Yeah we're fucking lost as all hell, at least I've taught Zendaya some sign language. She actually seemed to enjoy the fact someone likely isn't hurting her to teach her. I've in turn gotten better at learning growling purr talk due to LOTS of guessing. As we walked along the coast though we met a lot of fucked up creatures. Like giant crabs who spit acidic water and bubbles, note they hate rocket launchers and .50 cal snipers as they break their armor.
However, the first people we met were fucking bandits… They didn't have a good time when one mentioned having "fun" with Zendaya even though she's a monster. Guess she's been raped before or something similar in the past cause her reaction was instantaneous. One trying to flee with a missing arm though didn't get far before I shot him dead with my M16. Looting them I collected some gold looking coins and other things like a weird prismatic triangle thing. One even had orange juice on them, random but not that weird.
After collecting a lot of local currency, which seemed to mysteriously fit into one of my chest rigging pouches. Their weapons, armor, and clothing, even harvesting parts of their corpses for food and bait we moved on. Needless to say we were lost a little longer until we found a… beach resort? Thankfully riding on Zendaya's head stopped people from at least attacking. They still ran and screamed like a little bitch but no one attacked us yet.
Walking in through the resort area towards the road I briefly caught a glimpse of a map. Seeing the map my goggles registered it and created a three dimensional replica in the bottom left corner of my vision. Trudging on through the area we eventually looked to be on a main road. Though I've basically been just accepting the short, cat, bunny, human look-alike, elf, dragon, and other Human looking resident's as a thing to get used to.
Also fuck Lady Bugs, they're assholes.
Although when I saw the most popular bird of a certain series I farted. Zendaya didn't like feeling my "oh shit I'm here" fart but I'm looking at a fuckin Chocobo. A CHOCOBO! Fuck that means I'm in a Final Fantasy universe. Just which one? Eh I got no fucking clue, I just know I'm essentially in danger twenty-four seven now. Can a rocket launcher kill a god? Probably could, given there is magical bullshit.
People looked at us strangely as we walked along the road, but we did manage to sell our loot. For thirty-nine thousand Gil, meaning we now had three hundred thousand Gil on us. Would've been four thousand extra but I bought a book all about this place. So I learned there are Hyur's essentially Humans, Miqo'te are Neko people, Elezen are Elven people, Roegadyn Hulk but Human sized, Lalafell are midgets, Au Ra are dragon people, Viera are bunny people, and Hrothgar are full blown walking lions.
With those I figured out sorta where I am, I'm guessing FFXIV or something. Tapping on Zendaya's head we came to a stop beside a black Chocobo that had been mauled to death. Hopping down off of her head I circled the corpse studying it carefully, till I noticed it's stomach was abnormally bulging. Humming in thought I reached out feeling the stomach up when the bird twitched. It's head turning to see me, one eye hanging out of its socket limply.
It cooked weakly at me, seeing it still ALIVE and I'm guessing pregnant my body moved on its own. My hand rested on its flank with golden white erupting from it and covering the big bird. Its wounds seemed to come alive as they mended as if flesh worms were fighting. Feathers regrow in bald spots with talons mending and the only good eye regained life to it. The limp one was rotting so it ended up cut off as a white golden eye patch covered the eye socket.
Everything else internal I could feel and just tell they were healing quickly. The bump in the stomach IS an egg and whatever healing I was doing worked on it as well. A heartbeat that was once faint grew stronger and healthier. Pulling my hand away after an hour I felt dizzy yet a smile crept onto my lips. Almost falling onto my ass I was stopped by Zendaya's muzzle pressing flatly against my back. The Chocobo stood up slowly and trembled a bit before ruffling its feathers and crying out loudly.
Its sole eye locked into me then the big avian shoved its head into my chest. Nuzzling me rather enthusiastically with her black feathers shaking and ruffling, in obvious happiness and fading fear. Chuckling a weak muted laugh I watched as the bird helped get me back onto Zendaya's head. Seeing me safely into my seat the avain motions with her head to follow her. Seeing no reason not to follow the big avain horse Zendaya lumbered after her.
She ended up leading us to an abandoned shack house in the woods just off the beaten path. Just that it had a hole big enough for Zendaya to fit through means that its occupants likely met a dark end. Taking up what used to be the living room Zendaya laid down so our bird friend could get me off her. As yeah never have done magic and doing it for the first time ever fuckin has made me feel weak. Laying myself up against Zendaya's side I watched in morbid fascination as the Chocobo started a fire using its talons after breaking an old table.
Guess we're camping out here tonight with a new companion joining us.