Ice the Great

Zaktan's dead, or at lest believed to be so. That excludes the possibility. Besides, he just doesn't have the hints that the one or two of yours I agree with do.Krakua seems too... uninformed. If he was the GB, he'd know both how a Toa works and wouldn't have been as much of a novice.Takadox... no. He's basically inept (at least too much so to be GB) and out to conquer the MU, when last we saw. Would a Great Being try to conquer his creation?I agree with the first two, though.

(Author’s note: Thanks to the REAL Hahli Husky for letting me borrow her for the chapter) Chapter 2: The Changeling Infiltration Ice the Great was in a good mood. He’d gotten his Daily Tohu (BZPower’s national newstablet), and had seen a featured story on the Short Stories contest winner. Now knowing who it was, he went and read it. And he read it… again. And again. And it was good. It was GREAT. Time is such a fickle thing… he had thought, leaving from his third reading.He’d been on his way back to the residential district when it happened. Three members; a Brutaka-looking character flanked by a pair of Jaller Mahri- and a Nuparu Inika-lookalikes. Nuparu attacked first, with his (apparently fully-functional) Laser Drill. Ice avoided quickly, but Jaller soon followed with a diagonal slash meant to force him back into Nuparu’s line of fire. Ice bowed and half-slid, half-spun under the attack, grabbing the hilt of the Power Sword and pulling. The faux-Jaller pulled forward, being none too happy to find a fist right in his mask’s flight path. This made him stumble back, and lose his sword. Faux-Brutaka swung his sword, this time horizontally. Using the same method as before, Ice again avoided a blade strike.It wasn’t unusual for BZPers to have the mask powers of the person whose form they took, so Ice decided to remove Brutaka’s mask before going for Nuparu. He wanted neither to escape easily. Ice, after avoiding the blade, jumped up and landed a blow to the tall warrior’s chin. His knuckle caught the Olmak on his face, and it came off. Ice prepared to dash at Nuparu, but something odd happened first.Brutaka shrank.His color and armor changed as well; they became what appeared to be a tuxedo. The face was that of a Metru build, but Ice could care less. Stealing a glance at the mask that he’d knocked off, his fears were confirmed. The glow was just fading… around a Guy Fawkes mask. Ice had heard of these types… they had no name, and that was the point.They were Anonymous; self-proclaimed vigilantes of whatever the Karzahni they pleased to support. They were no one, and everyone. The voice of none trying to speak as the voice of all. They had no leader, for there was no one to lead officially. They had no agenda, but acted as one being to forward one. Only one question remained…Why were they here?Ice intended to find out. He knew the threats that Anon represented. He also knew now how to stop them. He supposed that these masks were one of Shapechanging. They had learned BZPower’s workings and found how to use it for their own ends. They had become changelings; those who could alter their form at their leisure. Nuparu and Jaller did just that, in the second it took Ice to order his thoughts. Each one morphed an arm into a crimson tentacle, both of which went out and wrapped around the Libraries resident.There was a reason, of course, that Ice had picked to be a Toa. His name fooled many; he was NOT a Toa of Ice. Nor was he of Fire or Shadow, as his red/black armor suggested. He was a Toa of Plasma. With his elemental power, he decided to heat the fight up… to 5,000 degrees Celsius. His armor went first, immediately glowing white-hot. The tentacles immediately recoiled, severely burned by the heat. But that wouldn’t do… no, it wouldn’t. His shoulders glowed hotter, collimating all the plasma in his armor into two spots. From his shoulders launched dual bolts of orange plasma that hit (and slagged) the Anons’ masks. They, too, reverted to their original forms. They also passed out from heat exhaustion.This left only the Brutaka imitator awake. His face portrayed horror, and he tried to scoot back away from Ice. There wasn’t much hope for him. He wore the Mask of Telekinesis, so he lifted his opponent and started to walk away. As he did, he grabbed the Guy Fawkes mask off the ground. *** “What does that mean?”Ice was standing before Hahli Husky, leader of Epics. He’d explained to his friend (and the governor of his residential district) what had happened, and filled her in on what he knew about Anon. She seemed to understand, but she wondered about their motives. So did Ice, for that matter.“Well, that’s the fun part. The Anon I captured figured I was taking him to a torture chamber, so he decided to cooperate early. Apparently, they want BZPower’s hard drive power to attack someone with. They’ve already infiltrated several forums, and are beginning their work. Essentially, they want to crush BZP to turn it into extra power for their war.”“And how do we find them?”Ice smiled. “That’s the easy part. They revert to their Anon forms when their masks are removed. All we need to do is sweep every forum and set up way stations between them, having people remove their masks before proceeding. Since their only entry is through COT, we’ll need to go to that forum’s leaders and have them quarantine the Outerworld gate to prevent more Anons from getting in.”“Then it’s just a matter of stopping them?” Husky asked, almost hopeful.“Almost. They’re hackers; they’ll find more ways in. We’ll have to hunt those down, too.”Husky sighed. “Do we have a way to find out how many are already here?”Ice closed his eyes. In a darker tone, he said, “No; what’s more, they could be anyone, anything. We’re going to need to search every forum, test every user, and sweep every rock in BZPower to find them all. And if we even do, we’ll still have to fight them eventually… this is war.” *** Two days later.The other Forum Leaders and mods were no trouble to convince when faced with the evidence, and plans were quickly put into motion. Ice, having found the treachery and knowing their enemy, was put in charge of what had been dubbed “Task Force Identity”. Ice had assembled an elite team of BZPower members to help him find the threat… a task aided by the Guy Fawkes mask that he kept from the first Anon. Infiltration was the game… and Ice was good at that game.(Author’s note 2: Now taking cameo requests for the 6 slots in Task Force Identity. PM me if interested, or if you caught the chapter title's reference)

Perhaps he wasn't the GB in the AU. Velika would have existed regardless of the GB, as Velika is only the body the GB took. If the GB hadn't took that form, Velika would still exist, but with a different personality and no GB abilities/knowledge.But the Kingdom AU was separated from main dimension when Mata Nui died. The Great Being had been hiding in someone for 100,000 years at that moment. According to the theory, Velika has always been the GB. So if the GB is Velika, it's impossible to have a Velika in a dimension that was separated 100,000 years after the Great Being went to MU.Actually, it's been said (E's first post) that the GB's host creation could have pre-programmed. He didn't HAVE to be there all the time. Velika is still totally plausible.

If you didn't like it, you can say so, you know - I'd actually really appreciate criticism rather than what I can only take to be snarkiness. (And if you're just poking fun at the other commentators, I agree a lot of people here are giving me too much credit, but that's no reason to be nasty.)I suppose this would be a textbook definition of "misunderstanding". I LOVED the story. It's the best thing I've read in over a month. I literally cannot give this story enough praise. If you, for some odd reason, think I'm being negative, I can give you my word that I'm not.Oh, really? Jeez, I'm sorry! Your compliment was just so ridiculously positive that I figured you were, for lack of a better term that won't trip the filter, taking the mickey. Forgive me, I'm used to hanging around more sarcastic parts of the internet.It's fine... I know the feeling. Trust me, I know the feeling. Again, thanks. I'm a huge fan of... well, anything with time in it. Travel, manipulation, paradoxes... they make me think. So, you can probably see why this is right up my alley.Perhaps next time you could do a story about what would happen if the Vahi and an Olmak were fused into a Mask of Time Travel. That would be EPIC.

If you didn't like it, you can say so, you know - I'd actually really appreciate criticism rather than what I can only take to be snarkiness. (And if you're just poking fun at the other commentators, I agree a lot of people here are giving me too much credit, but that's no reason to be nasty.)I suppose this would be a textbook definition of "misunderstanding". I LOVED the story. It's the best thing I've read in over a month. I literally cannot give this story enough praise. If you, for some odd reason, think I'm being negative, I can give you my word that I'm not.

And I thought the subtleties of temporal manipulation were confusing before... This story is purely amazing. This seems as if crafted by the cumulative cognitive maelstroms of the world's greatest authors writing in unison. You truly can paint a picture... Those fragments left of my already insane mind are in awe over this. I cannot express fully the amazement that my mind is filled by. To put this story on any scale would be to do it an injustice. You, sir, are a god of writing, and this story is a blessing to all.Well, if they can follow it. But that's paradoxes for you...

I don't think I died at ALL in that quest... But I prayed like a MOFO, and I was way higher level. XD I ranged it and had food. I personally thought the fight was a little easy, but that was back when EVERY fight seemed easy because I'd just gotten into Guild Wars and was used to a much more dynamic system. That, and I WAS higher level.I payed the 200K though, too.

I might note that I'd have quit RS in half the time if I didn't enjoy a mind-numbing grind. Need something to take my mind off things...

Doesn't everyone.Are you kidding? I'm practically a Home Depot of gardening and building utensils...

Define "glitchy".

EpicDiscuss the story. Questions, comments, etc. I'll start taking requests for cameos after Chapter 2.

Review Topic Chapter 1: The Shadows of Invasion Ice the Great stood in a basilica near the Creative Outlet border. He liked this spot. It was the hub through which all entered to see the Bionicle-Based Creations, to read the Chronicle Walls of Epics, and to attend the theaters of Comedies. It hadn’t been very long since the new forums had been created, but already they were just as much a bustling hub of activity as the old had been. Ice smiled a bit as he spared a glance toward A Day In The Life of GregF 2. He’d been a fan of the old, and the new was just as good. He affixed his gaze now to the southwest. There, he saw the metropolis of Completely Off Topic. At the center was the massive blue column that stretched into a dark blue sky, the great chute that led to the Outerworld. Light blue pulses came down as more info was fed, and new people joined the ranks. Ice had been to COT, seen the chute from its base. It was impressive. He’d also seen the information that the COT residents fed on. It was great, for the most part. He’d also seen his share of input about a darker side of the Outerworld. It disturbed him, especially when he thought what it’d be like if those darker parts attacked BZPower. Little did he know that one of those pulses that he saw fall were those which would bring his nightmare to life… A being appeared at the base of the chute, a new member. He wore jet-black armor, except at the neckline, where a V-shape of white ran around his neck and down his chest for almost a foot. This was divided by a black stripe down the middle. He wore a mask that hid his eyes behind a black veil. The mask itself was an elaborate white smile with an angular chin. Some nearby recognized it for what it was: a Guy Fawkes mask. They dismissed him as a meme’er. In a second, the mask glowed slightly, and he morphed into a perfect duplicate of Nuparu Inika. He stepped away from the chute and was quickly lost in the crowd…

The murderer can't be the GB Read the first post. HE ISN'T NAMED. That rules him out.

Well that's a pro for Dume. 18 months is more than a year, which means he should've lost his memory. Although we don't know whether the spheres have the mind-wiping effect on Turaga as well.Dume didn't seem to have any mind wipe that I can recall. So it would appear that they do not. Dume is still an option, especially considering that he rescued Matoran Lhikan.

If it had been grey... This would make a great Death. But it works decently as Pestilence. As a model itself, it is quite impressive. I look forward to War or Death, whichever is next.

Click inside the linked word, and click the small button of a chain snapping.Also, Marendar isn't the killer. Marendar is designed to kill Toa. The only people that have been killed so far are Karzahni and Tren Krom. Neither of them are anywhere NEAR being a Toa.Back on topic, Dume would be believable.

That can be point.GB seems to be very cruel about his own creations.Remember, now, they WERE only supposed to be maintenance units. Disposable, non-sentient objects to uphold the GSR (Great Spirit Robot) functions. Why should he have cared?

Oh my.They LOOK good... but we'll see.

Out comes an Irnakk.In goes a turtle.

When did Velika get his mind wiped?Presumably during the Time Slip, with the rest of the universe except the Order.

Love it. I could see that vaporizing Ancient. I could see that guy being an evil spymaster.When does this become official? (Saying that as if it's already happening, because it really should)

I think I've managed a bit. I don't think it's The Powers That Be's mysterious murderer.Why? The very fact that we can only call him 'murderer' rules him out. I'm pretty sure that the murderer isn't Lesovikk, he isn't powerful enough to take down Tren Krom. This leaves him unnamed, and ruled out. And, under the rules of "The True Zedd of Ponypower", it can't be Velika, either. He had his mind wiped, AND he interfered a little bit.Now, let's dwindle this down a bit. Following all the indicators we have, Zedd (and I agree) gave us 3 likelihoods: Jerbraz, Johmak, and Trinuma.This is where we have a problem. See, the hidden GB was sent there to OBSERVE. Not to interfere. Last I checked, all of them have interfered. Jerbraz recruited Mazeka, Johmak turned the City of Legends into a fortress, and Trinuma repaired the place with the Staff of Artakha (among other major bits).So, I think it's about time I said who I thought it was.Keetongu.After all, all he ever really DID was fix wrongs: He countered Visorak poison, he tried to keep the Makuta from taking over (a little), and we don't know WHEN he was created, so we don't know if he was in the Time Slip. AND, it has been stated: Maybe Mata Nui had the then-decent Makuta create Keetongu's species to create him. He fits the bill.

Well... If you were to go all the way and code a GAME... I would actually love to see a Bionicle MMORPG. Something where you get an index of parts, build your own character, and be a hero. Be a Toa, Matoran, Skakdi... Anything, really. How cool would THAT be? Maybe set it in the time right before Makuta took over.

Yea... It hasn't been 2 months since the last site, and I liked IT better, too. I can't even figure out where anything is. Gaaaah... At least they plugged the RSWiki into the Official Site.

I'll give you that... but it could be worse. Star Trek Online hasn't gotten anything new in a few months, save a few tweaks. But it's alright because when that game goes FTP (17 January), it'll get a crud-ton of new stuff...Back on topic, who's getting what 99s now?