Feline Freak: Yes, I have read the book about three or four times and I'm thirteen! My brother got me hooked. You asked what mystic waters was so here is the definition: The power that Gali has that has the ability to heal a matoran (or Toa in this case). It is a glowing ball and it uses a lot of energy. If you saw the first Bionicle movie, Gali was using 'mystic waters' to heal Tahu after the Rahkshi scratched him. And if you watch carefully, you will see that after she uses mystic waters, that she turns pale and falls backward. That's where Kopaka catches her and says,
"You did all you could."
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I'm so sorry I couldn't update sooner, been REALLY busy lately, lots of school work, my Bat Mitzvah (I'm half Jewish), I made the school musical (which was Seussical the Musical)so I had play rehearsals, orchestra rehearsals, tons of homework…SORRY I COULDN'T UPDATE SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 10: The Voices
The Toa had all gathered at the Kini, with worried looks on their faces. Takanuva, who had been left in Ta-Koro, was at the Kini only because of Jaller's information. Jaller told him where Tahu had gone, leaving Takanuva in Ta-Koro unaware.
"Why are we here again?" Takanuva snapped.
"You might want to watch your attitude," said Tahu quietly. Tahu, Eli, Kopaka and Lewa stood in a line in front of Pohatu, Onua and Takanuva.
"Yes, lightbrother," Lewa said. "No time for anger-fighting." Kopaka and Eli parted, and there was Gali laying on the ground unconcious. No one knew if she was "sleeping" peacefully or not.
"Feeling sorry yet?" Tahu asked. Takanuva lowered his eyes to the ground, feeling embarrassed and angry at himself for acting so rude.
"How did it happen?" Pohatu questioned.
"We don't know," Eli said. "She just collapsed in front of me and Kopaka. She was…"
"You and Kopaka?!" Tahu flared, flared, feeling his temper rising. "You said it was just you! You lied?" By now everyone's were on Eli.
"Yes, I did. You know why? I knew how you would react," Eli said angrily. "But this is not the time. Your sister is not mentally here with us at the moment…and if she was, we would not be fighting like this." Tahu had nothing to say to that comment, so for once he remained quiet. "If you wish to fight, fine by me. We'll just have to do it some other time."
"Okay alright! I'm sorry. I admit it. I'm sorry. It was wrong to yell at you," Tahu said. The other Toa smiled. She had done what none of them had ever accomplished: Get Tahu to apologize. Eli looked satisfied.
"As I was saying, she just collapsed and she was trying to tell us something. She was struggling with word with words and telling us she heard a voice." The other Toa had the same look on their faces that she and Kopaka had wore when Gali told them she told them that she heard a voice.
"Did she have a krana on her?" Lewa asked.
"No…" Eli said.
"I heard voices inside my head when I was being controlled by the bohrok." Lewa pointed out. The other Toa exchanged glances.
"She's not wearing a krana now at least," Tahu said looking over his shoulder, checking to make sure. She wasn't wearing a krana.
"When I was being controlled, there were voices inside my head…"
Cleanitallcleanitallmustbecleanedallovstaclesmustberemovedyouareanobstacleremoveyourselfcleanitallcleanitallcleanitall…
"Huh?" Lewa said sounding alarmed. "As you were saying…" Tahu said."No…Quiet for a moment-second." Lewa paused, listening hard for something.
Cleanitallcleanitallmustbecleanedallovstaclesmustberemovedyouareanobstacleremoveyourselfcleanitallcleanitallcleanitall…
"Oh no!" Lewa cried.
"What?" Pohatu asked.
"Bohrok…" Lewa mouthed.
"What?" Pohatu asked again.
"Bohrok…more of them awake…" Lewa said fearfully.
"How do you know?" Onua asked worried.
"I hear them, in my head!" Lewa was frantic now. "I'm not wearing a krana. I hear them. I'm still being controlled." Lewa dropped to his knees and was struggling to decide between doing something or not doing something. SPLASH! Eli threw some water at Lewa. He jumped up and raced over to Eli. But Kopaka was quicker than him. He had his ice blade drawn and it was glowing before Lewa was even on his feet.
"Back off!" Kopaka snapped speaking for the first time.
"I just wanted to say thank you. It was not real. Just a thought-memory was just enough to bring back the reality of it," Lewa sighed with relief. Eli raised an eyebrow and smiled grimly.
"Sorry Lewa…" Kopaka muttered.
"It's okay, icebrother," Lewa said forgiving him.
"We just called this meeting to tell you about Gali, and to ell you be on the lookout for anything suspicious," Eli said.
"Are we free to go?" Pohatu asked muffling a yawn.
"Yes…" Eli said smiling. "Lewa, bring Gali to Ga-Koro. Tell the matoran to look after her. Goodbye, Pohatu, Onua, Takanuva, Lewa, Kopaka, I'll see you back in Ko-Wahi, and Tahu."
"See you soon?" Kopaka said. "Aren't you coming?"
"I think I'll hang back for a few minutes."
"Okay," Kopaka shrugged. And he walked off towards Ko-Wahi. There was no one left but Tahu and Eli.
"I'm sorry…it was rude to yell at you like that," Tahu said quietly.
"It's okay…" She placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Still up for that Kolhii match?" Tahu asked hopefully.
"You bet!" She laughed and raced off towards El-Koro.
"Have you seen El-Koro?" Eli asked.
"No…but I wish to see it soon," Kopaka replied.
"Why don't you come with me. I'm going there now."
"I'd like that…" Kopaka said. Eli had caught up with Kopaka shortly after her little chat with Tahu. Eli turned off to the right and Kopaka followed her lead.
"So what does El-Koro look like?"
"You will soon know…" Eli answered mysteriously.
"Come on…" Kopaka whined, shoving her playfully.
"I'm not telling you…I'm serious. It's a surprise."
"Why does everything have to be a surprise with you?" Kopaka said with a grin.
"It just does…." They were now at the entrance of the cave where El-Koro rested. Voices could be heard echoing through the cavern.
"Ready?" Eli asked.
"Of course I'm not," Kopaka said sarcastically. Eli lead Kopaka in El-Koro. When Kopaka first saw it he was amazed. It was like Onu-Koro and Ko-Koro combined. The huts were made of gray ice and the stalactites and stalagmites were everywhere. It wasn't dark, though. There was a reddish-hot pink glow to the village. There was a very large a large red-pink lightstone embedded in the ceiling. Little Eli-Matoran scurrying all over the place.
"Why have I never seen this cave…or even know that it exists as a matter of fact? I know every inch of Ko-Wahi, why did I not know this was here?" Kopaka asked stunned.
"It never existed. This cave, the huts, all matoran-made. They started preparation when the seventh Toa was found."
"That's why I've been seeing all your matoran in Ko-Wahi since a matoran named Takua became Takanuva," Kopaka said thoughtfully.
"Precisely."
"It's so beautiful here, your matoran have worked so hard," Kopaka complimented.
"Thanks!" said a voice from behind them. The pair turned.
"Oh, hello Enai," Eli said.
"Hi, Toa Eli. Hi, Toa Kopaka," Enai said.
"Hello, Enai." Kopaka turned to Eli. "This was the matoran who was waiting for me when I saw you lying in the snow," Kopaka told her.
"And the matoran who was spying on you and the other Toa when Toa Gali summoned that meeting. I only got to Toa Eli a few minutes before you did," Enai piped.
"Okay, Enai, that's enough. Go do your construction job. That Suva is still not finished," Eli chuckled. The matoran bowed and hurried away.
Kopaka smiled. Her matoran loved her. He did not know what his matoran thought of him. Eli said something to him.
"What?" He asked.
"I want to show you something," Eli repeated. She led him through the village and into the darkness, eyes flickering in the dark area. She led him to a clear wall of ice overlooking a deep crevasse. There, the stars reflected on the wall and the moon was a large as Pohatu's kodun ball.
"Wow…" Kopaka whispered.
"I know…" she said. Kopaka turned to face her. She was smiling, dark blue eyes twinkling.
"It's beautiful, just like you…" he whispered to her. She walked up to him. She looked at him. He noticed she was slightly shorter than him.
"Want to know what..?"
"What?" Kopaka asked softly, humming a slow melody quietly to himself.
"Can't tell you…" she said slyly.
Tahu swung the Kolhii stick to the right, pulling the stick back, ready go score on an open goal. The Ta-Matoran shouting his name in support behind him. The threw the Kolhii stick forward with all his strength. The Kolhii ball soared toward the goal. Then Eli came running with incredible speed from his left and she dove, catching the ball with her stick. She landed on the ground and quickly jumped to her feet.
"Come on Toa Tahu!" Jaller's voice rang out from the Ta-Koran Kolhii stadium. Eli raced towards Tahu's goal. Tahu was running as fast as he could, was trying to catch up. Eli threw the ball up and then kicked it into the goal. The Eli-Matoran in the stands erupted with cheers. Tahu noticed how tiny the El-Koro population was. It was about half the population of Ta-Koro.
"I win…again!" Eli laughed cheerfully.
"Okay…you win fair and square," Tahu smiled. "Not bad for a female Toa."
"Thanks."
"I can't wait to see the El-Koro Kolhii stadium."
"Don't worry. My matoran are hard at work trying to get everything together," Eli said. She began walking toward the exit to the stadium.
"Come visit anytime you want!" Tahu called after her.
"Don't worry, I will…" she answered and left the stadium.