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FFIX: Tower of Terror III
EXT. ALEXANDRIA CASTLE - EVENING
ZIDANE AND DAGGER both walk out onto the balcony.
DAGGER
"Zidane, why have you brought me up here?"
ZIDANE
"You know why, Dagger. We're gonna hear another trio of scary stories."
DAGGER
"Oh Zidane, do we have to?! I'm bored of Halloween!"
ZIDANE
"Bored of Halloween?!"
DAGGER
"Yeah! B-O-R-E-D of H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N!"
ZIDANE
"Why?"
DAGGER
(Sigh)
"Nevermind. Just hurry up and tell the story so we can go back inside."
ZIDANE
(Upset)
"Okay... Well, I want to begin the night with a story entitled 'Whale to Go.'
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FFIX: Whale to Go
EXT. LINDBLUM - MORNING
ZIDANE, DAGGER AND REGENT CID are all standing down on the Lindblum Harbour. The Blue Narciss is docked in at the pier.
DAGGER
"Zidane, don't go! I beg of you!"
ZIDANE
"Aw, I appreciate your concern, Dagger. But I have to go."
DAGGER
"No, you don't!"
ZIDANE
"Yeah, I do! Regent Cid'll throw me in prison otherwise."
CID
"I will, you know?"
DAGGER
"But you could get killed!"
ZIDANE
"Ha, I'll be fine! I won't let some giant whale zombie get the better of me!"
CID
"Do not fear, Garnet. We will not let Zidane come to any harm. We simply need him to help kill the evil whale zombie."
DAGGER
"But-"
ZIDANE
(Interrupting)
"Dagger, don't worry about me. I'll be back before you know it."
DAGGER
"Promise me that you won't die."
ZIDANE
"I can't do that!"
CID
"He can't, you know?"
DAGGER
"Promise me!"
ZIDANE
"Alright. I promise I won't die."
DAGGER
"Thank you!"
They hug.
CID
"Well, we should get on-board now. Come Zidane."
They both board the boat. It then sails off into the distance.
DAGGER
"Goodbye! Don't come back!"
She turns around.
DAGGER
"Come on, lover. We can go back to my place now."
KUJA walks out into the open.
KUJA
"Hahahaha, you know I do love it when you play dirty, Garnet."
DAGGER
"I know you do."
They both walk off.
EXT. BLUE NARCISS - DAY
Zidane, Cid, MINISTER ARTANIA AND BLANK are all on-board the bridge.
ZIDANE
"So how exactly are we gonna find the whale zombie?"
CID
"Quite simply, Zidane. The whale zombie has been sighted near the Ice Continent. We shall go there and fish it out."
ZIDANE
"...Fish it out?"
ARTANIA
"Regent Cid, look over there!"
CID
"What in the name of God?!"
A WHALE ZOMBIE has surfaced above the sea.
ZIDANE
"Holy crap! Is that our whale?!
CID
"Yes. That's our whale. That's Moby Dyke."
ZIDANE
"Don't you mean Moby Dick?"
CID
"Shh! You want to get sued, boy?!"
BLANK
"Captain, what should we do?"
CID
"Destroy it!"
He feels his own muscles.
CID
"Mmm, that's got a nice feel to it."
The boat sails towards the whale.
CID
(To Zidane)
"Alright. When we get close enough, I want you to throw this harpoon as hard as you can into the whale's body, understand?"
ZIDANE
"I understand."
CID
"Do not mess up here, boy! You have to get a direct hit, alright?!"
ZIDANE
"Okay, okay! I get it!"
CID
"Good. Because we've only got one harpoon. And I don't know what we'll do if it misses."
BLACK
"Captain, we're gettin' closer! If you've got a plan, then now might be the best time to use it!"
CID
"Stand guard... and FIRE!"
ZIDANE
"Here goes nothing!"
Zidane throws the harpoon at the whale. It completely misses and lands in the sea. The whale zombie swallows it up.
CID
"Dammit! You missed! You bloody idiot!"
ZIDANE
"Whoa, I'm sorry okay!"
CID
"We cannot let that awful creature live. We must destroy it somehow."
ZIDANE
"Are you sure we don't have anymore harpoons?"
CID
"No. There's only one way we can do this now. We have to get back our original harpoon."
ZIDANE
"B-But the whale swallowed it!"
CID
"Then we'll just have to go inside him and retrieve it."
ZIDANE
"Go inside him?! Are you nuts?!"
CID
"It's your fault we lost the harpoon in the first place! You must take responsibility for your actions!"
ZIDANE
"No way, dude! I'm not goin' inside the damn whale!"
CID
"I'm afraid you have no other option. Blank, I want you to get the boat as close as you can to the whale."
BLANK
"Y-Yes sir, Captain."
The boat sails towards the whale. The whale opens its mouth and prepares to swallow the boat.
CID
"Excellent! It's taking the bait!"
ZIDANE
"Taking the bait?! We're all gonna die!"
The whale zombie swallows the boat.
INT. WHALE ZOMBIE'S MOUTH - DAY
The boat is stuck between the whale's teeth.
BLANK
"Captain, we're-we're stuck!"
CID
"It doesn't matter. Look over there. Between the molar teeth."
They all look over and see their harpoon stuck between the whale's teeth.
ZIDANE
"The harpoon!"
CID
"You know what to do, boy."
Zidane stares blankly for a while.
CID
"Retrieve the spear, dammit!"
Zidane walks off.
ZIDANE
"Aw, I knew we shoulda brought Freya along aswell."
He jumps off the boat and walks across the whale's slippery tongue. He reaches the harpoon and tries to pull it out from between the teeth.
ZIDANE
(Shouting)
"Cid, I can't get it out!"
CID
"You sick... Oh, oh, I mean, hold on a second."
He turns to Blank.
CID
"Blank, my good man. Go and help him."
BLANK
"M-Me...?"
CID
"Do you see any other person named Blank on this ship?!"
BLANK
"Yeah. There's Blank the Engineer who's workin' in the steam room."
A scruffy looking engineer walks onto the deck.
ENGINEER
"Did you call me, Captain?"
CID
"No Blank. I was talking to the other Blank. The one who pilots the ship."
ENGINEER
"Oh, okay. Hey Blank, you wanna go fer a beer later, mate?"
BLANK
"Sure thing, Blank. I think we'll need one after this anyway."
ENGINEER
"Okay, I'll see ya later, mate. I'll just go and check me coal supply."
He leaves.
BLANK
"Oh, you were sayin', Captain?"
CID
"Yes. I want you to go and help Zidane pull out that harpoon. Now hop to it!"
Blank jumps off the boat and goes over to Zidane.
BLANK
"How's it goin', Zidane?"
ZIDANE
(Struggling)
"Damn... harpoon... it's stuck real tight...!"
BLANK
"Lemme help."
Blank grabs onto Zidane and they both try to pull the harpoon out.
ZIDANE
"Almost... got it...!"
BLANK
"Urgh... come on! Come on!"
They eventually manage to free the spear. They both fall down.
ZIDANE
"Hey, we got it!"
BLANK
"Hurray!"
EXT. BLUE NARCISS - DAY
Zidane and Blank are both back on the bridge with Regent Cid.
CID
"Well done, boys. Now we can kill this goddamn creature and get the hell out of here."
ZIDANE
"How're we gonna kill it though?"
CID
"I don't know. Let me think first."
Suddenly, the whale's mouth opens and some water flows in. It's force pushes the boat out from between the whale's teeth. The boat flows down the whale's throat.
INT. WHALE'S STOMACH - DAY
The boat is heading down towards the stomach acids.
ZIDANE
"OhmyGod, ohmyGod, ohmyGod, ohmyGod! We're all gonna die!"
CID
"Calm down, boy!"
He slaps Zidane.
ZIDANE
"Thank you, Cid. Now, where was I? Oh yeah... we're gonna die, we're gonna die, we're gonna die!"
BLANK
"Don't worry, Zidane. We've both led long full lives, right?"
ZIDANE
"Yeah, yeah, you're right, Blank."
CID
"Will you two shut up?! We're not going to die! We're going to live!"
ZIDANE
"Yeah, yeah, you're right, Cid. I promised Dagger that I wouldn't die, and I won't. I have to get back to her. I can't break my promise."
CID
"That's the spirit, boy!"
ZIDANE
"So how're we gonna get out of here in one piece?"
CID
"I suppose we could slice our way out using the harpoon."
ZIDANE
"But how?! We're no where near the stomach walls!"
CID
"...We really are screwed, aren't we?"
ARTANIA
"Regent Cid, may I make a suggestion?"
CID
"You may."
ARTANIA
"Our engineer suffers from indigestion, does he not?"
CID
"That is correct. But how is that going to help us?"
ARTANIA
"Moby Dic-uh, Dyke also happens to be a whale zombie, am I right?"
CID
"You never cease to amaze me, Artania. Now get to the damn point before we become digested."
ARTANIA
"We can get out of here, Regent. All we need are indigestion tablets."
CID
"Huh?"
EXT. WORLD MAP - DAY
The whale zombie floats up to the surface. It vomits (which causes the Blue Narciss to spew out from its mouth) and then rolls over and dies.
ZIDANE
"Woo hoo! We did it!"
CID
"You mean I did it?!"
ZIDANE
"Uh, yeah, you did it."
CID
"Who'd have thought that by giving the whale zombie a 'healing item' such as an indigestion tablet would kill it and save us all at the same time!"
ZIDANE
"Yeah, we rule. Anyway, I'm hungry for some home cooked fish now. Can we go home?"
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THE END
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FFIX: Tower of Terror III
EXT. ALEXANDRIA CASTLE - EVENING
ZIDANE AND DAGGER both walk out onto the balcony.
DAGGER
"Zidane, why have you brought me up here?"
ZIDANE
"You know why, Dagger. We're gonna hear another trio of scary stories."
DAGGER
"Oh Zidane, do we have to?! I'm bored of Halloween!"
ZIDANE
"Bored of Halloween?!"
DAGGER
"Yeah! B-O-R-E-D of H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N!"
ZIDANE
"Why?"
DAGGER
(Sigh)
"Nevermind. Just hurry up and tell the story so we can go back inside."
ZIDANE
(Upset)
"Okay... Well, I want to begin the night with a story entitled 'Whale to Go.'
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FFIX: Whale to Go
EXT. LINDBLUM - MORNING
ZIDANE, DAGGER AND REGENT CID are all standing down on the Lindblum Harbour. The Blue Narciss is docked in at the pier.
DAGGER
"Zidane, don't go! I beg of you!"
ZIDANE
"Aw, I appreciate your concern, Dagger. But I have to go."
DAGGER
"No, you don't!"
ZIDANE
"Yeah, I do! Regent Cid'll throw me in prison otherwise."
CID
"I will, you know?"
DAGGER
"But you could get killed!"
ZIDANE
"Ha, I'll be fine! I won't let some giant whale zombie get the better of me!"
CID
"Do not fear, Garnet. We will not let Zidane come to any harm. We simply need him to help kill the evil whale zombie."
DAGGER
"But-"
ZIDANE
(Interrupting)
"Dagger, don't worry about me. I'll be back before you know it."
DAGGER
"Promise me that you won't die."
ZIDANE
"I can't do that!"
CID
"He can't, you know?"
DAGGER
"Promise me!"
ZIDANE
"Alright. I promise I won't die."
DAGGER
"Thank you!"
They hug.
CID
"Well, we should get on-board now. Come Zidane."
They both board the boat. It then sails off into the distance.
DAGGER
"Goodbye! Don't come back!"
She turns around.
DAGGER
"Come on, lover. We can go back to my place now."
KUJA walks out into the open.
KUJA
"Hahahaha, you know I do love it when you play dirty, Garnet."
DAGGER
"I know you do."
They both walk off.
EXT. BLUE NARCISS - DAY
Zidane, Cid, MINISTER ARTANIA AND BLANK are all on-board the bridge.
ZIDANE
"So how exactly are we gonna find the whale zombie?"
CID
"Quite simply, Zidane. The whale zombie has been sighted near the Ice Continent. We shall go there and fish it out."
ZIDANE
"...Fish it out?"
ARTANIA
"Regent Cid, look over there!"
CID
"What in the name of God?!"
A WHALE ZOMBIE has surfaced above the sea.
ZIDANE
"Holy crap! Is that our whale?!
CID
"Yes. That's our whale. That's Moby Dyke."
ZIDANE
"Don't you mean Moby Dick?"
CID
"Shh! You want to get sued, boy?!"
BLANK
"Captain, what should we do?"
CID
"Destroy it!"
He feels his own muscles.
CID
"Mmm, that's got a nice feel to it."
The boat sails towards the whale.
CID
(To Zidane)
"Alright. When we get close enough, I want you to throw this harpoon as hard as you can into the whale's body, understand?"
ZIDANE
"I understand."
CID
"Do not mess up here, boy! You have to get a direct hit, alright?!"
ZIDANE
"Okay, okay! I get it!"
CID
"Good. Because we've only got one harpoon. And I don't know what we'll do if it misses."
BLACK
"Captain, we're gettin' closer! If you've got a plan, then now might be the best time to use it!"
CID
"Stand guard... and FIRE!"
ZIDANE
"Here goes nothing!"
Zidane throws the harpoon at the whale. It completely misses and lands in the sea. The whale zombie swallows it up.
CID
"Dammit! You missed! You bloody idiot!"
ZIDANE
"Whoa, I'm sorry okay!"
CID
"We cannot let that awful creature live. We must destroy it somehow."
ZIDANE
"Are you sure we don't have anymore harpoons?"
CID
"No. There's only one way we can do this now. We have to get back our original harpoon."
ZIDANE
"B-But the whale swallowed it!"
CID
"Then we'll just have to go inside him and retrieve it."
ZIDANE
"Go inside him?! Are you nuts?!"
CID
"It's your fault we lost the harpoon in the first place! You must take responsibility for your actions!"
ZIDANE
"No way, dude! I'm not goin' inside the damn whale!"
CID
"I'm afraid you have no other option. Blank, I want you to get the boat as close as you can to the whale."
BLANK
"Y-Yes sir, Captain."
The boat sails towards the whale. The whale opens its mouth and prepares to swallow the boat.
CID
"Excellent! It's taking the bait!"
ZIDANE
"Taking the bait?! We're all gonna die!"
The whale zombie swallows the boat.
INT. WHALE ZOMBIE'S MOUTH - DAY
The boat is stuck between the whale's teeth.
BLANK
"Captain, we're-we're stuck!"
CID
"It doesn't matter. Look over there. Between the molar teeth."
They all look over and see their harpoon stuck between the whale's teeth.
ZIDANE
"The harpoon!"
CID
"You know what to do, boy."
Zidane stares blankly for a while.
CID
"Retrieve the spear, dammit!"
Zidane walks off.
ZIDANE
"Aw, I knew we shoulda brought Freya along aswell."
He jumps off the boat and walks across the whale's slippery tongue. He reaches the harpoon and tries to pull it out from between the teeth.
ZIDANE
(Shouting)
"Cid, I can't get it out!"
CID
"You sick... Oh, oh, I mean, hold on a second."
He turns to Blank.
CID
"Blank, my good man. Go and help him."
BLANK
"M-Me...?"
CID
"Do you see any other person named Blank on this ship?!"
BLANK
"Yeah. There's Blank the Engineer who's workin' in the steam room."
A scruffy looking engineer walks onto the deck.
ENGINEER
"Did you call me, Captain?"
CID
"No Blank. I was talking to the other Blank. The one who pilots the ship."
ENGINEER
"Oh, okay. Hey Blank, you wanna go fer a beer later, mate?"
BLANK
"Sure thing, Blank. I think we'll need one after this anyway."
ENGINEER
"Okay, I'll see ya later, mate. I'll just go and check me coal supply."
He leaves.
BLANK
"Oh, you were sayin', Captain?"
CID
"Yes. I want you to go and help Zidane pull out that harpoon. Now hop to it!"
Blank jumps off the boat and goes over to Zidane.
BLANK
"How's it goin', Zidane?"
ZIDANE
(Struggling)
"Damn... harpoon... it's stuck real tight...!"
BLANK
"Lemme help."
Blank grabs onto Zidane and they both try to pull the harpoon out.
ZIDANE
"Almost... got it...!"
BLANK
"Urgh... come on! Come on!"
They eventually manage to free the spear. They both fall down.
ZIDANE
"Hey, we got it!"
BLANK
"Hurray!"
EXT. BLUE NARCISS - DAY
Zidane and Blank are both back on the bridge with Regent Cid.
CID
"Well done, boys. Now we can kill this goddamn creature and get the hell out of here."
ZIDANE
"How're we gonna kill it though?"
CID
"I don't know. Let me think first."
Suddenly, the whale's mouth opens and some water flows in. It's force pushes the boat out from between the whale's teeth. The boat flows down the whale's throat.
INT. WHALE'S STOMACH - DAY
The boat is heading down towards the stomach acids.
ZIDANE
"OhmyGod, ohmyGod, ohmyGod, ohmyGod! We're all gonna die!"
CID
"Calm down, boy!"
He slaps Zidane.
ZIDANE
"Thank you, Cid. Now, where was I? Oh yeah... we're gonna die, we're gonna die, we're gonna die!"
BLANK
"Don't worry, Zidane. We've both led long full lives, right?"
ZIDANE
"Yeah, yeah, you're right, Blank."
CID
"Will you two shut up?! We're not going to die! We're going to live!"
ZIDANE
"Yeah, yeah, you're right, Cid. I promised Dagger that I wouldn't die, and I won't. I have to get back to her. I can't break my promise."
CID
"That's the spirit, boy!"
ZIDANE
"So how're we gonna get out of here in one piece?"
CID
"I suppose we could slice our way out using the harpoon."
ZIDANE
"But how?! We're no where near the stomach walls!"
CID
"...We really are screwed, aren't we?"
ARTANIA
"Regent Cid, may I make a suggestion?"
CID
"You may."
ARTANIA
"Our engineer suffers from indigestion, does he not?"
CID
"That is correct. But how is that going to help us?"
ARTANIA
"Moby Dic-uh, Dyke also happens to be a whale zombie, am I right?"
CID
"You never cease to amaze me, Artania. Now get to the damn point before we become digested."
ARTANIA
"We can get out of here, Regent. All we need are indigestion tablets."
CID
"Huh?"
EXT. WORLD MAP - DAY
The whale zombie floats up to the surface. It vomits (which causes the Blue Narciss to spew out from its mouth) and then rolls over and dies.
ZIDANE
"Woo hoo! We did it!"
CID
"You mean I did it?!"
ZIDANE
"Uh, yeah, you did it."
CID
"Who'd have thought that by giving the whale zombie a 'healing item' such as an indigestion tablet would kill it and save us all at the same time!"
ZIDANE
"Yeah, we rule. Anyway, I'm hungry for some home cooked fish now. Can we go home?"
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THE END
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