Chapter 12: The One-eyed Weirdo

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"What in the world?" Said Deku as he saw a giant ship. "Is that Ammo Baron's ship?"

"Yes, it is," said Shantae. "And it looks like his minions are loading something onto it. But what is it?"

Deku looked carefully at the minions around the ship. They looked very odd. Each one had orange skin. Their uniforms consisted of an orange shirt, a golden belt, a pair of light khaki pants, a pair of red shoes, a blue overcoat with a matching blue raccoon hat, a pair of red headphones, and green goggles.

 Their uniforms consisted of an orange shirt, a golden belt, a pair of light khaki pants, a pair of red shoes, a blue overcoat with a matching blue raccoon hat, a pair of red headphones, and green goggles

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He observed the metal that was being hauled onto the ship. "It's hard to tell," he answered. "But it looks like titanium. Do you think he'll use it to build a tank or weapon?"

"That sounds right," said Shantae. "He really loves to invent war machines! There's a reason why he's called Ammo Baron!"

After observing the minions, Deku shook his head. "We can't fight them now. Ammo Baron will know we're here and try to stop us. We need to get inside without getting caught."

Shantae grinned. "Leave this to me," she said. She suddenly started one of her magical dances. After some shimmies and figure eights, she ended the dance with a pose. A puff of smoke covered the two heroes. When the smoke cleared, they were in uniforms that matched the ones that Ammo Baron's men wore.

"Whoa!" Said Deku with a starry smile. "A new dance?"

"Yup," answered Shantae with a giggle. "I call it 'The Disguise Dance!'"

"Amazing," said Deku. "Okay, let's sneak on board!"

They carefully made their way to where the minions were and began to "help" in loading the ship.

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The two heroes found themselves in a big room of the ship. They saw a bunch of Ammo Baron's minions building a giant mech. It was way bigger than the two mech's that Twitch and Vinegar had used earlier. It had missile launchers on its shoulders, guns near the cockpit, and cannons on the arms. It looked powerful and scary to say the least!

"Whoa," Shantae said while shuddering nervously. "That's a huge machine! How on earth did Ammo Baron pull this off? He's never made something like this before. He usually builds tanks and battleships."

Deku thought for a moment. Then he turned to his lovely friend and asked, "Do you know anyone who might have helped him out with this?"

"Actually, come to think of it, yes," answered Shantae in realization. "There's one person who specializes in robotics: Techno Baron!"

Deku stared at Shantae with shock. "How many barons are there?"

"Four," said Shantae innocently. "You've already met Hypno Baron. Ammo Baron and Techno Baron are two more. The last baron is Squid Baron. Though, to be honest, I can't really tell if he's a good guy or bad guy. He switches in between every now and then."

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