Entry 3

Naturally, I was to see Tacoza out
in the Kipora Plains, searching around.

"Looking for a stone?" I
asked him, sarcastically.

"I dunno... I mean, I want to
be a Toa sooo bad!  But I just can't find a
stone..."  Tacoza sulked, then
turned and walked toward Ta-Ouir.

"Cheer up," I told him,
"maybe you're not destined to become a Toa yet.  Who knows?  Maybe the soon-to-be Toa from this
island will make you a Toa."

"Maybe..."

*****

After I had stopped by Ta-Ouir to
say hello to Mezuah, I decided to get some flowers for Niali, so naturally I
headed towards Ota-Ouir.  My journey
would require a trek through the Kipora Plains (ugh... again...) and to the
northeast.  The Kipora Plains are
widely known for the Kipora - small, bird-like Rahi that are abundant in the
Kipora Plains.  However, Rheliphax,
a beetle-like Rahi known for their aggressive hunting style, also live there.

Once I made it through the Kipora
Plains, I headed toward Ota-Ouir.
That's when things got interesting.
A rogue Rheliphax stampeded toward me, ready to crush me in its
pincers.  I was able to jump out of
the way in time and to hide between a rocky outcrop from it until it went
away.  Before it left, I took note
of a black and gold aura around its head, wondering what it could mean.

When I finally made it to Ota-Ouir,
I asked Aoupar for a nice bouquet of blue flowers.  She did so, and I paid her the 7
teriks.  I was barely into Ga-Ouir
when I saw people shouting and running, talking about those dreaded stone the
Turaga brought up yesterday.  Making
my way through the crowd, I spotted the center of the attention: Niali.  I was able to maneuver through the
matoran enough to talk to her.

"I see you found a stone,
huh?" I asked.

"Yeah.  Remember when you found the Book in the
Cove of Plaious?  Well, I found this
stone sticking out of the sand!
Weird, huh?"

"Sure..."  I was about to give her the flowers when
I was pushed aside by a mob of Matoran wanting to see the stone.  Finally, I had had enough excitement for
one day.  I returned to my small hut
in Le-Ouir and threw the flowers on the ground, mainly because I was so distant
from my friend and the fact that I referred to the Book as a 'Bock'.  Maybe tomorrow will be better.