A/N: If anyone didn't get a response to their review of the last chapter, my apologies. I was pulled away from this story a couple months ago and hadn't been keeping up on reviews.

But now I'm back! I'm going to have a lot of the "Ninja Mode" chapters, so if you have any theme suggestions, let me know!

Guest responses: Random Fan: Yep, the entire family is zoned out. XD Luckily, Will and Kaiko strike me as pretty laid-back parents. Also, I'm laughing because you've predicted the theme of another chapter! XD

ANONYMOUS: You're welcome!


The coast is clear!" Fontaine said, hopping out of the vent.

"Are you sure?" Finn asked in a whisper.

"Yep!" Fontaine said, still in her normal voice. "Come on, you need to stretch your legs."

"Plenty of stretch room in here," Finn muttered as he crawled slowly toward the vent.

Fontaine grinned. "It's time you got a tour of the Aronnax."

Finn, nearly in the hall, froze. "What if someone sees us?"

"It's not a full tour," Fontaine said with a sigh. "But Dad and Ant are in the study, and Mom's studying some new fish she spotted this morning. And we can reach a lot of places without passing any cameras."

"Sounds like a security risk," Finn said, regaining his smile as he squirmed out to stand beside Fontaine.

"It's pretty rare for a pirate to actually get aboard," Fontaine said. "Not without help."

Finn's response was interrupted by Kaiko's voice through Fontaine's wrist comm.

"Fontaine, have you seen my fabric ruler?"

"Uh…"

Fontaine was briefly distracted by the eel-faced look Finn gave her. Finn spun and practically dove back into the duct, vanishing in seconds.

"Fontaine?" Kaiko repeated.

"Oh, yeah," Fontaine lifted her communicator. "Ant was using it earlier. Something about Jeffrey getting fat."

"Of course Ant was," Kaiko said, fond exasperation in her voice. "Thanks, Fontaine."

"No problem." Fontaine lowered her comm and peeked back through the vent. "You can come out, nobody's here."

"I just… don't want to take any chances," Finn's muffled voice said.

"Since when?" Fontaine scoffed and dropped the vent cover. "More cookies for me then."

Fontaine leaned against the wall, waiting. A moment later, the cover slowly lifted.

"Does the promise of cookies get any boy moving?" Fontaine asked, startling Finn.

The boy glanced at her with a sheepish grin. "Your mom makes good cookies."

"Well, I can't argue there." Fontaine pushed herself off the wall and started down the hall. She smiled when she heard Finn's feet pattering after her.


A/N: What do you think? DestinyDragons101 gave me the fishy alternative to "deer in the headlights" look, as eels have wide eyes and gaping mouths. XD