ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789!?-+/%&".
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Wedge: There's the city...[WAIT_10]
[NEWPAGE]
Biggs: Hard to believe an esper's been
found frozen there a thousand years
after the War of the Magi...[WAIT_2B][SHORTPAUSE]
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Biggs: Bah! Probably just another wild
goose chase...[WAIT_1E]
[NEWPAGE]
Wedge: I don't know...[WAIT_10]
[NEWPAGE]
They wouldn't have let us use her
unless they were confident that
the information was good.[WAIT_2B][SHORTPAUSE]
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Biggs: Ah, yes...our witch.[WAIT_10]
[NEWPAGE]
I hear she fried fifty of our Magitek
armored soldiers in three minutes...
Kinda makes your skin crawl, don't it?[WAIT_2B][SHORTPAUSE]
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Wedge: Relax. With that thing on her
head, she's a mindless puppet.[WAIT_1E]
[NEWPAGE]
The girl won't even breathe unless we
tell her to.[WAIT_1E][SHORTPAUSE]
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Wedge: We'll approach from the east.
Move out![WAIT_1E][SHORTPAUSE]
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The ancient War of the Magi...
When its flames at last receded, only
the charred husk of a world remained.
Even the power of magic was lost...[SHORTPAUSE]
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In the thousand years that followed,
iron, gunpowder, and steam engines
took the place of magic, and life slowly
returned to the barren land...[SHORTPAUSE]
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Yet there now stands one who would
reawaken the magic of ages past,
and use its dread power as a means
by which to conquer all the world...[SHORTPAUSE]
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...Could anyone truly
be foolish enough
to repeat that mistake?[PAUSE_0E][SHORTPAUSE]
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A strange light fills the air.
[NEWPAGE]
Do you want to learn about save points?
 [CHOICE] Yes
 [CHOICE] No
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Wedge: The girl takes point. And don't
waste time on the riffraff! Remember
what we're here for. Let's move!
--------------------
Wedge: The esper's gotta be here. Let's
keep looking!
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Guard: Imperial Magitek armor!? Not
even Narshe is safe anymore!
--------------------
Guard: The Empire's got no business
here!
--------------------
Guard: For Narshe!
--------------------
Wedge: According to our source, they
unearthed the frozen esper in a new mine
shaft they were digging...
[NEWPAGE]
This must be it.
--------------------
Biggs: I'll handle this. Stand back!
--------------------
Guard: We've got 'em trapped now!
--------------------
Guard: Defend the mines!
--------------------
It's locked.
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Girl: Where...am I?
--------------------
Old Man: My, my! And I just removed the
crown!
[NEWPAGE]
Girl: My head...hurts...
--------------------
Old Man: Easy, there! This is a slave
crown. The others were using it to
control you.
[NEWPAGE]
It was robbing you of your thoughts—
making it so you'd do whatever they told
you.
--------------------
Girl: I can't remember a thing...
[NEWPAGE]
Old Man: Don't worry. It'll all come back
to you... In time, that is.
[NEWPAGE]
Girl: ...
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Girl: My name is...[TERRA]...
[NEWPAGE]
Old Man: Impressive! I've never heard of
anyone recovering so fast. You must be
made of tougher stuff than most...
--------------------
Guard: Open up! We're here for the
Magitek armor pilot!
--------------------
Guard: Open this door right now, and hand
over that girl! She's an agent of the
Empire!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Empire...?
Magitek armor...?
--------------------
Old Man: There's no time to explain! You
need to get out of here! These fools
aren't going to listen to reason...
--------------------
Old Man: This way! Quickly!
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A mysterious young woman,
born with the gift of magic,
and enslaved by the Gestahlian Empire...
--------------------
Please enter a name.
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Old Man: Make your way out of town
through the mines! I'll try to buy you
some time.
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Guard: There she is!
--------------------
Guard: Up there!
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Kefka: My sweet little magic user...
Uwee-hee-hee!
[NEWPAGE]
With this slave crown, you'll be all mine!
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[TERRA]: No! Get away from me!
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Gestahl: Soldiers of the Empire!
We stand at the dawn of a new age!
[NEWPAGE]
Gestahl: The lost power of magic has
returned to us! We are the chosen ones!
--------------------
Cid: This is my finest creation...
Magic and technology joined as
one... The ultimate machine!
--------------------
Gestahl: The time has come for us to
claim our rightful dominion over the
world!
[NEWPAGE]
Gestahl: Nothing shall stand in our way!
[NEWPAGE]
"Hurrah!"
"Long live Emperor Gestahl!"
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Old Man: Took you long enough! Busy
with all the robbing and plundering, I
presume?
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[LOCKE]: I prefer the term
"treasure hunting"!
[NEWPAGE]
Old Man: Ha! Semantic nonsense!
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: There's a huge
difference!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Anyway, is there
something you need me to do?
[NEWPAGE]
Old Man: There is indeed.
...I met the girl.
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[LOCKE]: ...!?
You don't mean...?
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Old Man: The city guard is pursuing her
as we speak.
[NEWPAGE]
This city has the strength to stand up
to the Empire, but it won't use it...
[NEWPAGE]
The people are just too stubbornly
independent to join an underground
resistance group like the Returners.
[NEWPAGE]
I tried to explain that the Empire was
controlling the girl, but they wouldn't
even listen...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: All right...
So, you want me to get her out
of Narshe?
--------------------
Old Man: That would be the idea.
Make your way to Figaro for the time
being...
--------------------
A treasure hunter and trail-worn
traveler, searching the world
over for relics of the past...
--------------------
Guard: Now we've got her!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Wonderful...
There's a whole bunch of 'em...
--------------------
Kupo...
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[LOCKE]: Moogles...
Are you saying you want to help?
--------------------
Kupo!!!
--------------------
Moogle: Use us to protect [TERRA]
from the guards!
[NEWPAGE]
Would you like an explanation?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
You'll fight using 3 different groups.
Press Select to switch between them.
[NEWPAGE]
Defeat the leader of the guards before
his men reach [TERRA], or the battle's
lost!
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[TERRA]: Uhhhn...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Thanks, moogles!
We're in your debt!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: This switch oughta...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Eh? You back with us
now?
--------------------
[TERRA]: You...saved me?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Save your thanks for
the moogles!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Ugh... I can't remember
a thing... It's like my mind's
trapped in a fog...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: You lost your memory!?
--------------------
[TERRA]: A man said it would
come back...eventually...
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: So, you've got
amnesia...
[NEWPAGE]
Don't worry! I won't leave your
side until your memory returns!
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: ...?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: I'm not gonna up and
abandon someone just because
they lost their memory!
[NEWPAGE]
I'll keep you safe! I promise!
--------------------
King: You mean, this young woman is...?
--------------------
[TERRA]: Who are you?
--------------------
King: Oh...my apologies!
--------------------
King: How rude of me to turn my back to
a lady on our very first meeting!
--------------------
The young king of Figaro Castle,
Imperial ally, and champion of
the technological revolution...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: I am [EDGAR], the
king of Figaro.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Heh... Surprised that
someone like me knows a king?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Well, I'll catch you
two later!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: So, you're an Imperial
soldier, right? Don't worry.
Figaro and the Empire are allies.
[NEWPAGE]
Feel free to rest here for as long
as you'd like. It's not in my blood
to harm a lady!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Why are you being so
kind to me? Is it because of
my...abilities?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: I'll give you three
reasons. First of all, your
beauty has captivated me!
[NEWPAGE]
Second...I'm dying to know if I'm
your type!
--------------------
I guess your...abilities...would
rank a distant third.
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...?[LONGPAUSE]
What's the matter?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Guess my technique's
getting a bit rusty...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Come find me again
once you've had a chance to rest.
--------------------
[TERRA]: Hmm... I suppose a
normal girl would have felt
something from those words.
[NEWPAGE]
But...not me...
--------------------
Feel free to wander about the castle.
--------------------
Go and speak to the king.
--------------------
The advanced weapons and other items
we manufacture here are shipped to
South Figaro.
--------------------
The ancients once wielded a force known
as "magic." Those who mastered the art
were called "magi."
--------------------
Scholars all over the world are studying
magic. But you can only learn so much
about something without seeing it...
--------------------
To think that a thousand-year-old city
would be lying buried beneath the sands
of this very desert!
[NEWPAGE]
I found a short passage about the city
in an ancient text, but I haven't been
able to make much sense of it.
[NEWPAGE]
"When the queen stands and takes five
steps..."
--------------------
I heard the Gestahlian Empire got its
hands on something called "magic"...
--------------------
The Gestahlian Empire has already
overthrown all three of the other
nations on the southern continent.
[NEWPAGE]
It's only a matter of time before they
make their way up here...
--------------------
Now that Gestahl has the power of
Magitek at his command, he's set his
sights on world domination.
--------------------
Our king showers his attention on
women. Young, old, pretty, or plain...
No one is safe!
--------------------
His Highness said he'd marry me when I
got old enough!
--------------------
King [EDGAR], how long do you 'spect
me to keep waiting for you to propose?
Sheesh!
--------------------
Not too long ago, the king tried to hit on
the high priestess. Oh, did she ever let
him have it!
[NEWPAGE]
I'm sure he's made a pass or two at you
already, hasn't he?
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...
--------------------
Oh! King [EDGAR]!
--------------------
...
--------------------
you must be one Lete
son of a submariner
to have found this
--------------------
These good-for-nothing brigands have
been locked up for thievery...and worse!
You'd best keep a safe distance.
--------------------
I demand to see [EDGAR]! How dare
they keep us in this stinking pit!
--------------------
Ugh, something smells terrible in here!
...Oh! I think it's me!
--------------------
Relax, my boys are just blowing off some
steam. I'm sure King [EDGAR] will let
us out of here in no time.
[NEWPAGE]
We're just small potatoes compared to
the real threat lurking out there. King
[EDGAR] knows that.
--------------------
I'm Lone Wolf the pickpocket!
--------------------
High Priestess: [EDGAR] is simply
unbelievable! First the nurse, now me!
The man hits on anything that moves!
--------------------
High Priestess: [EDGAR] has a twin
brother, you know. He was such a nice
boy, always thinking of his family...
--------------------
Youth: [EDGAR], what's wrong with
Dad? Why's everyone talking about a
successor?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: Are you blind?
Haven't you seen how thin his
face has become?
--------------------
Youth: ...?
...What do you mean?
--------------------
Youth: [EDGAR]!
--------------------
Youth: Are you...crying?
--------------------
[EDGAR]'s twin brother,
who traded the throne
for his own freedom...
--------------------
High Priestess: Ah, yes...[SABIN].
I'm sure he's a fine young man by now.
[NEWPAGE]
He was just a boy when he left—even
smaller than his brother. I often wonder
where he is now, and what he's doing...
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Chancellor: The king's brother was so
disgusted by the succession that he
fled the castle, never looking back.
[NEWPAGE]
I've heard tell that the entire matter
was settled by the flip of a coin...
--------------------
Merchant: I can't take money from the
king!
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: You have a family,
don't you? Just be quiet
and take it.
--------------------
Merchant: Sir [SABIN], I couldn't
possibly accept your money!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: You can and you will!
[NEWPAGE]
I'll never hear the end of it from
[EDGAR] if I run around here
acting like I own the place!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: I hear you've been
busy down south, taking over a
country or three!
[NEWPAGE]
Just what is the Empire up to?
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: That's none of your concern.
--------------------
Sir Kefka!? What in the world brings
you—
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Out of my way!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Well?
How do you like my castle?
--------------------
King [EDGAR]! There's someone from
the Empire here to see you, sire!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Kefka, no doubt!
--------------------
Kefka: Phooey! Emperor Gestahl's
stupid orders!
--------------------
Kefka: [EDGAR], you pinhead!
Why do you have to live out in the
middle of a stinking desert?
[NEWPAGE]
These recon jobs are the pits!
--------------------
Kefka: Ahem! There's SAND on my
boots!
--------------------
Soldiers: All gone, sir!
--------------------
Kefka: How pathetic!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: You wouldn't be
thinking of invading my kingdom
next, would you?
[NEWPAGE]
We have an alliance...
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: An alliance? With this
miserable little sandpit? Don't make
me laugh!
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[EDGAR]: What brings Emperor
Gestahl's own court mage, Kefka,
to my humble castle?
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: A girl of no importance
recently escaped from us. We
heard she found refuge here.
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[EDGAR]: This wouldn't have to
do with that "witch" everyone's
been whispering about, would it?
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Lies! She merely stole
something of minor value. Is she
here?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: That's a tough one...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: There are more girls in
here than grains of sand in the
desert.
[NEWPAGE]
A man couldn't possibly keep
track of them all!
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Oh, [EDGAR]...
You know you only stand to lose
by trying to hide her from us!
[NEWPAGE]
Hee-hee-hee...
--------------------
Kefka: I truly hope nothing
happens to your precious Figaro!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I didn't like the sound
of that...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: Where's [TERRA]?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Take her to her
room...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: I'd love to stay and
chat, but the chancellor and I
need to do some planning now.
[NEWPAGE]
Being a king's not all tea and
crumpets. If you'll excuse me...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Follow me.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Sorry, I didn't mean to
drag you around like this without
giving you a chance to rest. I'm—
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: [LOCKE], right?
...[EDGAR] told me about you. Is
it true you're a thief?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I'm a TREASURE
HUNTER!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: On the surface,
[EDGAR] pretends to support
the Empire.
[NEWPAGE]
Truth is, he's collaborating with
an underground resistance group
called the Returners.
[NEWPAGE]
I serve as their go-between.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: The old man you met in
Narshe is one of us, too.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: The Empire... But, I'm
an Imperial soldier...!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Not anymore.
They were using you. That's all!
Things are different now.
--------------------
[TERRA]: It's just... I don't
know what I should do.
[NEWPAGE]
Whenever I try to think, it just
makes my head hurt even worse...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: All that matters is
that you make your own decisions
from now on.
[NEWPAGE]
You don't have to think too hard
right now. You'll know what you
want to do when the time comes.
--------------------
[TERRA]: But how will I know
which choice is right...?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: ...?
[NEWPAGE]
What in the—
--------------------
[EDGAR]: What's going on?
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: It's the Empire! Kefka, he—
--------------------
[EDGAR]: What do you think
you're doing!?
--------------------
Kefka: Bring me the girl. Now!
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: I have no idea what
you're talking about!
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Oh? Then...enjoy the
barbecue! Hee-hee-hee!
--------------------
The castle's on fire!
--------------------
Fire! Fire! Heh-heh-heh...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Get her ready...
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: Yes, sire!
--------------------
Kefka: Had a change of heart?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: It seems I have no
choice...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: ...Or perhaps I do!
--------------------
Kefka: Oh, my! The brave and
noble king abandons his people
to save his own skin!
[NEWPAGE]
How utterly delightful!
Hee-hee-hee!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Jump![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Yahoo!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: All right! Sink her
into the sand!
--------------------
Soldier: Figaro Dive Mode engaged![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Chancellor: Witness the glory of Figaro!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Bravo, Figaro![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Kefka: Go! KILL THEM!!!
--------------------
Kefka: Son of a sandworm!
You'll pay for this!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: That was great![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[TERRA]: Were those bad
people? I...[LONGPAUSE]I'm scared...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [TERRA], there's
someone we'd like you to meet...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Like I told you before,
we're members of the Returners...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: Would you be willing
to meet our leader?
[NEWPAGE]
Magic is going to be the key to
winning this war.
--------------------
[TERRA]: Magic...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: That esper reacted
to your magical powers. There's
got to be a relationship...
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: I don't know any more
than you do. These powers just
come naturally to me.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: But no human is born
with the powers you have!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Forgive me.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: ...What should I do?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: The Empire will be
coming after us. They want your
powers for their own.
[NEWPAGE]
And if they get them, the world is
done for...
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA], you want to
understand your own powers,
don't you?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Then I think you
should meet with Banon.
[NEWPAGE]
He may be able to help you find
out more about why you have
them.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: ...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Please... [EDGAR]'s
right.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: There's a cave just
south of here that leads to South
Figaro...
[NEWPAGE]
Let's head in that direction.
--------------------
This cave leads to South Figaro. I'm
afraid I can't let you through, though.
--------------------
Soldier: King [EDGAR]!
Where are you headed, sire?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: Through the cave, and
eastward to South Figaro.
[NEWPAGE]
We'll then make for the Returner
headquarters in the north.
[NEWPAGE]
Return to the castle and pass
the word along.
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: Understood, sire!
Take care!
--------------------
Zzz...zzz...
--------------------
There's a clock key in his pocket...
[CHOICE] (Take it.)
[CHOICE] (Stealing is wrong.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Wind the clock.)
[CHOICE] (Leave it.)
--------------------
An old clock...
It's not ticking.
--------------------
An old clock...
It's ticking.
--------------------
Obtained Old Clock Key!
--------------------
Welcome to South Figaro!
--------------------
Our shops carry weapons, armor, and
relics of the utmost quality!
--------------------
Did you see how cool Figaro Castle
looked as it moved along through the
sand?
[NEWPAGE]
...No? Well, I suppose that would have
been kind of hard, what with it being
underground and all...
--------------------
Head east and you'll see Mt. Kolts.
--------------------
Beyond Mt. Kolts lie the Sabre
Mountains.
--------------------
You can gain all kinds of abilities by
equipping relics.
[NEWPAGE]
These shoes double my walking speed!
--------------------
My husband, Duncan, is a martial artist.
He's famous even in Figaro, to the north.
[NEWPAGE]
He took his students to Mt. Kolts for
some meditation and training, so he
probably won't be back for a while.
--------------------
Duncan's Wife: [SABIN], where are
Vargas and Duncan...?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Vargas...turned on
our master... Vargas, he...
--------------------
Duncan's Wife: Oh, Vargas...
Why would you do such a thing?
[NEWPAGE]
But my husband was able to pass his
techniques along to you, [SABIN]...
I'm sure he'd have no regrets.
--------------------
[SABIN]: For the past ten years
you've treated me like a son.
[NEWPAGE]
I'll never forget all the things
you've done for me!
--------------------
...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Right, ignore us and
maybe we'll just disappear...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Back off, [LOCKE].
That guy looks familiar... Yeah,
that's him, all right...
--------------------
He comes and goes like the wind,
swearing allegiance to no one.
Hidden behind his wintry gaze
lies a face known to none who live...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: That's [SHADOW]...
He's an assassin. He'd kill his own
best friend for the right price...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Guess we'd better
steer clear of him.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Leave us. The dog
eats strangers...
--------------------
That man at the counter's got a nasty
look about him...
--------------------
That man at the counter...
...Hey! Where'd he go!?
--------------------
You look just like that student of
Duncan's.
--------------------
I heard about Duncan... It's unfortunate.
--------------------
Duncan's been training his boy, Vargas,
along with his other students.
[NEWPAGE]
He's always grumbling about how the kid
never seems to be making any progress.
--------------------
The big house at the north end of town
belongs to the richest family here.
--------------------
I hear the Empire's been invading one
town after another. I wonder how safe
we are in South Figaro...
--------------------
Figaro Castle stood up to the Empire?
[NEWPAGE]
Great, now we'll all be drawn into this!
--------------------
What kind of dummies would go and make
the Empire mad?
--------------------
This town's defenses are tight. Even
with their Magitek armor, the Imperials
won't find it easy to get inside.
--------------------
"The city's eastern border...so
attacking from there would..."
[LONGPAUSE]...!?
[NEWPAGE]
H-hey! Wh-what do you think you're
doing!? Barging in here when I'm trying
to write a letter! Hmph!
--------------------
Oh, uh, sorry... I may be the richest man
in town, but even that doesn't keep me
from being startled!
--------------------
Oh, what have I done? I betrayed my
town to the Empire! All I could think of
was the money...
--------------------
Clang, clang...
Clang, clang...
I'm Magitek armor!
--------------------
My dad's super-important, so important
people come here for dinner all the time!
Even General Le—
[NEWPAGE]
I mean, um...general-ly...[LONGPAUSE]
Uh, I forgot what I was going to say!
--------------------
Wind the clock...
Wind the clock...
[NEWPAGE]
Uh, that was just a jump-rope rhyme!
--------------------
I wonder if it'll really come to war?
Maybe I should return home now, before
it's too late...
--------------------
The Imperial troops have turned this
house into their headquarters.
--------------------
There's always a nasty draft in this
room. Oh, where is it coming from?
I'm afraid I'll catch a cold!
--------------------
I don't like strangers. Bring me some
cider and maybe I'll talk to you.
--------------------
No cider? Then what are you doing
here?
--------------------
Hmph... Cur!
--------------------
Ah, cider! *glug, glug*...
[NEWPAGE]
Hmm? Secret passage? Well, yes, there
is a tunnel from here to the mansion on
the north end of town...
--------------------
Go downstairs and tell my grandson the
password. It's, uh...ummm... I forget!
--------------------
My grandpa used to be a servant for the
richest family in town.
--------------------
But he said I'm only supposed to let
merchants through here now.
--------------------
You're a merchant, right? Okay, go
ahead.
--------------------
The password is...
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] "Rosebud"
[CHOICE] "Courage"
[CHOICE] "Failure"
--------------------
Can't fool me! I know you're an Imperial
spy!
--------------------
I'll show you the secret entrance.
--------------------
Cool, huh?
--------------------
Outta my way! I've gotta get this cider
over to the old-timer! 'Cause, see, some
of us have jobs!
[NEWPAGE]
Now scram!
--------------------
My work here is done! You're in my way.
Move it!
--------------------
Huh? Kids aren't allowed in here?
[LONGPAUSE]Okay, okay, fine...
--------------------
Hey, you! Came to steal my cider, did
you?
--------------------
You dirty little thief!
--------------------
Obtained Cider!
--------------------
This ship isn't going anywhere.
--------------------
The town's crawling with Imperial
troops. Gotta slip through without
being seen!
--------------------
Use caution.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Hmm...?
What's that smell...?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: These flowers...
He always liked these...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: This tea...
It was his favorite.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: These dishes...
They're just like the ones he
always used!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Could [SABIN] be
living here...?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Hey...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Do you happen to
know where I could find the man
who lives here?
--------------------
Man: Sure do! Left a couple of days ago,
soon as he heard Master Duncan had been
killed. Headed up into the mountains!
[NEWPAGE]
They say Duncan's son Vargas is missing,
too... I don't like it one bit!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: So, [SABIN] became
a student of Duncan's...
[NEWPAGE]
All this time, he's been under the
wing of such a great teacher...
--------------------
You! You're Returners!
--------------------
[SABIN]...?
--------------------
Vargas: [SABIN] sent you, didn't he?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Who're you?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: You were the one
sneaking around us the whole way
up here, weren't you?
[NEWPAGE]
Vargas: And if I was?
--------------------
[TERRA]: It was you, wasn't it?
The disciple who murdered Master
Duncan.
--------------------
Vargas: Hmph. Well, it doesn't really
matter who you are. I've got no plans to
surrender.
[NEWPAGE]
Woe is the day you met me...it'll be the
last day of your lives!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [SABIN]?
Is he here?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [SABIN]!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Brother?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: ...Brother?
You're his twin brother!?
--------------------
[TERRA]: His...brother?
At first, I thought you were
another one of Vargas's bears...
--------------------
[SABIN]: You thought I was
a...bear?
--------------------
[SABIN]: I guess I'll, uh...take
that as a compliment!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Anyway... [EDGAR],
what are you doing here?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: We're on our way to
the Sabre Mountains.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: To the Returner
hideout, no doubt?
--------------------
[SABIN]: So, the wheels are
finally turning...
[NEWPAGE]
I've been watching from a
distance, hoping the world
would come to its senses.
[NEWPAGE]
The way things were going, I was
afraid Figaro would end up as a
puppet state.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: A means of striking
back has presented itself.
[NEWPAGE]
There will be no more playing
lapdog to the Empire... I'm through
with that act.
--------------------
[SABIN]: Think a "bear" like me
could be of any help?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: You'd join us?
[SABIN]...!
--------------------
[SABIN]: I think Duncan would
rest easier knowing his training
helped bring peace to the world.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Well then, let's get
going!
--------------------
King [EDGAR]! This way, please!
--------------------
Have you spoken with Banon?
--------------------
The Empire wouldn't even think of
looking for our headquarters here.
--------------------
Aha!
--------------------
Welcome!
--------------------
Thank you!
--------------------
Rest for a while?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Rooms are 250 gil per night.
[NEWPAGE]
Will you be staying?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Chocobo rides, 250 gil a pop!
[NEWPAGE]
Whaddaya say?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Banon: So, this is the girl...
The one to whom the esper
responded.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: Esper...?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: It seems the Empire
had complete control over her.
--------------------
Banon: Carrier pigeons have kept
me informed.
[NEWPAGE]
I also heard that she wiped out
fifty Imperial soldiers in mere
minutes...
--------------------
[TERRA]: No, that's not...!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [TERRA]!
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: For heaven's sake,
Banon! The girl doesn't remember
anything!
--------------------
Banon: Hiding from the truth
won't change it!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Banon!
We brought her with us.
--------------------
Banon: Perhaps you've heard this
story before?
[NEWPAGE]
Once, when people were still pure
and innocent, there was a box
they were told never to open...
[NEWPAGE]
But someone went and opened it
anyway, unleashing all the evils
of the world...
[NEWPAGE]
[LONGPAUSE]Pride...[LONGPAUSE]envy...[LONGPAUSE]greed...[LONGPAUSE]wrath...
[LONGPAUSE]gluttony...
[NEWPAGE]
The only thing that remained in
the box was a single ray of light:
hope.
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...
[NEWPAGE]
Banon: Your power is a gift, not a
curse. No matter what happens,
you must remember that.
[NEWPAGE]
You are this world's last ray of
light...our final hope.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Banon!
--------------------
Banon: I've grown weary with the
hour... Allow me to rest for a
while.
--------------------
Obtained 293 gil!
--------------------
Obtained Potion!
--------------------
Obtained Ether!
--------------------
Obtained Gold Needle!
--------------------
We're a small organization, but we've
been gaining more and more sympathizers
around the world.
[NEWPAGE]
Freedom is almost within our grasp...
--------------------
Banon: [TERRA]... You should
talk to everyone here. It will give
you a clearer view of things.
--------------------
Banon? He went outside just a moment
ago.
--------------------
Welcome back! Glad to see you're okay.
--------------------
Welcome back!
--------------------
Is Banon all right?
--------------------
My wounds are healing.
--------------------
The Empire is snuffing out Returners
wherever it finds them. We must find a
way to strike back before it's too late...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: The Empire stole
someone important from me. I've
hated it ever since...
[NEWPAGE]
If no one stands up to the Empire,
more people will be left like me.
[NEWPAGE]
That's why I joined the
Returners.
--------------------
There's a scrap of paper lying here...
[CHOICE] (Toss it in the trash.)
[CHOICE] (Leave it.)
--------------------
Banon: Who threw this here?
Don't you people know what a
wastebasket looks like?
--------------------
[TERRA]: But, there's no one
important in my life. I have no
family...no friends...
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: That's not true!
[NEWPAGE]
And besides, I'm sure there are
people who feel you're important
to them.
[NEWPAGE]
Those people are counting on
you, too...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: It's not easy asking
so much of you...
[NEWPAGE]
And if we force our ideas on you,
we're no different from the
Empire.
[NEWPAGE]
So...we want you to decide for
yourself.
--------------------
[SABIN]: I don't know what to
tell you... But I do know that I
trust my brother completely.
[NEWPAGE]
He's always thought of my needs
before his own, ever since we
were little.
[NEWPAGE]
I think you should trust him, too.
--------------------
But don't tell him I said that!
He'll turn red as a tomato!
--------------------
Banon: Have you made your
decision? Will you become our
last ray of hope?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Banon: Really? You will?
--------------------
[TERRA]: But...[LONGPAUSE]
I'm scared...
--------------------
Banon: I see...
--------------------
Banon: I thought as much...
--------------------
Banon: So, there's really no
convincing you?
--------------------
I understand your apprehension.
[NEWPAGE]
But too many innocent lives are
being lost to the Empire while we
stand here and do nothing...
[NEWPAGE]
Please, lend us your strength!
This relic will help keep you safe.
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Genji Glove!
--------------------
We need your help.
--------------------
Please, have the courage to join us in
our battle!
--------------------
Banon: The uncertainty you're
feeling is only natural.
--------------------
Banon: [TERRA]...
I want you to have this.
--------------------
[TERRA]: What is it?[LONGPAUSE]
--------------------
Banon: We'll succeed if we all
work together. Never give up
hope!
--------------------
Banon: A charm to help keep you
safe. Take it!
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Gauntlet!
--------------------
Banon: I have a plan. Would you
please gather everyone
together?
--------------------
[TERRA]: Hope... How could
anyone put their hope in me?
--------------------
S-South...Figaro...
--------------------
Hey, what've we got here?
--------------------
Banon: What's wrong?
What's happened!?
--------------------
[TERRA]: Those wounds...
They're awful...
--------------------
Banon: Those wounds look
awful...
--------------------
Th-the Empire's...t-taken South
Figaro... They're headed...this
way...
--------------------
Banon: So they've found us...
We haven't a moment to lose!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [LOCKE]!
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: I know... "Someone"
has to sneak into South Figaro to
slow down the enemy, right?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: This is right up your
alley. We're counting on you.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [TERRA]...
Wait for me... I won't be gone long.
[NEWPAGE]
...And watch out for a certain
lecherous young king who shall
remain nameless.
[NEWPAGE]
The guy moves in like a hawk!
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: [LOCKE]!
--------------------
[SABIN]: [EDGAR]...
Old habits die hard, eh?
--------------------
Banon: What about us?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: We can escape down
the Lethe River and make our way
to Narshe.
[NEWPAGE]
I'm curious about that esper they
found in the mines...
[NEWPAGE]
Banon: Very well. I'll ready the
raft by the back entrance.
[NEWPAGE]
It's risky, but we don't have much
of a choice at this point.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: It's not safe here.
Come with us to Narshe...
[NEWPAGE]
It could be a chance for you to
gain a better understanding of
your abilities.
--------------------
Banon: We've no time to
dilly-dally. Let's make for
Narshe!
--------------------
We'll handle things here. Please head on
to Narshe!
--------------------
We're counting on you to protect Banon!
--------------------
The Lethe River runs through a series
of huge, underground caverns.
--------------------
Banon: We all know that the
Gestahlian Empire is using its
Magitek power to wage war.
[NEWPAGE]
The question is, where did they
get that power?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: I had [LOCKE] dig
around for information.
[NEWPAGE]
It seems the Empire has been
gathering scholars from around
the world to study espers.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Narshe's esper was
also the reason for the Imperial
assault there.
--------------------
Banon: Well then...
--------------------
[TERRA]: Are you saying there's
some kind of connection between
espers and Magitek?
[NEWPAGE]
Banon: Espers and Magitek...
Only one possible link comes to
mind.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: You don't mean...
[NEWPAGE]
Banon: The War of the Magi.
--------------------
"No!"
"That's impossible...!"
--------------------
[LOCKE]: My grandma used to
tell me bedtime stories about
magical machines...
[NEWPAGE]
...Those stories were true?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: You're saying we're on
the verge of a second War of the
Magi?
[NEWPAGE]
Banon: It's only a guess.
[NEWPAGE]
The war took place a thousand
years ago, and every historian
has a different theory.
[NEWPAGE]
But one theory says that energy
drained from espers was used to
power machines...
[NEWPAGE]
...and that ordinary humans were
also infused with that same
energy.
--------------------
[TERRA]: So that's what
Magitek power is...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: If we're going to
fight Magitek enemies, we need
Magitek weapons of our own.
[NEWPAGE]
Banon: No! That would bring about
another War of the Magi!
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: Then what do you
propose?
[NEWPAGE]
Banon: I was wondering if we
might not be able to have a chat
with an esper...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: ...With an esper!?
--------------------
Banon: It's risky, but that esper
reacted to [TERRA] before...
[NEWPAGE]
If we could get it to react to her
again, we just might be able to
wake it up.
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: Do you really think
that would work...?
--------------------
Banon: I can't say for sure, but I
believe it's our best shot...
[NEWPAGE]
Of course, we can't do anything
without [TERRA]'s help.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [TERRA]...
--------------------
[TERRA]: I'll do it.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: I'm not entirely sure I
understand the plan...but what
the hey!
[NEWPAGE]
This sounds like it'll be fun!
--------------------
Banon, sir...!
--------------------
Banon: What was that?[LONGPAUSE]
That noise just now...?
--------------------
The Empire!
The Empire's invading!
--------------------
Uhnnn... Urgh...
--------------------
!
--------------------
What the...? ...Sleeptalking?
--------------------
Here we go! This raft will carry us to
Narshe!
--------------------
Hop aboard the raft?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Fleeing the Empire's troops,
Banon, [EDGAR], and [TERRA] ride
the rapids toward Narshe.
But the going won't be easy...
--------------------
Head towards Narshe while protecting
Banon at all costs. If Banon falls in
battle, the journey's over!
--------------------
Which way should we go!?
[PAUSE_00][CHOICE] (Straight)
[NEWPAGE]
          [CHOICE] (Left)                  [CHOICE] (Right)
--------------------
Now which way!?
[NEWPAGE]
          [CHOICE] (Left)                  [CHOICE] (Right)
--------------------

--------------------

--------------------
Hey, which way now?
[PAUSE_00][CHOICE] (Up)
[NEWPAGE]
          [CHOICE] (Left)
--------------------
[EDGAR] and [TERRA] race toward
Narshe while protecting Banon...
[NEWPAGE]
But what of [SABIN], who was swept
away by the raging waters?
[NEWPAGE]
And how is [LOCKE] faring after
having penetrated the Empire's
defenses in South Figaro?
[NEWPAGE]
Is all going according to plan...?
--------------------
Please choose a scenario.
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Banon's Group
[CHOICE] [SABIN]
[CHOICE] [LOCKE]
--------------------
[SABIN]!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Dammit!
Gotta get to Narshe on the fly...
--------------------
[LOCKE] has worked hard to stymie
the efforts of the Imperial troops in
South Figaro. But now he desperately
needs to escape...
--------------------
Halt! What do you think you're doing?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Ouch!
Back to square one...
--------------------
Get back to your post!
--------------------
What are you standing around for!?
[NEWPAGE]
It's almost time to launch the attack on
Narshe. Marching orders could come
down at any moment!
--------------------
Soldiers in the Imperial army have
different ranks. The ones in green are
the low-ranking grunts.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I know I've seen her
before...
[NEWPAGE]
Wait a second... She's one of the
Empire's generals!
--------------------
A Magitek knight forged by the Empire
and tempered in battle.
None have ever truly known the woman
beneath the general's guise...
--------------------
Guard: This is what happens to traitors!
--------------------
Guard: So, the mighty [CELES] has
fallen!
--------------------
[CELES]: Not as far as those
who'd use their strength to
oppress the weak...
[NEWPAGE]
Guard: Quiet!
--------------------
[CELES]: Kefka's planning to
poison every last man, woman,
and child in the kingdom of Doma.
[NEWPAGE]
Guard: Shaddup!
--------------------
Guard: Hmph! Run that mouth of yours
while you still can... Your execution's
tomorrow.
--------------------
Keep a close eye on her!
--------------------
Yes, sir! I can stand guard for days
without sleep!
--------------------
Her hands are bound...
[CHOICE] (Remove her bindings.)
[CHOICE] (Just keep looking.)
--------------------
[CELES]: Aren't you a little
short to be an Imperial trooper?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: What? Oh...the
uniform.
--------------------
[CELES]: What could you
possibly hope to peddle in a place
like this?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Oops! Forgot I was
still wearing these clothes.
--------------------
[CELES]: And you are...?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Name's [LOCKE]. I'm
with the Returners.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: You're a Returner!?
I'm...or at least I was...General
[CELES].
[NEWPAGE]
Now I'm nothing but a traitor...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Well, let's get going!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: ...!?
You'd take me with you?
--------------------
[CELES]: ...No. I can barely
walk. I'd never make it out of
here.
--------------------
[CELES]: I appreciate it, but...
Even if you got me out, you
wouldn't be able to protect me.
[NEWPAGE]
I'm better off waiting here for
the executioner. At least that
way I'll keep my pride...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I'll protect you!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Trust me! You'll be
fine!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Let's go!
--------------------
Soldier: ...'n some bread, too...
--------------------
Soldier: ...more soup...'n...
[LONGPAUSE]*mumble*... [LONGPAUSE]*mumble*...
--------------------
[CELES]: Wait.
--------------------
[CELES]: This soldier might
have something on him that could
help us get out of here.
--------------------
[CELES]: Why are you helping
me?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: You remind me a lot of
someone...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: What's it matter,
anyway? I'm helping you because
I want to!
--------------------
[CELES]: Wait! There's a
secret way out through
the back.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: What is that?
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Something's coming
through the wall!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Whew!
Looks like we're finally in the
clear.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: What is that noise?
--------------------
It seems our famous lady general turned
traitor. I heard they have her locked up
somewhere in this town.
--------------------
Oh no! I'm late for my shift guarding the
underground passage to the mansion!
[NEWPAGE]
Oh well... Better never than late!
--------------------
I heard there are two tunnels beneath
the northern mansion.
[NEWPAGE]
One leads to another house, and the
other leads out of town.
--------------------
Thanks to our inside informant, this
town fell with almost no resistance.
--------------------
Gah! These kids are driving me nuts!
Can't they keep quiet for two minutes!?
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Remove disguise.)
[CHOICE] (These clothes are fine.)
--------------------
Those low-ranking soldiers in green love
to start fights, even though they never
win.
[NEWPAGE]
They're so slow, you could steal the
clothes right off their backs!
--------------------
Hmph!
--------------------
Stay away from those armored soldiers.
They'll kill you just for talking to them.
--------------------
Guard: You... You're that Imperial officer
from before!
--------------------
Banon: Please, I can explain!
--------------------
Guard: Get out of here now, or you'll
regret it!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Let's not get hasty
here! I'm King [EDGAR] of
Figaro...
[NEWPAGE]
Guard: Liar!
--------------------
Banon: My goodness...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: And that, my friends,
is why I can't stand men. It's like
they don't even have ears!
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: I'm sorry, it's all my
fault...
--------------------
Arvis: Banon! King [EDGAR]!
Oh, and [TERRA], too!
--------------------
Banon: Arvis! How do things
stand here in Narshe?
[NEWPAGE]
Arvis: Same as always. The town's
neutral. I've tried to convince them to
side with the Returners, but it's no use.
[NEWPAGE]
Of course, maybe with you and the king
of Figaro here...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: How are the
townspeople?
[NEWPAGE]
Arvis: Everyone's been a little on edge
since the esper was discovered.
--------------------
Banon: We believe [TERRA] may
be able to help us get answers to
our questions about the esper.
[NEWPAGE]
Arvis: Well, the townspeople are still
quite curious about it as well.
[NEWPAGE]
If we approach them in the right way,
there's a good chance they'll agree to
let her see it.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: That esper is either
going to save us...or dig us an
early grave.
--------------------
[TERRA]: When [LOCKE] first
rescued me, we came out of the
mines right around here.
[NEWPAGE]
He fiddled with something...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Yes, he told me.
Twist this stone like so, and...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: This must be the
place...
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: What place?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: There's a room in here
they use to test applicants to the
city guard.
[NEWPAGE]
We should be fine as long as we
follow the light. If we make a
mistake, lights will surround us.
[NEWPAGE]
Then we'll have to tag the
glimmering orange light to
proceed.
--------------------
Aged Man: You the clockmaker? I been
waitin' for ages!
--------------------
Uh, no, I'm not the clockmaker...
--------------------
Aged Man: There she is, hangin' up on
that wall over there! Ain't been tickin'
for a year now! Five years, was it?
[NEWPAGE]
Shucks, maybe it's been ten, I don't
remember!
--------------------
Aged Man: Hmm?
--------------------
What dire fate has befallen [SABIN],
who leapt from the raft after the fight
with Ultros...?
--------------------
Come to think of it...[LONGPAUSE] I saw a real
strange-lookin' kid last time I went
down south to the Veldt.
[NEWPAGE]
You gotta be careful traveling through
them parts!
--------------------
Aged Man: Lawnmower repairman, eh?
Couldn't provide worse service!
Grass's fifty feet high out back!
--------------------
Aged Man: Oh, got it!
--------------------
Aged Man: You're here to fix my bed!
It's been creakin' like all git-out!
--------------------
Aged Man: No more lip, repairman!
Fix that stove, on the double!
[NEWPAGE]
It'll be on your conscience when I
freeze to death!
--------------------
Aged Man: Hmm?[LONGPAUSE] Then you must be...
--------------------
Aged Man: You've come to fix the door!?
--------------------
Aged Man: Oh, for pity's sake...! And you
call yourself a repairman! Causing
trouble just like a kid...
--------------------
Yeeeouch!
--------------------
Take a nap?
[CHOICE] Sure.
[CHOICE] Not right now.
--------------------
Aged Man: A kid? I don't have any kids!
Ugh, why'd you have to bring up kids?
Makes me sick just thinkin' about it!
[NEWPAGE]
I think it's time for you to leave now!
Go on, git! Or I'll toss you out onto the
Veldt, too!
[NEWPAGE]
"...? I think this old chocobo's missing a
few feathers..."
--------------------
Merchant: Welcome. Need anything?
[CHOICE] What've you got?
[CHOICE] No thanks.
--------------------
Merchant: See you around.
--------------------
Who're you!?
--------------------
Merchant: Howdy there! I run a mobile
item shop of sorts in these parts.
Everyone around here knows me!
--------------------
Merchant: You're, uh...[LONGPAUSE]not from around
here, are you?
--------------------
Merchant: Well, no matter!
[NEWPAGE]
Need anything?
[CHOICE] (Take a look.)
[CHOICE] (Maybe another time.)
--------------------
Merchant: Good day to ya!
[NEWPAGE]
Need anything?
[CHOICE] (Take a look.)
[CHOICE] (Maybe another time.)
--------------------
[SABIN]: You...another
traveler?
[NEWPAGE]
You don't happen to know how I
could get to Narshe, do you? I
got separated from my friends.
--------------------
Man: The Empire has set up camp just
beyond the forest to the east.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: The Empire!? What
are they doing here?
[NEWPAGE]
Man: They seem to have their eyes on
Doma Castle.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: So Doma's next,
huh...? But I need to get to
Narshe right away!
[NEWPAGE]
Man: Your only road passes through
Doma. I can take you there if you'd like.
[NEWPAGE]
Just know that I may leave you at any
time...
--------------------
[SHADOW]: The Empire has set up
camp just beyond the forest to
the east.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: The Empire!? What
are they doing here?
[NEWPAGE]
[SHADOW]: They seem to have
their eyes on Doma Castle.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: So Doma's next,
huh...? But I need to get to
Narshe right away!
[NEWPAGE]
[SHADOW]: Your only road passes
through Doma. I can take you
there if you'd like.
[NEWPAGE]
Just know that I may leave you at
any time...
--------------------
Don't get too close... He doesn't like
strangers.
--------------------
[SABIN]: It's not gonna be easy
taking on the Empire...even with
two of us...
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Death is always just
a step behind me...
--------------------
Take on a traveling companion?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Baram: Clyde...how could you...?
I was your partner...
You should be here with me...
Join me, Clyde...[PAUSE_08][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Baram: Yahooo! We did it, Clyde!
[NEWPAGE]
Clyde: A million gil! What a blast!
This is the life!
--------------------
Baram: Guess it's time we start thinking
of a name, huh?
[NEWPAGE]
Clyde: A name?
[NEWPAGE]
Baram: All good bandit duos need a name!
I, uh... I sort of have one in mind...
[NEWPAGE]
Clyde: Well? Let's hear it!
[NEWPAGE]
Baram: ..."The [SHADOW] Bandits"!
What do you think? Not bad, eh?
--------------------
Clyde: The [SHADOW] Bandits, great
train robbers of the century...
--------------------
Clyde: Open your eyes!
[NEWPAGE]
Baram: How bad is it? ...This isn't m-my
blood...is it, Clyde?
[NEWPAGE]
Clyde: Don't worry, you're gonna be okay!
--------------------
Baram: I'm sorry... I...I let my guard
down...
[NEWPAGE]
Clyde: Don't talk! The town's just a bit
farther...
[NEWPAGE]
Baram: You don't have to pretend.
I know. This is...my blood, isn't it?
I'm done for...
--------------------
Baram: Get going! Leave me here.
I'd only slow you down.
[NEWPAGE]
Clyde: But...!
[NEWPAGE]
Baram: You wanna get caught?
--------------------
Baram: But, before you go...
Please, finish me off with your knife!
--------------------
Clyde: How could you ask me to do
something like that...?
[NEWPAGE]
Baram: You know what they'll do to me if
they catch me alive!
[NEWPAGE]
I don't want to have to go through
that... Touch my arm.
--------------------
Baram: Feel it shaking? I've never been
afraid in my life, and now I'm quivering
like a little girl.
[NEWPAGE]
Please, before I wet myself and have to
die a coward... Just take your knife,
and—
[NEWPAGE]
Clyde: I can't do it!
--------------------
Baram: Clyde!!!
--------------------
Clyde: I'm sorry...
--------------------
Baram: Clyde! How could you!?
--------------------
Woman: Hey... Hey, are you all right?
--------------------
Clyde: Where...am I?
[NEWPAGE]
Woman: In a small village called
Tha...sa... Come on now, pull yourself
together!
--------------------
Oh, this is no good! No good at all!
Please, go talk to the impresario!
--------------------
Thank goodness!
--------------------
Oh, dear... There's a dragon sitting
smack in the middle of my stage!
What'll I do?
--------------------
Whew!
--------------------
Looks like you saved the day for us once
again!
--------------------
This stratum's unusually rough...
[NEWPAGE]
We seem to be catching on something.
[CHOICE] (Restart the engines.)
[CHOICE] (Stop here.)
--------------------
Soldier: Who goes there!?
--------------------
Soldier A: Shhh! I just told you to keep
it down! How many times are you gonna
make me say it?
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier A: You've gotta be more careful!
General Leo may be a decent man, but
Kefka...that guy's twisted!
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier B: Tell me about it...
--------------------
[SABIN]: What the...?
Why are there so many troops
here?
--------------------
Captain: You there! We're about to
storm the castle.
[NEWPAGE]
The two of you will join the assault
squad. Get moving!
--------------------

--------------------
Soldier: Swine!
--------------------
An Imperial camp...
There are an awful lot of soldiers here...
--------------------
Soldier A: Hey, did you hear?
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier B: Oh, you mean—
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier A: Shhh! Keep your voice down!
If Kefka catches us, we're toast!
--------------------
Soldier A: They say Kefka's plotting to
drive away General Leo so he can take
over his position as general...
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier B: Don't even joke about
something like that. If that freak
becomes our general, I'll quit!
--------------------
Soldier A: Shhh! What if he hears you?
You'll be locked up!
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier B: All right, all right!
--------------------
Soldier B: Uh-oh... Here he comes!
Quick, back to your post!
--------------------
Kefka: Hey, you! You keeping a
sharp lookout? Hmm?
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier A: Yes, sir! Kefka, sir!
What a pleasant surprise! How
are you today, sir?
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Please, spare me your petty
small talk! Just do your job!
[NEWPAGE]
And don't let me catch you
slacking, or I'll make you regret
being born!
--------------------
Soldier B: Hmph! Like we're gonna listen
to you, you pompous little...
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier B: What's wrong with that guy,
anyway?
[NEWPAGE]
It's like General Leo got all the good
qualities a man could have, and Kefka
got stuck with the rest...
--------------------
Soldier: General Leo, sir. The Domans
appear to be playing a waiting game.
[NEWPAGE]
Leo: So, they're using their
favorite strategy...
--------------------
Soldier: General... We're ready to storm
the castle as soon as you give the
order...
[NEWPAGE]
Leo: Patience! If we attack now,
there will be too many
unnecessary casualties.
--------------------
Soldier: But...General! I'm prepared to
lay down my life for the Empire at any
time!
--------------------
Leo: You're from Maranda, are you
not?
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: Huh? I mean, yes, sir, I am,
but...why do you ask, sir?
--------------------
Leo: You would have me go there
and deliver the news of your
passing to your family?
[NEWPAGE]
What would I say when I handed
them your sword? How could I
even look at them?
[NEWPAGE]
You're a human being before
you're a soldier. Don't be so
eager to throw away your life.
[NEWPAGE]
Emperor Gestahl wouldn't want
you to die for nothing.
--------------------
Soldier: Yes, sir!
--------------------
Soldier: General Leo, sir!
--------------------
Soldier: Hey! What do you think you're
doing!?
--------------------
Soldier: A carrier pigeon arrived from
Emperor Gestahl!
--------------------
Leo: What...?
--------------------
Leo: The emperor summons me.
I must return at once.
--------------------
Soldier: Understood, sir.
--------------------
Leo: I'll leave the rest in your
hands.
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: Yes, sir.
[NEWPAGE]
Leo: Listen to me... Don't rush
things. That's all I ask.
--------------------
Soldier: Sir! Leave it to us, sir!
--------------------
Leo: I'm counting on you.
--------------------
So that's General Leo...[LONGPAUSE] He may be an
enemy, but he seems like a decent man.
--------------------
Whew... That was close!
--------------------
Urgh! It won't open.
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Kick it.)
[CHOICE] (Hit it.)
[CHOICE] (Leave it.)
--------------------
Ow!
--------------------
Uh-oh! Must've heard that!
--------------------
Soldier: Who's there!?
--------------------
Soldier: ...?
I know I heard something...
[NEWPAGE]
"Meooow!"
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: Oh. Just a stupid cat...
--------------------
Kefka: Once Leo's gone, I can turn
this water into a flowing river of
poison!
[NEWPAGE]
Anyone who touches it'll be
pushing up daisies! Hee-hee...
--------------------
Leo: I'm afraid the emperor has
called me back home. Try not to
cause any trouble in my absence.
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Hmph! I'll take care of
things faster than you ever
would!
--------------------
Leo: Nothing dirty, Kefka!
[NEWPAGE]
They may be our enemies, but
they're still human beings. Try
not to forget that.
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: We needn't show mercy to
those who side with the
Returners.
[NEWPAGE]
...Which is good, because I never
seem to have any of the stuff.
--------------------
Kefka: Yes, you just go off and
be a good little boy...
--------------------
Kefka: Is the poison ready?
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: But, General Leo said—
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Leo's not here anymore.
I'm in charge now. Fork it over!
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: Some of our people are being
held prisoner inside the castle! If any
of them were to drink the water...
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Who cares? They're the
ones who were stupid enough to
get caught by the enemy!
--------------------
You're inhuman!
--------------------
Kefka: Gah...! Pests at every
turn! Guess I'll have to take care
of you, too!
--------------------
Kefka: Pestering little...!
Really want me to let you have it,
do you!?
--------------------
Kefka: *gasp*... *pant*...
You just don't give up, do you?
--------------------
Kefka: Gah! How long do you
expect me to put up with this?
Next time I won't hold back!
--------------------
Wait!
--------------------
Kefka: Oh, gripe! This is getting
tiresome. Hey, you! Handle the
rest!
--------------------
No! Gotta hurry, or Kefka will dump the
poison into the river!
--------------------
Kefka: Hee-hee... Nothing beats
the sweet music of hundreds of
voices screaming in unison!
[NEWPAGE]
Uwee-hee-hee!
--------------------
Captain: Charge!
--------------------
Doman Sentry: It's hopeless! We can't
keep them all out.
--------------------
Doman Sentry: So, this is it...
--------------------
Wait!
--------------------
The battle is not yet lost!
--------------------
[CYAN]: If we can but fell
their commander, they should
break rank and withdraw.
--------------------
[CYAN]: I shall meet him on the
field of battle.
--------------------
[CYAN]: I must not turn my
back to the battle at hand!
--------------------
Doman Sentry: Sir [CYAN]! Please,
defeat their commander!
--------------------
Doman Sentry: Sir [CYAN]!
--------------------
[CYAN]: I am [CYAN],
retainer to the king of Doma.
Ready thy axe!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Hmm...?
Does the water not look a
bit...odd?
--------------------
Soldier: The captain's been defeated!
Retreat!
--------------------
[CYAN]: It must be...[LONGPAUSE]poison!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Your Highness!
[NEWPAGE]
King: Who's there...?
--------------------
[CYAN]: [CYAN],
Your Excellency!
[NEWPAGE]
King: Oh, [CYAN]...
My sight is failing...
I cannot see your face...
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: Excellency!
Please, you must be strong!
[NEWPAGE]
King: [CYAN]...
[NEWPAGE]
You have defended this realm since the
days of my father before me... I thank
you...for your service. Urgh...
[NEWPAGE]
Forgive me... I failed to protect our
kingdom...
--------------------
[CYAN]: No, Excellency, the
fault lies not with thee!
[NEWPAGE]
King: I fear for your family...
[LONGPAUSE]Ohhh...my chest burns...with every
breath...
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: Speak not, my lord!
Save thy strength!
[NEWPAGE]
King: Go...to your family...
*cough*... [LONGPAUSE]*gasp*...[LONGPAUSE]...
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: Excellency!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Elayne!
[LONGPAUSE]Do not leave me, Elayne!
--------------------
[CYAN]: This...
[LONGPAUSE]This is unpardonable...
--------------------
[CYAN]: ...!
[LONGPAUSE]Owain!!!
--------------------
A noble warrior of a foreign land.
A faithful retainer
to his lord and master,
he fears not even death...
--------------------
There's a great deal of activity in the
Imperial camp. I think they may be
preparing another assault!
--------------------
Doman Sentry: What low-down,
contemptible...!
--------------------
[CYAN]: We must warn the
king!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Withdraw into the
castle.
[NEWPAGE]
We shall wait within its walls,
while our enemies grow tired
without.
--------------------
[CYAN]: No... [LONGPAUSE]No...!
--------------------
Doman Sentry: We were...too late...
--------------------
Doman Sentry: To the king, with all
haste!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Yes!
The throne room is just ahead!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Excellency...
--------------------
[CYAN]: There may still be
survivors in the castle!
[NEWPAGE]
Doman Sentry: Let's split up and
search...
--------------------
[CYAN]: Here, too...
--------------------
[CYAN]: This is not possible...
[LONGPAUSE]This cannot be happening!
--------------------
[CYAN]: I will not forgive
them...![LONGPAUSE] The Empire must pay for
this!
--------------------
Soldier: This area's off-limits.
--------------------
[CYAN]: I am [CYAN],
retainer to the king of Doma!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Grrr!
There will be no mercy for thee![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CYAN]: Gaaah!
Who poisoned the river!?[PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Soldier: Enemy!!!
All men, to your positions!
--------------------
[SABIN]: That guy's a goner on
his own! Gotta help him...and
fast!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Whoa!
[NEWPAGE]
There's still poison all over the
place! Going through here would be
suicide!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Let me give you a
hand!
--------------------
[CYAN]: I know not thy name or
allegiance, but I welcome thy aid!
--------------------
[SABIN]: These ones next!?
--------------------
[CYAN]: Grrr!
They are tougher than
they would appear!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Look, I think we're
gonna have to do this together!
--------------------
[CYAN]: The thought had
occurred to me as well!
--------------------
[SABIN]: I'm [SABIN], from
the kingdom of Figaro.
[NEWPAGE]
We can talk more later. Let's get
out of here!
--------------------
[CYAN]: I am in thy debt!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Grrr!
Art thou an enemy as well!?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Ouch!
Probably shouldn't have gotten in
the middle of that...
--------------------
[SABIN]: !!![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SABIN]: No need for thanks!
I'm [SABIN], from the kingdom
of Figaro.
[NEWPAGE]
We should get out of here!
--------------------
[CYAN]: But I must avenge my
family and my countrymen...!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: If we stick around any
longer, we'll have an entire
regiment down our throats!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Sir [SABIN]!
It appears to be in reverse![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SABIN]: Yeah, yeah...
Come on!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Aaahhh!
I cannot stop this monstrosity!!![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SABIN]: Okay, let's bust our
way out of here!
--------------------
Hold it right there!
--------------------
Here they come! Stop them!
--------------------
Did you really think you'd get away?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Okay, I think we
should be safe now! So, how do
I get to Narshe from here?
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: Narshe?
[NEWPAGE]
I believe the only route passes
through the forest to the south,
but—
--------------------
[SABIN]: All right!
[NEWPAGE]
If we're going into the woods, I
guess we won't be needing these
hunks of scrap metal anymore.
[NEWPAGE]
Let's get going!
--------------------
[SABIN]: There's nothing but
poison that way!
--------------------
Soldier: There they are!
This way!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Hoo, boy...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: I have an idea...
Follow me.
--------------------
[CYAN]: Sir [SABIN]!
What manner of armored beasts
might these be?
--------------------
[SABIN]: I'll explain later!
Just climb in!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Sir [SABIN]!
How does one manipulate
these abominations?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Oh, for...!
[NEWPAGE]
Thou art getting to be quite a
pain in the— [LONGPAUSE]Great, now I'm even
starting to talk like you!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Listen!
See that lever? The one right
by your hand? Push it down.
--------------------
This is a school for the beginning
adventurer.
[NEWPAGE]
Despite all of our recent advances in
technology, the outside world remains
full of monsters we know little about.
[NEWPAGE]
Here, we provide advice to travelers
brave enough to face its many dangers.
--------------------
Welcome to our school for budding
adventurers.
[NEWPAGE]
We're always here to help you find your
way in the world...or at least what's
left of it.
--------------------
This is water from a recovery spring.
[NEWPAGE]
It will restore your HP and MP. Such
springs are located all throughout the
world, so always be on the lookout!
--------------------
This is a save point.
--------------------
Valuables are sometimes hidden in pots
such as this one.
--------------------
Potions may taste funny, but they also
heal injury. If you are hurt, drink one
to restore some HP.
[NEWPAGE]
Staying at an inn will completely heal
your entire party.
--------------------
Be careful! Sometimes monsters lurk
inside of treasure chests!
--------------------
Have you heard about relics?
--------------------
Make selections using the A Button.
Cancel them with the B Button.
Press Start to open the main menu.
--------------------
When selecting armor or weapons in a
shop, symbols will appear next to
characters that can equip them.
[NEWPAGE]
An upward-pointing triangle indicates
an increase in attack or defense power.
[NEWPAGE]
A downward-pointing triangle indicates
a decrease in attack or defense power.
[NEWPAGE]
"" indicates no change.
"E" means that the item is already
equipped on that character.
[NEWPAGE]
A symbol beneath a character means
that person is currently in your party.
--------------------
If you set the battle mode to "Wait"
in the Config menu...
[NEWPAGE]
...you can take all the time you want to
select spells or items in battle without
having to worry about being attacked!
--------------------
You can run from most battles by holding
down both the L and R Buttons.
--------------------
Turn meters are located in the lower
right-hand corner of the battle screen.
[NEWPAGE]
When a character's turn meter becomes
full, you will be able to enter battle
commands for that character.
[NEWPAGE]
Press Select to skip to the next
character without entering a command.
--------------------
When selecting the target for a spell,
press the L or R Button to target all
enemies or allies.
--------------------
When the battle menu appears, press
← or → to select "Row" or "Defend."
[NEWPAGE]
"Row" moves the character from the
front row to the back, or vice versa.
[NEWPAGE]
"Defend" cuts received damage in half,
and lasts until the character's next
turn.
--------------------
Damage is more severe when enemies
have you surrounded—especially if your
back is to the one attacking!
--------------------
The white numbers that appear during
battle are damage points. Green numbers
are recovery points.
--------------------
Damage received by characters in the
back row is halved, but so is the attack
power of those characters.
[NEWPAGE]
To change rows from the main menu,
press ←, then select a character and
press the A Button twice.
--------------------
Shall I teach you about status effects?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
-Invisibility-
Physical attacks will miss you, but
spells will always strike true.
[NEWPAGE]
You'll revert to normal if hit by magic.
[NEWPAGE]
-Imp-
Prevents you from using special skills
and magic.
[NEWPAGE]
-Zombie-
Zombies attack friend and foe alike.
Only holy water can reverse the status.
[NEWPAGE]
If your skin is ashen, your HP is 0, and
you're still moving, there's a good
chance you're a zombie.
[NEWPAGE]
-Sleep and Confusion-
These status ailments are cancelled
when the character is attacked.
--------------------
Undead creatures such as ghosts are
damaged by curative spells and items.
--------------------
Reraise automatically revives a
character if KO'd. Regen gradually
restores a character's HP.
--------------------
Fire, ice, and lightning are the three
principle elements.
[NEWPAGE]
They are represented by the spells Fire,
Blizzard, and Thunder, respectively.
--------------------
The Reflect spell remains active for
only a short time and will not reflect
lore magic.
--------------------
Allow me to explain a few of the
specialized battle commands.
[NEWPAGE]
-Runic-
Absorbs magic and turns it into MP.
[NEWPAGE]
Runic remains active until a spell is
absorbed or another battle command is
given.
[NEWPAGE]
-Trance-
Boosts attack and magic. The duration
increases as more battles are fought.
[NEWPAGE]
-Dance and Rage-
Once selected, these commands are used
continuously until the end of battle.
--------------------
Image status creates illusionary images
of a character, making it difficult for
enemies to hit the character.
--------------------
You might find this room more useful
after you've gained some experience out
in the world.
[NEWPAGE]
A lot of the things you'll hear in here
might not make much sense until you've
gotten your feet wet.
--------------------
Desperate times can bring out strength
you never knew you had!
[NEWPAGE]
Critically wounded characters may
occasionally perform powerful, hidden
techniques when you select "Attack."
--------------------
It seems you have some magicite...
[NEWPAGE]
Want to learn more about espers?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
To use an esper, you must first equip
its magicite. Select "Abilities" from the
main menu, then select "Espers."
[NEWPAGE]
To summon the esper in battle, select
"Magic," press ↑, then select the esper
with the A Button.
[NEWPAGE]
You can only call upon a particular esper
once per battle.
[NEWPAGE]
-Learning Magic-
[NEWPAGE]
A character learns spells over time when
an esper is equipped. The set of spells
each esper teaches is different.
[NEWPAGE]
The higher a spell's acquisition rate,
the faster it will be memorized.
[NEWPAGE]
Some espers also permanently increase
an attribute of the character equipping
them when the character gains a level.
--------------------
Bushido techniques take time to master.
New ones will be learned over time.
--------------------
Something to note about the Reflect
spell... Reflect doesn't block spells
that have already been reflected once.
[NEWPAGE]
You can use this to your advantage.
[NEWPAGE]
Cast Reflect on an ally, then cast
attack spells on that same person to
bounce them at an enemy! ...Get it?
--------------------
Status effects are represented by
different colors.
--------------------
Blue  Reflect
[NEWPAGE]
   Spells are reflected back at enemies.[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Yellow  Protect
[NEWPAGE]
   Defense is increased.[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Green  Shell
[NEWPAGE]
   Magic defense is increased.[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Red  Haste
[NEWPAGE]
   Speed is increased.[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
White  Slow
[NEWPAGE]
   Speed is decreased.[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Pink  Stop
[NEWPAGE]
   Time is frozen.[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Bleeeuuuugh!!!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Oooh... [LONGPAUSE]Ohhhhhh...
--------------------
Keep away from the engine room. It's
dangerous.
--------------------
We're almost to Crescent Island.
--------------------
This Magitek armor's undergoing
maintenance.
--------------------
[CELES]: Um, [LOCKE]...
--------------------
Rumor has it that the lost power of
magic can still be found on Crescent
Island, weak though it may be.
--------------------
We need to find the espers quickly so
we can make peace with them!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Where's [GAU]?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: He must not like
boats. [LONGPAUSE]Oh well...guess it's just
the two of us!
--------------------
Soldier: The engines are all running
smoothly, sir.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Urgh... [LONGPAUSE]Ohhh...
[LONGPAUSE]Uhhhn...
--------------------
Waiter: Please be seated if you wish to
order.
--------------------
[SABIN]: All right! Dinner time!
I'm gonna eat till I burst!
--------------------
We need to get off the train!
--------------------
Waiter: Will you be dining with us?
[CHOICE] Yes, please!
[CHOICE] No thanks.
--------------------
[SABIN]: Food! Food!
Bring me everything you've got!
--------------------
[SABIN]: What are you worried
about? [LONGPAUSE]Can't wage war on an
empty stomach!
--------------------
[CYAN]: *sigh*...
[NEWPAGE]
Do what thou wilt, sir.
[LONGPAUSE]I'm sure there is no stopping
thee...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Whew! I'm stuffed!
[LONGPAUSE]Shall we get moving?
--------------------
Waiter: One moment, please.
--------------------
[CYAN]: Is this train's food
tr-truly safe to eat?
--------------------
[SHADOW]: ...
[LONGPAUSE]Interceptor... Are you hungry,
too, boy?
--------------------
*gobble*... [LONGPAUSE]*snarf*... [LONGPAUSE]*slurp*...
--------------------
Conductor: You want to stop the train?
[NEWPAGE]
Search every corner of the engineer's
compartment... I'm sure there's a way.
--------------------
Conductor: I'm this train's conductor.
What business brings you here?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Tell us about the train
[CHOICE] How do we stop this thing?
[CHOICE] Nothing, sorry to bother you
--------------------
Conductor: The Phantom Train ferries
the souls of the departed to the other
side.
[NEWPAGE]
Once the souls arrive, they are granted
their eternal rest.
--------------------
That should be the end of that...
--------------------
[CYAN]: Might these be
timetables?
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: These?
...Huh? They're all blank!
--------------------
Conductor: This train carries the dead
to the afterlife.
[NEWPAGE]
It's a little tough to be making
timetables with as much conflict in the
world as there is right now.
--------------------
[SABIN]: Wonder what this is
for...? Why don't we see what
happens if we pull it?
--------------------
[CYAN]: Sir [SABIN]!
I think it would be best not to
touch that!
--------------------
[SABIN]: [CYAN]...
You're not...scared, are you!?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Oops! My hand
must've slipped!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Oh, thou art truly
insufferable...
--------------------
[CYAN]: Wh-what!?
--------------------
[CYAN]: Wh-what dost thou
mean? It's not as though I have
an aversion to machines...
[NEWPAGE]
...or try to stay away from them
as much as humanly possible...or
anything like that!
--------------------
[SABIN]: [CYAN]...
So, you're afraid of machines!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Argh!
Wh-what gave it away?
--------------------
[CYAN]: A train!?[LONGPAUSE] I thought
all of Doma's railways had been
destroyed in the fighting...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: There could be
survivors. Let's take a look
inside.
--------------------
[CYAN]: Sir [SABIN]!
--------------------
[SABIN]: We can't just wander
around out here all day. We have
to check inside!
--------------------
[SABIN]: What in the world...?
--------------------
[CYAN]: We must leave at
once! This is the Phantom Train!
--------------------
[CYAN]: It seems we have
arrived.
--------------------
[SABIN]: Whew!
Glad to be off that thing!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Hey!
[LONGPAUSE]Looks like we can get in through
here.
--------------------
Whew... What do you suppose that was
all about?
--------------------
Huh!?
--------------------
. . . N o . . . e s c a p e . . .
--------------------
Who's there!?
--------------------
It came from over here.
--------------------
Gah! They're coming after us...!
--------------------
There are more of them this way!
--------------------
Nowhere to run...[PAUSE_01]
                    Nowhere to hide...[PAUSE_01]
                       No escape for you...
--------------------
They just don't let up!
--------------------
[CYAN]: I believe we have
reached a dead end, Sir
[SABIN]!
--------------------
[SABIN]: All right!
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: Hast thou an idea?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Yes...
[LONGPAUSE]The time has come to put my
training to use!
[NEWPAGE]
Come, [CYAN]!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Yahoooo!
--------------------
Hey...[LONGPAUSE] They couldn't still be...?
--------------------
Voice: Hold it right there!
--------------------
Man: I am Siegfried, the greatest
swordsman in all the world! And that
treasure belongs to me!
[NEWPAGE]
If I were you, you overmuscled moose, I'd
grab Grandpa there and run away while
you still can!
--------------------
[SABIN]: "Greatest windbag" is
more like it... You're the one who
had best beat a brave retreat.
[NEWPAGE]
Siegfried: What!?
[NEWPAGE]
Brazen words for a man about to be
spitted upon my blade like a plump and
juicy pig!
[NEWPAGE]
En garde!
--------------------
All bark, no bite...
--------------------
Siegfried: N-no! It cannot be! But...[LONGPAUSE]the
last laugh belongs to me!
--------------------
Siegfried: Uwa-ha-ha!
The treasure is mine!
[LONGPAUSE]Au revoir, my friends!
--------------------
We'll have to detach the rear cars!
--------------------
This is the engineer's compartment.
We've gotta find a way to stop this
thing, fast!
--------------------
Something's written here! Hmm...
[NEWPAGE]
"To stop the train, shut the first and
third pressure valves, then throw the
switch located by the smokestack."
--------------------
The train should stop if we throw this
switch.
--------------------
Just push this switch, and...
[LONGPAUSE]Huh? Nothing happened!
--------------------
[SABIN]: The door won't open!
--------------------
[CYAN]: I fear we are too late.
--------------------
[SABIN]: What did you say this
train was?
--------------------
[CYAN]: This is the Phantom
Train...
[NEWPAGE]
It carries the souls of the
departed to their...final
destination.
--------------------
[SABIN]: ...Wait a second.
[NEWPAGE]
You're saying this train's giving
us a one-way ride to...the
afterlife!?
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: Unless we find a way
off, I am afraid that is exactly
where we will end up...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Well, I'm afraid that's
a trip I'm going to have to pass
on!
[NEWPAGE]
If it won't let us off, then we'll
stop it ourselves. Let's make for
the engine.
--------------------
Look out!
--------------------
[SABIN]: What's with this guy?
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: He seems to want to
accompany us.
[NEWPAGE]
Bring the ghost along?
[CHOICE] Sure.
[CHOICE] No way!
--------------------
[SABIN]: But...
The greater our numbers,
the slower we'll move.
[NEWPAGE]
...Maybe another time!
--------------------
You're leaving?
--------------------
Guess we're on our own again...
--------------------
Howdy, folks! I've got top-quality items
at rock-bottom prices!
[NEWPAGE]
No reason to be overcharging now...like
they say, you can't take it with you!
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Shop.)
[CHOICE] (Don't shop.)
--------------------
[SABIN]: It's moving!
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: We must get off this
train at once!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Don't worry, it'll only
take a second!
--------------------
Phantom Train: So! You're the ones
who have been slowing me down!
--------------------
Phantom Train: I will let you go...
[LONGPAUSE]But first there is something I must do...
--------------------
[CYAN]: Elayne![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
...The train's leaving!?
--------------------
[SABIN]: [CYAN]!
Was that your wife and son!?
--------------------
[CYAN]: Is that...!?
[LONGPAUSE]Elayne! [LONGPAUSE]Owain!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Please, wait![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SABIN]: The faster we leave
that train behind, the better!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Owain...[PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
My love...
You made me so happy.
Thank you...[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Dad!
I'll keep practicing with my sword
so I can keep Mom safe![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Best leave him be.
--------------------
[CYAN]: ...
--------------------
[SABIN]: This must be Baren
Falls...
--------------------
[CYAN]: To the south of here
lies the Veldt.
[NEWPAGE]
'Tis a wild and dangerous land,
inhabited by all manner of
ferocious beasts...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: But if we turn around
and go back, the Empire will be
waiting for us.
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: Hmm...
The village of Mobliz lies on the
eastern coast.
[NEWPAGE]
If we can make it through the
Veldt, we could head there...
--------------------
[SABIN]: [SHADOW]!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Thanks for your help!
Let's team up again sometime!
--------------------
[SHADOW]: I have served my
purpose...
--------------------
Dive into the falls?
[CHOICE] (Jump.)
[CHOICE] (Stay put.)
--------------------
A youth draped in monster hides,
his eyes shining
with a warm and gentle light...
--------------------
Who...are...?
--------------------
You came down Baren Falls?
[NEWPAGE]
Unbelievable! It's flowing even stronger
than usual this year. No one's been able
to get here lately!
--------------------
Carrier pigeons are our only link to the
outside world.
--------------------
Is it true that war has broken out? I got
a letter saying that it had!
--------------------
Duane and Katarin are both sixteen. Ah,
what a magical age! The springtime of
love...
--------------------
Katarin: ...
--------------------
Duane: ...
--------------------
Did you see the house on the far
northern plains?
[NEWPAGE]
That old man has lost his marbles. They
say he threw out his own kid, thinking
he was some kind of monster!
--------------------
This region's known as the Veldt.
[NEWPAGE]
Monsters migrate here from all over the
world, so it can be quite dangerous
outside of town.
[NEWPAGE]
You never know what you might run into.
--------------------
Out hunting yesterday, I could've sworn I
saw a kid running along with a pack of
monsters!
[NEWPAGE]
Wonder if it was just my overactive
imagination...
--------------------
Powerful ocean currents run through the
Serpent Trench.
[NEWPAGE]
Have you ever heard about them?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
If you had a diving helmet, you could
make it all the way to Nikeah.
--------------------
Hop into the current, and you'd be swept
straight to Nikeah! Too bad our only
diving helmet was stolen...
--------------------
A grievously injured soldier wandered
into the village not too long ago.
[NEWPAGE]
I dressed his wounds, but his condition
doesn't seem to be improving...
[NEWPAGE]
Those letters coming from the town of
Maranda are the only things keeping him
going...
--------------------
The soldier inside this house is hurt real
bad, so Mom says we have to keep our
voices down.
--------------------
Shhh! You have to be quiet!
--------------------
I threw some dried meat to a herd of
hungry animals last time I was out on
the Veldt, and—would you believe it?
[NEWPAGE]
Some kid scrambled out of the herd and
ran off with it!
--------------------
Let me know if you need anything. I can
send letters and packages to any corner
of the world for you!
--------------------
The entrance to the Serpent Trench lies
within Crescent Mountain, near the
southern tip of the continent.
--------------------
Injured Lad: I'm a soldier from Maranda.
When our town fell to the Empire, I was
forced to join the Imperial army.
[NEWPAGE]
I tried to flee, rather than help them
attack Doma, but they came after me...
I barely escaped alive.
[NEWPAGE]
Now I can't even move.[LONGPAUSE] I'll never see Lola
again...
[NEWPAGE]
There's a letter on the desk. Would you
be kind enough to bring it to me?
--------------------
There are even more Imperial soldiers
walking the streets of Maranda these
days, but things are peaceful otherwise.
[NEWPAGE]
The flowers in the garden will soon
bloom, and announce the arrival of
spring.
[NEWPAGE]
How are you doing? I'm worried. I so wish
that I could fly to your side and be with
you!
[NEWPAGE]
Please think only about getting better,
and try not to push yourself too hard.
[NEWPAGE]
Rest knowing that I spend every day
thinking only of you, and wishing I
could see you...
[NEWPAGE]
Lola
--------------------
I'd like to write her back, but I don't
even have the strength to pick up a pen.
--------------------
So, you want to send a letter to Lola
for that injured soldier...
[NEWPAGE]
Postage to Maranda is 500 gil.
[CHOICE] (Send it.)
[CHOICE] (Forget it.)
--------------------
I want to get better so I can return to
Maranda... I want to see Lola...
--------------------
Another letter arrived. Could you bring
it to me?
--------------------
...I can't find your favorite record.
I thought if I played it, it might feel
like you were here with me again...
--------------------
You can send a record for 500 gil.
[CHOICE] (Send it.)
[CHOICE] (Forget it.)
--------------------
...Mother has taken ill, and we can't
afford to buy medicine. If only we had
some more potion...
--------------------
You can send a potion for 500 gil.
[CHOICE] (Send it.)
[CHOICE] (Forget it.)
--------------------
...I haven't heard from you for some
time now, and I'm beginning to worry...
--------------------
You can send a letter for 500 gil.
[CHOICE] (Send it.)
[CHOICE] (Forget it.)
--------------------
...You mentioned a book in your last
letter. Someday you'll have to let me
read it, too...
--------------------
You can send a book for 500 gil.
[CHOICE] (Send it.)
[CHOICE] (Forget it.)
--------------------
He wrote me back! He's all right... Oh,
thank goodness...
--------------------
He sent me a record!
I'm so happy!
--------------------
He sent a potion for Mother... He's so
kind...
--------------------
He sent me the book he'd been reading!
I've been reading a little bit every night
before bed. I'll treasure it forever!
--------------------
My beloved hasn't replied to my letter...
I'm sick with worry...
--------------------
I'd do anything for Lola... If only I could
move...
--------------------
I heard. You've been sending Lola all
kinds of things in my name...
[NEWPAGE]
I wish to thank you from the bottom of
my heart. Please, accept this as a token
of my appreciation.
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Tintinnabulum!
--------------------
[GAU]: Treasure, treasure!
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: 'Tis nothing but a
dirty glass bowl...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Kind of looks like it
would fit over your head...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Hmm...!
I wonder if we could use this?
--------------------
[SABIN]: It might let us
breathe underwater.
--------------------
[SABIN]: [CYAN]!
That "shiny, shiny" thing of
[GAU]'s is in here.
--------------------
[CYAN]: And where exactly
might it be found, Sir [GAU]?
--------------------
[GAU]: [GAU]...forget!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Shall we look around?
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: It seems we have no
choice!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Doesn't seem to be
over here...
--------------------
[SABIN]: A potion...
--------------------
[CYAN]: C-could this be Sir
[GAU]'s treasure!?
--------------------
[SABIN]: What is it,
[GAU]...? Did you see
something?
--------------------
[GAU]: WAOU!!!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Gah!
My money pouch! There was five
hundred gil in there!
--------------------
[CYAN]: These rapids look
quite...rapid.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: No kidding.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: But it's the only way
to make it in time to meet up with
the others...
--------------------
[SABIN]: [GAU], you
little...!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Oh, dear...
Sir [SABIN], please let it go...
For all of our sakes.
--------------------
[CYAN]: Sir [SABIN]...
Recall that thou entrusted me
with thy coin.
[NEWPAGE]
Your gil is right here, safe and
sound.
--------------------
[SABIN]: Grrrrr!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Is this it?
[LONGPAUSE]The shiny treasure?
--------------------
[SABIN]: All right, let's go!
--------------------
This is Nikeah, one of the few port
towns in the world.
--------------------
We used to be a booming trade town,
but then the Empire started enacting
all kinds of strict new regulations...
[NEWPAGE]
Business is all but dead here now.
--------------------
So, the kingdom of Doma to the east has
fallen into the hands of the Empire as
well?
--------------------
Get out of my way! Hmph! Standing
around in the street like that, all
covered in filth...!
--------------------
This island's isolated from the rest of
the world, so you can't get anywhere
without a ship! By the way...
[NEWPAGE]
...what does "isolated" mean?
--------------------
A rockslide has blocked the route that
used to lead north along the coast.
--------------------
The route north is finally clear again.
--------------------
This ferry's bound for South Figaro.
[CHOICE] (Still need to shop.)
[CHOICE] (Hop aboard.)
--------------------
The Empire took over our destination
port, so we're stuck here for the time
being.
--------------------
This ferry's bound for Nikeah.
[CHOICE] (Still need to shop.)
[CHOICE] (Hop aboard.)
--------------------
Ships used to sail to the towns of the
southern continent as well. Tzen,
Albrook, Maranda...
[NEWPAGE]
All of them have been lost to the
Empire...
--------------------
Know that strange old man—lives in a
little cabin near the Lethe? I 'elped
deliver 'is son thirteen years ago.
[NEWPAGE]
It was a problem birth. The mother
didn't survive, and the man couldn't
take it...went loony, 'e did!
[NEWPAGE]
Thought 'is baby was some kind of
monster and threw it out! Poor little
thing never even 'ad a chance...
--------------------
Dancer: Hey, you handsome young thing...
Why don't you come have a drink with
me? Tee-hee!
--------------------
[CYAN]: H-how dare you!?
Licentious howler! Off...off with
thee!
--------------------
Dancer: Oh, don't be a stick in the mud!
Let's just have some fun!
[NEWPAGE]
Hey, do you like these? I call this one
Humpty, and this one Dumpty!
--------------------
[CYAN]: H-Humpty!?
D-Dumpty!?
--------------------
[SABIN]: [CYAN],
you're too easy!
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: Th-thou art
unaffected by these...charms!?
--------------------
[SABIN]: One of the benefits
of all my years of ascetic
training!
--------------------
Dancer: Oh, don't leave me standing here
all alone!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Enough of that!
A proper woman should have
modesty, and...and decency!
[NEWPAGE]
And...
...*rant*...*rant*...*rant*...
--------------------
Oh, [CYAN]...!
--------------------
Pretty impressive that a kid like me can
run a business, don't ya think?
[NEWPAGE]
You should buy something to encourage
me!
--------------------
All this stuff looks like junk to me...
--------------------
I'm shopping for imported goods.
--------------------
[CYAN]: Narshe is just a
stone's throw away.
--------------------
[SABIN]: I wonder if the others
arrived safely...
--------------------
[CYAN]: I am sure they did.
--------------------
[GAU]: Uwao...
--------------------
Aged Man: If you're not a repairman,
you've got no business here! Git! Scram!
--------------------
[GAU]: Uwao...o...
--------------------
Aged Man: Come to think of it, I haven't
seen that repairman for a while. Tough
fella, looked like a big, lumberin' bear...
--------------------
Aged Man: Oh, hello again! It's been a
while. Let me tell you, those repairs of
yours were top notch!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: I told you, I'm not—
[NEWPAGE]
Aged Man: Now, hurry up and fix that
chair over there! You're gonna need to
stand on it so you can fix the roof!
--------------------
[SABIN]: You don't suppose...?
...Could this guy be [GAU]'s
father?
--------------------
[GAU]: ...Fa-ther?
--------------------
Elder: I understand what you're saying.
But...you're asking us to spill our
blood for you.
[NEWPAGE]
Arvis: That's not what we asked!
[NEWPAGE]
Elder: What you ask is the same.
--------------------
Banon: Ha! You're absolutely
right.
--------------------
Arvis: Banon!
[NEWPAGE]
Banon: We're asking you to spill
your blood.
--------------------
Banon: Emperor Gestahl is racing
to acquire ever greater Magitek
power.
[NEWPAGE]
That's the reason he wants the
esper that was discovered here.
[NEWPAGE]
If we allow the Empire to continue
amassing weapons of Magitek
destruction...
[NEWPAGE]
...history's greatest mistake will
be repeated.
--------------------
Elder: The War of the Magi...
--------------------
"The legendary conflict that laid waste
to the world..."
"You're saying it could happen again?"
[NEWPAGE]
Elder: I had thought humans to be wiser
creatures...
--------------------
[CYAN]: I am [CYAN],
a warrior of the kingdom of Doma.
--------------------
[GAU]: Uwao...[GAU]!
--------------------
[SABIN]: The Empire killed
everyone in Doma, down to the
last child...
--------------------
[CYAN]: Kefka...poisoned
them...
--------------------
Elder: Barbaric!
--------------------
Banon: Elder!
[NEWPAGE]
Elder: But...that was because Doma was
collaborating with the Returners.
[NEWPAGE]
As long as we remain neutral, we have
nothing to fear from the Empire.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Think again!
--------------------
[TERRA]: [LOCKE]!
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: The Empire's poised
to attack Narshe as we speak!
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: What!?
--------------------
Banon: [LOCKE], where did you
manage to get your hands on
information like that?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: [CELES] here was
one of the Empire's gener—
--------------------
[CYAN]: So it is her!
I thought she looked familiar.
Sir [GAU], step aside!
--------------------
[CYAN]: The infamous General
[CELES]...
[NEWPAGE]
The woman single-handedly
responsible for the decimation
of Maranda...
[NEWPAGE]
Stand and meet thy judgment,
Imperial b—
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Wait!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES] has promised to join
the Returners! She's fighting on
our side now!
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: Be that as it may...!
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: I promised I'd protect
her, and I won't give up a woman
I've sworn to protect!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [LOCKE]...
You still haven't gotten over
that, have you...?
--------------------
[TERRA]: I was also an Imperial
soldier.
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: WHAT!?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: The Empire is evil,
but that doesn't mean that all of
its citizens are.
--------------------
The Empire is here!
We're under attack!!!
--------------------
Kefka: I don't care what you have
to do, just get me that esper!
--------------------
Soldier: Kefka, sir... What about the
civilians?
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: What about them? Kill
them all!
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: But, sir, Narshe is a neutral
city...!
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Idiot!
--------------------
Kefka: Read my lips—mercy is
for wimps!
[NEWPAGE]
There's a reason "oppose" rhymes
with "dispose"... If they get in
your way, kill them!
[NEWPAGE]
March!
--------------------
Elder: It seems the choice has been made
for us. Let us make ready for war!
--------------------
Banon: They're here for the
esper...
[NEWPAGE]
Elder: We moved it up into the cliffs
above the valley.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Then that's where
we'll make our stand!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [LOCKE] has a
complicated past...[PAUSE_01]
[NEWPAGE]
Don't go falling for him now,
thinking he was protecting you
out of love back there.[PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: Thanks for your
concern, but I'm a soldier, not
some love-starved twit.[PAUSE_02]
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: So much for my next
suggestion...[PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: [TERRA]...
Who'd have thought we'd meet
again...like this?
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: You can use magic,
too...can't you? But...it's
different from mine.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: I was raised to be an
Imperial Magitek knight.
[NEWPAGE]
When I was still very young, I
was artificially infused with
magic.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: ...Is it possible for
you to love other people?
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: ...?
Are you mocking me?
--------------------
[CYAN]: Do not think even for
a moment that I trust thee!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Fine. Use your own
eyes, and see for yourself which
side I'm on.
--------------------
[SABIN]: [EDGAR]!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [SABIN]!
You're all right!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Who have you brought
along?
--------------------
[SABIN]: I'm going to have to
defer to my brother on this one...
--------------------
Banon: Here they come!
--------------------
Banon: Are you ready?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Kefka: Oh...! If it isn't General
[CELES], the traitor!
[NEWPAGE]
Excellent! Now I won't have to
hunt you down later!
--------------------
Kefka: Go!
Get those vile insects!
--------------------
Protect the esper from Kefka!
[NEWPAGE]
Would you like an explanation?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
You'll fight using 3 different groups.
Press Select to switch between them.
[NEWPAGE]
Defeat Kefka before his men reach
Banon, or the battle is lost!
[NEWPAGE]
After you've made 3 parties on the party
formation screen, press Start to begin
the battle.
--------------------
[TERRA]: Kefka... Is he the one
who put the slave crown on me...?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Curse the Empire!
I'm not gonna let them walk all
over people!
--------------------
[CELES]: My past is behind
me... I have nothing to do with
the Empire now!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Kefka...!
What do you hope to gain from all
this?
--------------------
[SABIN]: It's time to put
everything Master Duncan taught
me to use...
--------------------
[CYAN]: I will avenge the
people of Doma!
--------------------
[GAU]: [GAU] fight hard!
--------------------
Banon: If they reach me, we've
lost. It's all up to you!
--------------------
Kefka: Grr!
I won't forget this!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Where's the esper?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Is it all right?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Whew... The esper's
safe.
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: It also appears to
be...alive.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Is that even
possible...?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [TERRA]!
What is it!?
--------------------
[TERRA]: No!!!
--------------------
[SABIN]: [TERRA] and the
esper...!
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: They're reacting to
each other!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Uhhhn...
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Are you awake?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: ...Where's
[TERRA]!?
--------------------
[CELES]: She turned into
a...something...and flew off.
She looked like...
--------------------
[CELES]: She looked like an
esper.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [LOCKE]!
Are you okay?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Something happened
to [TERRA]...
[NEWPAGE]
There must be some sort of
connection between her and that
esper... We need to find her!
[NEWPAGE]
Witnesses said she went
streaking westward across the
sky, beyond Figaro.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: We've gotta hurry!
I promised I'd protect her!
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: Let's not get ahead
of ourselves. The Empire will be
back again for that esper.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: And someone needs to
protect Banon...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Let's split up.
[NEWPAGE]
Those who aren't searching for
[TERRA] will stay here to guard
against further attacks.
[NEWPAGE]
Figaro Castle can shuttle the
others to the western province.
[NEWPAGE]
It shouldn't be hard to track
down clues in Kohlingen or Jidoor
as to [TERRA]'s whereabouts.
--------------------
Change party members?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
[CYAN]: A former Imperial
soldier...
[NEWPAGE]
But still... We must help her!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I told [TERRA] I'd
keep her safe...
--------------------
[CELES]: When she flew off,
she almost looked like...an esper.
--------------------
[CYAN]: Do thy best! We must 
save [TERRA]!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: We're counting on you
to find [TERRA]!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Hurry and find
[TERRA]! I'll keep an eye on
things here in Narshe.
--------------------
[GAU]: [GAU] do his
best!
--------------------
[CYAN]: So, we will infiltrate
the Empire...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: The Imperial Magitek
Research Facility... Could the
secret lie within?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Leave Narshe to me!
--------------------
[GAU]: [GAU]...
[GAU] do his best!
--------------------
Banon: Please find [TERRA]...
The future of the world rests in
her hands.
--------------------
Arvis: I heard [TERRA] turned into a
ball of light and shot away towards the
west.
[NEWPAGE]
Perhaps someone at Figaro Castle saw
where she went.
--------------------
Elder: To be honest, I'm still not sure
what I should do... I want to avoid war.
But, on the other hand...
--------------------
There are moogles living in a cave deep
within the mines.
--------------------
We obey the elder's will.
--------------------
Magic's real, I tell ya!
--------------------
Magic? I don't believe in that nonsense!
--------------------
Narshe is a neutral city. We've taken no
part in the war, yet still we are not
spared from the Empire's aggression!
--------------------
Figaro Castle can burrow through the
sand all the way west to Kohlingen?
That's incredible!
--------------------
The house on the far right holds all the
treasures I've collected over the years.
Take them, before the Empire does!
[NEWPAGE]
One of the boxes is locked and won't
open, though. It's too bad... I think
that one had something good inside.
--------------------
I saw a ball of light shoot off towards
Figaro Castle. It almost looked like...a
person.
--------------------
The only thing that esper's brought us
is trouble with the Empire. Curse the
day they dug up that freakish thing!
--------------------
It looks like war is finally upon us...
--------------------
They say a yeti lives somewhere inside
the mines, but who'd believe a tale like
that?
--------------------
Lone Wolf, the infamous thief, was
sighted in town recently. I hope my
treasures are safe...
--------------------
The weapon and armor shops have
started selling some new things in
preparation for the coming war.
--------------------
Asking the espers to fight with us? I
don't know if that's such a good idea...
--------------------
I sawr me some moogleses playin' with
one-a them big ol' yetis the other day!
'Course, no one believes me... Hic!
--------------------
This city is warmed by the heat of our
steam engines.
--------------------
Let me teach you how to ride a chocobo!
--------------------
Press the A Button or ↑ to go forward.
Steer by pressing ← or →. Press the
B Button to dismount.
[NEWPAGE]
Careful! The bird will return to its pen
as soon as you leave the saddle.
--------------------
100 gil for a chocobo ride!
[NEWPAGE]
How about it?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
King [EDGAR]!
Welcome home!
--------------------
If only you could have seen the look on
Kefka's face as we sank into the sand!
--------------------
I saw a girl blaze across the sky like a
cat on fire! ...Well, more like a flying
cat on fire, I suppose.
[NEWPAGE]
Anyway, it looked like she was headed
towards the mountains in the west.
--------------------
Who'd have thought we'd see the day
when a human flew over a mountain
range? Unbelievable, isn't it?
--------------------
This castle can move freely through the
sand. We can even go under mountains if
there's a desert on the other side.
--------------------
You need to get beyond the mountains?
[NEWPAGE]
Well, this castle can't fly over them,
but it can dive under them. Talk to
the man in charge of the engine room.
--------------------
We've broken off our alliance with the
Empire.
--------------------
You've had a long and difficult journey.
You must be tired... Why don't you rest
for a while?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [SABIN] should come
back here with me one time...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Ah, this is just like
old times! I'm gonna wander
around for a bit!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Hey, wait for me!
I'm going, too!
--------------------
High Priestess: Oh, [SABIN]...
You sure have grown up, haven't you?
[NEWPAGE]
I still remember that time, you know.
The time you really let me have it...
[NEWPAGE]
I think you taught me something very
important that day.
--------------------
Chancellor: Welcome home, King
[EDGAR]!
--------------------
Chancellor: [SABIN]? My, my...! What
a splendid young man you've become!
--------------------
Chancellor: Please, take your time and
relax within the castle!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Hmm...
Castle hasn't changed much...
--------------------
[SABIN]: And yet it's
different... Mom and Dad
are gone...
[NEWPAGE]
Nothing can ever really be the
same... Not after what
happened...
--------------------
...tonight...
                           ...worst he's been...
                ...so...if he should...[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
No...!
       Y-you're wrong!
       ...It's not true![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Priestess...
                ...The king, he's...[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SABIN]...
            [SABIN]...![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
...Dad...couldn't have...[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SABIN]: [EDGAR]...
...*sob*...*sniffle*...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: So...
Dad...didn't make it...
--------------------
High Priestess: [EDGAR]!
There you are!
--------------------
High Priestess: Your father just said he
would entrust Figaro to the two of you.
Those were his...final words.
--------------------
[SABIN]: You all make me sick!
Everyone's saying that the Empire
had Dad poisoned...
[NEWPAGE]
...and the only thing any of you
can think about is who'll be the
next king! No one's even sad!
--------------------
[SABIN]: None of you probably
cared when Mom died after we
were born, either...
[NEWPAGE]
High Priestess: That's not—
--------------------
[SABIN]: You're just as bad as
the rest of them!
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: [SABIN]...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Empire of
murderers...! They won't get
away with this!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Let's leave this
place!
[NEWPAGE]
Let's forget this crazy kingdom,
and live our lives how we want to!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: You said you didn't
want to be a king, right?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: A life of freedom,
huh...?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Priestess...
Leave us.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: ...What do you think
would happen to Figaro if both
of us left?
[NEWPAGE]
There'd be no one to take the
throne. Dad was counting on us to
take care of the kingdom...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [SABIN]...
Let's settle this with the toss
of a coin. Dad gave me this one.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: If it's heads, you win.
Tails, I win.
[NEWPAGE]
The winner chooses whichever
path he wants...no regrets, no
hard feelings. Okay?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Here we go...!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: And...you chose your
freedom.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: It's already been ten
years... That little shrimp has
grown into a whopping lobster!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: And you're a king crab!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [SABIN]...
Do you think Dad would be proud
of me?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Don't you ever doubt
that! I'm sure he's beaming with
pride, wherever he is.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Ten years...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Where has the time
gone...?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Here's to a couple of
confused grownups! Drink!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Here's to Dad!
--------------------
[SABIN]: To Mom!
And...to Figaro!
--------------------
Lots of requests this month! I can take
you to the desert beyond the mountains
if you'd like.
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Go to Figaro.)
[CHOICE] (Stay put.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Go to Kohlingen.)
[CHOICE] (Stay put.)
--------------------
The Figaro Castle engine room is down
those stairs.
[NEWPAGE]
The engines are currently undergoing
maintenance so we can be ready to move
at a moment's notice if the need arises.
--------------------
I'm sorry, I can't let you go down there.
It's too dangerous.
--------------------
Urghhh!
--------------------
Welcome to Kohlingen!
Enjoy your visit.
--------------------
Welcome to Figaro!
Enjoy your visit.
--------------------
That...[LONGPAUSE]thing! I don't know what it was,
but it tore up my house! Some kind of
glowing monster...
--------------------
A strange, glowing creature flew
through here. Scared the living
daylights out of me!
[NEWPAGE]
It took off southward, towards Jidoor...
--------------------
I saw a pretty light! It came here, and
everyone else was afraid of it, but...[LONGPAUSE]
I liked it!
--------------------
It's my dream to see an opera at the
opera house south of Jidoor. With a
handsome date, of course!
[NEWPAGE]
I'd get all dolled up, put on a sequined
dress...
--------------------
Oh, [LOCKE], is that you?
Have you stopped by Rachel's house?
--------------------
Are you a friend of [LOCKE]'s?
He always visits Rachel's house when
he's in town...
--------------------
Best stay away from that house on the
eastern edge of town.
[NEWPAGE]
Crazy old coot sits in there mashing up
smelly old herbs all day... I even heard
he's got a ghost in his basement!
--------------------
My younger brother's a bit...eccentric.
Lives alone up north—says he's going to
build a coliseum, or some such nonsense.
--------------------
Was that thing really a monster? It
stopped right in front of my little girl,
and I could see it had gentle eyes...
--------------------
[SHADOW]: We meet again...
--------------------
I'm a man who has left his name behind...
People call me...
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Leave me alone...
--------------------
People call me...[SHADOW].
--------------------
[SHADOW]: I could lend you a
hand. Just need enough to feed
my dog. Say...3000 gil?
[NEWPAGE]
Hire [SHADOW]?
 [CHOICE] Yes
 [CHOICE] No
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I...[LONGPAUSE]
I couldn't protect her...
--------------------
Rachel: [LOCKE]!
What are we off to find today?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: It's almost your...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: There's supposed to be an
amazing treasure hidden somewhere in
this mountain.
[NEWPAGE]
We're gonna find it!
--------------------
Rachel: [LOCKE]!
Look out!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: RACHEL!!!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Rachel! Are you awake?
--------------------
Rachel: ...[LONGPAUSE]
...?
[NEWPAGE]
I...[LONGPAUSE] I can't remember anything...
--------------------
Rachel's Father: Get out of my house!
It's your fault Rachel lost her memory!
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Wait! Just let me talk to
her...!
--------------------
Rachel: Please, just go away! I don't
know who you are, but my parents get
upset whenever you come here!
--------------------
Rachel would be better off without you
hanging around, [LOCKE]. She's going
to have to make a new start of it.
[NEWPAGE]
With you here, she can't even do that...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: A year went by...
[NEWPAGE]
When I finally returned, I found
out that Rachel had been killed in
an Imperial attack.
[NEWPAGE]
Her memory had returned just
before she died. The last thing
she said was...[LONGPAUSE]my name.
[NEWPAGE]
I never should have left her side.
I...[LONGPAUSE] I failed her...
--------------------
A girl named Rachel used to live in that
house up there. No one lives there
anymore, though...
--------------------
Rachel...[LONGPAUSE] Her memory returned just
before she passed away.
[NEWPAGE]
She said, "If a man named [LOCKE]
returns, please tell him that I love
him..."
--------------------
I wouldn't talk to that guy if I were you.
He's an assassin.
--------------------
I'm never goin' back to Zozo!
...Hic!
--------------------
We get some rather unsavory sorts in
here. That guy over there's an assassin!
--------------------
There was an assassin sitting at that
table just a short while ago!
--------------------
Oh, [LOCKE]! It's been a while! Ages
even!
[NEWPAGE]
Oh, that? Worry not, worry not! Your
treasure's quite safe! Hee-hee-hee...
--------------------
Are we through here? Finished?
All done? Hee-hee-hee...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Rachel...
--------------------
It's a good thing I'd just happened to
have finished this herbal concoction
back then! Now she'll never age a day!
[NEWPAGE]
Hee-hee-hee... Had to use my herbs, I
did! Couldn't very well refuse with you
begging me like that...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: You're sure the stuff
will work?
--------------------
Of course, of course! The love of your
life will sleep here just like this
forever...
[NEWPAGE]
...and ever...and ever! Hee-hee-hee...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: If there were a way to...call
her spirit back...
--------------------
A way to call her back, eh? ...You mean
like that legendary treasure?
Hee-hee-hee...
[NEWPAGE]
Oh yes, I suppose if you had that...you
might be able to bring her around!
Gwee-hee-hee-hee!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I...[LONGPAUSE]failed her...
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]...
--------------------
That? Oh, that's [LOCKE]'s...
...Dear me, I almost spilled the beans!
Hee-hee-hee...
--------------------
This is Jidoor, the westernmost town on
the world map!
--------------------
The class divide is quite visible here.
All of the middle-class families live in
the southern part of town.
[NEWPAGE]
The richer folks live up in the north. You
can see one of their enormous mansions
from here!
--------------------
All the poor people were forced out of
town. I hear they built a new town in the
valley between the mountains up north.
--------------------
Maria, the famous opera diva, is
absolutely gorgeous!
--------------------
I'm gonna be an opera singer when I grow
up!
[NEWPAGE]
Huh? You don't know where the opera
house is? It's waaay south of here!
--------------------
I saw a girl bathed in light speed off
toward the northern mountains...
--------------------
The town of Zozo is nestled between the
mountains to the north. It's a den of
thieves and ne'er-do-wells.
--------------------
Those folks in Zozo don't have an ounce
of honesty among the lot of them...
Don't trust a word they say!
--------------------
Oops! Sorry.
--------------------
Every once in a while one of those shady
kids from Zozo wanders down here,
looking for an easy mark. Be careful.
--------------------
You're obviously not from around here...
Straighten your back! Don't slump so
much!
--------------------
Oh, are you an admirer of art as well?
...No? How utterly uncivilized!
--------------------
Some truly valuable works of art can be
had at this auction house. Probably not
by the likes of you, though!
--------------------
I want one of those legendary treasures
that bring back departed souls! None of
the other rich folks have one yet...
[NEWPAGE]
I've heard you can get one in the Imperial
capital of Vector...
--------------------
Zozo? Never heard of it!
--------------------
Great people here! You can trust
everything they say!
--------------------
Lovely weather we're having!
--------------------
It's 2:00.
--------------------
Time, you say? It's 4:00.
--------------------
Don't listen to the others! Trust me,
it's 8:00!
--------------------
Oh, it's 10:00! I'd better be getting
home.
--------------------
It's already 12:00.
--------------------
A girl? Nope, haven't seen any girls
lately.
[NEWPAGE]
And there's definitely not one on the
top floor of this building, so don't
bother checking.
--------------------
You won't find a safer town anywhere!
--------------------
The clock's hands have stopped.
Set the hour hand.
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (2:00) [PAUSE_00][CHOICE] (4:00)
[CHOICE] (6:00) [PAUSE_00][CHOICE] (8:00)
[CHOICE] (10:00) [PAUSE_00][CHOICE] (12:00)
--------------------
Phew...!
How long do we hafta keep this up?
--------------------
Set the minute hand.
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (0:10) [PAUSE_00][CHOICE] (0:20)
[CHOICE] (0:30) [PAUSE_00][CHOICE] (0:40)
[CHOICE] (0:50)
--------------------
Set the second hand.
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (0:00:10) [PAUSE_00][CHOICE] (0:00:20)
[CHOICE] (0:00:30) [PAUSE_00][CHOICE] (0:00:40)
[CHOICE] (0:00:50)
--------------------
The second hand on my watch is pointin'
at 30.
--------------------
That clock doesn't have a minute hand.
Of course, it never points to the right
time, anyway!
--------------------
The seconds? They're divisible by 20!
--------------------
A girl flew up to the top floor, right in
front of my eyes!
[NEWPAGE]
"Did you say...flew? That must've been
[TERRA]!"
[NEWPAGE]
Well, I'd stay away from the top floor if I
were you. ...Not that there's a monster
living up there or anything.
--------------------
My watch's second hand is pointing at
the 4.
--------------------
If you climb to the top of the building
with the pub sign, you'll find a path
leading to Mt. Zozo.
[NEWPAGE]
The monsters up there are quick! If you
go, you'd better have a way of making
sure you'll be able to hit 'em.
[NEWPAGE]
Like one of those, you know...sniper
whatchamacallits!
--------------------
This Rust-Rid will let you open that
door up there.
[NEWPAGE]
Yours for 1000 gil! How about it?
[CHOICE] Sure!
[CHOICE] No thanks.
--------------------
Obtained Rust-Rid!
--------------------
This place is dangerous! Be careful!
And don't go doing anything stupid like
trying to jump between the buildings!
--------------------
The clock's hand is pointing at the
2...
--------------------
The clock just keeps ticking away...
--------------------
Hey, no cutting! Get in line!
--------------------
What brings you up here on this fine
day? Do you need to get through here?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be in the way!
[NEWPAGE]
I'm not very strong in a fight and I'd hate
for there to be any trouble, so why don't
I just let you pass?
--------------------
The door is rusted shut.
--------------------
The rust dissolves.
--------------------
Uhrrr... Grrr...
--------------------
[TERRA]?
--------------------
Ramuh: She's frightened.
--------------------
Who are you?
--------------------
Ramuh: This girl is your friend, I
presume?
--------------------
[TERRA]... Is she all right?
--------------------
[CYAN]: Is Lady [TERRA] all
right?
--------------------
[CELES]: Is [TERRA] okay?
--------------------
[GAU]: [TERRA]...she okay?
--------------------
Ramuh: So, her name is [TERRA]...
...[TERRA], you say? Interesting...!
--------------------
Ramuh: Her life is in no danger. She
simply used a power she didn't know
she had, and it overwhelmed her.
[NEWPAGE]
Now her body won't listen to what she's
telling it to do.
[NEWPAGE]
As for myself, I am Ramuh—the esper,
Ramuh.
--------------------
You're an esper!?
--------------------
Don't espers live in another world?
--------------------
[CELES]: But don't espers live
in another world?
--------------------
[GAU]: Espers...live other
world...right?
--------------------
Ramuh: That doesn't mean there's
anything stopping us from living in this
one.
[NEWPAGE]
Espers come in a variety of forms. My
appearance is similar to your own, so I
can live here as one of you...
[NEWPAGE]
...without fear of anyone discovering
the truth.
--------------------
Why hide the fact that you're an esper?
--------------------
[GAU]: Why you not tell
people you esper?
--------------------
Ramuh: Humans and espers are
incompatible creatures.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: But my grandma told
me that humans and espers once
lived side by side...
[NEWPAGE]
Of course, that was only a
bedtime story...
--------------------
My grandmother told me that humans and
espers used to live here together, side
by side...
[NEWPAGE]
Of course, that was only a bedtime
story...
--------------------
I've heard that long ago, humans and
espers lived side by side in this world.
[NEWPAGE]
I'd always thought it was just a fairy
tale, but...
--------------------
[GAU]: [GAU] hear fairy
tale... People...espers...before,
live same place!
--------------------
Ramuh: No, that was no fairy tale. That
was the truth. Humans and espers used
to live together in harmony.
[NEWPAGE]
At least...until the War of the Magi.
--------------------
Until the War of the Magi...?
--------------------
Ramuh: It took place long ago...
[NEWPAGE]
Espers fought humans who had been
infused with magical powers extracted
from other espers.
--------------------
After the meaningless war had ended,
the espers fashioned a new realm to
which they exiled themselves.
[NEWPAGE]
They feared that if they remained, it
would only be a matter of time before
their powers were targeted again.
--------------------
But then one day about twenty years
ago, humans stumbled upon the entrance
to that hidden realm... Humans who knew
of espers and the secrets of our powers.[PAUSE_08][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
And thus began the hunt.
For Gestahl, the leader of the men, knew
that he could use the powers extracted
from us to create an invincible army.[PAUSE_08][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
As soon as we realized what was
happening, we erected a massive gate
and forced the humans out.
--------------------
Ramuh: Those who were captured are
now in the Empire's Magitek Research
Facility, being drained of their powers.
[NEWPAGE]
I narrowly escaped that same fate, and
now I am here with you.
--------------------
Ramuh: She seems to have calmed down a
bit...
--------------------
Ramuh: I called [TERRA] here to me
when I sensed that she had lost control.
She responded to that call.
--------------------
So [TERRA]'s...an esper?
--------------------
Ramuh: No, she's a bit different from
us...
--------------------
She looks like she's in pain...
[NEWPAGE]
Ramuh: She is afraid of what she is, and
that is a painful thing.
--------------------
What can we do to help her?
--------------------
Ramuh: Once she understands her true
nature, the fear and doubt should
subside.
--------------------
Is there nothing we can do?
[NEWPAGE]
Ramuh: The others of my kind who are
trapped in Gestahl's Magitek Research
Facility may be able to help her.
--------------------
And if we can get inside that facility,
you're sure we'll find them?
--------------------
[CELES]: ...Huh? The Magitek
Research Facility? Your people
are in there!?
--------------------
[GAU]: Ma-gi-tek Re-search
Fa...ci-luh-tee? ...Your friends
there?
--------------------
[CELES]: ...The Magitek
Research Facility? Your
people are in there?
--------------------
Ramuh: I escaped alone, abandoning my
friends and hiding here like a coward.
But I fear I can remain here no longer.
--------------------
What do you mean?
--------------------
Ramuh: Gestahl's methods are mistaken.
You can't drain an esper's powers by
force—that weakens them.
[NEWPAGE]
Only when we become magicite can our
powers be transferred in full.
--------------------
What are you saying?
[NEWPAGE]
Ramuh: I am going to turn myself into
magicite so that I may lend you my
strength.
[NEWPAGE]
Magicite...?
[NEWPAGE]
Ramuh: Magicite is an esper's power in
its purest form. When an esper dies,
magicite is all that is left behind...
[NEWPAGE]
But...!
--------------------
Ramuh: These are my companions who fell
as we fled the Empire... And I will give
you my power as well...
--------------------
Why would you do such a thing...?
--------------------
Ramuh: If our power is used for
destruction, the skies will darken
and life will fade from the earth...
[NEWPAGE]
You must stop them. There must not be a
second War of the Magi...
--------------------
Old man...
You're really gone, aren't you...?
--------------------
[SHADOW]: You old fool...
Why throw it all away...?
--------------------
[CYAN]: He's...gone, isn't he?
--------------------
[CELES]: Ramuh...
Why...?
--------------------
[GAU]: Ra...muh...
You leave...not come back?
--------------------
He turned himself to magicite...
--------------------
He gave up his life to help us...
--------------------
[CYAN]: He sacrificed himself
to give us the strength with
which to fight the Empire...
--------------------
[CELES]: He gave up his own
life so that we'd have the power
to stop them...
--------------------
[GAU]: Waoooh...
--------------------
[TERRA]...wait for us.
We'll be back for you!
--------------------
Obtained Ramuh magicite!
--------------------
Obtained Siren magicite!
--------------------
Obtained Kirin magicite!
--------------------
Obtained Cait Sith magicite!
--------------------
Everyone's here? I was just thinking...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: Let's talk on the way
back down!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: So, the Empire's been
draining magic from espers...[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SABIN]: [CELES], was all
of that true?[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: I was asleep when
they performed my infusion, so I
don't know for sure.
[NEWPAGE]
But...I've heard rumors to that
effect.
--------------------
[CYAN]: Then I suppose we
must find a way to slip into
the Empire...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: We'd best split up
again. We still need to beef
up our defenses in Narshe.
--------------------
[CYAN]: That would indeed be
wise.
--------------------
[CELES]: I'll go to the Empire. I
know it inside and out.
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: But alone...?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Don't worry. I'll go
with her.
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]!
--------------------
[CYAN]: It may not hurt to
have a few more people along.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Wait for us back in
Narshe. Don't worry, we'll be
fine!
[NEWPAGE]
If we need to change party
members, I guess we'll just
head back to Narshe...
--------------------
[SHADOW]: I can't remain with
you any longer.
--------------------
[CELES]: So...how are we going
to get there? The Empire's on
the southern continent...
[NEWPAGE]
They've closed down all the
harbors, so there aren't even
any ships sailing there anymore.
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: The town of Jidoor
to the south is full of wealthy
aristocrats...
[NEWPAGE]
One of them might know a way in.
"Where there's a gil..."
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE].
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Yeah?
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Why are you coming
with me?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Hmm? Well...there's
the rumor about that legendary
treasure being there and all...
[NEWPAGE]
...I just wanted to have a look
around.
--------------------
No one would be crazy enough to go to
the Imperial continent these days unless
they had no choice.
--------------------
The only way to reach the Empire now is
by air. Of course, you'd need an airship
for that.
[NEWPAGE]
...What, did you think I was going to
suggest launching yourself from a
catapult? Are you daft?
--------------------
There's only one working airship in the
world. It's owned by the Gambler. They
say he uses it as a flying pirate ship...
--------------------
The Gambler always conducts his
business with pomp and pageantry.
[NEWPAGE]
He's also a big fan of the opera. Of
course, I heard he only goes there to see
the leading lady...
--------------------
You're the spitting image of Maria!
Huh? Haven't heard of her, you say?
She's a famous opera singer!
--------------------
Impresario: Maria...!?
--------------------
[CELES]: ...M-me?
--------------------
Impresario: Sorry, I mistook you for
someone else. Wow, you could pass for
Maria in a heartbeat!
[NEWPAGE]
...Oh dear, we're really in trouble this
time...
--------------------
[CELES] looks like Maria...?
--------------------
That man must've dropped this...
--------------------
Maestro: That man is the director of
the troupe that performs at the opera
house.
[NEWPAGE]
Everyone just calls him "Impresario."
He's been in a tizzy ever since that
letter arrived.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Who's this
"Wandering What's-His-Face"?
[NEWPAGE]
Maestro: Were you born on a farm, son?
--------------------
That would be [SETZER], owner of the
world's only airship!
--------------------
A gambling vagabond
who finds freedom from society's
narrow views of morality
aboard his airship, the Blackjack...
--------------------
Dearest Maria,
I've decided to take you as my wife, so
I'll be coming to kidnap you.
The Wandering Gambler
--------------------
[CELES]: If we had that airship,
we'd have our way into the
Empire...
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Let's set up a meeting
with this [SETZER].
--------------------
The opera house is closed.
--------------------
There's a performance underway.
--------------------
Impresario: Ah! It's you again!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: We read that letter.
So, [SETZER] is coming to snatch
Maria away...
[NEWPAGE]
Impresario: He'll probably appear right
at the climax of the first act. He loves
to make an entrance... *sigh*...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: All right!
When he shows up, we'll jump out
and nab him!
--------------------
Impresario: Dear me, no! You'll ruin the
performance! I'll lose my job!
--------------------
[CELES]: But if you don't do
anything...!
[NEWPAGE]
Impresario: Oh, this is simply horrible! I
want the performance to be a success...
but I don't want Maria to be abducted!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Let him grab her.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: We'll use a decoy.
Once he's got her, we'll follow
him right back to his airship.
[NEWPAGE]
And if all goes well, we should be
able to commandeer it!
--------------------
Impresario: Are you mad!? If anything
should happen to Maria...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: That's why we use the
decoy! We can hide Maria
someplace safe!
[NEWPAGE]
Impresario: Come again?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: You said [CELES]
looks like Maria, right?
--------------------
[CELES]: Now just a minute...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: She can be our Maria!
We'll let [SETZER] kidnap her
and lead us to his airship!
--------------------
Impresario: Brilliant!
--------------------
[CELES]: H-hold on here!
I'm a former general, not some
opera floozy!
--------------------
Mi... [LONGPAUSE]Mi... [LONGPAUSE]
Do, re, mi...
Faaa...*hack* *cough*...
[NEWPAGE]
[NEWPAGE]
Maaa...[LONGPAUSE]riii...[LONGPAUSE]aaaaaa!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: That's the spirit!
--------------------
Ultros: Mwa-ha-ha! I gots my own little
surprise planned for y'all, just like
[SETZER]! It'll be TONS of fun!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Better get to work!
We've gotta make a star out of
you, [CELES]!
--------------------
Ultros: Gaaaah! Isn't anyone gonna read
it!?
--------------------
The war between the East and the West[PAUSE_06]
was growing more violent by the day...[PAUSE_06]
[NEWPAGE]
Draco, a soldier from the West,[PAUSE_06]
thinks of his love, Maria, [PAUSE_06]
back at home...[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
♪ O[PAUSE_04] Maria!   [PAUSE_06]
   O[PAUSE_04] Maria![PAUSE_04]
[NEWPAGE]
My beloved,[PAUSE_05] do you hear[PAUSE_05]
My words whispered in your ear[PAUSE_09]
   As if I were[PAUSE_06] by your side? ♪[PAUSE_0B][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I'm gonna go check on
things in the dressing room.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Go on! Give her some
encouragement!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Huh?
Why's everyone singing?
--------------------
[CYAN]: Where art thou going?
Thou should relax and enjoy
the show!
--------------------
[GAU]: Uwao! Pretty song,
pretty song!
--------------------
Impresario: Oh, I hope this works...
--------------------
Impresario: Your friend left. Said he'd
fall asleep if he had to sit here for more
than five minutes...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Have you...always
been that pretty?
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]...
Why did you stand up for me when
you did?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: ...Because I'm tired of
standing by and doing nothing
while I lose the girls I like.
--------------------
[CELES]: Am I just a
replacement...for her?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: ...That ribbon looks
nice on you.
--------------------
[CELES]: I have to go on stage
soon. This next scene's an
important one.
[NEWPAGE]
Maria starts to worry that
something's happened to Draco,
and pours her feelings into song.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Don't slip up this
time.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Shouldn't you check
the score one last time?
--------------------
Read the score?
[CHOICE] (Yes)
[CHOICE] (No)
--------------------
Scene 1
O my hero, my beloved,
Shall we still be made to part,
[NEWPAGE]
Though promises of perennial love
Yet sing here in my heart?
[NEWPAGE]
I'm the darkness, you're the starlight
Shining brightly from afar.
[NEWPAGE]
Through hours of despair,
I offer this prayer
To you, my evening star.
[NEWPAGE]
Must my final vows exchanged
Be with him and not with you?
[NEWPAGE]
Were you only here to quiet my fear...
O speak! Guide me anew.
[NEWPAGE]
...This is where you pick up the
flowers. Climb the stairs and toss
the flowers from the highest balcony.
[NEWPAGE]
(Be sure to finish by the end of
the interlude! There isn't much
time before the start of Scene 2.)
[NEWPAGE]
                   -Impresario
[NEWPAGE]
Scene 2
........................
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Good luck.
--------------------
The Western armies were defeated,
and Maria's castle fell into
the hands of the East.[PAUSE_06]
[NEWPAGE]
Forced to wed the Eastern Prince Ralse,
Maria still thinks only of Draco
as she gazes at the stars each night...[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
The next line is...
   [CHOICE] (O my hero...)
   [CHOICE] (Alas, Draco...)[WAIT_17]
--------------------
♪ O my hero,[PAUSE_06] my beloved,[PAUSE_04]
Shall we still be made to part,[PAUSE_09]
[NEWPAGE]
♪ Though promises of[PAUSE_05] perennial love[PAUSE_04]
 Yet sing here in my heart? ♪[PAUSE_03]
   [CHOICE] (I wish I...)
   [CHOICE] (I'm the darkness...)[WAIT_1A]
--------------------
♪ Alas, Draco!   
You have left me...[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Oops... That wasn't it, was it?
[LONGPAUSE]Sorry!
--------------------
♪ I'm the darkness,   [PAUSE_05]
You're the starlight[PAUSE_04]
Shining brightly from afar.[PAUSE_08]
[NEWPAGE]
♪ Through hours of despair,   [PAUSE_04]
I offer this prayer[PAUSE_03]
[NEWPAGE]
   To you, my evening star. ♪[PAUSE_03]
   [CHOICE] (Must my...)
   [CHOICE] (Prince Ralse...)[WAIT_14]
--------------------
♪ I wish I...uh?   [PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
♪ Must my final[PAUSE_04] vows exchanged   [PAUSE_04]
 Be with him and not with you?[PAUSE_07]
[NEWPAGE]
♪ Were you only here   [PAUSE_04]
To quiet my fear...[PAUSE_04]
   O speak! Guide me anew. ♪[PAUSE_0A][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
♪ Prince Ralse will be my groom.   
I know...[LONGPAUSE]that this isn't the right line.[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Ah, I'm too late!
So much for that...
--------------------
♪ I am thankful,[PAUSE_04] my beloved,   [PAUSE_04]
For your tenderness and grace.[PAUSE_07]
[NEWPAGE]
♪ I see in your eyes,   [PAUSE_04]
So gentle and wise,[PAUSE_04]
   All doubts and fears erased! ♪[PAUSE_07][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
♪ Though the hours[PAUSE_04] take no notice   [PAUSE_04]
Of what fate might have in store,[PAUSE_07]
[NEWPAGE]
♪ Our love, come what may,   [PAUSE_04]
Will never age a day.[PAUSE_04]
   I'll wait forevermore! ♪[PAUSE_0A][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Draco: Come, Maria! Dance with me...
--------------------
Draco: Ha-ha-ha...!
--------------------
Chancellor: Price Ralse is looking for
his dance partner.[PAUSE_06]
[NEWPAGE]
Please, leave the past behind! Our
kingdom is part of the East now...[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[LOCKE]: You were wonderful,
[CELES].
--------------------
I owe you guys one, so I'm gonna jam up
your opera!
Ultros
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Uh-oh...
Better tell the impresario!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Not again!
--------------------
Impresario: What!?
--------------------
Soldier: The Western survivors attack!
Ralse: Impossible![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Attack![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Wait![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
♪ Maria!   [PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
♪ Oh, Draco!   [PAUSE_04]
I knew you would [PAUSE_02]
   Come for me, my love! ♪[PAUSE_08][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
♪ Insolent rogue!   [PAUSE_02]
Knave of the Western horde![PAUSE_02]
[NEWPAGE]
♪ You would address my queen to be,   
   Maria? ♪[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
♪ Never shall[PAUSE_02] you have Maria's hand!   [PAUSE_03]
   I would die before[PAUSE_03] that day comes! ♪[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Then it's a duel! ♪[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Impresario, what's up
above the stage?
--------------------
Impresario: But how is he planning to
disrupt the opera?
[NEWPAGE]
...With that!?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: With that!
--------------------
Ultros: Mwa-ha-ha! Let's see if Maria
can shrug this off!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: We haven't a second
to lose!
[NEWPAGE]
Impresario: Talk to the stagehand in the
room up on the right! He'll help you get
up there!
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Leave it to us!
--------------------
Ultros: N'ghaaa! This is heavier than I
thought! It's gonna take me 5 minutes to
push this thing off!
--------------------
Ultros: N'ghaaa!
This one's four tons, too!?
--------------------
Ultros: Huh...? Oh, rats!
--------------------
Impresario: Oh no, this'll never do!
[NEWPAGE]
With those two flattened, there's no
one to win the girl! How can the story
possibly continue!?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Neither Draco nor
Ralse will win [CELES]'s hand!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: It is I, [LOCKE], the
world's premier adventurer, who
shall take her as my wife!
--------------------
Impresario: Oh, dear...
What dreadful acting!
--------------------
Ultros: Silence, knave! You stand in the
presence of octopus royalty! A lowborn
thief like you could never defeat me!
[NEWPAGE]
I challenge you to a duel!
--------------------
Impresario: Hmm... Might as well make
the most of this. MUSIC!
--------------------
Hold it right there!
--------------------
My compliments on a most
impressive performance!
--------------------
Impresario: [SETZER]!
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: I'm a man of my word,
Impresario. I'm taking Maria!
--------------------
[CELES]: Whaaa—
--------------------
Impresario: Unforeseen twists at every
turn!
[NEWPAGE]
Just as we think Maria is to become
[LOCKE]'s new bride, she's dragged off
by [SETZER] instead!
[NEWPAGE]
What fate lies in store for her now?
Be sure to come back and see Part Two!
--------------------
Impresario: Yesterday was a royal mess,
but we managed to keep the stage. The
show's still on for the next three days.
--------------------
Impresario: We still have two shows
left.
--------------------
Impresario: Today's the last chance for
both of us.
--------------------
Impresario: Let's make this happen!
--------------------
It looks like you weren't exactly
born to be on stage...
--------------------
Stagehand: I can't let you up here.
It's too dangerous.
--------------------
Stagehand: The impresario sent you?
You need to get up to the catwalks?
[NEWPAGE]
Lower the switch on the far right.
But don't touch any of the others!
--------------------
Stagehand: Don't touch the wrong
switch, or you'll be in for a surprise!
--------------------
Stagehand: The door to the room on the
left-hand side of the stage should be
open now.
[NEWPAGE]
You can get up to the catwalks from
there.
--------------------
Ultros: Gwaaah-ha-ha!
Bombs away!
--------------------
[SETZER]: Don't worry, I'll give
you plenty of attention later.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: What a performance!
You're a great fake actress,
[CELES].
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Enough!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: But the real show
starts now. It's time for Act
Two!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Where's [SETZER]?
--------------------
[CELES]: He should be right
back.
--------------------
[SETZER]: Wh-what are you
doing in here? Y-you're not
Maria, are you!?
--------------------
[CELES]: [SETZER], we need
your help. We need to get to
Vector. Your ship is the only—
--------------------
[SETZER]: If you're not Maria,
then we have nothing to talk
about.
--------------------
[CELES]: Wait![LONGPAUSE]
We heard that your ship is the
finest vessel in the world.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: And that you were the
world's greatest gambler...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: I'm the king of Figaro.
If you help us, you'll be well
rewarded...
--------------------
[SABIN]: My brother's the king
of Figaro. If you help us, I can ask
him to reward you.
--------------------
[CYAN]: I am a warrior of Doma.
Please, I humbly beg for thy aid!
--------------------
[SETZER]: Come with me.
--------------------
[CELES]: Then you'll...?
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: Don't misunderstand
me. I still haven't said I'll help
you.
--------------------
[SETZER]: Hmmm...
Business has been awfully slow
lately, thanks to the Empire...
--------------------
[CELES]: You're not the only
one suffering.
[NEWPAGE]
The Empire has been toppling
towns and villages left and
right...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: They're abusing their
Magitek power and trying to take
over the world.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: My kingdom was allied
with the Empire...until recently.
--------------------
[SABIN]: Maybe you want to be
a slave to the Empire, but I sure
don't.
--------------------
[CYAN]: I lost my friends, my
family...
--------------------
[SETZER]: ...[LONGPAUSE]Hmm.
--------------------
[CELES]: We're at least
together in hating the Empire,
right? So, please...
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: You know, I think
you may be even cuter than Maria.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Huh?
--------------------
[SETZER]: All right! If you...
If [CELES] becomes my wife,
I'll help you. Otherwise...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: WHAT!?
Are you crazy!?
--------------------
[CELES]: ...Fine.
--------------------
[SETZER]: Great! It's settled!
--------------------
[CELES]: But I have some
conditions...
--------------------
We flip this coin. If it's heads,
you help us. If it's tails, I'm
yours.
[NEWPAGE]
Well, Mr. Gambler?
--------------------
[SETZER]: Ha! I like it! I accept.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [CELES]...
Are you serious...? If you marry
that guy...
--------------------
[CYAN]: There is no telling
what manner of dishonorable
things he might do to thee...
--------------------
[CELES]: Ready?
--------------------
[CELES]: Heads... I win.
Now it's time for you to hold up
your end of the bargain.
--------------------
[SETZER]: ...A valuable trinket
indeed. I've never seen a double-
headed coin before.
--------------------
[CELES]: I'm afraid you've been
hustled, Mr. Gambler. But that's
part of the game, now, isn't it?
--------------------
[SETZER]: Ha! How low can you
stoop? [LONGPAUSE]...I love it! All right, I'll
help you.
[NEWPAGE]
Gambling against the Empire, with
nothing to lose but my life... I
haven't felt so excited in years!
--------------------
My life's a chip in your pile!
Ante up!
--------------------
Oh, it's nice having guests on board
again!
[NEWPAGE]
Need a little refreshment?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
It's locked...
--------------------
"Do not open door during flight."
--------------------
[SABIN]: That coin...!?[LONGPAUSE]
[EDGAR]! Don't tell me...!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I can't believe this
clunky old thing can fly... You
sure it'll stay in the air?
--------------------
[SETZER]: When things fall, they
fall...
[NEWPAGE]
Life's a game of chance. [LONGPAUSE]You play
your cards, and Fate plays hers...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: They'll spot us in the
air from miles away if we try to
fly this thing into the Empire.
[NEWPAGE]
We'd better land a safe distance
away.
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: That sounds like a
good idea.
[NEWPAGE]
I'll stay on board and keep the
ship ready to take off at a
moment's notice.
--------------------
[SETZER]: What's the matter?
Lost your nerve to take on the
Empire?
--------------------
[SETZER]: I need to repair the
airship. Please, hurry and check
out the situation in the Empire!
--------------------
[SETZER]: The repairs will take
some time. You're going to have
to take a boat from Albrook.
--------------------
[SETZER]: Oh! [LONGPAUSE]
By all means, take a turn at the
wheel!
--------------------
Let me teach you how to fly...
--------------------
Press the A Button to lift off or
move forward. Press the B Button
to land.
[NEWPAGE]
Press ← or → to turn.
Press ↑ or ↓ to adjust altitude.
[NEWPAGE]
Press Start to go amidships.
There, you can change party
members and purchase items.
--------------------
[SETZER]: Got it?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
[SETZER]: Would you like me to
teach you some special
techniques as well?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
[SETZER]: Press Select to view
the world map.
[NEWPAGE]
Hold the L Button and ← or the
R Button and → to make sharp,
high-speed turns.
[NEWPAGE]
Hold down both the L and R
Buttons and use the ✚Control
Pad to move without turning.
[NEWPAGE]
This is especially helpful when
trying to land.
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Head to the Floating Continent.)
[CHOICE] (Take the wheel.)
[CHOICE] (Never mind.)
--------------------
Change party members?
[CHOICE] No
[CHOICE] Yes
--------------------
You may only have 3 party members.
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Take the wheel.)
[CHOICE] (Never mind.)
--------------------
[LOCKE]: We'd better not
overstay our welcome... Let's get
outta here fast!
--------------------
[SETZER]: That probably
would've been a good idea...
[NEWPAGE]
...But it seems we're a bit too
late. Here they come!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Gah!
What are those mechanical
monstrosities!?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: I don't like the looks
of those things!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Whoa!
What're those!?
--------------------
[GAU]: Uwao! Waou!!!
--------------------
Haven't seen you around here before...
Why don't you go climb back down
whatever hole you crawled out of?
--------------------
Are you loyal to the Empire?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
What!?
--------------------
Fine.
--------------------
The Magitek Research Facility is just
beyond here. Entry beyond this point is
forbidden.
--------------------
Cid, the director of Magitek research,
is a genius! He gave my son the gift of
Cure magic!
--------------------
You...[PAUSE_01]...[PAUSE_01]...[PAUSE_01]
You're Returners!
--------------------
Peace has come at last...
--------------------
And...Cure!
--------------------
General Leo's a good man. Compared to
him, Kefka's a...[LONGPAUSE] Uh-oh! Please, forget I
said that!
--------------------
Albrook, Maranda, and Tzen are all
controlled by the Empire now. It's for
their own good, really.
--------------------
You're Returners, aren't you?
--------------------
Hey, that's cool, I don't judge! Wanna
hear something juicy?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
All the soldiers at the Magitek Research
Facility can use magic now. All thanks
to that genius, Cid, apparently...
--------------------
Here's another one for you...[LONGPAUSE]
That Kefka guy? They say he was Cid's
first experimental Magitek knight.
[NEWPAGE]
The process hadn't been perfected yet.
Kefka ended up with extraordinary
magic power, but it shattered his mind...
--------------------
General Leo's never had a Magitek
infusion. He's a warrior's warrior!
--------------------
I heard General [CELES] went over to
the Returners... Why join the side that
has no hope of winning?
--------------------
Your friends are in the pub.
--------------------
Banon: What happened here...?
[NEWPAGE]
...!
Did the espers do this!? No, they
couldn't have...!
--------------------
Arvis: It was like this when we got here.
--------------------
Returner: What in the world
happened...?
--------------------
Banon: So, that's what Gestahl
said... Team up with the Empire
to look for the espers... [LONGPAUSE]Hmm...
--------------------
Arvis: It does make sense... We can't
just leave the espers alone.
--------------------
Returner: The war... It's really over...
--------------------
Narshe Guard: We didn't have to do a
thing. It looks like the Empire destroyed
itself for us.
--------------------
Narshe Guard: What's going on...?
--------------------
Wonder if those rumors about them
extracting magic from monsters at
the research facility are true?
--------------------
Shhh! I'm a Returner. I've heard all about
you.
--------------------
I'll distract the soldiers. Use this box
to climb up onto those steel beams and
sneak into the research facility.
--------------------
Are you ready?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Who goes there? This area's off-limits!
--------------------
Man: Ohhh...!
Musta...hadda...few too many...
--------------------
Man: Urghhh...
Gonna[PAUSE_01] toss it[PAUSE_01] all...[PAUSE_01]
Soldier: Oh, geez...
--------------------
Hmph!
--------------------
Hmm... You just might be able to do it...
--------------------
Young folks... Please, don't give up!
--------------------
That was close...
--------------------
Soldier: Filthy Returner scum!
--------------------
I think I'm going to stay here and apply
to become a soldier...
--------------------
In the same army that destroyed our
village? What about your promise to
start over in Maranda?
--------------------
Stay the night! It's on the house!
[CHOICE] Okay.
[CHOICE] No thanks.
--------------------
1000 gil was stolen!
--------------------
Nee-hee-hee-hee-hee!
--------------------
Kefka: I'm a god! I'm all-powerful!
Uwee-hee-hee...
[NEWPAGE]
I'll collect more espers...
I'll extract their magic...
[NEWPAGE]
And then...[LONGPAUSE]...[LONGPAUSE]...[LONGPAUSE]
I'll revive the Warring Triad!
--------------------
Kefka: I've already drained all
your powers! You're useless to
me now!
--------------------
Kefka: You too! Take a hike!
--------------------
Ifrit: Hmmm...
[NEWPAGE]
Shiva: I can see why Ramuh entrusted
you with his power...
--------------------
Ifrit: Gestahl has captured many more of
us. They're all here, being drained of
their powers.
[NEWPAGE]
I, too, suffered my turn in one of the
capsules...
--------------------
Shiva: When they finish draining us of
our powers, they dump us down here to
die. We haven't much time left...
--------------------
We and Ramuh were siblings, each of us
born with a different elemental power.
[NEWPAGE]
If Ramuh was willing to give you his
strength, then we shall do the same...
--------------------
Our friends are also...
running out of time...
[NEWPAGE]
I'm sure they will lend you
their strength as well...
--------------------
Obtained Ifrit magicite!
--------------------
Obtained Shiva magicite!
--------------------
Espers: You wish to help us...
But...[LONGPAUSE]we haven't long to live.
[NEWPAGE]
We will follow Ifrit's example...
Our power we entrust to you...
--------------------
Cid: What are you doing over
there?
--------------------
Cid: Wh-what are those!?
--------------------
Cid: So...when espers die, they
can leave behind the essence of
their powers...
[NEWPAGE]
The power contained within these
stones is far greater than what
we could ever hope to extract...
[NEWPAGE]
Hundreds of times greater...
Interesting...
--------------------
Obtained magicite!
--------------------
[CELES]: Professor Cid.
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: General [CELES]!
Who are these shady characters?
Your underlings?
--------------------
[CELES]: No...
You see, I...
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: Is it true you worked your
way in amongst those rebels as a
spy?
--------------------
Kefka: [CELES]!
Wh-what are you doing!? Stop!!!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: ...!?
[CELES]...?
--------------------
Kefka: Oh, I see! Magicite...!
Excellent work, Cid!
--------------------
Kefka: General [CELES]![LONGPAUSE]
We needn't keep up the charade
any longer.
[NEWPAGE]
Bring me those magicite crystals!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [CELES]!
You...tricked us!?
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Of course not!
Please, trust me!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Hmph.
I knew she was not to be trusted!
--------------------
Kefka: Hee-hee-hee!
The sweet taste of betrayal!
Oh, [CELES]! That's so...you!
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]...
Believe me...
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: I...[LONGPAUSE]...[LONGPAUSE]...
--------------------
Kefka: NOW!
--------------------
Kefka: Kill them all!
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]...[LONGPAUSE]
Let me protect you for once...[LONGPAUSE]
And maybe...
[NEWPAGE]
...maybe then you'll believe me.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [CELES]...
--------------------
Cid: *hack, cough*...
What happened?
--------------------
Cid: Oh, no! This is bad!
[NEWPAGE]
That blast reversed the energy
flow in the capsules! We need to
get out of here!
--------------------
Cid: Quick! Over here!
--------------------
Cid: Oh, what have I done...?
[NEWPAGE]
There's no excuse for it, no
matter how much Kefka may have
threatened me...
--------------------
Cid: Draining the life energy from
espers just to make people
stronger...
--------------------
Cid: You've helped me come to a
decision.
[NEWPAGE]
I'm going to talk to the emperor
and make him realize how foolish
this whole war is!
--------------------
Cid: [CELES]...
[NEWPAGE]
I've known her ever since she was
a child. I doted on her as if she
were my own daughter.
[NEWPAGE]
But I also forced her to become a
Magitek knight...
[NEWPAGE]
If I ever get to see her again, I
want to apologize...for all of my
mistakes...
--------------------
Cid: Oh no! It's Kefka!
--------------------
Cid: Go!
--------------------
[SETZER]: You were taking too
long... I got worried.
--------------------
[SETZER]: ...Where's [CELES]?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: ...
--------------------
[SETZER]: ...?
--------------------
Kefka: Crud! What a mess!
--------------------
[SETZER]: We can talk about it
later. Let's get out of here!
--------------------
Kefka: Hee-hee-hee! You're not
getting away from me!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I'm worried about
[TERRA]. Let's head back to
Zozo.
--------------------
[SETZER]: [TERRA]?
Who's that?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: I'll explain everything
on the way... [TERRA]... The
espers... The Returners...
--------------------
[TERRA]: Father...?
--------------------
Everyone's here...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [TERRA]...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: The magicite!
--------------------

--------------------
[TERRA]: I remember now...
I was raised in the esper world...
--------------------
The esper world...[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Maduin: Hey...
Pull yourself together...!
Wait, is this a...?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Return with her.)
[CHOICE] (Leave her here.)
--------------------
She's still quite weak... She'll need to
rest for a while.
--------------------
Elder: She's a human?
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: She must have wandered in from
the other world by mistake.
--------------------
Elder: There's an ominous air about this
evening...
--------------------
Good evening, Maduin!
--------------------
We ought to kill it right away. Humans
and espers are incompatible...
--------------------
Is it your turn to watch the gate,
Maduin?
--------------------
Everyone is worried...
--------------------
Wouldn't you love to see the human world
beyond the northern gate just once,
Maduin?
--------------------
Why'd you bring that thing here?
--------------------
This is one nasty storm... Be careful,
Maduin.
--------------------
The barrier between our worlds must've
weakened over the past millennium.
--------------------
Hey, Maduin! How have you been?
--------------------
Do you have any idea what you've done?
--------------------
Elder's orders... No one passes through
the gate.
--------------------
Maduin! Someone's trying to come
through the gate!
--------------------
I heard there's a human girl in the
village!
--------------------
...
--------------------
...
--------------------
Maduin: Did I wake you?
--------------------
Young Woman: You're...an esper? What's
this pendant around your neck?
--------------------
Maduin: ...I'll give it to you. A charm
from the esper world!
[NEWPAGE]
Young Woman: The esper world...
So, that is where I ended up...
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: Everyone is at a loss as to how
you, a human, could have made it into our
world...
[NEWPAGE]
Young Woman: You're the one who saved
me, right?
--------------------
Madeline: My name is Madeline. I was
sick of living in the human world. It's
nothing but a vortex of greed and hate...
[NEWPAGE]
So I wandered out into the storm, and
before I knew it, I was here...
--------------------
Maduin: They say that humans and
espers...can't coexist.
--------------------
Madeline: So...you don't want me here,
right?
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: No, I'm just...not sure.
--------------------
Madeline: I'll return to my own world
tomorrow.
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: All right... Someone can show
you the way back.
--------------------
Elder: That human already left. I wonder
if she'll be all right without a guide?
--------------------
If the humans learned of our powers and
decided to try to make use of them...
That would be a terrible thing indeed.
--------------------
That human girl went to the gate quite
a while ago.
--------------------
For centuries, no human has wandered
into our world. Why has this happened
now, after all these years?
--------------------
Youth: What's wrong, Maduin?
--------------------
Maduin: If you don't want to go back to
your world, you're welcome to stay here.
[NEWPAGE]
Madeline: But... Humans and espers can't
be together...
--------------------
Maduin: How can we know for sure unless
we try for ourselves?
--------------------
How can we know for sure...
--------------------
unless we...
--------------------
try for ourselves...?
--------------------
Maduin: I've chosen a name for her...
[NEWPAGE]
Madeline: What is it?
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: "[TERRA]."
It's beautiful, isn't it?
--------------------
Two years later...
--------------------
Humans!
[NEWPAGE]
The nexus between our worlds has
opened again! This storm is just like
the one two years ago...
--------------------
But this is different from the time
Madeline came here... This time, an army
has come seeking our magical powers.
--------------------
This is no good! Retreat to the elder's
house!
--------------------
Gestahl: Aha!
I've finally found it.
[NEWPAGE]
After all that time spent
decoding the secrets of those
ancient texts...
[NEWPAGE]
Now it's time to reap the
rewards!
--------------------
Gestahl: Grab them! Riches to any
man who captures an esper! GO!
--------------------
Elder: We've no choice... We must do
what we've been avoiding...
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: You mean...the magic barrier?
--------------------
It's dangerous out there!
--------------------
It won't be long before the humans make
it here...
--------------------
Madeline: [TERRA]'s all right.
--------------------
Elder: I'll create a tempest to sweep all
the invaders out of our realm, then I'll
seal the gate.
[NEWPAGE]
Even among espers, the power to create
a magical seal is limited to a single
bloodline. I am the last of that line...
--------------------
Maduin: But at your age...
[NEWPAGE]
Elder: ...I may not survive. And without
me, you will never again be able to open
the gate.
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: Madeline...
--------------------
Madeline: The other world holds nothing
for me.
--------------------
Elder: Then it's decided. We have no
other choice.
--------------------
Esper: This is all because of that human
woman!
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: Nonsense!
[NEWPAGE]
Esper: She could have led them here for
all we know!
--------------------
Maduin: Enough!
[NEWPAGE]
Esper: No! She's one of them! It'll only
be a matter of time before she decides
she wants our power, too!
--------------------
Maduin: Oh, no...!
--------------------
Madeline took [TERRA] and left!
--------------------
Elder: Where are you going!?
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: Madeline, she...!
[NEWPAGE]
Elder: Oh, no... But it's already too late!
I've begun activating the seal. You won't
be able to return!
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: I don't care!
--------------------
Maduin: Madeline!
--------------------
[TERRA]!!!
--------------------
Madeline: Maduin...
I'm not like them...
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: I know!
[NEWPAGE]
Madeline: ...Thank you.
[NEWPAGE]
Maduin: Will you come back home with
me?
[NEWPAGE]
Madeline: Yes, of course...
--------------------
Gestahl: Nooo!!! Just when the
ultimate treasure was within my
grasp!
--------------------
Soldier: W-we're being pushed out!
--------------------
Gestahl: ...A human woman?
[LONGPAUSE]Who... [LONGPAUSE]Whose child is this?
--------------------
Madeline: Leave...my daughter...alone...
[NEWPAGE]
Gestahl: Your daughter? Hmm...
Then she must be half human and
half... [LONGPAUSE]How fascinating!
[NEWPAGE]
Gestahl: Mwa-ha-ha!
[NEWPAGE]
It looks like my dreams of building
an empire may come true sooner
than I'd ever imagined!
--------------------
Madeline: No...!
[NEWPAGE]
Gestahl: Quiet!
--------------------
Gestahl: This world will be mine
to rule! Ha-ha-ha...
--------------------
Maduin: Madeline!!!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Father...?
--------------------
[TERRA]: I'm the daughter of an
esper and a human... That's why I
have these abilities...
[NEWPAGE]
But I should be okay now. I can
control this power, as long as I
only use it in short bursts.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Gestahl already knew
the secret of the espers' power
back then...
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Those espers in the
research facility must've been
the ones they grabbed that day.
[NEWPAGE]
And [CELES]'s power...came at
the expense of one of them.
--------------------
[SABIN]: The Empire won't get
away with this! I'll hit that
emperor with a blitz or two...
--------------------
[TERRA]: How are things in
Narshe?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Hmm...
Maybe we should head back and
see.
--------------------
[SETZER]: The airship's ready to
go!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Come on!
--------------------
7 dragons remaining.
--------------------
6 dragons remaining.
--------------------
5 dragons remaining.
--------------------
4 dragons remaining.
--------------------
3 dragons remaining.
--------------------
2 dragons remaining.
--------------------
1 dragon remaining.
--------------------
All 8 dragons have been defeated...
[NEWPAGE]
The Eightfold Seal is broken!
--------------------
Obtained Crusader magicite!
--------------------
Duncan: Move it! You're in my way!
*cough*... *wheeze*...
[NEWPAGE]
Darn this old body of mine... Won't do
what I tell it to anymore...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Master Duncan!
--------------------
Duncan: Wah-ha-ha! Why the surprised
face? Did you think I'd died or
something?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Master Duncan...
I'm so glad you're safe...!
--------------------
Duncan: Oh, dear...
[SABIN], you aren't...crying, are you?
--------------------
Duncan: Wah-ha-ha! Did you think a
little thing like the end of the world
was gonna do me in?
[NEWPAGE]
The earth tried to swallow me up once or
twice, but I just pried its jaws open and
climbed back out!
--------------------
Duncan: [SABIN]! It's time for me to
teach you my ultimate technique! Use
this to knock some sense into Kefka!
--------------------
Get ready!
--------------------
I call it...[LONGPAUSE]the "Phantom Rush"!
--------------------
Duncan: Now go on! Hit Kefka with every
blitz I taught you!
--------------------
I've been waiting for you.[LONGPAUSE]
I wanted to give you this.
--------------------
Duncan: *cough*... *wheeze*...[LONGPAUSE]
Don't worry about me! Go! Defeat Kefka!
--------------------
I ran a weapon shop for seventy years,
but I've never felt a power like the one I
feel in this stone.
[NEWPAGE]
If I were to grind it down into the shape
of a blade, I'm sure it would make a very
powerful weapon... What do you say?
[NEWPAGE]
Shall I make a sword out of it?
[CHOICE] Leave it as the Ragnarok magicite
[CHOICE] Turn it into the Ragnarok sword
--------------------
All right.
--------------------
I'm staying here. Narshe is my home.
--------------------
*cough*... Here... Take it...
--------------------
The Cursed Shield... If only there were a
way to lift the curse, it would be the
finest shield in the world...
--------------------
What's with this carving? Looks like
bone...
[NEWPAGE]
Is that thing stuck in the eye socket...[LONGPAUSE]
...magicite!?
--------------------
Remove the magicite from the eye of the
bone carving?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Obtained Midgardsormr magicite!
--------------------
Oooh...
--------------------
[MOG]: I'm your boss, kupo!
You're gonna join us, kupo!
--------------------
A yeti with a love for bone carvings.
Stronger than a gigas...
...but a bit unruly.
--------------------
[UMARO]: Ooo...me [UMARO]...
Yes, boss... Me join you!
[NEWPAGE]
[MOG]: [UMARO]!
No slouching, now, kupo!
--------------------
[UMARO]: Oooh... Me wait, big
flying ship!
--------------------
I'll sell you this magicite for
10,000 gil.
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Buy it.)
[CHOICE] (Don't buy it.)
--------------------
I'll sell you this magicite for
50,000 gil.
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Buy it.)
[CHOICE] (Don't buy it.)
--------------------
Obtained Quetzalli magicite!
--------------------
Obtained Midgardsormr magicite!
--------------------

--------------------
He won't stop asking me to marry him!
--------------------
Aisha, my love!
--------------------
Why'd I have to get stuck guarding a
town way out in the boondocks? How
am I supposed to get a promotion now?
--------------------
Fight! Fight!
--------------------
My dog's the strongest!
--------------------
Place your bets here!
--------------------
Yeah! Get 'im!
--------------------
How else are we supposed to have fun in
a backwater town like this?
--------------------
Maranda used to be the most beautiful
town on this continent...then the Empire
came along. Now look at it!
--------------------
My son was forced into the Imperial
army. Oh, I hope he comes home safe...
--------------------
These soldiers are out of control, and
there's nothing we can do about it. How
long do we have to put up with this?
--------------------
Tzen and Albrook were invaded by the
Empire, too.
--------------------
Rooms are 200 gil per night.
[NEWPAGE]
Will you be staying?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Heh-heh... We can do anything we want
in this town!
--------------------
We must begin rebuilding!
--------------------
My son has returned! I was so worried
when they forced him into the Imperial
army...
--------------------
The soldiers left our town as soon as
the peace agreement was reached.
--------------------
The Imperial troops are gone! Now I can
go back to dancing and raking in the gil!
--------------------
I was forced to become a soldier in the
Imperial army. I can't believe the awful
things they made me do...
--------------------
I kind of miss that soldier now that he's
gone...
--------------------
Most of the town's youths were led off
to serve in the Imperial army.
--------------------
All of those young people who were
forced to join the Imperial army should
be coming back home soon.
--------------------
My grandfather once told me there's a
huge gate deep inside the cave on the
eastern edge of the continent.
--------------------
It's time to put Tzen back together!
--------------------
Our royal family was slaughtered by
the Empire.
--------------------
Thanks to you, we're finally at peace
with the Empire!
--------------------
I'll tell you a secret... The Empire has a
weapon called the Guardian. It's
immobile, but ridiculously powerful.
[NEWPAGE]
If you ever see it, run away and don't
look back!
--------------------
Now we should be able to enjoy another
long age of peace!
--------------------
Mom says I'm not s'posed to play outside
'cause it's dangerous!
--------------------
Yay! I'm allowed to play outside again!
--------------------
Where's that boy of mine? I told him not
to play outside! It's dangerous with all
these soldiers around...
--------------------
The Imperial troops are gone. Now we
can relax and get back to our normal
lives.
--------------------
Uh-oh...![LONGPAUSE]
Whew...don't scare people like that!
I thought you were an Imperial trooper!
[NEWPAGE]
Not too long ago, some people broke into
the Magitek Research Facility and
raised a huge ruckus.
[NEWPAGE]
I used the opportunity to sneak in and
grab this glowing stone. For 3000 gil,
it's yours!
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Buy it.)
[CHOICE] (Don't buy it.)
--------------------
With the world falling apart like it is, I
guess it doesn't do me much good to hold
on to this glowing stone...
[NEWPAGE]
Look, how's 10 gil sound for this thing?
[CHOICE] (Buy it.)
[CHOICE] (Don't buy it.)
--------------------
Haven't heard any juicy gossip, have
you?
--------------------
Obtained Seraph magicite!
--------------------
Anyone who opposes the will of the
Empire will be strung up for treason!
--------------------
Obey the Empire!
--------------------
Shove off! Can't you see I'm busy?
--------------------
This town belongs to the Empire!
--------------------
Defy us and you'll regret it!
--------------------
Rooms are 350 gil per night.
[NEWPAGE]
Will you be staying?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Welcome to Albrook, the occupied city...
--------------------
They said they would be reopening the
harbor soon. Some life should start
flowing back into this town now.
--------------------
Where in the world did that floating
island in the sky come from!?
--------------------
There's something important on the
eastern edge of the continent...
[NEWPAGE]
The Imperials built an observation post
there and won't let anyone beyond it.
--------------------
I heard monsters flew out of the
mountains behind the Imperial
observation post and attacked Vector!
--------------------
Yeah, this is what we get, thanks to
that big, floating island up there
blotting out the sun. Lovely, ain't it?
--------------------
We have to bribe the Imperial soldiers
or they won't let us do business here...
In our own city! *sob*...
--------------------
"I've got nothing to sell to Imperial
scum!" ...Sorry, I've just wanted to
say that for so long!
--------------------
Now it's us bribing them to let us do
business here... *sob*...
--------------------
They say there's no one left in the
Empire, and now there's an island
floating in the sky...
[NEWPAGE]
I've got a bad feeling about this...
--------------------
The Imperial capital of Vector is right
at the center of this continent.
--------------------
You can find excellent weapons and
armor in the shops in Tzen, to the
north, and Maranda, to the west.
--------------------
A guy came here trying to sell me some
strange, glowing stone... When I didn't
buy it, he told me he was going to Tzen.
--------------------
I study monsters. The ones on this
continent seem to be exceptionally
vulnerable to magic...
--------------------
I found this passage in a thousand-year-
old text:
[NEWPAGE]
"Eight dragons seal away its awesome
might...the might of the one called
Crusader..."
[NEWPAGE]
"And when the eight shall fall, the one
again shall rise..."
--------------------
I'm a scholar of ancient weaponry.
[NEWPAGE]
Two weapons known as Ultima Weapons
were used during the War of the Magi a
thousand years ago.
[NEWPAGE]
One was a sword whose blade sprang
from its wielder's strength. The other
was a monster born for destruction.
--------------------
The port's off-limits!
--------------------
Welcome! Tee-hee-hee!
--------------------
Hey, you're not an Imperial! Get out of
here!
--------------------
You probably don't even have any money!
--------------------
...Hic!
I shink I've hadda bit too druch to mink...
--------------------
Who would've thought we'd end up allied
with the Returners?
--------------------
Now we can all live in peace again.
--------------------
I couldn't believe it when I heard the
news that espers had attacked the
Empire...
--------------------
Nothing out of the ordinary to report!
All's well!
--------------------
So the war's finally over...
--------------------
Sheesh... Those soldiers think they own
this place!
--------------------
This pub's pretty much an Imperial
clubhouse these days.
--------------------
Business has gone down the drain with
all the soldiers gone...
[NEWPAGE]
...Oops, better watch what I say.
Wouldn't want anyone questioning my
loyalties!
--------------------
Yeah, baby! Wh-whew!
--------------------
Rooms are 300 gil per night.
[NEWPAGE]
Will you be staying?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
General Leo already made arrangements
for your stay here tonight. By all
means...
--------------------
Rooms are 100 gil per night.
[NEWPAGE]
Will you be staying?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
We've been waiting for you. Please
follow me...
--------------------
Banon: Oh, you're here! The
people of Narshe have finally
decided to fight the Empire.
[NEWPAGE]
How did things go in Vector?
--------------------
Arvis: I see... We'd been trying to work
out a plan to make use of Narshe's
resources and Figaro's machinery, but...
[NEWPAGE]
...We just don't have enough troops to
storm the Empire.
--------------------
Banon: We have to open the
Sealed Gate...
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...The gate to the
esper world?
--------------------
Arvis: We'll never beat the Empire
without their help.
--------------------
Banon: The Sealed Gate lies to
the Empire's east.
[NEWPAGE]
When we open it, the espers can
attack from there while we launch
an invasion from the north.
--------------------
Banon: We must reestablish the
bond of trust that once existed
between humans and espers.
[NEWPAGE]
The espers must be made to
understand. And there is only one
among us who can make them...
--------------------
If humans and espers
were truly incompatible...
I would never have been born...
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...
--------------------
[TERRA]: I'll do it.
I'm the only one who can!
--------------------
[TERRA]!
--------------------
An attack on two fronts...
--------------------
Narshe Elder: Now we are left with no
choice but to take up arms against the
Empire. I suppose this was inevitable...
--------------------
Banon: If we can get the espers
to understand, we can put an end
to this war once and for all.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]...
I know you can do it...
--------------------
Arvis: The Sealed Gate lies far to the
Empire's east, but they keep it under
tight surveillance.
[NEWPAGE]
Please, find a way to slip through and
open the gate!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: The Sealed Gate...
Are you feeling anything,
[TERRA]?
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [TERRA]...
--------------------
The espers wouldn't give us the time of
day without [TERRA]... We'd better
bring her along.
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...I know I can do this,
but still... I really don't want to
go there all alone...
--------------------
That's odd... There aren't any guards...
--------------------
The party was thrown out...
--------------------
[TERRA]: We shouldn't stand
around... Let's go.
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...
--------------------
This is the Sealed Gate...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Beyond there is the
esper world...
--------------------
[CYAN]: What an eerie place...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: From here on out, it's
all up to you, [TERRA]...
--------------------
[SABIN]: We're counting on
you, [TERRA]...
--------------------
[SETZER]: Oh, what am I doing in
a dreadful place like this...?
--------------------
[TERRA]: Espers...
Heed my call...
--------------------
Uwa-ha-ha!
--------------------
Kefka: Emperor Gestahl was
right!
--------------------
[TERRA], quickly![LONGPAUSE]
The gate!
--------------------
Wh-what!?
--------------------
Espers!?
--------------------
The gate...!
--------------------
...Where did the espers go?
--------------------
[TERRA]: We'd better head back
to the airship.
--------------------
Kefka: Grr... Curse you!
I won't forget this!
--------------------
"What just happened...?"
[NEWPAGE]
"I'm not sure..."
--------------------
Anyway, let's return to the airship.
--------------------

--------------------
[TERRA]: Don't worry. I'm sure a
peaceful future is right around
the corner!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: We'll bring peace back
to the world...no matter what!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: The espers probably
headed straight for Vector...
--------------------
[CYAN]: I cannot forgive the
Empire...
--------------------
[CYAN]: I could feel the
warrior spirit in those espers.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: ...
...Why am I here? For the money.
[LONGPAUSE]...Right?
--------------------
[SHADOW]: This is just between
us, but I heard that Kefka has
designs on General Leo's life...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: I'm not just sitting
here playing games! ...I'm
thinking up our next strategy!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Somehow we need to
convince the espers to lend us
their aid...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Let me at the Empire!
--------------------
[SABIN]: We should hurry and
check out the situation in the
Empire. I'm a little worried...
--------------------
[CELES]: I may have served as a
general to the Empire, but I still
know evil when I see it.
--------------------
[CELES]: I'm sure Kefka has
some dirty plan up his sleeve. We
need to act fast...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: I traveled around the
world, too, in my younger days...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Never in all my years
have I fallen from anywhere so
high up!
--------------------
[RELM]: Hey!
Do you want me to paint your
portrait?
--------------------
[RELM]: Those espers are all
friendly, right!?
--------------------
[SETZER]: What's important to
me...? Bah! If I were attached to
things, I couldn't gamble!
--------------------
[SETZER]: Blast it...
I guess the skies'll have to wait...
--------------------
[MOG]: Kupoppo!
--------------------
[MOG]: ...Kupo.
--------------------
[GAU]: [GAU] get
stronger on the Veldt.
--------------------
[GAU]: Oooh...
[GAU]...high place...oooh...
...not good...don't like...
--------------------
[GOGO]: ...
--------------------
[UMARO]: Ooga...
--------------------
[TERRA]: The espers...
They were...angry...
--------------------
What happened?
--------------------
The espers all flew off together...
--------------------
The Imperials all ran off, too, as if they
were afraid of something...
--------------------
Which way did the espers go?
--------------------
Toward the Imperial capital...
--------------------
There's something buried here...
--------------------
...Vector.
--------------------
[SETZER]: We're almost to
Vector.
--------------------
Huh? What's that...!?
--------------------
There's a switch inside the chest.
[CHOICE] (Flick the switch.)
[CHOICE] (Leave it alone.)
--------------------
There is a distant sound...
--------------------
Nooo...!
[NEWPAGE]
And I was just about to claim all the
treasure buried in the ground beneath
the big stairway for my own...
--------------------
Obtained Invisibility Scroll!
--------------------
Obtained Super Ball!
--------------------
Something's buried here...
--------------------
Obtained Lightning Scroll!
--------------------
Obtained ItemThatDoesNotExist!
--------------------
Obtained Flame Scroll!
--------------------
Obtained Water Scroll!
--------------------
Obtained Shadow Scroll!
--------------------
The emperor is expecting you.
This way, please...
--------------------
Emperor Gestahl is waiting for you.
--------------------
The espers that came out of that gate
tore the Empire to shreds...
--------------------
I've lost the will to fight...
--------------------
The emperor imprisoned Kefka after he
learned about everything he'd done.
[NEWPAGE]
It sounds like Kefka may end up spending
the rest of his life behind bars...
--------------------
The war's over...
--------------------
The power of those espers...
It's simply terrifying...
--------------------
I wonder if the espers came to rescue
their friends...?
--------------------
Peace, huh...?
--------------------
The Magitek Research Facility's been
shut down.
--------------------
Hey! How'd you get back there!?
--------------------
The emperor said he's going to begin
peace talks with the Returners, and
with other nations.
--------------------
Kefka's been locked up. I heard it's
because the emperor found out he used
poison against the people of Doma.
--------------------
Using poison... How low can you go?
I've always hated Kefka!
--------------------
Kefka: Gah!
How dare they put me in a place
like this! ...Hmph!
--------------------
Kefka: I just can't believe it!
--------------------
Kefka: What a bore.
--------------------
Kefka's scum. It serves him right!
--------------------
I lost my whole family in the war...
--------------------
The war ended before I even got a chance
to use this thing...
--------------------
Kefka's been thrown in jail.
--------------------
Gestahl: I've lost my will to
fight...
--------------------
Cid: The emperor's had a change
of heart...
--------------------
Cid!
--------------------
Cid: The espers came to save
their friends...
[NEWPAGE]
When they learned that none of
them were alive, they ravaged the
entire city...
[NEWPAGE]
I'll never forget their shrieks of
rage...
--------------------
Soldier: We're hanging up our weapons
for good. The war is over.
--------------------
Gestahl: The power of those
espers...I had no idea.
[NEWPAGE]
They'll destroy the entire world
if we don't do something. We're
utterly helpless against them.
[NEWPAGE]
We must find a way to calm their
rage.
--------------------
Cid: Men should never lust after
power they lack the means to
control...
--------------------
Gestahl: Friends! Let us speak
more over dinner tonight!
--------------------
Cid: There are still some soldiers
who'd prefer to keep fighting.
[NEWPAGE]
Please, talk to as many as you
can before dinner. Make them
understand!
--------------------
Dinner preparations are underway.
Please wait just a bit longer.
--------------------
Soldier: You have 4 minutes until dinner.
Please talk to as many soldiers as you
can.
--------------------
Only that chest in the back corner is
locked. Wonder if there's a way to open
it...?
--------------------
Gah! Caught in the act!
--------------------
I'm Lone Wolf the pickpocket! This
treasure's mine now!
--------------------
Gah!
--------------------
Persistent, aren't ya!?
--------------------
That's far enough! Come one step closer
and the moogle gets it!
--------------------
Kupo!
--------------------
Hmph! Got a wild one...!
Uwaaah!
--------------------
Snatched the treasure from Lone Wolf!
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Gold Hairpin!
--------------------
Kupo...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: No...!
I failed her...
--------------------
Banon: We've failed... This is the
end...
--------------------
Relics can grant you a variety of
abilities. For example...
[NEWPAGE]
Sprint shoes double your walking speed.
[NEWPAGE]
A gauntlet lets you hold a weapon with
both hands to increase damage.
[NEWPAGE]
The Knight's Code makes you shield
others in combat.
[NEWPAGE]
Dragoon boots allow you to perform jump
attacks.
[NEWPAGE]
A person can equip up to two relics at
the same time.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: My job is done...
--------------------
At save points, you can use tents and
sleeping bags, and also save the game.
[NEWPAGE]
If your party should happen to be
defeated in battle, you'll automatically
restart from the last place you saved.
[NEWPAGE]
Any gil or items you obtained will have
to be found again, but your level and
experience point total will not change.
[NEWPAGE]
You can also save the game anywhere on
the overworld map.
--------------------
[WAIT_1E3][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Emperor Gestahl commissioned a
painting, but what kind of painting
should I do...?
--------------------
I finished the emperor's painting. I ended
up turning it into a portrait.
[NEWPAGE]
I have no idea why he didn't like it... I
even painted that thing he originally
asked for in the background!
[NEWPAGE]
Anyway, I sure didn't need a painting of
the emperor, so I sold it to a rich man in
Jidoor named Owzer.
--------------------
This chocobo stable's my life! I'm not
gonna stop renting out chocobos just
'cause the world's falling to pieces!
--------------------
Lone Wolf: Hmmm... If that's how it's
gonna be, then...take this!
--------------------
Move out of the way!
--------------------
We destroyed the Warring Triad... But
the power of magic isn't fading like it
should be...
[NEWPAGE]
...Could Kefka have extracted the very
source of magic from them?
--------------------
Need to unequip some party members?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Those not currently in my party.
[CHOICE] All members.
[CHOICE] Don't do a thing!
--------------------
Obtained Holy Lance!
--------------------
Thanks, kupo!
--------------------
You can talk!?
--------------------
A moogle who speaks
the words of men,
and can summon the earth's power
through his dance...
--------------------
[MOG]: An old dude named
Ramuh taught me your
language, kupo!
[NEWPAGE]
He kept showing up in my dreams
and telling me to help you, kupo!
So... [LONGPAUSE]I'm gonna help you, kupo!
--------------------
[MOG]: I'll wait for you in the
airship, kupo!
--------------------
Kupo!
--------------------
It's locked...
--------------------
Grrr...
You'll never get this Gold Hairpin!
--------------------
Kupo...[LONGPAUSE]...[LONGPAUSE]po!
--------------------
That evening, a banquet
was held with the emperor...
--------------------
Soldier: This way, please.
--------------------
Cid: I'll sit with the Returners,
if that's all right.
--------------------
Gestahl: At last, we can all be
together, sharing a meal at the
same table! Let us make a toast!
[NEWPAGE]
To what shall we raise our
glasses?
--------------------
[CHOICE] To the Empire
[CHOICE] To the Returners
[CHOICE] To our homelands
--------------------
Gestahl: Well then...
To our homelands!
--------------------
Gestahl: Well then...
To the Empire!
--------------------
Gestahl: Well then...
To the Returners!
--------------------
Gestahl: As you may know, I've
imprisoned Kefka for his crime of
using poison against Doma.
[NEWPAGE]
What do you think should be done
with him?
--------------------
[CHOICE] Leave him in jail.
[CHOICE] Pardon him.
[CHOICE] Execute him.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Albrook's a port town
to the south of the Empire.
[NEWPAGE]
The plan is to leave for Crescent
Island from Albrook on a transport
ship carrying Magitek armor...
[NEWPAGE]
We'll keep a close watch on the
Empire. You deal with the espers!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Is it really safe to
trust the Empire? I have an
awfully bad feeling about this...
--------------------
[CYAN]: I will never be able to
forgive Kefka...
--------------------
[GAU]: Smells like cider...
Smells like old man...[LONGPAUSE]...?
--------------------
[MOG]: Kupo!
--------------------
Gestahl: General Leo will wait for
you in Albrook.
[NEWPAGE]
Please go with him to Crescent
Island and find those espers...
--------------------
Gestahl: I see...
[NEWPAGE]
Well, let's let him stew in his
cell for a while... Then we can
decide what to do.
--------------------
[CHOICE] Why did you start the war?
[CHOICE] Why do you want peace now?
[CHOICE] Why did we have to talk to your men?
--------------------
Gestahl: It was all the result of
my foolish lust for power...
I've come to my senses now.
--------------------
Gestahl: Because I now believe
that working together is our only
hope.
--------------------
Gestahl: Some of my men still do
not believe we should have ended
the war.
[NEWPAGE]
I felt they might better
understand if they could meet
you face to face.
--------------------
Gestahl: With your permission, I'd
like to move on to discussing the
espers...
--------------------
[CHOICE] I still have a few things to ask.
[CHOICE] Okay.
--------------------
[CHOICE] I still have a few things to ask.
[CHOICE] Okay, let's talk about the espers...
--------------------
Gestahl: I assure you, the answer
I gave you was the whole and
honest truth.
--------------------
Gestahl: The Empire has been
decimated by the espers that
emerged from the Sealed Gate.
[NEWPAGE]
They're just too powerful... If we
don't do something, they'll tear
the entire world apart!
--------------------
[CHOICE] They have gone a bit too far...
[CHOICE] You're the one who brought them here
        in the first place!
--------------------
Gestahl: When the espers came
through on their rampage, all of
my ambitions faded in an instant.
[NEWPAGE]
Now I find myself asking why I
ever wanted that much power in
the first place.
[NEWPAGE]
Of course, there is no excuse for
the atrocities I committed in the
name of conquest.
[NEWPAGE]
By the way...what was that first
question you asked me a minute
ago?
--------------------
Gestahl: Right...
Anyway, I truly desire peace.
I want you to understand that.
--------------------
Cid: You must be getting tired...
Why don't we take a short break?
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Take a break.)
[CHOICE] (Keep talking.)
--------------------
Resume the conversation?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Gestahl: Is there anything you
wish to hear me say?
--------------------
[CHOICE] That you really want peace.
[CHOICE] That your war is truly over.
[CHOICE] That you're sorry.
--------------------
Gestahl: ...
--------------------
Cid: I hope we're truly able to
bring about peace...
--------------------
Soldier: We'd like to test your strength.
Would you be willing to fight with us for
just a couple of minutes?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Sure.
[CHOICE] Sorry.
--------------------
Soldier: Just as we thought...
--------------------
Gestahl: All right. I truly and
sincerely wish for peace. And
now, I have a favor to ask...
--------------------
Gestahl: All right. I swear right
here and now that there will be no
more fighting.
[NEWPAGE]
And now, I have a favor to ask...
--------------------
Gestahl: All right. I sincerely
apologize for all of the suffering
I have caused.
[NEWPAGE]
And now, I have a favor to ask...
--------------------
Gestahl: After they attacked us,
the espers flew off northward,
towards Crescent Island.
[NEWPAGE]
We have no way of knowing when
they'll decide to go on another
rampage.
[NEWPAGE]
We need to find them and
convince them to set aside their
aggression before that happens.
[NEWPAGE]
But...considering all that the
Empire has done to them, I doubt
they'll be willing to listen to us.
[NEWPAGE]
That's why...[LONGPAUSE]I need to borrow
[TERRA]'s power.
--------------------
[TERRA] is the only one who can
bridge the gap between human and
esper.
--------------------
Gestahl: I have a Magitek armor
transport ship moored in the port
of Albrook...
[NEWPAGE]
I had hoped to send it to Crescent
Island with all haste.
[NEWPAGE]
Would you please go on board?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Gestahl: We cannot simply ignore
the espers!
[NEWPAGE]
Please...you must help!
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Gestahl: I'll have my top general
and some of his troops accompany
you as well. General Leo!
--------------------
Leo: I'm General Leo. Pleased to
make your acquaintance.
--------------------
[SABIN]: Didn't I see that guy
in Doma...? Oh, right...! He was
the one with principles...
[NEWPAGE]
So...that's General Leo, eh?
--------------------
Leo: Isn't that...!? [CYAN],
retainer to the king of Doma!
[NEWPAGE]
Please, forgive me for not being
there to stop Kefka...
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: ...
What happened was not your
fault.
--------------------
Leo: I'll be waiting for you in
Albrook.
--------------------
Gestahl: Please, find the espers
and convince them to cease their
attacks. You're our only hope.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: If [TERRA] goes, I
go.
--------------------
[TERRA]: [LOCKE]...
Thank you.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: The rest of you stay
here. I smell a rat...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: As do I...
It's hard to trust the emperor
just like that...
--------------------
[CYAN]: We'll remain here and
watch for anything out of the
ordinary.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Thanks.
You'll be our eyes and ears. Keep
your guard up!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Right.
You be careful, too!
--------------------
Gestahl: I am truly sorry about
what occurred in Doma.
[NEWPAGE]
No one ever dreamed Kefka would
use poison.
--------------------
[CHOICE] What's done is done...
[CHOICE] That was inexcusable.
[CHOICE] Apologize again!
--------------------
Gestahl: I'm terribly sorry about
what was done.
[NEWPAGE]
I promise to punish Kefka severely
and to work to eradicate poisons
all over the world.
--------------------
Gestahl: By the way... With
regard to General [CELES]...
--------------------
[CHOICE] Was she an Imperial spy?
[CHOICE] [CELES] is one of us!
[CHOICE] We trust her whether she spied or not.
--------------------
Gestahl: Kefka was lying.
[NEWPAGE]
General [CELES] realized the
lunacy of this war long before I
did and went over to your side.
[NEWPAGE]
Was there anything else you
wanted to ask?
--------------------
1 soldier
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2 soldiers
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3 soldiers
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4 soldiers
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5 soldiers
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6 soldiers
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7 soldiers
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8 soldiers
--------------------
9 soldiers
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10 soldiers
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11 soldiers
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12 soldiers
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13 soldiers
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14 soldiers
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15 soldiers
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16 soldiers
--------------------
17 soldiers
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18 soldiers
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19 soldiers
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20 soldiers
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21 soldiers
--------------------
22 soldiers
--------------------
23 soldiers
--------------------
24 soldiers
--------------------
I've killed too many people... I can never
return to a normal life.
--------------------
Get out of my face!
--------------------
Poo on peace!
--------------------
Hmm... I guess some people can't be
pushed around...
--------------------
Long live the Empire!
--------------------
Why do I have to join up with the likes
of you!?
--------------------
You're strong... Maybe you really can do
something about the espers...
--------------------
Espers... Who'd have dreamed they were
that powerful...
--------------------
...
This is ridiculous...
--------------------
I heard you're the strongest of the
Returners... Just how tough are you?
--------------------
Wow, you're really as strong as they
say!
--------------------
Still alive, huh...?
--------------------
Returner scum!
--------------------
Hmph. Not bad!
--------------------
Everything will be settled at tonight's
banquet.
--------------------
I bear a message from the emperor.
[NEWPAGE]
Due to your decorum at tonight's
banquet and your grace in speaking
to our soldiers beforehand...
[NEWPAGE]
...the emperor has decided upon the
following.
--------------------
All Imperial troops will be withdrawn
from South Figaro immediately.
--------------------
In addition, Imperial forces will be
withdrawn from the kingdom of Doma.
--------------------
We will also unlock the armory at the
Imperial observation post to the east.
[NEWPAGE]
You are welcome to any of the weapons
and armor within.
--------------------
And this is a personal gift from the
emperor...
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Tintinnabulum!
--------------------
Cid: This is a nice ship you've got
here!
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: The shock from our
crash really banged up the engine.
It's gonna take a while to fix...
--------------------
Finally, I was told to give you this
because of your impeccable behavior at
dinner.
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Ward Bangle!
--------------------
Cid: Let me help you! I know my
way around an engine!
--------------------
Well then, if you'll excuse me...
--------------------
[SETZER]: I think I'll pass.
--------------------
Cid: You know, we could really
speed this baby up if we axed the
casino and streamlined her a bit...
--------------------
[SETZER]: ...That's not open to
discussion. Now, will you please
get out of here?
--------------------
Cid: Oh well... Would've been at
least twice as fast, too...
Maybe three times...
--------------------
[TERRA]: You really love this
ship, don't you?
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: It may be hard to
believe, considering how I live
now, but I used to be a driven man.
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...Really?
--------------------
[SETZER]: I wanted to make this
the fastest ship in the world,
and fly it across the open sky...
[NEWPAGE]
That was always my dream.
--------------------
[TERRA]: Is that any different
from what you're doing now?
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: Back then, there was
a person who kept me working
towards my dream...
[NEWPAGE]
The pilot of the Falcon, the
fastest airship ever made.
[NEWPAGE]
At times we were friendly rivals,
and at times we were simply
friends.
[NEWPAGE]
We'd always talk about our
dreams...
[NEWPAGE]
Like which of us would be the
first to sail beyond the sky to
the stars.
[NEWPAGE]
But then she vanished along with
the Falcon, and that was the end
of youthful dreams.
--------------------
[SETZER]: ...
Darill...
--------------------
Leo: Ah, there you are.
[NEWPAGE]
Another Imperial general and a
man I hired back in town will be
accompanying us as well.
--------------------
Leo: We should arrive tomorrow
morning. Why don't you rest until
then?
--------------------
[TERRA]: [CELES]...
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: ...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [CELES]...
--------------------
Leo: All right... Let's go.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: I'm working for the
Empire. But don't worry...they
didn't hire me to kill you.
--------------------
General Leo's waiting for you.
--------------------
Sorry, I'm discussing our plans with
General Leo right now.
--------------------
Leo: Let me introduce them...
General [CELES]...and
[SHADOW].
--------------------
Leo: Is something the matter?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: No, it's nothing...
--------------------
Leo: We depart tomorrow. In the
meantime, I've arranged lodging
for you at the inn.
--------------------
Leo: Please, try to get some rest.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: I'd better let this guy
stretch his legs before he gets
cooped up on the boat...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: ...Urgh...
...world's greatest treasure
hunter...reduced to this...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Please...[LONGPAUSE]
Why won't you talk to me?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [CELES]...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I know, I doubted
you...if only for a moment. But...[LONGPAUSE]
We can still be friends, right...?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [CELES]!
--------------------
Leo: Having trouble sleeping?
--------------------
Leo: I hear your emotions have
returned...
--------------------
[TERRA]: ...It's strange, isn't
it?
[NEWPAGE]
The Empire used me, controlled my
very thoughts...and now here I am,
cooperating with the same people.
--------------------
Leo: People are people. Not
everyone in the Empire is like
Kefka.
--------------------
[TERRA]: So...[LONGPAUSE]what about you?
--------------------
Leo: I knew that you were half
esper and being made to suffer
through horrible experiments...
[NEWPAGE]
...Yet I did nothing. I'm no better
than Kefka.
--------------------
[TERRA]: If a human and an
esper can love one another...
[NEWPAGE]
Do you think a human and I could
love each other?
--------------------
Leo: Of course!
--------------------
[TERRA]: But...[LONGPAUSE]
I don't even know what it feels
like to love someone.
--------------------
Leo: You're still young.[LONGPAUSE]
...Someday you'll know.
I'm sure of it.
--------------------
[TERRA]: But...[LONGPAUSE]
I want to know now...
--------------------
[TERRA]: Who's there...?
--------------------
[SHADOW]: I thought I'd sleep out
under the stars.
--------------------
[TERRA]: Did you...[LONGPAUSE]hear what
we were talking about?
--------------------
[TERRA]: So...
--------------------
[SHADOW]: I can't help you.
Those are answers you'll have to
find for yourself.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: I didn't mean to listen
in.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: [TERRA].
--------------------
[SHADOW]: There are people in
this world who have chosen to
kill their own emotions.
[NEWPAGE]
Remember that.
--------------------
Leo: We're almost to Crescent
Island. When we make landfall,
we'll split into two groups.
[NEWPAGE]
I'll go with [CELES].
[TERRA], you go with
[LOCKE] and [SHADOW].
[NEWPAGE]
If you find any clues as to where
the espers may be hiding, report
back at once!
--------------------
Leo: [TERRA], let's continue
last night's conversation the
next time we meet...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Let's go.
--------------------
[CELES]: I, um...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Come on.
--------------------
Oh, wow! We don't see many travelers
around here.
--------------------
Mayor: Welcome, welcome!
[LONGPAUSE]Magic...? What's that?
--------------------
Mayor: Please, don't tell anyone that we
can use magic!
--------------------
You can use rods as items in battle to
unleash incredibly powerful magic.
[NEWPAGE]
Only problem is, they shatter the first
time you use them!
--------------------
Have you talked to Old Man [STRAGO]?
The innkeeper should be a little more
reasonable once you have.
--------------------
The innkeeper doesn't like strangers.
Always overcharges them.
--------------------
You're outsiders... It's gonna cost you
1500 gil if you wanna stay here.
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Pay.)
[CHOICE] (Don't pay.)
--------------------
Espers? What in the world are those?
[NEWPAGE]
If they're some kind of beast, you should
ask the old man who lives on the edge of
town.
--------------------
Heh-heh. You're not gettin' in here!
--------------------
Old Man [STRAGO] may not look like
much now, but he used to be an amazing
hunter.
--------------------
Have you met [RELM]? She paints.
I should see if she'd paint my picture!
--------------------
[RELM] isn't really [STRAGO]'s
grandchild. I heard she's a friend's
daughter. That's only a rumor, though.
--------------------
Old Man [STRAGO] is a master of what's
known as blue magic. He can memorize
spells that he sees monsters use.
[NEWPAGE]
Of course, he can't very well learn the
spell if he's asleep or confused when the
monster casts it!
--------------------
Listen, I should tell you...[LONGPAUSE]
No, never mind.
--------------------
Waaah! My house burned down!
--------------------
Buzz off!
--------------------
I've never seen you before.
--------------------
...[LONGPAUSE]Hmph!
--------------------
And who might you be?
--------------------
1 gil per night. Why not relax for a
spell?
[NEWPAGE]
How about it?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
What brings you young folks to see me?
--------------------
An elderly gentleman
who has spent his whole life
pursuing the secrets of monsters...
--------------------
Fire!
--------------------
Hmm? Where did that voice come from?
--------------------
Huh? Uh-oh!
--------------------
Mama, I got an owie!
--------------------
Oh, all right. Cur—
--------------------
—io... Yes, I think I left the medicine in
the curio cabinet...
--------------------
Mama!
Why won't you use Cure on me!?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Espers, eh?
Hmm... Haven't heard that word
in years.
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: So, you know about
espers?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Nope, can't say I do!
Don't know a thing. [LONGPAUSE]Not [LONGPAUSE]one [LONGPAUSE]thing!
--------------------
Grandpa!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Hey!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: What do you think
you're doing, young missy?
--------------------
In her pictures, she captures everything:
forests, water, light...
the very essence
of the things she paints...
--------------------
Something's fishy here...
--------------------
[RELM]: Grandpa, who're they?
Are they friends? Can they use
magic, too?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Sh-shush!
--------------------
[RELM]: What a cute doggy!
[NEWPAGE]
[SHADOW]: Back off. He bites.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Go back to your room!
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Why do I have to go to
my room? You never let me have
any fun!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Because I said so!
Now shoo!
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: ...Fine.
--------------------
[RELM]: Hmph!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Oh, dear...
Seems to have taken a liking to
your dog...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: That child...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: My apologies.
[NEWPAGE]
[SHADOW]: It's fine. He usually
doesn't like other people,
though...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Anyhow... I'm terribly
sorry, but I really don't think I
can be of any help to you folks.
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: I, uh... I see...
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: We're just your
ordinary, quiet little village...
[NEWPAGE]
You're not going to find anyone
who knows about any of those
esper things here, I'm afraid!
[NEWPAGE]
Not in Thamasa!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Hmm...
[LONGPAUSE]There's something strange about
this place...
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: Let's have a look
around the village.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Thanks for your time!
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Sorry I couldn't be
more helpful!
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Interceptor!
--------------------
[RELM]: Bye-bye!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Ah, what a beautiful
day!
--------------------
[RELM]: Interceptor, come
back to play again sometime!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: You've gotta help!
[RELM]...she's...!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Something happened
to [RELM]?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Yes! She was on
fire...and then it caught the
neighbor's house on fire...and...
[NEWPAGE]
Oh, I can't even think straight
anymore, but...!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Please!
You have to help her!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: [SHADOW]!
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Interceptor...
[LONGPAUSE]Where did you go!?
--------------------
Waaah! My house...!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: [RELM]'s in there!
--------------------
Fire in the village!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: [RELM]!!!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: What're you doing?
--------------------
Flames BEGONE![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Mayor: Magic is forbidden!
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: Magic!?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: I don't care!
[LONGPAUSE][RELM]'s inside!
--------------------
Mayor!
--------------------
Mayor: All right...
[LONGPAUSE]We really have no choice.
--------------------
Mayor: Stand back.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: It's no use!
The fire's too strong!
[NEWPAGE]
Mayor: They were storing an awful lot
of flame rods in there...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: I'm going in!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Wait...
I'll go with you.
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Count me in, too.
I'm not gonna let an old geezer go
in there on his own!
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Who are you calling a
geezer!? I'm only seventy, and
fit as a fiddle!
[NEWPAGE]
"Geezer," he says...
--------------------
Quickly!
--------------------
Is this what started the blaze!?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: The fire's spreading
fast...
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: Looks like this house
could collapse at any second...
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: We have to hurry and
find [RELM]!
--------------------
Oh no! We're too late![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Huh!?[PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[STRAGO]: [RELM]!
Where are you!?
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Time to get out of
here! [LONGPAUSE]I'll use a smoke bomb!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Are you okay?
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Yeah. Thanks,
Grandpa...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: These folks are the
ones you should be thanking!
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Thank you.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: I guess our little
secret is out now...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Everyone in this
village can use magic, can't they?
What is this place...?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: This is...
[LONGPAUSE]...the village of the magi.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: A long, long time ago,
humans used magicite to acquire
magical powers...
[NEWPAGE]
Those who gained the ability to
use magic were the people known
as the magi.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I didn't think there
were any magi left in the world...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: After the War of the
Magi, the espers fled to a new
world beyond the Sealed Gate.
[NEWPAGE]
They wished to live in peace,
without fear of their powers
being used by others.
[NEWPAGE]
That left only humans in this
world, and the ordinary ones
feared the magi's power.
[NEWPAGE]
The horror of the war was still
fresh in their minds...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: It soon turned into an
inquisition. Magi were hunted
down and executed.
[NEWPAGE]
Oh, there were trials, of
course...but they were merely
for show.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: Even though the only
difference was that they could
use magic...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: The few who managed
to escape took up shelter here.
They were our ancestors.
[NEWPAGE]
Our powers have weakened as our
magi blood has thinned, but they
remain...in some form or another.
--------------------
[TERRA]: If you're up to it...[LONGPAUSE]do
you think you'd be willing to help
us?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: You said you're
looking for some espers, right?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Well, I do owe you one
for saving [RELM]...
[LONGPAUSE]I'll help you find your espers.
--------------------
[RELM]: I wanna go, too!
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: I think not, young
lady!
--------------------
[RELM]: Fuddy-duddy...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: But...where do we
start?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Hmm... [LONGPAUSE]If they came
this way, they may be hiding in
the mountains to the west.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Why there?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Those mountains are
teeming with magical energy.
[NEWPAGE]
According to legend, they're a
sacred place to the espers.
--------------------
[TERRA]: Perhaps the magic of
that place drew them there after
they went berserk...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: It's worth a look.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Don't get the wrong
idea. I just wanted my dog back.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: You're leaving?
[NEWPAGE]
[SHADOW]: I'll search for the
espers my own way.
--------------------
Ultros: Heh-heh-heh... These shiny
golden statues are all mine!
[NEWPAGE]
Now I'll finally be able to get some
respect from Siegfried!
--------------------
Ultros: Ohhh! They're all glowy and
sparkly! So purdy...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Hey squidbrain!
Don't you ever learn?
[NEWPAGE]
Ultros: Well, Mama always said I was a
slow learner...[LONGPAUSE]but at least I never give
up!
--------------------
[RELM]: Hey! Did you see me?
Wasn't I great? I'd be way more
useful than Gramps!
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: G-Gramps!?
--------------------
[TERRA]: It wouldn't hurt to
bring her along, would it?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Are these...[LONGPAUSE]
...statues of the Warring Triad!?
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: The Warring Triad?
--------------------
The dawn of magic...
[NEWPAGE]
Three gods descended from the heavens.
Fearing one another's power, the gods
began to war.
[NEWPAGE]
Those mortals caught amongst their
fighting became espers, and were forced
to fight endlessly as slaves to the gods.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: There are letters
chiseled into the back of these
things...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: So, uh, what's this
"Warring Triad"?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: They're the legendary
gods who created the power we
know as magic.
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: So...they're the gods
of magic?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: You could say that.
--------------------
[TERRA]: This place is brimming
with magic...
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Those three gods are
the creators of magic...meaning
they also created the espers.
[NEWPAGE]
It's said that the espers once
enshrined images of the gods in a
holy place. This must be it...
--------------------
[TERRA]: The espers must have
been drawn here by the magic of
these statues.
--------------------
Realizing their power begot naught but
strife, the gods at last agreed to seal
away their strength.
[NEWPAGE]
With the last of their fading magic, the
gods returned the espers' free will,
then turned themselves to stone.
[NEWPAGE]
The last words they left to the espers
were these:
"Never must we be woken."
--------------------
In reverence towards the gods were
these statues made, and in prayer that
their power would ne'er again be stirred.
[NEWPAGE]
Let them serve as a warning to future
generations of the three gods who once
descended from the heavens...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Hmm...
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: If the espers were
drawn here by these statues,
they could be just up ahead...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: So what happened to
the gods after they made the
espers?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Supposedly, they tired
of their fighting and turned
themselves to stone.
[NEWPAGE]
Legend has it they can be found
beyond the Sealed Gate, resting
in their eternal slumber.
--------------------
[TERRA]: I wonder if their
magic is what connects the
gate to the esper world?
--------------------
[RELM]: Is this...an esper!?
--------------------
[TERRA]: I had no idea there
were this many...
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Gramps, take
[RELM] and get out of here!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: ...What are they
doing!?
--------------------
Yura: Wait!
--------------------
[RELM]: What is it?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: I sense...incredible
magic power in [TERRA]. No...[LONGPAUSE]
it's more than just magic...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I wonder if she's
gonna go ballistic again!
--------------------
Yura: You're...different from the
others.[LONGPAUSE] You possess the same power we
do... I can feel it.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: Yes.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: You're all young
espers from the world beyond the
gate, aren't you?
[NEWPAGE]
Yura: Entering this world is forbidden,
but we wanted to do something for our
friends who'd been turned to magicite.
[NEWPAGE]
We all gathered at the gate. And just
then, [TERRA] appeared...
--------------------
[TERRA]: I could feel the
strength of your emotions from
the other side of the gate.
[NEWPAGE]
Yura: When [TERRA] opened the gate
for us, we were finally able to escape.
[NEWPAGE]
But the moment we stepped into your
world, we completely lost control of our
powers.
--------------------
Yura: We destroyed an entire city,
and attacked people who had done no
wrong...
--------------------
[TERRA]: The same thing
happened to me...
[NEWPAGE]
When that power suddenly stirred
inside me, I had no control over
it...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: There must be
something in your world that
dampens your powers.
[NEWPAGE]
Freed of their reins, your powers
ran wild...
--------------------
Yura: It seems even we espers can lose
our senses and do unforgivable things.
...I'm truly sorry.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: The Empire wants to
make peace with you. Why don't
you come with us?
[NEWPAGE]
Yura: ...They would forgive us?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Let's head back to
Thamasa and meet with General
Leo.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: Right!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: General Leo!
[NEWPAGE]
Leo: [LOCKE]!
It seems you found the espers. I
owe you a debt of gratitude.
--------------------
Leo: I am Leo, a general of the
Empire. Might I have your name?
[NEWPAGE]
Yura: I am Yura.
--------------------
Yura: What we have done to your people
is inexcusable. We are in no position to
ask for your forgiveness, but...
--------------------
Leo: Speak no further. We did not
seek you out to chastise you for
past mistakes.
[NEWPAGE]
It is we who ought to be ashamed.
We thought of you only as a means
by which to wage war.
[NEWPAGE]
How close we came to bringing
about a second War of the Magi!
[NEWPAGE]
Yura: We must put this all behind us.
--------------------
Kefka: This little hamlet has too
much "boring" and not enough
"burning"... Torch everything!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I think our work is
finally done. It looks like true
peace is finally upon us.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Let's go back to
Vector.
--------------------
[CELES]: Please, don't say
anything...
--------------------
[RELM]: Those two are hot
and heavy, huh, Grandpa?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: They're young, dear...
--------------------
Leo: Kefka! What do you think
you're doing!?
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Hee-hee-hee... Emperor's
orders!
[NEWPAGE]
I'm to turn all these espers into
magicite. Behold! A magicite
mother lode!
--------------------
Leo: Kefka! No!
--------------------
Kefka: Shut up!
--------------------
Magitek Soldier: General Leo, prepare
to meet your end!
--------------------
Leo: It's no use! I'd better fall
back for the time being!
--------------------
Leo: Kefka! [LONGPAUSE]I can no longer
stand by while you commit
these atrocities!
--------------------
Kefka: Uwee-hee-hee...! How
about a little Magitek mayhem?
--------------------
Kefka: Well, I wouldn't want to
turn you down after you came all
this way!
--------------------
Kefka: Wh-what is this!? I feel
tremendous power! Wave after
wave of pure, magical energy...!
--------------------
Kefka: Oh, you all showed up for
my party! I wasn't expecting you
guys! ...Gals? ...Whatever!
[NEWPAGE]
But I'm so happy to see you!
After all, you've brought me more
presents!
[NEWPAGE]
And they're all just what I
wanted—magicite!
--------------------
Kefka: First, let's neutralize
those pesky powers of yours...
--------------------
Kefka: Now, little espers...
let's see those presents!
--------------------
Kefka: What a joke! I didn't know
you espers were such wimps! This
isn't even fun...
[NEWPAGE]
Time to wrap things up!
--------------------
Kefka: Eh? You wanna take me
on? Fine. Here I am!
--------------------
Kefka: Hee-hee-hee! This should
be plenty of magicite...
[NEWPAGE]
Now all I need to do is claim that
final treasure beyond your
precious Sealed Gate!
--------------------
I got this bruise...
It hurts when I push it.[LONGPAUSE]
...Ouch!
--------------------
Curse Kefka!
Curse the Empire!
--------------------
The espers...were they all killed?
--------------------
Mayor: I can at least take comfort in
the fact that there weren't many
casualties among the villagers...
--------------------
[TERRA]: General Leo...
--------------------
[TERRA]: People only seem to
want power, don't they? Do they
really want to be like me?
--------------------
[TERRA]: I... I wanted you to
teach me so much more...
--------------------
...Interceptor!? That's a nasty wound!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Not only Leo, but
[SHADOW], too...
[LONGPAUSE]Curse the Empire!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: That'll have to do for
now, buddy.
--------------------
[CELES]: You're so sweet...
--------------------
[RELM]: Don't worry,
your friend [RELM] will take
care of you!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Now I'm worried about
[EDGAR] and the others back in
the Empire...
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: I hope they're all
right...
--------------------
[SETZER]: We've been had!
The emperor is a liar. It was
all a trap.
--------------------
[CYAN]: Thanks to King
[EDGAR], we managed to escape
before the trap was sprung.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Good work, [EDGAR]!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: The lady who brought
us tea tipped me off to the whole
crooked plot...
[NEWPAGE]
I'd barely finished exchanging
pleasantries with her when she
just blurted it out!
--------------------
[SABIN]: ..."Pleasantries"?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Did you think I could
be so rude as to meet a lady and
not make any moves at all?
[NEWPAGE]
It was a matter of courtesy, dear
brother! Courtesy!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: General Leo's dead...[LONGPAUSE]
Kefka...murdered him.
--------------------
[CYAN]: Sir Leo? Dead!?
[LONGPAUSE]What a terrible waste...
[NEWPAGE]
He was one of the few people in
the Empire who truly understood.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: We need to rethink
our plans. Let's return to the
airship.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Would you mind if I
accompanied you?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: And you would be...?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: He's from this village.
--------------------
[TERRA]: He's a descendant of
the magi. He'll be useful to have
along.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: The Empire has
abused its power for the
last time.
[NEWPAGE]
We cannot allow them to get
away with this.
--------------------
[RELM]: Weirdo. I'm going on
ahead, okay?
--------------------
[SABIN]: We can't have kids
getting in our way!
--------------------
[RELM]: Who do you think you
are, trying to tell me what to do,
you overfed muscle-man!?
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Kid's got quite a lip!
--------------------
[RELM]: Grr...!
I'm gonna paint your picture!
--------------------
N-no, [RELM]! Stop!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Oh, all right already!
Not like you stay at home when
you're told, anyway...
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Yay!
--------------------
[RELM]: What's wrong,
lover-boy?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: ...How old are you?
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Ten... Why?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Not even a lady yet...
[LONGPAUSE]Here's hoping you're still around
in eight years, kid.
--------------------
General Leo...
--------------------
Gestahl: Mwa-ha-ha! So this is
the power of the Warring Triad!
With this and my magicite...
[NEWPAGE]
...the world will be mine to
command!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: The source of all
magic... The Warring Triad...
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: Those things?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: They're said to have
turned themselves to stone
facing one another.
[NEWPAGE]
That way, each one's powers
would be neutralized by those of
the other two.
[NEWPAGE]
If the three were ever moved out
of their perfect alignment...
[NEWPAGE]
...the resulting power imbalance
would destroy the world as we
know it.
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: What!?
--------------------
Let's get back to the airship!
--------------------
[SETZER]: The Imperials were
heading for the Sealed Gate.
[NEWPAGE]
Said they'd found some statues
or something...
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: It couldn't be...!
--------------------
[CELES]: What's wrong,
[TERRA]?
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: The island...
Something's happening! The earth
is crying out...
--------------------
Gestahl: Oh, those half-witted
espers! To think they would open
the gate for us themselves!
[NEWPAGE]
The Warring Triad is waiting just
beyond that door...
[NEWPAGE]
I need only to reach out and claim
it for my own, and all of my
dreams will be fulfilled!
--------------------
Gestahl: Hurry it up!
--------------------
All right! Let's find a way onto that
thing!
[NEWPAGE]
Form a party of 3!
Everyone else, below deck!
--------------------
Form a party of 3!
Everyone else needs to wait below deck!
--------------------
Uh-oh! It's the Imperial air force!
[NEWPAGE]
They've got us surrounded! We're going
to have to engage them!
--------------------
There's something strange up ahead! It's
coming this way!
--------------------
Just ahead are Kefka, Gestahl...and the
Warring Triad.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Filthy, double-
crossing Empire...
[NEWPAGE]
Tried to off me the second I had
served my purpose...
[NEWPAGE]
[SHADOW]! We thought you were dead!
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Is Interceptor all
right?
[NEWPAGE]
He's fine. Come on, let's go!
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Just leave me here.
[NEWPAGE]
Sorry, that's not happening!
--------------------
[SHADOW]: I have no right to
fight at your side...not after I
sold myself to the Empire.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: We meet again.
--------------------
Look! The airship's down there!
[NEWPAGE]
Return to the airship?
[CHOICE] No
[CHOICE] Yes
--------------------
Gestahl: Well, well...look who's
here.
--------------------
[CELES]! What are you doing here?
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: I followed you.
I have a score to settle with
the Empire!
--------------------
Gestahl: Ha-ha... So you all came
to die together, then... Well,
you're just in time!
[NEWPAGE]
Behold! The Warring Triad!
--------------------
Gestahl: Ohhh! What power...!
I've got goose bumps!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Emperor Gestahl!
Please, stop this madness!
--------------------
Gestahl: [CELES], child...
You alone are special.
[NEWPAGE]
Why don't I give you and Kefka
the task of creating progeny to
populate my new Magitek empire?
--------------------
Kefka: Kill the others and we'll
forgive your treachery!
--------------------
Kefka: Take this sword! Kill them
all!
--------------------
Gestahl: [CELES]... Together
we will rule the world!
--------------------
[CELES]: Power only breeds
war... It's something we'd all
be better off without.
--------------------
Kefka: Ouch!
--------------------
Kefka: B-blood... Blood! Blood!!!
--------------------
Kefka: You vicious brat!
--------------------
Argh... [LONGPAUSE]Grrr...!
--------------------
You know, you really are a
stupid...
[NEWPAGE]
Vicious...
[NEWPAGE]
Arrogant, whiny, pampered,
backstabbing, worthless...
[NEWPAGE]
LITTLE BRAT!!!
--------------------
Kefka: Gods, you were born to
fight! Now is the time! I implore
you...show me your power!
--------------------
Kefka: Let me in here! Grrr...!
--------------------
Kefka: Now listen to me! No more
playing games! I command you...
Show me your power!
--------------------
Gestahl: Kefka, stop! If you
revive them, they'll destroy the
very world we want to rule!
[NEWPAGE]
There's no value in that!
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: Shut up!
--------------------
Gestahl: The world is about to
learn...the meaning of...fear...
--------------------
[CELES]: No! Kefka!
--------------------
[CELES]: Kefka...you mustn't!
If you disturb the balance...
their power will run wild...!
--------------------
Kefka: Who's that!?
--------------------
Kefka: Oof!
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Go!
--------------------
[SHADOW]...
[NEWPAGE]
Come on! We have to get out of here!
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Forget about me! Run!
There's no stopping this now!
[NEWPAGE]
I'll find my way back! Trust me!
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: You can't escape me!
--------------------
The airship's below.
[CHOICE] (Jump!)
[CHOICE] (Wait.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Jump!)
[CHOICE] (Gotta wait for [SHADOW]...)
--------------------
[SHADOW]!
[NEWPAGE]
[SHADOW]: I'd never be able to
rest in peace if I died without
collecting my pay...
--------------------
There's no way to stop their magic?
--------------------
[SETZER]: Hang on!
--------------------
On that day[LONGPAUSE]
the world was changed forever...[PAUSE_0B][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Cid: Oh, [CELES]...!
--------------------
Cid: You're finally awake!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: How...how long have I
been sleeping?
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: One year, as of today. I was
starting to think you might be
out for good.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: A whole year...[LONGPAUSE]
You've been taking care of me all
this time?
--------------------
Cid: Yes... And I must say, I'm
a bit knackered...
--------------------
Cid: We're on a tiny, deserted
island. After the world was torn
apart, I awoke to find us here.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: After the world was
torn apart...? So, that wasn't
just a dream...
--------------------
[CELES]: What about everyone
else? ...Where's [LOCKE]?
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: I don't know.
[NEWPAGE]
For all I know, this island could
be the only part of the world
that's still above water.
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: Ever since that day, the
world's been sliding deeper
and deeper into ruin.
[NEWPAGE]
Plants wither, and animals waste
away. The other people who were
here with us all gave up hope...
[NEWPAGE]
One after the next, they flung
themselves from the northern
cliffs in despair...
--------------------
[CELES]: So...everyone could
already be...
--------------------
Cid: [CELES]... Try not to take
it so hard. We can still live out
our lives together in peace!
[NEWPAGE]
You're the closest thing to
family I have left in this world...
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Yes...
I suppose you're right, Cid...
[NEWPAGE]
Or should I say...Granddad?
Is it all right if I call you that?
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: Granddad, eh? Heh-heh...
You're going to make an old man
blush!
[NEWPAGE]
All of a sudden I have a
granddaughter! [LONGPAUSE]*hack*...
[LONGPAUSE]*cough*...
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Hee-hee! Granddad...
--------------------
Cid: Ha-ha-ha...*hack*! *cough*!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: You must be hungry,
Granddad...
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: I...actually haven't had
anything to eat since I fell ill
three days ago.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: What would you like?
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: Well, unless I ask for fish, I
won't get anything! That's all
there is here.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: I'll go catch some.
--------------------
Cid: I'm all better now! Thank you,
[CELES]!
--------------------
Cid: I can feel my strength
returning.
--------------------
Cid: [CELES]... Thank you for
taking caring of me like this, day
after day...
--------------------
Cid: *cough*... I'm starting to
feel a lot better.
--------------------
Cid: *cough*... *hack*... I just
can't seem to shake this thing...
--------------------
Cid: I'm afraid...I may not be long
for this world...
--------------------
Cid: No matter what happens to
me...you mustn't lose hope!
*cough*... *wheeze*...
--------------------
Cid: *cough*... *hack*...
[CELES]...while I can still talk,
I...*cough*...want to...*wheeze*
[NEWPAGE]
...thank you...*gasp*!
--------------------
Cid: This is the end for me...
--------------------
...
--------------------
[CELES]: Granddad, here's a
fish! Eat up!
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: Thank you...
*munch*...*chomp*...*chew*...
--------------------
[CELES]: What is it?
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: [CELES]... I finally
finished the little project I've
been working on at night.
[NEWPAGE]
Go on downstairs and take a look!
--------------------
[CELES]: Granddad...
You have to eat, or...
[NEWPAGE]
Wh-what's the matter?
Granddad...
--------------------
[CELES]: Cid...
--------------------
[CELES]: No! ...No!!! You
promised you'd stay here with me!
--------------------
[CELES]: Granddad, answer me!
Tell me you're just joking!
--------------------
[CELES]: Granddad...!
--------------------
[CELES]: Granddad...
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: [CELES]...
You have to leave this place.
[NEWPAGE]
I'm sure your friends are still
alive somewhere, waiting for you!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: ...I know they are. I'll
go. But I'll be back! And I'll bring
them all back to see you!
[NEWPAGE]
Cid: You bring that [LOCKE]
fellow, too, now, you hear?
--------------------
[CELES]: I'll make you proud of me,
Granddad...
--------------------
Cid: The other people who were
here with us all gave up hope...
[NEWPAGE]
One after the next, they flung
themselves from the northern
cliffs in despair...
--------------------
[CELES]: Everyone's gone...
Even [LOCKE]...
[NEWPAGE]
There's nothing left for me in
this world.
--------------------
[CELES]: Uhhhn... Were you
watching over me? Why would you
want to help someone like me?
[NEWPAGE]
I've already given up hope...
--------------------
[CELES]: This bandana...[LONGPAUSE]
It couldn't be...!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Hey, little bird...
Where'd you come from?
[NEWPAGE]
Is the person who wrapped your
wound still alive? Please, tell
me...!
--------------------
[CELES]: He's alive...[LONGPAUSE]
[LOCKE]'s alive!
--------------------
You must leave this island. Somewhere
out there, your friends are waiting for
you. Go down the stairs by the stove.
[NEWPAGE]
The road to your freedom awaits...
[NEWPAGE]
                 Love, Granddad
--------------------
Thank you so much for saving my child.
I'll never be able to repay you!
--------------------
I got this strange feeling Kefka was
watching, then the whole town started
shaking... Scared me out of my mind!
--------------------
Anyone who opposes Kefka is killed. He
burns down their entire town from his
tower with the Light of Judgment.
--------------------
I was there... I saw when Kefka used his
Light of Judgment to torch the village
of Mobliz, far to the east.
[NEWPAGE]
The adults all perished trying to shield
their children...
--------------------
The Serpent Trench is no longer a valley
in the ocean floor. It's above the
surface now. Eerie place, too...
[NEWPAGE]
Apparently, some members of the Cult of
Kefka have built themselves a tower
there.
--------------------
I heard that a terrifying monster named
Humbaba has taken up residence in the
area around Mobliz.
--------------------
To the east, you'll find the valley that
was once the Serpent Trench. If you
keep going east, you'll find Mobliz.
[NEWPAGE]
I heard the village was burned to the
ground by the Light of Judgment,
though...
--------------------
Head north along the Serpent Trench
and you'll find the town of Nikeah.
Ships are still sailing out of there.
--------------------
*sniffle*... That was scary...
--------------------
My little boy's still inside! Please, help
him! I'm begging you!
--------------------
All this, just because someone acted
against Kefka's will...
--------------------
There are monsters inside that house!
They keep petrifying everyone who
goes in to help.
[NEWPAGE]
You'd better have some relics that'll
keep you safe!
--------------------
We refused to bow down to Kefka, so he
unleashed the Light of Judgment on us!
--------------------
Hurry, or the house'll collapse!
--------------------
[CELES]: [SABIN]!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Oh...! [CELES]!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Let me help you!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Wait!
--------------------
[SABIN]!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Hey... You're alive!
[NEWPAGE]
Let me help you!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Wait!
--------------------
[SABIN]: If I move, the whole
house'll collapse. First...[LONGPAUSE]save
the kid who's inside!
[NEWPAGE]
I don't think I can hold this up
much longer... You've gotta
hurry! ...Urgh!
--------------------
[SABIN]: I can't...hold out...
           ...any longer...
Brother...the rest is up to you!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Took you long enough!
--------------------
[CELES]: [SABIN]!
You're alive!
--------------------
[SABIN]!
You're alive!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Of course I am!
[NEWPAGE]
Did you think a little thing like
the end of the world was gonna
do me in?
--------------------
[CELES]: I'd given up hope...
I thought everyone else had
died... But...[LONGPAUSE]I was wrong!
[NEWPAGE]
I'm sure we're not the only ones!
We need to find everyone! And
then...
--------------------
We'd almost given up hope... We didn't
think anyone else was left.
[NEWPAGE]
But...[LONGPAUSE]we were wrong! We're not the only
ones! We need to gather everyone! And
then...
--------------------
[SABIN]: ...smash Kefka,
and deliver peace unto the world!
All right, count me in!
--------------------
Please help him! I'm begging you!
--------------------
I'll heal you, but please...! Save the
child trapped inside that house!
--------------------
"I'm scared...!"
[NEWPAGE]
Don't worry, you're safe now!
--------------------
Did you see that tower...?
--------------------
Kefka's practically a god now, sitting
up in that tower of his with the power
of the Warring Triad at his command...
--------------------
The world's ruined... There's nothing
left...
--------------------
Oppose Kefka's will, and he'll fry your
town with the Light of Judgment.
There's no point in even trying...
--------------------
On the day the world was shattered,
debris gravitated to the center of this
continent from all over the world.
[NEWPAGE]
That's what formed Kefka's tower.
--------------------
With things the way they are now,
business is the last thing on my mind.
--------------------
Many ancient monsters that had long
been sealed away were released when
the world was ripped apart...
[NEWPAGE]
Humbaba, Deathgaze...even the eight
legendary dragons.
--------------------
I saw Deathgaze soaring up among the
clouds the other day!
[NEWPAGE]
I'd hate to think what would happen if
some poor sod in an airship ran across
that thing...
--------------------
Hmm? You wouldn't be...? [LONGPAUSE]No, never
mind.
[NEWPAGE]
It's just...a man came through here
looking for someone recently, and you
match the description perfectly.
[NEWPAGE]
The man already left, though. He said he
was going to head north, to Tzen.
--------------------
That sparkle in your eye reminds me of
the young martial artist who visited
here not long ago.
[NEWPAGE]
He had that same determined look...
--------------------
Oh, those wondrous days of plenty...
--------------------
I wonder if we'll ever see days like
those again?
--------------------
[RELM]: Come on now, you
stubborn old bag of bones!
Snap out of it!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: [RELM]!
[RELM], is it really you, dear?
You're alive!?
--------------------
[RELM]: Grandpa, you idiot!
What were you thinking?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Oh, [RELM]...
I was sure you were...
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Did you really think I
was gonna check out before you,
you old geezebag!? [LONGPAUSE]Ha-ha-ha...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Oh, you're as foul-
mouthed as ever, bless your
heart!
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Come on, Grandpa.
You're coming along with
the rest of us!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Whoa! Well, I'll be...!
[NEWPAGE]
All right... Guess I can't be
leaving everything up to you
whippersnappers!
--------------------
This tower's home to the Cult of Kefka.
There's supposed to be a priceless
treasure up on the highest level...
[NEWPAGE]
But you can only use magic inside, so
you'll never make it to the top without
strong magic!
--------------------
Treasure... Treasure...
--------------------
For 100,000 gil, I'll tell ya where ya
can find some hidden treasure!
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Pay 100,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Decline.)
--------------------
Oh, thanks! You're too generous!
[LONGPAUSE]Right, the scoop...
[NEWPAGE]
There's an ancient castle buried beneath
the desert of Figaro...and no doubt
loaded with treasure!
[NEWPAGE]
By the way, I heard the old man who lives
in the weapon shop in Narshe was looking
for ya...
--------------------
No use talking to them. They've given
their souls over to Kefka.
[NEWPAGE]
All they do now is shuffle about, praying
to him day in and day out...
--------------------
Lord Kefka's treasure...
Return...the treasure...
--------------------
Aaahhh! Someone's coming!
--------------------
You're gonna have to fight your way in
here! We can fight, too, you know!
--------------------
Wait!
--------------------
[TERRA]!
--------------------
Mama! Are these people your friends?
--------------------
[TERRA]: I'm so glad to see
you're safe! I wanted to see
you again!
--------------------
[TERRA], come with us! There's no
saving this world unless we defeat
Kefka once and for all... 
[NEWPAGE]
[TERRA]: I know... But...
--------------------
[TERRA]: I...[LONGPAUSE]
I can't fight anymore.
--------------------
[TERRA]: The very day the
world collapsed, Kefka turned his
Light of Judgment on this village.
[NEWPAGE]
The adults...these kids'
parents... They all died trying to
protect their children...
--------------------
[TERRA]: This is a village of
children now... [LONGPAUSE]They clung to me
from the moment I arrived...
[NEWPAGE]
They needed me...
--------------------
Duane: You can't take [TERRA] from
us!
--------------------
Katarin: Duane...
[NEWPAGE]
Please, forgive him. It's just...if we
lose [TERRA], we lose the only thing
that's holding this village together.
--------------------
[TERRA]: I don't know why
these kids need me...
[NEWPAGE]
And it's not like there's anything
forcing me to protect them. It's
the strangest feeling...
[NEWPAGE]
But once that feeling took root
inside of me, I lost the strength
to keep on fighting.
--------------------
[TERRA]: I feel like I'm on the
verge of understanding
something important.
[NEWPAGE]
It's hard to describe... But the
harder I look for the answer, the
more I lose my strength to fight.
--------------------
Help!!! Humbaba's coming!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Humbaba...the ancient
monster released from the depths
of the earth by the cataclysm...
[NEWPAGE]
...I have to protect the village!
--------------------
[TERRA]! Wake up!
Uh-oh... Here it comes!
--------------------
[TERRA]: I guess I really don't
have the strength to fight
anymore...
--------------------
Mama! Are you okay!?
--------------------
[TERRA]: I'm staying here.
I wouldn't be any help to you now.
And...the children need me.
[NEWPAGE]
But, [TERRA]...
--------------------
[TERRA]: Maybe after a little
more time has passed...
[NEWPAGE]
I need to understand what's
happening to me.
--------------------
Thanks for scaring Humbaba away!
This fell off the chain around his
neck. Here, you can have it!
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Fenrir magicite!
--------------------
Mama, are you all right?
--------------------
You can't take Mama away!
--------------------
I can't lose Mama, too... Not after
everyone else...
--------------------
[TERRA]: I'm sorry...
I'm staying here. The children
need me...
--------------------
Katarin's gone...
--------------------
Katarin ran away 'cause Duane's not
nice to her!
--------------------
Katarin's belly keeps getting bigger!
--------------------
Katarin's gonna have a baby. I know,
'cause my mom looked like that before
she had my little brother!
--------------------
Duane: I...don't know what to do.
Katarin's pregnant...
--------------------
[TERRA]: You're back!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Katarin's going to be
having a baby.
--------------------
Katarin: I'm so happy that I'm going to
have a child...
[NEWPAGE]
But when I told that to Duane, he turned
cold all of a sudden...
--------------------
Duane: Katarin...[LONGPAUSE]...[LONGPAUSE] I'm sorry. I just
didn't know how to handle all of this...
[NEWPAGE]
I acted like an idiot. But everything's
okay now! So, please...come back home
with me.
--------------------
Aaahhh! Humbaba's headed this way!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Please!
Protect the village! I...don't
have the strength to fight...
--------------------
Duane: I'll keep Katarin safe.
--------------------
Katarin: I'll be fine with Duane by my
side.
--------------------
Please, beat Humbaba! You have to!
--------------------
"It's another monster!"
"It's scary..."
"I'm afraid..."
--------------------
Mama...[LONGPAUSE] It's you, isn't it?[LONGPAUSE] I can tell...
--------------------
"Huh? Mama?"
"[TERRA]?"
--------------------
"Mama!"
"[TERRA]!"
--------------------
[TERRA]: I...[LONGPAUSE]I'll fight!
--------------------
[TERRA]: I think...I finally
understand. The feeling that's
been growing inside me... 
[NEWPAGE]
It must be...[LONGPAUSE]
...[LONGPAUSE]"Love"!
[NEWPAGE]
I have to fight...to protect the
people I love, and to make the
world a safe place for new lives!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Duane...
Keep Katarin and your baby safe!
[NEWPAGE]
Children, Mama has to go away for
a while to make the world a safer
place for you to live!
[NEWPAGE]
But I promise I'll be back as soon
as I can!
--------------------
"Mama... I'm not gonna cry!"
"Me either!"
[NEWPAGE]
"I'll be good, so come back soon!"
"Don't forget, you promised!"
--------------------
[TERRA]: Thank you...
You all helped me understand what
it means...to love.
[NEWPAGE]
I'll fight! I'll make this world a
place where life can flourish, and
children can grow up in peace!
--------------------
Mom and Dad covered us when the light
hit and then they didn't move any more
after that...
--------------------
We're okay 'cause we've got [TERRA]
here!
--------------------
The soldier in our village who was hurt
went to sleep and didn't wake up.
--------------------
We all call [TERRA] "Mama."
--------------------
Duane and Katarin are the oldest ones
here. [TERRA]'s our mama and they're
our big brother and sister!
--------------------
I saw Duane kissing Katarin!
--------------------
You're not gonna take Mama away, are
you?
--------------------
The light took everyone...
Everyone...[LONGPAUSE]
Mom...[LONGPAUSE] Dad...
--------------------
Duane: This is our village. You can't
just waltz in here and do whatever you
want!
--------------------
Katarin: [TERRA] is the glue that
holds this village together. With her
here, we're somehow able to keep going.
--------------------
I hope Katarin has her baby soon! I wanna
see it!
--------------------
We'll be all right!
--------------------
Mama...we'll be okay. We're tough!
--------------------
Duane and Katarin'll take good care of
us.
--------------------
I'm not gonna cry. I don't wanna make
Mama sad...
--------------------
The baby in Katarin's belly is kicking!
--------------------
There! It just kicked again!
--------------------
Katarin, what're you gonna name the
baby?
--------------------
Duane: A new life... I've got to do my
best to help make the world a safer
place for it.
--------------------
Katarin: We'll be okay. So please...go
make sure these kids have a future to
look forward to!
--------------------
"It's aimed right at us!"
"Protect the kids!"
--------------------
"Mom!!!"
"Dad!!!"
--------------------
We try to keep a low profile here so we
won't draw Kefka's ire.
--------------------
The South Figaro ferry has somehow
managed to stay in business.
--------------------
This ship's been chartered by the
Crimson Robbers.
--------------------
There's a bunch of thieves hanging out
in the pub. They say they all escaped
from Figaro Castle.
--------------------
The road you took to get here used to be
at the bottom of the ocean!
--------------------
After the cataclysm, I awoke to find
myself all alone in Doma Castle.
[NEWPAGE]
When I tried to sleep there, monsters
came for me in my dreams... Oh, it still
frightens me just to think of it!
--------------------
I heard Figaro Castle ran into some kind
of trouble and got stuck beneath the
desert.
--------------------
Obtained Quetzalli magicite!
--------------------
That tower in the middle of the Serpent
Trench belongs to the Cult of Kefka.
--------------------
What do you think you're doing?
Get outta here! Scram!
--------------------
Gerad: You know the way into Figaro
Castle quite well then, correct?
[NEWPAGE]
Henchman: Ho-ho-ho, do we ever!
--------------------
Gerad: Then lead the way. I'll take
charge once we're in.
--------------------
They say they all escaped from Figaro
Castle's dungeons.
--------------------
By some freak chance, the dungeon ended
up right next to a sandworm nest when
the castle stopped.
[NEWPAGE]
A crack opened up in the wall, so we
crawled through and followed the worm
tunnels back to the surface!
--------------------
We lost our old boss that day...he's
feeding the sandworms now. We met
Gerad here in town. He's our new boss!
--------------------
The boss wants to sneak into Figaro
Castle to take back our booty. They've
got it all in a storeroom there.
--------------------
We're gonna go into the castle through a
secret cave that nobody else knows
about!
--------------------
The head of that gang of thieves, Gerad,
was flirting with me! He's kinda
handsome... Tee-hee-hee!
--------------------
All right, let's go!
--------------------
Gerad: What's your problem?
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Aren't you...
[EDGAR]?
--------------------
[CELES]: [EDGAR]?
[NEWPAGE]
Gerad: I have no idea what you're
talking about...
[LONGPAUSE]I'll take this, too, kid!
--------------------
Gerad: Look, I'm kind of busy here. I
have to get ready. We're leaving for
Figaro on the ferry soon.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Don't play dumb with
me! [EDGAR]? ...You didn't lose
your memory, did you?
--------------------
Gerad: Listen... It grieves me to have to
disappoint such a beautiful lady, but
I've been Gerad since the day I was born!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Is this some kind of
joke, [EDGAR]?
--------------------
[CELES]: I've never met anyone
else who'd flirt with a "lady" he
was trying to shake off his tail...
--------------------
Gerad: Being polite to ladies is common
courtesy the whole world over!
--------------------
Figaro Castle disappeared the day the
world was torn asunder...
--------------------
Figaro Castle is stuck below the desert.
With no air to breathe, the people are
probably all...
--------------------
That little girl stopped coming here.
Haven't seen her since that fateful
day...
--------------------
I'm so glad the Imperials are finally gone.
--------------------
This time it's thieves! Phew... A girl
just doesn't get any rest!
--------------------
Now there's nothing left of my
hometown, even if I wanted to go back...
--------------------
Jump on the turtle!
Oh, jump on the turtle!
[NEWPAGE]
...Oh, uh, that's just a song.
--------------------
Just when we thought we'd be able to
rest easier with the Empire gone...now
we have Kefka to worry about!
--------------------
In these dark times, I take solace in the
fact that my grandson survived. So many
others didn't...
--------------------
Duncan's Wife: No, dear! My husband's
still alive and well! He's off training
now, to the north of Narshe.
--------------------
Gerad's a boss we can trust! Does look
awfully familiar, though...
--------------------
Is this some kind of parting gift from
the Empire?
--------------------
Gerad: You're still here!?
--------------------
We're breaking into Figaro Castle! That
treasure belongs to us!
--------------------
We won't stop till we get our treasure
back!
--------------------
We can't mope around hanging our heads
forever. We have to start rebuilding!
--------------------
Those men may be thieves, but at least
they're working towards a goal. We could
learn a thing or two from that.
--------------------
Lives may be lost, but new lives can be
born as well!
[NEWPAGE]
I'm just doing my part!
--------------------
Oh...! I can't believe him!
--------------------
Whoa! I'm getting dizzy!
--------------------
If the Light of Judgment burns down our
town a hundred times, we'll rebuild it
two hundred times!
[NEWPAGE]
...Wait, does that even make sense?
--------------------
Did you hear? Duncan's alive! I heard it
from his wife!
--------------------
A young guy just came through town
searching for a legendary treasure with
the power to bring back the dead.
--------------------
The boss of that gang of thieves is in
the inn on the second floor.
--------------------
That gang of thieves left town.
--------------------
Gerad: ...Just wait.
I'm on my way to help...
[LONGPAUSE]...[LONGPAUSE]You followed me here?
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: You are [EDGAR],
aren't you?
--------------------
Boss, everything's ready. Let's go!
[NEWPAGE]
Gerad: Case of mistaken identity,
my dear. Give it up!
--------------------
Gerad: All right, what now?
--------------------
Henchman: Here, boy...! Here's some
yummy food for a good little turtle!
--------------------
How 'bout that, eh?
[NEWPAGE]
Gerad: Nice.
[NEWPAGE]
Henchman: Used to have me a pet
turtle...
--------------------
Siegfried: It's dangerous beyond here.
I'll go ahead and clear out all the nasty,
vile monsters. You just wait here, okay?
--------------------
Come on, let's hurry it up![WAIT_0A][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Gerad: Are you still with us?
Just hold on a bit longer, okay?
--------------------
C-can't...b-breathe...
--------------------
Gerad: So, this is the problem... Got its
tentacles all tangled up in the engine...
[NEWPAGE]
Henchman: Boss! What should we do?
Our treasure's in the storeroom back
there!
--------------------
Gerad: I'll keep this thing busy!
You guys go get the treasure!
[NEWPAGE]
Henchman: But...boss! That's awfully
dangerous!
[NEWPAGE]
Gerad: Just get moving!
--------------------
[CELES]: [EDGAR]!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: What are you
standing around for, [CELES]!?[LONGPAUSE]
Give me a hand!
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: [EDGAR]! It is you!
--------------------
[CELES]: Acting like you didn't
know me...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: I'd heard Figaro had
run into some kind of trouble.
[NEWPAGE]
I wanted to help, but how was I
supposed to get here with the
castle stuck beneath the sand?
[NEWPAGE]
Then I caught wind of the rumor
that those guys had escaped from
the dungeon...
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: So you used them...
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: Bingo. And obviously, I
couldn't let them find out I was
the king of Figaro...
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: ...Because they'd
just escaped from your own jail.
--------------------
[SABIN]: You could've told us.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Uh-oh...
We'd better hide!
--------------------
Boss!
...? Boss?
--------------------
That monster must've gotten him...
--------------------
Poor boss...didn't even last as long as
the last boss...
[NEWPAGE]
Oh well... Let's go.
--------------------
You don't care if they take that
treasure...?
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: I couldn't care less
about treasure. What we need to
worry about is Kefka.
[NEWPAGE]
Those guys haven't done anything
wrong...not really.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: So...you'll come
along?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Let's go shake things
up again!
--------------------
Oh...the engine's working again! Next
stop, the surface!
--------------------
Who'd have thought air could ever be so
precious?
--------------------
Several residents of our castle left to
join the Cult of Kefka.
[NEWPAGE]
Maybe they'd return if a loved one went
and pleaded with them...
--------------------
Magicite can impart magical powers to
humans... Amazing!
--------------------
I still can't believe that the power of
magic has returned...
--------------------
I hear that some fanatical members of
the Cult of Kefka insist on spelling
Kefka's name with Cs instead of Ks.
[NEWPAGE]
That just seems silly to me. Kefka's
Kefka. He's still the same villain, no
matter how you spell his name!
--------------------
I think we all know who really deserves
to be locked up in here...
--------------------
It seems they discovered an ancient
text in the library.
--------------------
Both the Empire and the Returners are
gone now. It's time to give some serious
thought to what's really important.
--------------------
What is this place...?
--------------------
It's an esper attack!
Let loose our espers!
--------------------
This is the site of a thousand-year-old
battle...
--------------------
Chancellor: Lord Odin is the only esper
left to us!
[NEWPAGE]
Soldier: Has he recovered from his
injuries?
--------------------
Chancellor: Does it matter? We have no
other choice... We must leave this final
battle in Odin's hands...
--------------------
A city destroyed during the War of the
Magi...
--------------------
Odin: Impressive... I never thought you
would be able to turn me to stone...
--------------------
There's a legend that tells of an
ancient battle between the esper,
Odin, and a powerful magus...
[NEWPAGE]
It took place in the great hall of a
castle...
--------------------
There is a book encrusted with
glittering gems... 
[NEWPAGE]
"The Queen's Diary"
[NEWPAGE]
"...I have fallen in love with Odin. It is a
forbidden love, I know... But the flames
of passion obey not rule or reason..."
[NEWPAGE]
"Every time I think of that noble man, my
heart flutters, and fans the flames yet
more! And who could rightly fault it?"
[NEWPAGE]
"When the fighting ends, I shall tell
him... I must..."
--------------------
[TERRA]: Love between a human
and an esper...
--------------------
Even the queen was turned to stone...
--------------------
From the stone, is that...a tear?
--------------------
Odin's magicite surges with
newfound power...
[NEWPAGE]
"Odin" becomes "Raiden"!
--------------------
Odin crumbles, leaving behind
a shard of magicite...
--------------------
Zantetsuken![WAIT_0A][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
400 gil per night.
[NEWPAGE]
Will you be staying?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Care to fight in the coliseum?
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] With pleasure!
[CHOICE] No thanks.
[CHOICE] Could you explain?
--------------------
The toughest fighters from all over the
world come here to compete.
--------------------
I'm gonna make a killing here!
--------------------
There's a guy who fights here dressed
all in black. They say he's looking for a
blade called the Ichigeki...
--------------------
We can't let the world become too
peaceful. Don't you see? People shine
their brightest when they're at war.
[NEWPAGE]
My coliseum will be a monument to the
glory of battle! ...If I can ever finish it,
that is. No one'll help me.
--------------------
Finally the whole world is at war, and
I've fulfilled my lifelong ambition of
building a coliseum!
[NEWPAGE]
I'm so happy, and I owe it all to Kefka!
--------------------
Oh, Ultros at the front desk? He
couldn't pay off his debt, so I put him
to work as a receptionist.
[NEWPAGE]
I figure it'll take him about a hundred
years to work it all off...
--------------------
Ultros: Me, the great and noble Ultros,
reduced to working as a receptionist in
this stinkin' coliseum! *sob*...
[NEWPAGE]
Oh yeah... [LONGPAUSE]You'd better not bet any
cheap crap, or Mr. Typhon'll hafta
come 'n teach ya a lesson!
--------------------
Coliseum entrants must wager items
when they fight. First, choose an item
from your inventory to wager.
[NEWPAGE]
Once you have chosen an item, your
opponent will appear. Choose a party
member to fight that opponent.
[NEWPAGE]
An automatic one-on-one battle will
then take place. You will not be able to
issue your own battle commands.
[NEWPAGE]
The item you wagered serves as your
entry fee. But if you win, you'll be
rewarded with an even better item!
[NEWPAGE]
That's all there is to it!
--------------------
The more valuable the item you wager,
the better the prize will be if you win!
--------------------
All battles in the coliseum are
one-on-one auto-battles.
--------------------
Siegfried: It seems that an imposter has
been masquerading as me recently...
Don't be tricked!
--------------------
This is the Dragon's Neck Coliseum.
Champions from all over the world come
here to fight for prizes and glory.
--------------------
What are you doing here?
[NEWPAGE]
[SHADOW]: The only thing I know
how to do... I'm fighting.
--------------------
Why don't you come with us?
[NEWPAGE]
[SHADOW]: Perhaps I should...
--------------------
[SHADOW]: All right!
[LONGPAUSE]It's time to put my skills to the
ultimate test!
--------------------
Hmm? [LOCKE]?
He's probably searching the world over
for that fabled treasure...
[NEWPAGE]
So, in other words...you find where that
treasure's hidden, and that's where
you'll find [LOCKE]!
--------------------
Those beautiful days will never return...
--------------------
Narshe is crawling with monsters. I have
nowhere to go now. I lost my home...
--------------------
I overheard you talking. And you know
what? [LONGPAUSE]You're right. It's too early to
give up on the world!
[NEWPAGE]
Why don't you pay Narshe a visit
sometime? You guys just might be able
to wake up that frozen esper!
--------------------
[LOCKE] left town a while back. He
seemed quite happy, though.
[NEWPAGE]
Said he'd pinned down the location of
some legendary treasure...
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]...
So he really is alive!
--------------------
We planted some flower seeds, but they
won't sprout...
--------------------
The plants have all stopped growing and
flowering. It's as if they've lost their
will to live...
--------------------
There's a real tough fellow fightin' in
the coliseum. Seems he's tryin' to get
a weapon called an "Itchy Gecky."
[NEWPAGE]
...What, am I sayin' it wrong?
--------------------
If life doesn't start returning to the
world soon, it won't matter how hard we
work to rebuild our village.
--------------------
A charming man with a mustache came
through town recently. He kept saying
"thou" to everyone!
[NEWPAGE]
I think he said he was headed for
Maranda...
--------------------
[CELES]: [SETZER]!
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: So, you survived...
--------------------
[CELES]: Come with us!
We're going after Kefka.
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: Hmph...
I just don't have the drive to do
that kind of stuff anymore.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: What are you talking
about!?
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: I'm a gambler... My
world has always been one where
a man's spirit could soar free...
[NEWPAGE]
Not anymore. I feel like the
weight of this world is crushing
me. It's just too much to bear...
[NEWPAGE]
And on top of that, I've even lost
my wings...
--------------------
[CELES]: You fought with all
your heart before the world was
ruined!
[NEWPAGE]
That couldn't have been easy
either, but you seemed to bear
that just fine!
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: That was then...
All my dreams are gone now.
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: If you need a dream to
chase after, then why don't you
find yourself a new one?
[NEWPAGE]
Like taking back our world.
--------------------
[SETZER]: Heh-heh...
You know...maybe you're right.
[NEWPAGE]
...You'd chase after it with me
then? My new dream?
--------------------
[SETZER]: Thanks...
...I think it's time to pay a visit
to Darill's tomb.
--------------------
[SETZER]: ...
She's waiting for us...[LONGPAUSE]
...with a new pair of wings!
--------------------
There're still some people with vision,
even in a world like this. Like my brother
up north!
[NEWPAGE]
He built just the thing for a world like
this...
--------------------
Don't step there! You have to give the
seeds a chance to sprout!
--------------------
Thish world'sh on itsh lasht legsh...
...Hic!
--------------------
I was listening in on your conversation...
I think I'm gonna take one last shot
at making my own dreams come true!
--------------------
So much for all my hopes and dreams...
--------------------
Perhaps I was too quick to abandon
hope... People need to have dreams to
hold on to!
--------------------
[CELES]: This is your friend's
grave?
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: Yeah...
She was really something.
[NEWPAGE]
The world could've turned inside
out and she'd never have even
flinched.
--------------------
[SETZER]: Could be anything
lurking down here, so keep your
eyes peeled!
--------------------
Darill: This next test flight could be
dangerous...
--------------------
[SETZER]: Being here brings
back all kinds of memories...
--------------------
[SETZER]: Watch your step.
--------------------
HERE LIES DARILL
--------------------
[SETZER]: What are you trying
to prove by pushing your ship to
its limits? It's pointless!
--------------------
Darill: If the worst should happen,
take care of the Falcon for me!
--------------------
[SETZER]: You can't be serious!
[NEWPAGE]
When I take the Falcon from you,
it'll be because I left you a mile
behind in a race!
[NEWPAGE]
Until then, I'm not letting you
out of my sight!
[NEWPAGE]
Darill: Ha! Good luck with that!
--------------------
[SETZER]: Ah, there's really
nothing like flying!
--------------------
[SETZER]: ...I can't very well be
the world's fastest pilot if I
can't even fly.
[NEWPAGE]
I need your help...[LONGPAUSE]Falcon!
--------------------
Darill: How long you plan on hanging
back there? Aren't you gonna try to
pass me?
--------------------
Darill: Or are you too entranced by my
lovely behind...?
--------------------
[SETZER]: Incredible.
--------------------
Darill: All right, it's time to get serious.
I'm gonna break the records!
[NEWPAGE]
I'll fly past the clouds and see the stars
closer than anyone ever has before!
--------------------
[SETZER]: Be back by sunset! I'll
be waiting for you on our hill!
--------------------
It was a year later when
I found the wreck of the Falcon
in a distant valley...
--------------------
[SETZER]: I restored the ship,
and then put it to rest down here.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: So, this is the
Falcon?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: With this, I think we
just might have a chance...
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: Now we'll be able to
get up to the top of Kefka's
tower!
[NEWPAGE]
[EDGAR]: If we land up there,
we should be able to get inside to
launch our assault.
--------------------
[SETZER]: And we'll be able to
look for the rest of our friends...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Right. First things
first. [LONGPAUSE]I'm finally starting to feel
like we have some hope!
--------------------
[CELES]: That bird...
Could it be...?
--------------------
[CELES]: [SETZER]! Follow
that pigeon!
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: ...Why?
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: I'm not sure...
But...something inside tells me
it'll lead us to our friends...
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] ERAU
[CHOICE] QSSI
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] ERAU
[CHOICE] QSSI
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] QSSI
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] ERAU
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] ERAU
[CHOICE] QSSI
--------------------
[CHOICE] QSSI
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] ERAU
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] ERAU
[CHOICE] QSSI
--------------------
[CHOICE] QSSI
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] QSSI
--------------------
[CHOICE] ERAU
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] WEHT
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] ERAU
--------------------
[CHOICE] ERAU
[CHOICE] QSSI
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] QSSI
--------------------
[CHOICE] DLRO
[CHOICE] ERAU
--------------------
ERAUQS SI DLROW EHT
--------------------
QSSI ERA UDL ROWEHT
--------------------
QSSIDL RO ERAUW EHT
--------------------
DLROQSSIER AUWEHT
--------------------
DLROERAU QSSIWEHT
--------------------
ERAUDLRO QSSIWEHT
--------------------
QSSIER AUWEHTDLRO
--------------------
ERAUQSSIWEHTDLRO
--------------------
QSSIWEHT ERAUDLRO
--------------------
WEHTQSSI ERAUDLRO
--------------------
WEHT ERAUQSSIDL RO
--------------------
ERAUWEHT QSSIDL RO
--------------------
ERAUDLROWE HTQSSI
--------------------
DLRO ERAUWE HTQSSI
--------------------
DLROWEHT ERAUQSSI
--------------------
WEHTDLRO ERAUQSSI
--------------------
WEHTERAUDLROQSSI
--------------------
ERAUWEHTDLROQSSI
--------------------
QSSIDLROWEHTERAU
--------------------
DLROQSSIWEHTERAU
--------------------
DLROWEHTQSSIERAU
--------------------
WEHTDLROQSSIERAU
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WEHTQSSIDLROERAU
--------------------
QSSIWEHTDLROERAU
--------------------
The tombstone is blank.
[NEWPAGE]
Carve something into it?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Nothing appropriate comes to mind...
--------------------
Letters have been carved here...
--------------------
DLRO
--------------------
ERAU
--------------------
QSSI
--------------------
WEHT
--------------------
I have hidden the Growth Egg
in the side room on the
third basement level...
--------------------
A swordsman came through here recently.
His skills were impressive enough, but I
could tell his heart was full of turmoil...
[NEWPAGE]
If he could rid himself of that confusion
and doubt, his technique would probably
reach a whole new level!
--------------------
I was a thief once. But then I uncovered
a secret so terrible that I had to go into
hiding!
--------------------
I'm an ex-thief. My old accomplice
always used to mumble, "To the right of
the treasure chest..." in his sleep.
--------------------
I used to be a thief. Out of desperation,
I tried to climb the Cult of Kefka's
tower to steal their treasure...
[NEWPAGE]
I barely made it out of the first treasure
room alive and had to turn back.
--------------------
A man with a strange manner of speech
came through town not long ago. Kept
calling people something funny...
[NEWPAGE]
Thoo...? Tao...? Yow...? [LONGPAUSE]...Meow???
--------------------
I've learned a lot about how things
stand in this ruined world from the
thieves and travelers who pass through.
[NEWPAGE]
Anywhere you need to know how to find?
[CHOICE] Narshe [PAUSE_00][CHOICE] The Veldt
[CHOICE] Doma [PAUSE_00][CHOICE] No thanks!
--------------------
You know the guy in Zozo who says,
"This place is dangerous"?
[NEWPAGE]
He's the only honest guy in that town!
If you need something there, he's the
one to ask.
--------------------
The sources of people's misery always
lie in their pasts.
[NEWPAGE]
Lost friends, families, and homelands...
Those are the things that torment
people the most.
--------------------
[CYAN], was it? You wear the face
of a troubled man. Perhaps a visit home
would help you clear your mind.
--------------------
Lola's been receiving a lot of letters
lately. I wonder if they're from her
boyfriend in Mobliz?
--------------------
Lola: Look at all these flowers! My
boyfriend in Mobliz sent them to me!
[NEWPAGE]
Look closely—they're all handmade!
Real flowers won't bloom anymore, so he
made me these from silk!
[NEWPAGE]
And he just sent me this letter!
--------------------
But...wasn't Mobliz destroyed by
Kefka? Someone else must have written
that letter...
--------------------
Read the letter?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
My beloved Lola,
Art thou well? We have rebuilt as much
of the village as we could hope to...
[NEWPAGE]
I believe I should be able to return to
thy side before too long...
--------------------
This handwriting...
It looks a lot like [CYAN]'s.
...But where is he mailing them from?
--------------------
Lola: Could you please attach this reply
to the carrier pigeon outside?
[NEWPAGE]
Send the letter for Lola?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Lola: Thank you.
--------------------
Lola: Oh, I hope his reply comes soon!
--------------------
These flowers are made of silk...
Quite beautifully, too...
--------------------
Lola: I knew the letters and flowers
weren't from my boyfriend. I was just
afraid to admit it.
[NEWPAGE]
I didn't want to accept what that
meant... I was lying to myself...
But it's all right now.
[NEWPAGE]
I don't know who wrote those letters,
but reading them helped to ease the pain
in my heart.
[NEWPAGE]
I'm sure whoever wrote them must have
suffered the same kind of pain...
[LONGPAUSE]I wish I could meet him...
--------------------
Actually...
--------------------
[CYAN]: Look to the future.
[NEWPAGE]
No matter how dark it may be,
there will always come another
dawn. And after it, another day...
--------------------
There's always more light ahead...[LONGPAUSE]
Thank you. I'll take your words to heart.
--------------------
[CYAN] replaced the letter
with a different one...
--------------------
Memories of the world
before the fall remain...
But the light of dawn doth never change,
nor e'er the hearts of men...[PAUSE_0A][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CYAN]!
--------------------
[CYAN]: !!!
Thou art...alive!?
--------------------
[CYAN]...
--------------------
[CYAN]: I shall go with thee!
We must not abandon the world
to Kefka!
[NEWPAGE]
But...however did thou find me?[LONGPAUSE]
W-wait! T-tell me thou did not
read my letters...!
--------------------
[CYAN]: These are...[LONGPAUSE]
They're...[LONGPAUSE]um...[LONGPAUSE]sort of a...[LONGPAUSE]minor
diversion of mine...
--------------------
[CYAN]...
These flowers are gorgeous!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Oh...!
Must thou embarrass me so!?
--------------------
[CYAN]: ...Dost thou truly
think so?
--------------------
[CYAN]: I wondered what had
become of that poor girl, always
waiting for word of her beloved.
[NEWPAGE]
I decided to pay a visit to
Maranda.
[NEWPAGE]
I learned that she had long since
stopped receiving replies, but
still sent a letter each day.
[NEWPAGE]
I could not bear to stand by and do
nothing...
--------------------
[CYAN]: As I wrote to that
girl, I began to realize that I
was no different from her...
[NEWPAGE]
I was refusing to move on. I
could not let go...
[NEWPAGE]
I will no longer live in the past.
We must all look to the future
now.
--------------------
I encountered Sir [GAU] in
Maranda. He said he "get strong,
smash Kefka!"
[NEWPAGE]
I believe that means he intends
to hone his skills in order to
challenge the lord of the tower.
[NEWPAGE]
Knowing Sir [GAU], he was
probably headed for the Veldt.
--------------------
Dear Lola,
I am writing to beg for your forgiveness.
I am guilty of perpetuating a terrible lie.
[NEWPAGE]
I have only now realized the error of my
ways, and taken up this quill in hopes of
correcting a great wrong.
[NEWPAGE]
Your boyfriend, who you believed to be
in Mobliz, passed away some time ago. I
have been writing to you in his stead.
[NEWPAGE]
We humans have a tendency to become
trapped in the past and refuse to move
on. I implore you not to let this happen.
[NEWPAGE]
Now is a time for you to look forward,
and rediscover love and all of the other
joys of life...
[NEWPAGE]
            [CYAN]
--------------------
It's locked.
--------------------
Wh-what are these?[LONGPAUSE]
"Machinery for Dunces"
"A Pictorial Guide to Machines"
[NEWPAGE]
"Everything About Machines"
"Machines for the Mechanically
Disinclined"...and...
[NEWPAGE]
"Bushido in the Bedroom"?
--------------------
[CYAN]: No!!!
Thou must not look at that!
Not my...very important...!
--------------------
Obtained the key to [CYAN]'s
treasure chest!
--------------------
A man shrouded in strange clothing.
...Or perhaps a woman?
Perhaps not even human at all...
--------------------
[GOGO]: I am [GOGO],
master of mimicry.
[NEWPAGE]
It has been a long, long time since
anyone visited me here...
--------------------
[GOGO]: I have been idle for
too many years... Perhaps I
ought to mimic you.
[NEWPAGE]
Tell me, what are you doing here?
--------------------
[GOGO]: I see...
So, you seek to save the world.
[NEWPAGE]
Then I guess that means that I
shall save the world as well. Lead
on! I will copy your every move.
--------------------
Are you trying to tell me to follow you?
--------------------
These wounds are awful...
--------------------
We can't do anything for wounds like
these here...
[NEWPAGE]
Let's fly back to Thamasa on the
double.
--------------------
Must be having a nightmare...
--------------------
All we can do now is wait... Rest will
help.
--------------------
...
--------------------
Hey, how are you feeling?
--------------------
[RELM]: It still hurts a
little... [LONGPAUSE]But I'm okay.
Interceptor's here with me.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: It's only a scratch.
I've had worse. [LONGPAUSE]And I've got
this guy watching over me.
--------------------
When the three of us go hunting on the
Veldt, we always run across a boy
dressed in hides.
--------------------
You came to try and stop me... [LONGPAUSE]
I'm sorry, but I can't turn back, boy...
[NEWPAGE]
[LONGPAUSE]Stay here with my daughter...
You both deserve to live in peace...
--------------------
Daddy...?
[LONGPAUSE]Where'd Daddy go?
[LONGPAUSE]He's coming back...isn't he?
--------------------
For some reason, that boy never shows
up when all four of us are out there
together...
--------------------
They always leave me here so they can
try to befriend that kid...
[NEWPAGE]
Hmph... I don't wanna go hunting with
them, anyway!
--------------------
There're huge dinosaurs in the forest
north of the Veldt. They're incredibly
strong.
[NEWPAGE]
There's no way a human could defeat one.
But it sure would be something to brag
about if you did!
--------------------
[LOCKE]!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: You're all safe![LONGPAUSE]
Behold... The legendary treasure
that can undo death itself...
--------------------
Is that... [LONGPAUSE]
...magicite?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: It is.
[NEWPAGE]
Legend has it that the Phoenix
turned itself to stone ages ago...
It seems the story was true.
[NEWPAGE]
But now it's filled with cracks.
I don't know if it still has the
strength to perform miracles...
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]...
That's for Rachel, isn't it...?
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Rachel... I failed her.
I broke my promise and lost the
only thing that was real to me...
[NEWPAGE]
So until I do what I said I'd do...
Until I restore my honor...
...I'm nothing but a no-good liar.
--------------------
So, you're headed to Kohlingen...?
--------------------
The village of Kohlingen...[SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Old Man: If only it didn't have all those
nasty cracks...
[NEWPAGE]
Don't think it's gonna be calling back
any wayward spirits like that! Nope,
nuh-uh! Too bad, really... Too bad...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Rachel!
--------------------
Old Man: Gaaah!
The magicite sh-sh-shattered!
--------------------
Rachel: [LOCKE]...
--------------------
I'm an Imperial soldier![LONGPAUSE] Probably the last
one alive.
[NEWPAGE]
I passed along a secret to that friend of
yours with the bandana...
"Talk to the emperor twice."
[NEWPAGE]
It's a hint to finding the place where
Emperor Gestahl hid some legendary
treasure. No idea what it means...
--------------------
Rachel: [LOCKE]...
Oh, how I've wanted to see you...
to talk to you...!
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Rachel...
[NEWPAGE]
Rachel: The Phoenix used the last of its
power to give me some time... But I must
leave again soon...
[NEWPAGE]
Before my time is gone...
There's something I must tell you...
Something I never had a chance to say...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: ...
[NEWPAGE]
Rachel: [LOCKE]...[LONGPAUSE]...[LONGPAUSE]
You made me so happy...
[NEWPAGE]
In my last moments, my memory
returned... I drifted off thinking of
you, and I was truly, [LONGPAUSE]truly happy...
[NEWPAGE]
So let me now say the words I never had
the chance to say...[LONGPAUSE] [LOCKE]...
Thank you.
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Rachel!
[NEWPAGE]
Rachel: I have to go now... [LONGPAUSE]
But thank you so much for all the
happiness you've given me...
[NEWPAGE]
Please, let go of the chains that bind
your heart... [LONGPAUSE]I release you...
[NEWPAGE]
Give your love to the one who now
dwells within your heart...
Love her...as you loved me...
[NEWPAGE]
Phoenix...[LONGPAUSE] Be reborn!
And give your power to [LOCKE]!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Rachel!!!
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I'm all right.[LONGPAUSE]
Rachel put my heart at ease...
[NEWPAGE]
From here on out...[LONGPAUSE]everything'll
be okay.
[NEWPAGE]
Let's go! We've got a job to do!
--------------------
[CELES]: What is it?
--------------------
Obtained X-Potion!
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Phoenix Down!
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained X-Ether!
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Elixir!
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Flame Shield!
[NEWPAGE]
Obtained Valiant Knife!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Those are all the
treasures from the Phoenix Cave!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: All right, let's get
going! I think we've kept Kefka
waiting long enough!
--------------------
Have you ever heard of something called
a Growth Egg? Have you? Hmmm?
[NEWPAGE]
It was buried in a tomb to the west a
looong, long time ago!
--------------------
Press Select to switch between
the two parties.
--------------------
Pickpocket: Eh? Haven't we met
someplace before...? [LONGPAUSE]Meh, whatever...
[NEWPAGE]
Nothing left in this town anyway, 'cept
for that one lousy moogle...
[NEWPAGE]
Doors are all locked, and you'd have to
be some kinda treasure hunter to get 'em
open...
--------------------
Esper: So, humans broke my seal of ice...
Humans who possess magicite... Just who
are you...?
[NEWPAGE]
I suppose that's of little consequence.
[NEWPAGE]
But what of this devastation that fills
the air? Could the War of the Magi have
lasted a thousand years?
[NEWPAGE]
That foolish, unending war... [LONGPAUSE]Hmm...?
You would seek to put an end to it...?
Then I shall put my trust in you...
--------------------
Obtained Valigarmanda magicite!
--------------------
There's an opening in the cliff.
[NEWPAGE]
Hop into it?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
[MOG]: Kupoppo!!! I thought
you'd all died, kupo! I'm so glad
you're alive, kupo!
[NEWPAGE]
I'll help you fight, kupo!
--------------------
[MOG]: I bet the yeti'll come
along, too! He'll be a big help,
kupo!
[NEWPAGE]
He can be a little...wild...though,
kupo. He should be here in the
mines somewhere!
[NEWPAGE]
He'll help us if I order him to!
Let's look for him...kupo!
--------------------
Kupo!!! Don't scare me like that,
kupo!
--------------------
Art that evokes a sense of the world's
slide into ruin is all the rage these days.
--------------------
Say...you aren't...
...Maria!? [LONGPAUSE]No, my eyes must just be
playing tricks on me...
--------------------
Looking for something special? Today's
featured auction is just about to start!
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Join in the bidding.)
[CHOICE] (Maybe another time.)
--------------------
There's an auction going on right now. If
you'd like to participate in the bidding,
talk to the man by the door.
--------------------
Blast it, I got outbid again...
--------------------
Here we have a lovely chest.
And inside...
--------------------
...a gorgeous pair of Angel Wings!
[NEWPAGE]
Do I hear 500 gil?
--------------------
Obtained Angel Wings!
--------------------
...a beautiful Angel Ring!
[NEWPAGE]
Do I hear 1500 gil?
--------------------
Obtained Angel Ring!
--------------------
...a fabulous Hero's Ring!
[NEWPAGE]
Do I hear 3000 gil?
--------------------
Obtained Hero's Ring!
--------------------
...a fine Zephyr Cloak!
[NEWPAGE]
Do I hear 3000 gil?
--------------------
Obtained Zephyr Cloak!
--------------------
Today's auction is over.
--------------------
Come on now, don't be shy!
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 3000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
Ho-ho-ho! There's nothing I can't buy!
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 5000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 30,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 40,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 60,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 7000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 8000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 12,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 15,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 18,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
Arrrgh!
I knew I should have bid higher!
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 10,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 50,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
Do I hear any more bids?
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 20,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
8000 gil!
--------------------
12,000 gil!
--------------------
15,000 gil!
--------------------
18,000 gil!
--------------------
10,000 gil!
--------------------
30,000 gil!
--------------------
40,000 gil!
--------------------
60,000 gil!
--------------------
20,000 gil!
--------------------
50,000 gil!
--------------------
70,000 gil!
--------------------
I'll give you 100,000 gil!
--------------------
10 gil!
--------------------
50 gil!
--------------------
100 gil!
--------------------
500 gil!
--------------------
1000 gil!
--------------------
1500 gil!
--------------------
2000 gil!
--------------------
3000 gil!
--------------------
4000 gil!
--------------------
5000 gil!
--------------------
7000 gil!
--------------------
In a world like this, you have to keep an
open mind.
--------------------
This is the Jidoor Auction House. It's
always full of wealthy aristocrats.
--------------------
Yay! Now I can go play at the art
collector's house again!
--------------------
Every once in a while, something rare
comes up for auction. You just have to
keep your eyes peeled!
--------------------
The house on the northern end of town
belongs to Owzer. He's an art collector
with a taste for fine paintings.
--------------------
A beautiful still life of flowers.
[NEWPAGE]
It's almost as if they were alive...
--------------------
A picture of an old urn.
--------------------
A treasure chest on canvas.
--------------------
It appears to be a lamp.
--------------------
A very old painting.
--------------------
A suit of armor, it would seem.
--------------------
A portrait of Emperor Gestahl...
--------------------
A picture of a lovely lady.
--------------------
Owzer found a skilled young artist and
brought her back to his mansion to paint
for him.
--------------------
I saw Emperor Gestahl the other day![LONGPAUSE]
...Well, at least a painting of him.
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer has it hanging up in his house.
I must say, it's a perfect likeness!
--------------------
There are a lot of opera fans in this
town.
--------------------
I've seen a lot of carrier pigeons flying
towards Maranda lately. I wonder who's
sending all those letters?
--------------------
I read Owzer's diary the last time I was
at his house. Tee-hee!
[NEWPAGE]
I mean, it was just lying there!
What else was I supposed to do?
--------------------
I saw a little girl go into the art
collector's house not too long ago.
--------------------
Oh, so it wasn't a ghost after all!
--------------------
There's something I need to talk to
Owzer about, but I can't find him
anywhere!
--------------------
Of course, the world map's a lot
different now...
--------------------
Obtained Emperor's Letter!
[NEWPAGE]
The letter reads as follows:
   "The legendary treasure sleeps
   where the mountains form a star..."
--------------------
[RELM]: Aren't you going to
take the stone?
--------------------
This one looks awfully familiar...
--------------------
Stay...away...[WAIT_0D][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
A portrait of Emperor Gestahl.
--------------------
This is Owzer's diary...
[NEWPAGE]
Read the diary?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Read the next page.)
[CHOICE] (Stop reading for now.)
--------------------
Just spent an absolute fortune on a new
painting.
[NEWPAGE]
It's quite a large one, so I won't be able
to put it on the first floor with the
others.
[NEWPAGE]
I'll have to think about where to display
it later.
--------------------
An artist came from Zozo today. Showed
me his "work." What a waste of time.
--------------------
Lamp on the stairwell was broken, so I
bought a new one at the item shop.
[NEWPAGE]
'Twas a tad pricey, but now everything's
all bright and cheery with just a flip of
the switch.
--------------------
I invited an artist here from Kohlingen.
Skills weren't quite up to par...
[NEWPAGE]
I guess it's asking too much to expect a
painter to have more talent than a wet
sponge.
--------------------
I've been feeling strange lately. Ever
since I had that picture painted...
[NEWPAGE]
I've been hearing things, too—strange
sounds. They seem to be coming from the
cellar.
--------------------
The diary ends here...
--------------------
Owzer: [RELM]...
Please, come back soon...
*cough*...*wheeze*...
--------------------
Owzer: P-please...[LONGPAUSE] Help the painting...
[NEWPAGE]
...The painting!?
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: There's... There's a monster
possessing my prized goddess painting...
[NEWPAGE]
...A monster!?
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: Yes... It hides in the painting. It
won't show itself...
--------------------
Chadarnook: Gwa-ha-ha-ha...[LONGPAUSE] Try to get
between me and my prize, will you...?
[NEWPAGE]
This painting's the best I've had in a
long time... No one's denying me this
treat!
--------------------
Owzer: No! You can't! You mustn't harm
my precious goddess painting! Only the
monster!
--------------------
[RELM]: Eek!
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: [RELM]! You mustn't attack
the picture of the goddess! It'll only
make matters worse!
--------------------
[RELM]: Hey! You can relax
now! That monster's not gonna be
possessing any more paintings.
--------------------
Owzer: Oh, thank you... That picture's
worth more to me than my own life!
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: ...Really?
--------------------
So...what was a monster doing in that
painting...?
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: I guess I should start at the
beginning. I'd been looking at this lovely
stone I'd bought at the auction house...
[NEWPAGE]
All of a sudden, I was overcome with
desire for a painting of Lakshmi.
[NEWPAGE]
I had a few different artists try to
paint it for me, but none of them really
gave me what I was looking for.
[NEWPAGE]
It was right around that time that I
heard about little [RELM]. I brought
her straight here and set her to work.
[NEWPAGE]
But then that thing came along and
possessed her painting... [LONGPAUSE]It must've
been lured here by that stone.
--------------------
Where's the stone now?
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: Oh, the stone?[LONGPAUSE]
It's over in that bookcase.
--------------------
Owzer: Hey, not that! That's almost as
precious to me as life itself!
[NEWPAGE]
But you did help me... I guess I'll give you
that as well.
--------------------
This is magicite...
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: Whatever it is, I sure don't need
it anymore. If you want it, you can have
it!
--------------------
Owzer: The stone's in that bookcase
over there.
--------------------
I stumbled across something incredible—
Deathgaze's little secret! [LONGPAUSE]...He can't
recover his health after battle!
[NEWPAGE]
If you just keep fighting him over and
over, you should be able to wear him
down and eventually defeat him.
--------------------
First time I've been here...
Doesn't look like the kinda place a
down-and-out bum like me belongs!
--------------------
Okay! [LONGPAUSE]Here's our next item up for bid!
--------------------
Zona Seeker magicite!
[NEWPAGE]
Do I hear 500 gil?
--------------------
Golem magicite!
[NEWPAGE]
Do I hear 1000 gil?
--------------------
This one'll knock your socks off!
A state-of-the-art Talkobo! Your
own lifelike, talking chocobo pal!
[NEWPAGE]
Do I hear 1000 gil?
--------------------
A 1/1200 scale airship!
[NEWPAGE]
Do I hear 5000 gil?
--------------------
You're not going to believe this one!
A fully robotic imp! The peak of high
technology!
[NEWPAGE]
Do I hear 5 gil?
--------------------
Obtained Lakshmi magicite!
--------------------
Child: Daddy, I want that! Please!!!
--------------------
Father: No, you don't! Now pipe down!
--------------------
Child: I want it! I want it! Buy it, Daddy!
Please! [LONGPAUSE]Pretty please!
--------------------
Father: Ho-ho-ho... All right! But just
this once! And...[LONGPAUSE]...[LONGPAUSE]...don't tell your
mother!
--------------------
Child: Yay!!! Thanks, Dad! Yahoo!!!
--------------------
Father: 500,000 gil!
--------------------
5...500,000 gil!?
--------------------
Father: One million gil!
--------------------
One m-million gil!?
--------------------
Sold, to this lucky bidder! Take it away,
please!
--------------------
Father: Well, we have our little treat
for the day! Let's go home.
[NEWPAGE]
Child: Yahoo! Yippee!
--------------------
Well, that's all for today! Come back
again soon!
--------------------
Daddy! Let's buy lots of stuff today,
too!
--------------------
Oh, how could I say no to those cute
little eyes? Ho-ho-ho...
--------------------
Not enough gil...
--------------------
Owzer: She has a tremendous gift.
Her pictures may be this dying world's
last hope for salvation.
[NEWPAGE]
"We need [RELM]'s power...to help
bring light back to the world."
--------------------
Owzer: ...*cough*...*hack*...
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Hey![LONGPAUSE]
Are you all right, old man!?
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: You really think things will
return to the way they were?
[NEWPAGE]
"...No one knows. But...if we don't do
anything, the world's fate is sealed..."
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: It'll be the end of everything...
[NEWPAGE]
"We don't have much time. We need
[RELM]'s help..."
--------------------
Owzer: Then, let me hug her...[LONGPAUSE]just one
last time...
--------------------
Owzer: [RELM]...
[LONGPAUSE]*cough*...*hack*...
Will you come back someday?
[NEWPAGE]
And...paint for me again?
--------------------
[RELM]: You bet!
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: All right, then...
Such a nice girl...
--------------------
[RELM]: I have to go now.
But don't you worry! I'll be back
to finish this painting!
[NEWPAGE]
Owzer: I'll be waiting for you...
--------------------
Obtained Zona Seeker magicite!
--------------------
Obtained Golem magicite!
--------------------
My beloved...
[LONGPAUSE]We'll always be with you...[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
I'm Laragorn!
--------------------
I'm Curlax!
--------------------
I'm Moebius!
--------------------
We're the Dream Stooges!
--------------------
This man's soul is ours!
--------------------
Bon appetit!
--------------------
Wait!
--------------------
You followed us all the way into this
guy's dream!? I'd better not fight you
until I've got my brothers with me...
[NEWPAGE]
Ciao for now!
--------------------
And we're all together now!
There's no escape for you!
--------------------
Please... [LONGPAUSE]Save my husband...
[LONGPAUSE]Save [CYAN]...
--------------------
Where are we!? What is this place?
--------------------
You're inside...[LONGPAUSE][CYAN]'s mind.
--------------------
My husband, [CYAN], continues to
torment himself...
[NEWPAGE]
Over what happened to Doma...
[LONGPAUSE]what happened to the world...
[LONGPAUSE]and...what happened to us...
--------------------
And because of the depth of his despair,
a monster known as Wrexsoul has latched
on to him.
--------------------
Wrexsoul is a monster formed of the
countless souls lost in the course of
that ancient conflict...
--------------------
...They're hurting my dad!
[LONGPAUSE]Help him!
--------------------
Please...[LONGPAUSE]help [CYAN]...
[NEWPAGE]
You have to help Dad!
--------------------
Dad...fishing is boring![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
This is but another part of thy training.
Patience is something we all must learn.[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
...I love fishing![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Thou hast grown quite strong!
[LONGPAUSE]With a little more practice, thou wilt be
Doma's finest swordsman![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Yippee! Dad told me I'm strong!
[LONGPAUSE]I'm gonna go tell Mom![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
My dear...
[LONGPAUSE]Do you love me?[PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
What art thou asking me!?
[LONGPAUSE]A warrior does not speak of such things![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
I...[LONGPAUSE]love thee.
[LONGPAUSE]I love thee more than anything...[PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Yay! I heard that!
[LONGPAUSE]"I love thee, I love thee!"
[LONGPAUSE]Dad loves Mom![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Owain![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
You must be Wrexsoul!
[LONGPAUSE]Let [CYAN] go!
--------------------
I heard what Dad said to Mom![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
You're too late! [LONGPAUSE]This man can't escape
me! He is overcome by despair at his own
powerlessness!
[NEWPAGE]
I am fed by his sorrow...[LONGPAUSE]his anger...
[LONGPAUSE]and his hate! And now I shall partake
of yours as well!
--------------------
[CYAN]: I thank thee.
--------------------
[CYAN]: I thought I could hear
my wife and son calling out to
me...
[NEWPAGE]
Their voices gave me the strength
to hold on.
--------------------
Thank you, my love...[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
You really are strong, Dad![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CYAN]: No...
[LONGPAUSE]I couldn't do anything...
[NEWPAGE]
Not then...[LONGPAUSE]and not now...
[LONGPAUSE]I am a man without honor...
--------------------
No...
[LONGPAUSE]You've always had more than enough.[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Dad...
[LONGPAUSE]I love you![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
We'll...[LONGPAUSE]always be...[LONGPAUSE]at your side...[PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CYAN]: Elayne and Owain live
on in my heart.
[NEWPAGE]
I can no longer dwell on the past.
[LONGPAUSE]I must follow the road which I
believe to be right...
--------------------
[CYAN] purged his mind
of confusion and doubt!
--------------------
[CYAN]'s swordsmanship attained
its peak level!
--------------------
Obtained Alexander magicite!
--------------------
One would do well to remember the
positions... Such knowledge could be
one's salvation.
--------------------
Obtained Lump of Metal!
--------------------
[SABIN]: You don't suppose...
[GAU], couldn't that man be
your father?
[NEWPAGE]
[GAU]: Uwaoh...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Come on, [GAU]...
don't you think?
[NEWPAGE]
[GAU]: Fa-ther...?
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Yeah.
That guy's gotta be your dad!
[NEWPAGE]
[GAU]: ...?
...[GAU]...dad!?
Uwaooo [GAU]!
--------------------
[SABIN]: All right!
Let's go tell him!
[NEWPAGE]
He needs to know you're his son!
--------------------
[SABIN]: Wait a minute...
This is a once-in-a-lifetime
event!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: We should at least
dress you up a bit! Let's go to
Jidoor and get you spiffed up!
--------------------
[SABIN]: No, [GAU]!
How many times do I have to tell
you not to eat with your fingers?
--------------------
[GAU]: Uwao...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Don't say "uwao" when
you mean "sorry"!
--------------------
[GAU]: Yaoh!
--------------------
[SABIN]: ...
--------------------
[TERRA]: How do you like
these? Wouldn't they look
good on him?
[NEWPAGE]
Oh, but I liked those other ones
so much, too...!
[NEWPAGE]
...*mumble*...everything you
liked......boy wouldn't even be
able to move...
--------------------
[TERRA]: What was that!?
[NEWPAGE]
N-nothing! Didn't say a thing!
...Whew. That was close...
--------------------
[CELES]: What to do, what to
do... Oh, this is nice!
[NEWPAGE]
...But I need something that
would look good on [GAU],
don't I? Hmm...
[NEWPAGE]
Oh, pick something, already...!
--------------------
[CELES]: What did you say!?
[NEWPAGE]
...N-nothing!
--------------------
[CYAN]: Now this is a fine and
jaunty little hat!
[NEWPAGE]
Maybe if he were a clown...
--------------------
[CYAN]: What was that? If he
wore a crown?
[NEWPAGE]
Ha! We don't want his father
thinking he's some kind of prince,
now, do we?
[NEWPAGE]
...
--------------------
[SABIN]: I know just the thing!
[NEWPAGE]
That's a kenpo gi...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: It's perfect!
Functional, yet sporty!
[NEWPAGE]
That's, uh...not exactly what I had in
mind...
--------------------
[SETZER]: *sigh*...
Not an ounce of fashion sense
among the lot of you...
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER]: Excuse me, sir.
Could you order another set of
clothes like the ones I'm wearing?
[NEWPAGE]
[SETZER], no!
We're trying to make him look
better, not worse!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: I've got it!
A tuxedo, a silk hat...and a rose
between his teeth!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: Talk about overdoing
it! Sheesh...
[NEWPAGE]
I guess we'll have to go with a
bandana on his head after all.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: A bandana? I thought
we were trying to make him look
presentable!
[NEWPAGE]
Guess we all know better than to
expect any sort of class out of
[LOCKE], though...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: What was that!?
Why don't you try saying that
again?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Listen, [GAU].
[NEWPAGE]
You're gonna go in there now and
show your father what a fine
young man you've become!
[NEWPAGE]
[GAU]: Yaoooh...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Excuse me, sir.
[NEWPAGE]
Aged Man: Who in blazes are you? [LONGPAUSE]
Oh! Repairmen!?
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Sir...
You had a son once, didn't you?
You did...right?
--------------------
[SABIN]: Now, sir...
[NEWPAGE]
Aged Man: Oh, right! I need you
to get to those repairs, right
away!
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Sir...
You had a son...right?
You did, didn't you?
--------------------
Aged Man: ...A son?
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: Yes.
You see, sir...he's alive.
...[GAU], speak up!
--------------------
[GAU]: Fa-ther...
--------------------
Aged Man: Huh? What? What's all this
business about a son? I don't have a son!
--------------------
Aged Man: But now that you mention it, I
once had a terrible dream... [LONGPAUSE]A dream in
which some kind of demon child was born.
[NEWPAGE]
I grabbed the thing and rushed off to
the Veldt with it...[LONGPAUSE] Thing was crying
like crazy by the time I got there...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: But, sir...!
--------------------
Aged Man: I left the child there...[LONGPAUSE]
And then I turned around and ran, trying
not to look back...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: I'm trying to tell
you...
--------------------
Aged Man: Then all of a sudden the
crying stopped. I turned around...
[NEWPAGE]
...and there was some frightful monster!
Never seen anything like it...
[NEWPAGE]
Hideous! Still gives me the shakes when
I think about it...
[NEWPAGE]
[SABIN]: I give up...
This guy's hopeless...
--------------------
Aged Man: But you, young man... Your
parents must be proud to have such a
fine son!
[NEWPAGE]
I still dream about being chased by that
demon child... Terrifying, those
dreams...
--------------------
[SABIN]: Why you old...!
[NEWPAGE]
Running your mouth, not even
so much as thinking about
[GAU]'s feelings!
[NEWPAGE]
You want me to beat some sense
back into you!?
--------------------
[GAU]: Uwaooo...ooo...
--------------------
Aged Man: Eh? Say, is everything fixed
yet?
--------------------
Aged Man: Oh! You finally come to do
those repairs?
[NEWPAGE]
"No, actually I was wondering if you
knew anything about Emperor Gestahl's
map..."
[NEWPAGE]
Aged Man: The emperor's map...? [LONGPAUSE]Seems
like that's all anyone wants to talk
about these days!
[NEWPAGE]
"Pardon?"
[NEWPAGE]
Aged Man: Little while back, another
repairman wearing a bandana came here
asking the same thing... So I told him!
[NEWPAGE]
"Then...where is it!?"
--------------------
Aged Man: It's where the mountains form
a shape like a star...
[NEWPAGE]
Sheesh! Why didn't you just ask me from
the beginning? No need to be so shy!
--------------------
Aged Man: Got it? Where the mountains
form a star!
--------------------
[SABIN]: I...I'm sorry...
--------------------
[GAU]: Fa-ther...[LONGPAUSE]alive...[LONGPAUSE]
[GAU]...[LONGPAUSE]ha-[LONGPAUSE]ppy...
--------------------
...You don't have enough money.
--------------------
HP and MP restored!
Status effects removed!
--------------------
I come back here for the first time in
ages, and the place looks like it's been
through a war!
[NEWPAGE]
What in the world happened?
--------------------
I am Gungho, Thamasa's most renowned
monster hunter.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: G-Gungho!?
--------------------
If you're looking for that man who was
dressed all in black, he already left. He
said he was going to the coliseum.
--------------------
One day not long ago, a man came here
saying he worked for an aristocrat in
Jidoor, and left with that little girl!
--------------------
I saw a huge monster fly across the sky.
It looked like a giant bat!
--------------------
There aren't any good places left to
play.
--------------------
Ebot's Rock is above water for the first
time in fifty years. Head north of town
and you should be able to see it!
--------------------
Gungho: Oh, [STRAGO]!
Have you come back to hunt Hidon?
--------------------
Seems you're letting [STRAGO] fight
with you, but I should warn you...the
man's a monumental coward.
--------------------
Gungho: You haven't changed a bit, have
you?
--------------------
Back when you were young, you tried so
hard to hunt down Hidon...but then you
gave up and quit before you found him.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: I didn't quit!
It's just... I sort of... I mean...
[NEWPAGE]
The thing lives in Ebot's Rock,
and after the place sunk, well...
[NEWPAGE]
Gungho: Always have to make excuses,
don't you?
--------------------
Gungho: You're pathetic!
--------------------
Mayor: It's hard to believe it's only been
a year since the cataclysm... It feels
like it's been ages.
--------------------
[RELM]: Yay, we're home!
I'll be in the house, okay?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: So full of energy!
[LONGPAUSE]I must be the only one getting
old...
--------------------
[RELM]: You've gotta come
quick! Gungho's hurt!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Gungho, hang in there!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Who did this to you?
[NEWPAGE]
Gungho: It was Hidon, that legendary
beast you and I used to hunt... Almost
had him, too...
--------------------
Gungho: Oooh... *cough*, *wheeze*...
--------------------
Gungho: [STRAGO]...
Please...avenge me...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Hidon!?
--------------------
[RELM]: Grandpa!
What are you standing around
for!?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: You're right... 
[NEWPAGE]
I grew old and stopped even
thinking about pursuing the
dreams of my youth...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Gungho, I'm going
after him!
--------------------
[RELM]: Grandpa, wait! You're
not thinking of going all alone,
are you?
--------------------
[STRAGO]: ...I need to face the
thing I ran from all those years
ago. I need to get the best of it.
[NEWPAGE]
It's a matter of pride, dear.
--------------------
[RELM]: It's a matter of you
being a stubborn old man!
[NEWPAGE]
You're my grandpa!
[NEWPAGE]
I can't just sit and watch while
you make things harder for
yourself than they have to be!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: I'm sorry, [RELM]...
It means a lot to me that you
care so much.
[NEWPAGE]
...But Hidon's a tough beast to
track. Its name comes from the old
word for "hidden," after all!
[NEWPAGE]
No one'll ever find him if I don't
go.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: To Ebot's Rock!
--------------------
[RELM]: Phew...
--------------------
Chest: I'm hungry!
[NEWPAGE]
Hungry hungry hungry
hungry hungry hungry
hungry hungry hungry!
[NEWPAGE]
Gimme somethin' ta eat![LONGPAUSE]
Or I won't let ya through!
--------------------
Skinflint! [LONGPAUSE]Get outta here!
--------------------
You don't even have any!
--------------------
I've gotta eat a whole bunch at once or
it won't fill me up!
--------------------
*munch*... [LONGPAUSE]*munch*... [LONGPAUSE]*munch*...[LONGPAUSE]
Hrm... That wasn't enough![LONGPAUSE] Go get me
some more!
--------------------
*munch*... [LONGPAUSE]*munch*... [LONGPAUSE]*munch*...[LONGPAUSE]
Oh yeah, that's the stuff! Corpulence
is happiness![LONGPAUSE] And I'm stuffed!
--------------------
I love me some coral! You got any on ya?
[NEWPAGE]
Feed the chest some coral?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Obtained 1 piece of coral!
--------------------
Obtained 2 pieces of coral!
--------------------
Obtained 3 pieces of coral!
--------------------
Obtained 5 pieces of coral!
--------------------
Chest: *buuurp*! Whew!
--------------------
Chest: Oh, right, you wanted to get
through here, didn't ya?
--------------------
Chest: Oooh, shouldn'ta ate so much...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: That's Hidon!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: I did it!
I...[LONGPAUSE]I really beat Hidon!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: I'll have to tell
Gungho he's been avenged!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Gungho...!
--------------------
Gungho: What's all the fuss? Can't an
injured man get some rest!?
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Gungho, listen to me!
I defeated Hidon!
--------------------
Gungho: You...WHAT!? [LONGPAUSE]Y-you beat
Hidon? You're lying!
--------------------
[RELM]: Nope, he's not!
He really did it!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Ho-ho-ho...
[NEWPAGE]
Well, a little monster like Hidon
could hardly expect to stand up
to the likes of me!
--------------------
Gungho: I can't believe it...
But it looks like I have to concede
defeat! You showed me up, old man!
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: Ho-ho-ho!
[NEWPAGE]
[STRAGO]: ...By the way, how are
your wounds healing, Gungho?
--------------------
Gungho: Hmm? [LONGPAUSE]Oh, my wounds! Yes,
they're fine...
--------------------
That evening...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: So there I was,
creeping through those caves
that seemed to go on forever...
[NEWPAGE]
I finally reach the deepest,
darkest cavern, and there he
is, right in front of me!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: I stared the ugly
brute straight in the eye, raised
my staff, and let him have it!
[NEWPAGE]
Bam!
[NEWPAGE]
Thwack!
[NEWPAGE]
Pow!
[NEWPAGE]
Right in the kisser!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Oh, I wish you
could've been there to see me...
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Oh...and then......[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[RELM]: Where's Grandpa?
[NEWPAGE]
Gungho: Hmm?[LONGPAUSE] Oh, I think he finally
tired himself out from all that jabbering
and nodded off.
--------------------
Gungho: But...[LONGPAUSE]do you think it's okay to
leave it like this, with him thinking I
was really hurt?
--------------------
[RELM]: Don't worry about it!
[NEWPAGE]
If we hadn't tricked him, he'd
have spent the rest of his life
doing nothing but talk.
[NEWPAGE]
And even if you were faking, that
monster wasn't!
--------------------
Gungho: I don't know how a man like him
ever managed to raise a granddaughter
as wonderful as you...
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Yeah? Well, I don't
know how anyone could be as
terrible an actor as you!
--------------------
[RELM]: [STRAGO] is probably
the only man alive who would fall
for a performance like that!
--------------------
Gungho: How've you been? Everything
okay?
--------------------
Gungho: I heard someone saw Hidon at
Ebot's Rock again!
--------------------
I've been traveling all over the world
since the cataclysm last year. I've seen
all sorts of things!
[NEWPAGE]
Wanna hear something neat?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
There's a small, triangular island to the
northeast of the Veldt.
--------------------
That island is home to a monster that
sucks in anything unfortunate enough to
go near it.
[NEWPAGE]
Wonder what would happen if you got
sucked into it? [LONGPAUSE]...Yuck, I don't even
want to think about that!
--------------------
Gungho: What did you say!?
--------------------
This is Figaro, the desert castle.
--------------------
Halt!
--------------------
...Oh, it's you. Proceed.
--------------------
Figaro has an alliance with the Empire.
--------------------
Figaro Castle is the most advanced
structure in the world!
--------------------
You wouldn't know by looking at it, but
this castle is loaded with advanced
technology. For example...
--------------------
Whoops! Heh... It's all top-secret!
--------------------
You saw it, didn't you?
--------------------
Hmmm...?[PAUSE_01] Is that...? [PAUSE_01]Hey!!!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: It's not safe here.
We'd better hightail it south to
Figaro!
--------------------
Biggs: So...this is the frozen esper?
--------------------
Guard: We're not handing over the esper!
--------------------
Guard: Ymir! Get them!
--------------------
What are you doing here? Scram!
--------------------
Get back to your post.
--------------------
Oh, is my shift up already? Great! I'll go
take a break.
--------------------
I'm not buying anything!
--------------------
This town's under Imperial occupation.
--------------------
A detachment should be making its way
toward Narshe as we speak. We'll be
linking up with them soon.
--------------------
That idiot, Kefka, is about to invade
Narshe. ...Oh, of course I know better
than to call him that to his face!
--------------------
Duncan's Wife: Rich people's homes
always have secret passages.
[NEWPAGE]
You just have to search until you find a
place where you can feel a draft!
--------------------
Merchant: ...You're that infamous thief,
[LOCKE], aren't you?
[NEWPAGE]
[LOCKE]: Oh, now that was
just plain rude. I'm a treasure
hunter...and don't you forget it!
--------------------
Merchant: Why do I always have to go
and open my mouth...
--------------------
Merchant: Terribly sorry, I just ran out
of everything I had to sell!
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] Lie to me will you!? Let's go!
[CHOICE] Guess I'm out of luck...
--------------------
Merchant: Business has slowed to a
crawl thanks to the Empire.
--------------------
Peace has returned, but I fear my
husband is gone forever...
--------------------
You say you really managed to make
peace with the Empire?
--------------------
We're free!
--------------------
Now I can relax and drink my cider.
--------------------
Rest for a bit?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Kweh!
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Ride a chocobo.)
[CHOICE] (Maybe later.)
--------------------
Recovery spring!
--------------------
The three groups have arrived in Narshe,
and now a decisive battle
is about to unfold...
--------------------
Obtained [ITEM]!
--------------------
Learned [SKILL]!
--------------------
Obtained [GP] gil!
--------------------
Empty!
--------------------
Rooms are 80 gil per night.
[NEWPAGE]
Will you be staying?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Rooms are 150 gil per night.
[NEWPAGE]
Will you be staying?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Rooms are 250 gil per night.
[NEWPAGE]
Will you be staying?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Choose a scenario, kupo!
--------------------
All right.
We're going in!
--------------------
80 gil for a chocobo ride!
[NEWPAGE]
How about it?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
150 gil for a chocobo ride!
[NEWPAGE]
How about it?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
Monster-in-a-box![WAIT_0A][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Ride down on the crane?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
The Warring Triad awaits...
--------------------
Press Select to switch between
the three parties.
--------------------
[TERRA]: General Leo...
I think I've begun to understand the
things you told me...
--------------------
[LOCKE]: As long as there are
people who need to be protected,
I'll keep on fighting!
--------------------
[CYAN]: What an intriguing
apparatus!
--------------------
[SHADOW]: ...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: If something were to
happen to me, all the world's
ladies would grieve!
--------------------
[SABIN]: All right!
Let's do this!
--------------------
[CELES]: As long as we don't
give up hope, there's still a
chance for the future!
--------------------
[STRAGO]: All of you have that
sparkle in your eyes... Well, this
old man's not giving up, either!
--------------------
[RELM]: Come on! Let's go
knock the crazy right out
of that guy!
--------------------
[SETZER]: I think luck is on our
side!
--------------------
A piece of magicite fell from
Deathgaze's maw!
--------------------
Obtained Bahamut magicite!
--------------------
[EDGAR]: It's time we took the
battle to Kefka's doorstep!
--------------------
[SETZER]: What's wrong?
[NEWPAGE]
[CELES]: ...
--------------------
[CELES]: The gods of the
Warring Triad control the
magic of the esper world...
[NEWPAGE]
If we destroy them...
--------------------
[EDGAR]: ...You're worried
about what might happen?
--------------------
[CELES]: I'm not sure, but...
--------------------
[CELES]: ...espers and magic
might vanish from the world
entirely.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Espers...and even
magic itself could vanish from
the world.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: And if that happens...
--------------------
[CELES]: ...what'll happen to
[TERRA]?
--------------------
Welcome, friends!
--------------------
I knew you'd come, so I've been
practicing my greeting!
--------------------
How much do you have to destroy before
you'll have had your fill, Kefka!?
[NEWPAGE]
Kefka: I've acquired the ultimate power!
Observe...
--------------------
Kefka: Such magnificent power! You're 
nothing more than fleas compared to me
now!
--------------------
Kefka: Embrace your destruction...
It is the fate of all things.
--------------------
To be destroyed? Maybe it is! But
people can always rebuild, and new
lives will always be born!
--------------------
Kefka: And time will destroy all those as
well.
[NEWPAGE]
Why do people insist on creating things
that will inevitably be destroyed?
[NEWPAGE]
Why do people cling to life, knowing
that they must someday die?
[NEWPAGE]
...Knowing that none of it will have
meant anything once they do?
--------------------
Because it's not the end that matters!
It's knowing you have something to live
for right now, at this moment!
[NEWPAGE]
Something you've worked for...
Something that's worth protecting!
--------------------
As long as you have that...that's
enough!
--------------------
Kefka: And did you all find your
"somethings" in this broken world
that just won't die?
--------------------
Yes!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Love!
--------------------
[LOCKE]: A person worth protecting.
--------------------
[CYAN]: A wife and child who live on
within me.
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Friends...and family.
--------------------
[EDGAR]: A peaceful kingdom.
--------------------
[SABIN]: A loving brother who always
looks out for me! Gah-ha-ha-ha!
--------------------
[CELES]: Someone willing to accept me
for who I am.
--------------------
[STRAGO]: An adorable little
granddaughter.
--------------------
[RELM]: An obnoxious grandpa...who I
couldn't live without!
--------------------
[SETZER]: Wings from a dear old friend!
--------------------
[MOG]: New pals, kupo!
--------------------
[GAU]: These people! All them!
Uwaooo!
--------------------
Kefka: Bleh! You people make me sick!
You sound like lines from a self-help
book!
--------------------
Kefka: If that's how it's going to be...
I'll snuff them all out!
[NEWPAGE]
Every last one of your sickening, happy
little reasons for living!
--------------------
No! Kefka, stop!
--------------------
Kefka: I wield the greatest power in
existence!
[NEWPAGE]
You may as well be the dirt on the
bottom of my boots! Or the dirt stuck
to the bottom of that dirt!
--------------------
Kefka: I'll destroy everything!
[NEWPAGE]
I'll create my own empire...of death!
--------------------
You can't destroy everything!
[NEWPAGE]
People will always have dreams!
--------------------
Kefka: No! I'll destroy the entire world!
[NEWPAGE]
There won't be anything left to dream
about!
--------------------
We won't let you hurt any more people!
--------------------
Kefka: Hee-hee-hee!
[NEWPAGE]
But what fun is destruction if no "precious"
lives are lost?
--------------------
It ends here, Kefka!
--------------------
Kefka: Oh, all right...if you insist!
I'll end it here. I'll end everything!
[NEWPAGE]
Your lives can be the first!
--------------------
The tower's collapsing!
--------------------
There's no time to lose!
[NEWPAGE]
Come on! The airship's just up ahead!
--------------------
[CELES]: [TERRA]!
What's wrong?
--------------------
[EDGAR]: If espers are fading
from the world now...
--------------------
[TERRA]: Come with me. I can
use the last of my power to guide
you out.
--------------------
[CELES]: Come on, everybody!
We can make it if we work
together!
--------------------
The magicite...
[NEWPAGE]
Magic is disappearing...
--------------------
[CELES]: What'll happen to
[TERRA]...?
--------------------
[TERRA]!!!
--------------------
[TERRA]: They're calling for me.
--------------------
[CELES]: [TERRA]!
You're here!
--------------------
[TERRA]: Follow me![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[EDGAR]: The last piece of
magicite![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: [TERRA]!
You've done enough! Your power's
getting weaker...[PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: [TERRA] isn't going
to be able to hold out much
longer![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[EDGAR]: After her![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SETZER]: Leave it to me![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Don't give up, Katarin...[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
I won't either...[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Not yet...[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Not...yet?[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[TERRA]!?[PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: [TERRA]![PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[TERRA]: Thank you,
[SETZER]...[PAUSE_02][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SETZER]: I told you, didn't I?
She's the fastest ship in the
world![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[EDGAR]: [CYAN]!
Could you hit that switch?[PAUSE_04]
[NEWPAGE]
[NEWPAGE]
[CYAN]: I, umm... Mechanical
devices are...not my strong point.[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CYAN]: ...I do believe I am getting
better, though![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SETZER]: Wait![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SETZER]: ...Whenever you think you're
right, you're wrong.[PAUSE_04]
[NEWPAGE]
[NEWPAGE]
And that's a big mistake.[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SETZER]: That was what you always
used to say, wasn't it, Darill?[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[MOG]: Help me!!! Kupo![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[MOG]: The hair!!! Watch the hair!
I'm not a stuffed animal, kupo![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: It won't open![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[UMARO]: Ughaaa![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Where's [SABIN] when you
need him...?[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SABIN]: It's not like I wanted to
dump all that responsibility on you...[PAUSE_04]
[NEWPAGE]
[NEWPAGE]
I knew you'd look out for the kingdom.
I wanted to be able to look out for you.[PAUSE_04]
[NEWPAGE]
[NEWPAGE]
That's why I went off to become
stronger...[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[EDGAR]: Ladies first![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[GAU]: Shortcut! Take shortcut![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: Both buttons have to be
pressed at the same time, in exactly the
same way![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SETZER]: [GOGO]! Mimic [CELES]![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Come on! This place is breaking apart![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[LOCKE]: I won't let go...[LONGPAUSE]I promise![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SETZER]: You'd better not fall!
You still have to show me that Maria
act of yours again![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Are you crazy!? You almost got
yourself killed—for that!?[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SETZER]: Risking your life for a
bandana... What a woman![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: It's my good luck charm...
[LONGPAUSE]It saved me when nothing else could
have...[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[CELES]: [LOCKE]... You're watching
over me from somewhere...aren't you?[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[TERRA]: Father...?[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Maduin: [TERRA]...we must part now.
We espers will disappear from this
world. You may fade away as well...[PAUSE_06][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Maduin: But, perhaps if the human part
of you feels something strong enough,
then maybe...[PAUSE_06]
[NEWPAGE]
...just maybe you will be able to remain
here as a human...[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[RELM]: Grandpa, you can't give up
yet![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Sorry, dear...[PAUSE_04]
[NEWPAGE]
[NEWPAGE]
[RELM]: Any more whining out of you,
and I'll paint your picture![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Oh, no! Anything but that![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[RELM]: ...[LONGPAUSE]But, you know, someday I
really would like to paint your portrait.[PAUSE_03]
[NEWPAGE]
[NEWPAGE]
...On canvas, I mean![PAUSE_01][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Oh, [RELM]...
Look what you've done![PAUSE_04]
[NEWPAGE]
You've made me go all misty-eyed,
and now I can't see where we're going![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Go on, Interceptor!
Get going![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Baram... It looks like I can
finally stop running... Come and find me,
all right?[PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[SHADOW]: Take care of yourself, boy...[PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Come on, [STRAGO]!
You can't let yourself be shown up by a
bunch of kids![PAUSE_04][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[STRAGO]: Gotcha![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[RELM]: No old woman's gonna beat
me![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[RELM]: Hey, lover-boy! I thought
you were supposed to let ladies go first![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[RELM]: ...You scar-faced old
gambler! Don't leave me back here!!![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
[RELM]: That's it! Portraits for all
of you!!![PAUSE_03][SHORTPAUSE]
--------------------
Hey, aren't you...? [LONGPAUSE]You were with the
Returners, right? Me, too! I thought
everyone else had been wiped out!
[NEWPAGE]
I don't know if there's anything I can do
for you now, but I did hear something you
might be interested to know...
--------------------
Apparently, four espers escaped from
that Magitek Research Facility not long
before you guys snuck in there.
[NEWPAGE]
There's no way of knowing if they're
still alive, but if you could find them, I
bet they would lend you their power!
--------------------
I heard they're going to put a rare sword
up for auction. I can't decide if I should
bid or not.
--------------------
Excalipoor? Yes, that is indeed a rare
blade.
--------------------
Apparently, someone's been making off
with rare swords from the coliseum...
You'd best keep an eye out.
--------------------
Okay! [LONGPAUSE]Here's our next item up for bid!
--------------------
...Excalipoor!
--------------------
Do I hear 10,000 gil?
--------------------
Oh, we've got a high bid right off the
bat!
--------------------
Do I hear any more bids?
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 150,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 400,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
[CHOICE] (Bid 500,000 gil.)
[CHOICE] (Don't bid.)
--------------------
Ho-ho-ho! There's nothing I can't buy!
--------------------
Sold, to this lucky bidder! Take it away,
please!
--------------------
150,000 gil!
--------------------
200,000 gil!
--------------------
300,000 gil!
--------------------
400,000 gil!
--------------------
450,000 gil!
--------------------
Obtained Excalipoor!
--------------------
Well, that's all for today! Come back
again soon!
--------------------
Hey, that's quite a rare sword
you've got there...
--------------------
I think...
--------------------
...I'll take that sword for my own!
--------------------
I shall lend you my strength.
--------------------
Obtained Gilgamesh magicite!
--------------------
Not too long ago when I was out sailing, I
saw a huge shadow pass by beneath the
water.
--------------------
There's something strange living in them
waters, I tell ya...
--------------------
Wh-what's going on!?
Is that some kind of sea monster?
--------------------
Is everyone all right!?
--------------------
Obtained Leviathan magicite!
--------------------
Something was tossed out by the
explosion!
--------------------
Obtained Diabolos magicite!
--------------------
Do you know what a cactuar is?
--------------------
I'd been hunting the little varmints last
time I was out in the desert, when all of
a sudden, a huge one attacked me!
--------------------
A monster of that size has to have some
good treasure. I'd bet my right eye on it!
--------------------
You still haven't beaten those
cactuars? Stop poking around!
I'm on pins and needles here!
--------------------
I'll tell you something good if you manage
to take down 10 of the little guys, so
give it your best shot!
--------------------
Wow, you managed to take down 10
cactuars, did you? I guess I'd better
hold up my end of the deal!
--------------------
Before, when I was walking through the
desert to the south, I spotted a humongous
cactuar.
--------------------
A monster of that size has to have some
good treasure. I'd bet my right eye on it!
--------------------
You defeated that huge cactuar? Nice
work!
--------------------
Obtained Cactuar magicite!
--------------------
All right.
We're going in!
--------------------
Press Select to switch between
the three parties.
--------------------
The door is sealed from the outside.
--------------------
There should be a stone switch to open
it around here somewhere...
--------------------
There's a weight here. Push it off the
edge?
--------------------
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
It's locked.
--------------------
Hey! Get out of the way down there!
--------------------
There is a distant sound...
--------------------
It looks like that turtle could be ridden
to the other side...
--------------------
Something's written on the wall...
--------------------
"When the door is opened,
the Red shall be awoken."
--------------------
There's a hidden switch. Push it?
--------------------
A distant door opens...
--------------------
If ye would face a drake divine,
search ye between the molten pools
within the Inner Eye...
--------------------
It won't open! There must be a switch
somewhere!
--------------------
It appears to be a gravestone, but there
is no inscription.
--------------------
Carve something into it?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
--------------------
[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] INGO
[CHOICE] THEK
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] INGO
[CHOICE] THEK
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] THEK
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] INGO
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] THEK
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] INGO
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] INGO
[CHOICE] THEK
--------------------
[CHOICE] THEK
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] THEK
--------------------
[CHOICE] INGO
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] GONS
--------------------
[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] INGO
--------------------
[CHOICE] INGO
[CHOICE] THEK
--------------------
[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] THEK
--------------------
[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] INGO
--------------------
F DRAIN GO THE KGONS
--------------------
FD RAIN GOGO NS THEK
--------------------
FD RAT HE KIN GOGONS
--------------------
F DRAT HEKGON SING O
--------------------
F DRAGON SING OTHEK
--------------------
F DRAGONS THEK IN GO
--------------------
ING OF DRAT HE KGONS
--------------------
ING OF DRAGONS THEK
--------------------
IN GO THE KF DRAGONS
--------------------
ING OTHEK GONS FDRA
--------------------
IN GOGON SFDRA THEK
--------------------
IN GOGONS THE KFDRA
--------------------
THE KF DRAIN GOGO NS
--------------------
THE KF DRAGON SING O
--------------------
THE KING OF DRAGONS
--------------------
THE KING OGON S F DRA
--------------------
THE KGONSF DRAIN GO
--------------------
THE KGON SING OF DRA
--------------------
GONS FDRA IN GO THEK
--------------------
GONS FDRA THE KINGO
--------------------
GON SING OF DRATHEK
--------------------
GON SING OTHEK FDRA
--------------------
GONS THE KFD RAIN GO
--------------------
GONS THE KING OF DRA
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The letters "FDRA" are inscribed on the
tombstone.
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The letters "INGO" are inscribed on the
tombstone.
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The letters "THEK" are inscribed on the
tombstone.
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The letters "GONS" are inscribed on the
tombstone.
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It won't open!
There must be a switch somewhere!
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Party members may be changed in this
room, but only if all three parties are
present.
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Speaking to a party member will open the
party formation menu.
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The way is blocked by the Seal of Fire.
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The way is blocked by the Seal of Ice.
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The way is blocked by the Seal of
Lightning.
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The way is blocked by the Seal of Wind.
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The way is blocked by the Seal of Earth.
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The way is blocked by the Seal of
Water.
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The way is blocked by the Seal of
Heaven.
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The way is blocked by the Seal of
Darkness.
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The red dragon has been slain!
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The ice dragon has been slain!
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The gold dragon has been slain!
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The storm dragon has been slain!
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The earth dragon has been slain!
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The blue dragon has been slain!
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The holy dragon has been slain!
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The skull dragon has been slain!
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The Seal of Fire is broken!
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The Seal of Ice is broken!
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The Seal of Lightning is broken!
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The Seal of Wind is broken!
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The Seal of Earth is broken!
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The Seal of Water is broken!
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The Seal of Heaven is broken!
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The Seal of Darkness is broken!
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Humans and your insatiable greed...
Your lust for power leads always to a
lust for blood...
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This place is a sanctuary for wayward
souls... What business have you filthy
creatures here?
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You slaughter my brethren, and befoul
their rest with the profanity of your
continued existence...
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You should not have come here.
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In the name of all dragonkind, I shall
grant you the death you so desire.
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I am the dealer of destruction...
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I am the font from which fear springs...
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I am Kaiser...
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And your time is at an end.
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[CHOICE] FDRA
[CHOICE] INGO
[CHOICE] THEK
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Nothing happens.
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The switch in the wall has already been
pressed.
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100,000 gil!
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500,000 gil!
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Welcome to the Soul Shrine. This is a
place where evil souls linger and fester,
trapped in a vortex of despair...
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Ah, the souls come hither even as we
speak... Have you the courage to face
them?
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The only way to quell their blind anger
is to defeat them in combat and put them
to rest once and for all.
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If you so desired, you could attempt to
face them...
[NEWPAGE]
[CHOICE] (Fight.)
[CHOICE] (Don't fight.)
[CHOICE] (Ask for an explanation.)
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Over 100 twisted souls haunt the walls
of this unhallowed shrine.
[NEWPAGE]
Once the battle begins, they will attack
you relentlessly, one after the next...
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And if you leave this shrine even once,
any souls you defeated will rise again.
They do not stay at rest for long...
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Obtained Master's Crown!
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There is a small stone tablet on the
ground.
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On its face is a short inscription...
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"The seal is broken and I am free..."
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"You who defeated the legendary eight...
I shall await you at the Dragon's Horn..."
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They say there's a shrine on an island to
the west of Mobliz where the souls of
fallen monsters dwell...
[NEWPAGE]
If you've already finished your main
quest, why not pay it a visit sometime?
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Congratulations! Now that Kaiser's
gone, you'll be able to face your final
challenge!
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Where, you ask? I'll give you a hint:
"Tail of the Serpent."
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Powerful enemies are waiting to
challenge you!
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Well then, please enjoy the rest of your
adventures!
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Oh no!
[NEWPAGE]
We're going to be pulled under!
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Look! It turned to magicite!
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Look! Magicite!
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Powerful magic is radiating from this
stone...
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--◯◓◑◒◐↑↗→↘↓↙←↖(A)(B)(L)(R)[SHINE][THUNDER][AIR][GROUND?][DIAMOND?][FIRE][DROPLET][POISON]'"♪
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There won't be any way to get back
here...
[NEWPAGE]
Step into the portal?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
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Party members can be changed when all
three parties are together in this room.
[NEWPAGE]
Touch the red light once all three
parties are in the room to open the
party formation screen.
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Are you leaving?
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The souls here cannot be put to rest
unless they are all defeated in one fell
swoop.
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If you leave, all of the souls you've
already defeated will rise again.
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Are you sure you wish to leave?
[CHOICE] No
[CHOICE] Yes
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It will be a very long and difficult battle.
You had best make sure you are prepared.
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Save cleared game data?
[CHOICE] Yes
[CHOICE] No
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Return to the title screen without
saving?
[CHOICE] No
[CHOICE] Yes
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The entrance is blocked
by an unseen force.
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