BIONIC Rim

Chapter 7

"It has begun," Roodaka shouted through the Coliseum. "Between Onu-Metru and Ko-Metru, there has been a Kanohi Dragon sighted."

"Size estimate?" Lhikan asked the Archives.

Tehutti paused for a long time, before stuttering, "C-C-Category 4, Toa."

"Alright then, all hands on deck!" Lhikan ordered.

Three Jaegers went for the great beast. The first was Tepid Tornado, with Nidhiki and Vira jumping at the first opportunity to fight in ages. Second was the impressive Saber Spinner, a Xian model capable of splitting its two arms into four and twirling daggers in a propeller motion. The last one deployed was Torrent Tank, a box-shaped Jaeger piloted by two Dark Hunters known as "Guardian" and "Seeker".

The Jaegers were placed on hydraulic lifts and launched out the Coliseum to coordinates given. When they got to Ko-Metru, the Kaiju had already made landfall. Tepid Tornado took the front with a blast of air. The dragon shook it off, and lunged forth. Nidhiki's martial arts training proved rather beneficial at this moment. He deployed the built-in Sword Function and slashed at the Kaiju.

The Kanohi Dragon backed down, clearly not expecting such a fight. Blasts from the twin cannons of Torrent Tank diverted its attention toward the Dark Hunter Jaeger. Though the blasts from Guardian and Seeker clearly weakened the Kaiju, the Kanohi Dragon sent the boxy robot tumbling. It landed on top of a chute and a power generator. There was a brief spark, and everywhere from Ta-Metru to Ko-Metru suddenly went black.


"What the Karzahni happened?" Lhikan shouted furiously.

"That dragon's breath destroyed our power grid," Roodaka confirmed.

"Screw that," Lhikan flew into a fury. "I'll do whatever it takes to knock out that Kaiju!"

He smashed buttons furiously and even ripped a cable just to reattach it, but nothing worked. Not even Lhikan's Elemental Energy was sufficient to get the power back on.

"It's worse than that," the Makuta called from the generator room. "That dragon's breath knocked out the entire grid. The Western half is completely blacked out."

Lhikan still jiggled his controller, hoping it would do something. "I won't rest until that Kaiju is turned into a puddle on the streets of Metru Nui!"

He turned around and noticed Hahli standing behind him, staring nonchalantly.

"Um, Toa Lhikan," Hahli began. "It occurred to me that Searing Tsunami runs on lower frequency and a different grid than the other Jaegers, since it was a prototype model. Perhaps we could try it out."

Lhikan uttered a hearty chuckle. "Foolish Matoran. A Category 2 and I might consider. But this Kaiju is easily one of the twelve largest in history. No way could a Matoran pilot hope to take it on."

"Maybe not…" shouted a familiar voice from across the room, "but there's two who want to." Jaller bounced to Halhi's side.

Lhikan glowered at them both. He hesitated for what seemed like ages, before finally saying, "fair enough. Man your battle stations!"

The two Matoran did not even need to be strapped in. They did so themselves.

"Now you know what to expect right?" Hahli cautioned.

"Yes," Jaller responded with a hint of nervousness. "I am willing enough to give this a try."

Searing Tsunami kick-started using its internal drive and launched itself to the Kaiju.


Nuparu stood inside a well-armed bunker. Mavrah had sent all his Matoran into a special location beneath his shop to wait out the attack. Inside the bunker, the Matoran formed a circle around Nuparu and linked arms to keep him from breaking it.

Very odd, Nuparu thought to himself.

Then he heard the distinct rumble of Kanohi Dragon footsteps and the beating of large, leathery wings. Suddenly, the entire facility shook. The bunker rocked from side to side three more times. Then at last, the hull gave way, revealing the scaly snout of the dragon.

Nuparu finally realized what Mavrah was doing to him. "It was a front," Nuparu shouted. "He's not protecting us, he's feeding us! And I am the unwitting bait. My brain waves were its Mahi whistle. But if I must be eaten, it shall be so."

The Onu-Matoran dealers were running in panic, but Nuparu motioned to the snout. He reached out to touch it, but the Kanohi Dragon was suddenly knocked away by a repulsion blast. Nuparu looked up and saw a wonderful site. The twelve bio dichromatic Jaeger stood triumphantly above the Ko-Metru skyline.