The City of Luca~

*Rikku very suddenly regains her pep and grapples Mana*
Rikku: Who needs them anyways~? You've got the best tour guide in Spira~!

*Kimahri gives a gutteral growl*
Kimahri: Don't forget. Sinspawn warning against summoner. Mana still in danger.
*Sugar looks quizzically at Mana*
Sugar: Danger...?

Mana: *had been grinning when Rikku commented such, as if she was going to say something like, "That's true~ Who needs those losers, anyways?" when she realizes what the other two said, which causes her to look sheepish* Ah, yeah... I think I got a little too excited with summoning and drew the wrong kind of attention somehow...

Sugar: What kind...?
*Kimahri shakes head*
Kimahri: Must hurry.
*Rikku runs up to him*
Rikku: We don't have to hurry at all! I just had an idea!
*Rikku hops closer to the airship, pointing to it*
Rikku: Let's fly there!
Kimahri: ....Kimahri no like dangerous flying machina.
Rikku: Well it's the only way we'll agree to go, right Mana!?
*Rikku somehow drags Mana back in*

Mana: *calling out to Kimahri while being dragged* We'll get there even faster by taking the airship...!

*Sugar sweatdrops, and Kimahri shakes his head*
Kimahri: ....Rikku.... strong will.
Sugar: She certainly has a charm to her~
*Kimahri almost smirks*
Kimahri: Stronger skull.
*Kimahri boards as well, Sugar trailing along side him*

*Aboard the airship, a new decor of unconscious Al Bhed balance the feng-shui of the room. Rikku seems speechless*
Rikku: .................
*Sugar looks away sheepishly*
Sugar: They were... still mad.....

Mana: *sweatdrop* ...Should I try and heal them...?

*Rikku seems put off*
Rikku: No! Leave them there! It's what they get!
*Sugar seems really shy and nervous all of a sudden*
Sugar: I-I'm-
Rikku: Don't apologize!
*Sugar seems taken aback, and Rikku, still fuming*
: H-hey?
*Shinra and Buddy walk into the scene, Buddy looking windswept*
Shinra: I felt the ship crash earlier....
Buddy: ....What's going on-
Rikku: Nothing anymore. Now come on, let's get this thing back up in the air!
Shinra: Shouldn't we check for damages first?
Rikku: Nope!
*Buddy and Shinra both sweatdrop*
Buddy: You gotta give her honesty.... Ooookay~
*Buddy starts his way towards the controls. Shinra approaches Mana*
Shinra: Hey. Mana.

Mana: *turns to him* Yes Shinra?

*Shinra holds his hand out to her, returning the bell*
Shinra: Here.

Mana: Oh, thanks! *takes the bell, but as soon as she comes in direct contact with it, she blinks in shock and examines it* Did you do something to it?

*Even behind his mask, Shinra sounds surprised*
Shinra: .....No. Nothing. I should go--check the maintenance.
*Shinra leaves very quickly*

Mana: *watches Shinra go with an unreadable expression, but then shakes her head and goes to see Rikku and everyone else* Sooo... If we're going to a mountain, I'm assuming it's cold there?

Kimahri: Mount Gagazet very cold. Ronso grow strong in cold.
*Rikku rolls her eyes*
Rikku: It's super-duper freezing up there! There's snow everywhere, and SOME OF US-
*Rikku glares at Kimahri*
Rikku: -Don't have fur all over our bodies!
*Kimahri doesn't even react*

Mana: ... *discreetly looks at her fur but looks back up* I guess I ought to wear something warm when we get there then~ *takes off her hat and seems to be rummaging through it*

Rikku: Yeah, I guess. I mean, there are some springs up there to warm up in, so-
*The ship lurches, stumbling Rikku*
Rikku: BE CAREFUL BUDDY!
Buddy: Sorry!

Mana: *nods and continues to shuffle through her hat until she seems satisfied* Alright~ I'll change when we get there. ^w^

Rikku: Alright then~ Buddy!
*Buddy starts up so quickly he hits his head on something hard*
Buddy: Y-yeah?
Rikku: How much longer until we're back in the air?!
Buddy: Well, if we bypass the damaged engine in sector I, we could probably-
*Rikku runs up to the control panel and smacks a few buttons, causing Buddy to freak out and take control. The Airship rumbles and settles, and slowly, carefully, rises out from the rubble*

Mana: *sweatdrops* I think I'm going to be naturally wary of airships after this vacation...

*Sugar grabs Mana's arm very tightly, putting her head down and slightly shivering*
Sugar: .....
*The airship continues to ascend lightly, occasionally rumbling as bits of debris fall from its top*

Mana: *blinks in surprise* Sugar? Are you okay?

*Sugar looks up at Mana, and her eyes are welling up*
Sugar: ....I-I'm t-t-terrified of h-heights!

Mana: *blinks in surprise* Really? Ah... *takes off her goggles and snaps them onto Sugars eyes and makes the lens go dark* Now you can't see anything. Is that any better?

*Sugar stays quiet for a bit, and a few inches above her, a small white wisp fades into and out of existance quickly. Sugar stops trembling*
Sugar:....Better....thank-
Rikku: LAUNCH!
*The entire airship rockets straight up into the sky, inflicting an incredible increase in pressure down on everyone. After reaching a certain altitude, the ship is thrown into a free fall, and then blasts off in another direction, just as quickly and tossing everything just as well*
Sugar: YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

Mana: *does her own little screaming as she falls through the air, but it's mixed with laughter, showing she enjoys the experience, if only slightly*

*The airship, as per custom, reaches its regular velocity, and the falling sensations wear off and return to normal. Miraculously, none of the loose items that the mobian trio left lying around seem damaged, or even misplaced, though the same cannot be said for the unconscious Al Bhed, now littering the back of the room. Rikku hops back over to Mana, Sugar, and Kimahri*
Rikku: You guys okay?
*Sugar hums in acknowledgement, her hair permanently... or rather, still the exact same way it's always been, though her grip on Mana only barely loosens. Kimahri simply grunts, barely affected by the takeoff at all*

(Oh, friend, let's move this to "Aboard the Airship~" since, you know... we're aboard the airship. >v>; )