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FFIX: Tower of Terror IV
EXT. ALEXANDRIA CASTLE - EVENING
STEINER is out on the balcony of the West Tower. ZIDANE creeps up behind him, smiles, then pushes him over the edge of the tower. Steiner falls to the bottom, and lands on top of VIVI, who is then crushed flat. Steiner picks himself up and looks down at Vivi's battered body. He shrugs and walks off. The words "TOWER OF TERROR IV" form in the brickwork of the castle walls, as rats feast upon Vivi's body.
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FFIX: Plant Your Seed in My Body
INT. EVIL FOREST - NIGHT
ZIDANE AND DAGGER are lost in the forest.
DAGGER
"Oh Zidane, how're we ever gonna find our way out of this awful place?"
ZIDANE
"I don't know, Dagger, but I do know this for sure... this sucks."
DAGGER
"If only we hadn't had wandered off from the rest of the tour! Why did I have to listen to you?"
ZIDANE
"...You love me really. 'Sides, I can think of an advantage to being out here all alone together. Heh heh."
DAGGER
(Smiles)
"What ARE you suggesting, Zidane Tribal?"
ZIDANE
"...Come here and I'll show you, baby!"
They move closer together and begin to kiss. They both drop to the ground and start to roll around on the earth.
ZIDANE
"Mmm... yeah!"
The bushes behind them start to rustle.
DAGGER
"Huh? Wh-What was that?"
ZIDANE
"I didn't hear anything. Just relax, babe."
DAGGER
"...Okay."
They continue, while the bushes rustle even more.
DAGGER
"There it is again."
ZIDANE
"There was what again?"
DAGGER
"The bushes... they're moving...!"
ZIDANE
"..."
A PRISON CAGE leaps out from the bushes and swings down from the trees. It advances onto Zidane and Dagger.
ZIDANE
"Holy crap on a stick! It's one of those weird plant creatures!"
DAGGER
"Quick Zidane, kill it before it traps one of us!"
ZIDANE
"Stand back, Dagger! I'm gonna bust this thing up!"
DAGGER
"Be careful, Zidane!"
ZIDANE
"Don't worry! I'll be fi-"
The monster whacks him across the face with its left arm.
DAGGER
"Oh!"
ZIDANE
"Ow, that hurt..."
He falls to the ground, unconscious.
DAGGER
"Zidane!"
She rushes to his side. The Prison Cage advances on them both.
DAGGER
"You stay away from me!"
She summons IFRIT. He wastes the Prison Cage, then disappears into thin air.
DAGGER
"Zidane, are you alright?!"
ZIDANE
(Wakes up)
"Uh... Dagger?"
DAGGER
"Thank goodness, you're okay!"
ZIDANE
"Of course I'm okay... My face kinda hurts, though."
DAGGER
(Laughs)
"Oh you!"
ZIDANE
"...What's that supposed to mean?"
Dagger shrugs. The Prison Cage rears up for one last attack and sprays its seeds into the air. Dagger moves back as the seeds cover Zidane, who then faints.
DAGGER
"Zidane, no!"
INT. ALEXANDRIA CASTLE - NIGHT
Zidane wakes up in Dagger's bedroom.
ZIDANE
"Wh-Where am I?"
Dagger and STEINER crowd around the bed.
DAGGER
"Zidane, you're awake!"
ZIDANE
"Yeah... and home too, by the looks of things."
DAGGER
"Steiner came to look for us in the forest. He helped carry you back here to the castle. If it wasn't for him, we'd both still be lost in the darkness."
ZIDANE
"Gee... thanks Rusty."
STEINER
"Anyone would have done the same. Although I should have never let you two go off on that Evil Forest tour in the first place. That place is too dangerous."
ZIDANE
"Well, for once I agree with ya. Aahh!"
DAGGER
"Zidane, what's the matter?!"
ZIDANE
"It-It's my... stomach... argh!"
DAGGER
"Steiner, what's wrong with him?!"
STEINER
"I-I don't know!"
ZIDANE
(Clutches his stomach)
"Argh! It hurts!"
STEINER
"I'll call Doctor Tot!"
He leaves the room. Dagger grabs Zidane's hand and squeezes tightly.
DAGGER
"Be strong, Zidane."
ZIDANE
"Owww!"
INT. GARNET'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
DOCTOR TOT has now joined Dagger and Steiner. Zidane is still squirming around the bed in pain.
TOT
"Yes... I think I know what the problem is."
DAGGER
"What is it, Doctor Tot?"
TOT
"These are my old glasses. I can't see as well with these as I can with my new ones."
He removes his glasses and takes out a different pair from his coat. He then puts the new pair on.
TOT
"Ah, that's better. Now, let's see what's the matter with this young man, shall we?"
He examines Zidane.
TOT
"Yes... I think I know what the problem is."
DAGGER
"What is it, Doctor Tot?"
TOT
"You never removed the monster's seeds from his belly, did you?"
DAGGER
"Monster's seeds?"
TOT
"The monsters in the Evil Forest reproduce by planting their seeds into the bodies of other organisms. Your friend Zidane here has several seeds planted inside his body. That's why he's acting so strange."
STEINER
"Good lord! Then how do we remove the seeds?"
TOT
"It's a simple enough procedure. Just give the patient a drink of special medicine, then that'll flush all the seeds out of his body."
DAGGER
(Sighs)
"Thank heavens!"
TOT
"Unfortunately, this particular patient is done for."
DAGGER
"What?! Why?!"
TOT
"The patient is required to drink the medicine within an hour of the seeds' plantation. And by the looks of this person, I'd say the seeds were planted well over an hour ago."
STEINER
"So what does this mean?"
TOT
"Basically, your friend is screwed."
DAGGER
"No..."
TOT
"You better believe it, Princess. Well, if you need me again, please do not hesitate to call me. You have my number."
He leaves the room.
DAGGER
"Oh Steiner!"
Dagger sinks into Steiner's arms.
STEINER
"I'm so sorry, Princess."
ZIDANE
"Aahh!"
Zidane's stomach bursts open, as a small Prison Cage creature emerges. It shrieks quietly at Dagger and Steiner, who both whimper in fear. The Prison Cage wraps its arms around the couple and pulls itself onto them. Dagger and Steiner continue to whimper; frozen in fear of their lives. The Prison Cage opens its mouth and... licks their faces; the creature likes them.
DAGGER/STEINER
"Huh?"
INT. ALEXANDRIA CASTLE - NEXT DAY
Dagger, Steiner, VIVI AND EIKO are sitting at the dinning room table. The baby Prison Cage is on the table.
DAGGER
"...Then it burst out from Zidane's stomach, and it hasn't left our side since."
STEINER
(Laughs)
"It thinks the princess and I are its parents! How cute is that?!"
EIKO
"I'm deeply disturbed right now..."
VIVI
"This is the worst Halloween story ever."
DAGGER
"...I know."
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THE END
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FFIX: Tower of Terror IV
EXT. ALEXANDRIA CASTLE - EVENING
STEINER is out on the balcony of the West Tower. ZIDANE creeps up behind him, smiles, then pushes him over the edge of the tower. Steiner falls to the bottom, and lands on top of VIVI, who is then crushed flat. Steiner picks himself up and looks down at Vivi's battered body. He shrugs and walks off. The words "TOWER OF TERROR IV" form in the brickwork of the castle walls, as rats feast upon Vivi's body.
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FFIX: Plant Your Seed in My Body
INT. EVIL FOREST - NIGHT
ZIDANE AND DAGGER are lost in the forest.
DAGGER
"Oh Zidane, how're we ever gonna find our way out of this awful place?"
ZIDANE
"I don't know, Dagger, but I do know this for sure... this sucks."
DAGGER
"If only we hadn't had wandered off from the rest of the tour! Why did I have to listen to you?"
ZIDANE
"...You love me really. 'Sides, I can think of an advantage to being out here all alone together. Heh heh."
DAGGER
(Smiles)
"What ARE you suggesting, Zidane Tribal?"
ZIDANE
"...Come here and I'll show you, baby!"
They move closer together and begin to kiss. They both drop to the ground and start to roll around on the earth.
ZIDANE
"Mmm... yeah!"
The bushes behind them start to rustle.
DAGGER
"Huh? Wh-What was that?"
ZIDANE
"I didn't hear anything. Just relax, babe."
DAGGER
"...Okay."
They continue, while the bushes rustle even more.
DAGGER
"There it is again."
ZIDANE
"There was what again?"
DAGGER
"The bushes... they're moving...!"
ZIDANE
"..."
A PRISON CAGE leaps out from the bushes and swings down from the trees. It advances onto Zidane and Dagger.
ZIDANE
"Holy crap on a stick! It's one of those weird plant creatures!"
DAGGER
"Quick Zidane, kill it before it traps one of us!"
ZIDANE
"Stand back, Dagger! I'm gonna bust this thing up!"
DAGGER
"Be careful, Zidane!"
ZIDANE
"Don't worry! I'll be fi-"
The monster whacks him across the face with its left arm.
DAGGER
"Oh!"
ZIDANE
"Ow, that hurt..."
He falls to the ground, unconscious.
DAGGER
"Zidane!"
She rushes to his side. The Prison Cage advances on them both.
DAGGER
"You stay away from me!"
She summons IFRIT. He wastes the Prison Cage, then disappears into thin air.
DAGGER
"Zidane, are you alright?!"
ZIDANE
(Wakes up)
"Uh... Dagger?"
DAGGER
"Thank goodness, you're okay!"
ZIDANE
"Of course I'm okay... My face kinda hurts, though."
DAGGER
(Laughs)
"Oh you!"
ZIDANE
"...What's that supposed to mean?"
Dagger shrugs. The Prison Cage rears up for one last attack and sprays its seeds into the air. Dagger moves back as the seeds cover Zidane, who then faints.
DAGGER
"Zidane, no!"
INT. ALEXANDRIA CASTLE - NIGHT
Zidane wakes up in Dagger's bedroom.
ZIDANE
"Wh-Where am I?"
Dagger and STEINER crowd around the bed.
DAGGER
"Zidane, you're awake!"
ZIDANE
"Yeah... and home too, by the looks of things."
DAGGER
"Steiner came to look for us in the forest. He helped carry you back here to the castle. If it wasn't for him, we'd both still be lost in the darkness."
ZIDANE
"Gee... thanks Rusty."
STEINER
"Anyone would have done the same. Although I should have never let you two go off on that Evil Forest tour in the first place. That place is too dangerous."
ZIDANE
"Well, for once I agree with ya. Aahh!"
DAGGER
"Zidane, what's the matter?!"
ZIDANE
"It-It's my... stomach... argh!"
DAGGER
"Steiner, what's wrong with him?!"
STEINER
"I-I don't know!"
ZIDANE
(Clutches his stomach)
"Argh! It hurts!"
STEINER
"I'll call Doctor Tot!"
He leaves the room. Dagger grabs Zidane's hand and squeezes tightly.
DAGGER
"Be strong, Zidane."
ZIDANE
"Owww!"
INT. GARNET'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
DOCTOR TOT has now joined Dagger and Steiner. Zidane is still squirming around the bed in pain.
TOT
"Yes... I think I know what the problem is."
DAGGER
"What is it, Doctor Tot?"
TOT
"These are my old glasses. I can't see as well with these as I can with my new ones."
He removes his glasses and takes out a different pair from his coat. He then puts the new pair on.
TOT
"Ah, that's better. Now, let's see what's the matter with this young man, shall we?"
He examines Zidane.
TOT
"Yes... I think I know what the problem is."
DAGGER
"What is it, Doctor Tot?"
TOT
"You never removed the monster's seeds from his belly, did you?"
DAGGER
"Monster's seeds?"
TOT
"The monsters in the Evil Forest reproduce by planting their seeds into the bodies of other organisms. Your friend Zidane here has several seeds planted inside his body. That's why he's acting so strange."
STEINER
"Good lord! Then how do we remove the seeds?"
TOT
"It's a simple enough procedure. Just give the patient a drink of special medicine, then that'll flush all the seeds out of his body."
DAGGER
(Sighs)
"Thank heavens!"
TOT
"Unfortunately, this particular patient is done for."
DAGGER
"What?! Why?!"
TOT
"The patient is required to drink the medicine within an hour of the seeds' plantation. And by the looks of this person, I'd say the seeds were planted well over an hour ago."
STEINER
"So what does this mean?"
TOT
"Basically, your friend is screwed."
DAGGER
"No..."
TOT
"You better believe it, Princess. Well, if you need me again, please do not hesitate to call me. You have my number."
He leaves the room.
DAGGER
"Oh Steiner!"
Dagger sinks into Steiner's arms.
STEINER
"I'm so sorry, Princess."
ZIDANE
"Aahh!"
Zidane's stomach bursts open, as a small Prison Cage creature emerges. It shrieks quietly at Dagger and Steiner, who both whimper in fear. The Prison Cage wraps its arms around the couple and pulls itself onto them. Dagger and Steiner continue to whimper; frozen in fear of their lives. The Prison Cage opens its mouth and... licks their faces; the creature likes them.
DAGGER/STEINER
"Huh?"
INT. ALEXANDRIA CASTLE - NEXT DAY
Dagger, Steiner, VIVI AND EIKO are sitting at the dinning room table. The baby Prison Cage is on the table.
DAGGER
"...Then it burst out from Zidane's stomach, and it hasn't left our side since."
STEINER
(Laughs)
"It thinks the princess and I are its parents! How cute is that?!"
EIKO
"I'm deeply disturbed right now..."
VIVI
"This is the worst Halloween story ever."
DAGGER
"...I know."
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THE END
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