Chapter 4
Unwelcome Discovery
Zidane and Chimomo left Madain Sari and headed east, towards the woods. As they passed over the plains and forests, Zidane noticed something odd. "Hey, Chimomo?" he asked, "What is it, kupo?" Chimomo replied. "Where are all the monsters? I haven't seen one since before I woke up." He pondered. Chimomo stopped and thought for a second before carrying on, "I don't know either. There hasn't been any for months, kupo. But as far as we're concerned, that is a good thing, kupo." The moogle explained. Zidane smiled a little, "I suppose your right, were not being held back, are we." He responded. They kept heading east in a straight line. "So what is it that you want to show me, Chimomo?" Zidane asked, "Well, I don't know what it is exactly, kupo. I want you to have a look at it and see if you know what it is or where it came from. Were almost there, kupo" Chimomo answered.
They kept going for a few more miles, stopping to rest every now and again before they got to the edge of the island. Zidane looked down from the cliff and saw the sea, violently striking the side of the island. "This is what you wanted to show me? It's sea! You should know that!" said Zidane, he looked up and saw Chimomo facing south. "No, not that, kupo. It's over there" said Chimomo, pointing in the direction he was facing. Zidane looked and saw something that looked like a hole, but it was about half a mile away. "What the... That wasn't there before. I'm sure of that." He wondered. "C'mon, Chimomo. Let's go and have a look." He added, "Ok, kupo" Chimomo agreed, and they went to the strange land mark ahead.
After a short run, they arrived and Zidane gasped at the sight. "Whoa.... Now that DEFINATLY wasn't there before!" he said in awe. They gazed down inside a large crater that went deep into the ground. In the middle of the crater was a large stone that had a large hole on the side of it. Zidane's mouth was gaping open with amazement and a portion of fear was in his eyes. "How did this get here..." said Zidane, after a few seconds, Chimomo said "I don't know, kupo. I'm not even sure how long it has been here. I haven't been down to have a look, kupo. I'm scared." Chimomo explained. "Hang on then, I'm gonna go and have a look." Zidane said, "I-I'll come with you, k-kupo." Said Chimomo, quivering with fear. "It doesn't look scary. It just looks like a regular rock from up here. So where did the goddamn crater come from?" Zidane wondered.
He hopped down from the ledge and slowly made his way down the crater and towards the stone, Chimomo quietly followed him. When he reached the stone, he inspected it for five minutes. "What do you think, kupo?" Chimomo asked. Zidane scratched his head, "Well, I'm guessing that it's a meteorite. Because it has loads of burn marks on it, plus the black crumbly bits." He explained. Zidane then noticed at the corner of his eye a set of tracks in the gravel at the opposite side of the crater. "What the... How did they get there?" he thought. Chimomo came up behind him, "I saw those too, kupo. It looks like someone came and had a look at it before us." Said Chimomo. Zidane looked concerned, "I doubt that, Chimomo." He replied. "Why is that, kupo?" Chimomo asked. "Because there's only one set of tracks over there, and they lead out of the crater." Zidane said. "Huh? How can that be, kupo?" Chimomo asked, Zidane thought for a moment, "There's only one explanation that I can think of, Chimomo." He said and he looked at the hole that was in the meteorite. "Someone, or something, came out of there..." he claimed.