Well, people, here's the concluding paragraph to my very first Bionicle fic. I can't thank all of you who reviewed enough; it's been fun to 'hear' your comments.
In the tunnel system that leads from the island of Mata Nui to Metru Nui, the room with the crystalgate is empty, but not for long. The crystal begins to glow brilliantly, then, in a flash, the Toa Metru and Kikanalo materialize. "Everyone alright?" asks Whenua.
"Yeah," says Matau as he shakes his head, "Sure-fine."
"What a ride," says Onewa, whose a bit dizzy.
After they exit the room, the Kikanalo uses its roar to seal up the crystalgate for good. "If you ask me, that thing's more trouble than it's worth," says Vakama. Just then, they hear a distant roar in the tunnels.
"What now?" asks Nuju.
Upon hearing the roar, Kikanalo perks its head up, then takes off down the tunnel with the Toa behind it. After they exit the tunnel, they come to the same slope the Toa used during their run from the Kane-Ra. The Kikanalo roars again.
"What in the world is it doing?" asks Nuju.
"I'm not sure yet," answers Nokama.
Another roar is heard, and, at the top of the slope, an entire herd of Kikanalo show themselves. "It's its herd," says Nokama, immediately recognizing the Chief. The Kikanalo climbs up the slope and the Toa follow. When they get to the top, they notice that all of the herd members are nuzzling their lost brother.
"They sure look happy now that their friend's back," Whenua comments, and Nokama nods in agreement.
After that, the Kikanalo Chief walks over to Nokama and starts conversing. "The Chief wants to know if we'll be going with them. Something about the city no longer being safe," the Water Toa translates.
"Tell him we're sorry, but we can't," says Vakama, "We need to transport the Matoran that are still in Metru Nui to an island we found." Nokama speaks to the Rahi using her mask power, telling the Chief that they need to go back so that they and the Matoran will be safe.
"He understands. . . and wishes us to be careful," she interprets. Finally the Toa and Kikanalo bid each other farewell and they head for their separate destinations.
Just for the record: from here the story continues as according to the books and comics.
