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The Monster Security Force vs. the Terrible Mucus Blobs - download as a pdf

     The town of Cheyenne, Wyoming, didn’t have a regular police force. Instead, it had something called the Monster Security Force. This did not mean that it consisted of monsters, or that it was monstrously large. It was called this because it fought the mucus blobs that attacked the town whenever they wanted a meal. The members of the security force were called Bungle the beagle, Toothdude the landshark, Greatpaw the hare, and Harry the puma.
     Bungle, being the head member, made most of the plans, was the second-best warrior (Toothdude was first-best), was brave, strong, daring, and if he wanted to, he could look really scary. Toothdude and Greatpaw did all the spying, Greatpaw because he was the smallest, Toothdude because he was the stealthiest. Harry’s main job was chasing the mucus blobs into an ambush.

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     One day Toothdude and Greatpaw returned from spying on the mucus blobs with bad news. “They’re going to climb up the walls of the governor’s house, reaching into his bedroom window, grab him, and eat him!” said Toothdude. “Then we have to stop them somehow,” said Bungle. “But how?” asked Greatpaw. They all thought for about thirty seconds. Then Harry raised his paw. “How, Harry?” said Bundle. “Well,” said Harry, “I was thinking we could go to the governor’s house, tell him what’s happening, and ask him if we can sleep in his room. That way, we can get up on the windowsill and knock them all over the edge. Then, we can jump down and chase them until we get to a lake or something. Then, we can push them in and they’ll dissolve, and that will be the end of that.” Everybody thought about it for a minute. Then Bungle said, “I think that’s a good idea.” Everybody else thought so too, so they started down the street, heading for the governor’s house.

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     That night, it seemed like a bush across the street from the governor’s house rustled a bit. Then, it rustled even more. Then, ten great blobs of mucus with arms and legs came out from inside the bush. They started walking across the street very slowly. In the moonlight, they looked terrifying. Though they were all making different noises—some were snorting, some were growling—they were all thinking the same thing: When they ate the governor, they could become the new governors of Wyoming.

     The Monster Security Force lay under the governor’s bedside table, waiting for the sound of mucus blobs climbing the walls. Suddenly, Greatpaw’s ears shot straight up. He nudged bungle. “Chief, wake up! I can hear something!” he whispered. Bungle opened an eye. “Yes,” he said, “I can too!” He woke up Toothdude and Harry. Then, they listened. They heard a squelching sound. It was the mucus blobs climbing the house.

     Bungle lost no time in getting down to business. “Right,” he said, “Stay under the table until the mucus blob’s arm comes within the width of a cat’s whisker of grabbing the governor. Then, we all jump out like greased lightning and bite the mucus blob on the arm. Got that?” Everybody nodded. “Good!’ said Bungle. “Now we just wait.”

     The mucus blobs stood on the windowsill. One of them reached in the window and was about to grab the governor, when something shot out from under the table and bit him on the arm. “OOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!” he roared. He fell out the window and landed with a plop on the sidewalk some twenty feet below. Then, the Monster Security Force leaped up on the table and did their best to look really scary. The mucus blobs forgot where they were, and to get away from the Monster Security Force they ran out the window.

     “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!” they screamed as they fell to the ground. “Quick! After them!” shouted Bungle. They jumped. By the time they landed, the mucus blobs were shooting down the street as fast as their short legs could carry them. “Try and chase them to the lake! Hurry!” shouted Harry. Soon they came to the lake. The Monster Security Force stopped, but the mucus blobs kept going. But when they jumped in, they started to dissolve. “AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHH! they screamed for the last time before they dissolved completely

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     For a minute, the Monster Security Force just looked at each other. Then they fell down laughing. Then, they ran back to Monster Security Force HQ and had a big feast to celebrate. There was T-bone steak, pepperoni pizza, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and root beer. After they finished, they decided to stay up late and tell ghost stories.

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