Well, here's chapter 1 for you all. Enjoy! :0) Lego owns the name Ketongu and Hasbro owns transformers.
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CHAPTER 1: Energy Signature
It was in one of the deep forests of Nealson county where a unit of seven Toa and a single transformer were searching for a mysterious energy signature or source that was detected on a satellite radar just earlier today. Upon seeing this, the Turaga council had requested that this Toa unit would go investigate. For this unit in particular, had fought in many wars and had had extensive training for most of their lives. In terms with the Turaga, they were close to the best of the best.
As of right now, a Toa of lava known simply as Gahu was walking cautiously down a dirt path with the team leader: Toa Billy, Toa of fire. Gahu wore a yellow Pehkui (Mask of Diminishment) and had body armor of silver and black. Billy wore a yellow Mohtrek, (never really being able to access this mask's power of duplication), and red body armor all over. The other Toa were also trying to find this... whatever it was, so they each had walkie talkies that were programmed in a way where they could only speak through each others talkies and not anyone else's. This was supposed to be a classified mission as it was, they didn't need anybody else getting in on it.
"Remind me again why we're out here"?, Gahu asked Billy.
Billy stopped his search, looking back at Gahu and replying: "The Turaga council had detected a strange energy signature somewhere in this area". "Upon doing so, they sent us here to check it out". "Any more questions"?
"No sir"., Gahu obediently responded.
Billy turned back towards the massive path then, nearly laughing at the loyalty that this Toa rookie had always displayed. It almost reminded him of himself at a younger age. He had entered the Toa suva chamber at the age of fifteen and at this point felt like he would always be ready for combat. But alongside this desire to fight for all the right reasons, there had also been a desire to try and prove himself to other Toa and higher authorities. Eventually, with enough years of training, he had managed to become the number two toa on the best of the best board that was always displayed in every training room. Now, that was normally done to try and get all the other Toa and autobots (Despite THEIR war being over) else to train and fight harder and it worked. Or at least, MOST of the time it did.
Just then, Billy felt his earpiece vibrate and make a buzzing sound in his ear, then pressing it to answer his current call as he continued looking down a dirt path that lead through this said forest.
"Hello"?, Billy answered.
"Hey Bill"., He heard a female Toa of water respond.
Billy smiled, knowing this Toa as Toa Outilisa. As to why she was given THAT name (Being nothing like the actual character from that book series that will remain nameless), he didn't know. But whatever the reason was, he felt comfortable to just never ask. Anyways, Billy and Outilisa had first met up at a Toa base on the same day with at least a few other, newly formed Toa, but THAT was for another story. First, Billy and Outilisa had become the best of friends, making challenges with each other and sharing jokes. Next, this friendship became a full on romantic relationship once Billy was encouraged to do so by an even braver fellow Toa (ALSO, for anther story). Then, after two faithful years, it had become a marriage. And this marriage was still going faithful to this very day and Each thanked The Lord every day for letting them find each other.
"You've got him"., Billy replied, keeping on the smile that he had had upon first hearing her beautiful voice on the earpiece.
"Edward just picked up a strong Energy Signature on the east sector"., Outilisa responded. "He fears it might be a little too much to take on by himself, so he told me to get you to get back up down there ASAP".
Billy grinned. Same old Toa Edward., Billy thought. Edward was a Toa of Earth who was always trying to get out of the way of dangerous missions such as this. Was he afraid to pick a fight in one? Nope. At least not unless things didn't go his perfect, harmless little way. And as willing as he knew Edward SAID he would be to take a sword for any his team mates, he didn't always seem to want to stay committed on that statement.
"I'll try to be there with the others in a few seconds"., Billy told her. "Think you can hang on until then"?, Billy then teased.
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From her side of the Earpiece, Outilisa, A Toa of water with a gold and blue body, green and blue arms and legs and red hair drawn out behind a blue Avsa (Mask of energy absorbing), smiled brightly, letting out a small laugh. Outilisa loved Billy for a large number of reasons, and one of those reasons was because he had a sense of humor that she could understand even if no one else did. But that was also a part of this relationship that made this all the more fun for her. For whenever he had a sarcastic remark, she would always have hers to respond with.
"Well I dunno, you HAVE known me to be able to hang on for longer"., Outilisa responded.
A chuckle came from Billy.
"Oh not THAT WAY you box-headed..."., A smile and then a laugh came from Outilisa.
Billy shared this laughter with a slight blush. Of course he didn't take it THAT way, but often times when this pair would joke around, their heads would refuse to get outside 'the box'. And though they didn't always consider this to be a too good of a thing, it would always just sort of pop in. But Billy decided to push the matter aside with one last laugh and a reply.
"OK Outie, I'll be there in a little bit, ok"?
"Sounds good"., Outilisa replied, continuing to follow the signal on the ESD (Energy Signature Detector) in her hand. "Love you".
"I love you too"., Billy said with a smile before hanging up.
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A few minutes later, the other Toa had all decided in a conversation via earpieces to regroup at a location that would be CLOSE to the location of the powerful Energy Signature. And in doing so, most of them had decided to travel in the bushy areas, long as there were no poison ivy bushes. Their reason for doing this? They wanted to try and sneak there as stealthily as possible in case Teridax's guerilla forces had gotten here first. After all, Teridax's attacks were always impossible to predict so if they could counter that by becoming as unpredictable as his forces were, they thought it would at LEAST be their best defense.
As Outilisa had continued to take a look around the area she was walking through, Billy watched her from another bush with a light-felt smile. He even stopped at one point, taking the time to thank God again for putting her into his life as his wife, before then rising slowly up to get a better look at what was around her. But as he did this, he noticed something strange. No, it wasn't in any of the said surroundings, but upon his wifes very face.
She had that one look on her mask that Billy knew as one that was in deep thought over a troublesome matter. As far as what this matter was, he didn't really have that answer in mind. But whatever it was, was disturbing her to seemingly no end. THAT much was clear to the lead Toa of fire. And though this pair of Toa was a married couple, this wasn't the first time Billy had noticed her looking like this.
Billy rose completely up from his hiding bush and walked up behind her, still keeping an eye out for any of Teridax's soldiers. Upon then getting close enough behind her, Billy gave a light tap on Outilisa's shoulder. Outilisa quickly turned, putting the blade of a knife to his neck before then widening her eyes in surprise and quickly lowering it.
Billy just gave her a smile and said: "Hey hon, I was just hiding in a bush earlier, trying to keep a look out for you and I... are you ok"?
Then looking down at her mini-radar and continuing to follow the ES coordinates, she turned her back to Billy, asking: "What do you mean"?
"You haven't been acting like yourself lately"., Billy told her. "And you've been like this since the day I asked you to marry me".
"Well I DID say yes, didn't I"?, Outilisa asked in a positive tone.
"Yes, you did"., Billy replied. "But that's... not really the point I'm trying to make here.
Outilisa just remained silent, pretending not to hear him, and kept her green eyes looking down at her mini-radar. She knew exactly what Billy was trying to ask, and she WAS in fact keeping a secret. It wasn't any one of those bad sitcom related secrets but none the less, she still wanted to keep it a secret for now. Especially from her husband, for she had always feared that if he knew, he wouldn't understand it somehow. So for as long as she possibly could, she would keep the pain in her light from keeping this from him as well as her secret, hidden like a treasure on a distant island.
Billy stopped Outilisa then, touching her shoulder and asking: "Can you please stop for a second"? "Please"?
Outilisa let out a sigh then, looking up from her mini-radar and turning to face her husband.
"Why are doing this"?, she asked him.
Billy kept his hand lightly on Outilisa's shoulder and replied: "To talk to you".
"Why"?
"Because I KNOW that there's something wrong with you"., Billy admitted. "You might not think I know you too well, but I do". "I have known you now for more than long enough to know when you're feeling stressed". "And if you're EVER feeling down, I want to be there for you". "So PLEASE, let me in and tell me what's wrong with you".
Outilisa tried to force a tear from falling down her cheek as she then said: "Billy... I-"., but the last part of her sentence was interrupted by a voice on their earpieces that asked: "Hey, are you guys lost or something"?
It was Toa Edward.
Outilisa coughed and replied: "No, we're still on our way there Edward".
"Then hurry up, we found something that we all thought you should see"., Edwards voice rudely replied.
"We're on our way Edward, just hold on a minute"., Outilisa replied back before then quickly turning off her said earpiece and turning back around to continue walking.
Billy probably would've punched Edward if he was where he was... again. Over the past several years that the original six Toa (Billy, Outilisa, Robert, Edward, Pow and Maze) had known each other, Billy had come to know Edward as the most irritable and rude Toa of the group. And to make it worse, that was how bad Edward was for MOST days. And it wasn't just his attitude alone that made him unlikeable, but the fact that this attitude had almost always emerged whenever Edward didn't get his way. He was like a bratty and spoiled child.
But Billy had decided not to focus on what he wished his Toa code would allow him to do to Edward and focus a big load more on changing the subject with his wife. As much as he desperately wanted to know what his wife's secret was, he wouldn't push her to tell him. Especially not right now. This matter would have to be discussed at some other place and time if he didn't want to make Outilisa TOO upset. That was the LAST thing he wanted.
"Did you find anything before coming up here"?, Billy decided to ask.
"Nope".,Outilisa told him. "Nothin".
"Ah, I mean, I was hoping you'd find a crapload of trees or something so...", Billy joked, earning a laugh from the water Toa.
The two were silent for a little while before Outilisa had finally broken it by asking: "What do you think THEY found"?
"Well, more than likley they found something of great interest"., Billy told her. "I mean, an energy signature THIS HIGH, can't be here for NOTHING right"?
"True"., Outilisa agreed.
"But, I guess until we get there, all we can really do is guess"., Billy admitted.
Outilisa just gave him a nod and both had decided to save all personal questions or matters for later as they finally came across their fellow Toa in a large grassy area. Billy and Outilisa had both become very suspicious upon seeing their friends crowded around a large object that was hidden from their view. Gahu was with the others as well, looking just as stunned as the others. Upon finally reaching the other Toa and Transformer, they also stared in utmost confusion at the large tank-like vehicle.
This said tank was colored in a strange pattern of red, green and black, equipped with a laser cannon, two large turret-like cannons, a missile launcher and a larger than average machine gun. Billy was almost AMAZED by this vehicle's threatening image. So amazed, that he started silently praying that Teridax's forces weren't anywhere near this thing. It may as well have been a lot more menacing than it looked, for it had several weapons of the highest, biggest and fastest leveled firearms.
"What is it"?, Billy asked them.
Edward, a Toa of Earth with red and silver and a black Kanohii Shelek (Mask of silence), stepped forward, replying: "This tank is the source of the energy signature that our precious Turaga found on their radar".
Billy's eyes widened as he looked back at the tank.
"Really"?, Billy asked in his current state of disbelief. "From THIS thing"?
Edward nodded. Toa Maze, An Ice Toa with an orange chestplate and silver armor everywhere else along with a silver Kanohii Volitak (Mask of stealth), carefully approached the side of this tank, kneeling down next to it and examining it closely with a sort of magnifying device that he had built himself. Everyone in this group had always known Maze as one the smartest of them all whenever it came to situations like this. No matter the situation, he could always take one glance back at a battlefield and identify a gun or vehicle by type, brand and name. Even when the other Toa COULDN'T. As a fellow Toa, it was probably one of his best talents other than his death bringing sneak attacks against their foes.
"Judging from the looks of it, it's a model 48 WM, crafted by Vakama Industries"., Maze informed them.
Billy gave Maze a confused look.
"WM"?, Billy asked.
"War Machine"., Robert, A Toa of storms with silver armor and a green Gresh-mask of vision disruption, replied.
A Toa of Stone with yellow armor and a brown Kanohii Kakama nuva (Mask of speed), simply known to the others as Toa Pow (for whatever reason nobody knew why) stepped forward and told them: "We also found a similar ES coming from chopper over there"., pointing to a black and white helicopter, then walking towards it and scanning it with his own miniature device.
"Geez"., Billy thought aloud.
But as half-amazed as Billy was over this discovery, it had also made him and the other Toa very curious. A War Machine and a Helicopter, both popping up in the same forest at random? THAT and the fact that this was pretty high tech equipment, was enough to raise a lot of questions from anybody who would be needing answers anytime soon. Especially since they had also contained powerful energy signatures.
"How many of these vehicles are there"?, Billy had decided to ask.
"Just the two"., Robert answered.
"Good"., Billy told him.
But it wasn't exactly as good as Billy was trying to make it sound. What if there had been more of these vehicles lying around and Teridax's forces had just decided to take them? With that being the case, he needed to try to find a way to transport these large and heavy battle vehicles back to base. After all, there was no telling on what could truly happen if these weapons of mass destruction had ever fallen into the wrong hands... or CLAWS in the makuta's cases.
"So... what do we do with them"?, Gahu decided to ask.
Still considering his options, Billy had answered: "I'm not quite sure yet".
In truth, there were a number of options for them as to what to do with these two battle-vehicles. The first option was to try and use it against the Makuta's, but since he wasn't sure if they had been granted permission to use these things in the line of war, he would rather feel more comfortable by simply asking first as to wether they did or did not. The second option would be to lock them up, but as of right now the chopper was of unknown origin, meaning it could've been made by ANYONE. INCLUDING Teridax himself. Making THAT choice would be a little TOO risky.
Ops, A blue and red Transformer with a gray mouthpiece, saw the mixture of concern and worry in Billy's face and took out a mini-radiation scanner, then telling his leader: "I could try and help them scan the vehicles, just to see if any hazardous materials got on them".
Just as Ops started to scan the War Machine, he heard Edward tell him: "I don't know if you noticed Ops, but that vehicle is ALREADY hazardous".
Ops resisted the urge to make a sigh of annoyance and asked him: "What exactly do you mean by that"?
Edward sighed loudly and almost angrily replied: "Ops, it's a WAR MACHINE". "And THAT means that it was made to fight in WARS and SCREW UP enemy soldiers".
"He means CHEMICALLY Edward"., Robert told the Earth Toa in his own aggressive voice.
"I KNOW THAT, but-"!, Edward had tried to say.
Noticing the fight that was about to erupt, Outilisa turned to them both and told them: "Hey guys, if you two are done with your little peeing contest, why don't you try and help us figure out what to do with these things"?
Edward and Roberts eyes both widened as they looked back at her face that tried its hardest to hide the anger that was already rising within her. But they both saw it anyways and decided to drop their argument with a kind nod. Pow had also seen this said facial rage storm and resisted the urge to laugh at Outilisa's statement. But Billy just looked at her with a look that told her that he understood what she was trying to do. He and Outilisa had both hated to see the other Toa bicker at each other whenever they did. In a way, it was like watching a pair of rahi fighting over scraps of food, both annoying and a little hard to watch. Especially whenever the other would fight over small, stupid matters like THAT.
Ops nearly stood in surprise from his examination of the War Machine when switching to a different visual on the scanner.
"Hey guys"., Ops said, gaining attention from the other seven Toa. "My radar just picked up what appears to be a large heat signature".
The Toa loaded and cocked their firearms, taking out their swords and knives in case of any close range action.
Then raising a hand that told them to wait for him to finish, Ops continued:"But it's not coming from the vehicles interior". "Based on these readings, it's coming from the EXTERIOR".
Each Toa widened their eyes in a felt mixture of horror and confusion. A Heat Signature ,as Ops had described it, was normally only detected or DETECTABLE, if somebody and not SOMETHING was standing or hiding somewhere around their current location. And the fact that Ops's radar had indeed pointed to the war machine in front of them made their silence almost deafening.
Billy finally spoke up, asking: "You mean it's... ALIVE"?
"Now, I'm not sure about THAT"., Ops told them. "It COULD just be a glitch, but in case this thing's telling us the truth, it'd probably be best if I took a sample and examine it later just to be sure".
With that being said, Ops then put his HSD (Heat Signature Detector) on the magnetizer on his back and took out a small cutting tool along with a clear tube. But as Ops was about to cut a piece of metal off... he stopped and nearly jumped. He SWORE to himself that he had just seen this thing shake as if it was agitated, but it could've just been him, right? He almost prayed that it WAS, before then hearing Robert suggest something.
"Why can't we just take this thing apart and THEN transport it back to base"?, Robert asked. "That way, we won't risk any-".
But Robert couldn't finish his sentence as a strange noise suddenly erupted from BOTH of the said vehicles, interrupting Robert and sending shivers down everyone's spines.
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Ops jumped and rolled back, away from the war machine, then taking out an Ion blaster and pointing it at it as the others readied their weapons as well, then standing still and waiting for something to happen.
After a while, Gahu asked: "What WAS that"?
Ops quickly felt the HSD vibrate on his back and took it back out as it then started to beep louder and louder. The heat radiating from the tank had just increased. And it was CONTINUING to rise too! Whatever these things were, they were very powerful.
Then, as if knowing what was about to happen, Ops quietly said: "Oh my gosh"., before then turning quickly to the others, running after then quickly screaming: "TAKE COVER"!
As Ops and a few of the other Toa started running, Billy just gazed ahead, watching in an unseen fear as he saw several parts of the war machine begin to shift and go different places all around itself. One of the large cannons shifted into an arm. The back plates lifted and turned, forming legs. Those were the only motions Billy could catch before the war machine had overall transformed into a large and muscular... BIONICLE?! Indeed it was a bionicle. One with: a red head that seemed to have black war paint painted across the top of the head and the cheeks, a red muscular body, two black and red legs, and two different arms. The left, having a larger cannon for the forearm and the right wielding a laser blaster of some sort.
His gaze shifted to the chopper as it also started to transform into a taller Bionicle. The back rotor shifted upwards, turning into a spinning weapon and connecting to a gray arm that emerged from the right side, The left side shifted into a left arm, wielding a red rifle,The bottom shifted into two black and gray legs with clawed feet, the being lifted itself up then as the glass in the front, turned white and around to form a neck, and at the top of this neck was an orange Kanohii Tukora (Rotor mask of twisters) with eye holes big enough to reveal a glare that could kill millions.
Just as they had finished and had started to turn to the other Toa, Billy turned with the rest of his friends and started running, terrified and confused. A part of them was relieved to see Ops and a few of the others, hiding behind a fallen tree in a small ditch. These Toa acted instantly, jumping up and over with a roll and crouched down as low as they could, hoping that those two... whatever they were, hadn't seen them for long enough to put two and two together as to where they were right now. They had even held a few screams back as they heard gunfire coming from the vehicle's direction.
When he was sure they were safe enough to speak, Robert looked down in self pity and quietly exclaimed: "Worse timing ever"!
Unsure of wether or not everyone was truly safe behind a fallen piece of wood, Gahu took a quick peek to the other side, seeing the two Toa and Titan sized attackers stopping their gunfire and menacingly looking around for them, using an eye scanner of some sort. Not seeing the Black and Gray one from earlier, Gahu quickly turned back around and crouched very low, looking at Billy.
As Billy then looked at him, Gahu asked: "Where in the heck did the BIG ONE come from"?
"It's the helicopter"., Billy tried to say, but some sort of noisy racket that was close by, sounded out Billy's answer.
"What"?, Gahu asked.
"It's the helicopter"!, Billy quietly yelled.
Gahu nodded, confirming that he had heard him.
Billy looked to Ops, quietly calling his name.
Ops met Billy's gaze, awaiting orders.
"Yes sir"?, Ops asked.
"How many of these thing ARE there"?, Billy asked him.
Ops looked curiously back at him asking: "What do you MEAN how many"? "There were only two earlier, and there's only two NOW"!
"Really"?, Robert asked. "Just TWO"?
Ops nodded.
"I'm starting to disagree with the two's company analogy"!, Billy humorously commented.
"Can you guys just be quiet"?!, Gahu quietly exclaimed. "If you guys keep this up, they're gonna find us".
Each Toa ducked and covered themselves as they then heard something heading fast towards their position. Just as they did, their cover exploded, sending burning pieces of wood and bark flying everywhere and narrowly dodging the other Toa. Billy turned himself off of the ground, then seeing the two machines up ahead, glaring ahead at them. As the others got up, Billys body went numb as he saw the orange headed one, activate his rotor weapon which made an unpleasant sound as it started spinning.
"RUN"!, Billy exclaimed as he forced himself to get up and run as fast as his legs would allow him to, leading the other Toa to he didn't know where. At this point, Billy would rather lead his friends into the resting place of a mutated Gudunka rather then getting sliced into gruesome pieces by a crazed titan. And the others were thinking the same thing. They were so horrified that they didn't even look back or hear the profanities the titan started screaming. But as much as they just wanted to focus on running all on its own, there was one question that just didn't seem to want to leave their minds alone: WHAT WERE those things? Bionicle's didn't have the ability to transform so THAT answer was out of the mental suggestions list. But they weren't transformers either. They didn't LOOK like transformers!
After what had felt like hours of running, Billy looked back behind himself, seeing the others still following close behind. Good., Billy thought, letting out a sigh of relief as he saw Outilisa running with them as well. He was also glad to see that his team mates were the only ones who had seemed to follow him out of that ordeal. But he kept running, taking every five or eight seconds to make sure that his friends were still following from close behind. No, those things hadn't followed them out, but that didn't mean that Billy was taking any chances. He almost never did.
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But the two Bioformers, both of whom called themselves Makutacons were far from done with the Toa who had just discovered them. The green, black and red one ,named War Machine, had eventually stopped his firing frenzy and took a few silent seconds to look around for them. Besides the burning pieces of wood and smoke, he had found nothing. He turned then to his larger partner (Shut Down).
"They're gone"., War Machine told him.
"Crap"!, Shut Down exclaimed, shooting his rifle at the ground and bringing up dirt. "We cannot afford the risk of being rediscovered"!
War Machine nodded in agreement. If those Toa and the Transformer had gotten out of this maze-for-a-forest, it would've put quite a dent in their plans. Not that a bigger army of Toa would be a problem. THAT was beside the point. For while the public knowledge of their existence wouldn't be any harm to THEM, it WOULD cause the Turaga Council to keep a closer eye on the sphere. And THAT would mean that their newly forged plan would take a longer time to accomplish. And their leader wasn't exactly a big fan of waiting.
Shut Down glared down at his silver pod-like chest and commanded: "Deploy Scorpio"!
Just then, Shut Downs chest opened and shot out what looked like a mess of armor pieces. But as this round object hit the ground, it unshifted into what looked like a large scorpion. Well, it wasn't THAT large. It was about half the size of a Toa, looking like a white and red scorpion with silver claws and a Scorpion-like head. As soon as he had uncurled himself, Scorpio loyaly turned to Shut Down, bowing in his presence as he waited for whatever order Shut Down would give him.
"There are seven Toa and a Transformer out there somewhere"., Shut Down explained. "I want you to find them, and then KILL them". "Understood".
"Yes my master"., a low voice responded from Scorpio's mouth as he then raised himself, turned in the direction of the dirt pathway and ran down it at a lightning speed.
"And what of us"?, War Machine asked him.
Shut Down raised his left arm slightly up, looking down at the radar that was installed inside of it, pinpointing the location of a crashed ship.
"Shut Down grinned up at War Machine, replying: "We report back to our leader".
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Well, there's chapter one for you, and MAN! Does it feel SO good to be back! :0) Anyways, if you recognize the name of the female Toa of water from somewhere else, please know that this is NOT the same character from that Ga'hoolian book series. As much of a fan as I am of THAT series, I won't be doing any fanfics of that anytime soon. At least not yet. ;0) Anyways, thanks for reading and please have a God-blessed day! :0)
