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Chapter Twenty:
The Avatar

Kopaka groaned and tried to bat away whatever had awoken him. His hand however fell on air. Cracking open his eyes he found that it had been a stray band of the dawn's sunlight that had awoken him. He growled low in his throat and weakly shook his fist at the sun before looking down at the still sleeping sapphire gem that still slept wrapped up in his arms.

A smile crossed his face when Gali wiggled her nose at a band of sunlight that was straying across her face and buried her face in his chest to get away from it.

"Come on Gali." He said "You can't escape the morning."

"I can try can't I?" she asked. Her voice muffled slightly.

"Nope."

With that he flipped her over and into the sunlight with a smirk

"Ack!" Gali cried. "Evil bright lights!"

Kopaka gave a cruel chuckle and crawled out of bed. He watched with a smirk on his face as Gali shrank back beneath the covers.

"Gali?" He asked. "What are you doing?"

"The sun is up, therefore I am not."

"Uhuh sure."

Kopaka promptly pulled the covers off of her.

"Come on get up."

Gali groaned and flopped out of bed. She got up off the floor and glared at him. Kopaka merely smiled down at her. Gali punched him lightly in the stomach and made her way into the bathroom. Kopaka smirked again and pulled his shirt on. He sighed when he realized that the rest of his clothing was back in the hut he shared with Lewa and Onua.

"Hey Gali," He said. "I'm going to leave you to get dressed and go put clothes on myself."

"ok…" Came Gali's still sleepy response.

"See ya at breakfast?"

"Sure….why not?"

~*~

Gali stumbled out of the bathroom after he had left and flopped down onto the bed. She looked out of the window by her bed at the cool clear ocean. She decided then and there that she was going to swim this morning, and she was going to swim well.

She randomly threw on her clothing and headed outside, leaving all her weapons in the hut.

She dove off the lily pad and into the water. The pure crystal liquid wrapped around her body like a soft blanket. She swam gently over the smooth sand of the ocean floor. She scooped up some of the sand and then let it falls from her hand as it would in an hourglass.

She surfaced for air and summoned up her KauKau. She put the mask on and dove back under. She drew in a deep breath of the air that was in the water and kicked off on a small submerged boulder. She sped through the water with the greatest of ease. She swam smoothly under a school of fish and sped out into the lagoon that the waterfall poured into. She swam around the waterfall a few times before actually diving under and into it. The water fell onto her body cool and powerful.

Her eyes caught on a small oblong object that was floating along the surface. She smiled and surfaced. She swam over to the small canoe a shook it a bit.

"Hey! Gali you tease!"

Gali laughed and crawled up into the boat.

"Sorry Maku, I couldn't resist"

The small tohunga laughed.

"Sure you couldn't"

Gali laughed.

"Just like a can't resist doing this!"

Gali knocked the shocked tohunga back into the boat and began tickling her without mercy. Maku squirmed around on the floor of the boat laughing so hard tears were leaking down her Huna.

"Ok ok!" Maku laughed. "You win! You win!"

Gali sat back and let the young Tohunga compose herself. Minutes later Maku was still breathing heavily and giggling every now and then.

Gali looked around the boat.

"What were you doing Maku?" She asked. "Going to see Huki again?"

Maku nodded weakly and looked down at the floor of the boat, a small blush on her face.

Gali shook her head.

"Maku you need to stop sneaking off like this."

"But Gali, I love him so much!"

"And I'm sure he loves you as well." Gali sighed. "If Nokama asks where you are Ill say I said you could go."

Maku's eyes brightened. The small tohunga threw her arms around Gali.

"Oh thank you! Thank you!"

Gali lifted up her mask and smiled down at Maku, her eyes softening.

"Ok you," Gali said after a minute. "You had best get going."

Maku nodded and picked up her oar. Gali stood and dove out of the boat after putting her KauKau back on. She watched as Maku paddled off. The young woman waved to Maku right before the tohunga got out of sight. Gali looked around at the fog that was mysteriously beginning to set in. She sighed and dove back under.

The Toa of Water swam back to the village slowly as she wanted to savor the cool crisp water. She crawled up the lily pad that held the tavern. She removed her mask and let it disappear, she watched as it reappeared on her Suva.

"Oh," She said. "So that's where they go."

She then used her powers over water to evaporate all the water off her clothing, hair and body.

Gali shook herself lightly and quickly removed the bandana from her hair, the blue strands flared out lightly before settling down around her hips. The sapphire Toa then made her way into the Tavern, where she found the others all sitting around a large square table chatting and eating.

Gali walked over to them with a slight bounce in her step. She came up behind a happily munching Pohatu and leaned down next to his face, her arms wrapped around his neck.

"Good morning stoned one."

Pohatu smiled and ruffled her hair fondly.

"You seem to be feeling better my sapphire friend."

Gali chuckled happily and kissed Pohatu on the cheek

She played with his ponytail for a bit before straightening up and ruffling Onua's silky hair. The short Toa of Earth gave a small yelp and threw his hands up over his hair.

"Ack! No touchie!"

Gali laughed and continued on her merry little way.

Gali quickly swiped a strip of bacon off of Tahu's plate.

"Meh!" Tahu cried.

He looked up at Gali with big puppy dog eyes.

"Bacon." He whimpered. "She stole my bacon."

Gali took a bite out of the bacon and smiled at him evily. Tahu's jaw dropped open and he pawed weakly at Gali. She pulled the bacon out of his reach. Tahu then threw his head back and gave a fake sob.

"Ooh, " Gali cooed at the adorable scene.

She bent and pressed a kiss onto Tahu's cheek. The ruby Toa stopped his act and looked up at her in what was supposed to be a stern glare. However, the Toa of Fire couldn't keep a straight face and he ended up chuckling and snatching some more bacon off a large plate at the center of the table

Gali ruffled Lewa's hair as she sat down in between him and Kopaka. The emerald Toa purred and flopped down into Gali's lap.

"Love me I'm cute!" He giggled.

Gali laughed.

"Yes you are."

Lewa sat up and smiled at her.

"How are you feeling this morning Gali?" He asked.

"better than I felt last night, that's for sure." Gali replied. "I should be asking you the same thing, what about those wings of yours. How are they?"

"Oh they're fine. I just wish it didn't hurt so much when they came out. But all in all I was expecting something like that to happen. I am the Toa of air after all, I have to have some means of flight."

Gali nodded and began loading food onto her plate.

She took a bite of toast before looking up at Kopaka, who was staring off into space.

"Kopaka," Gali said waving a hand in front of his face.

"What?" He asked, looking at her.

Gali shook her head and laughed.

"Do you always space out at breakfast?" She asked.

"Do you always hide from the sun in the morning?"

"Good point."

They both nodded and returned to eating

~*~

Gali sat atop her hut alone. She gazed silently out over the ocean. Something told her deep in her heart that something big was going to happen today.

She flipped down off of the hut and made her way out onto the empty lily pad that was used for training and battle practice.

Kopaka was there, of course. He was practicing by fighting an invisible opponent with his Katana.

Tahu was also there.

Lucky for the village they weren't sparring.

"Hey guys?"

Both stopped practicing and looked at her. Gali approached them slowly, skirting around Tahu's flaming buster sword.

"What is it Gali?" Kopaka asked.

"Do you guys feel like something's wrong?"

Tahu and Kopaka looked at each other before nodding.

"Now that I think about it, Yes." Tahu said.

"Something does feel wrong." Kopaka agreed.

"I feel as though we're going to be attacked." Gali said.

"Yes, by something powerful." Tahu said, he looked at Gali as if assessing her health.

"What do we do about the women if an attack comes?" Kopaka asked.

"Not if, When" Tahu said. "We hide them away of course, women are nothing but trouble after all"

Gali promptly blew out Tahu's sword.

"Hey!"

"That's what you get Tahu." Gali said smartly.

Tahu set about trying to relight his sword.

"Why did you do that?" Tahu asked her.

"Because you were.."

"Look out!" Kopaka cried.

He knocked the two of them to the ground as a blast of black energy shot over the place where they had been standing.

"We're under attack!" Kopaka yelled.

The village suddenly went crazy. The other Toa ran out of the Tavern and took their places by the others. Tahu helped Gali to her feet as Nokama came out of her hut. The Turaga whistled loudly. The village suddenly froze and looked at Nokama.

"Everyone! To your stations!"

The Villagers all set about to different places in the village, each equipped with a spear and a shield, or some other weapon.
That was when "it" stepped out of the forest.

It had to have been at least ten feet tall. It was pitch black in color with streaks of shocking blue going across it's gleaming, mucus covered skin. It's head was mounted on a long swan like neck. The head itself was elongated without eyes but with long, wide jaws that were filled with two rows each of long jagged teeth. It's body was long and serpentine ending in a long whip like tail that went on for a full six feet that only added to it's already twelve foot long body. It's arms were maybe three feet long, one ended in what looked like a two foot long scythe made of what looked like a shiny white metal. The other arm ended in a long hand that sported five long clawed fingers. It's legs were long as well and it's knees were bent backwards as to support it's body.

Lewa gazed at the thing in shock and terror.

"It can't be." He said. "those things don't exist."

The beast turned it's ugly head towards them.

"A Nightwalker." Onua said Raising his claws.

"We can't let it get to the village." Pohatu said.

"But we cant defeat something like that!" Lewa said.

"We can at least try." Gali growled.

"Toa!" Tahu called. "Attack!"

The Toa yanked out their weapons and charged at the beast.

Lewa dropped to his knees, his wings burst out from his back in a spray of blood. He took to the air immediately and knocked an arrow to his bow.

"Come and get some!" He cried. The emerald Toa shot a volley of arrows at the beast. The demon roared and whipped at him with it's tail.

Lewa just barely dodged the attack, he watched in awe as the beast began to absorb the arrows into it's skin it's turned and opened it's hand. The arrows shot out of his hand and right at him. One struck him in the shoulder but he was able dodge the rest of them. He cried out in pain and ripped the arrow from his shoulder.

"Well that's not good," he said as the demon threw Pohatu into a tree.

"OBSIDIAN ARROW!"

They all looked to see Tahu standing amid an inferno, in his hands was a bow and arrow made of obsidian, he fired a flaming arrow of obsidian at the beast. The monster screamed and jerked back in pain.

"So that's my high power attack." Tahu said.

"It looks like only high power attacks will work on this thing." Kopaka called

Lewa looked down at Gali, who had just fired a blast of water at the monster.]

"Hey Gali!" He called. "Do you think you can call up a Biohazard?"

Gali nodded at him.

She stepped back and tried to summon up the power to attack.

Pohatu got up from the base of the tree he had been thrown into.

"ROCK SLIDE!" he cried.

Several boulders suddenly shot up from the ground and threw themselves at the monster. The Nightwalker screamed and backed up, nursing it's wounds. Kopaka suddenly charged at the creature. He slashed at it with his sword, but he was immediately throw backwards painfully.

The demon suddenly began shaking rather violently. It hunched down and opened it's mouth and gave a roar. A thick black light formed within it's throat. From it's throat came a column of foul smelling black fire, that hit the Toa each in turn except for Gali.

Before the beam could hit her, her jewel suddenly exploded into a brilliant white light. The white light formed a solid shield around her and deflected the flames.

When the flames vanished the shield and light did as well.

She then saw a horrid sight. Her friends her all laying on the ground in various states of injury. The Nightwalker was standing over Kopaka, who was badly injured. The demon raised it's scythe over his chest and prepared to kill him.

Angered by this, Gali screamed in rage. The same light that had come from her jewel came from her heart now with a violently flash. This light however was ten times brighter than the light of her jewel.

The light enveloped her and so did a strange calming feeling.

Gali closed her eyes as a pair of large black and blue butterfly wings grew out from her back. Her clothing changed and became a long flowing bluish-white silk dress with a silver bodice, covered in jewels and beads. Her hair fell from it's pony tail and flowed prettily around her hips. Small black, white and blue flowers appeared in her hair.

The light continued to flow about her like water. The Nightwalker back away from her in terror. It screamed and sent another blast of fire at her. Gali lifted a hand and pointed her palm at the column of flames. The black fire reflected back at the demon. The Nightwalker screeched and waved it's scythe. The blade landed mere inches from Kopaka's heart but unfortunately pierced his chest all the way through to the ground on which he lay.

"No!" Tahu screamed.

Kopaka didn't even scream with the pain. But several of the villagers did.

Nokama, however, couldn't take her eyes off of the ethereal figure that was Gali.

"No," she whispered. "It can't be her."

Gali gazed calmly at the quickly dying Kopaka.

She stretched her wings gently and soared in between Kopaka and Nightwalker.

"Avatar's Prayer." She said calmly

The Nightwalker screamed as the light that surrounded Gali suddenly surged and wrapped around the demon. The light tore at the demon's skin and ripped at it's structure. The demon screamed as the light destroyed the demon with out warning.

Gali leaned over the quickly dieing Kopaka, ignoring the stares of the other Toa.

"It's Gali," Pohatu said. "It's been Gali all this time."

"I knew it had to be her." Onua said.

"This means she's Mata Nui's child." Lewa said.

"Kopaka," was all that Tahu said.

Gali got down on her knees at Kopaka's side. The Toa of ice looked up at her weakly, his eyes losing their focus.

"Gali, " He choked out.

Gali gently put a brilliantly glowing finger to his lips to keep him quiet.

"You shall live." She said.
Gali bent and replaced her finger with her lips. She then gently breathed a healing spell into Kopaka. The magic raced through his dieing body quickly. His body began to repair itself at an amazing rate. His skin and bone structure repaired itself right before everyone's eyes.

Gali leaned back, a small smile formed on her face as she watched Kopaka. He looked up at her weakly.

"Relax," Gali said. Her voice was quiet and wispy like the wind, it echoed slightly. "You are healed."

Kopaka nodded. Gali brought her beautiful black and dark blue wings around to shield them from view. Gali gently pressed her lips to his in a fleeting kiss before gently flying into the air, like a fairy and over to the village. She landed in front of Nokama and kneeled before her. The tohunga bowed before her as did Nokama.

"My avatar," She said.

The tears of a mother fell quietly down her mask.

"Gali," She said. "I am so proud of you!"

Gali nodded. The light suddenly faded as did Gali's wings. The young woman suddenly collapsed into unconsciousness, still in her gorgeous dress.

The Toa all stood, still injured, except for Kopaka, and came to stand around the Avatar. Kopaka, bent and gently picked Gali up.

"I don't believe it." He said as he looked at her face. "My beautiful friend is the one and only daughter of Mata Nui."