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Majority of this scene was based on memory, a transcript online with many errors, and filling in holes so who knows how accurate it is.

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- ShadowMoon2430

Chapter 5

The day had taken a turn no one wanted. Lahela, Moana and Maui all stood as they watched the shape that was approaching them from across the ocean. Lahela stood with sharp eyes, waiting for what came next as Maui stepped forward though he continued to shoot Moana an annoyed look. It was yet another moment to put on the list of curses caused by the heart.

Moana, on the other hand, just stood at ease, unsure why the goddess and demigod were getting worked up. That is when they finally laid eyes on them. As if standing on a moving mass of rocks, three little beings dressed in coconuts appeared, simply standing and watching the others.

Surprised by their appearance, Moana smiled a bit at them. "They're kind of cute." Her smile quickly fell as the image of a massive ship appeared through the fog. From behind the three kakamora, more appeared. Rows stood on their ship as they began to bang on the drums a call to arms. The coconut-wearing pirates donned their war paint as they prepared for their attack.

"Not so cute anymore," Lahela added as she pushed back her crimson hair, forcing the wind to pick up. A quick escape wouldn't be a bad thing in this situation.

Facing an army of Kakamora was not part of Moana's plan. She quickly dropped in a panic as she faced the water. "Ocean do something, help us."

"The ocean doesn't help you, you help yourself," Maui jumped in as he went to get them out of there.

Lahela was right behind him as she realized he intended to sail out. "Let's get out of here quickly."

"Cut the halyard, find the stay," Maui shouted to Moana, when she didn't move however, he looked up in disbelief. "You can't sail?"

Moana looked at him bashfully. "I am… self-taught." She finished with a small smile, trying to redeem herself.

Lahela could only shake her head as she went to adjust the rope by the mast as Maui quickly tugged on the halyard, causing the sails to rise up and catch the wind. Just like that, they were sailing across the water, trying to put distance between them.

Just as it seemed like they were getting somewhere, a spear landed on the boat, followed by several others, all attached to ropes.

"No thank you," Lahela said quickly as she pulled some of them from their boat, letting the Kakamora that were climbing down the ropes drop into the ocean. Maui was doing the same as Moana attempted futilely to remove a spear from the mast.

It seemed every time they got rid of one, two more appeared. As Maui worked on hitting all pirates that appeared, Lahela took a step back to focus on knocking the kakamora off target via the wind and a few well-placed cracks of lightning to their ship. To make matters worse, it seemed that the kakamora's ship wasn't just simply that. Before their eyes, it split into three different vessels.

Feeling overwhelmed, Moana turned to Maui. Surely the demigod could do something. "Can't you shift shape or something?"

Maui hit another kakamora into the sea before he turned to her in exasperation. "You see my hook?" He paused as he showed his hands. "No magic hook. No magic powers."

As if there weren't enough problems for them all do deal with, after a collision with a pirate, Moana lost her hold of the heart, sending it sliding across the deck of the boat. And on cue, Heihei stepped up, ready to heat anything.

"No, no, no, no," Moana cried as she tried to grab it but was too late. In just a second, the heart was swallowed by him. Hoping to keep it safe, Moana went to grab Heihei only to have him snatched from in front of her by a kakamora. With the rooster in hand, the pirate swung back to it's ship, ready to turn in the treasure.

"Heihei!" Moana cried before turning around quickly as she pointed to the retreating pirate. "Maui, Lahela, they took the heart!"

Maui turned around during his fighting to follow where she pointed. "That's a chicken."

"Please don't tell me he ate it," Lahela said wearily, knowing what sort of tendencies that chicken had.

"The heart is in the…" Moana trailed off as she looked between Maui and the Kakamora's ship. "We have to get it back."

Neither Maui or Lahela made any sign of going for it, though Lahela looked like she was contemplating the idea more than Maui.

"Maui," Moana whined before he finally moved to control the sails and began leading them straight towards the ship.

With the change in direction, Moana turned her attention back to spotting Heihei and Lahela did the same, holding off on the weather till she knew what needed to be done.

"There! Right there!" Moana yelled as she spotted where they needed to get to. But Maui had other plans as he suddenly turned the boat around, throwing them all off balance at the same time.

Moana turned on Maui. "What are you doing?"

"Escaping," he said simply.

"The heart," Moana started again to make her point.

"We can't leave without it," Lahela snapped, suddenly sending a strong gust of wind against the sails as the sudden changed caused them all to stumble.

Maui glared at Lahela as she suddenly stopped the wind again before he turned his attention to Moana. "Forget it, you're never getting it back."

Moana was done waiting on Maui. She eyed another rope that was being sent towards their boat and grabbed it.

"Hey," Maui warned as he saw what she was doing.

"I'm getting it back."

"They're just gonna kill you," Maui shot back.

Moana didn't listen to a word he said however as she took off, swinging towards the ship with one goal in mind.

The second she was off the boat, Lahela turned to Maui as she pointed at him in warning. "Don't get any ideas, we are waiting for her."

"We aren't," he corrected as he yet again set their boat sailing for an exit.

Lahela had every intention of arguing until she noticed the darts suddenly coming down on them. Her eyes widened as she jumped back as one landed where she just was. "Never mind, sounds good." She just hoped Moana had luck on her side. If she got hit by one of those darts, she certainly wasn't making it back to the boat with the heart.

As Maui maneuvered them between the ships, Lahela focused on bringing in a storm. "I assume you can handle a bit of rough sailing."

Maui grinned as he handled the sails. "I'm Maui, bring it on."

One thing she knew for sure was that those bigger ships would have a harder time while so close together. A little storm would go a long way with this. Before she knew what was happening however, Lahela was being pulled down straight into Maui.

"What are you doing?" She yelled, startled.

Maui kept a hold of her arm as he leaned closer to her. "Keeping you standing, and you're welcome," he finished as he gestured behind her.

Lahela glanced back before she pushed herself away from him, looking flustered as she realized she had nearly been pinned by the darts. "It's not like they'd kill me," she mumbled and turned away. "Let's just keep going before we're trapped."

The sound of feet landing on the boat caught her attention then.

"Hah!" Moana said with Heihei in hand. "Got it."

That was all the goddess and demigod needed to know they were clear to get out of that mess. Not wasting another second, they sped forward, watching as the gap between the ships closed with each passing second. Just when it appeared they wouldn't make it though, they slid through, letting the kakamora collide with each other.

The trio watched behind them as the ships went up in smoke.

"We did it!" Moana cheered as she turned to look at Maui and Lahela.

Maui crossed his arms and nodded in approval. "Congratulations on not being dead, curly. You surprise me. But I'm still not taking that thing back."

"This is getting old," Lahela muttered as she put a hand to her head and leaned against the mast. "Just help us and put the damn thing back!"

Maui ignored the goddess, focusing on Moana instead. "You wanna get to Te Fiti, you have to go through a whole ocean of bad. Not to mention Te Ka, a lava monster." He paused as he gave her a self-confident look. "Ever defeat a lava monster?"

Moana smirked as she shot back. "No. Have you?"

Lahela couldn't help but laugh at that reply while Maui bristled when he heard her.

"I'm not going on a suicide mission with some mortal and clumsy goddess. You can restore the heart without me."

"I'm not clumsy," Lahela said with a stomp. "That was a one-time thing."

"Still had to save you," Maui replied before turning towards Moana. He could pass on a goddess having a temper tantrum.

Moana had no idea what they were talking about but focused on the issue at hand. "Come on, Maui."

The stubborn demigod was having none of it. "I'm getting my hook. End of discussion."

"You'll to be a hero." Moana stepped closer as she said it. "That's what you're all about, right?"

"Little girl, I am a hero."

"Maybe you were but now ..." Moana paused for drama. "Now you're just the guy who stole the heart of Te Fiti."

"The guy who cursed the world," Lahela added, though she doubted her tone was helpful.

Moana glanced at the goddess but rolled her eyes and continued. "Don't know one fellow. No one." She pulled out the heart then. "But, put this back. Save the world. You'd be everyone's hero." She let her words sink in as she walked around him and started chanting quietly in his ear. "Maui... Maui... You're so amazing."

Lahela snorted as she covered her smirk. "I'm not sure they'd go that far."

Yet again, Lahela received a glare before Maui spoke. "We'll never make it without my hook. Not past Te Ka."

"Then we get your hook." Moana grinned and nodded. "We get you hook, take out Te Ka. Restore the heart."

"Assuming you do want to be Maui, Demigod of the Wind and Sea, Hero to all. Bit of a mouthful though. Really, so many words." Lahela added in.

Maui stepped forward as he faced both girls and pointed at them. "First, we get my hook. Then save the world."

Moana shot out her hand. "Deal?"

"Deal." Maui agreed.

Lahela stepped up with her hands on her hips. "And I'm holding you to that."

Maui gave her a doubtful look. "I'd like to see you try."

Moana quickly stepped between them, putting a hand out towards each of them. "What's the plan?"

"We go east," Maui said as he pointed off to the distance. "To the sea of Tamatoa. If anyone has my hook, it'll be that bottomfeeder."

Things had finally settled as they day started to come to an end. Maui agreed to help them, no murdering coconut pirates were in sight and the trip was very smooth. Over all, things were going well. It was during this time, while Maui was adjusting the sails, that Moana decided she had to learn how to sail.

"Teach me to sail." With amazement in her eyes, Moana stared at Maui, only a foot away from him.

Lahela was pretty sure he didn't want to simply because if he controlled the sails he could continue "accidentally" trying to hit them with said sails. It was why she decided to sit at the back beside Maui. He couldn't hit her without hitting himself, plus it was physically impossible for the sails to reach them.

"My job is to deliver Maui cross the great ocean," Moana continued her speech. " I should be sailing."

Maui was not ready to cave. "It's called wayfinding, Princess." He began climbing up the mast to prove his point. "It's not just sails and knots. It's seeing where you're going in your mind. Knowing where you are by knowing where you've been."

Moana looked up when she spoke. "Okay, first… I'm not a princess." She stumbled a moment as Maui jumped down but didn't falter with her words. "I'm the daughter of the chief."

"Same difference," Maui brushed her off.

"Kind of agree," added Lahela at the same time as Moana rejected their words.

"If you wear a dress and you have an animal sidekick," Maui continued as he picked Moana up. "You're a princess." He finished off by setting her in the hatch. "You're not a wayfinder. You'll never be a wayfinder."

Lahela jumped where she sat as Maui suddenly dropped beside her. She turned to see the ocean lurking behind them, most likely the culprit based on when it gave Moana a highfive.

Maui looked back as well as he could, though his body was now paralyzed. "Really? Blow dart, in my butt cheek." He then directed his annoyance to the ocean and Moana in front of him. "You are a bad person."

"If you can talk, you can teach," Moana said cheekily.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure she doesn't sink us," Lahela added as she slapped the back of his shoulder before standing up.

"Wayfinding, lesson one… hit it," Moana said eagerly as she gestured to Maui.

Lahela was sure it would be an entertaining night. She'd help Moana if she needed to since she doubted Maui would give her any hints, but really, she wanted to see how much of a mess it turned into first.

That's when Maui gave his first command. "Pull the sheets."

And as predicted, Moana had not a clue. She continued walking around, grabbing different parts of the boat, hoping she would eventually find the right item, but he just shot her down each time. This continued multiple times with each new term he threw at her.

The lesson continued for another hour before Lahela eventually called it quits. She was sure with Maui's instructions they would stay on course. With that thought in mind, she let herself relax and rest.

It was well into the night when Lahela opened her eyes again. As she sat up and ran a hand through her hair, she spotted Moana passed out just in front of her.

"What kind of goddess takes a power nap at night?"

Said goddess looked to her left and saw Maui sitting as he kept an eye on their course. "One that's tired from dealing with morals, demigods and pirates."

"Hard to think you're the goddess and I'm the demigod," Maui mocked.

"Not all of us can run around doing as we please. Some of us have jobs and need to keep the world moving."

Maui gave her a skeptical look as he stood up to adjust the sails. "Lahela, goddess of storms, keeps the world moving? I think you're forgetting who helped form so much here."

Lahela pushed herself up to remain on Maui's level. "Only cause the gods gave you that power." She raised an eyebrow at him as she waved her arm out towards him. "Yours is all brute force anyway. Dragged this up, forced that down. Everyone's heard your stories."

"At least I have stories."

"I did have stories," she snarled as she clenched her fists. A moment later, she lowered her voice as she remembered that Moana was still sleeping. Her anger was barely in check though. "It's your fault anyway. You caused a mess and left it for someone else. Do you know what it's like to have people praying to you, thinking that some rainfall will help save their island that is withering away and dying? I'm just a minor god, I can't just fix this darkness that has been spreading."

Lahela stood inches from him now, eyes closed as she tried to keep from conjuring a storm. Little did she know that Maui stood, staring at her with his fists clenched now, angry at himself.

"That explains why you kept attacking me, at least."

"Well, Moana didn't really want me chasing you off." As she finally opened her eyes, she turned to look out at the stars and ocean instead of the demigod. "You're lucky that's all I did."

Silence filled the air as the minutes ticked by. Maui allowed the goddess to calm down as he did the same. The clouds that had filled the sky made it easy to read her at least. When the weather started to calm, he assumed she was as well.

"Lahela."

The redhead turned back around at the sound of her name.

"Quit moping. If you're holding me to the deal, then you better be up for a fight."

She shot him an insulted look. "I was up for a fight way before you showed up." Heck, she wasn't even really made for fighting. That hadn't stopped her yet though, and it wouldn't in the future.

"Alright, cause tomorrow we're going to the realm of monsters. First stop to fixing it. And I'm not saving you again."

"Enough with that!" Lahela yelled, flushing at the memory of earlier.

Maui simply smirked at how uncomfortable she got but let it drop.

Silence settled yet again before her voice quietly cut through it. "Maui, I just… I am…" Stumbling over her words, Lahela blushed in annoyance at herself. She couldn't move on till she said it though. If she were more conceited, maybe she wouldn't care so much. Why was it so necessary? "Thank you," she spat out quickly before turning back away and proceeded to act like she was tracking where they are with the stars.

As the rest of the night finally settled into a routine, Moana smiled to herself before settling back into sleep. She hadn't intended to listen, but her curiosity got the best of her after getting woken up. Hopefully that meant less arguing now.

From here on out, updates may be a bit slower as well. College starts back up so between classes, work and everything else in real life, I'll have less time to write.

And next up, the realm of monsters! Let me know what you thought,I forgot what it was like to figure out how to write characters that aren't your own. Hopefully I've been doing them justice.