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too busy thinking about our trap to concentrate.
    â€œAye aye!” we said.
    â€œThat’s more like it,” Rotten Tooth said. Then he pointed out to sea. He said that the color of the water warned pirates of reefs.
    â€œDo you think the spy is trapped yet?” Vicky whispered.
    Rotten Tooth stopped talking and glared at us. “Spotting reefs might just keep ye pups from sinking to the bottom of the sea one day,” he sneered.
    â€œAye aye!” we said.
    When Rotten Tooth wasn’t looking again, I leaned over to Vicky. “Spotting spies might keep us afloat, too,” I said.
    â€œARRR! That’s it! Ye have sunk your own ship!” Rotten Tooth barked. “School’s over! Go to your quarters and don’t come out till grub time.”
    Most of the time, being punished made us frowny. But this time it made us smile, because our quarters were exactly where we wanted to go!
    We did our best to hide how happy we were. We pretended to mope until we got to the galley stairs. Once we were out of Rotten Tooth’s sight, we let out a loud “Hooray!” and skipped to our room.
    Then I made a shh noise and sneaked over to our door.
    Vicky sneaked behind me and Aaron sneaked behind her.
    Inna sneaked, too. But she covered her eyes with her fingers in case there was something creepy in the net.
    Gary didn’t sneak at all. That’s because Gary is a loud sneaker, and this was a job for quiet sneaking.
    â€œBlimey!” I said. “The trap worked!”
    â€œAye!” Vicky shouted.
    The blanket was hanging from the roof beams and something was wiggling inside.
    Aaron grabbed a broom from the closet. “Arrr! I’ll swashbuckle the spy with this!”
    â€œArrr! Maybe we should peek to see what it is first,” I said.
    â€œAye, it might just be somebody clumsy like me,” Gary said.
    â€œWell, let’s find out, buckoes!” I said.
    Aaron gripped the broom tighter.
    Vicky and Gary held their breath.
    Inna covered her eyes tighter.
    I started to untie the knot.
    Then . . . THUMP!
    The blanket fell to the ground and opened.
    â€œARRR!” I screamed.
    â€œAHHH!” the spy screamed back.
    We all blinked and rubbed our eyes. We couldn’t believe what we were seeing! Our friend Jack from King’s Island was standing in our quarters!

    â€œWhat in the name of the seven seas are you doing here?” I asked.
    Just then a heavy hand came down on my shoulder and I made a double gulp!
    â€œArrr! That’s what I would like to know!” Rotten Tooth growled. Jack trembled with fear. Rotten Tooth could be one scary pirate if he wanted to.
    â€œBut . . . but . . . how did you know?” I stuttered.
    â€œThe cap’n ordered me to keep my eyes open for anything suspicious. And ye kiddos were acting mighty suspicious this morning,” he said. As mean as he was, that Rotten Tooth sure was one clever pirate!
    â€œWhat’s going to happen to me?” Jack asked.
    â€œArrr! Same thing that happens to all stowaways,” Rotten Tooth said. “You are going to walk the plank!”

Chapter 10
    Sink or Sail?
    Rotten Tooth picked up Jack with one hand and carried him out of our quarters.
    â€œStop!” Inna shouted. “He’s our friend!”
    â€œGangway! He’s a spy!” Rotten Tooth said as he marched up to the main deck.
    Jack had saved us from the townspeople, so we had to find a way to save Jack.
    There was only one person aboard the Sea Rat who could make Rotten Tooth change his mind. So I raced off to the captain’s quarters to find Captain Stinky Beard. Aaron, Vicky, Gary, and Inna grabbed hold of Rotten Tooth’s legs to try and slow him down.
    â€œCap’n! Cap’n!” I shouted as I rushed into his office.
    Captain Stinky Beard was sitting at his big desk, plotting our course on a huge map. He looked up when I burst in. “Arrr, what is it, my little shipmate?” he