The Ugly Chocoling The Ugly Chocoling is a story from " " . The story is about a young chocobo who seems to be cursed with fiery feathers on top of looking rather awkward in comparison to the rest of his peers . In two of the epilogues , it is revealed that he is in fact a young Phoenix and not a chocobo . The story is based on " " , a fairy tale written by , along with some references to the . Volume 1 : Find That Fiery Chocobo . Story . Prologue . " Once upon a time , there was a family with a loving mother chocobo and her little chocolings . " " The youngest chocoling was just a little bit different from his brothers and sisters . " " Whenever he threw a tantrum , smoke and sparks would pour out of his feathers . Because of this , the poor chocoling became as black as soot ! " " All the other chocobos called him " The Ugly Chocoling " and never let him join in any chocobo games . " " Even his mother treated him differently than his siblings . " " " Mommy doesn ' t love me because of how I look ! " " " Overcome by sadness , the little chocobo ran way from home . " " That evening , his mother realized he was gone , and began to search frantically . " " Out all alone , the angry and sad little chocobo began to spark even more than usual ! " " The sparks grew bigger and bigger , threatening to start a fire . . . " Epilogue 1 : Family Ties . " The mother and her children searched desperately for the missing chocoling . " " Although it wasn ' t easy to find the little fellow , they finally managed to track him down ! " " Seeing his mother come to the rescue finally made the chocoling understand : " " The color of his feathers wasn ' t important . Also , his mother loved him just as much as his brothers and sisters . " " " I ' m sorry ! " " " The chocoling apologized to his mother as tears ran down his beak . The mother chocobo cried as well . " " As if summoned by their tears , rain clouds filled the sky , and showers covered the land . Mother and child held each other tightly , not minding the rain even one little bit . " Epilogue 2 : Tough Love . " The mother and her children searched desperately for the missing chocoling . " " Although it took a while , they finally managed to track him down ! " " " You didn ' t have to come looking for me ! I would have been fine on my own , " said the chocoling , putting up a defiant facade . " " His mother smacked him on the cheek . " " " Do you have any idea how worried we ' ve been about you ? " " " Once everyone got home , the mother chocobo cooked up a delicious cake for the family to eat . " " It was warm and sweet , just like a mother ' s love . " Epilogue 3 : Different Folks . " The mother and her children searched desperately for the missing chocoling , but never could find him . " " Soon thereafter , a mole and his son found the chocoling . " " " Whatcha doin ' all da way out here ? " " " " I don ' t have a home to go back to anymore . . . " " " " Then come wid us ! " " Yer hungry , ain ’ t ya ? " " " From that day on , the chocoling lived with the two moles . " " Their house was far underground where it was nice and dark , so nobody ever called the chocoling " ugly " again . " " Even to this very day , there ' s a winged mole living below ground that is just a little bit different from the other moles . " The Game . Move the magnifying glass with the stylus to find the fiery chocoling amongst the large flock . The chocobo leaves a trail of flames to aid in the process . Battle Mode . In battle mode , the first player to find the chocoling three times is the winner . Trial Mode . In trial mode , the player strives to find the chocoling as many times as possible within the time limit . Volume 2 : Flaming Frenzy . Story . Prologue . " The little chocoling with feathers of soot was always teased by everyone around him . " " One day , his mother sent him on an errand to Mt . Magma . " " The volcano was incredibly dangerous , and the older siblings protested sending the youngest one on such a task . " " " This job is for him and him alone , " the mother chocobo firmly stated . " " " She doesn ' t care what happens to me because I ' m the ugly one , " he said to himself as he set off . " " At one time in history , Mt . Magma was renowned as a famous site for gold mining . However , on one terrible day , the mining town ( full of boisterous men and buxom ladies ) was destroyed when the volcano erupted , incinerating everything – including heaps of gold . " " As the chocoling arrived at the ruins of the town , his little heart was overcome by sadness . " " Suddenly , smoke appeared form his feathers . . . then sparks . . . then fire ! " " The chocoling started running around in a flaming frenzy ! " " Gold coins appeared in the wake of his fiery trail . . . " Epilogue 1 : Rebirth . " The gold coins that appeared as the chocoling dashed about were once part of the great treasure that was lost when Mt . Magma erupted . " " The fires that poured from the chocoling ' s feathers were none other than the flames of rebirth ! " " The inferno grew and enveloped his entire body . He felt no more pain at all . " " A shining bird with beautiful feathers emerged from the flames ! " " The ugly chocoling was actually Phoenix ! " Epilogue 2 : Truly Blessed . " The chocoling looked sadly at the coins appearing behind him . " " " I don ' t want any gold . . . " " " As soon as he said those words , his flames gave birth to a succulent feast ! " " " I ' m not hungry , either . " " What I really want is . . . " " " The flames flickered and showed him an image of his family , his mother , and his siblings . " " " Now I understand ! " What I ' ve always wanted . . . " " I already had it ! " " " " Congratulations ! " his family called out in unison . " " With those words , the chocoling transformed into Phoenix ! " " " My dear , I ' m sorry I had to be so strict with you , but it was necessary for you to realize your full potential . " " " After worrying for so long , he finally realized that he was the luckiest bird on the planet . " " He began to cry , and as his tears cascaded over the lava , water from deep below the ground sped up towards the surface and burst into the sky , creating a powerful geyser . " Epilogue 3 : Rebirth ? " A greedy thief appeared , and began chasing after the chocoling and the gold with an evil grin on his face . " " " Gimme more gold ! Keep running or I ' ll chop you up for dinner ! " " " The thief ran behind the chocoling and picked up all the gold coins he could carry . " " " Somebody , help me ! " cried the chocoling . " " The flames had charred his feathers pitch black and his legs would carry him no further . " " " I have to escape ! " " " The chocoling tried as hard as he could to flap his wings . " " Those wings , which had never carried him into the sky before , suddenly unfurled and took him out of harm ' s reach . " " Untold days and nights passed . . . " " When you hear a certain black bird cawing outside the window , be sure to think of the little chocoling . " " Even to this very day , he is calling out to his mother , who he has been apart from for so very long . " The Game . When surrounded in a bubble from the spring at the center of playing field , the player can transform the flames the chocoling leaves behind into coins . Touching the flames without the bubble will cause the player to lose a coin and be momentarily slowed down . Battle Mode . The players compete to collect the most coins . Players can ram each other to steal coins from one another .