Makoto nodded. Fire and jutsu was a good opening gambit. With any luck that monster will reconsider how it will handle its prey and begin to consider the trio of them as a legitimate threat.

So lets turn up the heat, as it were.

Seizing the opportunity that the mini sultana and the water jock provided for for her, Makoto rushed into range of the monster with a hasty tackle punch aimed at the monster eyes. The air of her earlier whirlwind followed her like a drape and allowed her to follow up her opening with a powerful dragon kick to the eater's large-as-a-barn face.

As her feet settled back on the ground, Makoto had the presence of mind to add. "The chocobo's survival instincts will kick in and she will try to escape on her own. Focus your attack on the threat and strike it down quickly!"