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Okay, so time to head to the next town. And for me to have PTSD flashbacks to those STUPID NAGAS! Let's just go.

"Remind me again why this place is called Oasis Town?" Shantae asked her sister. The trek to Oasis Town from Water Town was full of more dangerous foes.

"I have no idea. Those nagas could really do some damage!" Jasmine replied as she stretched a little.

"Either way, it looks like we are here," Shantae noted as the two arrived at the gates of the town. The place didn't even really look like an oasis. More like a standard desert town. Of course, it being in the middle of that desert might have been the reason people were willing to call it an oasis.

"Look who's here," Jasmine said as she pointed to a nearby building. One that was a clear hatchery.

"Sky!" Shantae realized as she rushed inside, Jasmine hot on her tail. Sky seemed decently pleased to see them as well.

"Long time no see, " Sky noted when she saw them walk in.

"What are you doing here?" Shantae asked.

"I sold some more of my trained war birds so I'm on an egg hunt!" Sky explained. "As you can see, I've got some new trainees to keep me company!"

"Those look like some rare eggs!" Jasmine marveled. She and Sky loved to talk about all of Sky's different exotic birds. Jasmine always had a thing for more exotic creatures.

"I know right!" Sky gushed as her pet war bird, Wrench, landed on her shoulder. "What brings you two?"

"We are looking for something called a Golem Stone. Bolo said that it might be nearby," Shantae explained.

"You're trusting him for advice?" Sky noted with a laugh.

"Leave him alone!" Shantae snapped. Jasmine looked a little shocked at her sister's outburst, but kept it to herself.

"Anyways, never heard of this Golem Stone, but there is a place called the Golem Mine a few miles into the desert," Sky said. "I'd show you where exactly, but I need to tend to these eggs. Want me to send Wrench to scout it out for you?"

"That would be perfect!" Shantae exclaimed.

"Find the mine, Wrench! Go!" Sky ordered. With that, her pet flew off. "Just head into the desert and keep an eye out for him! In the meantime, I'll check with my messenger birds,"

"Got it!" Jasmine said as she and Shantae headed back out.

"I swear this place gets more confusing the more we visit it," Shantae groaned as she wiped some sand off her arms.

"Tell me about it," Jasmine said as she emptied out her hat. Thankfully, the Golem Mine was nearby, as was Wrench. "Wrench, do ya think you could help us get in here?" Thankfully, Wrench understood them perfectly and managed to get them in via screwing the gems on the building in.

"Thanks Wrench!" Shantae said as she and Jasmine headed in.

"You think any of these places wouldn't be annoying mazes?" Jasmine asked as she and Shantae trudged through.

"I hope," Shantae groaned. "Hey look! I think I see another genie!"

"Let me handle this!" Jasmine said as she used her strength to force the cage open.

"Thank you for freeing me! I used to guard this place, before I was sealed away," She explained. "But for your kindness, I will teach the half-genie a magical dance you can use to stop evil! Watch closely!" Much like the last time, Shantae gained the power to transform into another animal. This time, it was an elephant. With a quick charge, she found she could smash anything in her path. She used this new power to quickly smash her way out.

"Nice to see you finally can relish in being a destructive animal," Jasmine teased as she shuffled through a few animals off her own. Namely, a dragon, a bull and a kangaroo.

"I will not be corrupted!" Shantae vowed.

"Oh really?" Jasmine asked. Then, without warning, she scooped Shantae up and began to tickle her sides.

"HAHAHAHA! Quit it Jas!" Shantae begged between laughs.

"Not until I can corrupt you, oh ticklish sister of mine!"

"Never!" Shantae vowed.

Once they were able to collect themselves, the girls moved onwards through the dungeon. It proved to be very confusing, with weird colored platforms that would block routes in the place. Needless to say, both were annoyed and frustrated when they finally reached the Golem Stone. However, yet again, Risky had beaten them to the stone.

"Yoo Hoo! Golem Stone! Come to mama!" Risky said, clearly trying to sound flirty.

"We're onto you, pirate!" Jasmine snapped. "You're trying to rebuild that steam engine, aren't you?"

"Well, well! You're a duo of smart little-well one of you is little-tagalongs!" Risky taunted. "This single piece of Golem Stone is the only metal strong enough to hold the other stones' power! Once I have all four stones, I'll create the most powerful weapon this world has ever seen! Ho Ho Ho!" However, before she could grab it, the stone vanished and Risky was knocked away by another monster.

"Looks like we gotta clean up after her," Jasmine grumbled.

"I think we're gonna have to get used to it," Shantae replied. This time, the monster was some stone head with hands and a gem on its head. It didn't take a genius to guess where they had to hit. A bunch of rammings and kicks later and the Golem Stone was the girls' for the taking.

Upon returning outside, the girls were more then a little shocked to see then Wrench was still there.

"Wrench! You're still here?" Jasmine asked. The bird dropped a note for her to read. "What's this?"

"It's a note from Sky!" Shantae said as she grabbed it. "It says: 'Dear Shantae and Jasmine. Someone named Rottytops replied to my message. She says she knows where the next magical stone is! She travels with the Zombie Caravan, which is camped east of Water Town. Hope this helps. Friends always, Sky'."

"Sounds like our next stop is this Zombie Caravan," Jasmine said. "I've heard about that place. It's full of zombies who are more civilized then most."

"Then we better go find it!" Shantae said.

"And this time, we are flying!" Jasmine said as she shifted into dragon form.

"Fair enough," Shantae said as she climbed onto her sister's back. With a quick wave to Wrench, the girls flew off.

I hated this section of the game. I really did. Anyways. Next time, we are off to meet up with everyone's favorite zombie, Rottytops! See you then!