Vance ducked as one of the pirates swung for him. He grabbed the man's arm, pulling until he was over his back before flipping him over the side of the ship. "Good thing Thrash had us do a lot of unpowered melee, too," he said. And it almost didn't hurt to mention the man.

He snorted, grinning over at Rich. "So, what. You think this is the guy's version of 'Lions and tigers and bears'?"