The land  of  Norumbega  was a
generally happy one.    Almost
all of the regions  got  along
well  --  the  country,  city,
sea,  caverns  .  .  .  pretty
much everything  -- except for
the Dark Quarter.

The Dark Quarter  is  the land
where  the  evil  Fang    Duck
dwells.    Suddenly,  around a
year ago,  an  urge stuck Fang
Duck  to  take   over  all  of
Norumbega and populate it with
his minions, the ducks.

As war was  virtually  unknown
in  Norumbega, it seemed  that
no  one  had the knowledge  or
training  to  stop  Fang Duck.
That's where  Peach,  the Lob-
ster, stepped in.

Peach's  coastal  home,  popu-
lated by land crustaceans, re-
cieved  word  of  the invasion
much after the fact.  For some
reason or another,  Fang  Duck
had   missed  conquering  this
community.

Dismayed   at  the  news,  and
knowing  that   their  coastal
home  would  soon    be  under
attack,  the community leaders
called  on  Peach, the fastest
land  lobster in Norumbega, to
sneak in  and  oust Fang Duck.

Fang Duck would not expect any
attack;   he would assume that
he had already  destroyed  all
his  adversaries.  Armed  this
element of surprise and with a
claw gun (not really a weapon,
but the  closest  thing to it)
Peach started his journey.