Chapter 2: Hidden Dangers
Hey everyone I'm pleased to see how you're all reacting to this. I have a poll up on my profile on who Luke's main girlfriend is going to be so go there and vote. In here is how I always pictured what would happen in the original Slugterra series. I hope it's believable enough for you all. Please Review and Enjoy.
It was early in the morning in a small neighborhood in Canterlot. At the breakfast table a man with white and black hair and a beard was sitting at a table drinking his morning coffee, this was Will Shane.
Across from him he had set out a small table for Burpy and all the slugs both his and Luke's
"I can't believe the first time I see my grandson in years and he's trying to stop a creature from ruining Slugterra." A female voice said.
Walking in was a woman black hair and multiple trays of slug food. This was April Shane, Eli's mother, Luke's Grandmother, and Will's wife.
"I know protecting Slugterra is your family tradition Will, but this is getting out of hand." April said passing out the slug food.
"April you know why we have to keep Slugterra a secret." Will said.
"I'm just saying if people knew about it maybe things wouldn't be so bad. I opened to it." April said.
"You were an exception April. People on the surface they're just…not open to the ideas of change." Will sighs when the front door opens and Luke walks in tired. "How'd patrol go?"
"Pointless. We searched for hours, but this city is huge. That thing could be anywhere." Luke said putting his backpack down and all his slugs climb out and onto the breakfast table.
"Sorry Luke, but Canterlot is like 15 caverns long." Will said making Luke bang his head on the table.
"This is going to take forever." Luke groans.
"Luke calm down I have experience with the Shadow Clan and the best thing you can do is wait and let them make the first move." Will said.
"But this world doesn't even have anything related to Slugterra, what could the Dark Clan want up here?" Luke asks.
"Something must have drawn it to the surface, but I'm not sure what." Will said.
"You mean like something special?" Luke asks.
"Maybe. In the meantime, keep up your search and if you need any help at all just asks." Will said.
"Thanks grandpa. So, any chance you can tell what it is I need to know about while I'm up here?" Luke asks.
"Well first things fist kiddo. The most obvious thing is make sure nobody finds out about Slugterra so keep a low profile. Next thing you need to do is keep your slugs here or close to you. Never let them out of your sight." Will said.
"Man, things are way different up here on the surface." Luke said.
"Tell me about it and our family are the ones who have to make sure the two worlds never mix. Who knows what might happen." Will said.
"It took months before your grandfather let me in on the family tradition." April said.
"Hey Grandpa, I've always wanted to ask you something." Luke asks getting his attention. "What happened to you? You know when my dad saved you?"
Burpy looks at Will and smiles as he pets him.
"It's quite a story Luke. You see when Blakk first created the Ghoul Slugs I was his first target and the powers of the Ghoul Slugs had yet to be perfected. What happened was Blakk ended up creating a portal to the Deep Caverns and I was pulled in. For years I was trapped there, and every day was a struggle just to survive. Did Eli ever tell you the story about how he and his friends found the Elemental Slugs?" Will asks.
"It was one of my favorites growing up. It was back when he had first met Junjie, the one who taught my dad Slug Fu." Luke smiles.
"Well during the battle with Blakk and the Goon Doc Eli had briefly saved me when Goon took me under his control to find the Elementals. You see during the battle Blakk had transformed himself into a being that neither human or Darkbane, but a monster. He and the Goon worked together to try and destroy my son. Seeing no other alternative, I knocked them both into a portal to the Deep Caverns, so my son could save Slugterra." Will explains.
"What happened after that? How did Dad save you?" Luke asks interested.
"It was a while before Eli found a way to save me. During that time, they encountered Dr. Blakk's son Tad and let's just say the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Tad's ambition was as big as his father's. Eventually Eli and I found ourselves facing the two of them in battle that would decide the fate of Slugterra." Will said.
Flashback:
Deep in the Dark Caverns overlooking a cliff a young Eli and Will were facing off against Dr. Blakk and Tad.
Blasters were being fired on both sides as neither team wanted to lose this battle.
Blakk held out his Ghoul Gatling and fired multiple Ghouls at the Shanes.
"Take them down Banger!" Eli said firing an Amrashelt that smashes through the Ghouls.
Tad fires an Amperling at Will who jumps out of the way and loads a Vinedrill slug into his blaster and fires it. Going into the ground it shoots vines out of it that whack Tad backwards.
Will fires a Rammstone that flies forward and punches Blakk in the face knocking him to the ground towards the edge of the cliff.
Tad loads a Pieper into his blaster and fires it, but Eli counters with Burpy.
When both slugs transform Pieper releases sonic waves, but Eli uses Slug Fu and helps Burpy dodge the attack and breath fire knocking Pieper to the ground and Tad back towards the cliff next to his father.
"It's over." Eli glares.
"Both of you stop this, you can't win." Will said.
"You Shane's are nothing but pests that won't go away." Tad said standing back up. "We're trying to revolutionize Slugterra and you two are turning a blind eye to all this!"
"Revolutionize? Tad look at your father, all his so-called work has turned him into a Monster." Eli said pointing at Blakk.
"Because you drove him to this!"
As they argued Blakk reaches towards his Ghoul Gatling he flips a switch.
"Give up now Blakk and turn yourselves in." Will said.
"NEVER!" Dr. Blakk yells standing up and firing his Gatling at them shooting every Ghoul Slug in his arsenal.
"Look out!" Will yells as they jump out of the way.
"Listen to me Shane if it takes me the rest of my life Slugterra will bow to the name Blakk!" Dr. Blakk vows as Tad fires alongside his father making the Shanes run for cover.
"Dad I'm done trying to convince these people." Eli said jumping behind a rock.
"Agreed, it's time to end this." Will nods as he reaches for Burpy. "And I've got a plan." He said handing him back to Eli.
As Dr. Blakk and Tad approached them Eli points his blaster at the sky and a Phosphoro slug is shot into the air making a bright light blinding both of them.
Using the opening Will jumps out and fires a Lavalynx slug. Once it transforms it covers the ground around them in Lava trapping them both on a small patch of ground.
Loading Bupry and Joulez into his dual blaster Eli points it at them and fires. The two slugs transform and spin creating a giant blast of fire surrounded by electricity.
Both Blakks eyes widen in shock as the attack hits them both making them scream in pain as they fall backwards and end up falling over the edge.
Quickly grabbing a rock Tad struggles to hold on as his father grabs onto a ledge and climbs up so he could catch his breath.
"Quick give me your hand!" Eli said offering it to Tad.
Tad looks at Eli as Will comes over and offers another.
"Don't do it Thaddius! It's a trick!" Blakk yells.
"Give us your hand and we'll pull you up." Will assured him.
Blakk looks at both Shanes who left themselves completely open. Looking around he saw Tad's blaster dangling from a rock. Grinning he slowly started to climb up the rocks as Eli and Will helped Tad up as Tad was halfway up they all heard Blakk's maniacal laughter.
"You Shanes always have to play the hero and that has become your downfall." Blakk said pointing a Greneater Ghoul at the three of them.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Tad asks shocked.
"Sorry son, but in the world of business sacrifices need to be made to ensure victory." Blakk said.
Tad was speechless, his own father was willing to throw him away like he was nothing.
"Blakk no! Don't do it!" Will yells.
Blakk points the slug at them when suddenly Burpy drops down onto Blakk's hand that was holding onto the rocks.
"You." Blakk glares looking at the slug that was the first to rebel against him.
Burpy lights himself on fire making Blakk scream in pain as he loses his grip on the rocks.
"Dad!" Tad yells as Blakk fell from the cliffs and towards the bottom of the Deep Caverns.
Flashback end:
"And because of Blakk's drive for revenge he fell to his doom and we never saw from him again." Will finishes.
"Whoa…wait what happened to Tad?" Luke asks.
"When he saw his own father point a blaster at him Tad was shaken to the core. He went to jail for life in Stalagmite 17 under maximum security far away from any slug he could turn." Will said.
"Wow, you and dad were amazing and Burpy you were just wow." Luke said looking at the slug who brushed it off like it was no big deal. "Compared you guys I haven't done anything to uphold our family name." Luke frowns.
Will looks at his grandson and puts a hand on his shoulder. "Hey what's with the long face? You're a Shane and Shanes are always there to save the day."
"But what if I'm not ready for when Dad steps down?" Luke asks.
"Well your dad wasn't ready when he took over for me, but he had help and friends. You just need to confident Luke. You'll figure things out." Will smiles.
Burpy climbs onto Luke's shoulder and gestures to all his slugs who were nodding in agreement causing him to smile.
"Well at least I have you guys to believe in me." Luke said.
"We always have." April smiles.
That night Luke was riding through through the streets of Canterlot on his Mechabeast in bike mode with all his slugs in his backpack.
'Okay the Shadow Clan always looked into things that could classified as powerful and mysterious. So, maybe this Dark Clan member found something up here. The only question is what?' Luke thought when he based by a restaurant.
Inside everyone was arguing with each other while three girls were singing in one booth. As they sang a green energy came from the people arguing and went up into the red jewels each one of them had.
"That was barely worth the effort Adagio. I'm tired of Fast Food. I need a meal." A girl with long purple hair and teal highlights said. This was Aria Blaze.
"The energy in this world isn't the same as in Equestria. We can only gain so much power here." A girl with long orange hair said. This was Adagio Dazzle.
"Ugh I wish we had never been banished to this awful place." Aria groans.
"Really? I love it here." Adagio said sarcastically.
"For realsies? Because I think this place is the worst." A girl with long blue hair in a ponytail and dark blue highlights said. This was Sonata Dusk.
"I think you're the worst Sonata." Aria glares.
"Oh yeah? Well I think you're the worst." Sonata snaps.
"I'll tell you one thing being stuck here with you two isn't making this world anymore bearable." Adagio said when a giant blast of energy shot into the air getting Adagio's and attention.
Down the street Luke came to a stop when he saw the large energy as well.
"What the? Burpy are you seeing this?" Luke asks as Burpy was just as surprised as he was.
Looking up the sky multiple lights forming what looked like a helix made from a rainbow suddenly fired a beam and a flash of light shot from it.
Adagio looked at it and an evil grin forms on her face as Aria and Sonata walked out. "Do you know what that is?" She asks but both girls were clueless. "It's Equestrian Magic."
"But this world doesn't have Equestrian Magic." Aria said.
"It does now. And we're going to use it to make everyone in this pathetic world adore us." Adagio grins.
Meanwhile Luke was racing through the streets heading toward the source of the light.
"That has to be it guys! What the Dark Clan is after!" Luke said when the light disappears forcing Luke to come to a stop. "Oh man! Where'd it go?" Luke asks.
Burpy looks around and chirps gesturing to something in the distance. "Good eye Burpy." Luke said as he drove towards it.
An hour later he came to a stop in front of a building.
Climbing off his Mechabike Luke and Burpy made their way towards the building where a statue of a horse was in front of a destroyed entrance and just between the statue and what was left of the entrance of it was a giant crater.
"Whoa, talk about power." Luke said as Burpy nods in agreement.
Looking up he saw the sign that read Canterlot High School.
"This is it Burpy. Whatever drew the Dark Clan member up the surface was from something here. We have to find it." Luke said as Burpy nods in agreement.
Walking through the entrance he searches the dark hallways for any sign of the mysterious power.
"Hey Burpy, how about some light?" Luke suggests as Burpy made flames come out of his head.
Luke opens a door to see it was an auditorium and saw balloons and streamers scattered all over the ground. "Hey guys looks like we missed some party." Luke said as his slugs couldn't help but chuckle.
Suddenly he heard quick movement near the bleachers alerting him. Turning on his wrist blasters Luke walks to the center of the auditorium. A growling noise echoes around the room as the figure circles Luke.
"I know you're here. I knew once that powerful energy lit up the sky you would be drawn to it like my Uncle Pronto to a new handbag." Luke said when the Dark Clan member jumped out of the shadows and threw a Hop Jack at him.
Rolling out of the way he loads a Dirt Urchin slug into his blasters. "Alright Needle let him have it!" Luke said firing the slug who shoots multiple needles at the Dark Clan who ran along the auditorium as the needles popped most of the balloons in the room.
Loading Frost into his blaster Luke shoots him towards the Dark Clan. Using his Slug Fu Frost flies up freezes the doors preventing the Dark Clan member from escaping.
"Oh no you don't!" Luke yells as the Dark Clan member hissed at him. "Bring it!"
The Dark Clan throws an Greneater and a Barreto ghoul as they transform the Barreto wraps around his feet allowing the Greneater to fly in and explode sending him crashing into some tables.
"Ugh." Luke groans picking himself up. "Oh, so we're playing like that huh? Mess him up Joltz." Luke said firing a Tazerling.
The Dark Clan counters with a Grimmstone and when the two of them transform Joltz releases a bolt of lightning zapping the Grimmstone making it fall to the ground.
The Dark Clan looks around to see he was backed into a corner as Luke walked forward. "Alright Burpy, it's your turn." Luke said as Burpy nods and jumps into his blaster. Pointing the blaster right at it Luke glares. "Nowhere to run."
The Dark Clan member looks around and sees all the exits were blocked…all except for one window. Turning back to Luke it sees that it would have to continue his search another time. "Shane." It growls before throwing a Ghouled Xmitter which releases a green light that shorts out all appliances including Luke's wrist blasters.
Using the opening the Dark Clan member jumps to the window. Grabbing onto the edges it turns back to Luke and glares before making its escape.
Burpy pops out of the blaster and onto Luke's shoulder and chirps in apology.
"It's not your fault Burpy he got me too." Luke frowns as Burpy chirps gesturing around them making Luke's eyes widen. "Burpy, you're brilliant! If he wants that power the Dark Clan is going to have to come back here and find it, but when he does we'll be ready." Luke said as he holds out his finger to and Burpy high oned him.
"Come on let's get back to Grandpa and tell him and Dad the news." Luke said as Burpy nods.
As Luke made his way out the door he didn't realize someone was watching him from a small opening from the door.
On the other side of the door was a girl with red and yellow hair. This was Sunset Shimmer.
"Wha-What was that? And what were those things?" She said speechless at the battle she just saw.
Back at the house Luke was sitting at the table with Will as they contacted Eli and Luke explained to them what he saw.
"It was the craziest thing in the world. Out of nowhere this large burst of energy shot up into the sky and then this rainbow like attack creating a flash of light." Luke said.
"Incredible, never before in the history of Slugterra has there been anything like that." Will said.
"Luke the Dark Clan is clearly after the energy that you saw. Where did you find it?" Eli asks.
"Canterlot High School and when I arrived it looked like a huge battle had just taken place." Luke said.
"Well now we know why they came up here to the surface. Luke you have to find that energy before the Dark Clan does." Eli said.
"Agreed, but how am I gonna have enough time to sneak around a school? It takes awhile before everyone leaves." Luke asks.
Will pauses to think when he gets an idea. "Not if you're enrolled." He said getting his son and grandson's attention. "Hear me out if Luke goes to Canterlot High he'll have all day, 5 days a week to search the school top to bottom for the energy and no one will be onto him. We just need to sign him up for a few classes and we're in."
"Wait a minute. I have to go back to school?" Luke asks not liking the sound of this. Both adults look at him with serious expressions on their faces stating now is not the time. "When do I need to be there by?" Luke sighs in defeat.
"I'll call the school first thing tomorrow to see if we can get Luke enrolled." Will said.
"Luke keep us informed about what you find and keep you and your slugs close on hand." Eli said as Luke nods.
"I will dad." Luke said as he hung up.
Burpy hops over to him and chirps.
"Well Burpy looks like we have another obstacle in our way." Luke said as Burpy smiles signalling he had his back.
Picking him up Luke walks back to his room. "Come on, after a long day like today we could use some sleep."