Please read the author's note below(It is important!):
Hi everyone, Flamespirit6 here. First off, I would like to thank all you for being so patient for the update on the next chapter. However, I must warn you that this story will not be updated any time soon as I have my busy schedule to deal. I have to fit in this hobby of mine with my tuitions, school, student council work, horse riding, violin classes and all my other activities. (Although, my horse riding classes, violin classes plus the various sports activities and my other hobbies are more like relaxing time from my stressful lifestyle) So, in other words, this story may take a long time to be updated, so I will request your patience once again. At the very least, I may take one or two months to update the story.
Once again, thank you for continuing to read this story and I hope that you will enjoy the next chapter of Bionicle apprentices: The sixth apprentice!
P.s.
In reply to a guest review:
Thank you so much for reviewing! It is nice to know that there is a person out there who wants me to continue my story. I almost gave up on writing this story cause of my terrible writing and language skills. Plus I didn't really planned my storyline properly at that time, so thanks for your review. And about writing more parts of the story in Flame's point of view...hmm, I will try to do more of that but, I can't guarantee it. After all, I do have my planned storyline to follow.
Thank you once again for your review and hope that you will continue to read and enjoy this story!
Please also take note that I did some editing to the chapter. Let me know what you guys think of it, okay?
Chapter 5: A difficult situation
On Mata Nui, at the Toa's usual meeting place, Toa Gali was sitting in front of a tree, mediating. As she mediated, she wondered about the purpose of this sudden arranged meeting. I already know about the plans for the choosing of the sixth apprentice from Turaga Nokama, Gali thought to herself. Is this…another one of their persuasion meetings? Gali shook her head, trying to rid of her thoughts and frustration. She concentrated more on her mediation, struggling to clear her thoughts and relax. Suddenly, images started flashing through her mind. She first saw a large crowd of Muaka surrounding her. Soon, the scene changed to another, this time it was showing Flame landing against a stone pillar hard. Gali felt the intense pain coursing through her head at the exact moment Flame hit her own head against the pillar. She watched in horror as Flame fell onto the ground, right in front of the Muaka crowd. "No!" Gali shouted as she tried to run towards the girl. Unfortunately, the vision was ending. Gali felt herself being pulled further and further away from Flame. Then, she heard a voice calling her. It got louder and louder.
"Gali! Gali! Gali!"
Gali opened her eyes, just seconds after the vision ended. She gasped for air, struggling with the intense pain in her head. A hand gently shook her shoulder as she heard Tahu's voice asking, "Gali, are you alright? What happened?"
Gali looked up, realising that her brothers had arrived and were now currently surrounding her. Still trying to bear with the extreme pain inside her head, Gali gripped her forehead and grunted, "I'm fine, don't worry. It's nothing".
Kopaka stared at her and said, "Not from where we stand".
Pohatu nodded and said, "I agree. After all, being in a kneeling position and hold your head in pain does not exactly mean nothing".
Gali slightly shook her head before answering, "I told you, I'm fine".
She slowly stood back up before feeling that her legs were about to buckle and stumbled forward. Onua caught her and helped her to slowly regain her balance. "Easy sister," he told her. "There is no need to push yourself".
Lewa nodded and spoke, "I agree, water-sister. You need to rest". Gali gave them a grateful look. As Gali slowly regained her strength back, Takanuva asked, "So, what happened? Did someone attack you?"
Gali answered softly, "No. I had a vision". The other Toa exchanged surprised looks and started talking amongst themselves. Gali remained silent, holding her head in an effort to ease her pain. Then, the images that formed her vision flashed through her mind again. She winced and lowered her head slightly in pain. What's going on? Gali wondered. Why is Flame in my vision? A sudden thought then came to mind which nearly made her shivered in fear. Is she in some kind of attack right now? Worry and fear for Flame's safety wrapped around her mind.
"Gali?"
Gali snapped out of her thoughts and saw Tahu's intense, worried gaze. "What's wrong, sister?" Tahu asked. When he received nothing but silence from her, he continued, "What did you see in that vision?" Gesturing to the other Toa Nuva, he pressed on, "We need to know. Are our villages in danger?" The other Toa agreed and were encouraging her to share her vision, telling her that they could help. Gali looked at them, grateful for their support. However, knowing them for so long, she knew that it was very unlikely for them to agree with it but, she needed to check on Flame. Gali shook her head and spoke in an urgent tone, "Now, it is not the time. I need to go to the human realm. Now!"
Their reaction lived up to Gali's expectations. The whole group was silenced, shocked at what she had said until Lewa started laughing. "Good one, water-sister," he said. "Almost had me fooled". His laughter became nervous chuckles as he saw that there was no further reactions among the Toa. "You are just pulling our legs, right sister?" Lewa asked weakly.
Gali simply shook her head and replied, "I wish I was, brother".
"Have you lost your mind, Gali?" Tahu shouted, more shocked than angry at her sudden outburst. "You know that we aren't allowed to go to the human world, unless the Turaga agrees with us". He glared at her in total disbelief. "There are many reasons why-"
"I know the reasons why, Tahu," Gali interrupted angrily as furstation glistered in her eyes. "But, I do not have time for the Turaga to debate about this". She continued, "I need to leave now. There is something happening in the human world and I need to be there to ensure that it will not be a terrible threat". The rest of the Toa Nuva exchanged looks of confusion and doubt and started discussing among themselves again. Gali sighed and gazed at the sky. "Please," she pleaded softly. "Please let her be safe".
At the same moment Gali ended her plea, Kopaka faced her and asked, "Let who be safe? Flame?"
Gali looked at Kopaka, knowing that he had overheard her plea. "Yes," She replied.
The rest of the Toa had noticed the conservation taking place and heard Gali's answer. Tahu gave Gali a questioning glance, then told her, "You better explain what's going on and what did you see in your vision". Before Gali could protest, Tahu cut in, "No buts or else, we will bring this up to the Turaga and let them debate this out".
Gali bit back a sigh and explained, "My vision was unclear. But, one thing it did show me clearly was that Flame might be in terrible danger. It could be happening right now as we speak".
Onua commented, "Which explains your urgent need to travel to the human realm". Gali nodded in reply to his question. Onua then faced the rest of the Toa Nuva and asked, "So, what do you think we should do?"
"We should go," Lewa said. "This is indeed terrible-bad news. Even more so for Gali". Lewa gave her a small smile when Gali gave her thanks.
"Hold on," Pohatu said, "But, what about the villages? We can't leave them behind, more exposed to the threat of Makuta". As Pohatu had just finished his sentence, Takanuva and Kopaka had just finished speaking to each other. They exchanged nods before Takanuva faced the rest of them. "I shall stay behind," Takanuva spoke. "I can wait here so, if any Matoran need help, I will be there to offer it".
After, the others showed their agreement, Kopaka faced Tahu and asked, "So, what now, Tahu? Do we leave or stay?"
Tahu remained silent for a few moments, thinking. He then turned to Gali and asked, "What is the danger that Flame is facing? Is it an attack?"
Gali shook her head and answered, "I'm not sure. There were signs of that possibility in the vision. But the vision was very unclear about it".
Kopaka faced Tahu and commented, "This isn't the first time that this has happened
Tahu nodded and said, "However, it is the first time that this happened before we set off to meet the candidate" Tahu became silent once more, making his decision. After pondering for a few minutes, Tahu finally announced, "Toa Nuva, prepare yourselves. We are going to the human realm". After a bit of cheering took place, he then said, "But, remember if we find nothing there, we leave, meaning no sight-seeing". As Tahu said the last part of the statement, he glared at Lewa and Pohuta.
"What? Us? Never!" Lewa exclaimed. The rest of the Toa Nuva chuckled at the scene except for Kopaka and Gali who made a small smile. As Kopaka and Onua began setting up the inter-dimension portal, Tahu faced Gali and asked, "She is that important to you?"
Gali stared straight at him in the eyes and replied, "Of course, she is the one that I have picked to be the sixth apprentice and beside that…" Gali paused, her graze looking a bit dazed as if she was recalling a distant memory. Then, she continued softly, "She remains me of something, something familiar and important".
Tahu looked at Gali and studied her. He then nodded and said, "I understand. But just remember after we check on Flame, we leave. Then we tell the Turaga about your vision".
Gali raised her eyebrows and asked, "And the trip?"
Tahu growled. "We speak nothing of it".
Kopaka walked towards them. "We are ready".
Tahu nodded, saying, "Then let us leave". As the Toa Nuva gathered near Onua and Kopaka, Takanuva who was standing in front of them, wished them good luck. Only having enough time to nod their head to show their appreciation to Takanuva, the Toa Nuva began focusing their thoughts on their destination. Soon, a bright light consumed them and an empty patch of grass was left where six Toa Nuva once stood.
Groaning slightly at the pounding pain in her head, Flame forced her eyes open and looked at her surroundings while staying still in her current position. Seeing no sign of the crowd of tiger-like creatures, Flame sat up, grimacing. Using one hand to massage the back of her head, Flame looked around, wondering. Damn Wendy. I am so going to kill her when I get my hands on her. But, where are those creatures? It's not like predators would give up on easy meat so easily. Then, she heard a loud, high-pitched scream. Looking up, Flame was shocked to find a young girl running for her life from the group of the tiger-like creatures. What the?! I thought that the school leaders took care of everything, they even had Harmon and the others helping them. Argh, never mind, I will ask him later. Flame clenched her hands into fists and began searching around for anything. Anything that could help her now. Come on, come on! Flame gritted her teeth, desperately trying to speed up her search for a weapon. Luckily, her gaze fell upon a piece of railing which was broken into two, equal length poles. Flame wasted no time in grabbing her new weapons and racing across the hallway towards the young girl.
The young girl, who was now cornered, was quivering in fear. The creature was closing in on her. Trying to put on a brave face, she shouted at the beast, "St-stay away from me, yyyou…you stupid monsters!" unfortunately, the creatures were unfazed by her bold attempt as one of them soon leaped at her. The young girl ducked and screamed "Somebody, help me!"
Then, the creatures and the young girl heard a voice shouting, "You heard her, you dumb beasts! Stay away from her!" The creature which was leaping towards her, was suddenly shoved off its course in mid-air. As the creature fell to its side, a tall figure landed in front of the young girl. At the almost, exact same moment that the tall figure touched the ground, another creature pounced forward. Using one of the weapons in her hand to block the attack, the figure used her other weapon to stab the creature and pushed it to the side. The young girl looked up and saw that her rescuer was a teenage girl wielding two metal pole-like objects in her hands like a pair of swords. She watched in amazement as the teenage girl fended off one attack after another. Hey, isn't that the girl who got knocked out by- the young girl wondered. Then, the teenage girl now facing her, spoke, "Hey kid, you okay?" The young girl looked up at the teenager and nodded. "That's good," the teenage girl commented. Then, another beast tried to pounce on the teenage girl from behind. The teenage girl spun around, using the momentum of her spin to slash the beast. She knocked it away towards the other creatures. The creatures were knocked out of positions by the impact of the other creature crashing into them. However, just as the creatures fell, more came in to surround and attack. The teenage tsked and asked, "Hey kid, my name is Flame. What's yours?"
The shocked young girl looked at Flame and answered, "Mine name is Amy, Amy Chan." Then, Amy screamed as another beast was leaping towards her. Flame jumped in front of her, slashing the beast and shoving it into a concrete wall.
"Dammit! " Flame cursed. "Too many of them". Flame looked around, estimating the number of creatures present in the hallway. Flame observed her environment, formulating a plan to get Amy to a safe place. "Oi Amy," Flame called. "Listen up, you need to get up and start running to the library as fast as possible. No matter what, don't look back, don't turn back. Just keep looking forward and run". Amy looked at the direction of the library and nodded. "But, be careful though," Flame added. "Predators do love moving targets after all so, be quick, very quick".
Amy's eyes widened at Flame's warning and shouted," So, you're using me as bait to lure the beasts away from you?!"
Flame smirked and told her, "Whoever said that I was going to do that". Amy became confused and stared at Flame. Flame smirked once more and told Amy, "Amy, I am your protection, your shield. So, you better not leave my side until we get close enough to the library, got it?"
Amy stared at her, shocked at what Flame told her. Slowly coming out of her shock, Amy responded, "Er, um, okay, alright". Flame nodded and stared back at the crowd of creatures.
"Amy," Flame called. "On the count of three". Amy nodded, stood up and got close to Flame's side. Flame looked over her shoulder and smiled at Amy. Slightly comforted by Flame's pleasant smile, Amy smiled back. Flame grinned wider at Amy's smile, and glared aggressively at the growing crowd of monsters. Flame asked, "Ready?"
"Mm," Amy replied. "I'm ready". Focusing on the crowd of beasts, the girls prepared themselves.
"One," Flame counted. The crowd of beasts edged closer, taking a step forward as one. "Two". Amy gulped as the creatures took another step forward while some scraped their claws against the ground. The waiting was intense between the two groups. One, the predators waiting to strike, the other, the prey waiting for a chance to run. The creatures were ready to pounce as Flame shouted, "Three!"
The two girls shot off at the same time that the creatures leaped towards them. Effectively dodging and blocking the attacks of the creatures, the two girls managed to pierce through the barricade of tiger-like beasts and were currently making their way towards the library. As Flame predicted, the creature were chasing and pouncing on them relentlessly. Amy looked at Flame behind her and watched as Flame miraculously deterred every single beast that was either blocking their path or trying to attack them. Despite the endless amount of attacks that she had to block, Flame seem to have endless amount of energy to counter it. She's…She is amazing. Amy thought as she admired Flame's endurance. She is so strong…so powerful… She is cool! "Oi Amy," Flame called.
Amy snapped back to reality and replied, "Yes?"
"We are reaching the library, so get ready," Flame told her.
"Okay," Amy replied. The two continued to dash towards the library, avoiding the creatures with amazing speed. Soon, they were able to see the library's doors coming closer and closer to them. Almost there Flame smirked as Amy and her continued to close in on the distance between them and the library. Suddenly, Amy tripped over a small stone and fell down to the ground. "Amy!" Flame shouted. Amy turned onto her back and began crawling forward while taking a few, occasional glances behind her, trying to gain some distance between her and an approaching creature. Dammit, this is not good! In mid-dash, Flame turned on her heels, jumped and landed between Amy and the creature. The creature tried to swipe at Amy before its attack was blocked by Flame. Flame struggled to hold her ground against the creature which was leaning against her weapons. Flame looked over her shoulder and shouted, "Run Amy! Head for the library NOW!"
Amy frightened but managed to answer a weak 'yes'. She quickly picked herself up and dashed to the library's doors without any trouble. Flame watched as Amy entered the library and found a safe hiding spot. Flame, reassured about Amy's safety, shifted her main focus to the creature. Then, out of the blue, Flame heard a growl behind her. Flame looked over her shoulder and saw another one of the creatures leaped towards her. Flame's eyes widened as the creature was about to land on top of her.
30 seconds earlier
At a small, empty corridor which led to the school library, a small ball of white light appeared. The light got bigger and brighter until it burst, vanishing into thin air a few seconds later, leaving six Toa in its place. The Toa Nuva looked around, taking in the destroyed environment. "Wow," Pohatu exclaimed. "This place looks like it has been tossed out of the sky before being hit by an earthquake".
"So, it look like Gali's vision was true," Kopaka said emotionlessly.
Tahu nodded and commented, "So, it seems". The Toa Nuva exchanged grim looks while Gali's worried gaze scouted the area, searching for Flame. Then, before anyone could even move, a scream was heard. Just seconds after the scream, the sounds of metal clashing against each other, along with the Muaka's roars filled the hallway.
"What in Mata Nui's name was that?" Lewa exclaimed.
Flame Gali instantly thought. She dashed towards the source of the sound, ignoring Tahu's warning. Passing by a huge pile of rubble, she stopped and stared at the scene before her. Right in front of her was a large mass of Muaka, more of which were entering and nearly filled half of the lift lobby. She watched as the Muaka were scrambling over one another, trying to chase down their target. The fortunate part was that she was not their target. The unfortunate part was that the target or rather targets of the Muaka were two human girls. Before she could even react, Gali felt herself being yanked back towards the cover of the rubble pile. Once behind the rubble, Gali looked up and found herself meeting Tahu's glare. "What were you thinking?" Tahu snarled. "Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
"Of course not," Gali snapped back.
"Then why were you trying to charge into a room filled with Muaka?" Tahu questioned harshly. "They could have killed you!"
Kopaka glanced into the room and commented, "Unlikely, as it appears that the Muaka's attention is on something else". The rest of Toa Nuva excluding Gali glanced into the room and saw that Kopaka's words were true. The Toa Nuva watched as the Muaka closed in on their prey. "It would seem that something else are two human girls, one older than the other," Onua observed. He paused for a second, thinking before asking, "Gali, is Flame one of those two girls?"
Gali's attention perked at Onua's question. She looked over the pile of rubble, observing the features of the two girls. She unconsciously gripped the pile of rubble as her fears were confirmed. "There is no mistake," Gali replied. "Flame is the older girl of the two human girls". The rest of the Toa Nuva looked back at the pair and observed their actions.
"So, Tahu what should we do….." Pohatu began to ask when they heard a loud voice shouting "Three!"
The Toa Nuva turned back to see Flame and the younger girl running through the barricade of Muaka. Their jaws dropped at the sight of the two girls dodging while Flame blocked the incoming attacks of the Muaka. They continued to stare in shock amazement as the two girls made their way through the gigantic crowd of Muaka. "It would seem that Flame has some fighting skills after all," Tahu admitted grudgingly.
Kopaka narrowed his eyes and commented harshly, "However, that was a very foolish and risky move to take".
"But, if they stay in the same spot, it is most likely that they will be overwhelmed by the Muaka," Onua countered. Pohatu nodded his agreement.
Pohatu then asked while glancing at the chase from time to time, "So, has any of you guys thought of a plan just yet? I don't think those girls can last for any longer". Pohatu looked at his comrades hopefully. Unfortunately, his hopes were disappointed as each of one of the Toa Nuva shook their heads.
Rapidly thinking up of a plan, Tahu said, "Pohatu, you use your mask of speed to get the girls out of the room while the rest of us fend off the Muaka. After you get them to safety, return to us and help us finish off the fight. Then, we return to Mata Nui".
Before any of the Toa could say anything, they heard a loud shout. They glanced back into the area and saw Flame holding off a Muaka, defending the younger girl. The younger girl then retreated to a room, taking cover from the battle. They watched as Flame shifted her focus back to the Muaka, unaware that another was approaching her from behind. Gali's eyes widened. "No," she cried out softy. She dashed out of the Toa Nuva's hiding place, ignoring her comrades' warnings again. Her mind was focused on getting to Flame on time. Just as the second Muaka was about to pounce onto Flame, Gali knocked it away in mid-air in the nick of time. She then whirled around and slashed at the Muaka which Flame was holding off with her aqua axe. The impact caused the Muaka to lose its balance, allowing Gali to use her other axe to knock it away. Gali then stood between the barricade of Mauka and Flame and snarled, "Stay away from her".
Then, she noticed some movement at the back of the crowd of Muaka. She looked up and was shocked to find more Muaka entering the area. She turned to face the newly formed barricade of Muaka which now covered nearly two-thirds of the area. As Gali prepared herself, This she grimaced at her thoughts is going to be a tough battle.
So, what do you guys think? Is there anything else I need to improve on for my story or my terrible:( writing skills? Personally I think that I made the bionicle characters a bit too much out of character.
