Pirate101 Fanfic Story
Chapter 3: 7 Troggies, 4 Cutthroats, 1 Jade Amulet and a sticky partner
Inside the Skull Cave, it is a piece of ruins from an age before piracy, with an altar with a golden-rimmed chest and a waterfall. I decided to check the chest and saw there isn't any visible traps on it and when I opened it, I saw an outfit consisting a white shirt, a black vest, black pants with a multi-purpose pouch and a pair of spark pistols. I put on the clothing and weaponry and placed my old equipment in my bagpack, then I noticed something up the slope, so I went up to see a normal brown chest and when I opened it, I saw a few pieces of gold and thought (Even a small margin can make a difference in the end) so I took the gold and went back down the slope and noticed that there are vines blocking a hole behind the waterfall, so me and my crew approached the vines and Bonnie Anne got out a machete, swiping the vines to make a clear entrance deeper into the Skull Cave. As we passed the hole and went down some stairs, Wing Chun noticed that a tunnel is on the right side and believes it leads back to the fort. We then proceeded towards the stone doors, when I saw at the corner of my eye another brown chest. When I opened it, I found much more gold than the previous chest had and I guessed that I got lucky this time.
When me and my crew entered the temple, it is flooded that the water is at my ankles and I had a feeling that getting to the throne room is going to be a problem. When we crossed the room, we saw crocodiles moving around the hallways and decided to avoid them by keeping to the walls. When we got passed the crocodiles and more Cutthroats (Of course, I thought), we came upon an area in the temple that is so flooded that we cannot swim through it and realised that the throne room is this way, when we heard a voice to our right saying "Oi! What are you fella's doing in here?" I explained that me and my crew are coming to apprehend Fin and recover Avery's Amulet from him, which the Dog pirate – who is Sergeant Shepard – replied "Well you can't get to him right now, the entrance has been flooded. Fortunately, there is a room back where you came and it contains three statues that will lower the water level, but there are two complications…" I then asked him to go on and he explained that the Troggies are holed up in that same room and will try to prevent us from touching the statues, but the entrance to the room is locked and the Cutthroats somehow got hold of it. I then assured Shepard that it won't be a problem for me and my crew, then we headed into combat with a pair of Cutthroats and easily took them down. I then took a stone key and then we headed to the statue room; as we proceeded inside, a Troggy Chief spotted us and we prepared for battle against 7 Troggies. Our priority at the moment is to activate the three statues so we can drain the water.
I decided to go to the left statue as Bonnie and Wing Chun went to the right; both statues had 2 Troggies – the left statue had a warrior and a shaman and the right had 2 warriors – but we managed to handle them and activate the statues. The statue at the back had the Troggy chief along with two hunters, so I approached the hunters and I fluently dodged their darts and shot a flurry of 6 sparks at them (not six each, mind you), as the Troggy Chief casted a green sphere at me and I managed to duck it. Wing Chun then made a low sweep at the Chief and threw it, providing Bonnie Anne a shot to take down the Troggy Chief. Once the Troggy Chief had been subdued, I activated the last statue and we witnessed the water being drained, which Bonnie Anne said "Well, we'd better get back to Sergeant Shepard now. Come on, you guys." As we exited the statue room, I noticed something shaking in a nearby piece of rubble and decided to investigate. When I removed a couple of debris, I saw that it was a scaly pet egg about to hatch, so when I picked it up, the egg broke into pieces and an Orchid Chameleon emerged from it. When it first opened its eyes, it just stared at me and then pointed at its mouth, indicating it needs to be fed. Fortunately, I recovered some sort of taffy from the Troggy Chief and held it out in the palm of my hand, when it stuck its tongue on the taffy and chewed on it rather happily (I later found out that it both likes Skull Island Treats and Desserts), when I heard Bonnie Anne shouting from the hallway "Captain! Are you there?" I let my new pet, who I called 'Queen Gummy' tag along, unaware that it's tougher than it looks.
When I exited the Statue Room with my new pet, Bonnie reacted by commenting "Hey Captain, what's that you got by your side?" and I replied to her "I found this little lady in a pile of rubble while still in its egg. It's not going to be a problem, is it?" Bonnie then explained that it wasn't one at all, but we then agreed to drop it for now and report back to Sergeant Shepard. He is pleased that the way to the throne room has been cleared and asked if he can come with us to fight Fin, since he and Fin had a small score to settle. I of course said "Certainly, we'll help you out when we can. Anything else you want to share, if you don't mind me asking?" Shepard then replied "Actually, yes. Cutthroats will flee the fight if their leader, or in this case Fin, goes down in battle." I then said "Duly Noted." Before we entered the throne room and we saw the amulet on a stone altar, but also Fin Dorsal and he sees us. He then made a small chuckle and said "You made three mistakes Pirate: 1) You took the job, 2) You didn't bring an army and last, don't fight me in the dark. The dark is where I rule." Fin sent one of his Cutthroats to attack, but I managed to take him down with a well-placed shot to the leg and arm, rendering him unable to attack. Fin gritted his teeth and told his other two Cutthroats to charge, but they were beaten with the cooperation of Bonnie, Wing and Shepard. I saw Fin shaking his hands in rage and that can only mean one thing – he's going all out on us. When that happens, he'll focus on one target, then the next until he got rid of the opposition.
He then charged at me and made swipe after swipe from his d-bladed swords, one faster after the other – a total of 20 swipes and I dodged them all. He then made an angry yell and is about to punch me, when my pet, Queen Gummy, wrapped its sticky tongue around Fin's arm and pulled him towards her. She then fought Fin physically (which is what I assume anyway, because she and Fin are fighting in a cloud of dust) for about 2 minutes, then when the dust subsided, Fin is losing his balance and passed out after spitting out exactly 5 shark teeth from his mouth. We then looked at Queen Gummy and saw that she didn't even took a single scratch from that brawl, then she jumped up on the altar and latched the amulet onto her tail; as Shepard said "I gotta say Pirate, for a chameleon as a pet, she sure beat the snot outta Fin. Har Har! You'd best get that amulet back to Avery, I'm sure he'd be pleased." Queen Gummy then hopped on my shoulder and affectionately nuzzled my cheek, which I returned with a gentle scratch on her head. As we headed out for Avery's Mansion, I noticed a cane and picked it up and read the intials on it R.H. Bonnie then said "This must be Mr Harker's cane! We'd better get it back to him, he's no beggar mind you." We then exited Skull Mountain as Shepard delivered Fin back to Avery; me and my crew went to see Mr Harker over by the recreational caravan in Avery's Court and he is grateful that we returned his cane back to him. He then welcomed us to the joy of minigames and said we can win great prizes from them, but I told him I can do that later, but I will keep it in mind.
We then entered Avery's Mansion and I returned his remarkable amulet as promised and he said joyfully "You did a splendid job, Daniel. You recovered my amulet, you stopped the bombardment and you brought Fin to justice, even if he lost a few teeth. My word, you didn't even swap my amulet for a fake? What are you, an 'Honest' Pirate? (chuckles)" I then replied "Nah, if someone lost their property to some bandit or rogue, I'd be more than welcome to get it back for them, I wouldn't even ask for payment." Avery then said "Oh right, that reminds me; I heard such fascinating things from Livsey and Shepard about your combat tactics, here's some additional gold for better equipment. Now about your ship…"