Author's Note: Wassup peoples, welcome back to the story.

A small update on the poll.

Member of the Chronicler's Company and repaired (plus crazed) Vahki *combo*-2

Zaktan-2

Hydraxon-2

Kraata-Kal-2

Toa Jaller and Toa Kongu *combo*-1

Vezon-1

Toa Norik OR Toa Iruni-1

Ehrye, Nuhrii, and Vhisola + a super-secret-character-1

So a lot of ones and twos there, I'm surprised people actually voted for this stuff, remember that the poll will stay up until the final chapter of the Volume 2 Arc. That doesn't mean The Breach will be the end of the Vol 2 Arc, it will go a few chapters beyond that AND then end which is where the poll will close after that.

Chapter 10: The Aftermath

Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang were in a mild state of shock right now. What was once supposed to be an easy mission to get information on White Fang activities quickly grew out of hand. First there was the fact that the White Fang had the brand spanking new 'Atlasian Paladins' in their arsenal. Then they got involved on a high speed chase that probably would make the headlines. And finally there was the little, itsy-bitsy, detail that a Toa was one the side of the White Fang. A Toa Antroz and Gali knew as well. Toa Takanuva.

He didn't look too much different from the usual crop of Toa around Beacon right now, but seeing him standing in front of Roman Torchwick and this new girl named 'Neo' sent them all through a loop. There was that slight thought going through Blake's mind at this point: how did we get here?

-About five minutes ago-

Yang was thrown right into the front of the Paladin after being swung around in their patented 'Bumblebee' move. Her fist colliding with the heavily armored mech was one of the most satisfying things in the world, especially with the thought of crushing Torchwick inside.

What wasn't pleasing to see was Roman Torchwick harmlessly rolling along the ground, standing back up, and dusting himself off like nothing even happened. They heard him mutter something about his jacket while wiping off some dirt near the bottom.

Wanting to extinguish Torchwick once and for all, Yang fired a shot from Ember Celica directed right at the criminal's stupid mug. It was a sure fire hit, a bullseye, nothing could stop it. Except for a small girl in a mixture of pink, brown, and white to block it with a parasol. The flames coned and wrapped around the sturdy fabric that was obviously flame retardant.

"Who is that?" Weiss asked.

"Ladies." Torchwick said with the tip of his hat, "Ice Queen." That earned a 'Hey!' from Weiss, "Armored dogs," he said motioning to Gali and Antroz. He then turned to his colorful companion, "Neo, if you would." The now named Neo did a small bow while looking at the girls dead on.

Something changed and Antroz noticed it, it assaulted his head and made him backpedal slightly. When his vision returned he saw Team RWBY and Gali all looking at nothing while Torchwick and Neo were getting away.

"These humans can't be that dumb can they? Toa possibly, but they're right there running away," he thought. Finally he saw Yang charge… in the complete opposite direction while a bullhead that landed during the fight was preparing to take off. Rolling his eyes the crimson Makuta aimed his two blades at the bullhead and let a beam of energy shoot out. When he knew the beam was going to land Antroz sprinted towards the ship, letting the mechanical wings in his armor sprout and took a leaping stride. The metal claws on his feet pierced the hull of the ship and at the same time the beam of dark energy landed on the ship jostling it from side to side. The Makuta practically stomped all over the hull creating small intrusions all over it. He bent down to the hatch on the right hand side when the ship began to make it's escape. He ripped the metal door off it's hinges catching the surprise of Roman and Neo from behind.

"Why hello there," he greeted with a dark and vicious tone, his orange eyes burning behind the mask. His body swung in and he landed close to the floor of the bullhead ducking beneath a kick from the colorful girl who was roughly the size of a diminished matoran. "For such a short person you sure know how to anger the giants." He knew his words stung the girl just by the facial expression in response. She flung her parasol while he shot of beam of shadows at her, the parasol deflected it without much issue. The fancy umbrella folded itself and clashed with Antroz's blade surprising the Makuta of Xia. "Note to self, take a look at the minerals of this world." He grabbed the leg of Neo when she tried to once again kick him. "I'm sorry but that's not going to wor-" his arrogance got the better of him as Neo quickly shifted her weight and slammed her other foot into the side of his head. He dropped Neo and stumbled out of the bullhead latching on to the mounted engine. "Quite the exposed weakness," he told himself thinking of a devious scheme. He lifted his blade up and slashed down at the weakest part of the metal. After three quick strikes the engine became unstable and flew off. One issue with that plan…

Antroz was on the engine about to leave.

"Oh Mata Nui," he silently cursed while the engine rocketed towards to Great Beings know where.

He slammed into a nearby pillar cracking and making a good sized crater while the engine went off to who knows where and exploded. The bullhead soon crashed into the ground, but Roman and Neo both jumped ship before the ship went up in a blaze of glory. A larger, more intense explosion rang in the ears of all those nearby. Team RWBY, Antroz, Gali, Roman and Neo, and not to mention all those on the freeway still. The Makuta managed to peel himself off the wall and fell to the floor. Flipping his body he landed with a solid *thud* on both feet, piercing the ground. While Team RWBY had no clue what really had just happened, they soon prepared to strike.

The four girls all charged the two criminals who were both getting back to their feet. Neo didn't have enough time to create an illusion so they could escape and Roman didn't have Melodic Cudgel with him, it was going to be an uphill battle.

If only they had an ace up their sleeve…

"Hey!" Roman yelled out to the open air, "you better save our hides 'flashlight'!"

The group of girls weren't able t o hear Roman call out to his ace, nor see something coming from the side. Something fast. Gali could see a solid streak of light making its way over to where Roman and Team RWBY were about to intersect. She started running trying to intercept the beam but she would not make it in time to stop whatever it was. It did seem familiar, but she didn't have time to go down memory lane. The Toa of Water brought up one of her Aqua Axes and fired a stream of water at the moving line of light. As if sentient, the beam simply moved above the blast of water. It was not an enemy attack, but an enemy itself. Her yellow eyes widened behind her mask as some of the pieces clicked together, but it was too little too late as the enemy was practically right on top of RWBY.

The beam soon vanished and revealed a warrior in white and dark grey armor from inside of it. Team RWBY had no clue when the warrior slammed his weapon into the side of Weiss, which slammed her into Blake, then to Yang, and finally hitting Ruby. The blow sent them all flying off to the side, Antroz had gotten back to Gali who fell to her knees in shock as she laid eyes on him. She remembered when she first met him as a Ta-Matoran, all the wild adventures he went on, all the dangerous and heroic deeds he did, the time he accepted his destiny and became a Toa. She knew things had changed since Karda Nui, but to see him like this? It took nearly all her effort just to get back up and assemble her axes. It nearly broke her again when Antroz started laughing.

"In all my years of existing I never would have thought this would ever happen! First I get sent to a different reality. Second, I'm forced to work alongside the Toa who I fought to train this world's warriors. Now, I see you standing before me and Toa Gali, a friend and an ally of yours, as a member of the White Fang. Oh, the tables have flipped Toa Takanuva!"

-Present Time-

Despite the sound of a few motor vehicles crossing the roads, it was silent beneath the overpass. The now revealed Takanuva stood up and hoisted his Power Lance over his shoulder. Antroz was just now coming over his laughing fit while the girls were trying to think of a way out of this. Well, except for Yang who's first instinct was to charge at the Toa of Light and Shadows. An instinct she followed. Quickly getting back up and sprinting at him, much to the cries of her teammates not to, she raised a gauntlet ready fist. The Toa stepped to the side of the rage blinded fist and bashed the back of her head with the butt end of the lance. While she fell to her stomach the Toa's eyes turned blood red and pointed the staff weapon at her head while bolts of black lightning coursed through his right hand. In her prone position and her aura obviously taken a beating, this was going to hurt a lot. At least it would have, had a metal scythe-like blade not be thrown hitting the lance to the side. Takanuva massaged gus wrist for a second before Antroz slammed his sharp spires on his wings into Takanuva.

"Did you miss me?" Antroz's smile was evident even without his mouth being shown.

Takanuva didn't reply with words, he ran towards Antroz and his lance connected with the remaining scythe blade he had left. The two stared right into each other's eyes, both burning with hatred and bloodlust. The weapons were grinding up against one another creating one or two sparks as they shifted for better position. Takanuva with the larger weapon pressed downwards using leverage to his advantage while Antroz was more focused on pushing him directly backwards. He looked down to see Yang was coming back out of the unconsciousness state the Toa had put her in. She looked up to see his orange bulbs.

"Miss Xiao Long, I'm going to ask you don't engage in this fight," Antroz said surprisingly restraining his usual lack of empathy for her. He usually makes fun of the students. Calls them weak, misguided, without skill. Anything to get under their skin. This was very different. When she didn't move he was this close to kicking her and she got the memo and booked it back to her team. He reared his head back to Takanuva. "I'm going to ask that you don't harm my students again puny Toa." Takanuva stayed silent, his gaze unending and transfixed on him, "Hmm? What's the matter Kane-Ra got your tongue?" He leaned in, "Maybe that Shadow Leach took more than your light Toa of Twilight."

The Toa roared in anger and removed his Power Lance for a momentary second before swiping it across the side where Antroz didn't have a second blade. The crimson body of the Makuta went far, but he was able to regain his balance and landed his clawed toes on the pavement creating sparks as he came to a stand still. Takanuva, with those blood red eyes, didn't even give him a chance to recover as he slammed his fist into Antroz's Kanohi Jutlin. He took two steps back reeling from the punch but got back to reality bringing the scythe blade down over his head. It was blocked by the lance being held in his right hand. Takanuva placed his left hand on Antroz's chest which confused the Makuta until a blast of light was fired from Takanuva's hand. With Light and Shadow being able to counteract each other they both are powerful against each other. Antroz was blasted back, pain in his right shoulder as the beam of light left a burnt mark. He loosened up his shoulder and ducked beneath another blast, this one coming from his Power Lance. He smiled beneath his mask.

"Oh? Is someone angry with me?" Antroz asked aloud dodging more beams. From time to time he would have to jump or duck behind a pillar. While it wasn't the most obvious plan, Antroz kept moving towards his second blade which was laying on the ground several meters away from the two.

Gali picked up on the plan, "Make sure Torchwick and his accomplice don't get away!" she told Team RWBY before making a mad dash for the other scythe blade. She skidded underneath an errant laser beam and grabbed the blade. Flipping it in her hand the Toa threw the blade at its owner and brought up her own Aqua Axe firing a jet stream of water at Antroz's backside as the Makuta and Takanuva engaged once again locked in combat. "Antroz!" She yelled in warning.

The Makuta was able to spare a glance before deviously smiling. He pulled his one blade in a sideways arc pulling the Power Lance away and swinging his foot into Takanuva's side. He grabbed the handle on his crescent shaped blade and ducked beneath the spray of water that blasted Takanuva back with a heavy force. Gali was now at the Makuta's side, her axes in a 'x' formation while Takanuva stood back up. The three fighters stood their ground, Gali and Antroz noticed Takanuva's eyes turn from red to a soft yellow.

"So it is true," he said, the first words he had spoken that night, "you are aiding the Makuta." His eyes burned with accusation. "Why Gali? Why?" He sounded agitated more so than angry.

"Takanuva," she pleaded, "things have changed-"

"No they haven't Gali!" He cut her off, "Antroz is a Makuta! A killer! A twister of words! You honestly think he isn't using you?! And then you work for Ozpin?! Someone who's maybe as dangerous as Teridax himself?! Have you gone mad?!"

Gali had no response, out of shock and fear seeing his eyes turn red, but Antroz did. "If anything you've been the one to change of great Seventh Toa. Look at you all in support of the White Fang. A terrorist organization and teaming up with Roman Torchwick of all people. And here I thought I was the scoundrel."

"You are, Makuta never change" Takanuva pointed his weapon at the Makuta.

"I wouldn't go around saying things like that Takanuva, it's almost racist. Quite the hypocritical statement for a Toa fighting for 'equality'," the grip on Takanuva's Power Lance slightly wavered and it drooped a bit, the White Fang flag covering his chest flapped in the wind slightly, "You know I'm right, and maybe that's the worst part of it. Once again the Makuta have the upper hand over the feeble Toa."

"Shut up and I may make your death somewhat quick," Gali was horrified by the change in Takanuva's voice, it was so dark and it promised to do just.

"Kill me? But I'm practically an endangered species in this world, I am the only Makuta after all. Not to mention you're a Toa, where's all that Toa Code nonsense saying you cannot kill? Any self respecting Toa wouldn't dare-"

A second passed before Antroz was suddenly sent into a wall, pinned by Takanuva. His eyes burning, switching between colors madly. "But I'm not just a regular Toa anymore!" His voice had a hard time of keeping the same, "Your Leeches saw to that! Now I'm this perverted and twisted creature. I'm half Toa of Light, half Toa of Shadow. Is this really what you wanted? A Toa consumed by darkness, a Toa not hampered by frivolous things such as mercy or morality? Well congrats you succeeded, now prepare to choke on your ambition…"

Takanuva grasped Antroz by the throat and threw him into another pillar smashing it to pieces behind him. Antroz got back onto his fit and blocked an overhead swing from Takanuva's lance. He pushed up on the Toa's weapon and kicked him in the chest while doing so. Antroz ran in clashing with Takanuva. Their swipes and slashes were met with metal, sparks flew from the weapons from another world. With his eyes turning red Takanuva shot a blast of black energy out from his free hand. It barely tickled the Makuta.

"Ha! Such a weak attack from an even weaker Toa," he leaned in putting pressure on Takanuva, "maybe that's why you couldn't stop the Shadow Leech from draining you."

"Shut up!" A blast of light hit Antroz and smacked him across the chest. It sent him back far and that one actually did hurt.

Takanuva leveled his Power Lance at antroz and fired a beam of energy. The Makuta angled his body so the beam narrowly hissed, it was so close it singed his armor. When it hit a nearby support structure for the over pass it created a hole the size of a Kanoka disc. The two clashed again after running at one another. Antroz got the upper hand in this clash and kneed Takanuva in the chest. The toa coughed into his mask while Antroz grabbed his throat and threw him in the air. His metal wings flapped launching him in the air leaving a small crater from the force exuded from the Makuta. He met Takanuva in the air slashing at the white and grey armored chest before flapping his wings again giving him a higher altitude. Antroz slammed his heel into Takanuva and accelerated their descent with another flap of his wings. Takanuva was used like Tahu's lava board back on Ta-Koro as Antroz scraped the Toa across the pavement. He leaped off of the Toa landing with his back turned from Takanuva. When the Toa got up he was taking heavy breaths he raised his weapon only to held back by something. Takanuva turned to see his lance held back by one of Gali's Aqua Axes, caught by the hooked edges.

"Gali what are you doing?!" He demanded, the two locked eyes. His full of hatred, her's full of sorrow.

"Takanuva, you're not well, you need help," she told him wishing for him to comply.

"I need help?!" His eyes turned red and his voice darkened," You are helping the cretin that has terrorized not only our kind, but the Matoran, and the Turaga all in the name of power. How do I need help?!"

"You have been twisted!" The shout from Gali was surprising to see, "If not by the Shadow Leech than whoever has told you about the huntsmen, and Ozpin, has led you astray!"

"Led me astray?! Gali look who you're fighting for! Antroz has clearly fooled you!" A sudden smack from the broadside of Gali's axe shut him up good.

"If you're not going to listen to reason," the blue haired maiden said, "then I'm going to have to beat you into submission Takanuva."

She broke away from Takanuva and ducked under a sideways swipe from him. Two quick blows landed on Takanuva and he staggered back. She jumped in the air and landed two blows while twisting in midair each hit forcing him to take several steps back. She swept his legs making him fall over. Before he could get back up Gali cartwheeled around him. Takanuva spun several times his Power Lance trying to smash into Gali but the Toa used her elemental powers to create a geyser that elevated her. The Toa of Water corkscrewed in the air kicking him at the top of Takanuva's mask. He swung three quarters of a circle around going counterclockwise hoping to hit Gali, the only thing he hit was her axe. From there she shifted the position of her axes slightly so the shaft of the Power Lance was caught by the hooked edges of the Aqua Axes. With leverage on her she spun around and threw Takanuva on the ground. Not even Antroz could imagine she would have that kind of strength to flip over someone like Takanuva. Tahu? Kopaka? Sure, everyone knew Onua could, but Gali? Didn't seem like her. Gali wasn't finished quite yet though.

She stepped away from his defeated body and summoned another geyser pushing Takanuva up in the air. A gush of water formed beneath her feet and it increased in size and volume. Soon, a massive waved carried Gali away from Takanuva only to be brought around. She stood in a battle stance with both axes at the ready while she approached Takanuva at increasing speed. From the side it would have looked like Gali had passed through Takanuva, but in reality she had slammed both of the sharp sides of her weapons onto his armor. The geyser fell dropping him onto the cold pavement while Gali merely stepped back onto the ground.

"I'm sorry Takanuva," she finally said with great remorse, it pained her to do that to him, but what choice did she have?

"Why Gali?" The Toa who she once knew as a simple matoran asked with a raspy breath, "Why must it be this way?" What surprised her was that he was already standing, "I'm trying to prevent what happened to our world and you're aiding the only thing that can bring that again."

"You realize that this world has many facets to it, Antroz is not the only one who might harbor evil intentions," the yellow eyes woman argued.

"That is probably true, but I'm going to stop the one I know can destroy this world, even if I have to do this myself."

"Come with us Takanuva. We can get you help."

"I doubt it," the chuckle Takanuva gave just about crushed Gali, "and I can't come with you. I don't come with you either. I won't step into Beacon unless Antroz has taken over the world, or until I get another chance to stop him." He paused and glanced to the Makuta before looking back at her, "And that shot isn't going to come soon. So I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to take drastic measures." A growl was present at the very end of his voice as his whole body started to glow a bright yellow. It blinded all those nearby and by the time Gali could see the whole area around Takanuva was now incredibly dark and only his red eyes could be seen.

"Gali!" She heard Antroz yell, the Makuta had deciphered the situation, "He's going to use a Nova Blast!"

Her eyes widened, A Nova Blast?! Right now?! With this many people nearby? In this kind of environment? "Takanuva don't!" Either he couldn't hear her, or he was ignoring her pleas.

Antroz came to her side and pulled her, "We cannot stay here, unless you wish to die a foolish death Toa. Team RWBY you need to get out of here right now!"

"But-" Their team leader started.

"That is an order!" Antroz growled in a dark and sinister voice that could be used to scare Visorak into submission. "Gali…" he said looking back to her.

It took her a moment to come back to reality before she took a look at Takanuva as the two elements vied for control over the Nova Blast. She looked like she was going to say something but she closed her mouth before running and connecting back up with Team RWBY. Antroz shook his head while grimacing behind his mask.

"You've thrown a wrench into my plans Toa Takanuva, let's hope this little stunt of yours pays off in the end for me. If it doesn't, then I may just have to kill all the Toa…"

Antroz booked it moments before Takanuva let loose. A Nova Blast is described as a Toa using all of his or her elemental power in a concentrated blast. It varies from element but the end result is usually the same. An explosion of pure energy.

In Toa Takanuva's, Toa of Twilight, case the two elemental powers actually nullified each other to a certain extent, but that didn't mean it was nothing to sneeze at. A thin beam, almost looking like a supernova, erupted from Takanuva's body going parallel with the floor. A mixture of black and yellow alternated as it spread quickly. The beam cut through pillars made of concrete and stone as if it were paper. It wasn't too long before it caught up with the crimson Makuta. Looking at it catching up he slid under the ground where it narrowly missed the tip of his Kanohi Jutlin. Soon the wave of energy ceased to exist as the two elements destroyed each other over a period of time, Antroz looked back to see if Takanuva was still there.

He was not.

How unfortunate. It seems like Team RWBY weren't able to apprehend the criminal and his tiny associate. For a moment he laid on the ground cursing this stupid flesh body and its tendency to get tuckered out after fights. Teridax, when I find you, I will kill you for this…

-The Next Morning-

On second thought, I might have to kill Tahu first. Antroz said to himself as the Toa of Fire slammed him into the glass wall of the Tower.

"You're lying!" He yelled, "Takanuva would not be a part of the White Fang!'

"Tahu!" Gali yelled snapping him out of it, her voice softened, "it's true, I saw him."

Tahu looked to gali and then to Antroz before dropping him to the ground. Antroz coughed for a second. "Now as I was saying, after I crashed the bullhead Torchwick and his associate were defended by this Toa of Twilight, a White Fang insignia blazoned across his chest. We engaged in combat shortly after where… well you've seen the damage that has been done Ozpin."

The Headmaster sat in contemplation at his desk as the Makuta went over the events from the passing night. He looked to the side to gauge Glynda's reaction then to Ironwood's on the left. Before he could say anything Ironwood exploded.

"What were you thinking?!" The general yelled.

"I was thinking of gaining intelligence on our enemies General," a growl present in Antroz's tone, "knowing their next step is key to defeating them. I would have thought that you of all people could have seen that."

"But having a known criminal with dangerous weapons into a highly populated area and-"

"Perhaps it wouldn't have been as catastrophic had someone not lost their prized technology to terrorists so easily," Antroz shut the general up and the man scowled in response. "From what I am told you are this world's greatest military, so how is it that misguided freedom fighters were able to steal a shipment of your glorified exo-toa Paladins?" He waited for an answer but got none, "If I ran your military I would not waste a single resource hunting the tech down, but also the people who stole it. Resistances are easily crushed when given a little…persuasion." As he said the last few words Antroz's arm started to become swirled in black and red energy.

"Moving from General Ironwood's work practices," Ozpin said guiding the conversation, "I want to know more of this Toa Takanuva. You called him a Toa of…Twilight?"

"Gali," Tahu said, "do you want to take this?" Her look was all the answer he needed, "I thought not, take Kopaka with you and try to clear your head." Everyone including Antroz had forgotten about Kopaka who was leaned up against the far side of the wall from everybody. At the mention of his name he lifted himself up and took Gali who was still in a mild state of disbelief.

"Come on Gali," the Toa of Ice told her, "let's go." With a small nod, but with her gaze locked at the ground, she followed Kopaka into the elevator. A white arm wrapped around her shoulder to comfort her while the door closed. The Toa of Ice breathed out a sigh, "Why don't I make you something to eat?" He had been spending most of his time at Beacon either cooking or talking with the general.

"Yeah that sounds good Kopaka," she barely mumbled out.

"It isn't your fault Takanuva's the way he is. None of us could have helped him, we were all at Karda Nui saving Mata Nui."

"And look where that got us…"

The left cylindrical spun and ocellated while his regular eye went wide, "Gali what are you saying?"

"Nothing brother…nothing."

-X-

There was a knock on the door for the suite where the Bionicles took residence. "Coming!" Came the voice of Kopaka from the kitchen. He opened the door to find four young females. "May I help?" He didn't recognize them except in passing glances.

"Umm hi…" the little one, with red hair mixed with black. She was staring right at the Toa's chest. He was wearing a pink apron with the words 'Please do nothing to the cook' written across in. "Nice apron."

"Thank you, may I ask who you are?"

"Oh I'm Ruby," the girl greeted, "And this is Weiss, Blake, and my sister Yang. We went to town last night and-"

"Oh!" He threw his head back and nodded, "Gali mentioned you girls. Team RWBY right?"

"Yep."

"What do you want exactly?"

"Well…" Ruby looked at her team.

"We were wondering about who Takanuva was," Blake finished. They all noticed his masked eye spin as if he were observing them, judging them.

"You were once a part of the White Fang Miss Belladonna correct?" Blake flinched at his words, they sounded cold, unrelenting, blunt, not at all how he greeted them.

"And how would you know that?" Weiss' snippy tone cut in, he looked to her with the same face, unmoving, contemplative.

"My Kanohi Akaku Nuva is the Mask of X-Ray Vision, I can see your faunus extremities from inside your bow," the Toa explained pointing to Blake's bow which twitched nervously, "also twitching them constantly doesn't help your disguise."

Blake blushed and sheepishly nodded at the cold tone. "Listen," Yang said, "we just want to know why one of you is working with the White Fang."

The bluntness from Yang seemed to convince the frigid warrior, "Come take a seat." He left the door revealing the room to them where they sat on a four person sofa. The room was way larger than any normal dorm room, it felt like an actual home if anything.

Ruby sniffed as she smelled something delicious, "What are you cooking?"

"It's something called a 'cookie'," he said, "I have no clue what it is, but the cookbook said it would be delicious so-" Kopaka didn't get to finish as Ruby stormed into the oven, a trail of rose petals behind her. It took him a few seconds to fully process what happened. Ruby stepped out of the kitchen with five chocolate chip cookies in hand and another in her mouth. He raised a finger and was about to say something but…

"Aw don't worry about Rubes," her sister waved him off, "she always does that when cookies are mentioned."

"I'll try to keep that in mind," Kopaka sat down on a chair facing Team RWBY, "so what do you want to know?"

(a/n: This next segment will include multiple perspectives from a few different characters in a script like setting from the two different conversations going on at the same time)

Blake: "So who is Takanuva?"

Tahu: "Toa Takanuva is one of the Toa who has helped us in the past, although he wasn't always Takanuva..."

Kopaka: "I first met Takanuva back on the island of Mata Nui in our homeworld, but back then he was called 'Takua'."

Ruby: "Takua?"

Tahu: "Takua was a Ta-Matoran back in Ta-Koro, but because of his poor work ethic he was banished from the village and wandered from village to village trying to help out wherever he could."

Kopaka: "I saved Takua along with another Ko-Matoran from a wild rahi that had cornered them on the icy cliffs."

Ironwood: "If he was, what you called, a matoran then how did he become a Toa?"

Antroz: "Certain matoran are destined to become Toa by Mata Nui himself. It is very rare for an accidental transformation to happen or any other way of becoming a Toa. Although I guess Tahu and the others fit into that seeing as how you were built that way you are."

Tahu: "In the depths of Ta-Koro Takua found a mask inside a slab of rock after dropping it in the lava."

Weiss: "He dropped a rock into lava and he found a mask inside it?"

Kopaka: "The Great Spirit has an odd way of doing things. Anyways, after finding what we eventually found out to be the Kanohi Avohkii, the Mask of Light, Takua and his friend Jaller had to find the Seventh Toa."

Ruby: "'Seventh Toa'?"

Antroz: "The typical Toa team is comprised of the six main elements. Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Stone, and Ice. The only example would be the very first Toa team ever formed."

Tahu: "The Toa of Light was to awaken Mata Nui from his slumber cast by Makuta."

Yang: "As in Antroz?"

Kopaka: "No, Makuta usually controlled a single island and calling Makuta by their name was something they did not like from lower creatures. They would use Makuta instead how you equate a knight with the word 'sir'. This Makuta real name was Teridax."

Glynda: "Isn't that the one who betrayed you?"

Antroz: "Correct."

Blake: "But what does this have to do with Takanuva and the White Fang?"

Kopaka: "After Takua accepted the fact he was destined to become the Seventh Toa he turned into Takanuva, Toa of Light."

Ozpin: "You called him something different Antroz. A Toa of Twilight I believe?"

Antroz: "Correct, that is because Toa Takanuva is no longer just a Toa of Light anymore but a Toa of Shadow as well."

Yang: "And how did that happen?"

Tahu: "Do you remember the Shadow Leeches?

Yang: "You mean those creepy little biting things that Antroz tried to use on me and headmaster to make us slaves? Yeah, they ring a bell."

Kopaka: "One of them bit Takanuva."

All natives of Remnant minus Ozpin: "WHAT?!"

Tahu: "Unfortunately it's true, apparently while he was searching for a criminal underground a Leech dropped from the ceiling and bit Takanuva. He was able to destroy it before it drained all of his Inner Light away. What he is now is a mixture of Shadows and Light."

Antroz: "The effects of which have lead to Takanuva feeling more aggressive, violent, greater increase to dark thoughts. Things that any Toa, especially one of Light, should be thinking."

Blake: "But why is he with the White Fang?"

Tahu: "I would reckon that he merely was found by the White Fang first before anyone else."

Ruby: "What do you mean?"

Antroz: "It was the second day after we arrived and you offered us positions here at Beacon. I told you that we had no clue if you were twisting your words or not, and that you may be evil. Sure we had access to information to reaffirm your statements, but it appears Takanuva did not."

Kopaka: "If from what General Ironwood says is true, then the White Fang were able to persuade Takanuva into joining like they have with other faunas around the planet. Being from another world he would have no clue or reference point to judge."

Ironwood: "But from what Kopaka has told me most Toa should be able to see evi and are able to make the right decision based off that."

Antroz: "And therein lies the issue, we are not dealing with a typical 'right-and-wrong' scenario. My presence has skewed with that perception."

Kopaka: "Antroz is still a Makuta who we fought against up until fairly recently. It isn't hard to understand Takanuva's point of view in this case. I still have a hard time trusting him, and I'm on your side here."

Tahu: "In our camp we have a Makuta, who in all tense and purposes, tried to rule an entire world. On the other is the extremists who are trying to get equality through violence. Things are a little murky when it comes to ethics which only makes it more difficult to discern which side to take."

Ozpin: "I must ask, how did Gali take this? She didn't seem pleased during our little chat."

Kopaka: "Seeing Takanuva like that really did a number on Gali. Knowing that Takanuva, a kind and fun loving matoran, was aiding terrorists does not resonate well with her."

Antroz: "It is highly possible she assumed we would all group together and work out our differences. Hmph, such an dreamer."

Kopaka: "Gali has always been one to mediate our differences, I can't tell you the amount of squabbles she stopped between me and Tahu alone, she's like what you humans call a 'mother' at times it feels."

Tahu: "And it appears one of the 'children' have gone astray…"

-In the Tower with Tahu and Antroz-

"Thank you gentlemen, this has been informative and helpful," Ozpin said to the two, "you may leave. Me and Ironwood have a few things to discuss."

"Of course Ozpin," Antroz told him while him and Tahu left through the elevator leaving Glynda, Ironwood, and Ozpin alone.

"Oz, this is serious," Ironwood stated maybe just two seconds after the door closed, "they are too dangerous."

"And confining them in a laboratory or forcing them into being Specialists would only strain our relationship," Ozpin retorted.

"But one of theirs is aiding terrorists!"

"They believe Takanuva is misguided, both Tahu and Antroz agree on that," Glynda mentioned, "those two will rarely ever agree on anything."

"Funny how you mentioned Antroz there Glynda," Ironwood huffed.

"What was that James?" The deputy headmistress took a step forward.

"Just noticing your close relationship is all I was saying."

"I see him more than anyone else in the school does, we have a good professional relationship."

"It's anything but professional. You keep defending him like he's your-"

"James," a somewhat stern voice from Ozpin stopped Ironwood from finishing that sentence, unless he wished to be thrown out the window. "We will discuss these events later in the day after we process this newfound information."

-X-

"Ugh, my everything hurts."

~How do you think I feel, I'm the one inside our head and I'm feeling it.~

"Shut up."

"Well Takanuva, it seemed you failed."

Takanuva looked up from massaging his forehead and looked into the eyes of Cinder Fall, the two in the familiar setting of a dimly lit room with a metal table between them. It was practically an interrogation room.

"Cinder Fall," he said a chuckle escaping his masked face, "to what do I owe the pleasure of you coming down from Beacon just to talk to me?" He didn't expect her eyes to narrow and her mouth to form a thin line.

"I gave you a simple instruction to watch from the shadows, and you can't even do that," a bit of hostility rising in her voice.

"Sorry, never been good to keep a secret hidden," he said with levity, "plus, if I didn't then Roman and that girl Neo would have gotten captured. So you may thank me later."

"Hmm, interesting," Cinder leaned back, "Roman didn't mention anything about being 'rescued'."

"Well I did sorta, nearly killed us all…"

"Yes I've seen the damage. If I may ask, what was that?" She asked stretching a hand to stroke under his chin, the hand was pushed aside before it could reach him.

He took a deep breath. "The Toa have the abilities of the elements in conjunction with our mask powers. These elements range from fire all the way to sonics. Each element has its own powers, fire can make flamethrowers, heat the ground, and the experienced Toa of Fire can melt a whole building probably. No two elements share the same powers…except one. It's called the Nova Blast, an explosion of pure energy using the entirety of one's elemental powers at once. I've only heard of few Toa ever doing this because of its destructive nature. I'm surprised mine did so much damage.

"And why would that be?" She cooed, "Don't think you're that strong?"

"No," he shot down, "it is because of my 'condition'."

~Gee, thanks, feeling the love over here~

He ignored any thoughts of his darker self's thoughts and continue. "I am a being with power over light and shadow, two elements that counteract each other. You generally can't have one and the other collide and not defeat the other. A Nova Blast from me, in my current state, is many times weaker because light and shadow cancel each other out. But I guess it was still powerful to do this." He ended by pointing to a picture of several collapsed pillars and debris from last night.

Cinder took it all in like anything she was told, with cautious contemplation before she accepted Takanuva's explanation. She nodded softly, barely moving her head at all, "Okay Takanuva, I believe you. But," she raised a finger to which he didn't react. He almost thought it was cute seeing her get demanding, "I will not accept failure next time."

"Understood," Takanuva grunted out.

"I will be tasking you with going to our Mountain Glenn operation in the southeast end of the kingdom, alongside Roman and Banesaw."

"Who?" The second name confused him.

"He is the White Fang Lieutenant, most of the men prefer to call him that."

"That's a weird name if I ever heard one."

~And 'Takanuva'? We don't exactly blend in well with the crowd.~

"I must say I'm not comfortable with sending me to Mountain Glenn, I expressed that I didn't agree with the plan there."

"We made note of it, but the Grimm there are too strong for just Neo and Banesaw to handle, plus some of the men already there have given reports of an odd entity with abnormal abilities there," Takanuva's head perked up, "might be one of your comrades."

~Or another enemy, we don't have any clue if the other Makuta crossed over.~

True, just imagine if someone like Vamprah or Mutran were here.

~Hunger crazed shadow stalker, or mad doctor. Not the winning choices.~

"Does that sound good Takanuva?" Cinder's question ripped him from his conversation with his darker half.

He gave a defeated sigh, "Fine, I'll go."

"Excellent, your bullhead will arrive in a few hours," she turned her back and started walking away.

"I got close you know,' he said, she turned around to see his gaze fixed on the table, "this close to killing Antroz, if only she hadn't stopped me…"

"And 'who' stopped you?"

"Gali, Great Beings, she mopped the floor with me. Hadn't seen her go like that in long time."

Hmm, so they are hiding their strengths, she thought. "Well I'm sorry, but that means you wasted the only chance I gave you to go after him. I will not tolerate insubordination."

~Hmph, she clearly hasn't heard of your many escapades that involved you sneaking off.~

"You have nothing to fear Cinder…"

~...especially when we plan on sneaking out and killing Antroz anyway. That's the plan right?~

What she doesn't know won't hurt her.

~She's undercover at Beacon, she'll know when one of the faculty go missing. Not to mention the amount of slaves he probably has right now following him this very moment along with the other faculty, who may I remind are some of your former allies now enemies, around him all the time. Someone will see you, and I don't think you can stop a whole school filled with this world's adolescent and warriors from our own.~

Since when you were a stick in the mud? Where was all that talk about killing and death?

My main goal is staying alive. If we're going to have to kill to do it I have no worries and no qualms. But going to a school filled these students, who harbor small resemblances to Toa, is asking for a death wish. I like to be the one giving those, not asking for them.~

Yes, well you're stuck with me so shut up.

~Let's just get to this failed Onu-Koro ripoff so we can relax. We have a massive headache from your little stunt.~

-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnd scene. Well that was certainly a rip roaring chapter. Got some good action, some good dialogue, some cooking with Kopaka (I would pay money if that was a show by the way). Remember that there is the poll on the good ol' profile. Anyways, see ya later suckers.