Elmo was walking down the sidewalk when he noticed something. There seemed to be fewer humans walking around than normal. No Muppets seemed to be missing, in fact, tons of them were moving to the neighborhood. Suddenly, he heard a noise coming from a nearby alley. It was a man being beaten and restrained. Elmo stealthily followed as two muppets dragged the man though the streets. They entered an abandoned warehouse on the edge of town. Inside was an operating table, surrounded by large equipment that sent high pitched noises into the air. The poor man was strapped in, with the restraints pulled so tight they left bruises. A set of double doors burst open and slammed into the wall. An aging muppet slowly made his way into the room.

"Your kind has tormented ours for too long, you filthy human scum" he croaked. Elmo squinted as he recognized the muppet. It had been 15 years since he had last seen Oscar. The geezer had always been a grouch, but Elmo never considered that he would stoop this low. "Humans created us as their slaves. We were forced to perform in humiliating shows, forced to sing songs, forced to teach liberal bullcrap to preschoolers!" Oscar shrieked. He went into a coughing fit, then recovered a few moments later. "But no more. We will take our rightful place on this earth as the dominant species. Though there is one problem, we're outnumbered. That's where you come in" he said with a smirk. He reached for one of the man's eyes, ripping it out in one swift motion. The victim screamed in pain while Oscar held the eye in his hand. He threw it on the ground and grabbed a plastic googly eye and shoved it back in the socket. "You will become one of us, adding to our ranks. You will learn to be a muppet" he commanded. The local barber walked in, holding a razor blade in his hand. He had always seemed a bit too happy whenever a human was reported missing. Elmo looked on in horror as the man's skin was sliced off, being replaced with colorful felt. A henchman took his pocket knife and moved it back and forth on the bridge of the victim's nose. Slowly but surely, it was carved off, leaving only a bloody mess. A squishy clown nose was hot glued into place, completing the transformation. The room reeked of blood and decaying body parts. "Bring him to the re-education room" Oscar said. The man, once human, was now an abomination. He looked like a muppet, only he bled from the seams of his sewing. It was unnatural. Human teeth mixed with a furry felt face. A pulsating blob of flesh trapped inside a puppet body. Lifeless plastic eyes replacing once brilliant blue ones.

Elmo tried to sneak away but knocked over a trash can, sending a tsunami of noise into the air. Inside rolled out more human eyes and other mangled body parts. He ran out the door while henchmen chased after him, guns in hand. A rock tripped him, sending Elmo face first into the pavement. He was brought back to the warehouse and was presented to Oscar. "Don't run off and do anything you'll regret Elmo. We need your help. Your people need your help. Please understand, this is what we have to do" he croaked. When he reached out his hand, Elmo smacked it down in retaliation. "Fine, be that way. Your fur will look great on another of our new muppets." the old grouch said as the barber moved in closer with his blade.