Alright, so this is an idea that I've had for a while, specifically, a crossover between Bionicle and Mass Effect where the Citadel Council ends up making contact with the Kingdom a long time after Prime Takanuva made his brief trip there.

So yes, this story takes place in the Kingdom Alternate Universe, and for the record, it is not part of my previous story multiverse. I'm not sure if I'll finish it in it's entirety, given how it's mostly a rough idea at this point, but I'll do my best. With that said, let's dive right in, shall we?

Disclaimer: I do not own Bionicle or Mass Effect.

The Asari Survey ship dropped out of FTL in this unclaimed system. With the efficiency of having done this thousands of times, the crew scanned the ship and the region to make sure that nothing had gone wrong.

"All systems are accounted for, no signs of any other ships detected." The sensor operator reported.

"Excellent work." The Captain complimented. "Set a course for planet BC673. I'll inform the Matriarch."

As her crew followed her instructions, Captain Tarissa left the bridge and headed towards the crew quarters, suppressing a grimace at the thought. Officially, the Matriarch assigned here was in charge of the whole mission, but unofficially, it was clear that she had assigned herself here to run from some family troubles back home.

Sure enough, as soon as Tarissa was granted access to her quarters, she found the Matriarch gazing forlornly at a framed photograph on her table. The photo showed the Matriarch in question with another Asari Matriarch, who was holding an infant asari in her hands.

Tarissa cleared her throat, but the other asari didn't react. So the Captain decided to speak up.

"Matriarch Aethyta-"

"I heard you the first time, Captain." Aethyta replied as she stood up, before turning to look at the other asari. "I take it we've arrived in the system."

"Yes, ma'am. We're beginning our sweep now."

"And you couldn't just comm to tell me that?" Aethyta raised an eye ridge.

"Your omni-tool was off." The Captain replied simply, causing the Matriarch to glance at her arm.

"So it is." Aethyta replied, and for the first time, Tarissa noticed the wine bottle and glass that was also sitting on the table, and suppressed yet another grimace.

The mission they were on was quite simple: this unnamed system, a mere two jumps away from the nearest relay, had been found to have a potential Garden world in the habitable zone. Their task was simply to get a closer view of the planet to determine how habitable it was and whether it was suitable for future colonization.

It was a task that hardly required the presence of a Matriarch, but the Captain was now stuck with her and was forced to bite her tongue to keep the words she wanted to say from slipping out.

"I just thought to keep you informed." The Captain said instead.

"Well then, don't let me keep you." Aethyta replied. "As you were, Captain."

Tarissa gave a stiff nod before turning on her heel to leave. But just before she crossed the threshold of the door, her omni-tool pinged with an incoming communication from the bridge.

"Captain, your presence is required immediately!" Her second in command reported with unusual tension, something both Tarissa and Aethyta took note of.

"What is it?"

"It's BC673, ma'am." Her second replied. "We're detecting signs of civilization on the surface."

Tarissa and Aethyta rushed back to the bridge in their newly found haste, and arrived in time to see the crew bustling with activity as scanners were checked and rechecked to determine their accuracy.

The readings all checked out. There were signs of civilization on that planet.

"Give me details, people." Tarissa said brusquely. "Who are we dealing with? Pirates? Slavers?"

"Neither, Captain." The sensor operator replied. "We're detecting the presence of a massive city on the surface, far too large for any criminal factions to have built."

"What about communications?" Aethyta cut in, drawing a number of eyes to her. "Are we detecting any transmissions of any kind?"

"Nothing ma'am." The comms operator said after Tarissa gave a nod. "We're detecting no transmissions coming from the surface."

"Alright people, we're looking at a potential first contact here." Aethyta said, looking over the crew before turning to Tarissa. "Captain, if you don't mind, I'll lead this mission myself."

"Of course, Matriarch." Tarissa straightened her posture, especially as Aethyta sounded far more like the Matriarch that she was compared to a few minutes ago. "I'll select our best people for this mission, though we weren't expecting a first contact situation."

"No one ever does." Aethyta sighed. "But we have these protocols for a reason."

"Ma'am." One crew member objected. "Are we sure that we should really be making first contact at all? Especially considering the Rachni? Whatever society this is is clearly not a spacefaring one-"

"At first glance." Tarissa interjected. "But the last survey of this system showed no sign of complex life on that planet. They had to have come from somewhere."

"We're going down there." Aethyta said, clearly signalling an end of the discussion.

"Understood." Tarissa nodded. "I'll assemble the necessary specialists and notify the Council, assuming that's your request?" Aethyta nodded in approval.

"We'll take a shuttle down to the surface." She said, sighing. "Hopefully this will be a smooth first contact."

...

Nixie watched the stars. She was an astrologer, it was her role after all. Ever since they had abandoned the failing island of Mata Nui and journeyed to the stars. Traversing the void of space hadn't been an easy journey, of course.

It had taken centuries of travel, and if it hadn't been for the Toa, they would most likely have run out of air or supplies long before they could ever get to their destination. They had evacuated all the species of the Kingdom, while saving as many Rahi as they possibly could, with quite a few put in stasis to prolong their supplies.

Still, it was an absolute relief to come across a new and untouched world, and as soon as they could, colonization began. Construction of a grand city began, in almost a mirror image of the Kingdom that had united all the species of the universe, turned foes into allies and friends, and created a new home for them all.

Between the harmonious work of so many disparate species, the New Kingdom of the Great Spirit was completed very quickly. Expansion continued to grow, of course, as did exploration of their new home.

The species of the former Matoran Universe were no longer bound by the limited space of an island. They were free to stake out new claims on this planet, create new homes for themselves and segregate once more.

Yet with the exception of a very small few, none of them did. The last 10,000 years had proven that they all had a better chance of peace and survival united, than dividing themselves into separate factions.

And that's what remained: the Kingdom's ruling council consisted of Turagas Takanuva and Dume, Roodaka, Toa Helryx, the Shadowed One, Skakdi warlord Nektann and a Nynrah Ghost, while the Dark Hunters served as law enforcement and the Toa now helped to create new landmasses and homes for everyone.

And Nixie, she watched the stars, having a whole new data set to keep track of on a new world. So that led to where she was now, looking up through the Great Telescope that they had managed to bring with them when leaving the Matoran Universe.

She marked the positions of the stars and planets, carving them into her new star map, when she noticed something: a strange object could be seen above, drifting in orbit. She focused on the object, trying to get a better sense of what it was.

It was moving under its own power, that much she could be certain of. And as she kept watching, something detached from the object, noticeably heading in their direction. It wasn't a meteor, it's deceleration too controlled to be such, which could only mean one thing.

"Botar!"

Nixie had made her hut far from the Kingdom, on the water of one of the bays that bordered the Kingdom, on the outskirts of the city itself. Yet when she called, Botar arrived immediately, his teleportation power bringing the Order of Mata Nui agent right to her.

"What is it?" The massive being asked, looking at the Ga-Matoran in curiosity.

"I need to speak to the Council immediately." The Astrologer replied. "We may have company."

Alright, and that's the end of this first chapter. I'll admit, I don't think it was my best work, but I needed to get some of the boring stuff out of the way sooner rather than later. Hopefully, I'll get to more action sooner rather than later.

With that said, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter, and reviews are always welcome.