Quotes - Xemnas - KH 358/2 Days

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- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS) (2009) -

(At start of new game)

-An introduction to Organization XIII-

No. I - Xemnas
Organization XIII's Leader
Through power over nothing,
he seeks power over everything.

Weapon: Ethereal Blades

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(Axel and Roxas reminisce about the day Roxas was named. He wakes up in front of The Old Mansion in Twilight Town. A figure in a black cloak emerges from a corridor of darkness and walks toward him)

??????: You seek answers.

(The man waves a cloaked arm between the two of them and the word 'SORA' appears in the air, the letters shiny, silver, and hovering)

??????: I can give you purpose.

(The man waves his arm again and the letters swirl around Roxas, gaining momentum until they're barely visible as letters. The man slams his fist into them and four points of golden light shoot out, forcing Roxas to flinch. He opens his eyes and sees a new golden letter X hovering before him. The silver letters rejoin with the X in their center forming a new word, turning fully golden...)

Roxas: Roxas.

Xemnas: That is right--the new you.

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DAY 7 - NUMBER XIV

(They each gather in the Round Room, where Xemnas addresses them)

Xemnas: Good tidings, friends. Today is a momentous day.


(Axel scratches his chin. Luxord sits back in his chair)

Xemnas: I am pleased to announce that a new comrade has been chosen to wear the coat.

(Vexen smirks. Demyx adjusts his seat. Xemnas looks down toward the floor. A small cloaked figure walks into the room and stands in the center with its hood up)

Xemnas: Number XIV. Let us all welcome one of the Keyblade's chosen.

(Roxas blinks, remembering when he was brought before them. Axel walks in behind him and Roxas looks up. Xemnas holds his head up in boredom. The memory ends and the figure looks toward Roxas, who gasps)

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DAY 27 - THE DARK MARGIN


(On a dark moonlit beach a cloaked figure walks up to another figure sitting upon a rock)

??????: I've been to see him.

(The seated figure turns his head toward the other)

??????: He looks a lot like you.

?????: Who are you?

??????: I'm what's left. Or...maybe I'm all there ever was.

?????: I meant your name.

??????: My name is of no importance. What about you? Do you remember
your true name?

?????: My true name is...

??????: You have been with us for six days now.

(The seated figure stands and removes his hood)

??????: The time has come...


(He walks past the other and places a hand on his shoulder. Time seems to pass slowly and all sound drops)

Xemnas (soundless): ...Sora.

(The hooded figure stands and watches him leave. In his room, Roxas lay on his bed, watched over by Xemnas and Saïx)

Saïx: Naminé must have begun her work...

Xemnas: Will he wake from this?

Saïx: I am told he will--provided she strips the hero of all his memories.

Xemnas: Then much hinges on Castle Oblivion.

Saïx: We needn't stop collecting hearts. Number XIV has gained power over the Keyblade, just as we intended. Xion can fill Roxas's shoes for the time being.

Xemnas: And the chamber? Have you found it?

Saïx: No, sir. I would say progress is slow...if we had actually made any.

(Saïx leaves the room, and Xemnas looks back at Roxas)

Xemnas: So, sleep has taken you yet again...

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DAY 94 - HEARTS

(Roxas walks into The Grey Area, seeing it empty. Saïx walks in)

Saïx: Lord Xemnas has summoned us.

(They walk out and meet the rest of the Organization at the Altar of Naught)

Xemnas: The time has arrived. Look to the skies!

(He raises his arms high)

Xemnas: There hangs the heart of all hearts--Kingdom Hearts--shining down on us at last. See the countless hearts that have gathered? Hearts full of rage...hate...sadness...and bliss. There, in the sky, hangs the promise of a new world.

(He lowers his arms and faces the group)

Xemnas: My friends! Remember why we have organized--all the things we hope to achieve. The strength of the human heart is vast. Soon, though...we will have gained power over it! Never again will it...have power over us.

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DAY 255 - THE LONGEST DAY

(Xemnas, Saïx, and Xigbar sit Where Nothing Gathers)

Saïx: I sent Axel to Castle Oblivion last night on short notice, to help expedite the matter we spoke of. I also instructed him to clear out our facilities there. He should RTC soon.

Xemnas: And Naminé?

Saïx: Still missing, sir.

Xigbar: Missing indeed. Ha ha! Wherever could she be?

Saïx: Why, Xigbar... It almost sounds as though you know.

Xigbar: Hmph.

Xemnas: What else?

Saïx: Somebody accessed our main computer without authorization.

Xigbar: "Somebody"? Are we all gonna pretend we don't know who? Little Poppet is turning into a problem--and I think you catch my meaning.

Saïx: Nonsense. I see no problem whatsoever.

Xigbar: Ha ha! Well no, apparently you don't!

Saïx: Something you find amusing?

Xigbar: If people see with their hearts, Saïx, then you're even blinder than the rest of us.

Xemnas: Our plans remain unchanged. Axel, Roxas, and Xion will play the roles Kingdom hearts has chosen for them.

Saïx: But sir, Xion... If we don't take steps--

Xemnas: Take steps? How can you not see how perfect this is? Xion is marching right into the arms of destiny. The only steps we need take are two: watch... and wait.

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DAY 256 - NEWS

(The Organization are seated in the Round Room)

Xemnas: Xion is gone.

(They all turn their focus on Xemnas)

Demyx: What!? Whoa whoa, time out... You mean she, like, flew the coop?

Xaldin: Hah, preposterous. What would drive her to choose her own demise?

Xemnas: On the contrary. No one is to go looking for Xion without my express permission.

Roxas: What? Why not!?

Saïx: Your "friend" will be left alone. Or would you rather we find some punishment?

Roxas: I'd rather you get her back!

Saïx: And why would we do that?

Roxas: Rrgh...

Xemnas: All will be revealed when the time comes.

Axel: Hmm... Which means, if the time doesn't come, things can stay as they are...

Saïx: Lord Xemnas has spoken. Obey, or face your end.

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DAY 299 - SORA

Xaldin: Xion? Why would I know where she is?

(He walks away. Roxas sees Luxord enter The Grey Area)

Roxas: Have you seen Xion?

Luxord: I wasn't aware she had returned.

Roxas: So you haven't seen her around?

Luxord: That is generally what "wasn't aware she has returned" means, yes.

(Luxord walks away)

Roxas: Doesn't anybody know what happened to her? Unless HE does...

(Xemnas sits in the Round Room. Roxas appears on his chair)

Roxas: I need to ask you something.

Xemnas: And what would that be?

Roxas: What happened to Xion? Can you tell me?

Xemnas: Put your mind at ease. Xion is a valued member of the Organization, but she needs her rest.

(Roxas thinks about the conversation at The Dark Margin. Roxas stands hooded as Xemnas walks past him, placing a hand on his shoulder)

Xemnas: Sora.

(The memory ends)

Roxas: ...Sora.

(Xemnas says nothing)

Roxas: Who is Sora?

Xemnas: He's the connection.

Roxas: The what?

Xemnas: He is what makes you and Xion a part of each other's lives. Just as he is the reason I placed Xion among our number. And if you want her to stay that way, I must insist you get your mind off these needless distractions. I will have Xion return to her duties tomorrow. Today, you must focus on yours.

Roxas: All right.


(He leaves the Round Room and walks through Twilight's View. He sees Axel and stops)

Axel: Hey, Roxas.

(Roxas says nothing and walks past him to The Grey Area)

Xigbar: I bet you're relieved to have Poppet home, eh?

Xaldin: To fret so, over something so insignificant... I cannot understand Xemnas.

Saïx: If you have time to mope, then you have time to work. Focus, Roxas.

(Roxas is sent to The Night Sea in Never Land to hunt down Shadow Globs. Saïx meets with Xemnas in the Round Room)

Saïx: Are you certain we've taken suitable measures with Xion and Roxas?

Xemnas: I will admit, Xion has strayed from our original designs. But this unpredictable behavior is proving to have an interesting side effect.

Saïx: Really?

Xemnas: We wanted the Key. Xion's exposure to Roxas effected a transfer of its power, just as we had hoped. Had things stopped there, Xion would have been an unequivocal success. But then, through Roxas, Sora himself began to shape "it" into "her," giving Xion a sense of identity. I was ready to scrap
the whole project... Then, it occurred to me: Xion is keeping Sora's memories trapped by claiming them as her own. Keeping her close to Roxas will prevent Sora from ever waking.

Saïx: I see. And what do you want to do about the impostor in black?

Xemnas: That gadfly? See that he stays away from Roxas. He only poses a threat if his buzzing reaches Xion's ears.

Saïx: Then we are back on track.

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DAY 322 - THE PROGRAM

(Saïx, Xigbar and Xemnas sit in the Round Room)

Xigbar: Sora is having a powerful effect on her.

Xemnas: Yes, it was not supposed to gain a mind of its own--nor become the person we see. But in the end, it only proves the puppet is the more worthy vessel. At last, the time has come. Saïx, are the devices ready?

Saïx: All three will be operable in a matter of days.

Xemnas: Good.

Saïx: What do you want to do with Roxas?

Xemnas: Both of them have connections to Sora, but we only need one of them under our thumb. Let Xion take from Roxas the rest of what he has to give... Or, let him destroy her first and get it all back. It makes no difference to me. Either way, Sora's power will be ours.

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DAY 354 - TRUTH

(Xemnas assembles the remaining Organization members in the Round Room)

Xemnas: Xion has vanished again.

Xaldin: Do we know where she is?

Xemnas: "It," not "she." Xion is just a Replica...a puppet.

Luxord: Puppet? Someone made her?

Saïx: Puppets generally don't make themselves.

Xigbar: The Replica Program was one of our little pet projects.

Demyx: Replica whatza?

Xaldin: Perhaps you'd care to enlighten us about this "pet project."

Xemnas: The goal was to duplicate the Keyblade wielder's memories, and through them, his powers--thus making them our own. Vexen oversaw the project at Castle Oblivion. However, our efforts were severely derailed by his unexpected demise. And this particular Replica--the one we called Xion-- came to form an identity of her own.

Saïx: That caught us off guard. If anything like that happened before, no one at Castle Oblivion ever reported it. Did they Axel?

(Axel remains silent)

Xemnas: Fortunately, the puppet has no means of dashing our plans now, even if she has learned to pull her own strings. Still, she knows our secrets. We need to shorten her leash... And perhaps tighten it.

Roxas: You don't mean--

Xemnas: Axel.

(Axel looks toward Xemnas)

Xemnas: Seeing as how she escaped on your watch, the onus is on you to capture her and return her here. I am willing to overlook any nicks and scratches. Just ensure she still functions on arrival.

Xaldin (shaking his head): Why you would allow a deserter back under our roof... She should be eradicated!

Saïx: "Deserter" is hardly the term for a broken specimen who wandered out from under the microscope.

Xemnas: Axel, you have your orders. Dismissed.

(Xemnas vacates his chair)

Xaldin: Bring her back? It's sheer madness...

(Xaldin leaves)

Demyx: All this time, I've been talking to a puppet... Intense.

(Demyx leaves)

Xigbar: So now we just sweep it all up? Heh... As if.

(Xigbar leaves)

Luxord: If only the whispers at the top of the ladder carried to the bottom rung...

(Luxord leaves)

Saïx: Axel.

(Axel looks up)

Saïx: Those orders were absolute.

(Axel silently leaves)

Saïx: Still here, Roxas? Proceed with your mission.

Roxas (shaking his head): Xion is one of us.

Saïx: A puppet, one of us? Don't be absurd. Count the seats. When have we
ever been more than thirteen?

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Roxas (pleading): No! Xion... Who else will I have ice cream with?

(The crystal envelops her entire body. She is bathed in warm light until all that remains is a seashell. Roxas touches it and remembers her smiling face as they sat on the clock tower together)

Roxas: Xion.

(Tears fall from his eyes. Meanwhile, Axel lay in his bed)

Axel: How did this happen?

(He sits up and sees an envelope on his windowsill. He opens it and takes out the winning popsicle stick. He stands there, unmoving. Later, Xemnas and Saïx appear in the Round Room)

Saïx: Xion is no more.

Xemnas: It is probably for the best. Get me back my Keyblade wielder. Fetch me Roxas.

(Saïx nods and leaves his chair)

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Source: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Game Script compiled by DJ Firewolf