The Key of Cape Suzette
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CHAPTER #6
Sora and Co. were back inside the gummy ship, though not quite sure where to go.
"Garsh,' began Goofy, "If the pirates have their own gummy ship then they may not be in Cape Suzette. They could be somewhere else."
"But how will we know where they are?" asked Donald
"That is a good question," piped up Sora. He thought about it for a long while before realizing the answer. "I'll bet Cid could help us, remember he knows a lot about gummies."
"Well I guess it's back to Hollow Bastion then," finished Donald
The heroes had arrived back in Hollow Bastion and quickly made their way to Merlin's house where they knew Cid would be.
"Nice to see you guys again," grinned Cid, "how's your adventure going?"
Sora quickly explained the situation and showed Cid the note left from Riku; he hoped that Cid really could help him.
"We need a way to track other gummy ships," said Sora, "The Pirates could be anywhere….come to think of it I don't even know what their gummy ship looks like."
"Well I think I can help you out," began Cid, "give me a sec and I should be able to put radar on your ship that can lock onto and track other gummies."
"Thanks a bunch Cid," said Goofy, "anything we can do for you?"
"Nah, I'm all good," replied Cid, "you could ask Aerith if she needs any—
"Help," called Aerith as she opened the door, "Oh Sora, it's a good thing you're here. We need your help."
"What's wrong?" asked Sora
"Some strangers arrived in Hollow Bastion," she began, "they started asking about treasure, Leon is fighting with them but I think he could use some help."
"I think I know who they are," said Sora, "come on guys lets take care of these intruders."
Leon was once known as Squall and was also a professionally trained Soldier, he had gotten lots of practice in recent years by fighting heartless but even he had to admit that his foes were well trained fighters. He had never seen anything like these opponents. Both had the appearance of dogs though one was much larger than the other. But it hardly mattered as he was currently struggling to hold his own against the two combatants. He was locked in close combat with the larger of the two swinging his sword as it clanked against his. He managed to ward off the blows directed at him but it didn't help that the other was standing far away and taking pot shots at him while his back was turned.
I can't keep this up, he thought, if both of them were fighting together close I could deal but that other one keeps shooting me while I'm busy with the big guy.
He hoped that Aerith had found help preferably Cloud but he would settle for Tiffa or Yufie. He didn't know how much longer he could hold out against these strangers. Suddenly a bolt of thunder came in and struck the large dog, Leon looked over his shoulder to see Sora, Donald, and Goofy heading towards him.
Yeah, he thought, help has finally arrived.
"It's you guys," exclaimed Donald
"You don't belong here," said Sora, "It's time for you to go home."
"Aw great it's you three again," said a frustrated Mad-dog, "and just when things were going good."
"Ya ve've been havin' a good time plundering," called Dump-truck, "deez other vorlds got plenty of treasure fer da takin'"
"Well we're here to put a stop to your plundering," piped up Sora
"Let's get them," said Donald
[Another fight with Mad-dog and Dump-truck it's pretty similar to the second time you fought them though they'll have more HP also as an added bonus Leon will help you in this fight. Oh the fight takes place in the same place you fought Demyx in Hollow Bastion though I'm sorry I can't remember what the area is called, if you know help me out]
The four heroes rushed towards the two villains and another great battle ensued. Sword, shield, staff, gun-blade, and key-blade clashed with each other as they sang the song of war. The noise echoed across the valley and sounded like its own melody. Mad-dog ran from one point to another on the battlefield trying to find a clear space to shoot unbothered but it was no good. He would only manage one shot before another combatant would close in on him. Dump-truck had a hard time fighting off both Sora and Leon; he began pressing forward when Leon suddenly ignited his sword. The gun-blade began glowing and suddenly doubled in size. Despite this Leon was still able to wield it as if it were light as a feather. A few mighty swings and he was able to catch both Mad-dog, and Dump-truck with mighty blows. Eventually both were defeated.
"Not again," wheezed Mad-dog.
"Vy can't ve ever vin against you," grumbled Dump-truck.
"You'll leave now," said Leon, "if you know what's good for you."
"Oh we'll leave," snarled Mad-dog, "besides we have plenty of other places to go now, who needs to stay here when there's plenty of other treasure elsewhere."
The two began running away, Sora and Co. chased them all the way down into the valley, and it was there where they saw a shock. Standing in front of them was the largest ship Sora had ever seen. It was purple with what looked like an orange beak. Looking closer it bore a resemblance to a bird it had tons of propellers on the top and they all began humming to life as the mighty ship began powering up for lift off. It was then that Don Karnage appeared at the helm he looked down at the heroes.
"I should have guessed it was you," he bellowed, "but I doesn't matter there I don't need to deal with you anymore. The great Don Karnage is off to plunder where he pleases."
Sora and Co. stared up at the sky in disbelief. The great purple ship rose and then disappeared.
"Who the hell were those people?" asked Leon, "and what the hell; was that thing they took off in?"
"Garsh those were the air-pirates," said Goofy, "they're from Cape Suzette."
"Where's that?" asked Leon
"Um," began Donald, "well it's another world we've been to."
"WHAT!" said Leon, "Another world! But no one supposed to be able to go to other worlds except you guys."
"Yeah," said Sora, "we just found out that apparently they have gummy technology and are able to go to other worlds."
"This is terrible," said Leon, "You need to get them back to their own world and destroy that ship of theirs post-haste. The heartless and Organization XIII are bad enough we can't have these air-pirates mucking things up in other worlds."
"We know," said Sora, "Cid's helping us; he's installing a radar that will allow us to track and find other gummies. We should be able to find the pirates no problem."
At that point Cid came into the valley to find the heroes.
"Aerith told me I could find you guys here," he said, "Did you take care of the strangers?"
"For now," said Sora, "but we really need that radar if we have any hope of stopping them permanently."
"Well I just finished installing on your ship," said Cid, "so you should be able to track those pirates no matter where they go."
"Thanks Cid," said Sora, "Come on guys we got to stop those pirates."
Back in the cockpit Sora and Co. were studying the radar to try and determine where the pirates and their giant air-ship were.
"We're getting a signal from Port Royal," said Goofy, "Ironic ain't it?"
"Only the air-pirates would go someplace where there are other pirates," said Donald
"Well I guess we better put a stop to their plans," said Sora, "Goofy let's get going towards Port Royal."
"Aye aye sir," responded Goofy.
Jack Sparrow preferred to avoid fighting if he could. When he did have to fight he almost always cheated unfortunately in a fight of two against one even cheating couldn't help him this time. His sword had been knocked away and he was on his back looking up at a sword pointing at him.
"Parley" he mumbled, "I ask for Parley,"
"Er vat?" asked Dump-truck
"What do you mean you want Parsley? Do you have bad breath?" said Mad-dog still holding his sword at Jack Sparrow.
"Wait a minuet, aren't you fellows pirates?" asked Sparrow
"Ya vees air-pirates," growled Dump-truck
"Well then you all should know what parley is," said Sparrow
Dump-truck and Mad-dog looked at each other inquisitively.
"Er do you know vat he's talking about?" asked Dump-truck
"I've never heard of such a thing," said Mad-dog, "Have you?"
"I've been a pirate all my life," said Dump-truck, "and I've never heard of no parley."
The two began arguing with each other over what Parley was, neither of them noticing that Sparrow had slipped away back into the captain's hold on the Black Pearl. They realized their mistake as they heard the door close with a thud. Jack had barricaded himself inside.
"Hey," yelled Dump-truck
"Come back here," said Mad-dog
Dump-truck began pounding on the door trying to break it down. Jack began piling things up against the door in the hopes of trying to stop them. Though he knew it would only be a matter of time before that large brute managed to break through. He began examining all his options when suddenly there was a bright glow and suddenly Sora, Donald, and Goofy appeared in the room with him. They had appeared inside that bright circle that was in his chambers.
"Sora me best mate," said Sparrow, "won't you help a fellow out."
"What's wrong this time?" asked Sora sardonically
"These two scallywags are trying to force entry into my chambers," he began, "I think that they're other pirates but I don't recognize them from anywhere."
"I think we have the same problem," answered Sora, "Come one guys lets take care of them."
Dump-truck was still on the deck trying to force his way into the captain's chambers. He was surprised therefore when the door suddenly opened of its own accord. Standing in the doorway were Sora, Donald, and Goofy.
"Arr no," he growled, "Not you guys again, vy von't you leave us alone."
"You're the one's causing trouble," retorted Sora, "Go back to Cape Suzette where you belong."
"Not until ve've gathered all the plunder dats out der," said Dump-truck "ve gonna get ya."
[The last fight with Dump-truck and Mad-dog, it takes place aboard the Black Pearl. Again not to different from what you've fought before, just use the same techniques you've used before and you should have no problem.]
By this time Sora had fought these two a total of four times now. So he was more than ready to take them on again. Donald and Goofy also showed more confidence as this fight was clearly easier for them. Sora decided to finish the fight quickly and called on the power of his friends to change into Master Form.
"Give me strength," he shouted, suddenly there was a blinding flash and his clothes had changed into gold and black design. Now he had the power of both physical strength and powerful magic. He used magic to fire multiple thunder spells at Mad-dog, and was able to knock him out of the fight. Then he used his fighting prowess to take care of Dump-truck striking him many times before he even knew what was happening. In no time the fight was over.
"One of these day, we'll get you," wheezed Mad-dog
"Dis is embarrassing," said Dump-truck
The two pirates jumped over board and began swimming towards Isle de Muerte. It wasn't to far and could actually be seen in the distance.
"Thanks for the assistance mate," said Sparrow, "don't know how to thank ye."
"Why don't you tell us what they wanted?" asked Sora
"Well they wanted me to take them to the treasure," began Jack, "I assumed they wanted the treasure of Isle de Muerte so I took them there. When we arrived one of them went ashore and those other two decided they wanted the Pearl as well. So we got in a fight."
"Well it sure is a good thing we got rid of the cursed treasure," said Donald, "the last thing we needed was for them to be cursed as well."
"Still," said Sora, "we have to find a way to get them out of here and back to Cape Suzette."
"So what do you want to do mate?" asked Sparrow
Sora was about to answer when suddenly in the distance they saw a large purple ship rise out from Isle de Muerte. Even at a distance he could tell that it was the same air-ship they had seen at Hollow Bastion. It ascended upwards until it was high in the sky and then disappeared out of sight.
"I'm sure they took the treasure," said Sora, "but lets check just to make sure."
The gang arrived back at the Island and wasted no time in making their way to the treasure room. Sure enough it had been mostly picked clean. There were a few pieces, probably deemed not valuable enough. But all the gold and jewels had been taken, Sora was now doubly thankful that they had taken steps to get rid of the cursed treasure.
"Garsh what do we do now?" asked Goofy.
"We need to go back to Cape Suzette," said Sora, "Remember the device Riku gave us? He said it could stop gummy ships from leaving a world. We need to plant it in Cape Suzette and force the pirates to come back then we need to activate it and get rid of that flying air-ship they have."
"A bold plan Sora," said Sparrow, "I should warn you mate those don't seem like ordinary pirates though. They didn't even know what 'parley' was."
"I think we can handle them," said Donald
"Alright, lets get moving," said Sora, "We'll see you later Sparrow."
The trio had arrived back in Cape Suzette and wasted no time in finding Baloo who was in the Hire for Hire office.
"Sora, Donald, Goofy," he shouted in surprise, "Glad to see all of ya, what brings you back here?"
"Unfortunately not good news," said Sora, "It's because of the air-pirates."
"What do you mean?" asked Baloo, "We haven't been having any trouble with the air pirates. In fact it's been pretty quite around here."
"That's the problem," answered Sora, "they haven't been bothering you guys because they've been busy plundering other worlds."
"Other worlds?" asked Baloo, "but hang on a sec, didn't we stop them from getting a hold of those gummy things?"
"Yeah but it looks like somehow they managed to get a hold of some." Said Sora, "and now they're causing trouble elsewhere. We've got to get them to come back to this world and then destroy that giant air-ship of theirs."
"Giant airship?" asked Baloo, "This air-ship wouldn't happen to be purple and look like a bird would it?"
"Yeah!" said Sora, "That's exactly what it looks like, how did you know?"
"I was afraid of that," said Baloo, "that's the Iron Vulture, it's Karnage's personal flying fortress. It's heavily armored and packs some decent fire power. In other words it's pretty hard to take down, and now you're telling me it can travel to other worlds as well."
"Great," muttered Sora, "as if thing couldn't get any worse."
"Well we have to stop them," agreed Baloo, "but how are we gonna convince Karnage to come back to Cape Suzette?"
"I'm not sure about that yet," said Sora, "but at the very least we have a way to keep him here." He produced the device that Riku had given him. "This is a device that prevents gummy ships from leaving whatever world it's in. Once we turn it on we should be able to hold the Iron Vulture here." Suddenly Sora had an idea, "hey where's Wildcat? He's just the person we need."
Baloo took the gang to see Wildcat who was back at his home at the end of the dock.
"Hey you guys have a CB radio in that craft of yours right?" asked Baloo
"Yeah we do," answered Donald, "Why?"
"Because Wildcat has one too," said Baloo, "we can leave the device with him then once you're sure the pirates are here we'll turn it on trapping them."
"Wow," said Wildcat examining the device, "this sure is some high tech machinery. Where did ya'll get this?"
"I'm not exactly sure," said Sora
"Ah gee I'd love to take this apart and tinker with it to learn more," said Wildcat picking up his wrench.
"NO!" said Sora, Baloo, Goofy, and Donald at the same time
"Ahh gee, that's too bad," said Wildcat.
"Just keep in radio contact," said Sora, "We'll call you and tell you over the radio when to turn that thing on okay Wildcat?"
"Roger," replied Wildcat
"All right troops," called Sora, "we have a job to do. Let's get Don Karnage back where he belongs and get rid of his Vulture to boot."
"Right," responded Baloo, Donald and Goofy
