The Outback Steps In

"**The Outback Steps In**" is a Mainline Quest in *Wizard101* and the 12th Quest for the Wallaru storyline. It was released on live servers with the rest of the Wallaru expansion on November 27, 2023. The Quest continues from "Deathly Dependents" and leads to the Mainline and Instance Quest "Two Rivals, One Mine" before that Quest returns here once completed and continues to "Out and Walkabout."

## Characters

*In order of appearance:*

* **Kanga-guru** (Kanga-guru\_WL-KING) — Jill Blackwood
* **Krokodile Dundara** (Krokodile\_Dundara\_WL-KING/Emu\_Riders\_WL-KING) — Alexander Brandon
* **Krokodile Hunter** (Krokodile\_Hunter\_WL-KING) — Nick Stevenson
* **Sandiago** (Sandiago\_WL-KING) — Scott Jones

## Dialogue

Previous: "Deathly Dependents"
(*Talking to Kanga-guru in Kingsland*)

 **Kanga-guru:** I now sense that something is amiss in the intricate harmonies that weave together the tapestry of wildest Wallaru.
 **Kanga-guru:** The essence of this land, the Dreaming, is under threat. I sense Dream Water and great peril... over there! In the Lost King's Mine!
 **Krokodile Dundara:** Crikey! The Krok Hunter can't have Dream Water! It'll help him achieve all his nefarious plans! We have to stop him!
 **Kanga-guru:** Yes, you must. I see you have a camp set up. I will await you there.
Dialogue continues in "Two Rivals, One Mine" and returns here once completed
(*After defeating the Krokodile Hunter in Lost King's Mine*)

 **Krokodile Hunter:** This isn't the end, Dundara! Make no mistake, we'll meet again!
 **Krokodile Dundara:** Now this Dream Water is in good hands. Hey Wizard, here, have some as a souvenir of the time you saved Wallaru. Let's go back to camp.
(*After exiting the Lost King's Mine*)

 **Krokodile Dundara:** Ach! Wait, what? Oh no! They're here! How can they be here? The true raiders! The barbarians at the gates of Hope Springs...
 **Krokodile Dundara:** ...the EMU RIDERS!
 **Krokodile Hunter:** Crikey, we gotta get outta here!
 **Krokodile Dundara:** Tell Guru to send help!
 **Krokodile Dundara:** YAAAAAARGHHHHH!!!
(*Talking to Kanga-guru in Kingsland*)

 **Kanga-guru:** Ah, you've returned with the Dream-what? Emu Riders? In Kingsland? That's not supposed to happen. They ran where? Oh. Oh no.
 **Kanga-guru:** That path leads to the Outback, the real Outback. Dundara doesn't stand a chance out there!
 **Sandiago:** No? He seemed quite daring to me.
 **Kanga-guru:** Yeah, no, yeah, Dundara's previously stated prowess may have been... exaggerated. But you're the genuine article. Can you save my business partners?
 **Sandiago:** Business partners? But... but... there was a rivalry... and... Wizard, let me see that Dream Water. Hmm. Hmm. This is fake! What scheme are you running?
 **Kanga-guru:** Oh... best let Dundara explain. I've, I've... bye.
 **Sandiago:** \*Sigh\* Very well, let us venture to this real Outback, Wizard.
(*Talking to Sandiago in the Outback*)

 **Sandiago:** So this...is the true Wallaru... hmm, each new region is drier than the last. Drier than I remember.
Next: "Out and Walkabout"
## Notes

* Krokodile Dundara's scared scream is identified under *Emu\_Riders\_WL-KING* for some reason. Given that the scream sounds vaguely female it's possible that originally, one of the Emu Riders was supposed to announce their arrival with the scream, but the developers thought it'd be funnier if Dundara let it out when running away instead.