ULTIMATE BIONICLE
Chapter 22: Unexpected Visitor
The Vahki had brought the Toa Metru back to their cell, and thrown them back in. Whenua had to be knocked out because he had been struggling too much. Vorak paid no attention to the Toa Metru returning. Gali stared at the Vahki. They all had satisfied grins on their faces.
Vorzakh looked at Gali. "I love to be the bearer of bad news," He said, his grin growing wider, "I'm afraid that you friends won't be coming. They've been eliminated."
The news struck her like a ton of bricks. She looked stunned with disbelief. Onua… Tahu… Lewa… Kopaka… Pohatu… Takanuva… Nuhvok… How could they all be dead? She almost refused to believe it.
Nuju looked at her sympathetically. Though he had a moderate idea of what she felt, feeling the pain of having lost his friend Ehrye, he could not fully relate and he felt very bad for her. He wished there was something he could do, but he could only try and defend her physically. Such mental anguish is unstoppable.
Whenua started to wake up. He was closest to the opening of the cell. He was lying on his back staring up at the Vahki as they laughed in the gruel manner that they so often do. He noticed a higher level as he looked past the Vahki. There was a railing running along the side of it. It was like a second floor inside the room. That's when he saw it. Something monstrous was looking over the top of it. It wasn't Nidhiki or Krekka.
It jumped off of the higher level, landing on top of Vorzakh with a crash, smashing him into the floor. The Vahki all fell back in astonishment at the site of the monster. It stabbed down with the two monstrous claws in its right hand into Vorzakh's head; killing the elite Vahki. It swung its other arm, striking down Zadakh and Bordakh. Rorzakh, Nuurakh and Keerakh fled.
The monster turned towards the opening of the cell. It was none other than Panrahk. "What is he doing here?" Gali wondered in awe.
Panrahk scanned the inside of the cell, his eyes resting upon Vorak. He then approached the terminal. He stabbed into it with his huge claws, overriding the power. The field went down. He picked up Vorak with his non-clawed hand. He held up his claws; they started to glow a dark purple. He slid them across the chains; breaking them with ease.
He put Vorak down. Vorak stretched from being uncomfortably tied up for so long. He looked at the Toa Metru and Gali inside of the cell. Then turned his head and ran off. Panrahk jumped back up to the higher level.
"What are we supposed to do!" Matau yelled after Vorak. He didn't answer.
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Vorak ran through the halls as fast as he could. He had turned many corners and around many passages. Sometimes it seemed like he was going in circles. He had to find his Kraata; otherwise he would never get out. And without his Kraata he wasn't nearly as fast. Suddenly he heard someone coming from around a corner up ahead.
The two robotic Vorzakh stormed by. Vorak dropped down from the ceiling, having jumped up and held onto it in time so that the two Vahki did not see him. He continued running, deciding to go down the passage the two Vahki had come from. He turned a few more corners and ran up some stairs.
Vorak found himself standing on a higher level. There was a guard rail, which he looked over. The cell was below him. The entire level he was in was completely trashed. A few destroyed Vahki lay strewn about, and there was a hole in the ceiling that appeared to have been where Panrahk came through. It didn't appear to lead out of the prison though. There was a door on the other wall labeled: Storage. It was locked, but Vorak made short work of that, smashing the door open.
"Looks like they're chains are stronger than their locks." He said with a smirk. Inside was bright and full of different weapons and devices. Then he saw a jar, and inside it was his Kraata. His beautiful black and red Kraata.
Vorak opened the jar, letting it crawl out onto his arm. It climbed up and crawled into his back again. A little painful, as it dug its way back in, but it healed almost immediately. Vorak felt the power of all the masks and all the energy he had absorbed returning to his body. "I'm me again! I feel GREAT!" He yelled victoriously. Suddenly he noticed something familiar. All the Toa's masks and weapons were in a pile.
Vorak stood there staring at them, contemplating what he should do.
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The Toa Metru and Gali had all managed to get out of the cell, but they were still tied up and defenseless. Onewa was tugging at the chains hopelessly with all his might. "Forget it Onewa, there's sense trying to break it." Whenua said.
Onewa groaned. "If only we had a key of some kind!" He said with exasperation. "Or if I had my mask I could make one of the Vahki open it for us."
Right on cue Onewa's, along with everyone else's masks and weapons dropped from above, and then finally a single key. They all looked up; Vorak was floating above them. "A gift from me to you, Toa. Don't get used to it!" He then flew up and smashed through the ceiling.
Vakama grabbed the key and unlocked himself, and then freed everyone else. They all got up, feeling stiff from being chained for so long. They all placed their masks back on and grabbed their weapons.
"He was the last person I thought would help us." Gali said. "Don't get used to it." Whenua reminded her.
Suddenly the ground shook underneath them. It cracked and started to rise. They all jumped out of the way as the ground exploded upward. They all watched the hole expectantly as Nuhvok poked his head out. "Nuhvok!" Gali yelled happily, running up to him and hugging him. "They told us you were all dead!"
"Nice to see you to, Gali." He said nervously. She then let go.
"What are you talking about? About us being dead?" Nuhvok asked. The Toa Nuva and the four Matoran then quickly crawled out of the hole as well. Nuhvok climbed back in. "I'm gonna make sure it's safe to go back!" He yelled up to them.
"Nokama!" Vhisola yelled happily, running up to her friend. "I was so worried about you!"
Nokama smiled warmly at her friend. "I'm glad you were able to stay safe."
"What made you think we were dead?" Tahu asked Gali. "Turaga Dume told us they had killed you all." She replied. Suddenly Gali felt two arms rap tightly around her, giving her a crushing hug. "I was worried about you, Gali!" She heard Onua say right behind her, obviously the one hugging her. "Thanks Onua…but please let me go now." He let go and stood beside her.
Onua observed all of the Toa Metru, until his eyes fell on Nokama. "Maybe joining with the Toa Metru won't be so bad after all, eh?" He said as a huge smile appeared on his face.
"I convinced them to come help rescue all of you." Tehutti told Whenua. Whenua looked down at Tehutti and smiled. "You've done well. I'm proud of your courage." Tehutti grinned proudly.
Suddenly Nuhvok jumped out of the hole. "It's not safe! It's not safe!" He yelled as he started to run. They all started running after him. Vakama managed to take a glimpse back; dozens of robotic Rorzakh were climbing out of the hole.
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Rorzakh, Keerakh and Nuurakh burst into Dume's chamber. "Something has attacked the prison! It's killed Vorzakh!" Keerakh yelled. Dume slammed his fist on the armrest of his throne. "What is it? A Rahi? What?" He demanded to know.
"It looked like a Rahkshi," Rorzakh started, "But it was gargantuan! With two huge claws on its right hand!"
"Where the hell did it come from?" Dume said angrily. Suddenly something burst up through the floor. It landed with a crashed in front of the hole it came through. Facing Dume it let out a bellowing roar. It was Panrahk. "That's it! That's what attacked us!" Nuurakh yelled. It immediately started running at Dume, but the six robotic Nuurakh that stood motionlessly on guard sprung into action; leaping onto Panrahk.
Panrahk still kept running, with all six Vahki on top of him. Dume jumped out of the way as Panrahk smashed through his throne like an unstoppable juggernaut. He smashed all of the Vahki off of him. He ran at Dume again. Suddenly three blasts hit Panrahk in the shoulder, knocking him over. Dume looked to his left to see that Nuurakh, Rorzakh, and Keerakh had all shot Kanoka blasts at him. "Turaga Dume, we'll keep him busy! Summon Nivawk and get out of here!" Rorzakh yelled, leading the other two to attack Panrahk.
Dume ran to the outside balcony, in order to call Nivawk. Suddenly someone rose up from below the balcony. He floated in front of it, his arms crossed, looking down at Dume. "Where do you think you're going?" Vorak said angrily. Dume however, did not look the slightest bit scared. He lifted his hand and a sharp pain suddenly manifested in Vorak's head. "Arrrrrgh! What are you doing?" Vorak screamed in agony, grasping his head.
"I control what I own. And I own you!" Dume yelled. The pain became so intense that Vorak fell unconscious and started to plummet. Dume looked over the edge. Nivawk had swooped down and caught Vorak about halfway to the ground, and was starting to fly towards Dume.
Suddenly Dume heard a thump behind him. Panrahk had managed to get past the Vahki, though it appeared he had not killed them. He started to approach Dume. "Too late!" Dume yelled, as he jumped off of the balcony and onto Nivawk. He strapped himself onto the bird's chest and they started to fly away; Vorak grasped in one of Nivawk's talons.
Dume watched joyfully as he saw Panrahk roar with frustration. Krekka then came running out from inside Dume's chamber, and he body-checked Panrahk off of the balcony. Dume watched with satisfied pleasure as Panrahk fall from the Coliseum and smash into the ground below, causing many Matoran in the streets to panic. "Looks like I won't have to worry about him again." Dume said with a grin.
Author's Notes: I was just wondering; Nuhvok is a character that I invented myself in the game that the story is based on. I never really ever hear people talk about him in the reviews I receive. I'm just wondering: What do you personally think of the character, Nuhvok? Your answer will not affect the plot of my story in any significant way, I'd just like to know what you think of him. Thanks.