FFX - Script - Highbridge
[The scene changes to the airship bridge]
Brother
"Frana du huf?"
("Where to now?")
[Cid turns around, away from Brother, and looks at the group, standing there silently on the bridge]
Cid
"Aren't we the happy lookin' bunch."
Brother
"Frana? Frana?"
("Where? Where?")
Rikku
""Where, where?" That all you can say?"
"Why don't you think of something!?"
[Scene changes to Tidus and Auron]
Auron
"Well?"
"Any good ideas?"
Tidus
"Come on, help us!"
Auron
"What do we know..."
"Sin is Jecht."
"Thus, you have a link... a bond with Sin."
"That may be our key."
Tidus
"So what do we do?"
[He turns away from the group]
Auron
"We think, and we wait."
[He walks away]
Tidus
"Two things I'm bad at."
[Auron stops walking, faces Yuna, and walks out of the room. The rest of the group looks at her. She walks up to Cid, and bows to him. She turns away. All is silent for a long time. She then walks away; we see Cid has a sad look on his face. Yuna turns and walks out of the room along with Kimahri. Tidus crosses the multiple screens of the airship and finds Yuna and Kimahri at the other end. He goes to speak with her]
Yuna
"I'm no good at all."
Tidus
"What are you talking about?"
Yuna
"All this time, I've been thinking about how to defeat Sin."
"But I..."
"Beyond the teachings of Yevon, I...I know nothing."
"I'm sorry."
Kimahri
"Yuna, no apologies."
Yuna
"Huh?"
Kimahri
"Apology is running."
"Yuna never run away."
Yuna
"Thank you, Kimahri."
Tidus
"So, uh, Kimahri... You got any good ideas?"
Kimahri
"Yevon's teachings."
Yuna
"The teachings won't help us fight Sin."
Kimahri
"No answer in the teachings, answers lie outside."
"Must know both sides to find answer."
Yuna
"Both sides..."
Kimahri
"Mika knows much. Find him, make him talk."
Tidus
"That's it! Kimahri! You rock!"
[Tidus runs back to the bridge. When he gets there...]
Wakka
"Hey, guys! I just had a great idea!"
Rikku
"It was my idea. Let me tell them!"
Wakka
"It's like this, ya?"
Rikku
"I just thought!"
Lulu
"The Hymn is the key."
[Wakka goes "Aaaah"]
Tidus
"The Hymn?"
Lulu
"Sir Jecht likes the Hymn of the Fayth, correct?"
Tidus
"Yeah."
Rikku
"That's why he was listening to it in Macalania!"
Lulu
"Sin...violence incarnate, listening peacefully."
Wakka
"I know it's your old man, and I don't mean no disrespect, but..."
Tidus
"No, it's fine."
"I've gotten used to it."
Lulu
"Let me say it."
"If we attack Sin head-on, we've little chance of winning."
"However, if he hears the Hymn of the Fayth, he will become docile."
Wakka
"Yeah, and that's when we make our move!"
"Might be against the rules and all, but who's keeping track, ya?"
"Ya?"
Rikku
"Yeah! It could really work!"
Tidus
"Yeah... Yeah, it's worth a try!"
[The group heads to the Highbridge in Bevelle, where they fought Seymour. They reach where they had fought him; two guards with rifles are there]
"Infidel!"
Wakka
"Man, don't these guys ever give up?"
"You'll regret showing your face here! We'll strike you down in the name of Yevon!"
Tidus
"Blah, blah, blah. Yeah, so? Guys?"
Rikku
"If they want a fight, let's give 'em one!"
"Prepare to charge!"
Shelinda
"Stop!"
[They hold down their rifles. Shelinda runs on-screen. They turn and face her]
"Captain?"
Shelinda
"Lady Yuna is not to be harmed!"
"She's no traitor! That is an evil rumor spread by the Al Bhed!"
Rikku
"What?"
Shelinda
"Maester Mika himself told me."
"Then...what are we to do?"
Rikku
"Stand down!"
Shelinda
"As she says!"
[The soldiers walk away]
Rikku
"What was that about evil Al Bhed?"
Shelinda
"I... Truly, I do not understand it myself."
"All Yevon seems to be in a state of confusion."
"Why, yesterday they called me out of the blue and made me captain of the guard!"
[Auron smirks]
Auron
"Short on believers?"
Shelinda
"Yes, the chaos in the temples is worse than I'd imagined."
"It's horrible!"
"And all the priests do is blame each other."
"I worry what will become of Yevon."
"But no!"
"I must be the rock that stands against the swirling tides, right?"
"Lady Yuna, I must tell you, your courage has been a great inspiration to me."
Tidus
"Yeah, that's great, but we came here to see Maester Mika. Is he here?"
Shelinda
"Yes. I shall arrange an audience."
[She walks away]
"Please wait in the courtroom."
Rikku
"Hey, hey, wait! What was all that about the Al Bhed lying and stuff?"
Auron
"Simple."
"Yuna has become Mika's only hope."
Rikku
"Oh... Okay."
Lulu
"Just what does he think he can get away with?"
Tidus
"Time to teach him some manners!"
Yuna
"Yes, let's."
[The screen goes black; fades in on Maester Mika, standing in the courtroom, with everyone behind him]
Mika
"Why are you here? You must go and defeat Sin, quickly!"
"You have obtained the Final Aeon from Yunalesca, have you not?"
Tidus
"Well, we did meet her."
Yuna
"We fought and defeated her."
Mika
"What!"
Auron
"Summoners and guardians will be sacrificed for the Final Summoning no more!"
Mika
"You have profaned and subverted a thousand-year-old tradition?"
"Fools! Infants! Do you realize what you've done?"
"You've taken away the only means of calming Sin!"
Tidus
"Hey, maybe that's not the only way! We think we've got another."
Mika
"Why..."
"Preposterous! There is no other way!"
Auron
"The grand maester, running away?"
Mika
"Spira has lost its only hope. Destruction is inevitable."
"Yu Yevon's spiral of death will consume us all."
"I have no desire to watch Spira die."
Yuna
"It won't die!"
Tidus
"Who is this Yu Yevon guy?"
Lulu
"Lady Yunalesca also mentioned him."
Rikku
"Wait, gramps! Who's Yu Yevon?"
Mika
"He who crafts the souls of the dead into unholy armor."
"An armor called Sin."
"Clad in it, Yu Yevon is invincible."
"And the only thing that could have pierced that armor, you have destroyed!"
"Nothing can stop it now."
[Mika vanishes with several pyreflies]
Wakka
"Disappear on us, will ya? Rotten son of a shoopuf!"
[Shelinda appears on-screen]
Shelinda
"Where...where is the grand maester?"
Yuna
"He, um..."
Auron
"He's not here yet. How long must we wait?"
Shelinda
"That's odd... I'll go look for His Grace."
[Shelinda leaves. Tidus turns and sees the Fayth is floating there; Yuna can see it as well]
Tidus
"It's you."
"Come, to my room."
Yuna
"Okay."
[It vanishes]
Wakka
"Who you talking to?"
Tidus
"Oh. Uh, no one."
Yuna
"I must go see the fayth."
[Auron smirks]
Auron
"I see."
[Scene change: Bevelle's Chamber of the Fayth. The Fayth is floating. Tidus and Yuna are there]
Fayth
"Hello."
Yuna
"I must thank you for the aeon."
Tidus
"So, what's up?"
Fayth
"So, have you found a way to truly defeat Sin?"
Tidus
"Well..."
[Pick between "I think so." or "Not yet". If you pick "Not yet", it's an infinite loop, so you gotta pick "I think so." eventually]
Fayth
"Well?"
[Pick between "The Hymn of the Fayth!", "Defeat Yu Yevon!" or "No idea...". Let's pick the second one]
Tidus
"We fight Yu Yevon."
Fayth
"Yes..."
"If you defeat Yu Yevon, it will end."
"Tell me, what do you know about Yu Yevon?"
Tidus
"He's what makes Sin come back!"
Yuna
"Sin is his armor. It protects him."
Fayth
"Yu Yevon was once a summoner, long ago."
"He was peerless."
"Yet now he lives for one purpose: only to summon."
"He is neither good, nor evil. He is awake, yet he dreams."
"But...maybe not forever."
Tidus
"Yeah, that's right. Because we're ending it."
Fayth
"Yes."
"Even if you defeat Sin with the Final Summoning, Yu Yevon will live."
"Yu Yevon will join with the Final Aeon."
"He will transform it into a new Sin."
Yuna
"Yu Yevon merges with the aeon..."
Fayth
"Then, protected by this new Sin he has created, Yu Yevon continues the summoning."
Tidus
"For eternity...huh?"
Fayth
"but you know, there is no such thing as eternity if you end it, is there?"
Tidus
"Uh-huh."
Fayth
"Yu Yevon lives inside Sin."
"Yuna, listen."
"When you fight Yu Yevon, we will help you."
"Promise me you'll summon us."
"I'm afraid your swords and magic won't be enough."
"Please, call us."
"Promise?"
Yuna
"Yes."
Fayth
"but, you know..."
[He looks at Tidus]
"When it is all over..."
"we will wake, and our dream will end."
"Our dream will vanish."
Tidus
"Yeah."
"You've been dreaming a long time, haven't you?"
Fayth
"I'm sorry."
Tidus
"I'm grateful."
[The fayth vanishes. Yuna faces Tidus]
Yuna
"About what?"
Tidus
"Oh, nothing."
"Hey, don't make that face!"
"Come on! We're going to beat Sin! Let's see some cheer, okay?"
Yuna
"You're hiding something."
Tidus
"I'm not!"
[He walks away]
Yuna
"Really?"
[He stops, makes a hand motion, and walks out of the room]
"You're a bad liar, you know?"
[Scene returns to the Highbridge]
Shelinda
"I'm afraid the grand maester is nowhere to be found!"
Tidus
"S'okay, we were just leaving."
Shelinda
"Oh...I see."
Rikku
"Hey!"
"Maybe you could help us with the hymn."
Tidus
"Hey, good idea!"
Rikku
"It's like, we need you to tell as many people as you can."
Shelinda
"What should I tell them?"
Rikku
"A ship in the sky will sing the Hymn of the Fayth."
"When they hear it, we need everyone to sing along!"
Wakka
"Everyone in Spira!"
Shelinda
"I'm not sure I understand."
Rikku
"You don't have to! Just tell everyone!"
Shelinda
"A ship in the sky will sing the Hymn of the Fayth?"
"So when they hear it, everyone should sing along, correct?"
Tidus
"If they do, we might be able to defeat Sin!"
Shelinda
"Truly?"
Yuna
"Yes!"
Shelinda
"That's wonderful!"
"You can count on me! I shall tell all of Spira!"
[Scene returns to inside the airship. Tidus goes to speak to Wakka]
Wakka
"There's something I want to say before the fight."
"I guess I didn't know anything about the Al Bhed."
"Didn't know anything. Didn't want to listen to anything."
"I was a big jerk."
"So, I... Well, uh..."
[He faces Cid]
"I'm sorry, ya? Please forgive me."
Cid
"Don't let it bother you."
"Hey, I'm guilty of hating those durn Yevonites, myself!"
"There's a lot of folk in this world--some of 'em good, some of 'em bad."
"That's all there is to it."
[Tidus speaks to Cid]
Cid
"The final showdown with Sin! I say let's get this show on the road!"
[You choose the destination of your airship. Pick "Sin" and... Cid bellows "Yee ha! Here we go!"]