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Ben rushed outside with the others to meet the humans.
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The school bus from People Place was parked in front of the school.
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"This is going to be so scary!" said a werewolf.
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"I know!" said a fish monster. "I love being scared!"
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Mr. Freaky was standing on the sidewalk near the school bus.
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He turned around to warn the Monster Academy students again.
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"Remember, monsters!" said the principal.
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"I want you all to behave. No growling, fire breathing, or drooling!"
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A zombie slowly reached up and wiped the drool from his mouth.
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Ben hoped everyone would listen to Mr. Freaky for once, and the humans' visit would go smoothly.
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He didn't want Mayor Hubbletree to be angry with monsters.
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What if the mayor really did bulldoze Monster Academy?
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Where would Ben go to school? He might never see Winnie again!
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The door to the school bus opened, and Mayor Hubbletree stepped out.
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Luckily the mayor appeared to be in a good mood.
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"Good morning!" Mayor Hubbletree greeted the monsters.
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"It's a beautiful day for a field trip."
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He pumped Mr. Freaky's hand up and down.
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"Don't you think so, Mr. Freaky?"
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"Of course!" said Mr. Freaky. "Thanks for coming, Mayor Hubbletree.
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We have a wonderful day planned—all kinds of fun and exciting events."
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A thin woman holding a clipboard stepped off the bus.
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"Excuse me," she murmured as she tried to slip by a large blob to greet Mr. Freaky.
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Mayor Hubbletree introduced them.
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"Mr. Freaky, this is Ms. Prim, the principal of People Place Middle School."
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"Oh, hello!" said Mr. Freaky. He shook the woman's hand.
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"I'm . . . um . . ." Ms. Prim cleared her throat.
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"I'm very pleased to meet you."
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A human boy peeked out the door of the bus next. He looked nervous too.
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After a moment he stepped out, and then more students followed.
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The students' eyes all went wide at the sight of the monsters.
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Near Ben, a few monsters started whispering.
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"People are so creepy," said a goblin.
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"Yeah," agreed a purple monster. "They look so weird!"
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For a few moments, nobody said anything.
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Mayor Hubbletree looked at his watch. Mr. Freaky coughed nervously.
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Then Jen called out, "Hi, Dave!"
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Dave stepped out from the crowd of people and grinned. "Hi, Jen!"
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All at once the Monster Academy cheerleaders began to cheer.
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Welcome, welcome to our school! We know you'll find it really cool!
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We hope before the day is done, You'll be friends with everyone!
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Yay!
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The cheerleaders shook their pom-poms.
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Several of them formed a pyramid, while others did flips in the air.
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The spectacle ended with an octopus monster doing an eight-armed split.
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Everyone—monsters and humans—whistled and cheered. Mr. Freaky was beaming.
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Mayor Hubbletree clapped him on the back.
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"This is very impressive stuff, Freaky!"
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Suddenly—zoom!
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"Whoa!" Ben glanced eagerly toward the sky.
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It was time for Winnie's performance in the flyover.
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The broom flying squad shot through the air, dropping black and orange confetti.
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They did a wide loop, and then swooped back down, zigzagging.
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"Whoa!" cried the students, human and monster. "Awesome!"
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The broom flyers were now weaving in and out of one another.
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"How do they do that?" asked a human boy.
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"They're going to crash!" cried a human girl.
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But the flyers didn't crash.
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Instead they sailed high above the school, flying up and down, faster and faster, doing loops and figure eights.
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"These flyers are amazing, Freaky," said Mayor Hubbletree.
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"Are you sure this is safe?" asked Ms. Prim.
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"Oh yes," said the principal. "You can relax, Ms. Prim.
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Monster Academy has the best broom-flying teacher around.
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And the students in that squad are the best flyers at our school."
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While the rest of the crowd cheered and clapped, Ben watched silently.
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The flyers were amazing, but something was wrong.
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Winnie wasn't with them.
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"This doesn't make sense," thought Ben.
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"Why isn't Winnie flying with the squad?"
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"This is quite a welcome, Freaky!" Mayor Hubbletree declared.
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Mr. Freaky flushed with delight.
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"Thank you, Mayor. We wanted to make sure you humans felt at home."
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The cheerleaders formed another pyramid.
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An octopus monster leaped to the top of the pyramid and then held out her arms.
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Poof! A large banner appeared in front of the octopus monster.
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Light sparkled across the surface of the banner, and then letters began magically spelling out something.
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"Oh yes, Freaky," Ben heard Mayor Hubbletree say.
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"We certainly feel welcome at Monster Academy.
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I have to admit, I was mistaken about monsters. I never should have—"
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Suddenly a gasp rose from the students.
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Written across the banner were the words: "We Eat People!"