Scene fades in and the camera pans across a moving bridge. Scene shifts to just behind Sazh and pans back as he and Lightning view the destruction being wrought by PSICOM.
Scene changes to a side view of Sazh's face.
Sazh: It's an out and out massacre. Those people won't even live long enough to die on Pulse.
Lightning walks up next to him on his left side.
Lightning: That was the idea.
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| The truth of the Purge |
Sazh looks at Lightning in surprise.
Sazh: What? (his face slowly shifting into shock)
Lightning: (looks over at him) Sanctum logic. (looks back out at Hanging Edge) They conjured up the Purge to eliminate a threat. (kneels down) I mean...why carry the danger...(rises back to her feet)...all the way to Pulse? (raises her gun blade as she looks back at him) Why not just stamp it out here? (lowers weapon) Execution masquerading as exile. (looks over at him again) That's all the Purge ever was.
Sazh: (lets out a sour chuckle as he grabs the metal bar next to him) Relocation to Pulse. (removes his hand, only to grab it with his other one) How does the government get away with pulling crap like that? (turns to face Lightning) And you...you knew this was gonna happen?
Lightning shakes her head.
Lightning: The Purge was PSICOM. Private Sanctum troops. (places her left hand on her hip) Not the Guardian Corps.
Sazh begins to walk away, his hands making wild gestures.
Sazh: PSICOM, Guardian Corps...(turns to look at her) Soldiers are soldiers, aren't they? Pulse fal'Cie and their l'Cie are enemies of the state. Tell a soldier to kill an enemy and you really think it's gonna matter what uniform he's wearing?
Lightning: (walks past Sazh) Might have mattered to that one. (camera focuses on fallen soldier) Couldn't shoot, got himself shot instead.
Scene reverts back to Sazh and Lightning.
Sazh: How about you? Hm...orders say shoot, you pull the trigger? (a pause) Fine. Forget I asked.
Scene shifts to an outward view of the flying bridge as a mechanized unit called a myrmidon flew towards the bridge.
Scene snaps back to Lightning and Sazh. Lightning notices the approach of the myrmidon.
Lightning: Wait...what -
The myrmidon flies through the bridge, spins around, and lands in front of Sazh and Lightning.
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| Metal Chicken w/ delusions of grandeur |
(Insert gameplay)
The myrmidon ceases to function. A siren sounds throughout Hanging Edge, making them focus their attention on ceiling.
Sazh: (pointing) What's that?
Scene fades to black and then fades in with the ceiling. A compartment begins to open.
Voice Over: Attention Purge deportees. Attention Purge deportees.
Something begins to lower from a shaft, surrounded by flying escorts.
Voice Over: Put down your weapons and surrender immediately.
The something turns out to be an odd shaped building...the vestige.
Voice Over: Your removal is the will of the people of Cocoon.
Camera shifts to a frontal view of the Vestige.
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| The Vestige |
Voice Over: Should you attempt to flee, the Sanctum will employ every resource necessary to bring you to justice.
The vestige is brought further inside Hanging Edge.
Voice Over: This land is no longer your home.
Scene snaps over to Snow as rises haphazardly to his feet.
Voice Over: Cease hostilities and surrender at once.
Snow tries very hard to stay upright.
Snow: Serah!
Scene returns to Lightning and Sazh as they stare at the Vestige.
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| The Vestige |
Sazh: Just what you were looking for.
Camera switches to a facial shot.
Lightning: Yeah. Right in there.
Sazh: The Pulse fal'Cie. Huh.
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| Enter the Vestige |
Scene switches to a side view and camera pans to the right, following the vestige. We see some robed figures and one in particularly watching the vestige. Scene switches to a facial view as Hope stands up without his robe on.
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| Vanille |
He's wearing a short-sleeved orange and yellow jacket with a green neckerchief over a black shirt, and black gloves with white palms. He wears green cargo pants with a black storage pack hanging from a black belt over his left leg, and green boots.
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| Hope Estheim |
Little boy: Mom...(drawing Hope's attention)
Boy's Mom: Don't worry. We'll be okay.
Facial view of Hope's face.
Hope (Thoughts): Mom...
Camera angel shifts to behind Hope as a white robe is tossed to the ground, drawing Hope's attention in an instant. He then looks up to see the back of the red orange haired girl. She turns around and smiles.
She's wearing a pink halter top, an ombré orange and yellow skirt, beige boots, and a fur pelt around her waist, which she uses to carry her weapon. Her hair is held back in two curled pigtails and she has silver hoop earrings in her ears.
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| Oerba Dia Vanille |
She then picks up the gun and places it in Hope's hands.
Vanille: Here.
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| What do I do with this? |
Hope looks down at the gun, not really understanding what was going on. He's taken off guard when Vanille wraps her arms around him, petting his hair a little.
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| Face it later. |
Vanille: It's too much, isn't it? (steps back with a small smile on her face) Face it later.
Hope's eyes widen for a moment and he seems incapable of making words. She waves to him with both hands.
Vanille: Ciao! (runs off)
Hope: Hey! Wait! (runs after her, forgetting the gun entirely)
Scene fades to black.
Vanille (Voice Over): You said it made you happy when I smiled, didn't you? But really I was afraid. I was always afraid.
Scene fades back in with a brief look at the vestige before switching back to distance shot of Sazh and Lightning. Lightning walks to the edge of the bridge.
Sazh: So, how do you figure that...(close up of Lightning as she kneels down)...Pulse fal'Cie is different from the Sanctum's?
The camera follows Lightning's gaze for a moment.
Sazh: All things being equal, I'd just as soon keep wondering.
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| Kweh! |
Scene snaps over to Sazh's cupped hands and in them was his baby chocobo. Camera shifts to a side view as Lightning walks back to Sazh then faces forward.
Lightning: Time to jump. (rushes forward)
Sazh: (not paying attention for a moment) Yeah. (then realizes what she says) Hey, hey! (Lightning jumps) Hang on!
Sazh rushes to the edge.
Sazh: What the...? Hey!
Scene shifts to the free falling Lightning as she snaps her fingers, the electric blue static appearing all over her body. Camera pans around her in an almost circular motion. Lightning flips so that her feet are now in the direction of the ground. She lands on the ground gracefully, the electric blue static shifting from her body to the ground. She then stands up.
Sazh up above looks incredibly surprised.
Sazh: Damn. (chocobo kwehs softly) If she can do it, so can we!
Chocobo flies up as he climbs over the edge of the bridge, but he loses his grip and falls. He lets out a scream as he falls while Lightning darts out of the way. He lands stomach first, the electric blue static cushioning his fall.
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| Why does this always happen to me? |
Camera pans up to look at the Vestige.
End Scene/Gameplay
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