FFIX - Script - 2.6 - Conde Petie & Mountain Path
Zidane
"So the Sanctuary is on the other side of that valley..."
Vivi
"But the exit leading there from the upper floor is guarded by a dwarf who won't let us through."
Quina
"Twin dwarfies block way out from shop on right side. No can get through."
Zidane
"Hmm... Well, let's just try and go as far as we can."
[Zidane and company head for the two dwarves blocking the way by the shop]
Zidane
"Say, I wanna get through here."
Richard Watchman
"Never! Only those who've received the ceremony kin pass!"
Zidane
"What the heck is that ceremony?"
Matthew Watchman
"Speak tae His Holiness!"
Zidane
"And where is 'His Holiness'?"
Richard Watchman
"Ah dinnae ken where he is!"
[Zidane goes in search for His Holiness, and finds him]
Zidane
"Hey, mister... Are you the holy guy?"
David Heavenguard
"Aye. Ah'm Father David."
Zidane
"What are you doing, hanging around this hallway?"
David Heavenguard
"Well...a priest has much tae worry aboot, ye see?"
Zidane
"Yeah...whatever. Look, we wanna get past this village."
David Heavenguard
"Hmph! Tradition states that only those who undergo the ceremony kin approach the Sanctuary."
Zidane
"So, what the heck is that ceremony about, anyway?"
[Dagger walks into the room]
David Heavenguard
"Well, after a man an' a woman are blessed in holy union, they leave oan holy pilgramage tae the Sanctuary."
Zidane
"So...basically it's a wedding... and a honeymoon, right?"
David Heavenguard
"Ah dinnae ken yir words, lad, but methinks ye understan'."
Dagger
"So we can go to the Sanctuary if we undergo that ceremony, right?"
Zidane
"Oh, hey, Dagger! So yeah, that's the deal."
"Whaddya think? We can go if we get hitched. But there's no way we'd actually-"
Dagger
"Let's do it."
Zidane
"What!?"
David Heavenguard
"Sae ye wantae be joined, eh? The ceremony's only fer dwarves, see..."
"...But we have sae few young folk nooadays. We're doon tae ninety-nine couples."
"Ah was worryin' aboot that very thin'..."
"But what's the hairm? Now we can have oor hundredth ceremony!"
Zidane
"..."
"Uhh... Dagger? Wh-What's going on?"
[Scene changes to a boat lifted above ground by wooden poles. Dagger and Zidane are standing in the boat. In front of them, in a watchtower of sorts, is David Heavenguard, as he performs the ceremony]
David Heavenguard
"Speerits o' the moontain, Speerits o' the wood..."
Zidane
(Uh... Now, how did I get into this?)
David Heavenguard
"Watch ower this man an' woman as they begin their journey..."
Zidane
(We gotta do this ceremony to get past this village...)
(And only a guy and girl can have the ceremony...)
[Flashesback to before the ceremony happened]
Zidane
"Now, hold on a sec, Dagger!"
"Don't you get it? This is marriage, m-a-r-r-i-a-g-e!"
Dagger
"No kidding... But we have to do it to go on, right?"
Zidane
"Yeah, but... But that's not reason enough!"
Dagger
"Oh, come on."
[Returns to present scene]
Zidane
(What is she thinking?)
(She's supposed to get angry and say no way!)
David Heavenguard
"...In sickness an' in health..."
Zidane
(Of course we're just trying to get past this village...)
David Heavenguard
"...Have the strength to cairry ye through the trials..."
Zidane
(Could it be that she... likes me?)
David Heavenguard
"...An' the wisdom tae follow the path..."
Zidane
(Gotta admit, I was pretty deep that night in the black mage village. Maybe that's when she fell for me? I'm such a stud!)
David Heavenguard
"May the blessin's o' heaven be upon this man an' woman!"
Zidane
"Dagger! Now we're man and wife!"
"Time for the kiss..."
[He tries to jump on her, but she walks away. He lands flat on his face]
Zidane
"Playing hard to get, eh?"
[Screen changes to the group of four character]
Shamis Gatekeeper
"Happy fit! Now ye need annoonce yer joinin' tae the twins at the other gate!"
Zidane
"What!? You mean there's more?"
Shamis Gatekeeper
"We have tae follow tradition, lad!"
Zidane
"Ah, well... Time for us newlyweds to make the rounds, Dagger."
Dagger
"Remember, we're only married while we're here."
Zidane
"Bliss is so fleeting."
Vivi
"Zidane... What are we supposed to do?"
Zidane
"Hey! You guys tryin' to ruin our honeymoon?"
Quina
"But you no can just leave us here!"
Zidane
"Don't worry. I'll figure something out."
"Hmmm, let's see..."
[Choose between "First, let's go see the twins" or "Why don't you guys get married, too?". Picking the second choice is alot better, and, well, funnier]
Zidane
"Why don't you guys get married, too?"
Vivi
"What!?"
Zidane
"Yeah, that's it! In the meantime, Dagger and I can go announce our marriage."
Vivi & Quina
"..."
- Nuptial Joy
[Vivi and Quina are on the boat, as the ceremony is performed just like last time]
Vivi
"..."
David Heavenguard
"...Have the strength to cairry ye through the trials..."
Quina
"..."
David Heavenguard
"...An' the wisdom tae follow the path..."
Vivi
"..."
David Heavenguard
"May the blessin's o' heaven be upon this man an' woman!"
Quina
"..."
[Turns to face Vivi]
"I...so happy..."
Vivi
"..."
"M-Me, too..."
[Quina approaches Vivi. In the distance, someone shouts]
"Thief!"
[Screen changes to show Dagger and Zidane approaching, then talking, to the dwarves]
Zidane
"Hi, guys! We're the newlyweds, Zidane and Dagger."
Richard Watchman
"Rally-ho! Happy fit! Off tae the Sanctuary then, are ye?"
Dagger
"That's right. Will you let us through now?"
Matthew Watchman
"Rally-ho! O' coorse! Safe journey tae both o' ye!"
[The dwarves leave]
Zidane
"Let us be off, my darling."
"Thief!"
Dagger
"Huh?"
[A little girl runs onto the screen]
"Mog, hurry!"
[She runs away, and the moogle follow her, followed by two dwarves]
"Kupo!"
"Stop, thief!"
"Stop, thief!"
Dagger
"Wh-What's going on?"
Zidane
"I dunno. Let's go take a look."
[Dagger and Zidane run to a new screen, and meet up with the two dwarves]
Richard Watchman
"They got away..."
Matthew Watchman
"Feuch! An' we cannae go any farther..."
Zidane
"Does anyone live out here?"
Richard Watchman
"O' course no! It's forbidden!"
Matthew Watchman
"Och! Yon two thieves are always snitchin' food!"
Zidane
"Oh yeah?"
Matthew Watchman
"Ah'll catch 'em next time!"
[Vivi and Quina walk onto the screen]
Dagger
"Oh, hi, guys..."
Zidane
"So, you've had your ceremony, right?"
Vivi
"Y-Yeah..."
Quina
"Thief have nerve to steal food right in front of me."
Zidane
"Okay, time to press on."
[Everyone heads to a new screen. The small girl/thief is hanging from a twig]
Zidane
"Hey..."
[The words "Mountain Path" appear on the screen. We see that her moogle is flying right in front of her]
"Kupopo!!!"
Little Girl
"Hurry, Mog! Before we get caught!"
"Kupo!"
Little Girl
"What's wrong, Mog?"
"K-Kupo!"
[The moogle flies away. The characters all approach the Little Girl]
Little Girl
"W-Wait!!! Don't leave me here!!!"
"Sigh... Stuck on a branch..."
"Betrayed by my own trusted moogle... Is this how I meet my end?"
"Mog... I'm gonna haunt you if I die here!"
"Oh, am I hallucinating? That person has no horn."
"He has a tail, though."
"Huh!?"
"AHHH!!! Help!!!"
"Don't eat me! I won't taste good!"
"It's true! I taste awful!!!"
Zidane
"You heard her, Quina."
Quina
"I see. Too bad."
"But moogle that ran away a very strange color."
"I go find and eat it."
Little Girl
"No, don't!"
[Quina jumps to another part of the path, resulting in a loud thud. The little girl falls, shouts "Ahhh!" and lands in Zidane's arms]
Zidane
"Gotcha...!"
Little Girl
"......"
"Th-Thanks..."
Dagger
"Are you okay?"
Little Girl
"Yeah..."
Dagger
"You're not hurt?"
Little Girl
"I told you I'm okay! I'm not a child, like that kid in blue!"
Vivi
"But... You don't look any older than me."
Little Girl
"Are you kidding!? And I do have a name, you know!"
[Name the character "Eiko"]
Eiko
"The name's Eiko! Shouldn't you introduce yourself before addressing a lady?"
Vivi
"You introduced yourself first..."
Eiko
"You got a problem!?"
Vivi
"......"
Dagger
"I'm Dagger, and this is Vivi."
Eiko
"Yeah? What about you?"
Zidane
"Me? I'm Zidane."
Eiko
"Zidane. Alright."
Zidane
"So, Miss Eiko, why did you steal from the village?"
Eiko
"I was hungry..."
Zidane
"Ha ha ha... You sound just like Quina."
"Hey, did s/he really go chasing after that moogle?"
Eiko
"Oh no... S/he's gonna eat Mog!"
Dagger
"I don't think Quina would eat a moogle."
"Do you live nearby, Eiko?"
Eiko
"Yeah, beyond this path, I'm sure Mog went home..."
Dagger
"Why don't we take her home?"
Zidane
"Yes, yes... Anything for my lovely wife."
Eiko
"You two are married!?"
Zidane
"Yup. We're newlyweds."
Dagger
"No, no. We're just friends."
Zidane
"Well, I guess that's better than nothing..."
Eiko
"I wanna be your friend, too!"
Zidane
"Alright, then, let's go to our new friend's house."
[The group journeys on a few screens, and eventually get to one where, in the far distance, a tremendously-huge tree, not unlike the one of Cleyra, looms in the background]
Zidane
"What's that...?"
[FMV focuses in on the true. Starting at its base and looking upward. Birds fly around it, as Mist circles it as well]
Zidane
"Is that the Sanctuary?"
[Zidane heads for the next screen. The ground rumbles twice]
Zidane
"What the...!?"
[It rumbles a third time. Boss Battle vs. Hilgigars. Naturally, they soundly defeat him]
Eiko
"That big monster just shows up from time to time."
"I usually just run away."
Zidane
"But you're a pretty good fighter, Eiko."
Eiko
"Tee-hee. Thanks."
Dagger
"Hey, how come you can summon eidolons, Eiko?"
Eiko
"I thought you could, too, Dagger."
Dagger
"Well..."
Zidane
"Not usually... Hey, have you always been able to do that?"
Eiko
"Of course. My grandpa and everyone else did it all the time."
Dagger
"What do you mean?"
[The group is at an intersection between a left and right path. Vivi is looking down the left path]
Eiko
"Hey, that's not the way to my house! That's the way to the Iifa Tree!"
[She runs to the right path]
"This way to my place!"
Vivi
"I was only looking at the mountains..."
Zidane
"The Iifa Tree? I thought it was called Sanctuary."
Eiko
"Huh?"
"Oh, that's what the dwarves call it. Everyone else calls it the Iifa Tree."
Dagger
"The Iifa Tree...?"
Eiko
"Let's go!"