Lego owns Bionicle and the name Ketongu, and Hasbro owns Transformers and Galem owns Tali, Iris, Ava, Amber, Alyan, Diego, Adhira, Valera, and Kasar.
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Chapter 1: Betrayal
Alyan walked down the hallway towards the training rooms, early that morning. 'Man, this has been one crazy ride.' He stretched a bit to wake himself up more. If it wasn't for his habit, he would have slept in. 'That incident with Insidious felt like it took forever. But I'm glad it's over, everyone is alive and alright, and we can all relax a bit to catch our breath.' Suddenly, there was a metal crash from the room he had just past, making him stall.
"Oh, you have GOT to be kidding me. What now?" He muttered angrily to himself as he jogged back to the room and opened the door.
Hearing hushed muttering, Alyan instinctively took to the shadows and silently moved closer to hear better and hopefully see who was in there. 'Who in the world is shifting around in here? You'd think everyone would be relaxing right now.' A second later, two figures ran quickly past him, almost too fast for Alyan to notice or hear.
'What th g?!' Alyan blinked twice but still kept his cover. 'What in the blazes was that?!'
About two seconds later, Alyan heard something large and metallic opening further down the hall outside of the room. Frowning, Alyan quietly made his way towards the sound, constantly keeping an eye out in case he spotted those things again. The last thing he needed was to get ambushed in here. Alyan noticed a large figure that looked oddly familiar, though he could not tell from where, messing with some crates that he remembered hearing had been brought from Xanthium's ship. 'How is this person and why are they messing with Xanthium's stuff?'
As he got closer, a color scheme and his body shape became more and more visible, and strangely more recognizable.
Alyan narrowed his eyes. 'Is that..?' He thought to himself. Alyan saw a familiar Toabot of Supernova opening a crate, setting off an alarm.
Alyan's eyes widened in shock. "Xanthium?" He gasped.
Upon hearing his name being called, Xanthium turned quickly towards the Toa of Stone with a worried expression. "Alyan, this is not what it looks like". Xanthium told him.
"Really?" Alyan raised an eyebrow as he stepped out into the light. "Then what is it? Because to me, it looks like you're breaking into one of your own crates."
Xanthium let out a sigh then, casting a glance to his left as he responded: "It DOES look that way, doesn't it"? It was exactly what he had been doing after all. Then looking back at the male Toa Rahayu of Stone: "But in my defense, it IS my storage".
"Then what's with the alarm?" Alyan crossed his arms across his chest. "I thought you were supposed to deactivate those things before opening your stuff." In the shirt time he had known Xanthium, the Toabot general was never forgetful.
Xanthium looked down sadly. "I can't. The Turaga deemed this stuff too dangerous to ever be used, so they put on a lock with a code that only they know". Xanthium then turned towards a small golden case on top of a large silver one, remembering exactly where he had put the ancient relic he was looking for. "But there's something in here". Xanthium told him, then walking closer towards the case. "Something much more powerful than the Requiem Blaster".
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Two minutes earlier...
Billy and Tali stood side by side in the training room, a few feet away from a wall with multiple, moving targets on it. As the two Toa leaders gazed carefully at the targets, both pulled out their main weapons, Billy his arrow-sword, and Tali, her gold and blue bow with water-shaped blades on the outer rims. Just hours before the teams had reached home from the Battle in the Mayan Ruins, Billy had decided to challenge Tali to a contest: whoever hits the most targets, wins. The reason he had decided to do this was because Ops was his best friend, the two having fought side by side for the past five years. He had even been there to talk Ops through the death of his older team. Because Billy had always treasured their friendship, Billy decided to take this opportunity to get to know the woman he was going to marry.
So far, from seeing how the two talked and reacted to each others presence, the two seemed to make a very decent couple. Both clearly had a love and care for each other that matched the way he had and always would care for his own wife, Toa Outilisa. Plus, the two were experts in the arts of battle, being two of the best. Every Toa team was here because they were the best. 'Best to have the best ones fighting with us rather than have a rookie get close to us and then die five seconds later'. Billy decided a long time ago. Sure, Billy was a guy who took his businesses seriously, including anything having to do with his team, but in his serious attitude, his greatest weakness was always allowing himself to grow close to his teammates. But because they relied on each other, it could also be considered a strength. Regardless, that aspect of Billy's personality wouldn't change anytime soon.
Billy just hoped Tali wouldn't be another casualty in this war. They had actually lost some Toa and Autobots in the Mayan Ruins, and that was bad enough on everyone's conscious, and the way Ops had been when he first joined the Toa Voya after having almost his entire team murdered, it had taken a lot just to get him to talk. If Tali had gotten killed in this war, Ops would certainly be worse. Because of this, Billy had once considered letting Ops go and talking Tali out of leading the Toa Rahayu, and leave everything to him. But then he had remembered the dedication both had to their jobs and that idea was out the window the second it had been formed. 'But now's not the time to think about that'. Billy decided as Tali's voice jolted him from his long train of thought.
"You ready, Billy?" Tali asked, excitement and eagerness twinkling in her eyes as she grinned at the Toa Voya leader. She always loved a challenge and could feel the tinges of adrenaline starting to run through her veins. 'This is going to be fun.' She chuckled to herself, fully ready to show her skills and get a little training in.
Billy grinned back, aiming at the moving targets as he taunted: "Are YOU"?
Just a short distance away, Ops watched the two Toa-Leaders as he leaned against a wall, a glad smile on his faceplates. To be honest, Ops was really happy that Billy was trying to get along with his fiancée. Both Billy and Tali were very important people to him, both being his best friends, though on different levels, and he couldn't imagine his life without either of them. Sure the two wouldn't always agree on everything, both of them being Co-leaders to the combined Toa team, but he figured it would still be better to have the two as friends than people who would want to make him choose between them. He would have enough of those if an argument ever arose on a strategy towards taking down some Makutacons. He planned on trying to figure out how to put those plans together to avoid backlash from either of them, should a situation like that arise so he was probably okay. Just as long as Tali and Billy got along, even if only most of the time, Ops would be happy.
Smirking, Tali aimed her arrow at the target, already making the calculations and necessary adjustments as she waited for the signal.
"Round 1... Begin". An automatic voice said, prompting both Tali and Billy to fire their arrows at their targets.
Keeping her breathing steady , Tali mentally timed the moving target and let the arrow fly from her bow. She didn't even pause to see if it had struck its mark before sending a second arrow flying towards another target. She repeated this rapid fire technique with the rest of the targets.
Billy was impressed as Tali's tactic worked, every arrow hitting a bulls eye. He smirked then. 'So that's how you want to play this'? Billy thought before then aiming his arrow-sword at the moving targets. Billy aimed carefully as he fired arrow after arrow, waiting for the arrows to reload in his sword. This was a slight advantage he had over Tali, while she had to reload her bow manually, Billy's sword reloaded automatically. Though it was technically cheating, this was what Tali had agreed to, that they both use their primary weapons. Billy was just giving her his best.
Tali stiffened a little, feeling the light prick of her pride getting hurt. But she shook it off as she sent her next arrow flying towards its mark. This was just a friendly competition with both contestants being at the top of their game. She smirked as she grabbed her next arrow. 'Just focus on the targets, don't get distracted'.
As the two Toa continued their match, Ops watched them both, amazed at how well both were doing. Then again, he couldn't be TOO surprised. Both of these leaders were two of the best of the best Toa out there. They had both been through many difficult battles and came out victorious. To be honest, with the skill set these two had, he wasn't sure WHO was going to win. Ops smiled wider as he leaned back against the wall, deciding to simply wait for the last result as he continued to watch them.
Tali gave a small smile as she came to the last two targets. Deciding to show off, she pulled out her last two arrows, drew them back on her bow at the same time, aimed carefully and let them fly at the same time as Billys. Her aim proved true as the arrows both hit their targets in sync. Almost immediately, the targets stopped, followed by an automatic voice from their scoring system.
"Score is Tali with fifteen hits, Billy with eleven. Tali won this match".
Ops smiled brightly, clapping for his fiance. "Nice Tali"!
Startled by the sudden clapping, Tali blinked as she turned to face her fiance. "Thanks, Ops." She smiled before turning to Billy and offered a hand to him. "Good match, Billy, you did great."
Billy smiled at the Co-leader Toa of water, shaking her hand respectfully. "You did better". The Co-leader Toa of fire complimented. "I can better see why you're a good fit for Ops". By that, Billy meant he saw yet another reason why they were perfect for each other: both were good fighters, and two of three whom had ever been good enough to beat him.
Tali blushed at the compliment, not because he mentioned Ops but because she wasn't comfortable with compliments. "I...uh...thanks."
Billy waved a hand. "Hey, don't mention it. You more than deserve him after all the two of you have been through, and the effort I have seen you two put into your relationship". Then gazing at Ops with a smile: "You both will be just fine".
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"Hold up! If this thing is more powerful than the Blaster, why are you pulling it out?!" Alyan was still having a hard time processing what Xanthium had just told him. Any LOGICAL person would know that with the war pretty much over there was no need for super powerful weapons and relics. If anything, those types of things should be put away, like away away. So far away in the pitch black back of the deepest vault wit traps and combination locks that would stump Indiana Jones himself.
Just a second later, three Toa ran past Alyan, each armed with a rifle. The three Toa came to a quick stop in front of Alyan then, all of them standing in different positions around the entrance to the crate, and aiming their firearms at the Xtronian, whom was now holding the golden case, as if he were as big of a threat as Teridax.
"Xanthium, put down the case, and stand down now"! One of the Toa shouted.
Xanthium looked to the three Toa with a confused expression. "What is the meaning of this"?
"Lesovikk told you not to take anything from this storage"! Another one of the Toa yelled. "You are disobeying a direct order from the Lead-Turaga himself"!
"Is that true, Xanthium?" Alyan stared at the Toabot General in shock.
Xanthium gazed from the other Toa to Alyan, seeing his shocked look as he let out an aggravated sigh. Sure, he knew the Toa were clever, and fast, but he hadn't expected them to get here this fast. Nor had he expected Alyan to be walking through the base at this hour. 'Oh well'. Xanthium thought. 'I guess it is time for me to take matters into my own hands and get out by any means necessary'.
"Yeah". Xanthium responded, the Toabot symbol on arm slowly changing shape and color. "I guess it is".
The second everyone saw Xanthium's Toabot symbol change into a Makutacon symbol, he quickly threw five knives at each of the Toa, killing the three random ones instantly.
On instinct, Alyan quickly dodged the knives, but, unfortunately, one caught him in the arm which made him cry out in pain. Ducking behind cover, he checked the damage and nearly fainted at the sight of his blood flowing from the deep gash, Quickly covering it with his hand, he turned his mind to Xanthium and what had just happened. He didn't want to believe it. He couldn't believe it. But the dead Toa out in the open made it clear. As tears welled up in his eyes so did his rage as he stormed out into the clearing again to face the one he had called friend.
"How? How could you?" He roared in fury and pain. "We trusted you! I trusted you!" A thought flashed through his mind and his fury boiled even hotter. "DIEGO trusted you!"
Not wanting to listen to this Toa's pathetic banter, Xanthium dashed quickly towards Alyan, then picking him up by the throat, and squeezing hard on it. 'But not too hard'. Xanthium thought. He didn't want to kill this one. At least not yet. Xanthium snarled at the Toa Rahayu of Stone.
"And I trusted my leaders once". Xanthium responded angrily. "I PROTECTED them, and they betrayed me".
Sure, Xanthium had once been like Paradox, always willing to defend and protect the two races that birthed them. But then when he had helped them out, when they needed his help the most, they punished him and his entire race with the exile. Ever since then, he had been in affiliation with the Liege, whom led the Makutacons. After the betrayal that had ruined him, and the image the Bioformers could've had, Xanthium saw from his point of view, and confronted him personally to secretly join him, setting in place the plan he was going to inflict on the earth.
"Think about that and tell me this is not just". Xanthium told Alyan, before tossing him carelessly away, before reverting to his Xtronian ship form, flying fast everywhere in the room, firing missiles everywhere in the room, catching it on fire in seconds.
Alyan manage to roll to his feet when he hit the ground and ran as fast as he could to the exit. 'Got to get out! Got to warn everyone! Got to get out! Got to...' "Ack!" He yelled as a piece of the ceiling pinned him to the ground five feet from the door. 'Scrap,' He struggled for a bit and nearly called to Xanthium for help but stopped himself in time. Instead he whispered, "Jesus, help me", as he listened for any sign of Xanthium. 'He's not going to help me.' He muttered bitterly. 'He was never my friend. He's just a rotten traitor who deserves to die.'
Just a few seconds later, Alyan saw the piece of ceiling being tossed off of him like a soccer ball. Alyan looked up in relief then as Armor lended a hand to his Toa comrade.
"Alyan, what is going on"?! Armor demanded.
One second, he had been doing his routine patrols, and then next second, everything was on fire! Sure, he knew the Makutacons weren't truly down, just because they had recently lost their second in command, but never before had they retaliated THIS soon. 'So maybe it's not the Makutacons then'. Armor thought. He rolled his optics at the thought. 'Please'. He thought. 'Who ELSE would possibly want to attack us now that we've made peace with the rest of the world'?
Alyan sighed in relief. Man , was he happy to see the trigger fingered Toabot. "Armor. Thank God." He relaxed his muscles as he sagged in relief. Big mistake. The shock of his injuries were starting to get to him. Realizing this, Alyan said the first thing that came to mind in case he passed out in the next ten seconds. "Xanthium. He...he betrayed us!"
Armor blinked in surprise. "WHAT"?!
He had heard that Insidious had told Paradox that Xanthium was a traitor, but he didn't think it could possibly be true. After all, Makutacons rarely ever kept their word. He had fought more than enough of them to know this as a fact.
"He...he took something...more...p...powerful than...the Blaster." Alyan coughed and gasped in pain, the seriousness of his injuries making it harder to stay awake. "L...Lesovikk...told him...not to...be...here. He...k...killed...three Toa."
Armor blinked more in surprise. "No...no he couldn't ha..."
No matter how many times Alyan would say it, Armor was still shocked by this horrific revelation. This was XANTHIUM after all! The very Bioformer who had started the Toabot army many years ago, and now said Toabot was willing to leave all of that behind for the unjust revenge desired by the Makutacons? Then another scary thought occurred to him: 'Was anyone else here seduced by the Makutacon ideology'? Was there possibly another, or even several traitors in their midst? Regardless, after a betrayal this huge, Armor was going to keep his optics peeled.
Another voice suddenly jolted Armor out of his thoughts: "Move aside Armor"!
Armor nodded quickly, moving aside as Rack used his healing ray on Alyan to repair his wounds.
Alyan jumped a little in surprise when the healing ray began to fix his wounds. 'Took you long enough.' "Thanks, Rack."
"No problem". Rack responded kindly, before gazing up confusedly at the half destroyed roof, snow falling softly through it.
Rack almost growled in frustration. He, Red, and SideSwerve had just managed to clean the floors before traveling to Maya to fight the Insidious. Now they were going to have to fix the roof, and somehow get all of the water off of the concrete floor, which would be a bit difficult since there were no grates or Toabots of water at the moment. Rack knew a few Toabots of water were on their way, but they were still at least a years worth of travel away. Regardless, Rack was not happy about the mess.
"We need to warn the others." Alyan grunted as he stood up. "Whatever Xanthium took, he said it was more powerful than the Requiem Blaster. I think the Turaga may be in danger." 'And it would be best to ask around if anyone knows of something more powerful than the Blaster, cause I don't remember hearing of such a thing.'
"Kid, if he's right about that, then I think we're all in trouble". Armor told him.
That was saying a lot considering Xanthium had just betrayed them for the Makutacon, while also knowing the location of their base. The sole reason why Armor would now keep a constant look out. If the Makutacons really had something that powerful in their grasp, the Turaga wouldn't be their only targets. A weapon of such power would end the war forever, with them as the victor.
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Galem: (chuckles) yes, I do.
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Galem: (tickles you)
Tali: Guys! This is how you are going to welcome your readers?
Biomarvel740: (laughs, tickles her back) Maybe! lol!
Galem: (laughs)
Tali: (facepalm) Oh, brother.
Biomarvel740: (laughs, sits back in his seat) Okay, we're done goofing around.
Galem: (smirks)
Tali: What are we going to do with you two?
Biomarvel740: (chuckles, looks to the readers) Anyways, welcome back! And I am so glad that I made this novel a two parter because Part 2 is almost 3 times as long as Part 1.
Galem: (giggles) Sorry, that's my fault. I never know when to stop.
Biomarvel740: Lol! Indiana Jones is owned by Lucas Arts and the Requiem Blaster (which appeared in BF2P1) is owned by Hasbro.
Galem: (smiles)
Tali: Uh, Biomarvel? I think Galem had too much Energon this morning.
Biomarvel740: What makes you say that Tali?
Tali: Her eyes are drooping.
Biomarvel740: (notices) Oh! Um, I guess we should end this section then. (looks to the readers) What did you all think of this chapter?
Tali: (shakes Galem)
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