Rocket Town was bustling with people, almost overcrowded as everyone came to see the first flight of Cid Highwind's new ship, the Sierra. After losing his ship a year ago in a bet against the mayor of Wutai, he was determined to make a new ship that would make his old ship seem feeble and useless, making the mayor want to give back the Highwind for making it look like a piece of crap compared to the Sierra.
Cid, as frantic as ever, was running throughout the ship to make sure everything was in order. When he finally reached the captain's area, however, he felt a sudden burst of insane rage. "Dammit Shera, I told you that I wanted the cup holder on the right side! The right side! Not the left, right!" He threw up his arms and all Shera could do is shake her head and laugh. "Shit, you're always testing your luck..now I can see why I ended up marrying you." He spat his cigarette aside and crashed his fist against the anchor lock for the Sierra to hold it to the ground, and hit the next button to start the propellers on the backside.
"Hope the kiddies don't piss their shorts when this one takes off! I hope I make Barret shit straight through his pants though when he sees this fly!" Cid laughed and grinned wide, grabbing onto the captain's wheel with vigor and anticipation. "This beast shall fly!" He put his foot to the accelerator to speed up the propellers and get it off the ground, but instead of speeding up they simply died down. Frustrated, he slammed his foot harder onto the lever. Soon afterward, he was bouncing up and down on it, "WHY ISN'T IT WORKING!"
Shera made her way back into the room, and held onto the handrail so she didn't trip, as Cid's hopping made the Sierra shake on the ground. "Dear, the Chocobo's that make the ship go up are running backwards, making it go even more down. As far as I know, you want to go up." Cid glared over to her and tried to make the dirtiest look he can conjure up over to her, but all he could make out was a strange little grin. "I knew that, woman!..Fix it?" Shera walked further into the room and sat down in the passenger's seat, strapping herself in. "Should be done now."
"Oh yeah, now we're cooking with gas!" He put his foot to the lever again and soon the propellers moved fast enough to cause an almost deafening roar, causing the Sierra to go much faster than expected and nearly crash straight into Rocket Town. "Fly up, FLY UP YOU FOOL!" Sierra kicked Cid in the leg and he fell over with his grip on the wheel, making the ship ascend into the sky so he didn't kill everyone in town. Regaining his composure and standing again, Cid tried shooting another dirty look to Shera as he stood proud. "This piece can FLY! All thanks to these hands!"
Shera undid the safety belt and stood, turning to Cid and crossing her arms. "Do you want your victory tea now?" Cid grinned as he was dancing on his platform, spinning the steering wheel. "Loaded with sugar and whiskey, on the double woman!" She sighed and walked down into the small kitchen at the upper floors of the Sierra, shaking her head. "Men are simple, but adorable."