Chapter 10

Chapter 10 A PROBLEM IS JUST A SOLUTION YOU HAVEN'T FOUND YET. Po got to school early the next day. He figured that would be his best opportunity to talk to Ms. Minerva. He found her in homeroom and told her all about the park and the bulldozed habitat. The explanation was obvious: the bats had nowhere else to go! "That's why they're here," he finished. "It's not the bats' fault. They probably don't even really want to be here. They just needed to find someplace to sleep during the day." Ms. Minerva smiled at him. But it was a small, sad smile. "I'm impressed that you and your friends

were able to learn all this," she said. "And I'm impressed with your compassion for the bats. But this doesn't really change anything, Po. Regardless of why the bats are here, they are here. And we need them to not be here anymore." "But…," Po began. He didn't know what else to say. He'd already made his argument. "I'm sorry, Po," said Ms. Minerva. "The exterminator will be here tomorrow. And there's nothing you or I can do to stop him."

"I just can't believe it," Po said later. They were in Minecraft, preparing for another siege. He had taken the form of a construction worker. "I refuse to accept there's nothing we can do." "I know, buddy," said Morgan. "I want to stop the zombies from attacking, too." "I'm not talking about the zombies," Po said. "I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BATS! You know, real life?" "Oh, uh, sorry," Morgan said. If they could blush in the game, Po thought Morgan probably would blush now. "I didn't mean to snap at you," Po said. "I'm just frustrated that LEARNING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BATS DIDN'T HELP ANYTHING." "Wait a minute," Harper said. She put away her pickaxe and went still. "Uh, Harper?" said Po. "IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?" "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" she asked. "Are you…thinking about pizza?" he asked. She gave him a look.

"Is that a no?" he asked. Harper shook her head. "No. I'm thinking: WHAT IF THE BAT PROBLEM AND THE ZOMBIE PROBLEM ARE THE SAME PROBLEM?" Ash narrowed her eyes. "What do you mean?" "Think about it," Harper said. "We keep saying that the monsters are attacking the village. But are they really? THEY TRAMPLE THE STUFF IN THEIR PATH. THEY FIGHT US WHEN WE STAND IN THEIR WAY. But otherwise?"

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Ash nodded slowly. "Remember the night we hid in the library? They just walked right through town and into the woods on the other side, didn't they?" "So did the ones who got past us last night," said Jodi. "They ran off into those same woods." Po's mind reeled at what they were saying. "YOU THINK THE ZOMBIES AND SKELETONS ARE… RELOCATING? LIKE, THEY'RE MOVING FROM ONE HABITAT TO ANOTHER?" he asked. "I think maybe they are," said Harper. "They're relocating from the mountain to the forest. And the village happens to be right in their way."