NuclearAlchmist: I would like to announce that this fanfiction will have a new chapter uploaded every month. Now, since I don't want to waste anyone else's time, let's get going...
WARNING: Bionicle and Polandball SHARE a common universe, just so you're not confused.
Also: 1 year to us (humans) is 365 MONTHS to the Country-balls.
And: Please don't be turned off by LONG pieces of dialogue, as there are a few in this Chapter.
You have been warned.
OP: Rewrite (tv-size) by Asian Kung-Fu Generation (Fullmetal Alchemist OP 4)
ED: All Falls Down by Alan Walker, ft. Noah Cyrus, and Digital Farm Animals
February 1905, Somewhere in Oklahoma, USA...
[we start in Anzu's perspective, with a black screen.]
Anzu: Nrgh…
[we then see the screen split down the middle, to simulate her opening her eyes] … Wha- What happened? [cutting out of her pov, we see her lying on the 'floor' of the Matoran site… yet the Matoran, Kansas-ball, and Oklahoma-ball are nowhere to be seen. She sits up and looks around, and sees that all the others were either unconscious, or, like her, dazed and confused. Just then, she remembers something: the events of the Prologue] Oh… right. [We see Yuzu approach her from the side]
Yuzu: Prez, You're awake!
Anzu: [she faces her friend with a concerned look on her face.] Where on Earth are we?
Yuzu: … I don't know.
A FEW MOMENTS LATER…
[Once nearly everyone has woken up (those who were victim of the 'electricity strikes', though, were comatose), the school leaders meet up once again, in their own corner of the hangar-size room. The following were present: Darjeeling (St. Gloriana), Alisa (Saunders, (Kay was attending Chiyomi)), Nonna (Pravda), Pepperoni (Anzio), Miho, Anzu, Yuzu, Erika (Black Forest Peak), Mika (Jatkosota), and Fuduka (Chi-Ha-Tan). They were sitting in a circle, cris-cross on the floor. At first the group was completely silent, and the mood in the air was a bleak one]
Darjeeling: [breaks the silence, speaking in a calm tone] …I suppose that our current dilemma was unanticipated…
Erika: [slightly agitated] Isn't that clearly obvious? Of course none of us here saw this coming!
Pepperoni: Let's just take a look at our situation. First, some weird artifact inside of the "president" Anzu's backpack causes it to catch on fire and burn away. Then, it shoots out some weird lightning stuff and immobilizes I'll Duce and 5 others, before it becomes a vortex that sucks everyone on this team and we lose consciousness. The next thing we know, we wake up here, in some sort of old storage hangar-!
Alisa: I hate to interrupt, but can you PLEASE stop talking with your hands!?
Pepperoni: …excuse me?
Alisa: I find it annoying-
Fuduka: Um, this isn't the time to be fighting…
Miho: Thank you, Fuduka.
[the short, black-hair girl with spectacles nods]
Miho: We need to focus on what to do next; I would personally suggest trying to find a way out of here.
[everyone silently nods in agreement. Afterwards, they start looking around for any kinds of entryways/exits that they could use to get out.
[After a while, Alisa accidentally presses a hidden button, causing a section of the wall to pull away, revealing a dark, unlit passageway.
[Before anyone could enter, though, they heard footsteps coming from within, getting slowly closer… we then see Matau appear from the darkness, his appearance sending fear and (in some girls) anger through the large group.]
Everyone: What in the-?/ What is that?/ Is it here to kill us!?/ Is it an alien?/ ETC.
Matau: (as he walks out of the hallway) Well… It seems that most of you are awake…
[he stops walking and stands in front of the girls, with his hands behind his back]
Roseship: Uhm, excuse me, but WHAT are you, WHERE are we, and-?
[the loud, red-haired girl is interrupted by another loud mouth, specifically a certain Le-Matoran,]
Orkum: (Pops out from behind Turaga Matau) HELLO EVERYONE!
[the girls jump in surprise at the Le-Matoran's sudden appearance]
Everyone: Another one!?/ This can't be good.../ What do we do, Miho-senpai?/ ETC.
[Matau briefly turns to face him, hitting the Matoran with his staff]
Matau: -Quiet, Orkum! I told you NOT to appear while I explained everything!
[He turns back to face the girls]
Matau: … As I was about to say, before I got cut off, I will explain everything. Here and now.
Oklahoma: (spontaneously appears out of thin air at Matau's right-hand side) I don't think you can tell them EVERYTHING, Turaga.
[in the background, the girls are surprised by the overall APPEARANCE of Oklahoma-ball, and start murmuring about it]
Everyone: ... What./ I'd be surprised if that thing is able to move at all./ I have to be dreaming./ ETC.
Matau: (intimidated) What are you suggesting that I don't know?
Oklahoma: How about: How did WE find this place?
Matau: … Point taken. Anyways, we should introduce ourselves before we go any further. I am Matau, Turaga of Le-Koro.
Oklahoma: I am the State of Oklahoma, and there is my boss, the State of Kansas (gestures to him, who is standing in the hallway, albeit barely visible).
Kansas: (speaking quietly, partially out of embarrassment) … Hello…
Matau: Now for the question of why you are here. It all started over a year ago…
[Music cue: OP. Lyrics below by myself; NuclearAlchmist, based on the English translation by: kaveh.]
*Introduction instrumental*
The reason I want to scream out far and near
Is that there's no other proof that I belong here
Our future that I should have managed to grasp
Is taken from me, with all I thought I had
*brief instrumental*
The reason we want this old image erased
Is that I see our limits, and we're out of place
In the window of my own self-consciousness
I saw next year's calendar, with no dates on it
(chorus)
Now I,
I Rewrite
All these worth-full visions,
and I'll be unforgettable
Come to life
and Rewrite
All these new Ideas
I will find our destinies before your eyes
*oh-ey-oh*
*oh-ey-oh*
*ah-nah, yeah-yeah yeah*
EPISODE 1: BRAVE NEW WORLD(?)
20 MINUTES OF EXPLAINING (THEIR SIDE OF THE PROLOGUE) LATER…
Oklahoma: … And that's what happened.
[The girls, even Alice, were speechless from what they just heard.]
Klara: (speaking in clear English/Matoraneese (the 2 languages are identical)) … So we're here because of an accident?
Matau: Well, yes. When you were teleported in with the probe, we decided it was best for you to regain consciousness when we were NOT present, so you wouldn't think we'd kidnapped you on purpose. So, we shut down the control console, and we evacuated everyone else here, while WE waited for most of you to wake up, and then show ourselves at the right time.
*beat*
Matau: Which, we obviously have.
Oklahoma: OUR question now is how Grand-boss will react to this.
[He looks around the room. He sees that some of the girls have silently broken down crying, while most of them were still trying to comprehend the ramifications of their situation. One of them, however, was walking right towards him]
Oklahoma:… What do you want?
Kay: Who is this "Grand-boss" that you speak of?
Oklahoma: ... ...Classified.
Kay: (confused) "Classified"? Don't Classify me, tiny ball of-
Oklahoma: Okfine! ** I'll tell you 1 thing about him.
Kay: … Which is?
Oklahoma: His name. … United States of America. There, are you happy?
[Kay simply froze when she hears the 4 words.]
Kay: …
Oklahoma: I will take that as a 'yes'.
[He starts walking towards the hallway, but she puts a hand on the top of his head (since country-balls have no shoulders) to stop him]
Kay: … Wait… Do you think HE can help us? Maybe he can help get us back home-
Oklahoma: Seriously? You think Grand-boss would really do that? Even if he is willing to do it, it's too dangerous to go using the probe system again. It's just too old to work… Not to mention we need boss to allow us to tell him of the situation here-
Kansas: (overhears the conversation) Go ahead. Tell him that I have failed. The sooner Dad knows, the better.
[Oklahoma's 'face' shows a reaction of surprise. Kay is slowly leaning closer to him; uncomfortably close]
Oklahoma: … *sigh* Alright, I'll tell him.
Kay: Thank You! [she goes off to tell the other school leaders (and substitutes) of this]
Kansas: I do wonder, though… How is he going to deal with this all the way from Berlin?
MEANWHILE…
Berlin, German Empire, at the exact same moment…
[We cut to USA-ball (who is now wearing his own pair of glasses, albeit a regular pair), who is at Germany-ball's house to finalize the borders of a recently-partitioned Central/Southern Africa (The nations of N. Africa remain independent, because in this world the Sahara never became a desert. They are led by the nation of Punics, Punicia-ball, the son of Carthage-ball), along with the major European powers.
[USA-ball is here to ensure the sovereignty of Liberia-ball, his 80 (countryball) year old experiment with Africans (8-balls) and Democracy, who is also to him what Alice is to the Bermuda Trio. The meeting up until now had been bland and stereotypical, and he had JUST got done with what he came to do. Surprisingly though, the other independent African Nations trembled in his presence, mostly because of his height & diameter of 170 cm, which is larger than nearly every other nation present (bar Russia-ball and his father, UK-ball, both of whom were also present (the former as a mediator between the many nations with claims on the (formerly) "Dark continent")), which was 148 cm on average.
[Also present were the other Turaga from the Matoran villages, bar Vakama.]
Germany: (speaking a flat, monotone, and HEAVILY accented voice) Ich now declare that we have reached a final conclusion to das Afrikan Question. Does ANYBODY ELSE have any complaints about this Aüchluss von Afrika?
Almost everyone present: No/ Nah/ Nope/ Het/ ETC.
?: I have a complaint.
Germany: [looks at a specific nation in the group] What is zit now, Italien(Italy)?
Italy: Ital get why Ital cannot have Abyssinia, but why is kebab still of havings Tripoli? (gestures to Ottoman Turkey-ball, who is sitting midway between Germany-ball and France-ball)
France: (speaks in a thick French accent) Italy, we've already went over zhis; Tripoli, or Libya, if vou'd rather call it zhat, belongs to Ottoman here, NOT you, Macaroni.
[Italy-ball's "face" (just eyes, no mouth, like all country/state-balls) shows much disappointment.
[Then, out of almost nowhere, the phone rings.]
UK: I'll get the phone, chaps.
[He walks over, then picks up the telephone]
UK: Hello, what a lovely day it is-?
Oklahoma: (over the phone) HOLY SH-
[stops mid-sentence, when he realizes who he was speaking to]
Oklahoma: (over the phone) ...Sorry Britain, Sir, but is America there?
UK: One second. (turns to face the others) This one's for you, son!
[USA-ball walks over to the phone, and takes over]
USA: (mumbling) I hate it when he calls me that... (speaks normally into the phone) Yes?
Oklahoma: (over the phone) Grand-boss!... erm… Y-you know about the Matoran ruins in my clay, right? (USA: Yes.) Well… Uhm… We kind of hit a snag. (USA: You what!?) Hear me through, okay? ...The 'snag' was that one of the canisters that disappeared in '63 malfunctioned, and… let's just say that… Uhm, … *exhales* It has brought us into contact with another Extraterrestrial race. Not the Matoran, but some other species… right here where I am now.
[long, awkward pause]
USA: ...Wut?
Oklahoma: (over the phone) You should come as soon as you can, Grand-boss. This could be a turning point in history.
USA: ...Well, all I have to say is that this is perfect timing. (Oklahoma: what?) The meeting just got done, and I'll be back tomorrow. So… Just entertain the aliens until I get there. (Oklahoma: oh, Okay!) I'll see you tomorrow!
[He hangs up the phone, then faces the other nations and Turaga present]
USA: Great news everyone! Kansas and Oakey have made contact with another alien species!
[cue silence for around 7 seconds.
[... then the entire room erupts into CHAOS.
[UK-ball dropped his tea cup, France-ball pissed himself, Liberia-ball just sat as usual (she didn't talk much); Nearly everyone else went into an absolute panic, screaming, running around the room and elsewhere in Germany-ball's house.
[Speaking of him, Germany-ball was trying in vain to make everyone else calm down.
[The ONLY people remaining calm & composed were the Turaga (who were talking amongst themselves about what this developing event might mean to them and their villages) and Japan-ball (here to negotiate trade between himself and the exported goods from the African colonies), the latter of whom walked right over to USA-ball.]
Japan: (half-confused) さて、私が話したい2つのことがあります。 まず、なぜあなたはそれを大声で、みんなの前で言ったのですか? {Ok, there's 2 things I want to talk about. First, WHY did you just say that aloud and in front of everyone?}
USA: Uhh… It was the very first thing that popped into my head?
Japan: (frowns) バカ {Baka. *} まあ、第二に、私も来て、あなたの「エイリアン」を見ることができますか?{Well, secondly, can I also come and see these 'aliens' of yours?}
USA: Sure! Something this important can't bee seen by just one nation!
UK: (fully recovered from dropping his tea) May I also come?
[There was a pause.
[USA-ball wasn't on very good terms with UK-ball, who was his father. After he won his independence with the help of France-ball and The Netherlands-ball, he had 2 more wars with him afterwards; the War of 1812, yes, but then there was the Anglo-American war in 1898-1900, where USA-baall gained Victoria Island & the State of Ontario (all of the Ontario Province of Canada south of the Northern border of New York state).
[Aside from that, UK-ball acted like the two of them were friends, like the American Revolution and all subsequent wars afterwards never happened. THIS annoyed USA like hell. Thus, he felt uncomfortable letting him see this important event.]
USA: ... Don't you "have an empire to run", or something?
UK: I can spare some time, son. Besides, running an empire of this size drains more energy than you think; you probably don't know because YOURS is at a manageable size. **
USA: Oh, shut up.
[Punicia-ball then walked over. His flag is quite simple; his left 2 cantons were blue, while the other half was red]
Punic: Ek, Abessinië and Egipte would also like to come and see these aliens you speak of.
Egypt: نعم، أود أن أرى آلهي شخصيا - {Yes, I would like to see my gods in person-}
Abyssinia (Ethiopia): Egipte, now's not of the time to be speaking of your stupid gods. For the billionth time!
USA: Well, be my guest, Ruler of Africa.
[just then, one of the Turaga, the one for the Ice village, walks up to him, along with a Ko-Matoran, who's wearing Akaku, the mask of X-ray vision]
Turaga ?: *Seemingly unintelligible *click*-ing sounds*
?: Turaga Nuju says that the he and the other Turaga would like to come as well.
USA: Thanks for translating that, uhm…
?: My name is Matoro.
Italy: (comes onto the side of the screen, dragging France-ball behind him) Anche Ital vorrebbe venire, anche Baguette. {Ital would like to come too, & so does Baguette.} (France: Noi, I wouldn't!)
USA: Well, F*ck me. That's everyone who can go!
[they all proceed to go to the harbor, were they see a familiar someone waiting for them. It is Vakama]
Turaga (Ga-Koro): Vakama!? What are you doing in Germany's clay ***?
Vakama: I apologize for the lateness, I have come to give great news-
Matoro: -With all due respect, Turaga of Fire, we have something else more important to see in America's clay ***.
Vakama: Oh, really? If that is so, then can I see it with you?
Turaga (Po-Koro): Very well.
[The view pans out to view to see the city of Berlin from the sky, before cutting to a screen-card]
15 HOURS LATER…
[We cut back to the Matoran site, where we see most of them asleep... except for Leopon team, who were inspecting Orkum to find out how the Matoran "tick", as punishment for his outburst. He was already comatose, as his mask had been taken off for over an hour.]
Honshino: (Pulling his left arm) Ugh! It won't budge! If our equipment was with us, this would be a lot easier...
Suzuki: (Inspecting Orkum's mask of mind control) I just don't get it.
Nakajima: (Trying to pry the right leg from the central body) Don't get what?
Suzuki: The anatomy of this... thing. By the outside it looks like a robot, but, when you get up close, you see that it has biological material as well, like muscle tissue, veins and arteries...
Tsuchiya: (Inspecting the bare head, which vaguely resembled a skull) Well, he's an alien. We expected at least a few things to be out of our knowledge.
Nakajima: Who knew health class would come in handy now?
...
[Meanwhile, Matau is inspecting the girls who are still comatose. He inspects Nishi, who looks as if she had lost consciousness in the middle of a discussion.]
Matau: ... (inspecting her body) ... So peaceful... She must have been a beauty where she came from... -hm? [He notices something ... off ... about her outline against the floor.
[It was hard to see from a distance, but at the distance Matau was at (literally right next to her), he could see that her outline, not just against the floor, but against the walls (as he found out after seeing it from different angles), was faintly GLOWING.
[And the glow had a green hue.
[The same hue as the "lightning" from the probe that hit her.]
Matau: ... Oh, Shoot.
[he walks over to Saori, and checks her outline too.
[Sure enough, it was glowing red.]
Matau: I need Vakama to see this! Good thing he called earlier to tell me he was on his way; He'll knows what to do about this!
THAT MORNING...
March, 1905...
[we cut to see the girls having Potatoes and dry cereal for breakfast, brought to them by Kansas-ball and Oklahoma-ball.
[Cue: USA-ball Making a sudden arrival.]
USA: (barges out of the hallway, shouting) Hello, Aliens-
[he stops himself mid-sentence as he stops and takes in the look of a human. Meanwhile, everyone stops what they are doing, and just… stare at him]
USA: Uh… (thinking) *Wow, they look as if a nation was given the body shape of a Matoran…*
[during this awkward silence, the other Turaga slip by and walk to Matau, who tells them about the glow the comatose girls have. This concerns them…, but while they are talking, the other nations make themselves known.
[UK-ball is first... by getting himself stuck in the doorway (he is 185 cm wide, wider than the hallway entryway)]
[everyone is silent and surprised, partly because that someone else had come ASIDE from USA-ball, who they were prepared for, and partly because of how BIG UK-ball was]
UK: (unamused by his situation) … Pardon me son, but you need a wider door.
[he is suddenly pushed through completely by the other nations behind him.]
[Music cue: "Sneaky Stitch" by Kevin Macleod]
[Oklahoma-ball then walked up to his "Grand-boss"]
Oklahoma: (concerned) … Why are they here?
USA: They wanted to see aliens, so I let them come.
[Oklahoma-ball facepalms, while France-ball comes in from the side]
France: Zhey look… like skinny meat bags, but shaped like a Matoran… ... and yet, zhey look far less hideous than I imegined them. I might just take some for my own uze against Deutschland...
USA: No robotic parts, yet they can still move their limbs… I wonder why-
[he is cut mid-sentence, as a certain someone taps his back. He turns around to see Kay standing right in front of him.]
USA: -SWEET BABY JESUS!
Kay: Hi there!
Oklahoma: Don't do that, pink-skin. It scares the stuff out of him.
Kay: Uhm, the name's Kay, but alright. (turns to face USA-ball, clasping her hands together) Anyways, I would like to ask you a favor…
[Meanwhile, we cut to UK-ball talking to the students of St Gloriana]
UK: I'd reckon that you look a lot like m8 ****…
Darjeeling: Is that so? Then perhaps it would be nice to have a talk and explain our situation so you can better understand.
Pekoe: It's going to be complicated, though.
UK: Don't make it TOO complicated, but I would gladly listen, since you all appear to be gentlewomen… (looks at Roseship) with an exception…
Roseship: Are you implying anythi-?
UK: Shush. Now, may we start?
St Gloriana girls: Yes, please.
Germany: Ja.
UK: Jolly good- (notices Germany) -WAIT A MINUTE!
[record needle scratch interrupts "Sneaky Stitch"]
UK: (turns to face Germany-ball) When the Bloody Hell did YOU get here!?
Germany: Ich und Ottoman just got here by Airplane.
[briefly cut to the outside of the Matoran site, where we see Germany-ball's plane parked right outside the security zone, before cutting back.]
American soldier: … I'm not sure this even complies with international law…
[Cut back to St. Gloriana]
Roseship: Ahem, but if you want to talk to someone, do it with THEM (gestures to the BFP students)
Germany: … OK. (walks in their direction)
["Sneaky Stitch" starts back up in the background]
UK: … Now where were we? *beat* Oh, that's right.
[We then cut to the Anzio trio (well, duo) talking to Italy-ball]
[And Pepperoni was... laying chest-down on the country-ball, who was only 142 cm tall/wide, compared to the Bluenette's 160...
[...I'll leave you to imagine that]
Pepperoni: Wow, you're much cuter than I imagined!
Italy: Stop. Ital is not-a of pillow.
Carpaccio: I agree, he doesn't look very comfortable by the looks, Pepperoni.
Pepperoni: Oh, be quiet.
Carpaccio: Just because you are the acting commander now, doesn't mean you can just do whatever!
[we then see Japan-ball standing a good distance from the Chi-Ha-Tan girls, who were shouting out what they thought he was going to be like. He quietly slips by...
[... and promptly runs into Leopon Team. Literally]
Nakajima: Ow! Hey, watch where you're going!
Japan: (surprised, somewhat embarressed) ああ、申し訳ありません! 私はちょうどあなたの種類のこれらの大声で口にされたメンバーの注意を避けようとしていました{Oh, Sorry about that! I was just trying to avoid the attention of these loud-mouthed Members of your kind.} (gestures to the CHT girls)
[just then, a Matoran's arm then falls on her head. She winces in pain]
Tsuchiya: (calling from a distance) Sorry about that, Nakajima-san! Can you toss it back?
Nakajima: (rubbing the spot where the arm hit her skull) ...Sure! (proceeds to do just that) We're playing Catch the Ball, you want to play?
Japan: 確かに、なぜ私はできないのか分かりません {Sure, I do not see why I cannot.}
[we then cut to Egypt-ball, who is talking to a member of the Bermuda trio, more specifically, with Rumi.]
Egypt: لذلك اسمحوا لي أن الحصول على هذا على التوالي: أقول لكم أن تحب أن هناك هناك، ولكن أيضا على اثنين آخرين؟ {So let me get this straight: you say that you love that one over there, but so do the other two?}
Rumi: نعم هذا صحيح. اسمها هو شيمادا أليس سان، في حال كنت أتساءل. {Yes, that is correct. Her name is Shimada Alice-san, in case you were wondering.}
Megumi: (heavily annoyed) WHAT are you 2 saying!?
Rumi: Nothing; I'm just practicing speaking Arabic.
Azumi: Jeez, knowing how to speak a foreign language REALLY makes me jealous...
Alice: I would just let her talk to the alien, as long as it doesn't harm her.
[The two of them bow in response]
[we then cut to Germany-ball, who, like Roseship asked, is talking to the students of Black Forest Peak. More specifically, he's talking to Erika.]
Erika: I don't know what you mean by "wörk", for the last time!
Germany: (still speaking in a monotone, and heavily accented) ...Fine. So… do you of liking efficiency?
Erika: … Ehh… Kind of. It would be really efficient, though, if commander Nishizumi would just wake up already.
Germany: … (confused) … Your "Kommander"? [Erika silently nods, pointing to Maho's inert body lying on the floor nearby] Oh, Ja, I see…
Koume: (Solemnly) I'm starting to have doubts Nishizumi-sama is going to wake up at all.
Erika: What!? Don't you DARE say that! S-she's likely going to wake up all fine at any time now…
Koume: (Partly solemn, partly deadpan) Well, good luck with making that happen, Erika-san…
Erika: That's Vice-Commander for You!
[we cut to the 6 Turaga gathered together, having just listened to Matau's "report" on what he thinks is happening to the comatose girls.]
Turaga (Ga-Koro): That IS concerning…
Turaga (Onu-Koro): (he places one of his abnormally large hands on the back of the Ga-Koro Turaga, whose name is Nokoma) We will get through this, we always have ever since we were Toa… Vakama, do you have any ideas?
Vakama: … Whenua, I am afraid I've got nothing that we can do about this occurrence to help them… I am sorry.
Matau: (deadpans) … Really? The reason I called you to come here is was that I thought you could do something about this.
Nuju: (speaking English) I, for once, agree with you.
Turaga (Po-Koro): I would suggest that we each take the "human" that has our corresponding element, take them to the Koros, isolate them, and monitor their every move to make sure… nothing bad happens.
Whenua: Onewa (Pronounced AH-NEW-AH), I appreciate your concern, and like the way you're thinking. HOWEVER, I don't think our approach should be that… extreme. I think that we should just monitor them, and not outright isolate them.
Onewa: (slightly agitated) Then what are you suggesting!?
Whenua: We don't know their Psychology! We could accidentally cause them to lose it without meaning to -.
Vakama: -And MATA NUI knows the consequences of that... Who is in favor of this?
Whenua, Nokoma, Matau, Nuju: Yay.
Onewa: Nay.
Vakama: Yay. It looks like we have made a thorough decision. (pause) But, we need to assure the REST of their kind, that what we're doing is right, though…
A FEW MOMENTS LATER...
[cut to Nuju and Matoro explaining what they are doing to Erika and Germany-ball]
Nuju: *clicking sounds*
Matoro: (Translation of Nuju's language) "That "lightning" that hit her? That was PURE Elemental energy. Normally, it would kill an organism with that amount, but it appears that your "Commander" has FULLY ABSORBED the Ice portion of the Elemental power contained in the probe." (pause) "We have no idea whatever about the physical and Psychological effects it will have on her; so, for your safety and our own, I ask to take her with me back to Ko-Koro. I and the Ko-Matoran will be equipped to handle her if her condition gets out of hand-"
[He is interrupted as he Vice-commander loses her nerve]
Erika: Wait, you're taking Commander Nishizumi away!?
Matoro: Nuju has said it is for YOUR safety. We have NO IDEA whatsoever as to WHAT will happen when "Commander" wakes up! She could be mentally unstable! Besides, she could blow herself up, saying or believing it is for the sake of the universe for all I know…*******
Erika: (stunned, disbelieving what the Ko-Matoran has just said) … if that's the case... then you'll have to go through me first!
[she attempts to throw a punch at Nuju, only for him to single handedly block her fist with his staff. He then proceeds to use his pother hand to slap her on the cheek.
[Hard.]
Matoro: Take that as a warning...
[Germany-ball walks over]
Germany: Erika, Ich would take zhat warning. Trust mein, zhe Matoran are of stronger than they appear...
[cut to the Oarai students, where Vakama & Nokoma are doing the same to Anzu and Miho]
Anzu: So… how long until we can see them again?
Nokoma: (shakes her head) That, only time can tell. ...Until then, they will have to be watched closely, so we can know the effects the Fire and Water Elemental power has on each of them.
[cut again to the Anzio students, with Onewa]
Pepperoni: (still laying on Italy-ball, but putting he hands down right above his eyes) So I'll Duce has to go away-a forever in the history of ever? ********
Italy: Please-a of stoppings.
Onewa: *sweat-drops* … If you put it that way, then yes.
Capriccio: Oh, god… (thinking) *How are we supposed to go on without Anchovy leading us? More importantly, how am I going to put up with Pepperoni being in charge?*
[We cut back to Nuju, trying to pick up Maho in his arms, to no avail]
Nuju: *grunts* (he gives up doing it) *Clicking sounds* {Matoro, get over here, would you?}
[the Ko-Matoran comes to his Turaga's aid]
Nuju: *Clicking sounds* {It appears I am too old to do this anymore... Carry her for me, please?}
[Matoro nods, and then does as Nuju tells him.
[Meanwhile, the others stand on the sideline. Miho has come over to see her sister farewell.]
Miho: ... [Matoro picks up Maho's body, and starts to carry it away] ... Onee-chan... I promise to see you soon...
Koume: ... God be with you, Nishizumi-san.
Erika: *sniffing* ... F-farew-well, *sniff* c-com-mmander- (breaks down crying)
Miho: (thinking) *... That's the first time I've ever seen Erika-san cry... ...it makes sense, being in the situation that we're in.* *exhales* (speaks) ... Onee-chan, Saori-sama, and Momo-chan... ... ... ...Godspeed to all of you.
[cut to the Pravda students, with Whenua]
Nina: Well… that means this is goodbye to Ms. Katyusha…
Alina: For now, at least.
Nonna: (Speaking in Russian, and softly beginning to cry) Это был хороший пробег с вами, командир. Даже без нас вы все равно могли бы быть хорошим человеком ...{It has been a good run with you, commander. Even without us, you could still be a good person…}
Klara: (also speaking in Russian) Удачи, госпожа Катюша- {Good luck, Ms. Katyusha-}
Whenua: (cuts her off mid-sentence) Um, if you meat bags are done saying goodbye, it is about time for me to go… I have a village to run, after all. [this is a bit awkward, since Nonna and Klara are 176 and 174 cm tall respectfully, compared to the Earth Turaga's measly 141, as well as his rather squat body shape]
Nonna: (concerned, worried) Are you completely sure about this? I think she wold be better off in our care-
Whenua: (cutting her off) -I apologize it it's inconvenient, but I'm afraid you have NO idea about what's happening to your little friend here (gestures to an unconscious Katyusha). Something is happening to her and the others that, I may or may not be understating as, concerns the very fate of my species. Please, trust me on this...
Nonna: (looking down at the floor) ... ... if that is the case, it appears there is nothing we can do, then. [the two of them bow to him] Please take good care of Ms. Katyusha...
Whenua: … you can just call me Turaga Whenua… if you would like.
[cut to the Chi-Ha-Tan girls, who are saying goodbye to their commander, while Matau is picking up her inert body and carrying it away.]
Fuduka: Make sure to keep her well…
Matau: Don't worry, I will try my best.
[he walks away carrying her, before remembering something]
Matau: Kongu, Orkum, we're leaving!
[we see that Orkum has regained consciousness, but has his left arm in his right hand, having been dismembered (courtesy of Leopon Team), and is grumbling about it]
Orkum: *grumble* … why did they HAVE to play Catch the Ball with MY arm!?… those ***ches… Not to mention Japan. I don't get why he decided to play along as well…
Japan: (standing by Leopon team, and cheerfully talking away, before overhearing the Le-Matoran's words) あなたは楽しいと思っています! {Hope you had fun!}
Turaga Vakama turns from the hallway one last time, carrying Saori in his arms, much like the rest of the Turaga were carrying their own Student (except Nuju & Onewa, the former whom was carrying Chiyomi on his right-hand shoulder, and the latter having Maho be carried around by Matoro))
Vakama: Good luck, and may the Great Spirit rest with you…
[the Turaga leave, but there are still a few problems to be addressed. For that, we cut to USA-ball]
USA: I'm sorry, I just can't support around over 60 of you. … I'm sorry.
Kay; (Stares in disbelief) …
UK: (walks over) Excuse me, but may I have a word with you? (faces Kay) Preferably not in your presence.
[Kay just nods and walks off dissapointed]
UK: Son, the Aliens I've spoken to appear to have the same cultural beliefs and morals as I do. Are you alright if i take them with me to London?
USA: For how long?
UK: I'll call you when I'm done with them.
USA: ...Which will never happen, I suppose?
UK: ... ... ...*sigh* Alright, you've got me. But I think my point may be more valid than you think.
USA: What do you mean by that?
UK: Just look at the aliens Germany is talking to. (gestures to him and the BFP students)
USA: ... when did he get here?
UK: That's NOT my point. Notice how they're acting. Their attitudes are similar to his... (gestures to the Pravda students) -and those girls there act much like Russia did before the Wannabe Shitbag (Japan) defeated her just a few months(days) ago. (Looks in the direction of the Anzio duo) And look a the two of them conversing with little Italy!
USA: (gives an actual thought about what UK-ball's saying, for once)... now that I think about it, Kay did remind me a LOT of how Austria-Hungary says I act-oh, NOW I get it. You're saying that we split them up along cultural lines!
UK: Precisely! The problem, I believe, is how we go about ACTUALLY doing it...
USA: ...I know how to solve that! (walks off)
UK: (realizes what he's about to do) ... The little bugger can't really be-
[cut to Kay walking away disappointed, passing by her friends]
Naomi: So, how did it go?
Kay: Not well.
Alisa: I told you he wouldn't listen!
Kay: Actually, he did. He just cannot support all of us here in one place... He agreed to take in those who went to Saunders, including us, but for everyone else-
[Just then, USA-ball blew a whistle.
[after getting everyone's attention, he announced that the Girls can't stay here at the Matoran site]
USA: HOWEVER, it has come to my attention that some groups of you have cultures similar to some of us here. As a result, we here will split you up along CULTURAL divides.
Everyone: ... ... ... ...
[upon saying that, even though the girls had no idea what that meant, the other nations did.
[For example:]
Assam: Uhm… Sir, do you know what he means?
UK: Oh course I do, madam. What my son, erm, basically means,... (speaks cheerfully) is that ALL of you lovely gentlewomen are going to move in with me!
[they are so dumbfounded by what UK-ball has just said that it takes a moment to register the implications]
St Gloriana girls: … … WHAT!?
Ruruki: Are you sure about that, sir? I mean, we've only JUST met, and-
UK: I'd hate to interrupt, but what's done is done. You're coming with me when I leave, and there's no other alternative.
[another example:]
Germany: Gut. Das means Ich can of annex them.
[he was looking over at the BFP girls, who were in the dumps over Maho's … dismissal by Turaga Nuju. In fact, Erika was crying over it…]
[Ottoman Turkey then walks over to him. He has bags under his eyes, to show his old age]
Ottoman: Emin değilim, Deutschland. Onları Alsace-Lorraine'e yaptığınız gibi yapabilecekmiş gibi görünmüyor. ... Onların evine taşınmalarına ne dersin? {I'm not so sure, Deutschland. It doesn't look like you can do that to them like you did to Alsace-Lorraine. … How about you have them move into your house?}
… …
[he remembers that the panicking nations the day prior had left it an astronomical mess of it, and, worrying that the girls of Black Forest Peak would do the same, white beady eyes on his 'Face']
Germany: … Nein.
Ottoman: Gerçekten, evlat? Gördüğüm, Britanya'yı geride bırakmak ve bir süredir devam eden bu aptal silah yarışmasını kazanmak için büyük bir fırsat. En iyi çalışanları olabilirler, gördüğüm şekilde, evlat. {Really, kid? What I see is a HUGE opportunity to outmatch Britain and win this stupid arms race that has been going on for a while. They might be your best workers, the way I see it Little Deutschland.}
Germany: ...Okay, gut. {Okay, fine.}
[he walks over to the BFP girls, who were confused over USA-ball's announcement]
Germany: Ahem. (the girls stop talking (or crying, in Erika's case), and look at Germany-ball) Thank You. Ich would like you to of knowings zhat once we leave, you are to be of comings to Berlin and… *sigh* live with me. … Are you of okay with das?
Koume: *thinks about the offer for a moment* … if it is better than conditions here, then I'm alright with it.
Germany: … Well, zee other Nations left a mess yezterday that Ich had nein time to clean, so be of preparations for zhat.
Erika: (speaks weakly, quietly sobbing) … fine. ... Just don't do any dirty tricks on us...
[Scenes like this happened all around the hangar-like room, and before long, things settled down... mostly.]
[standing with the Chi-Ha-Tan girls, who (bar Fuduka, who is covering her ears) are literally SHOUTING at each other what they think is going to happen to them, was the Empire of Japan.]
Japan: 待って、どうして私はこれらの厄介な肉袋を持っていますか? {Wait, why am I with these annoying meat bags?}
USA: I said we were going to distribute them by cultural lines, right?
Japan: 私はそれを得るが、これらの女性のエイリアンは地獄のように私を悩ます。 {I get that, but THESE female aliens... annoy me like hell.}
USA: ... just suck it.
France: Uhm, America, we may have ee problem... I know that these aliens here (gestures to the Pravda and Jatkosota students) go to Russia, but those 4 (gestures to the Bermuda trio, who are just sitting on the floor, and Alice), and more importantly, HALF OF ZHEM ARE STILL LEFT! (points at the 30 Oarai students)
Germany: (points to the Selection U. 'team') Gebt zhem to Österreich.
...
France: (unamused) You can't be serious; God knows what zhat blind idiot will do with zhem!
USA: ... Point taken. Hm... How about we give them to China?
France: *beat* 3 out of 4 of zhem are zhe only true adults out of zhe aliens... *3 seconds later* Zhey can probably deal with zhe sh*tty conditions there, so I don't see any problem with giving zhem to him! ^^
USA: Alright, there's that taken care of! (turns his attention to Oarai) But we still have these ones to deal with-
[he suddenly notices that some of the girls are shouting, clearly upset about something. Once USA-ball got closer he could see the source of the commotion: Ottoman-ball is trying to drag 3 out of 4 members of Hippo team into his corner of the room, all chained up. Erwin, being the exception, was frantically begging Ottoman-ball to stop practically enslaving her closest friends]
USA: (surprised, dumbfounded, and VERY pissed) -HEY, WHAT THE F*CK ARE YOU DOING!?
Ottoman: Bunları kendim alıyorum! {I'm taking these 3 for myself!}
Erwin: [she is trying to go after Ottoman-ball, but is being restrained by Oklahoma-ball] Stop! Wait! *grunt* Let them go right this second-
Oklahoma: Can't YOU stop!? You're only going to make things worse!
UK: (walks up to USA-ball) Let him have his share of them, son.
[USA-ball can only watch and growl in frustration as Ottoman-ball drags the 3 of them towards the exit way, dragging them by the chains in an... uncomfortable way]
Saemonza: Agh! My wrists hurt already!
Cesar: Now THIS is bitterly ironic... (thinking) *Julius Cesar enslaved Serbs, Greeks, Africans, and many other people during his time as emperor. Now I, someone who nicknamed myself after him, am being enslaved by this... THING that doesn't care if it hurts anyone or not...*
Oryu: I cannot believe that he managed to sneak in, grab and chain us, and get us away from everyone so quickly...
Germany: (calling from behind, following Ottoman and bringing the students of Black Forest Peak with him) Hey, wait auf! Du know you can't exactly of returnings to Constantinople without mein.
Ottoman: İstediğimiz şeyleri aldık, şimdi Avrupa'ya dönmenin zamanı geldi. {We have gotten what we desired, now it is time to return to Europe.}
[we return to USA-ball]
USA: ...Dammit. *sigh* What's next?... oh, wait, YOU're were going to get some for yourself, aren't you, Francis?
France: I've already got zhem.
[we see that he has separated the first-years (Rabbit Team) and put them into a group beside him]
USA: I guess that's 5 less aliens I need to worry about...
[we cut back to the Oarai Girls, who are worried about their own fate]
Everyone: What's going to happen to us?/ I don't want to be a slave!/ This is goodbye, isn't it?/ ETC.
[we see Miho standing there, unable to decide what to do next. Her friends are also particularly worried]
Hana: It feels like there's going to be a panic...
Mako: I would honestly think that everything is going to fall apart right here & now.
Yukari: Mako, don't be so pessimistic! (Mako: Why not?) I-im sure that someone will think of something, right Miporin?
Miho: *silent*
Yukari: ...Miporin?
Miho: ... I've got nothing.
Yukari: What?
Mako: -Hm?
Hana: Eh?
Anzu: (walks to them from the back, wearing a solemn expression) You too? ... *exhales* Well, it looks like we're finally done for...
[then, out of almost nowhere, someone yells in an Afrikaans accent]
Punic: I'll take them!
[Most of the noise the girls are making dies down.]
Italy: (from under Pepperoni's weight) Punicia?
UK: So, the son of Carthage finally speaks up. You're really going to take them all?
Punic: Well, I have a core population that is small, NOT in the middle of a population boom, no offense, Italy, and manageable enough that I can produce enough food to sustain around 34 of them. I did the math.
USA: I'm just going to go with it that it's why you wanted the information about how much food they ate in the last 22 hours...
Punic: And since 22 is clearly less than 34, I believe that I can sustain them in the long run.
USA: So... I guess we're done... Whew.
UK: So we're done here? (USA-ball nods in response.) well then, jolly good.
Egypt: عقد ذلك، ماذا عن تلك؟ {HOLD IT, what about those ones?} (gestures to the Selection U. students)
USA: Don't you have ears? We already decided that they would go to China.
Egypt: إلى الصين!؟ كنت أدرك أنه هو شينوفوبيس أبسوردلي. هل لديك أي فكرة عما سيفعل لهم!؟ {To CHINA!? You realize he is ABSURDLY XENOPHOBIC. Do you have ANY idea of what he'll do to them!?}
France: Just deal with et.
[Egypt-ball cannot do anything in response
[Meanwhile, the remaining students of Oarai are more than relieved that they are at least going to stay together in the foreseeable future. The student council president then proceeds to walk over to their new, supposed guardian of sorts]
Anzu: I expect you to treat us well and with respect, ... Sir? What would you like us to call you?
Punic: You may call me Punic, or anything else, as long as it suits me.
Anzu: ... Alright then, Punic, I suppose that we... should be going...
Punic: As ons goed genoeg kan bymekaar kom ... {If we can get along well enough...}
Anzu: What is it?
Punic: Nothing.
NOT LONG AFTERWARDS...
[we cut to UK-ball taking the girls of St. Gloriana to the private limo that USA-ball allowed him to borrow]
Assam: Finally, at least we can get some fresh air.
Ruruki: So, I have a question, sir. ...Why did you allow Turkey to enslave those 3?
UK: That, Madam, is simply because practical enslavement is just a part of life and is ALMOST ENTIRELY accepted by the International community... as long as it isn't OFFICIAL enslavement. Anyways, I do that all the time to my newfound subjects in South Africa.
Roseship: …You WHAT!?
UK: What do you mean "what"? Is it not accepted on your world?
Roseship: Of course it isn't! It's completely UNACCEPTABLE and INHUMAINE-
Darjeeling: *overlaps with "and INHUMANE"* Roseship, can you please quiet down?
Roseship: Urk- B-but Darjeeling-sama-
[UK-ball turns around to face her directly]
UK: Listen, brat. You are on MY world now, with OUR rules.
[to her, UK-ball starts to visually grow in size and all the rest of her surroundings fade into blackness]
UK: (continues from above) Since you insist on complaining about the South Africans, why don't you simply JOIN THEM!? I'm sure that Cape Colony will enforce the rules on you quite effectively, which will include NO running around like a headless chicken, and NO shouting WHATSOEVER! ... The sun will NEVER set on my empire, and YOU just need to shut your trap and DEAL WITH IT.
[Everything returns to normal. The reaction on Roseship's face sells that the is outright terrified, and she finds herself unable to say even the slightest noise afterwards]
Ruruki and Assam: *stunned and terrified silence* ... ... ... ... ...
Peoke: ... Isn't that a little... harsh, sir?
Darjeeling: Nonsense, Orange Peoke. The British Empire in our world did that in our timeline, as well as other European powers in Africa, particularly the Belgians. (short pause) I would find it in our best interests if we do what he asks and let history work itself out on its own-
[the blonde gentlewoman stops herself as the entire group notices that Germany-ball, Ottoman-ball, and their accomplices are stuck on the ground.
[When I say that, I mean that they are ALL crammed inside of Germany-ball's plane from earlier, which, although running at max. power, was moving quite slowly.
[And it was JUST barely off the ground. St. Gloriana and UK-ball look on in stunned silence, which lasts for around 9 seconds]
Germany: (squashed against the windshield by all the other girls inside) Wir need a bigger Airplane...
Ottoman: (also, squashed against the windshield) Kabul. {Agreed.} ... Beni yeni görevlilerimden birine bıraktığınıza inanamamış olsam da. {Although I cannot believe you made me ditch one of my new servants.}
Germany: Hey, Ich not all up for practical enslavement. Ich only up for governing those who cannot beings of governing themselves. Like das Kameroon's. *beat* Und das Namibier. *beat* Und das other subjects in mein Colonies. Anyways, das one wir left behind at the river just 3/4 Kilometers away did nein look that fit to be a servant, being skinnier zhan der others, and das glasses she wore.
Ottoman: Düşüneceğim ... {I will consider that...} ******
[the screen fades to black, before showing us a screen-card]
SEVERAL DAYS LATER...
August, 1905, Undisclosed location...
?...
[We cut to Maho's POV, which, like the start of this Episode/chapter, is black.
[However, we can hear soft, blurry voices in the background. she feels the dry air around her blowing against the back of her head...]
...
...
Maho: ... ngh... Nrgh...
...
[the voices in the background get louder, and slowly clearer. we hear the voice of Matoro among them, leaving us safe to assume that the voices are a group of Ko-Matoran.]
? 1: ... something's happening...
Matoro: ... sir, do you think that...
? 2: ... I'm afraid so. ... prepare to restrain her if need be...
? 3: Affirmative, Commander Ehrye-
[with a view of her face, Maho's eyes jolt open, her iris's giving off an Ice-blue hue.
[Immediately, on instinct, she is. surprisingly (even to herself), able to get up onto he knees in about 2 seconds. Before she can proceed any further, however, a gun is put right in front of her face- wait, what?]
? 1: Don't. Move.
[we cut to a view seeing that she is inside a small, wooden cabin, with about 5 Ko-Matoran surrounding Maho in a pentagon formation; the one facing her being the 'top' point, the "commander" named Erie standing at the 'bottom-left', and Matoro standing at the 'top-right'. They are holding WW1-era guns at her at point-blank range. Behind her, a 6th Matoran is a few feet away, aiming an outdated Maxim Machine gun at her as well, while simultaneously aiming between the 5 surrounding her so that the bullets won't hit them on accident. All of them are ready to fire at command.
[Maho, on the other hand, is almost entirely defenseless, having only her bare hands to defend herself.
[And she has NO idea of her situation; the last thing she remembers is blacking out after getting sucked into a spontaneous vortex in the planning tent.]
Maho: wh- What? Wh-what's going on!?
[she slowly looks up, seeing the Ko-Matoran standing right in front of her. He wears Kakama, the mask of speed.]
Maho: Wh-... Where am I?...
Ehrye (? 2): You are in custody, and we will shoot you if you don't do what we ask. [Erie wears the same mask as Matau, the mask of illusions]
Maho: (thinking) *that's… not a real answer*
Matoro: Woah, Take it easy, guys. She's just confused.
Kantai (? 1): We ARE taking it easy! ...sort of.
Talvi (? 3): Just focus on the task at hand, people!
Ehrye: Now, Stand up, SLOWLY.
[Maho proceeds to do just that, with her hands up. just then, Turaga Nuju walks onto the scene, from behind her. Using head motions, he tells Ehrye another command]
Ehrye: Now SLOWLY turn around about 180 degrees.
[she does just that, and is now=directly facing Nuju.]
Nuju: (speaking English)... Greetings, Nishizumi.
Maho: [She visibly jerks when he says that last word] Urk! H-how did you...
Nuju: I know that is your name because one of your... friends... told me. And, before you ask, they are just fine. Come with me. (faces Ehrye) Commander, there is no more need to point those weapons at her, she might get the wrong idea.
[Ehrye nods in response. Nuju leads Maho outside, onto an often field of grass. It was VERY cold outside, causing Maho to shiver, and cross her arms for warmth. As they walk, Nuju gives her a brief explanation]
Nuju: First, to get this out of the way, you are not on the Earth you once knew. You are in a parallel timeline different from your own. Right now you are in Ko-Koro, the village of Ice, in the middle of the Russian Empire.
Maho: So... (decides what she was going to ask wasn't worth asking) I'm not going to ask. ...But what about you? What about those... soldiers in there? Y-your Kind?
Nuju: WE are the Matoran, a race unlike any other. What you see of me isn't my skin, to say, but what you call a "skeleton", that keeps me from being just a pile of organs on the ground. As for our race as a whole, we didn't come from this timeline either. In OUR, ehm, universe, if you would call it that, we came from a robotic island paradise, called Metru Nui, where the Great Spirit watched over us in peace.
Alongside us Matoran were the Makuta, but they were greedy, corrupt, and usually wouldn't cooperate between races. And sometimes they tried to take over our home.
[they stop walking]
Nuju: Now, sit.
[they both sit down, Maho with her legs crossed]
Nuju: Now, our calendar systems are practically identical.
With that said, it was about 30 years ago that one Makuta, one who went by the name of Teridax, actually SUCCEEDED in taking over. Shortly before he did, though, we learned of the multiverse, and thanks to our high level of intellect and vast resources, we found a way to travel between them.
At the time this happened, I was a kind of Matoran that could control one of the six elements, called a Toa. A Toa of Ice, to be specific. Vakama, The Toa of Fire in my group of six, took advantage of the multi-universal travel, and when Makuta Teridax took over, we used it to carry our people to safety, here on this world. A consequence of traveling between universes, however, was that nearly all the Matoran lost their memories of their time in Metru Nui, so if you ask them about this, which I advise that you DON'T, they'll have no idea what you mean.
Anyways, when we got as many of them as we could, we sacrificed our elemental powers to sever the link between worlds, and we took on our current forms. For about 20 years we managed to co-exist with the natural inhabitants of this world, the country-balls. But a year ago, Makuta found us. Since then, he has corrupted the animals of this world with infected Kanohi *****, and has wrecked havoc on our lives and those of the Country-balls.
Not to mention that Matau, our Turaga of Air, couldn't stay away from his love of engineering, which brought him to construct a giant machine in an area WE know as the State of Oklahoma, which is inside the United States of America's clay ***, that could send small, bullet-shaped probes that could travel from this timeline to several others. It's too bad destiny decided to have it be abandoned when America took over the area about 16 months ago... and discovered by one of his States during his Civil War just 4 & a half months later. ...As well as the fact that those probes were over 50 years old when he brought them with him into this universe, making them prone to malfunction, due to old age-
Maho: Hold on. Was the... object Anzu was holding... one of these "Probes" that you're talking about?
Nuju: ... Why indeed, it was.
[She realizes that Nuju has told her WHY she was in her current situation, although it takes a moment for what the Turaga of Ice implied to sink in]
Maho: ... ... Then... what do I have to do with all of this?
Nuju: That is a good question. Do you remember getting hit with what looked to be electricity?
[briefly cut back to the Prologue, when she was hit by "electricity" from the probe, before cutting back to present]
Maho: ... Hai. It was... exhilarating,... yet painful. Exhilarating because it felt like all the information in the world was running through me,... mostly concentrated in my chest, ... ... and it was painful because ...it was... stabbing cold.
Nuju: Well, then... how do I put this to you? ... *sigh* Take a look at your hand. A close look for that matter.
[She takes a close look at her left hand, and sees that there's a faint, white, glowing outline of her against the grass she was sitting on.
[But more importantly, she noticed that it was covered in a thin layer of pure Ice.]
Maho: What the-!?
[Maho proceeds to inspect herself, starting with her right hand. What she saw was identical to the left hand. She then looked at her legs crossed on the ground. Sure enough, although the layer of Ice wasn't there, the white outline, the aura her hands were giving off, was.]
Maho: Eh, uhm, I- ... ...
[her facial expression sells the surprise, fear, and outright confusion that was running through her head]
Maho... ... What happened to me? ... ...
[Maho found herself unable to respond in any way]
...
[Music cue: ED]
Nuju: *chuckles* What hit you was pure, UNREFINED Ice power, Nishizumi. Although it kills all other living organisms, somehow you've managed to absorb it and distribute it throughout your body. You do not need to worry TOO much about the ramifications.
Maho: (Although her face does not sell it, having returned to her usual stern look, her mind is in a state of panic) ... Please tell me... H-how do I control this!?
Nuju: Relax. You need to be calm to understand this. Now, I will tell you all you have know...
Roll End credits
Lyrics to "All Falls Down":
.
[Verse 1: Noah Cyrus] *overlaps with the final lines of dialogue*
What's the trick? I wish I knew
I'm so done with thinking through
all the things I could've been
And I know you wonder too
You're the drug that I'm addicted to, and I want you so bad
Guess I'm stuck with you,
and that's that
...
[Chorus: Noah Cyrus]*cut due to time constraints* *skip to verse 2*
...
[Verse 2: Juliander & Noah Cyrus]
Why we fight?
I don't know
We say what hurts the most
Oh, I tried staying cold,
but you take it personal
All these firing shots and making ground
It's way too hard to cope,
but I still
can't let you go
...
{the credits start rolling from here on out}
...
[Chorus: Noah Cyrus & Juliander] *cut due to time constraints* *skip to Bridge*
...
[Bridge]
I'll be fine-ine-fine,
fine-ine-ine
I'll be fine-ine-fine,
fine-ine-ine
I'll be fine-ine-fine,
fine-ine-ine
I'll be fine-ine-fine, fine
...
[Chorus: Noah Cyrus & Juliander, (Noah Cyrus, Juliander)]
'Cause when it all falls down, then whatever (Then whatever, babe)
When it don't work out for the better (For the better)
If we just ain't right, and it's time to say goodbye
When it all falls down (When it all, when it all)
When it all falls down (When it all falls down)
I'll be fine (Fine, fine, fine),
...
I'll be fine (I'll be fine)
...
You're the drug that I'm addicted to and I want you so bad
But I'll be fine (I'll be fine),
and that's that
**POST-CREDITS SCENE**
[We cut to a Rural village in close proximity to Ko-Koro, at nighttime. There, we see what looks like a shooting star.
[Except that star is getting brighter and larger
[The star crashes into the ground in the distance, with a LOUD *KA-BLAM*, sending a small mushroom cloud into the sky, before the screen cuts to black]
NOTES:
*= UK-ball is referring to USA-ball's 'colony' of Liberia-ball, and his OFFICIAL colonial holdings of Alaska-ball, Hawaii-ball, Midway island, Philippine-ball, ETC. Compare THAT to ruling 1/5 of the Earth's entire land surface. (Britain controlled 1/4 in OTL, but this is ALTERNATE History, so cut me some slack.)
**= when there are no spaces between words, then a character is speaking abnormally fast. This is usually done for comedic effect.
***= "clay" is the Poland-ball term for a nation's territory/landmass
****= m8 is UK-ball's way of saying the word 'me'.
*****= Kanohi are the masks that the Matoran wear, but specific animals of this world can wear them too
******= In case you don't get what Germany-ball & Ottoman-ball are saying; Their Airplane was too small to fit themselves, Hippo Team (bar Erwin), and the BFP students all at once, so they ditched Oryu at a nearby river before leaving. Don't worry, though, she will return as a vital role in the future...
*******= In case you don't find it funny, this is a mythology gag, considering what happens to Matoro in the G1 continuity...
********= Tahu says "forever in the history of ever" a few times in SuddenlyOranges's "Reviving Bionicle" comedy series on YouTube. Man, they ALWAYS make me laugh...
NuclearAlchmist: Well, we've just found out that the Matoran are from another Universe, like our girls, and have been here for 30 years (900 Countryball years) living in relative peace untill recently.
And in case you Don't get the post-credits scene, it was one of the 6 Toa Mata coming to Earth.
I will leave you to guess which one it is. Tell me your answers as reviews, and I will answer.
Edward Elric (from "Nights to Remember"): Hey, when do I get to appear? It's been 2 episodes already and-
NuclearAlchmist: Edward, wrong story.
Edward: I know that, director. But can I at least get to appear on-screen for- ?
NuclearAlchmist: (blatantly, flatly) No.
Edward: C'mon, please? I can make a deal with you-
NuclearAlchmist: Okay, you're embarrassing me on camera, can we talk about this later?
NEXT TIME:
AS MAHO BEGINS LEARNING TO USE HER ICE POWERS, WHEN A ROBOTIC WARRIOR FALLS FROM THE SKY (...literally...) WITH NO MEMORIES OF HIMSELF OR HIS PURPOSE. AS SHE JOURNEYS WITH HIM TO FIND THE KANOHI MASKS OF POWER, WHAT WILL SHE DISCOVER ON THEIR JOURNEYS?
FIND OUT IN EPISODE 2: COMING OF THE TOA.
