Nathaniel McDaniel, goes to visit his Gramps who lives in a rambling house full of interesting knickknacks. In the course of exploring Gramp's house, Nathaniel finds a locked door and can't resist entering the forbidden room. He notices a pirate's hook sitting on a chest and picks it up. Suddenly, he is catapulted onto a pirate ship inhabited by nasty, smelly, rum-swilling pirates.