From: Little Chiba =========================================================================== [ I n s e r t r e a l l y c o o l F i n a l F a n t a s y 7 ] [ A S C I I l o g o h e r e ] =========================================================================== [ T h e F i n a l F a n t a s y V I I S c r i p t ] v.1.00 [ D i s c 1 ] =========================================================================== Ah, too bad I'm not a better ASCII artist. Welcome to the Final Fantasy VII Script. The way I transcribed the different choices ("I don't care / OK, let's go," and the like) requires a little bit of explanation: Do this Do that ***Lead character Do this (Here's all the stuff that happens when you do this) ***Lead character Do that (Here's all the stuff that happens when you do that) (Here's all the stuff that happens no matter whether you do this or that) The actual choices are somewhat more interesting. If you discover any grammatical errors, misspellings, or typos, or if you have a question, comment, or suggestion about the script, I much appreciate it if you email me about it so I can try to incorporate it into the next versions. An enhanced version of this script with HTML formatting, music, and screenshots of the entire game is available at my website at http://come.to/chiba. This document can be used for any purpose except sales or advertisement, as long as it is not modified or changed and is distributed with all available files. As of October 23, 1998, this document consists of three files: ff7disc1.txt, ff7disc2.txt, and ff7opq.txt. The original story was written by Katsuhige Nojima and Yoshinori Kitase; as based on a story by Hironobu Sakaguchi and Tetsuya Nomura. The original copyright is still held by these individuals and Square Co., Ltd. The author of this document does not claim to hold copyright over the full original script, but this document in itself is protected by copyright laws. Email the author at little_chiba@hotmail.com. I do hope you enjoy reading this script much more than I did transcribing it. Sit back, plant your finger squarely on that down-arrow key, and have fun. And be sure to use your imagination. Chiba =========================================================================== Scene 1: Presentiment - AVALANCHE Scene 2: Escape From Mako Reactor 7 Scene 3: Flower Girl - A Daring Leap Scene 4: The Long Ride Home Scene 5: The Reactor Tower Scene 6: Welcome Home, Cloud! - A Childhood Promise Scene 7: The Morning After - Sector 7 Scene 8: The Train - A Narrow Escape Scene 9: Reactor #5 - President Shinra Scene 10: Flowers Blooming In The Church Scene 11: Meet Reno Scene 12: Flee The Church Scene 13: Let's Go, Bodyguard! Scene 14: Sneak Out At Midnight Scene 15: Playground Ai Scene 16: Miss Cloud? Scene 17: Rescue Tifa From Don Of The Slums Scene 18: Lounge Chaos Scene 19: Ecchi Don Scene 20: I'll Smash Them Scene 21: Shinra Plans Scene 22: Encounter At The Reactor Tower Scene 23: Sector 7 Falls Scene 24: Biggs... Wedge... Jessie... ...Marlene... Scene 25: The Flower Girl - Origins Scene 26: A Golden Shiny Wire Of Hope Scene 27: 140 Flights... Scene 28: Climbing Shinra Tower Scene 29: Specimen - Jenova Scene 30: Experimental Aerith Scene 31: Captured - Meet The President Scene 32: A Night In Jail Scene 33: Sephiroth Alive!? - Rufus's Ascent Scene 34: A Confrontation With The New President Scene 35: A Spectacular Escape - Highway Battle Scene 36: Ahead On Our Way Scene 37: Cloud Begins His Story Scene 38: Our Monster Scene 39: Nibelheim - Homecoming Scene 40: The Mountains Of Nibel Scene 41: Monsters Of The Nibel Reactor Scene 42: Sephiroth's Thirst For Knowledge Scene 43: Realization Scene 44: Nibelheim Aflame - Tifa's Revenge Scene 45: J-E-N-O-V-A Scene 46: What A Fascinating Story... Scene 47: The Village Of Kalm Scene 48: Chocobo Chocobo Scene 49: Zolom Impaled - The Mithril Mine Scene 50: Junon Fortress - Resuscitation Scene 51: Rufus's Homecoming Scene 52: The Boat Ride - Jenova BIRTH Scene 53: Landing At Costa Del Sol Scene 54: Hojo On The Beach Scene 55: Mountain Pass - Another Reactor Scene 56: North Corel - Barret's Hometown Scene 57: Gold Saucer - Cait Sith, The God Of Luck Scene 58: Barret's Crime? Scene 59: Corel Prison Scene 60: Gun-Arm Scene 61: Dyne - Broken Trust Scene 62: Ester, Your New Manager Scene 63: Chocobo Race - Free Scene 64: The Turks - Ruined Reactor - Gongaga Village - Aerith and Zack Scene 65: Cosmo Canyon - Grudge Scene 66: Bugenhagen's Observatory Scene 67: The Lifestream Scene 68: Cosmo Candle Scene 69: Nanaki, Son Of Seto Scene 70: Red Truth Scene 71: Nibelheim Revisited - The Black Cloak Scene 72: Calamity From The Skies Scene 73: Rocket Town - Hey, Cid! Scene 74: Sending A Dream Into The Universe - Tiny Bronco Escapes! Scene 75: Tiny Bronco Afloat Scene 76: The Keystone Scene 77: Ghost Hotel Conversation Scene 78: A Midnight Date - Interrupted By Fireworks Scene 79: A Spy!? Scene 80: Temple Of The Ancients - Tseng's Meeting Scene 81: Meteor - A Wound So Large Scene 82: The Black Materia Scene 83: Believe In Me - Cait Sith Scene 84: Cait Sith In The Shrinking Temple Scene 85: Cloud's Sin Scene 86: Aerith's Wood Scene 87: Cloud's Self Scene 88: Bone Village Scene 89: The Sleeping Forest - City Of The Ancients Scene 90: Aerith's Gift Scene 91: Puppet - Descent Into Life Scene 92: Who Am I...? END OF DISC ONE Scene 93: Winter Wonderland Scene 94: Gast's Videos Scene 95: Elena - A Snowy Ride - Great Glacier Scene 96: Gaea's Cliff - Mako Crater Scene 97: The Shinra Airship Scene 98: Reunion - The Black Materia Scene 99: Cloud's Truth, Or Cloud's Lie? Scene 100: Materia Tree Scene 101: Sephiroth's Ruse Scene 102: Identification Number - Out Of Our Grasp Once More - Weapon Rises Scene 103: Origins - Sector 7 Train Station Scene 104: Dark Sun Scene 105: Public Execution - Weapon Attacks - Camaraderie - Cheating Death - Highwind Scene 106: Highwind Takes To The Skies Scene 107: Mideel - Mind Of A Friend Scene 108: Shinra's Plans - Cid's Election Scene 109: Corel's Huge Materia Scene 110: Fort Condor's Huge Materia Scene 111: Weapon Attacks - Lifestream Revisited Scene 112: Into Darkness Scene 113: Enter Cloud's Mind - Nibelheim, Long Ago Scene 114: That Childhood Promise... Scene 115: Jealousy - In My Room Scene 116: On the Other Side of the Mountain Scene 117: The Truth - You Were Watching Me - A Battle of Will Scene 118: Return to the Others Scene 119: Awakening Scene 120: There Ain't No Gettin' Off Scene 121: Underwater Reactor - Sub Space Scene 122: Gelnika Takes Off - Countdown to Dreams and Death Scene 123: Crash Course - Shinra No. 26's Huge Materia Scene 124: Wreckage Scene 125: Escape Pod - Too Little, Too Late Scene 126: The Cry Of The Planet - That Someone Is Us Scene 127: Remembrance Scene 128: Knowledge Of the Ancients Scene 129: Green - Junon Cannon Relocated Scene 130: Sister Ray Scene 131: Weapon Surfaces - Value of a Life - Epic Battle Scene 132: Fire - Weapon Falls - Paths Opened - President's Redemption Scene 133: Imminent Explosion - Hojo Schemes - Midgar Bound Scene 134: Parachute Into Midgar - Turk Settlement - Proud Clod - Hojo Transforms Scene 135: Seven Days - We Have A Reason To Fight Scene 136: Understanding Scene 137: Last Morning Scene 138: We Shall Fight Together END OF DISC TWO Scene 139: The North Crater Scene 140: The Planet's Core - Jenova-SYNTHESIS Scene 141: Judgment Day - The One-Winged Angel Scene 142: Ghost Scene 143: The Beginning of the End Scene 144: The End of the Beginning THE END Optional Quests - Yuffie Meet Yuffie Materia Thief - Turks Off Duty - Godo Steel Them? Corneo Revisited - Truce - Because It's Our Job. Materia Regained Brave the Pagoda - Godo Optional Quests - Vincent Meet Vincent Waterfall Cave Gift From Lucrecia Optional Quests - Basement Flashback Laboratory Revelations Optional Quests - Red XIII Strength of the Valley Optional Quests - Zangan's Letter Zangan's Letter Scene 1 - Presentiment - AVALANCHE - (Introduction FMV. The camera pans slowly across a starfield for several seconds before we see a beautiful young woman looking directly at us. Green embers waft upwards around her face. The camera moves to show that the embers are generated by a Mako furnace in a dark alley as the woman stares into it. After a few moments, she turns and leaves the alley, a basket of flowers on one arm, and stops to stand at a street corner. Our view of her is momentarily obstructed by a massive train as it speeds past through the town square. The camera swings outward through the dark, dingy square, under a stone arch, and then begins to swing upwards. The view moves higher and higher until the entire circular city of Midgar comes into view. The Final Fantasy VII logo appears for a few moments before the camera begins to swing back down, into a different part of a city. A train is pulling into a station in another dark alley. Two guards patrol the platform. Jessie flips spectacularly off the train. The guards attack the intruder only to be knocked out by her skillful hands and feet. Barret hops out of the train, turns, and motions for another to follow.) Barret "C'mon newcomer. Follow me." (He runs upstairs. Cloud flips out of the train and follows him. Two guards come down the stairs down to the train platform, blocking his path.) (Battle sequence with two guards) (After the battle, Cloud runs up the stairs and meets the group - Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge, opening the main gate to a Mako reactor.) Biggs "Wow! You used to be in SOLDIER all right! ...Not everyday ya find one in a group like AVALANCHE." Jessie "SOLDIER? Aren't they the enemy?" "What's he doing with us in AVALANCHE?" Biggs "Hold it, Jessie. He WAS in SOLDIER." "He quit them and now is one of us." "Didn't catch your name..." (The PLAYER names Cloud) Cloud "...Cloud." Biggs "Cloud, eh? I'm..." Cloud "I don't care what your names are. Once this job's over... I'm outta here." (Barret comes running up from offscreen.) Barret "The hell you all doin'!? I thought I told you never to move in a group!" "Our target's the North Mako Reactor. We'll meet on the bridge in front of it." (The group heads through the gate. Barret stops and turns to face Cloud.) "Ex-SOLDIER, huh? Don't trust ya!" (The PLAYER names Barret) Barret "If you push the Directional button while pushing the [CANCEL] button to run. (earlier marked X)" (FMV sequence. The camera swings to show the Shinra headquarters towering above as Cloud following Barret through the gate. Cloud follows the others to the Reactor. Wedge stays on the bridge in front of the reactor as the others head inside.) Wedge "I'll secure the escape passage. Concentrate on the mission, Cloud." "Geez, we're really gonna blow this huge furnace up? This'll be somethin' to see!" (Cloud follows the others into the Reactor.) Barret "Yo! This your first time in a reactor?" Cloud "No. After all, I did work for Shinra, y'know." Barret "The planet's full of Mako energy. People here use it every day." "It's the life blood of the planet. But Shinra keeps suckin' the blood out with these machines." Cloud "I'm not here for a lecture. Let's just hurry." Barret "That's it! You're comin' with me from now on." (Barret joins Cloud. The group works through the locked doors deeper inside the reactor.) Jessie "Biggs and I got the code for this door." Biggs "Code deciphered" (They go through the door.) Biggs "Think how many of our people risked their lives, just for this code..." Jessie "Code deciphered" (They go through the door and work deeper into the reactor. Biggs stays at the door. They enter an elevator) Jessie "Push that button over there!" (Cloud presses the button. The elevator starts moving.) Barret "Little by little the reactors'll drain out all the life. And that'll be that." Cloud "It's not my problem." Barret "The planet's dyin', Cloud!" Cloud "The only thing I care about is finishin' this job before security and the Roboguards come." (Barret turns away, shaking with anger, then looks back over his shoulder at Cloud and rejoins him. The elevator stops and Jessie gets off. They continue into the reactor.) Jessie "Push the [OK] button in front of a ladder to grab on to it. After that, use the [Directional button] to move up and down." (Jessie stays behind. Cloud continues to the reactor core.) Barret "When we blow this place, this ain't gonna be nothin' more than a hunka junk." "Cloud, you set the bomb." Cloud "Shouldn't you do it?" Barret "Jus' do it! I gotta watch to make sure you don't pull nothin'." Cloud "Fine, be my guest." (As Cloud moves to set the bomb, the screen dims and something speaks into his mind.) Watch out! This isn't just a reactor!! (It stops abruptly.) Barret "...What's wrong?" Cloud "Huh?" Barret "What's wrong, Cloud? Hurry it up!" Cloud "Yeah, sorry." (Cloud sets the bomb. An alarm begins to sound and red lights flash.) Barret "Heads up, here they come!" (Boss battle with Guard Scorpion) Cloud "Come on, let's get outta here!" Ten minutes to detonation! (They rush back out through the reactor until they meet up with Jessie where she had stayed behind. She has one leg caught in the grate she's standing on.) Cloud "You all right?" Jessie "My leg got stuck." (Cloud pulls her out.) "Thanks!" (They continue to hurry out of the reactor.) Biggs "Let's go!" Jessie "Code deciphered" (They go through the door.) Jessie "Alright, be careful." Biggs "Code deciphered" (They go through the door and exit the reactor. On the way out, Jessie falls. Cloud helps her up and they sprint away. FMV sequence. The reactor emits a ring of fire as it explodes spectacularly against the night sky.) Scene 2 - Escape From Mako Reactor 7 - (Cloud, Barret, Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie are in a dark tunnel littered with debris and broken metal.) Biggs "That should keep the planet going... at least a little longer." Wedge "Yeah." Barret "........." (Jessie plants an explosive against the pile of debris blocking their exit.) Jessie "OK! Now everyone get back." (They stand back and a wall explodes, opening a way to a courtyard. Wedge's butt seems to be on fire.) Barret "All right, now let's get out of here." "Rendezvous at Sector 8 station! Split up and get on the train!" (They all exit except Barret and Cloud.) Cloud "H, hey!" Barret "If it's about your money save it 'til we're back at the hideout." (Barret exits. Cloud goes after him into the streets of Midgar.) Scene 3 - Flower Girl - A Daring Leap - (A few people are running around a street corner, bumping into a woman standing there, knocking her down. She stands up and calmly brushes herself off. Cloud enters.) Flower girl "Excuse me." "What happened?" You'd better get out of here Nothing... hey, listen... ***Cloud Nothing... hey, listen... "........." Don't see many flowers around here Never mind ***Cloud Don't see many flowers around here Flower girl "Oh, these? Do you like them? They're only a gil....?" Buy one Forget it ***Cloud Buy one Flower girl "Oh, thank you!" "Here you are!" (She gives Cloud a flower and walks off. Cloud continues through the streets of Midgar.) People on the street "Just what the hell's going on!?" "Wonder what that is on the wall over there. Let's see..." Don't be fooled by Shinra! Mako energy doesn't last forever! Mako is the planet's lifesource! The end is in sight! Protectors of the planet: AVALANCHE (Cloud reaches a dark street. A soldier patrolling the area spots him.) Soldier "Hey! You there!" Cloud "Shinra soldiers..." Fight them Leave Cloud Fight them (Three battles with Shinra soldiers. After the third battle, Cloud is surrounded) Soldier "That's as far as you go." Cloud "I don't have time to be messin' around with you guys." Soldier "Enough babbling! Grab him!" (The soldiers close in. Cloud backs away, but his path is blocked as he reaches a railing. Below him are the train tracks. FMV sequence. Cloud jumps off the balcony onto the train as it rushes by.) Scene 4 - The Long Ride Home - (Barret, Wedge, Biggs, and Jessie are riding in a train car littered with crates and junk.) Wedge "Cloud never came." Biggs "Cloud... Wonder if he was killed?" Barret "No way!!" Jessie "Cloud..." (There is thumping on the roof of the car. Barret glances up.) Biggs "Say, do you think Cloud's..." "Going to fight to the end for AVALANCHE!?" Barret "The hell would I know? Do I look like a mind reader?" (He hits a crate with his fist.) "Hmph!! If y'all weren't such screw-ups..." Wedge "Hey Barret! What about our money...?" (Barret hits the crate again.) Wedge "Uh, nothin'... sorry." "Ahh......." (The train door opens and Cloud flips into the car from above.) Biggs "Cloud!!" Jessie "Cloud..." Wedge "Cloud!!" Cloud "Looks like I'm a little late." Barret "You damn right, you're late!!" "Come waltzin' in here makin' a big scene!" Cloud "It's no big deal. Just what I always do." Barret "Shi't!" "Havin' everyone worried like that you don't give a damn 'bout no one but yourself!" Cloud "Hmm..... You were worried about me!" Barret "Wha!?" "I'm takin' it outta your money, hot stuff!" (He walks to the center of the car.) Barret "Wake up!" "We're movin' out! Follow me!" (He exits the front of the car.) Wedge "Hey, Cloud! You were great back there!" (He exits.) Biggs "Heh heh.... Cloud! We'll do even better next time." (He exits.) Jessie "Be careful, I'll shut this." (She closes the train door.) "Oh, Cloud! Your face is pitch-black....." (She wipes his face.) "There you go!" "Say, thanks for helping me back there at the Reactor!" (She exits. Cloud follows.) (The train intercom comes on.) Last train out of Sector 8 Station. Last stop is Sector 7, Train Graveyard. Expected time of arrival is 12:23 AM, Midgar standard time... (Barret and the others come into the next car and sit down. They disturb a well-dressed, official looking man.) "This is why I hate the last train. Hoo-boy..." (He leaves.) People on the train "Huh? This is my house, so make yourselves at home." "You see the headlines in the Shinra Times?" "The terrorists that bombed the No. 1 Reactor are based somewhere in the slums." "...blowing up a Reactor... they sure put some thought into this one." "They must have a real calculating leader. I wonder what they'll do next?" Barret "Stop actin' like a damn kid. Si'down an' shu'up!" Wedge "Someday AVALANCHE's gonna be famous ...and me, too!" Biggs "It seems this train hasn't switched to security mode yet." "I'm sure that will change by tomorrow." Jessie "Hey, Cloud. You want to look at this with me?" "It's a map of the Midgar Rail System. Let's look at it together. I'll explain it to you." "I like this kinda stuff. Bombs and monitors... you know, flashy stuff." (They look at the map.) Jessie "Okay, it's about to start." (A wireframe of Midgar is shown on the map.) "This is a complete model of the city of Midgar." "It's about a 1/10000 scale." "The top plate is about 50 meters above ground." "A main support structure holds the plate up in the center, and there are other support structures built in each section..." "psst... whisper... whisper... (The No. 1 Reactor we blew up was in the northern section.)" "Then there's No. 2, No. 3 all the way up to the No. 8 Reactor." "The 8 Reactors provide Midgar with electricity." "Each town used to have a name, but no one in Midgar remembers them." "Instead of names, we refer to them by numbered sectors. That's the kind of place this is." "Phew..., this is next! Look." (A dotted line appears on the Midgar wireframe.) "This is the route the train is on." "The route spirals around the main support structure." "We should be coming around the center area, right now." "At each checkpoint, an ID sensor device is set up." "It can check the identities and background on each and every passenger on the train by linking it up to the central databank at Shinra headquarters." "whisper... whisper... (Anyone could tell that we look suspicious, so we're using fake ID's.)" (A red light starts flashing.) Jessie "Speak of the devil..." "That light means we're in the ID Security Check area." "whisper... whisper... (When the lights go off, you never know what kind of creeps'll come out.)" "...anyhow, we're almost back now. That's a relief." Biggs "...snore.... heebeebeeheebee... snore... (Don't act so damn big, Barret... snooze...)" Barret "Look... you can see the surface now. This city don't have no day or night." "If that plate weren't there... we could see the sky." (Cloud looks out the window.) Cloud "A floating city... Pretty unsettling scenery." (Barret gets up.) Barret "Huh?" "Never expect to hear that outta someone like you." "...you jes' full of surprises." Barret "The upper world... a city on a plate..." "It's 'cuz of that &^#$# 'pizza', that people underneath are sufferin'!" "And the city below is full of polluted air." "On topa that, the Reactor keeps drainin' up all the energy." Cloud "Then why doesn't everyone move onto the plate?" Barret "Dunno. Probably 'cuz they ain't got no money. Or, maybe..." "'Cuz they love their land, no matter how polluted it gets." Cloud "I know... no one lives in the slums because they want to." "It's like this train. It can't run anywhere except where its rails take it." (FMV sequence. The train circles the support structure on its way to Sector 7. The train arrives at the station and everyone gets off) Barret "Yo!! Get over here, all' ya!!" (Everyone gathers around Barret.) Barret "This mission was a success. But don't get lazy now." "The hard part's still to come! Don't y'all be scared of that explosion!" "'Cause the next one's gonna be bigger than that!" "Meet back at the hideout!! Move out!" (All exit.) Scene 5 - The Reactor Tower - People at the train station "I'm not letting you go tonight." "Wow!" "Isn't there somewhere we could go to be alone?" "There's only the train graveyard around here. And they say there's ghosts around too!" "...damn." "What?" Person near Reactor Tower "Hey now! ...Oops!" "What on earth are you doing? Just butt out... geez!" "Huh? You come to see it, too?" "There was a bombing on top. If this pillar should come down, everyone in the slums is dust..." "Well, there's no point in worryin' about that." "Hey! Look! It's huge, ain't it?" (Cloud looks up at the massive steel tower.) "Hey... This is a strange and wonderful place." "This is my place, but you can come here when you want. Bye, bro!" (He leaves.) Barret "Yo. Cloud! Over here, now!" Scene 6 -Welcome Home, Cloud! - A Childhood Promise - (Barret runs into Tifa's bar, the Seventh Heaven, and chases all the patrons out. Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie go inside.) Barret "Ok! Go on ahead." (If Cloud waits around outside) "Yo! Cloud!! Get off your slow-movin' ass!" (Cloud enters the Seventh Heaven.) (Marlene jumps up.) "Papa!" (She sees Cloud and hides in the corner. Tifa goes over to her) "Marlene! Aren't you going to say anything to Cloud?" (She walks over to Cloud.) "Welcome home, Cloud. Looks like everything went well." "Did you fight with Barret?" Yeah Not this time ***Cloud Yeah Tifa "I should have known." "He's always pushing people around, and you've always been in fights ever since you were little." "I was worried." ***Cloud Not this time Tifa "Hmm. You've grown up." "When you were little you used to get into fights at the drop of a hat." (The PLAYER names Tifa) Tifa "Flowers? How nice..." "You almost never see them here in the slums." "But..." "A flower for me? Oh Cloud, you shouldn't have..." Cloud "No big." Give it to Tifa Give it to Marlene ***Cloud Give it to Tifa Tifa "Thank you, Cloud. It smells wonderful." "Maybe I should fill the store with flowers." ***Cloud Give it to Marlene (Marlene grabs it and hides behind Tifa) People in the bar Tifa "Sorry, Cloud. Marlene seems a little shy." Marlene "............" Wedge "Oh. Cloud!" "Tifa realls knows how to cook. Mmm, mmm......." "Anyway, let me tell you somethin'." About what? I'm not interested in your stories ***Cloud About what? Wedge "Tifa always lets me taste her cooking." "And look at me now, I'm rolly-polly." "Don't know whether I should be happy or sad. But it's the good food and drinks that make this shop famous." ***Cloud I'm not interested in your stories Wedge "Cloud...... ........forget it." Jessie "Careless..... You're getting all excited." "Wonder what for.....?" Biggs "Aah!! Nothin' like that first drink after a job." "Hic!!" "Why don't you have one too?" No Yeah, why not? ***Cloud No Biggs "What!? you tellin' me you're too good to drink with me?" "Don't act big-headed jus' because you were in SOLDIER!" ***Cloud Yeah, why not? Biggs "Oh!! That's more like it!" "Even if you were with SOLDIER, you're still a rookie here. So you'd better listen to whatever I tell ya!" Biggs "Hic...!!" "Oh..... Don't tell Barret what I jus said." (Cloud tries to exit, but Barret crashes into the bar.) Marlene "Papa, welcome home!" (Barret lifts her up on his shoulder.) Barret "Yeah." "Huh? Where'd you get that flower?" Marlene "Cloud gave it to me." Barret "Oh...." Barret "Did you thank him?" Marlene ".........." "Thank you, Cloud." "We'll take care of you." Tifa "You all right, Barret?" Barret "Great!!" "Get in here, fools!! We're startin' the meetin'!!" (He descends a hidden elevator in a pinball machine. Everyone follows but Cloud and Tifa. Cloud walks to the bar.) Tifa "Sit down." (He sits.) Tifa "How about..." "...something to drink?" I don't feel like it Give me something hard ***Cloud Give me something hard Tifa "Just a minute. I'll make one for you." (She mixes Cloud a drink.) Tifa "You know, I'm relieved you made it back safely." Cloud "What's with you all of a sudden? That wasn't even a tough job." Tifa "I guess not..." "You were in SOLDIER." (Cloud sets down his drink.) Tifa "Make sure you get your pay from Barret." Cloud "Don't worry. Once I get that money, I'm outta here." ***Cloud I don't feel like it Tifa "OHH!!" "I can make a drink just as good as anyone else." "Everyone says, my drinks taste the best!" (Cloud gets up from the bar.) Tifa "Cloud, are you feeling all right?" Cloud "...yeah... Why?" Tifa "No reason. You just look a little tired I guess." "You'd better go down below." (Cloud walks to the elevator in the pinball machine and goes down. Everyone is busy downstairs. Barret is punching a bag.) People downstairs Wedge "You think I'm a litte too uptight?" Yeah... No... ***Cloud Yeah... Wedge "The next mission will be to blow up the Sector 5 Reactor." "Cloud, you're great! Don't you ever get nervous?" "Or are you like, impervious to feelings? Naw, that couldn't be it." ***Cloud No... Wedge "Well, that's ok. Don't worry about me. I don't look like it, but I'm a coward at heart." (Jessie is working on the computer) Jessie "Oops..." "Hey, look at the news... What a blast." "Think it was all because of my bomb? But all I really did was just make it like the computer told me." "Oh no! I must've made a miscalculation somewhere." Barret "Yo. Cloud! There's somethin' I wanna ask ya." "Was there anyone from SOLDIER fighting us today?" Cloud "None. I'm positive." Barret "You sound pretty sure." Cloud "If there was anyone from SOLDIER you wouldn't be standing here now." Barret "Don't go thinkin' you so bad jes cuz you was in SOLDIER." Cloud "......." Barret "Yeah, you're strong." "Probably all them guys in SOLDIER are." "But don't forget your skinny ass's working for AVALANCHE now!" "Don't get no ideas 'bout hangin' on to Shinra." Cloud "Stayin' with Shinra?" "You asked me a question and I answered it... that's all." "I'm going upstairs. I want to talk about my money." Barret "Shucks!! ........money...." Marlene "Papa. you're so great!" (Cloud moves to leave. Tifa runs in.) Tifa "Wait, Cloud!" Barret "Tifa! Let him go!" "Looks like he still misses the Shinra!" Cloud "Shut up!" "I don't care about either Shinra or SOLDIER!" "But don't get me wrong!" "I don't care about AVALANCHE or the Planet for that matter!" Tifa "Straighten things up with everyone for me." Television ......today the No.1 Reactor was bombed. The terrorist group AVALANCHE has claimed responsibility for the bombing. It is expected that AVALANCHE will continue its reign of terror. But citizens of Midgar.... there is no need to fear. I have immediately mobilized SOLDIER to protect our citizenry against this senseless violence. Thank you and good night. Wedge "...Cloud." "You say you don't care, but you came to talk to me." "Cloud.... you just want friends." "Isn't that right?" Blow off I really don't care ***Cloud Blow off Wedge "Yeah, well. You look kind of lonely to me." If you ever got anything you want to get off your chest, you can always talk to me." ***Cloud I really don't care Wedge "You're terrible. Real cold blooded." (Cloud goes back up the elevator and goes to leave. He is followed by Tifa.) Tifa "Listen, Cloud. I'm asking you. Please join us." Cloud "Sorry Tifa..." Tifa "The Planet is dying. Slowly but surely it's dying." "Someone has to do something." Cloud "So let Barret and his buddies do something about it." "It's got nothin' to do with me." (He moves to leave) Tifa "So! You're really leaving!?" "You're just going to walk right out ignoring your childhood friend!?" Cloud "What......?" How can you say that! ...Sorry ***Cloud How can you say that! ***Cloud ...Sorry Tifa "You forgot the promise, too." Cloud "Promise?" (Tifa looks down.) Tifa "So you DID forget." "Remember.... Cloud. It was seven years ago..." (Cloud looks up. The scene fades to black. It fades in again; Cloud and Tifa are standing by a well. The sky is full of stars.) Tifa "Look, the well." "Do you remember?" (Cloud nods.) Cloud "Yeah.... back then." "I thought you would never come, and I was getting a little cold." (The scene changes. Cloud and Tifa, as children, appear. Cloud is sitting swinging his legs on the well cover. Tifa enters from offscreen.) Tifa "Sorry I'm late." (She sits down.) Tifa "You said you wanted to talk to me about something?" Cloud "Come this spring.... I'm leaving this town for Midgar." Tifa "........All boys are leaving our town." Cloud "But I'm different from all of them. I'm not just going to find a job." (He stands.) "I want to join SOLDIER." "I'm going to be the best there is, just like Sephiroth." Tifa "Sephiroth.... The Great Sephiroth." (Cloud climbs to the top of the well and looks at the stars.) Tifa "Isn't it hard to join SOLDIER?" Cloud "...I probably wont be able to come back to this town for a while." (Tifa makes a motion.) Cloud "...huh?" Tifa "Will you be in the newspapers if you do well?" Cloud "I'll try." Tifa "Hey, why don't we make a promise?" "Umm, if you get really famous and I'm ever in a bind....." "You come save me, all right?" Cloud "What?" Tifa "Whenever I"m in trouble, my hero will come and rescue me." "I want to at least experience that once." Cloud "What?" Tifa "Come on--! Promise me----!" Cloud "All right.... I promise." (The camera pans up to show the starry night sky. A falling star streaks its white trail across the dark blue.) (Back at the Seventh Heaven.) Tifa "You remember now? ...Our promise?" Cloud "I'm not a hero and I'm not famous. I can't keep.... the promise." Tifa "But you got your childhood dream, didn't you? You joined SOLDIER." (Cloud looks down.) Tifa "So come on! You've got to keep your promise......" (Barret climbs up the elevator.) Barret "Wait a sec big-time SOLDIER!" "A promise is a promise! Here!!" (He tosses Cloud 1500 Gil.) Cloud "This is my pay? Don't make me laugh." Tifa "What? Then you'll...!!" Cloud "You got the next mission lined up? I'll do it for 3000." Barret "What....!?" (Tifa whispers to him.) Tifa "It's ok, it's ok." "psst, psst..... (We're realy hurting for help, right?)" Barret "Uh..... ugh..... (That money's for Marlene's schoolin'......)" (Barret turns.) Barret "2000!" (Tifa walks to Cloud.) Tifa "Thanks, Cloud." Scene 7 - The Morning After - Sector 7 - (The scene changes to Tifa's bar, the next morning. Cloud goes up the elevator. Tifa and Barret are standing, Marlene is mixing drinks.) Tifa "Good Morning! Cloud!" "Did you sleep well?" Barret's snoring kept me up...... Next to you, who wouldn't? ***Cloud Barret's snoring kept me up.... Tifa "psstpsst..." "(keep it down, they'll hear you. Barret's always edgy before an operation.)" ***Cloud Next to you, who wouldn't? Tifa "I don't know what you mean." Tifa "I'm going this time." Barret "Our target's the Sector 5 Reactor. Head for the station first." "I'll fill you in on the train." Barret "Yo! Cloud!" "Before the next mission, I got somethin' I wanna ask you!" "I, uh,..... I don't really know how to use Materia!" "I'll give you that Materia you found. Just teach me how to use it!" Cloud "...sigh..." Ok, I'll explain it You wouldn't understand ***Cloud Ok, I'll explain it (Cloud explains the Materia system.) Sure. I'll explain how Materia works. First, access the menu. You know the basic functions. The triangle button brings up the menu. Directional buttons move the cursor. Like this. Select each menu by using the OK button. If you want to leave the menu, just push the CANCEL cutton. See? Let's go ahead. Now you're in this menu. Select [Materia] sub menu. Select who you want to use it. Now look at my weapon here. Each weapon and armor has slots in it. Choose which slot you want to put Materia in. Now select the Materia you want to use. This is curative Materia. If you want to know what its effect is, line the cursor up with [Check], and push the OK button. It's just like selecting battle commands. Just line the cursor up to [Magic], you can see that the available magic has increased. Now you can use new magic [Cure]. And that's all there is to equipping Materia. See? It wasn't that tough! When you want to remove any Materia, it's as easy as pointing to the materia slot, and pushing the triangle button. There's just one thing you have to be careful of. Whenever you equip Materia, your situation changes. Parts of you may become stronger... while others get weaker. Normally, when you equip [Magic] Materia, your magic power will get stronger. But your physical strength weakens. So, Materia's kind of a double'edged sword. On the left side of the screen, you can see the Materia's effect on you. It's wise not to overuse Magic Materia. But try out various things. Push the CANCEL button to exit the sub menu. Ok, that's about it. I'll give you some advanced tips later. Barret "Shi....! What's this 'It wasn't that tough' crap!" "I'm clueless......" "Well, you handle the Materia then!" ***Cloud You wouldn't understand Barret "So this is what makes them guys in SOLDIER so great, huh!?" "Ok, I'll ask Jessie again later. But you're in charge of the Materia!" [Materia System] Access the menu and select [Materia] to equip Materia. Tifa "Cloud! I got a message from the Weapon Shop man upstairs." "He has something he wants to give you. Don't forget!" "Marlene, you watch the store while we're gone!" Marlene "All right! Good Luck." (Cloud explores Sector 7.) Johnny "I'm leaving. Goin' faraway. But when I come back I'll be a better man! This is goodbye!" "Hey! Childhood friend! You better take good care of Tifa!" (He exits.) People in Sector 7 "Ah... Johnny's gone. You look a little disappointed." "I don't like to say it myself but, I'm just a lonely guy when I'm not drinking." "I hope he doesn't get hurt." "That worries me the most." "Yesterday, everyone in town was peeking at the two of you from outside the bar." "Tifa's childhood friend. That's a good one!" "Ahh! Now I ain't got no one to pick on!" "He used to give us nothing but headaches when he was here, but now that he's gone.... I kind of miss him." "......strange, isn't it?" "Ha! Ha!..... I wonder if my son's already left?" "When it's just my wife and I here, you have no idea how lonesome it gets." "Listen! If there isn't anyone to listen, what's the use of getting gossip on everyone?" "Yeah, and you Mr. I-don't-care!" "I'll get a little more information that would pique even your interest. You wait and see!" "You dried up old geez. You tired?" "Why don't you rest up on the third floor of my house? "There's just one condition." "You gotta give me some cash." <1 gil> "Damn, man!! Just forget about it!" <10 gil> "Oh man, oh man..." "Go ahead and help yourself to the room." "Use whatever bed you want. Sleep tight, old guy." "Cheap %#*^......" "This is a slum, so don't think you can stay for free." "What are you going to do?" "Doesn't just seeing the bed make you sleepy?" <10 gil> "Sweet dreams, pops." "Tough guy, huh!? You better sleep when you can." "You'd better save when you can." "That's the trick to being tough. Remember that, old dude." "This is the Beginner's Hall." "You say you're a beginner? But your eyes say you're not." Cloud "Don't mess with me. I used to be in SOLDIER. I'll tell you how much I know.... an' for free too!" "Hey! You got one right off!" "That was Materia. Next, take this [treasure chest]!" "This is the fabled [Save Point]!!" "At a [Save Pont] you can use a [tent] and/or select *SAVE*." "There's more, too. Look for something called secret." "Even if you are wiped out, if you save you can restart from that same point." "That way you don't have to worry when you've been wiped out." "This is jumping ahead a little but, when you leave Midgar..." "Once you get the world map, you can save anywhere you like. Remember that." That should be all you need to know about the Save Point. I'll probably see you again somewhere on the road. Take care! I'm a [treasure chest]!! Beginners make sure and keep an eye out for me!! (Two kids fighting) Cloud "You've got to hang in there. Your limit gauge is just starting to build." "Waaah!" Cloud "OK! Now your limit gauge is full, go ahead and use it! Fight with your limit techinique." (The kid wins the fight.) "Great!" (Two kids fighting) "Magic! Magic!" "Help!" Cloud "Calm down! When your enemy uses magic counter with [Magic Barrier] or [reflect]." "[Magic Barrier] reduces the damage recieved from magic by half." "[Reflect] bounces the attacks off you. But the number of times you can use it is limited so be careful." (The kid wins the fight.) "Great!" (Two kids fighting) "Wow! You sure are strong! I'm going to be strong, too!" "Me too!" Cloud "If you want to get as stong as me you need to use Materia." "And you have to find the best combinations of them." "The type of Materia you put in your weapons and armor will determine how quickly your Materia grows." "Put Materia into the open slots in your weapons and armor. The possible combinations are limitless." "That's about all I can tell you. If you want to be like me, you have to have some natural talent." (kids) "I still don't get it!" Cloud "Listen kid, don't piss me off!" "That's all right. Just give it a try. Little by little, you'll get used to it." "Hey SOLDIER! Tell us about battles! We'll even pay you!" Cloud "I'm not hard up enough to take money from guys like you. But I'll rap with you for a while." "Heh heh... He'll forget about it. OH, you!" "Get my friend on the second floor to teach ya." "He, HEY! Waitaminit you!!" "You can't just walk outta here without buyin' somethin'...." "Might be unhealthy fer ya, if ya know what I mean." "Ahh... Another slow day..." "If this keeps up, this store's goin' under...." "Can't sell any really good medicine in a slum like this." "Oh!! Look at this! This doesn't happen everyday. You a....... customer?" "Yes!! Welcome!! We sell! We buy!" Scene 8 - The Train - A Narrow Escape - (Cloud arrives at the train station. Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie are waiting there.) People at the station "I've had it!" "Me too." "You know this is the first time we've ever agreed on something." "Yes..." "Well then, shall we.....?" "Yes......" (They snog.) (Cloud approaches the train and eveyone gets on.) Barret "YO!" "Looks like this ain't no private car! So split up!" (They meet the well-dressed Shinra manager again.) "....hoodlums again. God, don't I just have all the luck..." Barret "You say sumthin'?" "I said, 'you say sumthin'!?" (Barret walks over to the man.) Barret "Yo, look at that! It got empty alluva sudden." "What's goin' on?" "DAMN!" "I... it's empty because of... g, guys like you..." (Barret smacks him.) "Y, Y, YIPES!!" "You... you've seen the news, right? AVALANCHE says there'll be more bombings." "Only devoted employees like me would go to Midgar on a day like today." Barret "You workin' for Shinra?" Shinra Manager "I won't give in to violence..." Tifa "Barret!!" Barret "&$#%!! You lucky ^$#$,!" (Barret and Tifa run to the back of the car.) Cloud "So, what are we going to do now?" Barret "Shit! the hell you so calm about? you bustin up my rhythm..." (The train starts moving.) Tifa "Seems like they just finished connecting the cars. We're finally leaving." Cloud "So what's our next target?" Barret "Hah! Listen to Mr. Serious-about-his-work!" "Awright.... I'll tell ya!" "Jessie's probably already told you, but there's a security check point at the top plate." "It's an ID scan system checkin' all the trains." Tifa "Which Shinra is very proud of." Barret "We can't use our fake ID's anymore..." (The train intercom comes on.) Good Morning, and welcome to Midgar Lines. Arrival time at Sector 4 station will be 11:45. Tifa "That means we've only got three more minutes to the ID Check point." (Barret runs forward.) Barret "Alright, in three minutes, we're jumpin' off this train." "Got it!?" (He sits.) Tifa "Cloud, come over here! Let's look at the Railway Map Monitor." People on the Train "Hmm....? You're the only ones that'll talk to me or come to my house." "I'm impressed." Shinra Manager "Waaaaah!!" "Don... don't worry about me. (oh man, oh man, oh man...!! I'm gonna brag to everyone at work about this...)" (Cloud looks at the map with Tifa.) Tifa "Hmm, it looks like you've seen this already..." "It's all right. Come a little closer." (A red light starts flashing.) Tifa "That's odd. The ID Check Point was supposed to be further down." Type A Security Alert!!! Unidentified passengers confirmed... A search of all cars will be conducted! Repeat!! Type A Security Alert!! Unidentified passengers confirmed... A search of all cars will be conducted! Tifa "What's happening?" Barret "What's goin' on!!" (Jessie rushes in.) Jessie "We're in trouble." "I'll explain later. Hurry! Get to the next car!" Barret "^%#@%! Someone blew it..." Unidentified passengers located in Car #1 Preparing for Lock Down Barret "Let's go! Keep it up!" (They rush to the next car.) Car #1: Locked Down Upgrading to Level 2 warning Biggs "Hurry!" Wedge "They're gonna lock the door, sir!" Unidentified passengers located in Car #2 Preparing for Lock Down Jessie "Just run!" "Changing to Plan 2!" People in Car #2 "Gosh! You're adults but you're making such noise!" "Please behave while on the train!" "Does this mean we're in a major bind?" (They rush to the next car.) Car #2: Locked Down Upgrading to Warning Level 3 (The light stops flashing.) Barret "Awright! We clear!?" Jessie "Not yet. They're starting another search. If we're caught, we're done for!" "But, don't worry. If we move up the train, car by car, we should get past it!" (Jessie breaks her way out. Light starts flashing again.) Unidentified Passengers: Moving to front of Train Currently tracking location People on the train "Hee hee!" Johnny "Later... goodbye... adios, Midgar!" (They reach Car #4.) Car #4: Locked Down Upgrading to maximum security alert!! (Barret runs to the front of the car.) Barret "All right!! We made it!" "Yo! This way!!" (He opens the door of the train.) "Let's go!! We're gonna dive outta here!!" Tifa "Scary... huh." Cloud "Too late to be saying that now. Why'd you come along anyway?" Tifa "Because..." Barret "Hey you two! There ain't no time for that!" (They get ready to jump.) People in Car #4 (Jessie is disguised as a Shinra soldier) Jessie "It's me, Jessie. How do I look, Cloud?" "Do I look good in a Shinra uniform?" Cloud "You look great, just like a man." Jessie "Yay!! I'm so happy.... I think?" Cloud "Just concentrate on our plan." Jessie "You're right, sorry." Tifa "Yeah!! I've made up my mind." "Watch closely. I'm gonna jump!" (She does so.) Cloud "You don't care if I go first?" Barret "A leader always stays till the end." "Don't worry 'bout me, just go!" (Cloud moves to the door.) "Yo! Don't go gettin' your spikey-ass hurt!" "It's only the beginnin' of the mission!" (Cloud jumps.) Barret "Later! You take care of the rest!" (Barret jumps.) Scene 9 - Reactor #5 - President Shinra - (Cloud, Barret, and Tifa land in an underground subway.) Barret "Good, so far everything's going as planned." (He walks down a bit.) "Better not let your guard down till we get to the Sector 5 reactor." "Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie got everything ready for us. So MOVE it." "Well, the reactor's just down this tunnel!" (They walk down the tunnel, until they reach a grid of laser beams crossing the tunnel.) Cloud "Those light beams are the Shinra's security sensors. We can't go any further." (They see a ventilation duct in the wall.) Barret "That's one damn tiny hole. You tellin' me to squeeze into that to get under the Plate? No way!" "Yo, Cloud, what're we gonna do?" Look inside closely Go down Don't go down ***Cloud Look inside closely Tifa "There seems to be nothing that'll get us stuck in this duct." Cloud "Yeah. If we go down this duct, we won't be able to come back up here." Barret "Don't be wastin' time. Never know when the Shinra'll find us." "Cloud, you jes' gotta go." Go down Don't go down (Same results as from the previous menu.) ***Cloud Go down Barret "But, damn man, that thing gives me the chills." (They climb into the duct.) ***Cloud Don't go down Barret "Whaddya mean we're not goin' in? There ain't no other way of gettin' to the Sector 5 reactor 'cept through here." (Cloud, Barret, and Tifa enter the ventilation ducts and work their way into the Reactor. Along the way they meet Wedge, Jessie and Biggs.) Wedge "Cloud, this way. The reactor's up this ladder." Jessie "I'm sorry." "The ID scan problem on the train was all my fault." "I made your ID card special... So that's why it happened." "I put my heart into making it. But I failed." (She shakes her head.) Jessie "Next time, I'll give you something more decent." "I'll be back at the hideout in the research room workin' on it." Biggs "We're gonna pull out now. We'll meet up at the hideout." "Cloud, we're countin' on you to blow the reactor!" (He exits.) (The three work their way deeper until they reach the core. The screen goes red and Cloud clutches his head and falls to his knees. The scene shifts as Cloud hallucinates. He sees the inside of a Mako Reactor. Gears are spinning. On the floor lies a long, thin sword. Tifa, as a younger girl, sometime between the well flashback and the present, kneels on the floor. A man lies before her, dead.) Tifa "Papa..." "Sephiroth!?" (She sits up.) "Sephiroth did this to you, didn't he!?" (She shakes her fists and looks skyward.) "Sephiroth.... SOLDIER... Mako Reactors... Shinra... Everything!" (She rises; then, vehemently) "I hate them all!" (She picks up the sword on the floor and runs into the reactor core.) (Cloud comes out of his hallucination. The scene changes back to Reactor No. 5.) Barret "Damn man, get a hold of yourself!" (Tifa kneels by Cloud.) Tifa "You all right?" (He rises.) Cloud "......Tifa." Tifa "Mmm?" Cloud "No... forget...... Come on, let's hurry!" (Cloud plants a bomb in the reactor. They hurry out. They reach a mechanism with three buttons.) Tifa "Jessie said we all have to the buttons at once." (They do so. A door opens and they hurry through onto a walkway.) Barret "This way!" (His way is blocked.) "Shinra soldiers!?" "SHIT! What the hell's goin' on?" Cloud "...a trap..." (We hear footsteps, then, Shinra theme music.) Barret "President Shinra?" Tifa "Why is the President here?" (The Shinra President walks onto the walkway, his expensive shoes echoing.) President Shinra "Hmm... So you all must be that... ...what was it?" Barret "AVALANCHE! And don't ya forget it! And you're President Shinra, huh?" (Cloud steps forward.) Cloud "Long time no see, President." President Shinra "...Long time no see? Oh... you." "You're the one who quit SOLDIER and joined AVALANCHE. I knew you were exposed to Mako, from the glow in your eyes..." "Tell me, traitor... what was your name?" Cloud "Cloud." President Shinra "Forgive me for asking, but I can't be expected to remember each person's name." "Unless you become another Sephiroth." "Yes, Sephiroth... He was brilliant. Perhaps too brilliant..." (Cloud steps back.) Cloud "Sephiroth.....?" (Barret runs forward.) Barret "Don't give a damn 'bout none of that! This place'e goin' up with a big BANG soon! Serves y'all right!" President Shinra "And such a waste of good fireworks, just to get rid of vermin like you..." Barret "VERMIN? That's all you can say... VERMIN!" "Y'all Shinra're the VERMIN, killing the planet! And that makes you King VERMIN! So shu'up jackass!" President Shinra "...You are beginning to bore me." "I'm a very busy man, so if you'll excuse me... I have a dinner I must attend." (Barret runs right up to him.) Barret "Dinner!? Don't gimme that! I ain't even started wit' you yet!" President Shinra "But, I've made arrangements for a playmate for you all." (President Shinra snaps his fingers...) Tifa "!? What's that noise?" (Barret runs back.) Barret "The hell is this!?" (A huge robot buzzes in and looks menacing.) President Shinra "Meet 'Airbuster,' a techno-soldier,. Our Weapon Development Department created him." "I'm sure the data he'll extract from your dead bodies will be of great use to us in future experiments." Cloud "...Techno-soldier?" (A helicopter hovers up to the walkway.) President Shinra "Now then, if you'll excuse me." (Cloud runs forward, too late to intercept him. President Shinra boards the helicopter and flies away... leaving Cloud and the others alone with Airbuster.) Cloud "Wait, President!" (Barret turns toward Airbuster.) Barret Yo, Cloud! We've gotta do somethin' about him!" (Airbuster buzzes toward Barret and Tifa.) Tifa "Help, Cloud!" (Cloud runs in behind it.) Tifa "THIS is from SOLDIER?" Cloud "No way! It's just a machine." (Airbuster spins.) Barret "I don't care what it is! I'm gonna bust him up!" (Boss battle with Airbuster) (Airbuster explodes, taking half the walkway with it. Cloud is left hanging from a piece of broken metal. It's a long way down.) Barret "It's gonna blow! Let's go, Tifa!" Tifa "Barret! Can't you do something?" Barret "Not a damn thing." Tifa "Cloud! Please don't die! You can't die! There's still so much I want to tell you!" Cloud "I know, Tifa......" Barret "Hey, you gonna be awright?" (Be strong) (I don't know if I can hold on...) ***Cloud (Be strong) Cloud ".........." "You worry about yourselves! I'm all right, but take care of Tifa!" Barret "...Alright. Sorry 'bout all this." Cloud "Stop talkin' like this is the end!" ***Cloud (I don't know if I can hold on....) Cloud "Shit! Can't hold on much longer. Barret..... Hurry!" Barret "Don't go cryin' like a woman. There ain't nothin' I can do for ya. Ya gotta do it yourself." Cloud "Barret..." Barret "Alright, then, later." (FMV sequence: the bomb explodes, knocking Cloud from the walkway. Tifa tries to grab him, but he is too far away. Cloud plummets from the upper plate down to the slums below.) Scene 10 - Flowers Blooming In The Church - ...You all right? ...Can you hear me? Cloud ".....Yeah....." Back then... You could get by with just skinned knees..... Cloud "What do you mean by 'back then'?" What about now? Can you get up? Cloud ".....What do you mean by 'that time'? .....What about now?" Don't worry about me. You just worry about yourself now. Cloud ".....I'll give it a try." "Oh! He moved!" .....How about that? Take it slow now. Little by little..... "Hello, hello?" Cloud ".....I know." Cloud "Hey... who are you?" "Hello, hello!" (The scene fades in to show Cloud lying in the middle of a flower patch in the floor of an old church. The Flower Girl from Midgar kneels next to him. She stands. Cloud manages to sit up.) "You okay?" "This is a church in the Sector 5 slums." "You suddenly fell on top of me. You really gave me quite a scare." Cloud "......I came crashing down?" "The roof and the flower bed must have broken your fall. You're lucky." Cloud "Flower bed... is this yours?" (He stands up and brushes his clothes off.) Cloud "Sorry about that." "That's all right. The flowers here are quite resilient because this is a sacred place." "They say you can't grow grass and flowers in Midgar." "But for some reason, the flowers have no trouble blooming here." "I love it here." (She begins to tend to her flowers.) ".....So, we meet again." "Don't you remember me?" Yeah, I remember you Never saw you before ***Cloud Yeah, I remember you "Yeah, I remember..." You were selling flowers You're the slum drunk ***Cloud You were selling flowers "Oh, I"m so happy!" "Thanks for buying my flowers." ***Cloud You're the slum drunk (She makes an angry motion) "Excuse me, but that's really rude!" "But I'll forgive you, because you bought flowers from me." ***Cloud Never saw you before ".....I guess you don't remember. You were walking in a daze." "But I'll forgive you, because you bought flowers from me." "Say, do you have any materia?" Cloud "Yes, some." "Nowadays you can find materia anywhere." "But mine is special. It's good for absolutely nothing." Cloud ".....good for nothing? You probably just don't know how to use it." "No, I do... it just doesn't do anything." "I feel safe just having it. It was my mother's...." (She looks skyward.) "Say, I feel like talking. Do you feel up to it?" "After all, here we are meeting again, right?" I don't mind Got nothing to talk about ***Cloud I don't mind "Wait here. I've got to check my flowers. It'll be just a minute." ***Cloud Got nothing to talk about (She looks sad and disappointed.) "....oh, I see." "Ahhh, I wonder whose fault that is. It takes a lot to grow them, you know. Poor flowers." (She checks her flowers.) "Just a little longer." "Oh!" "Now that you mention it....." "We don't know each other's names, do we?" "My name is...." (The PLAYER names Aerith) "I'm Aerith, the flower girl. Nice to meet you." Cloud "The name's Cloud." "Me.....? I do a little bit of everything." Aerith "Oh.... a jack of all trades." Cloud "Yeah, I do whatever's needed." (Aerith giggles.) Cloud "What's so funny? What are you laughing at?" Aerith "Sorry..... I just..." (They turn to see a mysterious figure in the doorway of the church....) Scene 11 - Meet Reno - (Cloud and Aerith are in an old church. They turn to see a mysterious figure in the doorway...) Aerith "Sorry, bad timing on my part." (Cloud moves toward the person.) Aerith "Cloud! Don't let it get to you!" (She steps back, behind Cloud.) Aerith "Say, Cloud. Have you ever been a bodyguard?" "You DO do everything, right?" (Cloud smooths his hair.) Cloud "Yeah, that's right." Aerith "Then, get me out of here. Take me home." Cloud "OK, I'll do it... but it'll cost you." Aerith "Well then, let's see......" "How about if I go out with you once?" (Cloud makes an affirmative nod. He confronts the person.) Cloud "I don't know who you are, but...." "You don't know me.....?" ......I know you. (The screen goes white, briefly) Cloud "Oh yeah...... I know you." "That uniform...." (Three Shinra guards run in.) ".....Hey, sis, this one's a little weird." Cloud "Shut up! You Shinra spy!" "Reno! Want him taken out?" Reno "I haven't decided yet." Aerith "Don't fight here! You'll ruin the flowers!" (Cloud and Aerith run to the back of the church.) Aerith "The exit is back there." (They exit. Reno walks forward, OVER the flower patch...) Reno "They were..... Mako eyes." "Yeah, all right. Back to work, back to work." (He exits.) Reno "Oh!" (He re-enters.) "And don't step on the flowers......" (The three guards speak in unison) "Hey Reno, you just stepped on them!" "They're all ruined!" "You're gonna catch holy hell!" Scene 12 - Flee The Church - (The scene changes. Cloud and Aerith in the back room of the church. It is three floors high, and a large Shinra missle apparently crashed through them all, leaving gaping holes in them. They jump past the missile and climb a broken flight of stairs, reaching a break in the walkway.) Reno "There they are, over there!" (Reno comes in with the three guards.) Aerith "Cloud... that one!" Cloud "I know... Looks like they aren't going to let us go." Aerith "What should we do?" Cloud "Well we can't let them catch us, can we? Then, there's only one thing left." (He jumps across the gap and motions for Aerith to follow.) Cloud "Aerith! This way!" (She shakes her head.) Cloud "All right. I'll hold them off." Aerith "Right. Make sure they don't get through!" Reno "The Ancient is getting away! Attack! Attack! Attack!" (The guards fire at Aerith who falls from the walkway.) Aerith "Eaygh!!" Cloud "Aerith!" Reno "Think we killed 'em? They shouldn't have put up a fight, I say!" Aerith "Cloud, help!" Cloud "Damn!" (He looks up to the rafters.) "What's that...?" (The three guards attack Aerith. Cloud runs to the rafters and finds four barrels. He pushes them off, squashing each guard. The PLAYER controls this.) Aerith "Thanks, Cloud." (Aerith runs up to the rafters.) Cloud "Aerith, this way." (She follows Cloud. They find a hole in the roof of the church and jump out to the outside.) Scene 13 - Let's Go, Bodyguard! - (Cloud and Aerith are sitting on the roof of Aerith's old church.) Aerith "Ha, ha..... They're looking for me again." Cloud "You mean it's not the first time they've been after you?" Aerith "...no." Cloud "They're the Turks." Aerith "Hmmm......" Cloud "The Turks are an organization in Shinra. They scout for possible candidates for SOLDIER." Aerith "This violently? I thought they were kidnapping someone." Cloud "They're also involved in a lot of dirty stuff on the side." "Spying, murder... you know." Aerith "They look like it." Cloud "But, why're they after you? There must be a reason, right?" Aerith "No, not really. I think they believe I have what it takes to be in SOLDIER!" Cloud "Maybe you do. You want to join?" Aerith "I don't know... But I don't want to get caught by THOSE people!" Cloud "Then, let's go!" (Aerith follows Cloud. They jump across many rooftops and pieces of debris, heading away from the church. Cloud gets far ahead of her.) Aerith "Wait... Wait, I said!" (She catches up, carefully, femininely judging each gap.) "Puff... wheeze..." "Slow.... down.... Don't leave me...." Cloud "Funny..." "I thought you were cut out to be in SOLDIER?" Aerith "Oh! You're terrible!" (Cloud laughs.) Aerith "Hey.... Cloud. Were you ever in SOLDIER?" Cloud "....." "...I used to be. How did you guess?" Aerith "...Your eyes. They have a strange glow..." Cloud "That's the sign of those who have been infused with Mako..." "A mark of SOLDIER." "But, how did you know about that?" Aerith "........Oh, nothing." Cloud "Nothing....?" Aerith "Right, nothing!" "Come on, let's go! Bodyguard!" (Cloud continues across the rooftops. Aerith follows, more closely.) Scene 14 - Sneak Out At Midnight - (Cloud and Aerith hop down from the rooftops across pieces of debris. They land on a dirt road) Aerith "Whew! Finally made it off! Now what..." (She looks around, then scampers forward) "My house is over here. Let's hurry before they get here!" (Cloud and Aerith travel through the Sector 5 slums to Aerith's small cottage. They go inside.) Aerith "I'm home, mom." (Her mother, Elmyra, walks over.) "This is Cloud, my bodyguard." Elmyra "Bodyguard.....? You mean you were followed again!?" "Are you all right!? You're not hurt, are you!?" Aerith "I'm all right. I had Cloud with me." (Elmyra nods.) Elmyra "Thank you, Cloud." (She goes upstairs.) Aerith "So, what are you going to do now?" Cloud "...Is Sector 7 far from here? I want to go to Tifa's bar." Aerith "Is Tifa...... a girl?" Cloud "Yeah." Aerith "A girl... friend?" Cloud "Girlfriend?" No way Yeah, that's right ***Cloud No way! (Cloud shakes his head quickly.) Aerith "Hee hee hee...." "You don't have to get THAT upset..." (She moves toward Cloud... a small step.) ***Cloud Yeah, that's right Aerith "Oh, how nice." Aerith "Well, that's... nice." "Let's see, Sector 7? I'll show you the way." Cloud "You gotta be kidding. Why do you want to put yourself in danger again?" Aerith "I'm used to it." Cloud "Used to it!?" "....Well, don't know... getting help from a girl..." (She makes an amusedly angry gesture.) Aerith "A girl!! What do you mean by that!?" "You expect me to just sit by and listen, after hearing you say something like that!?" (She calls upstairs.) "Mom! I'm taking Cloud to Sector 7. I'll be back in a while." (Elmyra comes downstairs.) Elmyra "But dear... I give up. You never listen once you've made up your mind." "But if you must go, why don't you go tomorrow? It's getting late now." Aerith "Yeah, you're right, mom." Elmyra "Aerith, please go and make the bed." (Aerith goes upstairs. Cloud speaks to Elmyra.) Elmyra "That glow in your eyes... you're from SOLDIER, right?" Cloud "Yeah. Rather I used to be..." Elmyra ".... I don't know how to say this, but..." "Would you please leave here, tonight?" Without telling Aerith." (Cloud goes upstairs. Aerith meets him.) Aerith "You need to go through Sector 6 to get to Sector 7. Sector 6 is a little" "dangerous so you'd better get some rest tonight." (Cloud walks toward the bedroom door.) Aerith "Cloud...." (He turns to her.) Aerith "Good night." (She goes downstairs.) Cloud "Oh, man..." (Cloud goes to bed. He dreams, we presume.) "...seem pretty tired......" Cloud ".......!?" "I haven't slept in a bed like this ....in a long time." Cloud "....Oh, yeah." "Ever since that time." (The scene fades in. Cloud is lying on a bed in a one-room house. A woman is in the room, working in the kitchen area. She stops and walks toward him.) "My, how you've grown." "I'll bet the girls never leave you alone." Cloud "...Not really." (She paces a bit.) "...I'm worried about you." "There are a lot of temptations in the city..." "I'd feel a lot better if you just settled down and had a nice girlfriend." Cloud "...I'm all right." "You should have..." "an older girlfriend, one that'll take care of you." "I think that would be the perfect type for you." Cloud "I'm not interested." (The scene fades back in. Cloud is lying on a bed on the second floor of Aerith's house. Aerith is in the next room.) Cloud "...I must've fallen asleep." (He gets up.) Cloud "Sector 7's past Sector 6... I should be all right by myself..." (He sneaks past Aerith's room and goes downstairs. He exits the house, leaving Aerith behind.) Scene 15 - Playground Ai - People in Sector 5 "Take care of yourself. It's the law of the slums. But to do that, first, you need weapons, right?" (Sells weapons) "Hmph.....! Everything President Shinra says is a lie." "But then again, you can't trust that AVALANCHE, or whatever you call them." "You can bat it around all you like. But in the end it comes down to wanting to be like those who live up above." "So who do you believe in? Oneself! Me! I never lie to myself, that's for sure!" (TV) "And now for the news." "Due to a terrorist attack by the group named AVALANCHE, parts of Midgar that were temporarily out of power will be restored momentarily." "Following President Shinra's lead, Mayor Domino also spoke out public against AVALANCHE." "glug... glug..." "Now... no one... will find it... num..." "The top one... and the bottom one..." "...stare... hmph... we only trade items for gil here." (Sells items) "I don't care if it's scrap metal or materia. We can get anything here in the slums." "Got a lot of good materia here. Why don't you look it over?" (Sells materia) "ooh.... aaah..... aghhhh...." (On the way out of the city, Cloud runs into Aerith. He looks startled.) Aerith "You're up bright and early." Cloud "How could I ask you to go along when I knew it would be dangerous?" Aerith "Are you done?" (Cloud smooths his hair.) "You have to go through the slum in Sector 6 to get to Tifa's 7th Heaven." "I'll take you there. Come on!" (Aerith runs out. Cloud follows. They cross a highway that has been more or less demolished until they reach an old playground.) Aerith "The gate to Sector 7's in there." Cloud "Thanks. I guess this is goodbye. You gonna be all right going home?" Aerith "Oh no! 'Whatever will I do!?' ...isn't that what you want me to say?" See her home Take her to Sector 7 ***Cloud See her home Aerith "Isn't that a little out of the way?" Cloud "Yeah, I guess so." ***Cloud Take her to Sector 7 Aerith "I could do that. But won't I be in your way?" Cloud "What do you mean in the way?" Aerith "Nothing!" (Aerith puts her hands behind her back and looks up at Cloud.) Aerith "Can we take a break?" (She walks to a large, moogle-shaped children's slide.) Aerith "I can't believe it's still here." (She climbs to the top) "Cloud, get over here!" (He climbs up and sits beside her.) Aerith "What rank were you?" Cloud "Rank?" Aerith "You know, in SOLDIER." Cloud "Oh, I was..." (The screen goes solid white, briefly.) "First Class." Aerith "Just the same as him." Cloud "The same as who?" Aerith "My first boyfriend." Cloud "You were... serious?" Aerith "No. But I liked him for a while." Cloud "I probably knew him. What was his name?" (Aerith shakes her head.) Aerith "It doesn't really matter." (A huge gate opens in the back. A large carriage drawn by a chocobo comes out. A woman is riding in the back.) Cloud "Huh? Hey, back there....." (He stands up) Cloud "Tifa!?" (The carriage drives out and the gate closes.) Aerith "That girl in the cart was Tifa? Where was she going? She looked kind of odd..." (She hops down and chases the cart.) Cloud "Wait!" "I'll go on alone! You go home!" (She doesn't listen. She chases the carriage offscreen. Cloud shakes his head and goes after her.) Scene 16 - Miss Cloud? - (Cloud and Aerith arrive in Wall Market, busy with the hustle and bustle of people. Aerith runs around, checking things out.) Aerith "This place is scary in a lot of ways. Especially for a girl. So we've got to find Tifa fast." People in Wall Market "I just can't make up my mind. Mmm." "Huh? About what?" "Hmmm, don't make me say it. It's the shop down on the right." "Hey, you two. Why don't you get some rest?" "We have a beautiful room, how 'bout it?" "Aren't cats great? This one's a little big, huh?" "Hey boy! You shore got a good lookin' heifer there!" "Take her to Don's place, and you'll make a mint." "Whoa!" "Why don't you say something, if you're standing there?" (Sells items) "Please come in. Here's a free 'Pharmacy Coupon' if you enter now." (People in the Cafe) "Welcome! Sit wherever you like!" "I'm gonna get another Pharmacy Coupon today." "umf... scarf... glub..." "I always get the Special." "It's thanks to the Don that we can eat like this." "umf... grunt... smack... Don't sneak up on me like that!" "It's a little early to start eating. Come back in a bit." "...We're closed now." "Oh... what should I do... Should I just buy it......?" "Welcome. Please take your time." "Don't push! Hooligan!" "All this trash. Can't we do anything with it?" "All this, belongs to the owner of the Weapons Shop. He keeps picking things up and saving them here." "Oh, you mean the owner who even has a tank in his shop." "But no matter how you look at it, it's just trash..." "Join the club." "Try it with us." "All right... 1, 2, 3. Squats are all in the rhythm." "I'm doing my best, bro'!" "How's... this!?" "Whew, times are bad." "...And then..." "Hmm, hmmm, oh really?" "Yes? If you want to order, do it at the counter." [Note: You don't seem to be able to order] "Hey, could you do somethin' for me? Someone's been in there all day and they're not comin' out. I can't hold it anymore!" "HEY... someone's IN here... Don't look!" "You want somethin'? I don't wanna hear any complaints 'bout how things look." People outside the Honey Bee Inn Johnny "Man... Should I go.... or not?" "I get so mental at times like this. I'm hopeless!" "Hey!! Aren't you...?" "What!! You mean, you're.... too?" Yeah, me too. Don't bring me down to your level ***Cloud Yeah, me too. Johnny "You're Tifa's childhood friend, and you brought a girlfriend to a place like this!?" "What kind of guy are you!!" ***Cloud Don't bring me down to your level Johnny "What... Me too. I decided this after a lot of deep thought. My last memories of Midgar... you know." "But... That guy over there kinda scares me." "What the hell!! You *%^&!! This ain't no #$*&^% show!! I'm busy right now!!" "I'm feelin' like there's gonna be a fight!" "Urrgh... no way... I can't go on." "Things aren't working out." "Between our differences and my pay, it just isn't cutting it." "Welcome!! Even unpopular dweebs, like you may meet your destiny here!!" "You looking for a girlfriend too?" You know a girl named Tifa? This place doesn't interest me. ***Cloud You know a girl named Tifa? "Hey, you're pretty fast. Tifa's our newest girl." "But, unfortunately, she's having an interview right now." "Here at the Honey Bee Inn, it's customary for all the new girls to be taken to Don Corneo's mansion." "Don Corneo's a famous dilettante. Now he wants to settle down and is in the market for a bride." ***Cloud This place doesn't interest me. "Hmm... Seems to like it just fine. Good for you." "The Honey Bee Inn is a private club. Only members can go in. Shoo, shoo." (Cloud and Aerith meet the doorman outside of Don Corneo's mansion.) [Note: The whole scene of getting into Don Corneo's mansion is very open-ended. Your results may vary. I have included all the dialogue you could encounter while getting the various items, as well as what happens when you reach the Don's mansion with different amounts of the items. Remember that it is NOT required to get all of the items, and no matter how feminine you get, it will not have any bearing on the progression of events through the game.] "This is the mansion of Don Corneo, the most powerful man in Wall Market." "Look, the Don's not into men. So don't let me catch you around here again..." "Hey, and you got another cute one with you!" (Aerith pulls Cloud aside.) Aerith "Hey, this looks like the Don's mansion. I'll go take a look." "I'll tell Tifa about you." Cloud "No!! You can't!!" Aerith "Why?" Cloud "You DO know... what kind of... place this is, don't you?" Aerith "Then, what am I supposed to do? You want to go in with me?" Cloud "Well being a man, that'll be pretty hard. Besides if I bust in there, it'll cause too much commotion." (Aerith is giggling.) Cloud "But, I just can't let you go in alone... Oh, man......" "First, we'll need to find out if Tifa's alright...." "What's so funny, Aerith?" Aerith "Cloud, why don't you dress up like a girl? It's the only way." Cloud "WHAT!?" (Aerith speaks to the doorman.) Aerith "Just wait. I've got a cute friend I want to bring." Cloud "Aerith! I can't....." Aerith "You ARE worried about Tifa, aren't you? Then come on, hurry!" [Sequence of events follows, in which Cloud gets various feminine items.] (They go to the dress shop and speak to the clerk.) Aerith "Excuse me! I'd like to get a dress." "Umm, it might take a little time. Will that be all right?" Aerith "What's the problem?" "Well, my father, the owner, has been in a slump lately. You see, he makes all the dresses." Aerith "And, where is your father?" "He's probably plastered at the bar." Aerith "So... You're saying we can't get a dress unless we do something about your father?" "Yes. I'm sorry. He's caused so much trouble." "!" "You'd help me bring him back?" Aerith "Well, if don't do something, we don't get a dress, right?" "Really!? Please help my crazy old dad. I just don't know what to do anymore...." Aerith "All right, we'll do something. Let's go, Cloud!" (They head to the bar and speak to a man seated at the bar.) Aerith "Excuse us, are you the father of the girl at the Clothing Store?" "I own the Clothes Shop... but I ain't your father." Aerith "I didn't say that...." Cloud "Make me some clothes." "I don't make men's clothes. And I don't feel like makin' anything right now." Aerith "Cloud, you wait over there for a second. I'll try and talk to him." "Why don't you go over there and have something to drink." (He does so.) Aerith "You know, mister." "He always said that just once, he'd like to dress up as a girl." "So, that's why I wanted a cute dress for him..." "What!? A tough lookin guy like that?" Aerith "So, how 'bout it? Will you make him one?" "...might be interesting. I was gettin' a little bored just makin' regular clothes." Aerith "Then you'll do it for us?" "Yeah, all right. What kind of dress you want?" Aerith "Something..." (You get to choose what kind of dress you get here. If you make these choices, you will get the Silk Dress, the sexiest dress. Any other combination will get you a non-sexy dress.) That feels soft Aerith "And something...." that shimmers "Hmm, got it. Y'know I got a friend that has the same taste as him. I'll go talk to him." (They return to the Dress Shop and speak to the owner.) "Oh, you're here. It's ready. Go try it on." (They receive the Silk Dress. Cloud looks like he is dreading this. He steps into the dressing booth and we hear scuffling sounds.) Cloud "How... do you put this thing on?" (Aerith looks inside.) Cloud "Whoa! What are you doing!" Aerith "It's still not right. A wig! That's what you need!" (She speaks to the owner.) "Umm, I thought you might, so I talked to my friend about getting one." "You know the gym? You'll find a lot of people there like you. Go and talk to them." (Cloud comes out of the dressing booth, in his normal clothes.) Cloud "...'like you'? Aerith, what did you tell him?" Aerith "Does it matter? Anyhow, we got a pretty dress!" (They travel to the gym and speak to the man watching the squat-thrust match. We can only assume it is a man; he appears to be wearing women's clothes.) "You the one.... Who wants to be cute?" Cloud "Cute?" Aerith "Right." "And about the wig..." "Yeah, I heard. But it'll cost ya." (A guy stops working out and comes over.) "Urrrrgh!!!" "Big Bro!! The only way you're gonna get cuter is if you can beat the Big Bro!!" (The people doing squat thrusts jump out of the ring.) "That's right!" "So, you've got to compete with us!" "You're right. Let's do squats." "All right! We'll beat you out of this gym!" Cloud "Are you...?" Aerith "THE beautiful Bro?" (The "Beautful" Bro speaks.) "What? You didn't know? Always running around here saying Big Bro' this, Big Bro' that...." "Never mind that, come over here." (The squat thruster steps forward.) "No. I'll explain the rules." "From the ready position, push Square button to squat, push X Button to get up, and push O Button to go back to the ready position." "So it's Square Button, X Button, O Button in that order." "Got it?" ***Cloud Got it "Whoever has the most squats at the end of 30 seconds gets the wig." "I'm not going to lose." "Big Bro's wig is MINE!!" "Just be quiet..." "It's not fair for you to start right away. So, you want practice?" ***Cloud A little "Then, start practicing!" (Cloud does squats for 30 seconds.) "You had 20 squats." "Now let's begin the real thing. Start!" (Cloud and Work-Out Boy do squats for 30 seconds.) "He had 17 squats and you had 20 squats." [Your results may vary] "You're really something. Okay, I'm a man of my word, here you are." (He gives Cloud the Blonde Wig- the sexiest wig.) Big Bro 'I'm so mad I'm so so so--- mad!" (Beautiful Bro punches him across the room.) "Shut up! Don't cry just because you lost!" "Uuuhh, Bro's fists of steel cut to the bone!" (Everyone administers first aid to Big Bro.) [These are the only two events you need to do. The rest are optional.] (Cloud and Aerith go to the Materia shop and speak to the owner.) "Hey man. Got a minute? I need to talk... man to man." ***Cloud What is it "Really! I really appreciate it." "......I'm sorry but, young lady? Would you turn the other way, for a second?" Aerith "Why.....?" Cloud "......Aerith." Aerith "Gosh!" (She turns.) "I'm sorry, lady." "Now here's the thing. Do you know that vending machine in the inn?" "I'm itchin' to know what they're selling in it. I just can't ask a girl to go get it." "What? Why don't I buy it myself? Well to tell you the truth, I got in a fight with the guy at the inn and can't go there anymore. Come on, so how 'bout it?" ***Cloud I'll go "Good, thanks. I'll be waitin' here when you're done." Aerith "Finished?" (They go to the inn and get a room there. Late that night, Cloud gets out of bed and goes to the vending machine in the hallway.) Cloud "He means this?" Don't buy it Buy the one for 200 Gil (-) Buy the one for 100 Gil Buy the one for 50 Gil (He drops in the money. The next morning they go back to the Materia shop) Cloud "I got it." "Oh, really!! Hey!" Aerith "Geez." (She turns.) "And, what was it?" (Cloud hands it to him.) "A protein drink set. That jerk. I'm gonna do so much more business than him, his head'll spin." "Thanks, bud. I'm motivated now. Take this, it's not much..." (He gives Cloud a Diamond Tiara.) [Buying a cheaper ??? at the Inn will result in a non-sexy Tiara] (Cloud and Aerith go to the Honeybee Inn. A guy on the path there gives them a members Card. They speak to the bouncer.) "Hey! Is that a 'Member's Card' I see shining in your hot little hand?" "Please, come in." (Aerith waits outside. All the men around the Inn grovel to her...) Cloud "...Hmm. That's how you'll fool them." Aerith "......Hmmmmmmmmm. So that's how you fooled them." Cloud "Let's go!!" (He goes inside. A girl comes up to him.) "Poo, I uh, mean, Sir..." "Hurry..." "Please choose a room. (Gosh, he's so weird... but then again, they all are.)" (Cloud ducks into the dressing room for the Honeybees and speaks to them. Repeatedly.) "Hmm, hmm, hmm....." "Ohhh, I just can't seem to lose weight. Hmm, hmm, hmm..." "Sir!! You can't come in here." "(Yuk..... a pervert...)" "Eyaah!" "Don't!" "Paste, paste, paste....." "(Oh God... here's another one of those guys. You know, the delicate type. Just ignore him, just ignore him.)" "Fluff, fluff, fluff..." "(Hmm! I guess he doesn't realize his position. I feel sorry for him. Just ignore him, just ignore him.)" "Pita, pita, pita...." "(God, what a pest! All right, get out of here! You dog...)" "(That's it, I'll name him 'pooch'.)" "Mix, mix, mix...." "(What should I do... Is he following me? Really? What if he follows me home...?)" "(Poochy'll do it, I'm sure of it...)" "Shake, shake, shake..." "(You think he's after me? Really? This guy makes me sick... And his eyes are weird too....)" "(Yeah, don't hurt these guys' feelings. Let's at least say 'hi' to him." "Uhh.... Hel... Hello." "What a nice day, today." Introduce yourself Say goodbye ***Cloud Introduce yourself Cloud "By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet." "I'm Cloud, a jack of all trades." "Oh, yeah...? Welcome, Cloud." "(Gross! Don't get carried away, remember your name is 'Pooch!')" "Take care... Cloud." ***Cloud Say goodbye "BYE!! (Phew - I'm safe now...)" "Eyaah!" "Don't watch!" (A) "Oh my!! (...You're still here? Oh well, good timing anyway.)" "Hey, what do you think about me?" Not interested Whatever... ***Cloud Not interested "NO WAY! I'M SO SHOCKED!!" ***Cloud Whatever... "Oh my!! Are you embarrassed? (Man!! Why are you so moody...)" Goto A "Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm......... hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm... hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm..." "Phew... ...it's so tiring." "Oh!!" "Is something the matter?" Not yet..... .....Not really ***Cloud Not yet..... "OH......!!" (She stabs him with her stinger.) ***Cloud ......Not really "Hmph...!! Listen you, not that it matters, but you sure do know how to make people mad." (Cloud exits the dressing room. He takes a peek through the keyholes of some occupied doors. Behind the first one, The Lovers Room....) Cloud "....Woooo...ow!" (He sees a Grandpa and Grandma....) "...wheez...." "Phew...." "What's wrong, Grandpa? You keep sighing." "...wheez... puff... You know, Grandma..." "You talking about this room?" "...whew... I know our son rented this for us and all, but...." "It's too nice for us. Big round bed, gorgeous tub, I just can't get comfortable." "Don't worry about it. It's a high class neighborhood, in the Big City." "You keep complainin' and we'll get into trouble." "...wheez..." (Behind the other door, The Queen's Room...) Cloud "...Wooo...ow!" (Lightning flashes... a guy in a tub... another standing... one is dressed as a king.) ...The wind's calm now.... It's the curse of the resurrected Satan... Our beloved Queen does not awaken... The time is ripe... A legend has been passed on through generations... "Psst... (Hey, shouldn't we stop him soon?)" "...whisper... whisper... (We have a luncheon with President Shinra...)" "Psst..... (You tell him.....)" "Psst.... (I can't tell him........)" "Psst.... (Come on!! Oh, well....)" A legend has been passed on through generations.... .....the sought after Promised Land.... "Psst.... (I'm so disgusted with the President.)" ....One with Blue Eyes.... "Psst....(It's like this every time we have a business trip to Midgar.)" .....and a Great White Sword on his back..... "(We come all the way to Midgar, just for this....)" .... Will not lead to the Promised Land..... "Psst.... (What're you complaining about. You're just holding the lights. I've gotta wear this heavy armor!)" "Psst.... (I know, I know... but it's all part of the job.)" "Psst.... (Oh yeah, did you hear? The President's wife found out about this little hobby of his.)" "Psst... (Ha, ha.... No way, that's the first I've heard of it.)" "Psst... (Oh, looks like he's done. Man, I'm glad!!)" "Geez!! Mr. Prseident!! I mean, Your Majesty..." (Smacking sounds.) "Ohhh... I'm sorry. Please remove the ancient curse!" (Cloud stops peeking and chooses a room.) (If you choose The Group Room...) Cloud "I'll take this room." "All right, Now all we have to do is enter the room." "You're not going to have a change of heart, are you?" ***Cloud Don't make me repeat myself "Oh, don't be angry with me.... (Geez.... this one' probably the violent type....)" "All right, please." (Cloud enters. The Honeybee closes and locks the door behind them.) "This way, please." "Shall we begin?" "I guess since you chose this room, that would mean you..." "Hate being lonely?" I'm used to being alone Cut the small talk ***Cloud I'm used to being alone Cloud "I'm always alone." ***Cloud Cut the small talk Cloud "I don't want to talk right now." "All right, all right. (...geez, you're so moody!)" "Come on, everyone's waiting." Everyone...? What am I doing? ***Cloud Everyone...? ***Cloud What am I doing? (There is knocking on the door.) "Here they are." "All right, everyone." "One, two! One, two!" (Seven or eight men clad in Spandex stampede in....) "Yeah!!" "One, two!! One, two!!" Muuki "Wassup!!" "(Smile, smile, smile...)" Cloud "Oh man..." "What should I do...?" I'm outta here. This could be dangerous.... ***Cloud I'm outta here Cloud "I've got no time to mess around with you." "Outta my way!" ***Cloud This could be dangerous Cloud "Looks like I'm going to be facing crises all my life..." Mukki "...heave... pant..." "Don't be so embarrassed! Loosen up, bubby!" "...heave... pant..." "Let's wash off all our sweat and dirt together!" "Wassup!!" (They all move in towards Cloud. The camera pans up to the ceiling so that just the tops of their heads are showing.) Mukki "Bubby! You're the intimate type, huh!!" (Sounds of clothes being removed...) Mukki "...heave... pant... Wow!! Would ya look at that!" (They all climb into the tub.) Mukki "Isn't bathing great...?" "It soothes your heart." "How is it, bubby!?" "Feels good, huh?" .......... It hurts ***Cloud ......... Cloud "I don't feel good. Let me out..." ***Cloud It hurts Cloud "Too stuffy in here..." Mukki "You'll get used to it. Try counting to ten." Cloud "Ten..." "Nine..." Mukki "Hey bubby, how old are you?" Cloud "Eight..." "Twenty one..." Mukki "You're less than half my age. I'm so jealous." "So how 'bout it...?" "Do you wanna join my "Young bubby's" group?" Not interested ........... ***Cloud Not interested ***Cloud ........ Cloud "Seven..." "Six..." "Maybe in another life." Mukki "Well, if that's how you feel... too bad." "We have a trip planned at a cabin out in the country." Cloud "Five..." "Four..." "Three...." "Two..." "One..." "Alright, that's ten. I'm gettin' out." Mukki "Why don't you stick around and play a bit?" "Daddy's so lonely..." (They all pile out.) Mukki "Bubby!!" This is important to me." "Here's a memento of our time together!" (He gives you the Bikini Briefs.) Mukki "Hope we meet again!" (They all run out of the room.) Cloud "This is SOME underwear.... I'm supposed to wear this...?" "Well, if it's to save Tifa... I guess there's no way around." (He leaves the room.) (If you choose The &$#% Room...) Cloud "I'll take this room." "All right, Now all we have to do is enter the room." "You're not going to have a change of heart, are you?" ***Cloud Don't make me repeat myself "Oh, don't be angry with me.... (Geez.... this one' probably the violent type....)" "All right, please." (Cloud enters. There is a bright flash of light and the room dims. Cloud walks forward and sees a ghost of himself, transparent, kneeling by the tub. The ghost rises and walks to him.) Cloud "Hmm.....? You.....?" "What are you doing in a place like this?" (Cloud clutches his head as if in great pain.) "That's what I want to ask you. Should you be foolin' around here?" "You think problems will go away just thinkin' about them?" (The ghost rises, lifts his sword above his head... and falls forward, into Cloud's body. He falls and the screen goes black) "Oh no!" "Help! Someone...! Hurry!" "You can't change anything by just sitting back and looking at it." Cloud "What are you saying?" "It's started moving." Cloud "What has?" "Wake up!" (Time passes....) "rub, rub, rub..... rub, rub, rub, rub...." "thump... pound.... thump... pound..." "poik... poik... ...squish." Cloud "Uh... OW..!!" "Wake up!!" (Slapping noises.) "Wake up!!" (Screen fades in to show Mukki straddling Cloud and slapping him upside the head. Cloud sits up and Mukki flops down on the bed.) "Phew, I'm so relieved." Mukki "Bubby!! I heard you collapsed." "No, no, no." "Don't get so uptight." Huh...? Ugh...? ***Cloud Huh...? ***Cloud Ugh...? Mukki "Hmm...? They say youth is so long but so short." "Let's give this next one your best shot." (He gets off the bed.) Mukki "Time's up. Bye, buddy." (Mukki goes to leave. Cloud catches him.) Mukki "Don't get depressed over a thing like this." "It happens to me all the time." (Cloud speaks to the honeybee.) "I'm so sorry... There's a lot of 'adult' things going on..." "For your inconvenience, please take this, okay?" (She gives Cloud the Lingerie.) Cloud "What, this rag? For me!? I just don't get it." (He leaves the room.) (He goes into the Honeybee dressing room again and speaks to a Honeybee.) ".........." Cloud "If I were to dress up like a woman... Then I've got to really prepare carefully." "Seems like I could put makeup on here." Have them put makeup on (-) Don't do it ***Cloud Have them put makeup on "I have a favor to ask of you. Can you put makeup on me too?" "...paste, paste, paste....." "Oh... my....." (He leaves the Honeybee Inn. The bouncer sees him) "Uh, sir!! It's almost closing time..." "So, please remember any personal belongings." (The people outside the Inn are ogling Aerith.) "Uuuuuh! I want flowers too! But, I get so nervous in front of cute girls..." "It just seems more natural to get cautious..." Aerith "Hey!! Cloud!!" (They scatter and Aerith rejoins. They go to the cafe and sit down.) "Yes, what will you have?" Cloud "Hmm..." Korean B.B.Q. Plate Sushi Plate Today's Special ***Cloud Today's Special "One Today's Special." "Comin' up!" "In this store, you pay first. It'll be 70 Gil." (He pays.) "Thank you. Just a second." (He gives him a plate.) "There you go. Enjoy." (He eats.) ........... It was all right (-) I've had better dog food [Only "It was all right" will get you the Coupon.] "Thank you. Here's an item coupon for the Pharmacy." "You can exchange it for one item there." "We're out of coupons, so we stopped giving them away. Watch for our NEXT promotion!" (He gives you the Coupon. They go to the Pharmacy and speak to the clerk.) "Whoa!" "Why don't you say something, if you're standing there?" "Oh, you have a coupon. Then please select any one medicine you like." Disinfectant Deodorant Digestive (-) "Here you are." (He gives him the Digestive. They go to the bar and speak to the guy in the bathroom.) "HEY... someone's IN here... Don't look!" "What... urk..." ***Cloud Give her medicine "Huh? You'll really give me some? Thanks." "Phew, I feel better now. This is for your kindness." (She gives you the Sexy Cologne.) [If you did not choose the Digestive, you would get a non-sexy cologne.] (They go to the Dress Shop.) Aerith "Aren't you going to change?" ***Cloud Okay... I'm ready (He steps into the dressing booth and gets dressed.) "Hmm, not bad. This may be a new business for me." "Yeah, you're right. Should we try it?" "Thanks for showing us something new. My father's got his motivation back now. So the dress is on the house." Aerith "Walk more nicely like... this. Miss Cloud." Cloud "What do you mean 'nicely'?" (He does a runway walk.) Aerith "Oh you're so cute, Miss Cloud." "Aaah, I want one. Do you have one that'll look good on me too?" "How's this?" "How about that one?" "Father, what are you talking about? This one's much better." "No, what are you saying? This one." (Aerith picks a dress.) Aerith "...I want THIS one." (Everyone is surprised.) Aerith "I'm going to go change." (She goes to the dressing booth, then stops and turns around.) Aerith "......No peeking!" (She changes into quite a provocative red dress.) Aerith "So? How do I look?" (Cloud shakes his head) Aerith "Oh, you're no fun!" Scene 17 - Rescue Tifa From Don Of The Slums - (They go to the Don's mansion and speak to the doorman.) "Damn!! Your friend's hot, too!" "Come in, come in!!" "Two ladies coming through!" (They enter the mansion. A receptionist speaks to them.) "Hey, ladies." "I'll go and let the Don know you're here. Wait here. Don't go wandering around..." Aerith "Now's our chance. Let's find Tifa." (Cloud goes upstairs and through a door. He comes out in a torture chamber. Aerith follows. They see Tifa there, dressed like... .. a slut, to be blunt about it.) Aerith "...Tifa?" "Nice to meet you. I'm Aerith." "Cloud's told me a lot about you." Tifa "...And you are?" "Hey you're the one with Cloud in the park..." Aerith "Right, with Cloud." Tifa "Oh....." Aerith "Don't worry. We just met. It's nothing." Tifa "What do you mean, 'Don't worry'... about what?" "No, don't misunderstand." "Cloud and I grew up together. Nothing more." Aerith "Poor Cloud, having to stand here and listen to both of us call him nothing." (She turns to Cloud.) Aerith "Right, Cloud?" Tifa "Cloud?" (She checks him out.) Tifa "????" "Cloud!?" "Why are you dressed like that!? And what are you doing here!?" "Forget that, what happened to you after the fall!? Are you hurt!?" Cloud "Hey, give me a chance to explain." "I'm dressed like this... because there was no other way to get in here." "I'm all right. Aerith helped me out." Tifa "Oh, Aerith did..." Cloud "Tifa, explain. What are you doing in a place like this?" Tifa "Yeah, ummmm...." Aerith "Ahem! I'll just plug my ears." (She walks to the other side of the room and does so.) Tifa "I'm glad you're OK." Cloud "Thanks. What happened?" Tifa "When we got back from the Number 5 reactor, there was this weird man." "So Barret caught him and squeezed some information out of him." Cloud "That's when the Don's name popped up." Tifa "Right, Don Corneo." "Barret told me to leave the lech alone..." "But something's been bothering me." Cloud "I see. So you wanted to get the story straight from Corneo's mouth." Tifa "So I made it here, but now I'm in a bind." "Corneo is looking for a bride." "Everyday, he gets three girls, chooses one of them, and then.... ...and, well....." "Anyway, I have to be the girl... or I'm out for tonight." (Aerith turns.) Aerith "Sorry... but I overheard..." "If you know the three girls, there's no problem, right?" Tifa "I guess so, but..." Aerith "We have two here, right?" Cloud "No, Aerith! I can't have you get involved." Aerith "Oh? So it's all right for Tifa to be in danger?" Cloud "No, I don't want Tifa in...." (Tifa walks to Aerith.) Tifa "Is it all right?" (They start to walk out of the room together.) Aerith "I grew up in the slums... I'm used to danger." (She turns to Tifa.) Aerith "Do you trust me?" Tifa "Yes. Thanks, Ms. Aerith." Aerith "Call me Aerith." (A voice from upstairs.) "He---y!!" (The receptionist is at the top of the stairs.) "It's time, ladies. The Don is waiting!" (He goes back upstairs.) "I told ya not to wander around... I tell ya, women nowadays..." "Hurry up, will ya!" Cloud "I probably don't need to ask but the other girl is..." "Me...... right?" Tifa You're right, there was no need..." (She faces Aerith.) Aerith "...to ask." (They all go upstairs to the Don's room.....) (Cloud, Aerith, and Tifa enter the Don's room. He is seated at a desk, with a flunky on either side.) Kotch "All right, ladies!" "Line up in front of the Don!" (They line up in a row.) Don Corneo "Hmmm! Good, splendid!" (He jumps over his desk and checks out Aerith.) Don Corneo "Now, let's see... Which girl should I choose? Hmm--- hmm---!" (He checks out Cloud, who tries to face away.) Don Corneo "This one?" (He checks out Tifa.) Don Corneo "Or this one?" (He checks out Cloud again.) Don Corneo "Woo-hoo, I've made up my mind!!" "My choice for tonight is....." (Drum rollllllllll....) (Not really a choice, the next events depend on how many feminine items you have) [If you don't have many feminine items] (Don Corneo picks Tifa.) Don Corneo "This little beauty!" Tifa "Fu, fu, fu.... Be nice, Don." [If you have a fair amount of feminine items] (Don Corneo picks Aerith.) Don Corneo "This slender little girl!" (Aerith nods.) Aerith "Don, you've got great taste." [If you have ALL the feminine items...] (Don Corneo picks Cloud...) Don Corneo "This healthy-looking girl!" Cloud "Wa, wait a sec! I mean, uh, please wait a moment!" Don Corneo "Woo-hoo!" "I love chickies who play hard to get! Yeowza!" (Don turns to his flunkies.) Don Corneo "You can have the other ones!" "Yes, sir! Thank you sir!" (He turns to the girl he chose.) Don Corneo "Well then, shall we go my pretty?" (He leads the girl he chose into the bedroom...) Scene 18 - Lounge Chaos - [If Cloud was picked - go to the next scene] [If Cloud was not picked] (One of Don's flunkies leads Cloud into the employee lounge.) Scotch "Hey guys! We've got guests." "We'll take REAL good care of you." "This is all thanks to the big boss, Don Corneo!" "Heey!! Three cheers for Don Corneo!" Scotch "Heh, heh.... Well ladies, are we, uh, all ready?" (They all start chasing Cloud, who goes up to Scotch.) Scotch "Hey... what's wrong? Want me to keep you company?" Cloud "No... I'm flattered, but no thanks." "Because..." Scotch "Because...?" Cloud "Because..." "I ain't INTERESTED in a buncha scrubs like you!" (He flings off his woman's clothes.) Scotch "Wha.... a MAN!???" "God damn it! You think you can get away with this! Get him! Knock the crap out of him!!" (Battle sequence.) Scotch "Grr! C'mon, what's the matter with you good for nothings!?" "All right now, COME ON! I'll show you how it's done!!" (Another battle sequence. Cloud wins and leaves.) [If Aerith was picked] (Tifa meets him outside the door.) Tifa "Cloud!!" Cloud "Tifa!!" You all right? We've gotta help Aerith!! ***Cloud You all right? Tifa "Of course! If you take me lightly, you're gonna pay for it!!" ***Cloud We've gotta help Aerith!! Tifa "Hey, don't you even care about how I am? ......never mind, let's go!" (They run to the bedroom.) [If Tifa was picked] (Cloud is about to go in to the Don's room when Aerith screams from the torture chamber.) Aerith "No--!! Help!!" (Cloud rushes down the stairs.) Aerith "No-!!" Kotch "Ha ha ha... Wait, you!" (Cloud looks down. Kotch is comically chasing Aerith around in circles. Aerith runs up the stairs and Kotch follows. When Aerith reaches Cloud, she kicks Kotch in the crotch.) Aerith "I'm so sorry!" (Kotch loses his balance and flails his arms...) Kotch "oh, oh, oh...." (He falls down the stairs.) Kotch "heh, heh, heh..." Cloud "Aerith!!" You all right? We gotta help Tifa! ***Cloud You all right? Aerith "I told you. I'm used to danger." "To tell you the truth, my heart was pounding." ***Cloud We gotta help Tifa! Aerith "Ye... yes, you're right... .....let's hurry!" (They run up the stairs to the Don's room...) Scene 19 - Ecchi Don - (Don Corneo and the girl he chose are sitting in his extravagantly and tastelessly decorated bedroom. It smacks of 'Love Hotel'.) [If Tifa was picked] Don Corneo "Woo-hoo!" "Come, come, don't be so shy..." Tifa "I know...." "But you know, Don Corneo, I'd like you to explain something before we start..." Don Corneo "Hm? Oh, you mean about THAT?" "Don't worry. I'm single. There, feel better now?" (He gets up and, um, wiggles his hips...) Tifa "No... I'm not asking about that......" "Wa... wait a minute! No, not yet!!" (He, uhm, wiggles again...) Don Corneo "Come! Come!" "Aooooooh!! I can't wait any longer! Here comes papa!!" (Cloud and Aerith break in.) Tifa "Cloud!!" (Don does a belly flop at Tifa. She hops out of the way, and Don comes down face first.) Don Corneo "Wha... what the hell? Who goes there?" Tifa "You still don't get it do you, Don Corneo?" (She takes off her dress. No, she's got her normal clothes on under it.) Don Corneo "Get what?" [If Aerith was picked] Don Corneo "Woo-hoo!" "Come, come, don't be so shy..." Aerith "Ye... yes..." "But Mr. Don. I'd like you to explain something to me first..." Don Corneo "Of course, my dear. I'll take you through it slowly, step by step. So come on!" (He gets up and, uh, wiggles his hips...) Aerith "No, that's not what I meant!" "NO, STOP! Just, wait a second!!" (He does it again...) Don Corneo "Come! Come!" "Aoooooh!! I can't wait any longer! Here comes papa!!" (Cloud and Tifa break in.) Aerith "Cloud!!" (Don does a belly flop at Aerith. She hops out of the way, and Don comes down face first.) Don Corneo "Wha... what the hell? Who goes there!?" Aerith "I'm sorry, Don." (She takes off her dress. No, she's got her normal clothes on under it.) Don Corneo "Get what?" [If Cloud was picked] Don Corneo "Ahh, we're finally alone..." "All right, pussycat... Come to daddy!" (Cloud reluctantly comes to the bed...) Don Corneo "You're so cute, I never get tired of looking at you." "Do you like me, too?" Of course! Ummm....... ***Cloud Of course! (Goto A) ***Cloud Umm...... (B) Don Corneo "You don't like me?" "There isn't someone else, is there?" No, only you Yes, his name's Barret... ***Cloud Yes, his name's Barret... Don Corneo "No way!" "Hmm? Barret? That sounds familiar..." Cloud "You know, he's one of the ones you were trying to find out about. You know, AVALANCHE...?" Don Corneo "Oh, yeah, yeah. In Sector 7 in the slum..." (He hops forward on the bed like a frog...) Don Corneo "...and how do YOU know that!?" Goto C ***Cloud No, only you (A) Don Corneo "You sure do know how to make a guy feel good!" "Then wh... what do you want to DO?" Whatever YOU want, daddy Don't really care..... ***Cloud Don't really care Goto (B) ***Cloud Whatever YOU want, daddy Don Corneo "Oh man! I can't stand it! All right, then...." (He hops forward on the bed like a frog...) Don Corneo "Give me a kiss! A KISS!!" All right..... Nope, can't do that.... ***Cloud All right...... (Cloud moves to kiss him.... pulls back... moves forward again......!) "Ju---st a minute!!" (Tifa and Aerith break in.) Tifa "Cloud..." "Were you really..." (Cloud shakes his head quickly and flings off his woman's clothes.) Don Corneo "A man!? What's goin' on?" ***Cloud Nope, can't do that.... Don Corneo "Why? WHY? WHY?" (Cloud faces away.) Cloud "Because..." (He turns toward Don.) Cloud "Because I'm gonna have to use that mouth of yours to give me some information!!" (C) (He flings off his woman's clothes.) Don Corneo "A man!? You tricked me!!" "Somebody get in here NOW!!" "Unfortunately, no one'll be comin' to help." (Tifa and Aerith break in.) Don Corneo "You're the ones from before! Wh... what the hell's going on?" Scene 20 - I'll Smash Them - (Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith are in Don Corneo's bedroom) Tifa "Shut up, we're asking the questions now..." "What did your assistants find out? Talk! If you don't tell us..." (Cloud puts a foot up on the bed.) Cloud "...I'll chop them off." (Don jumps.) Don Corneo "No! Not that! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!" Tifa "So... talk." Don Corneo "...I made 'em find out where the man with the gun-arm was. But that's what I was ordered to do." Tifa "By who?" Don Corneo "No--! If I told you that, I'd be killed!" Tifa "Talk! If you don't tell us..." (Aerith puts her foot up on the bed.) Aerith "...I'll rip them off." Don Corneo "Waaaaah--! It was Heidegger of Shinra!" "Heidegger, the head of Public Safety Maintenance!" Cloud "The head of Public Safety Maintenance?" Tifa "Did you say the Shinra!? What are they up to!? Talk!" "If you don't tell us..." (Tifa puts her foot up on the bed.) Tifa "I'll smash them." Don Corneo "...You're serious, aren't you.... ...ohboy, ohboy, ohboy." "... I'm not fooling around here either, you know." "Shinra's trying to crush a small rebel group called AVALANCHE, and want to infiltrate their hideout." "And they're really going to crush them... literally." "By breaking the support holding up the plate above them." (Tifa steps back.) Tifa "Break the support!?" Don Corneo "You know what's going to happen? The plate'll go PING" "and everything's gonna go BAMMM!! I heard their hideout's in the Sector 7 Slums..." "I'm just glad it's not here in Sector 6." Tifa "They're going to wipe out the Sector 7 Slums!?" (She turns to Cloud.) Tifa "Cloud, will you come with me to Sector 7?" Cloud "Of course, Tifa." (They all stand at the foot of the bed.) Don Corneo "Just a second!" Cloud "Shut up!" Don Corneo "No wait, it'll only take a second." "How do you think scum like me feels when they babble on about the truth?" They've pretty much given up on life They're sure they'll win They don't know what the hell's going on ***Cloud They've pretty much given up on life Don Corneo "Buuzzzzz! Wrong!" ***Cloud They're sure they'll win Don Corneo "Woo-hoo! Right!" ***Cloud They don't know what the hell's going on Don Corneo "Close, but no cigar!" (He flips a switch and Cloud, Aerith, and Tifa fall through a trap door to the sewer below...) Scene 21 - Shinra Plans - (Heidegger approaches President Shinra's desk in the Shinra building. Reeve stands by the desk.) President Shinra "How are the preparations going?" Heidegger "Ha, ha, ha!! Smoothly, very smoothly! I assigned the Turks to this." Reeve "President!! Are we really going to do this? Simply destroy a group with only a few members..." President Shinra "What's the problem, Reeve? You want out?" (He gets up from his desk and walks around to the front, by Reeve.) Reeve "...No." "But, as head of the Urban Development Department, I have been involved in the building and running of Midgar. That's why..." Heidegger "Reeve, you should flush those personal problems in the morning!" Reeve "The Mayor's against this anyway...." (Heidegger shrugs.) Heidegger "Mayor?" "He just sits in his building all day feeding his face! You still call that a Mayor?" (He faces the President and salutes.) Heidegger "Now if you'll excuse me sir!" (He leaves. Reeve follows after him a few steps, then stops, his arm outstretched.) President Shinra "You're tired. Why don't you take a couple of days off and go somewhere." (Reeve exits.) President Shinra "We'll destroy Sector 7 and report that AVALANCHE did it. Then we'll send in the rescue operation care of Shinra, Inc... Heh, heh, heh... this is perfect." Scene 22 - Encounter At The Reactor Tower - (Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith fall down a chute, landing in a sewer. Cloud gets up and walks over to Aerith.) Cloud "You alright?" (Aerith stands up.) Aerith "Yeah." (He walks over to Tifa.) Cloud "You alright?" Tifa "Man! This is terrible." Aerith "Well, the worst is over..." (They hear a loud rumbling. Cloud looks around...) Aerith "Maybe not..." (Boss battle with Aps) Tifa "It's too late..... Marlene... Barret... the people of the slums." Aerith "Don't give up, never give up hope. It's not easy to destroy the pillar, right?" Tifa "......Yeah..... you're right! We still have time." (They work their way out of the sewer, arriving at the Train Graveyard, a vast wasteland of broken trains and rubble.) Cloud "Aerith. I got you mixed up in all of this..." Aerith "Don't tell me to go home." (Tifa looks around.) Tifa "Let's see... If we can just get past the trains that are lit up, we should be able to get out of here." (They climb over and through the trains in the Graveyard until they reach the Reactor Tower. Several people are milling around the base of it, and we hear noises of shooting from above.) Tifa "We made it! The pillar's standing!" Cloud "Wait! You hear something.... above us?" Aerith ".....gun fire?" (The camera shifts to show the tower, slowly panning upward, until we see the top of the tower. Guns are blazing. At the top, we see a flash of gunfire, then someone falls twenty stories down to land at the base of the tower. It's Wedge. Cloud dashes over and kneels by him.) Cloud "Wedge!! You all right!?" Wedge ".......Cloud...... You remembered..... my name." "Barret's up top. ...help him......." "An' Cloud.... Sorry, I wasn't any help." (Cloud, after a silent pause, stands.) Cloud "I'm going up!" "Aerith! You look after Wedge." (Tifa walks to Aerith.) Tifa "Aerith, do me a favor." "I have a bar called '7th Heaven' in this neighborhood." "There's a little girl named Marlene there......" (Aerith nods.) Aerith "Don't worry. I'll put her somewhere safe." Tifa "It's dangerous here!" "Everyone get away from the pillar, quickly!" "Everyone get out of Sector 7!" (They all scatter. Cloud and Tifa climb the tower.) People by the tower "L, look... This is my job, so I have to be here until the absolute last minute." "Umm.... I just LOVE men with a sense of duty. Let me stay here with you." "Uhh..... Help! My strange and wonderful little place." "Doh! And this was supposed to be my last job! Do something!!" "I never thought this would ever happen to me! Great..... I'm quitting tomorrow!" "Uh oh..... There goes the pillar." "I'm scared, but it's for you own good." (sells items) "If things get too hairy, we'll escape. It's not something you'll see happen very often." Aerith "Don't worry, you let me handle this." Scene 23 - Sector 7 Falls - (Cloud and Tifa climb the flights of stairs up the side of the tower. Along the way, they meet Biggs, who is leaning over the railing, wounded.) Biggs "Cloud... so you don't care... what happens... to the.... Planet?" Nope, not interested You're wounded..... ***Cloud Nope, not interested Biggs "Hmph.... you haven't changed. Oh, forget it." ***Cloud You're wounded..... Biggs "Thanks, Cloud." "...don't worry 'bout me.... Barret's... fighting up there. Go help him...." (Continuing up the tower, they meet Jessie, who is lying on the stairs, also hurt.) Jessie "....Cloud... I'm glad.... I could talk with you one last time." Don't say 'last'....... Is that so..... ***Cloud Don't say 'last'...... Jessie "That's.... all right......" "Because of our actions... many....... people died...... this probably.... is our punishment....." ***Cloud Is that so.... Jessie "...Is.. that so......?" "Ha...... cool...... as usual... ex-SOLDIER. ...always... I liked that.... in you...." (Reaching the top of the tower, they meet Barret, who is fighting the numberous Shinra enemies.) Barret "Tifa! Cloud! You came!" "Be careful! They're attacking from the helicopter." Tifa "Better equip ourselves before they attack in full force!" (They equip themselves) Tifa "Here they come!" (A helicopter flies past, and Reno drops from it. He runs over to a mechanism on the side of the pillar and presses a few buttons on it. Cloud, Barret, and Tifa run over.) Reno "You're too late. Once I push this button..." (Beep.) Reno "That's all, folks! Mission accomplished." Tifa "We have to disarm it! Cloud! Barret! Please!" Reno "I can't have you do that. No one gets in the way of Reno and the Turks..." (Boss battle with Reno) Reno "It's time." (Reno jumps off the edge of the tower. Tifa runs over to the mechanism and tries to disarm the bomb.) Tifa "Cloud! I don't know how to stop this! Try it!" (Cloud examines it.) Cloud "It's not a normal time bomb." (The helicopter hovers up to the side of the tower. A Turk, Tseng, pops his head out the side window.) Tseng "That's right. You'll have a hard time disarming that one." "It'll blow the second some stupid jerk touches it." Tifa "Please, stop it!" Tseng "Ha ha ha....." "Only a Shinra Executive can set up or disarm the Emergency Plate Release System." Barret "Shut yer hole!" (He fires on the helicopter.) Tseng "I wouldn't try that.... You just might make me injure our special guest." (A woman in a pink dress raises her head up in the window.) Tifa "Aerith!!" Tseng "Oh, you know each other?" "How nice you could see each other one last time. You should thank me." Cloud "What are you gonna do with Aerith?" Tseng "I haven't decided." "Our orders were to find and catch the last remaining Ancient." "It's taken us a long time, but now I can finally report this to the President." (Aerith leans over the side of the helicopter.) Aerith "Tifa, don't worry! She's all right!" (Tseng slaps her back into the helicopter. Hard.) Tifa "Aerith!" (She leans back out.) Aerith "Hurry and get out!" Tseng "Ha, ha, ha... Well, it should be starting right about now. Think you can escape in time?" (FMV sequence. The helicopter flies away, and the pillar begins to explode, sending chunks of flaming steel and concrete falling to the ground.) Tifa "Once that plate starts coming down it's too late. We gotta hurry!" (Barret hops up on the railing of the tower and grabs a hanging wire.) Barret "Yo, we can use this wire to get out!" (Tifa climbs in Barret's lap. Cloud climbs up on his shoulders. FMV sequence. The pillar explodes. The people in the slums panic as the upper plate comes crashing down to crush their homes. Cloud, Tifa, and Barret swing on the wire and barely escape the falling plate as President Shinra watches it all from his office window in Shinra HQ, opera music blaring from the stereo.) Scene 24 - Biggs... Wedge... Jessie... ...Marlene... - (Cloud, Tifa, and Barret come to in the playground. Everything has been demolished; shards of debris protrude grotesquely from the happy face of the children's slide; steam rises from the ground in several places. Barret runs over to the pile of debris that was the gate to Sector 7.) Barret "Marlene!!" "MAR---LE---NE!!" (He runs to one side.) Barret "Biggs!" (He runs to the other side.) Barret "Wedge!!" (He runs back to the center.) Barret "Jessie!" (He punches the debris repeatedly.) Barret "GOD DAMN IT!!" "DAMMIT!!" "DAMMIT ALL TO HELL!!" (He stops; his shoulders are hitching.) Barret "What the hell's it all for!?" "ARGGHHHH!!!" Cloud "Hey, Barret!" Tifa "Barret!" Barret "ARGGHHHH!!!" (Cloud and Tifa run up to him.) Cloud "Hey!" Tifa "Barret, stop... Please stop, Barret." Barret "URGHHHH!!!" (He fires on the pile of debris, sweeping it with bullets... then stops, and falls to his knees.) Barret "God damn..." (He punches the ground. The scene fades.) (The scene fades back in. Barret is sitting on the end of the slide. Cloud and Tifa stand nearby.) Barret "Marlene..." Tifa "....... Barret......?" "Marlene is.... I think Marlene is safe." (Barret looks up.) Barret "....huh?" Tifa "Right before they took Aerith, she said, 'Don't worry, she's all right.' She was probably talking about Marlene." (Barret stands.) Barret "R, really!?" Tifa "But..." Barret "Biggs...... Wedge.... Jessie......" Cloud "All three of them were in the pillar." Barret "Think I don't know that?" (He turns, not facing either of them.) Barret "But... we, all of us fought together." (He sits on the slide again.) Barret "I don't wanna think of them as dead!" Tifa "And the other people in Sector 7." Barret "This is all screwed up!" "They destroyed an entire village just to get to us! They killed so many people...." Tifa "...are you saying it's our fault? Because AVALANCHE was here? I nnocent people lost their lives because of us?" (He stands up and shakes his head.) Barret "No, Tifa!" "That ain't it! Hell no!!" "It ain't us! It's the damn Shinra! It's never been nobody but the Shinra!" (Cloud steps back, facing away from Barret and Tifa. Barret faces away and raises his arms.) Barret "They're evil and destroyin' our planet just to..." "build their power and line their own damn pockets with gold!" "If we don't get rid of them, they're gonna kill this planet!" (He turns around.) Barret "Our fight ain't never gonna be over until we get rid of them!" (Tifa shakes her head.) Tifa "............I don't know." Barret "What don't you know!? You don't believe me?" Tifa "It's not that. I'm not sure about ... me. My feelings." (Barret faces Cloud, whose back is still turned.) Barret "An' what about you?" (Cloud looks up, still not turning.) Cloud "..........." (He leaves the playground.) Barret "Yo!" "Where's he think he's goin'?" Tifa "Oh! Aerith!" Barret "Oh yeah, that girl. What's up with her?" Tifa "...I don't really know... But she's the one I left Marlene with." Barret "Damn! Marlene!!" (Barret runs to the exit of the playground, then stops and turns.) Barret "Tifa. There ain't no turnin' back now." (He exits. Tifa heads for the exit, stops and looks back over her shoulder... then exits. The scene fades.) (The scene fades back in. Cloud is walking along the broken highway, away from the playground.) "Cloud!" (He turns to see Barret and Tifa run up.) Barret "Take me to Marlene!" Tifa "You're going to help Aerith?" Cloud "Yeah.... But before that, there's something I want to know." Tifa "What's that?" (Cloud takes a step forward.) Cloud "It's about the Ancients." (The screen flashes white, as if lightning were striking, then goes completely black.) In my veins courses the blood of the Ancients. I am one of the rightful heirs to this planet! (The screen goes white again... then we are back at the broken highway. Cloud looks down.) Cloud "Sephiroth...?" (Cloud falls down. Tifa and Barret run to him.) Tifa "Are you all right?" Barret "Pull it together, man!" (He rises. They all travel to Aerith's house.) Scene 25 - The Flower Girl - Origins - (Cloud, Barret, and Tifa arrive at Aerith's house. Aerith's mother, Elmyra, is standing, facing the wall. They walk over to her.) Elmyra "Cloud...... wasn't it?" (She turns around.) Elmyra "It's about Aerith, isn't it?" (Cloud bows his head.) Cloud "...Sorry. The Shinra have her." Elmyra "I know. They took her from here." Cloud "They were here?" Elmyra "That's what Aerith wanted..." Cloud "Why is Shinra after Aerith?" (Elmyra faces away.) Elmyra "Aerith is an Ancient. The sole survivor." Barret "...What did you say? But, aren't you her mother?" Elmyra "...Not her real mother. Oh... it must have been 15 years ago..." "...during the war. My husband was sent to the front. Some far away place called Wutai." (The camera pans up... Aerith's house disappears off the bottom of the screen, leaving only black.) "One day, I went to the station because I got a letter saying he was coming home on leave." (The screen goes white. A train whistle blows, and we see the Sector 7 train station. A train is pulling into the station. The door opens, and bright light fills the screen. We see various people getting off, greeted by their families... Elmyra stands near, watching the people getting off... Then the train door closes. She walks, afraid, to the conductor, who shakes his head. She sits forlornly on the steps to the platform.) My husband never came back. I wonder if something happened to him? No, I'm sure his leave was just canceled. I went to the station everyday. Then, one day.......... (The screen goes white... then we see a woman lying on the steps to the platform. A young girl is running around her, crying. Elmyra runs over and kneels by the woman. The young girl runs to her.) You used to see this sort of thing a lot during the war. Her last words were, "Please take Aerith somewhere safe." My husband never came back. I had no child. I was probably lonely. So I decided to take her home with me. (A train whistle sounds... the screen goes white, then fades to black.) "Aerith and I became close very quickly. That child loved to talk. She used to talk to me about everything." (We are back at the living room, but some time past. Aerith as a young girl runs down the stairs, then trips on the rug. Elmyra rises from the table, helps her up, hugs her, then Aerith scampers out the front door. The living room disappears off the top of the screen.) "She told me she escaped form some sort of research laboratory somewhere. And that her mother had already returned to the planet, so she wasn't lonely... and many other things." (We are back at the living room, in the present.) Barret "Returned to the planet?" Elmyra "I didn't know what she meant. I asked if she meant a star in the sky." "But she said it was this planet... She was a mysterious child in many ways." Aerith "Mom." (Elmyra turns toward the stairs. The camera pans up, hiding Cloud and the others, then pans down again and they are gone. Aerith, as a young girl, runs down the stairs. Elmyra is speaking in the present.) Aerith "Please don't cry." Elmyra "Aerith just blurted that out all of a sudden. When I asked her if something had happened..." Aerith "Someone dear to you has just died." "His spirit was coming to see you, but he already returned to the planet." Elmyra "At that time I didn't believe her." (The living room disappears off the left side of the screen.) Elmyra "But..." (It comes back, from the left. Elmyra is sitting at the table, holding her head in her hands. Her shoulders are hitching.) Elmyra "Several days later... We received a notice saying my husband had died..." (It disappears to the right.) Elmyra "...and that's how it was." "A lot had happened, but we were happy. Until one day..." (The living room reappears from the left. Tseng is in the living room with Elmyra.) Tseng "We want you to return Aerith to us. We've been saerching for her for a long time." (Aerith peeks out from behind Elmyra.) Aerith "No! Never!" Tseng "Aerith, you're a very special child. You are of special blood." "Your real mother was an 'Ancient'." Elmyra "Of course I heard it. That she was an Ancient." Tseng "The Ancients will lead us to a land of supreme happiness." "Aerith will be able to bring happiness to all those in the slums." "That is why Shinra would like Aerith's cooperation......." (Aerith comes out from behind Elmyra) Aerith "He's wrong! I'm not an Ancient! I'm not!" Tseng "But Aerith, surely you hear voices sometimes when you're all alone?" Aerith "No, I don't!" (Aerith runs out the front door. The living room disappears off the top right.) Elmyra "But I knew. I knew about her mysterious powers..." "She tried so hard to hide it, so I acted as though I never noticed." (The living room, seen from the top down, comes back into view from the top.) Cloud "It's amazing how she's avoided the Shinra for all these years..." Elmyra "The Shinra needed her. So I guess they wouldn't harm her." Tifa "But, why now....." Elmyra "She brought a little girl here with her." "On the way here, Tseng found them. She probably couldn't get away fast enough." "She decided to go to the Shinra in exchange for the little girl's safety." Cloud "Must be Marlene." Barret "Marlene!! Aerith was caught because of Marlene!?" "I'm sorry. Marlene's my daughter. I'm ...really... sorry..." Elmyra "You're her father!? How in the world could you ever leave a child alone like that!?" Barret "...please don't start with that. I think about it all the time. What would happen to Marlene, if I..." "But you gotta understand somethin'... ...I don't got an answer. I wanna be with Marlene... But I gotta fight." "'Cause if I don't... the planet's gonna die." "So I'm gonna keep fightin'!" "But, I'm worried 'bout Marlene. I really just wanna be with her... always." "See? I'm goin' in circles, now." Elmyra "I think I understand what you're saying... She's upstairs asleep. Why don't you go and see her." (Barret goes upstairs.) Tifa "It's my fault... I was the one who got Aerith involved in this." Elmyra "Don't say that. Aerith doesn't think that." (Cloud goes upstairs, into the bedroom, where Barret is sitting with Marlene.) Barret "I'm so glad....... I'm so glad you're all right..." Marlene "Daddy, don't cry. Your whiskers hurt!" (Cloud leaves the bedroom. Barret stands.) Barret "Cloud!" (Cloud turns.) Barret "You gonna go help Aerith, right? She's done so much for me...." "If it's the Shinra you're dealin' with, I can't just sit here! I'm comin', too!" (Marlene runs around Barret to Cloud.) Marlene "Guess what? Guess what? Aerith was asking me lots of questions." "Like what kind of person Cloud is. I bet she likes you, Cloud!" I don't know Let's hope so ***Cloud I don't know Marlene "Stupid!" ***Cloud Let's hope so Marlene "I won't tell Tifa." (Cloud goes to leave.) Tifa "You're going after Aerith, right?" Cloud "Yeah." Tifa "I'm going with you." Cloud "We're going right into Shinra headquarters. ...You gotta be prepared for the worst." Tifa "I know." "Right now, I feel I have to push myself to the limit." "If I stayed here... I'll go crazy." (Barret runs downstairs. He speaks to Elmyra.) Barret "Sorry, but can you take care of Marlene a bit longer?" Elmyra "Yes, I don't mind." Barret "This place is dangerous now. You better go somewhere else." Elmyra "...You're right. But promise me that you'll come back to her. Don't get yourself killed." (Cloud, Tifa, and Barret leave Aerith's house and stand in the yard.) Tifa "How do we get to the Shinra Building?" Barret "There ain't no train that goes up there anymore..." "....." "Well, let's just go to Wall Market. We might be able to find something there." Scene 26 - A Golden Shiny Wire Of Hope - (Cloud, Tifa, and Barret go to Wall Market. They go to the Weapon Shop and speak to the old man there.) "You goin' up to the plate? You better have a battery." Cloud "You're gonna sell me something you just found?" "Hey, you knew? But I repaired it, so it's all right." Cloud "Why do I need a battery to climb up to the plate?" "You'll find out when you get there. How 'bout 100 Gil for each?" Cloud "......." ***Cloud All right, I'll take them (He gives you the Batteries.) (They continue north. When they reach the Don's mansion, they see two children.) "Wanna see something awesome? Follow me!" (They follow the children to a large wall. A small girl is sitting at the base. There is a power line running up the wall.) "Everyone climbed up this wire. Looks scary.... Brr." Tifa "Can we climb it?" "Yeah. It leads to the Upper World." Barret "Awright! We'll climb this wire!" Cloud "There's no way we can do this. You know how far it goes up?" Barret "There IS a way! Look! What's that look like?" Cloud "Just a normal wire." Barret "Oh yeah? Well to me it looks like a golden shiny wire of hope." (They peer up the wall.) Tifa "You're right. This is the only way to save Aerith..." Cloud "Ok, that was a bad analogy, but, Barret, I understand how you feel." "Let's go!" (They climb the wire..... and climb..... and climb.... when they reach the top of the wall they see the two children from earlier, sitting on the top.) "Oh man! This is horrible..." "Hey, scary, huh? Dad told me that it's the Shinra's doing." (They climb some more... scaling power lines, broken propellers, and pieces of debris, until they reach the top. The Shinra Building.) Scene 27 - 140 Flights... - (Cloud, Barret, and Tifa arrive at the foot of the Shinra Building.) Barret "Hey, you oughta know this building well." Cloud "......Not really, now that I think about it." "This's the first time I've ever been to the Headquarters." Barret "I heard about this place before." "Every floor above the 60th is special and not easy to get to even for employees." "Must be where they took Aerith." "The security's pretty light now. Awright, let's go!!" (Barret runs toward the door.) Tifa "Wait a second! You're not thinking of just going right through the main entrance, are you?" Barret "Well what else does it look like!? I'm gonna kick some Shinra butt and......." Tifa "That's not going to work! We've got to find another way...." Baret "Ain't gonna be no other way! If we keep wastin' time like this, Aerith'll....." Tifa "I know that! But if we get caught here...." "Hey, Cloud. ...What should we do?" Let's bust on in! Let's sneak in quietly ***Cloud Let's bust on in Barret "That's more like it! C'mon, let's go!!" (Cloud, Barret, and Tifa bust on in Shinra Headquarters....) Receptionist "Excuse me! If you don't have an appointment, you'll just have to..." Barret "Don't need no appointment... This is a 'mergency!" "Anyone who don't wanna get their face bashed in better git outta the way!!" "Yaagghh!" "Who do they think they are?" "Hey, you don't think that's AVALANCHE?" "Intruders! Sieze them!!" (Battle sequence) Barret "Let's go to the top!" ***Cloud Let's sneak in quietly Tifa "See? Let's be careful and find a different route!" (They go down a side alley and go through a door. Inside, they find... stairs.... Lots of them.... They start climbing.) Barret "Yo... You really gonna take these stairs all the way up?" Tifa "Well we've got to get to Aerith to help her somehow." Barret "Talk about out of the way..." Tifa "I don't have time to argue with you! I'm going!" Barret "Y, yo, Tifa! Don't go off alone!" (They continue to climb... and climb.... They are climbing stairs throughout this whole conversation.) Barret "Don't know... why the hell... we gotta climb..." Cloud "...because we don't want to start a commotion until we've saved Aerith." "I doubt that's possible though..." Barret "...heh heh heh." Cloud "Knock it off. You're giving me the creeps." Barret "So even you will fight for someone else. I had you figured wrong I guess." Cloud "Who cares what you figured!" Barret "I'm just sayin' mebbe I was wrong..." Tifa "Heh heh heh......." Cloud "What's that supposed to mean, Tifa?" Barret "How much farther do these stairs go on?" Tifa "Why don't you ask them?" Barret "It's not one of them endless stairways or somethin', d'ya think?" Tifa "Of course not!!" Barret "Right... couldn't be that...." Barret "Are we there yet?" Tifa "Not yet." Barret "...there yet?" Tifa "I said not yet!" Barret "Yo..." Tifa "Look, don't even ask! We're way way way way far away from being there, ok!?" Barret "Damn, man! I've had it! I'm going back!" Tifa "And take just as long going down as you did coming up?" Barret "............." (Barret stops to rest, panting.) Tifa "C'mon, Barret. Pull it together!" Barret "Yeah, well all I know is I'm just flesh 'n' blood.... 'cept for this arm of mine." "Don't treat me like I'm some ex-member of SOLDIER or somethin'........" Tifa "What about me!? I'm human too! Oh, do what you want, I'm going on!" (She pauses.) Tifa "......?" "Yaah! Barret! You go first!" Barret "What're ya ignorant? I didn't mean that..." Tifa "All right, all right!" (Barret goes on.) Tifa "Cloud, you go on ahead too!!" (Cloud goes ahead.) Barret "Yo... What floor is this?" Tifa "...I gave up counting." Barret "Why they gotta build these buildings so damn tall?" "That Shinra.... They're just no damn good." Tifa "........." Barret "huff.... Man, I'm beat..." "Marlene, Daddy wanted to see your face one more time..." Tifa "Would you stop acting like a retard and climb?" "It's just a bit more!" "...maybe." (They reach the top floor.) Barret "F... finally... M... made it..." "N... never wanna see... no more stairs the rest of my life..." Tifa "huff... puff... this really takes it out of you..." "But this is it. We'd better get ready...!" (They enter the door at the top of the stairs...) Scene 28 - Climbing Shinra Tower - (Cloud, Tifa, and Barret reach the 59th floor of the Shinra building. Three guards see them.) "Destroy the intruders!" (Battle sequence) (Cloud spots a tiny card on the floor where the guards had stood.) Cloud "What's this?" (He stoops and picks up the Keycard 60. They enter the elevator to the 60th floor.) Barret "This is the real thing. Don't let your guard down." Tifa "I hope Aerith is all right." (FMV sequence of a guard asleep at the surveillance system. They exit the elevator onto the 60th floor. They see two guards.) "People like you don't belong here! Go on, get out!" "What're you doing here!? No unauthorized people are allowed here!!" (They duck into a side room. They see four guards on patrol.) Barret "Lookit that, all them guards is runnin' around." "Cloud, you go on ahead and signal us when it's safe to come." (The guards are patrolling behind a row of statues, for some reason. Cloud hides behind each statue, moving forward when the guards look away. He signals the others to follow. The PLAYER controls this. If they are spotted, they fight a battle and start over. They make their way past the guards.) Barret "Ok! We gonna rock!" Tifa "Remember, we're here to save Aerith." Barret "Hell, I know that!" (They climb the stairs to the 61st floor. It is an employee lounge.) People on the 61st floor "What's keeping her? Did she forget her keycard?" "Even employees can't walk around above the 60th floor without a keycard.." "This is the lounge floor. Above us are the special floors for the big wigs in the company." "It's tough working under someone. Tires you out." "I thought I heard a ruckus downstairs a minute ago. Do you know what that was all about?" "No idea. But no need to worry because everything above the 60th floor is safe." "The hell are you? What're you doin' around here?" Where's Aerith? .......... ***Cloud Where's Aerith? "Aerith? How did you know that name? You must be...!?" "Aerith, you mean that kid. The receptionist. Yeah, I was startin' to worry 'bout her myself." "And so another rival appears on the scene, eh?" "You mean, she's not? It's someone else?" ***Cloud .......... "Oh, I see. So you must be the whatcha call it..." "Shinra, Inc. Repair Division!!" "You know, it looks like this building is starting to fall apart." "This door was just pushed open. You ought to fix this right away." "Oh yeah, and take a look on the other floors too. I'll give you this." (He gives you the Keycard 62.) "I don't remember seeing your face here. You new here?" "Say, you're cute. Let me teach you some... things." Things? Um, I'm kinda in a hurry... ***Cloud Things? "Wipe that stupid look off your face. I was only going to teach you how to get to the next floor." "The higher ups in the company use the floors above the 60th floor. But you can't get there without a keycard." "Get a keycard and you can use the elevators freely." *ding* "...voila! You hear that sound and the door opens." "Just remember there are different types of cards. One keycard won't let you go everywhere." "For example, "'Keycard 60' only takes you to the 60th floor. 'Keycard 65' only takes you to the 65th floor." "It's a security system worthy of Shinra. After all, all the power in Midgar and the world, for that matter, is controlled by them." "Oh, I have to go. Gotta get back to work!" ***Cloud Um, I'm kinda in a hurry... "Oh? That's too bad..." (They go up to the 62nd floor. It's the Mayor's floor. There are four rooms, full of bookshelves. Standing outside the Mayor's office is Hart.) Hart "How do you do?" "This is the Midgar Mayor's Office. Mayor Domino is in his office." "I am the Deputy Mayor. If you should have any questions feel free to ask me..." (They enter the office.) Domino "Hmm? Oh, and who might you be?" "You all must be those... ahem.... Me? I'm Domino, the Mayor of Midgar." "Actually, I'm Mayor in name only. The city and everything in it is really run by Shinra, Inc." "My only real job is watching over Shinra's documents..." "Me! The Mayor! A librarian! Ohh......." "You want to get upstairs? I tell you what, if you can guess the password, I'll give you my keycard." "Yes, that's it. Guess the password and I'll give you my keycard!" "Get it on the first try and I'll even throw in a special item!" (Now the PLAYER must solve a puzzle.) Hart "Did you speak with the Mayor?" "What? A password? Oh, I get it..." "He's got way too much time on his hands. But you can't really blame him. Everything in Midgar is controlled by President Shinra." "Maybe I can help you." (Hart will offer help in the puzzle, but it costs money. You won't need it, since I'm going to tell you how to solve it!) [To solve the puzzle: Look on the nameplates outside each of the four rooms. They will tell you what the subject of the rooms are. Enter the room and search the bookshelves until you find a book whose title does not match the subject of the room. Look at the number of the book you chose. Now, take the letter of the title corresponding to that number. That is, if the number was 3, you would take the third letter. Now, look at the four letters from the four rooms, and anagram them until they match one of the Mayor's passwords. That's it! If you got it on the first try, you will recieve an Elemental Materia.] Domino "Got it?" "Then tell me." (Cloud tells him the password. This time it was BEST, your results may vary - it's random each time, so don't just choose BEST.) Domino "BEST!!" "God, I love the sound of that! BEST!! I AM the best..... ME!! No matter what anyone else says, you'd better believe it." "......hmm. Well, ok. Here, take it." (He gives you Keycard 65.) Domino "I never thought you'd get it on the first try..." "Just goes to show you can't judge a book by its cover. Oh well, a promise is a promise. Take this, too." (He gives you Elemental Materia.) Domino "Why would I do something like this, you ask?" "To mess with them, of course! Shinra's been torturing me forever." "That's why I was a little rough on you all just now. Now go up there and really make them suffer." "This ought to make us even! Heh heh heh....." (They go to the 63rd floor, a maze of doors and ventilation pipes. They go to a computer terminal in the corner.) "... beep....beep.... ......verifying key card..... ...................." "Level B employee: verified. You are permitted to open doors on this floor up to three times." "blip... If you receive an item coupon, remember to exchange it for an item." "...warning... refrain from entering the air conditioning ducts recklessly - they are very dangerous." (They mess around with the doors awhile and enter the ducts, of course, until they get the three item coupons. They go back to the terminal.) "...bing... bing... Enter command" All clear (resets all doors and items) Coupon Change ***Cloud Coupon Change "You can exchange your coupons for items. Here are the items you can have..." "A coupon.....'Star Pendant' B coupon.......'Four Slots' C coupon.......'All Materia'" "Please use caution... once you have exchanged coupons for items you may not use 'All Clear' function." "Exchange coupon?" Yeah....... Naw ***Cloud Yeah "..................... Coupon exchange complete." (You get the three items.) (They go up to the 64th floor, the employee gym.) People on the 64th floor "...huff...puff... If you're tired, you should get some rest in the next room." "...huff...wheeze... I'm starting to worry about my belly....." "Hmph, hmph... Since I'm head of security for this building, stamina's very important to me." "You must be a visitor. Please feel free to use any unused machines." "...zzz... Please... let me.... get some..... rest......" [vending machine] "Take one to restore your energy!! 'Shinra Gym Special Drink'" "Only 250 gil!!" Try it out Don't try it ***Cloud Try it out (The machine makes noise.) Cloud "...Nothing..." ***Cloud Don't try it [after putting in money] "......." Cloud "Is it broken?'" BANG on it Give up ***Cloud BANG on it (Cloud slams the machine. The receptionist runs over.) "Sir, what are you doing!? No violence here, please!" ***Cloud Give up [treadmill] Cloud "........" Should I try it? This is so stupid ***Cloud Should I try it? (He runs on the treadmill for a while....) ***Cloud This is so stupid [a locker] Cloud "What is this..... a Megaphone?" "Hanging on to this won't do any good..." (They go to the 65th floor, where they solve a tedious puzzle. There are several treasure chests, but only one is open. You must find the unlocked one, get the Midgar Piece from it, and place it in a hole in a large model of Midgar. You are being attacked the whole time. If you want the chest sequence, it's 2nd from top on left, 3rd from top on left, top right corner, top left, bottom left. The Keycard 66 is in the chest by the stairs. Cloud examines the model at the far left, where Sector 6 would be.) Cloud "Midgar.... born from Mako energy which was sucked right out of the earth. A model of the city...." "When construction of Sector 6 finishes, Shinra's plan will be complete." "That must be why he took Aerith...." (They go to the 66th floor. A secretary passes them on the way up) "Whew, I'm so sick of carrying all these files." "But I get to meet lots of guys. I guess that's the benefit of being a secretary!" People on the 66th floor "......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... "Phew!" "Is it just me or does the Conference Room smell? There's some sort of stench coming from somewhere...." "Hey, when you're in the bathroom, do you ever hear whispers coming from somewhere?" "They're having another executive meeting. I wonder if it's about that Plate incident." "It gives me the feeling that I AM alive. The feeling of moving this world, just with my hands." "Come on, we're building the future of Mako!" (They enter the bathroom.) Flush? Climb up? Get out of here ***Cloud Flush (He flushes the toilet.) ***Cloud Climb up? (They climb up into the ventilation duct above the toilet. It leads to above the Conference Room, which would explain the smell in there.) ***Cloud Get out of here (They leave the bathroom.) [In the duct above the Conference Room.....] (They crouch above the vent. Through the slats, they see President Shinra and other employees sitting at a long table in the Conference Room.) Barret "Geez--! That's a lotta suits!" (They watch...) Reeve "We have the damage estimates for Sector 7." "Considering those factories we already set up and all the investments, the damage is estimated at approximately 10 Billion gil..." (The camera changes; we are now looking at the table head-on.) Reeve "The estimated cost to rebuild Sector 7 is..." President Shinra "We're not rebuilding." Reeve "What?" President Shinra "We're leaving Sector 7 as it is." "And restarting the Neo-Midgar plan." Reeve "...then the Ancients?" President Shinra "The Promised Land will soon be ours." "I want you to raise the Mako rates 15% in every area." (Palmer, a fat, bald, guy, jumps up and down.) Palmer "Rate hike! Rate hike! Tra, la, la! And please include our Space Program in the budget!" President Shinra "Reeve and Scarlet will divide the extra income from the rate increase." (Palmer sits down.) Palmer "Oh man!" (We are looking down from above again.) Reeve "Sir, if you raise the rates, the people will lose confidence..." President Shinra "It'll be all right." "The ignorant citizens won't lose confidence, they'll trust Shinra, Inc. even more." Heidegger "Ha ha ha!" "After all, we're the ones who saved Sector 7 from AVALANCHE!" Barret "That dirty #$*$^" (We are looking at the table head-on again. Hojo enters the Conference Room.) President Shinra "Hojo. How's the girl?" (Hojo turns his head.) Hojo "As a specimen, she is inferior to her mother. I'm still in the process of comparing her to her mother, Ifalna, but for now the difference is 18%." President Shinra "How long will the research take?" Hojo "Probably 120 years. It's probably impossible to finish in our lifetime. Or in the lifetime of the specimen too, for that matter." (Hojo turns away from the table.) Hojo "That's why we're thinking of breeding her. Then we could create one that would withstand our research for a long time." President Shinra "What about the Promised Land? Won't it hinder our plans?" Hojo "That's what I need to plan. The mother is strong... and yet has her weaknesses." (We are looking down from the duct again.) President Shinra "That concludes our meeting." (The employees dissemble. Scarlet pauses and looks up.) Scarlet "Something stinks..." (She leaves. Cloud looks up.) Cloud "They were talking about Aerith... right?" Barret "I dunno." Tifa "Probably." Cloud "Let's follow 'em." (They exit the duct and land back on the toilet. They exit the bathroom and come around a corner. They spot Hojo.) Cloud "Hojo... huh...?" (Hojo climbs the stairs to the 67th floor. They follow.) Scene 29 - Specimen - Jenova - (Cloud, Tifa, and Barret follow Hojo to the 67th floor of the Shinra building.) Barret "I remember him." "That Hojo guy. He's in charge of the Shinra's Science Department. Cloud, don't you know him?" Cloud "This is the first time I've actually ever seen him. So... that's what he looks like..." (They follow Hojo to a dreary laboratory. A red, lionlike creature is imprisoned in a glass tube, sitting apathetically in the far corner. They hide behind a crate, just in time to avoid an employee who enters the room.) "Is this today's specimen?" Hojo "Yes. We're starting right away. Raise it to the upper level." (The employee leaves. Hojo places his hand on the glass.) Hojo "My precious specimen..." (He stands there for a while, then exits. Cloud, Tifa, and Barret come out of hiding. Tifa goes to the creature.) Tifa "Precious specimen...?" "Is it going to be used for a biological experiment?" (Cloud turns. He sees a metal dome, with a single door. There is a window in the door, through which shines bright purple light.) Cloud "Jenova..." (He peers into the window and sees a strange, white, female being. Her head has apparently been removed rather violently. Cloud backs away and clutches his head. A high-pitched whine reverberates through the room, or perhaps only Cloud's head, and he collapses to the floor. Tifa and Barret run over.) Cloud "Jenova... Sephiroth's... So... they've brought it here." Tifa "Cloud, be strong!" Cloud "Did you see it?" Barret "See what?" Cloud "It's moving........ still alive?" (Barret looks into the window.) Barret "Where's its $#&*&@ head? This whole thing's stupid. Let's keep goin'." (Cloud gets up. They continue, futher into the lab, reaching an elevator. They enter and climb to the 68th floor.) Scene 30 - Experimental Aerith - (Cloud, Barret, and Tifa arrive on the 68th floor. It is a research lab, more advanced than that on the 67th floor. There is a glass tube like that on the 67th. Near the glass tube is Hojo. Inside the glass tube is Aerith.) Cloud "Aerith!" Hojo "Aerith? Oh, is that her name? What do you want?" Cloud "We're taking Aerith back." Hojo "Outsiders....." Barret "Shoulda noticed it earlier, you..." Hojo "There's so many frivolous things in this world." (Cloud and Barret move forward.) Hojo "Are you going to kill me? I don't think you should." "The equipment here is extremely delicate. Without me, who could operate it? Hmm?" Cloud "Ugh." Hojo "That's right. I recommend you think things out logically before you make any rash moves." "Now, bring in the Specimen!" (The red creature from the 67th floor is lifted into the tube. Cloud, Barret, and Tifa run to the tube. The creature twitches its tail. Aerith runs to the glass.) Aerith "Cloud, help!" (Cloud turns to Hojo.) Cloud "What do you think you're doin'?" Hojo "Lending a helping hand to an endangered species... Both of them are on the brink of extinction..." "If I don't help, all these animals will disappear." Tifa "...animal? That's terrible! Aerith is a human being!" Barret "You're gonna pay!" Cloud "Barret! Can't you do anything?" (Barret aims his gun at the tube.) Barret "Awright!! Step back!" Hojo "Stop!" (Barret fires at the tube. The inside of the tube glows a brilliant white as it malfunctions. Hojo runs to the tube.) Hojo "Wh... what are you do-- Oh! My precious specimens..." (The tube glows brighter. The door opens... the light dims, and we see the red creature poised in the door. It leaps forward and starts attacking Hojo.) Cloud "Now's our chance to get Aerith!" (Cloud runs into the tube and helps Aerith up from the floor.) Aerith "Thanks, Cloud." (She runs out of the tube, which starts to glow a dull blue. Cloud backs out of the tube.) Tifa "Cloud... what's wrong?" Cloud "...The elevator is moving." (Hojo pulls himself out from under the red creature.) Hojo "This is no ordinary specimen. This is a very ferocious specimen!" (It turns away from Hojo and sits.) "He's rather strong. I'll help you all out." Tifa "It talked!?" "I'll talk as much as you want later, Miss." (Cloud runs out of the tube and to the creature.) Cloud "We'll take care of that monster." "Somebody take Aerith somewhere safe..." Tifa, I'm countin' on you! Barret, take care of her! ***Cloud Tifa, I'm countin' on you! (Tifa and Aerith run out.) ***Cloud Barret, take care of her! (Barret and Aerith run out.) Cloud "What's your name?" Red "Hojo has named me, Red XIII. A name with no meaning whatsoever to me. Call me whatever you wish." (The PLAYER names Red XIII) Cloud "Come on!" (Boss battle with HO512) (Aerith and Tifa/Barret run into the lab.) Cloud "Aerith, you all right?" Tifa "She seems all right, ...in many ways." Red XIII "I have a right to choose, too. I don't like two-legged things." Barret "What are you?" Red XIII "An informed question. But difficult to answer. I am what you see." "...You must have many questions, but first, let's get out of here. I'll lead the way." Aerith "Cloud... so you did come for me." (Red XIII leaps over the railing toward the exit.) Red XIII "I apologize for what happened back there. I was merely acting to throw Hojo off guard......" Barret "Now we've saved Aerith, ain't no need to be in this buildin'! So let's get the hell outta here!" Cloud "If all five of us go together, we'll be noticed. Let's break up into two groups." (You can rearrange your party here. I took Red XIII and Barret.) Aerith "I'll see you later!! We'll be waiting at the 66th Floor Elevator." Tifa "We'll be going first! Meet at the 66th Floor Elevator." (They exit. A person in the lab gives them the Keycard 68.) "No! Please don't kill me. I only did what Hojo told me to do." "To prove it to you.... here, this is the key card to the 68th Floor. Would I be doing this if I was the enemy?" (They go to the 66th Floor elevator and operate the switch. A Turk walks in and places his hand on Cloud's shoulder...) Cloud "H, hey! What is it?" Rude "Would you press 'Up' please?" Cloud "Turks? Must be a trap..." (Tseng comes into the elevator.) Tseng "It must have been a real thrill for you... Did you enjoy it?" Cloud "Ggh..." Scene 31 - Captured - Meet The President - (Rude and Tseng lead Cloud, Barret, Tifa, and Red XIII into the President's office. Their hands and feet are bound.) Cloud "You all got caught, too?" (He turns to the President.) Cloud "Where is Aerith!?" President Shinra "In a safe place." (He gets up from his desk.) President Shinra "She's the last surviving Ancient..." "Don't you know? They called themselves the Cetra, and lived thousands of years ago. Now they are just a forgotten page in history." Red XIII "Cetra... That girl, is she a survivor of the Cetra?" President Shinra "Cetra, or the Ancients will show us the way to the 'Promised Land.' I'm expecting a lot out of her." Red XIII "The Promised Land? Isn't that just a legend?" President Shinra "Even so, it's just too appealing to not to pursue." "It's been said the Promised Land is very fertile." "...If the land is fertile..." Barret "Then there's gotta be Mako!" President Shinra "Exactly. That is why our money sucking Mako Reactor is a necessity." "The abundant Mako will just come out on its own." "That is where Neo-Midgar will be built. Shinra's new glory..." (Barret struggles against his handcuffs.) Barret "@$#^%! Quit dreamin'!" President Shinra "Oh really, don't you know? These days all it takes for your dreams to come true is money and science." "Well, that is all for our meeting." (Rude hurries in.) Rude "Come on! Outta his way!" (Cloud, Tifa, and Red XIII leave. Barret stays behind.) Barret "Hold it! I got a lot I wanna say to you!" (He is dragged out, still struggling, by Rude. President Shinra polishes his jacket buttons.) President Shinra "If you need something else... talk to my secretary." Scene 32 - A Night In Jail- (Cloud and the others wake up in the prison cells on the 67th floor. Aerith is in her own cell on the left, Barret and Red XIII share the right cell, and Tifa is in the cot in Cloud's center cell.) Tifa "Psst (Can we get out?)" (Leave it to me) (Kinda hard) ***Cloud (Leave it to me) Tifa "Psst (Cloud, you're so brave!)" ***Cloud (Kinda hard) Tifa "Psst (Don't give up!)" (Cloud walks to the door of the cell) I wonder how Barret is doing I wonder how Red XIII is doing I wonder how Aerith is doing ***Cloud I wonder how Barret is doing (The camera moves over to show Barret's cell.) Barret "Hey!" "Aerith is an Ancient and the real name of the Ancients is Cetra." "The Ancients know where the Promised Land is and the Shinra is searching for that Promised Land." "I only hear stories 'bout the Promised Land. I don't know if it really exists." "Is that right?" "The Shinra believe that the Promised Land is full of Mako energy." "Which means, if the Shinra get there, they'll suck up all the Mako energy." "...and the land'll wither away. The Planet's gonna get weaker." (He stands.) Barret "I can't just leave 'em be. I'm recruitin' new members!!" "Me, Tifa, Cloud... and Aerith too." (He turns to Red XIII) Barret "How 'bout you?" (Red XIII gets up, stretches, and lies down again.) Barret "You're so damn boring." ***Cloud I wonder how Red XIII is doing Red XIII "............Grandpa." Barret "Grandpa!? Ha, ha, ha...... Grandpa, hmm.... ha, ha, ha......." (Red XIII sits up.) Red XIII "What's so funny?" Barret "Nothin'...... ha, ha" ***Cloud I wonder how Aerith is doing (The camera moves over to show Aerith's cell. She is lying on her cot.) Aerith "Cloud, are you there?" Cloud "Aerith!? You safe?" Aerith "Yeah, I'm all right." (She swings her legs over the side of the cot.) Aerith "I knew that Cloud would come for me." Cloud "Hey, I'm your bodyguard, right?" (She walks to the door of her cell.) Aerith "The deal was for one date, right?" (Tifa sits up.) Tifa "............oh, I get it." Aerith "...!? Tifa! Tifa, you're there too!" Tifa "EXCUSE me." (She stands up.) Tifa "You know, Aerith, I have a question." Aerith "What?" Tifa "Does the Promised Land really exist?" (Aerith shakes her head.) Aerith "...I don't know." (She walks to the middle of her cell and looks upwards.) Aerith "All I know is..." "The Cetra were born from the Planet, speak with the Planet, and unlock the Planet." "And....... then......" "The Cetra will return to the Promised Land. A land that promises supreme happiness." (She looks back down.) Tifa "...What does that mean?" Aerith "More than words...... I don't know." Cloud "...Speak with the Planet?" (Tifa sits back on the cot.) Tifa "Just what does the Planet say?" Aerith "It's full of people and noisy. That's why I can't make out what they're saying." (A beat.) Cloud "You hear it now?" Aerith "I, I only heard it at the Church in the Slums. Mother said that Midgar was no longer safe. That is.... my real mother." (She sits back on the cot.) Aerith "Someday I'll get out of Midgar... Speak with the Planet and find my Promised Land." "...That's what mom said." "I thought I would stop hearing her voice as I grew up, but...." ***Cloud Let's just get some sleep (Cloud walks to the wall of the cell and sits down.) Scene 33 - Sephiroth Alive!? - Rufus' Ascent - (Cloud wakes up in the middle of the night in his and Tifa's prison cell. He sees that the door is open.) Cloud "The door's open... When did it open?" (He goes through the door and walks down the hall. There is a guard, dead, lying on the floor. He kneels by him) Cloud "What's happened?" (He goes back to Tifa's cell.) Cloud "Tifa... Wake up!" (Tifa sits up.) Tifa "What's wrong?" Cloud "Something's wrong. Look outside." (She goes out to the guard. Cloud follows.) Tifa "I wonder what happened..." Cloud "He should have the key on him..." (He gets the prison keys.) Cloud "Come on, Tifa, get Aerith, I'll go help Barret and the others." (Tifa goes to Aerith's cell. Cloud runs to Barret and Red XIII's.) Cloud "Barret, Red XIII... come with me. Something's wrong." (Barret gets up.) Barret "How'd you get in? Why's the door open!?" (They run out to the dead guard.) Barret "The hell's goin' on!?" Red XIII "No human could've done this." "I'll go on ahead." (Red XIII goes.) Barret "I'll clean up back here, so you guys go ahead. And don't get caught by Shinra!" (Cloud collects Tifa and Aerith.) Tifa "Come on, let's follow Red XIII!" (They follow Red XIII to the lab where he was previously imprisoned. The path there is stained with blood and littered with bodies. Where there was a door in the metal dome, there is now a gaping hole.) Cloud "...Did it get away? Jenova...?" Red XIII "Jenova Specimen... Looks like it went to the upper floor using that elevator for the specimens." (They take the elevator up to the 68th floor. Red XIII is waiting.) Red XIII "It looks like it leads up..." (They take the elevator up to the 69th floor., then the stairs up to the 70th. Barret and Red XIII catch up with the rest. They arrive at President Shinra's office. He is seated at his desk. A large sword is protruding from his back.) Barret "He's dead... The leader of Shinra, Inc. is dead." (Tifa runs around to him.) Tifa "Then this sword must be...!?" Cloud "Sephiroth's!!" Tifa "...Sephiroth is alive?" Cloud "...Looks like it. Only Sephiroth can use that sword." Barret "Who cares who did it!? This is the end of the Shinra now!" "Uh!" (Palmer jumps out from behind the desk and makes a break for it. Cloud and Barret catch him by the arms.) Palmer "P, p, p, please, don't kill me!" Cloud "What happened?" Palmer "Se... Sephiroth. Sephiroth came." Cloud "Did you see him? Did you see Sephiroth?" Palmer "Yeah, I saw him!! I saw him with my own eyes!" Cloud "You really saw him?" Palmer "Uh! Would I lie to you at a time like this!? And I heard his voice too!" "Um, he was saying something about not letting us have the Promised Land." Tifa "Then what?" "Does that mean that the Promised Land really exists and that Sephiroth's here to save it from Shinra?" Barret "So he's a good guy then?" Cloud "Save the Promised Land? A good guy? No way!!" "It's not that simple!! I know him! Sephiroth's mission is different!" (A helicopter hovers into view in the big bay windows. Palmer breaks free and flees.) Barret "Rufus! &*%$!! I forgot about him!" Tifa "Who's that?" Barret "Vice President Rufus. The President's son." Tifa "I wonder what kind of person he is..." Aerith "I've heard that no one's ever seen him bleed or cry." Barret "I heard that he's been assigned somewhere else for a long time..." Red XIII "I only know his name." (Cloud runs out onto the balcony at the top of the Shinra Building. The rest follow. They find Rufus and Palmer there.) Rufus "So... So Sephiroth was actually here. ...By the way." (Palmer runs away.) Rufus "Who are you guys?" (The camera focuses on each person in turn.) Cloud "I'm Cloud, former SOLDIER First Class!" Barret "I'm from AVALANCHE!" Tifa "Same here!" Aerith "...a flower girl from the slums." Red XIII "A research specimen." (Rufus shrugs.) Rufus "What a crew." (He smooths his hair with nonchalance.) Rufus "Well, I'm Rufus. The President of Shinra, Inc." Barret "You only President, 'cause your old man died!" Rufus "That's right. I'll let you hear my new appointment speech." (He walks to Tifa.) Rufus "...Old man tried to control the world with money. It seems to have been working." (He walks to Aerith.) Rufus "The population thought that Shinra would protect them." (He walks to Barret.) Rufus "Work at Shinra, get your pay. If a terrorist attacks, the Shinra army will help you." "It looks perfect on the outside." "But, I do things differently." "I'll control the world with fear. It takes too much to do it like my old man." (He walks to the railing.) Rufus "A little fear will control the minds of the common people. There's no reason to waste money on them." (A pause.) Tifa "He likes to make speeches just like his father." (Cloud turns.) Cloud "Get outta this building with Aerith!" Barret "What?" Cloud "I'll explain later! Barret! This is the real crisis for the Planet!" Barret "The hell's that supposed to mean?" Cloud "I'll tell you later! Just take my word for it! I'll go after I take care of him!" Barret "Awright, Cloud!" (They all head back down to the 69th floor, but Cloud. Aerith pauses on the way out.) Aerith "Cloud... I just thought of something." (Tifa goes back to Aerith.) Tifa "...I'll wait for Cloud! Everyone, get to the elevator!" (They all head back toward the stairs. Tifa stays in the doorway.) Aerith "Hmm, it's going to get pretty ugly from here on. We should check on our equipment." (Aerith, Barret, and Red XIII re-equip themselves and get on the elevator. As soon as they press the button to go down, they are attacked.) (Boss battle with Hundred Gunner) Scene 34 - A Confrontation With The New President - (Cloud stands on the balcony on the top floor with Rufus. They face each other. Cloud equips himself.) Rufus "Why do you want to fight me?" Cloud "You seek the Promised Land and Sephiroth." Rufus "Hm, exactly." (He walks to the side of Cloud.) Rufus "Mm? Did you know that Sephiroth is an Ancient?" Cloud "...A lot has happened. Anyway, I can't let either you or Sephiroth have the Promised Land!" Rufus "I see. I guess this means we won't become friends." (Boss battle with Rufus and Dark Nation) Rufus "Heh... That's all for today." (Rufus grabs the runner of the helicopter circling overhead and makes a spectacular getaway, as is typical of the villain. Cloud runs back down to the 69th floor, where he meets up with Tifa.) Tifa "Where's Rufus?" Cloud "I couldn't finish 'em. Looks like this's gonna get complicated." Scene 35 - A Spectacular Escape - Highway Battle - (Aerith, Barret, and Red XIII arrive on the bottom floor. They go to the main exit.) Barret "I'll go on ahead!" (Barret goes out, to be met by a hail of gunfire. He ducks back in.) Barret "*&^%(*... surrounded, huh?" "If I was alone this wouldn't be a thang but, I gotta reputation to protect." Aerith "You all get out while you can." "It's not you they're after... it's me." Barret "Yeah, well that ain't happenin'." "You got caught up in this over Marlene. Now, it's my turn to watch out for you!" (He turns back to the doorway.) Barret "Ok, playtime's over for you jackasses..." (Aerith takes a step toward him.) Aerith "...thank you, Mr. Barret!" (He turns.) Barret "Who you callin' Mr. Barret? That don't sound right!" Red XIII "Well then..." "If you are through talking, may I suggest that we think of a way to get out of here." Barret "Huh? Oh, oh yeah... You a cold man. Just like somone else 'round here I know." Red XIII "Did you say something?" Barret "Notta thing. So what're we gonna do?" Tifa "Barret!" (Tifa comes sprinting down the stairs.) Barret "Tifa! Where's Cloud?" (Tifa runs over to the side of the room.) Tifa "Everyone, over here!" Barret "Huh? What's up? Where's Cloud?" Tifa "I'll tell you later! Hurry, Hurry!!" (FMV sequence. The party follows Tifa to a safe distance. Cloud rides a motorcycle from the Shinra Showroom down the stairs. The party jumps into a pickup truck also from the showroom and follows Cloud; they drive up the stairs and crash through a window onto the freeway outside.) [Here you play a minigame in which you must protect the truck from oncoming motorcycles. How well you perform determines how may HP you will have when you fight a boss at the end.] (Boss battle with Motor Ball) Scene 36 - Ahead On Our Way - (After the battle. The party stands on the freeway. They are at the edge, where it must have collapsed some time ago and never rebuilt, only added warning lights. The purple mountains of the eastern continent are visible in the distance.) Barret "Well, what do we do now?" Cloud "Sephiroth is alive. I... I have to settle the score." Barret "And that'll save the Planet?" Cloud "...Seems like it." Barret "Awright, I'm going." Aerith "I'll go too. ...I have things that I want to find out." Cloud "About the Ancients?" Aerith ".......Many things." Tifa "I guess this's good bye, Midgar." (They all climb down a rope hung from the edge of the highway, landing in the outskirts of Midgar.) Red XIII "I'm going backto my hometown. I'll go with you as far as that." Tifa "...I guess this is the start of our journey..." You hate traveling? It's dangerous. You sure you want to go? ***Cloud You hate traveling? Tifa "...I don't know. But, I don't have anywhere else to go. So I guess it doesn't really matter whether I like to travel or not." ***Cloud It's dangerous. You sure you want to go? Tifa ".....Mmm. but you know, it should be all right if you keep your promise." Aerith "You know what? This is the first time I've ever left Midgar..." Really? ...You worried? It's dangerous. You sure you want to go? ***Cloud Really? ...You worried? Aerith "A little,... no, maybe a lot. But I have my bodyguard, right?" ***Cloud It's dangerous. You sure you want to go? Aerith "I thought you'd say that!" Barret "We told Aerith's mom to go somewhere safe, so Marlene should be safe too." Yeah, she should be Hmm, I don't know ***Cloud Yeah, she should be Aerith "She said she didn't want to stay in Midgar anymore. ...Maybe it's for the best." ***Cloud Hmm, I don't know Aerith "Stop it, Cloud! I'm worried too." (Cloud heads out, away from Midgar.) Cloud "Then..." Let's stay here for a while Let's go! ***Cloud Let's stay here for a while ***Cloud Let's go! (Barret starts boxing with the air) Barret "We need a group leader for our journey. 'Course only me could be the leader." Tifa "You think so...?" (Aerith walks to Cloud.) Aerith "It would have to be Cloud." (Barret stops abruptly and looks at Aerith.) Barret "^#$^%....... awright. Go Northeast to a town called Kalm. If something happens, we'll meet up there." (Barret sits down.) Barret "'Sides, we can't have 5 people strolling down the fields. Split us into 2 parties..." (Here Cloud picks the two people to come with him. I chose Tifa and Aerith.) Barret "...Thought you'd do that." "'Later, at Kalm!" (They all leave Midgar, and head out into the overworld for the first time.) Scene 37 - Cloud Begins His Story - (They arrive at the city of Kalm. It is a charming, idyllic town with a Dutch appearance.) Tifa "So this is Kalm?" Aerith "I wonder if everyone's there already. Let's hurry over to the inn!" (Aerith enters the inn) Tifa "Let's go Cloud." (Tifa enters the inn. Cloud follows upstairs. The others are waiting.) Aerith "Cloud, you're late!" Barret "Yo man, you're late!" Cloud "Sorry to keep you waiting." Aerith "Guess everyone's here now." Barret "So let's hear your story......" "You know, the one about Sephiroth and the crisis facing the planet." "Let's hear it all." (Cloud looks at his feet.. then looks at Barret. The music fades.) Cloud "......I used to want to be like Sephiroth, so I joined SOLDIER." "After working with Sephiroth on several missions, we became friends." Barret "You call that a friend?" Cloud "Yeah, well......." "He's older than me, and he hardly ever talked about himself." Tifa "............" Cloud "So I guess you'd call him a war buddy..... We trusted each other. Until one day......" Aerith "...one day?" (Cloud turns away from the others.) Cloud "After the war it was SOLDIER's duty to put down any resistance against the Shinra." "...........that was 5 years ago." "I was 16........" Scene 38 - Our Monster - (The scene changes. We are now in a military truck, on a bumpy ride along an old, almost-forgotten road. The windshield wipers do little to defend against the pounding rain. Boxes and crates are strewn about. Cloud stands near the back of the truck. Two Shinra soldiers sit on crates. Sephiroth sits on another.) Cloud "It sure is raining hard." (He walks over to one of the guards. He isn't looking well.) Cloud "Hey, how are you doing?" (The soldier makes a dismissive gesture, then sinks down lower.) "I'm all right." Cloud "I wouldn't know..." "I've never had motion sickness." (He walks to the other guard.) Cloud "Everything okay?" (He walks to the middle of the truck. Sephiroth looks up.) Sephiroth "Hey." (Cloud turns.) Sephiroth "Settle down." (Cloud starts doing his squat thrusts.) Cloud "They gave me new Materia." "I can't wait to use it." Sephiroth "...just like a kid." (Cloud stops.) Cloud "You going to brief us about this mission?" Sephiroth "...this isn't a typical mission." Cloud "Good!" Sephiroth "Why do you say that?" (Cloud walks to the back of the truck and looks out.) Cloud "I joined SOLDIER so I could be like you." "But by the time I made First Class, the war was already over." "My big hopes of becoming a hero like you ended with the war." "That's why I always sign up whenever there's a big mission. Kind of a way to prove myself." (He turns.) Cloud "Say, how do you feel, MISTER Sephiroth?" Sephiroth "...I thought you wanted a briefing?" (Cloud smooths his hair and walks to Sephiroth.) Sephiroth "Our mission is to investigate an old Mako reactor." "There have been reports of it malfunctioning, and producing brutal creatures." "First, we will dispose of those creatures, Then, we'll locate the problem and neutralize it." (Cloud taps his foot.) Cloud "Brutal creatures... Where?" Sephiroth "The Mako Reactor at Nibelheim." Cloud "Nibelheim..." "That's where I'm from." (Sephiroth nods.) Sephiroth "Hmm... hometown..." (A loud crash rattles the whole truck. The driver turns to the back.) "Sir...s, something strange just crashed into our truck!" (Sephiroth stands.) Sephiroth "That would be our Monster..." (Battle sequence in which Sephiroth and Cloud fight a massive dragon. We see that Sephiroth has 30 times Cloud's HP, and can do about 300 times the damage. Sephiroth never loses any HP to the dragon's attacks. The scene changes, back to the inn at Kalm.) Cloud "Sephiroth's strength is unreal. He is far stronger in reality than any story you might have heard about him." Aerith "So... Where do you come in?" Cloud "Me? I was mesmerized by the way Sephiroth fought." Tifa ".........." Cloud "......and then we reached Nibelheim." Scene 39 - Nibelheim - Homecoming - (The scene changes again. We are now at the front gate of Nibelheim, Cloud's hometown. Sephiroth approaches the gate, then stops and turns.) Sephiroth "How does it feel?" (He looks around.) Sephiroth "It's your first time back to your hometown in a long time, right?" "So how does it feel?" "I wouldn't know because I don't have a hometown..." Cloud (offscreen) "Umm.... how 'bout your parents?" Sephiroth "My mother is Jenova. She died right after she gave birth to me. My father..." (He laughs.) Sephiroth "What does it matter...?" "All right, let's go." (He walks into Nibelheim. Cloud and the two guards follow.) Guards "Psst... (You keep wandering around here and you'll get into trouble.)" "It's so boring, being on watch." You want to do what we always do? Jut sit tight, it's your job, right? ***Cloud You want to do what we always do? Cloud "Shall we practice?" "Practice... oh, you mean practice my pose." "Does someone in SOLDIER always have to be careful about what other people think?" "...How did it go?" (He poses.) "Was it like this?" Cloud "Good job!" (He relaxes.) "I really don't want to be in SOLDIER." ***Cloud Just sit tight, it's your job, right?" Cloud "I'll come and talk to you once in a while. Just stick with it." (He speaks with Sephiroth.) Sephiroth "The Mako smell is pretty bad here." (Cloud continues into Nibleheim. The screen fades to black.) Barret "Yo wait a minute!!" (Nibelheim fades back in. Sephiroth and the guards are gone. Cloud turns.) Barret "Isn't that, um...?" "The name of Sephiroth's mother..." (The scene changes back to the inn.) Barret "I remember Jenova. That's that damn headless spook livin' in the Shinra building." Cloud "That's right." Tifa "Barret, would you please let us hear what Cloud has to say? You can ask questions later." Barret "Tifa, I was only......" Tifa "Okay Cloud, continue." Aerith "It's a reunion of childhood pals!" Cloud "......I was really surprised with Tifa." (The screen fades to black.) Cloud "...The town was quiet." "Everyone must be staying in their houses, afraid to come out because of the monsters." "No, maybe they're afraid of us..." (The scene returns to Nibelheim. We are at a courtyard, just inside the gate.) Sephiroth "We leave for the reactor at dawn. Make sure you get to sleep early." (He opens the door of the inn, stops, and turns around) Sephiroth "All that we need is one lookout, so you others, get some rest." (A guard runs forward. Sephiroth turns.) Sephiroth "Oh, that's right..." "You may visit your family and friends." (Sephiroth enters the inn.) People in Nibelheim "Man.. I'm so nervous." How come? I'm excited. ***Cloud How come? "Look, you never know when a monster's gonna show up, right?" ***Cloud I'm excited. "...That's right. Don't blow your chance to become a hero..." "I heard Sephiroth was coming and got my camera ready." "I want a shot of Sephiroth and a monster." Take my picture. Better get back in the house, it's dangerous. ***Cloud Take my picture. "I don't take pictures with nobodys." ***Cloud Better get back in the house, it's dangerous. "All right... so big-headed......." "Hey? This guy's a real..." "You.... Are you Cloud?" "Really? So that's how it is, huh?" "Gosh, Cloud, you've grown up to be a nice-looking kid." Then take my picture It's dangerous, get back in your house ***Cloud Then take my picture "Let's do this, Cloud. Let me take a picture of you with Sephiroth." ***Cloud It's dangerous, get back in your house "OK, OK,...... So big-headed... You're just his assistant" "Welcome." "Hey? Aren't you..." (The screen flashes white... The person vanishes.) Cloud "...Have I come here before? ...I don't remember." Barret "Now you're pissin' me off! This don't matter, so get on with it!" (Cloud enters a house.) Cloud "This is... my house. It has nothing to do with that incident five years ago." (The screen fades black.) Barret "Yo wait, I wanna hear." Aerith "Me too! It's been a long time, right?" Barret "Tell us more!" "You saw your family, right?" Don't want to talk about it All right...... ***Cloud Don't want to talk about it Barret "Well I ain't gonna force ya....." ***Cloud All right...... Cloud "I don't know if you could call it a 'family'........" "My father... died when I was still very young." "That's why my mom...... was living alone in this house." "Yeah, I saw my mom." "My mom... she was a vibrant woman. Hadn't changed at all." "But a few days later, she died...." "But when I saw her, she looked fine." (The scene returns to Cloud's house. Cloud takes a few more steps inside. We see his mother, working in the kitchen. She turns.) Cloud "Uh...?" (She comes forward.) "Ye---s?" (She runs to him.) "Cloud!?" (She nods.) "Welcome home, Cloud!" Cloud "Hi, mom." (The screen goes white.... Cloud is standing on the few steps leading up to a small sitting-area. His mother is by him.) "Come, come... Let me take a look at you!" (She looks at him from the side.) "Hmmm......." (She looks at him from the back.) "You look so handsome." (She walks to the front again.) "So is this a SOLDIER uniform?" Cloud "......Mom, I...." (The screen goes white again... Cloud is lying on the bed by the kitchen [it's a one-room house].) "My, how you've grown." "I bet the girls never leave you alone." Cloud "...Not really." "...I'm worried about you." (She paces a little.) "There are a lot of temptations in the city..." "I'd feel a lot better if you just settled down and had a nice girlfriend." Cloud "...I'm all right." "You should have..." "an older girlfriend, one that'll take care of you." "I think that would be the perfect type for you." Cloud "......I'm not interested." (The screen flashes white again. Cloud and his mother are standing in the kitchen.) "Are you eating right?" (He nods.) Cloud "I'm all right. The Company takes care of me." "Is that so?" "You can't cook, right?" "I was worried sick about how you were doing..." (The screen flashes white again. Cloud's mother turns to face him from the stove.) "Cloud...?" (The screen flashes white.) "You know, Cloud......" (Flash.) ".......isn't that right, Cloud?" (Flash.) "I will always be your mother..." (The screen fades to black.) Cloud ".........Let's stop this......" (We return to Nibelheim...) (Cloud enters Tifa's house. He takes a few steps in, then the screen fades to black.) Tifa "Cloud...?" "Did you go into my house?" Yeah... No... ***Cloud Yeah... Cloud "I thought you might be home." ***Cloud No... Cloud "I remember you weren't there." (Cloud goes upstairs.) Tifa "Cloud...?" "Did you go into my room?" Yeah....... No.... ***Cloud Yeah....... (He continues.) ***Cloud No... (Back to the foyer.) (Cloud opens a chest of drawers. He pulls out Orthopedic Underwear.) Tifa "Cloud!!!" It's true Just kidding. Don't get mad... ***Cloud It's true Tifa "...Cloud" "We're talking about something really important here." ***Cloud Just kidding. Don't get mad... Tifa "...Cloud" "We're talking about something really important here." (Cloud walks to the piano in Tifa's room.) Tifa "Did you play my piano?" No, I didn't Yeah, I jammed on it Just a little ***Cloud No, I didn't (He doesn't play.) ***Cloud Yeah, I jammed on it "Now, how did this go?" I forgot I remember ***Cloud I forgot (A tutorial comes up explaining how to play the piano. Cloud plays.) ***Cloud I remember (He plays the piano.) ***Cloud Just a little Cloud "I can read sheet music, too, you know..... Ummmm, let's see......" "Do... Re.... Mi... Ti... La... Do... Re... Mi... Ti... La.... Do... Re.... Do.... forget..." (He walks to the Tifa's desk.) Cloud "The letter..." Tifa "Did you read it? My letter?" I'd never do that! Yeah... ***Cloud I'd never do that! Tifa "Of course!" ***Cloud Yeah... Tifa "You remember what it said? I don't remember... I remember clearly ***Cloud I don't remember... Tifa "Then. let's go on with the story about Sephiroth." ***Cloud I remember clearly Cloud "I read it..." "It was a letter addressed to Tifa from the son of the guy that runs the General Store..." "Tifa, how are you? I just arrived in Midgar eight days ago." "Yesterday, all of Nibelheim got together to welcome me. The only person that we couldn't get a hold of was Cloud." "But everyone said he wasn't really that close to us. So even if we asked, he probably wouldn't have come anyway." "Well, enough about him." "Midgar is really something. But to tell the truth, I feel so behind on everything... so out of it." "Even the rooms of people in the slums are clean." "Right now I'm living in the slums, but I plan to move to a really nice room, like the ones I've seen in magazines, once I make some money." "...but, to do that, I guess I have to find a job fast. That's right. I still haven't found a job yet." "I lied to my parents and told them I found a great job with Shinra, Inc." "I wonder if it's too late to back. Sometimes I think I should've taken over my parents' store." Tifa "Cloud, do you remember all of it?" No, that's it Yeah, I remember it all ***Cloud No, that's it Tifa "Then. let's go on with the story about Sephiroth." ***Cloud Yeah, I remember it all Cloud "Because there was some stuff about me..." "I just made it here to Midgar but all I think about is Nibelheim." "Hey, Tifa... Is that stupid old water tower still working?" "Is the old man at the Inn doing well? Are my parents still at the shop everyday? Have any monsters attacked?" "And most of all, how are you, Tifa? It feels like I haven't seen you for years." "We were all talking about you last night." "Everyone likes you. But because everyone idolizes you, I couldn't very well stab them in the back." "I always acted cool, but actually, I was just afraid of being jilted." "Wow, if I keep writing like this, this'll become a love letter!" "So, I think I'll stop here. Take care. I'll write again." "P.S. Write me back, okay?" "...Oh, you're with the Shinra? Welcome." "Oh, I'm sorry! It's you, Cloud! I didn't recognize you." (Two kids run into the room.) "Shinra----?" "Chinra---?" "SOLDIER?" "Saltza?" "Are you going to kill the monsters?" ".....are you going to?" "Cloud, you've grown to be a strong man." "Do your best." "Do your best." ".....Hmmmm" "Is Shinra here to get rid of the monsters?" Cloud "And who are you?" "I'm Zangan. I travel around the world teaching children martial arts." (He jumps over Cloud.) Zangan "I have 128 students all over the world!" "In this town, a girl named Tifa is my student." Cloud "Did you say Tifa?" Zangan "Tifa has good sense. She'll be a powerful fighter." "The, uh.... The whole Inn's booked up by Shinra for the night." "...?" "Cloud...?" "Is it you, Cloud?" "It must've been two years." "Say, you've really moved up in the world, being under Sephiroth's command." (Cloud goes to the second floor of the inn. Sephiroth stands on the landing, looking out the window.) Cloud "What are you looking at?" (A guard comes upstairs and goes into the bedroom.) Sephiroth "...This scenery.......I feel like I know this place." "..........." "We have an early start tomorrow. You should get some sleep soon." It's still early. Yeah, let's get some sleep. ***Cloud It's still early. Sephiroth "...I'm not going to wake you up tomorrow." ***Cloud Yeah, let's get some sleep Sephiroth "I've hired a guide to the Mako reactor." "I've heard she's young. I hope we can rely on her..." (They go to sleep.) Scene 40 - The Mountains Of Nibel - (The next morning. The group is outside, near the Shinra Mansion. Cloud speaks to Sephiroth.) Sephiroth "Once the guide gets here, we're heading out." (Tifa enters, wearing a kawaii cowboy hat. Tifa's father steps forward.) Tifa's father "Listen to me, Sephiroth. In case something happens..." Sephiroth "...Trust me." Tifa "I'll be all right, Dad!" "I have two men from SOLDIER with me." (She turns to Sephiroth.) Tifa "I'm Tifa. Nice to meet you!" Cloud "Tifa! You're the guide?" (He runs forward.) Tifa "That's right." "I just happen to be the number one guide in this town." Cloud "It's too dangerous! I can't involve you in something like this!" (Sephiroth takes a step toward the town exit, then turns to Cloud.) Sephiroth "Then there's no problem if you respect her." "....Let's go." (He walks to the exit. The photographer from before steps forward.) "Ummm....." (Sephiroth turns.) "Mr. Sephiroth! Please let me take one picture for a memento!" "Tifa, can you ask him for me too......?" (Cloud stands by the wall of the Shinra Mansion. Tifa stands next to him. Sephiroth, slowly, comes over and stands by Tifa.) "Cheeeeese!" (The photographer takes the picture. Sephiroth immediately walks toward the exit again.) "Great, thank you!" "I'll give each of you a copy once I get it developed!" (FMV sequence of a flyby of the dark, foreboding Nibel Mountains.) There was a Mako Reactor built in Mt. Nibel. The cold air of the mountains of Nibel. It was no different... (We see the party walking along a mountain path, then Cloud at a rickety rope bridge. He begins walking across and meets Tifa standing in the middle. She continues a bit. The two guards catch up.) Tifa "It gets harder from here! Follow me!" (She runs the rest of the way across. Cloud follows. He meets Tifa and Sephiroth near the opposite side, when the screen starts to shake...) Tifa "Uh... the bridge!!" (The bridge breaks in the middle. FMV sequence of the collapsing bridge. Cloud grabs Tifa's hand, holding her up, then Cloud falls, then everyone. The camera follows the broken, empty bridge as it swings, colliding with the side of the canyon. The scene changes again. We see the party, sans one guard, land at the foot of the canyon...) Sephiroth "Everyone seems to be all right. Can we get back to where we were?" Tifa "These caves are intertwined, just like an ant farm..." "Oh, and Sephiroth.... There seems to be one person missing..." Sephiroth "It may sound cold, but we've got no time to search for him. We can't go back now, so we must go on. We'll travel together from here." (Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth, and the one remaining guard travel along the path, reaching a cave, dimly lit but with brightly colored, sparkling walls.) Cloud "What's this?" Tifa "A mysteriously colored cave..." Sephiroth "It must be the Mako energy. This mountain is especially abundant in it. That's why the Mako Reactor was built here." (They continue through the cave, reaching a beautiful, glittering fountain.) Cloud "...And what's this?" Sephiroth "A Mako fountain. It's a miracle of nature." Tifa "It's so beautiful..." (She walks to the fountain.) Tifa "If the Mako Reactor countinues to suck up the energy, this fountain will dry up too..." (Sephiroth comes to the fountain.) Sephiroth "Materia. When you condense Mako energy, materia is produced." "It's very rare to be able to see materia in its natural state." (Cloud walks to the fountain.) Cloud "By the way... Why is it that when you use materia you can also use magic too?" Sephiroth "You were in SOLDIER and didn't even know that?" "...the knowledge and wisdom of the Ancients is held in the materia." "Anyone with this knowledge can freely use the powers of the Land and the Planet. That knowledge interacts between ourselves and the planet calling up magic..... or so they say." Cloud "Magic...... a mysterious power." (Tifa looks around, then bends down.) Sephiroth "Ha, ha, ha!" Cloud "Did I say somethin' funny?" Sephiroth "A man once told me never to use an unscientific term such as mysterious power! It shouldn't even be called magic!" "I still remember how angry he was." Cloud "Who was that?" Sephiroth "Hojo of Shinra, Inc. ... An inexperienced man assigned to take over the work of a great scientist." "He was a walking mass of complexes." (Tifa looks up.) Tifa "A Mako fountain... So this is where the knowledge of the A ncients is." Scene 41 - Monsters Of The Nibel Reactor - (We are at the Mako Reactor in Mt. Nibel. The group approaches the stairs up to the entrance.) Tifa "We finally made it. We sure took the long way though." Cloud "Tifa, you wait here." Tifa "I'm going inside too! I wanna see!" (Sephiroth climbs halfway up the stairs, then looks over his shoulder at Tifa.) Sephiroth "Only authorized people are allowed in. This place is full of Shinra's industrial secrets." Tifa "But!" (Sephiroth turns to the guard.) Sephiroth "Take care of the lady." (Cloud and Sephiroth climb up the stairs and enter the reactor. The guard blocks Tifa's path in.) Tifa "Mm, man!" (She turns away and angrily plants her hands on her hips.) Tifa "Better take real good care of me then!" (We see Cloud following Sephiroth into the Mako reactor. Look at the picture... look familiar? Cloud follows him through a door. The next room is bathed in red light. There are many metal pods in rows, each with a clear glass portal to look into. Sephiroth is standing at the top of the stairs leading though the middle of the rows. There is a door by him. Above the door is a plate with one word engraved on it- Jenova....) Cloud "This is...... Jenova, right? The lock won't open..." (Cloud follows him partway back down the stairs, then stops. Sephiroth examines one of the pods.) Sephiroth "This is the reason for the malfunction. This part is broken." "Cloud, close the valve." (He walks to another pod. Cloud closes the valve on the first pod, then walks to Sephiroth.) Sephiroth "Why did it break...?" (He jumps up and peers into the viewport of the pod. He speaks to himself.) Sephiroth "...now I see, Hojo." "But, even doing this, will never put you on the same level as Professor Gast." (To Cloud) Sephiroth "This is a system that condenses and freezes the Mako energy... that is, when it's working correctly." "Now, what does Mako energy become when it's further condensed?" Cloud "Uh, umm...... Oh yeah! It becomes a Materia." Sephiroth "Right, normally. But Hojo put something else in there. ...Take a look." "Look through the window." (Cloud hops up, peers into the pod and sees... a hideous, unnatural monster. He lets go of his handhold below the portal and lands sitting on the floor.) Cloud "Wh... what is this!?" Sephiroth "Normal members of SOLDIER are humans that have been showered with Mako." "You're different from the others, but still human." "But what are they? They've been exposed to a high degree of Mako, far more than you." (Cloud gets to his feet.) Cloud "...Is this some kind of monster?" Sephiroth "Exactly. And it's Hojo if Shinra that produced these monsters." "Mutated living organisms produced by Mako energy. That's what these monsters really are." Cloud "Normal members of SOLDIER? You mean you're different?" (Sephiroth clutches his head, trembling.) Cloud "H... hey, Sephiroth!" (He puts out his hand.) Sephiroth "N... no...." (Sephiroth stops trembling.) Sephiroth "...Was I?" (He draws his sword and begins furiously attacking the pods. Cloud jumps away.) Sephiroth "...Was I created this way too?" (He slashes at the first pod.) Sephiroth "Am I the same as all these monsters....." (Cloud interrupts.) Cloud "...Sephiroth." (Sephiroth just continues attacking the pod with his sword... then after a long moment, he stops, his shoulders heaving.) Sephiroth "You saw it! All of them.... were humans...." Cloud "Human!? No way!" (Sephiroth stops and turns towards Cloud, his sword still drawn.) Sephiroth "....I've always felt since I was small..." "That I was different from the others. Special, in some way." "But... not like this...." (He looks down, shaking his head. Suddenly, there is a loud noise and he jerks his head up. FMV sequence. One of the pods explodes with a hiss of steam. The front half falls foward, revealing another monster, like the one Cloud saw. It lies there on the overturned dome of metal, not fully formed, twitching..... repulsive. The screen fades to black.) Am I... human? I didn't quite understand what Sephiroth was saying at that time. I was even more surprised by that fact that Shinra was producing monsters. (The scene changes back to the inn at Kalm.) Barret "Damn, Shinra! the more I hear, the more I hate 'em!" Tifa "......who would have ever thought the Mako Reactor held a secret like that." Red XIII "That would seem to explain the increase in the number of monsters recently." "I think we should listen carefully to Cloud. Don't you think so Barret?" Barret "(Why you talkin' to me!?)" Save game and take a rest Keep talking ***Cloud Save game and take a rest Barret "Yeah, mebbe so. Wanna take a breather here?" (The PLAYER can save the game) ***Cloud Keep talking (We are in the inn at Kalm.) Aerith "Tifa.... You were waiting outside then?" Tifa ".....Yes." Cloud "We returned to Nibelheim. Sephiroth confined himself at the inn. He didn't even try to talk to me." Tifa "Then all of a sudden he just disappeared, right?" Cloud "We found him inside the biggest building in Nibelheim." Tifa "The villagers used to call it Shinra mansion." Cloud "Long ago, people from Shinra used to live in that mansion..." Scene 42 - Sephiroth's Thirst For Knowledge - (The scene is now Nibelheim. Cloud runs out of the inn with a guard, then runs to Shinra mansion. He passes through a group of people milling outside the gate, then enters. He climbs to a bedroom on the top floor. A guard is waiting at the door.) "There's no sign of Sephiroth, but I know I saw him go into this room..." (Cloud enters the bedroom. He passes through a secret door in the fireplace, down a long spiral staircase, and through a dark cave. He reaches a secret library, where Sephiroth paces back and forth, absorbed in a book.) Sephiroth "....an organism that was apparently dead, was found in a 2000 year old geological stratum." "Professor Gast named that organism, Jenova..." (The camera pans up.) Sephiroth "X Year, X Month, X Day. Jenova confirmed to be an Ancient..." "X Year, X Month, X Day. Jenova Project approved. The use of Mako Reactor 1 approved for use..." (Sephiroth walks down a narrow hallway lined with books. He stops and looks upwards.) Sephiroth "My mother's name is Jenova... Jenova Project... Is this just a coincedence?" (He looks downward.) Sephiroth "Professor Gast... Why didn't you tell me anything? ...Why did you die?" (Cloud leaves. The camera returns to the book-lined hallway. As Cloud speaks, we see a series of images of Sephiroth, reading. With each successive image, the bookshelves become emptier, and the stacks of books on the floor grow higher.) Sephiroth didn't come out of the Shinra Mansion... He continued to read as if he were possessed by something, and not once, did the light in the basement go out... Scene 43 - Realization - (Cloud is lying on a bed on the first floor of the Shinra Mansion. He awakens, and goes down to the library, passing the guard in the bedroom.) "Sephiroth seems different." (He continues down the stairs to the library. When he arrives, Sephiroth laughs from offscreen.) Sephiroth "Ha, ha, ha..." (Cloud runs down the hallway of books, to the inner reading room.) Sephiroth "Who is it!?" (Sephiroth is seated at a large desk, surrounded by books. The shelves that line the walls are in several places bare of books, and a couple of the shelves have fallen down.) Sephiroth "Hmph... traitor." Cloud "Traitor?" Sephiroth "You ignorant traitor. I'll tell you." (He faces the wall.) Sephiroth "This Planet originally belonged to the Cetra. Cetra was a itinerant race. They would migrate in, settle the Planet, then move on..." "At the end of their harsh, hard journey, they would find the Promised Land and supreme happiness." (He turns to Cloud.) Sephiroth "But, those that disliked the journey appeared. Those who stopped their migrations built shelters and elected to lead an easier life." "They took that which the Cetra and the planet had made without giving one whit in return!" (He looks down.) Sephiroth "Those are your ancestors." Cloud "Sephiroth..." Sephiroth "Long ago, disaster struck this planet." (He looks up and walks to another spot, facing the wall.) Sephiroth "Your ancestors escaped... They survived because they hid." "The Planet was saved by sacrificing the Cetra. After that, your ancestors continued to increase." (He looks at Cloud.) Sephiroth "Now all that's left of the Cetra is in these reports." Cloud "What does that have to do with you?" Sephiroth "Don't you get it?" (He stands next to Cloud, not facing him, but facing down the hallway.) Sephiroth "An Ancient named Jenova was found in the geological stratum of 2000 years ago." "The Jenova Project." (He holds his face.) Sephiroth "The Jenova Project wanted to produce people with the powers of the Ancients..... no, the Cetra." (He looks up and straightens.) Sephiroth "...I am the one that was produced." (Cloud turns to face him. Sephiroth does not turn.) Cloud "Pr... produced!?" (The camera is now looking at Cloud and Sephiroth from down the narrow hallway.) Sephiroth "Yes." "Professor Gast, leader of the Jenova Project and genius scientist, produced me." (Sephiroth walks down the hallway, then stops and stands motionless at the end.) Cloud "How... how did he...?" He runs after Sephiroth, then stops.) Cloud "Se... Sephiroth?" Sephiroth "Out of my way. I'm going to see my mother." (He walks, determinedly, out of the library. Cloud follows, out of the mansion.) Scene 44 - Nibelheim Aflame - Tifa's Revenge - (Cloud exits the Shinra Mansion. The entire village is consumed in fire; flames and smoke reaching high into the sky. He runs to the courtyard. Zangan is tending to an injured person lying on the ground.) Zangan "Hey it's you! You're still sane, right?" "Then come over here and help me!" (Cloud runs to Zangan, leaping over a piece of flaming debris.) Zangan "I'll check this house. You check that one over there!" (He runs into the house next to the Inn. Cloud speaks to the person on the ground. It's the photographer from before.) "Hey, Ummm... Am I going to die?" (A guard is lying on the ground near Tifa's house.) "Sephi... roth" (Cloud runs into the house next to Tifa's, his mother's house, then runs out. He shakes his head sadly, then walks to the center of the courtyard. The screen fades to black.) Cloud "Terrible..." "Sephiroth... This is too terrible..." (The camera switches to an angle where we can see both the courtyard and the Shinra Mansion. Near the steps leading down to the courtyard stands Sephiroth. Two townspeople rush toward him in an attempt to subdue him. He cuts them down with his sword. FMV sequence. Sephiroth stands in the midst of the flames, an empty expression on his face, then walks away, through the fire, unharmed. A flyby of the Nibel Mountains, past the Mako Reactor. Cloud dashes into the reactor and climbs down to the entrance to the pod room. Tifa is kneeling in front of the door. A long, thin, sword is on the floor nearby. A man lies before her, dead.) Tifa "Papa..." (She leans down to him.) Tifa "Sephiroth!?" (She straightens.) Tifa "Sephiroth did this to you, didn't he!?" (She slumps forward.) Tifa "Sephiroth... SOLDIER... Mako Reactors... Shinra... Everything!" (She sits up; then, in fury-) Tifa "I hate them all!" (She stands, picks up the sword, then runs into the pod room. Cloud follows.) (Sephiroth stands before the thick steel door at the top of the stairs in the pod room. He places his hands on the door.) Sephiroth "Mother, I'm here to see you. Please, open this door." (The camera pans downward. We see Tifa, wielding Sephiroth's sword and assuming a fighting stance, at the bottom of the stairs.) Tifa "How could you do that to papa and all the townspeople?" (She runs up the stairs in a blind fury. She tries to attack Sephiroth, who wrestles the blade away from her with ease. He cuts Tifa down. The sound of his blade echoes as we see Tifa, in slow motion, fly backwards and land, crumpled, at the bottom of the stairs. Cloud runs into the room and stops, in shock. Sephiroth, carrying his sword, turns calmly and walks into Jenova's room. Cloud runs to Tifa and kneels by her.) Tifa "...You promised... You promised that you'd come.... when I was in trouble..." (Cloud picks up her up, gently, then carefully, tenderly, leans her against one of the pods. He rushes up the stairs, after Sephiroth.) Scene 45 - J-E-N-O-V-A - (Jenova's room. We see Jenova, a bizarre female being hidden beneath oddly angelic armor, connected to a mass of machines and electrical equipment. The camera pans down to show Sephiroth, standing facing his mother with his arms raised.) Sephiroth "Mother, let's take this planet back together." "I've thought of a great idea. Let's go to the Promised Land." (Cloud enters the room, coming up behind Sephiroth.) Cloud "Sephiroth..." "My family! My hometown! How could you do this to them!?" (Sephiroth, slowly, looks down and lowers his arms. His shoulders start bouncing.) Sephiroth "Ha, ha, ha..... They've come again, mother." (He stops laughing.) Sephiroth "With her superior power, knowledge, and magic, Mother was destined to become the ruler of this Planet." (FMV sequence. Sephiroth speaks to Jenova, But they... Those worthless creatures are stealing the planet from Mother But now I'm here with you so don't worry then tears the upper half of her armor off, snapping wires and intricate machinery. We see what was inside the armor. Jenova's true form. A fragile, alien woman, skin blue as if she was frozen for many years.) (Cloud brandishes his sword.) Cloud "What about MY sadness!? My family... friends... The sadness of having my hometown taken away from me!?" "It's the same as your sadness!" (Sephiroth stands by Jenova, his arms raised, holding his sword high.) Sephiroth "Ha, ha, ha... my sadness? What do I have to be sad about?" "I am the chosen one. I have been chosen to be the leader of this Planet." "I have orders to take this planet back from you stupid people for the Cetra. What am I supposed to be sad about?" (Cloud turns his face away.) Cloud "Sephiroth.... I trusted you..." (He looks up and raises his sword.) Cloud "No, you're not the Sephiroth I used to know!" (The camera cuts between Cloud and Sephiroth, slowly at first, then building speed, until the two of them seem to blur into each other, Cloud with his sword raised for battle, Sephiroth, chin on his chest, his sword-grip held close to his face... the screen goes white.) Scene 46 - What A Fascinating Story... - (Cloud and the others are in the inn at Kalm.) Cloud "....and that's the end of my story." Barret "Wait a damn minute! Ain't there more?" Cloud "....I don't remember." Aerith "What happened to Sephiroth?" Cloud "In terms of skill, I couldn't have killed him." Tifa "Official records state Sephiroth is dead. I read it in the newspaper." Aerith "Shinra, Inc. owns the newspaper, so you can't rely on that i nformation." Cloud "......I want to know the truth. I want to know what happened then." "I challenged Sephiroth amd lived. Why didn't he kill me?" Tifa ".......I'm alive, too." Aerith "Seems like a lot of this doesn't make sense. What about Jenova? It was in the Shinra building, right?" Cloud "Shinra shipped it from Nibelheim to Midgar." Aerith "Did someone else carry it out after that? It was missing from the Shinra building." Tifa "Sephiroth.....?" (A pause.) Barret "Damn! Don't none of this make sense!" "I'm going, going, going, gone!" "And I'm leavin' the thinkin' to you!" (Barret stops by the top of the stairs.) Barret "Yo, Cloud! Let's get a move on!" Wait a sec Right ***Cloud Wait a sec Barret "Cloud, what's wrong? You just gonna stand there while Sephiroth heads for the Promised Land?" "I ain't lettin' Sephiroth or Shinra get to no Promised Land. If they do, then we're all screwed." "Y'know what I'm sayin'!" Beautiful, just beauiful! Is that all? ***Cloud Beautiful, just beautiful! Barret "Y'all jes' leave it to me!" ***Cloud Is that all? Cloud "Oh brother..." Barret "Fine! That's good enough." ***Cloud Right Barret "Yo, c'mon let's go!" (He runs out.) Cloud "Oh brother..." Tifa ".........." "Cloud...?" (She walks forward. Cloud turns to her.) Tifa "How bad was I when Sephiroth cut me?" Cloud "I thought you were a goner. ......I was really sad." Tifa ".........." Aerith "I..." "The Ancients..... Cetra.... Jenova...... Sephiroth and myself....." Tifa "Let's go. Barret's waiting." (Everyone leaves except Red XIII, still seated by the window, tail twitching curiously.) Red XIII "What a fascinating story....." Scene 47 - The Village Of Kalm - (Cloud comes downstairs into the lobby of the inn in Kalm. Barret and Red XIII are waiting.) Barret "Yo, Cloud. Here." (Barret gives Cloud the "PHS.") (Changing party members) Access the menu and select [PHS]. It can only be used on the World Map or at a Save Point. Red XIII "[PHS], will put us in constant contact with each other." Barret "Awright then, we're outta here..". People in Kalm "Listen to me! Just now, some guy in a black cloak goes walked east towards that grassy field." "And he's got this killer sword, and is looking REAL scary......." "Tourists, huh? There are some things you should know that'll come in handy when you travel around the world........" "Want me to tell you what they are?" Tell me I already know ***Cloud Tell me "Then let me explain how to use the world map." "Well then, what do you want to know?" Changing the camera angle Map indicators Operating the buttons ***Cloud Changing the camera angle "First of all, press the [L2 button] on the controller to change the camera angle." "There are 2 angles to choose from, select the one you like." "You can then rotate the angles either way by pressing the [L1 button] and [R1 button]." "Try different angles until you find the one you like best. It makes the journey a lot more fun!" ***Cloud Map indicators "Press the [Start button] once to view the World Map." "There is a large and small map. Learn when to use which, and you won't get lost as much." "Push the [Start button] twice to change the size of the map, and once more to turn it off." "Pretty easy, huh?" ***Cloud Operating the buttons "You can ride things by pressing the [SELECT button] and get off by pressing the [cancel button]. This isn't so hard, either!" "Oh, yes, yes. You can't dash with the World Map on, so make sure not to press the [cancel button] unless you get off." "Remember this because Chocobos will run away as soon as you get off them, so be careful." ***Cloud I already know "Is that so? Well, have a nice trip." "Thanks to Shinra, Inc. developing Mako energy for us, everything's more convenient now." "The famous floating city, Midgar... Just once I'd love to see it in person." "I heard President Shinra was killed. And his son Rufus, the new president, was badly hurt." "Hey, I bet that's news to you?" Hey you're pretty clued!! Don't care... ***Cloud Hey you're pretty clued!! "Heh, heh, heh.... This is just between us. I heard it was that there Ava-whaddya call-ums that attacked the President Shinra and his son." ***Cloud Don't care "Don't care? If you're going to travel, you'd best keep an eye on what Shinra's doing." "Shinra is leading the world around by the nose, and you guys are just gonna sit back and take it?" "I hear that the natural resources near the reactors are being sucked dry." "We're better off with them bringing in the Mako energy." "My old man was a miner, but he couldn't go to work after monsters started appearing in the Mythril Mine." "Now all he does is sit around getting drunk in the bar..." "Is it true that Shinra made a Monster?" It's true Just a rumor ***Cloud It's true ***Cloud Just a rumor "Yeah, well, either way, as long as we're using the reactor, we can't stand up to Shinra." "I got my health, and enough to eat... all's well." "Thanks to Mako energy, life's pretty darn convenient. Thanks to Shinra." "Don't you think?" Yeah, maybe You're full of it ***Cloud Yeah, maybe "See!? How would we get by without Mako energy?" ***Cloud You're full of it "Hmmn. But I hate to think of what life'd be like without Mako energy." "Yeah, Mako energy's made our lives much easier. And it's all thanks to Shinra, Inc." "Mako energy's made things a lot more convenient....." "But seems like a lot of plants and animals have been disappearing at a rapid pace." "I think the old life was better." "Don't you think so?" Yeah, maybe No way ***Cloud Yeah, maybe "Yeah, sure I'm right! You think so, don't you?" ***Cloud No way "That sounds just like what my mom says." "I thought things were better when I was able to play with animals...." "Did you say you came from Midgar?" "I used to live there, too. But I hear they got lots of troubles lately." "There was a suspicious-looking man in a black cloak! He was carrying a wicked-looking sword." "My older brother is so stupid. He's so embarrassing I could just puke!" "When I grow up I'm gonna be in SOLDIER. That's why I'm training so hard now!!" "I heard terrorists bombed a Midgar reactor...." "There sure have been a lot of dangerous accidents lately. I hate it, just hate it." "Me? I used to work in a coal mine down south called Mythril Mine." "But, right around then, monsters started appearing." "After that, business went to pot and now I spend the days here drinking." "It seems there was this group called AVALANCHE runnin' around, but I guess they finally got wiped out by SOLDIER." "Stay out of the kitchen." "This is the Item Store." (sells items) "This is the Materia store." (sells materia) "This is the Weapons store." (sells weapons) Scene 48 - Chocobo Chocobo - (Cloud and the others head east, to the Chocobo Stable. In the front pasture, several chocobos graze. Cloud speaks with one. After a brief conversation of "wark wark"s, the chocobo's dance the Chocobo Waltz! Afterwards, Cloud receives the Choco/Mog Summon materia. They go inside and meet with Choco Bill.) Choco Bill "Thinking of crossing the marshes?" Yeah Not interested ***Cloud Yeah Choco Bill "Hmm, then it'll probably be safer for you to get a Chocobo." "That way you can zip through the marshes with the Chocobo." "It's the only way to avoid being attacked by the Midgar Zolom." "Midgar Zolom...?" "It's a serpent-like creature over 30 feet tall!!" "It picks up on footsteps that enter the marshes..." "And then, BAM!! It attacks!!!" "To avoid that, buy a Chocobo at the Choco Bill and Choco Billy Chocobo Farm." "To purchase a Chocobo, please talk to my grandson. He's in the Chocobo stables at the far right end of the farm." ***Cloud Not interested Choco Bill "Hmm, then, I guess that's that." (They go to the stable.) Choco Billy "Do you want a Chocobo?" Cloud "Mmm......" Give me one Nope ***Cloud Give me one Choco Billy "You old folks are out of luck!" Cloud "Old folks...?" Choco Billy "We're all out of Chocobos. I'm taking care of those ones out there for someone else." "You know, if you really want a Chocobo, you should go out and catch one." "Want to know how to catch a Chocobo?" Where are they? How do I catch one? What else? Not interested ***Cloud Where are they? Choco Billy "You see those claw prints out there? Wild Chocobo's will appear in those areas." "But, if you don't have 'Chocobo Lure' they won't come out. They're very cautious animals by nature." Chocobo Lure? Go on ***Cloud Chocobo Lure? Choco Billy "'Chocobo Lure' is a type of materia which attracts Chocobos." "If you equip this, they'll come to you. But, without it, they won't appear." ***Cloud Go on Choco Billy "Want to know how to catch a Chocobo?" ***Cloud How do I catch one? Choco Billy "A wild Chocobo always appears with other monsters." "But, you won't be able to catch it because of the monsters." "That is why you must defeat the monsters first before you catch the Chocobo." And then? That's all you can talk about? ***Cloud And then? Choco Billy "Also, wild Chocobos are really cautious. They'll run away from the slightest things." "But, if you use 'Greens' they'll focus on that, and won't run away." ***Cloud That's all you can talk about? Choco Billy "Want to know how to catch a Chocobo?" ***Cloud What else? Choco Billy "Whatever you do, don't make Chocobos angry. They're usually calm, but if you get them angry, you'll get hurt." "Oh, and remember, once you get off a Chocobo, it'll escape." "Want to know how to catch a Chocobo?" ***Cloud Not interested ***Cloud Nope Choco Billy "Oh, I'm so glad!" Choco Billy "Well then, shall we get down to business?" "I'll sell you the 'Chocobo Lure' for 2000 gil, right now." "You want it?" Buy it Don't buy it ***Cloud Buy it Choco Billy "Thanks!" "It wouldn't hurt to buy some 'Greens' either." "Oh, and how fast a Chocobo'll finish eating depends of what type of 'Greens you feed them." (sells greens) ***Cloud Don't buy it Choco Billy "Mmm, if you don't have it, you'll never catch one." Chole "Wasn't it really expensive?" "But don't be mad at my brother or Grandpa." "Ever since dad and mom died, it's been like this..." (If you go back to the house) Choco Bill "By the way, there was another person heading towards the Marshes." "Without a Chocobo, the Midgar Zolom probably got him. It was a man in a Black Cape." (They leave the farm, go out, and fight... and fight... until they catch a Chocobo. They cross the marshes to the Mythril Mine.) Scene 49 - Zolom Impaled - The Mithril Mine - (Cloud and the others arrive at the Mythril Mine. In front of the mine, impaled on a stake, is a Midgar Zolom. They run forward.) Cloud "Did Sephiroth... do this...?" Tifa "Amazing..." Aerith "Our enemy is someone that could do this...?" (They enter the Mythril Mine. Just inside, they meet up with Rude of the Turks. Elena stands on a stone outcropping high above.) Rude "Just a second!" Tifa "Who are you?" Rude "Do you know who I am?" From the Turks, right? Not interested ***Cloud From the Turks, right? Rude "Well if you know, this won't take long." Rude "It's difficult to explain what the Turks do..." Cloud "Kidnapping, right?" Rude "To put it negatively... you could say that." "...But, that's not all there is to it, anymore." "................." (He looks around, then at the floor) Rude "..................." "Sir!" (The camera moves up to show Elena on a high ledge.) Elena "It's all right, Rude! I know you don't like speeches, so don't force it!" Rude "...Then Elena, explain." Elena "I'm the newest member of the Turks, Elena. Thanks to what you did to Reno, we're short of people." "...Although, because of that, I got promoted to the Turks...." "In any case, our job is to find out where Sephiroth is headed." "And to try and stop you every step of the way." (She turns) Elena "Wait a minute, it's the other way around. You're the ones that are getting in our way." (Tseng enters from the door outside.) Tseng "...Elena. You talk too much." Elena "Mr. Tseng!?" Tseng "No need to tell them about our orders." Elena "Sorry... Tseng." Tseng "I thought I gave you other orders." "Now go. Don't forget to file your report." Elena "Oh! Right!" (She clicks her heels) Elena "Very well, Rude and I will go after Sephiroth, who's heading for Junon Harbor!" Tseng "...Elena. You don't seem to understand." Elena "Oh! I'm, I'm sorry..." Tseng "...Go. Don't let Sephiroth get away." Rude & Elena "Yes sir!" (Elena climbs down. Rude climbs up to the ledge with Tseng. He turns.) Rude "...Reno said he wanted to see you after the injuries you gave him healed." "He wants to show his affection for you all... with a new weapon." (He exits. Tseng steps forward.) Tseng "Well, then..." (He looks at Aerith. She comes forward to meet his gaze.) Tseng "Aerith. Long time no see." "Looks like you got away from Shinra for a while, now that Sephiroth reappeared." Aerith "...so what are you saying? That I should be grateful to Sephiroth?" Tseng "No..." "Well, I won't be seeing too much of you, so take care." Aerith "...strange, hearing that from you." Tseng "Well then, stay out of Shinra's way." (He exits. Cloud and the others follow.) [Note: Here, you have the option of playing the Condor Fort mini game for practice. I chose not to, since you'll have to do it sooner or later.] Scene 50 - Junon Fortress - Resuscitation - (Cloud and the others arrive at Junon Fortress.) Cloud "What happened to this town? It's so run-down..." People in Junon "Wow, now this is rare. We almost never have anyone other than the Shinra people visit this town." "Ever since... Shinra built that city up above during the war, ...ugh, ugh." "There's been no fish in the water! It got so polluted... phew..." Cloud "What kinda place is this?" "Who are you people? Where did you come from?" Cloud "Did you see a man with a black cape?" "Hmm... I've never seen that feller before." "HEY! This is Shinra, Inc.'s elevator. Don't be snooping around here!!" "If you see a weapon you want, you'd better buy it." (sells items) (Cloud and the others go down to the beach. A little girl is standing by the water.) "He-y! Mr. Dolphin!" (She jumps up and down as a dolphin swims to the edge of the water.) "My name is...... Pri-scil-la! Now you say it." (She turns and sees Cloud and the others.) Priscilla "Who are you guys? Are you members of the Shinra, Inc.?" Aerith "No you're wrong! We have nothing to do with the Shinra." Cloud "...that's how it is." Priscilla "I don't believe you! Get out of here!" Cloud "Great..." (The screen starts to shake...) Tifa "Look at that!" (A huge sea creature comes onto the screen. Priscilla runs forward, swinging her fists.) "Be careful Mr. Dolphin!" (She is hit by the creature and falls into the water. She does not get up.) Cloud "Hey! Hold on, we're coming!" (Boss battle with Bottomswell) (Cloud and the others all stand around Priscilla's unconscious body on the beach.) Cloud "This is bad... You don't think she's dead, do you?" (They all look distressed) "Priscilla!!" (They turn to see a man rush down to the beach and kneel by Priscilla.) "Nope... she's not breathing..." "Hey, that's it!" (He turns to Cloud) "Young man, CPR, now!" Cloud "Mouth to mouth!?" Aerith "Cloud, hurry!" Cloud "But,... she's just a girl....." Tifa "Cloud, what are you going to do?" "What? You don't know how? Come over here, I'll show you." Cloud "Guess I gotta do it..." "Just take a deep breath, hold it in. Then breathe into her." "Hurry up and do it!" (Cloud gives Priscilla mouth to mouth resuscitation.) Priscilla "Uh... ugh..." (Cloud stands up) "Hey hey! Priscilla, are you alright?" (The man picks Priscilla up and carries her off. Cloud goes to her house where he stands in front of the door.) "Sorry, Cloud. Priscilla needs to rest for a while." (Cloud goes to the house near the exit of the town. An old woman stands in the doorway.) "Hey, come in for a while." (Cloud follows her inside.) "I heard what happened. You've done so much for Priscilla." "You all must be tired. If you want some rest, stay here." (She leaves. She stops and turns in the doorway) "Make yourselves at home." (She exits) Aerith "Want to rest?" Cloud "Yeah..." We'll try later Let's rest ***Cloud We'll try later ***Cloud Let's rest (They all sleep in the beds she has provided.) (Cloud and the others go to sleep. The screen is black.) "...That reminds me." "You again?" "...Who are you?" "...You'll find out soon. ......But more importantly, 5 years ago..." "5 Years ago... Nibelheim?" "When you went to Mt. Nibel then, Tifa was your guide, right?" "Yeah.... I was surprised." "But where was Tifa other than that?" "...I dunno." "It was a great place for you two to see each other again." "...You're right." "Why couldn't you see each other alone?" "...I don't know. I can't remember clearly..." "Why don't you try asking Tifa?" "...Yeah." "Then, get up!" "Hey wake up. Wake up, Cloud!" (The screen fades in to show Tifa standing in the room. Cloud gets out of bed) Cloud "Tifa..." "When Sephiroth and I went to Nibelheim, where were you?" Tifa "...We saw each other, right?" Cloud "The other time." (She crosses her arms) Tifa "No... it was 5 years ago. I don't remember." "But, something seems strange outside. Cloud, come quick." (They run outside.) (Cloud arrives in the middle of Nibelheim. There are loud trumpet fanfares playing in the background. All the others are waiting.) Aerith "I heard that girl regained consciousness." Tifa "Doesn't it seem a little strange? Everything getting so noisy all of a sudden...?" Barret "Seems like something's goin' on up there!" Red XIII "Does this have something to do with the Shinra?" (Cloud goes partway up the stairs to Priscilla's house, when Priscilla comes out to the top of the stairs.) Cloud "Are you all right now?" Priscilla "Umm... thanks for helping..." (They go down the stairs.) Priscilla "I'm sorry, I mistook you for one of those Shinra, Inc. ..." Cloud "That's all right." Priscilla "I'll give you something SPECIAL!" "It's an amulet. Take good care of it, ok?" (Priscilla gives Cloud the Shiva materia.) Barret "What's that music? It sure sounds lively." Priscilla "I heard they're rehearsing the reception for the new Shinra president." Barret "Rufus!? I gotta pay my respects." Priscilla "Grandpa and grandma told me this beach was beautiful when they were small." "But after the Shinra built that city above, the sun stopped shining here, and the water got polluted..." "I was raised on that story amd hate Shinra so much, I could die!" Aerith "You think Rufus is thinking about crossing the ocean from here, too?" "What? Does that mean Sephiroth already crossed the ocean?" Red XIII "Cloud, didn't you finish Rufus off?" Barret "We gotta get to the town up there... Mebbe we could climb the tower?" Priscilla "No! No! There's a high voltage current running underneath the tower. Don't wander near it, it's dangerous!" "But... you might be able to if Mr. Dolphin helps you. Follow me!" (She runs down to the beach) Tifa "High voltage tower......." "I guess this means Cloud'll be allright." Aerith "Yeah, better leave it to Cloud!" Red XIII "We're counting on you, Cloud" (Cloud shakes his head) Cloud "Hey!!" (Everyone starts to walk away) Cloud "Wait a second!" (Cloud speaks to each one) Red XIII "That looks like a Shinra soldier." Barret "Yeah, I'd like to take a good look at the new President of Shinra, Inc.!" Tifa "Don't you just hate this?" Aerith "You're probably right." (Cloud goes down to the beach. Priscilla is waiting there.) Priscilla "Wait a minute." (Barret arrives in time to see the dolphin make a flying leap over a girder attached to the electric tower.) Barret "Now ain't that something! I ain't never seen no Dolphin jump like that!" Priscilla "Pretty cool, huh? When I blow this whistle, Mr. Dolphin jumps for me." "Here!! This is for you, Cloud!" (She gives Cloud the whistle) Cloud "A gift? What am I supposed to do with it!?" Priscilla "Just go into the water, blow this whistle, and Mr. Dolphin'll jump you to the top of the pole!" Cloud "Jump to the top of the pole?" "See that rod sticking out at the top? If you jump just right, you can climb to the top of the town." Barret "Good luck Cloud! If you make it, we'll follow you." "Whoa, I'll hold the PHS for you. It'll break if it gets wet." "You wanna jump with Mr. Dolphin?" ***Cloud Sure (Cloud swims to the base of the tower and blows the whistle. The dolphin jumps, bringing him with it, depositing him on the pole. He leaps over to a ladder and climbs to the top of the town.) Scene 51 - Rufus' Homecoming - (FMV sequence as Cloud climbs over the ladder onto a large deck. A huge airship, the Highwind, floats majestically above. Cloud travels to the interior of the base. Once inside, three soliders march by, followed by the captain. He catches Cloud.) "Hey! You still dressed like that!? Come 'ere!" "Here!! Get in the room!" (He pushes Cloud into the locker room.) "Today's the big day when we welcome President Rufus! Hurry up and change!" Cloud "It's the Shinra uniform." Don't change Change ***Cloud Don't change Cloud "There's Shinra soldiers all around. Better not try anything dumb..." "Quit yappin'! Hurry up!" ***Cloud Change Cloud "Brings back memories..." "Quit yappin'! Hurry up!" Cloud "A Shinra uniform..." "I was so proud when I first put it on." (He jumps up and down, putting some pants on) Cloud "I wonder when it was..." "...I couldn't stand wearing this thing anymore." (Cloud walks out in full Shinra attire) "Wow! You look good in it!" "You remember the Greeting procedure, right!?" (Cloud shrugs) "...the look on your face says you forgot. All right, I'll show you again!" "Do just like we do." (Two soldiers run in) "Commander! We'll help too!" "This is how to do it." "We'll sing too!" "All right! Show 'em!" "Now, march! This's the Welcoming March!" "Then! I'll sing along with you!" "Quietly--!!" "Aaah!" "Aaah!" "Hey, come on now." "Now!" (The soldiers start singing the praises of Rufus, Shinra, etc. The captain instructs you.) "Keep in step with the soldier next to you and march smoothly!" "Once you're all in step, shoulder your gun!" "Got it?" Not yet All clear! ***Cloud Not yet (He explains it again) ***Cloud All clear! "Good! Make sure you do well at the real parade!" (A third soldier comes in) "Rufus has arrived! Preparation completed!" (The soldiers leave) "All right, show time! Don't disgrace yourselves!" (Cloud follows them out of the locker room.) (We are at a long street in the middle of Junon. A helicopter hovers overhead. The captain is instructing the soldiers. Another soldier arrives.) "Begin the Welcome Parade!" (They move out. A flyby of scores of soldiers marching in formation. Rufus drives by in the back seat of a convertible, waving in true ticker-tape parade style. Back in the base, Cloud follows the soldiers out. FMV sequence: a flyby of the Junon cannon. Back at the long street, the soldiers arrive.) "Oh no! No one's here!" "Late---!?" (A soldier runs to an alley) "Hey! Rookie! It's because you're running around like that!!" "Captain! We'll take a short cut!" "Right!" "Good idea." "Get over here!" (Cloud goes to him) "All right! You first!" (You end up at the end of the alley. The soldiers are marching in formation down the street. The captain gives you instructions to sneak into the line, and Cloud does so, controlled by the PLAYER.) TV Producer "What the hell was that soldier doing?" AD "I don't know." "Are the points up?" AD "Well, it's so-so." "Hmm..." "Better send that soldier something." (You get an item. This whole scene can be different depending on your parade performance.) (Cloud arrives at the top of Junon, on a paved platform beneath a huge tram that leads higher up into the base. He gets in formation with several other soldiers. Rufus and Heidegger stand nearby.) "Good! We made it." "Oh! President Rufus!" "Hey! Line up and shut up." "Don't make a move!" (The soldiers stand still. Heidegger turns to Rufus.) Rufus "How's the job?" (He steps away) Rufus "What happened to the Airship?" (Heidegger scratches his head) Heidegger "The long range airship is still being prepared." "It should be ready in about three more days. Gya haa haa!" Rufus "Even the Air Force's Gelnika?" Heidegger ".....Gya haa haa!" (Rufs steps toward him) Rufus "Stop that stupid horse laugh." "Things are different than when father was in charge." (Heidegger stops, slowly) Heidegger "Gya..." Rufus "Is the ship ready?" Heidegger "Yes Sir, we'll get it ready quickly." (Rufus enters the tram. Heidegger stands there laughing. The soldiers disperse as Heidegger runs forward- right into Cloud. He smacks him around a bit before he follows Rufus into the tram.) "What a disaster." "Heidegger was really irritated..." "The man in the Black Cape's been roaming the city, but we can't find him." Cloud "Man in the Black Cape?" "He showed up two or three days ago, and killed a few of our soldiers." "He disappeared right after that. There's a rumor going around that it was Sephiroth." "Attention! Dismissed!" (The soldiers disperse except for Cloud. A captain walks right up to him) "Hey! Hey you! You messing with the army?" Who cares? What if I am? ***Cloud Who cares? ***Cloud What if I am? "You're too lazy!! No break for you!!" "Get over here!" (He takes you into the locker room) "This is the military, soldier! You orders for today are to send off President Rufus at the dock!" "I'll keep drilling you until it's time!" (The two soldiers from before come in) "I'll help, sir!" "Me too, sir!" "All right!! Line up in order and show me your final pose!" "Today's command is Formation!" "Remember it!" "Ready!?" "Junon Military Send Off, BEGIN!" (The captain drills the soldiers on the send off- just a game of Simon Says. He shouts a button, the PLAYER pushes it. Simple.) "All right! Now you try it!" (Now the PLAYER joins in in a drill.) "So you got it?" Not yet I've got it ***Cloud Not yet (You do it again!) ***Cloud I've got it! "All right! Don't mess up during the real thing!" "Commander! What's today's special pose?" "Huh? ...I haven't decided yet." "All right, rookie! I'll let you decide!" "Show me your best move!" Cloud "Let's see... My best move is..." (He twirls his gun) "Woo-----ow!" "That's awesome!" "All right! We'll go with that as today's special!" "Practice it!" "Yes sir!!" "Yes sir!!" "Well then! Meet at the dock! Don't be late!!" "Attention! Dismissed!!" (Cloud follows them to the dock. On the way, we see Rude on the long street. Cloud arrives and gets in formation.) "All right, it's time!" "President Rufus... has now arrived!" "Ten... HUT!" (Rufus and Heidegger enter through some automatic doors.) "This is it!! Junon Military Reception--!" "Do it right--- Do it with enthusiasm...! Ready...!" (They perform the Parappa-esque reception ceremony.) Rufus "Well done." "Keep up the good work for Shinra, Inc." Heidegger "Gya haa ha...!! Here's a special bonus for you!!" "A token of the President's kindness! Don't forget it!" (You get an item depending on your performance. Rufus walks onto the boat.) Rufus "Once the word gets out that Sephiroth's here, Cloud and his friends will show up, too." Heidegger "We'll crush them as soon as we find them!" (Rufus turns) Rufus "We can't have them get in our way." Heidegger "Leave it up to me, sir! Gya haa ha!" Rufus "I thought I told you to stop that stupid laugh..." (He walks onto the boat) Heidegger "Gya......" (He makes some angry threatening motions and runs onto the boat.) "All right! Dismissed!" (The other two soldiers speak.) "That was close." "Heidegger's been really edgy lately." "Because Hojo disappeared, leaving a letter of resignation." "Heidegger's been forced to take care of that investigation, too." (The captain runs forward) "Hey--! I thought you were dismissed!" (All the soldiers leave but Cloud) "We've got some cleaning to do! Hurry up!" (The captain leaves. Cloud runs onto the boat. the screen goes black.) Cloud "We'll cross the ocean, to the new continent." "...even if we are wearing Shinra's uniforms..." (On the world map, we see the boat leave Junon and cross the ocean.) Scene 52 - The Boat Ride - Jenova BIRTH - (Cloud is inside the Shinra ship, en route to Costa Del Sol.) People on the ship "I'm workin' hard already, and you still want me to do more?" "The new President's probably the same." "He's just gonna order us around anyway." A soldier "Umm.... It's me, Aerith." Aerith "Hey, Cloud. Did you see the Airship at Junon?" Cloud "...I heard it was big, but I didn't expect it to be THAT big." Aerith "That was REALLY something." "Hey, do you think I could get on it?" I'll take you someday I dunno... ***Cloud I'll take you someday Cloud "...keep hoping." Aerith "Wow! I'm really looking forward to it!" "Let's ride the Airship together, OK? Promise, promise me!" ***Cloud I dunno... Cloud "It's a Shinra weapon. We probably should've destroyed it." Aerith "...Hmm. But just once, I'd like to ride it." "Just once, I'd like to ride that Airship." "It won't do any good trying to stop me!" "All right! I'm going to show the new President what I'm made of!" "Hey, get to work!" "Both the new President Rufus and Heidegger are aboard this ship!" "If we do good, we could get promoted!" A soldier "Yes sir! Everything quiet, sir!" Tifa "...But, you know what? I really hate this uniform." "Uniforms, soldiers, war. I hate 'em all." "They take away the things and people you love..." "I wish they'd all disappear. Right, Cloud?" Yeah..... I don't know ***Cloud Yeah....... Tifa "You're right!" "Uh, yes sir, I'll continue my watch sir! Hee hee...." ***Cloud I don't know Tifa "...Cloud. Wearing those clothes seems to have changed you a little." "Does it remind you of being in SOLDIER? I hope not..." "Hey! What's wrong, kid? You got no pep!" "A seaman's gotta have umph!" I'm tired.... Something's missing Leave me alone ***Cloud I'm tired.... "I got just the perfect this! 'Invisible Alpha'-- A super drink for seamen!" "Just one'll rejuvenate you! Only 250 gil!" I'll take it No thanks ***Cloud I'll take it "Thanks! This is a necessity for a sailor." "This is a must item for a sailor! Ha ha ha!" (HP/MP restored) ***Cloud No thanks "Hey! Seamen shouldn't be so stingy!" ***Cloud Something's missing... "Ey ey! Whattaya mean, 'missin'!?" (sells items) ***Cloud Leave me alone "Oh man, we're almost to Costa del Sol." "When I get there, I'm going to take a long overdue vacation. Maybe I'll go down to the beach and get a tan..." A soldier "....... ...It's me. Red XIII." Red XIII "I'm a little woozy, but I shouldn't get caught." "Humans only look at appearances anyway." "Anyway you look at it, I'd say I make a fine human being." "It's pretty hard standing on two feet..." (Cloud goes downstairs.) Aerith "Hey, Cloud, did you see Barret?" "I hope he's not doing anything stupid..." (Cloud goes back up to the deck, where he finds Barret, dressed like Popeye, peering in a bay window at Rufus and Heidegger.) Barret "Look, Cloud. It' Rufus and Heidegger." "They're this close but we can't do a thing to 'em..." "Ummmmmm..... Gmmmmmm....." "How can he...... Goin' off laughin' like that?" "Because of him, Biggs...... Wedge....... Jessie.....!" "Gggggggh.... Ggggh.....! Ggggggggghhh!!" (He runs away and clenches his fists in anger) Barret "God!! I can't take it anymore!" "I'm gonna settle things here and now...." (A siren begins to sound.) "Emergency alert! Reports of a suspicious character found! Those not on detail, search the ship. Report when found!" "I repeat. Suspicious character found on board! Those not on detail, search the ship. Report when found!" Barret "Damn, did they find us?" "Hey, that don't seem like us. Do they mean.... Tifa and the others!?" (He turns to Cloud) Barret "Get off your spikey butt and let's go, Cloud!" (They hurry to the main deck. Everyone is gathered there.) Tifa "Everyone all right!?" Barret "You all right!?" Aerith "Huh?" Tifa "Everyone's here... right?" Barret "Hey, wait." "You don't think that suspicious character is...." "Sephiroth!?" Tifa "Really!?" Barret "How the hell am I supposed to know!?" Cloud "....Let's find out." Red XIII "It's the most logical thing to do. Then, who's going to go?" (The PLAYER chooses a party here- once again, I took Aerith and Tifa. Everyone is now in their normal clothes.) Cloud ".....Sephiroth......." "........All right, let's go!" (They travel down to the engine room. Dead or dying people are strewn all over.) "....the Engine Room... a suspicious..... character..." "No... there's no way.... that...... not a human..... That thing's not human....." (In the engine room, they see a captain standing before a control panel.) Cloud "Is it........ Sephiroth?" (The captain turns, slowly.... then falls over, dead.) Cloud "No... not Sephiroth!" "........After a long sleep..." (They all look around for the source of the voice.) "...the time..." "...time has....... come....." Aerith "Look, Cloud!!" (The figure of Sephiroth arises where the captain stood.) Cloud "Sephiroth! You're alive!" "........Who are you?" Cloud "You don't remember me!? I'm Cloud!" "Cloud..." Cloud "Sephiroth! What are you thinking!? What are you doing!?" "...the time..... is now......" Cloud "What are you saying!? Be more..." (The figure of Sephiroth rises, then crashes into Cloud and the others, sending them to the floor. It soars skyward.) (Boss battle with Jenova-BIRTH) (A pulsating limb of Jenova, leftover from the battle, lies on the floor.) Tifa "I've seen this somewhere... before." (Cloud bends) Cloud "...Jenova. The arm of Jenova." Aerith "Jenova... With this thing?" (The arm vanishes.) Cloud "So it WAS Sephiroth." Tifa "He said something about it being time for something." Cloud "......Time...is now?" Aerith "Hmmm... I don't get it." "Hey, Cloud. Can you explain it to us?" I'll try Too much trouble ***Cloud I'll try Cloud "I'll try, but don't interrupt me while I'm explaining." (He steps away) Cloud "Sephiroth went off searching for the Promised Land, so he could become the ruler of the planet... That was 5 years ago." "Then Sephiroth came back and killed President Shinra." (He turns) Cloud "And then just now all of us saw Sephiroth." (He walks forward) Cloud "He was carrying Jenova with him." "...This much I do know. He told me he wants to go to the Promised Land with his mother, Jenova." "....I guess that's about it." (A voice comes over the intercom) "Dock workers-- We will be docking in Costa del Sol in 5 minutes. Prepare for docking." Aerith "Maybe we shouldn't stay in here anymore..." (All leave but Cloud. He pauses at the doorway and turns back.) Cloud "Sephiroth..... is alive..." "The Promised Land.... Does it really exist...?" (He leaves the engine room.) Scene 53 - Landing At Costa Del Sol - (On the world map, we see the Shinra ship dock at Costa Del Sol. Everyone leaves the ship.) Barret "Damn! Sure is hot here!" "But I sure feel better now that I can say good-bye to this sailor suit." "Yo listen up!! Y'all be sure to mingle like regular folks here!" Aerith "Oh, too bad. I liked Barret's sailor suit. He looked so cute." Barret ".....What'ya mean " cute " ?" Tifa "Right... well, uh..." "Barret, why don't you use that sailor suit for pajamas?" "Right, Cloud?" I guess Keep your mind on Sephiroth ***Cloud I guess Cloud "Ahhh.... You look like a bear wearing a marshmallow." Barret "The hell's that supposed to mean!? This happens to be the most comfortable, so shu'up!" ***Cloud Keep your mind on Sephiroth Cloud "Remember, this isn't a vacation. We're here after Sephiroth." "I'm going on ahead." Barret "Hmmmph, Cloud. You're the one, who's always hangin' around wastin' time." "I'm going to skip this resort!" Red XIII "...puff...puff..." "Would you kindly hurry? The heat here is drying my nose." Cloud "All right. We'll take a break here and then head off." "Don't wander too far off." Barret "I'll wander wherever I damn well want! Who made him the leader?" Red XIII "It looks like my mane got messed up." "I'm going to rest somewhere cool." (Everyone leaves the dock.) (A helicopter hovers over the dock. It lands on an elevated pad near the water. Rufus and Heidegger get off the ship. Two sailors begin working on the helicopter.) "What a long boat ride that was!!" Rufus "Hmmm...... Good work everyone....." Heidegger "Gya, Heh, heh..., ha!! Hurry up with that!" "Yes, sir!!" (Rufus and Heidegger walk to the center of the dock.) Rufus "I heard Sephiroth was on board." Heidegger ".....Yes." (Rufus turns to Heidegger.) Rufus "And it seems Cloud and the others were on board, too." Heidegger "....Yes." (Rufus flips his hair back) Rufus "They all slipped through...... You messed up big this time, Heidegger." Heidegger "I'm ashamed of myself." Rufus "Is that all you can do...?" "Give one word answers and apologize for everything?" (Heidegger cowers) "Ready for departure, sir!!" (Rufus walks toward the helicopter.) Rufus ".....Do something. I'll be expecting results." (Rufus continues to the helicopter. As soon as he is out of sight, Heidegger begins beating up anyone in sight on the dock, throwing sailors into the ocean. The helicopter takes off.) Scene 54 - Hojo On The Beach - People in Costa Del Sol "Hey! Spread out, all of you, out!!" "Put any fingerprints, scratches, or dents in that plane and I'll put one in your head!" "Da plane, da plane!! That's something you'll never be able to do in your lifetime." "So you just watch from a distance... and wish." "He's quite handsome, isn't he?......" "Oh, don't worry, I'm not talking about you." "I'm talking about President Rufus. Charming, rich, blond... He even looks good in a double-breasted suit." "Rufus complimented me on my job!" "Wow!! I guess it pays to do good work." Shinra manager "Oh, oh, oh!!! I'm gonna quit this company!!" "I mean it. I'm really gonna quit!!" (He runs to the edge of the water) Shinra manager "Heidegger's such an idiot!!" "And Rufus, acting all big!!" "God, that sure felt good...." "Damn. I'm soaking wet down to my underwear." "Oops! You must be those AVALANCHE guys!" "Quick! Let's get outta here! Heidegger's in charge of the transport ship." "That's tough for both of us." "What a fluffy bed...... feels so great...." "...SNORE...SNORE..." "Geez my lower back's killing me!" "Y, yes...sir!!" "How do you do! I'm the Manager." "Nice to meet you." "Well, if you'll pardon me, I'll be leaving. Good-night." "Oh, those items are free, so please help yourself." "Say, aren't you bored?" Not that much Yeah, we fight a lot ***Cloud Not that much "Oh, really? I'm a little bored." "Come on, back to work now!" ***Cloud Yeah, we fight a lot "Isn't that good? You're just expecting too much." "Here you are! The Costa del Sol tourist information guide." "What do you want to know?" Where's the inn? Where're the stores? Show me around town ***Cloud Where's the inn? "Let's see. I recommend a resort located on the outskirts of the city." ***Cloud Where're the stores? "If you're not looking for souvenirs, we recommend Butch's." ***Cloud Show me around town "Wait a minute. I'm going to look for my guidebook." "It says, Costa del Sol is the gateway to the West. And has a prominent world renown resort, which has been around for ages." "Come on!! I don't care about that." "If you want a good time, come to the beach! There are lots of beautiful women." "You wouldn't happen to be... rich?" Oh yeah... Well, not so ***Cloud Oh yeah... "You're kidding! You can't tell just by looking." "But I'll tell you just in case." "After relaxing in Costa del Sol, stop by the Gold Saucer. It's a rich and exciting place to play!" ***Cloud Well, not so "I thought so." "Are you interested? This is the road to Gold Saucer." "Head south to the Gold Saucer, and you'll find casinos and an amusement park." "But if you're planning to walk, you'll have to cross mountains and valleys. I wouldn't recommend it." "But if you're on a vacation, you should go there at least once." "We're all headin' over to the Gold Saucer now." "We're gonna make a ton of money at the Chocobo races." "Then we're gonna take a trip to Icicle Inn and snowboard." "Yeah, snowboarding's what's happening this year." "I'm sick of surfing." "You want drink? Iz ok. You take time." "...huff...puff... I can't stand hot places..." "......HIC... Mm? Wanna order? We're outta that now." Mukki "I really like this town." "You could walk around nearly naked, and no one'd look twice at you." "Hey! I thought you'd drop by." "( That's 1,2... 4 fishes all together... not bad." "Come on... please. If you don't buy from me... I can't make ends meet." (sells weapons) "Shall we play our hand around here?" "Not yet. Remember, no compromises." "You're right. After all, this trip was expensive." "But only your average Joes are trying to pick us up." "Well, that's because we're just too beautiful and hard to approach." "I guess so. Well, I envy the plain Janes." "Why don't we compromise? We'll make do with what we have." "I heard. That big dog talks like a human." "That's cool... but it's weird." Red XIII "Hm, that's interesting." "It's not as if I'm doing this because I want to." "You see, this tail of mine, moves quite independently of my will." "1, 2, 3, here we go!" Butch "Yeah, I'd like to hire a gorgeous chick and have a great time." (sells materia) "How about a 'Soft' as a memento of this wonderful trip? Made especially in Costa del Sol!" (sells items) Johnny "What's with YOU!!" "Hey, is it........ you?" "We were in SOLDIER, and childhood friends before that. You were such a playboy." "And a $#&^ murderer!!" "Why can't I remember your name?" Who are YOU? I'm Cloud, and don't forget it ***Cloud Who are YOU? Johnny "That's right. Long time no see. Do you remember me?" "That's okay. We'll just keep on like we don't know each other." "I'm starting a new life in this town." "A lot of things happened to us. Heh, I better stop my mumbling! I sure envy you all just living outside with the sky as your ceiling." ***Cloud I'm Cloud, and don't forget it Johnny "You think you're good enough to go around bragging about who you are?" "I don't wanna hear it! Heh, no more mumbling from me!" "From now on, I'm starting a new life!" "I'm sorry about that. He's had some big shocks lately and is pretty depressed." Johnny "Hurry up and get out of here!" "I'm happy like this. So keep out of my life." (When you walk into the inn) Barret "Uh uh!" "Hmmmm!?" "Marlene! You ok?....." "Dad'll wear this when I go to see you." (Barret is in the bathroom, wearing his sailor suit and posing in front of the mirror. Cloud bangs on the door) Barret "Hey, yo!!! Someone's in here, awright?" "Uggh! I feel God awful! Oh!! You!" "Weren't you the one with that big sailor?" Dunno what you're talking about Wasn't me ***Cloud Dunno what you're talking about Cloud "What's the matter?" "Listen to this..." "All of a sudden, this big sailor just busts in here, and takes over the restroom." "He's been in there moaning ever since." "I don't know what I'm gonna do.." ***Cloud Wasn't me Cloud "I don't know." "Wrong guy? It puts us in a bad situtation. That guy's taken over the john." "And he hasn't even paid his hotel bill yet." "Ah... if you're checking in, would you pay his bill, too?" (Barret runs out of the bathroom) Barret "Yo, Cloud! Still too early, ain't it?" (He runs back in) "What now? Call it a night?" "200 gil a night." (sells a room) (Cloud walks onto the beach.) Aerith "Oh! Cloud!!" Tifa "Look, look at that!" (The camera pans over to show Hojo reclining in a beach chair, surrounded by beautiful women.) Cloud "Hm...?" Who, Hojo...? That girl in the bikini......? ***Cloud Who, Hojo? Cloud "Is that man over there, Hojo?" Tifa "Go over and talk to him." ***Cloud That girl in the bikini......? Cloud "Not a bad view...." Tifa "What're you looking at?" "That man over there. That's Hojo from Shinra. Get outta here. Go talk to him!" (He goes over to him) "God!! What do you want?" I want to talk with that man Is that Hojo? ***Cloud I want to talk with that man "(Hey, who do you think you are?)" "Professor Hojo. That scary man says he wants to talk with you." ***Cloud Is that Hojo? "(What's his problem?)" "Yes, that's right. It's the Professor!" "Professor... someone's here to see you, sir." Hojo "I'm busy right now." ".....But. Too bad." Hojo "Oh, I remember you all now." "Yes, yes. I remember now." (Hojo sits up) Hojo "It's been a long time, Cloud." Cloud "Hojo....." Hojo "Sometimes you just gotta do something like this." Cloud "....What are you doing?" Hojo "It should be obvious. I'm getting a tan." Cloud "Answer me!" Hojo "Hmm! I believe we're both after the same goal." Cloud "You mean Sephiroth?" Hojo "Did you see him?" "I see..... Ha! Ha!" (He stands up) Cloud "What is it?" Hojo "Nothing. I just remembered a certain hypothesis......." "Haven't you ever had the feeling something is calling you?" "Or that you had to visit some place?......" Cloud "I'll go anywhere Sephiroth is at!" "To beat him and put an end to all this!" Hojo "I see...... This could be interesting." "Were you in SOLDIER? ....Heh heh heh! Would you like to be my guinea pig?" (Cloud draws his sword) Hojo "Oh, now what? Are you going to draw your sword?" Tifa "Stop, Cloud! I know how you feel, but you mustn't." (He puts it away) Hojo "Ha! Ha! Ha!...." (He gets off his beach chair and looks at Aerith) Hojo "Say, aren't you the 'Ancient?'" Aerith "I'm Aerith. The least you can do is remember my name." "I want you to tell me something, Professor Hojo....." "I know I'm an Ancient. My mother told me." Hojo "Your mother? Oh, you mean Ifalna. How is she?" Aerith "You didn't know? She died." (He looks away) Hojo "......I see." Aerith "Professor Hojo...." "Is Jenova an Ancient? Is Sephiroth an Ancient? Do we all have the same blood?" Hojo "......mumble....mumble..... head west...." Aerith "He's mumbling slowly.... That must mean he's hiding something!" (Hojo gets back on his beach chair) Hojo "................." Tifa "Hey! Answer us!!" (He is silent) Cloud ".......It's no use. It's no go." "He never takes off his lab coat even in thie heat. I guess that's the mark of an intellectual." "I'd be happy to be a guinea pig, if it's for Professor Hojo!" "Yipes! Help!!" "....breath.... breath...! Kind of takes your breath away, don't it!?" "If you're headed for Mt. Corel, then you'd better buy some 'Soft.'" "At least that's what they always say, don't they?" "Be prepared, and you'll never fear." "Hey, I'm no idiot. I NEVER count my chickens before they hatch! Pretty good, huh?" Scene 55 - Mountain Pass - Another Reactor - (They leave Costa del Sol and head south, until they reach a mountain pass. A man is resting there) "Whew!" "Hey!" "You're actually talking to me." Cloud "What is it?" "I just passed a guy in a black cape back there." "I just tried to tell him that it's dangerous up ahead, and he ignored me!" Cloud "Sephiroth...." Aerith "There was a black-cloaked guy here, too?" Tifa "Let's hurry on." (They continue on, past the mountain pass, passing a Mako reactor and crossing many mine-car tracks, until they reach a bridge. The other two are there.) Red XIII "Wha? Oh, it's you." "There seems to be an instrument in that hut that manipulates this bridge." "Perhaps it's best if we rest a moment." (The camera moves over to show the hut.) "The shack is here!! (^^);" Cloud "Ok, then...." PHS Let's move on! ***Cloud PHS (Change party members) ***Cloud Let's move on (He continues) (They cross the upper bridge and enter the hut.) Cloud "OW!! Sure is tight in here..." "Come on, Cloud, don't let it get to you. Let's see... this is it." "Maybe if I turn this..." "...something should happen." Do it Leave it ***Cloud Do it (Cloud turns the switch. The drawbridge lowers and the other party members run across.) ***Cloud Leave it (He leaves) (Here you have the option of climbing the side of the mountain. At the top, you find two baby birds, nesting on top of a treasure.) Aerith "How cute!!" Tifa "Yes!! ....how cute." Cloud "What should we do?" Take the damn treasure Leave it where it is ***Cloud Take the damn treasure Cloud "Times are tough... I'm taking the treasure." Tifa "Oh! Cloud! Your hair looks like a Chocobo!" Aerith "Cloud......" (After a battle with a Cockatrice [ the mommy, we presume ], you receive 10 Phoenix Downs.) ***Cloud Leave it where it is Cloud "It's got nothing to do with us. Let's just leave it." Aerith "Cloud......" (Cloud continues. Along the way, he climbs a pile of rubble and comes across a hidden room. A miner lives there.) "Hey! How'd you ever wind up around here?" "Look, I'm sorry but, I can't do a thing for you!" "Oh boy!! Corel sure has gone to pot. It used to be a famous coal mining town!" "They say there were more jobs than you could shake a..." "Well, you get the picture!" "Now, it's nothing but a miserable pit! Me, my bulldozer... everything's out of work." "Got no job... I can't even show my face. 'Bout all that's left for me is to just live in this hole all day." (Can't help? Not so. Cloud grabs some treasure from his room and continues. Crossing a long suspended bridge across a deep gorge, he arrives in North Corel.) Scene 56 - North Corel - Barret's Hometown - (Cloud arrives in North Corel. Barret approaches several people there, some dressed in mining outfits. One steps forward and punches him, then steps back.) "Well, lookey here! Never thought I'd ever see your face again." "They kick you out of another town or somethin'?" "You destroy everything you touch." "You got a lot of balls comin' back here!" "Look at this place! It's all your fault North Corel turned into a garbage heap!" "Why doncha say something!?" "Or did ya forget what you done here already?" (Barret sighs) Barret "...I'm sorry...." "^%$#! You ain't even worth the effort." "Don't waste your time talkin' to the Techno-freak!" (The other people disperse. Barret returns to the party) Barret "You heard 'em... It's my fault this town was... destroyed..." (He runs away.) People in North Corel "YOU know who's responsible for North Corel winding up like this!" "The next train's coming in soon." "Grandpa used to be a coal train engineer." "He still can't kick his old habits from then." "Get out of the way!!" "The only way we can make ends meet around here now is by collecting junk!" "Please buy something! Anything will do!" (sells items) "What do you want?" Buy Listen to your story Not interested ***Cloud Buy (Sells items) ***Cloud Listen to your story "Take that road on the left to the Ropeway station!" "The Roadway'll take you to the Gold Saucer." "It don't mean much to the poor folks though..." ***Cloud Not interested "If you want to survive, then you're gonna need some of my weapons." (sells weapons) "I hear it's a big fad now in the city to get tattoos. Is that right?" I wouldn't know That's right ***Cloud I wouldn't know "Really...? I saw a big '1' on the arm of a young guy heading towards the Ropeway. That Black Cape he had on was really cool." ***Cloud That's right "I guess I should get a '0' tattoo! For a poor man like me, '0' oughtta be perfect." "Yaaay!! What do you wanna play?" "Because of them...... ugh my husband got into that accident.... He used to be such a strong man..." "How am I supposed to continue living in a town that's lost everything...?" "To hell with the Mako reactor!" (Cloud goes to the Ropeway station. The others are waiting there.) Aerith "Barret, what happened?" Barret "Sorry." Cloud "What happened?" Barret "My hometown used to be around here." Red XIII "What do you mean, 'used to'?" Barret "It ain't here no more. Heard it got buried... in just 4 years." Aerith "But how could those people say those terrible things?" Barret "An' it's my fault. ALL my fault." (The scene fades. It changes to a shot of Corel, many years ago. Idyllic. A cat and dog play with a young child. Barret speaks over the scene.) Barret "Corel was always a coal mining town." "It's so dusty, but calm and so poor... a real small town, this one." "That's the first time I ever heard the word "Mako reactor" mentioned since that time..." (The scene changes again. We are now at the village headman's house. Many people are gathered there, including Barret. Scarlet, with two of her bodyguards, is standing near the door as if she just walked in. Dyne is sitting on the couch. The village headman walks over to him.) Village headman "What are we going to do? The only one against this is Dyne." Dyne "I am definitely against it, no matter what. There's nothing to talk about if you're thinking of throwing away our coal!" "Our coal's been protected for generations. Our fathers, and theirs before them, risked their lives for it." "We have no right to throw it all away so easily!" Barret "But listen, Dyne. No one uses coal nowadays. It's the sign of the times." Scarlet "Right, everything is Mako, now." "It'll be all right, Dyne. Shinra, Inc. will guarantee your livelihood once the Mako Reactor is completed." Barret "Listen. Dyne. I don't want my wife, Myrna, to suffer anymore." (Dyne makes pleading gestures, then slumps forward.) Dyne "I know how you feel! I feel the same way too, damn it!" "But even so, I won't give away our coal mines!" (The village headman puts his hand on Dyne's shoulder.) Village Headman "Dyne... you've got to understand." (Dyne looks at the village headman, then at Barret. He holds his head and starts to cry. The scene fades darkly, but not to black. Barret speaks.) Barret "That's how the Corel Reactor was built.... and completed." "We all thought it would bring us an easier life." (The scene fades to black. When it fades in again, we see the town of Corel in flames. One person falls four stories from a water tower. As the camera pans across the town, we see various townsfolk panicking, then dying.) Barret "It happened when Dyne and I were out of town for a few days." "Corel was burned down by the Shinra troops." "All the townspeople........ All my relatives......... Everyone...... Everything......" (The scene fades to black. We are now back at the Ropeway station. Cloud walks around to Barret.) Cloud "Shinra troops? What for!?" (Barret turns away) Barret "There was an explosion at a reactor." "Shinra blamed the accident on the people. Said it was done by a rebel faction." Tifa "That's so terrible!" Barret "Well, I guess that's true. But more than Shinra, I couldn't forgive myself." "Never should have gone along with the building of the reactor..." Tifa "Don't blame yourself. We were all fooled by the promises Shinra made back then." Barret "That's way... that's why I get so pissed off!!" "Not only did they take advantage of me... But I lost my wife, Myrna, too..." (The ticket vendor at the Ropeway station suddenly speaks) "Hey everyone! If you want to go to the 'Gold Saucer', hurry and get on!" "Ride the Ropeway?" Go on Don't go on ***Cloud Go on ***Cloud Don't go on Barret "Dyne was my best friend. We was close ever since we was kids..." (Cloud and the others board the Ropeway and ride to the Gold Saucer..) Scene 57 - Gold Saucer - Cait Sith, The God Of Luck - (Cloud and the others take the Ropeway to the Gold Saucer. FMV sequence as the Ropeway approaches. It is a huge golden structure, resembling something out of Star Wars, dotted with lights that shine and strobe happily. The Ropeway pulls into the station and Cloud gets off.) Chocobo "Welcome to the Gold Saucer." (Cloud speaks to the ticket seller.) "Welcome to the Gold Saucer." "Are you together? A single pass is 3000 gil, or you can purchase a lifetime pass for 30000 gil." Pay 3000 gil Pay 30000 gil Don't pay ***Cloud Pay 30000 gil "Thank you very much." "If you have a Gold Ticket, you can come and go freely into the park... as long as you don't lose it." "Here at the Gold Saucer, there are many places where you must pay with GP." "Just think of 'GP' as money that you can only use at the Gold Saucer." "GP can only be redeemed at the games in Wonder Square and at the Chocobo Races." "Your GP limit is 10000, so please be careful." "Please enjoy yourselves." (Cloud enters the Gold Saucer.) Aerith "Wow! Let's have fun!" (She turns to Barret, who is facing the wall.) Aerith "I know this isn't the right time to do this." (She walks over to him) Aerith "Hey, Barret, cheer up!" (He takes a step away from her.) Barret "I ain't in no cheery mood. So jes' leave me alone." (She goes over to him and looks at him.) Aerith "Really? That's too bad." (She runs over to Cloud) Aerith "Let's go!" (Tifa goes over to Aerith) Tifa "...whisper... whisper... (Wasn't that a little harsh, Aerith!?)" Aerith "...whisper... whisper... (Just act normal when this happens)" Tifa "...whisper... (You think so...?)" Aerith "Of course!" (Aerith runs over to Barret again) Aerith "We're gonna go play..." (Barret starts waving his arms) Barret "So PLAY! ...messin' round #@^%$!" "Don't forget we're after Sephiroth!" (He runs and jumps in the Wonder Square portal.) Aerith "...I think he's mad." Tifa "He'll be fine. He seems to be doing a little better now." (Cloud chooses who he wants to take with him into the Saucer. I chose Aerith.) People in the Event Square "What's your problem? Can't you see we wanna be alone?" "Geez, you're a real bummer. Why don't you leave us alone?" "We put on a really unusual show here. It's not on today, but come back again sometime and see it." People in the Speed Square Man "Hey boy." Cloud "Boy..." Man "How is it? You having fun?" "Mmm, so you ARE having fun. Well, good, good for you boy." Cloud "My name's Cloud. And stop calling me boy." Dio "Mmm? Me? I'm the owner of the Gold Saucer. The name's Dio." "Just call me 'Dio'." Cloud ".........(Not even listening)" Dio "By the way, boy, do you know what a 'Black Materia' is?" I know what it is What is it? ***Cloud What is it? Dio "Ha ha ha.... that, I say, that's a good one, boy! But it's not good to lie. You can't fool me." Cloud "Why d'you ask me?" Dio "Well, a while back, a boy your age came in and asked me if I had a 'Black Materia.'" "I thought you might know who he was, seein' as how you're both about the same age." Cloud "Did he happen to have... a Black Cape..." Dio "Why yes, yes indeed. And a tattoo on his hand that said '1'." Cloud "Where did he go!?" Dio "Ha ha ha, I have no idea." "Well then." "I say, stop by the Battle Arena if you like, boy." "You'll probably like it. Many of my collections are on display there." "Ha, ha ha." (He leaves.) "We have to be careful of these steps." "What...? A lot of things..." "First, I gotta memorize the order it comes out, and then guess on the attacks...... mumble, mumble....." "Hear the rules for this attraction?" Yes Not interested ***Cloud Yes "This attraction, Shooting Coaster is" "While your ride's going ZOOM, you're going BANG BANG, and things are going PHEW PHEW amd you destroy them with a big BOOM. Pretty simple, isn't it?" "Oh, to shoot, hit the O button. And, the Bar that's shown on the left side of the screen is the Power Meter." "When it's full, it'll go BROOOOOM and when it's empty, it'll only go BRM and become weak. So be careful." "Also, if you're in the Top 3 you'll get on the Wall of Fame." ***Cloud Not interested "This attraction costs 10 GP." Pay Changed my mind "Would you like to see the Wall of Fame?" Yes Not interested ***Cloud Yes (You see your high scores) "You'll receive a prize if you get more than 3000 points. So good luck." ***Cloud Not interested People in the Round Square "Welcome. This attraction is 3 GP. "Shall you be riding this evening?" Yes, I shall No, I shan't People in the Ghost Square "Welcome. Thank you for coming to the Ghost Hotel." "Uuuuuuuuuugh....." "For reservations, please step up to the counter." "Uuuuuuuuuuugh..." "It's our most popular employee, Mr. Hangman." Mr. Hangman "Welcome!" "It's 5 GP a night. Would you like to stay?" Yeah, all right No thanks People in the Battle Square "I'm sorry, we're currently renovating. Please come again." (Cloud goes to the Wonder Square. When he arrives, a... stuffed cat riding a giant moogle approaches.) "Hey you!! What're you lookin' so down for!?" "How 'bout it? Want me to read your fortune!? A bright future! A happy future!" "Oh, but don't hold it against me if it's not a great prediction!" "Oh, so sorry! I'm a fortune telling machine. The name's..." (The PLAYER names Cait Sith) Cloud "You can only read the future?" Cait Sith "You kidding!? I can find missing things, missing people, anything!" Cloud "Then can you tell me where a man named Sephiroth is?" Cait Sith "Sephiroth, right?" "Okay, here goes!!" (He does a little fortune-telling dance...) Cloud "...Ordinary luck. It will be an active fortune." "Give into the good will of others, and something big'll happen by summer. ...wait... what's this?" Cait Sith "Huh? Let me try again." (He does the dance again) Cloud "Be careful of forgetfulness. Your lucky color is... blue?" "...Forget it." Cait Sith "Wait, wait give me another chance!" "Wait! Let me try it again!" (He does a super-fast dance!) Cloud "...What the!?" Aerith "What?" Cloud "What you pursue will be yours. But you will lose something dear." Cait Sith "I don't know if it's good OR bad..." "This's the first time I ever got something like THIS." (He nods) Cait Sith "Then shall we?" Aerith "What are you talking about?" Cait Sith "As a fortune teller, I can't help but think about this." "If I don't see what it leads to, I won't be able to relax. That's why I'm going with you!" Aerith "What are we going to do, Cloud?" Cait Sith "I'm comin' with you no matter WHAT you say!" (He joins the party!) Cloud "H... hey!" People in the Wonder Square "Come now, no running!" "They probably told you at the entrance, but most of the attractions at Gold Saucer only take 'GP'." "They don't sell GP. You can only get 'em from the Wonder Square games or at the Chocobo Races." "You have (number of GP)." "Exchange your GP for prizes here. Want to exchange?" "Nope. I'm not quitting until I clear this!" "Hyuuuu, BAM, BAM, BAM..." "Oh man, I just gotta shout." "...Don't worry 'bout me. Go ahead and play." "I get so caught up in these..." "Back there..." (Here you can play a game of Mog House.) This is Mog's House. It's in Mog Forest on Mt. Mog. The beginning of another day in the life of a Mog. (Mog comes out of his house) This year, Mog is pipapopupo years old. ...that's about 23 in human years. He's at that age when he should be looking for a mate. But before Mog can become an adult, he first needs to learn how to fly. (He climbs up on a mushroom) Even though Mog trains hard everyday... He still can't seem to get off the ground... (Mog flaps his wings, leaps off the mushroom... and lands flat on the ground.) Looks like he's still got a long way to go... Here's where you come in. Help Mog learn how to fly by pushing the O button and feeding him his favorite Kupo nut. But don't overfeed him. He won't be able to fly if he's too fat. (Here you feed him some Kupo nuts... 5 to be exact. He jumps up on the mushroom again) Oh? It seems like Mog's decided to take another shot at it. (He flaps his wings, jumps off, and starts flying! He flies around for a while, then comes in for a landing.) He did it! He's flying! Now he's finally become a full-fledged Mog. (Mog walks back into his house and shuts the door.) Tired but relaxed, our little Mog turns out the lights early and goes to bed. Good night, and sweet dreams... (Another Mog comes into Mog's front yard.) Oh?... What's this? Here comes a female Mog! (She knocks on Mog's door. He answers it, and when he sees Miss Mog, he starts jumping up and down.) Seems like he likes her too... (She sits on Mog's mailbox. Mog runs around to the mushroom) Now, will Mog be able to fly gracefully in front of her? Help him out with a few Kupo nuts. (You feed him three nuts. Mog jumps up onto the mushroom...) Oh? It seems like Mog's decided to take another shot at it. (He flaps his wings and flies around the yard.) He's flying!! Mog was able to do it!! (Mog lands on the mushroom) She must have fallen for his graceful flying form. (The screen fades to black.) Sometime later... (Mog's house fades back in. Mog comes out of his house.) Looks like things are going good with his new Mog-friend. Time for a quiet date in the forest. Her name is Mag. She is a good-natured Mog. (Mog and Mag walk off into the woods.) Best of luck to the both of you, Mog and Mag. May you have lots of healthy Mogs! (Fourteen baby mogs run out of the house and follow Mog and Mag.) Uh, no worries there, I guess... (One baby Mog runs back on to the screen and waves goodbye at you.) ~FIN~ "Hmmm...I'm impressed. Thanks for showing me it." "Here, take this." (The guy in front of the Mog House game gives you 30 GP.) People in the Chocobo Square "Go---!! Do it----!! That's it----!!" "Welcome to Chocobo Racing." "I'm sorry, but this is for authorized personnel only." "You can only buy up to 3 tickets. Think before you buy. For example, you could select half of the Chocobos and buy three boxes." Boxes? Not interested ***Cloud Boxes? "A box is buying 3 combinations of 2 Chocobos." "For example, if you select Chocobo 1, 3, and 5, you can purchase combinations, such as 1-3, 1-5, 3-5." "You can also play the limited wheel by selecting a Chocobo." Limited wheel? Not interested ***Cloud Limited wheel? "Playing a 'Limited wheel' means you select a Chocobo and use it in all of your combinations." "For example, if you have Chocobo 1, then you buy 1-2, 1-3, 1-4." "No matter how you make your bet, you win some and you lose some. It all comes down to insight and luck." "We usually buy tickets for the B rank and C rank races, right?" Rank? Not interested ***Cloud Rank? "In other words, 'rank' means the Chocobo's 'strength'. A is highest and C's the lowest." "When you become a Free Chocobo jockey, you'll be able to buy A rank tickets." "Of course, the higher the rank, the better the item ticket. Hey, maybe I'll become a Chocobo jockey!?" How DO you become one? Not interested ***Cloud How DO you become one? "You can become one if you own a Chocobo... and have some connections. But Chocobo's are pretty hard to catch and I don't have any connections." "Hey, what's that Chocobo on the odds sheet?" "That's how you can find out a Chocobo's condtion and strengths." "Hmm, if you can tell which ones are the strongest, then it's easy..." "Well, not as easy as you think. It's not just a matter of the Chocobo's strength." "but it also depends on the jockey and the Chocobo's personality." "If these are bad, they may use too much stamina, and affect other things." "Welcome. Would you like to buy some Chocobo tickets?" Yeah Explain it to me Not interested ***Cloud Explain it to me "This Chocobo Race has Virtual devices on the course." "They show natural scenery during the race that really doesn't exist." "You pick which Chocobo will finish first and second here." "And then buy the appropriate tickets." "And if the ticket you purchased is a winner, you'll receive a ticket for an item that will be listed on the panel." "You can exchange your tickets for items of GP at the exchange counter to the right of the entrance." Scene 58 - Barret's Crime - (Cloud goes to the Battle Square. When he arrives, he sees a guard standing at the foot of the steps.) Cloud "!!" (The guard falls over, dead.) Cloud "Mm!?" (The party runs over to him. Cloud checks for a pulse) Cloud "Dead....." Aerith "What!? Why?" (Cloud looks up, then runs into the Battle Square lobby.) Aerith "Cloud!? Where are you going?" (The others follow him. When they arrive in the lobby, they find the floor covered in blood and debris. There are many bodies scattered around.) Cloud "Did Sephiroth do this!?" (He checks a body) Cloud "No... it's not him... They're all shot... Sephiroth would never use a gun..." "Ugh, ugggh." (A body in the corner moves slightly. They all run over to him) Cloud "Hey, what happened!" "Ugh... ugh... a man with a gun... on his arm...." Aerith "It can't be!?" "Hold it right there! And stay quiet!!" (They all turn to the door. Dio and two guards walk in.) Dio "Did you guys do this!?" Cloud "N... no, it wasn't us!" Dio "I must've been wrong..." (Cait Sith turns to Cloud) Cait Sith "Hurry and run, it's gonna get ugly." (Cait Sith runs into the arena. Aerith follows.) Cloud "H... hey!" (Cloud runs after them. The two guards follow.) Dio "Hold them!" (They arrive in the arena. There is no way out. Dio emerges on a high platform.) Dio "That's as far as you go." (He gestures with his hand. Cait Sith checks a door. It's locked.) Cloud "Wait, listen to..." (Cait Sith comes back) Cait Sith "Cloud..." (Three huge robots leap into the arena and approach them. The screen fades to black. When it fades in again, we are at the "Gateway to Heaven." It is just a hole in the floor. One of the robots is holding Cloud over it.) Dio "One more to go." "Yes." Cloud "Hey! Pay attention!!" Dio "There's no need to listen. Pay for your crime down below!!" "Do it!" "Yes." (A guard presses a button, opening the 'Gateway.' The robot, still holding Cloud, leaps down. The screen fades.) Scene 59 - Corel Prison - (Cloud and the others land in the prison below the Gold Saucer.) Aerith "You all right?" Cloud "Where are we?" Cait Sith "A desert prison... Corel Prison..." Cloud "A desert prison?" Cait Sith "Yup, a natural prison in the middle of the desert... surrounded entirely by quicksand." "I heard that once you get in, you never get out...." "But, there was one special exception..." (The camera pans down. We see Barret standing near some pipes. There is a man lying face down on the ground near him.) Aerith "Hey!! Barret!!" (They all run over to him) Cloud "Barret..." (Barret turns) Cloud "Did he really....." (Barret steps back. Cloud steps forward.) Barret "Stay back! This's something I gotta deal with." (He turns away) Barret "Jes' leave me alone...." (He runs off) Cait Sith "Whew! That's one of your friends? He sure looks dangerous..." Aerith "Cloud, what should we do? Barret's not his normal self." (Cloud checks the dead man) Cloud "This one's been shot too..." People in Corel Prison "Wo-ho! Welcome to Corel Prison." "Ha ha ha" "I'll tell you one thing, rookie. This desert is extremely dangerous." "It'll welcome you in, but when you try to leave, it'll swallow ya." "I hear tell, some of them never make it out... the best thing is to stay out of the desert entirely." "Those guys only tell lies. Only lies. Not a one of 'em will tell you the truth." "Just talk with 'em a couple of times, and you'll get sick of them." "This place is heaven." "This place is heaven." "This place is heaven." "Man with a gun on his arm?" "Never heard of him." "Never heard of him." "Never heard of him." "You wanna see the Boss?" "Go Southwest and you'll meet him." "You'll meet him." "You'll meet him." "Once out in the desert, stay still and don't walk." "Don't walk." "Don't walk." "There's no way you'll ever see a mysterious Chocobo carriage. No way." "No way." "No way." "This elevator will talk you to the top..." "But, you gotta be picked a s Chocobo racer, first." "Want to enter the Chocobo Race?" Not interested Yeah, I want to enter ***Cloud Not interested "You thinkin' of livin' here forever? Then live a long life!" ***Cloud Yeah, I want to enter "Then go get permission with the boss of this place." Cloud "Who's the boss?" "You don't even know that? Oh man." "You new? Then go and pay your respects to Mr. Coates." Mr. Coates "Never seen your faces 'round here before. Goin' up?" Not interested Yeah, up ***Cloud Not interested Mr. Coates "Heh heh! You sure got guts!" ***Cloud Yeah, up Mr. Coates "You don't seem to understand how things work down here." "This is the Gold Saucer's garbage dump. And that makes alluv ya scrubs." "The only way to get back up there is to win the Chocobo Race." "But, it's not as easy as you rookies think." "Of course, if you got the boss's premission it'd be a different story but, YOU'll never get that!" "Ha ha ha ha." Scene 60 - Gun Arm - (Cloud enters a small shack on the edge of the prison. As he enters, we see that it is the same house we saw during Barret's story, only it is rundown and sooty, ravaged by fire. Barret bursts in the door.) Barret "Didn't I tell you not to come here!?" (He raises his gun-arm.) Cait Sith "Ju..... just hold on for a second! We just want to talk! You'll understand if you just hear us out!" (Barret fires. Cloud and the others lift their arms and try to protect their head, but they are not hurt. Barret continues to fire... A person falls to the ground. He was hiding behind the couch. They lower their arms. Barret turns away.) Barret "Didn't want none of ya to get involved..." (Cloud shrugs. The party members you left at the Gold Saucer rush in.) Aerith "Hey that's Cloud's line! '...It's too dangerous, I can't let you get involved...' blah, blah, blah..." Tifa "Yeah. We're already involved in this." "We saw you and hurried here. So come on Barret, just tell us what's going on." Barret "You guys..." Red XIII "I heard that the murders at the Battle Arena were done by a man with a gun-arm. ...Was that you?" (Barret shakes his head quickly, then looks up.) Barret "There's another.... another man that got a gun grafted inta one of his arms... It was four years ago...." (The screen fades white. When it comes in again, we are at the train tracks that join the Mako reactor they passed on the way to Corel.) I remember... I was on my way home from visiting a Mako Reactor being built. (Barret and Dyne come across the train tracks when the village headman rushes up from the direction of North Corel.) "Barret! Dyne! Come quick! The village's being attacked! It's Shinra soldiers!" Barret "What!!!?" (Barret and Dyne leap off the track and run to the cliff's edge. They see their village, in flames. Black smoke rises into the sky. Barret raises his arms and trembles.) Barret "What the hell happened? ......." (Barret falls to his knees. Dyne looks away. Barret punches the ground and Dyne shakes his shoulder.) Dyne "Hey, Barret! It's not over yet!" "Everyone's waiting! Let's go back to the village!" (The scene shifts back to the train tracks. Four Shinra soldiers come onto the tracks and aim their guns at the village headman.) "Barret! Dyne! Protect the village!" (They fire. The village headman falls.) Barret "Hmp!! Old man!!" (They start firing at Barret and Dyne. Dyne leaps under the tracks, but Barret is left dancing his way though their fire.) Dyne "C'mon, Barret! We gotta hurry!" (He runs off.) Barret "Krggh!!" (He follows Dyne. When he reaches him, they stop, standing at the edge of a high cliff. Scarlet enters and stands by the guards, still firing.) Dyne "Barret!! You stay here!!" Scarlet "Kyaa haa, ha!!" "You can shoot all day and never hit them with an aim like that." Barret "Shu'up!!" (Scarlet knocks one of the guards off the tracks. The rest stop firing and face her.) Scarlet "Haa, ha, ha!! Stop playing around and cover me!!" (They surround Scarlet and resume firing at Barret and Dyne.) Dyne "Watch out!!" (They hit Dyne, who falls from the cliff. Barret grabs his left arm just in time to save him from falling.) Barret "Dyne!! Hang on!!" "Lissen to me!! You're comin' back the the village, hear!!?" Dyne "Yeah... I ain't lettin' go..." "You're comin' back... Everyone's waitin' for ya..." "Eleanor... and Marlene... They all waitin' on us..." (FMV sequence. The guards continue to fire. Their fire sweeps along the edge of the cliff, hitting Dyne's and Barret's arms. Dyne falls from Barret's grasp, into the chasm. The scene fades back to the house in Corel Prison.) Barret "From then on, I couldn't use my right arm no more." (He looks down) Barret "...I was depressed for a while." (He straightens) Barret "But then I threw away my artificial arm and got this gun grafted in." (He turns away) Barret "Got a new right arm to get revenge on the Shinra, who took everything away..." (He faces the others again) Barret "Back then, I heard the doc say there was another man who got the same operation as me." "But, his was the left arm..." Cloud "....." Aerith "But... Dyne's injury was the same as yours, right?" Tifa "Yeah, that's right. He was deceived by the Shinra too." "He'll probably join us to fight against the Shinra." Barret "...wouldn't bet on it. I gotta 'pologize to Dyne before I can rest in peace." "An' that's why, I gotta go alone." Cloud "Do whatever you want... Is that what you want to hear?" "Well, I can't let you do it. Because, if you die on me, I'm gonna have nightmares." Aerith "Barret, this isn't the end." "Weren't you going to save the Planet?" Barret "Shit! Tifa, you oughtta know by now." Tifa "...That's all right. I'm not so different from you." Aerith "That's easier to understand. It's you, Barret." Cloud "So there it is, Barret. So I guess it'll be Barret, me, and......" (Cloud chooses a third party member.) Scene 61 - Dyne - Broken Trust - (Cloud, Barret, and the others travel north from Corel Prison to the junkyard. At the north side of the junkyard, they meet Dyne, who his shooting his gun-arm at random things. The ground is littered with debris, and the gives way at a cliff's edge into a deep gorge. There are two crosses, one large and one small, crudely stuck into the ground by the cliff's edge.) Barret "...Dyne .... Is that you?" (Dyne looks up) Dyne "Now that's a voice I haven't heard in years..." (Dyne comes toward Barret. He is limping.) Dyne "A voice I'll never forget..." Barret "I always hoped I'd be able to see you again someday..." "I knew you were alive somewhere... we had the same operation." "Listen to me Dyne. I want to..." (Barret walks toward Dyne. Dyne fires at him and he stops.) Dyne "What's that? ...I hear her voice." Barret "......?" Dyne "I hear her voice, Eleanor's voice. Begging me... not to hate your rotten guts." (He looks down.) Dyne "That's why I didn't hunt you down..." Barret "I know I was stupid. I'm not asking you to forgive me." "But... What're you doin' in a place like this?" "Why ya wanna kill those that ain't even involved? Why?" (Dyne lifts his good arm) Dyne "....Why!? The hell do you care for!?" (He points at Barret) Dyne "Are the people killed going to understand 'why'? Are the people of Corel going to understand just hearing Shinra's excuses?" (He lifts his other arm.) Dyne "I don't CARE what the reason is!" (He lowers it) Dyne "All they give us are artillery and stupid excuses... What's left is a world of despair and emptiness..." Barret "........" Dyne "You still want to hear 'why'? ...All right, I'll tell you." (He limps away from Barret.) Dyne "'Cause I want to destroy everything." (He shoots at something.) Dyne "The people of this city." (He limps back and shoots again.) Dyne "This city itself." (He shoots at Barret's feet three times. Barret cringes with each.) Dyne "The whole world!" (Dyne turns away) Dyne "I got nothing left in this world. Corel, Eleanor...... Marlene......" Barret "Dyne, Marlene...... Marlene's still alive." (Dyne looks over his shoulder at Barret) Dyne "........?" Barret "I went back into town. I thought she was gone for sure." "That is why I wanted to be by her side till the end." "That's when I found her..... ...found Marlene." Dyne "..." Barret "She's in Midgar. Let's go see her together, all right?" Dyne "So...... she's still alive..." "All right, Barret. I guess that means you and I gotta fight." Barret "What!?" (Dyne turns back toward Barret) Dyne "Eleanor's alone all by herself. I've got to take Marlene to her." Barret "Dyne.... are you insane!?" Dyne "Marlene wants to see her Mom, don't she?" (Dyne starts firing directly at Barret. Barret tries to block the bullets with his arms) Barret "Stop, Dyne! I can't die yet!" (Dyne stops.) Dyne "Oh yeah? Well my life's been over ever since then." (He starts firing again) Barret "Stop it! I don't wanna fight you!" (The camera pans down to show Cloud again.) Cloud "Barret!" Barret "Cloud, you stay the hell out of it! This is MY problem!!" (Boss battle with Dyne) (Dyne falls to his knees. Barret runs toward him) Dyne "Back!!" (He gets up and limps over near the cliff's edge. He leans against a piece of broken metal.) Dyne "...it wasn't just my arm...... back then...." "I lost something irreplaceable. I don't know where I went wrong..." Barret "Dyne..... I don't know either, man." "Is this the only way... we can resolve this?" Dyne "I told you... I... I want to destroy everything..." "Everything... This crazy world... Even me..." Barret "An' what about Marlene? What's gonna happen to her!?" Dyne "Think about it... Barret... How old was Marlene back then...?" "Even if I did go to her now... she wouldn't even know me..." "And what's more... Barret...." (He looks at his hands.) Dyne "These hands are a little too stained to carry Marlene anymore..." (Barret looks down.) Barret "......" Dyne "Barret..." (Barret straightens. Dyne tosses something to him.) Dyne "Give that pendant to Marlene... It was... Eleanors's... my wife's... memento..." Barret "All right..." Dyne "...wow... Marlene's... already..... 4......" (Dyne limps over to the cliff's edge. Many rays of sunlight break through the clouds overhead, striking the ground below the two crude crosses.) Dyne "Barret.... Don't... make... .....Don't ever make Marlene..... cry..." Barret "Dyne...?" (Barret runs forward.) Barret "Dyne!" (Dyne falls backwards, his arms outstretched, off the cliff's edge.) Barret "Dy--------ne!!" (He falls to his knees.) Barret "...Dyne. Me an' you were the same..." "My hands ain't any cleaner.... I shouldn't be able to carry.... Marlene either...." "Uuuuurrrrgghh!!!" (The camera pans upwards, showing Barret raising his arms to the sky. The sun shines on the forest in the distance. The screen fades to black.) Scene 62 - Ester, Your New Manager - (Cloud and the others are in the truck where Mr. Coates resides.) Mr. Coates "You want somethin'?" Barret "I want to go up." Mr. Coates "Like I told you before, you gotta get the Boss' permission, then win the Chocobo....." Barret "Dyne's got his reasons an' can't speak." "So, I got this instead." (He shows Mr. Coates Dyne's pendant.) Mr. Coates "Yeah, bull--!!" Barret "I want to go up." (He nods) Mr. Coates "R, right." "Did you kill Dyne?" "You must've. Or you'd never be holding that thing." "So Dyne's dead... Maybe now, the place'll calm down a little." "Dyne didn't care who anyone was......" (Barret grabs him by the neck.) Barret "The hell do YOU know!!" Mr. Coates "R... ri.... right! I mean, no, I DON'T know anything. S, s... sorry." (Barret releases him. He brushes off his bright green coat.) Cloud "Then, will you get us outta here?" Mr. Coates "Huh? Oh man, you guys are mistaken." (He shrugs) Mr. Coates "I already told you, there's only one way to get outta here." "That's to win the Chocobo Race and that's help up there, in the Gold Saucer." "And, only one racer can go up at a time." (Barret grabs him by the neck again) Barret "Say what!?" Mr. Coates "Nooo! Really, even if you threaten me!!" "A rule's a rule. I can't change it." "If I do, the whole system down here'll get messed up!! An' I can't do that!" "Okay, ok, I'll let one go up there. After that, he's gotta deal with Dio." (Barret lets him go) Barret "Awright then." (He turns to Cloud) Barret "Cloud, you go." "We'll wait down here." "Hurry up an' win that Chocobo Race, an' get us outta here!" Aerith "Yes, good luck, Cloud." Mr. Coates "Have you decided?" "All you need now is a manager." "...and register and get a Chocobo..." "Hi...... I happened to hear your story." (Everyone turns toward the door) Mr. Coates "Ester?" (Ester walks in.) Ester "I'll be your manager." Mr. Coates "Well, I have nothing against it, but...." "This is Ester. She may look kinda funny..." "But there's no better manager in the races." Ester "That's so rude..." "Yeah, well. Nice to meet you, Cloud." Mr. Coates "All right then, Cloud." "I'll send you up on the elevator. Ester'll fill you in on the details." Scene 63 - Chocobo Race - Free - (Ester and Cloud are riding up the elevator to the Gold Saucer.) Ester "Hmm, so that's what happened. I'll talk to Dio directly. You just concentrate on the race." "Oh yeah, getting back to the other thing, there are many different types of Chocobo jockeys. It's not only for criminals." "Some people compete for the fame, some people compete for the money, some only for glory... And then there are people like you." "Oh yeah, I'll teach you how to ride a Chocobo." All right Not interested ***Cloud All right Ester "Ummm... First use the [Select] button to choose either AUTO or MANUAL." "In other words, either you control the Chocobo or let it run on its own." "But it's pretty hard to make the Chocobo run the way you want it to. If the Chocobo doesn't like you, it won't listen." "You can't really help on this one." "But, most of the Chocobo's that I'll provide you with are mellow and you should be able to handle them." "When you're riding, use the Square button to Speed Up and the X Button to Slow Down." "But, it you go faster than the Chocobo can handle, it'll lose its stamina really fast." "And use the Directional button to move the Chocobo left and right, use the O button to get a boost of speed." "Of course your stamina runs out faster though." "There are some bad-tempered Chocobos that can't pace themselves and they'll lose their stamina pretty fast." "For there kinds of Chocobos, you should set the controls on Manual and slow it down." "Finally, some advice for the restless, once the first and second Chocobo cross the goal line," "Push the [Start] button to end the race." (They arrive at the top of the elevator and enter the jockey's lounge.) Man "You new?" Ester "Hi, Joe." Joe "Hey, Ester, you're looking pretty as usual." Ester "Thanks." "Let me introduce you, Cloud." "This is Joe, one of the top Chocobo Jockeys." Joe "Nice to meet you, Cloud." "If you're with Ester, then..." Ester "Right! He's an up and coming jockey." "He's only been down here for a day and already he made it up here!!" "What!?" Joe "Oh, I see..." "So what did you do down there?" "Sorry... you're not supposed to ask about the past here..." "Pretty interesting.... I have a feeling that we'll meet again." "Then, until we meet again, Cloud." (He leaves) Ester "I'm going to check on the Chocobo. You just wait here for a while." (She leaves. There is a loud tone on the intercom system.) "The race will start in a few moments. Will the jockeys for the next race, please proceed the the paddock." "I repeat..." (All the jockeys at the table rise and leave.) Ester "Cloud." (She arrives in the lounge) Ester "Thanks for waiting. I registered you in the next race." "This is a Chocobo I prepared myself. He won't lose easily." "Oh yeah... You know how to ride one?" Uh, how was it again? Yeah, I got it ***Cloud Yeah, I got it Ester "Then, good luck." (Cloud rides his Chocobo [and hopefully wins!]) Ester "Congratulations!! Now you're home free!" "Oh yeah, the owner told me to give this letter to you when you won." Dio "Boy, if you're reading this letter, then you must have won. And won a victory that I am sure you earned." "I heard about Dyne from Ester. Now that you are victorious, I promise that you and all your friends will get a full pardon, and you will all be set free." "And also, by way of apology, I prepared a little gift for you to use on your journey." "Sorry I couldn't be there to tell you this in person, but I'm a very busy man. Sincerely, Dio" Cloud "A gift?" (The PHS rings. Cloud answers) Aerith "Cloud, isn't this great!? The assistant manager just stopped by and dropped off a 'buggy' for you!" "Now you can go over 'deserts' and 'rivers' no problem." "OK, Cloud. I'll be waiting outside." Cloud (Hmm? The letter continues...) "P.S. I just recently met Sephiroth. He must have a lot of fans with boys your age." "Why don't you get his autograph? It seems he's headed toward the South of the river, towards Gongaga." Cloud "Sephiroth..." Ester "I guess this is goodbye." "Yeah. Well, if you ever get your own Chocobo, come race again." "I'll take care of your registration and everything. I'll see you again." (Cloud exits the Gold Saucer and drives south on his new buggy, towards Gongaga.) Scene 64 - The Turks - Ruined Reactor - Gongaga Village - Aerith and Zack - (Cloud and the others arrive in the Gongaga area. Cloud approaches an intersection along the forest path leading to the town, then stops.) Cloud "Is someone there?" (The camera pans over. Reno and Rude are standing in the road.) Reno "Hey, Rude. Who do you like?" (Rude turns away) Reno "What are you getting so embarrassed about? Come on? Who do you like?" Rude "...........Tifa." Reno "Hmmmm......." "That's a tough one." "But, poor Elena. She.... you......" Rude "No, she likes Tseng." Reno "I never knew that! But Tseng likes that Ancient..." (The camera pans back over to show Cloud.) Cloud "What are they talking about?) (Elena enters, coming up behind Cloud.) Elena "It's so stupid!" "They always talk about who they like or don't like. But Tseng is different." "Ah! Oh no!" (She runs over to Reno and Rude) Elena "They're here! They're really here!" Reno "Hmm... Then it's time..." "Rude... Don't go easy on them even though they're girls." Rude "...Don't worry, I'll do my job." Elena "Then, we're counting on you. I'll report to Tseng!" (She runs off) Reno "It's been a while." "Payback time for what you did in Sector 7." Sector 7? Out of our way ***Cloud Sector 7? Reno "That's sad." ***Cloud Out of our way Reno "I don't like being taken for a fool." Rude "That's as far as you go." (Boss battle with Reno and Rude) Aerith "...How could they know we were coming here?" Cloud "They followed us...... But there weren't any signs of it. Then, that means......" Tifa "A spy!? ...No way." (Cloud turns away and looks up) Cloud "I don't even want to think that there's a spy...." (He turns) Cloud "I trust everyone." (Cloud goes up one path to a reactor in the distance. The surrounding area is littered with massive chunks of steel debris, and the reactor itself stands in ruins, as if blown apart.) Cloud "A ruined reactor." (A helicopter lands near the entrance, and Scarlet and Tseng get out of it.) Cloud "It's Scarlet, Head of Shinra Weapon Development." (He hides behind the reactor. Scarlet and Tseng approach. Scarlet pokes around in the rubble.) Scarlet ".....Hmph! This isn't any good either." "You only get junky materia from junky reactors." (She walks back over to Tseng) Scarlet "This reactor's a failure." "What I'm looking for is big, large, huge materia. You seen any?" Tseng "No, I haven't seen it. I'll get on it right away." Scarlet "Please. We could make the ultimate weapon if we only had some." Tseng "I just can't wait." Scarlet "With Hojo gone, the Weapon Development's been getting a bigger budget." Tseng "I envy them." Scarlet "But, even if we make the perfect weapon, could that stupid Heidegger ever use it?" Tseng "....." Scarlet "Oh... sorry! I forgot Heidegger was your boss! Ha ha ha!" Tseng "....." Scarlet "Let's go!" (They leave.) Cloud "...Big, large, huge materia?" "An ultimate weapon? The perfect weapon?" "Just what are the Shinra up to...?" (The camera pans down to show Scarlet and Tseng getting into the helicopter, which takes off. Cloud grabs the materia Scarlet passed up, Titan, and heads back to the intersection and down the other path. It leads to Gongaga town. As Cloud enters, the camera pans up to show the ruined reactor we already visited.) Cloud "A ruined reactor...." People in Gongaga "............." "Three years ago when the reactor exploded, my husband...." "Huh..... did you want something?" Buy accessories? Hear a story? Nothing in particular ***Cloud Buy accessories? (Sells accessories) ***Cloud Hear a story? "People can live without the Shinra's Mako Reactors." ***Cloud Nothing in particular "They sell the weapons on the second floor. Climb up the pole to get there." "...You want something?" Buy weapons? Hear a story? Nothing in particular ***Cloud Buy weapons? (Sells weapons) ***Cloud Hear a story? "Shinra built the reactor, without even thinking about the town's safety. And, this is the result." ***Cloud Nothing in particular "Oh... you here to shop?" Buy items? Hear a story? Nothing in particular ***Cloud Buy items? (Sells items) ***Cloud Hear a story? (A random choice of:) "It's been a while since the explosion, but you can still find pieces of it left all over town." "Shinra built the reactor, without even thinking about the town's safety. And, this is the result." "One day, there was a huge explosion. Many townspeople died in it..." ***Cloud Nothing in particular "This is Gongaga Village. Many people died here in a Mako reactor explosion." "The Shinra people told us that everyone would be happy once the Reactor was built. But, all it brought us was sadness..." "Uh... need somethin'?" Need a room? Hear a story? Nothing in particular ***Cloud Need a room? "It's 80 Gil a night." ***Cloud Hear a story? (A random choice of:) "It's been a while since the explosion, but you can still find pieces of it left all over town." "Shinra built the reactor, without even thinking about the town's safety. And, this is the result." "One day, there was a huge explosion. Many townspeople died in it..." ***Cloud Nothing in particular (Cloud enters a house near the southern edge of Gongaga. A man gets up from a chair inside.) "You a traveller? Hey wait, that glare in your eye... you in SOLDIER?" (A woman, presumably his wife, comes around the table) "Oh you're right! Don't you know anything about our son?" "His name is Zack." "It's been close to 10 years since he left for the city, saying that he didn't want to live in the country..." "He left saying he's going to join SOLDIER. You ever hear of a Zack in SOLDIER?" Cloud "Hmmm... I don't know." (Aerith looks down) Aerith "Zack..." "Young lady, you know him?" "I remember he wrote us 6 or 7 years ago saying that he had a girlfriend. Could that have been you?" (Cloud turns to Aerith) Aerith "That can't..." (She turns and leaves the house) Tifa "Zack..." (She follows Aerith) Cloud "What happened to you two?" (He follows them outside. Aerith is standing behind a house, facing a rock.) Cloud "Aerith..." Aerith "What a shock..... I didn't know Zack was from this town." Cloud "You know him?" (She turns to Cloud) Aerith "Didn't I tell you? He was my first love." Cloud "............" Aerith "Zack.... SOLDIER First Class. Same as Cloud." Cloud "Strange, there aren't that many who make First Class, but I've never heard of him." (She turns back to the rock) Aerith "That's all right. It's all in the past now. I was just worried because I heard he's been missing." Cloud "Missing?" Aerith "I think it was 5 years ago. He went out on a job, and never came back." "He loved women, a real lady's man. He probably found someone else..." (She walks to Cloud) Aerith "Hey? What's wrong?" Poor guy (jealous... envious...) ***Cloud Poor guy Aerith "I don't really mind that I haven't heard from him. But I feel for his parents." ***Cloud (jealous... envious...) Aerith "Are you... jealous? Hmm? Hmmm? Are you, Cloud?" (Cloud turns away) Aerith "I'm kidding. I'm sorry." Aerith "Let's go, Cloud." (Tifa is standing outside a building.) Tifa "Zack......" Cloud "Do you know him?" Tifa "N, no, I don't know him!" Cloud "Your face tells me differently." Tifa "I told you, I don't!" Cloud "A, all right." (She turns away) Tifa "..........." (She turns back) Tifa "That sounds just like you, leaving town, and saying 'I'm joining SOLDIER!'." Cloud "There were a lot of guys like that back then." Tifa "You must really be something making it in SOLDIER out of a group like that." "I really respect you..." I just got lucky I worked hard for it ***Cloud I just got lucky Tifa "Don't be so humble!" ***Cloud I worked hard for it Tifa "Hard work pays off, huh." Tifa "Cloud, thanks for caring." Scene 65 - Cosmo Canyon - Grudge - (They board the buggy and head northeast, to Cosmo Canyon. Right outside the town, the buggy begins to spark.) "!?" (The buggy makes some loud banging noises. Cloud gets out) Cloud "Oh man... a breakdown? Now?" (They enter the town of Cosmo Canyon. At the entrance, Red XIII comes bounding up and speaks with the gateman.) Red XIII "I am home! It is I, Nanaki!" "Hey, Nanaki! You're safe!" "Come on, and say hello to Bugenhagen!" (He runs off, up some stairs) Cloud "...Nanaki?" Aerith "Cosmo... Canyon? I wonder if there's any relation to the planet or the Ancients..." Tifa "Red XIII seems different, doesn't he?" (Cloud speaks with the gateman.) "Welcome to Cosmo Canyon. Are you familiar with this land?" Yes No ***Cloud Yes ***Cloud No "Let me explain." "People from all over the world gather here to seek the Study of Planet Life." "Ummgah! It's full capacity at present, so I'm afraid I can't let you enter." (Red XIII comes down the stairs) Red XIII "They helped me some when I was on the road. Please let them in." (He runs off) "...Oh, is that so? You helped our Nanaki? Please, come in." Cloud "Who is Nanaki?" "Nanaki is Nanaki. That's his name." People in Cosmo Canyon "Welcome to Cosmo Canyon. Make yourselves at home." "So this is Cosmo Canyon... Quite a mysteious place." "Have you come to seek the 'Study of Planet Life'?" That's it No ***Cloud That's it "Yeah? I heard there's an awesome observatory here. I'd like to see it if I have a chance." ***Cloud No "Oh yeah? What? The car broka down?" "Why don't you look around Cosmo Canyon, while I fix the car?" "Whoa!" "Don't scare me like that. I almost fell over." "Yaay! Nanaki! Nanaki's back! It's all thanks to this flame!" "This fire is called 'Cosmo Candle.' It has burned for generations." "It's a holy flame that protects this canyon." "I heard once, it only went out once, long ago." "The elders said something horrifying occurred, but I really don't know much about it." Elder Bugah "Is that so? You brought Nanaki back here?" "Yeah, thanks." "Welcome. How 'bout our original cocktail, 'Cosmo Candle?'" "A drink now and then is good for you. It'll relax you a bit. ...If you know when to stop." "Welcome to 'Shildra Inn'." "It'll be 100 gil a night. Would you like to stay?" "Hello. Looking for anything in particular?" (Sells items) "Oh, welcome." "The people of this canyon hate to compete. So almost everything here are replicas." "But that's all right. Some of them you really can use." Elder Hargo "Where did I put it...? I know it's around here..." "Bugenhagen sealed this door shut." "How'd he do that? With super glue?" "Oh man, I'm so busy. I need more help. Mummer... complaint..." "...num... yawn... Sir,... You... forgot..... your... ..change." "...num.... Yes, I'm coming." "Are you here to shop?" Yes, that's right No, what's your problem? ***Cloud Yes, that's right "Oh... is that so... You're here to shop?" "I'm sorry! We hardly ever get any customers so.... Oh, but I DO have confidence in our materia!" (Sells materia) ***Cloud No, what's your problem? "Oh... is that so.... then leave me alone and let me.... yawn.... sleep...." (Red XIII is waiting at the top of the stairs.) Red XIII "Here is where I was.... I mean, ...this is my hometown." "My tribe were protectors of those who appreciate this beautiful canyon and the Planet." "My brave mother fought and died here, but my cowardly father left her....... I am the last of my race." Cloud "Cowardly father?" Red XIII "Yes. My father was a wastrel." "And so the mission I inherited from my ancestors, is to protect this place. My journey ends here." "Hey! Nanaki--! You're home!" Red XIII "Coming, Grandpa!" (He runs off) Tifa "That's perfect. Why don't we take a break too? We can meet back here in a while, OK?" (The others run off.) Scene 66 - Bugenhagen's Observatory - (Cloud travels to the very top of Cosmo Canyon. He enters the shack there. Red XIII and Bugenhagen are waiting.) Red XIII "Cloud, this is my grandfather, Bugen." "He is incredible. He knows everything." Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. I hear that you looked after Nanaki a bit." "Nanaki is still a child you see." Red XIII "Please stop, grandfather. I'm 48." Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. Nanaki's tribe has incredible longevity." "So you see his 48 years would only be equivalent to say that of a 15 or 16 year old in human reckoning." Cloud "15 or 16!?" Bugenhagen "He's quiet and very deep. You thought he was an adult?" (Red XIII looks down) Red XIII ".......grandfather. I want to be an adult." "I want to grow up to be able to protect you and the village." Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. No Nanaki. You can't stand on your own yet." (He shakes his head) Bugenhagen "To do that now would destroy you in the long run." (He looks up) Bugenhagen "Reaching up into the heavens, threatening to snatch the very stars from the great city of Midgar. You're seen it, haven't you?" (He looks forward again) Bugenhagen "Well, that's a bad example. Looking up too much makes you lose perspective." (He jumps up on the table) Bugenhagen "When it's time for this planet to die, you'll understand that you know absolutely nothing." Cloud ".....When the planet dies?" (The music fades) Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. It may be tomorrow, or 100 years from now... But it's not long off." Cloud "How do you know this?" (Bugenhagen looks down for a moment) Bugenhagen "I hear the cries of the Planet." (There is a loud sound, resembling a whale song, very guttural, and natural. The camera pans up to the top of the house, showing the observatory there.) Cloud "What's that?" Bugenhagen "Tha sounds of the stars in the heavens. While this goes on, planets are born, and die." (There is a much louder sound, mixing with the others, much like the others, but.. mournful, painful.) Cloud "What was that?" (The camera pans back down to Bugenhagen, Cloud, and Red XIII.) Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. That was a scream from this planet." "Didn't you hear it? As if to say... I hurt, I suffer....." (The louder sound stops.) Red XIII "They have come here on a journey to save the planet." "Why don't you show them your apparatus?" (Bugenhagen jumps off the table. The music fades back in.) Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. To save the planet? Ho Ho Hoooo!" (He turns to Cloud) Bugenhagen "But, then again, I guess it wouldn't hurt to show him." "Bugenhagen!" (The camera pans over to show a young boy enter the shack.) "Several odd looking people have come." Bugenhagen "The whole place has gotten busy all of a sudden." Red XIII "He brought friends too. I'll go get them." (Red XIII leaves the shack) Red XIII "Cloud, please call one of them." "Only three people can fit in grandfather's machine." Bugenhagen "Don't worry. My machine won't run away. You go and invite your friends." (Cloud goes and retrieves two companions, scattered around Cosmo Canyon.) Scene 67 - The Lifestream - (Cloud returns to the shack at the top of Cosmo Canyon.) Bugenhagen "Here, over here. The door's unlocked, come on in." (Cloud enters the observatory room.) Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. It looks like you have them all together. Then let's begin." "I'll stand there." (FMV sequence as Bugenhagen activates the elevator. It takes them to the upper level, where there is a model of the solar system.) Aerith "So pretty... It's just like the real thing!" (Bugenhagen floats up near Jupiter) Bugenhagen "Hmm, yes pretty good. This is my laboratory." "All the workings of space are entered into this 3D Holographic System." (Aerith looks around) Aerith "Hey! A shooting star!" (FMV sequence. A shooting star rockets past Aerith, followed by a glowing orb, and several meteors. All of these are sucked into a black hole in the corner.) Aerith "Wow, how wonderful." Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. Yes, it is something, isn't it?" "Well, let's get to the subject." "Eventually... all humans die. What happens to them after they die?" "The body decomposes, and returns to the Planet. That much everyone knows. What about their consciousness, their hearts and their souls?" "The soul too returns to the Planet." "And not only those of humans, but everything on this Planet. In fact, all living things in the universe, are the same." (He raises his arms) Bugenhagen "The spirits that return to the Planet, merge with one another and roam the Planet." "They roam, converge, and divide, becoming a swell, called the 'Lifestream'." "Lifestream.... In other words, a path of energy of the souls roaming the Planet." (He lowers his arms) Bugenhagen "'Spirit Energy' is a word that you should never forget." "A new life... children are blessed with Spirit energy and are brought into the world." "Then, the time comes with they die and once again return to the Planet..." "Of course there are exceptions, but this is the way of the world." "I've digressed, but you'll understand better if you watch this." (FMV sequence. The camera zooms in on model Earth. We see trees and humans being born, then die. Their bodies becomes masses of swirling light, then streak across the surface of the Earth, merging. On the other side of the planet, the energy forms into a new being. Streaks of energy cover the planet, glowing many colors. Bugenhagen floats over to the planet.) Spirit energy makes all things possible, trees, birds, and humans. (Bugenhagen lifts his arm.) Not just living things. But Spirit energy makes it possible for Planets to be Planets. (The energy begins to converge at a point near Bugenhagen's hand.) What happens if that Spirit energy were to disappear? (The energy is all drawn into Bugenhagen's sleeve. When it is all gone, the planet turns jet-black, and crumbles, huge chunks floating off into space. The camera returns to the party.) Bugenhagen "......These are the basics of the Study of Planet Life." Cloud "If the Spirit energy is lost, our Planet is destroyed..." Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. Spirit energy is efficient BECAUSE it exists within nature." "When Spirit energy is forcefully extracted, and manufactured, it can't accomplish its true purpose." (Cloud looks up at Bugenhagen) Cloud "You're talking about Mako energy, right?" Bugenhagen "Everyday Mako reactors suck up Spirit energy, diminishing it." "Spirit energy gets compressed in the reactors and processed into Mako energy. All living things are being used up and thrown away." "In other words, Mako energy will only destroy the Planet..." (The elevator lowers again. Bugenhagen and the others are lowered to floor level.) Bugenhagen "The story of the planets... and those who lived with them...." "You want to know more? Then you must listen to the words of the elders." Scene 68 - Cosmo Candle - (Cloud leaves the shack and goes down to the Cosmo Candle. The others are all waiting there. He sits down and talks to each one.) Aerith "I learned a lot. The elders taught me many things." "About the Cetra... And the Promised Land..." (She looks down) Aerith "I'm...... alone..... I'm all alone now..." Cloud "But I'm..... we're here for you, right?" (She shakes her head) Aerith "I know. I know, but... I am the only.... Cetra." Cloud "Does that mean we can't help?" (She looks away. Cloud gets up.) Cait Sith "I wonder how many years it's been... Gosh, it brings back memories......" Barret "Cosmo Canyon... This's where AVALANCHE was born..." "I promised my guys someday... when we saved the planet from the Shinra, that we'd all go to Cosmo Canyon and celebrate..." "Biggs... Wedge... Jessie..." "Now they're all gone... died for the planet." "...Really? To save the planet?" "We all... we all hate the Shinra..." "Do I even got to go on?" "Will they...... ...will they ever forgive me?" (He shakes his head) Barret "...Right now, I really don't know. But I know one thing." "If there's anything I can do, to save the planet... or the people livin' on it... Then I'm gonna do it!" "I don't care if it's for justice or revenge, or whatever. I don't care..... let 'em decide for 'emselves." (He stands up and waves his arms around) Barret "Urrrrrgh! I'm gonna do it!!" "Again.... Again.... AVALANCHE's born again!" (He sits back down.) Tifa "Cloud..." "Bonfires are funny, aren't they?" "They make you remember all sorts of things." (She looks at Cloud) Tifa "You know, Cloud. 5 Years ago..." (Cloud nods) Tifa ".........It's nothing." (She looks at the fire again) Tifa "No, forget it. I'm afraid to ask..." (Cloud looks at Tifa) Cloud "What is it...?" Tifa "It feels like... It feels like you're going far away..." She looks at him) Tifa "You really, really are..... you... right?" (Cloud gets up.) Red XIII "......Long ago." "...When I was still very small. We were all around this flame..." (He shakes his head) Red XIII "No, never mind..." Cloud "What happened?" Red XIII "It's about my parents." "When I talk about my mother, I am full of pride and joy..." "And that's fine. ...But when I remember my father, my heart is full of anger..." (Bugenhagen floats over near them.) Bugenhagen "...You really can't forgive your father...?" Red XIII "Of course. He... left mother for dead." "When the Gi tribe attacked, he ran off by himself, leaving mother and the people of the Canyon!" (He shakes his head.) Bugenhagen "...Come, Nanaki. There's something you should see." Red XIII "...?" Bugenhagen "The place may be dangerous." (He floats off) Bugenhagen "Cloud. Will you and one other person come with us?" (Cloud chooses who he will take with him.) Scene 69 - Nanaki, Son Of Seto - (Cloud follows Bugenhagen to the sealed door.) Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo" "Are we all set?" Just a minute Yeah ***Cloud Just a minute Bugenhagen "Not ready yet? Tell me when you are ready." ***Cloud Yeah Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. Shall we go?" (Bugenhagen flips a switch and the door opens.) Bugenhagen "All right. Come in, come in." Red XIII "Hey? Aren't you going with us, Grandpa?" (Bugenhagen shakes his head) Bugenhagen "What are you crazy? It's dangerous in there. I told you that!" "You want an old man like me should go first? I'll be right behind you." (They enter the door. Climbing down a long series of ropes and ladders, they reach the bottom of a long tunnel. Traversing a cave, they reach a doorway, where Bugenhagen speaks.) Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo." "Everyone here's a Ghost of the Gi tribe. Killed in a certain battle." Red XIII "A certain battle?" Bugenhagen "The vengeful spirits of the Gi didn't disappear, and couldn't return to the Lifestream..." "We still have far to go. Ho Ho Hoooo." (They travel through the next cave.) Bugenhagen "As you can see, this cave leads to the back of Cosmo Canyon." "It was unfortunate that the Gi were larger than us. If they attacked though here, we wouldn't have stood a chance." Red XIII ".........." Bugenhagen "Let's move on." (They pass the next cave.) Bugenhagen "This warrior went through the cave all alone." "Fighting attackers one after another..." Red XIII "Grandpa........ That warrior...." Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo... We're almost there." (In the next cave, they find a huge, grotesque statue on the wall, surrounded by lava.) Bugenhagen "What is this.....?" Red XIII "Grandpa, is he...!?" Bugenhagen "After death... The ghosts of the Gi... Like stagnant air....." "This... can't be!!" (Boss battle with Gi Nattak) Bugenhagen "Thank you, Cloud. Because of you, we survived." "Nanaki, you have grown strong too." Red XIII ".......Oh yeah?" Bugenhagen "Now I know that it wasn't a mistake bringing you here..." "Come, I have something I want to show you. Right over here." (They all file into the next room. There is a huge pile of boulders surrounded by fog in the center. Red XIII leaps onto it.) Red XIII "This is..." Bugenhagen "...The warrior who fought against the Gi." "He kept them from taking even one step into Cosmo Canyon." (Bugenhagen floats, slowly, into the room.) Bugenhagen "But he was never able to return to town..." (He hops up on a stone and gestures upwards.) Bugenhagen "Look, Nanaki. Look at your father, at the warrior, Seto." (The camera pans upwards. We see a stone figure of one of Red XIII's tribe atop a high cliff. The moon glows red in the sky. FMV sequence as the camera swings around the figure.) Red XIII "...That... That's.... Seto?" Bugenhagen "Seto continued to fight the Gi tribe here. ...To the protect this Canyon." "Even after the Gi's poisonous arrows turned his body to stone......" "Even after they all ran away... Seto, continued to protect us." "And he continues to protect us, even now." Red XIII "Even now..." (The camera pans back down to Red XIII and the others.) Bugenhagen "You thought that he was a coward and ran away. But he, alone, risked his life to protect Cosmo Canyon." "That is your father, Seto." (Red XIII turns to Bugenhagen.) Red XIII "That..... that is Seto? ...!? Did mother know?" Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo... She knew. The two of them made me promise to keep this cave shut." "They asked me to seal it myself and not to tell a soul." "Thay said we should forget about this cave." (Red XIII looks down) Red XIII "........." (Bugenhagen turns to Cloud) Bugenhagen "Cloud..... Would you mind leaving the two of us alone?" (Cloud nods. He and the other exit.) Bugenhagen "Nanaki, I want you to continue your journey with Cloud and the others." Red XIII "Grandpa!?" Bugenhagen "Listen, Nanaki." (Bugenhagen floats back and forth.) Bugenhagen "Cloud says they are trying to save the planet." "Honestly, I don't think it can be done." "For even if they stop every reactor on the planet, it's only going to postpone the inevitable." "Even if they stop Sephiroth, everything will perish." (Bugenhagen stops and looks at Red XIII.) Bugenhagen "But, Nanaki. I've been thinking lately." "I've been thinking if there was anything WE could do." "As a part of the planet, something to help a planet already in misery..." "No matter what happens, isn't it important to try?" "Am I just wishing against fate?" (He shakes his head) Bugenhagen "I am too old to do anything about it..." "This year, I'll be 130. Ho Ho Hoooo." (He raises his arms) Bugenhagen "That is why, Nanaki, you must go with them! For my sake." (He stops and hovers.) Red XIII "Grandpa..." (Bugenhagen floats away from Red XIII.) Bugenhagen "I wanted to show you your real father before you left..." "I'm so glad that you came back while I was still alive to show you." (Red XIII shakes his head.) Red XIII "Grandpa... don't talk like that. I don't want to think of life... without you....." (Bugenhagen starts bouncing, then stops) Bugenhagen "Ho Ho Hoooo. Well, I've had a long life." (Red XIII stands up courageously.) Red XIII "Grandpa! You must live!" "I'll see to it." "I'll see to what's happening to the planet. And I'll come back to tell you." (Bugenhagen turns towards him) Bugenhagen "Nanaki..." (Red XIII leaps forward.) Red XIII "I am Nanaki of Cosmo Canyon! The son of the warrior, Seto!" "I'll come back a warrior true to that noble name! So please, Grandpa..." (Red XIII looks up. The camera pans up; small drops of water are falling from above.) Bugenhagen "That's... Seto's..... Seto....." Red XIII "Seto... Fa... Father...." (Red XIII leaps to the highest point on the rock structure and howls up to the moon, and Seto. The camera pans up to show Seto, tears falling from stone eyes.) Scene 70 - Red Truth - (Cloud and the others, save Red XIII, are sitting around the Cosmo Candle.) Barret "They said they finished fixin' the buggy." (Cloud stands) Cloud "Shall we get giong?" Aerith "So this is it, Red XIII..." (Barret stands) Barret "That's just the way it goes. ...You came in handy at times..." (Cloud chooses his party and everyone leaves. On the way out of Cosmo Canyon, Red XIII comes running.) Red XIII "Wait for me! I'm coming too!" Cloud "Mmm?" (Bugenhagen makes his way down the stairs.) Bugenhagen "Cloud. Please look after Nanaki." Cloud "What happened?" Red XIII "I think I grew up a little. That's what happened!" (Red XIII runs off. Cloud and the others leave Cosmo Canyon, board the buggy, and head west, towards Nibelheim.) Scene 71 - Nibelheim Revisited - The Black Cloak - (Cloud and the others board the buggy and head north, to Nibelheim. They arrive in the central courtyard.) Tifa "What---!!" (She makes a pleading gesture at Cloud) Tifa "This was all supposed to be burnt down, right?" (Cloud nods) Cloud "I thought so." Tifa "Then why...? My house is still there too..." Aerith "...something's strange?" Cloud "I'm not lying!" (He shakes his head) Cloud "I remember... the intense heat of the flames..." People in Nibelheim "Hi, welcome." Give me a room What's your story? ***Cloud Give me a room "It'll be 100 gil a night. Is that all right with you?" ***Cloud What's your story? Cloud "This town was supposed to have burnt down five years ago." "What the hell is going on?" "Sir, don't say such awful things." "I was born and raised in this town. What you say never happened." Tifa "You're lying..." "EXCUSE ME..... That's so rude..." "If you're going to talk like that to me, I'm going to have to ask you to leave." "Nice town, huh?" "We've been in business here for a long time...." Cloud "...You're lying." "Do you have anything to do with this town?" How about bein' born and raised here? Nope, guess not ***Cloud How about bein' born and raised here? Cloud "I was here until I was 14 and I don't remember you." "It's not nice to lie!!" ***Cloud Nope, guess not Cloud "...nothing." "Oh yeah...?" Cloud "A man in a black cape!?" "He has a tattoo of the number '12'. Mmm? He has something." (You get Elixir) "Can....... you...... hear? The... voice... of... Se... phi... ro... th......." "What is it?" Nothing I want to hear your story ***Cloud Nothing "Oh, really. Then, it'll help me too." ***Cloud I want to hear your story Cloud "I lived in this house until I was 14..." "No, but this town was burned down." "Are you sick... saying those things?" "Get out of here!" "...must..... get..... it... and bring... to... Se... phi... roth...." "Then... become... one... with... Se... phi... roth..." Cloud "This guy's number '5'..." Cloud "He has a tattoo of the number '11'..." (You get Turbo Ether) "...must.......go... Reun... ion..." Cloud "Tattoo number '4'" (You get Platinum Fist) "...Where... are... you...? Great... Se... phi... roth..." "..................." (You get Luck Source) "....Re.... union." ".........ion" "The... Great... Se... phi..... roth... is... near....." "In... side...... inside... the Mansion...... Urrrrrrgh....... the great..... Sephi..... roth" "Wooooo-----ooow...... He's... calling...... Sephiroth......... is......... calling......" (You get Mind Plus) Scene 72 - Calamity From the Skies - (Cloud enters the Shinra Mansion. Taking the hidden passage in the fireplace, they head down to the library in the basement. Cloud stops in the hallway. Sephiroth stands at the other end.) Cloud "Sephiroth!" Sephiroth "Being here brings back memories." "Are you going to participate in the Reunion?" Cloud "I don't even know what a Reunion is!" Sephiroth "Jenova will be at the Reunion. Jenova will rejoin the Reunion becoming a calamity from the skies." Cloud "Jenova, a calamity from the skies? You mean she wasn't an Ancient!?" Sephiroth "...I see. I don't think you have the right to participate." "I will go north past Mt. Nibel. If you wish to find out... then follow..." Cloud "...Reunion? Calamity from the skies?" (Sephiroth throws a green materia at Cloud, then rises into the air and shoots past Cloud, out of the library. Cloud picks up the materia- a Destruct materia. He leaves the library and Shinra mansion.) Scene 73 - Rocket Town - Hey, Cid! - (Cloud heads north, to Mt. Nibel. Traversing narrow pathways and a twisted cave through it, they emerge on the other side of the mountain range. They arrive at Rocket Town.) Cloud "What's that...!?" (The camera pans up to show a rocket, tilted quite badly in its launch platform.) Cloud "A rusty old rocket... Wonder what they'd make something that huge for?" People in Rocket Town "Better ask the Captain about this town. He's the one in charge of it." Captain? Did you see a man in a Black Cape? ***Cloud Captain? Cloud "Who's the 'Captain'?" "The Captain was a pilot when Shinra was still interested in their Space Program." "He was going to be the world's first astronaut, but there was an accident..." "Ever since then, he's been wasting his life away here dreaming about going into outer space." ***Cloud Did you see a man in a Black Cape? Cloud "Did you see a man in a Black Cape?" "A man in a Black Cape? Nope... don't know a thing about it." "Everyone in this town was a mechanic back when they were planning to launch the rocket." "That rusted old rocket is all that remains of the Shinra's Space Program." "This used to be a Shinra base where they used to launch rockets." "You saw the leaning rocket, right? That's Shinra No. 26. It never got off the ground though." "A gun is a MAN's weapon! Ain't nuthin' else'll do!" (Sells weapons) "Welcome to the Shanghai Inn!" "It's 100 gil a night. Would you like to spend the night?" "Would you like something to drink?" Let me hear your story Not interested ***Cloud Let me hear your story "Did you meet the Captain already? He's really the town's representative, so you should really talk with him." ***Cloud Not interested "......that's too bad. Please come again." "A drink will ease your heart..." "...I'm in here." "Welcome! This is the Item Shop." (Sells items) "All gramps does is gaze at that rocket all day long." "My job's to make everyone laugh all over the world..." (Cloud goes through a house and enters the back yard. There is a large pink plane there) Cloud "There's a Shinra logo on it. Tiny Bronco..... This is cool." Aerith "Let's take it! OK, Cloud!" (A woman comes out of the house) "Um... may I help you?" (Cloud shrugs) Cloud "No... We're just looking at it." "...If you would like to use it, please ask the Captain. The Captain should be in the Rocket." "I'm Shera. And what are your names?" Cloud "I'm Cloud." Aerith "I'm Aerith." Tifa "Tifa. Nice to meet you." Shera "Hmm.... So you're not with the Shinra." "I thought the approval for the reopening of the Space Program came." Cloud "......!?" Shera "President Rufus is scheduled to come here. The Captain's been so restless all morning." (She leaves) Cloud "Rufus!!?" (Cloud leaves the house and heads north, to the rocket. Climbing ladders and traversing platforms, he reaches the interior of the rocket, where a gray-haired man in a flight jacket is working on some mechanics.) "What're you guys doin' here?" Cloud "We heard the Captain was here." (He laughs) "Captain? I'm the Captain!" (The PLAYER names Cid) Cid "The name's Cid. Everyone calls me, 'Captain,' though." "What d'ya want?" Tell me about this rocket Is Rufus coming? Can we borrow the "Tiny Bronco?" ***Cloud Tell me about this rocket (Cid laughs) Cid "Wow! Not bad for a kid." "Alright then, I'll explain it to you." (He, uh, scratches...) Cid "You know Shinra developed a lot of techological gadgets during the meaningless war, right?" "Now it's a Mako company, but in the old days it was a weapons manufacturer." (Cloud nods) Cid "Well, they came up with a Rocket Engine." "There was so much excitement about the thought of going into outer space. Our dreams got bigger and bigger." "They put a major budget into it and made prototype after prototype! Finally, they completed Shinra No. 26." "They chose the best pilot in Shinra-- no, in the world-- me. I mean, come on." (He faces the wall and sighs) Cid "And finally we get to the day of the launch. Everything was goin' well..." (He kicks the wall) Cid "But, because of that dumb-ass Shera, the launch got messed up. That's why they became so anal!" (He turns back to Cloud) Cid "And so, Shinra nixed their outer space exploration plans." "After they told me how the future was Space Exploration and got my damn hopes up... DAMN THEM!" (He turns back to the wall) Cid "Then, it was all over once they found out Mako energy was profitable. They didn't even so much as look at space exploration." "Money, moola, dinero! My dream was just a financial number for them!" "Look at this busted Rocket. I was supposed to be the first man in space with this." (He shakes his head) Cid "Everyday, it tilts a little bit more." "At this rate, I don't know which will come first, this thing falling down or me gettin' outta here." (He turns back to the wall, and slumps) Cid "My last hope is to talk to the President......" ***Cloud Is Rufus coming? Cid "Yeah! It must be news about restarting the Space Program." "A young President, that's what we needed! He still has dreams, too!" ***Cloud Can we borrow the "Tiny Bronco"? (He shakes his head) Cid "You out of your *&$^$# mind!? That's my most cherished possession. I can't let you take it." Scene 74 - Sending a Dream Into the Universe - Tiny Bronco Escapes! - (Cloud returns to Cid and Shera's home.) Shera "Excuse me.... Cloud?" (She comes in from the back yard) Shera "Did the Captain say anything?" Cloud "Nope..." Shera "Oh...?" (Cid enters the front door) Cid "^%$#! Shera. What are you, blind!?" "We got guests!! GET SOME TEA! ^%$#!" Shera "I... I'm sorry." (She hurries to the stove) Cloud "Really, don't mind us." (Cid waves his arms around) Cid "Shut up! Sit your ass down in that chair and drink your goddamn TEA!" "Arggggggh! DAMN, I'm pissed!" "Shera! I'll be in the backyard tunin' up Tiny Bronco!" "An' make sure to serve them some tea! All right!?" (He leaves out back) Aerith "Sheesh...!! What bad manners!" Cloud "Sorry. It's our fault." (Shera turns from the stove) Shera "No, no. He's always like this." Tifa "Is it always like this...? Why is Cid so hard on you?" (Shera shakes her head) Shera "No... It's because of my stupid mistake." "I was the one who destroyed his dream..." Cloud "What happened?" (The scene fades to a view of a room in the rocket, lined with oxygen tanks; it is sepia-toned. Cid watches Shera work on one of the tanks.) Cid "Hey! Get your ass in gear! You work like a snail!" "Even the moon'd get tired watin' around for your ass!" (Shera gets up) Shera "I'm... I'm sorry." Cid "Don't take so much time checkin' that *%$^# oxygen tank!" "Shera, bein' careful's good, but it won't do any good no matter how many times you check that oxygen tank." "That thing wouldn't break even if hell froze over." Shera "But..." (Cid waves his arms around) Cid "No buts!!" "You're not stupid, so be more efficient!" Shera "I'm sorry....." (The scene shifts. We are now at the room at the top of the rocket, where Cloud and Cid had their first discourse. Several men are running around working on the rocket. Cid comes in, sans flight goggles) "Captain! Our dreams are finally coming true!" "We are so proud to be a part of the launch of Shinra No. 26." "Captain, preparations are complete! All that's left is lift off!" (Cid laughs) Cid "Yeah! Leave it all to me! I'll be back in a few!" "All right, Captain! Fly our dreams into outer space!" (The workers line up and Cid walks between them, into the cockpit.) Cid "Thanks, guys!" "We're praying for your safety!" (Cid sits down at the control panel of the rocket.) Cid "Instrument panel... all clear. Shinra No. 26, ready for launch." (Static comes over the radio) "Engine pressure rising. Shinra No. 26, 3 minutes to launch. Beginning countdown." Cid "..........finally." (An alarm sounds. Red warning lights begin to flash.) Cid "What the? What happened!?" "Cid! We have an emergency situtation!" "A mechanic is still in the engine section of the rocket!" Cid "What!? Who is the little ^%$@!?" "I don't know. Activating the intercom in the engine section." (The scene switches back to the oxygen tank room. Cid comes over the intercom) Cid "Hey, goddammit!! Who the &%$#'s still in there?" Shera "It's Shera, Captain. Don't mind me, go ahead with the launch." Cid "Shera!? What are you still doin' in there!?" Shera "I was still concerned. The results of the oxygen tank test weren't satisfactory." Cid "You stupid little ^$#^%!" "It's gonna get so hot in there that there ain't gonna be SHIT left when we blast off!" "You're gonna be burnt to a crisp! You're gonna die! You know that, doncha!?" (Shera shakes her head) Shera "I don't mind." "If I can just fix this, the launch will be a success. I'm almost done." (She goes back to the tank) Cid "Almost done!? You're gonna die!" "Cid, we must start the countdown. We won't make it if we don't!" (The scene switches back to the cockpit) "Starting engine!" Cid "Hey, wait a minute! Shera's still in here!" "What are you going to do, Cid? If we cancel now, it'll be another six months until the next launch!" Cid "GODDAMMIT, Shera... you wanna make me a murderer?" (Shera comes over the intercom) Shera "Captain!" Cid "Shera!?" Shera "Tank Number 7 check is complete. Once I complete Tank Number 8, it's all clear." Cid "Come on, Shera... hurry up... You're gonna die..." "30 seconds until ignition. Beginning countdown." Cid "Hey, wait a minute! Shera's still in here!" "Cid! Forget about her. We won't make it in time!" Cid "What... what am I... What am I supposed to do...?" "15 seconds until ignition. Internal temperature rising." Cid "Oh man, the moon... outer space... my dreams..." "Ignite engine!" Cid "SH------------IT!" (He, resignedly, drops his arm and presses a button. FMV sequence. The rocket engine ignites, then stops within seconds. The rocket falls back down to earth, loses its balance, and tips over, coming to rest off-center in the launch platform. The scene switches back to Cid and Shera's home.) Shera "He pushed the Emergency Engine Shut Down switch, aborting the mission, to save my life." "After that, the Space Program was cut back and the launch was canceled." "It's my fault his dream was destroyed..." (She shakes her head) Shera "That's why... it's all right. I don't care what the Captain says, I'll live my life for him." (Cid comes back inside.) Cid "Shera! You still haven't served 'em tea!" Shera "I... I'm sorry." (Shera rushes back to the stove. Cid crashes in a chair and hoists one leg up onto the table.) Cid "Hurry up and sit down! Or ain't my hospitality good enough for you!?" (He leans his head in one hand and taps his foot) Cid "They're late... Where is Rufus...?" (The front door opens and a rather portly fellow waddles in) Palmer "Hey-HEY! Long time no see! So Cid, how ya been?" (They all turn to face Palmer. Cid hops up) Cid "Well, if it ain't fat man, Palmer. How long were you figurin' on keepin' me waitin'!?" (He runs over to Palmer) Cid "So? When's the Space Program gonna start up again?" (Palmer dances side to side) Palmer "Hey-hey! I don't know. The President's outside, so why don't you ask him?" Cid "^$#&! Good for nothing, fat &$#$^@!" (He runs out. Palmers starts swaying faster) Palmer "Don't say 'fat'!" (He stops and walks over to Shera) Palmer "Hey-hey! Tea!" "Can I have some too? With lotsa sugar and honey and... oh yeah, don't forget the lard!" (Cloud goes outside. Rufus has arrived and is talking with Cid) Cid "What the.....! You got me all excited for nothing!?" "Then, what'd you come here for?" Rufus "I want to borrow the Tiny Bronco." "We're going after Sephiroth. But it seems like we're been going in the wrong direction." "But now, we think we know where he's headed. But, we have to cross the ocean. That's why we want your plane..." Cid "&^#^%! First the Airship, then the Rocket, and now, the Tiny Bronco." "Shinra took outer space away from me and now you want to take the sky away from me too!?" Rufus "Oh my..." "You seem to forget it was because of Shinra, Inc. that you were able to fly in the first place." Cid "What!?" (Shera comes out of the house) Shera "Uh, excuse me..." (Cloud turns) Shera "This way..." (They go back into the house. Shera shuts the door) Shera "You wanted to use the Tiny Bronco, right?" (Cloud nods) Shera "I believe Palmer's going to take it. Why don't you talk to him?" (Cloud heads out back. Palmer is sitting on the Tiny Bronco) Palmer "Hmm... Why do I have to do this...? I'm the head of the Space Program..." (Cloud goes up to him) Cloud "We'll be takin' that Tiny Bronco." Palmer "I've seen you somewhere before..." (He scratches his head) Palmer "I know! The Shinra building! When the President was killed! Ulp!" "Se... se... security!!" (Boss battle with Palmer) (After the battle, the Tiny Bronco fires up. Palmer narrowly escapes being scalped by the propeller, then runs away... he amost makes it, except he manages to get hit by a truck. Cloud and the others all jump onto the Tiny Bronco.) Tifa "It won't stop!" Cloud "Forget it! Get in!!" (FMV sequence. The Tiny Bronco takes off, loops around the rocket, and buzzes Rufus and his guards, who begin firing at the Bronco. Cid dashes to catch up with it and leaps onto the tail. The guards' fire hits the tail, which begins sparking.) Cid "Shit!! The tail's been hit!" Cloud "Emergency landing..." Cid "This's gonna be a big splash. Hold onto your drawers and don't piss in 'em!" (FMV sequence as the Bronco makes a crash landing in the middle of the ocean.) Scene 75 - Tiny Bronco Afloat - (Cloud, Cid, and the others are aboard the Tiny Bronco, adrift in the ocean. Cid is lying with his head almost in the water, arms dangling.) Cid "She won't fly anymore." Cloud "Can't we use it as a boat?" Cid "$#&%! Do whatever you want!" Cloud "Cid, what are you going to do now?" Cid "Dunno. I'm history with the Shinra and I've given up on the town." Cloud "How 'bout your wife? How 'bout Shera?" Cid "Wife? Don't make me laugh! Just thinkin' 'bout marryin' her gives me the chills." "What're you guys gonna do?" Cloud "We're going after a man named Sephiroth. We'll have to get Rufus of the Shinra someday too." Cid "I don't know about any of that, but..." (He stands up) Cid "What the hell!? Sign me up!" Cloud "How 'bout it, everyone?" (Tifa stands) Tifa "Of course, no problem!" Cid "Glad to be aboard, numbskulls!" Cloud "Numskulls...?" Cid "Yeah. Anyone stupid enough to go up against Shinra nowadays, has GOTTA be a numskull! I like it!" (He shrugs) Cid "So, where we headed?" "Rufus was goin' after Sephiroth towards the Temple of the Ancients." Cloud "Really!? ...Where is it? That Temple of the Ancients?" Cid "Dunno. That numskull kid was tellin' me he was headin 'the wrong direction'... so maybe it's off this way?" Cloud "Let's just head for land and get some information. Temple of the Ancients... that name bothers me." (They sail the Tiny Bronco out over the ocean.) Scene 76 - The Keystone - (Cloud and the others have gained the Tiny Bronco to wander about the world. At this point, the party can pretty much do what they please. Onward they journey. Cloud and the others travel to a small shack outside the Gold Saucer. A salesman inside walks over.) "Huh? Oh, another customer. You sure picked an out of the way place but..." "But if it's the "Keystone" you're looking for, you're too late. Don't have it." Cloud "Keystone?" "What? You didn't come here for that?" "The "Keystone is the key that unlocks the gate to a very old temple somewhere." "You're not going to believe your ears," "But I heard it was the Temple of the Ancients!!" Cloud "The Temple of the Ancients..." "Kya, hah hah hah..." "Don't take it seriously. It's just a legend!" (He goes about his business) "Huh? What?" Where is this "Keystone"? Where is the Temple? Let's change the subject Never mind ***Cloud Where is this "Keystone"? "I sold it already. Yeah well, to tell the truth, I didn't really want to sell it but..." "That guy had a way about him that made you feel like it may not be a good idea NOT to sell it to him..." Cloud "Who did you sell it to?" "The manager of the Gold Saucer... think his name was "Dio". Said he was going to put it in his museum, then he took off out of here." ***Cloud Where is the Temple? "Come on... it's only a legend. But if it were true, that sure would be something, huh?" "Now that you mention it, I have heard of something called Ultimate Destruction Magic" "was supposed to be hidden somewhere in the Temple of the Ancients." Cloud "Ultimate Destruction Magic...?" "Come on! I told you not to take it seriously!" ***Cloud Let's change the subject "All the weapons you see here I made myself. But lately I haven't been able to get materials..." ***Cloud Never mind (Cloud travels to the Gold Saucer and goes to Dio's Show Room at the Battle Square. The Keystone is sitting on a pedestal in the center.) Cloud "It's the Keystone..." (Dio enters, laughing) Dio "Heh, heh, heh. Long time no see, my boy. Hmm? You like that, huh?" Cloud "Can you let me borrow this?" (Dio laughs) Dio "Heh, heh, heh. Sorry, but it's not for rent." "Hmm." "Since you've been good to me in the past, I CAN let you have it on one condition." Cloud "One condition?" (Dio laughs) Dio "Heh, heh, heh. Entertain me!" What'd you want me to do? Not in the mood ***Cloud What'd you want me to do? Dio "Hoo boy!" "Heh, heh, heh. It's not something that's really difficult." "This is the Battle Arena. Show me your fighting skills. Just you, my boy, I'm expecting a good fight!" (Cloud battles in the Battle Square.) ***Cloud Not in the mood Dio "I see... Then let's pretend that this never happened." (After the battle, and depending on your performance...) Dio "That's the best you could do? Well, a promise is a promise. Go ahead, take it." (You get the Keystone) Dio "Well then, we shall meet again! Heh, heh, heh." Scene 77 - Ghost Hotel Conversation - (Cloud heads for the Station Square. A workman is standing outside the Ropeway) Staff "Excuse me, sir." "I'm sorry. The Tram is out of order right now." Cloud "...so?" Staff "I'm really sorry!" "I'm afraid you won't be able to leave until it's fully repaired." (Cait Sith comes bounding up) Cait Sith "What's wrong?" (Cloud explains) Cait Sith "Too bad. It happens, though." "I know! Let's stay at the hotel! They know me here. I'll go talk to them." (He bounds off) Staff "I will let you know once the repairs are completed." (The scene shifts to later that night. The entire party is gathered in the lobby of the Ghost Hotel. Cid is dozing in a big comfy chair.) Cait Sith "We don't usually get the chance to be together like this, huh?" "Cloud, how 'bout it? Can you tell us what's happened so far?" "I don't really know what's gon' on because I wasn't here in the beginning." (Cid looks up) Cid "Yeah! I'm all for it!" Barret "I been here since the beginnin', an' I still don't know what the hell's goin' on either." "Cloud, the hell's goin' on? C'mon, tell us!" I'm tired... All right, I'll give it a shot... ***Cloud I'm tired... Cid "All we have to do now is sleep! You're still young! What're you complaining about?" ***Cloud All right, I'll give it a shot... Cloud "Phew..." Cloud "We are going after Sephiroth." "Sephiroth must be in search of the Promised Land." Cid "The Promised Land?" Cloud "A land full of Mako energy, ... or at least that's what the Shinra believe." "I don't know if it actually exists." Aerith "The Cetras return to the Promised Land. A land that promises boundless happiness." Barret "Cetra? That some kinda disease?" Aerith "That's what the Ancients call themselves." "Hey, didn't you listen to the elders at Cosmo Canyon?" "...You don't 'know' where the Promised Land of the Ancients is." "You search and travel, until you feel it. Like you just know, '...this is the Promised Land.'" (Cloud turns to Aerith) Cloud "Aerith... can you feel it too?" Aerith "I think so." Tifa "So Sephiroth is traveling the world because he's searching for the Promised Land? Is that it?" Aerith "That, and one other thing he's searching for." Cloud "The Black Materia..." Cait Sith "I heard from Dio that a man in a Black Cape was lookin' for the Black Materia." Tifa "I don't even know what the Black Cape is..." "How many men with Black Capes and number tattoos are there?" Red XIII "...you know, of course... My tattoo is number 13." Cloud "How did you get that tattoo?" Red XIII "...Hojo put it on me. Everything else is just war scars, but the number was done by Hojo." Tifa "So there are at least 13!?" Aerith "...You know......" "I think Hojo did something to those men in the Black Capes." "But I don't know what it has to do with Sephiroth though..." "That's why I think we should just go after Sephiroth himself." Barret "Yeah, me too! It's all just to damn confusin'." Aerith "And..." (She puts her hands to her face) Aerith "I'm sorry, forget it!" "I think I'm tired. I'm going to bed now." (She runs upstairs) Cait Sith "What was that, all of a sudden!?" "Is that all? How 'bout the Black Materia?" (Cloud shrugs) Cloud "You wouldn't understand even if I told you." Barret "Now all we gotta do is take action! We're startin' tomorrow!!" (Barret runs upstairs) Red XIII "Cloud..." (He turns to face Cloud) Red XIII "I'm number 13. Am I going to go mad too?" (Tifa kneels by him) Tifa "I don't know what Hojo did to you, but you've been all right so far, right?" Red XIII "But..." Tifa "Be strong." (He looks at the floor) Red XIII "But, I..." Tifa "Stop it, Red XIII! Be strong!" Cloud "Tifa?" Tifa "You're not the only one who's worried!" Cait Sith "I don't know what's goin' on, but we're in a bad situation..." Cid "...zzzz...zzzz..." (The scene fades to black.) Scene 78 - A Midnight Date - Interrupted by Fireworks - (The scene fades in to Cloud's room at the Ghost Hotel. He is standing by the window, watching the rain storm outside. There comes a knock at the door. Cloud goes to answer it, but before he gets there, Aerith bursts in.) Aerith "Hee, hee!" Cloud "What's wrong?" (She leans toward Cloud) Aerith "You want to go on a date?" Cloud "What?" Aerith "A DA-TE! Or haven't you ever gone on one?" Don't take me for a fool Well, not a real one... ***Cloud Don't take me for a fool (He crosses his arms) Aerith "Hey... a littke touchy, aren't we?" ***Cloud Well, not a real one... Aerith "No, just a mixed-up kid..." (She runs around behind him and starts pushing him out the door) Aerith "Oh well. Come on, let's go." Cloud "Hey." (They end up at the Station Square. An attendant greets them) "Tonight's Enchantment Night! All the attractions are free." "How 'bout it you two? There's going to be an entertaining show in Event Square!" Aerith "Come on, let's go." (They go to the Event Square. For the first time, the seats are filled.) "Congratulations!!" "You are our 100th couple today!" "You two will be the leads in tonight's show!!!!" Cloud "Wha?" "Oh, now, it's not hard. Just play it however you want to and the rest of the cast will cover up for you." "Come this way." Cloud "H, hey!" Aerith "This sounds like fun. Come on Cloud, let's do it." (The scene switches to the stage at the front of Event Square. The backdrop is decked out with paintings of a house, a Debu Chocobo, and "GOLD SAUCER" scrawled in clumsy white letters.) Narration "Long, long ago..." "An evil shadow appeared over the peaceful kingdom of Galdia..." "Princess Rosa was just kidnapped by the Evil Dragon King, Valvados. What will become of her?" "Just then, the legendary hero, Alfred, appears!!" (Cloud is pushed out on stage. A knight dances over next to him) Knight "Oh... You must be the legendary hero... Alfred!" (Cloud sort of looks around) Knight "Hey, it's your line." (Cloud points to himself) Knight "Yeah, you." "Ahem!" (The knight stands up and starts rolling his head) Knight "Oh... You must be the legendary hero... Alfred!" "I know in my soul. Please... please save Princess Rosa!" (He kneels and raises his arms) Knight "Now... Please talk... to the King....!!" (The King dances out on stage. Cloud runs over to him) King "Oh... legendary hero, Alfred. You have come to save my beloved Rosa..." "On the peak of a dangerous mountain... dwells the Evil Dragon King, Valvados... who's kidnapped Princess Rosa..." "But... you can't beat the Evil Dragon King now! Talk to one who can help you......." (A wizard dances out on stage) Who will you talk to? The knight The wizard ***Cloud The knight (Cloud runs over to the knight) Knight "I am... a lowly... knight. How... can I help you?" Defeat the Evil Dragon King Defeat the King ***Cloud Defeat the Evil Dragon King Narration "Oh what is going to happen next...! Oh... Legendary hero... look!" (Every one gasps hugely. A giant stuffed dragon swings out on stage, holding Aerith, who is playing the part of the Princess.) EDK "Gaaaaaaah!" "I am the Evil Dragon King... Valvados! I have not harmed the Princess... I have been expecting... you!" Princess "Please help me... Legendary Hero!" (She looks up at the dragon) Princess "psst...... like that?" EDK "Gaaaaaah! Here I come, Legendary hero... Alfred!" "I already know... your name!" (The knight runs over to EDK and starts bopping him.) Knight "Urrrrrgh!!" (EDK knocks him down) EDK "Gaaaaaaaahh! What now... Legendary Hero!?" To the Princess To the King To home ***Cloud To the Princess (Cloud runs over to the Princess, kneels, and kisses her hand.) Princess "Cloud... I mean, Alfred..." (They both stand up. EDK starts throwing a tantrum) EDK "Arrggaahhh!! Curses...... The power of... love!!" (EDK is pulleyed off the top of the stage) King "Oh... look! Love has... triumphed!" "Now let's all return... And celebrate." (The wizard nods, hugely) "Yes let's... yes let's...!" (They all dance off the stage) Narration Oh, how profound the power of love... And so the legendary hero Alfred and our story live on happily ever after." ***Cloud To the King (Cloud runs over to the King, kneels, and kisses his hand.) King "Oh......... Alfred...! In truth... I too......" (EDK starts throwing a tantrum) EDK "Arrggaahhh!! Curses....... The power of... love!!" King "Oh... look! Love has... triumphed!" "Now let's all return... And celebrate." (The wizard nods, hugely) "Yes let's... yes let's...!" (They all dance off the stage, except Aerith, who is left standing there.) Narration Oh, how profound the power of love... And so the legendary hero Alfred and our story live on happily ever after." (The crowd cheers) Aerith "Wh, what is this?" (She looks down.) Aerith "You can't do this!" ***Cloud To home (The King and wizard start dancing) King "Come on! No more!" (Aerith gets up) Aerith "Stop it Cloud! What are you doing!?" (They stop dancing) Aerith "The play's a disaster! Now I'm getting mad!" (She runs over and smacks Cloud, who spins around a few times and falls over. EDK starts laughing) EDK "Gaaaaaaahh! You dare ignore me!!" Aerith "Why don't you shut up, Blabbermouth!!" (She does a flying tackle into EDK, who goes flying offstage. The crowd cheers!) Narration "Oh my....... what an unusually strong Princess! And so the new legendary hero Rosa and our story ends happily ever after." ***Cloud Defeat the King Narration "Oh what is going to happen next...! Oh... Legendary hero... look!" (Every one gasps hugely. A giant stuffed dragon swings out on stage, holding Aerith, who is playing the part of the Princess.) EDK "What ho! Do you dare ignore the Evil Dragon King!?" "Gaaaaaaah!" "I am the Evil Dragon King... Valvados! I have not harmed the Princess... I have been expecting... you!" Princess "Please help me... Legendary Hero!" (She looks up at the dragon) Princess "psst...... like that?" EDK "Who is your enemy...? Say it!" The Evil... Dragon King... The King That Knight ***Cloud The Evil... Dragon King... (Cloud runs over and kisses EDK's paw.) EDK "What..." "Urrrrrrgh" (EDK is pulleyed up and a beautiful girl drops down in his place.) Beautiful Girl "Thank... you. You've released me... from the spell and I am back to my normal self..." King "Oh... look! Love has... triumphed!" "Now let's all return... And celebrate." (The knight and wizard nod enthusiastically) "Yes let's... yet let's...!" (They all dance off stage, except Aerith, who is left standing there.) Narration Oh, how profound the power of love... And so the legendary hero Alfred and our story live on happily ever after." (Aerith shakes her head) Aerith "Wh, what is this?" (She looks down.) Aerith "You can't do this!" ***Cloud The King (The King, knight and wizard start dancing) King "Come on! No more!" Aerith gets up) Aerith "Stop it Cloud! What are you doing!?" (They stop dancing) Aerith "The play's a disaster! Now I'm getting mad!" (She runs over and smacks Cloud, who spins around a few times and falls over. EDK starts laughing) EDK "Gaaaaaaahh! You dare ignore me!!" Aerith "Why don't you shut up, Blabbermouth!!" (She does a flying tackle into EDK, who goes flying offstage. The crowd cheers!) Narration "Oh my....... what an unusually strong Princess! And so the new legendary hero Rosa and or story ends happily ever after." ***Cloud That knight (Same as choosing "The King") ***Cloud The wizard (Cloud runs over to the wizard) Wizard "I am the great wizard, Vorman. What do you wish to know?" The Evil Dragon King's weakness The Princess' measurements ***Cloud The Evil Dragon King's weakness Wizard "Ahh, the weakness of the Evil Dragon King. It must be, it must be..." "Yes, it must be... True love!" "The power of love... is the only weapon that can withstand the fangs of the Evil Dragon King...!" Narration "Oh what is going to happen next...! Oh... Legendary hero... look!" (Every one gasps hugely. A giant stuffed dragon swings out on stage, holding Aerith, who is playing the part of the Princess.) EDK "Gaaaaaaah!" "I am the Evil Dragon King... Valvados! I have not harmed the Princess... I have been expecting... you!" Princess "Please help me... Legendary Hero!" (She looks up at the dragon) Princess "psst...... like that?" EDK "Gaaaaaah! Here I come, Legendary hero... Alfred!" "I already know... your name!" Wizard "And now... Legendary Hero...! Here is what will happen... to your beloved......." (He spreads his arms) Wizard "A kiss! The power of True Love!!" Kiss the Princess Kiss the King Kiss the Evil Dragon King ***Cloud Kiss the Princess (Cloud runs over to the Princess, kneels, and kisses her hand.) Princess "Cloud... I mean, Alfred..." (They both stand up. EDK starts throwing a tantrum) EDK "Arrggaahhh!! Curses...... The power of... love!!" (EDK is pulleyed off the top of the stage) King "Oh... look! Love has... triumphed!" "Now let's all return... And celebrate." (The wizard nods, hugely) "Yes let's... yes let's...!" (They all dance off the stage) Narration Oh, how profound the power of love... And so the legendary hero Alfred and our story live on happily ever after." ***Cloud Kiss the King (Cloud runs over to the King, kneels, and kisses his hand.) King "Oh......... Alfred...! In truth... I too......" (EDK starts throwing a tantrum) EDK "Arrggaahhh!! Curses....... The power of... love!!" King "Oh... look! Love has... triumphed!" "Now let's all return... And celebrate." (The wizard nods, hugely) "Yes let's... yes let's...!" (They all dance off the stage, except Aerith, who is left standing there.) Narration Oh, how profound the power of love... And so the legendary hero lfred and our story live on happily ever after." (The crowd cheers) Aerith "Wh, what is this?" (She looks down.) Aerith "You can't do this!" ***Cloud Kiss the Evil Dragon King (Cloud runs over and kisses EDK's paw.) EDK "What..." "Urrrrrrgh" (EDK is pulleyed up and a beautiful girl drops down in his place.) Beautiful Girl "Thank... you. You've released me... from the spell and I am back to my normal self..." King "Oh... look! Love has... triumphed!" "Now let's all return... And celebrate." (The knight and wizard nod enthusiastically) "Yes let's... yet let's...!" (They all dance off stage, except Aerith, who is left standing there.) Narration Oh, how profound the power of love... And so the legendary hero Alfred and our story live on happily ever after." (Aerith shakes her head) Aerith "Wh, what is this?" (She looks down.) Aerith "You can't do this!" ***Cloud The Princess' measurements (Same as choosing "The King" for the Knight's half.) (Cloud and Aerith end up back in Station Square.) Aerith "Oh, that was fun. Hey, let's go on the Gondola." (They head to the Round Square.) Aerith "Two, please." "Here you are, two tickets." "Enjoy the sights of the Gold Saucer." (The gondola trundles off. The camera switches to the interior of the gondola, Aerith sitting on one side, Cloud on the other. Aerith looks out the window constantly.) Aerith "Wow, how nice." (Cloud looks out the window. FMV sequence of the gondola passing through beautiful searchlights, rides, and various happy things.) Aerith "Oh! Look, Cloud." (Cloud looks out the window. FMV sequence as the gondola passes the Chocobo track and the Chocobos hurtle past the window.) Aerith "It's so pretty." (FMV sequence. The gondola rumbles along its track, through dazzling fireworks, lighting up the entire Saucer.) Aerith "It's beautiful, isn't it?" (She looks down) Aerith ".........first off, it bothered me how you looked exactly alike." "Two completely different people, but look exactly the same." "The way you walk, gesture..." "I think I must have seen him again, in you..." (She shakes her head) Aerith "But you're different." (She looks down again) Aerith "Things are different..." (FMV sequence. The entire exterior of the Gold Saucer is lit up with fabulous, starry fireworks displays. Aerith continues to speak.) Aerith "Cloud..." "I'm searching for you..." Cloud "............?" Aerith "I want to meet you." Cloud "But I'm right here." Aerith (I know, I know... what I mean is...) "I want to meet..... you." (One final, brightest, most stunnning yellow flower of fire lights up the night sky. The gondola returns to Round Square.) Aerith "I had fun tonight. Let's go together again." "You don't like being with me?" Yeah That's not it ***Cloud Yeah (Cloud nods) Aerith "Oh, don't tease me like that!" ***Cloud That's not it (Cloud shakes his head) Aerith "I'm glad." "Next time we come, let's take our time and go on more rides." Aerith "Oh, look at the time. We'd better get going." (Cloud nods. They both head off.) Scene 79 - A Spy!? - (We are at Station Square. Cait Sith pops out of the Ghost Square portal and looks around. Cloud and Aerith return from Round Square. Cait Sith is facing away from them.) Aerith "Hey? What's Cait Sith doing?" (Cait Sith holds up a green stone) Cloud "!!" "Is that the... Keystone?" "Hey! Cait Sith!" (Cait Sith runs off. They chase him all around the Gold Saucer, visiting almost every square, until they reach the Chocobo Square. The chase him around the lobby and back outside, where the Shinra helicopter is waiting. Cait Sith tosses the stone up to the helicopter.) Cait Sith "Here! The Keystone!" Tseng "Well done." (The helicopter flies off.) Cloud "Hey!" Cait Sith "W, wait a second. I won't run or hide." "Yes, I was a spy. I was hired by the Shinra." Aerith "...I trusted you. I can't believe you!" Cait Sith "I couldn't help it." "How 'bout if we continue like nothing ever happened?" Cloud "No way, cat! You gotta lot of guts acting like a friend but being a spy!" Cait Sith "Then what are you goin' to do? Kill me?" "You'd just be wastin' your time if you tried. This body's just a toy anyway." "My real body's at Shinra Headquarters in Midgar. I'm controllin' this toy cat from there." Aerith "So you're from the Shinra. Who? Who are you! Tell me!" Cait Sith "Whoa, I can't tell you my name." Cloud "We're not gettin' anywhere." Cait Sith "See? I told you! Talking won't do any good, so can't we just continue our journey?" Cloud "You think I'm jokin'!?" Cait Sith "...Alright, yes, I am a Shinra employee." "But we're not entirely enemies." "...Something bothers me. I think it's your way of life." "You don't get paid. You don't get praised. Yet, you still risk your lives and continue on your journey. Seeing that makes me..." (A pause) Cait Sith "It just makes me think about my life. I don't think I'd feel too good if things ended the way they are now." Aerith ".......And so on, and so on..." Cloud "He'll never tell the truth. Once a spy, always a spy." "We can't go on with someone like that. C'mon, get real!!" Cait Sith "...just as I thought. Talking won't make a bit of difference." "But I prepared something in case this happened." "Why don't you listen to this?" (Cait Sith holds up a small radio. A tiny voice comes in over it.) "Papa! Tifa!" Aerith "Hey! That's Marlene!" "Hey! It's the flower lady! Flower lady..." (He turns it off.) Cait Sith "...So, you have to do as I say." Cloud "...you're the lowest..." Cait Sith "I didn't want to do this... using dirty tricks and taking hostages..." "But this is how it is... no compromises. So why don't we continue on as we did?" (He starts to head off, then turns.) Cait Sith "Tomorrow is the Temple of the Ancients, right? I know where it is so I'll tell you later." "Of course, we'll get there after the Shinra, but you'll have to deal with that." (He bounds off.) Cloud "...Well, we're stuck... We'll have to do what he says." Aerith "I wonder if Marlene is all right... I wonder what happened to Mom." (The scene fades to black.) (Cloud wakes up in his room at the Ghost Hotel. He comes downstairs; all the party is waiting.) Cait Sith "What took you so long, Cloud?" "Oh yeah, about the Temple of the Ancients. I think if we take the Tiny Bronco East towards the sea, we should be able to find it." "Well then, shall we get goin'? Who's gonna go?" (Aerith raises her hand) Aerith "I want to go! I'm going for sure!" (Cloud chooses his party and heads for the door. Cait Sith turns) Cait Sith "Then see you later." (Cloud leaves the Gold Saucer and heads to the Temple of the Ancients.) Scene 80 - Temple Of The Ancients - Tseng's Meeting - (Cloud arrives at the Temple of the Ancients. Aerith stands on the rope bridge before it, then falls to the ground.) Aerith "This is... the Temple of the Ancients..." "I... I know... I feel it... the knowledge of the Ancients.. floating..." "You could become one with the Planet, but you're stopping it with the strength of will." "For the future? For us?" (Cloud runs over and kneels by her.) Cloud "What are you saying? Do you understand?" (Aerith gets up and runs further into the Temple, stopping to stand on the stairs leading to the top.) Aerith "You're uneasy... But happy?" (She looks around at nothing) Aerith "Because I'm here? I'm sorry... I don't understand." (She runs back to Cloud. Only a sharp-eyed player will see a black-cloaked figure exit the door at the top of the Temple and slump to the ground.) Aerith "I want to go inside!" (The go to the top on the Temple and find the black-cloaked figure. He slowly stands up.) "Black........ Materia....." (He falls down. Aerith kneels by him) Aerith "Look......" (Tifa checks him.) Tifa "Number 9. Another man with a tattoo." (A white glow bathes the area and a translucent body floats skyward. Cloud heads inside the Temple. Inside, they find Tseng slumped against an altar.) Aerith "Hey! It's Tseng!" (Tseng slowly gets to his feet.) Cloud "Tseng? Of the Turks?" Tseng "Uh... I've been had." (He slumps back down) Tseng "It's not the Promised Land... Sephiroth's searching for..." Cloud "Sephiroth? He's inside!?" (Tseng raises a hand toward the altar.) Tseng "Look... for yourself..." (He lets it fall) Tseng "Damn..." "Letting Aerith go was the start... of my... bad luck..." "The President... was wrong..." (Aerith steps forward, hands on her hips) Aerith "You're wrong." "The Promised Land isn't like what you imagined." (She faces away from all of them.) Aerith "And, I'm not going to help." "Either way, there was no way Shinra could have won." (She goes and stands in a corner.) Tseng "...pretty harsh. Sounds like something... you'd say." (Tseng gets up and hands something to Cloud.) Tseng "The Keystone... Place it... on... the altar..." (You get the Keystone.) (Tseng goes and slumps in another corner. Cloud goes over to Aerith, then faces away from her back.) Cloud "You crying?" (Aerith shakes her head and turns around) Aerith "...Tseng's with our enemy, the Turks, but I've known him since we were little..." "There's not a lot of people I can say that about. In fact, there are probably only a handful of people in the world who really know me." (Cloud and the others go to the altar.) Cloud "Let's put the Keystone in." (The camera switches over Cloud's shoulder as we watch him put the Keystone in the altar. It begins to glow a bright blue. A secret elevator opens in the floor and Cloud is lowered to a complex maze.) Aerith "Words... feelings... So many of them here." Tifa "What a strange place. Do you think we're welcome here?" (Aerith runs over to Cloud) Aerith "...Cloud! I know it's going to be tough, but..." "Don't give up! We can do it!" (Cloud navigates the maze. There is a little rabbit-like creature, the Lagomorph from Final Fantasy 6, that he chases until he eventually catches it in a small room.) "nyum... nyum..." Aerith "Phew! We finally caught up to you." "I'm sorry. You waited for me." "Those are the spirit bodies of the Ancients." "They've been away from their Planet for a long time to protect this Temple." "Over the many years, they've lost the ability to talk." "Actually, they didn't need words from the beginning because there was only one objective for those left in the Temple." (She goes over to it) Aerith "Please, talk to me!" (She shakes her head) Aerith "No good. I don't understand the rest. Are you afraid...?" "Is it because Sephiroth is in the Temple? Or something else?" (They leave the room and continue through the maze. They encounter the Lagomorph again, which they follow into a long hallway. Here, boulders with gaps in them roll past, and the player must guide Cloud into the gaps to avoid getting squashed. They reach the end of the room, passing a place in the center where another walkway joins the hallway. This walkway leads to a stone platform with a pool of water, glowing an eerie violet, in the center. Aerith stops to catch her breath.) Aerith "Phew--- We did it!" Cloud "Everyone all right? That sure took a lot out of us." (The screen flashes briefly. Aerith jumps, runs toward the center of the room, then turns back.) Aerith "Oh no... Cloud. Come quick!" (She runs offscreen, then back again) Aerith "Hurry, this way!" (They follow Aerith to the pool in the center of the room. It begins to emit bright, pure purple light.) Aerith "It's full of the knowledge of the Ancients." "No... not knowledge... consciousness... a living soul..." (She looks up and raises her arms) Aerith "It's trying to say something." (She kneels down by the pool.) Aerith "I'm sorry, I don't understand." (She lies down and puts her head almost into the pool.) Aerith "What?" "What is it?" (She stands up) Aerith "...Danger? An evil... consciousness?" "...show? You're going to show me?" (The screen goes white, then switches to a room deep within the Temple; the walls are painted with intricate murals. Cloud and the others are in the foreground, gone transparent, so that we can see Tseng standing in the background.) Cloud "...What's going on?" (Aerith turns to him) Aerith "Wait! Look! It's showing us!" (They all turn to watch. Elena comes running in) Elena "Tseng, what's this? Can we find the Promised Land with this?" (Tseng turns to Elena) Tseng "...I wonder. Anyway, we have to report to the President." (Elena nods and runs around him.) Elena "Be careful, Tseng." Tseng "Yeah..." "Hey Elena, how 'bout dinner after this job's over?" (She nods) Elena "Th... Thank you very much." "If I may be excused..." (She runs off. Tseng looks down for a moment, then turns and looks at the wall.) Tseng "Is this the Promised Land? No, it can't be..." (The screen flashes white. A transparent form of Sephiroth walks past, seemingly right through Cloud and the others. The screen flashes again. Sephiroth floats in, behind Tseng. He kneels, his sword straight up, and his body glows white. Tseng turns.) Tseng "Sephiroth!!" (Sephiroth stands.) Sephiroth "So you opened the door. Well done." (Tseng walks toward Sephiroth, then stops.) Tseng "This place... what is it?" Sephiroth "A lost treasure house of knowledge. The wisdom of the Ancients..." (He faces the camera and raises his arms.) Sephiroth "I am becoming one with the Planet." Tseng "One with the Planet?" (The screen flashes white again. A second Sephiroth forms, flashing white, arms raised. He faces the camera. Sephiroth lowers his arms and turns away.) Sephiroth "You stupid fools. You have never even thought about it." "All the spirit energy of this Planet. All its wisdom... knowledge..." "I will meld with it all. I will become one with it... It will become one with me." Tseng "...you can do that?" (The second Sephiroth-form lowers his arms and stares straight at the translucent Cloud and the others.) Sephiroth "The way....... lies here." (The second Sephiroth form begins to laugh.) Sephiroth "Only death awaits you all. But do not fear." (Sephiroth draws his sword and rushes Tseng. With the sound of sliding metal, Tseng falls to the ground. The screen goes red.) Sephiroth "For it is through death that a new spirit energy is born. Soon, you will live again as a part of me." (The form of Sephiroth goes rocketing skyward, showing the real Sephiroth behind, knelt over Tseng's body, sword drawn, breathing heavily. The scene switches back to the glowing pool.) Aerith "Did you see it?" Tifa "...I saw it." Cloud "...Where is the room with the pictures on the walls?" Aerith "Almost there..." (Cloud steps away.) Cloud "Sephiroth is here, right?" "No matter what he thinks, it's going to end here." "I'm taking him out!" Tifa "We're here too, you know." (They all continue on. They do not notice the form of Sephiroth descend, into the glowing pool. Eventually he shoots out, and the pool stops glowing.) Scene 81 - Meteor - A Wound So Large - (Cloud continues through the Temple. He reaches a large, round room shaped like a clock. The floor is fallen away, leaving a deep, dark pit. The spindle in the center of it speaks.) "I am the Time Guardian. Ye who seek the knowledge of the Ancients. I control the time, select your path." (Cloud can spin the clock hands to reach each of twelve doors around the room. After getting the treasure in rooms 4, 7, and 8, he sets course for room 6. Inside, we see another Lagomorph, who spots the party, freaks, and runs into one of many doors. There is one large, central door near the top. Aerith runs over to it and bangs on it.) Aerith "Hey! It's locked." "No good. We have to catch it!" (She runs back over.) Aerith "You must be tired." Yeah I want to go home ***Cloud Yeah Aerith "Just hang in there. Someday we'll look back at these hard times and laugh." ***Cloud I want to go home Aerith "Yeah. But it'll all be over soon!" (They start to chase the Lagomorph.) "The Guard that escaped with the key to the door moves on a set course." "Memorize the doors he enters and exits to figure out the pattern and catch him at an exit." "Oh yeah, oh yeah... you can jump down to the ramp below and to the left of the screen." (Catching the Lagomorph, they enter the now-unlocked door. Inside, they find it is the same room the flashback at the pool took place in.) Aerith "This is the room with the murals..." (Aerith turns to Cloud, who swings his arms determinedly.) Cloud "Where are you!? Sephiroth!!" (The screen flashes white and Sephiroth appears, kneeling at first, then straightening and rising into the air. He seems doubled, as if two Sephiroths are occupying the same space.) Sephiroth "So cold." "I am always by your side." "Come." (Sephiroth rockets skyward. Cloud follows, to the right. He finds Sephiroth admiring one of the murals. He crosses his arms.) Sephiroth "Splendid." (He turns and walks toward Cloud. He is limping slightly.) Sephiroth "A treasure house of knowledge..." Cloud "I don't understand what you're saying!" (Sephiroth starts laughing. The screen flashes white and he disappears. Cloud follows again, to the right. He finds Sephiroth, looking at a mural which depicts a huge round object hurtling earthward. He is trembling. He turns and comes toward Cloud.) Sephiroth "Look well." Cloud "At what!?" Sephiroth "At that which adds to the knowledge of..." (He raises his arms.) Sephiroth "I am becoming one with the Planet." (He lowers them slowly and begins to laugh. The screen goes white as he shoots skyward once more. Cloud follows to the right again. He finds Sephiroth this time reclining on the floor, leaned against a small altar.) Sephiroth "Mother..... it's almost time...." "Soon..... we will become one." (Sephiroth slowly stands. Aerith puts her hands on her hips, almost comically, as they all assume offensive stances.) Aerith "How do you intend to become one with the Planet?" (Sephiroth turns to Aerith and slashes his sword at the air.) Sephiroth "It's simple." "Once the Planet is hurt, it gathers Spirit Energy to heal the injury." (He slashes again, chuckling.) Sephiroth "The amount of energy gathered depends on the size of the injury." (He thrusts his sword into the ground.) Sephiroth "...What would happen if there was an injury that threatened the very life of the Planet?" "Think how much energy would be gathered!" (He pulls his sword from the ground. His whole body begins to flash, electrically, as he laughs.) Sephiroth "Ha ha ha. And at the center of that injury, will be me." "All that boundless energy will be mine." (He slashes his sword.) Sephiroth "By merging with all the energy of the Planet, I will become a new life forn, a new existence." "Melding with the Planet... I will cease to exist as I am now." "Only to be reborn as a 'God' to rule over every soul." (Sephiroth begins to pulse with energy, faster and faster, until his whole body glows an evil white.) Aerith "An injury powerful enough to destroy the Planet?" "Injure... the Planet?" Sephiroth "Behold that mural. The Ultimate Destructive Magic... Meteor." Cloud "That'll never happen!" (The screen flashes white as Sephiroth rushes past Cloud, flying through the air.) "Wake up!!" (The white fades. Everyone looks around the room, for Sephiroth.) Cloud "Where are you! Sephiroth!" (Cloud runs off.) Aerith "Wait! Cloud!" Scene 82 - The Black Materia - (Cloud is standing before the mural of Meteor as the others catch up with him. His body flashes with the same electricity that Sephiroth's had moments before.) Aerith "Cloud!!" (Cloud turns his head slightly toward them, then goes back to the mural.) Tifa "Hey, Cloud!" (Cloud turns his head again to them, then back to the mural. Again he turns, then back. He starts laughing.) Cloud "Ha ha ha.... Black Materia." "Ha ha ha.... Call Meteor." Aerith "Cloud!! Get a hold of yourself!" (Cloud brings his hands up and clutches his head, and we see that the white energy is really another double of Cloud, just like Sephiroth's double before. The double disappears, briefly.) Cloud "Cloud..." "I'm... Cloud..." (The double reappears around Cloud's body. He shakes his head.) Cloud "How should I?" (Cloud begins to move his arms and legs randomly, assuming many different poses. The double does the same, and it is very apparent that the double is moving as another entity, totally separate from Cloud. Eventually he stops, and the double seems to disappear into Cloud.) Cloud "...I remember! I remember my way." (Cloud turns and walks toward Aerith.) Aerith "...Cloud." (Cloud shrugs.) Cloud "Mm? What's wrong? Is something wrong?" (Aerith shakes her head.) Aerith "...It's nothing so don't worry about it." (She nods toward Tifa) Aerith "Right, Cloud! It's nothing." (She turns back and leans toward Cloud) Aerith "Sephiroth got away." Cloud "...Don't worry about it. I understood what he was saying." (He looks up at the mural) Cloud "So this must be Meteor, right?" (Aerith nods. The others both look at the mural too.) Tifa "Is something going to fall from the sky?" (Aerith walks up to the mural) Aerith "...this must be magic. Just what Sephiroth was saying." (She turns) Aerith "The Ultimate Destructive Magic, Meteor." "It finds small drifting planets with its magic." (She turns to Cloud) Aerith "And then collides with them. This Planet might get wiped out entirely..." (The room goes dark. They all try to keep their footing as it begins to shake back and forth.) Cloud "Sephiroth!?" (Sephiroth speaks to them from somewhere outside the room.) Sephiroth "Ha ha ha... It is not me." (Boss battle with Red Dragon) (They all recover from the battle. There is a red Summon materia floating nearby.) Cloud "Any sign of Sephiroth?" Aerith "He disappeared." (They grab the materia, a Bahamut summon, and go to the altar. There is a tiny model of the Temple floating above it.) Cloud "What is this?" (Aerith leans forward) Aerith "There's something written on it." (She pulls back, surprised) Aerith "...B.l.a.c.k....... M.a.t.e.r.i.a." Cloud "Black Materia!!" (Aerith shakes her head) Aerith "Hey!" "...Black Materia." "What should we do, Cloud?" Shake it Take it Leave it ***Cloud Shake it (He goes to the model and gives it a shake. The entire room shakes as well. He shrugs.) Aerith "Wait a minute. I'll ask!" (She faces away. The room begins to glow white and pink.) Aerith "I don't understand......" (She walks away a few steps) Aerith "What?" "Really!?" (She comes back. The room stops glowing.) Aerith "They said that the Temple itself is the Black Materia." Cloud "What do they mean?" Aerith "So, this whole building is the Black Materia?" Cloud "This huge Temple? This is the Black Materia!?" "Then no one could take it." Aerith "Hmm, it's pretty hard. You see this is a model of the Temple." "And inside it is a device, which gets smaller each time you solve a puzzle." "As the model becomes smaller, you become smaller too." "Until it's small enough to fit in the palm of your hand." Cloud "So, if we solve the puzzles, the Black Materia will get smaller and smaller and we can take it out?" Aerith "Yes, but there's one thing..." "You can only answer puzzles inside the Temple." "So, anyone who solves the puzzle will be crushed by the Temple." Cloud "I see... the Ancients didn't want dangerous magic to be taken out of the Temple so easily..." Tifa "Let's just leave it, OK?" Cloud "No. We've got to think of a way to get it out." "Because Sephiroth has lots of different flunkies." "It's nothing to him to throw their lives away to get the Black Materia." (He turns to the altar) Cloud "This place isn't safe." (He touches the model. The room gives a small tremor in response.) Aerith "So what are we going to do?" (Cloud thinks for a moment, until the PHS rings and brings him out of it. He answers.) "Hi, Cloud. This is Cait Sith." "I overheard the whole story!" Cait Sith "Don't forget about me." "Everything you said makes perfect sense!" "You can use my stuffed body for the future of the Planet." Cloud "We can't let Sephiroth get his hands on the Black Materia." "And we can't let the Shinra get theirs on it either." Cait Sith "But Cloud. There's really nothing else you can do." "Everyone, please trust me." I guess we have no choice No way ***Cloud I guess we have no choice Cait Sith "All righty then! Leave it all to me!" "Please hurry, you've got to get out of there!" "I'll be waiting at the exit!" (Cloud nods. They all leave the room.) Scene 83 - Believe In Me - Cait Sith - (Cloud heads out of the mural room. At the clock room, the hands are instantly set to 6 and 12, allowing him passage to room 12. Inside, he checks the exit door.) Cloud "It's warm..." (The room starts to shake.) Cloud "This isn't good..." (Aerith and Tifa get away from the door, just as a Giger-esque alien creature bursts out of the wall behind Cloud.) Aerith "Cloud... ...behind you." (Boss battle with Demon's Gate) (After the battle, Cait Sith burts in through the door, hopping up and down) Cait Sith "Sorry to keep you waiting!! It's me!!" "I'll handle the rest!" (He spins around) Cait Sith "Well, everyone.. Take care of yourselves!" (Aerith turns to Cait Sith, then looks down) Aerith "Cait Sith..." (She runs over to Cloud) Aerith "Come on, Cloud... Say something." (Cloud rubs the back of his head) Cloud "I'm not good at this." (Cait Sith stops hopping and spins around to face Cloud.) Cait Sith "Mmm, I understand. I feel the same too." (Aerith claps her hands) Aerith "Why don't you read our fortunes?" (Cait Sith does his fortune-telling dance) Cait Sith "Say, that's right... I haven't done it in a while, huh?" "I'm so excited. Right or wrong, I'm still the same 'ol me." "Now, what should I predict?" (Aerith claps her hands, then stands over by Cloud) Aerith "Hmm, let's see how compatible Cloud and I are!" (Tifa turns away.) Cait Sith "That'll cost ya. Exactly one date!" (She turns back) Cait Sith "Here I go!" (Cait Sith does his fortune-telling dance, then stops hopping and faces away.) Cait Sith "This isn't good. I can't say it." "Poor Tifa." (Tifa turns away. Aerith runs over to Cait Sith) Aerith "No! Tell me!" "I promise I won't get mad!" (Tifa turns back around. Cait Sith turns to Aerith and starts hopping) Cait Sith "Is that so? Then I'll tell you." "Looks good. You are perfect for each other!" "Aerith's star and Cloud's star! They show a great future!" "Cloud, I'll be your matchmaker, preacher... I'll do whatever you want me to!" "You just call me when it all happens!" (Cait Sith turns to the doorway, still hopping. He stops and sadly slumps down.) Cait Sith "Thank you for believing in me, knowing that I was a spy." "This is the final, final farewell!" (He hops off to the altar room. Aerith watches after him. The screen fades to black.) Aerith "Be strong Cait Sith!!" Scene 84 - Cait Sith In the Shrinking Temple - (Cait Sith hops along the altar room.) Cait Sith "She told me to 'Be strong.' I feel so happy." (He trips and falls.) Cait Sith "Owwww......" (His Moogle rights itself, and he climbs back onto it, rubbing his head.) Cait Sith "What happened?" (He starts hopping again, then does his happy victory dance.) Cait Sith "I can still move more." (He hops to the altar.) Cait Sith "This must be it!" "The Ancients sure did a great job making this." (He turns to the camera and dances for a oment) Cait Sith "I can protect the Planet too! I'm kinda embarrassed..." (He starts hopping) Cait Sith "There's plenty of stuffed toys like my body around, but there's only one me!" (He does his victory dance.) Cait Sith "Don't forget me even if another Cait Sith comes along." (He turns to the altar.) Cait Sith "Good bye, then! I guess I'm off to save the Planet..." (The screen goes white.) Scene 85 - Cloud's Sin - (Cloud and the others stand outside the Temple of the Ancients. Watching. The camera pans up to the top of the Temple, as a great black ball of energy consumes it, sparking. When it fades, there is nothing left of the Temple but a great pit. Cloud goes to the edge of it; there is a small black sparkle at the bottom.) Cloud "That's the Black Materia..." Tifa "I'll wait here." (Cloud makes his way to the bottom of the pit, followed by Aerith. He goes over to the Black Materia.) Cloud "As long as we have this, Sephiroth won't be able to use Meteor." (You get the Black Materia.) Cloud "Mmm?" "Can you guys use it?" Aerith "Nope, we can't use it right now. You need great spiritual power to use it." Cloud "You mean lots of Spiritual energy?" Aerith "That's right." "One person's power alone won't do it." "Somewhere special. Where there's plenty of the Planet's energy..." "Oh yeah!" "The Promised Land!" Cloud "The Promised Land?" "No, but..." Aerith "Sephiroth is different. He's not an Ancient." Cloud "He shouldn't be able to find the Promised Land." (The screen flashes white. When it fades, we see Sephiroth standing at the edge of the pit.) Sephiroth "...Ah, but I have." (He floats up, over the pit.) Sephiroth "I'm far superior to the Ancients." "I became a traveler of the Lifestream and gained the knowledge and wisdom of the Ancients." "I also gained the knowledge and wisdom of those after the extinction of the Ancients." "And soon, I will create the future." Aerith "I won't let you do it! The future is not only yours!" (Sephiroth floats higher.) Sephiroth "Ha, ha, ha... I wonder?" (The screen goes white.) Sephiroth "Wake up!" (The scene fades back in, to the bottom of the pit. Cloud clutches his head and falls to the ground.) Cloud "Sh... shut up!" (Sephiroth floats to the ground. He kneels down.) Sephiroth "There, Cloud... good boy." Cloud "The... Noise..." (We see Cloud's double standing straight as Cloud writhes on the ground below it. Eventually Cloud stands up and melds with the double.) Cloud "Wa...... aaaa....aaa...." (Cloud begins to run, in slow motion, to Sephiroth. It takes almost half a minute for him to make the few feet to Sephiroth. Cloud's double just stands where Cloud once had. Cloud gives the Black Materia to Sephiroth. Sephiroth stands up and begins to laugh.) Sephiroth ".......Well done." (The screen goes white as Sephiroth rockets skyward. The camera moves to above the pit. Cloud falls and clutches his head, trembling. Aerith goes over to him.) Aerith "Cloud, are you all right?" Cloud "...I gave the Black Materia to Sephiroth...?" (He straightens for a brief moment, then falls at Aerith's feet.) Cloud "Wha... what did I do... tell me, Aerith." (Aerith bends down to him) Aerith "Cloud... be strong, OK?" (Cloud starts writhing on the ground.) Cloud "Urrrrrrgh... What have I done!?" (Aerith kneels down by him.) Aerith "Cloud... you haven't done anything." "It's not your fault." (Cloud stands up slowly... and punches Aerith. She falls backwards and Cloud falls onto her, landing blow after blow.) Cloud "I...! I'm----!" (Cait Sith arrives. Tifa is frantic by the edge of the pit) Tifa "Cloud--!!" Cait Sith "Oops! This looks like I came at a bad time!" "I'm Cait Sith No. 2. Right pleased to meet you all!" (Cloud continues to beat Aerith.) Tifa "Cloud, what are you doing!?" (Cloud stops and falls to one side. The screen goes white.) Cloud "Everything is white..." "What did I do? I don't remember anything..." "My memory... since when...? If everything's a dream, don't wake me." (The screen goes black.) Scene 86 - Aerith's Wood - (The scene fades in... a calm green forest. Aerith pokes her head around one tree.) Aerith "Cloud, can you hear me?" (Cloud speaks, though he does not appear on screen.) Cloud "Yeah, I hear you. Sorry for what happened." (Aerith comes out from behind the tree; we see her profile as she faces to the side.) Aerith "Don't worry about it." Cloud "...I can't help it..." (She goes back behind the tree.) Aerith "Oh..." (She jumps out from behind another tree on the opposite side of the forest, not visibly walking the distance between them.) Aerith "Then, why don't you REALLY worry about it?" (She runs forward and wipes one eye.) Aerith "And let me handle Sephiroth." (She starts giggling, turns pure white, and disappears. She comes out from behind yet another tree.) Aerith "And Cloud, you take care of yourself." (She walks back behind the tree, off-handedly leaning back so that we just see her head.) Aerith "So you don't have a breakdown, okay?" (She goes behind the tree. She drops down from the sky, slowly, puppet-like, landing very softly on the ground. Cloud also floats down, closer to the camera. He looks around.) Cloud "What is this place?" (Aerith puts her hands behind her back and looks skyward.) Aerith "This forest leads to the City of the Ancients... and is called Sleeping Forest." (She looks at Cloud.) Aerith "It's only a matter of time before Sephiroth uses Meteor." "That's why I'm going to protect it. Only a survivor of the Cetra, like me, can do it." (She turns and walks a distance into the forest. She turns back to face Cloud.) Aerith "The secret is just up here." (She shakes her head.) Aerith "At least it should be. ...I feel it. It feels like I'm being led by something." (She cocks her head to one side and waves, cutely, femininely, childishly, to Cloud.) Aerith "Then, I'll be going now. I'll come back when it's all over." Cloud "Aerith?" (She turns and runs off into the forest, getting smaller and smaller, until she disappears into the bright green sunlight. Cloud starts to run after her, slowly, but does not go anywhere, just as in a dream. Eventually he stops, and Sephiroth speaks, from somewhere.) Sephiroth "Hmm........ She's thinking of interfering? She will be a difficult one, don't you think?" (Sephiroth floats down from above, just as Cloud did. He lands, kneeling, where Aerith stood moments before.) Sephiroth "We must stop that girl soon." (She screen flashes white, then goes completely dark.) Scene 87 - Cloud's Self - (Cloud awakens in a bed at the inn at Gongaga village. Barret and Tifa are standing next to the bed.) Barret "You look like you was havin' a nightmare." "How are you feeling?" I seem to be OK Not good Don't really know ***Cloud I seem to be OK Barret "That's good. Man, I didn't know what was gonna happen." Tifa "You know, Cloud, Aerith is gone." Barret "Everyone's out looking for Aerith." (Cloud sits up in bed and shakes his head.) Cloud "......City of the Ancients. Aerith is headed there." Barret "By herself!? Why did she go by herself!?" "Hey, we're goin' too." Cloud "Only the Ancients, only Aerith can save us from Meteor..." Tifa "Then we must go. What'll we do if something happens to Aerith? If Sephiroth finds her, she's in trouble." Cloud "Sephiroth... already knows." Barret "Hey! Why are you still sittin' around?" Tifa "Let's go, Cloud." (Cloud shakes his head.) Cloud "No." (He holds his head) Cloud "I might lose it again." "If Sephiroth comes near me I might..." Barret "Yeah, godammit! It's 'cuz of you that Sephiroth got the Black Materia in the first place. It's your damn fault!" (Cloud lets go of his head) Cloud "My fault?" Barret "I know you got problems... hell, we all do. But, you don't even understand yourself." "But you gotta understand that there ain't no gettin' offa this train we're on, till get to the end of the line." Tifa "Cloud, we came this far... Aren't you even going to settle up with Sephiroth?" (Cloud clutches his head) Cloud "No..." (He shakes his head) Cloud "I'm afraid." "If this keeps up, I may go crazy!" "I'm afraid..." Barret "Just a damn jackass, that's what you are..." "Yo, jes' think about it... How many people in this world do ya think really understand themselves?" "People get depressed in life because they don't know what's up." "But, they go on living. They don't run away... isn't that how it is?" (Barret leaves.) Tifa "Cloud... you'll come with us, right? I believe in you." (Tifa leaves. Cloud holds his head) Cloud "What... am I supposed to do?" "Pull out of here?" "Pull out? ...To where?" (The camera pans down. Tifa and Barret are standing by the door to the inn. Tifa faces Cloud's room.) Tifa "Cloud..." Barret "Wait a minute, Tifa. Give him a little time." "He has to decide this on his own." (Tifa turns to Barret. He nods) Barret "You believe in Cloud... right?" (He turns and leaves. Tifa looks to Cloud's room again, then follows. The camera pans back up to Cloud. He is now sitting on the edge of the bed, his head in his hands.) Cloud "......I'm afraid to find out the truth...? But...... why?" (He gets up and meets the innkeeper.) "You awake?" "Those people were so worried that they stayed by your side until you woke up." "You sure do have good friends." (He leaves the inn. Barret and Tifa are standing outside, waiting for him.) Tifa "Cloud..." Barret "Hey, how are you?" "I just wanna know, which is it gonna be?" "You wanna find out about yourself? Or are you afraid to find out?" "Either way, you stay around here and about all you can do is worry about it." "Even if you do go nuts again when you see Sephiroth... If it happens, it happens." "I'll go upside your spikey white head and bring you back to normal!" Tifa "Cloud, it'll be all right. We're all with you." Cloud "But..." Barret "If it happens, it happens. Don't worry 'bout it." (Cloud crosses his arms for a moment and thinks.) Cloud "...You're... right. ......He's right, isn't he?" Tifa "Come on, let's go and find Aerith...?" (They all leave Gongaga village.) Scene 88 - Bone Village - (Cloud and the others travel to Bone Village on the northern continent.) People in Bone Village "Welcome to Bone Village, a town for nature lovers." "What do you want?" Where is the City of the Ancients? Do you know where Aerith is? What are you doing? ***Cloud Where is the City of the Ancients? "The City of the Ancients? Oh, you must mean the Forgotten City." ***Cloud Do you know where Aerith is? "Are you talking about that girl? I warned her, but she went into the Sleeping Forest anyway." ***Cloud What are you doing? "We're excavating. It's like the land's telling a history of the planet." "We use the newest system to find buried treasure. We simulate earthquakes by using bombs, and then check the sound waves given off by the tremors." "You can awaken the Sleeping Forest if you have the Lunar Harp." "Once awake, they say the forest will open a road for you." "The girl in pink that just went in also used a Lunar Harp to get through." I want a Lunar Harp Not interested ***Cloud I want a Lunar Harp "Ask the guy in the tent below." ***Cloud Not interested "Excavating is a slow process. The treasures we excavate are stored in the box next to the tent. Remember that." "The forest just beyond here is called the Sleeping Forest. Right now the forest is asleep and anyone who wanders in while it's asleep, it confuses. You can go in, but you may never come out..." "But just now, a girl in pink and a man in a Black Cape went in. You think they'll be all right?" (Cloud talks to the man in the tent.) "The Lunar Harp is somewhere in the ground here. We could excavate it for you if you want to." Start diggin' I want to buy something Not right now ***Cloud Start diggin' "It's not just the Lunar Harp you're after. We else are you having us dig for?" Lunar Harp Good treasure Normal treasure (This choice only affects what you get at the end.) "All right! Then I'll lend you some of my staff. Show us where you want to dig!" ***Cloud I want to buy something (Sells items) ***Cloud Not right now (Cloud digs for the Lunar Harp.) Please push the Square button to set our staff in position. (Cloud sets the staff.) Press the Square Button to ignite the bomb for the search. (Kaboom.) Each staff member will calculate the tremors and face the buried item. In other words, the point where the staff's line of vision meets is the Dig Point. (The staff spins to face a spot in the top left.) Select the Dig Point by moving to the point and pressing the Square Button. The staff will dig and search for the item. (Cloud selects the Dig Point.) "Now, the staff will dig here. The result of the dig will be placed in the town treasure box overnight." (That night, the staff digs in the chosen spot. If you picked the spot correctly, the next morning Cloud finds the Lunar Harp in the treasure box.) Scene 89 - The Sleeping Forest - City Of the Ancients - (Lunar Harp in hand, Cloud enters the Sleeping Forest. As soon as he enters, we see that it is the same forest as in his dream. He progresses further into the forest. Reaching a clearing, the very air glows an ethereal green. Cloud looks around.) The Sleeping Forest awoke... (The green fades. Cloud is treated to some beautiful, idyllic scenery as he travels through the Sleeping Forest. On the other side on the forest, he arrives at the Forgotten City. The houses, streets and walls are made of shells and coral, as if the city was once beneath the ocean. It is completely uninhabited. In one of the houses, they find several beds.) Cid "Yeah, and it looks pretty comfortable." Tifa "Shall we take a break here?" (They all rest for the night. The scene shifts to later that night. Cloud is awake, and standing away from the others. He looks up.) Cloud "I feel it..." (The others come in. Cloud must have woken them up.) Cid "Do you know what TIME it is!?" (Cloud turns to them.) Cloud "Aerith is here. ...and so is Sephiroth." Cid "Wa, wa, wait a minute. You serious!?" Tifa "But how can you tell?" Cloud "...It's not an excuse. I feel it in my soul." Cid "Shit, Cloud, we can't be sittin' around on our asses." Cloud "...right. Let's hurry and find Aerith." (They leave the house.) Scene 90 - Aerith's Gift - (Reaching the intersection near the entrance of the Forgotten City, Cloud looks to the north.) Cloud "Aerith's voice...... Coming from there?" (He rushes north. Passing through a tunnel, he reaches a secluded, calm, mirrorlike pool. Sunlight shines from above, though it is still midnight. He continues. He enters a small, spiral-shaped building. Taking a long, glass stairway there, he reaches a huge, elegant, crystalline city, suspended in space. Continuing on, he finds a small shrine. Aerith is kneeling inside it.) Cloud "Aerith?" (There are five columns forming a path to the shrine, no wider than Cloud. Below them is a pool of pure, blue water. Cloud leaps onto the first column. The others move as if to follow, but Cloud waves them away. He leaps across the other columns and reaches the shrine. He steps onto the stairs leading up to the glass platform where Aerith kneels. The screen goes red for a moment. Cloud shakes his head and reaches for his sword... then shakes his head again and continues. He stands before Aerith. She does not move. He faces away and draws his sword. She still does not move. He turns to face her. He lifts his sword above his head. She still does not move. Cloud brings down his sword.) Cid "Cloud!" Tifa "Stop!" (Cloud shakes his head and steps back.) Cloud "Ugh... what are you making me do?" (FMV sequence. Aerith kneels in the small shrine. We see now that she is praying. She looks up for the first time and sees Cloud. She smiles. Beautifully. The camera pans up. Falling from the bright white light from above comes a black figure. It falls faster and faster. We see that it is Sephiroth. His sword is drawn. Faster he falls, straight for Aerith.) (His sword pierces through Aerith's body.) (The next few moments seem like hours. Cloud's heart pounds in his ears... and ours as well. Sephiroth, his sword through Aerith's body, just stares at Cloud. His eyes glitter, cat-like, a sly smile on his lips. With a great noise of grating metal, he pulls his sword from her body. Aerith falls forward, her eyes wide open in shock... but the smile does not leave her face. Then her eyes close. As she falls, her hair ribbon comes undone and a small materia, glowing a pale green, falls from it. It bounces once, emitting a small, pure sound against the glass floor. It bounces again, and again, until it falls off the platform into the clear water below.) Scene 91 - Puppet - Descent Into Life - (Aerith's body falls forward. Cloud catches her before she hits the floor, cradling her in his arms. Sephiroth stands, looking skyward, his arms spread.) Cloud "...Aerith." (He gently shakes her body.) Cloud "This can't be real!" Sephiroth "Do not worry. Soon the girl will become part of the Planet's energy." "All that is left is to go North. The 'Promised Land' waits for me over the snowy fields." "There I will become a new being by uniting with the planet. As will this girl... Cloud "...Shut up." (He bows his head closer to Aerith, trembling. He abruptly looks up to Sephiroth.) Cloud "The cycle of nature and your stupid plan don't mean a thing." (He slowly turns his head back to Aerith's sleeping face.) Cloud "Aerith is gone." "Aerith will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry...... or get angry......" (He holds her body closer to his and bows his head forward.) Cloud "What about us...... what are WE supposed to do?" (He gently rests her on the floor.) Cloud "What about my pain?" (He trembles.) Cloud "My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My eyes are burning!" (Sephiroth moves for the first time. He slowly lowers his arms and looks at Cloud.) Sephiroth "What are you saying? Are you trying to tell me you have feelings too?" (Cloud quickly stands up to face Sephiroth.) Cloud "Of course! Who do you think I am!?" (Sephiroth starts to laugh.) Sephiroth "Ha, ha, ha...... Stop acting as if you were sad." "There's no need to act as though you're angry either." (He rises into the air, looking down at Cloud.) Sephiroth "Because, Cloud. You are..." (He rockets, spinning, high up into the air. His body becomes a tiny green sphere, which lands at Cloud's feet. The screen glows red. Cloud covers his eyes.) (Boss battle with Jenova-LIFE) (The screen goes black.) Jenova "Because, you are...... a puppet." Cloud "I'm...... a puppet?" (The screen fades in. Aerith's body is resting against one wall of the shrine. Cid stands before her. He looks skyward as if in prayer, then turns and leaves. Tifa kneels next to Aerith. She reaches up and touches Aerith's face, her hair, then covers her mouth, squeezes her eyes shut, and runs off. Cloud walks over to Aerith. He gently picks her up and carries her to the secluded pool. FMV sequence. Cloud slowly lowers Aerith into the clear blue water. He releases her and slowly backs away. She floats on the surface for one brief second, then her face sinks beneath the water. Her hair fans out around her body as she descends into the deep, peaceful water.) Scene 92 - Who Am I...? - (The scene fades in. Cloud and the others are in one of the spiral-shaped shell houses in the Forgotten City. Cloud is facing away.) Cloud "Everyone, listen to me." (He turns.) Cloud "I'm Cloud, ex-SOLDIER, born in Nibelheim." "I came to settle up with Sephiroth." Tifa "...What's going on?" Cloud "I came here by my own free will... Or so I thought." "However..." (He gestures with his hand.) Cloud "...To tell the truth, I'm afraid of myself." (He turns away.) Cloud "...There is a part of me that I don't understand." "That part that made me give the Black Materia to Sephiroth." (He cringes away from... something) Cloud "If you hadn't stopped me, Aerith might've been..." "...There's something inside of me. A person who is not really me." (He turns back and shakes his head.) Cloud "That's why I should quit this journey." "Before I do something terrible." (He raises one fist. He is shaking.) Cloud "But I am going." "He destroyed my hometown five years ago, killed Aerith, and is now trying to destroy the Planet. I'll never forgive... Sephiroth." (He stops shaking but does not lower his fist.) Cloud "I... I must go on." (He lowers it.) Cloud "...I have a favor to ask of you." "Will you all come with me?" (He looks up and shakes his head.) Cloud "...to save me from doing something terrible." Cid "Well, we'll face it when that happens." (Cloud shakes his head.) Cloud "I don't know how Aerith tried to save the planet from the Meteor." "And I guess now, we'll never know." "But!" (He nods.) Cloud "We still have a chance. We must get that Black Materia back before Sephiroth uses it." "Let's go." (The screen fades to black.) END OF DISC 1