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told my mates. “It’s a Sheepshank Man-o’-War knot!”
    We all gulped! Even Rotten Tooth!
    I squinted my eyes and stuck out my tongue. I was going to try my best. I just hoped all that homework was worth it.

Chapter 9
    Pirate Overboard!
    â€œHurry, Pete!” Vicky said.
    â€œAye! Cap’n Fish Face has Gary!” Inna said.
    â€œAye, and it looks like he’s going to make him walk the plank,” Aaron said.
    Everyone was counting on me. But no matter how I pushed or pulled, I couldn’t get the knot to budge.
    â€œShiver me timbers, what’s taking so long! Can’t ye rats just chew through the rope?” Rotten Tooth growled.
    Inna held her stomach and gagged. “Yuck! That slimy rope probably tastes even worse than sea slugs.”
    Vicky made a grumpy face. “Well it probably tastes better than icky sticky fish eggs,” she huffed.
    Aaron interrupted their bickering. He leaned in between them and rolled his eyes at Rotten Tooth. “Arrr! We wouldn’t have to chew it if Rotten Head let us have swords,” he said. “We could just cut the rope.”
    I didn’t say anything.
    I took a deep breath. Then I tried the knot again.
    I wasn’t going to let those mean pirates make Gary walk the plank. He was my best bunkmate!

    I tried to remember what Rotten Tooth had shown us. There was a special trick to it. I had to take one loop and pull it while I pushed another. I just couldn’t remember which ones. So I tried all of them.
    I twisted and turned and pushed and pulled. Then I pulled and pushed and turned and twisted. And after a little more twisting, the knot started to get loose.
    â€œThat’s it! You almost got it,” Inna said hopefully.
    â€œAye, almost,” I said. I still needed to push and pull some more.
    â€œAVAST! Tiny intruders!” one of the pirates from the Filthy Sails shouted out.
    We’d been spotted!
    â€œCast that wee one overboard and stop the others!” Captain Fish Face shouted.
    I worked faster and the rope got looser and looser.
    â€œAvast! You did it,” Vicky said as the crew members of the Sea Rat wiggled free.
    â€œAye, and just in time, too,” I said. Gary was standing on the tippy edge of the plank.
    â€œDon’t worry, I’ll take care of that,” Rotten Tooth said. He leaped up and made a loud roar. Then he rushed off to save Gary.
    The pirates from the Filthy Sails were no match for Rotten Tooth. I saw him grab three of them at once and toss them overboard. Then he grabbed two more and tossed them right with the others.
    Soon our shipmates were all tossing pirates overboard.
    In no time, Captain Fish Face was the only mean pirate left onboard. He found himself face-to-face with Captain Stinky Beard. “I’ll teach you to attack my ship,” Captain Stinky Beard said.
    â€œAye! You show ’em, Cap’n!” we cheered.
    Captain Fish Face started to back up to the plank.
    That’s when I saw that Gary was still standing there. I waved my pirate hat in the air to get his attention. “Ahoy, Gary!” I shouted. “Over here!”
    But I was too late!

    Captain Fish Face stood in Gary’s way. “Arrr! Back off or I’ll take this lil’ shipmate with me!” he said to Captain Stinky Beard. It looked like Gary was doomed.
    Inna covered up her eyes with her hands. “I can’t watch,” she said.
    â€œMe neither,” Vicky said, and turned away.
    â€œArrr! We need to save him,” Aaron shouted.
    I didn’t say anything. I saw Gary’s nose twitching, and his glasses started to slide down. I knew right away that Gary was going to save himself.
    â€œAH-AH-AH-CHOOOOO!” Gary sneezed. He sneezed so hard that he lost his balance and slipped. He slipped right into Captain Fish Face!
    Captain Fish Face wibbled and wobbled.
    Then SPLASH !
    Gary had knocked him right off the plank! I guess sometimes it’s