Ioz: Starboard deck, Ren! Hard! Curse that, Konk. He has more fat between his ears than around his waist. Ren: That Konk...he'd sink his own ship before giving up the Compass and the First Treasure. Konk: Hurry, you overgrown fildebeests! Or we'll never get away from them! Ioz: Well done, Ren! We'll catch those thieves before high sun! Niddler: Ohhh, look...can't we find the other Treasures of Rule and come back for this one? Ren: Courage, Niddler. That bloated toad can't outwit this crew! Ioz! More slack to the jib-top! Dark Water off the bow... Niddler: Whoa! Ren: Ioz, snap out of it! Look to the riggings! Ioz: I've never seen Dark Water this far south...must I do everything aboard this ship? Where is the woman? Tula: Just as I thought. Ioz: Tula? Tula! Can you spare a moment of your time topside? Tula: Can't handle things yourself, eh, Ioz? Konk: Golderash! We'll never outrun that ship on the open sea! We'll have to lose them in Pandawa. Ren: By the depths, where is that dog-faced brute heading? Ioz: Ren--there! There! Ren: Konk sees it too, Ioz! Niddler: It's Pandawa! Turn away, Ren! Turn away! Ren: No, we've got him! Niddler: There are other Treasures! Stop before it's too late! Lug Bro #1: Why we sail to Pandawa, Konk? Nothing there but monkeybirds. Lug Bro #2: What of meeting Bloth in Janda-Town? Konk: Idiots! We've got to get those pesky insects off our backs to keep their hands off of these. Gah! I hate magic stones. Konk: Where's the anchor? Lug Bro #1: You said throw everything we have at Ren! Random People: Aaah! Konk: Hurry! Hurry! Ioz: Ren! They're getting away! Ren: Niddler, we haven't time for your pranks! Niddler: I would follow you anywhere, but I'm not putting a feather on this filthy island. It's where I was born...and sold into slavery. And to these Jitatin slave traders, my people are nothing but merchandise! Tula: Ren, Niddler--we'll gladly leave you behind! Ren: You won't be safe if I leave you here alone. Tie this to your leg--I'll pretend to be your master. Niddler: *squawk* Konk: Heh-heh! Konk is full of surprises, eh, Ren? Ren: Now where did they go? Niddler: Ren, I'm going to start screaming and I won't be able to stop. Ren: Calm, Niddler, I won't let any of them touch you. Niddler: We must leave this worm hole, please... Ren: There's more to this than you're telling me. Niddler: One called Jargis divided my family and sold me to Bloth. Slug Slaver: Six poogats for your slave, two-legs. He's lean in the wings, but I can fatten him up. Ren: He's not for sale! Slug Slaver: Noy Jitat. Jatvah--not again! Rebels! Rebels: *whoops, war cries* Slug Slaver: I'm ready for you this time! Warrior: Eaagh! Rebel: In the name of our queen--freedom! Slug Slaver: Thieves! Criminals! This is Jargis's private property! Niddler: He works for Jargis! Yellow: Long live our queen! Slug Slaver: You want your queen, do you? That's been arranged... Queen: Water, please... Slug Slaver: Now do I have your attention? Slaves: Oh, no! Have mercy! Master, don't! Yellow: Hurry, take me! Niddler: Please don't harm her... Ren: Your queen, Niddler? Niddler: That and much more--she is mother to us all! Slug Slaver: The only subjects she'll ever rule again are the mold mites in her dungeon cell! Ren: Your Majesty. Slug Slaver: Out of the way, two legs! Slaves: Did you see that two legs? Why would one of them care? Slug Slaver: Stand away, I said! She is not for sale! Men: Fool! You won't live long on Pandawa! Slave lover! Ioz: Ren! There you are. I told you, young mate, no more ale! Why is it cabin boys can never stay out of taverns? Come away, child. Slaves: Who is he? I have never seen the like! Slaver: Silence, slaves! Slug Slaver: Follow that "cabin boy." I want you as close as a pair of bilge-leeches! Ioz: You've lost valuable time, Ren. While you were taking in the local color, I sent Tula to scout ahead. Ren: Sorry, Ioz--I guess I acted without thinking. Ioz: No harm done. Come--there are treasures to find! Niddler: Forgive me, Ren--you risked everything and I did nothing. Ren: There's nothing to forgive. It was my time to act, not yours. Tula: Here--Ren, Niddler! The fat little piglet can run... Ioz: But he can't hide. Ren: So it ends, Konk--cornered in an alley, Bloth not here to protect you, and you have something of mine. My Compass and Treasures, please? Yoohoo, Konk... Ioz: Let me try my hand, Ren... Tula: Save your steel, Ioz. Konk: Jargis, I'm having trouble with this boy. Would you mind? Niddler: Jargis?! Jargis: For you, Konk--of course not. Niddler: I told you this island was cursed! Slug Slaver: Oh, in trouble again...where are the Securitat when you need them? Ren: That's what we need--the Securitat! Niddler: Ren, that is the Securitat! Konk's ugly friend Jargis runs this island! Ioz: Well, Ren? Tula: What next? Ren: Noy Jitat! Ren: Put away your weapons! This is one fight we can't possibly win. This way! Niddler: Ahh, yes...a much better idea. Pursuers: *grunts, shouts* Niddler: And that's just the beginning, you dundered mullets! And if you want more, we'd be happy to-- Ren: This isn't the time, Niddler, not now! Ren: We'll return to sea, anchor on the leeward side of the island, and steal back into town. Ioz: No! Tula: The Wraith! Ioz: Some thief's stolen her! Ren: Takes one to know one, eh, Ioz? Rebels: Friends! We bring you freedom! Niddler: Long live our Queen! Slug Slaver: Noy Jitat! We lost them! Yellow: Your ship is safe. And soon, you will be, too. Welcome, brothers. I am Yellow-Wing. Konk: The slave trade's been good to you, Jargis! You and your belly! Jargis: To what, uh, do I owe the pleasure of your visit, Konk? I haven't angered Bloth, have I? Konk: No, nothing of the kind! Jargis: Ahh--then you truly are welcome. Konk: I need you to get rid of that persistent boy and his friends. Jargis: Konk, my hands are full, what with these rebel slaves and their uprisings. Konk: I'll just tell Bloth you said no. Jargis: Eh--b-but then, on the other hand, any service I can be to you and your...uh, men... Konk: Why not just wipe the rebels out and be done with it? Jargis: Oh! I will! Now that I know where their stronghold is located... Ren: Yellow-Wing, you and your people have our deepest gratitude. Ioz: Of course, you realize we have urgent business waiting for us--down on the ground? Chieftain: We have urgent business as well. I am Chieftain, leader of all Pandawa rebels. Ioz: Where is our ship? Chieftain: The Wraith is in a hidden cove. Tula: Why did you take it? Chieftain: My turn to ask questions. Now, who is this outsider who has earned the respect of my people and the wrath of Jargis? Ren: Ren, son of Primus, prince of Octopon. Chieftain: Octopon! Then you rule a land as ravaged as my own. What brings you to our sad little island? Ren: A father's request to his son--to see the Thirteen Treasures of Rule. Chieftain: Then, one of true nobility such as yourself will not reject my request: help us reclaim our home. Tonight, we attack the house of Jargis, to free our queen. Then our legions will push the Jitat slave traders into the sea. Ren: And you need us as a distraction. Chieftain: Exactly! Drawing the guards away. Ren: Leaving the house undefended here, for your attack! Chieftain: You will...join us, then? Ioz: Can we have a moment alone with his, uh, royalness? Ren, we have no time for this particular charity. Tula: Listen to Ioz. If Konk leaves port, we'll lose track of the Compass and the Treasure! Ioz: Ren, what would your father think? Ren: That I should stay and help those in need. You are with me, aren't you? We stay together as a group now, or we end it. Choose. Niddler: Well, I'm staying. Ioz: My choice is to stay alive. Come, Tula. Yellow-Wing: I will show you where your ship is hidden. Niddler: Farewell! Chieftain: We must hurry. Our attack begins before darkfall. Ren: Darkfall...yes, Chieftain, I am yours. Ioz: In all my travels, I have never met such a young fool. The worst of it is, I was beginning to like him! Tula: And I envy how clearly he sees his destiny... Monkeybird: Jargis's soldiers! They're in the trees! Ioz: Fighting--an attack! Tula: Ren and Niddler! Chieftain: That cursed Jargis--how did he discover our secret stronghold? Tula: No! Ioz: Ren! Securitat: *assorted shouts and curses* Securitat 1: Aaaaah! Tula: Dark Water...again! Ioz: And curse my eyes if there isn't more of it afloat than ever before! Tula: Ioz...if we hadn't left him...if we only hadn't... Ioz: No, Tula, you said it yourself. Ren's destiny was clear to him--too clear. Slaves: The guards have crushed them...they found the stronghold...captured the Chieftain... Ren: *moans* Slaves: It is he! Worse than I had heard! Konk: Brilliant attack, Jargis! Jargis: Military strategy is nothing more than being able to read the enemy's mind! Eh, Yellow-Wing? Yellow-Wing: This is true. Jargis: For selling out your race, you will now become my second-in-command. Yellow-Wing: You don't think I did this just for pleasure? Niddler: Traitor! We are lost forever when one of our own betrays us, and when only an outsider has the courage to lift his hand to help us! We must act, but only at the right time--and the time is-- Slaver: Silence, slave, you've spoken your last words! Slave 1: But kind sir-- Slave 2: He was just gonna say-- Slaver: Say what? Slave 1: The time is now! Slaver: No--no no! Slave 3: For freedom! Slave 4: For our queen! Slave 5: For Ren! Konk: Uh--it's been great, Jargis--but it's time for Janda-Town, boys! Jargis: Wait! Take us with you! Tula: Konk's finally making a run for it, Ioz. Ioz: We'll catch them. Tula: Don't sound so confident, Ioz. There's a lot of water between us and that piglet. Ioz: It's not confidence, Tula, but an oath to Ren. Until we have the Compass and Treasure, we'll make Konk's life an endless nightmare. Tula: To Ren. Ren: *moan* Niddler: Ren... Ren: What happened? Niddler: Oh, not much--we just took our island back from Jargis and the slave-traders. Queen: But even though you were sleeping, you were with us, Ren. Ren: Your Majesty. Queen: We have so much to thank you for--son of Primus, prince of Octopon. Ren: Breaker of friendships, and now, I guess, loser of Treasures. Chieftain: Your Majesty! After all these years, it was still where we buried it. No longer to be bought and sold, we are, once again, our own people. Queen: We knew Jargis would never look for this beneath his own house. Ren, now that you've helped us, how may we help you? Ren: You already have. Though I may be a failure in my Quest for the Thirteen Treasures of Rule, I am pleased to have helped you the little that I did. Queen: You are wrong, boy--you are far from being a failure. Ren: Your Majesty's crown jewel! Queen: No--it is your Second Treasure of Rule. Queen: Ren, may the waters be calm as glass on your way to Janda-Town. If ever you need a safe port, think of Pandawa! Ren: To freedom! Pretty proud of yourself, I see. Niddler: And why not? From this day on, the world will no longer see monkeybirds as slaves. And I was part of that. Thanks to you--friend. Ren: I guess there is hope for my Quest after all. My one regret is Ioz and Tula. I'll miss those two rascals--Niddler...did you hear something? The Maelstrom! Ahhh! Niddler: Eww, borka-paste. Ren: Quick! Niddler! Carry us away! Niddler: I can't lift myself, much less both of us! Maybe Bloth hasn't seen us...