The Toa Hordika of Light
A/N: This is a new idea I'm toying with. It'll have a songfic later on, but I'm testing it out right now. PLEASE read and REVIEW!
Disclaimer: Don't own Bionicle. Talin is mine; concept is mine, but Bionicles? No.
His breathing came harsh and hard. He felt a quiver run up his flexible, animalistic spine. His eyes became as venomous as the poison coursing through his veins. And Roodaka smiled.
She had him now.
"I'm listening."
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Talin stirred. Her emerald green eyes slid open and stared at something in the distance. Something was wrong. Unity had been upset. Duty had been forgotten. Destiny changed.
She stood slowly, as though she hadn't stood in a thousand years; which didn't feel far from the truth.
The door leading into her cell cracked open and she growled. Crouching down she proceeded to stare at the staircase's new occupants. As one, a tall blue-eyed being in black armor, approached her she hissed…and received a good cuff for her trouble.
"Be good now, I've brought you a new friend to play with." Roodaka cooed at the irate being. She turned to her companion, keeping a tight grip on Talin's scruff to prevent her from attacking the other, who was hidden in shadows. "Come out now, Vakama."
Talin hissed in shock and mingled delight as she watched a red armored creature step forward into the dim light.
"Hordika!" She exclaimed, gutturally as though she hadn't spoken in a millennia. "Like me!"
Roodaka smiled and released her hold. Allowing her little "pet" to bound forward and pin her startled general to the floor. "Yes, Talin. Like you. And soon, there will be five more!"
Talin turned away from frantically sniffing Vakama's face to stare at her in absolute delight. "More? More friends!" All of her feral manner had vanished as she gazed at Vakama in a look that could only be called fawning.
"Now, please get off of Vakama so he can go get your new friends, okay?"
She immediately bounced off, crouching beside Vakama like an anxious Hapaka puppy. Vakama got to his feet, still rather unbalanced by the incident, and rushed to follow Roodaka. They were almost to the top when Talin suddenly called after them. "Wait."
Vakama turned to glance down and found Talin nuzzling against his side. "Want out. I come."
Vakama turned to stare desperately at Roodaka. The black Vortixx was silently regarding the smaller Hordika by his side. "Will Talin be good? No more playing with Visorak?"
Talin nodded vigorously. "Be good. No hurt." She resumed nuzzling Vakama. "Talin likes Vakama. Be good."
Roodaka chuckled. "Very well. Vakama? You just got yourself a pet."
She turned and walked away, leaving Vakama with a look to match a Kikanalo-trampled Lava Rat.
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Calling Vakama uncomfortable would have been an understatement just then. His new companion was gazing at him in such an anxious manner he felt overwhelmed.
"So…uh…where should we go, Talon?" He finally asked lamely.
"Talin," She stated, not taking her eyes off him. "My name Talin."
"Uh…right."
Vakama walked away, and quickly discovered that Talin refused to be parted from him. He sighed and sat down on the balcony rail. She was definitely a Hordika, he noticed, as she bounced up to sit in front of him. The early sunlight glinted like fire on her sleek yellow form. Some twist in the mutation had given her two cat-like ears, spikes on her elbows, and some sort of Kikanalo-like tail. She licked a paw, and Vakama also noticed she had retractable claws.
"So…" she looked up sharply. "Where are you from?"
Talin looked at him for a long time, and then gestured back the way they had come. "Dark room."
"Right. How did you end up down there?"
She stood on all fours and shook, and then paused to grin at him. "Visorak tease. Talin bite." She frowned suddenly. "Taste bad." She whispered conspiratorially.
"I'll bet." Vakama felt a smile inch across his features.
"Master smile!" Talin exclaimed, suddenly back-flipping with joy.
Vakama burst out laughing. He couldn't help it, she was even worse than… A dark look suddenly spun across his features and Talin placed her forepaws in his lap anxiously. "What happen Master?" She looked worried, "Did Talin do something wrong? Is Talin bad girl?"
Vakama's head snapped up. "No! No, Talin, you're a very good girl…you just remind me of someone very, very bad." He frowned again.
Talin stretched her neck forward to nuzzle his heart stone and get his attention. "Someone hurt Master?"
"Yes." Vakama whispered, "Someone hurt Master very much."
Talin growled, dropping back to the floor. "I stop them, Master! Never let them hurt you again!" She dropped into a crouch, glaring at her unseen enemies. "Never!" She snarled with such feral venom in her voice that Vakama could almost feel her attacking already. She sat up, and looked coldly into his eyes. "On my honor as a Toa Hordika."
And Vakama knew she meant it.
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A/N: Well?! R/R!!!!!!