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Voyage of Fear

The Toa Metru's First Crossing of the Silver Sea

The Toa Metru's first voyage from a broken Metru Nui to the island of Mata Nui aboard the Vahki Transport Lhikan, the ambush by surviving Nuurakh, and the standoff with the exiled Archivist Mavrah and his prehistoric sea Rahi.

By Billy

The voyage of fear was the first crossing of the Silver SeaThe Silver SeaThe vast body of unrefined liquid Protodermis surrounding Metru Nui inside the Great Barrier dome of the Matoran Universe. by the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. following the Great CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent. at Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. The team carried six sealed Matoran SpheresMatoran SphereRound containers that wiped memories and hid Makuta Teridax's manipulation of the Matoran. aboard a salvaged Vahki TransportThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm. they had christened the LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety., in honour of the Toa of Fire who had fallen protecting them. The crossing took them through the Great BarrierThe Great BarrierThe enormous underground dome of rock and solid Protodermis that enclosed Metru Nui and the Silver Sea, sealed Teridax into a cliff face, and was finally cracked open during the Great Cataclysm., into open water under unrelieved fog, and into the territory of the exiled Onu-MatoranOnu-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry. ArchivistArchivistA Matoran keeper of records and relics, the Archivist held one of Metru Nui's deadliest jobs. MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star., who had been living for centuries in the deep tunnels with a colony of prehistoric sea RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. and a herd of obsolete KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea. law-enforcement drones. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

Departure from the broken city#

The Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. had escaped from beneath the ColiseumThe ColiseumCentral tower of Metru Nui, serving as government seat, akilini arena and, during Teridax's masquerade, the place from which the city's Matoran were rounded up into spheres. with six Matoran SpheresMatoran SphereRound containers that wiped memories and hid Makuta Teridax's manipulation of the Matoran. strapped to an old Vahki TransportThe Vahki TransportThe multi-legged cargo vehicle built by the Vahki of Metru Nui and used by the Toa Metru to escape the city across the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm. taken from a Po-MetruPo-MetruMetru Nui's Stone District, home to carvers whose work defined the city and site of an ancient conflict that threatened to divide it. storeroom. When VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. cornered them on a Ga-MetruGa-MetruGa-Metru is a district of Metru Nui, home to the Ga-Matoran and the Bordakh. bridge, MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran. drove the transport over the edge and into the sea. The pods themselves served as flotation, and the transport's legs worked as clumsy paddles. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

The intervening battle in the Silver SeaThe Silver SeaThe vast body of unrefined liquid Protodermis surrounding Metru Nui inside the Great Barrier dome of the Matoran Universe. with TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna., and his sealing inside the Toa SealToa SealA cage of Protodermis created by six Toa combining their Elemental Powers, used to trap powerful beings., preceded the long crossing. With TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. contained, the team committed to the open water with the goal of locating a place to wake the sleeping MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. and from there, a refuge for the rest of the city's population. The LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety. carried the team and the six pods through the Great BarrierThe Great BarrierThe enormous underground dome of rock and solid Protodermis that enclosed Metru Nui and the Silver Sea, sealed Teridax into a cliff face, and was finally cracked open during the Great Cataclysm. and out into the wider sea. (BIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui; BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

Open water and the first ambushes#

Past the barrier, VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. descended to the hull with NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. and formally christened the transport in his predecessor's name. The conversation was the team's first real chance to begin grieving the ToaWho are the Toa Mata?Six warriors built to order by Artakha, stored in canisters, dropped into the ocean. This is the origin story of Bionicle's heroes and why their first week of work was entirely amnesiac. of Fire who had brought them into being. At the next junction the team chose to bear port. MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran. took the helm and ran the LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety. into a stretch of boiling water, where a large creature radiating heat lurked ahead, then wheeled the ship about and ran the other way. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras., worried about the integrity of the Matoran SpheresMatoran SphereRound containers that wiped memories and hid Makuta Teridax's manipulation of the Matoran., descended to inspect the hull and the pod mountings. NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. followed her down and was struck during the descent by a mass of underwater vegetation that knocked his mask askew, dropping him into unconsciousness. The current around the transport then sped up without warning, and the LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety. lurched forward as if pulled. NokamaNokamaNokama served as Toa Metru of Water, endured the Hordika mutation, and led Ga-Koro and later Ga-Metru as Turaga through three eras. caught hold of a rock formation, recognised the two pale shapes drifting past her as NujuNujuNuju served as a Ko-Metru seer, Toa Metru of Ice, and Turaga of Ko-Koro who spoke only in bird calls translated by Matoro. and his displaced mask, and dragged both up the side of the transport to the deck. The team steered clear of an underwater cyclone, and after a while the water calmed. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

A squad of NuurakhNuurakhThe Vahki model assigned to Ta-Metru, the Nuurakh were the fastest of the order-force lines and used Staffs of Command to push a single overriding directive into the mind of any Matoran they struck., the Ta-MetruTa-MetruThe fire district where Ta-Matoran perfected their craft and powered Metru Nui's industry for thousands of years. VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. model, struck the LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety. in the open water past the cyclone. Obeying their protocols, the Vahki attacked. The NuurakhNuurakhThe Vahki model assigned to Ta-Metru, the Nuurakh were the fastest of the order-force lines and used Staffs of Command to push a single overriding directive into the mind of any Matoran they struck. Staffs of Command could fill a MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. mind with a single overriding instruction; MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran. took a hit from a Staff and spent a period of the engagement compelled to act against the team until the imposed directive faded. The squad was defeated. The transport pressed on. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

The deep tunnel and the KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea. colony#

Past the cyclone, the LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety. entered a long undersea passage that opened into a system of tunnels not on any Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. chart. The water held a number of unfriendly and unfamiliar RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts.. Among them moved the obsolete prototype enforcement drones called KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea.. The KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea. had been NuparuNuparuAn Onu-Matoran engineer from Metru Nui who built the Boxor and rose to become a Toa of Earth despite no warrior destiny.'s first attempt at law enforcement for Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., predating the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming.. They had been deemed a failure when MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. they arrested proved too weak to return to work for days afterwards. Most resisted being scrapped, and once the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. were built they helped drive the KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea. away. A handful fled across the sea and fell in with MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star.. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

A MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. figure now ordered the KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea. to take the ToaToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. alive. After a brief struggle the team was caught in the drones' energy bubbles and rendered unconscious. The team woke in a chamber confronted by an Onu-MatoranOnu-MatoranEarth-wielding Matoran of the deep who adapted to darkness and built the Matoran Universe's defensive cavalry. named MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. and one of his RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts., a creature with the ability to detect the use of KanohiKanohiMasks that grant powers and sustain life, they're the most vital artifact in the Matoran Universe. mask powers. WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. recognised him immediately. The two had once been close. MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. had been an ArchivistArchivistA Matoran keeper of records and relics, the Archivist held one of Metru Nui's deadliest jobs. of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. and WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui.'s friend, assigned with him to the secret Underwater Rahi StudyUnderwater Rahi StudyAn Onu-Metru Archives project to study a group of ancient sea Rahi recovered off the coast, ended on Turaga Dume's cull order, and revived as a fugitive expedition in the subterranean waterways beneath Metru Nui.. The project studied giant prehistoric sea RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. that had washed up on the city's coast and been kept in a sub-level of the ArchivesThe Archives of Metru NuiThe Archives of Onu-Metru were the central repository of Matoran knowledge and Rahi specimens, maintained by the Archivist Corps beneath the city's surface.. When one of the RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. broke loose and damaged the ArchivesThe Archives of Metru NuiThe Archives of Onu-Metru were the central repository of Matoran knowledge and Rahi specimens, maintained by the Archivist Corps beneath the city's surface., the study was shut down over MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star.'s protests. Before the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. could return the creatures to the sea, they vanished, and so did he. He had let them go, followed them into the tunnels, and lived there with them and the KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea. in a self-imposed exile of centuries. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. attempted to explain what had happened to the city. He described the MorbuzakhMorbuzakhA sentient plant monster created by Teridax to terrorize Metru Nui and control its population through fear., the imposture of DumeDumeDume is a Turaga of Fire and the former ruler of Metru Nui, distinguished by his red and black coloring and the Noble Kanohi Kiril, the Mask of Regeneration. As a member of the Turaga of Metru Nui, he wields a Staff of Office and commands a weakened mastery of Fire. He later resides on the reformed Spherus Magna. by TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna., the sealing of the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. into pods, and the CataclysmThe Great CataclysmThe day Makuta Teridax put the Great Spirit to sleep, the Great Spirit Robot fell from the sky, Metru Nui flooded, and Voya Nui tore loose from the Southern Continent.. MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. refused the account. He had convinced himself over the centuries that DumeDumeDume is a Turaga of Fire and the former ruler of Metru Nui, distinguished by his red and black coloring and the Noble Kanohi Kiril, the Mask of Regeneration. As a member of the Turaga of Metru Nui, he wields a Staff of Office and commands a weakened mastery of Fire. He later resides on the reformed Spherus Magna. was still hunting him, and a story this elaborate read to him as the cover story of a recapture team. He laughed at WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui.. He threatened to destroy the remaining Matoran SpheresMatoran SphereRound containers that wiped memories and hid Makuta Teridax's manipulation of the Matoran. the team had carried in. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. used the distraction of WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui.'s account to slip away. He drew MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star.'s attention onto himself by making a noisy run for the surface and the LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety.. MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. sent a KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea. detachment after him. While MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. was occupied, the other ToaToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. broke loose. WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. took the opportunity to brief them on what they were facing: prehistoric RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. of a scale not normally encountered, obsolete drones not bound by the VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. directive, and a MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. operator who would not believe the truth. VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. reached the transport, checked the pods, and registered that one was missing. The lost sphere contained AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who betrayed his fellow Matoran to the Dark Hunters, served Makuta Teridax, and became a false Turaga during Teridax's reign., the Po-MatoranPo-MatoranThe Stone-element Matoran of Po-Metru and Po-Koro, carvers and quarry workers, the most athletic of the Matoran types and the population behind the Kohlii and Akilini circuits. carver who had already sold out the Toa once in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

The feeding frenzy#

The standoff collapsed into open battle. The team fought KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea., prehistoric sea RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts., and a squad of VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming.. The water itself began to work against everyone in it. MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star.'s sea RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. caught the scent of battle and began tearing into each other, and a general feeding frenzy began. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star., still convinced the ToaToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. were a strike team but unwilling to see his colony slaughtered, ordered the RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. to focus their attacks on the intruders. The order accelerated the frenzy rather than directing it. OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. was struck by a thrashing RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. and knocked over the side of the transport into deep water. WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui., without hesitation, dived after him. WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. brought OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. back to the surface and was himself struck unconscious during the recovery. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro., conscious and aware that WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui. had taken the blow on his account, turned on MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star.. He told the ArchivistArchivistA Matoran keeper of records and relics, the Archivist held one of Metru Nui's deadliest jobs. what was happening: the prized RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. had spent years protecting were tearing each other to pieces in the frenzy he had triggered, and the friend who had once worked beside him was lying half-dead on the deck because of it. The shock landed. MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. tried to call the RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. off. He was struck by the displaced water and swept overboard. WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui., recovering, made to dive after him. OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro. held him back. MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. was presumed lost in the wave. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

The ToaToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. disengaged. The frenzy receded behind them as the LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety. cleared the deep tunnel and re-entered open water. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

Landfall on the island#

The transport reached the island of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years. battered but afloat. Five of the six Matoran SpheresMatoran SphereRound containers that wiped memories and hid Makuta Teridax's manipulation of the Matoran. remained sealed and intact. The sixth, carrying AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who betrayed his fellow Matoran to the Dark Hunters, served Makuta Teridax, and became a false Turaga during Teridax's reign., had come loose when a wave raised by MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star.'s RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. rocked the vessel, and sank to the riverbed. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

A final VahkiVahkiMetru Nui's mechanical law enforcement squads, designed to maintain rigid order but ultimately undermined by chaos beyond their programming. detachment, having tracked the LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety. through the tunnel, attempted to follow the team ashore. The ToaToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. were forced to destroy the squad, and the fight blocked their only known passage back to Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. The team had committed to the surface with no clear route home and the responsibility of finding a place where the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. of their lost city could be safely woken. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

Aftermath and significance#

MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. was presumed dead in the wave. Most of his KralhiKralhiThe first attempt at automated law enforcement in Metru Nui, the Kralhi were ordered destroyed for draining their captives into uselessness, and some later served the exiled Archivist Mavrah beyond the silver sea. were destroyed in the fighting. The LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety. itself was too large and awkward to take back through the tunnels beneath the island and was left behind on Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.; a second transport, the Lhikan IILhikan IIA desperate ship built from Vahki scraps and strange plant matter to rescue Matoran from Metru Nui before it fell., was later built for the return voyage from transport parts VakamaVakamaA Ta-Metru maskmaker transformed into the Toa Metru of Fire, leader of his team through the Visorak war, and Turaga of Ta-Koro for a thousand years. found and the still-living roots of the KarzahniThe Karzahni PlantThe sentient prototype of the Morbuzakh, created by Teridax and abandoned in the labyrinth beneath Mata Nui after it proved too willful to control. plant. TeridaxTeridaxTeridax orchestrated a thousand-year scheme that ended with him occupying the Great Spirit Robot itself before his death on Bara Magna. found AhkmouAhkmouA Po-Matoran carver of Metru Nui, one of the six Great Disk holders, who betrayed his fellow Matoran to the Dark Hunters, served Makuta Teridax, and became a false Turaga during Teridax's reign.'s sphere on the riverbed, woke him with his own power and told him the Toa Metru and the other MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. had abandoned him. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear; BIONICLE Adventures 6: Maze of Shadows; BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap)

The voyage was the first sustained test of the Toa MetruToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety. outside the architecture of the city that had defined them. OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro.'s confrontation with MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star. on the deck of the LhikanLhikan I (Vahki Transport)A ramshackle cargo vessel that ferried the Toa Metru and their rescued Matoran across the Silver Sea to safety. ended the engagement with words rather than elemental force. WhenuaWhenuaToa Metru of Earth and later Turaga of Onu-Koro, formerly an Onu-Metru archivist whose career in the Archives shaped his role across the rescue of Metru Nui and the long residency on Mata Nui.'s willingness to dive after OnewaOnewaOnewa served as Toa Metru of Stone, led Po-Koro through the Dark Time, and constructed the Metru Nui statue honoring the fallen Toa Mahri Matoro., unprompted, foreshadowed the kind of trust the team would lean on through the VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe. occupation that followed their return. The crossing earned its name. The fear was the ToaToa Metru and Toa HordikaSix Matoran elevated by Lhikan to save their city, mutated by Visorak venom, and restored in time to deliver the population to safety.'s, the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body.'s, and MavrahMavrahA Metru Nui Archivist who fled his city rather than let Turaga Dume cull his pet sea Rahi, drowned in a feeding frenzy a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm, and was rediscovered alive aboard the Red Star.'s in equal measure, and it ended on a strip of sand at the foot of a mountain none of them had ever seen. (BIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear)

Frequently asked questions

What is Voyage of Fear about?
It covers the Toa Metru's first crossing of the Silver Sea after the Great Cataclysm, carrying six sealed Matoran Spheres aboard a salvaged Vahki Transport they had christened the Lhikan. The crossing took them through the Great Barrier and into the territory of the exiled Archivist Mavrah and his prehistoric sea Rahi.
Who is Mavrah?
Mavrah was an Onu-Matoran Archivist of Metru Nui and Whenua's friend, assigned with him to the secret Underwater Rahi Study. When the study was shut down after one of the giant sea Rahi broke loose, Mavrah vanished along with the creatures and spent centuries in self-imposed exile in the tunnels with the Rahi and the Kralhi.
Why did Mavrah attack the Toa Metru?
Mavrah was unaware of the Cataclysm and had convinced himself that Turaga Dume was still hunting him. He refused to believe Whenua's account of what had happened to the city, reading it as the cover story of a recapture team, and ordered his sea Rahi and surviving Vahki to destroy the intruders.
What happened to Mavrah during the voyage?
During the feeding frenzy, Mavrah tried to call off the Rahi after Onewa confronted him about the slaughter, but he was knocked into the sea and presumed lost.
What happened to Ahkmou's Matoran Sphere?
Five of the six Matoran Spheres reached the island of Mata Nui sealed and intact, but the sixth, carrying the Po-Matoran Ahkmou, came loose when a wave raised by Mavrah's Rahi rocked the transport and sank to the riverbed. Teridax later found it and woke Ahkmou himself, filling his head with lies about the Toa Metru.

Sources

  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 5: Voyage of Fear, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 4: Legends of Metru Nui, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 6: Maze of Shadows, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2004
  • BookBIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap, Greg Farshtey, Scholastic, 2005

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