I'm taking a break from Echo 4-1-9, and writing this. When I was a wee lad, I loved Bionicles. They were, and still are, the best things ever made by Lego. So, when I was browsing Fanfiction, and saw a Bionicle section, I just had to write this. Also, I do not own Bionicle, just my OC's. Enjoy, and please remember to leave a review.
"In the time, before time; the great spirit descended from the heavens, carrying we, the ones called the matoran, to this paradise." Tanu sighed, and tuned out Turaga Vakama. He and the other matoran had been listening to this story for nearly a thousand years now, and knew it by heart. It was the same every time; Mata nui created the Matoran, and gave them the three virtues. Mata nui's evil brother Makuta put him into a deep slumber, and sent his minions to terrorize the matoran. One day, six powerful heroes called the Toa would come to save the matoran, defeat Makuta, and awaken the Great Spirit. But now, it just seemed like a fairy tale. We have to stop waiting for help, and fight for ourselves. He thought to himself. He heard the rumors, that the village of Po-koro was nearly destroyed when a pack of Nui-Jaga attacked. Where were the Toa then? The combined guards of Ta-koro and Po-koro fended them off, not some mystical heroes. "However," Tanu perked up, not recognizing that part, "We turaga have been watching the skies. We believe that soon, the heroes of legend will arrive." Tanu rolled his eyes, as this was the same thing that Vakama said seven years ago. When the wizened Turaga dismissed everybody, the matoran began to head back to their respective Koro's.
"Hey! Tanu! Wait up!"
Tanu turned around, and saw a pretty Ga-matoran with a powerless Ruru running towards him. "Oh, hey Noku! What's up?"
"Not much, just the standard rahi attacks. Nothing to bad though. What about Ta-koro? Any major attacks there?"
"Nothing too major. Last attack was a swarm of Nui-Kopen, but Jala helped us beat them."
"Mata Nui! A whole swarm? Oh, hey I have to go, Nokama doesn't want any of us hanging around until the rahi threat ends." Tanu watched as Noku ran off with the other Ga-matoran.
"Okay, koli-head."
Tanu was a Ta-matoran, so he lived in the Mangai volcano with the rest of the ta-matoran. He was red, like the majority of ta-matoran. His mask, a powerless miru, was black, as were his feet. He was carrying his favorite Bamboo disk, as he always did, in his bag. As he headed off into the charred forest, he thought he saw six new stars appear in the evening sky. He thought nothing of it, and went back to his home. But in fact, they were there, and they were much more important than anyone could have realized.
(Ta-Koro Guard house)
Tanu wondered why Jala had called an emergency Guard meeting. "Okay matoran, we've just got some very bad news." Jala paced back and fourth down the line of the Guardsmen. "Ga-koro… It has been taken by rahi. A little while after we got back to Ta-koro, one of our sentries saw their warning fires light up." Tanu's heart sank when he heard that.
"We have to help them!" Tanu cried out.
"Are you crosswired? What did those Brakas ever do to help us?" spat one Ta-matoran
"Enough! Do you remember the three virtues? It's our duty to help those in need. That's why we're the guard. Tanu, I want you to lead this one. Take three, no wait, four guard members with you. Head to the Ta-wahi beach, there will be a transport there waiting for you."
"Yes sir, Jala. Thank you! I won't fail you, I promise!"
"I know you won't. Now, onto the issue of our Onu-Koro highway connection. Nuri said he saw a Muaka in there…" Tanu was excited; not only would he get to save Ga-koro from the rahi, but he was leading the journey himself. Tanu selected his fellow guard members Doru, Niro, Kuli, and Fudu to come with him. The group grabbed their Firestaffs and bamboo disks, and called for the bridge to be lifted.
"Wait!" cried out a fellow guard member, Kapura, as the bridge reached its maximum height, "Jala also wants… you to keep an eye out… for Takua; nobody's seen him for weeks."
"Okay! Good luck with the Muaka." Tanu and his Guardsmen turned around, and started their journey to Ga-koro. Tanu hoped that Noku was okay.
(Ga-koro)
"Noku! Run!" cried out Nokama as a powerful arm nearly hit the matoran.
"Aieee!" Noku had never been more scared in her life. One minute, her, Hali, and Maku were fishing, the next, a pair of Tarakava attacked Ga-koro. Hopefully help would come. Vhisola managed to light the warning fire, so help could be coming. I hope that Tanu comes. He could beat these monsters. Noku turned around, and saw yet another Tarakava attacking.
"Quickly, we must get to the boats! We must leave the village." cried out Nokama. As Noku, Nokama, and the rest of the Ga-matoran ran to the boats, they saw another boat heading towards Ga-koro.
"It's the Ta-matoran!" cried out Hali. Noku was overjoyed, and hoped that Tanu was on the boat. The boat crashed into one of the Tarakava, causing its infected kanohi to fly off. Five matoran got out of the wreckage, including Tanu. The matoran issued a battle cry, and proceeded to attack the other two Tarakava. A fierce battle ensued, and in the end, only one Tarakava remained. Tanu and Niro looked at each other, and nodded. Tanu ran towards Niro, who flipped Tanu up into the air. Tanu landed on top of the rampaging Tarakava, and used his firestaff to knock its mask off.
"Looks like we're done here."
"Tanu! Look out!" yelled Niro, as another sea monster rose from the water.
"Mata nui protect us. Tarakava nui!"
That's it for chapter one! I hope you guys enjoyed it. And just in case you didn't know what a Tarakava Nui was, it was like a giant version of a Tarakava. Until next time, please continue reading and reviewing.