FINAL FANTASY CRY OF THE PLANET
CLOUD STRIFE BARRET WALLACE TIFA LOCKHEART AERIS GAINSBOROUGH NANAKI / RED XIII YUFFIE KISARGI CAIT SITH VINCENT VALENTINE SEPHIROTH RUFUS HEIDEGGER SCARLET HOJO REEVE BUGENHAGEN TSENG RUDE RENO ELENA
VENDOR DRUIDS #1 - #7 SHINRA SOLDIER #24 SHINRA SOLDIER #25 SHINRA SOLDIER #26 MALE GUEST FEMALE GUEST JUNON BUSINESSMAN BUTLER NIBELHEIM WOMAN ASSISTANT WUTAI BODYGUARD #1 WUTAI BODYGUARD #2 LITTLE BOY HOOKER
DREAM VOICE (VO) GODO STANIV
SANTOS
Interiors
SHINRA MANSION - PASSAGE SHINRA MANSION - BEDROOM SHINRA MANSION - LIBRARY SHINRA MANSION - HALLWAY SHINRA TOWER - BALLROOM SHINRA TOWER - BALLROOM BALCONY SHINRA TOWER - DINING ROOM SHINRA TOWER - PRESIDENT’S OFFICE DINING ROOM - BACK ROOM SECTOR 4 SLUMS - CHILD CARE CENTER TRAIN STATION - HALLWAY TRAIN STATION - BACK ROOM NIBELHEIM INN - ROOM CLOUD’S HOUSE BUGGY CAR
Exteriors
COSMO CANYON - CANYON SHINRA TOWER NIBELHEIM - STREETS NIBELHEIM - ENTRANCE NIBELHEIM - CLOUD’S HOUSE NIBELHEIM - ALLEY NIBELHEIM - NORTH END MOUNT NIBEL - PATH MOUNT NIBEL - PEAK SHINRA MANSION OPEN WORLD - TURK CAMP MIDGAR - TRAIN STATION MIDGAR - HOTEL SECTOR 4 SLUMS - STREETS TRAIN STATION - DOCK OPEN WORLD - SKY
OPEN WORLD Part 11: Reunion
EXT. COSMO CANYON - CANYON - DAY
FADE IN
CLOUD STRIFE, BARRET WALLACE, TIFA LOCKHEART, AERIS GAINSBOROUGH, CAIT SITH, and YUFFIE KISARGI all stand around their damaged buggy. Nanaki is missing.
The VENDOR from before is finishing fixing up the buggy. He is knelt down with TOOL patching up the holes.
YUFFIE How much longer?
VENDOR Anyone ever tell to be patient?
Yuffie scorns the vendor. A few beats; then
VENDOR (wiping ADHESIVE off final patch) That should do it.
The vendor stands up and wipes his hands and forehead off with a DIRTY CLOTH.
BARRET How much will it be?
The vendor looks at the newly repaired buggy as he contemplates.
VENDOR 2000.
BARRET (slightly angered) 2000 gil?
CLOUD It would have been 8000 back in Midgar, Barret.
Cloud walks forward and grabs a POUCH of coins. He tosses it to the vendor.
He looks inside and quickly counts. A beat.
VENDOR (pocketing the pouch) Looks about right.
CLOUD There’s an extra 500 in there for the effort.
The vendor smiles.
Meanwhile, Aeris looks off in the distance and sees BUGENHAGEN and NANAKI walking toward them.
AERIS (to the party) Guys, Nanaki’s back!
The party turns and sees the two walking. A beat; then
VENDOR If you don’t mind, I’ve got shop that opens in an hour.
The vendor gathers his tools and puts them back in his TOOLBOX. He gets up and shakes Tifa’s hand.
TIFA Thanks for the help.
The vendor nods and walks away.
VENDOR (nodding ‘hello’ as he passes Bugenhagen) Bugenhagen.
Bugenhagen nods and the vendor heads back on his way to the village.
CLOUD ‘Morning, Nanaki.
Nanaki smiles and nods.
YUFFIE The buggy’s all fixed. So how about getting the hell out of here?
BARRET Hold your horses!
CLOUD (snapping back) No she’s right. We got some ground to make up.
Cloud walks to Bugenhagen and shakes his hand.
CLOUD Thanks for your help and insight.
BUGENHAGEN And thank you for returning Nanaki in one piece. However his destiny is not complete.
CLOUD What do you mean?
BUGENHAGEN He will join you for the rest of your journey.
Aeris looks to Nanaki with a wide grin.
AERIS (excited) Is this true?
NANAKI Yes, it is what my father would have wanted.
AERIS That’s great!
A few beats of silence; then
CAIT SITH What did you find on your trip, Nanaki? Anything interesting?
Nanaki lets out a slight chuckle.
NANAKI I found the rest of my people. They’ve been hiding in caves for years.
TIFA (interested) Really? How many are there?
NANAKI Sadly not many. Only about 30, but I’m hoping to change that after this whole thing is settled.
Barret holds back laughter. Nanaki sees this.
NANAKI What’s so funny?
BARRET (holding back a smile) Nothing.
The two stare at each other. A few beats; then
BARRET (CONT’D) I’m just getting the impression that you and that female have already started.
NANAKI What?
BARRET You know...repopulating the canyon.
Nanaki rolls his eyes.
NANAKI (sighing) Humans...
He walks to the buggy. It is still on its side.
NANAKI (CONT’D) Let’s flip this contraption back upright.
Cloud signals to Barret and the two walk over to the buggy and grab hold.
CLOUD Ready?
Barret nods. A beat; then
CLOUD ...Lift.
The two grit their teeth and flip the buggy back upright.
They brush their hands off. Cloud opens the door and then walks over to Bugenhagen.
CLOUD We’re off to Nibelheim, my hometown to look for Sephiroth. If there are any clues they’d be there.
BUGENHAGEN You’re making the right decision.
CLOUD I hope so. (walking back to the buggy) The place was quite a mess when I last saw it. Should be an interesting visit.
Cloud gets in the buggy. One by one the rest of the party follows him.
Everyone is inside except Nanaki. He hesitates then walks over to Bugenhagen.
NANAKI I will return, Grandfather.
BUGENHAGEN Tell your friends to visit if they ever need help.
NANAKI (nodding) I shall.
The two look at each other. A few beats; then Nanaki turns around and heads for the buggy.
He stops.
NANAKI You need a lift?
BUGENHAGEN I’ll be fine. You go on ahead.
Nanaki nods and jumps in the buggy. Inside, Barret shuts the door.
A beat; then the engine STARTS. Cloud waves at Bugenhagen from inside. Bugenhagen smiles.
The buggy drives off.
FADE TO
EXT. SHINRA TOWER - NIGHT
Two SHINRA SOLDIERS stand at attention, guarding the entrance.
A black CAR pulls up and a MALE GUEST and FEMALE GUEST get out. Both are laughing.
We follow them as they walk up to the entrance.
SHINRA SOLDIER #24 Invitations?
The male guest pulls out a DECORATED ENVELOPE from his inner jacket pocket and hands it to the soldier.
MALE GUEST (as the soldier grabs the envelope) Here you go, sir.
The soldier skims the invitation. He hands it back to the guest.
SHINRA SOLDIER #24 You’re clear. The reception is on the 50th floor.
The guest nods and him and his wife walk inside.
We do not follow them. We merely see the automatic doors slide shut.
SLOW PAN upwards
The camera slowly pans up Shinra Tower. Its movements gradually SPEED up.
SPEED PAN upwards
The camera moves fast as it pans up and CIRCLES around the building.
We STOP on the 50th floor and ZOOM IN though the WINDOW and onto the scene--
INT. SHINRA TOWER - BALLROOM - NIGHT
A Shinra-sponsored ball is being held. The room itself has gold colored walls and shiny marble flooring.
There are many GUESTS and among those there are: RUFUS dressed in a white suit and red under vest; HEIDEGGER, dressed in a black tuxedo; SCARLET, dressed in her usual red dress; REEVE, dressed in a black tuxedo; and TSENG, who’s still dressed in his Turk uniform.
We ZOOM on Rufus as he talks with a JUNON BUSINESSMAN. Both are drinking MARTINIS and are in mid-conversation. Festive classical MUSIC plays in the background.
JUNON BUSINESSMAN As I told Heidegger, Junon’s profit flow comes straight from Midgar. The more reactors you build the more business we get.
Rufus smiles.
RUFUS Indeed. Have no worries though, with the re-launch of the Neo-Midgar Project, money will no longer be an issue.
JUNON BUSINESSMAN Yes, but what about those terrorists running around blowing up your reactors?
Rufus’ smile disappears. He take a sip of his martini; then
RUFUS They’ve been disposed of.
JUNON BUSINESSMAN (smiling) So your little attack on the Sector 7 Slums did the job, eh?
RUFUS The attack was far from little, my friend.
The businessman chuckles. A beat.
JUNON BUSINESSMAN So construction on more reactors is in the midst, I assume.
RUFUS Soon. After we reach the Promised Land.
The businessman nods and drinks his martini.
Suddenly Heidegger walks on screen. He taps Rufus on the shoulder and WHISPERS something in his ear. We cannot hear what he says.
Rufus nods. A beat; then
RUFUS (to the businessman) You must excuse me, but I have some business to attend.
JUNON BUSINESSMAN Yes, sir.
Rufus shakes the man’s hand and walks off with Heidegger.
We follow them as they walk.
RUFUS Ignorant sons of bitches. All they care about is money. My father poisoned them with is pathetic ideals.
HEIDEGGER He did have that effect on people.
RUFUS Since when did money become Shinra’s prime objective?
HEIDEGGER Profit and income became priority the second your father took office. I remember his inauguration speech. He made it quite clear.
RUFUS Yes, I remember. You were just a little piss ant then.
HEIDEGGER Well just remember that not everyone sees that world as you do.
We continue to follow them as they walk out onto--
EXT. SHINRA TOWER - BALLROOM BALCONY - NIGHT
Tseng stares at the view of the city sipping a drink. He turns around and sees Rufus and Heidegger.
RUFUS Tseng! You’re a long way from your comrades, no?
TSENG We think we found it.
RUFUS We don’t want to think. We want to know.
TSENG Then we know where it is. The Turks are awaiting transportation.
HEIDEGGER We’ve got Palmer on it. He’s bringing back the Tiny Bronco.
TSENG Why not just use the Highwind?
RUFUS I don’t want to draw attention. A huge airship like that will lead Cloud right to us.
TSENG But we have a spy! It won’t matter!
Rufus takes a few paces forward towards Tseng. He shows a face of slight anger.
RUFUS I’m not sure I like your tone.
A beat.
RUFUS (CONT’D) Reeve has redeemed himself in finding this spy. Don’t worry. We’ll make it to the Temple of the Ancients and kill Sephiroth before they do.
Rufus and Heidegger walk back inside the ballroom. A BEAT; then Tseng pulls out his cell PHONE and dials a number.
EXT. OPEN WORLD - TURK CAMP - NIGHT
We see the Turks have set camp on the open world. RENO, RUDE, and ELENA are there.
Reno’s phone RINGS. He answers it.
RENO Tseng?
INTERCUT RENO AND TSENG
TSENG Sit tight, transport’s on its way.
RENO Did you ask him for the Highwind?
TSENG Yes, he refused. If I didn’t know any better I’d say he was a bit paranoid.
A few beats.
RENO What do you want us to do?
TSENG Sit tight. I’ll arrive back there with the Tiny Bronco.
RENO Alright.
Reno hangs up and pockets the phone. | |||||||||||