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Tales of Legendia
Game Script
By Roratastic
Chaos Control3290 and Compass
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SPOILER WARNING
There are massive spoilers throughout this guide, as it contains all dialogue.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .................................................... <int>
Game Beginning .................................................. <gbg>
Chapter 1: In Pursuit ........................................... <ch1>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <1wb>
Misty Mountains .............................................. <1mm>
Bandits' Lair ................................................ <1bl>
Crystal Forest ............................................... <1cf>
Secret Passage ............................................... <1sp>
Old Oresoren Village ......................................... <1ov>
Secret Passage ............................................... <1sc>
Chapter 2: Just Out of Reach .................................... <ch2>
Port-on-Rage ................................................. <2pr>
The Crags .................................................... <2cr>
Oresoren Village ............................................. <2ov>
Waterways .................................................... <2ww>
Chapter 3: A Fateful Encounter .................................. <ch3>
Great Hollow ................................................. <3gh>
Poppo's Workshop ............................................. <3pw>
Ruins of Frozen Light ........................................ <3fl>
Forest of No Return .......................................... <3nr>
Chapter 4: The War-Torn Land .................................... <ch4>
Man-Eating Ruins ............................................. <4me>
Maurits' Hermitage ........................................... <4mh>
Front Line ................................................... <4fl>
Bridge Plain ................................................. <4bp>
Bridge ....................................................... <4br>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <4wb>
Chapter 5: Awakening ............................................ <ch5>
Village of the Ferines ....................................... <5vf>
Hidden Fortress .............................................. <5hf>
Altar of the Sea ............................................. <5as>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <5wb>
Chapter 6: The Fallen Lands ..................................... <ch6>
Coast ........................................................ <6co>
Ice Monument ................................................. <6im>
Thunder Monument ............................................. <6tm>
Earth Monument ............................................... <6em>
Geoglyph Area ................................................ <6ga>
Coast ........................................................ <6ca>
Chapter 7: Shining Blue ......................................... <ch7>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <7wb>
Wings of Light ............................................... <7wl>
Character Quest Introduction .................................... <cqi>
Port-on-Rage ................................................. <cq1>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <cq2>
Fallingwater/Lumen Spring .................................... <cq3>
Character Quest: Will ........................................... <Wcq>
Great Hollow ................................................. <W01>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <W02>
Thunder Monument ............................................. <W03>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <W04>
Waterways .................................................... <W05>
Vista Point .................................................. <W06>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <W07>
Character Quest: Norma .......................................... <Ncq>
Man-Eating Ruins ............................................. <N01>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <N02>
Ice Monument ................................................. <N03>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <N04>
Crystal Forest ............................................... <N05>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <N06>
Interlude ....................................................... <itl>
Village of the Ferines ....................................... <ivf>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <iwb>
Character Quest: Chloe .......................................... <Ccq>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <C01>
Earth Monument ............................................... <C02>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <C03>
Forest of No Return .......................................... <C04>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <C05>
Character Quest: Moses .......................................... <Mcq>
Misty Mountains .............................................. <M01>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <M02>
The Crags .................................................... <M03>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <M04>
Bandits' Lair ................................................ <M05>
Quiet Lands .................................................. <M06>
Lumen Spring ................................................. <M07>
Character Quest: Jay ............................................ <Jcq>
Old Oresoren Village ......................................... <J01>
Oresoren Village ............................................. <J02>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <J03>
Ruins of Frozen Light ........................................ <J04>
Oresoren Village ............................................. <J05>
Mirage Palace ................................................ <J06>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <J07>
Character Quest: Grune .......................................... <Gcq>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <G01>
Altar of the Sea ............................................. <G02>
Wings of Light ............................................... <G03>
Werites Beacon ............................................... <G04>
Altar of the Sea ............................................. <G05>
Cradle of Time ............................................... <G06>
Altar of the Sea ............................................. <G07>
Contact ......................................................... <con>
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<int> Introduction
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Hello, and welcome to the long-awaited Tales of Legendia Game Script! As the
title suggests, this is the script of every dialogue scene in the game and thus
contains MASSIVE SPOILERS. This is a joint effort between myself (Roratastic),
Chaos Control3290, and Compass. I thank them deeply for their submissions to
the script. I'd have a lot more work on my hands without them. Thanks guys!
Also, a side note. This script contains all REQUIRED dialoge. Therefore,
conversations with various NPCs will not be recorded unless you are required
to speak to that person to continue the storyline.
READING THE SCRIPT
[] = My explanations for what is going on
{} = Emoticons
<> = Quick Jump references (see Table of Contents)
Throughout the game, characters use several emoticons. I only included those
relevent to the dialogue/action/etc that I thought were important. They are
found in my portions of the script in {} brackets.
Onward to the script!
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<gbg> Game Beginning
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[The scene is completely black. Out of the darkness, a young man's voice can
be heard.]
Senel: Take...this!
[The scene fades in to reveal our main hero bent over, panting, hands on his
knees. He is standing on a ship drifting across the ocean, looking out over the
sea. A blond girl runs up from below the deck, and faces the white-haired
boy.]
???: Senel!
Senel: Shirley! Stay inside!
Shirley: But!
[Just then, a strange monster rises up from the water. It makes an odd
bleating noise, like a goat. Senel looks towards the front of the ship and
spots the harpoon mounted there. He runs over to it and turns back towards the
blond girl, Shirley.]
Senel: Hurry up and hide!
[Shirley runs back below the deck]
Senel: Hey! Over here!
[The monster responds to the taunt, goes underwater, then rises back up near
where Senel is standing. It bites at him, and he falls over. The monster goes
back underwater once again, and Senel gets to his feet.]
Senel: Come on. Come on.
[Senel adjusts the harpoon]
Senel: Let's see how you like this!
[The monser rises up from the ocean again, and Senel fires the harpoon. The
screen flashes white, and when we can see again, the monster has gone. Senel
bends over panting again, and Shirley runs up from under the deck.]
Senel: *Sigh*
Shirley: Senel?...
Senel: He got away... If the engine were working, we could catch up and finish
him off...
Shirley: Please, don't push yourself. You've hardly slept at all this past
week.
Senel: I don't have a choice. You never know what'll happen. A ship could come
by any time.
Shirley: I can keep watch, too.
Senel: No. You know the sea breeze is like poison to you.
Shirley: Don't worry, I can take a little bit. Really.
[Shirley runs off to the middle of the ship, and Senel follows her]
Senel: Hey, hold on!
[Suddenly, a flying monster appears over the back of the ship in a flash of
dark purple light. It flies over to where Senel and Shirley are standing.]
Shirley: Huh?...
[Senel runs between Shirley and the monster, bracing himself for battle]
Senel: Shirley, get back!
[Senel battles and defeats the flying monster]
Senel: That monster felt...different than the others. It was almost...human.
Shirley: Was that...a teriques?
[Suddenly the sea becomes more violent, causing the ship to rumble. A bright
golden light can be seen in the upper left corner. Senel and Shirley look
around in confusion.]
Senel: What now?!
Shirley: *Gasp* Senel, look! Behind you!
Senel: Huh? What the?!...
[Anime cutscene begins. The boat that Senel and Shirley are on floats on the
waves before a mysterious golden light. Shirley backs away a little bit.]
Shirley: W...What the?!...
[Shirley stares at the light, bewildered. Senel tenses up as they both watch
the light. Suddenly, a huge object appears where the light was, heading
straight towards Senel's boat. The two scream as their ship is tossed aside
violently. Salt water splashes up into the boat, and Senel attempts to shield
Shirley from the seawater. Several beatuiful scenery shots are shown, including
a high waterfall, birds flying over a forested area, and clouds drifting around
huge rocky mountains. The small boat is then shown again, floating on now-calm
waters. Senel and Shirly are shown laying side-by-side on the ravaged boat.
Senel recovers, gets to his knees, and holds his head. He looks over to Shirley
and finds her lying next to him.]
Senel: Sh...Shirley...
[Shirley is laying on her side, drenched in seawater. Senel begins to shake
her.]
Senel: Shirley! Say something! Shirley!
[Shirley remains unresponsive. A golden light appears and gets brighter,
drawing Senel's attention to a column of golden light stretching into the sky.]
Senel: What the?...
[The view backs up, showing the column of light rising up from a large pool of
water surrounded by a strange-looking chunk of land. Anime cutscene ends.
The scene changes to a young blond man standing on a beach, looking out over
the water. A flash of golden light appears, before a monster identical to the
flying one Senel fought off earlier appears and approaches the man on the
beach. He turns to face it, raises his hand, and the monster disappears in a
flash of purple light.]
???: So, she's come...
[He turns and runs away from the water. The scene returns to Senel and
Shirley, now laying on a similar beach. Shirley is still laying down, and
Senel is standing over her. Their boat is laying off to the side.]
Senel: Shirley, hang on!
Shirley: Ahh...ahh...
Senel: This fever...She's burning up. She got seawater all over herself...
[A muscular man in orange runs up to the two.]
???: Hey, is everything all right?
[The man in orange spots Shirley, walks over, and examines her condition.
Shocked to find her in such a state, he turns to Senel.]
Senel: Is there someplace around here with fresh water? A river or a pond or
something?
???: Well, there's a small spring at the top of the hill...
Senel: Thanks!
[The screen fades out to black, and footsteps can be heard]
???: Hey, wait!
[When the picture returns, the man in orange is standing alone. He shrugs to
himself, looking off in the direction that Senel took Shirley.]
???: What was that about?
[He then walks over to Senel's abandoned boat, crossing his arms as he looks
it over]
???: That boat...only Marines of the Holy Alliance use those boats. That means
that kid is...
[Screen fades to black, and turns to Senel and Shirley. Shirley is laying
underwater at the spring, while Senel looks over her. The man in orange calls
out to him.]
???: Hey, what do you think you're doing?!
[He runs into the waist-deep water]
???: Are you trying to kill her? She'll drown!
Senel: It's all right.
???: Like hell it is!
[Shirley's hair begins to glow light blue.]
???: Her hair, it's...glowing?
[Senel runs into the water and stands between the man and Shirley]
Senel: Hey, quit staring at her.
[The screen fades to black for a moment as Senel explains some things to the
man in orange. The two are standing on the land beside the spring.]
???: So seawater makes her ill, but fresh water helps her recover? I've never
heard of anyone with a body like that. And on top of that...
[He turns around and looks at Shirley in the spring, her hair still glowing]
???: The way her hair glowed, it's just like... ...Just like a Shining One.
Senel: I said, quit staring at her!
[The man turns back around, focus returning to him and Senel.]
???: First the pillar of light in Raging Bay, and now a Shining One. It's just
as the legend said... That girl, who is she?
[Senel stands there, not saying anything. The man appears frustrated, but
shrugs and shakes his head]
???: Hmm. The silent treatment. Let's try a different question. Why have you
come here, Alliance marine?
[Senel turns towards him, remaining quiet for a moment before explaining]
Senel: We didn't so much come here as we were drawn in. We were drifting on the
sea when this thing just came out of nowhere. What is this place, anyway?
???: The Legacy. We're standing on a giant ship, a remnant of an ancient
civilization.
Senel: A ship... Wait, a ship?!
[A noise draws their attention to the spring. Shirley is standing now, facing
the blond man from the beach beforehand. She is taking a defensive stance.]
Senel: Shirley!
Shirley: Senel!
Senel: Get away from her!
[Senel runs up and stands in front of Shirley, between her and the blond man.]
???: You... You have no right to say such a thing.
Senel: What?!
[Senel prepares to fight this man]
Senel: Who the hell are you?!
???: Die.
[The blond man runs up to Senel, and the two proceed to battle. Senel is
unable to do any damage against this stranger. However, Shirley's scream
interrupts their fight. They turn to see her laying on the back of a large
orange wolf-like creature on the opposite bank of the spring. A young man with
red hair and an eye patch is standing over Shirley and the wolf.]
Man with an Eye Patch: So, this sweet little thing's the Merines, huh?
[Senel, the blond man, and the man in orange run to the edge of their bank]
Man with an Eye Patch: I didn't think she'd really be here, but lo and
behold...there she was! See ya!
[The redhead runs off with the wolf and Shirley]
Senel: Stop!
[Black wings appear on the blond man's back. He proceeds to fly after the
redhead and the wolf.]
Senel: It's that monster again! I can't worry about that now. I need to save
Shirley. Do you know anything about that man with the eye patch?
???: His name is Moses Sandor. He's a notorious bandit.
Senel: Do you know where he's headed?
???: To his hideout, no doubt. The bandits' lair is in a high area beyond some
mountains. Come, follow me.
[He turns around to face Senel, giving a proper introduction]
Will: I never got your name. I'm Will Raynard. And you?
Senel: Senel Coolidge.
[Will runs off, and Senel follows him]
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In Pursuit
<ch1> Chapter 1
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[Senel and Will travel a short way down the path, before spotting a strange
pig-shaped object. The two walk over to it, and it turns into a girl wearing
a chef's hat. She is dancing happily.]
???: Nice to meet you!
Senel: Uh...Something weird just popped out. Who is that, Will?
Will: Don't ask me. I've never seen someone that strange.
???: I...I'm not weird! Or strange!
[Senel and Will turn to face her, and she gives her name]
Mimi: I am the 28th Wonder Baker, Mimi!
Senel, Will: (The 28th...what?)
Mimi: How do you like that? Impressive, huh?
[Senel and Will stand in silence]
Mimi: I see you're at a loss for words. As a reward for finding me, I'll teach
you a simple recipe for making bread.
Senel: Great. And just where are we supposed to make it?
Mimi: Just go to a bakery.
Will: Come to think of it, there is a bakery in town.
Mimi: If we meet again, I'll teach you more recipes.
[Mimi runs past Will and Senel, then turns back a moment]
Mimi: Bye bye!
[She turns to take her leave, trips, and falls over]
Mimi: Ow ow ow...
[She gets back to her feet and points at Senel and Will]
Mimi: But a little thing like this can't stop me! I shall rise again!
[She runs offscreen, and we can hear her trip again]
Senel: What was that all about?
Will: I have no idea...
[Senel and will continue on, until they come to a cliff overlooking the Legacy.
Senel goes over to the edge and takes in the view, before turning around to
face Will.]
Senel: What is this place?
Will: Quite a sight, isn't it? It's amazing that all of this is on a ship.
[Senel looks back out over the cliff, and Will crosses his arms]
Senel: There's even a city...
Will: Senel.
Senel: Hmm?
Will: Have you ever heard the word "Merines" before?
Senel: {!} [He turns his back on Will] {...} ...No.
Will: Hmm. Very well.
[Senel turns back around and faces Will]
Will: An ancient kingdom once flourished aboard the Legacy. It was known as the
Kingdom of Terises. The kingdom was actually led by a person designated as the
Merines.
Senel: So you're saying this Merines thing is connected to the Legacy?
Will: That's right. [He walks closer to Senel] It seems that the Merines was
able to control this great ship using nothing but the power of his will. The
reason Shirley is being pursued is because some people believe her to be a
descendant of the Merines.
Senel: Why would they think that?
Will: Right around the time you arrived, a pillar of light appeared in the
center of the Legacy.
Senel: A pillar of light...
Will: "When the pillar of light appears, a new Merines shall arise." It's an
old legend taken from the records of Terises.
[Senel crosses his arms and turns away]
Senel: That's got nothing to do with us. It's just a coincidence.
Will: I thought so too, at first. But, once I laid eyes on her...on Shirley...I
started to wonder.
Senel: Why?
Will: Because Merines means "Shining One."
Senel: *Gasp*
Will: The Legacy was discovered fifteen years ago. The ship is shrouded in
countless mysteries, very few of which have been solved. We don't have the
slightest idea about even basic things, like how it moves or when it will stop.
Were a descendant of the Merines to appear, many would consider her an
invaluable asset.
Senel: Yeah, well... That's got nothing to do with Shirley.
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<1wb> Werites Beacon
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[The two continue down the winding path until they enter a city. People are
chatting, walking around, interacting. Senel stops in his tracks and looks
around. Will takes a few steps past him and turns around]
Will: Welcome to Werites Beacon. It gets its name from the lighthouse. Lively
little place, isn't it?
[They walk a little ways farther into the city, before Senel slows down. Will
stops along with him. They look off into the distance]
Senel: A lighthouse? Here?
[Will points off into the distance, and a picture of the lighthouse in question
appears on the screen as Will explains]
Will: It's some kind of beacon--a remnant of the Kingdom of Terises. No one
knows what it's really for. It lights up occasionally, so the people just think
of it as a lighthouse.
[The picture fades and returns to Senel and Will. A villager runs up to them,
and stops when he sees the two.]
Townsman: Will, great timing! Come, quick!
[Will nods to the townsman, then turns to Senel to excuse himself]
Will: There's a plaza with a fountain in the center of the city. Wait for me
there, Senel.
Senel: Hey! First tell me how to get to the bandits' lair!
[The two run off before Senel can finish. He tries to run after, but quickly
gives up.]
Senel: {scribble} A plaza with a fountain...
[Senel passes through the city and finds the fountain Will mentioned. People
are standing around chatting with each other. Senel walks to the center of the
plaza to wait for Will. A boy dressed in purple with a ponytail on the side of
his head approaches Senel.]
???: Hello, there. Is this your first time in Werites Beacon? You're dressed
like an Alliance marine. You look pretty strong.
[Senel stares at him for a moment, before turning his back on him. The boy runs
around Senel and addresses him again]
???: So? Are you strong or are you not?
Senel: Who cares?
???: I care. I really want to know. I need to know. I can't stand it when
there's something I don't know. You know?
[Senel refuses to respond, so the boy in purple jumps to the center of the
plaza close to where Senel is standing. He calls out to everyone present]
???: Hey, anybody wanna take me on? If you can beat me, I'll give you 50,000
Gald!
[The chatter immediately stops, and everyone looks to where Senel and the
boy are standing. The boy turns around and points to Senel.]
???: ...That's what this person just said!
Senel: Hey, what are you trying to do?!
[The boy just smiles at him, then jumps out of the way as everyone crowds
around Senel]
Townsman: Sounds like a good time to me.
Townsman: Yeah, I'll take you up on that!
[A few people crowd closer to Senel]
Senel: {vein} Get out of my way!
[Senel raises his hand, which starts to emit a strange glow. The townspeople
are shocked by this, and one backs up nervously]
Townsman: H...his fingertips! They're glowing!
[The rest of them back up, frightened]
Townsman: W...wait, this guy's an eren?!
[The boy in purple crosses his arms, still standing off to the side]
???: He can use eres...Interesting. Iron eres, I presume. He certainly looks
like the type who acts before he thinks. {laugh} Come on now, folks! Don't hold
back! It's 50,000 Gald, remember? Fifty thousand!
[They all turn to face the boy, and Senel puts his arm down]
Townsman: {scribble} Yeah, but still...
Townsman: I dunno, I mean, it's not like we can use eres...
[The boy in purple looks towards the fountain, and a strange man's voice calls
out to everyone at the plaza.]
???: Hey! What's all the commotion about?
[The townspeople look up, surprised. Senel looks around in confusion, before
he looks up and sees the fountain. Two people are shown standing on the
fountain, a man with a frilly shirt and a woman in a hat. They jump down and
land in front of Senel. The boy in purple is gone, and the man with the frilly
shirt points at Senel and begins to sing.]
???: Hey yo, you there causin' trouble, don't you know the rules of this
town?
Townswoman: Fighting is banned!
Townswoman: Violence, too!
???: Exactly right! Just what they said. You gotta obey the rules at all times,
you dig?
Townswoman: What if you break them?
???: Oh, no!
Townswoman: What if you disobey?
???: Brrrrrrrr!
Chorus: What'll happen? What'll happen?! What'll happen?!? What'll happen?!?!
???: Those who break the rules will get to feel, the iron hammer of justice and
hear its thunderous peal.
Townsman: Yeah! They're defenders of justice!
???: If there's a crime, we'll stop it! If there's a brawl, we'll squash it!
Oh, yeah! That's...our...gig!
Chorus: Go Bouncers!
[The song ends, and the strange man turns to Senel]
???: Yo! You got it? {laugh}
[The man walks over to Senel and reaches out to him. Senel punches him, and he
backs away]
Senel: {vein} Get your hand off me!
[The townspeople watch nervously]
Townsman: H...hey! How could you?...
Townsman: Do you realize what you've done?! Do you know who this is?!
Senel: Yeah, well he started it!
Townsman: There's nothing he hates more than someone interrupting his
song!
Senel: ...Huh?
???: Heh heh. Hah hah hah hah hah.
Townsman: Ooh, he's angry! Curtis is angry!
Townsman: You're in trouble now!
Curtis: Isabella! I find myself filled with the most intense sadness!
Isabella: Yes, Curtis.
Curtis: Now I must harden my heart! I must swallow my tears! All for the sake
of reforming this wayward youth!
Isabella: Yes, Curtis.
Curtis: Still! It must be done! For the sake of love! Beauty is power! Great
Bantam!
Isabella: Beauty is sin! Wonder Bantam!
Curtis: Prepare yourself! We are the Bantam Bouncers!
[The two jump on Senel, and the screen goes black. Several noises can be heard
in the darkness]
Senel: Oh, hell...
Curtis: What?!
Isabella: Oh, defeat!
[When the scene returns, Curtis and Isabella are laying on the ground in front
of Senel. The boy in purple is back.]
???: Hmm. So he's stronger than the Bouncers.
[The boy in purple walks away, and Will runs up to Senel]
Will: Senel, what's going on? What happened?
[Will looks at the Bouncers laying on the ground. Senel shakes his head]
Senel: These guys just came at me.
Will: Why don't you tell me the full story?
Senel: I don't have time for that! I've got to get to the bandits' lair, now!
[Will shrugs and shakes his head. Senel gets frustrated and takes a fighting
stance]
Will: What, are you planning on just charging in there like a rabid dog?
Senel: Out of my way, or else...
[Will puts an arm behind him, and his hands begin to glow like Senel's did
earlier. Senel resumes a normal stance]
Senel: That eres stone...it's glowing! You're a crystal eren?!
Will: Time for your punishment, boy. Lightning!
[A bolt of lightning crashes down from the sky and strikes Senel, knocking him
onto his back.]
Senel: Ugh!
[The screen fades out to black. When it returns, Senel finds himself behind
bars. An older woman is standing there, watching him]
???: Have you awakened? Will really should try to hold back a little more. It's
good that he takes his job as a sheriff so seriously, but sometimes he takes
things a bit too far.
Will: Now, now, let's not be spreading falsehoods, Madame Musette.
[Will comes down the stairs and stands outside Senel's cell]
Will: My real occupation is that of a natural historian. I never claimed to be
a sheriff.
[Senel pounds on the bars of his cell]
Senel: Let me out of here!
Will: Seems like you still haven't learned your lesson.
Musette: Will told me about the situation. Would you mind if I asked you a
question? What exactly is your relationship to Shirley?
Senel: Shirley's... She's...my little sister.
Musette: I see. Then you must go save her, mustn't you? Will, why don't we let
Senel go?
Will: But...
Musette: He's just earnest, that's all. He can't help but be anxious. When your
sister is in danger, you must run to her immediately--no matter where she is or
what stands in your way. That is what brothers do, is it not?
Will: Don't blame me if he stirs up trouble again.
[Will unlocks the door to Senel's cell]
Musette: Well then, why don't you accompany him?
Will: Is that an order?
Musette: Just a suggestion. Though, now that I think about it... I believe a
certain spirited young lady also headed off to Moses' hideout.
Will: Chloe Valens went there?
Musette: Yes. And it seems she went alone. Do you think she'll be all right?
Will: [hangs his head] So now I'm a babysitter... I guess I don't have much
choice. Very well, I will help you get your sister back, since I now seem to
have other business there as well.
Senel: {...}
Musette: Isn't that nice, Senel?
Senel: [Walks slowly out of the cell] Um...thanks.
Musette: You're quite welcome.
[Will joins Senel and the party goes up the stairs and leaves the house. The
two stop outside.]
Senel: Let's hurry to the bandits' lair.
[Musette walks out from the house carrying a piece of paper]
Musette: Will, I believe you've forgotten your map.
Will: Ah, thank you.
Musette: Take care of yourself, Senel. When you return with Shirley, let's all
get together for tea.
[Senel and Will leave town]
Will: Hold on, Senel. Let's see about taking the duct.
Senel: What are those?
Will: They're special passages that allow for nearly instantaneous travel to
various points on the Legacy. From now on, we should try looking for ducts
wherever we go. It'll allow us to go back to that place in an instant.
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<1mm> Misty Mountains
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[The two arrive at Misty Mountains. They walk a little ways in, and come across
a purple wavy bubble]
Senel: There's something here.
Will: This is a Chaotic Zone. It's a place that teems with the spirits of
monsters. You're likely to encounter much stronger monsters within these zones.
The citizens try to avoid them if at all possible. However, though dangerous,
some treasure hunters and erens rush inside, seeing only the treasure chest
that lies beyond.
Senel: So, you need to ask yourself whether you're ready to pass through it or
if it's better to avoid it.
Will: That's right.
[Senel and Will travel further into the Misty Mountains. The pair stops in the
middle of a bridge on their way through.]
Will: The fog's gotten a lot thicker.
Bandit: Halt!
Senel: Look! Up there!
[Will looks up with him. A girl in blue is standing in the middle of the bridge
above them, surrounded on both sides by bandits.]
Will: Looks like I'll be taking care of my other business first.
Bandit: We've got you now. Give up!
???: You've "got me"? "Give up"? Just who do you think you're talking to? Save
your threats until after you've tasted my blade! Demon Fang!
[The girl swings her sword, cutting the bridge she's standing on. She falls to
the bridge below her, and lands in between Senel and Will.]
Will: Such a reckless little girl, to cut down the entire bridge like that.
Senel: She's an iron eren...
???: What, there are more down here? So be it!
[The girl in blue attacks Senel and Will, calling them kidnappers. The boys
fight back for a short while, before Will interrupts the battle.]
Will: You're mistaken. We're not with those bandits.
???: What?
Will: We're here to rescue a kidnapped girl.
???: O...oh, really? I just assumed...
Senel: [Shrugs, shaking his head] That's real good, slicing people up on
assumptions.
???: {blush}
Will: Senel!
Senel: So you're headed for the bandits' lair, too?
???: Yes.
Senel: To do what?
???: My objective is the same as yours.
Senel: And my objective has absolutely nothing to do with you.
???: No matter. I cannot stand by and allow injustice to prevail!
[The three bandits from the upper bridge run up behind Senel, Will, and the
girl in blue.]
Bandit: At last! We've got you now!
Will: Sounds like there's more of them on the way. We can't afford to get
surrounded. Run!
[Senel, Will, and the girl run off the bridge, followed by the bandits. The
screen goes black for a moment, then Senel and Will are standing off to the
side of the bridges.]
Senel: Are those all Moses' men?
Will: Yeah. Quite the little army, isn't it? [Looks around] Hmm? Where did
she go?
Senel: Who knows? Must have run off on her own.
Will: Damn, I needed to speak with her.
Senel: Is she the "young lady" Musette was talking about?
Will: Yes. Chloe Valens. As expected, her sense of justice has driven her to
come here and rescue Shirley.
Senel: Why? She doesn't even know Shirley.
Will: She was born a knight. Knights act according to their duty.
Senel: A knight? {...}
[The two boys make their way through the rest of the Misty Mountains.]
Will: The Bandits' Lair should be just a little further ahead.
Senel: Finally.
Will: There should be a duct somewhere around the hideout. Let's use it to
return to town when we need to.
[Senel and Will follow the grassy path and stop outside the hideout.]
Will: I think there was an entrance by the hideout. Let's use it when we want
to return to the city.
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<1bl> Bandits' Lair
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[Senel and Will arrive at the Bandits' Lair, and walk indoors.]
Moses: Well, y'all finally made it!
[Senel and Will prepare to fight the bandit as he approaches along with the
orange wolf.]
Senel: Moses!
Will: An ambush?
Moses: Now what's that face for? And after I came all the way out here just to
show you folks some hospitality! Y'all could be a bit more grateful, you know?
Ain't that right, Giet?
[The wolf responds with a bark as he sits down.]
Senel: Let Shirley go!
Moses: So that's the girl's name? Shirley? You know her?
Senel: I said, let her go!
[Senel charges forward towards Moses, only to have the floor open under his
feet. Senel falls through the floor into the room below.]
Senel: *Gasp*
Moses: Y'all watch your step, now!
[Will runs to the edge of the trap door and calls out.]
Will: Senel, are you all right? Talk to me! Senel! Moses, you--
Moses: Humph. Don't look at me. He's the one who fell for it.
[Moses and Giet turn around and run off.]
Will: Senel! Hey, Senel!
[Scene changes to Senel standing alone in the dark, looking up.]
Senel: Will! Can you hear me? Will! {scribble} I need to get back up there.
[Senel travels alone through the dark tunnels. He hears a noise, and slows
down. Another noise is heard, and he runs to stand up against the wall.]
Senel: (Someone's there. Did Moses send someone after me? They won't get me
that easily!)
???: Aah!
Senel: (Aah?)
[Senel finds himself standing near Chloe in the darkness.]
Senel, Chloe: Aaah!
Chloe: You're--!
Senel: --that harebrained chick!
Chloe: H...how dare you address me like that!
Senel: Well, if you're here, you obviously fell into one of those trap doors,
right?
Chloe: Be quiet! You're a fine one to talk!
[Another strange noise is heard. Senel pushes Chloe up against the wall.]
Chloe: Aah! What do you think you're--
Senel: Shut up. Someone's coming.
Chloe: Urgh. Don't press so hard!...
Will: Senel, are you there?
[Will walks over to find Senel and Chloe up against the wall.]
Will: Oh! Well, well, well... {...} And to think, you two only just met.
Senel, Chloe: What are you talking about?!
Will: Come with us. Let's head back up.
Chloe: All right.
[The three of them find the stairs and stop once they reach the top.]
Will: Now, Miss Chloe Valens.
Chloe: How do you know my name?
Will: Your reputation as a defender of justice precedes you.
Chloe: It is my duty to help those in need.
Will: They say you jumped into a couple's squabble and beat the man half to
death.
Chloe: ...When?
Will: Three days ago. Did you not realize what you had done?
Chloe: ...No.
Will: I've heard several stories like that about you.
Chloe: ...Lies. All lies.
Senel: Nice way to help people.
Chloe: Quiet, you!
Will: The spirit with which you attempt to follow your beliefs is certainly
admirable. But it would be wise to think a bit more about the potential
consequences of your actions.
Chloe: Yes...I guess you're right.
Will: You've seen how dangerous this place is. I think it would be best for
you to return quietly to the city.
Chloe: No. I've come this far. I don't think I should retreat now. Even as we
stand here, that poor captured girl is suffering.
Will: I had a feeling you'd say that. In that case, work together with us.
Chloe: With you?
Will: That kidnapped girl is actually Senel's sister, Shirley.
Chloe: {!} Oh, I see...
[Chloe turns to Senel, and Senel turns away.]
Senel: {...}
Chloe: {...} All right.
Senel: {!}
Chloe: Now that I know your situation, for me to refuse would be to go against
my very calling. I shall accompany you.
Will: Then it's settled. Right, Senel?
Senel: {...} Whatever. It's just until we rescue Shirley, anyway.
Will: *Sigh* {scribble}
Chloe: Well, then...might I ask you two your full names?
Will: I'm Will Raynard. And this is...
Senel: Senel Coolidge.
Chloe: Raynard and Coolidge. Understood. I shall address you as such from
now on.
[The scene changes to Shirley standing alone in a room. Moses and Giet walk
into the room and stand around her.]
Moses: {...} They say the Merines ain't like normal folks, but... Lookin' at
you here, I don't see no difference. Maybe you're just disguised as a regular
person?
[Giet sniffs Shirley, then walks over and sits near Moses. Giet whines.]
Moses: No, ain't that...Well, I'm stumped.
Shirley: Please let me go.
Moses: Do what I want you to and I just might.
Shirley: What do you want?
Moses: I came to the Legacy to master sacred eres.
Shirley: Sacred eres?
Moses: Yeah. It's a kind of eres where your fingernails glow with all the
colors of the rainbow. Its power can move mountains. Supreme arcane
eres...that's what sacred eres is! Why don't you tell me where I can get it,
hon?
Shirley: Wh...why are you asking me? I've never heard of--
???: Moses!
[Another bandit runs into the room.]
Moses: What's up, Csaba?
[Csaba whispers something into Moses' ear.]
Moses: Well! Sounds like things are about to get interestin'!
Csaba: What should we do?
Moses: You have to ask? We're gonna go play around with 'em a bit! [turns to
Shirley] We'll finish our chat later. I'm gonna go check out some big rats.
[Moses, Csaba, and Giet leave the room. Shirley tries to follow, but they lock
the door on her.]
Shirley: Ah... [hangs head]
[Senel, Will, and Chloe make their way through the Bandits' Lair. At the top of
another flight of stairs, they stop and look around. Moses and Giet stand
before them, and the three take a fighting stance.]
Moses: I tell you, folks these days are somethin' else. Bargin' in here all
greedy, tryin' to kidnap a poor little girl.
Senel, Chloe: Look who's talking!
Moses: Heh...Your girl's on the top floor!
[Moses turns around and runs off along with Giet.]
Chloe: What was that about?
Will: Sounds like he's playing with us. Like cat and mouse.
Senel: I'm going to pound you into the ground!
[Following Moses, the party encounters another duct. This one is green,
instead of the usual red color.]
Senel: Is that a duct?
Will: It seems like it, but something's wrong. I don't think it's working
properly.
Chloe: But there's no other way out.
Senel: Then I guess we'll have to go.
[They enter the green duct, and wind up in a strange green room.]
Senel: Where are we? It feels different from the hideout.
Will: I see...so this is one of the infamous Puzzle Booths.
Senel: Puzzle Booth?
Will: Sometimes you end up in places like this when you use the ducts. It
happens when the path is twisted. This is the first time I've encountered it.
Senel: What should we do?
Will: If we can get to the duct over there, we should reach our original
destination. They call it a Puzzle Booth because of its structure.
We should be able to move that block over there. It would appear we need
to push blocks out of the way and push other blocks to fill gaps in order to
go forward.
Senel: I see.
Will: Press the START button if you get stuck, or if you accidentally push a
block. You can change your view, try again, or even escape in order to make it
easier to assess the terrain.
Senel: I understand. I'll press the START button if I get stuck.
[They complete the puzzle, and end up back in the Bandits' Lair.]
Will: This looks like the top floor.
[The three of them walk over to the door in front of them. Senel tries to open
the door, but it refuses to budge.]
Will: Is it locked?
Senel: [knocks] Shirley! Are you in there?
Shirley: Senel?...
Senel: Shirley! We finally found you! How are you feeling?
Shirley: I'm all right. How about you? Are you hurt?
Senel: I'm fine. Sorry it took so long to get here.
Shirley: No, no. Don't worry about that. Thank you for coming to rescue me...
Senel: Stand back. I'm going to break the door down.
Shirley: Can you do that?
Senel: I will do it.
[Senel punches the door several times. Screen fades, and returns with Senel
bent over, tired. Will puts himself between Senel and the door.]
Will: Stop! There's no point in continuing this!
Senel: Move!
Chloe: You're bleeding! You're going to destroy your hands! And you were
calling me harebrained?!
Senel: I said, move!
Shirley: Senel, please stop!
Senel: Shirley?...
Shirley: Please, don't do anything foolish. I don't want you to get hurt on
my account.
Senel: {...} ...All right. I'll find another way.
Will: Let's catch Moses and make him tell us where the key is.
Chloe: He might be carrying it himself.
Senel: Yeah... Shirley, hang on just a little longer. We're going to get the
key.
Shirley: Please be careful.
Senel: I will.
[The party walks over to another room, just to the left of where Shirley is
locked up. Senel, Will, and Chloe run into the room to find Moses and Giet
laying on the floor.]
Moses: About time y'all showed up! Giet and me were gettin' tired of waitin'.
Senel: Hand over the key!
Moses: [stands and holds up the key] So that's it, huh? You want this key that
bad? [Giet gets up] Well, in that case... Come and get it!
[Giet tackles Senel to the floor. Will and Chloe check on him and help him up.
The three engage Moses and Giet in battle, and emerge victorious.]
Senel: Hand over the key.
Moses: Humph. This fight ain't over yet...
Csaba: Moses, we're under attack!
[Csaba runs into the room, and Moses and Giet get up.]
Moses: Under attack?!
Csaba: They're already at the entrance!
Moses: What?!
[Moses runs to the window, and everyone follows. Outside, there are bandits
fighting against men in red. A strange woman wearing a helmet with two large
horns is standing behind the red troops.]
???: The Merines girl is in there somewhere! Find her, at any cost!
[Scene returns to Moses and everyone overlooking the fighting below.]
Moses: Who in the hell are those red guys?!
Will: I've never heard of an army like that on the Legacy. When did they come
aboard?
Senel: That's!...
Will: Do you know them, Senel?
Senel: ...No.
[Moses, Csaba, and Giet run halfway across the room towards the door, then
stop and turn around.]
Moses: Hey, you there. [throws the key at Senel's feet] You want the key,
right? Take it.
Senel: Moses?
Moses: Don't get me wrong, now. I'm just lendin' it to you for a bit. We still
gotta settle our score. But for now, we got bigger fish to fry. Giet! Csaba!
Come on!
[Moses runs out of the room with Csaba and Giet. Senel picks up the key.]
Chloe: If we don't move quickly, we'll get caught in the fighting.
Will: Let's hurry back to Shirley.
[The three run over to the room where Shirley is being held. As they approach,
the hear a scream from inside the room.]
Shirley: Aaah!
Senel: [knocks] Shirley! What is it?!
[Senel, Will, and Chloe enter the room. Inside, Shirley is encased in a large
purple sphere. Standing behind her is the blond man from before.]
Senel: You!
Will: You're the flying man that was at Lumen Spring!
[The sphere floats closer to the blond man, who's wings appear. He flies off
with Shirley, and the party tries to run after.]
Senel: Wait! Dammit! Where's he headed?!
[Csaba runs into the room.]
Csaba: This way. Hurry! That flying guy seemed to be going toward the Crystal
Forest. You can get there from the rear exit of the hideout. Follow me!
[The party goes back through the hideout and walks over to the rear exit where
Csaba is waiting for them. He opens the door for them.]
Csaba: If you go out here and just keep going straight, you'll reach the
Crystal Forest.
Will: Why are you helping us?
Csaba: I'm sure Moses would do the same thing if he were here.
Chloe: There's one thing I'd like to ask. Do you know of a swordsman with a
tattoo of a snake on his arm?
Csaba: A snake tattoo?... No, I'm afraid not.
Chloe: I see...
Csaba: Well, bye now. Good luck.
[Csaba runs off, and the party runs out the doors. The scene changes to the
entrance to the Bandits' Lair. The troops in red surround the door, along with
the woman with the horned helmet. Moses walks out with Giet.]
Moses: Sorry to keep you waitin', darlin'.
???: Hand over the Merines now.
Moses: Whoa, easy there, baby. You came all the way out here to see me, so why
don't we have us a little fun?
[Giet growls at the lady.]
???: Unfortunately, I haven't got time for weaklings like you.
Moses: Well, y'all came up here itchin' for a fight. We're just glad to oblige!
Ain't no backin' out now! Let's get it on!
[Screen fades out, then returns to the party outside the Bandits' Lair.]
Will: The Crystal Forest is toward 12 o'clock. Will you be staying with us,
Chloe?
Chloe: Of course.
[They travel along the Legacy, finally approaching the Crystal Forest.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[The duct back to Werites Beacon is opened, and the party enters the Crystal
Forest.]
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<1cf> Crystal Forest
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[Senel, Will, and Chloe walk into the Crystal Forest. They stop a moment while
Senel and Chloe look around the forest. Suddenly, a scream is heard.]
???: Aaah!
[The party prepares for a fight. A girl in yellow runs out in front of them,
and skids to a stop. The party puts away their weapons.]
???: Ah, hey! You there! [she looks off in the direction she came from] Oooh!
[The girl runs off into the forest. A giant spider-like creature comes out,
looks at the party for a moment, and then follows the girl into the forest.]
Chloe: Wh...what was that?
Will: A crystarantula. They look fearsome but they're actually quite gentle.
They don't normally attack people.
Chloe: It sure looked like it was attacking her.
Will: Well...they tend to show no mercy to those who enter their nests.
Crystarantulas have a habit of collecting shiny objects. Treasure hunters often
run into trouble with them.
Chloe: Is that what she was?
Will: Most likely.
Chloe: Well, we can't just abandon her. Let's go after her.
Senel: Then this is as far as we go together.
Chloe: Why?!
Senel: I'm going to find Shirley. I'm not interested in that girl.
Chloe: It's not a matter of interest! You know, you are incredibly
self-centered!
Senel: And you can't keep your nose out of other people's business.
Chloe: The nerve!
Will: That's enough, you two.
Senel, Chloe: [turn away from each other] ...Humph.
Will: {scribble} We're all headed in the same direction. Rescuing Shirley is
our first priority, but we'll keep that girl in mind as well.
[Scene changes to the Misty Mountains. Moses, Giet, and Csaba are running
away from their hideout. Moses falls to one knee, and they stop.]
Moses: Oww!
Csaba: M...Moses, are you all right?
Moses: Damn horn-wearin', street-walkin', wannabe domme... [gets up and nods]
We ain't done yet, baby. Not by a long shot.
[The party travels further into the Crystal Forest. A voice calls out to them
on their way through, and they stop.]
???: Hey!
[The girl in yellow runs past them, then turns around and points at them.]
???: I can't believe you guys! Why didn't you help me?! So heartless! Oh, why
are people so cruel? I can't take it!
Will: Perhaps first you could explain why you were being chased by that
creature.
???: {panic} Um...
Will: If I had to guess, I'd say you probably got caught ransacking its nest.
???: Ah, well...
Chloe: Bingo.
Senel: Well, she's an easy read.
Will: Maybe you should look at yourself first, before you go accusing others.
???: Oh, come on! That's different! When you see a cute girl in trouble, don't
you think you should do something?
Senel: Not really, no.
???: What?!...You know, I don't like you. You're cold. Or...maybe you don't
like cute girls...
Senel: {vein} No! I mean, yes! I...
???: Whatever. Whether it's all cute girls or just me, it doesn't really
matter now. Hello!
Chloe: Who are you waving at?
[Senel, Will, and Chloe turn around. The crystarantula is standing behind
them, angry.]
Senel, Will, Chloe: Ah.
???: Looks like he wants to play with you guys now. He's all yours. Have fun!
[The girl runs off, and the crystarantula walks up to the party.]
Senel, Will, Chloe: Why us?
[They battle the crystarantula and defeat it. Afterwards, the girl is back.]
???: Thank you so much. You all fought for little old me.
Senel, Will, Chloe: No, we didn't!
???: I didn't expect all three of you to be erens. You should've told me
that sooner, sillies. [walks up and stands right in front of Senel] People need
to help each other out, you know? It feels good to be useful, doesn't it?
Senel: [backs up] What are you babbling about?
???: {...} I've made up my mind! I'm going to let you join my party!
Senel, Will, Chloe: What?
???: {note} I've been looking for an eren I could get some mileage out of.
Finding three at once is more than I could have possibly hoped for!
Senel: Whatever.
Will: What's your name?
Norma: Me? Norma Beatty! And since you asked, I'm a world-class treasure
hunter, if I do say so myself!
Will: I didn't ask.
Norma: Aw, come on. Listen--
Will: Norma, did you see a man flying through the sky near here? He would've
had a girl with him.
Norma: A flying man? What are you, stupid? If you want to see acrobats, go to
the circus.
Will: Who are you calling stupid? [hits Norma on the head]
Norma: Ow!
Will: We don't have time for this.
[The party walks away from Norma, into the forest.]
Norma: Hey, wait! Hold up! Hang on a sec! Guys?
[Senel, Will, and Chloe travel deeper into Crystal Forest, Norma following
behind them. The party stops, and she taps Senel on the shoulder.]
Norma: Come on, let's work together! Let's be a team! {vein} Join my team and
let's be friends, dammit!
Senel: You're not the one who should be getting mad!
[Will notices something, and all four run over to a wall. A latter lay broken
and useless off to the side.]
Senel: It looks like the path continues beyond this wall.
Will: We should be able to use a ladder to get to the path, but it looks like
someone didn't want that to happen.
[Senel walks over and taps against the wall. Norma walks over to the wall and
stands beside him, crossing her arms.]
Norma: Hmm. So you want to get through here. Say, Senny.
Senel: {sweat} Senny?
Will, Chloe: (Nicknames?)
Norma: Why don't we make a deal? I'll make it so you can pass through here...
And in exchange, you'll join my team!
Senel: Like you could actually do that.
Norma: Oh? You don't believe me? You'd flip if you knew how good I was!
Senel: *Sigh*
Norma: {fume} Ooh. Here, watch! [turns to Will and Chloe] You two, also! Uh...
Senel: Will and Chloe.
Norma: Hmm...glasses...bossy..."Teach"! And you're "C"!
Will, Chloe: {!} Hey!
Norma: Now that that's settled, allow me to gently blow this wall to kingdom
come.
[Norma backs up from the wall, facing it. Her hands begin to glow.]
Chloe: Her nails are glowing.
Senel: You're an eren, too?!
Norma: Crystal eres looking nice, as usual.
Will: {!} No, don't!
Norma: Grave!
[A large chunk of rock rises from the ground, shattering the crystal wall
that blocked their path.]
Norma: Heh heh. See? Piece of cake!
[Will walks over and hits Norma on the head again.]
Norma: Ow! What was that for?! That hurt!
Will: You idiot! You just ruined a valuable display of nature's beauty!
Norma: {scribble} But--
Will: {...} Come with us!
Chloe: We're taking her with us?
Will: There's no telling what she'll do if we let her roam free. I'm keeping
her with me and watching her like a hawk.
[Senel shakes his head, and Norma turns to Chloe.]
Norma: {...} Hi.
Senel: ...Whatever.
[The four continue through the Crystal Forest. At the edge of the forest, an
object on the ground shimmers and catches Senel's attention. He runs over to
examine it.]
Senel: This is Shirley's brooch!
[Norma runs over to Senel.]
Norma: Brooch? Ooh, what's it look like? Let me see! Let me see! Hey! Why are
you hiding it? Let me see it! Come on!
Senel: Shirley must be this way.
[Senel walks off, and Chloe and Will follow him.]
Norma: Oh, Senny. You're so greedy.
[The scene changes to the horned woman standing on the beach with several of
the army men in red. A man wearing a mask approaches, and she adresses him.]
???: You're late, Stingle.
[More troops approach from the right, led by a man with with a large red cape
and a thin man with a face mask. The man with the cape speaks to the horned
woman.]
???: Melanie, have you located the Merines girl?
Melanie: Yes, sir. We are currently in pursuit.
???: Give me a detailed report.
Melanie: Right away, sir.
[The screen blacks out for a moment as Melanie gives the report. Afterwards,
the thin masked man is standing in line with Melane and Stingle.]
???: Cashel, order the troops to be ready to move out at any time.
Cashel: Yes, sir.
[The man with the large cape leaves. Cashel turns to the other two.]
Cashel: Cashel, Melanie and Stingle. It's been a while since the Terrors have
been assembled like this. I left the good fighting on the mainland to come to
this ship in the middle of nowhere. I'd better get to have some fun.
[The scene on the beach ends, and returns to the party standing outside the
Crystal Forest.]
Norma: Let me jot that down. Shirley's brooch...
Senel: What are you writing?
Norma: I'm creating a Collector's Book. It's a must-have for any serious
treasure hunter! I'm going to start cataloging every new item we find!
[They continue in the direction that Shirley most likely was taken. They
discover a strange area in the side of a large rock.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[The duct opens, and they enter the Secret Passage.]
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<1sp> Secret Passage
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Senel: There she is! Shirley!
[Shirley is still encased in the purple sphere and is with the blonde man. He
is standing near what appears to be a doorway embedded in a huge rock.]
Norma: That girl all slumped over there is Senny's sister? No way! She really
is floating in midair!
[The blond man stares at them for a moment, before turning around. His hand
glows, and he places it against the sealed enterance. The door responds and
slides open.]
Will: It's the entrance to a ruin?
[The blond man walks inside, Shirley floating alongside him. The party runs
towards the door, but it slides shut in front of them.]
Chloe: Damn, we didn't make it!
Norma: What are you worried about? We can just open it ourselves.
[Norma's hand glows, and she places it on the door. Nothing happens.]
Norma: Hello? Don't just stand there! Help me out!
Chloe: What are we supposed to do?
Norma: Put your hands on the door, like me. Come on!
[They all walk over and place their hands on the door. The door responds this
time, and slides open.]
Norma: {note} All right! Nothing can stop the four of us!
Chloe: What just happened?
Norma: Using the power of eres, you can open up doors in ruins that are
normally shut tight. Isn't that cool?
Will: All right. Let's go inside.
[Senel, Will, and Chloe walk inside the ruin, leaving Norma outside. She has
her back turned and doesn't notice they left.]
Norma: Now do you see why I made you my team? Treasure hunters and eres were
meant for each other! So, you see... [turns around] ...Hello? {sweat}
[Norma runs into the ruins after them. The four are standing at the top of a
large flight of stairs leading down through a tunnel.]
Norma: Hey! Don't leave me behind like that!
Will: To think, there were ruins here. I didn't realize it the last time I
came.
Chloe: It looks like a passageway.
Norma: A passageway? Oh, yeah, a passageway... Oh, I know! This must be that
thing!
Chloe: That thing?
Senel: What thing?
Norma: The secret passage made during the era of the Kingdom of Terises. You
haven't heard of it?
Will: No. I'm surprised you have.
Norma: Well, I am a world-class treasure hunter, after all. {note}
Chloe: Impressive.
Norma: Of course, I do have a cheat sheet--the records my teacher left me.
Will: You have a teacher?
Norma: {note} Oh, yeah, he's a real scoundrel, let me tell you. He--
Senel: We don't have time for stupid gossip. We need to catch that guy.
Norma: Hey, don't call it stupid!
[The party travels down through the Secret Passage. As they run into the next
room, the whole place shakes and they stop.]
Senel: Does the Legacy have earthquakes?
Will: It does shake sometimes, but I've never felt an earthquake like this
before.
Chloe: Are you sure it's safe to be down here right now?
Will: There he is!
[The flying man lands near Shirley, who is still trapped in the sphere.]
???: So, you managed to come this far.
Norma: Hey, you know, up close he doesn't look that bad...
Senel: You're not getting away this time!
[The blond man releases Shirley from the sphere, and she is left laying on the
ground behind him.]
???: You... I've had enough of you. I will bury you, right here and now!
[They fight, and again little damage can be done against him.]
Senel: *Huff* *huff*
Norma: This guy's tough...And we've even got him four-to-one...
[Another earthquake shakes the place, and a pillar near Shirley cracks.]
Senel: No! Shirley!
Norma: The pillar's collapsing!
[The blond man rushes over and leaps in front of the falling pillar. It
collapses completely, and Shirley lay on the other side, unharmed.]
Chloe: Aah!
Will: He...sacrificed himself to protect Shirley...
Senel: But...why?
[Screen fades out. Senel, Will, and Chloe are standing over Shirley away from
the fallen pillar.]
Will: She doesn't appear to be injured, but...
Senel: Shirley, wake up. Shirley!
Norma: Hey, everyone, listen up! We're in trouble! The path we came down caved
in with the earthquake! We're seriously trapped!
[The crumbled remains of the pillar suddenly shake and break away. The blond
man is standing in a sphere identical to the one he had Shirley in.]
Norma: Aah!
[The sphere vanishes.]
Norma: Uh, oh. You're still alive?!
???: You haven't heard the last of me!
[His wings return, and he flies off.]
Shirley: Ahh...uhh...
Senel: Shirley?!
Shirley: Senel...
Senel: You're awake...
Will: It's good to see you're all right.
Shirley: *Gasp*
Senel: Don't startle her!
Will: That wasn't my intent...
Norma: Hah hah hah! She's scared of you!
[Will thumps Norma on the head]
Norma: Ow!
[Screen fades out]
Shirley: Thank you so much for all you've done for me.
Chloe: It is only natural to aid those in distress. You need not feel obliged.
Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?
Shirley: N...no.
Will: We can talk more later. For now, let's just get out of here. Since the
way we came is blocked, we'll have to go forward. Any objections?
Senel: Just hang on a little longer, Shirley.
Shirley: I'm sorry that this all happened because of me...
Senel: It's not your fault.
[They continue forward and enter another Puzzle Booth.]
Senel: Here we go again. The exit duct isn't open.
Will: I believe we'll need to turn on the switch over there to open the duct.
That means...I found it.
Norma: What's that?
Will: It's the Sorcerer's Ring. It emits a ball of light. Turn on the switch by
hitting it with the ball of light. Sometimes there are places with multiple
switches. All of the switches must be turned on in order to open the duct.
That's a reflector. It can reflect the ball of light from the Sorcerer's Ring
and change its direction.
Chloe: So we need to turn on the switch by using the Sorcerer's Ring and the
reflector.
[They solve the puzzle.]
Norma: The Sorcerer's Ring is disappearing.
Will: The Sorcerer's Ring can only manifest itself within the Puzzle Booth.
[They exit the booth and continue on. Shirley trails behind, and they stop.]
Senel: Shirley?
Shirley: I...I'm okay. Don't worry.
Senel: Let's rest for a bit.
[They all sit in a circle.]
Norma: I guess the rumor about Shirl being the Merines really was just a rumor.
I mean, anyone can see she's a normal person.
Chloe: I never believed the rumors were true. The very idea is preposterous.
Norma: Just what rumors did you hear, C?
Chloe: That her whole body lights up, that she can breathe underwater...
Norma: Yeah, those're the same ones I heard. It's one of the legends of the
Radiant.
Chloe: The Radiant...that's the name of the people from that ancient
civilization who created the Kingdom of Terises.
Norma: Right. I mean, sure, their culture might have been a little different
from that of today's people.
Shirley: {...}
Norma: But they weren't like fireflies or fish, you know?
Senel: All right, can we talk about something else now?
Shirley: Senel...
Will: Once we return to the city, Shirley will be under my protection.
Senel: Wait a minute. Says who? We were only supposed to be together until I
got Shirley back.
Will: I can't let her out of my sight until this Merines business cools down.
Senel: Like hell you can't.
Shirley: Senel.
Senel: {scribble}
[Senel and Will continue to discuss. A small brown creature dressed in blue
approaches Shirley and catches her attention.]
???: *Ors*
Senel: You won't have to worry about us. We'll be leaving this ship soon
enough.
???: *Ors*
Will: Well, that would be the wisest thing to do.
Senel: Did you hear that, Shirley? Once we get out we can...
???: *Ors*
Norma: ...Who are you?
Pippo: I'm Pippo, of the Oresoren. Pleased to meet you!
Norma: It's a talking otter...
Pippo: I'm a bard. [strums his harp]
Norma: A talking otter who plays harp...
Chloe: Norma, don't be rude.
Norma: Well come on, look at it!
Will: It's an otter.
Norma: See? I told you!
Pippo: Did you come to visit our village? Oh, I'm sorry. The village has
already moved.
Will: You have a village?
Pippo: Shall I show you the way to our old village? It's very close.
Norma: What do you think?
Will: I'm intrigued, but I think we should decline. We don't know what dangers
might lurk out there. There's also the possibility of some sort of trap...
Pippo: [tilts head] *Ors?*
Norma: Aww...those big, round eyes...and that desperate look on his face...
Shirley: {heart} He's so cute...
Chloe: Th...that's so not fair!
Norma: Teach! How can you possibly doubt cute, little, innocent Pippy?
Senel: (...Pippy?)
Will: Ah, well, it's not that I doubt him...
Norma: All right then, Pippy! We'll follow you anywhere! Do as you please!
Pippo: Oh, wonderful! Welcome! It's this way!
[They follow Pippo to the Old Oresoren Village]
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Pippo: This is where our Oresoren village used to be.
???: Pippo!
Pippo: Quppo!
[Another otter, this one dressed in red, runs over.]
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma: Quppo?
Quppo: Greetings! I'm Quppo of the Oresoren.
Pippo: My brother Quppo is the top martial artist among the Oresoren.
Norma: Martial artist?...
[Quppo stares at Senel, then at Chloe.]
Quppo: Your eyes...You two have the eyes of a true warrior! Just like mine.
Senel: O...oh...
Chloe: Uh...thanks.
Norma: I had no idea that anything like the Oresoren even existed.
Will: Nor did I. I've been on the Legacy for ten years, and I've never heard as
much as a rumor.
Pippo: We've known about you all forever. I've been to your city many times.
Norma: S...seriously?
Will: The townspeople must have looked at you quite strangely.
Pippo: Not at all! They were all very nice! Even when I just stood there
without saying anything, people gave me food!
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma: (They thought they were pets...)
Will: Ahem. At any rate... These kinds of surprises occur quite often when you
live on the Legacy.
Chloe: What surprised me was that eres could open the door to the ruins. I
never imagined that I could use my eres like that.
Will: It's only been fifty years since erens first began appearing among
humans... However, in the Kingdom of Terises, it may have been common for
everyone to use eres.
Chloe: Why did the Kingdom of Terises fall?
Will: That is one of history's greatest unknowns. No one has been able to
provide a real explanation for the fall of Terises.
Norma: For that matter, no one knows why they built their kingdom onboard a
ship, either.
Will: If the Cataclysm really occurred, that might tie in to the explanation.
Pippo: What's the Cataclysm?
Will: A great disaster said to have struck the world several thousand years
ago. Supposedly, half the world's land sunk into the sea.
Pippo: How scary!
Senel, Shirley: {...}
Senel: Shirley, come here a sec.
Shirley: Hm? Okay.
[Senel and Shirley walk away from the group.]
Shirley: Why did we come over here?
Senel: You don't want to listen to that, do you?
Shirley: Ah...it's...it's okay...
Senel: Oh, yeah...You dropped something.
Shirley: You found my brooch? Oh, that's wonderful! I thought I'd never see it
again...
Senel: Yeah, well, I know how important it is to you.
Shirley: Thank you, Senel! I'll never lose it again!
Senel: Okay.
[The two return to where everyone else is.]
Quppo: Pippo told me everything. You can't get back out?
Will: We'd be grateful if you could tell us of another exit.
Quppo: Then allow us to lead you!
Norma: All right! We're off to the surface!
Pippo, Quppo: Onward!
[They continue on and exit the village area, and are back in the Secret
Passage.]
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Pippo: There's a stairway leading up a little further ahead. We can get out
through there.
[The party keeps going. Suddenly, there is another earthquake.]
Quppo: Oh no! The path is blocked!
Chloe: I guess this caved in during the earthquake as well.
Quppo: It looks like we can get through if we dig a little. Senel, Will, would
you help us?
Senel: Sure.
Will: Understood.
Quppo: You three can take the next shift.
Norma: How about I just use my crystal eres and blow it away?
Senel, Will, Chloe: No!
Norma: What is it with you guys?! You really don't trust me, do you?!
Will: What would give you the slightest inkling that we trusted you?
Norma: *Sob* I knew it! Fine then, you just watch!
[Norma begins to cast a spell. Senel and Chloe step closer to her.]
Chloe: Norma, let's step over here.
[Chloe pushes her away from the group.]
Norma: Let me go!
[The girls are sitting around while the boys dig.]
Norma: Come on! Work! Work! Work!
Senel: Shut up!
Shirley: Um, Norma?
Norma: Hmm? What's up?
Shirley: Ah, it's just...
Norma: {...}{idea} Oh, heh heh, I get it. You don't like it when I play around
with Senny. You're getting jealous, huh?
Shirley: {////} No.
Norma: Really?
Chloe: Norma, that's enough.
Norma: Okay, okay. I'll stop. By the way, C, I've been meaning to ask you. Why
did you come to the Legacy? I mean, you didn't really just come for the sake
of justice, did you?
Chloe: {...} No special reason. I'm just looking for someone. What about you?
Do you have some purpose here?
Norma: I'm glad you asked! I've come to the Legacy in search of the Everlight!
What's the Everlight, you ask? It's a miraculous jewel that can grant any wish!
Chloe: I find that hard to believe. How can something like that really exist?
Norma: Ooh, is that all you can say? Don't you have any sense of wonder?
Of adventure?
Chloe: I'm sure anyone else would feel the same way. Right, Shirley?
Shirley: Hmm...
Norma: Just you wait! I will find the Everlight, no matter what!
Shirley: You're very enthusiastic. ...What is it?
Norma: Ah, I just happened to notice the brooch you're wearing.
Shirley: My brooch?
Norma: Is that the one Senny found?
Shirley: Oh. Yes.
Norma: Could I take a quick look at it?
Shirley: Sure.
Norma: That's an unusual stone.
Shirley: Yeah, kind of, I guess...
Norma: This color...it's similar to the one in his records. No, no, no...
That's too easy. It couldn't have been right next to me all along. But, then
again... Shirl?
Shirley: Yes?
Norma: Can I have this brooch?
Shirley: No! [grabs the brooch back from Norma] I can't ever let go of
this. It's extremely important.
Norma: Whoa...she got all serious, all of a sudden.
Shirley: The stone in this brooch once saved my life.
Chloe: Give up, Norma. Don't try to force her to do something she doesn't
want to.
Norma: All right, all right. I won't ask for it again.
Chloe: That's better.
Norma: So sell it to me.
Chloe: Hey!
Norma: Fifty Gald.
Chloe: You cheapskate!
[Senel and Will walk over.]
Will: We got it. Let's go.
Norma: (Ugh, he showed up at the worst possible time. But, I'm not giving up
yet...)
[Norma looks back and forth at Senel and Shirley.]
Norma: Senny, Shirl...you two don't really look like each other. Do you have
any other brothers or sisters?
Shirley: Oh...I have an older sister.
Senel: What do you care?
Norma: Jeez, what's your problem?
[They continue down the Secret Passage.]
Pippo: Just a little further.
[The ground rumbles.]
Quppo: The Long Long Demon must be getting closer.
Norma: Long Long Demon? What kind of name is that?
Pippo: The Long Long Demon is a really big, really scary monster.
Quppo: It was the Long Long Demon that chased us away from our old home here.
Will: Is it the Long Long Demon that's causing these earthquakes?
[The ground rumbles again.]
Quppo: Aaaah!
[A strange monster rushes past the group.]
Pippo: It's the Long Long Demon! It saw us!
[The monster comes up behind the party.]
Norma: Aaah! What is that big, purple thing? A giant worm? Ew...
Chloe: Unbelievable!
Quppo: We've got to run!
[Everyone runs away and the monster chases them. The screen goes dark and
footsteps along with monster sounds are heard.]
Chloe: How long is this thing going to chase us?
Norma: Give us a break already!
[The party is shown running from the monster. They approach a sealed door.]
Quppo: We made it to the exit! We can get out from here!
Will: Open the door! Hurry!
Senel: This thing just doesn't give up!
Chloe: We'll hold off the monster. Raynard, Norma! Open the door!
Norma: Ohh, it won't open with just two of us! Senny, C! Help!
Chloe: We can't!
Norma: Come on!
Chloe: Ugh!
[Chloe is thrown back.]
Will: Chloe! [gets out his hammer]
Norma: Not you too, Will!
Will: Norma, find a way to open that door, now!
[Chloe and Will charge back into the fight.]
Norma: What am I supposed to do by myself?!
[Shirley walks over to the door.]
Norma: Shirley?...
[Shirley puts her hand out and the door glows and disappears.]
Norma: No way!...It opened!
Shirley: I...I didn't do anything.
Pippo: Come on, everyone! We can get out!
Will: Right! Senel, Chloe! Hurry!
[They all run out the door. The Long Long Demon follows and breaks through the
door. It begins to attack, but stops and starts flailing.]
Chloe: It looks like it's in pain.
Will: Perhaps it can't take sunlight.
Norma: Ah-hah! Because it's been living underground all this time!
Senel: If we don't take this thing out now, it'll never stop chasing us!
[The party battles and defeats the monster.]
Will: Did we kill it?
Shirley: Senel! Your arm is bleeding...
Senel: It's just a scratch.
Quppo: My eyes did not deceive me! You are a true warrior, just as I thought!
Let us dance the dance of victory!
[The two Oresoren begin to dance and sing.]
Quppo, Pippo: *Ors*, *Ors ors*, *Ors*, *Ors ors oooors* *Ors ors ors* *Ors ors
ors* *Ors ors ors oooors!*
Shirley: Oh, my...
Senel: They're pretty good.
Quppo, Pippo: *Ors ors!*
Norma: We worked hard, too. Why does Senny get all the credit? Don't you think
so, C?
Chloe: Hmm?...Ah, well, what difference does it make?
Norma: Oh, you're just in a good mood from watching that dance.
[The song ends and the Oresoren approach Senel and Shirley.]
Pippo: These shells are a present for Senel and Shirley.
Shirley: They're beautiful...
Pippo: These shells have a special significance when held by those close to
each other.
Quppo: They're used as a symbol of engagement among the Oresoren. As long as
two people carry those shells, they will always know what each other is
feeling.
Shirley: E...engagement? {////}
Senel: Are you sure you want to give these to us?
Pippo: They're but a small token of our appreciation!
Norma: Ooh, I want one, I want one too!
Pippo: I'm sorry. We only had one set.
Norma: Aww...
Senel: Where does this path lead?
Pippo: If you follow it for a while, you'll eventually get back close to your
city.
Will: Let's rest a bit and then we can set out.
Senel: You still plan to follow us? We were only supposed to be together
until--
Will: Given the current circumstances, can you honestly consider Shirley
rescued? You don't even know where we are.
Senel: Grr...
Chloe: That flying man might come back, you know. We can't relax until we make
it back to the city.
Will: I'm also concerned about the soldiers in red who attacked the bandits'
lair. I hope that didn't have anything to do with Shirley.
Shirley: {!} Soldiers in red?...
Senel: Don't worry about them, Shirley. It's okay.
Quppo: Thank you, everyone, for all your help.
Will: No, no. We should be thanking you for getting us back to the surface.
Pippo: We hope to see you again soon. We'd love it if you'd come to the
Oresoren village sometime!
Quppo: Farewell, friends!
Norma: Bye-bye! Next time we meet, bring me a present, too! *Ors* Well, then.
What do we do now?
Chloe: The weather's getting bad.
Norma: Yeah, looks like it's gonna rain.
[Senel and Shirley walk off down the path, unnoticed.]
Chloe: I hate the rain...
Norma: {?}
Chloe: Ah, never mind.
Will: Well, for now, let's head back to the city. But first... Hmm. The
mainland is home to numerous annelid as well, but this is the first time I've
seen a species of this size. It would be wise to approach this from both an
environmental aspect as well as a genetic aspect. Oh, I only wish we could
have captured it alive.
Norma: What's up with Teach all of a sudden?
Chloe: He's fascinated by the Long Long Demon. I've heard Raynard's main
occupation is the study of natural history.
Will: Now, how shall I go about taking a sample...
Norma: I knew he was one of those super obsessed bookworm-types. He's like a
kid on his birthday! Raynard...Man, Ray-nerd is more like it. I had him pegged
with "Teach."
Chloe: {?} What happened to Coolidge and Shirley?
Norma: Yeah, where'd they go?
[The scene changes to Senel and Shirley.]
Shirley: Senel...is it really okay for us to go on alone?
Senel: A big group is easier to spot. We can move more freely if it's just the
two of us.
Shirley: But...if we're going to split up, shouldn't we at least thank them
first?
Senel: If we don't do it like this, they'll keep following us. ...What if
something happens?
Shirley: ...Yeah, I guess so. I don't want to cause any trouble for them.
Senel: Let's find a spot close to the city and hide out there. We'll get some
information and then decide what to do.
Shirley: Okay.
[They continue down the mountain path. Senel sees something, and they stop.]
Senel: It's them!
[The Terrors are shown standing further ahead along with some soldiers. They
approach Senel and Shirley.]
Melanie: We were getting tired of waiting. That's the Merines with you, is
it not?
Shirley: Soldiers in red?! Senel, these people, they're--
Senel: The same ones who attacked the village three years ago.
[Soldiers run up behind them.]
Senel: They're behind us, too!
Melanie: You slipped away from us at the bandits' lair. But you won't get away
this time.
Shirley: Ahh...
Senel: Dammit!
Cashel: It seems you know what happened three years ago. Perhaps you're even
the one who led her away.
Senel: And if I was?
Melanie: So, it was you... I'm impressed you managed to evade us all this time.
Cashel: You have good instincts. I'll give you that much. The other day, too,
right when we finally had you, you suddenly disappeared.
Shirley: Senel!... Is that why you took me out to sea with you?
Senel: Yeah...I knew how rough the sea would be on you, but... I didn't have
any other choice.
Melanie: And now it seems your luck has run out. To think you'd wind up on the
Legacy, of all places!
Stingle: Save your gloating until the mission is complete.
Melanie: Humph. Your move. Will you hand her over quietly?
Senel: Go to hell!
Cashel: So you want to fight. Well then, all the more fun for us.
Senel: I'll never turn her over to you!
Shirley: Senel, no!
Senel: Uaaaagh!
[Senel charges into battle with Melanie. He is horribly defeated.]
Shirley: Senel! Senel, get up!
Melanie: That was fast.
???: What a waste of time. He's so pathetic it's comical.
Melanie: Hail Commander Vaclav!
[They all assume order and the commander stands before Senel and Shirley.]
Senel: Vaclav?...
Vaclav: So, you're a true Merines.
Shirley: *Gasp*
Senel: Shirley...run...
Vaclav: You've given us an awful lot of trouble. But it ends here.
[Shirley runs in front of Senel to protect him.]
Vaclav: What do you think you're doing?
Senel: Shirley?...
Shirley: I'm the one you want, right? If that's the case, I'll go with you.
Senel: Shirley, what are you saying?!
Vaclav: Well, well.
Shirley: Just please, leave my brother alone!
Senel: Shirley...stop...It's no use talking to them...
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...Hah hah hah hah!
Shirley: Wh...why are you laughing?
Vaclav: You didn't think twice about sacrificing yourself to save another. You
really are very much alike!
Shirley: Wh...who are you talking about?
Vaclav: Your sister, of course.
Shirley: {!} *Gasp*
[Vaclav smacks Shirley. She falls to the ground.]
Shirley: Aah!
Senel: Shirley! Stop it, Vaclav!
Cashel: Quit your whining.
[Cashel punches Senel to the ground.]
Senel: Ugh...
Shirley: S...Senel!
Vaclav: Here's your reward for trying to bargain with me, Merines.
Shirley: S...stop!
Senel: Sh..Shirley...
Shirley: Stop!
Vaclav: Ah hah hah hah hah hah!
[Cashel throws Senel off the cliff. A strange golden glow is seen.]
Shirley: No!
Vaclav: Hmm?... Ahh, it's just lightning.
Melanie: Well, well. Looks like that was a bit too much for her.
Cashel: Oh, the poor thing's out cold.
Vaclav: All that matters is that she's alive.
Cashel: Ahh, yes...
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...Finally, the Merines is mine! The first phase of the
operation is complete. We will commence phase two at once.
Melanie, Cashel, Stingle: Yes, sir!
[Flashback scene. Senel is sleeping, a strange girl sitting by him.]
???: Senel. Wake up.
Senel: Mmm...
???: Come on, get up.
Senel: *Sigh*
[Flashback ends. Senel is floating down in a golden sphere.]
???: Wake up!
[Senel sits up. He is on the ground in front of a little girl.]
???: Finally, you're up! You sleep like a rock!
Senel: How...am I alive?...
???: I couldn't believe it! All of a sudden you just fell from the sky. Your
whole body was wrapped in some golden light.
Senel: Golden light?... Did you see a blonde girl and a bunch of red soldiers?
???: Nope.
Senel: Damn...
???: You look so gloomy. Come on, snap out of it! Well, whatever. You're awake
now, so let's go. I want you to take me to the city.
Senel: Me? Take you?
Harriet: Yeah, is that a problem? By the way, I'm Harriet. Harriet Campbell.
And you?
Senel: Senel Coolidge.
Harriet: Okay, Senel, listen up. I want to go to the city right away. So I need
you to take me there.
Senel: (It probably would be a good idea to return to Werites Beacon for now.
I need to gather information...)
Harriet: Hurry up!
Senel: All right, all right...
Harriet: Senel, you dropped something.
Senel: It's the shell Pippo gave me.
[He holds the shell out and it glows.]
Senel: (Shirley!...)
[They leave the area. The scene changes to Shirley locked in a cell. The
shell is sitting near her, and begins to glow.]
Shirley: The shell...it's glowing! Senel?...Senel, is that you? Senel, you're
alive! Oh, thank goodness you're alive... I'm here, Senel. I'm okay. Don't
worry...
???: ...Hello? Can you hear me?
Shirley: (Is that from the next room?) Um...Is someone there?...
???: I knew it. You must be a new one... Where did you come from? You're one
of the Ferines, too, aren't you?
Shirley: *Gasp*
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Just Out of Reach
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Harriet: Come on, let's go to town.
Senel: The town should be in the direction of 9 o'clock from here, after going
around the mountain.
[They arrive at Werites Beacon.]
Harriet: Is this Werites Beacon?
Senel: Yeah.
Harriet: Hmm... (So this is where he lives...)
Senel: Is this your first time here?
Harriet: Hmm? Ah, yeah. I just arrived on the Legacy recently.
Senel: Will you be okay on your own from here?
Harriet: Sure.
Senel: If you run into any trouble, go see Will.
Harriet: {!} You mean, Will Raynard?
Senel: Yeah.
Harriet: (All right! I can't believe I found him so quickly!) Senel, take me
to see that Will guy.
Senel: You're still ordering me around? I don't even know if he made it back
okay or not.
[They go to Will's house. Will is standing outside with Chloe.]
Senel: That's Will and Chloe. Looks like they're both all right.
Harriet: Senel, come here!
Senel: Why are we hiding?
Harriet: Shh. Quiet! So that's...Will Raynard...It's really him... Who's that
woman with him? Is that his lover?
Senel: Somehow I doubt that.
Harriet: You never know. My mom always used to say, "a man and a woman don't
need a reason."
Senel: Hmm...
Harriet: Oh, I just remembered, I have something to do. Bye bye!
Will: Senel, what are you doing here?
Senel: A man and a woman don't need a reason. Yeah, that may be true.
Chloe: What?
Senel: There was this girl who was thinking you might be Will's lover.
Chloe: Grr...
[Chloe smacks Senel. Scene changes to Senel and Chloe in Will's house.]
Senel: You didn't have to hit me that hard...
Chloe: Shut up.
Will: You're certain you encountered Vaclav?
Senel: Absolutely. His soldiers called him by name.
Will: So, Vaclav was behind the attack on the bandits' lair... I should have
realized it when I saw all those red soldiers.
Senel: Many of those soldiers are part of a special force that carries out
secret operations. I'm not surprised you didn't recognize them.
Will: Well, I'm surprised you did... Vaclav Bolud. Third prince of the Crusand
Empire, a militaristic country in the southern part of the mainland. Over the
past few years, Crusand has been steadily increasing its power by going to war
with other nations. It seems Vaclav has been leading an independent division of
troops from battlefield to battlefield across the land.
Chloe: Vaclav's confidants are his three executive officers, otherwise known
as the Terrors.
Will: Right. Melanie the Crimson specializes in fire eres, just as her name
implies. Cashel the Phantom is famous for his deceptive illusions in battle.
And Stingle the Vicious is a master of the sword. People say that he wears a
mask at all times. While Melanie and Cashel are veterans, I've heard that
Stingle is a relative newcomer. Perhaps he has some reason for choosing to
hide his identity.
Chloe: Damn you, Vaclav! What are you scheming? Why did you abandon the front
line and come to the Legacy?
Senel: What's the matter, Chloe?
Will: You can hardly blame her. The Holy Kingdom of Gadoria--her home
country--is at war with Crusand at this very moment.
Chloe: How did you know I'm from Gadoria? I never told you that.
Will: The Valens are a famous family of knights in Gadoria. I've at least
heard of them.
Chloe: I see...So the Valens name is known far and wide... Raynard! We can't
just sit here while Vaclav runs free on the Legacy!
Will: Yes. We cannot let this go--even if it means taking on an entire
country's army.
Chloe: First, we need information. We have to discover Vaclav's whereabouts
and motives.
Will: Precisely. That's why I've contacted Jay the Unseen.
Chloe: Jay? The Jay? He's famous for having more information than anyone on
the Legacy...
Will: We should be receiving an answer soon. I'm going to check into it now.
Would you accompany me?
Chloe: Of course.
Senel: I'll go, too.
Will: No you won't.
Senel: Why not?!
Will: You even have to ask?
Senel: How should I know?!
Will: Do you think we can trust you to travel with us after you just ran off
on your own like that?
Senel: I had my reasons. And besides, I told you we were only going to be
together until we got Shirley back!
Will: Yeah, and then, after charging off alone, you wound up losing her. Now,
after all that, you come crying back for our help. You expect us to just say
okay?
Senel: I didn't...come crying back for help...
Will: Then good luck working alone. Chloe and I will continue by ourselves.
Don't worry. If we rescue Shirley first, we'll be sure to contact you. Let's
go, Chloe. I appreciate your help.
Senel: Wait!
Chloe: Despicable.
[They leave Senel alone in the house. He goes outside and meets Norma.]
Norma: Yo, Senny!
Senel: Norma...
Norma: Looks like you made it back in one piece. I was really worried about
you!
Senel: You were?
Norma: Or not.
Senel: Make up your mind...
Norma: You can gripe better than that. Come on, get mad. I guess Teach and C
must've come down on you pretty hard, huh? Well, fear not, Senny! Norma's on
your side! You're going to rescue Shirl, right? I'll be right there along
with you!
Senel: You're not going to criticize me like the others did?
Norma: Of course not! I trust you.
Senel: You're a terrible liar.
Norma: Well, I guess there's no point in keeping that up. I don't necessarily
agree with what you did, but I've got my own priorities.
Senel: What do you want?
Norma: Shirl's brooch.
Senel: That's not a jewel, you know. You wouldn't be able to get any money
for it.
Norma: No, dummy. It's not about the money. I want the stone in the brooch.
That stone looks like something I've been searching for forever--the Everlight.
Senel: That's not what it was called, though. It was the...something...Tear...
Norma: I'll tell you what. How about you get me that stone in exchange for me
helping you rescue Shirley?
Senel: That's a tough choice...
Norma: Oh come on, now! Don't you think her life is a lot, lot, lot more
important?
Senel: Well, I can't guarantee anything, but I can at least talk to her.
Norma: All right, fair enough. That'll work for now.
Senel: All right.
Norma: So, what do we do now? Did you hear anything from Teach and C?
Senel: He said something about having contacted "Jay the Unseen."
Norma: Seriously?! Wow!
Senel: Is this Jay guy really that special?
Norma: Special isn't the word! They say he knows more than anyone about what's
going on around the Legacy. But he's really cautious. Apparently, like, nobody
has ever met him in person.
Senel: Then how do you get information from him?
Norma: You send him a letter in a certain way, and an answer comes back with
the information you requested.
Senel: What a pain...
Norma: All right, let's go follow Teach. Then we can find out what those guys
know.
Senel: That's your plan?
Norma: Hey, no complaining! Now let's head for the fountain plaza.
Senel: Why the plaza?
Norma: The rumors say that's the place where Jay's answers come!
[They go to the fountain plaza. Curtis and Isabella are there.]
Senel, Curtis: Uh. {Senel} Huh? {Curtis}
Curtis: We meet again!
[Curtis begins to sing.]
Curtis: The boy is here. We found him at last! Let's hurry up and kick his a--
Isabella: We waited so long for this day to come! Let's take it slow and have
some fun!
Curtis, Isabella: Get ready, get ready, get ready, get ready!
Curtis: Oh yeeeeeah!
Norma: Uh, Senny, did something happen between you and these people?
Senel: It's a long story...Well, maybe not, but I still don't want to talk
about it.
Norma: Hmm... I don't know what happened, but you should forgive him!
Curtis: Such an offense cannot be so easily forgiven! Right, Isabella?
Isabella: Yes, Curtis.
Norma: Come on, have a heart. Think about Senny's situation. He needs to go
and save his beloved sister.
Senel: They don't care about something like that...
Curtis: What?! You're doing this for love?! Tell us your story, brother.
Senel: Wait, you do care?!
Norma: Heh heh heh.
[Screen fades while Senel explains.]
Curtis: I see. We understand completely. We'll do whatever we can to help!
Won't we, Isabella?
Isabella: Yes, Curtis.
Curtis: You just say the word, brother!
Senel: (Why is he calling me brother?)
Curtis: If you say, 'sing,' we shall sing as we have never sung before!
Senel: Uh, thanks, but I'll pass.
Norma: So now we're looking for Teach. You know, Will. Did he come this way?
Curtis: Did he come this way, Isabella?
Isabella: I saw him with Miss Valens. They were headed for Port-on-Rage.
Norma: Port-on-Rage, huh? All right. Senny, we've got our next destination!
Isabella: To get there, head toward four o'clock once you exit the city.
Curtis: Brother! When you bring back your sister, I will grant you a special
present! Let that rouse you to success!
Senel: Like, what kind of present?
Curtis: A place as an official member of the Bantam Bouncers!
Senel: Who the hell would want that?!
[Scene changes to Shirley locked up in her cell.]
Fenimore: My name is Fenimore. My true name is Xelhes.
Shirley: Xelhes...That means "blessing."
Fenimore: Yes, though in my current situation, I'm not really in much of a
blessing mood... What's your name?
Shirley: Shirley. My true name is Fennes.
Fenimore: Shirley Fennes. "One who prays..." That's an amazing true name. Was
it the village chief who gave it to you?
Shirley: Yes.
Fenimore: They must have had great hopes for your future.
Shirley: Maybe...
Fenimore: It's been a long time since I talked with someone like this. The
villagers they brought with me were all killed...
Shirley: That's horrible...why were they killed?
Fenimore: You even have to ask? Because we're Ferines, and they're Orerines.
Shirley: That's... {...}
Fenimore: Do you have any family, Shirley?
Shirley: I have an older sister...But...now, she's...
Fenimore: It's okay. You don't have to talk about it. I imagine it's the same
as what happened to our village... I have a twin sister myself. She was away
from the village when it was attacked, so I think she was probably spared.
Shirley, have you heard the rumor about the Merines being born in one of the
villages?
Shirley: {!}
Fenimore: It would be great if it's true. The Merines would surely save us
from this situation. And take care of those horrible Oreri--
[The sound of a cell being opened is heard.]
Shirley: Fenimore?... Fenimore, why did you stop?
Fenimore: N...no! Get away!
Shirley: Fenimore?!
Fenimore: Aaaah! Let go! You're hurting me!
Shirley: Fenimore!
[Scene ends. Senel leaves town with Norma.]
Norma: Here we go, to Port-on-Rage!
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<2pr> Port-on-Rage
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[Senel and Norma see Will and Chloe at the port. They watch from above.]
Chloe: Is this really the right place?
Will: The message we found at the fountain plaza definitely said Port-on-Rage.
Chloe: What do we do next?
Norma: Oh! Someone's coming.
???: Um...excuse me...
Will: Who are you?
???: I work on the docks. I have a letter for you...
Senel: I've seen that kid somewhere before...
Chloe: What does it say?
Will: Go to the lake that lies beyond Raging Bay.
???: I was performing some maintenance on a boat when I suddenly noticed a
letter and some money sitting beside me. There were also instructions written
on it to hand the letter to a couple walking nearby.
Will: And so you came to us.
???: Are you not the right couple?
Will: No, no, we are. This letter is for us.
???: Ah, great. Well then, good day.
Will: Hold on a second. You said you were performing maintenance on a small
boat... Is it yours?
???: Well, yes, but...
Will: Could you take us to the other side of Raging Bay in that boat?
Senel: I remember now!
[Senel tries to walk away, and Norma holds him back.]
Norma: Hey! Where are you going?
Senel: I'd like to have a word with him.
Norma: Cut it out! They'll see you!
Senel: Let me go!
Norma: I said, cut it out!
Senel: And I said, let me go!
Norma: Hey, don't touch me there, you perv!
Senel: That was an accident! I wouldn't want to touch you anyway.
Norma: Hey! That was uncalled for!
[She makes a small explosion on Senel. Will and Chloe walk away with the boy.]
Norma: Maybe you don't like cute girls, but I am a living, breathing human
being, you know! I have feelings too! But, no! You--
Senel: Hold on. They just got on that boat!
Norma: Don't try and change the subject!
Senel: I'm not! Look!
[They run down to where Will and Chloe were. The boat is gone.]
Senel: Oh hell...
Norma: What are we supposed to do now? This is all your fault!
Man on the Dock: You can use my boat! You're after the boat that just left,
right? If you leave now, you can still catch them. Hurry up and finish your
business. When you're ready to go, talk to me again.
[They talk to the man and he gets them set up.]
Man on the Dock: You understand the controls?
Senel: Yeah. I'm used to handling boats.
Norma: Hah! I knew having an Alliance marine around would come in handy. All
right! Time to set sail! Woo!
Man on the Dock: The engine's a little worn out! Don't ride it too hard!
[Another man approaches him]
Man on the Dock: What's the matter?
Man on the Dock: Eh, I lent my boat out to some weird kid. The pay was good,
so I just went along with it...
Man on the Dock: A kid?
[Scene changes to Shirley being escorted by some soldiers.]
Female Soldier: Look over there.
[Fenimore is laying on a table of some sort.]
Shirley: *Gasp* Fenimore?... She's terribly injured... Did you do this to her?
If you keep this up, she's going to die!
Male Soldier: Nah, we wouldn't kill her that easily. She's a valuable little
guinea pig.
Shirley: How can you use people like that?!
Male Soldier: Watch yourself, girl. You may think you're special just because
you're the Merines or whatever you people call it, but we're the ones in
charge here.
Female Soldier: If you want to save the girl so badly, then take her place.
Male Soldier: Use that power of yours to serve the Commander.
Female Soldier: Th...the Terrors! W...welcome!
Melanie: By order of the Commander, we are to assume direct custody of the
girl.
Female Soldier: Yes, ma'am!
[Scene changes back to Senel and Norma on the boat in Raging Bay.]
Norma: Go, Senny! Floor it! Ah-hah! Teach's boat, dead ahead!
[They catch up to the other boat.]
Norma: Oh, would you look at that! Fancy meeting you here!
Will: Oh, please.
Chloe: I thought we told you not to come with us.
???: Nice to see you again, Alliance marine.
Senel: What are you up to this time?
Will: You two know each other?
Senel: Thanks to him, I wound up having to fight the Bouncers. Will, be
careful. He's probably working on some scheme right now.
Will: Just who are you?
???: Say, Alliance marines are pretty good with boats, right?
Senel: And what if they are?
???: I'm not half bad, myself. I get anxious when another person and I are
good at the same things. I always feel I simply must find out which one is
truly better. Don't you? You and I are going to have a little race. Think you
can keep up?
Norma: What a stuck-up little punk!
Senel: Hey, get back here!
???: He's doing pretty well with that boat. That's an Alliance marine for you!
Will: Don't drag us into your stupid games! Stop this at once!
???: What happened to the woman who was with you?
Will: Chloe is in the cabin. She isn't feeling well.
???: But this feels so good! What a shame.
Will: I told you to stop this!
???: We're about to speed up. You'd better hold on tight.
Senel: You're not getting away!
???: Ah!
Norma: All right, we're neck-and-neck!
???: This isn't over yet!
[The engine on Senel's boat sparks and makes a strange noise.]
Norma: You hear something weird?
Senel: The engine's acting strange. Go check it out.
Norma: If you say so, but I don't know anything about engines...
[Black smoke is rising from the engine.]
Norma: Okay, I do know that this isn't good.
Senel: So what's the problem?
Norma: There's lots of smoke!
[The engine erupts into flames.]
Norma: Aaaah!
[Senel works on repairing the engine.]
Norma: Ahh...A young man and woman, adrift at sea... It's just like one of
those classic love stories... Will the two fall hopelessly in love? {...} Oh,
no! Stay back, you manly beast!
Senel: Keep your weird fantasies to yourself!
Norma: ...You didn't like it?
Senel: Hell no!
Harriet: Hey. You there. Stop being a nuisance and getting in Senel's way.
Senel: Harriet?!
Harriet: For that matter, why are you even here? It should have just been
Senel.
Norma: Senny, who is this little brat? I don't like her. She's obnoxious.
Harriet: Hey, mind your manners. I rented this boat, you know.
Senel, Norma: Seriously?
Harriet: I'm also the one who told the boat's owner to let Senel take the helm.
Norma: Huh.
Senel: What are you trying to do, Harriet?
Harriet: Um, well...
Senel: You must have had a good reason if you're going through all this
trouble.
Harriet: That's not important right now! Hurry up and fix that engine!
[Screen fades while Senel fixes the boat.]
Senel: All right, it's patched up for now. This should last us a little while.
Norma, Harriet: Woo! {...} Humph.
Norma: All right, Senny! Time to get back to the race!
[They arrive on the far shore. A boat is already there.]
Harriet: Looks like they made it already.
Norma: Hmm, remember back at the port when Teach and C were talking to each
other? They said they were going to go to a lake or something beyond Raging
Bay.
Senel: A lake further on, huh?
Norma: Well, let's go check it out!
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<2cr> The Crags
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[They walk through the Crags a bit.]
???: *Ors ors!*
[An otter dressed in yellow hops out of the water.]
???: *Ors* *Ors* I'm Poppo of the Oresoren. Pleased to meet you!
Harriet: It's a talking otter...
Senel: Are you related to Quppo and Pippo?
Poppo: Why yes, they're my older brothers. Do you know them?
Harriet: He's so cute...
Senel: What were you doing here, anyway?
Poppo: I was taking the Poppo Mk. II for a test drive, but...well...it sank.
Norma: The "Poppo Mk. II"?
Poppo: It's a vehicle I made that can run underwater.
Norma: Really?
Poppo: It was going great, but then a goat attacked me and ruined everything.
Senel: A goat?
Norma: In the sea?
Harriet: Attacked you?
Poppo: So now it's back to the drawing board... Oh, well! Anyway, what are
your plans from here?
Norma: Whoa, mood change!
Poppo: Would you mind escorting me back to the Oresoren village?
Senel: ...Where's the Oresoren village?
Poppo: We just stay on this path for a good, long while and we'll eventually
get there. Thanks so much!
[They continue on until they hear a bleating noise.]
Harriet: Hey, Norma, did you just hear some kind of animal?
Norma: Yeah, sounds kinda like a goat...
Senel: A goat? Poppo, you said a goat attacked you, right?
Poppo: Indeed, I did.
Senel: Is that the goat you were talking about?
Poppo: That's probably it. It must be nearby.
Harriet: What?! A...are we going to be all right?
Norma: Why are you getting all freaked out over a goat? Kids, I swear.
Harriet: I...I'm not freaked out!
Norma: It's just a goat. There's nothing to worry about. Here, let's see...
[She walks to the water and a giant worm monster rises up.]
Norma: Aaaah!
Poppo: That's the one!
Norma: How can anyone call that a goat?!
Poppo: It sounds like a goat.
Norma: That's so not fair!
[They battle and defeat the monster.]
Poppo: You beat the goat! You're amazing!
Norma: That was too close...I'm exhausted...
Poppo: Our village is just a little further ahead!
[They go on and leave the Crags. Scene changes to Fenimore in darkness.]
Fenimore: Uhh...ohh...
Shirley: Fenimore, are you awake?
Fenimore: I'm...still alive? How?...
Shirley: Some man wearing a mask came and protected you.
Fenimore: Ow!...
Shirley: Stop! You mustn't force yourself to move.
Fenimore: Ugh...Water...
Shirley: Hold on. I'll get some.
[Fenimore opens her eyes. She is in a cell with Shirley.]
Shirley: The medicine from the masked man must have helped.
Fenimore: Are you Shirley?
Shirley: Yes, I am. Pleased to meet you.
Fenimore: Why are you dressed like that? Those look like Orerines clothes.
Shirley: Oh...yeah...
Fenimore: Did you get them to use as a disguise?
Shirley: No, it's not like that. My brother Senel bought these clothes for me.
Fenimore: Your brother? I thought you said you had a sister?
Shirley: Well, I...
Fenimore: Don't tell me you lived with Orerines? I can't believe you! The
people of the land are our enemy! Do you know how much the people of the water
have suffered because of them?
Shirley: My brother isn't like that! Don't talk about him that way!
Fenimore: You're in love with this Senel person, aren't you?
Shirley: I...I...
Fenimore: Disgusting. In love with an Orerines. Have you no shame? No, it's
beyond shame. It's criminal. You're a traitor!
Shirley: How can you say that? Orerines are people, just like the Ferines!
They're not all the same!
Fenimore: Could you still say that after they killed every last one of your
friends and beat you half to death?
[The Terrors walk over.]
Cashel: She sounds healthy enough. She'd better appreciate being spared.
Melanie: If Stingle hadn't decided to show off, she would have been dead long
ago. The Commander has called for you. We're going to take you somewhere very
special.
[Scene changes to the party outside of the Crags.]
Norma: Is that the lake over there?
Harriet: I think so.
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<2ov> Oresoren Village
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[They walk up to the lake and find a boat waiting for them.]
Harriet: There's a boat? Here?
Poppo: This boat is for crossing over to the village.
Senel: What are you staring at, Norma?
Norma: That huge island over there.
Senel: Oh, that...yeah, it is pretty big.
Poppo: That's not the island where we're headed.
Norma: That's too bad. It's shaped kinda weird; I wanted to check it out.
Harriet: What are you two doing? Hurry up!
[They take the boat across the lake.]
Poppo: Our village is up ahead, inside a cave.
Harriet: More walking? This is taking forever.
[Scene turns to Will, Chloe, and the boy walking towards the cave enterance.]
Will: Is this the place he was talking about?
Chloe: There's no one here.
???: Heh heh heh...
Will: What's so funny?
???: Aren't you two a bit overly trusting? You shouldn't just hop onto a boat
with someone you don't even know.
Chloe: What?!
???: You never know what might happen to you... You might run into something
like this.
Will: It's them! ...Oresoren!
[A group of the otters surrounds them.]
???: You already knew about them? Oh, I was hoping to surprise you.
Norma: Whoa! There're furry round guys all over the place!
Will, Chloe: Harriet?! {Will} Coolidge?! {Chloe}
???: Hey, Alliance marine! What are you doing with Poppo?
Pippo: Hello everyone! Did you come to visit our village?
Quppo: Yo! It's good to see you again!
???: Quppo, Pippo, you know these people, too?
[Screen fades]
???: I see. Thank you very much for taking care of them.
Quppo: No words can express my gratitude! I...I... *Ors!*
???: Quppo has a habit of cracking open scallops when he gets emotional.
Senel, Chloe, Norma: (Well, he is an otter.)
Pippo: We'd like to take you to our village.
???: Yes, there's no reason to keep standing around talking out here. This
way, everyone.
Will: Hey...
Harriet: Come on, Poppo. Let's go.
Poppo: *Ors?*
Harriet: Hurry!
Will: Wait!
???: There's no need to worry. She's with Poppo.
Will: By the way...just who are you?
???: Actually, you already know my name.
Will: {!} You don't mean...
Jay: That's right. I'm Jay. Pleased to make your acquaintance.
[They enter the Oresoren village. Harriet hides herself ahead of the party.]
Norma: What's with the scary face, Teach?
Will: There's nothing scary about it.
Chloe: Raynard, who exactly is that young lady?
Will: {...} My daughter.
Senel: Daughter...
Chloe: Daughter?
Senel, Chloe: {...} {!} ...Daughter?!
Norma: That's a little over the top, guys.
[Harriet comes out.]
Harriet: As much as I might wish otherwise, it's true. I took my mom's last
name, not my father's.
Norma: So, then, how old are you?
Harriet: Nine.
Will: Harriet was born when I was nineteen.
Senel, Chloe, Norma: What?!
Norma: Teach, you're only twenty-eight? No way!
Senel: ...That's what you're surprised about?
Norma: Well, I mean, I thought he was more of an old man, you know? But, then,
now we're finding out he actually is someone's old man! I mean...seriously?
You're really her old man?
[Will hits Norma on the head.]
Norma: Ow!
Will: Sorry about the commotion. It's uh...good to see you again.
Harriet: Again? It's more like, "Pleased to meet you."
Will: Harriet...I...
Harriet: It was worth it, coming all the way here from the mainland. I finally
got to see the criminal's face.
Senel: Will's a criminal?
Harriet: You're not planning to make excuses now, are you?
Will: ...Of course not.
Harriet: But now I hear that you of all people are pretending to be a sheriff
on the Legacy. Unbelievable. A criminal acting like a sheriff. Why didn't you
ever come to see me?
Will: I was exiled. Surely you know that.
Harriet: I know that! I know...but... Don't get me wrong. I don't care about
you at all. But Mom...Mom... Mom died! And you didn't even come to her funeral!
I hate you!
[Harriet runs off into the village.]
Senel: Harriet! Will, hurry up and go after her!
Will: That's not my place, after all I've done.
Pippo: Come, come. Let's talk more at our home!
Quppo: It's in the back of the village. We'll wait for you there!
[They enter Pippo's house.]
Jay: According to the request I received, you want to know Vaclav's
whereabouts and objectives, correct?
Senel: Tell me if Shirley's all right.
Jay: That wasn't part of the request.
Chloe: Keep quiet, Coolidge.
Senel: Then stop trying to rush things along without me!
Jay: Normally, I only provide one piece of information at a time. However, I'll
make an exception this time, since you helped out Quppo and the others.
[He brings up a map.]
Jay: Vaclav's main force is currently camped in this area.
Senel: Is Shirley with them?
[One of the Oresoren comes in and whispers something in Jay's ear.]
Jay: Hmm, really...I see. Thank you. Shirley's being escorted by a detachment
of Vaclav's army, which is currently moving through this area. And we're
located here.
Norma: So Shirl's actually pretty close by.
Senel: Do you know where they're headed?
Jay: They're likely going to rendezvous with Vaclav's main force. Here.
Chloe: What is the main force doing?
Jay: It appears they've entered the Ruins of Frozen Light.
Norma: What?!
Will: You've heard of them, Norma?
Norma: They're famous among treasure hunters as some of the hardest ruins to
crack.
Jay: The Ruins of Frozen Light have seals placed not only on the entrance, but
inside as well. With all the strong security, it's been rumored that some
great secret of the Legacy rests inside.
Norma: From what I've heard, no one's ever made it to the deepest part of the
ruins.
Jay: {...} With Shirley's power, Vaclav will uncover the secret of the ruins.
I'm almost certain that is what he's trying to do.
Will: So just what is the secret?
Jay: I would guess that this is connected to the war that the Crusand Empire
is waging. The Crusand Empire is Vaclav's homeland, after all. I wouldn't be
surprised if the ruins contained a weapon capable of turning the tide of a war.
I think Vaclav has obtained some kind of information about that place and what
it holds.
Chloe: Crusand is at war with my homeland. I have to do something.
Will: But how?
Senel: All we have to do is rescue Shirley.
Chloe: If it were that easy, we wouldn't be sitting here wringing our hands!
We're up against an entire army!
Quppo: Fear not, friends! We'll help, too!
Jay: {!} Quppo?!
Pippo: We're going to rescue Shirley!
Poppo: It's our turn to return the favor you've shown us!
Jay: No! There's no way you could do that!
Poppo: If you think up a plan, Jay, I'm sure it'll work. *Ors*
Quppo, Pippo, Poppo: Jay! Jay! Jay! Jay! Jay! Jay!
Jay: All right, all right...
Quppo, Pippo, Poppo: {heart} *Ors ors!*
[Screen fades]
Jay: We'll mount a surprise attack before the detachment rendezvouses with the
main force. I know the perfect place. This point here. It's surrounded by tall
cliffs and the army's movement will be restricted.
Will: Wasn't there a ruin there, too?
Jay: Yes. The Waterways. That's part of the reason I chose this spot. We don't
have much time. I'll head there first. Quppo, get your crew ready.
Quppo: Roger!
Jay: We'll meet at the entrance to the Waterways. Just take the rear exit of
the village and head toward four o'clock.
Pippo: All for one, and one for all!
[They exit the house.]
Will: Looks like we'll be traveling together again after all. As thanks for
looking after Harriet, I'll forget about that stunt you pulled on the
mountain path. But just this once.
Chloe: This doesn't mean I trust you. Don't you forget that.
Norma: Oh, come on! Can't you two get along? We're all friends here, right?
Will: Also...
Pippo: Leave Harriet to me. I'll escort her safely to the city.
Will: Thank you.
Pippo: Don't mention it. Melting a girl's frozen heart is what bards do best.
Will: All right, then. As soon as everyone is ready, we'll head for the
entrance to the Waterways.
Senel, Chloe, Norma: Yeah. {Senel} Understood. {Chloe} Okay. {Norma}
[They leave the village. Shirley and Fenimore are shown being taken down a
path in armored vehicles by Vaclav's forces. Scene returns to party.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
Will: It'll be necessary to go around some mountains to get to the Waterways.
[They travel to the Waterways.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[They enter the Waterways.]
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<2ww> Waterways
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[Jay is standing on the cliff with Quppo and Poppo.]
Quppo: This way, everyone.
Jay: The unit that's escorting Shirley will arrive shortly. Let's go over the
plan one last time. First, Will and Norma.
Will, Norma: Yes. {Will} Uh-huh? {Norma}
Jay: When I give the signal, unleash every crystal eres you have at the head
of the formation. That'll slow them down and direct their attention toward
the front.
Will, Norma: Right. {Will} No problem! {Norma}
Jay: When Will and Norma begin their phase, Quppo, you immediately begin yours.
Quppo: We shout at the top of our lungs with the team hiding out over there.
Poppo: Leave it to us! *Ors!*
Jay: And lastly, the grand finale. That's where Senel and Chloe come in. You
two are going to hide in the shadows there. I'll get close to Shirley and throw
out the smoke bomb. That's your sign to jump out and secure Shirley. After
that, enter the Waterways and make your escape using the emergency passage.
Senel, Chloe: Got it. {Senel} Understood. {Chloe}
Chloe: {...} Humph.
Jay: {scribble} Are you two really going to be okay? You're making me nervous.
The key to this operation's success will be your ability to work together.
Quppo: Jay, they're almost here!
Jay: You heard him. Everyone, get into position!
[Everyone gets in place. Vaclav's army approaches with Shirley and Fenimore.]
Jay: There's Melanie and Stingle...But I don't see Cashel. Should I be worried
that it's two Terrors, or happy that it's not all three? It's time to start.
Ready? 5...4...3...2...1...
???: Yaaaah!
Norma: Hey! That's not right!
Will: Did Quppo's group go first?
Jay: No, the Oresoren don't have such hideous voices!
[Csaba runs up with a group of bandits. They begin shooting at Vaclav's army.]
Will: That's!...
Jay: Bandits!
Csaba: Open fire! Open fire! {...} All right! Who's the idiot who brought
otters to a fight?!
Melanie: An attack? Who could attack us?!
Bandits: Yaaaah!
Moses: Yahoo!
[Giet tackles some soldiers.]
Male Soldier: Uaaaah!
Moses: It's payback time, y'all! Now, where's my horny woman at?!
Jay: That stupid bandit! This is the last thing we need!
Norma: What do we do?! What do we do?!
Jay: I'll give the sign to Senel and Chloe. Will, Norma, you back them up!
[Jay sets off a smoke bomb.]
Chloe: What's going on?
Senel: I don't know!
Stingle: So, you survived.
Senel: Stingle!
Chloe: So this is Stingle the Vicious...
Moses: What's up, horny baby? You miss me?
Melanie: You'll regret this!
Moses: Well I didn't get my good-night kiss last time at the hideout. Now...
That whip. My spear. Looks like there's some fun to be had...
Melanie: Don't be absurd!
[Shirley gets free and jumps from the vehicle.]
Male Soldier: The girl escaped!
Male Soldier: Get back here!
[Lightning strikes the soldiers.]
Will: Shirley made a break for it. Back her up.
Norma: What about Senny and C?
Jay: They ran into Stingle! Norma, hurry up and give them a hand!
Fenimore: Shirley... What's going on?
Shirley: Worry about it later. Just run!
Fenimore: R...run?!
Shirley: Hurry!
[They jump out and run away.]
Senel: Shirley!
Chloe: Coolidge, look out!
[Norma casts Grave and Stingle backs up.]
Norma: Sorry! I missed!
Chloe: No, that was good. Thanks!
Senel: Shirley, I'm coming!
[Senel and Chloe run off. They meet up with Shirley and Fenimore.]
Shirley: Senel?!
Fenimore: Did you say, "Senel"?
Senel: Shirley, this way!
Chloe: Who's that with her?
[Smoke clears, and soldiers run between them.]
Senel: Out of my way!
[Two soldiers are hit by lightning.]
Chloe: That's Raynard's crystal eres!
Senel: Shirley, now! Into the ruins!
[Shirley and Fenimore run into the ruins. Senel and Chloe follow.]
Jay: Senel and Chloe entered the Waterways!
Will: Good. Norma, come!
[Will and Norma run off.]
Melanie: Damn that girl!
Moses: Hold up, you tease!
[Moses runs after Melanie. The chaos quiets. Quppo and Poppo approach Jay.]
Jay: Quppo, Poppo, good work.
Quppo: We didn't do anything.
Jay: That's fine. Everyone got inside the Waterways just as we planned. I'm not
too thrilled about those stupid bandits getting in our way, though.
[Scene changes to the Waterways.]
Will: Senel! Chloe! Are you all right?
Norma: Where's Shirl?
Will: She can't be that far. Let's go find her! Move!
[They travel a ways in and find soldiers standing below where Shirley and
Fenimore are.]
Chloe: Demon Fang!
Male Soldier: Ugh!
Senel: I'm glad we made it in time. Shirley, can you get down?
Shirley: Yeah. Fenimore, climb down.
Fenimore: But there are Orerines down there. Why are you going with the enemy?
Shirley: They're not our enemies. Come on, you saw them. They came to rescue
us.
Will: They'll find us if we don't hurry up.
Shirley: Fenimore, please.
Fenimore: No. You can go by yourself.
Shirley: I can't do that.
Chloe: Why is that girl hesitating?
Shirley: Come on, Fenimore.
Fenimore: I said, no! How could anyone possibly trust Orerines?!
Shirley: Fenimore!
Melanie: That's as far as you go! You there! Alliance marine! I'm impressed
you managed to survive after we tossed you off that cliff. This time you
won't be so fortunate!
Senel: Shirley, jump down! I'll catch you!
Melanie: Oh no you don't!
Chloe: What's that rumbling?!
Melanie: You don't know what this place is? Then allow me to teach you. There's
a reason these are called the Waterways.
[A gate opens and water rushes through the tunnel. The party is swept away.]
Shirley: Senel!
[Shirley jumps into the water after them.]
Senel: (Shirley!...)
[A gate closes and traps Shirley.]
Shirley: (Senel!...)
Senel: *Cough!*
[Senel grabs onto a ledge.]
Senel: *Cough* Shirley!...Dammit!
[Chloe drifts by, flailing.]
Senel: Chloe?! Don't tell me she can't!...
[He swims after Chloe.]
Chloe: *Gasp!*
Senel: Chloe, are you all right?
Chloe: H...help...
Senel: Stay calm! I'm here! You're going to be okay!
[They drift down the tunnel. Scene changes to Shirley sitting by the gate.
The water flow has stopped.]
Fenimore: Shirley, hang on!
Shirley: Fenimore...
[The soldiers approach them.]
Fenimore: N...no...
[The soldeirs are attacked.]
Fenimore: Wh...what happened?
???: That was close.
[The flying man appears.]
Shirley: You!
Walter: My name is Walter.
Fenimore: {!} Walter, you're one of the Ferines too, aren't you?
Walter: My true name is Delques.
Shirley: Delques..."black wings"! I've heard that name before!
[Scene changes to Senel and Chloe washed up in another part of the ruins.]
Chloe: Mm...uhhh...
Senel: Are you awake?
Chloe: Coolidge...
Senel: Can you stand?
Chloe: Ah...yeah, thanks. Where are we?
Senel: We're at the bottom of this Waterways place. The water carried us
pretty far.
Chloe: Carried by the water... That's right! The water swallowed me up!
Coolidge, are you the one who rescued me?
Senel: I can't just abandon someone who can't swim.
Chloe: {!} Y...you figured that out, huh?
Senel: Well, the sinking kind of gave it away...
Chloe: Grr...And after I'd kept it hidden all this time...
Senel: It's nothing to get upset about. You just can't swim, that's all.
Chloe: It's a major problem to me!
Senel: What, that you can't swim?
Chloe: Stop saying "can't swim, can't swim"! You couldn't possibly understand
my feelings! Ohh...Of all the people, why did he have to be the one to find
out...
Senel: It's not like I'm going to tell anyone.
Chloe: That's not the problem!
Senel: It isn't?
Chloe: Well it is...but it's not!
Senel: If you're feeling good enough to argue like this, I guess you're fine.
Come on, let's go. We're going back up. We have to find Will and Norma.
Chloe: Oh...right. O...of course.
Senel: Get a grip on yourself.
Chloe: That's enough. I'm fine.
[They head up the stairs.]
Norma: Hey! Senny! C!
Chloe: Norma...
Will: Are you two all right?
Senel: Yeah, we're fine.
Chloe: {!}
Will: Now, what to do next.
Senel: I'm worried about Shirley. Let's get going.
[Scene changes to Shirley, Fenimore and Walter.]
Walter: You two go on ahead. I'll stay here and slow them down.
Shirley: But... Walter...you can't do it by yourself...
Walter: There's a hidden room off to the side up ahead. Go hide there. I'll
catch up soon.
Fenimore: Shirley, come on, let's do what he said!
Shirley: R...right...
Walter: They're here. Go. Now.
[Shirley and Fenimore run off.]
Melanie: Looks like there's a new knight protecting the princess.
[Walter summons a flying monster.]
Melanie: That's an interesting technique. At least you should be more fun
than that Alliance marine.
[Party travels deeper into the Waterways.]
Moses: Well, lookee here? Quite a coincidence, meetin' like this.
Senel: You!
Moses: Heh.
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma: Moses! {Senel, Will, Chloe} Stupid bandit! {Norma}
Moses: Heh heh heh! Hey, hold up! One of y'all called me a name!
Norma: I was just imitating JJ.
Will: Moses, what are you doing here?
Moses: I was walkin' down the middle of the waterway when this flood just came
out of nowhere. So I took a little ride and wound up all the way down here!
Heh heh! Us meetin' here must be fate tryin' to tell us somethin'. Wanna finish
what we started before?
[Will hits Moses over the head.]
Moses: Ow!
[Will hits Senel over the head.]
Will: This is neither the time nor the place for that, you idiots.
Senel: (What did I do?)
Will: We all have bigger enemies than each other, right now.
Moses: I ain't interested in gettin' friendly. I'm gonna do things my own way.
Will: As you wish. But don't get in our way.
Norma: Understood?
Moses: Humph.
[Scene changes to Shirley and Fenimore.]
Fenimore: This must be the hidden room.
[They walk inside, and Shirley collapses.]
Fenimore: Shirley! You've got a fever!
Shirley: That water earlier must've been mixed with some seawater... This
always happens. Don't worry.
[Party travels a little further. Scene changes back to Shirley and Fenimore.]
Fenimore: Were you born with a weakness to seawater?
Shirley: No, I didn't used to be like this at all. I guess it started three
years ago...
Fenimore: Did something happen?
Shirley: W...well...
Walter: It's me.
[Walter walks into the room, then falls to one knee.]
Shirley: Walter?! Are you all right?
Walter: It's nothing. Just a few scratches.
Fenimore: A few scratches?! I'm surprised you can even move!
Walter: I'm fine. We have to get out of here quick...
Shirley: Please, you must rest!
Fenimore: Why are you pushing yourself like this...
Walter: ...It is my mission.
[Walter bows before Shirley.]
Shirley: Walter...
Fenimore: Wait, what are you talking about? Shirley, tell me what's going on!
Walter: Watch how you speak to her, girl. Do you know who this is?
Fenimore: What?
Shirley: Please, don't!
Walter: This woman is the hope of the Ferines. The guiding light for whom we
have waited 4,000 years.
Shirley: Walter!
Walter: The Shining One...The Merines.
[Party travels deeper. Scene changes to Shirley, Fenimore and Walter.]
Fenimore: Shirley is...the Merines... Ever since I heard the rumors of the
birth of the Merines, I'd wondered what sort of person it would be. And after
I was captured, my faith in the existence of the Merines grew even stronger.
The whole time, I prayed for the Merines to help us...to lead the people of
the water to salvation. {...}
Shirley: Fenimore...
Fenimore: But...it's you! Where were you while my friends were being killed
one-by-one?! Living with Orerines? With Senel? I have no one left! All of my
friends were killed and you did nothing! If you are the Merines, then act like
one and fulfill your duty!
Walter: That's enough.
Fenimore: Walter! Don't you have anything to say to her?
Walter: I have faith in the Merines.
Shirley: *Gasp*
[Walter collapses.]
Shirley: Walter?!
Melanie: He disappeared somewhere around here. Search every inch!
Fenimore: They're here...aah!
Shirley: Fenimore, not you, too!
[Shirley looks around. Something she is holding begins to glow.]
Shirley: The shell Pippo gave me... When the shell shines...
[Scene returns to the party plus Moses and Giet.]
Norma: And why are you following us, anyway?
Moses: Feel free to get outta my way anytime.
Norma: Do you have any idea how obnoxious you are, you stupid bandit!
Moses: Don't go callin' folks stupid!
Norma: And your galf is stupid, too!
Will: Ignore him, Norma.
Chloe: Coolidge, what's that light?
Senel: {!} It's the shell Pippo gave me. Is Shirley trying to contact me?!
All right, Shirley! I'll be right there!
[Party travels further in the Waterways.]
Senel: Shirley, where are you?
[The shell leads Senel to a wall.]
Senel: Here?...
[Senel taps on the wall.]
Moses: What's he doin' talkin' to the wall?
[Senel taps a few more times. The wall reveals a door that slides open.]
Senel: Got it!
[They go inside the hidden room. Walter is laying on the floor. Fenimore is
in the room with him, but Shirley isn't there.]
Senel: Huh? Who are you? Where's Shirley?
Norma: She's...not here.
Will: Is that the flying man on the floor? What's he doing here?
Senel: What are you doing with that shell?
Fenimore: S...stay back!
Chloe: Coolidge, you're scaring her. Calm down.
Senel: Yeah...sorry... That shell belonged to Shirley. Where did she go?
Please, tell me.
Fenimore: She...she said she'd act as a decoy, and then she ran off by herself.
Chloe: When?
Fenimore: Just a few moments ago...
Chloe: If we hurry, we should make it in time. Coolidge, let's go!
Senel: Moses, I need a favor.
Moses: Huh?
Senel: That guy on the ground there, could you carry him on Giet's back?
Norma: Senny! What are you thinking? That's the guy who kidnapped Shirl last
time!
Senel: I know, but... I know Shirley wants us to save him.
Will: That's why she gave this girl the shell and led us here?
Moses: Humph. What's in it for me? I just wanna stir somethin' up. This ain't
my problem.
Chloe: Despicable!
Norma: You jerk!
Chloe, Norma: Stupid bandit!
Moses: Did y'all rehearse that?
Senel: We'll just have to carry him ourselves.
Will: Senel, are you serious?
Senel: You, come with us, too.
Fenimore: What? Why?...
Moses: Now hold up. Why are y'all doin' this? Even if that gal wants what you
think she does, why are you goin' this far for her?
Norma: Well, when it's your beloved sister's wish...you know?
Moses: {!} Sister?!
Will: Shirley is Senel's sister. Don't tell me you didn't know that?
Norma: Looks like he didn't.
Moses: Your sister's wish, huh...I guess you can't say no to that. Come here,
Giet. Gimme your back.
Senel: So you'll do it?
Moses: Humph. Just this once, hear?
Will: There we go.
Chloe: Let's hurry and catch up to Shirley.
Senel: Right.
[They travel more and find Shirley being led away by Melanie.]
Norma: Hold it right there, you!
Melanie: You're still alive? You're annoyingly persistent.
Senel: I'll save you, Shirley!
Shirley: Senel!
[Melanie runs off with Shirley. The party goes to follow, but a monster blocks
their path.]
Norma: Aaaah! What the hell is that?! Now we're fighting giant turtles?!
Will: That thing's armor is nothing to scoff at. Melanie's left us quite a
present.
Chloe: Can we take it on?
Moses: Yahoo!
[Moses throws a spear at the monster.]
Moses: What are y'all lookin' so scared for? Don't matter what the odds are,
ain't no backin' down!
Senel: Right. Leave the rest to us!
Moses: All right! Hurry up and take care of this thing! And I don't want to
see any of y'all not pullin' your own weight, you hear?
[They battle and defeat the monster, then run outside. Nobody is there.]
Chloe: I wonder where they took Shirley.
Fenimore: Are you Shirley's brother?
Senel: Yeah.
Fenimore: Hmm...You're just like she said.
Senel: Shirley told you about me?
Fenimore: Yes. Just before you arrived...
[Flashback to the secret room]
Shirley: I'm going to go out and get their attention. I'm the one they want, so
it should be okay.
Fenimore: There's no way you could do something like that! You're just trying
to make yourself sound good!
Shirley: Take this shell and squeeze it hard.
Fenimore: It's glowing...
Shirley: Concentrate on the shell and think, "Help!" Understand? Keep doing
that. Don't stop.
Fenimore: Wait! You're serious?...
Shirley: Yes.
Fenimore: It doesn't matter what you do! Walter and I are still stuck here!
Shirley: As long as you have that shell, you'll be okay. My brother will come
and rescue you.
Fenimore: How can you be so sure?!
Shirley: He's my brother.
[Flashback ends]
Senel: Shirley said that?...
Fenimore: Here...Take the shell. I'm grateful to you for rescuing me...Thank
you.
Senel: Yeah, I'm glad you're okay.
Fenimore: {////} Wh...why are you smiling at me? You're Orerines...
Norma: Whoa!
[Walter summons his wings and flies to Fenimore.]
Fenimore: Walter?
Walter: Fenimore, come!
[Walter lifts Fenimore in a purple sphere.]
Fenimore: Ah!
[Walter flies off with Fenimore.]
Norma: Hey! You would've died if it weren't for us! You could at least say
thanks!
Quppo: Senel!
Norma: Qutie! Do you know where Shirl went?
Quppo: That way! Jay said they were headed for the Ruins of Frozen Light.
Will: That's where Vaclav's main force is. It's at four o'clock from here.
Moses: I'm comin' with you.
Will: And to what do we owe this honor?
Moses: Vaclav plays dirty, and I don't like that. So I'm just gonna stomp all
over him. Simple as that. I know we've had our differences, but I'm willin' to
declare a truce. We're goin' after the same thing, so we should help each
other out!
[Moses holds his hand out to Senel.]
Norma: Ooh! Could this be the start of a beautiful friendship?...
[Senel hits Moses' hand away. The screen goes black.]
Norma: Guess not.
Moses: Hey, what's that for?!
Senel: Who do you think you are? I'm not letting you off that easily!
[Punches can be heard between lines.]
Senel: You're the one who kidnapped Shirley in the first place!
Moses: Can't you let that much slide?! You're supposed to shut up and shake
my hand!
Senel: Like hell I'll let it slide!
Moses: Aaah!
[The picture returns. Moses is laying on the ground.]
Chloe: Coolidge. Thanks for helping me back there in the Waterways.
Norma: Oh? You two warming up to each other?
Chloe: It's not like that...
Moses: All right! Time to move out!
Norma: Red sounds like he's coming with us no matter what.
[Scene changes to the Terrors and Vaclav with Shirley.]
Vaclav: Did you enjoy your brief moment of freedom? We must obviously deal with
the Alliance marine, but it would seem those bandits deserve our attention as
well. Cashel, I'll leave that to you.
Cashel: Yes, sir.
Vaclav: That was quite the little sideshow they put on, but now it's time for
the main event to begin. Within these Ruins of Frozen Light, you're going to
experience something truly remarkable...
Shirley: What?...
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...
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A Fateful Encounter
<ch3> Chapter 3
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[The party leaves the Waterways.]
Will: To get to the Ruins of Frozen Light from here, we need to go through a
canyon first. It's in the direction of 4 o'clock.
[They travel to the Ruins of Frozen Light.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[They enter the Ruins of Frozen Light. Vaclav's soldiers are stationed there.]
Norma: Whoa, look at all of them.
Will: She's under heavy security, just like we thought.
Chloe: So we can't just force our way in.
Norma: Oh, come on. You can't let a minor challenge like this hold you back!
Moses: Right!
Norma: No matter the difficulty, you must press on!
Moses: You tell 'em!
Norma: Go get 'em, Red!
Moses: What do you mean, "Red"?!
Jay: What is that stupid bandit doing with you?
Will: Jay, is there any way we can sneak in there?
Jay: Well, it's not impossible.
Norma: Seriously?!
Jay: When things went badly at the Waterways, I figured you'd ask about that
next. How much are you willing to pay for this information?
Senel: All we've got.
Jay: All you've got isn't very much, now is it?
Norma: Hey! That's not very nice!
Jay: In this case, I'll offer a set fee so there won't be any confusion. The
price is that you risk your lives. That's what this information is worth.
Will: Is that all?
Jay: These are your lives we're discussing. I don't think you could choose
something more valuable.
Chloe: We risk our lives on everything we do.
Jay: Well, then, are we agreed?
[They all nod.]
Jay: Good. Now, look at the map and I'll explain the situation. Right now,
we're here, at the Ruins of Frozen Light. There is a way to infiltrate the
ruins through another opening.
Norma: You're kidding!
Jay: However, that route is a ways off from here. Over here. Here, in the
deepest part of a ruin known as the Great Hollow, lies the other way in. To
tell you the truth, I was fairly certain you would request this information. I
have already sent Poppo on ahead to that spot.
Will: You have our gratitude. All right, everyone, let's head for the Great
Hollow.
Jay: To get to the Great Hollow, head toward nine o'clock from here.
[Will, Chloe, Norma, and Moses leave.]
Senel: Thanks for your help.
Jay: I pray that you succeed this time. Be careful not to let Moses trip you
up.
Moses: I heard that!
[Senel leaves. Jay walks over to the wall.]
Jay: I actually had some cheaper information, too, but no matter. They seem to
be satisfied. I just wish I could see the looks on their faces when they learn
the truth about the way in.
[Scene changes to Vaclav taking Shirley into the Ruins. A large glowing sphere
sits on an alter before them.]
Shirley: What's that?...
Vaclav: You don't know? Then get a little closer...and see for yourself.
[Shirley walks closer to the sphere. She falls to her knees.]
Vaclav: Looks like you've figured it out.
Shirley: Ah...aaah!...
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...
Shirley: It can't...Why?...
Vaclav: Hah hah hah hah hah!
Shirley: Why?!
[Returns to the party. They leave the Ruins of Frozen Light.]
Will: According to this map, we need to use the canyon pass along the sea and
go toward 11 o'clock to get to the Great Hollow.
Norma: JJ always sounds harsh but he's actually a nice guy, don't you think?
Chloe: Yeah.
[They travel to the Great Hollow.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[They enter the Great Hollow.]
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<3gh> Great Hollow
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Chloe: So, this is the Great Hollow. It lives up to its name.
Norma: Oh! This was in my teacher's records, too. Somewhere around here... Here
it is! A dewstone tablet!
Moses: A dew-what?
Norma: It's a special type of stone tablet that has records from the Kingdom
of Terises carved into it. And this one here is different from your normal,
run-of-the-mill dewstone tablet.
Senel: How so?
Norma: It's easier if I just show you. Come on! Put your hands on it like when
we opened the door to the ruin.
[They place their hands on the tablet and it glows.]
Norma: See? This tablet acts like a switch for the machinery inside. If you
don't do this first, you won't be able to go down past a certain point.
Moses: Well, I'll be. Bubbles here is actually useful sometimes.
Norma: What do you mean, "sometimes"?!
[Giet runs up to the group.]
Moses: Hey, Giet! That was fast! Good boy! Giet here brought me a letter from
Csaba. Hmm. Says they got away safe, to the forest campsite. All right, Csaba!
Knew I could count on you.
Will: How did you let Giet know where we were?
Moses: I didn't do jack! Giet found me all by himself. Giet and me, we got a
real strong bond!
Norma: Or, maybe, it's your strong stench.
Moses: Hey, I do not stink! Stop spoutin' nonsense!
[They reach the bottom of the Great Hollow. A river flows nearby.]
Norma: I wonder if the river gets wider and we'll have to swim.
Chloe: Don't say things like that!
Norma: Huh? What's wrong?
Chloe: ...Nothing.
Senel: {...}
Chloe: What's with that look, Coolidge?
Senel: I was born with it.
Chloe: *Sigh*
Norma: See? You two are back on good terms.
Senel, Chloe: No, we're not!
[Scene changes]
Vaclav: Go inside.
[Vaclav hits Shirley towards a large stone tablet.]
Shirley: Aah!
[Shirley approaches, and writing on the tablet begins to glow.]
Shirley: This writing!...
Vaclav: It's Old Relares, a special type of Relares, the language of Terises. I
know you can read it. There's no use trying to hide it. It describes how to
activate the ultimate weapon that rests onboard the Legacy, does it not?
Shirley: There are stains on the tablet...Is that...blood?!
Vaclav: I brought many of your brethren here, but none of them would tell me
the truth.
Shirley: And so you...
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...
Shirley: That's horrible...
Vaclav: Now, hurry up and read it. That is, if you don't want to share the
same fate of all the others who've come before you.
[Party enters a cave at the bottom of the Great Hollow.]
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<3pw> Poppo's Workshop
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Will: Oh! Look at that!
[Several large bones are laying around.]
Will: Look at all the huge bones in this place! What kind of animal has?...
These are!...I can't believe it!
Norma: What's so exciting, Teach?
Will: These bones...these are all the bones of a grand gaet!
Chloe: Grand gaet. That's a gaet that--
Will: Dwells on land! Yes! A gaet...lord of all beasts! They're legendary
creatures that have rarely ever been seen!
Norma: Really.
Will: With all these bones, I'm sure I can put together a complete specimen.
Senel: So?
Will: So? A complete grand gaet skeleton would be a treasure not found in any
museum in the world! Where is your sense of awe?! You are witness to a
monumental historical discovery!
Norma: Oh...Those obsessed scholar-types...
Moses: Well, I, for one, understand Will's excitement!
Will: You do? Really?!
Moses: Well, sure! I've always hoped to meet a gaet, myself!
Will: Well said, Moses! You're showing great promise.
Moses: Course, I was hopin' it'd be one of the sea ones. But hey, beggars can't
be choosers.
Will: Precisely!
Moses: So where are the live grand gaets? I want to see one in the flesh, not
some skeleton.
Will: As do I...
Moses: My people got a story that says, if a gaet deems you worthy, you'll get
sacred eres. Like I told you, the whole reason I came to the Legacy was to
meet a gaet!
Will: I'd like to study their ecology and announce my findings to the academic
world...
Norma: Look at them...They're talking about the same thing...but then they...
aren't.
Chloe: Yeah...
Poppo: Ah, you made it! Welcome, welcome!
Norma: Hi, Poppy!
Senel: Jay said you've been waiting here for us. Sorry to trouble you.
Poppo: Not at all! I'm grateful for your assistance!
Senel: ...Huh?
Poppo: My workshop is over that way! I'll go on ahead and wait for you there!
[They enter the workshop. A strange object is floating on the water.]
Moses: What is this huge thing?
Poppo: This is what you'll be riding in. The Poppo Mk. III! It's the ultimate
underwater vehicle!
Norma: Under--
Chloe: Underwater?! Oh...um...excuse me. *Cough*
Poppo: I'm thrilled you volunteered to take it for a manned test ride!
Will: There seems to have been some miscommunication. We came here in order to
enter the Ruins of Frozen Light.
Poppo: Ah, so that's why you're boarding the Poppo Mk. III. The entrance to the
ruins is in the Underground Lake.
Norma: Under--
Chloe: Underground Lake?!
Norma: Hey, quit stealing my lines!
Senel: So in other words, we can't get to the Ruins of Frozen Light unless we
take the Poppo Mk. III?
Poppo: Correct.
Will: Jay...So this is what he meant by risking our lives.
Norma: If this fails, there won't be any second chances.
Moses: This ain't gonna break down while we're in it, right?
Poppo: It's just as durable as the Mk. II. It'll be like riding in a giant
clam.
Norma: The Mk. II sank!
Will: What are the odds of success?
Poppo: At least ten percent!
Chloe, Norma, Moses: Too low! {Chloe} That's low! {Norma} Oh, hell no! {Moses}
Poppo: Really?
Senel: Poppo, is there anything we can do to raise our chances of success?
Poppo: Well, the problem is low shock absorption when bumping into walls and
objects. Now, if we were to use the horn of a Mighty One to construct a
bumper, then perhaps... This is a graveyard for Mighty Ones.
Will: Interesting. The Oressoren refer to grand gaets as "Mighty Ones."
Poppo: This is where Mighty Ones come when they feel they are nearing death.
Will: I had no idea grand gaets possessed such a trait! Fascinating!
Poppo: Do you think you could you go and see if there's a decent-sized horn
among the bones of the Mighty Ones? The horns of a Mighty One should be easy
to recognize. They resemble a crown.
Will: Understood. We'll take you up on your offer.
Moses: Teach? You getting a little excited?
Poppo: If you encounter any living Mighty Ones, you mustn't agitate them.
Please pay proper respect to these great souls as they face their deaths.
Will: Did you hear that, Norma?
Norma: Don't look at me! And you two, cut it out with the nodding!
[They go to the bones strewn about the path.]
Norma: There are bones all over the place, but I don't see any that look like
crowns. Hey, Spot, do something. You're a dog. Can't you sniff one out?
Moses: Giet ain't no dog!
[Giet sniffs around and leads Norma to a creature laying on the ground. A red
crown-shaped object is on its head.]
Norma: Oh! I found one! Check it out! This is what Poppy meant when he said
they look like a crown, right?
Senel, Will, Chloe: Norma!
[The creature gets up.]
Norma: Hmm?
Senel: Behind you!
Norma: What's with all the serious looks? Come on, guys, I'm not going to fall
for that old one... {!} Is it me, or did something warm and stinky just waft
in? Um...Is that a grand gaet?
Will: Yes. Come here, quickly!
Norma: This...this isn't my fault, right? Hah...heh heh...um...hi there...
[She backs away.]
Norma: Slowly...slowly...
Moses: Yahoo!
Norma: What are you doing, you idiot?!
Moses: I am Moses Sandor, and I come seeking sacred eres! If you judge me
worthy, I can get sacred eres, right?
Norma: Red!
Moses: Then it's time to show you what I can do! Take this!
[He throws a spear at the gaet. It lunges forward.]
Norma: Aaaah!
Senel: Moses, what are you doing?!
Moses: It's a test of strength! Bring it on!
Norma: What are you talking about?!
[They battle and defeat the gaet.]
Moses: Woo! We won! So, was I worthy or what? C'mon, give me sacred eres!
What's the holdup? Come on!
Norma: Red.
Moses: Somethin' the matter? Y'all look upset.
Chloe: Look is not the word.
Will: Hold on, Chloe. Let's hear his explanation first.
Moses: O...okay...y'all know I was lookin' for sacred eres, right? According
to the stories my people tell--
Norma: We heard all that already. And?
Moses: Well...I figured if I whooped a grand gaet in a test of strength, it'd
find me worthy.
Senel: You "figured"?
Moses: Come on! I'm beggin' you, give me sacred eres! Without it, I'm...
[They all run up to Moses. Screen goes dark as they beat him up.]
Moses: How come y'all are still so strong after that fight?! Uaah, cut that
out! Don't hit me there! Aaaah!
Poppo: What's going on here?...Oh, my! It's a Mighty One!
[They stop beating up Moses. Poppo talks to the gaet.]
Poppo: Mighty One, we humbly apologize for disturbing your rest. Anyway,
enough about that. Can we have your horn?
Norma: Whoa! Mood swing again.
Senel: Can he really ask it like that?
Will: For that matter, can they even understand each other?
Norma: ...Looks like they're chatting just fine.
Poppo: I shall now convey the words of the Mighty One. He says, "No problem,
brah. It's like, mondo heavy, always getting in the way. So, yeah, just yank
it. It'll always grow back pronto, anyway." The Mighty One has spoken.
Senel: You have got to be making that up!
Poppo: I wouldn't dream of it!
[Screen fades]
Poppo: We've got a fine horn now, so let's return to the workshop.
[They return to the workshop. Jay is there.]
Jay: Greetings.
Chloe: Jay! You never said anything about going underwater! Why didn't you
tell us?!
Jay: I told you that you'd need to be willing to risk your lives.
Chloe: But--
Jay: I even emphasized that part. And what was your response, Ms. Valens?
Chloe: W...well...
Jay: Surely, Chloe, you of all people, a knight, would never shirk the
responsibility of your own words?
Senel: Chloe, you don't have to...
Chloe: Coolidge... No! How can I back down after hearing such words? I shall
enter the Ruins of Frozen Light no matter what it takes!
Moses: Is it me, or are you gettin' a little choked up there?
Chloe: Shut up!
Moses: Aah!
Poppo: Jay and I will work on the upgrade now.
Will: How long do you think it will take?
Jay: One night should suffice.
Will: I guess we'll just have to wait... All right. Well, you're all free to do
as you please in the meantime.
Moses: Senel, I hereby challenge you to a race in the Underground Lake! Let's
see just what an Alliance marine is made of!
Senel: All right. You asked for it.
[Senel and Moses race while Norma and Chloe watch. Later, the boys get out of
the water. Moses sits down.]
Senel: Eighteen wins, zero losses.
[Moses lays down.]
Moses: Okay, okay! I give up! You beat me good!
Norma: Wow, Senny! I guess you really are a marine, huh! My opinion of you just
went up a teeny bit.
Senel: Just a bit?
Chloe: *Sigh* I wish I could do that. Ah, I mean...Have you always been good at
swimming, Coolidge?
Senel: No...
[Flashback]
Shirley: Senel! Over here!
Senel: Phew...I finally caught up. You're both amazing swimmers.
Shirley: Pretty good, huh?
Senel: Yeah. I don't think I could ever beat you in a race.
Stella: Well. You're going to have trouble with the Rite of Feriyen if you keep
talking like that.
Senel: The Rite of Feriyen?
Stella: Tell him, Shirley.
Shirley: It's what a man does when he wants a woman to...to, um... ...To marry
him. It's how he proposes.
Senel: Really? How does it work?
Shirley: The woman dives into the water first, and then the man chases after
her.
Stella: The other way around is fine, too.
Shirley: And then...after that...after that, they... Ahh, I can't. Your turn,
Stella!
Stella: They embrace under the water. If the surroundin water glows, it's proof
that their marriage will be blessed. It's said that they're sure to find
happiness together.
Senel: Seems like a fitting ritual for the people of the water.
Stella: It's not just for the Ferines, Senel. Are you sure you're going to
be okay? No woman in this village would marry a man who couldn't swim as well
as she could.
Senel: Huh?
Shirley: Senel...Are you proposing to someone?
Senel: N...no!
Stella: They've all got pretty high standards...No one's going to show you any
mercy.
Shirley: Who is it, Senel? Who are you going to propose to?
Senel: I said, I'm not! Calm down! Y...you're going to drown me!
[Flashback ends.]
Chloe: Coolidge, what's wrong?
Senel: Sorry, I was thinking about something else.
Norma: Oh, cut the "serious man lost in thought" act! You're a seventeen-year-
old kid!
Senel: I don't need to hear that from a sixteen-year-old brat.
Norma: Humph!
[Scene changes to the vehicle docked at the port.]
Poppo: The Poppo Mk. III is complete! *Ors ors!*
Jay: Thanks to all of you, it's now equipped with a marvelous protective
barrier. The rest is up to the skill of the captain. Please let me know when
you're ready to go.
[They talk to Jay and get in the submarine.]
Norma: We're in your hands, Senny!
Senel: Got it.
Jay: Oh, one last thing. I'll give you some special bonus information. Once you
arrive at the Ruins of Frozen Light, look for a wall with a star on it.
Will: A wall with a star. Understood.
Norma: All right, Senny! Let's get moving!
Poppo: Good luck to you all!
[They dive. Scene changes to Shirley and Vaclav.]
Vaclav: Well? Have you deciphered it?
Shirley: "The blood-stained thunder must not be woken from its eternal sleep."
All that's written here is a warning. There's nothing else.
Vaclav: Don't lie to me, girl.
Shirley: It's not a lie!
Vaclav: You honestly think you can fool me with that?!
Shirley: I said, it's not--
Vaclav: Fine. It matters not. The real reason I brought you here lies
elsewhere.
Shirley: What?...
Vaclav: You're going to break the seal on that "blood-stained thunder."
Shirley: What? I can't do anything like that!
Vaclav: Of course you can. You're the Merines. We'll begin as soon as
preparations are complete. Until then, you wait here.
[Vaclav leaves the room. Shirley falls to her knees.]
Shirley: I have no power... None...
[Scene changes to the party on the sub. Senel is at the controls.]
Norma: Whoa, we're going down. Awesome!
Moses: Here we go!
Will: We're counting on you, Senel. Senel! Watch out for that giant fish!
Moses: Hey, don't hit that wall right there!
Norma: Whoa! This ride is so exciting! Senny, keep it up!
Chloe: (It's all right. Stay calm. Deep breaths...)
Will: This isn't something you should be taking lightly. How many close calls
have we had now?
Norma: Don't worry! Senny knows what he's doing!
Chloe: (It's all right. Stay calm. Deep breaths...)
Senel: I've gotten used to the controls now. We'll be all right, I think.
Chloe: (It's all right. Stay calm. Deep breaths...)
Moses: Say...what's this weird chantin' I keep hearin'?
Senel: The entrance to the cave is up ahead.
Will: According to Poppo, from here on out it's just a straight line.
[A strange "ping" is heard.]
Will: Did you just hear something?
Senel: We'd better hurry.
[The submarine is filling with water.]
Norma: How much farther do we have to go?
Senel: It looks like we're almost there.
Chloe: Ah! Almost there! Hey, Coolidge...Was the floor covered in water when
we set out?
Moses: Am I hearin' things, or did something just make a creakin' sound?
Norma: Um...so...in other words...
Senel: There's a leak in the sub.
Norma: Oh. {...} A leak?! How can you say that so calmly?! Do something!
Senel: Ugh! Can't...breathe...Norma...
Moses: Can't you go any faster?
Senel: It's already at full speed!
Will: Settle down. There's nothing we can do now but hope for the best.
Norma: Oh, come on!
[Chloe falls to the floor.]
Norma: Hey! C just collapsed! C, wake up!
[They make it to the Ruins of Frozen Light. The sub sinks right after.]
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Phew...
Will: Somehow, we made it.
Chloe: We're alive...
Senel: Are we really inside the Ruins of Frozen Light?
Norma: No question about it. The floor, the walls--it's all white. People say
that's how the Ruins of Frozen Light got their name. Everything is bright
white.
Moses: Sure is made of some weird stuff. It's all smooth.
Will: Now our mission truly begins. We must rescue Shirley and think of a way
to escape this place.
Norma: Yeah, we obviously can't go back the way we came.
Will: Exactly. Stay on guard. Especially you, Norma.
Norma: Why is it always me?!
Will: I just felt like that needed to be said.
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<3fl> Ruins of Frozen Light
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[They go through the door. The next room has a star on one wall.]
Norma: Hey, JJ said to find a wall with a star on it, right?
Senel: Is this it?
Norma: Let me see! I can take care of this!
[She runs over and taps on the wall.]
Norma: Hmm...
Chloe: Have you found anything?
Norma: Uh...
Senel: Not really, huh.
Norma: Um...
Moses: Ahh, she's useless.
Norma: Would you shut up? I'm trying to work here!
[She kicks the wall. It slides up.]
Norma: See? Piece of cake!
Senel: All you did was kick the wall!
[They go through the door.]
Chloe: This is!...
Norma: Stupid JJ! I'm going to strangle him!
[They find themselves back outside.]
Moses: I got a weird feelin' I've seen this place before...
Norma: You have seen this place before!
Chloe: Why did we just go through all of that?
Norma: They took advantage of us for their little experiment. Ooh...You're
gonna pay for this, JJ!
Will: Norma, don't shout. Did you forget that there are soldiers nearby?
Norma: Oops.
Senel: At least now, we've secured an escape route.
Will: Yes, we can even return to the city if necessary. Let's just think of
this as one problem solved.
[They travel through the Ruins of Frozen Light and flip a switch.]
Senel: What's that sound?
Will: I think it came from ahead.
Chloe: Let's go.
[They travel further.]
Chloe: The security at the entrance was pretty heavy, but it doesn't seem as
bad inside.
Moses: Bet they thought there's no way anybody'd ever get in.
Senel: I wouldn't be so sure about that...
[A large monster approaches.]
Moses: So this is Vaclav's guard dog, huh? Bring it on!
[They battle and defeat the monster and continue on. In the next room, they
find a giant glowing sphere.]
Moses: What in the hell is that?
Norma: Looks like some red vines wrapped around a big white thing.
Will: What's that glowing inside it? It looks like there's water in there...
[Senel examines it more closely. He backs away.]
Senel: {!} It can't be... No! It...It's not... This isn't real! This can't be
real!
Will: Senel, calm down!
Moses: What's goin' on?!
Senel: Get off me!
[He hits them away.]
Chloe, Norma: Coolidge?! {Chloe} Senny?! {Norma}
Senel: Hang on, I'll get you out of there! I'll get you out, okay?
[Will and Moses drag him away from the sphere.]
Senel: What are you doing?!
Moses: Senel, come on! Get a grip!
Senel: Let me go! That's...That's...
Norma: What the heck is in there?... W...what is that?!
Chloe: What's wrong?!
Norma: There's a...girl in the water!
Chloe: What?! Shirley?! No...who is...
Senel: Stella! No!
Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Stella?!
Senel: Stella...Who did this to you?
Vaclav: I did.
Senel: Vaclav!...You did this?!
Vaclav: If she were awake, I'm sure this would have made for a touching
reunion. How unfortunate.
Senel: What have you done to her?!
Vaclav: Nothing at all. She's been like this for three years. Alive,
unconscious. Locked inside that sphere.
Senel: You're lying. Three years ago, Stella--
Vaclav: Stella never died! It's true, this girl stood before our army, risking
her life to allow you and her sister to escape. However! She did not die. We
captured her very much alive.
Senel: No! Stella was alive! She...she wasn't dead after all... All this
time... All this time I...
Vaclav: Hah hah hah hah hah!
Norma: Senny...What in the world is going on here?
Vaclav: That girl before you...is the Merines' older sister.
Chloe: Shirley's sister?!
Vaclav: Enough talk. I applaud the reckless bravery that brought you this far.
I shall now take care of you with my own two hands.
Moses: Heh! Bring it! I never thought I'd get to settle this score so soon!
Senel: You... If it weren't for people like you, Stella would be...
Vaclav: Heh.
Senel: Vaclav!
[They battle Vaclav and are defeated. Shirley is now in the room with Cashel
and Stingle.]
Shirley: Senel...What have they done to you?!
Senel: Sh...Shirley...
Vaclav: Merines. If you wish to save this man you call your brother, then
release the seal at once. Otherwise, he dies!
[Vaclav stomps on Senel.]
Senel: Argh!
Shirley: Stop it! Don't hurt him!
Vaclav: What will it be, girl? It's all up to you.
Shirley: I!...
Senel: Urgh!
Shirley: Senel!
Vaclav: Are you going to just let him die?
Shirley: *Gasp*
Vaclav: Heh. You may call each other brother and sister, but in the end, your
relationship is not one of flesh and blood. You don't feel any obligation to
help this stranger?
Norma: What did he say?
Chloe: Not flesh and blood...
Moses: Hold up, just who is he sayin' ain't kin?
Will: Senel...You're not...
Vaclav: You didn't know? This Merines has no brother. The only family she has
is this sleeping girl you see before you.
Senel: Ugh!
Vaclav: You're pathetic!
Shirley: Please, stop! All right...I'll do it.
Vaclav: I can't hear you.
Shirley: I'll try to break the seal! So please, spare Senel's life!
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...
Norma: Shirl...
[Shirley stand in front of the sphere. Cashel and Stingle watch the party.]
Vaclav: Begin.
Chloe: Shirley...
[Shirley is put into the sphere with Stella.]
Vaclav: Pour in the water!
Chloe: Their hair!...
Norma: No way...Radiants' hair really does glow!
Will: Shining One...
Moses: She really was the Merines!
Vaclav: Good...good! Call forth the power within you! Release the seal! What is
the problem, Merines?! Break the seal! Now! {...} Pathetic weakling! Water!
More water! Open all the valves!
Norma: Hey! You're hurting her!
Will: No! There's seawater in there! Vaclav, stop! Seawater is poisonous to
her!
Vaclav: Is that painful, Merines? Then, for the sake of your own life, break
the seal!
Will: The apparatus is lit up again...Is that Shirley's power?
Vaclav: Yes! This is it! This is the reaction I've been waiting for! Hah hah
hah hah! The time has finally come! The ultimate weapon of the Legacy shall be
mine!
[The sphere breaks. Shirley and Stella lay inside.]
Vaclav: Kill them all.
Cashel: With pleasure.
[A glow comes from the broken sphere.]
Chloe: Again?!
[A golden butterfly appears. It knocks away Vaclav, Stingle and Cashel.]
Vaclav: Ugh!
[The strange light encases Senel in a golden sphere.]
Chloe: Coolidge?! Shirley, what are you doing?!
[The sphere takes Senel through an escape hatch.]
Moses: Where'd he take off to?
Will: Perhaps we can escape through there.
Norma: Yeah! Shirley must be showing us the way out!
Will: All right. Let's follow him!
Chloe: What about Shirley?!
Will: There's nothing we can do right now! Hurry!
[They run off and escape through the hatch. It closes behind them.]
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...They sure do provide plenty of entertainment. The boy may
prove useful yet. He seems to have a knack for bringing out the Merines' power.
Cashel! Stingle! Pursue them at once! I don't care what happens to the others,
but bring Senel back alive!
Cashel: Yes, sir!
Vaclav: And contact Melanie as well.
Stingle: Yes, sir.
Cashel: What is it, Commander?
Vaclav: That boy...he may be... No, there's no point in guessing. We'll capture
him and ask him directly. Heh heh heh...
[Flashback]
Senel: The village is on fire!
Stella: They found us...
Senel: How did they find this place?! Don't tell me they...
Stella: They're after Shirley. I'll stay here and hold them off. Take Shirley
and run.
Senel: Stella, I'm not leaving you behind!
Stella: I'll catch up with you later, all right?
Senel: But...Stella...
Stella: Protect Shirley until I get there. Use that power of yours.
Senel: Stella?...You knew I was an eren?!
Stella: Please! Hurry!
[Senel runs off. Later.]
Senel: Stella!
Stella: Senel?
Senel: I came to get you! Hang on!
Stella: Senel, please...take care of Shirley for me...
Senel: But...you know the truth...about me.
Stella: I trust you.
Senel: Stella...
Stella: But I think it would be best if you didn't tell Shirley...
Senel: All right.
Stella: Promise me...
Senel: I promise.
Stella: Now I can...stop worrying. But...
Senel: What?
Stella: It's too bad... I was looking forward to you asking me for the Rite of
Feriyen...
Senel: Stella, I'll ask you a thousand times. Just hang on, okay?! Stella?
Stella?!
[Flashback ends. Party is in a forest. Norma and Will heal Senel.]
Senel: Stella!
Norma: Aah! Don't shout like that!
Senel: Argh!
Will: Don't push yourself. You were badly injured.
Senel: Where are we?
Will: According to Moses, a place called the Forest of No Return.
Moses: We got shot over here from the Ruins of Frozen Light.
Senel: What about Shirley?
[They shake their heads.]
Senel: Oh...
Norma: Senny, about Shirl...
Will: Norma, now is not the time.
Norma: ...Yeah, all right.
Will: We'll talk more later. Right now, we need to get away from here as
quickly as possible.
Norma: Oh, this isn't good. It's great that we escaped and all, but did we have
to end up in the Forest of No Return, of all places? It's really easy to lose
your sense of direction here. It's famous among treasure hunters. If you come
here unprepared, you're bound for disaster.
Moses: Leave it to me and Giet.
Chloe: So that's why it's called the Forest of No Return.
Moses: I said, leave it to me and Giet!
Will: Are there any landmarks?
Norma: Hmm...
Moses: Hey! Are you gonna listen to me or what?!
Will, Chloe, Norma: Shut up!
Moses: Aah! Fine, then. We'll just go by ourselves. Ain't that right, Giet?
Will: Moses, where are you going?
Moses: To our camp. My boys are waitin' for me there. We've been in this forest
ever since they ran us out of our hideout. I know it like the back of my hand.
Will: Why didn't you say so in the first place, you idiot?!
Moses: For cryin' out loud...
Will: All right, then, we're off to the bandit camp. Moses, lead the way.
Moses: You got it.
Chloe: Coolidge...
Norma: Come on, Senny! We're walking...We're walking...
Senel: Oh, uh...yeah.
[They leave the area. Stingle and Cashel arrive.]
Cashel: Ahh, let the hunt begin.
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<3nr> Forest of No Return
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[The party walks a ways into the Forest.]
Norma: Ugh, I'm beat...
Moses: We barely started walkin' yet. You're pathetic.
Norma: You're just too stupid to feel tired! I mean, we were already worn out
from taking care of Senny and all...
Cashel: Then allow me to offer you permanent rest...right here.
[Cashel comes over along with some soldiers.]
Will: Cashel!
Cashel: I was ordered to dispose of all of you except Senel. For the crime of
challenging the Commander, you shall now pay with your lives.
Will: Everyone, run!
Cashel: There is no escape. Go!
[The soldiers chase the party.]
Cashel: Heh heh heh...
[They go through the forest some more.]
Norma: Those soldiers just keep coming and coming! Give up already! Shoo!
Moses: Hey, I know this place! The camp's not far now!
Norma: Really?
Moses: If we can make it there, we can turn this around easy! We'll hook up
with my boys and beat them to a bloody pulp!
[Giet growls and runs off. The party follows. They find the camp destroyed.]
Moses: What the hell?! Csaba! Hey! Anyone! Where'd y'all go?
Norma: Do you think the soldiers got them?
[Stingle walks over.]
Cashel: Oh, is this where you were headed? We've already been through here.
[Cashel blocks the entrance.]
Cashel: I took care of all the thugs here personally. Commander's orders, you
know.
Moses: You bastard! Giet's gonna feast on your heart tonight!
Will: Moses!
Moses: Move!
Norma: What do we do now? We're surrounded!
Chloe: Damn you! Stingle...
Stingle: The sole daughter of the House of Valens. How you've grown...
Chloe: What?...
Stingle: I told you then, if you ever wielded a sword, I would show you no
mercy.
Chloe: I know those words... It was you...
Stingle: I'll take this as a confirmation of your decision.
Chloe: It was you! The swordsman with the snake tattoo!
Norma: C, what are you talking about?!
Chloe: I have waited years for a chance to face you. For the honor of the
House of Valens! En garde! Yaaah!
Norma: C! Cut it out! Stop!
Chloe: You... You... You!...
[Stingle dodges all her attacks, then counters.]
Norma: C!
Chloe: Aaaah!
Norma: Teach! Do something!
Moses: Senel, Will, outta my way! That's the one who took out my boys!
Will: I'm telling you, now is not the time! Don't throw away your life for
nothing!
Moses: Aaargh!
Cashel: Senel. You alone will be spared. You get to see your Merines again one
more time.
Senel: What?!
Cashel: You and her sister will serve as catalysts to draw out the girl's
power.
Senel: Go to hell!
Cashel: The rest of you can die here, just like those thugs.
Moses: I will kill you!
Will: Stop! Now!
[Will hits Moses.]
Moses: But, Will...
Will: The only thing we can do right now is retreat. Understand?! That way!
Run! Move!
[Senel and Moses run off with Giet. Will faces Cashel.]
Will: Norma, take Chloe and run!
Norma: Come on C, get up!
Cashel: You think you'll be able to shield them? What can you possibly hope to
do all alone?
Will: How about...this?!
[He casts Lightning.]
Cashel: What the?!...
[Will runs off.]
Cashel: Damn!
[The party makes it through the forest.]
Will: Moses, what's up ahead?
Moses: The end of the forest. It comes out near a lake.
Will: Okay.
[The ground rumbles a bit.]
Moses: What's that shakin'?
Norma: Something's coming. Something is definitely coming.
Senel: {!} Everyone, get to the side!
[A large monster charges past them.]
Norma, Moses: Aaah! {Norma} Waah! {Moses}
Chloe: Wh...what was that?
[The monster comes back.]
Norma: Man! And we were almost out of the forest, too!
[They battle and defeat the monster.]
Will: We did it...Good job, everyone. I know it's tough, but we're almost
through. We have to keep going before they catch us.
[They keep going.]
Norma: Phew...We're finally out of the...forest?!
[They find themselves surrounded by the giant monsters and some soldiers.
Melanie stands before them.]
Melanie: Took you long enough to get here.
Will: Melanie...
Norma: I can't take this anymore...
Melanie: Heh heh heh...
Norma: This is it! We're finished! There's no way we can get through this!
Melanie: Hah hah hah hah hah!
[Scene changes to Vaclav in the Ruins of Frozen Light. The stone tablet lights
up.
Anime cutscene begins. Giant pillars rise up from the Legacy. An island
crumbles and breaks away as a huge building rises up from it. Water drains from
the Legacy. Anime cutscene ends.]
Melanie: So, they've restored the bridge of the Legacy. With this, the
Commander can control the entire ship as he sees fit. Did they go back into
the forest? They don't know when to give up.
[Scene changes to the party running. They stop.]
Norma: There's no use running...
Will: Don't give up!
[Soldiers approach.]
Moses: There's only three of 'em! That's nothin'!
[Two more soldiers come from behind.]
Senel: No, there are more behind them!
Chloe: Fools.
Moses: Dammit!
[The two soldiers attack the three in front of them.]
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: *Gasp*
Norma: They took out their own guys...
???: The soldiers who assisted you were actually my men in disguise.
Senel: That voice!
[A man walks up to the party.]
Senel: Maurits!
Chloe, Norma: Who?!
Maurits: It's good to see you again, Senel. It's been, what, three years since
the attack on the village?
Senel: Maurits, why are you here?
Maurits: I couldn't ignore the request of a fellow Ferines.
[Fenimore approaches.]
Senel: Fenimore!
Maurits: Now, then. If you prefer, perhaps we can help turn the tables on your
current situation. What do you think?
[Scene changes to the party looking over where the bridge rose up.]
Moses: The lake just...up and disappeared...
Maurits: That's because the entire ship has now risen. Other locations may have
been affected as well.
Chloe: Is it connected to the appearance of that giant building?
Norma: Oh! Senny! That building! Isn't that that big island we saw when we went
to the Oresoren village?
Maurits: That structure is a facility that serves as this ship's bridge. It was
camouflaged as an island during the Terises era.
Will: Why would they go through all the trouble to hide it?
Maurits: Because from there, anyone can control the ship--not just the Merines.
Easy access to great power often brings misfortune. Thus, it was sealed.
[A soldier runs up to Maurits and whispers in his ear.]
Maurits.: Mm. Understood.
Will: It's amazing how you've snuck your soldiers into Vaclav's army like that.
Maurits: That's how we're able to get information quickly. It appears that
Vaclav has taken Stella and Shirley and departed from the Ruins of Frozen
Light.
[Scene changes to show Stella and Shirley being led away by Vaclav's army.
Changes back to party.]
Senel: Is Shirley... ...going to be taken to that bridge place?
Maurits: Undoubtedly.
Moses: Just what's that Vaclav up to?
Maurits: It's unlikely that Vaclav's plans stop at merely controlling the ship.
His true objective is probably the Nerifes Cannon.
Norma: What's that?
Maurits: This ship's main cannon. It resurfaced along with the bridge.
Senel: The Legacy's got a cannon?
Norma: Say, how come you know all this stuff? Who are you people, anyway?
Chloe: Norma, don't be rude.
Norma: Well, I mean, I'm thankful they rescued us, but don't you think they're
a little suspicious?
Maurits: We are... In your language, our race is known as the Radiant. However,
we call ourselves Ferines, the people of the water.
Will: The Radiant...That's the name of the ancient race that created the
Kingdom of Terises.
Chloe: Then, you are their descendants?
Maurits: Surely you're not surprised? You've met several Ferines already.
You've met Fenimore here... ...and Shirley.
Moses: That gal's a Radiant?
Norma: When I saw her glowing in the water, I figured that was the case.
Senel: You saw that?
Chloe: When you were unconscious.
Senel: Um...
Maurits: At any rate, you need to hide yourselves for now. I'd like to escort
you to one of our bases.
Norma: What should we do?
Moses: You think there's a catch?
Chloe: Coolidge knows him. I don't think we need to worry.
Will: Hmm...
Fenimore: You people aren't very bright.
Norma: Don't say that out loud! You'll hurt Red's feelings!
Moses: What do you mean, "Red"?!
Fenimore: Why did you save me before?
Senel: That was because Shirley... Oh, so this is just like then, huh?
Fenimore: Really, it's none of my concern what happens to you Orerines. But if
you die, Shirley will...
Senel: {...} All right.
Will: Well, I guess we'll take you up on that offer.
Maurits: Excellent. Let's be on our way. From here, the base lies in the
direction of eight o'clock.
Senel: Fenimore, thanks.
Fenimore: Don't misunderstand me... I just didn't like owing you a favor,
that's all. {////}
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The War-Torn Land
<ch4> Chapter 4
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[Party leaves the Forest of No Return.]
Maurits: Due to the recent rising of the Bridge, it appears that we can now
use previously inaccessible areas. Please use the shallow areas to reach your
destination.
Fenimore: Could you head to the shallow area next to the mountains first? Then
go along the lake toward 11 o'clock.
[They arrive at Maurits' Hermitage]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[They enter Maurits' Hermitage. There's nothing but trees.]
Maurits: Here we are. This is one of our bases.
Norma: He calls this a base? There's nothing here but trees.
Chloe: Perhaps it's a camp?
Norma: What? We have to sleep outside?!
Will: Don't complain, Norma.
Norma: Oh, come on...
Moses: Suits me just fine.
Norma: That's 'cause you're a savage.
[Maurits raises his hand. The trees vanish to reveal a small village.]
Moses: Wh...what'd you just do?
Maurits: We've constructed a barrier to avoid detection by potential enemies.
Norma: Whoa, cool!
Maurits: Well then, please proceed.
[They enter the village and run into Walter.]
Senel: You!
Maurits: Oh, that's right. You came to Walter's aid before, did you not? Please
allow me to thank you for that as well.
Norma: Too bad Wally himself never thanked us.
Chloe: I didn't think you were the type to hold a grudge.
Moses: And quit callin' him "Wally" like he's your friend or somethin'.
Walter: We're heading off to retrieve the Whisper Crystal.
Maurits: Come inside.
[They enter the building.]
Maurits: I offer you this place to use as you need. It's an inconvenient
location with almost nothing around, but it should be ideal for hiding.
Norma: Great, thanks!
Senel, Will: So Stella and Shirley-- {Senel} I'd like it if you-- {Will}
Maurits: One at a time, if you would.
Senel: What's going to happen to Stella and Shirley?
Maurits: If things continue on this course, they'll surely be used to fire the
Nerifes Cannon.
Senel: Used?
Maurits: We, the Ferines, are the cannon's source of power. It springs from our
very lives.
Senel: What?!
Norma: You mean they're going to be used like bullets?
Maurits: Historical records tell us that many Ferines gave their lives each
time the cannon was fired.
Senel: Why would they build something like that?!
Maurits: That is precisely why it was sealed. It is a terrible, terrible
device. And, Vaclav, of all people, had to be the one to awaken it.
Senel: Stella...Shirley... {...}
Maurits: What was your other question?
Will: I think it's about time you told us your true objective. Surely you're
not showing us all this hospitality for free.
Maurits: Ah, how perceptive. It's true, Fenimore's request was not the only
reason we came to your aid. The people of the water seek an alliance with you,
the people of the land. Our objective, of course, is to recover Shirley and
Stella from Vaclav's clutches.
Will: You seek an alliance...with us?
Maurits: Specifically, with the Holy Rexalian Empire that's supporting you,
Will.
Norma: The Holy Rexalian Empire?!
Moses: Say, Bubbles.
Chloe: Why did you bring up Rexalia? And just how is it supporting Raynard?
Moses: {scribble} Say, Chloe.
Will: Exactly how much do you know?
Maurits: We know that Rexalia has secretly stationed a large number of troops
on this ship.
Norma: Are you saying the reason every country in the world has left this ship
alone...
Chloe: ...Is because it's under Rexalia's control?
Will: It's merely a precaution. "The Legacy belongs to no nation."
Moses: So what's this Holy Rexalian Empire?
Will: It's a monarchy in the center of the mainland. Its power exceeds that of
all surrounding nations; many consider it to be the strongest in the world.
Even if we were to form an alliance, would we have a realistic chance of
winning?
Maurits: Yes. At the moment, anyway.
Norma: Whoa.
Moses: Is that true?
Maurits: I wouldn't have suggested it if it weren't.
Chloe: Raynard, we should definitely pursue this alliance.
Senel: C'mon, Will!
Will: All right. I'll serve as mediator.
Senel, Chloe, Moses: Yes! {Senel & Chloe} Woo-hoo! {Moses}
Maurits: You have our gratitude. I'll prepare a written message at once.
Moses: Yahoo! This ain't over by a long shot!
Chloe: When I first saw how bad the odds were, I honestly thought the situation
was hopeless. But now it sounds like there's still a chance. We don't have to
give up just yet.
Will: You all, wait here until things settle down.
Norma: Things?
Will: Until the war is over.
Moses: I gotta avenge my boys!
Chloe: I have someone I must face as well!
Senel: Stella and Shirley are in danger. I won't just abandon them!
Will: War is not the place for children, and that's exactly how you're acting!
This is precisely what I'm worried about. Don't you understand? You three are
too emotional about Vaclav. You cannot run off on your own on the battlefield,
abandoning everyone else.
Chloe: We would never--
Will: You wouldn't? What happened in the Forest of No Return?
Maurits: Senel...All of you. You've done extremely well. Please relax now and
leave the rest to us. Fenimore, please show them to the sleeping quarters
below.
Fenimore: Yes, sir. This way. Follow me.
[Scene changes to night. Senel leaves the building while everyone sleeps.
Flashback begins.]
Shirley: Senel, watch this. Ta-da!
[A blue butterfly-shaped object appears above her head.]
Senel: A butterfly?...
Shirley: It's a teriques.
Stella: It means "wings of the beginning." We say that once a Ferines can
display these wings, her life as an adult has begun.
Shirley: Everybody's teriques looks different. Different shapes, different
colors...
Senel: Can you do it, too, Stella? Let me see.
Stella: Uh-uh.
Senel: That just makes me want to see it more...
Stella: Heh heh. Maybe next time.
Shirley: Humph. When I complete the Rite of Accession, I'll be able to make a
much bigger teriques.
Senel: Oh yeah?
Shirley: I'll show you so much you won't even care about Stella's.
[Flashback ends. Chloe approaches Senel.]
Senel: Chloe?...
Chloe: Coolidge...could I talk to you for a moment? To be honest, what Raynard
said really got to me.
Senel: What, that we're children?
Chloe: I was so concerned about myself, I couldn't see the big picture. Being
that shortsighted is pathetic. Anyone would call me a child. I'm not actually
a knight.
Senel: Huh?
Chloe: The House of Valens were knights, but my family was stripped of that
title.
Senel: Did Stingle have something to do with that?
Chloe: Yes. Five years ago, he killed both my parents right before my very
eyes.
Senel: What?
Chloe: He hid his face behind that mask, but I'm sure it was him. I came to the
Legacy to avenge my parents.
Senel: ...Why are you telling me this?
Chloe: I just thought it was unfair for me to know about you, but not the other
way around...
[Senel gets up and starts to walk away.]
Chloe: Are you planning to go by yourself? What you're demonstrating isn't
bravery. It's recklessness.
Senel: Shut up...
Chloe: You know you don't stand a chance of winning if you just charge in there
alone!
Senel: Shut up! Shirley and Stella are both suffering this very moment, and if
somebody doesn't do something, they will die! And you want me to just sit here
doing absolutely nothing? Even if we're not related by blood, I still--
Chloe: You're right. That's why I'm going with you. Don't think you're the only
one who's suffering. I feel loyalty to my homeland and hatred for my enemy... I
am every bit as angry as you are. I cannot stand idly by and watch these events
unfold. I think we can resolve those issues Raynard was worried about. Now that
we know about each other, we should be able to work better together. Right,
Coolidge? Or is this just my own naive fantasy?
[Senel puts his hand out to Chloe.]
Senel: No. No fantasy.
Chloe: Coolidge!
[Chloe puts her hand out to Senel's.]
Chloe: Looks like our alliance came first.
Senel: Yeah.
Norma: Wait just a second!
[Norma runs up with Moses.]
Moses: We're comin', too. I don't know nothin' about no political problems, but
I do know you ain't leavin' me out of all the fun.
Chloe: What do you know...It looks like we all had the same idea after all.
Norma: We are so on the same wavelength! What idiot said we couldn't work
together?
Fenimore: Why are you doing all this? They said you could rest now. Why do you
insist on going? I can't fight or do anything like that... I'm worried about
Shirley, but I could never go out on a battlefield!
Chloe: We're just trying to do what we can.
Norma: Don't you mean the only thing we can?
Senel: We're probably just a bunch of clumsy, stupid kids.
Norma: Are you going to let him talk to you like that, Red?
Moses: It ain't just about me, Bubbles!
Senel: But, you know... This is who we are.
Fenimore: You're...
Senel: Besides, there's still something you can do, Fenimore.
Fenimore: There is?
Senel: Keep Shirley in your thoughts.
Fenimore: That'll help? It's just like Shirley said... I still can't trust
Orerines.
Senel: Fenimore...
Fenimore: But I do trust Shirley, and she said not everyone behaves and thinks
alike.
Senel: ...Yeah.
Fenimore: I'll never forgive you if you betray her trust. I'll be watching you.
Senel: All right. Thanks, Fenimore.
Fenimore: But I...I haven't done anything...
Norma: So! Time to figure out what we're going to do!
[Scene changes to morning. They go upstairs.]
Senel: Let us join the alliance.
Chloe: We'll follow your instructions. We won't run wild or go off on our own.
Moses: Fightin' on the front lines, just carryin' supplies, whatever...You name
it, we'll do it.
Norma: Pretty please!
Will: *Sigh*
Senel: We spent the whole night talking about it. Please.
Chloe: We know the difference between what we want to do and what we need to
do. So please, Will.
Will: The alliance isn't even formed yet. You're getting ahead of yourselves.
Norma: Meaning?...
Will: I cannot agree to your request.
Norma: Why not?!
Will: Because this will be a war, and there's no place in war for personal
emotion.
[One of the Ferines runs into the room.]
Radiant Youth: Chief, please come quickly. It's Walter!
Maurits: What about him?
[They leave the building. Walter is standing over someone on the ground.]
Maurits: What happened?
Radiant Youth: We were driven back by the monsters living there.
Maurits: So we've failed to obtain the Whisper Crystal. This will set our plans
back.
Will: Is it that important?
Maurits: It holds the very key to our victory.
Norma: Oh! Oh, oh! Hey! In that case, we'll go get that whatchamacallit crystal
ourselves!
Maurits: You?
Norma: And then, once we bring it back, you can let us join the alliance!
Will: Norma, those are two different matters entirely.
Maurits: No, I'd appreciate the help. It's really something we should do
ourselves, but we simply don't have enough people.
Norma: Consider it done! Okay everyone, let's go!
Chloe: Go where?
Norma: Go where?
Moses: You're gettin' a little uppity there, Bubbles.
Maurits: The Whisper Crystal is hidden in a tomb left over from the Terises
era. The place where it's located used to be an island, but now it's connected
to the land. Head toward eleven o'clock from here to find it.
Norma: Located at eleven o'clock...Used to be an island...All right, let's see.
I think that would be... {!} No way!
Senel: What is it?
Norma: Y...you don't mean, the Man-Eating Ruins? That place is famous among
treasure hunters as the one place you never want to go!
Senel: Well, we can't back down now. Right, guys?
Chloe, Moses: Right. {Chloe} Yep. {Moses}
Senel: Let's go.
Norma: Please, no! Anything but the Man-Eating Ruins!
Will: Wait just a moment. I'm going with you.
Senel: Are you sure?
Will: I'd get an ulcer within a day if I knew you were out there loose on your
own. I'll have someone else deliver the letter.
Chloe: Thank you. It's reassuring to have you around.
Will: {////} Honestly, you people...
[Scene shows Vaclav and the Terrors with Stella and Shirley. Party leaves.]
Chloe: We're headed to a gravesite from the Kingdom of Terises. We need to go
through the forest in the direction of 3 o'clock, while going around the canyon
pass.
Norma: Not the Man-Eating Ruins!
[They travel to the Man-Eating Ruins]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[They enter the Man-Eating Ruins]
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<4me> Man-Eating Ruins
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Norma: *Sigh* We're here...
Moses: Oh, stop making such a fuss. Just let me and Giet handle it!
Norma: If it looks like I'm about to get eaten, you take my place, okay,
Senny?
Senel: No.
Norma: Meanie!
Will: Well, at the very least, we know Walter entered this place and returned.
I don't think we need to worry so much about rumors and stories.
Norma: Hey, that's right! Wally did make it back out! There is nothing to fear
in the Man-Eating Ruins! Onward!
Moses: She sure flipped quick...
Senel: It's not like this is the first time.
Chloe: Hey, Norma. You're not at all concerned about the serious injuries
Walter's companions suffered?
Norma: ...Oh yeah.
[They travel through the ruins and enter a room with a strange bed and several
statues of people.]
Moses: What is this place? There's a bunch of weird statues all lined up.
Norma: Oh! Look! It's a bed! It looks so comfortable! Woo-hoo!
[She flops onto the bed.]
Will: Norma! You must be more cautious!
Norma: Zzz...
Senel, Will, Chloe: (...Asleep already?)
Moses: Heh heh. She sure is...uh...carefree...
Chloe: That's one way of putting it.
Senel: No, something's not right here!
Norma: Hmm? Ah, morning, Senny!
Senel: Now's not the time to be sleeping! There's something up with that bed!
[Senel pulls Norma off the bed. The bed shakes and comes alive.]
Chloe: Something's coming!
[Another monster approaches. They battle and defeat the monsters.]
Norma: Wow, that was close. Any closer, and I would've wound up as one of those
statues. No wonder they call it the Man-Eating Ruins. It's full of sneaky
traps!
Senel: I think the problem is that you'd actually fall for a trap like that.
[They enter the next room.]
Norma: What are these weird pointy things all over the place?
Will: Perhaps artifacts buried with the dead, or sentinels to watch over them.
Chloe: But where is the object of our search? We must've already come quite a
ways in...
Senel: Is that the Whisper Crystal over there?
Norma: Maybe so. Sure looks like a crystal.
Moses: Yahoo! Come to papa!
[Moses runs toward the Crystal. He stops in front of the tomb.]
Norma: Wait! Red! Stop!
Moses: Hah hah, looks like I'm first...Whoa! {!}
Will: Moses, what is it?
Moses: What the?!...
Chloe: Why did Sandor's voice get so tense?!
Senel: Is something wrong?! We're coming!
Moses: Take a peek inside the casket. Slowly.
Senel, Will: What the?!...
Chloe, Norma: *Gasp*
[A woman in green is laying in the casket.]
Chloe, Norma: Who... Who is that?!
Norma: She's awake...
???: Good morning, everyone.
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: ...Good morning.
Will: What's your name?
Grune: Grune...I think. Does that sound right?
Will: Don't ask me...
Norma: What are you doing in a place like this?
Grune: Oh, you know, the weather was so beautiful, and before I knew it...
Norma: How can that possibly lead to winding up at the bottom of the Man-Eating
Ruins?!
Moses: You were catchin' some shuteye with this place just crawlin' with
monsters.
Grune: Oh, they were all very nice.
Moses: Liar!
Chloe: This whole thing is so obviously suspect, I don't even feel like wasting
our time with more questions.
Grune: Oh, come now. Let's not worry about little things, okay?
They're...little.
Chloe: I'm getting a headache...
Senel: All right, that's enough. Let's get back on track. The reason we came
here in the first place was...
Will: To get the Whisper Crystal.
Senel: Right.
Will: We've searched the whole room, and that's the only thing that looks like
it could be the crystal. It's a little big, but let's go ahead and carry it
back.
[Senel takes the crystal. It glows when he touches it.]
Norma: What are you going to do, G-Girl?
Grune: Well, I'm going with you, of course.
Senel, Will, Chloe: (And she's okay with that nickname?...)
Grune: Picnics are way more fun with lots of people.
Moses: Picnics?
Will: I am a bit worried about bringing her along, but then again, we can't
just leave her here. Everyone's okay with that, right?
[They walk away, and one of the sentinels glows. They exit the ruins.]
Senel: Moses, take over for a little while, would you?
Moses: You got it.
[Soldiers run up to the party.]
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Ambush!
Grune: Oh, you brought friends.
Moses: Do your friends ambush you?
Grune: Well...
Senel: Dammit, not now!
Will: Do you hear something strange?
Chloe: Yes. Is it coming from the ruins?
[A robot exits the ruins behind the party.]
Moses: What the hell?!
Norma: No way! It's one of those sentinels!
Senel: We're trapped!
[The robot goes in front of the party.]
Norma: Huh?
[It shoots the enemy soldiers.]
Norma: Whoa!
Senel: Did that thing just protect us?
Norma: What is this thing?
Will: Perhaps Maurits knows something about it. Let's take it back with us.
Grune, can you make it back to town on your own?
Grune: Why would I go back to town?
[Everyone forms a circle to talk about Grune.]
Norma: We can't get anything out of her besides her name.
Chloe: Could she have lost her memory?
Grune: Oh, I have my memory. Don't worry.
Moses: She can hear us, y'all.
Norma: What exactly do you remember?
Grune: When I woke up from my nap, I saw all of you.
Norma: That just happened!
Will: Perhaps she really has lost her memory. Let's take her with us for now.
Grune: Oh, you're treating me just like Ms. Sentinel, here! Thank you so much!
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: (She's happy about that?)
[Scene changes to Vaclav and the Terrors with Shirley.]
Vaclav: This command room controls everything about the Legacy. Wondering about
that device, are you? No need to be impatient. You and your sister will be
connected to it soon enough.
Shirley: C...connected?
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...But first, it's time to set sail. Full speed ahead! Set
course for the Holy Kingdom of Gadoria!
[Party leaves the Man-Eating Ruins.]
Senel: We should get back to Maurits.
Grune: Let's go back.
Norma: Wow, G-Girl, I feel like I've known you forever already!
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<4mh> Maurits' Hermitage
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Jay: Hello, everyone.
Senel, Norma, Moses: You!...
Chloe: Jay!
Jay: What's the matter, Chloe? You seem upset.
Chloe: Jay! What you did to us at the Ruins of Frozen Light!...
Jay: What are you talking about?
Chloe: Don't play innocent! Instead of telling us about the hidden door, you
decided to put us all in grave danger!
Jay: I'm impressed by your bravery, Chloe. You boldly undertook an underwater
adventure without even giving a second thought to your weakness.
Chloe: {!} Wait. What do you mean, "weakness"?
Jay: The fact that you can't--
Chloe: Aaah!
Norma, Moses: Can't what?
Chloe: Coolidge! You said you wouldn't tell anyone!
Senel: It wasn't me! I swear!
Jay: I learned that on my own. My business is information, after all.
Chloe: You're kidding...
Will: Why are you here, Jay?
Jay: To meet the Radiant, of course.
Will: You sure find out about things quickly.
Jay: That's my specialty. Hmm? The wind has suddenly picked up.
[Scene changes to the Fountain Plaza.]
Townsman: Hey! Look at the sail mountain! The clouds are trailing to the side.
Normally, they stretch right above it.
Townsman: The Legacy must be moving faster than usual.
Townswoman: Didn't this happen that time when everyone thought the Merines
had come?
Towswoman: I wonder if Vaclav's up to something.
[The party enters the building where Maurits is.]
Maurits: Oh, this is it! The Whisper Crystal! Good work, everyone.
Will: What do you intend to use that crystal for?
Maurits: We're going to use it to control the automata, the things you call
sentinels. They're remnants from the Terises era.
Will: I had a feeling that the crystal and the sentinels might have been
related.
Maurits: I presume there is no need to explain the combat power of the
automata.
Senel: Why's this sentinel following me? I haven't done anything.
Maurits: Most likely, it activated when you touched the crystal.
Norma: Maybe it thinks Senny's its daddy.
Jay: It's not a little bird.
Norma: It's nice to be popular, huh, Senny?
Senel: Cut that out.
Maurits: You saw the large number of automata within the tomb, yes? One with
sufficient ability could use the Whisper Crystal to mobilize all of them at
once. Together with these automata, these artifacts from the Kingdom of
Terises, we of the water and you of the land stand ready. We are now prepared
to fight Vaclav.
Will: The alliance hasn't been finalized yet, has it?
Maurits: A response arrived while you were away. The alliance has been formed.
Will: I see.
Maurits: It's all because of your letter, Will. We thank you.
Jay: Well, then, it's time we started discussing details.
Maurits: You must be the alliance's strategy officer mentioned in the response.
Jay: That's just how matters played out.
Will: Did she order that?
Jay: Well, yes. First, allow me to explain our current situation. The Legacy is
currently located in this general area. Vaclav is without a doubt headed for
the Holy Kingdom of Gadoria.
Norma: That's C's country...
Jay: They're currently at war with Vaclav's Crusand Empire.
Chloe: Humph.
Jay: At our present speed, it won't be long before the Legacy reaches the coast
of Gadoria. And taking into account the range of the Nerifes Cannon, we've
actually got even less time.
Norma: Are you worried about C?
Senel: It's not like that...
Norma: I'm sure you could cheer her up...
Senel: Me?...
Will: Even with the alliance, our position is still precarious.
Jay: Well, it's not all bad news. As long as we're moving at high speed, no
other ships can dock with the Legacy. This means thta Vaclav cannot bring in
reinforcements.
Will: Then, we can manage with our current combined forces?
Jay: Perhaps it would be better to say, "we might manage."
Maurits: We must now formulate the details of our plan.
Jay: We'll begin the council on strategy at once. Will, please join us.
Will: Take this opportunity to get some rest. Do not leave the base.
Norma: Okay.
Chloe: Coolidge.
Senel: Wh...what is it?
Chloe: Well, I... I want to talk to you alone. Just the two of us. Once it gets
dark, could you... Could you please meet me by the spring?
Senel: ...All right.
Chloe: Thanks. I'll be waiting.
[Senel goes downstairs and gets in bed. At night, he gets up to meet Chloe.]
Senel: Were you waiting long?
Chloe: No, it's okay.
Senel: So what is it you wanted to talk about?
Chloe: I'd like to train with you. You're the only one who knows why I'm here,
after all.
Senel: Oh. Okay.
Chloe: Well, then, let's get going!
[Scene changes to Vaclav and Shirley.]
Shirley: Please, stop the ship!
Vaclav: If you want to stop it that badly, why don't you simply unleash your
power? The Merines can control everything about the Legacy by will alone.
Shirley: I...
Vaclav: Or can you do nothing without your dear Senel by your side? I grow
weary of your frailty. I'm starting to wonder if you're actually a failed
Merines!
Shirley: {!} {...}
[Flashback voices.]
Male Voice: She failed the Rite of Accession!
Female Voice: Shirley can no longer use her power...
Male Voice: Then what will become of us?
[End flashback voices.]
Melanie: Commander, preparations for her sister are complete.
Vaclav: Good.
Shirley: Stella! What are you going to do with her?!
Vaclav: We're going to charge the Nerifes Cannon...with her life.
Shirley: No! You'll kill her! Stop! Please, don't drain her life away!
[Vaclav hits Shirley.]
Shirley: Aah!
Vaclav: Don't worry. You'll be joining her soon enough. You may be a defective
Merines, but you should still suffice to power the Nerifes Cannon.
Shirley: *Gasp*
Vaclav: Heh heh heh!
[Senel and Chloe travel to their training spot.]
Senel: We don't have anyone who can cast healing eres. We'll need to be
careful.
Chloe: I'm sorry for making you do this.
Senel: Don't apologize. You didn't make me do anything. I'm doing this because
I want to, same as you.
Chloe: ...Okay.
[They fight several battles.]
Senel: Let's take a break.
Chloe: You're actually the first person I've ever fought side-by-side with.
Senel: I always fought alone too, before I came to the Legacy.
Chloe: I didn't realize how comforting it is to have someone beside you. Of
course, I'm not saying just anyone would do. Ah, um, I mean...I don't know
what I mean...
Senel: I'm the same way. It's reassuring to have you by my side.
Chloe: What?...
Senel: Want to go another round?
Chloe: Ah, yeah. Coolidge.
Senel: I said, you don't need to apologize.
Chloe: ...Thanks.
[They fight more battles.]
Senel: Phew...
Chloe: Are you tired?
Senel: A little. How about you?
Chloe: Yeah, a little. But it feels good.
Senel: The night breeze feels nice.
Chloe: Yeah... Can I...ask you something? What kind of a person is Stella?
[Flashback. Senel sleeping against Stella.]
Stella: Oh, all right. We can stay like this just a little longer.
[Stella with her face in her hands.]
Stella: I was worried about you. Really worried, okay?
[Senel stopping Stella.]
Stella: Senel, move. Don't try to stop me. I'm going.
Senel: She's kind...caring...but once she makes up her mind about something,
she can be pretty stubborn...
[Stella glowing gold while the village is on fire.]
Stella: They're after Shirley. I'll stay here and hold them off. Take Shirley
and run.
[Stella hugging Senel from behind.]
Stella: Can we stay like this...just a little longer?...
Senel: She's gallant and brave, too. Although sometimes she seems so frail...
[Flashback scenes end.]
Senel: I first met her five years ago. Stella, Shirley, and I were always
together... Vaclav's army attacked the village three years ago. Stella stayed
behind and held them off so me and Shirley could escape. I got Shirley to a
safe place and went back for Stella, but by that time... It's my fault she was
captured. So, this time, it's my turn to save her. I have to save her. And
Shirley, too.
Chloe: I'll help you.
Senel: Chloe...
Chloe: We'll do whatever it takes to get them back.
Senel: ...Yeah.
[They hear a rustling noise.]
Senel, Chloe: Who's there?!
Norma: Me...meow!
Moses: *Cough*
Senel, Chloe: Demon!...
Norma: Aaah! Wait! Wait!
[Norma and Moses come out of hiding.]
Norma: We went to all the trouble of spying on you, and all you did was
chit-chat.
Moses: I am so disappointed!
Norma: You're all alone together in the middle of the night! Don't you think
you should heat things up a bit? Whoa, you're all sweaty!
Chloe: Wh...what do you expect? We've been training! Am I really that
sweaty?...
[Chloe backs away from Senel.]
Senel: What is it, Chloe?
Chloe: Oh...nothing.
Moses: Well, if y'all are trainin', I'm gonna join in the fun! Senel, let's you
and me see who can take out the most monsters!
[Scene changes to everyone returning to the building.]
Norma: *Yawn* Oooh...So sleepy...
Moses: Feels like somebody glued my eyes shut...
[Will smacks Norma and Moses on the head.]
Norma, Moses: Ow! {Norma} Ugh! {Moses}
Will: Are you awake now?
Norma: ...Completely.
Jay: So, shall we begin the council on strategy? Let's start with our current
situation. Vaclav is using the Legacy's bridge as his base of operations.
That's here.
Maurits: Originally, this area was a lake, but with the restoration of the
bridge, it's all land now.
Jay: For convenience, we'll call this new area the "Bridge Plain."
Moses: Bridge Plain, huh? Well if there's land all around it, then attackin'
should be a piece of cake, right?
Jay: This is why I don't like dealing with simpletons.
Moses: Hey!
Jay: Almost all the areas that used to make up the lakeshore are now steep
cliffs. Attacking from the stern would seem to be impossible.
Norma: What happened to the Oresoren village?
Jay: You can enter from the Waterways side, but you can't get out onto the
Bridge Plain. Incidentally, there's no one there anymore.
Norma: Why?
Jay: We evacuated the Oresoren to a safe location. We can't have them residing
next to what's about to become a battlefield.
Moses: You sure are a lot nicer to them furballs than you are to humans.
Jay: Let's not worry about me at the moment. Now, as for a path onto the
Bridge Plain... Do you remember this formation between the Crags and the lake?
Senel: That's the place with the tall cliffs on both sides.
Jay: Right. At present, this is the only route onto the Bridge Plain.
Moses: Great, got it. Let's go.
Jay: You really are stupid. Wait until I'm finished.
Moses: You don't have to call me stupid.
Norma: But it's true.
Jay: Vaclav has established a front-line base near the entrance to the Bridge
Plain. The first action the allies will take is to capture this base in a
nighttime raid.
Maurits: Right now, the enemy's defenses should be relatively weak. We're going
to take advantage of that.
Jay: Our real objective is to draw out the main force from the bridge and force
them into a decisive battle.
Maurits: To that end, we must try to make quite a show of destroying the
front-line base. We need to make Vaclav absolutely furious.
Norma: All right! Let's do it!
Will: Our group will be participating in the battle as an independent
detachment. Our unit's name is the 30th platoon.
Senel: Got it.
Jay: All right, everyone, please proceed quickly to the front-line base.
Will: As soon as everyone's ready, we'll head out.
[They leave the building.]
Norma: Whoa! What the?!
[Several automata are lined up outside.]
Maurits: Good timing. Allow me to introduce the leader of our automata force.
Norma: Hey, he's kind of cute.
Moses: Got nothin' on me, though.
Chloe: I feel like I've seen him somewhere before...
Senel: Is that Walter?
Maurits: He no longer has any need to disguise himself as an Orerines. Walter,
where are you going?
Walter: We need to finish maintenance on the automata.
Maurits: I apologize for his attitude. Please understand, it stems purely from
his sense of duty. Under normal circumstances, Walter would have been the
leader of the Merines' personal guard. Because of that, he is more committed to
the success of this operation than anyone.
Senel: Walter?...The leader of the Merines' personal guard?...
[They leave the village. Scene changes to Vaclav. Shirley and Stella are hooked
up to the machine.]
Vaclav: How do you feel? Get started.
Shirley: Aaah!
Melanie: Well, well. She didn't lose consciousness.
Shirley: Uhh...
Vaclav: Take it to just below a level that would kill her, and proceed with the
charging.
Melanie: Yes, sir.
Vaclav: We can't let her die yet. She looks like she's going to prove useful in
more ways than one. Heh heh heh...Just a little further...
[Scene returns to party outside Maurits' Hermitage.]
Will: We'll need to go around some mountains to get to the Front Lines. It's
toward 1 o'clock.
[They travel towards the Front Lines.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[They enter the Front Line.]
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<4fl> Front Line
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Will: All right. We'll wait here until nightfall. We can't allow ourselves to
be seen by the enemy now. Hide in the foliage and stay quiet.
Norma, Moses: Right. {Norma} Got it. {Moses}
Norma: Night night. Wake me when it's dark.
Senel: This is hardly a time to be sleeping.
[Senel remembers Stella.]
Stella: You said you wanted to see my teriques, right, Senel? This is it. This
is...the light of my teriques.
Chloe: Coolidge, wake up.
Senel: Ah...
Norma: You yell at me for wanting a little nap, and here you are sleeping like
a rock!
Will: The forces should be assembling right about now.
Norma: Ooh! Is it finally time for the Holy Rexalian Empire to make its move?
Chloe: Are there really Rexalian soldiers onboard the Legacy? I'd never even
heard rumors about that until now.
Moses: Me neither.
Will: You'll see for yourself soon enough. This way.
Senel: (Feels like there are a lot of people nearby...) Look!
Moses: What the?...
Norma: Teach, what is this?
Will: The people you see before you are all soldiers of the Holy Rexalian
Empire. Normally, they're just civilians, but they're prepared to assemble
whenever necessary.
Chloe: Really?
Will: It's only natural to be surprised.
Senel: Norma, do you feel that?
[Familiar music starts up.]
Norma: I do. Oh, I do.
Chloe: Feel what?
Senel, Norma: This presence...it can only be!...
[Curtis and Isabella approach.]
Norma: The BBs?!
Curtis: Hey, no abbreviations! Are you well, brother?
Chloe, Moses: Brother?
Senel: Just ignore them. Don't tell me you all are soldiers, too?
Will: Actually, Curtis is the chief commanding officer of the Holy Rexalian
Empire's Elite Guard. He and Maurits will direct the entire allied force during
this operation.
Chloe, Norma: You're kidding!
Chloe: W...wait a minute. Isn't the job of the Elite Guard to protect the Holy
Sovereign? Why would someone like that be onboard the Legacy?
Norma: And I seriously can't believe it's the BBs.
Isabella: The Holy Sovereign has been onboard the Legacy for many years now.
Curtis: We stand ready to protect and serve each and every day! Don't we,
Isabella?
Isabella: Yes, Curtis.
Curtis: The Bantam Bouncers name is purely camouflage, so that we may hide in
plain sight.
Norma: You call that hiding?! *Sigh*
Chloe: I'm...It's just...Oh, whatever...
Curtis: Don't be so serious, friends! When one is troubled, one must sing!
Isabella: Commander, we must report to Maurits.
Curtis: Oh yes, of course. Farewell, brother! We're counting on you! Hah hah
hah!
[Scene changes to them standing over the army.]
Isabella: People of Rexalia! Long have you trained in secret. Now, reveal what
mighty warriors you are! Your objective is the base on the front lines of
Vaclav's army!
Maurits: My brave Ferines, the time has come to return the Merines to her
rightful place!
Curtis: Onward! Onward, allied forces! For love!
[Several of Vaclav's soldiers are shown.]
Alliance Soldiers: Charge!
[They attack Vaclav's soldiers.]
Moses: It's finally started.
Will: Our objective is to break all the way through their rear guard. Let's go.
[Party goes on.]
Will: There's a guard. Fighting head-on will just diminish our strength. It's
too dangerous to get close. Let's be careful, so we don't get caught.
Chloe: All right. We'll avoid meaningless battles and break through at once.
[They advance through the lines. Automata are shown attacking Vaclav's army.]
Chloe: Is Walter controlling all of those automata?
Norma: Come on! We can't just stand around! Let's get going!
Senel: What's with you all of a sudden?
Norma: I can't stand the idea of losing to Wally!
Moses: Now you're talkin', Bubbles!
Norma: Let's go! To the rear guard!
Moses: Yahoo!
Will: Don't do anything rash, you two.
[Back at the base]
Maurits: The results of this battle will set the course for the entire war. We
must emerge victorious.
Isabella: It doesn't appear to be going well. Vaclav has many experienced
soldiers in his ranks.
Jay: The main force on the bridge should begin reacting to us soon. We'll be in
trouble if they get here before we take down the front base.
Curtis: Ooh, they've destroyed another facility. That sentinel force is
impressive! The person in charge is Walter, right? Perhaps I should recruit him
for a spot on the Bantam Bouncers! Hah hah hah hah!
[Party continues on. A large monster approaches.]
Norma: So this is their gatekeeper, huh? Bring it on!
[They battle and defeat the monster.]
Moses: Yahoo! We did it! Csaba! Boys! You watchin'? We beat 'em!
[Moses turns to the Alliance Soldiers.]
Moses: What do you say, boys? It's party time!
Alliance Soldeirs: Hurrah!
[Back at the base.]
Isabella: The 30th platoon broke through the rear guard! Vaclav's defensive
line has fallen!
Jay: That's Senel's group.
Curtis: Good work, brother! Hah hah hah hah!
Grune: I'm glad Senel and the others are safe.
Fenimore: Yeah...me too.
[Ferines and Alliance soldiers are gathered before Maurits and the Bouncers.]
Maurits: The allies have achieved a glorious victory! Let us continue onward
with this same energy and expel the enemy from our land! We will recover the
Merines! May the sea lead us to victory!
Alliance Soldiers: Wooo!
[Scene returns to Senel and everyone.]
Senel: This is the first time we've actually won against Vaclav's troops, isn't
it?
Will: Yes. We've finally managed to strike back.
Jay: Congratulations on being the first to the rear guard.
Norma: So? What did you think of us, JJ?
Jay: I suppose you did an acceptable job.
Norma: Acceptable? Hey!
Jay: The units have begun assembling on the Bridge Plain. Please join them.
Will: Understood.
Grune: Senel. {heart}
[Grune hugs Senel.]
Senel: G...Grune, what are you...
Grune: Good work, Senel. Congratulations.
Moses: Ooh, nice...Say, miss, can I get one too?
[A golden glow appears.]
Chloe: What's that light?!
Will: A pillar of light has appeared from Raging Bay.
Norma: Just like when Senny and Shirl first came to the Legacy.
Moses: The Legacy itself is even celebratin' our victory.
Senel: It's the same...
Chloe: What?
Senel: It's the same color as Stella's teriques.
[Scene changes to Vaclav.]
Vaclav: Our base on the front line has fallen?
Melanie: Yes, sir. According to reports, the enemy force is a mixed group
consisting primarily of citizens from Werites Beacon. They are well-trained and
large in number, and even our troops' courageous defense was not enough.
Cashel: You must be joking! How could our army lose to a bunch of peasants?!
Vaclav: Those are no peasants. Our enemy is the Holy Rexalian Empire. Prepare
all troops to move out! If they want a fight, then they shall have one the
likes of which they have never imagined. I'll show Rexalia its proper place!
Begging for my mercy!
[Scene returns to the party past the Front Lines.]
Will: The Bridge Plain is just up ahead.
Senel: I can't believe a lake used to be here...
[They enter the Bridge Plain.]
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<4bp> Bridge Plain
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Jay: There's still some time left before the operation begins. Please make sure
all preparations are complete. I don't want to hear any excuses when you fail.
Moses: Do you always have to say stuff like that?
Jay: I'm holding back, actually. Especially when it comes to a certain stupid
bandit.
Moses: That's it. Let's you and me settle this right now!
Jay: Hmm? Why, no one said anything about you, Moses!
[Will hits Moses and Jay over the head.]
Will: That's enough, you idiots.
Jay: Why me?...
Will: Make sure that you have everything you need. You hear me, Norma?
Norma: Why do you always pick on me?!
Jay: The operation will begin shortly. Work toward infiltrating the bridge. Try
to throw the enemy's flank and rear into confusion along the way.
Will: So we're to place priority on breaking through their lines over reducing
their number.
Jay: Right. No matter what, we must not allow Vaclav to fire the Nerifes
Cannon. The moment that cannon is fired, this battle will be lost.
Norma: Yeah, our whole reason for fighting will go poof...so to speak.
Jay: Rescuing Shirley and Stella should be your first priority.
Senel: You don't have to say that. We already know.
Jay: According to Maurits, the two of them are on the top floor of the bridge.
Chloe: I'm ready and determined to face it, but it's certainly going to be a
long fight.
Will: All right. Does everyone understand the mission?
Jay: Looks like the command is about to be given.
[Anime cutscene begins. The armies of both sides are shown on each end of the
Bridge Plain. Anime cutscene ends.]
Maurits: It appears the advance force has made contact with the enemy. We're
not far off from our predicted schedule.
Isabella: Then it's time for the 30th platoon to move out. Please commence your
operation.
[Jay leads them towards the battlefield.]
Jay: According to the recent update, the main battlefield is ahead.
Senel: If we keep going straight, we'll get to the bridge.
Jay: Yes, but it is not that easy. While it is the shortest route, you would
also be cutting through the main battlefield. It's a little out of the way, but
if you go around to the right, you should encounter less resistance. I'll let
you decide which route to take. Please choose a path. Everything will be lost
if you die. Come back to the base if you need any supplies.
Will: Understood.
Jay: Then I will return to the operation base. Good luck.
[They start on their way.]
Will: We're close to the main battlefield. We must be careful, especially if
we go toward the left.
[They advance in the battlefield.]
Norma: Phew...I wonder how far we are.
Will: Probably about halfway.
Chloe: We should be pretty far from the main battlefield by now, but there's
still a large number of enemy soldiers.
Senel: Dammit. We don't have much time.
[Scene changes to the base.]
Maurits: We're deadlocked.
Isabella: We outnumber them, but they have the advantage of experience.
Maurits: Soon, we'll be within sight of land. If they fire the Nerifes Cannon,
it's all over. This isn't looking good.
[Scene changes to Walter pacing in front of the automata being prepared.]
Walter: They don't have to be perfect. Just get them moving.
[Fenimore approaches.]
Walter: What is it, Fenimore?
Fenimore: Um...Is there anything I can do to help?
Walter: Do you know how the automata work?
Fenimore: No...
Walter: Then leave me alone.
Fenimore: Sorry...
Walter: {...} Fenimore. Everyone here has been working hard, trying to get the
automata ready. No one has had any time to rest. They'd really appreciate
something to eat.
Fenimore: Oh sure! Right away!
[Scene changes to Maurits, the Bouncers, and Jay. An alliance soldier runs up
to Jay and tells him something.]
Jay: What?! A force of unidentified origin has appeared on the enemy's flank?
Round bodies with soft fur?...That's the Oresoren!
[Oresoren are shown fighting enemy soldiers. They are then chased.]
Will: It looks like we can head out.
Quppo, Poppo: *Ors!*
[Quppo and Poppo run up with several other Oresoren.]
Quppo, Poppo: *Ors!*
Norma: What are you guys doing?
Quppo: Fighting!
Quppo, Poppo: {panic} *Ors!*
[Enemy soldiers chase them off.]
Chloe: Since when did the Oresoren join the alliance?
Moses: Ain't got time to ask that now.
Will: Right. Let's follow them.
[Back at the base.]
Curtis: Hah hah hah! What a delightful sight! They're making fools of the enemy
soldiers! Those little round fighters are fantastic! Aren't they, Isabella?
Isabella: Yes, Curtis.
Jay: No! The Oresoren must not fight! I can't allow them to be put in danger!
[Jay runs off.]
Maurits: Jay?!
Isabella: What should we do, Commander?
Curtis: It's all right! We must respect his fervent love!
Walter: Preparations are finally complete. I'm ready to deploy the automaton
reinforcements.
Maurits: We're counting on you, Walter.
[Walter uses the Whisper Crystal to command the automata. Scene changes to
Vaclav and the Terrors.]
Vaclav: Send in the reserve force.
Melanie: But sir, that's our trump card for the landing assault...
Vaclav: Do it.
Melanie: Right away, sir!
[Party walks up to an alliance soldier.]
Will: We're the 30th platoon. Can you give us an update on the situation?
Mercenary: We don't know why, but the situation has changed. We were struggling
for a while, but now we seem to be gaining ground. The 30th platoon...You're
the independent platoon that was dispatched recently. Though the tide is
turning, a frontal attack would still be tough. I believe there are fewer
enemies to the right.
[They advance through the battlefield and find the Oresoren.]
Senel: Quppo, Poppo, are you okay?!
Quppo: Senel!
Poppo: Thank you!
Alliance Soldier: Uaaah!
[Two soldiers run past them.]
Alliance Soldier: H...help!
Quppo, Poppo: *Ors ors!*
[The Oresoren run off.]
Senel: What is that?!
Norma: A dr...a dr...a dr...!
Moses: D-d-d-d-d-d-
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Dragon?!
[They battle and defeat the Dragon.]
Senel: Did we...win?
Chloe: Yes, we certainly did. We did it, Coolidge!
Quppo, Poppo: *Ors!*
[Quppo and Poppo are surrounded by enemy soldiers.]
Norma: They're surrounded!
Moses: Dammit, we won't make it in time!
Quppo, Poppo: *Ors ors!*
[Lightning strikes the four soldiers.]
Will: What just happened?...
Norma: Someone's coming! Wait, that's!...
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Jay?! {Senel, Will, Chloe, Moses}
JJ?! {Norma}
Jay: Are you two all right? What are you all doing here?
Norma: Or you, too, for that matter.
Jay: I told you countless times to evacuate.
Quppo: We can't just hide out while you and Senel and everyone are fighting.
Poppo: Yeah! We're going, too!
Quppo: We'd gladly give our lives for the cause! We're going to fight along
with you, Jay!
Quppo, Poppo: Jay! Jay!
Jay: Stop that!
Quppo, Poppo: *Ors?!*
Jay: Don't ever talk about giving up your lives, not even as a joke! You know I
hate that kind of thing!
Quppo: We're sorry...
Jay: Let's leave this place, okay? All of us together.
[Jay turns and adresses the party.]
Jay: I was only able to save them because of you. Thank you.
Wil: Y...you're welcome.
Jay: We'll be leaving the battlefield now, but please take care--
Quppo: Jay! We still want to go with them!
Poppo: *Ors!*
Jay: Why are you being so stubborn?!
Quppo: We're not being stubborn.
Jay: Then why?...
Quppo: The Legacy is our home.
Poppo: We all live together on the Legacy, and so, we want to protect it
together.
Jay: *Sigh*
Norma: I think you've lost this one, JJ.
Moses: Yeah. Those two know what's up.
Will: Jay, I understand your concern for the Oresoren. But the feelings the
Oresoren hold towards this ship are just as strong. This isn't something you
can just force them to stop doing. You should understand that better than
anyone.
Quppo: Jay.
Poppo: Jay.
Quppo, Poppo: Jay!
Jay: I cannot agree to allow the Oresoren to participate in combat.
Senel, Chloe: Jay!
Jay: However, I will go with you in their place. The Oresoren will provide rear
support. We will have a better strategic effect that way. Is that all right
with you?
Quppo: Yeah!
Poppo: We'll go tell the others! Please watch over Jay for us.
Quppo: We'll do everything we can to support you so you can rescue Shirley.
Jay: I'm not thrilled about it, but it looks like I'll be joining your crew.
Will: Indeed.
Moses: Humph. I ain't too thrilled, myself.
[Will hits Moses on the head.]
Moses: Ow!
Senel: Welcome to the team, Jay.
Jay: ...Thanks.
[Scene changes to Vaclav and the Terros at the enterance to the bridge.]
Vaclav: We'll deal with the fighting outside later. Damn them... For now, they
can watch the destruction of Gadoria with their own eyes! Eradicate every last
enemy that enters the bridge. Don't let a single one through.
Melanie, Cashel, Stingle: Yes, sir!
[Scene changes to inside the control room of the bridge.]
Shirley: Aaaah! S...Senel...
[Scene returns to party past the Bridge Plain battlefield.]
Jay: I see some Triage Tents have been erected. Perhaps we should stop by
before heading on to the Bridge?
[They enter the Triage Tent.]
Norma: Hey, Fen-Fen! Working hard?
Fenimore: Are you well?
[They all sit around the table.]
Moses: It's good to have you here, Fenimore.
Fenimore: Don't misunderstand. I...I'm only--
Senel: You're only worried because Shirley would be sad if anything happened to
us, right?
Fenimore: Y...yes. That's right.
Norma: Oh, by the way, where's G-Girl?
Fenimore: We sent her out on an errand and haven't heard from her since... It
was the opposite direction from the battlefield, so I don't think she got
caught up in the fighting.
Senel: (I'll bet she got lost...) We're off, then.
Fenimore: Oh, please wait a moment.
[She bows her head and clasps her hands.]
Fenimore: May the sea guide you. My true name is Xelhes. It means "blessing."
I've gone ahead and said a prayer for your safety.
Norma: Senny, what's she mean by "true name"?
Senel: I think it was a second name that indicates the bearer's true nature,
right?
Fenimore: Every Ferines has one.
Senel: Thanks, Fenimore.
Fenimore: You're welcome. Uh...Senel! Please, save Shirley! She believes you'll
come for her no matter what!
Senel: And I will.
[They leave the Triage Tent and head toward the Bridge.]
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<4br> Bridge
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Moses: Whoa...
Jay: Moses, don't just stand there like an idiot with your mouth hanging open.
Will: She's on the top floor, huh...
[Ferines and Alliance Soldiers run past them.]
Moses: We should get a move on ourselves.
Will: Wait. Before that, I have something I'd like to say. We're not all one
single entity. We each have our own reasons for fighting. Senel wants to rescue
his sister. Chloe wishes to save her country from peril. Moses seeks vengeance
for his comrades. Jay is carrying out the will of his friends. And my own
desire is to see peace returned to the Legacy. While the thoughts going through
all our minds may be different--
Norma: Yo, Teach. What about me?
Will: ...What did you come here for?
Norma: I'm here to rescue Shirl! Hello?
Will: The same reason as Senel? That's surprising.
Norma: Why?!
Senel: Actually, it seems she's after Shirley's brooch.
Will: Ah, I see. Now that makes more sense.
Norma: Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!
Will: At any rate, our goals may be different, but we've still managed to come
this far together. Let's keep that up and put an end to this, once and for all.
Senel, Chloe, Moses, Jay: Roger! {Senel & Chloe} Uh-huh! {Moses}
Understood. {Jay}
[Everyone but Will and Norma run inside.]
Will: Norma.
Norma: What?
Will: I'm counting on you, too.
Norma: Oh.
Will: What is that supposed to mean?
Norma: I guess you do get it, after all! Okay! You can count on me!
[Stella and Shirley are shown being used to charge the Nerifes Cannon. The
party enters the Bridge. They find fallen allied soldiers.]
Melanie: So you've come, too.
Will: Melanie!
Melanie: We Terrors have personally secured each level of this bridge.
Moses: So if we wanna get to VAclav, we gotta go through you three, huh?
Melanie: Exactly. But you needn't worry about the other two. Because you're
going to die right here!
Jay: Everyone, come here.
[Jay whispers to the group.]
Will: Get ready, Melanie!
Melanie: Hah!
[They run towards her. Jay sets off a smoke bomb and they run past her.]
Melanie: What?!
[Jay closes the triple doors behind them. Melanie is stuck on the other side.]
Melanie: Damn you! Open this at once!
Jay: That takes care of that. We can't afford to waste any time dealing with
her.
Will: Let's hurry.
[They advance in the Bridge and run into Melanie.]
Melanie: You finally made it.
Will: She must have gone around.
Melanie: We finally meet again after all this time, and you jut run off! I
really wanted to play with you a little longer. You won't get away with a stunt
like that again!
Chloe: Looks like we have no choice but to fight.
Senel: Yeah.
Moses: Terrors-schmerrors! Bring it on!
Melanie: You'll regret that, you little brat!
[They battle and defeat Melanie.]
Melanie: This is impossible! I...I'm one of the Terrors! This can't be
happening...
Moses: What do you think of our power now, huh?
Melanie: Commander...I...I'm sorry...
[Melanie collapses. An Alliance Soldier runs up.]
Jay: Ah, good timing. I need you to send a message to the commander. The 30th
platoon has eliminated Melanie, of the Terrors.
[The soldier nods and runs off.]
Jay: That should boost our allies' morale a bit.
Will: Yes, the fighting is still continuing outside.
Norma: Let's head for the top while they're still occupied! Onward!
[They take the elevator up.]
Jay: The entrance to the next floor is straight ahead. It appears to be sealed.
Norma: Okay, everyone gather around and put your hands on the door.
Cashel: That's not going to work.
[Cashel appears in a puff of smoke.]
Cashel: The only thing that can open that door is this card. Understand?
Moses: I understand that stompin' all over you will take care of everything.
Cashel: No. It's that you've got nowhere left to go. You're about to meet the
same fate as those thugs in the forest.
Moses: You piece of--
Senel: Moses, calm down. He's just trying to make you mad.
Cashel: It's a shame you couldn't be there to witness them begging pathetically
for their lives. Heh heh heh.
Moses: Grrr!
Will: Moses, stop!
Moses: Aaargh!
[Moses goes to throw a spear at Cashel, but stops.]
Moses: Just kiddin'. It's fine; I'm cool. I'm a different man than I was back
in the forest.
Senel, Will: Wow!
Moses: Now, don't get me wrong--I'm about to burst--but there ain't no use just
goin' wild. First we gotta figure out just how to take this guy out!
Will: Exactly, Moses!
Chloe: Do you see, now? We're not like we used to be.
Cashel: Humph. So be it. All the more fun for me.
[He vanishes and several Cashels surround the party.]
Cashel: They call me the Phantom. No one can see my true form.
Chloe: That's a dirty trick!
Cashel: Heh heh heh. Now, tremble in fear as you wander about aimlessly,
waiting for your death!
Moses: What do we do?!
Jay: Leave this to me.
Cashel: Leave it to you? What could a child like you possibly do?
Jay: There!
[Jay sends lightning that hits Cashel.]
Cashel: What the?!
Senel: His shadows vanished!
Norma: JJ, you rock!
Jay: I'm pretty confident in my abilities, as well. I get anxious when another
person and I are good at the same things.
Cashel: Oh?
Jay: I always feel I simply must find out which one is truly better. Don't you?
Cashel: ...Amusing. Well, then, let's see what you can do!
[Cashel runs off.]
Moses: Hey! Get back here!
Jay: After him! We have to get that card!
[They follow, then stop. Jay points Cashel's hiding spot out.]
Jay: There!
[Lightning strikes and Cashel appears.]
Cashel: Not bad.
[He runs off again and the party follows a ways.]
Jay: Everyone, stop! {...} There!
Cashel: What?! Impossible!
Jay: Is that the best you can do? Not very impressive for a so-called Phantom.
Cashel: Damn you!
[Cashel runs off again and they chase him down.]
Jay: Give up yet?
[Cashel duplicates himself again.]
Jay: *Sigh* More shadows? Is that all you've got?
Cashel: Ugh!
Jay: Now, we don't have all day, so let's put an end to the hide-and-seek,
all right?
[Cashel runs off.]
Jay: *Sigh*
[They chase Cashel down again.]
Jay: We're back where we started.
Moses: Nowhere to run.
Cashel: Haaa!
[They battle and defeat Cashel.]
Cashel: Ah...ah...
Moses: Maybe now they can rest in peace a bit. Jay.
Jay: Yes?
Moses: You may be annoyin' and obnoxious, but thanks to you I was able to
avenge my boys. You're the only reason we were able to see past those shadows.
[Moses puts his hand out to Jay.]
Jay: What's that hand for?
Moses: I'm welcomin' you as one of us. Come on, shake.
[Jay slowly reaches out to Moses.]
Norma: Ooh! Two battle-worn comrades finally begin to understand--
[Jay pulls his hand back and turns away.]
Jay: Why should I shake hands with the likes of you?
Norma: ...just how much they hate each other.
Moses: You little punk! And here I was offerin' my thanks!
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma: *Sigh*
Norma: Teach, you know what to do.
Will: Right.
[Will hits Moses and Jay on the head. A strange loud noise is heard after.]
Senel: What's that sound?
Jay: Those are ship cannons. It's probably the Gadorian fleet.
Norma: We're that close to Gadoria?
Jay: It would seem so.
Will: That means we have very little time remaining.
Jay: Vaclav will undoubtedly fire the Nerifes Cannon as soon as it's ready.
Let's hurry.
[Scene changes to Vaclav.]
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...Fire all the cannons you like. That's not going to stop
the Legacy.
[The party continues on and runs into Stingle.]
Senel, Chloe: Stingle!
Stingle: ...I'll be waiting inside.
Chloe: Stop! {...}
Senel: Chloe.
[They walk off a little ways to talk in private.]
Chloe: What is it, Coolidge? If it's about me, I'm fine. I'm calm...for now,
at least.
Senel: We're always with you. Don't forget that.
Chloe: ...Right.
[They turn around. Everyone is watching them.]
Senel, Chloe: Oh.
Chloe: Ah, um, we were just...
Norma: Don't worry! We've won every battle so far! We won't have any trouble
with that masked weirdo!
Chloe: ...Yeah!
[They walk back. Norma stands by Senel.]
Senel: What?
Norma: Not bad, loverboy!
Senel: Huh?
Norma: All right, guys! Onward!
[They proceed and find Stingle.]
Senel: There he is!
Norma: If you let us through and don't cause any trouble, we might just let you
live. How about it?
Stingle: Are you resolved to meet your death?
Norma: Hey, that's our line...
Chloe: You shall know my resolve by my sword.
Stingle: ...Very well.
[They battle and defeat Stingle.]
Chloe: If you have any final words, now is the time.
[Chloe advances toward him, and he backs up.]
Chloe: Hey! Don't tell me you're going to run away! Unbelievable! You question
my resolve, and then you pull something like this?!
Stingle: This is my resolve.
Chloe: What?
Stingle. It is not yet time for me to die.
[He disappears down a hatch.]
Chloe: Damn you!
Senel, Norma, Moses: Chloe! {Senel & Moses} C! {Norma}
Chloe: Damn...
Senel: Chloe...
Chloe: Coolidge, I...I...
Moses: Do Chloe and that masked man know each other?
Jay: It would seem so. I don't know any details, though.
Norma: So that's who C was looking for...
Chloe: Why am I here? Coolidge, please, tell me!
Senel: To save your homeland.
Chloe: Right. Right... Let's keep going, everyone.
Senel: Are you all right?
Chloe: What we need to do right now is to reach Vaclav... In order to protect
my country and to rescue Shirley and Stella. I am a knight. I may have lost my
title, but not my heart. I am, and forever will be, a knight of the House of
Valens. Saving people, protecting one's country...These are the very duties of
a knight!
Senel: Everybody get that?
Norma: Roger!
Moses: Hold up! I ain't got it quite yet. What's goin' on?
Norma: C will tell us sometime. We'll just wait until she's ready.
Chloe: I will. I promise.
Will: All right. Now the only one left is Vaclav. Just a little further.
[They continue on.]
Jay: This light...The barrel of the Nerifes Cannon is glowing.
Will: There's a mountain off in the distance.
Chloe: That's Mount Zeriques, the highest mountain in my country. At the base
of the mountain lies the capital, Baltoga.
Norma: So I guess it's about time for the final act, huh?
Moses: And it's time for Vaclav's poundin'!
[Scene changes to the conrol room.]
Male Soldier: Energy charging, complete!
Vaclav: Excellent!
[The party continues on and enters the control room.]
Will: That light!
Senel: Stella! Shirley! Vaclav, you...
Vaclav: I'm impressed you made it this far. However, you're too late! Behold,
the firing of the Nerifes Cannon!
Senel: No!
[Anime cutscene begins. The Cannon charges, then fires a huge blast. It hits a
mountain and causes an explosion. The mountain crumbles, and people in the
village below scream and run as chunks of the mountain rain down. Anime scene
ends.]
Walter: That was the Nerifes Cannon! Senel, what are you doing?
[Walter summons his wings and flies off. Scene returns to the control room.]
Vaclav: Hmm. I was aiming for the capital, but somehow it hit the mountain
behind it instead.
Chloe: Mount Zeriques is...gone...
Norma: Ah...ahh...
Will: Such terrible destructive power...
Moses: Unbelievable...
Jay: So that's the Nerifes Cannon...
Senel: I can't believe it... After we came this far...
Vaclav: Heh heh heh.
Senel: This can't be happening! Say something! Stella! Shirley!
Male Soldier: Life signs detected. They're still alive!
Vaclav: Well, well. I suppose we should have expected as much from the Merines
and her sister. Resilient, aren't they? Fire it again. This time, I will hit
the capital. Prepare for the second round of the Nerifes Cannon!
Senel: Over my dead body! Vaclav! I will save them!
[They defeat Vaclav in battle.]
Moses: Yahoo! We did it! Victory is ours!
[Vaclav's soldiers run off.]
Norma: Hey! If you're gonna run away, at least stop this thing first!
Chloe: Hurry!
[They pull Stella and Shirley out of the machine.]
Senel: Stella? Stella!
Shirley: Uhh...
Senel: Shirley! Come on!
Shirley: Senel...
Will: She's waking up.
Senel: Shirley!
Shirley: Senel...Did you...come to rescue me?
Senel: Yeah. Everything's all right now. The nightmare's over.
Shirley: Stella?...
Senel: She's beside you. And she's alive.
Shirley: Thank goodness.
[The machine starts up again.]
Moses: Why's that thing still runnin'? Do somethin', Jay!
Jay: I don't know any more about this than you do.
Chloe: Why is it still running? Stella and Shirley aren't attached anymore!
Vaclav: Heh heh heh...
Senel: Vaclav! You're still...
Vaclav: Now that we've fought again, I'm sure of it. I know who you are. That
eres you use...So that's what this is about.
Senel: Wh...what?
Vaclav: The mystery of what happened three years ago is finally clear.
Senel: *Gasp*
Vaclav: Sooner or later, you will learn just how foolish your decision was.
You've chosen a path from which you cannot turn back!
Will: Hey! What's that in his hand?!
Norma: A switch?...Don't tell me he can fire this thing!
Vaclav: Hah hah hah!...Everything shall be destroyed!
[He presses the switch, then collapses.]
Norma: The Nerifes Cannon! It's gonna fire!
Walter: Merines! Are you safe? The Merines appears to be well. That's all that
matters now.
Norma: Are you saying we should just watch that cannon fire?
Walter: It cannot be stopped now.
Chloe: *Gasp*
Shirley: We can't let that happen!
Senel: Shirley?!
Shirley: Walter, isn't there something we can do?
Walter: Merines...Well...
Shirley: Walter! If you know something, please tell me!
Walter: {...} If you can control the entire ship, then perhaps...
Shirley: Senel, I'm going to try.
Senel: T...try what?
Shirley: Connect me to the device again. I'm going to see if I can control it.
Senel: Shirley?
Shirley: I'm...the Merines. I'm the only one who can do it. Don't worry, Senel.
[They connect Shirley to the machine.]
Chloe: Shirley...
Moses: Sure you can handle this?
Shirley: Ugh!
Senel: Shirley?!
Shirley: Aaah!
[Shirley is thrown out of the machine.]
Senel: Are you all right?!
Shirley: Why... Why won't it work? Why can't I stop it?!
Senel: Shirley!
Shirley: I have no power! Why? Now when I'm needed the most?! Did I really lose
everything that day?! Why?!
Norma: It's too late!
[Anime cutscene begins. The cannon fires. Stella glows and releases a giant
golden teriques. The teriques catches the cannon fire, then pulls it safely
into the sky. Stella falls and hits the ground.]
Senel: Stella!
[Anime cutscene ends.]
Walter: Stella Telmes...such power. I suppose it must've come from being in
tune with this ship for so long.
Senel: Walter, what are you talking about?
Shirley: Stella was in tune with the ship?...
Walter: Yes. She wasn't merely unconscious. She connected her mind directly to
the ship and became the Legacy as it drifted along the sea.
Senel: What?!
Walter: Is it so hard to believe? You've seen Stella's light numerous times. In
fact, you've even been saved by it. Think back upon all that's happened until
now.
Senel: That pillar of light that we saw at the frontline base...
Shirley: What?
Senel: It was the same color as Stella's teriques...
Chloe: We saw something like that at The Ruins of Frozen Light, too! So wait,
Stella was the one who saved Coolidge that time? All this time, I thought it
was Shirley...
Shirley: I don't know anything about that.
Norma: That reminds me of what Hattie said. She said that when Senny was pushed
off the cliff, he was enveloped in light and set down safely.
Shirley: Is that true, Senel?
Will: And the pillar of light which appeared when Senel and Shirley first came
onboard the Legacy?
Walter: That was also Stella's will.
Senel: Then, the fact that the Legacy appeared in front of us in the first
place was...
Walter: Not a coincidence.
Senel: Stella was...the Legacy itself? She's been protecting me all this time?
Shirley: Senel...
Senel: I can't believe it. Stella...You didn't have to... Please! Open your
eyes! You can't...You have to at least let me say...
[Will and Norma try to heal Stella.]
Will: It's no use. She's too weak.
Norma: No matter how much crystal eres I cast on her, it just flows through...
Shirley: No!
Walter: Merines! Use your brooch!
Shirley, Norma: What?
Walter: The stone in that brooch once saved your life. Maybe it will work
again!
Senel: That's right!
Shirley: Okay!
Norma: I knew it wasn't just any old stone...
[They place the brooch on Stella.]
Senel: Is it working?
[Stella opens her eyes.]
Senel: Stella!
Shirley: Stella!
Senel: You did it...You did it!
Shirley: Stella, wake up!
Senel: Stella...can you hear us? Stella!
Stella: Shirley? Your power exists to make people happy... Please...use it
wisely...
Shirley: Stella!
Stella: Senel...
Senel: What?...Wait, what do you mean, you're sorry?!
Shirley: *Gasp*
Senel: Don't go, Stella! Weren't you looking forward to performing the Rite of
Feriyen?! To us...
Shirley: Senel...
Senel: If you go on without me, how can I propose to you? Stella?...Hey!
Shirley: Stella!
[The brooch shatters.]
Shirley: The brooch!
Senel: Stella! Stella?! No!
Shirley: Stella! Stella!
[Stella dies. Several scenes are shown. The party leaving the bridge area.
Fenimore runs up and hugs Shirley.
Vaclav's soldiers are in custody of Alliance Soldiers.
Moses and Giet are reunited with Csaba and the boys.
Stingle is hiding behind a rock.
Grune walks up to Harriet and Pippo at Vista Point.]
Grune: Hello.
Harriet: Hello.
Pippo: Hello!
Grune: This is a nice place.
Harriet: ...Yeah. I just kind of stumbled upon it, but the flowers are pretty
and the view is wonderful.
Grune: Yet...it feels sad here, too.
Harriet: How come?
Grune: The sea...It feels like the sea is crying.
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<4wb> Werites Beacon
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2 Weeks Later
[Senel is at a grave. Harriet walks up.]
Harriet: Stella, thank you for saving everyone. Because of you, the war is
over, and no one has to die anymore. Thank you so, so much. It's sad when you
lose someone you care about. I was really sad, too, when my mom died. It felt
like there was a hole in my heart.
Senel: Harriet...
Harriet: Hey, pull yourself together! If you keep moping, Stella's going to
laugh at you.
Senel: I'm not moping.
Harriet: Well, all right then. Let's go.
Senel: Where?
Harriet: To that guy's house. He said he wants to see you. Who does he think he
is, anyway? Ordering me around like this!
Senel: You two really should make up. I heard you aren't even living together.
Harriet: I could never call someone like that my father!
Senel: {scribble} All right. Well, let's get going to Will's house.
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Awakening
<ch5> Chapter 5
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[Senel and Harriet enter Will's house.]
Will: I'm sorry to bother you like this.
Senel: What is it?
Will: We've all received medals from the Holy Kingdom of Gadoria. Could you
deliver them to everyone?
Senel: All right. I'll be back.
Will: If you don't find someone in the town, just bring their medal back to me.
Harriet: Humph. Wait for me, Senel! I'm coming with you!
[They find Chloe leaving the Hospital.]
Senel: Chloe.
Chloe: A medal...I'm not worthy of such an honor.
Harriet: Chloe, are you feeling bad or something?
Chloe: Oh, because I came out of the hospital? No, I'm fine. I was inquiring
about renting a room. The hospital manager offered to let me use an empty room.
I came to discuss the details with him. Stingle is still onboard somewhere. He
has to be. And I will find him.
Senel: {...}
Chloe: Coolidge, are you...all right?
Senel: What do you mean?
Chloe: Wh...what else? You know...
Senel: I guess I still have a ways to go, if I'm making people worry about me.
Chloe: Of course I'm worried about you...
Senel: What?
Chloe: N...nothing.
[They find Norma at the inn.]
Norma: Well? How 'bout it?
Innkeep: Um...I'm afraid that's not going to work.
Norma: Come on, I'll give you a discount! This is one deal you don't want to
miss!
Innkeep: I've got my livelihood to worry about here. If my family were to find
out...
Norma: Man, you just have to do it so no one finds out!
Harriet: Norma, what are you discussing?
Senel: Oh, brother...
Norma: Senny! Hattie! Hiya!
Senel: Norma, cut it out!
Norma: What?
Innkeep: Norma, please stop pestering me. I can't just rent you a room
indefinitely.
Senel: What?
Innkeep: No, I mean, renting out the room is fine, but you have to pay for it.
Norma: I said I'd give you a discount!
Innkeep: Norma, that's supposed to be my line.
Senel: Oh, it's just a normal conversation.
Harriet: Normal?
Norma: I'm one of the heroes who saved the Legacy, right? You can at least give
me a break on a room!
Innkeep: But still, five Gald a month...That's a little...
Senel: Norma, all you're doing is harassing him.
Norma: A medal, huh? {...}
[Norma bites the medal.]
Norma: Hmm, there's something mixed in with this. I'd say it's only about 70%
gold.
Harriet: Norma, I heard you're searching for that Ever-something-or-other
again?
Norma: Yeah, the Everlight. I swear I'm going to find it! So, come on, Senny,
give me a hand.
Senel: Why me?
Norma: Because Shirl's brooch turned out to be a bust! It wasn't the Everlight
after all! You owe me big time for all the work I did trying to get ahold of
it!
Senel: Okay, that makes absolutely no sense.
[They find Moses in a park area camped out with the bandits.]
Moses: A medal? {...} Csaba! Go put this on your cat or somethin'.
Harriet: Is that all right?...
Moses: Hah hah!
Csaba: Senel, thanks for everything you've done for Moses. I can't even begin
to express my gratitude. You even provided us with a place to camp!
Senel: You really should be thanking Will and Isabella. They're the ones who
arranged for that.
Moses: Course, when you stop and think about everything I've done, it's hardly
surprising to be gettin' somethin' like this! Well, now that we took care of
Vaclav, it's time I got back to lookin' for my sacred eres!
Harriet: Moses, stop bragging.
Senel: I'm glad you and the others were okay, Csaba. Your wounds have healed
already?
Csaba: Thanks to that medicine the masked swordsman gave us.
Senel: Masked swordsman...Stingle?
Csaba: We lost to Cashel in the Forest of No Return and were on the verge of
death, but that masked swordsman came and saved us.
Moses: I know he and Chloe got some bad blood, but he don't strike me as such
a bad guy. Is Chloe lookin' for him?
Senel: Probably.
Moses: Oh, well. Guess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Harriet: You sure are laid-back.
Moses: The only way to be, hon.
[Senel and Harriet go to the Fountain Plaza and find Grune with Curtis.]
Curtis: Yo, brother! Can I get a word? Isabella's busy at the moment, so I'd
like to recruit some temps.
Senel: How about doing your job instead?
Curtis: Grune's got excellent potential but she just...doesn't quite fit. What
do you think, brother?
Senel: I'm at a loss for words.
Curtis: How about you? Would you like to join me in becoming a soldier of love?
Harriet: Aah!
Senel: Cut it out. If Will hears that, I'm the one who's going to get hit on
the head.
[Curtis leaves.]
Senel: Grune, do you still not remember anything about yourself?
Grune: Not a thing.
Harriet: You seem to be getting by all right, though.
Grune: That's because this is a nice place. Seeing everyone smiling like this
makes me feel really good, too.
Senel: Yeah, everyone's in a good mood now that the war is over.
Grune: But you...it seems like something's troubling you.
Senel: {!} ...No, I'm fine.
Grune: Really?...Hmm...
[Grune hugs Senel.]
Grune: Here.
Senel: G...Grune?
Grune: This should cheer you up.
Harriet: Senel, your face is all red.
Senel: Well, yeah...
[Senel and Harriet alone at the Fountain Plaza.]
Senel: The only one we haven't given a medal to yet is Jay.
Harriet: He hasn't been around. I wonder if he's out of town.
Senel: Will said to bring back any leftovers. Let's head back for now.
[Senel and Harriet go to Will's house. Jay is hiding behind the inside door.]
Senel: Oh, Jay, you're here. Good timing.
Jay: Shh. Quiet.
Harriet: Eavesdropping? You should be ashamed.
Jay: It's all right. Gathering information is my job.
Senel: Your job, huh...
Harriet: Jay, here's a medal for you.
Jay: I don't need it.
Senel: I figured you'd say that.
Harriet: Honestly!
Jay: I said, be quiet!
Harriet: Don't make this difficult! Just shut up and take it!
Jay: Y...yes, ma'am.
Harriet: Good boy.
Senel: (That was so sad...)
[Moses, Norma, and Chloe walk in.]
Moses: Oh, you were here, Jay? Just as tiny as ever.
Jay: And you're just as obnoxious as ever, Moses.
[Will opens the door.]
Will: Could you keep it down? We have a guest.
Chloe: That's...
Jay: A knight from the Holy Kingdom of Gadoria.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Would you by chance be the daughter of Sir
Valens?
Chloe: Yes, sir. I am Chloe.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: I thought it was you. Your accomplishments in
this matter were splendid.
Chloe: Thank you, sir.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: When your father was killed by bandits five
years ago, I thought the Valens name had become worthless.
Senel: Hey! How can you talk like that?!
Chloe: It's all right, Coolidge.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: You've done an impressive job of cleaning up
your tarnished reputation. Not bad, for a woman.
Norma: Now hold on a second!
Chloe: Norma, I'm fine.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Continue to serve your country with this same
degree of loyalty. In so doing, perhaps someday His Majesty will show you
lenience.
Chloe: Yes, sir.
[The Captain leaves.]
Norma: What crawled up his butt and died?! What a jerk!
Senel: Chloe...
Chloe: It's all right. I'd intended to tell everyone, anyway.
Moses: What did that guy come here for, anyhow?
Jay: The Holy Kingdom of Gadoria is treating the events with Vaclav as part of
the war with Crusand. They're sending out proposals claiming they deserve
victor's rights.
Will: Jay, you were listening to our conversation, weren't you?
Jay: Gadoria's real objective is to monopolize the Legacy and Shirley. Correct?
Will: A variety of people from other countries are currently gathering here in
Werites Beacon. Knights, spies, ambassadors...each with their own agenda.
Jay: They all want the Legacy, and they're vying against each other just
outside the public view.
Norma: It's no wonder, after people saw that kind of power.
Will: Someone seeking to make use of Shirley could appear again at any time. It
may turn out to be a good thing that she isn't in town. What's wrong? Did I say
something?
Norma: Teach, hello?! We've agreed not to talk about Shirley!
Harriet: How awful. You're so insensitive.
Senel: It's okay. Don't worry about it.
Will: Shirley only left after you agreed, right Senel?
Senel: Yeah...
[Flashback.]
Shirley: I may be able to provide them with emotional support. I may not have
any power, but I'm still the Merines. I'm going to go with them.
[Flashback ends.]
Senel: Considering her position, it's only natural for her to stay with the
Ferines. I don't have the right to say otherwise.
Will: Still, I can't say I'm fond of the idea of you not visiting her at all.
Moses: What? Senel, you ain't gone to see her?
Will: Well, I'll give you that opportunity now. I'm going to pay them a visit,
so why don't you come with me?
Norma: The two of them probably don't know what to say to each other, so
they've been staying apart.
Jay: What business do you have with the Radiant?
Will: I have a letter for Maurits from Her Excellency.
Chloe: The Radiant...
Chloe, Norma, Moses: Oh, yeah!
Norma: We'd completely forgotten the reason we came here! Hey, Fen-Fen!
Fenimore: Hello. Senel, please. Go see Shirley.
Senel: Has something happened to her?
Fenimore: Lately, she's seemed unhappy...
Senel: I don't think my going there will help that...
Fenimore: Don't worry. It'll definitely make her feel better.
Senel: You sound pretty sure.
Fenimore: Of course. You're her brother.
Senel: Her brother...
Fenimore: Perhaps because she was always together with you, she hasn't made any
close friends among the Ferines. She would never say it out loud, but I think
she's lonely.
Norma: You're not staying with her, Fen-Fen?
Fenimore: Actually...I'm returning to my homeland...
Senel: All right. I'll go visit Shirley.
Fenimore: I'll show you the way!
Senel: Don't you need to go home?
Fenimore: It can wait until afterwards.
Senel: All right, thanks. Can you leave right away, Will?
Will: Of course.
Moses: I'm comin' too.
Jay: Me, too.
Norma: Me, too, naturally.
Chloe: And me.
Senel: You all have nothing better to do, huh.
Norma: Not at all.
Chloe: I have plenty to do. It's just...everyone said they're going so...
Senel: Well, then, let's get going.
Fenimore: Right.
[They leave town.]
Fenimore: The Village of the Ferines is toward 8 o'clock, after crossing the
shallow area to the port side. It's near a lake.
[They travel to the Village of the Ferines.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[They enter the Village of the Ferines.]
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<5vf> Village of the Ferines
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Fenimore: We've arrived. This is where all the Ferines are.
[Walter lands near them.]
Senel: Walter...
Walter: Fenimore, why are you here?
Fenimore: I brought Senel and his friends to see Shirley.
Walter: You may not pass. Be gone.
Fenimore: Why not?!
Walter: I cannot allow Orerines filth to approach the Merines.
Norma: What?! What's that supposed to mean?!
Moses: After we fought side-by-side? How can you be so cold?
Will: I bring a letter from the Sovereign of the Holy Rexalian Empire. I seek
an audience with Maurits.
[Walter pauses, then makes the village appear.]
Walter: Follow me.
[They follow him into the Village.]
Norma: I never knew a place like this existed above the lake.
Chloe: It seems there are still many things we don't know about the Legacy.
Walter: Stop dawdling. Let's go.
Norma: Hey! What's the big hurry?!
[They follow him and sit around a table with Maurits.]
Maurits: I apologize for Walter's rude behavior today.
Norma: Not like he's ever polite.
Will: Norma.
Maurits: We've had many uninvited guests lately. His position being what it is,
he can get a bit on edge.
Jay: People have come here trying to get at Shirley, haven't they?
Maurits: We merely wish to live in peace. Why do they insist on troubling us?
Ah, I apologize. That wasn't directed at you. I'll prepare a response to your
letter at once. Please give my regards to Her Excellency. I've sent someone for
Shirley. I'm sure she'll be delighted that you've come, Senel.
[One of the Ferines enters and whispers to Maurits.]
Maurits: Hmm? Ah, I see... I've received a message from Shirley. She's a bit
busy now, so she cannot see you today.
Senel: Oh...
Fenimore: Oh, honestly, that girl!
[Fenimore runs off.]
Maurits: She'll be participating in an important ritual soon. She does have to
spend time preparing, you know.
Senel: Ritual?
Maurits: No need to worry. It's just a simple purification ceremony. It's
simply a formality so that we can officially grant her the title of Merines.
Jay: As I recall, Shirley said that she lacks the powers of the Merines.
Maurits: What she lacks in power, she makes up for in dignity. She has a fierce
determination to help fulfill the expectations of the Ferines. Stella's death
may have opened Shirley's eyes to who she really is. I believe Shirley saw the
true essence of the Merines in the noble spirit of sacrifice Stella displayed
when she gave her life to protect everyone. In fact, Stella may be the happiest
of all about Shirley's growth. I have prepared a room for all of you. Please
rest yourselves while I prepare my response.
[They are taken to a room with several beds.]
Radiant Woman: Please make yourselves comfortable.
[They rest. Scene changes to Shirley's room.]
Fenimore: Shirley!
Shirley: Fenimore, why are you here?! Didn't you get on the ship?
Fenimore: Now's not the time for that. I have something important to talk to
you about. Why won't you see your brother? After I went to all the trouble of
bringing him here. If you don't meet him now...If you don't talk to him, you
two are finished. Is that really what you want?
Shirley: I'm the Merines. I can't just think about myself.
Fenimore: Oh, don't give me that.
Shirley: Fenimore, you're the one who told me to "fulfill my responsibility."
Fenimore: What made you suddenly decide to become the Merines?
Stella: Your power exists to make people happy...
Shirley: Because...I want to make everyone happy...
Fenimore: How can you honestly think that you can make others happy when you
can't even make yourself happy? Stop making up excuses and go see Senel. You
love him, don't you?
Shirley: Senel chose Stella...
Fenimore: Ahh...So the truth finally comes out.
[Fenimore hits Shirley on the head.]
Fenimore: Hey.
[Fenimore hits Shirley again.]
Fenimor: Hey. Hey!
[Fenimore hits Shirley again.]
Shirley: Fenimore, that hurts. What are you doing that for?
Fenimore: Oh, so you're normal after all. Everyone's fawning over you because
you're the Merines and talking about how noble you are. But you're perfectly
normal. You're nothing more than a skinny little girl.
Shirley: So?...What are you trying to say?
Fenimore: I'm going to tell you what you should do. Throw yourself at Senel.
There's no reason to hold back because of Stella. Your sister is dead. You are
alive. You have a duty to find happiness...enough happiness for both you and
Stella.
[Nighttime. Scene returns to Senel and everyone.]
Jay: A letter came for Senel.
Senel: It's from Fenimore.
Norma: What's it say?
Senel: Please come to the rear courtyard. But come alone.
Moses: What's that, a love letter? How many ladies you got, anyway?
Chloe: L...love letter?
Norma: Oh, please. I'm sure Fen-Fen's just bringing Shirl to see him.
Senel: I'll go see what's up.
Norma: Now, let's see...
[Chloe and Norma go to leave the building.]
Will: Don't go spying on them.
Chloe, Norma: Oh...Uh...
Jay: There's no telling what Walter would do to you if he found you engaging in
any suspicious behavior.
Norma: You have a point...
[Senel goes to the rear courtyard. Scene changes to Shirley's room.]
Shirley: ... ...
Fenimore: Shirley, hurry up. Senel's waiting for you.
Shirley: I know.
Fenimore: Don't worry. You'll do just fine.
Shirley: R...really?
Fenimore: What's my true name?
Shirley: Blessing...
Fenimore: Right. Trust me. You're cute. No one can beat you. You're going to be
fine.
Shirley: Thanks, Fenimore. I'll try my best.
[Scene changes to the courtyard.]
Shirley: Senel...
Senel: Long time no see.
Shirley: I'm sorry to make you come here like this when you're busy.
Senel: I heard you weren't feeling well. Are you okay?
Shirley: I'm fine. Don't worry. I just have a lot of things to do. I'm a little
tired. That's all.
Senel: Really?
Shirley: Fenimore must have been telling you stories. She always exaggerates
things.
Senel: That's because she worries about you.
Shirley: I know...And I'm grateful to her for that. Sen...
Senel: Say, Shirley.
Shirley: Wh...what?
Senel: We probably can't go oon living the same way we used to... But still, if
anything ever happens, you can always talk to me. This lady, Musette, once told
me... "When your sister is in danger, you must run to her immediately--no
matter where she is or what stands in your way. That is what older brothers
do." Even if your lives change, my feelings won't.
Shirley: Senel, listen.
Senel: Y...yeah?
Shirley: There's something I want to tell you.
Senel: What is it?
Shirley: You'll probably be surprised to hear me say this all of a sudden. But
just hear me out. Senel...I...I love--
Senel: Shirley, I can't.
Shirley: Why not? Senel? Why not?! Senel!
Senel: I have to stay with Stella.
Shirley: Oh... Yeah...of course. Stella was alone all that time... Right! Now
it's my turn to work hard! I mean, the reason we're both alive now is because
of Stella. I'm going to become the Merines. A true Merines. For Stella. Look
after her, so she can rest in peace.
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: I bet she's happy... Stella was in love with you the whole time. Did
you know that? She was always looking at you, from the moment we met.
Senel: That's...
Shirley: You're probably thinking, "that can't be true," right? But I could
tell. Of course, I know why. Who wouldn't have felt like that? I'd better start
heading back. Thank you for coming to see me. Take care of yourself.
[Shirley runs off.]
Senel: Shirley...
[Senel returns to the party.]
Norma: Welcome back.
Moses: What's wrong, Senel?
[Senel gets into bed.]
Norma: Why the long face, Senny?
Senel: It's nothing.
Chloe: Coolidge...
[Scene changes to Shirley's room.]
Fenimore: You two are exactly alike. You're both clumsy and awkward.
Shirley: Sorry.
Fenimore: *Sigh* Now you look like you're going to cry. Pathetic.
Shirley: Yeah, well, I am pathetic. Now are you done? Just leave me alone. So
nobody cares about me. Whatever. I know you don't, Fenimore. Why don't you go
on back to your home?
Fenimore: I can't do that. Do you think I could abandon a friend in your state?
Shirley: We're...friends?
Fenimore: What? Is that a problem?
Shirley: I've never had a friend before.
Fenimore: You're kidding...
Shirley: Thank you...I'm so happy...
Fenimore: Shirley... You've been lonely this whole time, haven't you?
Shirley: Well, when you're in my position, that's kind of how things work out.
Fenimore: So, I have to teach you what friends are like. You'll like it. We can
talk about silly things and have a good time together. We can talk to each
other about love. And...
Shirley: And?
Fenimore: When we're sad, we can cry together.
Shirley: Yeah?... *Sob*
[Shirley cries on Fenimore. Scene changes to next morning.]
Moses: Whoa!
Jay: Could you please be quiet, you inconsiderate...Hey!
Senel: Walter?!
Will: To what do we owe this honor?
Walter: The remnants of Vaclav's forces have been located.
Chloe: Is Stingle with them?
Walter: I've told you all I know.
Senel: Wait. Why did you tell us that?
Walter: We're going to launch a preemptive strike. We must eliminate all
threats to the Merines.
Senel: {...} We'll go with you. Can you lead us there?
Will: Senel, are you serious?
Senel: We can't leave it all to Walter.
Chloe: Yes...Coolidge is right.
Jay: Well, it's true we can't just ignore them.
Moses: All right. Let's do it.
Senel: Walter, please.
Walter. {...} I'll be waiting outside.
Senel: Get ready to move out.
Jay: You seem quite eager, Senel.
Senel: Really?
Jay: Yes. It's almost as if you want to get away from here as quickly as
possible.
[Will points at Norma on her bed.]
Will: Somebody do something about sleepy over there.
Chloe: Hey, Norma. Wake up.
Norma: Chloe can't sw-- Ow, my ear!...No pulling, no pulling... Zzz...
Senel, Will, Chloe, Moses, Jay: Wake up!
Norma: Aaaaah!
[They leave the building and run into Maurits and Walter.]
Norma: Good to have you on the team, Wally.
Walter: I have no intention of becoming friendly with you. Let's go.
Moses: Senel, ain't you gonna say bye to Shirley before we go?
Senel: {...} ...No.
Maurits: I'll explain the situation to Shirley.
Senel: ...Thank you.
[They leave the Village of the Ferines. Scene changes to Shirley's room.
Shirley is wearing a new dress.]
Maurits: Oh, my...you look splendid. Yes, the garments of the Ferines do suit
you best.
Shirley: Thank you.
Maurits: Then, let us be on our way to where the Rite of Accession will be
held.
Shirley: All right.
[Scene returns to party outside the Village.]
Walter: Head for Vaclav's Hidden Fortress. It's toward 12 o'clock.
[They travel to the Hidden Fortress.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[They enter the Hidden Fortress.]
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<5hf> Hidden Fortress
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Jay: This is...
Will: Do you know this place, Jay?
Jay: Yes. This location is indeed connected with Vaclav's army. But...
Moses: Oh, come on! Speak up, boy!
Jay: Be quiet, Moses. Are the remnants of Vaclav's forces really here?
Walter: The entrance is over there.
[Scene changes to Shirley and Maurits.]
Maurits: This is the Altar of the Sea, where the Rite of Accession will take
place. It is said that during the Kingdom of Terises, each generation's Merines
traveled here to hear the voice of the sea.
Shirley: ...Okay.
Fenimore: Are you okay, Shirley?
Shirley: Y...yeah.
Fenimore: I'm right here, okay?
Shirley: ...Thanks.
[Party travels partway through the Fortress.]
Norma: Wait a sec, Wally. I don't see any of Vaclav's soldiers here.
Walter: {...}
Chloe: Let's have a look around.
Senel: Is this a dungeon?
Chloe: What's that smell?
Will: It may have been in use up until very recently.
Chloe: You mean Vaclav was taking prisoners?
Moses: Hey! Come here, y'all.
Norma: This stuff here is...
Jay: Instruments of torture.
Chloe: Vaclav!...What was he doing down here?
Moses: Man, that's cruel...doin' this to actual people.
[They travel further through the Fortress.]
Will: This area appears to be a library.
Norma: Hmm. Let's have a look. Wh...what is this?!
Chloe: What's wrong Norma?
Norma: Will, what about yours?
Will: I imagine the contents are similar to the one you looked at.
Senel: What's in them?
Will: It's...uh...
Jay: They're records of human test subjects. Vaclav was using the prisoners to
carry out a certain experiment.
Moses: What experiment?
Jay: He was trying to find a way to artificially create someone with the power
of a Merines.
Senel: What?
Chloe: Then, the people that were held here were...
Will: Radiant.
Norma: It wasn't just, like, 10 or 20 people... Vaclav must have used hundreds
of them over the years...
Jay: It appears that he captured them on the mainland and sent them here a few
at a time.
Senel: That's...
Chloe: Coolidge, are you all right?
Senel: So Stella and Fenimore were caged here, too...
Jay: Most likely...
Norma: When we first met Fen-Fen, she was scared of us. that probably means...
Senel: Grrr!
Chloe: What's wrong?
Senel: Aaaargh!
Chloe: Coolidge?!
Senel: Vaclav! What did you do to Stella?! Damn you! Damn you!
Chloe: Coolidge, take it easy.
Senel: Dammit!
Will: We should take these records. If we leave them here, it could lead to new
problems.
Moses: {!} I don't see Walter. Where'd he run off to?
Will: Let's go find him.
Chloe: Coolidge...
Senel: I'm all right now. I'm sorry about that.
Chloe: Don't worry about it. But...
Senel: We need to find Walter.
Chloe: ...Right.
[They find Walter.]
Walter: Did you see the records?
Jay: Yes.
Walter: Then now you know. You Orerines mercilessly took the lives of countless
Ferines here.
Norma: Hey, that was Vaclav! Don't put us together with him!
Walter: To me, you Orerines are all the same. The Ferines have suffered greatly
for many years. But that all ends today. For today, the Merines will complete
the Rite of Accession!
Senel: {!} So that important ritual is the Rite of Accession?
Walter: The ceremony should be starting right about now.
Senel: What?! Shirley almost died the last time she tried that!
Walter: I know. I don't need you to tell me.
Senel: And you're still forcing her to do it again?!
Walter: The Merines' heart is different now. She has chosen to face the ritual
of her own volition.
Senel: What?
Walter: The Rite of Accession is a ritual of rebirth. Her mind will become one
with Nerifes, and she will experience her true awakening.
Will: Nerifes?
Walter: Once that happens, she will no longer call you brother. She will become
an entirely new being!
Senel: No... You!...
Norma: Wally! You lied to us!
Will: You lured us out here with false information.
Jay: You were trying to keep us from finding out about the ritual.
Walter: Exactly. That said... Merely bringing you here wasn't my only
objective.
Moses: Heh. So that's it, huh?
Walter: Senel. Your existence leads the Merines astray. I shall eliminate the
source of the problem right here and now!
Senel: Like hell!
[One of Walter's monsters appears and tells him something.]
Walter: What?! We'll settle this later.
Senel: Where are you running off to?!
Walter: An Orerines military force has appeared at the site of the ritual.
[Walter flies off.]
Senel: Stop!
Norma: What military is he talking about?
Jay: From the way he was acting, it seems this time he's for real.
Chloe: Could they really be remnants of Vaclav's forces?
Norma: Ooh! I don't understand anything anymore! First he says Shirl's going to
stop being Shirl, and now we've got armies popping up out of nowhere!
Will: Whatever the case, let's get out of here.
Moses: Hold up a sec! Something's comin' from over there!
[They battle and defeat the monsters.]
Chloe: We've lost a lot of time...
Jay: That book down there. Is it part of the records? Let's see..."Operations
Report: Merines Capture"
Senel: {!} Jay, give me that book!
Jay: What? But...
Senel: I said, give it to me!
Jay: Fine, fine... Here, you can have it. But if we need it later, make sure
you let me see it, all right?
Senel: Yeah, sure.
Moses: What are y'all doing? This ain't no time for books.
Chloe: We have to go to Shirley.
[They leave the Fortress and run into a couple Oresoren.]
Jay: Ah, perfect timing! Okay. Got it. Thanks. We've located Shirley. She's at
the Altar of the Sea, on the bow of the ship.
Norma: You mean the very tip of the Legacy?
Will: I'm worried about her body's reaction, so close to the sea. Let's go.
[Scene changes to the Altar of the Sea.]
Maurits: We shall now begin the Rite of Accession, Shirley.
Shirley: I'm ready.
[Shirley stands on the alter and her glows.]
Shirley: Great will of the sea, true home of the Ferines, I call upon thee. If
thou deemest me, Shirley Fennes, worthy as thy agent, then bless me with thy
voice...
[Outside the Altar of the Sea.]
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: The next phase of the mission begins now. Your
objective is to capture the Merines. Eliminate anyone who interferes. We cannot
allow any other country to get its hands on the Merines. If necessary, we will
do away with her.
[Party exits the Hidden Fortress.]
Jay: The Altar of the Sea is at the bow of the Legacy. Let's hurry.
[They travel to the Altar of the Sea.]
Senel: Let's open the duct.
[They enter the Altar of the Sea.]
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[They find two Ferines laying on the ground near a sword.]
Will: It's no good, he's dead. What about that one, Moses?
Moses: He's already cold.
Jay: Walter said it was a "military force." I wonder how many there are.
Will: I can't imagine that there's much left of Vaclav's forces.
Jay: This doesn't appear to be related to Vaclav. Chloe.
Chloe: What is it?
Jay: That sword over there. I presume you've seen it before.
Chloe: This is...
Norma: You recognize it?
Chloe: Of course...There's no mistaking the crest on the hilt. This sword...is
the standard sword of the army of Gadoria.
Moses: Chloe, are you sayin' your people did this?
Senel: Chloe...
Chloe: I...I don't know anything about this! Please believe me, Coolidge!
Senel: We can't just stand here! Come on!
Will, Norma, Moses: Right. {Will} Yeah. {Norma & Moses}
Chloe: Ah!
[At the Altar]
Radiant Man: How is the Merines doing?
Radiant Woman: She's been praying for a while, but there hasn't been any
reaction from the water.
Radiant Man: The first signs appeared quickly, three years ago. If those
haven't even happened yet, then...
Radiant Woman: Even if she had an awakening, maybe she's just not cut out for
it.
Radiant Man: She probably lost all her power in the accident last time...
Fenimore: Silence! All of you! Shirley's doing her best. Stop talking like that
right in front of her!
Shirley: It's okay, Fenimore.
Fenimore: But...
Shirley: It's only natural that everyone is worried. They've waited for so long
for me to become the Merines.
Fenimore: Well, I guess I'm not really one to talk, either.
Shirley: I performed the Rite of Accession once already and failed.
Fenimore: Shirley...
Shirley: Stella told me I got a high fever and spent days on the brink of
death. I wonder if it is hopeless...
[One of the Ferines walks in, injured. He collapses.]
Shirley, Fenimore: *Gasp*
Maurits: What's going on?!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: You must be Shirley, the Merines.
Shirley: Wh...who are you?
Maurits: How dare you barge into the middle of a holy Ferines ritual! Is this
how Orerines behave?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: I show the utmost consideration for my fellow
human beings, but you aren't human, are you? Merines. You're under arrest for
conspiring with the Crusand Empire against our country.
[Party travels partway through the Altar of the Sea and finds more bodies.]
Will: They're already dead.
Jay: Judging by this, the force has probably already reached Shirley...
Senel: Dammit!
[At the Altar.]
Fenimore: Under arrest?!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: We have evidence that Shirley and her sister
were the ones responsible for operating the device known as the Nerifes Cannon.
Fenimore: Operating?! Shirley was a victim!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: She can plead her case in a Gadorian court.
[Soldiers draw their swords. The Ferines move in front of Shirley.]
Shirley: What are you all?...
Radiant Man: Merines, please escape with the Chief.
Radiant Man: You are the hope of the Ferines. Please, hurry!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Kill all who resist.
Radiant Man: Uaaah!
Fenimore: *Gasp*
Radiant Woman: Aah!
Shirley: How could you!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Don't think I'll show you mercy just because
you're a woman.
Shirley: Stop it! Don't kill her!
[Shirley runs in front of the woman.]
Fenimore: Shirley, no!
Shirley: *Gasp*
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Die!
[Fenimore runs in front of Shirley and is stabbed.]
Radiant Woman: Aaaah!
Shirley: Huh?... Fenimore...
Fenimore: S...Shirley...
Shirley: No... Fenimore?! Fenimore! Hang on!
[Party travels further. Back at the Altar.]
Shirley: Fenimore! Why did you do that?!
Fenimore: I just acted like you...Ahh...That's not like me at all...
Shirley: Don't try to speak! Someone, please! Come heal Fenimore! Anyone!
Please, somebody!
[Walter lands near Maurits.]
Walter: What's going on here?! {!} Orerines bastards!
Maurits: Wait, Walter.
Walter: Why are you stopping me?!
Maurits: Just watch. This may be a better opportunity than any we could have
hoped for.
Walter: What?!
Shirley: Why isn't anyone helping?! Please!
Fenimore: I'm sorry, Shirley...I know I said I'd be with you...
Shirley: Fenimore, it's okay. I'll heal you. You aren't hurt that badly. You'll
be fine. Okay?
Fenimore: Come closer...I'll give you...my final blessing...
Shirley: Stop! Don't say things like that! You're not going to die!
Fenimore: Hurry...
Shirley: Fenimore...
Fenimore: You must...find happines...No matter what...please...find your
happiness...
[Fenimore slumps over and dies.]
Shirley: Fenimore?... Hey, Fenimore! Fenimore! No! Please, don't go! Not you,
too, Fenimore! We're friends, right?! Don't leave me alone!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: This is what happens to those who resist us.
Shirley: Do you... Do you really hate us this much?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Yes. I do. Because of you, our country faced
utter and complete destruction. I will never forget the terror, the hatred I
felt that day!
Shirley: And you're convinced that was my doing?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: We must eliminate all threats to our
existence. You Radiant are the enemy of mankind!
Shirley: The enemy...You and we are...enemies... I hear a...voice... A voice
is...calling out to me...
Walter: A voice calling the Merines?!
Maurits: Shirley, can you hear it?! The voice...
Shirley: I hear the sea...I hear the voice of Nerifes...
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Wh...what's she talking about?
Shirley: Behold...the Accession.
[Shirley's whole body glows.]
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Aaah...
Shirley: I see...so that was it...
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: What is she?...
Shirley: I remember now, Fenimore...why I failed the Rite before. I realized
what would happen if I completed the Rite of Accession.
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: What are you doing? Take her!
[Walter sends a monster that kills the soldiers.]
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: What's going on?!
Shirley: So I refused. I failed on purpose. If I completed the Rite...If I
awakened as the Merines, it would mean... ...That I would kill my brother.
[The party runs into soldiers fleeing the Altar.]
Gadorian Knight: H...Help!
Chloe: What are you doing here?!
Gadorian Knight: Aaaaaah!
[They run off.]
Chloe: Hey! Wait! Ah...
Norma: Those guys just ran off like they saw a ghost or something.
Will: What's going on up there?
Senel: Something's coming!
[One of Walter's monsters approaches the group.]
Will: That monster!
Norma: That's the same thing Wally uses!
[They battle and defeat the monster.]
Chloe: Who goes there?
[Two Ferines stand up the stairs from them.]
Will: Are you the ones who were controlling that creature? Why are you doing
this?
Radiant Man: It was you Orerines who attacked first!
Senel: That wasn't us!
Radiant Man: Spare us your pitiful excuses! We can't trust the words of the
Orerines!
[They run up the stairs to the Altar.]
Senel: Hey!
Jay: Let's hurry. I've got a bad feeling about this.
[They go up the stairs to the Altar and find Shirley glowing.]
Senel: Shirley!
Will: Is that really Shirley?!
Jay: Just like the name..."Shining One"...
Senel: Shirley! What happened?! Fenimore?...
Norma: ...Fen-Fen! What's wrong with Fen-Fen?!
Walter: She's dead! Because of you Orerines!
Senel: Dead...Fenimore is dead? Walter!
Walter: I won't allow you to cause any more suffering. You will not get near
the Merines.
Chloe: What's going on here?! Why are you killing innocent people?!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: They aren't people. They're monsters! Just
look at that woman glowing!
Senel: What did you say?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: What, are you angry? What's wrong with calling
a monster a monster?
Senel: You bastard!
Chloe: Pathetic. Are those truly the words of a knight, a herald of justice?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Chloe Valens! This is an order! Kill the
Merines!
Chloe: What?!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: I have been given full authority by His
Majesty the King. My words are his words.
Chloe: Grr!
Walter: So, that's what you really think. Senel, in your heart, you've always
thought she was a monster, haven't you?
Senel: Never!
[Senel punches the Captain.]
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Ugh!
Senel: That's what I think of your order. Shirley! Can you hear me? Shirley!
Shirley?...
Maurits: Heh heh heh... Hah hah hah hah hah!
Norma: Hey! What's with the evil laugh?
Maurits: The Rite of Accession is complete. A new Merines has been born.
Awaken, O wondrous agent of Nerifes and leader of our people! Awaken, O
Merines!
[Shirley glows and wings of light appear on her back.]
Senel: That's!... Shirley's teriques?!
Jay: Is that the true form of a Merines?
Senel: Shirley...Did you get your power back?
Chloe: What is this feeling...this overpowering presence? This isn't the
Shirley I know...
Maurits: At last, our time has come. We Ferines have waited four thousand years
for this day!
Senel: Shirley, listen to me!
[All the Ferines' hair starts to glow.]
Norma: Wally's hair lit up!
Moses: Maurits, too!
Walter: Nerifes is revived with the awakening of the Merines.
Maurits: It is the greatest blessing our people could ever receive.
Walter: You are no match for me now!
Senel: We'll see about that!
[The party is defeated horribly in battle.]
Walter: Now do you understand how powerful I am? Senel...Your time has come!
Senel: Grr!
Walter: Die!
Shirley: Wait.
Walter: Merines...
Senel: Shirley?
Shirley: Do not call me by that name.
Senel: What?
Shirley: I am the Merines. I hear the voice of Nerifes, and I am the agent of
its will.
Senel: Shirley, what's wrong? This isn't like you!
Shirley: I said, do not call me by that name. I am no longer the person who
pretended to be your sister.
Senel: What kind of nonsense is that? No matter what happens, you're still
Shirley!
Shirley: ...Silence!
[Senel is trapped in a sphere the color of Shirley's teriques and is hurt by
it.]
Senel: Uaaah!
Chloe, Norma, Moses: Coolidge! {Chloe} Senny! {Norma} Senel! {Moses}
[Senel is released and falls to the ground.]
Moses: Girl, what has gotten into you, raisin' your hand against your own kin?
Chloe: Shirley! Do you realize what you've done?! Answer me! Shirley!
Shirley: You have no need for the blessings of Nerifes. I shall take them back.
Moses: Wh...what was that just now?
Norma: It felt like all the strength just drained from my body...
Will: Shirley...What did you do to us?
Senel: Shirley...
Maurits: Orerines, you have shamelessly forgotten the sins of your past, acting
as if you own this world. Feel the wrath of Nerifes.
Shirley: Nerifes desires to return the world to its true form.
Norma: Shirl, quit playing around. This isn't funny.
Maurits: We of the water obey the will of Nerifes. We shall purge you of the
land from this world.
Shirley: You shall pay for your heinous crimes!
Senel: *Gasp*
Walter: Now, die!
Moses: Dammit!
[A sudden blizzard appears. When it clears, the party is gone.]
Walter: A snowstorm? All of a sudden? What's going on?! Where did they
disappear to?
Shirley: It appears they have been carried to the entrance.
Walter: What?!
Maurits: Walter, can you follow them?
Walter: I have troops hidden. I'll have them pursue.
Maurits: Merines. Allow me to congratulate you on your awakening.
Shirley: I have heard the sea.
Maurits: Yes, Merines.
Shirley: I have remembered my duty.
Maurits: Yes, Merines.
Shirley: I will now head to the castle.
Maurits: Understood.
Shirley: Furthermore, I would like you to give Fenimore a proper burial.
Walter: Leave it to me.
Maurits: Walter, there's no need for you to do it.
Walter: Please, Merines.
Shirley: As you wish.
Walter: Thank you.
[Scene changes to party at the entrance.]
Norma: What happened?
Senel: Ow!
Chloe: Coolidge!
Senel: Dammit, why did it have to be like this...
Grune: Oh, my! That looked like fun when you all came floating out of the sky.
[Grune walks up. A blue ball of light floats next to her.]
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay: Grune?! {Senel, Will, Chloe, Jay, Moses}
G-Girl? {Norma}
Grune: Floating, floating... Fluffy snow... What kind of game was that? I want
to play, too!
Jay: I can't believe you can look at us like this and honestly think we were
playing.
Will: Grune, why are you here?
Grune: Hmm...Why was I here?
Norma: Oh, no...the air is getting infected with G-Girl germs right before
our eyes...
[Grune turns to the ball of light.]
Grune: By the way, who are you?
Norma: G-Girl, did you forget about us already?
Celsius: My name is Celsius. I appear before you by your own wish, master.
Grune: Oh, Celsius. What a pretty name. Pleased to meet you.
Norma: Who's she talking to?
Celsius: Master, have you forgotten me?
Grune: I don't know. Did I forget you?
Jay: Grune is talking to herself.
Norma: Now she's hallucinating...The poor thing.
Celsius: Your desire to rescue those people called me to this place. However,
it seems the power of my incarnation is weak here.
Grune: Oh, my.
Celsius: They cannot see me. Only you, master, can perceive my existence.
Grune: Oh, that is a problem.
Moses: She's got problems, all right.
Grune: In that case, Celsius, why don't you take a little nap?
Celsius: Thank you for your consideration, master.
Grune: Good night, Celsius. This must be Celsius' seed.
Norma: I...I have absolutely no clue what to say.
[Automata approach from the Altar.]
Chloe: Sentinels?!
Will: Is this Walter's work?
Moses: Humph. He just don't give up.
Senel: We aren't going down that easily!
[Senel makes to attack the machine, but nothing comes out.]
Senel: What the?!...
Chloe: Coolidge, look out!
[Chloe attacks as well, but nothing comes out.]
Chloe: Huh?
Senel: I...can't use eres.
Norma, Moses: What?!
[Norma tries to cast, but no attack happens.]
Norma: Wh...what the? Huh? Crystal eres is no good, either! What's going on?!
Will: Everyone, go! Run!
[They run from the machines and make it back to town. People everywhere are
upset.]
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Senel: *Huff* *huff*
Will: Did we lose them?...
Norma: Thos sentinels kept coming from all over the place. I thought I was
gonna die.
Moses: There's no way we can win if we can't use eres.
Jay: As much as I hate to say it, I have to agree with Moses on this one.
Csaba: Moses!
Moses: Csaba! What's wrong?
Csaba: Nobody can use eres anymore!
Moses: What the hell?!
Csaba: It's not just us. It's the same with the eren in town! Oh, no...not you,
too...
Moses: Quit your whinin'. Me and Giet'll figure somethin' out. Senel, I'm gonna
stop by the camp. I gotta calm my boys down.
Senel: All right.
[Isabella runs up.]
Isabella: Will, Jay, would you come with me?
Will: To report to Her Excellency?
Isabella: Yes.
Jay: I guess we have no choice.
Will: Go on ahead to my house. I'll return as soon as we're done.
Senel: Right.
Norma: Senny, you're the only man left, now. Take good care of us, okay?
[Senel's hand glows and he bends over, hands on his knees.]
Senel: Ugh...
Norma: Oh, come on! It was just a joke!
Senel: No, it's not that. I just got dizzy for a second. I'm all right now.
Let's head for Will's house.
[On the way to Will's house, Senel's hand glows and he bends over again.]
Norma: Are you feeling dizzy again?
Senel: Yeah. I wonder what's wrong.
[Senel collapses.]
Norma: Senny!
Chloe: Coolidge?! Coolidge!
[Flashback.]
Senel: Come on. We're getting out of here.
Shirley: Where's Stella? She's not with you?
Senel: Stella's...coming later.
Shirley: Really?
Senel: We promised to meet up later. Don't worry. It's Stella. She'll be fine.
Shirley: Y...yeah. Okay.
[Flashback ends. Words echo.]
Shirley: I am no longer the person who pretended to be your sister.
Senel: (That was the day we became brother and sister...)
Shirley: You shall pay for your heinous crimes!
Senel: (The day I swore I'd atone for my sins...)
[Senel is laying in a bed at the inn. Harriet and Grune walk into the room.]
Grune: Senel, are you okay?
Harriet: You startled me. I was on my way to that guy's house when I found you
on the ground by the door.
Grune: Norma and Chloe helped us carry you here.
Senel: Sorry about that.
Grune: It was really fun! I was all, "Heave ho! Heave ho!"
Harriet: I'll tell everyone what happened.
Senel: R...right. Thanks.
Grune: I'll go with you.
[They leave the room.]
Harriet: Chloe, why are you standing out here?
Chloe: Oh, I, uh...
Harriet: We're going out, so look after Senel.
Senel: ...Chloe.
Chloe: *Gasp*
Senel: I know you're standing out there. Come on in.
[Chloe walks into the room.]
Chloe: H...how do you feel?
[Screen fades.]
Senel: ...War with the Ferines?!
Chloe: The order has been given to prepare at once.
Senel: Whose order was it? "Her Excellency"? There's no going back if they pull
something stupid.
Chloe: But we just can't sit around and do nothing. There've been rumors that
sentinel units are already gathering outside the city.
Senel: Shirley...are you serious? You really want to fight us?
Chloe: Coolidge! I must apologize for everything that's happened! Shirley's
transformation, Fenimore's death...it's all because of my fellow countrymen.
Senel: Chloe...
Chloe: As a citizen of the Holy Kingdom of Gadoria, I...I...
Senel: Stop it. Come on. Look at me.
Chloe: But!
Senel: It's okay! You aren't like them. You don't need to feel responsible for
what they've done. And besides...the Ferines see us humans as their enemy. All
of us. Why?...
Chloe: What?
Senel: What the hell is going on? Why did things have to be like this?! I don't
know what to think anymore! Am I supposed to fight Shirley?! There's no way I
could do that!
Chloe: Senel...
Senel: What?! Am I wrong?
Chloe: Of course not! Who would want to wage war against Shirley?! I don't
understand any of this, either! I don't know what's going on! What Shirley is
thinking...why we can't use eres... I don't understand a single thing! I feel
like my head is going to explode! But the one thing I do know is that I don't
want to fight Shirley.
Senel: I'm sorry, I just yelled at the first person in front of me. At any
rate, we can't leave things like this. We have to do something.
Chloe: But what?
Grune: My. You two must be really close. It's so sweet.
Chloe: Grune? What are you talking about?
Grune: Well, you both keep saying the same thing. "I don't understand. I don't
understand." That must mean you think alike. Right?
Senel: Yeah...we don't understand. That's the problem, isn't it? There are too
many things we don't understand.
Chloe: Coolidge?
Senel: So... We need to figure them out. We can't do anything if we don't know
anything! We have to know! We have to know everything! We'll find the truth,
Chloe.
Chloe: What?
Senel: Let's do this. You and me.
Chloe: *Gasp*
Senel: I need your help. Please?
Chloe: Okay!
Senel: There's no way I'm letting a war start. That's not the answer!
Chloe: No, it's not. We'll find the answer...the way out of all of this.
[Senel and Chloe high-five.]
Grune: See? You two really are close.
Norma: Okay, then I'm coming along, too. I can't just ignore what's happening,
either.
Chloe: Coolidge, you're going to ask the others, too, right?
Senel: Of course.
Harriet: But where do you go to find the truth?
Senel: Um...
Grune: Don't worry. If you all put your hearts together, I'm sure it'll work
out.
Norma: It's going to take a little more than that...
[An image of the lighthouse flashes on the screen.]
Senel: (What was that?... The lighthouse suddenly flashed through my mind...)
Chloe: The lighthouse...
Norma: {!} What about the lighthouse?
Chloe: For some reason, I just feel like we need to go there.
Senel: Me too...
Norma: Seriously? Actually, me too...Does that mean our hearts are connected?
Well, whatever. It's close by. Let's go check it out!
Senel: Yeah... (I can't give in. We have to at least keep moving, for now.)
Chloe: Coolidge, what is it?
Senel: Nothing. I'm fine.
Norma: Okay, let's go!
[Everyone leaves except Chloe and Grune.]
Chloe: Whew...
Grune: I think that went well, Chloe.
Chloe: ...Indeed.
[They leave the inn. The Captain of the Gadorian knights enters town.]
Norma: You're still here, pops?
[He raises his sword against Chloe.]
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Chloe Valens. I hereby place you under arrest
for the crime of treason.
Chloe: Treason? Me?
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Don't try to tell me you've forgotten what you
did to me at the Altar of the Sea.
Senel: I'm the one who knocked you out, not Chloe!
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: And naturally, I am placing you under arrest
as well.
Chloe: You filthy...
[Familiar music starts up.]
Senel: *Gasp*
Norma: Oh no!
[Curtis is shown standing on a roof nearby. The Oresoren run up and he jumps
down and starts to sing.]
Curtis: Hey noble knight causin' trouble, don't you know the rules of this
town?
Quppo: You're not supposed to fight!
Pippo: No acts of violence!
Curtis: Exactly, boys, just what they said. You gotta obey the rules at all
times, you dig?
Poppo: What if you break them?
Curtis: No-ho-hoh!
Grune: What if you disobey?
Curtis: Ohhh!
Quppo, Pippo, Poppo: What'll happen? What'll happen?! What'll happen?!?
*Ors?!?!*
Curtis: Those who break the rules will get to feel, the iron hammer of justice
and hear its thunderous peal.
Norma: Sounds good! You're in for it now!
Curtis: If there's a crime, we'll stop it; if there's a brawl, we'll squash it;
Oh, yeah! That's...our...life!
Quppo, Pippo, Poppo: *Ors!* *Ors ors!*
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Aren't you...
Curtis: Feel the iron hammer!
[Curtis punches the Captain and knocks him back.]
Captain of the Gadorian Knights: Aaargh!
[Screen goes black. Several fighting noises are heard.]
Senel, Norma, Grune: Yeah!
[Picture comes back. The Captain and soldiers are gone.]
Curtis: That was a close one, wasn't it, brother!
Senel: For the first time ever, I'm actually glad to see you.
Curtis: Hah hah hah hah! By the way, brother, what do you think of my new
temps?
Quppo, Pippo, Poppo: Hoo-haa!
Senel: Hmm...I'd say you made a good choice.
Curtis: Indeed!
Senel: Though I can't really picture them as bouncers...
Curtis: Hmm...
[Party travels to the entrance of the lighthouse. Will and Jay are there.]
Norma: Hey, it's Teach and JJ. What are you guys up to?
Will: Well...uh...
Jay: We just felt like we needed to come here.
Chloe: You, too?
Will: What do you mean?
Senel: The same thing happened to us. That's why we're here.
Norma: What the? No way! The entrance to the lighthouse is open!
Will: Yes. Jay and I were just discussing that.
Jay: It was already open when I arrived.
Norma: I can't believe it...
Senel: Is it that surprising?
Norma: Oh, this is huge!
Jay: No one has ever opened the entrance to the lighthouse before.
Norma: Even my teacher's notes say that it can't be opened by eres... Well?
Have you been inside yet?
Will: We were about to go in.
Norma: All right, then! Let's get a move on!
Chloe: Norma sure is excited.
Senel: I bet she's forgotten why we're here.
Moses: Aaaah!
[Moses and Giet run up. Moses trips, then gets back up.]
Jay: *Sigh* And it was so pleasant without him around.
Moses: I was wonderin' where y'all ran off to.
Chloe: What's wrong?
Moses: Wrong?! I'll tell you what's wrong! As soon as I left the city, I ran
smack dab into a huge army of them sentinels!
Will: And?
Moses: Man, you should've been there to see me in action. They kept comin', and
I just took 'em out one after another.
Jay: In other words, you got your butt kicked and ran for your life.
Norma: We have a winner.
Jay: Stop wasting everyone's time with your obvious lies. Why did you really
come here?
Moses: That's somethin' I can't explain. I just had a feelin' this was where
I was supposed to be.
Chloe: Just like us...
Jay: Well, shall we venture inside the lighthouse?
[They enter the lighthouse.]
Jay: The inside is reminiscent of the Ruins of Frozen Light and the Legacy's
bridge.
Will: It may have been constructed during the same era.
[They walk onto a platform.]
Moses: What's that noise?
Jay: Don't tell me it's a trap?
[The platform rumbles. Screen goes dark.]
Norma: Aaaah!
Moses: Waaah!
[The rumbling stops, and waves can be heard.]
Senel: (What's that sound? It's calm...comforting.)
[Everyone is laying on the platform. Norma is sleeping. They get up.]
Moses: Where are we?
Senel: Are those...waves?
[They walk off to inspect the noise. Norma gets up.]
Norma: I feel like...like I dreamed I fell from a really high place...
Grune: Yes, it sure is high.
Norma: Right?...Wait, huh?
[They look up.]
Norma: Whoa!
Grune: The part above that is amazing, too.
Norma: Hmm? {...} Huh? Wait a minute...What? What?!
Grune: Amazing, isn't it?
Norma: What?!
[Scene changes to Senel, Will, Chloe, Moses and Jay at a beach.]
Senel: It's a sea...
Chloe: But there are hardly any waves.
Senel: That's definitely seawater.
Will: How can there be a sea this quiet?
Moses: First time I've seen anything like this.
Chloe: The sound of the waves is so peaceful...
Moses: You get so calm just sittin' here listenin' to it...
Norma: Hey, guys! Guys! Check this out!
Jay: So much for peaceful.
[Norma runs up. Grune follows.]
Norma: Guys...this isn't the time to be gawking at the ocean.
Will: Don't you feel anything when you look at the sea here?
Jay: She probably can't appreciate such things.
Norma: Oh, whatever! Just listen to me! Look up! Look!
Will: Up?
Moses: What the?!...
Jay: The sky...it's...
Senel: The sky's closed?!
[Several seam-like lines are shown on the sky.]
Jay: Now I understand. We're--
Moses: I get it!
Jay: What are you interrupting me for?
Moses: This is a dream. We're all havin' the same dream!
Jay: {...} *Sigh* Of all the dumb things you could say...
Will: Jay, do you know where we are?
Jay: We're deep beneath the Legacy, most likely directly beneath the
lighthouse. We came down here on some sort of elevator.
Norma: Yeah. There's this huge tower next to where we were sleeping!
Will: That tower must be the elevator. I see...
Jay: Still, I must say, this is quite a surprise.
Will: Yes. I never would have expected such a large underground cavern to
exist...
[Senel's nails start to glow.]
Senel: Hmm?
Will: Senel, is something wrong?
Moses: Probably got the runs.
Senel: Demon Fist!
[Energy comes out and hits Moses. He falls down.]
Moses: Aaah!
Chloe: Coolidge! You can use eres?
Moses: What in the hell was that for?!
Senel: Sorry, I didn't think it would really come out.
Moses: Oh, come on!
Norma: Ooh ooh! Let me try, too! Take that!
[She casts Grave and hits Moses with it.]
Moses: Uaah!
Norma: Hey, it's working again.
Moses: Not you, too, Bubbles! Are y'all tryin' to kill me, or what?!
Will: Hmm...
[Will, Chloe, and Jay's hands begin to glow.]
Moses: Whoa! Don't even think about it! If y ou wanna test your eres, point it
somewhere else!
[They face the sea and let out their eres.]
Chloe: It's back, just like it was before. What's going on?
Moses: All right! Time to show those sentinels who's boss! Yeehaw!
[Moses runs off. Screen fades out for a moment.]
Norma: Where'd he run off to? It's been a while since he left.
[Moses runs back and collapses.]
Moses: It's no good. As soon as I got back up there, my eres stopped workin'.
Jay: Ahh, an idiot to the end...
[They form a circle.]
Jay: So it seems the only place we can use eres is down in this underground
area.
Norma: Oh, well. It's still good that we got our powers back.
Chloe: I suppose it is better than not being able to use them at all.
Will: I know what you mean. As eren, our eres is a vital part of our being,
something that's always there.
Norma: Yeah. And it's not like everyone can use it, either. It's like a symbol
of who I am.
Senel: A vital part of our being... I've never really thought about eres that
way before... Well, what do we do now?
Jay: First, let's go over what's happened so far.
Will: By performing the Rite of Accession, Shirley has become the Merines.
Jay: The Merines is an agent of Nerifes.
Will: They say it is the will of Nerifes to purge the world of mankind.
Senel: Shirley said she was taking back the blessings of Nerifes.
Chloe: And we lost our eres right after that.
Jay: It would seem we need to ascertain what this Nerifes is.
Senel: Maybe then we'll find the truth...
Chloe: It's settled then.
Grune: Oh, my, you're all so full of spirit! I'll be your cheerleader!
Norma: So, what exactly are we gonna do?
Moses: {...} Everybody else gets a chance to stand up and say something, but
not Moses. No...
[An image flashes on screen.]
Senel: (What was that image that just flashed through my mind? Weird...I've
never seen that place before...)
Jay: Let's explore this underground area a bit. It's no accident that we can
use our eres here.
Will: Are you saying Shirley's power might not extend to this underground area?
Jay: Perhaps. Or, perhaps this place somehow allows us to receive the blessings
of Nerifes. Either way, we may be able to find a way out of this situation.
Norma: Well, let's get going then!
Chloe: It's a good thing we happened to wind up here.
Jay: {!}
Grune: Indeed. Picnics are so much fun, aren't they?
Norma: So, uh, G-Girl, why are you here?
Grune: Hmm?
Norma: What do you mean, "Hmm"? How come you're talking to us like nothing's
happened?
Grune: Hmm...Because I love all of you so much?
Jay: What do you want to do with her?
Norma: We may as well bring her. She's been with us this long...
Jay: I'm not sure it's a good idea to be dragging around an ordinary civilian
with us.
Grune: Oh? Then I'll fight along with you!
Moses: Fight? Can you use eres, lady?
Grune: Oh, I'm sure it'll work out.
Senel, Will, Chloe: (Oh no...)
Grune: I'm tickled to be part of the team!
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay: Uh...Welcome aboard!
Moses: I guess we just can't say no...
[Grune walks off, and everyone but Jay follows.]
Jay: {...} It's a good thing we happened to wind up here. Indeed. What are the
odds of that? It seems more reasonable to assume that we were all led here by
someone...
[Scene changes to Shirley with Maurits and Walter.]
Maurits: This is the highest floor of the castle--the throne room.
[Shirley sits on the throne.]
Maurits: Ahh...A true heir to the Kingdom of Terises finally takes her place
upon this royal seat.
Walter: Merines, what is it?
Shirley: They are in the Fallen Lands.
Walter: You mean Senel?
Maurits: The Fallen Lands? Why would they be there?
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The Fallen Lands
<ch6> Chapter 6
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[Back with Party. They look at the tower.]
Will: That's the place we came from.
Norma: Let the investigation begin!
Will: We don't know what might happen. Stay alert.
[They find the place that flashed through their minds.]
Senel: (This is... The place I saw in my mind...)
Norma: Um, you guys might think I'm weird for saying this, but... I've seen
this place before.
Senel: You too, Norma?
Norma: Senny, you've seen it?
Will: It seems we've all seen an image of this place before.
Chloe: Unbelievable...What's going on?
Jay: {...} At any rate, we should begin looking around.
[A gap separates them from the building.]
Jay: Hmm...
Will: Did you figure anything out?
Jay: There's writing on it, but I can't read it.
Moses: Ain't so smart, after all, are you?
Jay: Hearing that from you makes me want to die.
Norma: Let me see. Hmm, I've never seen writing like this before. It's not
Relares.
Jay: Could it be instructions on how to open the door?
Moses: Looks like we're screwed if we can't read it.
Norma: Nah, all we have to do is this. Hi-yah!
[She kicks the machine and it activates, forming a bridge.]
Norma: See? Always trust in Norma!
[They enter the Fire Monument.]
Norma: Whoa, it's burning up in here!
Moses: Feels like we're in the middle of a desert. I'm sweatin' buckets...
Chloe: Sweating?
[She backs up from everyone else.]
Senel: What's wrong, Chloe?
Chloe: Oh, nothing.
Will: Try to find any clues you can. Anything at all.
[They keep going and find a strange blue light.]
Moses: What's that light?
Jay: Go ahead, touch it.
Moses: Is it safe?
Jay: That's what we're about to find out. Why else would I tell you to touch
it?
Moses: Hey!
[Senel approaches the light.]
Chloe: Coolidge, be careful...
[Senel and Chloe touch the light. An image flashes across the screen.]
Chloe: A strange image just appeared in my head again.
Norma: What did you see this time?
Will: I saw a white, rectangular object floating in the ocean. What about the
rest of you?
[They nod.]
Grune: Oh, we all saw the same thing. How nice.
Chloe: It felt like I was looking back over memories from long ago... But I've
never seen that thing before.
Senel: What was it?
[They keep going and find another one.]
Norma: There's the light again.
Senel: ...I'll do it.
Chloe: Wait, Coolidge. I'll go, too.
[They touch the light.]
Jay: What did everyone see?
Norma: A white, rectangular thing with big patches of dirt here and there.
Moses: Same here.
Will: So we all saw the same thing again.
[They continue to the next light.]
Will: This is the third time we've seen this light.
[Senel and Chloe touch it.]
Norma: That was probably the same thing from before.
Chloe: So it's a continuation?
Jay: This time, it was completely covered with earth.
[They continue into the next room.]
Norma: Man, it's so hot I could die. Let's take a break.
Will: *Sigh* Yes, let's.
[They sit in a circle.]
Will: Every time we touch those lights, images appear in our minds.
Senel: What is it we're seeing?
Grune: Think...think...think...
Chloe: Why does the same scene enter everyone's heads?
Grune: Ponder...ponder...ponder...
Norma: Has anyone figured out anything?
Grune: Cogitate...cogitate...cogitate...Nope, nothing.
Moses: You sure seem like you're havin' a good time, Grune.
Grune: Oh, yes, this is quite fun!
Senel: (She really does think she's on a picnic...)
[They continue through the Fire Monument. They find another light.]
Will: Is this a dead end?
Norma: There's another one. I think that's the fourth, now? I'm sure we'll see
something when we touch this one, too.
Grune: Oh, this is so exciting!
Jay: As long as it's showing us images, it could at least add some
explanations.
[Senel and Chloe touch the light. The party is taken to Lumen Spring.]
Jay: What the?! This is--
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay: Lumen Spring?!
Grune: The water is so beautiful!
Jay: Did we just teleport here?
Senel: Look at that. The ruins are different.
Jay: Yes, all the broken parts have been restored.
Norma: Say, the forest around here is kinda weird, too.
Will: All the big trees are gone.
[Shirley appears in front of them.]
Senel: Shirley?!
[Senel runs up to her. She teleports to another spot.]
Senel: Huh?
Norma: How did she move just now?
[Shirley walks off.]
Senel: Shirley, wait!
Chloe: Coolidge!
[They follow her. She stands by several Ferines.]
Norma: When did those people get here?
Moses: I didn't notice them before.
Senel: Shirley! Shirley, what's wrong? Can't you hear me?
[Shirley disappears.]
Jay: She vanished!
Moses: Where'd she go?!
[The Ferines disappear. Party is taken to an odd vortex.]
Will: What's that?
Jay: Look, over there. Something big's coming!
[A giant monster appears from the vortex.]
Will: That's a...gaet?!
Moses: What? Are you kiddin' me?!
Will: Are we going to have to fight that?
Moses: Ah, I get it! This is the real test to get my sacred eres!
[They battle and defeat the Gaet.]
Moses: We won!
Will: Damn...I should have given it a more thorough examination before we
defeated it.
Norma: Uh oh, he's in nerd-mode!
Will: Well, of course. Gaets are the lords of all beasts; the most legendary of
legendary monsters. One doesn't get very many chances to study them.
[Screen goes white, voices echo.]
Male Voice: Merines! Why are you sacrificing yourself?
Female Voice: It's all the fault of the Orerines...If it weren't for them,
things wouldn't have come to this.
Male Voice: The Wings of Light are a truly terrible thing. However we have no
choice but to use them now.
Male Voice: Can't we do anything? Do we just stand by and watch the Merines?
Senel: (Whose voices are those?)
[Sequence of the rectangular ship gaining land plays.]
Female Voice: Beloved Ferines...My life ends here. The rest, I leave to the
next Merines. Please work together to bring a new light to our people. History
begins anew today, and you shall rule over its birth. You are the terises.
[Party finds themselves at the entrance to the Fire Monument.]
Chloe: Are we back at the entrance?
Will: So it would seem. What's going on?...I suddenly feel exhausted.
Moses: Me too.
Quppo: Is everyone all right?!
Jay: Quppo, Pippo, Poppo! What are you doing here?
Pippo: We heard you'd gone inside the lighthouse, so we came after you.
Poppo: It's about time we found you! We looked all over.
Quppo: You seem tired. Come rest at our camp.
Jay: You made a camp?
Norma: Oh, you are such a doll. Let's go.
[A strange object appears at Senel's feet.]
Senel: What's this?
Norma: Let's see...Is this a tablet or something?
Jay: It might turn out to be a clue. Let's go ahead and take it with us.
Senel: Yeah...
[They leave the Fire Monument.]
Quppo: The camp is located on the Coast near the tower.
Will: I see. The first place we went to.
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<6co> Coast
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Norma: Man, am I beat. I can't move another inch.
[Everyone lays down.]
Quppo, Pippo, Poppo: *Ors ors?!*
Moses: I'm gettin' sleepy.
Chloe: The waves feel like a lullaby...
[They fall asleep.]
Norma: *Yawn* That was a nice nap!...Huh? It's pitch black.
[They all sit around a cooking pot.]
Jay: I found out what's going on above. At this point, the war hasn't started
yet. The city is surrounded by sentinel forces, but they haven't taken any
other action.
Senel: Did you hear anything about Shirley?
Jay: I'm afraid not.
Senel: I see...
Chloe: So, what exactly were those images we saw?
Jay: I suspect they were images of the birth of the Kingdom of Terises.
Norma: So that white, rectangular thing was the basis for the Legacy?
Jay: The place we're standing right now exists inside that very object.
Will: That was most likely a ship as well. So the Radiant actually built land
on top of a pre-existing ship.
Norma: How'd they pull that off? Was it the power of the Merines.
Jay: Most likely. I heard a voice say something about the work of the Merines.
Will: I'm curious about the "Wings of Light" they mentioned.
Jay: Wings of Light...That's something new to keep in mind.
Norma: Is it just me, or do we have even more mysteries now?
Will: I also wonder why such a legendary beast as a gaet appeared there.
Moses: To give me sacred eres. Why else?
Jay: Moses. Please shut up.
Senel: That Shirley we saw...what was that?
Will: It looked like an illusion to me.
Moses: She didn't respond a bit when you were callin' out to her. The real
Shirley wouldn't have acted like that.
Jay: Still, I have to say... The Radiant have some strange habits. Even if they
were looking for a new place to live, they didn't need to create an entire
island on their own.
Senel: I'm sure the Ferines didn't do that just because they wanted to. They
must have had a homeland somewhere. And they must have had a very good reason
to throw it away.
Grune: Senel, you really care about Shirley a lot, don't you?
Jay: If what Senel says is in fact true, that still leaves the question of why.
Senel: Yeah, what could that good reason have been?
[Another location flashes through their minds.]
Chloe: What was that?
Will: Did you all see that? It felt like we were being told to go there. To
that place we just saw.
Norma: Looks like someone just answered your question, Senny.
Moses: But who's that someone?
Jay: We didn't just happen to wind up here. Someone led us here. I don't know
who it is, but they must be nearby and listening to our conversations.
Will: That would certainly explain a lot.
Jay: (Let's slow down and observe the situation until we find out who it is.)
Will: (Understood. Everyone, be on guard.) All right, let's call it a day.
It's already night. We'll set out again in the morning.
Senel, Norma, Moses: Yeah. {Senel} Okay. {Norma & Moses}
[Flashback to Senel and Shirley.]
Senel: Let's stay here in this house until we meet up with Stella.
Shirley: O...okay.
Senel: Don't worry, she'll be here soon. She promised.
Shirley: Senel.
Senel: What's with that face? You look so serious.
Shirley: Why are you doing all this for me?
Senel: Well, you know...
[He remembers]
???: Thanks to you, we've located the village. Good work.
Senel: (Am I trying to atone? Or maybe...) I'd do anything to protect you. To
keep you safe.
[Flashback ends. The next morning. Jay talks to the Oresoren, Norma sleeps.]
Will: All right. Let's head out.
Jay: ...I see. You may be right. Great job picking up on that.
Pippo: Aww, it was nothing.
Norma: What are you guys talking about?
Jay: This place we're in might be the Quiet Lands spoken of in Oresoren lore.
Pippo: It's a place said to have been visited by the legendary Oresoren hero,
Capoeiracco!
Senel: Capoeiracco?
Will, Norma: (Interesting name...)
Quppo: Supposedly it's a quiet land with a quiet sea.
Pippo: This place is just like the one in the legends.
Norma: Then from now on, let's call this the Quiet Lands!
Chloe: I like the sound of that. "Underground cavern" is kind of uninspiring.
Norma: Yay!
Jay: If these are indeed the Quiet Lands, then the "Trail across the Heavens"
may be here somewhere.
Pippo: The Trail across the Heavens is a path that isn't a path, floating in
the sky.
Jay: The legends say that Capoeiracco encountered something of that nature.
Poppo: We'll look around while you all are out.
Jay: Thanks.
[They leave the Coast.]
Jay: If we find ourselves in need of rest, it would be good to come back here.
Will: A base camp of sorts.
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<6im> Ice Monument
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Chloe: Could this be the place from that vision earlier?
Will: This is definitely it. It matches my memory of it perfectly.
Jay: And mine as well...Even though it's the first time I've been here.
Norma: Hey...what's that sound? Uh oh!
[Walter lands nearby. Norma falls over.]
Norma: Ugh!
Walter: So this is where you were, Senel!
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay: Walter?! {Senel, Will, Chloe, Jay,
Moses} Wally?! {Norma}
Walter: To think you'd run and hide in the Fallen Lands. You're just wasting
your time. You cannot escape me! This time, you will die.
Senel: Oh yeah?!
Walter: It ends here. FelQuesDes!
[Senel easily blocks the small attack.]
Norma: Huh? Was that all it did last time? Doesn't seem all that impressive
now.
Moses: Yeah, that was nowhere near as strong as last time.
Walter: Wh...what's going on?
Chloe: Your eres not working as you'd hoped?
Walter: Impossible. This can't be happening!
Norma: Now's our chance!
Walter: I possess the blessings of Nerifes. You have no chance against me.
Norma: Think again, Wally! We can use eres!
[They attack, but a light appears between them and stops the attack.]
Senel: That's Shirley's teriques!
Chloe: Is she around here?
Senel: Ugh!
[Shirley's teriques forms a sphere around Walter.]
Walter: Merines! What are you doing?! Release me! Merines!
[The sphere carries Walter away.]
Norma: ...He's gone.
Moses: Damn, he got away.
Will: It looked more like he was carried away against his will.
Senel: Shirley! Where are you? If you're here, answer me!
Will: It doesn't seem like she is.
Jay: Which means she sent that teriques from above.
Senel: Shirley...
Will: Walter used the phrase "Fallen Lands."
Jay: It would seem that's what the Radiant call the Quiet Lands.
Will: That name certainly sounds significant.
Jay: Yes. Investigating this place may be even more important than we thought.
Norma: Well, Wally's gone and all, so let's go in.
[She kicks the machine and it forms a bridge.]
Moses: Since when did kickin' become the new way to open doors?
Jay: Watching Norma, it's hard to believe she's really a crystal eren.
Senel: (Shirley... Were you protecting Walter?)
[They enter the Ice Monument.]
Norma: Brrr, it's freezing in here!
Chloe: The temperature dropped so suddenly. It feels like we're in an icehouse.
[They continue on and encounter another light.]
Norma: Oh! It's the mysterious light! What could it have in store for us this
time?
[Senel and Chloe touch the light.]
Norma: Maybe it's just my imagination, but...every time we see these images, I
feel really tired.
Will: It's not your imagination. I feel the same way.
Jay: What did everyone see this time?
Norma: The white, rectangular ship was next to land.
Senel: Same here.
Chloe: Me, too.
Moses: Ditto.
Jay: It seems we all saw the same thing, then.
[They go on to the next light.]
Moses: There's a second light.
[Senel and Chloe touch the light.]
Moses: This time it looked like the ship was headin' out to sea.
Will: Yes, I saw the same thing.
Jay: As did I.
[They continue to the next one.]
Jay: There's a third one.
Norma: Okay, let's do it, then.
[Senel and Chloe touch the light.]
Jay: What was that?
Will: An image of the mainland? It looked oddly damaged.
Norma: Like it was just a bunch of ruins or something.
[They go on to the next room.]
Norma: Aah, it's c-c-cold! I'm gonna freeze!
Senel: What are you doing pressing up against me?
Norma: Darling, don't leave me!
Senel: {scribble} I am not your personal heater!
Norma: Heh heh. Was it that obvious?
Chloe: Hey! Cut that out!
Senel: What are you getting upset about, Chloe?
Chloe: {////} ...I'm not upset!
Norma: Of course not...
[Norma hugs Will's back for a moment, then pats Chloe.]
Norma: Well, good luck with that.
Chloe: Wh...what?
[Norma whispers to Chloe.]
Norma: If you really want him, you'd better reel him in before Shirl gets
back.
Chloe: What...wh...wh...
Senel: What's wrong, Chloe?
Chloe: Huh? Oh...n...nothing! What are you looking at?
Senel: What's with you?
Chloe: Coward.
Senel: Me?!
[They keep going and reach the final light.]
Senel: Let's do it, Chloe.
Chloe: Oh...right.
[They touch the light. It takes them to a battlefield with dead Ferines.]
Will: We're on a battlefield?!
Chloe: Has the fighting already begun?!
Senel: No, I don't think this is the Legacy.
Jay: Judging from our surroundings, I'd say we're somewhere on the mainland.
Will: Are we looking at images from the past?
Jay: I'd say so.
Senel: But when is this from?
Jay: That I don't know...
Will: At any rate, this suggests there was a great war between humans and the
Radiant in the past.
Chloe: There are lots of women and children among the Radiant bodies... They're
obviously civilians. Why would...
Senel: Shirley, are you here somewhere?
[They see her and Senel runs up to her.]
Senel: Shirley, what's going on? *Gasp*
Chloe: Coolidge, what is it?
[Shirley vanishes.]
Moses: Whoa! She disappeared!
Will: She's over there!
Moses: After her!
[They run off. Senel stays behind.]
Chloe: Coolidge?...
Senel: Huh? Oh, sorry. Let's go.
Moses: Look over there. There's someone dressed like Shirley.
Norma: So is she the Merines too?
[Shirley disappears. The Ferines disappear. At another vortex.]
Will: This feeling...It's just like when the gaet appeared last time. Don't
tell me...
Norma: Whoa, there it is!
Jay: Is that a gaet too?
Will: Yes. It looks different from the earlier one, but there's no mistaking
it!
[They defeat the Gaet.]
Moses: Yahoo! We win again!
Will: And once more I miss my chance to get a sample...
Grune: Oh, that's too bad, dear.
[Voices echo again.]
Male Voice: Kill them! Kill the Radiant!
Male Voice: Force the monsters back into the sea!
Male Voice: You Orerines bastards! If only you'd never come here!
Male Voice: Protect the Merines at all costs!
[Sequence of the ship going to see and the land crumbling plays.]
Voice of the Merines: Ferines, the time has come for us to board the ark. We
shall leave this land that has consumed the blood of so many of our brethren.
We will escape the yoke of the Orerines and begin anew.
[Party appears at the entrance to the Ice Monument.]
Moses: What the hell did we just watch?
Norma: Come on, guys, we can talk about that later! Let's get back to camp!
Chloe: What's wrong, Senel? You look worried.
Senel: That Shirley we just saw...
Chloe: Yeah?
Senel: I've never seen a look like that on Shirley's face the entire time I've
known her...
[Another tablet appears at Senel's feet.]
Senel: Is this a tablet?
Norma: Ooh, another one? Let's see...
Moses: Looks like a picture of what we just saw.
[They leave the Ice Monument.]
Norma: I'm tired...Let's return to camp and rest for a bit.
[They enter the Coast.]
Pippo: Welcome back!
Norma: Hi, everybody!
[They all lay down and fall asleep. Scene changes to night.]
Jay: I've pretty much confirmed Shirley's location.
Senel: Where?!
Jay: The bow of the Legacy, in a castle remaining from the Terises era.
Norma: You mean Mirage Palace?! Whoa...
Will: Is that a problem?
Norma: It's famous among treasure hunters for being completely secure. You
can't get in.
Jay: It's a ruin surrounded by tall mountains and deep forests that's said to
be unapproachable by land.
Norma: It can be seen but never reached. That's why it's called Mirage Palace.
Jay: I'll ask the Oresoren to see if they can find a way in. Although...the way
things are now, even if we made it there, we wouldn't stand a chance against
them. Now, let's go over the images we saw earlier. It looks like the reason
the Radiant abandoned their homeland was a war.
Will: Most likely, the humans won and chased the Radiant from the mainland. The
Radiant may consider both that past war and Vaclav's actions to be the fault of
the entire human race.
Moses: How are we supposed to deal with them if they already got that in their
heads?
Jay: That's what makes race wars so difficult.
Will: Is that what whoever showed us that war wanted to tell us?
Norma: That it's impossible for us to make peace?
Senel: That's not true! Look at me. Shirley and I got along fine for three
years. Sure, we have our differences. But in the end, it's all up to how each
person thinks, right? We could do something if only both sides would meet each
other halfway.
Moses: Don't worry, Senel! Sure, y'all are fightin' now, but you and Shirley'll
make up! You're family!
Senel: Family... Yeah...That's right...
Will: Now that we know as much as we do, I really want to know what's at the
root of all this.
Jay: Yes...
Senel: Why do humans and Ferines hate each other?
[Another location flashes onscreen.]
Norma: Ah-hah! I saw it! I saw it!
Will: Looks like our next destination has been set.
Jay: Whoever it is, i tseems they're still listening to our conversation.
Norma: Spot! Have you noticed anything?
[Giet whines.]
Norma: Nothing, huh...
Jay: There's probably nobody around here but us.
Chloe: What does that mean?
Jay: I have a feeling I know who this "someone" is.
Chloe, Norma, Moses: Who?!
Jay: Well... {...} ...I think it's best I don't say for now.
Norma: What?!
Jay: It's difficult for even me to believe, so let me try to get some
conclusive evidence first.
Will: All right. I think we're done for today.
Jay: Senel, are you prepared to learn the reason why humans and the Radiant
hate each other?
Senel: {...} Of course.
Jay: Good.
[Flashback to Shirley and Senel.]
Shirley: ...Senel. Do you really have to work as an Alliance marine? I'll work,
too, if we need money. You don't have to push yourself so hard.
Senel: Sorry. I just think it's best if you stay inside. For now, at least.
Besides, I like it when I come home, and I see the lights on... It's
comforting. I feel like I can go on one more day.
Shirley: Okay. If that's what you want.
Senel: Sorry...
Shirley: No, it's okay. In that case, leave the housework and everything to me.
Senel: It feels like we've really become family.
Shirley: ...Yeah. It really does.
[Scene changes to Stella locked up.]
Stella: Senel...
Senel: (Stella!...)
Stella: Senel...you haven't forgotten our promise, have you? You haven't
forgotten me, have you?
Senel: (I could never forget you! Yes...Shirley's just...)
[Flashback ends. Scene changes to Shirley and Maurits.]
Shirley: I will now begin preparations to activate the Wings of Light.
[Her hair lights up and the throne glows.]
Maurits: Walter, where did you go?
Walter: Merines, why did you stop the fight? It was a perfect opportunity to
finish Senel!
Shirley: Do you really believe that?
Maurits: What are you talking about?
Shirley: Walter pursued them into the Fallen Lands.
Maurits: Them? You mean Senel's group? Were you all right?
Walter: My power felt weaker than normal.
Maurits: Just as I thought...
Walter: Do you know why?
Maurits: That is the only place to which the blessings of Nerifes do not reach.
That's why our ancestors called it the Fallen Lands. Do not approach them as
long as they remain in that place.
Walter: Grrr...
Shirley: Commencing preparation.
[Party leaves the Coast.]
Norma: Time to head to our next destination!
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<6tm> Thunder Monument
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Senel: Is this it?
[Lightning strikes nearby.]
Chloe, Moses: Aaaaah! {Chloe} Waaaah! {Moses}
[Chloe clings to Norma.]
Jay: Moses, please stop acting like a child.
Norma: Yo, C! Hello? How long were you planning to stay like that?
Chloe: S...sorry. It was just so sudden.
Norma: That was such a cute scream.
Chloe: What are you talking about?
Norma: Don't act like you don't know. I heard you loud and clear.
Moses: Hey, Bubbles, how 'bout the door? You gonna kick it or what?
Norma: Kicking door.
[She kicks the machine and it forms a bridge.]
Norma: Okay, let's go!
[They enter the Thunder Monument.]
Norma: Whoa, this time it's all humid!
[Lightning strikes nearby.]
Senel: Can there be lightning inside a building?
Will: With this humidity, they might have deliberately created the conditions
for thunderstorms.
[Norma whispers to Chloe.]
Norma: C, are you scared of lightning?
Chloe: I'm not scared of lightning. I just don't like begin startled all of a
sudden.
Norma: That's practically the same thing. Oh, I just had a good idea! The next
time lightning strikes, go hang onto Senny.
Chloe: What?
Norma: And scream and say you're scared.
Chloe: I can't do that!
Norma: This is your chance, silly. Are you gonna waste it? Boys are like putty
when they see a girl's vulnerable side.
Chloe: R...really?
[Everyone is watching them.]
Chloe, Norma: {!} Um...
Senel: You two look like you're having fun.
Norma: Just a little...
Chloe: Ohh...
[They come to the first light.]
Jay: I'm certain the image we see once we touch that isn't going to be
pleasant. Are you sure you're going to be all right, Senel?
Senel: Why do you keep asking me that?
Jay: Because you have a strong attachment to the Radiant.
Chloe: Wait, Coolidge. I'll join you.
[Chloe and Senel touch the light.]
Moses: Jay. What'd we just see?
Jay: A shooting star. You've never seen one before?
Moses: Of course I've seen one! I just wanna know why we saw it, is all.
Jay: How should I know?
[They find the next light.]
Norma: There's the second one!
[Senel and Chloe touch the light.]
Norma: The sea?
Grune: Yes, that was the sea.
Moses: First a shootin' star, and now the sea. I just don't get it.
Senel: Whew.
Grune: Senel, relax. It's okay. We're all with you.
Senel: Thanks. I'm fine.
[They find the next light.]
Senel: There's the third one.
[Senel and Chloe touch the light.]
Chloe: A large pillar of water? What does that mean?
Norma: Hey! Whoever is showing us this stuff! Make things a little clearer,
okay? Hmm. No response.
Will: Let's keep going. We need more information if we're going to draw any
conclusions.
[They enter the next room. Lightning strikes.]
Norma: Commence the operation, C!
Chloe: Sh...should I really do this?
Norma: This sort of thing is all about courage and timing! Now, go! Go!
[Lightning strikes again.]
Chloe: Ah...
[Moses clings to Senel.]
Chloe: ...Ah.
Senel: Moses, what the hell are you doing?
Moses: I'm uh, not too good with loud noises. Heh heh.
Chloe: *Sigh*
Senel: Chloe looks depressed.
Moses: Wonder what's eatin' her.
Norma: For crying out loud, you stupid bandit! How can you be afraid of
lightning?! You're a savage!
Moses: What's your problem all of a sudden?!
Chloe: Oh, never mind...
Moses: Someone tell me what's goin' on!
[They continue on to the next light.]
Norma: There's the fourth one! Senny, C, go for it!
Will: Get ready. There's no telling where this will lead us.
[Senel and Chloe touch the light. Everyone appears above the sea.]
Chloe: We're...on the ocean? Aah!
[Chloe clings to Senel.]
Senel: Relax, Chloe. We're not sinking. It's okay.
Chloe: Hey, you're right. Why not?
Jay: We're probably not in the real world.
Chloe: Ahh, it's not real...Thank goodness... {////} Aah!
[She falls back away from Senel, then gets up.]
Chloe: Ahem. I apologize for my outburst.
Norma: ...Oh well, I guess it all worked out in the end.
[Senel runs over to Shirley, and everyone follows.]
Senel: Shirley! She disappeared!...
Moses: She was starin' straight up. Is somethin' up there?
[They look up. Party is taken to another vortex.]
Jay: There's the gaet!
Moses: All right! I've been waitin' for this!
Will: Oh! Yet another type! What luck!
[They defeat the gaet. Voices echo again.]
Male Voice: What is that?
Male Voice: A shooting star.
Female Voice: No, that's a ship. A huge, white ship.
[Sequence of the white ship falling into the ocean from the sky plays. Party
is taken to the entrance of the Thunder Monument.]
Chloe: Now we finally understand the relationship between the sea, the shooting
star, and the pillar of water.
Jay: All the information came together in the end.
Will: But...it's difficult to believe.
Norma: Seriously! That shooting star was actually the white, rectangular ship?!
[A tablet appears at Senel's feet.]
Senel: Another tablet.
Jay: What's drawn on this one? I see...Looks like the moment the shooting
star--the white ship--fell.
Will: We can talk once we get back to camp.
[They leave the Thunder Monument.]
Grune: Let's all take a nap once we get back to Quppo's place.
Norma: I hear that!
[They return to the Coast.]
Quppo: Welcome back, everyone!
Norma: Good night...
[They all fall asleep. Scene changes to night.]
Jay: Well, then, let's go over what we've seen again.
Will: Could it be that the Radiant are a different species that came from
another world?
Jay: I can't see any other explanation. The white ship did come down from the
sky...
Chloe: That's pretty difficult to believe, though. It sounds so crazy.
Norma: But, you know. When you think about it, the Radiant are pretty different
from us. Their hair glows, they breathe underwater, they make teriques and fly
through the air...
Jay: Yes. The Radiant are a completely different species from us. We should
probably consider what that means carefully.
Senel: You two sure are emphasizing the word "different."
Jay: I think that's because that "someone" is thinking the same thing. Think
back for a moment. What we wanted to know was the reason why humans and Radiant
hate each other.
Norma: Then, we saw what we saw.
Jay: What if that "someone" is saying that humans and Radiant are simply too
different?
Will: And that the source of the hatred lies there?
Norma: So it's telling us that peace is hopeless?
Senel, Chloe, Moses: No! {Senel} Don't say that! {Chloe} Hell no! {Moses}
Jay: The Radiant themselves have declared us their enemies. We can't ignore the
situation.
Chloe: But, still...
Jay: Honestly, when I learned that the Radiant came from another world, it
scared me like nothing else ever has. Don't tell me the rest of you didn't feel
something like that.
Chloe: Well...
Senel: It doesn't matter where the Ferines come from!
Jay: What about you two? Chloe? Moses? Do you really think it doesn't matter?
In your hearts, aren't you thinking the same thing I am?
Moses: Jay! That's enough!
Senel: Whoever it is that's showing us these images, where are you?! Show
yourself! If you've got something to say, come out and say it! Stop playing
around! Well?! Hey! Dammit! Jay! You know who this "someone" is, don't you?!
Jay: Yes, well...Perhaps it's time we talked about that. When we first came to
the Quiet Lands, do you remember what I said we should do?
Will: You said we needed to ascertain what Nerifes is.
Jay: Yes. Well, what do we currently know about this so-called Nerifes?
Senel: We know that the Merines is its agent.
Jay: Exactly. Also, Shirley said she hears the voice of Nerifes.
Norma: There was something else about Nerifes...What was it?...
Chloe: The Radiant intend to purge mankind in accordance with the will of
Nerifes.
Jay: That's right.
Norma: Doesn't that sound kind of similar to the images this "someone" has been
showing us?
Jay: Exactly. Very perceptive. As the Radiant are to Nerifes, so we are to that
"someone."
Moses: Meanin' what, exactly? That "someone" is...
Senel: Also Nerifes?!
Chloe: But that doesn't make any sense.
Will: If that "someone" were Nerifes, it would be strange for it to be
supporting us.
Jay: Right, so what could that mean?
Senel: Another Nerifes in the Quiet Lands, separate from the one up above?
Jay: That is what I believe.
Chloe: So this other Nerifes is the one that's been leading us?
Jay: Yes.
Moses: You sure about all this?
Norma: So wait, just what is this Nerifes anyway?
[Jay points off towards Grune.]
Senel: Grune?...
Chloe: No way...
Jay: No, look beyond her.
Norma: But there's nothing. Just...
Jay: Yes. Nerifes is the will of the sea...The sea itself.
Senel: *Gasp*
Jay: The entity we've been referring to as "someone" has been beside us the
whole time. A universal presence...an overwhelming influence. And think of what
would give solace to the Radiant. The Ferines. The people of the water.
Will: The sea...
Jay: The Merines' true power is probably the ability to communicate with
Nerifes.
Will: Right. She's its agent.
Norma: Yeah, Shirl said she can "hear the sea."
Jay: Shirley is planning to use the power of Nerifes to do something. This much
we can be sure of.
Chloe: Purge mankind...
Jay: This Nerifes in the Quiet Lands must have sensed that danger and led us
here.
Moses: That's a nice theory, but you got any proof?
Jay: None at all.
Moses: Thought so.
Jay: So we'll just have to ask. You who hears our voices. If I am right, please
give us a sign! Tell us what the Radiant are trying to do!
[Another location flashes onscreen.]
Chloe: That's our next destination.
Jay: Looks like we're about to the finale. I wonder what we're going to see.
Don't run away now, Senel. You want to see the truth, don't you?
Senel: No one's doing any running!
Jay: I'll remember you said that.
Moses: Don't let him get to you, Senel. You can have confidence in those three
years you shared with Shirley.
Senel: Confidence...
Moses: Everything's hingin' on your feelings!
Senel: Yeah. I know.
[Flashback to Senel and Shirley.]
Shirley: It's already been three years since we started living here.
Senel: Time sure flies...
Shirley: Thanks for everything you've done for me, Senel.
Senel: What's up? It's not like we're saying goodbye or anything.
Shirley: I've been meaning to say that for ages. I wouldn't be here if it
weren't for you.
[Scene changes to Stella locked up.]
Stella: I sacrificed myself in order to save you. You haven't forgotten
that...Have you?
[Flashback ends. Jay is standing by the water with the Oresoren.]
Quppo: Jay...
Jay: You're still awake.
Pippo: Jay, you look scary.
Jay: Really?
Poppo: Your eyes look like the Jay from long ago...
Jay: {...}
Quppo: Jay, are you planning to do something about Shirley by yourself?
Jay: I'm worried about leaving it to them. I have more experience
with...certain matters. Yes...lots of experience...
[Scene changes to Shirley, Maurits and Walter.]
Walter: How is the Merines?
Maurits: The Wings of Light show no signs of activation. I didn't expect it to
take this long. It's possible that the Merines' awakening is not yet fully
complete.
Walter: What?
Maurits: If so, then Senel is likely the cause...
Walter: Senel? That little...
Maurits: We must be prepared, just in case. Let us formulate a plan at once.
[Party leaves the Coast.]
Norma: Come on, everyone!
Senel: ...
Jay: ...
Norma: You guys need more spirit...
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<6em> Earth Monument
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Norma: This place is a lot nicer than the last few. I don't mean to sound like
Grune, but this really does feel like we're on a picnic. Doesn't it, Senny?
Senel: No.
Norma: I know! Since it's so nice and all, why don't we stop here and have
lunch?
Jay: This isn't the time for that.
Moses: Bubbles! Open the door already!
Norma: Oh, right! I'm on it!
[She kicks the machine and it forms a bridge.]
Chloe: Okay. Let's go in.
[They enter the Earth Monument.]
Will: Is this facility actually creating a temperate zone?
Norma: Not too hot, not too cold...This feels great!
Senel, Jay: {...}
Norma: You people are no fun at all. Grune, help me out! We're the only ones
who can clear away these clouds of gloom!
[They reach the first light.]
Moses: And here's the first light.
[Senel and Chloe touch it.]
Jay: That must have been what the Radiant are planning to do.
Norma: I've never seen a tower like that before.
Jay: It may be a secret weapon that we don't know about.
Will: I wonder what it's capable of doing.
Jay: That'll surely become clear as we proceed.
[The next light.]
Norma: Suspicious light, dead ahead!
[Senel and Chloe touch it.]
Chloe: It looked like the ocean around the Legacy was shining...
Will: Was that the moment the weapon activated?
Jay: That seems likely.
Senel: Let's keep moving.
[They find the next light.]
Chloe: There's the third light.
[Senel and Chloe touch the light.]
Will: Was that a tidal wave?
Moses: So they used the power of the Legacy to make that huge wave?
Jay: If so, that would mean an enormous amount of energy was released. That
secret weapon may be far more powerful than the Nerifes Cannon.
Senel: I've come this far. I'm going to see it through to the end.
[They go to the next room.]
Norma: Hi, guys!
[Norma and Grune stand in front of everyone.]
Norma: We are...the Laugh Brigade!
Jay: ...Huh?
Senel: This isn't the time to be joking around.
Norma: Just shut up and watch! So, G-Girl!
Grune: Yes?
Norma: That was quite a surprise that the "someone" turned out to be Nerifes!
Grune: Oh, yes.
Norma: And then, it turns out to be the will of the sea! Can you believe it?
Grune: Oh...Uh...Should I believe it?
Norma: You better believe it! And, now, I have a question for our friend Nessy
to answer!
Senel: (...Nessy?)
Norma: Tell us, Nessy! What color underwear is G-Girl wearing today?
Chloe: Wh...what are you thinking?! You're making fun of Nerifes?!
Norma: Oh, nice timing, C! Way to play along!
Grune: Let's see, today they're... Oh...I seem to have forgotten them.
Norma: What?! O...okay! Thanks, you've been a great crowd! This is the Laugh
Brigade, signing out!
[Norma pushes Grune into the next room. They come back out shortly.]
Norma: Um. Hi.
Senel, Jay: {...}
Norma: Still not enough, huh...Fine. Let's see, what next...
Will: Thanks for trying to cheer us up.
Norma: Aw, it was nothing.
[They find the final light.]
Jay: Senel. What we want to know is what the Radiant intend to do.
Senel: I know that.
Jay: Or one could say, what the Merines Shirley intends to do.
Moses: Jay! Quit implyin' stuff!
Jay: It's part of my nature.
[Senel and Chloe touch the light.]
Chloe: Where are we?!
Senel: Shirley! Are you here?
[They see Shirley looking up at someone in a device.]
Moses: What's that glowin' around her?
Jay: ...There's someone else there.
Senel: She's wearing the same clothes as Shirley!
Will: Is she a Merines, too?
Senel: Shirley!
Norma: Shirl!...What's with the cold stare?!
[Shirley disappears.]
Senel: Shirley! Wait!
[They are taken to another vortex.]
Will: It's a gaet!
[They defeat it in battle. Voices echo.]
Voice of the Merines: I shall now activate the Wings of Light and become one
with Nerifes.
Senel: (Wings of Light...)
Voice of the Merines: I shall eradicate that abominable land from our world!
Senel: (One with Nerifes?...)
[Sequence of previous pictures plays.]
Voice of the Merines: No!...Half of it still remains... My consciousness...
melts away... This is not over...One day, another Merines shall arise and...
[Party is taken to entrance.]
Norma: The sea...it... It tore through the land! It moved like it was alive!
Chloe: Is that the power of their secret weapon?
Jay: I see... What we just saw was the very moment of the Cataclysm.
Moses: Senel, what's the Cataclysm?
Chloe: A legendary disaster in which half the world sank beneath the sea.
Will: Until now, there was never any concrete evidence that it actually
happened.
Jay: But now we know. The Cataclysm really occurred, and it was the Merines who
caused it. And now, they're trying to cause it again! Well, what do you think,
Senel?
Senel: Grr...
Will: Jay, stop. Let's talk about this once we get back to camp.
Jay: All right. I look forward to everyone's decision.
Chloe: Coolidge, are you all right?
Senel: Chloe...Did you see Shirley's expression, too?
Chloe: ...Yes.
Senel: Okay...
Chloe: Is that why you were surprised that last time?
Senel: Yeah. It's the same expression. That was the second time I've seen it.
[Another tablet appears.]
Chloe: Coolidge, there's a tablet by your feet. That's the Legacy in the middle
there, and that pattern around it is...light?
[They leave the Earth Monument.]
Will: Ok, let's head back to base camp, then.
[They return to the Coast.]
Norma: If there were another Cataclysm, whould the entire continent disappear
into the sea?
Jay: If it's the same as last time, then yes, it would.
Will: The Nerifes Cannon pales in comparison to this.
Jay: The Nerifes Cannon could take out a mountain, but with this, it's the
entire continent.
Chloe: So this is what Maurits meant by "purging the Orerines."
Norma: We can't live without land. If it sinks, we're finished.
Moses: Was that tower-lookin' thing the Wings of Light?
Jay: Most likely. The Wings of Light would seem to be the enemy's secret
weapon.
Senel: (Enemy?...)
Will: A device to cause the Cataclysm.
Norma: Would Shirl really do that?
Jay: In any case. Determining the enemy's objective was a good step forward.
We didn't even know that until now.
Senel: Hang on a second. Why are you calling the Ferines the enemy? You weren't
using that word before.
Jay: I thought it would be best in order to accurately represent the situation.
Senel: Hey! {...} Do you all seriously think Shirley is going to cause another
Cataclysm?
Chloe: Well...
Senel: There's no way she'd do that! This is Shirley we're talking about!
Jay: We don't really know her that well.
Senel: Then I'll tell you about her. Shirley couldn't hurt a fly. There's no
way she could sink a continent and wipe out humanity! Hey...What's that about?
You don't believe me? It's going to be okay. It'll all work out!
Jay: Stop and look at the reality of the situation! How can you be so sure it's
going to work out? Just what is Shirley to you?!
Senel: What?
Jay: And don't try to claim she's your sister. Shirley herself declared that
she's through with you!
Chloe, Moses: Jay!
Jay: The time for playing brother and sister is long over!
Senel: You little...
Moses: Now, hang on! You don't have to say it like that!
Jay: This is no time to be mincing words. Or don't you mind if the Cataclysm
occurs again?
Senel: Yeah...That's it! There's no need for us to worry like this!
Chloe: What do you mean?
Senel: Everything'll be fine as long as the Cataclysm doesn't happen, right?
I'm going to convince Shirley.
Will: Senel...
Senel: If I talk to her, I'm sure she'll understand.
Jay: I'd like to know what makes you so confident.
Norma: Hey, there's a light over there!
Will: What is that?
Grune: It seems Nerifes is calling us.
Senel: It must be trying to help us! Let's go check it out!
Norma: What should we do?
Will: I think we should go. We can't just ignore it.
Jay: Then let's get moving.
Senel: (I have to do something... Yeah...me...)
[Scene changes to Shirley.]
Walter: How is the Merines?
Maurits: No change. In the previous battle, you captured several of Vaclav's
soldiers, correct?
Walter: They're confined in a room in the castle.
Maurits: I want you to question them and find one who meets a certain set of
requirements. What I'm looking for is...
[Party leaves the Coast.]
Will: The opposite shore seems to be shining. Maybe going there will yield
some clues.
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<6ga> Geoglyph Area
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[The glow fades away as they approach.]
Grune: Oh! It disappeared.
Norma: There's a picture here.
Jay: I wonder if those missing parts are intentional. One, two, three...four
places. Wait, four?... Senel, could you line up the tablets we've collected on
the ground?
[They line the tablets up.]
Norma: It looks like the tablets we've collected are parts of this thing.
Will: Hmm. It would seem Nerifes is testing us.
Senel: What do you mean?
Jay: We're probably supposed to place these tablets in their correct positions.
This is the first tablet we picked up. It depicts land appearing on top of a
white, rectangular ship. This is the second tablet we got. It depicts people
watching the white, rectangular ship setting out to sea. This is the third
tablet we came across. It depicts the white, rectangular ship descending from
the sky. This is the last tablet we got. It depicts light enveloping the Legacy
at the moment the Cataclysm took place.
Moses: What order do they go in?
Norma: Hmm...
[Senel places the tablets in the correct order.]
Senel: ...How about this?
Will: Yes...
Jay: They're lined up in the order in which the events took place.
Will: That makes the most sense.
Chloe: The tablets lit up!
Norma: Probably means we got it right.
Moses: Nice job, Senel!
Will: Nerifes must be trying to teach us the truth about our history.
Jay: Everything began when the white, rectangular ship came down from the sky.
Will: That was the meeting between humanity and the Radiant.
Jay: Unfortunately, the two races went down the path of war.
Moses: And humans, our ancestors, won.
Jay: Having lost the war, the Radiant sought a new life onboard the Legacy.
Chloe: Thus the Kingdom of Terises was born.
Jay: But the Radiant continued to hold onto their hatred of humanity.
Norma: And they eventually caused the Cataclysm. The sea is glowing! Could
Nessy be trying to talk to us?
Jay: Nerifes surely knows we can't hear its voice. It's not trying to talk to
us. If anything, it's probably the opposite. This time, I think it wants
answers from us.
Will: Are you saying it wants to know what we're going to do?
Jay: It wants us to make clear our decision.
[Will's nails glow.]
Norma: Teach, why are your nails glowing?
Grune: Maybe Nerifes wants to chat with Will.
Will: With me?
[He walks closer to the water.]
Will: I was exiled from the mainland. I no longer have any great attachment to
it. And Harriet is onboard the Legacy, as well. However, I cannot simply stand
by and watch the Cataclysm occur. No reason can justify the arbitrary
destruction of innocent life. None! I vow to stop the Cataclysm. It is my
duty...the duty of one who knows the truth.
Chloe: Raynard's nails are glowing even brighter!
Moses: Is that sacred eres?!
Will: What is this?! I feel incredible power flowing through my body! This
strength. It's immense. I can feel it.
Moses: It is sacred eres! I told you it was for real!
[Moses' nails begin to glow.]
Moses: Woo! Looks like I'm up next! I know I can do away with Maurits and
Walter and get the old Shirley back! And you better believe I ain't gonna let
the Cataclysm happen!
[He glows brighter.]
Moses: This is it! This is sacred eres! I finally got it! Yahoo! Every last bit
of my body's bustin' with power! If my nails were glowin' all rainbow colors,
it'd be just like the legends! Aw, but who's gonna fuss over details?! Hah!
[Norma's nails glow.]
Norma: M...me?
[She approaches the sea.]
Norma: Ah, heh heh, um... Well, I mean, I just want to find the Everlight. I'm
not looking to do anything big. That's not really my style, you know. But, I
guess it would be bad if there was a Cataclysm and all. Sure I ran away from
home, but still. My parents are there, and I'd feel bad if I never...
Chloe: This is the first I've heard about her running away from home.
Norma: Anyway, I want to keep on having fun searching for the Everlight, you
know? If that means stopping the Cataclysm, then, well, bring it on!
[She glows brighter.]
Norma: Oh! It feels like I've grown closer to Nessy! Does this mean I'm one of
the chosen warriors now? Please, that doesn't fit me at all!
[Jay's nails glow.]
Jay: Looks like I'm next.
[He approaches the water.]
Jay: It's been a while since I first came to the Legacy. This is my home. So it
really isn't my problem what happens to the mainland. But I doubt the Radiant
will just leave the Legacy alone once they cause the Cataclysm. So I'm going to
stop it...For the Legacy, and everything on it that matters to me.
[Jay glows brighter.]
Jay: With this much power, we can probably use eres even on the surface. And it
should be enough to accomplish my objective. I see what you mean about growing
closer to Nerifes.
Norma: Told you!
Jay: Perhaps eres is essentially a method for communicating with Nerifes.
Will: And the Merines would be its ultimate form.
Jay: Yes.
Norma: Okay! Who's next?
[Grune's nails glow.]
Grune: Hmm? Why are my nails shining?
Norma: Were you not paying any attention at all?
Moses: Say somethin' to the sea already, woman!
[She approaches the sea.]
Grune: Hi there, Nerifes!
Norma: Is that all you're going to say?
[Grune glows brighter.]
Grune: Oh, my. My nails are all sparkly. They're so pretty! Was that okay,
Norma? Moses?
Moses: How'd she get sacred eres just by sayin' hi?
[Chloe's nails glow.]
Chloe: My turn... I... I do not intend to give up on peace between mankind and
the Radiant. I don't want powers whose only purpose is to kill Shirley. People
may laugh and call me an idealist, but how can one live without ideals? What I
want is the power to stop the Cataclysm and to open a path to peace. If you
should still find me worthy, then grant me your power!
[She glows brighter.]
Chloe: Nerifes!...You accept me?! The power of Nerifes...This sense of
fulfillment. I've never felt like this. However...I also feel the weight of
responsibility...
Norma: Senny! You're the last one, so make it good!
[Nothing happens.]
Norma: Uh...
Will: Senel...
Moses: Why...
Chloe: Why aren't your nails glowing?!
Senel: I don't know...Dammit! What's going on?! Nerifes! Stop playing around!
Hey! Wait! Are you saying you don't accept me?! Just me?! You can't be serious!
I'm the only one who can convince Shirley!
Chloe: Coolidge...
Senel: I have to go! Me! Without me, Shirley won't... Wait! Nerifes! Please!
[The sea stops glowing.]
Senel: Why...
Norma: Uh...hold on...
Moses: How'd things end up like this?
Will: I certainly didn't expect this.
Chloe: How can this be happening?
Senel: Grr... Dammit! Why?! Why is this only happening to me?! What is it?!
What's wrong with me? What do I need?!
Norma: Senny...
Senel: Well?!
Norma: How should I know?...
Senel: I don't have time for this! We have to stop Shirley! Why?! Why is this
happening?!
Will: Senel!
Senel: Will...
Will: Settle down. Understand?
Senel: *Sigh*
Will: We're going to return to camp and discuss our next course of action.
Understood?
Chloe, Norma, Moses: R...right. {Chloe} Okay... {Norma} Y...yeah... {Moses}
[They leave the Geoglyph Area.]
Norma: Hey, Teach, over here.
Will: What is it?
Norma: I have something to tell you...
[They return to the Coast.]
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<6ca> Coast
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Norma: Well, then, I think I'll go for a little walk. Take it easy, Senny!
Chloe: I think I'll go practice for a bit. It's been a while. Coolidge, get
some rest.
Moses: Giet! Race you to the sunset! Senel, try to wind down, you hear?
Jay: I'm going to talk to the Oresoren for a bit. Please rest for now, Senel.
Will: Well, I suppose I'll do a little research. You try to get some rest.
[Grune leaves along with Will. Senel is left alone.]
Senel: You people...
[Senel goes to bed. Scene changes to everyone but Senel at the elevator.]
Chloe: How was it for everyone?
Norma: Perfect. I could even use eres on the surface.
Moses: Nothin' can scare us now!
Jay: Then let's begin the meeting.
Norma: I wonder why Nessy was mean to Senny.
Moses: Yeah, after all he said about wantin' to convince Shirley so bad.
Will: There's no point in trying to guess why Senel was rejected by Nerifes.
What we have to think about now is how to stop the Cataclysm.
Norma: Yeah, the Wings of Light could be powering up right now.
Chloe: But...can we convince Shirley without Coolidge?
Will: We'll do everything we can. However...
Jay: We must resolve ourselves to do what is necessary should that prove
impossible.
Chloe: You mean, kill Shirley?!
Jay: Don't worry. If it comes to that, I'll do it myself. I can't leave a task
that important to those who are easily swayed by emotion.
Moses: You said that without battin' an eyelash. Come on, it's gotta bug you a
little.
Jay: Not particularly. If I decide to do it, then I will.
Moses: You gotta have ice water runnin' through your veins.
Jay: My, such an elegant insult coming from you, Moses. Can we end the meeting
now? I have something I need to do.
[Jay leaves.]
Moses: I didn't know Jay was so cold. I'm kinda disappointed.
Grune: Oh, no. Jay is a very nice boy.
Moses: How can you say that?
Grune: No one wants to do things they don't want to do. So that's why Jay said
he'd do it himself.
Moses: Jay, don't tell me you!...
[Scene changes to Jay sitting near the Oresoren.]
Jay: Don't worry. I'm fine.
[Will walks up.]
Will: Don't try to bear this burden alone. What are we here for?
Jay: Will...
Will: We're not going to let you shoulder this responsibility alone. This is a
problem we all must face.
Moses: That's right.
[Moses comes over.]
Moses: Jay, let me ask you just one thing.
Jay: Wh...what is it?
Moses: Do you like Senel?
Jay: ...Do you think I'd travel together with someone I didn't like?
Moses: All right! That's what I wanted to hear! Count me in, Will! I can't just
sit back and watch you two suffer!
Jay: Moses...
[Scene changes to Senel sitting alone at the beach.]
Stella: You've done your best, Senel. You don't need to push yourself any
further. You have me. I'll stay with you.
Chloe: Coolidge! Are you having doubts about something?
Senel: What makes you say that?
Chloe: Everyone says Nerifes rejected you, but I wondered if perhaps it was the
other way around.
Senel: You think I rejected Nerifes?
Chloe: Listen, Coolidge...If something's bothering you, why don't you tell me
about it? I know I'm being nosy, but it's hard for me, too, just standing by
watching you suffer.
Senel: If the true nature of eres really is communicating with Nerifes, like
Jay said... Then I have an idea about what happened.
Chloe: Oh?
Senel: I've never looked at my being an eren as a good thing.
[Senel gives her a book.]
Chloe: Operations Report: Merines Capture
Senel: My name's in there. In the list of those participating in the operation.
Chloe: What?!
Senel: I was...one of Vaclav's soldiers.
Chloe: *Gasp*
Senel: I was a war orphan. People found out I was an eren, and I got sent to a
military facility. That's where my eres abilities grew and developed.
Chloe: I see...
Senel: I was sent into battle at age twelve. My first mission was to capture
Shirley. It was a solo mission. I slipped through the barrier and entered the
Ferines village. I hid the fact that I was an eren, and because I was a child,
they weren't even suspicious of me.
Chloe: And that's how you met Shirley?
Senel: Getting close to her was easy. All that was left was to take her and
run. But...
Chloe: But you couldn't.
Senel: Life in the village was the first peaceful experience I'd ever had in my
life. The days passed with Stella and Shirley, and before I knew it, I had
forgotten my mission... Stella and I were the cause of the attack on the
village.
Chloe: What do you mean?!
Senel: Shirley fell into a coma after failing the Rite of Accession. We went
out to find help. We went outside the village to find an ore that was said to
cure any disease.
Chloe: And?
Senel: We got the ore and saved Shirley. But we were followed, and they saw us
enter the village.
Chloe: There were other soldiers pursuing Shirley?
Senel: Yes...And then the attack happened. Stella's death, Shirley's change...
Trace it all back, and it's all my fault.
Chloe: Coolidge, you can't think like that.
Senel: But it's true! If only I hadn't gone to their village! I wish I'd never
been able to use eres! Then maybe things wouldn't have wound up like this!
Chloe: ... Does Shirley know about your past?
Senel: I never told her.
Chloe: Were you planning on staying quiet forever?
Senel: Well, I promised Stella.
Chloe: Stella?
Senel: Stella knew who I was, but she still entrusted Shirley to me. I have to
keep my promise...because I chose Stella.
Chloe: Chose? What do you mean?
Senel: It's...
Chloe: Coolidge, please tell me.
Senel: When we visited the Ferines, Shirley told me she was in love with me.
Chloe: And? What did you do?!
Senel: I told her I had to stay with Stella.
Chloe: What?! Are you serious?!
Senel: Do you think I'd joke about that?! Stella died because of me! After she
spent three years waiting for me to rescue her! So...at least, from now on...
Chloe: Coolidge...You...
[Chloe slaps Senel.]
Senel: Ow! What was that for?!
Chloe: You idiot!
Senel: What?!
Chloe: I know why Nerifes rejected you. You don't understand yourself at all!
Senel: What are you talking about?!
Chloe: You're hiding your feelings! Choosing Stella is just an excuse!
Senel: Shut up! What makes you think you know me so well?!
[Chloe slaps Senel again.]
Senel: Ugh!
Chloe: Don't be blind! Of course I know you!
Senel: Chloe?
Chloe: Maybe I didn't before, but I definitely do now! I know you so well it
hurts!
Senel: What?
Chloe: Coolidge, there's only one thing you should do. Go see Shirley right
now. Tell her everything.
Senel: Everything?
Chloe: Yes, everything! Your past, and your feelings, too! Don't hold anything
back from her!
Senel: I can't...
Chloe: You can't? You coward.
Senel: What did you say?! Ugh!
Chloe: "I wish I'd never been able to use eres!" "I chose Stella!" Give me a
break! You're just running away from facing Shirley!
Senel: Humph. What do you know?
Chloe: I know Shirley is worth more than that to you! Am I wrong? Am I, Senel?!
Senel: Yeah, you're right. I should have seen it all along! It was right in
front of me! What I needed to learn wasn't the truth about the past...
But...the truth about myself.
Stella: Senel, we'll always be together, right?
Senel: (No...)
Stella: Let's stay together forever.
Senel: (You're not Stella.)
Stella: Senel...
Senel: (You're...) You're...me! My doubts, my fears. No matter how much you
struggle, you can't live in the past. In my heart, I knew that.
Chloe: Senel...
Senel: You bear the burden of the good times and the bad, and just keep going.
Senel: I guess...that's what it means to live... Yeah...And I'm alive. So as
long as I'm alive, the only thing I can do is press on. Stella...I'm going. I'm
going to Shirley.
[The sea glows.]
Chloe: The sea!
[Senel's nails glow. He walks into the water and glows brighter.]
Senel: This is...the power of Nerifes?!
Chloe: You did it.
Senel: I owe it all to you.
Chloe: Don't mention it...
Moses: Senel?!
Will: What's going on?
Norma: Senny! Don't tell me. You got the power, right?
Senel: Yeah! Please give me one more chance. I'm going to convince Shirley. I'm
going to tell Shirley everything I wasn't able to before.
Jay: If it were Shirley, she might listen to what you have to say, Senel,
but...
Norma: But not if she's the Merines?
Senel: If Shirley really is the Merines and can't be convinced... Then I'll
finish this by my own hand.
Chloe: Are you sure?
Senel: I know what it means to have been entrusted with power by Nerifes. And
I understand the thoughts and feelings of everyone here.
Moses: Senel!
[Moses hugs Senel.]
Moses: I'm sure you'll convince her! And I'll be there with you!
Senel: Well, Jay?
Jay: I'm going to hold you to your word. *Sigh* And I went through all the
trouble of planning the operation without Senel. Now I have to start all over
again.
Grune: Isn't that great, Jay?
Jay: It's not like I care...
Senel: Jay. I'm sorry I worried you. From now on, we're a team.
Jay: I'm not going to go easy on you.
Norma: Ooh! Two former rivals put their differences aside in an idyllic scene
of peace and--
Moses: Ohh! This is so touchin'!
Norma: ...Moses.
Jay: What are you doing? Nobody called for you.
Senel: Seriously.
Moses: Heh heh! Aww, don't get embarrassed!
Senel, Jay: Embarrassed?!
[Scene changes to morning.]
Jay: Now then. Let's get back to planning our strategy.
Senel, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Right! {Senel & Chloe} Okay! {Norma} Yeah! {Moses}
Will: How can we get to Mirage Palace?
Jay: Does everyone remember the secret underground passage?
Norma: The place where we were attacked by the Long Long Demon? Man, that feels
like ages ago.
Jay: I looked into it a bit, and it turns out there's another underground
passage similar to that one. Apparently, it exits close to the bow.
Norma: Whoa, good job! So we can get to Mirage Palace if we go straight
through the secret passage.
Chloe: What if the passage is blocked midway?
Jay: Heh heh heh.
Moses: What're you gigglin' for?
Jay: I have an announcement to make. Would you all come with me to the
elevator?
Senel: Is there something there?
Jay: As a matter of fact, there is. If you come, you can see it.
[They leave the Coast.]
Jay: The elevator is very close. We shouldn't have to worry about getting lost.
[They enter the Elevator area.]
Moses: Jay, what're we doin' here? This had better be good.
Jay: Anyone with any intelligence could appreciate it. I guess that rules you
out, Moses. Everyone, please stand here. Ready? Here we go.
[He activates a terminal and a portion of the ground moves to form rails.]
Will: Jay, you brought us here to show us these rails?
Norma: It was kind of surprising, but other than that...
Jay: There's more.
Senel: What're you doing?
Jay: Now, watch this!
[He activates the terminal again. The ground rumbles and a door slides open.]
Quppo: *Ooooors*
Pippo: *Ooooors*
Poppo: *Ooooors*
Quppo, Pippo, Poppo: *Ors ooors!*
[A large tram rides up on the rails and stops in front of them.]
Moses: Whoa! What the hell?!
Senel, Will, Norma: A tram?!
Jay: They found it. Amazing, isn't it?
Will: To think, there was a tram hidden down here.
Jay: Go on in, everyone!
[They enter the tram.]
Jay: Somewhere in the Quiet Lands, there should be tracks leading back up.
Senel: How do you know?
Jay: Because there are tracks in that new secret passage we found. The design
of those tracks is the same as these here in the Quiet Lands. Even if the
passage is blocked along the way, with this tram, we won't have any problems.
Poppo: Yeah, it's even got a drill for busting through walls! It's so cool!
Chloe: I see. So that's what you meant.
Jay: First, let's look for the exit to the surface. Is everyone ready?
Norma, Moses, Grune: Okay! {Norma & Grune} Yeah! {Moses}
Jay: Then, we're off!
[The tram starts up. Scene changes to Shirley and Maurits. A ferines walks up
and whispers something to Maurits.]
Maurits: He found one? Right, I'll go at once.
[They leave together.]
Shirley: *Huff* *Huff* Returning the world to its true form...That is the wish
of Nerifes... I am the Merines. I hear the voice of Nerifes...
[Screen goes black.]
Walter: There was one soldier in Vaclav's forces who met the conditions you
specified.
Maurits: Good.
Prisoner: Aaah!
Maurits: No need to be frightened, my friend. I've just come here to have a
chat with you. Yes...A nice, long chat...
[The tram comes to a door blocking their way. They exit the tram.]
Jay: That's probably the exit to the surface.
Mose: All right! We found it!
Jay: This seal is from the Kingdom of Terises.
Norma: Which means, it opens with eres?
Moses: That ain't a problem for us now!
Chloe: Yeah.
Norma: Then let's do it!
[They place their hands on the door. It slides open.]
Jay: We've made it this far. The rest is just a straight line.
Senel: All right.
Will: Normally, this would be the time for saying something about saving the
world.
Norma: Hah hah! LIke any of us would say that.
Will: At this point, I don't care what our motivation is. What's important is
that we share the same goal.
Chloe: To stop the Cataclysm!
Jay: To put an end to all of this.
Senel: It's time to assault Mirage Palace!
Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay, Grune: Yeah!
[They get in the tram. It starts up again.]
Senel: There's a Nerifes of the surface and a Nerifes of the Quiet Lands.
Will: It's going to get confusing talking about them.
Chloe: How about we change how we refer to them?
Norma: That's already settled. The one on our side is Nessy.
Moses: And the other one?
Norma: Hmm...Nelly?
Will: All right. Let's go with "Raging Nerifes" and "Quiet Nerifes."
Norma: What do you mean, "all right"? Did you even hear what I said?!
[They arrive at Mirage Palace and exit the tram.]
Senel: Looks like this is as far as the tracks go.
Jay: Let's follow that path up and take a look around.
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[They travel along the path and find Mirage Palace.]
Norma: Wow!
Senel: Is that Mirage Palace?
Moses: Hmm. Not a bad stage for the final battle.
Will: It'll be difficult, but I know we can handle it. We will pull through.
I'm proud of how far we've come together. And we will go on together, to the
very end!
[They make their way into Mirage Palace. Scene changes to near the throne.]
Walter: Senel is here?!
Radiant Man: It seems he and the others came from underground.
Radiant Man: Walter, no. Please wait!
Walter: Why are you stopping me?
Radiant Man: Please do not leave the Merines' side. You can leave the Orerines
to us.
Radiant Man: As the head of her personal guard, it is your duty to remain here.
The Chief has ordered it as well.
Walter: Grr... ...Fine. Leave it to me. I'll operate the automata from here.
Get the Orerines. Go!
Radiant Man: Yes, sir!
[Scene returns to party.]
Senel: Look out! Something's coming!
Chloe: What?!
[They defeat the monster in battle.]
Radiant Man: Aaah!
[The Radiant run off.]
Chloe: Were they the ones controlling that monster?
Will: It would seem so.
[Scene changes to the throne.]
Radiant Man: They've broken through the viewing chamber!
Walter: It seems I'm going to have to stop them myself. Of course, that suits
me just fine.
Shirley: They're nearby.
Walter: ...Merines. I won't allow Senel to reach you. Please, remain calm and
revive the Wings of Light. I, too, shall fulfill my duty.
Shirley: They are in your hands.
[They make their way through Mirage Palace.]
Walter: I'm surprised you made it this far, Senel! I applaud you courage in
leaving the safe confines of the Fallen Lands.
Senel: Is Shirley behind that door?
Walter: And if she is?
Senel: I'm going to talk to her. That's why we're here.
Walter: You're wasting your time. The Merines will no longer have anything to
do with you.
Senel: That's not for you to decide. Now get out of my way. One last chance,
Walter. Move.
Walter: Enough talk!
[They defeat Walter.]
Walter: How?!...How can you Orerines have such power?! M...Merines. Ah...uhh...
Senel: It's over, Walter. You can't fight anymore.
Walter: You...shall not...pass...
Chloe: What can you possibly hope to do in that state? Stop this madness,
Walter!
Walter: Only I...protect the Merines...
[Walter summons his wings and flies off.]
Senel: Wait!
Moses: Man, he just don't give up!
Will: Perhaps he intends to take Shirley and run.
Norma: Then we'd better catch up to him, like, now!
[They follow Walter. He collapses near Shirley's throne.]
Walter: Merines...you must...
Shirley: Walter...
Senel: Shirley!
Shirley: *Gasp* I didn't expect to see you again.
Senel: Shirley, we didn't come here to fight.
Moses: We came here to talk!
Senel: Please, stop the Cataclysm! Don't revive the Wings of Light!
Walter: Senel!...How did you...
Shirley: So, you know.
Senel: The Quiet Nerifes told us everything.
Jay: The Nerifes that exists in the place you call the Fallen Lands.
Norma: Nessy told us all kinds of stuff about the Kingdom of Terises and the
Cataclysm.
Chloe: Our ancestors engaged in cruel racial warfare. We don't deny that.
Senel: But we're living now. We don't need to be shackled to the past, right?
Moses: Exactly. You gotta stop this, darlin'.
Will: You can keep the Legacy as Radiant land. Let's find a way to live
together.
Shirley: You came all the way here to say that? Absurd. Did you honestly think
I would listen to you? Stop right there! If you come any closer, I will
activate the Wings of Light immediately.
Will: Could that throne be the activation control for the Wings of Light?
Senel: Shirley, is it all right if I come a little closer? Just me. Just close
enough to see you clearly. Okay?
[He approaches the throne.]
Shirley: Stop. Don't come any closer. Don't think you can talk me out of this.
I already told you... I am no longer the person who pretended to be your
sister.
Senel: That's why I've come all the way here, Shirley.
Shirley: What?...
Senel: I can finally tell you how I really feel. I want us to be together
again, but not as brother and sister. I want to start over...
Shirley: What about Stella?
Senel: She'll always be in my memories, but that's all she can be. A memory.
You're the one who's important to me now.
Shirley: I've been waiting to hear that for three years...no, longer than that.
Even when you turned me down, the dream still lived on in my heart... I never
thought it would happen like this. Thank you...
Will: Oh!...
Moses: Did he do it?!
Shirley: With those words ingrained in my heart, I shall now fulfill my duty.
Chloe: Shirley?!
Senel: Shirley, why?!
Shirley: Because I chose to be the Merines. I cannot turn back now. If you
heard the voice of Nerifes, then you know how much rests on my shoulders.
Senel: But, still! What about you, Shirley? Do you want to see the Cataclysm
take place?!
Shirley: I am the Merines. Fulfilling the duty of the Merines is the reason for
my existence. I no longer feel any doubt. If you wish to stop the Cataclysm,
the only thing you can do is kill me.
Senel: *Gasp* Shirley...
Shirley: However, I will not simply lie down and die. Let us settle this.
[Shirley's teriques appears on her back, and Senel's nails glow.]
Walter: Well said, Merines! I'll handle the others. You dispose of Senel!
Norma: You see Shirl's expression?
Will: Yes. I do.
Moses: Just look at her face!
Jay: It's clear what's going on in her heart.
Chloe: That's not the face of someone who's not feeling any doubt.
Walter: What?!
Shirley: *Huff* *Huff* Why won't you attack? If you don't, I will! I'm not
kidding! Do you hear me? I'm serious! Sen...
[Senel puts his hands down.]
Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Senel?! {Will, Chloe, Moses} Senny?! {Norma}
Senel: I can't do it. I promised everyone that if you were the Merines, I'd
finish this. But now I know. To me, it doesn't matter if you're the Merines
or whatever... You'll always be Shirley.
Shirley: Ah... Aaargh!
Chloe, Norma, Moses: Shirley! {Chloe & Moses} Shirl! {Norma}
[The throne and Shirley's hair stop glowing.]
Shirley: Wh...what? Why?...
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: Why won't it come out?
Senel: Shirley, you can stop now.
Shirley: Quiet! Stay back! If you come any closer, I'll kill you! I said, I'll
kill you!
[She waves her hand in the air.]
Shirley: Again?! Why won't it come out... I'm the Merines! I can't let this
happen... I'm carrying four thousand years of Ferines hopes and dreams on my
shoulders! Why... Why?! Why can't I attack?!
Senel: Shirley. Let's go home. Guys...
[Maurits comes in with one of Vaclav's soldiers.]
Maurits: Merines. Do not allow Senel to trick you.
Will, Moses, Jay: Maurits?!
Maurits: He's been deceiving you all this time. Now, it is time for you to know
the truth. Listen closely, Merines. Senel Coolidge...was an agent of Vaclav! He
was the one who caused the incident three years ago!
Shirley: What?...
Chloe: Stop it! No!
Maurits: Senel played Stella for a fool and handed us over to Vaclav! We even
have a witness!
Senel: Stella wasn't involved! Don't talk about her like that!
Shirley: What about the rest of it?
Senel: Shirley...It's...
Shirley: Is what he said true? Answer me. Is it true? Answer me, Senel.
Senel: It's true.
Shirley: I...see...
Senel: Shirley, I...
Shirley: Did Stella know?
Senel: ...Yeah.
Shirley: I see...So I'm the only one who didn't know.
Senel: Shirley, there's a reason!
Shirley: It must have been hard on you, Senel, keeping quiet all this time.
Senel: No, that's not...
Shirley: I thought that you and I really knew each other. But that was just an
illusion, wasn't it?
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: It's obvious. I'm Ferines, and you're Orerines. How could we
understand each other? Why do things always fall apart like this? Why must the
Ferines and Orerines be this way? Why did we ever have to meet each other?
Senel: Shirley!
[Shirley's hair glows and her wings reappear. Senel flies back.]
Senel: Ugh!
Will: Senel!
Shirley: Goodbye...brother.
[The entire throne glows.]
Chloe: What's going on?!
Maurits: Ahh, at last! The time for the Wings of Light has come!
Senel: No!
[Shirley disappears and the throne stops glowing. The room shakes.]
Will: What's this shaking?!
Grune: Oh, my, it's bright outside.
Norma: What's going on?
Jay: Let's find out!
[They go out to the balcony.]
Senel: That's!...
[The Wings of Light are shown rising up from the Legacy.]
Chloe: The Wings of Light!
Will: So it's come to this.
Jay: It looks like they've moved to the Wings of Light.
Moses: Damn it all!
Senel: I...I broke the promise I made to you all...
[Will steps toward Senel.]
Senel: Will?
[Will hits Senel over the head.]
Senel: Ow!
Will: You failed to fulfill the responsibility entrusted to you. That was your
punishment. But none of us here thinks you broke your promise.
Senel: What?...
Jay: What you said was, "If she really is the Merines, then I'll finish this."
Norma: You didn't say a single word about killing Shirl.
Chloe: That person in there was Shirley. That was clear to all of us.
Moses: One look at her face and you knew it. She wasn't gonna start no
Cataclysm.
Grune: She'd been struggling all by herself this whole time.
Will: Even synchronized with the Raging Nerifes, she probably fought
desperately to prevent the revival of the Wings of Light.
Senel: Guys...
Jay: This isn't the time to be depressed, Senel! If you've got time for that,
use it to think of a way to infiltrate the Wings of Light!
Chloe: Exactly! That's our friend in there!
Moses: We're not quittin' till we rescue Shirley!
Norma: Yeah! And that means we're going to stop the Cataclysm!
Senel: I won't give up! I'll follow Shirley to the ends of the earth! I don't
care if it's the Wings of Light or wherever! I won't let things end like this!
Right?
Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses: Right! {Will & Chloe} Yeah! {Norma & Moses}
Jay: It looks like there are beams stretching out from the center of the Wings
of Light.
Will: It's pointing in the direction of Werites Beacon.
Jay: Or perhaps it's heading from the lighthouse toward the Wings of Light...
Wait a minute...
Poppo: Jay! That light! It's the Trail across the Heavens!
Jay: That's just what I was thinking. The top of the lighthouse has tracks
extending to it!
Poppo: We may be able to take you all to the top of that tower!
Senel: Really?!
Jay: If our theory is correct, anyway. At any rate, let's take the tram to
Werites Beacon at once!
Poppo: We've already confirmed that you can enter the lighthouse by tram.
[They return to the tram.]
Poppo: Leave the steering to us. We'll take you to the city in a snap.
[The tram returns and stops, and they get out.]
Norma: How do we get to the Wings of Light from here?
Jay: Hmm... I wonder if pushing this will do it.
[He pushes a button on a terminal. The room shakes and a rail of light
appears.]
Jay: This is it. The floating path in the sky spoken of in Oresoren legend.
Poppo: It's the Trail across the Heavens!
Jay: The light connects to the tracks that took us here.
Will: Jay, you can't mean...
Jay: The tram can run on the light.
Norma, Moses: You're kidding! {Norma} Are you for real? {Moses}
Jay: They had an entire ship that flew through the sky. Why not a flying tram?
Norma: That would be so cool if it worked.
Jay: Well, why don't you let us test it out? Could we have some time?
Poppo: One night should be enough!
Chloe: One night...Hmm...
Will: Understood. We'll leave you to it, then.
Norma: What should we do while we're waiting?
Jay: Don't worry about us. Just get some rest. You've got stuff to take care
of, right? Writing your wills, giving away your belongings...
Norma: Hey, don't talk like that!
Will: All right, let's split up for now. We'll meet back here in the morning.
[They leave the lighthouse.]
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<7wb> Werites Beacon
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Norma: Tomorrow's the final battle! We're all excited, right?
Senel: Excited?
Chloe: I'm not sure that's the word I'd use...
Norma: What I want to say won't work if you're not, so get excited!
Senel, Chloe: O...okay...
Norma: So, like I was saying, in times like this, we have to have a party! Now,
listen up. I want everyone to get ready and meet up at the fountain plaza!
Senel: Are you serious?
Norma: Dead serious!
Moses: I'm with you, Bubbles! I'll bring my boys!
Grune: Oh my, that sounds like fun!
Norma: I'll make participation voluntary, but I fully expect you all to come.
Got that? You got that, right?
Senel, Will, Chloe: Uh...Yeah.
Norma: Okay! See you then.
[Norma walks away.]
Senel: She sure is being pushy.
Moses: Nah, she's probably just lookin' to make some noise.
Will: I suppose that's her way of trying to relax and cheer everyone up.
[Party disbands. Senel goes to the Fountain Plaza.]
Senel: Looks like nobody is here yet.
[He waits for the others. Scene changes to Moses at the camp.]
Csaba: Moses, I'll be praying for your success tomorrow!
Moses: Just leave it to me and Giet! We're gonna rip it up.
Csaba: Ah, just hearing those words makes me so relieved.
Moses: Don't it?
Csaba: Senel and the others probably said the same thing to you.
Moses: {sweatdrop} Uh...yeah. Uh...How'd you know?
Csaba: Anybody would feel that way about you, Moses!
Moses: Csaba...you got a real pure heart. You know, Csaba, I've always thought
of Giet and y'all as my family. But...
Csaba: Oh, I know. You feel the same about Senel and the others, right?
Moses: Yeah. But I ain't told them that yet.
Csaba: I'm sure they'll be happy to hear it.
Moses: We'll see. I know at least one of them's just gonna give me hell.
[Moses looks up. Scene changes to Jay.]
Jay: Ah, my ears!
Poppo: Jay, are you all right?
Jay: My ears just started burning all of a sudden. I bet that stupid bandit is
talking about me.
Pippo: You seem to be in a good mood, Jay.
Jay: Really?
Quppo: Senel and the others are good people. I'm really glad we met them.
Jay: Yeah, I suppose it's not all that unpleasant being around them. Senel,
Will, even that stupid bandit...
Quppo, Pippo, Poppo: Heh heh heh.
Jay: What are you laughing about?! {////}
[Scene returns to Senel at the Fountain Plaza.]
Senel: (Where is everyone?...)
[Chloe walks up.]
Chloe: Huh? Senel, is it just you?
Senel: I was about to give up on anyone coming.
Chloe: Oh...
[Scene changes to Will talking with someone.]
???: I'll be waiting for good news.
Will: I will do everything in my power.
???: It seems you're getting along quite well with Senel and the others.
Will: It seems my role is to scold everyone. I doubt I'm very popular.
???: But they all have great respect for you, according to the reports I've
heard.
Will: I wonder who told you that...Anyway, I'll be taking my leave now.
???: Wait. Are you not going to see Harriet?
Will: I doubt she wants to see me.
[Harriet runs in.]
???: It looks like you may be wrong about that.
[Scene changes to Norma at the inn.]
Norma: Dearest father and mother in heaven, ...Oh, whoops, they're not dead
yet. Dear sirs, the weather is clear but the waves are high... ...What the heck
am I trying to write? Yo yo yo! Moms, pops, what's shaking? ...No, they'd cry
if they read that. Oh, never mind! Enough of this! I can't just suddenly write
my parents a letter after all this time. I wonder what my teacher would think
if he saw me now? Heh, I guess that's a dumb question. He'd be laughing his
head off. Sorry, I know you're my teacher and all, but the Everlight is going
to have to wait. It seems I've got something more important to take care of.
...Of course, I could never admit it to those guys. Well, I'm off. You'd better
be praying for my safety, you hear me? All right! It's party time!
[Scene changes to the Fountain Plaza.]
Chloe: Sen...
Senel: Hmm?
Chloe: You and Shirley... {...}
Senel: What about Shirley?
Chloe: Um, I mean... I was remembering what happened at Mirage Palace. It's so
hard for people to understand each other.
Senel: Yeah, it is. But... I think maybe it's because it is hard...that people
reach out to each other.
Chloe: Senel...
[Scene changes to Will and Harriet.]
Harriet: Grandpa said you're the worst person ever. But Mom said you're the
best. She always told me there's no one greater than you.
Will: That's more than I deserve.
Harriet: I wonder which one of them was right.
Will: That's a difficult question for me to answer.
Harriet: I came to the Legacy to find the answer, but I still don't know. I
mean...
Will: Harriet...
Harriet: You never pay any attention to me! You never say anything to me!
You're hardly ever even in the city! How am I supposed to learn anything about
you like that?!
Will: I'm sorry, Harriet.
Harriet: It's too late for apologies.
Will: You're right. There's no excuse. But let me say just one thing. I swear,
no matter what happens, I will protect you. That much, I promise.
Harriet: So now you're pretending to act like a father, all of a sudden?
Will: I guess so...Perhaps I don't even have the right to say that much.
Harriet: Wait! I heard about what's happening from Musette. They're trying to
sink the mainland into the sea, right?
Will: That's right.
Harriet: If that happens, then Mom's grave'll be gone, too! You protect Mom's
grave! If you mess up, I...I'll never forgive you! Ever!
Will: Harriet, that's the best encouragement anyone could have ever given me.
[Scene changes to Fountain Plaza.]
Senel: When Shirley gets back, could I ask you to be friends with her? There'll
probably be times when she'd rather talk to another girl, you know?
Chloe: I'll accept your request. But in exchange, I'm going to be true to my
feelings. When Shirley gets back...I'm not going to show any mercy, understand?
Senel: Chloe... Do you really hate Shirley that much?
Chloe: That's not what I meant! Never mind! And after all the courage that took
to say...
Senel: What are you mad about?
Chloe: Despicable! Worthless! Coward! I guess that last one applies to me, too.
Senel: What are you talking about?!
Chloe: Oh, nothing!
Senel: I don't get you sometimes...
Chloe: Heh heh... I'm glad we're in this together, Coolidge.
[They shake hands. Norma runs up, and Will comes after.]
Senel: Shirley...There's something I really want you to know.
[Moses runs up with Giet. Grune follows.]
Senel: Everyone here has said you're their friend.
[Grune leaves. The Bouncers come. Grune returns with Jay.]
Senel: You have a place here with us. You're not alone.
[The next morning. They all return to the lighthouse.]
Jay: We've completed all testing and calibration for the Trail across the
Heavens.
Poppo: It's all set!
Jay: We can fly to the Wings of Light at any time.
Norma: All right! Go JJ!
Jay: Are you all set?
Quppo: You should check your equipment and possessions.
Pippo: If you need to buy anything, now would be a good time.
Quppo: Come talk to us again once you're ready!
[Party assembles and confirms that they're ready.]
Jay: Hop onboard, everyone! We're setting out!
[They board the tram. A beam of light stretches to the Wings of Light, and the
tram rides the rail of light.]
Senel: Shirley!...We're coming for you!
[Scene changes to Shirley in a device. Blue wings of light surround her. Scene
changes to Walter activating a large automaton. Scene returns to party.]
Norma: Whoa! We're flying! We're really flying!
Will: The Trail across the Heavens...
Senel: We're about to enter the Wings of Light!
Moses: All right! Let's go!
[The tram comes to a stop and they exit.]
Quppo: Yo!
Pippo: We'll wait here for you to get back!
Poppo: We'll make sure the tram is ready to go at any time!
Quppo: Good luck, everyone!
Will: This time it really is the final battle. Are you all ready? We're going
to complete this mission and return home. All of us. Senel.
Senel: Yeah.
Will: Chloe.
Chloe: Right.
Will: Norma.
Norma: Yep.
Will: Moses.
Moses: Yo.
Will: Jay.
Jay: Yes.
Will: Grune.
Grune: Hello.
Will: And...
Senel: Will.
Will: ...Yeah.
Senel: And finally... Shirley. That's eight of us in all. Is everyone ready?!
Let's go!
Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay, Grune: Right! {Will, Jay, Chloe} Yeah! {Norma &
Moses} Okay! {Grune}
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<7wl> Wings of Light
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[They make it partway through the dungeon and find a terminal displaying
an animation.]
Chloe: This image looks like it's trying to explain something.
Jay: Perhaps it's explaining how the Wings of Light works?
Norma: Really? Wouldn't that be a little weird?
Moses: What's weird about it?
Norma: The Wings of Light is a device for causing the Cataclysm, right? But the
picture floating here looks more like...
Grune: It looks like it's creating land.
Norma: Well, whatever. We can think about it later. Let's get moving!
Jay: Can the Wings of Light be used to create land as well as destroy it? But
if so...why would the Radiant care so much about the land in the first place?
[They continue up an elevator.]
Norma: Hey, there's some sort of light over there!
Will: That color...
Senel: It's the same as Shirley's teriques. She's there. She's got to be.
Moses: Yeah! Found you!
Norma: But it looks like we're gonna have to go all the way around to get to
her.
Jay: We still have a long way to go. Don't let your guard down.
[They continue through the Wings of Light.]
Walter: This is as far as you go!
[Walter lands in front of them with a giant automaton.]
Walter: *Huff* *Huff*...
Senel: Walter! You're still...
Norma: He's pushing himself way too hard. It must be all he can do just to
control that thing.
Walter: Silence! Even if it costs me my life, I will not allow you to approach
the Merines!
[They defeat the automaton in battle. Walter summons a monster.]
Senel: Walter, that's enough!
Walter: Ugh...
[Walter collapses, and the monster disappears. Senel kneels by him.]
Walter: Why...why you? Why...did the Merines...choose you? I was the one...who
was supposed to protect her. Ever since...I was a child, that was my purpose...
my mission in life.
Senel: Walter...
Walter: And you took that from me!...Why?! S...Senel.
[Walter tries to hit Senel, and dies.]
Senel: You fool...
Chloe: Coolidge...
Senel: {...} Let's go. It's time to finish this.
[They make it to the room where Shirley is.]
Senel: *Gasp!* Shirley, can you hear me?!
[They run towards Shirley, but Maurits stops them.]
Maurits: How dare you shamelessly show your face again, Senel Coolidge.
Senel: Maurits!
Maurits: You brought about Stella's death, and now you've killed Walter. Have
you come here to seize the Merines with those same blood-stained hands?!
Senel: I know better than anyone the things that I've done. But I'm here,
standing before you. Determined, ready. I have no doubts! Now move!
Maurits: The Cataclysm will soon begin. I will not allow you to approach the
Merines.
Moses: Like you're gonna put up a fight, gramps.
Maurits: You misjudge me, fools. And now I will show you just how painfully
wrong you are!
[Maurits begins to glow.]
Chloe: What terrible power!
Senel: So this is the real Maurits?!
Maurits: The Nerifes of the Fallen Lands is nothing more than a pale imitation!
You cannot hope to challenge us who have received the true blessings!
[They defeat Maurits.]
Moses: Yeah! We won! Yeehaw!
Will: It's over, Maurits. There's no point in continuing.
Maurits: No, it is not. These wounds are nothing!
[He glows brightly again.]
Maurits: I will ensure that the Cataclysm occurs. It is the will of Nerifes!
Senel: That's not what Shirley's power is for!
Maurits: Do you really think your mindless prattle can shake my faith?!
Will: Be careful! He feels even stronger than before!
[They defeat Maurits again.]
Chloe: Is it really over this time?
Jay: I wonder...
[Maurits glows again and gets up.]
Senel: He's getting up again!
[Maurits stops glowing. He faces Shirley and falls.]
Maurits: Argh!
Jay: Holding that much power, he must have pushed his body past its limits.
Moses: He just had to keep goin'...
Senel: Shirley?!
Jay: There's no time. Hurry!
Senel: Right!
[They run toward Shirley and are stopped by her teriques.]
Senel: Shirley, what are you doing?!
[Her teriques knocks them back. She traps everyone in spheres.]
Will: She's conscious?!
Chloe: Shirley, stop!
Norma: Shirl!
Moses: Her light's gettin' stronger!
Jay: This shaking...it can't be!
Maurits: So it begins...the Cataclysm begins! Now watch, as the world returns
to its true form!
Norma: Stop spouting this "true form" nonsense! You're just redoing it for your
own selves!
Maurits: Heh heh...Hah hah hah! You fools think we Ferines came from another
world, don't you? The truth is quite the opposite! We were the first ones on
this world! It was your ancestors who came afterward!
Senel: What are you talking about?
Maurits: On your way here, surely you learned the purpose of the Wings of
Light. Why should we create land? We live in the water! We have no need for
such a thing!
Chloe: Th...that's...
Moses: Now you're just makin' stuff up!
Jay: No, what Maurits is saying is probably true.
Senel: Jay?
Jay: I'd been wondering why these "people of the water" would be so concerned
about the land. If it is as Maurits says, that would explain some of the other
odd points as well.
Moses: What odd points?!
Jay: The Wings of Light and the Nerifes Cannon are not from the Kingdom of
Terises.
Will: So, they're part of the white, rectangular ship that became the core of
the Legacy?
Jay: The Nerifes Cannon uses the lives of the Radiant as its source of energy.
Plus, it's almost certain that the Wings of Light cost the Merines her life.
Norma: Ah! That is weird!
Maurits: Have you finally realized?
Jay: Would they intentionally make devices to sacrifice the lives of their own
people?
Chloe: So that means!...
Maurits: In the beginning, there was nothing but ocean in this world. Then you
Orerines came. You used the power of Nerifes and we Ferines to make land appear
in this world!
Will: What?!
Maurits: That's why Nerifes is angry. The ceaseless churning of these seas is
its very wrath!
Jay: Will the Cataclysm and the destruction of the land appease the Raging
Nerifes?
Maurits: Yes. That is our true objective! Once the world is as it should be, we
Ferines shall return to our true home, the sea!
Norma: I...I can't believe it...
Moses: We're the invaders?!
Senel: Shirley, can you hear me?! Stop your teriques! Shirley!
Maurits: Hah hah hah hah! You're wasting your time! The Merines can no longer
hear your words! She is now a pure incarnation of Nerifes! You see before you
the full glory of a perfect Merines!
Senel: Shirley!
Maurits: Once the Wings of Light are fully activated, the Merines will become
one with Nerifes! She will escape this yoke of flesh and become the world
itself!
Senel: That would be the end of her! Of Shirley!
Maurits: Give up.
Senel: Never! We can't give up after we've made it this far! Right?!
[Nobody moves.]
Senel: Come on!
Norma: We were the outsiders?
Will: There was nothing but sea in this world?
Jay: Then what we did was...
Moses: Maybe none of this would have happened if our ancestors hadn't come.
Chloe: Coolidge...We...
Senel: Grrr...
Maurits: Please, Merines...the Cataclysm...Please!
[Maurits collapses.]
Senel: Maurits! Shirley!... (An incarnation of Nerifes?... A perfect
Merines?...) No! Shirley is Shirley! That doesn't change, no matter what anyone
says! That's Shirley! She's one of us!
Chloe: Coolidge...
[Senel tries to walk towards Shirley. His nails glow.]
Senel: Shirley, I'm coming for you.. I'm going to show you that we're with you!
I'm going to show you you're not alone.
[Chloe's nails glow.]
Chloe: I'm sorry. this is going to hurt.
[She throws a blast at the teriques surrounding Senel.]
Senel: Ugh!
Chloe: Even if it's just you, I will see to it that someone gets to Shirley!
Will: We'll all attack the teriques holding you. Brace yourself for the pain.
[They attack.]
Senel: More! Come on! Give it everything you've got!
Chloe, Moses, Jay: Right! {Chloe & Jay} Okay! {Moses}
[They all attack again. The teriques breaks and Senel is free.]
Senel: All right...This'll work! Guys...
Chloe: Thank us later. Go!
[Senel makes his way toward Shirley.]
Senel: I came here to tell you how I feel... To tell you, Shirley... Just one
thing...one very important thing...
[He reaches Shirley and hugs her.]
Senel: ...I trust you, Shirley.
[The Wings of Light shut off. Shirley stops glowing. Her teriques disappears.]
Senel: The Wings of Light...they stopped...
Shirley: Ow...ow...
Senel: Oh...s...sorry.
Shirley: It's okay.
Senel: Shirley?
Shirley: Yeah. ...Thank you. I could hear your voice so clearly. Thank you.
Senel: Sure.
Norma: So...uh, how much longer do we need to stay quiet?
Senel, Shirley: Oops...Forgot about them...
Norma: How rude!
Senel: Heh...
Shirley: Heh heh...
Senel, Shirley: Hah hah hah hah! {Senel} Hah hah hah! {Shirley}
[Shirley releases them from the teriques.]
Jay: Well, looks like this matter is settled.
Moses: Time to get back to the city and have us a victory party!
Senel: Let's go join the others.
Shirley: Yeah. That sounds good.
[They walk towards the party. Suddenly, the Wings of Light start up again.]
Senel: Shirley, what's going on?
Shirley: I...I don't know. It's not me...
[A bolt of lightning strikes Shirley.]
Shirley: Aah!
Senel: Shirley!
[Maurits is floating by the Wings of Light.]
Maurits: Shirley...you traitor!
[Maurits lands.]
Will: Maurits! He can still move!
Jay: When did he get over there?!
Maurits: Shirley, you no longer have the right to call yourself the Merines. If
this is what it takes, then so be it!
[Maurits raises his arms. The sea responds.]
Norma: What is that?!
Shirley: That's...Nerifes!
Senel, Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay: Nerifes?!
Shirley: Its power is rushing to Maurits! Gathering around him!
Maurits: Take this!
[Lightning strikes all around and hits them.]
All: Arrgh! {Senel, Will, Jay, Moses, Norma} Aaaaah! {Chloe, Grune, Shirley}
Maurits: Nerifes...I shall take the place of that apostate Merines. I vow to
complete the Cataclysm! Grant me your power! The power to transcend!
Shirley: MAurits, you mustn't! You won't be able to contain Nerifes! You'll
destroy your mind!
Maurits: Oh!...I can hear the voice of Nerifes! It has accepted me!
Shirley: Maurits! No!
Maurits: My first act as Merines will be to paint this place red with your
blood! After that, I will complete the Cataclysm!
Shirley: I won't allow it! Call me whatever you like. But I won't let you kill
the people I care about!
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: I understand now. Some people hate. Some forgive. So what should I do?
What do I want to do?
Maurits: What are you saying?
Shirley: I trust these people! I believe in the tomorrow that we build
together! They have offered their hand, and I intend to accept it.
Maurits: Impudent little...
[Lightning hits Shirley.]
Shirley: Aah!
Senel: Shirley!
Maurits: You've already lost the blessings of Nerifes. What can you possibly do
now?! If that is your desire, Shirley, then so be it! I will kill you first!
Ah?!... Uaaah!
[Maurits begins shaking.]
Chloe: Something's wrong!
Senel: What's going on?!
Shirley: It's too late...He's been pulled in...
[Maurits absorbs Nerifes.]
Moses: What the hell is that?!
Norma: What's going on?!
Jay: Maurits!...He's fused with the Raging Nerifes!
[Shirley is taken by a portion of Nerifes.]
Shirley: Aaaah!
[Shirley appears in front of Maurits.]
Senel: Shirley!
Chloe: So...weak...
Will: Did that attack do something to us?
Moses: Dammit!
Senel: Shirley! Are you okay?!
Shirley: Ugh...Aah...
Senel: Shirley! (Please!... Just a little more! Come on, body, move! I have to
save Shirley! Huh? The Quiet Nerifes! Power...it's flowing into me! It's...
helping me...)
[Senel gets up.]
Chloe: Coolidge! You can stand?
Norma: Senny!
Senel: Uaaah!
[His nails glow. He falls to one knee.]
Senel: Ugh...
Moses: You okay, Senel?!
Senel: (So...much...pain! But...)
[Senel runs up to Maurits.]
Senel: Let...her...go!
[He frees Shirley.]
Shirley: Senel?...
Senel: Shirley, are you okay?
Shirley: Senel, what's that power? It's almost like...
Senel: The Quiet Nerifes lent me its power.
Shirley: What?
Senel: You should feel it, too.
[Their nails glow.]
Shirley: I just heard the voice of the Quiet Nerifes!
Senel: Me, too...
Shirley: Really?
Senel: I bet it's because we're holding hands like this.
Shirley: Oh...
Senel: I heard it clearly. It said, "Restore the angry sea to the way it was."
Shirley: Yes...yes!
Senel: We all want the same thing in the end. So there's only one thing to do,
right?
Shirley: Yeah. There are no Ferines. No Orerines. It's just us. We have to do
this ourselves!
[Their nails glow brighter.]
Senel: This light! It's like a rainbow!
Shirley: The Quiet Nerifes must be helping us!
Senel: We will not lose.
Shirley: We have no more doubts.
Senel: We're going to build our own future!
Shirley: And we take strength in everything we believe!
Senel: Argh...
Shirley: Senel, are you okay?
Senel: I'm...fine...
Shirley: It's a reaction to receiving the power of Nerifes. You can't--
Senel: Shirley...I'm fine. Just a little more...
Chloe: Don't forget, we're with you, too!
Senel: All right! Let's hit it with everything we've got!
Will, Chloe, Norma, Moses, Jay, Grune, Shirley: Yeah!
[They defeat Nerifes.]
Chloe: Is it over?
Will: Everyone, look at the sea.
Norma: Whoa! It's beautiful! It's like a big, blue, sparkling crystal!
Jay: I never thought the sea could be this blue.
Moses: It's so calm...like the Quiet Lands.
Grune: Shining Blue...
Norma: What's that?
Grune: When people finally reached this world and gazed upon the sea, that is
what they called it.
Norma: Wow...Wait a minute, how do you know that?!
Grune: Hmm, I wonder...
Norma: Ooh, I don't get you at all!
Shirley: Senel, are you all right?
Senel: I'm fine.
Shirley: Thank goodness... It really is beautiful...
Senel: Yeah.
Shirley: Now this is one sea I could come to like.
Senel: Yeah, me too.
Shirley: Yeah...
[Anime cutscene begins. Senel falls off the Wings of Light toward the sea.]
Shirley: No!
[Shirley tries to stop his fall with her teriques, but fails. Senel falls into
the sea.]
Senel: I'm sorry, Shirley. I said I was fine, but...
Shirley: Senel!
[Shirley jumps into the sea after him. She reaches him, and they hug.]
Shirley: Hey Senel. Do you remember the Rite of Feriyen?
[The water begins to glow around them.]
Shirley: Look. The sea... It's giving us its blessing.
[Senel swims toward the surface, Shirley following him. They're holding hands.]
Shirley: We can be together again. Everything will be fine. I trust you.
[Anime cutscene ends. Credits roll.]
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[Credits end. Scene changes to Lumen Spring. An earthquake happens and a
shadowy figure appears along with black mist.]
???: ...
[The figure disappears.]
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Introduction
<cqi> Character Quest
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[Senel and Shirley face off against a bear monster.]
Senel: Shirely, watch out. Get back.
Shirley: No, I'm fighting with you. I'll be careful.
Senel: ...All right.
Shirley: Here it comes!
[They defeat the monster.]
Shirley: See? I can fight, too.
[The monster gets back up.]
Shirley: Senel, behind you!
Senel: What the?!...
Shirley: Senel!
[They defeat it again.]
Senel: This time it's got to be finished...
[The monster gets up.]
Senel: It's getting up again?!
Shirley: Its wounds are...healing!
Senel: Back me up and we'll take it down.
Shirley: Okay! Let's go!
[They attack the monster and it falls down.]
Senel: There's no way it can get up after all that.
Shirley: *Huff* *Huff*
Senel: That thing just wouldn't give up.
Shirley: Whew...
Senel: You know, you don't have to come along with me exterminating monsters
just because Will said so.
Shirley: Am I in the way?
Senel: No, not at all. You've been a big help.
Shirley: Ahh...Good.
Senel: But really, don't push yourself. I mean, you've already got your hands
full, being the mediator between the Orerines and the Ferines.
Shirley: I'm grateful to Will. He gave me this chance to spend some time with
you.
Senel: If that's what he was trying to do, he could at least have given us a
different assignment.
Shirley: I'm okay with exterminating monsters. We're helping to prevent people
from getting hurt.
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: I want to do everything I can. I don't want to just wait for things to
get better, and then regret that I didn't do anything.
Senel: ...Yeah.
[Black mist comes from the monster's body and then vanishes.]
Shirley: Did you just see some kind of black mist?
Senel: I guess I wasn't seeing things, huh.
Shirley: We'd better report this to Will.
Senel: Let's head back to town.
[They leave the area.]
Senel: We should go back to the Lighthouse.
Shirley: Yeah, Will is waiting for us.
[They enter Werites Beacon and run into Harriet.]
Harriet: I don't believe the nerve of that guy! Who does he think he is?!
Shirley: I wonder what's bothering Hattie.
Senel: I'm sure it's got something to do with Will.
[They approach Harriet.]
Senel: Do you have any idea where will is?
Harriet: Humph! Do I look like someone who'd know or care?
Shirley: Did something happen between you and Will?
Harriet: He just shows up at Musette's house all of a sudden and says, "I've
got work to do here. Go outside." Who does he think he is?!
Senel: Well, at least we know where he is, now.
Shirley: Hattie, would you come with us?
Harriet: No way! All he does is bark orders like he's the boss or something.
Who would ever listen to a jerk like that, anyway?!
Shirley: Hattie, that's not very nice.
Harriet: He's arrogant! He's rude! And he wears glasses!
Senel: What do glasses have to do with anything?...
Shirley: Will's busy, too, you know? He probably just doesn't have a lot of
time to spend with you right now.
Senel: You've been living here for a little while now. You must've seen how
people depend on him.
Harriet: But he's always cold to me... Hey, guys, let's go play somewhere.
Senel: We have to go see Will first. Maybe after that, if there's time.
Harriet: You know, Senel, ever since you became a sheriff, you're no fun
anymore.
Senel: I might be helping Will, but that doesn't make me a sheriff.
Harriet: Whatever. I've given up on you already.
[Harriet goes to Shirley.]
Harriet: How about just the two of us play together?
Shirley: Huh?...
Harriet: Senel can go visit that jerk by himself. Yeah. That'll work. All
right, it's settled!
Senel: That's not your decision to make. Come on, Shirley, let's go.
Shirley: Ah...
Harriet: Hey! Senel, you big jerk!
[Harriet pushes Senel to the ground and runs off.]
Shirley: I feel kind of bad for Hattie.
Senel: Your voice sounds kind of happy, though.
Shirley: If that's what it sounds like, then maybe I am. Let's get going to
Musette's house!
[They go to Musette's house. Will walks out.]
Will: Ah, you're back. I appreciate your hard work. Shirley, can you spare a
moment? It seems Her Excellency wishes to speak with you.
Shirley: Of course. I'll go see her at once.
[Shirley goes into Musette's house.]
Will: Are you sure you're all right with this? Having Shirley act as a
diplomat, I mean. You're together in the same city, and yet you don't even have
any time to see each other.
Senel: I'm an Orerines, and Shirley's a Ferines. There's nothing we can do to
change that. But we can live alongside each other. That's the kind of world
Shirley wants to see. Right now, she wants to do everything she can to make
that happen. I couldn't possibly get in her way. And besides, it's what I want,
too.
Will: Then why are you distancing yourselves from each other? Surely, it would
be beneficial for you two to act together as a bridge.
Senel: It's Shirley's idea. She says she wants to take care of herself until
she's fulfilled her responsibilities.
Will: Her responsibilities as a Merines, I presume.
Senel: It's her decision. I want to support her in that.
Will: Heh, I see you've grown up a little, haven't you?
Senel: Don't laugh.
[Shirley comes back out of the house.]
Shirley: Sounds like you two are having fun. What are you talking about?
Senel: Just chatting. What did Musette have to say?
Shirley: It was about the migration we've been discussing for so long.
Will: I assume it was accepted, judging from the look on your face.
Shirley: Yes. Now we can call together all the Ferines that have been living
apart on the mainland.
Senel: That's great.
Shirley: Yeah!
Will: It's all thanks to your hard work, Shirley. Considering all the enmity
that's been festering, one would have thought this to be impossible.
Shirley: It's more than just me. I couldn't do anything if I were working
alone. The reason I'm able to stay in Werites Beacon is because Maurits is
overseeing the Ferines village. And I'm constantly relying on the help of the
people here in Werites Beacon.
Will: You should take pride in your accomplishments, Shirley. It'll give you
confidence for the future.
Shirley: You're right. I'll keep that in mind.
Will: All right, why don't we get down to business? Tell me how the monster
extermination is going.
Senel: Well, we eliminated the monsters, just like you asked, but...
Will: But what?
Senel: The rumors about the monsters growing stronger may be true.
Will: You sure you're not just getting soft enjoying the peace?
Senel: I don't have time to get soft. I'm always out exterminating monsters.
Will: Give me some more details.
Senel: Well, we killed one. It was dead; I'm sure of it. But then it got back
up and attacked us again.
Will: That's a little hard to believe.
Senel: I'd feel the same way if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
Shirley: I saw it, too. There's no question about it. And also, after it got
back up, it seemed like it was stronger.
Will: Are you sure about this?
Senel: Positive. We also saw something like a black mist coming out of the
monster.
Will: I'll see what information I can gather as well. I'm sorry, but could I
make another request of you?
Senel: Looks like there won't be any time to play with Harriet.
Will: What's up with Harriet?
Senel: You really should act like a father every now and then.
Shirley: That's what's up.
Senel: So, what is it you need?
Will: The ship from the mainland should be reaching the port soon. Could you go
and meet Chloe when she arrives?
Senel: Oh, right...It's already been two months, huh? I guess it is time for
her to come back.
Shirley: And we all promised to get together once Chloe got back to the Legacy.
Senel: Understood. Let's go, Shirley.
[They leave town.]
Shirley: Let's go meet Chloe at Port-on-Rage.
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<cq1> Port-on-Rage
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Shirley: Look. The ship's already here.
Senel: Wow.
Shirley: A lot of people are coming to the Legacy again. I wonder if we'll be
able to find Chloe.
Senel: We'd probably be better off waiting here than looking around for her.
[They wait. A strange man stops and looks at them, then keeps going.]
Chloe: Coolidge! Shirley! I didn't expect you two to come and meet me here.
You're looking well.
Senel: You, too.
Shirley: I'm sure you're tired from your trip.
Chloe: Actually, it was quite nice. The sea was calm.
Senel: Well, I hate to rush you, but we should get back to town. Will's
waiting.
Chloe: *Sigh*
Senel: What is it?
Chloe: Ah, nothing. Let's go.
[They leave Port-on-Rage. They stop partway down the path.]
Senel: How was your trip home?
Chloe: I just went back to be there for the anniversary of my parents' death.
I didn't have time to relax, really.
Senel: Ah, not much of a vacation, huh...
Chloe: Still, it was a good opportunity to think about everything that happened
on the Legacy.
Senel: Yeah, a lot of stuff happened.
Chloe: What about the rest of the group? Is everyone in Werites Beacon?
Shirley: Right now, it's just the two of us and Will.
Senel: We haven't really seen any of the others since the last battle.
Shirley: Norma is busy running around all over the place...
Senel: And Moses is traveling around with Giet, too.
Chloe: Why are you still here, Coolidge?
Senel: I stuck around to give Will a hand. Thanks to that, now they're treating
me like a sheriff.
Chloe: {note} You? A sheriff?
Senel: Don't laugh.
Chloe: Oh, um, no...Heh heh...I think it suits you.
Senel: {////} Then don't laugh when you say it!
Shirley: {...}
Senel: What's up, Shirley?
Shirley: I was just thinking, you laugh more when Will and Chloe are around.
Chloe: ...They're still not completely over everything...
Senel: What was that?
Chloe: N...nothing.
???: Aaaaah!
Chloe: This way!
[They find a man defending a girl against some monsters.]
???: Elsa, run!
Elsa: But, Father!
???: There are too many of them... Elsa! Run! Now!
Elsa: *Cough* *Cough* *Huff* *Huff* ...Ugh...
???: Oh, no, not that...Not now!
[Monsters approach Elsa from behind.]
Elsa: N...no... *Cough* *Cough*
???: No! Elsa! Run!
Elsa: Aaaaah!
Senel, Chloe: Demon Fist! {Senel} Demon Fang! {Chloe}
Senel: Shirley, back us up!
Shirley: Right!
[They defeat the monsters.]
Senel: Looks like you've still got it.
Chloe: Of course. Can you stand?
Elsa: Oh, y...yes! I...um...uh...um...
Chloe: It's okay. Just calm down.
Elsa: Th...thank you.
???: We are in your debt.
Chloe: It's only natural for a knight to aid those in distress.
Shirley: Where are you two headed now?
???: We were on our way to Werites Beacon, but if we're going to run into more
monsters...
Senel: We're headed to Werites Beacon ourselves.
Shirley: Why don't you come with us?
???: If it's not too much trouble, we'd be greatly obliged.
Alcott: My name is Arnold Alcott. This is my daughter, Elsa.
Elsa: Pleased to meet you.
[They continue down the path.]
Chloe: I see. So, the two of you have been on the Legacy for some time.
Alcott: We've been wandering throughout the Legacy without a set place to stay,
but...
Elsa: *Cough* *Cough*
Alcott: As you can see, my daughter's not doing so well right now. So I decided
to check her into the hospital.
Shirley: Oh, I see...
Alcott: It's a difficult illness.
Elsa: Oh, but, please don't worry about me. It can be a little painful when it
acts up, but normally I feel fine.
Chloe: Wouldn't it be better for you to return to the mainland?
Alcott: Well, to cure it, we need a special medicinal herb that can only be
found on the Legacy.
Chloe: I see. I hope you recover soon.
Elsa: Thank you. I'm sure Father will be able to make the medicine I need soon,
and then everything'll be fine.
Shirley: Are you a doctor?
Alcott: Ah, nothing like that. Just an apothecary. I prepare medicines for a
living.
Chloe: That's as admirable a job as a doctor's.
Alcott: Thank you.
Senel: You're good with a sword, too.
Alcott: Ah, well, my work often requires me to visit places where monsters
lurk. I learned it out of necessity.
Chloe: I see. You have a good father, Elsa.
Elsa: Yes. I'm very proud.
Alcott: Now, now, Elsa...
Elsa: Are you blushing, Father?
Alcott: Heh...I don't know what to say.
Chloe: It's been a while since we've been here.
[They return to Werites Beacon.]
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<cq2> Werites Beacon
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Alcott: Thanks to you, we were able to make it here safely. You have our
gratitude.
[Elsa runs up to Chloe.]
Elsa: If you get some free time, please come play with me at the hospital,
okay?
Alcott: A hospital's not a place for playing.
Elsa: It's boring just sitting in bed all the time!
Senel: Chloe, weren't you planning to take a room at the hospital?
Chloe: I'd intended to, but... Now that Elsa's here, there may not be any
vacancies.
Elsa: What do you mean?
Chloe: I've been renting a room at the hospital while I've been on the Legacy.
Elsa: What? Really?!
Alcott: Don't get excited, Elsa. It's not good for your body.
Elsa: I'm fi-- *Cough* *Cough*
Chloe: Maybe I should find another place to stay so as not to excite Elsa.
Elsa: I...I'll be calm and quiet! I promise!
Chloe: But...
Alcott: Well, I guess she's made up her mind. Chloe, would you mind dropping in
and playing with her from time to time?
Chloe: Sure, that's fine.
Elsa: {heart} I'm looking forward to seeing you later, Chloe!
[Elsa and Alcott leave.]
Chloe: I wonder if it really would be better to find another place to stay.
Senel: It's too late now. She's really looking forward to you being there.
Chloe: {scribble} I guess I'll have to make sure she doesn't get carried
away... Let's go to Raynard's place first. The others may be waiting for us.
Senel: Yeah.
[They arrive at Will's house.]
Chloe: Raynard, it's been a while.
Will: You're looking well.
Senel: Moses and Jay still aren't here?
Will: I wouldn't expect Moses to be on time for anything. Why don't you go have
a look around the city in the meantime? I imagine some things changed while you
were gone.
Chloe: That sounds like a good idea. Let's go, Coolidge.
[They leave Will's house.]
Senel: Hmm...I wonder what's changed since you were last here...
Chloe: Hmm. It's gotten brighter.
Senel: Yeah, the city's definitely become livelier.
Chloe: No. I mean the look on your face.
Senel: Me? It's hard for me to really tell whether I've changed or not. But I
can say, I like myself the way I am now. So I think things have worked out
well.
Chloe: ...I see.
[An old man walks up, and almost runs Chloe down. He stops.]
Shirley: Can I help you?
???: Could you tell me where I might find the graveyard? The city's changed
since my last visit, and I can't seem to find it.
Senel: It's over that way.
???: I'm sorry, but I can't see very well. I'm not sure what you mean by "that
way."
Chloe: Our apologies.
Shirley: It's close by. We'll take you there.
???: Ah, thank you very much.
[They arrive ath the graveyard. Norma is standing by a grave.]
Shirley: Hey, is that...
Senel: Norma?
???: {!}
Chloe: It seems like she knows someone who's buried there.
Norma: Oh, hey! Long time no see! What are you guys doing here?
Chloe: Shouldn't we be asking you that question?
Norma: Let's see...Senny, Shirl, C... {...}
Senel: We were just showing this gentleman the way here.
Chloe: It's not polite to stare.
Norma: Hmm...I have a feeling I've seen that face somewhere before... Aaaaah!
Shirley, Chloe: Aaaah!
Chloe: D...don't shout like that, all of a sudden!
???: As noisy as ever, I see.
Norma: Why...in the world...is that old fool Zamaran standing here in front of
me?! Senny!
Senel: H...hey!
Norma: You better explain to me, right here, right now, exactly what's going
on! Your answer will determine whether or not I show any mercy!
Zamaran: Such lack of refinement.
Norma: What did you just say?!
Zamaran: A monkey. You're just like a monkey.
Norma: Hey! Who are you calling a monkey?!
Senel: (Yep, she's a monkey...)
Chloe: (No question. She's a monkey...)
Zamaran: (Every bit the monkey...)
Shirley: She does look like a monkey.
Senel: Shirley, you're not supposed to say it out loud.
Shirley: Oh, right. Sorry. Please forget I said that.
Norma: Wait a minute!
Zamaran: Your behavior is inappropriate for this solemn place.
Norma: What? Who died and made you boss? Come on, guys, let's go!
[Norma begins to walk away. Nobody moves.]
Norma: Hey! What, you're ignoring me?!
Senel: Um, well...
Norma: Come on, Shirl, we're leaving!
Shirley: W...wait...Norma!
[Norma leaves with Shirley.]
Chloe: Norma hasn't changed a bit.
Zamaran: Thank you for leading me here. I'll be fine by myself now. You'd best
hurry and catch up with them.
Senel: So...how do you know Norma?
Zamaran: I'm sorry. I'd like to be alone right now. Perhaps you should try
asking the monkey herself?
[They leave the Graveyard.]
Norma: Why is that old fool here?! I demand an explanation! Why did you have to
lead him there?! Can't you see how much I hate him?! You have no respect for
people's feelings!
Senel: Hello? You weren't there when he asked.
Chloe: Who was that elderly man?
Shirley: You know him, right, Norma?
Norma: Ah, well, you know...
Chloe: Yes?
Norma: He, uh, well...
Shirley: Uh-huh?
Senel: Spill it already.
Chloe: That's enough, everyone. Everyone has things from their past they'd
rather not speak about.
Senel: I guess you're right. Sorry for pushing you, Norma.
Norma: Ah, come on, don't worry about it. Enough with the seriousness already!
Chloe: That personality hasn't changed a bit.
Senel: No kidding.
Norma: Hmm...
Shirley: What is it?
Norma: This isn't quite what I was expecting.
[Norma whispers to Chloe.]
Norma: It's best not to force things.
Chloe: What are you talking about?
Norma: Oh, well. If you're sure you know what you're doing...
Senel: What are you talking about?
Norma: Something that's your fault.
Senel: I haven't done anything.
Norma: That's the problem, doofus. You haven't done a thing! Jeez, you're so
dense!
[Familiar music starts up.]
Senel: Norma, do you feel that?
Norma: I do. Oh, I sure do.
Senel, Chloe, Norma: This presence...it can only be!...
Curtis: Hey, yo! You there, little baby. You should know my name well by now.
Norma: Let me tell 'em! Let me tell 'em!! Let me tell 'em!!! Let me tell
'em!!!! Uh, you're that BB guy, right?
Curtis: I said, no abbreviations!
Norma: What? Would you prefer BS?
Curtis: No one would understand that!
Norma: For a guy your size, you sure like to worry about little things.
Curtis: It's not about size, it's about heart!
Senel: Why don't you do your job for a change, instead of running around
singing everywhere you go?
Curtis: It's because of my job that I came searching for you, brother!
Shirley: Brother?
Senel: Ignore him.
Curtis: And it's a matter of great urgency!
Norma: How urgent can it be if you've got time to sing about it?
Curtis: I had faith that my song would lead us to one another!
Chloe: I'm getting a headache...
Senel: So what is it you want?
Curtis: It's an emergency! You must hurry, brother! For love!
Senel: You could at least explain a little.
Curtis: There's no time. To the inn, brother! Hurry to the lower level of the
basement of the inn! You'll understand everything once you get there! Go! Now!
For love!
Senel: ...All right, all right.
[They go to the basement of the inn. Giet is sitting there.]
Norma: Huh? What's up with Spot?
Senel: And why isn't Moses with him?
Norma: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. I see...
Shirley: You can understand him?
Norma: Not at all.
Receptionist: Oh, my! Wonderful! We couldn't possibly have hoped for better
talent to kick off the opening ceremonies!
Senel, Chloe, Norma: Opening ceremonies?
Receptionist: Welcome all to the place where strength and eres are put to the
ultimate test! Welcome to the Arena!
Senel, Chloe, Norma: Arena?!
Receptionist: Now, then, allow me to explain the rules. First, please direct
your attention to the ring over there.
Senel, Chloe, Norma: Ring?
Receptionist: You'll enter the ring from the entrance in front of you. Please,
go on in! Don't be shy!
Senel: Hey! Don't push me!
Curtis: Don't worry, brother! It's all for love!
Senel: What the hell are you talking about?!
[Curtis pushes Senel into the ring and the door closes on him.]
Receptionist: Here in the Arena, you'll take on one monster after another,
tossing their limp bodies aside as you battle your way to the top!
Norma: What's with her? The more she talks, the more excited she gets.
Chloe: Did she say, "monsters?"
Shirley: What do you think you're doing?
Isabella: Oh, brave warriors, the time has come! Raise up your arms and
demonstrate your power before everyone! Take freedom and with it pride! Carry
them in your breast! Run to the top, and beat the crap out of the rest!
Norma: ...Huh?
Receptionist: Now, allow me to introduce your opponent!
Senel: Hold on a minute! I never said I was going to do this!
Curtis: There are times when a man must fight, even if he knows it may cost him
his life. That's what love is all about!
Senel: This is definitely not one of those times!
Chloe: Coolidge, look!
Receptionist: The monster you'll be going up agianst...is here!
[Moses jumps into the ring.]
Norma: I've seen this monster somewhere before.
Chloe: Y...yeah.
Moses: Hey, I ain't no monster, you stupid chick! Aw, whatever. As long as I
get to fight Senel, I'm all good!
Senel: I don't like being dragged into stuff like this, but I'm still not
going to lose!
Shirley: You can do it, Senel!
Chloe: Coolidge, don't let your guard down!
Curtis: Go get 'em, brother!
Moses: Hey, where's my cheering section?!
???: Come on, Moses! Go out there and die!
Moses: Okay! You can count on--Hey! Who said that?!
Receptionist: Now...fight!
[Senel defeats Moses.]
Norma: Were you tricked by the BBs, too?
Moses: Yeah. Senel too?
Norma: Speaking of which, I don't see the BBs anywhere.
???: They left when Senel and Moses were fighting.
[Jay comes down the stairs.]
Senel, Chloe, Norma: Jay! {Senel & Chloe} JJ! {Norma}
Moses: Jay, I could've sworn I heard you yellin' at me to die.
Jay: It's good to see you all again.
Moses: Hey! I'm talkin' to you!
Jay: Still, I must say, you're far too nice, Senel. You had the chance. You
should have put him out of his misery--
Moses: Hang on now, that ain't right!
Chloe: Jay, why are you here, anyway?
Jay: I saw you all in the city, so I decided to follow you.
Norma: You could've said "hi" or something.
Jay: And, look what I got to see. It's such a pleasant feeling, watching Moses
get the snot kicked out of him like that.
Moses: Oh, you wanna step in that ring, boy? Come on.
Jay: I'll pass, thanks.
Norma: These two haven't changed a bit, either.
Chloe: We've got Sandor and Jay, now. Let's head back to Raynard's house.
[They leave. Curtis and Isabella walk out into the ring.]
Curtis: Hey, yo! You there, little baby. You should know my name well by now.
Isabella: There's no one here.
Curtis: Hmm. Indeed. Isabella!
Isabella: Yes, Curtis.
Curtis: In times like this, there's only one thing to do!
Isabella: Yes, Curtis.
Curtis: Let us sing!
Isabella: Yes, Curtis.
[Scene changes to Will's house. Grune is outside in the garden.]
Grune: Let us take a little seed... Plant it gently; water it well... Little
seedling, nestled in the ground, grow up safe and sound.
Norma: Hey, there's G-Girl. She seems like she's in a really good mood. I hate
to interrupt her...
Shirley: I wonder what she's doing.
Grune: Oh, my, hello everyone. Did you go out somewhere?
Norma: It's been ages since we last saw each other, yet G-Girl treats it like
we just left this morning.
Moses: Heh heh. That's Grune for you!
Grune: Oh. It's been a while, hasn't it?
Norma: You were supposed to say that first!
Grune: Really? Has it really been a while?
[They gather in a tight circle.]
Senel: Her memory's going again.
Chloe: I think she's got bigger problems than just that.
Shirley: I think so, too.
Jay: If her memory keeps regressing like this, she may eventually forget about
us...
Norma: That'd be pretty lame...
Moses: Well, whatever happens, happens.
Grune: My memory is not going! That's not a very nice thing to say.
Senel: (She could hear us?!)
Shirley: What have you been doing lately, Grune?
Senel: Yeah, now that I think about it, I haven't seen you around town.
Grune: I decided to do some sightseeing here and there. I thought it might help
me to remember something.
Norma: Sounds like you've been enjoying the good life.
Senel: So, was it helpful?
Grune: Hmm, I think I remembered some things. Or maybe I didn't.
Moses: Which is it?!
Jay: Well, at least you're doing well. That's what matters, right?
Norma: Quit trying to wrap up the conversation, JJ.
Chloe: It looked like you were just doing something a moment ago. Was that
related to your memory.
Grune: I was planting Celsius' seed. I know she wouldn't be happy if she had to
stay in this urn forever.
Norma: I get it. So, G-Girl's actually a member of the Let's Take Good Care of
Plants Society.
Chloe: What's that?
Norma: I just said, the Let's Take Good Care of Plants Society!
Chloe: And I said, what is that?
Norma: I said!...
Senel: I don't even want to know, so don't bother explaining. Will's waiting
for us inside.
Norma: That's true. And we're all together now, too!
Grune: Oh, isn't that lovely?
[They enter Will's house.]
Will: You're late...Hmm? What's this? You're all together.
Jay: It's good to see you again, Will.
Will: Same here. You haven't changed a bit.
Norma: Yeah, he's as antisocial as ever.
Jay: And you're still missing a few screws.
Norma: What's that supposed to mean?!
Will: Behave yourselves.
[Will hits Jay over the head, then hits Norma.]
Norma: Ow! Man, nothing like a smack to the head from Will to make you feel
like you're home again!
Jay: I'm sorry I don't share your sentiments...
[They gather around the table.]
Senel: So, you were with the Oresoren this whole time?
Jay: Yes. The fighting had just ended, after all. I wanted to get some rest.
Norma: Sheesh, you sound like an old man! You're not gonna be young forever,
you know! Wasting time like that is an insult to Will!
Will: What is that supposed to mean?
Norma: If you just sit around playing house, before you know it, you'll turn
into an old man, just like Will here!
Will: Well, excuse me for being "old".
Norma: Anyway, enough about that. Check this out, guys!
Senel: What've you been up to, Moses? You haven't been in town much.
Moses: I've been hanging out in the forest for a while, so Giet could stretch
his legs a bit.
Jay: You just missed all the bugs and dirt and whatnot, right?
Moses: Heh heh. That too.
Jay: This is why I don't like dealing with savages. They don't even understand
when you're being sarcastic.
Norma: I stood up all ready to say something good, and you guys just ignored
me! I can't believe you... Don't you feel sorry for me? I know I do.
Grune: There, there, Norma.
Norma: Ohh, G-Girl!
[Norma hugs Grune.]
Grune: It's going to be okay.
Norma: Heh heh. Bet you guys wish you were me right now, huh? Oooh, this feels
so nice...
Will: So? What was it you wanted to say, Norma?
Norma: I went searching for the Everlight!
Chloe: Did you find it?
Norma: Nope.
Jay: So you don't have anything to report, after all.
Moses: Anything happening in the city lately?
Will: That's what I'd like to talk about now.
Moses: What's with the serious face?
Jay: Sounds like you've got something important to tell us. Of course, I think
I know what it is.
Grune: Oh, what could it be?
Will: Some of the monsters onboard the Legacy have begun to get stronger and
more aggressive.
Grune: Oh, my, that's terrible.
Norma: Grune, when you say it, it doesn't sound terrible at all.
Chloe: Are they really getting stronger?
Senel: Yeah. I've seen it with my own eyes.
Jay: I've received a number of reports as well. Given the number of sources
that have confirmed this information, we can't simply ignore it.
Will: I hope it's nothing more than a natural mutation. Until we know more, I
want you to be careful when leaving the city.
Moses: Aw, come on! With me and Giet here, there's nothing to worry about!
Jay: It's always the ones who say things like that who end up causing trouble.
[An earthquake occurs.]
Jay: That was an unusually large quake.
Will: Indeed...
Curtis: Hey, yo! You there, little baby. You should know my name well by now.
Norma: Dude, we know already! You're the BB guy!
Moses: You hurt his feelings.
Isabella: I'll convey our business here today.
Curtis: Yes! Please begin, Isabella!
Norma: Whoa, he sure recovers fast!
Isabella: We have a request in regard to the recent earthquake. We'd like you
to go investigate the quake's epicenter.
Curtis: Her Excellency personally requested your assistance!
Will: Thise earthquakes have been happening a lot lately. It's no wonder she's
concerned. Understood. We'll get right on it. Could I ask you all for your
help?
[They all nod.]
Curtis: I knew we could count on you, brother!
Isabella: The tremors seem to have originated from the direction of Lumen
Spring.
Curtis: Before you go, I've got something for you, brother.
Senel: What is it?
Curtis: Isabella! The item, please!
Isabella: It's called the Sorcerer's Scanner. It has the ability to locate
hidden objects. Her Excellency instructed us to give it to you in the hope that
it might prove useful.
Senel: Thank you.
Curtis: Go forth, brother. For the sake of love!
Norma: Love's got nothing to do with it.
[They exit the city.]
Norma: This is the first time we've all traveled together as a group. All eight
of us. Oh, and Spot makes nine!
Moses: Now that you mention it, yeah.
Shirley: It's good to be part of the team.
Norma: It's good to have you, Shirl.
Grune: Welcome aboard!
Moses: Put 'er there!
[Shirley backs up.]
Moses: Something wrong?
Jay: You could start by wearing some clothes.
Moses: What's that got to do with anything?!
Chloe: You know, I got used to it eventually, but I'm still not too fond of it.
Moses: Come on! You're saying that's the problem?!
Shirley: Ah, it's not that. It's just...I remember what happened right after I
arrived on the Legacy.
Will: Oh, right. Moses kidnapped you.
Norma: Can't really argue with her there, Red.
[Giet whines.]
Shirley: Hi, Giet!
Moses: Oh, so Giet's okay, but I'm not?!
Shirley: Well...I guess it's all right, Moses...
Moses: You don't sound too sure of that.
Will: Quit fooling around. We need to get moving.
Moses: I ain't fooling around!
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<cq3> Fallingwater/Lumen Spring
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[They travel partway to Lumen Spring. Norma stops.]
Moses: What're you stopping for, all of a sudden?
Will: Don't start any trouble.
Norma: Come on, Teach, that's not nice! You make it sound like I'm always
causing trouble or something!
Jay: I would say that's a fairly accurate interpretation.
Norma: Hey!
Chloe: Anyway, what is it?
Norma: Ah, right. Take a look here.
Shirley: I don't see anything unusual.
Norma: I know! Senny, let me see that thing the BBs gave you!
Senel: The Sorcerer's Scanner?
Norma: Okay! Here we go!
[She activates the scanner and it finds something.]
Norma: Whoa! Check it out!
Will: So that's what they meant by locating hidden objects.
Jay: We may be able to find things in other places as well.
Will: Let's be sure to make good use of it.
[They continue a ways and Norma stops again.]
Norma: Oh! This is a good spot! I feel it. There must be treasure here, too!
Jay: I don't know, this sounds a bit too good to be true.
Will: Norma, think before you do anything.
Norma: Why am I the one you're always warning? Red operates on instinct way
more than I do!
Moses: Heh heh. Whatever, let's just get that treasure!
Norma: All right, here we go!
[She activates the scanner. A gold monster appears.]
Norma: Um...What's that?
Grune: Oh, my, what a nice monster. I'm so happy to meet you!
Shirley: I'm not so happy...
Jay: Me neither.
[They defeat the monster.]
Senel: Man, you sure know how to attract trouble.
Norma: Ah, don't worry. We can handle anything.
Senel, Chloe: That's not for you to decide!
Norma: Watch out, cranky couple attack!
Will: We've wasted enough time already. Let's get going.
Moses: You don't look too upset, though.
Will: Yes, I was able to collect a good sample.
Jay: And we also gained a good understanding of how the Sorcerer's Scanner
works.
Chloe: It can find monsters as well as items.
Will: Be careful when using it. Especially you, Norma.
Norma: See? See? There you go again! Why is it always me?!
[They arrive at Lumen Spring.]
Jay: There doesn't seem to be anything unusual here.
Will: It doesn't look like it's been affected by the earthquake, either.
Moses: Aw, and here I was thinkin' me and Giet would get to whoop up on a
monster or somethin'.
Norma: Red, don't jinx it. If you start saying things like that, there really
will--
[Another earthquake occurs.]
Norma: Aah! Another earthquake!
[A monster approches. Moses' back is turned to it.]
Moses: What's wrong? The quake wasn't that bad.
Grune: Moses, look behind you. It's really interesting!
Moses: What the?!...
Will: There's something strange about that monster.
[Black mist appears from the monster.]
Senel: That's the same thing we saw before.
Chloe: I get a bad feeling looking at that mist.
Norma: It's kinda...icky.
[The mist changes into a small round monster.]
Will: It turned into a monster!
Senel: It didn't do that last time!
Norma: Aah! It's coming this way!
Senel: Did they just...merge?
[They defeat the monster.]
Norma: Finally! Man, I'm beat.
Chloe: It returned to its original form...
Will: What in the world is going on?
Senel: It's not over yet! Don't let your guard down!
[The monster gets up.]
Chloe: Impossible! Its wounds are healing!
Moses: Well, don't just sit around waiting for it to get better! Giet!
[Moses and Giet attack the monster. Black mist rises from it.]
Senel: Again?!
[The black mist disappears.]
Jay: There have never been this many earthquakes in a row before.
Will: What is that mist? And these monsters?
Grune: That mist...
Jay: You know something about it?
Grune: I wonder what it is...
Norma: Ooh, is that all you had to say?!
Shirley: Did the monster from the mist make the other monster stronger?
[Will approaches the monster.]
Chloe: Raynard, be careful.
Moses: What's it matter how strong they are? There ain't nothing we can't
handle.
Chloe: No, I think we should be cautious. It was clearly different from what
we've encountered before.
Jay: It certainly did feel powerful.
Senel: Will, can you tell anything about it?
Will: Yes, but it's not exactly good news.
Jay: What is it?
Will: This monster is not a mutant. It's one of the Legacy's usual species.
Grune: Oh, so that means...What does that mean?
Jay: That all monsters onboard the Legacy have the potential to acquire that
awesome power?
Will: Well, we can't say for sure yet.
Senel: What about the monster that formed out of the mist?
Will: I've never heard of a creature with that characteristic before.
Senel: Should we investigate a little further?
Will: No, let's stop for now. We've learned quite a bit already.
Jay: Earthquakes, black mist, monsters born of that mist... Somehow I doubt
it's all just a coincidence.
Will: Yes, it would be prudent to assume that these are somehow related. We
need to report our findings. Let's get back to town.
Jay; There may be some new information waiting for us as well.
[They all leave except Grune. She approaches the monster and black mist
transforms into the shadowy figure.]
???: ...
Grune: Oh, my, who are you? My name's Grune!
???: ...
[The figure vanishes.]
Grune: ... Is it beginning again? You or me...Which will it be?...
[Shirley comes back.]
Shirley: Grune. Is something wrong? Grune?
Grune: Oh...What was I doing?
Shirley: What?
Grune: Did I say something about "beginning?" I feel like I almost remembered
something very important... But now I've lost it.
Shirley: Are you all right?
Grune: Hmm. Maybe not. Oh, but, you know... If you forget something right away,
it probably wasn't important in the first place.
Shirley: Hmm...You think so?...
Grune: Well, let's go home!
[Scene changes to Werites Beacon.]
Norma: Well, then. I guess we're done for today.
Will: I'm going to report to Her Excellency.
Senel: Okay.
Will: Senel, why don't you head on back to my house? If we learn anything new,
I want you to be our messenger.
Norma: Senel, are you living with Will?
Senel: Yeah.
Shirley: Wh...what is it?
Norma: Already separated, huh...
Senel, Shirley: What are you talking about?!
[Norma whispers to Chloe.]
Norma: You hear that? They've separated.
Chloe: ...Why are you telling me?
Norma: So then, where are you living, Shirl?
Shirley: Musette is letting me stay with her.
Norma: I see, I see. I'm surprised you can put up with it, Senny.
Senel: Can't you just shut up for once?
Will: That'll be all for today. Good work, everyone.
Senel: I'll let you know if something comes up.
[They all wander off except Shirley and Senel.]
Shirley: I'm going home now, too.
Senel: Okay. See you later.
[Scene changes to Vista Point.]
Harriet: I wonder if the flower I'm looking for is really on the Legacy. Nah,
Mom wouldn't lie. I will find it! I swear! This one flower still hasn't
bloomed. I wonder what it's waiting for...
[Scene changes to Will's house. Shirley walks in and finds Senel asleep on the
floor.]
Shirley: Senel, wake up. It's already noon.
Senel: Mm...mmm...
Shirley: Good morning!
Senel: *Yawn*...Morning.
Harriet: Stop trying to act like a father only when it's convenient for you!
Shirley: That was...
Senel: Harriet.
Harriet: I don't have a father! All I have is Mom!
Shirley: Hattie? What's wrong?
Harriet: Nothing!
Senel: The usual father-daughter squabbles, I bet.
Harriet: He's not my father! So it's just a regular squabble! I don't want to
live here anymore!
Shirley: I'll tell you what. Why don't we go back to Musette's house, okay?
I'll go with you.
Harriet: Okay... You come too, Senel.
Senel: Me, too?
Shirley: Sure, you're not really busy right now.
Senel: Shirley?
Shirley: Right? You have time, don't you Senel?
Senel: ...All right.
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A Flower and a Promise
<Wcq> Character Quest: Will
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[They arrive at Musette's house.]
Harriet: I can't believe he's pretending to be a father now, after abandoning
me for nine years! All he does is order me around! Who does he think he is?! A
guy like that shouldn't even be allowed to speak to me! He won't even
apologize! He thinks he's right about everything! I can't stand him!
Senel: Hey, people are going to hear you if you keep shouting like that.
Harriet: Who cares?!
Shirley: It's okay, Hattie. If you have something to say, just let it out. I'll
listen.
Harriet: I knew you'd understand, Shirley. Unlike some men...
Senel: Hey.
Harriet: Just thinking about his face makes me mad! Or the sound of his voice.
Ugh!
Senel: Oh, brother...
[Scene changes to night]
Harriet: He doesn't fulfill his duty as a parent! He just says whatever he
feels like! He's just so wrong in so many ways!
Senel: I'm sure he has his reasons.
Harriet: I'm sure he doesn't!
Senel: So, how about telling us what actually happened with Will?
Harriet: He told me not to go.
Shirley: Go where?
Harriet: To the place where all the flowers are blooming. It's really pretty!
Shirley: Where's that? Outside the city?
Harriet: Y...yeah...
Senel: Then it's no wonder he stopped you.
Harriet: But it's not that far!
Senel: It's dangerous outside the city. Especially recently, with the monsters
getting really violent and all.
Shirley: Will's worried about you, Hattie.
Harriet: No he's not! He hates me! That's why he won't let me do anything!
Besides...there's a reason I want to go there.
Senel: A reason?
Harriet: I'm looking for the flower that my hairpin came from.
Senel: The one you're wearing now?
Harriet: Mom told me about it. She said there's a place where this flower
blooms.
Senel: That hairpin's nice.
Harriet: The flower's not real, though. I want to see the real thing. This
hairpin was Mom's favorite.
Shirley: What's that in your hand? A flower bud?
Harriet: These were the only flowers that weren't blooming, so I brought one
back with me. I've never seen this kind before. Do you know what it is, Senel?
Senel: Sorry, I don't know much about flowers. What about you, Shirley?
Shirley: Me neither. I'm sorry I can't help.
Harriet: I see...
Shirley: It's pretty big. I've never seen a flower bud this big before.
Harriet: I sure hope it's the one I'm looking for.
Musette: Oh, hello. What are you all talking about?
Senel: Hmm, maybe you might know a bit about this, Musette.
Musette: What is it?
Harriet: This flower...
Musette: Well, well...Look at this...
Shirley: Do you know what it is?
Musette: Yes, it's a very rare flower that only blooms on the Legacy.
Harriet: That explains why I've never seen it before.
Musette: It's a relatively new discovery in the world of botany. There wasn't
even a name for it before it was discovered.
Harriet: Really?
Musette: A certain person gave it a lovely name, and now, everyone calls it
that.
Harriet: What's it called? What does it look like?
Musette: Why don't you try asking Will? He's quite knowledgeable about flora,
as well.
Harriet: I don't want his help!
Senel: Oh, brother. Not again.
Harriet: He gets his kicks out of being mean to me! He's always bossing me
around! "Do this! Do that! Don't do this! Don't do that!" Who does he think he
is?!
Musette: Do you dislike your father that much?
Harriet: Yes! I hate him!
Senel: You've seen what kind of person he is since you've come to the Legacy.
Everyone here relies on him, and he never lets them down.
Shirley: Deep down, you actually do like him, don't you?
Harriet: W...well...
Shirley: If it were me, I think I'd be proud.
Harriet: But he treats me like I'm just another little kid that he can boss
around. He's so cold! That's why I...I can't really tell what I should think...
Senel: Then you'll have to make up your own mind.
Harriet: My own mind?
Senel: No matter what Shirley and I say, no matter what the people of Werites
Beacon think -- none of it means anything if you don't agree with it.
Harriet: ...Yeah.
Senel: Take a good look at Will for yourself, think for yourself, and figure it
out for yourself.
Harriet: Fine. I'll do that.
Shirley: Hattie?
Harriet: I'm going to bed.
Shirley: Okay. Good night.
Harriet: Good night.
Shirley: Do you think they'll be okay?
Senel: The reason they fight is because they care about what each other thinks.
Shirley: Yeah...I guess you're right.
Senel: I'm going to head back, now. Thank you for your hospitality, Musette.
Shirley: Good night.
Senel: Night.
[Scene shifts to Will standing alone in a dark room.]
Harriet: Stop trying to act like a father only when it's convenient for you! I
don't have a father! All I have is Mom!
Will: She always knows exactly what to say. Just like you. She's really good at
putting me on the spot. All those things...she's just so much like you,
Amelia...
[Flashback to Vista Point]
Amelia: So, "Professor"... I really love this place.
Will: Me too.
Amelia: Once the baby's born, lets all come here together. You, me and our
little girl.
Will: Yeah, that sounds nice. Just the three of us. So the baby's a little girl
today?
Amelia: Girl, boy, whichever. I mean this baby is our child. With us as
parents, she -- or he -- will definately like this place.
Will: If we're good parents and she grows up well.
Amelia: Hey, what's that supposed to mean?
Will: Nothing in particular.
Amelia: I bet you were thinking, "as long as she doesn't grow up spoiled and
selfish, like her." Humph. Whatever!
Will: What, are you mad?
Amelia: Oh, no, of course not. Not at all!
Will: Oh, brother.
Amelia: Oh, I just remembered!
Will: What is it now?
Amelia: Did you think of a name?
Will: We don't even know if it's a boy or a girl yet. It's too early for a
name.
Amelia: So, we just need to think of both. That's more fun, anyway!
Will: Uh...
Amelia: I want you to be the one to decide the name. Please. It's the most
important request of my life.
Will: How many "most important requests of your life" does this make, now?
Amelia: So...you won't do it? Even for little old me? Oh, how heartless...
Will: *Sigh* I just can't say no to you. I'll give it some serious thought and
tell you next time we come here.
Amelia: Really? Great! That's a promise, right? Give me your pinky!
Will: Hey...
Amelia: There, it's a promise! If you break it, you have to stick a needle in
your eye!
Will: You'd really make me do it, too.
Amelia: You know it. So you'd better keep your promise.
Will: I'll do my best.
Amelia: Heh heh. My darling "Professor"...I love you, Will. [She hugs him]
Will: Hey, cut that out. You're squeezing too hard.
Amelia: Let's come back here again tomorrow.
Will: Tomorrow? That's not fair!
Amelia: A promise is a promise!
[Flashback ends, scene goes to Senel awakened by a cry at Will's house]
Senel: Did I just hear a baby? [Finds Shirley rocking a baby]
Baby: Waaah!
Senel: Shirley, what the?...
Shirley: It's not mine.
Senel: O...of course it's not! What's going on?
Shirley: Well...
Harriet: This morning, when I was out watching you-know-who, some strangers
came up to me.
Senel: Just to make sure, "you-know-who" means Will, right?
Harriet: Yeah...
Senel: You started stalking him early today, huh?
Shirley: We're not talking about Will right now, Senel.
Harriet: All of a sudden they said, "Please take care of this child," and then
just took off. What do you think we should do?
Senel: [Walks to the baby]
Shirley: What's the matter?
Baby: Goo gah gah gahhh...
Senel: There's something in its clothes...It's a letter. Harriet! What did
those strangers look like?
Harriet: Oh, um...it was a young man and a young woman.
Senel: Tell me which way they went!
Shirley: Senel, what is it?
Senel: The parents of this child are planning to kill themselves. That's what
it says in the letter. It says they lost their jobs and can't raise this baby,
so they're leaving her to Will.
Harriet: What?
Shirley: They must have figured that Will would take good care of her.
Senel: We need to find Will and tell him. Now.
[The three run outside, Chloe and Elsa approach]
Elsa: It's Senel!
Chloe: Coolidge, is something wrong?
Senel: Have you seen Will?
Chloe: I saw him heading outside the city a little while ago.
Baby: Goo goo gah...
Elsa: Oh, she's so cute! Is she yours?
Senel, Shirley: N...no!
Senel: What are you two doing?
Chloe: We're just out for a walk.
Elsa: No, Chloe and I are on a date!
Senel: She sure has grown fond of you.
Elsa: 'Cause we're living under the same roof!
Chloe: I did say I was going to leave, though. But Alcott asked me to stay, so
I decided to continue renting the room at the hospital.
Elsa: Whenever it was me who asked you, you wouldn't agree to stay no matter
what!
Chloe: You're ill, Elsa. You get too excited for your own good when I'm around.
Elsa: You're way too serious, Chloe. But that's what makes you so cool...
Shirley: Senel, we have to find Will.
Chloe: Are you looking for Will? I'll help you.
Senel: We'd appreciate it, but...are you sure?
Chloe: I'll join up with you after I escort Elsa back home.
Elsa: Come on...
Chloe: It was about time for us to head back anyway. That's what we agreed to
before we left for our walk, remember?
Elsa: But...I'm feeling good today.
Chloe: I can't. I'm the one who'd be in trouble with Alcott.
Shirley: Oh! It's Will!
Will: A baby? Don't tell me it's yours...
Senel: We've already heard that joke.
Shirley: We need to talk to you, Will.
Will: To me?
[Fade out for explination, fade in after]
Will: I see.
Shirley: We have to find the parents quickly.
Will: Yes. We can't just sit around. Harriet, I want you to go back home. We'll
be leaving the city, so I can't take you along.
Harriet: Why not?!
Will: It's dangerous outside. How many times must I tell you that?
Harriet: I'm involved, too. I have a right to see this through!
Senel: Will, right now we need to find the parents.
Harriet: I'm going with you, no matter what!
Will: ...Very well. But on two conditions.
Harriet: O...okay, what?
Will: First, you'll have to look out for yourself.
Harriet: O...of course.
Will: Second, you have to take care of the baby.
Harriet: All right. Shirley, give her to me.
Shirley: Are you sure? She's pretty heavy.
Harriet: I'll be fine.
Senel: Now, about the parent's location...
Will: I know where they are. They're at the Great Hollow.
Senel: How do you know?
Will: A little while ago they asked me how to get there, and I took them
halfway.
Senel: Why didn't you say so earlier?!
Will: Let's get the others and find this child's parents.
[Party assembles, then leaves town]
Harriet: To the Great Hollow we go!
Shirley: Don't tire yourself out, Harriet!
Harriet: I'll be fine.
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<W01> Great Hollow
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[After entering Great Hollow]
Will: Be careful with that baby.
Harriet: I know. You don't have to warn me about every little thing.
Shirley: Will, try to be a little more--
Senel: Shirley, don't.
Norma: That's his way of showing that he cares for her.
Jay: Don't you think we should be looking for the parents instead of standing
here chatting? If we get there too late, all of this will have been for naught.
Moses: You know, you ain't really that cute of a kid.
Jay: No, not half as much as you.
Moses: Ain't nothin' about me cute!
Jay: I meant half as much of a kid.
Will: Moses, Jay, if you're just going to play around, we're going to leave you
behind.
Grune: Shall I take over for a little while, Harriet?
Harriet: No, I'm okay. Thanks, Grune.
Will: {...}
Harriet: Wh...what? You got something to say?
Will: Let's hurry.
Harriet: Humph! What's with him?
[Group travels into Great Hollow]
Senel: They're not here, either. They must have gone in pretty deep.
Will: Let's rest for a bit.
Jay: But we need to hurry...
Senel: I'm with Will.
Will: I'll scout ahead. Wait here, everyone.
Moses: I'm coming with you. Giet!
Grune: Will really should get some rest, too.
Norma: If he's worried about Hattie, he shouldn't be making her take care of
the baby.
Chloe: I'm sure Raynard has a reason for what he's doing.
Harriet: H...hey, settle down.
Shirley: Hattie?
Harriet: I said, settle down! Ow ow ow! Don't pull my hair! Guys, help! Don't
just stand there laughing! Help me! Hey! No! Don't touch my hairpin! I said,
no!
Baby: Waaah!
Harriet: Oh, no. Don't cry.
Baby: Waaaaah! Waaaaah!
Harriet: Grr...
Will: What's going on?
Baby: Waaaaah! Waaaaah!
Will: *Sigh* Oh, boy.
Harriet: Wh...what? Now, now, there we go.
Baby: Waaaaah! Waaaaah!
Will: Let me see her.
Harriet: Hey, what are you doing?!
Baby: Waaah.
Will: It's okay. You don't have to be scared anymore. Shh...
Baby: Goo gah gah.
Will: The scary lady's gone now.
Harriet: Hey, who are you calling scary?! You, stop laughing!
Baby: Waaaaah!
Will: Don't raise your voice. It's okay, baby. Shh. It's okay.
Baby: Goo gah gah.
Chloe: Impressive.
Norma: You could be a daddy, Teach!
Jay: Uh, Norma, I think he already is.
Harriet: Wh...why did she stop crying?...You act like you're used to dealing
with babies or something.
Will: You were this small, too, nine years ago.
Harriet: You can't expect me to remember that.
Will: Of course, you weren't as well-behaved as this one. You'd kick me, stomp
on me, scream at the top of your lungs...You were quite a handful.
Harriet: I'm not going to start thanking you or anything, so don't try to act
like I owe you.
Will: I wouldn't dream of it.
Harriet: What?
Will: That's a parent's job.
Harriet: Wh...what's that supposed to mean?
Will: Babies are sensitive to emotion. If you're irritated, this child will be
in a bad mood as well. Understand?
Harriet: Yeah...of course...I knew that...
Will: Relax a little. You'll make the baby tense, too.
Harriet: ...Fine. Happy now?
Will: Well, I guess you pass.
Harriet: ...Like you're the final judge of everything.
Baby: Goo goo gah.
Shirley: Will and Hattie seem to be softening up to each other.
Senel: I hope this leads to them getting along a little better.
Norma: I wonder if it's really gonna be that easy.
Chloe: You don't sound very optimistic.
Norma: Ah, well, it's just...if everything were to end now on a happy note,
that'd be kind of boring!
Jay: I don't think whether it's boring or not is really important, do you?
Moses: I sure like it better when things are lively!
Grune: Oh, yes, nothing beats having fun.
Will: Let's get moving again.
[Group travels further to find a couple being attacked by a monster]
Baby's Father: H...help!
Harriet: Hey, it's them! They're the ones who gave me this baby!
Senel: Hurry!
[Party battles and defeats monster]
Senel: Looks like we made it in time.
Baby's Father: Th...thank you.
Baby's Mother: Thank you for saving us.
Norma: Huh? Did you want someone to rescue you?
Jay: Weren't you planning on killing yourselves?
Baby's Mother: W...we...
Will: Of all the irresponsible, idiotic...I assume you understand now what it
means to be alive?
Baby's Father: Will...
Will: I don't know what happened in your lives, and if you don't want to talk
about it, that's fine.
Baby's Mother: It's...We...
Will: But think for a moment about this child's future. If you were to die
here, what would happen to this child?
Baby's Father: We thought you would do a better job than us of making our child
happy.
Will: Are you insane?!
Baby's Father: Aah!
Norma: Yo, Will, lay off a little!
Will: Are you saying being with one's own family doesn't bring happiness? Did
you think leaving this girl behind all alone would make her happy?
Baby's Father: B...but...
Will: Parents have a responsibility to their children. You cannot simply run
away from that. When you were blessed with this girl, you should have felt
that.
Baby's Father: Yes. I did. I swore I'd protect this child, no matter what.
Will: If you can remember that, then you already know what you should do.
Baby's Father: But...now, after all we've done...she couldn't possibly forgive
us!
Baby: Waaaaaah! Waaaaaah! Waaaaaah!
Will: I don't know if she's crying because she's hungry, or she needs her
diaper changed, or she's scared, or what.
Baby: Waaaaaah! Waaaaaah!
Baby's Father: I...I...
Will: But if I were to guess, I'd say she's crying out for the two of you.
Baby: Waaaaaah! Waaaaaah!
Baby's Mother: What have we done?
Will: Happiness is living together with one's own family. Asking for anything
more than that is just being greedy.
Baby: Waaaaaah! Waaaaaah!
Baby's Mother: I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...
Will: If you really feel that way, then hurry up and hold her in your own arms.
[The baby's mother takes her from Will]
Baby: Goo gah gah.
Harriet: Whenever I held her, she wouldn't stop crying no matter what...
Will: She can tell, even with that little body...She can tell who really loves
her.
[Harriet looks at Will]
Will: Why are you glaring at me? Do you have something to say?
Harriet: I'm...I'm not glaring. I just...
Will: Just what?
Harriet: ...I just...kind of changed my opinion of you a little...maybe...
Will. I can't hear you.
Harriet: Never mind!
Moses: Well, I guess that wraps that up.
Norma: Weird. Nothing really exciting happened.
Grune: What's wrong with that? Nothing beats everyone being happy.
[Will notices the monster's corpse]
Shirley: Grune, isn't that different from what you just said a little while
ago?
Grune: Oh. Really?
Will: Oh, this coat! This luster! It's marvelous! I wish I could've captured it
alive, but still! The body's barely damaged. This'll do just fine. What's this?
Its tongue rolls up?!
Chloe: Raynard looks absolutely thrilled.
Senel: He's probably been pretty stressed lately. He hasn't been able to get
out of the city much.
Norma: Yeah, it's been a while since he's had a chance to get that nerd blood
flowing.
Will: To think, I'd encounter a monster like this under such circumstances! I
seem to recall a subspecies that lives in the Thunder Monument. Let's head over
there now!
Norma: Hey, settle down, Teach!
Senel: I'm out, Will. I'm going to escort these people back to town.
Will: What people?
Senel, Norma: Um...
Moses: Hah hah! Will's havin' the time of his life!
Jay: Well, I'm most certainly not...
Harriet: ...Heh heh...Hah hah hah hah... Heh, everything just seems so funny.
Senel: Let's get back to the city.
Shirley: Yeah.
[The group exits the Great Hollow]
Norma: Gee, Teach, guess you're a parent after all!
Will: What is it, all of a sudden?
Norma: Your words were so touching!
Will: Enough all ready.
[Group returns to Werites Beacon]
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<W02> Werites Beacon
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Baby's Father: We can't thank you enough.
Baby's Mother: We'll never betray this child again.
Will: If you ever find yourselves troubled again, come talk to me. At the very
least, I can lend an ear.
Baby's Father: Thank you so much. I think we'll be busy talking for a while,
figuring out what to do from here.
Will: Yes. That would be best.
Baby's Mother: We're terribly sorry for all the trouble we've caused you.
Norma: No worries.
Baby's Father: Farewell, then.
Baby's Mother: Say bye-bye to your friends!
Harriet: Bye-bye!
Baby: Goo gah gah.
Will: Whew, I'm worn out.
Norma: That's 'cause you're old.
[Will hits Norma]
Norma: Ow! Owww! Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow!
Chloe: You brought that on yourself.
Jay: She never learns.
Norma: Hey! Stop laughing!
[Scene changes to Harriet alone in her room at Musette's]
Will: Are you saying being with one's own family doesn't bring happiness?
Parents have a responsibility to their children. You can't just run away from
that. Happiness is living together with one's own family. Asking for anything
more than that is just being greedy.
Harriet: I don't understand anymore. If he really felt that way, he should have
come to see us. He left Mom all alone. He left me all alone. Did Mom know? Is
that why she didn't get mad? If that really is how he feels, then I guess maybe
I can try to make up with him. But what should I do to make up with him? I
can't just suddenly say, "I forgive you!" Oh, I know! I know what I can use!
[Scene changes to next morning]
Shirley: Senel, wake up.
Senel: Mmm...I'm still sleepy...
Shirley: Come on, wake up.
Senel: What's going on? This early in the morning...
Shirley: *Sigh* It's still morning, but it's not early. Hattie says she has a
favor to ask of us. She's waiting at the fountain plaza. Let's go.
[The two arrive at the fountain plaza]
Harriet: It sure took you long enough! I was getting tired of waiting.
Senel: That's not a good attitude to have when you're asking for favors.
Harriet: I saved your life!
Senel: Are you still talking about that?
Shirley: What are you talking about?
Senel: It's nothing.
Moses: So why'd you call us here?
Harriet: I want to go to the Thunder Monument.
Senel: Are you planning to capture that monster Will was talking about?
Harriet: Well, you know...He's so busy, he doesn't get to go out and do
research and all that other stuff he wants to do. I was thinking, maybe I'd
lend him a hand. It's called a "Lesser Pup."
Norma: You've done your homework.
Harriet: It's a small monster. Even I could pick it up and carry it.
Chloe: Small or not, a monster is a monster. It's still dangerous.
Jay: And there are other monsters in the monument as well.
Grune: Oh. Does that really matter?
Norma: G-Girl, you are way too chilled out sometimes!
Harriet: Shirley, please?
Shirley: I understand how you feel, Hattie, but...[to Senel] What do you think?
Harriet: Please! It's the most important request of my life!
Moses: Let's go. As long as we're with her, she'll be fine.
Harriet: Thanks, Moses! You're not so bad, after all!
Chloe: I guess we can't really deny a request as earnest as this one...
Harriet: Yeah! Chloe's got the right idea.
Senel: All right. We'll go with you.
Harriet: Yay! All right then, let's get going!
[Group travels down elevator to the Quiet Lands]
Senel: The Thunder Monument, right?
Harriet: Yeah. Come on, let's go!
Moses: The little miss sure is excited.
Jay: I just hope she doesn't get into any trouble.
[Group travels to the Thunder Monument]
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<W03> Thunder Monument
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Harriet: Now, let's find that Lesser Pup!
Norma: By the way, Hattie...
Harriet: What? Is there a problem?
Norma: Woah! Easy, girl!
Moses: Does Will know we're here?
Harriet: Um...
Norma: Ah, I get it.
Harriet: O...of course he knows. I...I made sure to tell him everything.
Really.
Chloe: Uh huh...
Norma: In other words, this is "Operation: Surprise Will"!
Harriet: Th...that's not important! Let's go!
Norma: Oh, Harriet, you went and got this Lesser Pup for me? Such a perfect
specimen! Marvelous! Wonderful!
Grune: Oh, my.
Norma: Like that?
Jay: Was that supposed to be an impression of Will? You weren't even close. For
starters, think about his personality. He'd never do something like that.
Grune: Really? I think he might.
Harriet: E...enough about that already! Let's get going!
Moses: All right! Let's do this for the little miss!
Senel: Let's get this over with and head back to town.
[Group enters Thunder Monument to search]
Shirley: I don't see any Lesser Pups around here.
Harriet: From what I read, they're very wary of other creatures.
Jay: If that's the case, they probably don't come out where people can see them
very often.
Senel: We might have to go further inside in order to find one.
Moses: What do you think, Giet? [Giet whines] It don't look like there are any
here.
Harriet: *Sigh*
Shirley: Why don't we take a break?
Norma: Hattie, let me ask you something.
Harriet: What?
Norma: Do you hate me?
Harriet: Yeah, I don't like you.
Norma: Hey!
Harriet: What? Why are you getting mad? I was just being honest!
Senel: If you get all worked up, you'll wear yourself out. We're supposed to be
taking a break, remember?
Grune: Oh, my, Senel. You sound like Will.
Jay: That does sound like something Will would say.
Norma: I guess Senny's an old man now, too. Poor thing.
Senel: How do you figure that?!
Shirley: What's wrong?
Senel: I think I'm beginning to understand how Will feels...
Moses: Heh heh! Well, good.
Norma: Anyway, getting back on-topic...
Harriet: I don't like you.
Norma: Hey!
Shirley: Norma, please don't get angry. Hattie, maybe it'd be better if you
didn't tell her what you really think.
Grune: Oh, that's a good idea, Shirley.
Norma: Now wait a minute!
Chloe: They probably repel each other because they're so similar.
Norma, Harriet: How can you call us similar?!
Senel: I'd say it's pretty obvious.
Grune: You're both on the same wavelength. You must be great friends!
Norma: Anyway, what made you change your mind and start wanting to make up with
Will?
Harriet: It's...I mean...It's not like I want to make up with him or
anything...
Moses: Say no more, little miss! I understand how you feel!
Harriet: Huh?...
Moses: It's best for family to be together.
Shirley: That hairpin is really pretty. It looks like a real flower.
Harriet: Mom gave this to me. It was her favorite.
Shirley: What was your mother like?
Harriet: Mom...Well, she would never ever say anything bad about...that guy.
Whenever I complained about him, she'd always just smile. She'd smile and hug
me. But...but... But now Mom's dead! She was waiting to see him again the whole
time! She knew in her heart that he wasn't coming back, but she kept believing
that he would!
Shirley: Hattie...
Harriet: ...She believed in him...
Senel: It's just a guess, but...I'd bet Will was really suffering, too. It
really hurts to lose someone you care for...especially when you can't do
anything for them.
Shirley, Chloe: Senel... {Shirley} Coolidge... {Chloe}
Norma: So in other words, you want to get friendly with Will so he'll start
spoiling you!
Harriet: Th...that's not it at all! How did you get that from this?!
Jay: Looks like you hit the nail on the head.
Harriet: Jay! Be quiet!
Moses: Aww, don't be shy. Kids are supposed to act like that!
Harriet: H...honestly! You've got it all wrong!
Norma: You should try calling him "Dad." I guarentee he'll like it!
Harriet: No way! Absolutely not! Enough with this stupid conversation already.
Let's go!
Norma: Fine, fine.
[Group continues into Thunder Monument]
Harriet: Hey! There it is!
Moses: Get back here!
Norma: The little bugger sure moves fast enough!
Shirley: Senel, it went that way!
Senel: All right!
Moses: Leave it to me!
Shirley, Chloe: Look out!
Chloe: Are you two all right?
Moses: Senel, you sure got a hard head...
Senel: Look who's talking. Ow...
Jay: That just now was Moses' fault. The perfect chance, blown...
Moses: I've got my pride as a beast-tamer. I can't let Senel get credit for
this one. See, look. It's coming back to play with me.
Harriet: It's acting a little strange.
Grune: It looks scared.
Jay: Unless my eyes are deceiving me, there's another monster behind it. A very
powerful-looking one.
Shirley: I see it, too.
Chloe: Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be an illusion.
Moses: All right, bring it on!
[Party battles and defeats monster]
Moses: Yeah! We beat it! Ha!
Jay: Moses, are you even capable of being calm?
Moses: What's that supposed to mean?!
Senel: Quiet, you two. You'll scare it away.
Harriet: Don't run away from me, now. Easy...easy... Yes! I got it!
Shirley: Hattie sure looks happy.
Norma: She just completed phase one of Operation: Stun Will.
Jay: I thought it was "Operation: Surprise Will"?
Chloe: Does it really matter? It is Norma talking, after all.
Norma: C, isn't that just a little bit rude?
Harriet: Ah, hey, stop! Settle down! Now look what happened...my hairpin came
out. That's a memento from Mom! What are you going to do if it breaks, huh?
[The monster gets back up]
Shirley: Hattie!
[Shirley runs in front of Harriet and is attacked]
Senel: Shirley!
[The group kills the monster for good while Norma heals Shirley]
Chloe: That was unusually tough. Don't tell me it's...
[Black mist disperses from the corpse]
Jay: It's the black mist again.
Senel: Shirley, are you all right?
Shirley: I'm fine, but...
Harriet: Ah...ahh...
Shirley: Hattie...
Harriet: My hairpin...The flower's broken...
Jay: It may be dangerous to stay here.
Senel: Let's go ahead and get back to town.
Shirley: Hattie, can you stand?
[Group leaves Thunder Monument]
Senel: I think Teach might be worried. Let's go back to town.
Shirley: Yeah...let's do that. Are you okay, Harriet?
Harriet: ...
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<W04> Werites Beacon
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[Group returns to Werites Beacon and runs into Will]
Will: So, you did leave the city.
Senel: I'm sorry we took Harriet out without telling you, Will.
Chloe: We should have consulted with you beforehand, even if we were just going
out to play.
Moses: It's our fault. Your little girl didn't do nothin' wrong.
Will: You're well aware of how dangerous it is outside of Werites Beacon. You
wouldn't take a child out with you for no good reason.
Norma: Nah, it really wasn't anything special.
Will: Harriet must have made a request that you couldn't bring yourselves to
refuse.
Harriet: Wh...what? Is that bad?
[Will begins to drag Harriet away]
Harriet: Ow! Hey, stop!
Shirley: Please, wait! Hattie did this for you!
[Will drags Harriet off screen]
Harriet: Stop it! You're hurting me!
Norma: I guess Will can see right through us.
Moses: Seems like we really ticked him off.
Chloe: I understand he was worried, but he could have at least listened to what
we had to say.
Jay: We should probably wait until things cool down a bit.
[Everyone but Senel and Shirley leave]
Senel: We're responsible, too. Let's go to Will's house and see if we can talk
to him.
Shirley: Yeah.
[Senel and Shirley arrive at Will's house]
Will: How many times do I have to tell you not to leave the city? Have you got
anything to say for yourself? Why did you disobey me?
Senel: Will, really, that's enough.
Shirley: There was a reason.
Will: You two, stay out of this. I'm talking to Harriet. Shirley, what happened
to you?
Shirley: Oh, this?...I was just clumsy...
Will: I presume this was Harriet's fault?
Shirley: *Gasp*
Will: I thought so. One of my friends has now been injured because of you. How
do you intend to take responsibility for that?
Senel: Will, you're taking this too far.
Will: I told you to stay out of this. Didn't you hear me? This is all a result
of your selfish behavior. You're causing trouble for everyone.
Harriet: I was just...
Will: You put everyone in danger and even let them get hurt for no good reason.
Harriet: But...I didn't want to lose my hairpin...
Will: Your hairpin? You put the people I care about in danger for that thing?!
Harriet: Hey, don't talk about my hairpin like that!
Will: Hmm?...
Harriet: "People you care about"?! Please! I have things that I care about,
too! Not like you'd care about what matters to me! Why don't you just spend all
your time with your precious friends, then?! I hate you! I want you to die! You
should have been the one who died, not Mom!
[Harriet runs out of the house, dropping something]
Will: I'm sorry you had to see that.
Senel: This isn't the time to act all tough, Will.
Shirley: I'll go after her.
Will: Is this the hairpin she was talking about?
Senel: She said her mother gave it to her. It's very important to her.
[Scene changes to Harriet in her room at Musette's with Shirley at the door]
Harriet: I don't need him! I don't need him anymore!
Shirley: Hattie, listen to me.
Harriet: I don't need anyone but Mom! I don't need him! I don't want to see his
face ever again!
Shirley: Hattie...
Harriet: How come he gets to live, and Mom had to die?!
[Shirley goes down stairs to find Senel and Will]
Senel: How is she?
[Shirley shakes her head]
Senel: Don't you think you could have at least listened to what she had to say?
Shirley: You know, it was all for you, Will.
Senel: Harriet asked us to go to the Thunder Monument. I'm sure you can figure
out why.
Shirley: I think she was looking for something that would help break the ice
between you two. She doesn't know what to say to you. She doesn't know where to
start.
Senel: Isn't it your job to notice that?
Shirley: Please talk with her, Will. Really talk.
Will: I just remembered something I need to do. I'll be at home.
Shirley: Will, please wait!
Senel: Let's follow him.
[Senel and Shirley arrive at Will's house]
Senel: Will? Are you here?
Shirley: Maybe he's on the second floor.
[The two go upstairs]
Shirley: That room...the door's open.
Senel: It's always been locked until now.
[They enter the room]
Senel: What is this?
Will: It's pathetic. Even after I've gone so far as to make this.
Senel: Will...this is...
Will: I want to break the ice just as badly.
Shirley: What do you mean?
Will: I just can't talk to her normally. All I can do is scold her, warn her...
things like that.
Senel: If you understand that much, then what's left is simple. You need to
tell Harriet what you just told us.
Shirley: Yes. Hattie is always thinking about you.
Will: I'm her father, but I've never done anything fatherly for her.
Senel: You can start now. The two of you are both here.
Shirley: You care about her deeply, don't you?
Senel: This room shows your true feelings, doesn't it?
Will: ...There are times when I question the choices I've made. Perhaps I
shouldn't have come back to the Legacy.
Senel: ...What do you mean? Haven't you been on the Legacy the whole ten years?
You said you'd have been arrested immediately if you went back to the mainland.
Will: From Amelia's parents' point of view, I was guilty of kidnapping an
aristocrat's daughter. If I'd been caught, I might have gotten a death
sentence.
Senel: But you still went to the mainland? Why?
Will: ...Could you stand it? Could you live out here on the Legacy, ripped away
from the ones you love? I immediately followed them to the mainland. I wanted
to be with my wife and daughter. Or at least as close to them as I could.
Shirley: Why are you on the Legacy now?
Will: At the time, there were only two things that mattered to me. If I had
lost those, my determination would've crumbled as well.
Senel: Is it because of Amelia's death?
Will: Her body was weak to begin with. I may have shortened her life by
bringing her to the Legacy.
Shirley: But, the other thing that was important to you--Hattie--was still on
the mainland. Surely she needed you even more after losing her mother.
Will: I went to the funeral knowing full well that I would probably be
captured. Harriet cried the whole time in front of Amelia's grave...while
screaming her hatred for me. I never thought that the day would come when I'd
hear her say those words again. That I should have died instead of Amelia...
Even for me, that's hard to take...
Shirley: Will...
Senel: Is that why you came back to the Legacy?...
Will: I was arrested at the funeral, and they exiled me here.
Senel: So they decided not to execute you, after all.
Will: Apparantly it was Amelia's last wish that they spare me. *Sigh* I'm not
sure why I'm telling you all this. I'm going to go for a walk and calm down.
Please keep an eye on Harriet for a little while.
Shirley: Those two are going to be okay, right?
Senel: Of course. They feel the same way about each other. I think the two of
us should know that better than anyone.
Shirley: ...Yeah. I think so, too.
Senel: Let's go check on Harriet.
[Scene changes to Senel and Shirley at Harriet's door]
Shirley: Hattie, come on out.
Harriet: I don't want to talk to anyone. I don't want to see anyone.
Senel: Staying here isn't going to resolve anything.
Harriet: I don't care! If I knew things were going to be like this, I would
have stayed with Mom! I should never have come to this place! I'm going back to
the mainland! I'm going to forget everything!
Senel: I'm coming in.
Harriet: I'm going back to where Mom is! You can't stop me!
[Senel and Shirley enter Harriet's room]
Harriet: Wh...what do you want? Go away.
Senel: We're going out.
Harriet: No! I'm not going anywhere!
Senel: I have something I'd like to show you. Come on...
Harriet: What is it?
Shirley: We're going to take her to that room, right?
Senel: Yeah.
[The three arive at Will's house]
Harriet: Senel...don't tell me you're going to show me...
Senel: Relax. Will isn't here now.
Harriet: I'm not going in that jerk's house! I refuse!
Senel: If you run away now, you'll lose everything.
Shirley: We'll be with you. Okay?
Harriet: ...F...fine...
[They enter Will's house and go upstairs]
Harriet: What's in here?
Senel: You'll understand everything once you go inside.
Harriet: It's pitch black. I can't see anything. What's in here, Senel? I don't
understand.
Senel: I'll show you.
Harriet: ...What...What is this?...Why?
Senel: You can tell whose room this is, can't you?
Harriet: *Gasp* It can't be...This can't be real!
Senel: Don't turn away. Don't turn your back on Will's feelings.
Harriet: His...feelings...
Shirley: You can tell whose room this is, right, Hattie? You can tell who he
made it for.
Harriet: Wh...why would something like this be here?
Senel: Will had always dreamed of living together with his family.
Harriet: ...This isn't fair. This is so not fair!
Shirley: Will watched over and protected his family's home all by himself.
Harriet: ...I don't understand! He never even said anything!
Shirley: Even though there was no one there to welcome him home, he still took
care of it.
Harriet: But he was always so cold to me!
Shirley: Don't close your eyes, Hattie. Will's feelings are here, all of them,
right in front of you.
Harriet: ...But...but...
Shirley: You can tell, can't you? You can tell how Will feels, right?
Harriet: That's not fair...
Shirley: He feels the same way you do.
Harriet: It's not fair! This isn't fair at all! Why did he have to make a room
like this?! Now, I...I...
Senel: I think you can handle the rest by yourself, now.
Harriet: ...Yeah...
Shirley: If you're not honest with your feelings, you'll never find happiness.
All you need is a little courage. I know you can do it, Hattie.
Harriet: ...Do you think there's still hope for us?
Shirley: Of course. You'll be fine. Just look, Hattie. See this room? You have
a place where you belong. A home.
Harriet: ...Yeah...I do...I have a home... I have a place where I belong...
Shirley: See? You have to open yourself up to him. You have a father that cares
for you this much.
Harriet: Yeah. Yeah, you're right. I'll try. I really will...
[Scene changes to Will at Vista Point, examining flowers]
Will: Something's not right. The buds should be opening by now. Some of these
flowers are dead. Is it the soil? Or the water? That mist! It's the same as
what we saw at the Lumen Spring.
[Figure appears from mist]
???: ...
Will: ...What's that?
[Figure vanishes with mist]
Will: Was that an illusion? The ground feels cold. Did the mist cause this? If
someone doesn't do something, all the flowers will die. I will protect the
flowers. I won't forget the promise I made to you.
[Flashback to Vista Point]
Amelia: I bet you're probably regretting running away with me to the Legacy.
Will: What makes you say that all of a sudden?
Amelia: Well, if you'd stayed on the mainland, you would've had a bright future
as a scholar. But now, because of my father, you're an inhuman villain who
kidnapped precious, little me.
Will: Well, that's a fine thing to call me.
Amelia: I know I'm the one who asked you to take me away... ...I'm sorry.
Will: Aw, I think a life of following your every whim sounds kind of fun in its
own special way.
Amelia: Hey, what's that supposed to mean?
Will: Oh, I don't know.
Amelia: Humph. You think I wouldn't be smart enough to understand even if you
told me, right?
Will: I never said anything like that.
Amelia: You don't have to. I know you're thinking it!
Will: Amelia, you mustn't speak so quickly...
Amelia: Suddenly being nice isn't going to...*Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
Will: I told you.
Amelia: *Huff* *Huff*
Will: Are you all right?
Amelia: Whew...I thought I was going to die there.
Will: Hey, you promised not to say things like that. Even as a joke. What is
it? Does it hurt?
Amelia: If I said I didn't want to die, what would you do?
Will: Amelia...
Amelia: If I said I wanted to be with you forever, what would you do? Heh heh,
I'm just kidding. You look so funny with that serious look on your face.
Will: Hey...
Amelia: So, Professor...make me one final promise.
Will: How many "one final promises" will this make?
Amelia: Let's see...counting today's, it'd be 53, along with 102 "most
important requests of my life."
Will: Well, what is it?
Amelia: Please protect these flowers. These are our special flowers. No matter
what happens, please protect them. Even if I die, please watch over them.
Will: ...All right.
Amelia: Thanks.
Will: You don't want my pinky?
Amelia: I know you'll keep your promise. I trust you, Will.
[End flashback. Will enters his house to find Senel and Shirley asleep]
Will: Senel, wake up.
Senel: I was dreaming that something was kicking me...
Will: How terrible.
Senel: I know it was just a dream, but man, it still hurts.
Shirley: Oh...I must have fallen asleep.
Will: There's something I'd like you to help me with.
Senel: Aren't you going to see Harriet? She's been waiting this whole time for
you to come home.
Will: Did you tell her about that room?
Senel: Yeah.
Will: I see. First I need you to help me. We have to hurry.
Senel: What do we need to do?
Will: I want to go investigate the Waterways. There's something wrong with the
water and the soil.
Senel: All right. We'll tell the others, too.
Shirley: I'll go get them.
[Party assembles and leaves town]
Will: Let's get to the Waterways.
Norma: What's wrong, Teach?
Moses: Looking serious, as always.
[Party enters Waterways]
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<W05> Waterways
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Norma: Will sure is gung-ho about this.
Chloe: I haven't even heard his objective. Why are we here?
Jay: Perhaps there's a rare species of monster here?
Senel: He said there was something wrong with the water and the soil.
Moses: I can't see him anymore.
Grune: Oh, my, that's not good.
[Party travels into Waterways, comes across rare monster]
Norma: Will, look! There it is!
Will: What are you babbling about?
Moses: We'll catch it!
Norma: Come on, help us out!
Will: This isn't the time to be playing around.
Norma: Huh?
Jay: That was strange.
Moses: What was that about?
Chloe: I don't understand.
Grune: I guess he isn't interested in this little fellow.
Norma: No way!
Senel: He probably just doesn't have time for it right now. He hasn't really
shown it, but he's been worrying this entire time.
Norma: About Hattie?
Senel: It's hard to keep calm, once you think you might've chosen the wrong
path. Your heart fills with regret, and that's incredibly painful.
Shirley: Senel...
Senel: I got over that because I had you all. Now, I want to return the favor.
Shirley: Yeah.
Grune: Oh, my, what could that be? Do you smell that?
Jay: Moses, come on. Can't you try to control yourself a little? And right
after Senel's heartfelt speech, too.
Moses: It wasn't me!
Norma: So sad, making excuses like that.
Chloe: Despicable.
Moses: Hey! The smell's coming from back there. Right, Giet?
Chloe: Perhaps it has something to do with Raynard's objective.
[Party travels deeper into Waterways and comes across the black mist]
Norma: Woah, it reeks in here! What is this place?
Jay: It looks like the soil and water in this entire area are rotten.
Grune: My, what a pungent stench!
Norma: Hey...the mist's moving!
Moses: The mist turned into Will!
Norma: What the heck's going on?!
Jay: That doesn't look like something we can talk to.
Moses: Who said anythin' about talkin'? What we gotta do is take this thing
down!
[Party battles and defeats Dark Will]
Will: The mist isn't going away.
Norma: I thought all we had to do was beat it!
Jay: Look at that. The mist rots whatever it touches. If this mist were to
spread out to cover the whole ship...
Will: It might destroy all plants onboard.
Norma: Then we've got to stop it!
Moses: I ain't no expert, but should we really be standin' in the middle of
this mist?
Shirley: Is it just me, or is it getting hard to breathe?
Jay: It would be reasonable to assume it's harful to people as well.
Norma: Why didn't you say so earlier?!
Chloe: We should retreat for the time being, since we don't have a way to stop
it.
Senel: Will! We need to leave!
Will: Senel, why do you think promises exist?
Senel: What are you talking about? We need to go!
Will: Wouldn't you agree that a promise only means something if it's kept?
Don't you think it means something to do everything you can to keep a promise?
That's the only gift I have to give to the one who trusted me.
[Will's nails begin to glow]
Senel: Will!
Will: Stay back. You'll get caught in it.
Senel: Dammit!
Senel, Shirley: Will!
[Will alone surrounded by mist, shadowy figure appears]
???: You know it to be futile. Why do you persist in chipping away at your
life? Know that it is the way of the universe for all things to perish. It is
not meant for a child of man to change this.
Will: Who are you?
???: Do not struggle. Surrender yourself to me.
Will: I cannot go without fulfilling my promise...without protecting the
flowers.
???: Then I shall grant you your wish, child. Your sorrow shall fade in my
bosom, and I shall release you from all to nothing.
Will: Are you saying you'll save the flowers?
???: Give yourself completely to me, child. In so doing, your wish shall be
fulfilled.
Will: If that will allow me to fulfill my promise, then perhaps it's all right.
You're probably waiting for me, too...
Senel: Will! Can you hear me?! Are you planning on leaving Harriet all alone
again?!
???: Do not lend your ears to the voice that seduces you from the truth. You
belong with me, child.
Senel: If you don't come back to us, I'll never forgive you! Harriet is waiting
for you, remember?!
Will: ...Yes. I nearly lost sight of an important promise...
Amelia: Please protect these flowers. These are our precious flowers.
???: Do you not desire the release I offer? Return to the eternal void, and
your suffering shall become nothing. Should a child of man give up everything,
so shall his suffering fade away.
Will: I promised I'd protect those flowers no matter what. I promised the one I
love.
???: You are a foolish child.
Will: Promises are meant to be kept! We trust each other to do all we can to
fulfill them!
???: Why do you surrender yourself to pain, walking the path of no redemption?
Will: The answer to that is simple. There is someone...
Amelia: I know you'll keep your promise...
Will: Someone who trusts me!
???: You...with your cursed, shining soul...You shall now be devoured by your
own darkness.
Will: Amelia, I will fulfill my promise. And Harriet, I will show you, too. I
will show you what Amelia and I loved so much.
[Will glows brightly and the mist disappears]
Will: Sorry to worry you.
Senel: It's fine. Just don't get all mushy. That wouldn't be like you.
Norma: So, what the heck was that mist, then?
Jay: Considering what we've seen so far, it's almost certainly related to the
monsters growing violent. However, we can't really conclude anything yet
regarding the frequent earthquakes.
Moses: What was up with the mist turnin' into Will?
Jay: We can't say at this point. We need more information.
[Grune crouches down holding her head]
Shirley: Grune!
Grune: I'm sorry. I suddenly got a terrible headache... Hmm, I think I may have
remembered something.
Norma: Oh, cool!
Grune: Hmm. Or maybe not.
Norma: Make up your mind!
Grune: Hmm. I wonder what it was.
[A glowing ball appears by Grune]
Efreet: I am Efreet. I appear by your order, master.
Grune: Oh? And who might you be?
Efreet: Have you forgotten me, master? Your memory still hasn't returned...
Moses: Who's Grune talking to?
Jay: She appears to be talking to the air.
Chloe: We've been trying not to say that...
Efreet: I shall sleep for now, until your power returns.
Grune: Good night, Efreet.
Norma: Do you think we should have a doctor look at her?
Shirley: Hmm...
Grune: Oh, I know. Let's plant Efreet's seed here! Let us take a little seed...
Plant it gently; water it well... Little seedling, nestled in the ground, grow
up safe and sound.
Chloe: What should we do?...
Will: Oh! I can't waste time here! I must get back to town at once. I'll
explain later.
[Party arives at Werites Beacon to find Musette outside Will's house]
Shirley: Musette...
Will: What are you doing here? Is something wrong?
Musette: Harriet is missing.
Will: I have an idea where she might be.
Senel: We're going to follow him.
[Scene changes to Will and Harriet at Vista Point]
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<W06> Vista Point
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Will: Amelia liked this place, too.
Harriet: Yeah, I thought she would. It's really pretty.
Will: She really loved this place. When she was happy, when she was sad...
whenever something happened, she came here. Even after we'd had a fight, she'd
always come here.
Harriet: Why did you fight?
Will: Ah, lots of reasons. So many that it's hard to explain. Amelia had kind
of a short temper.
Harriet: She was nice to me.
Will: I think she got the angriest that one time I said her cooking tasted bad.
Harriet: Mom never was very good at cooking.
Will: Yeah, she and kitchens didn't go well together.
Harriet: But I liked her when she was cooking.
Will: She always seemed to be having fun, no matter what she was doing.
Harriet: I loved it when she was smiling and laughing. I loved it...
Will: Harriet. Come and live with me.
Harriet: Yeah, it'd be a waste to not use that room.
Will: Whew...
Harriet: Wh...what's that supposed to mean?
Will: I'm relieved. I'd have been hurt if you said no.
Harriet: Hearing those words coming from that face is just plain weird.
Will: It's almost time.
Harriet: Huh? Why is it getting dark?
Will: There's a lunar eclipse tonight. I've got a surprise for you.
Harriet: A surprise?
Will: The thing that Amelia and I loved the most.
Harriet: Is something going to happen?
Will: Just be quiet and watch.
Harriet: Humph. You don't have to get bossy.
Will: There's a flower that only blooms during a lunar eclipse.
Harriet: Wow...
Will: Amelia and I discovered it. It only blooms here.
Harriet: Do you mean the flower from the bud I found? What's it called? Musette
said it has a lovely name.
Will: Its name... Amelia and I were the ones who named it.
Harriet: Really?!
Will: Yes...
Harriet: Tell me what it is!
Will: I don't want you to start crying when you hear it.
Harriet: Huh? Why would I do that?
Will: It should happen any moment now. This flower knows when it will shine the
brightest. Only then, only at that very moment, does it bloom and proclaim its
beauty like nothing else.
[Anime cutscene begins.]
Amelia: So, Professor. Did you think of a name for the flower?
Harriet: Oh...
Amelia: On three, okay? Ready? One, two, three.
Amelia, Will: Harriet.
[Harriet sobs as the flowers bloom. Anime cutscene ends.]
Harriet: Mom...I...I don't know what to say... I don't know what to say, but...
but...thank you...thank you... I'm so happy right now. So, so, so happy...
Thank you. Thank you...
Will: I figured you'd wind up crying.
Harriet: I can't help it...I'm happy, but the tears come out anyway.
Will: Don't close your eyes yet. It's not over.
Harriet: What?
Will: Keep watching until the end.
[The field lights up, Will picks a flower and places it on Harriet's head]
Will: The flower crystallizes in light. Even in the weak light of the moon.
Harriet: Wow...It's like it turned into glass.
Will: You know what this is, don't you?
Harriet: My hairpin...It was this flower...
Will: You didn't think it was real, did you? You thought someone just made it.
Harriet: Of course! No one would expect there to be a flower like this!
Will: I should be grateful.
Harriet: What?
Will: If it weren't for Amelia, I would've never known either Harriet.
Harriet: Yeah...
Will: I'm truly blessed to have met her.
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<W07> Werites Beacon
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[Scene changes to Will and Harriet back at Will's house]
Harriet: You brought a flower back.
Will: I'm sure Amelia wouldn't mind me taking just one.
Harriet: Oh, wait a minute! Let me go in first. Don't come in until I say it's
okay!
[Harriet enters the house]
Harriet: Okay!
[Will enters, Harriet greets him]
Harriet: Welcome home, Dad!
Will: It's good to be home, Harriet.
[Next Morning. Boys at previously empty house]
Jay: Looks like we got everything.
Moses: Senel, you got your own castle here.
Will: You really didn't have to move out.
Senel: I don't want to get in the way of your life with Harriet.
Will: Oh, don't worry about that.
Moses: It's almost lunchtime. Guess we should wait for the girls to get here.
[Changes to girls cooking at Will's, Norma sleeping]
Harriet: I wonder if they're done yet.
Shirley: I think they should be finishing up about now.
Harriet: I bet they're hungry. We'd better hurry up and take them lunch.
Chloe: Yeah...I guess we should.
Harriet: We can't seem to keep a conversation going. You two must really be
concentrating on your cooking.
Shirley: Y...yeah!
Chloe: Of course! Hah hah...
Grune: Oh, something smells good!
Harriet: Hi, Grune!
Chloe: I was wondering why it got so quiet. She fell asleep on the sofa.
Shirley: Norma, come on. Time to wake up.
Norma: Zzz...Brother...brother...He'll always be your brother... Ow, quit it...
No noogies, no noogies... Zzz...
Shirley: Wake up!
Norma: Grr...A lot of stuff's been happening lately; I haven't been getting
enough sleep! *Yawn* Morning. Is lunch ready?
Chloe: Norma, you could help out a little too, you know.
Norma: Unlike you guys, I don't have anyone special to cook for.
Grune: Oh, that's so sad.
Chloe: You should've helped with the move, then.
Norma: You'd rather I weren't here with you? Anyway, let's go take that food!
[Scene change to everyone eating at Senel's new house]
Shirley: Here you go, Senel.
Senel: This is great.
Shirley: Thanks!
Grune: Oh, my, this sandwich is delicious!
Chloe: Yeah...
Norma: C, did you even try it?
Moses: Don't forget to chew your food now, Jay.
Jay: Hearing that from you makes me ever so slightly furious.
Harriet: Here you go, Dad. Well? How is it?
Will: From the flavor to the texture, in every possible way, this is the worst-
tasting thing I have ever eaten.
Harriet: After all the work I put into it?! Fine, then! Give it back!
Will: I have a responsibility to eat it all. I can't give up halfway.
Harriet: Wh...what's that supposed to mean?... Don't worry, there's plenty for
everyone. Why are you all looking away?! Here, Giet. I made some for you, too.
Eat up!
Jay: Animals are honest with their feelings.
Harriet: You're his owner! Take responsibility and eat it!
Moses: Why does this always happen to me? Sometimes I feel like I was just born
to suffer... *Chomp*
Harriet: Isn't it yummy?
Moses: Yaaaahooo!
Grune: Oh, Moses looks like he's having fun. It must be so good it makes you
want to jump up and run around! [She eats Harriet's food]
Shirley: Grune, do you feel okay?
Grune: It's absolutely delicious!
Harriet: See? Some people can appreciate it.
Moses: I thought I was a goner...
[Will hits Moses in the head]
Moses: Ow!
[Everyone finished eating and just sitting around talking. Knock at door]
???: Excuse me! Anybody home? [Elsa walks in]
Elsa: Hello everyone.
Chloe: Is it all right for you to be up and about?
Elsa: I'm feeling really good today. Oh, by the way. There seems to be some
kind of commotion near the entrance to the city. Do any of you know what's
going on? There was a crowd, and someone was yelling...
Jay: Shall we go have a look?
Will: We'd best find out what's going on.
[Scene changes to entrance]
???: Someone, please answer my question.
[Party travels to entrance]
Will: Did something happen?
???: It seems there is no one here capable of understanding me.
Senel, Shirley: Fenimore!
???: Oh, good. You still remember my sister's name.
Shirley: Sister...You're Fenimore's sister?
Norma: Oh, that's right. Fen-Fen had a twin.
Thyra: I'm Fenimore's younger sister, Thyra. I am honored to finally meet you,
Merines. When I heard you were living here with these people, I assumed you
must've forgotten all about Fenimore.
Shirley: I could never forget her...
Thyra: Then why have you forgotten your duty and chosen to stay in a place like
this?! What do you think you're doing here with these Orerines?! You have many
other things you should attend to.
Moses: Now hang on a minute.
Will: Shirley is here as an ambassador, as the representative of the Ferines.
If you're a Ferines, then surely you should know that.
Thyra: I couldn't believe she was living together with Orerines until I saw it
with my own eyes.
Shirley: I...
Thyra: First, you kill Fenimore, and now, you're just living here like nothing
ever happened. You feel right at home living with these Orerines, don't you?!
What is wrong with you?!
Senel: Hey, hold on a minute! You've got it all wrong!
Thyra: Fenimore died protecting the Merines, didn't she? That's just the same
as if the Merines killed her herself!
Senel: You little...
Shirley: Senel, it's all right.
Thyra: You were our hope, yet you betrayed us! And you continue to betray us to
this day! Instead of coming back home, you come to this city of all places and
live with these filthy Orerines! You just ran away, all by yourself!
Senel: Hey!
Shirley: It's all right...
Thyra: What you should be doing is seeking retribution against these people! It
is your duty to eradicate them! The Orerines have killed so many of our people.
They killed my sister! Fenimore was killed right before your eyes! Yet you
still won't use your powers?!
Shirley: That's because...
Thyra: Because my sister's life meant nothing to you?! Well?!
Shirley: That's not true at all!
Thyra: But you care more about the Orerines, right? These Orerines here, who
you should hate more than anything!
Shirley: That's...not a fair comparison.
Thyra: So that's how you run away from the subject, huh? When I found out
Fenimore was alive, I was so happy. Ever since we were attacked by Orerines and
separated, there was not one happy moment in my life. I was elated, thinking we
could live together again. But...because of you... Because of you, I'll never
see her again! You took Fenimore from me! You killed her!
Shirley: You're...right.
Senel: Shirley?!
Shirley: If I'd been doing what I should have, Fenimore wouldn't have stayed on
the Legacy. She wouldn't have lost her life protecting me.
Thyra: "Doing what you should have?" Are you trying to insult my intelligence?
If you understand that much, then you should know what you need to do! Don't
sit here making excuses to me or holding hands with these wretched Orerines!
What you need to do is destroy them!
Shirley: ...No, you're wrong.
Thyra: I am not!
Shirley: No. That's one thing I know for certain.
Thyra: ...I guess I'm wasting my time. If that's how you're going to be, then I
have nothing else to say to you. Just looking at your face makes me ill. I'm
leaving. If I stay here in this Orerines city any longer, I'll probably catch
whatever you've got.
Norma: Jeez, talk about a bad attitude!
Moses: You could stand to sweeten up a bit, hon.
Thyra: If I ever heard you call me sweet, I'd vomit.
Jay: Moses, think before you say such stupid things.
[Thyra leaves the city]
Norma: Did Tulip come all the way here just to complain?
Chloe: She looked pretty obsessed.
Norma: Obsession, huh...I might need to lean a little more toward that myself
if I want to get anywhere... Ah, sorry. Just talking to myself.
Grune: Cheer up, Shirley.
Shirley: I'm fine. I knew a day like this would come sooner or later.
Senel: Shirley...
Shirley: Really, I think I should have gone to see her myself. I left the
Ferines village in Maurits' hands without really thinking about the feelings of
those who live there. I should have known that there would be some who disagree
with what I'm doing... Thyra's a strong person. She came all the way out here
by herself.
Senel: You don't have to bear this alone. It's a problem all of us have to deal
with. We'll keep working to close the gap between the Orerines and Ferines
little by little, one step at a time.
Will: There's no easy way to resolve these emotional issues. This is a
deep-rooted problem that's existed for a very long time.
Moses: Yeah, but we all should try to be one big, happy family!
Shirley: Family...
Will: Moses always has good things to say when it comes to family.
Norma: Too bad that's the only good thing about him.
Moses: Hey!
Shirley: ...Thanks, everyone. I really appreciate it.
[Scene changes to Shirley at Stella's grave. Senel approaches]
Senel: I thought you might be here.
Shirley: Senel...How did you know?
Senel: I just had a feeling.
Shirley: I have to be stronger, or Stella'll be angry with m