I wanted to start this chapter by apologizing for the severe lack of updating, I had a very busy October and November so I was unable to really watch movies or do a whole lot of writing and updating, plus I went through a personally rough time that I needed to get through, but now I'm back.
A second note, I'm going to try to update this as much as possible over the next couple weeks because I read Netflix is removing Moana, and because it's easier to watch it on Netflix than the DVD, I wanna try to get at least halfway through the story before it's taken off.
So I just wanted to let everyone know that. Anyway, onto the story! And please don't be afraid to leave reviews! And Shogun lord poke burst: The boy is my OC Keoni and the girl with the bun is his older sister; not a younger Maui and a child of Moana and Maui. Just wanted to clear that up.
The star-covered sky transitions into midday, the sun glaring over the open ocean, and Moana is… having some trouble working the boat.
MOANA:
I- am, Moana of Motunui!
She now has her hair up in a bun, and she's trying, emphasize on 'trying', to work the sail, and it's not working with her.
MOANA:
You will board my boat, sail across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti.
She repeatedly tangles the rope around her hand and the oar.
Keoni and his sister can't help but share a few snickers at Moana's struggle, she ignores them.
MOANA:
I am Moana-
There is a noticeable thud through her words, which catch her off guard but she goes right back to repeating her grandmother's words.
MOANA:
Of Motu-*thud*-nui *thud*
She leans forward and out of nowhere, half a coconut pops out from the trapdoor, starling her.
MOANA:
Ah!
She leans forward again to pick up the coconut half, only for it to be-
MOANA:
Hei-Hei?!
She picks him up and removes the coconut, he clucks in response, and then notices his surroundings, his already bulging eyes that look in two opposite directions for whatever reason become filled with panic when he realizes there's nothing but ocean as far as the eye can see, and his only response is-
HEI-HEI:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Everyone either cringes or laughs hysterically
Moana covers his head with the coconut and he stops, she removes it again and-
HEI-HEI:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
She puts it on again
HEI-HEI:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
MOANA:
It's okay, you're alright
She takes the coconut off him once more, trying to calm him down, he coos uncertainly
MOANA:
See? There we go, nice water
Moana runs her hand through the water to assure Hei-Hei that he's fine, Hei-Hei though, disagrees
MOANA:
The ocean is a friend of mine
Hei-Hei promptly walks off the boat and goes in
"Don't trust the chicken." Huihana says, earning a high-five from her brother and a laugh from Maui.
MOANA:
Hei-Hei?!
Hei-Hei bobs bottom up in the water a few yards away
MOANAL
Hei-Hei!
She dives into the water to save him, and after grabbing him, the boat begins to sail again
MOANA:
AH! *she swims frantically for the boat, Hei-Hei in hand*
A cut to a soaking wet Moana and a plucky chicken, she turns to adjust the rope and oar, and Hei-Hei very nearly walks into the ocean again, luckily she catches him and puts him in the hull of the boat.
MOANA:
Stay.
Hei-Hei waddles back and forth
MOANA:
OK, next stop; Maui
Once again, the sail and rope aren't cooperating with her, and she somehow manages to go backwards. She frantically tries to fix it.
A cut to them now on the rough ocean at night, the water is choppy, which isn't helping Moana's blatant lack of skill, Hei-Hei slides back and forth in the trapdoor opening.
MOANA:
*struggling* I- am, Moana… of Motunui. You- will- board my boat, and sail across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti…
Cut to Moana drifting off, the ocean comes up behind her and taps her shoulder, scaring her awake
MOANA:
I….. am… Moana… of Motunuiiiiii…. BOARD MY BOAT!
She frantically searches for the constellation of Maui's hook, panicking when she can't find it
MOANA:
Oh no…
She turns to see it behind her, groaning, she turns the oar to readjust her position, only causing the boat to tip over
MOANA:
No, no, no!
Tui gasps seeing her in the water with a tipped over boat, he and Sina share a look of concern and pray that she'll be able to fix her situation.
Moana comes up for air and grasps ahold of the boat, only to see Hei-Hei up on top of it, she glares at him before turning to sea.
MOANA:
Uhhh, ocean? Can I… get a little help?
Instead, she gets thunder as a response, lighting flashes in the distance, and clouds roll in
MOANA:
No, no.
She pushes the boat, but to no avail.
MOANA:
Please, come on!
The clouds come in and rain begins to pour, and Moana holds onto the boat for dear life as the waves become mountains and throw her and her boat around in the waves like a toy
MOANA:
HELP ME! PLEASE!
A huge wave comes rolling in, and the last thing the audience sees is Moana's horror-stricken face as it crashes into her and a crack of lightning flashes.
"MOANA!" Her parents and grandmother scream fearing that Moana may have drowned right before her eyes.
Keoni has a similar reaction, having been in that situation before, in fact, that storm was just as violent as the one that tossed him off his family's boat when fleeing their island…
"Nobody panic!" Isabel comes running out to assure the chief and the villagers, "Moana will be alright! I promise!"
"How?!" Tui demands, "You saw that wave!"
"Yes, and I've watched this movie a million times, I know how everything plays out, you have to trust me! Please, Tui, sit down, all of you, Moana is alright, just be patient and calm down."
Somehow she manages to assure everyone, meaning Tui is hugging Moana tightly to assure himself that she's alright.