Hey I'm back with the fourth episode of the Slugterra episode for my Female Eli Shane. I don't own Slugterra expect Elizabeth, and Tricks.
Huge shoutout to LegionnaireBlaze for review, I am going to use that the next time Elizabeth meets Dr. Blakk.
Shoutout to Wenjing10 for the suggestion but I will use LegionnaireBlaze's idea because I want this story to be different than the show. Hope you understand.
Enjoy!
"The Slugout"
We find the Shane Gang in Chillbore Cavern finding some slugs to catch. Elizabeth walks quietly, Tricks making complete silence as he walks, Pronto on his tiptoes stifling any noise but Kord accidently made a giant step which echoes.
"Careful Kord, we're right on top of them," Elizabeth points downward.
"Uhh right, sorry," Kord treads without making a ruckus.
"There's nothing but empty around here," Kord says as they reach the end of the ridge.
"Maybe," Elizabeth kneels down and looks under the end of the ridge, seeing light blue slugs with one pink eye. "We just need to take a closer look." Her hair and bangs pulled down towards the ground as she was upside down.
"Frostcrawlers," Tricks sits on a ledge recording wroth one hand and the other holding onto the ridge, "Remember Elizabeth, they can be fierce." A Frostcrawler looks at him with a happy, cute expression making him look cute.
"Of course they look a lot fiercer when reaching one hundred miles per hour," Tricks looking in his camera then a purple hand waves in the shoot.
"Not to interrupt, but a," Pronto says to the camera, "Please let me know when it is a good time to point out that it was I, Pronto, who led us here."
"How about after we catch one," Kord brings out a fishing pole.
"I'll get the snares," Tricks walking towards Kord.
"I have the gloves," Pronto brings out big rubber gloves.
"How about we try talking to one of them," Elizabeth asks as she gets up, stunning her teammates as they all were preparing with their sill gadgets. Elizabeth rolls her eyes at their expressions. She twists her body back upside down with again her hair hanging upside down as her eyes averted to the direction of the slugs.
"Hey there," Elizabeth said softly, catching the attention of the Frostcrawlers, "I'm looking for some powerful slugs to join my team."
A Frostcrawler swivel his head to the side, very curious by this human.
"Like you," she says then the Frostcrawler slither towards Elizabeth. The Shane move up on her knees as the Frostcrawler inch towards her uncertainly. She holds out a hand as a signal she can take him. The Frostcrawler looks at the hand then glances at Elizabeth, its little eye filled with content. Kord and Tricks are not believing their eyes that Elizabeth is going to catch a slug with words while they done it with equipment and take hours.
"Aha!" Pronto shouts, "Pronto has him now." Pronto twists a canister and raises it as it sends blue waves across the terrain.
The Frostcrawler squeals in pain as so the ones below the ridge. Elizabeth's head is pounding, maybe an effect of her power. She clutches her head trying to drown the sound but it doesn't work as she groans in pain.
"Pronto, no!" Tricks takes it and shuts it off. The waves of energy stops making Elizabeth open her eyes and her headache go away.
"Pronto what were you thinking?" Elizabeth asks as she gets back on her feet.
Then they hear something like a plunger being in a toilet, suction cups sounds. They all look down to see the Frostcrawlers falling off and soon gaining velocity as they fall.
"Uh oh," Elizabeth, Kord, and Tricks look at each other.
"Umm, I'm sure they're pretty fine," Pronto trying to lighten up the situation.
"All those slugs transforming together can cause a chain reaction," Tricks brings out his camera. Then just like Tricks said, the Frostcrawlers all transform and in an energy wave ice spikes emerged and climbing up towards the Shane Gang.
"Guys, it's getting pretty frosty in here," now you can see Kord's breath.
An ice spike gains a growth spurt and nearly impales Elizabeth who scoot back to avoid being killed. Then another by her side sending her to run towards her mechabeast.
"RUN FOR IT!" Elizabeth shouts as more emerge like sprouts but very fast. Behind them, ice spikes are trying to impale them but the gang keeps running as fast as they could.
(Theme Song)
As the Shane Gang runs for their lives, a piece of ridge broke and fell down the pit.
"We're not going to make it," Pronto yells.
"Yes we are," Elizabeth spots their mechabeasts moving a bit. She sprints then jumps on Lucky's tail, using it to hop into her seat. Kord, Tricks, and Pronto made theirs and look back to see more ice growing and coming closer. Elizabeth revved Lucky into running and jump over Pronto who was struggling to turn on his donkey mechabeast, Fernando.
"Move you no stubborn good rusted out," Pronto hits it with his foot as the others runs past him ono their mechabeasts. Fernando let out an angry shriek. "Ah, ha, ha I mean," Pronto stammers, "So very clean and much loved and much respected- AHH!" Fernando bolted forward and catches up with the others. More and more ice spikes pop out from all directions, and breaking the ridge. Then a bunch of spikes covers the exit and Elizabeth's eyes widened as she notices.
"Only get one shot," Elizabeth grabs her only fire type slug, "Make it count Burpy."
But as she soon blasts him, the blaster fizzed and exploded its core from the power of Burpy. Burpy transforms in time and sends waves of heat from his mouth hitting the ice.
"Burn, Burpy, burn," Elizabeth pleads under her breath putting faith in her partner. Then successfully the ice broke apart unable to handle the heat. Kord, Tricks, and Elizabeth went through cheering but Pronto was lagging behind and notices the spikes are covering it again. Just in the nick of time Pronto jumps out safely.
"Whew, AHH!" Pronto shouts as a ice spike pokes through hitting his bottom.
"That was awesome," Elizabeth who of course finds that something dangerous can be cool.
"I beg to differ," Pronto rubbing his behind which was frosted cold.
"Aww, come on that was amazing," Tricks says, "Just to bad about the slug though."
Then a slug chirp brings everyone's attention to the tail of Lucky. Right there was the same Frostcrawler, which it must have hopped on Lucky's tail.
"Check it out h came back," Elizabeth looks at everyone as the slug hops in her hand, "Things always work out for the best, huh Chiller." She names her Frostcrawler, Chiller. But a bunch of electrical sparks emerge from her blaster, as the middle was scorched black and the bottom half hanging out.
"Elizabeth, I've been telling you you're slugs gotten to powerful for a blaster like that. I was just a matter of time before," Kord makes a mini gun out of his finger and pretends to shoot. But when he does, he makes a wail sound and clutches his face as he falls off his mechabeast. Then he twitches for a several seconds and pretends to die on the floor, with his head hanging. Amused, they clap for Kord's performance.
"Very realistic," Pronto noted.
"Thanks, I'll be here all week," he says joking as he gets back onto his feet.
"How long will it take you to fix it," Elizabeth hands her blaster to their gear expert.
"Uhh, I say about," he puts on a calculating look then a down expression, "Forever."
"Oh," Elizabeth disappointed.
"I'm pretty good at amping things up but this needs an expert," he flicks the dangling bottom half and hands it back to Elizabeth, "Only one blastersmith I know of could fix that."
"Redhook," Tricks answers.
"That name sounds familiar," Elizabeth recalling a time her father told her about Redhook.
"It should. All the best slingers use to use him, including your dad," Tricks says.
In the background Pronto moves Fernando into standing position. "His skill is legendary, yes," Pronto falls off his mechabeast, "As is his fiery temper."
Elizabeth chuckles, "I'm not looking for a new best friend," she looks at her slugs, "I just want my blaster fixed. Lead the where Pronto."
"Follow me," he poses on top of his mechabeast, with his right foot on the tail, left on where the neck connects to the back, and his arms like he claims a land for his own. He leads down a path that descends downward steadily.
Now the scene changes to a secluded cavern with cozy homes and some open plains, a ridge above the town, and buttes on the sides.
"Welcome to Quietlawn, home of Redhook," Tricks announces as they ride through a dirt road.
"Uhh, I thought you guys said this place is nice," Elizabeth looks at the carnage of boxes and other things.
"Well it use to be," Tricks replies. The they see people hiding behind flora and shutting curtains of their windows as they sneak a peek at these mysterious strangers.
"I guess the people here a kind of shy," Kord evaluating the bizarre behavior.
"Pronto knows what to do," then stands on his mechabeast, "Hello, woohoo, uh this is Pronto."
All of around them, the people of the cavern shushes him at his loud volume.
"Uhh, I guess they like their quiet too," Tricks whispers.
"You'd be quiet too if you lived under them," a guy in a trashcan points up. The Shane Gang looks up at the ridge to see a bunch of yellow-greenish slugs with some shells of green.
"Grenuker slugs," Tricks points out.
"Knock those things down, and its' KABOOM time," he shouts quietly at the 'kaboom'.
"It must be stressful of living underneath those slugs," she looks at the man.
"We could live just fine with the slugs, it's the Hooligang that's causing all the trouble," he sinks lower into the trashcan.
"The Hooli-what," Kord baffled.
Then they hear berserk laughing as three people, two boys and a girl come riding in dusty brown jackal mechabeasts.
"The Hooligang," he hides in his can and shivers causing the can to vibrate. The Shane Gang sees them blowing up people's mailboxes and causing mayhem and trouble.
Elizabeth looks at a teenager about 17 or 16 years old with blond hair with bangs like Elizabeth, green eyes, and forest green clothes with black armor covering his clothes. His name is Billy.
He glances as new arrivals comes in his cavern and spots a beautiful girl, about a year or two younger than him, with dark blue hair and calculating but soft blue eyes on a white wolf mechabeast, She had a Molenoid, a Cave Troll, and a redheaded teenage boy about his age in her group.
He flips his bangs trying to make himself cool and a slug at the man in the trashcan causing him to fly a good distance.
"Come one guys," knowing they would cause more trouble, if Elizabeth doesn't stop them now.
A girl with bubblegum-pink hair spiked at the ends, with dark purplish-pink clothes, and a sawed off blaster was spray painting an 'H' inside a circle. Her name is Shorty.
"Hey," the Hooligang turn around the see the group of people with the girl ahead of them, which seems like she is the leader.
"What are you looking at," the blonde guy flexing his arms.
Elizabeth rolls her eyes, not this again, "Your artwork, is that a kitty. It's cute," she quips.
"You might want to work on your manners, especially when you talk to the guys running this no good town," but he secretly admires a girl who fights back.
"I'll keep that in mind for when I do," she glares her blue eyes.
"Do you really want to get into a fight with your broken blaster," Kord whispers and pints to her blaster on her belt.
"I know you. You're the Shane girl who won the slinging tournament against John Bull," then he points to her, "You better get lost, we're the Hooligang. Official employees of Blakk industries. Which means you got a problem with us, you're going to have a BIG problem with Dr. Blakk." Trying to scare the Shane Gang off.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about. Cause I already got a problem with him," Elizabeth says.
"Heh without your team, I think you're not so tough," the boy challenges her. Kord, Tricks, and Pronto looks at Elizabeth knowing how she is going to get furious. Elizabeth is sensitive to people calling her weak or just a little girl.
"Then you should have no problem beating me in a trick shot competition. I'm challenging you," Elizabeth growls as her fist clenched glowing slightly with her anger aura but disappears as it came.
"Ha, you got more guts then brains, I'm running the town for Blakk. I've got no time for games," he turns around. Elizabeth narrows her eyes then an idea pops into her head.
"You win, you get all of my slugs and," she holds up a finger at him not to interrupt her, "A date with me, Elizabeth Shane. The one and only daughter of Will Shane." Elizabeth hears gasps behind her which it means it was Kord, Tricks, and Pronto.
"Your whole arsenal and a date," Billy asks making sure it is legit.
"You lose, you leave town," Elizabeth narrows her eyes.
"Sure girl, you just all your slugs and I hope you like midnight rides," he flirts as he walks to the open road.
"Girl, what if he beats you. Are you really going to risk Burpy and all your slugs and ghouls, and you dignity," Kord warns Elizabeth.
"The possibility did cross your mind when you challenged him right," Tricks says to her.
"Uh, yeah it's cool, I have a plan," she says trying to be certain.
"Excellent, she has a plan," Pronto laughs nervously then leans in, "What is it?"
"Umm, win and I am not using my ghouls," she looks at Burpy then a nervous look to her friends.
Elizabeth walks to Billy who is on the street waiting for the contest. As she stands in front of him, her friends cheers for her. Billy spins his blaster then looks at someone who wants to watch the match but Billy scares him off. Elizabeth spins her blaster, but it gave sparks and the bottom half jerks out of tis position. Pronto slaps his forehead and Kord sighs in disappointment.
"Here," Billy says as he grabs Shorty's blaster and throws it to the female Shane, "Now you can't call for a do-over on the count of a busted blaster."
"Thanks though half of a blaster is more than I need to kick you butt," Elizabeth quips.
Billy scowls at her smug grin. He pushes her roughly to the side and fires a Rammstone at a line of mailboxes. The Rammstone hits three mailboxes making them spin on their wooden posts. the Hooligang embers chuckles knowing their leader start off at a great start.
"Heh, beat that," Billy looks at the Shane. Elizabeth loads a rather plain looking slug which is mud brown.
"Not bad, let's see if I could do even better," Elizabeth fires the slug, a Lavalynx. The Lavalynx's veliocemorph form is turtle-like with pincers spewing lava as it flies and the shell has mini volcanoes. The Lavalynx hits four mailboxes filling them with lava.
"Whoohoo," Tricks cheers for her win.
"Yeah," Kord raises his arms then invades Billy's face, "In your face, IN YOUR FACE!" Kord grabs Elizabeth in a noogie position and messes up her hair. "Come here you little goon."
"Quit it," Elizabeth laughs.
"One zip, Elizabeth," Tricks announces. Pronto gives a thumbs up to Elizabeth.
"Nice work," Elizabeth says to her Lavalynx as he hops back into her hand.
"Trick shots, best two out of three," Billy grabs a blueish-green slug with one eye, "No, not you." Billy grabs a white and cream colored slug instead. "None of your slugs are a match for my Flaringo," he loads the Flaringo in his blaster.
"Let's see how this Frostcrawler flies," she looks fondly at her slug who is shy.
"First the hit the flagpole," he points his blaster to a flagpole on top of a building which is about a quarter of a mile away.
"GO!" Billy shoots his Flaringo a second faster then Elizabeth fires Chiller.
Chiller veliocemorph is ape-like with blue belly and white fur covering its body. Then the Flaringo transforms into a goldfish-like with flames trailing it. Halfway to the flagpole, the Flaringo turns around and sends flames to Chiller. Chiller takes a deep breath in and exhales a stream of ice vapor which freezes the fire and the Flaringo. Chiller hits the pole creating an ice cloud.
"Two zip," Tricks recording the match then raises two fingers and moves it to a zero with his fingers.
"Again," Billy scowls.
An Arachnet pushed away by a Rammstone. Billy turns around fires another slug followed by a smiling Elizabeth. A Hop Rock burned by Burpy. Billy fires a Frostcrawler, Elizabeth fires a Bubbaleone by aiming across her back. The Bubbaleone swallows the Frostcrawler.
"Those don't count," Billy acting like a toddler, "This is it, winner take all."
"Dude, I won like six shots ago," Elizabeth huffs at his childish behavior.
"This cavern is full of those Grenuker slugs," he pints at the ridge, "Whoever knocks down the most wins."
"NOOO," exclaimed the guy from earlier form the trashcan. A bunch of shushes are rudely throw at him.
"Nooo," he shouts in a whisper.
"Those slugs aren't bothering anyone up there," she points with her head.
"Who cares they're just slugs," he fires a Rammstone.
Elizabeth loads a slug and intercepts the slug. She rolls to the side and fires a Jellyish which explodes and covers Billy in green slime.
"You could show yourselves out," she walks back, tossing the blaster back to Shorty. Billy gets up and grabs the only slug barrel he has left which contains the mystery slug.
"You're all I have left," he spat then dumps the slug on the floor, "You're useless, you don't explode, you don't freeze things. You don't do anything but take up space." Billy raises his foot in intention to kill the slug. Then all the Hooligang and the Shane Gang saw was a blur of blue knocking down Billy in dirt hard. They all gasp to see Elizabeth panting hard at the spot where Billy was.
She shakes her hair and puts a look of disappointment, "Careful there, you almost step on that slug."
"That's it," Billy loads a Hop Rock into his blaster, "I've had it with you. Let's duel."
Elizabeth raises her blaster but its bottom half comes out, sparks emerged, and a Rammstone fall out onto the floor. "Guess you won't be giving me back that loaner," she says nervously.
"This means war," Billy shoots the Hop Rock. Elizabeth ducks avoiding the slug as then it explodes near house. In a flash, shots fired from both sides causing explosions. The townsfolk shushes the two gangs, trying to calm down the noise. Elizabeth fires her Rammstone but not reaching velocity, the slug slumps on the ground in front of Billy. Elizabeth gasps and runs dodging the Billy's slug he just fired.
Elizabeth hides behind a house and peeks to see the Hooligang waling towards them slowly. She turns around with her back against the wall as she takes deep breathes in. Elizabeth opens her eyes to see a wall exploded by slug revealing a man eating his morsel.
"Sshh," he puts his finger up to his mouth.
Elizabeth chuckles awkwardly then she raises her hand with Burpy perched on it. "Man none of my slugs are reaching velocity."
"Kord I need a boost," she looks at the Cave Troll.
"You got it Elizabeth," he replies.
Elizabeth takes off running and then throws Burpy as far as she can. Kord fires a Rammstone, then Burpy bounces off the slug sailing over the Hooligang. Then he hits a phonewire and using the momentum, he flies straight towards the Hooligang transforming. He hits the Hooligang making a fiery explosion, scattering them. Elizabeth uncovers her face, as she was shielding herself from the explosion, to see a crater with flames all over the place.
"Woah," she says then Burpy comes out o the crater with a smug expression and does a burp.
"Guess it takes a lot to knock those slugs down," she looks up to see the still sleeping slugs. She kneels down collecting Burpy back into a slug barrel, then her eyes averted to the sadden slug she saved from being killed.
"If you're interested, I've got room for one more," she offers, "Actually a lot more." The slug happily hops into her hand then into a slug barrel. Clapping erupted from the townsfolk as they appreciate the Shane of beating the Hooligang. Remembering the slugs, they all quickly shushed each other quieting themselves.
"Dr. Blakk is going to hear about this," Billy says covered in Jellyish goo, "You just made a huge mistake." Just like that, the Hooligang retreats.
"They're probably coming back," Tricks says.
"And they will find us waiting," Elizabeth says.
"Now can we go to Redhook's," Kord asks reminding them why they came. Elizabeth looks at her busted blaster with the bottom half gone and scorched black from the continuous sparks it causes.
On top of a hill is a dome-shaped house with a red door.
"Mr. Redhook," Elizabeth knocks on the door.
"Bah, I told you kids a dozen times, GET LOST!" an old but feisty voice erupted from the house.
"He seems nice," Kord very surprised.
"Ah, we never met. I'm just looking for a blaster to be fixed," Elizabeth explains. Then the door opened just a bit to reveal a bald man, a white mustache that went down to his chin, and a single green eye as his right is covered with an eyepatch.
"You're not with those Hooligang-clowns," he suspiciously asks the girl.
"Nope, we're the ones who got rid of them for now," Redhook opens the door more to see a Cave Troll, a Molenoid, a red-headed teenage boy, and blue haired and eyed girl. Then his gaze fell upon Elizabeth as she reminds him of someone, but makes the Shane a bit awkward.
"Aah, a red hook," Pronto takes notices of Redhook's left hand is actually a red hook, "Question, did you call yourself Redhook before the hook or after? Or was the hook red when you got it or-?" Then all you heard is muffled sayings as Kord covers Pronto's head with his giant hand.
"Please sir, I need your help," Elizabeth pleads.
"Alright come in, but you're interrupting my lunch," Redhook says as he goes back in.
"Ah, excellent, I'm famished," Pronto thinking the lunch is for him. Kord shakes the whole building as he tries to fit through but his broad shoulders make him to reenter by twisting his body.
"Woah," Kord breathes as he sees all the contraptions in Redhook's home. "I didn't think they made tools like these before," Kord grabs a giant hammer.
"They don't," Redhook says rudely as he takes away the tool from Kord's grasp. Pronto smells a bowl of brown slob but Redhook brings it closer and growls meanly at the crestfallen Molenoid.
"Tell me what you want and get out of here," his voice softens a bit at Elizabeth.
"I got the slugs," she brings out at least six slug barrels but leaves out her four ghouls in her backpack.
"I just need a blaster to shoot them." Redhook sees a Tazerling, Frostcrawler, Lavalynx, Rammstone, an Infurnus, and a slug which its name he can't remembers.
"That's all the slugs you got. You better run girl," he scoffs.
"Umm, I got more but I leave them at our Hideout," she replies. "We're not running besides someone needs to protect this town."
Redhook hums in thought as her expression seems so familiar. He grabs a magnifying glass inspecting her features. "There's something familiar about you. You sure we haven't met?"
"Uhhh," Elizabeth is no uncomfortable. "Let me see your blaster," he says to her. Pronto grabs the bowl but taken back by Redhook.
"Can you fix it," she brings out her busted blaster, "It's been real lucky for me."
Redhook scoffs, "Luck it didn't kill ya. That thing was a piece of junk when it was new. I don't fix junk." Elizabeth shocked at his response to her plea of help.
"One moment, please," Pronto turns to Elizabeth and Tricks, "This man obviously requires a delicate touch, but do not fear. Pronto knows what to say."
Tricks, and Elizabeth try to grab Pronto but he reaches Redhook. "Ahem, ahem."
Then the next minute, Elizabeth bursts through the door, followed by Tricks and Kord with furniture and tools being thrown at them. Lots of angry shouts comes form Redhook then he threw Pronto out.
"And stay out!" Redhook slams his door, fuming.
"Ah," Pronto turns around to see a very enraged.
"Perhaps he was a tougher partner than I thought," then he squeals in fright. Elizabeth grabs Pronto by hi shirt collars and brings her up to her eye level.
"You make this right or I will grind you into paste," she threatens coldly. Pronto laughs nervously at her intense icy glare. Elizabeth scowls at drops him.
Now the scene changes to the Slugterrian express moving along then it shows the office of Blakk. Morris drops Billy who is still covered in the Jellyish goo.
"Morris who exactly is this?" Blakk asks.
"New recruit, name's Billy. We set him down to Quietlawn Cavern to convince Redhook to work for us," Morris replies.
"Did you now?" Blakk holding a nervous Rammstone, "And let me guess, this cave is fighting back." Blakk squishes the Rammstone causing the slug to squeal in pain.
"It's not them, it was the Shane girl," Billy says, now catching Blakk's attention. "Came into town, like she owned the place."
"And she did that to you," he looks at the humiliated Hooligang leader. "You need my help."
"That's what I've been hoping you'd say. I-," he covers his arms over his head as Blakk raises his arm. But Blakk grabs a Hop Rock from Billy.
"It's Billy, am I right," Blakk walks over to his little invention, "An example must be made of the Shane girl." He slyly grins looking at his ghouling machine. "I'm going to give you and your friends a little more fire power. Ghoul slugs," Billy eyes widen at Blakk's words, "Ever seen one up close."
Billy shakes his head 'no'.
"Ha, but you've heard of them," Blakk inserts the slug and releases the gas. The slug shrieks in pain causing different expressions from the people in the room. "Imagine all the power within a slug. Twisted to serve only you, and be unpredictable. And converted into pure savage fury."
Now he shows a red slug barrel contained a Hop Jack, a ghouled Hop Rock. Blakk tosses the slug to Billy who holds it out afraid of what it can do.
"Not even Elizabeth, can stand up to my new improved ghouls. Now which one of you pathetic lumps is next?" Blakk scares the other Hop Rocks.
Now the scene changes to the townsfolk cleaning up Quietlawn, showing content that the Hooligang is gone. Elizabeth and Tricks are fixing the mailboxes that are now clean from the contest between Billy and Elizabeth.
"Seems like the town is getting back to town," Tricks leans on the mailbox.
"Well as normal you can get living under a pile of exploding slugs," Elizabeth brings out her binoculars at looks at them. Tricks brings out his camera, recording the slugs. Hearing a roar of engine, which is caused by Kord coming in on his mechabeast.
"Where's Pronto," Tricks concerning his teammate.
"At Redhook's, still groveling. But no time for that, the Hooligang are on their way," Kord replies urgently. At the name, the townsfolk runs into their houses going back into hiding.
"Come back, this is your town," Tricks pleads but they all shush the redheaded boy," Why won't they fight?"
"It's Quietlawn Cavern, remember. We're going to help these people stand up for their town," Elizabeth replies.
"Not unless you get your blaster fixed," Kord reminding her about her problem.
"Hopefully, Pronto soften up Redhook enough," Elizabeth says.
Now the scene changes to Redhook's house.
"On behalf of my father and his father's father, I am very, very, very, very, very, very, sorry," Pronto pleads.
"How many times I have to tell you," Redhook says clearly agitated, "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!"
"Then also I apologize, my apologies apologize," Pronto pleads even more.
"Groveling time is over, Pronto. The Hooligang is coming and I need you with me," Elizabeth looks at Redhook, "Redhook, are you going to fix my blaster or not?"
"No."
"Fine I'll face them without it," she looks at Pronto, "Come on Pronto."
"You're a Shane aren't ya," Redhook pulls open a cabinet containing a photo.
"That's right, how'd you guess," Elizabeth stops in her tracks, turns around to Redhook.
"Because you're acting like one. I once saw Will Shane take down the entire Mcgooglegang with only a dust up slug and a slingshot." He hands Elizabeth a picture of her father maybe in late twenties with a younger Redhook, "Never knew he had a little girl."
"Dad wanted me out of the spotlight," Elizabeth hands the photo back to Redhook.
"Now you stepped right into the center of it," Redhook walks over to a corner, "You plan to go after Blakk?"
"I plan on fighting the bad guys wherever I find them."
"Well then you're going to need this," he hands her a box with the Slugterra engraved on it just like the box where Elizabeth got her father's letter.
She opens it revealing a Defender Slipstream XVL, which sports the colors orange, white, blue, and on the other side is the Slugterra symbol.
"Wow," Elizabeth looks at sight of the blaster.
"Only made two of these, your old man had the other one," Redhook says. Elizabeth makes an internal promise to herself to never lose this blaster. This blaster is saved by her father and now she feels more connected to her dad more than ever.
"I don't know what to say."
"Say you will be the pride and protector, your father was," Redhook holds her shoulders. Elizabeth nods.
"We're off to fight these Hooligangers," Pronto speaks up, "Pronto graciously honors you for assisting us in this historic battle."
Redhook rubs his head in shame of the act. "I can make blasters but never was one to shoot them," Redhook replies.
"You've done enough, all I need is another fighting chance. Come one Pronto," she walks out.
"Thank you, thank you again," Pronto says before following Elizabeth.
"Go get them, kid," Redhook knowing she is going to be something great.
Now the scene changes to the road with the Shane Gang waiting on their mechabeasts. On the other side is the Hooligang on their jackal mechabeasts.
"Is everyone ready?" Elizabeth asks her team.
"Pronto was born ready," Pronto replies.
"Let's give rid of these clowns once and for all," Kord glares at them at their distance.
"With this new blaster, it shouldn't be a problem," Elizabeth gazes at her new blaster.
"Um, problem, they got ghouls," Tricks sees red slug barrels on his camera. Kord gasps, Pronto lets out a fart, but Elizabeth narrows her eyes in interest feeling that the ghouls are weaker than hers. Maybe from the lack of training while hers were Blakk's.
"I'm going to make this quick and painful," Billy shouts, holding his blaster.
"Go ahead and try," Elizabeth replies back.
The Hooligang are the first to charge forward by the Shane Gang.
"Blast them," Billy shouts the they fired their ghouls. Two hit the lawn of two houses and another hits a butte, causing havoc. Elizabeth sees a Hop Jack coming for her, she fires Burpy with a powerful blast as he burns the ghoul.
"Now this nice," Elizabeth looks at her new blaster.
The Hooligang fire more Hop Jacks which hits the Shane Gang, causing them to scatter. One ghoul hits Lucky throwing Elizabeth off and she lands groaning form the impact. Billy looks at the downed Shane and leans to the left aiming straight for her, clearly for revenge.
"Make them burn up some slugs," Elizabeth tells her team.
Kord runs but to see Shorty on top of a building and fired another ghoul. Pronto wakes up from his daze to hear maniacal laughter from Shorty who is approaching on her mechabeast.
"AAHH," Pronto grabs his blaster and fires. But he aims backwards, the blaster moving forward causing to trip the mechabeast and cause Shorty to hit the ground. Elizabeth stands up, as sees Billy loading another ghoul.
"You're up Joules," she says to her Tazerling. Joules winks, then she fires him against another Hop Jack. Joules fires a lightning blast causing the ghoul to detransform.
Elizabeth looks up to see another ghoul coming for her but an Arachnet is shot as well. The Arachnet creates a web between its legs and launches the ghoul away. Elizabeth glances at the direction where the slug was shot, and on top of a hill is Tricks.
"Great shot Tricks," she praises her partner.
"My thoughts exactly," he replies.
"Get her," Billy catches the Shane's attention as he fires another ghoul at her direction. Smoke covers the area from the multiple explosions. Tricks and Elizabeth runs out and Pronto soon follows as he nearly gets run over by Billy and Shorty.
"Level the place," Billy orders. In unison, they all fire at the rocks where the Shane Gang is using for cover.
"Can't fight ghouls with what we got," Tricks tells Elizabeth.
"I'm down to my last two slugs," Elizabeth says.
"I've got only gassers left," Tricks yells over the multiple of ghouls being shot.
"I'm out," Kord replies.
"And I have no idea where mine went," Pronto says.
"Wait!" Elizabeth exclaims.
She grabs her backpack and brings out three special slugs, fresh for battle. She tosses two of them to Kord and Tricks who catches them. They look at their hands and eyes widened.
"You sure, Elizabeth," Kord asks.
"Yeah," Tricks agrees.
"I know my ghouls can do this, even if it means showing to the Hooligang," she looks at Terrorbang in her hand, "Tricks, you fire Thunderstriker first, then Kord you fire Wildpunch, and finally let Terrorbang confuse them for a moment."
"A moment?" Tricks confused with her plan.
"We need to get the rest of this cave to fight and I am not meaning the people," Elizabeth turns to Pronto, "Pronto, you still have that sonic snare thingy?" Pronto brings the sonic snare from his back pocket.
"You're not thinking what I am thinking you're thinking?" Tricks says.
"Yep, fire ghouls first, then Kord throws the sonic snare," Elizabeth quickly explains.
"Now we got them," Billy exclaims as he notices as they stop firing their slugs.
"Ready?" she whispers at Kord and Tricks who gives a nod.
"NOW!" Elizabeth runs out.
The Hooligang fire three more Hop Jacks, their expressions soon changes from triumph to horror. They see a ghouled Tazerling shot from Tricks which the Amperling shocks the Hop Jacks. Kord fires Wildpunch as he punches the ghouls back into their Protoform. Finally Elizabeth fires Terrorbang then he explodes at the Hooligang's feet causing a smoke screen.
"Okay Burpy let's rally the troops," she tells her Infurnus.
Kord throws the sonic snare as far as he could. Elizabeth then fires Burpy who grabs it and connects it to the ridge. Elizabeth covers her head. A sonic noise broke throw the air and then causes dozens of Grenuker slugs to fall. They connect where the Hooligang is causing major explosions. Elizabeth uncovers her head to see Shorty and Glasses passing out but uncovers a furious Billy.
"We're not finished Shane, I still have one more ghoul," Billy raises his blaster.
"Okay little guy, you're all I have left. Make us proud," she loads her mysterious slug.
"That worthless slug," Billy insults, "This is over." His ghoul screeches in agreement.
Doc feels an aura from the slinger, so he focuses ahead. For a second, the whole cavern is silent as they see a duel that the outcome could be bad or good. Billy fires his Hop Jack and Elizabeth fires her slug which has one eye, two arms, blueish green color, and a light trailing it. They collided into a ball of blue, red, and black and the ball move upwards more. Elizabeth gaps at the sight of the battle between the two slugs.
They separated then collided back again in a bright flash of blue while an energy wave spread across the cavern. Two slugs fell at Elizabeth's feet to only see Elizabeth's slug and a HOP ROCK, no longer a ghoul.
"What did you do to my ghoul?" Billy bewildered at the sight.
"That ghoul slugs is no longer a ghoul slug," Tricks recording this phenomenon.
"So that's what you do, you're a Healer," she exclaims as her new slugs hops back into her palm.
"This isn't just any healer, Elizabeth, this one CURES ghouls," Tricks says as he zooms in closer to the slug.
"A HEALER, no way," Billy shocked at that he just had the slug.
Then multiple charging sounds occurs as Kord, Pronto, and Tricks loads Grenuker slugs while Elizabeth loads Wildpunch with her other ghouls on her shoulder with Burpy and the healer.
"Come on," Billy growls as the Hooligang retreats.
"Bad guys defeated, new blaster for Elizabeth, not a bad days work," Kord says.
"And we got a new cool slug in the process," she looks fondly at her slug in her hand.
"You do know that Healers are like the rarest slugs in Slugterra, right," Tricks clearly excited at the slug.
"Really?" Elizabeth surprised to hear this. Bunch of cheering comes from the crowd from the outcome of the battle.
"Yes, yes, Pronto the Magnificent deserves much praise," as he hogs the attention.
A flower is thrown at Elizabeth who blushes at this act as she catches it.
"Take a bow Doc," she tells her now named slug.
Now we see Elizabeth in her room on her bed, thinking deeply holding Doc in her hand.
"Come out guys," she says then her four ghouls, Savage, Terrorbang, Wildpunch, and Thunderstriker comes out of her backpack.
"Okay guys," she takes a deep breath in, "I now know you are slugs, just corrupted. Now I found the cure to that. I am just wondering."
The ghouls look at her in confusion at why is it hard to say what she wants to say.
"Do you guys want to become slugs or stay how you are? Whatever is your choice, I respect your decision." The four ghouls looks at each other and shakes their heads 'no'.
"So you guys want to stay as ghouls?" They nod 'yes' in unison.
"Okay," Elizabeth kisses each of their foreheads, "I'm going to make sure you guys will be the best, strongest, and nicest ghouls ever."
This has to be my favorite chapter to write! But I am little disappointed at the lack of answers, so the offer stopped. Elizabeth has ghouls now! New chapter due on Saturday. Hope you like it!
-Tahitiseabreeze