FFIX - Script - 3.11 - Pandemonium

[Screen changes to inside Pandemonium. Zidane teleports in]

Zidane
"So, this must be Garland's haunted mansion..."
"Talk about bad taste in interior decorating."
"Alright... Time to teach this tyrant a thing or two..."

[Zidane moves forward, to the next screen]

"So, we meet again."

Zidane
"!?"

[The "Old Man" that Zidane saw when first arriving in Terra suddenly appears in front of him]

Zidane
"Who are you!?"

Old Man
"Twelve years ago, I lost one of my most prized Genomes."
"I created him and sent him to Gaia to disrupt the cycle of souls there."
"You are that Genome... I am glad you have returned."

Zidane
"Shut up! Nobody tells me what to do!"
"And I didn't come here to answer to you!"
"Lemme guess... You must be Garland!"

Garland
"And what if I am?"

Zidane
"Then you're goin' down! But first, you're gonna tell me everything!"
"Like, why did I grow up on Gaia, and why do you want to destroy it!?"

[Garland dissapears, and reappears behind him]

Garland
"I have no intention of destroying Gaia. I only wish to make Gaia into Terra."

Zidane
"What did you just say!?"

Garland
"Of course, not everything went as planned. You growing up on Gaia, for example."
"There is another one built as you were. He may be the one who threw a wrench into my gears."

Zidane
"He!? Who the heck are you talking about!?"

Garland
"Someone you know quite well."
"Follow me... The time when the aura of Gaia will turn to the crimson glow of Terra has not yet come."
[He walks up a set of stairs, off screen]
"I may need your help anyway."

[Zidane goes up the stairs. The word "Pandemonium" appears on the screen. The screen changes to a room where Zidane finally catches up to Garland]

Zidane
"Stop!"
"Now, tell me everything!"

Garland
"I constructed the Genomes to be vessels for the souls of the people of Terra when they awaken."
"But 24 years ago, I gave life to a Genome that was very much like you."
"His will was too strong to make him into a proper vessel, and I even considered discarding him."
"But then I thought that I should put his strength to use."
"I sent that Genome as my servant, to disrupt the cycle of souls on Gaia."

[Garland walks to the left side of the screen. Zidane follows him]

Zidane
"Yeah, so tell me who he is already!"

Garland
"Do you not yet know? You and he are so much alike."

Zidane
"Alike? I've never met anyone like me..."

Garland
"You judge only be appearances. I mean someone with a soul similar to yours."
"The one I sent to Gaia might also be called your brother..."
"And his name is Kuja."

Zidane
"Kuja!? He's a Genome!? Impossible! He doesn't even have a tail..."

Garland
"He is only hiding it. He denies his own identity."
"He rejects the meaning of his existence and tries to assert his own individuality."
"Don't you see the resemblance?"

Zidane
"Shut up! I'm not like him at all!"

Garland
"He said the same thing when speaking about the other Genomes: 'I'm not like these guys.'"

[Garland floats to a new screen. Zidane follows]

Garland
"His ambition was unbecoming of a Genome, but it was perfect for the mission I gave him."
"To bring war and chaos to Gaia... That was what I sent him to do."
"To induce an unnaturally chaotic flow."

Zidane
"So then, why-"

Garland
"The disruption of the flow of souls is best brought about by war."
"And what he did for me far exceeded my greatest expectations."

Zidane
"What about me!? How did I end up on Gaia?"

Garland
"When you received the gift of life in Bran Bal, Kuja could not bear it."
"He could not bear to see a Genome with more power than his own; he felt threatened."
"Kuja discarded you. He dropped you onto Gaia, the world he would destroy."

Zidane
"So I was to be your slave, just like Kuja, to start a war on Gaia?"

Garland
"That is correct."
"I did not expect Kuja to abandon you, but I believed it was his nature."
"And to him, bringing war to Gaia would prove his victory over you."
"Perhaps it is because of his desire to justify his existence that he let you live as well."

Zidane
"So, that is why the blood of thousands had to be spilled?"

Garland
"Are you referring to Kuja's ambition? Or to our plan to disrupt the cycle of souls?"

Zidane
"Both! And what exactly do you gain by disrupting that cycle of souls, or whatever..."

Garland
"We must sort the souls."
"I want to disrupt Gaia's cycle and drain its souls, filling the void with the souls of Terra."
"To speed the cycle of souls is to speed the work as a whole. Thus, war..."
"And in time... Gaia's souls are gone, and Gaia becomes Terra."

Zidane
"But...how!?"

Garland
"You saw it with your own eyes. You saw the Iifa Tree and the Mist it emits."
"The role of the Iifa Tree is that of Soul Divider. The Mist you see comprises the stagnant souls of Gaia..."

Zidane
"Oh yeah? But we stopped the Mist! So much for that!"

Garland
"All you saw was the back of the tree..."
"Even now, the Iifa Tree blocks the flow of Gaia's souls, while it lets those of Terra flow freely."
"Come and see for yourself. See the true form of this planet."

[Screen fades to black, resumes in the next one. Garland is walking up a set of stairs; in the air above them both is a giant planet. From the planet, orange rays of light shine on Zidane]

Zidane
"What is this?"

Garland
"Think of it as an observatory. A place to measure the radiance of Gaia and Terra."

Zidane
"What are you talking about? And what is this weird light?"

Garland
"That is the center of the planet. The end and the beginning of the cycle of souls."
"The light remains Gaia's, for now, but when the blue changes to crimson, all will belong to Terra, and its restoration will be complete."
"That is why I wrapped up the light in the Iifa Tree, to prevent the cycle of the judgement of souls on Gaia from inside the planet."
"Such is the Iifa Tree's true purpose, its true form. All you saw was its material form."
"The flow of Gaia's souls cannot be changed simply by stopping the disposal of Mist."

Zidane
"So...Kuja is just an angel of death who sends souls to the Tree of Iifa."

Garland
"Yes, my angel of death. But only until you came of age."

Zidane
"What do you mean!?"

Garland
"His soul is not eternal... I was going to create you next, after all."

Zidane
"You mean you won't need Kuja's soul once I grow stronger than him?"

Garland
"Precisely... Soon, that time will come."

Zidane
"..."

Garland
"Well...now you should be fully aware of the meaning of your existence..."
"!?"

[Zidane is making his way to the base of the stairs]

Zidane
"Yeah, I'm aware of all the laughter, all the tears I've shared with the people I grew up with on Gaia."

[Garland walks down the stairs, stopping right in front of Zidane]

Garland
"Forget all that. You are destined to live among the stars for all eternity."
"You have the power, the position, and the motive to do it."

Zidane
"I wouldn't want that kind of power... if I only had a place to call home..."
"My brothers in Tantalus, Vivi, Freya, Amarant, Quina, Steiner, Eiko, and...Dagger..."
"My home is with them in Gaia!"
"If you say I have a motive, then it's to punish all of you who brought pain to my friends!"
"I'll destroy Terra! That's reason enough for my birth here as a Genome!"

Garland
"Regrettable... I thought your soul would be perfect for a new angel of death..."

Zidane
"I AM the new angel of death! Yours!!!"

Garland
"Don't you know what it means to meet your maker?"

Zidane
"Shut up! I've heard enough of your crap! I'm taking you out, right here, right now!"

Garland
"Foolishness..."

"The body becomes a vessel, which greets a new soul..."

Zidane
"What's happening!?"

[Zidane falls down]

Garland
"He's too good to make into a regular Genome..."
"But I have no choice."

[The screen changes to elsewhere in Terra]

"Ungh..."

[Kuja walks onscreen]

Kuja
"......"
"I can't believe I actually returned to this place, but..."
"Soon... Soon, the power will be mine alone."
"Mhwahahaha... Just you wait, Garland! And you too, Zidane!"
"I'll exact sweet revenge upon you both for insulting me!"
"I'll make the people of both Gaia and Terra know who rules over all of them!"
"Ha-Haha... ahahahahaha!"

[Beyond the ledge he's standing on, the Invincible rises up]

[Screen changes to inside Pandemonium. Zidane is slumped on a chair. The screen fades to black]

"Who am I?"
"I don't know anything. I cannot think at all."

"Zidane!"

[A picture of Zidane appears in the blackness]
"Yeah... I was called that once."
"Many people called me that."

[The picture of Zidane dissapears; a picture of Eiko replaces it]
"You always have to show off, don't you?"
[The picture dissapears]

"Yeah, maybe I do."

[A picture of Steiner appears]
"Why, you worthless mendicant!"
[The picture dissapears]

"Yep... Sounds about right."

[A picture of Freya appears]
"How very becoming of you."
[The picture dissapears]

"Becoming of me...?"

[A picture of Vivi appears]
"I really learned a lot by traveling with you, Zidane."
[The picture dissapears]

"Yeah, right. I have nothing to teach..."

[A picture of Quina appears]
"You teach me many things more important than tasty munchies."
[The picture dissapears]

"No! I don't know anything!"

[A picture of Amarant appears]
"You call that friendship?"
[The picture dissapears]

"Friendship... Friendship...?"

[A picture of Dagger appears]
"Zidane!"
[The picture dissapears]

"I don't know... who I am..."

[Another picture of Dagger appears]
"You were always there for me, Zidane..."
[The picture dissapears]

"I'm so... tired..."

[Another picture of Dagger appears]
"How come you're always so...?"
[The picture dissapears]

[A picture of Zidane appears]
"I... I am...an... empty...vessel..."

"Zidane!"

"Who?"

"Wake up, Zidane!"

"Who...?"

"Come on, Zidane, wake up!"

[Screen fades back in; Eiko and Vivi are standing beside the chair that Zidane is sitting in]

Zidane
"Ow..."

Vivi
"Zidane!"

Zidane
"Vivi... Eiko..."

Eiko
"Thank goodness, you're alive! We thought you were dead!"

Zidane
"Oh... I..."

Vivi
"We were so worried! Why did you come here all by yourself?"

Zidane
"What... are you doing here?"

Vivi
"Huh? We came to save you, of course..."

Eiko
"And it wasn't easy! You went off all alone!"

[Zidane stands up, pushing his way past them, and walking away]

Zidane
"Leave me alone..."

Eiko
"Huh?"

Zidane
"This has nothing to do with you."

Vivi
"Oh, come on!"

[Zidane ignores him, stumbling forward]

Eiko
"There he goes, being the tough guy... Look, Zidane... It's not just about you."

[He continues to walk forward and ignore. Eiko and Vivi follow behind him]

Vivi
"Come on, Zidane.... Don't be like that. Let's-"

Zidane
"Shut up! Just shut up, you stupid brat!"

[Zidane gets to the end of the room. A gate lifts up, and Zidane exits; Eiko and Vivi try to follow, but the gate slams shut]

Vivi
"Zidane!?"

Eiko
"Zidane..."

[Next screen, Eiko and Vivi are behind the gate, Zidane is in the next room]

Zidane
"..."

Eiko
"Zidane, wait up!"

Vivi
"You need rest, Zidane!"

Zidane
"Will you little twits just shut up!"
[A monster roar is heard]
"There are some things kids can't understand."

[Battle: Zidane vs. Amdusias. Partway through the battle, Freya shows up. She says "Looks like you need some help." A bit later, Amarant shows up, and he says: "Can't you even take care of yourself?". The creature gets killed; the screen returns to that room, where Freya and Amarant are standing beside Zidane]

Freya
"How foolish of you to go alone."

Zidane
"..."

Amarant
"Damn hypocrite. Always talking about friendship, when you're nothing but a selfish loner."

Zidane
"I can take care of myself."

[He stumbles off screen]

Freya
"Come back, Zidane!"

Amarant
"..."

[On the next screen, Zidane is walking forward]

Zidane
"!"

[Steiner is thrown on screen]

Steiner
"Ngwah!"

[Quina is thrown on screen]

Quina
"Aiya!"

Steiner
[Jumps to his feet]
"I will not be defeated so easily!"

Quina
[Jumps to his/her feet]
"Now I mad! I cook you good!"

Zidane
"Steiner...Quina... What are you doing..."

Steiner
"Have at thee!"
[Runs off screen]

Quina
"Taste this!!!"
[Runs off screen]

[Battle: Steiner and Quina vs. Abadon. Zidane joints partway through. Zidane: "You guys..."; Steiner: "You're late, Zidane!". They defeat him; the screen returns to the 3 of them]

Steiner
"Hmph! What an unworthy opponent!"

Quina
"Zidane, you no can leave us!"
"I still want you to take me places have lots good food!"

Steiner
"And I have not yet concluded whether or not you are the right man for Her Highness, mind you!"

Zidane
"Just leave me alone. I don't want to trouble you anymore."

Steiner & Quina
"..."

[Zidane walks off screen, to a new one, where he leans on the door]

Zidane
"You're all a bunch of babysitting bastards!"
"But trust me, I know that I'm the worst bastard here."

[Battle: Zidane vs. Shell Dragon. He does an attack which brings Zidane's HP down to 1. Suddenly, someone cures him. Dagger joins the fight. Zidane: "Dagger!"; Dagger: "Is this how you want to solve the problem?". Together, they defeat the monster, and the screen returns to Dagger and Zidane]

Zidane
"Dagger..."

Dagger
"You try to do everything by yourself, don't you?"

Zidane
"Try to understand... I don't want to cause trouble to anyone."

Dagger
"Aren't we your friends?"

Zidane
"I want to think so! That's why I always..."
"Look, I'm not from Gaia. I was just a hairsbreath from becoming the destroyer of Alexandria!"
"I can't accept your friendship so easily!"

Dagger
"You've always protected us."
"But you still don't understand that we looked out for you, too!"
"We watched your back while you watched ours."
"And we believed in you the same way you believed in us!"
"Just like you protected us..."
"We want to protect you."

Zidane
"Dagger..."

[Quina walks on screen]

Quina
"You say it!"
"My master tell me somebody give you tasties, you give them tasties, too. Is good manners!"
"I still not cook you succulent frog yet, Zidane."

Zidane
"Quina..."

[Steiner walks on screen]

Steiner
"Chivalry requires a knight to look after his comrades-in-arms. I will not abandon you!"
"And I shall follow you to kingdom come if I must. You remember that!"

Zidane
"Steiner..."
"Ha... What am I gonna do with you guys?"

Steiner
"The feeling is mutual!"

Dagger
"Alright, let's go!"
"Wait... Where are the four others?"

Zidane
"You don't think... they've been trapped?"

Quina
"It possible..."

Steiner
"You should not have left them!"

Dagger
"That's right! I mean, really..."

Zidane
"Aww..."
"I'm sorry. Let's head back... Together, this time!"

[Zidane heads back]

Freya
"!?"

Vivi
"Zidane!"

Eiko
"Zidane! Why did you leave us!?"

Zidane
"I'm sorry... You were right... I need everyone's help."

Vivi
"Don't leave us again, okay?"

Zidane
"Never..."

Freya
"So, you've had a change of heart."

Amarant
"What a busy guy, coming and going all the time..."

Zidane
"Yeah, but not anymore. We have to stop Garland."

Eiko
"Oh yeah, that's right!"
"A moogle followed me all the way from Bran Bal!"

"Just tell me if you need to rest, kupo!"

Zidane
"Alright! Now we can work our way out of this depressing castle!"

Vivi
"'Cause we're all together now!"

[Zidane nods. You choose your team. Zidane makes his way throughout Pandemonium, up an elevator and through a maze of teleporters, eventually arriving at the entrance to Garland's room. A save point moogle warns you about the danger]

"Danger ahead, kupo! Do you still want to go on, kupo?"
[Choose between "Yes" or "No". Have to choose "Yes" eventually]

[Zidane enters the room. At the back of the room is Garland, standing on a platform]

Garland
"There's the observatory... You told me you'd become my angel of death..."
"But think for a moment... Isn't life death itself? It must kill other life-forms to survive..."
"Sometimes it even kills those with whom is shares blood..."
"To live is to give life meaning, yet one must take others' lives to survive..."
"A mature civilization becomes aware of this paradox..."
"Terra's souls will sleep until they forget such nonsense. They will begin a new life in a new dimension."
"It's a world in which life and death become one..."
"That is the dimension in which we are meant to live, as beings that transcend life and death!"
"Zidane... I'll ask you one more time. Who are you!?"

[The screen moves down to show Zidane and the 3 other characters of your team; in my case, Steiner, Amarant, and Freya]

Zidane
"You're a sad man, Garland..."
"We know more than you... We're not perfect, but we have friends who help us."
"That is reason enough for us to live!"

Steiner
"I may not know who I really am, but that is my question alone to answer!"

Freya
"We live not to forget out past, but to learn from it!"

Amarant
"Blind pursuit of power is a meaningless vice."

Garland
"...Then show me! Lecture me again when you are on the verge of death!"

[A Silver Dragon descends between Garland and your team of characters: Battle vs. the Silver Dragon. It gets defeated and destroyed. The screen returns to the group]

Zidane
"Garland, tell me... What is it that you want to accomplish?"

Garland
"The restoration of Terra! Isn't it obvious!?"

Zidane
"No! That's what the people of Terra want."
"Why aren't you asleep with the rest of them?"

Garland
"I was created to oversee Terra..."
"I exist to wait for a time when this world is without life or death..."
"I am the absolute controller of this planet!"

[Boss Battle: Garland vs. the 4 characters. At the end, he goes "Ugh!" and falls to the ground. He's defeated, but still alive. The screen changes back to the platform they're all on]

Garland
"You fight well..."

Zidane
"Give it up, Garland!"

[Red energy radiates from Garland's body]

Garland
"!?"

Zidane
"What the-"

[FMV. The Invincible is flying overhead]

[The screen changes to inside the Invincible; Kuja is standing there]

Kuja
"Hahahahaha!"
"This is too easy!"
"The Invincible is mine! Now, I have the power to control all souls!"
"Garland gave me everything without a fight."
"The old fool was too busy dealing with him."
"Now, only death awaits him."
"Poor Garland... Bitten by his own dog..."
"This is no accident."
"Fate has chosen me to become the new ruler of Terra!"
"Time for me to put on the finishing touches."

[Kuja walks out of the room. The screen changes to the platform; Kuja descends from above and lands between Garland and the group of heros]

Kuja
"I must say... I truly love you all."
"You not only broke the seal to Terra, but did me the favor of defeating Garland!"
"Zidane... You are truly an extraordinary Genome, deserving of my love!"

Zidane
"What are you doing here, Kuja!?"

Kuja
"That's not a very nice way to greet your brother."

Zidane
"Shut up! You're no brother of mine!"

[Kuja turns around and walks up to Garland]

Kuja
"Oh, such ferocity... Master Garland, he intends to fight Terra."

Garland
"Kuja... What are you scheming?"

Kuja
"Scheming? Me? Watch me as I defeat these enemies of Terra!"
[He turns to face the heros]
"Come on, now! You may sleep alongside the souls of Terra."
"For all eternity!"

[Boss Battle vs. Kuja. At the end, he says "Ugh!" followed by "Th-The time is now." Strands of electricity shoot all around his body, and his hair turns red, not to mention his clothes changing. "This...is the power of Trance!"; "Hmph..."; "I'll show you all my true power!" He casts Ultima, which hits everyone for huge damage. The battle is then ended]

[Screen resumes on the platform. The four heros are sprawled out on the floor, defeated; Garland is still on his hands and knees. Only Kuja, in his Trance Form, is standing]

Kuja
"Yes! This is the power I've longed for!!!"
"The mighty power of souls! They assault any threat that tries to destroy them!"

Zidane
"Wh-What do you mean...?"

Kuja
"It's Trance! You know how it works."
"But a normal Trance won't be enough to defeat you... You're all as resilient as oglops."
"Even tiny moogles possess the power of Trance... When I saw that in Gulug Volcano, I came up with a plan."
"It was easy. I just needed to borrow the power from wretched souls that can't die..."
"Where did I acquire it? It was the Invincible, or should I say, that large eyeball in the sky?"
"The ship sucked up the souls of Madain Sari, the Iifa Tree, Alexandria to feed upon them..."
"When it fought Bahamut at the Iifa Tree, the Invincible drew in a powerful spirit... Can you guess to whom it belonged?"

Dagger [who's off screen]
"!?"

Kuja
"Queen Brahne's soul! The soul of your mother!"
"The souls trapped inside the Invincible welcomed me with open arms."
"They were fed up with being your prisoners, Garland."
"So, Master Garland. You are no longer needed. And after you've worked so hard..."
"I shall rule Terra and Gaia with my unconditional love from now on..."

Garland
"What will you do with such...power?"

Kuja
"Master Garland... You, of all people, should accept defeat gracefully."
[He kicks Garland in the stomach]

Garland
"Gragh!"

Kuja
"How sad... Any last words?"

Garland
"Your power is...meaningless."

Kuja
"..."

[Kuja kicks Garland off the platform]

Garland
"GRAAAHHHHHH!!!"

Kuja
[Turns around to face Zidane & company]
"Now, it's your turn... Should I kill you quickly to show my appreciation for all you've done?"
"Or should I kill you slowly and painfully to show you my love..."
"Oh, I've got a great idea! How's this? I'll make you pillars for my castle!"
"You'll all decorate my castle as a symbol of my eternal kingdom... How do you like that?"

Zidane
"No... Never!"

"You could never build an eternal kingdom..."

Kuja
"That voice... Garland!?"
"Did you leave something behind?"

"Do you think a defect like you could last forever...?"

Kuja
"...What? What do you mean!?"

"I built you to last only until the worthy Genome, Zidane, grew."
"It was too dangerous to let you last any longer than that."

Kuja
"What are you saying...?"

"There's a limit on your life... You'll be dead soon..."
"Even as I die, you'll have died without ever leaving your mark on the world..."

Kuja
"..."
"H-Ha ha ha... What an interesting lie. You're telling me that my life will end soon?"
"Ha ha ha... Nice try, Garland, but I won't fall for your silly tricks... Garland?"
"..."
"Garland!? Answer me!"

"You were created to destroy. You are a mortal..."

Kuja
"A mortal...?"
"...I'm finished?"
"I don't believe you! Why would I believe such a silly story!"
"You're telling me that I'll die soon, now that I'm more powerful than anyone?"
"I'm gonna...die!?"
"Lose my soul...?"
"Ha... HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"What comedy! Zidane, isn't it hilarious!? I'll die just like the black mages I so despise!"
"I single-handedly brought chaos unto Gaia, but in the end, I'm nothing but a worthless doll!"

Vivi [who's off screen]
"Kuja..."
"...Kuja?"

Kuja
"...I won't let it happen."
"I won't... I won't let this world exist without me!"

[Kuja levitates into the air]

[FMV. Kuja rises into the air, yellow energy radiating all around him. He lifts his hand, and fires an ultima blast at a tree, destroying it. Another purplish blast is fired, destroying more. He continues to send out dozens of blasts, as Terra's trees fall amidst a sea of fire. We then see an overview of Terra, COMPLETELY on fire, as everything begins to fall apart]

[The screen returns to Zidane running into a new screen]

Zidane
"Kuja... I can't believe him...!"

[Eiko runs on screen]

Eiko
"Zidane! We gotta get out of here before this tower collapses!"

Zidane
"But how...? We need to carry the injured out, too."

Eiko
"Let's steal Kuja's ship, the Invincible! It's at the bottom of the tower."

Zidane
"Oh yeah... But..."
"Alright, you guys head for the ship!"

Eiko
"!?"

Zidane
"I'm gonna rescue the Genomes! They're victims. I can't just abandon them!"

[Dagger runs on screen]

Dagger
"I'm coming with you!"

Zidane
"Dagger!?"

Dagger
"I don't want you to leave us again..."
"So, I'll keep watch over you!"

Zidane
"...Okay. We should be able to go back through the warp gate on the other tower!"
"Dagger and I will head back to Bran Bal. You guys come get us on the Invincible!"

[Zidane runs along a path, eventually coming to a massive teleporter]

Dagger
"Looks like a teleporter leading to the upper levels..."
"It might take us back to Bran Bal."

[Two eyeballs beside the teleporter open up]

Zidane
"Ahhh!"

Dagger
"What's wrong?"

Zidane
"B-Behind you..."

[She turns around and sees the eyes]

Dagger
"They're just eyes. It's okay. Let's go."

Zidane
"Just eyes...?"
"How very bold of you..."

[Zidane joins Dagger on the teleporter]

Zidane
"U-Um... Dagger?"

Dagger
"Yes?"

Zidane
"Um... About what happened earlier..."

Dagger
"What is it, Zidane?"

Zidane
"Oh, geez... I feel like I'm being watched."

Dagger
"Just say it! We need to hurry."

Zidane
"Um... You came to my rescue, right?"
"And... Uh..."
"What you said to me... It made me really happy..."

Dagger
"Zidane..."

Zidane
"How can I say this...? Um..."

[They suddenly teleport away. The screen goes black]

"Thanks..."

[The screen fades back in on a section of Pandemonium. Eiko runs on screen, followed by the others]

Eiko
"Hurry! Hurty! This dinky old tower is gonna collapse any minute!"

[They all run off screen. Amarant walks. Quina walks even slower, and then stops]

Quina
"...I no find good food on Terra."
"Maybe I eat eyeball over there..."

[Freya runs back on screen]

Freya
"Quina, hurry up, or you'll be left behind!"

Quina
"I happy we leave. No good food anywhere..."

[Quina runs off screen. The screen changes to the portal that connect Pandemonium to Bran Bal; Zidane and Dagger teleport on screen]

Zidane
"I think we're still okay."

Dagger
"Let's evacuate the Genomes!"

[They head for, and enter, Bran Bal]

Dagger
"Zidane, let's split up!"

Zidane
"Yeah! I'll go this way! We'll meet up when the Invincible arrives!"

[Screen fades to black. Resumes inside the Invincible; Eiko and company, minus Quina, run in]

Eiko
"My gosh... This ship is enormous!"

Steiner
"Judging from our current position, I believe the bridge is that way!"

Freya
"Hold it! Where is Quina!?"

Eiko
"Aaargh! Is s/he late again!?"

[A teleporter springs to life, as Quina is teleported up, and runs to the group]

Quina
"Ho ho ho! I arrive!"
"I warp inside from bottom of ship!"

Vivi
"Why were you underneath the ship in the first place...?"

Freya
"Save it for later! We must get the ship moving!"

[Everyone runs to the bridge. The screen changes to the Underground Laboratory; the only person there is the girl from before. Zidane runs down the stairs]

Zidane
"What are you still doing here!? We need to evacuate."

Girl
"What's the point? They're only empty vessels..."

Zidane
"Stop talking like that! Do you really believe what you just said!?"

Girl
"...Unlike the rest of them, Garland gave me a soul, that I might replace you and Kuja."
"But Garland is dead. Terra will soon be destroyed. What's the point?"

Zidane
"I asked myself the same question..."

Girl
"Did you find an answer?"

Zidane
"No... But maybe the point is to just try."
"It's gonna be hard... but I've got my friends. It isn't so bad."

Girl
"..."

Zidane
"Hey, what's your name?"

Girl
"Huh?"

Zidane
"Garland gave you a name, didn't he?"

Girl
"My name is...Mikoto."

Zidane
"Mikoto, huh? That's a nice name... A lot of people are gonna call you that from now on."
"You have to find the answer yourself. It'll be hard, but you can do it."
"Let's go to the new world, Mikoto! There, you can find your answer..."

[Screen fades to black; resumes on the outskirts of Bran Bal; the Invincible is there, ready to go. Freya is waiting on it; Dagger runs on screen]

Freya
"Dagger! Where is Zidane!?"

Dagger
"He'll be here any minute! He's looking for the last Genome..."

Zidane
"Sorry to keep you guys waiting!"

[Zidane runs on screen with Mikoto]

Dagger
"Zidane!"

Zidane
"Sorry I'm late. But now we got everyone."

Freya
"Everyone on board, now! We must leave immediately!"

[FMV. The Invincible rises into the air, as Terra bursts into flames beneath it. The Invincible goes high into the sky, soaring up, into the portal in the sky. A bright flash of light bursts out of the ocean in Gaia; it's the Invincible; Shimmering Island is no more]

[Screen returns to inside the Invincible]

Zidane
"We made it..."

Freya
"Yes, we managed to escape from Terra, but..."

Zidane
"What's wrong, Freya?"

Freya
"Well, I was talking to Amarant about it earlier..."

Amarant
"You don't think this is the end, do you?"

Zidane
"...Are you talking about Kuja?"

Amarant
"Do you really think he perished with Terra?"

Freya
"Even with his power, it's hard to believe that he'd have escaped unscathed..."

Amarant
"What do you think, Zidane? What will Kuja do next?"

Zidane
"...He'll probably try to destroy Gaia..."

Freya
"But how?"

Zidane
"There was one thing Garland said..."
"Something about a tree that serves as a gateway of souls between Gaia and Terra..."

Amarant
"That must be..."

Zidane
"Yeah... It's the Iifa Tree."

Steiner
"Everyone!"
[Steiner runs on screen]
"You must come look! Come with me!"

Zidane
"What's up, Steiner? Can't you just tell us?"

Steiner
"It would be faster to come see it on the bridge!"

[Everyone runs to the bridge. What they see is white clouds under them...or so they think...]

Freya
"What's up? They're just clouds."

Dagger
"It's not a normal cloud..."

Zidane
"What...? Let's lower our altitude and see."

Steiner
"Don't you see? Our altitude is not very high. And this is all we can see!"

Zidane
"Then what could it be..."

Vivi
"It's Mist..."
"It's what black mages are made out of, and what used to cover the Mist Continent..."

Dagger
"The Mist...has covered all of Gaia..."

Zidane
"Why...? How?"
"Kuja... What are you planning now!?"

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