_Chocobos Are Evil_

 

Zack took one look at his general, standing with arms crossed in frustration, and doubled over in hysterical laughter.

Sephiroth just sighed, reaching back to jerk a lock of his long hair out of the mouth of a nibbling chocobo. The damnable bird only 'wark'-ed grumpily and stretched out its neck to regain its prize. He moved a defeated step to the right, only to have the mount from the next stall over take notice of his pale mane, and reach out to get a beak-full on his other side.

"... And now you know, Mr. Thomson, why I prefer to ride things with wheels."

His friend unbent enough to gasp for breath only to look up, see his new predicament and wail with mirth. Glaring at the man only seemed to make him laugh harder.

Sephiroth freed himself with the abrupt application of fist-to-beak on the bird to his left, and then again for the animal on his right. He punched Zack as well on his way out of the stables, just on general principles. It made him feel better, even if it didn’t completely stop the SOLDIER’s exhausted giggles.