Chapter 7: The Shera (Dirge of Cerberus)

Camera panes around the bridge of the airship; various personnel rattle off different statistics; we next see the engine room, where people make similar comments. The airship is all charged up & ready to go!

Cid spots Vincent and leaves the wheel to talk to him.

Cid	シド
Hey! Vincent! Long time.	おう！　ヴィンセント、久しぶりだな

WRO Member	WRO隊員
Captain!	か、艦長？！

Cid quickly returns to the wheel.

Cid	シド
Sorry 'bout that.	おっと、いけねぇ

Cid	シド
As much as I'd like to sit down and reminisce 'bout old times, you'll have to take a rain check. Why don't you have a look around my bird until the meeting?	わりぃな、ツモる話は、後にしようぜ、 作戦会議までは時間がある、 ちぃーとブラブラしててくれ

Optional Dialog With WRO NPCs.

WRO Member   WRO隊員   Almost. WRO Member   WRO隊員   Wait a minute. Where did this button come from? WRO Member   WRO隊員   But those men and women in Deepground. WRO Member   WRO隊員   While this airship is named after Cid's wife, construction of the vessel wasn't performed by the captain at all. 私たちが今乗っているこの飛空艇、 シドさんの奥さんの名前こそ付いてますが WRO Member   WRO隊員   Our team of loyal scientists here at the World Regenesis Organization or those criminals at Shinra weren't involved, either. シドさんの工房やWRO、まして神羅の技術 とかで造られたものではないんです WRO Member   WRO隊員   To tell you the truth, the ship is not even from this era. It is a relic from a lost civilization. なんでも、現行文明以前の、 旧世代文明の遺産なんだとか…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   Most of the machinery in the engine room is boxed up in black casing, so we don't even know what half of it does. なので、内部動力炉の中枢機構については、 完全なブラックボックスに なっている部分も多いんです WRO Member   WRO隊員   There's no need to worry. Even though we cannot reproduce the technology, we can still put it to good use. いえいえ、大丈夫ですよ。それでも私たちの 技術では実現できないくらい、 安定した航行性能を誇る飛空艇なんです WRO Member   WRO隊員   I can almost guarantee there will be no problems. そう簡単に落ちたりなんて、しませんよ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Almost. ……たぶん WRO Member   WRO隊員   Deepground soldiers... A ruthless band of killing machines determined to revive Omega and bring this world to her end. オメガ復活のため、 突如、全世界の人々を襲った狂気の軍団、 《ディープグラウンドソルジャー》…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   And at the top stand the Tsviets-- a small group of elite warriors more powerful than the rest combined. その中でも並外れた戦闘能力を持つ、 エリートソルジャー《ツヴィエート》 WRO Member   WRO隊員   Rosso the Crimson, Azul the Cerulean, Nero the Sable, 残るは《朱のロッソ》 《蒼きアスール》《漆黒の闇ネロ》…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   and their mysterious and enigmatic leader, Weiss the Immaculate. そして、今回の事件の首謀者、 《純白の帝王》と呼ばれている 《ヴァイス》…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   It is believed that confrontations with these four will be unavoidable. ミッドガルにおいては、 おそらく彼ら《ツヴィエート》との戦いは 避けられないでしょう WRO Member   WRO隊員   But their defeat is necessary for our mission's success. かつてない、厳しい戦いに なるのでしょうが…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   However, I'm not worried. I know that you and the others will not let us or the planet down. 私、心配はしてません。 ヴィンセントさんたちは必ず 帰ってくるって、信じてますから WRO Member   WRO隊員   You've heard of the Chocobo Farm in the Grasslands, haven't you? They've got the biggest stables around! チョコボファームって知ってますか？ グラスランドにある、人が乗れる チョコボを預かってくれる場所です WRO Member   WRO隊員   I keep my new river chocobo there. He was born just a few weeks ago. I named him Boco. 私、そこに川チョコボをあずけて あるんですよ。この間、生まれたばかりで 《ボコ》って名付けたんです WRO Member   WRO隊員   Boco. A noble name for a noble steed! なんでも、由緒ある名前だとかなんとか WRO Member   WRO隊員   I can't wait until this battle's over and I can go ride him off into the sunset. だから、早く、この戦いを終わらせて、 《ボコ》ちゃんに乗りたいです WRO Member   WRO隊員   Midgar. ミッドガル…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   After Meteorfall, the once bustling metropolis was reduced to rubble. There have been attempts to rebuild, but deadly mako radiation leaking from the damaged reactors still contaminates most of the area. ３年前、メテオの影響で廃墟になり、 残留魔晄のせいで、人の住める場所では なくなったとか、無法者のたまり場に なってる、なんて話もありましたけど…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   Now it is just a home for vagrants and the soldiers forgotten there after the calamity. ……見捨てられた廃墟の地下で、 あんなにも多くのソルジャーがいたなんて WRO Member   WRO隊員   Most of us turned our eyes away from the problem, but someday we'll be forced to face it. 目をそらしていても、いつか現実と 向かい合わなければならない ものなのですね…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   Mr. Valentine! ヴィンセント・ヴァレンタインさま！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Our troops are conducting their final preparations for the assault. I've been ordered to not let anyone pass, sir! こちらは、現在侵攻部隊の最終準備中です。 整備隊員以外の立ち入りは、ご遠慮願います WRO Member   WRO隊員   Mr. Valentine! It's me! ヴィンセントさん、お久しぶりです！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Don't you remember? I was one of the Highwind crew! 私、ハイウインドのクルーだったんですよ WRO Member   WRO隊員   That bird was a beauty, but this ship's just as sweet. ハイウインドも、いい船でしたが、 このシエラ号もたいしたもんです WRO Member   WRO隊員   And you won't believe this, but she runs on some mysterious ancient power. なんでも《今は失われた技術》 っていうので動いてるらしいですけど…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   But you don't have to worry. You'll be safe in my hands. でも、一生懸命動かしますので、 安心しててください！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Wait a minute. Where did this button come from? あれ、このボタンなんだろう… WRO Member   WRO隊員   Oh, no, you didn't hear anything. あ、いや、なんでもないです WRO Member   WRO隊員   Approaching destination! いよいよですね。がんばりましょう！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Beautiful, isn't it? いい景色ですよね WRO Member   WRO隊員   I've been a crew member for almost three years now. You'd think after a few hundred flights, I'd get tired of the view. 私は、もともと飛空艇団ですから、 ここからの景色なんて 見飽きてるって思ってました…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   But you know, when I realize that this may be my last time up here-- my last chance to take a glimpse of the land I call home, I just... けど、もしかしたら、これで見納めに なるかもって想像したら、ちゃんと目に 焼き付けておかなくちゃって思って…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   I just wanted to get one last look. ホント…… いい景色ですね…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   Sir, I've been spending time analyzing the data retrieved from the files of former weapons development administrator Scarlet. 私は、リーブ局長と共に、 旧神羅の兵器開発部門総括だった スカーレットの残した資料を解析したんです WRO Member   WRO隊員   Deepground. ディープグラウンド…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   It used to be a medical facility for injured SOLDIER troops. 元は、ソルジャーのための 医療施設だったらしいです WRO Member   WRO隊員   Military personnel would be sent there for care and rehabilitation. 負傷した兵や、再調整が 必要になった兵たちの病院…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   However, over time, it evolved into a laboratory for madmen content on ignoring all laws of man and nature. それが、いつしか、 ありとあらゆる倫理を無視した 超法規的研究機関になってしまった…… という話です WRO Member   WRO隊員   And supposedly this evolution took place because of the existence of one rogue soldier-- なんでも、ある１人のソルジャーの存在が、 ディープグラウンドの方向性を 決定的に変えたとか WRO Member   WRO隊員   a man known only as "G." ファイルには、ただ一文字《Ｇ》と…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   However, that is all we were able to retrieve. それ以上のことは分かりませんでした WRO Member   WRO隊員   That Dr. Rui. シャルアさん…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   She done gone sacrificed every thing she had to find that there little sister of hers. But now she's... ずっと妹さんのことだけを考えて、 ご自身のすべてを犠牲にしてまで 戦ってきた人なのに…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   I just don't want to see nothin' like that happen to nobody ever again. And that's why I packed up and joined the WRO! こんな悲劇をこれ以上増やさないためにも…… 私は今できることを、為すつもりです WRO Member   WRO隊員   I took part in the Kalm operation, but I wasn't able to save a single person. 俺、カームの作戦にも参加してたんです……。 でも……何も……誰も…… 助けられませんでした WRO Member   WRO隊員   That's why this time, だから、今度こそ…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   maybe I'll be able to do something worthwhile. 俺が前線に立つことで、 きっと助かる人が出てきますよね？ WRO Member   WRO隊員   I'm not going to let Deepground have its way anymore. もう、これ以上やつらの 好きにはさせたくないんです WRO Member   WRO隊員   Sir! 気付きましたか？ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Did you notice the ceiling? It changes over time. ここの天井は、時間ごとに 景色が変わってるんですよ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Aren't you amazed at all the things technology can do? It's like magic. オーバーテクノロジーの飛空艇と 最先端技術の結晶体って感じですね WRO Member   WRO隊員   If only I could design something this remarkable. まぁ、私が作ったわけじゃないんですけどね WRO Member   WRO隊員   You know that little girl? She's locked herself up in the sick bay since we boarded. あの小さな子、この奥の部屋で ずっと作業してますよ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Sir! ご苦労様です！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   When I was still a kid, I wanted to be in SOLDIER. 俺、昔はソルジャーに憧れてたんですよ WRO Member   WRO隊員   But those men and women in Deepground. でも、あいつらの姿を見ていると……違う WRO Member   WRO隊員   They're nothing like the guys in the poster I had on my bedroom wall. 同じ神羅でも、あれは俺の知っている ソルジャーとは全然違います WRO Member   WRO隊員   But you know...I wonder if they wanted to be in SOLDIER just like me. あいつらも、昔は俺みたいに ソルジャーに憧れてたのかな…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   Hey, I'm not going soft or anything. I'm ready for action! 大丈夫です。 鍛えた成果を見せてやりますよ！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Sir! ご苦労様です！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Before we get to Midgar, I'll have this baby purring like a kitten! さあ、ミッドガルに乗り込む前に、 こいつをゴキゲンな状態にしておくぜ！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   I hope I'm not petting her the wrong way. うーん、タービンの状態が安定しないなぁ WRO Member   WRO隊員   Sir! I ain't no hero, sir! 自分は勇者でも英雄でもないのであります！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   I ain't got what it takes to save the world--not like you did, sir! アナタ方のように、世界を救うほどの力など、 持ってはいないのであります！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   But I'm ready to fight! しかし自分は戦います！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   And I know that there's somebody out there who needs me to fight for them and their freedoms. こんな自分でも、戦うことによって 守れるものがあると、 信じているからであります！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   And that's why I don't mind taking second stage to the heroes of this story--heroes like you! 星を救う物語の主人公にはなれなくとも、 誰かを幸せにするための 手助けはできると思うのであります！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   I'll do all that I can, and I'll do my best, sir! 自分たちは、自分たちの 役割を果たすであります！ WRO Member   WRO隊員   It's not much longer until the Midgar offensive begins. いよいよ、ミッドガル侵攻作戦の開始ですね…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   The last time I saw action was back during the liberation of Edge where my entire squad was wiped out by that bloodthirsty crimson soldier. 僕は、エッジでの住民救出作戦に参加して いたんです。仲間はみんな……殺されました。 あの、朱いソルジャーによって…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   The only reason I survived was because I fled from the area when I saw my companions fall. But... 僕はあの時、自分の持ち場を放棄して、 逃げ出してしまったんです。 それで今こうして、生き永らえてます WRO Member   WRO隊員   Not this time! ……今度は、逃げません WRO Member   WRO隊員   I've finally realized that there are some things in this world that are worth dying for. 自分の役目を投げ出して生きることは 死ぬよりつらいってことが分かったから…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   Our enemy, the Deepground soldiers. この戦いの相手…… 《ディープグラウンドソルジャー》…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   They were all once just like us. They all had families, friends, even feelings. 彼らだって、元は私たちと同じ、 感情を持った人間たちのはず……なんですよね WRO Member   WRO隊員   So why did it ever have to come to this? でも彼らは、 何の理由もなく、 何の因果もなく…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   What compelled Shinra to commit such hideous deeds? ただ、たまたま、神羅の創り出した 狂気の中に置かれてしまった…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   Now, these once normal people continue to kill because it is all they know. 結果、彼らは今こうして、 この世界のすべてを殺し尽くそうとしている…… WRO Member   WRO隊員   Are they solely to blame for their actions? それは果たして、彼らの罪なのでしょうか……？ WRO Member   WRO隊員   No, I'm not condoning what they do. いえ……同情しているわけではありません WRO Member   WRO隊員   I will never forgive them for the terror they have instilled in the hearts of my brothers. 私は、多くの人々を無為に殺戮した アイツらを決して許しません WRO Member   WRO隊員   They're our sworn enemy, and that will never, ever change. 彼らは私たちにとっての《敵》です。 それは、絶対に、間違いありません WRO Member   WRO隊員   But I'm not fighting simply to end their lives. I'm doing it to end the chaos that they started. 私は戦います。 彼らの生命を終わらせるためではなく、 彼らの狂気を、終わらせるために……

Vincent makes his way around the airship, The Shera, first encountering Yuffie.

Yuffie	ユフィ
	うぅ～

Yuffie	ユフィ
Man, I hate airships.	これでも、だいぶましになったんだけど……

Yuffie	ユフィ
I knew I shouldn't have had eggs for breakfast.	やっぱ、飛空艇は嫌いだ……

Yuffie	ユフィ
Sorry, Vince. I don't feel like talking much.	ごめん、いま話しかけないで……

Eventually Vincent arrives at a computer lab, where Shelke is working at a computer and Shalua remains inside her regenerative tube.

Shelke	シェルク
After the assault begins, the headquarters' facilities will no longer be available.	本部施設が使えなくなるので、 こちらで治療を続けるそうです

Shelke	シェルク
And to think, just a few days ago, I was the one who was in there.	ほんの少し前まで、 あそこに入っていたのは、私だったんですけどね……

Shelke	シェルク
No, forget I said anything.	いえ、忘れてください

Vincent	ヴィンセント
What are you working on?	何をしているんだ？

Shelke	シェルク
I'm in the process of modifying this equipment so I can perform an SND--a synaptic net dive.	ここの設備でSND……センシティブ・ネット・ダイブが 可能なように改良しています

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Synaptic net dive?	センシティブ・ネット・ダイブ？

Shelke	シェルク
My specialty within the Tsviets.	私のツヴィエートとしての能力

Shelke	シェルク
While retaining consciousness, I project an image of myself into a virtual reality called a network.	感覚を残したまま、ネットワークという疑似空間に、 自身を投影し潜行します

Shelke	シェルク
I can also use this ability to negotiate with data on the subconscious planes of sentient life forms. However, this often involves a great risk to my own sanity.	他の精神や感覚の干渉をも、疑似ネットとして、 潜行が可能という事が大きな特徴ですが、 どちらにしても、リスクが大きい

Shelke	シェルク
For Shinra, the success of the SND project was crucial for their next step in...	神羅としても、次のための実験としての 意味合いが大きかったと思いますが……

Shelke	シェルク
I'm sorry. I seem to have gotten off-track.	すみません、関係ありませんでしたね

Shelke	シェルク
Simply put, I'm creating a personal network terminal within the airship's main control console.	簡単に言えば、 私専用のネットワーク端末を構築している、 というだけの事です

Vincent backs up slightly.

Shelke	シェルク
What?	何か？

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Nothing. You just remind me of your sister.	いや、やはり姉妹だなと思っただけだ

Shelke	シェルク
	？

Vincent leaves. In another room, he encounters Reeve, sitting down.

Reeve	リーブ
Thanks to Shelke's half of the data, I have been able to make more sense of the report.	シェルクさんのおかげで、 オメガレポートの解析が進みました

Reeve	リーブ
But I still require more time to piece together the fragments. I will give you all a detailed briefing at the meeting.	私もまだ、すべては把握していませんので、 詳しいことは作戦会議で、としましょう

Once all three individuals have been talked to, the scene changes; everyone's on the bridge. It's meeting time!

Cid	シド
Alright. Our old buddies and the remaining WRO squads will lead the ground assault...	地上からは、アイツらを中心とした、 WROの残存部隊が攻撃を仕掛ける

Scene change; a lone truck is driving through the Wastelands. Barret is at the helm, with Tifa in the passenger seat.

Tifa	ティファ
I see it!	見えてきたわ

The rear of the truck opens up. Cloud is sitting on his motorcycle; he puts his driving goggles on.

Cloud	クラウド
Time to go, Fenrir.	行くぞ、フェンリル……

He drives out of the truck, and then ahead of it; Cloud is leading the way.

Barret	バレット
Awright!	行くぜぇー！

Tifa	ティファ
Yeah!	はい！

As the camera pans out, we see the truck is just one of over a dozen, and the entire convoy is on a direct course to Midgar.

Back to the meeting; Yuffie is holding a bag of ice to her forehead.

Yuffie	ユフィ
...while we launch our attack from the air.	そして、うちらは、空からコーゲキと

Cid	シド
Right.	そうだ

Cid	シド
So Reeve, you ready?	さて、んじゃあ……

Reeve	リーブ
Yes.	はい

Scene changes to show Shelke about to put on her VR helmet again; Cait Sith is in the room with her.

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
Alright. Take it away, Shelke!	ほな、シェルクはん、 お願いします

She puts it on and lies back in her chair.

Shelke	シェルク
Very well.	始めます

Shelke	シェルク
Data fragment link...	データ解析……

Shelke	シェルク
...successful.	リンク……

Shelke	シェルク
Commencing synaptic net dive in 3, 2, 1...	センシティブ・ネット・ダイブ開始……

She begins the dive. On the bridge, Cid, Vincent, Reeve and Yuffie are exposed to a hologram of the universe.

Cid	シド
What the? Are we in...?	宇宙……かよ

Yuffie	ユフィ
What? What?	なに？　なに？

A distinct female voice-over recites Reeve's report.

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Just as we return to the planet when our lifelight has faded,	人の命が星に還るように……

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the planet returns to the cosmos	星は……

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when her time has come.	宇宙(そら)へと……還る……

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Anything that has definite shape	形あるものには……

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will one day cease to exist.	いつしか……終わりが訪れる

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The same is true for this world.	星もその例外ではない……

The quartet are exposed to an image of a trio of meteors striking the planet, spreading a wave of fire over it.

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Before she takes her final breath,	星はその命がつきる前に

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the pure Lifestreams that flow freely beneath her crust	清き命の流れ……

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will be brought together into one	ライフストリームをひとつにする

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by Omega--the ultimate life form.	それがオメガ、そのためのオメガ

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His purpose: to gather all life, sentient and non,	すべての命を集める究極の生命

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and lead it into the sea of stars,	そして、命を集めしオメガは

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where it will embark on a fabulous journey	終わりを始まりへと導くため

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along a road untraveled.	星の海へと飛び去る

The lifestreams, which had been gathering at one point, blast off into the universe.

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However, when Omega has lifted the life from this planet,	オメガは命を宇宙(そら)へと還すための箱船……

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all that will remain	そして……

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will be an empty shell destined to die silently	すべての命がなくなった星は……

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in the limitless void of space.	やがて静かな……

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	死を迎える……

The barren, lifeless world, begins to crack, then fall apart - very similar to Bugenhagen's demonstration of a lifeless planet from the original game.

Back on the Shera's bridge; the universal light show has ended, and the female voice-overs are replaced by Shelke voice-overs.

Shelke	シェルク
Omega is	オメガは……

Shelke	シェルク
the same type of life form as the Weapons we encountered three years ago.	３年前に蘇ったウェポンと同じ存在です

Shelke	シェルク
The planet gave birth to these creatures to protect itself	ウェポンは、 星が自分自身を守るために生み出した抗体

Shelke	シェルク
just as the planet will ultimately give birth to the final Weapon, Omega, when the end of the world is imminent.	そして、オメガというウェポンも、 星が終わるとき、命を次へと運ぶための存在

Shelke	シェルク
In essence, Omega is an elaborate safety mechanism designed solely to maintain and protect the flow of life.	つまりオメガは他のウェポンと同じ、 星が生みだした、命の流れを守るためのシステム

Shelke	シェルク
Normally, Omega poses no threat to us. It only manifests when the planet has detected something that may cause her danger.	本来、オメガ自体に害意はなく、 星が終焉を迎えるまで目覚めることはない……

Reeve	リーブ
However, Deepground is attempting to awaken the beast early.	ですが、彼らは、そのオメガを、 人工的に蘇らせようとしています

Reeve	リーブ
Thus the kidnappings.	そのための誘拐です……

Brief scene change; Cait Sith puts on the VR helmet, then waves to Shelke. She nods at him. The screen is black, and we hear the screams & cries of many people.

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
Good gracious me!

Scene changes back to the bridge.

Reeve	リーブ
By slaughtering thousands of innocent souls, they are creating a pure Lifestream in order to trick the planet into thinking the "end" is near.	純度を高めたライフストリームを疑似的に作りだし、 多くの命が星に還った状態を再現しているようです……

Cid	シド
Why, those conniving...!	最ぃぃぃ悪だ！ ふざけんな！！

Cid	シド
I don't know what this Weiss character is tryin', but he's crazy if he thinks we're gonna let him get away with it.	ヴァイスってヤロウが何を考えてんかしらねぇが、 今すぐ、ぶっ飛ばして、オメガの復活を止める！

Reeve	リーブ
Right.	はい

Reeve	リーブ
Omega is being revived deep beneath Midgar in Mako Reactor 0.	オメガはミッドガル深層部にある 零番魔晄炉で生まれようとしています

Reeve	リーブ
To increase the output of Reactor 0, all the other reactors have been tied into its mainframe.	その零番魔晄炉の活性化を１から８までの 魔晄炉がサポートしている状態です

Reeve	リーブ
Our objective is to destroy 1 through 8 and slow the reanimation process.	まずは、周辺魔晄炉を叩き、 オメガ復活を引き延ばします

Reeve	リーブ
Mission details for each squad will be relayed separately.	では、細かい指示は、各隊ごとに伝えますので……

Cid	シド
Alright. We've still got some time before the big show.	よし！ 作戦決行まで、少しだけ、時間がある

Cid	シド
You got anything needs tending to, do it.	ちぃと自由行動にしようか

Back to gameplay; Vincent talks to Cid, who's back at the wheel of The Shera.

Cid	シド
Vince, don't worry about the reactors. We'll take care of them.	魔晄炉は、全部、安心して俺たちに任せてくれ

Cid	シド
You work on those four wackos.	おめぇは、 例の４人の相手を頼む

Cid	シド
I don't like letting you have all the fun, but	おめぇ、１人に任せるのは、 心苦しいんだがよ

Cid	シド
you know I can't leave my baby here alone.	俺は、この船を離れられねぇ

Cid	シド
Cloud and the others will be shutting down the power,	クラウドたちには、各魔晄炉を止めてもらう

Cid	シド
and there's no way we're lettin' Yuffie go down there by herself.	んでもって、ツヴィエートってのは、 相当なもんなんだろ？

Cid	シド
Sorry buddy. Looks like from here on out it's Vince versus the Tsviets.	となると、普通のヤツらはもちろん、 ユフィにも任せられねぇ

Cid faces Vincent, and puts his hand on Vincent's shoulder.

Cid

Cid	シド
We're counting on you, old pal.	すまねぇが、頼んだぜ

Optional dialogue, but I'm including it anyways. If you talk to Cid again...

Cid	シド
Yeah, but just look at Cait...I mean, Reeve. When the hell did he become so important?	しかしよぉ、ケット・シー……じゃねぇや、 リーブのヤツも偉くなったもんだよな

Cid	シド
All this you see around you-- everything here--he put up the gil for it.	この飛空艇師団もよ、俺が仕切っちゃいるが、 金をだしてんのは、アイツなんだよ

Cid	シド
Course that's on the condition that I help him save the world.	まぁ、こういう、星の危機には、協力するって約束でな

Cid	シド
What I want to know is where he got that kind of cash.	しかし……アイツ、そんな金持ちだったっけか？

Talking to Cid AGAIN, even more optional.

Cid	シド
When all this is over, how about we grab a couple of cold ones. Just like the good ol' days, huh?	これが終わったら、パーっと飲もうぜ。 おめぇとも、ずいぶん飲んでねぇからな

Cid	シド
Even Shera's been worried about you, and you know how she gets.	シエラも気にかけてたからよ、 用がなくても、たまには遊びに来いってんだよ

Back to the laboratory to talk with Shelke.

Shelke	シェルク
So tired...	少し疲れました

Shelke	シェルク
Vincent Valentine.	ヴィンセント・ヴァレンタイン

Vincent	ヴィンセント
What?	なんだ？

Shelke	シェルク
This feeling. Is this what you meant by doing something for someone you care about?	これも、あなたが言っていた、 誰かのためのお人好しなこと……ですかね？

Vincent	ヴィンセント
It seems so.	そうかもな

Shelke	シェルク
Dr. Crescent's data	私の中で……

Shelke	シェルク
has begun defragmenting within my mind.	彼女の断片が、 デフラグされています

Shelke	シェルク
I can see many different images.	いくつもの…… イメージが……

Shelke	シェルク
Images she experienced with you.	あなたと共に見た…… あのイメージ……

Shelke	シェルク
Interference... Recovery...	干渉…… 復元……

And back to the room where Reeve is sitting.

Vincent	ヴィンセント
So, no costume today?	今日は、本体か？

Reeve	リーブ
Headquarters was pretty much destroyed by the Deepground forces.	はは……。 本部も壊されてしまいましたからね

Reeve	リーブ
But I was able to salvage a few things.	でも、持ってきてはいますよ

A Cait Sith approaches them. (What he says here depends on how well you did in the Solid Cait section; in other words, how many Cait Siths perished.)

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
Number 5 is alive!	ども、５号です

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
Number 6, ready for action!	ども、６号や

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
Number 7. Nice to meet you!	ども、７号です

Talking to Reeve again, some more optional dialogue.

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Tell me, Reeve.	知ってるのか？

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
	へ？

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Who's backing your operation?	この組織の援助者を……

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
Oh, that.	んあっ、その話でっか

Reeve laughs a bit.

Reeve	リーブ
Actually, I'm not sure.	はは……実は知らないんですよ

Vincent	ヴィンセント
	？

Reeve	リーブ
I have only met with a representative.	代理人としか、会ったことはないので……

Reeve	リーブ
However, the WRO is crucial for this planet's survival.	ただ、WROは、今の時代に必要な力です

Reeve	リーブ
I'm not concerned with the reasons this person has for helping us, as long as he continues writing the checks.	だから、誰がどんな利害で、 援助をしてくれているのかは知りませんが、 私は、利用させてもらうことにしました

Vincent	ヴィンセント
	…………

Reeve	リーブ
Though I have a feeling it is probably someone who believes he is in debt to the planet.	まぁ、世界へ借りを返そうとしている誰か……、 だとは思っているんですけどね

And another convo with a still-heaving, still-airsick Yuffie.

Yuffie	ユフィ
	うぅ～

Yuffie	ユフィ
Did you hear? They attacked Wutai as well.	あいつらさぁ…… ウータイも襲いやがったんだ

Yuffie	ユフィ
Thanks to my dad and the Wusheng, things didn't turn out as bad as they could have, but...	まぁ、オヤジ含めた五強聖のおかげで、 最悪の状況には、ならなかったみたいだけど

Yuffie	ユフィ
But I'm worried about my old man. He's not as young as he used to be.	でも、オヤジたち、 年甲斐もなく頑張りすぎるからなぁ

Yuffie	ユフィ
He's gonna have a heart attack one of these days, if not give me one!	みてるこっちが、心臓に悪いよ

Talking to Yuffie again, optional dialogue.

Yuffie	ユフィ
Now, if I was there, dad wouldn't even have to put down his mai tai.	アタシがいりゃあ、 好きにはさせなかったのになぁ

Yuffie	ユフィ
What? What?	ほ、ほんとだって

Another optional convo...

Yuffie	ユフィ
I could take out Deepground with one hand tied behind my back!	あんなやつら、アタシ１人でも、 やっつけてやるって

Yuffie	ユフィ
	うっ

Vincent approaches a lower area of The Shera. He clutches at his heart, which begins to beat louder, and he hears a beast's roar... he looks at his hand as he begins to glow red. He's now in Chaos mode. He claws at a wall, and is about to go kill some people when...

Vincent	ヴィンセント
	なっ？！

Lucrecia	ルクレツィア
Vincent.	ヴィンセント

He turns around and sees Lucrecia standing there. He reaches out to her with his right hand. His arm glows, and he returns to being Vincent... the hallucination disappears.

Vincent	ヴィンセント
	はぁ、はぁ、はぁ……

Vincent	ヴィンセント
What's happening?	今……のは……？

He looks at his hands.

Vincent	ヴィンセント
A dream?	……夢？

He turns his head & notices the clawing of the wall. He gasps... and clutches at his heart once again, as it beats louder.

Vincent	ヴィンセント
	なっ？！

Vincent	ヴィンセント
	くっ

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Am I losing control?	抑えられなくなってるのか？

Shelke is standing behind him... she walks away.

Back on the bridge, the camera's on Cid.

Cid	シド
Okay dogs, it's time!	よっしゃ！　時間だぁー！

Cid	シド
All hands to battle stations!	総員！　上陸準備！！

Scene change: The sun is setting, as Azul, Nero and Rosso stand on the outskirts of Midgar.

Azul	アスール
A simultaneous attack from land and air.	空と陸より、全戦力を投入……

Azul	アスール
I think they may be serious this time.	ふん、多少は必死とみえる

Rosso	ロッソ
They had better be. I've been so bored lately.	それくらいは、 あがいてもらわなきゃ、楽しめないわ

Nero	ネロ
His awakening is near.	彼の目覚めは、すぐそこです

Nero	ネロ
Let tonight be the final chapter.	ここは、前夜祭とまいりましょう

Back in the Shera's hangar, as the WRO troops prepare for battle. Yuffie's there with them. Cid's voice blares over the intercom.

Cid	シド
Listen up, 'cause I'm only gonna say this once!	おい、野郎共！ １つ言っておくぞ！

Cid	シド
If any more of you are killed by those punks, I'll drag you back from hell and kill you again!	てめぇら、あんなくだらねぇ連中に、 これ以上、殺されるんじゃねぇぞ！！

Cid	シド
You really want to piss off those SOBs, then why not try stayin' alive!	殺されてやらねぇのが、 ヤツらにとっちゃ、最高の屈辱だ！

Cid	シド
That's what this war's all about!	これは、生き残るための戦いだ！

Cid	シド
If you live, everybody behind you lives. If you die, they die!	おめぇらが、生き残りゃあ、 おめぇらの、後ろの連中も生き残る！

Cid	シド
You got that? Now go kick some Deepground ass!	分かったな！！ たっぷりと、生き残ってやれ！！

Yuffie & Everyone else cheers.

	おぉ！！

Scene change; Shelke talks to Vincent; Reeve is by their side.

Shelke	シェルク
Vincent Valentine.	ヴィンセント・ヴァレンタイン

Vincent	ヴィンセント
What's this?	これは……？

Shelke	シェルク
Your phone. I retrieved it in Kalm.	カームで拾った、あなたの携帯です

Shelke	シェルク
I've modified it slightly. Just dial #VIN to contact my personal terminal directly.	少しいじらせてもらいました。 《＃ＶＩＮ》と押せば私の携帯と直通通信が可能です

Shelke	シェルク
From this workstation, I can perform a synaptic net dive into almost any network system in Midgar.	私はここの端末からセンシティブ・ネット・ダイブで ミッドガル全域のコンピューターにアクセスし

Shelke	シェルク
I may also be able to help guide you into Deepground.	問題がなければ、 ディープグラウンドまでの侵入をサポートします

Vincent looks at Reeve; he crosses his arms.

Shelke	シェルク
It's not what you think.	違いますよ

Shelke	シェルク
By monitoring your movement, Dr. Crescent's data fragments are restored within me.	あなたをモニターしていると、 彼女のデータが、復元されることがあるのです

Shelke	シェルク
I'm simply providing this service for my own benefit.	これは、データの欠損を埋めるための行為です

Vincent	ヴィンセント
I didn't say anything.	何も言ってない

Shelke	シェルク
I... Anyway...my resources here are limited. Do not expect too much.	と、とにかく、ずっとというわけではありませんが、 多少のサポートはいたします

Vincent	ヴィンセント
I'm counting on you, Shelke.	分かった、頼む

Shelke	シェルク
I... It's just I've never actually been "counted on" by anyone before.	あ、いえ、いつも命じられ動いてたので、 《頼む》と言われるのは珍しいなと……

Shelke	シェルク
Never mind.	んっ、こちらの話です

Reeve	リーブ
Well then, can I "count on" you to keep an eye on the airship while we're away as well?	…………。 では、船の警護も《頼んで》しまいましょうかね？

Shelke	シェルク
	？

Shelke gasps.

Reeve	リーブ
I have already witnessed your strength and skill once.	あなたの強さは、以前見せてもらいましたから

Reeve	リーブ
This is war, and we have to be ready for anything. Your assistance would be of great help.	この先、何が起こるか分かりませんし できる限りでよろしいので、お願いいたします

Shelke	シェルク
My assistance?	私……が？

Reeve	リーブ
Exactly.	はい

WRO Member:	WRO隊員
Commissioner!	局長ー！

Reeve	リーブ
Excuse me. Vincent, I will see you again before deployment.	あ、では、私はこれで。 ヴィンセント、また後ほど

Reeve	リーブ
And Shelke remember, I'm counting on you.	それでは、シェルクさん、頼みましたよ

Reeve leaves; a few moments later, Vincent looks at Shelke and leaves too.

Shelke	シェルク
Fighting for...	守る？

She shakes her head.

Shelke	シェルク
No, I have no one to fight for. No one at all.	なんで私が…… そもそも……理由がありません……

She walks away.

Oh man, it's FMV time. Cid punches one hand into his palm, all dramatic-like.

Cid	シド
This is it!	んじゃあ

Cid	シド
Go!	行くぞ！！

The fleet of airships approach Midgar. Deepground is ready for them, as an array of helicopters, black widows, and hundreds of soldiers prepare to fire on them. A group of Heavy Armored soldiers launch a barrage of missiles, hitting a couple of airships; an airship returns fire, taking out several black widows. Gunfire and missiles fill the air; the bottom of an airship opens up, as a robotic female voice announces...

Intercom	'
Hatch open. Prepare for drop.	ハッチオープン、先発隊降下準備

Elsewhere, Shelke jumps into her chair and puts her helmet on.

Yuffie	ユフィ
See you boys later!	おっさきぃー！

Yuffie and the other soldiers dive out of the airship on hoverboard-type devices.

Yuffie	ユフィ
Going down!	いっくぞぉー！

Cut back to Shelke, who's monitoring the developments.

Shelke	シェルク
Advance squad away. Secondary squad, prepare for drop.	先発隊降下、第２陣、降下準備

The air battle rages on, as the fleet of trucks (and Cloud on his motorcycle) approach the city, while being heavily fired upon. Cloud leads the way.

Tifa	ティファ
Barret!	バレット！

Barret	バレット
	おう！！

Barret responds with a "Yo!" Cloud holds his sword in his right hand, while a stream of missiles fire from the top of Barret's truck, destroying all in their path. Cloud rides through the resulting firestorm. High above the action, Rosso sees Cloud approach. She giggles to herself, and jumps down. Cloud looks up in time to see Rosso, weapon unfurled, about to perform an epic spinning attack on him.

A large explosion occurs at his motorcycle, and we next see Cloud and Rosso gliding through the air, both attempting to strike the other. The clash of their weapons results in a large energy shockwave.

Elsewhere, Azul (with his large gun/rocket launcher in tow) fires into the air. The blast hits an airship. Which loses control and..

Cid	シド
What the!?

...collides with the Shera. A fire breaks out in the hatch area; Vincent and the WRO members dive out on their hoverboards just in time.

Shelke	シェルク
Transmission with bay 9 lost. Damage to the Shera minimal.	No.９沈黙、シエラ号の損傷は軽微

Cid	シド
Damn!	ちくしょー！

Cid	シド
They're gonna pay for that!	１０００倍にして返してやるぜ！

A helicopter fires at Vincent; a few key gunshots causes it to explode. Vincent continues to glide down as he continues to be fired upon. After some more acrobatic moves, he successfully lands inside Midgar, starting at the Shinra Tower.

Gameplay resumes; the sun has set and the sky is showing signs of twilight. The war still rages on around him. He sees a train in front of him; his phone rings & he answers.

Shelke	シェルク
What do you think you're doing?	何をしているのですか？

Shelke	シェルク
You have landed several klicks off your target destination.	目標の降下地点より、ずいぶんとずれています

Shelke	シェルク
However, considering the location of the enemy, this could work to your advantage.	ただ、ディープグラウンドを目指すのであれば、 むしろ都合がいいかもしれません

Shelke	シェルク
Head for the central complex and locate a means of reaching the top level.	とりあえず、中央塔を目指し、上層部に出てください

Shelke	シェルク
You will only be able to enter Deepground from the upper platform.	下層部から、ディープグラウンドに 下りる道はありません

Shelke	シェルク
I'll contact you again. Shelke out.	ではまた連絡をします