CN2 - 14 - Busting Out

“An opening,” the Toa of Stone replied. “Tahu is going down to investigate.”

Gali nodded, watching as the Toa of Fire leaped off the edge of an opening in the floor. Moving forward with the others, she peered over the edge of the tunnel.

KA-BLAMMMMM!

Suddenly a stone door slid over the opening and slammed shut, blocking Tahu from view.

“Tahu!” Onua cried. “He’s trapped down there!”

Pohatu’s expression was grim. “And we may be trapped up here.”

(...)

“What about Tahu?” Onua said. “We can’t leave him back there.”

The others agreed. But before they could figure out what to do, Lewa pointed out that the ground was getting hot. Was it more lava? Or –

“Everyone down,” Kopaka barked. “NOW!”

Kopaka rarely gave an order, but there was no disregarding the urgent tone this time. They all flung themselves to the floor – just as the cavern exploded around them.

Dirt, stone, and lava flew in every direction. In the midst of it was a tall red figure.

“Tahu!” Lewa cried. “Are you all right?”

Tahu nodded. Then, a little breathless, he explained that he’d used his sword to heat the air in the cavern where he’d been trapped – the heart of the Bohrok nest itself. The air pressure had finally blown apart the nest, scattering the remaining Bohrok to the far corners of the tunnels.

Before the others could figure out what that might mean, they felt the ground giving way beneath them. The cavern floor groaned and split.

“Uh-oh,” Pohatu cried. “Looks like things are going downhill again.”

He tried to hold on to the walls, but the entire floor was falling away beneath his feet. He skidded through the yawning opening. All around him, he could see the other Toa falling as well.

“Use your levitation powers!” Gali shouted.

“And be ready for anything when we hit the bottom,” Tahu added grimly.

Each Toa called upon the levitation powers of his or her Kanohi mask, and they floated downward among the hail of falling stones and earth. The six of them finally landed in a massive, dimly lit, round chamber.