['Complete'] Rumia Quest V: The Further Adventures

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Anyhow, what they're up to this time around seems to be a pretty big problem. They're siphoning magic energy from everywhere. Here, the Moon, Makai, and who knows where all else. Makai's getting hit the hardest as far as I know, being made entirely of magic. Gensokyo probably won't be far behind feelin' the crunch either. She seemed to emphasize that it was 'nothing dangerous', but the hasty way she said so says otherwise, y'know?"
>"I've already got Wriggle tracking the one I ran into with her bugs, so it's just a matter of hooking back up with the rest of the gang. We should probably get Marisa as well."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "Anyhow, what they're up to this time around seems to be a pretty big problem. They're siphoning magic energy from everywhere. Here, the Moon, Makai, and who knows where all else. Makai's getting hit the hardest as far as I know, being made entirely of magic. Gensokyo probably won't be far behind feelin' the crunch either. She seemed to emphasize that it was 'nothing dangerous', but the hasty way she said so says otherwise, y'know?"
>"I've already got Wriggle tracking the one I ran into with her bugs, so it's just a matter of hooking back up with the rest of the gang. We should probably get Marisa as well."

> Mima floats and listens.

> "Nah, we shouldn't get Marisa involved. Not where there is the potential for massive gatherings of magical energy, and delicate equipment. The last thing anyone wants is Marisa, magical energy and buttons together. Trust me. I taught her, I know her better than even Reimu does." Mima says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin slightly. "Lemme guess, Stuff blowing up?"

[Raikaria]

>Grin slightly. "Lemme guess, Stuff blowing up?"

> "Yes. Stuff blowing up." Mima says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"How big we talkin'? Final Spark big, Dark Bomb big? Or nuclear reactor going critical big?"
>Shrug. "Ah well, let's link back up with the rest of the crew, and see what they've found out so far."
>Let's roll!

[Raikaria]

>"How big we talkin'? Final Spark big, Dark Bomb big? Or nuclear reactor going critical big?"
>Shrug. "Ah well, let's link back up with the rest of the crew, and see what they've found out so far."
>Let's roll!

> "Uh... depends how much magical energy involved. She'll make it explode three times bigger than it should however, knowing her." Mima says.

> You and Mima leave the Hakurei Shrine, and the spirit follows you to the Misty Lake.

> "Hey, Rumia! I found something in one of Patchouli's books about something 'fairy-like but stronger'. Apparently they're called Sprites! I guess we were not the first ascended fairies!" Daiyousei says, before she notices Mima.

> "Why's she here?"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Reimu didn't feel like coming, so she sent Mima along as a substitute."
>Nod. "But, Sprites huh? I guess that makes you a Knowledge Sprite then, given that you're the smartest of the bunch? Which means Cirno's a Frost Sprite I guess, right?"
>"So, what'd Wriggle and the others find out?"

[Raikaria]

>"Reimu didn't feel like coming, so she sent Mima along as a substitute."
>Nod. "But, Sprites huh? I guess that makes you a Knowledge Sprite then, given that you're the smartest of the bunch? Which means Cirno's a Frost Sprite I guess, right?"
>"So, what'd Wriggle and the others find out?"

> "Silly Reimu. She'll never earn anything like that." Mystia comments.

> "I guess that's correct, assuming we are the same thing as what's in that book. Thing is, something worries me about that, if there were several in the past, why are there none other than me, Cirno and Lilly now?" Daiyousei muses.

> "The sailor lady is fast... and she's flying around frantically looking for Rika. She's currently lost in the Bamboo Forest." Wriggle says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Shrug. "Dunno, maybe they all sealed themselves or something? Or maybe they returned to whatever they represent? We'll have to look into that a lot, I'd hate to lose you guys. Then again, doesn't that book predate Gensokyo or something?"
>Then facepalm. "Stuck in the Bamboo Forest. She really is a greenhorn when it comes to getting around in here, eh?"
>Good thing we can just use our shadowtravel ability to get in and out, eh? "I think I'll find her and hide out in her shadow for a while, gauge how freaked out she's getting from everything. Mima, since you're a spirit, you can go invisible or something, right?"

[Raikaria]

>Shrug. "Dunno, maybe they all sealed themselves or something? Or maybe they returned to whatever they represent? We'll have to look into that a lot, I'd hate to lose you guys. Then again, doesn't that book predate Gensokyo or something?"
>Then facepalm. "Stuck in the Bamboo Forest. She really is a greenhorn when it comes to getting around in here, eh?"
>Good thing we can just use our shadowtravel ability to get in and out, eh? "I think I'll find her and hide out in her shadow for a while, gauge how freaked out she's getting from everything. Mima, since you're a spirit, you can go invisible or something, right?"

> "Yeah, it predates Gensokyo by hundreds of years." Daiyousei says.

> "Uh... I still get lost there." Kogasa admits.

> Shadowtravel doesn't help when you don't know where you are traveling to, it just makes things quicker. Traveling fast dosen't help you find your way if you get lost.

> "I can go invisible, not that has nothing to do with me being a spirit, but a Celestial Witch." Mima says. "My magic is based on the objects in the sky, like my pupil's after all. Bending light is not a difficult task for me."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Arrite, we'll find her, you'll go invisible, I'll hide in her shadow, and we'll watch her for a little while. It'll be pretty fun, and helpful in ferreting out info, wouldn't you say?"
>"Well, maybe that book's from a time where Fairies weren't so immortal or something? That's the best I can come up with."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Arrite, we'll find her, you'll go invisible, I'll hide in her shadow, and we'll watch her for a little while. It'll be pretty fun, and helpful in ferreting out info, wouldn't you say?"
>"Well, maybe that book's from a time where Fairies weren't so immortal or something? That's the best I can come up with."

> "Why are you bossing me around?" Mima asks, folding her arms.

> "No, immortality is immortality, fairies have always been immortal. Sprites must be too, because Cirno's proved that enough times. Maybe they just... didn't come to Gensokyo. Or we've not found them." Daiyousei says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"That could be it, they might've just gone into hiding or something, or got blasted back into being normal fairies?"
>Sigh. "It's not bossing you around, Mima, I'm just laying out the game plan."

[Raikaria]

>"That could be it, they might've just gone into hiding or something, or got blasted back into being normal fairies?"
>Sigh. "It's not bossing you around, Mima, I'm just laying out the game plan."

> "It's a mystery. Maybe I can find out more over time, or ask Lilly if she knows anything more than she's been letting on." Daiyousei says.

> "Game plan? I hope you're taking this seriously. After all, this might not just be a danger to Gensokyo, but it's also a danger to Makai. If you recall, I spent a fair bit of time trapped in there myself, and as a vengeful magician spirit, I am very closely tied to magic." Mima says.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"'Game plan' is just a phrase, Mima. It doesn't mean I'm thinking of this as a game."
>"Call it a 'plan of action', then, or whatever you'd prefer."

[Raikaria]

>"'Game plan' is just a phrase, Mima. It doesn't mean I'm thinking of this as a game."
>"Call it a 'plan of action', then, or whatever you'd prefer."

> "Just making sure." the spirit says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Arrite, let's get this show on the road!"
>Let's fly to the Bamboo Forest, then use the shadows there to travel along until we find the girl from before.

[Raikaria]

>"Arrite, let's get this show on the road!"
>Let's fly to the Bamboo Forest, then use the shadows there to travel along until we find the girl from before.

> You and Mima head for the Bamboo Forest, with Mima vanishing with a twirl of her staff when you get there.

> You look around for the girl from before, but finding her seems difficult. All you find is rabbits for a while, until you notice Mokou, who seems to have got into a fight recently, judging by the still-lit fires and the burnt bamboo.

[Hanzo K.]

>Poke out of a shadow at a moderately safe distance. "Yo. Looks like you just got into a pretty fun brawl lately, eh? Was it with some girl in a sailor outfit?"

[Raikaria]

>Poke out of a shadow at a moderately safe distance. "Yo. Looks like you just got into a pretty fun brawl lately, eh? Was it with some girl in a sailor outfit?"

> Upon you poking your head out, Mokou turns to face you abruptly, ready to fight, then realizes it's you, and relaxes... a little.

> "Sailor outfit? You mean like that Murasa character wears? Yeah. She started prodding me about the 'energy' and 'magic' I was giving off and bugging me about how a human can be immortal. Then she wanted to test the rumors and shot me with some blue beam from a weapon. Well, that tingled, and I answered back in kind whenever someone tries to kill me. Been over 1,000 years, it's a natural reaction." Mokou says.

> Mokou sighs. "What's worrying is that she managed to evade my attacks at close range, and escape, as well as firing another parting shot to my head. Whoever that is is pretty fast and accurate, and that weren't no danmaku she shoots."

> "She's also pretty weird and chatty. Annoying brat."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"She's involved with draining magic from Gensokyo and other places."
>"Do you know which way she went?"

[Raikaria]

>"She's involved with draining magic from Gensokyo and other places."
>"Do you know which way she went?"

> "Draining magic? Is that even possible? Well, the immortality of the Hourai Elixir is an endless resviour of magic." Mokou says.


> "She went towards Eientei." Mokou says, pointing towards the location of her hated nemesis.

> You recall that three Lunarians live at Eientei, so she's probably gonna make a fuss about energy not from Gensokyo like she did with you.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod to Mokou. "Thanks, been tracking her to resolve an incident before it gets too bad, even Makai's feelin' the pinch. So it won't be too long before Gensokyo does too. I'll see about capturing her to make sure things stay how they are."
>Let's slide back into the shadow, and make for Eientei.

[Raikaria]

>Nod to Mokou. "Thanks, been tracking her to resolve an incident before it gets too bad, even Makai's feelin' the pinch. So it won't be too long before Gensokyo does too. I'll see about capturing her to make sure things stay how they are."
>Let's slide back into the shadow, and make for Eientei.

> Mokou grunts and nods.

> You head towards Eientei, where you notice Mima fighting Reisen outside the mansion.

> "I'm not here to cause trouble!" Mima claims.

> "Then why did you sneak up on the mansion outside the visible spectrum? That doesn't work with my power to manipulate waves, including the electromagnetic spectrum." Reisen states.

> "... I was wondering how you saw me." Mima admits, before adding, "I'm looking for someone, so I hid myself."

> "And happened to come here hidden. Totally not intended in sneak in and cause trouble. No wonder Marisa does stuff like that."

[Hanzo K.]

>Poke out of a nearby shadow. "Don't worry, she's with me. We've been tracking a girl in a sailor outfit like Murasa's, she's involved in some sorta project that's draining the magical energy from Gensokyo, makai, and a bunch of other places. Even the moon's gettin' leeched. Mokou said she was heading this direction, so we came here to capture her."

[Raikaria]

>Poke out of a nearby shadow. "Don't worry, she's with me. We've been tracking a girl in a sailor outfit like Murasa's, she's involved in some sorta project that's draining the magical energy from Gensokyo, makai, and a bunch of other places. Even the moon's gettin' leeched. Mokou said she was heading this direction, so we came here to capture her."

> When you explain the situation, Reisen calms down.

> "Fine, if you're saying the same thing, I can't keep my suspicions up anymore." she lunar rabbit says, before adding, "Some weirdo came by earlier matching your description, wanting to see the owner. I didn't show her to Kaguya, because I didn't trust her, and took her to Eirin. Eirin asked me to leave while she talked to her. She's still inside."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Arrite, I'll wait to ambush her then. If we capture her, we can make her lead us to her boss, and then lay out a little 'Gensokyo Justice' to get things fixed. Where d'you think she'll be most likely to exit, the front door?"

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Arrite, I'll wait to ambush her then. If we capture her, we can make her lead us to her boss, and then lay out a little 'Gensokyo Justice' to get things fixed. Where d'you think she'll be most likely to exit, the front door?"

> "The front door is the only way in, unless she jumps out of a window somewhere, and Eirin's lab has none." Reisen says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Okay, I'll hide in a shadow near the front door, and then ambush her that way. You two should stay out of sight until I've grabbed her, or if I fail to grab her. That device she's got might tip her off to my presence, so we'll need to figure out how to separate her from it."
>Let's go hide in the shadows near the front door.

[Raikaria]

>"Okay, I'll hide in a shadow near the front door, and then ambush her that way. You two should stay out of sight until I've grabbed her, or if I fail to grab her. That device she's got might tip her off to my presence, so we'll need to figure out how to separate her from it."
>Let's go hide in the shadows near the front door.

> You hide next to the front of the mansion, and Mima conceals herself again. Reisen goes back and acts natural, giving directions to the confused Earth Rabbits that wander by.

> After a while, the sailor leaves the mansion, with Tewi seemingly leading her out.

> "Ah, who would have thought there was Lunarian contamination in the Gensokyo supply as well. I gotta fix that up too so it doesn't stop the conversion into U.M.E." the sailor groans.