BC3 - Combination Attack

Tahu leaped toward Gali, Pohatu, and Kopaka. His mask was glowing brightly.

“The Mask of Shielding will protect us for now,” Tahu said as his mask’s force field surrounded himself and the other three Toa. “Bohrok-Kal, your quest must fail — the creatures you seek have vanished from Mata Nui.”

“You lie!” the black Bohrok-Kal hissed. “They are here and we will find them. Your shield cannot stand before the crushing power of gravity, Tahu Nuva.”

A second later Tahu hit the ground hard. Gali gasped as she saw him struggling to lift his sword. His weight, multiplied a hundredfold by the Bohrok-Kal’s gravity power, crushed the stones beneath it as he sank into the ground.

“Tahu!” Gali cried, horrified to see the bold and powerful Fire Toa made so helpless.

“The shield is down,” Kopaka said grimly. “Defend yourselves, Toa Nuva!”

“There can be no defense against Tahnok-Kal’s electricity,” the reddish Bohrok-Kal said.

“Or Kohrak-Kal’s sonic power,” the silvery one hissed.

“And Lehvak-Kal’s vacuum blast,” the greenish creature added.

Gali gulped. A second later, she felt herself flung backward by a blast of combined energy so strong that she could hardly tell where one force ended and the next began. Air, electricity, sound — all surrounded and overwhelmed her, filling her mind and body so that, for a long moment, they seemed to cease to exist.

[...]

Tahu opened his eyes and sat up, unsure how much time had passed. There was no sign of the Bohrok-Kal anywhere.

Beside him, Lewa began to stir. “Ugh,” he said blearily. “What happened?”

“I believe we have just been given a warning by the Bohrok-Kal,” Onua said heavily, pushing himself upright. “They obviously do not want us interfering with their search.”

Tahu scowled. “No?” he cried, jumping to his feet. “Well, the Bohrok-Kal will pay for daring to challenge the Toa Nuva. We shall —”

“Tahu!” Gali cut him off. By this time all six Toa were awake, sitting up and testing their limbs for injury. “This is no time to worry about our pride. If they find Cahdok and Gahdok and free them, the Bohrok swarms will strike again!”

“But how do we stop them?” Pohatu sounded worried. “Our powers are gone.”

Tahu noticed that Lewa’s eyes were clouded and his expression slightly pained. “What is it, brother?” he asked with concern. “Are you hurt?”

Lewa shook his head. “No, it’s not that,” he said. “It’s just…” His voice trailed off hesitantly.

“What?” Tahu asked sharply, not liking the look in Lewa’s eyes. It reminded him of the way the Air Toa had looked after being taken over by the Bohrok swarms. “Tell us what’s wrong.” It was an order, not a suggestion.

“Fine, fine,” Lewa said. “Don’t get your swords in a muddletwist. I — I could be dream-thinking it from the blow. But I thought I heard something. From the Bohrok-Kal.”

“Heard something?” Gali repeated with interest. “What do you mean?”

Lewa shrugged. “Communication. Thought-talk,” he said. “Like that of the krana.”

Pohatu blinked in surprise. “Are you saying there are krana inside these Bohrok-Kal, controlling them, just as there were in the Bohrok?”

“That would make sense,” Kopaka pointed out. “These Bohrok-Kal seem to be related to the Bohrok somehow. They share the same goal.”

“Not exactly,” Gali said. “After all, Bohrok-Kal don’t seem interested in damaging anything. They left the villages untouched.”

“They’re trying to frighten us,” Lewa said. “To make us run so we won’t try to stop them.”

Kopaka scowled. “No one makes me run,” he said coldly. “No one.”

For once, Tahu agreed with the Ice Toa. “Enough talk,” he said. “Gali, you, Pohatu, and Onua go back to the Bohrok nest — see if you can discover what happened to Cahdok and Gahdok. Kopaka, Lewa, and I will keep after the Bohrok-Kal — see if we can slow them down.”

“I suggest we all keep our eyes out for Kanohi Nuva masks,” Onua said as he joined Gali and Pohatu. “With our elemental energies gone, we need all the help we can get.”


- BIONICLE Chronicles 3: Makuta's Revenge, Chapters 6 and 7