58Hey everyone, Tahitiseabreeze and I am back with an all NEW original story.
This series will be all about a female ELI SHANE! Hope you guys like it!
Give some ideas for pairing, and the only people I am changing is Eli to Elizabeth and Beatrice (Trixie) to Beattie which his nickname will be Tricks.
The World Beneath Our Feet: Part One"
The camera appears showing a clearing with exotic and strange flora. It was Slugterra, 100 miles below our feet, a peaceful land with little creatures that transform when reaching velocity and filled with creatures beyond our imagination.
Then a blaster fire broke the silence, then something hit a spiral leaving a yellow explosion. Two more followed, with a blue and another yellow explosion causing a man to appear.
His name was Will Shane, holding an orange and white blaster. His appearance was a white undershirt with some sort of armor of grey and black outlined with some orange and blue highlights and what was interesting with a star but containing the letters S and T. He had very dark blue hair combed neatly but with some hanging in front of his left eye. Will Shane was the protector of Slugterra keeping from the secrets of our world, Slugterra, and the world of the Darkbane separate.
Grabbing a blue container from his bandoleer, he insert it into a blaster while scanning where his mysterious opponent was.
On the cliff behind, arose a men with ghostly white skin, black and red attire with a black and red blaster, and he was also very built. Then with a sly grin, he shot a slug named a Thresher which transformed into its Veliocemorph form which is blue and what was interesting it started to spin just like a sawblade. Will Shane glanced, then bent his back downward dodging the incoming slug. While in that form he shot a Hop Rock which transformed looking like some sort of armadillo with a yellow shell and a grey body. It flew at the man and created a yellow explosion but missed.
Then the man grabbed a container containing a Rammstone which also Will Shane fired his own Rammstone. Will's Rammstone was bigger with bigger horns while the other looked weaker and smaller. The bigger Rammstone punched its opponent knocking it out of its Veliocemorph form. Changing back it hopped happily back to its slinger while the other still dizzy from the punch.
"You worthless slug!" yelled the man disgusted and angry.
"Not that I enjoy bringing you to justice time and again Dr. Blakk," the Shane replied, "But aren't you tired of getting beat?"
"Extremely, which why I lured you here," grinning very slyly.
"Think that you're going to finally beat me in a dual," Shane clearly mocking him.
"I know I am," Dr. Blakk chuckling darkly.
Then an orange slug with a yellow flame on its belly on the Shane's shoulder starting chirping madly and very irritated.
"Settle down Burpy, you'll get your chance," then he faced back at his rival. "so are you going to tell me what's this all about or I have to guess?"
"I'll do one better Will Shane, I'll show you!" then he raised his hand with a red container containing some dark slug. It was black with red piercing eyes and little neon yellowish-green horns on its head, and teeth that were very sharp. Then it started to yell in its language, defiantly challenging the slinger and Burpy.
"Is that a slug?" Will Shane stumped and horrified at this unnatural creature. "Blakk, what have you done to it?"
"I fixed it, made it better," he exclaimed as loading the slug into his blaster, "Good enough to finally beat you."
Then pulling the trigger, the creature was unleashed transforming with a red aura. In it veliocemorph form it was a bat-like creature with gigantic teeth and a scary appeal. Then it started to spin creating a black and red vortex which was creating lightning and sucking things up like a vacuum. Slipping, the Shane tried to hold his ground while Blakk looked amazed at this dark power.
"The power that I could never imagine," clearly praising the scene.
"You have no idea what you are doing, corrupting slugs!" Will Shane shouting over this black whirlpool, "You can destroy all of Slugterra!" Looking at the Shane, Blakk turned around and trekked forward out of the range of the red tornado.
"BLAKK, STOP THIS, YOU HAVE TO STOP THIS!" Will shouted but Blakk ignored him and ran away. Knowing he was doomed, Will Shane grabbed Burpy off his shoulder.
"Find my daughter, find Elizabeth," as he loaded Burpy into his blaster, "Give her the letter."
"GO!" Which was the last sentence he will ever say. Burpy blasted off, he looked like some sort of flying animal but his wings lit with fire and giving off embers. Burpy glanced only to see the Shane, the protector of Slugterra, sucked into the vortex and vanished to never be seen again. Shocked but remembering he had a mission Burpy kept flying up until he was inside a hole that kept trekking up to the Surface.
Weaving in and out, avoiding the obstacles and from crashing into the sides, then finally the tunnel opened up to sewer tunnels and with a blast of his powerful wings he shot up. Looking around he spotted the house which contains the one and only Will Shane's daughter.
Inside the house was a nine year old girl with blue hair which reached her shoulders and sharp, blue eyes like her father's. She had bangs which covered the right side of her face, she was lean built for speed and agility, and her name was Elizabeth "Eli" Shane. Burpy transformed back into his Protoform, waking up the young girl.
"Burpy what are you doing here?" she asked clearly worried. Burpy replied back a long coo.
"It's Dad, isn't it?" putting her head down, her body shook, silently sobbing grieving her lost father.
Burpy hopped on her lap, tapping her making Elizabeth looking up leading her to a rug. Burpy dove under and Elizabeth walked up picking up the rug. Noticing something stashed in the floor, sliding the door she noticed a white box with the Shane symbol engraved on the top. Sliding it open, there it contained a letter from her father.
"Dear Elizabeth,
If you're reading this, it means that I have fallen to protecting Slugterra. It's one of the many risks of being a Shane, a risk someday you'll face yourself if you decide to follow into my footsteps. A long line of Shanes made the trip down the Slugterra, if you do choose to go remember our deal.-"
"Not until I'm fifteen," she said standing up.
(6 Years Later)
There stood a young fifteen year old girl who is 5'7" and makes a lot of boys do a double take of her beauty. Now her hair reaches mid-back still blue and she still had her bangs, over the years she grew taller, her hips grew wider, her chest bigger, and she still had her lean, athletic body.
She was walking down the street with Bury on one shoulder and her duffel bag over her other shoulder. In her head she was reciting her dear father's letter.
"I've told all about my adventures in Slugterra and you'll have plenty of your own. Getting down there will be the easy part-"
In the sewer tunnel a bag was dropped and Elizabeth with Burpy on her shoulder lighting up, she walked down the tunnels.
"-getting back up that will be a lot harder for you. If you choose to go, it will be a one way trip until you learn the secret to get back home."
Following a map she was in front of a wall with the Shane symbol engraved on the button.
"I know we always talked about making your first journey underground together but you will have to do this one on your own."
The door opened revealing a chair with a bar that straps in the passenger and a button on the right side.
"I've told you so much about Slugterra but only scratches the surface of what you'll see." Elizabeth sat on the chair the leaned over looking at the pit of black leading to the world of Slugterra.
"You will be traveling over 100 miles beneath the surface of the Earth. To a place where only a handful of topsiders have ever seen. You'll be safe inside the carriage, just hold on tight."
Flipping a case which revealed an orange button. Glancing at her best friend, "You ready Burpy?" Burpy chirped excitedly, ready to go back home. Taking a deep breath in, she pressed the button. After a moment's pause nothing happened, opening her eyes she was confused. Then the carriage shot down, while Elizabeth letting a shout of excitement.
(Cue Theme Song)
"This...is...AWESOME!" Elizabeth shouted over the extreme speed that the carriage is dropping.
Putting her hands up like a rollercoaster, "Whoo hoo!" Then all Elizabeth felt was weightless when the tunnel opened up, making her plummet towards the ground. In the nick of time a parachute opened with the Shane logo and stopped the young Shane from falling fast.
"Ouch," she groaned as her head banged on the back of her seat.
"Wow, Slugterra," she sighed looking at the amazing world, "The world beneath our feet, I'm finally here!"
As the ground approached, Elizabeth was practically shaking in excitement to explore this world.
Then the slugs felt something in the air, something they hadn't felt in six years the presence of a Shane. But this one was different, more kind and powerful. They felt attracted to it, then they saw a young woman with strange attire and a slug in a seat floating down and they knew she was the next Shane. They were chirping in excitement and some hopped away to tell all the slugs a new Shane has arrived.
"When you reach down in Slugterra, there will be a Shane hideout within a few hundred yards of the Drop." Elizabeth rose up from the chair and started to walk, oblivious of how the slugs were looking at her like she was a queen.
"Ready to check our new home Burpy?" she asked the Infernus slug perched on her shoulder. After several minutes of walking and gazing, she saw some sort of dome in white paint and blue circular windows. Elizabeth opening the door revealing everything covered in dust and flora.
"Kind of a mess," she said clearly disgusted by the scene. Burpy hopped on her shoulder and chirped waving his hand to a deep blue box.
"Inside you're gonna find the gear you are going to need to keep the peace."
"Time to ditch the Surface clothes Burpy," she grabbed the attire set in front of her. After a several minutes of changing, Elizabeth was in signature Slugterra clothing. She had a light armored black and white shirt with orange highlights, a bandoleer with empty blue slug barrels, a tool belt with a clip that attaches a blaster, a small orange backpack that is strapped to her shirt, blue and black pants, strong metal-like boots, and finally black fingerless gloves which extends to her elbows. Looking at a mirror she felt something was off, so she grabbed a strip of white leather and a comb. In a minute, her hair was in a high ponytail with the strip of white leather holding it as a bow and the ends extend to her mid-back.
"Your own mechabeast will be waiting for you in the service bay. Happy birthday daughter."
There in all of its rusted glory was a mini donkey mechabeast.
"Thanks dad but I was expecting something a little cooler or prettier," she put her hand on the donkey. Burpy chirped grabbing her attention to a figure covered with a brown tarp. Very interested she walked up to it, and pulled the tarp revealing a white wolf mechabeast with orange highlights and blue eyes.
"Aw nice, LKE model," practically squealing, "How about I call you Lucky because I am lucky to have a mechabeast like you."
"I usually keep a several blasters around but you will have to find your own slugs."
She gasped at a white and blue blaster with more slug barrels. She grabbed it and pretended to be aiming at a thug threatening someone.
"That will be your most important task Elizabeth, the slugs are key to everything down here. Your going to learn that they are much more than ammo."
Then a noise broke her train of thought. Then a noise behind a door was some crashing and weird grumbling. Putting Burpy in the blaster, she stalked quietly to the noise. She opened the door and what came out was a some purplish creature in attire with the same colors as Elizabeth's attire expect the green pants.
It was a Molenoid grabbing for slugs as they all hop away and hid behind Elizabeth's legs. He looked up to see a blaster pointed at him then when glanced more up, he saw an extremely beautiful teenage girl.
"Don't shoot, don't shoot," he pleaded.
"Who are you," Elizabeth ordered.
"Who am I!" he got up pointing a finger at her, "The question is who are you."
"I asked you first and I am the one holding the blaster," she replied in full confidence. Burpy narrowed his eyes and growled as a warning.
"Ah, I see you are clever as I young lady," the Molenoid clearly impressed, "PRONTO, at your service milady, tracker, explorer, Moleniod of many talents!"
"Hmm, funny Dad never mentioned you," Eli confused lowering her blaster.
"Dad?" Pronto clearly confused, "Your father is Will Shane!" He looked around to see if anything or anyone else was there. "Of course I have a perfectly good explanation for this you see," but of course Elizabeth knew he was lying.
She held up her blaster as a warning and Burpy lit up with fire.
"Alright, I never actually meet Will Shane," as he confesses, "But if I had, oh ho ho ho ho, there will be no doubt he would have begged me that he will be on his team. As should you, what good is a Shane without a tracker to lead her on her adventures." As Pronto tried to persuade her but Elizabeth wasn't falling for it.
"Yeah...well Dad never mentioned needing a tracker either," as Elizabeth brought out the letter.
Pronto sighs, "So a dream dies, perhaps we will meet again. If you ever pass the Low Rock Caves, well maybe the Northern Caverns, or Scorch Sparks." Pronto replying knowing with a smirk that he got the young Shane doubting herself about her decision.
"You know a tracker may come in handy," Elizabeth trying to stop him from leaving.
"YES, YES," as he jumped off his mechabeast, "Ha, ha, you've made a wise choice young Shane!" He kept shaking her hand over until she tugged her hand away.
"My name is Elizabeth, but you can call me Eli," she replied.
"Hmm, I will use your nickname, easier to pronounce," he replied thinking about his answer.
"You young, Eli will not be disappointed," he assured her.
"Good because if I am going to fight evil our first order of business is to catch me some slugs," as she grabbed a slug barrel.
"Well as a Shane, you must have an impressive arsenal of slugs. Show them to me!" he exclaimed eagerly to see what rare slugs she has. But Burpy hopped off her shoulder onto her arm showing Pronto.
"Yes, yes you are very nice. Where are the rest?" he asked looking over her shoulder.
"There are no rest, but Burpy is awesome," she looked at her faithful but only slug.
"YOU ONLY HAVE ONE SLUG!" Pronto exclaiming, "Aghh, you need to win some experienced slugs in a battle! And I know just the place."
After a few minutes of Pronto starting up his mechabeast, he started to walk out but Elizabeth was staring at her blaster.
"It is a small local tournament but the competition should no problem for a Shane," he babbled on then he noticed Elizabeth at the entrance looking at her blaster. "What's the hold up?" he asked, "We have slugs to win."
"Just one thing I need to do before we go," she raise her blaster, "I've been waiting my whole life to do this."
"Waiting to do what," he asked again, "Shoot a slug out of a blaster?"
"Yep!" she replied as she held a slug barrel with Burpy contained and insert it into the blaster. "Ready Burpy," she asked her friend what she got back was a excited nod. She raised the blaster to the sky and took a deep breath in and fired. At 100 miles per hour, Burpy was covered in an orange aura transforming into his veliocemorph form, then he started to do spins, circles, and flips.
"An Infurnus slug," Pronto gasped in amazement at the extremely rare slug.
"Whoo, way to go Burpy!" Elizabeth shouted. Then Burpy did one last dive and flew back towards Elizabeth, spooking Pronto with his extremely hot flames. Burpy transformed back into his Protoform and landed into Elizabeth's hand, chirping proudly. The flames in the sky which created some symbol disintegrated. Pronto looked at Eli and saw her mounting her wolf mechabeast.
"Now how do you start one of these things?" she asked looking around the mechabeast for anything. Pronto knows this is going to be a long day. A few minutes later, a flash of white whipped by the bushes with a girl shouting in excitement.
"Whoo!" she hanged on with the fast pace. "A flock of Flaringos, check it out Burpy," recognizing white and cream-colored slugs looking at her in amazement. Burpy waved at them giving a hello while Pronto noticed at the awestruck looks of the slugs that are giving towards Elizabeth but shrugged it off.
"Wait, you give your slugs names?" he asked completely bewildered.
"Well yeah slugs are creatures with a mind and feelings just like us, so they deserve names. Don't you?" she replied. Then a fart noise and some purple gas came out of Pronto's slug barrels.
"Stop that scurrilous beast," Pronto scolded the slug but the slug just laughed at him.
"Guess that's a name," she turned to Burpy who gave 'I don't know' face.
"My skills in observation are highly remarkable, it seems that many common things are unfamiliar to you," he looked at her.
"I um grew up in the Shane's most secret hideout, it was really out of the way," thinking fast, "Only the Shanes know about it."
"Ah yes, of course," Pronto clearly impressed. Elizabeth looked at Burpy remembering another part of the letter.
'The Shanes have a lot of secrets but none of them are important as the one that where you come from. No one can know about the surface Elizabeth, there are too many dangers on both sides. These two worlds must be kept separate.'
After an hour of riding, they slowed down to a walking pace. Then something spotted Elizabeth's eye, it was a blond teenage boy, about 18 or 17, in green and gray clothing with googles on his head being held by the collars of his shirt by a big man in gray and red armored clothing.
"What's going on Pronto?" the young Shane asked looking at the scene.
"Avert your eyes and keep moving," as Pronto covered the right side of his face with his hand then peeked through them looking at the scene.
"That guy looks like he needs some help," as the burly man shaking the boy, maybe threatening him.
"Without a Shane around to keep the peace, the caverns of Slugterra have gotten what should we say a little rough around the edges," Pronto explained. Elizabeth looked at the two males, very furious with what's going on and nobody cares to help.
"Well there's a Shane around now," she exclaimed turning Lucky towards where the guys are.
"This is none of our concern, I'm sure you will agree that a wise hero will choose his battles," as Pronto moved forward completely unaware what the female Shane is doing.
"This all you got, boy," the man clearly unimpressed while the boy flinched, "Nothing but floppers." Then behind him he heard a slug loaded into a blaster. The man noticed the boy looking at the person behind him with an awe look.
"Maybe it some experienced slugslinger or worse the Shane is back", he thought.
"You need to go," the voice said but it sounded female. He turned his head but not looking at the figure.
"Heh, I got claim to this trail unless you're Will Shane you better keep on moving," he threatened. He turned his full body around and his eyes widened at the girl. She had long, shiny dark blue hair held in a ponytail and deep piercing blue eyes, with a nice body that he wants her for himself.
"That would be my dad, I'm picking up where he left off," she said moving her blaster a little closer to him.
"Ha ha ha," he laughed, "Is that a fact?" Elizabeth narrowed her eyes into an icy glare. Now that the man was closely looking at her, he does admit she does look like him, with the same hair, eyes, even clothes. "A Shane is someone to be afraid of, your just a little girl," he argued.
"But I am a girl holding a blaster," she closed one eye, "You're really willing to try me?"
Then using an elbow, he gave the young Shane a hard painful shove. Elizabeth on the floor groaning then she sat up holding her stomach while her blaster laid at her feet.
"Guess that's a yes," her eyes widened when the man loaded a Hop Rock into his blaster.
"Maybe we can work this out," he gave a sly grin which gave Elizabeth chills, "We both forget what happened and you come with me on a date?"
"Never!" Elizabeth exclaimed disgustedly. Then both of them heard a slug fire which was a Arachnet that transformed into a big purple spider then it shot out a web, trapping the man in a net. She got up grabbing her blaster.
"Thanks Pronto," she said. Then she heard a male voice behind her.
"Who's Pronto," a red spiky haired boy in a green t-shirt and gray pants. "And you're welcome, you know that this road is filled with guys like that. You should more careful, beautiful," then he raced away on his purple saber-tooth mechabeast.
"What who are you," she tried to ask but was too late.
"There you are! Already dispensing the justice I see," Pronto who finally came back.
"Stay off this trail," she threatened once more.
"Heh, gonna need a whole lot more than a blaster and a Molenoid to be a Shane little girl," he turned around walking away the paused, "But the name's Ivan cutie, call me if you want to get somewhere together." She pulled a disgusted face then glanced down at her blaster reciting his words.
"If a little girl or cutie is all people are going to see of me, then I MUST prove myself," she thought.
"I thought a Shane is suppose to mean something," he asked Pronto as they were back on the trail, "That guy thought I was a joke."
"If respect is what you want, then you must earn it in the field of battle, just like Pronto the Brave," he boasted. She glanced at the ground thinking. Then in half an hour they arrived at this plain but filled with people, mechabeasts, and slugs being fired. Elizabeth was gazing around with awe at all this commotion.
"If you win this tournament, people will know that a Shane has returned to ight for justice and protect the innocent," he exclaimed.
"And if I don't win?" he asked then bumping into someone.
"Chaos will continue to rule and forever branded as a hopeless fool. Of course this will never happen, you got this tournament in the bag," he snapped his fingers as they arrived to a booth to sign in for the tournament. As she was writing another man noticed a beautiful teenage girl writing her name down. He walked over trying to put on a dashing smile but all got was a nervous grin back, then he grabbed the clipboard and read her name.
"Shane? Heh check this out this little girl thinks she's a Shane," he called to all these men. They all jeered and made fun of her but in the back of their heads, they all wanted her for themselves because of her stunning looks.
"Alright you got the last spot for the qualifier, good luck you are going to need it," he told her as he walked away.
"Qualifier?" she turned to Pronto. "Just one little duel to get you into the tournament, nothing to worry about," clearly confident.
"Okay, cool it will be finally nice to get to duel someone," she said as she walked away eagerly.
"Wa-what yo-," Pronto stopped himself from saying anything else. He ran up to Elizabeth and whispered to her, "You never been in a dual but you are a Shane," he asked bewildered.
"It's, ahh, kind of a long story I don't think we should share it with the other duelers do we?" she asked.
"No, of course not," then he ran off, "I need to find you a sparring partner right away, I'll be back."
Elizabeth rolled her eyes playfully and started to walk around checking her competition.
"Excuse me, you're in my shot," said the red haired boy from earlier holding a camera.
"Oh, hey it's you," she walked up to him, "You know for..."
"What saving your butt, it will be our little secret," he whispered the resuming into recording.
"I owe you, I'm Elizabeth but you can call me Eli," she replied hoping to get his name.
"Tricks, you told that guy you were a Shane is that true?" he asked completely curious.
"Yep, I'm just here to win a few slugs before I go and fight crime and stuff," Elizabeth replied. "What's with the camera," she asked.
"I'm filming my competition looking for anything that might give me an edge, you know," he kept moving his camera left and right to capture some things.
Then both of them heard someone shouting and a slug fire. There were two men that looked like dueling each other but a Tormato slug transformed and started a twister sucking the opponent in and made him fly off. They both looked at the victory seeing someone displaying horrible dance moves.
"Who's that guy?" Elizabeth totally confused at him.
"John Bull, he's the one to beat if you plan on winning this thing," as Tricks showed Elizabeth some footages on his camera, "Haven't found a weakness yet expect for the fact he's a total jerk." "Uhh, shouldn't you be in there practicing," Tricks asked noticing that the Shane was just standing around.
"Yeah my friend is getting someone easy to spar with unless you're interested," rubbing the back of her head.
"And give away my tricks, no thanks, I rather film you and learn yours," then he stopped as he spotted something or rather someone approaching the two.
"Besides I think your friend already found someone." Tricks backed up a little, Elizabeth with her mouth open, and Burpy went into a slug barrel and tried to hide.
"Elizabeth Shane meet Kord Zane," Pronto addressed them, "What do you think?" There was Cavetroll with blue skin and he was very built with tight muscles.
"I think this will be extremely painful," she sarcastically replied.
"You told me that I will be dueling a Shane, that's just a kid," as he pointed to her.
Elizabeth's eyes widened, "And you're a Cavetroll!"
"Let me guess, you don't want to spar with me either," sounding disappointed.
"Are you kidding, I've always wanted to meet a Cavetroll," she practically squealed, "You'll never find someone more loyal, honest, and brave than a Cavetroll, that's what my always use to say."
"Hmm, clearly he spent little time around Molenoids," Pronto scuffed.
"Will Shane said that, aww come here you," he grabbed her into a backbreaking (literally) hug.
"So I take this that we are going to duel," she managed to gasp out.
Kord held a big barrel holding many slug barrels, then he twisted the top opening all the slug barrels.
"Take your pick," as he watched many slugs hop out. They were Floppers lazy looking, and green slugs.
"Floppers, huh, great," she said.
"Not great, Floppers are useless," Pronto argued. Elizabeth ignored him and knelt down, then all the Floppers noticed her and at all at once each of them tried to all hop on her arm. Some were even fighting.
"Woah everyone calm down and besides Pronto every slug is useful," she said. Choosing four Floppers and putting them in empty slug barrels, she backed up to a nice distance for dueling.
"So what do you know about dueling?" Kord asked as he moved opposite of Elizabeth.
"What's to know," she shrugged, "First you choose your slug then you sling it. When a slug reaches 100 miles per hour, it transforms. Keep at it until your opponent gives up." She explained putting a Flopper into the blaster. "My dad must have explained it to me at least 100 times."
"Yeah well, explaining is not dueling. In this competition you win you get to pick a slug from your opponent, that means if you lose any match even in the qualifier," Kord warned.
"I could lose Burpy," looking at the slug on her chest.
"Are you really willing to put it all on the line," he asked waiting for her answer.
"I don't really have a choice, do I," she replied.
"Nope, DUEL!" he shouted. He aimed his blaster and fired a Phosphoro slug which when it transformed, it created flares of bright colors around Elizabeth. Elizabeth ducked and covering herself. Tricks laughed at her reaction while Pronto face-palmed himself and shook his head in disappointment.
"Not fair, wasn't ready," she said as her voice went an octave higher.
"That's the point, you always have to be ready," then he shout, "DUEL!". Then faster than Elizabeth could react he fire a Tormato slug which hit her making her spin, messing up her hair.
"Stand sideways, you will be harder to hit that way," Tricks giving advice. Using her hand, Elizabeth fixed her hair how it's normally should be.
"You do realize that you're helping the competition," she retorted.
"Hmm, that's cute she thinks she is competition," he smirked.
Again Kord shouted "DUEL" but this time Elizabeth was ready as both of them fired their blasters. But Elizabeth's slug missed as Kord ducked his head. Then he fired again with a Bubbaleone slug which hit Elizabeth and caused her to bounce on its body. "
Heh, heh, heh not bad kid," Kord mocked. Then the slug reverted back to its Protoform causing Elizabeth to fall hard on her rump. Pronto sighed disappointed at the Shane. Then both aimed at each other with a slug in each others' blaster. Kord lift his arm to avoid the slug and Elizabeth rolled to the side dodging the goo of a slug and in a kneeling positon.
"Don't target your opponent every time," Kord explained, "Try moves that mess around them." He loaded a new slug.
"Huh," Elizabeth with a plan, "Like...THIS!"
Then Elizabeth laid on her side aiming at Kord's feet and fired. Then a green gas covered Kord. "
Now that's what I'm talking about," he praised the girl while covering his face. Once the gas vanished, they all noticed the Elizabeth was gone and each of them looking around to see if they can spot her. Then Kord felt a hand went on his shoulder spooking him but seeing Elizabeth there with a smirk.
"Yeah that's the Eli Shane I know or you know just recently met," he cheered.
"Clever move," as Kord rubbed her shoulder but then ran away. Hearing a chirp below her, she noticed a Flatulorhinkus twitched then emitted a stinky purple gas in front of her.
"And so is my time to deflate my Flatulorhinkus," he noted. Later we see Pronto fanning Elizabeth who was sitting don on some boxes.
"How is it that you never been in a dual," Tricks asked.
"I made my Dad a promise, I wouldn't take up slinging until I turn fifteen," spinning her blaster in her hand.
"Let me guess, happy birthday," Tricks replied.
"It was yesterday."
"I've got a good feeling about you Eli," Kord told her, "Well you may not have a lot of skill you got plenty of heart."
"So you think I'm ready?" she asked everyone, getting up.
"Definitely," Kord replied.
"Maybe," Tricks giving his answer.
"Hmm, no." Pronto said. Elizabeth looks at the ground with a heartbroken gaze.
"You're gonna do fine, in fact I feel sorry for whatever noob you're up against," Kord putting his burly arm around her tinny shoulder. Then they heard maniacal laughter from a guy with spiky yellow hair who was destroying targets with his Tazerlings.
"Remember what I said before feeling sorry for the other guy, I totally take it back. You're going up against Shockwire," he said.
Shockwire grabbed an interesting slug which was blue with little lightning bolt shaped antennas. Then he started to spin his blaster like a baton.
"Still not to late to quit while you're alive, Shane," the guy with the clipboard mocked.
"He's gonna demolish you," Kord said.
"Aww, come on guys he doesn't look that tough," she indicated to her opponent who kept showing off his moves. "What do you think Burpy?" she looked on her shoulder. The Infurnus gave a raspberry and raised his hand indicating 'not a big deal'.
Tricks using his camera, "All he uses are Tazerlings and from what I can tell, he sort of a one trick pony." Then Shockwire blasted a powerful Tazerling causing an explosion.
"Heh, some trick," Kord looking at Tricks.
"I have a few tricks of my own you know," Elizabeth catching all their attention.
"You do!" all of them replied.
"Umm, sure," then looking at her slug, "You know some tricks right." Burpy looking surprised then a disappointment look.
"Look I'll be fine," reassuring them then turned around to all the noise, "Wow he is really destroying those targets."
"You know Tazerlings are tough little slugs but sometimes will misfire if they get overworked," Tricks catching attention.
"You don't say," a plan forming in her head, then did a sly grin.
"They tell me you're a S-S-Shane," he walked up to Elizabeth.
"That's right," straightening up her back even though he was taller than her.
"Heh, you're just a girl and all you got is a bunch of Floppers and a Flaringo."
"Yep," she looked at them.
"You crazy, dumb, or both?" he asked looking at her.
"Is there any other options," she joked.
A few minutes later they met at some canyon with some bridges and below is boiling lava. As Shockwire walked down some steps he received a loud cheer from his fans. But when Elizabeth Shane walked down her steps, all she got was a thumbs-up from Pronto and an encouraging nod from Kord.
Then the officiator yelled "DUAL!"
With her newly found sharp reflexes, Elizabeth fired a slug first but Floppers don't transform. So the slug crashed harmlessly on Shockwire's chest. Shockwire gave a triumphment grin wile Elizabeth gave a nervous grin. Shockwire then shot a Tazerling which transformed and gave a lightning blast from its mouth. Elizabeth successfully dodges it by jumping down off the bridge she was on and landed one on below her, and started to run.
Frustrated, Shockwire started to run after the female Shane. Hearing another blast approaching her, she jumped off and landed while behind her another Tazerling was fired but missed her. Looking up she loaded another Flopper in her blaster, then Burpy started to chitter angrily her.
"Not yet Burpy, you'll get your chance," Burpy hearing those familiar words.
"Ha, ha," she looked up to see Shockwire, she fired a slug but missed. Then Shockwire fired another Tazerling but Elizabeth dodged it again. Another slug fired and another successfully dodged. But Elizabeth lost her balance and started to roll off one bridge, at the edge she stopped herself from falling. She looked below here and found herself dangling from the lava. Shockwire grabbed the Tazerling he just used but the slug was looking exhausted.
As he raised his blaster to aim Elizabeth whispered, "Do it." She let go of the edge she hanging on and landed another bridge below her and the Tazerling missed again. Two more Tazerlings were fired but missed as Elizabeth was rolling out of their blasts and she kept firing Floppers at him.
"Man why isn't she using her Infurnus," Kord muttered then yelled, "Elizabeth, you're never going to win using Floppers!"
"Wait, I think I know what she is doing," Tricks holding his camera filming this match.
Now Elizabeth found herself on the rocks that are in the lava and jumping one to another dodging more Tazerlings. She looked up to se she has nowhere to go.
"Ha, ha, ha, you're in for a shock kid," Shockwire knowing he was going to win. Burpy gave a concerned glance at his slinger.
"Just a little longer," she replies. As on cue, the Tazerling jerked giving a load of electricity jolting through Shockwire.
"She was waiting for one of the Tazerlings to misfire," Tricks figuring out her plan. Burpy giving a nod at Elizabeth.
"Ok Burpy now," Elizabeth fired him. Transforming, Burpy was flying at blazing (Hah fire pun XD) speed with an excited look in his eyes. The next thing the audience saw was a wall fire circulating Shockwire.
"Call it off, I quit, you win," shocking everyone with his pleas for mercy. Burpy ,knowing his opponent forfeited, detransformed and using the momentum he landed in Elizabeth's hand, who spun her blaster in victory.
"Winner, Elizabeth Shane is the winner," the commenter shouted.
Looking at her faithful friend, "Burpy we did it." Her hands on her knees, Elizabeth's heart was flaring with exhilaration.
Next thing she knew was that she was in a hug consisting of Pronto, Kord, and Tricks.
"Guess you really are a Shane," clipboard guy said as they broke off, "Shockwire come here and pay up.
"Yeah, yeah, take your pick," as he held out three Tazerlings.
"Oh he got some good ones Eli," Kord clearly excited, "Hey lets think about this."
"No Kord, I've got a better idea," approaching the slugs,
"Which one of you guys want to come with me? I'm a Shane you know, so after this competition is over, you got to be up for a life of adventure."
"Your asking the slugs! Nobody ask the slugs," Pronto flabbergasted. The Tazerling in the middle hopped into her hand.
"Welcome to the team little guy, how do you like the name Joules," she asked, getting a happy chirp as a reply. Holding up her Infernus, "This is Burpy." Burpy held out a handshake but got electrocuted in a playful way.
"You are natural," Kord said, "But know that you are in the competition.
"Don't think we're doing any favors," Tricks finished, "We are all in to win."
"Well you better get a move on, round one starts tonight in Scorch Sparks Cavern and you will be fighting them," clipboard guy pointed to a group of tough looking men. Kord, Pronto, and Tricks looked at each other uncertainly and clearly little nervous. But Elizabeth was excited, she knew that Slugterra is where she truly belongs.
Now the camera shows some sort of building which was shaped like a tall oval and that building held none other than Dr. Blakk. Inside of a room, a man was walking towards another man who was crouched over something.
"Dr. Blakk, you need to see this, it's footage from a slugslinging match way out in Herring Bone Cavern," the assistant tapping on some sort of tablet.
"Why would something like that be of any interest to me," Dr. Blakk turned around.
Turning around the tablet which was showing a video of Elizabeth, "Because this one says her name is Elizabeth Shane. Think she's any relation." Dr. Blakk took the tablet and examined the picture of the female Shane. He noted that she does look like Will Shane and also has that Infernus slug which went missing.
"Well yes, we have ways with dealing with Shanes, quite a few of them actually," Holding his hand out, as the camera zooms out showing dozens of ghouls.
There done! Hope you guys like it.
-Tahitiseabreeze
