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Pop one Air Bubble, and two more shall be fired in it's place!

I think I like Revenge of the Skull Spiders better, but it did beat Island of Lost Masks. The fact that Gali finally gets her own Skull Creature opponent is pretty sweet as well. Gotta say though, I wish Tahu had been involved in the final fight instead of Ekimu.

This is brilliant. It's a hilarious jab at all the high school tropes that makes great use of the characters we've got so far. I can totally see Korgot as the tomboy who dreams of being on the field.

An interesting story so far. Does your previous series establish how the Mahri and others got to this point? It feels a little like we just got dropped in the Middle of something.

So I just ran across this, and love what you've done so far. It's a very intriguing variation of the Ignition story, and works very well as an alternate universe concept. I hope there's more on the way, and look forward to seeing what other twists you have in store if there is. In particular, if Karzahni and Lesovikk are still heading to the Pit...

It would have to be a pretty amazing fan work to be accepted as canon. Has anyone else thought about the fact that the Baterra are still at large and presumably on a collision course for the Matoran and Agori? I also like how 9_Volt noted the Element Lords' continued presence. On a lesser note, we also have Surel, Takadox, Angonce, Tuma, and Strakk running around along with the now wild Rahkshi and Visorak. Not to mention Brutaka's antidermis induced condition and Varian's continued imprisonment. Given that there are probably teleporters on the Red Star unaware that they can leave, I hardly think crashing the thing into Spherus Magna is necessary...if it's even possible. I'm working on a continuation of G1 myself: http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/21953-bionicle-battle-for-spherus-magna/?do=findComment&comment=1080150

An interesting fan interpretation of the 2016 story. My only hang up is that I would think that Ekimu, transformed or not, would fight alongside the Toa rather than wait for them to succeed or fail.

It seems like a lot of these guys are hated more for poor utilization or depiction than anything else. While I like him visually, I can't say much for Journey to One Umarak. He makes a big deal about not serving Makuta and then does exactly what Makuta wants. The most independent you see him is when he mouths off to Makuta and when he dons the Mask of Control, and the latter was Makuta's plan all along.

You could take it as the other Makuta didn't find out about it until the Barraki rebelled/Mutran visited Tren Kron and figured out how he ended up that way. Perhaps The name Mata Nui originally could have belonged to Tren Krom and was taken by the hypothetical "Makuta Mata Nui" leaving no one the wiser. Additionally, you could have the Makuta thinking that Tren Krom's ejection was a one time thing that couldn't be replicated, or that they thought Mata Nui would do more for them as Great Spirit but eventually realized it wasn't going to happen.

It'd be kinda funny if the Toa were revered by different groups of Matoran in this fashion, similar to Norse, Greek, or Egyptian myths. Imagine holy wars erupting between Matoran over whether Tahu or Norik is the true Toa of Fire.

Lhikan-I've always been fond of the odd man out/lone wolf type that he seemed to be back before we learned more about the other Mangai, and after that he was still impressive as a hero who weathered the challenge of two betrayals and losing the other members of his team. The Shadowed One-I loved the idea of a villain who would insult Teridax to his face without batting an eye, and who remained determined to be top dog despite being vastly overpowered by a lot of the competition. Lesovikk-again, the lone wolf angle really gets me, and Lesovikk is a prime example. The fact that he felt he could be a hero again despite all his failures was pretty cool too. Karzahni-call me crazy, but I'm not a fan of universes where there's only one big bad and all others are merely subordinates to him. Brief though it may have been, Karzahni's presence shook up the status quo as an individual-not an organization-that the Toa needed to worry about. I was stoked when I heard that he and Teridax would be throwing down...though the result was disappointing, if not unexpected. Lewa-green has long been my favorite color, and Lewa was my favorite Toa Mata for that reason if no other, at least in the beginning. Icarax-yeah, he may not have been an overly original or complex character, but there's something about a straightforward villain and another guy who'd like to see Teridax die as gruesome a death as possible. Keetongu-he's a guy whose out to take down evil wherever he finds it, and remains dedicated despite being the last of his kind. Sidorak-again, I kinda like straightforward villains, and I feel like Sidorak could have been pretty awesome. Unfortunately, he got the same treatment as General Grievous when movie time rolled around... Hahli-probably my favorite female character from G1; an awesome case of an individual starting out shy and softspoken and becoming a real powerhouse among heroes, easily making up for her presence as the sole female on her team. Tuma-he may not have had Makuta's power, but he wasn't far behind him in terms of ambition if you ask me. Sadly, of course, he goes from cunning leader to blustering behemoth when it comes time for him to face Mata Nui. Gelu-I like that, in the midst of the opportunistic bunch that the Ice Tribe seemed to be, there was at least one guy who was motivated by a conscience as well as a source of income. Gorast-she was one nasty villainess, and quite possibly the only being in all of Bionicle who didn't either hate or fear Makuta Teridax. Surel-another lone wolf with a lot of potential; pity he never got the chance to really strut his stuff.

I was upset by it being classified as one of "those other ones that we don't talk about" until it was pointed out to me that it was a matter of movie rights...okay, I'm still a little upset by it. Would like to see a How it Should Have Ended style video where all the Bionicle sets go to town on Lord Business and his Micromanagers though...

There's a few sets from the original line I don't have, mostly the small box sets or Rahi large box sets apart from those that included another character as with Lhikan and Kikanalo, Dume and Nivawk, Vezon and Fenrakk, etc. The vehicles of the later years are cool but seem like overkill; I was always more for the characters than their accessories. I won't lie though, it'd be cool to say I have a complete G1 set collection, though at this point if I were to start collecting again I think I'd go after G2.

Elemental Masks do get the most prominence, but it seems like there are a fair number that harness/embody other forces. The Mask Makers' Masks, the G2 Vahi, Umarak's Hunter Mask, the Skull Spider Masks-none of them have an Elemental theme per se, unless you want to call the Hunter Mask an Elemental Darkness/Shadow mask.

An interesting idea, and one that definitely makes sense. I would imagine that Keetongu would probably be unaware of it given his obvious contempt for beings of darkness; since Time Trap reveals that Makuta telepathically planted the names of the future Toa Metru in Lhikan's mind, maybe he did something similar to get Keetongu to go to Metru Nui? Of course, it could be that Makuta was so confident in his own abilities that he didn't truly feel threatened by anything, and simply set up events like this for kicks and giggles.

The real world application has been discussed thoroughly; from an in-universe standpoint, it seems like a nifty means of increasing the Nuva understanding of unity. Basically, each Toa would face the limits of having to switch between masks as an individual, whereas when they work alongside the other five all six powers are accessible to them at once. If they weren't so Makuta bone-headed they'd get that it shows them they are truly at their most powerful when they are six working as one.

It would bring an interesting sense of irony to Keetongu's role-his race, or at least him as an individual, retaining the honor that his creators abandoned. I get the feeling that Keetongu may have been unusual among members of his species, given that the rest of them were wiped out and the Visorak still feared him afterwards; unless the other members of his species were just the toughest challenge they ever faced, it doesn't seem like a solitary member would evoke that much fear. Apart from the Visorak connection, I could see them being a means of "taming" the Tahtorak, i.e. being the only ones who could ride them due to mutual respect rather than being forced to carry Skakdi or transporting Toa out of convenience.

While this would never happen, I find the idea kind of intriguing to have Takanuva be part of the main set of Toa and include Onua as a Toa of Darkness-he's not evil like Makuta, Master of "Shadow", but rather represents natural things like the underground, night, and so forth. Pohatu would get Earth/Stone, and then you'd have to decide whether to keep Lewa as Air or make him plantlife. Now that I think about it, Kopaka would be a good one for Air given his wandering disposition...many possibilities.

Like this: http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/21953-bionicle-battle-for-spherus-magna/ It's still a work in progress, and I'm sure there are some who won't like my ideas, among them the infusion of Generation 2 names/concepts into the Generation 1 story. If you're not the fanfic type, I'll just say that I foresaw an eventual clash between all the elements (pardon the pun) amassing on Spherus Magna: the unaccounted for Element Lords, the Toa/Glatorian/Matoran/Agori and their allies, the Great Beings, the Dark Hunters and various other villains, etc. Forces building, alliances forming, rogue elements being drawn into the fray, all leading into more of the sort of battle a lot of fans seem to have wanted: the Toa Nuva and other heroes against assorted hordes of villainous forces-minus Makuta Teridax, regrettably.

I remember early on thinking that when Mata Nui did awaken, he would be Toa-sized and wear the Kanohi Vahi. I suppose this was partially fulfilled by the Bara Magna storyline, just with that being a new body rather than his original one and him wearing the Ignika rather than the Vahi. When I read the end of The Final Battle I seriously thought Makuta had become omnipotent-it was pretty intense until the whole "their universe is inside a giant robot" thing sank in.

Chapter 6 Location: Bara Magna region, Malum's Vorox den. Lesovikk and Surel assessed their current situation with the tactical eyes of veteran warriors-and it wasn't good. Surrounded on all sides by Vorox, with the crazed warrior Malum eager to unleash his pack upon them...each had been in worse spots, but couldn't spend time contemplating them. Their only hope was to upset the situation in their favor, hard to do when there were easily as many Vorox as there were Iron Wolves. However, they did have at least one thing on their side that Malum-given his lack of familiarity with beings like Takadox and Lesovikk-probably wasn't aware of. He was soon enlightened as Lesovikk thrust a fist in his direction that was accompanied by a cannon blast of air that knocked Malum back into the depths of his cave. The Vorox, just as surprised as their leader, took their eyes off the Iron Wolves-and soon wished that they hadn't. With howls of rage the Iron Wolves leaped upon their enemies, locking claws and teeth with stingers and blades. Their savagery was stunning, even to a hardened warrior like Lesovikk-who was even more surprised when the wolves upon which he and Surel rode suddenly turned and bounded from the Vorox den with all the speed they could muster. The sounds of bestial battle had faded in the distance by the time the Iron Wolf alpha pair came to a stop. Lesovikk's surprises were to continue, as Surel slowly dismounted and laid a hand on the back of his carrier, the eyes of Ice Tribe warrior and Iron Wolf meeting for a long moment. Sensing that a parting was about to occur, Lesovikk dismounted as well, and then watched as the pair of Iron Wolves ran off in the direction of the mountains where he had met them and Surel. Surel watched them go until several minutes after they had vanished from sight, before turning his attention to his only remaining companion. "It seems we must return to our peoples with no tyrant in tow, Lesovikk-only the tale of one's death preceding a brave sacrifice." "What happened back there, Surel? Why did the wolves carry us away, and why are they heading back to the mountains?" Surel didn't answer right away, but instead began stumping along towards the south, relying on his walking stick to support him. Finally, as Lesovikk began walking alongside him, he responded in a tone that spoke volumes about his sorrow over what he was relating. "My Iron Wolves remember the Sand Tribe warriors well-more of the pack fell before their strikes than before those of any other tribe. Thus, they were glad to throw themselves into battle against them, though the alphas would not commit you and I to their battle. Thus they carried us to safety and now make their way home...for they know that none of the others who ran with us shall be returning, though it will cost Malum and his Vorox." Had Malum been able to hear Surel's words, he would have agreed with his old enemy right before he tried to strangle him. The former second Glatorian of Vulcanus had emerged from his cave to find his Vorox and the Iron Wolves locked in mortal combat, and even the feared desert dweller had felt no shame in retreating back into his lair and letting the carnage play out. When at last the noise of battle ceased, he emerged to find a mere handful of Vorox and wolves alive, though each was in sorry condition and would soon be among the dead. Realizing that the chances of finding another Vorox pack and securing leadership of it-particularly with strange new beings like that green warrior around-might be next to impossible, he wondered how long it would be before he would be joining them. Suddenly, Malum noticed that it was getting hot-even for the desert of Bara Magna. A heat shimmer appeared mere feet from him, intensifying until it was replaced by a flickering flame. That flame soon reformed into a humanoid shape of similar dimensions to Malum-a shape that the Glatorian realized he had seen before, a long, long time ago. Vulcanus, Element Lord of Fire, looked upon the former commander of his armies, and the bright points of flame that formed his eyes narrowed in what passed for his smile. "Well, well...I hadn't expected to see you again so soon, Malum. I thought that I would see you brought before me in chains when I claimed this planet as is my right-I should have expected that Raanu and the others would have cast you out. Once you were the most feared warrior in my army, for at least Ackar and Perditus treated captured enemies with respect and mercy-I now wish I had valued your brutality more. To see you like this, living among the Vorox in the wastelands...it's rather sad." Fully aware that his old leader could burn him to ash, Malum chose to stand on his feet and show no fear. "You didn't exactly do me any favors getting yourself trapped at the end of the Core War. Raanu and the rest of those fools ended up in charge, making nice with the other tribes instead of crushing them and taking what we were rightfully owed. I played the good little warrior to millennia, until Strakk got just a little too impudent during a battle in the arena." Chuckling-a noise that sounded like coals popping-Vulcanus extended a friendly hand to his old lieutenant, though fully aware Malum couldn't touch him without being badly burned. "Then it seems we both owe our old tribesmen and the warriors of Ice some payback, old friend. I have been seeking warriors for a new army-perhaps you would like to be the first? We can pay Raanu, Ackar, Strakk, and all the rest back for their treachery and weakness, before we lead Spherus Magna into a glorious new age...one in which the strong rule, and weaklings and fools provide sport." Vulcanus wasn't sure what scared him more: the grin his words brought to Malum's face, or the fact that his new general reached out with a clawed hand to clasp his outstretched one. Location: Matoran-Agori camp. Tahu and Ackar rode into camp swiftly, earning a few angry looks as they narrowly avoided Matoran, Agori, and others going about various tasks. Not willing to stop to leave their mounts at the pens, they rode right for the large tent at the center of the camp where the leadership council of the settlement held their meetings. Fortunately, word of their coming had preceded them, and new friends Nuhrii and Kyry were waiting to take the reins of their mounts near the entrance to the tent. The pair of fire warriors entered the tent, only to find that the council was already meeting with two others: Onua and Vastus had the floor. "It was massive-taller than Tuma and looking like it could have broken his sword in one hand! It had silver and yellow armor*, and though it carried no weapons I doubt a legion of Glatorian could have brought it down." These panicked words from Vastus were stunning to both Tahu and Ackar-neither had ever known the Jungle Warrior to be so shaken, though Tahu had only known him for a short time. Onua nodded in terse agreement before adding his own comments. "It withstood both our attacks with ease, not to mention that of the Rahi Nui-and I think I would have faced that beast alone rather than stand unaided against this monster. It had a head like a Toa, but with empty sockets and no mask to cover its face-like a skull. Whatever this thing is, I fear the consequences if it comes here." "Unfortunately, this menace you speak of may only find a ruin," Ackar said, breaking in. This drew the attention of both Onua and Vastus, along with the council members: the seven Turaga of Metru Nui; Trinuma, the highest-ranking member of the Order of Mata Nui who had been found since Makuta's demise; representatives from a handful of friendly species from both the Matoran Universe and Spherus Magna; and the Agori leaders Raanu, Tarduk, Kirbold, and Scodonius. All were silent as the veteran warrior of Fire continued, "there's an army heading this way from the north...an army of Baterra." "Impossible!" Raanu cried, horror evident in his features. "Those beasts haven't been seen since the Core War-surely they cannot still live!" "An ironic statement from someone who was already over 100,000 years old when that war broke out and has lived in all the time since," Tarduk remarked. "Whatever the menace, we must not cause a panic," urged Dume. "We have new allies incoming from all around this world and from the Matoran Universe as stragglers emerge and our rescue parties continue to find isolated pockets of inhabitants who have been unable to escape on their own. Kopaka, Pohatu, Takanuva, Gali, the Hagah, the Mahri, and Tarix's party should be returning soon-surely between all our forces we can defeat these threats!" Kirbold, who like Raanu had fought in the Core War and witnessed the Baterra first hand, and likewise seen the fear in Vastus' eyes and felt it kindle his own, looked at the aged Turaga with no hope evident in his expression. "I pray you are right, Dume-for all our sakes." Location: Gatherer’s Ridge, Black Spike Mountains. Voporak had followed the scent of his master for some time, his untiring grasp holding tight to the Vahi. His road had taken him from Metru Nui to Stelt** and the lair of Makuta Bingzak***, his creator, and from there to the surface of this strange new world. Now at last he was closing in on the Shadowed One's location, eager to deliver the prize he had been remade to seek. As he neared the new stronghold of the Dark Hunters, however, he saw that a great body of unfamiliar beings stood between him and his destination. The crowd was made up of many black-armored beings on foot or astride red-colored, bipedal mounts. The beings themselves were of varying sizes, from armored warriors the size of Toa wielding clubs or swords to figures more similar in stature to Matoran. A sizeable number were clad in robes as well as armor, and appeared slimmer than their counterparts; however, the way they carried themselves told Voporak that they would be no less dangerous. At the head of their number stood a massive being, as large as Voporak himself, with a body composed entirely out of black rock and one of the smaller beings standing beside him wielding glowing blades. Facing this horde of beings was a group that was even larger and more varied, though Voporak noted that many of the club and sword-wielding warriors and their smaller companions were also present among this group. Intermingled with this second group were other unfamiliar creatures, but also a great many that Voporak recognized. Vortixx, Steltians, members of several other species, and hundreds of Dark Hunters stood with weapons ready in the face of the interlopers. And at the head of this second assembly stood several individuals, but foremost among them was the Shadowed One himself. "I must admit I admire your boldness-Lord Roxtus, was it? You certainly have an impressive array of Stone Tribe warriors at your command, including the infamous Sisters of the Skrall I have been warned so vehemently of by Stronius. I understand that they are telepaths-do they simply respect you so much that they don't employ their powers against you, or is your skull of stone impervious to such things?" Stone eyes narrowing, Roxtus addressed the leader of the Dark Hunters with a tone that sounded like sharp stones grinding against each other. "Even were such powers effective against me, the Bota Magna Sisters never possessed them, and the Bara Magna Sisters have lost them. Fortunately the animosity between the Bota Magna Skrall and Sisters never reached the level of the Bara Magna groups, and the Bota Magna Sisters have welcomed their kin into their midst with open arms. I seek to reunite the Skrall and bring this world to heel-perhaps there will be a place in it for you if you assist me in doing so." "Listen carefully, you overblown excuse for a lava rock-I assist no one. I am quite confident my forces could crush your Skrall even if Stronius and his ilk decided to rejoin you; however, that would be a waste of time and valuable lives. There are enough enemies on Spherus Magna for a united force such as ours could be to crush; if you feel that your world isn't big enough to share when we are done, we can settle the matter then. It is up to you: shall we try to destroy each other now, or save the contest for when the victor shall reap the greatest benefit?" Roxtus was silent for a moment; then his rocky mouth turned upwards in a cold smile. "You have cunning worthy of a Skrall, Shadowed One. My forces shall join with yours, and our army shall crush the other Element Lords and their pawns. Once that is done...we shall resume this discussion." With that, the two sides lowered their weapons, and Roxtus' Skrall moved to mingle with the forces at Gatherer's Ridge. Many of the Bara Magna Skrall appeared quite pleased to be reunited with their Bota Magna counterparts, even among the Bota Magna Sisters of the Skrall. So caught up were they in this unexpected reunion that they didn't notice as Voporak made his way towards where the Shadowed One stood watching the Element Lord of Rock depart among the uneasy looking Skrall commanders. Having noticed his minion's approach, the Shadowed One didn't address him until the Rock Lord was a good distance away. "Voporak, my faithful servant-I had feared you might have been lost with the fall of the accursed Makuta. It is good to see that you remain as formidable as ever. I trust you have my mask?" In answer, Voporak held out the Vahi to the Shadowed One, who to his surprise merely looked if over without taking it from him. However, a cruel smile lit the would-be tyrant's face, and he looked out across the newly expanded army of villains from both Spherus Magna and the Matoran Universe with anticipation. Gesturing for Voporak to follow him, he began making his way into the caverns where his quarters and the weapons forges were maintained. Once they were alone, the Shadowed One began to laugh. "That fool Roxtus doesn't know it, but the outcome of our eventual confrontation is already determined. With the Kanohi Vahi at my disposal-and you to wear it for me, as the Great Beings did not see fit to grant my kind the power to wield their energies-he shall be aged to dust. But by that time we shall have conquered Spherus Magna, and neither those insufferable Toa or their Glatorian allies shall be able to stop us. The time of the Dark Hunters is over...the time of the Shadow Horde**** has begun!" To be continued... *I envision Marendar as being a combo model of "Toa Mata Nui" and the Kaxium V3. **A reference to Alvis' "An Even Exchange." ***I decided to assign the name of the Jungle Okotan from Island of Lost Masks to the nameless Makuta of Stelt. ****Greg indicated that the Shadowed One would rename his organization given their change from a mercenary group into a conquering army, and I decided to employ the name used for the group of Elemental Beasts under Umarak the Destroyer. Originally I was going to call them Shadow Spawn after Umarak's beast clones, but decided Shadow Horde was a better name.

An interesting take on an evil Matoro-it's kind of funny that your version is bulkier than the original, when it seems like corrupted versions of characters often tend to become scrawnier. Of course, it would be hard to make Mahri Matoro more skeletal than he already is.

He's a pretty sweet evil-looking Toa of Fire; what's the deal with that Toa of Water in one of the shots?

For some reason this guy evokes Beast Machines Optimus Primal to me...except this actually looks good.

Very nice work-instantly recognizeable as movie Teridax, unlike the admittedly impressive in scale but woefully inaccurate in depiction "Ultimate Dume."