To save a seamouse from certain death, Pepper Jack leaps down a sea monster's throat. But endangering an entire crew and disobeying his captain's orders gets him thrown out of the West Tillamook Trading Company. His career is over - until the WTTC desperately needs a hero. Vicious PiRats stalk the seaways. Merchant galleons with rich cargoes of cheese and root beer never return from the dreaded Ghost Lagoon. Seamice desert the docks in droves. Leading a brave crew against the PiRats' black fleet, Pepper Jack has one chance to defeat Tillamook Bay's greatest adversary - and one last chance at redemption.