1 00:00:12,118 --> 00:00:18,670 Ben flew up to the photography classroom and tried to turn the doorknob. 2 00:00:18,671 --> 00:00:21,973 But the door was locked. 3 00:00:21,974 --> 00:00:27,249 He knocked. "Pixel? Are you in there? It's me, Ben." 4 00:00:27,250 --> 00:00:31,409 There was no reply, so Ben floated through the door. 5 00:00:31,410 --> 00:00:42,250 In the back of the classroom, he could see the small darkroom, once used for developing photographs. 6 00:00:42,251 --> 00:00:45,938 Sure enough, Pixel was huddled in a corner. 7 00:00:45,939 --> 00:00:54,827 He was hunched over something, sobbing. 8 00:00:54,828 --> 00:00:57,533 "Pixel! Are you okay?" 9 00:00:57,534 --> 00:00:59,675 Pixel jumped. 10 00:00:59,676 --> 00:01:06,845 Floating toward the younger ghost, Ben saw tears streaming down his face. 11 00:01:06,846 --> 00:01:08,995 "What happened?" Ben asked. 12 00:01:08,996 --> 00:01:12,760 "Did you see the vandal? Are you hurt?" 13 00:01:12,761 --> 00:01:17,421 Pixel stared at Ben, unable to speak for a moment. 14 00:01:17,422 --> 00:01:23,820 "I'm okay," he finally said in a shaky voice. "I'm not hurt." 15 00:01:23,821 --> 00:01:26,577 "Then what's wrong?" Ben asked again. 16 00:01:26,578 --> 00:01:28,568 "Look. I found your camera. 17 00:01:28,569 --> 00:01:31,107 Do you know who the vandal is?" 18 00:01:31,108 --> 00:01:37,973 "Yes, it's . . ." Pixel swallowed hard. "Me!" 19 00:01:37,974 --> 00:01:41,202 "What?" Ben blinked in surprise. 20 00:01:41,203 --> 00:01:44,973 "You? You're the vandal? But . . ." 21 00:01:44,974 --> 00:01:49,473 He looked around and spotted the other two missing paintings. 22 00:01:49,474 --> 00:01:56,756 Their frames were broken too. 23 00:01:56,757 --> 00:02:00,618 "Oh wow." Ben ran a hand through his hair. 24 00:02:00,619 --> 00:02:06,785 "This is bad." He dropped into a chair. 25 00:02:06,786 --> 00:02:10,194 "I messed the paintings up," Pixel said. 26 00:02:10,195 --> 00:02:11,711 "I didn't steal them. 27 00:02:11,712 --> 00:02:13,749 And now I'm trying to fix them. 28 00:02:13,750 --> 00:02:15,239 Please believe me, Ben. 29 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,206 I didn't mean for any of this to happen!" 30 00:02:18,207 --> 00:02:23,181 Ben shook his head. "Sorry, Pixel, but I don't understand." 31 00:02:23,182 --> 00:02:27,753 Pixel took a deep breath, and then the whole story tumbled out. 32 00:02:27,754 --> 00:02:31,977 "I wanted to get great photos for your article. 33 00:02:31,978 --> 00:02:36,219 So I tried to float in cool ways to get interesting angles. 34 00:02:36,220 --> 00:02:40,803 But I am not good at advanced floating techniques. 35 00:02:40,804 --> 00:02:45,573 I kept smashing into things—like Mr. Freaky's sculpture. 36 00:02:45,574 --> 00:02:51,811 I bashed into the motor and made the whole thing go haywire!" 37 00:02:51,812 --> 00:02:58,774 "Okay," Ben said slowly. "What else did you do?" 38 00:02:58,775 --> 00:03:01,794 "I knocked over all the artwork too! 39 00:03:01,795 --> 00:03:09,751 But I didn't want anyone to know, so I grabbed the three broken paintings and brought them to the newspaper office. 40 00:03:09,752 --> 00:03:12,820 I tried to fix them, but I couldn't. 41 00:03:12,821 --> 00:03:21,657 That's when I made those dumb copies. 42 00:03:21,658 --> 00:03:26,084 I was hoping nobody would notice." Pixel made a face. 43 00:03:26,085 --> 00:03:28,544 "Pretty dumb, huh?" 44 00:03:28,545 --> 00:03:33,264 "Nope." Ben frowned. "Very dumb!" 45 00:03:33,265 --> 00:03:35,538 Pixel winced. 46 00:03:35,539 --> 00:03:38,873 "That explains the painting in the newspaper office closet. 47 00:03:38,874 --> 00:03:44,063 By the way, Mr. Freaky found it and blamed me!" 48 00:03:44,064 --> 00:03:48,350 "Sorry." The younger ghost winced again. 49 00:03:48,351 --> 00:03:54,570 "I was working on it in there, and somebody came in, so I shoved it into the closet. 50 00:03:54,571 --> 00:04:00,415 Every time I tried to go back for it, somebody was in the office." 51 00:04:00,416 --> 00:04:03,277 "What about the flying painting?" Ben asked. 52 00:04:03,278 --> 00:04:06,458 "That got vandalized twice." 53 00:04:06,459 --> 00:04:15,273 "I knocked over the paints earlier in the week. 54 00:04:15,274 --> 00:04:19,900 And then today I smeared the paint while I was trying to take photos. 55 00:04:19,901 --> 00:04:24,560 I didn't realize the flying painting was still wet!" 56 00:04:24,561 --> 00:04:27,546 "Go on." 57 00:04:27,547 --> 00:04:33,333 "While I was trying to sneak out of the gym without being noticed, I dropped my camera. 58 00:04:33,334 --> 00:04:40,917 I couldn't go back for it because Mr. Gwarg was in there." Pixel shrugged. 59 00:04:40,918 --> 00:04:43,517 "I'm just so awful at floating! 60 00:04:43,518 --> 00:04:47,831 I know I should practice more often, but I like photography better. 61 00:04:47,832 --> 00:04:52,971 I'd much rather take pictures than practice boring floating techniques." 62 00:04:52,972 --> 00:04:58,612 "Wow. Pixel." Ben sat there for a minute with his chin in his hands. 63 00:04:58,613 --> 00:05:04,792 He couldn't believe how much damage Pixel had caused—all by mistake. 64 00:05:04,793 --> 00:05:09,240 "Why didn't he ask me or a teacher for help?" Ben thought. 65 00:05:09,241 --> 00:05:15,383 But of course Ben knew the answer to that question perfectly well. 66 00:05:15,384 --> 00:05:20,434 "I used to have trouble with floating too," Ben blurted out. 67 00:05:20,435 --> 00:05:24,371 "For the longest time, I couldn't float through doors and walls. 68 00:05:24,372 --> 00:05:28,576 I was too embarrassed to tell anyone." 69 00:05:28,577 --> 00:05:33,759 Pixel blinked at him. "Really? Same as me?" 70 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:40,279 "Yep. But I practiced and I got better. You can do that too." 71 00:05:40,280 --> 00:05:46,168 "I'll try, I promise. But . . ." Tears filled Pixel's eyes again. 72 00:05:46,169 --> 00:05:50,748 "In the meantime I ruined Art Week!" He shook his head. 73 00:05:50,749 --> 00:05:55,074 "Worst of all, I wrecked the witches' beautiful painting." 74 00:05:55,075 --> 00:05:58,646 "Art Week isn't over yet," Ben said. 75 00:05:58,647 --> 00:06:01,304 "And the witches are very good artists. 76 00:06:01,305 --> 00:06:04,283 They're fixing the flying painting right now." 77 00:06:04,284 --> 00:06:08,215 He glanced at the artwork on the floor near Pixel. 78 00:06:08,216 --> 00:06:13,744 "It looks like you've finished repairing those paintings, so we can hang them back up in the hallway." 79 00:06:13,745 --> 00:06:16,772 Pixel nodded as he wiped away his tears. 80 00:06:16,773 --> 00:06:21,082 Then he glanced up at a clock on the darkroom wall. 81 00:06:21,083 --> 00:06:23,078 "I guess we'd better hurry, Ben. 82 00:06:23,079 --> 00:06:26,974 Leonardo da Creepy will be here any minute!" 83 00:06:26,975 --> 00:06:30,230 "Yeah," Ben said with a grin. 84 00:06:30,231 --> 00:06:36,304 "And we need to get your photos ready for my newspaper article!"