Bionicle #18 is an issue of the series Bionicle (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 2004.
Synopsis for the 1st Story
Turaga Vakama continues his tale of Metru Nui: The Toa Metru and Matoran journey to the Great Furnace to engage the Morbuzakh King Root in combat. Unknown to them, a squad of Vahki has noticed their presence and plan to subdue the apparent intruders. Onewa spots the hidden law enforcers and raises the alarm. The group sprints into an abandoned factory to evade the robotic police, but their plan quickly backfires. Inside the forge, the Toa discover several large seeds. Much to their horror, the entire ceiling is covered with growing Morbuzakh seeds. The seeds rain down upon the group, sprouting and binding them tightly. Before the vines can remove their Kanohi and de-power them, Nuju creates an ice dagger and cuts out the others. The Toa and Matoran escape the forge, closing the door behind them. Vakama commands Nuju and Onewa to bring the building down, which they do so with pleasure. Ahkmou tries to escape, but is blocked by Onewa's Stone powers. After many obstacles, the Toa Metru finally reach the center of the Great Furnace, there to confront the King Root.
The Morbuzakh fearlessly declares its power to the Toa, and snatches the Onu-Metru Great Disk from Whenua. The Toa of Earth lunges after the vine, riding it into the air. Nuju tries to assist him, but only gets dragged along. Nokama throws a blast of water at the two. Nuju freezes it around the vine. Whenua shreds the vine, allowing the Disk to fall down to Nokama's waiting arms. The Morbuzakh attacks in force. The Toa Metru engage the vines, but it is a fruitless effort. In desperation, Vakama orders the team to stand down. If the vines drag the team towards the furnace's flame, they can get close enough to wield the Great Disks' powers. They succeed, encasing the King Root within a sphere of energy. The plant desperately attempts to leave, but is too entangled with the building to flee. The Toa escape as the Great Furnace collapses upon the King Root as it disintegrates. The city has been saved! Matau proclaims victory and leads the group to the Coliseum, but Nokama is unsure. The Morbuzakh claimed it had been commanded by another. Who was this other, and will they attack again?
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