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They surrounded me and led me to our hiding place in
the woods across the street.
Wart angrily kicked a stone out of his way. David and Jared were muttering
unhappily and shaking their heads.
“It didn’t work,” Brenda said softly. “The seeds didn’t work. No one
changed.”
“What went wrong?” Wart asked. “What could have gone wrong?”
They all stared at me.
Suddenly, I knew the answer. I knew exactly why none of the kids had turned
into Creeps. “No one ate the macaroni,” I blurted out.
I could have kicked myself. Why did I tell them? Why did I tip them
off?
They narrowed their eyes at me. “Huh?”
“No one ever eats the macaroni,” I said. I’d already started. I had to
explain. “It’s sort of a school rule. The macaroni hasn’t been touched by anyone
in years and years!”
All four of them groaned.
Wart stepped up to me and stared at me suspiciously. “How do you know that,
Commander?” he demanded. “You arrived here only a few days before we did. So how
do you know that the macaroni hasn’t been eaten in years?”
I had to think fast. If they discovered that I wasn’t a Creep, they’d
probably disintegrate me—or eat me—or something!
“Uh… one of the kids in my class told me,” I replied. I lowered my head.
“I should have remembered sooner. I have failed you. Our mission is a failure.”
“No, it isn’t,” Brenda chimed in. “I have more seeds—and a new plan. A
better plan.”
The other Creeps turned to her. “Tell us your plan,” Jared demanded. “We
don’t have much time before the seeds lose their power.”
“It’s simple,” Brenda replied with a shrug. “We bake the seeds into cookies.
Then we hand out the cookies for free at the school bake sale on Saturday.”
“Excellent idea!” David cried.
“Yaaaay!” Wart and Jared cheered.
“Everyone gets a free cookie,” Brenda said, grinning an evil grin. “And
everyone becomes a Creep.”
Brenda’s grin made me feel cold all over. I swallowed hard. My mouth suddenly
felt so dry.
I knew that her plan would work. I knew that no one in my school could pass
up a free cookie.
What can I do? I asked myself. How can I stop them?
They all turned to me. “Shall we bake the cookies, Commander?” Wart demanded.
“Shall we put Brenda’s plan into action?”
I stared back at them. They were eagerly waiting for my answer. I wondered if
they could see my knees shaking.
“Well…” I took a deep breath. I had to try something. I had to think of something to stop them.
“I don’t like Brenda’s plan,” I said, trying to keep my voice low and steady.
“I think we must prepare the seeds for a later time. I think we should bury the
seeds in the ground and see if they sprout. That way, we’ll have lots and lots of seeds!”
I know. I know. It was a really lame idea.
But it was the only thing that popped into my mind.
Would they buy it? I wondered.
Would they forget about Brenda’s plan and go along with it?
Would they agree to bury the seeds?
No way.
It took me only a few seconds to realize I had made the worst mistake of my
life.
27
“Bury the seeds?” Brenda cried. “ Bury them?”
The four of them moved in closer. They formed a tight circle around me.
I glanced nervously around, searching the woods for the best path to escape.
But they had me trapped.
“Are you sure you are our Commander?” Wart demanded.
David and Jared sneered at me. “A Creep Commander would never tell us to bury the Identity Seeds,” Jared said menacingly.
Wart stuck his face up close to mine. “Prove you are our Commander,” he
ordered.
“Yes. Prove you are a Creep!” David cried.
“Prove it! Prove it!” All four of them began to chant.
I gasped and tried to back away. But they had me surrounded.
“Prove it! Prove it!”
And as they chanted, they began to change once again. Their skin grew bumpy and turned bright purple. Their hair slid
into their heads, and their jaws
the woods across the street.
Wart angrily kicked a stone out of his way. David and Jared were muttering
unhappily and shaking their heads.
“It didn’t work,” Brenda said softly. “The seeds didn’t work. No one
changed.”
“What went wrong?” Wart asked. “What could have gone wrong?”
They all stared at me.
Suddenly, I knew the answer. I knew exactly why none of the kids had turned
into Creeps. “No one ate the macaroni,” I blurted out.
I could have kicked myself. Why did I tell them? Why did I tip them
off?
They narrowed their eyes at me. “Huh?”
“No one ever eats the macaroni,” I said. I’d already started. I had to
explain. “It’s sort of a school rule. The macaroni hasn’t been touched by anyone
in years and years!”
All four of them groaned.
Wart stepped up to me and stared at me suspiciously. “How do you know that,
Commander?” he demanded. “You arrived here only a few days before we did. So how
do you know that the macaroni hasn’t been eaten in years?”
I had to think fast. If they discovered that I wasn’t a Creep, they’d
probably disintegrate me—or eat me—or something!
“Uh… one of the kids in my class told me,” I replied. I lowered my head.
“I should have remembered sooner. I have failed you. Our mission is a failure.”
“No, it isn’t,” Brenda chimed in. “I have more seeds—and a new plan. A
better plan.”
The other Creeps turned to her. “Tell us your plan,” Jared demanded. “We
don’t have much time before the seeds lose their power.”
“It’s simple,” Brenda replied with a shrug. “We bake the seeds into cookies.
Then we hand out the cookies for free at the school bake sale on Saturday.”
“Excellent idea!” David cried.
“Yaaaay!” Wart and Jared cheered.
“Everyone gets a free cookie,” Brenda said, grinning an evil grin. “And
everyone becomes a Creep.”
Brenda’s grin made me feel cold all over. I swallowed hard. My mouth suddenly
felt so dry.
I knew that her plan would work. I knew that no one in my school could pass
up a free cookie.
What can I do? I asked myself. How can I stop them?
They all turned to me. “Shall we bake the cookies, Commander?” Wart demanded.
“Shall we put Brenda’s plan into action?”
I stared back at them. They were eagerly waiting for my answer. I wondered if
they could see my knees shaking.
“Well…” I took a deep breath. I had to try something. I had to think of something to stop them.
“I don’t like Brenda’s plan,” I said, trying to keep my voice low and steady.
“I think we must prepare the seeds for a later time. I think we should bury the
seeds in the ground and see if they sprout. That way, we’ll have lots and lots of seeds!”
I know. I know. It was a really lame idea.
But it was the only thing that popped into my mind.
Would they buy it? I wondered.
Would they forget about Brenda’s plan and go along with it?
Would they agree to bury the seeds?
No way.
It took me only a few seconds to realize I had made the worst mistake of my
life.
27
“Bury the seeds?” Brenda cried. “ Bury them?”
The four of them moved in closer. They formed a tight circle around me.
I glanced nervously around, searching the woods for the best path to escape.
But they had me trapped.
“Are you sure you are our Commander?” Wart demanded.
David and Jared sneered at me. “A Creep Commander would never tell us to bury the Identity Seeds,” Jared said menacingly.
Wart stuck his face up close to mine. “Prove you are our Commander,” he
ordered.
“Yes. Prove you are a Creep!” David cried.
“Prove it! Prove it!” All four of them began to chant.
I gasped and tried to back away. But they had me surrounded.
“Prove it! Prove it!”
And as they chanted, they began to change once again. Their skin grew bumpy and turned bright purple. Their hair slid
into their heads, and their jaws
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