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Re-statement of Disclaimer: This is a transcription of the game's dialogue and a summary of its events. As it was transcribed by me, a fan, it's not perfect (but admittedly, not too shabby, I'd give it 98% accuracy). The characters, events, and everything within this transcription belong to Square-Enix. I am making no profit off of this, and am making it available to fans who've already played the game, and who author fanfiction to use as a REFERENCE. If you have not yet played this game, please go buy yourself a copy and play it. It's wonderful. And, just for good measure, as this is a transcription of the game and its events there are obviously SPOILERS. If you haven't played the game, DO NOT READ THIS. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
Also to note...I've included the thought bubbles that were added to this version of the game because I thought they were a wonderful addition to the storyline and added new depth to the characters, enough so, to be considered part of the script itself. I did not, however, include dialogue from villagers.
[Thought bubbles after Edward joins the party]
(After battle)
Cecil: With this, we can reach the antlion’s den. It won’t be much longer, Rosa!
Edward: I escorted Anna to Damcyan in this same hovercraft. Oh, Anna…
Rydia: Wow! It can fly over water!
[Thought bubbles upon first entering the Antlion’s den]
Cecil: The sand pearl is nearly ours. Wait for us, Rosa.
Edward: Antlions nest this time of year. It should be easy to find a pearl.
Rydia: I hope Rosa is all right.
Edward: This is where the antlion lays her eggs.
Rydia: Eek!
Edward: There’s nothing to fear. Antlions are quite docile. They won’t harm humans. Here, let me take one of her pearls. Aaagh!
Cecil: Rydia, with me!
(After battle)
Edward: It makes no sense. Why would an antlion try to harm us?
Cecil: Monster populations are swelling, and beasts once harmless now turn hostile. Something is afoot.
Rydia: Cecil, we have to get back to Rosa!
Cecil: Right. Let’s go!
[Thought bubbles after defeating the Antlion]
Cecil: Rosa…please still be alive!
Edward: Were I as strong as Cecil, I might have saved my beloved Anna.
Rydia: Hurry, Cecil! Rosa needs you!
(Back in Kaipo)
Cecil: Rosa! *uses the sand pearl on Rosa*
Rosa: uhhn….Cecil! You’re safe! Oh, thank goodness!
Cecil: What were you thinking, Rosa?
Rosa: They told me you’d died in the earthquake at Mist. But…I knew it couldn’t be true.
Cecil: Forgive me, I didn’t mean to make you worry. But Rosa, what’s this talk of a man named Golbez?
Rosa: The king called upon him to lead the Red Wings in your stead. His Majesty has been acting even more peculiarly since Golbez came to Baron. He’s not himself. I can’t be sure, but I have a feeling Golbez is the one manipulating the king—to gain the Crystals for himself. The Water Crystal you took from Mysidia…The Fire Crystal of Damcyan…Fabul’s Wind Crystal, and the Earth Crystal of Troia.
Edward: The Fire Crystal is already taken.
Cecil: This is Edward, Damcyan’s prince. It’s thanks to him we were able to save you. And this is Rydia of Mist.
Rydia: Do you feel better now?
Rosa: I do. Thank you, Rydia…and you, Edward. If Damcyan has fallen, he’ll be swift to move against Fabul. W need to…*cough cough*
Cecil: You need to rest. We’ll go to Fabul and warn them.
Edward: But how? There is only one road that leads there. It lies through Mount Hobs, and the way is blocked by a wall of impenetrable ice.
Rosa: Rydia, you can cast Fire, can’t you?
Rydia: No…I can’t.
Rosa: But you’re a Summoner. Surely you’ve learned the spell? It’s the most elementary of all-- *cough cough*
Cecil: Rosa! You’re in no condition to be going with us.
Rosa: I’ll be fine. I won’t be a burden. I am a white mage, after all.
Cecil: …
Edward: Cecil…Rosa wants to be with you.
Cecil: All right. We’ll all go together. It will be dark soon, and we should leave early in the morning. Make sure you get enough rest.
Rosa: I will. Thank you, Cecil.
(That night…Edward leaves the house to play by the oasis.)
Edward: …Anna…I am so lost without you. *begins to play his harp* (a Sahagin
appears)
Edward: Agh! (is pulled into battle)
Anna: *appears* Be brave, my love!
Edward: Anna!?
Anna: You are stronger than you know. But you must believe in yourself.
Edward: I …I will try! (he defeats the Sahagin)
Edward: Anna!
Anna: Edward …I can be with you but for this moment. The spirit calls me onward, to become a part of it again.
Edward: Don’t leave me, Anna!
Anna: Edward, you must be brave. Golbez cannot be allowed to have the Crystals. You gave your love to me once. Now share it with all the world.
Edward: Anna my love. I…I will try. But what would you have me do?
[Thought Bubbles After Rosa Joins the Party]
Cecil: Oh, Rosa…it feels so good to have you near again.
Edward: Are you watching, Anna? I am trying, as best I can!
Rosa: Thank you, Cecil. Now let me help you!
Rydia: I’m so glad she’s all right!
(Upon reaching Mount Hobs and the wall of ice…)
Rosa: Rydia, will you please try to cast fire?
Rydia: …
Edward: Rydia?
Rosa: You can do it. I know you can!
Rydia: I don’t want to.
Rosa: You don’t want to?
Rydia: I hate fire!
Cecil: Her village was burned to the ground by that ring we delivered.
Rosa: Please, Rydia…Listen to me. You’re the only one among us with the power to melt that ice.
Rydia: …
Rosa: We can’t make you do it. But unless we make it through here to Fabul, a lot of other people will be hurt. I know it’s not easy, Rydia, but please…you must be brave!
Edward: We all must.
Rosa: Please, Rydia!
Edward: You are the only one who can do this.
Cecil: …
Rydia: *Rydia walks toward the wall of ice* … … … *casts fire* Fire! (the wall melts)
Edward: Rydia, you did it! That was incredible!
Rydia: hee hee
Rosa: Thank you, Rydia!
Cecil: Rydia…
[Thought Bubbles After Melting the Wall of Ice]
Cecil: Forgive us, Rydia, but there was no other way.
Edward: Rydia…so young, and yet so strong of heart!
Rosa: Please forgive us, Rydia. That was very brave of you.
Rydia: I’m going to become a summoner just like my mother!
(The party runs up to the mountain summit where a strange man is fighting a horde of monsters)
Cecil: What’s this?
Edward: Clad like that—that’s a monk of Fabul!
Monk: Hut! *monk launches into a kick* Huah! (he wins this battle and another foe appears)
Edward: That’s no ordinary foe!
Rydia: *runs forward* We have to help him! (the party helps the monk battle)
Yang: You have my deepest gratitude. I am Yang, grandmaster of the monks of Fabul. We came here for training, and found death instead. A great host of monsters waylaid us. I am the only one who survived. My monks were fine, strong men, but even they could do little.
Cecil: We are on our way to Fabul.
Rosa: A man named Golbez has taken control of Baron, and is using its forces to seize the world’s crystals
Yang: And you think he intends to come for our wind crystal as well?
Edward: Yes, and soon. He has already taken the Fire Crystal from Damcyan.
Cecil: Fabul will be next.
Yang: And our monks, slain…The castle is all but undefended! The few who remain in Fabul lack proper training. We would have no hope of fending off a strike from Baron were it to come now.
Rosa: The monsters that beset you were most likely sent by Golbez as well.
Yang: To eliminate us, and leave Fabul defenseless…
Cecil: If that is true, he may be moving against your kingdom as we speak. We must hurry. We’ll aid you in whatever way we can.
Yang: I am grateful for the offer, but there is no reason for you to be dragged any further into this.
Cecil: Our stake in this conflict is no less than yours.
Edward: I am the prince of Damcyan
Cecil: Rosa and I are of Baron. And this child here lost all she knew because…because I allowed this enemy to deceive me.
Rydia: …
Yang: I see. Then I will most humbly accept whatever help you are willing to provide.
Cecil: Come, then. Time is our enemy!
Yang: Fabul lies east beyond the mountains. We’ll go at once!
[Thought Bubbles After Yang Joins the Party]
Cecil: We must end Baron’s madness before more are made to suffer!
Edward: Even Fabul’s monks could not stop an attack from the skies.
Yang: Rest in peace, my fallen brothers. I will see to your families’ safety.
Rosa: At this rate, Baron will make an enemy of the entire world!
Rydia: Why is there so much fighting all of a sudden?
[Thought Bubbles Upon Entering Fabul]
Cecil: Kain…if only you were here.
Edward: I wonder if I can truly be of any aid in this struggle.
Yang: Our enemy is an airship fleet. How can we hope to engage them?
Rosa: The castle seems secure enough against ground invasion, but…
Rydia: I have to do what I can!
(The party arrives in Fabul)
King of Fabul: Oh, Yang. So you’ve returned.
Yang: Your highness, I return with urgent news. A man known as Golbez is coming for the Wind Crystal, with all the might of Baron behind him.
King of Fabul: What!? You’re sure of this?
Yang: These people before you came to warn us.
King of Fabul: And who might they be?
Cecil: Your highness, there is no time for introductions. Your castle must be secured, and quickly!
King of Fabul: Your armor would have you for one of Baron’s own dark knights. Why
should I trust you?
Yang: Their trustworthiness is proven, your highness. I had already lost my men, and fought for my own life when they came upon me. They could have stood and watched me die, but they aided me instead.
Cecil: I assure you, your enemy will not wait as you do.
Rosa: Please, you must believe us!
Edward: *approaches king* It is an honor to see you again, Your Highness. It has been many a day.
King of Fabul: If it isn’t Prince Edward! I’d hardly recognized you. How fares Damcyan?
Edward: It has fallen. The Fire Crystal is ours no more. I lost my mother and father—even my beloved Anna. Tell me you will not let your own land suffer the same fate as ours.
King of Fabul: Forgive me. I only found it hard to believe you spoke the truth, but it
seems you do. Still, without our monks there is little we can do. Will you aid us in our defense?
Yang: These men have both strength and courage. By your leave, I would have them stand with me on the front line of our defense.
King of Fabul: If that is your wish, I will trust your judgment. Might you two ladies assist
our healers?
Rosa: Certainly.
King of Fabul: My kingdom’s fate, then, is in your hands.
Yang: Your Highness. Very well, then. Cecil, Edward—with me! (the men begin to depart)
Rosa: Cecil! Be careful.
Cecil: I will. And you, too! Rydia, keep Rosa safe for me, you hear?
Rydia: *nods*
(The men head toward the castle’s front gate to await the attack)
Monk: Enemies!
Monk 2: The red wings!
Cecil: We’ll die like dogs out here!
Yang: Retreat to the keep! Forgive me. I’ve drawn you into a hopeless fight!
Cecil: I told you before, this fight is as much ours as anyone’s. And it isn’t lost yet!
Edward: They’re…they’re breaking through!
(They are pushed farther into the castle)
Yang: We cannot hold them here! Fall back!
Cecil: Isn’t the throne room just upstairs?
Yang: It’s all right! The king has taken cover elsewhere with the women and children. We need only draw the enemy here—and crush them!
(The are pushed back yet again)
Edward: This is no place for us to make a stand!
Yang: Hmph! (they retreat again) I locked the door. We must stop them here!
Cecil: Where is the Crystal?
Yang: In the chamber above us! (monk unlocks door) What are you doing!?
Edward: That’s no monk!
Cecil: There are too many of them!
Yang: We’ve no choice. We’ll make our last stand in the Crystal chamber!
(They run toward the Crystal chamber, but Edward gets shot along the way and falls)
Edward: Agh!
Cecil: Edward!
(They battle their way to the crystal chamber and when there…Kain appears)
Kain: It’s been some time, Cecil.
Cecil: Kain! You’re alive!
Kain: I am.
Cecil: You’ll fight, then?
Kain: Of course. That’s the very reason I’ve come. But Cecil…The one I’ll fight is you!
Cecil: Kain!?
Kain: A duel, Cecil!
Cecil: What do you mean?
Kain: Draw your blade!
(They battle)
Cecil: Why, Kain!?
Kain: I will not answer your questions!
Cecil: What’s come over you?
Kain: Be silent! This is the end, Cecil.
(Kain lands a powerful finishing blow)
Cecil: Kain…even you now?
Kain: Let me ease your suffering *levels his spear*
Yang: You’ll do nothing! *attacks Kain but is blocked*
Rosa: Stop!
Kain: Rosa.
Rosa: Kain! Tell me you’ve not turned traitor!
Kain: Urgh…don’t…look at me.
Golbez: Kain! Why do you now hesitate?
Cecil: Golbez!
(Golbez enters)
Cecil: You’re him—the usurper!
Golbez: So, you are Cecil. Allow me to give you something—a gift to remember our meeting.
Edward: Cecil!
Yang: Let me through!
Yang and Edward: *charge forward but are thrown back*
Golbez: I did not come to treat with words. Kain, enough of this foolishness. Bring me the Crystal
Kain: M’lord.
Rosa: Don’t do it, Kain!
Kain: !
Cecil: Rosa, let it be!
Golbez: Oh, you care for this one, do you? Then let me take her along as well. To hold in trust until we are graced with the chance to meet again. Come, Kain. *kidnaps Rosa*
Kain: *takes Crystal and walks past Cecil* It would seem your life is spared... For now.
Cecil: Kain, wait! Urg…
(Golbez and Kain both leave)
Rydia: *walks between the fallen party members* Cure! (everyone is revived)
Rydia: Are you all right?
Edward: Yes. Thank you, Rydia. But now they have Rosa.
Yang: We could not even defend the Crystal.
Cecil: Rosa…
Rydia: What’s wrong with you? They took Rosa, but they didn’t hurt her. We just need to rescue her! And the Crystal—we can take it back, too!
Edward: She’s right.
Yang: It’s my turn to help you, Cecil. Let us heal our wounds, and think of a way we might free Rosa.
Cecil: Yes…thank you.
[Thought Bubbles After Battle]
Cecil: Kain…what happened to you?
Yang: Rosa taken…and all of this for the sake of defending our kingdom!
Rydia: I hope they haven’t done anything to Rosa.
Edward: I will not stand and watch Cecil lose Rosa as I lost Anna!
(The party rests at the castle’s inn)
Edward: We must formulate a plan
Cecil: If we’re to take on Golbez, we’ll need an airship. But the only man who knows how to build one is in Baron.
Yang: Is there no way we can enter the kingdom?
Cecil: The Red Wings comprise the brunt of Baron’s power. Its maritime forces are relatively weak. If we go, we go by sea.
Rydia: Then we need a boat.
Yang: I will ask His Highness to lend us one on the morrow. You’ve done much for him, and for our kingdom. He will not refuse such a simple plea.
Cecil: Thank you.
Yang: That dragoon…who was he?
Cecil: His name is Kain. He is—or was—my friend. We’d sworn to fight Baron together
Yang: I see. I am sorry.
Edward: Come, we should rest and recover our strength while we can.
Cecil: …
(The party goes to speak with the King of Fabul)
King of Fabul: Very well. I will see that a ship is readied for you without delay. Yang,
you will go with them and aid them in any way you can. There are no words of gratitude for such a sacrifice as you have made, young lord of Baron. You defended my people selflessly, and lost Lady Rosa for it. Please, I want you to have this sword. It belonged to a dark knight who once visited these lands. You should know, however, that a dark sword will never avail you against true evil. It is, after all, a weapon of darkness. Beyond this, you will have to rely on the strength that already lies within you (gives Cecil the Death Bringer). Please, stop Golbez. When you’ve made ready, head to the eastern pier. A ship lies at anchor there, waiting to bear you onward. Should Golbez obtain all the Crystals, this world will face catastrophe such as it has never known. I trust you will not let that happen.
[Thought Bubbles After Meeting With King]
Cecil: If anything should happen to Rosa…
Yang: Please, guard the castle in my absence. We must rescue Rosa!
Rydia: Cecil doesn’t seem the same without Rosa.
Edward: This conflict is escalating. Will my contributions mean anything?
(At the docks)
Yang’s wife: Be careful. And make me proud! Show them what you’re made of!
Yang: I will.
Yang’s wife: You, too, Cecil!
Cecil: Of course.
Yang: I trust you’ll handle things here while I’m away.
Yang’s wife: Oh, don’t you worry about that! Take care of yourself, you hear?
(The party boards the ship)
Captain: So you’re Lord Cecil, then, eh? Heard all about ye! Rest easy. We’ll be laying anchor in Baron before you know it! Best not linger any longer. Anchors aweigh, boys!
Sailors: Aye-aye, captain!
(The ship sets sail)
Yang: What do you mean to do when we reach Baron?
Cecil: First we must find a man named Cid, the engineer of Baron’s airship fleet. He should be able to help us.
Yang: Then let us hope he is still safe.
Edward: …
Rydia: Are you cold? You’re shaking (to Edward)
Edward: No, it’s nothing.
(A little while after that…)
Cecil: What is that?
(Giant tentacles appear above the waves)
Sailor 1: Impossible…
Sailor 2: The tales were true.
Sailor 3: It’s him! The Lord of all Waters!
Captain: Leviathan! Don’t stand about! Reef the sails, ye witless dogs!
Rydia: Aaaaah! (Rydia falls overboard)
Yang: Rydia! (dives in after her)
Cecil: Rydia! Yang!
Edward: (the ship lurches) Aaah! (the crew is thrown over and Edward falls as well)
Cecil: Edward!
(The ship is demolished and Cecil wakes up alone on a beach)
