Hikan
woke up and looked around. He was in some sort of underground
chamber, with at least a thousand pods arranged in comb-pattern
formations.
"Ugh... where am I?" he wondered.
-
It was the morning after the Toa Hordika had found the last of the Rhotuka spinners Hikan needed, and Nuju woke early to get some fresh air. All the Bula wine he had drunk last night was making him dizzy, and he was certain that a breath of fresh air would clear his senses.
Walking out the door, he stopped and frowned. Hikan was supposed to be on guard duty, yet he wasn't there. There were signs of a scuffle and a trail of Visorak prints leading to the Coliseum.
Nuju ran back inside to wake everybody up. If Hikan was in danger, then it would take all of them to save him.
-
Hikan
felt he needed to explore his new surroundings better, so he switched
to a Ruru and looked around.
Suddenly, he noticed a lone figure
appearing out of the shadows.
"Hello, Hikan," the female
Ta-Matoran murmured.
"Reka!" shouted the surprised Toa
of Crystal.
-
Soon,
Nuju had woken up everybody, and they were all preparing for the
journey. Nokama was in charge of healing supplies, Vakama made sure
everyone had a weapon at all times, Whenua and Onewa were carving
extra spears in case they needed them, while Nuju and Matau were
drawing the trail on a stone tablet, so the group wouldn't get
lost.
All six Rahaga were calling Rahi to help Nokama, Nuju,
Vakama, Onewa and Whenua get to the Coliseum quickly, since only
Matau could fly.
Everyone was so busy that they didn't think about
what they would do once they arrived at the Coliseum.
That could
be a fatal mistake.
-
"Reka?"
asked Hikan, "What are you doing here?"
"It's okay,
Hikan," whispered Reka, "Don't worry about me now."
"But
I must!" cried Hikan. "As a Toa, it is my duty to protect
all the Matoran, including you."
"Oh, Hikan," Reka
laughed. "That's really nice of you to say that."
And with that, she kissed him.
-
"Are
we close?" asked Nokama.
"We're almost there,"
answered Nuju. "These tracks are very easy to follow. I wonder
if they wanted us to follow them?"
"Save your
boringtheory for later, bigbrain!" called Matau as he swooped
down low to avoid a strand of web.
Nuju sighed. Even as a Hordika,
Matau still was ignorant of the future.
-
Hikan
was stunned. Reka giggled and kissed him again.
The Toa of Crystal
could feel his mask turning red. "I, uh, I..." he
murmured.
Then, he abandoned all shyness and returned the kiss.
As
he closed his eyes, Hikan never noticed that Reka was changing. When
he did open his eyes, however, he jumped back with a yelp.
For
standing in from of him was definitely not Reka. In fact, it wasn't
even a Matoran at all.
He didn't realize who it was, then
something that Onewa had told him about popped into his head.
It was Roodaka.