11 DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD

CHAPTER 11 DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD GRRRAAAAARR!" "That sounds loud— and close," Nikki whispered from the belly of the Battle Burro. Alexander squinted through the costume's peepholes. "We're here," he said. They stood in the school parking lot. It was empty, except for one school bus. Behind the bus, Alexander could see the long crack running down Stermont Elementary. He turned his shoulders, craning the Burro's neck around. He could see a mound of shaggy, colorful stuff.

"What do you see?" asked Rip. "It looks like... a big leaf pile," said Alexander. He gasped. It wasn't a pile of leaves. It was the monster's foot. "Guys," he whispered. "We found the P-rex." Alexander tilted the Burro's head back to get a better look. The P-rex was covered in colorful strips of paper. It also had tiny arms, a long tail, and teeth the size of tombstones. BOOM. BOOM. The P-rex took two giant steps away. Alexander felt the ground shake with each step.

"I don't think it saw us," whispered Alexander. "What's it doing?" asked Rip. "I think it's... playing," said Alexander. The P-rex picked up the empty school bus and pushed it around like a toy. "Hmm..." said Alexander. "Let's make our move now, while it's distracted." He lowered the Battle Burro's neck into charge position. "Ready?" The Burro's head bobbled as it tiptoed toward the P-rex. "Attack now?" asked Nikki. "Not yet," said Alexander. "We need to get a little closer." CRUNCH! Alexander stepped on a crackly candy bar. The P-rex looked up, growling. It squeezed the bus in its claw. The stop sign popped out. "Guys!" Alexander shouted. "It sees us!" The friends froze.

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The P-rex tossed the bus aside and stomped over to the Battle Burro. It leaned down, sniffing the Burro's head. The monster's snout blocked Alexander's peepholes. The inside of the costume went dark. Alexander tugged a string in the Battle Burro's jaw. The Battle Burro smiled. The P-rex smiled back. "Looks like our plan worked," Alexander whispered. "The P-rex thinks we're a little pinata monster!" "Yes!" Nikki whispered. "HA!" Rip shouted. "WHAT A DUMMY The P-rex stopped smiling. "Rip," said Alexander, "I think it heard GLOMP! The P-rex clamped its jaws around the Battle Burro. And ripped its head off.