1 00:00:12,005 --> 00:00:23,552 "Hello, Enzo?" The mayor spoke loudly into his cell phone. 2 00:00:23,553 --> 00:00:30,885 "Mayor Hubbletree here. I need you to send twenty pizzas over to Monster Academy as fast as you can. 3 00:00:30,886 --> 00:00:35,232 What? Yes, of course it's safe to come over here." 4 00:00:35,233 --> 00:00:38,110 The mayor listened for a moment. 5 00:00:38,111 --> 00:00:41,478 "No, Enzo, none of the monsters will try to eat you. 6 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,246 Just bring those pizzas!" 7 00:00:44,247 --> 00:00:48,286 The mayor put his cell phone away. 8 00:00:48,287 --> 00:00:55,818 All the monster students started eating their pizza while the humans waited for theirs to arrive. 9 00:00:55,819 --> 00:01:04,189 Ben looked around the cafeteria and was surprised to see Deb standing with her back to the wall. 10 00:01:04,190 --> 00:01:08,151 "I guess the office ogre found her," he thought. 11 00:01:08,152 --> 00:01:12,565 "Over here, Ben!" called Waldo from a nearby table. 12 00:01:12,566 --> 00:01:15,761 Gaby, Dave, and Jen were with him. 13 00:01:15,762 --> 00:01:21,355 Ben floated over to his friends. 14 00:01:21,356 --> 00:01:24,254 "This pizza looks great," he said. 15 00:01:24,255 --> 00:01:30,425 Then he glanced at Dave, who looked ill. "Sorry you don't like it." 16 00:01:30,426 --> 00:01:36,797 "I-it's okay," said Dave. "The regular pizza will be here soon." 17 00:01:36,798 --> 00:01:44,299 Jen grabbed a slice and took a bite. "Mmm! The worm guts are so slippery! 18 00:01:44,300 --> 00:01:47,618 Are you sure you don't want to try it, Dave?" 19 00:01:47,619 --> 00:01:52,140 Dave held up a hand. "No, thanks. I'm fine." 20 00:01:52,141 --> 00:01:57,613 "I love pond scum," said Gaby. "I put it on everything!" 21 00:01:57,614 --> 00:02:03,871 Mr. Freaky was apologizing again. "I'm really sorry about lunch, Mayor. 22 00:02:03,872 --> 00:02:07,610 I hope you're enjoying some parts of the field trip." 23 00:02:07,611 --> 00:02:10,520 "Are you kidding?" said Mayor Hubbletree. 24 00:02:10,521 --> 00:02:14,180 "This field trip is a complete disaster!" 25 00:02:14,181 --> 00:02:19,393 Mr. Freaky took out his handkerchief and blew his noses. 26 00:02:19,394 --> 00:02:22,786 Thirty minutes later the other pizzas arrived. 27 00:02:22,787 --> 00:02:30,308 The human kids cheered as the deliveryman entered the cafeteria. 28 00:02:30,309 --> 00:02:34,153 The deliveryman looked nervously around the cafeteria. 29 00:02:34,154 --> 00:02:40,163 "I h-have t-twenty pizzas here for—" 30 00:02:40,164 --> 00:02:47,473 Boom! The pizzas exploded, sending cheese and tomato sauce all over the cafeteria. 31 00:02:47,474 --> 00:02:51,893 At the same moment, Ben spied someone running out the door. 32 00:02:51,894 --> 00:02:56,317 It was a squid monster. Ben didn't recognize the monster. 33 00:02:56,318 --> 00:03:00,025 But he did recognize what she was wearing. 34 00:03:00,026 --> 00:03:04,613 "A hoodie with a green skull on the back!" thought Ben. 35 00:03:04,614 --> 00:03:09,497 Why were the mystery girl and the squid monster wearing the same thing? 36 00:03:09,498 --> 00:03:12,214 Were they part of a gang? 37 00:03:12,215 --> 00:03:16,308 Mayor Hubbletree stared at the pizza explosion. 38 00:03:16,309 --> 00:03:20,571 "What is wrong with this school?" he said. 39 00:03:20,572 --> 00:03:30,420 Mr. Freaky had his face buried in his hands. He was moaning loudly. 40 00:03:30,421 --> 00:03:37,765 A cafeteria troll came out of the kitchen with a mop and a bucket, and began to clean up the mess. 41 00:03:37,766 --> 00:03:41,629 Mayor Hubbletree went over to the deliveryman. 42 00:03:41,630 --> 00:03:48,305 The deliveryman was shaking. "I-I'm sorry, sir," he said. 43 00:03:48,306 --> 00:03:50,514 "I don't know what happened." 44 00:03:50,515 --> 00:03:57,739 "It's not your fault," said the mayor. He glanced around at the monsters. 45 00:03:57,740 --> 00:04:01,334 "It's this place—strange things happen here. 46 00:04:01,335 --> 00:04:04,717 Go back to the restaurant and get another twenty pizzas. 47 00:04:04,718 --> 00:04:10,378 And don't worry—the principal here will be paying for everything." 48 00:04:10,379 --> 00:04:13,820 The deliveryman left the cafeteria. 49 00:04:13,821 --> 00:04:18,611 Waldo shook his head. "Wow, what a strange day. 50 00:04:18,612 --> 00:04:21,294 What made those pizzas explode?" 51 00:04:21,295 --> 00:04:26,276 "I'm not sure," said Ben. "But I think it was a squid monster. 52 00:04:26,277 --> 00:04:31,308 And I think she and the girl who attacked you are in a gang together." 53 00:04:31,309 --> 00:04:36,566 "What?" Waldo raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?" 54 00:04:36,567 --> 00:04:40,948 Ben explained all the odd things he'd seen that day. 55 00:04:40,949 --> 00:04:45,798 "You should tell Mr. Freaky about the squid monster," said Waldo. 56 00:04:45,799 --> 00:04:49,356 "Maybe he can stop the gang from ruining the field trip. 57 00:04:49,357 --> 00:04:56,219 Otherwise Mayor Hubbletree might decide to bulldoze the school for real this time." 58 00:04:56,220 --> 00:04:59,709 Ben nodded and got up from the table. 59 00:04:59,710 --> 00:05:05,257 He floated over to the principal, who was standing with Mayor Hubbletree and Ms. Prim. 60 00:05:05,258 --> 00:05:10,850 "Mr. Freaky," said Ben. "I think I know who made the pizzas explode." 61 00:05:10,851 --> 00:05:18,898 The principal's eyes went wide. "Who?" he demanded. "Tell me at once!" 62 00:05:18,899 --> 00:05:26,362 "It was a squid monster," said Ben. "I think the monster is part of a gang." 63 00:05:26,363 --> 00:05:29,699 "Aha!" declared Mayor Hubbletree. 64 00:05:29,700 --> 00:05:34,079 "You monsters are finally admitting that a monster is the culprit! 65 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:38,260 I knew a human student wasn't causing problems." 66 00:05:38,261 --> 00:05:44,443 He stared at Mr. Freaky. "Well, Freaky? What are you going to do about this?" 67 00:05:44,444 --> 00:05:50,909 The principal started wringing his hands. "Oh, where is Miss Bungle?" 68 00:05:50,910 --> 00:05:57,602 "I'm right here!" called the broom flying teacher, hurrying over. 69 00:05:57,603 --> 00:06:03,161 Mr. Freaky told Miss Bungle about the squid monster. 70 00:06:03,162 --> 00:06:08,414 Miss Bungle hurried out of the cafeteria to search for the monster. 71 00:06:08,415 --> 00:06:11,649 After several minutes she returned. 72 00:06:11,650 --> 00:06:16,403 "I used every kind of seeking spell I know," she said. 73 00:06:16,404 --> 00:06:21,367 "There are no squid monsters anywhere in the building." 74 00:06:21,368 --> 00:06:24,313 She looked out over the students. 75 00:06:24,314 --> 00:06:29,248 "Except Beth and Henry, who are sitting over there." 76 00:06:29,249 --> 00:06:32,279 Ben knew those two squid monsters. 77 00:06:32,280 --> 00:06:36,353 Neither was the one he'd seen run out of the cafeteria. 78 00:06:36,354 --> 00:06:45,288 Mr. Freaky took out a handkerchief and blew his noses. 79 00:06:45,289 --> 00:06:52,025 "This is terrible! First we had a mystery human running loose in the school. 80 00:06:52,026 --> 00:06:58,649 Now we have a mystery squid monster!"