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Eoko: Okay, this is Eoko
with another insanely late update! And with me today are a few people from the
wonder FFXI Carbuncle Sever Linkshell Hamburglars! Say hi guys.

Takamine: Hi guys- or people- or whoever the hell I�m
talking too- freaks!- just kidding.

Amneris: Hi.

Eoko: We just did the paladin run two times
because of Noob Saen. So
that is why I have been busy and forgotten to update on time once again. And
garrison. Garrisons are good! So, here we go, another chapters down!

Chapter,The
Twenty-Fourth: In Which Zell Spends 85,000 Gil.

Zell sat in front of a computer,
several windows open displaying different search results.� He also had the CaTS
(1) on so that he could input the chocobo ranch
information right into it.� No need for
pens and paper when you�re a Garden student.

There were seven large ranches and a scattering of smaller
ones that were used more as boarding stables for people that owned chocobos in the cities.�
Zell created a custom icon of a chocobo head to mark the main ranches and used plain yellow
dots to mark the boarding stables.

He sat back, looking over the points on the CaTS map of Gaia.�
There weren�t any ranches on Balamb or the Galbadian continent.�
They all seemed to be right around the locations of the Chocobo Forests that littered the less populated regions.

Zell immediately dismissed The Choco Loco which was located right by The Island
Closest to Heaven.� Somehow Zell doubted that Irvine would risk making his beloved bird
Ochu dinner.

There were three located on Centra.� Two of which were also crossed off, the other
was a possibility.� Lighthouse Ridge
was right around the orphanage so it was possible Irvine took Lightning there.� But
it was a long way to travel for visits.�
Still, it had to be considered if he was going to find the chocobo.

The last three were Northern Hills, Mountain Coast,
and Trabia Tundra.� Zell checked his
searches and clicked on the link for Trabia
Tundra.� It was owned and operated by
Trabia Garden students and faculty.� This looked promising.� Irvine could easily go to and from the other
garden almost regularly.� It wasn�t far
away, and transports between the Trabia and Balamb Gardens were numerous.

Zell put a white circle around it
and went to look at the other two.� Mountain
Coast, just to the west of Trabia
Tundra also looked good.� Northern
Hills was run by Shumi, but mostly by Moombas.� Well� they
hadn�t had the best luck with a particular Shumi,
but the village had seemed quite nice.�

Zell looked at the littering of
yellow dots.� Most of them looked after
other people�s chocobos, they didn�t have their
own.� Irvine would have kept Lightning at one of them prior to the sale. �The Choco Beach
Boarding Stable was probably the one.�
It was on Balamb Island, just north of the
city.� It was close and they took good
care of their birds.� They even had a
number of their own for a chocobo ride run out of
town.� Zell
would have to see if he just went from boarding there to selling his bird to
them.�

Whatever the case it was time to make some phone-calls.� Zell printed out
his information and his map and headed back to his room to start the, most
likely, long and tedious task of locating a single chocobo
that went by the name of Lightning.

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He loved him�?� How
could he love him!?� The idiot of a
cowboy hated him with everything he had!�
How could Zell love that?!

Seifer stalked around his room,
throwing anything of minimal value against any hard surface, such as doors,
walls and desk frames.� He couldn�t calm
down.� He had tried and it only got him
thinking and then even more angry.

He was jealous.� He
was very, very jealous and he couldn�t explain in.� He had admitted to himself that he had
feelings for the little blond, but they were just feelings right?� Feelings would go away.� It was just a little crush, wasn�t it?

If that�s all it was why did he keep shaking and throwing
things around his room?� Maybe it wasn�t
just a crush.� What was it then?� Love?� Did he, Seifer Almasy, love Zell Dincht?

The thought brought a small smile to his face and a moment
of peace in the room destroying.� But in
no time at all he was remembering who Zell loved and
chaos was back in control.

As this very loud activity was taking place Selphie Tilmitt was making her
way down the halls.� She came to a halt
in front of Seifer�s door and checked the number to
be sure.� Yes, it was definitely Seifer�s room.� She
jumped a little when something collided with the door.� Were he and Zell
fighting?� She would expect a lot of
screaming if they were� so what was going on?

Being the ever helpful and curious little brunette, she
knocked on the door, loudly, to be heard over the racket inside the room.

Seifer stopped with a book in his
hand, lifted above and behind his head.�
He frowned at the door and let the book drop.� �Who is it?�

�It�s Selphie.� What�s going on in there, Seifer?� Are you wrestling a tornado or something?�

Seifer shook his head but headed
over to the door and opened it.� �Hello Selphie.� It�s nice
of you to stop to see what was happening, but I don�t really want any-
hey!� You can�t just walk into my room.�

�What a mess!� Selphie
exclaimed.� �What got you mad enough to
destroy your room??�

Seifer let the door close and
huffily moved over to a chair.� �Zell,� he said shortly.

Selphie bounced over to a seat
opposite him.� �What do you mean?� You and Zell are
best friends.� You always get along now.�

�Yea, well, things change, Selphie.�

�What changed?�

Seifer cringed and looked
away.� �Irvine.� Zell and Irvine.�

�You�re making them sound like a couple, Seifer.�

�They will be a couple Selphie!� It�s just a matter of time.� Zell already loves
him-�

�What?!� Zell loves
him??�

Seifer frowned deeply and Selphie caught the expression.� �Oh, Seifer�
you poor thing.�

�I can�t do anything about it.� I�ll just forget it.� Move on from something that never even
happened��

�But you-�

�But I nothing, Selphie.� He�s in love.�
I won�t take that away from him because of my own selfish feelings for
him.�

The brunette pouted.� Seifer was angry and sad and hurt, and he was just going to
bury it all up.� Typical
Seifer.�
�If you need to talk to someone, or destroy something, call me.� We can chat or go beat up Grats,
okay?�

�Yea, sure.�

�Okaaaaay, Seifer??�

�Yes, Selphie.� Okay.�
I�ll call you if I need something.�
Happy?�

�No, but I feel a bit better.� You take care of yourself, ya hear?�� With that
she left the tall blond to his sulking and possibly more room destroying.

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�You�re sure?�

:: Of course I�m sure.�
We keep perfect records and no Irvine Kinneas
has ever sold us a chocobo named Lightning. ::

�Well, thank you for your time.� Bye.�

:: Good bye, Mr. Dincht. ::

Well, there went the first lead.� Maybe he had his reasons for not selling to Trabia Tundra.� It was possible that he didn�t want people to
know.� Selphie
could sure find out easily if she had friends on the ranch.� She�d probably offer to help, but he�d be too
proud or too far in denial of any problems to accept it.

�Oh, Irvine� I�m so sorry.�

Zell crossed off the first ranch
on his list.� Mountain Coast was
next.� He picked up the phone and dialed.

::-Ring� Ring� Ring- Yyyyello?� Mountain
Coast Ranch, Demetri speaking, how can I help ya today? ::

�Hello, I�m trying to find a chocobo
your ranch may have purchased some time in the last six months.�

:: Last six months?�
What kinda details ya
got? ::

�The chocobo is named
Lightning.� He was sold by Irvine Kinneas.� Ringing any
bells?�

:: Lightning?� Oh yea,
that name sure does ring a bell.� Fast as
a whip that one.� He�s a barrel racer you
know?� Damn fine one too.� Amazing we got him so cheap-
::

Zell leapt to his feet.� �You have him??�

:: Yea, we got him.�
Calm down there.� What you calling
about Lightning for? ::

�I want to buy him from you.�

:: Whoa, whoa, whoa.� Easy now, partner.� That there�s a fine bird.�
We ain�t interested in selling. ::

�That bird was Irvine Kinneas� and
I plan to return it to him.�

:: Lightning�s ours now.�
We bought him.� It were fair and square. ::

�How much?�

:: How much what?� How
much would we sell Lightning for? ::

�Yes, what�s your price?�

::He�s a damn good chocobo.� Doubt some
kid like you could afford him. ::

�The name�s Zell Dincht, high ranking SeeD and one
of the six to destroy Ultimecia.� Still thinking I can�t
afford the bird?�

:: Zell Dincht?� No kiddin�.� Well, maybe ya can
afford Lightning.� He ain�t
cheap.� Not even for a SeeD with your pay. ::

�I�ve been saving up,� Zell
commented dryly.� He was about an inch
from making this a confiscation mission and paying the arsehole
zilch.

:: I�d have to consult with management- ::

�Just put management on the phone!�

::Al�ight,
al�ight, hold yer chocobos. ::

Zell waited patiently for Demetri to put the manager of the ranch on the phone.

:: Hello, David, speaking. ::

�The manager I hope?�

:: Yes.� You want to
buy Lightning? ::

�Yes, I do.� Just tell
me how much.�

:: And you�re a high rank SeeD?� Demetri doesn�t
have as much tact as I would like him to have.�
It�s common sense not to mess around with SeeDs,
period.� I can�t let him go cheap.� But I can sell him cheaper than I would.� Normally I would refuse sale immediately, but
again, you don�t mess with SeeD.� 85,000 Gil ::

Zell had checked some prices
during his searching.� 85,000 wasn�t a
bad price considering they didn�t want to sell.�
Good thing occupation and name dropping actually worked some places.

�Sounds good.� 85,000 Gil it is.� Now, I have this conversation recorded, so I
don�t want to find you spiking up the price once I get out there.� I�ll come for Lightning on Thursday.� Is that good for you?�

:: Thursday is fine, Mr. Dincht.� I look forward to meeting with you. Good bye.
::

�Good bye, Mr. Manager.� Zell hung
up.� That had sounded lame.� Mr. Manager?�
Well, the only name he gave was David.�
It wasn�t Zell�s fault he couldn�t be
completely professional with the info he had obtain from the conversation.

�Good thing I don�t buy stuff for a long time, and then buy
big things.� I bought that bike a while
ago so I should have more than enough for a chocobo
and boarding it.� I�ll call the Choco Beach Boarding Stables tomorrow.� If I have to hear one more idiot stable hand
I�m gonna snap something.�� Zell rambled on
about this and that to himself, almost as if he were talking to Seifer.� Of course, Seifer was still busy sulking in his room.

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