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 31: Finally!
Ketongu and Angela both looked more and more closely at the armed drones and wall-turrets as they passed them by, just in case this was to be any sort of chance. Don't get them wrong, they both WANTED to trust these Turaga, but after what had happened or nearly happened with Jala, they had both decided not to take too many chances. Even as they passed a large squad of Toa surrounding the area, Ketongu made sure to keep his one eye on each of their trigger fingers. As far as he was concerned, there were no signs of any intent to attack, but again, it wasn't like he could take any chances.
Then, as Lesovikk walked up a metal set of stairs and stopped just a short distance away from the heavily sealed door, he turned his gaze to the Toa of fire who was currently guarding it. Ketongu widened his eye a bit as he gazed upon said fire toa. He didn't know this guy well, but judging from the rather larger than average gatling gun strapped to his right arm, it didn't take him anything more than that alone to tell him that this guy was taking his job very seriously.
Ketongu changed his face to a calmer expression then, deciding not to judge anyone based on their looks, neither would he decide to judge them based on the weapons they carried. After the good example of a Christian leader Lesovikk had told him Paradox had been, now was the best time to try and be the best of himself, and in turn convince the world that not all of them were as much of a threat as they may have looked.
Even now, Ketongu prayed that when everyone knew of their existence, that God would fill them with the Holy Spirit, so they wouldn't make the wrong choice. He prayed that they would instead be filled with the same compassion they had already decided to give to them by deciding to let go of every wrongful deed that had been done to them all of those years ago, in order to prevent the past from coming back to kill them. At this point, the Toabots were one of the only chances everybody else had to be kept safe from deadly Makutacon attacks. Making this the perfect reason and the perfect time to pray.
As the Toa of Fire (Of whom Lesovikk knew as Leadskin), then unbolted the door and politely opened it to provide them entrance to the crate-like storage container, Lesovikk looked up at Ketongu, seeing the worry in his face. To say the most, it broke Lesovikks light to see a race that had surely been put through enough pain already, looking like this when they now at least had a greater chance than ever before to be let back into society. Or was that even enough to make up for all the pain they had caused them?, Lesovikk had started to wonder. After all, they WERE the whole reason as to why this was even happening in the first place. And surely there were still a larger load of Toabots out among the stars, seeking for a home. In that moment, Lesovikk silently swore that he'd do everything in his power to make sure that every last Toabot was returned to this earth.
The door closed behind them then, and darkness surrounded them, immediately becoming no more as a trail of light lit brightly on the ceiling, revealing a downwards staircase. At the end of it, hundreds of displayed artifacts and ancient weapons. Ketongu, Angela and Golden all widened their eyes upon seeing everything that was down here. Even FAMOUS relics were down here, including the kanohii Avohkii (mask of light) and the kanohii vahi (mask of time). Now it was clear to Ketongu as to why Lesovikk had this place so heavily guarded. If Teridax had managed to get his hands on even ONE of these relics, all heck would break loose.
But on of the many things in this room that seemed to catch this Toabots attention was a golden sword planted deeply in a rock. Just what WAS it about this thing that had seemed to interest Ketongu? Though he remained unsure, he decided not to mention it when he looked down at Turaga Lesovikk who looked at this sword with an expression of deep pain.
Then as if deciding to immediately forget about whatever mysterious events transpired around this sword, Lesovikk motioned for the two matoran and the Toabot to follow him, then asking: "How long have you been here"?
Ketongu looked curiously at Lesovikk for a second.
"Return-wise I meant"., Lesovikk added.
Ketongu was silent in thought for a few seconds, deciding not to give off too much (At least not right now) as he responded: "About Fifteen years now". "Drawing close to sixteen".
"Hm"., Lesovikk replied. "And how many of you are here"?
"As far as Paradox is concerned, there are six of us"., Ketongu told him. "But still across the stars, there are millions".
Lesovikk smiled to himself then saying: "That's good". "That's really good".
Ketongu looked down at the Le-Turaga then with a single curious eye. Just what did this Turaga mean by that? Did he have something planned, or know something about their fellow Toabots that he didn't? Again, Ketongu wasn't going to give away any precious amount of time accusing him of anything, but as a Toabot he knew that he always had to keep an eye out for anything worth even a little but of suspicion.
"What do you mean by that if you don't mind me asking you"?, Ketongu asked him. "Turaga, sir"?
Angela looked humorously up at Ketongu as she noticed him adding that to the end of his question. She almost had the urge to burst out laughing until she had remembered that there was still a lot at stake right now. The Turaga issue had already been taken care of, but there was still all of those Makutacons to worry about. AKA, an army of half Toa half Transformer sociopaths who wanted nothing more than a gruesome form of revenge. And by gruesome, she meant the death of every single Bionicle and Transformer still inhabiting this earth. She guessed now WAS the time to start giving compliments, regardless of how humorous they may have sounded.
But regardless, Lesovikk looked up at him with a kind smile as he responded: "Well for one thing, I find any race other than ours interesting". "It gives me something new to learn". "I mean yes, you learn new things everyday in the life of a Turaga, but it's not everyday we get to see things extraordinary as you all". "The things you can do, the amount of power your extraordinary race possesses over ours, it's quite fascinating really".
Ketongu was silent for a while. Sure, he had heard enough compliments from the Toa Voya and the matoran, but compared to them, they were pretty much ordinary Toa. But as for both the Turaga and the Toabots, they were both just a little more than ordinary. But the Turaga being more than ordinary was just a rumor now that Ketongu thought about it. The rumors had it that nowadays, Turaga could somehow harness their own elemental power, making it at least a hundred times as powerful as a Titan. But still, these guys had political power and charge over every Toa team, and THEY were intresting to a Turaga?
"Well, thanks I guess"?, Ketongu said.
Now Angela HAD to resist the urge to burst out laughing.
"Don't mention it"., Lesovikk told him. "But I was also referring to that thing about the Toabots". "If possible, I'd like to have a talk with your leader about sending a beacon, or something to get them all back here". "It'd be a shame if you all never got to see your own birthplace for what it's going to become now that you're going to be accepted back into society".
Now Angela, Golden and Ketongu were all silent. Lesovikk practically just PROMISED them a place on this planet again! This was almost too unbelievable to be true. They were actually going to be allowed to return. And not just them, but ALL of the Toabots! Finally, a moment where they could all be happy about something other than the fact that they were finally going to get the Sphere out of Makutacon grasp.
"You mean the Toabots will actually get to stay here with us"?, Golden asked him.
Lesovikk smiled down at the child-aged matoran and replied: "If Paradox says yes, then they most certainly will".
Golden made a smile that stretched from ear to ear, making it more than evident that this child had been getting far more used to the Toabots than Angela or Ketongu had both originally thought. But though this was to be expected from a youngling, Ketongu did have to admit that he'd be lying if he said he didn't share Goldens excitement. Indeed, they had come a long way for the Sphere, but along with that, The Lord also granted them a chance to sever the ties between the two biomechanical and their only mechanical races.
Even now, Ketongu couldn't resist bowing his head and giving The Lord the greatest thank yous he could think of right now.
Suddenly, once Ketongu had decided to lift his head, he noticed Lesovikk stop and then turn to his left, saying: "Ah, here we are".
With that being said, he, Angela and Golden each turned in the direction of Lesovikks gaze, then widening their eyes as they had finally caught sight of it. There it was, after all of this time searching, it had finally closed to an end. For right before them now in a clear glass case, was a medium sized ball, colored in a shade of both purple and gold with a surface so reflective that it revealed in full clarity the amazed looks on their faces, along with the smile that grew on Lesovikks face as he opened the case then, lifting a clear lid off of the top and setting it gently down beside himself, then looking up at Ketongu and stepping to his right side for Ketongu to grab it.
"I can't believe this"., Ketongu quietly said to himself, then using both hands to grip the circular sides as he bent down and raised back up, carrying a real Sphere in his hands and looking down at it in amazement. Then touching his left earpiece, he said: "Paradox, Armor, everyone, it's actually here, We've found it"!
Lesovikk and Golden both heard what sounded like a loud commotion of joyous sounds on the other side of said earpiece. A few cheers, a couple of strange victory cries. But despite the pain that immediately surged through Ketongu's left ear, he could barely hide his excitement. But said excitement immediately became a thing of the past for Angela as she then heard a beeping sound on her left wrist, then raising it to her eyes and looking down at the small green flat-screen display of the turaga base.
As to what this ES device was doing on her wrist in the first place, Ketongu had given it to her a few minutes ago, sharing his worries of a Makutacon attacking being close to imminent. And indeed it was. Or it was in a sense. For heading right in the direction of the front gates was a black Makutacon symbol. And from the looks of the speed it was traveling, it wouldn't be long before any of those Turaga would see him or her for themselves.
"Crap"!, Angela said.
The other three gave her a questioning look now, almost unsure of whether she was referring to their current victory, something she might have forgotten from somewhere or if commenting on something that was actually about to go down. But that last concern became a truth in Ketongu's eyes as he noticed the way she was currently looking at the Energy Signature detector on hir wrist. And in knowing just what this device was made for, he knew that whatever she was looking at was a very good reason for her to make that comment. For if his guess was right, a big fight was about to erupt.
"What's wrong"?, Lesovikk asked her, still a bit confused over their current situation.
Angela looked fearfully up at them then, responding: "We're about to have company".
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Expect some action next chapter guys! And yes, there is a sixth Toabot on the planet earth. But it's not Outilisa, she's a Toa now. But it is one of the other characters. Who do you think it is? Also, what do you think of this story so far? Please be sure to leave a Review to tell me what you think or PM me if you have any ideas, thoughts and concerns. Again, I thank you all once more for reading and please have a Lord-blessed day! :0)