Sorry for not updating in so long. Blame my French teacher, and writer's
block. It don't give up easy. . .
Anyway, it looks like this is going to turn out to be a slight AU. Nothing major, but Ruby is going to go to the Lifa Tree's continent (I really want her to meet the Tally Ho guys at Conde Peite (How do you spell it?).
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Chapter 2 -
"Okay kid, wake up" a rough voice called to Ruby.
She didn't move, so the man shook her, jolting her eyes open.
"I said I'd take you as far as the Qu Marsh" the man explained, lifting her off the cart. "Unless you have something else to pay me with."
Ruby shook her head, so the man shrugged, and rode off on his Chocobo and cart. Ruby watched as he disappeared into the fog. She'd met him in Dali, and had written on a piece of paper where she wanted to go. She'd heard of someone called Dr Tot who lived in Treno, who was at the moment, studying languages from all over Gaia. However, she only had 50 gil on here, so the driver had taken her barely half way.
Ruby sighed, and looked into the marsh. To her surprise, she saw smoke coming from it. Maybe there was someone in there!
Smiling, the girl dashed into the marsh.
* * *
Ruby didn't flinch as the frog leapt onto her lap. She had looked all over for the fire or house, but she hadn't found it. Granted, that was mainly because she didn't dare go into the long marsh grass. With no weapon, she'd be an easy target for monsters.
Suddenly, the frog croaked in shock, and leapt back into the pond. Ruby didn't realise why until a shadow loomed over her. Slowly, she turned her head to face whatever was behind her.
"You no frog!" the creature exclaimed.
* * *
"AHHH!" Ruby shrieked and leapt to her feet.
"AHHH!" the creature repeated, running a few feet from her. "Bad creature. Not frog!"
Ruby stopped screaming, and looked at the strange creature. It wore an apron, and a chef's hat, but its tongue drooped to the ground. Apparently, it affected its ability to talk. Either that, or it was just habit.
"You go hurt me?" it asked. Ruby shook her head.
"I Quentin Quitt" the creature said. "You?"
"Ruby" Ruby answered.
"Why you come to Qu's Marsh?" it asked. Ruby frowned, and pointed to her throat. Unfortunately, the Qu didn't seem to understand.
"Why you point at self? Have problem?" it asked. "Hungry? Frogs are good!"
Ruby sighed, then got hit with an idea. She was trying to learn how to talk, why not attempt to copy this Qu? It had to be better than just standing there. Maybe mimicking words it had already said would work . . .
"S-self p-pro-problem" she stuttered. Why was this so hard? Babies could learn words in minutes!
Thankfully, the Qu seemed to catch on. "Talking hard?"
Ruby smiled, and furiously nodded.
"Come with Quentin! Take to Mogster. He help!"
* * *
"So you never learned how to talk?" asked Mogster. Ruby shook her head.
The kupo smiled. "Well don't you worry! I'm teaching my little brother how to talk just now. When he gets back, I'll teach you together!"
Just then, the two heard a scream. "Big brother! Help!"
"That was Mog!" shouted Mogster. "We have to find him!"
The kupo disappeared into the marsh, closely followed by Ruby.
* * *
"Mog!" Shouted Mogster. "Mog, where are you?"
He turned to Ruby. "You shout too."
Ruby just stared, and Mogster hit himself on the forehead.
"Oops. Sorry. Look, just try to copy me." Mogster lifted his paws to his mouth, and shouted.
"MOG!"
As he asked, Ruby did the same.
"MOG!" She shouted. "MOG!"
She stopped when she saw Mogster staring at her.
"Wow. That . . . sounded just like me" he said. "You could be one really famous imitator."
Ruby blushed at the comment, but then heard a voice.
"Mogster! I'm stuck!"
"It's coming from over there!" Mogster said, and flew off, Ruby in fast pursuit.
To be continued . . .
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Sorry it's so short! I promise the next chapter will be longer! I think Mogster's brother is called Mog. I can't quite remember. Please tell me if it isn't! R&R! (Suggestions welcome!)
Anyway, it looks like this is going to turn out to be a slight AU. Nothing major, but Ruby is going to go to the Lifa Tree's continent (I really want her to meet the Tally Ho guys at Conde Peite (How do you spell it?).
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Chapter 2 -
"Okay kid, wake up" a rough voice called to Ruby.
She didn't move, so the man shook her, jolting her eyes open.
"I said I'd take you as far as the Qu Marsh" the man explained, lifting her off the cart. "Unless you have something else to pay me with."
Ruby shook her head, so the man shrugged, and rode off on his Chocobo and cart. Ruby watched as he disappeared into the fog. She'd met him in Dali, and had written on a piece of paper where she wanted to go. She'd heard of someone called Dr Tot who lived in Treno, who was at the moment, studying languages from all over Gaia. However, she only had 50 gil on here, so the driver had taken her barely half way.
Ruby sighed, and looked into the marsh. To her surprise, she saw smoke coming from it. Maybe there was someone in there!
Smiling, the girl dashed into the marsh.
* * *
Ruby didn't flinch as the frog leapt onto her lap. She had looked all over for the fire or house, but she hadn't found it. Granted, that was mainly because she didn't dare go into the long marsh grass. With no weapon, she'd be an easy target for monsters.
Suddenly, the frog croaked in shock, and leapt back into the pond. Ruby didn't realise why until a shadow loomed over her. Slowly, she turned her head to face whatever was behind her.
"You no frog!" the creature exclaimed.
* * *
"AHHH!" Ruby shrieked and leapt to her feet.
"AHHH!" the creature repeated, running a few feet from her. "Bad creature. Not frog!"
Ruby stopped screaming, and looked at the strange creature. It wore an apron, and a chef's hat, but its tongue drooped to the ground. Apparently, it affected its ability to talk. Either that, or it was just habit.
"You go hurt me?" it asked. Ruby shook her head.
"I Quentin Quitt" the creature said. "You?"
"Ruby" Ruby answered.
"Why you come to Qu's Marsh?" it asked. Ruby frowned, and pointed to her throat. Unfortunately, the Qu didn't seem to understand.
"Why you point at self? Have problem?" it asked. "Hungry? Frogs are good!"
Ruby sighed, then got hit with an idea. She was trying to learn how to talk, why not attempt to copy this Qu? It had to be better than just standing there. Maybe mimicking words it had already said would work . . .
"S-self p-pro-problem" she stuttered. Why was this so hard? Babies could learn words in minutes!
Thankfully, the Qu seemed to catch on. "Talking hard?"
Ruby smiled, and furiously nodded.
"Come with Quentin! Take to Mogster. He help!"
* * *
"So you never learned how to talk?" asked Mogster. Ruby shook her head.
The kupo smiled. "Well don't you worry! I'm teaching my little brother how to talk just now. When he gets back, I'll teach you together!"
Just then, the two heard a scream. "Big brother! Help!"
"That was Mog!" shouted Mogster. "We have to find him!"
The kupo disappeared into the marsh, closely followed by Ruby.
* * *
"Mog!" Shouted Mogster. "Mog, where are you?"
He turned to Ruby. "You shout too."
Ruby just stared, and Mogster hit himself on the forehead.
"Oops. Sorry. Look, just try to copy me." Mogster lifted his paws to his mouth, and shouted.
"MOG!"
As he asked, Ruby did the same.
"MOG!" She shouted. "MOG!"
She stopped when she saw Mogster staring at her.
"Wow. That . . . sounded just like me" he said. "You could be one really famous imitator."
Ruby blushed at the comment, but then heard a voice.
"Mogster! I'm stuck!"
"It's coming from over there!" Mogster said, and flew off, Ruby in fast pursuit.
To be continued . . .
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Sorry it's so short! I promise the next chapter will be longer! I think Mogster's brother is called Mog. I can't quite remember. Please tell me if it isn't! R&R! (Suggestions welcome!)