Slugterra 2 Beyond Souls and Energy

1: Eli's Senses

"...will it be worth the..."

"...choice do we have..."

"Wait...why..."

"...for the greater good..."

"...can you say..."

"Please...answer me..."

"Eli!"

The sudden shake Eli Shane received by the shoulder grip tactic was the perfect response to wake him up from whatever he envisioned in his sleep.

Even Eli's Slugs were worried as well. While most of them were on the table, his most trusted Slug and their leader in general was at eye level yet upside down.

Burpy the Infurnus was able to land on Eli's head just after he woke. His other strong slugs were at the left arm and leg giving him enough of their warm in order to reverse the stress he just had. 

"Sorry, but I'm fine. It's just a headache." "Are you sure?" Kord asked "It looks like you were having a nightmare." 

"Well I'm just a bit sore. I know it's been a few days since Tad and my Birthday...." his sentence began to drift as he thought about that one day. He's 16 now, basically the age where his hormones would go berserk. But then again, nobody in Slugterra (except Burpy of course) knows...his little secret. Pronto, who was for some reason upside down, landed on his butt and raced to  the door to the garage.

"Pronto knows what would cheer you up, the King of Sling is expecting us at Lumino Cavern. It's something about your continued duties as a Shane or something." "Did you tell him about Eli's birthday?" "Bah, of course not. Pronto only told him Eli would start growing up."

While Kord and Pronto were at their usual rants, Eli finally got off the couch. Burpy hopped to his shoulder and chirped a sentence. Eli somehow could feel the Infurnus' joy and smiled back, hoping to keep that happiness they both share. Doc, the Ancestral Energy Elemental, assured the rest of Eli's arsenal that he'll be okay.

Joules the Tazerling had a private chat with the other of the Arsenal that Eli felt it was something more than talking, like he wanted to plan something. Suds the Bubbleone and Rookie the Blastipede made their way to open the main doors of the hideout as if giving Eli a chance to not exhaust himself by walking more.

"Alright, I guess we can go. It'll be nice to get some fresh air after that." Mission accomplice for Eli's Arsenal as they cheered. He lets them in his Backpack while he grabs LK-E or Lucky to get ready.

The trip to Lumino Cavern was not long, but was also not quick. Almost at the entrance was the self-proclaimed King of Sling himself. Everyone else in the cavern was either at their homes or were working on whatever their job was.

 "Ah, Eli! Good to see you once more. Pronto was telling me about some new challenge you have. Are you feeling ok?" The King almost gave him a hug, but Burpy and Joules reacted in harmless defense to give their Slinger some room. Eli didn't get mad at the scene, but he instead felt his talking sense take control "Well, my 16th birthday happened yesterday. And of course, you would know about...the thing. Which gets to this question of why is this important?"

The King of Sling didn't laugh, but he took a breathe "Eli, you have been fighting much more than just simple dreams. Ever since you freed the 99 Caverns of Dr. Blakk, we couldn't be any prouder. But there is more for a Shane than just curing Ghouls and guarding prisoners at Stalagmlite 17. 16 year old Shanes have the task of learning about tradition, because they need to remember who they are meant to be."

King of Sling: Well, Eli. Make way! Make way! Well Eli, it's time you knew. The path of Slugterra is all you need. The dancers are practicing. They dance to an ancient song.