Chapter 10
Tyler, the human Toa of Light, kneeled down next to his best friend. She was pale from loss of blood, and was drifting in and out of consciousness. During her few moments awake, Tyler would let her know that he was there. She had been shot in the stomach and was growing weaker by the minute
About two hours after Emma was shot, there was a knock at the door to her bedroom. Tyler opened it and in stepped the other six Toa each of them with solemn faces. The young Toa of Light explained what had taken place, and what was going on with Emma. Kolana stepped over to her human friend and laid her hand on the Toa of Water's wound. She did her best to heal it, but the effort barely had any effect.
"Tyler?" Emma spoke faintly when she regained consciousness.
"Yes, Emma?" Tyler said as he looked at his dying friend.
"I want you to try and heal me." She grimly smiled.
"I'll need Takanuva's help." He told her.
"No. You can do it yourself. I trust you." The Toa of Water coughed painfully. "I'll only trust you and Kolana to heal me properly."
Tyler began to charge his powers of light to do something that he had never dreamed of having to do, heal his best friend. Slowly he focused the light into a calming glow that surrounded his hands. He placed his hands on Emma's wound and poured his elemental energies into her. Light flowed over her, acting as if it were water, and enveloped her body. Soon the light surrounding the Toa of Water faded and the rest of the light in the room returned to normal. Tyler began to stand, but collapsed from the effort he put into healing Emma. The other Toa lifted him and set him in his bed across the hall.
Corey sat down at Tyler's desk, noticing a quickly scribbled note lying on it. He read over it before picking it up and running to Keith, who was back in Emma's room checking on the Toa of Water. The Toa of Stone gasped when he read it, and called for the six still conscious Toa.
"What is it, Toa Keith?" Takanuva asked.
"Corey found a note lying on Tyler's desk. It appears that it was written by whoever shot Emma."
"What does it say?" Kolana asked worriedly.
"Toa. I have found an ally that you might remember. He is the Master of Shadows, and Ruler of Darkness. If you surrender, you might live. Otherwise, be prepared to make your last stand.
-General Glade"
"No. It can't be." Takanuva said softly, fear filling his voice. "How could he have survived? How? I've already defeated him twice."
"Who, Toa Takanuva?" Takano asked.
"Makuta."
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Tyler drifted through his dreams, each one passing by him in a haze. He had one thought in his mind, did Emma survive? One of the many dreams he had was about a gold and white matoran wandering about aimlessly, and then suddenly becoming blue and red. The matoran was carving into a large wall that was already covered in matoran glyphs. Suddenly the matoran turned toward Tyler and pulled out a mask.
"I am he that will become your future from the past." The figure said, its voice strong and noble. "Without the past, there is no future. When the future and the past meet, all will know the truth. Mata-Nui has once again been cast into shadow. It is only through the strength of the Toa that he can be awakened, and the destructive Shadow be banished."
The dream slowly faded as Tyler fell into a restful sleep.
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It was mid-morning when Emma was suddenly awakened, remembering nothing of what had happened the night before. Then, slowly, it came back to her, the mysterious assassin, Tyler attempting to heal her, everything up until she passed out. She looked around her room, finding Kylana and Kolana asleep in separate corners. Remembering the intense pain from her injury, she carefully got out of bed. Noticing no pain, she decided to slip into the bathroom and check her wound.
As she looked herself over, all she could find was a small scar in her armor where she assumed the bullet had gone into her. Leaving the bathroom, she snuck into Tyler's room, where her best friend slept. He was tossing and turning, and she could tell that he was having nightmares. She sat down on the chair next to his bed and laid her hand on his. He quickly relaxed, and she knew that his nightmares had stopped.
It was nearly lunch-time when Tyler finally awakened. Emma had already been back to her room and let Kolana know where she was. She went back to Tyler's room and found him sitting up in bed.
"Am I dreaming? You look much better than you did before you were shot." Tyler said, making an attempt at a joke.
"If I do, it is only because you healed me." Emma replied with a smile as she sat down on the bed next to him.
"Let's go downstairs. I'm hungry." Tyler said as he began to get out of bed.
"Me too, I haven't eaten anything since yesterday at dinner."