"What do you mean?" asked Jaller. "How is it your fault?"
"Look," replied Takanuva.
The other Toa looked up and saw the object falling towards them. It struck the ground with a clatter that resonated around them. Nuparu went to inspect it.
"It's a Kanohi Olmak," he said.
Takanuva nodded as his voice quivered. "Do you remember that dimension I told you that I passed though? The one where Toa ruled with an iron fist? To get out of there, I had to find that dimension's version of Brutaka's mask. I used it to get out, but lost it while I was in here. And Vain Glory found it and " He stopped as he tried to stop himself from crying.
Hahli knelt on the ground next to him and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Taka, you had no idea this would happen. Don't blame yourself. Look, we're going to fix this problem, and we're going to do it together. Right guys?" She turned to her teammates.
One by one, the Toa and Truth all nodded.
Takanuva looked up and smiled. "Thanks guys," he sighed.
The moment of camaraderie ended as they heard a noise behind them. They all turned to see Vain Glory stirring, reaching out towards the mask. After a moment, he stopped and looked back.
"Oh," he said, in a thousand voices, "my chains of space-time. I had forgotten about them."
Reaching out with his hand again, a beam of energy leapt from it and struck the Kanohi. A moment later, the mask stood up and spoke.
"Where am I?" It paused. "Who are you?"
"I am Vain Glory, and you were once a part of me," said the Great Being. "Now I ask, what are you?"
If an inert mask could have a thoughtful expression, it did. Finally it spoke.
"I am a Kanohi Olmak, a Mask of Dimensional Gates."
"So you are from the world I helped create." Vain Glory paused. "Come here little mask."
The mask hovered off the ground and moved closer to its master. Vain Glory took the mask and placed it on his face. Activating its power, he opened a portal in the space before him. Reaching through, he pulled out the first thing he could grab: a handful of mud. Shrugging, he grabbed another handful and shaped it into a roughly humanoid shape. Taking the mask from his face, he placed it on the mud and transferred the life of the mask to the mud. The newly created mud-being stood up and bowed.
"Here's what I want you to do," said Vain Glory. "Go to the World Within and gather as much information as you can. Also, find the Great Beings' Castle Resilience and find their Annals of Preparation."
"I will master, but tell me. Do the creatures in this world look like me?"
"No, they do not."
After a moment of thought, Vain Glory reached into the portal once more, and when he removed it, dozens of streaks came in after it.
"These living light beams will keep you hidden from others. Now go, I don't care how long it takes you, but find some way to get me out."
The mud being and the light beams bowed.
"It will be done, my lord," said the mud being.
As the beings stepped through the portal, Vain Glory settled down to wait.
"It might be a while, but I'll get out. Oh yes, I'll get out."