Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories Walkthrough

Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories Game Script
Copyright 2009 Ryan Parisen (MabinogiFan)
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Sources Used:
The game (Mostly courtesy of Theater Mode)
Youtube.com (Mainly videos by EmiruKyasutaine and pacey8444)
Kingdom Hearts Wiki (Copied the word "Naminé" from there)
Thanks go to DJ Firewolf, who wrote a game script for Kingdom Hearts II. His
guide inspired me to write this script. And it gave me ideas of how to write my
script. I wrote this script in a similar way he wrote his. So I give him my
thanks for the inspiration.
If you have any questions or comments, e-mail me at flipperdedipper@aol.com.
If you find any potential errors in this guide, please inform me.
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SORA'S STORY
(As the game starts, the song "Simple and Clean" plays, and the opening trailer
is shown, which showcases several scenes from the first Kingdom Hearts game.
The story starts where the last game left off. Sora, Donald, and Goofy are
walking down a dirt road surrounded by grass, and Sora sees Pluto up ahead
with a letter from King Mickey in his mouth. Sora and the gang proceed to chase
Pluto down the road. Later on at night, Sora, Donald, and Goofy are asleep in
the grass. Sora wakes up and walks shortly down the path. He then comes to a
crossroad of four paths and stares into the sky. A man's voice is heard)
????????: Along the road ahead lies something you need.
(A hooded man wearing a black cloak is seen behind Sora. Sora turns around but
the man disappears. Sora looks around for him, and the man reappears behind
him. Sora turns around and faces him)
????????: However---in order to claim it you must lose something that is dear
to you.
(The man turns around and disappears. Sora walks ahead towards him but he is
gone. The scene switches to a girl in a white room drawing on her sketchpad.
We see a doll of her inside a cage hanging in the corner. The girl's drawing is
seen as a colorful castle as she puts her sketchbook down. The scene switches
to a similar-looking castle in the distance on a single path. Sora stands
overlooking the castle, and the Re: Chain of Memories logo appears on the
screen. Sora, Donald, and Goofy then walk toward the castle. Donald and Goofy
say something to each other but we do not hear it. Sora looks up at the castle
and gasps slightly, wondering what's inside. He continues toward it)
Donald: Huh?
(They all continue into the castle. Sora opens the door and looks inside the
castle. They all walk inside)
Goofy: Hey, ya think it's OK to barge in?
Donald: But we gotta do it, if we're gonna find the king...
Goofy: The king?! (Goofy is surprised and looks around the room) King Mickey's
here?
Donald: Something just told me he'd be here, OK?
Goofy: Really? 'Cause now that ya mention it, I was kinda thinkin' the same
thing.
Sora: Seriously? Me too! One look at this castle, and I just knew: Our very
best friends---they're here.
Goofy: A-hyuck! Guess great minds think alike.
(Jiminy Cricket jumps out of Sora's shirt)
Jiminy: Wait, hey, hold on! It can't be just a coincidence!
Donald: Oh, no, Jiminy. Ya don't mean that---
Jiminy: Yep, I had it too, mm-hmm! I had the exact same feeling.
Goofy: Gawrsh, maybe it's contagious.
Donald: No, no. Something's screwy. We gotta go take a look.
Sora: All right.
(Sora starts to walk toward the door at the end of the hall. Donald jumps)
Donald: Wak! Where are you going?!
Sora: That way. To the door. (Chuckles) Are ya scared?
Donald: Aw, don't be ridiculous! Come on, let's go, Goofy!
Goofy: Hey, fellahs, shouldn't we shut the door behind us before we go? (Turns
around) Sora!
(The cloaked, hooded man appears in front of the entrance and the doors close)
Sora: That's it! Who are you?
(Sora grunts and summons his Keyblade. The others prepare for battle. The
hooded man walks toward them)
Donald: Wak! Heartless! Oh yeah? I'll try some magic!
(Donald waves his wand and yells)
Donald: THUNDER!
(No magic comes out)
Donald: Come on. THUNDER! THUNDER!!
(Nothing happens)
Donald: Come on... Blizzard? FIRE!
(Nothing happens. The hooded man reaches them)
Donald: Why isn't it working?
????????: I should think it's obvious. The moment you set foot in this castle,
you forgot every spell and every ability you ever knew. In this place, to find
is to lose, and to lose is to find. That is the way in Castle Oblivion.
Sora: Castle Oblivion?
(The mystery man disappears in an aura of darkness, and reappears behind Sora)
????????: Here you will meet people that you have known in the past. And you
will meet people you miss.
Sora: I miss? Riku! You mean Riku's here?!
????????: If what you want...is to find him...
(The man holds out his hand and gusts of wind and flower petals appear and are
blasted at Sora. Sora tries to block them with his Keyblade. The man then
becomes transparent and flies through Sora. Sora then runs towards the man and
jumps and slashes him, but the man disappears leaving flower petals behind)
Sora: Huh?
(The man reappears at the doorway at the end of the hall. Sora's group runs
toward him)
Sora: What'd you do?!
????????: I merely sampled your memories. And from them, I made this.
(The man holds out a card in this hand. It depicts Traverse Town, a world from
the first Kingdom Hearts game)
????????: To reunite with those you hold dear---
(He tosses the card to Sora)
Sora: What's this, a card?
????????: It is a promise for the reunion you seek. Hold the card to open the
door. And beyond it, a new world. Proceed, Sora. To lose and claim anew, or to
claim anew only to lose...
(The man disappears and Sora, Donald, and Goofy gasp. Donald, Goofy and Jiminy
watch Sora, who's staring at the card)
Sora: C'mon---let's go.
(Sora walks to the door and holds up the card to open it. He then walks through
and enters Traverse Town)
Sora: This can't be right... We're in Traverse Town!
(The Hooded man is behind Sora)
????????: What you see isn't real.
(Sora turns around but the man disappears and reappears behind Sora)
????????: This town is an illusion created by your memories ingrained in that
card.
Sora: My memories?
(Jiminy hops down from Sora's shirt onto the ground)
Jiminy: (Jumps up and down) Forget about that, Sora! We lost Donald and Goofy!
(Sora turns around and looks around)
Sora: Donald? Goofy? Guys, where are you? (To the man) What did you do with
them?!
????????: They are at the mercy of the cards now. Master the cards, and their
strength will be yours again.
(The man begins to teach Sora how to use cards in battle. A Donald card appears
on the field)
????????: The laws of this castle require that your friends be transformed into
cards. If you value your friends, you won't fail to pick them up.
(Sora picks up the Donald card)
????????: Cards you pick up are added to the top of your stack. Use them, and
your friends will come to your aid.
(Sora uses the Donald card. Donald appears and casts two random spells)
????????: The cards you use vanish, but they will reappear to aid you time and
again. Cards are the hearts of your friends. Everything in this castle is ruled
by cards. Whether an enemy or a door confronts you, cards are the only way to
proceed. But you mustn't forget your own strength.
(Sora jumps and dodge rolls)
????????: First think for yourself. Move, then use the cards.
(Sora uses his attack cards on the man, who is guarded from the attacks)
????????: You now know how to use your strength. But it would be of no use if
you lose sight of your opponent. I wonder if you can catch me.
(The man flies around Sora. Sora locks on to him)
????????: Good. Every move you make causes a card to disappear. If you use up
all your cards, you will be unable to act. But there is a solution. Keep using
cards until you run out, and I will show you.
(Sora uses up all of his cards)
????????: You have no more cards, and without them, no power. If you want that
power back, you must focus. Bid the cards return to you, and they will.
(Sora reloads his cards)
????????: The strength of your heart brought back the lost cards. You can
recall spent cards at any time. You need only wish it. But each time you do,
the cards will take longer to return. The cards are by no means unlimited. Use
them wisely. Anticipate the flow of battle--- And choose the most effective
cards. You may use any card in your deck.
(Sora cycles through his cards)
????????: The four card types you use in battle are grouped into two wider
categories. The first category includes attack cards, magic cards, and item
cards. The second category consists entirely of enemy cards. To use cards from
a different category---
(Sora switches between card categories)
????????: Cards will empower you whether you are attacking or defending. But it
is up to you to decide when to attack and when to defend. Do not forget that.
(The card lesson ends. Donald and Goofy appear and run to Sora)
Sora: Are you two all right? Where have you been?
Donald: You tell us! When you opened the door, we saw a strange light--- ...and
the rest is just...blank.
Jiminy: (Jumps up and down) Gee, that doesn't help. Try to remember what
happened. I have to keep my journal up to date.
Goofy: Hey, Donald, where'd I get the new clothes? (He looks at his clothes and
feels them)
Donald: Wak?! Me too, Goofy! Somebody's been messing with our clothes!
Sora: (To the man) Could it be the cards again?
????????: That is for you to ponder. Master the cards and make your way through
the castle. But from here, you walk alone.
Goofy: Alone?! We can't let Sora go alone!
Donald: Yeah! Sora can't do anything without our help!
Sora: (Sarcastically) Thanks a lot, Donald.
Goofy: You sure you'll be okay?
Sora: Of course! (To the man) You want me to go alone? Fine. I can take care of
myself.
????????: Hmph, the hero speaks boldly. Go, then. The rest of Castle Oblivion
awaits. Walk the avenues of latent memory, and you shall meet someone dear to
you.
(The man disappears)
Jiminy: I've got a bad feeling about this...
Sora: Relax, Jiminy. I'm ready for any tricks he's got up his sleeve. How hard
can it be to figure out these cards? All I have to do is use one in front of
that door over there.
Key of Beginnings Room
(Sora comes upon the Third District in Traverse Town)
Sora: Hmm, fighting alone isn't as easy as I thought...
(Two cards covered in light descend and Donald and Goofy reappear in their
places)
Sora: Aah! Don't pop out of nowhere like that!
Donald: Hey, it's not our fault! We don't know what's going on!
Goofy: A-hyuck?!
(Pluto is behind the group)
Sora: Pluto?!
Donald: Things keep getting stranger. What's Pluto doing here?!
Goofy: There's nothing strange about that. We came to Traverse Town with Pluto,
didn't we?
Donald: Did we?
(Jiminy hops down)
Jiminy: No, wait! According to my journal, it was before you met Sora that you
came to town with Pluto!
Donald: Wak! He's right! We were chasing after Pluto, and that's how we ended
up in Castle Oblivion!
Goofy: But aren't we in Traverse Town?
Jiminy: Well, it's not really Traverse Town. I think the card created this
Traverse Town inside Castle Oblivion!
Sora: Aaghh! Who cares about all that? It's too confusing! I don't know where
we are, but let's just keep moving forward defeating Heartless! We'll get
somewhere!
Leon: You'd better be careful, or it's the Heartless that are going to defeat
you.
(Leon appears and walks over to Sora and the gang)
Sora: Leon, it's you! What are you doing in Castle Oblivion?
Leon: Castle Oblivion? What are you talking about? This is Traverse Town. And
how do you know my name? Who are you?
Sora: !
Leon: I've never met the likes of you before.
Sora: Quit playing, Leon! We all fought the Heartless together! You know that!
Leon: Look, I don't know what you're talking about. I don't even know your
names.
Goofy: You don't?
Leon: ...Sorry.
Sora: I can't believe it. How can you have forgotten about us?
Leon: I feel for you, but you've got the wrong guy. Happens all the time. Don't
take it so personally, Sora.
(Donald and Goofy look at each other)
Donald: !
Goofy: ?
Donald: You DO know his name!
Leon: Now, now hold on! Why do I know your name?
Goofy: (To Donald) You think Leon's just kidding around?
Donald: If he is, it's not funny. Sora's really upset.
Leon: Who's kidding around, Goofy? You and Donald are the ones who---
Donald: Hey!
Leon: (Holding his head) I don't get it... Something's wrong with my memory.
What's happening here?
Yuffie: I dunno, Leon. Maybe Aerith was onto something after all.
(Yuffie appears and walks over to Leon)
Yuffie: She said she sensed some uncanny kind of power. And asked us to look
into it. Well, this is as uncanny as it gets. Maybe you should take Sora to see
Aerith.
Sora: Yuffie, you know my name!
Yuffie: Yep! Looks like you know mine, too.
Leon: You know him?
Yuffie: Nope! Total stranger. But I definitely know his name. Strange, yes, but
convenient! We can skip the introductions.
Leon: (Holding his head) How is it that you can accept this situation so
easily? I don't get you...
Yuffie: Well, I'm gonna run ahead and fill Aerith in. Leon, you give them the
grand tour. See ya later!
(Yuffie and Pluto leave)
Leon: ... I guess it's no use pondering over it. Come on, follow me. But there
are Heartless wandering around town. I'd better teach you how to protect
yourself in battle.
(Leon begins to teach Sora more about cards)
Leon: See the numbers printed on your cards? They range from 0 to 9. Higher
numbers mean stronger cards. If you and your enemy both play a card at the same
time, the higher card wins. Go on, try it out.
(Sora uses his cards. Sometimes he breaks Leon's cards, and sometimes Leon
breaks Sora's cards. Leon is guarded from all attacks)
Leon: See how it works? Playing a card higher than your opponent's and breaking
through their defenses is called a "card break." Playing a lower card results
in your attack being deflected. Even powerful cards can be deflected if the
enemy's card is higher. Whoever is on the losing side of a break is left wide
open to attacks. Don't let that person be you. Cards with 0 as their value are
special. No matter what card the enemy plays, you can break it with a zero
card. But if you play the zero card too soon, the enemy can break it with any
card they play. In other words, it's the most powerful card if it comes last,
and useless if it comes first. Try to make the most of it. Card values also
affect the cost of assembling a deck. Keep that in mind. Now it's time to teach
you how to stock cards. You don't have to use battle cards one at a time. You
can also assemble three cards and use them all at once. This is called
"stocking" cards. Stocking cards and using them in threes is much stronger than
using cards individually. Go on, give it a try. Stock any three cards in your
deck.
(Sora stocks three cards)
Leon: The sum of your three stocked cards becomes the value you play. The value
is usually high and hard to break, and the combo attack deals a lot of damage.
Don't hold back. Show me what you can do.
(Sora uses his three stocked cards)
Leon: Combo attacks aren't the only benefit of stocking cards. Choose your
cards carefully and you can unleash special abilities called "sleights."
Sleights come in all varieties, and each has its own unique card combination.
You should try it out once you've collected more cards and learned a sleight or
two. But keep one thing in mind. Every time you use stocked cards, you lose the
first card you picked. You can't reload it. The lost card won't return until
the end of the battle. Relying only on sleights will cause your cards to run
out. That means trouble.
(The lesson ends)
Leon: Think you've got the hang of it, Sora?
Sora: Yeah, more or less. I'll pick up the rest when I fight some real battles.
Leon: Here, I found this lying around. You take it. Remember what I told you
and make good use of it.
(Sora receives a Simba card)
Key of Guidance Room
(Sora, Donald, and Goofy are in a house with Leon's group)
Sora: Aerith, have you forgotten me, too?
Aerith: I don't know whether to say "nice to meet you" or "good to see you
again." I don't think I know you, but I still feel like you belong here.
Yuffie: Yeah, exactly! Like we've never met, but it still doesn't feel weird
knowing your name.
Sora: But I'm telling you, we HAVE met. We took on the Heartless together. We
were a team!
Leon: It feels like you're right... But I can't remember.
Sora: Then I guess you won't remember what you told me. In Hollow Bastion, when
I sealed the Keyhole: "We may never meet again..."
Leon: ...but we'll never forget each other.
Sora: See, you do remember!
Yuffie: He's right, Leon! I remember you saying that, too.
Leon: I guess I can't write it off as a coincidence, then.
Aerith: I don't have any memory of it, but somehow I still remember. I think
your heart is doing the remembering for us.
Sora: My...heart?
Aerith: We don't know you, Sora, but your heart is full of memories of us
together. Those memories must resonate in our hearts, too. Maybe they tell us
things we couldn't otherwise know.
Leon: So you're saying that Sora's memories are affecting ours?
Aerith: His memories do seem to have a certain power.
Sora: Maybe it's like that guy said, then. This town is just an illusion.
Something my memories created.
Aerith: And...there's someone special to you in this town?
Sora: How did you--- Ah, I get it. My memories are resonating with yours,
telling you what happened. Yeah. A friend of mine is somewhere in this town---I
mean, Castle Oblivion.
Yuffie: Castle Oblivion? What's that? There aren't any castles in here.
Sora: That's not quite what I mean.
Aerith: You're still not sure what's going on yourself. Right?
Sora: Right. We just got here, after all. I want to take a better look around.
Leon: Then go have a walk around town. There are Heartless, but that's no
problem for you.
Sora: So you know I can fight?
Leon: I can't say I know, but I feel like believing you. Let's leave it at
that.
Key to Truth Room
(Sora, Donald, and Goofy are running through the Second District of the town.
They meet a man named Cid)
Cid: Well, whaddaya know. It's Sora! (Scratches his head) Wait, what am I
saying? I don't know you. But you do LOOK like a Sora, what with the spiky hair
and baggy pants...
Sora: It's okay, Cid. That's my name.
Cid: So! You've heard of me, eh? Well, I can't say as I'm surprised.
Sora: Anyway, maybe you can help me out. A friend of mine's supposed to be
somewhere in this castle---er, town. Got any ideas?
Cid: Your friend, huh? Lately all this town sees is Heartless. Can't even take
two steps without gettin' attacked. (The camera zooms in to a bell tower in the
distance) In fact, this plaza's the worst. Word is, a jumbo-sized Heartless
shows up when that bell rings. If you value your hide, you'll get outta here
while the gettin's good.
(Cid leaves)
Goofy: Gawrsh, maybe we should leave.
Sora: Don't you want to see the Heartless?
Donald: NO, we DON'T!
(The bell rings)
Donald: The bell!
Goofy: Be careful, Sora!
(They summon their weapons. A Guard Armor Heartless falls from the sky, broken
into pieces. It then reattaches itself. They destroy it. Later, Leon's group
meets with Sora's group in the Second District)
Yuffie: So your friend wasn't here?
Sora: No, I don't think I'll find him in this town. But he's somewhere in this
castle. I just know it.
Cid: Castle? Like this whole town's inside some humongous castle? Hoo, that's
rich!
Leon: He's probably right, Cid. We may not understand what's going on, but Sora
does. He can see that reality is bigger than just this world.
Sora: I wish I was that sure.
Leon: You'll be okay, Sora. No matter what shape reality takes, you can handle
it. I may not remember you, but I know you in my heart.
Sora: Leon...
Yuffie: Take care, Sora.
Cid: (Scratches his head) I'm a little lost...but best of luck anyway.
(Leon's group leaves. Donald and Goofy leave. Sora starts to leave, but Aerith
comes back)
Sora: What's up?
Aerith: I don't have all the answers, but I had to tell you something. Your
memories created this town, right?
Sora: That's what the guy who gave me the card said.
Aerith: If that's true, then this town is just a figment of your mind...and so
are we.
Sora: But...you can't be a figment! You're standing right here. The town is
here, too!
Aerith: But I'm not really me. I don't remember the things I should. And I
sense things I shouldn't. Sora, beware your memories. In the journey to come,
you'll be faced with more illusions. Sometimes the shadows of your memory will
deceive you, try to lead you astray.
Sora: So, uh...what exactly does that mean?
Aerith: I'm sorry. I'm just another illusion. The truth is out of my reach.
Sora: Don't say stuff like that. It's depressing...
Aerith: Stay strong, Sora. Don't let the illusions distract you from what's
truly important.
Sora: ...Okay.
Donald: Sora!
(Donald and Goofy are in the nearby alley)
Goofy: Are you ready to go?
Sora: Yeah, be right there. (To Aerith) Well, I'd better be going.
(Aerith is gone)
Sora: Aerith? Aerith!
Donald: What about Aerith?
Sora: Where did she go? I was just talking to her!
Goofy: Aerith left with Leon and the others, remember?
Sora: Huh?!
Donald: You worried us. Just standing there by yourself.
Sora: Is this what she meant...?
(Sora, Donald, and Goofy leave Traverse Town and enter the 1st Floor Exit Hall.
Once there they are greeted by the cloaked, hooded man from before)
????????: Well, Sora? Did you enjoy meeting your memories?
Sora: Yeah, it was good to see everyone. But what do you really want from me?
????????: What do you have to give?
(The man walks toward them. Sora, Donald, and Goofy summon their weapons.
Another man with red, spiky hair, and a similar black cloak appears behind the
hooded man)
????: Hello!
(Sora snickers angrily)
????????: What do you want?
????: No hogging the hero.
(The hooded man tosses the red-haired man a card)
????????: Then perhaps you'd like to test him.
????: Perhaps I would.
(The hooded man disappears)
????: My show now, Keyblade master. Who am I? Oh, my name's Axel. Got it
memorized?
Sora: Uh...sure.
Axel: Good, you're a quick learner. So Sora, now that we're getting to know
each other better...
(Axel summons two bladed chakrams. Sora, Donald, and Goofy get ready to fight)
Axel: don't you go off and die on me now!
(They fight. Sora's group wins. Back in the Exit Hall, Axel is gone. A card
covered in light hovers over. Sora picks it up)
Goofy: Another one. What's it do?
(Jiminy climbs onto Sora's shoulder)
Jiminy: Hmm. Kinda looks like the card you used when you made Traverse Town.
Sora: Then I guess we're gonna need it to keep going...
Axel: That's right.
(Sora gasps. Axel is standing near the staircase to the second floor)
Donald: Axel!
(Axel walks over to them)
Axel: Did you really think after that introduction, I would give up oh so
easily?
Sora: You were testing us.
Axel: And you passed. Congratulations, Sora! You're ready now---ready to take
on Castle Oblivion. You will need to follow your memories. Trust what you
remember and seek what you forget. Then you will find someone very special.
Goofy: You mean King Mickey and Riku?
Axel: You will just have to give some more thought to who it is that's---most
important to you. Our most precious memories lie so deep within our hearts
that they're out of reach. But I'm sure that you can find yours, Sora.
Sora: Why me?
Axel: You have lost sight of the light within the darkness. And it seems that
you've forgotten that you forgot.
Sora: The light within darkness...
Axel: (Holds out his hand) Would you like me to give you a hint?
(Sora thinks for a minute)
Goofy: Sora---do ya need it?
Sora: I'm gonna figure it out for myself. If you're in my way---
Donald: (Jumps in front of Sora) Don't worry, Sora! We'll protect you!
Axel: Good answer. Just what I'd expect from the Keyblade master. But be
forewarned... When your sleeping memories awaken, you may no longer be who you
are now.
(Axel disappears. Sora receives five world cards. Sora, Donald, and Goofy enter
the second floor of the castle)
Jiminy: Hmm...
Sora: What's wrong, Jiminy?
(Jiminy climbs onto Sora shoulder)
Jiminy: Well, ya see, what Axel said back there worries me. What could he have
meant by, "You may no longer be who you are"?
Sora: I may no longer be me? How can I be anyone else?
Jiminy: (Laughs) Of course. Still, you can't be too careful.
Goofy: Yep. Feels like just about anything could happen here in Castle...
(Trying to pronounce it) Oblivi - Oblivi - Obliv---
Donald: Castle Oblivion!
Goofy: Oh, yeah! Now I remember!
Sora: We'll be okay. Whatever it is they're cooking up, we'll be able to
handle it together.
Goofy: 'Course we will, like at that creepy castle we explored together, the
one with all those weird contraptions.
Sora: Hmm... When was that?
Donald: Uhh... I can't remember. What was it called?
Goofy: Gawrsh, oh it was, uh... Holla... Holly... Holler... Sorry. I can't
remember.
Donald: Wak! Stop goofing around.
Sora: Goofy, sure you didn't make it up?
Goofy: I don't think so...
[Author's Note: From this point on, I'll be scripting the worlds in the order I
played them through in my copy of the game. The way you may play them through
may be different, but the events that happen in these worlds DO NOT effect what
happens in the hallways between them. Which means they can be played in any
order, and will not effect the continuity of the game at all.]
(Sora holds up the Olympus Coliseum card at the second floor entrance and the
group enters to the Coliseum gates. Donald notices a nearby notice board and
runs over to it)
Donald: Look, an announcement!
(Sora and Goofy join him. Jiminy jumps out and jumps up and down while he reads
the board)
Jiminy: Hmmm... It's for some sort of contest. They're calling it the "Olympus
Coliseum Survival Cup." Contenders have to run an obstacle course, battling
each other along the way. And listen to this: "The great hero Hercules will
also compete for the Cup." It says here he's never been beaten.
Sora: Sounds like fun. Why don't we enter, too?
Goofy: I thought you'd say that. Whenever there's a contest, you're rarin' to
join up.
Donald: You're going to compete even if we don't, right?
Sora: Uh-huh.
Donald: Guess we'd better tag along, then.
Jiminy: (Jumps) Hold it, everyone. There's more... (Jumps) "Only contenders who
finish the preliminary course may enter the main competition." (Jumps) It says
the preliminary course is just ahead.
Sora: Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!
(They leave. Hades appears and reads the announcement board)
Hades: "Hercules is a model of true strength and gallantry---the perfect
hero"?!
(Hades turns red, overcome with anger)
Hades: Oh, he's perfect, all right. PERFECTLY INFURIATING!! Just thinking about
that little sunspot makes me boil! HOO, I'd like to drag him into the
Underworld!
?????: Which is why you hired me.
(Cloud appears)
Hades: That's right. You're my man... Cloud, is it? Your job is to beat
Hercules in the games. And once you've got him cornered... ...finish the job.
Do that for me, and---
Cloud: You restore my lost memories. As we agreed.
Hades: You have my word.
(Cloud leaves)
Key of Beginnings Room
(Sora, Donald, and Goofy, enter the Coliseum lobby and meet Phil)
Phil: Huh? Where did you come from? Don't tell me you guys finished the
prelims!
Sora: We sure did. And now we want to go for the Cup!
Phil: Well, you came to the right place. Not that you stand a chance against
Herc.
Donald: Why not?
Phil: Two words. You ain't heroes!
Sora: You're wrong!
Goofy: Yeah, he said three words.
Sora: Exactly...but that's not the point! How can we prove we're heroes unless
you give us a chance?
(Hercules walks in)
Hercules: He's right, Phil. They cleared the prelims. I think they deserve a
shot.
Phil: Hmm...you got a point there, Herc. But still---
Hercules: Of course, we could always cancel the games.
Sora: Cancel them? What for?
Hercules: Old Phil's prelim course was so hard, no one else could finish it.
Sora: Is that right? Well, if you let us compete, you won't have to cancel the
games! How about it, Phil?
Phil: ... Okay, you got me over a barrel, so fine. Here's how it works, kid---
Sora: It's Sora---not "kid."
Phil: Sure, sure, kid. Since your team and Hercules are the only contenders---
Cloud: No, they're not.
(Clouds walks in through the doors)
Cloud: The games have a new challenger. Name's Cloud.
Phil: The more the merrier! Now the games will really be something to see!
Hercules: I'm looking forward to this. DOn't expect me to pull any punches1
Sora: Hey, as long as you don't expect me to take them! (To Cloud) Let's give
it our best.
Cloud: Hmph.
Phil: Okay, let's get this show going! But first I gotta explain a few rules.
Rule #1! First one through the obstacle course wins! Rule #2! In the event of a
tie, a battle will determine the winner! Rule #3! You can interfere with your
opponents on the course! And finally... Rule #4! All challengers have to give
it everything they got