Guybrush also encounter the governor and is instantly smitten , and she soon reciprocate . However , as he complete the tasks set for him , the island is raided by LeChuck and his undead crew , who abduct Elaine and then retreat to their secret hideout on Monkey IslandTM . Guybrush take it upon himself to rescue her , buying a ship and hiring Carla , Otis , and Meathook as crew before setting sail for the fabled island . When Guybrush reach Monkey Island , he discover a village of cannibals in a dispute with Herman Toothrot , a ragged castaway marooned there . He settle their quarrel , and then recover a magical " voodoo root " from LeChuck 's ship for the cannibals , who provide him with a seltzer bottle of " voodoo root elixir " that can destroy ghosts .