Disclaimer: Bionicle belongs to Lego. The Ihar belong to me, but they are part of Bionicle. Maybe I should save these comments for CA.
A Known Face
Akapok leaned silently against the wall. He was inside the cave again, trying to find out where the Toa had been sent to. At first, they had all thought that Ilag was somehow responsible, but she had only touched the transporter, she hadn't written any code, she had only activated it.
He stared angrily at the glowing rock. If there just had been a way to track the last code... but this way, they had no idea where the Toa had been sent to.
Unless this person was one of them.
But it definetly wasn't Ilag. She hadn't known anything about the codes, let alone how to send anyone to another island. And no one else had been seen touching the Tikohl. Maybe it had all happened while they were all out cold.
Okay Akapok, think! he said to himself. Where would you send the Toa if you wanted them out of the way?
He could think of many places, starting from Mata Nui to Krelsana, a place that only they knew about.
He sighed, the real question was who wanted the Toa out of the way, who would have risked it. If he got that, then the search would have been much easier. Too bad that all those who wanted the Toa out of the way were dead.
No, wait a second! What if he thought of the Toa as Matoran? That's what they had been when they had disappeared. He stared at the transporter, the Tikohl. Tikohl he thought. An Iharish word.... He jumped up on his feet and ran out of the room to tell the others. Now he knew where he had to search, he knew where the Toa were, and he had to get them out of there, fast.
Before it was too late.
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The Toa had decided to rest on that sort of platform on the slope, as they didn't have much choice anyway, since climbing up the slope with Gali would have been a suicide. The Ga-Matoran still hadn't waken up, and Kal had curled herself around her and was now licking her body like a mother would have done with her pup. Takua and Tahu had just started a small fire and were now sitting in front of it. Pohatu was slumped against a rock with Onua, both still beaten up by their fall. Lewa was sitting with his back against Kishro, nearly falling asleep, while Kopaka was standing a bit further off, looking out for the Muaka. They were all tired, but at least they were all together again, and still alive.
"What was a Muaka doing here anyway?" asked Pohatu, breaking the silence.
-It's hungry, we all are. Prey is hard to find in these days- answered Sirkul.
"What do you mean?" asked Tahu.
-I mean that we can't find much to eat-
Tahu frowned, a suspicious look an his face. Kishro grinned.
-If we were helping you just to eat you, you'd be lateknowing. You should better worrythink about those who are behind you- he said.
Thau barked warningly, but it was too late. Everyone's attention was now on what Kishro had said.
"Those wo are behind us?" asked Lewa, now wide awake.
-Yes, I'm behind you so you should worrythink about me- he joked. But Tahu still wanted to know what he had meant.
-I was just muttering nonsense. Okay?- he said. Tahu still looked suspicious, but stopped questioning him.
A groan interrupted their discussion, they all turned around. Gali had awakened and was rubbing her head.
"Ouch, I... what happened? I remember the Muaka running away, but then..." she started. Then she spotted Kal and the other Ihar. "Who are these guys? Why are they... hey! What are you doing?" she snapped at Kal, who had started licking her again.
-You've got some bad burns there, this will help- said Kal. Gali stared at her in shock, and Lewa couldn't hide a smile.
"Okay, I must have hit my head pretty hard. I just thought I heard you talk," she mumbled.
-Not really talking, more something like, telepathy- said Kal. Gali stared at her.
"Okay, where am I? And what exactly happened while I was busy running out of that volcano?" she asked.
"So you were there," said Lewa. "But Thau said that that volcano erupted during the day..."
"I know, that's where I got these," said Gali, pointing to one of her burns. Then her face contorted in pain and she laid a hand on the wound on the left side of her body.
"And where did you get that?" asked Kopaka. Gali looked up at him.
"I met a Hikaku on the way out, that's the reason I got burned so badly, otherwise I would have probably made it."
Thau shook his head. -Man, if I hadn't been so stupid to get in trouble with those stupid Kofo-Jaga... I'm sorry, I should have been there to help you...- but Gali interrupted him.
"Who are you anyway? And why are you so worried about me?" she asked.
Gali has asked the right question, as usual, thought Tahu. Why are they so worried about us?
"These are Kalythia, Thaukon, Hotiku, Nairof, Kishro and Sirkul. They are Rahi that are as everquick as Le-Matoran and they've helped us survive this place," said Lewa.
"Okay, remind me not to ask Lewa for explanations," answered Gali. Lewa laughed and explained quickly what had happened. Gali listened till the end without interrupting. When Lewa had finished, Gali nodded thoughtfully.
"Okay," she said. "So we're blocked on this island, Miko Nui, we're Matoran and our surviving chances depend on six Rahi with a couple of mind problems. Did I get that right?"
"Well, if you wanna put it in these terms..." said Pohatu.
-Sorry, Rahi with a couple of mind problems?- asked Thau. Gali shrugged.
"From what Lewa said..."
A strange sound came from Kal. Gali turned around, and she could have sworn that Kal was sniggering. Thau's eyes flashed at Kal, and he barked something to which she answered with a quick grumble.
"Now that we are all back together," interrupted Tahu. "Can you finally explain us how to turn back into Toa?" he asked Kal. Kal's light blue eyes turned at him, annoyed.
-I thought you would have already imagined that- she said. -It was the Ilsao to turn you into Matoran, and the Ilsao will turn you back into Toa. But for this, you need all seven.-
Tahu sighed, yes, he had already imagined this, but he had hoped that there would be another way. It looked as if whatever they did or wherever they went, the thief of Ga-Metru ans the Ilsao followed them.
-Of course, you also have to learn how to use them- added Kal.
"Great, more good news. What else? The Ilsao-stones can take control of their owner's body?" asked Lewa.
-No, of course not- said Hoti. They all sighed of relief.
-But they can kill it's owner, hundreds of Matoran using the Ringlu died- he added.
None of them said a word, the idea of looking for a stone that killed the one using it wasn't very appealing. But they didn't have any other chance.
"And what about the thief of Ga-Metru?" asked Onua. Kal shook her head.
-She disappeared-
"But you must have an idea of where she is!" shouted Tahu. Again, Kal shook her head.
Gali started petting Kal, who closed her eyes, as if she liked it. Doing this, her hand came in contact with the strange collar around her neck. Looking around, she noticed that all Ihar had one. Gali stared at Kal's, it probably used to be blue, but the years had faded the color and turned it to a dark grey. Matoran letters had been carved into it. Gali read what they said. They formed the Ihar's name, Kalythia.
"Kal, who gave you this?" she asked. Kal's mind filled with memories, and her eyes seemed to be looking to a place far away.
-Friends, a long time ago-
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Later, Tahu was lying on his back next to Thau. His mind was with the Ta-Matoran of his dreams, why had he been so scared of him? He clearly remembered that feeling, as if something was wrong. But why? It was just a strange Ta-Matoran, that probably wasn't even real. But he still had the feeling that something was wrong.
He turned around and tried to sleep, tomorrow was going to be a hard day. They had decided to split in two groups. Gali, Kopaka and Pohatu would start their search in the mountains. While he, Takua, Lewa and Onua would start with the volcano. They only had to search for two Ilsao, but the jungle was far bigger than the desert or the mountain.
He rolled around again, but he kept thinking of the Ta-Matoran. Who was he? Of course, it could have also been a stupid dream of some sort, but he had the feeling that there was more. But what?
His eyes fell on a stone that was glinting in what reamined of the fire. Carefully, he picked it up. It was black with smoke, but an edge was reflecting the glower the fire. Without knowing exactly why, Tahu started polishing it with his hand. Once the black surface had been rubbed away, the stone reflected his face.
Strange thing, Tahu thought. He looked at his own reflection, again without knowing why. The stone showed him a red Hau with a scratch on the right side. Two fiery, now bored eyes shone underneath it. Tahu smiled, and the face smiled back.
Not bad, he thought. I could even get used to... The smile was wiped away from his face. That reflection...
He rubbed his eyes, the same face kept shining up at him. No, it couldn't be! He was tired, it had to be that. He stared at his reflection again. Two fiery eyes... a red Hau... He tried to picture the mask of the red-Hau Ta-Matoran in his mind. Was it scratched? He couldn't remember. But that didn't matter, he had probably got it in this last fight. And anyway, with or without the scratch, he was staring at the face of the Ta-Matoran of the dream. His face.
It looked as if he had been dreaming about himself all of the time. Before he even knew that he had turned into a Matoran.
What's going on around here? I mean, for two months, the only one updating was me. Then all of a sudden there are at least two new stories every day! Oh well, who minds. Another chapter is done, it looks as if this story is gonna get kinda long. From now on this story includes a countdown calendar to Christmas! (Just to reach the standard of 15KB)
Calendar: It's 17 more days to Christmas!
Thanks to all those who reviewed.
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