(The episode begins in a dark corridor. The camera slowly goes up a set of stairs before reaching a wooden door. The door opens to reveal Gruntilda standing over Dingpot (Banjo-Kazooie). She seems to be doing some sort of magic over him.)

Gruntilda: Dingpot, Dingpot, in my lair. Show me the one with the most gorgeous hair. Show me the girl with the most beauty. And I'm begging you, don't show me Tooty. (The liquid inside Dingpot begins to form a picture as the form of Shantae appears within him.)

Dingpot: This young genie, I would say. She beats you in beauty, but um, only on your worst days.

Gruntilda: Impossible, it can't be true! Show me something different in your brew! Transported to a different place. And I still don't have the most beautiful face.

Dingpot: Lot of people in this land. But of you, I am a fan. (Gruntilda picks her nose and flicks it across the room.)

Gruntilda: I won't let this girl steal my thunder! Coming across me will be her greatest blunder! When I get her, she'll go kablooey! And this time, there's no Banjo or Kazooie! (Gruntilda grabs her broomstick and laughs as she flies out of the door and down the staircase.)

(We cut to a beautiful looking beach. In the water, Ecco (Ecco the Dolphin) breaks from the water and does a twirl. We cut to an angle on the shore as a Slowpoke walks over to the water and sicks his tail in.)

Slowpoke: Slooooooow... (We cut again to see Crash's group walk onto the beach. Crash still has a big grin on his face.)

Nathan: Great, we reached water and we don't have a boat.

Harry: (Nudging him.) Cheer up, Drake. At least we're somewhere, ay? (Donkey Kong gets everyone's attention and starts making swimming motions with his arms.)

Ty: Nice idea, mate, but I don't think we'll be able to swim all the way across the ocean.

Crash: Ooh! Ooh! (Crash wildly points at something offscreen. The camera pans to see Kapp'n (Animal Crossing) standing next to a motorboat.)

Nathan: Now we're talkin'. (The group approaches Kapp'n.)

Ty: G'day, we were wonderin' if we could take a trip on this boat o' yours.

Kapp'n: Argh, I reckon I could take ye all. It'll be 5,000 bells.

Nathan: 5,000 bells?

Harry: What do you need so many bells for?

Kapp'n: It be how I make a livin'.

Nathan: Crap, a dead end. (They leave Kapp'n and his boat.)

Aku-Aku: Do not give up. We will find a way off of this island and defeat the evil Dr. Cortex. (Crash does a fist pump. We cut to a small hut on a hill as Shantae walks out of it. She looks across the beach to see our heroes.)

Shantae: Oh! So many people are here. I wonder what's going on. (We cut to Shantae walking up to greet our heroes.) Hello there! What's going on here? (Pitfall Harry is taken aback.)

Harry: Woah! Your hair! Your outfit! Are you some kind of gypsy?

Shantae: No, not quite. I'm just half genie.

Nathan: Half genie? Does that mean you can only grant one and a half wishes?

Shantae: (Laughs.) I'm not so sure if that's how it works.

Ty: We're trying to get off of this island. We aren't having much luck with that. (DK nods.)

Shantae: I can help out in any way I can. I probably have some leftover materials from making my new house.

Ty: Bonza!

Nathan: Maybe things are turning around for us.

???: Not so fast now, little girl. Your good deeds make me want to hurl.

Nathan: Huh? (Our heroes look up to see Gruntilda flying above them on her broomstick.)

Gruntilda: Now then, you must come with me. And then I'll finally have beauty!

Shantae: There's no way I'm going anywhere with you, you hag! (Crash laughs to himself.)

Gruntilda: The youth, so rude, try as I might. If that's how it is, prepare to fight! (Gruntilda conjures up a fireball and throws it. Everyone jumps out of the way except for Crash.)

Crash: Woah! (Crash becomes charred. We cut to Ty throwing a boomerang at Gruntilda, but it flies right past her.)

Gruntilda: You fools, I am impossible to hit! You won't hurt me, not one- (The boomerang comes back and hits her in the head.) Agh!

Nathan: (Shooting his handgun.) How do you like that?

Gruntilda: Guns and bullets do no harm when you have witchy tricks up your arm!

Nathan: (Stops shooting.) Don't you mean up your sleeve? (A fireball blasts Nathan Drake away.) Ah! (We cut to DK and Pitfall Harry.)

Harry: She's too high up. We can't hit her. (DK turns to Harry.) What? (We cut back to Gruntilda as we hear screaming coming from Pitfall Harry. He flies into Gruntilda causing them both to scream and fall to the ground. Shantae then jumps in and uses her hair whip attack on Gruntilda's face.)

Shantae: Hiyah! (Gruntilda is pushed back as Shantae unsheathes her cutlass.) You stay away from me. I'm not leaving with some witch.

Gruntilda: Very well, that I can see. (Shantae lowers her cutlass.) But I'm prepared! Now for plan B! (Gruntilda pulls the Star Rod from her cloak and shoots a star out of it at Shantae. This throws her back onto the ground. Crash and DK start running in from Gruntilda's right.) I have won! The fight is done! (Gruntilda fires another blast from the Star Rod that knocks Crash and Dk down. Gruntilda gets back on her broomstick and grabs Shantae. We cut to Ty, Pitfall Harry, and Nathan Drake.)

Harry: Put her down! She's just a little girl! (Gruntilda laughs and flies away. Crash and DK join the others.)

Nathan: What the h*ll was that?

Aku-Aku: There was a mystical power in that wand. We are no match for it, even together.

Ty: We gotta do somethin'. Too many people have already been kidnapped. (DK and Nathan look down somberly.)

Harry: (Suddenly energetic.) I have devised a plan!

Nathan: Really? You came up with a plan to defeat that green wart just like that?

Harry: I'll have you know that I am a plan-making expert. We simply find the witch's lair, steal her wand, and save the girl. (Harry puts his hands on his hips triumphantly as Crash claps.) See? Easy.

Ty: Um... it's somethin'. We better head out now. Who knows what she's doing to that Sheila. (Our heroes run off.)

(We cut to a different section of the beach. We see Master Higgins lounging on a beach chair eating a banana.)

Higgins: Ah... this is the life. (He finishes the banana and throws the peel behind him. We cut to the ocean as a small boat comes to shore with Croc at the wheel. He reaches the shore and jumps out to survey the landscape.)

Croc: Hup. (Suddenly, a much larger ship comes up to the beach and takes anchor behind Croc.) Wah? (The gangplank comes down and smashes Croc in the head.) Ouch! (We see Captain Syrup (Super Mario) walk down as she sees Croc flat on the ground. She is holding a rolled-up map.)

Syrup: Huh? A crocodile? (Croc woozily gets up. Syrup gets out her cutlass.) Stay back, you croc. You don't wanna mess with the Black Sugar Pirates. (Croc looks around, scared, for a second before getting a more determined look and bringing up his fists to fight.)

Croc: Croc isn't scared of pirates.

Syrup: How about I make you into a pair of boots then?

Croc: (Getting nervous.) Croc doesn't like the sound of that. (Syrup swings at Croc twice with both swings hitting.) Wah! (We cut back to Higgins as sounds of the fight reach him. He looks over to see Syrup swinging at Croc in the distance.)

Higgins: Uh oh. Looks like there's trouble. (Higgins jumps out of his chair and runs towards the fight. He approaches them.) What seems to be the problem here?

Syrup: Quiet, you caveman. Can't you see I'm busy here? (She points her sword at him.) Or do I have to make an example out of you too? (Higgins gulps. We cut to a nearby place on the beach shoreline as Spike's group walks along it.)

Spike: We've hit the water. What're we gonna do now?

Bubsy: I don't know if you knew this, but cats aren't the best swimmers. We prefer track and field. (They hear fighting in the distance.)

Croc: Yazoo!

Bomberman: Hey! A big pirate ship.

Geno: There's a fight taking place. Remain cautious. (We cut back to the fight as Master Higgins throws a boomerang at Captain Syrup. It skins her arm before returning to Higgins.)

Syrup: You'll pay for that!

Bubsy: Incoming!

Syrup: Huh? (An atom flies in and hits Syrup in the face as Spike's group rushes in.)

Bubsy: Can't trust atoms. They make up everything. (Bomberman takes out a bomb and kicks it at Captain Syrup.)

Bomberman: Yah! (The bomb lands by her feet and sends her sky high. She hits the ground with a thud and is knocked unconscious.)

Bubsy: Another one down! Say, we're good at this! (The map Syrup was holding lands on the ground and Croc picks it up.)

Croc: Oooh! Croc found a map to Star Rod. What is a Star Rod? (Geno approaches Croc.)

Geno: Do you mind if I see that? (Croc gives the map to Geno.) My stars, this map leads to a mystical item known as the Star Rod.

Higgins: Star Rod? What's that?

Geno: I was told by the stars that it comes from the Planet Popstar. I was never told much more than that.

Red: Do you think this rod could help us?

Geno: I do. Its powers may be crucial to our mission.

Croc: Croc wanna help find the Star Rod!

Geno: (Turning towards the middle of the island.) The map leads us this way. It will be dangerous.

Higgins: No danger can stop me from going on adventures!

Bubsy: What are we waiting for? Let's get pouncing! (Geno leads our heroes away.)

(We cut to the inside of Grunty's Lair. We see Shantae inside a laser cage. She is sitting on the ground with a sad look on her face. In the main room, Gruntilda and Klungo (Banjo-Kazooie) are preparing a machine to steal Shantae's beauty.)

Gruntilda: Klungo, get these machines complete! I don't want to stand on my old witch feet.

Klungo: Yesss missstresss.

Shantae: Please let me go. What do you want from me?

Gruntilda: I want your looks! That's what I need. Once the machine is finished, we will proceed.

Shantae: Oh no...

Klungo: Missstresss Grunty, we have visssitorsss.

Gruntilda: Eh? (Klungo leads Grunty to Dingpot who shows that Crash's group is entering the lair.) Why can't I have anything nice! Get them, Klungo! Mash them to rice!

Klungo: Asss you wish. (Klungo runs out of the room. We cut to Crash's group in the main entrance.)

Nathan: Let's hope your plan works, Harry.

Harry: It's foolproof. I've prepared for every possible outcome. (Klungo then charges in.)

Klungo: Tressspasssers!

Ty: Did you prepare for this, mate?

Harry: Can't say that I did.

Klungo: Prepare for a fight. You aren't going anywhere near Grunty. (Klungo pulls out a potion and drinks it. He suddenly starts growing as he towers over our heroes.) Hurrr...

Crash: Woah!

Nathan: That's a big guy! (Klungo throws a barrage of potion bottles at our heroes. Harry and Ty are hit with them and fly back. Crash runs up and uses his spin move on one. It flies back and hits Klungo in the face.)

Klungo: Agh!

DK: Yeah! (DK rolls into Klungo's stomach to push him back a bit. Klungo retaliates by grabbing DK and throwing him at the wall. We cut to Nathan Drake with his grappling hook.)

Nathan: Let's see if this works. (Nathan throws his grappling hook and it attaches to Klungo's coat. Klungo yells in pain.) Yeah! Kitty got wet. (Klungo then grabs the extension from the grappling hook and pulls Nathan with it.) Woah! (Nathan is thrown into a wall.)

(We cut to the lair entrance as Spike's group approaches. Geno is still leading.)

Geno: This is where the map leads. Be careful, we likely aren't the only ones looking for this. (Klungo's yells are heard inside.)

Spike: Something's in there!

Red: Go, Ivysaur. (Red releases Ivysaur.)

Higgins: (Pulling out an axe.) Let's cut them to smithereens! (We cut back to the fight as we see Harry hitting Klungo's leg with a pickaxe. Further away, Ty is throwing his boomerang as Crash shoots wumpa fruit.)

Klungo: Annoying pesssts. (Klungo jumps and knocks everyone over when he lands.)

Bubsy: Pounce pounce baby! (Bubsy glides in and pounces on Klungo's head before jumping off.) Stttrrrike one!

Spike: I'm going for it! (Spike enters and starts shooting his slingback shooter at Klungo. Geno also shoots with his arm cannon.)

Klungo: Dumb heroesss need to learn lessson. (Klungo throws more potion bottles that hit Spike and Geno.) Who elssse? (Suddenly, Master Higgins rides in on Croc's back. They go straight towards Klungo.)

Higgins: Time to take you down a peg!

Croc: Croc not sure if Croc is the right reptile to do this.

Higgins: Just keep going! (Klungo attempts to throw another potion, but his arm suddenly stops.)

Ivysaur: Saur!

Red: Nice try. (We see Klungo's arm being held back by Ivysaur's vines. Croc runs in as Master Higgins throws a barrage of axes. They all start hitting Klungo, who yells in pain. Croc then runs to the arm that is being held with vines. He uses the arm to run onto Klungo's head as Croc does a ground pound.)

Croc: Kersplat! (Klungo falls onto his butt and groans in pain as Master Higgins and Croc jump back onto the ground.)

Bomberman: Hey, guys! (Croc and Higgins turn around as Bomberman pulls out a bomb. He throws it next to Croc as Croc does a tailwhip to fling it at Klungo.)

Klungo: My head... (The bomb explodes and sends Klungo into the wall, knocking him out. We cut back to Gruntilda and Shantae as they hear it go off.)

Gruntilda: What was that exploding sound? Something went off and shook the ground. (Gruntilda moves over to the staircase as the camera pans to Shantae. We see her do a belly dance as she transforms into a small, purple mouse. This lets her slip through the bars of her cage. Grunty turns back around as Shantae slips past her down the stairs.) Do not worry, my kidnapped friend. I assure you, this isn't the end. Huh? (Grunty notices that Shantae is gone.) No no no! You will not leave! True beauty I must achieve! If you think that you can flee, then you will have to deal with me! (Gruntilda gets on her broomstick and starts flying downstairs. We cut to our heroes.)

Nathan: Thanks for the help there... uh... kids.

Bubsy: All in a day's work.

Geno: We're looking for an item known as the Star Rod. Have you seen it?

Ty: That's what the witch used on us earlier. It's really powerful.

Higgins: Witch? What witch? (Shantae scurries towards everyone before returning to normal.)

Shantae: (Gasps.) You came to save me?

Higgins: We did?

Harry: Told you my plan would work.

Shantae: We don't have much time. She's gonna notice that I'm gone. (We suddenly hear her laugh as she gets closer.)

Crash: Woah...

Spike: Where do we go? We're stuck on the shore unless we backtrack.

Croc: Croc have an idea! Follow Croc. (Croc runs off as everyone else follows. We see them run through a forest area back towards the beach as Grunty flies overhead. They then make it to Captain Syrup's ship, with Captain Syrup still unconscious. They all run up the gangplank onto the ship.)

Nathan: I can sail. (To DK.) Hey, big guy! Get the anchor, quick! (DK nods and pulls the anchor out of the water with pure strength. They begin sailing away, but Grunty finds them.)

Gruntilda: You will not escape my magical grasp. Now give me the girl, or I'll kick your-

Nathan: Stop with the rhyming already. It's giving me a headache.

Bubsy: Yeah, headaches are my schtick.

Gruntilda: Rude ones will die at the hands of me. Now I call on allies of the seas. (Gruntilda holds up the Star Rod and waves it around.)

Spike: What is she doing? (Everything is quiet. Suddenly, Gooper Blooper (Super Mario) erupts from the water and lands on the deck. It looks angry.)

Gruntilda: All your deaths will surely stink. Soon you'll succumb to this squid's ink! (Gooper Blooper begins spraying ink onto the deck of the ship.)

Bubsy: Gross!

Shantae: Ew!

Ty: Strewth! (We cut to Master Higgins as he sees a Lapras (Pokemon) swimming nearby.)

Higgins: You're not the only one with sea friends! (Higgins runs and jumps off of the ship onto the Lapras.) Will you accompany me in stopping this evil?

Lapras: (Nodding.) Lapras.

Higgins: Oh good, you understood me. Got worried for a second.

Red: I choose you, Charizard! (Red releases Charizard and mounts him. They then fly over to Master Higgins. Shantae pulls out a pirate hat and glides over. Ty glides over with his boomerangs. Bubsy sticks his arms out and glides to the Lapras.)

Bubsy: Air control to the maximum. (Soon, Ty, Red, Bubsy, Shantae, and Higgins are all on the Lapras.)

Higgins: Alright, dino. Show them what you got! (Lapras fires an ice beam at Grunty. She zips out of the way and throws a fireball at our heroes.)

Red: Lapras, use your water gun! (The Lapras listens to Red and shoots water at the fireball and it disintegrates. We cut back to Gooper Blooper as it slams a tentacle into DK. The boat wobbles.)

Nathan: Hey! Keep things steady. I'm trying to keep us afloat. (DK nods and grabs a barrel on deck. He throws it at Gooper Blooper and the barrel shatters with Gooper Blooper groaning in pain. Crash runs up to Gooper Blooper and uses his spin move. Gooper Blooper counters this by spraying ink all over Crash. Crash then slips to a far side of the ship and falls over onto the deck.)

Crash: Oooh...

Bomberman: Try this, you big squid! (Bomberman throws a bomb at Gooper Blooper. Gooper Blooper sucks it into its mouth and shoots it back. Luckily, Bomberman ducks.) Okay then. Good point. (We cut back to Grunty as she casts the Star Rod at our heroes. A star hits Ty off of the Lapras, but Red grabs him.)

Red: I gotcha! (To Charizard.) Charizard, take us higher! (Charizard nods and takes flight. Both Red and Ty jump on. We see Shantae do a belly dance as she transforms into a bat and takes flight after them.)

Higgins: Just you and me now, cat.

Bubsy: Bobcat actually. (Bubsy is hit in the head with a star.) That one hurt. (Bubsy falls over in a dead faint. We cut back to the Gooper Blooper fight. Geno, Spike, and Croc are talking.)

Geno: This thing is a blooper. Its main weakness is its tentacles, but I don't know if we can get close enough.

Harry: Leave it to me! (Our heroes turn to see Pitfall Harry standing triumphantly.) I'll distract the beast. (Harry runs in front of Gooper Blooper.) Yoohoo! Hey, ya big, ugly squid! (Gooper Blooper angrily stares at Harry.) Come and get some! (Gooper Blooper raises two tentacles and crushes Harry. Spike then runs up with his stun club and swings it at a different tentacle. On the other side, Geno shoots at one with his finger pistols.)

Spike: It isn't working. (DK comes up behind Geno and rips a tentacle off. It writhes for a bit as Gooper Blooper cries out in pain. Croc then jumps in front of Gooper Blooper and grabs its mouth.)

Croc: Yazoo! (Croc starts pulling as beads of sweat come off of Gooper Blooper. Harry grabs Croc and helps him pull, and soon Crash joins as well, now no longer covered in ink. They then let go and send Gooper Blooper flying. It nearly hits Gruntilda.)

Gruntilda: Watch what you throw! I could've died, I'll have you know. (Charizard flies in and scorches Grunty with fire.) Urgh! (Grunty fires the Star Rod again as it hits Charizard. Charizard spirals down onto the ship and Red and Ty fall off.) Better luck next time. Now you'll hear my final rhyme!

Higgins: That's because it'll be your last! (To Lapras.) Fire! (Lapras shoots another ice beam as it hits Grunty. She becomes partially encased in ice, but her head is still out of it.)

Gruntilda: I can escape this easily. This is the end now, can't you see.

Shantae: I sure can. (We pan to see Shantae in bat form still flying.) Now if only we could shut you up.

Ty: Leave that to me! (Ty throws a frostyrang into Grunty's head, which freezes it. Gruntilda then falls into the water with Lapras nearby. Shantae transforms back to normal and performs one last dance. When it is done, Grunty explodes out of the water and high into the sky while screaming.)

Shantae: Now that's how you perform magic.

(We cut to our heroes on the ship. Nathan Drake is still at the wheel.)

Nathan: Where to now?

Geno: We must make it to civilization. I have no doubt that Master Mind's plan is already in motion.

Shantae: So there's really some evil guy trying to take over the world?

Geno: Precisely.

Spike: He's to blame for all this.

Croc: Croc wanna beat up the bad guy.

Higgins: Then let's go!

Bubsy: Full speed ahead! (We cut back to the beach as we see the ship in the far distance. We see the Star Rod wash onto shore. Captain Syrup woozily wakes up and sees it.)

Syrup: Huh? Haha! Finally! (As she reaches for it, she is suddenly paralyzed as the glowing string is thrown onto her. Master Mind floats behind her. He lands on the ground and grabs the Star Rod.)

Master Mind: Finally. The Power Star, the Master Emerald, and now the Star Rod. (Master Mind grabs Captain Syrup and opens a portal for himself.)

End of Episode