Pirate Plunder Panic Saga Episode 3: The Island of Robot Pirates

Sometime later, Captain Metal and his crew, along with Bean and Bark are taking Blaze to their secret hideout in a cage. Blaze hasn't said a single word since she has awakened. Blaze feels that her friends are lost forever and feels that she only has herself to blame for it.

Blaze says in thought, "This is so degrading. The Sol Emerald is in the hands of the monster that leads me into captivity: Captain Metal. The vile pirate sank our ship and my friends with it. Once I find what evil he has planned, I will try to atone for my failure by bringing him to a memorable end. Being careless and losing my temper has put me in this mess."

As she thinks a small robot climbs on the bars of her cage.

Blaze then makes fire come out of her hand.

"Fire cat," The robot replies.

Blaze says in thought, "I must be patient. Wait for the right time. And then..."

She is suddenly cut off when a marshmallow is being lowered by a stick that Bean is holding. Annoyed, Blaze ends her flames and has her arms crossed.

"Awww. C'mon! Bark like 'em burnt!" Bean says, sitting on the cage Blaze is in.

Bark says nothing in reply.

Seeing the little robot, Swag swats at it, "Go on, ya pest! Shoo!"

"HARR, princess. No doubt ye'll be wantin' to avenge yourself upon me fer makin' fish food of yer friends," Captain Metla says.

Blaze growls in reply.

Then the captain says, "Try as ye might, ye'll not melt through this cage any too quick. It be Made of Tungsten carbide. Metallurgy be a little hobby of mine."

Bean then begins to say, "Y'know, I'm feeling a bit 'urgy,' myself! Donde es el baño?"

Beans then looks upside down at Blaze, and says, "Hey! Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Potty Emergency here!"

Ignoring Bean, Blaze sternly demands, "And what's to stop me from blasting you through these bars?"

"Show her, boys?" Captain Metal commands.

"Aye, cap'n!" Swag says.

Mr. Swag uses his cane to send an electric wave at Blaze. The electric current hits Bean as well.

Bean flops on the cage, and says, "Nevermind. I'm good now…"

Captain Metal has his sword in front of Blaze and says, "Now sit tight. Ye'll soon see the grand plans I have fer ye and yer precious Sol Emeralds. Carry on, Mates!"

The crew does what Capitan Metal asks.

Blaze grits her teeth in anger and says in thought, "Very well, I'll wait in your cage for now… but my friends… will be avenged.

Out in the ocean blue, a metal box is floating about. There are a few banging sounds, and pop goes the lid. Amy has used her hammer on the lid so they can get out. Eve and the others are fine as well

"Oh, thank you Amy! I thought we'd be stuck in that crate forever!" Cream says.

"Chao," Cheese says.

"That was a really tight fit," Maria says.

"I know, but at least this steel crate protected us from the blast," Eve says.

"Chao chao," Jazz says

Marine looks around, and says, "Crikey! Me ship is sunk! She's completely cactus! Nothin' but flotsam and jetsam!"

"This crate saved us from the blast, but I don't think it'll stay afloat for long," Amy says.

Marine says, "Better put on yer cozzies, girls. We're about to to take a long dip in the big blue!"

Cream whispers to Amy, "Amy, I need floaties to go swimming. What should we do?"

"You can hang on to me. I'm a good swimmer," Eve says.

"But who knows how far we are from shore. Even good swimmers can be dragged down by the extra weight," Cosmo says.

"We're out beyond the black stump with no boat, no water, no nothin'! We're gonna cark it for sure! We're DOOMED!" Marine says.

Cream begins to whimper and Maria hugs Cream for reassurance.

Amy grabs Marine by her shirt, and gives a vicious glare, "Marine. Stop. Talking. NOW."

"Didn't mean to chuck a wobbly. I'm just down about me ship," Marine says.

"We need to stay positive. Blaze said that the Sol Emeralds called us here to help her and that's what we're gonna do… somehow.," Amy says.

"Too right, Amy! Never say die! No matter what comes our way. We'll preserve and triumph," Marine says with pride.

Cheese taps Cream on the shoulder, "Chao Chao."

Cream turns her head to see three fins sticking out of the water.

Cream says, "Oh look! Some fishies are coming to say hello!"

"Chao Chao," Cheese says.

"Chao choa," Jazz says.

Marine jumps into Amy's arm with fright, "Sharks! We're doomed!"

"We're in trouble," Maria says.

Amy then drops Marine in the crate with a splash. She stands up and shakes some of the water out.

Marine gabs Cream by her tie, and says, "Cream! You gotta f;y us to the nearest island! These waters are teeming with bloodthirsty Great Whites, Tigers Sharks and Hammerheads."

Amy brings out her hammer and says, "Whatever kind of sharks they are…"

"I've got a hammerhead for them," Amy says.

"And I got a sword to bott," Eve adds, and brings out her sword.

Just as the girls are able to strike the attack, the fish comes out to reveal a dolphin and not a shark. The dolphin happily makes its call.

Not long, all the girls are on the dolphins' backs. One of them is tossing Marine like a ball.

"These dolphins don't look very bloodthirsty, Marine," Amy says.

"They're so cute," Cosmo says.

Still being flipped, Marine says, "Only foolin'! An old salt like me knows a shark from a dolphin a mile away! Just thought I'd give ya a bit of a scare."

Sitting on the dolphin that Cream is on, Cheese is talking to one.

"Chao chao. Chao, Chao Chao? Chao Chao," Cheese says.

The dolphin talks to Cheese with glee.

Cream says, "Cheese says the nice dolphin saw the pirates take Ms. Blaze to their island and they'll give us a ride there."

"Ripper! I'm an ace dolphin rider!" Marine says.

"Thank you so much!" Eve says.

"Chao Chao," Jazz says.

"Yeah. You guys are the best," Amy says.

"Right, then! Off to rescue BLAAAAAAZE!" Marine shouts, as a dolphin rides her to the island.

The other dolphins do the same and they all laugh and are having a ball.

Meanwhile, Captain Metal and his robot crew, along with Bean and Bark are taking Blaze to their secret hideout.

Bean looks at the scowl look on her face, "Awww! Poor Broody Mew Mew. Bark! Let's whip her one of your blue ribbon Tropical Fruit Smoothies."

Bark salutes and does just that.

Mr. Swag says to Blaze, "Don't feel too down, missy. If you play this right, mayhap you'll come out of this with yer hide in one piece."

"Don't forget the umbrella," Bean says to Bark.

Buckle says, "Aye. Stay on the cap'n's good side. He's got a mean steak, he does. Took the heads off other pirates that tried an' cut in on his territory.

They walk past robot pirate heads that are on sticks.

One shouts, "G'yarr! Come back for another whippin', eh?"

"And a slice of lemon, and one of those tiny swords with three cherries on it," Bean says, calling out to Bark.

Swag says, "Seems the cap'n met ye before. Says he's got plans fer ye, so I reckon yer safe fer now."

One of the pirate heads says, "Oh I see! Runnin' away, eh?"

"Ya yellow buggers," The second pirate says.

The third one says, "I'll bite yer legs off."

Bean says to Bark, "And a bendy straw! Nobody likes the straight ones!"

Blaze says still in furry, "Yes, he plans to get the Sol Emeralds from me. And I have seen him before. At least I saw something that looked like him… Who is this Captain Metal!"

"Arrr, that be a tale," Buckle says.

Mr. Swag explains, "One day, ol' Doc. Ratcheturn put out to sea, makin' his rounds. Lookin' fer robots in need of repairs and suck. The Doc never returned, but a battered and cobbled together robot came back with his boat. No one knew where he came from. He'd only say he'd come back from the dead. Wasn't long before he'd challenged ol' Boltbeard for leadership of the island. Fierce in battle he be! He tore ol' Boltbeard apart to upgrade himself, he did. T'was few who'd crossed him. We follow Cap'n Metla now, if we know what's good fer us!"

Swag continues, "Not sure what he has planned, but it's big. That much I can say. A thinker, he is. A fighter, too! A real pirate's pirate!"

"He's a monster. This time I'll see that he's taken out for this world for good," Blaze bitterly.

"Ah lassie, we'll just see about that, we will," Swag says.

Just then, Bean comes up bringing her the fruit smoothie that Bark made.

He happily says, "Here you go, you Cutie-Wootie-Mootie-Tootie! Straight from Barista Bark and Blue Billy Blenderbeard with love and care! Cheers!"

He then puts it next to Blaze. With nothing better to do, Blaze decides to drink it. Surprisingly, the smoothie actually tastes really good. No wonder it's a prize winner.

At the beach, The girls and Chao arrive at the island. Marine feels a little sick while the others wave goodbye to the dolphins as they swim away.

"Bye guys!" Amy says.

"Thank you, Mr. Dolphin! We enjoyed the ride!" Cream happily says.

"That was so much fun," Cosmo says.

"We should do it again sometime," Maria happily says

Feeling dizzy, Marine says, "Yeah, thanks… loads of fun…"

Eve helps Marine up, "Are you going to be okay?"

"I think so. Just not plannin' on riding a dolphin anytime soon," Marine says.

The girls and Chao then look at the island.

"Creepy place. You sure there's no Dr. Eggman around here, Marine?" Cream asks.

"Rotten Bloke. Ran into him once when Sonic and Tails ended up in our world, but I haven't seen him since," Marine says.

"Lucky you," Amy says.

"Yah. At least you don't have to worry about Dr. Eggman and his annoying robots on a daily basis," Eve says.

"We'd better get a move on," Amy says.

"Careful now This here island is crawling with robot pirates!" Marine says.

The girls and Chao walk into the jungle of the island.

"How can we hide from the pirates and find Ms. Blaze?" Cream asks.

"I'm not sure yet, Cream. Just keep positive and handle one problem at a time, got it? Amy says.

"Yes, Amy. One problem at a time," Cream says.

Unknown to the girls, someone seems to be following them. Soon, Eve begins to hear something.

"Hey guys, do you get the feeling we're being watched," Eve says.

"Chao?" Jazz questions.

Then she suddenly falls over, "Woah!"

"Oi! Watch yer pinchers, you little bites!" Marine adds.

Amy, Cream and Cheese turn to see Marine, Eve, and Cosmo are being carried away with tiny robots.

"We've been bushwhacked! Amy! Cream! Help!" Marine screams.

Eve tries to pull herself free, "These robots are pretty strong for little guys."

"They're carrying us away!" Comso panics.

Cream turns to Amy, "One problem at a time."

"We gotta save them," Amy says.

Amy then runs over and begins to swing her hammer at the little robots.

"You little robots have questionable taste in captives… but I can't let you take them," Amt says, and knocks one of them with her hammer.

"Questionable?! Excellent, I'd say!" Marine angrily says.

Suddenly, the little robots begin to say, "Help… Fire cat… Help!"

Cream then grabs Marine and tries to pull her away, "Please let go, tiny robots! It's rude to run off with people you don't know."

"Such improper kidnapping etiquette!" Marine says.

"Kidnapping etiquette, huh?" Eve replies sarcastically/

"Fire cat!" One of the robots says.

Suddenly the robots grab Cream and Cheese too. Soon, they carry the two to who knows where.

"Amy! I think this problem might be more than we can handle!" Cream says.

"Chao chao," Cheese says.

"Help," A robot says.

Maria asks, "Why do they keep saying that?"

Amy and Maria are soon being grabbed by the robots too. One of them pulls Amy's hair and points its finger to look up at some strange metal drum.

They continue to say, "Help… Fire cat."

Amy begins to understand, "Maybe they're not the problem."

Soon they pick up Amy and begin to carry her as they say, "Help… fire cat."

"'Help Fire at' Eh? Well, lead the way little guys!" Amy says.

Meanwhile Captain Metla and the crew walk inside his secret hideout. The cage is placed on the ground as Buckle and Swag guard her.

Captain Metla says, "Here we be, princess. I can finally tell ye of me grand plans fer me great new weapon!"

"What is it? A double barreled blunderbuss," Blaze bluntly asks.

"NARRR! It be an engine of destruction the like of which this world has ne'er sene afore!" Captain Metal says.

He then holds out the Red Sol Emerald, "Glorious, it be! A marvel of malevolence! And I'll give it power with this."

Bean notices the gem, and says, "Shiiiiinnnyyyyy!"

"Ye have six more of these beauties, don't ye me dear? Imagine what I could do with 'em. Will ye part with 'em freely? Mayhap even help me in me grand scheme," Metal demands, calmly.

Blaze grabs hold of the bars and grits her teeth, "I'll help you to your grave, scum. One emerald or all, I am their master and only I can control them. They're useless to you in any case!"

Metal places his sword on the bar says, "That, me dear, is where yer wrong."

Outside of the villains' hideout, the tiny robots carry the girls and the Chaos to the front of the hideout. There is one that looks different from the others. It wears some kind of feather headband and a necklace.

"Looks like that's their chief. What devilry are they plannin', do ya think?" Marine asks.

"What I think is, we'll find Blaze inside that big metal drum," Amy says.

Then the tiny robots put everyone down.

"So that's what all the 'Help Fire Cat' ear bashing was about." Marine says.

"Then this is Captain Metal's hideout," Eve says.

"And we can rescue Blaze," Maria says.

The little robot chief says, "Yes. fire Cat inside. We sprockets. Back pirates hunt us. Smash us. You save fire cat. Stop bad pirates. We help."

"So the little robots are allies," Cosmo says.

"And now we know Ms. Blaze is inside," Cream adds.

Amy says, "I'm starting to think we really are meant to help get that Sol Emerald back."

"Right then. Up get go!" Marine says.

Soon, the girls begin to climb on the sprockets that have formed a ladder for them.

Marine grounds, "Ugh! Did they have to build it so high?"

In the hideout, Captain Metla walks on the stairs as he says, "The likes of me new weapon have not been seen in this world. Because it be from another world entirely!"

A magnet lowers and attaches itself to the cage and begins to slowly lift Blaze up.

Confused, Blaze says, "Another world?"

"Aye, it just appeared out of the blue! Damaged it was. Fixed it we did. Learned of its secrets. Inside it, the normal rules of time and space don't apply," Captain Metla says.

He turns to Blaze standing in front of his throne and says, "Inside it, I can use the Power of the Sol Emeralds.

Bean isn't listening because he is too busy admiring the Sol Emerald.

He eagerly says, "Must… Have… Shiny."

As Blaze is being lifted higher Captain Metal says, "I'll be Masterrrr of the seas and skies! And with yer Emeralds, mayhap even Master of whole new WORLDS!"

Outside, Marine and Eve reach the top.

Climbing up, Cream says, "Oh! Amy! I hear voices!"

Then hears Captain Metla says, "Look at the rocks off the northern point of the island! Behold my glorious weapon...!

Hearing this makes the other turn as the robot pirate says, "Me engine of Destruction.! Me Chariot of Conquest…!"

Blaze gasps in shock.

Then Captain Metla presents, "Behold the EGG O' WAR!"

The machine called the Egg O' War looks like a pirate version of the Death Egg. Only it has an eye patch and bolts on the side.

"Holy Dooley! Lookit the size of that goog!" Marine says.

"It looks like Dr. Eggman's Death Egg. How did one end up here?" Eve asks

The chief pulls Amy's hair, and says, "There Fire Cat."

The girls turn to see Blaze trapped in the cage and hang up there by a crane with a magnet attached to it.

Cream happily says, "Look Amy! There's Ms. Blaze."

"How are we going to reach her?" Maria asks

Eve says, "Cream, Cheese, Amy, and Jazz, you're we're me on rescuing Blaze. Maria, Cosmo, and Marine, wait here."

Cream flaps her ears and she and Amy hold hands while Amy holds her hammer on the other. Cream and Cheese fly Amy to Blaze. Eve and Jazz use their abilities to fly to Blaze as well, while Maria, Marine and Cosmo stay with the Sprockets Chief.

The chief points out, "There. Pirate bad."

The girls look down to see Captain Metal.

Marine grits her teeth in anger, "Sink my ship, will ya?!"

Marine then slides down the sprockets.

"Marine, where are you going?" Cosmo asks.

"I'm going to give that low down pirate a piece of my mind," Marine says.

"Marine, wait!" Maria calls out.

At the same time, Cream and Cheese fly to the cage with Amy in two. Blaze is still feeling a bit stressed and angry with Captain Metal for his crimes.

Suddenly, she hears Amy's voice, "Hey there stranger! Mind if we drop in?"

Blaze quickly turns to see the girls and the Chaos, "Amy? Cream?! Eve?! You're alive!"

Cream, and Amy land on the magnet while holding on to the cable cord.

Blaze is so happy to see them, "Thank goodness! My friends, I thought I'd lost you!"

"You should've known better! Takes more than one little doom laser to stop us heroes!" Amy says.

"But where are Marine, Cosmo, and Maria?" Blaze asks.

"They're over there with the nice Sprockets," Cream says.

They all look to see the Sprockets are there with Maria and Cosmo, but not Marine They look down to see Marine walking in the lair to confront the pirate.

The four cry out, "MARINE!

Marine sternly says, "Oi! Pirate!"

Captain Metal looks to see Marine.

Marine walks to the stairs and angrily says, "Look atcha' all laired up with your gold epaulettes and fore and aft scarper! From one captain to another, I gotta demand satisfaction for the sinkin' of me ship and the kidnappin' of me friend! Get ready, now! You're about to feel the wrath of the great Captain Marine! Yessir, I'm about to take you apart piece by…"

But Captain Metal fires at Marine to finish her off. Luckily Cream is able to swoop down and save her in the neck of time.

"You should be more careful, Ms. Marine!" Cream says.

"I had 'im right where I wanted 'im!" Marine says.

Captain Metal commands, "Buckle! Raise the platform and open the tank doors! Let's Blase's little friends share herrr end."

"Aye, aye Cap'n," Buckle salutes.

Soon the platform begins to open as Captain Metal says, "It coulda' been quick and easy for ye, Blaze. But now the Kraken will grind yer bones!"

Blaze, Eve and Amy look down to see robotic tentacles coming out of the water.

Amy says, "not good!"

"We must hurry!" Blaze says. Then she begins to use her fire power on the bars.

As she blaze the bars, Blaze says, "The bars are difficult to cut, but I'll weaken them! Be ready to break the cage when I give the word!"

"You got it!" Amy says.

Cream continues to fly as she closes her eyes, "This is scary! I can't watch!"

Down on his throne, Captain Metal and Mr. Swag see the Kraken and Blaze is trying to break free.

"Release the Magnet Juuuust before they get free. When the Kraken be done with 'em, I'll pick out the other Sol Emeral," Captian Metal says, about to grab the Emerald.

But when he looks, he can see the Sol Emerald is gone.

"Me Sol Emerald! WHERE BE ME SOL EMERALD?!" Metal exclaims.

Everyone looks to see Bean and Bark are the ones who have taken it.

Bark picks Bean up.

Bean tosses a bomb and says, "Sorry, but I'm afraid we have to give notice. We'll just take this shiny in lieu of severance pay. I'm sure we can expect a shining letter of recommendation!"

Enraged Captain Metal shouts, Mr. Swash, Drop those fools to the Kraken! The rest of you GET ME BACK MY EMERALD!"

"Aye aye cap'n!" The robot pirates salute.

Up above Cream panics, "Oh my!"

"Better hurry up, mates! Things are crook in tallarook!" Marine says.

"It's now or never, Blaze!" Eve says.

"Right," Blaze says.

Blaze continues to burn her away as the Kraken is close. Bean and Bark are taking the last Sol Emerald.

Bean laughs, "Bree hee hee! Shiny Shiny SHINY!"