Note: I chose Freya, Steiner and Dagger, and so various bits of this script depend on that choice.
BlacknessHuhaha... I knew you'd come. Everything is going according to plan...
Cell
Regent Cid: Zidane! <Ribbit>, wake up!
Zidane: U-Ungh...
Zidane: Cid... Where the heck are we?
Regent Cid: Good question <ribbit>! I wish I knew!
Zidane: After I fell into the quicksand, everything went dark...
Zidane: That's all I can remember.
Regent Cid: Me, too <ribbit>! When I woke up, <ribbit> I was in this room.
Zidane: Oh yeah! Where is everyone?
Regent Cid: I don't know <ribbit>. I hope they're alright.
So you're finally awake...
Zidane: That voice... it's Kuja!
I'm so happy to see you again.
Zidane: You rat bastard! Where're my friends?
My, my... Aren't we feisty today?
No need to worry about them. They're in rooms not unlike yours.
Oh, yes... By the way, I should probably enlighten you as to your current situation.
The iris floor opens up, revealing molten nasty death below.
(Zidane): Yikes!
I'm sure that even your feeble mind can grasp what would happen if you were to take that plunge.
Ahahahahahahaha!
Zidane: Kuja! You're dead!!!
Oh, dear. Was it something I said?
Either way, now that you're aware of your predicament, I'd like you to do a tiny little favor for me.
I'll let your friends live if you say yes.
Zidane: Dammit...
* I have no choice
* Never!
Zidane: Never!
You still don't get it, do you?
Do you still refuse?
The floor opens up even more.
(Zidane): Yikes!
(Zidane): ......
Zidane: Dammit, I don't have a choice!
Very good. You've chosen wisely. First, step outside.
Outside
Zidane: Hey, Cid. I need you to look after the others.
Regent Cid: Fine <ribbit>! I won't let you down!
Regent Cid: And you <ribbit>! You come back safe!
Zidane: Yeah, I will.
(Zidane): See ya.
* Regent Cid: Leave this to me!
* Mages
Zidane: Not these guys again...
(Mages): ......
Stand between the two black mages.
He does so, and they teleport him.
Kuja's
Kuja: Welcome to my humble abode.
Zidane: Just cut to the chase and tell me what the hell you want!
Kuja: My, we're upset, aren't we? Well, this is your errand...
Kuja: I want you to go somewhere and bring something back for me.
Zidane: So, tell me what it is already, you demon!
Kuja: I'd watch my mouth if I were you.
Kuja: Surely, you haven't forgotten that I hold your friends' lives in my hands.
(Zidane): Grr!
Kuja: I am going to send you to a place called Oeilvert.
Zidane: Where's that?
Kuja: Oeilvert is south of the Seaways Canyon on the Forgotten Continent.
Kuja: It really isn't my kind of place.
Zidane: What do you mean by that?
Kuja: You see, there's an anti-magic barrier around the place.
Kuja: And I want to send you because you're too stupid to use magic.
Kuja: Once there, I want you to retreive the Gulug Stone for me.
Kuja: What do you say? Isn't it a simple task?
Kuja: I'll even send you on my luxury cruise ship, so you won't have to worry about transportation.
Kuja: Perhaps it's too much for you. I'd better send you with three of your friends just to be safe.
Kuja: Besides, nobody likes to fight against himself.
(Zidane): ???
Kuja: Heheh, nevermind. Speak their names when you've chosen your partners.
Zidane: I want ___, ____, and ___.
Kuja: Fine. I shall summon them.
We see each cell as Kuja announces their names.
___...
___...
and ___.
Step through the door.
Outside
Proceed to the center of the platform.
They go.
(Mages): ......
Kuja's
They teleport in.
(Zidane): !!!
Kuja: Spare me the emotional reuinion scene, please.
Kuja: Now, go stand with your friends.
He does.
Zidane: You'd better keep your promise, Kuja!
Kuja: Of course. You needn't worry one bit.
They teleport out.
Kuja: Khehehe... What a bunch of idiots.
Dock
They teleport in.
* Dockside
Zidane: Whoa!
Zidane: That must be the Hilda Garde 1!
* In-battle, sometimes when using Dagger
Command failed! Dagger can't concentrate!
* Black Mage No. 12: I was told not to go any farther.
World Map
The Hilda Garde 1 takes off and flies.
Onboard
Zidane (to mage): Hey, can we really trust Kuja?
(Mage): ......
Zidane (to other mage): Hey, can we really trust Kuja?
(Other Mage): ......
Zidane: Hey! Say something!
(Other Mage): ......
The clowns make their entrance.
Zorn: They will not answer to you.
Thorn: Respond to our orders only, they do.
Zidane: Why, y-you backstabbing bozos!
Zorn: Those are slanderous words!
Thorn: Worse lies, I have never heard.
Zorn: You needn't concern yourself with such things.
Thorn: Or an end to your friends' lives, we shall bring.
(Zidane): Dammit!
Zorn: The black mages were originally designed just to oppress.
Thorn: But a strong sense of self, the Black Waltzes came to possess.
Thorn: Always obey us, these mages do, because a strong ego, they have not.
Zorn: These mass-produced ones are to break once we're through with their lot.
Thron: Other purpose than war they have not!
Zorn: They have grown attached to life, yet they'll soon disappear!
Thorn: Hilarious! Nothing but toys are they here!
Zidane: I don't think you guys are any different.
Thorn: What!?
Zorn: Rubbish!
Zidane: You say these black mages have no souls, but you guys are pawns, just like them!
Zidane: Am I right, or what?
Zorn: You won't be talking so big once we're done with you!
Thorn: Regret those words, you will!
Zidane: Well, let's just take it easy until we arrive.
Zidane (to other mage): Drive safe, alright?
He leaves.
World Map
The Hilda Garde 1 reaches the Forgotten Continent, and lands.
* Try to board
Zorn: Where are you going? You need to go south!
Thorn: Finish the misson. Then can you board. Anything you need, I sell.
Oeilvert
* Mimoza Mognet
Mimoza: It's so unusual to have visitors here! Please deliver my mail for me! Kupo!
Mimoza: I want you to deliver a letter to Mooel!
Entrance
Zidane: This must be the entrance.
(Zidane): Mph!
(Zidane): Open up!
Zidane: No way I can open a door this big!
It opens.
(All): !!!
(Zidane): ......
Zidane: I dunno what's going on, but I guess we gotta go inside.
Zidane: It's an honor to be here, hehe.
Hall
- Remedy: Lower chest.
- Rising Sun: Upper chest.
Star Display
- Gaia Gear: Chest.
* Centre
Zidane: What's this weird ceiling thing?
Zidane: This strange pattern on the floor... It's gotta have another purpose than just lighting.
* Stiltzkin: How about a three-piece combo of Hi-Potion, Emerald, and Elixir for 888 Gil?
* Purchase
Stiltzkin: Thanks to you, kid, now I can continue my journey!
* Cancel
* Stiltzkin: There's something fishy about Mognet getting fouled-up. What the heck is Artemicion thinking?
* Mooel Mognet
Mooel: Thanks for delivering the letter from Mimoza! Artemicion hasn't been delivering mail lately. Let's read it, kupo! (title: Very Mad! Kupo!)
From Mimoza to Mooel
I haven't received any mail lately, kupo. What's going on?
Hey, Mooel, would you go to Mognet Central and complain for me?
I'm so mad about it! Kupo!
Mooel: Mimoza is scary when she gets mad... I'm not sure where Mognet Central is, though.
Planetarium
- Diamond Sword: Lowest chest.
- Shield Armor: Middle chest.
- Elixir: Upper chest.
* Door
Zidane tries it.
Zidane: Looks like the door is sealed.
Zidane: No way I can open it.
Grand Hall Display
* Sphere
Zidane: What a strange-looking ball...
He taps it.
Zidane: Nothing...
Ship Display
- Feather Boots: Chest.
- Power Vest: Lower chest.
* Thingies
Zidane: Looks like some kind of contraption, but it doesn't respond at all.
Zidane: Maybe there's a switch somewhere...
Planetarium
* Blue ball
It turns red.
* Glowy thing
A planet appears.
Zidane: Is this...a planet?
Steiner: Was that writing that just appeared?
Zidane: ...Mother... Terra...?
(Rest): !!!
Zidane: Aww...I can't make it out...
Freya: Zidane, can you really read it?
Zidane: It's not that I can read it... It's more like the words are talking to me.
Zidane: I don't even know why...
Ship Display
* Wrong one
Zidane: Nope... Nada.
Zidane: Maybe there's a proper order to it all.
* Top left
Zidane: Aha, it worked!
Zidane: Ancient...ship...
Zidane: Oldest...in history...
Zidane: I knew you just had to do it in the right order!
* Top right
Zidane: The ship...for war...
Zidane: Shipbuilding...technology...primitive...
* Bottom right
Zidane: Battleship...Invincible...prototype...
Zidane: Prototype...failure...
* Bottom left
Zidane: The first...battleship...Invincible...
Zidane: Improved version...currently...in use...
Grand Hall Display
* Sphere
Zidane: Huh? It's gone.
A hologram appears.
(Zidane): Whoa!
Zidane: Beginning...of the city...
(Zidane): ...?
Zidane: Huh? Now it's gone again.
He taps it, and a new hologram appears.
(Zidane): Whoa!
Zidane: At first...the city...flourished...
More holograms.
Zidane: Soon...began to decline...
A hologram of a planet in peril.
Zidane: At its peak...cities...all over...Terra...
Zidane: Then...the decline...began...
They fade.
Zidane: So what the heck is all this?
Face room
Zidane: What is this place?
Steiner: Wh-What a disturbing room!
A face glows.
%(triangle)(square)(infinity)*+x...
Freya: Friend or foe!?
Zidane: Wait! It's saying something...
Visitors... Climb atop the stone...
(Dagger): ......
Zidane: Huh. I guess it's speaking directly into our minds.
Zidane: Well, let's go!
They stand on the platform, and it rises.
Visitors, listen well...
This is the record of our civilization...
Another face.
The seeds' decline was not our fault...
All vegetation and...vessels..died out...
The decay of our Terra... triggered it all...
In order to stop the decay, many methods were considered...
Another face.
Ultimately, the best minds of Terra's civilization gathered...
Then, a final resuscitation was attempted on the mother continent...
Unfortunately, it ended in failure...
It was later discovered to have been the catalyst... Subjects were selected...
Another face.
After four tremendous sacrifices, eternal prosperity seemed within reach...
Flora and fauna were revived, but...is still in stasis.
Final results...are still pending...
Another face.
In order that our glorious history not die with us, we were constructed...
It descends.
Steiner: Zidane, what could this possibly be!?
Zidane: I wanna know, too.. but our friends are in danger!
Zidane: So let's save them first!
Star room
(Zidane): ?
Zidane: Hmm... It looks different than before.
A hologram appears inside.
Zidane: It looks like that other planet.
Another planet appears alongside it.
Zidane: Wh-What's this? Another planet?
The planets, each with a moon, merge into one with two.
Zidane: What the heck could this mean?
Stairwell
* Platform
FMV: The platform spirals down.
Tombstone
* Tombstone
It drops and splits open.
(Zidane): !!!
Zidane: So this is what Kuja was harping about.
Zidane: Time to head back.
He tries to grab the small stone, but bounces off.
(Zidane): Whoa!
(Zidane): ...?
Shakey shakey.
Zidane: Something's coming!
Boss Battle: Ark
* Tombstone
Zidane grabs the stone.
Zidane: We gotta get back to the others!
<Gulug Stone>
Eiko's cell
Eiko: Why am I trapped in here!?
Eiko: Hey! Someone lemme out!
Eiko: This is no way to treat a lady!
(Eiko): Aww...
Eiko: I hope Zidane and the others are alright...
Eiko: I'm sure they'll come back for me.
So, how do you like the special suites I reserved for each of you?
By the way, Zidane is out running an errand for me in return for your safety.
But I hate keeping promises...
And I so love deceit.
So, I thought I would give you a special death to remember me by.
My palace is home to a magnificent hourglass.
As its sands fall, the floors of your rooms slowly open.
Well? Isn't it a fabulous idea?
Your lives will be spared if the hourglass is reset. If Zidane comes back in time, that is.
Oops, just ten more minutes. Better start praying.
Farewell... My sweet, lovable morons.
Ahahahahahahaha!
Eiko: What!? Somebody help me!
Outside
Farewell... My sweet, lovable morons.
Ahahahahahahaha!
Regent Cid: That bastard Kuja!
Regent Cid: That does it <ribbit>! If I don't save them, no one will!
He hops off.
Teleport area
Black Mage No. 69: Say...
Black Mage No. 69: I reset the hourglass and locked it just because I was ordered to.
Black Mage No. 69: What we're doing is wrong, isn't it?
Black Mage No. 12: Wait. Isn't that better than to stop functioning?
(Black Mage No. 69): ......
Black Mage No. 12: C-Come on, let's go back.
Black Mage No. 69: Turning off that trap again? I still don't understand how you do it.
Black Mage No. 12: You basically have to turn them all on. You're just thinking too hard.
Black Mage No. 12: Let's go.
They go.
* Follow
Regent Cid: I don't have time to be following them! <Ribbit>!
Key room
A 6 minute time limit begins.
Regent Cid: That must be the key they were talking about <ribbit>!
Get the key!
Press the [O] button to go forward.
* Get spotted
The creature roars, and Cid runs off.
Regent Cid: I guess I should stand still when that creature looks this way <ribbit>!
* Get close
<Hourglass Key>
Cid hops over to the scales.
Regent Cid: I see a scale and some weights <ribbit>!
* Examine the scales
Regent Cid: These are huge scales <ribbit>. I could probably put 3 weights on a dish.
Regent Cid: I've got to climb onto the scales in order to reach the hourglass <ribbit>!
* Examine the weights
He picks them up in turn.
Regent Cid: This weight is made of wood.
Regent Cid: This weight is made of clay.
Regent Cid: This weight is made of stone.
Regent Cid: This weight is made of iron.
* Put weights on the scales
Regent Cid: Hmm... Which should I use <ribbit>?
* (Examined)
* Wood, clay, and stone/Wood, clay, and iron/Wood, stone, and iron/Clay, stone, and iron
* (Otherwise)
* A, B, and C/A, B, and D/A, C, and D/B, C, and D
He piles them onto the left dish.
Regent Cid: Now what <ribbit>?
* Remove weight
Regent Cid: I'd better rearrange them <ribbit>.
* Redo/Keep
* Climb onto the scales
* Climb onto the scales
He does so, and jumps toward the hourglass.
* (Empty scales)
Regent Cid: I've gotta put something on the left side, too <ribbit>!
* (Too light)
Regent Cid: I'm still heavier than the other side.
* (B, C, D or clay, stone, iron)
He makes it.
Shelf
Regent Cid: Just have to turn this upside-down <ribbit>!
He puts the key in.
(Regent Cid): <Ribbit!>
It turns.
Regent Cid: Now, everyone should be alright <ribbit>!
Outside
The doors open.
Eiko: I thought I was a goner!
Eiko: Thank goodness we made it!
(Regent Cid): Aha! You all made it <ribbit>!
(Eiko): !?
Eiko: Huh? You saved us?
Regent Cid: And it wasn't easy, mind you... But we've no time to celebrate <ribbit>!
Regent Cid: I heard from two black mages <ribbit> that there's some kind of trap up ahead.
Regent Cid: They said you basically just have to turn them all on, whatever that means <ribbit>. Let's hurry!
Eiko: That's right! We can't just rely on Zidane!
Eiko: We have to work together until Zidane gets back!
Eiko: We can do it if we stick together!
