While Auron talked to Wakka, Akane and Ranma about the travel route, Shampoo saw that Yuna was talking to Tidus in private. Yuna was saying something, then blew a shrill whistle.
Shampoo walked up to them. "Nihao! We not have been properly introduced. Me Shampoo, Amazon warrior. Who is you?"
Yuna smiled. "Nice to meet you, Shampoo! I'm Yuna, and this is Tidus."
Shampoo nodded. "Aah, yes, Shampoo remember. Boy with loud voice. What you two talking about?"
Tidus smirked. "Well, Yuna just told me how important it is to smile... even if you're sad."
Shampoo nodded. "Make sense. Shampoo also is often too too sad if Airen doesn't want to go on date with her... but then she smiles, pounds Mousse some and feels better."
Tidus looked at her in confusion. "Well, that's fine... I guess."
Yuna giggled. "Now, let's see what the two of you can do."
Tidus scratched his head. "Huh?"
"Come on," Yuna said. "Show me! Smile!"
Shampoo immediately beamed at her with a wide smile. But Tidus didn't do too well, due to his confusion. He desperately tried to keep up the corners of his mouth.
"This is too weird," he finally said.
"But looks funny," Shampoo giggled.
"Now, try laughing out loud."
"What?"
"Come on, show me!"
It certainly wasn't easy just to laugh like that only because someone wants you to, but Tidus was trying to do his best. He took several deep breaths, and then...
"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! AH HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Shampoo giggled. "This fun! Let Shampoo try too!"
And together, they began anew:
"AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Everyone else was beginning to look at them strangely. Yuna giggled madly. "Maybe the two of you shouldn't laugh any more," she said while holding her breath.
But then she smirked, stood beside them and joined their silly laughing:
"AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! AH HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Afterwards, the three of them broke up in a fit of giggles and real laughter.
"Too... too funny," Yuna managed to say in between giggles.
"Yuna right," Shampoo laughed. "Is too too funny."
"It was your idea, you know?" Tidus reminded Yuna while laughing.
Yuna calmed down and took a deep breath. "Thank you... both of you!"
"Um... why?" Tidus asked curiously.
"I want my journey to be... full of laughter."
When they turned back around, the others were staring at them in bewilderment.
"Hey, what're you looking at?" Tidus wanted to know.
"We were just worried you guys might've gone crazy," Wakka explained.
----
After several seconds, Clasko appeared with two armored and saddled chocobos. Ukyo said goodbye to everyone and jumped on the back of one of the big, yellow birds.
"Um, I've actually never ridden before," she said nervously.
"Hey, it's no big idea, Miss Ukyo," Clasko explained. "Just calm down, don't let the chocobo know you're nervous and steer him while he's walking or running. He'll do the rest. Just trust him!"
"Okay, if you say so, Clas-chan..."
She waved to her friends, who waved back.
"Maybe we'll see you two soon," Ranma called.
"Sooner than you think," Ukyo called back. "The crusaders are planning this big operation..."
"Miss Ukyo," Clasko hastily said. "You shouldn't talk to them about that. It's still top secret."
"Um... sorry!" Ukyo sheepishly scratched her head. "Anyways, I'm pretty sure we'll meet again pretty soon. Bye, everyone!"
And they turned around their chocobos and rode away.
"Where to now?" Ranma asked excitedly.
"Our journey on foot will begin here," Yuna explained. "We'll follow the Mi'ihen Highroad until we reach the Temple of Djose."
'Now we're all back together,' Ranma thought to himself. 'Except... man, I totally forgot about Ryoga! I wonder where old pork-butt has vanished to?'
----
Ryoga and his new chocobo friend looked around in astonishment. "Where... where are we now?" Ryoga asked his feathered friend.
"Kweeeeh?" Choco replied. He really wasn't sure himself.
It looked like some kind of... small planet floating through outer space. There were different colored chocobos everywhere. And on the big throne in front of them... sat the biggest, FATTEST chocobo they've ever seen.
He looked at them with wise eyes. "Aaaaaaah," he said in a human's voice. "You must be the chosen one!"
"M-Me?" Ryoga stuttered. "What do you mean?"
"There is a legend that says there will be one young man that will visit our realm, even though it is only for chocobos. Normally, humans wouldn't be able to reach this place. But according to legend, the chosen one will be a boy with the ability to get that lost, that he will manage to come here just by accident... you have to be the one."
"Ummm, right..." Ryoga said nervously. "So... what am I supposed to do now?"
"You have to help your little friend Choco become a Golden Chocobo."
Choco's eyes began to sparkle in excitement. "KWEEEEEEEH!!"
"W-why? And... how am I supposed to do that?"
"You'll find a way," the fat chocobo assured him. "If Choco becomes a Golden Chocobo, he'll be able to take you anywhere you want. You wouldn't be lost anymore. He would find a way for you. And, under certain circumstances and at certain places, he will even be able to travel between worlds... and therefore helping you finding your way home."
Ryoga's eyes were flooding with tears. "Never... never being lost anymore..." That was too good to be true. But anyways... he had to try it.
"Okay, I'll try it," he said, raising his fist in the air. "I'm helping you become a Golden Chocobo, Choco, and if it's the last thing I ever do."
"Kweeeeh!" The little chocobo joyfully jumped up and down.
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