Moogle: Nostalgic Memories
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'"Moogle: Nostalgic Memories" is the twenty-second episode of Final Fantasy: Unlimited.
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[edit] Story Detail
[edit] Prologue
The opening teaser begins with Jane moving through the ocean of Wonderland. A gentle theme plays and the group is surrounded by an idyllic landscape grassy hills and clear, blue water. Knave says that seeing the place brings back old memories. In the distance, water wheels can be seen turning the water. A little ways further off, Moogle Kupo stands on the shore. His pompom, which is yellow, twitches and he says "I sense his presence." Fabula appears and welcomes us back to the sea of Wonderland. She reminds us that the travelers are searching for Flying Water, the source of the energy for their flying machine. They're still inside the Ocean Puzzle and... "There's someone waiting for them. His name is... Moogle."
[edit] Taking a Break
- "This place is like a home away from home."
- —Knave
The submarine docks and the crew of the Comodeen gets to work on maintenance. Knave and Lisa Pacifist stand together and Knave describes the place as being "like a home away from home." Lisa reminds him that it's just another Ocean Puzzle cube and he tells her not to be so uptight, that it's important to take a break. Ai and Yu certainly are-- they're playing in the water, being chased merrily by Chobi. Lisa gives a little chuckle and Knave asks Kaze if this place also reminds him of home. He simply stands, silent and stoic. Knave issues two hours of free-time for his crew. A bird flies happily in the sky and everyone relaxes and plays. Miles gets in the fun, too, digging for a worm in the ground. Knave walks along with Fungo and Lisa, Ai and Yu also enjoy a walk, but in the distance, an odd, spiked tower stands. Lisa, Ai and Yu, now joined by Fungo (who is munching on a fire hydrant) arrive in a village, which Ai realizes looks like Japan. Lisa is reminded of something by an odd smell and Knave sits rocking a swing, saying that this reminds him of his childhood.
[edit] Trapped in Childhood Memories
- "Okay, Mom, you've got it. I'll practice even harder. You'll have no reason to worry"
- —Lisa
He and Lisa both smell their favorite foods. Fungo realizes that someone is there and they briefly see Moogle flying off. Yu wonders if it's a monster and Lisa goes chasing after it. Ai and Yu follow and she asks if they said something. She gasps and then gets an odd expression on her face. "Mom, is that you?" she asks and walks off. Ai and Yu run after her and find her balancing a barrel of water on each of her hands, her training for the Kigen Arts. She promises her mom to train even harder. Ai asks if she's been drinking and Yu says he'll go get Knave. At first, they can't find him, but then discover him in a house, chopping lettuce, caught up in a childhood memory. Fungo appears and explains that Knave is long gone. "What's going on?!" asks Ai. They all race to tell the others, only to find that everyone else seems to be in a haze as well. Even Miles, who is wearing flowers in her hair, feminine characteristics not fitting her more tomboyish adult personality. "What should we do?" wonders Yu and Ai peels the tape off of PoshePocket's mouth, asking him to give them something that will cure everyone. He simply snores, asleep, and Ai, annoyed, shouts at him to wake up. PoshePocket is unresponsive and Yu wonders if it's because of the Ocean Puzzle. He decides to go seek Cid's help, but Cid is also caught up in old memories, sitting around playing with an action figure and talking in a childish voice. Chobi is asleep and only Kaze is left, so they go to search for him. From inside one of the houses in the village, they hear a TV. Fungo says he's going to check it out, so Ai and Yu follow. Inside the house, the hear the sounds of an old variety show. "Does Kaze even like those kind of shows?" wonders Yu.
[edit] Discovering Moogle
- "I'm the harmless, charming mascot who everyone loves. I am Moogle Kupo!"
- —Moogle
Ai and Yu think it could be a bad guy, but they head inside the room and discover Moogle, lying on the floor and watching a very old, black-and-white variety show. "That's not Kaze," comments Yu. Ai says that "it looks like a mini-Mister." He asks who they are and Ai shoots the question back at him. He introduces himself as Moogle Kupo, a harmless mascot that everyone loves. He calls himself a "Soil missionary"-- and reminds them that his last name is "Kupo." Ai wonders why he keeps telling him their last name, but Yu, always the more perceptive one, wonders if Moogle means Soil, like Kaze's. Moogle asks if they know him and Yu realizes that he could be an ally. Ai excuses him of hypnotizing everyone, but Moogle denies it. Ai asks why nothing's wrong with him. His pompom glows and he tells them that their friends have been "trapped in Memory Lane." He then turns back to the TV and laughs. Ai is irritated and asks him to stop, and he explains further that "this is Memory Lane, the last stop on the Memory Train." People trapped here can only think of good old times from the past and then are consumed by their memories and vanish completely. Ai, Yu and Fungo haven't been affected yet because they're children and have fewer memories, while Moogle his safe because the device on his head electrocutes his brain if he gets confused. Ai calls him "sketchy," but he says he's not as sketchy as "that over there," pointing toward the strange tower. It's sending out strange radio waves telling people that "Nothing beats the good old days!" and affecting their minds.
[edit] Race to the Tower of Power
- "Do it, God of Destruction."
- —Moogle
They all race toward the tower, Yu having realized that they can save everyone if they can just do something about the tower. Kaze is already at the tower, staring at it. They see him and Moogle's pompom lights up as he detects Kaze's presence. He races up to Kaze and says that he's been looking for him. He hasn't seen him since they got separated in Windaria. He continues that it's amazing that they both survived, but Kaze cuts through, asking him who he is. "Huh?!" asks Moogle and Ai, still distrusting, asks if he really knows "Mister." Yu discovers that there's something written on the wall of the tower. Moogle reads: "In the 108th year of the age of Wonderland, Nostradamus, the King of Black Magic, sealed a god named Yarokiel here in this land and brought eternal peace. People shall only live in their memories." Suddenly, a huge surge of power comes from the tower. Yu, Ai and Fungo cover their ears, but it's too late. Yu produces a pack of playing cards and starts talking about how he and Ai used to play Old Maid after school. "Now Yu is gone, too," realizes Fungo. "Blow that thing away with your Magun, Kaze!" suggests Moogle. The Magun seems to move and Kaze states that Soil is his power. "Do it, God of Destruction," says Moogle. "Huh?" wonders Ai. The tower sends forth another blast, hitting the party, and the Magun powers down. "It will not move," despairs Kaze. "Nothing beats the good old days!" blasts the tower. "Kukuruyu," comments Crux from a distance.
[edit] Lost and Found
- "This is pitiful! A great man like you, reduced to an imbecile! Did you forget about the days when we fought together?! Have you lost touch with the Soil completely?"
- —Moogle
Moogle races over to Kaze's side and wonders just how Kaze's been using the Magun in the condition that it's in. He says that Kaze can't just heat up the Soil like that. He says he'll fix it right up and directs his pompom at it. After completing this process, he says that while it's not perfect, it should be good enough to beat the tower. Kaze, however, is completely unresponsive. Moogle quickly figures out that Kaze, too, has been affected by the radio's power, shut away in old memories. In his memory, he recalls pleasant times with his sister, Aura. "Snap out of it!" shouts Moogle, but Kaze is completely gone. The situation has gone from bad to worse, with Ai and Yu both now playing Old Maid and Fungo sleeping. Scenes of the others lost in the old memories are shown and Moogle says he's the only left to take care of things. He wonders how Kaze's memories could possibly be so pleasant that he would be completely lost. Indeed, with these words, Kaze seems to recall the destruction of his homeworld, the loss of Aura and the appearance of Makenshi. He also remembers someone else... "Moogle?" "At last, Kaze! You finally found a memory of me, buried somewhere deep within your heart!" He directs his pompom at the Magun, telling it to move just as the Soil guides it.
[edit] Moogle's Power
- "Nothing beats the good old days! Ha ha!"
"You're just wasting your energy now! Hey, go ahead decide the appropriate Soil Charge, Kaze. Whatever you have left over should be just fine." - —Radio Tower and Moogle
The Magun does indeed move, and thaws. The tower sends out another burst of energy, but Moogle tells it that it's wasting its time. He says it's time for Kaze to decide the appropriate Soil Charge - "whatever you have leftover should be just fine." So Kaze does. "The sleep that wraps death: Steel Gray. Bubbling and boiling blood: Heat Crimson. And, finally, the light that penetrates darkness: Lightning Yellow. Howl! I summon you, Ixion!" He fires the Magun, the Soil swirls and Moogle declares "It's zero style!" adding his own power. The new, upgraded Ixion attacks the tower with its crackling energy, penetrating its shield and taking it out in a devastating explosion. Moogle is blown black by the force of the explosion, but Kaze grabs on to him and saves him. "Moo...gle." Moogle is overjoyed that Kaze remembers him. Crux escapes from the explosion. Everyone snaps out of their memories, but they have new problem. The town is breaking apart, fast, literally coming apart the seams. Everyone races back for the submarine, Chobi flying as the Legendary Ciel. Cid powers up the submarine and they escape into the depths of the ocean, the cube of the Ocean Puzzle containing the nostalgic town obliterating into dark nothingness. Yu says they're safe for now and Ai responds that she wasn't sure they'd make it. Everyone is indeed safe, though Knave has a bad stomachache. They've also been joined by a new companion. "Now we are together, together forever," sighs Moogle.
[edit] Prophecy
Fabula predicts that the adventurers are about to arrive at their last stop. "Waiting for them them there is Lou Lupus. Or is it the dangerous blue water? Teros: In Search of Flying Water. I'll be next time with more Unlimited guidance."
[edit] Characters
- Knave
- Fabula (outside episode)
- Lisa Pacifist
- Ai Hayakawa
- Yu Hayakawa
- Chobi / Legendary Ciel
- Kaze
- Miles
- Fungo
- PoshePocket
- Crux
- Aura (flashback)
- Makenshi (flashback)
[edit] First appearance
- Moogle
