I have to say that I've played this game and just like everyone else, I'm impatiently awaiting for more of the game to be developed. Don't know why they didn't, but oh well. What're ya gonna do? Anyway, this is my first Pirate101 fanfic and it's a bit different from the rest, so please no harsh comments, but constructive criticism is appreciative. Sadly, I don't own Pirate101. It belongs to Kingsisle Entertainment. I only own my OCs: Adelita, Rosella, Diego, Hilario, Bailey McKrane, Carter Wallace, and Claudia. Thanks!

"Where has he gone now?" Adelita de la Vega irritably asked, cross armed and eyes narrowed at her two care-takers, Rosella and Diego Barbanos.

Adelita was fourteen years of age, but always seemed to be more mature and at times less mature than children her age. She had chocolate brown hair reaching down to the middle of her back, the hair from the neck down seeming to be spiky. Around her neck was a her prized possession: A black leather choker with a decorative, sky blue rose as the centerpiece.

Light turquoise, almost cyan, was the color of her eyes, the same as her shoulder-less, elbow-length dress which was also rimmed with indigo and reached just to her ankles.

"Adelita, your father is out running important errands. You should know that by now," Rosella, a hen with dark tan feathers and black hair tied up in a tight bun, soothed. She wore a dark green dress and wore spectacles, indicating her aging brown eyes. She was dusting around the foyer of the large manor that overlooked Santo Pollo.

All the while, a little Armadillo Verde sat at Adelita's feet. She had found him, named him Hilario, and kept him in her home for nearly six years. The whole argument going on made Hilario turn his head back and forth to whoever was talking as if he understood.

"How many errands does he have to do?! He does it everyday!" Adelita exasperated. "There is no possible way that he has errands to do every single day of the year!"

"Mi flora pequena," Diego, a light brown rooster with gray eyes sporting a pair of red overalls and a shirt underneath, tried to reason as he carried a large crate of apples, "Your papá is a very important man in Cool Ranch and many things demand his attention. You must be patient."

"Am I not important to him?!" She shouted at them, her anger flaring at the two poultry caretakers. Their eyes went wide and their beaks dropped open a little at her in shock. "You should know. You never see me and him together anymore."

Adelita merely shook her head, grabbed her basket and went to leave the room, "I'm going into the village. Come, Hilario."

Hilario merely curled up into a ball, rolled forward and jumped, bouncing himself off of the ground and into her basket.

"Adelita, be reasonable!" Rosella desperately shouted after her.

Adelita opened one of the front double doors that lead to the village and closed it behind her, ignoring the hen. She blew out a breath of air and tried to tuck the one pestering bang that always covered her right eye, only for it to fall back there again.

She sighed, "Come on, Hilario. Let's go and visit Cooper's Roost. Maybe Aunt Jane and Uncle Bill will understand."

"Thanks again for the ride, Juan," Adelita handed the Banditoad a few golden coins for the service of taking her from Santo Pollo to Cooper's Roost.

"No problem chiquita," the Banditoad waved as he placed the coins in his payment pouch. "Just send a Blood Bat when you want to go home."

"Of course," she smiled and waved back as she stepped off the ship and onto the docks of Cooper's Roost. It was warming to know that not all Banditoads were evil, selfish thieves.

Banditoads were a big problem when it came to the village of Santo Pollo. They are taxed horrendously by their "benevolent" presidente, Santa Rana; and as if it weren't enough, Banditoads rob the poor people of their money so that they barely have anything for themselves.

The only thing, the only person keeping the hope of Santo Pollo alive was their protector: El Toro. He was the reason the villagers kept working, kept fighting on against the raids and taxes.

Adelita sighed heavily at the thought. All her life, ever since she's heard her father tell her stories of the mysterious man, she's wondered what El Toro was like underneath his mask. How has he eluded the Frogerales for so long? Better yet, why is he there and gone in an instant when he protects the village?

"Maybe he doesn't want to be caught, is all," she muttered to herself.

What hung more over her head was that her father, Don Rodrigo, had said that he knew El Toro and has met him before. Ever since she was little, she had been asking constantly how they had met, but he would refuse to tell her. Which really only made her believe he was only joking as she got older. However, that didn't necessarily mean she thought he was a myth.

She could say that because she had already met him, but that's a story for another day…

"What do you think, Hilario?" Adelita asked the Armadillo Verde. "Do you think El Toro still remembers us?"

Hilario let out a squeaky yawn as he uncurled himself. He looked up and blinked his black eyes at her as his answer.

"Yeah," she smiled to herself. "He probably does."

She lifted her dress ever so slightly as she made her way up the flights of stairs to the top, where the little town of Cooper's Roost was. It was a nice little settlement with nice people.

"Adelita," the sheriff, Rooster Cogburn, greeted with a tip of his hat as he exited the Silver Spur Saloon.

The Silver Spur Saloon was owned by Jane Canary and Bill Peacock. The place was made for just about anything for anyone who wanted to have a good time: card playing, music playing every hour of the day, entertainment on occasion, or just to lounge around with good friends.

"Good day, Sheriff Cogburn," Adelita smiled and nodded kindly in return as she stopped at the edge of the wooden porch of the saloon. "I trust it's been a peaceful day?"

"Quieter than it's been in weeks. Still keepin' an eye out for trouble, though," Rooster said, his good blue eye shifting as if danger would leap out at that very second.

Adelita chuckled as she stepped onto the porch, "Of course. You might be needed soon. It was very pleasant to see you again, Sheriff."

"Same to you, buck-a-roo," Rooster waved to her as he stepped off the porch, his claw feet scratching the ground as he casually walked back to the sheriff's office.

Adelita pushed onto the shutter doors of the saloon and was immediately greeted by the scent of yum and lit candles.

"Hiya, Addie!" Bailey McKrane called out, waving at her to join his table of pals, his green eyes wide and excited and his long beak in a large grin.

Bailey was a crow with a big heart, but his beak never really closed at all. He was about Adelita's age, if not a little older. All he wore was a black paper boy hat, a short yellow long-sleeved shirt, long black trousers that covered his long, slender legs, and spurs on his clawed, yellow feet. To say the least, he liked the color black and yellow.

"Hello, Bailey," Adelita waved to him and the rest of the members of the group. "And you too, Carter and Claudia."

Carter Wallace, in Adelita's opinion, was a bit too flamboyant for her taste. In other words, he was also a shameless flirt, especially with her. He was a brown rooster and one of the ranger's sons that transferred in from the town of Tumbleweed not so long ago. Not to mention he was a ranger-to-be. He wore a tan ten-gallon hat, a light brown vest that covered a white long-sleeved shirt, brown trousers with spark throwing revolvers in their holsters, and also had spurs on his yellow talons.

"Well howdy to you too, Adelita," he smirked, winking one of his sapphire eyes at her. Of course, word of his courting had not reached her father. She found it annoying, but he didn't want the poor guy to suffer because that's exactly what would happen. His head was suddenly thrown forward and he gave out a loud, "OWW!"

He rubbed the sore spot on his head with his wing as Claudia took her wooden and feathered staff back to her side. Claudia was a coyote dressed in Buffaloon skins made into a light brown dress that went well with her brownish gray fur. Violet and green paints were painted into various markings on her fur. She was raised by the tribal Bison that lived nearby and is now a shaman-in-training.

"Your flirtatious ways will one day be known by her father. Then you'll be sorry you set eyes on her, Claw Foot," she smirked, blinking her violet eyes in satisfaction. Carter merely humphed and turned his head away with crossed wings.

Adelita smiled at her, mouthing a thank you as she sat down in the open chair Bailey offered her, "So, what's going on today?"

The three looked at each other, grinned and nodded at Bailey to tell her.

Bailey nodded back and waved his wing for her to come closer. Raising an eyebrow, she leaned in, even Hilario poked his head out of the basket to listen in. Bailey whispered, in a low voice, "We saw some weird looking ships heading over to your Skyway. We saw some while we were at the little island just across the way. It looked like they were heading to that Castillo Sapo place."

"That's Santa Rana's fortress," Adelita looked at them all with wide eyes. "What could anyone want with him?"

"That's what we're hoping ta find out," Carter explained, total seriousness in his voice. It wasn't often they heard it from him, so he was obviously suspicious of the newcomers.

"Yes. The wind has spoken to me of them, as well," Claudia said, her ears twitching uneasily. "They are evil beings. They come here only to do evil things."

"And we're hoping to get to the bottom of it and stop it before it happens," Bailey piped, finishing their plan. "And we were actually hoping you would come. We were gonna ask you if you'd like to join us."

"I think I'll have to pass on that," Adelita shook her head. "My Papá tells me I'm never to go there."

"Aw, come on, Adelita! You're not gonna be daddy's lil' girl forever, are you?" Carter snapped. "Besides, with all those 'errands' you say he does, he won't even notice you're gone. We'll be there and out in less than ten minutes. He'll never know you were ever there."

Carter had an excellent point, she thought, but she still wasn't so sure. She was definitely not daddy's little girl, but she still didn't want to go against his wishes. As annoying as his constant absences and lack of attention with her was, he made these kinds of rules for a reason. He wanted her safe because he loved her and she loved him. She most definitely didn't want to spite him by going to Santa Rana's home.

"Adelita," Claudia started, interrupting her thoughts. "Don't listen to Carter. The choice is entirely up to you."

"Yeah, and it's not like we're going in there unarmed. I've got my daddy's rifle," Bailey said enthusiastically. "Carter's got his revolvers and Claudia has her staff."

Adelita raised her eyebrows at him, "And if I were to join you, what would I do to defend myself?"

"Point taken," Bailey rubbed his beak in thought, then he perked up a thought. "I know just the thing! I'll be right back!"

He shot up out of his chair and ran for the exit, but not before his caught on a occupied chair leg. Adelita, Carter, and Claudia winced as he yelped and he flew forward, land flat on the floor. Many of the patrons, especially the one in the chair that tripped from his chair, turned from their activities and looked at him in shock. That was another thing about Bailey, he was a complete and total klutz.

"I'm okay!" he waved a wing as he got up and ran right through the shutter doors. The patrons merely shrugged their shoulders and went back to their business.

"I swear, that crow is getting clumsier with each step he takes," Carter shook his head.

"Maybe he has many things on his mind at once that he doesn't watch where he's going," Claudia thought aloud.

"But really, Adelita, You always are goin' on about your daddy not being around. What's wrong with a little rebellion for once?" Carter pointed out, taking out a revolver and checking the ammunition.

"Rebelling is one thing, getting yourself killed is a completely different matter," Adelita shot back, setting her basket down and taking Hilario on her lap. She petted him as she continued, "Besides, you do realize that even though your close to becoming a ranger, that doesn't mean you can go barging onto another's property because you think something is wrong. Especially when it's Santa Rana."

"Who says we're barging in? We ain't that stupid," The rooster clicked his gun shut, now beginning to check the ammunition on the other revolver. "We're sneaking in and finding out what that Santa Rana is up to and who in the heck those people are. Adelita, you and your daddy say yourselves that you think he's evil. What if it's something big and its gonna hurt your home?"

Now that was hitting a nerve for Adelita. Carter had definitely won her over with that thought. Santo Pollo was her home and she didn't know what she'd do if anything bad were to happen to it. It was what she felt everyone in Santo Pollo felt. It was a small village but it was a proud, cultural, and friendly one as well. If that wasn't a reason to protect it, Adelita couldn't find one better.

"Alright. I'm in," she said determined. Both Claudia and Carter smiled happily until Adelita held up a hand, "But only if we are there and gone in ten minutes. No more and no less, and if you think that we're going to do any pranks while we're there, I will leave you behind."

"No you won't," Claudia smiled softly, taking a sip of Yum juice with a satisfied sigh. "You're heart is too big to leave any of us behind."

"I've got them! I've got them!" Bailey shouted as he ran right through the doors while carrying a thin black trunk. He skidded to a stop right in front of the table and slammed the trunk right on it. "These should suite you just fine, Addie."

Adelita raised an eyebrow at him, but he just gestured with his wings in excitement, "Go on! Open it!"

She only shrugged and unclipped the buckles that locked the trunk and opened up the lid. Her eyes widened as she looked at the red velvet casing that held two silver rapiers crossing each other, as if two duelists were blocking each other's attacks.

"Where in the Spiral did you find these? They're beautiful," Adelita gasped, running a hand over the steel of the graceful weapons. Hilario jumped up onto the table from her lap and sniffed at the swords in curiosity.

"In my attic. Don't know why they were there, but it was just collecting dust," Bailey explained. "I'm sure nobody will notice that they're gone."

Ever so slowly, she grasped the hilts of the rapiers and pulled them out of their casing and held them up. They felt so light and delicate yet so strong and deadly, like they were made just for her.

"When do we leave?" she asked.

"I don't know what you plan on doing here, but it's your funeral, children," a banditoad warned as he let the group of four off at the back of Castillo Sapo.

Just as Bailey had said, Adelita had noticed the strange looking ships that had docked at the front of the fortress. They were yellow and made of wood and metal, with black sails that held what looked like a metal gear as its symbol.

"We'll keep that in mind," she said, placing a pouch of gold coins into his hand.

As soon as the banditoad took his ship and left out of their sight, they pressed themselves against the wall and spoke of a plan.

"You don't have a plan!?" Adelita snapped, slapping a palm on her forehead. "What kind of ranger goes to a possible conspiracy without a plan?"

"I was actually kind of hoping you would come up with one. You're clever like that, honey bun," Carter winked at her, giving her a sly smile.

Claudia and Bailey shook their heads and Adelita shuddered in unpleasantness as she said, "First of all, do not call me that ever again. Second, thank you. I'll admit that I am pretty crafty, but you do realize I need a bit of a heads up for things like this!"

Hilario, meanwhile, sniffed furiously at the ground, his nose picking up the scent of something strange. It may have been the strangers that had come or the new place that was forbidden to him and his mistress.

"Great," Bailey slapped a wing over his face. "We've got no plan and no way out of here. What are we going to do?"

They turned their heads sharply at the sound of Hilario's sudden squeaking. He jumped up and down excitedly in front of what looked like a drain. The bars looked pretty loose and could easily be moved.

"Good work, Hilario!" Adelita patted the head of the Armadillo Verde. He gave out a satisfied squeal and jumped onto her shoulder. "Come on, let's get these bars out!"

Adelita and Bailey took one bar and Claudia and Carter took another, the four of them pulling at them until they finally gave out. Throwing them to the side, it seemed like a perfect way to get in and out without detection. Except for one thing.

"How in the name of Boot Hill am I gonna fit in there?" Carter complained, trying to yank at another bar to make room. Sadly, the other bars were good and sealed in tight.

"Hmm," Claudia rubbed her brownish gray muzzle in thought. "Perhaps you can be a lookout. Every successful plan needs a lookout."

"Huh?" Carter asked, rubbing his head with a wing.

"It means we go inside the drain and you stay here and keep watch," Adelita explained, getting on her knees as she started crawling through the drain. "If you see anything suspicious, give us a sort of signal and we'll come back."

"W-what do I do for a signal?!" Carter whisper shouted into the tunnel as Claudia followed closely behind.

"Why don't you just scream into the drain? I don't think anyone will notice if you do," Bailey said, getting onto his knees as well and crawling after the girls.

"Right, right," Carter blew out a breath of air as he leaned up against the wall, tapping his clawed foot on the ground.

Meanwhile…

"I think I see a light," Adelita whispered behind her and continued to crawl, only to be able to be able to stand up as they entered a sort of chamber. In the middle of the chamber was a metal ladder, the light coming down from it. Obviously they needed to climb the ladder to get inside.

"What do you think is up there, Addie?" Bailey asked, eyeing the ladder suspiciously.

"Something unfortunate, I suppose," Claudia said, her bushy tail twitching, as if she were sensing danger at the end of the ladder.

"Well let's not turn back now," Adelita said, climbing up the ladder with Hilario still perched on her shoulder.

They looked unsure, but Bailey and Claudia followed suite. As soon as she reached the top, Adelita saw that wooden planks were blocking the way. Thankfully, it only took a simple push to lodge them out of place.

She slowly and cautiously peeked over the edge of what looked like a well and observed their surroundings. It looked like they were in the courtyard of Castillo Sapo. The door to Santa Rana's palace was dead ahead of them. It didn't look like anyone was around to guard the front door, which was fortunate for them.

"Come on," Adelita whispered down to them, climbing up out of the well. Bailey and Claudia climbed out after her and looked around.

"It's…unusually quiet. Where are the guards?" Claudia questioned aloud.

"Probably inside. Come on," Adelita ducked down slightly, Hilario pressing himself into her neck to keep himself hidden, and rushed to the side of the palace.

Still feeling unsure but also curious, Claudia and Bailey rushed after her, making sure to keep low and not get spotted. Adelita looked from window to window to look for any suspicious activity until she finally found something that was definitely suspicious.

She opened the window slightly as Bailey and Claudia peeked their heads over slightly to get a good look.

There were Frogerales behind Santa Rana himself, who was seated at his desk. In front of it were row by row of what looked like robotic men. They wore strange white masks and and even stranger clothes. The one that looked to be the leader carried a sword at one side of his waist, a pistol on the other, and was dressed slightly different than the others.

"And so, that's the agreement," the leader said, his voice monotonous and emotionless. "Once we have El Toro, you reveal him and hand him over to us. You will then never see him again. Will you accept?"

No, Adelita thought, furrowing her eyebrows and shaking her head in disbelief.

Santa Rana smiled evilly, mostly what the others were doing as well, "I will be more than happy to accept. That menace has been a pain in my plans for too many years! And you're sure he'll never show his face here again?"

The leader nodded, "It will be as if he never even existed."

"No!" Adelita gasped before she realized how loud she was going to be. Bailey and Claudia slapped a wing and paw over her mouth but was too late.

The clockwork men and Frogerales snapped their attention to the window and one of the Frogerales growled out, "Looks like we have some uninvited guests."

"Don't just stand there, you fools! Get them!" Santa Rana shouted.

"Run!" Adelita whisper shouted and rushed both Claudia and Bailey back to the well. "Go, go! Get out of here!"

"Wh-what about you, Addie?" Bailey asked, his green eyes desperately hoping that she was going with them.

She smiled sadly at them and grabbed Hilario, who squirmed nervously in her grip and set him in Bailey's wings, "Take care of Hilario until I get back. Now go. GO!"

Bailey frowned and swallowed the large lump in his throat before going down. Hilario squeaked and struggled to get out of his grip as he went down the ladder, Claudia following and setting the planks back in place before the front doors were violently pushed open. Adelita turned around sharply and saw that the robotic men were marching out, circling her and blocking off any escape route.

She unsheathed her two rapiers and prepared herself to fight as the robotic leader and Santa Rana exited the palace.

"Well well well, Adelita de la Vega," Santa Rana chuckled darkly. "Didn't your father teach you it's rude to intrude in the home of your dear presidente?"

"He would've if you were my dear presidente, you horrendous fiend," Adelita growled with narrowed eyes.

"Flattery will get you nowhere, child," Santa Rana replied.

"Who is this child? She is of no importance to this mission," the clockwork leader said, his hand hovering over his pistol.

"As a matter of fact, Deacon, she may be the key to luring El Toro to his doom," Santa Rana said, putting his hand up as if to stop him.

Deacon, however, swiftly brought out his pistol and fired, shooting a cloud of electricity crashing at Adelita's body, buckling her knees and forcing her to the dirt.

"You're crazy if you think El Toro will fall for such an obvious trick," she gasped, trying to regain control of her aching body.

"No," Santa Rana nodded. "But he won't be able to resist rescuing such an innocent bystander. He'll eventually come here to find you, but sadly, you won't be here."

Her eyes widened at the last part of that sentence. It only made her blood freeze like Polaris her heart burn with hatred.

"I think that since I will be working with you for some time, I believe it would only be fitting that she should spend a few days with you and your men, Deacon," Santa Rana said to the leader. There was evident smugness in his voice as he finished with, "I'm sure it will take a while for word of her kidnapping to get to Santo Pollo."

"Of course," Deacon nodded. "Take her to the ship and make sure she is properly…accommodated to her new life."

Still unable to move her legs or arms, she was yanked up by two of the marine clockworks and dragged through the courtyard to the front gates.

"Lift your head and take a good look at Santo Pollo, Adelita," she heard Santa Rana shout to her. "'Cause you're never going to see it again."

Adelita hated to take orders, but did it anyway, only because she loved the sight of her beautiful home. It was small, even from a distance, but it was home and she knew she would not be seeing it for a while and it broke her heart.

But not as much as it did when she turned her head behind, past the clockworks that followed the ones restraining her. At the corner of Castillo Sapo, Bailey's beak poked out, and then his entire face. His emerald eyes went wide with fear and concern. He nearly ran out to go after her, but was pulled back by Carter and Claudia, who also looked worried at her. It was all she remembered before her vision went black as midnight.