FFX - Script - Operation Mi'ihen
[The sky is grey and cloudy. A guard salutes]
"All hail Maester Seymour!"
[Seymour approaches a group of Crusaders]
Seymour
"Brave Crusaders of Spira, protectors of all Spira."
"Believe in the path you have chosen, let faith be your strength!"
"I, Seymour Guado, maester of Yevon, will bear witness to your deeds today."
[The Crusaders salute in unison]
"Sir!"
[Scene changes to Tidus and company]
Wakka
"What's goin' on?"
"Why's Maester Seymour backing the Crusaders, eh?"
"They're using Al Bhed's machina! They're violating the teachings!"
Yuna
"Even going against the teachings they're willing to risk it for the greater good."
"Wakka, I think Maester Seymour sees that, too."
"Lulu?"
Lulu
"Hmm... I can only speculate."
Auron
"Ask him yourself."
[Seymour approaches them, first looking at Yuna, then Auron]
Seymour
"Ah, Sir Auron. It is an honor."
"I would be most interested in hearing what you've been doing these past ten years."
Auron
"I've got nothing to say about it."
[Auron walks away]
Seymour
"I...see."
[He looks at Yuna]
"Sir Auron must be a great asset as a guardian."
Yuna
"Your Grace!"
Seymour
"Please, there's no need for formalities."
Wakka
"Excuse me..."
"Maester Seymour?"
"Why is your Lordship... presently...present here...sir?"
Seymour
"Please, speak as you normally would."
Wakka
"Isn't this operation against the teachings of Yevon? Aren't you gonna stop them?"
Seymour
"It's true... I should."
"However..."
"Both the Crusaders and the Al Bhed truly wish peace for Spira."
"This Operation Mi'ihen was born from that wish they share."
"Although it may be sacrilege to Yevon, their intentions are pure."
"And I, Seymour Guado--the person, not the maester of Yevon..."
"As a denizen of Spira, I wish them well in their endeavor."
Wakka
"But, using machina... That's bad, isn't it?"
Seymour
"Pretend you didn't see them."
[Everyone gasps, especially Wakka]
Wakka
"Beg your pardon, but that's not something a maester should say!"
Seymour
"Then pretend I didn't say it."
Wakka
"You're kidding!"
[Seymour walks away]
"From the first time I laid eyes on him, I never did like Seymour..."
"But you know, some of the things he said that day... They made a lot of sense to me."
[The group travels along Mushroom Rock Road, heading towards the Operation Mi'ihen command center. Clasko runs up to them]
Clasko
"Excuse me, Lady Summoner Yuna?"
Yuna
"Yes?"
Clasko
"The command center..."
"Maester Seymour requests your presence there, ma'am."
Yuna
"Thank you."
Clasko
"Take that road to the command center. It's not far."
"We're still in the midst of preparations this way. Sorry."
[They make their way through Mushroom Rock Road, eventually arriving at the entrance to the command center. There, they see Luzzu and Gatta arguing over something]
Gatta
"Why only you, sir? I want to fight, too!"
Luzzu
"Orders are orders."
Gatta
"I'm not a cadet anymore, sir!"
"Let me go with you, and I'll prove it to them!"
Luzzu
"Guarding the command center is important too, you know."
Gatta
"But I came all the way from Besaid to fight Sin, sir!"
Luzzu
"I know, but an order's an order. To your post, Crusader."
Gatta
"But, sir!"
[Gatta runs away. Luzzu does the prayer gesture. Tidus and company approach him]
Luzzu
"They let you through, huh?"
Tidus
"Gatta deserves better..."
Wakka
"At least there's no chance he'll get hurt."
"Why are you guys fighting, anyway? Aren't the almighty Al Bhed machina enough?"
Luzzu
"They still need some time to get them ready."
"Our job is to keep Sin at bay till they're done."
[Wakka is pissed off. He turns his back to Luzzu and crosses his arms]
"Wakka..."
"I might not get another chance to say this."
"It's about your brother."
Lulu
"Luzzu, no!"
Wakka
"What?"
Luzzu
"I'm the one who convinced him...to enlist."
[Wakka looks at Lulu, who does a small gasp, and hangs her head. Wakka steps forward, to face Luzzu]
"I'm sorry."
[Wakka pauses for a few moments, then punches Luzzu hard on the side of the face. Luzzu falls down. Wakka moves in to do more damage, but Tidus grabs a hold of him from behind]
Tidus
"Wakka! That's enough, Wakka!"
[Wakka stops struggling. Tidus lets go. Luzzu's still lying down on the ground]
Wakka
"When we used to play blitz together, Chappu used to say..."
"He'd say that--when we won the Cup, ya?--he'd propose to Lulu."
"And then one day...he goes off and becomes a Crusader. Just like that."
[Luzzu starts to stand up, touching the side of his face]
Luzzu
"Chappu also said to me..."
"That being with your girl is good..."
"But keeping Sin far away from her is better."
[Wakka turns and faces Lulu]
Wakka
"Lu, you knew?"
Lulu
"Luzzu told me...before we left."
Luzzu
"She hit me, too."
[Lucil rides up on a chocobo]
Lucil
"All Crusaders in the vanguard are to assemble on the beach!"
Luzzu
"That's my cue."
[Luzzu walks away]
Wakka
"Luzzu! Don't die out there."
Luzzu
"So you can hit me more?"
[Wakka lifts up his arm and hits it repeatedly]
Wakka
"Lots! Lots more!"
[Luzzu stares at him for a moment, and continues walking. Yuna gasps and steps in front of him]
Yuna
"Sir Luzzu, please! Please, don't go!"
Luzzu
"I have to, Yuna."
Auron
"Let him go."
"The man has already chosen his path..."
"As you did when you became a summoner."
[Yuna timidly steps out of the way. Luzzu walks on. The screen goes black]
"It would be a long time..."
"before I ever really understood the reason why Yuna let Luzzu pass that day."
[They go up to the command centre. Several Crusaders are standing among a dozen or so cannons. Wakka walks up to one]
Wakka
"Curse these...!"
[He kicks it, and hurts his foot]
Tidus
"He really hates them, huh?"
Lulu
"Chappu..."
"He left the sword Wakka gave him in Besaid."
"And he fought with an Al Bhed machina weapon instead."
Wakka
"That's got nothing to do with it!"
"I just hate these sacrilegious contraptions!"
[They go forward more. Yuna and Wakka look over the ledge; several Crusaders, some riding chocobos, are lined up. They salute. The carriage that Luzzu and Gatta's chocobo was carrying is opened, as two crusaders try to move the fiend out of it. It jumps out and enters a massive cage to join with the dozens of other fiends held in there]
Wakka
"It won't work anyway."
Yuna
"Don't say that."
"It might be a hopeless campaign, and it might mean defying Yevon..."
"But the Crusaders and the Al Bhed--they're doing their best to defeat Sin."
"They want to rid Spira of Sin forever."
"And that's just what we want, too, isn't it?"
[She turns to face Wakka]
"Isn't it?"
Wakka
"Hmph! All right, all right!"
"But I still think machina are bad news! They're forbidden for a reason!"
Lucil
"Lady Summoner! There you are!"
[Lucil appears on screen, and points to the command center]
"The command center is that way. Maester Kinoc is also there."
Yuna
"Maester Kinoc, too?"
Lucil
"Yes. Please hurry, my lady."
[They head to the entrance of the command center. Gatta's there, guarding it]
Gatta
[Very plainly, unenthusiastically]
"The operation will begin shortly."
"Please check all your equipment."
Wakka
"Um, you all right?"
Gatta
"Of course not!"
"I came here to fight Sin!"
"But they stick me here!"
Auron
"If you want to prove yourself..."
Gatta
"Huh?"
Auron
"first you must complete the tasks you are given."
[Gatta hangs his head and contemplates. Tidus and company enter the command center. A pudgy man in a light orange robe gets up and hugs Auron]
"I'd heard from Seymour, but I didn't know if we'd actually meet."
"Good to see you, Auron! Ten years, is it?"
[The man laughs. Lulu speaks to Tidus]
Lulu
"That's Wen Kinoc, one of the Four Maesters of Yevon."
"He leads the warrior monks and also commands the Crusaders."
[Gatta runs in]
Gatta
"All troops ready to move at your command, sir!"
Kinoc
"Good. Dismissed."
Gatta
"Sir!"
[Gatta leaves, and Wakka and Yuna follow him]
Kinoc
"Tell me, Auron. Where have you been the last ten years?"
Auron
"We don't have time for this now, do we?"
Kinoc
"This plan won't work, you know that."
"We'll just let them dream a little longer."
Tidus
"What?"
Seymour
"Lord Kinoc..."
Kinoc
"Oh, yes. Proceed."
Auron
"That Kinoc, a maester?"
Kinoc
"I heard that, Auron."
"A lot has happened the last ten years. What were you doing, and where?"
Auron
"Fulfilling a promise I made to a friend. I still am."
Kinoc
"Just tell me one thing: Have you seen Zanarkand?"
[Auron goes "Hmph", ignoring him and walking away. The screen focuses in on Yuna and Tidus]
Yuna
"I kinda...think we don't belong here."
"It is time at last."
"We must tell the Al Bhed waiting outside to begin the operation at once."
"The fiends may break through. This place is not safe."
"Make sure you're prepared to defend yourselves. Tell me when you're ready."
[When you're ready, you speak to him]
"Maester Kinoc. Please."
[Kinoc steps forward, on a platform hanging over the ledge of the cliff]
Yuna
"Will Sin come?"
"Sin always returns for its spawn."
"To make sure, we're going to encourage them to call out to it."
Auron
"You won't have to. It'll come."
"I remembered Auron telling me."
"Sin is my old man. Sin is Jecht."
[The ground shakes. The cage of the fiends is electrified. Everyone watches. The ground shakes. The fiends are released...or escape. A massive snake-like beast drops down, and a boss battle begins vs. Sinspawn Gui. It gets defeated, but it's still alive: it just sits there, barely moving]
[FMV. We see an overview of the ocean near the beach. A dark shadow covers most of it. The shadows rises, revealing itself as Sin. Chocobo riders are massed up on the beach]
Lucil
"Let's go!"
[Sin's sits there, as the massive beast he is. The Al Bhed cannons are fired. Each hit causes chunks of Sin's skin to fall to the ocean below. Once they hit the ocean, they turn into jellyfish-like fiends. Lucil leads the charge of chocobos forward; they all storm the beachline]
[Above the beach, the group watches the mayhem. The camera suddenly focuses on Auron]
Auron
"Look out!"
[FMV: Sin appears fully, as it drops its outer skin of fiends. A large barrier of energy surrounds him. The barrier of energy extends outwards. The screen goes to sea, where the Crusaders are fighting the sinspawn. The barrier reaches them; everything gets instantly disintegrated, turned into particles. The huge barrier continues to expand; the screen goes white]
[Yuna wakes up, face down on the ground. She looks up, and sees Sinspawn Gui is alive again! Seymour is there, alone. She stands up, and looks to her side. Auron is there, and goes to Seymour. She follows]
Seymour
"Stand back, Lady Yuna."
Yuna
"Y-Yes."
[Boss Battle vs. Sinspawn Gui. This time, it gets defeated and destroyed]
Yuna
"The others?"
[Yuna runs to the edge of the cliff and faces Sin]
[FMV. The Al Bhed weapon powers up, and we see that inside the watchtower of the weapon, several Al Bhed are controlling it. They aim at Sin, and one of them slams his hand on a button, which fires the energy blast on the barrier. Yuna prays. Sin's barrier holds, and extends, while the Al Bhed set it so more power gets pumped out. A portion of the barrier jabs forward, smashing the tower. The tower blows up, and Sin's barrier dissapears. Sin submerges and swims away. Yuna looks on in shock. The screen goes white]
[A loud rumbling can be heard, then stops. The beach is shown; debris lying everywhere. Among it, Tidus is lying face down. He struggles to lift his head. When he does, he sees the beach is littered with corpses. He gets to his knees and stands up, searching the beach. He eventually meets Gatta, who's on his knees]
Gatta
"What's...going on?"
"Why? What?"
[Yelling]
"What's going on!?"
[FMV. Sin splashes underwater and swims away]
Tidus
"Don't you run away from me!"
[Tidus runs to the ocean, dives in, and swims after Sin. The screen goes white, then focuses on Yuna, still watching everything]
Yuna
"Everyone, stand back! I'll summon!"
Seymour
"You won't hurt it."
"Your powers are still...too weak."
Yuna
"But I must do something!"
[Seymour shakes his head. She turns around and starts twirling her rod]
Seymour
"You can't!"
[Scene changes to underwater. Tidus swims swiftly after Sin. Swiftly, but aimlessly. He stops swimming]
"I have no idea what I was thinking when I ran after Sin that day."
"But before I knew what I was doing, there I was chasing him down like a thief at market."
"Maybe I was angry, maybe I wanted to go home."
"I kept thinking of Zanarkand, and my old man."
[The blitzball falls down, and we see we're in another Tidus flashback, in Zanarkand. The Young Tidus is looking out to sea; it's nightime]
Jecht
"What?"
Tidus
"They say you don't practice anymore, that you're gonna retire."
Jecht
"Let them talk."
"I'm still the best."
Tidus
"They say you're no good 'cause you drink all the time."
Jecht
"I can quit drinkin' whenever I want!"
Tidus
"Then do it now."
Jecht
"What did you say?"
Tidus
"You just said you can!"
Jecht
"Heh. Tomorrow, maybe."
Tidus
"Why not today?"
Jecht
"Why do today what you can leave for tomorrow?"
[Tidus vanishes]
"There he goes again...crying!"
[The screen goes white]
"I thought I sensed my old man there."
"Somewhere..."
"Or maybe it was just Sin's toxin playing tricks on my mind."
[Scene fades in on Tidus, lying down on the beach. He sits up]
"How many died today?"
[Screen shows Yuna doing the sending. Circles of light and energy surround her]
"People die, and Yuna dances."
"When will she stop dancing? When will it stop?"
"Yuna won't stop dancing--not until Sin is gone."
"Those were my thoughts then...I think."
Auron
"I see you're still here."
Tidus
"Huh?"
Auron
"Many stories ended here today..."
"But..."
"Yours goes on, I see."
Tidus
"What?"
[Tidus stands up]
"Sin had come and gone, but I remained here."
[Tidus runs forward. He comes to an encounter between Auron and Kinoc]
Auron
"A swift retreat."
"Satisfied?"
Kinoc
"What do you mean?"
Auron
"Those who turned from Yevon died while the faithful live on."
Kinoc
"The past ten years have changed you, I see."
[Screen changes: Auron and Kinoc walk in seperate directions from each other. Yuna gives Kinoc a prayer gesture. Seymour walks on screen and approaches Yuna]
Seymour
"You do not look so well."
"But now more than ever, you must be the people's strength, their confidence."
[Yuna sounds like she's about to cry. Wakka does the prayer gesture]
"Anyone else would be expected to show their sorrow."
"But you...are a summoner. You are Spira's hope."
"Until Sin is defeated, you must not relent. Do you understand?"
Yuna
"Yes. I understand."
Seymour
"Are you afraid?"
[She smiles at him]
"Yuna, take me as your pillar of strength. As Yunalesca had her lord Zaon."
"Lady Yuna. Until next we meet, farewell."
[She gives him the prayer gesture as he walks away. Tidus goes to talk to Auron]
Auron
"Sin is Jecht."
Tidus
"Yeah, for a while there, I thought I could feel him."
"But that doesn't mean I believe you."
Auron
"Sin is Jecht. He came here for you."
Tidus
"So he killed all those people just for a chance to see me?"
Auron
"That's what Sin does."
"He wanted to show that to you."
"Do you know why?"
Tidus
"How am I supposed to know?"
Auron
"So you would kill him."
"As long as he is Sin, Jecht will keep killing."
"He wants you to stop him."
Tidus
"You gotta be kidding."
"How do you know all of this, anyway?"
[Auron laughs, and walks away]
"I'm not done talking to you! Don't you run away!"
Auron
"You're the one running."
[Tidus follows Auron. He meets up with the entire group, who's waiting for him. They walk away, except for Kimahri and Tidus]
Yuna
"Hey, you two! Hurry up!"
Tidus
"She's awfully cheerful."
[Kimahri walks forward, turns around, and faces Tidus]
Kimahri
"In dark times she must be. She must shine bright."
[Tidus gasps, opens his mouth and goes "Huh?!"]
"Now are dark times. Yuna tries hard."
Tidus
"We should help her, then."
Kimahri
"If we worry, she tries harder."
"Do not frown."
[Kimahri turns, and walks away. Tidus follows]
Tidus
"Don't worry, be happy?"
[Kimahri faces Tidus again]
Kimahri
"Kimahri try, too."
Tidus
"Smile! Let me see."
[Kimahri crosses his arms and tries smiling. His mouth opens up: it looks more like a cat who's going to hiss at you than a smile. Tidus mutters "Sad...". The screen goes black]