Chapter 32: Welcome to the Outback
Noel, Ken, Banjo and Kazooie, Grace, Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, Carmelita, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, and Zuko leave Carona and return to the space area and the group start searching for the next world to go to next and Noel finds a world that has a canyon like area, a field, a rain forest, a snowy area, and a lava like place.
"There's a new world. I think we should go there next..." Noel said.
"There might be Black Xetis and Heartless causin' trouble there. I think it's a good idea to go there and see what's here." Banjo said.
"It's settled. Let's try this world." Katara said.
"Okay..." Noel said as she uses Radiant Salvation to create a light trail and creates a light portal and Noel follows the light trail and goes into the light portal and the others follow her.
In what looks like a rocky cliff area the light appears and Noel, Ken, Banjo and Kazooie, Grace, Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, Carmelita, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, and Zuko fly out of the light portal before it disappears and the group look around the rocky cliff.
"So this is what this world looks like?" Carmelita asked.
"I think I could get used to this." Knuckles said.
"But I don't think we'll get used to THIS!" Ken said as looks at himself.
"Whoa!" Kazooie said looking at Noel, Ken, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, and Zuko.
Noel is now what looks like a light orange tiger animal with brown back stripes on her back and she still has her long pink hair with her cyan hairband, still wearing her hooded sleeveless yellow shirt and silver zipper and orange and pink flower petals, her orange short skirt with the silver rose, her pink bracelet, her white and blue shoes, and her silver necklace and crystal heart at the end.
Ken is now what looks like a tan furred dingo animal and still has his messy white hair, still wearing his black jacket with his four small zippers and big opened zipper still showing his V-neck green shirt under, his dark brown knee-length pants with zippers, his black sandals, and his black goggles and red flexible frame around his forehead.
Alibaba is now what looks like a koala bear animal and he still has his blond hair and is still wearing his Arabian outfit.
Morgiana is now what looks like a kangaroo animal and she still has her short pink hair tied to her side ponytail and she still wearing her short white dress.
Aang is now what looks like a wallaby animal and he still has his blue arrow tattoos and still wearing his red and yellow outfit.
Katara is now what looks like a crocodile animal and she still has her brown braided hair and still wearing her blue and white short sleeved outfit and her necklace.
Zuko is now what looks like a black furred Tasmanian Devil animal and he still has his shaggy black hair, still has his burnt scar, and still wearing his red and black short sleeved outfit.
"What happened to us?" Alibaba asked looking at his new form.
"I think the portal changed us again..." Noel said.
"But not them. They're still what they are." Zuko said pointing at Banjo and Kazooie, Grace, Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, and Carmelita.
"Neither has Momo." Aang said as Momo chitters at Aang's new form.
"I guess the portal didn't affect us this time." Cream suggested.
"Well, that doesn't matter now. We need to find a Heart Crystal and the Keyhole to this world before the Black Xetis and the Heartless do." Morgiana said.
"She's right. Let's go." Noel said.
The group start moving through the rocky cliff area and later on they arrive at a different area of the rocky cliff and they see two figures from afar and so they approach the figures.
One is a yellow-orange tiger animal with green eyes, two brown back stripes on his back, a yellow mark on his nose, wearing a red tiny bandanna around his neck, brown gloves, and red shorts with tiny sun shapes on the shorts.
The other is a white feathered cockatoo bird with a grey beak, grey legs, wearing a blue sleeveless shirt, and glasses standing on a post.
"Um, excuse me...I'm sorry to bother you, but..." Noel was cut off by the cockatoo bird.
"Struth! Hold on now! Where did you all come from?" The cockatoo bird asked.
"Another Tasmanian Tiger? I thought the others were gone." The tiger animal said.
"Tasmanian Tiger...?" Noel asked.
"Listen, we're sorry to bother you, but we're asking where we are." Aang said.
"Well, you all are in Rainbow Cliffs. Might I ask where you came from again?" The cockatoo bird asked.
"Um...we're from a different cliff..." Noel answered.
"A different cliff in the Outback? Sounds nice." The tiger said.
"Well then, mates, what're your names then?" The cockatoo asked.
"I'm Noel..." Noel introduced.
"Name's Ken." Ken introduced.
"I'm Banjo." Banjo introduced.
"Kazooie." Kazooie introduced.
"I am Espio." Espio introduced.
"My name is Cream and this is Cheese." Cream introduced.
"Knuckles." Knuckles introduced.
"I'm Carmelita Fox." Carmelita introduced.
"My name is Alibaba." Alibaba introduced.
"I am Morgiana." Morgiana introduced.
"I'm Aang." Aang introduced.
"I'm Katara." Katara introduced.
"Zuko." Zuko introduced.
"And this is Grace the Eevee." Noel introduced Grace.
"It's a ripper to meet ya, mates! My name's Ty!" The tiger named Ty introduced.
"Well then, I'll introduce myself as well. I'm Maurie." Maurie introduced.
"It's nice to meet you two." Noel said.
"So, how can we help you?" Maurie asked.
"We're looking for something called a Heart Crystal and a Keyhole." Noel answered.
"Ever heard of any of 'em?" Ken asked.
"Nope. I haven't." Ty said.
"I don't think I know what those are. I could suggest they might be somewhere in the Outback if ya keep lookin'." Maurie said.
"Okay. Thank you." Noel said.
"Hold on. You guys are goin' on an adventure too?" Ty asked.
"Yes we are. Why?" Knuckles asked.
"So am I. Ya see, I'm supposed to find talismans that're scattered across the Outback. Those're the keys to bringin' my family back." Ty said.
"What happened to your family?" Noel asked.
"I was told that someone called Boss Cass used the talismans to try and get rid every mammal in the Outback. He used 'em to get rid of my real family. Now, he's tryin' to find them again, but I gotta find them before he does." Ty explained.
"That's terrible." Cream said.
"Truly." Maurie said.
"Well, is it okay if we help you find these talismans?" Noel asked.
"Really? You'd do that?" Ty asked.
"Sure. More people are better than one person when looking for something." Banjo said.
"Ripper! Thanks for that!" Ty said.
"Now, now, Ty. Before you go off adventuring, you need some boomerangs." Maurie said.
"Where are we supposed to find boomerangs?" Katara asked.
"I know just the place to find 'em. Follow me to a billabong called Two Up." Maurie said as he flies off.
The group follow Maurie through Rainbow Cliffs and later leave it and go through the rocky cliffs and later on the group arrive at what looks like a field called a billabong.
"Is this Two Up?" Espio asked.
"That it is, mates. I tell ya, this billabong has got the lot. Gum trees, wallabies, and even a koala. Them boomerangs have got to be here, so get searchin'." Maurie said.
"Okay. Let's go." Ty said.
The group start moving through Two Up but just then Werewolf Black Xetis and Heartless that look like kangaroos appear.
"Struth! What in blazes are they?" Ty asked.
"Black Xetis and Heartless...!" Noel said taking out Radiant Salvation while the others prepare to fight.
The Werewolf Black Xetis attack the group with their claws while the kangaroo Heartless deliver a kick but Noel slashes with Radiant Salvation while Ken bashes with his guitar and then throws magic music bombs but the kangaroo Heartless jump high into the air and try to stomp on the group who dodge and Banjo has Kazooie shoot eggs while Grace uses Bite but the Werewolf Black Xetis unleash howls but Knuckles punches and then uses Uppercut while Espio throws five shurikens but the kangaroo Heartless deliver another kick but Cream sends Cheese to attack but the Werewolf Black Xetis bite at the group but Carmelita shoots four electric shots from her shock pistol but the Werewolf Black Xetis enter their berserk mode and attack in frenzy while kangaroo Heartless jump high and stomp but Alibaba slashes with his knife while Morgiana delivers a strong kick but the Werewolf Black Xetis unleash a powerful howl but Aang unleashes whirlwinds while Zuko slashes with his broadswords and then flame kicks but the kangaroo Heartless flip jump and attack but Katara water whips but the Werewolf Black Xetis keep attacking in rage while the kangaroo Heartless deliver a kick but Noel uses Strike Raid and the group defeat the Werewolf Black Xetis and the kangaroo Heartless.
"Wow! You guys are great fighters!" Ty said.
"No big deal. We handle these guys all the time." Knuckles said.
Just then Maurie flies to the group.
"Listen, Ty. I've solved our problem. I've found the two boomerangs." Maurie said.
"Great! Where is it?" Ty asked.
"Ya see that tree over there? Well, it's not there." Maurie said.
"Just tell us where the boomerangs are." Zuko said.
"They're at Frill Neck Peak." Maurie said.
"Great." Ty said.
"Is it dangerous there?" Banjo asked.
"I don't give a crap if it is! We'll fight our way to get Ty those boomerangs if we have to." Ken said.
"Don't worry, Ty. We'll get you your boomerangs." Noel said.
"Good luck out there, mates. I know you'll get through." Maurie said.
The group move through Two Up while fighting off Black Xetis and Heartless in their way and make their way to Frill Neck Peak and later on they arrive at a different part of the billabong and keep going to find the boomerangs for Ty while still fighting off Black Xetis and Heartless in their way and later on they arrive at Frill Neck Peak and they find two brown boomerangs on a rock and so Ty walks up to the rock and takes the two boomerangs.
"Ty, you have the boomerangs now..." Noel said.
"Bonza!" Ty cheered.
"Well, I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it with my own eyes! You actually found boomerangs." Maurie said.
"Now let's see if you're able to use those." Kazooie said.
"We're gonna have to find ya some targets to for ya to use your new rangs." Maurie said.
Just then Heartless that look like frill lizards appear.
"Hello, targets!" Ken said taking his guitar.
"Ty, I hope you're ready." Noel said.
"Let's do this, mates!" Ty said.
The frill lizard Heartless attempt to clobber at the group but Noel triple slashes with Radiant Salvation and then uses Spin Slash while TY throws his new boomerangs but the frill lizard Heartless lash at the group with their tongues but Banjo and Kazooie roll at them while Carmelita delivers a spin kick but the frill lizard Heartless attempt to clobber at the group again but Alibaba uses Amon's fire to strike while Morgiana uses Battle Cry but the frill lizard Heartless lash at the group with their tongues again but Espio slashes with his shuriken while Knuckles uses Drill Punch but the Frill lizard Heartless tail whip at the group but Cream unleashes Omochao Bomb and it explodes but the frill lizard Heartless head bash at the group but Katara uses Freeze allowing Zuko to unleash a jet of fire while Aang blows air but the frill lizard Heartless clobbers the group but Ken bashes with his guitar and then casts Fire while Grace uses Growl but the frill lizard Heartless lash with their tongues but Noel uses Edge Slash and the group defeat the frill lizard Heartless.
"Well, that wasn't too bad of an effort. Doesn't look like today was a complete waste of time." Maurie said.
"Now all we have to do is find those talisman things." Knuckles said.
"I don't suppose you know where to find one." Espio said.
"Well, I know a certain genius who can." Maurie said.
"Where's that?" Carmelita asked.
"Follow me." Maurie said as he flies off.
The group follow Maurie through the billabong and later on they find a koala bear wearing a yellow coat with an apron over it, glasses, and having a pencil on his ear working on a device.
"G'day, Julius." Maurie said.
"Now if I just reroute the wires to..." The koala named Julius talks to to himself.
"I G'DAY, mate. Are youse deaf?" Maurie said and Julius turns to the group.
"Oh, goodness! I didn't even see you there. I was just making some last minute adjustments to my device here." Julius said and he sees Ty. "You must be Ty." Julius said.
"G'day!" Ty said.
"And who might you be?" Julius asked the group.
"I'm Noel and these are Ken, Banjo and Kazooie, Grace, Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, Carmelita, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, and Zuko." Noel introduced herself and her friends.
"A pleasure to meet you, dear." Julius said.
"So, ya old coot, what's that device for anyway?" Maurie asked.
"This device is the key to finding the talismans. Why is this so, you ask? It's quite simple really. It uses an oscillatory micro-feeder to scan for trace energy signals that match the unique power matrix of the talismans." Julius explained.
"What the hell does that mean?" Ken asked.
"In English?" Knuckles asked.
"Like a big nose that sniffs them out." Julius said.
"Oh." Ty said.
"So this thing can help find talismans, huh? That's something we need." Alibaba said.
"I'm certain it would be important for you, but this would require a price." Julius said.
"Okay. What do we need to do for you?" Noel asked.
"You see, there are some unique items called Golden Cogs. I had some, but then those brutal creatures took them from me and have scattered them throughout this billabong. If you find me my fifteen Golden Cogs, I'll be more than happy to lend you my Talisman Locator." Julius explained.
"Righto! We'll get right on that!" Ty said.
"This crap's gonna take forever." Ken said.
"Don't worry. I'm sure we'll find them soon." Cream said.
"Then let's get to that." Aang said.
The group start searching the billabong for Julius' Golden Cogs while facing Black Xetis and kangaroo Heartless and frill lizard Heartless and their searching in the billabong later takes them to an area that has a gold cog and so they start finding fourteen more around the billabong and later on the group find more f the Golden Cogs and successfully retrieve every fifteen Golden Cog and return to Julius and they give him the fifteen Golden Cogs.
"Excellent! With these Golden Cogs, I'll be able to experiment with my new invention!" Julius said.
"So, your device?" Ty asked.
"A deal is a deal. Put this Talisman Locator to good uses." Julius said.
"Thank you." Noel said.
Meanwhile somewhere in a canyon area several frill lizards are digging around for something and then a frill lizard hits something with his pickax and it's an item with a Tasmanian Tiger symbol on it.
"I've found it! I've found it!" The frill lizard said.
"Let me see that!" A voice said and it's the black bird and the frill lizard the black bird the item. "At last! A mystic talisman! Time to move out! We've got four more talismans to find! We still need to find the Heart Crystal and the Keyhole! That will be for the Black Xetis and the Heartless! Hahahaha! Soon, the unimaginable power will be mine, mine, MINE!" The black bird said.
Back at the billabong the group begin using the Talisman Locator to try to find a talisman.
"This Talisman Locator is trying to lead us somewhere. We should leave this billabong to find a talisman." Espio said.
"Righto." Ty said.
"Okay. Let's go where it will lead us to." Noel said.
The group follow the Talisman Locator's pointing and they leave the billabong and later on they arrive at what looks like a forest that's raining down rain.
"Is this talisman somewhere around here?" Alibaba asked.
"No. It's still trying to lead us. I think we'll have to get through this rain forest." Espio said.
"Come on then." Carmelita said.
The group start moving through the rain forest and then Maurie flies to the group.
"G'day, mates. I see that locator's working well for ya." Maurie said.
"It lead us to this place. We're trying to get through it to find the talisman it's leading us to." Noel said.
"Ya know, I believe someone can help ya get to where you need to find the talisman faster." Maurie said.
"Who?" Cream asked.
"Our good friend, Shazza might be able to get you where ya need to go." Maurie said.
"Great! Is she here?" Ty asked.
"Yes, but she's gotten herself into a pickle." Maurie said.
"What happened?" Aang asked.
"This time, her truck has broken down at the end of the forest road." Maurie answered.
"Then we'll help her out with whatever we can." Banjo said.
"That's what I'd like to hear. Be careful" Maurie said.
The group start moving through the rain forest while fighting off kangaroo Heartless in their way and they climb up to the upper part of the rain forest and they see what looks like a water slide.
"A water slide? In the middle of the forest?" Katara asked.
"There's nowhere else to go. I think we'll have to slide down along it..." Noel said.
"You're kiddin', right?" Ken asked.
"It's the only way, mate." Ty said.
The group start sliding down the water slide and it later takes them down to a different area of the forest and they find what looks like a black furred Tasmanian Devil wearing a ranger outfit looking out with binoculars and then he looks at the group.
"G'day, Cobber!" The Tasmanian Devil said.
"G'day, Ranger Ken!" Ty said.
"Great. Another Ken." Ken said.
"At least he's more nicer and less vulgar than you are." Kazooie said.
"Shuddup, Birdbrain!" Ken snapped.
"I take it you're Ty's friends?" Ranger Ken asked.
"That's right, sir." Noel answered.
"Say, Mister Ranger Ken, what are you doing?" Cream asked.
"Well, you see, I'm gonna need some help. There's a flock of cave bats in there and it's nearly the wet season and they need to move out before the caves flood." Ranger Ken explained.
"We can help you." Noel said.
"But what about the..." Ken was cut off by Katara's stomp on his foot making him wince in pain.
"We'd be happy to help you, Ranger Ken." Katara said.
The group enter the cave and find a flock of cave bats and Noel and Ty manage to get the bats out of the cave and they successfully fly out of the cave.
"Onya, mates!" Ranger Ken said.
"That was such a waste of tim..." Ken was cut off by Morgiana's stomp on his feet this time and he winces in pain again.
"We're happy to help." Morgiana said.
"Let's get back to finding this Shazza if we need to find a talisman." Espio said.
"Right. Let's go." Noel said.
The group continue through the rain forest but then frill lizard Heartless appear and attack the group but the group fight them off and keep going through the rain forest and later on they come near the end of the rain forest and find a female dingo with short blonde hair, wearing a red top, blue shorts, and brown boots working on a truck.
"G'day, Shazza!" Ty said.
"Shivers!" The dingo named Shazza said and sees Ty. "Oh, Ty. I'm so glad to see you." Shazza said.
"We heard you were stuck." Alibaba said.
"I'm working on fixing my truck. I just need help getting these things off my back." Shazza said as Heartless appear and they look like blue-tongued lizards.
"Heartless...Shazza, you keep working on your truck and we'll keep these Heartless from harming you." Noel said taking out Radiant Salvation.
"Thanks. Good luck." Shazza said.
The blue-tongued lizard Heartless charge at the group to deliver jabs but Noel slashes with Radiant Salvation and then casts Thunder while Ty throws his boomerangs but the blue-tongued lizard Heartless slam at the ground creating an earthquake but Aang unleashes rocks and throws them while Zuko delivers a flame kick but the blue-tongued lizard Heartless attempt to harm Shazza but Katara throws ice daggers but the blue-tongued lizard Heartless deliver jabs at the group but Alibaba roundhouse slashes with his knife while Morgiana delivers a leap kick but the blue-tongued lizard Heartless lash with their tails but Banjo has Kazooie charge while Grace tail whips but the blue-tongued lizard Heartless slam the ground again but Carmelita shoots electric shots from her shock pistol but the blue-tongued lizard Heartless attack Shazza again but Knuckles double punches and then delivers a headbutt while Espio throws four shurikens while Cream sends Cheese to attack but the blue-tongued Heartless deliver jabs but Ken shoots magic music notes and then casts Blizzard but the blue-tongued lizard Heartless try to attack Shazza again but Noel uses Spin Slash while Ty delivers a bite and the blue-tongued lizard Heartless are defeated.
"Thanks, for the help, Possum. My truck's working fine again. Is there something you need to go?" Shazza asked.
"Yes. We're looking for a talisman and we have this locator that can help us find one. Right now, it's leading us out of this forest." Espio said.
"No worries. I'll try to take you guys to where it wants you to go." Shazza said.
"Thank you." Noel said.
"Hop in and tell me where that locator wants to go to." Shazza said.
"You beauty!" Ty said.
The group get on truck and Shazza drives out of the rain forest and the Talisman Locator is leading them out of the rain forest and arrive at a different place and it's what looks like a canyon area and as they arrive the Talisman Locator starts to go off.
"I think this might be the place." Zuko said.
"Can you find a stop?" Noel asked.
"Sure thing." Shazza said as she stops the truck and the group get off. "Well, I hope this is place you're trying to look for. I'd better get going. See you guys soon." Shazza said.
"Thank you, Shazza." Noel said as Shazza drives off.
"Now let's see if a talisman is really here." Espio said.
"It's still going off. That should indicate a talisman is here somewhere." Knuckles said.
Just then a shaking occurs.
"What's happening now?" Ken asked and just then something comes out from underground.
The group see looks like a large black rhino with a crimson horn, crimson eyes, and has a Black Xeti symbol on its body.
"A Black Xeti...!" Noel said.
"Just our luck..." Kazooie said.
"We can't let it get in our way. We have defeat it." Carmelita said.
"Right..." Noel said.
The rhino Black Xeti known as Crushoceros charges at the group with its horn but they avoid the charging and it hits itself against a rocky wall causing it to be dazed allowing Noel to aerial slash with Radiant Salvation and then delivers an aerial spin slash while Ty throw his boomerangs but Crushoceros recovers itself and stomps on the group causing an earthquake and then charges at the group again to strike with its horn but Knuckles digs underground and then rises under Crushoceros and delivers an uppercut sending it flying allowing Espio to throw three shurikens but Crushoceros lets out a powerful roar at the group dodge and Morgiana delivers a leap kick and stomps on Crushoceros while Carmelita shoots four electric shots from her shock pistol but Crushoceros charges again at the group but Grace uses Growl while Katara uses Freeze allowing Cream and Cheese to spin together and strike while Banjo has Kazooie shoot eggs but Crushoceros stomps on the ground again to get the group but Aang causes his earthquake while Zuko lashes with his flame whips while Alibaba uses Amon's fire to strike but Crushoceros attempts to charge again at the group and tries to strike with its horn but Ken unleashes magic music waves and sends it down allowing Noel to use Strike Raid to attack.
Crushoceros recovers and then uses its horn to shoot out rocks and they fall at the group but Aang uses his Earthbending to send the rocks back at Crushoceros striking it but Crushoceros charges at the group who dodge but Crushoceros keeps charging at the group but Grace uses Tackle and manages to strike at Crushoceros who tries to stomp on Grace but Knuckles delivers a headbutt and hits Crushoceros who strikes back with its horn but Carmelita delivers a pistol whip while Katara throws water discs but Crushoceros uses its horn to shoot out rocks again but Ken casts Earth to attack Crushoceros while Morgiana delivers a strong spin kick but Crushoceros stomps on the ground again to cause another earthquake but Zuko shoots a barrage of fireballs while Espio delivers multi ninja kicks but Crushoceros lets out another big roar but the dodge it and Banjo has Kazooie charge at Crushoceros while Alibaba roundhouse slashes with his knife but Crushoceros uses its horn to shoot rocks again at the group who dodge and Cream unleashes Omochao Bomb and it explodes but Crushoceros charges again at the group but Ty throws his boomerangs to distract it making it hit another rocky wall making it dazed again and Noel slashes with Radiant Salvation and delivers a final slash at it causing it to roar in pain and falls to the ground while disappearing in dark mist.
"That's it? That Black Xeti was such a freakin' push over." Ken said.
"Now we still have to find a talisman here." Aang said.
"But the locator keeps going off where is it?" Espio asked.
Noel then see something after the dark mist vanishes and she sees what looks like an item that has a frog symbol.
"What is that?" Knuckles asked.
"I think it's a talisman. Right?" Noel asked and the Talisman Locator is not going off.
"Yes. I am certain it is." Espio said.
"Just how many more do we need to find?" Katara asked.
"We're supposed to find five talisman, so we should start finding four more." Ty said.
"Then I'll make sure this device will take us to the next talisman." Espio said.
"Let's go." Noel said as they start moving through the canyon area.
That's it for this chapter. I hope you enjoyed this one. Before I start going, I would to say that I have a fanbase forum. If you want to have a look at it, then go to my profile page, find the link that has my forum, click on it, and you're in it. Thought I'd tell you that. Anyway, that's enough from me. Next time, Noel, Ken, Banjo and Kazooie, Grace, Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, Carmelita, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, Zuko, and Ty continue on their talisman hunt throughout the outback. I'll see you all in the next chapter. Take care. Goodbye for now.