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Chapter 8: Guess Who's Coming for Dinner?

            After five days of having the time of her life at Gold Saucer, Elena returned to the Highwind proudly as Cutesy was officially at S class. Reno and Rude, however, was furious.

            "Where the hell have you two been?! You said you were going to be back two days ago! And why didn't you answer our calls?!" Rude shouted angrily.

            "Yeah! We ran out of greens and now the chocobos are on a rampage! They're barging into everywhere!" Reno added.

            "Why didn't you go buy some?" Elena defended.

            "It takes a day's time to get to the farm and another to get back here, and you were still missing in action!" Rude yelled as he struggled to pull away the black chocobo which was trying to enter the cockpit.

            "Ok, I'm sorry! Can we go get the greens now?" Elena said.

            After an exhausting day of tug-and-war with the chocobos, the trio finally made it to the chocobo farm.

            "Elena's had her share of fun, it's my time to get off this thing! I'll go buy the greens," Reno waved his right arm enthusiastically in the air.

            "I don't care who's going, just go! And buy a Pram nut as well, they're ready to mate!" Rude exclaimed as he and Elena wrestled with the dashing chocobo.

            Reno whistled as he climbed down the rope ladder, glad to be spared of the hell in the airship for a while.

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            "Then guess what President Shinra said? He said, 'Do I look fat in this suit?'" Reno said as he acted the scene out.

            Chole giggled. Just then Reno's PHS rang. Reno answered it in frustration, but the voice at the other end sounded even furious.

            "RENO!! What the hell are you doing?! You've been down there for three hours! Get your butt back here quick with those greens!" Elena screamed at the top of her lungs.

            Knowing how monstrous Elena can be if ignored, Reno hastily said goodbye to Chole and bought as much Gysahl Greens as he could and started running towards the Highwind. Suddenly, he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw three familiar figures climbing up the rope ladder and then disappeared into the airship.

            Reno blinked for a while, then knelt down and thanked Odin he wasn't on the airship. Standing up again, he steadily dialed Elena's number.

            The chocobos had gotten everywhere – the operation room, the stable, even the cockpit. Elena and Rude was busy pushing the mountain chocobo away from the control panel of the Highwind when her PHS rang. She answered it angrily, "WHAT NOW?!"

            "Hey Elena, I know you love the guessing game. Guess who just entered the Highwind? I'll give you a hint: you'd better run while you can," Reno said.

            "Reno! I don't have time to play your stupid games! The damn chocobos are trying to eat our luggage!" Elena was now seething in anger. She stomped her foot, but unfortunately she stepped on the chocobo's toes. Then all hell broke loose. The chocobo warked out in pain and went out of control. In the confusion, it bumped into the other chocobos, which created a chain reaction, with the chocobos bumping into other chocobos. Soon the whole place was filled with feathers flying and six gigantic birds bumping into everything, warking and squawking loudly. It was like a re-enactment of Weapons wrecking everything in sight.

            "$%^&! What the *&#$ have they done to my Highwind?!"

            "Goldie! Blackie! All the chocobos are here, Tifa!"

            Rude and Elena went cold at hearing that voice. Slowly turning around, who should they see standing at the entrance to the cockpit? Why, their nightmare, of course – Cloud, Tifa, and Cid.

            The trio noticed Rude and Elena for the first time in the commotion. "The Turks?" Tifa almost couldn't believe her eyes.

            Cloud pulled out his Ultima Weapon while Cid pulled out his Venus Gospel. Cid was practically all red from anger after seeing his beloved airship turned upside down.

            Scenes of their past defeat flashed before Rude and Elena's eyes. Back then the odds were even, but now it was obvious which team was the stronger one. Their brains worked quickly, trying to think of a way to escape, but none seemed plausible.

            "Hey Cloud! Long time no see!" Reno's voice called out from the deck.

            Cloud, Tifa and Cid turned towards the voice. In a split second, Rude and Elena dashed towards the entrance, bumping into Tifa on the way and making her twirl around in circles. Elena had time to turn around and blow them a kiss.

            The duo met up with Reno at the door leading to the deck.

            "Thanks, Reno," Rude said, still running, now with Reno joining them.

            "Couldn't leave without you guys. We're in this together thick or thin, remember?" Reno said with a smile.

            Tifa clenched her fists while watching the Turks disappear from their sight. "Man, I hate it when they always bump into me!"

            "Should we go after them?" Cloud asked.

            "NO $%#& WAY!! We need to clean up this #&*@ mess this $%^# instant!" Cid exclaimed, clearly not happy with six chocobos running amok in his Highwind.

            "Right," Cloud said, then pointed at Cutesy, "Hey, is that a new one?"

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Author's note: ……………….Maybe I'll just keep quiet this time………………cause I don't have a damn idea what to say………I'll just be sitting over here……and keeping my fingers crossed………..cause I hope y'all like the story so far………cause the next chapter is the final chapter…………..writer's block……..can't blame me…….