(EDIT: I apologize for not updating for a long time - Agnes is now in the final skyway of Cool Ranch, having completed the Magnificent Seven plot. She is also doing the second promotion quests for Old Scratch and Sarah Steele. *face palm* I REALLY need to catch up here, but I was so busy updating my Wizard101 Blog, the Tightwad Conjurer, that I haven't been playing Pirate101 lately. Also, last Saturday I had to go to Houston for all day and didn't get back until early Sunday morning, so please forgive me for my tardiness. I'll try to get caught up ASAP.)
I took out my rage on the Banditoad ships but we had to let a few board us to get the sugar back. I didn't want to sink the ships as the sugar would get waterlogged and that would be bad for baking. While I am an advocate for a little bit of salt in sweets, I doubt that having all the sugar be waterlogged with sea water(oh wait, we're sailing SKY ways, the sugar would have been lost) and wouldn't be tasty, so I had to ensure the boats didn't sink until we grabbed the bags of sugar.
"Sure," I said after I had delivered the sugar.
We spoke to Don Guiterrez, the father of the bride, who told us that his daughter, the bride to be, was kidnapped and the banditoads still inhabited the reception hall in the tavern.
We subdued them and their leader told us where to find Serena Guiterrez, the bride.
The Banditoad Gulch was aptly named - there were hordes of the foul criminals skulking about...
Luckily, I had a new ability that caused poisonous roses to prick the enemies around me. (Assassin's Gloom is one of the few damage-over-time powers in this game. There are a couple of them a Witch Doctor can learn, but for the most part, Agnes is the only one who can use these. They make battles MUCH easier as they can finish off weakened foes and reduce the number of enemies you have to deal with. This skill and its upgraded one saved my hide and frustration many times by wiping out dangerous enemies who were on the verge of death. Remember kids, the more enemies you take out, the easier battle becomes.)
We made our way to a cave deep in the Gulch and fought our way into the deepest part, where a nasty salamander called Froggo Villa attacked us. Seriously? FROGGO Villa? *face palm*
Whatever. We took him and his crew out with ease.
As I rescued Serena, I noticed quite a few things about her:
- She wasn't a horse.
- She had red hair.
- She looked like someone who should be studying in Wizard City... that or working in music or acting, not some daughter of some rich guy.
(Yeaaaaah... If you are a big Wizard101 nut, you might have recalled a little quest that introduced Crab Alley to Wizard City a LOOOOONG time ago, in the first year of the game's life. Famous actress and singer Selena Gomez[whose known role was, ironically, for the Disney sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place] lent her voice and face to KI to promote their new underwater mechanics long ago in that place, which was revamped when it became a permanent part of WC later on, but you can still find her picture in some people's houses, and the artists didn't want to delete the model, so they lent it to Pirate101 as this Serena character Agnes rescued. Serena has different color hair and has an accent but the face and body are the same. And that is your useless KI tidbit of the month. :p)
(I joined way after the Selena Gomez rescue mission was ended, and this above picture is from Google, but I bet KI will have more cameos in their games in the future.)
"Just... see if she can get some training in Wizard City," I muttered. "Seriously, she has the look of a wizard. Uh, nevermind."
"Alas," said Don Oscar. "Even though the wedding can proceed, we have worse news! The Strongbox is missing!"
"I don't get it," I said.
"The Strongbox contains all the tax money we pay to El Guapo for his protection," said Don Oscar.
Protection? I choked as I stifled a laugh. Yeah RIGHT! "Let me guess, the Banditoad swiped it."
He nodded.
"I'll get it back," I said. Back to Banditoad Gulch!
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| (Sorry for the stupid name taking up the screenshot. :( ) |
Or not. Gaspard distracted me. (Yep, time to promote another companion in a painful promotion quest! What fun! *cries*) Seems he was working for a former sea captain and he needed my help to help his old captain find a legendary treasure. Okay, I can handle it. I'm a pirate, treasure hunting should be my specialty, right?
Ugh... remind me never to do this again. I ran around asking people for help on the location of this stupid Golden Frond...
And then my headache grew as we were stabbed in the back. (Oh come on, I was surprised they had waited this long to throw in the required Monty Python reference! :p)
Okay, thanks for coughing up the information.
JUST DIE.
"Can you tell us where the Golden Frond is?" asked Gaspard as we escorted him out of the fort.
"Yes," said Alonzo. "It was held by the last great Monquistador, but he was sent to the ruins in Scurvy Dog Hideout, the Temple of Doom, and never came back." (Skipped the part where we talk to a monk in St. Bonobo's Abbey.)
Well, it's obvious that when you enter any place called "Doom", your chances of survival are slim at best. Ugh, I hate undead dinosaurs. :(
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. :(
JUST. DIE!
Thanks, Gaspard. I needed that. :)
We found the Monquistador and the dead Monkey, whose armor Gaspard claimed. I was about to chide him on sacrilege but hey, no point in this stuff going to waste. :p
It was well worth it, despite the stress.
Yes, that armor suits you well, Gaspard... just make sure it's cleaned. Stripping it from a skeleton in some moldering ruins, it can't be very sanitary. He also upgraded his halberd to be sharper than ever.
Oh right, we were invading the Banditoad Gulch to get back a strongbox, right? Sorry, got distracted.
The hideout was at the other end of the gulch but I had a feeling we had to blow up a few towers to get inside the main keep.
The towers WERE manned, though, but we took out the guards quickly enough...
BOOM! KABOOM! All the towers went BOOM. ^_^
With those out of the way, we barged into the keep...
Only to find we hadn't been the first to invade.
The Bull. The Myth. The Legend. EL TORO. (Music) (Go ahead, get it out of your system.)
At once, I noticed something but I was more intrigued at the Myth.
El Toro(music) was quite the fighter. No wonder the people of Santo Pollo worshiped him!
Of course, he was only hu-- I mean, mortal, so...
We helped out.
A little. *innocent smile*
"El Guapo needs to stop speaking in third person," I said, blowing a raspberry.
I was at a loss for words, but he spoke up. "This place is not safe - they will regroup and return. Meet me outside and we will talk more." He leapt through a word.
"Something tells me our Captain has a crush," teased Bonnie Anne.
"Cut it out," I snarked. "He's right, the Banditoads will swarm this place, let's quick search the place for the Strongbox and leave."
Unfortunately, a quick sweep of the place turned up no strongbox. I sighed and we left.
"It's a pleasure to work with you," I said. "I have a question first... I was told you fought Captain Blood and we need to defeat him to get..."
"Ah! Captain Blood," said El Toro. "Your question will have to wait. I have pressing business. As I said, I have discovered the secret plans of the Frogales! Santa Rana, their leader, extorts money from the good fair people of Santo Pollo, then he has Banditoads steal the money and extorts them for more!"
I was shocked and disgusted. "What a tyrant!"
"You... are not the normal pirate, are you?" he said. "I heard about you from Don Rodrigo, my fair ally. He has praised your efforts in fighting the Banditoads."
"I am an honest pirate," I said. "The only money I seek is hidden treasures and the only ships I destroy are villianous ones."
"So, you have a ship, yes?" said El Toro. "Please, take me to Castillo Sappo, the fort of Santa Rana. We must bring this tyrant down once and for all!"
I nodded. "I'll gladly help! But I need your help in exchange, you will owe me a Favor." I smirked. I was getting used to the way of Favors.
"Of course, I know you seek Captain Blood, I will tell you what I know when we end this tyranny," said El Toro. "I will meet you at the docks."
The fort of Santa Rana wasn't too far away, although a few banditoad ships harangued us. On the trip there, El Toro rode with us and I asked a few questons, but he answered none of them. I guess he has his own secrets, but I think I know a few of them... 6_^
One thing that niggled at me as we took down the guards in the front gate... I had to have this guy on my crew, by hook or by crook! He was such a strong fighter!
Fair enough. Let him have his glory. We would cripple them and make that toad weak...
We broke out a few guys with a cannon and they thanked us. (If you have a Musketeer, Buccaneer or Privateer, you will get a new companion by completing this one side-quest.)
Figured guards would be blocking the way to the armory. We took them out...
And then I was shocked at what I saw. CLOCKWORKS! The Frogales were in cahoots with the Armada. That tore it.
JUST DIE!!!!! (Or stop working.) (Agnes got the Dance of Steel attack, which is awesome - she slices! She dices! She juliennes! And if you order now... just joking. ^_^)
Fire! He he he!
Well, no more weapons for them! Time to bounce.
FIGURES there would be reinforcements. *sigh*
Choppy choppy! I had enough frogs' legs to feed a French revolution. :p
I heard El Toro cry outrage as soon as got outside. Time to help out again...
After we get more frogs' legs. Seriously, how many of these guys does Santa Rana have?!?
"Uh no, you are not removing any mask," I said, turning attention to me.
"Impossible!" said Santa Rana. "El Toro ALWAYS works alone!"
"Hey, I'm the captain here, I give the orders," I scolded. I turned to Santa Rana and whipped out my blades. "You're scum - working with the Armada gets you on my hit list. JUST DIE."
Me and Fan put a few holes in his new suit as El Toro and Bonnie kept the mooks busy
Then Santa Rana pulled a Snidely Whiplash and fled before we finished him off. Jerkwad.
I rolled my eyes. But then again, every mysterious hero does have an ego problem. "About Captain Blood..." I began.
"I will answer all of your questions," said El Toro. "But for now, talk to Don Rodrigo and tell him to spread the good news - the Frogales regime is no more!"
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| (Gah, missed the shot! Oh well!) |
He then pulled a fancy move and slashed a firey T in mid-air, then vanished in smoke. *sigh*
"Well, we're at a dead end," said Ratbeard.
I smirked. "I think not. Let's go back to Santa Pollo."
"Yes, but..." I began. I then gasped. "BEHIND YOU!"
Good grief! WHY DID YOU NOT JUST STAY IN YOUR HIDEY-HOLE!?!?
I threw a smoke bomb. "Go ahead, Don!" I shouted.
Sure enough, when the smoke cleared, El Toro(music) arrived and started making hay of the frogs.
Me and Fan put more holes, this time in his heart. I hate killing but it's his own fault for not slinking away and hiding. :p
When the battle was over, Don was there again. I pointed and smirked. "Finally found you, El Toro."
"What?" cried everyone else.
"You suspected nothing, did you?"
I've heard of ego problems but THIS took the cake. *sigh* "Yeah, totally clueless."
"How did you guess?" said Bonnie.
"I learned a few thing from my Wizard friend, Grace, about perception and observation," I murmured. I turned to Don. "Look, I promise our crew will swear secrecy of your alter identity. I just want to know one thing... do you know anything about Captain Blood's lair?"
"What?" I said, eyes glazed.
"You see," chuckled Don. "El Toro is the name of a great hero, but I was not the first to wear the mask. My mentor, Diego Don Vargas, was El Toro before me and taught me his ways. It is HE you must speak to. Alas, he is..."
"Wait, don't tell me," I said with a groan. "Better get a shovel! Ugh!" Why is this that everyone I need to learn info from is DEAD!???
"Yes, he is dead," said Don, sipping his wine. "I was not there to attend his funeral, we have... had disagreement in his final days." He frowned softly. "But I do know who might know where he is buried. He had a sidekick, a Bison called Tonka."
"Well, if his sidekick was a Bison," I said. "Only one place to go..."
The Bison Village in Big Sky.
[To be continued...]
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