Munching on our sandwiches made for lunch, Eli suggested that it was time to get Mia and I some new mecha beasts, claiming that he finally understood how uncomfortable it was to be the passenger after he himself rode with Kord to Splinterback Cavern this morning.
Of course, Mia and I failed to agree with his statement. I really don't think I need to have my own mecha beast. They cost an arm and a leg, and it wasn't necessary since some of our mechas, Lucky and Boomer, can fit two riders.
On the other hand, I bet Mia just wants to ride with Eli for the rest of her life.
Regardless, Eli insisted, and we decided to pay a visit to the forge.
"Wow..." I mumbled in awe, staring up at the skyscraping factory. Across a polluted river, the imposing, multistory building was about a mile tall, with massive automated purple doors installed to seal its grand entrance. A large circular cyan window was placed right above the doors, adding to the glam of the forge.
"And once again, Pronto the magnificent tracker led the Shane Gang to the western port!" Pronto exclaimed with a smirk, and Trixie facepalmed.
"Whatever," Trixie said, rolling her eyes. We dismounted our mechas and headed towards the entrance, with Mia on my right and Eli next to her. Hero and Phoenix hopped onto my shoulders from my backpack and chirped, keened to explore the manufactory. Kord walked forward and pressed onto a screen that was installed beside the entrance. It let out a buzz before a voice sounded.
"Beast Forge," it spoke.
"Yeah we're here to see Grendel," Kord said, and the monitor flickered into a green screen, granted us access. The towering doors creaked open, departing sideways, opening the entrance. On the other side of the door, another cavetroll rushed out from the factory and gave Kord a tight, big hug.
"Kord! Boy it has been so long since I last saw you!" the new cavetroll said with a wide grin. "Look at you! You're much bluer now!"
"Grendel! My man!" Kord replied, and tightened the hug. I smiled at their little reunion. Grendel had orangish-brown hair and moustache, and was wearing a dark green body vest. He was slightly taller than Kord, slightly buffer as well.
They pulled away from their hug and Grendel glanced at the rest of us. "Good to see ya all too," he smiled and waved at us. His eyebrows raised when he caught a glimpse of the two new members of the Shane Gang.
"You must be Alessia!" he exclaimed, walking up to us. "And Mia!" Mia and I gave him a warm smile and shook his hand. "Indeed. Nice to meet you, Grendel," I greeted. "Kord must've told you a lot about us."
"Kord? Yeah, he did mentioned a thing or two, but I get to really know you through Slugnet!" Grendel explained, a huge grin surfaced on his face. "All thanks to Trixie's tremendous a-day-in-my-life videos!"
I looked over at Trixie and raised an eyebrow at her. She let out a sheepish smile and laughed awkwardly. "About that..." she trailed.
"You didn't know?" Grendel questioned as I turned to face him. "Dude, you're famous!"
My eyes widened at the unforeseen news. I shared a glance with Mia. She too was surprised by it.
And of course, Pronto had to come to the rescue.
"Alessia and Mia are not signing any autographs," Pronto said as he stood in between me and Grendel. "Pronto, however, have some fabulous poses," he said, flexing his non-existent bicep muscles and six-pack abs, just to be pulled away by Kord.
"Sorry," Kord smiled sheepishly as he dragged Pronto out of the way with him struggling and yelling at Kord to stop.
"So, Grendel, we are here to get some new mechas for both of them," Eli explained, gesturing at Mia and I. "Do you mind showing us around and recommending some mechas?"
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Key To My Heart || Slugterra
Fanfiction"Goodbye Ales, wait for me. I promise, we will meet again." ... She thought her life could not get any worse after her childhood crush mysteriously left her. Little did she know that it was just the beginning. Alessia discovered the secret undergro...
