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Al Normal ducked, and the hairy creature zoomed past his head. "Look out!" he cried.

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Startled, some of the monsters ducked too.

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"What is that thing?" thought Ben.

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It looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he'd seen it before.

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"I'll stop it!" Waldo cried.

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He reached into his backpack for a wand as the creature leaped around the lobby.

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"Waldo, it's really fast!" Gaby said. "Be careful!"

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Waldo frowned and put away his wand as the creature raced toward the construction area.

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Al Normal's eyes were wide with alarm.

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"It's heading for the main part of the museum!"

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"I'll get it!" Mog said.

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He dived at the thing but missed. "Oof!"

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Mr. Freaky looked panicked.

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"Now it's running upstairs!" he wailed.

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"Oh, this is a disaster!"

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"Uh-oh." Al Normal gulped.

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"The museum director's office is up there."

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"Students!" commanded Miss Bungle. "Catch it!"

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Ben darted after the creature.

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"This isn't good," he thought.

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If the creature caused trouble, the monsters would get blamed.

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Mayor Hubbletree would be furious!

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The thing raced toward an office.

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Then—<font color="#ffff00"><i>zoom!</i></font>

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Something whooshed right over Ben's head. "Winnie!"

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Winnie was riding her broom.

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She scooped up the hairy creature just before it reached the office door.

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"Got it!" she called, bringing it back to the group.

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Al Normal shuddered. "What is that thing?"

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Jen flushed. "It's mine.

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I opened my lunchbox, and my dinner got away!"

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Mr. Freaky blew his three noses. "Put it away, Jen, now!"

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Al Normal looked sick. "You monsters eat things like that?"

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Cleo laughed softly.

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"Al Normal looks better green," she whispered to Waldo.

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Gaby frowned. "That's rude, Cleo. He's our host."

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A woman dressed in a business suit stood in the doorway of the office.

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A construction worker stood nearby, holding a screwdriver.

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"D-Dr. Bones!" Al Normal stammered.

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"I'm sorry about the commotion! It won't happen again."

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"Hmpf!" snapped Dr. Bones. She didn't look happy.

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Neither did the construction worker standing near Dr. Bones.

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Ben saw him scowl. "Monsters," muttered the construction worker.

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"You can't trust them."

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"That's not true," Ben burst out.

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"We're just like people!" Winnie chimed in.

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"With a different diet," Jen said.

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Al Normal stepped between the monsters and Dr. Bones to make introductions.

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Mr. Freaky and Miss Bungle shook hands with Dr. Bones.

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"I'm pleased to meet all of you," Dr. Bones said.

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She looked very serious.

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"We'll have to hurry around to the front entrance for the rest of your official greeting," she said.

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"The mayor has probably arrived by now.

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I'm sorry we can't walk through the museum, but there's still construction in that hallway."

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"If you paid us more, we might be done," the construction worker muttered.

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Dr. Bones shot him a stern look.

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"We've discussed this already," she said.

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"You've been paid the amount in your contract.

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Now you need to finish the work."

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"This job has been harder than we thought," complained the worker.

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"It's taking longer too. If you paid us more, we could hire more workers and finish faster."

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Dr. Bones pursed her lips.

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"The museum doesn't have any more money for construction right now.

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Now please get back to work."

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The workman grumbled as he stomped over to the construction area.

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Al Normal checked his watch.

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"I'll tell the mayor you're coming," he said to Dr. Bones, hurrying off.

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Dr. Bones pointed to several nearby rooms.

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"You can leave your sleeping bags and other things in those two classrooms," she told the monsters.

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"Be sure to lock your lunchboxes," Miss Bungle added, giving Jen a look.

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The monsters put down their things and then followed Dr. Bones toward the rear entrance.

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"I could probably float through all that stuff," Ben thought.

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"But Mr. Freaky would get mad if I didn't stay with the group."

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Near the main entrance, Dr. Bones scratched her head.

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"Where are the TV cameras? I invited a crew from <font color="#ffff00"><i>People Place News</i></font>."

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Ben looked up. The only person waiting to greet them was Mayor Hubbletree.

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He hurried up to Dr. Bones.

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"I sent the news crew home," the mayor explained.

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"After all, some people are unhappy about this field trip.

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They don't like the idea of monsters staying overnight in People Place."

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"Ridiculous," Dr. Bones muttered.

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Mr. Freaky pulled out his handkerchief and blew his noses a few times.

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"Monsters!" he said to the students.

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"What do we say to Mayor Hubbletree?"

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"Good afternoon, Mayor," the monsters chanted.

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"Thank you for inviting us to People Place."

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Mayor Hubbletree flashed a quick smile.

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"Welcome to the People Place Museum," he said.

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"We're all . . . um, delighted to have you here."

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Then he leaned close to Mr. Freaky's ear.

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"This field trip better not cause any problems, Freaky, or I'll knock down Monster Academy with my own bare hands!"