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After Cooking class Ben met Waldo and his other friends in the hallway to discuss Winnie's surprise party.
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"Mog and I will handle the decorations," Deb said.
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Mog grinned. "Wait until you see what Deb can do with spider webs. She's a true artist!"
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"I'm going to make a batch of newt punch," a witch said. "It's Winnie's favorite."
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Ben didn't say much during the meeting.
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His mind was on his two problems—the cooking competition and Winnie's birthday gift.
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When everyone headed back to class, he grabbed Waldo. "I need your help."
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"What's wrong?" Waldo asked.
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Ben leaned in closer. "I don't want to be on Kids' Kitchen Showdown."
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"Are you kidding?" Waldo's glasses slid down his nose.
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"Most monsters would love to be on that show!"
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"Not me."
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Waldo scratched the side of his head.
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"I'll come up with some ideas. Meet me in the cooking classroom after school."
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Ben hardly heard anything in history class that morning.
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As Mrs. Flump droned on about the Monster Stamp Act of 1839, Ben thought about Kids' Kitchen Showdown.
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He couldn't wait to hear Waldo's ideas.
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The wizard's spells usually went wrong, but Ben was getting desperate.
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Besides, maybe Waldo wouldn't even have to use magic.
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"Soon I'll be free!" Ben thought gleefully.
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Winnie sat nearby. "What are you smiling about?" she whispered.
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"Huh?" Ben hadn't realized he'd been smiling. "Oh, nothing."
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Winnie gave him a suspicious look.
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"You must be thinking about the perfect birthday present you got for me."
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"What present?" Ben said. "I didn't get you—I mean . . ."
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"Relax," Winnie teased him. "I'm just kidding."
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After school Ben rushed into the cooking classroom and found Waldo waiting for him.
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"Did you think of anything?" Ben asked.
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"I sure did!" Waldo beamed. "Hot sauce!"
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"Huh? Hot sauce?"
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"Not just any hot sauce," Waldo said.
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"Monster hot sauce. Your food will be so spicy, Mr. Icky will get nervous.
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He'll decide that it's much too hot for the humans and pull you from the competition."
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"Hmm," Ben said slowly. "I guess that might work."
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"Mr. Icky is gone for the day—let's make some hot sauce right now!"
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While Waldo searched the pantry for spicy ingredients, Ben set a pot on the stove.
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He was chopping slugs when Waldo came back from the pantry.
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The wizard placed a bunch of jars and bottles on the counter.
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Most of the labels showed flames. A couple had skulls and crossbones.
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Waldo unscrewed a cap.
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A wisp of smoke drifted from the bottle.
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"This is concentrated volcano smoke," he said, pouring it into the pot.
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Poof! A cloud of smoke billowed from the pot.
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The sauce bubbled violently.
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Ben and Waldo looked at each other and smiled.
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Waldo picked up another bottle and examined the label.
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"I'm not sure what this is. It's in another language.
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But it does show flames."
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He poured it in.
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Bubbles formed on the surface of the hot sauce.
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They popped, sending orange vapors into the air.
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Ben dipped a spoon into the sauce and tasted it.
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His hair stood straight up. "Whoa!" he cried.
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Waldo tasted it. His hair stood up too.
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"Do you think it's done?" Ben asked.
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"Nah." Waldo pushed his glasses up.
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"We're just getting started!"
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He popped open a small jar and sprinkled in some small red crystals.
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Fwoomf! A giant flame leaped from the pot.
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Ben and Waldo jumped backward.
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When the flame went down, Ben dipped his spoon into the pot.
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"Yikes! My spoon melted!"
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"The recipe is working."
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Waldo emptied a few more bottles into the pot.
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Then he opened a large jar.
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"What's that?" Ben asked.
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"It's pure lava." Waldo measured out two cups of the lava.
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Red steam filled the air, fogging up Waldo's glasses.
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He took them off and placed them on the counter.
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Waldo and Ben let the hot sauce simmer for a few minutes.
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Then Waldo leaned over and sniffed.
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Instantly his nose turned bright red and his eyes began to water.
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"Let me taste it." Ben skimmed the surface with his spoon.
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He brought it to his lips and took a sip.
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He felt a rush of heat flow through his body.
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Looking down, he saw that he'd turned completely red!
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"Wow!" he said. "Waldo, I think the sauce is done!"
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"I have one more thing to add."
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Waldo ran to the pantry and came back with another small jar.
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"I'm going to put in a teaspoon of this stuff.
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It's called enhancer. It'll enhance all the flavors."
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He unscrewed the lid, scooped out some enhancer, and dropped it into the hot sauce.
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The pot began to shake as the sauce bubbled fiercely.
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Ben gasped as hot sauce erupted from the pot!