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Chapter Seven:
The Outset.

It had been a week since Gali had returned to Le-Koro in her lost state. She had stayed in the village healer's house throughout the entire week. She had not spoken even once. She would sit there and stare at the wall or cry silently. She would respond to nothing. Her eyes had changed from aquamarine to purple for some reason, but they had no pupils.

She paid no attention to the fact that it had been pouring all week. She had gone into withdrawal. She was practically comatose.

Maku came in everyday. She would sit in the chair next to Gali's bed and talk to her, or at least try to. The little tohunga would beg and plead for Gali to get better. But Gali's condition didn't change at all. The Toa wouldn't even eat.

The village had gone into a depression. They had found the carcass of the Nui-Rama and figured out what had happened.

None of the Toa had gone to visit her for fear that they might have a total emotional breakdown.

One of the Toa, however, finally got up the courage to go see her.

Kopaka entered the small room slowly and quietly.

Maku was there of course. She was talking to Gali, who lay on her side with her back to the blue Tohunga.

Maku looked up at Kopaka then back at Gali. She gently rubbed Gali's shoulder.

"I have to go now Gali." She said. "When you decide to talk please come to me. I wish to hear what you have to say."

With that Maku left the room, tears falling down her mask.

Kopaka took a deep breath and sat down in the chair beside Gali.

He looked over her.

Her eyes were open, their royal purple color completely dominating the iris. Her hair was unbound and spread out on the pillow like spun silk. She wore a shirt that looked like it had just come out of the 1700s. It looked like something a Vampire might wear.

"Gali," he said gently. "I know I should have come to see you sooner, but I just couldn't do it."

"You and I need to talk. You see, this is tearing us apart. Let me specify. Onua will not speak to anyone unless they have a decent question. Pohatu has locked himself away and will only come out for meals. Lewa cries constantly and has taken to sleeping in your bed. He misses you so much. Tahu has been very quiet lately. He hasn't said anything rude to anyone. He has actually been rather gentle. I think he blames himself for what's happening to you. He just wants you to forgive him."

Kopaka looked down at her.

"You see? They're falling apart. We all are. Nokama and Maku come to visit you daily but you don't even know about that do you?"

"I don't think you really care about what I've been doing. But I'll tell you anyway. I've been spending more time alone. I got out into the forest each morning to practice with my new body and I don't come back until well after nightfall."

Kopaka gently reached over and took one of Gali's hand. She still wore her new gloves. Kopaka marveled at how fragile it felt.

He looked at her face. It was completely emotionless, like a mask.

"Gali," He whispered. "Please let me help you. I know how you feel. I've been through this before. Just please tell me how I can help you get through this."

Something wet and warm dropped onto his hand. He was amazed to find that it was a droplet of salt water.

He was crying!

He, the Toa of ice, was actually crying.

No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't stop the tears.

He looked at her empty face again.

"Please Gali, Let me help you!"

"I don't want to lose you to this!"

He held her hand between both of his.

"Gali, I would do anything to bring you back! Anything!" He said. " Just please give me a sign that you know who I am!"

He gently let go of her hands and leaned back against the wall.

"I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you. I know you feel like the world has turned it's back on you. But please Gali, just remember that I'm still here."

He looked down at her.

"I'll always be here for you. I'll help you fight what ever monsters are in your head. I'll help you face the day. Please Gali, remember that I'm still here."

"I'll be here if you need me."

With that he prepared to be here for a long while. Before he had come he had sworn to himself that once he made it into the room to see her, he wouldn't leave until she spoke to him.

Gali eventually fell asleep as did Kopaka.

Gali rolled onto her back in her sleep, the finger of her right hand curling gently about a few strands of her lovely hair.

She was having another one of her strange dreams.

~*~

The man from the temple was awake.

He was standing at the entrance of a large mountain temple. The wind blew and ruffled his pure white hair.

His grey eyes shimmered as he gazed out over the land that was spread out before him. He closed his eyes for a moment, when he opened them again a single tear fell down his cheek. He was smiling sadly.

Gali approached him slowly, her dress ruffling beautifully in the breeze.

He smiled down at her and took her gently into his arms. She smiled and leaned her head against his chest.

Their gentle moment, however, was broken by the appearance of a man who looked exactly like the man in white except for the fact that his robes and hair were black.

The newcomer smirked evilly at them.

The man in white quickly pushed Gali behind her and glared at the man in black.

The man in black raised his hand to about chest height and pointed a finger at the man in white. A small beam of light shot out of his finger and struck his opposite square in the chest.

Upon being hit, the man in white screamed and collapsed. The man in black threw his head back and laughed before disappearing.

Gali screamed and knelt next to the man in white. He smiled at her sadly and weakly touched her face before he fell into a deep sleep.

~*~

Tears fell from the sleeping girl's eyes.

She woke up silently her still vacant eyes gazing gently at the ceiling.

'Child, it is time for you to wake up.'

The jewel was talking to her again.

'He forgave you ages ago. He still wants you. He still needs you, But there are others here who need you too.'

She could feel the heat of the jewel against her breast.

'Child, Wake up.'

~*~

Kopaka had woken up, he had spent the entire night there. He decided to give up and leave.

He got up and made his way to the door.

"Kopaka…" Said a very quiet and weak voice. "Don't leave me"

What he saw when her turned around made tears fall from his eyes and caused him to smile before he could stop himself.

"Gali."

~*~

All eyes looked on in awe as they watched Gali and Kopaka walk out of the healer's hut.

Gali now wore a pair of tight black pants and a pair of black boots that were just like her blue ones. Her shirt had been tucked into her pants. Her hair was still unbound, so it flowed about her like water when she walked.

For the first time in a week she was alive.

The other Toa stood several feet away staring in disbelief. She looked at them and graced them with a small smile.

"Gali!" Lewa burst into tears and raced over to her. The green Toa threw his arms about her.

The other Toa , except Tahu and Kopaka, all followed suit and made Lewa's hug into one big group hug.

A sobbing Maku soon joined them.

Gali smiled at them and assured them that she was alright.

She swung Maku up into her arms and let the Tohunga cry into her chest for awhile.

Maku finally stopped crying and let Pohatu take her away from Gali.

"I have something I need to do." Gali said when she saw Tahu walk away with his head down.

Gali quickly made her way over to where Tahu had gone.

The red Toa was leaning against a hut staring at the ground in deep thought.

"Tahu"

He looked up at her in surprise.

"Gali."

The Toa had tears in his eyes.

"Tahu please don't cry. I'm okay. See?"

Gali stood up straight to prove it.

"But" He said. "It's all my fault this happened in the first place."

Gali looked at him in shock. For the first time she was seeing the real Tahu, the part of himself he never let anyone see.

Gali shook her head and smiled.

"Don't worry about it Tahu." She said. " I forgive you."

He looked up at her in amazement.

"you-you do?" He stuttered.

Gali nodded and hugged him tightly.

"I never blamed you in the first place."

She let go of the still amazed Tahu.

"Now come on." She said. " We've got a quest to start."

He looked at her as she began walking away.

He nodded and followed her.

~*~
After a day of rest, for Gali, the Toa were on their way.

Before they left, The Turaga had presented them with a small clear crystal that would begin glowing in the presence of a shard of the Onite crystal.

As they walked through the forest, Gali thought about her dreams and clutched the crystal that Maku had given her. She was mentally thanking it for waking her up.

She felt eyes on her.

She looked to see Kopaka gazing at her.

Gali had heard everything he had said to her.

She gave a small smile.

"I'll remember." She said gently.

Kopaka realized what she had meant after a minute and gave her a small smile.