"...George...?" a Peco called in an understandable language, shocking Marie slightly. "Has anyone seen George? Please, tell me you've seen him! Tell me where--" The Peco glanced over and noticed the creeping Klonian.

"Everyone scatter!" She squawked as the group of them started running in random directions across the area.

"Nya..." she thought, leaping out from her hiding spot, setting after one of them. The monster kept a fast, steady pace, yet she caught up to it, and when it finally stopped, Marie gasped for breath. Leaning over to breath, she uttered "Hey, how can you speak? The last giant chicken honked at meh..."

"...Speak...?" The bird let out a small honk "How can you speak? Most of you people just come by and chop at us..."

"I never did..." she casually threw her arms up behind her back "I'm not of this world... so I'm a little clueless... That sounds awfully mean... hey, do you have the same fire in your eyes as the last one I saw?"

"...fire in my eyes, last one? Oh, you must've seen George!" the fowl attempted a smile through its beak "He left with a group of our finest warriors to try and get back one of my eggs. Have you seen him? What did he say to you? Where is he now?" the Peco squawked on and on, tossing questions at Marie.

"Wait, wait, calm down!" Marie begged, knowing it would be unwise to mention breakfast. Regaining her composure, she explained "I saw some guy come, and they were all frozen and turned to food before my eyes... I'm sorry..."

"But... Maybe I can get your egg back? I'm sure it'll have a scent similar to Pecos..." she continued, her kitten nose twitched as a floating feather drifted down "I could track it!"

"Yes... my egg." the peco squawked "Please, bring it back for me. I'm sure it's what George would've wanted"

Marie closed her eyes, taking it in; she nodded, looking back towards the village.

"I'll find it..." she accepted the task, a bluish glow emanating in her eyes. She turned around, softly glancing over and in one quick movement; she disappeared dashing towards the village. She pushed her speed, causing a blur effect on her image, as she approached the massive city she felt the scent of feathers tickle her nose, luring her towards a certain building. Peering through a window, Marie's eyes scanned the area, spotting a large, oval shaped object, speckled light brown. Glancing around, she spotted a back door to the house, and decided to try that. Cupping her hands around her forehead, she peeked in through the door window to see if she could spot her target from the doorway.

"Wow...!" she heard from inside. Marie eased the door open, creeping inside and closer to the voice's source, her light-weight and small frame allowing her to get by without detection. She pressed her back to the wall and slightly tilted her head so she could see around the corner...

"...This is the biggest egg I've ever seen." a man from another room complemented Sabin, he was wearing what seemed to be a colonial shirt and removing a crown from his head to place on the table as he ate "I see you took great care in finding the right egg for me, Father Sabin. I trust you'll take much more when making breakfast for me." he continued. "It's very nice of you to offer your cooking services."

"Well… We at the Prontera Sanctuary are here to serve you, my King..." Sabin replied rather grimly. He didn't seem as enthusiastic about being there.

"No..." she whispered to herself "They can't eat it... but what do I do? Maybe if I explain myself... they'd give it back? Nah... that never works..." she debated "No one ever listens ta kids... there's only one thing to do... run in there really, really fast... hope I won't get caught..."

Marie leaned against the wall for a moment, preparing for the time to make her move. The king began handing off the over-sized egg to Sabin, who would take it to the Kitchen to be cooked.

"This is it…" she said, dashing into the room, catching the father off-guard; she snatched the egg and jumped through a window, causing a loud shattering. Immediately taking flight, she flapped her wings as fast as they possibly could go, possibly escaping view in a matter of moments. Once she made it to the forest, she delved deeper towards its center, finding a place to hide. She spotted some rocks, and a space between small enough for a child to fit through. Placing the egg carefully inside, she slipped through the cracks, and grabbed the egg once again, staring up through the small sliver of light. She sat there, waiting to make sure that she wouldn't get caught.

Back at the scene of the crime, the king cried "...What the hell was that!" coming from the house Marie just escaped from. Sabin dashed from the front door and scanning the horizon for any traces of who (or what) might've stolen the King's breakfast.

"I don't know Sir..." he responded to the King's outburst after surveying the scene. The King looked rather pissed as he approached the front door to look himself.

"I don't care what it was, or where it came from, I want it found and persecuted." he threatened "No one steals a Tristan's Breakfast and gets away with it!"

Sabin nodded in agreement with the King.

"Now go. See what you can find." He instructed. "I need some form of an image to have this person hunted."
"Jeeze... all that for a darn egg..." Sabin whispered." Not like you need it, your fat could supply you for at least 3 mon--"
"what's that you're mumbling?" The King questioned Sabin.
"Erm, nothing... I'm gone."

Back at the small cave Marie looked up again, thinking that she couldn't hear anyone. Just in case, she stayed in hiding, uttering softly "I feel so tired..." she thought, the warmth lulling her off to sleep.

Meanwhile...(omgwtfbbq!11!1!1!111!oneyoneoneonewtf?2) "...I hope she makes it back okay." The Peco thought to herself while staring at the Sograt Desert sun as it dove behind the horizon to give way for the Moon. The world grew colder as the nighttime approached. Sabin (a one man search party) continued his search, guided by the light from an ancient soul that glowed as it circled his head.

"That speed... those ears..." he thought "Now that I think about it. I know I've seen them somewhere before..."

He stopped before Marie's miniature rock cave as the spirit focused in its direction. "...what's this...?" He looked inside to see Marie sleeping soundly, the Peco's egg nestled in her arms.

"...I see..." He whispered. "...She must've wanted to save the creature inside the egg."

He took a few steps back, facing toward the town before looking back and sighing. "...Some things are best left untold."

Marie woke up later and peered out, noticing it was night. Knowing that her dark patterns helped cloak her, she carefully set the egg on the outside, shimmying out. Once ready, she headed closer to the forests' edge, hoping to find the mother Peco once again.
The hot desert sand had become a cool blanket under the night sky. As she walked on its comforting surface, she could feel the mystical warmth of the egg she carried with her keeping her awake through the night. Marie found the flock of Pecos sleeping soundly on the soothing Sograt sands, as she approached the sound of her footsteps awakened the mother Peco. The bird slowly opened her eyes to see a blurred Klonian figure standing before her, holding a familiar round object.

"...Is that...?" the peco asked, and Marie responded with a half-sleep nod "Thank you ever so much..."

She gently laid the egg in the Peco's nest, hearing a sudden tap.

"I think it's hatching..." she stared up at the Peco mother "You better be there for it..."

She sat down by the nest, staring in anticipation. The Peco sat herself just before the egg. Unable to truly help the child within by breaking the hard shell, the mother was left with nothing to do but also sit by and watch. They both stared at the egg as hours passed like minutes, listening to the sound of tapping and picking as the child within slowly cracked through the shell. Soon, it emerged through a small hole it'd pecked through its shell. Chirping, born hungry as all life was. The mother Peco slowly pulled away a few more pieces from the infant's shell to see her child.

"…I can't thank you enough for saving her…" She told the Klonian "…and yet, I have yet to even ask your name."

"I'm Marie Elana..." she yawned, lying down by the nest, being far past her bedtime "Dimension... traveler..." She lastly uttered before falling into the nest, asleep.

"...Marie Elana of Dimensions..." the Peco whispered "... You shall always be welcome in my nest Marie... always." and with that she lifted a bit of cloth from a part of her nest and gently tucked Marie in before heading off to find food.