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Lair of the Leviathan

Plot

Taking place after the events of 'The Siege of Spinner Cay', Guybrush, Winslow, and the persistent Pirate Hunter Morgan LeFlay find themselves trapped inside a Manatee. Inside, Guybrush finds the long lost lover of the Voodoo Lady, Coronado DeCava. Things turn sour, however, when Guybrush 'let's slip' the purpose of his goal: to find La Esponja Grande. The item that will cure the dreaded pox of LeChuck. DeCava assumes that he is out for the Voodoo Lady's heart, and distrusts Guybrush. However, when Guybrush and Morgan play Husband and Wife, he allows them to join his crew to find the legendary sea sponge, although he is sure that his crew died long ago. He also explains that the Manatee is lost, having lost his sense of direction: the cochlea. Without it, the creature will never find it's way to the Mating Grounds, where La Esponja Grande resides. DeCava has come to terms that the only way to fix this is to create a new one. Using 100,000 grubs! Unfortunately, there's no time to waste so Guybrush explores the Manatee in search of the missing Cochlea, only to fall down into the creature's stomach.

After a tumble, Guybrush lands in the stomach of the Manatee, followed by Morgan, where he finds that DeCava's crew have actually been living there, deciding to ditch their former captain for their 'Paradise'. The trio (if you exclude the skeleton... guess not everyone was lucky...) have formed a group in which all 'Four' members must vote a new person in. Noogie does not believe Guybrush can do anything for them, Bugeye just doesn't like Guybrush, and Moose only listens to his friend Santino. No prizes for guessing who Santino is. After a few rigorous events (and a meeting with an old friend), Guybrush wins the favor of all four members of the Democratically United Brotherhood of the Manatee Interior and is admitted to the group himself. With his new position, Gubrush becomes the keeper of the stolen cochlea, taken by the crew members so that they would stay in their paradise forever. With the Manatee back on track, DeCava starts to prepare for departure. Guybrush, however, is chased by the bitter brotherhood that he betrayed, and defeats him with the ruthless fighting skills of Morgan.

Outside, DeCava sends Guybrush down into the depths in search of the sponge. However, the retrieval is not as easy as it sounds. The sponge is guarded by the most ferocious and deadly creature in the sea: the female Manatee. Typical. Retreating back to the surface, Guybrush learns that the only way to get past the danger is to help it to overcome it's loneliness by finding it a mate. Our friend the Manatee would be a powerful candidate, but doesn't seem to be making a move on his own, so Guybrush will have to help. But first he needs two things:

• To understand the Manatee language
• The tongue of a Manatee.

After interrogating the captured renegade crew, Guybrush learns that the tongue was the object Moose used to drink the bile from the Manatee. Upon reentry, Guybrush manages to obtain the tongue, and is able to talk to Manatees. However, he still does not understand the language which will not get him anywhere. According to DeCava, Santino was the only one who knew the language and he learned it from a scientist on Flotsam Island. That's right! De Singe himself! Using the locket that the Voodoo lady had given him, Guybrush altered it so that he could possess the Voodoo Lady's body. After persuading the 'Doctor', he receives a book of how to learn the language in twelve steps. Using the two combined, our hero aids the Manatee in it's quest to asking out the female Manatee. When the two head out, Guybrush snags the sponge which absorbs the pox from his body! Hey, it works!

Topside, Guybrush accidentally reveals his true intentions, enraging DeCava, and he and Morgan are captured and caged to the mast. However, using his knowledge on weight, Guybrush escapes and is relieved to find that the sponge was forgotten (Santino was supposed to pick it up). DeCava, however, begins to fire at the Screaming Narwhal intending to keep the sponge to return to the Voodoo lady. Cannon fire does not work, but his new hungry friend the Manatee swallows the deranged explorer's ship, leaving them stranded once again. Guybrush and Morgan watch as the manatees hold fins together as they swim, and have a 'moment'. Unfortunately, Morgan returns to her main priority in capturing Guybrush, knocking him out, and setting course for Flotsam island. Eep!

Characters

• Morgan LeFlay
• Coronado DeCava
• Bugeye
• Moose
• Noogie
• Santino
• Murray

External links

• Lair of the Leviathan at the Internet Movie Database