Chapter 2

I do not own Slugterra and I noticed that Trixie's slug is called Bluster and her mecha's name is Boomer. Sorry.

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Nightfall was almost over and people in most caverns were now getting ready to start a new day. Trixie inhaled deeply. She steeled her nerves for what she was going to tell the rest of the Shane gang since it was highly probable that they had noticed she was missing. It was already past six in the morning and she had always made sure she would be back at the hideout by then.

Bluster was perched neatly at her shoulder. Her most loyal slug rubbed her cheek and Trixie smiled weakly at it. "We will be there soon Bluster and I can finally tell Eli the truth." She assured her slug, which nodded in agreement. She decided to increase the speed of her mecha and take a shortcut through Bonzai Cavern. Her instincts were opposing that idea but then she ignored it. The Shadow Clan know I am part of the Shane Gang so they will probably grant me the right of way, hopefully. Trixie hoped she was right about that notion.

Steering her mecha into the darkness of the cavern, Trixie adjusted her mecha into a four-wheel mecha and turned on the floodlights. Her mind wandered off to where her real heart belonged, Eli Shane. He was so brave and so faithful and most importantly, he had shared one of the most important secrets that only the Shanes knew about. Trixie had a dreamy look and she was smiling absentmindedly. Bluster chirped and started jumping on Trixie's shoulder. Trixie glared at her slug. "What?" Her slug gestured frantically with its tiny sluggish arms and chirped in a fast way.

Because of the way her slug was acting, Trixie knew at once that something was amiss. She quickly armed herself with Armashelt slug. "Bluster, where is it coming from?" she inquired, completely grateful that her slug was looking out for them. The Tormato slug pointed to a darker place than where they were. She manoeuvred her mecha and increased the intensity of her floodlights. Sure enough, there was a silhouette of a man trying to blend into his background.

"Who are you? Show yourself!" Trixie pointed her blaster at the mysterious figure. The man waltzed into the light. "No need to shout, young lady." She gasped. It was none other than Doctor Thaddeus Blakk. Trixie had never faced Doctor Blakk alone. She always had the support of the rest of the Shane gang. She steeled herself. "What do you want?" she demanded, trying to cover her fear with rudeness. The barrel-chested man raised his large arms to show he was unarmed. "What I want, is for you to join me." He replied suavely.

Trixie laughed scornfully. "And what makes you think I would do that?" Bluster growled. Doctor Blakk laughed evilly. He was clearly enjoying himself. "I have other… alternative methods." He waved his hand as if chasing away an annoying fly. As if on cue, many lights flooded the cavern. This illuminated a fleet of wolf mechas with their riders who smirked at Trixie revealing their intentions. They were like dogs on a leash.

"Eli? Kord? Pronto?" she whispered in her earpiece. Static noise, then silence. Blakk probably knew this cavern had an electromagnetic field that cancelled out long distance radio waves. This time Trixie was shaking in her boots but as the master of pretence, she glared at Blakk. "Looks like the big man needs a lot of his minions to face a GIRL!" Blakk probably noticed how weak he had portrayed himself but that did not waiver his will. "Well, will you join me or not?" He persisted with a slight scowl on his face.

"Never!" Trixie shouted. Before the echo of her answer had dissolved into the thick cavern walls, Blakk's goons had started firing ghoul after ghoul at Trixie. The latter knew she was going to lose this battle. Blakk's goons were blocking the only exit. She changed her mecha into its original form and started dodging the ugly ghouls. Before a ghoul Tormato could teleport her into the Deep Caverns, she sought refuge on the other side of a large boulder.

Blakk watched the scene with a hint of slight amusement. He had folded his hands and was leaning against the wall, far away from the slugging match. Bluster hopped off Trixie's shoulder and started jumping up and down on the case of xyand. Trixie face-palmed. Not the debut I was waiting for, but this will do. Another explosion shook the ground and both Trixie and Bluster covered their heads instinctively. Trixie loaded a Crystalid slug into her green blaster and slugged at the ground. She threw the xyand case inside the pit. She slugged Bluster who created a strong tornado, which whipped the heap of soil back into the pit. "Thanks guys. At least Blakk will not be able to get his hands on my stuff."

A whirring noise, which increased in volume, became more distinct. Trixie widened her eyes and whispered, "Oh no! This can't be good!" A few seconds later, the boulder was shattered into tiny fragments. Trixie turned and noticed that Doctor Blakk was holding his huge gattler and he was literally laughing himself to death. "And that's how it's done." With those words, he shoved the gattler to a small henchman standing beside him. The goon staggered and fell backwards. Blakk smirked. He started walking towards Trixie.

"It didn't have to be like this Beatrice Sting," he told her suavely. He loaded his Harbinger Firestorm Blaster that always seemed to materialise out of thin air. Trixie whispered to her slugs, "You guys go! I will see you next time we meet." Her slugs shook their tiny heads. "I will be back, I promise!" They reluctantly left her. Trixie stood up slowly and faced Doctor Blakk. "So have you made up your mind?" Blakk asked her.

Trixie glared at Blakk. "I will never work for YOU!" Blakk tsked and replied, "Loyal to a fault. Well, that's a pity." He aimed at Trixie and pulled the trigger who could only gaze at the ghouled form of a Grenuke slug as it transformed at one hundred miles per hour and landed at her feet. She turned and fled but it exploded before she could get away. The blast threw her at the nearest cavern wall and she heard a few crunches before falling to the ground below.

Her life flashed before her eyes. She tried to move but she failed. Trixie could only manage to turn her head and as soon as she did, she saw Doctor Blakk's large red and black boots in front of her eyes. She braced herself and thought of Eli. What a fool I have been! I should have listened to Bluster and gone with Eli to Eaglenest Cavern. She cursed herself silently. Another goon joined Doctor Blakk and pointed his blaster at her. He was about to pull the trigger but Blakk punched it out of his hand.

"She would not be of any use to us if she is dead," Blakk hissed to his associate, who immediately cowered in fear. He turned and stared down at Trixie. "We will find a good use for you…. Eventually." He immediately leaned over and injected her with something. "Take her to Blakk Industries!" he shouted to his crew. Trixie started to feel disoriented and she could only see Eli's face smiling at her. She felt someone lifting her up but she was too weak to protest. Unconsciousness engulfed her mind soon enough.

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Have been busy but I thought I could update this story. Thank you all reviewers, followers and favouriters. I just thought you guys deserved a chapter before Halloween.