Cloud yelped as the chocobo burst onto the scene. While he had been keeping an eye out for any invading monsters, and while he was well aware of the damage an aggressive or provoked chocobo could cause, the sudden arrival and the speed it charged in at sent him spilling down onto his rear.

"WOAH!" He scampered back a bit, reaching for his sword but he had left it back on the sleigh since it wasn't needed right now. They were bedding down to make camp, why would they be attacked by a monster? They usually avoided the fire.

After what felt like longer to him than it was he recognized the rider on the bird's back, and by that extension the bird itself. He'd seen Suzaku stabled at the ranch and had even fed it on occasion.

"Ace! You're back!"