The Secret of Monkey Island - The Story Edition - Part 2 - The Three Trials

As he opened the door the first thing he noticed was the smell. He did not know what to make of it. It was the type of smell that at first you think is great but as your nose picks up more details you realize that what you had smelled was acid. Not just any acid. The most addictive acid known to man, it was called grog. He slowly walked behind a small curtain. And saw three important-looking pirates. They weren't that important really, but they looked important so they are often reffered to as the Pirate Leaders.1

"Ahoy there! I'm Guybrush Threepwood and-2

"Guybrush Threepwood? That's the stupidest name I've ever heard!" laughed the short, plump pirate in the middle.3

"Well what's your name?" Guybrush enquired4

"Mancomb Seepgood" Said the middle, his big grin turning into a frown.5

"Anyway, what be ye wantin' boy?" Asked the pirate on the left, a tall thin man in a blue piratey shirt, his beard closely resembled Blackbeard's6

"I want to be a pirate!"7

"So what" Questioned the middle pirate8

"Why bother us?" Seconded the pirate on the left9

But then the right pirate, a tall but porky man in his late 30's, chimed in. 10

"Hey don't forget we're short on help because of this whole Lechuck thing, meaning less pirates sail out to see, less pirates means less swag, less swag means less grog and we're getting dangerously low on grog!" He started at normal voice level but gradually got louder until he shouted the final few words11

"Okay then, do you have any special talents?" This question came from the middle pirate.12

Guybrush got a big grin on his face "You won't believe this, but I can hold my breath for TEN minutes!" He proudly boasted.13

"That's fine but..." started the left one, "...you don't become a pirate just by asking..." continued the second, "you have to go through..." the last one almost finished, then they said the last bit all together, "THE THREE TRIALS!!!" they said shouting so loud that Stan, Meathook, Carla and The Fettucini Brother (people who all live on the other side of the island) swear the floor shook.14

Guybrush, somewhat confused, asked them "What three trials are those?"15

The left one began, "These are three trials that everyone must pass, the art of thievery..." in the same way as last time, the second one carried on "...and the art of the sword..." carrying on the pirate on the right concluded with "...and the quest!" The left one stared at him "The what?" The pirate on the right of the table shouted angrily "Treasure huntin' ya sea urchin!" 16

They gathered themselves and the middle one wrapped everything up.17

"Right, you must prove yourself in each of these three area's. Swordplay, thievery and er... umm... treasure... hunt..hunt..ery... treasure huntery and then return with proof that you've done it!"18

The one on the right concluded everything with
"And then ye must drink grog with us!"19

"GROG! GROG!! GROG!!!" they all chanted20

"What's in that grog stuff anyway?"21

The middle pirate fielded this question "Grog is a secret mixture which contains one or more of the following kerosene, propylene glycol, artificianal sweetners, red dye #2, rum, axle grease, battery acid, acetone, scumm, and/or pepporonni. As you can probably imagine, it is one of the most caustic, volatile substances known to man, the stuff is eating right through the mugs and the cook is losing a fortune replacing them. Har, Har Har!" 22

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Guybrush walked off saw and the cook leaving the kitchen. He was quite hungry and had no money so, he had to sneak into the kitchen. He picked up a hunk of meat, some fish in case the meat was rotten, and a pot because he thought that it might come in handy later. 24