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have any details—anything I can start thinking about for cupcake decorations?” Lexi asked.
    Kylie nodded. “It’s a salute to all the great pirates on the Seven Seas, from Bluebeard and Captain Kidd to Hook and Jack Sparrow. Our cupcakes have to be equally spectacular—and dastardly.”
    Jenna rubbed her temples. “I’m sensing some crazy Kylie cupcake stunt,” she said. “We’re not going to shoot them out of a cannon, are we?”
    â€œThat’s not a bad idea…” Kylie contemplated. “But I think they’d be hard for people to catch, don’t you?”
    â€œWhat if we shish-kebabbed a bunch of cupcakes on a giant pirate sword?” Delaney suggested. “Then we could have a bloody battle on the high seas!”
    â€œOuch! That sounds dangerous!” Lexi protested. “And it would make holes in all my cupcake art.”
    â€œBloody and gory is cool,” Kylie said. She had seen every Pirates of the Caribbean movie twice. “But I think Lexi is right. Swords might scare the guests.”
    â€œFine, it was only a suggestion,” Delaney said. “I just think it would be fun to stage a pirate sword fight.” She pretended to wave a sword in the air and laugh like an evil pirate. “Yo-ho-ho!”
    â€œYo-ho- no !” Jenna said, shaking her head. “Think presentation. What would make a big splash at the party?”
    Kylie thought hard—but was interrupted by Maggie.
    â€œHow long till it’s warm enough for us to swim?” she asked Kylie. “I brought this big raft to blow up but it’s freezing on deck.”
    â€œWe’ll be two days at sea before we hit Florida sunshine,” Sadie reminded her. “But it’s fine—there’s so much to do on the ship. I’m hitting the rock climbing wall tomorrow morning.”
    Maggie flopped down in a chair next to her. “I just want to float on my raft in the pool and soak up some rays.”
    Suddenly, Kylie had a brilliant idea. “What if we built a huge raft with a sail and put hundreds of mini cupcakes on it, right smack in the middle of the pool?”
    â€œYou mean sail our cupcakes into the pirate party?” Jenna asked her.
    â€œExactly! Maybe it could start out in the dark with some fog and scary music—like the Flying Dutchman in Pirates of the Caribbean? It’s crewed by the undead!”
    â€œThat’s creepy,” Sadie said. “But cool.”
    â€œI could do a skull and crossbones in fondant on each of them,” Lexi added.
    â€œGood!” Kylie exclaimed. “What about flavors?”
    â€œJolly Roger raspberry,” Jenna said. “And pirate pistachio!”
    â€œAnd we could all dress up like pirates with eye patches and fake mustaches,” Delaney chimed in.
    â€œI think we have a game plan,” Kylie said. “A floating cupcake ghost ship and pirate costumes for all.”
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    Leo made sure the girls of PLC had full access to the ship’s “junior” galley—a second kitchen that was free while the cooking staff worked in the main one preparing meals. While the other guests enjoyed all the activities the ship had to offer—lectures, concerts, auctions, and unlimited food and fun—Kylie insisted the girls get down to business.
    â€œWhat happened to sun and fun?” Delaney complained as they rummaged through the enormous pantry for ingredients.
    â€œIt’s still too cold on deck,” Kylie reminded her. “You’d be sunning in a ski jacket.”
    â€œIt’s not too cold to rock climb,” Sadie grumped. “By the time we finish here, the line will be a mile long!”
    â€œCupcakes come first,” Kylie reminded them. “We need to nail down the recipes, build the raft, and then bake and decorate. We’ll have plenty of time for other stuff tomorrow or the day