‘Cool!’
‘You’re always so bubbly.’
‘Kind of like soda pop.’
‘Someone needs to get you a drink, Alcatraz.’
‘I know.’
‘Boom!’
‘Did you just say, “Boom”, Alcatraz?’
‘No, that was the rock hitting the ceiling. We really need to stop those!’
‘Arr!’
‘Wait, what?’
‘It’s me, Kaz. I was going to say, “Are you guys done jabbering yet?” But I stubbed my toe.’
‘Arr!’
‘Kaz!’
‘That time it wasn’t me. It was Sexybeard the pirate.’
‘Hey, guys. Arr.’
‘Whatever.’
‘Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, and I’ll hire you as my lawyer.’
‘Wait, I’m lost.’
‘That’s not surprising for you, Kaz.’
‘Who’s talking?’
‘I am.’
‘Who are you?’
‘Aluki.’
‘When did you get here?’
‘Oh, a page back or so. Looked like a real dangerous conversation to get into.’
‘Alcatraz, the rocks! We have to stop them.’
‘We need more teddy bears. Wow. Never thought I’d ever use that sentence.’
‘Nobody has more bears.’
‘Yes . . . but I just thought of something to fix that.’
‘Should I be scared?’