CHAPTER 5: HORDE INVASION
After several days of working together and sometimes working alone, Garfield and Squeak had finally found all of the hidden masks of power and used them to save the Matoran from the bane of Makodiea's infected army.
"It appears that the Rahi that Makuta have infected are prone to their own Kanohi getting injected with his shadowy energy," said Squeak.
"Very well, we need to knock their masks off in order to stop them from now on," said Garfield.
Just then, Nermal ran up to the duo, waving his arms like a crazed lunatic.
"What seems to be the upset, Matoran?" asked Garfield stoically.
"The entire village of Garf-Koro is under attack!" cried Nermal. "There's been some sort of insect hatch in the south and they've gotten through all of our defenses."
"Sounds like the diabolical work of Makodie, yet again," Garfield seethed.
"Garfield, do you think we can make it in time?" asked Squeak.
"Fear not, Brother. Nothing is stronger than our will." With that, Garfield and Squeak activated their Masks of Speed that they had found and dashed back to Garf-Koro.
"This is an utter mess…" Garfield said sadly and angrily at the same time because of the looming destruction.
Hundreds of spider-like beasts were marching across the village and blasting away all sources of habitation. Garfield could feel his blood boiling like a volcano of fresh lasagna prepared by the calloused hands of a raging chef who just learnt that his son wanted to become a rock star instead of taking over the family business.
"Don't worry, Garfield. We'll save your village!" reassured Squeak as they jumped down and started bashing the spiders' skulls with their weapons. They also used their mask powers in order to break apart the clustered defenses.
After a while, all of the spiders were destroyed and all of the Matoran and Turaga Jon were rescued.
Nermal and his friends wept at the sight of the destruction. "Our village is desecrated and we must seek refuge elsewhere," they cried. "Thank the Great Spirit that we had you two to save us before our very lives were stolen from us as well."
"No need to thank us, Matoran," said Garfield. "It is our duty as Toa to protect this land."
It must be clean… clean all of it… it must be clean…
"What was that?" shrieked Garfield as he sensed strange telepathic waves from behind a pile of rocks. He slowly approached it and dug through the rubble.
A spider screeched into his face as it burst out of the rubble. It pounced on him and started to attack.
Squeak tried to intervene, but it was too late because Garfield got his mask knocked off. Moments later the spider lashed out its brain and connected it to Garfield's face.
"Garfield, no!" cried Jon.
Garfield stood up and felt the colour fade from his armour. "It must be clean…" he murmured. "Clean all of it…"