I studied the paper that Mr. Adam had given to me. Making a poster about hominid evolution…. great, I thought, shaking my head. I wished that I was able to speak to Syd, her nerves were so short lately. It didn't help that she had gotten even more jittery after she came back from the hospital, flinching every time someone spoke to her. Traumatized. Sydney won't admit it, but she's traumatized. And had also sent me to question her sanity, Sydney made me promise that if something happened, that I would fight it. I had a feeling that something different happened at the warehouse that she was 'taken' to, than what we were told. A familiar, but not so friendly face came into my line of view.
"Go away, Noah." I said coldly, he shrugged and went over to a desk and sat down in it.
"What's your problem, anyway? I didn't do anything to you." He snapped back, fixing his glasses. I snorted, but didn't say anything to him. "Fine, be like that." Noah muttered darkly, shaking his head and pulling out his own work. I was trying to focus on the poster, only to find my thoughts wandering to the strange incident, the green head (I finally figured it was a head) outside the Biology room window, and….. I looked into my backpack at the gray stone inside of it, glowing softly, but enough so I could only see it. Looking over at Noah, checking to see if he wasn't paying attention to me, and pulled it out. It looked exactly like Whenua's Toa stone, only this one was darker in color and a more ominous appearance. With furrowed eyebrows, I tried to figure out what it was, and how it got here.
"Hey, where'd you get that?" I flinched and looked at Noah, his dark blue eyes eying the stone.
"Why would you care?" I asked sharply.
"Because it looks like an Earth Toa stone." This caught me off guard. Since when does Noah know about Bionicles?
"OK, Genius. Have any idea where it came from?" I said, now worried slightly and annoyed. Noah shrugged.
"Beats me." He said, shaking his head. Then he grinned. "Wonder how much you could make off of that." I looked horrified at him. "If that thing is the real deal, you could make big bucks outta it."
"As if I wanted to. Geez, it could mean something." I said sharply, glaring at him. I knew that something was up with that kid, I didn't know what, but there was something. It bothered me.
"Well, you should get rid of it, if it means something, it's bad news." Noah retorted, eyes narrowing. I stood up and walked up to him, despite the fact I was taller than him by four inches, Noah still held a powerful stance. I looked at him and grabbed his shirt.
"I never really liked you, so I'll keep it simple." I hissed at him. "You stay out of my business, and I stay out of yours. Got that?" I said. Noah didn't say a word, he only returned a mischievous smile as I let go of him. It was the sudden hissing that grabbed both of our attention. Slowly, we both turned and saw Rahkshi. Two of them. I gulped, watching the two of them and identifying them as a Heat Vision Rahkshi and a Power Scream Rahkshi. While they aren't the most powerful, they're still a force to be reckoned with. I looked at Noah, seeing that he was just as confused and worried as I was.
"Go to the left, I'll go to the right." Noah whispered. I nodded. "GO!" At this, we split and rapidly circled around the two. As we neared the door, a blast of heat shot past us and hit the door, causing for it to erupt in flames. Thankfully, it alerted everyone in the school, unfortunately, our only other options for escape where to the room next door, or the windows. Why me? I thought, grabbing my bag and making a mad dash to where Noah hid.
"OK, now what do we do!" Noah hissed, glaring at me.
"Oh, so its now my fault?!" I whispered angrily at him, returning the glare. Noah scuffed and rolled his eyes. I watched his expression change to realization.
"I think they're after you."
Now it was my turn to look angry. "What makes you think that?!"
"Well, put two and two together! You think you're the only one who noticed those heads a while ago! And that new kid suddenly disappeared, and nobody looked for him! Not to mention that Sydney has been acting panicky every time we bring up the subject of her being kidnapped! And the fact that you got that stone!" Noah said in a hushed tone, eyeing the door to our left. I didn't answer him, and looked at our options at this point. If Noah is right, and we both get out, I'm putting everyone else in the school at risk. If I get caught, they might leave everyone else alone…. I hope…. I looked around, hoping for any other option. But there wasn't any. I looked to Noah, who was trying to figure something out.
"Noah, I don't like you at all, but you need to run!" I hissed to him, hearing a Rahkshi walk closer to where we were hiding. Noah looked oddly at me. "Go! Before they get over here!" I nearly hollowered. Noah's eyes widened with what looked like confusion written all over his face. Before I could say anything, something whacked me upside the head, and I fell unconscious.
I awoke to Noah yelling at someone or something. I blinked the grogginess out of my eyes and slowly sat up, groaning.
"Oh, it looks like the 'hero' is awake.." Noah stopped his yelling enough to say that.
"Shut up, shorty. It's not my fault I got knocked out." I retorted, again groaning. I had a major headache, and I couldn't even see where Noah was. Well… maybe….. I could almost see where he was in the shadows, which was strange. "Noah… What happened after I got knocked out?" Noah didn't answer, instead, a light started to come down the hallway. I blinked at the lightstone, and stared in shock at what was in the light. A Makuta, flanked by a Rahkshi of Hunger. He only glanced at our cells, and smirked, and continued on his way. We remained silent until the light was gone, then Noah spoke.
"To be honest with you, your eyes changed color, and the two Rahkshi grabbed us and went into a portal…. after that… well… they brought us here." He stated, nodding to the cells that we were in. "You were out for a while too. "They brought us what I think is food." I looked at the bowl that was at the cell door. Sure enough, there was a type of gruel or porridge inside of it, though I wasn't sure if it was edible.
"Geez… I wonder what the hell they want with me..." I muttered to myself, and grabbed the bowl and looking at it.
"Beats me…. Geez, your eyes are freaking me out." Noah replied to my-self asked question, and shivered. I looked up at Noah, but I didn't say anything to him.
It was several hours before a couple of Rahkshi came to get us. We were both asleep in our cells when they opened them. I awoke to one chaining me by the hands. I delivered a sharp kick to the head. The Heat Vision Rahkshi responded with a sharp whack, dazing me. Noah didn't really struggle like I thought he would. Something's up with him. I thought hazily as we were led down the winding hallways. Noah grumbled about being woken up, with what hair he had was frazzled. I was sure he had the better end of the stick about that issue. Voices slowly filled the hallway as we got closer. Finally, we came to an open space, and what looked like a throne in the middle. Voices that were now clearer, but I still couldn't make out what they were saying. Though I did hear that some of them had turned their attention to me.
"Is that him?"
"Has to be, look at him!"
"He sure is small…"
"HUSH! We have to encourage him if Teridax wants him as his warrior!" This caught my attention. Teridax was the leader of the Brotherhood, the one who caused the Great Cataclysm. Noah looked around at the gathered Makuta as well, unsure of what was going on. I could also pick out some of the Makuta mentioned in the books. Gorast(I think) was glaring daggers at me, as if I was some type of vermin. Roodaka was also there, but she seemed more interested in how Noah and I looked.
"Bitch Queen." Noah muttered to me, causing me to snort. Roodaka sent a sharp look to Noah, but blinked, as if she was trying to figure out if it was an insult sent at her. That only made Noah's comment even funnier. I stifled a giggle as all the other Makuta suddenly went silent. The two of us soon realized why they had become silent as footsteps tromped from behind until they stopped right behind us.
"Well then, it seems our 'guests' are awake." Teridax said in a scary sweet tone. The Makuta who walked by our cells was behind him.
"They are both quite different than the human's that you've encountered before father." Said the unknown Makuta. Teridax nodded, but kept his eyes on me.
"But the girl had some extreme power inside of her, barely suppressed." He chuckled. "I can say that when she comes, she won't be as powerful as before. Now tell me human-" He leaned forward to the two of us. "-what is your name?" Noah gulped slightly, and I didn't dare speak.
"My name is Noah, and his is-"
"Shut up!" I hissed at him, turning to glare at him. The larger Makuta chuckled.
"You have no choice in this matter. You are already destined to be my warrior." He said as he took out a bladed staff and pointed it at us.
"Okay, and could you give me at least three reasons why I should believe you?" I said as I raised my eyebrow in response. Teridax smiled.
"Your Toa stone, it is of Shadow." Was his response.
"And why was I dragged into this?!" Noah demanded, clearly not caring of what might happen. The Makuta behind Teridax gave him a look, and Noah fell silent.
"Then you don't know. Your friend, the Watson girl, is destined to become a Toa herself." I froze, letting his words sink in. "And I won't allow that, for one." He hissed. "There are five others, as well. And I hoped that you would help me kill them."
"As if!" I yelled, wrenching on the chains that held me. The leader of the Brotherhood only smiled.
"There are five others as well, destined to be Toa as well." As he spoke, 6 orbs suddenly appeared, showing me my five friends, and a man I didn't know. Jessica looked like she was swearing at her TV. Amanda was playing Minecraft and setting things on fire*(Dang that girl is like Lewa in some ways…)*. Emilee was listening to music, the man was building something with Legos*. Kasey was cooking something, and Sydney was playing Dead Space 3, yelling random words at the TV, clearly jumped.
"So, you're telling me that either I help you kill my friends, or my friends still die? What kinda stupid deal is that?!" I yelled. Teridax eyes narrowed in anger, then looked at a green and black Makuta who was standing at the back.
"Apparently, our new 'nominee' hasn't accepted his position." He stated as he gestured at me. "Mutran, perhaps you can 'persuade' him with a few 'upgrades'." He told the Makuta, and Mutran grinned.
"Of course, my lord." The bat-like Makuta said, then looked at me with a sadistic grin. I shuddered as I remembered how Mutran was noted to be the most sadistic of the Brotherhood of Makuta. Noah gulped.
"Dude, just accept the deal! It'll be better that way." He whispered to me. I had enough of Noah. I whirled around to him, and backhanded him, despite the fact I was still cuffed into the shackles. Noah stumbled, then glared at me. "Do you seriously want to die?!"
"Better to die than to kill my friends!" I yelled back at him, aiming for another swing. The Makuta had started to chatter excitedly, but I didn't care at that point, I just want to beat some sense into the shorter teen. That was till the burning pain hit. I gasped, unsure of what it was that hit me, I attempted to look around, but the pain was paralyzing. It felt as if my bones were changing, growing, and my organs moving positions. I screamed, the pain was exhilaratingly horrible. After what seemed forever, the pain slowly ebbed away, leaving me on the floor quivering. The chatter from the Makuta stopped, in awe of the sudden turn in events. Noah even froze, confused and if not startled.
"W-wha-what are you, some kind of freak Toa or somthing?" Noah gasped, clearly scared. I looked up at him confused.
"I'm not a freak, Noah." I said harshly, slowly sitting up. Pain flashed through my body it wasn't as bad as before, but it was enough for me to grit my teeth. That's when I realized that I could see everything in the shadows, and that my hands were free from the restraints.
"Apparently, the organic's anger caused for him to transform." Mutran mused, and he turned to Teridax. "Perhaps I could test this observation with the… spare." He said, and looked at Noah with an appraising eye. I glared at the Makuta. Even though I seriously hated him, no living being deserved to be experimented on.
"Maybe I should try it on you." I spat, getting to an upright position. That was when I saw what had happened to me. My body was…. different than how I looked before. I was officially towering over Noah. I had armor on my arms and legs. I… I was a Toa. Kra-Toa. "Wha? What did you do to me?" I whispered, starting to shake slightly.
"You took the words right out of my mouth, freak." Noah said, I shot daggers at him and made an advance to him.
"Listen here Noah, I…. I don't know what happened just now…. But we need to get out!" I hissed lightly to him. Noah shook his head.
"Maybe you want to. But not me. I like it here." I froze at this sudden sentence. Was he joking with me? Or was he really going this far to show that he hated me? "You think I'm joking with you?" he asked at my befuddled expression. "Well I'm not. I might have told you before, but I'm a bad guy, whether you like it.. Or not." The Mukuta 'ooed' at this, nodded and whispered their approval. Teridax put his hand on my shoulder.
"You should follow his example. And besides…. would you want your friend to suffer the pain of being a Toa, and possible die by…. 'evil' here? Or have her die a human? She's a pretty frail thing." I knocked his hand away.
"Sydney is not any of those things." I retorted hotly.
"Then why did she beg for mercy when I took her captive, hmmm? Explain that one to me." Teridax whispered. I blinked, and thought of an answer.
"She was scared, that was probably the only reason why!"
"Then she begged me to leave her family alone, and to kill her instead."
"She didn't want her family hurt!"
"You're just making up excuses to convince yourself she isn't weak!" Teridax hissed. "That's… what you're trying to do. Convince yourself that she isn't weak! Like the rest of your people." He turned to Noah. "You, on the other hand. We could use someone like you." He then turned to the green eyed Makuta behind him and nodded. He then took Noah out of the room, leaving me behind with all the other Makuta. I gulped slightly, unsure of my next move. Teridax nodded, and Mutran grabbed me from behind.
"HEY! LET ME GO!" I yelped, attempting to aim a punch at him, but with no avail.
"Oh, don't squirm around like that. I may accidentally rip off that arm." He said. I froze at that statement, but continued to struggle anyways.
I'm going to need to figure out something quick, or else I'm Makuta-bones! I thought as Mutran began dragging me towards the exit. As we passed through the threshold, I noticed that there was little light within the hallways, thus covering them in shadows.
Wait a second… since I control the shadows thanks to my new form, perhaps I can provide a few 'obstacles' for Mutran! I realized as said Makuta began heading towards a larger gateway. Now, who to create? I thought as I tried to think of a being who would be able to counter Mutran.
"Enjoy your last 2.5 minutes of fresh air before we begin your… 'reconditioning'." Mutran chuckled, and I was jarred out of my thoughts to realize that we were no longer anywhere near where the throne room was. I shot him a look, still trying to think of what I could do to stop him. A thick wall of shadow suddenly appeared before Mutran, forcing him to stop. He blinked, and smirked. "A feeble attempt, but neither the less proving that you are a fast learner." He said, sounding amused at my attempt to stop him. "Sadly, it's not enough." He stated, and attempted to walk through it… only to fail. It was… sort of funny. Only because he continued to try to walk through it. He turned and glared at me.
"This might take a little while." I quipped, smiling shyly. He growled as he realized that he wasn't going to get through easily, then yanked on my arm with great with great effort, causing for me to let out a scream from the pain.
"You better disperse the wall, Toa, or else I might get a little… forgetful." He hissed as he twisted my arm, causing for me to let out another scream.
Mata Nui, trying to stop Mutran is like trying to beat the Shadow… Devil… I thought as Mutran continued to twist my arm, then grinned as I realized who would I could use as my 'champion'. The thought quickly manifested, and the wall of shadow shrank, and condensed into a smaller, but limber yellow eyed being came to being. Mutran and I stared at it.
"... What the?" Mutran said in confusion as he looked at the being, then started laughing. "Well, this sure got interesting! Nothing better than a fighter…. and they are the ones who are easy to break."
"Well, it's not exactly what I was going for, but…" I muttered to myself, then imagined the being attacking Mutran. Instantly, it charged at the Makuta, who was shocked at it's speed, and began slashing at him with much enthusiasm. Without realizing that he had let go of me, he attacked the being. It's now or never! I thought, and bolted in the opposite direction, away from Mutran, and away from the throne room. The only thing I hoped was that I didn't get lost quickly,but in order to shake off a Makuta, several turns are possibly required. After what seemed to be hours of running, I came to a stop to catch my breath.
"I think I lost them." I said to myself, then realized that I was now in a more cavernous opening, with gems protruding out of the walls and the floor being unkempt and apparently rarely used. The only thing that I could think of that fit this was the Onu-Metru cave systems.
And it seems I lost myself. I thought as I stood back up and looked for any other exits. There were two other paths, excluding the one I had just come from, with the first leading straight forward into a hallway that I could barely make out the floor after while the second path led upwards, and I could make out what looked like support beams farther ahead.
"Looks like there's only one safe way to go." I muttered, then got up and began heading towards the passageway leading upwards. I just hope I made the right choice, I thought as I headed up the path, and hopefully out of the Makuta's territory.
Michael: … D**n, I'm glad that I'm no longer with Teridax and the other Makuta.
Thanatos's Scribe: I wouldn't be too sure about that. *grins viciously*
Toa-of-Spirit:... Mike….. You majorly jinxed yourself…
Michael: o_o' … Crap! *Runs off into the distance*
Toa-of-Spirit:... *To Thanatos* Must you do that? It's bad enough that he's been caught by the Makuta. But anyways, this story is going onto Thanatos's Scribe's page because Michael is his character. Anything you'd like to add?
Thanatos's Scribe: Actually, yes. *Turns to audience* For those reading this on my page, this is a prequel for Toa-of-Spirit's story, 'Bionicle Unmei No Yobidashi (Call of Destiny)', so those who like this story should head over to her page to find out what happens to Sydney and the others. Besides that, all I've got to say is that I hope you enjoyed the story so far, and please leave a review below telling us what you think of the story, and possibly follow and favorite the story, also.
Toa-Of-Spirit: And we leave you here, as Michael begins his descent into darkness. Will he escape, or succumb to the darkness? Stay tuned! And Ciao! ... OH WAIT! You guys are probably wondering what these * are for! I planned on putting them in so that I could say a couple of things about the story XD. Should've put them at the top, but here you go!
1. One of my friends did that in Minecraft. She set the forest on fire in creative…. Don't do this at home, kids!
2. Lego's are fun… nuff' said….