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"I'd rather work my way up." Sirius said as he pet the animal. "And I want to be able to race as soon as possible." Sirius added as he looked around. "So how do we do this?" He qeustioned as he ran a hand through his hair, pushing some of it back only to have it return to its normal position.

Ester smiled in agreement. "Alrighty then, right this way!" She led Sirius to the registration booth and set everything up. "Now, I'll be your manager, but mostly it's going to be on your part to win the races. You are entered in as a Class C racer. Every three races that you win, you will advance to the next rank. Got that? Oh, and by the way, watch out for Joe. He's also got a black chocobo, and he's one mean racer!" Ester could barely contain her excitement. "Oooh, this will be so much fun! I remember one time..." Ester drifted off into a story of a past racer she managed. Cloud simply shook his head. "Good plan to start at the beginning. That will let your racing abilities grow, as well as your relationship with Choco. You two will be a pair in no time!" Turning to Tifa, he asked, "Do you want to bet on this race, or just go watch? I know who I'm betting on!" He said with a laugh.

"I think I'm just going to watch." She smiled at Cloud. They went to the arena to take up their seats. "I can't wait! I love chocobo races!" Tifa clasped her bare hands together in front of her chest and smiled.

((Trex, why is Shade randomly shooting Ester?))

Sirius nodded for a moment before reaching out and grabbing the arrow that seemed to come from nowhere. Breaking it in half, he looked around for a moment before turning and walking out of the room. Ester followed to get a view of the person she would be managing for awhile. As they reached the slowly beginning race Sirius looked around.

A wark broke the silence, Sirius looked over to Choco and smiled. "You going to help me win?" He questioned, smiling and rubbing the birds neck. He held out a green, and let the bird eat it. The black Chocobo ran out into the starting line, looking at the other birds Sirius spotted the proclaimed Joe. He was indeed, riding upon another black Chocobo. This was going to be an interesting race.

A tone blared and a man yelled out. "Go!" Sirius responded by nudging Choco with his foot, the bird shooting forward. The only one that had reacted faster was Joe who was leading the race. The male in the lead made sure to hold his hat as his black bird ran harder and harder. Sirius seemed to have acted rather fast because a few people were impressed with the rookie. But I guess they were also impressed he was riding a black Chocobo.

As Sirius, and Choco moved through the other racers, he smiled as he began to move with the bird, rushing around the corners. Leaning forward slowly letting Choco run to his fullest. The bird leaped high as it flew over a log bridge. Choco landed with a thump, and shot forward Joe just a few feet ahead. This was proving an interesting race for some people.

Joe responded to the quick bird behind him, with a sudden rush forward, then a quick halt. Sirius twisted and Choco followed his movement turning out of the way. Sirius's eyes widened as he saw a wall in his way. "Damn!" He called out, as a few people gasped in the stands.

Sirius brought his foot around, and kicked the wall, Choco jumping and grabbing the wall with his feet. Sirius was struck with in idea, nudging the bird it began to run along the wall, careful to dig its feet in before releasing with its other foot. Soon the bird leaped off the wall, and back onto the track. Leaning forward in a large rush to catch up, and win.

Sirius leaned forward as he stared ahead at his target. Joe. A smirk slid onto Sirius's lips as the bird shot forward in a blur of speed shooting by Joe with such speed it took the male by surprise. As Sirius crossed the line, people in the stands shot up and let out cheers. People watching from the betting windows yelled in sorrow, at their money loss. It almost seemed like only was person would get any money.

Shade: "To defeat ones enemy" He turned into a black armored version of the shinra grunt troopers. like cloud was "I must become thy enemy" He put ammo in the rifle that he had formed in his hands and put his scythe in its holster on his back "Now....time for the hunt" He saw a rider managing a black chocobo, I drew my blade quietly and struck the person...but it was a girl...a small child....Shade just pulled the blade out and washed the blood in some water. "You're mine now" He placed his hand on the birds head. it became paralyzed "Ekta Uksiair TeeVarook" The birds eyes turned blood red. it became armored in spiky steel armor "Hiyaa!" Shade jumped atop the chocobo and sped out to the field with his rifle to his side "TELL ME SHALL I CREATE ANOTHER SEPHIROTH INCIDENT?!?!?! HAHAHAHA!!" He charged into the last Chocobo that was about to finish in the loser ranks Shades Chocobo wich will be refered to as Fatalee let out a loud "RAAAAAWR!" as it Shoved its razor beak downwards on the chocobo laying on the ground "IN THE NAME OF THE RISING SHADOWS!!" Shade lost to the substance he had been injected with. had finally become what he was ment to be. He was injected in a unknown area. full of cetras. but when he awoke...everything was gone "....Why cant I just tell them...." Shade thought this to himself as he. "This is the last time....I just...dont know...I just...want...attention...to be loved.....instead of hated...you people think I chose this formless race....wrong...I was experimented on......I dont have a physicalform....IM A NOTHING!!!!" He screamed this as Fatalee fell over in pain and began to change slowly and painfully into something else "I wont know love....all because of this damned body, why cant people just love me...just accept me...I just want someone to love me....there was only one....and she was so kind hearted....Siri..ana......siriana....." Fatalee turned into a deformed Cobra/Chocobo Hybrid "I dont wanna do this...but I dont have my own mind...i morph into anything....my mind is unstable........im a ticking bomb........"

Cloud walked over to Sirius after his business was finished with "his" winnings. "Nice job out there. Wanna go grab something to eat?" He had noticed Tifa was rubbing her toned stomach a little earlier. "It's my treat. Think of it as a congratulations meal." He led the way to a restaurant and ordered a large meal, calling Yourishima and Sarin to invite them as well. "Hope those two show up...I wonder where they've been..."

"Woo-hoo! Food!" Tifa exclaimed as they headed over to the resteraunt (Sp? Sorry, I'm tired). Everyone else laughed. ((I'm going to bed now....... *drops head on keyboard*))