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(The Desert of Bara Magna)
Having dealt with the Bone Hunters and the Skrall, the Agori continue to unite the villages with the help of the Scarabax. Despite their small size, the Scarabax were able to help move the structure from the Skrall camp to the uniting villages using their numbers which was countless to describe. Devon, Luna, and Mata Nui watched as the villages continued to unite. Ackar, Kiina, Gresh, Berix, Spyro, Cynder, Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid, Stormfly, Fishlegs, Meatlug, Snotlout, Hookfang, Tuffnut, Ruffnut, Barf and Belch walked up to the trio
"Don't like parties? Agori from all the villages of Bara Magna are finally pulling together. Literally. Uniting all the villages and we have you to thank for that." Ackar says
"No. I was only one piece. It took each of us to complete the whole. The celebration belongs to the Agori. And you, Ackar, the first leader of the united villages. " Mata Nui says
The group turned their attention back to the uniting villages. When the finishing touch of the structure from the Skrall camp was put into place, more cracks similar to those from earlier began to open in the ground. Dust and Sand kicked up from the moving land. When it clears, everyone was amazed by what they saw
"Look. They did it." Kiina says
"Whoa. You seeing what I am seeing?" Berix asks
The structures which the Agori had used as shelter were actually body parts of a gigantic robot similar to that of Mata Nui's old robot body. When standing up, this robot would stand 27,000,000 feet tall reaching up into the sky
"Mata Nui, do you think that you and that giant might be connected somehow?" Ackar asks
"Perhaps. But you are looking at an empty shell. The remains of what might have been a great ruler. The Guardian of his people." Mata Nui says
"Wait! I've got something. Uh, hold on." Berix says
Berix began reaching into his pouch. He soon took out a gold coin and gave it to Devon who examined it
"Here. I, uh, collected it from the secret chamber a long time ago. I forgot all about it until I saw it." Berix says
As Devon held the gold coin in his hand, the rest of the group came over to examine it. One side had the image of the Great Spirit Robot in the center with the symbol of the Three Virtues on the right and the symbol of a Thornax on the left
"They match." Ackar says
"Uh-huh. And wait til you see the other side." Berix says
Devon turns the coin over. The other side of the coin had a maze-like pattern. The group then look toward Berix who held a Skrall shield in his hand. The shield had the same pattern as the shield
"Hey, it's the same symbol." Kiina says
"Not a symbol. A map." Mata Nui says taking the coin from Devon
"For what?" Gresh asks
"That is what I must find out." Mata Nui says
"Don't you mean we have to find out? Remember our promise." Kiina says pointing to Mata Nui
"You are all welcome to join me, but I have no idea of how long it might take or the dangers that might await. Thanks to all of you, I am closer to becoming the warrior I must be if I am to reclaim my empire and free my people." Mata Nui says
"This time, though, you won't have to do it alone." Devon says
"Don't think you'll be leaving us behind on this one." Luna says
"Wherever they go." Spyro says
"We go too." Cynder says
"That's right. We're with you all the way." Hiccup says
Hiccup looks toward Toothless
"Right, bud?" Hiccup asks
Toothless nods yes
"And we'll help out too." Astrid says
"You can count me in." Fishlegs says
"You know I'm in." Snotlout says
"Yeah!" Tuffnut says
"Let's do it!" Ruffnut says
Tuffnut and Ruffnut headbutt each other with their helmets. Stormfly, Meatlug, Hookfang, Barf and Belch nod indicating they were in as well. Mata Nui looks toward Click who stood on his shoulder. Click chatters and squeals saying he was in as well
"Then, my friends, our quest begins." Mata Nui says
With that said, the group of heroes began their quest to rebuilding the giant robot to help Mata Nui free the Matoran trapped inside his old body
They began their quest seeking an answer to map of the maze-like pattern on the Skrall shield. Their answer soon came from a Fire Tribe Agori named Crotesius who tells the group that he was part of an expedition to a place called the Valley of the Maze with two other Agori named Kirbold and Tarduk. He and Kirbold had decided to turn back on their expedition, but Tarduk had decided to continue on and had not returned since. Now that they had found the answer to the map, they knew where they had to go next, the Valley of the Maze
(Valley of the Maze)
The Valley of the Maze was as it's name states a valley in Bara Magna that houses a large maze which is supposedly similar to the map that the group had found on the shield. In the heart of the maze was a fortress created by the Great Beings
The group stood at the start of the maze preparing themselves for the supposed long journey to the center
"Well, this is it. The Valley of the Maze." Devon says
"In the heart of this maze is probably that which we seek." Mata Nui says
"I'm sure we'll find it in no time." Snotlout says
"Oh? You really think so, Snotlout?" Astrid asks
"Someone's awfully confident." Hiccup says
"Yeah. I'm sure I'll be able to find the end of this maze. No problem." Snotlout says
"Well for now, Snotlout, we'd best stick together on this one." Devon says
Devon takes out the coin and flips it over to the side with the maze-like pattern
"If we want to get through this quickly, we need to follow the path that leads to the center of this maze." Devon says
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go already." Snotlout says
With that said, the group journeyed into the maze following the path that led to the heart of the maze
(Weeks later)
Following the path to the center of the maze seemed easy, but it turned out to be quite a challenge. Not only was the maze large, there were many dangers that awaited the group inside around every twist and turn. But finally, after weeks of journeying through the maze, the group finally made it to the center
"Finally! We made it! Weeks of going through that maze. Can you believe it? I thought I'd go nuts." Snotlout says
"At least we're here." Devon says
The heroes now stood infront of the fortress that had awaited them in the heart of the maze. But they immediately noticed that the fortress had no doors or windows leading inside
"Uh, don't fortresses have doors?" Tuffnut asks
"And I'm pretty sure they have windows too." Ruffnut says
"What gives? What kind of fortress has no doors or windows?" Snotlout asks
"There must be something to it." Hiccup says
"Hiccup is right. There's probably something behind this place we need to uncover before we can proceed." Mata Nui says
"Agreed." Devon says
"Bara Magna is full of mysteries. Perhaps this is one of them." Ackar says
"So, how do we get inside?" Gresh asks
"We could just blast a hole into the wall!" Tuffnut says
"Yeah!" Ruffnut says
"Uh, let's not go down that path." Hiccup says
Suddenly, they all heard a voice emnating from the fortress. But, there was no sign of anyone to speak. The voice sounded like a whisper so soft the group almost missed it at the sound of the breeze
"What do you seek?"
Mata Nui took two steps forward and stared up at the fortress
"Entrance." Mata Nui says
There was a long silence before the voice spoke again
"What do you seek?"
"Uh, hello? He said we want in." Snotlout says
"Snotlout." Hiccup says
"We wish to enter. But we see no way to do so." Mata Nui says
The voice spoke again, but this time, it had a little bit of tension in it's sound as if the speaker was losing patience
"What do you seek? What is your burden? What brings you life and death?"
"This is hopeless! This stupid voice is asking us questions and it won't let us in." Snotlout says
"No. It's not asking questions. It's posing riddles." Mata Nui says
"But the real question is, what is the answer?" Devon says
"That is a good question." Astrid says
"This is probably gonna take some time." Hiccup says
(Hours later)
The group wandered aimlessly back and forth trying to find an answer to the riddles that rolled through their minds
"What do I seek? What is my burden? And what brings me life and death?" Mata Nui thought to himself
Mata Nui thought about the second riddle. He had been forced to leave his people, the Toa and the Matoran behind when his old body was taken over. He had a duty to save his people and...wait...
"Wait...wait." Mata Nui says
The group looked toward Mata Nui as he soon began to realize
"Duty. It's duty that drives me, the responsibility I feel for my people. Duty is my burden!" Mata Nui says
Mata Nui then realized that there was something similar to the riddles. The riddles were somehow similar to that of the Three Virtues. And so he thought if Duty was the answer to the second riddle, then perhaps the other two virtures were the answers to the others
"I seek Unity." Mata Nui says
"What is your burden?"
"Duty." Mata Nui says
"What brings you life and death?"
The same thing that it brings for everyone else
"Destiny." Mata Nui says
In that moment, the stone blocks in the center of the fortress seemed to soften and melt together. A large square gap appeared at the base of the building. The stone became stone again and now a doorway was in place. Mata Nui looks toward Click who chatters and squeals. Then, he turned his attention toward Devon and his friends, not to mention Ackar, Kiina, Gresh and Berix as well
"Shall we?" Mata Nui asks
"Let's." Devon says
With that said, the group steps into the doorway entering the fortress. When they stepped inside, they found themselves standing on a staircase leading down with no other exit. The heroes descended down the stairs. The stairs seemed to go on winding around and around with no end in sight. They soon began to feel an overwhelming wave of intense heat that flowed through them. The heat increased as they progressed further down the stairs. When they finally reached the bottom, they now stood in a large chamber that stretched out before them. There was no furniture. The center of the floor was a pool of lava which boiled, churned and glowed red hot. And hanging suspended above it, upside down, bound in chains was the Agori, Tarduk
Tarduk was an Agori of the Jungle Tribe
"Help...me..." Tarduk says
"That must be Tarduk!" Devon exclaims
"Hang on." Mata Nui says
Mata Nui took a few steps back, broke into a run, and leaped toward Tarduk. Catching hold of the chain, his momentum of his jump carried him and the Agori away from the lava. Mata Nui slashed through the links of the chains with his sword. The chains snapped and both Mata Nui and Tarduk fell to the stone floor
"I...I can't believe you helped me. I thought I would be cooked." Tarduk says
"You wouldn't happen to be Tarduk, would you?" Devon asks
"Yes. Who's asking?" Tarduk asks
"Some friends." Luna says
"What is this place?" Mata Nui asks
"I should probably explain later. Right now, we've got to get out of here." Tarduk says
"You go. We came here to seek answers." Mata Nui says
Suddenly, the chamber shook with a violent tremor. Gouts of lava shot up from the pool, raining down on the stone floor and burning through the rock
"The only answer you ll get here is what happens after death!" Tarduk says
"When you put it that way, I don't think I wanna stick around here any longer." Fishlegs says
"We need to get out of here!" Ackar shouts
"You don't have to tell me twice!" Berix shouts
"Come on!" Tarduk shouts
The group ran fleeing the chamber and following Tarduk to the exit. When they reached the top, they dashed out the doorway and took cover behind some rocks. They looked over the rocks and saw the entire tower melting like a block of ice in the sun. The group remained silent as their attention riveted on the scene unfolding before them. Something began rising out of the ground beneath the tower and the tower itself was sliding out of the way to make room for it. The first thing they saw was molten lava followed by what looked like an entire mountain pushing it's way up from beneath the earth. It was an awe-inspiring sight. An actual volcano, created in a matter of minutes
"Incredible." Tarduk says
"Incredible isn't the word. It's impossible." Mata Nui says
A river of lava slowly flowed from the crater
"Looks pretty possible to me." Tarduk says
"The question now is what could have caused it?" Hiccup asks
"The same thing that caused all of this, the Great Beings." Mata Nui says gesturing to the maze
"As if there wasn't any doubt." Kiina says
The group turned their attention back to the volcano
"That's no natural volcano." Mata Nui says
"How do you know?" Devon asks
"Let's just say I happen to know something about volcanoes that aren't really volcanoes. Stay here. I'm going in." Mata Nui says
"What?" Everyone says shocked
"Are you nuts?" Snotlout says shocked
"You're gonna go inside a volcano? You'll be killed." Astrid says
"I don't think so. I think I was meant to go in there...or someone was." Mata Nui says
Mata Nui began to climb the slope of the volcano. He hacked the rock with his sword trying to make an entrance. But to his surprise as well as the others, the rock crumbled easily, revealing smooth, polished metal underneath. He struck at the metal, but his sword bounced off without leaving a scratch. Mata Nui continued chipping away at the rock until he uncovered a hatch. He grasped the handle, pulled with all his might, and forced it open wide enough for him to slip inside. Mata Nui went into the volcano and found the interior to be completely different. The inside was a mass of pipes, conduits and wires all vibrating with a low hum that filled the entire structure. The pipes were hot, no doubt from the lava it pumped out toward the top
Forcing his way through a nest of cables, he found himself in a small, open area. The first thing he noticed were plans on the wall for a giant robot, the same plans he had earlier seen in a cavern near the village of Tajun. There were answers to be found here, for there was a connection between here and the construction of his original body. Next to the plans was a blank screen. Mata Nui reached out and brushed his fingertips against it and it flared to life. A series of images flashed by at mind-numbing speed: schematics, calculations, notes, details of design and construction. It all went so quickly it was impossible to consciously focus on any one thing, yet Mata Nui could feel the knowledge flowing into his mind just the same. It was overwhelming and painful, but he endured. This was his origin
The early experiment that had failed, the one that resulted in robot pieces scattered all over the Bara Magna desert; the discovery of protodermis, an artificial substance that could exist in multiple forms, the key to the creation of his original body and the nanotech that dwelled within it; and more, he saw why he had been created and for what purpose
The planet known as Bara Magna was not always at it seemed. Once, it was a living paradise just like his world. Originally, this world was known as Spherus Magna. It was until a conflict raged that shook the planet apart. A Core War. Over the substance known as Protodermis. Not many people knew much of it's properties. The silver liquid transformed or destroyed everything it touched. The Protodermis was flowing up from inside the planet and the various tribes all wanted it for themselves. That would explain why the tribes had lived seperately before he, Devon and his friends had arrived. Which is what brought Mata Nui to his next subject, the purpose of his creation
The Great Beings built a giant robot they called Mata Nui with a sole purpose: to leave the planet before it shattered and travel the Universe, exploring other worlds, watching cultures evolve, measuring and analyzing the dance of stars and planets. His departure couldn't be more timely. Just as Mata Nui left, around that time, the energized Protodermis leaked from the world's core triggering a massive explosion that flung two huge chunks of the planet into orbit. These became the Jungle Moon of Bota Magna and the Ocean World of Aqua Magna. The Desert World that remained was renamed Bara Magna by it's survivors which pretty much explained how it got it's name. That was why Mata Nui was created, why he existed now. His mission was to undo the errors of the Great Beings and heal the world of Spherus Magna merging all three planets together returning it to it's proper glory
Now it all surfaced in perfect clarity. He was on his way back from his exploration of the Universe heading for Bara Magna, until Makuta Teridax crashed his systems rendering him unconscious and causing him to crash into the Ocean World of Aqua Magna. The impact temporarily damaged his memory core which caused him to forget his mission. Even when he was awakened by the Toa, he had been without purpose. That was what brought him to the here and now. Before he could regain initiate self-repair and remember his mission, Makuta seized control of the robot and exiled Mata Nui into space. By chance, he ended up on Bara Magna, his original destination where he had met the Legendary Keyblade Master, Devon, and his friends
After finally realizing the truth of his long forgotten past, Mata Nui had to figure out a way to carry out his mission. But it would not be an easy task. To make Spherus Magna whole once more, it's reconstruction required not one, but two robots which is what brought him to think about his old robot body and the prototype that he and his friends had just discovered. He soon realized the impossibility of his mission
"There was supposed to be a second one." Mata Nui thought
This led Mata Nui to think why the second robot had never been completed. This led him to think of several reasons. Did the planet's end come to quickly? Were the Great Beings really gone as Ackar said before? One thing was certain though, he could not accomplish his mission on his own. It was in that moment, Mata Nui felt defeat for the first time in his life. Even if he could somehow regain his old body, there's no way he could find someone to control the second robot. He wasn't even sure if Devon, the Legendary Keyblade Master himself with the Power of the Keyblade at his disposal could assist him
"Is something wrong?"
Mata Nui turned at the sound of the voice and found that it belonged to Tarduk who had followed him despite his orders
"I don't know what you can do about your, um, old body. But from what you said, you have a second one, right? It's lying in the Bara Magna desert, isn't it?" Tarduk says
"Yes, but it's been dead for approximately 100,000 years. It has no power, and even when it was active, it proved to be unstable." Mata Nui says
"I'm not sure about stability, but as for power...what does this remind you of?" Tarduk asks
Mata Nui looked around him and realized. He had been so caught up in learning his past, and the overwhelming odds against his mission, he never realized. The volcano was a power plant
"The plans. That's what was created here, the power source for my body. And if the Great Beings had planned building a second robot-" Mata Nui says before Tarduk interrupted him
"Then, there might be a second power source." Tarduk says
"We must find it!" Mata Nui says
Now renewed with hope and faith, Mata Nui began searching for the power source with the help of Tarduk, Devon, and his friends along with Ackar, Kiina, Gresh and Berix. And soon enough, they found it. The power source was placed within a gold, metal box glowing with pure light. This was what he would use to power the robot. But now there would come another tough challenge, getting permission to use it
Author's Note: The Quest for Mata Nui's Destiny begins. After dealing with the Bone Hunters and the Skrall, the group watches as the Agori unite the structures that they have used as villages. When the union was complete, the heroes notice that the structures were actually pieces of a large robot. Ackar asks Mata Nui if he was somehow connected to the robot. Mata Nui believes that he was. That's when Berix takes out a small coin with familiar symbols on it. When the coin was flipped over, the symbol was the exact same as the saw blade shield used by the Skrall. Mata Nui deduces that the symbol was actually a map. That's when the quest for Mata Nui's Destiny begins. They head to a place called the Valley of the Maze where the map they found on the shield was the map of the maze. Deep within the maze, they come upon a fortress where they find an Agori named Tarduk who was trapped inside. They rescue him and exit out of the fortress. A volcano emerges and Mata Nui heads inside. Once inside, he finds the truth about his past. The truth about the Great Beings, how Bara Magna used to be Spherus Magna, how it tore itself apart, even about how he forgot his destiny when Makuta Teridax made him crash into Aqua Magna. Mata Nui also finds a power source for the robot. Now there's only one thing left, getting permission to use the robot. I never liked how Bionicle: The Legend Reborn ended. It should've included the rest of the story. So, I decided to look deeper into Mata Nui's journey and I found more info on the story. Enough so that I can continue the story and even finish it. Let me know what you guys think. No flames please. Hope you guys like and don't forget to review!