29 - Monster Blood III by R.L. Stine - (ebook by Undead) Read Free Book Online Page B

guess.”
    Evan balled his huge hands into huge fists. “I’m not in the mood for your
sick sense of humor, Andy,” he snapped.
    His body started to tingle again. His muscles ached.
    I’m growing even bigger, he realized.
    Evan’s throat suddenly felt very dry. He realized his knees were shaking.
They made a loud banging sound as they hit together.
    Don’t panic! he instructed himself.
    The first rule is—don’t panic.
    But why shouldn’t he panic? His head was nearly pushing up against the
basement ceiling.
    Kermit stood up on top of the lab table. His white high-tops were splattered
with yellow dough. They looked like little doll shoes to Evan.
    “Make me a giant, too!” Kermit pleaded. “Why can’t I be a giant?”
    Evan stared down at his cousin. Kermit really did look like a little
white mouse now.
    Evan’s body tingled harder. The room tilted and swayed again. “This is your fault, Andy!” he shouted.
    Andy shrank back against the wall. “Huh? My fault?”
    “You and your Monster Blood!” Evan thundered. “I—I swallowed some!”
    Andy stared up at him. “How?”
    “When Kermit’s mixture exploded,” Evan replied. “I was putting the candy bar
in my mouth. The dough exploded. I started to choke. The dough hit me in the
face. I remember I tasted it. It was on my lips. And—and—”
    “And it had Monster Blood in it!” Andy finished his sentence for him. Her
face filled with horror. “Oh, Evan. I’m sorry. I really am.”
    But then her face brightened. “The Monster Blood splashed on your clothes,
too. That was lucky. They’re growing with you.”
    Evan let out an exasperated sigh. “Lucky?” he cried. “You call this lucky?
What if I keep growing and never stop?”
    Kermit remained standing on the lab table. He stared up at Evan. “You mean if
I eat some of the dough, I’ll turn into a giant, too?” He bent down and scooped
up a handful of dough.
    “Don’t you dare !” Evan screamed. He leaned over and flicked the dough
out of Kermit’s hand with two fingers. Then he hovered over Kermit, glaring at
him menacingly. “I can squash you, Kermit. I really can,” Evan warned.
    “Okay, okay,” Kermit muttered, his voice trembling. He slid off the table and
stepped behind Andy.
    Wow, Evan thought, I actually have Kermit afraid of me! That’s a first. Maybe growing so big isn’t all bad!
    His body tingled and vibrated. The whistling in his ears grew louder. He
could feel himself grow some more.
    He turned to see Dogface pad into the room. The big sheepdog looked like a
tiny poodle.
    The dog hiccupped. It sniffed at a yellow puddle of dough on the floor.
    “No!” Evan cried. “Don’t eat that! Dogface—no!”
    He bent over and picked up the sheepdog.
    Seeing a giant human lift him up easily off the floor, Dogface let out a yelp
of terror. All four legs thrashed the air as the frightened dog struggled to
break free.
    But Evan cradled the sheepdog in one arm and held on to him tightly.
    When he realized he couldn’t escape from the giant, the dog’s terrified yelps
turned to quiet whimpers.
    “Take Dogface out of here. Lock him outside,” Evan ordered Kermit. He lowered
the whimpering dog to the floor.
    Kermit obediently led the dog away. Halfway to the stairs, he turned back to
Evan. “Hey, you cured Dogface’s hiccups!”
    I guess I scared them out of him! Evan told himself.
    Kermit led Dogface up the stairs. Evan turned to Andy. “I told you to leave the Monster Blood in the closet!” he
cried. “Now look at me!”
    He had to duck his head. Otherwise it would brush against the ceiling.
    “Who told you to eat the stuff?” Andy replied. “Why did you have to be
eating that candy bar?”
    “It was part of the plan—remember?” Evan snapped angrily. He uttered a
bitter sigh. “Great plan we had!”
    “I guess it didn’t work out too well,” Andy admitted.
    “I guess it didn’t,” Evan muttered. “Now what will happen to me? What will
Mom and Dad