My Friend-My Master
By: M14Mouse
The chains were old and rusty. They cut into my legs and claws. When he was finishes with me,
he ties me to a tree and left me. He gives me very little food. But that wasn't the worse, it was
the whip. Every time, I didn't do what I was suppose to do. He whips me. The whip cut into my
feathers and I could feel the blood run into my feathers. The cuts never truly healed because he
uses his whip a lot. I feel if my life was slowly drift away with every hit of the whip.
One day, my master took me a place where there were a lot noise and people. He ties me to a tree
and left me again. The rope was too tight around my neck. I could hardly breathe. The weather
grows cold and it started to rain. At the first, the rain strings my cuts. Slowly, the rain began to
wash away the dry blood on my feathers. As it continues to rain, I grow very cold. My world
becomes white and hazy. For a moment, I thought I was going to die. Funny, I didn't want to die
but I want the pain to go away. As I close my eyes, I fell into darkness.
When I woke up, I found out the rope was gone. I could breathe. That was a wonderful thing!
"Are you alright, kupo?" a voice said. I moved my head toward the voice. It was a moogle. I
could barely answer with a kwph. Quickly, the moogle look over my wounds. "Who has done
this to you, kupo?" the moogle asked. I was about to answer until I heard my master's voice.
"Who are you? Get away from that chocobo!" My master said. I scared. I didn't want to beat
again. So, I ran. I ran for very long time. At least that was how it feels for me. Finally, I
collapse with exhaustion in a forest clearing.
When I woke up again, I found there were greens next to me. Quickly, I eat the greens. What a
treat! I rarely had greens when I was with my former master. When I finished eating, I looked
around the forest. The forest wasn't very big but there was plenty of food. The moogle, who save
me, came flying in. "You are alright, kupo!" The moogle said. I nodded my head. "My name is
Mene, kupo. What is your name, kupo?" Mene asked as he flying above me. "Kwph." I asked.
"Choco, kupo? Nice name, kupo." Mene said. As time past, Mene and me become friends. With
time, my wounds heal, my legs become strong again, and my feathers become bright and yellow.
We live in the forest where no humans ever come. Mene thought I should have a master because
he couldn't take care of me. Quickly, I told him I didn't need a master. I didn't want a master.
But Mene didn't push the subject.
Until the day a human came into the forest. A HUMAN! I was terrified. I will not have another
master. Quickly, Mene greeted the human. Mene said something to the human and the human
nodded its head. Slowly, the human walked toward me. NO! I ran from the forest. I ran to
another nearby forest and hide until the human left. But a familar smell caught my nose, it was a
gysahl greens! The human was holding them. I knew if I eat them. The human would be my
master. I knew I should ran but the smell of the green move me toward the human. Finally, I ate
the greens from the human's hand. The human talks softly to me and softly stoke my feathers.
The human told me his name. His name was Zidane. I notice something about the human. My
new master had a tail! I never knew humans could have a tail.
Carefully, my new master got my back. "Are you all right? I am not that heavy, I am?" My new
master said. "Kwph." I said. In true, the human wasn't very heavy. In fact, my old master was
heavier than he. Quickly, we return to the forest. Such, we began our adventures. I and my new
master look for buried treasures. I meet the chocobo god and I could evolve. I could walk on the
water, climb mountains, and fly. Oh, how I love to fly. But most importantly, I and my master
become friends. We play around and played in the ocean. I saw the most amazing things under
the ocean and treasure. He treats me with kindness I could only wish for. He left me near a
village where he said they will take care of me if anything happens to him. He said he had to go
somewhere and he will be back soon. But I saw something in his eyes. Fear, hope, and
determination in his eyes. I rubbed my head against his arm. He turns to look at me and he
smiled. He stokes my head then turn and left me.
The odd creatures in the village took care of me. Very odd creatures. They wore very big hats
and strange outfits. But they did take care of me. They had a baby chocobo with them. The odd
creatures seem to take care of the baby. It has been several days since I have seen my master. I
was very worried. One day, the earth began to shake. A strange mist covers everything. I
thought the mist was gone. When the strange mist returns, my master returned with friends. His
new friends had tails like him. They talk very funny to me. They were afraid of me, too. They
called me a monster. If they like have never seen a chocobo before. Master says to give them
time to understand me. I didn't understand but I did what Master said.
That morning, Master left again with his friends. I saw many ships fly across the sky. They
seems to be heading toward that giant tree in the sky. There was a lot of noise from the ships and
the ground. If the ground was fighting the ships in the sky. This was scarier. The noise stopped
and the mist began to disappear again. Everyone was very happy. But master still haven't return
and I was worried. Hours turn into days. Days turn into weeks. Master never returns. One day,
another one with a tail came to me. I think, her name was Makoto. She told me, she was going
to find Zidane. She got on to my back and we left the village. We travel over mountains and
forests until we made to the giant tree. It seems so peaceful and beautiful now. It didn't look like
the tree I saw when I fought by it.
She told me to stay where I was. She disappear into the deep roots of the giant tree. A couple
hours later, she returns with master. He looks awful! He looks nothing like I remember. He was
dirty and pale. And when the girl place him on my back, he was very light. Almost if he
weighted nothing. Quickly, we return the village. The creatures with the big hats and the
creatures with the tails took him into one of the house. I didn't see him for many weeks. But I
knew he was all right. Me and the baby chocobo become great friends. It was a good feeling to
be with my kind again. But I still worried about my master.
Many months later, my master came to me. He was still a little pale but he was better. His hair
was longer. He smiles at me and stoke my feathers along my neck. He says we are going on a
journey soon. A week later, he got on my back and I fly over the great ocean to a small island.
We landed in a small forest and walk over to a small crack in the mountain. He gives me a dead
pepper and quickly, I broke the crack in the mountain. When we entered, we enter paradise. I
could see chocobos everywhere. It was a site to see.
I was home. Master got off my back. I turn to him and I saw Mene! Mene was here, too. "You
made Choco, kupo." Mene said happily. "You are home now, Choco. Our adventures I will
never forget but it is time for us to part. You have found your paradise. Now, it time to find
mine." Master said. Tears were in my eyes. Master and Mene are leaving. They were my
friends. I couldn't leave them. "Kwph!" I protested. But Master smile and stoke my feathers one
last time. "Look at what you have before you, Choco. And remember it. Look around you, and
treasure it. You could change things here, you know. You could get the Chocobo god to let
Mene stay here. But remember, I will always be there." Master said as he pointed to my chest.
With a final good-bye, master left. But Mene did stay. Finally, I got Chocobo god to agree to.
Chocobo god can be stubborn but I would not give in. I found a mate and have many babies.
From time to time, I think back to my master. I ask Mene if he knows if master was alright.
Mene said he going to find out on the Mognet. I wouldn't count my feathers if he would get a
letter from the Mognet. I look toward the beautiful sunset. I thought of my master and my friend.
The End
--To lose a friend is the greatest of all evils, but endeavors rather to rejoice that you possessed
him than to mourn his loss. Seneca--
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