Protector's Dawn

Protectors Dawn is a story set in the Sentinels Alternate Universe. It takes place shortly before the second attack of the Kanohi Dragon of Metru Nui, and It revolves around the Ba-Matoran Tusval as he learns to be a Toa

Story
=== Prologue === Screams... Shouts... Smoke...... Chaos. Toa Calorrid knew he was going to die, but he had already resigned himself to his fate. The beings he was dealing with never left Toa alive if they could help it. It was a good thing he had already killed the last of them before he became too weakened. But before he went...

He staggered over to a stone garden that had probably once had looked nice, and dropped to his knees, his wounds sapping his strength rapidly. He weakly placed his hand into the stones and focused in his final moments to imbue them with his Toa Power, barely noticing the few Matoran who were watching from a distance.

He had barely finished when his limbs gave out, and the world blurred before him. Calorrid vaguely thought, at least the village is safe... before his consciousness drifted away

=== Chapter 1 ===

Tusval looked around his dwelling. It was mostly unscathed, but that wasn't necessarily good. He didn't have much to break. More needier Matoran deserved his luck more than he did. The whole village had been nearly decimated in last nights attack. Most of the buildings were only ruins now. He always hated being able to do so very little to defeat their attackers. If only there was a permanent Toa in their village

He sighed, and stepped outside. Shreds of smoke glided through the air, and the ground was matted with soot. The Turaga had called a meeting in the towns center, where the Suva was located. It probably had something to do with that Toa that defended the village last night.

The walk was uneventful, and when he arrived, a crowd had gathered, and the Turaga was already speaking. That fellow always did enjoy giving speeches. "...and so, My dear villagers... It fills me with great sadness to inform you that the brave Toa Calorrid has indeed died from heroically defending our village..."

Tusval yawned as he waited for him to get to the point.

"However, I also bring good news. He left behind a valuable object before he left us." He paused for effect. "... A Toa stone."

There were murmurs from a few of the Matoran in the crowd. When they had quieted down, he continued. "And I have also been informed one you is destined to be transformed..." A thought occurred to Tusval. How did he know that? Did no one else think to question the Turaga? The Matoran stayed silent, waiting for the person to be revealed. "That person is... Tusval" Tusval choked on his own spit. There was a stirring all across the crowd as heads turned to look at Tusval, who most people knew. He could only stand there, stunned. Was it a coincidence the only Ba-Matoran in the village was the one chosen? The Turaga smiled and gestured for him to come up to the Suva, like it was a big honor or something.

Tusval twitched in alarm. Here? Now? Didn't he get a choice? Couldn't he at least wait a bit? His fellow villagers started pushing him up, and his legs took over, leading him up to where the Suva was located. The Turaga pulled a glowing, oblong stone out from a pouch and handed it to Tusval when he got close enough. This was all happening too fast. A niche on the Suva itself started pulsating with a mesmerizing light as he approached, only confirming that this was actually going to happen. The other Matoran waited expectantly as he reached up to the niche, closed his eyes, and gingerly slipped the stone Inside. He couldn't believe this was actually real. Tusval grunted as the dormant Toa energy within his body was ignited, filling him with energizing power and making his limbs painfully stretch to their full length, glowing as they did so. The sensation wasn't agonizing, just uncomfortable. He saw himself growing, growing, growing far above the beings who, mere seconds ago, were just like him. His limbs were stronger, and he felt like he could climb a mountain. He probably could now, actually.

Tusval stretched his back shakily, and then looked down at his new form. "Somehow.." He said "I thought silver would look better on me"

=== Chapter 2 ===