FFX - Script - Macalania Temple
[They reach the entrance to Macalania Temple. A guard is there in front of the door]
"Halt!"
[Rikku runs up beside him]
"The likes of her are not welcome in this hallowed place."
Auron
"She is a guardian."
"An Al Bhed, a guardian? Preposterous!"
Rikku
"I've decided to be Yuna's guardian now, and that's all I want."
Auron
"And that's all one needs to be a guardian."
"Very well."
[Everyone enters the Temple. Shelinda runs up to Tidus]
Shelinda
"Ah! There you are!"
"So Lady Yuna is getting married."
"You shouldn't kid around about these things."
Tidus
"Yeah, I guess so."
Shelinda
"You're not happy?"
Tidus
"Nah, it's complicated."
[Tidus runs up to the group]
"Say..."
"Do you know where Yuna is?"
Shelinda
"I believe..."
"she's gone to the Cloister of Trials with Maester Seymour."
[They all run to the Cloister of Trials door. Elsewhere in the room, a door opens and a girl runs out]
"Lord Jyscal!"
"A sphere, in Lady Yuna's belongings..."
[Everyone runs into that room]
Auron
"This may well answer a few questions."
[Auron hands Tidus the sphere. He places it on the floor and turns it on. We see an image of Lord Jyscal, with a cloudy background as if he's underwater, and several bubbles (not unlike water bubbles) float up every so often. Every so often, lightning appears to strike in the distant background, and we can see that it is raining, as well. It's safe to presume that he recorded this on the Thunder Plains, and the water bubbles are due to the sphere itself]
Jyscal
"What I am about to tell you is the unclouded truth."
"I swear it on my honor as a Guado."
"Listen to me very carefully, for I shall tell you the truth about my son, Seymour."
"His mind is closed even to me, a maester of Yevon."
"But I can feel flames of darkness burning in his heart."
"He is using Yevon, the Guado, and even the summoners."
"If he is not stopped, he will surely bring destruction and chaos to Spira."
"I will leave this world soon, killed by my own son."
"But I do not fault him."
"Because I was not wise enough, he has suffered, and become twisted."
"I could not protect him and his mother from the world and its cruelty."
"I will accept death as punishment for my deeds."
"But whoever is watching this..."
"I implore you to stop Seymour! Stop my son."
[The sphere turns off]
Auron
"Wonderful."
Rikku
"Will Yuna be all right?"
[Auron exits the room]
Auron
"Without us, no."
[Kimahri runs out. Rikku follows]
Wakka
"Where you goin'?"
Tidus
"You saw, didn't you? Seymour's bad news!"
Wakka
"But he's a maester!"
Tidus
"Fine! Stay here if you want!"
Lulu
"Come on, Wakka. Let's at least hear him out."
Wakka
"This can't be happening."
[They enter the door to the Cloister of Trials, and run through an icy tunnel]
Auron
"Kimahri's up ahead. Go."
Tidus
"Right!"
Auron
"We will protect Yuna from anyone."
"Even a maester."
Wakka
"This can't be happening."
Lulu
"If he is truly at fault, it must be done."
[They run through the tunnel to the next room, where they confront Seymour. He's standing on a staircase leading to the Chamber of the Fayth, where Yuna is. The door to the chamber is closed. A Guado guard is standing on either side of the stairs]
Tidus
"Seymour!"
Seymour
"Please be silent. Lady Yuna prays to the fayth."
Tidus
"Make me."
[Seymour turns around and walks down the steps. He smirks at Tidus. The chamber doors open; Yuna walks out. Seymour turns to face her]
Tidus
"Yuna!"
Yuna
"But why...?"
Tidus
"We saw Jyscal's sphere."
Auron
"You killed him."
Seymour
"What of it?"
"Lady Yuna, certainly you knew of these things, did you not?"
[Yuna makes some noises; she doesn't know what to say, I guess]
"Well then, why have you come here?"
Yuna
"I came..."
"I came to stop you!"
[Yuna is now standing beside her guardians]
Seymour
"I see."
"You came to punish me, then."
[He turns around, faces them, walks forward, and extends his hand. Yuna backs away]
Seymour
"What a pity."
[Her guardians surround her]
"Ah, of course."
""Protect the summoner even at the cost of one's life." The Code of the Guardian."
"How admirable."
[His two guards step foward]
"Well, if you're offering your lives, I will have to take them."
Yuna
"Maester Seymour."
"I trust my guardians with my life. But they are also my friends."
"I will not stand by and watch them be hurt. I will fight you, too!"
Tidus
"All right!"
Wakka
"Maester Seymour!"
Seymour
"So be it."
[Battle begins vs. Seymour and his two assistants. Once Seymour's down to half-HP, though...]
Seymour
"Feel my pain. Come, Anima!"
[He summons Anima, the massively-powerful Aeon who killed all the fiends at the blitzball tournament in Luca. It gets defeated, though, so you're back to fighting Seymour]
Seymour
"That power that defeated Anima... It will be mine!"
[Uh, no it won't. The battle ends; Seymour falls to his knees. Yuna approaches him]
Seymour
"Yuna...you would pity me now?"
[She stares at him. He falls onto his back. She walks over to his fallen body, as does the rest of the group. His eyes are wide open; she closes them. He's dead. The door to the room opens]
Tromell
"Lord Seymour!"
"What happened here?"
[Tromell and his two female assistants run to Seymour's body]
Wakka
"What...what have I done?"
Tidus
"Wait a minute! It's not our fault at all!"
"Seymour struck first! He's the bad guy!"
[Tromell stands up]
Tromell
"You did this?"
Auron
"Yuna. Send him."
Tromell
"No, stop!"
"Stay away from him, traitors!"
[The two assistants carry Seymour's body out of the room. Tromell follows them. Yuna drops to her knees]
Yuna
"Traitors?"
Wakka
"We're finished."
Tidus
"Now hold on just a minute!"
"Seymour's the bad guy, right?"
"We'll just explain to everyone what happened!"
Auron
"It won't be that easy..."
"Let's get out of here."
[They return through the ice tunnel they came through before. Alas, the bottom of the tunnel vanishes beneath their feet]
Tidus
"Gimme a break!"
[They gotta complete the cloister of trials to make it appear again. Once it does, they exit the cloister, but find a series of guards, and Tromell, blocking off the temple exit]
Yuna
"Please..."
Auron
"Give us a chance to explain."
Tromell
"No need. I already know what I'll tell the other maesters."
Auron
"Meaning...?"
Tromell
"Lord Seymour was the leader of the Guado before becoming a maester."
Tidus
"You're not letting us go."
Tromell
"Let you go? Lord Seymour would never forgive us if we did."
Rikku
"Wait, wait!"
"Jyscal's sphere! We can show it to them!"
Tromell
"You mean this?"
[He holds it up and destroys it]
"The Guado take care of Guado affairs."
Kimahri
"Away!"
Auron
"Run!"
[They run out of the temple, and keep on running, because Guado guards are running after them too. They eventually reach Lake Macalania. Once on the lake, two Guado guards catch up to them. A large beast - a Wendigo - jumps onto the lake too. Battle vs Wendigo & 2 Guado Guadians. Before the Wendigo dies, it pounds into the icy lake, causing it to crack - and break. Everybody falls through the cracks. The screen goes white]
""Praise be to Yevon.""
"That's what I would have said, if I was a follower of Yevon."
"We were all there, and in one piece."
[We see Tidus]
"Even if I had a headache from wondering what was in store for us next."
[Tidus stands up. They seem to be amidst the ruins of an ancient city. The water only goes up to their ankles. Everything's hazy; there's lots of pyreflies, too. The Hymn of the Fayth can be heard. Everyone's there, standing up, except for Yuna who's lying down. Tidus speaks to Rikku]
Rikku
"I'm sure Yunie's okay. She's breathing fine and all."
"How are Lulu and Wakka?"
Tidus
"Well, Wakka's in shock. Can't blame him, either."
"And Lulu, well, she's just the same as always."
Rikku
"She's so together. All grown up, I guess."
Tidus
"I guess."
Rikku
"Well, just give me five or six more years."
[Tidus backs away and speaks to Kimahri]
Tidus
"So, Kimahri, how do we get out of here?"
[Rikku bumps into Tidus]
Rikku
"Hey, don't change the subject!"
Kimahri
"We climb."
Rikku
"Kimahri, too!"
Kimahri
"Only those who try will become."
Rikku
"Huh?"
Tidus
"I think he means you have to work hard if you want to be like Lulu."
Rikku
"Oh! I will!"
Kimahri
"Kimahri think Rikku should stay Rikku."
Rikku
"Hey!"
[She approaches Kimahri]
"Are you saying I'll never be like Lulu?"
"Kimahri!"
[Tidus laughs. Wakka runs on-screen]
Wakka
"How can you laugh at a time like this!?"
[Yuna wakes up]
Tidus
"Yuna!"
[Screen goes black; fades back in on everybody]
Yuna
"I wanted to confront Maester Seymour about his father, Lord Jyscal."
"I wanted to convince him to turn himself in to Yevon's judgement."
Lulu
"In exchange for marriage?"
Yuna
"Yes, if that's what it took."
Tidus
"So, what did Seymour say?"
Yuna
"He didn't say anything."
"Now...now I don't even think it was worth it."
"I should've told you what I was going to do."
Auron
"Enough."
"Dwelling in the past is futile."
Rikku
"Hey! You don't have to say it like that!"
Auron
"You want to waste time listening to her regrets?"
Rikku
[She faces Yuna]
"You don't have to say it like that."
Auron
"Our immediate concern is Yuna's pilgrimage."
"Are you willing to go on?"
Yuna
"Yes."
"But then, do you think Yevon will allow it?"
Auron
"The fayth are the ones that give power to the summoners."
"Not the temples or the teachings."
"If the temples try to stop us..."
"then we will defy Yevon if we must."
Tidus
"Whoa!"
Rikku
"I can't believe you said that!"
Lulu
"Sir Auron!?"
Wakka
"Count me out."
"We have to atone, to make up for the sins we have committed."
"Of course..."
"It's not like I ever liked Maester Seymour, ya?"
"No way I'll ever forgive him for killing Lord Jyscal."
"and for trying to do us all in too, you know?"
"But still, the bunch of us going against Yevon?"
"No way!"
Lulu
"But still, we have transgressed and must face our punishment."
Yuna
"We must go to Bevelle."
"We must speak with Maester Mika and explain what has happened."
"There is no other way, I think."
Wakka
"I agree."
Yuna
"Sir Auron..."
Auron
"So it is decided."
Yuna
"Will you come with us?"
Auron
"I am the troublemaker, after all."
Tidus
"Yeah, that's right!"
"You can always count on Auron to complicate things!"
Rikku
"Yeah!"
"Kimahri roars, and Auron runs off, and..."
Auron
"I never asked you to follow me."
Tidus
"Hey, but that's what friends are for."
"Right?"
Rikku
"Yep!"
[Rikku scratches the side of her face. Yuna approaches Tidus]
Yuna
"Thank you."
[Auron walks away. Tidus scratches the back of his head]
Rikku
"Friends, huh?"
Wakka
"Man... How can you all act like nothing's wrong?"
"Must got nerves of steel or something."
Lulu
"You're too edgy. Listen to the hymn and calm down."
Tidus
"Is that coming from the temple?"
Yuna
"Yes, it is Yevon's gift. It soothes the hearts of the faithful."
[Tidus goes to speak to Auron]
Auron
"Jecht used to sing this song..."
Tidus
"Yeah, over and over."
"But not this good, that's for sure."
Auron
"Another trait you share."
Tidus
"What, you were listening?"
[Screen goes white. We're back in Zanarkand, where Tidus is humming. Auron's in the background, listening; Tidus is unaware of his presence]
Tidus
"Eesh.. Can't I get a little privacy?"
Auron
"Your singing reminded me of Spira."
Tidus
"Oh, right. You're not originally from Zanarkand, are you?"
"You homesick?"
Auron
"Maybe."
[Screen goes white; we're back to underneath the lake]
Tidus
"Say, how'd you get to Zanarkand anyway?"
"Sin?"
[Auron remains silent]
"Uh-huh, I thought so."
"That proved it."
"Sin was the link between Zanarkand and Spira."
"Which means, if we kill Sin, I'll never be able to go home."
[The screen goes black....then fades back in. Suddenly...]
Lulu
"The singing stopped."
[The ground starts shaking]
Wakka
"There's something here!"
Auron
"The ground!"
[FMV: Sin is sitting motionless in a body of water; perhaps, above the lake?]
Yuna
"Sin!?"
[Wakka and Rikku gasp]
Lulu
"The toxin! Watch out!"
[Each of the characters are briefly shown; the screen goes white]
"It was then I knew..."
"That Sin really was my old man."
"For the first time, I was finally able to believe it."
[We see Tidus, as pyreflies fly around him. He's still under the lake]
Tidus
"The song... You were listening, too!"
"What is it this time?"
[Screen goes white. We see Zanarkand again]
Tidus
"Zanarkand..."
"You homesick, too?"
[We see four blitzballs, placed together in a group]
"That's not your world anymore. You're Sin now."
[We see the young Tidus, sitting alone]
"Hey, I'm older now, you know?"
[We see Jecht standing in front of a doorway]
"I know."
"You want this to end."
"I'll find a way. Promise."