Final Fantasy X-2 - The Eternal Calm
For those of you who do not know, The Eternal Calm is actually the video clip
that you will be able to watch if you purchase the International version of
Final Fantasy X. The Eternal Calm itself shows why Final Fantasy X-2 is produced
and also shows the introduction of the game. It is highly recommended that you
watch the video before playing Final Fantasy X-2, you can download it
here (courtesy of our affiliate, FFX-2Net).
If you still can't download it... then you will be able to read the script in this page.
Scene 1: Besaid Beach
Yuna (thinking): 37, 38, 39, 40, 41...
(Sound of surfacing, gasp of breath)
Yuna (thinking): --two minutes, forty one seconds--a new high!
(Wakka runs onto Besaid beach and yells to Yuna)
Wakka: Yuna! C'mon!
Yuna: Be right there!
(Close up on Wakka. He crosses his hands and sighs contentedly.)
Wakka: Pretty good at holding your breath now, ya?
Yuna (laughing): Not as good as you!
Wakka: Yeah, well, I haven't even practiced recently.
Yuna (jokingly): You sure look it.
(Embarassed by his spare tire, Wakka brings his hand to his forehead.)
Wakka: Eh--ah...
Yuna: It's not like you're the one having a baby!
(Wakka turns, sighs, and runs off, leaving Yuna alone on the beach.)
(Yuna turns towards the beach and thinks to herself.)
Yuna (thinking): It's been two years since then. I can hold my
breath underwater for two whole minutes now. It takes more than
just physical strength, there's a few tricks to it that you
need to figure out--I didn't understand when it was explained
in words, but after a lot of practice I finally got it.
Yuna (thinking): I'd never thought there was any kind of trick
to it--I couldn't afford to think about anything back then.
Yuna (thinking): The Eternal Calm. It's my two minutes and
forty one seconds and Wakka's pudgy stomach. It's not
much--just a quiet kind of happiness.
Scene 2: Besaid Temple
(Yuna stands at the door and looks around before entering the
dimly lit temple. She walks over to where Wakka is talking
with a man. The pair walk towards her and the man begins to speak.)
Tasgio: I saw you from a distance at the stadium two years ago...
but I never thought I'd get to see you in person. You're as
beautiful as ever...
Yuna: Thank you.
Tasgio: I have a favor to ask about my grandson. He's joined up with
the Young Persons' Alliance.
Tasgio: Now, not to say the Alliance is bad in and of itself... but
me and the missus are both with New Yevon--my son and daughter-in-
law too. My grandson used to come to our meetings, too, but one day
he just...
Tasgio: There's a lot of young folks in the Alliance, so I'm sure
it's exciting for him, but still--
Yuna (thinking): A number of groups have formed across Spira since
then. How should we build this new world? What should Spira be
like in the future? Everyone is looking for their own path.
Tasgio: I feel that ... my grandson and his companions are
moving too quickly.
Yuna (thinking): With so many different ways of thinking, at times
conflict is inevitable. Some people are uncomfortable with the new
way of things. Honestly, I am too, sometimes... But this is good
enough for now. That's what I keep telling myself.
Yuna: I understand your feelings. But try talking over with your
grandson. His actions may appear reckless to you, but his feelings
for Spira are the same as your own.
Scene 3: Besaid Island
(Yuna is walking along an island path when Wakka runs in from
off screen.)
Wakka: He-ey!
Yuna: Who is it? A visitor?
Wakka: Ya, you know how it is - the village geezers are shooting
their mouths off about that again...
Yuna: Who is it this time?
Wakka: The son of the head of New Yevon.
Yuna: No way. I'd probably just end up being used by him.
Wakka: Man... sorry, Yuna.
Yuna: I'll go turn them down.
Wakka: No problem, I got it. I mean, you don't wanna hafta see their
frowning faces, do ya?
Yuna: ...right.
(A messenger runs on screen.)
???: Lady Yuna!
Yeivel: Lady Yuna! I am Yeivel of the Young Persons' Alliance!
I have come today to deliver a message from our leader Nurge!
Wakka: She's not joining the Alliance.
Yeivel: But--
Yuna: Is that why you came?
Yeivel: ...yes, it is.
Yuna: I'm not going to join with any group.
Yeivel: Are you perhaps going to form your own group?
Yuna: Please leave.
(Rikku runs on screen, screaming and out of breath.)
Rikku: Yuna! Wakka!
(Close up on Rikku, fade to black. Fade in on.)
Scene 4: Salvage Ship
Yuna (thinking): Rikku sometimes comes by Besaid Island. She travels
about Spira, teaching people how to use machines, excavating old
machines from undeground or underwater... She's awfully busy--but
she seems to be enjoying herself.
(Rikku pokes Wakka's stomach, making little poking noises.)
Wakka: Stop that!
Rikku: Quite the tummy you've got now! So how's Lulu?
Wakka: She's in the village. Go say "hi" later, ya?
Rikku: Of course! And Yunie--same as always, huh?
Yuna (cheerfully): That's right. Same as always.
(A seagull flies overhead.)
Wakka: So Kimahri's still at Mt. Gagazet?
Rikku: You betcha! He's teaching the Ronso children tons of stuff--
he's really quite the teacher!
Rikku: Anyway, I got something from Kimahri for you--he said he
found it up in the mountain.
Yuna: A Sphere?
Wakka: Weird shape, huh?
(Rikku activates the Sphere and holds it out for Yuna.)
Rikku: Look closely, Yunie.
Scene 5: A Cage
(This scene is difficult to see and hear; the screen is awash in colored noise,
and the sound is distorted and strung out. The
cage may be underwater, though it's difficult to tell. Though the location of
the cage is uncertain, it is clearly Tidus trapped inside.)
Tidus: What the hell do I get arrested for? Let me go already!
Tidus: You hear me, don't you? What'd you think if she was your girl?
Tidus: Who cares if I used the enemy's machina? It was the only way
to save the Summoner!
Tidus: What would you have done instead?!
Tidus: Let me out of here! Let me see her!
Scene 6: Salvage Ship
Yuna (thinking): A voice... a voice that had been close by for what
seemed like forever...
Wakka: What's this about? What's he doing there? Is that really him?
What's this all about?
Rikku: I don't really know... but you want to find out, don't you?
Wakka: Well, yeah!
Yuna: Yes.
Rikku: Then let's go!
Yuna: Where to?
Rikku: No idea! Let's go talk to Kimahri first and think about it
then, okay?
Wakka: But we don't know anything! Shouldn't we look into it a
little first?
Rikku: And just who's gonna find it out for us?
(Yeivel appears suddenly on the bridge.)
Yeivel: Leave it to us!
Yeivel: Our leader Nurge should agree as well! I'll convince him
myself!
Wakka: Get outta here!
Yeivel: Y-yessir! I'll return as soon as something has been
learned!
(Yeivel runs off.)
Rikku: I think that Yunie ought to go herself.
Wakka: That's impossible.
Rikku: Why's that?
Wakka: The next three months are completely booked. Everyone wants
to meet Yuna.
Rikku: And what about what Yunie wants!
Wakka: Well, y'know...someday, when the world's settled down and all...
(Rikku is furious at Wakka.)
Rikku: Whaddya mean, someday? What someday? What's the matter with you,
Wakka? Yunie always worked so hard, she should only have to worry about
herself now--so why!? Everytime I come here, I always think about how
everyone's busy finding their own happiness... except for Yuna.
Wakka: Well, that's--
(Rikku runs over and shouts in Wakka's face.)
Rikku: Has your head gone as soft as your belly?!
Rikku: Yunie!
Yuna (thinking): I... I want to go. But--if I leave, I may
disappoint people.
Yuna: I...
[Ed. Note: The following line is a direct quotation from Final
Fantasy X; however, since we couldn't find the exact wording of
the English version we have gone ahead and retranslated it.]
Tidus (voiceover): Well, if acting grown up means not being
able to say what I want, then screw it! Nothing'll change
that way!
Yuna: I'll go.
Wakka: Yuna!!
(Rikku sighs with relief.)
Yuna: After all... this is my story.
Rikku: Ha! I knew you'd say that, so I went ahead and brought
some stuff for you.
Wakka: Oh, no...
Rikku: First off, we gotta get you into some new clothes! You're
famous, after all, so you'd better go undercover!
Wakka: J--just a sec, ya? Lemme go get Lu.
Yuna (thinking): The Eternal Calm. It's my two minutes and forty
one seconds and Wakka's pudgy stomach. It's a small and quiet
kind of happiness ... but, I guess I can ask for a little more,
can't I?
Yuna: Rikku, let's get going! |
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