Chapter 11: A Dark Demise

And so the three departed away from the wretched island, full of monsters and people that they didn't want to run back into for a long time, a very long time. Hopefully, that would be the case.

Tyler was confused, it wasn't exactly surprising that there would be people on these islands, but Romans? It didn't add up. As far as he was concerned, the Romans didn't even know the Pacific Ocean existed, so it seemed weird. But then he remembered that Octavius said that they were banished.

"So they were banished for something, and somehow stumbled upon this random island? Just my luck…" He chuckled to himself.

Moana noticed this, and was curious as to what he was murmuring to himself.

"So, what are you thinking about?" She asked, with a smile on her face.

"Oh, I was just wondering as to why those people back on the island were there, because their people aren't from around here." He answered.

"Who are they again? And where exactly are they from?" She asked again, interested.

"Well, those people are called Romans. They are from a place called Rome, which is very far from here." He told her, laughing about the last part.

She giggled, "Well, what's it like there?"

"I don't know actually, I've never been there. Honestly, there are many places I think are way better than there. But I wouldn't mind going to see it someday."

There was a pause for a while between the two, because neither knew what to say. But finally it was broken, when Moana decided to say something,

"I want to see what's out there. I mean, I haven't seen much yet, and I know that there is a lot out there. I can't wait to see them." She said.

"I feel the same way, except that where I come from, traveling to explore new places is very difficult, and getting to explore a new place doesn't come freely. It kinda sucks, but it makes seeing someplace new more exciting. For me, it also helps me to appreciate the uniqueness of where I live, because every place in the world is different, which is what makes it so great." He finished sincerely.

"Wow. Tyler, can you make me a promise?" She asked.

"Sure, what is it?"

"Will you take me to the future with you? I know I may have asked you before, but I want you to promise me." She said.

Without hesitation, Tyler said, "Of course, I can't wait." They both smiled.

The heard a yell in the distance, and saw Maui in the form of a hawk returning from scouting the area.

"Alas, I have returned for your pleasure." He said, with a sly smile on his face.

"Hey Maui, see anything interesting?" Moana wondered.

"If you think that water is interesting, then yes!" He said sarcastically.

He was promptly answered by a wave to the face.

"I probably shouldn't have said that, that since we are surrounded by water."

So Maui corrected their direction, and they then began to sail to Motunui.

Tyler remembered the stone in his pocket, and remembered that he was going to ask Maui more about them.

"Hey Maui, do you think you could answer a question for me?" Tyler asked.

"And what would that be?" He looked back at him.

"Could you explain what exactly these are to me? And how they were created, and what they exactly do?" He asked back.

"Oh, alright, its story time. This one, a matter of fact, ties in with the story of me stealing the Heart of Te Fiti. So, after I stole the Heart, I realized that I had the power of creation in my hand, and that I could do whatever I wanted with it. So, before I gave up the stone to the humans, I made these stones, in reminiscence to my fishhook. They could transform into whatever the holder of it wanted it to be. I also made them so that they could travel through time, because I wanted to be able to. Of course, I made a few of them, six to be exact. But, there was one stone I made, it was red in color that was more powerful than any of them, that could easily defeat anything else, including the other stones. I called this stone, the 'God Stone' because its power was unmatched, it could be the most powerful object on the planet, next to my hook. But when I realized that these stones were extremely dangerous, that they were not safe to be in the reach of humans, I hid them away, in caves on faraway islands. I kept one, so that I could time travel, but I left the God Stone in one cave, and the rest of the mystic stones in the cave, far away from anyone else. Well, that is, until they were found by that one guy, who's been wreaking havoc everywhere. He must have found the cave, and took the stones. It looks like he lost a few, because you two have one. But, he must have the God Stone with him, which means, that we have to remain a step ahead of him, in order to keep him from unleashing its full power on the world." He finished.

"But Maui, don't these stones have weaknesses?" Moana asked.

"Of course they do…" Maui stopped and began to play with his hook.

"Well, aren't you going to tell us what they are?" She continued.

Maui, not paying attention, finally looked up, "Wha? Oh yeah, the weakness of the stones, my bad. Well, if you had common sense, you would know that when something is stronger than something else, it will beat it. So, the stone's only weakness would be something more powerful than it.

"So you're saying you don't know?" Tyler asked in astonishment.

"Well, no." He finished.

"Isn't your fishhook more powerful, can't that destroy it?" Tyler asked.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa… whoa. These stones are products of godly hands here, I made these babies, why would I try to destroy them. Hello, that's why I hid them! So I wouldn't have to go through the trouble of destroying them."

"Well, ya did a pretty lousy job in hiding them." Moana chimed in.

"Well, those chumps haven't found the God Stone have they? Nope, and they never will."

"Where is it?" She asked.

"What?" Maui responded in annoyance.

"The God Stone."

"Oh, in the island of Non ya" He smirked.

"Come on, tell me!" She pleaded.

"The only thing I'll tell you is that you need the Heart to find it, and it is NOT worth the trouble of going to get it." He finally answered.

"Wait, that's why these guys are here!" Tyler realized, "They need the Heart to unlock the most powerful thing to ever enter human hands."

"Well, they won't I promise you that. No one is stealing the Heart." Maui concluded.

…

Ka'eo found himself on a lush, green island seemingly in the middle of nowhere. He had to admit, this place was absolutely beautiful. But then, he smirked, he knew what he was here for, and it wasn't to sit down and smell the flowers.

"Aukai! Follow me!" He commanded, and his subservient friend followed.

Ka'eo thrashed branches in his way, he wanted one thing, and one thing only: the Heart. Nothing was going to stop him from getting it, once he had his goal, he wouldn't stop until he got it.

"The Heart is definitely in the center of this island, so we need to go deeper!" He shouted, and onward they went, deeper into the Island of Te Fiti.

You could tell that the two were getting close. The peaceful vibe of the island only seemed to get calmer every step forward they took. The quieter it got, the closer they knew they were.

"Uh, Ka'eo, are you sure this is really what you want? I mean, you are going to destroy the world." Aukai said nervously.

Ka'eo stopped, dead in his tracks, and turned around. He stared at Aukai for a few moments, and then opened his mouth,

"I've waited for this moment for years Aukai. They all said that I was crazy, but I wasn't. I…was…right! And don't you think you can stop me, the world will get what it deserves, and what is left, will be mine. I will be known as the one who defeated the great Demigod Maui, the one who valiantly vanquished the God of the Wind and Sea, he's no hero Aukai, he is nothing but a sellout! An idiot, who actually listened to the humans, and stole the Heart in the first place. But you see my friend, when I take it, I have plans, I know what I am going to do with it. This world will be mine, and those who have gotten in my way, will be the examples of what happens, when you mess with the great Ka'eo!" He finished with a roar.

"Ka'eo, you better watch your mouth. Maui is the strongest being on the planet. You act like he is a child's toy! He a demigod Ka'eo, he could demolish you in an instant. And even if you do beat him, there won't be a world left to rule, because you would have destroyed it already. You will single handedly destroy not just all of humanity, but all of Earth's entirety! There will be absolutely nothing left. That includes you." He argued back.

Ka'eo responded to this with a prompt slap to Aukai's face.

"If you ever try to argue with me again Aukai, I'll make sure your fate is just as bad as the demigod's. Shut your mouth, my moment of victory is upon us, and your loud mouth will NOT ruin it!" He yelled.

Aukai stayed silent, feeling defeated, and sulked behind Ka'eo. He stopped, and said, "We're close." They continued to walk, and eventually saw a distant green glow. The evil smirk upon Ka'eo's face grew wider, as they continued to walk towards it. The glow got brighter and brighter, until the Heart was right in front of them.

"The God Stone is one step away now, then, the world will be mine." He smirked.

And with that, he took out his mystic stone, and promptly blasted it out of its holding place. The island began to shake violently, as if it lost something dear to it. Ka'eo and Aukai teleported back to their boat, and they left the island.

…

The three continued to sail towards Motunui, as they were going to stop Ka'eo from taking over Moana's home island. Tyler looked the east, and saw something quite peculiar. The sky was turning a very dark shade of grey, far off in the distance. This looked nothing like a cloud, in fact it was unsettling.

"Moana, do you know what's going on down there?" He asked, and pointed to the spot.

Her entire body went cold. She knew that sight from somewhere, and it was not a pleasant one. The last time she had seen the sky that color, was when she had went to restore the Heart.

"Maui…" She started, but couldn't finish.

"Yes?" He walked over nonchalantly, until he lifted his eyes to the horizon.

"What? How? No…" He couldn't finish either. Those men really did take the heart.

They heard a whistle come from behind them, and the three looked back.

"Did you miss us?" Ka'eo screamed, holding the Heart up for them to see, speeding towards their boat. He was ready to obliterate it.

"Guys! Hold on!" Maui commanded, as he took out his fishhook, ready to fight back. But it was already too late, as when he leapt to attack, he saw their stones propelling them towards him. When they met, the shockwave sent him and the boat flying away, out of Ka'eo's way.

"See Aukai? I told you he was weak!" Ka'eo said, as they headed towards Motunui.

…

Maui sat up after being dazed for a second, taking in the situation.

"The Heart... they took it." Moana said gloomily.

Tyler wanted to say something to help comfort her, but he knew that it would be better if he stayed silent.

Moana felt as if she was missing something, and realized that she was, her stone.

"Wait, my stone, its gone!" She shrieked.

This statement made Tyler check his pockets, and they were empty.

"Mine too!"

"What are we going to do? Those guys most likely have them, and we are powerless without them."

Maui stood up, and looked at the two, realizing the seriousness of the problem

"We need to get to Motunui, now!" He commanded. "If we don't get there soon, then the world may be doomed."

"Um, what's on Motunui?" Tyler asked.

Maui sighed, and then answered,

"The God Stone…"

…

Ka'eo and Aukai finally arrived on the Island of Motunui. They both knew that they had to keep a low profile, since it was clear that they weren't from the island. They had to avoid all attention possible. Ka'eo looked up, and saw what appeared to be the tallest mountain on the island.

"We need to get up to the top of that mountain." Ka'eo pointed.

It was night now, and mostly everyone was asleep. That is, except for one man. He stood out at the edge of the village, looking at the shore. He looked as if he was missing something, something extremely important to him. Something that he hadn't seen or held in quite a long time. This man, was none other than Moana's father.

He pointed out to Aukai his position. He was in their way, so they needed to get him out of it.

"We need to get him unconscious, Aukai, do something to knock him out!" Ka'eo commanded.

Without a word, Aukai obeyed. He took out a stone, and formed it into the form of a club. He snuck around the man, and struck him behind the head. He fell onto the floor, seemingly unconscious. Their path was now clear, and they resumed onto their mission.

Once they got out of the village, they began to hike up, and finally, got to the top of the mountain. Aukai and Ka'eo took their stones, and put them on the floor. They then took out two more, Tyler's and Moana's and placed one on top, and one on the bottom, resembling a cross like figure. As soon as the four were connected, they all began to light up. The ground began to vibrate slightly below them, as a small compartment opened up in the stone floor. In this compartment, was a small chest. Ka'eo took the chest out, and triumphantly smiled.

"This, my friend, is the first step of my… I mean 'Our' world domination." He said.

He opened the box, and a bright orange light radiated brilliantly out of it. In this chest, laid the stone that held more power than any human invention on the planet. This, was the God Stone.

"Alrighty, for our first order of business with this immortal power, why don't we invite our friends to the party before it starts?" Ka'eo said.

With that, he promptly brought Tamatoa and Octavius, his newly found allies, to the top of the mountain.

"Alright, its time to do our first evil deed, attack the town below us." He said.

"Excuse me, puny human, but when exactly will the world belong to monsters like you promised?" Tamatoa interrupted.

"Very soon, my fine crustacean, very soon." Ka'eo responded, then looking to Octavius.

"What, have you never seen a giant crab before?"

"Well, no, I haven't. But I do need to ask, you will be dividing the Earth among us three correct?" Octavius asked.

"You have my word." Ka'eo said, smiling mischievously. "So, now that you're important questions have been answered, can we attack the village now?"

The other two nodded.

"Great! I've been waiting years for this, and now that this moment has come, there isn't time to waste! Planet Earth! Your new king has arrived!" Ka'eo said, holding the God Stone up to the sky, unleashing a portal. This portal was unlike any before it though, this portal broke the barrier between the monster world and the human world. Lalotai was now in the palm of Ka'eo's hand, and he was using it to his full ability. Monsters poured out of the orange beam of light, and they all headed towards the village.

Down in the village, it was complete chaos, as people had woken up from the frenzy outside, and were being attacked left and right.

"Well, I'm bored already, why don't we let our friends do the work for us, we have more daunting places to be! Come gentlemen!" Ka'eo said, opening up a portal to current times. But as Aukai was joining them, Ka'eo pushed him away.

"Ka'eo, what are you doing?" Aukai asked puzzled.

"Oh Aukai, you didn't really think I would need you for this long, did you? Well, now I don't, you are dead weight to me. I really appreciate your help earlier, but now, it's time for me to drop the dead weight." He answered.

"Ka'eo! Are you kidding me? After all we've been through, you are disposing of me like this. I helped you get to where you are now. I thought we were friends, please, don't leave me here." He pleaded.

Ka'eo stopped for a minute, considered it, then answered, "Nah, sorry, not gonna work. Have fun!" He said as he left.

Aukai was left on top of the mountain, alone. The person who had dragged him here, now had just left him here. He still had his stone, but felt extremely alone and betrayed. But this feeling only lasted mere moments. Anger began to fill his veins, as he let out a scream that was probably heard miles away. He realized that he could not let Ka'eo get away with this. He had waited too long to stop him, and he had to act now. He had to get rid of all of these monsters attacking the town. So, he picked up his stone, and the next thing he knew, he had a bow and arrow in his hand. He had deadeye precision with a bow, and was now locking onto his targets, the monsters terrorizing the town.

He ran down the mountain, with an arrow drawn, and took cover behind a tree out the outskirts of the village. He looked up, and saw one above his head, and he shot it. It fell to the floor, before promptly turning into dust. He charged into the village, and saw many people being terrorized by the flying demons. He took out another arrow, and another monster turned to dust. He ran into the center of the village, and saw a little child being pinned in the corner by a monster. He took out an arrow, and shot it straight in the back. It fell over, and disintegrated. The boy ran into the building, but not before giving a glance of thanks to Aukai.

So Aukai continued this pace for hours, until there were no monsters left at all, just a lot of piles of dust.

. . .

"Motunui is in sight!" Maui yelled, as the other two acknowledged.

"How does it feel to return home, you know, other than the fact that it's in danger?" Tyler asked.

"Good, I guess, it will be good to see the village again." She answered.

"Land ho!" We are here!" Maui yelled again, as they disembarked from the boat.

Moana felt a sense of comfort as she stepped foot on her home island again in what seemed to be forever. It relaxed her quite a bit. She then remembered, she had to introduce Tyler to her parents, she was sure they would love to meet the guy. After all, she thought he was great, why wouldn't her parents. Moana's mood lightened up, that is, until she smelled something odd. It smelled as if something was burning. A few seconds later, her stomach dropped, as her home village was in sight. It was completely destroyed.

Tears filled Moana's eyes, as she walked through what used to be her home village. She couldn't find anyone at all, it was like everyone had disappeared. But as she looked around, she saw someone walking towards her, someone that looked familiar. It was none other than Aukai, one of those evil guys that probably destroyed her village. He continued to walk towards her, as her anger increased. It filled so high, that it was about to burst, and it did. She walked up to Aukai, and gave him a nice punch to the face.

"You, why? How could you be so evil?" She said, with tears in her eyes. Tyler and Maui finally caught up with her.

"Look, I know it looks terrible, but I can assure you, I didn't destroy your village. I fought off what attacked it, and salvaged what was left." He responded to her.

"You're lying! Don't tell me lies!" She continued to scold.

"Moana, I know that I did many things in the past that were wrong, but I saved all of your people, they are inside that lone building over there, you can see them from here." He pointed to the place.

She saw the people in there, and was confused. "Why?"

"Because, I realized that what Ka'eo and I were doing was wrong. And I needed to find some way to help fix what I started." He answered.

Moana didn't know what to say, she felt so many conflicting feelings, and finally choked up, "Thank you." In tears.

Aukai looked at Tyler, and he had to break something to him too.

"You, you can't stay here anymore. Your stone, it was destroyed. The only one remaining is mine. You will cease to exist if you stay here at all, so you need to come back with me." He said bluntly.

Tyler felt his entire body go cold, as if someone had dropped him in freezing cold water. "I… I have… to leave?" He looked at Moana, and he had to fight against the tears forming in his eyes. He couldn't leave her, or Maui, after all they had done.

"Yes. I'm afraid so. I can assure you though, you will get your normal life back, and won't have to worry about this anymore." He replied.

"No… he can't leave. He can't. Not like this." Moana pleaded.

"Moana, if he doesn't, he will perish, and he will never have existed. He has to leave. I'm sorry."

Moana looked at Tyler, and ran to give him a hug. She could barely look at his face, but gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. This struck Tyler, and it gave him a small warmth in the vast ocean of cold inside of him. They looked at each other one last time, and the next thing she knew, he was gone. She couldn't bear to face anyone right now, and ran far away from the village. She sat down on the shore, with tears still running down her eyes, and just stared at the Ocean, for what seemed to be forever.

. . .

Tyler opened his eyes, and found himself still sitting on the shore in Ka'anapali Beach, he was back in the present. He had tears running down his face. He felt something beneath him, and found it to be his phone. He looked at it, and it had only been twenty minutes since he had left to start the journey. But now, it was seemingly over. There was nothing he could do. He stared at the shore for quite some time. The moonlight was reflected and spread all over the surface of the water, and it was beautiful. But after enjoying the view for awhile, it began to remind him of Moana. He couldn't look at it anymore, before subjecting himself to more tears. So, he snuck back into his hotel room, and went to sleep.

. . .

Maui had finally found Moana, sitting on the sand, quite some distance from the village.

"Hey, I came to tell you something." He said.

"Please, Maui, I really don't want to talk right now."

"This is extremely important, and you are going to want to hear it."

"No, I don't, please, leave me alone." She finished, not looking at him.

Maui needed to find a way to get her to listen, and he knew the perfect way.

"I see what's happening, yeah." He sang, Moana still didn't look up.

"You're face to face with greatness, and it's strange, you don't even know what to feel, it's adorable! Well, it's nice to see that humans never change." Moana recognized his song, and something about it made her feel a bit better.

"Open your eyes, let's begin. Yes, it's really me, it's Maui: breathe it in! I know it's a lot: the hair, the bod! When you're staring at a demi-god! What can I say except you're welcome! For the tides, the sun, the sky. Hey, it's okay, it's okay, you're welcome! I'm just an ordinary demi-guy!" He continued.

"Okay, okay! You got me! I feel better, so what is it you wanted to tell me?" She asked, giggling.

"Wow! That's all it took? Maybe I really am that good. Anyways, I remembered that me, being a demigod, was not dumb enough to make only five stones in total. I made two more, for my personal amusement, and I happened to remember where they were." He said.

"AND? TELL ME MORE!" Moana commanded.

"We are going to the future."

Oh boy! I have not updated in such a long time! I'm sorry! School has kept me busy these past few weeks, and writing the chapter took longer than expected. Oh well, at least I got you guys this chapter in. Hopefully, there will be a new chapter next week, as the real stuff is about to go down! I can't wait, hopefully you can't either. And, I now just noticed that Moana has their own fanfiction thing going on now. That is great! But I made this story before that existed, so I will finish it here on Disney fanfiction, and then when its finished, I shall publish it there too, because why not? Anyways, thanks for reading, I really appreciate it! Please drop a review too! I love to read them!

Cheers, TOWO.