food, The Swedish Chef was in charge of the food machine.

"Here, we can instantly make any food we want any size we want", said Bunsen.

"Even COOKIES???", said Cookie Monster.

"Yes", said Bunsen, "just use the controls over here..."

Bunsen used controlls, making a cookie really big and then really small, alternating on size. Cookie Monster then pushed him out of the way.

"Oh boy!", said Cookie Monster, who made the biggest cookie he could make, and then ate it wildly.

"Good work, Dr. Honeydew", said Rizzo, "now let me make some cheese!"

"I want to make some dog food", said Rowlf.

"Especially from Purina!", said Baskerville.

"Can it make some frogs?", asked a crocodile.

"This is a great invention, Bunsen", said Floyd, "Now we won't have to worry about the Chef's cooking anymore!"

 

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Chapter 3

Bunsen continued the tour.

"And over here is the garbage area, where we throw our garbage."

Bunsen pointed to a small window on the wall, similar to mail slots at the post office.

"I can't fit in there!", said Oscar the Grouch, whose trash can was being carried by Bruno, "it's a good thing I brought my trash can."

"And let's show what the inside looks like", said Bunsen.

Beaker pressed a button, and a wall opened up, showing abig pile of garbage.

"Hey, that looks terrific!", said Oscar, "Bruno, throw me in there!"

"And over here is our sports room."

"I can do sports coverage in here!", said Louis Kazagger.

"We have all kinds of sports", said Bunsen, "including basketball..."

Beaker threw a ball to the hoop. It bounced back and hit Beaker on the head.

"...and bowling..."

Beaker picked up a bowling ball and threw it, knocking down pins... and then the bowling ball hit Beaker from behind.

"...and golf..."

Beaker picked up a golf club and hit a golf ball... which bounced back and hit Beaker.

"..And if you can't find someboyd to play with, you can play by yourself. Even baseball."

Beaker then picked up a baseball and threw it to a bat that wasn't being held by anybody. And the ball hit Beaker in the nose.

"Mee Mee!", cried Beaker.

"Maybe you should fix the baseball technology", said Bunsen.

"Meep", said Beaker, who then went to a control panel.

"...And over here is our game room. We have such board games as "Mahna Mahna-poly", "Frisk", "Don't Wake Mommy", "Connect Five", "Guess Who's on First", and "Tic Tac Finger"."

"You was right about them being 'bored games', okay", said Pepe.

Sweetums ate the "Tic Tac Finger" game.

"Wait, why did you eat Tic Tac Finger?", asked Bunsen.

"I thought I needed better breath", said Sweetums.

Beaker was working on the controls for baseball, an electrical spark came out, and the baseball bat started hitting Beaker uncontrollably. Beaker screamed in pain.

"We also have plenty of arcades, computer games, apps, and home video game consoles", said Bunsen.

"What's so funny about this?", asked Fozzie.

"Nothing", said Bunsen, "so let's move on. And here is the bathroom, where you can use the toilet, or take a shower or bath."

"Rubber Duckie and I will have a lot of fun here", said Ernie.

"Quiet", said Bert.

"And over here is the petting zoo", said Bunsen, "right now the only animal we have are pigeons."

"Oh, wow!", said Bert.

"Bert, quiet!", said Ernie.

"But what about CHICKENS?", asked Gonzo.

A group of chickens bawked around Gonzo.

"Oh, yeah", said Gonzo, "I still have you girls. And my chicken magazine."

"And this is where everybody sleeps", said Bunsen, "we have all kinds of beds, cots, hammocks, sleeping bags, couches, stables, and hangers."

"I'm gonna sleep fine here!", said an excited Gonzo.

"HANGERS!", yelled Animal.

"Oh, Dr. Honeydew, I have a question", said Big Bird, "if there's a hurricane, can I bring my own nest? I remember the time there was a hurricane on Sesame Street, and my..."

"Oh, of course", said Bunsen, "I guess we'll need to hire some movers in case any of you have any big items you need sheltered."

 

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I thought Hurricane Katrina came in 2006, and I know there have been hurricanes since then (my town was affected by the aftermath of one in 2008, and in fact it was then that I started getting the idea for this... and now I'm finally writing it after all these years!).

Chapter 4

Continuing the tour...

"And over here", said Bunsen, "is the hurricane alarm. It will sound off when a hurricane happens. I will now have Beaker show you what kind of sound..."

The alarm then sounded off and made a flashing light.

"Now yet, Beaker!", said Bunsen.

Beaker meeped and shook his head.

"What do you mean you didn't hit the alarm controls?", asked Bunsen, "what other explanation could there possibly be?"

"Uh, Bunsen", said Kermit, "I think there really is a hurricane coming."

"Oh", said a surprised Bunsen, "Well, then it's a good thing we're all in this hurricane shelter. Beaker!"

"Mee mee mee"

"Turn on the safety controls!"

"Mee mee mee", said Beaker as he turned on the safety controls, making the building safe.

"We should probably watch the news", said Sam, "just in case the alarm is sounding off when it doesn't need to."

Sam turned on a TV, to which The Newsman was reporting on the hurricane.

"This just in! Hurricane Shelter is coming our... wait a minute! They're naming this one Hurricane Shelter?"

The Newsman inspected his notes.

"Well, I guess so... Anyway, Hurricane Shelter is heading our way. Go to your nearest hurricane shelter for safety. We will provide further updates on the....."

But then The Newsman got blown away by the wind.

"Oh, that's what we forgot", said Bunsen, "we forgot to put in a news studio."

"Uh, Dr. Honeydew", said Bobby Benson.

"Yes?"

"My babies are crawling into your conveyor belts and dangerous gadgets."

"Oh, dear", said Bunsen, "Okay, uh, Beaker, go save the babies!"

"Mee mee mee mo mee"

Beaker ran into the conveyor belts, which went upwards, chasing after the babies. Unfortunately, one of the babies threw its bottle towards Beaker, making him trip and fall into a spinning device, making Beaker spin until he was flung away, and fell into the garbage slot.

"Hey, get out of the garbage!", shouted Oscar.

"Mee mee mee"

"We've all got to find a way to save the babies", said Kermit.

"I'll do it!", said Gonzo, who ran to his cannon...

"Hey, there's some babies in this cannon", said Gonzo.

"That's my babies!", said Bobby Benson.

"THIS looks like a job for Super-Grover!", said Grover, who then proceeded to fly.... But then his cape got caught on the ceiling fan, spinning him around until he was flung towards the wall.

"What will they do now?", asked Ernie.

"Couldn't they just turn the thing off?", asked Bert.

"Oh", said Bunsen, "why didn't I think of that?"

So Bunsen turned the conveyor belt off and the babies were all safe.

"I'm so glad the babies are all safe", said Big Bird, "and I'm glad we're all safe inside the hurricane shelter."

"Uh, you might be speaking too soon", said Telly as he looked out the window.

The hurricane was so strong that the shelter had been blown into the air.

 

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Chapter 5

As they were flying in the air in the shelter...

"Like, I wasn't expecting the hurricane to be this strong", said Janice.

"It must be stronger than me", said Herry.

"I didn't think this could happen", said Bunsen, "Then again, the material was a lot cheaper than I had expected..."

"I'm surprised the hurricane can blow the building with so many of us in the building", said Rowlf, "I would have expected our combined weight to hold this place down."

"Not to mention my weight", said Mr. Snuffleupagus.

The Swedish Chef then said something in swedish.

"Oh", said Bunsen, "so THAT'S what the diet formula we put into the food machine does."

"THIS looks like another job for SUPER-GROVER!"

"Don't you have enough jobs???", asked Mr. Johnson.

Super-Grover then flew out the window and to the bottom of the building, but wasn't strong enough to push it to safety.

"How come superheroes do not have super strength?", said a struggling Grover.

"I'll save us", said The Amazing Mumford, "A la peanut butter sandwiches!"

His magic caused many peanut butter sandwiches to shoot out of the food machine.

"Well, at least I'm starved", said Rizzo, who started eating.

"I'll give it a try", said Abby, "Okay, hurricane, hurricane... Uh, what rhymes with hurricane? Oh, I'll call me mommy."

"Why didn't your mommy just come here to the shelter with you?", asked Telly.

Super-Grover then flew in.

"Well, I guess I am not strong enough", said Grover.

"If only I was a super hero and could fly", said Herry.

"This looks so exciting!", said Gonzo, "can I use this shelter in my next act?"

"Does this place have any parachutes, or perhaps a big one attached to the building?", asked Kermit.

"No", said Bunsen, "I didn't think this building could fly. But I promise, as soon as we get back to the ground, I am going to nail the floor to the ground!"

The shelter then started to spin in circles.

"I'm so glad I came!", said Gonzo.

The shelter then turned and stayed upside-down.

Ernie started singing, "Come fly with me in an upside-down world, there's fish that fall out of..."

"No, Ernie", interrupted Bert, "not now."

The shelter then turned back rightside-up.

"That's a relief", said Miss Piggy, "for now, anyway."

"Can I use the bathroom?", asked Sweetums.

"Uh, Sweetums", said Fozzie, "We do not do that kind of humor in this."

"Oh, sorry", said Sweetums.

 

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Chapter 6

As the shelter continued flying...

"Hey, Chef", said Fozzie, "we're flying over Sweden."

The Swedish Chef looked out the window, waved, and said hi to his mom and dad.

"I used to be a world traveler", said Grover, "But I have never traveled like this before."

"I just remembered a room that I forgot to show you", said Bunsen, "this is the make-up and powder room."

"Make-up and powder?", said Miss Piggy, "Moi hasn't had a good make-up in two hours."

"Well, step this way", said Miss Piggy, "Sit in this chair. Beaker, turn it on."

"Mee mee!"

Beaker turned it on, and two oversized powder puffs kept pounding on Miss Piggy.

"Make it stop!", coughed Piggy.

Beaker turned the switch... Which caused the powder puffs to start hitting Beaker.

Janice noticed that the lights and sounds of the hurricane alarm were dying down.

"Looks like the hurricane is dying", said Janice.

The alarm then stopped.

"Well, it looks like the hurricane is over", said Bunsen.

"Good", said Janice.

They both nodded, then had a sudden realization: "Uh-oh!"

The shelter then dropped from the sky.

Everybody screamed at once.

The shelter landed in a big river.

They opened the doors.

"Looks like we're not close enough to land to come out", said Scooter.

"Are there any life boats or rafts in this shelter?", asked Rowlf.

"of course not", said Bunsen, "it's a hurricane shelter."

"Well, it's a good thing I'm a frog", said Kermit, "I'll swim to shore and get some help."

"I'll come with you, Uncle Kermit", said Robin.

Kermit and Robin jumped out and swam.

"Mee mee mee mee mee!", alerted Beaker.

"What's the problem?", asked Bunsen.

"Mee mee mee", said Beaker as he pointed in the other direction and then grabbed Bunsen by the collar.

"Look out back?", asked Bunsen.

They looked out the back door, and saw that they were heading towards a waterfall.

"Oh dear", said Mr. Snuffleupagus, "A waterfall!"

Grover chimed in, "THIS looks like a job for....."

But then Grover thought back to when he struggled to save the shelter when it was in the air.

"Uh, never mind."

 

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Chapter 7

The shelter was heading closer and closer to the waterfall.

"What can we do?", asked Bert.

"I'll throw this anchor!", said Herry, who was carrying an anchor.

Herry threw the anchor out the front door.

"YAY!", cheered everybody.

Unfortunately, the chain to the anchor wasn't chained to anything, and it soon slipped out the door.

Everyone groaned in disappointment.

"I know!", shouted Crazy Harry, who carried a big rocket to the back door, tied it to the bottom of the boat, and then pushed on his plunger, blasting the shelter in the opposite direction, away from the waterfall.

"HOORAY!", cheered everybody.

But soon the shelter started heading back towards the waterfall.

"Well, that plan was good while it lasted", said Ernie.

"Anybody got any more ideas?", asked Big Bird.

"Look outside!", shouted Pops.

Outside, a group of police helicopters were flying by, dropping a big net in the way. Some cops slid down the net, tying its ends so rocks. The big net stopped the shelter from going any further.

"HOORAY!", cheered everybody.

Soon they were all out.

"I am, like, so relieved to be safe", said Janice.

"Come on, Rubber Duckie", said Ernie, "Let's go home and get a bath."

"One helicopter! Two helicopters!", counted The Count.

"This is the last time I hide out in a hurricane shelter", said Rizzo.

"But it was fun, right?", asked Gonzo.

"Oh, Kermie!", shouted Miss Piggy, "we're all right!"

"I know", said Kermit, "I found the police as soon as possible, and they just happened to have a big, strong net."

The net then snapped and the shelter fell down the waterfall, crashing.

"Mee mee mee mee?", asked Beaker.

"No, Beakie", said Bunsen, "I'm afraid it wasn't insured."

Oscar looked around, slightly worried, "Hey everybody, has anybody here seen Telly since we got out?"

Everybody turned their heads in both directions.

Then Telly showed up from behind Oscar.

"Here I am, Oscar", said Telly, "it's good to know that you actually care."

"I DO NOT!", shouted Oscar.

"You do, too", said Telly.

"Hey, Frog", shouted Cookie Monster, "You got cookie?"

Kermit scrunched his face.

"Well, all's well that ends well", said Scooter.

"Except for my shelter", said Bunsen.

"And we're all far from home", said Fozzie, "How do we get back?"

They then heard some honking. They turned around, and saw a row of buses, each with signs saying they were heading for either The Muppet Theater or Sesame Street.

"What an unbelievable coincidence!", said Miss Piggy.

"Okay, everybody, you know the drill", said Kermit.

"Sully and I sure do", said Biff, as he and Sully carried drills and started drilling.

"No, no, no!", said Kermit, "STOP!"

The drilling stopped.

"Anyway, what I meant was, those of us who live closer to the Muppet theater, get on one of those buses. Those of us who live on or closer to Sesame Street, get on one of those buses."

"That reminds me", said Grover, "I have to drive one of those buses. Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?"

The End