Wind Priestess Quest - The Third Gathers: Backstroke of the West.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Did you do it Suika?"

>Suddenly a large object gets flung out of the chasm and sticks into the ice.
>It looks like a mangled metal hatch.

>"Yep! That was easy!" Suika yells back, "But there's nothin' but rocks behind it. It's like whatever tunnel was behind it caved in. It might take a while ta clear the way if ya wanna keep goin'..."
>_

[WodofGar]

>"You wouldn't mind would you? It should be no problem for an Oni!"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"You wouldn't mind would you? It should be no problem for an Oni!"

>"Yeah, of course it wouldn't be a problem, but dependin' on how long the tunnel is, and how long the cave in goes on, it could be anywhere from a few minutes to up to an hour or two before I can clear it completely."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Don't you believe now is a perfect time to educate Mima, Reimu?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Don't you believe now is a perfect time to educate Mima, Reimu?"

>"Later..." Reimu grumbles.
>You hear the cellphone's message tone resonate from your sleeves.
>_

[WodofGar]

>"Umm, give me a moment."
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[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Umm, give me a moment."
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>You turn around and take out the cellphone.
>You have received a new text from Kanako. It reads:

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How are things on your end? Have you started looking for that helpful object you mentioned earlier yet?>_

[Neovereign]

>"We're having Suika investigate the mysterious entrance at the bottom of misty lake. It'll take a while for her to get everything out of the way, so we'll start searching for the object now."
>Float over to Mima and Kogasa. "Hey guys, since Suika might take some time, we should get Mima more familiar with Gensokyo. Maybe visit some places we know of." Wink*

[WodofGar]

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Not yet. Reimu is here with Suika and we're checking out the hatch in the lake. How's it going there?

[WodofGar]

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//shet, snoiper!

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"We're having Suika investigate the mysterious entrance at the bottom of misty lake. It'll take a while for her to get everything out of the way, so we'll start searching for the object now."

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Not yet. Reimu is here with Suika and we're checking out the hatch in the lake. How's it going there?

>You text Kanako back.

>Float over to Mima and Kogasa. "Hey guys, since Suika might take some time, we should get Mima more familiar with Gensokyo. Maybe visit some places we know of." Wink*

>"Yeah. I agree. I'm not going to sit here for an hour waiting! Let's go!" Mima replies.
>"So I guess you three are going to leave now?" Reimu asks.

>You receive a new message from Kanako:

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Hatch in the lake? You aren't going to try and open that, are you? Please tell me you aren't...>_

[WodofGar]

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Do you know something?

[Neovereign]

>"Uh oh..."
>"It might still be closed...but it might be open..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Uh oh..."

>"What?" Reimu asks.

>"It might still be closed...but it might be open..."

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Do you know something?

>Several seconds pass before you receive another message:

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STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW!!
There's no time to explain, but long story short, one of the methods we tried yesterday,
after the incident with Satori, involved flooding the reactor chamber...>_

[Neovereign]

>"SUIKA STOOOP!"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"SUIKA STOOOP!"

>A gigantic Suika pokes her head out of the chasm.
>"Why didja ask me to stop?"
>"I'm wondering the same thing..." Reimu adds, "I thought you wanted to investigate this thing..."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Well... I wanted to, but...uh...what if it's something really important? Like, what if whatever's down there is holding the Scarlet Devil Mansion together? Or what if a curse seeps outwards and plagues us for life? It's really possible. In fact, I'm almost certain-no. I am certain that if we continue down this path... we're gonna have a bad time."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well... I wanted to, but...uh...what if it's something really important? Like, what if whatever's down there is holding the Scarlet Devil Mansion together? Or what if a curse seeps outwards and plagues us for life? It's really possible. In fact, I'm almost certain-no. I am certain that if we continue down this path... we're gonna have a bad time."

>"So, we'll never find out if we don't investigate, will we?" Reimu frowns, "Oh, forget it... It's cold, and this is getting boring anyway... I'm going home... I'll probably look into this on my own time later... Maybe once things finally start warming up..."
>Reimu starts flying away, "Come on, Suika."
>"Oh... Okay... If ya say so..." the oni replies.
>Suika jumps out of the chasm, returning to normal size as she does so, and begins flying away with Reimu.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Sorry about the letdown Wakasagihime. I...can't really explain why we can't go in there."
>"Stopped them. Reimu and Suika are leaving. Also, if I'm correct, that explosion earlier was you, right? Just curious, it's not anything serious...
>"So...the place Mima?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Sorry about the letdown Wakasagihime. I...can't really explain why we can't go in there."

>"It's fine. Anyway, it was nice to see you again." Wakasagihime smiles, "I'm going to head back inside now. Good luck with the whole incident thing."
>Wakasagihime flies off towards the mansion.

>"Stopped them. Reimu and Suika are leaving. Also, if I'm correct, that explosion earlier was you, right? Just curious, it's not anything serious...

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Unfortunately, yes. It was us. You see, when we tried flooding the reactor, it set off a massive chain reaction
that would've caused all the water in the lake to evaporate with explosive force. We tried to seal off the
tube in time, but we were a few seconds too late... At least the entire lake isn't gone...

>"So...the place Mima?"

>"Certainly, right this way!" Mima smirks, and begins flying off in the same direction Reimu and Suika were going.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Follow her lead
>"So, about Marisa. She seems happy with your return, more or less. What will you do when this incident is over? I suggest a spell card duel with her when you learn about them, or rather, when you develop some spell cards. I still think she'd be thrilled to show you her new moves after some time."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Follow her lead

>You and Kogasa begin to follow Mima.

>"So, about Marisa. She seems happy with your return, more or less. What will you do when this incident is over? I suggest a spell card duel with her when you learn about them, or rather, when you develop some spell cards. I still think she'd be thrilled to show you her new moves after some time."

>"I haven't really made any new spells since I was trapped in Reimaden." Mima replies, "Though, I was considering experimenting with something before that happened... If I perfect it, she might get a kick out of it..."
>_

[WodofGar]

>"Not sure whether to be excited for it or terrified of it..."

[Neovereign]

>"Didn't you mention it a while ago? Knowing Marisa, she'd like something like that."
>"How about you Kogasa? What will you be up to after this is all over?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Not sure whether to be excited for it or terrified of it..."

>"You'll just have to wait and see..."

>"Didn't you mention it a while ago? Knowing Marisa, she'd like something like that."

>"No, I don't believe I talked about it."

>"How about you Kogasa? What will you be up to after this is all over?"

>"Well, I'm going to be living with you now..." Kogasa smiles, "Aside from the usual attempts to surprise people, I guess I could help you around the shrine from time to time..."

>The three of you continue flying for quite a while until you are near the Hakurei Shrine. Mima then leads you towards some woods in the nearby mountains, until you see what looks like an abandoned shack covered in snow sitting in the middle of a clearing.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"First that fairies' home, now this? I should really look around the Hakurei Shrine for interesting stuff next time I visit."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"First that fairies' home, now this? I should really look around the Hakurei Shrine for interesting stuff next time I visit."

>"Yeah, there's actually lots of stuff around that shrine. This shack, the entrance to Makai, a path straight to Jigoku, and even that ruins-ship-thing from that story ended up near the shrine when they first arrived." Mima conjures her staff and fires a pulse of energy at the shack, explosively clearing away the snow from the doorway, "Anyway, we're here. If Marisa didn't move it, that weapon should be sitting in the basement somewhere."
>_

[WodofGar]

>"Sweet! I can't wait to see it. Hopefully it'll work as you say it does."

[Neovereign]

>Head inside the shaq shack

[WodofGar]

>Head inside the shaq shack

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