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Episode II - Online quest - Seat of the Heart
Client: Elly Person
Job description: Elly has a personal request.
Reward: ??? Meseta
[if you have previously saved this quest, go to Save exists]
[city]
Elly:
-Hello [NAME].
Remember me? Elly?
You've been very helpful to us at the Lab.
Ummm. Well.
The reason why I've asked you to come see me, is because...
I have a favor to ask you, [NAME].
But you can't tell anybody about this, OK?
Well, umm... There's this hunters I know that needs some help.
She needs a bodyguard.
...
She is going to take the adaptation exam at the Lab.
Yes, the VR exam.
I can't tell you why, but she must pass the exam.
But she needs assistance, and nobody will help her...
Will you please help her?
You can't let her down. No matter what happens.
I need you to stay with her until the end.
Because... well, she'd feel lonely if she were all by herself.
[choice]
>You can count on me!
Really?
Oh, I'm so glad.
I can't thank you enough.
Oh!
Hey, we don't have much time! It's about to start!
What's about to start, you say?
The adaptation exam! What else!
This exam is designed for 2 people per team.
I've already taken care of your registration, so we can start right away!
OK, are you ready?
Let's head to the Lab.
[Elly joins]
>Umm...
No..?
But this girl really needs your help... Please!
[go to choice]
Girl:
-Ta la la...
Elly!
Play with me, Elly! Play with me!
...
No..?
OK... I understand...
Will you promise me that we'll play with him next time?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.
I forgot his name!
-Ta la la...
It's OK, you don't need to tell me!
I know what you're trying to say!
I never forget my friends!
Ummm... What were we talking about?
[The Lab]
[approach slope]
[screen goes black for a moment, then you're standing along with Elly and
other hunters before the Chief]
Natasha:
-Welcome hunters.
You may already be aware of this, but we'll say it again, just in case.
The Pioneer 2 Lab will begin doing its own research on Gal Da Val.
Yes, the island which we just recently discovered.
About our decision...
We determined that the research that could be done outweighed the risk.
In order to carry out this dangerous task,
we need very capable hunters.
The Principal is well aware of previous mistakes Pioneer 1 made.
...
The research will take place in an isolated area, to minimize risk.
The purpose of this adaptation exam is to find qualified hunters.
We will pick qualified hunters to be part of our special force.
Those hunters who pass this exam will join the second research team.
They will be given permission to enter Gal Da Val from our Lab.
Information about Gal Da Val Island cannot be disclosed.
Therefore all information will be classified as confidential.
I am sure your clients have given you these instructions already.
But as a reminder, those who break this agreement will be prosecuted.
So don't forget.
[pauses]
The goal of this exam is to defeat the virtual dragon on the VR field.
The exam will be considered complete when you do the following:
Clear the traps on the VR field and defeat the virtual dragon.
More details about the exam will be given by your operator.
They can communicate with you after you appear on the VR field. Good luck.
Natasha:
-You need talent, effort, and luck to pass this exam.
What do you think?
Dan:
-Please select the menu you would like to view.
[choice]
>Cancel
Congratulations on passing the exam. I know you gave it your all.
>Objective of the exam
An objective of this exam is to defeat the Gol Dragon.
The teleporter that will transport you to the Gol Dragon is set over here.
It is at the end of the Temple Beta Area and the Spaceship Beta Area.
But...
You must have 3 IDs in order to use that teleporter.
One ID is given to each team.
[go back to choice]
>Reminder 1
The system we follow for this exam is "survival."
There will be many other hunters competing on the same VR field.
The team who defeats the Gol Dragon passes the exam.
It is permitted to attack other hunters.
There are no rules when it comes to accomplishing your goal.
[go back to choice]
>Reminder 2
This exam is designed this way to increase the challenge.
So don't let down your guard during the exam.
[go back to choice]
[approach and open door to VR teleporter]
Elly:
-Hey, umm...
Well.
I kind of forgot to mention this to you.
Do you promise that you won't get upset?
You know that girl who needs a bodyguard? Well, umm...
That's me.
Ha ha ha...
Well.
I know what you're thinking...
It was really difficult for me to ask you to do this in the first place.
I'm sorry.
...
...ahem!
Anyway, I'm counting on you!
[enters teleporter and turns to you]
[approach teleporter]
Elly:
-I'm so nervous.
[screen fades, and then shows Sue and Kireek standing before Natasha]
Natasha:
-Everything is going exactly as planned.
There's only one concern.
How'll our reconstructed project react to her in the system?
That is the critical question.
Keep your eyes on them!
[view goes back to you and Elly]
[you enter the teleporter]
[VR Temple Beta]
[upon arrival]
Operator:
-Message from the Lab.[radio noise]
There are many traps set up on the VR field.
Do whatever you can to overcome these obstacles.
The objective is to defeat the Gol Dragon.[view changes to Barb]
There are a number of teams competing on the same VR field.[view changes to Oslo]
Complete the objective to pass the exam.[view changes to you]
There are no rules, so do whatever it takes to beat your competitors.[view changes to Elly]
We don't care ...[view changes to Bernie]
if you fight or work together to complete the objective.
Only the first few who accomplish our goals will pass this exam.[view changes to Ash]
[you see a FOmar dressed in white walking, then suddenly disappearing]
That's all.[view changes back to normal]
Go ahead and start the exam.
Elly:
-No problem.
I know that you will beat everyone else, [NAME]!
I have faith in you.
Quest Board:
>"ID: 1"
Division: Pioneer 2 Lab
[enter hallway after bridge]
[view changes to three hunters]
HUmar:
-What? You want to fight?
Woah, wait a minute.
We're both hired to work for this client, right?
Then what's the use of fighting?
I'll take you on if you insist, but...
...
You'll regret it!
[shoots at HUcast, then at HUcaseal, and the screen turns grey]
Operator:
-There is a battle between hunters in Area B.[radio noise]
2 deaths confirmed. They failed the exam.
Sending them to the Lab.
Team H's ID has been obtained by Team C who has won the battle.
Please continue the exam.
[approach terminal]
Elly:[running to it and accessing it]
-Leave it to me! I'll take care of it.
[view changes to two hunters]
RAmar:
-Lately, your father has been the talk of the town.
I'm sure you're being manipulated.
As a soldier, I can't let that slide!
RAmarl:
-What?[RAmar steps forward]
My father has no control over me.
You guys are the ones who obey without questioning orders.
Talk about mindless! You have on business telling me this.
[both step forward, and point their guns at each other]
Gillium:[entering room]
-!!![shoots at RAmar, and steps forward]
RAmarl:
-You aren't as good as you say you are.
Guess you've been messing with politics, instead of honing your fighting.
You should be more careful with what you say next time.
...
I thought I told you to stay out, Gillium.[steps towards Gillium]
My intention was to put up a solid fight without any regrets.
Gillium:
-But my lady...
You worry me so. I was about to have a heart attack!
RAmarl:
-Hmmm. I didn't know than an Android could have a heart attack.
Well... It's not good for my circuits anyway.
[screen turns grey]
Operator:
-Battle between the teams in Area E have been confirmed.[radio noise]
Team F won, and they have the other team's ID.
They're proceeding now.
[cross passageway]
[Elly stops in the middle and looks to the left, seeing Racton and TYPE:V]
Elly:
-Ahhh!
We can see another team heading over there.
I wonder which team that is.
Well, we can't let them beat us. Let's go!
[enter monument room]
[view changes to two hunters]
Madeleine:
-We've merged, just as we expected.
Beiron:
-Let's head for the teleporter.[you see a FOmar dressed in white walking from
behind the wall]
We've got to get there before the others.
Hmmm?
[both Beiron and the FOmar turn to each other]
You've chose the wrong guy to follow.
I guess this just isn't your day!
[points gun at the FOmar, screen turns grey]
Operator:
-A new battle is confirmed with Team J at Area H.[radio noise]
Identifying their opponent...
...
What...?
There's no information in our database!
[screen goes back to normal, and the FOmar disappears]
Beiron:
-Where did he go?[red balls float around them]
Madeleine:
-Don't let your guard down!
We don't know what they are capable of.
!!!
[a ball of fire falls down between them, and explodes while the screen turns grey]
Operator:
-!!![radio noise]
An outside energy field has been detected in our VR program.
This is...
[approach Madeleine and Beiron]
Elly:[while they get teleported away]
-It's beyond the average level, even for the VR.
But... These numbers on the field indicate...
[approach Racton and TYPE:V]
Elly:[while they walk away]
-That's them again!
[enter room]
[screen goes black for a moment, view changes to you and Elly running into the room,
then changes to Racton and TYPE:V]
TYPE:V:
-I've got a bad feeling about this...
Racton:
-What's the matter? Got cold feet? Don't blame you...
It's not like you've ever been in an actual battle before.
The most important thing you should know is to know when to fight.
TYPE:V:
-Can you hear that?
Racton:
-Ha ha ha.
Stop joking around!
[steps forward, then gets hit by lightning]
Ahhh!
TYPE:V:[also gets hit immediately after]
-Gyaaah!
Elly:[as they get teleported away]
-Watch out!
This isn't like the normal VR field!
There's a trap that we've never seen before!
[screen goes black for a moment]
[approach terminal]
Elly:[running to it and accessing it]
-I'll take care of this!
Leave it to me!
[cross passageway]
[view changes to Ash and Bernie]
[the FOmar dressed in white appears from behind the wall]
[Ash and Bernie spot him]
Bernie:
-Hey!
Looks like somebody is up for a challenge.
What should we do, partner?
Ash:[stepping towards the FOmar]
-Step aside. I can handle him by myself.
Bernie:
-Ha! I thought you would say that.
I'll just get out of your way, and watch you from up there.
[energy starts to float around the FOmar]
Bernie:
-!?
Hey, wait Ash!
Ash:[turns to Bernie running away a distance]
-Why are you running away?
Bernie:[turning to Ash after a pause]
-Leave me alone! I just have a bad feeling about this!
[both run away]
[view changes to the FOmar, who has a white, angry face with red eyes,
and causes an energy field to grow around him]
[screen turns grey]
Operator:
-Unidentified force has been detected in Area L again![radio noise]
It's interfering with the VR field System!
...
There is an outbreak of high energy out on the block by Area L.
Normal phase energy level in Area L cannot be maintained!
Emergency! Emergency!
Energy field is expanding!
If it keeps up at this pace, the whole VR field could collapse!
[screen goes back to normal, and view changes back to you and Elly]
Elly:
-Wait!
There is a signal from the Lab!
Operator:
-...[warning signal]
Emergency report from the Lab!
A high level output has been detected on the VR field.
Some areas have been reported to refect access to the Lab on the field.
The VR field has begun to collapse.[view changes to overhead view of the field, with red
balls of energy falling]
The safety of hunters who are on the VR exam cannot be guaranteed.
Those hunters are in danger.
The exam will continue, but be warned... There is an unexpected problem.[other field view]
You are advised to leave the VR field.
I repeat!
A high level output has been detected on the VR field...
[view changes back to you and Elly]
Elly:
-Look![warning signal]
The virtual registration figures on the VR field is increasing.
That means something is causing the VR field to become unstable.
...
I wonder if the Lab intentionally created this for the exam?
...
(or maybe it's him...)
...
Let's hurry.
[approach terminal]
Elly:[running to it and accessing it]
-That's all I can do, but...
I'll do my best!
[approach teleporter]
[screen goes black for a moment]
Elly:
-Phew.
We finally made it to the teleporter in the next field.
But this field seems dangerous...
Let's move on.
[you step in the teleporter, view changes to close-up of Elly]
Just once.
I just want to see him once...
[Elly enter the teleporter, revealing a FOmar dressed in white
that was standing a distance behind her]
[the screen zooms in on him to show that this is a different FOmar, with
normal skin colour and blue eyes]
[VR Spaceship Beta]
[upon arrival]
Operator:
-Report from the Lab to all teams.[radio noise]
Details of the second area is as follows:
You will need 3 IDs to proceed to the next stage - the Final area.
There are a total of 3 teams who have not gained IDs from other teams.
These teams must gain IDs in order to proceed.
Those teams are indicated by the 1 ID on them.
Only teams with 3 IDs are permitted to proceed to the next area.
They may proceed to the area where the Gol Dragon awaits.
Again, there are no rules on how you can obtain IDs.
Now, proceed to the second area of the exam.
Elly:
-I wonder if this field was also effected by that impact.
Malfunctions have been discovered in certain areas.
Be careful not to take any damage!
[kill all enemies in room]
[screen goes black for a moment]
Elly:
-Seems like the computer is broken...
I wonder who'd do such a thing...
Whoever it was, they must've been really rough...
[both you and Elly run to the passageway, but the door closes before you]
Elly:[turning around]
-!!!
[NAME]! Are you OK?
[NAME]:[turning around and stepping forward]
-!
[view changes to the two hunters on the other side of the room]
Propp:
-They weren't kidding when they said there were no rules for this exam.
Maybe you took that too lightly.
Django:
-...
The one with the larger army will win the battle.
That's the basic premise in the art of war.
Of course, it doesn't matter to those who are about to die!
[both attack]
[Propp defeated]What... It can't be...
[Django defeated]This can't be...!
[defeated]
Operator:
-Reporting on the progress.[radio noise]
Battle in Area U has been confirmed. Team E has won and they have another ID.
Total ID count for Team E is now 2.
[screen goes black for a moment]
Elly:[running to you]
-Are you OK, [NAME]?
Red-eyed FOmar:
-Retreat!
Elly:
-Huh?[view slowly moves to show the FOmar in the passageway]
What...?
This voice...[turns to the FOmar]
Are you...
CAL?
Red-eyed FOmar:
-I repeat.
Retreat immediately.
Elly:
-CAL?
Red-eyed FOmar:
-Your existence is...
dangerous for us.
[you and Elly run to him, while the FOmar launches a stream of energy towards you,
which goes between you and Elly]
Elly:
-Why...
[the FOmar disappears]
Quest Board:
>"ID: 2"
Team I Division: Weinstine Co.
[approach terminal]
[Elly runs to it and accesses it]
Elly:
-What...?
That's weird...
I'm sorry...
But you can't cancel the input.
[destroy terminal]
Elly:
-!
So that explains the broken computer earlier...
But I feel bad...
[enter room]
[view changes to Oslo]
[Oslo walks forward, then stops]
Oslo:
-Why do we have to go through all this haslle just to find the exit?
I can't believe the field is having problems.
I better move fast, or my life will be in danger.
[screen zooms in on you and Elly, meaning Oslo notices you]
[view changes to Barb, stepping forward]
Barb:
-Hey! How's it going?
...
Even though there aren't any rules for this exam...
I just can't fight another hunter just to get ahead.
Hmm?
What is it?
[Oslo comes running to him]
Oslo:
-Rivals!
Rivals are coming!
Barb:
-[pauses]
It's inevitable...
Just as planned. All right, get ready!
[cross room]
[room gets dark]
Elly:
-!
There must be a switch to light up this place somewhere.
[activate switch while there are still enemies]
Elly:
-[NAME]!
Monsters are still here! Watch out!
[approach Barb]
[screen goes black for a moment]
[you step towards Barb]
Barb:
-I see you made it this far.
It's truly heartbreaking to have to fight fellow hunters for an exam.
...
Let's avoid a conflict. Why don't you just hand me your ID?
[choice]
>Do not hand it to him
[go to point 1]
>Hand it to him
[view changes to Elly]
No! [NAME]!
...
[view changes to you and Barb]
[point 1]
Barb:
-...
I figured you wouldn't just hand it over to me quietly.
I guess I shouldn't have asked.
Oh well.
what would you do in a situation like this?
Well?
[view changes to Elly, Oslo comes out of the passageway]
Elly:
-...
[NAME]... I'm sorry...
It's my fault...
Oslo:
-[pauses]
All right little girl.
Enough talking.
Hey, don't even think about it!
You're my precious hostage now!
[view changes to you and Barb, you turn to Elly]
Barb:
-I'll make you a deal...
Give me your IDs and I'll give her back.
You know, the field system is experiencing some problems.
If she dies on the VR field, she may die in real life.
[view changes to Elly]
[choice]
>...
[go to point 2]
>Hand ID(s) over.
[point 2]
Elly:
-Don't do it, [NAME]!
Don't worry about me, please don't hand the IDs over to him!
[view changes to you and Barb]
Barb:
-Hey! Take her over there!
This isn't the solution I was looking for, but I have no other choice.
I will take you on.
[view changes to Elly and Oslo]
Oslo:
-You heard him, little girl.
Now come with me.
Elly:
-[NAME], I'm so sorry...
Oslo:
-That's enough...
Now let's get moving!
[both go away, view changs to you and Barb, and you turn to him]
Barb:
-You are going to regret not handing over those IDs.
Hunter, don't hold back now.
I wish it didn't have to end like this...
[attacks]
[defeated]
...
Maybe I underestimated you.
Looks like you deserve to pass the exam.
Hurry and go get your partner.
I hope it's not too late...
...
[gets teleported away]
[screen goes black for a moment]
[kill all enemies in room with terminal]
Operator:
-You need 3 IDs in order to proceed to the teleporter up ahead.
*Please insert IDs into the terminal in this room.
...
Total ID count for your team is 2.
You need another ID.
[destroy all enemies in room]
[view changes to Elly lying unconscious on the ground, and Oslo]
Oslo:
-Shoot.
You wouldn't have gotten hurt if you had stayed still...
[the blue-eyed FOmar appears]
Blue-eyed FOmar:
-Elly!
You!
Get away from her.
Oslo:[turning to him]
-What? Who do you think you are?
How did you get in here?
Blue-eyed FOmar:
-...
Get away from her!
[after a moment, the FOmar steps forward and Oslo shoots at him]
[but Oslo's attack is blocked by a bolt of light]
Oslo:[shooting]
-What...!?
[the FOmar launhes a beam of energy on him]
[approaching the room's entrance]
[you see the blue-eyed FOmar, who seems to be Calus, stepping forward and disappearing]
[approach Elly]
[you pick up the sparkle]
Elly:
-...
...AL...
CA...L...
[gets up]
I... I guess it was useless...
I thought it wouldn't happen...
...
Thank you, [NAME].
...
I'm so glad I asked you to take this job for me.
...
(But for some strange reason...)
(I felt like I saw him...)
(It felt as if he was watching over me...)
...
Oh, I'm sorry.
That man we met earlier sounded very similar to someone I'm looking for.
Even though I never met him in person...
...
I'm sorry, [NAME].
But there is one more thing I need to tell you.
The reason why I wanted to pass this exam is because...
he asked me to.
...
I got a message from him while I was working on the system at the Lab.
It was a short message...
"I want you to pass the adaptation exam that will be held at the VR field."
That was it.
I know it sounds silly.
Someone may even be pulling a prank on me.
But even if I pass the exam, it's not like anything will ever change.
And he is not like us...
A...
...
[press A]
Ahhh, well.
I'm just a bit tired.
But I'm OK!
We got all 3 IDs and we are so close to completing the exam!
A teleporter should be nearby that will take us to the next field.
Let's head out!
Quest Board:
>"ID: 3"
Team A Division: Pioneer 2 Enterprise
[approach terminal]
Elly:[walking to it and accessing it]
-I'm opening the gate with those IDs.
You ready? Let's go!
[approach terminal]
Elly:[walking to it and accessing it]
-It looks like this is the last gate.
OK.
[approach teleporter]
[screen goes black for a moment]
[you both step in the teleporter]
Elly:
-All we have left is to defeat the Gol Dragon.
Though I've seen them on the screen, in person, it's so much scarier...
Wait just a minute.
[turns around]
Phew...
Sigh...
OK. I'm all right!
[turns to you]
Let's go!
[VR Spaceship Final]
[upon arrival]
Elly:
-Confirming the program for the final field...
Here it comes!
[defeat Gol Dragon]
Elly:
-All right!
This means we passed the exam, right?
!?
Operator:
-...
Receiving signal from the Lab.
Gol Dragon has been confirmed defeated.
You have passed the exam.
We will release the link to let you out of the VR field...
Please wait for the Chief's instruction...
Please wait...
... ... ...
... ...
...
Elly:
-!?[warning signal]
Hello? Is anybody there?
Oh, come on!
Calus:
-Elly...
I'm glad you are here.
Elly:
-!!!
This voice... Is it CAL?
[walks forward, you follow]
CAL!
Is that you, CAL?
I felt that you were really close to me...
I really wanted to see you.
I was so worried.
[screen goes black for a moment, and then you see Calus appearing]
Calus:
-...
It's been a while, Elly.
It's hard to believe it took so long for us to meet again.
I'm really glad you are doing well.
Elly:
-Is this... Is this really you?
Calus:
-Right. This is the first time you've ever seen me.
I know you must be surprised.
But it's really me, CAL.
Elly, come a little closer...
[Elly takes a step forward, then the red-eyed FOmar appears behind you]
Red-eyed FOmar:
-Don't!
Don't go!
You are all being seized by a meaningless thing.[Elly turns to him]
What you are doing may be beyond our permission.
We must act as a medium and as a whole.
Your action cannot be considered rational by any means.
If you continue to become a dangerous factor...
You will be terminated.
Get out of this phase immediately.
...
Elly:
-What?
Is there another CAL?
[view shows the red-eyed FOmar for a second, and then Calus for a second]
[you turn to the red-eyed FOmar]
...
The CALS System that the Lab was reconstructing...
I wonder... What was that for...?
CALS:
-[pauses]
I repeat.
You must leave immediately.
What you are doing is dangerous for our being.
If you do not cooperate, we will begin to eliminate the VR Link.
Calus:
-...
Listen to me, Elly.
This form I am in can only last a little longer on this field.
[Elly turns to Calus]
...
I need your help.
The navigation system that you have.
Yes, that's right. I need you to boost its signal.
Elly:
-Like this?
[Elly puts her hand on her device and small light beams start to fly outwards]
Calus:
-That's right. That's good, Elly.
CALS:
-You are so unpredictable...
Initiating transaction for enforced freeze condition.
[alarm signal, CALS emits light around him for a second, then Calus for a second]
Operator:
-...
This is the Lab... This is the Lab...
The FINAL area's energy field has exceeded operating parameters.
All exam participants, leave the VR field immediately.
If the order is not followed, the link will be closed by the system.
I repeat... I repeat...
...
Elly:
-[pauses]
CAL!!!
Calus:
-I don't expect you to understand...
...
Don't worry! Hurry up!
[you and Elly run behind Calus, then Calus and CALS launch a stream of energy at each other,
which hit each other and cause a blast]
[city]
[view moves around in the city]
[a telepipe appears in the city, screen goes black for a moment, then you are
both standing in the telepipe]
Elly:
-This is...!?
Pioneer 2...
...
CAL?
!!!
Where is CAL?
I thought I would see him here...
I can't believe it...
[pauses]
Calus:
-Elly...[radio noise]
Elly...
CAL...!?[Elly turns to the right]
Where...
Where are you?
[Elly turns around, steps forward and you turn to the left]
Calus:
-It's OK Elly. I'm all right.
I have transferred myself into your portable navigation system.
I can talk to you directly from here.
That was close.
I was about to be deleted from the VR System.
It's just like what happened before.
If you had forgotten about me, I would not be here now.
Elly:
-Oh, I'm so glad that you're safe.
Who was that other CAL?
What was it?
Calus:
-That's also "me," Elly.
If "I" am here, then...
That means "they" are here as well.
But they are all parts that haven't been integrated yet.
I don't know how long it would last, but...
Elly:
-"they"? "integrated"?
CAL, you mean...
Calus:
-I'm sorry, Elly.
But I don't have much time to go into the details right now.
I have a favor to ask you.
Will you take me to Gal Da Val?
Can you take me to the "Central Control Area"?
There we can...
...
[pauses, radio noise]
Elly:
-CAL...!?
Calus:
-Elly...
I cannot maintain contact...
Please...
Take me to that island...
[radio noise]
[screen fades, and then shows Sue and Kireek spying on you from the Medical Center]
Sue:
-Looks like everything is going as she planned.
What an evil witch...
Well, looks like she's going to keep us busy.
Kireek:
-...
Nol:
-Congratulations, Elly!
First I was shocked to hear that you were taking this exam.
But for some reason, I knew you would pass it!
I guess it was just a hunch, but I know you're very capable.
I just knew it...
Thanks to you I won a bunch of Meseta!
What? Any other teams that passed?
Only a total of 3 teams passed. The rest failed.
One team's from the military, and another's from the government.
And then there's you guys.
That's some tough competition.
-We are currently working on the reconstruction of CALS.
But we don't know what's wrong with him.
It seems like something very important is missing from him.
[the Lab]
[approach slope, screen goes black for a moment, and you both run to Natasha]
Natasha:
-!!!
Hey, you guys made it!
...
I am so glad you guys are OK.
After the Final Area collapsed, I lost track of you guys.
I can't believe you made it out of that mess.
There are people who not only passed the exam, but continue to try it again.
That's right.
You both passed the exam.
As I explained to you before the exam...
Permission to enter Gal Da Val is granted by the Lab. You now have access.
The second research team will be organized later.
Elly:
-Ah... Is my precious CAL...
I mean, is the CALS system OK?
Natasha:
-Our staff is currently trying to recover the CALS system.
I know you are worried, but you should trust the staff to do their jobs.
Unless...
if something happened there.
Elly:
-Oh...
No... Never mind...
Natasha:
-Hmmm...
That is the end of the exam.
Keep up the good work.
Good luck.
[view changes to Guild lady]
Guild lady:
-Would you like to save the current data?
If you save your data, you can restart your quest from this position.
* Saved data will be erased after you complete the quest.
[choice]
>Save
Data has been saved.
If you wish to quit the quest, select "Quit Game" from the main menu.
* Data will not be saved if the above procedure is not followed.
*Continue with the quest.[go to Part 2]
>Do not save
Continue with the quest.[go to Part 2]
[Save exists]
Guild lady:
-Sorry to keep you waiting, [NAME].
Where would you like to start your quest from?
[choice]
>Where I saved last
OK.
The quest will begin from there.
Good luck!
[go to Part 2]
>From the beginning
OK.
The quest will begin from there.
Good luck!
[go to the beginning of this quest]
[Part 2]
[you and Elly are standing before the teleporter to Gal Da Val]
Elly:
-Use this teleporter to go down to the Central Control Area.
[runs into the teleporter, turns to you]
[NAME]...
The reason why I took a job as an operator,
and the reason why I entered the adaptation exam,
is all because I wanted to see him.
It didn't matter how.
Even if he is a AI...
...
I know it's silly since he is a computer.
...
Hee hee.
But you, [NAME], offered to help without asking any questions.
I really appreciate that.
But... It's over now...
Your job is finished.
I have to carry on by my own from here...
[choice]
>Enter teleporter
[you run into the teleporter]
Elly:[turns to you]
-[NAME]...
>Do not enter teleporter
Elly:
-I'm going now...
[go back to choice]
[Central Control Area]
[upon arrival]
[view shows the whole Central Control Area]
Elly:
-This is the Central Control Area...
It looks so different behind the monitor.
It sure feels creepy...
I feel like I'm being stared at...
Calus:
-Elly...[radio noise]
You came...
Elly:
-CAL!
[pauses, turns to you]
Oh, [NAME]!
It's from him.
Can you hear it on your navigation system?
[steps towards you]
...
Oh, good, it's working.
CAL?
Calus:
-Thank you, Elly.[radio noise]
I'm sorry I dragged you into this...
I'm really sorry.
Elly:
-...
Don't worry about it.
I used the teleporter in the Lab without getting permission.
I know they will yell at me for this, but I'm used to it.
I used to do this everyday when I started working at the Lab!
...
What about you? Are you all right?
Calus:
-So far I'm OK, Elly.
But I don't have much time left.
Listen real carefully to what I'm about to say.
There should be a teleporter up ahead. Head for that teleporter.
...
I will lose contact with you now and then.
I must control "him"...
But I will contact you whenever I can.
What you wanted to hear...
...
I know it's selfish of me, but...
I need to ask...
I...
Elly:
-CAL!?
...
OK, the teleporter up ahead.
...
I'm sorry [NAME]...
I'm so sorry for getting you involved in all this...
But I...
[choice]
>...
....
I'm coming!
>Let's go!
...!
OK!
[kill all enemies in area]
Calus:
-...[radio noise]
As you know, I am not human, but an AI.
My official designation is Calus.
You rescued me from Ragol and the Lab restored my systems.
But from that point on, I was no longer "me."
"Them"...
I was part of an AI Calus entity.
...
Elly:
-...
[kill all enemies in area and approach door]
Calus:
-...[radio noise]
But "I" was able to come to my senses once again.
Thanks to you, Elly.
But I still don't know how.
I received your signal through the system every day.
I longed to talk with you...
But the system wouldn't allow me to do so.
That's when I came up with an idea.
An idea inspired by you...
To be in the same form as you... That's what I wanted to be...
Elly:
-Same form?
[kill all enemies in area and approach door]
Calus:
-...
This is where "I" and "they" were born as AI.
It all began from the Control Tower where we were born.
If I go there...
I can change my form.
I can be reborn and become the same lifeform that you are.
We can finally be togeter, Elly...
...[radio noise]
Elly:
-Can that be...
Can that be true?
[approach door]
[screen goes black for a moment, view zooms in on teleporter,
then changes back to you and Elly]
Elly:
-CAL!
There's that teleporter!
Calus:
-Thank you, Elly.
That computer is connected to the system around it.
Can you connect "me"?
[Elly steps towards the terminal, and light appears around it for a moment]
...
OK, you are connected.
Calus:
-...[radio noise]
Accessing
...
Terminal connection
...
Control system detected
...
Begin entry
...
Detecting M system position coordinate
...
...
Detection completed.
...[view changes to show the Control Tower]
That's the "Control Tower," Elly.
*That's where "I" was born. That's where my father passed away.[view goes a little to the left,
to also show the teleporter]
But there was something here besides my father.
"MOTHER"
That's what we called it.
Please wait a second as I change the teleporter destination.
It's now set to go to the Control Tower.
[light appears around the teleporter for a moment]
...
Go to that...
Control Tower
Go...
The...
Da...
[view changes to Elly]
CALS:
-Don't be fooled!
Elly:
-CAL!
Aaaahh!
[light flies out from the terminal, then you see the door to the terminal getting locked]
CALS:
-Don't be fooled!
[CALS appears, then Calus]
[Elly turns to them, Calus steps forward a little, then you turn to them]
Elly:
-The AI Calus...
[view shows CALS, then Calus, then CALS again, who takes a step towards Calus]
CALS:
-Don't be fooled.
I sense great danger in his words and action.
[pauses]
You know what it means for us to go back to the "Control Tower."
You know that it is not supposed to be used for "that" purpose.
"Giving up evolution and live as a material form."
I understand that can be part of our evolution.
But even if you used "MOTHER" for your purpose...
It's easy to figure out the outcome through a simple simulation.
The chance of success is next to zero.
We cannot grant you permission to have you change our evolution.
It would mean abandonment of our nature, and denial of our existence.
It could only mean one thing, "death."
Calus:
-...
[Elly runs forward]
But...!
How do you know if it's never been done!
CAL may be an AI as you are, but...
...
He is kind and has emotions...
He is... He's human!
And if he wants to...
That's not right!
CALS:[turns away from Elly]
-You know so little, Elly Person.
CAL is not the CAL you think he is.
[pauses]
Elly:
-What?
[pauses]
Calus:
-...
CALS:
-The CAL you talk about does not exist anymore.
You would call it "dead" in your language.
This CAL died with the memory of you in his data.
A "part" of us that was reconstructed by the Lab incorporated that data.
That's the "CAL" you see in front of you...
His memory is nothing but data.
In other words, he is a replica of the CAL who remembered you.
He should know this better than any of us.
Elly:
-What...
This is a lie...
CALS:[turns to Elly]
-"Lie" is an action that we cannot do, Elly Person.
That action has no meaning to us.
Calus:
-...[Elly takes a step towards Calus]
I'm sorry, Elly.
Elly:
-CAL...?
Calus:
-What he said is true, Elly.
"I" am not "CAL"...
Elly:[takes a step towards Calus]
-But that doesn't matter!
Calus:
-I know it all, Elly.
I know what you are trying to say.
I know your personality.
I know that you are a very kind person.
But that is all nothing but data I am carrying.
This is true.
I have been lying to you this entire time.
Elly:
-But... But...
CALS:
-Elly Person.
We must return to the main system immediately.
The structure of your navigation system is far too fragile to contain us.
We will lose our home if the system itself is destroyed by this load.
...
That means this "CAL" of yours will also be gone.
Elly:
-CAL!!!
Calus:
-Elly...
I am very happy to have had your memory in me.
Even if it's only data.
...
You taught me so much.
About your planet. About the creature. About your people.
...
No one simply becomes a hero for no reason.
Even if it's against the odds, you must give it a shot.
That's what you told me, remember?
And... For some reason...
I truly believe in those words.
It's really silly to think...
That I'm only an AI...
...[blue light surrounds Calus]
I'm going, Elly.
But don't worry, I will be back.
And when I do, will spend the...
[instead of blue light, there are now green dots around Calus, going towards him,
and then they appear around CALS too, who then stands in guard stance]
CALS:
-St...op...
What awaits you... there is an... eternal death...
You are going to... drag us along... with you...
A-Aaaaahh!!!
[Calus transforms into a red bolt, then CALS too]
Elly:
-CAL!!!
[both bolts enter the terminal]
[you take a step towards Elly]
Elly:
-...
[choice]
>Cheer her up
I... I can only do...
CAL is suffering...
[go back to choice]
>Scold her
[angry sound, while the screen trembles]
[NAME]
You're right...
I... I...
I must be strong!
[steps towards the terminal, accesses it]
[all sorts of computer sounds are played while she is busy on it]
It's no good!
The emergency lock is on.
There is no time to find the password for this...
Let's try this.
Try accessing the lock from another route!
...
... ...
... ... ...
!
There it is!
[NAME]!
Look at this!
[view changes to a terminal covered by rocks]
An emergency terminal for the ground level facility is located here.
If we use that terminal, we can deactivate the emergency lock.
But how do we get there?
We don't have time to find a lift...
[choice]
>Think
What should I do, CAL...
[go back to choice]
>Jump down
[you take a couple of steps forward]
[NAME]?
[approaches you]
!?
[you run towards the edge, and jump down, screen goes black for a moment,
and the view is behind you when it lights up again]
...
[NAME]!
!
Oh, I'm so glad you're OK.
You had me so worried!
[pauses]
I was so worried that I thought my heart was going to stop!
Don't push yourself too hard!
...
(cry)
...
...
Ahem!
OK, up ahead!
There should be a terminal up ahead!
[go forward]
Elly:
-Look out! There is something out there![Gibbles appears from above]
[approach terminal when all enemies in the area have been defeated]
[you push a button on the terminal, and the door to the teleporter is being
shown getting unlocked, and then the stones on the warp you saw explode away]
Elly:
-The emergency lock has been deactivated.
Now we can go to the Central Tower.
But first please return here!
[approach warp]
[screen goes black for a moment]
[you see Sue and Kireek behind Elly, and they take a step towards her]
Elly:
-[NAME]!
[turns around]
!
[Sue walks up to the rail]
Sue:
-...
... ...
... ... ...
It's been a while, [NAME].
Why don't you come up?
[you step into the warp, and end up above]
[Sue turns to you]
It's been too long.
I've been hearing about your good work.
But I cannot let you pass.
I cannot permit you to enter the Control Tower.
Nor Elly Person.
[Sue takes a step towards Elly, Elly takes a step towards Sue]
Elly:
-Y... Yes!
Sue:
-You have caused enough trouble already.
I'm sorry, but...
You must return to the Lab.
This is for your own sake.
Elly:
-Wha... What?
[you walk to Sue, Sue turns to you]
If you ignore my warning, then your safety may be at risk.
[NAME].
You must go back to the Lab too.
This is an order.
Listen to me.
[choice]
>I'll do what I can
Elly:
-[NAME]...
Sue:
-OK...
[Sue readies herself for combat, you too]
[Kireek walks to the door next to the terminal]
Kireek:
-[NAME].
I'll see how much you have improved.
Sue.
You don't have a problem if it's just between us, right?
[Sue releases her guard, you too]
[you walk to Kireek]
[Sue steps forward]
Sue:
-Hey sir!
...
Haaa...
Man!
You'll do as you said, right?
Kireek:
-I know.
I won't let you or that girl down.
Sue:
-We'll see about that.
[Elly walks to Sue]
Elly:
-CAL...
[Sue turns around and steps forward]
Sue:
-I know what you're thinking, but we must wait for now.
You will cause more trouble for [NAME] if you go on.
Sue:
-Hurry up, and go.
I owe you one, remember? I'll let you go this time.
Elly:
-Thank you [NAME].
Good luck.
[approach teleporter]
Kireek:
-I'm counting on you, [NAME].
[steps into teleporter, and when he's gone, you step in too]
[Control Tower]
[upon arrival]
[Kireek runs to the terminals, and then you follow]
Kireek:
-The tower's security system has locked the door to the next area.
Hmph.
[NAME]. Destroy the terminal that controls the lock.
That should allow you to get to the next area.
But...
I don't know what will happen when you destroy the terminal.
Well, either way, you'll have to get through. Somehow...
...good luck.
[destroy right terminal]
Kireek:
-Way to go, [NAME].
[Control Tower, 2F]
[destroy right terminal]
Kireek:
-Key terminal destruction verified.
[Control Tower, 3F]
[destroy right terminal]
Kireek:
-Way to go, [NAME]
[Control Tower, 4F]
[destroy right terminal]
Kireek:
-Gate lock disengaged.
[Control Tower, 5F]
[destroy right terminal]
Kireek:
-All right, let's bust through.
[Control Tower, MOTHER room]
[upon arrival, if you destroyed some incorrect terminals]
[alarms go off]
[Delta appears]
Delta:
-Ill Gill. Remove the intruders.
[Kireek readies himself for combat]
Kireek:
-Here they come...!
[you ready yourself for combat too]
[Delta disappears, then three Ill Gill appear]
[fight ensues]
[kill them]
[talk to Kireek to trigger the cutscene]
[upon arrival, if you destroyed all the terminals]
[alarms go off]
[Delta appears]
Delta:
-Epsilon. Remove the intruders.
[Kireek readies himself for combat]
Kireek:
-Here they come...!
[you ready yourself for combat too]
[Delta disappears, then Epsilon appears]
[fight ensues]
[destroy it]
[talk to Kireek to trigger the cutscene]
[upon arrival,if you destroyed only the correct terminals]
[Kireek launches a telepipe]
[Elly and Sue appear from it]
[Elly steps towards you, then you to her]
Elly:
-[NAME]! Are you okay?
[Sue steps towards Kireek]
Sue:
-You certainly took your time, didn't you?
Geez.
This kid just couldn't keep still.
...
Well, then...
[you turn around and step forward, then Elly steps forward too]
Elly:
-!!![view turns around to show the vortex]
What's this...?
[Elly steps forward, Kireek takes a step to the side, you step forward too,
then Kireek steps forward also]
[Delta appears]
Delta:
-This is the vortex, of the next life.
Elly:
-[pauses]
!!!
Delta:
-[pauses]
Calus is sleeping.
Elly:
-Sleeping?
Delta:
-[pauses]
It is not yet time for him to awaken.
When it is time...
He will awaken, as the next life form.
Give up...
He will most likely not remember you.
Elly:
-[pauses]
But...
You... Who are you?
Delta:
-Human.
Android.[view shows Kireek from his left]
And Newman.[view shows Sue from her right]
I was created to give birth to the next artificial from of life.[view zooms in on Delta schemas]
The vortex of the next life. The MOTHER system.
I am the caretaker.
[pauses]
Delta.[views shows Delta]
That is the name my father gave me.
Sue:
-Delta?
The last project that Dr. Osto was working on...?
Delta:
-[pauses]
To be precise, not his last project.
I was abandoned. Along with the MOTHER system...
Sue:
-?
Delta:
-[pauses]
The three AI that father created...
Vol Opt.
Calus.
Olga.
They were all born from this MOTHER system.
Each was born of this mother, and evolved and developed on their own...
Then of their own will, they return to mother, to float in limbo.
There, they prepare to evolve into the next form of life.
This is the moment that AI, of its own free will, chooses to believe.
To believe in its true potential. The triumph of will over intelligence...
The MOTHER system was designed to wait for that moment.
[pauses]
...[view zooms in on the MOTHER computer]
But...
But father abandoned the project before it was completed.
...
He could not wait.
Sue:
-[pauses]
So he tried forced fusion with existing life forms...
Delta:
-...Yes
Sue:
-[pauses]
There were some clues, from the Lab's research.
He encouraged evolution through infection and fusion.
Using the D Factor, it became stronger along each step of the way.
The three AI created by Dr. Osto were simply mediums. Used...
To help the D Factor infect and fuse with other life forms.
After that...
They were used as the basic structure to control the evolution.
The result is the monsters that roam Ragol...
And the explosion on the surface...
Elly:
-[pauses]
No...
Delta:
-Yes...
And everyone disappeared.
Even father.
Why couldn't he believe? Why couldn't he wait?
...
But...
Now, Calus has chosen to pursue his own potential, of his own free will.
He has chosen to return to the vortex that created him...
Believing that he will evolve to the next form of life.
[view shows middle of the vortex below, then zooms out]
So you see, I cannot wake him.
Please understand.
Elly:
-[takes a quick step forward]
Wait!
Just one last thing...
I need to tell CAL just one thing...
Please...
Please, let me talk to him.
Delta:
-[pauses]
...
...
The help you gave the AI Calus was not insignificant.
I wish I could believe in you, as Calus did.
...
But I am responsible for monitoring this, and I cannot allow it.
He chose this path, of his own free will. But I...
Elly:
-...
CAL...
I came so far...
...
[pause]
Calus:
-...Elly...
[empty box]
...don't cry...
[empty box]
...Elly...
Elly:
-... !
CAL...
[view shows middle of vortex above, then zooms out]
Delta:
-...
So he's regained consciousness.
It's very risky given how unstable he is right now...
...
I guess it can't be helped. Only for a short while, though.
Please, over here.
[Elly steps forward, then to the side]
[Delta disappears, and Calus appears]
Calus:
-Elly...
Elly:
-[pauses]
CAL...
I never told you, did I?
The city I was born in is gone... We destroyed our own city.
It was so sad...
I wondered why things like that happen.
...
We're just so foolish...
Why do we keep making the wrong decisions?
But, still...
We have to do the best we can.
I mean, we can dream about how we wish things could be...
But what's the point of that?
We need to do the best we can, with the one life that we're given.
That's our potential. That's why we're born, I think.
...
You're an AI, and maybe you're different from us.
But I don't think that makes a difference.
You were born with the same potential, I'm sure of it.
Please, remember that...
....
And I...
I'll always...
I'll always remember you.
Calus:
-[pauses]
...
Thank you, Elly.
But... Look...
This is our mother. The vortex of life.
[pauses]
We're not going to disappear.
We'll still be in the same world as you.
We're going to melt, and become a pupa...
And dream of getting to see you again, someday.
[pauses]
...
Take care, Elly.
[Calus stretches out his hand]
Elly:
-See you... CAL...
[Calus disappears, Delta appears]
Delta:
-...According to Control Tower security regulations...
...Intruders will be teleported to the surface...
[disappears]
[view slowly zooms in on the vortex above]
Calus:
-I won't forget you, Elly.
[Seaside Area]
[you are seen lying on the floor]
[you get up]
[approach Sue and Kireek]
Sue:
-She's just like me when I was young.
She looks fine, but inside, she's really crying...
...
Hmph.
[pauses, steps to the side]
[press A]
The MOTHER Project...
A project started to create a new mother for the human race.
Perhaps you've realized it already, but this project is real.
It's been progressing, hidden behind the Pioneer Project.
[takes some steps to you, pauses]
...
[press A]
...
So that's why I dragged myself all the way to this little planet.
Just to figure that out. But now that's done.
Dr. Osto and Dr. Montague...
Geez... Who knows what scientists think of?
[takes a step forward]
Oh, well. I've deleted the coordinates of the teleporter from the logs.
And I'll make something up to explain all this to the Lab.
I'm kinda interested, too...
In the next life form.
...
Well, we'll meet again, someday.
Regardless of the circumstances, I look forward to it.
Heh.
[steps into the warp]
I'll lay off the surveillance for a while.
She's waiting for you.
[warps]
[you take a step towards Kireek]
Kireek:
-...
You've gotten stronger, [NAME].
There's still fun to be had, here.
[steps forward, then steps into the warp and warps]
[approach Elly]
Elly:[turns to you]
-Oh, [NAME]!
[screen goes black for a moment, and when it lights up, you are standing closer
to Elly, and she is staring into the sea]
I got a little carried away there.
[pauses]
Hee hee...
I'm not very good at this kind of thing.
[pauses]
I kinda feel like crying, but...
I'll be okay.
[steps forward, pauses]
I wonder...
I wonder what's going to happen to us, on this planet...
[turns to you]
Say, [NAME]...
Do you want to know why I joined Pioneer 2?
...
When I was little, I wanted to be a hero.
I wanted to be like Red Ring Rico.
Someone with the strength to make a difference...
But I guess I'm not cut out for that.
...
Um...
[pauses]
...
But now, I get the feeling that...
[pauses]
Heroes may disappear.
but then a new hero is born.
Just like potential, or hope...
[pauses]
Things may seem dark and hopeless now, but...
Maybe the next hero has already been born.
...
Watching you, I just thought of that.
[pauses]
Before I joined the Lab, the first time I met CAL...
I was able to help him, because you were with me.
[NAME].
I think that's the only reason why I've been able to make it this far.
Hee hee...
Did you think I'd forgotten?
[if you did the correct steps to get the Ragol Ring]
Oh, yeah...
This is something I made myself, so I'm not sure if you like it or not, but...
It's kinda like what Red Ring Rico had.
Here!
It's for you!
Narrator:[if your inventory is not full]
-You received a RAGOL RING!
AttentionEI If a hunter who has this ring die in action,
It will take the hunter's place and gets destroyed instead.
Narrator:[if your inventory is full]
-You can't carry any more.
Elly:
-[pauses]
[rest of the dialogue always appears]
...
...Thank you for everything.
[pauses]
...
And...
I look forward to more adventures together, Hunter [NAME]!
[walks away]
[if you follow her to the teleporter]
Elly:
-...
I just feel kind of sad...
...
Just a little while longer...
[you see yourself and Elly running in the water, while the camera takes some nice views]
Message:
-Thank you for playing!
With gratitude, from the "Seat of the Heart" staff.
By...
SONIC TEAM 2003
[the Lab]
Natasha:
-Organizing the second research team will take place later.
We wish you good luck with your research.
And we look forward your good work.
Dan:
-Congratulations on passing the adaptation exam.
We may ask you to do things we don't normally ask regular hunters.
Those jobs may involve high confidentiality.
So please keep that in mind.
Good luck.
[city]
Nol:
-CALS recovered as soon as Elly returned!
We were all so shocked!
Hmmm...
Maybe if I get personal with a machine, I can communicate better?
...
Maybe I should give it a try...
Girl:
-Ta la la...
You know what?
The more a girl falls in love, the better woman she becomes.
I'm getting so excited just thinking about it.
Ta la la...
[claim reward]
Narrator:
-Received [NUMBER] Meseta.
