//------------------------------// // Chapter One: Comicon Was a Bad Idea..... // Story: Piraka Don't Play Fair // by The Warmaster //------------------------------// Zachary's  POV    We had finally arrived! Comicon, home of the Cosplay!  I quickly double checked everything for my costume.  I had picked an oldie, a bionicle named Zaktan, and had done a pretty good job on the design.  All the spikes were properly in place, and the triple blade was firmly gripped in my hand. Unfortunately, I didn't make the Zamor  Sphere launcher, since I had been out of time,  but the rest of the costume was excellent. I glanced to my friends cars.     We had all decided to go as one of the six Piraka,  with Harry being Hakaan, Jerry  being Avak, Joey being Reidak, Zoey being Vezok,  and Tory as Thok. They each got out of their cars, and checked their costumes again.     "Alright, Piraka! Let's go stir up some trouble!" I joked, and they chuckled, before walking towards the front entrance. As we walked past, a security guard stopped me.     "Don't you Piraka start anything, you hear?" He said, a smile on his face. I nodded, a smile on my own face. You don't meet many Bionicle fans much anymore. The year was 2013, and the Bionicle fandom had begun it's  last stand.   We walked in, before splitting up, two per group. I went with Joey, and we started our exploration in the  merchant area.  As we passed by, a creepy Merchant stopped us.    "It's been a while since I've seen a bionicle costume. Anyways, that's  besides the point. Care to take a look at my wares?" The Merchant asked. I glanced over most of his products before coming across a bunch of Zamor Sphere Launchers, and I picked one up.    "How much for these?  I got the rest of the Piraka somewhere around here." I asked, and he smiled.    "Oh, only a hundred dollars, since you are the first Bionicle guy I've seen in quite a while. If I see any other Piraka, I'll hand them their Launchers. Save you the trouble of hunting them down." He answered, and I placed a hundred dollar bill in his open palm. I picked up my launcher, and so did Joey. As we turned to head back, we both fell to the ground, and lost consciousness.    ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷     Tory's  POV      As me and Harry walked down the Merchant section, a random merchant pulled us over.  "Hey. Your friend in the Zaktan costume bought one of these for all of you." He passed us both a Zamor Sphere Launcher, and we looked at each other, shrugged, and thanked him, before continuing  onwards. Until we passed out.    ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ (You guys know what'll  happen with the last two, so let's skip that part.)   Zaktan's  POV    I groaned as I woke up, my hands digging into the dirt. I sat up groggily, before looking around me. Then I noticed something... odd. Well, besides the unfamiliar  terrain. I felt... different, like a million minds linked together.  I raised my hand to my head,  before looking at it. Instead of the stuff I made the costume out of,  cold metal gleamed. I immediately  jumped up into the air, my body dispersing for a moment, before reforming. I checked my items. Zamor Launcher, real. Triblade, real. Body, a million microscopic Protodites. I was the real Zaktan. I took it in for a moment.    "Well.... this is new." I  muttered, examining my hands, er, claws.  I glanced at a small pond. I had the same massive grin as any other Skakdi   I've ever heard of. Wait, why am I so calm about this?!   "Oh, that's probably because of me, newbie." A sinister and snake like voice whispered into my mind. I whirled around,  scanning the area.    "Calm down. I'm in your head. I'm Zaktan, the original one. Where in Mata Nui's  name are we?" 'Zaktan' asked. I shrugged.    "Hell if I know. Perhaps we should scout around, see what's nearby." I told him.  I attempted to disperse my body, and the millions of microscopic  creatures that made up my body flew across the surrounding area, before running into a small town.  Within the town was  a bunch of colorful equines milling about, some with horns, some with wings, and some with neither. I felt my 'mindmate' have a touch of  curiosity.     "I haven't seen any fully organic creatures before. Quite the spectacle." He muttered, before I pulled my body back together at the entrance to the town. When I opened my eyes again,  everyone was looking at me with fear. Then, as one, they all dashed away, screaming at the top of their lungs. I stared at the dust trail that was all that's  left of them.    "Huh... guess our reputation proceeds us." Zaktan thought. I sighed. This all seemed so familiar...    Then a magical beam shot through me, the Protodites dodging out of the way. I looked up to see a very pissed off purple alicorn. Then it clicked.    "What are you and why are you terrorizing the civilians of my home?" Twilight Sparkle asked. I just stared at her, my massive mouth hanging open. I quickly regained composure and looked up at her.    "Is 'shoot first, ask questions later' really your approach towards possible new species?" Was all I asked. She  floated down to me.    "Well, considering you  have been terrorizing this town, yes." She glared. I just chuckled.      "Sorry to say, but I wasn't terrorizing anyone. They took one look at me, and then ran away." I told her. And she facehoofed.     "Overreacting citizens....." She muttered under her breath. I stared at her, right before a blue blur tried to smack into me. Instead, she flew through me, and crashed into the side of a building. A cyan pegasus, whom I recognized as Rainbow Dash, groaned, before standing up. I growled at the attempt of an attack, no matter how futile.    "Well, I dare say you now have one minute to get her to apologize, and mean it, or I destroy the entire town." I gritted my teeth. Twilight gasped at my sudden shift in attitude. I unhooked  my tri-blade, and brandished it. With a little assistance from the original Zaktan, I made my eyes glow, ready to use my new laser vision.      "Uh.... Rainbow? Could you apologize to this guy?" She stuttered,  but Rainbow ignored  her, focusing her glare on me.    "Oh yeah? I'd like to see you try to destroy Ponyville on my watch!" She yelled, charging at me again.  This time, I merely stepped to the side, letting  her bypass me completely.    "Screw it. You ponies aren't even worth the time." I turned around and dispersed, disappearing from  their sight. I reorganized myself  deep in what I now realized was the Everfree. Truth be told, I was a bit of a brony. Hardly anyone knew, not even my friends.    The thought of my friends brought me back from my self thought.    "Where are the others?" I wondered out loud, but Zaktan  didn't respond. "Zaktan?" I asked again. No reply. ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ Twilight's  POV      As the strange metal creature vanished into thin air, I watched it, noticing that it didn't just disappear, it evaporated. I mentally documented this for later. Instead, I glared at Rainbow.     "Rainbow! I had everything under control until you  decided to charge him!" I accused, and Rainbow looked back at me.    "Uh, excuse me? He threatened to destroy Ponyville!" She countered.     "After you tried to attack him! Ugh, whatever. I should write to the Princess about this." I cursed. A perfect opportunity  to meet a new species, ruined! I trotted back to the Library, before opening the door.    "Spike? Spike! I need you to send a letter to Celestia!" I called out. The small purple dragon clambered down the stairs, quill and paper in claw.    "Sure thing Twilight!" He replied, and held up the two items, ready to begin.    "Dear Princess Celestia, today in Ponyville we encountered a strange, metal creature. We managed to have a somewhat decent conversation, until Rainbow attacked him, thinking he was an enemy. Needless to say,  it went downhill from there. He nearly destroyed Ponyville,  but decided against it, instead evaporating into a green mist and floating towards the Everfree. Please dispatch  some sort of peacemaker so we can rebuild possible communications between our two species.   From, Twilight Sparkle." I finished, and Spike sucked in a breath, before sending it to Celestia. Not a moment later, he burped, and a letter formed in midair. I held it up with my magic, unrolled it, and began to read.     Dear Princess Twilight,       We recently captured a strange creature trying to steal from Canterlot Bakery.  As of now, it is currently in the dungeons until further notice. I would request that you come and speak to it, since you always love learning new things. Perhaps you could learn a thing or two from it about it's  species?    From Celestia.    I looked at it, reread it, before  setting it down.    "Spike, I'm heading to Canterlot for a bit." I told him, before teleporting to the train station. ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ Two Hours Earlier   Avak's  POV    "Ow... what the hell happened?" I asked myself, before standing up. I was on a small road, which lead up to a massive town perched precariously on a mountain.    "Well, that's new." I raised my hand to my head, only to find a armored claw.   After  a rigorous  examination of myself, I eventually  accepted that I was Avak. I looked to the  city again, and a small feeling emerged inside me.  I grinned. "Time to steal some shit." I said to myself,  before heading towards the mountain.