in the present, tahu and the two other toa follow a trail created by the makuta toward krika's base. they plan a strategy to steal the final keystone. once arriving there, they cause timed explosions of their elements to happen. each explosion goes right, and each makuta is distracted out of the lair. seizing the opportunity, the toa steal the keystone, and tahu throws a shield around them from the attack of the non-tricker krika. onua digs a huge hole and the nuva follow it, planning to escape to the codrex, where they will wait for the other three toa. krika and his team follow, planning to ambush the toa. it turns out the nuva were the ones planning the ambush. above the codrex, they witness the three makuta and three more bitils appear, waiting for them. tahu then lead the two other nuva in a power dive towards the makuta in a last attempt to defeat them.