Baby Animal was indeed found by a psychic named Gypsy. Gypsy was not only a psychic, but a she was also a sorceress. She found Baby Animal and brought him into her home. Her home was a rundown building, but when they came in, they found a beautiful room filled with reds, golds, and purples. There was a wooden desk that had brown and forest green books. Baby Animal loved all the colors so much, he didn't notice Gypsy setting him on the desk. The child looked at this strange creature as she sat down and looked into his dark eyes.
"...Animal..." she whispered. The baby looked confused.
"Raah? Me Animal," he said pointing to himself. Gypsy smiled.
"I know, my boy. I know everything about you. Your past, your violent future...oh yes, the drums! Everyone knows you because of those things! That's why you're here, child. I felt your presence near, and I looked at you in my mind. What I saw was unlike anything I had ever seen. It was amazing! I looked into your future, Animal. In doing so, I suddenly learned everything about you and your life. Your mistakes, your lust for women, and the most important thing in your life: The Drum!" she stated. Baby Animal was truly amazed. Fortunately, he understood everything this stranger was saying to him. He nodded, letting her know that he understood. Gypsy lured Animal's attention to a crystal ball sitting on a stand on the table. Gypsy then grabbed the baby's shoulder.
"My name is Gypsy. I am a psychic sorceress, having powers and abilities no other creature could ever think of possessing, but you mustn't worry. I'm not here to harm you...I'm here to help you. I'm aware that you woke up earlier and had no idea what had happened beforehand. Let me tell you who you are: You are Animal, who will one day become one of the most well known drummers in the world. Everyone will have heard of you. You will become a member of a special family called The Muppets. They are a wonderful race of singing and dancing creatures...such as yourselves. You will be a valued member of the Muppet Band. The band is called "Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem". You'll be their drummer. Your bandmates will consist of one of the greatest friends you'll ever have, Floyd Pepper on bass guitar, the only female of the group, Janice on lead guitar, Zoot Simms on saxophone, and Dr. Teeth on the keyboard. While you serve your many years as a muppet, your bandmates will be like your family. They will find you, you will find them...and once you start your band up and going...trust me on this: Everything will only get better than that! Do you understand everything I have told you?" she explained. Baby Animal's head started filling up with so many questions. When will he become a drummer? Will he be a muppet? When will his so called "family" come together as a band? The young drummer just wanted to ask these questions and so much more. Gypsy continued talking.
"There will be times when you would have to suffer some sort of pain, but don't worry because it will all be worth it in the end! There will be times when you would have to be held by a chain, but that's because it's to protect from causing damage to yourself or anyone else. I will not tell you anything else. The rest you will learn on the way. There will be times when I would be heard in your head. When that happens, I must tell you! If I ask you to do something like...oh I don't know...eat some insta-grow pills to save the life of an amphibian friend you will make...please do it!" she pleaded. The baby smiled and nodded. Gypsy hugged the child and placed him inside her arms. She carried Baby Animal into the night and kept walking until they started walking into and, a few seconds later, out of a forest. When they came out, they found a neighborhood of cute little houses. Gypsy set the baby on the ground and put his attention on her. She started to wave her hands and chant. Baby Animal started to try to listen to what she was sayng, but he could not understand it at all. As Gypsy's hands waved, sparkling dust appeared and took the shape of a drum. Gypsy held the drum in her hands and handed it to the baby.
"Here it is, child. This will become the most important thing in your life. You may not be so attached to it now...but trust me...you will definately grow to love it. Enjoy your new life, and don't worry...from this point on...you will never be alone again..." she said as she began to fade away. As she faded, she kissed the infant Animal's forehead. As she disappeared into the night, the kiss that she left started to cause some intence pain! Baby Animal could not handle it. He placed his hand over his forehead and screamed for help. Thankfully, his call for help was answered...
MEANWHILE...
"FLOYD!!! FLOYD, GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE AND HELP WITH THE DISHES PLEASE!!...NOW!!" yelled a skinny middle aged muppet woman with graying red hair and lavender skin.
Just then, a much younger looking Floyd Pepper appeared from out of nowhere.
"Coming, ma-maw," he said in the high pitched little boy voice. The child Floyd was only about 4 and a half years old at this time. Young Floyd lived with his father, Benedict, and his grandmother, Bridgett (or as he likes to call her, Ma-maw), only because when Floyd was a baby, his mother, Harmony, divorced his father, leaving Floyd motherless on weekdays and fatherless on weekends. It was because of this that Floyd's grandma came to stay, so there will be a feminine part of the Pepper household. Ironically, Floyd's next door neighboors just so happened to be Dr. Teeth, Zoot, and Janice, his childhood friends and future bandmates.
ANYWAY...
His grandmother handed him a stool to climb on so he could help. Little Floyd took a dish towel, a sponge, and dirty plate and started cleaning, washing, and drying. As he and his grandma worked, Floyd started to hear a screaming voice. He tapped on his grandma's shoulder.
"Ma-maw, do you hear that?" asked Floyd as he stopped working. His grandma stopped working and listened as well.
"It sounds like a distant cry for help," she replied. Floyd jumped down, swiped a red sweater from the kitched table, and slipped it on. His grandma turned around.
"Now where are you going, Floyd?" she asked. Floyd pointed to the door.
"I'm gonna go and find out what the sound is! What else?" he asked. His grandma stopped him.
"Not without an adult, you're not!" she replied. She swiped a flashlight and a blue sweater from the kitched table, and off they went into the night.
They searched and searched for the screaming voice. With the flashlight at hand, Floyd's grandma flashed it everywhere, until he saw a small little crreature in the bushes.
"Floyd, I think I found it!" she said. Floyd started tiptoeing towards the screaming child.
As Floyd held out his hand, he started to whisper to the screaming Baby Animal. The small infant looked at Floyd, stilling crying. Floyd came as close as he could get, with his grandma right behind him. Because he had not realize who Floyd was, the baby started crawling away from Floyd as he wailed! Floyd, with his hand still out, tried to be nice, but infant Animal's screams could not be handled. Floyd could not take it anymore!
"STOP THAT CRYING!!!" he yelled. Baby Animal grew silent, with tears running down his face. Floyd smiled and came closer.
"Don't worry, kid. I'm nice! I'm Floyd Pepper. Are you okay? I can help ya," he whispered. The baby child gasped when he heard Floyd's name. He remembered about what Gypsy said about Floyd and the rest of the band. Baby Animal smiled and took Floyd's hand. Floyd pulled him out of the bushes and showed him to his grandma.
"Can I keep him? Please???!!!" he asked. At first, his granma look doubtful, but then she figured 'why not'?
"Alright, but we have to tell your daddy about this first. Then, we'll start sendin' out "founded" fliers with his picture of him on it," she said. Floyd smiled, so did young Animal.
The next morning, grandma Bridgett tended to little Animal's kissed wound, while Floyd came to his father, a young, slim looking man with a red mustache similiar to Adult Floyd Pepper's. He agreed on letting Baby Animal stay.
Days went by and no one replied to the "found" fliers. There was this one lady named Laverne who had responded. In the muppet storybook "The Case of the Missing Mother", this Laverne character is indeed Animal's mother. She took Animal home with her, but thankfully, her home was only a block away, which meant that Floyd could visit Baby Animal whenever he wanted. Everyone was glad...especially Gypsy.