No News is Good News

"**No News is Good News**" is a Side Quest in *Wizard101* which was released with the Wallaru expansion on November 27, 2023. It is given by Opal Bilburrow in Hope Springs. The Mainline Quest "Up in the Sky, It's a Bird!" is the prerequisite.

## Characters

*In order of appearance:*

* **Opal Bilburrow** (Opal\_Bilburrow\_WL-HOPE) — Valerie Redd
* **Cadet Douglas** (Cadet\_Douglas\_WL-HOPE) — Unknown
* **Hildy** (Hildy\_WL-HOPE) — Unknown
* **Judge George** (Judge\_George\_WL-HOPE) — Unknown
* **Judge Pearce** (Judge\_Pearce\_WL-HOPE) — Unknown

## Dialogue

(*After talking to Opal Bilburrow in the Prime Minister's Office*)

 **Opal Bilburrow:** A situation has developed. Given your reputation for unfortunate entanglements, involving you is risky. But, this may require a... unique skillset.
 **Opal Bilburrow:** I feel the public would understand my thinking on this, should it end in disaster and require a big press conference.
 **Opal Bilburrow:** A prominent newspaper reporter is covering the Emu Rider crisis, sending daily dispatches from the frontlines.
 **Opal Bilburrow:** She didn't submit a report yesterday and we fear she may be in trouble. Go to the Outback and see if she needs help.
(*After going to the Outback Gate in Hope Springs*)

 **Cadet Douglas:** Stop right there! No civvies are allowed to- Oh, special permission from the Prime Minister you say?
 **Cadet Douglas:** Go right ahead, then. Give my best to the ruthless hooligan rabble on the other side!
(*After talking to Hildy in the Outback*)

 **Hildy:** Oh good! They've sent reinforcements. I knew when I didn't report back yesterday that would cause a stir.
 **Hildy:** I use a Transmitter to send my dispatches- much faster than the Wombat Express we were using. But now, the Transmitter has been smashed!
 **Hildy:** Emu Riders? No, mate, this isn't the work of Emu Riders. The Transmitter was damaged by Judges!
 **Hildy:** Their attempts to quell the barbarian threat range from futile to outright ridiculous and my headlines have not been popular.
 **Hildy:** They tried chasing them, but the Emus' Sprint-and-Scatter tactic outmaneuvered them. Then they threw every boomerang they had. Never hit anything!
 **Hildy:** They're silencing my reports so no one will know about their humiliating failures. We've got to repair the Transmitter so people can know the truth!
(*After entering the Transmitter Shack*)

 **Judge George:** How do we keep losing to birds? Not even smart birds with language. Just... big, dumb birds that can't even fly.
 **Judge Pearce:** I thought your Emu costume was very convincing! They didn't need to laugh for as long as they did.
 **Judge Pearce:** And I still say hiding in that giant wooden wombat should have worked!
 **Judge George:** Who knew they had so many flamethrowers laying about? Good thing no one will ever hear about it!
 **Hildy:** Looks like they won't let anyone near without a fight. You hold them off and I'll repair the Transmitter!
(*After defeating the Judge Saboteurs*)

 **Judge George:** History is not going to be kind about this.
 **Judge Pearce:** The Emus are so fast. And mean. They're really mean. We should have known not to mess with people riding giant birds covered in spikes.
 **Hildy:** The Transmitter is in working order again! Now I can show everyone the true state of the Emu Rider crisis.
 **Hildy:** Let the Prime Minister know communication has been restored.
(*Returning to talk to Opal Bilburrow*)

 **Opal Bilburrow:** The Transmitter was sabotaged? By Judges?
 **Opal Bilburrow:** Crikey! Their campaigns against the Emu Riders must be going very badly indeed. It's a good thing the truth has been brought to light.