A/N- Hey there! Update is here!
First of, big shout out to AllSpark Princess for being my first reviewer reviewer. Much appreciated and don't worry, this story is only the beginning of a long and crazy ride for Emma.
Secondly, gotta huge request for you guys.
You see, I have limited access to the Bionicle franchise, so I require some help. I have no idea what happens during the Bohrok saga and the coming of the Toa Mata, along with anything else before the Mask of Light movie.
I am asking for any of you wonderful writers and readers to write a manuscript or even a play script about what happens. It needs to be to the letter and word for word what happens, and very well detailed. It needs the exact dialogue and actions of each of the characters. I ask that it be on Google docs, so it can be shared with me. Just PM me or leave a review about it and I can leave you my email address.
I know that this big of a request deserves a reward, so I will give whoever submits the most well written and accurate script two things;
1) the opportunity to submit a human OC to participate in my storyline
2) a heads up of what's to come AFTER the final battle of Bara Magna
As for timeline, I update monthly at the longest, a week at the least, so you have until the end of the Hordika arc to do so. As a warning, I have only one more chapter after this one before I start the Hordika arc, so be prepared.
Your help is much appreciated, and I cannot wait to see what you create. Thank you.
Now then, onto the story.
Disclaimers: I don't own anything except my OC.
The few remaining hours of the night passed, and Emma had just settled herself behind Vakama on the Kikanolo they were riding when Matau whooped excitedly.
"Only a great Toa-rider could tame a wild Kikanalo-beast!" crowed the Air Toa, only to have his Kikanalo ride buck him off. The next thing he knew, he was hanging upside down due to his foot being caught in the Rahi's vertebrae cables. With the Rahi still walking, he couldn't pull himself up.
Emma nearly fell off her mount, she started laughing so hard. It was only the fact that her grip had tightened around the fire Toa's waist that kept her from ending up in a similar position.
"It seems a great Toa-rider just got tamed." Nokama chuckled from her perch on the lead Kikanolo.
Vakama stiffled his own chuckles, and the Kikanalo groaned in a way that sounded like it was laughing. Matau, however, was not amused. "Very funny. Very, very funny." he scowled with his arms crossed in front of his chest. That, sadly, made him look more ridiculous.
"Stop laughing!"
"Vahki," the Toa of Air gasped at the sight below him, "hundreds of them." The group had finally arrived at their destination and was surveying the bottom of a canyon from the cliff above. Rows upon rows of Vahki Zadakh were lined up, guarding a doorway that was carved in the shape of a mask.
"That must be where Toa Lhikan is." said Nokama.
"What should we do now?" Emma asked, "How do we get in there with them in the way?"
"I have a plan…" answered Vakama and he quickly explained it to his friends.
Nokama, riding the Chief Kikanalo, moved in, trying her best not to feel too nervous. Vakama's plan was simple; divide the Vahki, get them to go in different directions and draw them away from their posts. A well thought out idea, and timing was going to mean everything.
A small squad of the enforcers spotted her and she dared them to chase her, which they were more than happy to oblige when her ride started moving.
A little way's away, Matau did the same with another small squad, and it was finally Vakama and Emma's turn. Getting the remaining group to follow them, they led them into a boxed part of the canyon and waited as the Vahki advanced, certain that the two fugitives were cornered. Once they were close enough, five Kikanalo leaped down between the two and the Vahki.
For a moment, the Vahki just stood there, as if confused. Why would these Rahi wish to protect these two?
Before they could do anything about it, the Kikanalo used their sonic roars to send the Vahki packing while causing Emma and Vakama to cover their ears from the loud echo.
Guess that's why they call it the 'Place of Unending Whispers'. Thought Emma with a grimace. Ow…
Hopping onto their Kikanalo, the Toa of Fire and a slightly disoriented human girl met up with Nokama and dismounted at the doorway. It didn't take long for Matau to join them.
"Hey, Kikanalo," said the green Toa as he jumped off, "whose your mas-". The Rahi growled at him, making him think twice. "I mean, who's your partner?" Liking that term much better, the Kikanalo gave the Air Toa an approving lick, much to Matau's disgust and the others' amusement.
Emma smiled and gently patted and stroked her and Vakama's Kikanalo, who rumbled contentedly; they all made a good team. She grimaced as her head pounded, and the Kikanolo gently nuzzled her in an attempt to comfort her. "Thank you." The girl whispered with a chuckle.
The Chief roared, gaining their attention. Nokama was quick to translate, "The Chief said 'Not bad - for 'flat-walkers'."
Emma gave a snort at that as the Kikanolo beside her gave a rumbling laugh.
"They will cover our herd tracks." Nokama finished.
Vakama turned to the Kikanalo and informed them that Toa Lhikan would be indebted to them and joined the others. Once they were inside, the Kikanalo used their roars to create an avalanche of boulders and rocks.
"If they seal us in, how will we get out?" Matau asked in worry.
"Don't worry," Nokama reassured, "we'll find a way."
Unbeknownst to them, Nivawk was spying on them and flew to relay the news to his master.
At the Coliseum, a small red figure was smiling to himself. Everything was going perfectly, all that remained were a few more things and his plan would be complete. Just then, Nivawk swooped in and told the figure in his own chittering dialogue of what he witnessed.
"Excellent," the figure confirmed, then turned his attention to a mask that reflected his Kraahkan. The figure smirked, "Dume's mask has been very useful. Now for its final task." The Makuta grinned evilly as he placed the mask in over his own. "The future will be mine, even without the Mask of Time."
Meanwhile, Emma and the three Toa continued making their way down the tunnel when they heard voices. Matau volunteered to scout ahead, but Nokama voiced her concern that it could be Vahki.
"Exactly." the Toa of Air smiled mischievously, and used his new-found mask power to change into a Vahki, a Rorzakh to be exact.
"Neat." Emma nodded with approval.
The Air Toa saluted and went ahead of them. As he got closer, he realized he recognized the voices, his three missing brother Toa. He was about to go greet them when a better, and a much more fun, idea crossed his mind. Instead, he charged right at a startled Whenua, who was in the lead, tackled him to the ground, and laughed at his friend's fright.
"Hey, turn out the bright-light!" he cried out as a light shone in his face, and surprised the heck out of the other Toa.
"Matau?" questioned the Toa of Earth; he thought he recognized that voice.
Laughing, the Air Toa reverted back to normal, "Toa Matau to you, Whenua."
The other Toa couldn't believe it; Matau could shapeshift and Nokama could translate both written texts as well as spoken languages. For the other half of the group, they were surprised to find out Whenua could see in the dark/through objects; Nuju could levitate objects; and Onewa could use mind control. Sadly, Vakama still had yet to discover his mask power and felt left out.
"How did you know we would be here?" Nuju questioned.
"To tell you the truth, we didn't." answered Vakama. "We came for Toa Lhikan."
"He's not here." Onewa shrugged, then turned to the sound of a Turaga's chuckling.
"Well, not exactly." And the Turaga standing behind the once captive Toa removed his helmet, revealing a mask that all of the Toa Metru and Emma knew all too well.
"Toa Lhikan?" asked Vakama, shocked by his friend's new appearance.
"No, Vakama, you are Toa. I am Turaga Lhikan." Lhikan responded.
Whenua spoke up, taking the question out of his brothers' mouths, "Why didn't you tell us who you were?"
"Your task was to discover who you are," the new Turaga explained, "only with such knowledge would your powers reveal themselves."
"Hold on," said Emma as a thought crossed her mind. "If you're a Turaga now, where did your Toa power go?"
"It lives on in Vakama and the others," Lhikan answered, looking at the girl curiously for a moment, and then turned to the Toa of Fire, "Tell me, 'The Heart of Metru Nui', you have it safe?"
The Fire Toa looked at him uncertainly, "Well, we're rescuing you now." He answered.
"Oh, you are so misguided," the Turaga sighed sadly. "I am not Metru Nui's heart. The Matoran are."
Though there was no anger in those words, they still hit everyone, especially Vakama, like a ton of bricks. All of this time, they thought they were doing what their predecessor had asked of them, when it now turned out they misunderstood.
Vakama sighed, looking away from Turaga Lhikan. "Then I failed you. I told you!" He turned away. "I'm a crossed-wired freak! Chasing my dreams and wasting everyone's time! I'll never be a real Toa!"
Vakama walked off, a dejected look on his face. Emma immediately followed after him.
"Vakama…"
Nokama tried to follow as well, but Lhikan grabbed her arm. "Wait… we cannot help Vakama. He must learn to believe in himself." The five Toa watched as the five and foot nine girl caught up to Vakama. "Only then will he find his destiny."
Lhikan then turned to them, a curious expression on his mask. "Though I must ask, who is that that you have brought with you? I do not recognize her."
It was Nuju who answered, his voice sullen from the revelation. "Her name is Emma. She's what her kind call a human, and she came from another world."
Lhikan hummed in thought as he processed this new information. "I see…"
"Vakama?" Emma placed her hand on her friend's shoulder after catching up to him. The Toa flinched under her touch, but did not answer.
Instead he leaned on one of the sphere shaped canisters, a look of sadness and dejection on his face. That's when he heard it; a faint, but strong tri-beat.
"What…?" Vakama placed his hand on the canister much like he had in the Vahki Transport.
The canister suddenly glowed an orange light upon the contact, and with a hissing sound, the pod opened. The two flinched back, shock and surprise written on their faces.
Vakama yelled when he saw what was inside. "T-Turaga Dume?!"
"The true Turaga Dume." Emma yelped as Lhikan came up from behind them. "As I feared… an imposter is posing as a mask we all trust."
Vakama's eyes widened as a voice echoed in his head, growing from Dume's peaceful voice to a darker, more malevolent sound. Bring me the Mask of TIME…
"If this is Turaga Dume-?" Onewa started.
Vakama placed a hand on the Toa of Stone's shoulder. "You don't want to know who's really in control of Metru Nui."
Suddenly, they heard a chorus of snarls coming their way; the Vahki had found them.
"Vahki!" Matau yelled. "Run now talk later!"
"In here!" Whenua led them into a room and closed the door, but it wouldn't hold them off for long.
"We've got to find a way out!" Nuju shouted.
"But our only exit is blocked!" Whenua retorted.
"Now what?!"
Vakama looked around him. He and his friends were in danger and there was nowhere for them to run or hide. Then, a Vahki transport caught his eye.
"Then we make our own ," he announced, "c'mon."
Everyone hopped into the transport, with Matau taking the wheel.
"What about Turaga Dume?" Onewa asked the Toa of Fire.
"He'll be safe until we return," Vakama assured him, and gave the word to move forward.
When they reached the cavern wall, Whenua revved up his drills, forming a tunnel to the surface for them. Behind them, the Vahki managed to break the door down just as they vanished into the new tunnel and pursued. Onewa, and Vakama, seeing them coming, slowed them down with stone and fire respectively. They just turned the last remaining Vahki in the squad into a smoking pile of rubble when Matau told everyone to hold on tight. The transport leapt out of the ground and headed for the Coliseum.
A/N- and this arc of the story is coming to a close…
Well, until the next arc!
See you next chap!
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