Yucca Desert

Leaving Merrysville station, head east and follow all the available paths. You'll know when you reach the Desert, by the distinct sand. Here you'll find some new enemies, especially those annoying Energy Bots.

Deeper in, you'll find a Pilot, with a plane and a tank camping out. He will offer you a plane ride, with 3 different tour options. If you like, you can get a good glimpse of what it's like near Ellay, some of the dock and other stuff. The main objective is to take the cheapest flight, which will circle around a cactus patch. One of these cactus appear to have a funny face, which you definitely need to check out. Get 10 stubs and the pilot will even let you ride his tank... but check out the cactus first.

Upon reaching the cactus, when you use telepathy, he'll sing his part of a tune. Ninten will remember this tune.

Now come back and take the tank! You really don't have to if you don't want to, but it's fun. You can plow everywhere in the desert without any enemy even daring to fight you... however if you go east you'll reach a sand castle looking place. This is a monkey hole, where tons of monkeys live.

Upon trying to get closer in your tank, you'll meet a terribly strong enemy, R7037. In battle, you'll be able to knock him down with your tank gun in which he can't hurt you... but he totals the tank. Oh well. The monkey cave contains tons of monkeys who lie, plus many PSI Stones. Travel to the bottom floor and you'll find another XX stone to teleport to Magicant if you wish, but since you have the Onyx Hook, you can go anytime, anywhere.

Going back to the tent, you'll find the pilot is gone, along with the plane. You've done enough damage in the desert, so go south and locate the train track, and follow it east.

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