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Ben pulled on the door handle again and again.

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No matter how hard he pulled, the lab door still wouldn't open.

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"Pull harder!" said Waldo.

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"I am!" Ben grunted. "Why don't you try?"

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Waldo yanked on the door handle, but he couldn't open the door either.

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"It must be locked from the outside."

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Ben slumped against the door.

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"We'll never get out of here," he moaned. He thought about Winnie.

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Then he thought about Winnie in her beautiful new black dress.

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By now she was probably back in the gym, looking for him.

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"Let me think," said Waldo, pacing back and forth.

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"There must be something we can do."

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"You're a wizard," said Ben.

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"Don't you know any spells that could open the door?"

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Waldo shook his head. "I left my spell book at home."

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Suddenly he laughed. "Wait a minute! Why are we worrying about this?

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You're a ghost, Ben. Just float through a wall and unlock the door!"

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Ben sighed. "I can't."

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Waldo's jaw dropped. "Are you kidding me?

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I thought all ghosts could float through walls.

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I mean, what's the point of being a ghost if you can't do stuff like that?"

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Ben was annoyed. "I never learned how, all right?

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And you're not helping us either.

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What's the point of being a wizard if you can't even use magic to open a door?"

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"Good point." Waldo hung his head. "I'm sorry. I was just annoyed.

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I don't want to miss the Monster Mash."

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"Me neither," said Ben. "I've really been looking forward to it."

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Waldo slid down next to Ben, and the two sat in silence for a moment.

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"I'll be able to float through walls eventually," Ben mumbled.

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"I practice every night, and my mom says that some ghosts just take longer than others to learn this stuff.

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Don't tell anyone, okay?"

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"I won't," Waldo promised.

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"I'm the only wizard I know who still needs to carry around a spell book.

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Really good wizards can do magic without spells."

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"Oh," Ben replied. The two of them were quiet again.

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Then Ben heard something.

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"Footsteps!" he cried. "Waldo! Someone's coming!"

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They leaped to their feet as the footsteps came closer.

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"Everything is totally under control," said a voice.

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"It's Mr. Freaky," said Ben. "He can get us out of here!"

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"I'm really sorry, sir," another voice was saying.

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"Jen was getting ready for the dance, so I decided to wander around and explore Monster Academy.

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I didn't think I'd get lost."

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Waldo looked at Ben. "That must be Jen's date," he said. "The human."

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Ben nodded.

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"It's fine," Mr. Freaky said to the boy. "I'm just glad I found you.

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It's not a good idea to have a human wandering around alone.

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You might scare one of the monsters."

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"Mr. Freaky, help!" Ben shouted, "We're trapped in the science lab!"

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"Let us out!" Waldo pounded on the door. "We're locked in!"

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Mr. Freaky didn't seem to hear them.

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"This will be a wonderful dance, young man," the principal was saying.

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"I think you're going to enjoy dancing with our monster students.

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And there's even another human here tonight—Mrs. Hubbletree, the mayor's wife!"

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A moment later the principal's voice faded down the hallway.

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"Help! We're trapped!" yelled Ben again. But Mr. Freaky was gone.

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Ben turned to Waldo in disbelief. "Why didn't he hear us?

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He went right past the door!"

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Waldo slapped his forehead. "I forgot," he said.

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"We could yell all night long, as loud as we can, and nobody would hear us."

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"Huh?" said Ben. "What are you talking about?"

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"Mr. Creepy, the science teacher, made the lab soundproof," Waldo explained.

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"He used a magic spell that keeps sound in.

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We can hear what's going on outside, but nobody outside can hear what's going on in here."

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"Why not?" asked Ben.

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Waldo looked sheepish. "Last year I was doing an experiment, and I caused a big explosion.

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Nobody got hurt, but the explosion disturbed students who were taking the GMAT.

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You know, the General Monster Assessment Test that we have to take every spring.

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Mr. Freaky was really upset, so he asked Mr. Creepy to make the science lab soundproof."

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Ben blinked in disbelief. "That means we're stuck in here forever?"

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Waldo shrugged. "Or at least until someone comes to look for us."

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He patted Ben on the arm.

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"Don't worry. Our parents will probably start worrying about us by midnight.

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And we'll definitely be out of here by Monday morning.

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That's when Mr. Creepy comes back to work."

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"Monday morning?" Ben echoed. He couldn't believe this was happening.

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It had taken all of his courage to ask Winnie to the dance.

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Now he was stuck in a science lab with Waldo, and he was going to miss the whole thing!