1 00:00:11,610 --> 00:00:20,363 That night the moon shone bright and full. 2 00:00:20,364 --> 00:00:25,171 Ben headed over to Monster Academy early. 3 00:00:25,172 --> 00:00:30,063 "What a fantastic night," he said to himself. 4 00:00:30,064 --> 00:00:38,171 "There will be great music, great food, and a whole night with Winnie!" 5 00:00:38,172 --> 00:00:45,140 At school Ben peeked into the gym to see if Winnie and the others were still working on the decorations. 6 00:00:45,141 --> 00:00:47,579 "Wow!" he burst out. 7 00:00:47,580 --> 00:00:55,206 Silky spider webs shimmered from the ceiling, and eerie lights cast spooky shadows around the room. 8 00:00:55,207 --> 00:01:00,424 Onstage the Boneyard Brass Band was setting up their equipment. 9 00:01:00,425 --> 00:01:06,945 One skeleton tuned a trumpet, while another tapped a tune on his own rib cage. 10 00:01:06,946 --> 00:01:16,703 "Winnie?" Ben called. The skeletons looked up, but there was no sign of Winnie or anyone else from the dance committee. 11 00:01:16,704 --> 00:01:22,505 Ben stepped out into the hallway. 12 00:01:22,506 --> 00:01:27,777 "Hey, Ben!" Waldo Wizz called. "You're here early." 13 00:01:27,778 --> 00:01:33,075 "Yeah." Ben shrugged. "Winnie's here already, decorating the gym. 14 00:01:33,076 --> 00:01:35,630 I thought I'd come early to help her." 15 00:01:35,631 --> 00:01:39,285 "I think she finished decorating," Waldo reported. 16 00:01:39,286 --> 00:01:43,825 "A bunch of girls just went upstairs to change into their dresses. 17 00:01:43,826 --> 00:01:50,078 I've got nothing to do now, so I was going to check on my latest magic experiment. Want to see it?" 18 00:01:50,079 --> 00:01:52,909 "Sure," said Ben. 19 00:01:52,910 --> 00:01:55,765 "It's in the science lab, and it's top secret." 20 00:01:55,766 --> 00:02:01,007 Waldo led the way to the lab. 21 00:02:01,008 --> 00:02:03,612 "You can't tell anyone about it." 22 00:02:03,613 --> 00:02:07,934 Ben held up a hand. "I promise, Waldo." 23 00:02:07,935 --> 00:02:12,421 As they turned a corner, Waldo bumped into a large purple blob. 24 00:02:12,422 --> 00:02:16,984 His glasses flew off his face. 25 00:02:16,985 --> 00:02:24,819 "Oh!" Waldo fumbled for them on the floor and then put them back on. "Hi, Jen." 26 00:02:24,820 --> 00:02:28,530 "Sorry about that, Waldo," said the blob. 27 00:02:28,531 --> 00:02:33,967 "You haven't seen a, um, human around here, have you?" 28 00:02:33,968 --> 00:02:37,530 "A human?" echoed Waldo. 29 00:02:37,531 --> 00:02:42,048 "He's my date," said Jen awkwardly. 30 00:02:42,049 --> 00:02:47,089 Ben wasn't sure, but the purple blob appeared to be blushing. 31 00:02:47,090 --> 00:02:52,326 "I left him alone while I got ready upstairs with the witches. 32 00:02:52,327 --> 00:02:55,425 Now I can't find him." 33 00:02:55,426 --> 00:02:58,832 "We haven't seen him," Waldo said to Jen. 34 00:02:58,833 --> 00:03:02,279 "If we do, though, we'll let him know you're looking for him." 35 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:08,665 "He's a little freaked out by Monster Academy," said the blob, jiggling as she talked. 36 00:03:08,666 --> 00:03:12,394 "I don't understand humans sometimes." 37 00:03:12,395 --> 00:03:18,420 "Yeah, humans are weird," agreed Waldo. "We'll keep an eye out for him." 38 00:03:18,421 --> 00:03:28,431 "Thanks, Waldo." Jen moved past Waldo and Ben, and glided down the hallway, leaving behind a shiny trail of slime. 39 00:03:28,432 --> 00:03:32,804 "I didn't know there'd be a human at the Monster Mash," said Waldo. 40 00:03:32,805 --> 00:03:39,223 "Me neither," said Ben. He shivered. "Creepy!" 41 00:03:39,224 --> 00:03:42,401 Ben and Waldo entered the science lab. 42 00:03:42,402 --> 00:03:49,758 Inside, Waldo gasped. A strange purple fog filled the room. 43 00:03:49,759 --> 00:03:54,744 Through the fog Ben could see test tubes and rubber hoses on a counter in the back. 44 00:03:54,745 --> 00:04:00,212 Near them a small appliance that looked like a pressure cooker beeped noisily. 45 00:04:00,213 --> 00:04:03,171 Waldo rushed to the back of the lab. 46 00:04:03,172 --> 00:04:07,732 He quickly flipped a switch on the appliance, and the beeping stopped. 47 00:04:07,733 --> 00:04:13,614 Ben floated over and saw that the hoses were all connected to the small appliance. 48 00:04:13,615 --> 00:04:18,119 "I'm trying to make a talk potion," Waldo explained. 49 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:22,707 "Whoever drinks the potion will talk and talk and talk." 50 00:04:22,708 --> 00:04:27,077 "Why would anyone want to drink a talk potion?" asked Ben. 51 00:04:27,078 --> 00:04:31,129 "It's mostly for shy people," Waldo explained. 52 00:04:31,130 --> 00:04:35,172 "But . . ." His cheeks were bright pink. 53 00:04:35,173 --> 00:04:38,911 "But it looks like somebody pulled all the hoses off the test tubes! 54 00:04:38,912 --> 00:04:41,115 Who would do that?" 55 00:04:41,116 --> 00:04:44,241 "Shy people?" said Ben. 56 00:04:44,242 --> 00:04:47,321 Waldo gave Ben a funny look. 57 00:04:47,322 --> 00:04:51,374 "Why would shy people try to ruin my potion?" 58 00:04:51,375 --> 00:04:54,854 "No, I mean . . ." Ben tried to explain. 59 00:04:54,855 --> 00:04:57,944 "You said this talk potion is for shy people. 60 00:04:57,945 --> 00:05:02,448 So I was asking why shy people would need it." 61 00:05:02,449 --> 00:05:06,054 "Oh, right," said Waldo. 62 00:05:06,055 --> 00:05:09,860 He began putting the hoses back on the test tubes. 63 00:05:09,861 --> 00:05:13,678 "Well, usually shy people don't know what to talk about. 64 00:05:13,679 --> 00:05:17,499 But if they drink my potion, they'll have plenty to talk about. 65 00:05:17,500 --> 00:05:22,691 Police could also use it on suspects who are refusing to talk." 66 00:05:22,692 --> 00:05:26,124 "Oh, I see," said Ben. 67 00:05:26,125 --> 00:05:35,811 Though, knowing Waldo, Ben had a feeling that the potion might not work exactly as Waldo had described. "Is everything okay?" 68 00:05:35,812 --> 00:05:38,573 "I think so . . ." 69 00:05:38,574 --> 00:05:42,656 By now the purple fog in the room was beginning to clear. 70 00:05:42,657 --> 00:05:48,589 Ben could see it disappearing into an air vent in the ceiling. 71 00:05:48,590 --> 00:05:52,014 Boom! A sound came from the front of the room. 72 00:05:52,015 --> 00:05:54,911 "What was that?" Ben asked. 73 00:05:54,912 --> 00:05:58,848 Waldo was still busy fixing his equipment. 74 00:05:58,849 --> 00:06:04,764 "There!" he said triumphantly as the appliance began to hum. 75 00:06:04,765 --> 00:06:10,511 Ben saw that the door to the lab was now shut. 76 00:06:10,512 --> 00:06:18,181 He hurried over and tried the handle. "Uh, Waldo . . ." he said nervously. 77 00:06:18,182 --> 00:06:20,920 "I think we're locked in here." 78 00:06:20,921 --> 00:06:25,676 "Huh?" Waldo finally looked up. "What?" 79 00:06:25,677 --> 00:06:30,250 Ben tried the handle again, but the door still wouldn't budge. 80 00:06:30,251 --> 00:06:37,759 "I mean that someone locked us in the science lab. We can't get out!"