Off The Rails - NEW ADVENTURE IN A NEW THREAD! [Completed]

[Hanzo K.]

>Daiyousei - Well, let's get closer then! We'll be able to tell then.

>Hina - "Yes, we should be able to! ...Just don't touch them carelessly, alright?"
>Rinnosuke - She has a point. We'll have to see if we can use gloves or something. Maybe tongs would work.

>Reimu - Lousy old gap-youkai.... "*grumble*"
>Marisa - Heh, looks like even without that charm, she still acts a bit like it. Then again, if our magic's anything to go by, you have to be a little like that to get it right. After all, we're pretty damn messed in the head, so we're aces at star magic thanks to that!
>"Heheh. Somehow, I don't think that was all the charm there."
>Satori - "I'm inclined to believe so as well."

>Remilia - "I-idiots! It's not like I want you to pay attention to me or anything! Uuu~!"
>Flandre - "Hee-hee~ I'm always here, big sis~"

[LaserTurtle]

I ran out of things to put here a while back.:

>Reimu - Lousy old gap-youkai.... "*grumble*"
>Marisa - Heh, looks like even without that charm, she still acts a bit like it. Then again, if our magic's anything to go by, you have to be a little like that to get it right. After all, we're pretty damn messed in the head, so we're aces at star magic thanks to that!
>"Heheh. Somehow, I don't think that was all the charm there."
>Satori - "I'm inclined to believe so as well."

>Reimu blushes, and Yukari gaps next to her. "Oho? Is that an actual blush I see~?"
>In response, Reimu sticks some sealing charms on Yukari as her blush dies down.

>Remilia - "I-idiots! It's not like I want you to pay attention to me or anything! Uuu~!"
>Flandre - "Hee-hee~ I'm always here, big sis~"

>Sakuya appears next to Remilia. "You know that I am your faithful maid, at your service."
>Patchouli floats up next to Sakuya. "Remi, stop whining like that. It's unbecoming for a vampire of your status."
>Meiling is walking by when she notices the group. "Oh? Are we giving group hugs now? Don't forget about me!"
>She gathers the entire Scarlet Devil Mansion crew (including Koakuma, who tagged along with Patchouli) into a big bear hug. "Hugs for everyone!"
>Sakuya and Patchouli look at each other and share a sigh. When you're stuck in a Meiling hug, you're not getting out until she releases you.

>Daiyousei - Well, let's get closer then! We'll be able to tell then.

>Daiyousei smiles. Yup. It's the original Cirno, back to being a kid. She calls out into the fog. "Hey guys! I found Cirno!"

>Hina - "Yes, we should be able to! ...Just don't touch them carelessly, alright?"
>Rinnosuke - She has a point. We'll have to see if we can use gloves or something. Maybe tongs would work.

>Rinnosuke nods. "I suppose gloves would work," He mumbles to himself as he puts on a pair of outside world disposable gloves.
>He grabs a block of misfortune, then cheers as nothing happens. "It works! Now, what should I make first? A sword? A shield? A lance? Maybe I can make another working mini-hakkero... what do you think, Hina? You've been such a great help, so you should decide!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Hina - "Hmm...What about a pair of daggers? There should be enough misfortune for that I think."

>Remilia - "....You guys..."
>Flandre - "Hee-hee~!"
>Sakuya&Patchouli - Sigh.
>Koa - E-eeeeh?! What do?!

>Dai - Sigh slightly, in an amused way. "Well, she's back to normal alright."
>Team 9 - Let's get chief back on dry land, carefully. Between the rest of us and our grown-up bodies, Kogasa excluded, it oughta be a piece of cake!
>...Mmmm...Cake...No! We gotta keep focused!

>Marisa&Satori - "Yup, definitely a bit Tsundere."
>Marisa - "Freaky."
>Satori - "For once, I didn't have to read your mind for that one."

[LaserTurtle]

If I need to make more of these, I'm going to have to resort to using meta-humor even more than usual:

>Remilia - "....You guys..."
>Flandre - "Hee-hee~!"
>Sakuya&Patchouli - Sigh.
>Koa - E-eeeeh?! What do?!

>Patchouli notices her assistant panicking and mutters a little magic spell to create the effect of a calming pat on the back. "Ssh. Just let it happen and everything will be fine."

>Marisa&Satori - "Yup, definitely a bit Tsundere."
>Marisa - "Freaky."
>Satori - "For once, I didn't have to read your mind for that one."

>Reimu blushes again. On the other side of the room, Youmu is finally waking up.
>"Heyyyyy," Youmu says, being barely comprehensible, "we neeeed to have grouuuup hugssss tooo-ugh."
>She latches on to Yuyuko, who smiles.
>Yukari snaps her fingers. "That's a good idea! C'mere, Reimu! Hug time!"
>"Wh-what?" Reimu stutters before Yukari jumps on to her.
>"Hugs!" cheers Utsuho. She hugs Rin.
>Satori then notices that Koishi has been hugging her for what seems to have been a while.
>Marisa is left alone. "Aw, nobody wants to hug the cute little witch girl?"

>Dai - Sigh slightly, in an amused way. "Well, she's back to normal alright."
>Team 9 - Let's get chief back on dry land, carefully. Between the rest of us and our grown-up bodies, Kogasa excluded, it oughta be a piece of cake!
>...Mmmm...Cake...No! We gotta keep focused!

>Daiyousei organizes a piggyback chain between Team 9. Even though one of them is enough to carry the little ice fairy, they switch off every once in a while to make sure their backs don't freeze off.
>At the shore of Misty Lake, Wriggle puts Cirno down gently. "Whew, that took forever!"
>Kogasa nods. "You guys took forever to get here!"
>"HOW DO YOU KEEP DOING THAT?" Mystia yells hysterically.
>Cirno stirs, then sits up suddenly. "I want cake!" she declares.

>Hina - "Hmm...What about a pair of daggers? There should be enough misfortune for that I think."

>Rinnosuke smiles. "Well, if that's what you want, then one pair of daggers, coming right up!"
TIMESKIP!>Rinnosuke wipes some sweat off, and presents two black daggers to Hina. "I have to say, usually something like this would take days, but this fantasy metal seems to do whatever you intend to do! I believe you might be helping in that respect, being a goddess of misfortune and all."
>Hina reaches out for them, but then retracts her hands quickly. "You didn't make the handles out of misfortune metal, did you?" she asks with suspicion.
>"Oh, no. That would just be bad design. I made the handles a while back with some spare crimson ore. You won't believe how plentiful stuff like that becomes when the outside world dismisses them as myth."

[GuardianTempest]

>"I hear you are the strongest here, let's fight!"
>Gilgamesh - Appear Warp in out of nowhere and challenge Team 9 to a battle.

(Because it's time to take Off The Rails to a higher degree of...off-railing.)

[Hanzo K.]

(Oh boy, Legendary Swordsman Gilgamesh(FF Ver.), and Legendary Nineball Cirno. This could get crazy.)

>Shanghai - "We're here too Marisa!"
>Hourai - "...As much 'here' as two dolls can be..."
>Marisa - Heh...those two eh? Too bad she couldn't show up herself, but there's sense in just sending the dolls. This place was practically a warzone not too long ago.

[LaserTurtle]

I really need to get more knowledgeable with my pop-culture references:
>Yukari's senseless hugging opens up a gap between universes. Nobody is sure why.

>"I hear you are the strongest here, let's fight!"
>Gilgamesh - Appear Warp in out of nowhere and challenge Team 9 to a battle.

>Cirno jumps up and gets into a battle stance. "You bet! I'm the strongest there is!"
>"Cirno, this guy looks really strong. Why are you going to fight him?" Mystia points out nervously.
>Daiyousei just sighs. "It's because she's supposed to be the strongest. Should we help?"
>"Freeze Sign 'Minus K'!"
>"Hey!" Gilgamesh yells. "How am I supposed to hit you with my legendary swordsman skills if you keep throwing bullets everywhere?!"

>Shanghai - "We're here too Marisa!"
>Hourai - "...As much 'here' as two dolls can be..."
>Marisa - Heh...those two eh? Too bad she couldn't show up herself, but there's sense in just sending the dolls. This place was practically a warzone not too long ago.

>"Oh, and if you're wondering," Hourai speaks up, "Alice is still being held 'hostage' by Shinki."
>Back at Alice's house, Alice is struggling to get out of Shinki's grasp again. "Mom! We can't take baths together like that! I'm a grown-up now!"
>"You don't look like one!" Shinki teases.
>Yumeko sighs.
>In Rinnosuke's shop, Hina is  spinning with the daggers in hand when Rinnosuke realizes something.
>"Hey, Hina. You can manipulate misfortune, right?"
>"Yup."
>"And you can basically create those blocks..."
>"Mm-hm."
>"So you could've just made them into the shape of a dagger, couldn't you?"
>Hina stops. "Oh yeah. I guess I could. I didn't really think about that. Wow, that would have saved so much time. Funny how obvious these things are in hindsight, right?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Hina - Shrug. "Well, I hear that Forging imparts some of the maker's intent into it, so maybe we shouldn't skip that. Misfortune's a powerful and dangerous thing after all."
>"....Let's try making a sword now! To go with the daggers."

>Marisa - "Still? Man, Shinki sure does like her. I'm almost jealous."
>Parsee - "You're jealous? I'm jealous of those dolls! And how you're all getting hugs! And-And-And-!"
>....Lousy...I-it's not like we want to be loved too or anything...Idiots...
>Shanghai - "She kinda reminds me of you, Hourai."
>Hourai - "H-hey! I don't talk like that! I-idiot..."
>Satori - Sigh amusedly. That's four now. And Parsee's the biggest of 'em all.

>Gilgamesh - "Enough! Now we fight like men! And girls! And girls who dress like men! ...And men who dress like girls. But that doesn't matter! For Gilgamesh, it is battle time!"
>Cue Music.
>Cirno - "Oh yeah?! Let's see how you like it when I freeze your foot to your face!"
>Team 9(Aside from Cirno) - Sigh. We know how this is gonna end, and it won't be pretty for either of them.

[GuardianTempest]

>Gilgamesh - Run forward whilst twirling your swords like propellers, you think these flimsy bullets are gonna stop you?
>Wriggle - "So, are we going to do something about this?"

[LaserTurtle]

You know, this was supposed to be an epilogue:

>Hina - Shrug. "Well, I hear that Forging imparts some of the maker's intent into it, so maybe we shouldn't skip that. Misfortune's a powerful and dangerous thing after all."
>"....Let's try making a sword now! To go with the daggers."

>"Well, if you say so... I'll get started on that sword. Maybe I should get to work on making another mini-hakkero..." Rinnosuke grabs a couple more blocks of misfortune and heads back to his forge.

>Marisa - "Still? Man, Shinki sure does like her. I'm almost jealous."
>Parsee - "You're jealous? I'm jealous of those dolls! And how you're all getting hugs! And-And-And-!"
>....Lousy...I-it's not like we want to be loved too or anything...Idiots...
>Shanghai - "She kinda reminds me of you, Hourai."
>Hourai - "H-hey! I don't talk like that! I-idiot..."
>Satori - Sigh amusedly. That's four now. And Parsee's the biggest of 'em all.

>Satori sighs. "Parsee, when did you get here? For that matter, how?"
>"Jealousy powers," Parsee explains with a wave of her hand.

>Gilgamesh - "Enough! Now we fight like men! And girls! And girls who dress like men! ...And men who dress like girls. But that doesn't matter! For Gilgamesh, it is battle time!"
>Cue Music.
>Cirno - "Oh yeah?! Let's see how you like it when I freeze your foot to your face!"
>Team 9(Aside from Cirno) - Sigh. We know how this is gonna end, and it won't be pretty for either of them.

>Wriggle considers what Gilgamesh says. "I do not dress like a guy! Why does everyone think that because of my pants and cape?"
>"Hush, bug-girl," Gilgamesh yells. "I am in battle here!"

>Gilgamesh - Run forward whilst twirling your swords like propellers, you think these flimsy bullets are gonna stop you?
>Wriggle - "So, are we going to do something about this?"

>"Take this! Ultimate spinning sword technique!" Gilgamesh yells, spinning his swords to make a makeshift shield.
>"You can't use swords! It's cheating unless I get to use swords too!" Cirno yells back. "Ice Sign 'Sword Freezer'!"
>"Meh. They seem to be having fun," Mystia says. "Let's watch. Cirno seems to be holding her ground just fine."
>Kogasa nudges Daiyousei. "Hey. Bet you that that big scary guy's going to win."
>Daiyousei shakes her head. "Bet you he'll kill Cirno at least once before she beats him. You can just see the motivation level she's at. At the very least, she's at 250%."

[Hanzo K.]

>Team 9(Minus Cirno) - Watch the fun.
>Popcorn Fairy - Provide snacks for the show. "Snacks are important for something like this!"

>Hina - Ooh! This should be interesting! We'll let him make that hakkero afterwards, just to be nice.

>Remilia - "Okay, I think that's enough hugs for one day."
>Hong - Awww...Well, it was fun!
>Flandre - "Aww."
>Sakuya&Patchouli - Finally...
>Koa - ...What now?

[GuardianTempest]

>Koa - Be mischievous.
>Flandre - Be accidental.

>Gilgamesh - Remember, if you're ever starting to lose, you still have your trump card: Feign Defeat > Shell+Protect+Haste > Jump.
>It worked against Bartz, so it'll work against her!..maybe.

[LaserTurtle]

Epilogues are overrated:

>Gilgamesh - Remember, if you're ever starting to lose, you still have your trump card: Feign Defeat > Shell+Protect+Haste > Jump.
>It worked against Bartz, so it'll work against her!..maybe.

>Gilgamesh executes his brilliant strategy...
>Cirno lets her guard down, letting Gilgamesh strike with a blow that kills Cirno in one hit.
>"Hah! I am VICTORIOUS!"

>Team 9(Minus Cirno) - Watch the fun.
>Popcorn Fairy - Provide snacks for the show. "Snacks are important for something like this!"

>"Hah. Pay up, Daiyousei," Kogasa remarks, munching on a bag of popcorn.
>"You all owe money for this, by the way," the popcorn fairy says.
>Taking drastic measures to avoid being in debt, Wriggle commands a swarm of bees to surround the fairy menacingly. "How about no?"
>"Ohthat'sokayIguesspleasedon'tstingme!"
>Cirno reappears behind Gilgamesh and announces her finishing move. "Hey! Sneak attacks aren't fair! Ice Cube 'Great Crusher'!"
>Daiyousei smiles. "Told you so."

>Remilia - "Okay, I think that's enough hugs for one day."
>Hong - Awww...Well, it was fun!
>Flandre - "Aww."
>Sakuya&Patchouli - Finally...
>Koa - ...What now?

>Meiling finally lets go of the rest of the Scarlet Devil Mansion crew. Koakuma is relieved, and Sakuya goes back to cleaning up.

>Koa - Be mischievous.
>Flandre - Be accidental.

>That's when Koakuma remembers she's Patchouli's familiar, and starts casting a magic spell that'll trap Meiling in a hug for revenge.
>Flandre, detecting something bad that might happen to her favorite gatekeeper, accidentally destroys the spell. Koakuma's efforts are rewarded with a miniature explosion right in front of her face.

>Hina - Ooh! This should be interesting! We'll let him make that hakkero afterwards, just to be nice.

>Rinnosuke finishes work on the sword, then hands it off to Hina before getting back to work on another mini-hakkero. "These things are so fun to make, sometimes!"
>"Well, why don't you make them more often?" Hina asks.
>Rinnosuke stops what he was doing. "I think it would be a bad idea to make something that can shoot giant lasers something that is widely distributed. Reimu would kill me if I did that."
>Reimu nods. "Yes I would, Rinnosuke. Yes I would."
>Rinnosuke jumps. "How did you get here, Reimu? And why are you wearing my spare clothes?"
>"Long story short, Yukari's hugs are really hard to get out of."

[Hanzo K.]

(Fun Fact: The Mini-Hakkero was originally a heater.)

>Reimu - "Although, if you could remove the laser bit, and keep the heater functionality, that could be something worth a pretty coin. I know I'd probably want to have one n hand for when winter rolls around."
>Hina - "Oh, so it was originally a Heater? I suppose it runs on magic, as most things do."
>Beat.
>"That's it! A heater that is fueled by misfortune! It's genius!"
>Rinnosuke - She might be on to something....Both of them.

>Gilgamesh - "...Uh-oh."

>Koa - "*cough-cough* Wh-what..?"
>Patchouli - Smirk a bit. That familiar of ours can be such a card sometimes.

[GuardianTempest]

Gilgamesh - Dodge and retort with "Well so is using bullets! What're you gonna do about it!?"

Hina - "If a mini-Hakkero can do that sort of stuff, what can a regular one do? Erase buildings?"

[LaserTurtle]

See, this is why I should have had a clearer idea of what I was going to do.

>Gilgamesh - "...Uh-oh."

Gilgamesh - Dodge and retort with "Well so is using bullets! What're you gonna do about it!?"

>Cirno's giant ice block shatters, sending ice shards everywhere. Some end up hitting Gilgamesh.
>"I'm surprised he's more concerned about the bullets than the reviving," Daiyousei notes.
>Gilgamesh frowns. "You! Fairy girl! Don't tell me what I should be concerned about!"
>"Why can't you stay focused on the fight?" Cirno complains. "Cold Sign 'Insta-Freeze Beam'!"

>Koa - "*cough-cough* Wh-what..?"
>Patchouli - Smirk a bit. That familiar of ours can be such a card sometimes.

>Patchouli pats Koakuma on the back. "Soon, maybe you'll be actually able to cast spells!" she teases.
>Koakuma frowns. "I know what I'm doing! _{Most of the time, anyway.}"

>Reimu - "Although, if you could remove the laser bit, and keep the heater functionality, that could be something worth a pretty coin. I know I'd probably want to have one n hand for when winter rolls around."
>Hina - "Oh, so it was originally a Heater? I suppose it runs on magic, as most things do."
>Beat.
>"That's it! A heater that is fueled by misfortune! It's genius!"
>Rinnosuke - She might be on to something....Both of them.

>Rinnosuke scratches his head. "Oh yeah. I forgot about the heater part. Huh. The only problem is that the mini-hakkero's too small to actually heat something. I mean, I've seen Marisa use it as a makeshift stovetop, but it doesn't really work as a room heater."

Hina - "If a mini-Hakkero can do that sort of stuff, what can a regular one do? Erase buildings?"

>"That? Oh no, you don't even need a regular hakkero for that," Rinnosuke smiles. "Marisa likes testing hers out on slow days, so I usually have some makeshift buildings prepared. I suspect that a regular hakkero controlled by Marisa would be able to level Youkai Mountain, and we don't want that to happen, do we?"
>"I dunno, that other shrine maiden's starting to take all of the faith I'm getting," Reimu jokes.
>"Hey, maybe I could make an even smaller hakkero! What was the term the outside world uses? Ah, yes. A micro-hakkero!" Rinnosuke exclaims with a flash of inspiration.
>"Whoa, slow down there, Rinnosuke," Reimu cautions. "I haven't ever seen you this excited about anything before now!"

[GuardianTempest]

>Gilgamesh - "I'm the strongest swordsman there is! I'm always focused! Even in expository banter!"
>Toss out your Excalipoor (out of all your collected swords) to be frozen instead of you.
>That WAS the excalipoor, right? And not the Excalibur you've been hoarding forever that she could use to beat you?

[Hanzo K.]

>Rinnosuke - "Don't you see what this means for people? With a Micro-Hakkero, they won't have to worry about freezing while they're doing work in the winter! Just have a few Micro-Hakkeros secreted away on your person at key locations, and watch as even the chill of winter fails to stop you!"
>Reimu - Wow, he's really fired-up about this idea.
>Hina - "My, that does sound fortunate."

>Dai - "...He's a lot like Cirno, isn't he?"
>Wriggle - "Eeyup."
>Mystia - "Mm-hmm."

>Remilia - "Well, I suppose now we should begin moving things from here to our new home, no?"
>Sakuya - "I'll get the staff on duty immediately." Let's round up all the chibis and fairies on staff, and begin preparations!
>Patchouli - "I shall return to the library then and begin my own preparations. Koa, I'll leave placing the marker to you."
>Koa - "Right!" Let's make for the new home and go find a good spot to put the library!
>Hong - "...Eh? We're moving?" Why are we always the last to find out?!
>Flandre - "Yup~! We got Chiri to make us a totally new home since this one got busted up a lot~!"
>...Where'd she go again anyhow?

[LaserTurtle]

The strongest of all post-storyline battles:

>Gilgamesh - "I'm the strongest swordsman there is! I'm always focused! Even in expository banter!"
>Toss out your Excalipoor (out of all your collected swords) to be frozen instead of you.
>That WAS the excalipoor, right? And not the Excalibur you've been hoarding forever that she could use to beat you?

>Gilgamesh checks his inventory. Yup, he just threw out his Excalipoor. Wait.
>"You there! Which one of you took my legendary Excalibur?"
>Kogasa is attempting to hide the fabled sword behind her back, albeit not very successfully. "None of us did!"
>"Ah. Well, I know you wouldn't lie to me, right? I shall just have to make do without it!"

>Dai - "...He's a lot like Cirno, isn't he?"
>Wriggle - "Eeyup."
>Mystia - "Mm-hmm."

>"Actually," Mystia says thoughtfully, "I'm sure Cirno would have noticed that Kogasa stole the sword. So there's that."

>Rinnosuke - "Don't you see what this means for people? With a Micro-Hakkero, they won't have to worry about freezing while they're doing work in the winter! Just have a few Micro-Hakkeros secreted away on your person at key locations, and watch as even the chill of winter fails to stop you!"
>Reimu - Wow, he's really fired-up about this idea.
>Hina - "My, that does sound fortunate."

>"Hold on," Reimu interrupts, "are you sure that the misfortune won't cause something terrible to happen? And I thought that you wouldn't be able to use them as heaters due to the size!"
>"Oh, I'm sure nothing too bad would happen," Rinnosuke waves Reimu's questions aside. "You're an incident solver; if something does happen, we have you! Also, I'm sure that if I focus more on the heater part than the laser part, a micro-hakkero would work just fine."
>Hina smiles. "See?" she tells Reimu. "This nice shopkeeper has everything planned out!"

>Remilia - "Well, I suppose now we should begin moving things from here to our new home, no?"
>Sakuya - "I'll get the staff on duty immediately." Let's round up all the chibis and fairies on staff, and begin preparations!
>Patchouli - "I shall return to the library then and begin my own preparations. Koa, I'll leave placing the marker to you."
>Koa - "Right!" Let's make for the new home and go find a good spot to put the library!
>Hong - "...Eh? We're moving?" Why are we always the last to find out?!

>"Hush," Patchouli interrupts Meiling's complaints. "You're not going to be left behind."
>"But it's the principle of the thing..." Meiling mutters.

>Flandre - "Yup~! We got Chiri to make us a totally new home since this one got busted up a lot~!"
>...Where'd she go again anyhow?

>Chiri sneezes from behind her hiding spot. "_{Oh no, did they hear me?}"
>Flandre hears this, and immediately head on a crash course with the unlucky youkai. "There you are!" she cheers, tacklehugging Chiri before grabbing her arm and flying off to the castle.
>"Hey wait, why do I have to come along tooooooooo?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Flandre - "You never made those toys after all~!"
>Beat.
>"Oh yeah, can you put another of those age-changing fountains in the castle too? It might be neat to have! I'll try and get big sis to hold off on naming it until after you've put that in."
>Chiri - ...Oh. Thought she'd forgotten about those.
>Well, serves us right for forgetting!
>Remilia - "Yes...This will be a perfect replacement for this beat-up old mansion."
>Koa - Gotta find a spot to put the marker so Boss can magi-warp the library there!

[LaserTurtle]

Bet you ten bucks that by the end of this update, Chiri is going to be thrown into something again.

>Flandre - "You never made those toys after all~!"
>Beat.
>"Oh yeah, can you put another of those age-changing fountains in the castle too? It might be neat to have! I'll try and get big sis to hold off on naming it until after you've put that in."
>Chiri - ...Oh. Thought she'd forgotten about those.

>"Yeah, I guess I can handle that..." Chiri trails off. Where's Hina when you need her?
>Then she realizes where Flandre seems to be aiming her. "You aren't seriously thinking of throwing me at the castle are you-"
>Flandre throws her at the castle.

>Well, serves us right for forgetting!

>Chiri sighs. Well, I guess I deserve it.
>She considers what she was thinking. Wait, no I don't. Stop messing with my thoughts, whoever it is!
>"But it's so fun!" laughs Koishi, who's floating lazily next to Chiri, even though they're both headed at breakneck speeds towards the castle.

>Remilia - "Yes...This will be a perfect replacement for this beat-up old mansion."

>Remilia smiles with sinister glee, and then notices Flandre throwing Chiri at the castle.
>"Flandre!" She scolds. "Don't break the new castle before we can even move in!"
>Chiri hits the castle hard, then does the flying equivalent of stumbling to where Remilia is.
>"Don't worry. I built this after all. It's probably one of the sturdiest buildings this side of the barrier!" Chiri boasts before collapsing into a bruised heap.

>Koa - Gotta find a spot to put the marker so Boss can magi-warp the library there!

>Koakuma flies into the new castle, then gets lost after a few turns.
>She finds a treasure chest, which contains the map of a section of the castle. "What is the purpose of having map sections scattered around the place?" she mutters, before heading off to place a marker in a region that seems large enough to hold the library.

[Hanzo K.]

>Remilia - "Well, I suppose you are telling the truth."
>It's perfect!
>Flandre - "Hee-hee~ It's a pretty nice place, huh big sis? Chiri was gonna put one last thing in before we fully moved in though. Weren't you Chiri~?"
>Chiri - "Buuuh...lemme recover...."
>Koa - "*grumble* Lousy place needing map segments..."
>Let's consult the map! We'll find the room most likely to have another map segment, and then keep going until we've got a full map!
>Once we've got the full map, we'll find the biggest room that isn't the Main Hall, and set the marker!

>Rinnosuke - Let's get crackin' on those Micro-hakkeros!
>Reimu - Sigh. When he gets started on something, there's just no stopping him is there?
>Hina - "My, so spirited~"

>Team 9(Minus Cirno) - Stubborn, aren't they? Nice show though.

[LaserTurtle]

I got nothin'. Just insert your own comment here or something, I dunno.

>Team 9(Minus Cirno) - Stubborn, aren't they? Nice show though.

>By this point in time, Cirno has died twice, but Gilgamesh isn't looking too good either.
>Cirno is starting to gain the upper hand, mainly because she can't really die. Gilgamesh is having trouble keeping up with her boundless energy.
>"I bet you can't fly!" Cirno announces. "Frost Sign 'Frost Columns'!"

>Rinnosuke - Let's get crackin' on those Micro-hakkeros!
>Reimu - Sigh. When he gets started on something, there's just no stopping him is there?
>Hina - "My, so spirited~"

>"Alright! Let's get this started!" Rinnosuke announces. He runs into the back room to start work on the micro-hakkeros.
>Marisa decides that Rinnosuke might be up to something interesting, so she hops onto her broom and blasts off at the speed of property damage.
>Rinnosuke shivers. He feels like something bad might be happening to him soon.

>Remilia - "Well, I suppose you are telling the truth."
>It's perfect!
>Flandre - "Hee-hee~ It's a pretty nice place, huh big sis? Chiri was gonna put one last thing in before we fully moved in though. Weren't you Chiri~?"
>Chiri - "Buuuh...lemme recover...."
>Koa - "*grumble* Lousy place needing map segments..."
>Let's consult the map! We'll find the room most likely to have another map segment, and then keep going until we've got a full map!
>Once we've got the full map, we'll find the biggest room that isn't the Main Hall, and set the marker!

>Flandre frowns. "Why do you need to recover so much? You're a youkai!"
>"Yeah, and you're a superpowered vampire who has one heck of a throwing arm!" Chiri shoots back. "Let me have this, okay?"
>Back inside, Koakuma is getting annoyed. None of the places inside the map section held another map. She's going to have to journey out of familiar land to get anywhere...
>She sighs. Why isn't anyone satisfied with just having a nice blood-red mansion?
>Patchouli floats up next to Remilia and Flandre. "What's taking Koakuma so long?" she asks.
>They both shrug.

[GuardianTempest]

>Gilgamesh - That's it, it's morphin' time! Unveil extra arms.
>"Yes I can!"
>Propeller-swords, derp.

>Hina - "Something wrong?"
>Rinnosuke - "Oh nothing, I just felt a sudden sense of dread."

>LaserTurtle - New Tagline: Now with a new level of user input.
>Line for next post: We're gonna need alot more than this.

[Hanzo K.]

>Koa - "*grumble*" Well, let's look at the map, and see any exits to a new 'zone'. We'll head for the closest one and try that.
>Flandre - "I bet she's lost~! I'm gonna spend a loooooooong time exploring this one~!"
>Remilia - "*ahem* Y-yes, I plan to search it as well. It wouldn't do for me to get lost in my own castle after all."
>Patchouli - We should have a mapping spell, shouldn't we? Let's see about beating Koa to the punch then, hm?
>Chiri - "Bleurgh." Well, it could be worse. We could be stuck with people who are crazier.

[LaserTurtle]

>LaserTurtle - New Tagline: Now with a new level of user input.
>Line for next post: We're gonna need alot more than this.

Hey, I can't go around changing taglines like crazy! It's gotta have consistency! Only every new page.
Of course, this part was planned as an epilogue, so I wasn't expecting so much user input in the first place. I pretty much improvised this whole adventure from the start.
>Shut up and get back to writing the story.
Fine, Koishi. Be patient, I'll get right to it.

>Gilgamesh - That's it, it's morphin' time! Unveil extra arms.
>"Yes I can!"
>Propeller-swords, derp.

>Mystia's jaw drops. "How is that even possible?"
>Kogasa shrugs. "Well, everyone here can fly naturally. I'm sure propeller swords fall under the 'too awesome to follow the laws of physics' category."
>Cirno frowns. "Then I just gotta get you out of the air! Blowing Ice 'Ice Tornado'!"
>"Aw, come on! Why do you have so many different attacks?" Gilgamesh complains.
>"Because I'm the strongest!" Cirno announces. She wobbles around in midair.
>"You'd think that with all those spinning moves, she'd stop getting as dizzy," Daiyousei notes.
>"Hey, popcorn fairy," Wriggle calls out, "can I get a refill?"

>Flandre - "I bet she's lost~! I'm gonna spend a loooooooong time exploring this one~!"
>Remilia - "*ahem* Y-yes, I plan to search it as well. It wouldn't do for me to get lost in my own castle after all."
>Patchouli - We should have a mapping spell, shouldn't we? Let's see about beating Koa to the punch then, hm?

>Patchouli attempts a mapping spell. "Wait, this spell needs the name of this place. What do we call this castle?"
>Remilia nods. "It should be a fitting name. one that inspires fear in the hearts of vampire hunters!"
>"Not that there are any vampire hunters in Gensokyo," Meiling mutters.

>Chiri - "Bleurgh." Well, it could be worse. We could be stuck with people who are crazier.

>Koishi kneels next to Chiri. "Yeah. From what I remember, that mountain shrine is full of wackos."
>Kanako feels guilty all of a sudden. "Suwako, are we crazy?" she asks nervously.
>Suwako shrugs. "Never really thought about it. Now, how are we going to gather faith this time around? Sanae's publicity stunt didn't do much."
>"Wait! Chiri's gotta add in some fountains and toys for me!" Flandre interrupts.
>"Ah, right. Those." Chiri nods. "I'll spread some around the place, I guess." She gets up and walks into the house.

>Koa - "*grumble*" Well, let's look at the map, and see any exits to a new 'zone'. We'll head for the closest one and try that.

>Koakuma enters another door, one that is marked on the edge of the map.
>Moments later, she dives back out of the door, slamming it behind her. "What kind of place has an entire room full of were-plants?" she complains.
>She then notices Chiri walking by and grabs her by the shirt collar. "You! you built this place! Where are all the map pieces?"
>Chiri tries to justify her plans. "But it's supposed to be an adventure puzzle! You gotta figure it out yourself."
>Koakuma growls. "Are puzzles supposed to have deathtraps? Rabid were-plants?"
>"Hey, there could have been a lot more! Remilia made me take out all of the crumbling walkways and pits of lava. That was practically half of them!"
>Koakuma glares at Chiri, who gulps nervously and continues explaining.
>"Look, you're supposed to go through the areas in a sequence. Like, at the end of one area, you'll find were-plant repellent, and then that area gives you access to the balcony previously inhabited by skeletons, which has a key to the basement and-"
>Koakuma cuts Chiri off mid-sentence. "Maps. Now."
>"All right. _{Party pooper.}" Chiri pulls out a few maps from a pocket and hands them to Koakuma. "You guys just have no appreciation for adventure."
>"Does Remilia know this place still has deathtraps?"
>"Heyaren'tyousupposedtofindanicespotforthelibrary? Yeahyougodothat." Chiri pushes Koakuma towards a door and runs off.

[Hanzo K.]

>Koa -Sigh. Time to find our way out and warn them about the traps and such then. After all, we'll be LIVING HERE. We'll find that spot for the library once it's all completely resolved.
>"We have a problem. There's still traps."
>Patchouli - Hmm...Ah, there she is. ...Oh, that's not good.
>Remilia - ...That little... "Well, it seems we'll have to specify for all of them to be removed then. Perhaps if she doesn't, she'll get to 'play' with Flan."
>Flandre - "Yay~!"

>Popcorn Fairy - "Y-yes." Refill time!

[GuardianTempest]

>Gilgamesh - "Oh yeah? Well I have attacks too!"
>Secret Gilgamesh Art: Missile!
>Kogasa - "Wat."
>Wriggle - Y'know, you could use a drink right about now.

[LaserTurtle]

Everyone is wrong. I'm the strongest!

>Gilgamesh - "Oh yeah? Well I have attacks too!"
>Secret Gilgamesh Art: Missile!
>Kogasa - "Wat."
>Wriggle - Y'know, you could use a drink right about now.

>The missile explodes on Cirno, who regenerates behind Gilgamesh again.
>"I'm the strongest, so you can't defeat me!" Cirno reaffirms. "Cold Body 'Super Ice Kick'!"
>"This battle is taking forever," Kogasa whines.
>"But none of this makes any sense!" Mystia complains.
>"Ssh," Daiyousei comforts her, "Just let the stupidity happen,,,"

>Popcorn Fairy - "Y-yes." Refill time!

>Wriggle stares at the cup the fairy gave to her. "I meant drink as in something alcoholic. Not soda."
>"Well, I'm sorry I'm not the food cart fairy," the popcorn fairy quips.

>Koa -Sigh. Time to find our way out and warn them about the traps and such then. After all, we'll be LIVING HERE. We'll find that spot for the library once it's all completely resolved.
>"We have a problem. There's still traps."
>Patchouli - Hmm...Ah, there she is. ...Oh, that's not good.
>Remilia - ...That little... "Well, it seems we'll have to specify for all of them to be removed then. Perhaps if she doesn't, she'll get to 'play' with Flan."
>Flandre - "Yay~!"

>Koakuma points at the castle. "She's still in there. You'll have to find her first."
>Chiri shivers, even though she's hiding in the chamber full of fire traps.

[Hanzo K.]

>Patchouli - "Well, we'll just have to go in and get her then, won't we?"
>Remilia - "Ah, Patchy, you'll need to use 'that' spell if she refuses. You know, the one that mutes the sound in the area and replaces it with Air? I daresay we should at least make it somewhat pleasant to watch."
>Koa - Shudder. We know what THAT means.
>Flandre - "Nice Boat~"
>Patchy/Remi/Koa - .....Kid's pretty sharp, isn't she?