Disclaimer: No, I do not own Final Fantasy IX or any characters in this story, Squaresoft does * sniff, sniff * This is based on an issue of the Pokemon comic series, I don't own that either. But don't worry, it is nothing like the television show.
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Eiko: Mog, I need to find a way to get Zidane to notice me! But how?
Mog: Kupo.
Eiko: Maybe I should just quit…
Mog: Kupo!!!
Eiko: What? You're saying I shouldn't give up my dreams so easily?
Mog: * nods * Kupo!
Eiko: You're right. I can't give up! But I'm gonna have to do something extra special for him. …Maybe I could find him a wild moogle and then, since we both have moogles, he'll notice me!
Mog: K-kupo…
Eiko: But where can I find wild moogles?
Mog: Kupo! Kupo! * points to a sign *
Eiko: Huh? "Want to find wild moogles? Buy one of our moogle maps!" That sounds suspicious to me, but I need to find a moogle for Zidane!
* Eiko and Mog enter the store *
Four-Armed Man: Can I help you little girl?
Eiko: Uh… well, I want to buy one of your moogle maps.
Four-Armed Man: Really? They're a steal at only 1000 Gil each.
Eiko: 1000 Gil!? Are you crazy!? But I guess Zidane's worth it… * hands Four-Armed Man 1000 Gil *
Four-Armed Man: Thanks miss. Here you go. * hands Eiko map *
Eiko: Can I really trust a map like this?
Four-Armed Man: Of coarse! You can bet your life on it!
Eiko: Alright then, let's go Mog!
Mog: Kupo!
* Eiko and Mog leave the store *
Four-Armed Man: Heh, heh, heh. There's a sucker born every minute. I better get ready to move on to a new city…
* Eiko and Mog are in the Bentini Heights Mountain Range *
Eiko: This map is the worst! Where the heck am I supposed to go!? And it was so expensive, too…
Mog: Kupo! Kupo. Kupo!
Eiko: "Never give up"? Is that what you're saying, Mog?
Mog: Kupo.
Eiko: You're right, Mog. I can't give up! It's for Zidane! …The only problem, Mog… is that this mountain range is so damn big!!
Mog: Kupooo!
* Night came and Eiko and Mog set up camp *
Eiko: "Dear Diary, we've been in these mountains for three whole days… and we haven't seen a single moogle, other than Mog, of coarse.
Mog: Kupo!
Eiko: "Six days have passed. I fear we may never find a moogle. I just want to give up…
Mog: Kupoo!
Eiko: Yeah, I know. "After two weeks in the great outdoors… I wanna go home!!"
Mog: Kupopo.
Eiko: Where am I!? What am I doing here!?
Kupo
Eiko: Huh? Mog, was that you?
Mog: Kupo.
Eiko: Then who?
Kupo!
Eiko: Mog, look over there! A moogle! Now I'll just sneak up on it… * tiptoes towards moogle * … …Gotcha!
Moogle: Kupo! * runs away *
Eiko: Hold it! Wait up!
Mog: Kupo!
* Eiko and Mog chase the moogle up a cliff *
Eiko: That's one seriously fast moogle, Mog! Not that you're slow…
Mog: Kuppo. Kuppo.
Moogle: Kupo! * runs into a cave *
Eiko: Do you think this is its house?
Mog: Kupo?
Eiko: Ah-hah… I see you little moogl- Ah! It's a Zaghnol nest!
Zaghnol: * roars *
Eiko: YAAAHH! * looks behind Zaghnol * Oh no, it's blocking the exit! We've got no choice! We have to go in further, Mog!
Moogle: Kupopo.
* Eiko and Mog start running deeper into the cave from the Zaghnol *
Eiko: That moogle led us in here on purpose! We were tricked! We have to find another way out!
Mog: Kupo! Kupo!
Zaghnol: * roars *
Eiko: The tunnels aren't stopping that Zaghnol! I wonder if we're on its lunch menu!?
Mog: Ku-kupooo!
Eiko: Aww man, we've reached a dead end!
* the Zaghnol begins ramming into the side of the cave *
Eiko: Ah! M-mog I think it's trying to collapse the tunnel! With us in it!
Mog: Kupo!!
* rocks start falling on top of Eiko and Mog *
Eiko: Help!!!
Moogle: Kupo. Kupo?
Zidane: Eiko, it's time to get out of bed.
Eiko: Oh Zidane. Where's Dagger?
Zidane: Forget Dagger. I'm your boyfriend now!
Eiko: Really? You mean it? Great!
Zidane: So get up and we'll do something fun together, kupo!
Eiko: Okay. Kupo?
Eiko: Kupo!? Oh, Mog it was just a dream. A weird dream… Mog, we're alive! …But how?
Marcus: Feeling better?
Eiko: Aaahhh! Who are you? …Wait, aren't you Zidane's friend, Marcus?
Marcus: Correctamundo!
Eiko: … M-my name is Eiko. Thank you very much for rescuing Mog and me.
Marcus: Don't mention it… because it was actually a moogle who saved the two of you.
Eiko: A moogle? But how? Wouldn't that take super-moogle strength?
Marcus: I guess, but when you feed them a Kupo nut… * gives a moogle a Kupo nut *
Moogle: Ku-po! * lifts a large rock *
Eiko: Wow!
Marcus: It's amazing. That's how the moogle saved you. I'm glad I bought an endless supply of Kupo nuts from that Four-Armed Man back there…
Eiko: Uh… Thank you little moogle. You saved our lives. I'll never forget it. I want to apologize for chasing you. It must have been scary.
Mog: Kupo.
Marcus: It's been two months since I came to this mountain range. When I got here I met these moogles. We've gotten along pretty well.
Eiko: Really?
Marcus: …So you're a friend or Zidane's?
Eiko: Yeah.
Marcus: What're you doing all the way out here?
Eiko: I'm trying to find a moogle for Zidane so he'll notice me!
Mog: Kupo!
Marcus: You want him to notice you, eh? Wouldn't it have been easier to write him a letter?
Eiko: Tried that.
Marcus: How about buying him a new dagger?
Eiko: Dagger? Grr. Forget it! Come on, Mog, let's go!
Mog: K-kupo…
* Eiko and Mog walk away *
Marcus: Bye! Well, I guess it's just me and the moogles again… Hey, are you gonna eat that Kupo nut?
The end.
* Okay. I'll explain. Eiko was mad because Marcus said "Dagger" and Eiko remembered Dagger. Alright? Oh yeah, review! *