The Battle for the Blade

Chapter 1
Toa Nickel was face down on a cold stone floor. His surroundings featured nothing but shackles and chains.

"I've got to get out..." You see, Nickel lives in a time of pain and suffering. Teridax had taken over Mata Nui's body and controlled the universe.

The Nui Rebellion continually fought at him, crippling factories and weakening troops. Nickel is a toa of fire and works for the Nui Rebellion, he was a general of a small troop division and was close friends with a certain toa, Pohatu. Nickel and his troops were heading to a small factory outside of the ruined island of Destral when they were brutally attack and imprisoned. So now Nickel was trapped with no way out.

"How can things get worse?" he whispered to himself.

Just then the metal door in front of him opened and there stood a toa in orange armor. In his hands were scrapped up propeller blades and on his right shoulder stood a small cannon with a loaded clip of light spheres. Pohatu.

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Chapter 2
"Well hello Nickel!" Pohatu joked, "Didn't expect you to be here"

"Me either." Nickel muttered.

Pohatu rushed over to help the toa of fire to his legs, "What happened?"

Nickel quickly explained, "Nui Crap," Pohatu swore.

Nickel suddenly cried out as a sudden vision came over him. He was in a vast cavern with a sword jammed into a wall. It had a gold cross guard with a symbol of the Great Kanohi Hau inscripted on it. He walked over to it and touched it and heard a single voice saying, "The Blade Waits For You." -

Chapter 3
Nickel suddenly came back to reality. He saw Pohatu looking at him with concern filling his eyes, "What happened?"

Nickel explained the vision, "It was almost like that blade was calling me."

Pohatu froze, "This isn't an ordinary sword you are speaking of."

"If it isn't then what is it?" Nickel demanded.

Pohatu didn't answer. He just ran out the door and motioned for Nickel to follow. They ran through endless hallways until they reached an open field with Exo Toa patroling the high stone prison.

"PRISONERS ARE ESCAPING! KILL THEM IMMEDIATELY!"

Nickel and Pohatu ran as missiles and claws whistled over their heads. "RUN FASTER!" Pohatu shouted.

"Like I'm not doing that." Nickel muttered as he shot a vortex of flame at the Exo Toa. Some melted while others dodged out of the way. That gave Pohatu and Nickel enough time to disappear into the forest of trees up ahead.

Chapter 4
Elsewhere In the outskirts of The Dark Forest, Lirous pulled out his weapon, the Makuta Sword and stood above a feeble matoran named Klicka. He was an Av- Matoran who worked for the Nui Rebellion.

"Now tell me," Lirous said calmly, "Where is the head base?"

Klicka spat at him. Lirous grew enraged and stapped the matoran. The Makuta Sword's energies swirled inside of him until his armor was pure black and his eyes were red. He bowed before Lirous, "I only know that it is on a ruined island, master."

Lirous swore and dimissed the matoran and went to his private vehicle, the Doomsday. It was simple motor bike except it can speed across lands in a blink of an eye. He sat the controls and programed for the location of his home and punched the overdrive. His bike sped through the forest and he let his mind wander off.

Chapter 5
Back to Pohatu and Nickel The two toa stood before their base, which was on the island of Karatas. Here, Dark Hunters, Toa and Matoran work together to bring down Teridax. Just then a young Av- Matoran named Ian ran up to the two.

"Welcome back," Ian bowed, "So, how was the mission?"

"Failed." Nickel shook his head, "My troops are dead."

Ian was taken aback. "Oh well, you have to report to the council anyways."

"Great." Nickel muttered as he walked to his life changing encountered with the council.