Fade in to a formation of red airships flying north. Fade out, then back in, to show the deck of one of the ships. A man in dark armor stands at center, flanked by numerous generic soldiers in gold and red.

As a form of shorthand, Cecil's lines are (in the Japanese versions) always set off with a 『 mark, rather than using his name.

Cecil, seemingly upset, lowers his head. The soldiers talk amongst themselves.

The screen dims and transitions to another setting.

Cecil, flanked by the soldiers, is shown confronting a group of mages in traditional Final Fantasy garb. The soldiers advance on and attack the mages, shove aside an older man who appears to be their leader, and stand by while Cecil walks up, takes a large Crystal, and walks away, looking upset.

This flashback scene contains no text in the original JP version. The ET and NA versions have the following dialog added:

The scene returns to the airship deck.

Cecil steps forward.

But the way he stares at the ground suggests Cecil isn't any happier about this than the crew is. Further discussion is forestalled when another soldier announces:

The soldiers take up positions, and monsters attack. Cecil faces three フロータイボール (Float Eyeball) and swiftly dispatches them with a Red Fang.

This is the only time you'll see this item anywhere in the ET or NA versions of the game. Incidentally, because Cecil has 200 hit points, the damage is 100 + (0~100), multiplied by four because the creatures are very weak against Flame, for a final damage of 400 to 800.

A soldier is down after the skirmish. Cecil checks on him.

This time, Cecil faces a ズー (Zuu), which he swiftly dispatches using a Blue Fang.

Again, this is the only time you'll see this item anywhere in the ET or NA versions of the game. The damage is comparable to that of the Red Fang on the Float Eyeballs, since this Zuu is very weak against Thunder.

The soldiers gather around Cecil.

The soldiers return to their posts, and the airships land by a castle with an attached town.

Cecil is met at the castle gates by two soldiers. They stand aside, and one opens the gate. A soldier in a fancier uniform walks out of the castle.

"Baygan" I could see... but "Baigan"? It doesn't really work with English phonetics. His name is pronounced like "bacon" with a 'g' instead of a 'c'.

Beigan escorts Cecil into the castle, but halts him in a fancier hallway that presumably leads to the throne room.

Beigan leaves Cecil behind and walks into the next room, where he talks to the king.

Beigan walks to the door.

Cecil enters and halts at a respectful distance.

Beigan walks over to Cecil...

...and back to the king.

Cecil begins to leave, then hesitates and turns back.

Beigan and the king startle.

Cecil advances another step.

Cecil advances another step.

The guards flanking the king advance and push Cecil back.

Genjuu (幻獣): Literally "phantom beast". FF9's "Eidolon" is probably the best official translation so far, being an appropriately exotic term and essentially referring to the astral essence of a living or deceased being. I prefer to leave the term untranslated.

Cecil tries to circle around the guards, but they keep blocking him. Another man, this one in oddly ornamented dark armor, enters.

The guards shove both of them across the room. The king stands and advances on them, followed by Beigan.

The guards force Cecil and Cain out of the room entirely.

Cain's dialog is expanded in the ET and NA versions, apparently to help new players:

The soldiers don't have much to say, except that the king has seemed a bit odd lately, and that the Mist Valley is to the northwest. Cain, on the other hand....

As Cecil continues toward his room in the left tower, someone calls him to a halt.

A woman with light hair and a deep pink outfit comes up behind him.

Cecil starts to walk away.

She leaves, glancing back at him before exiting. Cecil can visit the mages in the castle dungeon, where they insist the Crystal is more important than he realizes. As Cecil continues to his room, a funny-looking man with goggles and a large beard spots him.

Cid waves, then rushes through the connecting passages to meet Cecil outside.

Cid talks kind of funny. I've tried to reflect that in translation.

Cid rushes off, leaving Cecil free to head to his room with no further interruptions... until he runs into the maid.

She leaves, and this time, Cecil finally makes it to bed without being waylaid by anyone else... but he can't sleep.

Rosa walks in. Apparently these late-night visits are not an unusual occurance for them.

Cecil glances at her, then turns away as she approaches.

Cecil hesitates, then begins talking, but doesn't turn around.

Rosa walks closer.

Cecil still won't turn around.

Rosa steps away.

Cecil finally turns around, but Rosa is facing away now.

She looks upset. Cecil steps out of bed and to her side.

Instead of sticking around and... well, it's pretty strongly implied what they would normally be doing.

Rosa leaves. Cecil walks halfway across the room toward the stairs.

Yay, an ambiguous line. I see two possibilities, which would be roughly: "I'm not good and pure like you," or, "I can't be with you."

Fade out. The next morning, Cecil descends to the main entry hall of the castle, where he meets Cain arriving from the other direction.

Cain's additional comment about preparing in town only exists in the NA and ET versions.

Cecil and Cain walk out of the castle as the familiar (to anyone with previous Final Fantasy experience) Prelude plays. Change scene to a side-view outside the castle, showing some surrounding terrain, two moons, and plenty of sky for the following introductory text to scroll along.