Joey The Chocobo
Part Two: Rocky Road
Joey snuck out of his house and quietly closed the door. He began to walk down the cold hard path of the Highroad. The moon was full. The buildings glowed in the moonlight. As he walked along he noticed how secluded it was. Maybe this won't be so hard after all! "Hey, look! There's one!"
"Let's get it!" Uh oh. I'm afraid to look… Joey turned around. "AHHHH!" Joey screamed as two guys rushed toward him with nets. Joey quickly turned his back and ran away. He kept running and wouldn't stop to look. But as soon as he got over the bridge there were two more guys! So he went and jumped right over them. "Get back here you little midget! Now!" But Joey wouldn't stop. He just kept running, and running, and running. Joey quickly hid behind some trees.
He watched intensely as they ran by. I've got to be more careful now. People are going to be running after me like I'm a priceless gem! He peeked out from the bushes and looked around. Then fell asleep right there. He woke up and looked around again. "Time to get on the road!" As he walked he was always careful to not make a sound and keep as quiet as possible or he could get caught. After even more walking he finally caught sight of the end of the Highroad. There's the entrance to Mushroom Rock Road. But there's so many people! How do I get past? Suddenly, a cart rolled past him. Hmmm… A smile appeared on Joey's face. The cart rolled up next to the guards. "Halt! What's in there?"
"Supplies for the Youth League Headquarters!"
"I see. Go on ahead." They wheeled on ahead, unaware that a small chocobo was riding along with the supplies. As soon as they got far from the gate, Joey jumped out of the cart. "That's one way to get in." He said. He looked down the road. No people. Hallelujah.
As he walked he spied a large group of people walking his way. Uh oh. He quickly ducked into a small cave. Joey saw that this cave went on even longer. "Hmm. I wonder what's through here?" He noticed a small light moving slowly through the darkness. "Who's there?" said Joey. The light kept moving at a slow pace. Being the naïve chocobo he was, he followed it. The path twisted and turned, and he walked at a slow pace so he wouldn't scare whatever was making that light. Then the light turned, and noticed it as a lantern. The lantern jumped and started to run away. It's still not that fast. He thought. Then he saw something familiar. "LIGHT!" As he passed through he noticed he wasn't outside, he was in a lit cave with a big door. He looked around for the floating lantern. He looked and saw a little green thing holding a lantern. It turned around and then… "AAAAAAAHHHH!"
"AAAAAAHHHHH!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Now as we all know, first impressions are everything. Well, apparently the two didn't know. "Don't hurt me!" screamed Joey.
"Don't ground me!" Said the green thing.
"What?"
"Oh. I thought you were my parents. Sorry!"
"Why did think I was your parents?"
"Well, umm…"
"Let me guess. You hate your life, you're mad at your parents, and you're running away."
"Umm, yeah."
"Join the club."
"You mean you're running away too?"
"Bingo." Said Joey.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Joey. How about you?
"My name is Marie."
"Hey, what are you?"
"Me? I'm me!"
"No, what species are you?"
"Oh. I'm a Tonberry!"
"What?"
