Chapter 48: Return of Smooze
In the attic, Sun and Screwball are cleaning the place up, with the help of Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow, and the other Crusaders. Sun, Rarity and Sweetie Belle are dusting the dust, dirt, and cobwebs off while, Applejack and the others are getting the boxes out of the attic and putting them down stairs.
Rainbow coughs a little after getting covered in dust, and asks, "So remind me why we agreed to help clean the attic?"
"Because, you guys agreed to help because dad said we can use most of it as a clubhouse," Screwball answers.
"That's right darling, we can have our band practices, study groups…" Rarity says.
Then Sweetie Belle cuts in, "And have crusaders meeting, watch movies, and all kinds of fun."
"Sweetie, what did I say about interrupting?" Rarity frimley questions.
"Sorry Rarity," Sweetie Belle apologizes.
"Well, I can't wait to have another place to hang out," Apple Bloom replies.
"You can say that again. Of course, you still got your very own clubhouse in the backyard," Applejack confirms.
"Right," Apple Bloom sheepishly smiles.
"Yeah. There's probably cool stuff to find here," Scootaloo eagerly says.
"If we can find it in all of this mess," Sun replies.
The girls then continues to clean up the mess that is here. They clean off the dust. They move the boxes out of the way. Finally, they seperate what they can keep, what they can throw away, and what they can sell or donate.
As they clean up the mess, Sun some kind of jar of… green slime. Sun looks to see a label that reads, 'The Smooze.'
Confused, Sun wonders, "What's this thing?"
Sun walks to Screwball, and asks, "Screwball, what's this thing?"
Screwball turns to see the jar, and happily squeals.
She takes the jar, and says, "Wow! You found Smoozy! I haven't seen him in a long time."
"Smoozy?" Sun questions.
Applejack turns her head, and questions, "What are you two lookin' at?"
The others walk to the two sister to look at the jar of green slime Screwball is holding.
"What is that?" Apple Bloom questions.
"It's my dad's greatest creation, The Smooze. It's a giant green living slime," Screwball answers.
"Eww!" Rarity and Sweetie Belle says in disgust.
"The sounds cool! I wanna see!" Scootaloo and Rainbow say in eagerness.
"The Smooze?" Sun questions.
Then Sun realizes, "Wait, isn't the Smooze that slime that Principal Cinch mention that supposedly wrecked the school and took every shiny thing in sight?"
"That's the one," Screwball answers with a nod.
"Uh, you're not going to let him out are you?" Rarity asks in concern.
"Why not?" Screwball questions.
"We don't want it to take any shiny object in the house," Applejack answers.
Screwball sighs, "Alright, I'll ask dad what we should do with…"
But Screwball trips on the lifted up wood, and falls to the ground. When that happens the jar falls to the ground, and breaks into pieces.
The eight girls look at the slime with worried looks, "Uh oh!"
Just then, the Smooze begins to move, and soon begins to grow. Soon, the Smooze is at it's full size. The smooze is about the same size as the older teens, and has a light blue top hat and a red bow tie. The Smooze simply smiles at them.
"That's the Smooze? He doesn't seem that dangerous," Sun says.
"Yeah. But has an interest to shiny objects," Screwball says.
The Smooze begins to head towards the girls, specifically Rarity. When he is close enough, The Smooze stretches his body and opens his mouth at Rarity's hair clip.
Rarity screams in fright, and runs away. The Smooze chase after her. Rarity runs around the attic as The Smooze give chase.
"Rarity!" Applejack exclaim.
Sweetie Belle turns her head to Screwball, "Screwball, do something?"
"I don't know how to get him to stop," Screwball answers shrugging his shoulder.
Suddenly, Sun has an idea, "Wait, The Smooze like shiny things, right?"
Sun looks around to find a silver trophy that has been cleaned up.
Sun grabs the trophy, and waves it around, "Here Smooze! You want the nice, silvery, shiny trophy!"
The Smooze stops chasing Rarity to see the silver trophy. He smiles and speeds towards it. The Smooze reaches Sun, and tries to get it. But Sun runs to the box and puts it in there. Then the Smooze goes in the box too. Sun closes the door on it.
Sun sighs, "That was close."
Rarity hugs Sun very sighs, "Oh Sun, you saved me!"
"That was friends are for," Sun says feeling squished.
After trapping the snooze in the box, they take the box with the Smooze to their dad. Luckily, he knows where to put him. In the basement, it has a lot of room for him, and it will keep him from getting into trouble.
