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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
Chapter Eighteen:
White Wings
Kopaka shifted uncomfortably while in the grips of a horrible nightmare.
He and the others were all standing on the beach at Ga-Koro in a face off with some odd looking alien like creature.
He watched in horror as the Toa were all taken down one by one by it before it turned towards him. The creature moved towards him and raised one of it's preying mantis type scythes to cleave him in half.
Just as he was about to die something that was glowing with a brilliant white light shot in front of him.
"AVATAR'S PRAYER!" it cried.
He woke up just as the monster was engulfed in the blinding white light.
The Toa of ice sat bolt upright in bed, sweat tumbling gently down his bare skin. He groaned and rubbed at his eyes with his hand.
"Oh God." He muttered.
"Kopaka?"
He looked over at Gali, who was lying in her bed looking at him, her eyes were at half mast.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"What are you doing awake?" He asked, ignoring her question, "You need your rest."
"You woke me up." Gali said quietly. "Are you alright?"
Kopaka nodded.
"I'm fine." He said. "It was just a bad dream. Go back to sleep."
Gali nodded and rolled over onto her side so that her back was facing him.
Kopaka gazed at her slender figure for a few minutes before he too lay back down.
"What's wrong with me." He muttered before rolling over and going back to sleep.
~*~
The Toa walked across the desert towards Ga-Koro in near silence.
"So how long until we get there?" Onua asked after a while.
"At this pace, we should be there soon." Tahu said.
Gali wiped a few beads of sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand.
'At least the desert is returning to normal.' She thought.
"You ok Gali?"
She looked at Pohatu and smiled.
"Of course I am." She said. "I'm just glad the desert is returning to normal."
Pohatu nodded.
Gali straightened her beaded top as she walked. She was glad that she was dressed as she was or she might have passed out from the heat.
She looked at Kopaka to see if he was alright.
He looked fine if not a little sleepy.
She shook her head and continued on her way.
~*~
The Toa stood on the beach, gazing at Ga-Koro.
The village looked peaceful as it floated on the waves.
Gali smiled and made her way towards the front gate.
The guards looked up at her for a minute before their eyes flew wide. They quickly opened the gate and let the Toa into the village.
Passed the gate, the village was alive with activity and joyous laughter song and dance. The tohunga danced about as they worked. The air was alive with noise.
Gali stood up straight and cupped her hand to the side of her mouth.
"Swim Deep!" She called to the village.
"Find Peace!" The tohunga called back.
A cheer rose from the village and Gali was soon surrounded by small blue tohunga, all gazing at her in awe.
"Is it really you?" was the one question that they kept asking.
Gali nodded and smiled.
"Yes girls." She said. "it's really me."
Another cheer rose from the crowd.
"Give her some room."
The crowd parted to allow Nokama, Maku and Hahli to approach Gali.
"Welcome back water child." Nokama said. "If you will all follow me, we have much to discuss."
The Toa followed The Turaga and her helper to her hut whilst the other tohunga returned to their work.
The Toa all took seats on the floor with Hahli and Maku, while Nokama took a seat on a chair.
"As you can see, the village is very busy." Nokama said. "We have been under siege lately and are in dire need of assistance."
"What has happened?" Gali asked as she cuddled Maku.
"Rahi have been attacking lately. More so than before." Hahli said. "They have caused much damage."
"Why are they doing this?" Tahu asked.
Nokama shook her head.
"I do not know."
"Do they bear infected masks?" Lewa asked.
Nokama nodded.
Gali sighed.
"Well have to stop them then." She said.
"Yes.." Nokama said. "But first things first."
She picked up a small rosewood box off her desk. She lifted the box's latch and opened it.
Brilliant white light spewed forth from the box.
There, resting on the black velvet cushion within the box was a crystal shard that was about four inches long and half an inch thick.
The Toa gazed at it in wonder.
"Pohatu?" Gali said after a moment.
Pohatu nodded and gently picked up the shard and placed it in the bag with its fellows.
Nokama was about to say something when Lewa suddenly went stiff.
"The village is in danger." He said, his eyes wide. "Rahi come this way from the cliffs."
The Toa, trusting in Lewa's foresight, raced outside.
"Get everyone inside." Tahu said to Nokama. "We'll handle this."
~*~
The Toa raced up the cliff as fast as their legs could carry them.
Sure enough, at the top of the cliff were several seriously evil looking Rahi.
The Toa all pulled out their weapons as the Rahi approached.
"Toa wish to fight?" A turquoise Tarakava said.
"Toa will die." Said another.
With that the Rahi attacked relentlessly.
Blasts of elemental energy were thrown left and right as the battle raged.
Gali slashed as many Rahi as she could but they were backing her towards the edge of the cliff.
"Die Toa." A Tarakava said.
Without warning it struck out with it's arm and hit her right in the chest. Gali screamed as she began to lose her balance. She fell as if in slow motion, off the edge of the cliff. She plummeted off the cliff towards the rocks below at incredible speeds.
All she could think about was her death.
~*~
The other Toa had just finished off the other Rahi when they saw Gali go over the edge.
"GALI!" they cried out as one and raced towards the edge.
"Oh God , oh God" Pohatu said over and over again.
"What do we do?!" Onua demanded
An agonized scream caught their attention.
They turned to see Lewa down on his knees, arms wrapped tightly about himself.
The teenage Toa screamed again.
Something suddenly exploded out of his back in a shower of blood.
Two proud, pure white angel's wings stretched outward from the young Toa's back.
Blood dripped gently off the glossy feathers.
Lewa suddenly dove over the side of the cliff and plummeted downwards, his wings pulled back to cut down on wind resistance.
He quickly approached Gali, only one thought on his mind.
Protect his friend.
His eyes caught Gali's as he hooked an arm behind her back and his other under her knees.
"Hang on," He whispered.
Gali nodded, her eyes wide with fear and awe.
Just before they hit the rocks below, Lewa stretched his new wings and caught the air, causing him to soar upwards like a swan.
He barely registered the cheers of the others as he landed back on the cliff.
He gently and laid the now unconscious Gali on the ground before collapsing on the ground next to her and passing out from pain and exhaustion, his wings vanishing from the lack of their master's mind.