When the Kids encounter legendary outlaw stockman Random Dan and his sidekick Big Joey bogged in the middle of a salt flat, he offers them something special if they help dig them out. When Vinka  turns up with one of the special stones, Random Dan reveals that he has something even more precious for them - water! Free at last Random Dan and Big Joey ride towards the Cloud to take on the Takers, their latest sidekick Noodles riding alongside them.

When the Kids find themselves at a pass blocked by the Shadow Boxer, they have no choice but to find another way around. However, an encounter with a shadow boxing troupe and a pair of special gloves leads Vinka to take on the Shadow Boxer at his own game, winning them not just the right to pass, but one of the eight special stones.

The Kids make camp for the night at the base of a spooky hill, and are surprised to find their food missing. Keile blames it on a Nhuka, a cheeky little humbugger that lives in places just like that - but Vinka follows Keile and discovers that he is taking the food. A Trapper arrives and gives the Kids plans for a Nhuka trap, but the only thing it traps is him! Keile confesses to taking the food, and as the Kids leave the camp site, Keile is shocked to see Vinka wave to her friend on the hill - the Nhuka!