at the same time the barraki deliver the damaged kanohi ignika to nocturn to keep it safe, the toa mahri knock the 300-foot (91 m) venom eel unconscious, and head for mahri nui. however, the matoran there are frightened and uncertain about the new arrivals, and open fire on the toa. toa mahri kongu then creates a gust of wind to blow defilak out of the air bubble, while toa mahri hahli creates a whirlpool, trapping the matoran. then hahli releases him, and states that if she wanted to harm him, she would have done so. still needing to be convinced, defilak asks five of the toa mahri to rescue matoro. arriving at the fields, the other toa mahri are captured by the barraki, and attempt to lull them into a false sense of security by masquerading as toa sent to the pit for incarceration. matoro is captured by the newly reincarnated hydraxon.