Hordika Under the Bed
Vakama hopped up onto Whenua's back and then back down, pacing over to where Mic was on the back porch. "Mic?" he asked and then turned so his side was to her, "Here."
She blinked coming closer. "You... want me to ride you?"
"It'll be faster," Vakama nodded as he crouched down low, tuning his neck to look back at the human.
"We can move quieter and," Whenua smiled as he came over, tail twitching a little as he rose up to his hind legs. As tall as Vakama was, Whenua was just...massive. "One of us can bring you back safely if we find that passage back to Metru Nui."
The human offered a grateful smile. "Thank you," Mic turned back to Vakama and proceeded to climb onto him, hoping she wouldn't be too heavy or anything. "Do you know the way back?"
"I can smell Po-Metru," Vakama said shifting and rising up and started to pace; as much for him to get used to the new weight as for Mic to get the hang of the Hordika's movements. Mic was sitting pretty much on the spinner patch, there was oddly grips in the mutated Bionicle's armor. It wasn't like riding horseback, but smoother than expected.
"We just fallow the scent now that it's back," Whenua explained better as he dropped to all fours and fallowed after Vakama, both his eyes were wide open and he moved in the dark easier then the red hordika was.
Mic shifted around slightly, till she was sure she had a good grip. Never in her life had she expected to ride a Hordika. It was kinda... cool. The human turned her head slightly to try and get a better look at the fire Hordika's face, which was difficult when you're on his back. "Vakama, what about not being seen? Won't someone see me?"
From behind Whenua started chuckling as Vakama shifted and moved so that one glowing eye glanced. Then... the metal on and around the red Hordika's head seemed to gleam for a moment before fading in color a bit and than changing to more blend in. This change spreading up his neck and down his shoulders and back up his body, but where Mic's body was against Vakama's...she could see her own skin changing color to match along with Vakama until she was...blended in.
The human rolled her eyes at herself, though she was also in wonder at what had just happened... she was, like, gone. "Oh. That's how... you sure I'm not too heavy for you?"
"If he can carry Nuju around Vakama won't have any trouble with you," Whenua said as he paced beside his brother, crouching low and more slinking in the shadows.
Mic raised an eyebrow in curiosity, wondering when Vakama had had to carry Nuju. She scanned around with her eyes as they moved farther away from her home. It was a very different experience than the other night, for now since she was clinging onto the Hordika's back, where he moved she did too.
And one thing was clear: there was no way that she would get into any sort of trouble now.
At least that she knew.
Whenua lifted his head, scenting the air, some sense hinting that he miiiiiight be able to pick something up from the authors. The big black Hordika frowned and scanned around as the Toa moved, not running but still keeping a good pace. Growling he waited for Vakama to go into the park first and then, after one more look around fallowed.
Fauna was nearly dead this night, except for a few young men hanging around the basketball hoops as Mic held on tighter. Their seemingly unknown destination was taking them deeper in, past the large running track and right in the beginning of a large clumps of trees, whereas on the other side was an old road.
Mic spotted something as they drew near this area... yellow tape stretching from a few trees, in a circle of some sorts, framing a very large amount of ground.
After Vakama and Mic slid under, and Whenua hopped over the tape both Hordika froze. Every muscle that Mic could feel under her in Vakama was taught as he tensed in a crouch, chest vibrating like he was growling, only no sound came out of the fire elemental.
Not understanding what was wrong she looked over... and her eyes widened. The human slid off the red Hordika and came around to kneel and stare... a large gaping hole in the ground. Remembering the Hordika's reactions, she turned and looked at them. "...well?"
"Something's here." Whenua said growling as he moved with Vakama so their back's were to each other.
"It smells like Makuta..." Vakama added, worried.
Mic glanced at the two Hordika before turning her attention back to the hole. "Then this could be the way back..."
"Mic," Whenua warned, dropping his voice, "Quiet...there's a Makuta here."
Mic suddenly understood their concern and took a step away from the hole. 'No way... there can't be, a Makuta... HERE!'
Vakama shifted, pushing his shoulder against Mic and in turn pushing her back, but not away from the hole in the ground but towards it, "Show yourself Makuta, we've already faced and defeated one of your kind."
Beside the red Hordika, Whenua wondered for a moment if this was some overly elaborate plot for revenge.
The human flashed Vakama a look that asked if he were mad, seeing as digging her heels into the ground wasn't stopping him from pushing. "What the heck?" she mouthed at him, glancing at Whenua for help.
"They are leery of me human." A dark, female voice said, not exactly smooth but for a moment, both Hordika froze. Vakama making a squeaking sound as he took in the outline of the form that was coming out of, or...no, being made out of the darkness in front of them. The outline of this new being was like Roodaka, her people, but there was a long tail with a wicked blade at the end that reflected red and white.
Mic thought for sure her eyeballs would pop out of her skull. This new being was... unexpected to say the least. Not to mention freaky! The girl made an effort not to scream, but she did somehow manage to scramble up and behind Vakama.
Hissing came from behind the being- far bigger than either Toa. The size scale between Toa and Makuta was...staggering. The forms of something hunched and spinney were lurking just out of sight in the sudden darkness.
"You might want to run." The female voice before came from the Makuta as two Rahksii came into view from the sides.
Whenua acted without thinking, one swipe had a still frozen Vakama up and Mic was seized a little uncomfortably in his jaws before his jumped to the pit, where the smell of Metru Nui was coming from.
Mic wasted no time in screaming as gravity took its toll and they went tumbling down... and down... in nothing but thin air and darkness. Hysteria took over and she screamed some more, flailing in fear. "I WANNA LIVE!"
Whenua growled, resisting the automatic urged to bite as he struggled with both human and now writhing red Hordika.
The fall did not seem to be halting anytime soon, and Mic resorted to screwing her eyes shut, telling herself it wasn't real... but it's hard when the distinct feeling of falling gripped you. It was like a horrible version of Alice in Wonderland, with no idea what was to come at the bottom. Mic just prayed that she wouldn't die.