Chapter 2: Deliveries and turaga
Issei sighed with relief as he reappeared in his current dwelling. It was a cave on the outskirts of the town near the woods. Inside he had set up what he could carry from his Hut in Kini Nui to Kouh. Meaning His stone work bench, several Kanoka disks, his weapons and his reed weave mat Hali made for him back before she became a toa. The cave was decent sized, about half that of the lair of Terridax in the tunnels but with a much lower celling. On the work bench he had his welder's staff, a half formed weapon and some snapped disks which broke during his recent attempts at making a Kanohi Huna.
Something was new here though. Notably the massive Metru Nui Le Metru chute cargo container in the corner. He quietly picked up his blade from the bench, it was a katana much like the one Lewa used before Icorax snapped it accept this one was jagged on the inner edge and useful for ripping into softer parts such as wires. With a swift strike, he cut off the lock and the doors swung open revealing a LOT of bars of protodermis and a stone carved note. He raised an eyebrow, how did the crate get here specifically when the chute system didn't leave the great city and no Bionicle delivered out here, not even the Vox.
It was when he read the note he knew.
(Got bored, decided to let you arm yourself. Have fun. Brutaka.)
A feeling of dread washed over him at the idea. Brutaka was a sadist of the worst kind and only 'helped' if he knew it wouldn't be worth watching otherwise and the amount of metal was enough to arm two dozen Toa with full gear and new kanohi. Sometimes he hated his life. The sadistic titan was known for putting a matoran against dangerous rahi when he was amused, now that he was bored? He shuddered before getting to work on his new weapon. He began to forge the new blade, a scaled down version of To a Lhikan's own blades in silver protodermis. (AN: its the one from the second movie but silver instead of bronze and iron) he yelped in shock and annoyance as the weapon exploded and he tossed the three parts aside and tried another Kanoka. This time he almost got it when it exploded in his face again. He growled in frustration before ditching it at the wall in anger. It took him three hours to make that. His stomach growled in protest to starvation making him finish his work. He sighed in depression. He had no job and he forgot to get food from the island before he left and the jeorney was damned taxing on him as is, let alone when hungry. With a sigh he decided to sit at the front of the cave, watching the sunset. Same sky, no matter where he lived. It was another two hours before he went to sleep. In the morning he yawned tiredly and began his treck to town when he bumped into Rias and Aika.
"Hey again." Issei waved tiredly.
"Jeeze, what happened to you?" Aika asked in shock.
"No food, straw bed, sadist titan." He muttered incoherently. Rias raised an eyebrow as did Aika.
"Here, I think I got something... Ah, here we go." Aika grinned as she pulled out a sandwich, handing it to issei who greatfuly ate it. He paid no attention to what was obviously porn magazines that she was attempting to hide in her bag. He honestly didn't care what she did so long as she left him alone with those damn akaku glasses.
"Thanks, this certainly beats Nui Rama any day." Issei replied with a massive grin, possibly a bit too massive judging by the way Aika flinched. "It's the teeth, isn't it?"
"N-no, but, how? That shouldn't be possible!" Aika stuttered while Rias raised an eyebrow.
"I'm part shape shifting energy glob now." Issei shrugged before taking the form of Aika wearing his cloak shocking the two devils before he returned to his normal look. "Took some getting used to, kept accidentally shifting."
"Mou~ I wish I have more spare pieces." Rias sighed in despair. She didn't have a shape shifter and the idea was appealing for her. "So unfair."
"Well, school time I guess." Issei shrugged as they continued to school. They were stopped at the gate by a group of boys with hand held weapons such as swords, clubs and one had a baseball bat.
"No freaks allowed!" A bald guy snarled.
"Yeah! Especially one who takes the hotties!" The skinny one with glasses snapped. "DIE!"
"Oh mata nui." Issei sighed as he shot out his now metal encased hand, gripping the baseball bat that was swung at him. He snapped it like a toothpick. "I don't want to fight. I just want to learn okay?"
"Freak!" The bald guy whimpered.
A constant tap of metal on cement caught everyone's attention as a short blue robotic being with a trident staff walked over. Her blue robes blew slightly in the wind. "Greetings young ones."
"Greetings Turaga Nokama." Issei bowed slightly. "How was the meeting?"
"Enlightening, this culture is so different than our own, I look forward to seeing you all later." Nokama stated as she walked through the gates and to the school.
"Who's the midget?" The guy with glasses asked dumbly.
"Don't disrespect a turaga!" Issei snapped. "It's like spitting at your grandmother!"