Moana still couldn't believe it. She had decided to call the island Haere noa. It was uninhabited except for a few strange birds she had never seen before. Her people were skeptical of the tale she told. She probably wouldn't have believed it either if she had been there herself. All they knew was that she had left and the darkness had vanished. She had convinced them that it was safe to voyage again. At first they had been apprehensive but once they were out at sea they loved it, her father most of all. Construction on several fales was going quite well. Moana hoped to make this a small supply port for further voyaging.
Suddenly a cry from a great hawk caught her attention. "Could it be?" Moana wondered. A giant hawk circled high above her before landing and shifting into the demigod she knew. "Maui!" she yelled as a wide grin spread across her as she practically tackled him in a hug. "What are you doing here?" "What I can't visit my favorite wayfinder?" Maui asked giving a half smile. "Alright what happened?" Moana asked seeing through his façade. "That obvious?" Maui sighed. "To me." She commented leading him through the half-constructed village to the community fale which had been completed. They got several looks from villagers wondering who this strange visitor was. "So?" Moana pressed. "It's the dragons. Despite everything, I think they are still afraid of me. It's like the only stuff they remember is the bad stuff." Maui sighed. "What about Makana?" she asked. "Makana is still cool with me but she's the only one and I can't help but feel that she is always watching the others when I'm around like she's afraid they will attack me." Maui groaned. "Like I need protecting." "Maui that's probably just her way of showing she cares about you." Moana suggested. Maui hadn't thought of that. Makana had always tried to protect him ever since that storm dragon had come to his island.
"Moana?" Chief Tui called as he entered the fale. He stopped short when he saw the demigod. "Dad, this is Maui." Moana introduced. Tui gave a shocked expression as he studied the massive demigod before bowing in respect. "Great Maui we are happy that you have come. I will have our cooks prepare a feast in your honor." Tui bowed again before practically running out of the fale. "See you still have our love." Moana assured. Maui wasn't so sure something just didn't feel right.
Word spread quickly of Maui's arrival as Moana showed him around. Everywhere they went there were whispers and looks of apprehension from everyone but Moana didn't seem to notice. Everyone except much to Maui's delight the children. A group of them ran up to him and gazed up in wonder. The adults all stopped what they were doing and this time Moana noticed. "Are you really Maui?" one of them asked. "That's me." Maui smiled. "Wow!" they all admired. "How come you have so many tattoos?" asked another. Maui's smile grew even wider. "Kids have I got a story for you." He said. Maui lead the kids to a shady spot. "Here we go." Moana thought to herself shaking her head. She walked over to a few of her people who had not taken their eyes off the demigod. "Hey what is with everyone?" Moana asked her friend Kalani. "It's just, he's a demigod. What if we do something wrong and make him angry?" Kalani worried. "Whoa, whoa, he's not that type of demigod. Trust me I did plenty of things to tick him off and nothing bad happened to me." Moana assured.
By the time of the feast everyone had calmed down and warmed up to the demigod thanks to Moana. "We are honored to have you join us great demigod of the wind and sea." Chief Tui welcomed. Maui nodded in thanks. "And we want to thank you for keeping our daughter safe." Sina thanked. "I'm sure Moana has told you about our adventure?" Maui asked. "I did but nobody believed me." Moana commented. "Oh I assure you it's true and if it wasn't for your daughter I couldn't have pulled it off." Maui admitted. Tui looked at his daughter with pride. The feast went on for most of the night with Maui recounting parts of their journey. Much to his relief nobody asked him about when he abandoned Moana but that was because she had left that part out. She didn't want anyone thinking ill of him and besides that she had forgiven him.
The next morning Moana found Maui down by the boats. Pua followed behind her. The demigod appeared to be in deep thought. "You alright?" Moana asked. "Yeah I'm fine." Maui brushed her off. "Look Maui if this is about everyone's reaction to you yesterday…" "No, that I get. It's been awhile since you mortals have seen a demigod." Maui shrugged. "I'm thinking about staying away from the dragons." "You're going to abandon them?" Moana gasped. "That would break Makana's heart." "Makana will be fine. Dragons are social and she has an entire colony to be with her." Maui stated. "We both know that she's not exactly a normal dragon." Moana protested. "What is it you expect me to do Mo? They don't want me around. They are too scared of me." Maui groaned. "Then show them who you really are, just like you did here." Moana insisted. "Maybe you're right kid." Maui sighed. "But I'm probably going to stick around here for a while." "I wouldn't have it any other way Moana smiled. Even Pua jumped around in celebration. "What is with you and animal sidekicks kid?" Maui laughed scooping the small pig.
"You were going to do what!?" Makana yelled. "I thought we were friends Maui but I guess I was wrong!" "Guys!" the writer called but they ignored her. "I wasn't really going to, I was just venting." Maui protested. "You know how i feel about abandonment!" "Guys!" the writer called again trying to break up the argument but they again ignored her. "Yeah I remember how you abandoned me and Moana and I had to come after you!" Makana challenged. "Whoa uncalled for!" Moana interjected. "And that is my cure to leave." the writer thought going to find somewhere quieter.
I'd rather be shiny like a treasure from a sunken pirate wreck the writer softly sang to herself trying to block out the noise. Heavy footfalls shook the ground behind her. "That could only be one person or crab in this case" the writer thought to herself. "Hey pretty crab." "I believe that's my song babe." the crab looked down at her. "I know. It helps me think." the writer admitted. "What are you doing here?" "I came to see what was taking so long in my appearance. I saw you tagged me in this." Tamatoa stated. "How do you even know what a tag is?" the writer asked. "Oh please I've broken the fourth wall to many times not to know what that is." Tamatoa commented. "So?" "Don't worry pretty crab, its coming. It would come a lot sooner if I could get some quiet." the writer said glaring at the three arguing friends. Tamatoa grabbed the writer in his claw much to her surprise. "Hey! Mau..." the writer tried to call out but Tamatoa tightened her grip silencing her. He raised his other claw to his lips and shushed her before picking up her fallen laptop and walking off.
"Tamatoa I swear it if you don't put me down i swear..." But before she could finish the giant coconut crab dropped her in a cage like structure and handed her the laptop. She was surprised that it wasn't damaged. "What do you want?" The writer asked glancing up at the crab. "I want you to finish the next chapter and make me look fabulous." he requested. "And your going to stay here until its done." The writer glared at the crab. "Fine but I will get you for this!" the writer threatened. Tamatoa just laughed. "What could a little human do to me?" he asked disregarding her threat. "Who said I was human?" the writer muttered to herself as she pushed her blonde hair out of her face with a now revealed claw before continuing the story.