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

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Well, to the SDM, then.

[Raikaria]

>Well, to the SDM, then.

> You, Mima, Kaguya, Marisa and Yumeko head to the SDM. Alice stays behind at her house.

> When you arrive, you notice Wriggle, Kogasa and Cirno playing with Meiling.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Head over to them.
>"Hey, guys."

[Raikaria]

>Head over to them.
>"Hey, guys."

> "Oh, hi Rumia!" Wriggle says, flying over from the quartet. "Cirno wanted to bother Dai when she's with Patchy so Meiling's distracting her by playing with her." Wriggle explains.

> "Who are these guys?" Kogasa asks, also flying over, before she blinks a few times, and then glomps Kaguya. "You're the nice lady who fixed me!" she says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "The maid here's Yumeko, she works for Shinki, and is one of the key elements of wrapping up this little incident."
>Wait...That book about sprites predated the border didn't it? Then that means that all the sprites vanished when magic did, and the only fairies that could make it were the indigenous fairies who hadn't evolved yet!
>"...Oh crap. I just thought of something that I need to tell Dai. I'll let the rest of you guys handle the introductions while I go find her!"
>Let's beeline for the library, not stopping for Cirno and Hong. When we pass them; "Sorry guys, can't stop to play!"

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "The maid here's Yumeko, she works for Shinki, and is one of the key elements of wrapping up this little incident."
>Wait...That book about sprites predated the border didn't it? Then that means that all the sprites vanished when magic did, and the only fairies that could make it were the indigenous fairies who hadn't evolved yet!
>"...Oh crap. I just thought of something that I need to tell Dai. I'll let the rest of you guys handle the introductions while I go find her!"
>Let's beeline for the library, not stopping for Cirno and Hong. When we pass them; "Sorry guys, can't stop to play!"

> "Ah, now I remember." Wriggle says, backing away from Yumeko a little.

> You don't know. You've not seen the book.

> "Uh... OK." Kaguya says, attempting to peel the karakasa off her. Her surprised face is NOT helping.

> Cirno doesn't even notice you, and Meiling is smart enough to see you are busy.

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's make for the library, and track down Dai and patchy!
>"Guys, that book that mentioned sprites came before the border, didn't it?"

[Raikaria]

>Let's make for the library, and track down Dai and patchy!
>"Guys, that book that mentioned sprites came before the border, didn't it?"

> You head for the library.

> "Yes, the book that the sprite was studying to find out what she actually was predates the border by 800 years." Patchouli says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"That seals it then. I figured out why there weren't any before Lily, Dai, and Cirno....They vanished when Magic did."
>Sigh. "It dawned on me when I was thinking about the ongoing incident. See, there's this girl from another world. She goes by the name Yumemi Okazaki, but I just call her Red because her hair's probably even redder than Hong's, and it's a lot easier than saying that mouthful of a name she's got. She's stuck these Magic Absorbers in a bunch of different worlds, Gensokyo included. Apparently she's doing it to bring magic back to her world. And when I got to thinking about how Fairies are connected to the magic of nature, It dawned on me. Sprites are even more connected to nature, because they're Evolved Fairies. So what if they were the first casualties in the slow loss of magic?"

[Raikaria]

>"That seals it then. I figured out why there weren't any before Lily, Dai, and Cirno....They vanished when Magic did."
>Sigh. "It dawned on me when I was thinking about the ongoing incident. See, there's this girl from another world. She goes by the name Yumemi Okazaki, but I just call her Red because her hair's probably even redder than Hong's, and it's a lot easier than saying that mouthful of a name she's got. She's stuck these Magic Absorbers in a bunch of different worlds, Gensokyo included. Apparently she's doing it to bring magic back to her world. And when I got to thinking about how Fairies are connected to the magic of nature, It dawned on me. Sprites are even more connected to nature, because they're Evolved Fairies. So what if they were the first casualties in the slow loss of magic?"

> Patchouli quietly listens, before a book flies to her, and turns quickly, her eyes scanning at a maddening speed.

> "There it is, a book about the period where magic began to falter due to belief declining. This line... "The larger nature spirits seemed to suffer long before anyone else even noticed. They cried, they weakened, they aged, and then they just... vanished over the weeks." Patchouli reads, before saying "I never figured that if was referring to what we now call Ascended Fairies, since I was not aware of such a thing until a couple of years ago."

> Daiyousei flies to you and Patchouli.

> "I wonder, if Cirno's reaction before is related to the magic being extracted. I mean, she's linked directly to ice, or cold magic. Not seen Lilly for a while either. Meanwhile, I'm not linked to nature directly, I'm more linked to knowledge, and emotion. It would explain why she went haywire."

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Now I know I need to stop her. She's causing harm to my friends for her misguided efforts...."
>Let's let the Dark Aura flare up some.
>"I'll knock her down! Where's Sakuya, I'll need her help to pull this off!"

[Raikaria]

>"...Now I know I need to stop her. She's causing harm to my friends for her misguided efforts...."
>Let's let the Dark Aura flare up some.
>"I'll knock her down! Where's Sakuya, I'll need her help to pull this off!"

> "Calm down, you're still in my library." Patchouli says, before she adds, "Besides, the entire reason Gensokyo was created was to preserve magic. Her aim is to preserve magic in her own way. She is not misguided. She is doing the exact same as Yukari... no, the Dragon, did all those years ago, just using her own methods. She is not taking the magic for evil ends, she is doing what she thinks must be done for her people."

> "What are you saying, Mistress?" Daiyousei asks.

> "I'm simply saying, do you think that Yukari would fight to defend Gensoyko if it was in danger? Of course she would. If Makai was in danger, would Shinki act? Of course. If the Mansion was in danger, would it's inhabitents act? Of course. This stranger will fight with the same ferocity, willpower and determination. She will put her all behind it. The only way to stop her may be to make her take her final breath... are you willing to go through with it if it goes that far?" Patchouli asks.

[Hanzo K.]

>"I'll just knock her down, and let Yukari figure out what to do with her. Yukari's better at thinking than I am. She'll know a way to resolve things."
>Shrug. "Or show her that she's going about things all wrong, and maybe give her nightmares in the doing."

[Raikaria]

>"I'll just knock her down, and let Yukari figure out what to do with her. Yukari's better at thinking than I am. She'll know a way to resolve things."
>Shrug. "Or show her that she's going about things all wrong, and maybe give her nightmares in the doing."

> "I'm afraid if you knock her down, she'll get back up. Or she'll refuse to be knocked down, and will keep fighting until she dies standing." Patchouli says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "Did you forget? Darkness has been around since time immemorial. And I'm pretty sure that what the humans of the past feared in the depths of the night was the old me."
>Add a hint of sadistic-ness to the grin. "I think I can 'encourage' her to approach it a different way. I just need to get in touch with Yukari for what I've got planned."
>Chuckle a bit. "I know it's slipping into old ways, but I haven't gotten to chase someone around for a while~! And she certainly deserves it from where I'm standin'. I'm thinking we can have Yukari lock down her timespace ability for a while, then seal her in my forest with me for a bit while I 'encourage her'. After all, she's still just human, and if the folks from the village are anything to go by, the night's still something feared innately."

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "Did you forget? Darkness has been around since time immemorial. And I'm pretty sure that what the humans of the past feared in the depths of the night was the old me."
>Add a hint of sadistic-ness to the grin. "I think I can 'encourage' her to approach it a different way. I just need to get in touch with Yukari for what I've got planned."
>Chuckle a bit. "I know it's slipping into old ways, but I haven't gotten to chase someone around for a while~! And she certainly deserves it from where I'm standin'. I'm thinking we can have Yukari lock down her timespace ability for a while, then seal her in my forest with me for a bit while I 'encourage her'. After all, she's still just human, and if the folks from the village are anything to go by, the night's still something feared innately."

> "Primal fear of darkness. Yes, that is something humans have, but humans from another dimension, another time? I would not guarentee it." Patchouli says.

> At this point, Sakuya appears.

> "I wondered what all the noise was." she says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Shrug. "I can always put it back into her if that's the case."
>Look to Sakuya. "Yo, you free? I kinda need to borrow you and your Time powers for a bit. I found the culprit of this newest Incident, and you're one of the two people needed to lock down her meddling with Timespace. I've already got Yumeko waiting in the wings, so we can utilize her Space powers."

[Raikaria]

>Shrug. "I can always put it back into her if that's the case."
>Look to Sakuya. "Yo, you free? I kinda need to borrow you and your Time powers for a bit. I found the culprit of this newest Incident, and you're one of the two people needed to lock down her meddling with Timespace. I've already got Yumeko waiting in the wings, so we can utilize her Space powers."

> "I'm only free if Mistress allows it." Sakuya says.

> "Yumeko? Space powers? Interesting."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Yeah, After seeing her power in action, and her explaining it to me, I realized we had everything we needed to lock her down, and knock some sense into her."
>"But anyhow, I'll just explain the situation to Remilia, and she should give you some time off to lend a hand."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Yeah, After seeing her power in action, and her explaining it to me, I realized we had everything we needed to lock her down, and knock some sense into her."
>"But anyhow, I'll just explain the situation to Remilia, and she should give you some time off to lend a hand."

> "Very well, if you think that I am of assistance to Gensokyo, I am sure Mistress will understand, especially with her sister in a more stable condition now."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Yeah, I'd kinda like to keep Gensokyo that way too. If Yumemi's left unchecked, Gensokyo's probably gonna be a lot worse off. And that's bad news for everyone."
>"So let's go pay a visit to Remilia so I can fill her in on things."
>Let's go!

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Yeah, I'd kinda like to keep Gensokyo that way too. If Yumemi's left unchecked, Gensokyo's probably gonna be a lot worse off. And that's bad news for everyone."
>"So let's go pay a visit to Remilia so I can fill her in on things."
>Let's go!

> Sakuya bows a little, and then heads off to Remilia's room, with you in tow.

> "Mistress? Rumia wants to talk." Sakuya says.

> The door opens, and Flandre sticks her head out.

> "Remi's sleeping."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Oh, she is?"
>Smile. "How you feeling?"

[Raikaria]

>"Oh, she is?"
>Smile. "How you feeling?"

> "Yes, I kept her up alllll day playing games." Flandre says. It sounds like she's still got the mind of a child, but she doesn't sound insane.

> "I'm fine, it's night, it's the time of the vampire... even if I shouldn't be one."

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "Cheer up, what's done is done. You've overcome what was holding you back, so you can enjoy all sorts of fun stuff now. Like getting better at art, or devising new games to play, or...Uh...I dunno, getting good at baking sweets? Sakuya'd be a good teacher for that after all."
>Nod. "Anyhow, I'll be borrowing Sakuya for a bit so she can help me with something."
>Hmm...if she's got a handle on her power now...She might be helpful too. Just in case Yumemi manages to slip past the timespace sealing.

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "Cheer up, what's done is done. You've overcome what was holding you back, so you can enjoy all sorts of fun stuff now. Like getting better at art, or devising new games to play, or...Uh...I dunno, getting good at baking sweets? Sakuya'd be a good teacher for that after all."
>Nod. "Anyhow, I'll be borrowing Sakuya for a bit so she can help me with something."
>Hmm...if she's got a handle on her power now...She might be helpful too. Just in case Yumemi manages to slip past the timespace sealing.

> "Yeah... but... it's 500 years of trauma... 500 years I lost." Flandre says. "500 years I have to make up for Sis."

> "I'll tell Sis when she wakes up!"

> You don't think it's a good idea to let Flan destroy stuff when she's only been sane for less than 48 hours.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "You and her got plenty of time now, so don't think too hard about it. And you've got folks like me and Patchouli around to bounce fun ideas off of too. And then there's everyone else who knows you, like Marisa and Reimu. So when you think about it, things are startin' to look up for ya."
>Nod. "Well, I'll see you again sometime, so keep your spirits up, and just live for the future."
>"Sakuya? Let's get going to rejoin with the others so we can resolve this mess once and for all."
>Let's roll to meet up with the others!

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "You and her got plenty of time now, so don't think too hard about it. And you've got folks like me and Patchouli around to bounce fun ideas off of too. And then there's everyone else who knows you, like Marisa and Reimu. So when you think about it, things are startin' to look up for ya."
>Nod. "Well, I'll see you again sometime, so keep your spirits up, and just live for the future."
>"Sakuya? Let's get going to rejoin with the others so we can resolve this mess once and for all."
>Let's roll to meet up with the others!

> "Patchy's boring. Unless she's doing fire magic." Flandre says.

> "Yes, although I don't understand exactly what the issue at hand is, Mistress has said that something feels off in the air." Sakuya says, before adding, "She would want me to investigate, I know her well enough, and if the younger mistress gave me permission in Mistress's stead, I guess I have permission."

[Hanzo K.]

>"You think fire magic's neat? You should see what I can do sometime! I'll show you some of it once everything's all wrapped up!"
>Nod. "Well, let's get going then! Seeya later Flan!"
>Let's head back to the Resolution Task Force! (Kaguya, Yumeko, and the others.)

[Raikaria]

>"You think fire magic's neat? You should see what I can do sometime! I'll show you some of it once everything's all wrapped up!"
>Nod. "Well, let's get going then! Seeya later Flan!"
>Let's head back to the Resolution Task Force! (Kaguya, Yumeko, and the others.)

> "Darkness? That's nice and all but Darkness doesn't burn those who deserve it." Flan says.

> "Yeah... yeah." Flandre comments.

> Sakuya is already with you, but you go and regroup with everyone else outside. It seems Cirno no longer is playing with Meiling, and is instead bugging Kaguya and Yumeko.

> "What does it take to get this thing to shut up? I've killed her five times but she keeps coming back..." Yumeko says, covering her years from Cirno's incessant gabbering.