Datalog / The Thirteen Days The following is a list of Datalog entries for the Thirteen Days , a set of events that led to the main plot of " Final Fantasy XIII " . Day One : Awakening . Deep within the Bodhum Vestige , two l ' Cie — Fang and Vanille — awoke from crystal stasis . Fang ' s brand was scarred and scorched , and she had lost every memory relating to her Focus , including the events surrounding its apparent completion . Vanille mimicked her friend , pretending to have forgotten her Focus as well . Afraid of hurting even more people , she wanted nothing more than to leave her fate behind . Day Two : Oppositon . Snow was overjoyed to meet the older sister of his beloved Serah , but Lightning was far from impressed . She had never approved of him or his group ' s unsanctioned activities . As far as Lightning was concerned , NORA ' s actions of hunting down weak monsters and acting like heroes were reckless and irresponsible . She wanted Snow to forget about dating her sister , but the young man just laughed away at her demands . His flippant attitude did nothing but reinforce her original impression . Day Three : Escalation . Fang and Vanille discovered the unconscious Serah deep within the Vestige . They could see the girl had been branded with the mark of a l ' Cie . The door to the Pulse structure , closed until now , was thrown open when Fang and Vanille awoke from their stasis - and Serah had chosen to walk through it . They took the newly branded servant outside , and watched over her until she recovered and set off home . The two women , their Focus forgotten , assumed that the fal ' Cie Anima had chosen a new l ' Cie . Day Four : Searching . Fang was feeling anxious . Her own brand was scorched and showed no sign of changing , but Vanille ' s mark was still active . If they didn ' t remember and complete their forgotten Focus , her friend would become a Cie ' th . With nothing left to lose , Fang suggested they visit the Sanctum fal ' Cie in the Euride Gorge energy plant . If they approached one of their sworn enemies , then perhaps the memory of their Focus would return . . . Day Five . Euride . There was an accident at the Euride Gorge energy plant located near the seaside community of Bodhum . Details of the accident were not released to the public , but the lack of information sparked widespread conjecture among the populace . Rumors began to circulate about an act of sabotage by Pulse l ' Cie , sending a whisper of panic through a society that has lived in terror of lowerworld invasion for centuries . Contact . Sazh took his son to the Euride Gorge energy plant after Dajh begged to see one of the Sanctum fal ' Cie . While Sazh was busy buying a Chocobo Chick at the souvenir shop , the little boy ran into the plant alone . Moments later , a strange phenomenon rocked the building . When the panicked father rushed inside , he found his son unconscious , lying on a bench . The energy plant fal ' Cie , Kujata , had branded Dajh with the mark of a Sanctum l ' Cie . Good - bye . Fang ' s plan to infiltrate the energy plant with Vanille , and recover the memory of their Focus , ended in failure . Sensing their presence , the fal ' Cie Kujata attempted to defend itself by creating a servant out of the closest human - a little boy . Including Serah from the day before last , now two innocent lives had been forever altered . The fluctuations in the plant ' s power levels alerted the Sanctum army , and Fang drew the attention of the soldiers onto herself in order to give Vanille a chance to escape . Day Six : Alliance . After shaking her military pursuers , Fang returned to the Vestige to find Vanille already gone . She searched the town for her missing friend , but was eventually captured by Sanctum soldiers — members of the Cavalry , a unit commanded by Brigadier General Cid Raines . Raines , a man opposed to a fal ' Cie - controlled Cocoon , offered Fang his protection . Not fully trusting him , but without a way to locate Vanille on her own , the desperate l ' Cie decided to join the general and his fleet . Day Seven : Revelation . Serah was overcome by curiosity when she saw the doors to the Vestige wide open for the first time . She wandered inside , and was branded by the Pulse fal ' Cie . Unable to tell Lightning that she had become a l ' Cie , Serah eventually revealed her painful secret to Snow , four days later . Unwilling to see him suffer the same fate , the young woman tried to break off their relationship . But Snow chased after her , and swore to help complete her Focus , whatever it may be . Day Eight : Questions . After being made into a Sanctum l ' Cie , Dajh was taken into custody by PSICOM and subjected to a battery of tests . Colonel Nabaat , the supervising officer , next imparted some unsettling news to Sazh : his son has gained the ability to sense the presence of Pulse beings , but his Focus was still unknown . Without a defined Focus , the boy was doomed to become a Cie ' th . Could his task be to discover lowerworld invaders ? To destroy them ? Sazh ' s mind raced as he tried to find a way to save his son . Day Nine : Serendipity . After scraping her leg in a fall on the beach , Vanille was aided by an unlikely person — Snow ' s fiancée , Serah . Vanille was responsible for both Serah and Dajh becoming l ' Cie , but lacked the courage to admit the truth and beg forgiveness from the girl standing before her . Oblivious of Vanille ' s involvement in events , Serah listened to the Gran Pulsian ' s problems and offered her encouragement . The coincidental meeting helped Vanille to make up her mind — even if it meant becoming a Cie ' th , she couldn ' t bring harm to the world Serah loved so much . Day Ten : Gifts . It would be Lightning ' s birthday in two days . While out shopping for her present with Serah , Snow slipped away to buy engagement necklaces . He intended to propose to Serah the very next day . He knew her fate as a l ' Cie , but meant to stand by her , no matter what . Meanwhile , Serah searched for a gift that would help keep Lightning safe during her dangerous work as a soldier . After giving her sister the present , Serah planned to confess about becoming a l ' Cie . Day Eleven . Discovery . The Bodhum Vestige was a minor local landmark paid little regard . That changed on this night , when PSICOM discovered that the relic ' s long sealed entrance had somehow been opened . A reconnaissance team was sent inside , reporting the discovery of a Pulse fal ' Cie before communication links suddenly went silent . Deeming it probable that the soldiers have been made l ' Cie , the Sanctum then resealed the door of the Vestige , trapping the team inside . The following day brought public announcement of both the discovery and plans for the Purge . Proposal . Snow proposed to Serah under the brightly exploding fireworks , giving her renewed hope for the future . Serah still didn ' t know what her Focus was , and had yet to tell Lightning about her l ' Cie curse . But with Snow by her side , there was no obstacle they couldn ' t overcome . Hand in hand , they watched the spectacle of lights illuminating in the night sky . In Bodhum , there is a legend ; if you wish on the fireworks , your dreams will come true . Warning . Assigned to security detail during the fireworks display in Bodhum , Lightning was suddenly released from duty by her superior , Lieutenant Amodar - PSICOM had found something in the nearby Vestige . Lightning immediately thought of the accident that took place at the energy plant six days earlier . Voicing her concern that the incidents might be Pulse related , Lightning ' s questions were deflected by the lieutenant , who advised her to avoid anything that involves the lowerworld . Mother and Son . Residents of Palumpolum , Hope and his mother came to Bodhum to see the fireworks display . That same night , PSICOM discovered the Pulse fal ' Cie slumbering within the Vestige . The following day , the Sanctum announced the discovery , and sealed off the entire district of Bodhum . Trapped by the quarantine and unable to return home , mother and son were forced to join the other victims of the Purge . Father and Son . Dajh suddenly decided that he wanted to go to Bodhum . Realizing this may be an effect of the boy ' s new power to detect Pulse beings , Colonel Nabaat permitted a PSICOM - supervised excursion to the coastal town . It was the night of the fireworks show , but Sazh ' s mood was not lightened by the beautiful display . The smiling face of his son , oblivious to the fate that awaited him , was more painful than the troubled father could bear . Meanwhile , the PSICOM team scouring the area discovered the fal ' Cie within the Vestige . Dajh must have reacted subconsciously to the presence of the lowerworld entity . Fireworks . Their faces were all lit by the same display of fireworks . Lightning felt the creeping shadow of Pulse ' s menace . Snow and Serah pledged themselves to each other , and swore to overcome their destiny . Sazh prayed for the salvation of his son , Dajh . Hope could never have imagined losing his mother , Nora . Fang searched for her lost companion . And Vanille ? Vanille wished for a miracle . Day Twelve . Celebration . On Lightning ' s birthday , Serah revealed that she became a Pulse l ' Cie , and had accepted Snow ' s proposal for marriage . Thinking that her sister made it all up , Lightning chased her from the room with harsh , biting words . By the time she realized Serah was telling the truth , it was too late . Her sister had returned to the Vestige and became a prisoner of the fal ' Cie . The only thing Serah had left behind was Lightning ' s birthday present - a survival knife . Taken . After announcing the discovery of the lowerworld being , the Sanctum instigated the Purge . Before the Pulse fal ' Cie could be carried away and Serah doomed to be a Cie ' th , Snow had to get into the Vestige and find out what her Focus was . If they could figure out Serah ' s task , then maybe Lightning would finally believe them . With that plan in mind , the young NORA leader brought his fiancée back to the place she was branded . Things went horribly wrong , and only Serah entered the Vestige as a prisoner of the fal ' Cie . Snow explained the situation to Lightning before rushing off to rescue his future wife . Day Thirteen . Exile . A fal ' Cie of Pulse origin was discovered within a Vestige on the outskirts of Bodhum two days previously , having apparently spent centuries in hibernation with humans none the wiser to its presence . The Sanctum deemed the potential contamination by Pulse magic a risk too great to overlook , and immediately enacted legislation permitting the Purge - an involuntary removal of the fal ' Cie and the entire population of Bodhum from Cocoon . Deportees were told only that they would be transported to Pulse . Flight . Believing the Sanctum announcement that the Purge was a forced migration to Pulse , Vanille decided to board the train of her own free will . This could be her only chance to return home . Vanille hated the idea of leaving Fang behind on Cocoon , but if she could make it back to the lowerworld , her Focus would no longer be a danger to anyone . Maybe she couldn ' t change reality , but she could defy her fate by running away . Her encounter four days ago had given her the courage she needed . Volunteering . After discovering that Serah was being held captive by the Pulse fal ' Cie , Lightning volunteered herself to be Purged . The fal ' Cie was to be transported away from Cocoon , along with the Purge deportees . Lightning needed to board the train and reach the lowerworld entity before Serah was taken beyond her reach . Sazh , too , had his reasons for approaching Lightning and joining her as she headed for the Pulse fal ' Cie . The train carried them away , bound for the restricted zone known as the Hanging Edge . . .