It had been a month since the heart of Tifiti had been restored and thanks to a demigod, Maui, who had decided to stay with Moana (who declared to be chief of Motuni) and her pet rooster, Heihei in her village. Well, they and the other villagers welcomed him to, anyway. Now that Moana had returned with the help of the demigod, they told children and her piglet, Pua (who was interested in the story) all about their voyage for entertainment. They were amazed, yet also shocked, and they gasped in surprise.

"So, you were the one who stole the heart of Tifiti?" one child asked Maui.

"Yeah, but don't worry, Moana, here, helped me return it," Maui replied.

"With the sound of my beautiful voice from my heart," Moana added, "Tifiti was destructive because her heart was stolen from her."

Pua stepped up to his owner and rubbed his head against her belly as his way of welcoming her home and thanking her for the story. "Maui, I think Pua is thanking us for the story."

"In that case, you're welcome, Porkchop!" Maui said to the piglet.

"Maui!" Moana reprimanded.

"What? I didn't think it would be that bad of a nickname," Maui protested.

"It scares him! It reminds him of humans eating pork right before his eyes!"

Mini Maui, Maui's moveable tattoo glared at his owner and turned himself into a pig just to persuade him to turn himself into one, as well.

"Don't get any ideas!" Maui said to Mini Maui through clenched teeth.

Mini Maui pulled a tattoo above him so hard that Maui winced and Maui turned himself into a piglet with his magic hook. "Ah, great!" Maui said to himself and poof!, he returned to his usual self. Mini Maui laughed at him, making the demigod growl.

Pua fainted. Worried, Moana came to his side and rubbed his belly. Pua snorted in delight. "Maui, do you want to give Pua a bath?" Moana asked. "Take good care of him. It won't be long."

"Sure, Maui answered, "Anything for a chief of Motuni. This demigod has his hands full." Turning to Pua, he added mischievously, "And I'll have my belly full for I'll fatten you up, so I can eat you."

Pua's ears flattened at Maui's threat. At this, the demigod sighed in annoyance. "Okay, you're getting a bath."

The piglet's ears lit up as Maui spoke these words and he jumped onto him lovingly. "Ah, ah, ah, now don't butter me up." Maui then went to fetch a pail of water, a scrubber, and soap to clean the piglet up.

Maui poured water on the piglet, causing the little one to shake and shiver. "Stay, little runt," Maui commanded as he scrubbed the soap against the scrubber, keeping a sharp eye on Pua. Pua didn't appear to leave his side, so he remained seated, but in case he escaped, Maui picked him up, causing the poor piglet to squeal.

The demigod sat down and set him on his lap. Then, he reached for the scrubber and started scrubbing. Pua was feeling relaxed with each scrub and snorted in delight. Maui grabbed the pail to rinse him off, but just as he was about to pour water on him, Pua ran in terror, squealing. He didn't know where to run, but as long as he was away from that intimidating demigod, he didn't care.

"Maui!" a familiar voice called, "Where's Pua?"

"Pua?" Maui scoffed, surprised at Moana's cry, "Is that the name you gave to the pig? What kind of name is that? I wouldn't name my pig–"

"I want to know if he's alright!" Moana interrupted desperately. "What did you do to him?"

"Nothing," Maui fibbed.

"You did something," Moana countered, pointing an accusing finger at him. "Like scaring him away!"

Maui gasped at her accusation.

Mini Maui gave him the well-deserved look of "you should be ashamed of yourself!" Frowning at the tiny tattoo, "Don't give me that look. I have nothing to be ashamed about!"

"What did you say to me, Maui?" Moana demanded of Maui.

"Nothing, Princess. I was talking to my friend." At least Maui was truthful this time.

"Uh, huh," Moana said in disbelief.

"Well, I was." Maui shrugged.

"What am I going to do with you?"

"Uh…"

Noticing that Maui trailed off, Moana growled. "Never mind! Heihei and I will find Pua ourselves if you won't!" With that, she stormed out of the scene. After all, she trusted him. Whatever happened to the demigod she looked up to?

Maui grinned arrogantly at his miniature self. "Good riddance to both of them, eh?"

Mini Maui turned his back toward him, pouting over his owner upsetting the new chief.

"Oh, come on! Are you going to stay mad at me until she and Drumstick come back with the pig?"

Mini Maui nodded.

Maui sighed angrily. "Pigs," he huffed under his breath.

…

Pua, now safe from Maui was relaxing underneath the warm sun of the sandy beach until he saw water gesture him to lead him toward it. Pua, enthralled by the sight, followed it and as he drew nearer, the wave swept him off his feet ever so gently. It held the piglet lovingly like a mother would a child and it splashed him, making him giggle and squeal in delight.

"Pua!" a booming voice called.

In curiosity, Pua turned to see who it was. Up in the sky was Moana's grandmother, Tala. "You must be the pig, who nearly drowned in the water. You must have the same extraordinary gift my granddaughter has."

"Pua!" a faint voice cried.

"Ooh, Pua, Moana is calling," Grandmother Tala said to Pua.

Moana stopped to catch her breath.

"Moana!" Moana's grandmother cooed.

Moana recognized the voice right way. "Grandmother!" she shouted as she continued to run, but little did she know that Maui decided to rescue Pua. He soared into the sky like a hawk and with his hook, he chose to turn into one. "Haha!" Maui uttered a chuckled. "Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Yeah! I'm the eye of the sky!"

"Grandmother Tala? Pua?"

"Moana, dear, Maui is returning him on shore," Grandmother Tala replied, pointing towards the two descending on land.

"Pua, are you alright?" Moana asked as she bent down to retrieve her pet. "Are you hurt?"

"Moana, my grandchild, he is fine," Grandmother Tala assured her granddaughter. "It looks to me that he has the gift of the sea, too." She winked at her.

"My pig?" Moana asked, shocked by her pet's peculiar behavior. "How strange!"

"Not strange, my dear," Grandmother Tala corrected, "You got your love for the sea from me. Your pig is no different."

"Yes, I got my love for the sea from you," Moana recalled.

"And your pig will understand that he has our traits one day, Moana." Grandmother Tala turned to fly away when she heard her granddaughter shout, "Wait!" Tala shifted her gaze at Moana.

The princess cleared her throat. "Thank you for locating Pua."

"You're welcome, dear," her grandmother replied and disappeared into the sunset.

"What can I say except you're welcome?" Maui sang, then added, "What? I helped. I watched your pig like a hawk."

"Thank you, Maui," said Moana and started to walk home.

"That pig has a unique gift," Maui observed and walked home.

This is my first attempt on writing a multi-chapter Moana story. I've been dying to write this long-awaited fic since mid-2017. See you in the next chapter.