SCENE 18 - DESERT TREK

Location: Dusty Dunes Desert

Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3

THINGS TO SEE AND DO:

- If you don't have Peanut Cheese Bars, just get some Picnic Lunches. Get some Refreshing Herbs for poison, too.
- There are two tiny seeds in the desert, one in the northwest and one in the south. It's hard finding them, but worth it.
- You can talk to the old cattle bones scattered around the desert...
- There are all kinds of gift boxes scattered throughout the desert. Check 'em out for some sweet items.
- A sign in the desert was put up by a man looking for a contact lens he lost. You'll find it not too far from the sign.
- There's a broken slot machine by the side of the road. You can still use it to gamble, though...

Now that you've taken out Belch and the Trillionage Sprout, it's time to bring the good news back to Threed. Rest up in the hotel and stock up on more Peanut Cheese Bars if you need to, then make your way back to Threed. The zombies are gone for good so it should be easy sailing. Note that only the zombies are gone, the other enemies are still around.

Huzzah! Now that the zombies have been destroyed, the light finally shines upon Threed, and it's a peaceful, happy town once again. Talk to the townspeople, they'll be more than glad to congratulate you on a job well done.

Remember the Insignificant Item? If you didn't get it before, check the drawers in the Threed hospital. You'll want to take the time to catch a bus back to Twoson and take the Insignificant item back to its owner in the Twoson hospital (he looks like an Annoying Old Party Man.) In exchange, he'll give you a very rare Magic Truffle. This baby recovers a whopping 80 PP. Don't use it now, though. You'll need it later.

As you've been told by various people, the ghosts are out of the tunnels now, which means you can take the bus! Check the "BUS STOP" sign on the RIGHT (lower) side of the street and a bus will soon pull up. Hop aboard and you're on your way to Fourside!

It will seem like a pleasant bus ride, but suddenly it will be interrupted -- welcome to the very end of the world's longest traffic jam! The bus will be stuck there for awhile, so you'll have to get off and cross the desert on your own.

Make your first stop the drugstore. Buy Coins of slumber for everyone and upgrade Ness and Paula's weapons. (If you equipped Paula with a Bionic Slingshot, buy the Deluxe Fry Pan anyway. It's worth the -2 offense because you'll hit a lot more often.)

While you're at the drugstore, make sure you pick up a couple Refreshing Herbs. The enemies in the desert can poison you, and if you can't heal the poison, you'll be dead in a hurry.

The desert presents a new and potent health hazard -- sunstroke! If you get sunstroke in the desert, use Healing alpha to cure it. You'll know you have sunstroke if the screen starts flashing red and the victim will lose 2 HP each time it flashes.

The enemies in the desert are dangerous, so be ready. If you meet a Bad Buffalo, use paralysis on it immediately! It can toast even Ness with a single attack. Use Freeze on Desert Wolves because they can hurt you too. Skelpions can poison you so be careful with them as well.

If you get easily lost, just stay near the rocks at the southern edge of the desert. This will also lead you to the miner's shack on the eastern side of the desert. The miner there will ask for food, so give him something to eat. He'll reward you handsomely later on! You can also rest for free and save your game in the shack. Head south and east until you're back on the road, then enter the tunnel.

By the side of the road are the Slot Machine Brothers. Pay $1, and if you're lucky, you could get a Chick, a Can of Fruit Juice, a PSI Caramel, or a Skip Sandwich. There's a gift box with $1000 in it nearby, so use that to feed your gambling addiction!

ITEMS LOCATED HERE:

Big Bottle Rocket	Description: Items for Jeff. Fires a fast, powerful bottle rocket. Gone after one use.
	Buy Price: $139 Sell Price: $69
Contact Lens	Description: It must belong to someone.
	Not For Sale	Trade for Pair of Dirty Socks
Cup of Lifenoodles	Description: Revives a friend who is unconscious. In addition, it also works well on poison, nausea, colds, sunstroke, falling asleep, uncontrollable crying, and feeling strange. This is effective when you have paralysis, or you have been diamondized.
	Buy Price: $178 Sell Price: $89
Double Burger	Description: When eaten, you recover about 90 HP. 100% beef.
	Buy Price: $24 Sell Price: $12	HP Recovered: ~96 Poo HP Recovered: ~6 Goes well with the Ketchup Packet.
PSI Caramel	Description: Replenishes 20 PP.
	Buy Price: $100 Sell Price: $50	PP Recovered: ~20 Goes well with the Sugar Packet.
Skip Sandwich DX	Description: Gives you a spring in your step for about 20 seconds. It also helps you recover your power a bit.
	Buy Price: $98 Sell Price: $49	HP Recovered: ~6 Goes well with the Tin of cocoa.
Sudden Guts Pill	Description: Doubles your guts during battle. However, after a battle, your guts return to normal. Gone after one use.
	Buy Price: $500 Sell Price: $250