A/N I do not own 'My Heart Will Go On'.

Sand.

That was the first thing Prowl became aware of when he awoke. Sitting up, he gazed around in absolute wonder. He found himself on a beach, the ocean before him, a jungle behind and just to his left he could see igneous rocks left behind from an earlier lava flow. Several birds flew overhead, their cries coinciding with the crashing of the waves against the shore. Shielding his eyes, he looked up to see two suns, like golden eyes, stare down into his own sapphire gaze. He quickly looks away to avoid damaging them, but not before noticing that the suns positions dictated that it was early afternoon.

Laughter from his left caught his attention but before he could investigate, he was distracted by a moan from behind. He hadn't gone far into the jungle when he found his three friends in a small clearing. Lennox was already on his feet and already starting to scale one of the trees. Optimus was sitting up, rubbing his head as if he had hit it hard somewhere. Bumblebee was just waking up, looking a bit dazed.

"Are you alright?" Prowl walked over to kneel next to his Prime, looking him over for any serious injuries. Other than a few cuts and a slight bruise on the head, Prime was fine. He moved over to Bumblebee who was having a slight problem in getting up. Prowl steadied him until he recovered his balance. The scout nodded his thanks.

"We're fine Prowl. Just a bit discombobulated." Prime rose slowly, shaking his head to clear it. He looked his SIC over. "Are you alright?"

Prowl nodded as he released the now stable scout. "Yes. It seems we have all sustained minimal damage upon arrival."

"Wait a minute." Bumblebee made a complete three-sixty. "Where are Seaqua and the Toa?"

Optimus looked around as well, worried that his companions might be lost. Prowl was about to comment on where they could be but was interrupted by a voice from above.

"I don't know." Lennox jumped down from the tree he was in. "But what I would like to know is where we are. From what I could see up there, we might be on some type of island, though I don't recall any island that has a volcano, a snow peaked mountain, a jungle and a desert all at once." Prowl took this all in. Island? Wait, didn't Takanuva mention that his home was on an island? What was the name of it again? Prowl muttered something under his breath.

"What did you say Prowl?"

Awe-filled sapphire met confused brown. "We're on the island of Mata Nui."

Cue freak out in three, two, one. "WHAT!" Told ya.

"Are you serious?!" Bumblebee actually looked excited if not overly ecstatic. Prime, on the other hand, didn't seem so sure.

"I must've hit my head harder than I thought!" he muttered.

"Are you positive Prowl? How can we be on Mata Nui?" Now Lennox was genuinely confused. Prowl resisted the urge to grin as he explained.

"Takanuva mentioned that he and the Toa came from an island home. And as we have found out Linda, pardon me, Seaqua, lived on the same island after fleeing Metru Nui with her Toa brethren. Also Major Lennox has mentioned four of the six Matoran elements, five if you count the sea and six if you count underground. The same six elements that the Toa Nuva represent."

"And how do you know that?" Bee did recall that Takanuva did not mention anything about elements, only Seaqua's. Prowl shrugged a shoulder.

"I saw their colors and weapons and deduced their powers from there."

Duh. Bee refrained from smacking himself in the face as Prowl continued.

"Finally, there is the disk that Bumblebee recovered for Seaqua. She stated that it was hers. And with the situation being as it was at the time, it would be logical for her to bring us all to the one other place she called her home."

"Very observant Prowl." Everyone turned to see Seaqua in her human form leaning against one of the tree trunks, munching of a piece of fruit. "As always. You sure your name isn't Sherlock?" She tossed an apple to Bumblebee. Prowl smirked at her.

"Thanks Linda, I mean, Seaqua." Bee ducked his head at his blunder. Seaqua chuckled around a mouthful of mango as Takanuva, Gali and Onua came around her with food for the others.

"Oh, you haven't been properly introduced yet! Optimus, Prowl, Bumblebee, Lennox, allow me to introduce Gali, Toa of Water and Onua, Toa of Earth. You already know Taka, the Light Toa. Gali, Onua, meet Prowl, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee of Cybertron and Lennox of Earth. They helped look after me."

Lennox, the Autobots and Toa exchanged greetings. Bumblebee was very happy to see Takanuva again and two settled into sharing stories of their misadventures in their respective homeworlds. The others listened, enjoying the friendly company. Onua sat next to Lennox and began to ask him about humans and their cultures. Gali noticed that Optimus was still holding the side of his head so she offered to check it. At first, Optimus was unsure, casting a weary glance to Seaqua who caught his gaze and nodded.

"Gali's a healer. If something's wrong, it's best to let her take care of it." She had a strong feeling that Nokama had taught the young water Toa everything she knows about healing.

Optimus nodded and allowed Gali to proceed in her ministrations. Seaqua went over to sit next to Prowl who was busy with a pear. She smiled as she watched him a bit before turning her attention back to the others. That's when she noticed Onua was giving her a strange look that she couldn't quite interpret and it was making her a bit uneasy. Then she noticed that Gali was giving her the same look.

"What?" she smiled nervously.

"Nothing. I just noticed something you said." Seaqua felt her mango go sour in her stomach. Oh boy. "Is there a reason that you introduced Prowl first? I thought you were supposed to introduce the leader first." Onua grinned as his older sister ducked her head and tried to focus on her food to hide her growing blush. Unfortunately, the action attracted Prowl's attention which only made her blush harder. Oh, she knew where this was going.

"And if I remember correctly, Takanuva mentioned that Optimus is the leader." Gali joined in the teasing. "So either we misunderstood or there actually is a pretty cute reason…" Uh-oh. Seaqua knew that look. It was the same look her human parents gave her when they teased her about having a boyfriend. And here I thought I was going to be able to avoid it. Thankfully, Mata Nui had pity on her as she was spared further embarrassment by a roar that was closely followed by a green blur that disappeared back into the forest. The pale figure of Kopaka stomped through the clearing after it and Seaqua nearly choked on her fruit. The ice Toa looked like a walking fruit salad! From her vantage point, she could see oranges, mangos, pears, peaches and… star fruit? What did Lewa do? Dump the entire jungle worth of fruit on him? She didn't get a chance to ask as Tahu and Pohatu stumbled into the clearing, clearly beside themselves with laughter.

"Do I even want to know?" Was all she could get out. Tahu was no help as he leaned against a tree trunk to stay upright. Pohatu seemed to be relaxing a bit as he sat down near his fire brother.

"Lewa got a bit too eager in his fruit gathering. He couldn't see where he was going and tripped on one of the branches and…" He gestured to the direction Kopaka had gone. 'Well, you saw what happened."

Everyone chuckled at the mental image. After the laughter had died down, Bumblebee asked a question that he had been wondering about ever since he met Takanuva.

"Hey, how come the Toa can understand us and we them, yet when you speak to them, we can't understand you?"

Onua took this one. "Each of us has a translation stone which helps us to understand your language and to communicate with you. Without them," he removed something from his armor, "we'd sound like this." He replaced the item as Seaqua picked up the conversation.

"And since I was raised by the Matoran from my childhood, I was taught to fluently read and speak the language of the Bionicle. It's good to speak it again."

"Does all Bionicle have a translation stone?" Bumblebee had been eager to meet the other Matoran but if they needed a translation stone to communicate and neither had one… that wasn't going to be a fun conversation.

Gali smiled at the scout. "No Bee. Not all Matoran have translations stones. But that does not mean that they won't understand you. When Seaqua was being taught Matoran, she in turn taught the Matoran English. But because we arrived after she…left and had to immediately jump into our duties of protecting the Matoran, we did not have time for such luxuries. We are just grateful that we had our translation stones with us when we did."

Bee turned to Takanuva. "Do you have one?"

Taka shook his head, grinning. "Nope, didn't need one. When I was Takua, Seaqua taught me English. And since we spent so much time together in Ta-Metru, I was one of the most fluent."

Seaqua snorted softly. "Drove the others nuts when we would hold entire conversations in English. They all thought we were crosswired."

Taka shared the laugh. "True that. In fact…" He was cut off by several voices approaching the group.

"I spoke-said I was sorry-wrong, brother!"

"Oh, I don't think you are sorry yet." The threat was there but the anger wasn't. They looked up to see Lewa drop in and dive behind Optimus as Kopaka arrived a few seconds later in hot (or should it be cold seeing as he's ice?) pursuit of his green quarry.

"Oh Lewa, you're gonna get it!" Pohatu laughed as Lewa ran for new cover which happened to be behind Seaqua. Kopaka formed a snowball in his hand, the corner of his mouth quirked in a barely there smirk.

"Hide me!" Lewa cried. Kopaka drew his arm back, ready to fire.

"Don't involve me in this!" Seaqua laughed as she and Prowl dodged away from Lewa, leaving him open to the frozen sphere that hit home, square in his mask. Laughter erupted as the Toa of Air faked being killed.

"Oooh, you quick-got me!" He moaned as he slowly fell to the ground. He managed to sprawl himself out in a dramatic pose when he suddenly found himself under a heap of snow. The surprised look he had on his mask when he popped his head out was so hilarious; everyone was either doubled over or fell on the floor laughing. Kopaka chuckled as he caused the snow to disappear. Lewa brushed off the few, remaining clumps that still clung to his armor before joining the circle. Happy to see everyone getting along so well, Seaqua leaned back against a tree trunk and started humming to herself. She didn't even notice which song it was until she felt a tap on her shoulder. Opening her eyes, she glanced over at Tahu.

"What's up?"

"That's the song, isn't it?" His voice was full of wonder. "That's song you always sang back then. Not the one you sang to free us."

She sat up in surprise. "You heard that?" Pohatu chuckled.

"Kinda hard not to at that volume." That earned a few chuckles.

"Right." Seaqua giggled before addressing Tahu. "And yes, Tahu, that is the song that I used to sing in Metru Nui. I heard it back on Earth when I was a child before I arrived. Back then, I only knew the melody. But I know the words now."

"Will you sing it to us? Please?" She looked up, quite startled at the request, to see the Toa looking at her with the most adorable pleading looks on their masks that she had a hard time trying not to laugh. They looked like a bunch of children begging for a story. So cute.

"Oh very well, but we better get a move on." She glanced up. "The sky's beginning to change." The Toa nodded eagerly. She heard the sound of snickering behind her but she ignored it as she began to hum. Lennox jumped as he recognized the opening notes.

"Every night in my dreams

I see you, I feel you,

That is how I know you go on"

In Ta-Koro, Vakama fiddles with a small, silver circle that dangles from a cord around his neck. He rubs his thumb over the designs etched into it, thinking about the one who gave it to him. Slowly, he wraps his hand around the band and holds it to his heartlight as tears fall from his mask.

"Far across the distance

And spaces between us

You have come to show you go on"

In Ko-Koro, Nuju held an ice crystal in his hands. But this is no ordinary ice crystal. This crystal glowed with the six colors of the Toa. He remembered when it had been given to him. It had been the day before…the event. He swallowed thickly as he cradled the crystal to his chest, tears falling from his closed eyes.

"Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the heart does go on

Once more you open the door

And you're here in my heart

And my heart will go on and on"

In Le-Koro, Matau leans against the railing as he watches the Matoran go about their daily chores. Finding a secluded spot, he pulls out a flute from his robes. He held it in his hands as if it would shatter and take the precious memories with it. Tightening his grip ever so slightly, he holds it to his chest as he raises his eyes to the heavens, letting the tears fall as he sent a silent prayer to Mata Nui.

"Love can touch us one time

And last for a life time

And never let go till we're gone"

In Ga-Koro, Nokama gently tends to a water lily in her hut. Its pedals bloom a deep blue and teal with a white center. She tenderly caresses each pedal, softly wiping away the drops of water that had not been there before.

"Love was when I loved you

One true time I hold to

In my life will always go on"

In Po-Koro, Onewa clutches a small carving of a Kikanalo to his chest. It had nearly fallen off of its place on his desk earlier. Thankfully, he had been able to catch it in time but he couldn't stop thinking of what would've happened if he hadn't…been there. His grip tightened lightly on the figurine as tears fell. If only he had gotten there sooner, none of this would've happened!

"Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the heart does go on

Once more you open the door

And you're here in my heart

And my heart will go on and on"

In Onu-Koro, Whenua slowly flipped through the still white pages of a brown tablet. He smiled through silent tears as he read the stories in the Matoran language. The penmanship was clumsy at the beginning but it soon smoothed out into one full of grace and elegance as the letters flowed of the writer's fingers. Gently closing the tablet, he hugged it to his chest, knowing that those fingers would never grace the pages again.

"You're here, there's nothing I fear

And I know that my heart will go on

We'll stay forever this way

You are safe in my heart

And my heart will go on and on"

Silence reigned as the song finished. The Autobots knew that Seaqua was a great singer and they had heard her sing that song before several times but never had they heard her sing it with such passion! They had all heard the message in her voice and knew that it had not been just a song for the Lightning Toa. She had not just sung her favorite song, she had sung her heart.

A glance went between Seaqua and Tahu. Tahu nodded and rose to his feet.

"Right then, the closest village is Le-Koro. We should get going if we are to make it before nightfall."

Lewa was already on his feet and headed off through the forest. The others hurried to keep up with him.

"Wait a minute, how do you know which village is the closest?"

"Pfft, seriously Lennox? This is our home and we did a quick recon earlier before we came for you."

Gali and Lewa chuckled at the look Lennox shot Takanuva. They were halfway to the village when Optimus came up alongside Seaqua and beckoned her away a bit from the group. They slowed their pace till they were out of earshot.

"May I ask you a question? How is it possible for you to be a Toa and a human? I mean you literally grew a foot and completely turned into a Bionicle yet you say you were born a human."

She didn't meet his gaze, she just looked ahead.

"It was five inches actually. And I was born a human. But when I first came here with the Toa Metru, I fell into a pool of energized protodermis. I was exploring with Matau and I miscalculated the distance to one of the vines. Matau managed to get me out and we found out that the transformation had granted me the ability to change from Toa to human and back. Word of warning though, if you ever come near the stuff, don't let it get on you."

"And why is that?"

"Energized protodermis is a very dangerous substance. It has the power to create, destroy, or transform any object or creature that it comes in contact with, depending on that one's destiny." Optimus gave her a questioning look. "I was apparently destined to be changed into a Toa. If not, we never would have met."

"Not much-more to go, brothers!" They heard Lewa call out as they rejoined the group. "Home-realm is just up ahead."

"Lewa, do you know where the Onu-Koro tunnels are?"

Lewa appeared startled as he answered. "Yes indeed, Lightning sister, but how would you be early-knowing of that?"

"I'm not that late-knowing wind brother." Seaqua chuckled softly. "Earth brother, Whenua, ever-told me of the tunnels he mind-planned to dig-build."

Lewa grinned brightly. "I did not think-know you could tree-speak!" Seaqua chuckled.

"Matau taught-learned me. Now, the tunnels?"

"Ah, right. Just keep-follow this road-path. It will take-lead you to the tunnel."

"Much-thanks Lewa!" Seaqua smiled as she averted her path to the one he had pointed to. She hadn't gone far when her arm was roughly grabbed. Whirling around, she found herself face to face with Prowl. Although his features were drawn tight, she could easily see the panic in his eyes.

"What are you doing?!" He hissed at her, keeping his voice down as much as possible. Seaqua laid a comforting hand over his, gently prying off his grip.

"I'm going to Ta-Koro. If you haven't noticed Tahu and Takanuva have already left." She gestured to the red and gold figures that disappeared down the path ahead of her. "And I must go as well."

"You can't. It's too dangerous out there for you to be by yourself. At least let one of us go with you."

Seaqua's gazed hardened. "You underestimate me, Prime. I don't know how long I've been gone and the island may have changed but the Matoran are still my people. Need I remind you, I am Toa and as such it is my sworn duty to protect them."

"They have the Toa Nuva with them, what could you possibly do to help that they haven't done?"

She shot Lennox with such a glare that he physically recoiled. "I will not stand idly by and watch Makuta harm my people, Major. Long ago, I stood side by side with the Toa Metru to fight for the Matoran and I will do so now, with the Toa Nuva. I will not abandon my people, my family, ever again."

Turning on her heel, she stormed off, leaving human and Autobots fairly chastised. Prowl felt his spark sink to his tanks. He should have known that her loyalties lay first with the Matoran and Toa. She had always had that look in her eyes, the same look that he saw many times in the optics of many Autobots. The longing to go home, to return to the place they knew they belonged. In many ways, he realized, she was no different than them. Though born of Earth, her home was here with the Matoran. Her place was here, her life was here. This is where she belonged and he knew that now that she had returned, nothing was going to convince her to leave again.