10 Field of Battle

CHAPTER 10 FIELD OF BATTLE Well, we survive the trip to school, but now no one's talking to one another. We're all finely tuned athletes focused on the challenges that lie before us. I feel like we're at the Olympic Games, marching out onto the field of battle.

I knew I should have bought a Lightning Bar so I could fly away. Too late for that. As we arrive at station number one, the Basketball Shoot, Coach Kong is standing with his clipboard. "Okay," he says. "What are the team names?" Derek shouts out, "The Tigers!" Coach writes it down and turns to us.

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Oh my gosh, Eric and I didn't know that we had to have a team name. We both look at each other. Then Penny shouts out, "The Pussycats." Coach Kong writes it down. "Meow," snickers Derek. "This could be cat-astrophic," shouts Eric. Then Coach Kong gives out the basketballs. He hands one to MEOW.

Penny. She's our best free throw shooter. Sure enough, she sinks all of her baskets. Derek doesn't get any in and misses the backboard complete- ly. We win the event and we put our best paw forward. I MISSED! COOL.

Station number two is the Three-Legged Race. Coach ties my leg to Eric's and then ties Derek's to Randy's. Then he yells, "On your mark, get set, go!" We're off and hobbling. I don't know how spiders walk with eight legs. Our legs get tangled, and we fall over. It's obvious Derek and Randy have been practicing, because they win by two noses. THE THREE-LEGGED RACE DIRECTIONS 1. CHOOSE SOMEBODY YOU LIKE. 2. TIE YOUR MIDDLE LEGS TOGETHER. 3. PUT YOUR LEFT ARM AROUND YOUR PARTNER. 4. TOGETHER, MOVE YOUR LEFT LEG FORWARD, THEN YOUR RIGHT. 5. REPEAT UNTIL YOU CROSS THE FINISH LINE.