(A/N: I very much enjoy this story, for once, I don't have to be so serious about anything in here! YAY! Enjoy the story!)
Chapter Two
The Recruit
Half the way down the path to the Moonflow, Gippal dragged Acri, making sure to go over many sharp stones during the process. When he stopped, finally allowing her to get to her feet, he said, "Do you really think I'll find them again?" His eyes seemed to be searching to path before him for some kind of answer.
Looking in the direction that Gippal was staring, Acri muttered, "Forty- two." His head turned rapidly and he gave her a bewildered look. Turning her head to look at her Al Bhed friend, Acri replied, "It's the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything." His expression changed to where it seemed like he was telling her she was stupid so she replied, "What? Don't you read? Oh wait; you're a dolt, never mind." She then crossed her arms and continued walking down the path.
Sighing heavily, Gippal followed her. She was full of so much useless information; yet Gippal thought it was funny sometimes. The Al Bhed popped his neck and whispered, "Forty-two."
"Don't worry Gippal, we'll find your pants," Acri muttered and continued on.
Upon turning the bend, Gippal stopped walking and his female digging friend turned to look at him. "Nooj?" Gippal whispered.
"What the hell's a 'Nooj'?" Acri said rudely. She wasn't standing that far in front of him. Turning back around, she saw the long haired man sitting on the edge of the Moonflow, watching the water. He was a good distance from them, which was good since Acri inched back to whisper to Gippal, "Is that a man with long hair like that? Or is it a very flat woman?"
"A very flat woman," the Al Bhed softly replied, his voice a showing a bit of sarcasm.
Punching him lightly on the arm, Acri growled, "Sheesh, you're so mean. You're trying to get me to embarrass myself, aren't you?" The blonde nodded and continued walking, heading towards the red-wearing man. Following, like a lost puppy, was the brunette girl.
Walking up next to the leader of the Youth League, Gippal looked over the Moonflow and said, "So what are you doing here?"
"Can't you see, Gip-Gip?" Acri muttered. "He's out for a limp." Nooj turned his head to glare at her. "I mean walk!" she added in quickly. Gippal couldn't help but laugh just a bit at that.
Getting to his feet, the brunette man said, "Well, actually, I was out for a walk." His eyes shifted to Acri and he seemed to be motioning her to go somewhere. The girl followed his indication and went behind Gippal where she knelt down. "So," Nooj said, "What are you doing out here?" He hadn't even noticed the Al Bhed's predicament.
Sighing, a bit embarrassed, the blonde said, "Got my pants stolen by some Pants Ninja."
"Pants Ninja?" whispered Nooj, "I've never heard of such a thing." That was when he noticed the fox boxers. "What on Spira are you wearing?" he said, a sound of confusion and hidden laughter in his voice.
"My underpants," replied Gippal, his voice dull.
Shrugging, Nooj said, "I go commando."
At that exact moment, Acri thought to herself, 'I can tell,' and tried not to gag.
"This is why this story is not about you!" Gippal said, his voice merry but a bit stern.
After seeing the look of distaste on Acri's face and the startled and sickened expression on Gippal's, Nooj laughed and said, "Do you need help on your quest?"
In her own silent answer to Nooj, the knelt down girl shook her head, her eyes narrowed and her teeth clenched. She then mouthed the words, 'No help from you.'
Gippal shrugged, "Sure, why not. Maybe we'll find my pants faster." He then turned to walk away and tripped over Acri. Rolling over onto his back, the blonde growled, "What the hell?"
Standing up, Acri replied, "I was tying my shoe."
Getting to his feet as well, Gippal snarled, "You're wearing boots, they have no laces!"
Rubbing the back of her head nervously while she laughed, Acri said, "Yeah, I noticed that after I bent down."
"You're ridiculous," Gippal mumbled.
"Thank you," replied the girl, bowing in a sarcastic manner.
Slowly walking past Acri, Nooj patted her on the head and whispered, "That settles it, you're my new patsy."
Following Nooj, Acri shouted, "Hey! I'm nobody's patsy!" Nooj tossed her a few gil. Catching the money, the girl then said, a broad smile on her face, "Power to the patsy!" and followed him like an energetic dog would to its master.
Gippal slapped his forehead and followed the two in disappointment. "This is what I get for recruiting Nooj," he sighed.
Turning her head to see her Al Bhed friend, Acri said, "I don't think that," she smirked and continued, "recruiting a flat-chested woman was that bad."
The two diggers laughed and Nooj just looked at them funny, not even having the slightest clue of what they were talking about.
As they walked alongside the Moonflow, they asked every person they passed if they had seen a black clothed ninja. No one had given any hints, for no one had ever seen a thing such as a ninja, nonetheless, a Pants Ninja. Arriving at the shoopuf station, Acri's mouth fell open and she stared in awe at the large creature, having never seen one. Gippal and Nooj on the other hand, had other things to joke about.
"Hey Nooj," said the blonde. The man with the cane turned to look at his acquaintance. Adding a pelvic thrust to his words, Gippal said, "Ya think Baralai would 'rideth the shoopuf'?"
Spinning around, Acri shouted, "Gippal!" He just looked to her, his face showing extreme innocence. Talking through clenched teeth, she grumbled, "Do not speak about the praetor of New Yevon like that."
The two men stared at her and busted out laughing. When he had recovered from his fit of hilarity, Nooj said to the girl, "What is with you?"
Clapping his hands together and chortling just a bit, Gippal nudged the brunette man in the side and said, "I think she's got feelings for Baralai."
Gritting her teeth together, Acri clenched her fists and sprang upon Gippal, he just laughed as he was taken to the ground. He brought his arm up to keep her from hitting him in the face and she bit down on his arm and refused to let go. Travelers to the Moonflow just stared in utter confusion at the two, as Nooj just continued to laugh.
When Acri finally let go, she quickly got to her feet and dusted herself off. "Alright Gippy," she growled, "Say it again, I dare you."
Gippal opened his mouth and Acri looked as if she were going to bound at him again, so he quickly shut his mouth and got back up on his feet. Wiping her saliva off of his arm, Gippal asked, "So, Acri, have you ever met the praetor?"
"Um, no," she replied. Acri knew Gippal had met the praetor, he use to tell her stories about what happened; until that is he couldn't remember much more.
Walking up to the girl, he patted her on the head and muttered, "That'll do pig, that'll do." He then went up to the Hypello and began speaking with him.
Simultaneously, Nooj and Acri looked to Gippal, clueless expressions on their faces; they then turned their heads to look at each other. Once again at the same time, they sighed, hung their heads low for a second, looked up, shrugged and followed Gippal.
The Hypello that the Al Bhed was speaking with had seen this and said to Gippal, "Scareth theh shoopuf, yesh?"
Glancing over at the patsy and her limping 'owner', the blonde said, "I hope not."
"Rideth theh shoopuf?"
"Actually," said Gippal, "Have you ever heard of something called a Pants Ninja."
"Yesh," replied the blue creature. "Live in a cave in theh Calm Landsh."
"Is there more than one Pants Ninja?" Gippal asked curiously.
The Hypello nodded and then asked, "Rideth theh shoopuf?"
Sighing, Gippal said, "Yeah, sure, whatever."
From there, Gippal and Acri boarded the shoopuf with their new recruit, the man who goes commando, Nooj.
(A/N: There we go! Well, I have more work to do! Adios! And if you have time, don't forget to review!)
Chapter Two
The Recruit
Half the way down the path to the Moonflow, Gippal dragged Acri, making sure to go over many sharp stones during the process. When he stopped, finally allowing her to get to her feet, he said, "Do you really think I'll find them again?" His eyes seemed to be searching to path before him for some kind of answer.
Looking in the direction that Gippal was staring, Acri muttered, "Forty- two." His head turned rapidly and he gave her a bewildered look. Turning her head to look at her Al Bhed friend, Acri replied, "It's the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything." His expression changed to where it seemed like he was telling her she was stupid so she replied, "What? Don't you read? Oh wait; you're a dolt, never mind." She then crossed her arms and continued walking down the path.
Sighing heavily, Gippal followed her. She was full of so much useless information; yet Gippal thought it was funny sometimes. The Al Bhed popped his neck and whispered, "Forty-two."
"Don't worry Gippal, we'll find your pants," Acri muttered and continued on.
Upon turning the bend, Gippal stopped walking and his female digging friend turned to look at him. "Nooj?" Gippal whispered.
"What the hell's a 'Nooj'?" Acri said rudely. She wasn't standing that far in front of him. Turning back around, she saw the long haired man sitting on the edge of the Moonflow, watching the water. He was a good distance from them, which was good since Acri inched back to whisper to Gippal, "Is that a man with long hair like that? Or is it a very flat woman?"
"A very flat woman," the Al Bhed softly replied, his voice a showing a bit of sarcasm.
Punching him lightly on the arm, Acri growled, "Sheesh, you're so mean. You're trying to get me to embarrass myself, aren't you?" The blonde nodded and continued walking, heading towards the red-wearing man. Following, like a lost puppy, was the brunette girl.
Walking up next to the leader of the Youth League, Gippal looked over the Moonflow and said, "So what are you doing here?"
"Can't you see, Gip-Gip?" Acri muttered. "He's out for a limp." Nooj turned his head to glare at her. "I mean walk!" she added in quickly. Gippal couldn't help but laugh just a bit at that.
Getting to his feet, the brunette man said, "Well, actually, I was out for a walk." His eyes shifted to Acri and he seemed to be motioning her to go somewhere. The girl followed his indication and went behind Gippal where she knelt down. "So," Nooj said, "What are you doing out here?" He hadn't even noticed the Al Bhed's predicament.
Sighing, a bit embarrassed, the blonde said, "Got my pants stolen by some Pants Ninja."
"Pants Ninja?" whispered Nooj, "I've never heard of such a thing." That was when he noticed the fox boxers. "What on Spira are you wearing?" he said, a sound of confusion and hidden laughter in his voice.
"My underpants," replied Gippal, his voice dull.
Shrugging, Nooj said, "I go commando."
At that exact moment, Acri thought to herself, 'I can tell,' and tried not to gag.
"This is why this story is not about you!" Gippal said, his voice merry but a bit stern.
After seeing the look of distaste on Acri's face and the startled and sickened expression on Gippal's, Nooj laughed and said, "Do you need help on your quest?"
In her own silent answer to Nooj, the knelt down girl shook her head, her eyes narrowed and her teeth clenched. She then mouthed the words, 'No help from you.'
Gippal shrugged, "Sure, why not. Maybe we'll find my pants faster." He then turned to walk away and tripped over Acri. Rolling over onto his back, the blonde growled, "What the hell?"
Standing up, Acri replied, "I was tying my shoe."
Getting to his feet as well, Gippal snarled, "You're wearing boots, they have no laces!"
Rubbing the back of her head nervously while she laughed, Acri said, "Yeah, I noticed that after I bent down."
"You're ridiculous," Gippal mumbled.
"Thank you," replied the girl, bowing in a sarcastic manner.
Slowly walking past Acri, Nooj patted her on the head and whispered, "That settles it, you're my new patsy."
Following Nooj, Acri shouted, "Hey! I'm nobody's patsy!" Nooj tossed her a few gil. Catching the money, the girl then said, a broad smile on her face, "Power to the patsy!" and followed him like an energetic dog would to its master.
Gippal slapped his forehead and followed the two in disappointment. "This is what I get for recruiting Nooj," he sighed.
Turning her head to see her Al Bhed friend, Acri said, "I don't think that," she smirked and continued, "recruiting a flat-chested woman was that bad."
The two diggers laughed and Nooj just looked at them funny, not even having the slightest clue of what they were talking about.
As they walked alongside the Moonflow, they asked every person they passed if they had seen a black clothed ninja. No one had given any hints, for no one had ever seen a thing such as a ninja, nonetheless, a Pants Ninja. Arriving at the shoopuf station, Acri's mouth fell open and she stared in awe at the large creature, having never seen one. Gippal and Nooj on the other hand, had other things to joke about.
"Hey Nooj," said the blonde. The man with the cane turned to look at his acquaintance. Adding a pelvic thrust to his words, Gippal said, "Ya think Baralai would 'rideth the shoopuf'?"
Spinning around, Acri shouted, "Gippal!" He just looked to her, his face showing extreme innocence. Talking through clenched teeth, she grumbled, "Do not speak about the praetor of New Yevon like that."
The two men stared at her and busted out laughing. When he had recovered from his fit of hilarity, Nooj said to the girl, "What is with you?"
Clapping his hands together and chortling just a bit, Gippal nudged the brunette man in the side and said, "I think she's got feelings for Baralai."
Gritting her teeth together, Acri clenched her fists and sprang upon Gippal, he just laughed as he was taken to the ground. He brought his arm up to keep her from hitting him in the face and she bit down on his arm and refused to let go. Travelers to the Moonflow just stared in utter confusion at the two, as Nooj just continued to laugh.
When Acri finally let go, she quickly got to her feet and dusted herself off. "Alright Gippy," she growled, "Say it again, I dare you."
Gippal opened his mouth and Acri looked as if she were going to bound at him again, so he quickly shut his mouth and got back up on his feet. Wiping her saliva off of his arm, Gippal asked, "So, Acri, have you ever met the praetor?"
"Um, no," she replied. Acri knew Gippal had met the praetor, he use to tell her stories about what happened; until that is he couldn't remember much more.
Walking up to the girl, he patted her on the head and muttered, "That'll do pig, that'll do." He then went up to the Hypello and began speaking with him.
Simultaneously, Nooj and Acri looked to Gippal, clueless expressions on their faces; they then turned their heads to look at each other. Once again at the same time, they sighed, hung their heads low for a second, looked up, shrugged and followed Gippal.
The Hypello that the Al Bhed was speaking with had seen this and said to Gippal, "Scareth theh shoopuf, yesh?"
Glancing over at the patsy and her limping 'owner', the blonde said, "I hope not."
"Rideth theh shoopuf?"
"Actually," said Gippal, "Have you ever heard of something called a Pants Ninja."
"Yesh," replied the blue creature. "Live in a cave in theh Calm Landsh."
"Is there more than one Pants Ninja?" Gippal asked curiously.
The Hypello nodded and then asked, "Rideth theh shoopuf?"
Sighing, Gippal said, "Yeah, sure, whatever."
From there, Gippal and Acri boarded the shoopuf with their new recruit, the man who goes commando, Nooj.
(A/N: There we go! Well, I have more work to do! Adios! And if you have time, don't forget to review!)
