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we waiting for? Let’s go, buckoes!” Aaron said.
    We threw the blanket off our heads and snuck toward the door. It was up to us to save the Sea Rat once again.

Chapter 7
    Sneaky Sea Dogs
    The door creaked open. I looked around to make sure the coast was clear.
    â€œC’mon, mates, let’s go,” I whispered to my friends. Then we tippy-toed through the hallway. We knew a secret way to get on deck. Down the hall was a hatch with a ladder that went up to the back of the ship. That’s where we were headed.
    When we got to the door, I heard a loud rumble.
    I stopped dead in my tracks.
    â€œWhat was that?” I whispered.
    Gary looked down and put both hands on his stomach. “That was my tummy,” he whispered back. “I’m starving.”
    â€œAye, me too,” Inna whispered.
    â€œMe three,” Vicky said.
    Then my tummy rumbled, too.
    â€œLucky for you mates, I’ve got some sea slugs in my pocket,” Aaron said. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of slimy slugs.
    Gary’s face turned greenish. Inna held her nose. I did the same. Suddenly, we weren’t so hungry anymore.
    â€œMaybe later,” we said.
    â€œSuit yourself,” Aaron said. Then he and Vicky gobbled up the creepy critters.
    Once we snuck our way to the hatch, there was one little problem. The ladder wasn’t there and none of us could reach the handle. “I can reach it if I climb on your shoulders,” Vicky told me.
    â€œGood idea,” I said. Then Aaron helped Vicky climb on my shoulders. But we still couldn’t reach. “We need someone to climb on Vicky’s shoulders, too,” I said.
    â€œI vote for Gary,” Inna said. Inna didn’t like climbing.
    â€œAye!” Aaron agreed. “And we can help him.”
    Gary wasn’t so sure. I could tell he was afraid he’d fall. “You can do it, Gary! The ship needs you,” I told him.
    â€œAye?” Gary asked.
    â€œAYE!” we all said.
    â€œThen I’ll try my best,” he said. He took a deep breath and almost sneezed. But he pinched his nose just in time. After all, we were supposed to be sneaky.
    With Aaron and Inna’s help, Gary climbed on Vicky’s shoulders. I felt my legs starting to shake. It was hard work holding them both.
    â€œI got it!” Gary said when he grabbed the hatch handle. He was so excited that he lost his balance!
    I wibbled and wobbled.
    Then . . . CRASH!
    I fell to the floor. Then Vicky fell on top of me. I waited for Gary to fall, but he didn’t. I looked up and he was still holding onto the handle. Then the hatch started to slide open.
    Gary was hanging in the air. We could see the sky above him. “Arrr! What should I do?” he asked.

    â€œPull yourself up. Then lower a rope for us to climb,” I said.
    â€œAye aye!” Gary said. We watched him disappear. When he came back, he was holding a rope.
    â€œUse one of the knots Rotten Tooth showed us to tie the rope to the ship’s railing,” Inna whispered.
    â€œAye aye!” Gary said. The next thing we knew, he was lowering the rope down. We all took turns climbing up on deck and telling Gary what a good job he had done. Gary smiled really proudly. “I guess I’m not that clumsy when it counts,” he said.
    â€œAye,” I said, and gave him a pat on the back.
    Then I looked around. We were all the way at the back of the ship, behind the main cabin. There were never any pirates here except Clegg. He was the oldest pirate on the ship, and he liked to fish back here. But I didn’t even see him.
    When I poked my head around the side of the cabin, I found the crew. They were tied to the masts, and the crew of the Filthy Sails was guarding them!
    I took a deep breath. I knew I had to come up with a really good plan if we were going save the day once again!

Chapter 8
    Rotten Luck!
    I watched Captain Fish Face pace the deck. “Arrr!