The Muppets Revamped!
Last chapter, everybody. Thank you for your faithfulness and plentiful reviews. It's a little disheartening that I got fewer reviews when I told people not to suggest cartoons, but anyway... Oh, and by-the-way, I drew a picture of Sally in her costume for the "Heatwave" number, it's on page 8 of my fanart archive on Fanart Central. It's titled "Sally".
The stage had nearly been torn apart, with some last-minute repairs just barely holding it together. Nonetheless, a battle-scarred Captain walked onstage to a wave of cheers and applause. He blushed bright red and turned his face to the side for a moment, then began to address the audience again.
"Hello, everyone, I'm glad to see you all back! I'm happy to say that we all made it back from intensive care without any major injuries, I wish I could say the same for Master Shake..."
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Sally and Jack snickered evilly; Shake was literally black with all of his stitches, which covered him from lid to bottom (his straw was mysteriously missing). He moaned in pain, "Oh, the fangirls... the fangirls!"
Sally leaned in close to Shake's "ear". "They itch, don't they, Shake?"
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"Or maybe not." Captain lowered his head mournfully. "Sadly, this is the last round of acts, and the show'll be over-"
"FINALLY!" yelled Mandy.
"Oh, man, you missed out, you guys!" yelled a muffled Strong Bad voice from the orchestra pit. "It was all like covered in blood and explosions were everywhere, you should've seen it!"
"No it wasn't!" Captain snapped.
Strong Sad quickly added, "How would you know, anyway? You were hiding in the ladies bathroom the whole time!"
The audience screamed with delight.
Captain shook his head, smiling beneath his mouthplate. "But, some more good news! Tonight, our guest star will finally be arriving for their surprise musical number!"
The cheers were deafening. Captain rushed offstage, the curtain flying closed behind him.
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Ami held up a sheet of paper, the words illegible except for one big, red "D" plastered on the front of the page. Strong Sad stood off to the side, right where you could see him but not necessarily noticeable.
Ami sniffed. "Oh, yeah? That's what you think."
A few members of the audience cheered knowingly.
"Huh?"
"That's my new philosophy," Ami nodded. "Oh, yeah? That's what you think!"
"Ami, first of all, you don't have a teacher. You're 23." (Captain shook his head off-screen, "That's not his line...") "Second of all, why are you telling me?"
"Huh?"
"Why are you telling me?" Strong Sad repeated.
The gray one flinched as Ami's smile grew. "Why are you telling me? I like it!"
She pointed at Strong Sad's face. "That's a good philosophy. Why are you telling me? Why are you telling me?"
Ami: "Why are you telling me?"
My new philosophy.
The teacher gave a D on last week's homework!
She said, "Miss Ami Brown,
Your grades are going down."
I could have told her!
Strong Sad: Your new philosophy?
Ami: My new philosophy.
"Miss B?"
"I'm she!"
"Look see."
"A 'D'?"
"A D."
..."Well, why are you telling me?"
And that's my new philosophy!
Strong Sad: That's your new philosophy!
Ami: "Why are you telling me?"
My new philosophy!
Strong Sad moved his head a bit. "Well, that's great Ami, but I have to go alphabetize my Tim Burton movies..."
"NO!" Ami shouted while pointing. Her face lit up again. "HEY! I like it! That's a good philosophy!"
Strong Sad sighed as Ami continually poked him. "No! No! No-"
"So that's your new philosophy, huh?" Strong Sad finally interrupted.
"YES!" Ami jerked in shock. "I mean, No!"
Ami: Just like a busy bee,
My new philosophy
Can fly from tree to tree and keep it mo-ving!
When life's a dizzy maze
On alternating days,
I choose a different phrase!
Strong Sad: Your new philosophy?
Ami: My new philosophy!
Strong Sad intercut. "Ami?" He broke out into a sort of soft-shoe as he sang.
Strong Sad: Some philosophies are simple:
"Man does not live by bread alone."
Some philosophies are clear-
Ami: Leave you message at the sound of the tone?
Strong Sad and Ami: Some philosophies pick and choose
Deciding what goes in it.
Strong Sad suddenly broke out into a beautiful warble.
Strong Sad: Some take a lifetime!
Ami counterred with the voice of an opera singer.
Ami: Mine take a minute!
"But, Ami, anything that takes a minute can't be that lasting." Strong Sad held up a finger. "Like, for instance, it took 2 years to animate 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'."
Ami shouted, "NO!"
"I can't stand it!" Strong Sad whined as he stomped off the stage.
Ami held her nose and mocked. "I can't stand it!" She got the look again. "I LIKE IT!"
Ami: It's like a guarantee,
My new philosophy.
And things are sure to be a whole lot brighter!
"Oh, yeah, that's what you think?"
"Why are you telling me?"
"No!"
"I can't stand it!"
Now life is free and easy!
Much more "philosophy-zy"!
With
MY
BRAND
NEW-
Ami stopped quickly, not noticing that Monkey D. Luffy was walking across the stage behind her. "You know, someone has said that we should live each day as if it were the last day of our lives."
"AA! THIS IS IT!" Luffy began to yell. "THIS IS THE LAST DAY? SOMEBODY HELP ME! HELP ME! AAAAAAAAaaaaaa..." There was a loud thud and the sound of boxes falling, then silence.
Ami watched Luffy run away backstage, and then turned back to the audience. "Clearly, some philosophies aren't for all people..."
Ami: And THAT'S my new philosophy!
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Luffy, in his insanity, slammed into Jack backstage and knocked him over into a stack of crates. Captain laughed. "Now, that's funny!"
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Kim Possible looked up from her desk. "Kim Possible here for another Muppet News flash. Reports of pirates in the nearby area are both untrue and highly exaggerated, as-"
Without warning, the stage was suddenly rushed by the crew of the Going Merry and Ryoko (the Space Pirate). Ussop and Luffy carted away the desk, Ryoko and Nami ripped apart the backdrop, and Zolo and Sanji lifted up Kim Possible's chair (with Kim in it) and carried it away.
"Or not!" Kim cried helplessly, "This has been Muppet News-"
Ryoko stopped. "Hey, why are we bringing her?"
"Dunno." Sanji responded by throwing her out of her chair and onto the floor, just in time for the curtains to close.
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Frylock entered the apartment scene through a door and floated up to Homer Simpson. "I gah mah brah says titand."
Homer looked up from his comic book, confused. "What?"
"I gah mah brah says titand."
"I can't understand you."
Frylock looked a little more peeved at this point. "I... gah... mah... brah says... titand."
Homer frowned and slammed his comic book shut, causing it to explode. "Look, if you're not gonna say your line right, I'm not gonna be in the skit-"
Frylock then opened his mouth wide; something went SNAP, and he started talking again. "I said, 'I got my braces tightened,' you ding-dong!"
"Well, ex-cuuuuuuuuuuse me!" Homer whined.
"You're not excused!" Frylock snapped back. "I just wanted to say how I got my braces tightened, I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquistion!"
At this, the audience went nuts. The door burst open; out jumped Carmen Sandiego, Inu-yasha, and Homestar Runner.
"Nobody the Spanish expects Inquisition!" blurted Carmen. "Weapon chief our su- wait."
Inu-yasha and Homestar watched Carmen, a little confused and slightly bored. Frylock yawned; he'd seen these two sketches before. Homer had fallen asleep.
"Inquistion expects Spa- no. Spanish the expects Inquistion Spanish- wait." The brunette adjusted her hat and began to pace. "Nobody Spanish expects the Inquisition. Nobody Inquisition expects the Inquisition except the Inquisition-ition. Nobody Spanish the Spanish Inquisition Spanish in the room Spanish-"
"Medic!" Frylock finally yelled.
Rolf the Dog, Janice, and Miss Piggy walked out onto the set wheeling a scretcher, much to the delight of the audience. Their cheering woke Homer up, and in his consciousness he wove at the audience screaming "That's not them! That's not the special guest! It's not them!" (It's NOT them, by the way.)
Rolf threw Carmen on the stretcher, and the three Muppets wheeled her backstage, Miss Piggy holding a saw behind her back. Before long, another dash of red came flying out from backstage; Flash from Justice League.
"Nobo-
He couldn't even stop running. Flash almost immediately slipped on the stage and bounced into the orchestra pit. Homestar, Frylock, and Inu-yasha all laughed like idiots (Homer was asleep again).
Strong Mad was in shock; the Flash had landed straight through his bass drum. "My drum! MY DRUM!"
"Aw, monkies!" The Flash disappeared backstage again.
This time, he was replaced by Monkey D. Luffy (with a big red bump on his head). "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise!"
"You've shown up twice today?" Frylock questioned.
"It's easy to give me stupid lines without me sounding out of character. Anyway, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise."
"And tewwoh (terror)," added Homestar.
"Our two chief weapons are terror and surprise."
"And red clothes," citied Inu-yasha.
"And those too!" Luffy smiled, pointing at Inu-yasha. "Our three chief weapons are surprise, red clothes, an... and..."
"Tewwoh."
"And tewwoh!" Luffy stupidly repeated. The audience cheered. Frylock gave Luffy a look. "Terror."
"And fanadical devotion to de Pope!" Homestar announced.
"And fanatical..." Luffy lowered his proudly upraised hand slowly. "I'm not fanatically devoted to the Pope, I'm a Jehovah's Witness."
Several people laughed simply out of shock.
"Look, this sketch is getting stupid, you wanna just end it?" Frylock asked.
Inu-yasha shrugged. "I'm up for hot dogs."
Luffy nodded. "Yeah, let's go get lunch."
And they all walked off the set, leaving Homer still asleep on the couch. It took a minute for the audience to realize it was over, and they applauded.
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Shute happily battled his Superman action figure against Yugi's Incredible Hulk as Captain checked over the guest list.
"So, that's One Piece, ATHF, Homest-"
"Captain, who would win in a fight?" Yugi intercut. "The Incredible Hulk or Superman?"
"Superman, he has more superpowers," Captain bluntly responded. "We still have to fit in another sketch, we have too many musicals..."
"I win!" Shute triumphantly cried.
"No fair! Captain just said that 'cause he's your friend!" Yugi snapped.
Shute sniffed proudly. "He said that 'cause Superman kic-"
His mouth was quickly covered by Captain's hand. "Not allowed to swear until your 15, Shute."
Shute pushed Captain's hand away. "Aw, man!"
"OO! OO! OO!" Zatch Bell jumped out of nowhere and jumped on top of Captain's head. "Mister Captain, Mister Captain, Iwannadothe'NumaNuma'songthatSailorTawna-Miwantedmetodo-!"
"Okay, just get off my head!" Captain grabbed the boy and tossed him away. He suddenly jerked in shock. "Oh, wait, no..."
"Whaddamean, no!" Zatch jeered.
"Yeah, Captain, that's kinda mean," Yugi noted.
Captian held up a finger. "Well, you see, we already have a foreign act on today, and it wouldn't fi- oops."
The three boys gasped in surprise.
"He must be talking about the special guest!" Shute surmised; Captain made a choking noise, which meant he guess right.
"Who do you think it is?" Yugi squeaked.
"Where do you think they're from?" Zatch counterred.
Shute gasped again. "What if it's Puffy!"
Zatch screamed, and Yugi began to sing the Teen Titans theme song. Captain sighed mournfully. "All of it sooooooo wrong..."
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"Vi rendero' un certo alimento!" Mario sang in Italian. "Avremo oggi di-ver-TI-MEN-TO!"
The audience squealed with pleasure as Mario threw his spoons straight into the air, only to have them fall on the bridge of his hat and flip it into a nearby bowl of pudding. He blushed and put his pudding hat on his head. "Tonight-a we're-a gonna be cookin' de cheeckin-a fingers."
Ash was slightly confused, so Mandy translated for him. "Chicken fingers."
"First, we need-a de cheeckin." Mario ducked under the counter, tossing various cartoon animals such as Felix, Goldfish Wanda, Rufus, and Stitch out of the cabinets. "Here, cheeckin cheeckin cheeckin- found-a de cheeckin!"
Mario placed the Robot Chee- Chicken on the counter, which was there only because it was an excuse to not have the mad scientist make him watch TV all day. Mario stroked the tired chicken's head. "Goooooood cheeckin. And now, de fingers!"
There was a pause. "Uh..."
Mario inspected the chicken's wings. "Um... de cheeckin got-a no fingers..."
The audience chuckled softly. A lightbuld went off over Mario's head. " 'S'all right! Instead-a, we're-a gonna to make-a... Cheeckin Noodle Soup!"
Mario pulled a giant meat cleaver the size of a battle axe out of his hat! The audience guffawed in a mix of disbelief, terror, and hilarity; the Robot Chicken let out a panicked "B-GAWK!" and ran for its life!
"Come-a back, cheeckin!" Mario screamed, chasing it backstage. "It'll only hurt-a for a second!"
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Captain walked back onstage soon after, a smile tugging at his nonexistant lips (you could see it in his eyes). "Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for. Here tonight on the Muppet Show Revamped, it's AQUA!"
The timpanies began to roll as Captain floated to the side and the curtain parted. Aqua's lead singer Rene Dif, a slim girl with wild reddish hair, stepped forward coyly. The house lights dimmed.
Rene: We are what we're supposed to be:
Illusions of your fantasy.
All dots and lines that speak and say-
The other band members, two of them holding keytars, stepped alongside Rene in sync with the song.
Aqua: "What we do is what you wish to do!"
Lene Nystram, a buff man in a skullcap, bolding began to sing in his trademark gravely voice.
Lene: We are the color symphony!
We do the things you wanna see!
Frame by frame,
To the ex-treme!
The lights flashed back on dramatically; the Muppet stage had grown immensely, and the walls and seats were a bright sky blue! Many audience members were driven to their feet in surprise. Violins appeared in the background somewhere, blasting from the speakers. The beat became lower and faster, and Rene began to sway.
Rene: Our friends are so unreasonable.
She pointed to an audience member in the back; he looked over his shoulder to see Radical Edward sitting on his shoulder like a parrot. She grinned wildly when he screamed and bounced off of him.
Rene: They do-
The Animaniacs, once again, popped out of the middle of the audience and bounced around like rubber balls to the beat.
Rene: -the unpredictable
Several more "insane" characters began to flock around Aqua; Cosmo, Gir, Monkey D. Luffy, Jar Jar Binks (he counts!), Lock, Shock, and Barrel, and of course Edward and the Warner Brothers and Sister.
Rene: All dots and lines that speak and say-
Aqua and Toons: "What we do is what you just can't do!"
The cartoons dispelled in a heartbeat, leaving Lene to sing.
Lene: It's all an-
The orchestra swelled through the crowd, almost pulling the entire audience towards the stage.
Lene: Orchestra of strings.
Doin' unbelievable thi-ii-ii-ings.
Frame by frame,
To the extreme.
As the group sang, eyes began to appear on the wall behind them. First two pairs of nondescript, white sillouettes, then four, then sixteen, then thirty-two, you know the drill.
Aqua men: One by one,
We're makin' it fun!
In a flash of light and sparklers, Aqua was joined onstage by every cartoon on the planet! The audience screamed as Rene lead a march of toons, Captain and Jack on each flank, towards the dumbfounded spectators.
All: We are the Cartoon Heroes, oh-WOAH-oh!
We are the one who're gonna last for-ev-er!
The outer edge of toons moved to either side of the theatre, the middle toons fanning out proudly on the stage.
All: We came out of a crazy mind, oh-WOAH-oh!
And walked out of a piece of paper!
Rene spread her arms; Spiderman zooms past her head, taking wide swings around the room while the audience cried to him and reached out to touch him.
All: Here comes Spiderman!
Arachnophobian!
Welcome to the
Toon Town party!
Out of the crowd, Superman flashed past in a beam of blue light, spooking a few exciteable teens in the crowd.
All: Here comes Superman!
From Never-never Land!
Welcome to the
Toon Town party!
The toons dispersed again, all except Sonic the Hedgehog, who began running as fast as he could down the center of the room.
Rene: We learn to run at speed of lights.
Sonic reached the opposite wall, stopped, and looked up. The audience followed his gaze and met eyes with Inu-yasha, who was halfway through a jump.
Rene: And to fall down-
As the timpany played, a different character landed on the ground for each of the four beats; Inu-yasha, Captain, Batman, and Wile E. Coyote (who landed on his head).
Rene: From any height.
All dots and lines that speak and say-
Toons: "What we do is what you just can't do!"
Once again, the cartoons fled from view as Rene stepped into the spotlight.
Lene: An opera of craziness!
Suddenly a string of toons ran past: Shrek, who was being followed by Mike Myers; Emperor Kuzco, tailed closely by David Spade; Deigo (from Ice Age), being chased by Denis Leary; Larry the Lion (Father of the Pride), who was being chased by John Goodman; and many others I can't think to name right now.
Lene: A bunch of stars that's chasin' us.
Frame by frame,
To the ex-treme.
Male Aquas: One by one,
We're makin' it fun!
Aqua: We are the Cartoon Heroes, oh-WOAH-oh!
We are the one who're gonna last for-ev-er!
We came out of a crazy mind, oh-WOAH-oh!
A line of toons appeared behind Aqua: Jack Skellington, Totoro, Homer Simpson, and Peter Griffin, each one holding a sheet of paper. As Aqua sang, each one flipped over their paper, revealing pictures of Tim Burton, Hayao Miyazaki, Matt Groening, and Seth MacFarlane respectively.
Aqua: And walked out of a piece of paper!
The toons threw their papers into the air; Spiderman, once again, swung past the stage and towards the back wall.
Aqua: Here comes Spiderman!
Arachnophobian!
Spiderman stopped halway through his swing, animated Tarzan grasping the web and climbing to the ceiling.
Aqua: Welcome to the
Toon Town party!
With the rumble of twisting wood, Superman lifted a row of audience members into the air by the floorboard they were standing on.
Aqua: Here comes Superman,
From Never-never Land!
Shock on his face, Superman's plank of audience members was lifting out from above him by Starfire and Raven from Teen Titans, who replaced the audience members with a BANG!
The tempo suddenly slowed, and the house became dark again.
Rene: You think we're so mysterious.
Don't take us all too serious.
Be original
And remember that
What we do is what you just can't do-
The lights flashed on again; the walls were now gigantic video screens, with all types of cartoons strewn across them in their original, two-dimensional format! They were stacked on top of eachother in rows like giant candy buttons, and as they sang they danced in perfect beat to the music. Everyone you could think of was up their; Mickey Mouse to Pikachu, Bugs Bunny to Freakazoid, Astroboy to Zatch Bell, the works!
The audience wailed in delight, shouting and pumping their arms as one estatic group.
Cartoons: What we do is what you just can't do!
What we do is what you just can't do!
What we do is what you just can't do!
What we do is what you just can't do!
There was another surge of light, and the toons were marching out of the walls and into the massive throng, much to the delight of fans. Inu-yasha was particularly swamped; some of the shorter toons ran the risk of being trampled. They marched towards the stage, their arms and voices raised in pride.
All (and I mean ALL): We are the Cartoon Heroes, oh-WOAH-oh!
We are the one who're gonna last for-ev-er!
We came out of a crazy mind, oh-WOAH-oh,
And walked out on a piece of paper!
Rene and Lene stood back to back.
Rene and Lene: There's still more to come,
And everyone will be
Welcomed at the toon-
The cartoons raised their arms higher.
Toons: Toon!
Rene and Lene: Town!
Toons: Town!
ALL: PAAAAAAAAAAR-TAY!
With the final ring of the gong, the act was over. The stage and room returned to normal; the towns bowed to anyone they were standing close to, shook a few hands, and ran backstage. Captain, however, stayed back and waved a hand at Aqua.
"Our musical guests, ladies and gentlemen!"
Aqua bowed and exited.
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It was close to the end of the show, and the toons were starting to get tired. Captain placed Misty on a nearby armchair so she could sleep; Jack walked past, sipping a cup of coffee.
"Oo-hoo..." he wheezed, taking a final sip of coffee. "That's gonna be a tough act to follow." He placed the mug on an empty crate, which Mandy quickly walked straight into (she was too tired to care). "Feel sorry for the next unlucky stiff who has to go out there."
Captain moaned softly, distressed. Jack's eyebrows shot up his forehead. "Oh, um... sorry?"
The SD Gundam sighed and shook his head. "It's all right. I know it's not going to be as good as Aqua, but... I don't want it to be." He paused to let Inu-yasha hop on top of the desk and curl up to nap. "Does that make sense?"
"Honestly, Captain dear-" (Jack always started calling people "dear" when he was really tired), "I'm really too tired to think about it."
Lois slipped by, trying to be discreet but failing. "Stewie needs a nap," she half-heartedly explained before walking away.
Captain clicked his "tongue" and shook his head again. "Pray for me, Jack. Where'd I leave that guitar?"
He walked away, leaving Jack just surprised enough to mumble, "Guitar?"
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Okay, okay, calm down...
"Um, everyone?"
Captain winced as everyone began to look at him. He shuddered; those eyes were expectant, those eyes were annoyed, they weren't in the mood for something else, this was going to flat completely flat-
Captain gripped his borrowed electric Ibenez guitar and continued walking to the center of the stage, in front of the curtain. "Well, this is it, everyone. The final act. I..." He shivered for a few seconds and swallowed. "I-I'm sorry that tonight didn't go exactly as planned in some cases, but-"
Oh no, oh no, not now-
Now. The curtain silently parted; Homsar and Bubs were visibly asleep on the levers that controlled the curtain. The entire backstage was open to the public eye; burned backdrops, booby-trapped beds, sleeping cast members (mostly children, who just got so tired that they fell asleep in their tracks), even the millions of unexplainable boxes that were everywhere. Captain grabbed one and sat on it, feeling too embarrased to stand up.
"Sorry about that, but..." he tried to breathe evenly. "I'd like to do... one more song, just as-"
From out of nowhere, Shute saddled up next to Captain and placed his head on his knee, immediately falling asleep. The action gave Captain a little surge of courage; it's like having a cat fall asleep on your lap.
He patted Shute's head lovingly. "Thank you."
Captain picked up Shute's head and crossed his legs, resting the crook of the guitar on his thigh. "This is for all of you."
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The first strum of Captain's guitar sent a shiver through everyone's spine, waking most of the staff up with a jolt. The baseline was playing over the speakers; Shute shook himself conscious and watched Captain with an animal-like curiousity.
Captain: May the good Lord be with you down
Every road you roam.
Several members of the audience jumped at the word "Lord", but even more blushed out of flattery. Shute giggled and wrapped his hands around Captain's arm.
Captain: And may sunshine and happiness
Surround you when you're far from home.
And may you grow to be proud,
Dignified, and true.
"Rod Stewart?" quipped the ever-cynical Mandy. "Since when were we in the 80's?"
Ash laughed heartily. Captain shot them a glance out of the corner of his eye.
Captain: And do unto others as
You'd have done to you.
Mandy's eyes opened in surprise. Ash hunched his shoulders and blushed in shame. "Oh, yeah...
Captain nodded, satisfied.
Captain: Be courageous and be brave,
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever young.
Shute sighed softly.
(Shute: Forever young.)
Captain: Forever young.
(Shute: Forever young.)
A few toons began to walk up to Captain from out of the background: Timmy Turner, Lilo, Tuck (from "My Life As a Teenage Robot"), and Misty all sat in a semi-circle around the front of Captain. He watched them, a bit confused, but never missed a beat on the guitar.
Captain: May good fortune be with you,
May your guiding light be strong.
The Gundam began to breathe easy as several members of the audience began to approach the stage to watch him on the steps. They were dewey-eyed and smiling vacantly (Rod Stewart has that effect on people). He was flocked by even more cartoon children, including both Penny from Inspector Gadjet and Penny Proud, Dexter, Eduardo, and Diddy Kong. Behind him, Captain was being watched by the adult toons, Jack and Lois each beaming at him like proud parents. Inu-yasha was trying not to smile too obvious (in truth, he loved this song).
Captain: Build a stairway to heaven
With a prince or a vagabond.
He reached out and patted Misty's head, and she snickered lightly and rocked on her seat.
Captain: And may you never love in vain
And in my heart you will remain
Forever young.
Drums began to beat in the background. The adults began to clap to the beat, which made Captain around and notice them.
(Shute: Forever young.)
The tiny Gundam turned back to the audience, his eyes a bit dewey.
Captain: Forever young.
(Shute: Forever young.)
Captain: For...
(Shute: For...)
Captain strucked a few hard notes and stood up, the children parting for him. More characters began to approach from backstage. Eduardo and Dexter swayed on beat in the background, and Kim Possible joined the audience on the stairs along with Inspector Gadjet, Gonzo, Homestar Runner, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
Captain and Shute: Ever young.
Captain: For-or-orever young.
(Shute: For... ever young.)
Captain raised his strumming hand.
Captain: YEAH!
He shot it back down! Captain's guitar belted out the chords, and the audience sent up a shriek of enthusiasm. The little kids are laughed like hyenas and held their sides, Ash Ketchum mimicking Captain from the balcony with ridiculous air-guitar. The older toons began clapping high above their heads, wanting to be heard.
Captain: Oo-oo-oooo-ooo...
And when you finally fly away I'll be
Hoping that I served you well.
Captain pulled Shute close with one arm, but quickly went back to playing.
For all the wisdom of a lifetime;
No one can ever tell.
But whatever road you choose,
The children all flocked about him even closer than before.
I'm right behind you,
Win or lose.
Forever young.
(Shute: Forever young.)
The audience, finally getting into the groove, also began to clap along.
Captain: Forever young.
(Shute: Forever young.
Captain: For...
Captain and Shute: Ever young.
Captain and Shute: For-or-or-ever young.
Captain: FOR!
For-ever young!
Captain and Shute: For... ever... young.
Captain held his strings still as the song died, the audience finally giving once last round of applause. Captain blushed again and turned his face away while the rest of the cast gathered on the stage. He raised his hand one more time. "Thank you all, goodnight!"
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The Muppets ending theme played, and the cast members all unwound as the credits rolled. Jack and Captain low-fived since Captain couldn't reach. Lois and Homer were introducing their babies to eachother as Dee Dee made numerous attempts to interrupt the conversation with Dexter. Inu-yasha yawned and pulled out an IPod, which he held for a second then placed over Bugs Bunny's ears for no apparent reason. Kim Possible was trying to introduce herself to the crew of the Going Merry, but her hand was shaking so much she couldn't make contact with anybody. Ash Ketchum, Tai from Digimon, Yugi, Shute, and Naruto all grouped together and (I guess) began discussing Darren's Dance Grooves, because Ash suddenly broke out into the routine for "Bye-Bye-Bye", which was interrupted by Strong Bad violently tackling Ricochet from Mucha Lucha.
As the last few notes played, the Muppet Show logo appeared onscreen.
Kermit's voice said, "We'd like to thank all the people who reviewed this fanfiction, and, have a great day."
(Da-da da-da da dah!)
Kermit appeared in the "O" and blew the final note on the trumpet. He laughed goofily and waved goodbye.
FINALLY! DONE! And all it took was a hurricane evacuation. Okay, character list.
Mucha Lucha
Digimon
Yu-Gi-Oh
Naruto
One Piece
Looney Tunes
Sonic the Hedgehog
Superfriends (Or Justice League)
Simpsons
Carmen Sandiego
Inspector Gadjet
My Life as a Teenaged Robot
Freakazoid
Zatch Bell
Astroboy
Shrek
Emperor's New Groove
Ice Age
Father of the Pride
Totoro
Spiderman
Batman
Star Wars
Robot Chicken
And, technically, everyone else.
Oh, and the musical guest, AQUA!