We are on our way to Scorched Sparks Cavern, where round one of the tournament will be held. Kord and Trixie suggest that we use the road to get there because it is faster and safer. Eli talks about how he went there with Pronto, who led him there through climbing up the deep chasms that have molten lava below, razor sharp cliffs on the surface and Pronto himself who constantly needed pit stops. That story made us laugh.
When we arrived, Khai, Junjie, Roza, Ha-Chan, Yamu, Zak, Falcon and I are amazed by its scenery. "I think one of the caverns in my homeland has a cavern like this," Junjie states.
"I think Yong Gang's home cavern is like this," I blurt out.
"Stay close. These lava lakes can be very unpredictable," Pronto warns us as we walked around.
"And how do you know they will erupt any time?" Falcon questions.
"This cavern has semi-predictable eruptions, making it one of the safer caverns," Pronto answers.
Suddenly, a medium eruption occurs, spewing molten lava from below the chasm onto the rocky grounds! We almost get burn by the lava! Luckily, we manage to escape on time.
"You call that safe?!" Nate exclaims in shock.
"Why is the tournament taken in dangerous caverns?" Ha-Chan asks in fear.
"Each round of the tournament is hosted by a different cavern. They are probably saving the truly deadly ones for last," Pronto explains.
"So... when is the duel starting?" Yamu questions.
"What's everyone standing around for? Shouldn't we be getting ready or something?" Zak wonders.
"That's the thing. They don't announce the matchups or the type of contest until the very last minute," Kord explains.
"Leave it to me. I will use my expert skills in persuasion to find out," Pronto says and is walking to the announcer.
"Attention! The first round of the tournament will be one-on-one duel!" the speaker around the cavern announces.
Pronto goes back to us. "Okay. It is one-on-one duel," he whispers to us.
"Thanks for the tip, Pronto," Khai thanks him.
"My pleasure, anything to give you the edge, princess," Pronto responds.
"You call that expert skills? How awesome," Nate says sarcastically.
The tournament announcer comes up to us. "Khai, your opponent is waiting," he informs her.
So, Khai goes the cliff and so does her opponent, who is at the opposite cliff. The cliffs are separated by a chasm filled with lava. She knows him as he is John Bull. He was with C.C. when he tried to steal slugs from my uncle and cousins.
"Are you John Bull?" Khai questions.
"Yes," John Bull answers, "and are you the one who dueled and saved C.C.'s life?"
"I had dueled and saved C.C.'s life. He was sent to the hospital for a recovery after he got a massive shock from the Electix slug," Khai replies.
"C.C. is a person who doesn't think twice about his actions much. But I plan on winning this tournament as always. Last time I defeated the little Shane, and you are next," he responds.
"Let the duel begin!" the announcer yells.
John Bull first shoots his Rammstone at Khai. She quickly reacts and dodges it. She fires Blaze, her Mega Morphed Hop Rock. He explodes in front of John Bull, sending him flying away then landing his back on the ground.
Khai shoots Pyro, her Mega Morphed Flaringo, towards John Bull. He rolls his body to the right to avoid Pyro's attack. He then fires a Speedstinger. She quickly slings Ginga, her Mega Morphed Starix. He performs Shooting Star Dash as he curls into a ball and bashes the Speedstinger in full force. He does the same move on John Bull. He gets hit and is knocked off of his feet.
"Alright! Now you made me very angry!" he shouts and loads a new slug into his blaster.
Khai immediately identifies that black slug as Cerbeshuck. Cerbeshuck Slug looks almost like an Infurnus Slug. Its body colour is charcoal black. It has an amber belly and eyes. Its antennas are charcoal black and half an inch long.
Khai is about to warn him about the Cerbeshuck but it is too late as he has slung it. It reaches velocity form and transforms into a mythical three-headed Hellhound! It uses Hell Triple Attack as its three heads attack together, creating a triple fire blast. However, something goes wrong. The Cerbeshuck's attack sets the whole cavern on fire!
All the people in the crowd begin to scream in terror! The Shane Gang and I load our Water Slugs and try to put out the fires. However, the fires are everywhere in Scorched Sparks Cavern!
"Gang, get everyone to safety!" Eli orders his team and allies. We obey and evacuate everyone in Scorched Sparks Cavern.
"Eli! There are too many fires all over Scorched Sparks Cavern!" Kord informs in between coughs.
"The fires are blocking the way out! We've tried to put out the fires with our Water Slugs!" Junjie says.
"But they cannot be put out! The fires are like... hell fires!" John shouts while coughing.
"Is there any way?!" Trixie yells.
"All the people will be fried by these fires!" I shriek in panic.
Khai is horrified to see Scorched Sparks Cavern is on fire! She has to think of a way to put out all the fire as the Shane Gang and I try everything to put out the fires with our Water Slugs but to no avail. The fires are created by Cerbeshuck as its powers and abilities are based on Hellhounds, which means no fire created by it can be put out because they are hell fires.
Khai hears a terrified scream from John Bull. She looks over to his direction and sees him surrounded by hell fires, trapping him. He looks so terrified. She shoots Aqua, her Mega Morphed AquaBeek, and puts out the hell fires that surrounded John Bull, saving his life.
Khai goes over his side. "Are you okay?" she asks.
"I am fine... yet feeling horrified," John Bull replies. "I have no idea how my new slug was able to do this, setting hell fires in Scorched Sparks Cavern."
"The new slug is a Cerbeshuck, a Hell Slug," Khai shortly explains to him, shocking him as he never knows about his new slug being a Hell Slug.
"Wh-What're we gonna do?! I cannot stand this burning hell!" John Bull screams stressfully.
Khai thinks fast on how to put out all the hell fires. Then, an idea pops out her mind. She switches mode of her left wrist blaster. It is now Sakura-GBF mode, a hybrid of a gun-blade. The Sakura-GBF's core is slightly wide, allowing to perform fusion shots. She loads two slugs: Aqua and Sango, her Mega Morphed CoralBeek.
"Are you two ready?" she questions them. They chirp and nod as they are ready.
She aims her Sakura-GBF upwards. The core of Sakura-GBF starts to glow in hot pink as it's charging up. Then, she slings both of her slugs into the air. They transform and perform a fusion shot called Holy Shimmer Rain as they both create a sparkling ball of water. Then, they launch it to the air and it explodes, causing rain to pour down. The rain puts out all the hell fires and everyone in Scorched Sparks Cavern has gotten wet. Kord, who has a phobia on water, panics around. Once all the hell fires are put out, the rain stops. Scorched Sparks Cavern is now saved and everyone in Scorched Sparks Cavern are all fine, suffering no injuries.
The crowd cheers as they are saved. The Shane Gang and I rush up to Khai and John Bull. "Are you two okay?" we ask.
"We are fine," Khai responses.
"Khai, how are you able to put out the hell fires?" Eli questions.
"Yeah, when the rain pours down as there is no rain in Slugterra before," I wonder.
"I used the fusion shot that can put out all the hell fires," Khai tells us. We are shocked to hear that.
"That's impossible! I thought I was the only one to use fusion shots," Eli exclaims.
"The Unbeatable Master was the master of fusion shots," I add.
"I am good at using fusion shots as I was taught by my master," Khai explains.
She turns her attention to John Bull. He looks shameful after accidentally setting Scorched Sparks Cavern on fire. She comes up to him and comforts him. "Everything's alright now. You must be careful with the Cerbeshuck slug, because it's dangerous to be used," she tells him.
"I am sorry..." John Bull apologizes, "I just got the Cerbeshuck around this cavern before we duel." Then, he gives her the slug. "It is yours now as you have won the duel... and thank you for saving my life..."
"You're welcome," Khai replies. "And try to be more careful when you are using a new slug that you do not know, and try to start a new life, forget about Dr. Blakk that you once worked with. Leave your dark past behind and start a new life with honesty and kindness."
John Bull thinks about it. "I will try my best," he accepts it.
After that, John Bull leaves Scorched Sparks Cavern. Khai looks at the Shane Gang and I, and notices that we are all wet because of the rain. "Wow. You guys are all wet," she blurts out with a giggle.
"Hey. Where's Kord?" she adds when she notices the Cave Troll is not with us.
"Kord is quite busy screaming and panicking around because the rain makes him wet," Eli tells Khai.
"We should all dry up before we might catch a cold," I suggest.
"I agree," Junjie agrees while letting his long wet hair down for the first time. I am left stunned and my cheeks are burning.
He is absolutely handsome. I think in my mind.
So, Trixie, Khai and I load up our Tormato slugs. We shoot them as they use their wind abilities to dry us up like a huge blow dryer. Once we are all dried, we notice that Kord is laying on the ground. He has finished his little girl screaming and panicking.
"I guess he's done already," Eli chuckles.
Khai looks at the Cerbeshuck. "What will you name it, Khai?" I ask curiously.
"...Helltooth," Khai answers. Her Cerbeshuck chirp in delight, liking his new name.
Later, Kord recovers from his unconsciousness and we head to Rocklock Cavern after the tournament announcer informs us the next location. The trip is around one to two hours. Once we arrive at Rocklock Cavern, it is night and we need to have dinner and get some rest.
Yamu and Zak are setting up the tent while Khai is setting up dinner with the magic picnic basket. As Yamu and Zak finish setting up the tent, dinner is ready. Tonight for dinner are: coconut juice, fish sticks, chocolate cake, rice balls and some Japanese sushi. She also makes Slug Puffs for our slugs and have some coconut juice. As we enjoy our meal, we are unaware that a man is hiding within the shadows, spying on us, especially on Khai. It was the same man from Herringbone Cavern.
He places his two fingers on his right ear. "Yes?" another man answers through the man's earpiece in a slightly deep voice.
"Sir, the Princess of Marinatopia is on target. Shall I command the members of Black Fang to assassinate her?" the spy asks.
"No. Not yet," he said. "Wait until the time is right. Let Riana and Carlo handle her. Understand?"
"Yes, Master Jax," the spy understands his master, Jax, as he ends the call.
After dinner, we decide to head to the tent. "Wait, the tent is too small for all of us to fit in," Eli tells us as he stops us.
"Don't worry, Eli. This tent is no ordinary tent: it is a magical tent!" Yamu explains to The Shane.
So, Yamu, Zak and Khai enter the tent. The Shane Gang and I are uneasy about this magical tent, but go inside anyway. Once we're inside, we are awestruck: the inside of the tent is huge! The tent has a lot of bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, and everything!
"What do you guys think?" Khai asks us.
"It's... it's so... magical," I blurt out, still awestruck.
Khai giggles at my words and my awestruck reaction. "I gave another magical tent to Ja Jung and his teammates. They were also awestruck when they first entered the tent," she says.
Then, Khai, Yamu and Zak lead the Shane Gang and I to our bedrooms. We get comfortable with our bedrooms and fall asleep. The trio later go to their own bedrooms and also fall asleep with us.