Disclaimer that makes no sense to put in, but we put in anyways, I do NOT own Bionicle, obviously, otherwise you know, it would still be a theme, it would have a lot more Morally dubious decisions and everyone would fail in the end and die long painful deaths, also there would be female members of each tribe, more varied toa teams, etc.
I was having an argument with myself on writing this, well more particularly, how to write this. Originally I was going to write it as entirely Normal Bionicle. Except I had ideas for later scenes or stories set in the universe that worked better with humans. So I'm going with Humanized, maybe I'll change my mind and quit and go back to writing it as normal Bionicle, but whatever, this is how I'm doing it for now.
This is an AU by the way, it is set during/after the Mask of Light. I did NOT come up with the idea for this Alternate Universe, credit goes to someone else, I am not sure who, because I forgot who it was, since this idea was suggested by someone like a full year ago. So whoever they are this idea is awesome, and I love it, unfortunately they never did anything with it, which is why I am writing this.
CHAPTER 1: A Twist In Fates
Takanuva watched the celebrating matoran from his spot on the stone ridge at the edge of the Mangai. Once, not long before, there had been a city there, a city where he lived, at least when he wasn't adventuring. During the battle with the Rahkshi it was destroyed, sinking into the deep lava flow of the volcano. Half of him hated himself for not being there to defend it, he never realized how much he would miss it, not until he could never return.
Maybe he was redirecting, his best friend, Jaller, had died as well, he threw himself at a Rahkshi to save him, to get Takua to save the island, to fulfill his duty. "Well, you did it Jaller. I saved everybody. I would have died doing it was well, if Tahu hadn't grabbed me before I fell into that energized Protodermis, well I'd be dead right now."
Takanuva let out a deep, heartfelt sigh. Looking up he tried to look happy, brushing his golden-blond hair from his eyes. The white circlet around his head with a glowing amber-stone in the center seemed off with him wearing it. Once it had been a burden, the Mask of Light, it had been in its full helmet form then. Takanuva tried to smile, as the Matoran, and the Toa spent time smiling and talking, being cheerful and glad that Makuta was finally gone.
Suddenly he heard it, a noise like a thousand thunder claps, a great roaring noise, the earth quaked below him, shaking, and the Mangai bubbled, the rocks began to slide into the volcano. Takanuva rushed forwards grabbing the nearest matoran away from the edge. The red haired group of matoran thanked him, the other Toa were helping to clear away the other matoran, moving further from the rim of the Volcano. Then Takanuva saw him, Vakama stood at the volcano's edge, he turned trying to run, but seemed slow, he was old now, much older than the others, and as he ran he seemed so slow. Takanuva stood frozen, just as he had been before when Jaller threw himself at the Rahkshi, he watched as the eldery man, with greying red hair tripped, falling onto the dark stone ground, Takanuva let out a cry as the stone shelf broke away sliding into the magma.
Takanuva stood there blinking, and then the world exploded in front of him. Fire shot from the depths of the mountain, painting the skies black with ash and smoke, debris crashed down as the lava spread across the mountain side. Screaming woke Takanuva from his moment of distraction, he ran towards the sound throwing the matoran from their place. Then everything fell silent, looking up Takanuva saw it, in the smoke were two red glowing eyes. Once more thunder sounded through the air, not true thunder, it fell and rose as if it were laughter. Then the voice spoke, as deep as the earth, loud and hollow, the depths spoke.
"How Pathetic you all are. Toa trying to save everyone, Matoran running away, as usual, allowing your world to break, and burn around you. I must thank you all, after all I could not have become this without your help, you in particular were of great help Takua. You let me become this great and magnificent being before you. What shall you do? Plead for Mercy? Try and Fight me? Well, I must say that it will be amusing." The voice spoke, so loudly it was almost deafening.
"We shall stand united against you Makuta, as we always have before. We are Toa, from now until we die." This voice belonged to Gali, the young woman's mask had activated, her blue hair was carefully stowed away inside the helmet.
The laughter started again, "Shall you indeed? No, I think that you will be too busy to Unite. After all, how can unite when the island itself is divided?"
The earth began to let out a groan as it tore itself open, fire spewed from the earth, as the Matoran ran, away from the long visible crack forming across the earth infront of them. Takanuva stepped back unable to stop the earth from tearing itself apart, unable to do anything of value to save them.
The sky above was black, there was no starlight, no moonlight, only the dark grey-black of the dark stars. The red glowing eyes faded, and Takanuva looked around. The world had changed in a minute, everything he had known was gone, and the island was under Makuta's control. Takanuva whispered under his breath, "I'm sorry Jaller, I guess I failed. I couldn't defeat Makuta, I couldn't save you."
The ground shook again, and the skies seemed to burst with thunder. "Takanuva, we need to go. This place, it is not safe. We need to head for Le-Koro."
Takanuva looked up, Gali stood there. Her yellow eyes seemed to be brimmed with tears, all of them had failed, their Unity had gotten them no where. He nodded, looking back one last time at the giant scar that now ran across the face of the island. Then the Toa and the Matoran began their march towards Le-Koro. A place they hoped would bring them at least some safety.
That was the First chapter. Like I said originally I was going to write this out as a Normal Bionicle Story, but I have ideas for this that might work better if it isn't a Normal Bionicle Story. So if you missed out this is an AU. Jaller is still dead since we never got Takutanuva, or whatever you call him to bring Jaller back. Jaller might come back by the end of this story, depends how I feel, or if I think it is possible.
Please note, I'm thinking of doing this story as a Trilogy, or possibly four stories. By the way to better clear up the Makuta Stuff, Makuta is partially in control of the island, but he is trapped in the Mata Nui body, which is asleep as well. Meaning Makuta is the universe below them as well. Why Makuta doesn't just kill them all is because he does not consider them a Threat right now. After all Makuta is not just the island, but the Universe, how could a couple of Toa possibly defeat him?
