Omicron took a deep breath and held it for a moment before letting it out slowly. Why did she call him again? Oh that's right, she said she would. The young woman shifted in her seat and looked around the empty living room and listened intently. Trying to hear if any one else was a wake. Once she was sure every one was still in their given rooms: Tahu, Scott and Outty in the gust rooms, the Matoran and Lewa in her room she gave it up saying she'd sleep on the hammock.

The queen carefully crept out side with more stealth then any one give her credit for. She snagged a sweeter on the way out as well as her walking sick/staff and made her way to the lake, not wishing any one to see her if she lost control. Sinead saw her brake down once and the young woman didn't want her or any one else to see the 'all ways cheerful' Omicron lost it again.

Omicron eyed the path before darting down it to the dock ware she stopped at the end and stood watching the moon light on the water. She looked down and her lose hair covered her eyes. After a minute she took in a shaking breath and sat down, knees drawn up and arms wrapping around them. Why did she call if she knew what was going to happen!

Always a light sleeper, he immediately awoke when he heard Omie walking past the door. The back door closed softly after her, and he looked out the back window to see Omicron going out towards the lake. Just as he was about to follow her, Sinead was before him, holding her hands out.

"Outty, not now."

"But she's ..."

"I know. Let her be for a while." She looked out the window, eyes sad, and whispered even more softly, "Besides, someone's already following her."

The Toa stepped upon the wood, wincing as his footfall clunked hollowly. But she didn't turn around. Moving to sit beside her, Lewa pulled her to his side, glad that his body temperature was warmer than some of the other Toa's. "Sweetbright, what be badbothering you?"

"Nothin', ya don't have to worry 'bout it." the young woman muttered into her arms.

"Not true," he replied softly. "Worried I was, when you quietsneaked out of the house."

Omicron sniffed, and was silent for some time. Just when Lewa was about to say something she stiffened, sadness turning into anger as she lifted and slammed closed fists on her knees, "NO farther should act like that!" she cried looking up for the first time, her hair still hiding part of her face, but not the tear lines.

Lewa blinked slowly, and then brushed the hair from her face, carefully wiping the tears from cheeks. "Not all fathers are meant to be fathers." He smiled cautiously, gently summoning a breath of warm air to help dry her tears. "But a goodkind father I saw in that Scott-creature."

A smile tugged at her lips, "Maybe, but I got a dad, my step dad. Its just…some times my blood da is so…!" Omicron shook her head and sighed slouching.

Lewa smiled back, softly, and then rested one foot over the pier to touch the water. "Not what a real father should be?"

"No..." Omicron shrugged, "But, I still love him...and it hurts..."

"Deepfeelings run like that." He wiped another tear away. "Sadfeelings they be, but learnwise we do from them."

"Point, but it still hurts."

"Aah, true." He sat silent for a while, then hummed, not knowing that he did so, his voice lilting and lifting from time to time, all with a soft melody. Omicron shifted so her back was to Lewa's side. She took a deep breath and forced her self to relax as she listened to the Toa, always one to enjoy any kind of music.

Stopping almost suddenly, he looked down at her. "Care to taste airflyin'?"

"Adha-huh what?" Omicron blinked and looked up eyes wide.

"Airflyin'! Spiritliftin' to any who feel coldsad!" Lewa said, smiling widely now.

"I don't know.." well it sounded fun. It was late she really shouldn't...but it sounded fun...

Lewa stood, helping her up. "Come, sweetsister, it won't be that bad! Neverdropped a passenger!"

When did he start calling me a sister? "Okay...?"

Lewa picked her up, cradling her gently in his arms, activating his Mask of Levitation before commanding the air to bring them higher, not trying any fancy tricks.

"Eek!" never the less Omicron glomped him.

Lewa smiled at her reaction. "You have heightfear?"

"No, just warn me next time!"

Lewa chuckled, nodding. "Heartpromise. Now. Where to?"

Sinead watched the figure above the tree line, a smile on her face. Lewa was just the kind of guy who would have the tenacity to get right against her soul, comforting her.

The next morning came as every morning dose. Jaller was the first one up, at dawn as well as Tahu then Takua fallowed by Lewa. The humans got up after that, Sinead first fallowed by the men. Omicron was last, like she always was except for workdays. Sinead almost had to chase the others away from the younger woman with a stick. After all, she knew that Omicron wasn't a morning person any witch way and was known to hurt the fool who tried to wake her before 7:30 am. Thus she was left alone in her hammock.

Chuckling, Sinead dragged Scott back to the table, having sent Outtsyder to get more foodstuffs. "Sit."

"But you don't understand! She's asleep! Totally open for pranks!"

"Do you WANT her to kill you?" Sinead asked quietly. "Because she will. I'm not a morning person by nature, but she's ... she's the devil in the mornings."

"So no shaving cream pranks?"

"No. No shaving cream pranks."

It was 8:30 by the time Omicron fell out of her bed. After the fallowing thud and yelp the young queen dragger her self to the bathroom to do her business and try to make herself look something like a human again. Omicron stretched as she wondered into the kitchen some time later. Hair loss and still wet she went on a mission to fine her caffeine fix of the morning. Once the chai tea was found she kidnapped what little for the mike was left and ran for her life when she saw Sinead walk into the room.

Grinning, Sinead said, "You owe me for saving your butt earlier this morning."

"Marphet!" Omicron knocked back the rest of her chai mixture and dashed out to her jeep, "I'm going to go shoping!"

The red-haired author yelled after her, "He was gonna shaving-cream your hand, then drag a feather over your face! Are you listening?"

The woman would have said something back had a small blue masked figure not popped up in front of her. Yelping Omicron skidded then threw her slef into the nearest doorway to avoid running over the Ta-Matoran.

Snorting, Sinead turned back to making one more breakfast plate. "Your food, oh Dragoness, is scrambled eggs, toast, and sausage. Don't forget your promise to teach the Ta-Matoran how to swim."

"I won't let her!" Takua called as he helped Omicron up.

Omicron sighed as she let Takua drag her back into the kitchen, "Okay, okay I'll teach you but I got to eat first. Oh Sinead. I'll go shopping later."

"'Kua, let her eat first," Sinead said absently, setting the plate on the table. "And go tell Toa Tahu that if he wants, he can start another fire where the bonfire was last night. I'm gonna roast lunch out there."

The younger woman wolfed down her food, played semi tour guide to Outtsyder and Scott over a map about all the cool things to check out in this part of town and offered to somehow dive every one up to the hot springs she knew of. Then Takua and Jaller kidnapped her and all three tromped down to the lake (after Omicron changed into her...'colorful' swim suit).

Sinead stood at the counter through that whole bustling affair with a cup a tea, sipping it. Once Omie left, however, she said, "So you have a bunch of ideas lined up?"

"Yeah," they replied, poring over the maps again.

Sinead laughed. "Just tell us where you need to go and when, and we'll help you out. I have to go make sure she doesn't drown the Ta-matoren."

Sinead found the three at the dock, Omicron and Takua were in the water. The latter was clinging to the formers shoulders as she swam around, then under the dock. Jaller was following them from the safety that was on top of said dock. Tahu was there as well, watching the three like a hawk, for some reason he was in full protective mode and was thus watching over them.

Sinead shed her t-shirt at the beginning of the pier, smiling up at Tahu as she passed him, then broke into a full run to dive off of the end of the pier, swimming a good fifty yards out, then back in, enjoying the freedom of movement in the water.

Tahu shrugged to himself, he really didn't understand why the two Toa like humans loved the water so much... it was just water after all. Hmm... Maybe Gail would get along with them.

Sinead reached her arms up. "Jaller! Come on, I'll catch you!"

Jaller eyed her for a minute, debating. He yelped as Takua, who had climbed back on the dock, tried to push the Ta-Koro Captain at Sinead, "Heeey!"

"Come on Jaller! It's fun!" The chronicler said jumping back in and doggy paddling a few feet to Omicron back, to witch he glomped, "Omie? Can we dive again?"

"Sure! Hold on!"

Smiling, Sinead moved a bit closer. "I promise, firespitter, I won't drop you."

Hesitantly, Jaller inched closer, then closed his eyes and jumped right into Sinead's arms, hearing her proud laughter. "Good job! Now, hold onto my back, and I'm gonna tow you around a little, so you're used to the feeling of water moving, all right?"

"Ye-yeah."

Omicron swam under them, Takua freed one hand to wave. Then both were going under the dock again.

Sinead chuckled, and swam backwards, pulling Jaller along. "Kick your legs behind you."

Lewa walked up to beside Tahu, smiling. "Bravesouls, your firespitters."

Tahu nodded, "Or foolish." he said optics fallowing Omicron as she made her way to deeper water, then letting Takua do the kicking.

"How so, firebrother?" Lewa asked, head tipping to one side curiously. "They be quicklearning new skills."

Tahu grumbled something about never liking water.

Lewa didn't reply, knowing his fire-tempered brother would not listen. So he watched as the morning passed into afternoon, with Sinead putting the finishing touches on an outfit she was making for something she called a "convention." Omicron was working on one of her own costumes. They said that the costumes were from a story that some other author had written, but that they were surprising her as dressing up as their characters.

Omicron was on a quest. She looked under the chairs, behind the fridge, through every cabinet and even raiding Sinead's room. Then getting kicked out of her roommate's room. After an hour of driving every one insane she fled to her Jeep, intent on taking a trip to Wall Mart for the scale like things she needed.

"I'M GOING OUT!" she bellowed back at the house, Outty and Scoot had left a few hours ago, saying something about seeing a collators toy store.

Sinead sighed, and bellowed back, "Hurry! And don't forget to pick up your pictures from the developing department!"

Tahu was watching her as she finished off her gauntlet-like gloves, the second-to-last part of her costume to be done. She looked up at him. "Something up?"

"What are you two doing?" he asks, eyeing what Sinead was making.

She smiled, and stood, moving a sheet from where it was protecting her costume as it was sitting on the manikin. "We're making costumes to surprise an author. This is what I'm going to be wearing. I just have to finish stitching this glove and then I have only to put the outer sole of the boot on."

Tahu looked over at the other costume that was Omicron's, "What is that?" the fire Toa poked it as if thinking it might pop up and bight him. It looked like it would... "Are those teeth!"

Sinead looked up from her stitching, laughing. "Yep." She bent over again and clipped the thread, done with the glove and setting it aside. Before picking up the other glove, she picked the boot up, starting immediately upon the sole. "Her online personality is known as a dragon."

"A what? Is that some kind of Rahi?"

Grinning, she pointed to a poster on her sewing-room wall. "See that thing the man with the sword is standing over? That's a dragon. They're mythical creatures, and there's a lotta different types."

She thought for a sec. "So ... I guess that it's almost like a Rahi."

"It looks like it's going to eat the man." Tahu commented looking at the poster.

Sinead laughed, carefully working with the leather-needle. "Naah. Not likely."

Omicron kicked the door of her Jeep when it didn't shut all the way at first. Sighing she fumbled with her keys and said door tell it was looked at the same time balancing two arm loads of plastic bags. Hauling everything into the house then to the kitchen she put away the food. After that she turned on her heel, intending to bring the scale-like pieces to the 'work room.' But she ran head long into a large green bulk.

Yelping Omicron fell back and would have cracked her head again on the table behind her had the said green bulk that was Lewa not grabbed her arm, keeping the young queen up right.

"What speedrushin'!" Lewa said in a laughter-filled voice. "Quietcalm! No need for accidents!"

"Oh my god," The woman gasped thumping her chest in an attempt to get her heart to start again, "Please don't do that again. Primus I think I lost another year to my life..."

"Omie!" Sinead yelled, running out and hugging the queen enthusiastically. She then jumped out into the middle of the room. "Look! I finished it!"

Omicron blinked, "Really? Cool!"

Lewa whispered into Omicron's ear, "Humblest apologies. I am sorryashamed that I startled you."

Sinead turned around, showing off the angles of the costume, grinning. Leather was hard to work with, and this was her first time using it. "I can't wait to get the pictures of this up online!"

"You'll look better then I will." The younger woman shrugged then turned, jumping up she hugged a surprised Lewa, "Tis' all good!" she smiled as he hugged back. As she slid back down to the ground something glinted at the edges of her vision. That caught her attention. Always on the alert for something shiny, preferably some kind of crystal, she investigated.

Ignoring the fact that the Matoran and Tahu had wondered into the kitten to see what was going on. As Sinead showed off her new outfit to the others Omicron walked up to the window, intending on fining where the glint had come from so she could—

The young Queen's vision and mind where filled with a flare of light then the world came crashing down into darkness.

Gali smiled down at the Matoran around her legs. All young, all wanting to learn about her and her view of how she came to Mata-Nui. They were all asking her one question after another, leaving her hardly a space to answer in. The Turaga stepped in, laughingly shooing the young ones off. Just as she opened her mouth, an almost far off "splash" met their ears. Both looked out to the sea, seeing a red dot bobbing.

Tahu cursed to himself as he trying to keep both his own heavy body and the unconscious human above the surface. Seeing a streak of blue he thanked the Great Spirit, "Gail! Over here!"

Gali adjusted her trajectory slightly then reached Tahu, helping him keep the girl above water she asked, "What happened? How are you out this far . . . what is this one?"

"Long story sister," Tahu said grateful of the blue Toa's help, "But it is not a tale for now. We should get OUT of the water."

The blue Toa nodded and helped her fire brother and his passenger back to the beach. Setting the still shivering human on the ground Tahu rubbed his hands up and down her arms, legs, torso and the arms again; both heating her back up and drying her off some.

Gali watched him. That was unlike his character, but he was also a protector ... apparently, this person? Well, whatever she was, she seemed to be under his protection. "Tahu? Please, can you explain a little while we are waiting for her to awaken?"

"Sister Gail, this is a friend. I was in her world for a few days, Sinead and her sister gave us sanctuary." Tahu said, "I thought Mata Nui sent us there, Lewa and I and two Matoran. Now the Great Spirit has brought us and her back…" The fire Toa straiten looking around, "Where is Lewa? The Chronicler and Jaller? Gail, we mush talk with the others, perhaps the Turaga would have some knowledge of this."

Gali nodded, just as Sinead winced a little, turning upon her side with a groan. "Ugh ... what hit me?"

"Water." Tahu grumbled, lifting the human into his arms, "Sister Gail, if you could lead the way to Ga-Koro? We need to speak to Turaga Nokama."

Gali stood, nodding. "Follow me, ple- Turaga!"

Nokama reached up towards the human, causing Tahu to lean forward. "Little youngling ... come, Toa Tahu. Let us keep her warm. My good friend Turaga Vakama is visiting Ga-Koro, and he will help us learn."

"Yes Turaga." The two Toa said on the same breath. Tahu shifted the still dazed Sinead and fallowed the two water maidens wondering where the elder had come from. The heat radiating off the Fire Toa keeping the human more then warm.

Once they had joined Turaga Vakama, Sinead was almost completely awake. Her head still felt woozy, but she made sure that she didn't shift around too much in Tahu's arms. She was warm ... correction, he was warm, and thus warming her.

Turaga Nokama's eyes smiled upon seeing the alert girl, and she motioned for Tahu to sit with them. Gali sat cross-legged, nodding to Vakama. "Turaga Nokama, you seemed to know of what this youngling is."

Sinead's eyes darted to Gali, and she shivered a little, involuntarily, still a little chilled from the seawater.

"Yes Turaga, how?" Tahu asked as well, ducking into Nokama hut. He sat the human down beside Gail and sat himself down beside them. The fire Toa looked over to Nokama questionably.

"You have never told us of these stories Turaga." Tahu frowned

"No Toa Tahu." Vakama's old voice spoke up and the elder to Ta-Koro made his way over to Sinead, "How are you feeling child?"

She rubbed at her head a little. "Like something three times my size used me for a soccer ball."

Gali blinked. "A ... what?"

"Soccer. It's a game where two teams of about six players each are trying to kick this one ball into the other team's goal. One goal-keeper, two defense, three offense." She rubbed at her head. "I feel like I've been through three games."

"Hmm." Vakama nodded, "Like Koli." he added when he saw Tahu confused look. "Nokama? I think the child needs some tea. I'll make some, if you would continue to explain. I must admit even though we both..." the Turaga tailed off as if not wanting to say too much.

Nokama nodded. "That will have to be told as well, Vakama. Regretfully."

"Ah but not this night sister."

Tahu looked to Gail razing an eye ridge.

Gali shrugged just barely, then looked to the girl. "Please forgive me, but I haven't had the chance to ask you your name yet."

"Oh. It's Sinead." She nodded. "And I know that you are Toa Gali."

Gali nodded in happy surprise. "Tahu, you said that you were with her and her sister?"

Tahu nodded, "Yes Gail. Though I do not know if she is here or not." The Toa's brows furrowed in thought, "We should search for Lewa, and the two Ta-Matoran."

Gali nodded consent. "I agree. That is the right path to take, of course. However, I'd suggest that we allow our young friend here to recuperate. She looks like she could use a warm soak."

"Yes!" Sinead said, the last of her discombobulating gone.

Tahu inclined his head and moved when the Turaga of the water village came to look Sinead over. The fire Toa glanced out of a window, wondering what happened to his air brother and the other human.

Turaga Nokama smiled. "Come, youngling. Follow me, and I'll get you somewhere where you can bring your mind back to its usual state."

Once she left, Gali looked to Tahu. "You need rest as well, brother. Please, stay until you are fit to travel again."

"I am fine sister." Tahu said, chest 'puffing up.' He then filched as Vakama whacked him over his head with his badge of office, the Staff of Fire. "Arg!" Tahu rubbed his head and glared at the unfazed Turaga.

"You shall rest Toa Tahu." Amber orbs narrowed slightly, "I will send word to the other Turaga and the Toa to look for Lewa and the Matoran, as well as the possibility of another human. Watch over you're brother Gail, you know how Tahu is." with that the elder hobbled out of the hut, calling to some young Ga-Matoran to be messengers.

"How…does he do that?" Tahu wondered out loud.

Gali tactfully hid a smile. "Brother, come. You may not enjoy the hot springs' water, however, the heat there should be to your liking.

Gali nodded consent. "I agree. That is the right path to take, of course. However, I'd suggest that we allow our young friend here to recuperate. She looks like she could use a warm soak."

"Yes!" Sinead said, the last of her discombobulation gone.

Tahu inclined his head and moved when the Turaga of the water village came to look Sinead over. The fire Toa glanced out of a window, wondering what happened to his brother and the other human.

"I kn-now I'm called da' 'I-Ice Queen'" Omicron shivered as another gust of frigged wind rolled over her and the surrounding snow banks. "B-but I'm wishing I wasss the queen of M-Malibu..."

It was a nice day, no doubt about that. The sun was shinning bright, the sky a rich clear blue and hardly any clouds. The only thing the young queen didn't like was that she was alone, in the middle of nowhere on some mountain full of snow and ice. Another gust of wind swept some lose snow up the back of her shirt.

"GAH!" Omicron yelped bouncing around to dislodge the white powder. And she only had on cut off jeans and a T-shirt with a swimsuit under...

"I'm sooo dead." the young woman muttered stapping her feet and kept onmarching, trying to stay warm as posible.

White hands picked her up before she could take another step. Kopaka had warmed his body temperature up as high as it could safely go, feeling it radiate out around the "human," as Turaga Nuju had called her kind. He held her closer to his chest.

"Try not to move too much. I'll get you to somewhere warmer in just a moment."

"ACK!" was the muffled yelp, but the near frozen 'ice queen' couldn't move too much. Never the less, she did squirm...not knowing who or what had her.

"Don't move, I said." He looked down into her face, calming the winds. "I am called Toa Kopaka."

"...holy slag." Omicron blinked no longer moving as she blinked back at the sugar white Toa.

He nodded once, moving towards Ko-Koro, keeping sure to redirect the winds around them so their biting cold wouldn't touch his precious cargo. Once within the gates, the Matoran pressed blankets in and around the human, crowding her to share their body-heat, speaking quietly to each other. Kopaka didn't release his hold upon her.

"I'm not a Popsicle." The young woman said in some protest as a few to many got into her personal space.

"No, but you're too cold. They fear for your safety. You don't take to the cold as we do," Kopaka replied, still holding her close. "Once you're warm, I'm bringing you to Le-Koro."

Omicron twitched and huffed softly. Didn't this guy know she was called the Queen of Ice for a reason! Oh sure she did have limits, but still! Oh yes she could under stand their concern but if this kept up she was going to run out of air...

He let up slightly upon his hold, the motion sending the curious Matoran back a step.

"Many thanks..."

"You still feel too cold."

"I'm called the 'IceQueen' for a reason." she said dead pan, then added quickly, "But thank you very much."

"I do not trust your judgment on this," Turaga Nuju said, walking over to rest his hand upon her forehead. "You should rest a little before your journey to Le-Koro."

"That sounds like a good idea." Omicron agreed slowly.

"Good." Kopaka stood from where he had been crouching with her, bringing her blanked-enshrouded form to a slightly warmer room. "You're lucky. Two firespitters are here. They can keep you warmer than I can."

The door opened and two very familiar Ta-Matoran hugged Omicron within a second of seeing her.

"Takua? Jaller!" Omicron laughed, "Where did you two come from?"

Kopaka smiled a little then rested his hand upon the top of her head briefly. "If you need anything, my Matoran will accommodate you. Don't hesitate to ask."

"Thank you Toa Kopaka." Omicron inclined her head some, letting Takua drag her to a cot.

He nodded, and left the room, but stood guard upon the other side, thinking. He was glad that he was able to find her on time. Any longer, and she'd be frozen, literally. To have that happen on his lands... was unacceptable.

Omicron shifted, and wincing, eased her self back down. Opening her eyes she lifted her head from her arm and blinked tell she could make out what was pinning her down. The woman blinked again.

Aw...how cute. She thought looking at Takua and Jaller, the former cuddled up on her side and the latter using her middle as a pillow.

Shifting slightly the human managed to roll on her right side some and used her left arm to keep the Ta-Koro Captain from falling over. A few minutes latter Omicron was drifting off again with Jaller now lying beside her and the young queen wrapped her left arm wrapped protectively around the Chronicler.

Kopaka entered silently, not feeling overheated in the warm room, as his Matoran were saying that even the air outside the door was too warm. His cool hand rested upon Omicron's head, and he leaned closer to the bed, careful not to awaken the Ta-Matoran.

Omicron shook her head some and growled, surprising Kopaka as she shifted and somehow got her blanket almost over her head and not move the to Ta-Matoran at the same time. She opened one eye looking start ahead at the Ice Toa's legs.

"Narph?"

He smiled, and rested a folded outfit upon the head of her bed. His voice was quiet. "I have warm coverings for you. Once you're ready to awaken, I'll be waiting for you and the Matoran outside the room."

"Merpgt..." was the not so coherent reply

He brushed his hand through her strange hair, smiling. Then went to stand upon the other side of the door.

"Neeeahhh...do I have ta get up?" Omicron yawned and poked Takua awake, "Hey, you. Up. If I got to, you do too."

The storyteller grumbled and rolled over, back into the warmth of her side. He wasn't moving. Rolling onto her back the queen stretched and yawned once more before sitting up right and letting the two friends fall onto one another. She smirked and looked around, spotting the garments she let herself fall out of bed. Standing Omicron pulled the pants on, wondering as she hopped around where they came from.

Looking back to the Matoran she saw that Jaller was wide a wake and getting ready him self, "Mornin'."

"Good morning Omicron." Jaller said with a small bow, witch the human returned. "Takua! Get up." he added prodding his best friend

"Nnn ... go'way. Warm."

Omicron sighed and muttered, "You're so lucking I like you."

Some add minutes later Omicron ducked outside and got a blast of cold air in the face, "Ow! That'll wake him up Jaller!"

The Ta-Koro Captain grinned as Takua, who was on Omicron's back, jerked awake. He struggled, fell, and whined, "Why's it so cooold!"

Kopaka blinked at him. "You're in Ko-Koro, Chronicler"

Omicron laughed her over jacket, witch wasn't closed yet, was flapping in the wind as she helped the Chronicler back to his feet and straiten his mask, "You okay?"

He shivered, glaring up at her. "You're mean. It's cold, I'm a firespitter, and you're plain mean."

"Thank you." She smiled, "Come on, I'll give ya a free back ride to pay for it."

He scrambled up onto her back, curling into the warmth there, while Kopaka closed Omicron's jacket. "Don't let yourself get cold. It's a trek to get to Le-Koro. I don't want you frozen before you get into a warmer climate." He grimaced slightly. "My siblings would blame my personality for freezing you."

"Temping..." Omicron said shifting so she was holding Takua with one arm; the other was used to undo the top of the jacket. At Kopaka's annoyed look she explained, "I'm human Kopaka. My body can make it's own heat with exercise. Even though we humans can't withstand too much cold it's a very bad idea to work up a sweat by being to warm in the cold. As soon as you stop ya got the threat of freezing anyway. Oh, good morning Turaga Nuju!"

Omicron waved with Takua.

Nuju chuckled. "I pity the moment she meets Turaga Matau with his Treespeak. She will have a long time trying to decipher his words."

"Maybe not wise one." She grinned.

He looked at her then smiled. "You've never heard Treespeak before, youngling."

"I quickfix all my 'firesister's' storywritings every time she needs a translate." Omicron said in a quick beat of rhythm.

Turaga Nuju stared for a moment. His eyes shot from her face up to Kopaka's, who was clearly in the same shock he was in. "You ... know Treespeak."

"Yessir." the human boosted Takua up a little more, "Long story, this isn't the beast place to tell it though."

Looking to his elder, Kopaka just kind of went into a dull shock from there.

"You have that affect on people don't you?" The two Ta-Matoran asked at the same time.

"Yep." Omicron nodded, "SO!" she chirped, "When we going and is there any food around?"

Kopaka just stood and left. He couldn't take much more of the shocks. Nuju blinked, then said to Omicron, "Yes. Please, this way."

"Many thanks Turaga Nuju."

He gave the impression of smiling, then replied, "There certainly is. Come, then, if you please. Firespitters, if you would come as well, we shall have a grand breakfast, I believe your people call it." He looked up at her. "Am I correct?"

"Yes sir." Omicron nodded, shifting Takua and hoped through the snow after the Turaga that seem to have no problem at all.

"Thank you Turaga." the queen ducked inside and waited for Jaller to fallow suit. "Okay off ya get." Omicron knelt letting Takua hope off her back and then she spotted the fruit. Fruit she never seen before. Well, this was a reversal of things...

Sliding to sit at the table, Takua smiled, sniffing appreciatively. "Mmmm."

"Is it safe?" Omicron poked what might pass as an overly large grape.

"Of course." Jaller nodded, and picking up some of the so-called 'grapes' handed them to the human, "here, these are very good."

"Thanks." the woman nibbled on one of the berries, "Mmm!"

"They're even better when made into a drink!" Takua replied, grinning and holding up a warm broth-like substance in a bowl to her. "Here. This is mainly made from vegetables and stuff like that, but it tastes really good."

Omicron tried the offered broth she smiled but inwardly gagged.

Takua blinked at her. "Is something wrong? You don't look all right."

"I'm fine," Omicron said carefully and snagged some juice.

He blinked, then slugged down a small bowl of the broth. "Okay, so I guess that it's not a favorite ... is there anything from here that looks good to you?"

"Mmmmhmm." Omicron nodded as she sat cross-legged sipping the juice and picked up what she thought was her favorite, an Asian pear, but found it to be both sweet and bitter at the same time.

Takua looked at Jaller. "Heeeey. Why aren't'cha over here?"

Jaller held up a hand full of 'grapes,' "Be right back, I'm going to see witch way we're going to go to Le-Koro."

"Oh. Okay! Don't get lost!" Takua teased.

Jaller rolled his eyes and ducked out. Omicron snitched a few more pieces of fruit for later and eat some as well, "Looks like it's me and you." she said

Grinning, he winked at her. "Sure! Hey, you said that you know old folktales of your people, didn't you?" He blinked. "Or was that Sinead?"

"We both do, though I know more about the old First Nations stories then other ones because I took a few art and history classes on the subject." Omicron said relaxing some, "You're always on the look out for stories, aren't you Chronicler?" She added, smiling.

"Always! The more stories I'm able to collect and write down the more that people will know later on!" He grinned, then turned towards her fully. "Don't you have people like that where you're from?"

"In a way, yes. Historians, I think that's what there called." the young woman answered, "And then librarians, and normal authors of fictional and non fiction books."

He just looked at her. "You mean that there are stories out there that have no meaning, other than to be enjoyed as entertainment?"

"Yep. Some have lessons to teach." Omicron worked a kink out of her neck as she talked, "Most of the fictional writing are just for fun, like the stuff I write."

He brightened. "Tell me of what you're writing! Please!"

If this where anime the human would have sweet dropped, "Err...sure."

Sinead followed Gali, who was leading the way. Tahu was silently following them, making sure to watch out for any of the hazards one would encounter within the grounds surrounding Le-Koro. He listened vaguely as the human and his sister were interacting, talking about things that he found strange, but that Gali seemed to grasp at, holding the ideas tightly. She looked over her shoulder at Tahu. "We're at the meeting point, brother."

The Toa of Fire looked away from scarring off a small Rahi, "Good, Pohatu, Onwa and their Turaga are to meet us there as well." Tahu glanced at Nokama and Vakama quizzically. They were, after all the ones who sent word about the island.

Nokama looked up at Tahu. "Patience, little brother. Answers are forthcoming."

Vakama chuckled, tapping his firestick against her trident lightly. "You teach patience and yet you continue to berate us for when we enjoy moving on without information that you hold!"

"Vakama, you firespitter, you never listened to reason."

"Reason!" He laughed. "No, I listened to reason. But as for the patience to learn the reasons to reason with, mind you, was what you say has stopped me from learning patience!"

Tahu looked at Gail, the Turaga hid too much...the red Toa was about to say so when a brown and bronze blur flashed by. Tahu grinned and turned in time to see the blur zip back.

"Brother!"

"Haha, Pohatu!"

The two whacked their fists together and exchanged greetings with one another.

Gali chuckled and greeted Onewa, clanking her fist against his, and then turning to rest her hand upon Sinead's shoulder, smiling. The two got along exceptionally well, and yet Sinead and Tahu got along the same way, which seemed odd, but good. "Brother, I would like to introduce you to Sinead, a far-traveler."

Pohatu tilted his head, looking the shorter human over, "Nice to meet you firespitter. Onewa and the Turaga are a bio away, they'll be here soon."

"Firespitter?" Sinead asked, smiling. "Me? Really?"

"Well...you have a fire spirit..." Pohatu blinked didn't she know that? He looked to Gail and Tahu to see if they could sense it too. Tahu nodded, he had sensed that back in the human world.

Sinead looked from one to the other. "I reeally hate to say this, but I had always felt more easy with water than fire, Toa Tahu." She grinned a little. "Much as I am totally in love with burning things and blowing them up and all ... You've seen my bonfire..."

Tahu shrugged, "Your spirit is what it is. How far did you say Onewa was brother?" The two male two started talking for some time then. Most Pohatu chattered on and on but Tahu must have been in a good mode because he didn't stop him.

"Do not worry young one." Vakama patted Sinead's arm in a grandfatherly way, "We, the other Turaga and I that is, have found out that human have a mix of elemental energies. Though only one as a root spirit, witch tends to be strongest and easiest 'seen.'"

"Oh." Sinead blinked, then sat upon the ground so that she was looking up at the Turaga. "So I'm primarily a fire spirit? With water as a secondary?"

"Something like that." the old one nodded. "Yes."

"Wow. I couldn't have two more opposite things, huh?" she laughed, re-tying her hair up in a ponytail.

Turaga Nokama chuckled, patting her shoulder. "Opposites tend to sometimes work best together, I've noticed. Once you find a way to compromise."

"That would explain my explosive temper once I'm pushed to it," Sinead muttered.

Gali wisely hid her smile.

Tahu cocked is head, hearing some number of people coming this way. The red Toa glanced at Pohatu, silently asking. The big brown giant grinned and nodded, it was Onewa and the Turaga of Po-Koro and Onu-Koro.

Sinead stayed sitting, just enjoying being beside the Turaga Vakama and Nokama. They reminded her so much of grandparents, her two Irish ones, and to be around them brought her comfort she hadn't felt in years.

"Sister Gail." Pohatu called, waving, "Our dark earth brother and the Turaga are coming." He vanished in a blur of brown and bronze, then returned adding: "Turaga Matau is with them!"

"Turaga Matau?" Sinead asked, semi-shocked. She'd get to meet the infamously annoying yet sweet Matau? Glory of glories!

Nokama looked to Gali then Vakama. "Matau will be having a fine time trying to get our far-traveler to understand his tree-speak."

Vakama nodded, glade his mask didn't let his smile show.

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'Nead: ... pickles on icecream? Uhm, yeah, that'd qualify for strange, I guess! But then again, this is coming from someone who went to school where we plotted the demise of many a seagull over lunch. I hope you enjoy what we have gotten up so far, and I hope that you continue to read this little fic-child of ours ... strange tho' it be ... BEWARE THE RETURN OF THE SCOTT AND OF THE FLIRTATIOUS!

Icy: thank you! n.n Hmmm...pickles and cherries on vanilla ice cream? (blink) need to try that... and is this 'more chapter' enough? Yes, the two voice actors are coming back! (evil cackle)