"Grandpa! My toys are putting themselves away!" Noah whispered, his eyes wide with surprise. He peeked into his room from the doorway.
Grandpa chuckled, his handlebar mustache twitching. "Don't worry, Noah. It's just a little magic from the Enchanted Castle."
"The Enchanted Castle? Is that where the dust bunnies go on vacation?" Noah asked, remembering the fluffy creatures he always chased under his bed. He loved animals, especially fast ones like cheetahs. Maybe dust bunnies were speedy too!
"Well," Grandpa winked, "I heard they go there to learn important chores. You see, the castle runs on chore magic!"
Suddenly, a colorful streak zipped past, leaving a trail of sparkles. It was a Zoomble, a small creature from the planet Zinger, with skin like a rainbow and the ability to change shape!
The Zoomble wobbled in mid-air, its voice squeaking, "Castle… chores… gone wrong!" Then it transformed into a tiny, sad dust bunny.
"It seems we have a mystery, Noah," Grandpa said, his eyes twinkling.
Holding Grandpa's hand tightly, Noah felt a rush of excitement. He loved mysteries! They followed the Zoomble, who, with another flash of light, became a shimmering portal. Stepping through, they found themselves in a grand hall, its walls sparkling with colorful stones.
"Welcome to the Enchanted Castle!" A booming voice echoed. A giant, fluffy duster with eyes and a mouth ambled towards them. "I am Duster Don, Keeper of Chores."
"We're here to help!" Noah piped up.
Duster Don sighed. "All the chore magic is disappearing! Without it, the castle will crumble!"
The Zoomble, back to its rainbow form, buzzed around Noah’s head. “Dishes… laundry… all gone wrong!”
Noah, though usually shy, felt brave. He had an idea! "Grandpa, can we visit the library? Maybe there's a clue in a book!"
The castle library was enormous, with books stacked from floor to ceiling. Noah, remembering how much his grandpa loved stories about pirates, scanned the shelves.
"Aha!" He pulled out a large, dusty book titled "The Great Chore Spellbook." It had a picture of a pirate ship on the cover! Inside, one page shimmered.
“The Extraterrestrial Chore Convention,” Noah read aloud. “It says that every year, creatures from different planets come to the Enchanted Castle to learn about… chores?”
Just then, the Zoomble zipped over, transforming into a miniature washing machine! “My friends… from Zinger… they love chores! But they… they…” It let out a series of whirs and clicks.
“Calm down, little friend,” Grandpa soothed. “Tell us, what’s wrong?”
The Zoomble, back in its rainbow form, trembled. “They’re missing! And… and… they took all the chore magic with them!”
"They took the magic? But why?" Noah wondered aloud.
"That's what we need to find out!" Grandpa declared. “To the spaceship!”
With a mischievous grin, the Zoomble transformed into a rocket ship, and they soared off into the sky, ready to solve the mystery of the missing chore magic!
