A Tiny Problem

Author's Note:

Stryka: Hiya! I'm Toa Stryka, a Bionicle OC.

Cryo: And I'm Joseph Cryo, a Hero Factory OC.

Stryka: And welcome to the Author's Note!

Cryo: So, this is a story based around Bionicle and Hero Factory.

Stryka: Obviously.

Cryo: TheOneTrueDestiny does not own Bionicle or Hero Factory, which both belong to Lego.

Stryka: And, to clarify, both universes are going to be human.

Cryo: Why?

Stryka: I don't know. You decide.

Cryo: Okay...

Stryka: Anyway, without further ado, let's begin.

Chapter One:

The Mirror

At the Hero Factory, residence of William Furno:

Furno awoke to the sound of a phone ringing. He shivered, and sat up in bed, reaching for his bedside table.

"Hello?" He asked, still shrugging off the veil of sleep.

"Will? It's Preston." Furno blinked. His mentor's name brushed away the last traces of sleep.

"Yes, sir?" He asked.

"Get to the Factory, pronto. We've found something unusual." Stormer's voice had a trace of urgency. Furno nodded, and closed his phone. This didn't bode well.

Furno had just finished pulling on his shirt when he remembered something. He had been having a nightmare. Something about Von Nebula and a large, dark hand. And a mirror. Furno felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of the mirror. Somehow, the mirror in his dreams felt significant. Furno shook his head. It was just a dream. Just a dream.

He had managed to forget about it by the time he was on his motorbike, speeding to the Factory.

On Aqua Magna, unknown island:

Vakama had burst awake underwater. Literally. He panicked, floundering around and trying to get to surface. How did he get underwater, anyway? His memory was blank.

Vakama tried to get his frenzied mind in gear. He had just broken to surface, and he had enough time to fill his lungs with air before he slipped back under. Oh... crap! I can't swim! Vakama thought. As he went back underwater, Vakama opened his eyes. Surprisingly, it stung, but he could see.

Vakama tried to turn his efforts towards land, but it proved impossible. As he came back up for air again, a terrifying thought crossed his mind.

A drowning man comes up for air three times, right?

Suddenly, coming up for air seemed like a bad idea. This was his second time up, right? Vakama windmilled his arms, trying to move, but he couldn't tell where he needed to go. He came up for air once more, and then sank like a stone.

As he sank, Vakama tried to piece together how he had gotten there. He had been in his forge, and something had hit the back of his head. Then he had a dream, and there he was... here.

As his vision went dark, Vakama felt a pair of arms wrap around his chest. Then something pushed him up, and then... he lost consciousness.

At the Hero Factory:

Furno stepped off of his bike, locked it up, and walked out of the Hero Factory's build-in garage. "Okay! William Furno, reporting for duty!" He proclaimed. "Now, where's Alpha Unit?"

"They're not here yet, sir." One of the mission briefers said. She looked at her screen. "Stormer told me to brief you while you wait. This assignment is going to be on a new planet."

"A new planet?" Furno asked.

"A moon, to be specific. One of two circling a desert planet. This moon's surface is 90% water, with very little landmass." The briefer said. "The air on this moon is breathable. That's all the detail on the terrain so far."

"Can't say much for the Recon Team's work on this. What's the mission?" Furno asked.

"Actually, Recon Team IS the mission. They went missing while exploring the moon. The plan was to search both moons and the desert planet. Your mission is to find the members of Recon Team who went missing, and finish their exploration sweep." The briefer explained.

"Did they leave anything?" Furno asked, wondering if there was more to this story.

"Actually, yes. They said that they had found something that could change the entire Factory in their last transmission. It was followed by an SOS signal."

Furno frowned. Something about this didn't sit right. "What did they say that they had found?" He wondered.

"A source of raw power. That's all they said." The briefer said.

Furno nodded. "Alright. When do we leave?"

"As soon as your teammates arrive. You'll be working with Julius Nex, Evo, Mark Surge, Bulk, and Natalie Breez."

"Wait... what about Stormer?" Furno asked.

"He's... unavailable at the moment." The briefer said, her eyes flicking to her screen and back. "As is Stringer. Sorry, Furno, but you're on your own here."

Furno nodded. He sat down to wait for his teammates to show up. This mission... something still feels bad about it. Something... but what?

Location: Aqua Magna

Six still forms lay unconscious inside a destroyed Hero Factory transport ship. They were surrounded by twisted wires and debris, which had been lovingly wound into beautiful patterns. The figure that stood over them smiled. They looked like tiny angels, these children.

He walked outside, into the sunlight. He had dragged the ship out to the beach after doing away with it's owners. Said owners currently lay facedown on the sand, with daggers in their backs. The figure poked one of the bodies with his toe. It didn't move an inch.

He had once been a great warrior, he had. He forgot his name, though. But he was no longer great. His armour was covered in cracks and rust. His red eyes were dim. His black hair was now grey with age. He carried the remnants of a staff, the top half of which was busted clean off.

Examining one of his kills, the old man found an insignia on it's chest. H. The insignia had inspired in him a great hatred. He didn't remember why. But it had driven him to kill all five of these people. Why?

Suddenly, the old man staggered. Something had just clicked inside of him. It didn't make much sense, but now he remembered something.

"Oh, please, get me out of this thing!"

The figure fell to his knees, and slammed his hands over his ears.

"Whoever you are, I swear I will pay you back!"

"Pay? Pay me? Heh heh... no, mortal. You do not pay me. You offer tribute. Offer tribute to me."

"I offer it! I offer it! Just get me out of this thing!"

The stranger stopped reeling in agony as another vehicle flew overhead. He turned, and watched it land. He saw several familiar figures walk from the wreckage, and spot him. Here among the corpses, he didn't even need to admit his own guilt.

"Von Ness?" One of them gasped.

"Von Nebula!" The old man corrected. Then he felt a laugh wrack his old system.

"How did you get here?" One of them demanded.

"That man... that man in the shadows. That's how." Von Nebula answered. Then he flopped on the ground, pretending to be out of energy. To be fair, it wasn't that hard. Now, they would take him back to the factory, to be detained. What fools.

"Get up, Nebula. You're under arrest!" One of them declared.

Bah, arrogant worms. Von Nebula slowly stood, and then pretended to crumple again. He was no longer great, but that didn't mean he wasn't a warrior.

"I left... I left the power in the... the... shi-shi-ship." He stuttered the last part. The group probably thought that he was insane. To be fair, the trauma of being in the dark for so long had removed some of his memory. But made him insane? No. Definitely not.

The group, all emblazoned with that stupid "H," ran into the destroyed vehicle. They all saw the six unconscious ones that Von Nebula had saved. Five seconds later, they returned, picked him up by the collar, and dragged him back into their ship.

"We're taking you back to the Factory, Von Ness. Maybe we can fix you." The supposed leader boy, William Furno, told him. Von Nebula smiled, trying to look more insane than amused. Neither of them agreed with that statement.

Besides, you aren't going to fix me. No, no, no. Me and my little friends here are going to fix YOU. Von Nebula chuckled. Thankfully, it was lost to the ears of the Heroes as they left Aqua Magna behind.

Stryka: Yay, Aqua Magna! My homeworld!

Cryo: Er... weren't you inside the Mata Nui robot?

Stryka: I was kicked out at birth.

Cryo: You were a Toa at birth?

Stryka: Kinda... (Is a Mary Sue.)

Cryo: Wow.

Stryka: Anyways, that's all for this chapter, folks! Please leave a comment with your thoughts on this fic.

Cryo: Thank you for reading!