Eli Shane's father tells Infurnus (In U. S., it's Burpy), his slug, to find Eli and give him a letter. Eli is 15 yrs old and goes to Slugterra for the first time. He gets gear from his father's base and meets Pronto.(a proud and knowledgeable molenoid tracker) Later he meets Trixie who saves him from a slug slinger. He joins the slug slinging contest and wins the qualification round and gets a Tazerling from his opponent which he names Joules .