18Sooooooooo, where do I start? Oh yeah, my ideas just deflated, withered on the floor, I poked it, stomp on it, even try to light on fire but nothing happened. Then covered by a mountain of homework; I tried to find it but luckily I did! SO here's a new chapter and it's long for you guys. ;-p
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Previously...
"Time for your reunion," Blakk tosses my father into the cell.
After he walks out of my sight, I run up to my long-lost father and gave him the biggest hug I could ever do. Next thing I knew I was sobbing along with him. After several minutes we break up looking at each other.
"Dad, are you okay," I ask concern for his well being.
"I'm fine but I'm kind of glad I get to see you again but not in this manner," my father replies. Burpy hops on my shoulder then gives a wave at his former slinger.
"Hey Burpy," my Dad greets my best friend.
"So time for a catch-up," I sit on my rock with him by my side.
(Eastern Caverns)
Junjie walks up to the Guardian Gate with the Elementals sitting on their perches providing the energy for the Gate to exist. Then all of a sudden they start to glow and then a purple hole rips into reality. Junjie jumps back as a bundle of mechas fall with their riders. In front of the Eastern Champion was the Shane Gang and a dirty blonde boy younger then Eli with them. Speaking of Eli, he wasn't with them.
"Junjie!" Kord exclaims as he hugs his former teammate.
"We need to talk," Trixie walks up to him bringing a worried aura.
"Where's Eli?" Junjie asks about his best friend.
Eli's P.O.V.
"So Eli how was it in Slugterra without me," my father says but glancing his eyes flashing with guilt.
"Umm, pretty good you're average dealing with the villains who want to take over Slugterra or anything else." I tap my fingers in my thighs awkwardly, I mean I was targeted by all the bad guys and telling my dad is kind of awkward. Then a chirp and a tug on my shirt catches my attention to see Burpy pointing to himself and the other slugs. Oh yeah, dad hadn't met the other slugs personally.
"Well you met my friends but not all my slugs," I motion my hand to me as all my slugs hop on the rock, between me and my dad.
"Meet my team," I then points to each slug, "Burpy, Joules, Banger, Spinner, Chiller, Buzzsaw, Tangles, Suds, Dazer, Goober, Spooker, Rocky, Bolo, Mo, Stunts, Beeker, Larry, Dozer, Burner, Glimmer, Torch, Urchin, Mucky, Sparky, Digger, Noodle, Bugsy, Rookie, my Exmitter, Charger, Maggs, Rex, Joker, and Doc."
I glance up to see my dad eying curiously towards Burpy, Doc, Joules, Banger, Spinner, Chiller, Beeker, Stunts, and my other megamorphs.
"Why are these slugs different," my father pointed to them.
"Well they're called megamorphs, experienced slugs who can handle 200mph speed making them a bit stronger and faster than normal slugs. And when they reach 200mph their protoform and veliocemorph change," I explain as simply as I could.
My dad seemed to process that easily than I thought as he picks up Burpy and strokes his head, Burpy gives a soft coo leaning into my father's touch. "Amazing how did you find out," my father ask as holds out his left palm as Banger hops into giving a slight grin.
"Well Blakk created a super vehicle which Kord upgraded our mechabeasts to be in some sort of bike mode. As he chased us I noticed a pile of rocks in front of us blocking the path so I fired Burpy, then he changed causing the rocks to explode into pieces," Burpy hops on my shoulder ruffling his antennae on his head quite proudly. "The reason why was that I was going 100 mph when I shot him, so it gave him a speed boost of able to handle 200 mph. Then Red Hook created the accelerators on our blasters so the megamorphs can reach velocity.
"Impressive, Eli," my father pats my back; I choked up inside as my chest tightened, after six years of my dad missing, he is now with me. "It's amazing how much you've grown without me to guide you, sometimes I wish I was with you through your experiences."
"It's alright dad, it is not your fault besides I had my friends with me," my body warmed up of a bubbling feeling of remembering my Gang- no, my family. "The only thing I'm worried about is how are they without me, I did leave them a clue to find us, hopefully they're there already." I sigh dropping my head as I gaze at my boots.
"Um, where?" my father cocks his head questioningly-oh right he doesn't know about the Eastern Caverns.
"Remember Junjie," I chose to start with my friend first who is also the Eastern Champion, equivalent to me as a Shane.
"The man who was able to stop that ghoul from hitting me, yeah," he touches his chin with his index as he met Junjie when we were saving the Elementals and Slugterra.
"Yeah he came from the Eastern Caverns as their champion and the only entrance is through another Guardian Gate but you need the Elementals to power it up. But the Shadowtalker I gave them should grant them to go back and recruit our friends when the Darkbane start to attack," I explain looking into his blue eyes, the exact hue and shape of mine.
"So this gate can take you different places," my dad mused rubbing his chin in thought.
"Yep and maybe after this is over, one day we will get the Elementals back and discover new lands and maybe new slugs," I stand up with my arms raised to my chest and clenched tight. Ever since I saw the various symbols on the gate, I wanted to go to the different places. I sat back down looking at my dad who's mused by my excitement.
"I'm sure you will reach that goal and possible, I could join you," my dad ruffles my blue hair making many strands out of place. Whenever my dad came to the Surface and then had to leave, he always ruffled my hair keep telling me to cut it or tame it. But I kept refusing to.
We gave each other a heart-felting smile then the prison door slams open as we both turn our heads to see Blakk. "Visiting hours are over," he grumbles, with his giant pale hands he grasped my father's arm very forcefully and drags him out the room.
Blakk shuts the prison door and locks it stashing the key onto his belt- cliché much, just like every prison movie- I give a sympathetic smile and wave softly at my father who mimicked my actions.
As he walked out of sight, Burpy hops onto my shoulder giving me another coo and nuzzles his warm head against my cheek, "Don't worry Burpy, our friends will stop the Darkbane. But I don't about us..." Burpy raises an eyebrow and gives me a dead pan look, then he starts a minute rant with a series of chirps, coos, and clicks and waving his little arms around in a frantic manner.
"Alright, alright just calm down Burp, we will stop them" I tease my angered Infurnus who stops his little protest and hops onto the flat rock then he curls his tiny orange body. I give a yawn and outstretch my arms, I lay my body down beside Burpy who fell asleep, my other slugs curl around Burpy creating a slug circle and me positioned by them.
"All we have to do is wait for the strike and grab those keys," I mumble to my sleeping slugs as I stare at the rock ceiling. It was simple red mixed in with black ashes much like everything else here.
One thought poisoned my mind, how did the Darkbane know about the Surface?
And what do they mean by reclaiming?
How are they related to Shadowclan?
Who banished them below Slugterra?
Where did Dark Water come from?
I lightly shake my head, expelling the various of questions I'm drive to reveal the answers. My eyes start to droop watching the red parts of the ceiling to mix into black- soon everything was consumed by the dark color.
So far I believe I had stayed down here for three days, tomorrow I must wake waiting for each moment to pass until Slugterra will see its most darkest of all days. Time is crucial and I must spend every minute of it preparing and planning, hopefully my friends are doing the same as we are heading to our biggest battle yet.
Then sleepiness covers my body as I drift into a dreamless sleep or it was that what I thought.
A dark, chilling laugh echoes through my mind and a pair of blood red eyes piercing the black.
Third Person's P.O.V.
Junjie rushes to his friends' aids, with a couple of heaves he pushed the mechas to a corner as they all stood up but a certain white wolf mechabeast and a blue haired and eyed boy was missing. "My friends!" Junjie rejoices as he raises an eyebrow at the teens, each one of them groan as they raise to their aching legs.
"Remind me to add parachutes to the mechas or creates a cushion," Kord stated as he rubs his lower back.
Pronto groans on the floor as he is face planting the ground and his slugs splayed over his back and they're dizzy.
"I can't believe it, we made it to the Eastern Caverns," Trixie rises to her feet pushing her mecha into standing position.
Tad rubs his head as he opens his eyes his mouth dropped wide open, Pieper hops on his shoulder who is in awe as well gazing at the forbidden land they fell into. "What is this place?" he stands up looking around the cave.
To his left was a giant circle with slug energy flowing through it and eleven pedestals surrounding the gate each one containg a slug with weird glowing marks. Eleven slugs total a Tormato, an Aquabeek, Frost Crawler, a Flatulorhinkus, a Rammstone, a Frightgeist, a Hop Rock, a Vine Drill, a Thresher, a Tazerling, and finally a Boon Doc; each one looking new and fresh with power. Tad spots another male in unusual clothing he never seen before and on his shoulder is another Infurnus but it's a lighter orange then Burpy and have different markings.
"Junjie, bro!" Kord wraps his arms around Junjie who was looking out of breath and gives him a giant hug.
Trixie taps the Cave Troll's shoulder, "Umm I think you're suffocating Junjie, Kord."
"Oh," Kord releases the Eastern Champion who took deep clean breathes of air.
"It's alright, it is good to see you," Junjie tilts his head to the side then takes notice of Tad and points at the awed teen. "Who's he?"
"Oh this is Tad a friend of ours and a new member of the Shane Gang," Trixie rests her hand on his left shoulder, "Tad this is Junjie the Champion of the Eastern Caverns."
Tad backs up hastily and clasps his head with his hands as Pieper sits on his left shoulder, "Wait what- who, what?!"
"Tad this is the Eastern Caverns," Trixie slowly pronounces to a puzzled Tad.
"This is our good friend Junjie who protects these caverns," Pronto waves a hand in Junjie's direction.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," Junjie holds out his hand to the brown-haired teen who was gazing with admiration.
Tad accepts joining his hand with Junjie's, "Same to you so you knew Eli?"
"Yes I have but I do not see him with you," Junjie looks over his shoulder looking for the blue-haired friend who freed him from the Goon's control.
"About that Junjie we, hehehe, have an interesting story you may want to sit down for," Pronto nervously chuckles as he fiddle with his fingers and take sudden interest at his boots.
"Nonsense I am sure he is well and couldn't come. Come, come you must see Peach Blossom Spring Cavern." Junjie walks behind the gang and slightly and gently push the behind towards the opening of the cave. All four of them gave in as they followed the Eastern Champion who strolled in front of them and towards the neighboring cavern.
A blaring light shines in their eyes causing each one expect Junjie to use their hands to cover their eyes. Trixie blinks rapidly trying to dispose of the black dots swimming in her vision.
As they cleared she gaped as thousands maybe millions of cherry blossoms dance around in the air but that wasn't it, flags of the Eastern Cavern symbol decorate the top of the gate in shining red and vibrant yellow colors. Banners hung from each tall gate to the entrance of the cavern sporting vivacious greens, blues, whites, and reds with golden delicate engravings of the history.
Closest to the cave was Junjie's ancestor, Wang, facing the Emperor with Joo-Joo in an arrow who Wang pulled looking ready to fire the Infurnus. As they continue to walk more and more different Eastern Champions doing a signature pose or move.
Finally they reached towards the entrance to see above the word containing Junjie with his right arm and wrist blaster laid diagonally across his chest to his left shoulder, Joo-Joo on his shoulder, and his left laid relaxed at his side. Each of the Shane Gang expect Tad, hearts clenched and proud expression surface on their faces.
Kord on the far left aiming his blaster to the left with Bludgeon on his shoulder, Pronto by to the right of Kord with his Blaster raised to the left as he wore a determined look, then to the far right was Trixie who is leaning on her right leg and holding her blaster lazily with her right hand as it rests on her right shoulder, and finally to the left to her was Eli who was aiming his wrist blaster and blaster forward with Burpy and the Elementals on his shoulders.
The order was from left to right; Kord, Pronto, Junjie, Eli, Trixie.
Above the heroes was the Emperor with his ghoulish white hands perched above ready to strike like a cat, and his eyes directing to the Shane Gang. Then below the heroes was many faces of Swick placing his hands on his hips, a little purple-haired girl named Hoshi, Drucilla, the Pyritor, Master Lian, Sleade, Shadow Claus, Hamengku and his friends; each one raising their blasters in a fighting position.
"You like it?" Junjie amused by their expressions.
"I don't have the words," Trixie exclaims softly gazing at the banner of the Shane Gang and Junjie.
Sorry for the entire summer absence, I had so much time away from my computer to update. Hope you guys liked this chapter!
-Tahitiseabreeze
