Surely some of us know about Scuttle Town, its guardian half-genie Shantae, her friends, her foes and her tales. But...what if someone else tagged along? Meet Y/n Whitmore, a scholar, mountaineer and treasure with a short fuse. How much will Shantae...
The hug itself surprised nearly everyone present, especially Shantae, whose face was red while gritting her teeth.
Whitty, however, did everything he could to "appropriately" get out of Mera's chest, with hardly any luck, considering her skin is slippery because of the saltwater.
Whitty: Need...air!!!
Mera's eyes in worry.
Mera: Oh, sorry!
She dropped him next to an angry Shantae, then she looked away with a red hue on her cheeks while poking her index fingers together.
After Whitty caught his breath, he stood up.
Whitty: Well, in any case, I think we should get these girls home.
He looked at the girls Techno Baron captured.
Shantae, now calming down a little, nodded.
Shantae: Right. Come on girls, we'll get you home.
And with that, the girls and their saviors took them to their home village: Merinus.
On the way, one of the girls looked at Whitty, as if he looked familiar, despite the first meeting.
Girl 1: Umm, excuse me, mister?
The bombhead looked at her.
Whitty:
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Yeah?
Girl 1: Are you a mountaineer, by any chance? I heard that there's a famous mountaineer, studying old ruins, goes by the name Whitmore.
Whitty was intrigued, confused and suspicious by what she said.
Whitty: Well, Whitmore is my last name...
Girl 1: But why are you called Whitty?
Whitty: It's my nickname. As for the mountaineer studying ancient ruins, it's true.
Now all of the girls, including Shantae, were interested.
The first girl was smiling like never before. Whether out of admiration or excitement is anyone's guess.
Girl 1: Really?! Which ruins did you visit before coming here?!
She was getting wayyy too close to Whitty, much to his discomfort, and Shantae's envy.
Whitty: ...Seregost.
This made all the girls except Shantae squeal in excitement or admiration.
They started gathering around him, with stars in their eyes.
Girl 1: Really?!
Girl 2: The Last Ogre Hold?!
Girl 3: Is it true that it's in a cold valley between the Drakefang Mountains?!
