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"'We . . . eat . . .'" Mayor Hubbletree was reading the cheerleaders' banner out loud.
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Suddenly his face clouded, and he spun around to face Mr. Freaky.
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"People? You eat people?"
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"Eek!" cried a human girl. "The monsters are going to eat us!"
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"Run for your lives!" cried a human boy.
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The human kids started pushing and shoving to get back to their bus.
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Then—whoosh! The banner burst into flames.
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People and monsters screamed.
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"Everyone, settle down!" cried Mr. Freaky.
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He pulled out a handkerchief and blew his noses.
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"Everything is totally under control!"
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Mayor Hubbletree glared at him. "Is this your idea of a joke, Freaky?"
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The head cheerleader rushed over. "We're so sorry, Mr. Freaky.
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The banner wasn't supposed to say, 'We Eat People!'
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It was supposed to say, 'Welcome, People!'"
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Loud laughter rang out. Ben turned and saw it was coming from the Doppel Gang.
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All three of the doppelgangers were bent over, laughing hysterically.
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Mr. Freaky stalked over to them. "It was you three, wasn't it?
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You changed the message on the banner and then made it burst into flames!"
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The Doppel Gang stopped laughing.
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"No way!" cried Moe. "We didn't cause the fire!"
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"Yeah, that wasn't us!" added Carly.
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"I don't believe you," said Mr. Freaky.
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"Mr. Gwarg, please escort the Doppel Gang to my office.
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Ask the office ogre to call their parents."
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Mr. Gwarg led the doppelgangers back into the school building.
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Mr. Freaky looked at the mayor and Ms. Prim, and grinned sheepishly.
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"Sorry about that. Unfortunately, we have some students here at Monster Academy who like to play pranks.
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I can assure you, Mayor Hubbletree, nobody is going to get eaten."
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Mayor Hubbletree made some grumbling noises.
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Ms. Prim spoke up. "Well then!" she said brightly.
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"Let's not let a couple of bad apples spoil our day.
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I think this field trip is going to be lovely."
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Mr. Freaky suddenly clapped his hands in delight.
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"Oh, I love bad apples! Especially when they get brown and mushy.
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And I love to see a small wormhole.
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That's how I know there's a tasty treat inside!"
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Ms. Prim wrinkled her nose.
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"What's next, Freaky?" asked Mayor Hubbletree.
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"Let's get this field trip started."
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Just then Ben noticed something out of the corner of his eye.
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A human girl darted into the school.
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She was wearing a hoodie with a green skull on the back.
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A witch had spotted her too. She went over to tap Mr. Freaky on the arm.
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"Excuse me? Mr. Freaky? I think a human girl just ran into the school."
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"Are you sure?" asked Mr. Freaky.
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"Ms. Prim!" Mayor Hubbletree ordered.
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"Find out who it was! This is a dangerous situation."
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Ms. Prim started calling out students' names.
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"Don't worry, Mayor," said Mr. Freaky.
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"Monster Academy is perfectly safe."
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"Hmph!" said Mayor Hubbletree.
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Ms. Prim came back, looking at her clipboard and muttering to herself.
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"Well?" said the mayor. "Who's missing? Who ran into the school?"
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Ms. Prim looked at him. "Not one of our students. They're all right here."
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"That witch must be imagining things, Freaky," said Mayor Hubbletree.
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"Now, what are we doing first?"
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"Our eighth-grade president, Waldo Wizz, has a magnificent science experiment planned," said Mr. Freaky.
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"Everybody, follow me to the science lab!"
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As everyone headed into the school, Ben wondered again about the mystery girl.
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He didn't want to get anyone in trouble, but he'd seen her too.
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Who was she, and why did she run into the school?
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The human kids were whispering to each other.
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"I hope the monsters don't turn us into frogs or something."
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"Hey!" said a frog monster. "What's wrong with frogs?"
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"Oh!" The boy laughed nervously. "Um, nothing."
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The frog monster laughed. "I'm just kidding!"
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"Actually, we do need to be careful here," said Dave.
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He was walking next to Jen.
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"Last time I was in the science lab, I turned purple."
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"And whose fault was that?" asked Jen, giggling.
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Dave grinned. "Mine!"
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When the group got upstairs, Mr. Creepy, the science teacher, hurried ahead to open the lab.
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Ben saw him jiggle the door handle a few times.
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"That's strange," said Mr. Creepy. "The door is locked."
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He reached into his pocket. "Oops. I don't have my key with me."
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He knocked on the door. "Waldo, are you in there? Open up!"
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There was no answer.
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"I hope nothing's wrong," Gaby murmured.
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Ben made his way to the door. "Don't worry, everyone.
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I'll float through the door and unlock it from inside."
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Concentrating, Ben slowly pushed his head through the door.
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He was about to pull the rest of his body through when something made him freeze.
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Broken glass and burned hoses covered the floor.
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Green liquid formed a large puddle.
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And lying unconscious in the middle of it was Waldo!