Chapter 30: The Return

A Dirt Urchin crawled its way onto a train track. But it quickly scurried out of the way as Blakk's Slugterran Express sped past. "Faster! Let's see what she can do!" Dr. Blakk said. The train driver activated the train's new turbo boosters, speeding even faster as it made the turns. The goons on top held on tightly and ducked down as they entered a tunnel. "Whoa! This beast can really hug the rail." Maurice said with impression. "That's the least of Blakk Steel's new talents. And now that she's finally in motion, no one can stand in her way." Blakk said. "Uh sir? There is someone standing in her way." The driver said. Blakk jolted around to see.

The Shane Gang had gotten ahead and blocked off the track. "I wish I could see the look on Blakk's face when he realizes…" Eli started to say.

"They're ALIVE?!" Blakk asked in shock and anger. "Full burn ahead!" He barked. The driver activated the turbo boosters and sped towards the gang's roadblock.

"So, how do we stop this mighty, mighty train?" Pronto asked. "You know, that's a good question." Eli said regrettably. "Yeah, didn't really think that far ahead." Harley said.


(Intro)


The gang looked on shocked and worried as the train sped closer to their roadblock. Then they scampered out of the way before the train smashed right through, sending them tumbling to the ground. "Oh, I'm gonna feel that in the morning." Harley said. "So, Plan B?" Eli suggested as everyone recovered. "We have a Plan B?" Kord asked. "Yeah. Mount up and slug it out!" Eli said, mounting Lucky and riding after the train. "Yeah, we should probably just call that Plan A." Kord said. "I thought that roadblock was Plan A." Vance said. "Whatever we call it, let's do it!" Trixie said.

The gang rode their mechas after the train. Pronto shouted his battle cry, getting the guards' attention. The 2 in the back fired a Hop Jack and Grimmstone. The gang retaliated, firing their slugs at the goons as they fired more ghouls. "We cannot keep up such speed for long!" Pronto warned. "Then let's slow that thing down!" Eli said. "How do we do that?" Mario asked. "Kord! Harley! Plan C?" Eli asked. "Like you have to ask." Kord said, taking Bludgeon from his belt. "Let's do this." Harley said, loading Masher. They got in close as the goons fired a few more ghouls. They fired Rammer, Masher and Bludgeon, hitting the train, but the armor was too strong. "We didn't even make a dent in that thing." Kord said as they passed their dizzy Rammstones.

The goons fired 2 more ghouls. "Eli, go for the wheels!" Trixie called. "Yep. Plan D. I'm on it!" Eli said, heading for the front. "Banger, bang it!" He said, slinging Banger at the wheels. "You too, Blizzard. Freeze it!" Trixie said, slinging Blizzard. But the train activated its new protective shells, shielding the wheels. Banger and Blizzard bounced right off. That shocked Trixie. "Man, Blakk went all out on these new train upgrades." Vance pointed out. "Why is everything he make so cool?" Kord asked with impression. "What next, son?" Eliza asked. "I'm thinking derailing might not be an option here. Everyone! Plan E!" Eli called.

"Eli! Look out!" Pronto called. Blakk had come onto the roof of the train and fired a Hop Jack towards Eli. But Eli countered by slinging another slug. "I was sure you perished when you fell into the Great Abyss! Once again, you both have disappointed me!" Blakk said as he and his goons fired more ghouls. "That's what makes our job so fun!" Eli said, dodging the ghouls. "Well, my job has its perks as well." Blakk said. Just then, the train roof opened and elevated a new gattler. "Watch out! The train's got a gattler!" Mario called. Blakk took the gattler and started firing ghoul after ghoul. "Uh-oh!" Eli said as the ghouls transformed. He dodged each ghoul left and right. "How does he have so many ghouls? Wasn't he just rationing them?" Trixie asked. "Guess he was saving up for this." Kord guessed. "Or he found a new way to make them." Eli said. "But how could he make them without using Dark Water?" Harley asked.

The gang and the goons continued their slug fight. "We can't stop the train from back here." Eli said. "So, what do we do, bro?" Harley asked. "Trixie, Pronto, Vance, Mario, Lash, Mom, Watts, you guys fan out." Eli instructed, loading Rocky. "Plan F?" He asked. "All aboard." Kord said. Trixie, Vance, Mario and Eliza steered to the right side of the train. (Left if you want the view of Blakk's goons) Pronto, Lash and Watts steered left. (Right) The goons fired their ghouls at them. They fired back from both sides, blinding their view for a second. They turned their view back to the other 5 mechas, but Eli, Harley, Kord, Shimei and Dana weren't on them. "What? You wanna get off here?" Eli said, revealing himself to be on the train. The goon took aim at him. "Okay." Eli swept the goon's feet and kicked him off the train. The other goon took aim at Eli, but Kord grabbed his foot and threw him off. Shimei and Dana came up behind the other goons and knocked them off. The last goon pulled 2 blasters on both of them. "Oh, no you don't!" Harley said, shoving the goon off the train.

Blakk noticed them and turned his gattler on them. Harley, Kord, Shimei and Dana hopped on the side as Blakk fired more ghouls. Eli flipped backwards and grabbed the ladder. Trixie gasped with worry for her fiancé. Just then, the train made a right turn. "Where are we going?" Kord asked. Trixie pulled up a map on Boomer. "The Beast Forge." She revealed. "That's why Blakk's been stocking up ghouls." Dana said. "He's gonna destroy the Forge!" Lash said. "If Blakk destroys the Forge…" Eli started. "It sure won't make more mecha beasts anytime soon." Kord completed. "Which means Slugterra will be more dependent on the Slugterran Express." Trixie added. "And Blakk!" Eli said. "And- I got nothing." Pronto said disappointingly. "That's a relief." Harley muttered.

Soon, the train was approaching the Beast Forge. "Beast Forge in range at 500 meters!" The driver called. "We gotta stop this train before the gattler's in range of the Forge! Call Grendel as a precaution." Eli said. Trixie dialed Grendel on her mecha's video phone. "Grendel, you gotta get everyone out of the Forge!" She said. "What? Why?" Grendel asked. Trixie flipped the screen around to show him, making him gasp. "How much time do we have?!" Grendel asked. "Not enough!" Trixie said.

"450 meters!" The driver called. "We're out of time and we've thrown everything we got at him!" Kord said. "Not everything. We gotta use the double-barrel. I need to try a fusion shot." Eli said, holding up 2 barrels. "What?! No way! You can't! We haven't tested it yet!" Kord said. "Kord's right! We don't know what'll happen if you use it right now!" Dana said. "200!" The driver called. "Then consider this the test." Eli said as Burpy, Beeker and Mo hopped onto his shoulders. "You guys ready?" Burpy chittered. Just then, Mo tried to climb into one of the barrels. "Sorry, Mo. I don't think your blurry vision's gonna help right now." Eli said. Mo chittered sadly.

"In range!" The driver called. "Kord, Dana, cover me!" Eli called. Kord and Dana fired their loaded slugs, knocking the 2 goons in front off the train. Eli flipped onto the train. "Blakk! This is your last chance to give up!" He called. Blakk just chuckled, turning the gattler on Eli. "You still think you can stop me?" He asked. "No. I know I can stop you because I have this." Eli said, preparing his blaster, equipping the double-barrel, loaded with Burpy and Beeker, and aimed at Blakk. "What?!" Blakk asked in shock as Eli fired his slugs. As they transformed, Burpy grabbed Beeker with his wings and they spun in a circle, firing a blast of fire and water. Blakk screamed and braced for the attack. But then, the blast created an energy pulse, making the other slugs zonk out. Burpy and Beeker landed by the train, zonked out themselves. "What happened?" Kord asked. "I don't know! Not exactly what I was hoping for." Eli said. He hopped down to a groaning Burpy and Beeker as Trixie rode up. "Are you guys alright?" He asked, picking them up. Mario noticed Ricochet groaning from in his barrel too. "Hey guys, somethings up with our slugs." He called. Pronto took his Armashelt, Shelly, and shook the barrel. "No good, lazy slugs!" He insulted. "It's not their fault. I think that energy wave shorted them all out." Trixie said, holding Balloon as she collapsed in her hand. Blakk chuckled. "Too bad it didn't have the same effect on my ghouls." He said. He was right. The ghouls were perfectly fine. Blakk turned his gattler towards the Forge and started firing his ghouls. The gang could only watch in fear and shock. One by one, the ghouls reduced the Beast Forge to a pile of rubble. Luckily, Grendel managed to evacuate his workers in time. Blakk cackled in victory. "I do hope you enjoyed that show, because it's the last thing you'll ever see!" He shouted, turning the gattler on the gang.

"Well, Eli and Harley Shane, now that you are about to suffer your final fate, do either of you have any- Oh, forget that! Goodbye!" Blakk said, preparing to finish the gang off. "The Shadow Clan!" A goon called. The Shadow Clan appeared and started attacking Blakk's goons and surrounding Blakk. The gang ran for cover, but the chief grabbed Eli, hissing something and carrying him off. "Eli!" Harley shouted before getting grabbed by a couple of scouts. The gang watched as Eli and Harley were being carried away. "Eli! Harley!" Kord said, pulling out his blaster. "You stay with Blakk! We'll be okay!" Eli called. The gang felt unsure about this.

The scouts surrounding Blakk retreated as soon as they saw that they had the brothers. Blakk saw this as they left. "You okay, sir?" Maurice asked as he ran up to his boss. "Far better than the Shanes. Looks like they're about to suffer a worse fate than I could've dealt them. I almost feel sorry them. Almost." Blakk said. "We're finished here! Head for Lumino Cavern next!" "What about the rest of the Shane Gang? They may still be out there." Maurice said. "Without Eli and Harley Shane, they're nothing. Hunting them down would be a waste of ghouls." Blakk said.

"Trix, we gotta go after Eli and Harley." Kord said. "No! You heard Blakk! If he gets to Lumino, he'll do the same thing he did to the Forge! We gotta stop that train!" Trixie said. "But how do we do that without my sons?" Eliza asked. "I don't know. But I'll figure something out." Trixie said. "Besides, Eli and Harley are with the Shadow Clan. So, they should be fine." Pronto assured. "Hopefully. Maybe. Well, at least there's a chance?"


The Shadow Clan brought Eli and Harley to the Dark Periphery. Eli and Harley put on their Shadow Talkers, feeling the power surge into their brains. "Sons of Will Shane, we sensed the disturbance created by your weapon. It is reckless to combine 2 slugs whose auras are not aligned." The chief said. "Wait. What? Aligned? Auras? So, you guys know why the double-barrel blaster didn't work." Eli said. "That actually makes sense. The Shadow Clan are rumored to know great secrets about the slugs." Harley said. "You gotta tell us so we can use ours to stop Blakk!" Eli said. "There is no tell. You either see, or you do not." The chief said, turning his back. "See? See what? All we saw were 2 slugs combined to do something really cool. Then things went kinda…haywire." Eli said. "Kinda?" Harley asked with sarcasm. "An improper combination of slugs can have severe devastating effects." A scout explained. "Like causing all the slugs in the area to short out." Harley said. "That is but 1 danger. There are others. Far worse." The chief said.


Meanwhile, back at the wreck of the Forge, Pronto was looking over his drained out slugs. "Okay, Pronto hates to point out the obvious, but seeing as how we could not stop that train when we had our best slingers and our slugs actually work, we're going to stop Blakk how?" He asked. "By beating him to the Brakeline Bridge." Trixie said, opening up a map. "The Brakeline Bridge? Why there?" Lash asked. "Blakk's train has come across here to get to Lumino. If we can get there first, we might be able to stop him without a big slinging battle." Trixie explained. "Yeah, nice plan, Trixie. But how are we gonna do that? His superfast train already has a super huge head start." Kord pointed out. "And none of our mechas are fast enough to catch up to it." Dana added. "Even with the upgrades on Champ, I couldn't go fast enough to catch that train." Vance added. "Yeah. If only we had a stellar tracker who knew shortcuts and secret passages." Trixie said. "Yes, that would be very- Hey, wait a minute!" Pronto shouted. "I'm right in front of-" Trixie gave a smile, making Pronto stop. "Ah-ha-ha. Touché. Follow me." Pronto said. Trixie shook her head. Eliza walked up to her future daughter-in-law. "Was that reverse psycology?" She asked. "Yep. Eli taught me." Trixie said, walking to her mecha. The gang mounted their mechas and rode off to the bridge.


Back in the Dark Periphery, Eli and Harley continued to plead with the Shadow Clan. "Please! Blakk has a new weapon! You saw it! He's using it to take whatever he wants!" Eli said. "Yes! He's already used it to destroy the Beast Forge! No one can stop him!" Harley said. "You gotta show us the right way to combine our slugs so we can!" Eli said. The Shadow Clan just sat around, snarling at the brothers. "I'm taking that as a no, bro." Harley said. "Fine!" Eli said. Burpy, Joules, Banger, Chiller, Matchstick, Webs, Zipper and Quill hopped back to their slingers. "Our friends are out there, probably trying to stop Blakk right now! If you won't help us, we'll just figure it out ourselves." Eli said. But when they tried to leave, the scouts blocked their way. "If you insist on using this weapon, you must prove to us that you can master it, no matter how long that takes." The chief said. "What?! No! Our friends are in danger! So, unless someone here thinks they can stop us…" Eli started to say. The scouts snarled. "Uh, I think it's best we stick around for a while, bro." Harley said, wanting to avoid a fight. "Okay then." Eli said.


Soon enough, the gang reached the Brakeline Bridge. "There's the bridge! Nice work, Moleman." Kord said. "Pronto always delivers. His shortcuts, like his modesty, are a thing of legend." Pronto boasted. "Oh, for crying out loud." Lash groaned. Trixie pulled out her map. "Time for you to deliver, Kord. Blakk's train is gonna be here any second." She said. "You know, it's pretty offensive to assume I know bridges just because I'm a troll." Kord said. "Don't you?" Trixie asked. "Well, of course I do." Kord said.

The train was approaching fast. As the gang approached the generator, Kord examined the structure. "I need to take out those supports." He said. He pulled out his blaster and held up Sploder. But poor Sploder was still drained from that energy pulse. "I don't think Sploder's got enough pop in him." Kord said. Just then, they could hear the train coming. "They're coming!" Trixie called. "Hmm. Looks like we're gonna have to do this the old-fashioned way." Kord said. He opened a panel on the generator and started fiddling with the wires, trying to find the right one to shut down the supports. But nothing seemed to do it. Now the gang was getting worried as the train got closer. Kord tried all the wires, but they went dead. So, as a last chance, Kord ripped off the entire box, causing the generator and the bridge to shut down completely. When the train started to cross, the bridge started collapsing on itself, causing the train to fall into the ravine. The gang cheered. "Nice work, trollman." Mario said. "Kord always delivers." Kord said. "Hey! That's my line." Pronto argued.

Suddenly, there was a mechanical whirling noise. "Guys?" Trixie said. "What's that noise?" Dana asked. Everyone turned towards the ravine with worried looks. They looked over the edge to see. Just then, the train shot out from the ravine. The front wheel opened into a pair of hover propellors and the boosters flew it to the other side. "That thing can fly?!" Trixie asked in shock. "An off-raillor!" Kord said in surprise. The train landed back on the tracks and continued on to Lumino Cavern. "Oh, that is not so good." Pronto said. "You know, we probably should've been on the other side of the ravine when we blew up the bridge." Trixie said with regret.


Eli and Harley sat down, trying to figure out the secret of making fusion shots while their slugs played around. "Come on, guys. Help us out." Eli said as Spinner hung from his hand by her web. He then picked up Glimmer and gave him a little squeak. "How do we figure out which of you match?" He asked, smelling Gasser. "Maybe there's something we're missing." Harley said as he examined Matchstick, Sizzle and Ivy from top to bottom. Then Gasser burped in Eli's face. "OH! Now that's just wrong, Gasser." Eli said, holding his nose. Gasser chuckled.

Just then, Mo popped onto Eli's shoulder. Eli just sighed with frustration. "No, Mo, I don't wanna smell you." He said. Mo then hopped to the other shoulder and bit Eli. "Ow! What the heck, dude?!" Eli asked, grabbing Mo. "Okay, why is Mo acting like that?" Harley asked. "No idea. He's been like that since I tried to use the double-barrel." Eli said. Just then, the chief came up to the brothers. "I hope you're here to give us a clue." Eli said. "Yeah, cause we're pretty much out of options." Harley said. "The answer is in your grasp." The chief said. "Enough with the riddles!" Eli said with frustration. "This is no riddle. The answer is in your grasp." The chief said. Eli looked at Mo. "Wait. Eli, didn't you say when Mo messed up your eyes the first time, it was like he was showing you more?" Harley asked. Eli thought back to Jungle Cavern. When Stalker deflected Mo and messed up Eli's eyesight. Then about when he looked at Burner. How he gave off that weird energy aura. That's when he realized. "Slug me."

He tossed Mo to the chief and got ready. The chief tossed Mo towards Eli. Mo transformed and hit Eli, messing up his vision. "Okay. My turn." Harley said. Mo hopped back to the chief and got ready. The chief slung Mo at Harley, messing up his vision too. "Whoa! Is this how everything looked when Mo hit you the first time, Eli?" Harley asked. "Yep. Not really fun." Eli said. Then Eli and Harley looked from the chief to their slugs. Just then, their blurry visions started to clear up, showing different colored auras coming off each of the slugs. "We can see your auras!" Eli said. Mo hopped over to rejoin his team. "So, that's what you do, huh?" Eli asked, picking up Mo. "You were trying to help me all along, weren't you? Thanks, little buddy." Mo blushed.

"Now what, bro?" Harley asked. "Now for the matching part." Eli picked up Spinner and Suds, and held them close. When he slowly moved them towards each other, their auras just bounced off each other, showing that they were not a perfect fusion match. He put them back down and picked up Chiller and Banger, trying the same thing. Their auras bounced off. "Nope." No match. Then he tried Gasser and Joules. No match. Finally, he tried it with Buzzsaw and Torch. As Eli slowly moved the 2 slugs towards each other, instead of their auras bouncing off each other, their auras merged into a huge white aura, saying that they were a perfect fusion match. "Thresher and a Forgesmelter, huh? Bingo!" Eli said. The chief looked on as Eli loaded Buzzsaw and Torch into the double-barrel. "Buzzsaw, Torch, you guys ready?" Eli asked. Both slugs chittered. He loaded the double-barrel into his blaster, took aim and fired both slugs. Buzzsaw and Torch slowly transformed grabbed onto each other and performed an awesome fusion move. "Whoa! Did you see that?!" Eli asked with shock and awe. The chief nodded.

"Right, my turn to pick a combo." Harley said, going through his slugs. He started with Matchstick and Quill. No match. Then Gels and Ivy. No match. Then Bubbles and Twister. No match. Finally, he tried Zipper and his new Speedstinger, Skitter. Their auras merged, making a perfect match. "Hoverbug and Speedstinger. This should be fun." Harley said. He loaded his own double-barrel and prepared to fire. He slung Zipper and Skitter. As the 2 slugs transformed, Zipper grabbed Skitter and they spun around to perform their own fusion move. "Whoa! That was cool!" Harley said. The chief stepped forth. "You are both ready." He said.


As Blakk's train arrived at Lumino Cavern, the director and the miners came out to confront Blakk as he pulled in. "Unarmed I see. I was expecting a bit more of a fight from the miners of Lumino." Blakk said with disappointment. "We heard about the Beast Forge." The director said. "Ah, yes. There was some sort of accident I hear." Blakk lied. "What a pity. But what can you expect, given the inferior machines they used to produce!" "We'd like to avoid any accidents here. Lumino Cavern is willing to surrender our mine to your control, if you don't hurt our people." The director bargained. Blakk just laughed. "What makes you think I want your mine? I found my own Lumino ore quarry! You're the competition now." He said, turning the gattler on the miners. "And I have little need for competition." The goons readied their blasters.

Suddenly, a Tazerbolt shot past Blakk and Joules appeared on the train. Blakk turned and saw Eli and Harley standing on a pile of rocks. "Eli and Harley Shane?!" He yelled in anger. "What can we say? Guess we're still a constant source of disappointment, huh?" Eli asked. "I'd like to think so." Harley said. "No. This is my fault. And I always clean up my own mess." Blakk said, motioning his goons to attack. They fired their ghouls. Eli and Harley hopped down, dodging the ghouls. Eli slung Banger, knocking the middle goon off the train. Harley slung Twister, blowing the other 2 off with Galestorm. The brothers hid by the wheels. Blakk growled with frustration, tore the gattler off its post and started firing ghouls at the ground, trying to hit Eli and Harley. When he stopped, the brothers quickly made their way towards the back of the train. But they didn't know that Blakk was heading for the back as well.

"What now?" Harley asked. "Our blasters still need time to recharge before we can go double-barrel again." Eli said, holding up his double-barrel, still charging. "But we can still do this!" Eli and Harley ran towards the entrance. But Blakk spotted them and fired ghouls at the top, causing a cave-in. Eli and Harley moved to the left, but Blakk fired more ghouls at the stalactites above them, causing them to drop. Eli quickly slung Crystal into the ground, creating Domenator around him and Harley to shield them from the falling rocks.

"How did you escape the Shadow Clan?!" Blakk asked. "Escape? They let us go." Eli said. "Yeah. They're pretty cool guys once you get to know them." Harley said. "Keep your Shadow Clan secrets! They won't be doing you any good for much longer!" Blakk yelled, cackling as he blasted the Domenator to pieces. "So now, one final time, I ask. Any last words?" He asked. "No." Trixie's voice came. Everyone looked towards the cave-in. Just then, the rest of the Shane Gang came blasting through and charging into the fight. "We like to let our slugs do the talking!" Trixie said, firing Roller. Dana fired Webby, and Kord fired Jetstream. Blakk and his goons fired their ghouls, knocking down Webby and Jetstream. Trixie dodged to the side and fired Spider, hitting a goon in the face with her web. Pronto then slung Stinky, passing over the goon and knocking him out with his stink. Pronto blew the smoke from his blaster proudly, but then ducked back down as more ghouls were fired at him.

Mario slung Ricochet, knocking a couple of goons' blasters out of their hands. "Time for me to try something new." Eliza said, holding up a barrel containing her newest slug. A Hypnogrif she named Griff. She slung Griff, hitting the goons with Psi-Kick. "Huh? What're we doing here?" One goon asked. "I- don't even know why we're here." The other goon said. Just then, the goons turned to see Shimei slinging Leng and Jin towards them. Leng wrapped around them with Wrapattak and Jin knocked them down with a single punch. "I think I just remembered." Goon 1 said. "Yeah, me too." Goon 2 said as they slipped into unconsciousness.

Blakk continued to fired more and more ghouls. "So, did you guys have a nice visit with the Shadow Clan?" Kord asked as Pronto fired another slug. "We'll tell you about it later. Right now, I'm ready to go double-barrel." Eli said. "Whoa, whoa! Last time you did that, you shorted out all our slugs! Do it again and we're dead meat!" Kord said. "Kord's right. It's too risky, dude!" Dana said. "I don't have time to explain. You have to trust me." Eli said, loading Buzzsaw and Torch into the blaster. Blakk continued his ghoul assault on their cover. Eli loaded the double-barrel onto his blaster, came out and took aim. Blakk fired 4 more ghouls and Eli fired his 2 slugs. As they transformed, Buzzsaw grabbed Torch and they spun around, creating their fusion move: MagmaBlade. They knocked back the ghouls and drove towards Blakk. Blakk dove out of the way and watched as the fusion move sliced the train in half, destroying it. Blakk growled at what happened and took off.

Maurice and the remaining goons took aim at the gang, firing their last round of ghouls. "My turn!" Harley sang, loading his double-barrel with Zipper and Skitter. He took aim and fired. The slugs transformed. Zipper grabbed Skitter and they spun around, creating their fusion move: Kenetic Streak. Zipper guided Skitter across the cavern, knocking each ghoul down, each blaster out of their hands and each goon to the ground. Maurice and the goons then took off.

Trixie hugged Eli tightly as the gang cheered in victory. "MAN! These babies really work! Now we got something that can out-slug Blakk's gattler! It's a total game changer!" Kord said. "No kidding! Those fusions were awesome!" Vance said. "Aye! That was incredible!" Watts agreed. "So, the Shadow Clan showed you how to use it?" Trixie asked. "Nope. This guy showed us." Eli said, holding out Mo. Mo stood proudly until he clumsily slipped out of Eli's hand. Burpy shook his head with amusement. "It'll take some practice with Mo to figure out all the different fusion moves the slugs can do. And hopefully someday, me and Harley will be as powerful as the Unbeatable Master." Eli said. That caused the others to stare at him with disbelief. "Not that I'm saying that we're as good as-" Eli tried to say. "I know what you're saying. I just have no idea what you're thinking. You're nuts, dude. You know that, right?" Kord said.

As everyone turned to leave, Eli and Shimei stayed a little longer. Eli explained how Mo showed him how Shanai created the fusion. "All this time, she knew that the secret came from an Enigmo." Shimei said, shocked. "If you want, you could join me and Harley with practice. It seems only fair that you should learn the fusion moves too." Eli offered. Shimei thought about it for a second. "I'd be honored." She said. "Good. Cause we're gonna have a lot of work ahead of us." Eli said as they turned to leave. Nearby, a couple of Shadow Clan scouts were watching the gang before they teleported away.


Back at Blakk's citadel, Blakk was furious upon losing again to Eli. He kicked a chair out of frustration. Just then, he sensed something. He looked at a corner. Then out of the shadows, stepped El Diablos Nacho. "Well, there seems to be an academic of returning from the grave." Blakk said. "Hello Blakk." Nacho said. "El Diablos Nacho. I suppose you have a message for me." Blakk said. "Not a message. A warning." Nacho said, ready to draw his blaster. "Uphold your end of our bargain or there will be consequences. You made a deal with my master. And I'm here to make sure you honor it." Blakk stood down, knowing Nacho was right. "Oh! And you won't need to worry about the Shane brothers for long. Because little Harley is gonna be coming to our table soon." Nacho said. "What do you mean?" Blakk asked. Nacho just smiled.

Well, how about that? Eli and Harley learn the secret about fusion shots from Mo and the Shadow Clan, and Nacho returns to make sure Blakk upholds a bargain he made with Brimstone. What other surprises are in store for Eli and his family? Leave a review if you'd like.

Slug Arsenal:

Eli Shane: Burpy (Infurnus), Joules (Tazerling), Noodle (Flopper), Banger (Armashelt), Bolo (Polero), Rammer (Rammstone), Rocky (Hop Rock), Chiller (Frostcrawler), Burner (Lavalynx), Suds (Bubbaleone), Goober (Jellyish), Sparky (Grenuke), Larry (Lariat), Gust (Tormato), Buzzsaw (Thresher), Digger (Crystalyd), Spinner (Arachnet), Mucky (Dirt Urchin), Tangles (Vinedrill), Spooker (Frightgeist), Charger (Fandango), Stunts (Speedstinger), Glimmer (Phosphoro), Mo (Enigmo), Dazer (Hypnogrif), Urchin (Sand Angler), Jinxer (Hexlet), Torch (Forgesmelter), Yang (Negashade), Beeker (AquaBeek), Mimkey (Mimikreas), Jaws (MakoBreaker), Gasser (Flatulorhinkus), Crystal (Geoshard), Foggy (Neotox), Jammer (Xmitter)

Harley Shane: Matchstick (Flaringo), Squirm (Flopper), Frostbite (Frostcralwer), Webs (Arachnet), Gels (Jellyish), Zipper (Hoverbug), Ivy (Vinedrill), Masher (Rammstone), Frights (Frightgeist), Shredder (Thresher), Smelly (Flatulorhinkus), Claws (Armashelt), Splatz (Lariat), Twister (Tormato), Lucky (Hexlet), Sizzle (Grenuke), Quill (Dirt Urchin), Ping (White Boon Doc), Bubbles (Bubbaleone), Polo (Polero), Skitter (Speedstinger)

Trixie Sting: Bluster (Tormato), Blizzard (Frostcrawler), Spider (Arachnet), Twirl (Polero), Balloon (Bubbaleone), Haunter (Frightgeist), Pounder (Rammstone), Slicer (Thresher), Rocks (Hop Rocks), Jelly (Jellyish), Blossom (Vinedrill), Spotty (Flopper), Dunes (Sand Angler), Zaps (Tazerling), Roller (Armashelt), Scorcher (Lavalynx), Nighty (Slyren)

Kord Zane: Bludgeon (Rammstone), Sploder (Hop Rock), Jolt (Tazerling), Trip (Polero), Flycatcher (Arachnet), Floatie (Bubbaleone), Iceberg (Frostcrawler), Scorch (Flaringo), Jetstream (AquaBeek), Spitz (Lariat), Chuckles (Gazzer), Floppy (Flopper), Pincer (Armashelt), Glint (Phosphoro), Throttle (Thresher), Quicksand (Sand Angler)

Pronto Geronimo: Stinky (Flatulorhinkus), Slimey (Jellyish), Soapy (Bubbaleone), Bruiser (Rammstone), Flame (Flaringo), Loogie (Lariat), Windy (Tormato), Squeaky (Flopper), Blocky (Hop Rock), Freezie (Frostcrawler), Doozie (Slyren), Zappy (Tazerling), Stripey (Polero), Planty (Vinedrill), Shelly (Armashelt)

Vance Volt: Blast (Hop Rock), Bloom (Vinedrill), Crust (Lavalynx), Legs (Arachnet), Swimy (AquaBeek), Hardcase (Armashelt), Squish (Jellyish), Blow (Tormato), Cheep (Flopper), Punch (Rammstone)

Mario Bravado: Ricochet (Speedstinger), Slide (Frostcrawler), Crawler (Arachnet), Echo (AquaBeek), Mess (Jellyish), Breeze (Tormato), Kate (Flopper), Porky (Dirt Urchin), Dunk (Rammstone), Crush (Armashelt)

Lash: Zing (Tazerling), Speedy (Speedstinger), Hopper (Hop Rock), Bubba (Bubbaleone), Stinx (Flatulorhinkus), String (Polero), Goat (Rammstone), Sleepy (Slyren), Webber (Arachnet), Ice (Frostcrawler), Spark (Flaringo), Winger (Tormato), Witch (Hexlet), Phlegm (Lariat), Peep (Flopper), Melt (Lavalynx), Clash (Armashelt)

Shimei: Mong (Hop Rock), Jin (Rammstone), Zeng (Vinedrill), Leng (Polero), Kaz (Grenuke), Hindo (Flaringo), Huang (Phosphoro), Hei-Hei (Hoverbug), Yung (Armashelt)

Eliza Shane: Ellie (Flaringo), Min (Jellyish), Tink (Phosphoro), Pimpy (Bubbaleone), Jimbo (Hop Rock, Jason (Frightgeist), Fitz (Tazerling), Flick (Grenuke), Griff (Hypnogrif)

Watts: Scourge (MakoBreaker), Polly (Hoverbug), Rush (Rammstone)

Dana Por: Webby (Arachnet), Willy (Frostcrawler), Tailwind (Tormato)

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