Aboard the Airship~

*Sugar appears upon the other side of the portal, entering a room with a decidedly very pink everything. Sugar scratches her head curiously*
Sugar:....Dawg... I don't think this is my room...

Dawg: *Steps through* I stand corrected. Then where do I smell salt?
*Dawg frantically begins checking all of his, Whip's, and Mana's pockets*

*Whip crawls painfully through the portal, finally gaining a coherent form again*
Whip:...Hey..... this is my room-
*Whip coughs*
Whip: I-I mean, S-Sugar, you must have mixed us up! We've obviously landed nowhere!
*Sugar picks up a book from one of the shelves*
Sugar:....A Diary of My Life, by Wh-
*Whip snatches the book away*
Whip: A BETTER QUESTION WOULD BE WHY MY ROOM IS YOUR COMFORT ZONE IN THIS WORLD!
*Sugar looks flustered and turns and changes the subject very quickly*
Sugar: I-it looks like we've landed inside of our airship...

Mana: *steps through with, for some inexplicable reason, a new outfit* Huh. Then where are we?

Sugar: W-Well... the last time we were in this airship.... it was crashed on the island of Besaid....but....
*Whip interjects*
Whip: Guys, I think... we're moving....
*The entire room tilts slightly to the left, causing the things in the room to skid just a bit*

Dawg: Our airship, eh?
*Dawg seems to recall the events from last time*
Dawg: If no one else minds, I think I will be our pilot today, than-
*Dawg realizes what Whip said*
Dawg: Wait. Something is fishy here.

Sugar: Dawg, we're moving!
*The ship suddenly lurches to the right, knocking everything and everyone over, before stabilizing under their feet*
Whip: Kyan! Who the heck is driving this thing!?

Mana: Whoa! *skids a bit from the sudden movement, but grabs hold of a bed railing* Wow, this is kinda fun~ *something falls near her and she catches it with her other hand* ...is this a Tikal plushie?

*Dawg falls against a wall, and balances himself*
Dawg: Mana, there are more important things here than Whip's borderline creepy obsession with Tikal! Someone is stealing our ship!

Mana: *tilts head, in a somewhat cocky manner* Why don't we steal it back then?

Whip: DON'T TOUCH MY PRECIOUS TIKAL!!
*The entire ship suddenly stops all forms of movements, as if they'd been heard*
Sugar:.....Um.....
*The door to Whip's room slides open very suddenly, and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wield their machine weapons towards the group*
: YMM UV OUI KAD DU DRA VMUUN!

Sugar:....I'm getting a heavy feeling of De ja vu.....

Mana: Huh? Fro tu fa ryja du ku du dra vmuun? *looks at her companions* And what floor?

Dawg: Don't worry guys, I've been brushing up on my Al Bhed, and I think they said "Hello visitors! Welcome aboard! Who might you be?"
*Dawg turns to the Al Bhed and clears his throat*
Dawg: FA YNA YMM UID UV BYHTY LRAACA. RA EC Y NYPPED YHT E YS Y PYHYHY.

Mana: *blinks and turns to Sugar* Why did Dawg just call himself a banana?

Sugar:....I thought he said he came in peace....

*The woman in the front seems confused about the conflicting messages taken from Dawg and Mana*
:....Wait a minute....
*She turns to the men behind her*
: Ed'c ugyo, E ghuf draca kioc!
*She faces the group again and removes her helmet, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]*
Sugar: Rikku!
Whip: R-Rikku!?
Rikku: Hey guys! Didn't expect to see you here again~

Dawg: Rikku!
*Dawg, in a state of obvious relief, jumps into a tackle-esque hug towards Rikku*

Mana: *is rather confused by the sudden turn of events, but decides to keep to herself until someone else introduces her or someone forces her to such*

*Rikku pats Dawg's head, giggling*
Rikku: It's great to see you again! We were wondering if you were ever gonna show up!
*Rikku looks around*
Rikku: Did that cute wolf boy come with you?
Sugar: No, Howl couldn't make it. However, we've brought another of our friends.
*Sugar motions towards Mana*
Sugar: Rikku, this is our friend, Mana. Mana, this is Rikku.
*Rikku does a very casual salute*
Rikku: How do you do?
*Whip seems frozen, unable to speak*

Mana: *not entirely sure as to what to do, so she mimics Rikku's salute* Ah, I'm good, thank you. It's nice to meet you. =3

Rikku: So, oui'na a fiend too?
Whip: We're not fiends!
Sugar: Oui'na?
Rikku: Oh, sorry. I slipped into a little Al Bhed there.
*Rikku grins at Mana*
Rikku: Not that you seem to have a problem with that, huh?

Dawg: Nope! *Dawg grins arrogantly* Like I said, I've been brushing up on my Al Bhed, and: Hu, fa yna hud bek-sah.
*Dawg smiles big, thinking he's just said something very intellectual in the Al Bhed language*

Mana: *confused by Dawg's sudden declaration and what Rikku said, but gets it* Ohhh! You guys are speaking... *sweatdrops and scratches her head* I forgot I had that spell on... Yeah, I don't have any problems with Al Bhed. Or any other foreign languages... But what do you mean, fiend?

Rikku: Nothin'~ It's just that you guys look a lot like fiends to me~
Sugar: It seems to be that way for most of Spira, actually...
Whip: The Ronso didn't have a problem with us...
*Sugar looks confusedly at Whip*
Sugar: When did you visit the Ronso?
Whip:....I don't have to tell you everything...
*Rikku spins around on the ball of her foot to leave, and notices that the men with their guns are still aimed at the group*
Rikku: Oops, ah... Oui kioc lyh lremm huf. Drao'na vneahtmo~
*The men seem even more confused, but lift their guns away from the group*
*Whip suddenly sparks up and snaps at Rikku*
Whip: Wait a minute! This is our ship! What're you guys doing on here anyways!?
*Rikku teases him*
Rikku: What, haven't you ever heard of sharing?
*Rikku taps her nose*
Rikku: I just had Brother fix the remains of your ship for you~
*Sugar seems shocked*
Sugar: Y-you did!
Rikku: Yup~ It wasn't too hard. We had tons of spare pieces from Yunie's crashed ship.
*Sugar seems guilty and looks away*
Sugar:...O-oh....

Mana: *a little bit worried by the exchange* ...Do airships crash a lot here?

Whip: They do when Sugar drives...
Sugar: What?
*Whip looks away slyly*
Whip: I said "It's a huge epidemic around here"~
*Rikku just shrugs*
Rikku: It can't be helped. It's only been two years since people began accepting Machina. Even us Al Bhed have trouble working the stuff, and we've been with it for years. Enough of the history lesson though, what brings you guys back?
Sugar: Oh, Mana actually wanted to explore Spira with us.
*Rikku suddenly gains a spark in her eye*
Rikku: Really? Well you came to the right person! I know all about Spira! I can show you all the amazing stuff you can see! C'mon!
*Rikku snatches Mana's arm, not giving her any chance to argue, and pulls her out of the room, leaving Sugar, Whip, and Dawg with the confused Al Bhed*
Whip:....Th-That was Rikku~
Sugar: Yes, it certainly was...