Xeon had disappeared into the warehouse again. Renegade wondered what it was this time. Xeon currently had a private fleet of jets, some tanks, and even a bionic add-on to boost his speed and stamina. He had even managed to outdo Renegade with the Artificial Intelligence, or AI, programming.
Renegade didn't mind, though. Right now, they had to deal with their enemy. Ever since the attacks had started, the Nuva had been acting strangely. All of them had, really. It was their most crushing defeat yet, and they hadn't even seen their attacker. All they knew was that it had a Rahkshi head, claws, weapons, and anger management issues. It could apparently leap right out of shadows and solidify, then turn into just absence of light when attacked. Only Aurius and Takanuva had been successful fighting them, but even then it was limited to driving them off. Renegade, of course, was working on a laser to incinerate them.
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Xeon was on guard duty. Renegade's laser had worked, and they had captured one of the attackers. Xeon's Ivax identified it as a Doomsday, an experiment by the Brotherhood of Makuta to make more powerful Rahkshi. The prototype had gone rogue after a raid by some Toa, and the experiment abandoned, until now. They had now discovered a way do defeat the creatures. Even better, Xeon's new project was complete. It was a drone shaped like him, with EMP power simulating magnetism and an internal database acting in place of the Ivax.
Xeon was near the end of his shift when he saw a being on the horizon. Blue, cleaner-cut than a Doomsday, it carried only twin bladelike weapons. As it approached, Xeon could make out more detail. It was burnt with shadow blasts and was hurt badly. Xeon could make out the shine of a jagged capital X on its chest.
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The being threw his weapons on the ground and collapsed. Xeon electronically notified Renegade and went out to help. As he lifted the being with magnetism, Xeon got a look at them. Despite battered and blackened armor, Xeon recognized him. Shadow Xeon.
Xeon brought his shadowy double into base. Laying him on the medical table, Renegade's medical drone did a scan. Shadow Xeon suddenly jolted upright. The other Toa who were in the room jumped as the Shadow Toa sat up. "He's gone mad! He'll destroy everything!" Shadow Xeon said.
"Who will? What are you doing here?" Renegade asked. Shadow Xeon was in a force field, but Renegade still pointed his weapon. Shadow Xeon didn't answer, instead holding up a tablet. It stated that he wished to join the other Toa, and his reason to.
"Oh, no," Tahu breathed, looking at the tablet in disbelief.
"But that's impossible! He's dead!" Pohatu looked disbelieving. They all did.