Chapter 8

8 ".Ay, Dios! Violet, look what you did!" said Pablo. Skylar and Devin gasped. Violet was stuck. And she was hanging upside down! Her right foot and leg were glued to the middle of Sara the Cerebellum. She tried to kick herself loose with her left leg. But it was no use. That leg got stuck, too. Her fingertips swayed above the floor as she squirmed and wiggled. "Get me down! Get me down!" Violet begged. "Now, this is a sticky situation," said Dr. Crisp, rubbing her chin.

Pablo ran over to help Violet. As he tried to pull her off, his hand became glued to Sara as well. ".Caramba!" he said. Skylar and Devin hurried over to help. But before they knew it, all four Makers were stuck to Sara.

"What are we going to do?" cried Violet. "This challenge wasn't about being the best beanbag thrower!" Devin said through clenched teeth. "It was about working as a team to solve a problem," added Skylar. "At least now you all are sticking together!" joked Dr. Crisp. No one laughed. Violet lowered her eyes. "I know I let everyone down. I was just so excited about this challenge." "It's okay, Violet. We all make mistakes and get carried away sometimes," said Pablo. "You're just passionate." But the twins stared down at Violet with cold faces. After a few moments of silence, Violet said, "I'm really sorry. I mean it. I made this level more about me than working together." She tried to twist her body toward Skylar. "And I'm sorry I didn't listen to you when I should have. I just

didn't want you to be the one to guess the answer." Skylar raised her eyebrows. "But why?" Violet paused. "Because you're into art. I didn't want to lose to someone who doesn't even like science." "We do like science!" replied Devin. Then Skylar's face softened. "But maybe not as much as you," she said with a smile. "I understand what it feels like to want to be the best

at something you love. I was so sad when I came in second place in the art show last year." Violet gave Skylar an upside-down smile. "Let's get ourselves unstuck. As a team!" Pablo looked at his Magnificent Maker Watch. "We're going to run out of time if we don't hurry!" "Sis, what were you going to say?" asked Devin. "Yeah, Skylar, tell us your idea!" said Violet.

"Well, at first it was pretty easy to land the beanbags," Skylar said. "But with the goggles on, we started missing." "We got better, though," added Devin. "We did! We learned! Then, when we took the goggles off, we started missing again," Skylar continued. Violet bit her lip. "It's like we had to relearn how to throw with normal vision." "So that means…," Pablo began. "Our cerebellums also must be important for learning how to move!" shouted Skylar. RING, DING, DONG!! Sara lost her stickiness. Pablo and the twins freed themselves. Violet crashed to the floor. "Way to stick that one out and finish strong!" cheered Dr. Crisp.