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GAME SCRIPT BY SHOTGUNNOVA _| |_________| |_ shotgunnova (@) gmail. c0m
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MAIN STORY
01) Introduction ....................................................... GS01
02) Indigos ............................................................ GS02
03) Prodias ............................................................ GS03
04) Yagos Isle ......................................................... GS04
05) Indigos............................................................. GS05
06) Gallarno's House.................................................... GS06
07) Salba Desert........................................................ GS07
08) Lost Forest......................................................... GS08
09) White House......................................................... GS09
10) Touvil.............................................................. GS10
11) Palencia............................................................ GS11
12) Romalian Battleship................................................. GS12
13) Clenia Isle......................................................... GS13
14) Touvil.............................................................. GS14
15) Holn................................................................ GS15
16) Chimera Research Lab................................................ GS16
17) Touvil.............................................................. GS17
18) Palencia Tower...................................................... GS18
19) Touvil.............................................................. GS19
20) Houfion............................................................. GS20
21) Main Chimera Lab.................................................... GS21
22) Greyshinne.......................................................... GS22
23) Brakia.............................................................. GS23
24) Forles.............................................................. GS24
25) Millmana............................................................ GS25
26) Balbalard........................................................... GS26
27) Amigue.............................................................. GS27
28) Seirya.............................................................. GS28
29) Palencia Tower...................................................... GS29
30) Touvil.............................................................. GS30
31) North & South Towers................................................ GS31
32) Romalia............................................................. GS32
33) Romalia Castle...................................................... GS33
HUNTER JOBS
01) Indigos Sewer Research ............................................. JB01
02) Ghost House Ruin Town .............................................. JB02
03) Indigos Jewely Robbery ............................................. JB03
04) Barns' Lost Dog .................................................... JB04
05) Weird Sewer Sounds.................................................. JB05
06) Indigos Whiskey Delivery............................................ JB06
07) Search for Missing Child............................................ JB07
08) Doll Collector in Ruins............................................. JB08
09) Dangerous Types in Ruins............................................ JB09
10) 3 AM Piano at the Bar............................................... JB10
11) Monsters in Vacant House............................................ JB11
12) Protect House from Burglary......................................... JB12
13) Robber's Revenge.................................................... JB13
14) Find Missing Son.................................................... JB14
15) Catch Mischievous Boy............................................... JB15
16) Stop the Terrible Gas Leak!......................................... JB16
17) Guard the Recyclers................................................. JB17
18) Monsters' Food!?.................................................... JB18
19) Catch the Scrap Thief............................................... JB19
20) Slay the Nocturnal Monsters......................................... JB20
21) Find a New Home..................................................... JB21
22) Play Cupid.......................................................... JB22
23) Indigos Jewelry Robbers II.......................................... JB23
24) Exterminate Weapons Thief........................................... JB24
25) Slay the Monster.................................................... JB25
26) Indigos Escort...................................................... JB26
27) Catch the Slasher................................................... JB27
28) Find Ancient Treasure!.............................................. JB28
29) Find Ancient Treasure II............................................ JB29
30) Vengeance Assistance................................................ JB30
31) Find the Old Man.................................................... JB31
32) Monster in the Arena................................................ JB32
33) Arena Monster Revolt................................................ JB33
34) Stop the Desert Thieves............................................. JB34
35) Stop the Desert Thieves II.......................................... JB35
36) Clear the Tracks!................................................... JB36
37) Collect Minerals.................................................... JB37
38) Deliver Meat to Gourmet............................................. JB38
39) Mysterious Job Interview............................................ JB39
40) Yuk Yuk Comedy Club Guard........................................... JB40
41) Get Food to Holn Village............................................ JB41
42) Deliver the Herb.................................................... JB42
43) Monsters on the Tracks!............................................. JB43
44) Get Monster Egg..................................................... JB44
45) Archaeological Guard................................................ JB45
46) Monster Kids!....................................................... JB46
47) Rescue Coal Miners.................................................. JB47
48) Monsters in Amaidar................................................. JB48
49) Find the Ring....................................................... JB49
50) Lost Girl........................................................... JB50
51) Dangerous Medicine.................................................. JB51
52) Desert Rapture...................................................... JB52
53) Boor at the Bar..................................................... JB53
54) Find the Missing Burro.............................................. JB54
55) Theft at Senor Generale's........................................... JB55
56) 5 Feathers of Amigue Roc............................................ JB56
57) Return the Sea Dragon's Egg......................................... JB57
58) Deliver the Charm................................................... JB58
MISCELLANEOUS
59) Updates & Contributions............................................. UPDT
60) Legality............................................................ LGLT
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01) INTRODUCTION [GS01]
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[In a forest camp, soldiers ruthlessly gun down villagers.]
Chief: "By what authority are you doing this?!"
Soldier: "If I were staring down the barrel of a gun, I would be less
inquisitive."
Man: "We will never allow the Fire Guardian to be taken!"
Soldier: "Hrmph. Is your Guardian so valuable to you...that you would sacrifice
yourselves to stop us? Fine. We shall give you the martyrdom you
desire."
Boy: "Wait! Stop!"
Man 2: "Elc--!"
Soldier: "FIRE!!!"
[The soldiers fire upon all the grownups.]
Elc: "Grandpa! DAD!! ...Why? Why did you do that?! They did nothing wrong!"
Soldier: "They were in the way, boy...and so are you. Prepare to join your
father in the afterworld!"
Elc: "NO!! You won't hurt anyone else! You'll suffer for what you've done!"
[He kills some soldiers with his fire magic.]
Elc: "Now it's your turn!"
[Elc falls down.]
Soldier: "Hrmph. He appears to have exhausted himself. That was quite an
impressive display, don't you agree? The boy seems to channel the
power of the Fire Guardian!"
Scientist: "When the child's anger boiled over...he unleashed Fire energy upon
your soldiers. It was absolutely extraordinary."
Soldier: "Let us complete our task and leave this stinking hovel. Fasten the
chains, men! Double-time! Signal the Silver Noah, soldier."
Soldier 2: "Yes, sir!"
[A large white airship, the Silver Noah, descends.]
Soldier 3: "The cargo is secured and ready for transport, sir!"
[The Fire Guardian statue is lifted up and away by the airship.]
Soldier: "Excellent job. Return to the ship! Shall we take the child to the
facility?"
Scientist: "Certainly."
Elc: "Let...me...go! Leave...me...alone!"
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[He wakes up in his apartment.]
Elc: "Let me go... Leave me ALONE!! ... I had that dream again... ...I wish I
could erase the memories so I could get a decent night's sleep."
[Elc tries to leave his apartment.]
Lynx: "Elc, I'm glad you're still up. You've got to come to the Guild...right
now."
Elc: "Lynx, do you know what time it is?"
Lynx: "Yeah. It's time to go to work. I've got a job for you! Besides, you're
a Hunter, remember? Saving the world from darkness at any hour! You're
not supposed to care WHEN the jobs come to you, just how much they pay...
Elc: "Speaking of which, how much are we talking, here?"
Lynx: "You'll do it, then? Great. We'll talk money at the Guild. Get ready!
Great! Let's go."
[In the Prodias Guild...]
Lynx: "The dispatcher at the counter has the job. Time to go to work."
Dispatcher: "Well, it's comforting to see that some things never change. You're
late, Elc. As usual. This is a hot one, kid. You're lucky I didn't
give this to someone else. The location of the operation is Aldia
Skyport. Some radical freak is causing trouble. He's giving the
Skyport cops fits, but I guess that's no surprise, eh? The job
pays 2000G, and I gave it to Lynx in advance to hold for you. Wrap
this one up quick, okay? And, I don't want a mess this time, or I'm
charging you for the cleanup!"
Elc: "No problem, but why'd you give the dough to Lynx?!"
Dispatcher: "Look, kid. I paid in advance for your services this time. I'm
counting on success. Nothing less."
Elc: "Hey, don't worry, bean counter. You bought the best."
Lynx: "So did you get the assignment?"
Elc: "Yes. Funny thing. The dispatcher says you've got the bounty for this job
already."
Lynx: "Uh...yeah. I didn't want him to rip us off."
Elc: "I'm more concerned about getting taken closer to home. I'd better get
the lion's share of the bounty when this is done."
Lynx: "Yeah, yeah. You should know to trust me by now. I'll take care of you!
By the way, did you sign in on the journal at the counter? Are you ready?
Elc: "Yes, I am!"
Lynx: "Great! One Skyport coming up, one terrorist going down!"
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[At Aldia Skyport, a freak has a woman hostage in a terminal.]
Woman: "Please help me!"
?????: "Get BACK, you idiots!"
Woman: "Why are you all standing there?! HELP ME!!"
Guard: "Please remain calm, miss. We want you to walk away from this unharmed.
Now then, sir, tell us again what you want."
Woman: "Didn't you hear him the first time?! He wants you to close down the
Skyport!"
Guard: "Please remain CALM, miss!!"
[In the back of the terminal...]
Man: "Did you hear that? If the Skyport is shut down, the Saint Diana cannot
land."
Man 2: "And all the major guests of the Ceremony are on board."
Man: "Of course...now I understand the thug's motives! Without those guests,
the Ceremony cannot take place!"
Guard: "Close the Skyport? That's impossible!"
?????: "Then kiss this pretty little girl goodbye."
Woman: "Why don't you stop asking questions and do what he WANTS?!"
Guard: "But I don't have authoriz..."
?????: "I SAID, shut up and DO it! NO EXCUSES!"
Man: "These idiotic rent-a-cops are going to get ALL of us killed! If they
can't handle this criminal, what are we going to do?!"
Man 2: "I called in a Hunter."
Man: "Hunter? What's a Hunter?"
Man 2: "They're mercenaries that take on tasks for money. I don't know how
they started, but I hear they get the job done."
[Outside, a low-flying plane drops Elc out, and he crashes through a window.]
Elc: "Looks like I landed in the middle of the party."
?????: "Huh?!"
[The hostage leaves.]
?????: "Damn it! What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
Elc: "Taking out the trash. Nothing personal. I've got a job to do, and today,
you're it."
?????: "What about the garbage coming out of your mouth, punk?! Now stop
talking and start bleeding!"
[Elc sends the perp on the lam.]
?????: "Damn. You ARE strong. But I'm smart... He who fights and runs away,
will live to fight another day. We WILL meet again, and next time, I
won't be so nice."
[The perp runs to a nearby docked ship.]
Elc: (He ran into the ship!)
[Elc follows onto the Romalian airship and finds a dark room.]
Elc: (Someone's in there...I can smell it! He's close...) "There!"
[He finds a wolf monster, but a girl heels him before he can attack.]
Girl: "Paundit! Come here! Please don't be angry at Paundit. He's just
protective of me."
Elc: "Uh, how can a monster be your guardian?!"
Girl: "Paundit is NOT a monster!"
Elc: "Then your definition is quite different than mine. But, why isn't your
mutt attacking me?"
Girl: "..."
Elc: "You've tamed the creature! Amazing! I would love to hear an explanation
...but I have a more pressing question for you. Did you see a strange man
run past the door? He's a dangerous fugitive. I've come to capture him."
Girl: "..."
Elc: "I shall take your silence as a "No"."
Girl: "You..."
Elc: "Excuse me?"
Girl: "You might be looking for ME."
Elc: "What do you mean?"
Girl: "..."
Elc: "I said, WHAT do you MEAN?!"
Girl: "...Please let me escape."
Elc: "Escape?"
Girl: "I can't tell you."
Voice: "HELP!!"
Elc: "Damn it! I'll be back for that explanation!"
[He runs out to the abovedeck area.]
Elc: "Are you gonna keep running? Or will you wise up and surrender?"
?????: "I choose...neither. The chase is over, Hunter...and so is your short
career. I will enjoy watching the life run from your veins!"
[He summons some bats into battle.]
?????: "Aren't they beautiful?"
Elc: "How did you...DO that?!"
?????: "Drink deeply, my pets! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!"
Elc: "A healing spell?!"
[It came from...the girl.]
Girl: "Do you feel better now?"
Elc: "You--? You healed me."
Girl: "Is that all right?"
Elc: "No complaints here! I think you just won this battle for me!
[The battle ends.]
Alfred: "Please...help me."
Elc: "I'm not qualified to councel nutcases. Perhaps you can consult a prison
psychologist."
Alfred: "No! You...you don't understand! They'll never forgive my failure!
They'll...kill me!"
Elc: "Who are 'they'?""
Lieza: "..."
Alfred: "The Cabal! They're everywh... GWAAAH!!!"
[Someone shot and killed him.]
Elc: "!?"
Gangster: "He never could close his trap."
Elc: "Who are you?"
Lieza: "Oh, no...!"
Gangster: "Gimme the girl. Now."
Elc: "Do you know these men?"
Lieza: "They..."
Gangster: "Shut up! You should keep your nose outta our business...before it
gets cut off."
Elc: "WHAT did you say?! Time to go!!"
Gangster: "Where you gonna run, huh?"
[They run to the airship's edge.]
Elc: "Damn! Whoa!"
Gangster 3: "Watch your step, kid."
Lieza: "All right! I'll...go with you."
Elc: "No!!"
Lieza: "But I have to. Don't you see? If I don't, they'll kill us both."
[Elc has a flashback to when he was little. He and a girl are in a forest.]
Voice: "Where are those two children?!"
Voice 2: "We have to find them! NOW!!"
Voice: "They went that way!"
Voice 2: "Catch them! HURRY!!"
Girl: "Ouch..."
Elc: "Mariel!! Get up! Come on!"
Mariel: "I...can't."
Elc: "Yes, you can!"
Voice: "They're just children. They couldn't have gone far!"
Voice 2: "Find them!"
Mariel: "Please, Elc. Go without me."
Elc: "No..."
Mariel: "But if you stay, they'll find us both..."
[The flashback ends.]
Gangster 2: "Whassa matter, girlie? Get OVER here!"
Lieza: "..."
Gangster 3: "Ain't you gonna t'ank her, kiddo? She just saved your life."
Elc: "Thank you..."
Gangster 3: "There ya go."
Elc: "...for dropping your guard."
Gangster 3: "Wha?"
[Elc cuts him down.]
Gangster 2: "You doity little rat!"
Lieza: [Gasp!] "Paundit!!"
[Paundit kills the other guard.]
Elc: "This way!"
Lieza: "...Why are you helping me?"
Elc: "We'll trade explanations later. HANG ON!!"
[They use a rope as a zipline and get onto a tower.]
Gangster 4: "You ain't going nowhere, kid!"
Lieza: "NOOO!!"
[She gets shot.]
Gangster: "Stop shooting, ya dumb bastid! She ain't worth nuttin' cold!"
Gangster 4: "Sorry, boss."
Gangster: "Bogart."
Gangster 5: "Yeah, boss?"
Gangster: "Go to Gallarno and tell him what happened."
Gangster 5: "Will do, boss."
Gangster: (Dat punk's gonna regret dis...)
[In Prodias...]
Elc: "We're safe now. How badly are you hurt?"
Lieza: "It's hard...to breathe."
Elc: "I'm taking you to Indigos. We can find someone there who can heal your
wounds. Just hold on..."
[Meanwhile, in Gallarno's Office, the man is speaking on a telephone.]
Gallarno: "You didn't shut down the Skyport? Why not? A Hunter...with the power
of Flame? He beat Alfred...and he took Lieza? Find him...or suffer
the consequences."
[He hangs up.]
Gallarno: "I knew it was too early to send Alfred on a job... But I never
imagined that kid would become a Hunter. And a Flame Master, as well!
This is starting to get interesting..."
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02) INDIGOS [GS02]
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[They two escapees make it to the nearby town.]
Elc: "We made it!"
Lieza: "Is this...Indigos?"
Elc: "Yes. I have a friend who lives here."
[In an apartment, a ninja-like man listens to the radio.]
Radio: "And in other news... Police continue to investigate the bizarre crime
scene at Aldia Skyport. The terrorist who attempted to shut down the
Skyport remains missing...along with the Hunter who was called in to
subdue the criminal. The authorities have asked for the public's help
in finding both men....while they continue to investigate possible
links between them. We'll keep you updated on the situation as it
develops."
Elc: "Shu! It's me! Elc!"
Shu: "...It's open."
[Elc stumbles in.]
Elc: "Shu, I need to stay here for a while...and so does she."
Shu: "Who's the girl? What's wrong with her?"
Elc: "A long and strange story. I don't even know her name. But I do know she's
in big trouble..."
Shu: "...You want to put her on the bed?"
Elc: "I thought you'd never ask."
[He lays her down.]
Shu: "You came here from the Skyport?"
Elc: "I'm afraid to ask you how you knew that. I encountered this girl while I
was there. She has the ability to tame monsters...and she was being
pursued because of it."
Shu: "By whom?"
Elc: "Men with strange hats and large guns...one of which shot her as we
escaped. She needs medical attention, but..."
Shu: "...what if her pursuers find her again? And now the police are pursuing
you."
Elc: "Any ideas?"
Shu: "Talk to Lado."
Elc: "Oh? And how can he help?"
Shu: "Doctor for hire. All the Hunters are here use him. I have business to
take care of. You can stay here while I'm gone. I suggest you get some
rest, too. You look like crap. You need to be more careful, Elc."
Elc: "I know. Thanks again."
Shu: "Any time."
[He leaves.]
Elc: (I need to find Lado right away...)
[He goes to the Hunters' guild.]
Dispatcher: "Are you here for an assignment, Hunter?"
Elc: "No. I am in search of someone. His name is Lado. Heard of him?"
Dispatcher: "A Hunter who hunts within the walls of the Guild?! Give me a
moment to savor the sweet irony!"
Elc: "I was told that Lado was known amongst the Hunters..."
Dispatcher: "Do I look like a Hunter to you? I thought not. So why don't you
go and find one?"
[Elc finds a man nearby.]
Elc: "Do you know a man named Lado?"
Hunter: "Yes, I do. He is a skilled surgeon and an infamous lush. Lado can be
found destroying his liver at the tavern."
[At the tavern...]
Man: "Get out of my way, child!"
Elc: "He's certainly not a happy drunk... Do you know of a man named Lado?"
Barkeep: "Yep. He just walked out the door...mumbling something about the Ruin
Town."
[Elc goes to Ruin Town.]
Lado: (He was supposed to meet me here...)
[A warrior appears.]
Leland: "There you are."
Lado: "!?"
Leland: "Don't you recognize me? I didn't think you would. Do you remember a
thief who was shot in Indigos last week? A man you walked past instead
of trying to help?"
Lado: "I wanted to help him, but I couldn't. He was surrounded by police
officers!"
Leland: "Well, that thief's life was saved after all...and he was given the
amazing gift of a new body. This body! And now, it's time for you to
pay for what you failed to do!"
Elc: "Wait! The doctor is out, thief! Try again some other time."
Leland: "Don't you know anything, kid?! You NEVER interrupt a psychotic
diatribe! I could educate you about that kinda stuff...but I'd much
rather just kill you, too!"
[Leland is beaten.]
Leland: "Damn you!"
[He teleports out.]
Elc: "Are you alright, sir?"
Lado: "Yes, but only because of you. How could that man have been turned into
a monster? I didn't know such power existed in this world..."
Elc: "You're Lado, aren't you?"
Lado: "Yes, I am."
Elc: "I need a favor, then. A friend of mine has been shot. Without your aid,
she'll..."
Lado: "I understand. Take me to her."
[Back at Shu's...]
Lado: "You'll be alright now."
Elc: "How is she?"
Lado: "Somewhat weak, but she will recover quickly. If I had arrived much
later, however... Who did this to her?"
Elc: "..."
Lado: "Never mind. Allow her plenty of rest...and consider my life debt paid
in full. Goodbye."
[He leaves.]
Lieza: "..."
Elc: "You look much better. He had a bad attitude, but he was an excellent
doctor."
Lieza: "Did you bring him here?"
Elc: "Yes."
Lieza: "Thank you. Why...did you save me?"
Elc: "Because you needed to be saved. My name is Elc. I'm a Hunter, but I
think you already know that. What's your name?"
Lieza: "I'm Lieza. You're the nicest person I've ever met outside of my
village. You helped me without even knowing my name..."
Elc: "Why were those men after you, Lieza?"
Lieza: "I was taken from my village and put on the ship. They were sending me
to a place called the Facility. They said the Facility had a lot of
kids like me. On the ship, they did a lot of tests on me. The only thing
that got me through that was Paundit. He is the wolf-beast I've had
since I was young. Then, last night, they decided to move me to another
room..."
[Flashback to the previous night. In a dark airship corridor...]
Man: "Not the damn lights again! Stay here while I check it out. Don't let the
freak and her furball out of your sight."
Man 2: "Yes, sir."
Lieza: "Excuse me..."
Man 2: "What is it, girl? Gyaaah!!"
[Paundit claws him to death.]
Lieza: "Come on, Paundit! Hurry up! This way! Let's hide in here, okay?"
[They hide. Alfred runs by, and Elc enters the corridor. Flashback ends.]
Lieza: "...and that's when I met you."
Elc: "I see."
Lieza: "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before."
Elc: "It's alright."
Lieza: "Ohhh... All that talking made me tired."
Elc: "You need to rest anyway. We can talk more later."
Lieza: "Okay..."
[She goes to sleep.]
Shu: "A "Facility" filled with gifted children..."
Elc: "...Which might be related to my lost memories."
Shu: "And your power to command Flame?"
Elc: "Yes."
Shu: "When I have completed my current task...I will join you."
Elc: "Thanks, Shu!"
Shu: "I suggest we follow Lieza's lead, and get some sleep."
[That night...]
Lieza: "..."
Shu: "Zzzzz..."
Elc: "...Stop it! Stop it! STOP!!"
[Elc is having a nightmare about his villagers getting killed.]
Lieza: "Elc! Elc! Elc!! Are you okay? You were having a nightmare!"
Elc: "Yes...I'm alright. All my dreams are bad ones. You're feeling much
better, aren't you?"
Lieza: "Yes! I'm not weak at all."
Elc: "That's wonderful to hear. Where is Shu?"
Lieza: "He left to finish his work."
Elc: "I see."
Lieza: "Elc..."
Elc: "Yes?"
Lieza: "You have missing memories?"
Elc: "...So you overheard me yesterday. When I was a child, my father and
grandfather were...murdered. An army invaded our village and burned it
to the ground. A soldier dragged me to an airship...and that's when my
mind goes blank. Shu found me five years ago...wandering through the west
Aldian Desert."
Lieza: "Oh..."
Elc: "It's not a very interesting story, is it? I've never enjoyed speaking
about myself..."
Lieza: "It's okay, Elc."
Elc: "Anyway. I need to take on a few jobs. I refuse to ask Shu for financial
aid!"
Lieza: "Elc...may I come with you?"
Elc: "Are you kidding?!"
Lieza: "No..."
Elc: "Those men are looking for you, Lieza. What happens if they find you
again?"
Lieza: "That's why I need to stay with you...for protection."
Elc: "But..."
Lieza: "Please!"
Elc: "Alright. You can come with me. But you will do whatever I ask of you,
whenever I ask it!"
Lieza: "Of course. Thank you! Paundit! Come on!"
[They visit the guild again.]
Dispatcher: "You're the novice Hunter who came in here yesterday."
Elc: "I'm a Hunter, but I'm certainly not a novice! My name is Elc. I used to
work in this town."
Dispatcher: "Elc... Elc, the Flame Master?! Well, I have quite an important
favor to ask. I need you to eliminate a notorious group of bandits.
Elc: "ANd what is the source of their notoriety?"
Dispatcher: "They use monsters to prey upon their victims. I'm afraid there's
no reward. Will you do it anyway?"
Elc: "Those bandits aren't gonna know what hit 'em."
Dispatcher: "I should hope so."
[Elc goes to a back alley.]
Lieza: "It's a dead end."
Elc: "Hmmm. Strange."
Lieza: "Uh-oh... Turn around, Elc!"
Elc: "Who are you?"
[A monster is there.]
Monster: "I'm surprised to see you here! Didn't you realize you were being
set up? Ah, well. Surely you realize you're about to die."
Elc: "It's a trap!"
[They fight for awhile.]
Elc: "What?! Another monster?"
[A policeman arrives on the scene.]
Commander: "Move it! MOVE IT!! Be careful when apprehending the girl. She has
the ability to control monsters."
[The monsters start fighting the police squad.]
Lieza: "It's the police! They're here to help us, Elc!"
Elc: "I don't think so, Lieza. You and I are fugitives from the law,
remember? They're more likely to arrest us than help us. And their
commander has a vendetta against me..."
Commander: "Come on, men! Get them! NOW!! Use deadly force if necessary!"
Elc: "This is bad. Very, very bad..."
[A door opens in the dead end.]
Voice: "Come this way! Hurry!"
Commander: "Where did they go?! FIND THEM!!"
[A girl has abetted their escape.]
??????: "Follow me!"
[They take refuge in the tavern.]
Commander: "This way! Hurry UP!!"
[Meanwhile...]
??????: "They're gone."
Elc: "Whew...thank you. I'm Elc. I work as a Hunter. This is Lieza. You're
a...?"
??????: "Ha, ha, ha! You should be ashamed of yourself!"
Elc: "Uh..."
Shante: "My name is Shante, by the way."
Elc: "Why did you help us?"
Shante: "I don't know...but I just couldn't ignore you. What kind of Hunter
isn't even man enough to protect his girlfriend?"
Elc: "Lieza isn't my girlfriend!"
Lieza: "Well, Shante, thank you very much."
Shante: "Don't mention it. Well...Elc, right? She's a good girl. Don't lose
her."
Elc: "I TOLD you, she's not..."
Shante: "Ha, ha, ha! You're funny. By the way...you two are fugitives, aren't
you?"
Elc: "And how do you know that?"
Shante: "A Hunter vanished from the Skyport...and a girl vanished from the
airship."
Elc: "Where did you hear about that?"
Shante: "From them...I used to live as an informer. Do you want to buy
information? I think I can find out who's after you."
Elc: "Really?"
Shante: "How about 1500G?"
Elc: "So you helped us for money. Well, that's too expensive!"
Shante: "Too expensive for a Hunter? I thought Hunters made that much every
day!"
Elc: "But..."
Shante: "You have no idea who's after you. You're in serious trouble. You NEED
my information."
Elc: "Okay. I'll hire you."
Shante: "It's a deal! Come here again when you have enough money to pay my fee.
Elc: "Perhaps. Be careful. Our pursuers are very dangerous."
Shante: "Ha, ha, ha! The The hapless Hunter is giving me advice? Thanks for the
warning, but I'll be just fine. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I sing
on this stage, so come and see me sometime."
Lieza: "Sure! Elc?"
Elc: "..."
[Shante leaves.]
Elc: "Damn!"
[Meanwhile in Gallarno's office...]
Gangster: "Da police interrupted us, but we got the target, boss."
Gallarno: "Good. Follow those brats...and no screwups!" (Our little Flame
Master and Monster Tamer...Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh...)
[In Indigos:]
Elc: "It's gettin dark."
[Back in Shu's apartment...]
Shu: "I worry about the girl..."
Elc: "I can pay you later. Don't worry."
Shu: "No. That is not what I mean. There is a strange aura around her."
Lieza: "I'm sorry... It's my fault..."
Elc: "It's not your fault at all. The group that tried to take you...you need
to be protected from them."
Shu: "I shall accompany both of you from now on."
Elc: "Thank you, Shu."
[That night, after the tavern's closed, it's time for the rendezvous.]
Elc: "It's almost time. Let's go to the tavern."
[They do.]
Elc: "Where did everyone go?"
Lieza: "This is too creepy..."
Elc: "Shante? Are you here? Hello? What was that?"
Lieza: "The door...automatically..."
Shu: "Stay on your guard!"
Elc: "Huh?! Who are you?! Come out and face me!"
[A monster appears.]
Gulnag: "You're a smart one, I see."
Elc: "Who are you?!"
Gulnag: "My name is Gulnag. I am a New Human, with the soul of a man and a body
of a monster."
Elc: "New Human? You're the ones who tried to capture Lieza!"
Shu: "Where is Shante?"
Gulnag: "We're...taking care of her. She was sniffing around too much for her
own good. Elc...Lieza...our master really admires you. Why don't you
join our little family? You'll receive power beyond your wildest
fantasies."
Elc: "None of us would trade our humanity for power!"
Shu: "That means...no deal."
Gulnag: "I can't say I'm not disappointed. We traveled here hoping you would
join. Very well, then. I suppose it can't be helped. You've left us no
choice...but to eliminate you!"
[After a while...]
Gulnag: "How could I have lost this battle? It's not possible... If you want
the girl back, go to the Square of the Goddess. Hurry, if you know
what's good for you!"
[They disappear.]
Lieza: "We have to save Shante."
Elc: "Yes, we do. The Square of the Goddess is in Prodias..."
Shu: "You realize we're walking into a trap."
Elc: "But we don't have a choice, do we?"
Shu: "Not at all. Our only choice is to overcome whatever they throw at us."
[In Gallarno's office, he's on a telephone.]
Gallarno: "Hrmph! I knew that incompetent Gulnag would be of no use. You did
exactly as I said? All I have to say is that you had better not screw
this one up! Or else!"
[He hangs up.]
Gallarno: "Elc and Lieza have grown stronger than I thought. They are my final
hope. Now...I must prepare for the Prodias Plan."
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03) PRODIAS [GS03]
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Lieza: "Wow! This town is huge!"
Elc: "Of course. This is the capital of Aldia. And this...is my apartment."
Lieza: "This room?"
Elc: "Yes."
Lieza: "May I come in?"
Elc: "Yes."
[They go inside.]
Lieza: "This is nice. Small, but nice."
Elc: "I have a small airship hidden nearby as well. The airship used to be
Shu's."
Lieza: "Where is it kept?"
Elc: "The hill to the west of Prodias."
Shu: "So what should we do now?"
Lieza: "We better try to rescue Shante."
Elc: "Right. The statue is in the new event square. When I left, the square
was still under construction. It's just to the south of town. If it's not
done now, it soon will be."
Shu: "We should probably gather information around town."
[A dog appears if Elc completed the 'Mr. Barns' Dog' job.]
Elc: "Oops! I totally forgot about the pooch."
Lieza: "What are we going to do with it?"
Elc: "He can stay here for now. It's safe and warm. Besides, my landlady is a
gem. I'm sure she'll watch it."
Lieza: "Sounds like a plan! Elc, we should name the dog. How about 'Marl'?
Marl, be good!"
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[The head to where the Hein is docked.]
Elc: "Hey, Lynx. It's me. Open the gate! Lynx? The hatch is open... He has to
be in there! LYNX! I guess there's no choice but to jump the fence."
Lynx: "Sounds like a crazy idea you'd come up with!"
Elc: "Huh?! Lynx! Why didn't you answer before?"
Lynx: "I am. Now. You're just too impatient! Besides, you've been a stranger
anyway. Where ya been?"
Elc: "Sorry about that. Busy. Anyway. Enough about me. I'll tell you more
later. Open the gate, please."
Lynx: "Anything you say, my impatient compadre. Say!? Who's the cute girl
you've got in tow?"
Elc: "Oh. This is Lieza."
Lieza: "Hello."
Lynx: "Watch out for this one, miss. He only wants one thing."
Elc: "Will you knock it off, Lynx? Just open the gate!"
Lynx: "And with that statement, Elc perfectly illustrates my point! You be
careful, Lieza. Okay, let's get this open. 7...that's it. Yeoooowwww!"
Lieza: "Oh, dear! Are you all right?"
Lynx: "I...uh...I forgot I changed the...uh, password. Let's tempt fate and
try that again... 5...THAT should be it."
Elc: "How's the Hein?"
Lynx: "Top shape. Never better. I streamlined the bow a bit. It should be
roughly 10% faster than before."
Elc: "Huh. It doesn't look any different."
Lynx: "The engine isn't tuned yet, so it can't be overloaded. But flight at
normal speed is not a problem. I planed to fix it for high speed travel
during the Ceremony. Might as well. Nothing else is happening in town
until after the event. You don't have to be scared, girl. This baby's
solid. It's not going to break if you touch it."
Lieza: "Ah...um, well...perhaps I'll just rejoin Elc."
Lynx: "Say, are you planning on going to the Ceremony? It's the hottest ticket
in Prodias."
Elc: "Then why aren't you going?"
Lynx: "Like I said, I've got to fix your baby here. 'Sides, carved hunks of
rock don't interest me."
Elc: "Fair enough."
Lynx: "But if you want to go, I've got a ticket. You might as well get some
use out of it."
System: Ticket received!
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[Over at the ceremony pavilion, a huge statue is erected.]
Gallarno: "Hello, everyone, and thank you for coming. This beautiful statue of
the Goddess...is a magnificent gift to our nation...from Romalia, as
a symbol of our alliance. Now, we all know that our future...is
intertwined with the future of Romalia. Our country is...?"
Elc: "Excuse me. Out of the way, please."
Gallarno: (Elc...Lieza...so good of you to make it.) "Ahem... Our country is
fortunate to be the recipient of such a great honor. Behold the
beautiful statue of the Goddess!"
[The crystal it holds shines eerily.]
Woman: "What's going on? This light...it's...it's... My power has been drained
from my body!"
Person: "I'm...fading..."
Shu: "Elc! Watch out!"
Elc: "..."
Shu: "Elc..."
Gallarno: "Hmmm?"
Guard: "Look! Over there!"
Guard 2: "It's an airship!"
Guard 3: "What?"
Guard 2: "Oh, no! It's going to crash into the statue!""
[On the Silver Noah's cockpit...]
Chongara: "It's the Goddess statue, eh? Such a big pretty thing. Shame give
big bomb necklace, no?"
Arc: "Yes, well, it appears that the Ceremony has begun. All right, Gogen...
go!"
Gogen: "Ah, well...yes. Hee, hee. Time to start the fireworks."
[The mage starts casting magic on the statue, wrecking it.]
Woman: "Help!"
Man: "The statue of the Goddess is crumbling!"
Man 2: "Arc!"
Man: "Arc did it!!"
Lieza: "Elc, we need to go...NOW! Elc...what's the matter?"
Elc: "That airship... I've seen it before. My...my village was raided by..."
Lieza: "Hey, Elc! What's the matter with you?"
Elc: "I have no doubt. My village was destroyed by that airship. And now I'll
destroy IT!"
[He runs off.]
Lieza: "Elc!"
Gallarno: "Damn that ship! I was so CLOSE this time!"
[He teleports out. Meanwhile, on the Silver Noah...]
Arc: "We're done. Let's go."
Chongara: "Make a big boom and run. It's good, eh?"
Chopin: "We're heading out, then."
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[At Hein Port...]
Lynx: "Whew. I think I need to take a rest. Hmmm?"
Elc: "Lynx, I need the airship!"
Lynx: "But...I haven't finished adjusting the engine!"
Elc: "I don't care!!"
[He pushes him aside (into the electric fence) and runs inside.]
Lieza: "You poor man."
Lynx: "Elc, you can't push it too hard! You'll destroy the engine!"
[The Hein takes off after the Silver Noah.]
Shu: "What's the matter, Elc?"
Lieza: "Elc!!"
Elc: "That airship destroyed my village...but it will never destroy anything
else. I'll have my revenge today. And if that criminal Arc is inside the
ship, so much the better. We're almost within range. Shu, prepare to
attack."
Shu: "Are you sure, Elc?"
Elc: "Yes. I'm positive that ship is the one. Let's go!"
[On the Silver Noah...]
Chopin: "!? Chongara, something is chasing us."
Chongara: "It must be biiig crazy bird, eh?"
Chopin: "No. It's a small airship."
Arc: "What's going on up here?"
Chongara: "Crazy tiny airship is coming to get us. Maybe crazy people with
death wish inside it, eh? Chongara doesn't want to find out."
Arc: "I think we're about to, whether we want to or not. Chopin, full speed.
Lose them."
Chopin: "Check. Hold on. It might be a bumpy ride..."
[The Silver Noah speeds off.]
Shu: "Elc! The ship is breaking apart! Slow down!"
Elc: "NO!!"
Lieza: "Gyaaah!"
[The Hein crash lands at...]
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04) YAGOS ISLE [GS04]
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[Vilmer hears the crash from his laboratory.]
Vilmer: "Oh, dear! An earthquake?"
Villager: "Doctor!! Doctor!! Doctor!?! Doctor! Guess what?!"
Vilmer: "What in heaven's name is it? You're not making any sense!"
Villager: "Doctor!! Big mass iron fall from sky!! Big, BIG iron thing. Humans
inside!"
Vilmer: "Well, it sounds like an airship. Are the humans inside alive?"
Villager: "D'oh! Cramp, cramp!"
Vilmer: "Oh, for pity's sake! If you weren't jumping so much, you wouldn't be
cramping! Just take me to the crash site!"
Villager: "Yes! Come fast, Doctor!"
[Elc has a dream from his childhood in an indoor playground.]
Kid: "Elc."
Elc: "What?"
Kid: "You like Mariel, don't you?"
Elc: "Nuh uh! That's not true!"
Kid: "Elc, you try to hide your feelings, but I can see. You should tell her
how you feel..."
Elc: "No way!"
Kid: "If you won't, I will! Hey, Mariel!"
Elc: "Ginie, don't! Please..."
Mariel: "? Hi! You wan't to play?"
Elc: "Um, not exactly. Mariel, you know..."
Mariel: "Why are you acting so weird? What's wrong?"
Ginie: "Elc called you over to..."
Elc: "Quiet, Ginie! Uh, it was nothing, Mariel. Never mind. Ginie just wanted
to play a joke and call you."
Ginie: "Ouch! Elc!"
Mariel: "You two are funny. Ha, ha, ha..."
[Elc wakes up in Yagos Village.]
Lieza: "You're awake. Good."
Elc: "Unghh...where am I?"
Lieza: "The house of the person who saved us."
Elc: "We were saved? I dreamt...about the place I was taken after my village
was destroyed."
Lieza: "Did you remember where it is?"
Elc: "No. I just get bits and pieces in dreams...and nightmares..."
Vilmer: "Hrmph. So you are alive, after all. I guess you're cursed with a bit
more time among the living, then."
Elc: "You saved us?"
Vilmer: "Bah! Don't look at me like that. I just dragged your hide here. That
girl has been keeping watch over you night and day. So slather her
with your gratitude. I've not got time for it."
Elc: "You kept watch over me? Thank you, Lieza. Say... Where is Shu?"
Lieza: "I don't know, Elc. When I woke up, he was gone."
Elc: "What? Well, we have to find him."
[They go see Vilmer in his downstairs lab.]
Elc: "We're missing a companion...Shu's gone!"
Vilmer: "The only shoes I know are on my feet."
Elc: "I'm serious! You must have seen him! He was on the airship with us when
it crashed."
Vilmer: "Look, kid. I came to this island to be alone. You crashed my party.
I helped you out in a pinch."
Elc: "But we're missing our friend!"
Vilmer: "And that's not my affair. I helped the people I found. I've got
important research to do here..."
Elc: "Research? About what?"
Vilmer: "As I was going to say before I was interrupted...I've got important
research to do here that is none of your affair. Now that you're up
and around again, it's time for you to go."
Elc: "But the airship is..."
Vilmer: "...YOUR problem. I've done as much as I intend to do. Good day!"
[They go into the hangar and see the airship.]
Elc: "Is that the Hein?"
Lieza: "It looks better than before it crashed!"
Elc: "So..."
Vilmer: "What are you doing here?! How dare you enter without permission!"
Elc: "What...?"
Vilmer: "Don't jump to conclusions..."
Lieza: "You're nothing but a scrap-sniffing THIEF!"
Vilmer: "You have no authority to make such judgments, girl! You can't
possibly fathom my motivations for..."
Villager: "Doctor!! Doctor!! Lia, go Ruins, but no come back."
Vilmer: "She went to the Ruins!! I told her over and over not to go there!"
Villager: "Ruins many monsters! Worry, worry, very worry."
Vilmer: "Lia..."
Lieza: "We should go there!"
Elc: "We don't really have a choice, do we?"
[They go the Sealed Ruins nearby.]
Lieza: "This is creepy. I don't like it."
Elc: "Yeah, I've got a bad feeling about it, too."
Lieza: "..."
Elc: "Let's find Lia and get out of here!"
[Further in...]
Elc: "Do you really think a child could make it this far into the dungeon?"
Lieza: "We haven't seen her yet, so she must have, unless she..."
Elc: "Don't think that thought. We'll find her."
???: "Aaaahhh!!"
Elc: "Huh?!"
Lieza: "That was..."
Elc: "Lia!!"
Lieza: "There she is!"
Elc: "This is not good!"
Lia: "Go away! Get back! Ahhhh! No!!"
Elc: "What?!"
[A robot half-embedded in the wall kills all the enemies.]
Elc: "What just happened?"
Lieza: "Lia...? Oh, sweetie, are you all right?"
Lia: [Sob!]
Lieza: "Are you hurt?"
Lia: "No...but...but...I was scared!"
Elc: "What is this thing in the wall that vaporized those monsters?"
Lia: [Sob!] "The robot...Grandpa found... He...he saved me."
Elc: "He saved you? It moves?"
Lia: "Yes, he SAVED me!!"
Elc: "But, it looks broken..."
Lieza: "Let's stop debating the issue here. We need to go before more monsters
come!"
Elc: "Right. We found the girl. Mission accomplished. Let's go."
[They go back to Yudo Village.]
Lia: "Grandpa!!"
Vilmer: "Oh, Lia!! I'm so relieved you're all right... I misjudged you. I'm
sorry to have been so...well, nasty."
Elc: "We really didn't do much."
Vilmer: "What do you mean? You saved my dear Lia!"
Lia: "Grandpa, the robot you made destroyed the monsters trying to get me!"
Vilmer: "What?! Do you mean to say the robot...moved? That's an impossibility.
The servo drive has been long dead... Still...perhaps there is a
chance... Elc, I have a proposition for you. I'll repair your airship."
Elc: "And I will...what?"
Vilmer: "You shall return to the Ruins and retrieve the robot for me. I'm much
too old and slow to do it myself. I'd given up on it, but if what Lia
says is true...there may be some life in that thing yet."
Elc: "You've got yourself a deal."
Lia: "Oh, Elc! I know you can do it. Good luck!"
Elc: "Thanks."
Lieza: "I can't believe we're going to get the airship fixed!"
Elc: "Yep. We need to find that robot, but before we leave, we have to find
Shu!"
[Elc sleeps and dreams of the place where he was confined. Guards take him in.]
Guard: "Hey, you gonna be livin' here now."
Guard 2: "You don't hafta worry 'bout nuttin'."
Guard: "Nuttin' until tha study's done, dat is."
Elc: "..."
Ginie: "Oh, a new kid!"
Mariel: "Ginie, don't be so silly. Introduce yourself! Like this...watch! Hi.
What's your name?"
Elc: "...Elc."
Mariel: "Elc, I like that name. I'm Mariel. This is Ginie. Nice to meet you."
Elc: "Where am I? Why am I here...? Ahhh, my head..."
Mariel: "Are you alright?"
Ginie: "I bet he's reacting to the control medicine."
Elc: "Control?"
Mariel: "Elc, everyone who comes here has to take the medicine. It makes your
head feel funny for a while. Then it's hard to remember. You'll feel
better soon. Don't worry."
[Elc wakes up.]
Lieza: "It's morning, Elc."
[Elc can dream again about "that place" he was at.]
Elc: "Ginie! Do you know where Eva is?"
Ginie: "Um, the black suits just took Eva."
Elc: "I wonder where..."
Mariel: "Hey, what are you guys talking about?"
Elc: "Oh, Mariel. Eva is gone. I was just wondering where she went."
Ginie: "Elc...if they come for Mariel. We have to protect her."
Elc: "Yeah, there's no way I want her to go away, too."
Mariel: "Ha, ha, ha. Don't worry! I'm not going anywhere! But, I am a little
scared..."
[Elc wakes up again.]
Lieza: "It's morning, Elc."
Elc: "..."
Lieza: "You had another of those terrible dreams, didn't you?"
Elc: "Yes, I hate them, but maybe they're trying to tell me something. We
better find that robot so Vilmer can fix the airship.
[They all get ready to return to the ruins.]
Merchant: "You, wait. Me teach good thing. Come, come. You, save Lia. Doctor
good man. Lia good girl. So, save Lia, you good too. Good you, so me
teach you good thing. Well, listen. You use Spear? Spear people glad.
Sword people glad too. You know Sword great weapon? Sword greater
attack ability than Spear. But next to Ax. Ax hard process, but Sword
easily become strong. So, Sword very very very good weapon. And Sword
can have many ability. Useful. You have strong Sword, you easy
battle. You have ability, you easy battle. You want Sword? You use
Spear, but now you use Sword, OK? Man Sword, cool. Find Sword. Find
strong Sword. So, you use Sword? My shop have Sword too. Girl use
Whip...is good. Whip, same power Sword. High attck ability. You
should use. Okay, end. Now, what you buy?"
[They return to the ruins' B3 floor.]
Elc: "Well...how should we dig it out?"
Lieza: "Elc, it's too hard. There's no way..."
Elc: "If it was buried, it can be exhumed. We have to try! Aaahhhh!! This
stuff is harder than rock! How did it get IN there?!!"
????????: Whirrrrrr... "Visual sensors damaged. Who has come?"
Elc: "We are...friends. The doctor sent us."
Lieza: "It's talking..."
Elc: "Shhh! Are you able to get out of this...stuff?"
Diekbeck: "I am Diekbeck. I am the leader of the 7 Machine Gods."
Elc: "Okay. Good to know. Question is, can you get out of this stuff by
yourself?"
Diekbeck: "My mission is accomplished. I am in standby mode."
Elc: "Great. Mission accomplished. I can relate. But, that wasn't the qustion.
How can we get you out of there? Can you do it by yourself? We have to
get you to the doctor, or he won't repair my ship!"
Lieza: "Yes, we are here to help you, but you must tell us how."
Diekbeck: "Help...?"
Lieza: "Yes. You mustn't want to remain in this state forever..."
Diekbeck: "I do not need assistance...but..."
Elc: "But?"
Diekbeck: "To gain release, a Power Unit is required. It is on a deeper level
of this place. I must equip it."
Elc: "So, if I get this Power Unit thing, you can get out by yourself?"
Diekbeck: "Power Un...it..."
Elc: "Hey! Wake up! Hmmm. Damned thing died again."
Lieza: "The Power Unit is the only way, Elc. We have to try."
Elc: "Right. Let's go."
[They go down to B4.]
Lieza: "What is this?"
Elc: "It's the 'Guardian's Force'."
Lieza: "Guardian's Force?"
Elc: "Yes. It is a fountain of crystals that channel power from air and earth.
Regardless of how tired you are, touching this recovers vitality
completely." (Face the fountain and press X to feel the benefit)
[They reach the lowest (8th) floor. Two ghouls appear.]
Elc: "!?"
Ghoul: "The Seal"
Ghoul 2: "Seal"
Ghoul: "must not"
Ghoul 2: "not"
Ghoul: "be broken."
Ghoul 2: "broken."
Elc: "But, Diekbeck sent us to get the Power Unit here."
Ghoul: "Diekbeck!?"
Ghoul 2: "What plans have you"
Ghoul: "have you"
Ghoul 2: "for that fearsome man of metal?!"
Ghoul: "Confess your intent!"
Elc: "Well...um..."
Ghoul 2: "The man of metal must not re-awaken."
Ghoul: "It cannot."
Ghoul 2: "The seal must remain intact."
Ghoul: "We have been charged with protecting the slumber of Diekbeck."
Ghoul 2: "We cannot allow passage."
Elc: "But...Diekbeck spoke to us! He was awake!"
Ghoul 2: "Liar!"
Lieza: "No he's not! I was there as well! He had just enough power to speak to
us. He asked us to retrieve the Power Unit down here."
Ghoul: "Only one of the 20 was spoken of?"
Ghoul 2: "The 20 sacred units."
Elc: "20 parts? There are 20 Power Units?"
Ghoul: "Silence! You know too much already."
Ghoul 2: "We will not let you leave with this knowledge."
Ghoul: "To protect the order of Grolgalde..."
Ghoul 2: "...you must surrender your lives!"
[They defeat the enemies and find a weird device.]
Elc: "Is that..."
Lieza: "Yes, I think that must be the Power Unit. Or at least - A - Power
Unit, if there are indeed 20."
Elc: "It seems to be stuck in the same muck as Diekbeck. How do you propose
we get it out? Oh!"
Lieza: "Ah!"
Elc: "I don't believe this!"
Lieza: "The Power Unit is coming out of that stuff on its OWN!"
System: Retrieved the Power Unit!
Lieza: "What just happened?"
Elc: "I dunno, but we got what we came here for."
Lieza: "If this works, we can get the ship back from the doctor!"
Elc: "Right. Let's get this back to Diekbeck and see if it works."
[They do.]
Elc: "Okay, we've got the Power Unit. Where do we put it?"
Lieza: "There doesn't appear to be any obvious place..."
Elc: "Huh?!"
Lieza: "Oh, dear! It's automatically..."
Diekbeck: "I am operational once more. The world must be in peril. I must
journey with the one who walks with the Guardians."
Elc: "Get back! It's self-destructing!"
Lieza: "No...I think it's breaking out!"
Elc: "Whoa..."
Diekbeck: "Boy...I...will...with..."
Lieza: "It just...stopped."
Elc: "I bet its power circuits are messed up."
Lieza: "What should we do, Elc?"
Elc: "He'll have to be carried to the doctor's lab. Hrmph! Quite a Machine
God YOU are, robot..."
Lieza: "Great! I'll meet you at the entrance, Elc."
Elc: "Damn...! I meant WE should carry him, not ME. Maybe I can just...push
it. I can't believe she left me like that. This guy better be strong
enough to withstand some scratches..."
[Back at the lab...]
Vilmer: "Hrmmm, huh...I see."
Elc: "I hope you appreciate how hard it was to get this rusty bucket here.
Vilmer, you better keep your promise."
Vilmer: "Yes, yes! I promised to repair the airship, and so I shall.
Actually...it's nearly done right now."
Lieza: "Really?"
Vilmer: "Now why would I say that if it weren't true? It will be ready by
tomorrow, no sooner. I would recommend you get some rest. It's been
quite an adventure, I'm sure."
[Elc sleeps again and remembers some of his past, namely escaping w/ Mariel.]
Elc: "I can't believe what we just saw!"
Mariel: "Elc, I'm afraid! I don't want to turn out like that! If they can
control our special powers, they can control us."
Elc: "And change us into monsters like the rest! Mariel, we can't let that
happen. We have to escape. If we can just get out of this place, we can
get help for the others!"
Mariel: "Oh, Elc..."
Elc: "Shhh! Somebody's coming. Mariel, Run!!"
Man: "? !"
[Elc wakes up and leaves.]
Lieza: "Elc..."
[Down at the Yagos Coast...]
Lieza: "...Elc? What are you doing out here? I heard you get up, and came to
find you. What's the matter? Can't you sleep?"
Elc: "..."
Lieza: "Can I sit with you? The breeze tonight is so lovely... Elc...do you
want to hear about my village?"
Elc: "Sure."
Lieza: "My village is colled Holn. It's a peaceful place, surrounded by
beautiful mountains. People nearby don't like to come there. They're
afraid of us. You see, the women in my village have a special ability.
We can communicate with birds and animals. A few of us are even able to
speak with monsters. I am one of the women with this ability. I can use
this power to control monsters and make them my companions. I was taught
that I shouldn't use my power in front of people. For, if they know what
I could do, they would become afraid like the others. And...that fear
might turn into hate."
Elc: "Why are you telling me this?"
Lieza: "I don't know. I think it's because...I believe I can trust you, Elc.
You saved me, even after you know I could speak to beasts."
Elc: "...The airship that attacked Prodias is the same one that attacked my
village. I was so blinded by my rage that I may have killed my best
friend. I keep wondering what would have happened if I had just waited."
Lieza: "Oh, Elc...you couldn't have known..."
Elc: "But that's exactly it! I NEVER know, and somehow those I love end up
getting hurt. Mariel is another..."
Lieza: "Mariel? Did you remember more?"
Elc: "Yes. I had another nightmare, and more memories came back. I remember
being taken to a big, white building. There were...children there with
special powers. Mariel and I were two of those children. We didn't
understand the purpose of that place at first. We simply know it was our
home. Then I noticed that, every day, there were fewer children around us.
And so Mariel and I watched, and waited, and eventually, escaped. We snuck
into one of the forbidden rooms and watched from a corridor. And witnessed
the horrible truth...our friends were being turned into monsters.
Terrified, we ran from that place and began our escape. It didn't take
them long to realize we escaped. They tracked us into the forest around
the compound."
[Flashback: forest outside of the compound. Mariel and Elc are escaping.]
Elc: "Mariel! Get up! Come on!"
Mariel: "I...can't."
Elc: "Yes, you can!"
Voice: "They're just children. They couldn't have gone far!"
Voice: "Find them!"
Mariel: "Please, Elc. Go without me."
Elc: "No..."
Mariel: "We'll be both be caught if you don't leave me behind. Leave now, and
return with help!"
Elc: "Mariel...I...."
Mariel: "Hurry up! I'll attract their attention."
Voice: "That way! Hurry!"
Elc: "Mariel!!"
Mariel: "Elc...I'll be waiting for you..."
Elc: "Mariel, no!"
Voice: "Over there!"
Voice: "Did you see that?"
Voice: "She ran into the bushes!"
Voice: "Catch that little runt!"
Elc: "Mariel...I will return...I promise."
[Flashback ends.]
Elc: "..."
Lieza: "Oh, Elc... She'll be okay! I'm sure that she's still waiting for you.
And I have a sense that Shu is alive, as well. How can you falter now?
It's not the Elc I've come to know."
Elc: "Lieza...you're right. I can't give up. If there's a chance Shu and Mariel
are alive, I have to help them."
Lieza: "And I'll only be too happy to help!"
Elc: "Well, we've got a couple big tasks ahead. We'd better get some more rest.
Lieza: "I completely agree. Mariel is a very lucky girl. I'm a little envious..
Elc: "What?"
Lieza: "Oh...nothing. Never mind."
Elc: "What?"
Lieza: "The sun will be up soon. Let's get whatever sleep we can."
Elc: "Right."
[Back at Vilmer's, the place is wrecked.]
Elc: "Oh, no! What happened?"
Lieza: "I don't know, but we have to find Vilmer and Lia! They might be in
danger!"
Elc: "Oh, no! Now I'm really getting worried. Where are they?"
Voice: "Don't be mean to my Grandpa! Kyaaa!"
Elc: "They're in the lab!"
[They enter the lab/hangar.]
Gangster: "We've been lookin' for yoose, Doc."
Vilmer: "I know. And I refuse to go back. You can't make me! Get out of here
this instant!"
Gangster 2: "Oh, Doc. Yoose will come back. Othawise...we may hafta take more
...drastic measures."
Vilmer: "No! No! You mustn't involve Lia!"
Elc: "What do you think you're doing?!!"
Lieza: "AH! You're...!"
Gangster: "Hey! It's tha brat from tha Skyport! Good. We can ice him, then take
the Doc and the girl!
[They're defeated.]
Lieza: "Are you...all right?"
Vilmer: "Yes. We're okay."
Elc: "What was that all about? Why were those thugs after you?"
Vilmer: "Well..."
Elc: "Come on. I have to know so I can help."
Vilmer: "They're from the Chimera Research Lab."
Elc: "Chimera Research Lab?"
Vilmer: "Yes. I was one of its lead scientists... The Chimera Research Lab...
was established to study monsters and learn how to create them. The lab
is Romalia's most prizes scientific facility. The monsters which are
produced at the lab are used for a variety of tasks. Some are used to
aid Romalia in conflicts with other nations...while others are used for
more peaceful purposes, such as trade. The lab's creations have
infiltrated the world...and all of them are controlled by Romalia. Now
that the lab has achieved its original goals...they have embarked on
a more ambitious task. The lab's new focus is to create stronger,
smarter monsters...by combining the genetic material of monsters and
humans. As the program progressed and grew, they found humans who
possessed special abilities. Most of them were just children, ripped
from their homes. They began a program to study the children. They
desired a way to harvest the children's powers. The facility code named
'White House' is their lab. Each child had a target job, such as
soldier or spy. The children's abilities were cultivated and powers
raised. Then, at just the right time, they were melded into monsters.
As I progressed up the ladder in rank...I came to know the full truth
of what was taking place at the lab. They had put into action a series
of unspeakably horrible programs. I decided I could no longer play a
part. So I planned my escape, along with my grandddaughter, Lia."
Elc: "It seems like such a long time ago... So, my village was destroyed by..."
Vilmer: "And you're also a victim of the Chimera Lab..."
Elc: "Please, tell me where to find White House! I made a promise. I have to
save her!"
Vilmer: "I'm afraid I don't know exactly where it is. I do know it's somewhere
in Aldia, and is managed by Gallarno, one of Romalia's four Generals."
Elc: "And where is Gallarno?"
Vilmer: "He's in Aldia, attempting to control the country with the Cabal."
Elc: "Hmmm...the Cabal. Well, it's a start. Is my ship operational yet?""
Vilmer: "Not quite. I'm afraid those Cabal goons interrupted my work. However,
I will finish it in short order, and it will be something special. It
will be much more powerful than it once was -- a Vilmer special, if you
will. I promise to have it done tomorrow."
Lieza: "I'll take the doctor at his word. I think we need a rest."
Vilmer: "Your ladyfriend is right, you know. You'd better rest up while you
can."
Elc: "I will. Thanks."
[Later...]
Lia: "Elc...Lieza...wake up."
Elc: "It's morning already?"
Lia: "Morning? It's afternoon, silly!"
Lieza: "Wow! It feels as if I just went to sleep."
Elc: "I know what you mean. We really needed the rest. So, how's the airship?
Is it ready?"
Lieza: "Good morning, Lia."
Lia: "Good morning, Lieza."
Elc: "Enough small talk, Lia! Did you hear me?"
Lia: "Good morning, Elc. Yes, I heard you. Grampa said the ship is on the small
Skyport outside the village."
Elc: "Outside the village? Great. Let's go, Lieza."
[They go to the makeshift skyport.]
Elc: "Wow. Impressive. The Doc does great work."
Lieza: "Now we can finally get back to Indigos."
Elc: "Alright. Let's get moving. !? Oh!"
Lieza: "What, Elc? Oh, Doctor..."
Vilmer: "Ha, ha, ha! I knew I'd catch you!"
Elc: "What's wrong?"
Lia: "Ha, ha! We caught them together, Grampa!"
Lieza: "Lia."
Lia: "Grampa! Why'd you leave to say goodbye without me?"
Vilmer: "I'm sorry, Lia. I didn't know you'd be able to keep up. They were in
a hurry to leave, you know!"
Lia: "Well, I did it! Ha, ha!"
Vilmer: "Yes, well, um...Elc, about the robot you brought to me..."
Elc: "Did you fix it?"
Vilmer: "Well, no, not yet. It seems to be a battle robot. I'll fix it...and
once it's done, you may have it. But you'll have to come back for it
later, when it's done."
Elc: "That's great, but...why?"
Vilmer: "I decided that I must do everything I can to stop Romalia. Repairing
this battle robot is my way of helping the cause."
Elc: "Great. We'll come back after we save Mariel."
Vilmer: "Be careful, Elc. Gallarno is the most sadistic of the four Generals.
If he's not stopped, we're all in a world of trouble, and soon. He's
no stooge, so I'm sure that he's waiting for you with all manner of
vicious traps. It won't be easy, but I believe you can win."
Elc: "We will. Don't worry."
Vilmer: "Um..."
Elc: "I've got to get this thing ready to go. Bye! Rotor...check. Propulsion
system...check... It's different, but I guess it'll do."
Lia: "This is so sad! You're leaving!"
Lieza: "I'm sorry I didn't have time to play with you."
Lia: "It's okay. We can do it if you come back."
Elc: "Hey, Lieza! Come on! We've got to go!"
Lieza: "Wait! Okay, Lia. See you soon."
Lia: "Yeah! Come and see me soon!"
Lieza: "I'm ready now, Elc."
Elc: "Thanks for everything, Vilmer. We'll see you soon!"
Vilmer: "Good luck, kids!"
[They leave. In Gallarno's Office...]
Gallarno: "So, you failed to stop Vilmer?"
Gangster: "Y...yes, sir. Elc and Lieza distracted us."
Gallarno: "You imbecile!! You were afraid of those little brats?!"
Gangster: "I...I have no excuse."
Gallarno: "That's enough. Get out of here! The sight of you make me sick!"
[The gangster leaves.]
Gallarno: "There's no doubt remaining. Elc must be stopped. It's me."
[He gets on the phone.]
Gallarno: "It's me. Send...send the Slasher. I won't accept another failure.
Heh, heh, heh...Elc will come for me now. And it shall be his final
misstep. Heh, heh, heh, heh, HEH!!"
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05) INDIGOS [GS05]
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[They go to Shu's Apartment.]
Lieza: "It feels just like the old days, doesn't it?"
Elc: "..."
Lieza: "Shu is fine. I feel it in my heart."
Elc: "And what of Shante?"
Lieza: "I'm sure she's okay, too. We need to rest. All these strange events
have worn me out! I know exactly what you mean..."
[That night, a stranger is creeping around the flat. Elc turns on the light.]
Elc: "Who are you? Shante!"
Shante: "Elc, you scared me!"
Elc: "I just about bashed you!"
Lieza: "Is Shante okay?"
Elc: "Seems to be...though the sneaking around thing is dangerous."
Shante: "I have to be careful now. The Cabal are after me. I've been in hiding
since they caught onto my game. They're after you, too, you know."
Elc: "Yeah, I know. But what I don't know is this...why did you come back?"
Shante: "Why? Because...well...I knew I had to get in touch with you. Anyway...
How did you know about the Cabal?"
Elc: "Someone told me about Gallarno...the leader of the Cabal."
Shante: "I see. I have to work today. Come see me at the tavern tomorrow
morning. I'll talk to you then."
Elc: "Alright. ...?"
[The next morning:]
Lieza: "Elc! Elc!"
Elc: "Hmmm...?"
Lieza: "Shante is waiting for you at the tavern! Elc! Get UP! Much better. Now
let's go!"
Elc: "Alright, alright..."
[They visit the guild.]
Inspector: "Don't be ridiculous! I have heard the rumors about the Slasher.
What is going on?"
Dispatcher: "We're working on that right now."
Inspector: "Then, why haven't we been involved? Why is it that you Hunters
fail to cooperate with the Indigos police?"
Elc: "Hey there. Simmer down. It's not good for your health to blow your stack!
Inspector: "Huh? Elc! You are part of the problem with this...this GUILD! I
bet you're looking for the Slasher, too!"
Elc: "Slasher? Who's that?"
Inspector: "Don't play dumb with me. I know all about you Hunters. The Slasher.
You know, the serial killer stalking the innocent people of this
town."
Elc: "Hmmm. First I've heard of it."
Lieza: "That's terrible..."
Inspector: "Look, we're on to you rgame. We're not going to let you catch this
one. I think my man Lizetti will be the one that nabs him."
Elc: "Great. Go for it."
Inspector: "You'll see! Just wait!"
[He leaves]
Elc: "Quite a little bag of wind, isn't he?"
[They go to the tavern.]
Lieza: "It's been a long time, Shante! And it's good to see you alive!"
Shante: "It's good to BE alive."
Elc: "You should remain in hiding, Shante."
Shante: "I can't. I have something to do."
Elc: "What might that be?"
Shante: "I have a little brother. He's the only family I have left. He means
more to me than my own life."
Elc: "And what happened to him?"
Shante: "He got into trouble..."
Elc: "What kind of trouble?"
Shante: "He took a risky job for me, and...I have to take care of him. I can't
believe that I'm talking about my family... Anyway, tell me the story
you were telling last night. Why do you know the name of the Cabal's
boss?"
Elc: "I recently got into some trouble of my own. I learned that the people
pursuing Lieza are my enemies. So, now we have the Cabal in common.
Shante, tell me where to find Gallarno."
Shante: "Gallarno..."
Elc: "You're an informant, Shante. Inform me."
Shante: "I don't think you want to kn..."
Elc: "I do. I MUST know."
Shante: "...Geez. I should have known it would be no use trying to change a
Hunter's mind. Alright. I'll do it. But I need some time, Elc. Come
back tomorrow."
[Elc retires to Shu's apartment. Outside on the street, that night.]
Woman: "Both of you, inside!"
Gangster: "Haay, I'm not takin' orders from no lady! I don' care if it is for
your bruddah..."
Woman: "And that's none of your business, brute!"
Gangster: "Oh! Dat hurts! Ha, ha, ha! Get in there, boys. This'll be a piece
of cake."
[In the dark apartment:]
Elc: "...!? Lieza! Wake up!"
Gangster: "Heh. Looks like tha stooges are up. Good. Now they can meet our
good friend."
[The Wanted Monster 'Slasher' enters.]
Slasher: "Grr! Grr! Grr! You will bleed!"
Gangster: "Take 'em out!"
Elc: "Watch out for the blade, Lieza!"
[They defeat the Slasher.]
Slasher: "Damn you!! This isn't over yet!"
[He escapes.]
Elc: "So that's the Slasher! I bet he's one of the monsters they made in the
Chimera Lab!"
Lieza: "Oh, Elc! I'm getting frightened again..."
[In Gallarno's office, he's on the phone.]
Gallarno: "What? You failed?! The Slasher wasn't strong enough? Alright...
that's enough. Shut your trap! I want Elc... Did you hear me?! I
said, bring Elc to me! Do you understand, idiot?!"
[He hangs up.]
Gallarno: "I'm surprised they've grown so strong...it appears I underestimated
them. Now I'll have to finish them myself. I'll let them know how
foolish it was to make me angry!"
[At Shu's Apartment:]
Lieza: "Elc! Elc!"
Elc: "What an awful night..."
Lieza: "Shante is waiting for you."
Elc: "Alright..."
[They visit the tavern again.]
Lieza: "Hello, Shante."
Shante: "The Slasher appeared here yesterday, didn't he?"
Elc: "Huh?! How do you know about that?"
Shante: "It's...not a big deal...I deal in information, remember? Anyway,
about Gallarno."
Elc: "Yes. Where is he?"
Shante: "I found his headquarters...but..."
Elc: "But?"
Shante: "Do you always interrupt? It's quite rude."
Elc: "Not always, but sometimes. Go on..."
Shante: "It's at the edge of town. I'll take you there, but need to make sure
you have all the battle stuff you need."
Elc: "Right. I'll stock up."
Shante: "Good. I'll wait for you here. Are you ready to leave? Let's go. The
command center is at the edge of town."
[They start to leave. The inspector is nearby.]
Inspector: "Going to face down the Cabal, eh?"
Elc: "That's not really your business, is it?"
Inspector: "You can't win this fight. It's suicide. They're too strong...too
powerful. Even as police, we're powerless. They have connections
everywhere."
Elc: "I don't care. They have to be stopped. And I'll tell you something else.
The Slasher is somehow connected to the Cabal."
Inspector: "What?! Look, Elc. I'm not gonna kiss your butt on this one. But if
you manage to finish this case, you'll have my utmost admiration."
Shante: "Awww...that's sweet. Can we GO now?"
Elc: "Uh, yeah...yeah."
Shante: "Right this way..."
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06) GALLARNO'S HOUSE [GS06]
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[They hide behind a car in front of the mansion.]
Lieza: "Guards. What should we do?"
Shante: "Leave it to me."
[She wlaks out in front of them and the guards leave after inspecting her.]
Elc: "What did you say to them?"
Shante: "Whatever it was, it worked. We don't have time to chat. Hurry! This
way..."
[In the foyer...]
Shante: "Gallarno's room is just ahead. I'm pretty certain Gallarno's room is
behind this door."
Voice: "But you'll never find out, will you?"
Shante: "Who's there?!"
[Some monsters appear, but they get buried quickly.]
Shante: "Elc, I'm sorry. I didn't know that was going to happen."
Elc: "Hey, don't sweat it. You got us this far, and that's amazing! C'mon.
Into the lion's den!"
Shante: "Damn! It's locked!"
Lieza: "Oh, no. What do we do now?"
Shante: "There has to be a key around here somewhere...or another way in. What
about that room to the right, over there?"
Elc: "Sounds like as good a plan as any. Let's check it out."
[They do.]
Lieza: "Elc! Look at this! It has to be the key!"
Elc: "Great work. Time to head back to Shante."
Voice: "Ha, ha, ha! It's not nice to take things that don't belong to you!"
Elc: "Who's there?! Show yourselves!"
[They return to Shante's spot, but...]
Elc: "Hey...where is Shante?"
System: Elc used the key to unlock the door.
[They go in the main auditorium.]
Slasher: "Ahh! Elc. It's so good of you to join us. I was disappointed that
our last encounter didn't go as I had planned."
Elc: "I don't know what you're talking about."
Slasher: "I can't imagine that you've forgotten me already."
Elc: "Should I know you?"
Slasher: "I used to be a friend of yours, but people have now come to call me
The Slasher."
Elc: "Friend? ... Wait...that...that voice..."
[Flashback to the playground where Elc grew up.]
Elc: "Ginie!! You said something to Mariel again, didn't you!?"
Ginie: "Hee hee hee."
Elc: "Why are you laughing?"
Ginie: "Ow! I was just playing!"
Elc: "Well, mind your own business!"
[End flashback.]
Elc: "Ginie? Y...you're the Slasher?"
Slasher: "Yes, Elc. I'm glad you haven't forgotten what I used to be. You
don't know how much I've looked forward to seeing you again. But now
I have to say goodbye again. Taste but a small fraction of the power
you gave up when you ran away!"
Elc: "Wait! Ginie! I don't want to fight you."
Slasher: "Then it will be easier than I'd hoped to finish you. I'll make this
as painless as possible...for old times' sake."
[Ginie gets smoked.]
Slasher: "No!! It's not...I can't lose...Gwaaahh!! My head...it HURTS!! My...
HEAD...AAAUGHHH!!"
Elc: "Ginie...Ginie!! Hold on, Ginie!"
Slasher: "E...Elc... We waited...for you to return...to save us. But...after
you left, they...accelerated the pace of...conversion. Please...save
Lily...so she...won't be made into...a monster like me... Ahhh..."
Elc: "Ginie?"
Slasher: "Elc, I..."
Elc: "Ginie! Nooooo!"
[Slasher dies.]
Gallarno: "And so, at death's threshold, two friends part ways. How
melodramatic. I should have never allowed you to escape that day."
Elc: "Gallarno."
Gallarno: "Mmmm. Very good. So you do know me. Your friend Shante was right.
You are a smart one."
Elc: "Shante?"
Gallarno: "Yes, we couldn't have cornered you without her. She's quite a prize.
Lieza: "Shante...why?"
Elc: "Why did you betray us?"
Gallarno: "Ha, ha, ha! It was nothing so simple as that! Shante didn't seek
to betray you. I had to 'persuade' her to befriend you."
Shante: "Elc...Lieza...I...I'm so sorry. You have to believe that I had no
choice!"
Elc: "No choice? No CHOICE? Because of you, Ginie is now DEAD!"
Lieza: "Elc! Stop it!"
Shante: "Elc, you have to believe I..."
Lieza: "Elc!"
Elc: "You're right. She's not worth the effort."
[Shu blows open the door and runs in.]
Shu: "Elc!"
Elc: "Shu?!"
Shu: "Shante is being controlled by them."
Lieza: "Shu, you're alive!"
Shu: "Yes. I took advantage of my unfortunate 'death' to research the Cabal.
Elc, Shante's brother was taken hostage by the Cabal."
Elc: !?
Shu: "I've discovered that Shante's brother and Lieza were both at White
House."
Shante: "My brother?! Where is he? What have they done to him?"
Shu: "He..."
Gallarno: "Wahhh, ha, ha, ha, HA! What perfect timing! I have some rather
disturbing news to deliver in that regard. Unfortunately, Shane,
your brother is no longer with us."
Shante: "What? What do you mean?"
Gallarno: "Your brother was converted...and met his end because of a Hunter at
the Aldia Skyport."
Elc: "No...it can't be!"
Gallarno: "Ah! But it is, Elc. You killed him. It's quite a streak you're on.
First, Shante's brother, and now Ginie. I'm not certain it's a
healthy thing to be your friend."
[Flashback: Aldia Skyport.]
Alfred: "Please help me... Don't kill me... GWAAHH!!"
[End flashback as Alfred's shot by a goon.]
Shante: "No!!"
Elc: "You're a madman! I can't believe that you're even human!"
Gallarno: "Oooh. Such cutting words from the friend-killer. But, in fact,
they're quite true. For you see...I am not human. In fact, the only
humans in this room are with you. And soon, you shall perish as well.
Elc: "You assume too much!"
Gallarno: "It's time to conduct a little experiment."
Elc: "I don't wnat any part of your pathetic plans!"
Gallarno: "Nevertheless, you have no choice. The experiment is to see if
pathetic humans can outslash five superior C-class monsters!"
[They, naturally, lose.]
Elc: "Gallarno, it's over. Tell me where White House is located."
Gallarno: "I don't know."
Shu: "You're lying, Gallarno!! I know you are pulling the strings at Chimera
Labs!"
Gallarno: "Hu, hu, hu...ha, ha, ha, ha!!"
Elc: "What's so funny?"
Gallarno: "I think it's hilarious that you still believe I'm Gallarno!"
Lieza: "Huh?"
Gallarno: "You should know that it's impossible for ANYONE to catch Gallarno!
So long! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"
[He disappears.]
Shante: "No..."
Elc: "Oh, Shante..."
[The police enter.]
Inspector: "Arrest everyone you find! Go! Search everwhere! I don't want anyone
or anything getting out of this place!"
Policeman: "Yes, sir!"
Policeman: "Yes, sir!"
Inspector: "GO! Elc, I can't believe you stopped the Slasher. It was great!
What's wrong, Elc?"
Elc: "Shante... I didn't kill your brother at the Skyport. I...I almost did,
but then he... ...It doesn't matter...Gallarno's men finished him before
I could second guess myself. But, the fact remains that I put him in the
position for the Cabal to finish him. I...I just didn't know. I couldn't
have! ... You must hate me. You must want to kill me. I'll gladly allow
you to do so. But could you wait until I save my friend?"
[The inspector leaves, seeing as he's ignored.]
Shante: "Elc...I can't blame you for what happened. I... I killed him when I
betrayed him."
Lieza: "Shante..."
Shante: "You have no reason to forgive me. Traitors are never forgiven... But,
I dearly need to avenge my brother. Please, Elc. Let me fight with you.
[Somewhere, the Silver Noah is being cleaned by Chongara's critters.]
Poco: "Mofly, move a bit to the right. Yes. There."
Chongara: "Hey, Kelack! Do not make the goofing!"
Kelack: "Kikeeee!"
Chongara: "Don't say Kikeee. No Kikeee, right? Well, well."
Iga: "It's time for the strategy meeting. Come down."
Chongara: "So you have a biiig plan in your head now? It's good, eh?"
Poco: "We'll be right down."
[The meeting takes place in the Silver Noah's interior.]
Chongara: "Chongara gets big ants in pants. Want to move. Heh, heh, heh. We
not do anything but hide after statue go boom."
Iga: "We cannot act against Romalia until we understand their plan fully."
Chongara: "Chongara not like to wait... Sorry I keep you wait here!"
Tosh: "This isn't the first time, merchant!"
Chongara: "Chongara not like this side of you."
Gogen: "Yes, yes. Enough of that nonsense you two. It's time to come to order."
Arc: "All right, listen closely. As you all know, Romalia has initiated a
monster research program."
Tosh: "At the Chimera Research Lab, correct?"
Arc: "Right."
Poco: "That hideous place is just one big, scary monster factory."
Gogen: "And their program has accelerated. They are now kidnapping children
with special powers. They use these children to fortify the monsters'
inherent abilities...creating super-monsters!"
Poco: "Ooohh...I don't like the sound of THAT..."
Arc: "Their plan has been global domination from the start...but the campaign
has entered a sinister new phase with this program's acceleration. We've
learned that Andel is behind this new plan. We must do what we can to
stop it."
Iga: "However, I must point out that...if we don't know exactly what their
master plan is, we cannot counter it."
Arc: "Partially correct. We cannot make an assault on their master plan. We
can only work to disband the parts we're aware of. I shall take the task
of researching Andel's plan myself, as least for now. While I'm
investigating that, I'd like you to destroy the Research Labs."
Tosh: "Sounds invigorating."
Iga: "It has been a long while since we've undertaken such an assignment. I
look forward to it."
Arc: "We haven't much time. Each of you must take responsibility for a Lab."
Poco: "Uh, we're splitting up? I...I don't like working alone..."
Chopin: "Don't worry. I'll make sure your backs are covered."
Arc: "Okay, then. We know what we have to do. Let's get to work."
Poco: "Um, Arc? Where are you going to go first?"
Arc: "To White House. I'm certain Andel is calling the shots from there."
Tosh: "It's time to go!"
[Outside, the Kelack and Mofly lounge in the grass.]
Chongara: "Hey, you guys!"
Mofly: "..."
Kelack: "Kyyy?"
Chongara: "We gonna go. Get on!"
Kelack: "Ukkyy?"
Mofly: (Huh?!)
[The Silver Noah takes off. Meanwhile, in Indigos' bar...]
Narrative: Elc returns form Gallarno's House...
Elc: "We will get Gallarno. I promise."
Shu: "There's only one place he could have gone."
Lieza: "White House?"
Shu: "Exactly. It's his favorite haunt."
Elc: "When I was there, it was loaded with innocent children. It has to be
worse by now. We have to save them at any cost!"
Shante: "Shu, do you know where White House is?"
Shu: "Not exactly, no...but I've heard that it's in the Salba Desert of West
Aldia."
Lieza: "So all we have to do is...search a sprawling desert."
Shu: "Should be no problem, right?"
Elc: "I dunno about that. But we'd best get started..."
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07) SALBA DESERT [GS07]
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[The Hein lands in the continent's west region.]
Elc: "The entrance to White House is somewhere in the desert."
Shu: "And the desert here is supposed to be crawling with monsters."
Elc: "Well, we don't have much of a choice. Let's get started."
Shu: "If we follow this desert east, we should find a passage north."
Lieza: "Will there be monsters that way?"
Shu: "Unfrtunately, we can't avoid them completely. We'll have to fight our
way through them. But, it shouldn't be too much trouble. ...And speaking
of trouble...here comes our first batch now!"
[They continue on. Lightning strikes.]
Elc: "Huh?! What?"
Bandit: "If you value your life, give me all your money!"
Elc: "I'm not scared by common thieves."
Bandit: "You're quite defiant for one just struck by lightning!"
Wizard: "Remember, I get half your share!"
Shante: "That's not showing off, is it?"
Bandit: "A smart mouth is not such a good idea in your situation."
Wizard: "Heh, heh, heh. I'll take the girl with longer hair."
Elc: "You sicko!"
Wizard: "It's not what you think. I merely have a preference for untainted
flesh."
Elc: "That's it. You're finished!"
[They move on.]
Shu: "There! We can reach the forest through here."
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08) LOST FOREST [GS08]
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[They find the forest's outskirt.]
Elc: "We finally made it through the desert."
Shante: "It seems to continue itno the Forest."
Shu: "I guess it will be a long way, too. We'd better take a rest in the
house."
Lieza: "Yeah, why don't we?"
[They enter the woods later.]
Lieza: "This is...the Lost Forest."
Shu: "Local folklore says that if you enter, you never return."
Elc: "This place...I..."
Lieza: "Have you been here before, Elc?"
Elc: "Yes...I...I think I have."
Shu: "The Forest is more confusing than the Desert we just went through. The
visibility is very poor, and the Forest itself is like a maze. If we get
lost, we'll never find our way out."
Shante: "We have to get through it to find the lab, though."
Shu: "We don't really have a choice except to try."
Lieza: "Elc..."
Elc: "All I could do was run away... But this time, it's gonna be different.
I'm ready to fight! For myself, and for Ginie! I'm not going to let
Mariel end up like the others, either!"
[Eventually, the party finds White House. In a security room...]
Scientist: "The targets have successfully cleared the forest. We estimate that
they will arrive within five minutes."
Gallarno: "Such a feeble-minded Hunter..."
Andel: "Are you still toying with these idiots?"
Gallarno: "You haven't an inkling of the magnitude of my ambition, Andel. The
enhanced monsters you'ev grown so fond of are MY handywork."
Andel: "And yet...your grand ambition seems to have failed to account for one
thing. A small boy and his gullible friends. Tell me, Gallarno, why is
that? I shall pay rapt attention to your response."
Gallarno: "Do not mock me, Minister. Remember, it is only by means of my
enhanced monster-guards your towers yet stand."
Andel: "Hmmm, well, yes. I suppose I do owe your monsters a debt of gratitude.
Because once those towers are complete and the Martyr Plan is enacted...
...I shall gain sovereignty over the world! At that time, The Dark One
shall be revived, and a new order will be established. An order that
does not rely on undead and freakish children, I might add. I find it
somewhat ironic that your childish plan would be foiled by...CHILDREN!
It's almost too delicious to bear. Ahhhh, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"
Gallarno: "Oh, really? I seem to recall that you were outwitted by Arc not so
long ago."
Andel: "Hah! I can finish that brat at whatever moment I choose. For you see,
I hold a trump card."
Gallarno: "Ha! You're an amateur. Shut your mouth and watch. I'll show you how
to play a trump card! Prepare...Sample M."
Scientist: "Yes, sir!"
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09) WHITE HOUSE [GS09]
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[The party hides behind a tree in front of the place.]
Elc: "Three guards..."
Shu: "What do you think, Elc?"
Elc: "We should be able to take them easily, but...it could attract unnecessary
attention."
Shu: "I don't know what choice we have. It's the only entrance I see."
Elc: "Psst! Shu! This way!"
[They go around the place to a grate.]
Shante: "What's this?"
Elc: "It's the duct I used as a child. It's not the easiest way in...but it'll
get us into the building with the least attention."
Shu: "So, these lead to the basement?"
Shante: "They must."
Elc: "Yep. To the basement. I'll lead the way."
[Soon...]
Elc: "Damn! Monsters!"
Shu: "We can't let them escape and tell the others!"
[Eventually...]
Wizard: "I don't know if you came here intentionally...or it's simply a
grievous error. But regardless, it will be your final error in
judgment."
[Finally they get into White House proper.]
Lieza: "It looks like we're moving into the main part of the building."
Elc: "Yeah. This is the outer part of the lab. I think there are stairs
somewhere on this floor."
Shu: "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's find them."
[Eventually, they enter a dark room with a robot.]
Elc: "!? What in the HELL is that thing?!"
?????: Invaders detected. Initialize eliminate program. No escape. Invaders
detected. Eliminate program initialized."
Elc: "This doesn't look good, but we have no choice. Let's show this steel
bitch how they do things uptown!"
[They scrap Gunhed. Somewhere in a lab...]
Scientist 1: "Sir, Sample M is ready."
Scientist 2: "Very well, then. We should leave.""
Scientist 1: "Who's that!?
Elc: "Mariel!!"
Scientist 2: "Who the hell are you?""
Shu: "We're here to save Mariel!"
Scientist 2: "Then you're nothing but a pack of fools! Behold!"
[They defeat the monsters and unhook Mariel from the machine.]
Elc: "Mariel, are you alright?"
Mariel: "W...who are you? E...Elc?"
Elc: "Yes, Mariel. I've finally come for you!"
Mariel: "I knew that you wouldn't forget. Even when they were strapping me
into that horrible machine...I refused to believe that you wouldn't
come to save me."
Elc: "Oh, Mariel..."
Shante: "Elc, I know this is emotional, but we have to get out of here."
Elc: "Mariel, she's right. It's dangerous, we have to go. Show us the way to
the others."
Mariel: "Yes, yes. Of course! Follow me. The others are in here."
[They go to the playground.]
Mariel: "Listen up, everyone!"
Elc: "We've come to get you out of here!"
Lieza: "Elc... There's something wrong with them."
Shante: "They don't seem to even know we're here."
Shu: "What's going on here?"
Elc: "Mariel? Do you know... What's that?"
[The door closes.]
Voice: "That would be game, set, AND match."
Elc: "Gallarno!"
[He's watching the playroom from a window high above.]
Gallarno: "I'm pleased you remembered my voice. Welcome back, Elc. I'm happy
to note that your powers have grown substantially. I shudder to
think of the powerful monster I can create with you. It's been your
destiny all along. It's time you stopped denying it."
Elc: "You're mad, Gallarno! I have no intention of helping your warped plan!
Shu. Lieza. Shante. Take Mariel and the children. I have a job to do
here."
Lieza: "Oh, Elc! No! Don't try to do this alone!"
Elc: "There's no time to debate this. Go! Shu, see that they get out okay."
Shu: "Done."
Gallarno: "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"
Elc: "Why do you laugh?"
Gallarno: "Do you really think I would let the children escape? You lived
here. You now know the purpose of this Laboratory. The fate of
these children was written the day they arrived here. You cannot
hope to change that now. Begin the exercise."
Gangster: "Yes, sir."
Elc: "Exercise? What is he talking about?"
Gallarno: "All will be crystal clear in short order. Look!"
[They defeat the transformed children.]
Elc: "You sick bastard! How can you sleep at night? You're a monster!"
Gallarno: "Mmmm. No, I am much more. A 'Monster Master', if you will. You have
the one thing I must possess next, Elc. The power of a Flame Master.
Your Flame Power surpasses even the Water Power Mariel possesses. I
must have it!"
Elc: "What?!"
[Him and Mariel fall through a trapdoor.]
Lieza: "Elc!"
[In a security room...]
Scientist: "Sir... Elc and Mariel have been deposited in the room."
Gallarno: "Wah, hah, hah, hah! At last, Elc is mine! Switch on the surveillance
to the main monitors. I want to see this."
Scientist 2: "Yes, sir."
Gallarno: "Heh, heh, heh. You are indeed strong, Elc...but you're not
invincible. Soon, you shall discover your fatal weakness. Is the
girl ready?"
Scientist 2: "Yes, sir."
Gallarno: "Don't do thi stoo fast. I want you to allow Elc to recover first."
Scientist 2: "What?! Why?"
Gallarno: "I want complete data."
Scientist 2: "But..."
Gallarno: "Are you disobeying my orders?!"
Scientist 2: "...No, sir. Mariel's energy is being transferred to Elc. Level
D...C...A. Elc's abilities have been raised to their maximum."
Gallarno: "Excellent. Begin!"
Scientist 2: "Start the control check of Sample M."
Scientist 3: "Mind Control System verified."
Scientist: "Start the recording of the battle data."
Scientist 4: "Set the target to Elc."
Scientist 2: "Sample M is now activated."
Gallarno: "What do you think, Andel? Isn't it beautiful? Two people who love
each other, soon to be locked in a fight to the death. What could
possibly be better than that? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"
[In the room the two have been dropped into...]
Elc: "What are you talking about?"
Mariel: "You never wanted to come back here. You promised to come back, but
you never intended to."
Elc: "No! I was..."
Mariel: "All this time I've waited...and now I can finally take my revenge!
Elc, are you going to kill me like you did Ginie? Of course, I can't
let that happen. I'll have to finish you first!"
Elc: "Stop it, Mariel! What's wrong with you?"
Mariel: "Wrong? There's nothing wrong. For the first time in a very long time,
everything is RIGHT! So let's get this over with. I promise to kill
you quickly."
Elc: "Mariel!!"
Mariel: "Elc, kill me...I'm not the girl you knew...I can't control...this...
Elc...please...kill me..."
Elc: "Damn...DAMN!!"
[They start fighting.]
Mariel: "I can't--I won't kill Elc... Help! Elc, help me!!"
Elc: "Mariel! Are you alright?"
[Upstairs...]
Gallarno: "What?! Has she regained her senses?"
Scientist 4: "Her blocked memories have reawakened, sir. She is acting on her
own...suppressing the mind control."
Gallarno: "Dammit! We're so close! There's no choice! Destroy the mind of
Sample M!"
Scientist 2: "Sir! If we do that, we will lose control of--"
Gallarno: "Do it!"
Scientist: "But Sample M is sure to perish--"
Gallarno: "I don't care! We have many other samples! I said DO IT!"
Scientist 4: "Yes...yes, sir."
Scientist 3: "Set mind control to maximum!"
Scientist 4: "Set target to Elc."
Scientist 2: "Sample M is no longer under our control!"
Scientist: "Experiment termination initiated."
[Meanwhile...]
Mariel: "Elc...you must die!"
Elc: "Guuuhh!"
Mariel: "Must...kill...!!"
Elc: "Mariel...Mariel...are you in there? You have to remember!!
[Mariel's defeated again.]
Mariel: "No! I...I won't...do what they're trying to..."
[Upstairs again, the hardware is blowing up.]
Scientist: "Sample M's control data has been destroyed."
Scientist 2: "The sync controller doesn't work!"
Scientist 4: "We've lost control of Sample M's mind!"
Gallarno: "Switch to the emergency circuit!"
Scientist 4: "No, sir! The machine can't take any more! Waaaaah!"
Scientist 2: "Ohhhh!"
Scientist: "Gyahhhh!"
Gallarno: "Damn! How can their force of will be THIS strong?!"
[Below...]
Mariel: "Elc..."
Elc: "Don't speak. Be still."
Mariel: "I want to be free, too..."
Elc: "You're alright. You will be free soon."
Mariel: "Elc..."
[An alarm goes off.]
Elc: "What?!"
Voice: "Invader! Invader! Airship on the radar. Probable identity: Silver
Noah. Invader: Arc."
Elc: "Arc?! Arc is coming here?"
[The Silver Noah is overhead, dropping bombs.]
Gallarno: "There is no choice...we must begin a full evacuation."
[The scientists flee.]
Gallarno: "So, Andel. It looks like you've invited trouble to my Lab."
Andel: "...That brat is a constant thorn in my side!"
Gallarno: "But I thought you could finish him whenever you wished? The lad
does seem to be quite resourceful...but the length of time it's
taking you to finish him is becoming embarrassing."
Andel: "Only slightly less than your failure with Elc, eh?"
Gallarno: "Ah, but you speak too hastily. I'm afraid it's time for the tragic
end to our quaint love story. Yes, Mariel...draw your lover
closer..."
[Below, in the hidden room...]
Mariel: "No!! Elc! Run!!"
Elc: "What?!"
[Mariel blows up.]
Shu: "What have you done with Elc and Mariel?! Gallarno!! Show yourself, pig!"
Gallarno: "Ha, ha, ha...don't trouble yourself about your little friends."
Scientist: "!!!"
Gallarno: "However, you won't have long to shed tears at their demise. This
lab will soon be a pile of rubble, sealing your fate as well! Ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha!""
[They leave.]
Shu: "What have they done!??"
Shante: "The ground is beginning to shake again! This building won't take
much more..."
Lieza: "I won't believe Elc is gone!"
Shante: "Gaaa!"
[Arc enters.]
Arc: "Identify yourselves!"
Shu: "Are you...Arc? He IS!"
Arc: "There is no time for discussion! You have to evacuate immediately! This
building will collapse in seconds!"
Lieza: "I won't leave. My friend Elc is still in here somewhere."
Arc: "Elc? Was he captured by Gallarno or Andel?"
Lieza: "He...he tried to save the children imprisoned here, and..."
Arc: "Enough said. Stand back."
[He melts a hole in the floor with his Guardian magic.]
Arc: "Into the floor, everyone!"
[Below...]
Lieza: "Elc... Elc!!"
Shante: "No... I don't believe..."
Lieza: "...he's dead..."
Shu: "No, he's still alive. But..."
Shante: "The building is collapsing!!"
[The Silver Noah lands through the building.]
Chopin: "Arc, hurry up! We've got to GO!"
Arc: "Get on. Hurry up!! Chopin, I have one more thing to attend to. Go ahead.
Chopin: "Be safe, Arc."
[The Silver Noah leaves. Onboard...]
Lieza: "Elc...if you die, I..."
Chongara: "I don't think they'll follow us. Don't let the worries in your
head. Chongara thinks Kukuru fix up friend, eh?"
Lieza: "Kukuru?"
Chongara: "Yes, Kukuru! She have big healing power, and Chongara call her
friend! Chongara and Kukuru go back long time. Much deep friends!"
Shu: "Where are we headed?"
Chongara: "Seirya."
Shu: "Isn't that the country that has a bounty on your head for killing the
King."
Chongara: "Oh! Oh! Those bad words! Chongara not kill anyone. Much bad man
called Andel make it LOOK like we get King dead. We not do!"
Shu: "Andel?"
Chongara: "Bad man with shiny head. He with Gallarno in lab, eh?"
Shu: "I believe I know who you're talking about, but who is he?"
Chongara: "He Minister of Seirya. Big traitor. Bad man. Arc find his plan to
take over biiig world with Romalia! Gallarno and Andel work together
on biiig plan. It not so good, eh?"
Shu: "No, it's not. If Arc has indeed gone after Andel, we must seek out
Gallarno. He must be stopped. Do you have any idea where he's headed?"
Chongara: "Um... Chongara guess Romalia. Main Chimera Lab there. Bad place."
Shu: "Then, you must take us there."
Shante: "Please. We can stop him, but you have to get us TO him."
Chongara: "Okay, okay! You make biiig hurt in Chongara's head. Chongara show
you way...after Kukuru fix this poor man."
Chopin: "We're going to visit Kukuru in Seirya. Kukuru has special healing
powers. I believe she will help your companion."
[White House explodes as the Silver Noah leaves the region. Onboard the Guist:]
Andel: "It was a mistake to allow Arc and Elc to meet."
Gallarno: "Yes, and thanks to your failure to stop Arc earlier, we've lost an
entire lab! It doesn't reflect well on you, Minister."
Andel: "Regardless, your tone is sounding surprisingly defeatist. I don't care
for it. Remember, we still have an incredible advantage of which they
are unaware. And, at this point, it will be best to take the illusion-
-maker to Romalia. But..."
Gallarno: "Say no more. The Towers will be safe. We're now mass-producing
guard monsters to protect them."
Crewman: "Minister! We have coordinates on an airship that may be Elc's."
Andel: "Excellent. I'm certain we can put it to good use. Place it in the
battleship dock. Increase speed. We must return to Seirya at once!"
Narrative: The Silver Noah, carrying the critically injured Elc, heads for
Touvil.
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10) TOUVIL [GS10]
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[The Silver Noah lands at the quarry.]
Chongara: "Come! Come. Make hurry feet!"
[They go to see Kukuru at the Sabatico Shrine.]
Chongara: "Kukuru, biiig healing needed much fast. Can you do?"
Kukuru: "I can try. Here, follow me!
Lieza: "Elc..."
[Kukuru comes back later.]
Kukuru: "I managed to save his lifeforce."
Lieza: "So then, Elc...is all right now?"
Kukuru: "Well, in a matter of speaking. He won't die, but..."
Lieza; "What do you mean? You must tell me!"
Kukuru: "Do you understand that living and not dying are not the same thing?
That it is possible to heal the body, but fail to recover the mind.
Simply breathing does not mean that one is truly alive."
Lieza: "That's right...but does that mean..."
Kukuru: "I have never seen such a strange case. What happened to put him in
this condition?"
Shu: "I'll explain that."
[Skip ahead a few minutes...]
Shu: "...and once the trap was sprung, Elc couldn't get away in time. His mind
was damaged by the control device at the lab...and his body was damaged
by Mariel."
Chongara: "Chongara saw the big hurt and think of Kukuru!"
Lieza: "But, can his mind be healed now?"
Kukuru: "... The task you all now face is not small. You have become a part of
a conflict that pits humans against monsters, and good against evil.
It is easy to deny the scope of what you've stumbled into...it's only
natural. However..."
Shu: "I am not blind to the events that are unfolding. I know what must be
done. I cannot give up."
Kukuru: "..."
Shu: "I will find a way to stop what has begun. Or die trying."
Shante: "Wait, I'll go with you! Lieza, please watch over Elc."
Lieza: "But..."
[The two start to leave.]
Shante: "Shu, do you have any idea where to begin?"
Shu: "The airship is a great asset. I shall start with that."
[They return to the Silver Noah.]
Chopin: "Is Elc all right?"
Shante: "We're not sure. At least he's still breathing."
Shu: "We've decided to go to Romalia. While Elc hovers between life and death,
I must stop the one that did this. Gallarno mustn't be allowed to live."
Chopin: "I admire your commitment, but the attack on White House damaged the
ship. Until I finish the repairs, the Silver Noah cannot fly."
Shu: "It's very risky to even attempt to fly at the moment. But you MUST!
Please!"
Chopin: "I wish I had better news to impart. My best suggestion would be to
find a ship to Romalia at Seirya Skyport."
Shante: "That sounds fine, but it doesn't solve the problem of getting out of
HERE."
Chopin: "Perhaps Kukuru can help you in that regard. Why not ask her?"
Shu: "Okay, let's go."
[They seek out Kukuru.]
Kukuru: "The confrontation you seek is dangerous, indeed. Are you still certain
you wish to find Gallarno?"
Shu: "Yes!"
Kukuru: "Are you absolutely positive?"
Shu: "Absolutely!"
Kukuru: "Hmmm. I see. There's no sense in blocking your advance. I shall
transport you to Palencia. Now then, close your eyes."
[They disappear.]
Chongara: "Kukuru, Chongara have big worry bug in head. They be okay, eh?"
Kukuru: "I believe they shall prevail. They must."
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11) PALENCIA [GS11]
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[They appear in the nearby city.]
Shante: "Now what will we do?"
Shu: "Let's learn some information about the airship, and go to Romalia."
Shante: "Sounds like a plan. Let's get to work!"
[They get information on a guy name Pepe in the downtown bar.]
Pepe: "Hmmm? Who are you and why should I care?"
Shu: "I'm looking for a guy named Pepe."
Pepe: "Yeah. So why should I care?"
Shu: "Because I'm willing to compensate him well."
Pepe: "Really? Well, I'm Pepe. I bet you heard that I can do any job cheaper
and faster than even a Hunter! So, uh... Ya got a job for me or what?
Wait! Don't answer that yet. Howsabout you buy me a drink to start
this? Heh, heh! It's a deal. Barkeep, pour me ya finest!"
Barkeep: "Uh, uh. Let's see your money first, Pepe."
Pepe: "Hey, that's no way ta treat ya best customah! Them over there's treated
me this time out! Now shut yer yap an' pour! Hmmm? Oh, yeah. Ya got a
business proposition, eh? So spill it..."
Shu: "It's a long story, but we need..."
Pepe: "What?! You ARE nuts! You want to get on a Romalian battleship? That's
impossible!"
Shu: "But, I heard that Pepe can do anything."
Pepe: "Okay, so maybe not impossible for ME, but it's pretty damned haaad,
I'm tellin' ya. Look, I'll help ya out as much as I can, but I need a
favor first. There's dis group uh monstahs on Quina Hill. Lotsa 'em
carry dees: Shimmer Stone. So, kill tha monstahs, an' bring me tha
stones, get it?"
Shu: "Shimmer Stone? What's the trick? Why the stones?"
Pepe: "Look, is this uh deal, or an interrogation? Just get the stones and I
fix up your ship problem. Non-negotiable! Bring me 4 Shimmer Stones, an'
I get ya on the battleship. You're bright folks. I bet you can do it.
I'll be waitin' right here 'til ya come back."
[Later...]
Pepe: "Ya got tha Shimmer Stone?"
Shu: "Yes."
Pepe: "Good. I'll take dem. 1...2...3...and 4... 4 Shimmer Stones received.
Okay, now it's my turn ta make good. Let me know when ya ready, an' I'll
take ya ta tha battleship. But take ya time, I ain't in any hurry. Are
ya ready ta go?"
Shu: "Yes."
Pepe: "Okay, then. Folla me. Hey, are ya deaf or sumptin? I done said: FOLLA
ME! Look, if ya don' folla directions, we ain't gonna get far. Got it?"
[At Seirya Skyport, Pepe pushes a crate with the two inside.]
Guard: "Halt! You are not authorized for access."
Pepe: "Hey, I know dat! I'm jus' duh messenjah boy, eh? Tha soldiers ordered a
messa food. Go ahead an' call 'em up if ya wanna make 'em real mad."
Guard: "There's no need for that. You can go in, but drop that off in a hurry
and get back out here!"
Pepe: "Hay, no problem, guys. See ya soon. Uh, ya in duh way, guys. Ya mind
movin'?"
Guard: "If you're not out here again in 5 minutes..."
Guard: "...we'll be in after you."
Pepe: "Geez, fellas, calm down. I got it!"
[He pushes the crate into the hangar and comes back out.]
Pepe: "What? No tip? Afta allt he grief ya gave me?"
Guard: "Get out of here!"
Pepe: "See if I evah delivah to dis joint again!"
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12) ROMALIAN BATTLESHIP [GS12]
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[Onboard the ship...]
Soldier: "Prepare all stations for lift-off!"
Soldier: "Main engine!"
Soldier: "Main engine activated, sir!"
[Shu and Shante sneak out of the crate in a supply room.]
Shu: "Perfect. No one is around. Shante, all clear. Come out."
Shante: "Everyone must be at their stations for lift-off."
Shu: "It seems safe, but we should wait here for a while."
Shante: "Besides we should rest. We've got a tough road ahead."
[Later...]
Shante: "By my calculations, we should almost be there."
Shu: "We'd best take a look around, then."
[A soldier sees them in an adjacent room.]
Soldier: "Who are you? What are you doing here? Security breach!"
System: The doors locked!
[They're defeated.]
Shante: "What do we do now? They've been alerted to our presence."
Shu: "They must have small combat planes in the hangar. That's what these
ships are for, after all. If we can get one of those, we can get off this
and land in Romalia."
Shante: "Great. Now all we need to do is find the hangar. Easy, right?"
[Later...]
Soldier: "We've been waiting for you. You'll not leave this room alive."
[They do leave the room alive, and find the hangar.]
Shu: "Are we where I think we are? It is! It has to be the hangar!"
Shante: "Shu! Look! Over there!"
Shu: "It's the Hien!"
Shante: "What's it doing here?"
Shu: "Who cares? Let's take it back!"
Soldier: "If it were only that easy. Do you really think we're about to let
you steal that?"
Shu: "Uh, pretty please?"
Soldier: "I'll leave them to you."
Shu: "I don't think my good manners impressed anyone. We're going to have to
duke our way out of this one."
[They assassinate the goofball soldiers. Another enters.]
Soldier: "Hmmm. It's too quiet in her