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Chapter 9: Stars Tell the Truth
Turaga Vakama sat silently, listening to the sounds of the night in Metru Nui. All was quiet and peaceful; everyone was unaware of the danger they were in. All were so close to death; only the Mask of Life was their hope. And the only ones who could retrieve it had done so, and the hope for them getting it was depleting quickly.
However, a group of Matoran had been brave enough to go on a rescue mission for their beloved Toa Nuva. But their known whereabouts are unknown, like their fate. Six brave Matoran, accompanied by two Toa.
Mata Nui, protect them. Allow them to come home safely!
"You come too to see stars?" a cracking voice asked. The Turaga of Fire turned to see Nuju, the Turaga of Ice.
"Yes," Vakama said quietly, "I have."
"Nixie brought new star chart to show. Come see. Very proud of her." Even though Nuju's speech was choppy, you could still understand it if you listened.
"Yes, we are all proud of her for doing what she does."
"Come now? See star chart?"
"Yes, I will come and see the star chart."
"…thank her for all she has done." Vakama heard Whenua say as they entered the room.
"I will tell her." Nokama said. She saw the two Turaga enter out of the corner of her eye. "Good, now we are all here." The two took their places around the circular table with the others.
"Nixie found this particular grouping with the Red Star." Dume said, pointing to a fairly odd star cluster. "She said it wasn't there the last time she looked. She believes it is a message from Mata Nui."
"What says?" Nuju asked.
"We are irresoluteunsure." Matau answered.
"I managed to get that it has to do with the Mask of Light." Nokama said, reviewing part of the chart. "Can you manage the rest, Brother?" Nuju nodded.
It was several minutes before he reacted to what he had translated. He backed away from the table, a dark look upon his mask. Nokama looked at him worriedly. The other Turaga looked at each other, exchanging looks.
"What did it say?" Onewa asked.
The Turaga of Ice whimpered, "Danger!"
The shadowed figure clamped a hand over its mouth. Slowly, it backed away from the niche in the wall and into darker shadows.
"Not good!" it whispered. "Not good at all! Botar must know of this!"
It headed through a series of tunnels, dropping a small, glowing gem as it ran.
Short, of course. I'd like to thank PaperFanGirl for her idea (though I probably won't get anything from for a while).
What did Nuju mean? What did he read that scared him? Who was that shadowy figure?