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On the island of Mata-Nui, the guardians of the island, the Toa Nuva, were gathering for a meeting at the great temple of Kini-Nui. The first to arrive, as always, was Kopaka, Toa Nuva of Ice. He set down a bag he was carrying at the base of a tree; leaned against said tree, crossed his arms over his chest, closed his eyes, and waited for the other Toa to arrive.

Onua, Toa Nuva of Earth, was the next to arrive, and like the Ice Toa, leaned against a tree to wait for the others. Kopaka just nodded to acknowledge the Earth Toa's arrival and returned to his previous position. But unknown to Onua, Kopaka's attention was still on him. For the longest time, Kopaka had held a deep affection for the black Toa, only the white Toa held such a hard restraint on his emotions that Kopaka himself keeps denying any regard to the earth mover, but it never stopped his eyes from wandering over the muscular body.

The Ice Toa snapped out of his spell at the (loud) arrival of the rest of the Toa Nuva. Gali, Toa Nuva of Water, and Tahu, Toa Nuva of Fire, were arguing again while Pohatu, Toa Nuva of Stone, tried to play referee and Lewa, Toa Nuva of Air, added his own brand of humor only he found funny. It wasn't helping the situation.

"Really Gali, I don't see why you just don't admit it!" Tahu sneered.

"Admit what Tahu? You have such a huge ego and enormous pride that it's amazing your head is still in one piece?" Gali shouted back. Tahu wore a dark look. "No! Admit that fire is more fierce and powerful than water!"

"How can I admit something that is untrue?" Gali said with much sarcasm.

"Both of you know-nothingness. Wind is the better of both." Lewa chimed in with a large smile.

Both Toa looked murderously at him, but he didn't flinch. Then he decided to press his luck and stuck his tongue out at them. That set them both off, well Tahu more than Gali. Gali attempted to punch the air spirit while Tahu went completely ballistic and lunged at the younger Toa. Lewa saw the older Toa's attacks and back flipped away and jumped into a tree where he continued to goad Tahu further.

"Ah fire-spitter, you need to be more ever-quick to catch me."

Kopaka would never admit it, but he was always impressed and slightly jealous of how naturally Lewa could move and fight. The sound of rustling in the bushes announced the arrival of the final Toa. A few seconds later Takanuva, Toa of Light, appeared from the dense foliage. Nodding his head in satisfaction, Kopaka cleared his throat to get the others attention and to start the meeting, and to keep Tahu from murdering Lewa. He picked his bag up and headed towards the others, Onua following. All the Toa, including Lewa who got out of his tree, formed a circle.

"What is this meeting about Tahu?" Gali asked. Tahu shrugged his shoulders.

"No idea sister. I'm not the one who called it. Our ice brother did that." He indicated Kopaka.

This surprised everyone; usually Tahu was the one to call for meetings while Kopaka preferred to work alone. But what the Ice Toa found out from the stargazers in his village, he knew he had to inform his fellow Toa.

Ignoring the others surprised and curious looks, he reached into his bag and brought out six stone slabs. He gave three to the person on his right which was Tahu, and the rest to the one on his left which was Onua. At first Tahu was confused but, seeing Onua passing two of the slabs down the line while keeping one, he copied his brother's actions. Once everyone had their own stone slab, sans Kopaka, the Toa of Ice started to speak.

"A new prophecy has been discovered. It-"

"What's so important about a new prophecy?" Tahu scoffed. "There are still prophecies that have yet to be fulfilled. Why bother the rest of us about this, brother?" Kopaka just looked at the Fire Toa before continuing.

"It tells of an evil that not even a Toa can defeat." Gali gasped while Pohatu and Lewa looked uncharacteristically serious. Tahu looked unconvinced.

"We beat the Makuta. What evil could exist out there that we can't defeat." Kopaka shook his head at Tahu's constant interruptions.

"It is an ancient evil that has existed since even before the time before time." He cast a look at the rest of the Toa, warning against further interruptions. "It has existed in the universe and destroyed many other worlds, even before the first Matoran or Toa existed."

"And this evil has come to destroy our world now?" Gali asked what was on all of their minds.

"No," Kopaka answered grimly. "It has come back to try and destroy our world again."

"Try? Again?" Pohatu shouted. "What do you mean again? And if it can't be defeated by a Toa and it's come back to try to destroy our home, does that mean there was a way to defeat it before?"

"Not my area. I just know what the seers have told me. I have told you all I know." Kopaka shrugged a shoulder.

The others wore looks of dismay and resignation. All but Onua that is, he wore a thoughtful look with his fist on his chin, his elbow rested on his other arm, which he rested across his body. Kopaka saw his expression, and if he didn't have total control of his emotions, he would be blushing. Tahu saw his ice brother's attention was elsewhere and leaned to see what had the frosty one's interest. Everyone soon noticed the Earth Toa's expression and grew hopeful that he had an idea that could help.

"Onua," Tahu called for the others attention, the black Toa's head snapped up. "Do you have any thoughts to share?" Onua blinked back, registering he was still surrounded by the others.

"Oh, nothing much." He shrugged his massive shoulders dismissively.

"Whatever you have to say brother, could prove helpful." Gali spoke up, prompting her earth brother to speak his thought. Onua looked at each Toa before sighing and began speaking.

"I was remembering a legend Turaga Whenua told me awhile back. I'm not sure if it's even connected to our current problem." He crossed his arms and tilted his head, as if thinking very hard on something. "Long, long ago, way before even the time before time, our world was very different. Not made up of different islands, but of larger landmasses. Even the Matoran of that time were different, completely organic and the size of a Toa, with no powers of any sort. Then a great cataclysm occurred that forced Mata-Nui to change them to what they are now and created Toa to prevent another disaster from happening."

"But what does that have to do with this new threat?" Tahu shouted impatiently.

"I'll get there in a moment brother." Onua said calmly. "Just be patient." Tahu growled audibly. "As I was saying," Onua continued. "Before the cataclysm happened, a great evil had targeted our world for its purity. To protect the planet, the great beings brought powerful warriors from other planets for protection.

The legend says that there were six major fighters; there could have been more, which were led by a very powerful princess that wielded the power of the moons. She fought this evil, in all its forms, with the others and continuously defeated it. Sending it back to wherever it came from."

"That still doesn't help us." Tahu grumbled. Onua cast an annoyed look at the Fire Toa, getting tired of his interruptions.

"Legend says that the fighters were all reincarnated and would be discovered should they ever be needed again."

"Just swell-great," Lewa spoke after remaining uncharacteristically silent. "All we need-do is find these fighters ever-quick before dark-time falls on our home. Any Toa-hero have better thought-plan?"

"I did say it was just a legend. It might not even be real." Onua reminded them.

"Aside from that, what do we do now? How do we defeat this coming threat?" Pohatu spoke up. No one spoke, they all tried to think of ways to help them win or anything that could help, but no one was able to think of anything that they could use.

"It's pointless just standing here," Tahu finally spoke. "We are needed at our villages. We will return, but if any of you think of something than we'll meet up together." Everyone agreed and they all broke their circle and started on their way to their own villages with the slabs Kopaka gave them of the prophecy. Kopaka kneeled to get his bag and was about to leave when he saw Onua standing off to the side, reading his tablet.

"Onua?" The Toa of Earth looked up at the Ice Toa. Kopaka wanted to ask if his fellow Toa was alright, but refused to show his concern, so instead he asked,

"Why are you still here?" Onua sighed.

"I shouldn't have said anything. What good could a simple legend do?"

"It could do a lot." Kopaka answered, surprising himself with the reassurance he let slip into his voice. But he continued. "I think your legend is more than you think." Onua kept gazing at Kopaka with such an intense look that the ice Toa was finding it hard to be his normal, cool self. He found it harder to continue thinking strait little by little. "I believe that…your legend and my prophecy…go together." Mata-Nui! Did he just hesitate?

But all thought stopped when Onua smiled and, amazingly enough, Kopaka returned the smile with a small one of his own. What was wrong with him? First allowing his emotions to control him and now smiling? He was probably sick or something, he was going to see a healer as soon as possible.

Then something was shoved into his hands and broke his train of thought. It was a small stone slab, like the ones he gave to the others. Looking up he saw Onua walking away with his tablet. Looking back down at this new tablet, he saw it was the legend that Onua had told the rest of the Toa earlier.

A warm sensation filling his chest, Kopaka smiled again before he analyzed the last five minutes and frowned. Onua had probably misread Kopaka's attempts at reassurance and just thought he was asking for a copy of the legend to analyze. 'But he smiled' he thought, remembering Onua's warm smile. Probably just thought he was being useful the rationale part of his mind thought. Giving a small irritated sigh, Kopaka started his way towards his village while studying his tablet.

As he continued towards his home, Kopaka became absorbed in the legend. He could almost envision the princess and her warriors. A beautiful girl in a flowing white gown, blue eyes, and long golden hair…

Wait!

What?

Where had that thought come from? The legend didn't even describe the princess, what could make him think that that's what she looked like? He was brought out of his thoughts by a horrible screeching sound. Instinctively, he drew his duel ice blade staff and shield, took a fighting stance, and prepared for anything. After a moment of silence he relaxed from his stance, only to hear the same horrible sound again. This time he followed it. He was led past a few snow banks in his region, which he unknowingly entered some time ago when he was engrossed in the legend Onua gave him.

As he drew nearer to the source of the horrible wailing, he could hear voices as well. Passing the next snow bank, he saw three small forms of Ko-Matoran huddled over something the seemed to be the source of the screeching. He walked up to them, but they were so focused on the thing between them that they didn't notice and continued talking.

"Are you sure about this?" One wearing a light blue Akaku asked.

"Of course I am sure. You saw that mark on its head." Another with a clear white Mahiki answered, most likely the leader, while messing around with the thing - a Rahi? - in the middle.

"Isn't there a Ga-Matoran Rahi healer that could do this better?" The last one asked, he wore a light gray Miru.

"I agree." Kopaka joined in. All three jumped up and faced him. They quickly got in a line and made a small bow to show their respect to their village protector. Now that they were out of the way, Kopaka could see a small Rahi on the ground. It was on its side, breathing hard with a roll of gauze wrapped around its head.

He felt compelled to pick it up, and so with great care many thought him incapable of, he lifted and cradled the small form into his arms. He looked sternly back at the Matoran who wore guilty looks on their masks. However, hearing their earlier conversation and seeing the gauze, Kopaka was able to figure out their reasons. They thought the Rahi was injured and tried to help it, but ended up hurting it more. He gave the leader a reproachful look before speaking.

"It is admirable to want to help a Rahi when it is hurt but not if you hurt it worse. Next time, you should listen to your friend's advice."

"Yes Toa Kopaka." He chimed. Kopaka nodded and sent them away before focusing on the Rahi in his arms.

It looked like a small black Muaka cat. Its body was the size of Kopaka's forearm, with a tail (which is strange since as far as Kopaka knew, Muaka had no tails). Carefully holding it in one arm, the Toa of Ice slowly undid the gauze to view the suspected injury. When he was finished, his breath nearly caught in his throat. On the little Rahi's forehead was a golden crescent moon, placed on its side so the ends pointed up.

Then the cat opened its eyes and looked up at him, and this time Kopaka's breath really did catch in his throat. Blue eyes, similar to his own, looked up at the Toa who couldn't look away. For a few minutes they stared at each other, then the cat blinked and meowed.

Kopaka was confused, why did he just spend minutes just staring at this cat? Shaking his head, Kopaka placed the cat on the ground and got back on his feet, continuing his trip home. Unaware of a little tagalong.

Kopaka finished his trek and reached the glacier that hid the village of Ko-Koro. Kopaka stood a moment, taking in the amazing sight before him. He always appreciated the beauty of his home, no matter what others may say. He continued on his way when something caught his eye, a glint in the snow that wasn't light shinning off of ice crystals.

He went to investigate, this day was just full of surprises. When he reached the area where the light was refracting, he saw and picked up a small, flat, round object made of some kind of golden material. Brushing the snow off it, he saw it had a design on it.

Four small gems on the top, bottom, and opposite sides framed a larger circle over a crescent moon lying on its side. Kind of like the cat from earlier, but it couldn't have anything to do with this thing. It looked like a simple piece of jewelry. Shaking his head, Kopaka continued on his way inside the glacier, to his village.

Inside, the village appeared quiet and deserted. Hardly a single Matoran ventured outside, too caught up in their tasks to bother with anything. Exactly how Kopaka liked it. A few clicks and whistles sounded from behind him. Turning around, he found it to be Turaga Nuju, the village's leader, and Matoro, his translator.

"Turaga Nuju inquires about your meeting Toa Kopaka." Matoro translated.

"Nothing eventful Turaga." Kopaka answered. "I informed the others of the danger, but no one could think of anything helpful aside from Onua." Nuju clicked and whistled some more, accompanied by hand gestures.

"Turaga Nuju wants to know what Toa Onua thought up." Matoro supplied.

"He informed us of a legend that I believe has some significance to the prophecy." With that said he handed the Turaga the stone slab of the legend Onua gave him. Nuju spotted something at Kopaka's side and gestured to it while clicking. Kopaka answered before Matoro translated.

"Just something I found outside, Turaga." Thinking he was speaking about the strange round object.

Kopaka then felt something brush his leg; he looked down surprised. The cat he helped was brushing up and down his legs. He heard a huffing sound and lifting his head, he saw Nuju snickering while Matoro was at least attempting to hide his laughter but he was having no luck. Thoroughly annoyed, Kopaka stood straight and dignified before stooping down, grabbing the cat by the scruff of its neck, and bringing the beast to eye level to glare at it.

The cat locked eyes with the annoyed Toa of Ice for a few moments. Then it meowed as if saying 'What?' and started cleaning its paw. This caused both Nuju and Matoro to lose any self-control they had left. They started to laugh, very hard.

Kopaka gave the cat one last look before dropping it back onto the ground where it proceeded to rub against his legs again. Nuju clicked and whistled while pointing to the cat.

"It seems you have a new pet, Toa Kopaka." Matoro gasped in between giggles. Kopaka just harrumphed and took the tablet from Nuju and put it in his bag. He gave a respectful bow to the Turaga that put him in the cats range, because it jumped onto his back and placed itself onto his shoulders. In shock, Kopaka stood straight up but the cat wasn't thrown off.

Nuju and Matoro were just as shocked as Kopaka was and stopped laughing to look questionably at the cat. The Ice Toa reached for the cat, with intention to remove it from his shoulders, but surprisingly the creature hissed at him and clawed at the hand coming towards it. Thoroughly shocked, Kopaka drew his hand back quickly, though he refused to let the cat have its way and use him as a bed.

"Get down." Kopaka commanded, not unkindly though. The cat locked eyes with the Toa once again before jumping off. All three were confused at the cat's obedience. Kopaka just blinked at the cat while Nuju stared curiously and Matoro gaped. Kopaka then looked at the Turaga and gave a nod, not wanting to risk the cat jumping on him again, and left for his hut. The cat following behind.

As the two left, Nuju and Matoro were left wondering about the Rahi's strange behavior. Nuju asked Matoro to remind him to send a letter off to Turaga Nokama. He had a few questions for her Rahi tamer. The two then set off on their own way.

When Kopaka reached his hut, he opened the door and entered before noticing his unwanted guest. The cat sat in the snow just outside the door, looking at the Toa. Deciding that it was just going to sit there and refuse to leave him alone, Kopaka opened his door wider.

"Come on. Get inside."

The cat got up with its tail straight in the air and padded inside. Once it was inside, Kopaka closed the door and went to sit on his bed. The cat looked around the hut. It was surprisingly small, for a guardian of the island. It held only one room, furnished with a bed, table and chair, nightstand, and bookshelf. There were no decorations or personalization anywhere within the place.

The cat went over to the bed, where Kopaka still sat examining the round thing, and jumped onto it. It sniffed around before curling up next to the Ice Toa and went to sleep. While examining the strange object, Kopaka started to absentmindedly pet the cat. After a few moments of staring at the object and deciding to ask one of the other Toa about it later, he realized what he was doing.

"Well I guess I'm stuck with you now." He spoke to the cat. It meowed as if to say 'Darn strait.' Kopaka just shook his head and got up. The cat picked up its head to see what his new owner was doing. Kopaka went to the door where he had placed his bag and brought it over to the table. He took the tablet out and looked it over one more time before bringing it to the bookshelf and placed it carefully on it.

He then went over to a window in the wall on the opposite side to the bed, and opened it. Outside, there was a view of almost the whole village and beyond that; the moons were rising over the glacial wall. With the moons and stars out, the lights cast on the ice and snow gave the village an almost magical look.

Kopaka spent a minute admiring the sight, before turning and heading for his bed again. He placed the round object on the nightstand, and started to take off his chest and shoulder armor. Bundling them up, he hid them under his bed, while placing his swords near the head of the bed, between it and the nightstand. He got into his bed and settled under the covers. The cat paced up close to his head, curled up and fell asleep. Kopaka just expected the weird behavior, closed his eyes, and fell asleep himself.

Three days later, Kopaka was on his way back to the temple because Tahu had called an emergency meeting. Kopaka had grabbed the round thing, hoping that Pohatu, Onua, or Gali could tell him what it was.

"Hurry up Aphaea or I'm going to leave you here." Kopaka called out behind him. His cat hurried to catch up to him. After the first day of having the cat, Kopaka realized he couldn't keep calling the cat, cat. Aphaea just came to him, when he was thinking of names, and the cat seemed to like it.

"You're going to have to stay home if you can't keep up." Kopaka said. Aphaea gave an annoyed meow, continuing to follow his master. Kopaka knew Aphaea would continue to follow him, no matter what. Even on the first day, he wouldn't stay in the hut and somehow got out, Kopaka still couldn't figure out how.

Again, Kopaka was the first one to arrive. So he leaned up against a tree to wait for the others. He didn't have to wait long. Onua and Gali came through the undergrowth, in the middle of an animated discussion.

"Really Gali," Onua said almost exasperatedly. "Your idea has some merit, but our powers will defeat the purpose."

"No Onua, the purpose is to maximize both of your efficiencies in opposing terrains." Gali calmly explained. Onua looked at his sister in surprise, and even Kopaka blinked at her.

"What?" Gali asked at their confused looks.

"Uh…are you feeling alright Gali?" Onua asked.

"Of course." Gali answered, looking at the males in confusion.

"Oh…never mind then." Onua walked over to Kopaka. It was weird. Gali was smart, but she never used large words. Sure she spoke with her wisdom, but that was different. Right about then Pohatu and, surprisingly, Lewa showed up. Gali followed Onua to continue their previous argument.

"Onua please. I still do not see you reluctance." Gali pushed.

"What are you speak-talking about water-sister?" Lewa chimed in, bouncing around the area.

"About how to help Onua and Pohatu better their fighting abilities in harsh environment."

"Really sister?" Pohatu joined in. "How so?"

"Swimming lessons." Gali chirped. There was a gust of wind and Pohatu was gone. Everyone looked around in surprise, then towards Lewa.

"Wasn't me!" He protested. "I was right here!" He indicated the spot he was currently at. He was halfway across the clearing and hanging off a tree limb. He wouldn't have been able to do anything as powerful as a wind blast that could have swept Pohatu anywhere. Also, Lewa was a prankster and always proud and boastful of his pranks, but even if he denied one, he wouldn't go so far as to use his powers on another Toa and the others knew that. The others nodded and began to look around for the missing Stone Toa.

Kopaka watched the others look around for their missing brother when a green leaf fell into his field of vision. When he looked up, he saw Pohatu up in the tree, clinging to a branch for dear life. Kopaka blinked.

"Uh…What are you doing up there?" He asked the Stone Toa. The other's attention were caught and glanced up where Kopaka was looking, finding their brother.

"Well, you know. Just hanging around." Pohatu nervously chuckled. He would have scratched the back of his head but was afraid to let go of his branch. Lewa laughed and used his mask power to rise up into the tree while Onua and Kopaka shook their heads in resigned acceptance.

"I told you that, that would happen." Onua told Gali, who just huffed and turned away.

"I wonder where Tahu and Takanuva are." She tactfully changed the subject. "Tahu normally arrives before us, and Takanuva usually arrives around this time."

"I'm not sure water-sister," Lewa spoke, landing on the ground with Pohatu who proceeded to sink to his knees. "I'm usually the one who arrive-comes last. It's sure strange-weird Tahu-brother and Taka-brother are late like this." Just then, the bushes started rustling, the sound of grunting could be heard. The Toa got ready in case whatever was coming was dangerous.

Then Tahu and Takanuva were seen slowly making their way towards the others. They were all shocked when they saw the states their brothers were in. Tahu and Taka were both heavily bandaged all up and down their bodies. Tahu had his right arm in a sling, his left wrist in a splint. His head was bandaged all the way around and over his left eye.

Taka wasn't any better. His hands were bandaged, as if burned, and his entire left leg was broken and in a heavy splint. He was using crutches to walk around. Both also had their chests, lower legs, and upper arms bandaged. And whatever wasn't bandaged was nicked, bruised, or dented. The both of them were in sorry states.

Pohatu and Gali hurried over to help them. Tahu looked like he hated having to use their help, but didn't raise a fuss about it. Taka looked grateful at any rate. They were guided to the middle to the clearing and set down on the ground. Gali hurriedly started healing their wounds.

"Brothers, what happened?" She asked, worry seeping in her voice.

"We were attacked." Taka said heavily. "Yesterday, Tahu and I were outside our village sparing when a large black creature came out of nowhere. We tried to fend if off, but our powers didn't even seem to scratch it. Even Tahu's mask power was no use. It plowed right through and shattered his shield." Tahu had his head bowed while Taka spoke. Everyone wondered why the youngest Toa was doing all the talking and Tahu wasn't even complaining about having Gali heal his wounds like he normally would. Meanwhile Taka continued.

"The creature toyed with us. It grabbed my leg in its jaws and swung me around until it threw me into Tahu, which is how he broke his arm and I burned myself." He held up his hands to show they were completely bandaged around. "Then just as it looked ready to finish us off, it disappeared. Jaller and the guard came and found us when they heard the fight. Turaga Vakama and our healers patched us up the best they could." Taka finished speaking. The others were in stunned silence, how could that have happened to two powerful Toa?

"Tahu, what's wrong?" Gali asked as she moved to heal his arm, having finished healing Takanuva. Tahu just huffed and looked away. Gali turned concerned eyes to Taka for an explanation.

"When the creature attacked us, it had a tail that wrapped around his neck and nearly strangled him. I was able to distract the thing so it would drop him. He's alright, but his throat is very rough and he can't talk much. If he tries, he starts coughing very badly."

Everyone was stunned. No wonder Tahu was so quiet and kept his head bowed, the attack must have been a huge blow to his pride. Gali reached out to heal his throat, but Tahu jerked back and caught her hands.

"Tahu! Stop being so stubborn." She scolded. Tahu frowned and shoved her hands back to her. He got up and went to the other side of the clearing. He plopped down next to a tree and sulked.

"Why does he have to be so hard headed all the time?" Gali huffed.

"I think he sees your concern as pity, Gali," Onua spoke up. "And he probably doesn't feel too good with himself right now as well." Everyone remained quiet as Gali helped Taka take his splint off. When they were finished, she helped the Toa of Light up and the two walked around to help Taka's leg.

Kopaka went back to his tree and sat down, thinking about their new enemy. Aphaea jumped onto his shoulders and started to purr, while Kopaka absentmindedly started to pet the cat.

"What's that you got there, Kopaka?" The question brought the Toa of Ice out of his musings. Looking up, all the Toa's attention was on him.

"What?" Kopaka blinked at them.

"That thing on your shoulders." Pohatu pointed.

"Oh," Kopaka turned his head to face his cat. "You mean Aphaea." Everyone blinked at him. He got up, with Aphaea still on his shoulders, and went back to the others.

"What is it Kopaka?" Gali asked, leaving Taka and coming closer to the cat.

"I believe it is a type of Muaka, similar body shape, but not anything I've ever seen." Kopaka answered. Gali started to pet Aphaea, the cat loving the attention.

"Where did you find it ice-brother?" Lewa chirped, bouncing around the others, trying to get a better look at Aphaea.

"Found him outside my village, saved him, now he won't leave me." Kopaka scratched the cat's ears affectionately.

"What do you mean?" Gali asked, continuing to pet the cat.

"I mean-Watch it!" Kopaka warned as Aphaea jumped off his shoulders at Gali. Kopaka and Pohatu tried to grab the cat, but it landed on Gali's chest and hopped onto her shoulders. Everyone blinked their eyes in amazement as Aphaea purred and nuzzled Gali's mask.

"You sure gave me a start kitty." The Water Toa told the cat, cuddling it and scratching his chin. Everyone blinked.

"Strange-weird cat." Lewa muttered. Everyone else nodded in agreement. Kopaka just shook his head at his pet's actions.

"What a very pretty mark." Gali awed at Aphaea's crescent moon mark. That reminded the Ice Toa. He brought the round thing out.

"Gali, I wanted to ask you something." He held the object out to show. "Do you know what this might be?" Gali looked and picked the object up. She looked at it carefully, turning it around to see anything that might hint at what it might be. Pohatu and Lewa leaned in close to see what it is.

"It seems to be a piece of jewelry." Gali concluded.

"Jewelry?" Kopaka asked. Gali nodded as she handed the object back.

"Most likely a brooch, or it could be a piece from a necklace. Just something used to look nice." Kopaka looked at the piece of jewelry curiously. How could something like this have found its way to Ko-Wahi? Ko-Matoran do not usually wear things like this. The other Toa were about to ask Kopaka more questions when suddenly Aphaea hissed and jumped off Gali, the Water Toa gasping in surprise. He bounded a few paces away and raised his hackles, spitting furiously, yowling loudly.

"What's wrong with it?" Pohatu asked, looking over Gali to make sure Aphaea didn't hurt her.

"I don't kn-" Kopaka started to say when Onua hushed them, his head tilted listening for something.

"What is it Onua?" Gali asked, but the Earth Toa held up his hand to stall more questions.

"Something's coming." He hissed out. The others tensed, looking around warily, summoning their weapons. Even Tahu had gotten up and joined the others, his magma swords out and ready. They waited in tense silence, searching their surroundings for the threat. Then the ground started to shake. But it wasn't a quake. It actually felt like footsteps. The Toa tensed even more, waiting for an attack. Then all became quiet. Looking around, they saw nothing in the woods.

Just as it looked like the threat had passed and the Toa were relaxing, a snap was heard behind them and suddenly they were attacked. A massive black creature crashed through the trees and into the Toa. It moved with unfathomable speed for something its size. It plowed the Toa down, forcing them apart. Kopaka was able to roll back into a standing position and see what was attacking them.

"That's it." He heard Taka say behind him. "That's the thing that attacked me and Tahu." The monster looked like a sick combination of a Muaka and a Brakas monkey. It had the jaws and front end of a Muaka, but its hind legs belonged to a Brakas and it had a long tail that lashed back and forth. Looking around, Kopaka tried to find where the others were. He knew Taka was behind him, and he could see Lewa and Pohatu attacking the monster, while Gali was protecting Tahu who was knocked unconscious from the attack. But he didn't see Onua anywhere. A scream from Lewa brought him back to reality, he had to focus on the battle, but he couldn't help the clench in his heart at the thought of Onua hurt.

Bringing his swords up, Kopaka charged at the creature, intending to surprise it. But he was the one surprised when the creature's tail lashed out and knocked into him. He was thrown through the trees and slammed into the ground. He stayed on the ground, dazed from the attack and landing. He heard light footsteps coming toward him and turned his head to see who it was. He was too out of it to even be surprised that it was Aphaea.

"Tsk tsk. You should've seen that coming." A young tenor voice spoke. Kopaka blinked. He couldn't be sure, but it sounded like Aphaea talked. The cat came closer. "You're going to need more power if you're going to defeat that monster." Again Kopaka blinked.

"Uh…." Kopaka didn't think he could deal with a talking cat right now. Aphaea came up to his face and stared into his eyes.

"Poor thing. That creature really knocked you silly didn't it?" Now this time Kopaka saw the cat's mouth move. He slowly, painfully forced himself to sit up and stare at the cat.

"You can't be speaking." Kopaka put bluntly. Aphaea shook his head.

"Of course I can. I'm doing it am I not." Aphaea spoke, and stared determinedly at the Ice Toa. "But now's not the time to be debating on my speaking. Your friends are in trouble." Then Kopaka could hear the sounds of the battle, the monster's roars, and his fellow Toa's screams. He shot up onto his feet, only to crash back down.

"Your hurt." Aphaea explained. "And even if you weren't, you still wouldn't stand a chance. Remember how you got here?" Kopaka looked helplessly at Aphaea.

"Then how am I supposed to help the others?" Aphaea gave him a searching look, then smiled.

"You already have what you need." Kopaka blinked in confusion.

"What do you mean?" Aphaea appeared to smirk.

"Do you still have that locket?" Kopaka became more confused.

"What does that have to do with anything!" He yelled, letting his anger get control. Aphaea huffed in exasperation.

"Look, if you want to help the others, you have to trust me. Or you can just completely ignore me and rush off into that battle and get creamed. What's it gonna be?" Kopaka was stricken. He wanted to help the others, but there was too much he didn't know and too much ridding on this. Clenching his eyes, he made a snap decision. Holding out his fist to Aphaea, he opened his hand, showing the locket he found.

"Good." Aphaea smiled. "Now you have to do what I tell you and not ask questions. We don't have much time." Kopaka nodded. "Just hold up the locket and say "Moon Prism Power" and let go." Kopaka had to restrain himself from demanding answers and stood up as best he could. Bracing himself on a tree, he held up the locket over his head and shouted,

"Moon Prism Power." Bright lights flashed and Kopaka felt great power flow through his body. He felt himself move his body in strange ways, but it felt oddly familiar. He felt warmth flow over his body, arms, and legs. Then he felt something appear on his forehead. At the end he struck a pose, his legs spread apart, left hand on his hip and his right hand over his forehead.

When he opened his eyes, he couldn't believe the power he felt. He also couldn't believe the change that had occurred. He was wearing some kind of white cloth on his body with similar material ending in red rings on his hands and upper arms. His feet and legs had a different, sturdier material covering them with white accents on the edges. He also had blue material hanging from his hips and around his neck. A big red bow was attached to the front of his chest, which looked larger than he remembered, the locket attached to the middle. He felt the blue material on his hips and found a second bow attached on his lower back.

He also saw some soft yellow material in his peripheral vision. He grabbed at it and saw it was some kind of hair. Following it, he found it was attached to his head. Feeling around, he found the hair pulled into two little balls that sat on the top of his head. He also felt something metal sitting on his forehead, a tiara.

"What's happened to me!" He wailed and clapped his hands over his mouth. His deep, male voice was replaced with a high, female voice.

"Now's not the time. Your friends need you NOW!" Kopaka heard the battle still going on. "You have all you need and you know what to do. Now go, or you won't have any friends left to save." Kopaka nodded and ran off toward the battle, Aphaea bounding behind. When they reached the edge of the clearing, Kopaka had to jump out of the way and into a tree as the monster's tail continued to lash out. Kopaka could now see the other Toa weren't doing well. They all were on the ground, hurt or knocked out. Gali and Pohatu were gallantly trying to get up, but it was obvious that they were out of the fight.

Kopaka could feel his anger rising. How dare this monster hurt his most important people. He was so mad, that he didn't even stop to question why the others were suddenly his most important people when he could barely stand most of them at times. He just pulled himself up to his full height and prepared himself.

Gali tried again to stand, but her knees gave out and she fell on her front again. She could see Pohatu on his knees, in between the monster and the others, trying to be a last line of defense. She saw the monster slowly stalk towards them. She lifted her axe in front of her, though she doubted she looked threatening enough to intimidate this brute. The monster came close enough that she could smell its putrid breath.

"Leave them alone!" A young female voice shouted. The monster turned toward the new voice. Gali pulled herself to her hands and knees, looking up, she saw a figure in the trees.

"I said leave them alone!" The female said again with more force. Gali couldn't see who it was, they were in the shadows, but the Water Toa doubted they could take this monster in a fight.

"No!" Gali cried out. "Run. You can't….can't fight this thing." But her warnings did no good as the monster jumped at the trees. But the figure jumped high into the air before the monster reached her and landed between the Toa and monster. Gali was surprised; this person was something she had never seen before in her life. "Who are you?" She couldn't help but ask. The…girl?…smirked.

"I am Sailor Moon, the Champion of Justice." She spoke than she waved her arms around. "And on behalf of the moon, I will right wrongs and triumph over evil." Then she crossed her arms and pointed with one hand at the creature. "And that means you!" Gali gasped. Is this the one from Onua's legend? The warrior that defeated the evil so long ago? She was brought out of her thoughts when the creature attacked again and Sailor Moon made another impossible jump.

Kopaka mentally sighed in relief that Gali didn't seem to recognize him; he didn't think he would live it down if the others found out about this. After he landed another successful jump away from the monster, he stood his ground.

"Alright you ugly monster. I'm going to take you down." But he didn't know how. After a minute of just standing and staring at the monster, he started to sweat.

"Sailor Moon! What are you doing?" Aphaea called out from up in the trees. Kopaka whirled around and called up to him.

"I have no idea!" He could feel tears springing into his eyes and had to force them down.

"Watch out!" Aphaea called as the monster attacked again. Kopaka jumped away and landed in a patch of mud. He slipped and tried to keep his balance but it was hard, for some reason he felt really clumsy. He was still slipping on the mud when the monster struck again and landed a blow on Kopaka's middle, sending him flying into more trees. Kopaka was able to pick himself up, surprised that the blow didn't do that much damage. But then he saw the monster stalking up to him.

He couldn't help it, the fear was welling up in his chest, he screamed. The monster was just about to pounce when something streaked from out of nowhere and landed in the ground. Looking at it, Kopaka was surprised that it was a red rose. Everyone looked up from where the rose was thrown. A dark figure wearing a mask was standing in the trees, a cape billowing in the wind.

"Who are you?" Kopaka breathed out. The figure looked at Kopaka with a sweet smile before turning a glare at the monster.

"How dare you attack innocent people? I will not allow a creature such as you to roam free! I am Tuxedo Mask."

"Tuxedo Mask?" Kopaka asked. Then Tuxedo Mask looked at Kopaka again. "Sailor Moon, believe in yourself." Kopaka felt his face heat up, a deep blush forming.

Aphaea sweat dropped when he saw the dismal rescue Sailor Moon was performing, and then having to be rescued by Tuxedo Mask, and now the googoo eyes she was throwing at cape boy. He had been warned about what Sailor Moon was like, but this! He sighed.

"You already know what to do!" He yelled out. "Just believe in yourself. Follow you heart. You know. What. To. Do!"

"Ok!" Kopaka yelled back and closed his eyes. He tried to slow down his breathing. He felt something warm in his chest. Assuming this is what Aphaea meant, he focused on the warmth, letting it flow through and around him. Then words appeared in his mind. He knew what to do, just like Aphaea said. Placing his fingers on his tiara, he pulled it off, the metal transforming into an energy disk. Then he twirled around and struck another pose.

"Moon Tiara," He pulled his arm back. "Magic!" He threw the disk with all his might. The disk flew through the air, twirling. The monster saw it coming, roaring in fear. Bright light flashed and sparkles filled the air when the tiara hit the monster. When it subsided, the monster still stood, causing Kopaka to start to panic. But then the creature dissolved into dust, the tiara clanging to the ground.

"I did that?" Kopaka asked in a hushed voice.

High up in the sky, four ghostly figures observed what had happened.

"Curses." One said. "How can it be she is still around?" One hissed.

"The same way we are still around apparently." Another answered. Two others were holding each other close.

"What do we tell the Queen?" One asked.

"I don't know, but let's worry about that later." With that, the four disappeared into thin air.

Kopaka walked up to the pile of dust. He was very curious, but then the dust disappeared and his tiara reappeared on his forehead. Aphaea jumped from his tree and ran over to Sailor Moon. Kopaka looked up to see Tuxedo Mask still in the tree, smiling down at him.

"Good job Sailor Moon. Now the Toa are safe. But you must remember there will be obstacles to test you in the future. Do not be afraid, for I will be there for you." He pulled his cape over himself, stepped back into the shadows, and disappeared. Kopaka stared dreamily after him.

"Sailor Moon, are you alright?" Aphaea asked. Then he noticed the look on Sailor Moon's face and sighed. Then he noticed the Toa. Gali was staring at them in shock, while Pohatu was trying to see to the other Toa, who were starting to wake up. "We need to get out of here." He hissed.

Kopaka looked dazedly down at him. When he noticed the look Aphaea was giving him, he snapped out of it and looked to the other Toa. Aphaea was right, they needed to leave. So with a running start, they leapt up into the trees and disappeared, leaving the others in a state of confusion.

Kopaka kept running until he reached the area where the monster had thrown him. Sighing in relief, Aphaea smiled up at him.

"That was good for a first battle." Kopaka looked at him incredulously.

"You call that good!" He all but shouted. "What's happened to me?" Aphaea shook his head.

"Later. Right now I think Kopaka is needed." Kopaka was just about to ask what he meant by that, when he heard voices.

"Kopaka!"

"Hey Onua!"

"Kopaka, are you there!"

"Onua!"

"Let's try over there."

The other Toa were looking for him. He started to freak out, he didn't want anyone finding him like this, and he didn't know how to turn back to normal.

"Oh, what do I do? They can't find me like this!"

"Calm down." Aphaea spoke. "Or you're going to catch their attention." Kopaka forced himself to calm down and kneel down to be closer to Aphaea. "First, you have to know that you're not completely synced with your transformation."

"What does that mean?" Kopaka hissed, trying to keep his voice down.

"It means," Aphaea answered with strained patience. "That when you change back, you'll still be beat up, even more so because of the fight just now."

"You mean every time I fight and get hurt like this, I'll be worse when I change back?" Kopaka freaked.

"Hush." Aphaea shushed. Kopaka put his hands over his mouth. They listened, but no one came.

"No," Aphaea continued. "You will not get hurt more, when you fight in the future. But only when you become fully synced with your transformation. I'm telling you this to warn you that you'll be totally whipped when you change back." Kopaka nodded. "Now, the change back to your normal form is all about will. You want it to happen, it will happen. Just concentrate." Kopaka nodded and closed his eyes.

"Have you found them?" Gali asked Pohatu, who shook his head. "Where can they be?" Gali asked, worried for her brothers.

"Hey, don't worry. We'll find them. This is Kopaka and Onua we're talking about." Pohatu comforted Gali, giving her a hug. Gali sighed and nodded.

"You're right. It won't help if I worry myself sick. Thank you Pohatu." Pohatu nodded and let her go. They both walked off to continue the search when,

"Hey! Over here!" They turned and saw Onua, scuffed and bruised but still in one piece. He was waving them over. They ran over to see Kopaka on the ground, unconscious. Gali quickly went to his side and began examining him.

"He's ok." Onua spoke from the Ice Toa's other side. "I already checked him out. He's just asleep. He'll be fine when he wakes up." Gali nodded and sighed in relief.

"Where were you Onua?" Gali asked. "We didn't see you during the fight.

"Got knocked out by that thing the moment it attacked." Onua smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. "Don't tell Tahu. I'll never hear the end of it." Gali and Pohatu both smiled, nodding.

"We better get back to the others. They're probably worried." Pohatu suggested. Gali nodded.

"I'll take Kopaka home." Onua volunteered. "He won't want the others to see him like this. You know how he is."

"But what will we tell the others?" Gali asked. Onua shrugged and easily picked Kopaka up, cradling him in his arms.

"You're smart Gali. You'll think of something." And with that, Onua made his way to Ko-Koro, Aphaea trailing behind. Gali and Pohatu watched them leave, and then left to tend to the others.

At Ko-Wahi, Onua walked through the snow and marveled at the sights.

"Your home really is quite a sight." He spoke to the sleeping Toa in his arms. Kopaka just nestled closer to the warmth of Onua's chest. Onua blushed slightly, but decided to ignore it. He reached Ko-Koro quickly and entered without anyone seeing him. Looking around, Onua was glad to see no Matoran running around. He doubted they would enjoy seeing their village's protector unconscious and beaten up. And Kopaka would no doubt not want anyone else seeing him in his current state either.

Even though Onua had never been in the ice village before, he correctly guessed where Kopaka's hut was, standing just outside the small hut that looked exactly like the other huts, but was more out of the way than the others.

"You're very predictable, my friend." He looked back down to see the calm, relaxed look that was on Kopaka's face. "And you look much better like this than you normally do." He quickly entered the hut and wasn't surprised by the lack of décor. He gently placed Kopaka on the bed and removed all of his armor, pulling the covers over the white Toa. He then quietly placed the pile of armor and weapons on a chair at the table. Giving a cautionary look around, he spotted a tablet on the table. Picking it up, he was surprised it was the copy of the legend he had given Kopaka a few days ago.

"I'm surprised you kept this." He told the sleeping Toa. "I was sure you would have thrown it out when you memorized it." He placed the tablet down and went back over to the bed. He placed his hand on Kopaka's forehead. "I'm going now. Be safe and try to stay out of trouble." He didn't know why he said that, but he felt like he needed to say it. He looked at Kopaka's relaxed features one more time before turning and leaving the hut. Aphaea entered before Onua closed the door completely, and hopped onto the bed. He looked at Kopaka proudly.

"You did well today." He walked closer to the head of the bed, careful not to step on Kopaka. "Don't worry. You'll get better, and I'll be here for you when you need me." Aphaea then curled up next to Kopaka's pillow and went to sleep himself.

The next day, Kopaka woke up feeling very warm. He didn't really feel like getting out of bed. So he turned on his side, pulled the covers over his head, and went back to sleep.

"Come on. Time to get up." An oddly familiar voice spoke up from beside him. Kopaka couldn't place the voice with anyone he knew, but he didn't want to get up, so he ignored it. "Oh no you don't. You'll find I'm not easy to ignore." Then the bed covers were yanked off Kopaka, who curled up more in objection. "Come on. Up, up, up." That voice just wouldn't quit, so Kopaka sleepily sat up and looked for the speaker. "Ah you're finally up."

Kopaka turned a sleepy gaze to his right, where the voice was coming from. All he saw was Aphaea sitting contentedly on his bed. "Wow, you must've been hit harder than I thought." Kopaka blinked. Aphaea just talked.

"I must be dreaming." He spoke dully.

"No. You're not." Aphaea shook his head.

"Than how are you talking? Rahi don't talk." Kopaka asked. Aphaea's ears drooped.

"You don't remember." It was a statement, not a question. Kopaka didn't respond. Aphaea sighed and jumped off the bed. "Though I probably shouldn't be surprised. You really got it good yesterday." He slipped under the table and quickly came out and hopped back onto the bed, carrying something in his mouth. Setting it down on Kopaka's lap, he returned to his sitting position. "I hope you remember this though." Looking down, Kopaka saw the round object that Gali had said was a piece of jewelry. Picking it up, Kopaka fingered the design.

Then suddenly, everything came back. The attack, the monster, the transformation, the battle, everything. Blushing, Kopaka turned wide eyes toward Aphaea, who smiled.

"Ah, so you do remember." Chuckling lightly, Aphaea jumped from the bed and went over to the table, jumping onto it and sitting near the side with the chair. "You might want to get up and put your armor back on." Then he smirked. "At least, your lower armor anyway." Kopaka raised an eye ridge then looked down. Blushing deeply, he quickly covered himself and rushed over to the chair.

"How'd I get back here?" He asked as he ducked behind the table and started to reattach his armor.

"Oh, the nice black Toa brought you." Aphaea answered, feigning disinterest. Kopaka froze and turned wide eyes towards Aphaea.

"What?" He asked horrified.

"And he was nice enough to take your armor off for you. You already looked uncomfortable enough." Kopaka slowly went back to his bed and sat down. He had already attached his lower armor on; his upper body was still bare though. Aphaea joined him on the bed again.

"I sense you have a lot of questions," Aphaea began to speak prophetically, but when he caught the blush on Kopaka's face and the dreamy look in his eyes, his ears drooped in exasperation. He propped himself on Kopaka's shoulder.

"Hey! Snap out of it!" He shouted. Kopaka was startled into throwing himself backwards, Aphaea landing on his chest. "Now that I got your attention," Aphaea spoke right in Kopaka's shocked face. "I can answer your questions." Kopaka had a feeling that his life had just gotten a whole lot more complicated.

Kopaka: You have a very sick mind

Me: Yes, yes I do. Now put on the skirt!

Kopaka: Hey, keep that thing away from me

*fight*scuffle*fight*

Me: There. Don't you look precious

Kopaka: *Glares*

Me: *Sweat drops* Every writer for themselves!

*Runs away*