Frina quietly ate her breakfast while reading a book.
"Good morning, Frina," Eli said.
"Good morning," Frina replied. "Do you want to go for a walk before the others wake up?"
"Sure." They walked along a path that led to a small lake.
"What's that?"Eli pointed to a blinking red light.
"I'll go check it out," Frina said and dove into the water. She turned to a fish the moment she hit the water. She swan to the blinking light. The blinking sped up until it became solid. In a small flash, she turned human. She swam to the surface, confused. She didn't mean to turn human. Frina swam to shore.
"What was it?" Eli asked. But Frina was focused on her necklace. The blue gem that had always shone, dulled. The silver setting in the shape of a butterfly was now engulfed in rust.
"He wore out my necklace," she muttered.
"What?" Eli asked.
"You know how my mom said Blakk wore out their gems?" she said. "That light down there is how he did it."
"I thought they used their powers too much."
"That is one way to wear out your gem, but they naturally wear out once you die. I heard that Blakk had been working on ways to wear out gems, and I guess that was it."
"Is there a way to un-wear it out?"
"Yes, there is. Oh, one more thing. I know you're from the Surface."
"How do you know that?"
"I'm from the Surface too. My family moved down to Slugterra. We also brought some animals. We have to go to the Orik Forest first." They went back to the hideout.
"There you are!" Trixie exclaimed.
"We have to go to the Orik Forest," Eli explained everything. After he was done, they got their Mecha.
"Need a ride, Frina?" Trixie offered.
"No thanks," Frina said.
"You're going to walk to the Orik Forest?" Kord said.
"No."
"How are you going to get there?" Frina grinned and whistled. A black mare galloped to the hideout.
"Hey, girl," Frina patted the mare's neck.
"Who's that?" Trixie asked.
"This is my horse, Shenol," Frina introduced. She mounted Shenol and they all rode towards the Orik Forest.