Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Page #3

Yes...

...the spirit of the Earth.

Did he say what I think he said?

What are you doing?

I know what I'm doing.

Keep your mouth shut.

This is ridiculous.

With all due respect...

...did you come here to talk

about some Gaia theory?

To tell us that the planet is alive?

That it has a spirit?

That's a fairy tale. And I'm sorry,

but we don't have time for that.

It is not a fairy tale. It is true.

So if I point a gun

at the Earth and fire...

...I'm not just making a hole,

I'm killing the planet.

Dr. Sid, the Gaia theory

has not been proven.

Even if Gaia does exist, won't we

still have to remove the Phantoms?

If there's a chance of success,

we should take it.

-Don't you agree?

-Of course.

But there is an alternative

to the space cannon.

Another method?

-A means of disabling the Phantoms.

-Please.

As we know, the aliens display

a distinct energy pattern.

It is a fact that

two opposing bio-etheric waves...

...placed one over the other

cancel each other out.

It is theoretically possible

to make a wave pattern...

...in opposition

to the Phantom energy.

We are assembling such

a wave and are near completion.

Members of the council...

...gathering plants and animals from around the world...

...to fight the Phantoms

is utter nonsense.

The Zeus cannon is a proven,

effective weapon.

It will kill Phantoms.

Can we afford to wait

for some crazy invention...

...some army of

touchy-feely plants and animals...

...that offers no evidence

that it will destroy the aliens?

There is evidence!

Our partially completed energy wave...

...has successfully stopped

Phantom particles from spreading...

...through a terminally infected patient.

Doctor, do you claim to have evidence that

a terminal patient has been cured?

Not cured. The wave is not complete.

But we've succeeded in containing the

particles safely inside the patient.

Where is the proof?

Here.

You may have bought us some time, Aki.

But I wonder at what cost.

I can't keep hiding in the back

while you protect me.

I want what llfe I have left

to mean something.

When we find

the seventh and eighth spirits--

If we find them.

What we need now is luck.

Luck has nothing to do with it.

Faith and hard work, girl...

...because I'll be damned

if you're going to die before me.

The council decided to postpone

firing the Zeus cannon.

I guess I put on a good show.

Mind if I tag along?

You'll probably get bored.

So, what are you doing?

Oh, I see. You're giving me

the silent treatment.

I'm scanning the city

for the seventh spirit.

Hurry up, Neil.

-Almost got it.

-What are you doing?

We're gonna strand them for a while.

Hey, don't look at me. It was his idea.

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