BL10 - Fuse Sand to Glass

Gali heard movement behind her too late. A silver energy hound slammed into her from behind, putting her face-first in the sand. With her concentration shattered, her water blast was cut off. Hydraxon got up, grabbed her by the back of the neck, and hauled her to her feet.

“Meet Spinax,” he said, gesturing to the four-legged beast who still eyed her warily. “After I’m done training you would-be heroes, I have a new assignment, and he’s coming along. For now, though, he helps me prove a point — the danger isn’t always what you see. Often, it’s what you don’t see until it’s too late.”

Gali spat out sand. Somehow, she managed a smile. “I don’t envy the group working with you in your next job.”

To her surprise, Hydraxon’s face darkened. “You shouldn’t. Trust me, you shouldn’t envy them at all.”

Suddenly uncomfortable, Gali tried to change the subject. “So, lesson learned. Are we done for today?”

Hydraxon, who had been lost in thought, suddenly seemed to remember she was there. “Hmmm? No, no. You have a 15-minute head start. Then I send Spinax after you. They say he can track a wisp of energy across a planet and back… so I suggest you start running.”

“And what am I supposed to learn from that?” demanded Gali.

“It’s not training for you,” replied Hydraxon, smiling. “It’s training for him.”


By the time Gali made it back to the Toa’s shelter, she was exhausted and sore. “Mask of Water Breathing,” she sighed. “Big help when there’s no water anywhere around.”

Pohatu laughed. “I thought I’d be able to outrun the little beast with my mask, but darn thing never gives up. Ran so fast I fused some of the sand to glass, and Spinax still caught me the second I slowed down. Kopaka’s the only one who passed that test.”

Gali turned to the Toa of Ice. “What did you do?”

Kopaka shrugged. “I froze him.”

“You didn’t!”

“He did,” said Lewa. The Toa of Air was floating halfway off the floor. Determined to master his Mask of Levitation, his feet were almost never on the ground anymore.

“So what happened?” asked Gali.

“Nothing,” muttered Kopaka.

“Nothing?” Onua chuckled. “Hydraxon commended him on his original thinking.”



- BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets, Interlude 2