With the help of the dolphins, Yano and Sizzle are now out of the water – quite literally! Their next destination is the Bone-Dry Waste because this is where they see the black cloud. After they teleport to the Bone-Dry Waste, they meet Jumpy Jack the jerboa. Jack has already heard of him and the quest and he is asking for Yano's help. As it turns out, the jerboas are at war with Cesar the Scissors, the scorpion, who is harassing the jerboas. Yano offers the jerboa their help. The scorpion wants the jerboas‛ stockpiled seed, as he says, but darker forces are also present to stop Yano completing his quest. Cesar tells Yano that he was told to attack the jerboa fortress, as this would surely make the gallant forest elf come and help the jerboas, and so he could easily kill him. He even got a dewdrop for his help. Yano was not happy about this, but everyone forgot about the strong sunshine in The Bone-Dry Waste, so he uses his magic and teleports Cesar with the portal far away but gets his dewdrop first. The jerboas organize a huge feast to celebrate their freedom.