Disclaimer: I don’t own Bionicle in general or the Rahi, Spiny Stone Ape. I do own Destral Nui, Huna Nui, the Toa Destral, the Toa Huna, and the plot for this story.

Summary: When the Toa of the most secretive island in the universe must reveal their existence or loose the Av-Matoran’s homeland, could it lead to the Brotherhood of Makuta gaining enough power and knowledge to overthrow the Great Beings for good?

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Enter: The Toa Destral

Toa Rife strode between the huts in Krapo Koro, his mind wandering. I’ve never really thought about how gloomy Destral Nui would look to an outsider, he thought. He was right of course, as the entire island had a predominant shadow theme, a memento of its association with the Brotherhood of Makuta. His pondering continued until he almost stepped on a young Spiny Stone Ape named Pehkui. “What was I here for again?” he wondered aloud. “For a meeting and you’re late-again.”

Rife turned toward the owner of the voice-his team leader, Tosen, Toa of Stone. “I thought Rai was the airhead fire-spitter.” The Toa of Fire looked around Tosen and saw the other four members of his team: The Retaw, Toa of Water(who was the one teasing him), Haret of Earth, Eci, Toa of Ice, and the slightly annoyed Rai of Air.

“You should watch were you’re going. Dnas would have your head if anything happened to Pehkui,” Tosen remarked. He seemed as though he was going to lecture Rife, but Eci spoke up first. “Don’t we need to start the meeting?” The others nodded and Tosen lead the way to his hut. Before anyone even sat down Tosen stated grimly, “We have lost contact with Huna Nui.”

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“WHAT?” The Toa’s shouts were deafening in the bareness of Krapo Wahi. “Yes,” said Tosen, removing his hands from his ears “None of the Toa Huna have sent word to us or the Order.” “B-but Tosen, Huna Nui is the home of the Av-Matoran,” stuttered Rai. “It covers the core of the universe,” pointed out Haret. “They are defensless except the Toa Huna!” said Retaw. “Could the Brotherhood have captured it all ready?” asked Rife. “I know, I know, I know, and maybe to answer all of you at once,” stated Tosen irritated, “The Toa Nuva are still on their quest, the Toa Mahri are grieving, the Toa Hagah are on Xia, and any other Toa are scattered across the universe. We don’t have many spare reinforcements for them. Even the Order of Mata Nui is low on operatives lately.”

“What should we do then?” asked Retaw. “Perhaps we could send one of our own to gather information,” stated Haret. “Out of the question,” said Tosen “If the Brotherhood is involved, one Toa won’t do it. We’ll need a small army.” The other Toa were staring him, waiting for his plan. Finally, it came to him, “We will separate into groups of two and gather any solitary Toa we can. The Order can cover Destral Nui’s protection for a while.” Tosen stood, waiting for a question. “I don’t know brother, would that be safe?” questioned Rife. Eci answered for him, “Sending any fewer Toa will take too long and time is of the essence.” Rife reluctantly nodded, “Okay then, what are the teams?”

Tosen thought for a moment, considering each of his teammates’ strengths and weaknesses. “I will go with Eci,” he said “Haret with Rai and Rife with Retaw. Sound good?” The others nodded in agreement. “All right then, with any luck we shall leave in two days.”

Haret stood and headed for the doorway. “What’s your hurry brother?” asked Rai. “I’m going back to Kraonu Wahi,” he said. “Why?” Rai demanded. Haret stopped and smiled, “You know me better than that Rai,” he answered “I’m going to brush up on my history.” And with that he left the hut, headed for a nearby bridge. It would take him through Krako Wahi and on to Kraonu Wahi's familiar mountains. Eci followed shortly after. Both kept quiet, knowing that if Tosen would suggest splitting up, or leaving Destral Nui with no Toa, this was a very, very bad situation.

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Well, it is somewhat short, but there it is. This is my first FanFic so review but be gentle. And before I forget, Destral Nui's region names have the prefix "kra-" meaning shadow added to underline a dark history. I'll explain in the next chapter. The Matoran are not tainted by shadow and don't have "kra-" in their name.