This story is taking place a little bit after the exams, so everyone is about 13 years old.
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or Naruto.
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1 - The Book
"What a boring day… I haven't gotten a mission in like, forever!"
The blonde boy strolled through town wondering what to do. He was crossing the small bridge when he heard a faint voice.
"Hmm?"
He turned around to see the purple haired girl running towards him holding this very old book.
"Naruto!! Look what I bought at a book store!"
She finally caught up to him, and panted for breath.
"What is it, Hinata?"
"I-it's this b-book I saw at a book store. It looked p-pretty interesting, S-so I-I wanted to show you." She started blushing and stuttering.
"Cool! Let's take a look!"
They both sat on the side of the bridge and looked at the book. The front was far too faded to read, so Hinata opened to the first page with words. There was no title, It just started. She began to read.
"Seas of black night crash around the wooden vassal upon which two cloaked figures reside. The never ending rain, clouds, and lightning promised them a most unpleasant voyage. The small ship bumped and bashed against the angry waves. The face of a young child, then a frightened mother. A nightmare.
"The face of a beautiful young girl in shock from the dark dream. Such a lovely princess, with long black hair and a silvery dress. She stands from the chair, to look out the window. Greeted by a golden sky and flying doves; the curtains flow elegantly against her soft, silky cheek. The white birds soar high above the city, and her castle. Off in the distances does a large airship glide towards the capital city; floating upon the clouds. The winged mermaid at the bow gazing toward the infinite possibilities. Within this ship, a young man with a simian tail, blonde hair, and a worn garb slides down a pole, and walks into the dark cabin. He lights the candles in the center of the room.
"'Who's there!?' Yells the voice from the other room. 'Zidane!' The young man replies. Three other men run into the room, and greet one another with a stance. Another large person breaks into the room from the opposite door, with a blue dragon's head and neck. These people prepare for battle. The short man with a hammer in hand, Cinna, bashes the head of the dragon-man. A fiery haired young man with a belt around his eyes, Blank, slashes the opponent with steel sword in arms. The third one with hair tied back, and a toothy grin, Marcus, attacks after, with another blade of steel. The dragon-headed one strikes him back this time, yet Zidane repays with a slice of twin daggers. The head is cut in two, revealing it was a man in mask. 'UHGAA! Oh, my head! Go easy, you guys!'"
Naruto was listening intently. He was interested in this story. The words cascaded so sweetly off of Hinata's tongue. She continues.
"All of the people pant for air. The battle, a surprise. Baku, the man that challenged the four, speaks up. 'Hey, fools!' He strolls towards Zidane, kneeling by the table with candles. 'You're lookin' a lot better!' He laughs his bellow, then walks into the room the three were previously in. The others follow inward, sitting around the large table. It was a crowded room full of chests, shelves rugs out of places, small chairs, and a large table in the center with a miniature castle upon it. 'Here's the plan!' shouts Baku. 'Tantalus, the infamous band of daring thieves, (That's us), is headin' to the kingdom of Alexandria… Our mission: to kidnap the heir to the throne, Princess Garnet!' Cinna steps in. 'I'll take it from here, so listen up! Our ship's about to dock at Alexandria… And when it does, we're gonna put on our costumes and perform 'I Want to Be Your Canary,' the most popular play in Alexandria! Break a leg, Marcus! 'Cause you're playin' the lead!' Marcus stands up. 'Leave the actin' to me! Of course, the real kidnappers'll be Blank and Zidane!' Blank is the next to stand. 'I'll distract the audience from backstage with these little buggers!' He holds out a small squishing insect. 'I can't stand oglops… But I'll manage, so don't worry about me! And that'll be your cue, Zidane!' 'Okay! That's when I kidnap Princess Garnet.'
"They all agreed, and the ship had neared Alexandria dock. From below, a young boy in blue robes, and a large hat that hid his face watched the marvelous ship float across the sky. The hat was worn, and the large steeple sagged, tipping back down half-way up it. All that could be made of his face were two large yellow eyes. The rest was pitch black and impossible to see. He walked up the streets of the city when someone bumped him from behind. The boy fell, dropping a ticket. 'Watch where you're going!' Yelled the other person who ran into him. Lifting himself to the ground, this boy wiped the dust off his garb, while a girl picked up his ticket to hand to him. 'You dropped this.' Her kind words echoed in the boy's ears.
"The boy continued forth to a stand, where he handed the ticket to a wolf demi-human. 'Today is the sixteenth birthday of the Princess Garnet, you know.' spoke the ticketmaster. "What's this? There's something odd about this ticket… Why, it's another fake! I've seen so many today.' 'No!!!!!!!!' shouted the steeple-hat wearing boy as he hanged his head in disappointment. 'Now, now. Don't cry. I know how you must feel.' The ticketmaster handed the boy some cards to play with, and apologized that he couldn't see the play. After, this boy walked towards the alley, where he tripped and fell against the stone road. Some other demi-human working on a sign hit it in the wrong spot, and yelled at the boy for making that happen.
"As the man finished, he climbed down a latter and left the alley. A rat demi-human boy entered from the other direction, the same one that knocked into the steeple hat boy earlier. He asked if the ticket was fake, knowing that it was, he offered that the boy be his slave, which he accepted, to be able to see the play. The rat kid picked up the latter used to hang the sign, then ran in the direction he came, with the boy following. They made their way to an old chapel. In the center of the ancient structure was a latter leading up to a bell. As the boy went to a latter, a strange, furry animal dropped on top of him. 'What the heck was that!?' yelled the rat kid. 'Sorry about that, kupo.' it replied. 'That's Kupo, he's a moogle. Kupo, this is slave number 1.' 'Kupo! Nice to meet you!' The rat kid continued to climb the center latter while still holding onto the one he stole before. 'Well, I'll record you in my Moogle Diary.' Kupo spoke happily. He magically created a book and…"
"And…? 'And' What…?" Naruto said in confusion.
"I'm sorry, Naruto. It ends there. The next page is empty."
"Man! What a bummer! I was getting' into it!"
Naruto and Hinata didn't realize the book as they talked. The blank pages started to glow, and when they both looked at it, a pillar of light emitted and engulfed them both. Next thing they knew, they were on the ground in the same chapel they were reading about in front of the boy with the steeple-hat and the moogle. Both also noticed that their clothes were different. Naruto was wearing an orange vest with a blue scarf-like bow around his neck (Look at a picture of Jude from Wild ARMs 4. Similar to that), grey gloves, brown shorts, long grey socks, and brown running shoes. Hinata was wearing a beige sweater with soft fuzz at the bottom (similar to her jacket, just in sweater form), gold colored gloves, light brown shorts, and light brown running shoes.
"Kupo!? What happened!? My book's not supposed to do that, kupo!"
"Man… What happened…?" Naruto stood up.
"My guess is that the memory powers of the Moogle Diary brought you here."
An older moogle in yellow travel clothes, and a bag of scrolls walked towards them.
"Stiltzkin! What's with the getup? Are you leaving?" Kupo spoke.
"Yes actually, but more importantly… It would seem that the power within the Moogle Diary has been awakened. According to moogle myth, it is supposed to connect worlds together. Something these two did must've activated this hidden magic."
"Oh! Naruto, maybe that book was a magic book that brought us here."
"Hey! Slave! I thought I told you to get up here!" The rat kid shouted from on top of the large latter."
"Right, sorry!" The boy yelled and went up the latter.
"Anyway, it should be just as easy to send you back. Just read the Moogle Diary and you should probably return." Stiltzkin told them.
"Shall we go back, Naruto?"
"I wanna see the play first! Let's watch 'I Want to Be Your Canary' first and then we can go back. Is that okay with you, Hinata?"
"S-sure! I'm sure we'll get to see it if we follow that boy and the rat kid."
Yes! I get to watch a romantic play with Naruto!
They scurried up the latter to follow the others.
"Just ask Kupo, or any other moogle if you need to go back! They'll let you read the Moogle Diary!" They heard Stiltzkin yell.
Soon enough they were on top of the houses in Alexandria.
"Hey, what's you're name, by the way?"
It was the rat kid talking to the boy in the blue robes and large hat.
"Vivi."
"Cool. My name's Puck. What about you two back there? You're both going to see the play to, might as well get to know you both as well."
"The name is Naruto! Don't forget it!" He shouted.
"I'm Hinata, nice to meet you both."
There was some wooden platform connecting the two near buildings together. Puck, Naruto, and Hinata crossed easily, but Vivi stopped before it.
"What, you're not scared of heights are ya!?" Puck yelled.
"A-a little."
"Don't worry Vivi! You'll be okay!" Naruto supported him.
He nodded, and crossed slowly. After he got to the other side, everyone continued to cross another wood platform.
"Are we gonna go through this every time!?" Puck questioned as Vivi paused before crossing. "It's not gonna fall!"
Vivi crossed slowly, but as he got to the center, it started wobbling. He jumped towards the others as it fell, and Hinata held him by his arms pulling him up.
"Th-thank you, Miss Hinata."
"Don't mention it. You don't have to call me 'Miss" okay?"
She helped him across the many more wooden platforms, until they reached the end. Puck threw the latter across from the buildings to the castle walls.
"Just past here is in the castle. Once we get threw, we're in and can see the play."
They all crossed the latter as if it were a bridge, and got into the audience. The audience started applauding, signaling that they were just in time for the play. As the clapped along with the crowd, the show was about to begin.
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So, I have two big stories to keep up with. I'm going to send in 1 episode a day of this for a little, to get it going. After that I've created a schedule. I'll submit 1 chapter of this story every Saturday, and 1 chapter of my Persona story every Wednesday. If I can't I'll notify on my main page. I want reviews please!