"...What was I saying again?" The old man asked.

Tifa groaned. "A golden Chocobo..." She informed him. Why did the only person that knew all the secrets of the bird have to be so senile?

"Oh... well... You see first you need a Mountain Chocobo and a River Chocobo..." The Chocobo Sage began again.

"You said that part already," Tifa sighed.

"Did I?" The old man wondered.

On the other side of the shack, Yuffie offhandedly listened to the same conversation for the fourth time that day. The ninja sighed to herself, eyes wandering around the small hut. This was the third time they'd been here. She wasn't worried about the Sage, the others were handling it. She was just bored, really bored. The dwelling was sparse, and there really wasn't much of value. Well, there had been a bunch of Chocobo related materia, but she'd already stolen those the first time they'd been here. She strolled back outside.

"Stupid old man," Cid muttered. He was leaning against the front of the hut, smoking as usual.

Yuffie couldn't resist. "That'll be you in a few years, don't forget!" She jibed him, eliciting a growl. She skipped off, some of her boredom lessened.

Meanwhile, Tifa continued to try to learn the secrets of the Chocobo.

"Hmm... Then once you have a black Chocobo... oh you'll need a nut too, a special nut," The Chocobo Sage nodded. Then he continued nodding. It continued for a few minutes before Tifa tried again.

"Then what?" She asked, dreading what she knew he was about to say.

"Oh? What was I talking about again?" The Sage asked, stroking his beard.

Tifa slapped a hand over her face. Behind her, Aeris giggled.

Yuffie however, had found something interesting. Not too far behind the Sage's hut, there was a cave. Following through the gloom, she arrived at a small garden. "Oh, this must be where he grows those rare nuts he sells." Yuffie glanced around the hidden place. It was rather pretty really. An opening in the ceiling allowed plenty of light, so the plants could grow. There were several large bushes, some potted flowers, and one large tree in the center. She started poking around. She wasn't really interested in stealing any nuts, but maybe there was something here worth something.

After awhile, Yuffie had searched the whole cave from top to bottom. She sat, with her chin in her hands, staring at one of the Chocobo nuts on a bush. "Nothing at all... Maybe I should just take the nuts..." She sighed. Suddenly something rapped her hard on the head. Startled, she jumped to her feet and spun around. She found the Chocobo Sage standing there. "Oh, I... I wasn't going to take anything, honest!" She said, immediately trying to look innocent.

"Hmph!" The old man huffed, "It's rather hard to get even simple materia out here young lady.

"I don't know what you mean..." Yuffie lied. The bump on her head had turned from a dull pain, to an odd itching.

"Well, it's alright, you'll be repaying what you took now anyway," The Sage said, turning to go.

Yuffie blinked, idly scratching at the spot on her head. Suddenly she felt something sticking up through her hair. It felt like a twig. She gave it a tug, but it was stuck fast. Pondering over it, she failed to notice the tree moving.

A branch came down behind her. With a fluid motion it passed over her head, plucking the girl off the ground by her new stem.

"Whaaa!" Yuffie thrashed about as her feet left the ground. "Hey what gives old man?!" She cried, but the Sage ignored her, continuing to shuffle off. She grabbed the branch, pulling on it. She swung her body back and forth, kicking, trying to get free. Suddenly her pants started to slip off. They were always loose, but she was sure they were secured just enough. Nevertheless they fell to ground, leaving the girl with only her panties. The cool air of the cave teased her as she continued to struggle. "You can't just leave me hanging here like this!" She shouted after the Sage. Yuffie gasped as her panties began to slip off as well, exposing her to the chilly air. "What's happening to me?" She wondered, trying to take stock finally. She looked down, blushing as her panties drifted down to the floor. A floor which seemed like it was getting farther away. "No," She thought as she glanced around, "I'm getting smaller!" With that realization, she struggled anew, her sweater quickly becoming baggy on her shrinking frame. Soon it joined her other clothes on the floor below her. She hung, naked, still pulling at the branch attached to her head. Her struggles began to lessen however, as she felt a stiffness spreading through her body. "No!" She thought desperately as her back arched, thrusting her breasts out. She fought with all her strength, but seemingly some greater purpose forced her legs together, curving them back just slightly. A tear of exertion ran down her cheek as she tried to keep her arms from moving down to her sides. Somehow she knew they wouldn't be moving again. She could only manage a small wiggle as she took on a brown, wooden texture. Her arms and legs began to lose definition as she felt the transformation all the way down to her core. She was becoming completely solid; all she could do was stare straight ahead. Yuffie dangled from the branch, swaying in the cold wind. "What am... oh no! I'm one of those Chocobo nuts!" She realized, as the reality sunk in. One last tear rolled down her wooden cheek, before she became unable to do even that

***

"I have a very special nut, at a very good price," The Chocobo Sage informed Tifa.

"And this will help breed a golden Chocobo?" Tifa asked hopefully.

"If you have a black Chocobo, and a common Chocobo of excellent breeding, then I guarantee this nut will breed the mythical golden Chocobo," The Sage nodded, handing the large, pineapple sized nut over.

Tifa passed it off to Aeris, fishing out the gil needed.

The flower girl blushed, looking over the nut. "Um, what kind of nut did you say this was again?" She asked shyly.

The Sage stroked his beard, "Oh... a Wutai nut I believe."

"From Wutai?" Tifa asked, handing over the payment.

"Oh yes, yes," The Sage nodded.

Aeris looked down at the nut again. The large, curved nut sported a girl's figure, slightly bent. It almost looked anatomically correct. She hesitantly rubbed a finger over the figure's breasts. There was something familiar about it. Her finger traced lower, between the figure's legs. The girl blushed again, stuffing the nut into her bag.

Yuffie would have been panting from the orgasm she'd just had, but she was only a nut...

***

"It's so big!" Aeris exclaimed, leaning over the stall rail for a closer look.

"Is that normal?" Tifa wondered.

The farmhand scratched his head, "Well normally no, but then we've never seen a golden Chocobo before..."

"I feel sorry for the poor Chocobo that had to lay that," Aeris piped up.

"Yea, looks like there could be a whole flock of Chocobos in that egg," Tifa chuckled.

"Maybe it's just a really fat Chocobo," Aeris suggested.

"It better not be," Tifa scoffed, "The Sage promised that nut would work."

Aeris reddened again at the thought of the unusual nut. "It was... kinda strange looking... with that shape."

Tifa shrugged, "One of Cloud's swords has the same figure, so does one of Cid's spears I think..."

Aeris' blush darkened at the thought of so many indecent items.

The attention of both girls was drawn to the stall by a cracking sound.

Yuffie groggily blinked at the light. She reached up to rub her eyes, when suddenly she realized that she could move again! Immediately she tried to hop to her feet, only to stumble and let out a startled "Wark!" before falling right on her face.

"Y... Yuffie?" Tifa's voice called out.

The ninja girl tried to push herself up, but her arms didn't seem to want to work properly. Finally she managed to lever herself into a sitting position, but for some reason, it hurt to sit up. She blinked to clear her vision. She found Tifa gaping at her, and Aeris blushing redder than an apple. "What's with you two kweh?" She asked, before slapping a hand over her mouth. At least, she'd intended to slap a hand over her mouth. Instead, she received a face full of golden feathers. She immediately pulled her wing away, holding it up. "Wha... Wha..." She stuttered. She flapped her wings in a daze, experimentally, before looking down. She flexed the large Chocobo talons on her feathered legs. Wincing, she leaned forward. Yuffie realized what the pain in her backside was. She'd been sitting on her tail-feathers. She gulped, fanning them a few times. Everything else seemed to still be normal, but she was quite naked. "I... I... kweh?" She managed, before fainting.

"Well... At least she's gold..." Aeris added, still blushing at the naked Chocobo girl.

Tifa quickly chased out the ranch hand, who witnessed the whole thing. She then collected the girl, laying her on a pile of hay. Both girls sat next to Yuffie, waiting for the ninja to wake up.

After awhile, Yuffie let out a quite moan. Without opening her eyes she asked, "Am I still a Chocobo?"

"Well... yes." Tifa answered hesitantly.

Yuffie opened her eyes, looking herself over again. "I don't wanna be a Chocobo!" She whined, flapping her wings helplessly. "Stupid Chocobo Sage! I'm gonna WARK!" Her wings covered her mouth in a flash.

"You're not just any Chocobo, you're a gold Chocobo!" Tifa insisted.

"Kweh so what?" Yuffie pouted. "I'm still a Chocobo! Hey what are you doing with those..."

Tifa grinned, holding up a harness and saddle.

"Wark!"

***

Tifa pocketed the ultra rare materia. She exited the cave to find her mount exactly where she'd left her.

Yuffie stood there, still pouting, a saddle on her back. She wanted to run off, she really had. But she'd been forced to quickly realize, it must have been the Sage's doing, that she was completely domesticated. At least she still had all her materia, though for some reason she didn't care much about their magic or rarity anymore. How shiny they were just seemed much more important.

Whether she liked it or not, thanks to her Chocobo instincts she was going to be ridden, kept as a pet, and dance. "Well... the dancing isn't SO bad. And they do take good care of me..." Yuffie thought as Tifa saddled up, patting the ninja Chocobo on the head.