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It's scene No more remakes
This is after the training:
Chapter 3:
Player 5, or the Secretary (Sec) was standing on the balcony, waiting for the inauguration of Midgard hero city to begin. A woman came to her. She put a record in front of Sec, said, "Our conversation will be recorded, but now it will be completely silent with all outside also by this tool. So, you are the woman my son is talking about, miss?"
Sec turned her head to see that woman. She recognized that was the General's wife (G wife). "Morning, Ma'am," she said.
G wife: People frequently comment on how lovely my son is. But that word has a negative connotation for me. I see he hasn't got strong enough to do a great cause. When our plan for Shinra timeline had been about halfway done, I did all my ability to bring him back immediately, enough to make him become a thing that more than a lovely man. A hero. But now, the situation out here is ruining all my succession.
Sec: Please accept my apologies, Ma'am. What about the rest of the group? Do you think it was a mistake to forsake them in that timeline, allowing them to all become villains?
G wife: No, because they had been under oath. They agreed to send all their life and become whatever was mentioned in the plan so our greater good will be succeeded today.
Sec: I know. "Sacrificed for the greater good." It's all they can do.
G wife: What are you thinking, miss? They have done many terrifying things, letting people in every timeline spit so that our world becomes nowadays, while their profile is forgotten. You must respect them all.
Sec: I never been disrespectful to all of them, Ma'am. But your son is the only one of them that came back here. Every time I met him, he is never talked to me about anything about his group. If he's a hero, at least he should not show this.
G wife: No, you're wrong. I really feel that he has grown. After he came back here and became a hero, many wonderful ladies really want to be concerned about him. However, I am afraid that he will be like his father. It… isn't good.
Sec: Don't worry, Ma'am. I feel he has only one woman in his heart. I dunno how she is, but from my view of him, it isn't the kind of lady you are mentioning.
G wife: I will remember what you said. Now, we have some new information about the Cetra terrorists. Cosmos tracked a timeline where one of them has been in. Afterward, my son has got a new order from The higher command. He will return to his work.
Sec: Her? Can I ask about that?
G wife: A sorceress, a very powerful sorceress. A group of time agents will impersonate SeeD soldiers before traveling to that time. It's because only SeeD knew where exactly she was. Since this organization was gone after the meteorite explosion, all information about the sorceress has been erased. Luckily we still get some from a video game company before the end of the world to decide her location. My son and his team must finish her before she could send a signal for herself here. If she died in that timeline, she in this timeline would be gone. And the rest of the terrorists will be so weak that we can take them down once and for all.
Sec: It's a good plan but lacks in detail, Ma'am. Those team members, even your son, are not ready for such an impossible mission. They will all die before some real individuals have come to see.
G wife: Because he was trained to kill monsters, soldiers, and witches by several masters, including your old boss, the command believes that he is the only candidate for this mission. This is work for a hero.
Sec: May I ask you a question, Ma'am? Why am I the first who know this plan from you?
G wife: Because I hope you will get a score in work. My husband likes to have someone agile that works for him.
Sec: Thank you, Ma'am.
The G wife came close to look straight at Sec's eyes, whispered, "I do know you have a sentiment towards my son. He is a man for all the people. A woman like you will never fit him. Don't think that I am helping you because I like you. It means I will keep my eyes on you, miss. And you have to stay away from my son. Do you hear that?" Sec didn't really understand what G wife was talking about. But before she could respond, G wife had taken back her record and left.
Next, Sec gave a speech for the inauguration.
"Greetings. We are so proud and happy when a lot of people come to this event. This city is a legacy of our imperial history. Over the year, I suppose we have all known about a renowned Cetra story entitled The promised land," Sec said in front of the audience below, "And now, I can tell you a story about this. A major pandemic, which resembled influenza, swept the globe long ago when people still called this world the Earth. Because of the large number of individuals who died, most industrialized countries banded together to produce a vaccine. The first one was completed not a long time later, but it wasn't enough to eliminate the disease. Then the next one and the next… People had to have injected many kinds of medicine in many times. Finally, all people were saved from the pandemic, but there was a group that could know how to use the magic. We still don't know why or how the vaccine made them like that. But we know the first place on Earth where they set foot became the promised land.
"Excuse me! May I give you another question?", a journalist from the crowd voiced. Before giving Sec his question, he began to tell to everyone in the show, "I've heard about this new story of the Ancients. There are something fun like the vaccine that created the Centra wasn't from this planet. Actually, it was developed in another planet, where a few people were migrated and used their own vaccine to deal with the pandemic right after they returned here."
"It Cetra, not Centra", Sec said sternly.
"Ok, whatever, the record told that's their name," the journalist laughed off, "Those magic people seemed to not live in harmony with the others. It's because people on Earth had no idea what kind of… freak surviving with them. They believed the Centras is a kind of alien, not human anymore. Even there was a conspiracy that some people migrated to another planet in secret to creat a kind of medicine for their own, which also made them stronger than others. And they came back the Earth to become a great nation."
"Ok, sound like you have remembered the whole story. So, what do you mean, sir?" Sec asked him.
"Well, ok, I will finish this boring story in a minute. Ehem... In New York, 2013 according to the old calendar, many of freaking monsters appeared in the streets, killing so many people. Their origin was from a medicine company. After that, the company had been shut down. But all their properties were moved on space. And the pandemic occured not long time later. Besides, a system which was called… ah… I am trying to remember that because of so many information…Found it! Overdive system, a thing that can make some kind of… days of future past. Now, we have some things like: a lost company which had created monsters before was moved on space, the pandemic afterward and a group of people who returned on Earth had an ability of magic by using their vaccine. But the only thing I care is the Overdive system, which seems to be mysterious than any others. So, my question is: What do you know about that system, miss?
While Sec was looking at him blankly, the General quickly moved to the podium where she was standing and spoke into micro, "Thank you for your simple but interesting question. But time is up, and now we have to move to the next part," Then he gave a signal for soldiers to take the journalist away.
"Don't sidestep, madam," He shouted when he was taken by soldiers, "We all know this thing won't come to a good end. Something is coming back from the sky to strike us with consternation again. This circle of fate is rebooting. What are you hiding from us?"
"Now that's two questions. Again, thank you for coming to this event. Ok, lady and gentlemen, it's time for the inauguration. Musica!
Sec, the General, and some people cut the ribbon, then a group of dancers showed up. Their performance attracted the audiences below
The General talked to Sec, "I saw your speech is very good. Well done, Ms. Secretary."
Sec tried to listen to him under the high volume of the music. She said, "Thanks! But I didn't even finish it. That guy was so garrulous. I though he would talk about the world's end before the age of Cetra," When talking, Sec saw that Cid was absent.
A large drape covering the monument was brought down after the performance, revealing a statue of some individuals. That's Cloud and his friends but no Aerith Gainsborough.
While clapping the hands, the General whispered to Sec, "We can't put her image with others, or people will begin to think about the old great nation. That's the reason why Cid wasn't in here with us."
Sec felt unhappy when the General still spoke "the great nation" sarcastically. He said, "Strange, I am feeling that she is here, stands in the crowd, and looks at us. Perhaps she is one of those terrorists… You know what? I got a record a few minutes ago."
Sec quickly moved backstage. The General asked permission of the others to catch up with her. The two walked together. Sec talked to him angrily, "Please tell me you are kidding, sir, because I don't know what the hell you are talking about?"
"There's no need to be so upset, Ms. Secretary. Of course that I am kidding, only want to make you happy…"
Sec quickly interrupted, "May I ask you about the record?"
"Whispers," General put the question back to Sec, "Do you know about them?"
"I see," Sec implied, "You are mentioning that disaster occurring in our lab, aren't you?"
"Cid of the Lufaine is more than a creator. He can know exactly what story will appear if any timeline is remade. Now you know why he's called The Narrator, don't you? Anyway, he was responsible for creating another God to guarantee that all the timelines would be maintained. But after many secret experiments in the lab, we didn't see anything like a God except… them. Some curious people have been killed in the lab so we have struggled to hide all information from journalists. Although Cid showed that this creature could process the mission, I only see it isn't up to much."
General ordered Sec to get into the car with him. He suddenly grabbed Sec's hand inside the car, making her feel embarrassed. He smiled and lightly said, "I've lost many men because of you, Doc, and Cid. My son's right. The remake should be stopped, or our perfect world will come to an end. But I am feeling that I've put my beliefs to the wrong people because everything is stagnant, even worse. You should give me a good result, or I am afraid you have to dig your own grave with the others. I… really don't want this happen though I'm so pissed off right now. My dear, hope you understand that."
Sec took a nod and then expressed a wish to get off the car, General accepted that. After Sec had got out, the car window closed. Sec turned around to knock her finger to the window. General ordered to reopen the car window, asked, "What?"
Sec bent over the window to look at General inside the car, held a record in her hand, said, "Sir, from the last record I've heard, your son never finished his mission during Shinra timeline. It isn't good he still came back here as a hero."
A soldier felt scared and warned Sec. She kept talking to General, "Don't worry. We only listen to each other with this."
General understood what Sec was meant. He signaled to his men to stay down. Still holding the record in the hand, Sec said, "Your son had never found the Cetra group who defeated Jenova, while the others of his team only concentrated on the legacy of the great nation. But I know he wanted a person who looks like him… in his blood, who could have finished his mission. But that person failed again. I assume that the failure is why those Cetra terrorists are here. It means… your son isn't a hero. And I dunno how people will think about him after this truth has been revealed."
General just kept silent. It seemed that he remembered something from what Sec was talking to him. "With all my respect," She kept saying, "You shouldn't joke about that woman. It only makes the truth is more unpalatable. I hope you understand that. Ah! I forgot, this record was put in my pocket not a long time ago, but I believe you will know someone did that. Now I give it back to you. Have a good day, sir!" Then, she threw the record inside the car and went away.
G wife sat in front of a tombstone, whispered, “I will protect all the rest of the family. I promise.” When she stood up, she saw a gathering of people standing around a gravestone nearby.
A soldier came to her and said, “It's time to go, Ma'am. Your son is awaiting your arrival.”
G wife: Do you see that? Those really tasted the joys of connubial bliss.
The soldier: They are poor, Ma’am.
G wife: They are a happy family, while I and you are here only. It’s a difference between them and me.
When the car moved to the cemetery gate, an old man who was a security guard came close to the car and greeted her who was sitting inside. Taking money from the driver, he said, “Ma’am. You are so kind. Could you permit my asking about your boy?”
G wife: I don’t have time. So hurry up.
Old man: I heard that we are preparing to go to another war. There are so many crazy things around it, like the world may come to an end again… And your son will join the special ops to stop it?
G wife: I am sorry I can't answer your question. That’s top-secret intel.
Old man: I understand, Ma’am. He is a good boy. His family serves the country very well for many generations. Most of them were sacrificed on the battlefield, especially the time we got war with the Centra. If your son gets some troubles… Oh, I am sorry, Ma’am. You look like a Goddess when sending your only blood to this savage country.
Then, the old man ruefully went back to the tent.
On the road, the driver talked to G wife while driving, “How’s funny that the world we are living in still has some flattering guys like him.”
G wife: When I brought my son there when he was a child, he used to play with that elderly man. He only showed his memory.
The driver: Forgive me for my misunderstanding, Ma’am. That man must have been very close to your son.
G wife: Anyway, I heard that you want to come with my son on his mission. Is that right?
The driver: Yes, Ma’am. This is a good opportunity for me. Becoming a partner with your son is my honor.
G wife: I’ve read your intel. May I ask you a few personal questions?
The driver: Yes, Ma’am.
G wife: Are you willing to die for my son, or will you take revenge for him if he’s killed?
The driver: That’s impossible. Your son couldn’t be killed.
G wife: Don’t worry. It’s just a test. Just answer it.
The driver: Yes, Ma’am. If I die for him, he won't be protected anymore. If he dies, then I will kill all who did it.
G wife: I will consider it. By the way, I can see you are an excellent soldier. Keep yourself as a ghost around them, even your partnerships, then your time shall come.
The driver: Thank you for trusting me, Ma’am.
G wife: Our Whispers have failed. Many of the deaths here now so become useless. The sign why they were failed is here only, but we haven’t still known the reason they failed yet. Therefore, we have to take advantage of all our newest intel. This time our faithfulness is numerous, but we need more talented men. I hope you can show me that.
The driver, "I won’t let you down, Ma'am," then he said, "Long live the Gaia!"
G wife smiled, responded, "Long live the Gaia!"
Player 6: Are you sure to meet me today? Anyway, thanks for coming here to bid me farewell, Don.
Don Corneo: Don’t worry, my young friend. Since I left the team to walk on my footsteps, I’m pretty sure that they won’t know that we are in here.
Player 6: I think I will only remember you on our team. But please do me a favor, Don. Do not seduce any more good girls for you and your gang.
Don: Nah, you know it’s impossible, 6. Many beautiful women in this world will be only my asset, just like what your family has got.
Player 6: No, according to what my mother always tells me every time, my previous generations… only get the hearts of beautiful women, not force them.
Don pointed to his stomach, said: Well… I am not like your family. Sorry, man.
Player 6: Ok, fine. If you can’t do that, I saw your mindfulness of the great good is being weak. So, I have to eliminate you.
Don felt scared when seeing Player 6 put his hand in the belt to draw his weapon. Suddenly, Player 6 laughed and said, “Calm down, Mr. Corneo. There's no need to panic. I am just kidding you.
Don also laughed, said, “You know what, 6? Your scary is really contrary to your beauty. I have seen many warriors, but I didn't still believe that a man like you… can become one of the best among them. Hey! I will get a woman like you as my best bride.
Don waved his hand, said, “No, I am just kidding! Never mind, 6.
Player 6: It's likely if I have a daughter and when she’s grown up, you will like her. So trust me, my old friend. I will come back to the time when you can approach her and kill you before you can touch her.
Don raised his hand and said, “Ok, I got it. But I will look forward to a woman I told you. You know I am a man who never gives up.
Player 6: If you stop kidnapping good girls and seize their hearts instead, I believe you can do that.
Don: I know you are following a woman. Is that right? Because I still follow my duty for our team by providing any slum knowledge.
Player 6: What? Are you intending to make her as you new bride?
Don: Ha! I knew it. But don’t worry, my friend. I won’t touch her, even don’t tell anyone as well.
Don raised his fingers to his lip and did a zipping up, “Zip! None!” he said, meant say nothing.
Player 6 smiled to accept that. Then he said, “Don, I propose that you destroy all of the records you keep in your place, or the team is uncovered. Keeping them isn't a good idea.
Don stopped smiling, then he said, “You are requiring me to forget my real name, right?”
Player 6: I think remembering the last name is enough for you. Only a few of us get such privilege, while the boss and I don’t.
Don: But you are the only one who can return home. Oh, 6! You would have been labeled a deserter and a traitor in my nation far years ago before the world’s end, and you would have been executed in the street.
Player 6: So why do all of you still let me go?
Don: Because we understand you. You are the youngest in the team and have a long future ahead, while we only have this opportunity to change our lives.
Player 6: I see. So it isn't about my mother who ordered you to do that?!
Don: She has provided us with the best technology to make a powerful company. We will have many of Mako, a legacy of the great nation for ourselves, and even our next generations if the promised land is found. But I only want money and women, not vaccines or something crazy like that. We should express our gratitude to her.
Player 6: About the promised land, I still believe it isn't here. Don't trust any of their intel. Maybe that's a way to trick us so we will all be dumped.
Don: You're right. I am the only one who never trusts that, not like your boss. However, I... can’t forget my origins. Tequila wine, tropical wind on the beach, and several angels lying on hot sands. All those things from my old country are in my blood.
Player 6: Don, you have to listen to me. Please burn all our intel. You and the others will never be alone. I go back home but will come back here someday. I promise.
Don: Will your parent allow doing that? They think you like this new world as an addicted gamer and are willing to die for it. You… are the last man of the family and if you die, your family won't any longer.
Player 6: Enough, Don. What about you? We found you far years ago when the old world prepared to come to an end. I saw you too fought desperately to free yourself from the jaws of the merciless reptile. After we had defeated those monsters, you insisted on coming with us because all of your relationships had gone. I suppose you will never forget it.
Don: Yeah, I won’t. Like you, I really like to live in this timeline, just like you. Becoming an addicted gamer isn’t so bad with an old man like me. But I will be so bad if I forget all of my previous life, the time when I fought with all my amigo against those ugly things…
Player 6: DON!
He saw Don was little crying. Thought for a while, Don said, “Ok! You are truly a bastard. I will do that, burning them all.
Although feeling that Don was lying, Player 6 still said, “Thank you, Mr. Corneo. You are important in our great good which guides us to become a great nation after the age of Cetra. You will never be forgotten. Before leaving now, may I give you a song of your countryside as a gift?”
… When Player 6 raised his voice in his singing to prepare to finish the song, Don also raised his voice. Both of them finished the song together, then laughed.
Don: Oh, 6! You shouldn’t leave because I hate to remember you. Before you left, may I also give you a… music as a gift. I know you enjoy riding a cool motorbike so this music has a backfiring sound you may like, and I intend to put a rock style for our battle system… Unfortunately, I haven’t finished the whole music yet as you leave too soon. Anyway, when you listen to it the first time, you will feel that we always welcome you back to the game. It’s the mark.
After listening for a while, Player 6 said, “Yeah! I can feel that. Thank you so much, Don. Time’s up. I have to go now. Goodbye, and good luck, Mr. Corneo.”
A door open made Player 6 back to the present. G wife arrived to the room and sat near him. She said, “My dear, the people in the office can’t restore the whole music since it has been damaged during the Lifestream. They only remade it as a kind of bits, even shorter than the origin.”
After listening to the music, Player 6 said, “That’s ok. I think it’s enough.”
G wife said, “I have talked to the commanders. Just like old-time, you don’t need to fight in the battle till the end. Doc will send Player 5 to go with you. He will help you, even becomes your patsy… so you can return here in peace. In case he won’t do that, a time agent will make sure to make it happen. With the problem of those Cetra out there, your old master and his team will serve you and the others as security guards. So at least we don’t need to worry too much. Now, I want you to remember your new fake biology I prepare to give to you. Oh, son. I still remember the last time when your team had to remember their fake year of birth before traveling to the Jenova time, then they moved to the next timeline to fit with those birth numbers… Hey, what’s wrong, son?
He said, “I’m sorry, Mom. I can’t… forget my old team too.”
G wife: I know. If this nightmare didn't appear, we all wouldn't have to remember them.
Player 6: I want to fight for this world, not hiding anymore.
G wife: It’s impossible, son. You only like the surface of this fantasy world. You don't know what it is inside. And you don't know how much our blood has been wasted for it. As a mother, I will never let this family disappear from history. Do you understand?
Player 6: Do you see all the wounds on my body right here?
G wife: Those’re new. It means that you have just failed to protect someone, right? I will not ask you more than this. Don't worry.
Player 6: I will never forget my failure. This mission is my only chance to protect my lover once and for all. If I failed again, then I, all of you, and this world together will go down to hell.
G wife seemed to understand what her son had done. She turned around to not let him see that she was crying. Then she said, “Oh, my dear. Why did you always make me like this? Okay, if you want to do that, I won’t stop you. But I afraid that I can’t protect you anymore.”
“I am not a hero,” Player 6 said
G wife: Oh, my dear. I have researched about your father’s family before coming to him and had you. His family was famous for saving people from the world’s end. Their generations always saved people from monsters in every wars and conflicts. And they always get money and some women as a payment…
Player 6: Oh, come on. Not again.
G wife:… Every member of your parent so far was famous for elegance. A good thing that my parent doesn't have. Your father is losing it because of the politic. You looked like him when you were young, but now every time I look at you, I can’t stop thinking about your parent. Son… listen to me, you can’t look like them who only earn some honor and foolish women in the battle. You have to begin to think about your life in the future, not go down to the underground with everything you have.
Player 6 looked at her for a while. He said, “Maybe you're right, Mom. I have failed in my life but I will rebuild again. I might not a good warrior but a man who never gives up. I won’t make you cry anymore.”
Then he hugged his mom so tight. She hugged him and whispered, “That’s my boy. Whether someone has just scratched this garbage, we together will clean it again. This country is only the great nation on the planet. Our family will always last.”
…
The Main returned to the apartment he had rented. Due to the safety of his family, he only lived alone. Standing in front of the door, he heard an angry voice in the neighbor behind him. A woman from there stormed out to meet Main. She said, “Here, take it. My kids talked with it too much. If it’s a kind of magic, we will get into trouble with the government.” She gave him a Moogle doll then closed the door quickly.
The Main looked at the doll, shrugged, “What kind of fantasy world do people not allowed to use magic?”
He arrived in the room and threw the doll on the sofa. When he was pouring the water to drink, suddenly a whisper appeared, “Hey! We have to talk.”
Main jumped out of his skin. He turned around and saw the doll moving on the sofa. Main tried to pull himself together, he said, “Cid, is that you?”
The doll said, “Yes, it’s me.”
Main: What the hell are you doing inside that?
Cid: I was ambushed by one of my… characters. My body was gone, and I had to remove my soul to this lovely one since I am immortal. But now I can’t drink some tea anymore…So...Is this place safe? Let’s talk.”
Context summary:
The real world: The pandemic is inspirational from a real in our world today. Its end leads to the age of Cetra who raises from the mysterious vaccine created on another planet. Their ability is a fear of all humans. Although Cetra vaccine is first created on another planet, it’s believed that there are more of it on Earth which locate in the promised land, because the material of Cetra vaccine is the energy from the Lifestream found on this planet. On the other hand, human keeps searching for some pills to help them stronger enough to defeat all future epidemics, as well as makes them feel like the Cetra. The result is monsters, witches, and supernatural everywhere, leading to the world’s end. War for Planet of the Apes and Project Power are some movies inspiring this.
Before the pandemic, there is some event in Parasite Eve that leads to two things: the origin of the Cetra; the reason why monsters and fantasy appear leading to the word’s end; the origin of time traveling which is a part of the Crystal.
Aya Brea is the first fantasy woman, leading to the origin of Cetra.
World A: The Cetra tried to restore the world and then protect it by following human technology and bio-weapons. The war between them and human originates from Racial discrimination. After the war they use time travel to change all the timelines of the world from the old age to the present, making a perfect world, or the world of Final Fantasy. But this change also leads to many dead people, a country thus wants to defeat them once and for all.
World B: Cetra rely on Cid to make some Gods protect all their achievements, that include Jenova. She has the power of knowing who lives and dies after every timeline is changed. As I said, she went back to the past to kill many Cetra, leading this race to be completely destroyed in the present. World A ends here. The country after defeating the Cetra becomes the next great nation. This country tries to adjust the history to make people’s memory get wrong about Cetra, as well as controls all timelines from the old age to the present, leading to the context of FF 6, 7 then 8, and so on. Besides, some main characters knew about the time-traveling, they are transformed to World B to be defeated in battle and then are erased memory.
My inspiration for this is from Square Enix changed their idea of FF world from mythology to Steampunk, beginning with FF6.
But the remake of FF will lead to the end of World B and the restoration of World A afterward.
Cid is The Narrator. He designed the FF world.
Inspirational soundtrack for World B:
The damage music of Player 6: Stream The Mark [PayDay 2 OST - Chiptune remix] WIP by NQW | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
For a battle system: Stream PAYDAY 2 - Wanted Dead Or Alive by MMOs.com | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
In my country, we are all preparing for the New Year. This time is for everything from cleaning the house to buying something for the family. My relaxation is also the time I go on writing this. After finishing this chapter, I will spend my time with my family and myself, like watching the cinema or talking to someone.
I see many people don’t like this kind of soundtrack (EDM or something) for Final Fantasy. But for me, this track can make the game cooler, like an action movie. And I look at some wallpapers of the game while listening to this track and writing my fanfiction. This track also describes the people in World B or Steampunk, modern and flexible…
…Ahh. It’s midnight again. Time to sleep because of not thinking anything else.
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