FINAL FANTASY

CRY OF THE PLANET

 

Character Listing for Part III

 

CLOUD STRIFE

BARRET WALLACE

TIFA LOCKHEART

AERIS GAINSBOROUGH

RED XIII

SEPHIROTH

BIGGS

WEDGE

JESSE

PRESIDENT SHINRA

RUFUS

HOJO

HEIDEGGER

REEVE

SCARLET

PALMER

TSENG

RENO

RUDE

VINCENT VALENTINE

 

SHINRA SOLDIER #7

SHINRA SOLDIER #8

SHINRA SOLDIER #9

SHINRA SOLDIER #10

SHINRA CAPTAIN #2

ASSISTANT

PRISON GUARD

PILOT

 

MARLENE

ELMYRA

IFLANA

YOUNG AERIS
Set Listing for Part III

 

Interiors

 

SHINRA TOWER – PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

SHINRA TOWER – CONTAINMENT CORRIDOR

SHINRA TOWER – CONFERENCE ROOM

SHINRA TOWER – VENTALATION SHAFT

SHINRA TOWER – ELEVATOR

SHINRA TOWER – BATHROOM

SHINRA TOWER – FOOD COURT

SHINRA TOWER – LOBBY

SHINRA TOWER – PRISON CELLS

SHINRA TOWER – CLOUD’S CELL

SHINRA TOWER – AERIS AND TIFA’S CELL

SHINRA TOWER – BARRET AND RED XIII’S CELL

SHINRA TOWER – CONTAINMENT CHAMBER

SHINRA TOWER – JENOVA ROOM

SHINRA TOWER – CORRIDOR

SHINRA TOWER – LABORATORY 1

SHINRA TOWER – LABORATORY 2

SHINRA TOWER – SCIENCE CORRIDOR

SHINRA TOWER – POWER ROOM

AERIS’ HOUSE – MAIN ROOM

AERIS’ HOUSE – HALLWAY

AERIS’ HOUSE - BEDROOM

HELICOPTER

 

Exteriors

 

PILLAR - BASE

PILLAR - STAIRCASE

PILLAR – PLATFORM

PILLAR – TOP

SECTOR 7 SLUMS – STREETS

SECTOR 6 – PLAYGROUND

OUTSIDE SHINRA TOWER

SHINRA TOWER - BALCONY

HIGHWAYS

 

PART 3: Return of the Man in the Black Cape

 

FADE IN

 

INT. PRESIDENT’S OFFICE – SHINRA TOWER – NIGHT

 

PRESIDENT SHINRA looks out the window down to the Sector 7 slums.

 

PRESIDENT SHINRA

It is almost time.

 

(BEAT)

 

Soon, AVALANCHE will be gone.

 

PALMER

The attack is occurring at this very instant. It’ll all be over.

 

PRESIDENT SHINRA

Give me my phone.

 

PALMER hands President Shinra his phone. Shinra dials a number and RUFUS answers.

 

PRESIDENT SHINRA

Rufus!

 

INT. RUFUS’S QUARTERS – NIGHT

 

RUFUS

Hello, father.

 

INT. PRESIDENT’S OFFICE – SHINRA HQ – NIGHT

 

INTERCUT BETWEEN PRESIDENT SHINRA AND RUFUS

 

PRESIDENT SHINRA

Your plan is in action.

 

RUFUS

I see.

 

 

 

 

PRESIDNET SHINRA

Would you want to see the damage when this is all done? I’d be happy to send you a helicopter.

 

RUFUS

Send one. I want to see AVALANCHE dead along with those they’re trying to protect.

 

PRESIDENT SHINRA

I’m holding a meeting of all the heads of Shinra. You must come. Though AVALANCHE may be gone, the damage to the city will be costly.

 

RUFUS

Still worrying about money, I see.

 

PRESIDENT SHINRA

Let us hope that this plan doesn’t backfire. I do not want to send the wrong message to our clients.

 

RUFUS

If anything Shinra’s profits will increase.

 

PRESIDENT SHINRA

We’ll discuss it later.

 

RUFUS

Very well.

 

Rufus hangs up.

 

PRESIDENT SHINRA

(to Palmer)

What is the casualty estimation?

 

PALMER

Five-hundred thousand people, sir. All of them will die.

 

EXT. SECTOR 7 STREETS – NIGHT

 

A manhole cover lifts a few inches off the ground. It is thrown to the side and CLOUD emerges from the hole followed by AERIS and TIFA.

 

CLOUD

How far is the pillar?

 

TIFA

It’s right there.

 

Tifa points to a large cylindrical pillar off in the distance that climbs all the way up to the plate above.

 

 

 

TIFA

(CONT.)

The base is only a few blocks away.

 

AERIS

We have to hurry.

 

TIFA

Wait, Aeris. I need you to do something for me.

 

AERIS

Yeah?

 

TIFA

There’s a bar called Tifa’s 7^th Heaven, go there. It’s a few blocks from here. Inside is a little girl named Marlene. Get her to safety. The other members of AVALANCHE are there too, warn them.

 

AERIS

You got it.

 

Aeris runs off.

 

CLOUD

Barret won’t make it in time.

 

TIFA

Maybe he already knows.

 

(BEAT)

 

It doesn’t matter. We have to get to that pillar.

 

They run toward the towering pillar.

 

EXT. SECTOR 7 SLUMS – PILLAR BASE – NIGHT

 

A small group of people huddle around the pillar base, all looking up. Gunfire as well as explosions can be seen from the top. Some sort of battle it taking place.

 

CLOUD

Look, maybe Barret already knows.

 

TIFA

We have to help.

 

Cloud digs in his belt pouch and pulls out the two green materia spheres. He lifts up his shirt and the green spheres dissolve into his body.

 

CLOUD

Let’s go.

 

As Cloud and Tifa walk toward the pillar they look up and see someone falling. The person slams against the ground dead. There a bullet holes in his chest.

 

TIFA

(screaming)

Wedge!

 

The body is AVALANCHE member, WEDGE. Cloud grabs Tifa and the two begin their ascent of the pillar via staircase.

 

EXT. PILLAR STAIRCASE – NIGHT

 

Cloud looks up and sees four SHINRA SOLDIERS a few flights ahead of them. Cloud climbs fast to catch up to them. He runs to --

 

EXT. PILLAR PLATFORM – NIGHT

 

The soldiers have their guns aimed at Cloud as he reaches the steel grated platform. Cloud raises his arms in surrender.

 

SHINRA SOLDIER #7

Don’t move!

 

The soldier begins to pull the trigger. Before they can a bullet pierces the back on one of the soldier’s heads. BIGGS appears from behind the soldiers holding a gun. He shoots the remaining three soldiers.

 

CLOUD

I owe you.

 

BIGGS

Don’t mention it. Come on, Barret’s up at the top.

 

Tifa, out of breath, makes it to the platform.

 

BIGGS

Welcome back.

 

Cloud runs ahead and continues his climb.

 

TIFA

Is Barret okay?

 

BIGGS

Last time I checked, but he needs our help. Shinra has rigged the whole pillar with explosives.

 

TIFA

We’ve got to stop them.

 

Just as Tifa and Biggs start to follow Cloud,

(MORE)

one of the soldiers Biggs shot is revealed to be only wounded. He aims his gun at Biggs and fires. Biggs falls onto his knees as blood pours from his spine.

 

TIFA

Biggs!

 

Tifa grabs Biggs’ gun and aims it at the wounded soldier. She fires killing the soldier and then goes to aide Biggs.

 

TIFA

Biggs.

 

BIGGS

(dying)

Help Barret. Stop this attack.

 

Biggs dies.

 

TIFA

No!

 

CLOUD (O.S.)

Tifa! Hurry up!

 

Tifa runs to join Cloud.

 

EXT. PILLAR TOP – NIGHT

 

As Cloud reaches the top of the pillar he sees a body at the top of the final flight of stairs. It’s JESSE.

 

CLOUD

Jesse.

 

He feels for a pulse, there isn’t one.

 

BARRET (O.S.)

Dammit!

 

Cloud goes to BARRET who is on one knee trying to disarm the bomb, which is

(MORE)

 

connected to the remaining portion of the pillar. The remaining portion is connected to the plate.

 

CLOUD

Barret!

 

Barret stands up.

 

BARRET

You’re alive!

 

CLOUD

No time to explain. Disarm the bomb?

 

BARRET

I’ve been trying.

 

Barret shows Cloud the timer on the large device. It reads, 00:05:00.

 

CLOUD

We’ve got five minutes.

 

Tifa reaches the top and almost trips over Jesse’s body. She runs to join Barret and Cloud.

 

TIFA

Biggs is dead.

 

BARRET

Damn!

 

CLOUD

Tifa, can you disarm this bomb.

 

TIFA

Let me look.

 

Tifa runs to the bomb and bends over. She quickly inspects. As she inspects the roaring sounds of helicopter blades echoes into their ears. A Shinra helicopter hovers next to the platform.

 

BARRET

Shit!

 

The doors slide open and RENO of the Turks jumps out onto the platform. He holds a PISTOL in his hand. The helicopter flies off.

 

RENO

It’s useless! You can’t disarm it.

 

CLOUD

Reno!

 

RENO

You’re too late! I planted that bomb. Do you think I’d just let you get stop it?

 

Meanwhile Tifa and Barret fumble around with the wires of the bomb trying to disarm it.

 

TIFA

I’m almost there.

 

BARRET

Hurry!

 

RENO

I can’t have you do that.

 

Reno aims his gun at Tifa. Cloud tackles Reno and the two engage in a fist fight. They struggle for the gun as Barret and Tifa try to disarm the bomb.

 

BARRET

Come on.

 

TIFA

I’m working on it!

 

Cloud and Reno continue to fight. Tifa sees a blue wire on the bomb and pulls it. The timer stops.

 

TIFA

I got it!

 

Reno, who now has a bloody lip, finds his gun and kicks Cloud off. He jumps up and aims the gun at his.

 

BARRET

Cloud, we got it!

 

CLOUD

You hear that? It’s over Reno.

 

Reno laughs.

 

RENO

You think so? It’s far from over.

 

Reno pulls out a manual detonation device.

 

RENO

All I’ve got to do is press this button. Mission complete.

 

Barret aims his gun-arm at Reno.

 

BARRET

You son of a bitch.

 

RENO

AVALANCE is dead.

 

(to Cloud)

 

And you, had I known who you were I would have killed you back at the church.

 

(BEAT)

 

Speaking of which, you should go see Aeris.

 

CLOUD

What?

 

RENO

Good luck finding her.

 

CLOUD

Where is she!?

 

Reno waves into the air and the helicopter returns. It hovers next to the platform.

 

RENO

(yelling over helicopter)

You want to see her?

 

The helicopter doors open revealing the inside. Inside are both TSENG and Aeris.

 

CLOUD

Aeris!

 

TSENG

It’s over!

 

Barret aims his gun-arm at the chopper.

 

TSENG

I wouldn’t do that.

 

Tseng grabs Aeris and drops her on her knees. He pulls out a pistol and presses it against her head.

 

TSENG

I might just hurt my special guest.

 

TIFA

Aeris! Don’t do it, Tseng!

 

Tifa moves closer to the helicopter.

 

RENO

Don’t move!

 

TSENG

It appears you all know each other. Pity this will be the last time you’ll see each other.

 

CLOUD

What are you going to do with her?

 

TSENG

Deliver her to Shinra. After Don Corneo told us where she was headed, she wasn’t hard to find. Now the last remaining Ancient is ours.

 

AERIS

Tifa! Don’t worry! She’s okay!

 

Tseng slaps Aeris.

 

CLOUD

Aeris!

 

TSENG

Game’s over.

 

Reno moves toward the helicopter and jumps in.

 

BARRET

Don’t do this! Half a million people will die.

 

RENO

We have to do this. We’re the Turks, it’s our job.

 

Reno slams the door shut and the helicopter flies off.

 

TIFA

What do we do?