Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 "'A SCOUT IS CAREFUL,'" HE said. "'They think about what they are going to do before they do it.'" "Do you think it is dangerous?" said Igor Junior. "It could be," said Vampyra. "It sure looks dangerous," Wolfy said. "Look at all of those sparks!" "If it looks dangerous, it probably is dangerous," said Franky. "But if we don't turn it off, the whole lab will be ruined!" cried Igor Junior. "That lever controls all of the extra electricity for Doctor Frankenstein's experiments!"

"Maybe we don't need to touch the lever," Franky said. "Maybe we can use something else." "Something with a long reach," said Wolfy. "And light enough for Igor Junior to hold," said Vampyra. "Like this broom!" said Igor Junior. He held up a long push broom. "It's light and has a long reach and just might work!" More lightning flashed. More thunder boomed. More things sparked and hissed and groaned and creaked and popped and flashed. "You can do it, Igor Junior," said Vampyra. Igor Junior reached out with the broom. He pressed it against the lever, and then he pushed. But nothing happened. He pushed harder.

But still nothing happened. He pushed as hard as he could, and still the lever did not budge. "It's stuck," he said. "We'll never budge it." "Maybe we can help," said Franky. "Never say 'never' when friends work together!" said Wolfy. Franky, Vampyra, and Wolfy all grabbed the broom with Igor Junior. "On three!" said Vampyra. "One..." "Two...," said Wolfy. "Three!" said Franky. Igor Junior and the Junior Monster Scouts pushed as hard as they could, and finally the lever moved. It clicked right back to where it was before Igor Junior pulled it. The sparking, groaning, hissing, creaking, and popping all STOPPED. The lightning stopped flashing. The thunder stopped

booming. Doctor Frankenstein's laboratory was back to normal. Almost. There was still a lot of mess to clean up. "We did it!" said Vampyra. "Thank you, Junior Monster Scouts," said Igor Junior. "But look at this mess! I'm going to be in BIG trouble." "You're not the only one in trouble right now," said Wolfy. He pointed out the window, toward the village. "Look!"