A Return from the Planet: Chapter 3: The Search
After a few hours of waiting, Vincent and Aerith decided that Cid would not be there that day, maybe it would be the next day. Vincent often lost track of time, maybe he was a day early, or worse. a day late. Either way there was a problem, Cid was not there
They decided to go back to the Bone Village and see if anyone there had means of transportation. Hell, they had to get there somehow.
After asking around a bit, they were unable to find anyone with knowledge of a way off, other than wait 6 months for the ferry, which made biannual trips to bring excavators to the site, and back to their homes.
Deciding that 6 months is way too long to wait, it was apparent that they needed to find another way off, other than by conventional means, they could build a boat, but that would take too long, they could wait for Cid, but there was no guarantee when or where he would show up.
It then dawned on them, simultaneously, as if their minds worked as one. The Chocobo Sage, talk to him.
Aerith then thought, "But doesn't he only have a mountain Chocobo."
Vincent shakes his head "Wait a sec! How do you know about him, you were."
Aerith responded "But I watched over all of you, I know about all of it, the races, I even know about the Gold Chocobo that Cloud gave the Chocobo Sage."
Vincent: .
He sat stunned as to how she knew this, but then shook it off after realizing what she had said.
At that point the only question between them was how to get to the Sage's house, surely that was the surest and most efficient way of getting off the continent, of course he would remember Vincent, and lend him the Chocobo.
Wandering towards the Chocobo Sage's house, another thought occurred to them. How were they supposed to get up that steep mountain? Their problem was no sooner worried about than solved, as the thought came to their mind, they saw a green chocobo run by.
With a quick thought Vincent chucked a handful of greens in the direction of the chocobo, it stopped and turned around, munching on the greens, two rabbit like creatures approached them, quickly each of them were set ablaze, and the chocobo was none the wiser, Aerith and Vincent hopped on it's back, and rode it to the Chocobo Sage's house in the mountains. Once at the Sage's house, they dismounted, surprisingly the Chocobo stayed there. Well, now they knew the origin of the green chocobo, the sage must have only had room for one, so he let this one go.
They entered the sage's house, walked up the stairs and to the sage.
"Sir, excuse me, sir!" Vincent called to him
The sage shook his head. "Huh! What?! Oh. It's only you two. for a minute there I thought someone was after my new chocobo."
"Well actually sir." Aerith responded with a slight smile "We do wish to borrow him, we want to go to the main continent."
She was cut off "NOT MY CHOCOBO!!!!"
"Sir sir sir, calm down, we will bring him back, we just need to get to the main continent so we can see our friends" Vincent stated trying to calm him.
"Oh. OH!! I remember you now, you are now." The sage stated. " Your friend gave me this one." Pointing to the gold chocobo. " I will tell you what, if you find my green chocobo, I will let you have this gold one back."
Vincent smiled "Thank you, we will go look for her"
They exit the house, the chocobo is still standing there. Vincent throws it some more greens, it bends down to eat them and he picks them back up, leading the bird in to the house.
"What is that thing?!" The sage yells
"This is your old chocobo sir" Vincent said.
"Oh. oh yeah, now I remember, then that spiky headed guy gave me this gold one."
"Yes" Responded Vincent " You said you would lend him to us if we brought her back."
"Oh, I did, well, ok, if I did then I did" The Sage claimed "go ahead take her, but make sure you bring her back here, and only feed him these" He stated pulling out a hand full of greens "These are specially for him, no other bird can have this, understand?"
The two nod simultaneously while placing the green bird back in the stable, walking the gold one out.
They hop on the enormous bird and ride towards the shore, riding across the ocean, they enjoy the scenery, it is amazingly beautiful in the ocean. Enjoying the scenery, Aerith can't stop thinking about what lies ahead of her, her next destination, Rocket town, and then on to Nibelheim, where her love, cloud is.
After a few hours of waiting, Vincent and Aerith decided that Cid would not be there that day, maybe it would be the next day. Vincent often lost track of time, maybe he was a day early, or worse. a day late. Either way there was a problem, Cid was not there
They decided to go back to the Bone Village and see if anyone there had means of transportation. Hell, they had to get there somehow.
After asking around a bit, they were unable to find anyone with knowledge of a way off, other than wait 6 months for the ferry, which made biannual trips to bring excavators to the site, and back to their homes.
Deciding that 6 months is way too long to wait, it was apparent that they needed to find another way off, other than by conventional means, they could build a boat, but that would take too long, they could wait for Cid, but there was no guarantee when or where he would show up.
It then dawned on them, simultaneously, as if their minds worked as one. The Chocobo Sage, talk to him.
Aerith then thought, "But doesn't he only have a mountain Chocobo."
Vincent shakes his head "Wait a sec! How do you know about him, you were."
Aerith responded "But I watched over all of you, I know about all of it, the races, I even know about the Gold Chocobo that Cloud gave the Chocobo Sage."
Vincent: .
He sat stunned as to how she knew this, but then shook it off after realizing what she had said.
At that point the only question between them was how to get to the Sage's house, surely that was the surest and most efficient way of getting off the continent, of course he would remember Vincent, and lend him the Chocobo.
Wandering towards the Chocobo Sage's house, another thought occurred to them. How were they supposed to get up that steep mountain? Their problem was no sooner worried about than solved, as the thought came to their mind, they saw a green chocobo run by.
With a quick thought Vincent chucked a handful of greens in the direction of the chocobo, it stopped and turned around, munching on the greens, two rabbit like creatures approached them, quickly each of them were set ablaze, and the chocobo was none the wiser, Aerith and Vincent hopped on it's back, and rode it to the Chocobo Sage's house in the mountains. Once at the Sage's house, they dismounted, surprisingly the Chocobo stayed there. Well, now they knew the origin of the green chocobo, the sage must have only had room for one, so he let this one go.
They entered the sage's house, walked up the stairs and to the sage.
"Sir, excuse me, sir!" Vincent called to him
The sage shook his head. "Huh! What?! Oh. It's only you two. for a minute there I thought someone was after my new chocobo."
"Well actually sir." Aerith responded with a slight smile "We do wish to borrow him, we want to go to the main continent."
She was cut off "NOT MY CHOCOBO!!!!"
"Sir sir sir, calm down, we will bring him back, we just need to get to the main continent so we can see our friends" Vincent stated trying to calm him.
"Oh. OH!! I remember you now, you are now." The sage stated. " Your friend gave me this one." Pointing to the gold chocobo. " I will tell you what, if you find my green chocobo, I will let you have this gold one back."
Vincent smiled "Thank you, we will go look for her"
They exit the house, the chocobo is still standing there. Vincent throws it some more greens, it bends down to eat them and he picks them back up, leading the bird in to the house.
"What is that thing?!" The sage yells
"This is your old chocobo sir" Vincent said.
"Oh. oh yeah, now I remember, then that spiky headed guy gave me this gold one."
"Yes" Responded Vincent " You said you would lend him to us if we brought her back."
"Oh, I did, well, ok, if I did then I did" The Sage claimed "go ahead take her, but make sure you bring her back here, and only feed him these" He stated pulling out a hand full of greens "These are specially for him, no other bird can have this, understand?"
The two nod simultaneously while placing the green bird back in the stable, walking the gold one out.
They hop on the enormous bird and ride towards the shore, riding across the ocean, they enjoy the scenery, it is amazingly beautiful in the ocean. Enjoying the scenery, Aerith can't stop thinking about what lies ahead of her, her next destination, Rocket town, and then on to Nibelheim, where her love, cloud is.