The City of Luca~

Mana: *seems concerned by the situation but turns to Rikku* Rikku, are you okay?

*Rikku seems confused by the disappearance, but just nods her head*
Rikku: Yeah. That was weiiiird though~
*Rikku looks at Mana*
Rikku: Hey, are you alright? You look like you've seen a ghost!

Mana: *seems to be considering what she's going to say as she returns Black Rose Dragon to her card* ...Rikku, you didn't feel anything out of the ordinary before that fiend disappeared...?

*Rikku's clothes, unlike before, just dully transform back into her causal outfit*
Rikku: I felt a big chunk of MP wasted.... Not really, why? Did you?

Mana: *looks troubled* ...I thought... I heard someone. And I thought everything froze for a second, the fiend and you included...

Rikku: You heard someone?
*Rikku holds herself contemplatively*
Rikku: Hmm... Maybe we should let Lulu know. This can't be anything good, that's for sure.
*Some rubble starts shifting. Rikku takes notice*
Rikku: Oh! Kimahri!
*Rikku hops to Kimahri, though by that time, he's managed to free himself and stand. He seems to have a hitch in his side, preventing him from standing completely upright*

Mana: Ah! *hurries to Kimahari and examines his side* Are you okay...?

*Kimahri stands completely upright*
Kimahri: Kimahri fine.
Rikku: Kimahri-
*Kimahri pushes Rikku away, staring at Mana*
Kimahri: ...Smell of Guado. Guado and Farplane.
Rikku: What?
*Kimahri shakes his head*
Kimahri: Sinspawn warning. Ronso get warning as well.
Rikku: Warning?
*Kimahri continues to keep focused on Mana*
Kimahri: Warning against summoners of Fayth. Summoners of Fayth exist no more.
*His expression hardens more, if even possible*
Kimahri: Purple summoner close enough.

Mana: *obviously just a bit lost* Guado... and Farplane? Faith?

Kimahri: Guado people of Macalania. Guado gaurd Farplane. Farplane place of dead. Fayth dead who never reach Farplane, never want to.
*Kimahri gives a low growl, before continuing*
Kimahri: Kimahri no good at explaining. Come with Kimahri. Kimahri explain on Mount Gagazet.
*Rikku, having stayed silent, finally interjects*
Rikku: What's going on Kimahri? You never invite people to Mt. Gagazet! And what's with all the Fayth talk! I thought those things went inactive!
*Kimahri finally turns to Rikku*
Kimahri: Ronso like people more now. Ronso still no like people on sacred Mount Gagazet. Fayth...
*Kimahri crosses his arms*
Kimahri: Fayth never inactive. Fayth live forever.
Rikku:.....

*Rikku turns to Mana, her expression a little less cheery than before*
Rikku: The Guado are a people that live in Guadosalam, in the Macalania area, like Kimahri said. They protect the Farplane. They believe that anybody who dies moves on to the Farplane. And the Fayth....
*Rikku slightly looks away*
Rikku: The Fayth are the spirits of people who gave their lives in an effort to defeat Sin through the "Final Summoning". There's a lot of details I don't know about it, sorry.

Mana: Ah... Okay... *seems to be taking all the information in, before nodding at Kimahri* Alright, I'll go. Because it sounds really important. But... *looks at Rikku* Can anyone else come? Rikku? Or Whip, Dawg, and/or Sugar when they get here?

Kimahri: Rikku welcome to Mount Gagazet.
*Kimahri's face becomes..... offset? Almost annoyed, considering how little his expression is capable of changing*
Kimahri: Three theives not welcome to Mount Gagazet.
*Rikku smiles, though she giggles nervously*
Rikku: Ah, they hit you too then, huh?
Kimahri: Theives try to take horn of Ronso Statue.
*Kimahri takes a few steps*
Kimahri: Try.
*Kimahri tries to continue walking, but then Rikku stops him*
Rikku: So you're just gonna walk there?
Kimahri: Walk easy. Tedious, but easy.
Rikku: It's a mountain! On the other side of the continent!
*Rikku scowls*
Rikku: It was bad enough the first time...
Kimahri: Don't come. Purple summoner only then.
Rikku: She's got a name you know~! Mana!
*Kimahri grunts*
Kimahri: Mana. Mana needed. Not Rikku.
Rikku: But-
*Rikku bounds to Mana, bending down and pinching her muzzle*
Rikku: Look at her! Mana doesn't want to waaalk the whole way, does she?

Mana: *looks discouraged* It's... on the other side of the continent? On a mountain?

Rikku: See! She doesn't want to walk either~!
*Kimahri grunts again, and walks closer to Mana. Without hesitation, he picks her up and slumps her over his shoulder*
Rikku: Hey, w-wait! That's not-!

Mana: *flips out* HUUWAAAAAH! P-PUT ME DOWN PLEASE! THIS IS EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING! *starts to flail*

*Kimahri ignores her, and Rikku skips up to try and stop him. Just before she can say anything, however, a very familiar large shadow sets itself on them, growing darker and bigger each second*
Rikku: Ah-
*Rikku looks to the sky, only to see the terrifying sight of the airship they'd parked flying straight into them*
Rikku: RUNAWAY AIRSHIP!
*Rikku sprints one way, and Kimahri, effortlessly shifting Mana into a protective bridal-style, leaps away from the area very quickly, letting the airship heel and scrap dangerously on the floor, wrecking the ground but seemingly not affecting the ship at all as it continues into the few remaining buildings in the plaza. When all is said and done, the surroundings seem comparatively unscathed, and the airship, still in one piece. Rikku's braids seem loosened as she sits on the floor, having barely dodges the airship. Kimahri places Mana down on the floor*

Mana: *blinks in shock and sweatdrops at the close call* Ahh... Why do I feel like my friends are responsible for this...?

*Rikku stumbles over to Mana*
Rikku: Are you guys alright!?
*Kimahri nods*

Mana: *nods weakly* Yeah, I'm fine... Are you okay, Rikku?

Rikku: I'm okay. But whoever crashed that airship I spent hours fixing up-!
*The hatch of the airship half-opens, stopping when it reaches the floor untimely, and out stumbles Sugar, her eyes swirling about in her head*
Sugar: Myaaaaaa~ @.@
Rikku:....

Mana: *decides to get over to Sugar in case Rikku pulls a Mana and rages like she can over her hotel being damaged* Sugar! Are you okay??

Sugar: ...Batman.....blitz..... Myaaaaa~
*Rikku, thoroughly annoyed, wacks Sugar on the head*
Sugar: Ow!
Rikku: Just what did you think you were doing!?
Sugar: I was.... piloting the airship...

Mana: *looks warily at the ship* Is everyone else okay? Whip and Dawg and the crew?

Sugar: Other... two...
*Sugar shakes her head*
Sugar: They.... left.....
Rikku: Left?
Sugar: I... Dawg said something to the others.... and I don't think it had anything to do with cookies....
Rikku: So they ran away?
*Sugar nods her head*
Sugar: Dawg had a Chaos Emerald.... in his stomach again....
*Rikku's expression couldn't be any more weary if she tried*
Rikku: So they ran away from their problems, huh? --v--;

Mana: ... *blinks* ...They... They left!? They just ditched me!? They were supposed to be the ones who gave me a tour! AGH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY JUST DITCHED ME! THOSE JERKS!