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FFBE Script part 94: The Dream Eating Ship
Previously...
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - THE DREAM EATING SHIP - HANGAR OPENING
Rain: Lazarov!
Dr. Lazarov: Hoohoohoohoo, hee hee hee! Aren't you a little slow? If you were hoping to catch me before the Invincible was repaired, you are too late. We are ready to fly.
Rain: So what?
Dr. Lazarov: What?
Rain: All we have to do is beat you until you can't move, before you get on.
Dr. Lazarov: Ho... You fire this hot, stinky stream of bravado at me, even seeing the foes that stand before you?
(Indeed, a group of soldiers stand between Lazarov and the party.)
Dr. Lazarov: You truly are imbeciles.
Rain: You think so? You've gotten to see us fight plenty of times by now. Monsters like these won't stop us for a minute!
(Rain and Lasswell draw their weapons.)
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - THE DREAM EATING SHIP - HANGAR 1
Dr. Lazarov: Impossible... You defeated all those monsters?
(He backs up a step.)
Rain: This is the end for you, Lazarov!
Dr. Lazarov: It might be... if I didn't still have an ace up my sleeve. Evan!
(Evan emerges from the hangar. Lid steps forward.)
Lid: Evan!
Dr. Lazarov: Buy me some time. It doesn't matter how much.
Evan: Of course.
Dr. Lazarov: I did nothing to this specimen but a bit of brainwashing. His body is still living flesh and blood, obeying nature just the way you like. I'm sure you could put a stop to him in no time. But will you really be able to? Can you kill the brother of your ally so easily? Heee hee hee hee hee!
(Lazarov goes into the hangar.)
Lasswell: Blast it! Lazarov is escaping!
Lid: Evan!
Evan: You're not to get in Lazarov's way. Money... Yes, money is all I need...
(Battle begins!)
Evan: Don't make fun of me just because I take this physical form.
Lid: Evan, please! Come back to us!
Evan: I'm already here! I'll do whatever it takes to get my hands on more cash!
(Battle commences! You defeat Evan.)
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ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - THE DREAM EATING SHIP - HANGAR ENDING
(Evan kneels on the ground.)
Evan: Urgh... Not yet... I'm not finished yet...
(Evan stands up, ready to fight some more.)
Lid: Everybody, pull! I'll take care of my brother!
(The rest of the party backs up. Lid fights Evan.)
Lasswell: Lid!
Jake: Wait. Let's leave this to Lid for now.
Nichol: Yes. The only one who might be able to save him now is his sister.
(Lid and Evan exchange more blows.)
Lid: Evan! Evan, please! Open your eyes!
(Lid strikes at Evan, who kneels again.)
Evan: Ugh... pay... Money... I need money...
Lid(...): ...Right. You need money.. Then why don't you just kill me! Kill me, and get your reward from Lazarov!
(Lid stands spread-eagle, arms outstretched. Evan takes a step towards her.)
Lid: Do it! Just do it already!
Evan: Urghhhh... Aughhh....
(Evan steps closer.)
Evan: Ugh...Money... Money...for Lid... I need money for Lid...
(Lid gets a ! over her head and drops her arms.)
Lid: You...
Evan: Ngh! Uwauuuuuuugh! Nooooooo!!!
(The scene flashes white. A flashback occurs. Lid is talking to a soldier from Dilmagia. Evan is nearby in the shadows.)
Lid: What do you mean, you're cutting our budget!?
Evan(!): Lid?
Soldier: We need warships. You aren't producing any. I'm sorry, but you had to know this was coming.
Lid: But yet think of a world with mass-produced airships! If travel were easy, people could really understand one another, see? Forget warships--we wouldn't need wars!
Soldier: Yeah, maybe in fantasy land. If Dilmagia wants anything mass-produced, it's airships that can be used for battle. We're getting a lot of orders coming in from Zoldaad. So if you can't produce what we need, we'll get someone else who can.
Lid: But my brother and I are the best engineers alive. If you think you can get by without us, go ahead and fire us.
(Lid leaves. Evan approaches the soldier.)
Evan: About those warships you were talking about...
Soldier: Oh, Evan. Tell your sister I've thought about it, and you're both fired. You two may be genius engineers, but all that talent means nothing to me if you can't follow orders.
Evan: I can follow orders.
Soldier: Oh yeah?
Evan: I just have two conditions. First, you have to double my pay.
Soldier: You don't hold back, do you! What's the second?
Evan: You have to keep Lid on too. Not making warships. Just let her keep doing R and D here at the factory, like she's been doing till now.
Soldier: Impossible. You can't expect us to go along with demands like that! Except... you and I both know that we probably will, huh. You just have to promise to toe the line, kid. Let me talk to the man upstairs.
(The flashback ends.)
Evan: I need money.... Money for the airship... That's why... I'll make warships to earn money.... So that Lid... can make the airship of our dreams...
Lid: Evan... So that's why...
Nichol: It looks as though we broke through the brainwashing.
Lid: Then... then why... Why didn't you tell me?
Evan: If I had told you... you would have insisted on getting a job building warships yourself. So that I wouldn't have... But in the end... my desire to help you... Look what came of it... I used the Invincible... to hurt so many people... Forgive me, Lid. This is all my fault... I'll pay for it... with my life...
(He stands and holds his weapon like he's about to commit suicide.)
Lid: Evan!
(Jake rushes to Evan's side and disarms him.)
Lid: Jake!?
Evan: Wh-wha...
Jake: Do you understand? Death won't pay for your crimes. But if you live, there might be something you can do.
Evan: Something... I can do...
Lid: Jake. Thank you.
Jake: Not at all. Anything for my beautiful tiger lily.
Lid: Don't call me your....! Oh, forget it. Jerk.
(The hangar begins shaking!)
Fina: Wh-what's happening?
Evan: These vibrations... The Invincible has started up its engines!
Lasswell: Meaning that Lazarov is taking off. What should we do?
Fina: What CAN we do? How do we fight an airship in flight when we're stuck on the ground?
Evan(...): There may still be a way... Come with me.
(The scene shirts. The party approaches another airship.)
Evan: Here.
Lid(!): Evan, this airship...
Evan: The Enterprise. I designed it myself.
(He bows his head.)
Evan: Its development was axed, though, before we made more. It took too much power. But she can still fly. If it's a question of speed, I don't think she'll lose to the Invincible. Let's go, then. I'll take the helm.
Lid: Thanks for this, Evan.
(The scene shows the Enterprise taking off from the hangar. It comes abreast of the Invincible.)
Next entry...
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - THE DREAM EATING SHIP - HANGAR OPENING
Rain: Lazarov!
Dr. Lazarov: Hoohoohoohoo, hee hee hee! Aren't you a little slow? If you were hoping to catch me before the Invincible was repaired, you are too late. We are ready to fly.
Rain: So what?
Dr. Lazarov: What?
Rain: All we have to do is beat you until you can't move, before you get on.
Dr. Lazarov: Ho... You fire this hot, stinky stream of bravado at me, even seeing the foes that stand before you?
(Indeed, a group of soldiers stand between Lazarov and the party.)
Dr. Lazarov: You truly are imbeciles.
Rain: You think so? You've gotten to see us fight plenty of times by now. Monsters like these won't stop us for a minute!
(Rain and Lasswell draw their weapons.)
---------------
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - THE DREAM EATING SHIP - HANGAR 1
Dr. Lazarov: Impossible... You defeated all those monsters?
(He backs up a step.)
Rain: This is the end for you, Lazarov!
Dr. Lazarov: It might be... if I didn't still have an ace up my sleeve. Evan!
(Evan emerges from the hangar. Lid steps forward.)
Lid: Evan!
Dr. Lazarov: Buy me some time. It doesn't matter how much.
Evan: Of course.
Dr. Lazarov: I did nothing to this specimen but a bit of brainwashing. His body is still living flesh and blood, obeying nature just the way you like. I'm sure you could put a stop to him in no time. But will you really be able to? Can you kill the brother of your ally so easily? Heee hee hee hee hee!
(Lazarov goes into the hangar.)
Lasswell: Blast it! Lazarov is escaping!
Lid: Evan!
Evan: You're not to get in Lazarov's way. Money... Yes, money is all I need...
(Battle begins!)
Evan: Don't make fun of me just because I take this physical form.
Lid: Evan, please! Come back to us!
Evan: I'm already here! I'll do whatever it takes to get my hands on more cash!
(Battle commences! You defeat Evan.)
-----------------
ZOLDAAD EMPIRE - THE DREAM EATING SHIP - HANGAR ENDING
(Evan kneels on the ground.)
Evan: Urgh... Not yet... I'm not finished yet...
(Evan stands up, ready to fight some more.)
Lid: Everybody, pull! I'll take care of my brother!
(The rest of the party backs up. Lid fights Evan.)
Lasswell: Lid!
Jake: Wait. Let's leave this to Lid for now.
Nichol: Yes. The only one who might be able to save him now is his sister.
(Lid and Evan exchange more blows.)
Lid: Evan! Evan, please! Open your eyes!
(Lid strikes at Evan, who kneels again.)
Evan: Ugh... pay... Money... I need money...
Lid(...): ...Right. You need money.. Then why don't you just kill me! Kill me, and get your reward from Lazarov!
(Lid stands spread-eagle, arms outstretched. Evan takes a step towards her.)
Lid: Do it! Just do it already!
Evan: Urghhhh... Aughhh....
(Evan steps closer.)
Evan: Ugh...Money... Money...for Lid... I need money for Lid...
(Lid gets a ! over her head and drops her arms.)
Lid: You...
Evan: Ngh! Uwauuuuuuugh! Nooooooo!!!
(The scene flashes white. A flashback occurs. Lid is talking to a soldier from Dilmagia. Evan is nearby in the shadows.)
Lid: What do you mean, you're cutting our budget!?
Evan(!): Lid?
Soldier: We need warships. You aren't producing any. I'm sorry, but you had to know this was coming.
Lid: But yet think of a world with mass-produced airships! If travel were easy, people could really understand one another, see? Forget warships--we wouldn't need wars!
Soldier: Yeah, maybe in fantasy land. If Dilmagia wants anything mass-produced, it's airships that can be used for battle. We're getting a lot of orders coming in from Zoldaad. So if you can't produce what we need, we'll get someone else who can.
Lid: But my brother and I are the best engineers alive. If you think you can get by without us, go ahead and fire us.
(Lid leaves. Evan approaches the soldier.)
Evan: About those warships you were talking about...
Soldier: Oh, Evan. Tell your sister I've thought about it, and you're both fired. You two may be genius engineers, but all that talent means nothing to me if you can't follow orders.
Evan: I can follow orders.
Soldier: Oh yeah?
Evan: I just have two conditions. First, you have to double my pay.
Soldier: You don't hold back, do you! What's the second?
Evan: You have to keep Lid on too. Not making warships. Just let her keep doing R and D here at the factory, like she's been doing till now.
Soldier: Impossible. You can't expect us to go along with demands like that! Except... you and I both know that we probably will, huh. You just have to promise to toe the line, kid. Let me talk to the man upstairs.
(The flashback ends.)
Evan: I need money.... Money for the airship... That's why... I'll make warships to earn money.... So that Lid... can make the airship of our dreams...
Lid: Evan... So that's why...
Nichol: It looks as though we broke through the brainwashing.
Lid: Then... then why... Why didn't you tell me?
Evan: If I had told you... you would have insisted on getting a job building warships yourself. So that I wouldn't have... But in the end... my desire to help you... Look what came of it... I used the Invincible... to hurt so many people... Forgive me, Lid. This is all my fault... I'll pay for it... with my life...
(He stands and holds his weapon like he's about to commit suicide.)
Lid: Evan!
(Jake rushes to Evan's side and disarms him.)
Lid: Jake!?
Evan: Wh-wha...
Jake: Do you understand? Death won't pay for your crimes. But if you live, there might be something you can do.
Evan: Something... I can do...
Lid: Jake. Thank you.
Jake: Not at all. Anything for my beautiful tiger lily.
Lid: Don't call me your....! Oh, forget it. Jerk.
(The hangar begins shaking!)
Fina: Wh-what's happening?
Evan: These vibrations... The Invincible has started up its engines!
Lasswell: Meaning that Lazarov is taking off. What should we do?
Fina: What CAN we do? How do we fight an airship in flight when we're stuck on the ground?
Evan(...): There may still be a way... Come with me.
(The scene shirts. The party approaches another airship.)
Evan: Here.
Lid(!): Evan, this airship...
Evan: The Enterprise. I designed it myself.
(He bows his head.)
Evan: Its development was axed, though, before we made more. It took too much power. But she can still fly. If it's a question of speed, I don't think she'll lose to the Invincible. Let's go, then. I'll take the helm.
Lid: Thanks for this, Evan.
(The scene shows the Enterprise taking off from the hangar. It comes abreast of the Invincible.)
Next entry...