Group 1
Walter paced up and down, thinking so hard, he thought his brain was going to burst.
"There's got to be a way out of here," he mumbled. "But how?"
It was the middle of the night, and most of the Muppets were fast asleep. Walter, Gonzo, Camilla and Rowlf were the only ones still awake.
"Walter," Rowlf said. "You've been at this for five hours. Can't you just go to sleep already?"
"A true Muppet never gives up on a job," Walter declared. "Or lets his friends down."
He stopped short as he realised what he'd said.
They all looked at Kermit (fast asleep next to Robin) and sighed.
None of them were willing to admit that Kermit had let them down exactly, but he would often panic in situations such as this, and it was clear that was what he had done now.
So it was up to the underdogs.
"A proper Muppet knows when he's being a control freak and goes to sleep!" Rowlf said.
"Actually, I think I'm with Walter on this one," Gonzo said. "We could have the greatest idea in the world, but it'd be wasted because we'd be asleep."
Rowlf stared at him, but before he could explain how stupid that was, he was interrupted by Camilla.
She clucked irritably, making it clear that she was on Rowlf's side and was absolutely exhausted. Then, she curled up into a ball and went to sleep, on Gonzo.
Rowlf said nothing. Walter went back to pacing.
Gonzo made a spluttering noise. "Camilla, will you get your wing out of my face?"
All of a sudden, he yelled: "Hey, wait! I've got it!"
Walter and Rowlf stood stock-still and stared at him.
"Camilla, get up! Everyone, get up! I know how we can escape!"
Slowly, sleepily, everyone awoke and rubbed their eyes.
"What's going on, man?" Floyd complained.
"Gonzo thinks he can get us out of here!" Walter said excitedly.
"Can you really, Gonzo?" Kermit asked.
"Well, it's just an idea, but what we have to do is…will someone please wake Fozzie? He's snoring his head off!"
It was true. As a bear, Fozzie slept very deeply, almost at hibernating point. But not for long, especially with any mischievous king prawns lurking about!
Pepe obediently scurried over to him and prodded him hard on the nose.
"Ouch!" Fozzie complained waking up and rubbing his nose.
"Oi fur face," Pepe said. "Forget bear, you snore like a pig, okay!"
Miss Piggy glared at him.
"Watch it!" she warned. "Or you'll end up in a prawn cocktail."
"Guys please," Gonzo begged.
Robin bounced over to Gonzo and looked at him hopefully (and adorably).
"Do you really think you can get us out of this creepy place, Gonzo?" he asked. "I'd be awful grateful!"
"Well I thought, we all fell through the ceiling, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"So that must mean that there's a hole in the ceiling."
"Gonzo-"
"So if there's a hole in the ceiling, there must be some way of getting through it and out of this creepy place."
"But, Gonzo-"
"And how do you suppose we get to the ceiling?" Rizzo asked. "Fly up there?"
"Well we can't, but I know someone who can!"
He picked up Camilla. She clucked questioningly.
"Camilla my beauty, you're going to be our saviour and fly up out of here, so that you can find some way to rescue us."
"You're going to put all of your faith in a chicken?" Dr Teeth scoffed.
"And you wonder why I think these people are weirdos," Sam said to no-one in particular.
"Well it's worth a shot," Gonzo said.
"No it's not," Rowlf said.
"Why not?"
"Chickens can't fly."
"Yes they can, they've got wings."
"That doesn't mean they can fly, idiot," Rizzo pointed out. "What about penguins?"
And so, a huge argument broke out. As many Muppets as possible got involved.
"But chickens must be able to fly, I've seen them!"
"That's a lie! And you're meant to be an expert on chickens and everything!"
"It's not a lie, I've seen them too!"
"Exactly, thank you!"
Eventually, when the situation had developed into chaos, someone couldn't take it anymore and yelled: "QUIET!"
Everyone became silent and turned to stare at the person who'd stopped the contradiction.
Scooter.
"I didn't think it was possible to start a whole feud over whether a chicken could fly or not," he said "They can fly, but only for a short amount of time. Camilla would never be able to make it all the way to the ceiling."
Robin drooped. "So…we can't get out of here?"
"Not unless we can find a bird that actually flies," Kermit said.
Immediately, everyone stared at Sam.
"What? Don't even think about it! No way," he protested.
Scooter shook his head. "That's a no-go as well. His wings would never be able to lift his weight. Sorry, everyone."
Everyone was a little down-hearted (especially Robin), apart from Miss Piggy, who was furious.
"Are you seriously telling me, that you woke us all up for that disappointment?!"
Camilla clucked angrily, but no-one took much notice.
"You are such a waste of time, Gonzo! Hi-yaa!"
Miss Piggy aimed a karate chop, but Walter gave Gonzo a shove and they tumbled onto the floor, avoiding the attack.
"The ironic thing," Bunsen said. "Is that falling to the floor in escape, probably hurt Gonzo more than getting the karate chop!"