The Pirate Captain's Cat

The Pirate Captain's Cat is the first book in the The Nine Lives of Furry Purry Beancat series.

It sees Furry Purry Beancat aboard a pirate ship.

Plot
Furry Purry Beancat awakes on top of a pirate captain's hat. She soon learns that her pirate owner, Captain Topaz, owner of the Rapier, is dueling with a rival pirate ship known as the Doubloon. She reaches safety and meets Gordon and Ethel, a pair of rats who live on the ship. When their children return with their uncle Morris, they learn from their daughter Blue that the rival captain, One-Eyed Bart, is planning on sinking the ship.

They devise a plan, and Furry Purry Beancat sneaks to the captain's cabin where she meets Tommy Ten-Tun, who has been tasked with guardian her captain. When the door opens and One-Eyed Bart leaves, she sneaks in to meet up with her captain and get an idea of his surroundings, taking note of an empty treasure chest. When the door opens later, she casually leaves, and returns to see what else is going on.

She meets the cat from the rival ship, Cannonball, who steps on her tail to prevent her from leaving. Morris ties his tail to a large weight using string obtained from Blue, and Beancat makes her escape.

Beancat locates Blue, and notices the set of keys around One-Eyed Bart's waist, including the key that resembles the pattern on the chest. Tommy Ten-Tun asks to keep Furry Purry Beancat, but when she gets loose, she gathers up the rats to form a plan. With the rest of her crew taken as prisoners below deck, she explains her plan to the rat family, and they set the plan in motion.

While the rats chew off Powder Monkey's ropes, Beancat and Blue race to Captain One Eyed-Bart's room, and steal the key. Beancat proceeds into Captain Topaz's room, once again waiting for the door to open before sneaking inside. She hands him the key, and manages to show him that she wishes for him to hide in the chest. But before he can do so, Scraggs and Bowman appear with the intention of finishing him off and stealing his treasures. Working with 'Scratchy Bitey Beancat', the two are able to overcome the rival pirates and escape, with Topaz stealing some of their apparel to disguise himself.

By the time they return to the main deck, the rest of his crew have been set free ultimately by the rat's intervention, and they go to battle once again. This time, with the additional help of the rats from both ships, Captain Topaz's crew are able to overpower One-Eyed Bart's crew. Beancat notices Tommy Ten-Tun about to sink the ship, but she finds he wasn't able to go through with it after all. Cannonball is tied together by Morris, finishing the battle completely.

After celebrating, Furry Purry Beancat decides to sleep, wondering where she'll wake up next.

Characters

 * Furry Purry Beancat
 * Gordon
 * Ethel
 * Morris
 * Blue
 * Captain Topaz
 * Cannonball
 * Rat Children
 * Tommy Ten-Tun
 * Muggins
 * Seasalt
 * Powder Monkey
 * One-Eyed Bart
 * Scraggs
 * Bowman
 * Yellow Neckerchief

Trivia

 * An early cover shows an earlier version of Furry Purry Beancat on the cover, with a much more reddish fur colour.