Lego owns Bionicle, along with the names Ketongu and Jala, and Hasbro owns transformers. Everything else in this story is mine.

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Chapter 27: Who are you?

As an alarm had suddenly begun to blare like no ones business, several armed Toa and Autobots had begun running outside, ready to take on whatever threat surely awaited them outside. But as they all then reached the fronts doors, running outside and making a large line in front of the entrance, they immediately saw something they had never expected. A sight that somewhat amazed them as they each stared closer at the red, blue and black plane that hovered in the air.

Or at least that was what they thought it was before the plane had then started to transform in the air, staying in the air as it quickly changed into a white faced Toa who simply stared ahead with a look of peace. Each of the Toa and Autobots quietly considered lowering their weapons then, seeing as this Bioformer had seemed to pose no threat. He had two arm-blades that would normally be used by a Toa of lightning, but he didn't use them. He didn't charge or glare or show any signs of intent to attack.

Seeing the curiosity in each of their eyes, Paradox thought about explaining himself here and now, even going as far as to slowly land on his feet. But no., he thought. If one of the Turaga had found him out here, they'd probably assume that he was trying to blind them with a false testimony and order them to open fire. Not that it would harm him or anything, but getting into a violent conflict with these guys was something he knew he'd regret regardless of whether or not they attacked him.

Just a few seconds later, he saw a Turaga of Fire step angrily outside, Pow, Maze and Edward each behind him, seemingly urging him not to take any step closer. A quick identification scan told Paradox that this was Turaga Jala. But despite everything Paradox knew he had done, he remained calm, still unwilling to start a conflict. No matter what any of these four said, he did NOT want to get into a fight. More than most anything right now, Paradox wanted to make things right with this Turaga.

As they had started to get closer, Edward raised his thornaxx pistol, aiming it at Paradox's face with a sly grin.

Jala looked up at Edward then, asking: "Just what are you doing"?

Edward gave Jala an innocent look, replying: "Just taking precautions sir, case he decides to attack you".

"Hm"., Jala replied as he then stopped dead in his tracks, looking cautiously back over to Paradox's standing form. "Whoever you are, know that my friends here are ready to kill you should you make any movements that indicate any mood of attack"., Jala warned him.

"There will be no need for that Turaga Jala".,Paradox kindly responded. "I am not here to harm you". "And my name is Paradox Prime". "Leader of the Toabots".,then lending a right hand in greetings.

Most of the other Toa and Autobots instantly became amazed upon seeing Paradox actually reach out his hand in a greeting towards the Turaga who had wanted him taken down. Yeah, they had heard of these Bioformers, but it was passed around like it had been a ghost story, therefore, most of them didn't know if the rumors were true until now. But was this guy serious?, some of them wondered. Was this Paradox actually lending out a kind hand to this guy despite the fact that there were probably a hundred or so weapons pointed at him? If so, then it must've meant that this guy really meant no harm. Even Pow and Maze had started to wonder as they both remembered how much more powerful these things were than both Toa and Autobots alike.

"I've heard THIS before"., Edward whispered to Jala who still hadn't seemed to ease that glare of his.

No way this guy could've been trusted., Jala thought. CLEARLY, he was itching to use those blades to murder him right here and now. He was just trying to gain enough seconds worth of trust to catch everyone off guard! Edward had already told him that these things couldn't be harmed by any of the weapons they were holding now. Nor would a single elemental power do as much as pinch them. Keeping this in mind, he was keeping any trust for these things off limits.

Paradox saw the refusal in the Turagas face to shake his hand and simply lowered it, then looking to Edward, Pow and Maze.

"You three"., Paradox said. "One of my soldiers, Armor, told me he had saved you and the others just yesterday from a Makutacon attack". "Surely you know that we are only here to save you".

Both Pow and Maze made a nod then, deciding to put away their weapons and simply watch Paradox as he stood as still as a statue, paying seemingly no mind at all towards the suns scorching heat against his left side. Instead, Paradox just looked back at Jala with a never changing look of honesty. But neither Edward or Jala want to believe that this Toabot was true to his words. For all THEY knew, Paradox could've easily attacked them at any passing second.

Instead, Jala took an angry step forward and replied: "And as I have long known since the Toa returned, one of them was threatened by one of YOUR so called Toabots". "Ketongu, I think it was"?

Paradox kept his look of true honesty as he replied: "Indeed it was, but only because he had been assigned to guard your son". Then looking to Edward, said: "And because that Toa of Earth was threatening your son with a firearm".

Still unwilling to believe whatever this Toabot would try to tell him, Jala exclaimed: "Liar"!, making a few of the Toa and the Autobots jump in both surprise and a sense of disgust. "Green tried to say the same thing, yet Edward told me he didn't"! "How many people are going to tell me this lie today before I convince them I won't believe it"?!

Angela stood nearby, hiding behind the corner of the building that stretched not too far away from Paradox's and Jala's conversation. Course this wasn't necessary if all she wanted to do was listen. As of right now, everyone including the other allies had mics on them and were able to hear the entire conversation from wherever THEY were. And to say the least, this said argument was making Angela angry just listening to it.

Did it really not pop into ANYONES heads that Paradox was armed and not even using them?! These guys were practically accusing of him of a lie, and it should've been obvious to EVERYONE by now! Seriously, why wasn't anyone trying to defend him?! Did they not know the simple definition of mercy?! And what about Edward?! How didn't anybody else see past HIS lies when there was more evidence against him than there was FOR him.

"I swear if I get the chance, I'm gonna hit this guy a lot harder in the jaw than Green did"., Angela said to herself.

A scoff came from the other side.

"Get in line"., Racks voice agreed.

"I promise you it did Turaga Jala"., Paradox kindly responded. "As much as I can promise you that I am not at all here to harm you".

Jala gave him an increasingly aggressive look of question, then asking him: "What ELSE would you be here for"?

"UGH"!, Angela whispered from her mic.

Though she knew it was wrong to think this way, she REALLY wanted to rip that glare off of Jalas face, along with the sly grin that was growing of Edwards mask!

Paradox saw this grin on Edwards mask too, but kept a calm face anyways. For as odd as it may have seemed to everyone else, Paradox didn't really feel any anger towards Edward for any of this. Instead Paradox just had pity upon him. How blind and arrogant this Toa of Earth was, it made him feel a great amount of sorrow for said Earth Toa. If only this Toa could see all the wrong he was doing in lying to the Turaga because he really thought the Bioformers were dangerous.

Instead of offering an insult like Edward was hoping for, Paradox just looked back to Jala and replied: "Only to talk to you with as much peace as we can surely manage". "I do not want to fight you and I WILL not fight you either". "I've seen too much violence erupt from this already and it pains me to someone as angry as you for reasons like this". "So I beg of you, have a peaceful mind and make the right choice".

Edward was half impressed, and extremely frustrated. Just what did it take to make this guy go off?! Angela just smiled from where she was hiding as took a short glance back and saw the irritated look on Edwards mask. Though seeing Edward get the crap beaten out of him would've been satisfying enough to the Ga-matoran, this was better. To see Paradox using peace to break down Edwards plan for self glory, well that was epic.

"Surely this machine is lying to you turaga Jala"., Edward told him in a false pleading voice. "Knowing all the anger these things surely feel towards us, he is definitely here to assassinate you"!

Now everyone on the other side of Paradox's mic was worried. No, not worried, but HORRIFIED. Edward had just practically called Paradox by a speciest term, one that would've even made Armor angry! If Paradox were actually to go off due to this term being used against them, bye bye any hope of peace. But while all of the others were still on the road, Angela was the only one who could actually see this as it happened. To say the least, she was surprised when she didn't see any signs of anger on Paradox. And what he did surprised her even more.

Toa, Autobot and Turaga all stared in awe as Paradox then removed his wings and his arm-blades, throwing them to his left side as he then got down on his knees, raising both of his arms in surrender and looking honestly into Turaga Jala's eyes. Was he actually freaking serious?!, Angela thought in horror. Was Paradox actually SURRENDERING, like he was turning himself in just to let them know he wasn't a threat. Angela felt a tear roll out from her right eye as she thought of how much compassion it must have token to do something like this. However much compassion it was, Paradox more than definitely had it deeper in his Liark than she thought.

"Believe what you will Turaga, but I tell you again, I am not here to destroy you"., Paradox told him. "The Makutacons ARE". "I come here only to offer you help". "Please do not turn away from it, for the Makutacons are a powerful threat". "One of which not even I can take alone".

Jala and Edward both glared down at him, but Paradox looked to the other two Toa who stood right beside Edward. Pow stared down at Paradox in what could only be described as amazed. And Maze looked at him as if knowing for sure that he was telling the honest truth. But at the same time, both didn't understand how Paradox could be this peaceful with an angry Turaga. But here was the proof right in front of them. After everything the Turaga Council had done all those years ago, this toabot LEADER was begging a member to accept a more than generous offer of help. Heck, even the other Toa and Autobots were silent in total amazement.

"Regardless, Edward is right"., Jala told him. "With all of the hate the rest of your race surely holds against us, how could we EVER trust you to defend us"?

"Because I know what you think of me, yet I come to you now not on feet in violence, but on my knees in surrender"., Paradox told him.

"I don't believe this"!, Edward exclaimed in his current angry state. "This is appalling"! "You're not here to surrender and you know it"! "JUST ADMIT IT"!

Paradox didn't take his eyes off of Jala's as he then pleaded: "PLEASE"! "For your own precious sake, please don't do this". "The Makutacons are ruthless, but I can protect you". "I am WILLING to protect you"! "To protect ALL of you"! "Please, as hard as I know it is to believe this, I do not want you to suffer their wrath".

Immediately, Jala noticed a tear emerge from Paradox's right eye, and his glare had actually started to disappear, like he was finally starting to consider what Paradox was telling him. And indeed Jala was. What if this Toabot WAS telling the truth. He was showing several signs that their safety was more than important to him. Could it really be that this Bioformer actually CARED for all of Bionicle and Transformerkind? Was it really possible that he had been wrong all along, and that he was a fool to a sick game that was played by Edward?

NO!, He thought. There is no possible way! Not after what our ancestors did! No way they'd want to forgive us! And surely a Toa wouldn't lie to him in this sort of way! His glare suddenly reappeared and gazed angrily into Paradox pleading eyes, unwilling to be fooled by this liar. Still, this Toabots acting amused him a bit. Perhaps he would be a LITTLE merciful, put him into the same cage as Green and Ketongu.

But just as Jala was about to give the order, he heard another voice in the distance yell: "STOP"!

Jala looked quickly past Paradox's shoulder and at the source of this voice, his angry expression instantly changing into an expression of horror. Now he was in some REAL huge amount of trouble. For the now angrily approaching figure was Turaga Lesovikk, the LEAD Turaga. Even Edward looked like he was about to crap himself as he saw the Le-Turaga approaching with all the other nineteen behind him, none of them looking happy. HECK, even Jala's wife looked ticked.

Angela smiled widely from where she was as she saw this. Lets see., she thought. Twenty angry politics, one of them being the lead Turaga, another being Greens mother (Turaga Martha) and six others being the original Toa Nuva. This ought a be really good. No, not good. More like hilarious.

"Just WHAT are you people doing"!?, Martha exclaimed.

"Lower your weapons now"!, Tahu yelled.

DANG, even Tahu sounded ticked!

Everyone, not even Edward took a seconds hesitation to put away their weapons into their respected holding places, none going inside. Instead, all of them had decided that this would all be a bit more interesting to watch than anything else on TV right now. Pow and Maze both grinned and nearly laughed at Edwards face as he just realized that whatever plans he had to getting on top now were blown completely out of the water.

"Lead Turaga Lesovikk, I can explain-"., Jala started.

"And YOU, did I not tell you to keep calm around these Toabots"?!, Lesovikk angrily interrupted. "You'll be lucky if you ever get to make a decision in this council ever AGAIN"! "Please do us all a favor and leave our sight before I decide to demote you"!

Jala wasted no time in quickly turning around and heading back into the Council building as Turaga Martha immediately followed after him, scolding him as he remained defeatingly silent with a blush forming over his face and a laugh erupting from the other Toa and Autobots as they headed inside as well.

Edward immediately noticed an Ice Turaga (Kopaka) as he approached him and said: "And you, Edward is it"?

Edward nervously nodded.

"Might I say you are the most childish Toa leader I have ever seen"!?, Kopaka exclaimed, making Edward jump. "After a stunt like today, I think we should all agree that from this day on, all command of the Toa Voya goes back to Toa Billy".

Edward widened his eyes then, starting to panic as he then lied: "Turaga Kopaka, there's really no need to be this cold with me, I was only doing what I thought was right"!

"Well you see, I don't really give a flying crap"., Kopaka responded.

Angela actually laughed as she heard that being said. Yeah, Kopaka was known to be seemingly lightless, but most people would still agree that he was still awesome in his own way. And even if he didn't have the set of Toa skills that he used to, he still knew how to be a dirtbag for the right reasons and look like a major bad butt while doing it. She swore she even heard a couple of the other Toabots laughing on the other side of the mic after that was said.

Kopaka glared intensely up at Edward as he then said: "It's like I used to say on the island of Mata Nui Edward: Justice can be served very... COLD"., then looking away and walking in with all of the other turaga except Lesovikk who had decided to remain outside.

Once he was sure everyone (Including the Toa Voya) was inside, Lesovikk walked around Paradox as he remained on his knees, then stopping in front of him to get a better look at him. It was already pretty clear to Lesovikk that this was indeed a Bioformer, and in a way it fascinated him. How truly incredible it must have been for anyone else who had met these sentient beings. He for one would've very much liked to have seen this one as a Toa, not because of the simple fact that he was a Bioformer, but also because of the fact that this Toabot had proven himself to be one of a compassionate and courageous spirit. It didn't take too long for him to figure out that this Toabot had actually been peaceful enough towards those who wanted him dead to actually surrender himself, and it impressed him greatly.

Looking now into Paradox's hopeful eyes, Lesovikk asked: "Seeing as I already know what you are, might I ask WHO are you"?

Paradox greeted him with a kind smile, then lowering his right hand in greetings and saying: "I am Paradox Prime, I lead the Toabots". "I take it you are the Lead Turaga Lesovikk"?

Lesovikk gave him a smile in return, shaking his right hand with his left as he responded: "That I am". "You think you could stand up though"? "I don't like the idea of seeing one of you like this, it makes me feel worse for what happened all of those years ago".

Paradox stood then, looking down at Turaga Lesovikk as he then walked to his left side, picking up Paradox's arm blade with seemingly much ease as he asked: "Might I also ask, what it is you came here for, other than helping us make amends"?

"Indeed I shall Lead-Turaga"., Paradox responded.

Angela slightly walked out then, keeping a close eye on Lesovikk and Paradox as they talked a still audible conversation. Or at least it was a LITTLE audible as everyone on the other side started making shouts and laughs in victory. But as Angela heard them as well as Paradox and Lesovikk, she couldn't help but smile herself. If there was one thing that most people knew about Turaga Lesovikk, is was that he had a kind and moral light. And even better, he had come at just the right time to keep any more unneeded chaos from happening. Indeed this was an answered prayer if nothing else.

Angela quickly made a prayer of thanks to The Lord before then happily paying her attention back to Paradox and Lesovikk.

I had originally come here to surrender myself to Jala in exchange for an amount of things"., Paradox explained as he put his arm-blades back on. "The first thing being peace between our three forces and races". "The second being for a relic I fear the Makutacons are coming for, and lastly if worse came to worse, to exchange myself for Green and Ketongu, whom Jala imprisoned".

Lesovikk instantly stopped his attempts to pick up Paradox's detached wings and turned back to Paradox with a smile.

"Though this offer from someone of your race, after all I'll admit we've done to you, is nothing less than admirable, your surrender is not at all necessary"., Lesovikk told him. "As you have requested, we will still free them, and unlike Edward and Jala, we will not at all treat you like prisoners ever again". "Not if I or the other nineteen Turaga who supported you have anything to do about it".

Paradox walked then to where Lesovikk still seemed to struggle with the wings, picking them up for him and putting them back on his back as he kept his kind smile and replied: "Thank you Lesovikk".

"Oh no, thank YOU"., Lesovikk replied, retuning Paradox's smile with his own. "You were the one who went this far to make peace, and that is why you and the rest of your Toabots will from now on, be allowed to do as you please".

Angela actually had to step out from behind her hiding place as she heard Lesovikk say this. If she didn't know any better, she probably would've run up to him and hugged him for this. But really, she knew enough good to give The Lord all of the credit. God was clearly the one who had allowed this to happen at all, and the Holy Spirit was within Paradox all the way through. And as for how kind Paradox was being, she started to wonder if Paradox was one of those Toa who had it in him in a 24/7 kind of way.

Angela nearly jumped though, calming herself as Lesovikk suddenly noticed her.

"But might I also ask why SHE is here"?, Lesovikk asked Paradox, not taking his eyes off of the female Ga-matoran until Paradox had started to answer.

"She is here for a multitude of reasons"., Paradox explained. "One of them being I brought her here case we succeeded". "It appears she has deep feelings for Green and I thought she should at least be the first to see him".

"That's very considerate of you"., Lesovikk commented. "Very well, I'll go ahead and get the others to turn off those wretched turrets and set them loose". "I'd gladly do it myself, but I could never figure how to operate those things". "If there's one things humans are admirable for, it's making our security systems as complicated as possible". "Lucky for us seeing as said machines have stopped all break in attempts".

Paradox gave a nod in agreement to Lesovikks statement. Angela couldn't help but smile wider as she saw them talking as if they were friends. In more ways than one, it gave her a massive load of hope for the future between all Toabots, Transformers and Bionicles. And it was thanks to The Lords will and the Holy Spirit he had placed within Paradox. If it wasn't for that, they probably would've been exterminated from the start. But now everything was going to be ok. For now at least, seeing as there were just two things left to do before this day could be called over.

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I know, this'll probably make me sound like kind of a wimp, but I almost cried myself when typing that part where Paradox surrenders. Honestly though, this novel is a lot of fun to type, not only because I'm probably the very second person on this site to use Bioformers in a fanfiction (I'm not spoiling the name of the first) story, but also because I get to spread the word of The Lord far and wide. May all the glory be to him as I try to inspire the rest of you to do the same. Seriously though, think of how many people we could reach and possibly save doing this. If any of you are writters, at least take a moment to think about it? Anyways, be sure to leave a Review if you want to tell me what you thought or PM me for any questions and/or concerns, and please have a Lord-blessed day. :0)