Having Each Other (Ush-Gush)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! How did I miss all this! WAIT FOR ME MISS PIGGY!!! >goes into Martin Short/Father of the Bride freakout mode<

CALM DOWN WIGGIE! LEAVE THE FREAKOUT TO KERMIT AND MISS PIGGY!

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Wow! Very nicely handled Figgie! A moment of sublime tenderness suddenly interrupted by premature pain...yet you foreshadowed the pain enough to not make it an out-of-the-blue device. Very good!

I really like the idea that Kermit alone sees all sides of the actually very fragile pig: diva, pro actress, champion W-O-M-A-N (though I won't say it again), and her softer aspects as well. That speaks columes about her trust of the frog. Let's hope he lives up to it and gets his hurting wife to the ER pronto!

*runs off to prepare breaking news flash!*
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Chapter 14: When Life Gives you Figs....

Kermit sat anxiously in the waiting room, his hands wrapped tightly around each other. What was going on? He wondered to himself. As soon as Kermit had brought Miss Piggy to the hospital, the doctors had immediately rushed her to the Emergency Room and shut the door in Kermit's face. Sighing, Kermit sat down and reached for his cell phone only to find it missing. At first he started to panic but then remembered he had put it in Piggy's robe pocket. Walking over to the front desk he picked up the public phone and dialed the first number. It was going to be a long morning...

"Hello? This is Scooter Gross speaking, how ma-"
"Scooter? This is Kermit."
"Oh hey Boss! How are yo-"
"I don't have time for pleasantries right now Scooter, Piggy just went into labor. I need you to help me call the rest of the gang. Piggy and I talked about having the whole family here, she wants them to be here." Kermit said softly, he wanted to be with Piggy right now and that made his heart ache. But he also had a duty to the rest of his family too, so that was where he had to be.
"Well sure thing boss! We'll all fly over as soon as we can, I'll tell everyone who is back at the boarding house, most of them came back. You just have to call Rowlf, Fozzie, Clifford, Gonzo, and Rizzo." Scooter answered, he felt his pulse quicken as he thought about the seriousness of the situation, he almost felt bad for his Boss and friend who had to bear the brunt of it all.
"Hang in there Kermit, we'll be there soon." Kermit smiled and felt his eyes begin to well up.
"Thanks kid." he said thickly.
"Sure thing Kermit."
>Click<

"Yo! This is Clifford! The coolest cat fish known around. Man, what can I do for you?" Kermit rolled his eyes at the what-not's ego centric answer, yet he couldn't help but smile at the familiarity of his low voice.
"Hey Clifford, it's Kermit. This is kind of out of the blue, but I need you to catch the next flight or train to New York. Piggy's gone into labor and she wants her muppet family here, we-we both do, actually." Kermit said, squirming with how abnormal the phone calls were. Yet weren't the muppets all about abnormal and unique situations and people? Perhaps this was a normal thing for other people, but to Kermit, this was a whole new lily pad.
"...I'll be there as soon as I can Kerm, you know I'd never let you down, man." Kermit smiled again, grateful for his friend's words.
"And that's something I'll always be grateful for." He answered in reply before hanging up. The rest of the calls went just as smoothly and Kermit was left to sit and wait...and wait...and wait some more. he was becoming more and more impatient as the clock ticked away more seconds...minutes...and finally hours. During that time all the muppets had arrived along with most of Sesame Street and friends that the gang had brought along. Kermit's parents were even there, although his mother did scold him for not calling himself. She even gave Miss Piggy a run for her money when it came to being angry.
"I had to hear the news from my son's go-fer! his GO-FER?! No offense, Scooter." She said apologetically to Scooter, who was trying to not look amused by seeing his boss being chastised.
"None taken." The go-fer shrugged with a smile.
"But does my own son take the time to call me? No, he has to let everyone else tell his mother about the babies and then he tells his friends. Ooh!" The wizened female frog humphed at her son.
"If I wasn't so frog gone happy for you two I'd smack you straight back into the swamp! now give your mother a kiss on the cheek." She prompted, turning her cheek to face a bemused Kermit who obliged without question. After some more ranting and raving, everything quieted down for a while, something that never really happened with the muppets. Not even Crazy Harry lit a match to a sing one of his explosives, something that became a relief to the muppets, monsters, and frogs. It wasn't until around 7.00 a.m. that a doctor finally came through Piggy's hospital bedroom door and announced the success of the birth. At first, the muppets were so used to the silence that they could only stare at the doctor in disbelief, but after a moment of letting the information sink in they all burst into cheers and clapping. Some of he women wept into their husband's shoulders. Taking a deep breath, Kermit walked away from the excitement, the joy, and fun and instead walked into Piggy's room. The sight there took his breath away and Kermit would never forget the scene that greeted him on that beautiful Wednesday day morning.

Guys, this is where the story ends, I think it would be best if I left the curiosity of what the baby figs look like to you. I really am sorry, it just feels right to me....

JUST KIDDING!! I will continue the story and post more chapter soon, sorry about how it's kinda short. Please review and don't feed me to anything unnatural if you are angry with me for pulling that joke on you with the early April Fools' joke.

>happy, teary sigh< You got me good there Fig. And I will be back to reviewing tomorrow....

eeeeeeeeeee! MORE PLEASE

...It's tomorrow...

Yaay! you're back Jessie!!

sorry I couldn't read it all but what I read was very touching! really good job.

My life is complete, Mo has replied to my story. >Finds corner to cry in joyfully<

OMGONZO I AM SOOOO EXCITED! AND SHAME FOR THAT JOKE!

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Heh -- the frog-mother-and-son exchange is fun and feels right. And everyone rushing over also feels right and good. Holy unstuffed pig, what an event! of COURSE everyone wants to greet the new younguns immediately and wish their parents well!

But...why couldn't Kermit hold his wife's hand through the delivery? Were there unexpected complications? Did the docs bar everyone nonmedical from the room? Just curious why you chose to go the old-school direction, Figgie...not a criticism, though.
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Now that was great chapter and I loved how you just pretended to end the story, I was like "Aww man, the story's over?" But PHEW! More story coming!
And I love how you use the Bouncing Baby Figs to your story. (Now I know why you chose that screen name, it ties into the story!"

Thanks Newsie!! Yes well, I have no idea what goes on during birth so this was a complete and total guess of nature. They didn't exactly explain birth in CTE... Thanks muppet fan 123! yes, bbf is my screen name for a reason, I am glad you and everyone else is enjoying this story, it really does make my life so much brighter.

Hooray for bright lives!

Amen to that.

Chapter 15: A Family

Miss Piggy lay in a tired mess surrounded by the cotton sheets of the hospital bedding. Her hair was cascading down her shoulders in a curly golden mess while her eyes had slight bags under their blue beauty. It was sheer radiance in Kermit's eyes, but what really had caught his eyes was the two small bundles that she carried in each arm. Kermit's heart started to pound as he cautiously stepped forward towards his new family members. What if they were different? Kermit thought for a moment before immediately feeling ashamed. How could he ever worry about differences? Wasn't that what Sesame Street taught? To accept those around you no matter looks or nationality or background, and at the Muppet boarding house, well Kermit wouldn't call any of his family normal. With a deep breath and surge of new found strength, Kermit stepped forward and knelt next to his wife and....children. The word was so strange yet so natural, oh how life is funny.
Piggy smiled warmly at her Kermie, her blue eyes filled with pride and satisfaction. Her look clearly asked Kermit, well, do you want to see or not? With a slow deft movement she gently laid one of the bundles in Kermit's open arms. Carefully, he opened the wrappings to reveal a sleeping baby girl... Piglet? A Piglet! Kermit's eyes widened more than anyone thought would have been possible. The little girl yawned, her mouth a small cavern of pink and red, the caused both pig and frog to smile. Slightly stretching, the piglet opened her eyes to reveal a dazzling green and blue green of eye color. Her hair, which was a rich shade of brown Kermit noted, surrounded her head in curly waves framing her round healthy face.
“Kermie.” Piggy whispered lightly, causing Kermit to look up from the little girl in his slim arms. Piggy held up her own squirming package and revealed a baby boy frog, his skin color slightly lighter than Kermit's own. Jim, it was...Jim. Kermit smiled and felt his eyes begin to form with tears, although he was a little confused at how the little boy wasn't a tadpole at his young age. Although Robin lost his tail at 5 ½, Kermit had never heard of frogs forming so young. Before Kermit could delve into the subject for longer, a young doctor walked into the room and softly shut the door behind him.
“Hello.” He said, offering a hand towards Kermit. “I'm Dr. Reynolds.” He smiled gently at the couple in front of him. Kermit and Piggy obliged to his smile, however they were unable to shake his hand due to certain valuables in their arms. Dr. Reynolds, let his arm fall to his side awkwardly before clearing his throat. Pulling up a chair, he sat down in front of the family with a clipboard and pencil.
“Now, I just wanted to make sure if you are all happy and comfortable, you should be very proud Mr. and Mrs. the Frog. You have two very healthy babies, both are not exactly what many would expect from two....well, y' know..” Reynolds waved his hands around seeking for a word.
“You're treading into deep water buster.” Piggy growled grouchily, her blue eyes turning to ice. Clearing his throat once more, Dr. Reynolds continued.
“I imagine you are most curious about your son not being a tadpole. While in Miss Piggy's stomach, he started to form like a human child would, yet he formed the shape of a small frog. This is what we have gathered through the information we have been given, it-it simply is a miracle of sorts.” Reynolds smiled a little, his wonder mirroring that of Piggy's and Kermit's. Standing up, the good doctor said goodbye and left the way he had come.
Kerit smiled once more and started to hum an all too familiar song, neither parent noticed the door being ajar, or the crowd that had gathered around it. Hearing the first notes of the song, no one spoke or sang, instead they all hummed along. Their voices creating a sodt new lullabye for the newcomers, a lullaby that would last throughout the ages. A Rainbow that connected them all in one, simple connection.

I hope you liked this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! I am so sorry if it was stiff in some parts, like I said before, I have never witnessed birth or been told about it. Guess I have to wait till I have younguns of my own. Which won't be for at least another 10 years.

Soooooooooooooooooo Adorable! I was kinda wondering why he wasn't a tadpole too. Oh well. WONDERFULL!

Well, I hated it!

Boo!

Boo!

SHUT UP YOU OLD FOOLZ, IT WAS AWESOME!

>eyes water< figgie...

that was beautiful i wanna hold the babies!!!!!

WELL I'M HOLDIN' EM FIRST!