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A light in the yellow house blinked on, and Ben heard the sound of footsteps racing up the stairs.

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A deep voice boomed, "What's wrong, son? Don't worry! Daddy's coming!"

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Ben gulped. "I'm going to be in big trouble!"

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Too scared to find out what would happen next, Ben shot back toward Monsterville as fast as he could.

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Several garbage cans near the fence had been knocked over.

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Ben flew over the fence and then stopped to catch his breath.

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"That was scary," thought Ben. "That little kid was so scared of me!

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I could have gotten in a lot of trouble!"

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Looking around, he realized Mog was nowhere in sight.

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"Mog!" called Ben. "Mog, where are you?"

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There was no answer.

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"Where did he go?" Ben murmured.

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Then he remembered the loud crashing sound and the garbage cans that had been knocked over.

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Could Mog have done that? Ben wondered about it as he flew home.

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A short while later, Ben slipped back into his bedroom.

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Sid was still snoring quietly in his bed.

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Ben climbed into his own bed, his heart still racing as he thought about his adventure in People Place.

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What if he'd been caught? He wasn't sure what would have happened.

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Maybe the people would have captured him.

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First thing in the morning, they probably would have marched him over to Monster Academy and into Mr. Freaky's office. Yikes!

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Ben shuddered and tried to go to sleep, but it wasn't easy.

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He tossed and turned all night.

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He couldn't stop thinking about the little kid he'd scared.

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And he couldn't stop thinking about Mog.

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"I knew I never should have trusted him," thought Ben.

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The next morning at school, Ben spotted Mog in the crowded hallway before homeroom.

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He stormed toward him. "Where did you go last night?" he called.

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To Ben's surprise, Mog shot a quick glance at Ben and then hurried off in the other direction.

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Ben narrowed his eyes at the monster.

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"Mog definitely knocked over those garbage cans.

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I'm sure he was just trying to get me in trouble!

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Well, he can't hide from me forever.

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He'll have to talk to me in cooking class."

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Ben went to homeroom and sat down, still fuming.

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"Attention, all monsters!" Mr. Freaky's voice crackled over the loudspeaker.

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"A very grave situation has come to my attention!"

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"Uh-oh!" Ben bolted upright, worried.

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But a ghost sitting next to Ben was laughing.

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"A 'grave' situation? Ha-ha!

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Maybe we're going to take a field trip to a graveyard!"

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"Oh, I love graveyards!" said a skeleton girl dreamily.

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Mr. Freaky was still talking. "First period is canceled this morning.

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Instead I want all students to report to the auditorium."

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Ben's thoughts were racing.

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Did Mr. Freaky know about his adventure in People Place the night before?

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Ben remembered that little kid and how scared he'd looked at the sight of a ghost.

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Why in the world had Ben listened to Mog?

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The bell rang just then, and monsters began to stream out of homerooms to make their way to the auditorium.

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Ben followed them and slunk into a seat next to Gaby. "Hey," he murmured.

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"I wonder what Mr. Freaky is going to talk about," said Gaby.

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Ben was too worried to respond.

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The principal walked up to the microphone, looking very serious.

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"I received a phone call this morning," said Mr. Freaky.

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"Apparently a ghost flew into People Place last night and scared a little child."

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A shocked rumble went through the auditorium.

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"A ghost?" said a fish monster.

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"In People Place?" said an octopus monster.

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"Scared a kid?" said a purple monster.

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"That's terrible!" said Gaby.

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Ben slid down in his chair, holding his breath.

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"Quiet!" shouted Mr. Freaky.

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Right away the entire auditorium fell silent.

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"Unfortunately the child who saw the ghost isn't just any child," said Mr. Freaky.

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"He's Mayor Hubbletree's son!"

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Ben almost slid off his chair. The mayor's son?

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Had Mog known that when he sent Ben to that house to look for the brooms?

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Ben saw Mog sitting in the next row, but the monster was looking the other way.

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"As many of you know," said Mr. Freaky, "Monster Academy was built on land owned by People Place."

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The principal looked at the floor and took a deep breath.

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"There's no easy way to say this, but . . .

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Mayor Hubbletree has decided to evict us."

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A huge gasp filled the auditorium.

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"That means we must leave," said Mr. Freaky.

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"Monster Academy is going to be destroyed!"

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At first Ben had been afraid of getting in trouble for scaring the little boy.

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Now something much worse was happening.

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Mayor Hubbletree was planning to destroy Monster Academy.

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And it was all Ben's fault!