The North American Champion 🛑

Decisions and Plans

(Butch POV)

"Shit! I knew he would be mad." Butch said as he reached for a sandwich from the table before slouching back. He hadn't wanted to come either but it was either his mom or him but it was just to dangerous for her. He just couldn't let her come.

"Wow I've never seen him like this. Why doesn't he like you here Butch?" Trixie asked looking over her shoulder at the door Eli just left, she was worried. Eli was acting different and she could see Kord noticed the same.

"Ya bro he looks pretty shook, plus he never talks about the surface." 

Butch started to chew his lip. He knew how picky Eli was about info. Especially family stuff, but everyone was like that with this stuff going on. He scratched his head, "I don't know if I should say... Eli is already pissed at me being here. But, uh, where did he go?"

"Probably training so he can become like the great Pronto." Both Trixie and Kord rolled their eyes as Pronto declared with his usual flair, while also stuffing his mouth with sandwiches.

"I'm not so sure guys, he looked really pissed. Like worse than after Blakk," Trixie said with a sideways glance towards the door as the room fell silent.

Butch broke the silence, "so how is the runt doing down here? He always was really antisocial at home, but here he acts so different." Butch noticed how Eli hated living with his family after Uncle Will disappeared, like we were holding him back from being here. But it makes sense now he looked happier, and Butch liked to see his younger cousin less depressed.

"Fine, I guess. He seems happy and has gotten more confident as he learns new ways to sling his slugs and makes more allies and friends, us included, but he seems to be spacing out more and waking up in the middle of the night ever since-"

"He doesn't need to know Trix." Eli said walking in the doorway, "Butch, I'll come for a week. That's it though. Got it?"Eli said walking in. When Butch nodded.

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(Eli POV)

 Eli sent him to see some slug shooting with Pronto as he talked with Kord and Trixie.

"I'm gonna be honest. I'm going to the surface for a while. As I said I'll be back in a week."Eli said once the three were alone.

"But Eli don't we get a say in this?" Trixie questioned.

"Ya bro you can't just leave us here." Eli Knew Kord was right.

"I wish I could say yes but it's necessary. My Aunt is mad at me for coming and if I don't go, I don't know what she will do," he said turning away, a nervous look in his eyes. "Butch came as a warning. he doesn't want her hurt so he insisted he come first but that's all he could do." Damn he knew how much Butch cared no matter how much he picked in Eli as a kid.

"Okay bro but I hope you know what your doing," Kord looked skeptical.

Eli scratched his head, "Not really but that's why I need to talk to you. I have a plan."

He explained how if he wasn't back in 8 days he needed Trixie to fly up The Drop and come find him. He made a sketch with Kord in how the device for tracking Burpy needed to look if it was going to look normal. And where Eli would leave surface clothes for Trixie if she came.

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It took three days but the plan for Eli's visit to the surface was ready. Eli put on the Extra clothes Butch had brought for him and prepared for them to ride Burpy up The Drop. 

"Ready?" Eli asked. Butch nodded as Eli shot Burpy. The slug transformed into his rider mode with the blue flames and flew over to grab the passengers. The two jumped on and rocketed up the hole in the top of the cavern after a quick goodbye to the others below.

A/N Sorry to all interested in this story for not updating. My life has been crazy and my parents kinda freaked at me for getting a 45% on my midterm so... Yeah. Thanks to all that read my writing. I know it's kinda shitty so I'll try to get better and maybe come back to rewrite this. Anyways see you next chapter.