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Ben looked up as he clung to the rope.
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"What's going on?" he thought.
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Then he spotted Serena crossing the field with Winnie.
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"Whoa." A few monsters started whispering.
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"Who's that beautiful witch?"
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"Hi, Serena!" Pixel called, waving madly. "I—oops!"
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As soon as Pixel dropped the rope, Zork seized the opportunity.
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"Pull, Team Orange!" he shouted.
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Before Ben could react, he felt the rope slip through his hands.
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A second later Mog landed in the mud pit, splattering mud everywhere.
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Pixel fell in next, followed by Deb, Ben, and finally Jen.
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Team Orange laughed and cheered.
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Their fans went wild too, chanting, "Orange! Orange!"
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"One point for Team Orange!" Mr. Gwarg declared.
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Team Black pulled themselves out of the mud.
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Mog looked disappointed, but he tried to shake it off.
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"Okay, Team Black, good effort.
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But if we want to win, we're going to need more focus."
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"Sorry, everybody," Pixel mumbled.
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"I got distracted by, um, somebody."
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Mr. Freaky was racing around, waving his arms happily.
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"What an exciting start to Field Day!
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Get cleaned up, Team Black, and we'll move on to the next event."
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Ben wiped himself down as best he could.
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Then he went over to talk to Gaby.
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"Nice win," he said. "I sure wish you were on our team, though."
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"Me too." Gaby folded her arms and scowled.
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"But Mog—and Waldo—never asked me to be on Team Black."
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"I should have thought of asking you," Ben said.
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"But I was worried about Winnie yesterday.
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She seems so bothered by her cousin or something."
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"I think Winnie is jealous of Serena," Gaby said.
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"Which is dumb, if you ask me.
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Serena's beautiful, but Winnie's really pretty too."
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Ben nodded. "I know."
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"She's even letting it get in the way of Field Day," Gaby went on.
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"Zork asked her to join Team Orange, but she told him she was too busy with her cousin."
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At the mention of Zork, Ben just grunted.
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"Well, good luck with the sack race, Gaby. It should be another good competition."
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A few minutes later, the two teams stood with Mr. Gwarg near a white line on the field.
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"This is the starting line for the sack race," the gym teacher explained.
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"And remember, there is absolutely no floating or flying in this event.
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Your feet must stay in the bag, and you must hop to the finish line. Got it?"
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"Got it," all the monsters replied.
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"In the first heat, three members from each team will race.
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Then the other three members will take a turn.
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The top two finishers from each team will go on to the final round.
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Now find your sacks, hoppers!"
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Brunhilda, Carly, and Gaby climbed into their sacks for Team Orange.
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Pixel, Mog, and Waldo were going to be Team Black's first hoppers.
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"Hop as fast as you can!" Mog said.
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"Aye-aye, Captain," Pixel and Waldo said.
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Mr. Gwarg raised his whistle. "Ready . . . set . . ." Tweet!
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As Gaby took off, her long legs immediately got caught in the sack, and she toppled forward onto her face. "Oof!"
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"Get up, Gaby!" Zork yelled.
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"Don't just lie there!" Gaby tried to get up, but she got even more tangled.
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Brunhilda had been laughing as she hopped past Gaby.
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But a second later, she plunged forward too.
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Ben held his breath, watching his teammates.
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Mog seemed focused only on the finish line as he hopped across the field.
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Waldo wasn't too far behind Mog, but he kept having to stop to push his glasses up on his nose.
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Meanwhile Pixel looked as if he was drowning inside his sack.
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It was much too large for the tiny ghost.
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"Go, Team Black!" Ben shouted.
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"Feet, do your stuff!" Carly called out suddenly.
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Then she began leaping forward with huge hops.
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"Uh-oh," Ben thought.
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Carly was rapidly catching up to Mog! "Go, Mog, go!" Ben shouted.
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The racers kept going.
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Mog dived for the finish line just as Carly took one last enormous leap.
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Mr. Gwarg had crouched down to watch the finish line.
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He stood back up. "And the winner is . . . Mog!"
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"What?" Mog was still lying on the ground.
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"You won. Carly is the second-place winner," Mr. Gwarg said.
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"Rats!" Carly cried, stepping out of her sack.
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The crowd gasped. In place of her normal feet, Carly had huge kangaroo feet.
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"Hey! No fair!" a goblin yelled.
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Team Black was complaining loudly too.
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Mog pointed at Carly's feet. "She used magic!"
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Carly grinned and stuck out her tongue at him.
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"No, I didn't. It's not magic—it's an ability. Remember?
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I'm a doppelganger. And doppelgangers can change shape."
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Deb scowled. "Two can play this game," she muttered.