BC2 - Protodermis Cage

Tahu was still struggling against the queens.

It’s no use, the Fire Toa thought desperately. They’re too strong! How can we hope to fight them?

The knowing will come.

The words filled his mind. Suddenly he knew what to do.

“Toa!” Tahu shouted. “Surround them! We must combine our powers.”

Lewa leaped forward with the others. But he couldn’t help worrying — what if this was another trap? What if the queens had tricked them into attacking without the protection of their powerful armor? If the Toa perished, who would be left to protect their people?

“But — the danger,” he cried as the others moved toward the hissing, screeching queens.

Gali glanced at him in surprise. “The safety of our people is worth any risk,” she said. “If power is all these creatures understand, then we will show them power.”

Tahu nodded tersely. “Let’s go,” he said. “Lewa, either join us or get out of the way.”

Lewa stared at the Fire Toa, seeing a question in his eyes. Could Lewa give the right answer to that question? Did he know the right answer? Suddenly he was certain that he did.

“Yes,” Lewa said at last. “You are true-right. It’s worth the risk.”

Tahu smiled at him for a second, looking relieved. For the first time since Lewa had been overtaken by the krana, there was no suspicion or doubt in the Fire Toa’s eyes.

Then Lewa joined the others in forming a ring around Cahdok and Gahdok. He closed his eyes, summoning all the power he could find within himself. Just when he’s reached the bottom, he felt Gali’s hand grasp his shoulder. A new wave of power swept through him.

A howling gale swept through the cavern, sweeping the sisters into the maelstrom.

Soon a driving rain hammered down on the queens.

Seconds later the rain froze to deadly hail.

A shower of stones pounded the enemy from every direction.

Waves of earth rose up around them.

Blasts of fire heated the stone and earth into streaming lava.

“Keep it up, brothers!” Gali shouted. “We’re winning!”

Fools! Gahdok’s words seared through the Toa’s minds like poison. The queens were writhing in agony as the Toa’s attack continued. You think you have won — but you cannot imagine what you have unleashed!

Then suddenly, the energy sizzling around the queens condensed into a gel-like substance. Protodermis, thought Gali in confusion. The mysterious substance had been mined on Mata Nui for years, its origin unknown. And now it had formed a barrier around the queens, imprisoning them within!

Before she could understand the significance of this protodermis cage, Gali heard a deafening rumble of earth and stone. The cavern shuddered as stones rained down from above and the earth erupted below.


- BIONICLE Chronicles 2: Beware the Bohrok, Chapter 15