Rebel Log

Rebel Log is a story that takes place many years after the reformation of Spherus Magna. It describes one of the adventures Skovax's Rebel Team goes on and the upcoming war between the resistance and a Makuta's armies.

Prologue
Skovax was riding through the desert on Tejro's Thornatus.

Being the leader of team of rebels wasn't easy. It also wasn't easy being a rogue Skrall with a huge bounty on your head. To Skovax, running was basically his entire day.

And these traits were being demonstrated right now.

The Thornatus barely dodged a Thornax shot from a Skrall. There were about ten of them riding Rock Steeds on his trail, and all of them were armed.

My life stinks, Skovax thought with a smile on his face.

Another Thornax flew right past them as both sides were maneuvering through the treacherous deserts. One of the Skrall was able to catch up to them, but it and the Rock Steed were rammed with the side of the vehicle, knocking them over.

Three more Skrall came up behind them. Skovax then shot all three of them successfully, knocking them onto the ground.

"Nice shot," said Medran, another rebel in Skovax's team. "But I would've done better."

"You would have sliced their heads clear off. I decided to put them out of their misery a different way."

"Good point."

They then noticed the Skrall had gone back. They were wondering why until they learned why: they had crossed into Skopio territory.

"Holy Skopio," Medran said as one of the creatures appeared.

Perditus, another member, was very shocked. "Now what?" he asked.

"We could run over it," suggested Malum, who was also a member.

"And just how are we gonna do that?" asked Medran.

Skovax replied, "We're gonna need a huge ramp."

Chapter 1
The Thornatus continued through the desert peacefully. The team was on the way to Roxtus, city of the Skrall. To Skovax, Skrall meant instant death. They had gotten through the Skopio by assaulting it with all the firepower they had. With the creature gone, they were able to continue. They were now approaching Roxtus. They could even see the Skrall working.

We're seeing them work now, and we're about to see them kill us, Medran thought.

They were now getting closer to Roxtus. Closer, closer, closer, until...

Here's good enough, Skovax thought about eighty feet from the village. The vehicle was then parked and the team got out. After, they started walking toward the left side of Roxtus' perimeter, the location their contact said he would be at.

Tejro asked, "So who's waiting for us here?"

"A friend," Skovax replied.

After a few minutes of walking, Skovax and his team found his contact. He was an Agori of the Water Tribe. This Agori would be giving them vital information. That fact disappointed Medran, but the others didn't care.

"First, I have some news. You'll be gaining a new member in your ranks on the orders of our master." He then turned around and they saw a Jungle Agori. "His name is Levrak. He will assist you on your mission, which brings me to your breifing." The Agori said. "Recent reports have said the current events may lead to another war. This war may last for many years. It's your job to help start it."

"What good will that do us?" Medran asked.

"During the war, the villages will be completely vulnerable. Our armies will then sneak into the villages and conquer them in the name of the resistance."

"We'll accept." Skovax said.

"Good." The Agori said. "But first, you'll be going to Vulcanus. From there, another Agori will make contact with you and give you assistance."

"You guys go ahead, I'll listen to the rest and tell you closer to the village." Skovax told his team. But they didn't notice the numerous Skrall ready to attack them once in sight.

In another location, a Makuta was busy planning his next attack in the middle of the desert. The being had a name, but he didn't like being called it that much ever since he had joined the Dark Hunters. He just went by his codename: "Destroy". He did, however, know how to act like a Makuta. He even had three main qualities of a normal one: evil, destruction, and demise.

"...Then some of the army will move over here to cover the right flank, and by days end, we'll have conquered the fortress. Does everyone understand their positions?

The soldiers all cheered, signaling that they understood.

"Great. Then we leave in three days. But first, I have a meeting to attend."

Tejro was fighting his way through about sixty Skrall. Apparently they had found the resistance and all of them were eager to bring Skovax's head to Tuma and collect his bounty.

"I haven't gotten these blades drenched in blood for years!" Medran yelled as he slashed another Skrall.

"Don't get your hopes up," Tejro said as he slashed three of the Skrall Medran was about to attack. They had been rivals for a long time and both are constantly either trying to kill or outdo each other.

Their newest member, Levrak, was slicing through the Skrall surrounding him. "By the time you catch up with me, I'll be a Turaga."

"What about your days as a Toa?" Perditus wondered.

Medran was then angered and wanted to kill Tejro, but he knew that now wasn't the right time to do so. Skrall were surrounding them. They knew that they couldn't defeat them all.

Skovax then returned and kicked away three Skrall. Now he was caught in the fight and it didn't seem like he could get out of it. We need to do something, he thought. But how can we get out of...then he remembered. ''The Thornatus! How could I have forgotten that? Who cares now, I need to get me and my team outta here.''

"Get to the Thornatus!" Skovax shouted. The team then fought through the army until fianally they reached the vehicle. "Finally here! Now fire the Thornax!"

They did so, and instantly over half the Skrall were instantly defeated. Upon learning this, their forces were called back into the city and the team was able to escape.

"That was close," Levrak said.

"You're right," Skovax replied. "But it's almost like they knew we were here..."

Medran said, "We can worry about that later. We've got an appointment in Vulcanus to worry about."

Chapter 2
After leaving Roxtus behind, the team was on their way to Vulcanus. They had no energy left from the Skrall battle and now they were on their way, resting as they went.

Now they were rested, ready, and headed for Vulcanus, ready for whatever was there.

"So, how long until we're there?" Asked Perditus.

"A few hours," Tejro replied.

"So it's gonna be a while, right?" Medran wondered.

"I'm surprised you even survived back in Roxtus," Tejro joked.

Medran then got mad, but Skovax stopped him before he killed the Ice Agori. "We need him to get there." Skovax told him. Medran then calmed down.

Skovax then said, "Now, it's time to discuss our actual roles in the mission. First..."

Medran didn't pay much attention. Instead, he was paying attention to a Skrall he noticed. That's odd, he thought. ''Why would a Skrall follow us this close to a village? Especially Vulcanus? I hear the guard riders come out about this far.''

Skovax then looked at him, saying, "Did you get any of that?"

Medran was then startled, but replied, "Uh, yeah, I did.

"Fine then. I'll restart so you can get the first part this time."

Medran listened, but he was still wondering why Skrall were there.

"Destroy" was approaching the edge of Spherus Magna's main landmass. Here, he was going to rent a boat and sail to Destrak Nui, where he would be meeting his master at his current base. Everyone gathered would then discuss their war strategies.

But first, he had to rent the boat, which wouldn't be as easy. The locals at the trade port weren't exactly friendly to Makuta.

He walked up to a Ta-Matoran saying, "I'd like your fastest boat to Destrak Nui."

The Matoran didn't look like he wanted to do business with him. "Why should I help your kind?" he asked.

"Destroy" then pulled a blade on him and held it up to his neck. "Either let me rent a boat, or I can relieve you of some unnecessary weight for free.

The Matoran then called security on him and instantly some Toa came up. Two of them grabbed the Makuta's arms ready to imprison him, but "Destroy" wasn't ready to give in. He punched each of the Toa, knocking them out. Three more then attacked him, but they were easily defeated with punches. Destroy then took out a staff and started hitting Toa with the side of the staff's blade, knocking them all out. Eventually, he had defeated them all and walked back up to the Ta-Matoran, once again saying, "I'd like your fastest boat to Destrak Nui."

The Matoran then complied, the Makuta gave him some widgets, and he followed the Matoran to his fastest boat. It was motorized, armed, and armored.

"Perfect," "Destroy" said. "I'll definitely be able to get there in four days with this."

Chapter 3
Medran was still curious. He knew what to do for the mission, but the reason a Skrall was following them nagged him.

Why would it follow us? He would keep asking himself.

Suddenly he found something. A small group of Skrall ready to strike in the bushes on the hillside. Medran then jumped off the side of the Thornatus and attacked the Skrall and instantly killed them all. His jumping off had caused Tejro to force the vehicle to a stop. The team didn't know what he was doing until he brought out five dead Skrall corpses.

"These were about to attack us," he said. He then noticed one of their blades and took it. He then dropped the bodies and put the blade on his back.

"Just get back on," Skovax told him. Medran then did so and climbed back onto the side of the Thornatus. They then continued their trip to the village.

Just down the road, a Jungle Agori was on the side of their path. None of the others noticed it, but Medran saw that he was carrying something. A shield of some sort. The Glatorian then attacked the Agori, knocking him out. He then stole his shield.

"Medran, you idiot! What are you doing!?" Skovax asked, obviously angry with him.

"He had something I wanted," said Medran as he took what he now knew was a Skrall shield.

"Get back on and don't get off until we arrive at the village."

"Fine, I'll get on," he said as he climbed back onto his side of the vehicle. But Medran was happy with what he had obtained.

"Destroy" was still sailing when he noticed another ship, it's cannons aimed at them.

"Fire the cannons," he said to his crew, smiling. "We don't want anyone saying we're out here, now do we?"

The team could see the Great Volcano from where they were. They knew Vulcanus was just up ahead, but first they had to face something else: the Vulcanus Guard. A rider was parked right outside the village, which would be a problem with Malum riding the vehicle with them. They parked right near the rider, who told them to stop.

The guard member rolled up to them, saying, "Why are you here?"

Skovax replied, "We only wish for admittance into your fine village."

"Still, why should we let you in? Malum's on your vehicle."

"And I'm getting off now," he said as he jumped off the side of the Thornatus. He then walked over and sat down a few feet away.

"Now can you let us in?" Levrak asked impatiently.

"Fine. Go on." the guard said. After the Thornatus was away a few feet, he rode toward the village. Ackar will need to know about Malum, he thought.

"Destroy" was having tons of fun. He had taken a post as one of the many gunmen and now he was enjoying wiping out the enemy ship. They fired back, and now both ships had reached a stalemate.

"Keep firing men!" "Destroy" ordered his crew. They did so, but the enemy destroyed two more cannons. "Destroy" was getting anxious. Do we have anything that can annihilate them? He thought. He then found a lever and pulled it and the next thing he knew, twelve Cordak Blasters came out of the ship.

"Now this is more like it!" he said. "Fire!"

Upon hearing this, the crew armed them and started firing them, which completely destroyed the ship. The enemy crew evacuated on lifeboats, but they didn't know which way land was.

"Now I can continue my journey in peace," "Destroy" said as the blasters retracted into the ship.

Chapter 4
"Destroy" saw his destination up ahead. The island he was going to had a huge volcano that took up most of the island. That's where he was going.

"Finally, my destination in my sights," he said. He then shouted to his crew, "Prepare for arrival. We'll reach land in about ten minutes, so be ready to leave." He then turned around and walked to the front of the ship with an evil smile on his face. "Now, the inevitable starts. The rebels will fall, and the other cities will fall, and Spherus Magna will fall!"

The Thornatus drove into the village. After parking again, Skovax told the rest of his team, "My contact should arrive in two days, so at least try to keep from exposing us. Now I'm going to try and get us a place to stay, so try not to kill yourselves." He then walked away, hoping his team could stay under control.

Skovax then saw Ackar and Kiina near the center of the village talking. He then walked up to them, saying, "Hey, me and my friends are going to need somewhere to stay for a few days."

Ackar looked at Kiina, his face showing that he didn't exactly trust him. "Why should we let you stay in Vulcanus?" he asked.

"Well, I have some business here that I need to take care of and I'm supposed to meet here."

"Still...I don't know if I should-" he was then interrupted by a Vulcanus Guard Rider, the same one who saw them earlier, saying, "I just saw Malum outside the city with the same guy you're talking to earlier."

"Malum's back!?" Kiina asked, shocked.

"Well, he isn't in the city, he's currently in the agricultural fields just outside the city's inner border." The guard replied.

"Hmm...well, he isn't technically isn't inside Vulcanus village, so just make sure he doesn't get in here."

"Understood, sir," the Vulcanus Rider said as he ran off to tell his leader about Malum's situation.

"So, Malum's with you?" Ackar asked.

"Well, he's not technically with us at the moment, but yes." Skovax answered. "We left him somewhere else outside the village just before we came in."

Both Glatorian then looked at each other, then back at Skovax. "Fine," Ackar said. "You can have a house here, but you can't bring Malum into the city."

Skovax agreed and walked away, smiling and saying to himself, "They have no clue."

Meanwhile, "Destroy" had just docked at the volcanic island. He then got out of the boat and told his crew to stay put. He then walked up the side of the mountain until he found what he needed: a hatch in the side of the volcano. He then entered and saw a jungle of wires and pipes, most of which were destroyed. He went down through the mess that led to a door which instantly opened.

He then said in an eerie tone, "I'm here, my brethren."

"Sit down so we can start this meeting already," one of the Makuta said impatiently.

"You know the reason I've called you here. Spherus Magna is ours for the taking, but so far, we've only conquered what used to be the Valley of the Maze so far." The leader said, disappointed. "But now, most of you are wondering how I conquered the valley, which was my first act of war. Here's the full story anyway: two hundred years ago, Makuta Teridax died. During this time, Spherus Magna was reunited, but the Valley of the Maze was near the planet's coast. When his body fell, it caused an earthquake that somehow forced the land to break off, creating a new island, now named Destrak Nui, which is, as all of you know, where we are. The island's volcano then erupted, destroying what used to be the actual Valley of the Maze. Some...inhabitants came before I did, but I took care of them, and now the island acts as my new base." The Makuta then clapped and cheered for their leader. "Yes, conquering an island is no easy feat, but this one actually was."

"Impressive," said "Destroy". "But now I shall show you something that I think you'll like more." A screen then turned on in front of him and the Makuta watched intently

Skovax returned to his team. "Let's go," he said, and the group then followed Ackar to their house.

"Home sweet home for the next two days," Medran said as he entered. "Not as roomy as I would've expected, but it'll do."

"I hope you enjoy your stay," Ackar said before he left. Once he exited Skovax's temporary house, he spoke to another Vulcanus Guard member.

"Don't let them out of your sight, and if they make one wrong move, don't hesitate. Use lethal force if necessary."

"Yes sir," the guard replied. He then contacted his chief, telling him to send him a squad to his location.

Chapter 5
Malum was bored. He was just sitting right outside the actual village.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO OUT HERE!? he thought. Then he saw his wish had come true. Right there was a Vulcanus Guard Rider. Completely distracted. Something to do at last, he thought as he walked up to the Agori.

Skovax walked around his house. He looked worried. As he moved, he said, "Let's see..., we don't know what they look like, exactly when they'll arrive, or if they're actually here to give us info."

"What do you mean?" Levrak asked.

"For all we know, this could be a Makuta trap," Skovax told him.

"Or you've gone crazy," Medran said. "You need rest. You haven't slept in three days, and little sleep can sometimes cause insanity."

"Now you're smart," Tejro joked.

Medran was now very angry at him. He then tackled Tejro, and the Agori kicked him off. Medran then sliced at Tejro, but he blocked with his blade. The two were about to retract their blades when Perditus knocked them both out with his club.

"Now that that's out of the way, we can get back to important business," he said. They all then looked at Skovax, and the former Skrall knew what they were thinking.

"Okay," he said. "I'll sleep." He then got into one of the beds and closed his eyes. The next day would be important, and Skovax knew that he wouldn't want to be paranoid when someone was giving him important information.

A screen then turned off, and the Makuta at the fortress looked back at "Destroy". None of them actually talked, they just whispered amongst themselves for a little while.

Finally, their leader said, "Yes...with this, we can make an effective first strike against the planet. We will rise, destroy, and win. We are the Shadow Makuta Brotherhood! We will conquer! And I, Makuta Metrados, shall annihilate all who stand against me!"

The other Makuta at the table cheered. "Destroy" was very happy. He knew that his plan was genius, and when Metrados added to it, he knew it was even more genius than before.

Once Spherus Magna is ours, nothing will stand between me and the rest of the universe, he thought.

Perditus was awake. He couldn't sleep that night. Instead, he was thinking about what might happen the next day. What if everything went wrong, he thought. ''What if we somehow get discovered. Ackar seemed suspicious, so I don't see why he wouldn't have guard soldiers watching us, and he probably does. Still, we can't be too careful.''

He then went finally to sleep. He wouldn't know what would happen the next day.

Skovax woke up. He knew this day would be very important. He also knew that if he was discovered, the team would be arrested. His contact would be arriving soon, so he went outside and waited there.

Chapter 6
Ackar walked around the village. He was waiting for a report from one of his men, but nothing had come in yet. Finally, a guard rode up to him. He said, "Your Malum guard team just found two dead bodies outside the village. We have reason to believe Malum did this, but we have no proof at the moment."

Ackar told him, "Keep up the investigation. I've got a meeting to attend."

"Yes sir." The guard then rode back to the village gate.

Ackar then walked toward Skovax's home. If I don't arrest them, he thought, who knows what will happen to the village.

Levrak walked into the home. "Ackar's looking for us and your contact is arriving any minute," he said

Skovax walked out and ran toward a random part of the village, hoping he would get away from Ackar. This is bad, he thought. Very, very bad. Eventually, he ended up near the right side of the village. He thought, I know the contact would be looking for me at the house, but if I go back there, Ackar would be expecting me and I'd be arrested for whatever Malum did. Skovax decided that he should go back toward his home anyway and warn his team to move.

A hand knocked on the door. Medran opened it and the being asked, "Is the Skrall home?"

When Skovax returned to his home, he entered and saw another being in his home. He thought they would be an enemy until he saw that the being came in peace. It was a Jungle Agori. He had ridden in the village on a Proto-Lion, Rahi used by the Tesara Guard. He then got up, saying, "Yes, I'm Vendrak and I am here to give you information. Come outside, and I'll give you what you need to know."

Malum sat down on a rock, breathing heavily. He was still sort of bored, but now the Vulcanus Guard was after him. He did like running away, since it was doing something, but he also hated it since he got tired after a while.

He then saw something in the horizon. It was the guard again, and upon learning this Malum ran. He didn't know how far he ran, but he thought that wherever he was was good enough.

"I can't do this forever," he said, and started digging.

The guards neared Malum's location. They looked around, but couldn't find him.

One of the guards finally said, "I thought you said he was here!"

The other replied, "He is! Considering how tired he is, he couldn't have gotten that far!"

Something then rose out of the sand, and a shadow blocked out the sun behind the guards.

Ackar had reached the house. Just as he was going to go up to it and knock on the door, he noticed Vendrak and Skovax walk out of the house. He then went away. He knew he could defeat the two, but Skovax would just call for backup, and attacking an "innocent" would make him look bad.

The Glatorian ran back to the center of the village to his house. He had some planning to do.

Skovax and Vendrak had gone outside. the Agori then looked around and saw nobody spying on them, so he started giving Skovax information.

"As you know," he started, "The villages may be entering another war. It won't split the planet apart again and end the war, but the villages won't get out of it that easily. And that's where you come in. Your job is to destroy the trust each tribe has in one another. You can start with the Fire Tribe. Kiina's visiting, so that won't be much of a problem. You just need to keep her from leaving long enough that it makes the Water Tribe suspicious."

"And what about the Toa?" Skovax wondered.

"Oh, they won't be a problem," Vendrak assured him. "They're busy with other things, so no Toa should get in your way. I have to go now. I told the village I wouldn't be gone that long, so I should really get back. If I lose my rank, our plans would be destroyed."

"Yes, but what about Mata Nui? He's going to re-create his body soon. That can't be denied! And once he does, the war will end! All our work would be for nothing!"

Vendrak nodded. "I know. But don't worry. There's some...minor complications to our mission, but those will be worked out."

Skovax just stood there. He was confused by what he was meant when he said, "minor complications," but he knew Vendrak was a trusted warrior. "I understand my mission," Skovax told with the benefit of the doubt.

"Good. Now go, you must do this and leave Vulcanus immediately." He then left on his Proto-Lion. After he was out of visual range, Skovax went into the house. He knew he would need the rest of his team.

Chapter 7
Skovax felt the wind rushing in his face. It felt good being on the run again. He was now approaching somewhere in the middle of the desert.

"Home at last," he said with a smile.

About two days earlier...

Skovax was in his house. He was going to discuss his plan with the plan. Vendrak had given him enough information to plan a conspiracy. Now all he needed was his team.

"Here's the plan," he said right after he entered.

Medran was growing impatient. He couldn't wait behind a rock forever. But he had to wait for Kiina.

He then finally saw Skovax, running up through the canyon.

"Ready?" he asked Tejro.

"Duh," Tejro replied as he took out his blades.

Kiina was angry. Skovax was trying to attack her and now she wsa in this situation. She fired a blast of water from her Vapor Trident, which Skovax easily dodged.

Medran and Tejro then jumped down and...BLAM! Kiina was hin in the face with Medran's Skrall shield. She then heard, "...out...leave...Ackar...Tesara...lock..." She was out cold.

Skovax's team went back to Vulcanus secretly with Kiina. They then went into their house to a secret prison and threw Kiina in the cell.

"Now that that's done," Skovax said, "what do we do now?"

"We leave," Medran said. "I'm starting to see why Malum hates this place.

"I agree," Tejro said. He rarely agreed with Medran. "With that crazy Glatorian Ackar chasing us, we'll never complete our mission.

After a few minutes, they reached a conclusion. "It's decided," Skovax said. "We leave." And with that, they left the house and headed for their Thornatus at the village gate.

Skovax had made it to the middle of the village. He was ready to leave Vulcanus behind, when suddenly something occurred.

"So when can I kill something. I'm bored!" Medran said out loud. And at that instant, a Matoran was looking right out of a window. "I got it!" Medran said as he went into a building. A blade was then seen where the head of the Matoran was, and his head fell two stories to the ground. Medran jumped out the window, the body falling as he did.

"What did you just do!?" Skovax yelled.

"I stopped someone from reporting us to Ackar," Medran explained.

"That was stupid! Someone could report us for doing that!"

"Then I'll stop them," Medran said as he held his blade up. He then ran off. Skovax tried to catch him, but Medran was just too fast for him. A few minutes later, Medran came back, his blade completely coated in blood.

"What the heck!?" Skovax yelled, surprised. He then replaced his shock with anger. "What did you do!?"

"I killed," was his response.

Skovax wanted to kill him then, but calmed down. He then realized something. "We can use this," he said.

"Use what?" Perditus asked him.

"The murders," he said. "I'll explain once we're done. Now follow me."

The group then went back in the other direction. They then got to their house, whose only occupant was the captured and unconscious Kiina. They then went inside and put the blood-covered blade in Kiina's hand. The group left and headed for the gate to Vulcanus, where they found Malum.

"What did you do while we were gone?" Skovax asked him.

"I had some fun," he replied as he pointed to a pair of dead bodies not too far away.

Skovax sighed and said, "Get on."

They drove off in the Thornatus to the outer gate when Ackar ran right into their path. He looked serious and didn't look like he would hesitate for one second before killing them.

"Move!" Tejro yelled. "If you don't we will!"

"And where might you be going?" The Glatorian wondered.

"That's none of your business," Skovax answered.

"So," Ackar said as he held out his blade, "Do you know anything about all those Matoran and Agori that were recently killed?"

"Yes," Skovax told him. Medran then gave him an angry stare, but Skovax winked in his direction. He then proceed to say, "Kiina was the one who killed them. We found her and knocked her out. She's in our house. You can go get her now."

Ackar looked down at the ground at thought. If I let them go, he thought, ''they might assault the other villages. If I attack them, I'll get killed. If I manage to kill them all, somebody might see me and I'll be exiled like Malum.'' The Glatorian then stayed in thought for a few more seconds, then reached a decision. He moved aside so the group could go along.

Back in the village, Ackar contacted the Vulcanus Guard headquarters. He then told the chief, "Send a moderately sized team after a Thornatus containing two Agori, two Glatorian, and a Skrall. I don't trust them." The chief agreed, and Ackar walked away. He had places to go.

Chapter 8
The rebels had missed the thrill of the fight. Now they were experiencing it again.

A Vorox slashed at Tejro. He avoided it barely and he slashed back with his dagger. The Vorox dodged and used his tail to try and sting Tejro, but he blocked the attack with both his blades.

Medran was stabbing some Skrall with his poison Vorox tail blade. One by one, Skrall were dying. They fell when they were stabbed and died seconds later.

Skovax, however, had a more difficult time. He was surrounded by Vorox, Skrall, Skakdi, Vortixx, Zyglak, and various other species. He was able to keep up with their attacks, but barely. About ten Zyglak attacked him at the same time, but he was able to dodge all their staffs and trip them. Some Vortixx were next, but they were knocked to the ground by the rebel Skrall.

Eventually, all of Skovax's team were surrounded by the numerous beings. Perditus was smacking about five of them at a time with his club. Tejro was able to hold his own with his blades. Levrak knocked down three Vortixx and a Skrall. Malum was easily shredding apart his numerous foes with his claws. About half of them then went to attack Malum, but he was slicing them into pieces with ease.

Perditus fell to the ground and Medran came to his aid, defending him from oncoming Skrall blades. He killed the Skrall and helped Perditus to his feet.

"Thanks," he said.

"As long as my blade can be coated in enemy blood, I'm happy to help anyone."

Levrak lunged at a Vorox and threw his blade in it's chest, killing it. Two more came up behind him, and Medran killed them. The two then started attacking some Skakdi.

Malum was still busy with his enemy army. His arms nearly half-covered in blood, he was slicing through the numerous foes with ease. A Zyglak tried to stab him, but it was sliced in two before it could. Three Vortixx were behind it and Malum cut through them as well.

Ackar was pacing. He was very worried.

What if the villages can't stop them, he thought. Then we're doomed.

Skovax was very angry. He must have defeated about two hundred enemies and still more came.

It's just too much for us, he thought. Why can't I just do something about it...

"Rrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" Skovax unleashead a sickening scream that blew away the foes around him. The Skrall then stopped to see the army that had either died during the battle or fainted because of the roar.

Medran said, "Wow."

"Wow, indeed," replied Levrak

Skovax was still very shocked. How long have I had this ability? He asked in his head. And is this the only one?

More Zyglak came up around him. Skovax decided to retreat and told his team to get back to the Thornatus. Once there, they started driving off. About fifty members of the army tried chasing them, but failed to keep up.

They kept driving for about half an hour when Tejro saw something on the horizon. When they were closer, he stopped the vehicle to get a better look at whatever was there. What they saw was a Cendox, a vehicle commonly used by the Vulcanus Guard. They also found the rider, lying on the ground.

Medran walked over to the vehicle to examin the body. He took a look at it, and turned around. "Dead," he told the rest of the team

Chapter 9
A few hours ago...

"Destroy" and his army had just reached the Spherus Magna's main landmass. From there, they would have a long trip ahead of them.

"The time is nearly here," he said. "In a few days, it will happen. They will fall, and we won't stop until they do! So says the Shadow Makuta!"

Now...

"How did he die?" Skovax asked.

Medran sayed, "I can take care of this. I have a...gift." He then started feeling the being's veins. "He was wounded in battle...against Makuta...they outnumbered him...he tried to get away...but they were too fast." He then got up saying, "Ackar sent him to follow us. He doesn't trust us. And if this one's here, others aren't too far away."

The team was still confused. "Makuta?" Perditus asked. "Why would they help us?"

"Not important right now," Skovax said. "Right now, we have to get to Tesara." Medran followed orders and got back on the Thornatus, and the team was once again back on the road.

"Destroy" had reached the middle of the desert. Most might have thought he was crazy, but he knew what he was doing.

The Makuta said two words: "It's time." He then dissappeared, and his army did the same shortly after.

Skovax finally had his goal in sights. "Finally, Tesara, also known as the Twin Village. Act like normal Agori and Glatorian and we won't get discovered. Got it, Medran?"

"I said I was sorry."

The group was now at the village. A Tesara Guard member then saw their approach and told them, "Our chief wishes to see you."

Skovax replied, "Okay." They were then led to a tall building, where they were taken to Vendrak's office. They were greeted and Skovax's group sat down.

"Hm...as far as I know, your mission in Vulcanus wasn't exactly successful," he said. "Which is why-" Vendrak was suddenly interrupted by another Tesara Guard member, saying, "We have a visitor: Glatorian Ackar. He is looking for the Glatorian and Agori you are seeing now."

Medran said, "What do we do now?"

Vendrak replied, "Follow my lead."

Medran and Levrak went outside to talk to Ackar.

He yelled to the Tesara Guard, "There they are! Only two of them, but it'll have to do!"

"What are you talking about?" Levrak said.

Ackar replied, "I know about your plot! Your planning to take over! And I won't let that happen!"

Levrak walked outside. "What's going on?" he asked.

"These two are criminals! They stayed in Vulcanus and murdered some of the population!"

"I know the talk of a second war is upon the planet, but I don't think Tesara would be the one to start it," Levrak said. "Plus, I think Tesara would want to ally itself with Vulcanus."

Skovax returned, whispering to Levrak, "The Tesara leader and the leading government have been...taken care of. You and your men can now rule over the village of Tesara, claiming the village in the name of the rebels."

"Perfect." Levrak then turned back to Ackar. The Glatorian said, "The Skrall, he's their leader! He probably told the Jungle tribesmen to murder my home's villagers.

Levrak was impatient. He told to two of his guards, "Take this paranoid Glatorian into custody. I want him arrested for false accusations against a Tesara villager." The guards then handcuffed Ackar and took him into the village. Before he was out of sight, he screamed, "It's not over! I know about your plans, and I will stop them!"

Now that Skovax and his team had finally gotten rid of Ackar, it was time for them to work on their plan.

Malum asked, "Now that the old plan has obviously failed, what's the new one?"

"The new plan," Levrak said, "is the old plan: find a way to start the war. We just need to try to use what's recently happened to our advantage..."

Skovax stated, "But what if this new plan doesn't work? Everyone would learn of our plan. And to make it worse, they would learn of our existance."

"They won't."

"What makes you so sure?" Skovax asked. "someone could be eavesdropping on this conversation right now for all we know!"

"They won't learn," Vendrak said angrily.

Skovax finally calmed down. "Fine." He then said, "So what do we do now?"

Vendrak told him, "You're going back to Roxtus."

Chapter 10
Skovax didn't like the idea of going back to Roxtus. He barely even liked the fact that he was going the first time. But it was his mission, and he had to accept that.

The gang was now approaching the village.

"Does everyone know their role?" Skovax asked them.

"Of course we do," Perditus replied. "Quit doubting us."

Tuma was sitting down in a chair. He had nothing to do now. He was mad that his men couldn't capture Skovax, and he was even madder when he learned these guys had just subdued Ackar and Kiina. Two Glatorian in one day, he thought. ''How!? How is it possible!?'' Tuma was enraged. He decided to take it out on some wooden training dummies, and easily slashed through all of them.

"Forty-five seconds. That's your best time yet."

Tuma turned around and saw Stronius had entered the room. "What news do you bring, my Elite leader?"

Stronius kneeled down. "Lord Tuma, I bring news of the rouge."

Tuma's anger was starting to increase again. "What of him?"

"According to our planet-wide scouts, he is approaching the village again."

Tuma's anger decreased. "How long until they arrive?"

"About two days."

Tuma smiled. "Give them a warm welcoming when they do arrive."

"Will do, master." The Elite Skrall had left, and Tuma began plotting.

It was night now. Skovax's team had gone to sleep, but Skovax was still awake, trapped in his thoughts from the past.

In Skovax's thoughts...

Skovax shot his Thornax Launcher. Gelu easily dodged it and slashed at the Skrall. Thier blades collided, and both warriors then jumped back. Gelu fired his Thornax Launcher, though the fruit shot was deflected by Skovax with little to no effort.

"Get some new skills," Skovax bantered. "You can't beat everyone doing the same things."

Skovax knew he was right. But he had no new moves, just the ones he learned while he was a Skrall. He jumped up and tried slashing at Gelu from the air. He moved away from Gelu, then used the blunt end of his blades as shields as he ran up, Gelu ready to attack again. Both blades collided again.

"Old Skrall tactic," Gelu said, dissappointed. "Now not in use due to it's risks." Gelu then punched the Skrall away.

Like that, Skovax thought. The Ice Glatorian held his Ice Slicer at Skovax's throaght. "Concede."

Skovax laid his head on the ground. "Fine."

Gelu then offered his hand and helped Skovax get back on his feet. "Good training session. But I think you need some new moves. Those old Skrall tactics don't work on me."

"Thanks," Skovax replied. The two then began walking back toward Iconox. Ackar then walked up. "Where have you been, Gelu?"

"I was training a rookie," Gelu told him.

Ackar had a stern look on his face. "You never train rookies," he said.

"This one just seems promising."

Ackar smiled. Skovax rarely saw this. The Glatorian then looked at Skovax and told him, "I hope your teacher knows what he's doing."

Skovax replied, "What would you know? He beat you. Twice."

"Once," Ackar said."

Gelu said, "We should probably get back to the village. It's getting late."

"Your right," Ackar said. "We should get some rest for tomorrow." The trio then walked away.

Too bad that's not how life went, Skovax said. He still stayed awake.

Medran woke up. He then went toward Skovax's tent, but saw him awake, staring at the smoldering fire.

He walked toward Skovax. "Uh, Skovax?"

"Couldn't sleep."

"Memories?"

Skovax was still looking at the fire. "Yeah."

Medran was concerned. "Skovax, ever since you joined us, you've been seeing all those memories. Why?"

"I don't know," Skovax said. "Maybe it's because I would rather have my old life back."

Medran walked away, before that saying, "I think you need to resolve this yourself." Skovax still sat there, thinking.

The team was on the move again. Skovax said, "We'll be at Roxtus in about two days, so be ready. The Skrall probably expect us, so we'll need to sneak inside."

Malum said, "The Skrall defend their entire perimeter. We have very little chance of sneaking in. We didn't even get a minute with our contact the first time. What makes you think we can sneak inside the village?"

Skovax smiled. "I've got a plan."

"Destroy" teleported back onto land. "Come on!" he yelled to his army. "We're moving again!" Soon, the group was back on the move and headed toward the edge of the island.

Chapter 11
Tejro stopped the Thornatus once they reached New Atero. He said, "We'll be staying somewhere in Atero for the night. As long as we're here, nothing can touch us."

Malum asked, "Nothing?"

Medran replied, "Vorox and Skrall aren't stupid. They wouldn't attack a city full of Toa and Glatorian."

Skovax thought, ''only one day from Roxtus. Then, after the mission, I'm free to stay as far away from it as I want.''

The group entered the city and rented a hotel room. Once they reached the room, Skovax said, "We'll only be staying for one night, so make sure you get plenty of rest. You'll need all your strength for tomorrow." They then got in the beds and fell asleep.

Skovax stood there, leaning against the open window. He stood there, once again remembering his past.

Skovax's thoughts...

Skovax stood in his chamber. From his window, he could see all of Roxtus at work. He then took something out of his pack, something he kept as a secret for over 2,000 years. He set the object on the table next to him. He said, "The Element Lord of Rock himself said that this stuff could transform you, but only if destined. If not, you would be destroyed. Would I really want to take that risk?" Skovax liked his current life. He was an Elite Skrall, was one of Tuma's most trusted Skrall, and one of the only named ones. And if he used it on himself, his body wouldn't be the only thing that could change.

He picked up the tube again. Skovax knew that if Tuma ever found out about this tube, he would be killed.

Should I really test this on myself, He thought. He then started pacing. If I used this, he thought, ''I could get stronger, but I would also be risking my own destruction. If it does work, Tuma would find out because of my appearance, and he would kill me.''

After a few more minutes, Skovax then finally reached a decision. He opened the tube and emptied a drop of the liquid onto his finger. It then started taking effect, but the small dose only changed his body a little, removing his shoulder blades and armor. Skovax's transformation was finally completed, and he looked in a mirror. "So this is the power of Energized Protodermis," he said. "I only used one drop and yet it still caused major changes." He then looked out the door to see a Skrall standing there. It then rushed off. Skovax hurried out of his room. He knew it would be best to leave.

A few minutes later, Skovax finally fell asleep. He knew it would be important for him to get some rest for the mission.

The next day, the group was on the move again. Roxtus was in their sights. Tejro then veered the Thornatus away from the village and hid it behind a mountain.

Skovax said, "This area is the least guarded in the village, so climbing over it and entering won't be much of a problem."

"What about the Skrall?" Levrak asked. "They see us and we'll be in the same trouble we were in the last time we were here."

"Also not a problem," Skovax said. "No Skrall are out at this time of the day, so we should be able to get in without tens of thousands of Skrall in our faces. And if they do, I've got my new power."

They then began to climb the mountain. Once on the other side, they walked around the village's border and entered on the other side. They then entered Tuma's underground fortress in the city.

"Well, this is new," Skovax said.

Medran replied, "You haven't been here in a hundred thousand years. Of course changes are gonna happen."

Skovax looked at Tejro. The Agori understood where he was going and activated his Akaku. He started to look around and a few seconds later he led the group to the left. A series of turns followed until they finally found a large door.

"This is it," Skovax said. "This is what we're here for. Everyone be ready. This place is bound to be heavily guarded." The Skrall then busted down the door and found an army of Skrall inside.

A farmiliar voice said, "Hello, mutant." Skovax then looked behind him to find Stronius standing on a ledge above him. "Tuma couldn't make it, but I can take a message. Any last words, freak?"

Chapter 12
Makuta "Destroy" kept advancing when a team of Toa reached them. He recognized these Toa. My old Hagah team, he thought. They were traitors anyway.

"Attack them!" he yelled to his amry. They obeyed and instantly surrounded the six Toa. Lasers flew everywhere. After a few minutes of lasers and blasts of elemental powers, "Destroy" saw the results and saw that his old Toa Hagah were dead. He said, "Now that they're out of our way, we can move on," and kept walking.

Hours later, they reached the harbor. "Go back to the base," he said. The army obeyed and went back while "Destroy" put on a robe and advanced into the city. Once inside, he entered a tavern. "I'll have a milk," he said, handing the bartender a Rahi scale of some sort. The bartender eagerly accepted it and let the Makuta back. He then opened a door disguised as a shelf and the duo entered.

Skovax had just cut down two Leader Skrall. He was now busy facing eight Elite Skrall. Why must my life be like this, he thought. Medran, on the other hand, was enjoying this. He easily was fighting his way through the army of Skrall surrounding him. Malum also was easily defeating them all. The others were doing fine, but they all knew the army would fall. Still, the Skrall continued to fight, even though they knew the inevitable result.

Stronius looked in front of him and saw the rebels had the upper hand. "Zevrok!" he yelled. "Get in here!"

Upon hearing this, a body entered the room. It was armed with blades, a weird-looking Thornax Launcher, a Squid Launcher, and a Nynrah Ghostblaster. It looked like a Glatorian, but it had no helmet. It spoke with a deep, obedient voice as it said, "Yes, master?"

"After this battle, follow them," he told the being. "As my most loyal robot, you won't let me down."

Zevrok said, "Yes, master," once again before exiting the room.

"Those fools will die," Stronius said. "Even if Zevrok doesn't reach them first, they will die." He then left the chamber, saying, "Send in the others!"

Malum punched another Skrall, then banged the heads of two Rock Agori together. Too easy, he thought. But that's when he saw a door rising. The others saw it too, and behind it were numerous Leader Class Skrall. As soon as the door had risen, they all charged into the room, weapons in hand.

Skovax then let out a Sonic scream. Some of the Elite and Warrior Class Skrall were knocked out or blown away, but the Leader Class that just entered weren't even affected by it. Skovax was shocked. I blew away Zyglak with that! he thought. Why didn't it work on those Skrall!? One of them interrupted his thoughts by bringing down his sword. Skovax easily blocked the blade with his and kicked it. The Skrall fell back, but others came after him next.

It's a never-ending army, Skovax said, worried. At first, he knew even the Skrall knew Skovax's team would win. But now they all thought the Skrall might win this time. He blocked two blades from a Leader and Elite Class and kicked one behind him. But I'm not going down yet! He then ran and slashed through the army

In another room, Tuma was busy working on a computer when Stronius entered. "Pardon my intrusion, master," he began. "But I'd like to report that the army is actually starting to win this."

Tuma stopped typing out of shock. He even though Skovax would lose this fight. But hearing this made him happy. "Excellent," he said. "Make sure you keep rebuilding the army every so often.

"Yes sir," Stroinus said. He then left, and when he did, Tuma continued to type. An image then appeared on the screen. It said, "What is it now, Tuma?"

The Leader Skrall said, "I have news about the rebel, Makuta master"

The being on the screen was slightly suprised. "What news do you bring about him?"

Tuma replied, "He and his friends are currently fighting my Skrall army. It won't be long before he is defeated. And if they do win, we still have our secret weapon."

"Give me an update when the battle's over."

"Yes, my master." Tuma turned off the screen. He exited the room and went toward his chamber.

Chapter 13
Three more Skrall fell to the combined strength of Malum and Medran. But still, more came. Malum clawed through some of them while Medran was slowly slicing his way through. Both Glatorian then found themselves completely surrounded. For their next move, Malum threw Medran, and the flying warrior slashed numerous Skrall, ricocheted off the wall, and landed back on the ground. Malum followed as he slashed from the ground with his claws. Both of them then found themselves against the wall when something hit them both on their heads, knocking them out.

Skovax slashed a Leader Class Skrall and it fell over as more came up from behind it. The former Skrall warrior continued to fight, but noticed that now the entire army was surrounding him. Where are the others? was the last thing he thought before he was knocked out.

"Destroy" continued through the harbor town, looking at all the sights on the way. Matoran gambling, food stands, boats.

And soon it will all be mine, "Destroy" thought. He then came up to a boat rental stand. The Ga-Matoran at the stand said, "Can I...help...you?" She obviously wasn't used to threatening robed beings walking up to her stand.

"Destroy" said, "I'd like your fastest boat to Matus Nui, please."

"TAKE IT!" She screamed. "JUST DON'T KILL ME!" "Destroy" would have wanted to, but he had his mission to worry about. He walked away, thanking the Matoran, and got on one of the boats.

Close behind the Makuta, someone else got on the boat. "Destroy" didn't see him. The being then went under the deck and hid in the cargo hold.

Once inside a crate, he looked into a communicator and said, "Infiltration successful."

The being on the screen said, "Perfect. Keep following the Makua. We need to know what he's planning."

The being in the crate said, "Will do." He then turned off the communicator and sat there, trying to keep his hidden status intact.

Skovax woke up. He saw he was trapped in a cell, his arms strapped to the wall behind him. He knew it wasn't a Skrall prison. He had seen enough of those to know. His other teammates weren't awake yet.

A voice in front of him said, "Hello, Skrall." Skovax tried to look at him, but he was still drowsy, so he couldn't make out who said it. He could only see a blur of colors. The voice said, "I hope you enjoy your accommodations. They aren't exactly the best, but I tried to make these cells look as horrible as they get." Skovax tried hearing whatever else they said, but he was too drowsy to hear and fell back out.

Skovax and his team had left. Zevrok activated again, intent on completing it's mission. The robot blasted it's way out of the fortress and went out into the desert to find the rebel team.

Chapter 14
Malum was desperately trying to escape his bonds with his immense strength alone. However, the chains still held him to the wall.

"Malum," a voice said. "I hate you, but I'm letting you live. For now. However, when I'm done with you, I will kill you."

The former Glatorian was angered. "Show yourself, coward!" he yelled. "Show yourself! Fight me!"

The being outside his cell said, "No. I'm perfectly fine sitting here in the sanctuary that I call 'the outside of a prison cell'." He then walked away. Malum was still angy and continued to struggle to free himself from the chains holding him in the cell, but kept failing.

"Fire!" "Destroy" yelled. And instantly, a small group of Matoran climbed up the ship and armed some Zamor Launchers. The Matoran fought back against the other ship attacking them. "Keep firing!" the Makuta yelled. The Matoran still obeyed and continued to fire upon the other ship. Zamors were being flung back and forth. The other ship knew it was a stalemate, so they brought out some Midak Skyblasters and fired them. One hit "Destroy", which angered him because of the intense light packed into the sphere. Out of anger, he yelled, "Bring out more arms and fire!" Upon hearing this, the Matoran went under the deck, brought out more Zamor launchers, and fired them. "Destroy" still wasn't satisfied, so he told them to get more, and the Matoran got about thirty more Zamor launchers and started to fire them. "Destroy" was finally satisfied and watched as the Zamor Spheres impacted various parts of the ship until it sank. "Destroy" then got out another few Zamors and ordered that they be fired. The crew did so and shot them, and the spheres set the other ship on fire as soon as they made contact. "Destroy" then sat there, continuing toward Matus Nui and watching the ship burn as it sank.

The being in the crate still sat there, waiting for his orders. The Toa knew he could just jump out, attack, and sink the ship, but his mission came first.

Tuma slammed his angry fist into a table. "What do you mean they got away!?" he yelled angrily.

"I'm sorry, sir," Stronius said, nervously, "but right now, we have no clue as to how the prisoners escaped. According to some witnesses of the fight, they were knocked out by something and taken away. Other than that, we know nothing."

Tuma was still furious. "Hopefully, Zevrok will find and kill them. If not, I'll-"

"Don't worry, Lord Tuma," Stronius interrupted. "Zevrok knows what he's doing. It's in his programming."

Skovax's mind...

Two blades clashed and instantly the users retracted them. Skovax jumped back and fired a Thornax Launcher. Vastus easily dodged and fired his Thornax. Skovax was able to deflect this and blocked a slash from Vastus' Venom Talon. Vastus then swung the blade at Skovax, the Skrall barely able to avoid being slashed with the poisonous blade. Skovax then blocked Vastus' blade again and kicked the Glatorian, knocking him to the ground. Skovax walked up to him, kicked his weapons away, and held his blade up to Vastus' throat.

"Concede," Skovax said.

Vastus held his head up, "Alright, I concede," he said, his head dropping back on the ground on it's side. It then went back up again and Vastus said, in a Makuta-like voice, "But know that this is just the beginning, Glatorian Skovax."

Skovax whirled around, shocked. He said, "No one calls me Glatorian anymore. How did you know about that?"

The scenery then disappeared. Everything except the land they were standing on was a black void. Skovax looked around and only saw Vastus and the land they stood on. "Welcome to your nightmare," the Makuta voice possessing Vastus said. "Soon, the fun will begin." The scenery then reappeared, but they weren't in the Tesara arena any more. Instead, they were in what looked like a cemetery.

"Where are we?" Skovax asked.

"Your nightmare," The Makuta voice replied. Only this time, it didn't come from Vastus. In fact, Vastus wasn't even there any more. Skovax then started to wander around the graveyard, looking at all the headstones there. Some of them had Skrall statues on top of stands with names on them. Obviously dead Skrall, Skovax thought. He then kept going around, looking at the tombstones of various Matoran, Toa, Glatorian, Agori, and numerous others.

The voice then came again. "How do you like it here?" it asked Skovax

"Where are you!?" Skovax asked. No answer came. "Show yourself!" he demanded. Still no reply. "Who are you!?"

Chapter 15
Inside the Shadow Makuta base, Makuta Metrados was walking through the long corridor with some of his minions.

One of them, "Roxos", asked, "So what are we doing?"

"Something that will increase our numbers," Metrados replied.

They continued walking until they found a chamber marked, "Cell 5521. DO NOT OPEN."

The other, "Lazor", said, "This is that chamber, isn't it?" "Roxos" also knew the contents of the chamber. Metrados nodded his head and typed in a code on a panel. The chamber's door then opened. Inside was a stasis tube filled with liquid. Inside that was a damaged body connected to several tube. The being looked like it was already dead.

"This is why we're here," Metrados said. He then walked up to the stasis tube. He opened a small tube and dumped it inside the liquid. Slowly, the contents of the small tube made it's way to the body and entered a hole in it's armor. The being then looked like it was slowly coming back to life. An arm moved, a leg slowly inched around, and the head started rising. The tube was then smashed and the being inside emerged, as though it wasn't even injured in the first place.

The being then grabbed a staff on the wall and held it high. "Omnidax lives!" he said.

Skovax was once again awake and struggling to escape his bonds. As he moved around, a being cloaked by the darkness appeared in front of him.

"Are you enjoying yourself?" he asks. Skovax provided no answer. He was too busy trying to escape.

"If I could reach the Protodermis I had, I would destroy you."

"Protodermis?" he asked. "You mean Energized Protodermis? That tube doesn't have Protodermis in it."

Skovax sat there, shocked. "What?"

The being said, "Yes, it doesn't. That day. It wasn't what you think. You see, I replaced that tube with a tube of mutagen while you weren't watching. Then I disguised myself as a Skrall and reported you to Tuma."

Skovax was enraged upon hearing what had happened. He was angry knowing his brothers had attacked him in the first place, but now he was angrier. "What are you!? Who are you!?" he yelled. "WHO ARE YOU!?"

Vendrak sat on a throne in Tesara. "Being leader of this village is great," he said.

A Tesara Guard member then ran up to the throne. "I have news to report about your prisoners," the guard member said.

"Continue."

"Well, we were doing a count of your prisoners when we saw one cell was uninhabited. However, in the current schematic of the prison, we saw it was to contain one prisoner, The Fire Glatorian Ackar."

"What!?" Vendrak was shocked upon hearing this. "The 'psycho-Glatorian' escaped!? Keep the prison in lockdown and keep watch of everyone who enters the village!"

The guard then said, "That's also a problem, sir. We fear Ackar has already left the village."

Vendrak sat there in thought for a second. He knew Ackar's target. "Send a message right away. They need to know."

"Destroy" activated his comlink. A call was coming in from his base. Metrados then appeared on the screen. "What can I do for you, master?" he asked.

"I'm sending backup," he said.

"Destroy" replied, "I don't need any help."

"Yes, but you can't destroy them alone. The rebels have skill, wisdom, experience, and numbers, some of which we don't have. Some of them have been captured, but they will escape. And that's why you're going to Matus Nui."

"Destroy" wasn't too confident about backup. He had an army, but he was told to leave that back on the mainland. He finally said, "Okay. I'll wait for your backup." The island of Matus Nui was barely in sight now. Only a few more hours, he thought.

A fist smashed through a rock, followed by a huge impact from an explosive Thornax. A body entered the fortress behind the rock. "Location of targets: three levels down." Zevrok continued his way into the fort.

Skovax heard a smash. He knew someone had arrived. He couldn't tell wether it was friend or foe, but he thought it was most likely an enemy. The being behind him must have heard it as well, but he also looked like he knew what it was. He then cursed and walked off, grabbing a weapon on the wall. "I'll be back later," he said to Skovax.

Zevrok shot a hole in the ground and jumped down a level where a being was waiting for him. The Battera assassain scanned the being, only to say, "No information available. Identification needed."

The being wasn't too thrilled to give away any of his identity, but he did anyway. "My name is "Destroy." I'm a Makuta, and I have five prisoners in here. And that's probably why you're here. Well go ahead. I'm not gonna stop you."

Zevrok then blasted downward again, this time blasting through the other two floors. "Destroy" and Zevrok then jumped down the hole. The blast woke up the other members of Skovax's team and the first thing they all saw was Makuta "Destroy" and Zevrok standing there.

"Since you probably want an introduction now, I'm Makuta "Destroy". You, Skovax, probably know about him," he said, pointing to the robot standing next to him.

Skovax said, "Zevrok."

Medran, who wasn't exactly awake yet, said, "What?"

"Yes, I know about it," Skovax said to the rest of the team. "Once, during the Battera war, we found one who was deactivated because of the cold. We took it back, where we tried to turn it into one of our soldiers. We successfully reprogrammed and reactivated it, but it was stuck in it current form. We named it Zevrok and he now works as a Skrall soldier. We also gave it a prototype weapon. The project was discontinued, so they only have the one he carries: the Thornax Rifle."

Malum said, "We're dead."

Zevrok shot down the door to Skovax's cell. "Under direct orders from Lord Tuma told to Stronius, I am to annihilate the mutated Skrall Skovax first," he said.

Chapter 16
Matus Nui was only a short distance away. Almost time, thought the Toa inside the crate. His mission was simple: spy on "Destroy" and gain whatever information he could, then sneak back to the mainland. From there, someone would meet up with him. We need this information, so let's hope I succeed.

His communicator then activated again, the same being from last time appearing on the screen. The being said, "How far to Matus Nui?"

"About three more hours," The being on the ship replied.

"Does "Destroy" know about you?"

"Not that I'm aware of."

"Good," the Toa on the screen said again. "Now you know exactly where to go and how to do so?"

"Yes," The other Toa replied.

"Excellent." The communicator shut off and the Toa put it back where it was. He then sat there completely silent once again.

Metrados walked through the base, "Lazor", "Roxos", and Omnidax following close behind. While they were walking through the numerous hallways of the base, other Shadow Brotherhood members were shocked to see that Makuta Omnidax was alive, walking, and, more importantly, inside his old body.

"...he then died when a fragment of Aqua Magna hit the robot's head, Mata Nui's giant body was destroyed after he brought life to Spherus Magna, and he went dormant in the Kanohi Ignika until the day the planet is rebuilt without him." Metrados said.

The small group kept walking until they reached a door. It was opened and the four of them walked inside. This area was Metrados' chamber in the Destrak Nui base. Metrados then sat down in a chair and asked the others to sit down as well.

"Omnidax," Metrados said, "You're going on a mission."

The Makuta was shocked to have to go on a mission right now. "But what about my team?" he said. His team he had gained from Metrados years ago and hadn't seen them since his injury before Teridax impersonated Turaga Dume over 2000 years ago.

"Don't worry, they're still alive," Metrados said. "However, we had to reassign them, seeing as you weren't around to lead them at the moment."

"Why didn't you just revive me earlier!?"

"A very simple explination," Metrados began. "Teridax didn't exactly trust me after you died, seeing as I had just rejoined the Brotherhood after being a Dark Hunter, so I couldn't exactly get to the Makuta pool in the Matoran Universe. And it took a while before we could replicate your DNA and insert it into your Antidermis."

Omnidax understood. "So what's my mission, and where's my team?" he asked.

The Toa in the crate had known the boat was on land for a few minutes now. However, he was waiting for a signal. That was when the communicator activated again, the being on the screen saying, "It's time. Do your thing."

The Toa said, "Of course."

"Oh, and one more thing," The being on the screen said. "Good luck. And remeber, don't attack them."

"Luye, when was the last time I did that?" The other Toa asked.

"Uh, during your last mission," the Toa of Water replied.

"Don't worry, it won't go like that again." he replied. The communicator was then shut off again and he snuck off the boat. Upon reaching land, he saw "Destroy" and hid behind a rock nearby. There, the two waited.

"Destroy" then contacted his army, saying, "How's that data coming?"

The minion replied, "Going good sir. About sixty percent downloaded so far."

"Keep it up. Don't stop now, we need those files." "Destroy" said, shutting off the communicator. He then waited again, happy with his progress.

After several minutes, something came up above them. Both of them looked up and saw a ship above them. A Makua ship? The Toa thought. Why choose one of those?

A being then came out of the ship. The other Makuta, the hiding Toa thought. But when he landed, he was shocked to see who was standing there.

"Omnidax," the Toa said silently.

Skovax blocked a Thornax shot by Zevrok, breaking one of the four shackles. Although still held back by chains, Skovax still had free movement.

"I will destroy you," Zevrok said in his normal robotic tone.

"Try," was all Skovax said. But the Battera wasn't wrong, and Skovax knew he was in no position to be saying anything he couldn't back up. But he still did it anyway. It was a force of habit. "Come on, do something already! I wanna see you destroy me!"

Zevrok then ran into the cell and slashed his blades at Skovax. The Skrall was blocking all the slashees with the shackle attached to his arm. Soon, it, too, came off and Skovax could move his arms freely, but his legs were still useless.

I think I can manage a jump, Skovax thought. Zevrok then fired a shot from his Nynrah Ghostblaster. The projectile missed it's primary target when Skovax jumped it and he forced the missile to his one of his leg shackles. Good, Skovax thought. One more and I'm free.

Zevrok, however, saw what he was doing and moved on. "I'll have to kill you later," he said, walking out of the cell. "I'll take out your friends first." He then aimed his launcher at Levrak's cell. Skovax growled and cursed. It's either get out or your friends are dead, Skovax thought, taking a big enough rock and beating at the remaining shackle.

Levrak was struggling to be freed after learning that he was Zevrok's current target. Zevrok just stood there impatiently, charging up a shot to fire from his Thornax Rifle. Levrak then came up with an idea and kicked a rock. The rock hit Zevrok's hand, knocking it upward slightly, but enough to keep the projectile from hitting him.

Nice aim, Tejro thought, seeing the small battle with his Akaku.

Zevrok, though, was angered with the Jungle Agori's resistance. He then charged another shot, this time more powerful, but was deflected when Zevrok was shoved by something. The projectile struck the wall dividing the cells, allowing Medran to see the battle.

"Skovax is never captured," he said. "Don't forget that." He then jumped up and held both his blades close to him until he was close to Zevrok, holding them out to slash him. Zevrok held both his blades up to his face, blocking Skovax's. He then fired a squid from his Squid Launcher, but Skovax deflected it. It struck "Destroy," angering him. He then started screaming in pain and dissappeared suddenly.

"What the? What happened to the Makuta?" Medran asked.

"I don't know," Skovax said. "But I don't have time to figure that out now!" Skovax then threw one of his blades at Medran, freeing one of his arms. Taking the blade, Medran easily slashed the other shackles, freeing himself. "Let's do this," Medran said, handing the blade back to Skovax and grabbing his own off the table.

Chapter 17
"Omnidax, brother, it's amazing that you're alive!" "Destroy" said.

Omnidax said, "Yes, it is nice. This new antidermis makes me stronger than ever!"

"My mission requires you giving me some information," "Destroy" said.

"Ah, yes," Omnidax said. The being behind the rock was now paying attention. My mission starts now, he thought.

Omnidax then told "Destroy", "Under orders from Makuta Metrados, I have been declared your temporary leader. A team is following me and will arrive shortly. Afterward, we're going back to the mainland, where our strike will begin."

Strike? the hiding Toa thought. What are they up to?

"We'll be using your plan to strike against them, allowing us to enter with ease while the army is distracted."

''What army? And who's being attacked? Dark Hunters? The Order? League of Six Kingdoms?''

"And then they will fall. Fall to the ground!"

I have to report this now, The Toa said, getting up slightly to leave.

"Oh, and I'll take care of our 'guest.'"

The Toa was shocked. ''They've discovered me!? But how?'' He had no time to answer, as the rock behind him exploded, but he snuck behind the closes one in front of him while the smoke was still up. "Where are you?" Omnidax asked playfully when the smoke cleared.

The Toa then decided he had no choice in hiding and lept up to fight, his sword ready to strike.

"Who are you?" Omnidax asked as he and "Destroy" readied their weapons.

"My name is Toa Zetiak, Toa of Magnetism and Order of Mata Nui agent." he said. "And I know who you are, so let's just get to the battle."

"Slowly they all will fall," Metrados said while in their fortress. He then walked toward a room, entered a passcode, and entered. Inside, numerous weapons were on various stands and covering the walls. Metrados walked toward the back, the place he stored his weapons. Back there, he found a chest and opened it. Inside was a dual-bladed weapon. "This weapon," Metrados said, "Is a prototype weapon recovered from Metru Nui, recreated and more powerful than ever. And now it amplifies my strength. What was once belonged to Sidorak and the Brotherhood is now mine! The Visorak will serve me!" He then aimed the blade toward the sky, firing a blast through a hole in the ceiling. A blast that the spider Rahi all over heard.

Medran and Skovax both sliced at Zevrok, only to find that Zevrok had blocked their blades with his. "You won't win," Zevrok said, firing his Nynrah Ghostblaster. The projectile hit Medran, knocking him to the ground. Skovax then unleashed one of his power screams, barely phasing Zevrok. "Too heavy," Skovax said to Medran, who had just gotten up. "We need to find a way to defeat this thing," Skovax said.

"Well your tribe created it," Medran said. "And that happened while you were still allied with them! You should know how to kill that thing!"

"But I don't!" Skovax yelled. A shot then came at them. Both Glatorian dodged, and the projectile exploded behind them. Zevrok then started firing multiple shots, though they were either dodged or deflected. Medran then charged at Zevrok, only to find himself stabbed. He fell to the ground in pain, and, before being knocked out by Zevrok, threw his sword at Levrak, the same thing Skovax did for him. Levrak used the blade to free himself, took his own, and freed the others.

"Five agains one," Skovax said. "Give up."

Zevrok said, "Never," in his robotic tone before shooting the ground, unleasing a smokescreen, allowing him to escape.

"I know Tuma sent the robot," Skovax said. "But what about the Makuta?"

"None of us would know," Tejro said.

"We shouldn't worry about that now," Malum told Skovax. "Medran needs some medical attention."

"We'll go back to the base," Skovax ordered. "But we'll need to find the Thornatus, and before that, we need to figure out where we are."

Omnidax slashed at Zetiak, who blocked with his sword. "Destroy" channeled some of his energy through his blade, which hit Zetiak. After getting up, Zetiak triggered his Magnetism powers, trying to reshape Omnidax's armor, but was, once again, blasted with Shadow energy. Zetiak got up once agian, determined to win the fight.

"Ah, I see the Order has taught you how to die easily," Omnidax bantered. Zetiak ignored this and activated his powers again, this time lifting blasters off of "Destroy's" ship and aiming all of them at the two Makuta. He then fired the blasters all at once, the Makuta having no time to move before they all made contact and exploded. Zetiak had thought they were destroyed, but found that Omnidax had created a barrier of shadow around the two.

"Why can't you die!?" Zetiak screamed, jumping up and slashing toward Omnidax. The Makuta blocked and Zetiak used his Magnetism powers to help him fly. He soon learned that this was a mistake, as the Makuta started firing blasts of shadow energy out of their blades. Zetiak dodged them until one made contact, knocking Zetiak to the ground. Omnidax went up to kill him, only to find that the airship was there.

"Too bad. You get to live," Omnidax said, jumping up and flying away. The warship then flew away, with Omnidax and "Destroy" on it.

I need to report this to the order right away, Zetiak thought, activating his communicator.

"Tuma, we have a problem!" Stronius said.

The Skrall leader didn't look too happy. "What is it?"

"It's Zevrok, sir! We've lost his signal!"

Tuma was madder than ever. "What!? Find him! What about his mission!?"

"It seems he's still programmed to annihilate Skovax and his friends."

Tuma smiled. "Let him be. As long as he's still on his mission, I don't care."

Chapter 18
"So what's our mission?" Omnidax asked as he, "Destroy," and Metrados walked through the Shadow Makuta base back on the mainland.

"Our strike," Metrados said. The group then entered a door somewhere in the base and walked inside. The room had a table, chairs, and a screen, just like the one inside the Destrak Nui base. "Your army is outside, though we'll be providing you more soldiers. This mission is very important to our operation, so it's very important that you execute every piece of your mission perfectly."

"Yes sir," Omnidax and "Destroy" replied. They then sat down and the screen turned on. An image of a being appeared on the screen. Though while this happened, "Destroy" felt a small disturbance inside him.

"What's wrong this time," Metrados asked.

"My clone...it's been...destroyed," "Destroy" replied. "The Antidermis found another host, though."

"Perfect. The Antidermis will soon achieve it's prime target." said Metrados. "Anyway, This is who you'll be going after," Metrados told them. "It's very crucial to your mission that you don't kill him. Remember that. Your destination is at the south of the mianland."

"Yes sir," Omnidax and "Destroy" said again.

"And one more thing: I'm coming with you."

The other Makuta stood there, shocked. "Master," "Destroy" said. "I know you want to destroy them as much as the rest of us, but revealing yourself to the world for the first time since the Matoran Universe. Is that really a good choice?"

"Don't worry," Metrados began. "By the end of the week, everyone will tremble upon hearing my name."

Slowly Skovax walked through the desert, followed by his team. They figured Roxtus wasn't too far away, so they started northwest. After about two hours, they saw the White Quartz Mountains, so they decided to stay there for the night.

"We need a new approach for this mission," Skovax said. "We need a real strategy."

"But what can we do?" Medran asked. "We're only five beings. We're Rebels, but we're only rookies compared to our leader's team."

"My point exactly. Which is why we're going home."

"Home?" Malum asked. "As in..."

"Yes. We're going back to the base."

"But what if they can't help us?" Levrak asked.

"From what I know, a Makuta captured us, which probably means that they know about us," Skovax said. "It may also mean that they want us dead. Which is a good reason to get backup." No one argued. Skovax then told them to get some sleep. But Skovax was up again. He didn't know why, but something compelled him to stay up and have another dream about one of his memories.

More Soon.

Characters

 * Skovax
 * Tons of Skrall (some dead)
 * Medran
 * Perditus
 * Malum
 * a Water Agori
 * Levrak
 * "Destroy"
 * "Destroy's" army
 * a Ta-Matoran
 * Some Toa
 * a Jungle Agori
 * two armed ships (destroyed)
 * Vulcanus Guard members (many dead)
 * Ackar
 * Kiina
 * Several Unknown Makuta
 * Vendrak
 * Numerous Vorox (some dead)
 * Numerous Skakdi (some dead)
 * Numerous Vortixx (some dead)
 * Numreous Zyglak (some dead)
 * Tuma
 * Stronius
 * Gelu (in a flashback)
 * "Destroy's" former Toa Hagah team (all dead)
 * Zevrok
 * A Ga-Matoran
 * Two unknown beings
 * Metrados
 * "Roxos"
 * "Lazor"
 * Omnidax
 * Luye
 * Zetiak
 * The Visorak