Chapter 6: Applied Physics
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Ciara brought the West Wind close enough to the Giant that Sabin was 
able to get to its shoulder.  He picked up Cecil and carried him into it 
through the hole in the neck.

Having done that, she then turned her attentions to finding a way to 
land the West Wind securely and then joining her companions.  The
original idea had been to land on the head, but she figured that if any
other airships saw it, they would probably blast it.

"It's a shame I can't just send it back to Narshe..." she thought out 
loud.  "Or can I?  Let's see, if I take the air currents into account, 
the terminal velocity and deceleration, the power output..."

She switched the airship to hover mode, sat down, pulled a pencil and 
pad out of her pack, and began to do the calculations, completely 
ignoring the fact that there was a giant robot of destruction nearby.

A short while later, she finished.  She flew the West Wind back over to 
the shoulder of the Giant, near the hole, and got ready.

A sudden gust of wind blew her hair into her face, blocking her sight.

"I should do something about that," she muttered absent-mindedly.  She 
untied her headband, set it down, and pulled her hair back and braided 
it.  She then got the airship into position again.

She turned the engine off and sent it coasting back towards Narshe.  
Then, she took a grappling hook, latched it into the hole, and swung over.

"Why do I have the feeling that I forgot something?" she murmured as she 
entered the Giant.

The stones on the headband, which was still on the deck of the West 
Wind, glowed briefly.

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She found Sabin helping a still groggy-looking Cecil up.

"So you landed safely?" Sabin asked her.

"Yep."  She nodded proudly.  "I sent it back to Narshe."

"How are we going to get out of here, then?" he questioned.

"Oh, oops..." Ciara blushed a deep crimson.  "I guess I didn't take that 
into account."

"It's okay.  There's a passage out from behind where the CPU was," Cecil 
stated.  "Besides, I don't think we're the only ones who are going to 
come in here and try to stop this thing.  We'll be able to make it out, 
don't worry."

They descended the lift to the giant's chest.

As they walked through the corridors, Ciara began to get very nervous, 
and worried thoughts started to run through her head.

<What am I doing here?  I'm just some kid who's lived her whole life on 
an island.  I don't know the first thing about real fighting!  And here 
I am, running around the Giant of Bab-il with the legendary Paladin 
Cecil and one of the Heroes of Balance!  How did I get myself into 
this?  What if we have to kill people, real people?  There's a 
difference between killing animals for food and killing people because 
they're opposing you.  What if I...>

Her thoughts were cut short by Sabin's question.  "Who do you think 
brought this here?"

They rounded a corner and came face-to-face with Imperial troops.

"I think we just found out..." began Cecil.