Gamelover41592: Tell me about it

Matt (Guest): I have a bonus chapter planned before we reach Seven Sirens.

Alright, time to take down the Pirate Queen! Let's go!

Once everyone was ready, the five kids put their plan into action. Sky, Bolo and Rottytops would be the distraction and keep Risky's forces busy for as long as they could. Even if they couldn't get all of them out of the lair, it would still greatly lower the number of Tinkerbats keeping Shantae and Jasmine from reaching Risky. Speaking of them, they were going to sneak underwater. Giga Mermaid had informed them of a hidden path leading up to the volcano that Risky had set up in. Mimic had also managed to whip up a device that would hopefully block the effects of the stolen Dynamo should they fail to stop it from being set off.

"What is it with bad guys and volcanos?" Shanate asked once they arrived inside the volcanos.

Jasmine shrugged. "It's a classic," Speaking of classics, Tinkerbats were everywhere. While the other three had managed to lure a decent amount of them outside, Risky had an endless amount of them. "Hey, where do you think the Tinkerbats come from?"

"I have no idea," Shantae admitted. As they continued to the inner areas of the volcano, the girls found that the place was even more cliche then they had originally thought. There were spikes everywhere, creepy machine parts, and everything was dark and dreary. Oh, and there were random moving blocks covered in spikes. But villain cliches did little to stop the girls from reaching their destination.

"Hold it RIGHT THERE, Risky!" Shantae ordered as the girls got into a fighting stance. Risky looked more then a little surprised to see them.

"Right on schedule," Risky said. While she wasn't expecting it to be these two, she was still expecting to see at least one hero come for her. But there was something she was wondering. "Tell me, how did you manage to reverse the effects of the magical inversion process?"

"I didn't! But my friends and sister did!" Shantae proudly revealed. "They believed in me, and that was enough to remind me who I really am!"

Risky had to bite back the urge to both gag and start screaming. Why didn't she think of this!? "Bah! I should have dealt with all of them first!" She then calmed herself down. "I assure you, the process is now irreversible."

"Where's the Dynamo!?" Jasmine demanded. She was sick and tired of Risky's games.

"Ho ho ho! You'll see soon enough. It's in the tender-loving care of my tinkerbats. My men have been working tirelessly to unlock the Dynamo's full potential. It will be beyond anything your short sighted uncle could ever dream off! But until their work is complete..." Risky explained before wiping out her cutlass. "I WON'T ALLOW YOU TWO INTERFER!" With that, the fight was on. Jasmine and Shantae both were a little confused that Risky didn't jump into some mech or ship she had on hand, but it soon became clear that she didn't need one. When she was jumping all over the place, Risky could fire sticky bombs or spread shots, rush around with her sword, summon Tinkerbats, try to crush the girls with a giant anchor, throw down fire bombs and fire cannonballs. Once Jasmine was finally able to knock Risky down, both girls were on their last legs.

"This is it!" Jasmine barked. "Give it up!"

"You're too late!" Risky revealed as she raised the platform they had been fighting on. "Now I'll introduce you to the final phase of my plan!" The platform stopped and a strange machine with a ring around it. The machine kinda looked like a brain. "Behold!"

"Wh-what is that!?" Shantae asked. She already had a feeling they were due to destroy it.

"The new and improved Dynamo!" Risky exclaimed as she powered it up.

"What have you done to it?!" Jasmine demanded. She knew that they were most likely going to need Mimic's backup plan.

"My Tinkerbats have increased its potential in every way! My moment of victory has arrived! Watch as I turn your precious genie realm...INSIDE OUT!" Risky boasted before jumping away, leaving Shantae and Jasmine to face the Dynamo.

"She's going to open up a gateway to the genie realm!" Shantae cried.

"Not if we smash this Tinkerbrain first!" Jasmine said as she remembered something. Pulling two healing potions out, she drank one and handed the other to Shantae. They felt refreshed. While they couldn't hit the Tinkerbrain directly, they quickly figured out how to defeat it. Running on the ring surrounding it would cause one of the two screws on either side of it's head to loosen up. This released a bunch of power nodes and whaling away at them let Jasmine and Shantae quickly win. The Tinkerbrain shut down.

"We did it!" Shantae cheered. She and Jasmine shared a high five. "And the genie realm is safe and sound!" Suddenly, Shantae heard something. "That voice from my dream!"

"You've battled valiantly and accomplished so much," It said. Jasmine started looking around, confusing Shantae. How could she now hear it as well? Suddenly, a strange ball of light appeared in front of them

"Daughter of the genies….Daughter of another world," It said.

"It's you!" Shantae exclaimed.

"You've both risked your life time and again to fight for justice in service to others." The voice continued. "And we are forever grateful for your kindness and loyalty." Suddenly, everything went white and when it cleared, Jasmine and Shantae found themselves inside a strange new realm. Suddenly, several genies appeared. "On behalf of the entire genie realm...we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!"

"No way!" Shantae exclaimed. This was really happening! Not only was she inside the genie realm, but she had Jasmine with her.

"Is this the genie realm?" Jasmine asked. She had never seen something so magical. Suddenly, things began to darken.

"Unfortunately...the corruption of our magic...has begun," The voice said solemnly. Jasmine and Shantae both then took notice of the fact that the Tinkerbrain was still there. "Do what you must to ensure peace." Risky then appeared.

"Ho ho ho!" She cackled. "I've finally done it! The very heart of the realm of magic! THE POWER OF THE GENIES WILL BE MINE! Now, do my bidding! Submit to me as your ABSOLUTE RULER!" The Tinkerbrain suddenly sparked back to life, causing it to start turning the light magic dark.

"What's going on?!" Jasmine exclaimed.

"NO!" Both sisters exclaimed as they saw the realm grow darker and darker.

"IT WORKED!" Risky howled. "The power of the genies is mine! And the world will BOW BEFORE ME! HA HA-HAAAA-HAAA HAAAAAAA!"

"We don't have a choice," Shantae said quietly. "Before Risky can claim their power...WE HAVE TO DO IT! We have to DESTROY THE GENIE REALM at all costs!"

"We have Mimic's device, you know," Jasmine said, a little shaken that Shantae was so quick to agree to destroy the place. "But before we do anything, we need to do some brain surgery!"

"Let's do it fast!" Shantae exclaimed. The Tinkerbrain now put up shields, but it did little to keep Shantae and Jasmine from batting dark magic into it. Soon, it was destroyed for good. Hoping Mimic's device worked, the girls were thrown back into their realm.

Risky was fuming. "FOOLS! BLASTED NO GOOD! WRETCHED MEDDLING RUNTS! YOU'VE RUINED EVERYTHING! My perfect...PERFECT PLAN! I almost had it all! But now...I'll have the satisfaction...of sending you both STRAIGHT TO A FIERY GRAVE!" With laughter, Risky fled.

"We've got to get out of here!" Jasmine exclaimed. Grabbing Poe's zombie hamster, which had been spit out of the remains of the Dynamo, the girls quickly found their way out. Jasmine shifted into a dragon, Shantae climbed onto her and the girls flew off. Wrench met up with them with Sky, Bolo and Rottytops on top.

"That was too close!" Sky called out.

"Tell us about it!" Jasmine fired back. They all landed near Shantae's lighthouse. Mimic was waiting for them.

"Phew, we made it!" Shantae said as she collapsed on the ground.

"You said it," Bolo agreed, matching her movements.

"Uh, before we talk about anything else, I got something I wanna tell you all," Jasmine said.

"What is it, Jasmine?" Mimic asked.

"I know where I'm from," Jasmine began. She began to explain everything. Her earth, Total Drama, all of it. She also made it clear that she wouldn't trade her times with Shantae and the others for the world.

"And so you say the last thing you remember is seeing two people, with a strange device?" Mimic asked. Jasmine gave a nod.

"Yeah, but I remember that they were crooks. Like Risky levels of crook," Jasmine said.

"Then let's hope we never meet them," Sky promptly snarked. "One Risky Boots is more then enough!"

"Oh totally!" Rottytops agreed. "But do you think that Shawn guy you were talking about would be scared of me?"

"I'll bet I could get him to like you, mate," Jasmine said with a laugh. She had decided not to mention that Shawn was her boyfriend, just saying he was her friend.

"But it looks like Sequin Land is safe once again!" Bolo cheered.

"Well...not all of it," Shantae began. "To stop Risky, we kinda...had too...maybe destroy the genie realm."

"I'm sorry," Mimic said as she pulled both his children into a hug. "I know you both only did what was required." He then turned to face Shantae. "I'm sure your mother would be very proud of you."

"We are all proud of her. Of both of them,"

"What?!" Shantae exclaimed cheerfully. She knew exactly what this meant.

"Who?" Mimic began to ask, only for the light orb to appear in front of everyone.

"They acted selflessly to put the needs of others before their own," The voice continued.

"So the genie realm is safe, right?" Jasmine asked.

"Yes. By purifying our magic, and turning it against the machine, you saved us all," The voice explained.

"I guess that thingie Mimic made worked!" Bolo exclaimed.

"Ha ha! So it did!" Mimic said, feeling quite prideful.

"What about my mother?" Shantae asked. "Is she safe, too?"

"Your mother is alive and well in the genie realm," The voice replied. "She has devoted herself to the protection of your world. She and the other genies must remain here, where their combined powers can ward off the greater evils that would seek to enter your world. This is why she had to leave so long ago, along with the other genies."

"Where were you when the Pirate Master showed up?" Rottytops joked, earning herself several glares.

"It was to protect us?" Shantae repeated.

"Yes, so you could grow up under the safety and care of your uncle," The voice explained, causing Mimic to smile proudly. "She wanted you to know this, but only when you were old enough to understand the meaning of her sacrifice."

"We understand," Shantae said, wrapping an arm around her sister and uncle.

"She also wanted you to know that you are never alone," The voice added. "There is a special magic, a gift that she placed upon your heart."

"For real?" Shantae asked.

"Your family is never as far away as you think. Take comfort in knowing that she is with you, always…" The voice continued. "...and she loves you very much. And now, I must return to the genie realm."

"If you see my mother...tell her I understand what she's done for us. We all do," Shantae requested. "And that I love her right back!"

"I will tell her. Good luck!" The voice said as the light orb faded away.

"You know, because I got to help so much, I'm feeling pretty heroic," Bolo admitted as he flexed. "Think I'll start a dojo. Start training the next round of heroes. Gotta dream big!" With that, he ran off.

"I'm going to take off, too," Rottytops spoke up. "My brothers, Abner and Poe...They're thinking about renovating Hypno Baron's castle!"

"Do us all a favor and make it less creepy," Jasmine jokingly requested. Everyone laughed.

"I'll let them know when I help them, but after that...well, I think I'm going to find the zombie caravan and travel a bit. I miss my wagon and I want to see more of the world!" Rottytops explained. "And...you guys should come with me!"

"Zombie road trip?" Shantae asked, making sure she was hearing that right.

"Sure, why not?" Rottytops replied.

"Ha ha. Let us chew on it," Shantae joked.

"Oh by the way, I'll take Dookie with me," Rottytops offered.

"Who?" Jasmine asked.

"Poe's hamster!" Rottytops said as offered her hand out. Jasmine handed her the hamster, who was surprisingly peaceful for a zombie. With that, Rottytops headed out.

"I'd better get going too," Sky admitted. "I need to feed Wrench and get him cleaned up."

"Hey, you never told us how he got so big!" Shantae realized. "What's your secret?"

"It's a special diet! Salted Caramel for birds! Wrench goes nuts for 'em," Sky explained. "I think I'm going to set him free for a while, so he can spend some time with his family."

"Knowing Wrench, we won't be gone long," Shantae said.

"He's crazy about you, mate," Jasmine replied.

"And I'm crazy about him right back!" Sky admitted. With that, Sky was off.

"C'mon you two," Jasmine said to her sister and uncle. "Let's celebrate!"

"And find uncle a less dangerous hobby!" Shantae cheekily added in.

"Ha! That reminds me!" Mimic began. "I recently unearthed designs for something called a bicycle! For my next project, I'm going to build one for each of you!" With that, he headed off towards his lab.

"Hey wait for us!" Shantae called out as she and Jasmine rushed after him. Things were good.

And that's four adventures down, one to go! But before we get to Seven Sirens I have a bonus/set up chapter planned that will be pure catharsis, humor and fluff! I will see you then!