Once Banjo came to, he found himself not on land, but instead on a ship. A pirate ship. A flying pirate ship.
"Where am I?"
A flying pirate ship. Don't you listen, you idiot!
"Well there's no need for the name calling! "
"ARGH!"
Banjo froze when the sound of a menacing pirate coming from the ship's hull. The door flew open and out walked three pirates. One was a fox with a peg leg, an eyepatch, a long black pirate coat and a feather in his hat. To his right was a mole with a red bandana tied around his head, a striped shirt, and an earring on his left ear. The one on the left was a big crocodile with a pair of blue shorts and a red bandana covering his head.
"Who are you guys?" Banjo asked feeling a little bit frightened.
"Argh." the fox pirate started "I be Captain Bill. These here are me first mates. Mr. Pint."
"Hello." the little mole greeted, walking right up to Banjo.
"And this be Mr. Bubbles."
"Hmph." Mr. Bubbles grunted.
"It's nice to meet you." Banjo said as he shook Mr. Pint's paw "Do I have to walk the plank now?"
"ARHARHARHAR!" laughed Captain Bill "We don't have a plank! As a matter of , we could use you."
"Use me? How?" Banjo asked.
"See this ship?" Captain Bill said taking in the wonder of his own boat "It's the best damn ship that's every sailed the clouds! Many a enemy tried stealing her away from me! But they all fail... thanks to my crew... unfortunately, they be no more."
"What happened to them?" Banjo asked, growing interested in the old pirate's story.
"They fell by enemy blade... that's why I need someone big and strong like you. And like Mr. Bubbles... not so much like Mr. Pint, but you catch my drift."
"I sure do." Banjo nodded.
"So whaddaya say? Will become an honorary first mate of Captain Bill? Or will ye have to be thrown off the edge of this ship?"
Banjo pondered for a moment. He didn't want to die, because he really wanted to save his from the Zombie Giant. But being a pirate would be fun.
"I'll do it. But will help find the island where the book Nocturnis is?"
"Argh." Captain Bill shouted excitedly, extending his paw "That be just where we're headed now."
This news made Banjo very happy. He shook the captain's paw, sealing the deal. He knew he would save his friends in no time.
Meanwhile, in Spiral Mountain...
The Zombie King sat in his newly built throne (built right on the top of Banjo's poor house. He looked at the image in the fire emitting from his hands.
"So..." he said in his gravelly voice "You think a bunch of pirates can save you. Hahahaha. You fool."
The Zombie King clenched his fist in rage, closing up the fire in his hand and laughing wickedly.