Zidane: There's still a little Mist, but at least there's no more coming out. That must mean Kuja isn't here yet.
Amarant: What happened to the Mist?
Eiko: We beat the beast that breathes it. So much for the Mist Continent!
Amarant: No more Mist...?
Amarant: (They must possess incredible powers to accomplish such a feat.)
There is a roar. Dagger looks up.
Dagger: Zidane, there's a silver dragon!
Zidane: It's him! He flew from the ruins of Burmecia riding a silver dragon!
Zidane: It's Kuja alright! And he's riding that dragon!
Kuja's dragon
Kuja: Oh, how I've longed for this day.
Kuja: ...the day I might finally cast away this mask to reveal my true self.
Kuja: Now it no longer matters if the Iifa Tree is liberated! It means nothing to me!
Kuja: Mwahaha... The tree is so beautiful! Its beauty becomes the great mother tree that lives among the stars!
Kuja: Silver Dragon, let us watch the drama unfold from the trunk of Iifa. No one shall interrupt us there.
Entrance
Zidane: Who do I wanna take with me to fight Kuja...?
* Change party members/Go to menu/Keep current members
Roots
Zidane: We'll pass the trunk if we go any farther.
They look up.
Zidane: Kuja went down that trunk.
Eiko: Say, Zidane... How are we gonna get up there?
Zidane: Can't we climb there?
Eiko: Not me!
Vivi: M-Me neither.
Dagger: I don't think I can, either.
Zidane: We came all this way... Now what?
Amarant: What's the problem?
Amarant: You should just go by yourself!
Zidane: We gotta go face Kuja together.
Amarant: How did this wimp end up beating me?
He barges past the group.
(Vivi): Whoa!
(Dagger): Hey!
Zidane: Hey, Amarant! Watch where you're walking!
Amarant: 'He who hesitates Interruption
Eiko: You almost knocked me down!
Zidane: Well, I prefer 'My way or the highway.'
Amarant: Whatever. Like you actually have a plan.
Eiko: Oh yeah, smarty-pants!? Don't you forget you're the one that lost to Zidane.
Amarant: Shut up, brat.
Zidane: A plan...huh?
Zidane: That's right, Amarant! You owe me one, remember? It's payback time!
Amarant: Shoot.
Zidane: There's some gargant grass around here, so a gargant can't be far. I want you to catch one for me.
Zidane: Then we can all get on and ride it to the top.
Amarant: Why should I do all that when I could just take the kids up myself?
(Zidane): Huh...?
Amarant: (How'd I ever let this dimwit beat me?)
He picks up Eiko and Vivi, and leaps off.
(Eiko): H-Hey!
(Vivi): Whoa!
Zidane: he sure has spirit.
Zidane: Alright, Dagger... I'll just carry you piggyback.
He approaches.
Dagger: Huh? Hey! Zidane! Wait just a--
Kuja's vantage point
Kuja: The weak lose their freedom to the strong.
Kuja: Such is the way of the strong. And it is the providence of nature that only the strong survive.
Kuja: That is why I needed strength. I learned of powers that would daunt even him... over ten years ago.
Kuja: Such a long time... Now my forces are ready to strike! Ahh... The suspense is terrible!
The dragon roars.
Kuja: So they've come this far, have they?
Kuja: Perfect. I'll warm up on them until the elephant-lady shows up.
A bit away
Zidane: Thanks, Amarant!
Amarant: Now we're even. Show me what you guys can do.
Dagger: There's Kuja!
Zidane: Yeah. Get ready, guys!
* Organize party/Menu/Finished
Vivi: Kuja... Maker of black mages...
Eiko: Any enemy of Zidane is an enemy of mine!
(Zidane): Okay, let's go!
They go.
Kuja's vantage point
Dagger: You are Kuja, correct?
Dagger: My name is...
Dagger: ...Princess Garnet Til Alexandros. I wish to ask you something.
Dagger: Was it really you who persuaded my mother to start the war--
Kuja: The war that threw the entire Mist Continent into chaos?
Vivi: And you made everyone...the black mages into instruments of war!?
Kuja: Oh, dear... The princess has such a bloodthirsty little puppet.
Kuja: I don't have the power to do such a thing. I just gave them a little recipe.
Kuja: Begin with the broth of Mist, add fermented souls, and boil...
Kuja: Then, pour genuine black magic into a mixing bowl and heat to--
(Vivi): Stop it!
Kuja: I'm not done telling how to make soulless toys out of the dregs of souls!
Zidane: Dregs of souls? You mean Mist!?
Kuja: First, you don't want to listen, now you start asking questions?
Kuja: Oh, brother... But you're not ready yet!
Dagger: Why, you-- don't you feel anything!? Taking the lives of so many...
Kuja: Spare me the lecture. Lives come and go all the time. What's the big deal?
Kuja: Speaking of warmongers, why... what about that mother of yours, Princess?
Kuja: She said she won't feel alive until she has everything! It breaks my heart to see such greed!
Kuja: The war was my fault? No, no! Your mother wanted it! All I did was give her a little push!
Dagger: Liar! My mother was sweet and kind. You changed her!
The dragon roars.
Kuja: Mwahaha... So the curtain rises! Perfect, my canary. Let me show you the truth about your mother!
Kuja: First Act: The End of the Ugly Desire. It's showtime!
FMV: A fleet of ships approach.
Brahne's ship
Brahne: Bwahahaha! Kuja! So you finally decided to show your girly face here!
Brahne: You're all that stands between me and total domination!
Brahne: Gehehe! But I haven't forgotten all you've done for me! In return, I will show you the ultimate power!
Brahne: Attention, all hands! Order the black mages to focus all of their magical energies into a single spell!
Brahne: Lay suppressing fire upon Kuja until the casting is finished! Fire! Fire at will!!!
Another ship
Senior Officer: Orders from Her Majesty! Black mages, focus all your magical energy into a single spell!
The mages begin.
Kuja's viewpoint
Dagger: I...I can't believe it!
Kuja: Your mother isn't satisfied with just one continent! Her ugliness and stupidity are truly impressive.
Kuja: Ahh... everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.
Zidane: What're you talking about!?
Kuja: You're just the opening number. Time for the real show.
Zidane: We won't let you get away!
Kuja: The Mist may be created no more, but it still lurks in caves and forests, right?
(Zidane): Huh!?
Kuja: I can make monsters with magic! Come forth, spawn of the Mist!
Battle: 2xMistodon
Amarant: So, two of your enemies are dukin' it out? Why not just leave 'em, and finish off the winner.
Amarant: My money's on Kuja.
Kuja's dragon
Kuja: Hahaha! Foolish Brahne! Your prized cannons are useless against the spawn of the Mist!
Kuja: Mwahaha... But even a fool like you knows that there is only one path you can take, right?
Kuja: Stupid elephant-lady! Why do you hesitate?
Kuja: Very well... I'll make the first move.
Kuja: I'll give you a clean target. You can't miss!
Kuja: Silver Dragon, descend!
Kuja's viewpoint
Zidane: Amarant's right. Let's split before we get dragged in.
Dagger: No... I can't... I can't let anything happen to my mother.
(Zidane): Dagger?
Dagger: Zidane, I... I have to save her!
Zidane: Uhh, Dagger? She extracted eidolons from you and started a war!
Dagger: I still don't want her to die!
Zidane: But she didn't care one bit whether you lived or died!
Zidane: You don't have to call her mother anymore!
Dagger: She's my only mother!
Dagger: I don't care if you don't understand!
Dagger: Eiko, you said that there was an eidolon imprisoned near here, right?
(Eiko): Um, yeah.
Dagger: Please! Tell me where!
Eiko: It's a long way down. You see the place with lots of roots? That's it.
Dagger: There. I see it.
She runs.
Eiko: Dagger, don't go alone!
Battle: Mistodon
Amarant: Hehe... This is turning into quite a show.
Eiko: Anyone can get emotional at a time like this! Give her a break!
Eiko: Zidane, let's go. Dagger's in danger all by herself.
Zidane: Yeah... Let's go after her.
* Mocchi Mognet
Mocchi: There's a letter from Stiltzkin, but I don't understand what he's saying. (Title: Blessing or Curse?)
From Stiltzkin to Mocchi
The Mist is gone.
Is this a blessing?
Or a curse?
Mocchi: Kupo. I don't understand... Can't we all be happy now that the Mist is gone?
Roots
Battle: Mistodon
Eidolon area
Dagger: I sense the eidolon's power! Now... Now I can save my mother!
(Dagger): (Please help me...)
It glows and develops ethereal wings.
<Aquamarine>
(Dagger): ...No!
She steps back.
Dagger: I can't save my mother with this eidolon!
The gang approaches.
Eiko: Dagger! What's wrong? Can't you free it?
Dagger: No, I have it. I sense it's a great eidolon. But...but...
Eiko: I don't believe it! This is the legendary sea serpent Leviathan!
Vivi: Leviathan!?
Eiko: An eidolon who wipes out its enemies with a huge tidal wave! I'm sorry, Dagger!
Dagger: No, it's not your fault. But my mother's still in danger!
Smoking ruins of a ship
Cannoneer: Isn't Her Majesty ready yet!?
Cannoneer: All remaining ammunition was spent on that last wave of monsters! The next wave will chew us up unless we pull out now!
Senior Officer: That is not our decision! Get back to your post, soldier!
Brahne's ship
Alexandrian Soldier: Your Majesty, the black mages have completed their preparations.
Brahne: That insolent whelp! Now I can finish him off!
(Brahne): Come!
(Brahne): Draconic Seedling!
(Brahne): Bahamut, King of Dragons!
FMV: Bahamut bursts forth from the ocean and heads toward the Tree. Kuja smiles. Bahamut's attack engulfs most of the continent in flame as Kuja flies away. Aboard the dragon, he notices that he is bleeding.
Eidolon area
Amarant: I've heard the stories, but I never thought summoning could be so powerful.
Amarant: (If Zidane is after their power, I'd better watch out...)
Dagger: Wow... Now we can win! And Mother won't have to die!
Dagger: Eiko, don't you think... What's wrong?
Eiko: Mog... She's terrified!
Dagger: How come?
Dagger: Don't you know? That's the last eidolon, Bahamut, the Dragon King! He'll win for sure!
Kuja's dragon
Kuja: Blood...
Kuja: Hahahaha...
Kuja: Excellent, Bahamut!
Kuja: Power, mobility... You are truly the best! You even hurt me...a little.
Kuja: And you, Brahne... Your tragic role in this drama now comes to an end!
Kuja: I'm sure you'll enjoy the second act from your soul's hellish prison, since the stage will be your former home!
Kuja: The final act will take us away from Gaia, and I will kill my nemesis...with my own hand!
Kuja: Hahaha! Everything is going according to plan.
FMV: Kuja motions, and the large eye appears in the sky. Bahamut reels under its gaze, as do the black mages. As its light show fades, Bahamut appears in front of Brahne and destroys her ship and the entire fleet. With that done, Bahamut vanishes.
Black
I don't know why Bahamut attacked the one who summoned him.
But we found Queen Brahne on the beach, next to her escape pod.
Fade in to Vivi on the beach.
She could hardly move. And I thought she'd come to a stop any second.
I hate Kuja a lot. But I hate Brahne a lot, too... ...so much that I wanted this to happen to her.
I should be happy, but...
Once I saw Dagger start to cry, I didn't know how I should feel.
I kind of wanted to cry, too...
Pan to Dagger kneeling over Brahne.
Brahne: ...I...can hear...my daughter's voice.
Dagger: Yes, Mother! I'm here!
Dagger: Right here...
Brahne: I...I am empty now... Free...
Brahne: Free...of that...terrible...greed...
Dagger: Mother...
Brahne: I haven't...felt this way...since I saw that play...with you...and your father.
Brahne: I led...Alexandria...down...the path...of ruin...
Brahne: The people...will be...happier...with you...on the throne...
She dies. Dagger bows her head. Fade out.
We went back to Alexandria on Queen Brahne's escape pod.
We also brought...
Dagger's mother with us...
Garden
Tot: This way, Princess.
Dagger enters with the Knights.
Dagger: Steiner, Beatrix...
Dagger: How horrible that her life had to end this way.
Dagger: I still can't believe all that has happened...
Beatrix: Princess, it was my...
Steiner: No! It was my fault!
Dagger: Thank you, both of you...
Dagger: I must now carry the burden of ruling Alexandria alone.
Dagger: Will both of you please help me during this, my time of need?
(Steiner): Yes, Princess!
(Beatrix): Certainly!
Dagger: Thank you.
They approach Tot.
Tot: Princess, here is a wreath of roses, your mother's favorite.
He hands it to her.
Tot: The townspeople sent it as an offering for the queen's grave.
Tot: True, Queen Brahne had been acting quite erratic before her death...
Tot: ...but the people are still very fond of her, as you can see.
She places the wreath. The group salutes.
Dagger: Mother...
Dagger: I shall become a great queen!
She leaves.
FMV: Dagger walks solemnly through the gardens toward the castle. After looking at it for a while, she turns and faces the camera with conviction.
Do you want to save your game?
* Yes/No
And lo, Disc 2 is ejected and held delicately 'twixt thumb and forefinger while we try to open the CD case with one hand and without spilling its contents all over the floor.
