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 [ O p t i o n a l Q u e s t s ] =========================================================================== 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 Optional Quests - Yuffie - Meet Yuffie - (At one time or another, Cloud will be fighting in a forest. Sometimes, he will encounter a mysterious Ninja. After defeating her, the scene moves to the field in which they fought. The Ninja lies on the ground, beaten. Cloud goes over to her and she stands up.) "Man...... I can't believe I lost..." (She leaps away.) "You spikey-headed jerk! One more time, let's go one more time!" All right Not interested ***Cloud All right "I won't lose this time! Take your time and get ready. Holler when you're ready!" (Cloud goes to the subscreen to prepare for the battle. When he's finished, the ninja has vanished into thin air.) "No way I'm going to fight with punks like you more than once!" "I'll keep enough for the doctor bill! Next time, you won't be as lucky!" Tifa "Hey! My money!" 200 Gil stolen! (Tifa runs after her.) Tifa "Wait a second! Where's my money!?" (The scene ends here.) ***Cloud Not interested (The conversation continues.) (She makes punching motions.) "Thinkin' of running away? Stay and fight! FIGHT, I said!" "C'mon...... What's the matter?" "You're pretty scared of me, huh!?" ......petrified You're gonna lose again ***Cloud ......petrified (The scene continues.) ***Cloud You're gonna lose again "Wh... what!?" "Uuuuugh! Now I'm really mad!" "Make fun of me, will ya! Just watch!!" (She runs off, crashing into Cid on the way out.) Cid "She's gone, hey...... What's with that kid!?" "What the--!? Gone! It's gone! My money's gone!" 500 Gil stolen! (He runs after her.) Cid "Steal MY money, will ya? You got a lot of #&^%$ nerve!!" "Just remember who you're dealin' with, punk!!" (The scene ends here.) "Hmm, just as I thought. What do you expect with my skills?" "Good luck to you too. If you feel up to it, we can go another round. Later!" (She runs off, then stops and turns.) "I'm really gonna leave! REALLY!" Go ahead... Wait a second! ***Cloud Go ahead "Oh yeah? Then do whatever you want!" (She runs off.) Tifa "She's gone... What is it with her...?" (The scene ends here.) ***Cloud Wait a second! (The scene continues.) (The party runs up closer to the ninja.) "What is it, you still have somethin' for me?" "......Hmmm. So is that it?" "I know you want my help because I'm so good!" "You want me to go with you?" ......That's right You kiddin'? ***Cloud That's right (The scene continues.) ***Cloud You kiddin'? "Oh yeah? Then do whatever you want!" (She runs off.) Tifa "She's gone... What is it with her...?" (The scene stops here.) "Heh heh... thought so. You put me in a spot. Hmm, what should I do?" "But if you want me that bad, I can't refuse..." "All right! I'll go with you!" ......What's your name? ......Let's hurry on ***Cloud ......What's your name? "Me? The name's......" (The PLAYER names Yuffie. After the character name screen disappears, she has vanished again.) "What are you talking about!? You're the one who should go first!" "Okay forget it! I'm not going with you!" "Remember, if you piss me off... it'll cost you!!" Tifa "Hey! My money!" 700 Gil stolen! (Tifa runs after her.) Tifa "Wait a second! Where's my money!?" (The scene ends here.) ***Cloud ......Let's hurry on (The scene continues.) (Cloud and the party walk off, leaving Yuffie behind.) "Huh? Hey... HEY!" (She runs after them.) "Wait! I haven't even told you my name......" (The PLAYER names Yuffie) Yuffie "I'm Yuffie! Good to meetcha!" (She turns away and starts to laugh to herself.) Yuffie "Heh heh...... just as I planned." "Now all I have to do is... a little this...... and a little that...... nyuk, nyuk, nyuk......" (She runs off after the others.) Yuffie "Hey, wait up! Wait for me!!" "Here, I'll give you back the money I stole from you!" "......or, uh, what's left of it." (The scene fades to black.) - Materia Thief - Turks Off Duty - Godo - (Cloud and the others travel to Wutai on the westernmost continent. In the field on the way into the village, Yuffie appears.) Tifa "What the--? Did something happen?" Yuffie "I know this area pretty well." "It gets pretty tough past here. Better get ready..." Tifa "...Really? Somehow, ...I don't believe it." "Are you trying to con us again...?" Yuffie "No! It's REALLY tough..." "There they are, catch 'em!!" (Two Shinra guards approach the party, guns raised.) Cid "What, the Shinra!?" Shinra Soldier "Hey, that's not them! These are the other guys from before!!" Tifa "Yuffie, you're not......!" Yuffie "I don't know! I have nothing to do with this one!" Tifa "This one? Did you just say 'THIS one'?" "So you WERE trying to pull something off!" Yuffie "No, umm, uh......" Shinra Soldier "What should we do!?" Shinra Soldier "Uh...... Get them! Grab them and ask questions later!!" (Yuffie runs off as the soldiers attack.) (Battle sequence with two Shinra Soldiers) Tifa "What's going on!?" "I thought something was fishy... My, my materia is missing!!" Cid "Ey... where the hell's that damn kid...?" (Everyone looks around the area for Yuffie. Sounds of the wind blowing.) Tifa "She's done it to us again!!" "I'm never gonna forgive her!" "She was after our materia from the beginning." "I won't let her get away with it! I'm pretty sure she ran off north. Let's go after her!!" (They follow Yuffie into Wutai. In the village, they find her standing on the opposite side of a bridge.) Yuffie "Hey!!" (She runs off. Cloud follows her, but she seems to have disappeared.) People in Wutai "Life is like the dew on the leaves of the trees. Whether that planet falls or not is no more than a fleeting glimmer." "Oh, you know lately things have been like that. You can even see the moon in the afternoon. Everyone's celebrating." "No, Gramps! That's a big red planet in the sky! Everyone's scared of it!!" "This is a weapons store of the hard cores, by the hard cores, and for the hard cores! Come on and take a look, why doncha!?" "Sorry, listen I... No, nothing... never mind." "Hey. Things look pretty sad around here." "With things the way they are in the world I guess there's nothing I can do about it." "Running around like a fool won't help matters any. So, we all might as well sit back and have a beer..." "First the ground started shaking, then that large star......" "Yy, you think... It's all over?" "When that big star bashes into us, both Wutai and Da-chao are going to be dust! Can't we do something?" "A girl with materia? No, there hasn't been anyone climbing Da-chao for some time now." "And now it's too late to be worrying about materia at this stage of the game..." "If you see anything you need, buy it." "You're still gonna sit here and buy stuff at a time like this?" "You're an odd one..." (Sells items) "The end is right in front of us..." "But what can you do about it? Just go on living your life day in and day out..." "What, Yuffie... It's best to ask Lord Godo about that." "But today he's not in the best of... Well, I should say... But really he's not so......" "Have you ever heard the story of the scales of the Water God?" "They're not just regular scales. They have special hidden powers. And are impervious to the strongest flames." "But of course I don't think they'd stand up to the fire that huge eerie-lookin' Planet's gonna make when it crashes into us..." (The party travels to the Wutai tavern. Inside, they find Reno, Rude and Elena drinking at one of the tables.) Elena "Yy, you!? How did you get here...?" (She leaps up from the table.) Elena "Never mind that. I guess it's fate that brought us together." "Get ready to die!!" (She assumes a fighting stance. The party leaps over the table and prepares to battle.) Reno "...Elena, you talk too much." (She looks at him.) Elena "Ww, what?" Reno "What are we doing way out here in the middle of nowhere?" Elena "We're taking our vacation and resting up from our work." Reno "Now our vacation is ruined." Elena "B, but..." Rude "...even the booze tastes bad now." Elena "...sorry..." (She sits back down. ) Reno "Drink, Rude! How long have we been a team...?" "There have been hard times being a Turk, but all in all, I'm glad I did it." "I even got to meet a bunch of wing nuts like you." Elena "Hmm, you're lucky all right. Now get out of my sight!" "The next time we meet I won't be so nice." Rude "To the Turks... To Reno... cheers!" (They travel to the courtyard in the northern area of Wutai. Bordering one side of it is Godo's mansion. Entering, they discover Godo lying on a futon in a back room.) Godo "GOOGAH... what do you want?" "Don't have... GAH... anything much but, you should be able to.. GOO... rest yourselves here. GOGAH... make yourselves at home." "......Yuffie? ......nope, never heard of her. ...GOOGO..." "...you again? I told you once, and I'm telling you again, I don't know her." (When Cloud accosts him yet again, he sits up in frustration.) Godo "Listen, I said I don't know her! There isn't anyone named Yuffie here in Wutai!" (He stands and faces Cloud.) Godo "...never seen you around here before..." "Lately I've been seeing a lot of Shinra soldiers around here... You wouldn't have anything to do with that, would you?" "I don't care about who you are." "But if you're in trouble with the Shinra, I'm going to have to ask you to leave." "I don't want the Shinra hanging around here looking over my shoulder." "What's with you, you coward!" (Yuffie drops down from the ceiling outside Godo's room. Godo spins to face her.) Godo "Yuffie......!" Yuffie "You scared of the Shinra?" "Then why don't you fall into line and obey them, just like all of the other towns!" (She steps into the room and points to Cloud.) Yuffie "Those guys are the ones who are really fighting the Shinra!" Godo "Shut up! What would you know about this?" Yuffie "You get beaten once, and then that's it?" "What happened to the mighty Wutai I used to know?" Godo "No kid like you's going to talk to me like that!" "You keep acting like that! You ought to be ashamed of yourself!" Yuffie "That's my style! And it's my own business, not yours! Don't you try and dictate what I should do!" (Godo raises his fists over his head.) Godo "Style...? Dictate...?" "Throwin' around all those fancy words... You're a miserable daughter!" Yuffie "Hmph! You're a sad excuse for a father!!" (Godo chases her out of the room, then stops as she runs off. He returns to his room, facing the wall.) Godo "......take your things and get out of here now." "To protect Wutai, we cannot afford to stand up to Shinra." (Cloud leaves Godo's mansion.) - Steel Them? - (Cloud returns to the materia shop in Wutai. A woman that was previously blocking access to a treasure chest in the corner of the shop is now at the counter, making it possible for Cloud to reach the chest. There is an MP Absorb materia inside. As soon as Cloud takes it, though, Yuffie drops down from her hiding place in the ceiling, grabs it, and runs off. Cloud follows. Clues from the townspeople lead him to the house next to the town's exit. A boy and his grandfather mill around inside.) "Oh no! More weirdos." "No, these aren't the ones from a while ago, but these ones look weird too!" "What are we going to do, Gramps? Some strange-looking girl came in here a minute ago and I..." (Cloud folds back a dressing curtain in a corner, revealing Yuffie hiding behind it.) Yuffie "......" (She dashes off.) "Oh, how exciting! You a friend of my grandson's?" "No, Gramps! These guys are creepy! They're runnin' all over the place!" (Cloud leaves the house and continues to search for Yuffie. On the way past the tavern, he notices that a large jar outside is wobbling back and forth. The others block the only two bridges that offer an escape route away from the tavern. Cloud hits the side of the jar. No response. He does it again; still nothing. One more punch does the trick and Yuffie pops out. Her escape attempts are thwarted by the two guarding the bridges.) Cloud "You can't get away, Yuffie." Yuffie "O.. ok, I know... I was wrong......" "You win. I'll give you back your materia..." (Yuffie leads them away towards the house where she has the materia stashed. As they leave, we see two Shinra guards behind them run into the tavern. The scene shifts to the tavern's interior as the guards enter. Elena stands up from the table.) Shinra soldier "So our reports were right! He IS here on vacation!" "We've finally found him! Get the Turks here for back-up!" Reno "...what a drag." Shinra soldier "Ww, what was that...?" Reno "Right now we're off duty and can't run off to save your butts." Shinra soldier "We know you're off duty, but..." Reno "If you knew that, then don't bother us! Lookin' at you is makin' me sober." Shinra soldier "But you all have orders from headquarters to look for him too!" (Reno doesn't move.) Shinra soldier "All right, that's it! We'll get him without any help from the Turks, just you see!" (The soldiers run out of the tavern. A second later, one pops back in.) Shinra soldier "And don't think that headquarters isn't going to hear about this!!" (He runs off.) Elena "Reno, do you think that was really such a good idea!?" "I mean is that the way a professional, a Turk would act!?" Reno "Elena. Don't misunderstand." "A pro isn't someone who sacrifices himself for his job. That's just a fool." Elena "Rude...?" Rude "........." Elena "Well, I don't buy that! Goodbye!!" (She runs out of the tavern.) Rude "........." Reno "Relax. She's not a child. Let her have her way now..." (The scene shifts to Yuffie's house.) Yuffie "I know, the materia, right? I have it stored in a safe place. ...Follow me." (She goes downstairs. Cloud follows. As he arrives downstairs, Yuffie is standing in the middle of a large basement, the walls lined with statues.) Yuffie "...I've been hearing that ever since I was little." "Before I was born, Wutai was a lot more crowded and more important..." (She goes to stand in a corner.) Yuffie "You saw what it looks like now, right? ...JUST a resort town..." "After we lost the war, we got peace, but with that, we lost something else. Now look at Wutai..." (She stands in the doorway, her back to the party.) Yuffie "That's why... if I had lots of materia I could..." (She starts to sniffle.) Cloud "Listen, Yuffie. I don't care about the history of Wutai or your feelings." "You've got our materia and I want it back ...now." "If you give it back now, we'll drop the whole thing." Yuffie "I know, I know that..." "That... sniff... switch... the lever on the left........ materia's... sniff, hic... in there." (Cloud walks to the back of the back of the basement. There is a control panel with two levers and a monitor with the word OFF displayed on a green field. He pulls the lever on the left. The monitor changes to a large red ON. A metal cage suddenly drops from the ceiling, trapping the other two party members.) Cid "Whoa!?" (The camera pans down to show Yuffie, who has given up on sniffling and commenced to laughing.) Yuffie "Ha ha ha------! Never trust anyone that easily!!" "The Materia's mine! Tough!" (She runs up the stairs, stops, and runs back down.) Yuffie "You want your materia? Then go find it yourself!" "Yeah that's right. And when you're looking for the materia, remember you gotta steel it." "Heh heh... steel... steel! Get it?" "C ya!" (She runs off. Cloud flips the other lever, the monitor reverts to OFF, and the cage rises. He sets off yet again in pursuit of Yuffie.) - Corneo Revisited - Truce - Because It's Our Job. - (Cloud travels to the courtyard in northern Wutai. There is a small shrine enclosing a gong at one side. Cloud rings the gong and a hidden door opens in the side of the shrine. Cloud enters. Inside is a small storeroom. In the center stands a man dressed in a suit, holding a struggling Yuffie.) Yuffie "Let go! I SAID let GO!" "Hey! Who do you think I...... OW! What're you doin'...? Jerk!" (The man runs deeper into the room. Cloud runs after him.) Cloud "You......!" ".........ho.......... .......................ho............" (The camera pans up to show Don Corneo observing Yuffie still thrashing in his flunkies' grip, hands clasped, looking quite pleased.) Corneo "Hohi, hohi! Hohihi!" Cloud "Corneo!?" (The Don does a little curtsy.) Corneo "Hohi!" "I've finally got a new chicky!" "Two for one, in fact! Hohi, hohi!" Cloud "Two!?" (The camera pans up to show another flunky holding a flailing Elena.) Elena "H..... hey! Let go of me! You're gonna regret this!!" (Both flunkies carry their repective women up some stairs in the back of the room.) Corneo "Hohi, hohi! Hohihi!" (The Don runs up the stairs as well. Cloud follows him. They both emerge through a door next to a small shrine in a back room of Godo's mansion. The Shinra soldiers rush into the room, blocking the Don's way out as he tries to escape.) Shinra soldier "There he is! It's Corneo! Don't let him get away!" (Don spins worriedly as one of the soldiers raises his gun.) Shinra soldier "Attaaaaack!" (The soldiers rush at Don, who jumps nimbly out of the way, sending the soldiers crashing into Cloud.) (Battle sequence with three Shinra guards) (Cloud rushes out of Godo's mansion. He runs into Reno and Rude on their way out of the courtyard.) Rude "......Elena." Reno "Hmm.... that Corneo is good at escaping..." Rude "......Elena." Reno "Let's go, Rude. We'll give them a taste of what the Turks can do." (Rude nods and runs off.) Reno "......Sounded pretty good." (He turns to Cloud.) Reno "If Elena is in his hands, that's going to make things a little difficult." "And uh..." Cloud "......Ok. Corneo took Yuffie from us." "And without Yuffie, there's no way to get our materia back." Reno "Don't misunderstand." "We have no intention of joining you. But for now, we'll agree not to bother each other. That's all." Cloud "That's fine. We have absolutely no intention of cooperating with the Turks either." "Now, uh, just what direction did Corneo run off to?" Reno "Hmm, nice attitude. Here's a clue, it's the place that stands out the most." (Reno runs off. Cloud follows him to Dachao, the carved mountains, to the northeast. He finds Reno and Rude on the path there.) Reno "You're finally here. We're gonna split into two." "You do whatever you want. But don't endanger Elena." "Don't worry. We won't do anything to that girl, Yuffie." "For now..." (He half-salutes and runs down the path, followed closely by Rude and then Cloud. All three head down the road through the mountains shaped like giant people, arriving at last on one colossal stone hand. The scene shifts to show the huge hand before Cloud and the others arrive. Don Corneo is perched atop the middle finger. Strapped to the eyes of a huge stone head in the background are Elena and an energetically struggling Yuffie. The hand and head are a long way up from the ground.) Yuffie "LET... ME...... GO!!!!" Corneo "Hmm! Delicious... scrumptious! I think I've found a new HOBBY!" "Which shall it be? Hmm... Hmm..." (He walks down the palm and waggles at Elena.) Corneo "Should I go... with HER?" Elena "He... hey, I'm one of the 'Turks'! Don't you think you can get away with this!?" (He walks onto one finger and does a little dance at Yuffie.) Corneo "Or... maybe... HER?" Yuffie "Oh GAWD! If I knew this was gonna happen, I would've taken rope escape lessons more seriously!!" (Corneo turns to the camera.) Corneo "Hmm!!! I've made my choice! My companion for the night will be......" (He turns to Yuffie) Corneo "...the cheerful one!" (Yuffie thrashes with a renewed vigor.) Yuffie "GROSS-NESS!" "Don't mess with me old man! You don't even have any Materia!" Corneo "Oooooh! And she's saucy, too! Wheee! Wheee!" "All right, that's it!!" (Corneo backs away, onto the middle finger.) Corneo "Hee-haw. What... what's goin' on!? Who's there?" (Cloud and the others arrive on the huge stone wrist.) Yuffie "Oh man! Cloud......!" Corneo "Wheee! ...long time no see." Cloud "Don't tell me you forgot..." Tifa "That fall into the trap really hurt!" Cid "Maybe God'd forgive an ugly ^#@# like you, but I won't!" Corneo "Be quiet! None of you know how much I've suffered since then..." (He turns away and looks contemplative.) Corneo "It's a long story, but......" (Flowing, reminiscent harp music begins to play... then is abruptly cut off) Tifa "We don't want to hear it! Just let the two go!" (Corneo turns to face them.) Corneo "Hmm... You guys are... serious. ......Good, good." "...this ain't no time for me to be fooling around either..." "Why did you kill my little Aps?" "I'm gonna make you PLAY with my new pet, so you won't get in the way of my search for a bride!" (The party prepares for battle. Corneo melodramatically falls to one knee and raises his arms) Corneo "RAPPS--- come here!!" (Boss battle with Rapps) Corneo "Wait..." "Just wait a second!" Cloud "SHUT UP!" Corneo "Just listen to me - it won't take long." "Why do you think a bad guy like me would swallow his pride and plead for his life?" 1 Because he's ready to die 2 Because he's sure to win 3 Because he's clueless ***Cloud 1 Because he's ready to die Corneo "Buzzzz! Wrong!" ***Cloud 2 Because he's sure to win Corneo "Woo-hoo! Right!" ***Cloud 3 Because he's clueless Corneo "Hmm...! Close, but no cigar...!" (Both eyes of the stone head rotate, flipping Elena and Yuffie upside down.) Elena "Eyaaah...!" Yuffie "Makes me so MAD...!" Corneo "If I push this button, they'll fall upside down, and we'll have SQUASHED TOMATOES!" Cloud "Damn...!" Tifa "Coward!" Cid "So this is how a loser lives...!" Corneo "Now, give me your women too!" "Ha, ha, ha, ha! I guess I'm the one laughing last!" "No, that would be us." Corneo "Hee-haw. What... what's goin' on!? Who's there?" (Reno enters along the arm and stands atop the man-sized thumb.) Corneo "...The Turks!" (All turn to face Reno.) Reno "You knew this was gonna happen ever since you leaked that secret." "We're going to take care of you... personally." Corneo "DAMMIT! Then they're all goin' with me!" (Rude quickly darts out from a path behind the giant stone head. He throws a tiny weapon at the Don.) Corneo "Ugh...!" (Corneo grimaces in pain, teeters backward and falls off the finger, barely managing to grab the end before he falls.) Reno "Good timing, Rude." (Rude raises a hand.) Rude "...Let's get to work." (Reno hops off the thumb and walks over to where the Don clings. He puts one shoe on the Don's fingers.) Reno "All right, Corneo. This'll be over quick, so listen up." "Why do you think we went to all the trouble of teaming up with those guys to get you...?" 1. Because we were ready to die 2. Because we were sure of victory 3. Because we were clueless (Corneo nods frantically) Corneo "Two... Number two?" Reno "All wrong." (He wiggles the foot pinning the Don's fingers.) Corneo "No...! Wait, sto......!" (Reno takes his foot off. Corneo falls.) Corneo "Aaaaaaaaaa......p" (Reno pushes his sunglasses farther up his nose and stares down into the canyon.) Reno "The correct answer was..." (A pause.) Reno "...because it's our job." Elena "Oh, thank you very much...!" "I never expected you to come help......" (Reno turns to her, still suspended from the stone head.) Reno "Don't act so weak." "You're a Turk!" Elena "Y... Yes, sir!" (A beat) Cid "I guess, thanks for today." Rude "......" (Reno's cell phone rings. He answers) Reno "Yes... this is Reno." "Yes... Yes... I'll get on it right away." Elena "Was that the company?" Reno "Yeah, they want us to find Cloud..." (He puts the phone back into the pocket on the inside of his jacket. He turns to Cloud and the others. They assume fighting stances.) (A long pause.) Rude "Are we on...?" (Reno runs his fingers through his hair.) Reno "No, today we're off duty." (A long pause.) (Yuffie resumes struggling.) Yuffie "Hey--- who cares about that!? Get---- me----- down----!" (The scene fades to black.) - Materia Regained - (The scene fades in to Yuffie's room. Cloud and the others watch as she hops around, replacing their materia.) Yuffie "Phew, perfect. Now the materia is back in its rightful place." Cloud "Hey... the placement of it is all messed up." Yuffie "Huh? Oh, it'll be all right..." "Don't be so picky!" "Anyways, that sure was close......" "No, normally I would kick their butts. Boom, Bang!!" (She shadow-boxes briefly.) Tifa "That Corneo guy's a real pain." (Yuffie looks down at the floor.) Yuffie "I'd rather deal with my dad than deal with that guy." (Cloud and the others leave the house, leaving Yuffie behind, still looking down.) Yuffie "Oh, by the way, some of those guys from the Turks are good, huh?" "At least, after all that, we got the materia back." "Now come on everybody, let's continue our journey..." (She looks up) Yuffie "......Hey!! W... Wait!" (She runs into the bedroom area of the house and starts rifling through a drawer.) Yuffie "Oh, all right. Here, I'll give this to you guys." (She runs out) Yuffie "Here, look, look!" (She holds up an MP Absorb materia.) Yuffie "........." (She runs out of the house.) Yuffie "Come on, wait---!" "No matter what anyone says, I'm going with you!" "...next time......" (The scene fades to black.) - Brave the Pagoda - Godo - (The party, Yuffie in tow, returns to Wutai. They travel to the pagoda near the northern courtyard. They try to climb the stairs to the second floor, but the guard on the first floor catches them.) "Freeze!" "Miss Yuffie! You cannot go to the second floor unless you defeat me!" "Oh, Miss Yuffie! Will you be climbing the pagoda today?" Yeah, that's it No way! ***Yuffie Yeah, that's it ***Yuffie No way! "Then I, Sacred Gorky, will be your opponent on the first floor!" (A small child runs down the stairs from the second floor.) "Yo! They call me Shake! I'll be watchin' your fight with Gorky!" Gorky "Then, begin!" (Yuffie prepares for battle.) Gorky "Power Change!" (Battle sequence with Gorky) Gorky "Here I am, Miss Yuffie!" Yuffie "Of course!" Shake "Hmm, I thought you were just a wild girl, but you handled that pretty well!" "Well, we'll see how well you do on the next one..." (They climb to the second floor, where Shake awaits.) Yuffie "Who's next?" Shake "Are you blind? I'm right here?" Yuffie "What? I gotta fight a punk?" Shake "Heh! Punk. I'm more of an adult than some bimbo girl!" Yuffie "Wh, what did you say!?" Shake "See what I mean? That kind of anger's what makes you so immature!" "Don't pat yourself on the back until you beat me!" Yuffie "Now watch...!" Shake "'Bout the only thing you can do really good is breathe! Sure you're brave enough to fight?" Stop yappin'! I'll forgive you ***Yuffie Stop yappin'! "Hm, so somebody finally got past Gorky." ***Yuffie I'll forgive you Shake "So when it comes down to it, you're just all talk. Brat!" (A man comes down from the third floor.) "So, I guess it's time for Chekhov to stand in..." Shake "Here I go, brat! Speed Change!" (Battle sequence with Shake) Shake "URRGRAAAAGH! So you CAN fight a bit!" Yuffie "Of course!" Chekhov "Ho, ho, ho... It's been a while since I felt pain..." (Chekhov goes upstairs. Cloud and the others follow. An older man comes down from the fourth floor.) "So even Shake's been defeated. It's been a while since you had to fight, Chekhov." Chekhov "Unfortunately, this is as far as it goes. Staniv, you watch over there." Yuffie "That ain't going to happen! I'll teach you about the strength of youth!" Chekhov "Keep mouthing off like that, little girl, and you're going to get burned." I got insurance Let's get this over with, old bag ***Yuffie I got insurance ***Yuffie Let's get this over with, old bag Chekhov "Ho, ho, ho. What do you expect from a child barely out of diapers!?" Staniv "First, Chekhov will keep you company..." (Staniv moves to block the stairs up.) Chekhov "Ho, ho, ho. We'll see if you can still talk like that after you taste some of my Sacred Magic..." "Magic Change!" (Battle sequence with Chekhov) Chekhov "I can't believe you beat me..." Yuffie "Of course!" Staniv "This should be interesting...! It's been a long time since I've had a chance to use my powers to their fullest..." (Staniv goes upstairs. Cloud and the others follow.) Staniv "The rule is the best fighter on each floor will be your opponent... Although it's a five-storied pagoda, the fourth floor is the highest..." "In other words, no one has ever defeated me-- Master of Weaponry!" "You still want to try...?" Just come on!! I'll pass! ***Yuffie Just come on!! ***Yuffie I'll pass! Staniv "You don't seem to be the kind of person who can make it to the fourth floor without a problem..." Staniv "I like you! Now watch..." "Weapon Change!" (Battle sequence with Staniv) Staniv "Wh, what...!?" Yuffie "Of course!" (Gorky comes up from the third floor.) Gorky "Splendid! Your level and skill have improved..." (Gorky stands behind Staniv. Shake arrives.) Shake "Oh, ho! You might not be as much of a kid as we thought you were!" (Shake stands next to Gorky. Chekhov arrives.) Chekhov "Of course. If WE lost to her..." (He stands next to Shake.) Staniv "You have defeated four of our best, but now you will have to face HIM......!" (All four file upstairs. Cloud and the others follow. When they arrive, the four floor guardians at lined against the wall. Godo stands at the front of the room.) Yuffie "D, dad!?" Godo "I'm glad you made it this far, Yuffie!" Yuffie "Why, why are you......" (Godo flexes.) Godo "I'll answer you by having you try your skills against me!" "Hold nothing back. Come as if you're trying to kill me! If you don't... then I'll have to kill you!" Yuffie "H... hey!" (Godo rushes forward.) Godo "What are you doing! OMNI- Change!.....!!" (Boss battle with Godo) (After the battle, Godo and Yuffie end up lying on the floor, panting and exhausted from the fighting.) Yuffie "...heave......heave..." Godo "...huff...... puff......" Yuffie "O... old coot... n......ot... bad..." Godo "You've...... also...... improved..." (A pause) Yuffie "Hah... Ha, ha......" (A pause) Godo "...Heh, heh......" Yuffie "Ha ha haaaaa......!" Godo "Waha haaaaa......!" (They both start laughing hysterically. The scene fades to black for a moment. When it fades back in, Yuffie and Godo have regained their composure and stood up.) Godo "It's time I gave this to you, Yuffie..." "This is Leviathan Materia. Take it." (Godo tosses the Leviathan materia to Yuffie.) Staniv "But, Lord Godo. The Leviathan Materia should only be given to the person who conquers this Pagoda. That is our custom..." Yuffie "CUSTOM, CUSTOM, CUSTOM... I'm so sick of hearing that!" "It's so stupid!" Gorky "Silence, Miss Yuffie!" Yuffie "Then what 'bout all the rest of you? You have all that power..." "Are you satisfied being cooped up in this tower?" Godo "Yuffie...!" (Yuffie runs over to him) Yuffie "You too, dad...! Just because you lost the war!" "And turning Wutai into a place like this!" Chekhov "...What do you want to say?" Yuffie "You turned Wutai into a cheesy resort town peddling to tourists..." (She shakes her head.) Yuffie "How dare you!? Da-chao Statue and Leviathan are ashamed!!" Godo "..." Shake "She IS a kid." (She turns to face him) Yuffie "Wh, what did you say...!?" (She runs up to him.) Godo "Yuffie!!" "Forgive me... It's all my fault." (Gorky steps forward) Gorky "What are you saying, Lord Godo!" Godo "Losing the war... turning Wutai into this. It was all my fault..." Chekhov "Lord Godo!" Godo "Silence!!" (Gorky steps back.) Godo "Yuffie......" (He looks at the floor.) Godo "I am the same now as I was before when I wanted the war." "But, after I lost the war, I began to think..." "Is strength, only for defeating the enemy?" "...or just something to show-off to others...?" "Might begets might." "That's the same way as the Shinra..." Yuffie "......" (Godo turns to face the wall.) Godo "I know you were looking for Materia for the good of Wutai." "But, the reason I hide my strength now, is also for the good of Wutai..." "And now, I realize both are necessary..." "Strength without determination means nothing. And determination without strength is equally useless...!" Staniv "Lord Godo..." (Godo trembles a moment, then turns to face Cloud.) Godo "You there, please take Yuffie with you!" "I perceive that you all have both determination and strength!" Cid "Well, just tell yourself you're on a big ship, and leave the rest to ol' Cid!" (Cloud shrugs) Cloud "All right, I don't mind." (Godo points at Yuffie.) Godo "Go, Yuffie!" "For the sake of strengthening Wutai!" (Yuffie walks up to him.) Yuffie "Dad..." Godo "I'll take care of the Five Sacred Gods until you return!" "Go! And come back alive!" Yuffie "......" "Of course!" (Everyone leaves the room except for Godo. Yuffie is the last to leave.) Godo "Yuffie, wait a minute." (He runs over to her and whispers in her ear.) Godo "The Materia they all have..." "After their battle is over, you think they'll still want it?" Yuffie "Dad...!" Godo "Go! Survive will the end! And return!" "With the Materia!" (He thrusts one fist forward) Yuffie "Heh, heh... you bet!" (She runs downstairs. Godo returns to the front of the room and flexes a bit. The scene fades to black.) Optional Quests - Vincent - Meet Vincent - (Cloud travels to the Shinra Mansion in Nibelheim. Just inside, he finds a letter on the floor.) "I must get rid of all those that stand in the way of my research. Even that one from the Turks." "I scientifically altered him, and put him to sleep in the basement. If you want to find him, then search the area." "But... this is merely a game I thought of. It is not necessary to participate if you don't want to." "There seems to be another letter." Read it Ignore it ***Cloud Read it "Move the dial on the safe carefully, but quickly. You have 20 seconds. You can not go past the numbers while turning. The 4 hints for the numbers are..." dial (1) dial (2) dial (3) *invisible* ***Cloud dial (1) The lid of the box with the most oxygen. ***Cloud dial (2) Behind the Ivory's short of tea and ray. ***Cloud dial (3) The creek in the floor near the chair on the second floor... then go to the left five steps, up nine steps, left two steps, and up six steps. ***Cloud *invisible* The fourth row has been written in invisible ink... Dial (4) is (Right 97) (Cloud follows the first hint to a circular room on the second floor. There is a treasure chest in the center, and the walls are bordered with green plants. He checks the chest.) "Something is written on the back of the lid." (1) Right 36 (The second clue leads him to the dining room on the first floor. There is a grand piano in one corner of the room. He checks behind it.) "Something is written on the floor." (2) Left 10 (Cloud finds the third number written on the floor in a hallway on the second floor.) "Something is written on the floor." (3) Right 59 (Cloud heads up to the safe in a back room on the second floor and inputs the combination. The door opens and a Summon materia pops out - and a boss monster follows close behind.) (Boss battle with Lost Number) (Cloud gets a Key to the Basement from the safe, grabs the summon materia (Odin), and heads to the basement. He uses the Key to unlock the door there, Behind it, he finds a room filled with coffins. All of them are open, displaying rotting bodies, save one in the center of the room. Cloud approaches the one closed coffin.) "...To wake me from the nightmare" (The lid of the coffin flies off to one side, revealing its contents: a sleeping man dressed in black and red.) "Who is it!?" (He sits up, sleepily) "...Never seen you before. You must leave." Cloud "You were having a nightmare." Tifa "How bad was your dream?" "Hmph... a nightmare...? My long sleep has given me time to atone." Cloud "What are you saying?" "I have nothing to say to strangers. Get out." "This mansion is the beginning of your nightmare." (Cloud turns his head down to one side.) Cloud "...you can say that again." "Hmm? What do you know?" Don't say a thing Talk about Sephiroth ***Cloud Don't say a thing "I see. Then, I'll return to my nightmare..." (He lays back down as the coffin lid replaces itself over him.) ***Cloud Talk about Sephiroth Cloud "Like you said, this mansion is the beginning of a nightmare." "No, it's not a dream, it's for real." "Sephiroth has lost his mind. He found the secrets hidden in this mansion..." "Sephiroth!?" (He and Cloud speak in unison...) "You know Sephiroth?" "You know Sephiroth?" (The man in the coffin rises, does a slow backflip, and lands on the edge of the coffin, standing.) "You start first." (The screen dims as Cloud tells his story about Sephiroth. The screen brightens again) Cloud "...That's how it was." "So Sephiroth knows he was created five years ago? And about the Jenova Project?" "...He was missing. But he just recently reappeared." "He has taken many lives and is seeking the Promised Land." (Cloud makes a "go ahead" gesture with his hand.) Cloud "Now it's your turn." "Sorry... I cannot speak." Tifa "Hmmm... I'm disappointed." (The man hops back down into the coffin.) "Hearing your stories has added upon me yet another sin." "More nightmares shall come to me now, more than I previously had." (He lays back down.) "Now... please leave." (The coffin lid replaces itself over him.) (Cloud speaks to the man once more. The coffin lid again flies off and he sits up.) "...You're still here." Good night Who are you? ***Cloud Good night (The coffin closes once more.) ***Cloud Who are you? Cloud "At least tell us your name." "I was with... the Shinra Manufacturing Department in Adminstrative Research, otherwise known as-- the Turks..." (The PLAYER names Vincent) "Vincent." Cloud "The Turks!?" Vincent "Formerly of the Turks." "I have no affiliation with Shinra now." "...And you?" Cloud "Former Shinra soldier, Cloud." Vincent "You were also with Shinra...? Then do you know Lucrecia?" Cloud "Who?" Vincent "......Lucrecia." (Cloud shakes his head.) Vincent "The woman who gave birth to Sephiroth." Cloud "...gave birth...?" "Wasn't Jenova Sephiroth's mother?" Vincent "That isn't completely wrong, but just a theory." "He was born from a beautiful lady." "That lady was Lucrecia." "She was an assistant to Professor Gast of the Jenova Project. Beautiful... Lucrecia." Cloud "...A human experiment?" Vincent "There was no way to cancel the experiment." "I couldn't stop her." "That was my sin." "I let the one I loved, the one I respected most, face the worst." Tifa "So the punishment was sleep? That's weird." (Vincent lays back down as the coffin closes once more. Cloud leaves the room and heads out of the basement. As he is approaching the stairs back to the Shinra mansion, he hears a voice from behind him.) Vincent "Wait!" (The party turns around as Vincent comes out from his room.) Vincent "If I go with you will I meet Hojo?" (Cloud shrugs.) Cloud "Dunno. But we're after him and Sephiroth. So, I guess sooner or later..." (Vincent turns away from them) Vincent "Lucrecia..." (He turns back) Vincent "All right. I've decided to go with you." Tifa "What? You're coming with us?" Vincent "Being a former Turk, I may be of help to you..." Cloud "All right, then." (Cloud reassembles his party and leaves the Shinra mansion.) - Waterfall Cave - (At some point before the Midgar raid, Cloud (with Vincent in his party) takes the submarine down through an underwater cave, reaching an enclosed lake with a waterfall filling it. He finds a hidden cave behind the waterfall. Inside, the cave floor is shiny blue stone, the walls angular, the room a perfect circle- obviously manmade. As he enters, he hears a voice.) Vincent... (Vincent runs forward.) Vincent "That voice? It can't be..." (He takes a few steps forward. As the camera follows him, we see a soft white light at the other side of the cave. There is the form of a woman kneeling inside it.) Vincent "Lucrecia...?" (The woman stands and turns to Vincent.) "Vincent......?" Vincent "Lucrecia!" (Vincent runs toward her.) "Stay back!" (The woman puts out her hand to stay him. The screen fades to white. As the white fades, the scene is shifted to Nibelheim. There are three scientists in laboratory coats walking toward the Shinra mansion: Hojo, Gast, and Lucrecia, followed by a man in Turks uniform: Vincent. As the scientists enter, Vincent stops at the gate. The scene fades to the courtyard in Nibelheim. Vincent and Lucrecia are walking through town, arm in arm. The scene fades to the front gate. Vincent is handing a small item to Lucrecia, most likely a wedding ring. Lucrecia stares at it, then shakes her head, starts to cry, and runs off. Vincent can only stand and watch her go. The scene fades a moment, then we see Hojo and Lucrecia at the gate, kissing, oblivious to the world. Vincent arrives, stares blankly a moment, then turns in disgust and leaves. The screen fades to black.) If she is happy then... I don't mind. (The scene fades in to the top floor of the Nibelheim inn. Lucrecia is seated at the table there, head in her hands. The scene fades to the laboratory in the basement of the Shinra mansion. Hojo and Lucrecia stand nest to each other on one side of the room, Vincent opposed on the other.) Vincent "I'm against it! Why experiments on humans!?" Hojo "She and I are both scientists!!" (The screen fades to black.) After that, a child was born to Lucrecia... That child's name is... Sephiroth... (The scene fades back to the upper floor at the inn. Lucrecia walks across the room towards the table. Halfway through her journey, she stops and falls to the floor, fainted. The scene fades back to the laboratory. Vincent and Hojo stand facing each other, having a heated discussion we cannot hear. Hojo begins to clutch at his hair in fury, then pulls a gun from his lab coat and shoots Vincent in the stomach. He falls to his knees, staring up at Hojo, then face down to the floor. The scene fades black a moment, then Vincent is unconscious on the operating table in the lab. Hojo stands over him, working some experiment. The scene fades a moment and then Hojo is gone, Vincent alone on the table. He comes to, swings his legs over the side and stands. He looks blankly at his left hand, then raises both fists skyward, trembling. The screen fades to black.) Urrrrrrrrgh!! Vincent "This body is... the punishment that's been given to me..." "I was unable...... to stop Professor Gast and Hojo..." "And Lucrecia... I was unable to stop them..." "All that I was able to do was watch... That is my punishment..." (The scene fades back in to the hidden cave behind the waterfall. Vincent has fallen back away from Lucrecia, who is now kneeling again inside the soft white glow.) Vincent "Lucrecia... You're alive..." Lucrecia "I wanted to disappear... I couldn't be with anyone... I wanted to die..." "But the Jenova inside me wouldn't let me die..." (She shakes her head.) Lucrecia "Lately, I dream a lot of Sephiroth... My dear, dear child." "Ever since he was born I never got to hold him, even once..." "Not even once. You can't call me his mother... That... is my sin..." (Vincent steps forward. She rises up on her knees.) Lucrecia "Back!! Stay back!" (He stops. She settles back down.) Lucrecia "Vincent... Won't you please tell me?" Vincent "......What?" Lucrecia "If Sephiroth is still alive?" "I heard that he died five years ago. But I see him in my dreams so often..." "And I know that physically, like myself, he can't die so easily." "Please, Vincent, tell me......" (Cloud comes forward to Vincent, but he waves him back.) Vincent "Lucrecia... Sephiroth is dead..." (The screen fades to black.) - Gift From Lucrecia - (After defeating Hojo, Cloud and Vincent return to the waterfall cave. A bright light is shining where Lucrecia had stood before. As the party approaches, Vincent runs ahead and stands before the light.) Vincent "Lucrecia........" (Vincent receives the Death Penalty and "Chaos" Limit Break.) Optional Quests - Basement Flashback - Laboratory Revelations - (Cloud travels back to the Shinra Mansion. He heads downstairs to the basement. Upon entering the laboratory, the scene fades to black and a pounding heartbeat begins to sound. The scene fades in to show the two vertical glass tubes in the basement, now glowing green light. In one tube floats Zack, in the other, Cloud. The camera shifts to show the entire lab again. A man in a gray suit arrives, carrying a plate.) "Hey! This is your food." (He places the plate on the table in front of the tubes. He opens up Zack's tube, planning to give him his supper, to be greeted by one of Zack's fists. As he goes down, Zack leaps out of his tube and opens Cloud's. The tube comes open with a hiss of escaping steam, steam which Zack's tube didn't emit. The camera moves to show Cloud tumble forward out of the tube, landing on his hands and knees. He seems to have trouble supporting his head as it bobs up and down like a children's toy. Behind him, Zack retrieves his sword from offscreen and holds it skyward. He looks down to see Cloud still collapsed on the floor and walks over to help him up. The camera shifts to the gates of Nibelheim as Zack practically drags the ever-uncooperative and malformed Cloud out of Nibelheim. The scene fades to black.) Zack "Oh, here!!" "Put on this." (We hear sounds of clothes being put on.) Zack "It smells a little though don't complain." (Slapping sounds.) Zack "You look pretty good with that." "Well......" (The scene fades in. Zack and Cloud are in the back of an old, no-longer-white pickup truck driven by a farmer in a white suit. Cloud is leaned against the tailgate, head still bobbing, while Zack is up and around. He walks up and bangs on the rear window of the cab.) Zack "Yo! Old guy! We at Midgar yet?" (The driver looks up at Zack in the rearview mirror.) "Shaddap! You're lucky I even gave you a ride!" (Zack surveys the passing scenery a moment and then sits down next to Cloud.) Zack "What're you gonna do when we get to Midgar?" (Cloud continues to bob his head.) Cloud "........." (Zack stands) Zack "I know what I'm gonna do." (He crosses his arms) Zack "I got a place I can crash for a while..." (He turns to Cloud) Zack "No wait, the mother lives there, too..." (He scratches his head.) Zack "Guess that's out..." (He shakes his head. Cloud continues to bob his like nobody's business.) Cloud "........." Zack "Yep... gotta change my plans!" "Hmm......" "No matter what I do, I need some money first..." "...Hey, wanna start a business? But what could we do?" (He thinks a moment.) Zack "Hey, Cloud." "Think there's anything I'd be good at?" (Bob bob. Zack turns to the driver.) Zack "Hey old guy!" "What do you think I'd be good at?" "What're you yappin' about? You're still young ain't ya?" "Young folks should try everything!" "You gotta pay your debts while you're young." "Go out and look for what you really want." (Zack turns back to Cloud.) Zack "Try everything... That's easy for him to say..." (He does squat-thrusts for a few minutes as Cloud continues his head-bobbing.) Zack "HEY!" (He turns to Cloud) Zack "Of course!" "I got a lot of brains a skill that other guys don't!" "That settles it!" "I'm gonna become a mercenary!" (He turns to the driver) Zack "Yeah! Thanks pops!" "Hey... didn't you even hear a word I said?" (He turns back to Cloud) Zack "Listen, I'm gonna become a mercenary and that's that." "Boring stuff, dangerous stuff, anything for money." "I'm gonna be rich!" (The driver shakes his head.) Zack "So, Cloud? What are YOU gonna do?" "No, wait... you got it all wrong." Cloud "u... uhhh......" Zack "Just kidding... I won't leave you hanging like that." (He sits down next to Cloud.) Zack "We're friends, right?" (He leans his head over to Cloud's. Cloud stops his bobbing momentarily.) Zack "Mercenaries, Cloud. That's what you an' me are gonna be." (He stands) Zack "Understand, Cloud?" (He nods. The scene fades to black. It fades in again on a cliff in the mountains above Midgar. The ground is solid rock save a few patches of moss here and there. Zack enters, dragging Cloud along behind him. He makes it about halfway to the edge of the cliff when he hears shooting behind him. He drops Cloud, who lays face down on the ground like a rag doll. Zack unsheathes his sword as the shooting comes closer and closer, then runs offscreen in the direction of the noise. He comes back a moment later, leans down and touches Cloud to check on him, when a bullet strikes him square in the chest. He flies backwards and lands near the edge of the cliff. Two Shinra soldiers and a captain come running past Cloud and gather around Zack, who is struggling to get up. They aim their guns and shoot him several times in his head, point-blank. One soldier goes over and aims his gun at Cloud, still motionless. He looks over his shoulder at the captain.) Shinra Soldier "What do you want me to do with him?" Cloud "...Ah... ughhhh......" (The captain comes over and inspects Cloud.) Commander "...Forget it. Just leave him." (He leaves. The other two soldiers follow. It begins to rain lightly. A few moments after they are gone, Cloud pulls himself up on his hands and begins to slowly drag the rest of his body up towards Zack's body. He sits up on his knees and picks up Zack's sword, still lying across his body. Cloud inspects it stupidly for a moment, then lifts it toward the sky, trembling under its weight, as the camera pans up to show the city of Midgar beneath the overcast sky. The screen fades to black.) Optional Quests - Red XIII - Strength of the Valley - (Cloud and Red XIII return to Cosmo Canyon. As they approach the gate, the doorman turns to greet them.) "Nanaki, it's really bad. Ever since Bugenhagen returned from that last trip, he doesn't seem well." "Why don't you hurry and see Bugenhagen?" (They hurry to Bugenhagen's observatory.) Red XIII "Grandfather!!" (He bounds up the stairs in search of Bugenhagen. Cid starts to follow, but Cloud calls him back, shaking his head. Cid nods and the two leave. The camera pans upward to show Bugenhagen's second-floor bedroom. Bugenhagen is lying on his old green couch, Red XIII by his side.) Red XIII "Grandfather!!" (Bugenhagen raises one arm.) Bugenhagen "...Nanaki...? ...you're still...... here?" (He lowers it. Red XIII shakes his head.) Red XIII "I can't leave you like this, grandfather...!" "It's the duty of my... Seto's son, to guard this canyon and her people..." Bugenhagen "...listen, Nanaki. I think you may already know." "If you have any mission in life, it is not to defend this valley." "Look at the withering mountain grass. Listen to the warble of the newborn chocobos." "Look always to the eternal flow of time which is far greater than the span of a human life." "It will teach you more than staying here in the valley..." "What you see will eventually become a part of life's dream." "For my children...... And for your children......" (He lifts one hand.) Bugenhagen "So please, Nanaki... Go with Cloud... And with your eyes... your ears..." (It falls. Red XIII lowers his head.) Red XIII "............" Bugenhagen "Ho Ho...... Hooo. Now, now. Don't look like that. I'm all right." "It's a wide world and you must go out and see it... You may even find your life's mate. You never know." Red XIII "Grandfather......" Bugenhagen "Oh yes... take this along. I think it will look good on you now." (He lifts one arm to hand Red XIII a new comb.) Bugenhagen "Ho Ho......" (His arm falls to the floor. Red XIII leaps up and begins to frantically nudge Bugenhagen's body. The scene fades to black.) (Cloud and Cid are sitting by the Cosmo Candle when Red XIII walks slowly onto the small ledge and sits by the flame. The others stand.) Cloud "Red XIII... Is Bugenhagen...?" (Red XIII half-stands.) Red XIII "......" "Grandpa told me that he's going away again!" Cloud "Away...?" (Red XIII sits again.) Red XIII "It seems like he really liked that Airship." "He told me he couldn't stay and just zipped out of here!" "He even gave me a gift, look!" (He displays his comb, the Limited Moon.) Red XIII "Wait a minute. Aren't you supposed to give gifts AFTER you come back?" "Ha ha...... Grandpa sure is strange! Haa... ha ha...... ha......" (He shakes his head.) Cloud "Hmm... So maybe we'll run into him again somwhere." (Red XIII nods weakly) Red XIII "Yeah... maybe..." "Thanks, Cloud......" (The three leave Cosmo Canyon.) Optional Quests - Zangan's Letter - Zangan's Letter - (Cloud travels to Nibelheim and enters Tifa's house. He goes up the stairs to her room and walks to the piano.) Cloud "Play the piano......?" No, forget it Aw, go for it ***Cloud No, forget it ***Cloud Aw, go for it Cloud "Now, how did this go?" I forgot I remember ***Cloud I forgot (Cloud receives a tutorial on playing the piano.) ***Cloud I remember (He plays the piano. He plays the sequence "Do Re Mi Ti La Do Re Mi So Fa Do Re Do." The main theme of Final Fantasy VII.) Cloud "I wonder what... this is..." (Tifa's secret savings of 1 gil comes out of the keyboard.) Cloud "I've heard this melody somewhere before. Managed to play well..." Tifa "I have the sheet music for that song." "Huh? Wait a minute! There's something inside the music sheet." (The screen fades almost black and Tifa discovers a letter hidden in the sheet music.) "Tifa, what's happened to our town? Was it all an illusion, or just a dream? No, it was neither. I remember trying to get people out of the flames, but not having the strength... Burning with anger, I went to the reactor to kill Sephiroth." "But he was nowhere to be found. Instead, I found you, collapsed inside. I felt saving you was far more important than going after Sephiroth. There were several others that were still alive inside, but I was only able to save you." "As I was coming out of the reactor, Shinra troops were just arriving. I recall a scientist named Hojo was in charge. He ordered the troops to gather up everyone still alive for the experiment. I didn't know what type of experiment he was talking about, but I wasn't about to let them have my dearest student." "Putting you on my back, I headed down the mountain to the village. I used the Cure spell on you many times." "And started to head for Midgar to look for a doctor for you. I don't like that city, but my Cure spells weren't helping." "I decided to go to Midgar to find a doctor I could trust. I'm worried about you, but I can't settle down in one place for very long. Have you recovered fully? Are you well?" "I wonder how many years have passed since then? I just got into town again, but I can't believe it... The whole town is back to normal, except for the strange beings with black clothes all around..." "The town reeks of Shinra, but I won't go after them. You may think I'm running from them, but it's just that I don't want anything to do with Shinra anymore. Feels like time is running out." "I'm sure you'll find this letter. And this gift for you. It should come in handy. I can't even jump anymore. But I hope you continue to sharpen your skills and remember what I taught you." "To my most precious student, From Zangan" (Tifa receives the Final Heaven. She leaps over Cloud and practices her best fighting moves, then nods and leaps over Cloud again. The party leaves Nibelheim.)