Hunt For A Shane

Chapter 5: Awakening

It took a bit but Eli did start to regain consciousness. His body felt heavy and his arm was throbbing. His eyes felt heavy but he kept trying to open them. He heard voices nearby. they were arguing. "when will this guy wake up? and why is he still in there?" a male voice said. "keep your voice down" a female voice said. Eli twitched slightly. "Zoe, he moved" Tommy said. Zoe looked back at Eli and she did see him move a bit. "hes waking up" she said.

Eli opened his eyes. He found himself in a bed that was very comfortable and had no idea how he got here or where he was. Zoe looked around to Eli. "you're awake" she said. Eli touched his head with his uninjured arm and felt a bandage around his head. "where am i?" he asked, voice hoarse. Zoe gets a glass of water and hands it to him. Eli drinks the water and it helped a lot. "better?" she asked.

Eli nodded. "yes" he said. He tried to sit up but Zoe pushed him back down. "stay still" she said. Eli layed back down. "where am i?" he asked. "you are in mine and my brothers cavern" she said. Eli touched the bandage around his head again. His head was so fuzzy. "so im in your home?" he asked.

Zoe nodded. "yes and be careful, you had a really bad fall." she said. Eli could only remember his slugs. Were they okay? he thought. He sees Burpy and the other slugs on a pillow. He sighed with relief, then, he heard his stomach growl. Zoe heard it. "hungry?' she asked. Eli nodded yes. Zoe smiled and went out of the room to get the food. she stepped into the kitchen. Tommy came in the room and smirked at how defenseless Eli looked.

Zoe came back with a full plate of food and she glared at Tommy before handing Eli his food. Eli could only use his uninjured arm and he started to eat. The food tasted delicious and he smiled slightly. "is it good?" Zoe asked. Eli nodded since he had his mouth full of food. Zoe smiled and she left the room so Eli can eat in peace and pulled her brother along. Tommy grumbled when he was made to leave as well.

~With Twist~

while The rest of the shane Gang were still following what they thought was Burpy. Twist was heading the other way. He was going to find Eli Shane before the Shane gang does. He sees Eli's Mecha and footprints going from it. "Bingo" Twist muttered. He followed the trail. the trail soon stopped at the entrance of an underground cave. "this is where the trail ends. He has to be down there." Twist said. He pounded a pike into the ground and threw a rope down.

But when he looked down into the etrance, he realized how far down it was. He whistled. "thats a long way down." he said aloud. He headed down with the rope and wondered how Eli haf survived the fall. when Twist touched down on the floor of the underground cave, he looked around. There was a bit of blood on the rocks, from where Eli had cut his back open and on one rock where the head blow came from.

he was here...but where is he now? Twist wondered. He headed down a path that lead to somewhere, not knowing that it was the path to Zoe and Tommy's house.

~With the rest ofg the shane Gang~

Trixie, Kord and Pronto had been following the not Burpy and were led to a dead end. "Its a dead end!" Trixie said. "why are we following a slug when, I, Pronto can lead us to Eli?" Pronto said. Trixie glared at him. "Pronto! You dont even know where Eli is!" she said. Kord sighed. "calm down Trixie, I know you're worried but yelling at everyone wont help." he said

Trixie frowned. "sorry." she said. "it okay Trixie. We will find Eli" Pronto replied. I hope Eli is okay Trixie thought. The not Burpy chirps, eager to keep going. "lead us in the right direction." Trixie said to the slug. Kord was glancing around. And again, the Shane Gang heads off, clueless that they are on a wild goose chase.