Matilda is upset: all the books about piracy have mysteriously disappeared from the town and this time, it’s not Bevan’s fault! Pirate stories then disappear from television! Matilda can’t even find books at her neighbours, for pirates have an oral tradition. She is delighted: that’s it! She’ll write down the Jolley-Rogers’ stories… but it’s an impossible task! Dull-on-Sea becomes so dull that people start watching the Jolley-Rogers’ daily-life as if it were a reality show! Creepy… This situation can’t last! Matilda and Jim must bring back the stories about pirates! And isn’t Ted Winner looking extremely pleased at the situation?