Plot
In 1837 London, Admiral Collingwood informs Queen Victoria that the Royal Navy mostly dominates the ocean, but they are still dealing with pirates. Meanwhile, the Pirate Captain enters Blood Island's annual Pirate of the Year competition, where the winner is determined by who can steal the most treasure. After several failed attempts to plunder ships, the Captain and his crew raid HMS Beagle and capture Charles Darwin. Recognizing the crew's dodo, Polly, whom they believe is a parrot, as the last of her species, Charles recommends that they enter her in the Scientist of the Year competition at the Royal Society of London. Assuming that the prize is money, the Captain agrees.
Allowing the pirates to stay at his house for the night, Charles tries to kidnap Polly with the help of his chimpanzee, Mr. Bobo, but fails. The next day, the pirates enter the competition while posing as scientists and the dodo display wins the competition. However, instead of money, the prize turns out to be a meeting with the queen. Victoria requests Polly for her petting zoo, but the Captain refuses and inadvertently reveals his true identity. Before he can be executed, Charles, who is smitten with Victoria, informs her that Polly has been hidden and only the Captain knows where. Victoria pardons the Captain and orders Charles to find Polly.
Charles and Bobo get the Captain drunk at a tavern and attempt to kidnap Polly. The Captain chases them into the Tower of London, where Victoria awaits. After she sends Charles and Bobo down a trapdoor into a garbage dump, she offers the Captain enough treasure to win Pirate of the Year in exchange for Polly; he accepts the offer and returns to his crew. At the Pirate of the Year ceremony, the Captain is declared the winner, but his rival, Black Bellamy, reveals that the Captain's pardon means he is no longer a pirate and therefore ineligible for the award. The Captain has his treasure confiscated and is exiled from Blood Island. When he reveals to his crew that he gave Polly away, they abandon him.
The Captain returns to London and reunites with Charles and Bobo, who have become tramps. Charles reveals that Victoria did not want Polly for the petting zoo after all and in fact intends to eat her, being a member of a club of world leaders who dine on endangered animals. Polly is to be served at their next banquet, aboard Victoria's flagship, the QV1. The Captain and Charles steal an airship and locate the QV1, while Bobo goes to find the crew. Aboard the QV1, the Captain and Charles find Polly, but are confronted by Victoria. Bobo and the crew come to their rescue. While fighting Victoria, they accidentally combine a stash of baking soda with vinegar, causing an explosion that breaks the ship in half. Victoria attempts to escape with Polly in the airship, but Polly attacks her. The Captain rescues Polly and the pirates escape, while a furious Victoria revokes the Captain's pardon.
Charles is taken to an island to continue discovering new animal species, while Victoria is left at the mercy of the animals she captured. Meanwhile, Bellamy loses his award, due to the Captain's bounty. The Captain continues adventuring with his crew, now accompanied by Bobo.
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