Chapter 10

Co-written with Mazula

17 days to go…

Matoro's POV:

My stomach heaved as I lay on my side in the cage. The fish my captors had given me had made me so sick, I couldn't stand up. I felt about ready to die… no, not that far. I won't give up that easily.

Very wise, Matoro

"You again?"

You're in quite the predicament.

"Your telling me", I grumbled as my stomach heaved again.

Would you like some help?

"I'd appreciate it, but you've "Helped" enough.

Indeed, but there's not much you can do about this particular situation

I sighed, and then heaved. The fish finally came back. Yuck.

Matoro, I'm going to give you… an… ability to help you out of this situation.

"What's that" I grumbled, trying not to smell the putrid mess next to me.

From now on, you'll be able to temporarily take the form you had before your death.

I was shocked beyond belief. "Your joking, right?"

No joke Matoro. But, as you said before, there is a "Catch."

Of course there is.

This power will only work under two conditions. One, Your in true danger, and, two, no one you know is present.

"Ok, fair enough." I felt myself getting warmer. I suddenly felt better.

Farewell Matoro. Remember, you only have a few weeks left…

Hewkii and Nuparu walked towards one of the ports of the city. They had received a report that an illegal smugglers were holding several endangered species of Rahi, and were about to leave. They looked around the docks and saw several ships. Most were full of supplies. One was carrying crates, closed with chain. Nuparu nudged Hewkii and pointed to the ship. Hewkii nodded, but before they got more then a few steps…

The smugglers had only just re-entered the shelter where the birds were, when Matoro's Cage exploded. There was a brilliant flash of light, and a golden spectre was suddenly standing next to the destroyed cage. Before either smuggler could react, Matoro shot a cordak missile at them. They dodged the missile, and then there was a wall missing from the shelter.

Hewkii pushed Nuparu to the ground as the wall exploded, only a couple of feet from them. Hewkii let out a shout as a large piece of stone landed on his back, pinning him. Nuparu crawled out from under him and began pushing at the stone. "Stop them!" Hewkii shouted, pointing with his free hand. A pair of Matoran were running out of the building. Just as Nuparu looked into the building, another flash of light momentarily blinded him.

The pair of Matoran ran down a side ally in Ga-Metru. Then they leaned against a wall, panting. "Think…think, we lost them?" one gasped. "I think so." The other said. "lets wait a bit, then go back to the ship. Hopefully, we can take what we got on board before that crazy glowing toa showed up." They waited a few more minutes, before the red Matoran spoke up again. "Ok, lets go." They had barely taken two steps before a blue flash ran past then, electrocuting them both, knocking them to the ground. "Going somewhere?" Hahli asked. The picked up the stunned Matoran by their necks and began dragging them towards the docks. Hahli's mind wasn't on the subject of Matoran smugglers. She was thinking about what they had said about a golden toa, and was thoroughly confused by it.