Wow, it's really been a long while since I wrote something! I just kept saying "I'll do it later" until. . . well, until now. Well, here's a new Bionicle fanfic that I hope you'll enjoy; au revoir!
Disclaimer: Bionicle belongs to LEGO and Greg, not me.
"normal speech"
"thoughts"
"titan speech"
"toa speech"
"Oh, we could be heroes- just for one day"- David Bowie
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(Daxia, minutes before the Time Slip starts)
"Huh? Where am I? . . . . Better yet, who or what am I? Do I have a body? Why do I feel so weary? So ve. r. y. . we. . ar. . . y. . . . "
"Brutaka! Shut the hell up, you're going to wake them!" Axonn whispered to his long-time friend and partner in the Order. "You know as well as I that if they see this place we'll have to make them join"
"But just look at this one Axonn, he's already a fighter; he's got a tail! And he even has natural protosteel claws and OW! Why you little. . ." Brutaka growled as the sleeping half-rahi half-matoran cut a small gash in his thumb. "There's one thing I still don't get here, if we're supposed to send one of this av-matoran to every island, how come we have three more than we need?"
"Because three of them are staying with the order to become future Toa of Light if Mata Nui wishes it to happen" Axonn replied to his now seemingly enthusiastic partner
"We only know that three members will decide who goes where and when"
"Sooo. . . can I keep this one?" Brutaka pointed at the sleeping matoran who had so easily cut him "He's perfect for the kind of missions when we bash in, retrieve, and bash out!"
Both titans were so distracted in their conversation that they failed to notice another Member entering the room full of matoran.
"Yes Brutaka, you may 'keep' him, if that's what you mean by training him in every aspect of combat you know. . . and avoid your 'bad cop' talk, the staff says it's tired of cleaning afterwards. . . "
"Helryx! We mean. . . Sir!" Both giants quickly turned around to face their superior, First Toa AND Head of the Order (and the extinct Hand of Artakha) "Are you giving me permission seriously?" Brutaka said tentatively.
"Yes Brutaka, I'm serious about this; you, me and Botar are the ones who will choose three of this matoran to personally train; Hydraxonn is too busy with the Mata, Trinuma is running an errand, and Axonn" She turned to face him at that moment "Axonn, you are to go to the island of Artidax ASAP and investigate about a strange sighting there: rumors say that a Makuta was taken there by two others and didn't return." The Toa made a highly detailed map using a very advanced form of water control and pinpointed every location detail.
"Yes, at once sir!" Axonn shouted as he ran out of the room, took his axe and prepared to jump into one of the teleporters in the base.
"So. . . if I already chose a 'protegeé' and you have to chose one and Botar needs to chose another one. . . where the hell is Botar right now??" He asked his commander in an annoyed voice before being cut off by another voice behind him.
"Helryx, did you call for me? You know I have to be at the Barraki's execution to take them to the Pit!" The enforcer of the Order, feared even by himself, asked the only one above his authority.
"Ah, Botar! Nice of you to join us, you see, we have a situation here: Brutaka's chosen the matoran he will train for 500 years, I already chose this little cute female over here, but you are the only one who hasn't done so, so we need you to chose for everyone to continue with their buisness" The Toa of Water answered the giants question while explaining her concern at the time being "Come on, don't be afraid. . . . . . . CHOOSE ONE ALREADY!!"
"Hmmm. . . I'll pick that one" Botar said, pointing to the farthest pod containing a matoran "He has a strange sense of humor, I can feel it. . . besides, he's fighting off some of the amnesic gas unconsciously for some reason"
"I will check on that personally; you are all now dismissed; be here tommorrow by the setting of the first sun in Metru Nui, we have some serious training to do. . . "
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(Unknown location, 400 years later)
"Entry #86: I find myself treking through the jungle of an unknown island forgotten by the Great Spirit in a corner of our world, Master Botar has tasked me for the hundreth time to retrieve a rare golden stone crystal that he claims can only be found in this place; so far I've had to outsmart three Muakas, an Ashbear and a small troop of Brakas monkeys that tried to steal my equipment and I'm pretty sure that the temple described in my crudely drawn map is really close. Kalnur off."
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(Daxia, screen room)
Botar watched as his "disciple" tried to cut his way through the jungle in Artakha towards the temple that served as a base for the Order there; IF he managed to get through the remaining rahi, a Turahk, and an Exo-Toa running in automatic inside the chamber that would hold his destiny. . . but that would only happen if he could survive.
"He becomes stronger every time he tries it, doesn't he?" Helryx asked Botar in a slightly amused fashion "This is the hundreth time I've seen you give him this task and he goes farther every time"
"Yes, he's goten stronger over this 350 years, but he has never gotten a kio near the temple. Ever. And that is dissapointing after all that training" Botar replied in an emotionless tone, still watching the efforts his underling made while trying to outrace a pack of Kavinika that looked like they could use a good meal. "I heard that your apprentice has nearly reached the temple Helryx, or is it just a rumor?"
"Yes, she is half a Kio from the entrance, but she won't be able to get in until Kalnur and Kyros get there" the Toa of water replied proudly "Do you know where Brutaka is, he's supposed to have been here about an hour ago"
"Did someone mention my name?" Asked the "brutal blade-wielding, lover of gardening" member of the Order as he entered the room where the three av-matoran were unknowingly being watched as they progressed "I was just with the Tahtorak herds, it was quiet. . . fun"
"Brutaka, how nice of you to join us; I hope that the report of a tahtorak in Metru Nui has nothing to do with you or your mask" Helryx told the blue and gold armored warrior "We were just discussing the progress of our future Toa towards the palace of Artakha; who do you think will get there first?"
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(Artakha's Palace)
"Sooo. . . . three matoran are coming this way, it's been such a long time since I got a visit, let's see what they bring and why"
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(1 hour later)
"Entry #87: I don't know where I am anymore, I'm sure I am still advancing towards the temple, but every half a bio I walk I feel like I start again half a bio back, it seems as if someone was testing my tracking skills. . . . . . . . I need to try something new out. Kalnur off."
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(Palace entrance)
'Why? Why can't I find an entrance into this tning? I see torches lit and hear voices coming from the windows, but there is no door whatsoever! There must be a way in! I WILL find a way in! It doesn't matter how much time it takes me Artakha, I WILL GET IN!!' Thought the small female matoran outside of the structure 'I know there is a hidden power there and I. WILL. GET. IT!!'
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(Elsewhere)
"I. HATE. THIS. STUPID. PLACE! How the HELL am I supposed to find a FREAKIN' temple in the middle of this FRIGGIN' jungle!!" A matoran with claws vented his frustration against every bit of vegetation in it's way "I can't stand it!! I have to crush OR cut everything in here to take a step!"
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(Inside the palace)
"I still can't understand why He wants me to check what it is that three matoran are doing in the middle of the jungle heading towards this place, it's not as if they're trying to invade the Suva or the Avohkii. . . . Or are they?" The meditative Toa of Fire pondered while he passed corridors and halls heading towards his quarters "It's as if he knew something was about to happen and didn't want me to know!"
(Video Con)
"I think your plan is going smoothly Helryx, but are you sure they're the right ones? Remember what happened to Lessovik's team, they were NOT ready and, well. . . died."
"Don't worry, I know that won't happen to them, they will fullfill their destiny and remain Toa, they will know and help future generations of Toa and maybe join us. . . ."
"Whatever you say Helryx, I will not oppose the will of the great spirit, but I will keep an eye on them, I think there's something going to happen, and it will affect us all"
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(Palace entrance)
"Who are you and what the hell are you doing here?" Kalnur asked a Rahi-like matoran and a female of about his height "Master Botar told me this temple was deserted and that no one came here anymore!"
"Well Rahi-brain, it seems that this 'Botar' lied to you. . . but maybe not, Helryx told me the same thing!" The female matoran answered Kalnur "Were you all sent on a mission to retrieve a golden crystal?" "YES" was the reply she got "Well then, we should pursue this goal together!"
And as Kreya spoke this words, the ground shook, trembled and exploded, and a Turahk, a son of the Makuta , emerged from it, the Earth screaming with each one of his steps, and turned to face those three matoran that stood in it's way.
"A Turahk! What the hell is a Turahk doing in the middle of Artkha? This island was supposed to be free of anything related to a Makuta!" Kreya told the other two. "We cannot face a Turahk! Not even a Toa can face a Tuhrak alone!"
"Well, it's a good thing we are three against one, isn't it?" Kalnur replied. "We can fight this. . . . thing off! We just need to keep it too distracted to use it's power!" He said. "It's simple, come on!"
"UNITY" The Turahk spoke. "YOU MAY GO ON" It continued while a doorframe became visible right in font of the three travelers.
"Well, go figure THAT out!" Kreya said as they ventured into the unknown things that the temple held "I didn't know a Turahk could talk. . . . or be polite, for the matter. . . . . "
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(Inside the Palace)
"Tarken, At last! We need to go to the lower level, some intruders have broken in and we don't know what the hell they'll try to do! They could be trying to steal the Avohkii or destroy the Suva! Hell, they could even be here to kidnapp Artakha!" The Toa of Lightning told his 'brother'. "We must stop them!"
"Likai, could you please calm down? I know you like bashing intruders, but we know they're here, they are 'special guests' for the Suva" The multicolored Toa of Fire answered. "But no one said that we could give them a little fright. . . or two" He added grinning evily.
"I like how you think, brother, we should test their dodging" Likai told him as they quickly ran down the steps to meet the future additions to the Team.
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(Lower Level)
"What the hell were you thinking back there Kyros! You almost got us turned into rahi-bones on that hall!" Both Kalnur and Kreya shouted at their companion "You NEVER touch the glowing things, they're ALWAYS traps!"
"Great Beings! Get off my back for a second!" He replied "It's not as if I also triggered some kind of general alert in this place; besides, wasn't this supposed to be deserted?"
"I am afraid you DID activate an alarm little matoran, and now, you'll have to play 'Dodge the Fire & Lightning' with us, and you won't like it" Came the voice of to Tarken from a balcony above "Now you DODGE!"
The matoran could only think one thing: "Oh Holy " before twin blasts of fire and lightning hit the ground inches away from their stahding places "Seek cover!" Yelled one of them and they scrambled for protection.
"I just love it when they try to escape, don't you?" Likai asked his frivoulously calculating partner -something that gave her chills, who heard of a fire trying to come up with a plan?- "They're just so funny to zap again and again!"
"Try to zap this, you gloating. . . Toa?" Kyros couldn't stop the momentum his body already had and slammed head-first into Likai's armored torax.
"Well, that was uncivilized but quiet effective, way to go Kyros!" Kalnur cheered at the now unconscious matoran on top of the now unconscious Toa of Lightning. "Now all we have to do is deal with the Toa of fire and. . . . wait a minute! Aren't Toa supposed to defend the matoran instead of trying to roast them?"
"You are right Kalnur" A stranger cloaked by shadows walked from a room ."Toa are meant to defend the matoran, not roast or zap them, am I wrong Tarken?" He asked the Toa of fire.
"No, sir! Artakha, sir!" The guardian replied "Toa are to defend matoran from dangers they can't face alone, sir!"
"Very well then, escort this matoran to the Suva, their destiny awaits them" Artakha ordered. "They will soon make a team worthy of legend. . . Great Beings, now I must find a chronicler for this!" The ruler said as he departed towards his chambers.
"As you wish" Tarken replied. "Follow us to the Suva" He ordered the matoran.
After many twists, turns, halls, corridors and an hilarious situation concerning Likai and an Exo-Toa, all five beings arrived at the Toa Suva inside Artakha's palace.
"That's the golden crystal Master Botar asked me to retrieve!" Kalnur said as he broke off the group and ran towards the crystal suspended in the middle of the camber. "Finally I will. . . . "
But at the moment his hand touched the crystal, a light bright as Mata Nui's bathed the whole chamber in it, and when the light finally faded after what seemed like hours, the only sound were three voices that said in unison.
"For the Great Spirit! We are Toa" The three ex- matoran said.
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So, what do you think about it? Please review so I can make it better. Good bye.
Will you join the fight for Mata Nui?
Also:
Kalnur: me, Kalathar-Nui on Deviantart
Kyros: my friend Drago-Flame on Deviantart
Kreya: a mix of many girls I know, no one in particular (yet)
Tarken: my frien John
Likai: my friend Rika-Wawa on Deviantart
Botar, Axonn, Brutaka, Helryx, Artakha, and everyone else who has appeared in a Bionicle book are from LEGO, so ask them who thy're based on.