It was a sunny day on the ocean. The rays of sunlight were shimmering the clear blue ocean, shining as if they were diamonds. Meanwhile, a massive ship was passing through the currents. The ship, sailing majestically over the Pacific Ocean, carries a red-and-white striped flag, undeniably of the Southern Isles. On the ship was Prince Hans, leading a group of crews and soldiers sailing across the Pacific Ocean for a discovery mission, as in invading any island they came across. They had already occupied one of the islands on this vast ocean, but of course, one is never enough, besides, the island was a bit small for his liking anyway. It's well known that Prince Hans is the youngest of 13 brothers, and is usually the most ignored among them. However, he started to gain more attention after getting involved in the debacle in Arendelle, which only saw him getting sentenced for 4 years in the dungeon, a decision Elsa, and especially Anna, strongly disagree with, causing the diplomatic relations between them to get a little bit frosty. Meanwhile, after serving his sentence, Hans gained more attention by his brothers, but of course, he was still rather useless among the royals, that is until, his eldest brother, the king of the Southern Isles, appointed him to lead the kingdom's Pacific Ocean discovery mission. Considering that it's going to be an overly long journey, some of the citizens even theorized that the royal family planned to send him far away from the kingdom, but of course, that's just crazy talk, right?
After hours have passed by, one of the crews spotted land through his binoculars. Excited about this new discovery, he rushed towards Hans, giving him the binoculars.
"Your highness, we found an island!"
"Let me see that."
The prince took a good look of the island through the binoculars, before instructing his crew to sail towards it.
The villagers of Motunui were leading their normal lives, and everything has been very peaceful ever since the heart of Te Fiti was restored. The darkness receded, while their harvest became abundant. Some of them even voyaged across the ocean, including their chief's daughter, Moana, who found a new island not long ago. However, their world was about to turn upside-down when one of them saw a massive wooden ship heading towards the shores. Upon reaching the shores, the people on the ship marched towards the centre of the island, intimidating some of the villagers.
"I am Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, and I wish to see the leader of this small island."
"What for?" One of the villagers asked, suspicious of his malicious intentions.
Hans turned back, facing his soldiers to give some orders.
"Boys, you know what to do."
The soldiers heed the instructions and captured some of the villagers as well as looting their homes, with nobody dared to go up against them, as they have weaponry far exceeding the type of weaponry the villagers possess. Most of the villagers were shellshocked at what they just witnessed, wondering what would be their next move.
"Now, I ask you again, where is your leader?"
One of the villagers shook off his fear and tried to resist against the soldiers, only to be met by a deadly gunshot.
"One more act like that, and you all will be dead too."
After that, he was shown the way to the chief's shack, with heavily-armed soldiers on his side. He then entered the shack and met with the chief and his wife.
"Who are you?" The chief asked, shocked upon seeing a heavily-armed group of white-skinned people, something he haven't seen before.
"I am Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, and I would like to ask you to surrender this island to us."
"Wh-what? No! Never!"
"Oh, I suppose you should reconsider my offer, I can give you anything you desire, the riches, all the money can be yours."
"No! I will never sell this island to an outsider like you! This our island, where our people have the right to live freely! And we refuse to ever be ruled by you!"
Hans, already growing tired of the chief's antics, fingered towards the chief's wife. All in a sudden, a loud gunshot was heard, followed by complete pindrop silence.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DO-"
Before the chief even got to Hans, he stabbed him heartlessly with his sword, certainly a different one than the one he brought to Arendelle. With the chief and his wife killed brutally by the prince he proceeds towards the common area to declare the island is now occupied by the Southern Isles.
"After Chief Tui, and his wife, Sina, is dead, the island of Motunui is now under the jurisdiction of the Southern Isles. Those who oppose and resist this new rule will be met by severe punishment by my soldiers here."
As such, activities of the villagers became limited. They were only allowed to fish and harvest coconuts on certain times, with heavy surveillance by the soldiers. They were obligated to pay ludicrous amount of money as taxes. The villager's liberty was taken away literally from them, as they became more fearful over their new ruler. They were also not allowed to go beyond their islands at all! Those who do have been killed brutally, with each killing serves as a warning to the villagers to always abide their rules. This however, does not stop any of the villagers to escape the island, to bring message to other islands about Prince Hans's brutality towards them, to ask them to liberate them from these evil outside forces.
Not just that, one day, Hans was searching around the chief's shack for more information regarding the surrounding area. However, what he got instead was something much bigger. He saw an ancient scroll, and decided to open it, but it was written in Tokelauan. He asked one of the villagers what it meant.
"Oh this, this is about Te Fiti, the mother island. Before they were land, there were only the ocean, that is until Te Fiti emerged. Her heart held the greatest power ever known, it could create life itself-"
"Thank you very much." He said as he rudely took back the scroll from the villager's hand.
His mind is now filled with thoughts about power. Ever since experiencing the summer winter in Arendelle firsthand, he knew he needed power, especially if he wanted to come up against the snow queen of Arendelle. He knew the power she possess is so powerful, yet dangerous, but maybe with the heart of Te Fiti, maybe he can come up with a revenge plan that would surely put both Elsa and Anna meet their own death. Sure, it has been five years since that happened, but he really sure do hold a grudge against them.
The next day, he decided to seek the heart of Te Fiti to quench his thirst for power. With that, the massive ship, along some of his soldiers left the island and towards the great blue ocean, but there are still some soldiers left to ensure the villagers does not stage any uprising of some sorts, as well as to prevent any of them from escaping.
However, one midnight, two of the villagers rushed quickly towards the other side of the island, praying that they don't meet the same fate as their compatriots as they make their way to escape what was once home. They managed to build a makeshift raft from the coconut trees, and sailed away as quickly as possible, to avoid being seen by the soldiers. As they sail across the sea, they saw a beam of light, moving quickly towards them. As minutes pass by, the light gets larger and larger, revealing a guard boat with two soldiers, tasked to prevent any of the natives from escaping. After realizing it, they both tried to sail as harder as they can as their heartbeats became faster. Then, gunshots can be heard. However, at that moment, the water beside them rose upwards, as if it's a mini-tide, drowning them into the ocean. The soldiers then left the scene, thinking they just killed them for good, however, it was not to be. Minutes later, the ocean carried them back to the surface of the ocean, far from the island. Shocked with disbelief, the two villagers were grateful they survived and managed to escape.
"Whoa, did the ocean just saved us?"
"Well, that can only mean one thing."
And with that, they sailed towards the island of Waialiki.
A/N: How's that? I know, it was pretty sad seeing Moana's parents killed (even I don't want them to be killed), but I guess Hans just need the island really badly. Well since the Southern Isles are based on Denmark (if I'm not mistaken), I figured that their flag would also be red and white. Oh and by the way, quick wiki shows that the Moana soundtrack was also translated to Samoan and Tokelauan, so I figured the ancient scroll would probably be written in Tokelauan. Oh well, hope you guys enjoy this!
