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gave me a droll stare before rolling his eyes. "Because dingbat, we're in the hull of the ship. Even if we had such a device that would miraculously cut through this steel, we would take on water. Think Titanic ."
    "Oh."
    Ducky spoke up. "Yeah. All you have to worry about is drowning. I become crispy when they open that trap door during daylight hours."
    Meat nodded at him. Sympathy flashed across his features.
    Whoa. I missed something here. "What? You know about his sun… allergy?"
    "Uh, yeah."
    "Wait!" The light bulb kicked on for me. "You know one another?"
    "Again, Princess. Uh, yeah," Ducky answered.
    Oh, no. No, no, no. I can't be trapped inside this dark, ever decreasing sized hole with a vampy that would love nothing more than eating cute, sweet, and innocent humans like me. Talk about unfair. Mark the calendar for this being one of those really, really bad days that I shouldn't have gotten out of bed. Well, technically I guess I didn't make it to bed to begin with.
    Meat leaned in a bit closer. "You smell different."
    "What?" My dander climbed a bit higher. "I haven't showered in a few hours. I spent the evening being surrounded by masses of horny women who were sweaty and wearing enough perfume to out-smell a blood meal plant. I was drugged, my head is throbbing, the world still spins, and I may hurl at any second. Stinking is the least of my problems." I ended my tirade then opted to add one more thought, "Besides, I think I have to pee and soon."
    "Shhhhh. I'm trying to make out what they're saying." Meat looked over at Ducky. "Can you determine the language?"
    "Oh, I speak fish. Maybe that will help! Here fishy, fishy! Here fishy, fishy! Talk to me, fishy." Did I mention I lose a bit of touch with rational thinking when life throws kidnappers, a boat, and a cranky vampire in my path?
    A large hand smacked me across the nose. "Ow!"
    Ducky's gaze bored into mine, frustration radiated across his face. "Shut that up or I'll have you for a midnight snack. I'll save my sanity, my hearing, and have a full stomach all at once."
    Did that mean he hadn't forgiven me for accidentally knocking him down and making an ouchie of his knee?
    Meat interceded. "Okay, enough. Let's put our heads together and figure out a plan to get out of this. What are our assets?" He glanced from me to Ducky.
    "I can suck them dry." That from the vampy. "And moral support, of course," he chipped in.
    I frowned at that declaration. "Oh, jeez. Now there's a nice thought."
    Ducky sat forward, his royal blue silk shirt pulling tight over his toned chest and abdomen, leaning in to bare his teeth in my direction. "Yeah. And, what do you have to offer, Princess?"
    I looked up at Meat, met his eyes. Not sure if I should fess up, I chewed my lip in indecision. What if they held it against me? Told the other fang-possessed beings of my ability and I became a pack animal for their brethren?
    Ducky leaned a bit closer in anticipation. Another loud clang broke the silence.
    Considering we would probably drown or be killed, maybe it wouldn't hurt for a small secret sharing. "I can teleport."
    Both their eyebrows shot up. Then Ducky ruined it with his skepticism. "And you can hit your target?"
    Why do people always ask that question? Can't they just be satisfied with the fact that I can do the trick? I shrugged. "Well, fairly often."
    Meat blinked. The silent treatment again. The agony! I can't stand it!
    "Okay. Fine. Basically never. But anywhere is better than here, right?" I crossed my arms over my chest for emphasis.
    Ducky snorted and sat back, bracing himself against the steel wall once more. "Yeah, she would teleport us out of here and into the middle of the stinking ocean to be shark bait. Much lovelier way to expire."
    "Hey! I wouldn't do such a thing." Well, not intentionally anyway. Come to think of it, I guess that was a possibility. Drat.
    Meat sat silent. I could almost see the hamster wheel turning in his head. "That may come in handy later." He