Regent Cid: <Ribbit!> Kuja didn't touch you, did he?
Hilda: His soul was filled with hate, but he was always polite to me.
Hilda: He just talked an awful lot.
Regent Cid: What about? <Ribbit!>
Hilda: Well, he divulged his master plan to me. I didn't even have to ask.
Hilda: It was tiresome.
Hilda: But what he spoke of... It was truly a scene from a nightmare.
Regent Cid: What did he say?
Hilda: That he was not of this world. He said his aim was to use this world to acquire an even more destructive power...
Hilda: The taking of Hilda Garde 1 was a part of this process.
Regent Cid: We must tell Zidane about this! <Ribbit!> You have valuable information!
Hilda: Which lead me to believe that my abduction wasn't a part of his plan.
Hilda: He was a hopeless narcissist, but...
Hilda: But at least he wasn't a skirt-chaser, like you.
Regent Cid: ...Ugh! You just hit me where it hurts most.
Regent Cid: <Ribbit!> I'm sorry about that! That's why I risked my life to rescue you!
Hilda: Oh, really?
Hilda: Are you sure you weren't there to take back Hilda Garde 1?
Regent Cid: I'm not lying! <Ribbit!> I apologize!
Regent Cid: So please turn me back! <Ribbit!> I'm sick of being an oglop or a frog!
Regent Cid: I'll never cheat on you ever again! <Ribbit!> I promise!
Hilda: ...Can your words be trusted?
Regent Cid: I don't lie! <Ribbit!> I swaer on my father's name!
Hilda: Alright. I'll turn you back.
Hilda: But it's going to be much worse if you ever cheat on me again!
Regent Cid: I...I understand! Now turn me back!
Hilda: Maybe I'll turn you into a hedgehog pie.
Regent Cid: Erk... P-Please, no! <Ribbit!> Now turn me back!
Hilda: Alright, alright.
She does so with a kiss.
Regent Cid: Finally... Ribbit! I'm human again!
Regent Cid: Gwok! I can concentrate on building Hilda Garde 3!
(Regent Cid): ......
(Hilda): ......
Regent Cid: ...D-Darn it!
Regent Cid: I must stop that.
Hilda: Dear...
Regent Cid: I'm sorry about everything, Hilda.
They hold each other.
Black
Zidane...
Hmm...? Dagger?
Mr. Zidane...
Guest room
Zidane: Why are you calling me 'Mister' Zidane...?
Soldier: Mr. Zidane! Please get up!
He wakes up.
(Zidane): !
Zidane: Oh, it was just a dream...
Zidane: What's up?
Soldier: Lady Hilda is calling a meeting. Please go to the conference room.
Zidane: Okay. I just wish I could've dreamt a bit longer...
(Soldier): Huh?
Zidane: Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it.
Business central area
* Grandma Pickle: Now that the Mist is gone, why not go to the beach?
Grandma Pickle: Be sure to take some of my pickles with you!
Weapon shop
* Armour
Zidane: I thought it would still be here. I bet no one's gonna buy it.
Theater area
* Card Boy: Why are you so good at card games? I wanna get better, too!
Card Freak: You need to keep using rare cards to get better at the card game.
Card Boy: Please! Take me under your wing!
Card Freak: An apprentice, eh? Alright. Always trust your instincts! That's your first lesson!
* Card Boy: Hey, I'm his first apprentice! You're gonna have to wait your turn.
* Card Freak: Do you like card games, too?
Harbor
* Soldier: I love the ocean... Too bad there are no girls out...
Conference Hall
Zidane: Who's that guy?
Freya: ...It's Regent Cid.
Zidane: WHAAAT!?
Regent Cid: ...Still hasn't got any manners. Ribb--
(Regent Cid): ......
(Regent Cid): Ahem!
Regent Cid: Still haven't learned your manners!
Zidane: You can stop the frog-talk now.
Regent Cid: S-Silence! Ribbit!
Zidane: ...Oh well.
Regent Cid: Ugh... I didn't gather you all to talk about that.
Hilda: I called for this meeting to tell you about what I learned while in Kuja's captivity.
Regent Cid: It may provide a hint about where he may be. Listen carefully.
Steiner: ...I don't see the princess.
Steiner: I shall look for her.
He goes.
Regent Cid: I will begin constructing Hilda Garde 3. The Blue Narciss will be used for its construction.
Regent Cid: Now, Hilda will tell you the rest.
Regent Cid: Hilda?
He leaves.
Zidane: So? What did Kuja discuss with you?
Hilda: Some parts of the story may be hard to believe, but please hear me out.
Hilda: ...Kuja plans to use this world as a means of acquiring an even greater power.
Zidane: Greater power? What would he do with it?
Hilda: I don't know... He indicated that he wasn't of this world.
(All): !!!
Zidane: What?
Hilda: We call our world Gaia.
Hilda: But he called his birthplace Terra.
Freya: Terra, huh...?
ATE: Team
Outside hideoutHilda: This Terra seems to be connected with a place called the Shimmering Island.
Baku: How are the repairs comin'?
Cinna: They're going really slow.
Marcus: We can't rush 'em, or everything will probably fall apart again.
Zenero: We're not gettin' anywhere.
Benero: I've been up here forever. I wanna switch places with someone.
Baku: I guess the damage is a lot worse than we expected.
Steiner appears.
Baku: Huh...?
Steiner: She's not here, either...
Steiner: Where could she be...?
Baku: Yo!
Steiner: !!!? Oh, it's only you.
Steiner: Why are you all gathered here? Are you scheming another abduction or something?
Blank: Hey, watch your mouth.
Cinna: We were just discussing ways to restore this district.
Zenero: Yeah.
Marcus: Old timer, you've got us all wrong.
Benero: Yeah.
Baku: We're just tryin' to rebuild our home. That's all.
Baku: What are you doin' here? From the looks on your face, it seems like you got problems.
Baku: What's troublin' you? Maybe we can help.
Steiner: Err... Can I really trust you?
Baku: Yeah...
Steiner: ...The princess is missing.
Steiner: She is not in the castle, so I figured she would be in town.
Baku: Why don't you go back to the castle before you get lost?
Steiner: What!?
Baku: We'll find her. This is like our backyard.
Baku: Alright, you heard me! Get movin'!
They salute and disperse.
Steiner: You...have my gratitude.
Baku: Hey, no prob.
Zidane: I don't know where Kuja went, but maybe we can find him if we go there...
Hilda: ...Unfortunately, you can't get directly to Terra from the Shimmering Island.
Amarant: Of course you can't.
Amarant: Everyone would've discovered this 'other world' by now if it were that easy.
Zidane: So, what do we do?
Hilda: ...I'll tell you.
Hilda: The gateway that connects the two worlds is sealed, but Kuja said there is a place where the seal can be broken.
Zidane: Where's that?
Hilda: He said it's an old castle located in the northern area of the Forgotten Continent.
Hilda: An explorer left a record of his trip to this particular castle on the Forgotten Continent.
Hilda: If I remember correctly, he wrote that the cliffs were too steep to explore.
Hilda: Other than that, very little is known about the Forgotten Continent...
Hilda: Well, since this castle doesn't have a name, let's call it Ipsen's Castle.
Zidane: Ipsen's Castle, huh...?
Zidane: Yeah, we don't know anything about the world beyond our continent...
ATE: Recovery
Hangar
Regent Cid: How is the ship coming along?
Engineer Zebolt: Regent! You're human again!
Regent Cid: Yes. Now we can concentrate on rebuilding the ship.
Engineer: Judging by our experience with Hilda 2, we are almost finished with the engine.
Engineer: We're having problems with the construction of the hull, though.
Regent Cid: Yes... I'm thinking about using parts of the Blue Narciss for the body.
Engineer: How come?
Regent Cid: I realized that the Blue Narciss was a well-built ship when I rode in it.
Regent Cid: There are other reasons, but we must hurry.
Regent Cid: I already have a completed blueprint in my head. Do as I tell you and it will be completed in no time.
Regent Cid: Let's get ready!
Engineer Zebolt: Roger!
