Liam scooted off on his own, turning only to wave at Daphee and Daddy and Nigel. They would find him, but first he wanted to see the top of this pirate ship, and see if they had enough good pirates in charge to pertekt all the people on board.
This was just the sort of thing that bad pirates would come along and try to take over. And he wasn't going to let that happen. He found the wheel, and was jumping up and down as he spun it, pertending that he was on the high seas, and he was about to capture a whole mess of bad pirates.
He wondered if any of his other friends would be at the party, but right now, he was pertending to be the skipper, at least until the real skipper came along (or Daddy and Daphee).