The Disease of Monkey Island

B-Man

Part 1

It started one fateful morning. Guybrush sat in bed writing memoirs of the past four games.

'So my adventures continue..' he wrote, as he was getting towards the end of the book 'LeChuck and Ozzie are taken care of and we have set sail once again to where Me and Elaine's hearts lead us. Nope nothing to worry about at all.'

"GUYBRUSH!" His wife Elaine interrupted his thoughts, although instead of a tone of annoyance it was of concern.

Guybrush looked up. "Yes dear?"

"What happened to you?" Elaine gasped, "You've gone green and spotty!"

"Green? Spotty? I feel fine!" Guybrush protested.

Elaine pushed him down in his bed and tucked him in.

"It's some kind of disease snookums." She said "But don't worry. I'll nurse you back to health"

"But I wanna go to an Island! I don't wanna be sick!" Guybrush moaned

"Oh, stop acting like a baby" grumbled Elaine, shoving a thermometer in her husband's mouth "You'll be better in no time"

"Wut welaine!" Guybrush mumbled with the thermometer.

Meanwhile, on a distant ship in the sea, the crew of 'The Seacumber' headed towards Melee Island. The ship was captained by Otis and Carla and navigated by Mr Cheese so the crew was all friendly.

"I can't believe we purchased this ship from a load of Monkeys" laughed Carla

Otis leapt a mile "Monkeys.monkeys.MONKEY ISLANDTM?!" he screamed

"Never mind." Carla sighed. Otis had gotten so stressed by his visits to Monkey IslandTM that he associated anything to do with Monkeys or bananas with it.

Suddenly Mr Cheese came running into the cabin where they were.

"T-t-t-t-there's s-someone here to s-s-s-s-see you Carla" He stuttered

"Who?" asked Carla.

Mr Cheese shivered "It's L-l-l-l-l-l-l."

LeChuck burst into the room. "LECHUCK!" He snarled, in answer to Mr Cheese.

"Lechuck?!" Carla cried

"LECHUCK!!" Otis shrieked

"Aye it's me. And I'm taking over this ship!" LeChuck Boomed.

"O.k" Otis and Carla replied timidly, not wanting to mess with him. They ran and jumped overboard.

"Muwahhahahhaha!" LeChuck cackled in one breath "Now that I've taken over this ship I can sail it around the Tri-Island area spreading pain and misery and maybe.finally.KILLING GUYBRUSH THREEPWOOD!"

As he said this, across the ocean, Elaine and Guybrush's ship bumped into the shores of Monkey IslandTM. Elaine grabbed the navigator by the ear.

"What's the big idea buster? We don't want Monkey IslandTM!" She said

"What are you talking about? This is Cutthroat IslandTM, home of the villainous pirate Captain John Edwinson."

Guybrush hopped onto the deck wrapped in blankets.

"Hey!" he exclaimed, instantly recognising the man "Aren't you the lookout from Melee Island?"

"No. Never heard of him" said the look out.

"Oh well" said Guybrush.

"Guybrush? What are you doing out of bed?" Elaine asked

"Uhhh.Looking for a bathroom?" Guybrush suggested nervously.

"If you need the toilet I'll bring the chamber pot in and you can do it in that"

"ewww gross!"

"Guybrush!"

Guybrush sighed "O.k. But what are YOU gonna do?"

"I'll search the Island to look for anyone who can help cure that disease you've got. You stay here and don't leave the ship without my say so."

Guybrush sighed again "O.k"

"Bye snookums, and remember DON'T LEAVE THE SHIP!"

Typically five minutes later, Guybrush left the ship. and tripped over.

"Aaah!" he cried as he hit the sand.

He brushed himself down. "Stupid skull-like white rock" he muttered. Suddenly he realised who it was.

"Wait a second." Guybrush gasped "A skull is behind that skull-like white rock!"

He picked the skull up "Murray! What are you doing here?"

Murray snarled. "What does it look like I'm doing Guybrush? I'm minding my own business, thinking of plans to CONQUER THE WORLD!!! MUWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA!"

"I thought you were a bouncer at 'Planet Threepwood'?"

"Fool Guybrush" Murray sighed "Did you really think that a business with your name in the title would really last that long?"

"I'd like to think so" said Guybrush "Did it flop?"

"Like a pair of flippity floppity bunny rabbit slippers!" said Murray "After a while, everyone assumed you were.ahum..dead"

"Dead? No way! There was nothing what-so-ever to make them think that I was dead!"

"Don't blame me! I'm only a talking skull"

"Well nevermind that" said Guybrush "How did you ESCAPE FROM JAMBALAYA ISLANDTM?"

"Is that supposed to be some sort of pun?" Murray asked "Anyway, being out of work on a cheesy pirate free Island resort, I decided to (and accidentally) hitch a ride on a ship of the villainous pirate LECHUCKTM!!!!"

"Hey! How come Lechuck gets a Tm?" Guybrush questioned. He was quickly silenced by Murray.

"Silence!" quickly silenced Murray. "You're not getting my point! The fact is, while I was on LeChuck's ship I over heard one of his eeeeeevvill plans! He said that using something Voodoo, was spreading a disease that would take out anyone who had the potential to stop him"

"Hey! That must be this strange disease I've suddenly got" Guybrush replied "That means I have the potential to stop LeChuck!"

"You? Beat Lechuck? Don't beat me laugh!" cackled Murray "Oops. Too late! MUAH -HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!"

"I beat him in the past four games Murray" Guybrush muttered, unimpressed.

"I'm sorry" Murray sighed, calming down "It's just somewhere, that fish has started nibbling on my foot again and it tickles."

"How did you escape LeChuck's ship?" Guybrush asked

"How do you think? He found me and LeChuck-ed me overboard!"

"Why didn't you tell him you used to be on his crew?" Guybrush suggested

"I forgot. It was something I was trying to forget!" Murray yelled

Then Elaine came along. "GUYBRUSH!" she yelled "Don't you ever listen? I'd probably hit you but your disease may be contagious."

"But Elaine! I have something to tell you!" Guybrush said. He held Murray out to her "I found my old friend Murray!"

"What?" Elaine frowned, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh wait, that's not it!" he blushed "I meant to say that my old enemy LeChuck has something to do with my disease!"

"It's eating at away with him slowly, KILLING ANG KILLING HIM! MUWAH-HA-HA- HA-HA-HA!" Murray laughed manically

"Murray!" Guybrush scolded.

Elaine embraced him protectively "But I can't be a widow Guybrush. I love you too much"

"May I suggest something?" squeaked Murray, who was stuck between them.

Guybrush and Elaine pulled apart. "Yes Murray?" Guybrush asked

"If this disease is work of something Voodoo, why don't you go and see the Voodoo lady?"

"Great idea Murray, let's go Guybrush!" Elaine cried and pulled them both onto the ship.

They set off for Melee Island..