Fruit: The Town of Sweet Scent
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"Fruit: The Town of Sweet Scent" is the third episode of Final Fantasy: Unlimited.
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[edit] Story Detail
[edit] Prologue
The opening teaser depicts the continuing journey of the Ghost Train. Yu is sitting, reading from his Dad's book, Day of Conjunction. He says that in it, it's revealed that the subway connects all the worlds of Wonderland. Ai asks for his attention. She's not really interested in Day of Conjunction -- she just wants him to call off "this bird" (Chobi), since he's supposed to be the one who understands him. He's chewing on her hair and Yu says he thinks it makes him feel good, like chewing on a pacifier. She asks what makes him think this and he explains that the feather he found has put in contact with Chobi's consciousness. Ai isn't impressed. "Just keep him away," she tells Yu. "Unfortunately," says Yu, none of this helps us know where the subway is headed. Fabula appears and welcomes us to the night of Wonderland. She says that she can see a group of lost travelers. There is a fighting young woman, a resurrected man and an old woman who rides on top of a bird. "When the Magun is let loose, Wonderland will tremble. And at the next stop for the Ghost Train, there will be... Fruit."
[edit] I'm the Only God
- "I'm the only god in this world. There's nothing that exists anywhere that exceeds my power!"
- —Earl Tyrant
The episode opens with Earl Tyrant sitting in Gaudium, eating one of his desserts. He asks how Chaos is coming along and Oscha gives him the news that Chaos has just consumed another of the outside worlds. "What else?," the earl wants to know. Oscha says that the Man of the Black Wind who uses the Magun might be Unlimited, earning him a spoon thrown at his head. "Someone whose power rivals that of gods," he continues recklessly. "I'm the only god in this world!" pouts the earl. He says there's nothing in this world that exceeds his power. "You are correct, of course," replies Oscha with a bow. The earl orders Makenshi to go take care of the "meddling interloper," but Makenshi just sits above, silent. Herba drops down and says that she wants to take a look a Kaze's Magun before Makenshi does his thing. The earl asks if she wants to have some more fun and Herba agrees that she does as a speck flutters around her. She flicks it away, saying "Get back where you belong, you pitiful loser." The speck turns out to be Fungus, who materializes and says that he almost thought he was going to die. The earl asks if he can really be killed and Fungus proclaims that even if he's ripped to pieces and scattered across the universe, he'll still come back to life. He is, however, stuck in a miniature form for a time being. "What a fool," comments Herba.
[edit] Another Really Weird Place
- "Another really weird place. Hey, look. They sorta look like people."
- —Yu
The Ghost Train has reached its next destination and the party climbs the stairs leading to the new world. They find themselves in what Yu describes as "another really weird place." There appears to be strange plant life all around and they can hear voices muttering vaguely. The voices are coming from seemingly faceless men in strange brown cloaks. They seem to be in a state of despair, one of them muttering that there's nothing left for him following the destruction of his world. Ai says that she doesn't like the place and Yu agrees that he doesn't think they're going to find their Mom and Dad there. Lisa agrees that they're probably right, but thinks it would be a good idea to have a look around until the subway leaves again. Ai spots a man walking along one of the bridges in the world. It's Kaze, the man from before. She tries to point him out, only to find that he's vanished. She decides she must have just imagined it, since there's no way anyone could have beaten them to this world. Chobi starts pecking at something and Yu realizes that the entire world seems to be made of fruit. Ai grabs a bit of it, wondering if it can be eaten. She thinks it smells wonderful, but Yu is weary of it. Ai tells him not worry, saying that this sort of thing is perfectly normal in Wonderland. As she sits down to eat the fruit, one of the cloaked figures runs by and swipes her backpack. She runs off after him without so much as a backward glance. "Chocobo," asks Yu, "isn't there anything you can do to stop her?" The chocobo just gives a loud "kweh!" and goes back to pecking at the fruit. "It's no use," laments Yu. Ai continues chasing after the thief, jumping down after him into a hole. She demands he give her the backpack back and he turns and giggles at her, revealing only eyes and teeth. She follows him into a house where a number of the hooded figures are gathered, many of them seemingly drinking something from tubes. They continue their mutterings, one of them saying that all they do is sit and whine and another saying "You mustn't oppose the earl. He's not of this world." Ai asks if any of them saw a man running in there, but they just seem to ignore her. Finally, one of them tells her that it's useless to look for anything and that, once you lose something, you'll never get it back. As they resume their mutterings Ai gets scared and runs away. "Chaos," whispers Kaze, whom the strange beings are sheltering.
[edit] I am Your Guide
- ""I hate it here! Brother?! Lisa!? Anyone?!"
- —Ai
Ai finds herself in an open area surrounded by houses seemingly made of watermelons and laments that she's lost. "It's not fair, I had so many important things in my backpack too." She walks into a watermelon slice and falls over. Now covered in watermelon, she sobs. "I hate it here! Brother?! Lisa?! Anyone?! Mommy, Daddy, where are you?" She hears what sounds like ocean waves lapping. She locates the noise-- it's coming from a glowing oyster-like shell. Inside is a woman, Fabula. She tells Ai that she is her guide. "Welcome, little one." Ai explains how she lost her bag and the others told her that it was useless to keep looking. "Even though they just talk and don't really do anything themselves." She asks what all the things that are with Fabula are, referred to a series of odd creatures encased within pearls. She says she can't tell if it's beautiful or gross. Inside one of them, she discovers a funny-looking white creature that keeps playfully chomping its teeth every time she puts a finger up to its pearl. "It's creepy and it's also really cute!" she declares and Fabula tells her that it's hers, if she likes. "You can call him PoshePocket. I'm sure you'll take care of him." Fabula tells her that if she wishes for something, PoshePocket will make it a reality. "Don't give up hope in your search." Ai leaves and then a strange airship appears in the sky. Inside it is Herba, who receives a report from Crux. She asks where the Magun is and Crux points out Kaze, who was on his way to confront the airship anyway. The airship ejects a crystal bomb and Kaze pulls out his conventional gun, shooting and shattering it. The remains of it drift down and cause odd plants to sprout in the ground. These sprout into thorned flowers that surround Kaze and a group of the strange, cloaked figures.
[edit] Flower Fury
- "Try to take care of them if you like. The more you kill, the more fun it becomes for everyone else enjoying the pollen."
- —Herba
Kaze uses his conventional gun to repeatedly shoot off the petals of the strange flowers, but they just keep coming. The cloaked figures laugh maniacally and Herba drifts down asking him why the long face. He demands that she tell him where the earl is and shoots her, but she just deflects it with her umbrella and says she came all this way to see him shoot the Magun. "So why not give me your best shot, darling? Come on, now." As he pulls it out, Yu, Lisa and Chobi observe from a distance. "What's going on?" wonders Lisa. Herba says that she didn't know they had company and uses her umbrella to shoot pollen at the group. Ai arrives and finds the group having a hysterical laughing fit caused by the pollen. Yu says that he feels ticklish. Meanwhile, Kaze has brought his normal gun back out, apparently having failed at getting the Magun to work. Herba taunts him, saying that it just makes it more fun for those breathing the pollen and asks why he doesn't use the Magun. Ai shouts at Yu and Lisa, telling them to get away from the pollen. Then, she notices PoshePocket. Remembering Fabula's guidance, she asks for the power to save everyone. In response, PoshePocket spits out a watermelon seed. It glows with a bright energy, which leaves Ai looking charred, but it eliminates the pollen.
[edit] I Summon You, Shiva!
- "So cold! You're a tricky one! I had no idea you would make things so cold!"
- —Herba
The Magun moves. "It has moved," realizes Kaze. "What has? What happened to my pollen baby!?" shouts Herba. "Soil is my power!" Herba calls it a lovely little puzzle as the Magun thaws. She tells him to give it his best shot, to turn her into a pressed flower. She tells him that the more of the flowers he kills, the more that will sprout up. "The Soil Charge Triad to use on you has been decided! The cry of a soul without light, Forest Green. The Soil that forbids the birth of life, Maiden White. And finally, to freeze all things, Ice Blue. Shine! I summon you, Shiva!" The summon completely freezes Herba's flowers. They shatter in an avalanche of ice and Herba is left shivering from the cold. She calls him a "tricky one" and flies away. The victory fanfare plays. "It is the earl,"comments Kaze, realizing that Herba is one of his henchmen. Ai asks if he's gotten any close to the one he's looking for, but Kaze just ignores her. The others express their gratitude at Ai's being safe. She shows them PoshePocket. "Isn't he creepy and cute?!" Yu says he's glad he's on their side. Ai agrees that he is-- he just saved everyone with the magic seed. She explains how she was told that you can't get something back, but she's sure the rules of Wonderland don't apply to them. "We'll find Mom and Dad and we'll go home again," they both agree. The device on Chobi's neck starts flashing and Yu recognizes it as meaning that the subway train is departing. They hurry to catch it.
[edit] Prophecy
Fabula talks of a man, Makenshi, who was left behind with the Ghost Train. "He becomes visible from beyond the Mist. The strongest enemy of them all. Makenshi: The White Etude. Next time, more Unlimited guidance."
[edit] Characters
- Yu Hayakawa
- Lisa Pacifist
- Ai Hayakawa
- Chobi (unnamed)
- Fabula
- Earl Tyrant
- Oscha
- Makenshi
- Herba
- Fungus
- Crux
[edit] First appearance
- Fungo (unnamed)
- PoshePocket
