While Pegasus stallions can be quick and agile on air, they're still considered easy targets by using its very long, stretchy, sticky tail to grab them.

Absorbing Soarin will allow the creature to drain its strength and flight powers in order to copy the ability for its own use.

The substance of the creature's goo doesn't allow the host to be dissolved while fully swallowed inside. The creature will need to use Soarin's wings as a solid base to form around its bigger physical gooey wings to fly.