FFIX - Script - 2.3 - Alexandria
Brahne
"It's time..."
"Without her summoning powers, Garnet is helpless."
"With this Dark Matter, I now hold the power to summon an eidolon."
"Now, I'll find out if Kuja's claims are true."
"Odin, come to me!!!"
[FMV. Brahne holds, and marvels at, the Dark Matter, a swirling ball of black energy, in her hands. It shines brightly, and creates a dark portal in the air, high above Cleyra. Out comes Odin, on his horse, Sleipner, as it gallops along through the air. He sees Cleyra, and he throwns his spear down. The tree village is completely demolished in a tremendous explosion. Odin then dissapears, and Brahne has a shocked, then delighted, look on her face]
[The three balls of energy appear on the deck of Brahne's airship, each one going into a barrel. Out jump Zidane, Vivi, and Freya]
Zidane
"Geez... Did you see that!?"
Vivi
"Cleyra...Puck...Quina...They're all gone..."
Zidane
"Dammit!"
"Oh yeah! What happened to Beatrix!?"
"I'll bet she's on this ship!"
[Zidane runs up a set of stairs at the end of the screen, and waves to Vivi and Freya]
Vivi
"Freya... I think Zidane's calling for us."
Freya
"Please... Leave me alone..."
[Zidane returns]
Zidane
"We have to get behind the stairs! Someone's coming!"
[They all run behind the stairs. Beatrix opens a door and walks foward a bit, saluting an Alexandrian soldier]
Alexandrian Soldier
"Welcome back, General."
Beatrix
"How is Her Majesty?"
Alexandrian Soldier
"She has eagerly awaited your return."
"I am certain she will shower you with praise for our victory."
"Your supremacy is without question now. Steiner and his Knights of Pluto are nothing compared to you!"
Beatrix
"That is enough!"
Alexandrian Soldier
"Forgive me, General."
Beatrix
"Tell Her Majesty that I will report to her shortly."
[The Alexandrian Soldier salutes and walks off the screen]
Beatrix
"That was ridiculous..."
"My troops alone would've been more than enough to take Cleyra."
"Why does the queen insist on using black mages and eidolons?"
"I didn't train all these years so I could take a backseat to anyone..."
Alexandrian Soldier
"This way! Hurry up!"
"You three, get on the telepod and go to Alexandria immediately."
[Three black mages walk down the stairs, enter the barrel-like telepods, and turn into the balls of light, flying away]
Beatrix
"...There's no difference between them and me. We're all just blindly following orders. My heart and my will mean nothing..."
"Maybe Steiner was right..."
[She walks off screen, to where the Queen is]
Zidane
"Did you hear that?"
"Looks like Brahne's onboard this ship."
[Zidane and company head up to where Beatrix headed. They run up to a door, and Zidane tries peeking in]
Freya
"Can you see anything?"
Zidane
"......"
"It's too dark. I can't see anything."
"Beatrix!"
Freya, Vivi and Zidane
"That's her!"
[Screen changes to Brahne and Beatrix]
Brahne
"Did you get the item!?"
Beatrix
"Is this it, Your Majesty?"
Brahne
"Yes! This is it!"
"Hahaha! With this, I can finally..."
"...No. I need one more!"
"I must get the last jewel!"
Beatrix
"Not even a word of gratitude..."
Brahne
"Beatrix! Go find the last jewel!"
Beatrix
"...Yes, Your Majesty."
"By the way, how is the princess doing?"
Brahne
"Garnet..."
"We have drawn all the eidolons from her. She is no longer of any use to me."
Beatrix
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Brahne
"Garnet has committed a crime. I shall have her executed for stealing the jewel."
Beatrix
"What?"
Brahne
"Don't make me repeat myself!"
"When we get back to Alexandria, I'll have Garnet beheaded!"
"Now, go! Find the last jewel!"
Beatrix
"Your Majesty..."
Brahne
"Hahahahaha!"
[Screen changes back to Zidane and company]
Zidane
"Dagger!!!"
Freya
"Calm down! Fighting them now would be senseless. They still have Garnet in custody."
Zidane
"So what are you saying!? We should just stand here!?"
"We've gotta get to Alexandria before Brahne! That's the only way!"
"The only question is how..."
Vivi
"Zidane, follow me!"
Freya
"Vivi! Where are you going!?"
[Zidane and Freya follow Vivi down to the telepods]
Vivi
"Remember how that soldier was talking about using these pods to go to Alexandria?"
Zidane
"Oh yeah..."
[Choose between "Alright, let's try using the pods" or "Let me think it over". You need to pick the first choice, sooner or later]
"Alright, let's try it."
[They each jump in, one at a time]
Zidane
"Well, here goes nothing!"
"Dagger! I'm coming!"
[They turn into balls of light. Scene changes to Steiner and Marcus, still trapped in the birdcage]
Steiner
"The time has come to escape!"
Marcus
"How?"
Steiner
"...I don't know! But we must do something!"
Marcus
"Wait, I have an idea."
[Steiner and Marcus shift the cage back and forth, eventually crashing it against a wall, so, they're back on solid ground]
Steiner
"Princess! I'm coming!"
[Steiner and Marcus make their way to a ladder, climbing up it, and running to another room]
Steiner
"Princess!"
Marcus
"I'm outta here. I'm goin' to Evil Forest to save my bro."
[Marcus runs off]
Steiner
"You heartless cur!"
"Huh? What is that!?"
[The three balls of light descend and land beside Steiner; they change into Zidane, Vivi, and Freya]
Steiner
"You!!! Wh-What are you doing here!?"
Zidane
"Steiner! Is this Alexandria!?"
Steiner
"What!? I have no time for your silly questions!"
"I must escape this wretched dungeon of Alexandria and rescue the princess!"
Zidane
"Enough said! Let's go!"
[They run offscreen]
Steiner
"Why is everyone leaving me behind!?"
[They return]
Zidane
"Hurry up, Rusty! Dagger's life is in danger!"
Steiner
"What are you talking about!? Enough with your nonsense!!!"
Vivi
"It's true."
"We were just on the Red Rose, and we overheard Brahne talking."
"She said that once she returns to Alexandria, she is going to have Dagger executed."
Steiner
"...Is this really true?"
Zidane
"Yeah!!! We've got 30 minutes before Brahne arrives! Let's go!"
[They run to the next screen]
Zidane
"Marcus!?"
Marcus
"Watch out. I'm closin' this gate."
[Marcus closes the gate, leaving two Alexandrian soldier who were chasing them stuck behind]
Zidane
"What are you doing here?"
Marcus
"It's a long story. I'm gonna go to Evil Forest now and help Blank."
Zidane
"Good luck! We're gonna go find Dagger!"
[Marcus walks off the screen. The group of four has to beat the clock and find Dagger in 30 minutes. The eventually make their way through the castle, and find her in the room where the eidolons were extracted from her, Zorn and Thorn are present]
Zidane
"!!!?"
[Zorn and Thorn run to Zidane]
Zorn
"What are you doing here!?"
Thorn
"So meddlesome, you are! Mercy no more!"
[Boss Battle vs. Zorn and Thorn, while the countdown continues]
Zorn
"Damn you! We will get you for this!"
Thorn
"Matters not to us. Finished with Garnet, we are."
Zorn & Thorn
"You are too late!"
[They run out. Dagger is lying down on the stone table where they performed the extraction. Zidane runs to her; the countdown stops]
Zidane
"Dagger, it's me!"
"Dagger!!!"
"......"
Vivi
"Oh, no..."
Steiner
"P-PRINCESS!!!"
"NOOOOO!!!"
"Princess, please forgive me!!!"
"I don't deserve to be a knight!"
"I don't even deserve to live!"
Freya
"Her heart's still beating."
Zidane
"Yeah, I know..."
"Let's get out of here."
"Dagger, you're gonna be alright."
- Friendship
[Evil Forest: Marcus is running through it, thinking]
(Phew... I'm bushed from all that running..)
(I can't stop. Hold on, Bro. I'm coming.)
[He falls down]
(!!!)
(Come on. Get up.)
[Zidane, with Dagger in his arms, makes his way back to her room]
Freya
"I don't think anyone followed us."
Steiner
"My queen..."
"Why have you done this...!?"
"I have devoted my whole life to serving you and the princess...!"
"Why did you harm the princess!!!? Why!!!?"
Zidane
"Steiner..."
Vivi
"Zidane."
"Do you think she'll ever wake up?"
Zidane
"Of course. She's asleep because she's tired. That's all."
"I wanna let Dagger rest a little. Do you guys mind?"
"Thanks."
[He lays Dagger down on a couch]
"If only I had gotten here sooner..."
"I'm sorry..."
Steiner
"What happened to you?"
"You are not your usual self."
"Go on... Blame my incompetence! Tell me it is my fault!"
Zidane
"No!"
"I can't..."
"I...I don't know what I feel right now..."
"I can't even shed a tear..."
Steiner
"......"
[Zorn and Thorn walk into the room]
Zorn & Thorn
"There they are!"
"There is no escape!"
[Beatrix walks into the room]
Beatrix
"Welcome back, Steiner."
"Where have you been all this time?"
"Don't tell me you have been enjoying the company of these scoundrels."
Zidane
"What the hell!? The only scoundrels around here are you and your fat queen!"
Beatrix
"Fools like you will never learn."
[Boss Battle vs. Beatrix. Like the previous two before, she ends it. "I'll kill all enemies of Alexandria!", followed by Climhazzard, reducing their HP to 1. "Never step into this land again."]
Beatrix
"Your pathetic powers are useless against me."
Zidane
"...Hey, wait a minute..."
"You're the general of this kingdom."
"As the general of Alexandria, what is your sworn duty!?"
"Isn't it to protect Dagger - your Princess Garnet?"
"I'm sure you know who's sitting over there."
Beatrix
"It can't be..."
"Princess..."
"...So, it was true."
"The queen really did mean to kill her..."
Steiner
"WHAT!?"
"No! The queen would never do such a thing!"
Beatrix
"Steiner, it is time for you to accept the truth."
"...My heart is set."
"All this time, I have been mistaken..."
Zidane
"I hate to say this, but the lady's right, Rusty. You'd better learn to accept it."
Beatrix
"...Citizens of Burmecia, please forgive me."
Freya
"It's too late to seek forgiveness."
"...But you can still save Dagger."
Zidane
"Freya..."
Freya
"I tell you this because I acknowledge your powers."
"Help your princess."
Beatrix
"I don't know if I can..."
"...but I will give it a try."
"I hope this will work."
[She casts a spell on Dagger, it does nothing]
Thorn
"Irrevocable is the spell we have cast!"
[She casts the spell again, does nothing once more]
Zorn
"It is useless!"
[She casts the spell a third time. Dagger awakens]
Dagger
"...Oh..."
Beatrix
"Princess, are you alright?"
Dagger
"...Ohh, my head... What happened...?"
Zidane
"Dagger!"
Vivi
"Yay!"
Steiner
"Princess!"
Dagger
"You're all here."
"What is all this ruckus!?"
[Brahne walks into the room; Zorn and Thorn run to her side]
Zorn
"The princess has awakened, Your Majesty!"
Thorn
"Kidnapping the princess, they are, Your Majesty!"
Brahne
"......"
"Have you extracted all the eidolons from her?"
Zorn & Thorn
"We have, Your Majesty!"
Brahne
"Then, what are you waiting for? Take Garnet and throw her in prison!"
Zorn & Thorn
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Beatrix
"I won't allow that."
Brahne
"Oh? Are you defying me as well?"
Beatrix
"Your Majesty, it is my duty to protect the princess."
"I beg you, reconsider. Please do not harm the princess anymore."
"All of you, leave here at once!"
Freya
"I'm staying! Zidane, go. Now!"
Brahne
"You two are joining forces? How amusing..."
"Get rid of them."
Dagger
"Mother!"
[Brahne ignores her and walks out of the room]
Zidane
"Freya! Be careful!"
Freya
"Don't worry."
Zidane
"Come on. Let's go!"
Steiner
"Wait!"
[Zidane, Vivi, Dagger and Steiner run down the way they came from. Zorn and Thorn step aside, as a big dog-like beast jumps in]
Zorn & Thorn
"Bandersnatch, bite their heads off!"
[Battle vs. Bandersnatch, who gets killed. Zidane and company run down the set of stairs, and eventually, a door opens and black mages walk out]
Zidane
"Black mages!"
"Dammit!"
[They all shout "KILL!". Battle of your team vs. The 3 Black Mages. Afterwards, they make their way down a bit farther, before Zidane stops]
Zidane
"Where's Steiner?"
[Steiner walks onto the screen]
"Hey! Hurry up!"
Steiner
"What am I doing here...?"
Zidane
"What's the matter?"
Steiner
"Beatrix served the queen all these years, and now she is turning against her..."
"Freya lost her comrades, yet she insists on protecting the princess..."
"The queen will never forgive them. She will kill them both..."
"Zidane, I have a request."
Zidane
"What? Why are you goin' formal all of a sudden?"
Steiner
"I want you to escort the princess out of Alexandria and take her to Doctor Tot."
"I'm sure Doctor Tot can come up with a plan to help us and our kingdom."
Zidane
"Piece of cake. I'm an escape artist."
Vivi
"Don't worry, Steiner. We'll get her there."
Steiner
"Zidane, Master Vivi, I'm counting on you."
"Princess, I bid you farewell!"
[Steiner runs off-screen]
Dagger
"Steiner..."
"Everybody is fighting for me..."
Zidane
"That's right."
"They're all fighting for you... and for Alexandria..."
"They're moving forward, giving everything they've got!"
"So we have to move on, just like they are."
"We can't stop now!"
"Come on!"
Dagger
"But..."
[A bandersnatch jumps down]
Zidane
"Damn! We've got company!"
[Battle vs. Bandersnatch]
Zidane
"Alright, let's go."
[Screen changes to Freya and Beatrix, who are avoiding two bandersnatches]
Beatrix
"!!!"
Freya
"What do you think!?"
Beatrix
"It's not going to be easy..."
[Battle vs. the two of them]
Freya
"They're tougher than I expected..."
[Steiner comes running up to them, shouting "Beatrix!" and "Freya!"]
Beatrix
"We're not out of danger yet."
"Steiner! What are you doing here!?"
Steiner
"I am Captain Adelbert Steiner of Alexandria."
"Grant me the honor of assisting you brave knights!"
Freya
"Enough with your babble! Fight!"
[Battle: the 3 of them vs. two bandersnatches]
[Screen changes back to Zidane, who heads down to the screen where Garnet, Steiner, and Marcus were first captured between the two gates. A gate pops up]
Zidane
"What the hell!?"
[He tries to go back, but the other gate pops up, trapping him]
Zorn
"They fell for it again!"
Thorn
"Really stupid, they are!"
Zidane
"You bastards!"
Thorn
"Bastards, we may be, but clever are we."
Zorn
"Hee-hee-heee."
[Marcus enters the screen on Thorn's side, punching him]
Marcus
"Hey, what's up!?"
[Blank enters the screen on Zorn's side, punching him as well]
Blank
"Zidane, are you alright!?"
Zidane
"Blank!"
[Screen changes to show Evil Forest. Marcus and Blank are running through it]
Marcus
"Bro, over here!"
Blank
"Hold up. My body still feels kinda stiff."
Marcus
"We've gotta hurry! Zidane and Dagger are in trouble!"
Blank
"Who's Dagger? Zidane's new girl?"
Marcus
"What? You don't know?"
Blank
"Know what? What are you talking about?"
Marcus
"Just keep running!"
Blank
"Sheez..."
[Screen returns to the present-time]
Blank
"We came here straight from Evil Forest."
Zidane
"Man, I love you guys!"
[Marcus lowers the gate]
Marcus
"Zidane, you can ride the gargant downstairs."
Dagger
"Blank..."
"Marcus..."
Blank
"Get out of here! We'll take care of this!"
"There's more bad guys coming!"
Zidane
"I owe you guys big-time!"
"Let's get outta here!"
[Zidane, Dagger, and Vivi run out to the Gargant stop]
Zidane
"So, this is Gargan Roo..."
"Dagger? Are you alright?"
Dagger
"......"
Zidane
"Forget I asked. I'm sure you have a lot on your mind."
Vivi
"There's something coming!"
[The same Gargant, with seats like before, approaches and stops]
Zidane
"Is this a gargant!? It's huge!"
Vivi
"...We're riding this thing?"
Zidane
"Yeah. Let's get going. We have no time to waste."
[Vivi walks in]
"Dagger!"
Dagger
"I...I don't know what to do anymore..."
Zidane
"Oh, come on! Why do you think everyone stayed behind!?"
"Yeah, they're fighting for you, but also, they know, deep down inside, that they have to fight!"
"Beatrix, Freya, Marcus, Blank, even Steiner..."
"Sometimes, you can't think everything out. You have to listen to your heart."
[Dagger nods and walks in]
"Alright..."
[The gargant moves, and Zidane jumps in]
Vivi
"Where are we going?"
Zidane
"We're going to Treno. We'll stay there for the time being and try to figure out our next move."
Dagger
"......"
[The gargant stops]
Vivi
"Y-Yikes!"
Dagger
"That's-"
[Dagger jumps out. Zidane and Vivi follow. The three of them come face-to-face with a big gree snake]
Zidane
"Is this what the gargant is scared of?"
Dagger
"I think this one's different from the one I ran into! Be careful!"
[Boss Battle: Zidane, Dagger, and Vivi vs. Ralvuimago. After defeating it, everyone climbs back on]
Vivi
"Umph!"
Zidane
"It's moving again... But why is it going so slowly?"
"Hey, hurry up!"
Dagger
"Don't yell at it. The poor thing must be scared to death."
Vivi
"But it's..."
[The gargant speeds up]
Zidane
"See? It can go faster. Good job!"
Dagger
"!!!"
"No, Zidane! Look!
[Ralvuimago is behind the gargant, chasing after it. The gargant goes faster and faster]
Zidane
"Dammit, it's chasing us!"
Dagger
"We'll pass Treno if we don't stop soon!"
[They pass Treno]
Vivi
"I think we just passed Treno..."
Zidane
"Dammit! We can't jump off at this speed."
Dagger
"! Zidane, look!"
Zidane
"Huh? What the..."
"Shoot!!!"
[FMV showing what's happening out of the eyes of the gargant: moving through the tunnel at an incredible speed, coming toward a bright light, while lines of dialogue appear on the screen]
"The tunnel!"
"Ahhh!"
"We're gonna fall!"
"Hang on tight!"
"An exit!?"
[A big crashing noise is heard, as the screen goes white]
"M-Mother..."
[Screen changes to Queen Brahne's throne]
Zorn
"Your Majesty!"
[Zorn and Thorn try to get to her, but a soldier gets in the way]
Thorn
"In my way, you are. Step back, underling!"
Zorn
"Let us through!"
Alexandrian Soldier
"I have strict orders from the queen not to let either of you through."
"I shall make any inquiries on your behalf."
[They look at each other, then try to get to the throne by the other way, but are blocked again by a different soldier]
Alexandrian Soldier
"State you business."
Zorn
"The queen's guests have arrived."
Thorn
"Let them come in, shall we?"
Alexandrian Soldier
"I shall inquire. Stay here."
[The Alexandrian Soldier walks up and speaks to the queen]
Alexandrian Soldier
"Your Majesty..."
"...Yes, Your Majesty."
[The soldier returns to Zorn and Thorn]
"Let the guests through. You two are dismissed."
Zorn
"What does that mean?"
Alexandrian Soldier
"Queen Brahne is quite upset with you two for letting the princess escape with the pendant."
"You should go now."
Thorn
"Whatever to do are we!?"
Zorn
"We cannot live without the queen's backing!"
Zorn
"We must first tell the guests to come in!"
[Zorn and Thorn run out]
Queen Brahne
"Phew..."
"What a view."
[Two people: one, a woman dressed in a skirt/robe outfit with a large axe tied to her back; the other, a tall man with red hair and large fists, enter the room. The woman is stopped from approaching the queen by a soldier]
Boisterous Woman
"Who are you?"
"Out of my way! The queen summoned me."
Alexandrian Soldier
"Restrain yourself before the queen."
Boisterous Woman
"Do you understand who you're talking to?"
"I'm Lani, the best and the most beautiful bounty hunter in the world!"
[Lani is allowed to pass. The red-haired man had passed on the other side already]
Lani
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty."
"I hear things aren't going too well."
Queen Brahne
"Have you no manners? This is what I get for hiring a lowlife."
Lani
"I'm sure you didn't hire me for my manners, Your Majesty."
Queen Brahne
"Hmph."
"You have two objectives."
"The first is to retrieve the pendant, a national treasure, from Princess Garnet."
"The other is to assassinate the black mage travelling with them."
Red-headed Man
"...What is that?"
Queen Brahne
"A soulless golem. A defect is running free."
Lani
"I don't know what happened between you and the princess, but what should I do if I meet with resistance?"
Queen Brahne
"Hmph."
"Just get the pendant back from that wretched girl!"
Lani
"Wonderful. My axe is pleased to hear that. It won't take long."
"Good day, Your Majesty."
[Lani exits by the doorway]
Red-headed Man
"Is it true that a boy with a tail is traveling with the princess?"
Queen Brahne
"Yes, that accursed monkey! I shall give you an extra reward if you take care of him."
Red-headed Man
"...I was right."
"I'll take care of your request after I finish him."
[The red-headed man jumps down. An Alexandrian Soldier runs up to the Queen]
Alexandrian Soldier
"Reporting! The Alexandrian fleet has returned to home waters! Please prepare to depart on the Red Rose."
Queen Brahne
"Ah, finally! We leave immediately!"
"Bwahahahaha!"