Pirate101 Fanfic Story Chapter 19

The Golden Monkey Paw

Queen Eleanor fortunately has a 'Plan B' and it involves acquiring the Golden Monkey Paw from La Mancha, so Danny and his crew then went on board The Noble Archer and sailed for La Mancha. They docked Portside and saw La Mancha is quite deserted, so they scouted for the Golden Monkey Paw and came upon what looks like a crazed donkey apparently named Donkey Hotay with a Monkey Friar named Pancho Stanza as his assistant. Pancho then explained that because of the Golden Monkey Paw's powers, both his master, Don Keyhotay and the Golden Monkey Paw has been compromised. Pancho Stanza then explained that he does not know where the Golden Monkey Paw currently is, but a battler named Antonio de Miranda might, as he was in the battle for the Golden Monkey Paw and became a hermit at St. Bonobo's Abbey. Danny thanked Pancho for the info and Danny and his crew then boarded The Noble Archer and sailed to St. Bonobo's Abbey; docking it portside and got off the ship and went down the hill to talk to Antonio de Miranda about the Golden Monkey Paw. He then explained that a note from Saavedra's notebook in the Monquistan Library will determine who took the Paw, as Ratbeard exclaimed that they can't enter the city normally because they've became enemies of The Crown. Antonio de Miranda then told Danny and the crew that they can get in the city from the sewer entrance just west of the city. Danny thanked Antonio for the info and he and his crew then went back to the ship and sailed to the run off sewer drains west of the city.

They then docked Starboard-side near the run-off drains and they entered to see their way barred by 3 gates; Ratbeard then suggested they use the lever to open the gates. When Danny used the lever in front of them, it instead opened a gate to their right and they haven't got much choice but to go through the opened gate and they encountered Bloodbats and more flying near the lever, so they battled the Bloodbats and threatened them to leave. They then used the lever the Bloodbats were flying past and they opened two gates: one in front of them and the other is one of the gates barring the way to the ladder heading to the city. They then ventured forward and entered through a dug in tunnel, where they've came upon a group of spiders, which Old Scratch warned Danny that there is an evil spirit in a spider he gestured to. Danny then suggested they get rid of that spider before proceeding, which they managed to do with the help of Chantal (who was recently promoted), Wing and Gaspard. After driving off the spiders, Danny and his crew then proceeded onwards and came upon the next lever and it opened the second gate blocking the way, so they went in through another tunnel and came upon some Renegade Monquistans, so they fought them and defeated them before proceeding onwards to find the leader of the Renegades and after a brief battle, they've beaten him and the Renegades. They then used the lever and they saw the last gate opening, so they came back the way they came and climbed the ladder to find themselves in the library, so Bonnie told them to be quiet as they are in the library, but the librarian noticed them and is rather excited to see Danny, who is a human, in his library.

He then explained to Danny after telling the librarian so far that the book they're seeking out is being held by Brother Tito, so he gave Danny a bit of a runaround job of exchanging one book after another in order to get Saavedra's Chronicle and gave Danny a monkey mask in order for Danny to blend in. Danny then kissed Bonnie on the cheek and told her and the rest of the crew that he'll be back, before putting on the mask before going to Don Elanda in the emporium to exchange books, then went over to Brother Tito to exchange Saavedra's Chronicle to learn he gave the book back to its owner near the main gates, so Danny went to Don Salmenca and exchanged the book he has for Saavedra's Chronicle and Danny went back to the library and went back to his crew and they read the Chronicle to learn that Martin Valvida took the Golden Monkey Paw and ended up shipwrecked at Diablo's Cut, so Danny and his crew went back through the sewers and back to where their ship has been docked and sailed for Diablo's Cut. They then boarded Portside and went on the sandy soil, to go to a nearby Dinghy and rowed deeper into the Cut, where they saw a shield on a post, engraved in Monquistan writing, which fortunately Ratbeard knows the language. It read that the Valvida brothers had their doom when they had the Golden Money Paw, so they continued on to see the Valvida's wrecked ship, where Old Scratch sensed some bad magic and advised caution. Danny and the crew then entered the hold to see a hostile plant about to attack them. Danny knew at once the vines were connected to the plant, so he ordered his crew to attack the plants and to fend off the vines as well.

After defeating the plant, the vines died down and Danny and the crew searched the nearby chest for the Golden Monkey Paw, but it was empty, so they exited the hold to have another look around, where Danny realised something and asked Old Scratch if he can use his mojo to get a Monquistan skeleton to talk, which he did and the Monquistan skeleton explained that after a storm had hit the ship, Martin Valvida made a wish for something to eat, which made plants grow and ate most of the crew, save for the brothers, who fled to the Cavern of the Crescent Moon with the Golden Monkey Paw. Danny then understood and he and his crew then entered the cavern and after going a couple of paces inside, they saw an inscription on the wall in front of them, which summarily explained that the three brothers were cursed by their wishes from the Golden Monkey Paw and are turned into monsters, as well as carrying keys necessary to reach the Golden Monkey Paw, so, after realising the path to the door from the cavern entrance is destroyed they went for the long way, which Gaspard complained about. Danny and his crew then saw the undead Monquistans and they fought about 6 of them successfully before one of the Valvida brothers, who was cursed to be undead, challenged them to a battle. After a fairly moderate battle, they managed to win and grab the first key, before proceeding deeper into the Cavern. The second key is being held by a water monster under water, so Danny and his crew then dove into the lake-bed and swam past the jellyfish by keeping to the walls and they encountered a blue Lagoony, along with 3 Jellyfish. Like the first battle, they focused on the Lagoony and when he was beaten, the key was spat out of his mouth, which Danny gestured with a disgusted expression before swimming back to the surface.

The final key is being held by the other Valvida brother and won't come down to ground level until they've beated 6 of the flying Monquistans, so they destroyed about 8 groups of mushrooms, making the flying Monquistans flew to where Danny and his crew are and they've beaten 6 of them before they are challenged by the third Valvida brother and like the previous fights, they focused on Valvida and the flying Monquistans fled from battle, with Danny and the crew acquiring the final key, so they went up the slope and saw the alternate way is blocked by a stone wall, so they decided to use a nearby cannon, but saw it has lots of powder, but no cannonballs, so they blow up the wall that leads back to the Undead room and they went through the tunnel and collected 3 stacks of Cannonballs before returning to use the cannon on the stone wall. After it was demolished, the 3 cursed Valvida Brothers challenged Danny and his crew to one final bout, which after some difficulty, they managed to beat the brothers and proceeded to the room where the Golden Monkey Paw is. They were encountered by the guardian and he asked Danny and the crew to choose wisely from the array of objects that might be the monkey paw, but Ratbeard clearly saw it in the back and they took it back to Pancho Stanza in La Mancha. After a brief travel, they arrived at La Mancha and went back to Pancho Stanza and Donkey Hotay, then gave the Golden Monkey Paw to Pancho, who in turn gave it to Hotay and hoped that he wished himself back to normal, but instead he wished for one million bananas, making Pancho sigh is disbelief. He then gave the Golden Monkey Paw to Danny as it only works on Monquistans, so Danny and his crew then left La Mancha and sailed back to Zenda to give the Golden Monkey Paw to Queen Eleanor.

Queen Eleanor and Gortez are amazed to see that Danny had managed to do something no Monquistan can ever do, so Queen Eleanor sent Danny back to Puerto Mico to get the treaty she promised him and Danny thanked Queen Eleanor for her help and he made a bow before leaving for Puerto Mico. Danny and the crew then arrived at the Stormgate and he tapped on the violet Windstone and they were sucked in to the thread, which isn't bumpy than it was before, before coming back to Tradewinds Skyway and they sailed back to Puerto Mico. They then docked on the portside and Danny and his crew then went back to the Governor's mansion. The Majordomo then told Danny that the Governor would like to speak to him, so Danny went upstairs and encountered another Governor, who recognised Danny as the one who got Monquista into proper shape and he told Danny that he has a lot of stuff to do, so he is letting the Majordomo handle him. Danny saw that the Governor is busy and he went back to the Majordomo and got both the treaty signed and got paid for the events, as the Majordomo was rather surprised to read the details from Queen Eleanor. He also got a letter of urgency for Danny…