Chapter 3: The First Few Acts
The audience applauds as Kermit came up on stage. He spoke, "Hi-ho there, welcome to the Muppet Show. We just got back from our insane tour in Europe and I'm proud to say that we're rebooting our show with some new acts and maybe some classic old ones. And to make things interesting, our first guest stars are the Mane Six from the world of Equestria and some of their friends."
The audience awe at this. Kermit nods while saying, "Yes; before we say hello, time to say goodbye."
Kermit move aside as the curtain roses for the first act. The audience applauds as we see some small frogs on stands, doing some singing to some music.
Frogs: Na-na-nah-na, na-na-nah-na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye
Na-na-nah-na, na-na-nah-na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye
We see a Whatnot appearing, pulling a lever causing a frog to fall through a trapdoor, making the audience laughing. He begins to sing.
Whatnot: (Goodbye), Goodbye, it's over, we're through, it's done
Our relationship is no longer one on one, so I quit girl
I don't need this, I'm disgraced 'cause in my face
You spin, I quit steppin' out with another guy
And after givin' you my love I deserve to know why
How long has this been going on, how long have you been doin' me raw
You thought I didn't know, you thought I'd never go
Well, that's why I'm makin' this song, to say goodbye
The Whatnot pulls the lever, causing another frog to fall through another trapdoor.
Frogs: Na-na-nah-na, na-na-nah-na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye
Na-na-nah-na, na-na-nah-na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye
More frogs fell through more trapdoors. The audience laughs some more as the Whatnot continues.
Whatnot: Pack your bags, leave, get out of my site
I won't share you with another man on any night
You try to play me for a fool, but now you see you've been schooled by the E
And it's plain to see, you thought you had luck like a four-leaf clover
Your luck just ran out, home girl it's over
I hope you had a lot a fun, were you lyin' when you said that I was number one
Well, I guess it doesn't matter, it makes no difference
I caught you with a smokin' gun, or so to speak, girl you a natural sneak
And the hand you dealt me was really weak
But that's alright, you won't see me cryin', I brush a girl off when I catch her lyin'
So when I toss you out don't dare ask why, don't try to return with a tear in your eye
That's just my way of sayin' goodbye
Frogs: Na-na-nah-na, na-na-nah-na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye
Na-na-nah-na, na-na-nah-na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye
The Whatnot tries to pull the lever once more, but a trapdoor opens underneath them, causing him to scream as he fell through. The frogs exclaim happily, "Goodbye!"
The audience laughs and applauds. In the balcony, Statler remarks, "Well, these Muppets sure have weird ways of saying goodbye."
"Yeah, I got one too: I'm going." Waldorf jokes, making the audience laughs.
In the backstage, Kermit nods to the Whatnot and the frogs coming; He spoke, "Okay, nice work, nice work. Don't say goodbye yet. We got more hellos to give."
Gonzo in his daredevil outfit smiles as he came over, saying, "Hey, Kermit; Like my Daredevil outfit?"
"Yeah, it looks good, Gonzo. Did Rarity make it for ya?"
"Yep! Oh boy. Me and Rainbow are excited to be performing our indoor Sonic Rainboom act! We're going to bring down the house!"
"Well, try not to. We still got bills to pay." Kermit remarks to Gonzo with a gulp.
"Hey Gonzo," Rizzo exclaims with a frown as he came over. "How come you don't let me in your acts anymore?"
"Wait, I let you in my acts?" Gonzo ask Rizzo a bit confused.
"I mean as pals. We used to hang out together. But now? You just acted like I don't exist."
"Huh? Who said that?" Lew Zealand yelps as he passes by, looking around to see who spoke. "Is that a ghost?"
"Rizzo, calm down, buddy," Gonzo remarks to Rizzo with a chuckle. "We just got our theater back and just came back from Europe.
"Rizzo, if you're just so upset, we can get you ready for the next sketch." Kermit said to Rizzo, the rat smiles a bit as the frog speak into the intercom. "Stand by for the Veterinarian Hospital sketch."
"What," Rizzo ask in shock and alarm.
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The audience sees the next sketch which is the Veterinarian Hospital one. As Miss Piggy, in her usual gown, is eating some ice cream, a narrator is heard, "And now, Veterinarian Hospital, the continuing story of a quack who has gone to the dogs."
Miss Piggy put the ice cream away as she goes over to Rowlf (as Doctor Bob) and Janice with Rizzo on the table. The dog remarks, "Okay, Nurse Janice, what do you got?"
"Oh, like, a bad hair day, but whoever notices?" Janice jokes, making the trio laughs a bit. "But seriously, our patient is a rat."
"Well, I thought I smell a rat!"
"Hey back off! I bathe daily!" Rizzo exclaims in defensive, making the trio laughs some more, "Seriously, Kermit? This is the best you can do? Make the background character a prop for this?"
"Well, time to begin." Rowlf remarks as he grabs Rizzo and hits him on the table, making the audience laugh. "Wait, hang on. Where's the patient?"
"I'm right here! I am not a prop, I'm a rat!"
"Well, I sure won't ask you to do my taxes."
The audience laughs some more as Rizzo is put back onto the table. Miss Piggy giggles, "Doctor Bob, you should ashamed of yourself. You shouldn't treat your patient like that."
"You're right...I should treat my patient to some ice cream!" Rowlf jokes, making everyone as well as Rizzo surprisingly laugh.
"Well, for once, a joke we agreed with!" Rizzo laughs in amusement.
"Well, before we begin, how is our patient's paying for this?"
"In Swiss."
"What, money?" Miss Piggy asks Rizzo, arching an eyebrow at this.
"No, cheese,” Rizzo jokes, making the audience laughs.
"Hey, buddy, I make the bad jokes in this sketch!" Rowlf remarks to Rizzo, a bit irritable.
"Well, yeah, but when are you going to get to them?"
The women went 'oooooh'. Suddenly they look up confused as the narrator spoke, "And so Doctor Bob has the spotlight stolen from him." Some part of the sketch went dark a bit. "Like so. Tune in next time when you hear Doctor Bob says..."
"Well, time we operate on this patient. Get the Catsup!" Rowlf exclaims to the nurses in amusement.
"Why? I ain't hungry." Rizzo said, looking a bit confused.
"Nope; the cat is up!"
A cat appears on the table, meowing madly causing Rizzo to scream as the usual actors laughs a bit. The audience applauds once the sketch is over.
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Backstage, the cast as well as Muppet of the previous sketch came into the backstage area. Kermit calls out, "Okay, very good, very good. Nice work, Rizzo."
"Thank you, Kermit." Rizzo said, "I'm glad people love my comedy." The rat glared at Walter as he added cruelly, "A lot better than the newbie Walter, I say."
"Hey come on, knock it off, Rizzo." Robin said as he brushes Fluttershy's mane. "I don't see how you have to act that way."
"Ignoring," Rizzo exclaims as he heads off in satisfaction.
"Oh dear, is he always like this?" Fluttershy asked Robin in concern.
"Normally, when it comes to being left out," Robin commented to Fluttershy with a shrug.
"Kermit, darling," Rarity said, wearing some familiar glasses as she came over to Kermit. "I am ready for my next number."
"Right, good. Your sketch with Piggy is coming up." Kermit said to Rarity with a nod. "Hope you're eager for the randomness we got around here."
"Why, darling, I am ready for anything." Rarity said with a smile on her face.
Kermit nods as he heads off. Miss Piggy came over, speaking to Rarity gently, "Rarity, dear, I know you are a guest-star here so I will make this polite as possible..."
"Yes?" Rarity asks Miss Piggy curiously.
Miss Piggy frowns, getting upset as she snaps, "Call my frog 'darling' again, and I'll..."
"Piggy, darling, I always call people that!" Rarity assures Miss Piggy before she finishes. "I know deep down you two are meant for each other. I would be a fool to do something foolish like take him away now."
Piggy paused before she said with a smile, "Well, why didn't you say so? Pardon moi for jumping to conclusions."
"What can I say? Sometimes we freak out at the wrong conclusion." Rarity said with a giggle.
"Yeah, like having pork chops that makes you hungry like a horse!" Floyd Pepper jokes a bit as he came by.
Miss Piggy and Rarity glares angrily at Floyd, then both say at the same time, "Oh yeah?! Well, be hungry for this; HI-YAH!"
The two karate chop Floyd at once, sending him flying across the room.
"Nice chop there, Rarity." Piggy complimented the white unicorn for doing like she did.
"Thank you, darling." Rarity said with a giggle, "I thought I could follow your lead at being beautiful, fashionable, and tough."
"Girl, I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship!" Piggy said with a grin as she and Rarity head to the stage.
Onstage, Kermit arrives, speaking, "Okay, time for our next performance, starting one of our guest stars, Miss Rarity, in a fashion hit. So here we go!"
As Kermit moves aside, the audience applauds as the curtain raise up, revealing a fashion shop. Rarity is at a desk, humming, "Oh yes. It's good to start opening day. Oh yes, I am so hoping for my customer."
Miss Piggy is seen humming as she came in. The pig looks around, speaking to Rarity, "Excuse me? Are vous the owner of this shop?"
"Why, yes, darling. Welcome to my beloved boutique!" Rarity said proudly.
"Good, good. I am looking for something in my size." Miss Piggy said with a nod. "Can I see a dress in a size extra L?"
"Yes, I will get my employee to help." Rarity said as she rings the bell, "Oh, employee!"
An employee, played by Bobo the Bear, came in saying, "Oh yes, madam; Bobo the Bear at your service madam!"
"Please get Miss Piggy an extra L." Rarity said to Bobo. The bear nods as he left. "Just hire him today. He is a bright young bear."
"Back," Bobo exclaims as he came back...holding two letter Ls in one paw. "Would you like it gift-wrapped?"
The audience laughs as Miss Piggy looks bewildered. She asks, "What is that?"
"Oh, your extra L! We got two, you can have one if you want!" Bobo explains to Miss Piggy, causing the audience to laugh.
The two look at each other as if asking 'you're kidding right'? Miss Piggy snaps, "I didn't come looking for a L!"
"Ahem, Bobo, darling, Miss Piggy wanted something in an Extra Large." Rarity corrects Bobo with a forced smile.
"Oh, right, gotcha." Bobo said, nodding as he heads back to get something.
"Okay, he isn't so bright, Miss Piggy, but the dear is trying." Rarity said back to Miss Piggy sweetly.
"Still..." Miss Piggy remarks with a grunt.
"Back," Bobo is heard calling. The two scream, and the audience laughs, as Bobo came back with Sweetums who glares at them, "Got you an Extra Large Monster! How shall I wrap him?"
"No, no, no!" Rarity corrects Bobo in alarm. "We don't want a monster."
"Oh, that's okay. I won't shed!" Sweetums insists to Rarity, making the audience laugh some more.
"Ugh! Honestly!" Miss Piggy exclaims angrily, getting annoyed. "I wanted some clothes meant for a pig!"
"Ooooh, clothes meant for a pig! Gotcha," Bobo exclaims eagerly as he took Sweetums back.
Miss Piggy sighed a bit, shaking her head while saying, "Rarity, you should do something about that boy."
"Darling, relax. This is Bobo's first day." Rarity assures Miss Piggy with a giggle. "I know he will give you the right clothes this time."
"Got it," Bobo exclaims as he came back...with a pair of overalls and a familiar cowpony hat. "Farmer clothes, for you!" The audience laughs like mad.
Rarity puts a hoof to her face at this in annoyance before she asked Bobo in annoyance, "Bobo, no, no, not farmer clothes, and where did you get the hat?"
"'Dat's mah hat," Applejack scolds as she came onto the scene and grabs her hat from Bobo. "'Dat's mine!"
"Look, all I need are some clothes for moi in an Extra Large that I like." Miss Piggy said with an annoyed groan. "And you know what? I want to wear them for myself!"
"Ooooh, why didn't you say so," Bobo ask Miss Piggy with a chuckle. "Follow me. Walk this way!" The bear walks in a weird way as he heads off. "Come on, walk this way."
"If she done walk 'dat way, she would be on all fours by now." Applejack jokes, causing the audience to laugh.
Miss Piggy follows Bobo offscreen. Rarity remarks with a sigh, "I got to reconsider my employees and their smartness."
"Shucks; come on. No one can be 'dat dumb 'ta mess up one more time." Applejack insists to Rarity right back. "He done could 'git it right, right?"
"Okay! We're done!" Bobo exclaims as he came back with a smile, "Got the right clothes that fit someone like Miss Piggy!"
"Oh good. What did you pick? Something fit for a princess, right?" Rarity asks Bobo with smile, thinking that the worst is over.
"Okay! Where is he?!" Miss Piggy snaps angrily as she came in...wearing a strait jacket. The audience laughs as the pig roars, "Let me at him! Or better yet, get me out of this!"
Applejack rolls her eyes as she turns around. Miss Piggy kept on yelling, "No one makes a fool out of me and..."
Applejack hits Miss Piggy with her back feet, sending her to the floor, unconscious. Rarity of course shrugs it off, saying, "Will that be cash or credit?"
"Apples," Applejack remarked, shrugging. The audience laughs and applauds as this act came to an end.
In the balcony, Statler comments, "Eh, this show manages to get one thing right."
"What's that?" Waldorf ask Statler, pondering his colleague's choice of words.
"This whole show is full of nuts and the theater is a nuthouse!" Statler laughs a bit, making the audience laughs a bit.
"You kidding; we're nuts! We keep coming here!' Waldorf reminds Statler, making the audience laugh out loud.
Backstage, Rarity and Miss Piggy came back in. Spike was watching from a step, saying, "Hey, nice performance, Rarity! You were beautiful!"
"Why, thank you, darling." Rarity said with a proud smile.
"Ah did good too!" Applejack remarks as she and Bobo came in. "Though next time, Bobo, watch mah hat!"
As Spike begins to eat some jewels, Rizzo came in, eating some cheese, remarking, "Oh man! Do I rock or what; More than that nitwit!"
"Say, Rizzo? Why don't you lay off Walter?" Spike asked Rizzo in concern. "I mean, he didn't mean for you to get almost forgotten."
"Hey, listen, buddy. You may get used to stuff like that, but I don't!" Rizzo remarks with a frown on his face. "How you'd like it if your friends abandon you for someone that just came in off the streets?"
"Rizzo! I know what you mean. I was a bit jealous when I was in the background, almost considered forgotten." Spike said to Rizzo with a sigh. "I mean, before Nyx and Ben showed up, it was normally just me and the girls. But when they do, I sometimes get shoved into background, even by accident, and I was jealous. But after a while, I got used to them. Believe me; you shouldn't be jealous of Walter just because of some minor incidents."
"And why shouldn't I, lizard lips?" Rizzo asked rudely.
"Because you may say or do stuff you'll regret later!" Spike calls over to Rizzo who huffs and leaves. The Dragon sighs, shaking his head.
Rizzo is acting like what Spike used to act like!
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In the news room, the Newsman is heard booming, "This is a Muppet Newsflash!" The Muppet rushes in to his desk and looks at his paper. "Reports are coming in about people collapsing to too much cuteness. Although it is never explained why, sources suggested that it comes from four little fillies. But I think that's..."
The Newsman stops as he saw the CMC and Nyx on his desk, smiling. The Muppet asks, "Excuse me? I'm doing a report here? Can you..." Suddenly the four grins and blinks their eyeballs, making a squeaky noise. "No! Too cute; Stop, stop!"
The four leans forward, causing the Newsman to scream as he fell to the floor, making the audience laughs. Nyx giggles, "Cute every time!"
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In his dressing room, Walter sighs as he plays the piano. Ben comes in, speaking, "Walter; All right if I talk with you?"
"Sure, go ahead." Walter said depressed as his new pony friend came into the room.
"I've noticed you aren't practicing lately. Is it because of what Rizzo said?"
"Yeah, sort of; It seems he is mad at me because...well, ever since I came onto the Muppets, I ended up pushing him into the background. I mean, I didn't mean to! It sorta happens."
"Oh, I know how you feel." Ben said to Walter, patting the Muppet on the back gently. "Before Nyx and I came along, it was normally Twilight, her friends and Spike. When we arrived, Spike got pushed into the background and he wasn't happy. But after a series of events that are too gruesome to explain, we managed to overcome it."
"You think maybe if I'm lucky, Rizzo could accept me?" Walter asks Ben hopefully.
"I don't see why not. Rizzo will have to get over his jealous nature sooner or later."
"Yeah...so tell me, is it true that you're the son of Celestia?"
"Sure am...and I am not a Gary Sue of course despite what others think." Ben answers Walter, frowning at the Gary Sue bit.
"I thought your name was Ben Mare." Walter said confused, apparently unaware of what 'Gary-Sue' meant.
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Onstage, the Swedish Chef is singing his theme song while Pinkie stood there, smiling. Once he's done, the Muppet mumbles his fake Mock Swedish stuff.
"Oooh, today we're making a good treat, courtesy of me, Pinkie Pie!" Pinkie giggles to the audience while translating for the Muppet. The Swedish Chef spoke in Mock Swedish once more. "I called it 'Rainbow Cupcakes'."
The Swedish Chef remove a lid...revealing a tied up Rainbow who yells out, "Pinkie! I told you! I am not doing this again!"
"Awww, come on! Do it for Swedish Chef!" Pinkie saw the Swedish Chef getting the chainsaw, speaking in Mock Swedish once more. "Now it's time to cut!"
"I'm outta here!"
Rainbow quickly manages to flies off, getting away from the table and knocking everything over. The audience laughs.
"Oh well. Who wants pizza?" Pinkie asks the Swedish Chef who shrugs a bit.
In the balcony, Statler remarks in disgust, "'Rainbow Cupcakes'? Who would want that?"
"Apparently whoever watch this show," Waldorf remarks, making the old men laugh at that.
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Backstage, Rainbow scowls at Pinkie who smiles innocently, "Seriously, Pinkie; seriously?!"
"It was a joke, lighten up." Pinkie insists to Rainbow who groans a bit.
"Okay, stand by for the next number." Scooter calls out, calling out for any performers for the next number. During this time, the Mane Six and some of their friends did some talking.
"So where's Chase?" Gonzo ask his pals curiously.
"In his dressing room; He always likes to be alone for some reason." Twilight said with a sigh of concern. "I don't know what he does when he isn't training Ben."
"Still suspicious of him, Twiley," Ben asks Twilight, arching an eyebrow at this.
"I want to trust him...but I still got some doubts about him."
"So tell us, any o' ye partners got nasty foes ta worry about?" AJ asked in wondering if their new friends have problems to face.
"Aaaaah, that's a funny question. We usually get maybe one or two of them during any of our shows." Fozzie spoke off to mention this out here.
"Well you should be very lucky, where we come from, we have to trifle against far greater foes." Rarity spoke humbly in knowing that these Muppets are lucky.
"Um, what...sorta foes are you so scared about?" Walter asked with worry in finding this scary news.
"Try the Apocalypse Ponies and then there's the Dark Mystics, they're really a bad organization kinda foes." Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes in pointing out two listings of foes.
"Gulp....um....s-s-so if any of them came here, just 'how' dangerous are they?" Kermit gulps in feeling that those sound like awful foes.
"They're a part of the Three Lords of Equestria, from third to second in ranking of how powerful dangerous they are." Twilight explained the cause of their enemies and their strength.
"Wait....you only gave out two, who's the last guy?" Rizzo asked off in seeing a missing piece to the puzzle.
The ponies looked worry about what the rat notice, they fear of dare telling them this.
"Oh dear, we don't wanna scare you, but....he's the most scariest and....well, meanest villain of them all." Fluttershy spoke in concern to not alarm the Muppets of their problems back home.
"So who is he?" Ruff asked in not sure what was so bad about the last foe.
"The imprisoned enemy of Tartarus, the Overlord King that controls a vastly large army of forces, the one who is said to have the power to be called a god; be he's more a Demon God to terrify all Demons even the strongest bunch." Twilight explained this with caution and concern, for what she has to say is already sounding grim to the Muppets, "The Dark Elf himself; Grimmore." She spoke the very name of the Demon God himself.
Suddenly, wolf cries are heard along with thunder and lightning & the room shook as if the mention of the name seems to cause everything to respond as if shaking in fear. The Muppet gang yelped from being so terrified that they saw what was happening from just saying the name of the absolute worse foe from the ponies’ universe.
"Wow, but saying his name be very grim, indeed. For the more we say it, the grimmer it be. Ah, Wocka-Wocka..." Fozzie spoke off in seeing how much of a ruckus happened here while making a joke.
"Um, Fozzie, I think it's best we DON'T mention that name. It seems to frighten our friends here. And....the rest of us too," Kermit spoke worried that saying a Demon God within their own world off border of Equestria seems to cause a bad effect.
"I'll say, just saying the name caused everything to shake uncontrollably, it's like saying it frightens our wide range of where we stand." Scooter spoke from calculating the matter of what they witness, the scale of saying Grimmore could be very bad if they arn't careful.
"So what happen if we say it a few more times?" Gonzo asked off in wanting to try out a theory here. "Like....if I wanted to be crazy and repeat the name, I say...Grimmore! Grimmore! Grimmore! GRIIIIIIMMOOOORE," He was crazy enough to say the name so many times, he even shouted that last part which made the ponies yelp in great fear of the weirdo's idiotic thought of what he was doing without realizing the common sense.
Suddenly a very large and massive shaking was causing the entire building to shake to bring much of it down to even be seen outside that it cause the outside spot of the Muppets' Theater, to cause panic crowds, quakes shaking up traffic, and we don't even know where a volcano came from along with a tornado, a tidal wave, and GODZILLA rampaging across town.
"PLEASE! Let’s not say that name too much!" Twilight begged the Muppets to not be saying that name without caution.
"I-I-I agree; besides....I think we upset the whole state if we're not careful and get the bill." Kermit shook a bit in fear from seeing how much damage is going on, and to think, the worse is getting the bill for all of this.
"Okay, so much for using that dangerous act in my next gig." Gonzo shrug off to say in seeing where he won't be doing crazy stunts of saying Grimmore so recklessly anymore.
"Trust me, you live happier that way." Rainbow rolled her eyes to point this off to Gonzo.
"Yeah, those crazy stuff happening now out there, don't come by or happen here unless it's Taco Tuesday." Walter issued off to say from seeing all the great disasters that happened, that usually happens on a Tuesday, and when there is a Taco sale.
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Autumn Gem was on the train still wearing her cloak and holding the scarf tightly as she says in mind, 'If that note spoke the truth, I will see my love at Canterlot Gardens; Sombra my one true love. I will see you soon.'
Autumn Gem gives her ticket to the ticket pony as he punches a hole and gives it back to her and heads off as she waits.