All I can really say for this chapter is get ready to see some crap go down. Lego owns Bionicle, along with the names Ketongu and Jala, and Hasbro owns transformers. Everything else in this story is mine.

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Chapter 24: Hello dad

Green watched outside of the windshield from the backseat, he saw a building come into view. A building that seemed to look like several whiteish-gray stone columns, gathered together in the shape of an oval. To be honest, Green didn't know what else to do from there other than stare in horror upon the realization that this was the base of the Turaga Council. The place where his dad currently worked. Or if he were to speak in a more specific manner, where his dad MANAGED things.

Of course, Green knew what he was going to tell his dad once he saw him. Perhaps they'd have a friendly conversation, then move on to the topic on what he hoped would be ADVICE on the Toabots. If Jala wasn't going to stand down on the decision to take down every Bioformer there was, Green might as well have just started running. Yeah right., Green thought. Like HE was going to be able to get away from both his dad and the three Toa who were currently watching him.

Green's attention was immediately directed to the door on his left as it then opened, revealing Edward with a bit of boredom in his face. Speaking of this dirt bag., Green thought. Instead of roughly pulling him out like those bad guys would do in the movies (or better, like Green had been expecting), Edward just motioned for him to try and come out on his own. Despite the fact that he had handcuffs, Green had eventually managed to scoot himself from the middle of the backseat all the way to the open door on his left side, barely managing to catch himself as his feet his the concrete ground.

Once that was said and done, Edward just nodded to Pow and Maze and they both walked away like they were no longer needed and this was what all in a days work felt like. Green glared at the floor then, thinking: GREAT, I get to be alone with the guy who tried to shoot me. Not exactly what he would call a good thing seeing as he was about to have what he assumed would be a long talk with his dad. Not that he had ever broken any laws(which he didn't), he was just trying his best to imagine how low his dad would think of him once he was being escorted in by a butthole of a toa.

A gun cocked behind him and he turned around, seeing Edward pointing a thornaxx pistol at him. Make that an ARMED Toa., Green thought.

"What, now I'm a security threat"?, Green asked him.

Edward made a slight grin, replying: "Like that's likely". "No offense to you of course, I'm supposed to be a Toa". "Right"?

"Don't apologize, it was more of a compliment seeing as I'm about to go in THERE"., Green told, motioning his head at the council building.

"Well neither I or Jala trusts you to just waltz on in there all by yourself"., Edward told him. "Not since all of those pranks you pulled off in High School". "The fact you could even MANAGE to make pranks that chaotic proves that you could really be up to anything".

"Or it could just be the fact that I proved you wrong just a few hours ago"., Green told him.

Edward lowered his pistol for a second, then saying: "Listen kid, you've got a lot of nerve pulling off the stunts that you did today". "The nerve ITSELF is something I find admirable, but again, it's just because I don't trust you"., Edward pointed the pistol back at him, then telling him: "Now get moving so I don't have to stand out here all day".

Green gave him a glare before then taking one last look at the pistol and then turning around to unwillingly force himself to walk to the council building, where he was sure his father would be waiting for him. Sure, whatever his father had wanted to talk to him about could've been ANYTHING, as he had kept telling himself on the way here. But now, as he got closer and closer towards the building, that very same concern had started to horrify him.

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Jala stood now with his back to the clear glass door that stood at least five feet away from him, waiting just like he HAD been for the past few hours, looking down at the floor in deep thought. Was it a mistake to send Edward out to fetch him?, Jala had started to wonder. No. There's no WAY it could be. Edward is a trustworthy Toa and with Green about to receive the offer of a lifetime, an offer that only a Turaga like himself could give. And surely Green would be wise enough to take it. No way Green was going to make good with his life as a crappy zoo owner. He HAD to take what he was about to offer, otherwise he might as well be reduced to a nothing.

No sooner than a few seconds later, Jala heard the door start to open behind him and he immediately lifted his head to the sound.

"I got him for you sir"., Edward told him. "Just as you requested".

"If that were true, you would've been here a lot sooner than right now"., Jala responded.

To say the most, Edward looked a bit shocked by Jala's answer. Just when he thought he had done something good enough to receive a thank you at the very least, all he had gotten in return was a spit in the face. But then, upon looking down at Green who had his head cocked to the left side in confusion, he had started to feel a lot better. Clearly this wasn't the father of whom the kid had originally remembered him to be, and for him to see a kid like Green in this sort of state was better than any of the crap cable TV had to offer.

Jala let out a small sigh then, telling him: "But at least he's still here". "With that being said, you may leave us".

Green instantly started to tense up. Just what did his father want to talk with him about? And ALONE? Whatever was this important with his father either had to be something scary, asking him join the Turaga, something horrible, sharing biased and evil thoughts on the Toabots, or something good, like a hey son, I'm sorry that I practically, ABANDONED you closer to a few months ago, but at least I'm being considerate enough to apologize NOW instead of every day or second before.

"Sir, are you sure you don't want me present"?, Edward asked him. "What if he does something to endanger your safety"?

Jala instantly turned to Edward then, giving him a look of honesty as he replied: "I'm sure Edward, thank you".

Oh so NOW he wants to thank me for something., Edward thought as he nearly rolled his eyes and instead replied: "Very well sir"., before then leaving the room as Jala turned fully to Green who stood still now, trying desperately not to lash out in anger.

Instead, Green tried his absolute hardest to keep a calm face stamped onto his Pakari as he and his father stared across from each other, never taking a single second away from a gaze into the others eyes. Now that they were finally here, in each others presence, Green and Jala both thought about each other behind a hidden look of calmness. Who they were before now. What they were DOING now. But though both were secretly infuriated with each other, somebody had to talk now.

"Son"., Jala greeted.

"Dad"., Green responded.

"How are things with you"?

"They're getting better". "At least, better than they were". "You"?

As Jala then fondled with the staff in his left hand, Green nearly laughed when he noticed that it looked sort of like a pitchfork. To Green it fit his fathers look in more ways than one.

"Really good, thank you"., Jala finally responded. "At least, considering everything else they are".

Greens face turned curious to the point of demanding answers.

"Everything else"?, Green asked him.

Jala simply grinned at him as he responded: "You bet your dumb self everything else"., Jala responded, just keeping that smile of his.

Green had to struggle REALLY hard now to keep from glaring at Jala with all of the rage he felt building up inside of him. MAN how he wanted to take that pitch staff away from him and use it to knock that grin off of his mask! Just seeing his dad like this, already knowing that he had started to lose his care for everyone other than himself, it was far more than infuriating.

"Remember when you were at least five years old, and I told, no". "WARNED you to stay away from strangers who far bigger than you"? "When you came across all of those um, what did they say they were"?

"They're called Toabots dad"., Green countered, his rage already starting to seep through his voice. "And they're not as dangerous as you think".

"But they ARE dangerous, aren't they"?, Jala countered. "Especially that yellow liar who had WILLINGLY pointed that gun at Edwards Olmak"? "Just why DID he point that gun at Edward"? "Does that really sound like a good guy to you"?

Now Green was starting to let out a bit of that glare he had been holding back. Jala was accusing Green of being stupid in trusting these guys when he was being stupid in everything else he had done? Just what kind of madness WAS this. Was Jala purposely trying to irritate him or was that just the way he WAS now. Or better yet, was this the way that his father always HAD been, and Green had just been too blind to see it in his younger days? Either way, Jala was REALLY starting to tick him off.

"Yes actually, it does"., Green answered. "And I'll even tell you why I think that: That psycho Toa of Earth of yours, he was going to shoot me"! "It was a MIRACLE that Billy was able to get in the way just in time to take the bullet". "And THAT was what caused Ketongu to spring into action the way he did". "In shorter words, case you need them, he protected me"!

Jala just frowned at him.

"Well in case YOU need some yourself, Edward is a TOA". "He's destined to protect Matoran, not attack them". "With that fact being stated, I highly doubt that that really happened".

Now this argument had climaxed to a point where Green was just getting angrier and angrier at him with each passing second. First he was practically trying to call Green an idiot for trying to help the Toabot, knowing full darn well that the group he was with was part of the reason why this conflict was even happening in the first place. And NOW, despite Edward being who he was, his father was calling his own child a bearer of false witness?! What did it have to take for this guy to know somebody was telling the truth?

Better yet, why call your own son a LIAR after he was nearly murdered by someone you trusted maybe a little too much?, Green thought. But now he felt no need whatsoever to ask himself if he really knew who his dad was. This guy wasn't a loving father, he was a selfish, idiotic dirtbag who didn't even DESERVE a place among the Turaga Council. Nor did he deserve to be forgiven for what he had done to him those few months back!

Green gave his father an intense glare as he then asked: "Oh so now you're calling me a liar after I just had my life threatened"?! "Yeah, that's some REAL grade A parenting dad"!

Jala's eyes actually started to widen a little as he then countered: "Now I didn't say THAT". "I just find it hard to believe that Edward, out of all Toa I've actually come to know, would point his gun at you after I told him dead on, who you were".

"You REALLY think that would stop him"?!, Green countered. "Dad, whether you want to believe it or not, he's crazy".

"Though I will say his reports say he gets quite a mood swing every once in a while, he's also too valuable a toa to lose in this war".

Green was about to counter: A WAR, what are you, FIVE? But then he took in that last sentence. Too valuable a TOA. As in, more valuable than his sons WORD on this matter? NOW it was becoming clear to him why his dad didn't want to listen to him. All because he disagreed with him on something, Jala was going to side with someone ELSE who DID agree with him. If THAT wasn't one of the true definitions of absolutely childish, then he didn't know WHAT was.

"Oh, ok"., Green sarcastically replied. "NOW I see how it is". "Because I just so happen to 100% disagree with your supposedly flawless opinion, you want to play a game called: who's more valuable"?

Jala finally gave him a glare of his own as he angrily responded: "Well son, if you really want to keep believing everything those things are telling you, then YES Green"! "I WILL play that game"!

Both stared across from each other now, both knowing that they were getting to each other on a rage scale that seemed to keep on rising every second they looked into each others eyes, both seeing someone they didn't even want to bother trying to recognize anymore. Though, Jala had eventually decided to back down for a short while, seeing as there was surely a better way to work this all out. All starting with that offer.

Then letting out a sigh, Jala told him: "But seeing as that is not at all the reason why I called you here, why don't we move on to THAT instead"?

Green looked curiously at him, thinking: Oh great. What's dad going to screw up now?

"All right"., Green responded. "As long as it doesn't involve trying to turn me against bionicles who are just trying to lend us a helping hand, I'm fine".

Jala was silent for a few seconds, turning around and taking a look at the twenty one seats that rested behind him. Green looked to each of these seats as well, seeing a large number of names. Lets see, there was Tahu, Gali, Axonn, Ackar, Lewa... wait a second. Was Green actually seeing this right? Was one of those desks actually sitting there without a name?! Green felt his heart skip a few beats, but didn't give a seconds consideration of showing it as Jala then turned back to face him as he spoke.

"Son, Turaga Lesovik is looking for another Bionicle to take the place of one who recently died"., Jala told him.

Green felt a panic rising within him. Please DO NOT ask what I think you're about to ask., He thought.

"And despite how blind you've truly been lately, I do believe that that Bionicle is you"., Jala told him.

Greens eyes immediately widened in absolute horror. NO!, Green wanted to scream. NOOO! Why are you trying to offer me this?! You KNOW I don't want this! You've ALWAYS known that I've never never wanted to be a part of politics! But then again, how could he say no? In a situation like THIS?! He and his little brother and all of those rahi and animals were practically on the brink of starving, yes. But as a Turaga, he'd never have ANY time for the Zoo, or Golden or even ANGELA! Angela...

"Dad... I-", Green had immediately started to respond.

But in seeing the thoughts that were currently crossing his sons head, Jala immediately interrupted: "NO SON"!

Green jumped in surprise.

"I KNOW what you've been going through, with that old zoo"!, Jala exclaimed, once again wearing a face of rage on his mask. "All the money you've been lacking to pay for it"! "Trust me son, at the rate you're going, you're going to be living on the streets faster than even I could try to tell you". "But it IS coming fast, and you will NOT be ready". "So come be a part of this council now". "You KNOW that you can do so much better than that zoo". "Surely, you will want this now, so TAKE it now". "Because this is the only time I'm going to offer it".

Green just looked away in thought, ignoring whatever else Jala had to say at that point. Everthing Jala had told him... it kind of WAS true. Did he WANT to do this? Heck no, he'd be up to his neck in more work than he had been before. But at the same time, he didn't want to stay as poor as he was. And a part of him didn't want to spend the rest of his days taking care of all of those creatures. Though this would still kind of be a lose lose situation here, he couldn't exactly say that he wanted to die in that zoo without his family with him. Much as he didn't want to admit it to either of his parents, he DID miss them.

But then, as Green instantly thought the word family, he thought of Golden again. He thought of how bad it probably would've been if Green had decided to be a hypocrite on his current dislike for his father and abandon Golden the same way their parents still were. Then he thought of Angela. Of all the things that she had done or tried to do for him. When all of the old employees heard Green would be running things, they left. All of them just went up and left him like they didn't have a care in the world. Heck, EVERYBODY had seemed to hate the idea of working for him.

Everyone but the beautiful female Ga-matoran whom he had come to know as his only real best friend. Sure, he was one of the "cool" kids at that time, and being liked to that sort of extent felt pretty good. But in no way at all, had all that attention seemed to come CLOSE to the joy he had always felt upon seeing her beautiful mask hold the same smile that it had everyday she came in. He had actually began to wonder if God literally sent an angel down in front of him the first day he saw her.

Plus, he had always felt his heart beat faster whenever he said or did something that made her laugh. Even after a bad day, she would be the one who he always wanted to talk too, and all it seemed to take was to see her face for him to be cheered up like nothing had even happened. Even a SMILE from her seemed to make him think: OK, just what in the crap was I angry about again?

Then he thought about those animals and Rahi who had been tamed and trained to ignore it's natural instincts, which he guessed a part of him felt angry about, but how ELSE was his family supposed to keep these things from attacking anyone? Not only that, but when he had also really begun to think about it, a part of him loved those creatures like they were all his pets. Though he knew that was not at all the case with ANY of them, he just sort of felt that way anyways.

Finally, he thought back to those images that had always seemed to pop up in those dreams of his. More specifically the ones with Angela in them. Only they had now started to include images of what he had assumed were more wars between the Bioformers. First, he saw her looking sad and worried at him, immediately kissing him. Then he saw them running through what looked like the Mayan ruins as they and Golden all tried to run though the area and try their best to avoid charging Makutacons. Then he saw himself using the old, what's that cliché before then giving her... a RING?

OK, just how far in am I with her at that point?, Green started to wonder. Immediately pushing these concerns aside, he focused back on those images. Next came a city in ruins and him trying to save her from a Makutacon he didn't recognize. Then another city in ruins, this battle being MUCH more destructive. Lastly, he saw Angela screaming in a white bed again, followed by a wisecrack about breaking the windows as a baby of light green was handed to her, and he felt a joy upon seeing the child, who again was obviously his.

But why think of all these things NOW?, Green thought. Just then, Green had figured out why, and along with that realization an answer as he looked back up at Jala with a new-found expression of bravery on his own pakari.

"No"., Green responded.

Jala gave him a concerning glare, nearly asking if he wad lost all of parts before Green just continued.

"Face it, I've never wanted this and you know it". "It's what YOU want". "YOU want me to be a Turaga instead of the considerate person I have slowly but surely grown to be". "And with all the changes I've gone through for the past few weeks, I have also come to realize that all of your other requests via letters and notes, only exist because you think you should be the one to decide what my future is". "And in seeing what you've become, I will NOT let you decide what my future is for me". "Because regardless of whether or not you want to consider this fact, my place isn't with you". "Or the Turaga, or any form of politics". "It's with the Toabots, for all the good things you don't even KNOW that they've done for me". "Also, if you REALLY knew what was happening back at that zoo like you claim to, you'd know that there's also a female there". "One who I treasure over ANY of you, one who I love more than I love myself". "And you would also know that I've probably though unintentionally hurt her in more ways in the past two days than any other". "So BELIEVE me when I say that I will NOT abandon her any more times than I already have this week". "Nor will I allow those animals or those Rahi to suffer out in an environment of which you know dang well they could never survive". "Or my LITTLE BROTHER, who you nearly ABANDONED to an adoption agency when you could've just chosen to keep raising him instead of choosing to become this twisted excuse of a politic"! "And I call you a twisted excuse for a politic, because of the fact that while mom had gone with you too, you both abandoned us to months of heck just so you could have a spotlight among a larger crowd". "You know what else"? "I actually used to doubt myself on a FEW of these things, but now I KNOW I'll be making the right choice when I say, more clearly: NO dad". "I WILL NOT be like YOU"!

Jala just stood there then, for the first time in his life, Jala was intensely angry and almost lost for words. But no longer did Green have to show any fear of him. Nor did he have to worry about those stupid requests anymore. He had made his choice and even if he was still thrown in a confined area for helping a few friends, it would definitely feel like more of a freedom to him than being anything like his dad. This choice was decided and nothing Jala was going to say was going to change his mind. Of THAT, Green was sure.

Suddenly, while still keeping his glare, Jala told him: "You know what you sound like right now"?

"Like someone who gives more of a crap than you"?, Green sarcastically asked.

Jala shook his head, then hanging it back for a few short seconds of laughter before then glaring back at him and saying: "You sound SELFISH"! "It's all about you and what you want to care about, is it not"?!

"Look who's talking"., Green countered.

All Jala could do from there was glare as he just realized that Green had just given him a burn that couldn't be countered. At least not without him giving another answer that would've sounded selfish. And Green nearly smiled upon realizing this as well. But in a way, he was also pretty satisfied with himself. Not just for calling dad on the hypocrite he had been, but also because he had finally been courageous enough to stand up to one of his two fears. He had kept the courage he needed and in the process, he had come out as the victor. And he had finally let out all of the things that had been making him angry for all of this time. And MAN did it feel good!

But then, Jala dropped his glare and asked: "So you're still with those machines on this"?

"You bet your old butt I am"., Green angrily countered. "Especially if it means not having to stand here and listening to you lie about my friends".

Jala was silent for a few more seconds before then responding: "Very well then". "I gave you a chance to resist arrest and instead you decided to be stubborn". "Just don't beg me to let you out".

"Done"., Green replied, keeping his glare on him.

Jala looked back to the door then, shouting: "Edward"!

And close to two seconds later, Green heard the clear glass door open behind him, footsteps following and stopping at the sound of the door closing and making an echo in the massive room. But Green didn't think to take a second to look at that sorry excuse of an Earth Toa. Instead, Green kept his glare trained on his father, feeling probably the most intense feeling of anger that his mind could probably muster. It was like it was all his mind wanted to focus on from this point on. And he couldn't quite figure out why, but something about it just felt... scary.

"Yes sir"?, Green heard Edward ask.

"Take this ungrateful brat to the cell with his friend"., Jala ordered. "I've just decided to stop giving my son any more undeserved mercy".

Immediately, Green started to take a step forward, then saying: "You never gave me any mercy to begin with"! "And I'd REALLY appreciate it if you stop calling me son"! "It humiliates me"!

And then, SMACK! Green felt a second-lasting wave of pain go through the back of his head before then seeing nothing but darkness before collapsing onto the ground. Jala looked surprisingly down at Greens now unconscious body for a few seconds, trying to get a bit of a hold of himself before then looking up at Edward who just seemed to glare down at the Le-matorans still form. Clearly Edward had been the one to knock him out, but the question that didn't seem to leave Jala's mind was simply: Why?

"No offense sir, but your child is a punk"., Edward told him.

Jala nodded with him in agreement, before then giving him a questioning look and asking: "Now what was THAT all about"? "You realize you could've injured him, yes"?

Edward gave Jala a false look of apologies, then responding: "Of course, but I thought I saw him start to show signs of imminent violence Turaga". "I thought he was going to attack you". "Please forgive me if I was wrong".

Jala was silent for a while, as if trying to consider this as he looked back down at Greens unmoving body. Luckily there were no signs of death. Why be so joyful about it? Well, he WAS his son, and just because he hated what Green was standing for didn't really mean that he wanted him dead or injured in any sort of way. Though he might've tried to look that way in some cases, Jala wasn't COMPLETELY heartless.

Then looking back up at Edward with a forced smile, Jala responded: "Of course you're forgiven, you WERE just trying to protect me". "A well done deed to make up for how late you were". "And you can continue to repay it by taking Green out of here".

"Yes sir"., Edward responded, then starting to take a step towards Greens still unconscious form.

But then something else had crossed his mind. A fact being that nine times out of ten, Green was usually honest with him. Under no circumstances was this going to make him trust any Bioformers out there, but it did make him wonder if he was actually telling the truth about Edward. Could he really be just as crazy as Green said he was? Sure, he knew about Edwards commonly placed temper, but at the same time, he still wondered if that was really all he would ever have to worry about the Toa of Earth.

Edward instantly stopped upon hearing Jala speak: "Say, Green wasn't telling the truth was he"?

Edward just looked curiously up at him, asking: "About what sir"?

Jala looked at Edward in the eyes then, telling him: "Earlier, while Green and I were talking, he told me that you pointed a gun at him and tried to shoot him". "Did you"?

Edward's response came almost too immediate for it to seem like a lie, as Edward gave Jala a well faked look of honesty and replied: "No sir, I did not".

But inside, Edward was wondering if Jala saw past his lie. And he just gave him a look he ALWAYS used when speaking as honestly as he possibly could. If Jala HAD indeed see it in him that he was lying to face right here and now, he might as well have considered his future days as a Toabot leader over. A position of which he did NOT want to lose. Especially not when it was one of the many things Edward had always wanted.

Edward instantly became relieved when he instantly heard Jala reply: "That's good of you, this DOES at least mean that you're trying harder to manage your anger problem".

"Yes sir, I am".

"I'm also hoping this means I know I can trust you on helping me to take these things down"., Jala suggested. "Right"?

Edward gave Jala the kindest smile he could manage, then responding: "Of course Turaga Jala".

Jala gave him a smile and a nod in return before then walking past Edwards left side and exiting the room through the clear glass door that stood behind Edward. Or at least Jala had THOUGHT Edwards back was to it. For while he wasn't watching, Edward watched him very closely, making sure to keep a close eye on him before he took a turn around a corner, becoming blocked from Edwards view. Edward had then let out a sigh of quiet relief, then turning back around and looking down at Greens unconscious body with a sinister grin widely forming on his mask.

"Well, maybe not"., Edward happily said to himself.

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Well... THAT didn't go too well. Any of YOU guys find Edward suspicious? What do you think he's up to? Please be sure to leave a review to tell me just what you think, or PM me if you have any questions and/or concerns. And as far as the reviews go, PLEASE be sure to tell me what theme song you think would be good for this. But please... NO screamo! Not to offend any readers on here, but that does NOT sound like music to me. I do NOT want anything that sounds like a guy screaming to the top of his lungs like he's constipated. Also, I kinda left some spoilers for the next few Bioformer novels, but they WILL be different from Michael Bay's take on things. But I will admit, I DID need a FEW things from those settings to bring the lessons I intend to give in said novels. And one more question before I sign off, and I'd like to get this answer from as many readers as possible since it's only based on opinion: What do you think about Green? See any similarities between him and Furno from Fireman? Think about this story for a second, and think: What's the one thing Green has had a problem with doing all of this time? The answer will reveal itself soon, but it'll be a little while so again, just something else to keep you guys and girls guessing. Thank you all again for reading and please have a God-blessed day! :0)