The Chocobo Knights had arrived in Macalania Woods. The mysterious woods surrounded them while they took a little break.
Ukyo looked in astonishment at the big trees. "They... they look like they're made from ice... but at the same time... also like living plants."
"They are composed to 50% of water," Clasko explained. "But they can only survive inside these woods. The fayth within Macalania Temple influenced their evolution over thousands of years. They survive only in this permanently-frozen state."
Captain Lucil finished setting up the tents. "You two wouldn't suffer much by helping me," she said with a frown.
"Sorry, captain," Ukyo said. "But, these woods are just so... amazing!"
"But also dangerous," Lucil said. "The fiends that live here are extremely dangerous. I'm lucky we didn't meet any Chimeras yet... but I'm also worried about Elma. She and her chocobo left to search for some water, but now she's away for far too long. I hope she's alright..."
Suddenly, Elma came running through the bushes. On foot. "Captain! Captain!" she yelled. "An enormous fiend! It got my chocobo! I've never seen anything like it before."
"Calm down, crusader," the captain said in a stern voice. "Now, what about that fiend? Is it a Chimera?"
Elma shook her head. "No, bigger! It looks... well, not really monstrous. But... it's like it's made from water. It can shift it's body like a pudding, but at the same time, can also float. It..." She gulped. "It just surrounded my chocobo with its body, and is was gone."
Ukyo took her battle spatula. "Let me have a look at it."
"No, Ukyo," the captain ordered. "If it's really as dangerous as Elma said, then you have no choice of winning that fight alone. We'll go together."
"Hey, captain," Ukyo said while shaking her head. "You remember how good I can cook? Hey, I can fight that good as well, you saw it! I'll be careful!"
"Crusader, you'll stay here with us. That's an order!"
Clasko raised his hand. "Um, captain? Sorry, ma'am, but Ukyo really IS stronger than all of us. Remember how she bombarded that Iron Giant on the Thunder Plains with her spatulas? Or what I told you about that Ochu?"
Lucil thought about it. "Okay, Kuonji," she finally said. "I'm giving you this chance. But if you have the slightest suspicion about winning that fight, you will come back here. Understood?"
Ukyo saluted. "Yes, ma'am!"
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Ukyo nervously entered the clearing Elma talked about. According to her tale, it had to lurk around here somewhere.
She looked around, but could only see a big, strange-looking sea and a small lake in front of it. But no fiend.
"Come out, fiend," Ukyo whispered in a singsong-voice. "Come out, come out, wherever you are..."
And when she came close to the small lake, something rose out of it.
Something big, made out of a gel-like liquid that formed a sphere.
And when that sphere came down onto her, Ukyo could only mutter: "Oh sh***!!"
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Clasko looked nervously through the trees. He was the one that suggested Ukyo to go, but at the same time wished he hadn't done it.
"That's it," Lucil said. "We wait 2 more minutes, and if she doesn't arrive by then, we'll go all look for her."
"Wait," Elma whispered. "Something's coming..."
And while they gripped their weapons and sweated, something was coming through the bushes. A big, towering shape that was approaching Clasko...
...and shoved a large beak in his face.
Clasko breathed with relief. "It's just your chocobo, Lucil," he said.
The chocobo squawked annoyed, as it was trying to protest.
"I don't know..." Elma muttered. "Are you sure this one is mine?"
Clasko looked closer. After all, he was the expert for the yellow birds. "You're right," he said. "Yours was a male. This one is female. Yours also didn't have a white bow on his head. And this bandoleer with spatulas... where have I seen it before...?"
Now the chocobo seemed REALLY mad and let out an angry 'Kweeeeeh!'
"It... it can't be..." Captain Lucil murmured. "Sergeant Kuonji?"
Ukyo just ruffled her feathers.
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