Scruffy decided to eavesdrop on what Madison whispered and didn't like what he heard. The daughter and father seemed to grin evilly to each other. Many of fans came over to take pictures of Larry's Amazing Animals.
"Clifford, we need to use magic to shrink you now." Scruffy whispered to him.
"Shrink me?" Clifford asked. "But why?"
Larry signed autographs for everyone and unknowingly signed a contract from Mr. Wolfsbottom who had an evil grin on his face before snapping his fingers to summon bodyguards.
"That's why." Scruffy said before he concentrated and used his magic on Clifford.
Wolfsbottom came to talk with Larry. The others who knew about the magic then moved out of the way so Scruffy wouldn't hit them with his magic. Scruffy's magic soon changed Clifford into the size of a normal dog. Clifford blinked and looked around.
"Man, this is weird.' T-Bone commented about Clifford's new size.
"Quick, act natural." Dot whispered to them.
They then nodded and acted as though nothing happened to Clifford.
"Oh, well, a deal's a deal." George said.
"Uh, sir, where's the big red dog?" One of the security guards asked.
"How could you miss him?" John scoffed before looking around for Clifford. "He's right-uh, where'd he go?"
"Is there a problem?" Atticus asked as he came to George.
"My daughter's been wanting a certain pet of yours," George replied. "The big red dog to be precise."
"Sorry, but he's not for sale." Atticus said.
"Oh, and you'll stop me?" George glared.
"Yeah, I'll get my lawyer." Atticus glared back.
"Is that so?" George huffed.
Atticus whipped out his cell phone and put it to his ear. "Let's see what Phoenix Wright has to say about that. One ring."
"Phoenix Wright is your lawyer?" George asked. "You're crazy!"
"Or am I?" Atticus replied. "Two rings."
"Y-You're bluffing." George gulped.
"Three rings-" Atticus said before he got an answer. "Oh, hi, April May, is Phoenix in today?"
'Yes, he is,' A female voice said. 'I'll transfer you to him.'
"Thank you, April," Atticus smiled. "By the way, say hi to the family for me."
'Will do, sir.' The woman replied before transferring his call to his lawyer.
'Hello?' A male voice asked.
"Phoenix?" Atticus asked back. "This is your #1 client speaking."
'Ah, Atticus, how are you doing?' Atticus's lawyer asked.
"I'd like to talk to you about something..." Atticus replied before telling his lawyer what George Wolfsbottom was doing.
'That does sound serious.' Phoenix said.
"So, what do you suggest I do?" Atticus asked.
"He's not serious, is he?" George smiled nervously to Mo.
"Don't doubt my husband," Mo wagged her finger. "You're lucky he doesn't have Phoenix Wright show up in person."
"Um, you know what, I don't think that we'll want to cause any more trouble." George smiled nervously as he tore up the contract.
Atticus smirked. "Sorry for wasting your time, Phoenix," he then told his lawyer. "Say hi to everyone for me."
'Will do,' Phoenix replied. 'Say hi to the wife and kids.'
"I sure will." Atticus smiled.
George smiled nervously as Atticus hung up.
"Objection!" Akito called out before chuckling. "Sorry, I just love it when Mr. Wright does that."
"Who wouldn't want to say his famous line?" Mo asked.
"I just love the way he says it," Akito chuckled. "He makes being a lawyer sound so cool."
"He sure does." Mo said.
"Daddy, you said I could have the big red dog!" Madison glared at her father.
"Do you want your father to get sued for trying to take a dog that wasn't yours?" Mo asked her.
"My daddy said I could have Clancy and put him in my collection." Madison replied.
"Clancy?" The others asked.
"Yeah," Madison smiled. "Ain't it just the perfect name for 'im?"
"But that's not even his name." Estelle said.
"Oh, and what do you know?" Madison scoffed.
"I know that I can already tell that you don't know how to take care of an animal." Estelle said.
"You know better, huh?" Madison glared.
"Look, I probably just met you, but I don't like this attitude, Miss Sassy Pants." Estelle glared back like Mabel Pines and Pacifica Northwest staring each other down before the blonde girl reformed herself.
"Yeah, well, I don't like you either." Madison glared back.
"I bet the puppies were right to not like you." Estelle scowled.
"Girls, you're both pretty, let's not get in a fight now." Vincent smiled nervously to his little sister and the Tummy Yummies daughter.
Madison stuck her tongue out at Estelle while Estelle's eyes flashed a bright white and pink color similar to Lexi's.
"Okay, let's just calm down now." George smiled nervously.
Estelle soon came back to her family while Madison looked outraged and defeated that she couldn't keep Clifford as her own pet, especially since he already belonged to Emily Elizabeth.
After the contest, the family and others knew they had to tell Larry the truth.
"I thought you all seemed fancy, but why did you lie to me?" Larry asked the family.
"It was the only way we could stay close to Clifford, T-Bone, and Cleo." Mo said.
"Who?" Larry asked.
Mo pointed to the small yellow dog, the frisky purple poodle, and the big red dog.
"Oh... I see..." Larry replied. "Are they yours?"
"Not exactly." Atticius said before showing him the three dog tags.
"So, you know these dogs and their owners?" Larry asked.
"Yes, we must get back," Atticus replied. "We're sorry for lying, but Clifford here wanted to be in the show so he could win a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies so his family wouldn't have to worry about feeding him anymore."
"Uh-huh..." Larry replied as he doubted the last part as he sounded like he thought Atticus was crazy. "And I suppose the dogs just told you?"
"It's true." Estelle said.
"Right..." Larry replied.
"We're telling you the truth," Vincent said. "We can talk to animals."
"If you want, we could help you." Mo offered.
"Sure..." Larry rolled his eyes. "Sure, anyone can talk to animals."
"Um, did we just admit that we can talk to animals?" Estelle asked her older brother before gulping.
"I think it might be good for him, Estelle," Vincent told his little sister. "He works around animals all the time, it might be good for him to understand him."
"Oh, right." Estelle said.
"You can just... Talk to them...?" Larry blinked.
"That's right..." Mo said before coming up to him and kissing him much to everyone else's shock, but the most spazzed out was Atticus before she let go. "Okay, try it."
"Um... Hey, guys." Larry waved to his animal friends.
"Hey, Larry." Dorothy smiled.
Larry's eyes widened.
"Hola ¿Cómo estás?" Rodrigo added.
"Nice to talk to ya, man." Dirk smiled.
"Hey." Shackleford greeted.
Larry rubbed his eyes and did a double take.
"By the way, my name's not Big Red, it's Clifford." The big red dog told Larry.
"Well,... This is different..." Larry blinked in surprise before glancing to Mo. "And why did you just kiss me?"
"It's the only way to give those who are trustworthy the ability to talk to animals." Mo said.
"So, I can talk to my animal friends now?" Larry asked.
"Mm-hmm." Mo smiled and nodded.
"Well, that's great." Larry smiled back.
"Yeah... Great..." Atticus muttered since Mo kissed another man, though he understood why, he just couldn't help his jealousy.
Soon enough, it was time for everyone to head back to Birdwell Island.
"Sorry we can't stay, Larry, but I just wanted to make Emily Elizabeth and her parents happy," Clifford told the man. "Thank you so much for believing in me, and being a good man."
"Yeah." T-Bone said.
"I guess this is goodbye." Cleo sighed about leaving the lifestyle of being rich and famous.
"Get back home safe." Larry smiled to the dogs before they had to go back home.
The group soon left to go back to Birdwell Island.
"Ah, I can't wait to see Emily Elizabeth's gorgeous, heart-melting smile when she reunites with Clifford..." Mike sighed dreamily. "Then we can walk together with her beautiful baby soft skinned hands in my own."
"Are you imagining her on the beach?" Akito deadpanned to his double.
"Uh... No?" Mike smiled sheepishly and popped his thought bubble of Emily Elizabeth in a bathing suit.
"Oh, brother." Vincent rolled his eyes.
"You said it." Akito agreed.
After a while, they soon arrived back to Birdwell Island. It was a rather emotional goodbye, but it was for the best.