Disclaimer:

I do not own either lego bionicle or this plot they both are owned by the lego company and this story plots Author Biohazard Technologies all the right's go to their respective partys i own nothing sadly

i don't own the song either nor have i heard it

The song Gali sings is called "Dreams" and it is owned and sung by The Cranberries.

Chapter sixteen:
Midnight Magic

Images flowed fuzzily through Gali's mind as she lay half awake in the middle of the night.

She had just awoken from a dreamless sleep that had been thick with a soft cooling darkness that had enveloped her lithe, pale body.

She gazed dazedly out the window on the far side of the room.

She tried to move, but her limbs were heavy as though they were made of lead. She tried to let out a groan of frustration but her vocal cords just wouldn't work.

She was sick, very sick. And she knew it.

Like all women when they are ill, Gali wanted nothing more than to curl up into a dark corner and either cry, or wait until she got better.

She waited silently as some of the heaviness in her limbs let up.

She rolled over and tumbled onto the floor like the town drunk.

She lay on the cool wood floor for a few minutes until she was able to get to her feet.

Gali rummaged around a bit for her clothing. Her mind was still fuzzy and her hands didn't work quite right but she did find her clothing.

She flopped down on the bed and got dressed, not caring if Kopaka was watching her or not.

Once the now difficult task of getting dressed was completed, She grabbed her glaive and stumbled out of the room, barely acknowledging the fact that Kopaka was still very much asleep.

She stumbled drunkenly out of the small village and made her way towards the sea.

She didn't know what drove her to leave the others. All she knew was that she had to get away from them in order to heal herself properly.

She fumbled with her Kakama before putting it on and racing towards the ocean.

She tumbled into the sand of a small lagoon, knocking off her mask which caused it to disappear.

Gali sat up weakly and gazed out over the moonlit ocean.

She than began to undress leaving her completely naked and alone on the small beach.

She looked down at her charm bracelet before removing it and dropping it onto the ground with her clothing.

She stumbled out into the warm water and let it envelope her like a mother.

She did not summon up her KauKau because some how she knew that she wouldn't need it.

There was no need for air as the warm waters wrapped around her frail body like a gentle blanket.

The ocean cradled its sick child gently, calming it's waves to the point the that surface was still and glassy.

Gali curled up into a loose ball as she floated just beneath the surface.

She brought her knees up to her chest and hooked arms under them. She then loosened up a bit so that her knees were now several inches away from her chest. She closed her eyes as though in sleep as her hair flared out in the water around her.

She didn't know how long she floated there in that trance. It could have been minutes, hours or even days.

Either way she didn't care.

The water was working it's precious healing magic on her.

Her mind was clearing and her body was loosening up as the blood began to flow again. She could think properly now and her throat was no longer dry and weak.

She slowly opened her eyes.

The midnight waters around her were suddenly much more than they had been. They were alive to her now.

She could see the coral reef in the dark waters and the fish swimming around playfully in the moonlit tides.

Some of the fish were bioluminescent and thus gave off their own little light shows of brilliant colors.

A smile traced her lips as she watched them dance about the reef and swim around her as well.

Gali came out of her little defensive position and watched them with a fuller view.

Many of them swam towards her as if to inquire whether or not she was feeling any better.

Her smile grew and she soon swam over the reef with them.

Her body was streamlined and perfect for swimming quickly. She sped around joyously, propelling herself through the water with kicks and scoops of her hands.

She settled down in a part of the reef that formed a bit of a reclining chair out of red coral. She lay back into the "chair" and gazed up at the moon through the water.

She hardly even noticed when an eel swam up over her, its belly grazing hers. The eel curled up on her stomach and watched her face patiently.

She smiled at it and gently ran her fingers over its smooth skin.

She pressed a gentle kiss to the top of its head before it swam off.

Gali stretched gracefully as she lay beneath the waves.

Were one looking down on the reef from above their eyes would catch immediately on the silvery blue- haired mermaid that rested among the coral.

Gali's attention was caught immediately by a small group of fish that was swimming around in fear.

She looked past them only to see what was scaring them.

It was a large tiger shark.

Gali smiled and got up from her little bed of coral.

She kicked off and swam towards the tiger shark the looked as though it were waiting for her.

She slowed down as she drew near to it.

She floated in front of it and held out a hand.

The shark bumped its nose against her hand and came in a bit closer. It bumped its nose all over her naked form lightly, exploring her. Trying to see if she really was the Toa of Water.

The shark, now satisfied that it really was her, glided around her, rubbing it's sleek sides up against her.

Gali smiled when she caught the sharks meaning.

She reached out and grabbed onto it's dorsal fin and let it pull her swiftly through the water.

She climbed up onto it's back, right behind the dorsal fin.

She leaned down and pressed her chest up against the shark's back so that they were more streamlined and could thus move faster.

They raced swiftly through the water, flying passed other fish and diving through three dimensional loops created by the ever growing coral.

Soon after, Gali lay once again in the "chair". The shark lay next to her, sleeping gently.

She looked at the shark with soft, but clear, eyes. She smiled and pressed herself against him in a hug.

With that, Gali got up and swam back to shore. She was stronger now and much more ready to face her task than she ever had been.

She slid up onto the beach silently.

The cool night wind blew across her bare back, sending a mild chill up her spine.

She got to her feet and began climbing up onto a shelf-like rock outcropping that hung over the water.

She lay out flat on it and gazed up at the perfect night sky.

She dozed there as she let the wind dry off her still naked body.

She woke up just as early light was lighting up the horizon.

Gali sat up and gazed at the thin band of greenish light that sat on the horizon of the ocean like a ribbon on top of a young girls head.

Gali, now dry, climbed back down onto the beach in the twilight.

She put her clothing on slowly and carefully. She stood and looked out over the ocean, her loose hair blowing in the breeze.

She smiled when she saw the dorsal fin of a tiger shark break the surface in a farewell wave before disappearing again.

Gali turned and headed back towards Po-Koro, This time clear and well and without her Kakama.

~*~

Kopaka awoke before dawn with the feeling that something was missing. HE rolled onto his side so that he could see Gali.

She was gone!

The Toa of Ice was out of bed in an instant.

He frantically searched the room. There was no sign of her. She had left and taken her things with her.

Kopaka didn't even bother throwing a shirt on as he left the room quickly.

He burst into Tahu and Pohatu's room in a flurry of white hair.

"Gali's gone!" Was all he said.

Tahu sat up in bed.

"What?!"

"You heard me." Kopaka replied. "She's not here and neither is her stuff."

Tahu was out of bed in an instant. He began rummaging around for a shirt.

"What's going on?"

A sleepy Lewa and Onua stood in the doorway.

"It sounds like Gali's gone." Pohatu said as he sat up in bed.

Lewa's eyes widened.

"We've got to find her!" He said.

"No duh." Tahu said as her yanked his shirt over his head.

"But where do we start looking?" Pohatu asked.

"Shut up!" Onua said suddenly. "Listen."

The Toa all stood still and silently and listened.

Someone was singing and rather beautifully.

"I know I've felt like this before. But now I'm feeling it even more. Because it came from you." The voice sang. "Then I open up and see. The person falling here is me. A different way to be."

They all rushed to the window.

The Toa watched as a blue haired woman strode into the village. She danced more than she walked.

It was none other than a fully healed Gali.

Kopaka suddenly slammed his fist on the window sill and rushed back to his room.

"I warn more. Impossible to ignore, Impossible to ignore. They'll come true. Impossible not to do. Impossible not to do." She sang.

They watched as a now fully dressed Kopaka ran outside and stood out in front of the inn, his arms crossed trying to look normal and slightly angry.

Gali stopped several feet away from him and smiled at him.

"Now I tell you openly. You have my heart so don't hurt me. You're what I couldn't find. Totally amazing mind. So understanding and so kind. You're everything to me." She stopped singing here.

The two Toa stood gazing at each other for a full minute before Kopaka suddenly ran out to her, scooped her up into his arms and spun around a bit.

Both were laughing.

He set her down gently.

Kopaka looked her over.

"Look at you." He said. "You look better than you ever have."

Gali chuckled.

"I feel better than I ever have." She said. "I sought the healing waters and the ocean dreams."

She smiled at his confused expression.

She got up onto the tips of her toes and pressed a fleeting kiss like an ocean breeze to his cheek.

She smiled and ran off towards the others who were waiting in front of the inn for her before he could respond.

"Come on you guys." She said to them. "We have to talk."