(Cloud returns to the shack at the top of Cosmo Canyon.)
Bugenhagen
"Here, over here.
The door's unlocked, come on in."
(Cloud enters the observatory room.)
Bugenhagen
"Ho Ho Hoooo. It looks
like you have them all together. Then let's begin."
"I'll stand there."
(FMV sequence as Bugenhagen activates the elevator. It takes them to
the upper level, where there is a model of the solar system.)
Aerith
"So pretty... It's
just like the real thing!"
(Bugenhagen floats up near Jupiter)
Bugenhagen
"Hmm, yes pretty good.
This is my laboratory."
"All the workings
of space are entered into this 3D Holographic System."
(Aerith looks around)
Aerith
"Hey! A shooting star!"
(FMV sequence. A shooting star rockets past Aerith, followed by a glowing
orb, and several meteors. All of these are sucked into a black hole in the
corner.)
Aerith
"Wow, how wonderful."
Bugenhagen
"Ho Ho Hoooo. Yes,
it is something, isn't it?"
"Well, let's get to
the subject."
"Everntually... all
humans die. What happens to them after they die?"
"The body decomposes,
and returns to the Planet. That much everyone knows. What about their consciousness,
their hearts and their souls?"
"The soul too returns
to the Planet."
"And not only those
of humans, but everything on this Planet. In fact, all living things in
the universe, are the same."
(He raises his arms)
Bugenhagen
"The spirits that
return to the Planet, merge with one another and roam the Planet."
"They roam, converge,
and divide, becoming a swell, called the 'Lifestream'."
"Lifestream.... In
other words, a path of energy of the souls roaming the Planet."
(He lowers his arms)
Bugenhagen
"'Spirit Energy' is
a word that you should never forget."
"A new life... children
are blessed with Spirit energy and are brought into the world."
"Then, the time comes
with they die and once again return to the Planet..."
"Of course there are
exceptions, but this is the way of the world."
"I've digressed, but
you'll understand better if you watch this."
(FMV sequence. The camera zooms in on model Earth. We see trees and humans being born, then die. Their bodies becomes masses of swirling light, then streak across the surface of the Earth, merging. On the other side of the planet, the energy forms into a new being. Streaks of energy cover the planet, glowing many colors. Bugenhagen floats over to the planet.)
Spirit energy makes all things possible, trees, birds, and humans.
(Bugenhagen lifts his arm.)
Not just living things. But Spirit energy makes it possible for Planets to be Planets.
(The energy begins to converge at a point near Bugenhagen's hand.)
What happens if that Spirit energy were to disappear?
(The energy is all drawn into Bugenhagen's sleeve. When it is all gone,
the planet turns jet-black, and crumbles, huge chunks floating off into
space. The camera returns to the party.)
Bugenhagen
"......These are the
basics of the Study of Planet Life."
Cloud
"If the Spirit energy
is lost, our Planet is destroyed..."
Bugenhagen
"Ho Ho Hoooo. Spirit
energy is efficient BECAUSE it exists within nature."
"When Spirit energy
is forcefully extracted, and manufactured, it can't accomplish its true
purpose."
(Cloud looks up at Bugenhagen)
Cloud
"You're talking about
Mako energy, right?"
Bugenhagen
"Everyday Mako reactors
suck up Spirit energy, diminishing it."
"Spirit energy gets
compressed in the reactors and processed into Mako energy. All living things
are being used up and thrown away."
"In other words, Mako
energy will only destroy the Planet..."
(The elevator lowers again. Bugenhagen and the others are lowered to floor level.)
Bugenhagen
"The story of the
planets... and those who lived with them...."
"You want to know
more? Then you must listen to the words of the elders."
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