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The Boneyard Brass Band was playing "The Creature Conga," but Ben didn't feel like joining in.

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He floated to a corner and watched the line of monsters go by.

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He was miserable, while everyone else seemed to be having a great time.

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Gaby and Waldo danced past and waved happily at Ben.

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The next time they passed Ben, Waldo broke out of the line.

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"Where's Winnie?" he asked.

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Ben sighed. "She's mad at me.

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I tried to explain everything to her, but she thought I was lying."

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"Oh, man," said Waldo. "It's my fault for asking you to come to the lab.

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Do you want me to cast a love spell on Winnie?

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I could run home and get my spell book."

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Ben shook his head. "No, thanks."

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He remembered what had happened the last time Waldo cast a love spell.

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Plus it seemed wrong to do that to Winnie.

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"Okay," said Waldo. "Let me know if you change your mind.

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I'm really sorry." The wizard headed back to the dance floor while Ben grabbed a slug cupcake.

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Then he found a different corner to sit in.

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As the skeleton band started playing a new song, Ben noticed something strange—purple fog spreading through the gym.

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A few monsters had stopped dancing to stare at it.

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"Cool!" said Mog.

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"That fog is pretty!" said a girl skeleton.

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"Just like you," replied the ghoul she was dancing with.

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"That's odd," Ben thought as more fog seeped into the gymnasium.

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"It looks like the purple fog from the science lab."

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Soon monsters started to cough, and the band stopped playing.

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"Everything is totally under control!" shouted Mr. Freaky.

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The principal ran around the gymnasium, opening windows.

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"I'm not sure what this fog is—probably just part of the decorations.

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We'll get it cleared out in a moment! Oh, I hope Miss Bungle gets better soon.

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I can barely run this school without her!"

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After a few minutes, the fog cleared.

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Bones rattled as the skeleton band started playing again.

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Across the room Ben saw Winnie start dancing with Zork again.

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"I'm out of here," he decided, heading for the exit.

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"What a miserable night," he thought.

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He could forget about ever dancing with Winnie—she was barely speaking to him now.

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During homeroom on Monday, Winnie didn't look at Ben.

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He thought about trying to explain things again, but suddenly Mr. Freaky's voice blared over the loudspeaker.

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"Attention, students. We will have a short assembly this morning."

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"Uh-oh," a few kids murmured.

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Ben wondered what the assembly was about.

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Maybe something about the dance . . . the purple fog?

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It could even be about what happened in the science lab with Waldo's experiment.

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Students filed into the auditorium, and Mr. Freaky stepped up to the microphone.

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"Good morning, everyone. The Monster Mash dance was a terrific success."

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Around Ben, students clapped and cheered.

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"As you know," Mr. Freaky continued, "the mayor's wife, Mrs. Hubbletree, was at the dance.

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She had a wonderful time!

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In fact, she thinks the students of People Place should take a field trip to visit us.

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That way, more humans can get to know monsters.

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Maybe they won't be so scared of us anymore."

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A goblin looked worried.

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"You mean, a whole bunch of humans will come to Monster Academy at once?"

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"Yes," replied Mr. Freaky.

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A troll shivered. "Scary!"

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"Dave is a human," Jen reminded everyone. "He's not scary at all."

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"Now, students." Mr. Freaky held up his hands. "This will be fun!

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And if everything goes well, Mayor Hubbletree will consider taking down the fence that separates Monsterville and People Place.

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Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

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The students clapped politely, but Ben could tell that a few were nervous.

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"We do need to prepare for our guests," Mr. Freaky added.

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The principal spent the next few minutes explaining that the school had to be cleaned from top to bottom.

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"No more slime trails or drool puddles," said Mr. Freaky.

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"And I've heard that humans like something called pizza.

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We'll see if we can order some of that.

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"Finally," Mr. Freaky said, "we'll all need to act a bit more . . . humanlike."

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Mog raised his hand. "What does that mean?"

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"It means we should not do some of the things that we normally do," said Mr. Freaky.

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"The zombies should try not to drool too much.

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Witches and wizards—limit your mind reading and scary magic spells.

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And to all you ghosts, please remember to avoid floating through walls in front of the humans.

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It tends to scare them."

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Ben felt hot all over.

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"I couldn't do that even if I wanted to," he thought, shooting a glance at Winnie.