"I hear something..." said a male voice in a whisper.
"Shh!" A female silenced him. "I can hear it too."
The two teens stood around the corner near the front door, armed with the only items they could find in this weird room. For the woman it was a lamp and for the man it was a heavy dictionary. They heard a knock at the door that signaled someone was outside.
"Room service, kupo! I'm coming in!"
The door opened and a little white furred creature with a red pom-pom on its head came into the room pulling a silver cart with it. After it came into the room the creature turned around, "Hope you have an appetite, kupo-AHH!"
The teens leapt at the creature, nearly scaring the pom-pom off it in a figurative way, and the first thing it did was hide behind the cart scared out of its mind.
"Don't hurt me! I don't get paid enough as it is kupo!"
"Who are you and where are we?" The young man asked, not threatening in the slightly.
The woman, who had long purple hair, asked in a more appropriate manner, "Answer!"
The moogle ultimately stuttered out unintelligible words.
The young man stood up straight, lowering the book he had in his hand, "Uh, Maria, I don't think it means to hurt us."
Maria wasn't too keen to share her friend's lack of caution even if the creature before them looked cute enough to cuddle with. "Don't care, Firion, it could be a monster in disguise. Like that time you were tricked by a Lamia Queen."
Firion face-palmed, not wanting to remember that particular moment of his life. "Please don't bring that up again..."
The creature poked its head from its hiding place, "He's r-right, kupo...I'm just here to give you food as part of the service-"
"Room service for what?" Asked Maria, holding the lamp like a sword in her hand.
"Mog's Resort offers a wide variety of services to its customers, kupo! The island itself has a great selection-"
Firion cut the moogle off mid-sentence, "Island? We're on an island?"
With its little arms the moogle pointed towards the two glass doors near the bed. "See for yourself...kupo..."
Maria and Firion exchanged questioning looks before he decided to see if it was true. Maria remained steadfast and kept an eye on their little captive while Firion went over to the doors. He first pushed aside the white shear curtains and saw what looked like a beach outside. Taking a chance the young man opened the doors and was immediately hit by the scent of salt water. He gasped at what he saw.
White sand beaches that stretched as far as the eye could see in front of what had to be a forest, and the water was clear blue and beautiful. The pleasant sounds of the gentle waves hitting the beach was pleasant to his ears. A single mountain was visible deep in the forest. None of this was familiar to Firion, but he definitely got the impression that they were not in Fynn anymore.
"Maria, take a look at this.."
Not wanting to totally disarm herself, Maria took the lamp with her to the balcony doors. After she got a look at what Firion had seen, her caution was lowered greatly.
"Wow..."
The sound of plates being moved got both of the youths attention and they turned to see the moogle was working on his cart. A large assortment of food was on the tray and even though both of them were still on edge over being in their new environment there was no doubt by the sound of their empty bellies that they were famished.
Setting the lamp on a dresser near the balcony doors, Maria sighed and apologized to the moogle, "Seems you were right, little one. Sorry for scaring you."
The moogle kept working on his tray, "It's alright, kupo. I've been working here a long time, but I can say that you two are the first customers I have ever seen that were ready for a fight when I came in, kupo."
Firion took a seat at the little table in the center of the room. There were only two chairs at the table and Maria sat down in the other one. He was still a little cautious of the whole situation. "So um, moogle, where exactly are we?"
The moogle poured a hot drink into a glass cup and handed it to Firion, who took it without hesitation. He was quite hungry and thirsty. "Mog's Resort, kupo. A private island getaway where people and creatures of all shapes and sizes can go to relax. Though for the moment you're the only ones here, kupo."
"Private resort?" Maria asked as she toyed with the tips of a strand of her hair nervously.
"Even though it is private the resort is free of charge as long as you stay out of trouble, kupo." The moogle handed Maria a cup as well. The woman took a careful sip, and realized it was coffee. She wasn't too fond of the stuff but seeing as she was thirsty she drank it anyway. "Not what I meant but thank you..."
This time Firion asked the most important question, "So um, how did we get here? I don't remember anything except for a storm."
The moogle floated in the air, "A storm did blow through not too far from here last night, kupo. We found you two on a life raft on the beach and we brought you here to recover. Got to say you must be very tough to have recovered so fast, kupo."
Maria was given a plate with a sandwich and a small dessert on it, and her stomach growled lightly, her cheeks gave a small tint of red at the sound. "Firion and I were travelling when we were hit by the storm...I guess we're the only ones who made it."
The moogle nodded solemnly. "Sadly, yes...kupo." He handed a plate to Firion and the young man started to eat right away. "Anyway, until we can get a ship together to send you home, why don't you two enjoy your stay here at least? There's plenty of activities for you to do until you leave, kupo."
Maria and Firion exchanged questioning looks, but Firion spoke first, "You sure about that? I mean you've done so much for us already..."
"Mr. Mog insisted we make this off to you, kupo. He's a marvelous moogle and very generous too, kupo."
Maria gave Firion a nod and spoke to the moogle, "Until a ship is made ready, I don't think it'd be bad to have a little vacation."
The moogle cheered and spun in the air in a victory dance.
A/N: I rewrote this one since a long time ago I wrote a version that I absolutely hated and deleted. Hope this one turns out better. Oh, and in terms of canon, in a novelization of Final Fantasy II these two actually get together.