Chapter Three
Water Toa A/N: Hi everyone. I see I have more reviews now. Thank you everyone for them. But before I go on I have a promise to keep (not that I promised on here but I did to myself). Thank you: zog the angry chipmunk, Hunter Alexander Crane, Sailor Shinzo, and Dr. Edward Richtofen for your reviews. They really made my day. : ) Although I am now scared a bit by the Dr, I will be posting this as quickly as I can.
Bahamut PURE, thank you for reviewing again and for the advice. I did not know that and I will like to make a note. Here is how she is a version of me: Gabrielle is my name, I would like to learn how to fight with a bow staff (that's what happens when you like TMNT ;) ), and the fact I'm called a loner. That's it. While I'd probably not freak out in this situation ether, but I'd stay as far away from everyone as possible for a long time. She will do things I'd never do without going crazy ;) so you guys know.
And I'm not planning on doing the POV changes often so don't worry. But if I think the chapter is to short I might have more then one POV in that chapter.
And, like I said, I just did that because-for once-I wanted to do a detailed review and to help myself later. And my sister might make a picture of her to, so she'd ether have to talk to me or read this to get the idea of what my OC looks like. In that case it's easier for her to just read it. And I might take it out and put it into the profile if I ever sit down a make one. And thank you; I'm sure I'm going to need it.
Dovahkiin of Skyrim: Thanks for pointing that out and THANK YOU for the positive note.
And to Pff ( :? ). I heard a saying once. It's 'the truth hurts.' And another one is 'if you have nothing good to say, don't say it at all'. Now, while I respect your opinion, I personally wish you didn't say anything. This is a new story and I have next to nix in experience to writing stories. So telling me my story is lousy? It hurts. And my OC is not stupid. And before anyone says anything, yes I am offended and the story will not, I repeat, WILL NOT just follow the storyline to the letter. My OC will cause some changes and I will to. But, if I wanted to make this story follow the movie word for word, that's MY business, not yours. You don't have to read this. And I'm not sure how to feel about the last sentence. Though now I understand why writers on here sometimes delete their beginning stories or do a complete overhaul.
And last but not lest, I'd like to ask for PURE to be my beta reader. But be warned; it might be a while before I send you the next chapter. And I now do not take flamers, and have one thing to ask everyone. If you're going to review to me, please at lest have something positive in it. Even if it's just a four word sentence like 'I like the plot' I'll take it. Now, on to the story!
No one's p.o.v
Slowly Gabrielle woke back up. Lying on her gut she felt a throbbing pain in her back and body. Moaning and twisting her face, she decided to try to stand up. That wouldn't be a good idea if something was broken but an old friend once told her that if she'd ever got a broken bone, she'd know it. And while she was in a lot of pain, nothing felt broken or out of place. Slowly, moaning, she forced herself into a sitting position, and then shakily stood up. "Oooowwwww. Oh my back." She moaned as she placed her hands on her back. She winced when she felt where the pain was strongest and then quickly moved her hands back to the front. "Oh, yep. That's gonna leave a mark." Gabrielle squeaked. "How'd I-oh. Gravity hurts." (- who knows where that song came from? ;) )
She glanced around and when she could see clearly she found she was now in the big hole from before. The rock behind her must have stopped her fall and now her back hurt really badly along with the dull pain from the rest of her body. She felt as though someone fell on her, then tap danced on her body, and ended the show with her back. It'll be a while before the pain subsided. The best she could do was to try to ignore it.
~Well, this is definitely not a dream. Not even that time I dreamed I was shot had the brain pain last this long. Which can only mean one thing, ~ she thought. "I'm not in Ohio anymore." She muttered calmly. The realization didn't make her react like she expected. Unlike TV people or ect, she didn't feel the need to talk herself into believing that this wasn't real and its all an illusion crated by her own mind or anything. She just felt confused mainly and curious and cautious. Because whenever something like this happened in movies; something important was soon to happen. ~Now the question is; if I'm right, what will happen? And why am I here? ~ Gabrielle pondered as the pain started ebbing away while her thoughts were else where.
~Well, like in the books, the person or people never learn that until later. What I need to do is find a way out of this hole. Maybe that robot dude from before can- wait a minute~ Gabrielle blinked then slowly turned around. The golden robot was watching her like he was trying to see if she was a threat. The bug started clicking at her when she looked and she uneasily chuckled and waved. "Heh…hi."
The golden guy watched the human with it, (his?) eyes. "Who are you?" ~Yep, defiantly a dude.~ Gabrielle thought at his voice. A part of her mind randomly wondered what he'd look like as a human. ~Defiantly a tall black man. His voice is too deep for a white guy.~ Realizing she should speak, Gabrielle gathered her courage and cleared her throat. "My name is Gabrielle. You can call me Roxie, everyone else does." She then raised an eye brow. "Who are you? And at the cost of sounding rude, what are you?"
"I am Mata Nui. As for what I am, that is left to be determined." Mata Nui replied as he lowered the tail in his hand. "And what, pray tell are you?" Gabrielle smirked. She knew that was coming. She placed a hand on her chest. "I am a human girl. Nice to meet you, Mata Nui." She glanced down to the tail and held up her hands in the surrender pose. "Don't worry, I'm no threat. I doubt I can use the bow on my back without seriously hurting myself so you don't have to worry about me fighting you. After what you did with that scorpion thing," ~Awkward looking as it were~ she added to herself. "I'd rather run then fight you."
He must have believed her because he relaxed. "I believe you." Gabrielle breathed out in relief, really glad he didn't want to battle her to the ground, when suddenly they both heard something coming. "Huh? Look," Gabrielle said as she pointed to the opening of the hole. Coming down it was someone driving a strange vehicle. ~Oh no, the driver is not a human.~ Gabrielle thought then without a word pulled her hood over her head and backed up. Mata Nui ran forward and stood ready as the driver stopped and held out it own dagger. "State your business." He ordered Mata Nui.
Mata Nui eyed the dagger for a second. "Just a traveler looking for the nearest city." He answered. The driver raised his eye brow and then laughed leaning back. "Well, then, you'd better start digging. Here on Bara Magna you're bound to find the ruins of one or another." Mata Nui didn't say anything and the guy added, "That's a joke." ~Not a funny one. ~ Gabrielle thought as she shifted her weight, still hidden under the cloak. "Let me guess. Not a big laugher?" the guy asked after another pause.
Then yet again another pause.
"Right. Well, to answer your question, the nearest village is Vulcanus." The driver continued. "I have some business there, if you want a ride. That is, unless you'd rather wind up captured by a pack of bone hunters, or worse, Skrall."
"What are bone hunters and Skrall?" Mata Nui asked. "No one you ever want to meet." The other guy answered standing up. Then he apparently noticed something because he pointed at Mata Nui's shoulder. "Hey you got a-" Mata Nui snapped up his make shift weapon and the dude backed up. "Relax! You have a filthy Scarabax on your back! I was just trying to knock the disgusting thing off."
~Hmm, apparently bugs aren't much loved here ether. ~ Gabrielle thought, rubbing her back and smirking as Mata Nui continued speaking to the guy. She was starting to get impatient and for some reason wanted to go with Mata Nui. But at the same time she wondered if it be better if she stayed back. Both were probably bad ideas and good ones. The realistic part of her, conveniently sounding like Chocolate from Yumaro Patisserie, reminded her that she can't just go with someone she didn't know. But the other part of her, sounding like Vanilla, pointed out she didn't have much choice. "If you want to find out where in the heck you are, you have to go to where the action is. Maybe at this Vulcanus place you'll find the answer." Vanilla said matter of factly. Gabrielle sighed and with her arms crossed looked over to the men.
~I guess it's obvious. ~ Gabrielle thought then as Mata Nui climbed on Metus's ride, she took a step forward. "Uh, may I come too? I really don't want to stay in a hole." She asked, looking from Mata Nui to Metus. Mata Nui seemed to be ok with it, but Gabrielle didn't like the look in the other guys' eyes. "And who are you?" he asked, kind of rude sounding. "And what's with the cloak?"
Gabrielle had nothing for the cloak so she answered the first question. "My name is," she paused slightly, hiding it with swallowing. For some reason she didn't want him knowing her first name. And she had also noticed that 'Gabrielle' might stick out like a sore thumb here, even if she only heard two names. "Roxie." She finished.
Metus looked at her curiously and rubbed his chin. "Roxie. That's a new one." He said. "Yeah well," Gabrielle said kind off uncomfortable and scratched her head looking down. The action was so natural and she did it without thought. But after she glanced back up she froze. Her arm was out, in clear view. And Metus might not see the skin, but she defiantly wasn't sporting an arm like his. One thing came to mind.
"Oops."
Metus gaped at her arm even when she pulled it back under the cloak. "What kind of Rahi are you?" He almost snarled. Gabrielle frowned and figured since the jig was up she took her hood off. "I don't know what a Rahi is, buddy, but I'm not a 'what'," she said annoyed and pointed to herself with her thumb. "I'm a 'she'. A human she to be exact."
Before Metus could say anything more, Mata Nui stepped in. "I don't believe she'll cause any problems, Metus. And she did help me." Both Gabrielle and Metus looked at him surprised, though for Gabrielle it was from the fact he was trying to help. There was a moment of silence then Metus sighed and nodded. "Hop on."
