My Life in Slugterra
Summary: From a solo slinger, to an ally of the Shane Gang. Life is full of excitement and pain. Join me and my slugs as I learn to understand myself better, and reveal my deepest secrets, both bright and dark. Rated T in case for dark elements of family and relationships.
The story starts with friendship and teamwork. Then, it will go with many adventures, and some growing pains. Later it will include romance and many awkward moments. Don't worry, I will not fall in love with Eli. You will see who is my lover later on.
Chapter 1: New Ally
I was taking a ride through a quiet cavern. The only sound I could hear was the movement of my mecha-beast. The black stripes on its orange metal remained visible. Its face of a Malayan tiger was as fierce as always. My favourite slug on my shoulder spoke to me. Her orange eyes looked concerned.
"I know, Glace. But not now, I don't feel like going home yet.", I replied. Despite I did not understand the slug language, but I knew what Glace meant. I had left my home cavern to escape the chaos in my family. By this time, I should return home now.
Glace did a sad look. Her peach antennae dropped. "Don't worry, we will be back home.", I said and gave her a quick smile.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of slugs been slung. I jumped down from my vehicle and approached the rocky wall quietly. I carefully took a peak to see what had happened. I gasped when I saw Dr. Thaddius Blakk who had a teenage boy at gunpoint. I also saw many of his goons surrounded perhaps the young boy's friends: a red-haired girl, a cave troll and a molenoid. Dr. Blakk also had them at gunpoint, but he was aiming directly at the boy.
"Dr. Blakk.", I whispered nastily as Glace hopped into an empty slug tube that was attached on my bandolier, ready for battle. I never dueled with him before, but I had heard about him. He was rich and powerful โ he owned perhaps everything. He was corrupting the slug energy, turning the innocent slugs into hideous ghouls. I had seen those before, and I did not like it at all.
I activated my right hand blaster and grabbed a slug tube from my bandolier. "Ready, Aloe?", I asked my Boon Doc in the tube and she nodded. "You know what to do.", I said as I inserted her into my blaster.
When Dr. Blakk shot a Hop Jack toward the boy, I shot Aloe toward the ghouled Hop Rock. Aloe transformed and use Healswarm. She emitted a powerful light glow and managed to heal the ghoul before it hit the boy. The ghoul turned back into the protoform of a Hop Rock. The boy was surprised. He looked at the Hop Rock who used to be a ghoul that was going to finish him.
"What?", Dr. Blakk hissed, shocked to find his ghoul was cured. I quickly loaded another slug and shot it toward him. The villain tilted his head up and saw an armoured slug with a purple body flying toward him. He transformed into a western dragon wearing a shining armour, and his eyes were shielded with metal. He used Clawslash and lifted his right claw. Dr. Blakk used his blaster as a shield to protect himself from his attack. The transformed slug clawed his blaster with great force. The impact damaged his blaster, sending sparks flying on it. The villain looked at his damaged blaster in disbelief.
I loaded my third slug and slung it. It was a Frightgeist and he transformed into an appearance of a hideous zombie. He activated Frightningrod and hit Dr. Blakk. The overwhelming, uncontrollable fright response was gaining effect on the villain. I swiftly loaded Glace and slung her. She transformed into a white and gray dolphin with an indestructible spiky ice armour. She used Icecannon as she curled into a ball and shot multiple icicles toward Dr. Blakk and his goons. With the Frightningrod effect still on, he screamed and started to run away when I started approaching him. He told his goons to retreat. His goons hesitated and turned to me. I immediately shot my Hop Rock toward them. He transformed and used Scrapnel. He exploded in flight, creating a burst of glowing hot shrapnel toward the goons. Some were knocked over and they quickly ran away, following Dr. Blakk to an exit.
My slugs hopped back to me, happy of their victory. I deactivated my blaster and squatted down. "Great job, guys!", I praised my slugs. My Hop Rock entered the empty slug tube on my bandolier that was strapped around my waist. I grabbed two slug tubes from my bandolier that was strapped on my chest toward Aloe and my Frightgeist. They hopped into them and I placed them back on my bandolier. Glace and my armoured purple slug hopped on my blaster and I let them to stand on my left shoulder.
I approached the boy and his friends who were standing up. "You guys okay?", I asked.
The boy stood up first, which was followed by his friends. "Yes. Thanks for saving us.", he replied politely. He smiled and asked, "And you are...?"
"My name is Wen Jing.", I finished his sentence.
"Wen Jing... That sounds like a unique name.", he said. "I'm the Shane, Eli Shane.", he introduced himself. "These are my friends: Trixie, Kord and Pronto.", he introduced his friends to me.
"Nice to meet all of you. You four must be the Shane Gang. I have heard about your adventures.", I said.
"Really? Do they even tell the tales of" -the molenoid bowed down graciously to me- "Pronto the Magnificent?".
I chuckled at his behavior and replied, "Well, no. But I would like to hear it if I had missed out anything."
"Ah, yes. Of course.", Pronto said proudly. "You will be amazed by the tales of" -he raised his voice- "Pronto the Magnificent!"
"Wait," the red-haired girl named Trixie started when she saw my slugs on my shoulder. She took out a video camera and began recording my slugs. "Is that a Hiverphin and a Knighton?", she asked curiously. Glace, the Hiverphin, waved at the camera and smiled. The armoured purple slug was a Knighton, and his name was Arthur. He showed off his shiny teeth, which was his greatest pride. It reflected light into the lenses, temporarily making it blur.
"They are rare slugs and I only heard about them.", she said and examined them.
"Well, Glace was my birthday present.", I replied and pointed at the white and gray slug, with a blue belly painted with light purple stripes. She had light blue patches below her arms, and blue stripes at her back. Her peach antennae were followed by two peach stripes that were attached to her beautiful ice crystal. "And Arthur was found in the ruins of a historic building.", I continued and pointed at the slug beside Glace. Arthur had a shiny silver armour that covered his back and both sides of his body. The edge of his silver helmet that was attached with his armour was yellowish white. The inner surfaces of his armour that covered his sides and back were gray. He had purple antennae, green eyes and silver patches above his arms.
"Wow, you give your slugs' names?", Eli asked, surprised to find someone besides him and his friends shared the same idea.
"All of them. That's how I bond with my slugs.", I answered. Eli smiled, approving my idea.
"So, are you in a hurry, or should you be somewhere by now?", he asked, not wanting to waste my time.
"Well, I am not going home yet, and I have nothing better to do.", I replied and avoided his gaze.
"Well, you can come with us, and maybe we could hang out.", Eli suggested. "We could use someone like you in the team. You were brave enough to stand up to a villain like Dr. Blakk.", Eli praised me.
"Thank you. I never dueled with him before until just now.", I said.
"Plus, we are tired from the ambush and it is better if we get to safety first.", he added and checked his surroundings.
"Agree.", I replied.
So, here's the information for the two fan-made slugs made by my best friend and I: Knighton and Hiverphin.
Knighton
Element: Metal
Rarity: Rare
Habitat: Ruins of historic buildings
Hiverphin
Element: Ice
Rarity: Extremely Rare
Habitat: Lakes that have their surfaces frozen whenever the constant snowstorms strike.
Moreover, below are the descriptions of my slugs introduced in this chapter.
Glace: An extremely rare female Hiverphin. Her name means 'ice' in French. She is my first slug and my all time favourite. One day, my family and I went to buy my birthday present. I saw her and other slugs for sale. We both immediately gained trust on each other and my family bought her as my present. She is the leader of my slugs. Glace is cautious, brave, and down to earth. Since her name is similar to 'grace', she is also very graceful and elegant. She has a heart of gold in her protoform, but a fierce battle spirit when she reaches velocity. Despite her icy powers, she can be friends with Flaringo and Infurnus.
Arthur: A rare male Knighton. I named him after the legendary King Arthur. He is one of my favourite slugs and the co-leader of my slugs. I found him in the ruins of a historic building. Arthur is very confident and proud. He loves to show off his shiny teeth, which is his greatest pride. Unlike Glace, he is very adventurous and not averse to taking risks. As a result, Glace needs to keep an eye on him so he won't do something crazy. He and Banger are best friends.
Cacodemon: A rare male Frightgeist. His name means 'evil spirit'. He is one of my favourite slugs. I found him in a cavern where it used to be a mine shaft. Cacodemon is very mischievous and curious. He loves to play pranks on his friends in all sizes, especially by scaring them with his ghostly appearance. He usually guards in front of my bedroom door to scare off intruders when I am sleeping. He, my Tazerling, Spooker, and Joules are best friends.
Aloe: An extremely rare female Boon Doc. Her name is derived from the plant Aloe Vera. She is also one of my favourite slugs. Due to my small stature, I can easily get injured even thought I am wearing my armour. My family were worried about me, so they tried to find a solution to the problem. While I was searching for a Vinedrill, I met her and immediately recognized her as a Boon Doc. We easily became friends and currently my family don't need to worry much about me because of her. Aloe is sympathetic, nurturing, and kindhearted. Similar to Glace, she is a good listener. I usually talk about my feelings with her and Glace.
Baozhu: A common male Hop Rock. His Chinese name is "็็ซน", which means 'firecracker'. My uncle captured him from the wild and gave me. Glace helped him to gain trust on me. Baozhu is slightly hot-tempered and sometimes impatient. He always can't wait to show his explosive ability to his opponents.