54 pages 1 hour read

Adam Rex

The True Meaning of Smekday

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

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Part 3: “Attack of the Clones”

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J.Lo finds a “Party Patrol” energy drink-branded car for them to take. J.Lo takes Tip to a half-lit tunnel under the junkyard to retrieve the teleporter. Tip explores a ladder that leads into a water tower and finds a flock of Boovish animals called koobish. J.Lo draws a comic about how Boov sent koobish into space during their early ventures. He guesses a capsule that was thought to have been destroyed was knocked off course, landing in the water tower.

They return to Chief’s UFO. Tip rips off the papier-mâché to reveal a real ship underneath. They use the six-foot fake energy drink from the Party Patrol car to store the teleporter and attach it to Slushious and then use parts of the Boov ship to repair Slushious. They leave a note for the Chief. About 80 miles out of town, they see the Gorg ship burning Roswell.

When they enter Arizona, they see human communities. J.Lo puts his ghost disguise back on. Two police officers take Tip to the station, where she explains Lucy’s abduction. J.Lo is still disguised as “JayJay.” They escort her to Flagstaff, where the Bureau of Missing Persons (BMP) is operating.