Slurp Monster Showdown (Geronimo Stilton Spacemice #9)

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by Geronimo Stilton


  SWEAT

  ?”

  “N-no, Grandfather,” I stammered.

  Thea stepped up. “I’ll do the pedaling,”

  she offered.

  “No!” Grandfather barked. “

  This

  is

  a

  job

  for

  the

  ship’s

  captain!

  ”

  “Maybe we could take turns?” I suggested,

  but Grandfather wasn’t hearing it.

  “Hop on that machine

  right

  now

  ,

  Geronimo!” he yelled.

  I tried one more plea. “But, Grandfather,

  I haven’t trained, I’m not ready,

  and I’m not good at it

  !”

  But Grandfather just

  glared

  at me, and I

  climbed on the generator with a sigh. Then

  I began to pedal.

  “

  FASTER, YOU MOLDY MANCHEGO!

  ”

  Grandfather yelled. “We need more energy!”

  Faster, you

  moldy

  Manchego!

  Oof!

  His

  booming

  voice spurred me

  on, and I pedaled faster. In a few minutes,

  the

  lights

  in the control room came

  on. The machines began to hum.

  “

  Hooray!

  ” everyone cheered.

  But I wasn’t cheering. I still had to

  pedal

  faster

  . . .

  and faster

  . . .

  and

  faster

  . . .

  and I couldn’t stop until we

  located the monsters!

  Monster Molecules

  Approaching!

  Now that Hologramix had power, it

  began searching for Slurp Monsters. After

  a few

  astroseconds

  ,

  it

  made an

  announcement.

  “All the similar

  Slurp Monsters

  of the

  universe have been identified!”

  “Good work! Show us images on the

  screen,” Grandfather said.

  Hologramix

  obeyed. We saw that

  every Slurp Monster was alike. No matter

  what planet they were on, each monster

  was angrily

  stomping

  around, destroying

  stuff, and

  slurping

  it up.

  “There’s no time to lose,” Thea said. “We

  Heeelp!

  Aaahhh!

  Run!

  need to

  transport

  all of them!”

  But I was starting to think the plan was

  a

  bad idea

  . “What if they all behave like

  this on Mozzarellon? We’ll be causing even

  more

  trouble

  for the cheesix!”

  “Uncle,

  trust

  me

  ,” Benjamin

  whispered. “I looked the Slurp Monster in

  the eye and understood that he wasn’t bad,

  just very

  lonely

  . I am sure that is the same

  for the others.”

  I looked into my nephew’s kind

  eyes

  and

  knew I had to trust him.

  “

  Prepare

  the

  Teletransportix!

  ” I shouted,

  still pedaling furiously. “We will relocate

  each of the monsters to Mozzarellon.

  Hologramix, send the

  coordinates

  to

  Professor Greenfur!”

  Sally turned on the Teletransportix, and

  immediately, beams of

  golden light

  shot out in all directions. We watched the

  screen

  to see what would happen.

  One by one, the monsters

  disappeared

  as their molecules dematerialized. The aliens

  on the planets all

  cheered

  to see the

  monsters go.

  “I think you made the right decision, Ger,”

  Thea said.

  “I hope so,” I replied, and then Robotix

  said exactly what I was thinking.

  “We cannot

  celebrate

  just yet,” he

  said. “Right now, millions of

  MONSTER

  MOLECULES

  are approaching Mozzarellon.

  We still do not know what will happen when

  the monsters arrive.”

  I was almost

  afraid

  to find out.

  What if we were wrong? MOZZARELLON

  might be destroyed!

  It’s working!

  All the

  monsters

  are

  disap

  pearing!

  A Friend Is a

  Treasure

  We hopped back into the

  space shuttle

  and headed to Mozzarellon. We wanted to

  be there when the

  monsters

  arrived.

  When we landed, we saw a group of the

  Slurp Monsters gathered near the city of the

  cheesix. They all looked

  surprised

  at first.

  But when they saw each other, they

  smiled

  and started

  hugging

  one another!

  “See? They look

  happy

  ,” Benjamin

  remarked.

  King Spherus marched toward us.

  “Cheesemaster, what is going on? You were

  supposed to

  defeat

  the Slurp Monster,

  not bring us more!”

  “But look,” Thea said. “They’re not

  stomping or slurping anymore. They’re just

  hugging

  .”

  “The Slurp Monster was just

  LONELY

  ,”

  Benjamin piped up. “Now that he has

  friends

  , he won’t bother you anymore.”

  The Slurp Monsters all

  nodded

  to show

  they agreed.

  “No more stomping and slurping?” King

  Spherus asked. “Why, that’s

  wonderful

  !

  I knew you could do it, Cheesemaster!

  Thank you!”

  “You’re welcome,” I said. “And now, we

  really should be

  going

  . . . ”

  “

  NONSENSE!” the king cried. “The cheesix

  will honor our

  heroes

  with three days of

  dancing and celebration!”

  I tried to protest, but it was too late. The

  party had already started!

  And that’s how, once again, I was forced

  to

  dance

  for three straight days! The

  monsters joined the celebration as well, and

  quickly became

  friends

  with the cheesix.

  It felt great to see that our plan had worked

  out so well!

  I was

  exhausted

  when the

  party finally ended, and I was glad that

  Dancing? Celebration?

  Three
Days?! Again?!

  Heeeeeeelp!

  Woo-hoo!

  Hooray!

  Hooray!

  Long live the

  Cheese

  master!

  Bam!

  Bam!

  Let’s

  dance,

  friends!

  Hooray!

  Don’t

  forget me!

  it was time to

  depart

  . A happy crowd

  accompanied us to the shuttle that would

  return us to the MouseStar 1.

  As we climbed on board, we heard a cry.

  “Hey, don’t leave

  without me

  !

  ”

  It was my cousin

  Trap

  . Holey craters,

  we had almost

  forgotten

  about him!

  The effects of the

  Hypnotizer

  had finally

  worn off, and Trap had returned to

  normal

  . He climbed on board the

  shuttle, scratching his head.

  “I really don’t remember how

  I ended up in that enormouse

  Laundromat

  doing all

  that cleaning,” he said. “Tell

  me, did I miss anything

  important

  ?”

  We all laughed, and

  Benjamin and Bugsy filled

  Good-bye,

  friends!

  Bye!

  Thanks!

  Good-bye!

  See you

  soon!

  him in on what had happened.

  Then the shuttle docked with the ship,

  and we headed to the

  control room

  , where

  Grandfather William was waiting for us.

  “It’s about time, you

  chunks

  of

  cosmic

  cheddar

  !” he said. “We still

  have so many corners of the

  universe

  to explore! And you, Grandson, tell me: Did

  you

  learn

  anything from this adventure?”

  I thought for a moment. “Yes,” I replied.

  “I learned that

  friendship

  is the best tool in

  the cosmos for solving

  conflicts

  .”

  “Well done, Grandson!” Grandfather said,

  patting me on the back. “You actually did a

  pretty

  good job

  with this mission.

  You are not a total cheesebrain!”

  The words filled me with

  joy

  . Grandfather

  almost never complimented me!

  But his good mood didn’t last long.

  “We’ve

  wasted

  enough time!” he

  boomed. “Let’s get navigating.

  Full speed

  ahead!

  ”

  The MouseStar 1 zipped away from

  Mozzarellon, heading toward a new

  astral

  adventure. But that’s a story for another day.

  See you next time!

  Don’t miss any adventures

  of the Spacemice!

  Be sure to

  read all my

  fabumouse

  adventures!

  MEET

  GERONIMO STILTONORD

  He is a mouseking—the Geronimo Stilton

  of the ancient far north! He lives with his

  brawny and brave clan in the village of

  Mouseborg. From sailing frozen waters

  to facing fiery dragons, every day is an

  adventure for the micekings!

  Don’t miss

  any of these

  exciting

  Thea Sisters

  adventures!

  Meet

  GERONIMO STILTONOOT

  He is a cavemouse

  —

  Geronimo Stilton’s

  ancient ancestor! He runs the stone

  newspaper in the prehistoric village

  of Old Mouse City. From dealing with

  dinosaurs to dodging meteorites,

  his life in the Stone Age is full

  of adventure!

  Don’t miss

  any of my

  adventures in

  the Kingdom of

  Fantasy!

  MouseStar 1

  The spaceship, home, and refuge of the spacemice!

  MouseStar 1

  (exterior view)

  1.

  Control room

  2.

  Gigantic telescope

  3.

  Greenhouse to grow plants and flowers

  4.

  Library and reading room

  5.

  Astral Park, an amousement park

  6.

  Space Yum Café

  7.

  Kitchen

  8.

  Liftrix, the special elevator that moves between

  all floors of the spaceship

  9.

  Computer room

  10.

  Crew cabins

  11.

  Theater for space shows

  12.

  Warp-speed engines

  13.

  Tennis court and swimming pool

  14.

  Multipurpose technogym

  15.

  Space pods for exploration

  16.

  Cargo hold for food supply

  17.

  Natural biosphere

  Dear mouse friends,

  thanks for reading,

  and good-bye until the next book.

  See you in outer space!

  Meet

  Geronimo Stiltonix

  SCHOLASTIC

  APPEALS TO

  READING LEVEL

  2

  ND

  -4

  TH

  GRADERS

  GRADE 4

  More leveling information for this book:

  www.scholastic.com/readinglevel

  www.scholastic.com/geronimostilton

  www.geronimostilton.com

  Geronimo Stiltonix and the spacemice are visiting

  a planet where the most delicious wild mozzarella

  grows. Yum! But the planet is plagued by

  the Slurp Monster — a scary alien who wants

  all the mozzarella for himself! Can the

  spacemice restore harmony on this

  cheesy planet without getting

  slurped up themselves?

  He is a spacemouse — the Geronimo

  Stilton of a parallel universe! He is

  captain of the spaceship MouseStar 1

  .

  While flying through the cosmos, he visits

  distant planets and meets crazy aliens.

  His adventures are out of this world!

  SLURP MONSTER SHOWDOWN

 

 

 


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