Bionicle: The Zarrak Project

Chapter six.

Arrival.

Zarrak knew he had a problem..

The twin suns had set in the west, and how it was

completley dark. Navigation wasn't the problem...he

knew just fine the direction he was being pulled...but

it was nightime. Even the great Zarrak needed to rest.

There was water streaching on into the oblivion in

every directon. The only shelter Zarrak could be sure

of was the Great Barrier, far behind him. zarrak

frowned. No. even if he was dying he would never

return there. Even now he could hear the high walls of

the barrier, calling to him, mocking him, thinkin ghim

weak.

But he was not weak. he was Zarrak.

and now he saw something.

It wasn't really seeing. More knowing. Zarrak knew

that teh palce he hadd been aiming for was very close.

The perfect place to rest.

Morning was near.

Tahu was leaning agaisnt a Vuata Maca tree, fighting

sleep. It was his watch, and he woudl not allow

himself to rest, break his viligent watch on the

horizon.

The other Toa were sleeping. This way not all of them

would be worn out twhen Zarrak came.

there was a rustleing in the jungle. Tahu whirrled

around, magma swrods alite, but stopped when he saw

Gai.

She laughed, " good moring to you too, brother!"

Tahu relaxed.

"Anything?" Gali asked quietly

"Nothing."her brother replied.

"I am so nervous!" gali said, ' we are here,f acing

an opponent that we know nothing about, yet we know

enough that we may fall!

"Some will fall. tahu saud gruffly.

gali blinked, and her eyes narrowed.

"Do not let your arrogance get in front of our unity,

brother!" She said with enough coolness to have come

from Kopaka.

"The Koro's are secure/" Tahuy glanced at Gali.

"yes, I suppose, " gali said, " but whatuse are

defences against an enemy that we know nothign about?"

Tahu continues staring out at see. if his ever

optimistis sister'spreditctions were this bleak, then

maybe there really wasn't any hope for them.

'yet there will be unity, ' Tahu thouht, ' and duty.

and destiny.'

The jet-black sky had fringed of gold around the

horizon. the subns were about to rise soon, and with

them, the Toa were sure a battle would bring.