Stage 6: "A Muddy Promise"


 * "Come quick, ranger! Dawdle, and I swear: no reward for you!"
 * -Mayor Howlihan

Stage 6: "A Muddy Promise" is the sixth Stage in the game, Dillon's Rolling Western. Dillon and his companion Russ continue their quest and meet a Mayor who was a Retired Ranger back in the day. Dillon and his sidekick are warned about goofing off on Fort Denial.

Characters

 * Dillon
 * Russ
 * Mayor Howlihan
 * Sal

First Arrival
Mayor Howlihan: - Are you Dillon and Russ?

Russ: - Yes! I'm Russ, and this...

Mayor Howlihan: - There's no time for introductions. Just get ready to fight.

Russ: - What? Right now? But we just got here!

Mayor Howlihan: - I got a new weapon for the towers -- long cannon. Shoots farther than regular guns.


 * Then there's the plug crystal that lets you hold up grocks from coming out of a den.


 * Also, you'll have noticed the plains're chuck of full of mud puddles 'round these partes.


 * Choose you trail carefully, or you'll have trouble keeping you precious spikes clean.


 * That's all, small fry. So if you got all that, you can get down to work!

Russ: - Hey, we're rangers! We can take care of anything!

Mayor Howlihan: - Really? Well, tell me then...


 * What is the ranger creed? What words do all rangers live by?

Russ: - It's "Never run away!"


 * Or is it "Respect your brother!"? Hmmm...

Mayor Howlihan: - You're barking up the wrong tree. You pups don't know anything.

Russ: - What? All right then, what do you think the answer is?

Mayor Howlihan: - It's "Practice makes perfect." It's as simple as that.

Russ: - I-I-I was going to say that... Hey... you seem to know a lot about being a ranger!

Mayor Howlihan: - That's right... 'Cause I used to be a dang good one.

Prep Time
Russ: - A former ranger turned mayor? Wow!


 * Did you see that huge scar on his face?


 * He sure is a tough act to follow.


 * And really scary to boot!

[After 5 minutes in the plains.]

Russ: - Hey! Look at the sky...


 * The village will be locked during a raid.


 * If you've got bussiness in the village, do it now!

[After 6 minutes in the plains.]

Russ: - Watch out! The grocks are coming!

Free Time (Saloon) Day 1
[Select Buy Gear]

Sal: - Psst! Hey, ranger!


 * You'll need some better boots to go up against stronger enemies.



Mayor Howlihan: - Finished your vittles? Then hit the hay.

Russ: - Eek! Yes, sir! Mr. Ranger, sir!

Mayor Howlihan: - I'm not a ranger anymore! You shavers are.

Russ: - Yes, yes. And we won't forget it!

Mayor Howlihan: - Ah, yes. One more thing. I hear you're saving up cash for something. That right?

Russ: - Um, no! Not at all! We're flat-out broke!

[Mayor Howlihan showed an poster of an outlaw.]

Mayor Howlihan: - Hey, you don't have to worry about me stealing it. I just want to warn you.


 * Take a good look at this face. He goes by the name King Ron.

Russ: - Rin Kong?

Mayor Howlihan: - He's a desperado who shows up wherever there's a whiff of money.


 * Be careful when you're in town flashing your cash around. That's all I'll say.


 * Good luck for tomorrow. You'll need it...

Prep Time
Russ: - Morning, buddy.


 * I've been talking to the villagers.


 * They say their mayor used to be a real gunslinger. We don't wanna mess with him.


 * Let's make sure we don't give him anything to complain about.


 * He probably wouldn't hesitate to lock us up in the pokey and throw away the key.


 * I can just hear him: "We don't need anyone playing ranger in these parts!"


 * Then *slam!* No more roaming for us!

[After 5 minutes in the plains.]

Russ: - Did you hear that? It’s almost time...


 * If you wanna go to the village, go now!

[After 6 minutes in the plains.]

Russ: - Watch out! The grocks are coming!

Free Time (Saloon) Day 2
[Select Rest to proceed.]

Mayor Howlihan: - Tomorrow's your last day, "Practice makes perfect," remember?

Russ: - Practice makes perfect... Practice makes perfect... Must remember...

Mayor Howlihan: - Hey! Quit messing around. You pups need to grow up fast!


 * One more thing...


 * You may be greenhorns, but somethin' in your troubled past toughened you up.


 * You've got courage and real guts. Nothing frightens you.


 * Exactly what happened in the city to make you yearn to come out west?

Russ: - Nothing bad happened. Well, we didn't do anything wrong.


 * It's just we've never known our parents.


 * I guess that's what you mean by "troubled past," right?

Mayor Howlihan: - So, a pair of guttersnipes... That's a real tear squeezer.


 * But to become a good ranger, you need to understand the troubles of others too...


 * I'm looking forward to seeing what the future holds for you. I bet you'll be unbeatable.

Prep Time
Russ: - Morning, buddy.


 * I think we'll be seeing that Springgrock again today.


 * Boing! It really jumps around, doesn't it?


 * If we don't take care of it quickly, it'll jump into the village...


 * Don't forget! Boing! Boing!

[After 5 minutes in the plains.]

Russ: Did you hear that? It’s almost time...


 * If you wanna go to the village, go now!

[After 6 minutes in the plains.]

Russ: - Watch out! The grocks are coming!

Raid Time
[After end the Raid Time (defeating all grocks or the duration time expires), a curtscene of Dens disappearing in the ground is displayed.]

Russ: - We did it! The dens are collapsing!

Free Time (Saloon) Day 3
[Select Leave Town to proceed.]

Mayor Howlihan: - You did it, rangers! Just as I expected.

Russ: - Eh? We didn't realize you had that much faith in us.

Mayor Howlihan: - I didn't! Well, not at first anyway.


 * But after I saw what you could do in a fight, I started to believe that you could suceed where I had failed.

Russ: - You? Failed? How?

Mayor Howlihan: - I once failed to protect the village from a bandit attack. Lots of people got hurt...


 * I've been atoning for it ever since.

Russ: - Ah... I see.

Mayor Howlihan: - But I've never forgotten what it means to be ranger.

Russ: - Neither will we! You taught us that.

Mayor Howlihan: - I reckon I did. And can you tell me what the secret to being a ranger is?

Russ: - "Cactus makes perfect!"

Mayor Howlihan: - Kid, you need to get yourself some schooling as soon as possible. You hear?

Trivia

 * In this stage are made the first appears of Jump Pads.
 * Here, the mayor has installed the Long Cannon (Gun Tower's new weapon type).