Gaia's Hidden Craziness
OR
Never Buy Sugar Cubes From a Cute Moogle.
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Setting: Alexandria, Treno, The Ice Cavern, Dali, Gizamalukes Grotto
Main Characters: Zidane, Garnett, Steiner, Blank, Eiko, Vivi, and Stiltzkin
Part 3
In Which Eiko Encounters the Friendly Monsters
OR
Graffiti in Gaia
Eiko skipped ahead on the plains outside the Ice Cavern, nearly at the gates that led to Lindblum. Behind her Blank wandered along swinging his sword around, generally mutilating anything that got in his way. Eiko was singing out of tune. They passed a clump of bushes in the plain, when suddenly, out from them, stepped a Mu. Eiko stopped and blinked at the little creature. It stared right back. Eiko blinked. Blank wandered up.
"Hey, cool, a red Mu!" Eiko bounced slightly, and then gave a squeal.
"Awwwww, it's so cute!" She ran forward and scooped the Mu up in her arms. "I'm gonna love you, and hug you, and kiss you, and call you George!" The Mu gave a squeak and squirmed against Eiko, trying desperately to escape.
"I only wanted an Ore! Lemme go!" Eiko continued crooning over the Mu. Blank gazed sympathetically at the little creature, which had now turned purple due to Eiko's bear like hug cutting off its air supply. He tapped Eiko on the shoulder.
"Let it go!" Eiko stared at Blank
"But its mine!" Tears welled up in her eyes. The Mu squirmed more.
"There are cuter friendly monsters out there! Their far more cuddly than I am! Go to Treno and you'll find the next one!" Now, most people would have read the story of the three Billy goats and therefore realise that they should have caged the Mu before looking for more cuddly monsters, then, should things go wrong, they would still have the Mu. However, fairy stories hadn't been introduced to Gaia, so Eiko didn't know the story of the three Billy goats and therefore let the Mu go, accompanied by a squeal at the thought of even cuddlier monsters to hug. She grabbed Blank by the hand and dragged him away.
The Mu brushed a drop of sweat from his forehead.
"Phew," He breathed, "That was a close one! I don't envy Yeti when that girl gets hold of him!" With that he scampered away, back to his home, to pack away his vast supply of ore, that he had accumulated by acting cute and injured in front of travellers, before relocating to somewhere far safer, just in case the girl came back.
Skipping along, Eiko and Blank came to the gates of Lindblum. Giggling they skipped inside and ran along the path. They came to a junction. A sign was their only direction. Eiko gave a gasp
"Oh my! A junction! Whatever shall we do? We cannot possibly know which way to go!" Blank blinked.
"And there might be wild creatures down the wrong passage!" Eiko gave a squeal.
"Wild creatures? Things that eat" She gulped "Tuna?"
"Some maybe, but mostly Lions and Tigers and Bears," Eiko gave a sigh of relief.
"Oh, that's ok then! I thought it was going to be something scary! But which way to Treno?"
"Hark! A sign! Let us read the sacred sign! It may give us some inclination of the direction in which we might venture!"
"Yeah, and it might tell us which way to go too!" Blank blinked. He and Eiko leaned forward and read the words carved on the sign. They both blinked.
"Well, what do you know, Steiner IS gay!! I owe Zidane 500 gil!" Eiko gave a giggle. "But it doesn't say which way. Ah well, lets just go left." They headed down the road.
Unfortunately, they picked the turning to Lindblum, not Treno.
Steiner stared at the steep drop. Well, one could possibly make it over this ravine. He gave a groan and turned, heading towards the town of Dali. He got bored on the way and killed a small red Mu that was hurrying past with a suitcase. He didn't see the large bird carrying a kicking and screaming mage in the direction of Alexandria.
END OF PART 3