Pirate101 Fanfic Story Chapter 8
1 ring, 1 hook, lots of crabs
Danny then went up to Moe and asked him what is his burden, as Moe replied "I betrayed my love, Wilhelmena. She was my one true love, but she eventually chose Captain Gordon over me. In a foolish response, I took her wedding ring and hid it in a cave above us. Please, go up to said cave and get the ring back in that chest. I'll know peace when Wilhemena forgives me." Danny nodded and then he and his crew went up the ladder to the cave above and saw there are no rings; however, they heard wings through the nearby tunnel and Danny suspects that the ring will be in there. They then head through the tunnel to see the chest Moe spoke of; but also a group of Skarakeets. Bonnie then jokingly said "Polly want a cracker?" and she giggled a little, as Danny chuckled with her joke. They then went serious and Danny easily took them all out with a hail of sparks. He then went to the chest and opened it to retrieve the ring. Bonnie remarked with glistening eyes that it is a beautiful ring, before coming back to her regular self and Wing commented that they should return it to Wilhelmina. Danny nodded and he and his crew left the caves as they saw a female rat peeking out the door and urging them to come inside. They did as they were asked and went inside, as the female rat introduced herself as Wilhelmina.
Danny then gave her ring back and told her that Moe is deceased, which she responded "Oh no… if Moe is gone, no one will help me with my trouble… unless… Listen, even with the ring back, I can't wed Captain Gordon because he's currently in the hands- er- CLAWS… of the Red Claw faction. I don't know where they've taken him, but perhaps you can… 'persuade' any of them in the skyway to tell you where he is. Once I have my Gordon with me, I'll be certain to forgive Moe… although his action was quite silly." Danny nodded and he and his crew went aboard The Groaning Trap and set sail to battle a Red Claw ship. After reducing its condition to half (at least), Danny and his crew swung aboard the Red Claw ship and defeated everyone save for one, who said that Captain Gordon is at Devilfish Hollow. Danny groaned and said "Again?" He then knocked out the crab and he and his crew went back to The Groaning Trap and set sail to Devilfish Hollow… again. As Danny was sailing, Bonnie asked him on what he plans to do on Valentine's Day whilst she blushes. Danny saw the blush and replied "Well, first off, I give my Valentine a breakfast in bed (Bonnie went "Mhmmm?"), then we go to the beach to have a dip (Bonnie went "Yeah?"), then at dinnertime we'll have a splendid meal (Bonnie went "Go on…") and finally we'll go in a double-bed and sleep snugly." Danny then looked at Bonnie and she was blushing crimson red; Danny then noticed they were close to Devilfish Hollow and he slowed down to a complete stop, holding Bonnie so she wouldn't fall off. Danny was blushing as well, but reluctantly said "We've got to get Captain Gordon back. Come on…" Danny and his crew then went back into Devilfish Hollow and saw another feet trail into the opposite cave where they fought the Prawns.
When they entered, a Red Claw cannoneer said before noticing Danny and his crew "Alright new recruits! Captain Gordon is in Red Hook Cave at Skull Island, so—"He then noticed Danny and his crew and yelled "Boys! We've got some intruders!" As they readied their weapons, they heard trembling from the side and they got bowled over by a boulder that was pushed by Queen Gummy. One of the Red Claw's then said "You're looking for Captain Gordon? *Danny nodded* He's in Red Hook Cave in Skull Island… and he'll stay there too." Danny was about to knock him out, when Bonnie got there first and she said "Let's get Captain Gordon." Danny nodded and he and his crew left Devilfish Hollow and set sail to Skull Island. Louis then took over the helm as Danny and Bonnie went down to the cabin and Bonnie began "Danny… there's something I want to tell you, but I couldn't do so in front of the others… you were wondering why I asked what you were planning to do with your Valentine?" Danny nodded and Bonnie paused for a moment before she continued "I… I never had a Valentine. Prior to meeting you, I've never been calmer and more active than now." Danny nodded and Bonnie blushed, as Danny said "There's something I got to tell you as well… I… I never had a Valentine either… and I also-" Danny was interrupted by Louis who yelled "Land Ho, Capitaine!" Danny sighed in regret and said "We'd better get moving." Danny got up from his chair and went to the trapdoor to see that Bonnie isn't getting up. He felt bad about Bonnie and rubbed her side to make her feel better, making her growl happily and him smiling because of it. Bonnie then got up and said "Let's get going, Danny. We don't want the rest of the crew waiting."
Danny nodded and he and Bonnie went out the trapdoor and joined up with the crew. They then headed to Red Hook Cave and entered the mouth to see a band of Red Claws bantering and one of them said "You're a friend of ol' Captain Gordon, are you? He's right through that door… admittedly caged over a caudron of boiling oil." Danny and his crew were startled and they ran through the door to see 3 crabs in the way, one of them saying "Getting Captain Gordon are ye? I'm afraid we can't let you have him. Boys!" When the crabs readied their weapons, Bonnie flung Danny in the air as he coated his shield with electricity and he slammed to the ground, creating a radial pulse that defeated 2 of the crabs, the third rushed further into the tunnel. Danny then said "Quick, we can't let them get Gordon!" Danny's crew nodded and they hurried further into the tunnel; however, they saw the same crab with 2 more crabs and Captain Gordon is indeed being held in a cage above a cauldron of boiling oil. The crab that fled before said "Like I said, we can't let Captain Gordon go! It'd spoil our dinner plans otherwise… heheh!" Captain Gordon then screamed "Help me! Knock this cauldron over or I'll be in the menu!" Danny and his crew were on the clock to free Captain Gordon, when Queen Gummy gone up a pile of gold coins and wrapped her tongue around a small cauldron, then she slid down and threw the cauldron towards the bigger one, tipping it over completely as Captain Gordon said in relief "Thanks, young pirate! If ye took any longer, I'd have been a meal for those accursed crabs!" Suddenly, one more Red Claw thug came, as Danny shot a spark into the air and a thundercloud suddenly appeared and struck the Red Claws simultaneously, paralysing them in place. Captain Gordon is impressed with Danny's skills and asked him why he came for him.
Danny then explained that he and his crew are taking him back to Wilhelmina, which he responded "WILHEMINA?! You got her ring back? Please take me to her!" Then a voice from behind said "Not so fast! *Danny turned around to see a swarm of Red Claws* We can't let you escape with Captain Gordon! Don't even think about it! There are a hundred crabs between you and the mouth of the cave… Say yer prayers, Pirate!" Bonnie replied "Hold on! I claim Parley!" The leader named Buster Crab replied to Bonnie "Parley?! You may be one of Avery's favourites, Miss Anne, but what right does this youngling have on the Code?" One of the Red Claws then said "Excuse me boss, but I recognised this one! He's the one that saved Skull Island from the Troggies! Got the drop on Fin Dorsal, he did!" Buster Crab then replied "Blinking Nora! A real pirate, huh? Alright, it's Parley then… Not that I want to let ol' Gordon go, but I have heard of a better item. A golden hook under the ownership of The Floating Dutchman… if ye get that for me, I'd be good to part with Gordon fer such an item. The catch is that his ship, the Marie Celestia, is lost in a storm, so you'd might wanna find someone who last saw it, if any. Hurry up though! We haven't eaten all day!" Bonnie then suggested that they go to Skinny Pete in the Kraken Skulls Tavern, as he knows about the elderly pirates. Danny nodded and they passed through the large horde of Red Claws to get outside, then they went downhill and across the bridge to the marketplace and entered the Kraken Skulls. Danny then went to Skinny Pete at the bar and asked him if there is anyone who knows where the Marie Celestia is, which he responded "Well, since you mentioned it, old Jim Doyle was just a lad when he was first on board that ship. If you want to know where that blighted ship is, you can find him at his shack near the portal."
Danny thanked Skinny Pete for the information and he and his crew headed for Jim's residence, as they heard voices inside. Danny and his crew then entered the shack to see Jim Doyle being harassed by wharf rats who are after the golden hook as well. One of the wharf rats spotted them and engaged them, as Wing Chun slid on the ground and knocked them on the floor. Then, Danny thrusted Chantal into the air and she complied by rapidly shooting at the down wharf rats, thus subduing them. Chantal then landed on her feet as Danny tilted his hat to her. Jim Doyle then asked if they were after the said hook as well, which Danny nodded. Jim then explained that The Floating Dutchman stole a witchdoctor's supply of Mojo Potions to make up for a cargo run, then when the Maria Celestia rounded 'bout the cape, it was shrouded in a cloud of ghosts and was dragged into a cavern named Perdition's Cauldron, as Jim got away, but in a weakened state. Despite it being haunted, Danny and his Crew had no choice but to travel to Perdition's Cauldron, board the Marie Celestia and get the hook from The Floating Dutchman. Danny thanked Jim Doyle for the info and they went to The Groaning Trap and sailed for Perdition's Cauldron, which gave Danny and his crew the shivers. Seeing no place to dock their ship directly next to the Marie Celestia, they instead docked it near a pile of broken ships and walkways. Danny and his crew then got on a rowboat and got onboard the Marie Celestia, then headed up to the upper deck on the left and after battling some ghostly pirates, they tried the door to the captain's cabin, but it was blocked on the other side. Danny then saw a trapdoor leading below the deck on the other side and he and his crew went to it, but not before they beaten some skeletal pirates.
Danny and his crew then went down a ladder to see more ghosts and they've beaten them as well. They then entered the hull and saw (you guessed it) more undead. After 2 battles, they went up to the Captain's cabin and saw The Floating Dutchman alongside 3 undead ("Of course…" Danny thought). After a minute of battling, Danny retrieved the golden hook and he and his crew made their way back to The Groaning Trap and sailed back to Skull Island; they then rushed to Red Hook Cave and gave the golden hook to Buster Crab, who said "Nice work Pirate! I honestly thought ye didn't have it in ya! Please take Captain Gordon back to his lady friend, but I'd advise you not to cross me again!" Bonnie then sighed in relief and said "Come on, Danny. Let's reunite these two claw-crossed lovers…" Danny and his crew then travelled with Captain Gordon by boat to Blood Shoals and went to his house to find a note signed by Wilhelmina that showed that she went into Traitor's Cave to see if Moe really has died. Danny, Captain Gordon and Danny's crew went back inside Traitor's Cave and heard weeping further in. When they got to the "Banquet" table, they saw Wilhelmina weeping over Moe's corpse, as Moe's spirit appeared and said "Wilhelmina… I'm sorry for causing such trouble. It was such a foolish move to hide your ring…" Wilhelmina then turned to see Moe's spirit and she replied, tearing up "It's not that, I'm just sad that you're gone, since prior to that young pirate helping me, you're my only hope of getting my Gor- *sees Gordon across the room* GORDON!" She then leapt to Captain Gordon and hugged him tightly and he hugged back, before she released and said to Moe's spirit "Moe, it's okay now. I forgive you… and the wedding won't be complete without the groom." Moe then held his hand on his chest and thanked Danny before resting. Lasko then said "Thank you for sending my mates free. Now let's go down to business with Ratbeard."