AN: Let's return to our story, shall we?
GN/NN/LN: ...
AN: Let's go, people!

Section 1A - A Starman Inside the Illusion

"So, what's been going on, Giegue?" Larice asked Giegue. "Nothing much, how about you, Larice?" Giegue responded. "Nothing's been going on here, either." Niiue walked into the room. "Hey Larice. Hey Gieeg." "For the last time, stop calling me that!" Giegue complained. "...Just messin with ya." Larice, behind his metal exterior, chuckled under his breath, continuing to watch the two. All this, until something strange occurred, strange, even for a Starman. All three entities dropped under the ground, into a strange purple "gap". "Larice, grab my hand!" Larice quickly obliged. Eventually, after a good while, they left the strange world with eyeballs, and landed on solid ground.

"That was craz- wait." "Wait, what is it, Giegue?" "Where are we?" "Good question. Wait, I found a paper." "What's it say?" "Apparently, we're in some place called 'Gensokyo'. So-called 'land of illusions.'" "Not very helpful." Giegue then saw a flash of red, then a flash of white, and then finally, a bright white beam. "Niiue!" "What is it, Giegue? What did you find?" "I saw a bright light beam. Maybe somebody over there," Giegue pointing to the west as he said this, "could help us." "Well, it's better than nothing. Right?" "Yeah, I guess so."

About 1 minute later...

"You sure you saw a beam, Giegue?" "Larice, I'm sure." A person walked up to the group of three. "Hello?" "...Oh. Sorry." "Who are you, a youkai?" "Excuse me, what? What the heck is a youkai?" "You sure about that? I could spark ya if I wanted to, ze." "We just showed up here. I don't know what a 'youkai' is." "So, I'm correct in assuming you three are outsiders?" "...Yes...?" "Good. Name's Marisa Kirisame. Yours?" "Larice. 'Ghost' of Starman." "Giegue. Former U.C.D." "What does that stand for, ze?" "...You don't want to know, OK?" "..." "Niiue. Twin of Giegue, except... with better emotions, I guess. I'll explain later." "I see. Follow me."

All four looked at each other, Larice sat on a nearby floating broom, Marisa in front, the others flying on their own power. Eventually, all four got to a place that Marisa only called "Hakurei". "REIIIII-MOOO!" "...What." A voice could be heard from inside the building. "More outsiders..." "Don't feel like it..." "They're not human... and I don't think they're youkai either..." "I'll be right out!" A person came out of the building shortly afterward.

"...Welcome to the Hakurei Shrine. Follow me." And they all did so... "So... who are you?" "Giegue." "Niiue." "Larice." "...but, who are you exactly?" "Well... Niiue will explain much better than I can." "I'm a Starman. Robot... beings." "Niiue. Like Giegue over there said, I'll explain. So... basically, me and Giegue are one and the same. That's all there is to it. We... we don't want to merge, either." "...OK. Oh, before I forget, we have magic." "We're used to that. Psychic powers enough?" "I suppose... but we'll have to transfer your attacks into a spell card format." "I'll try..."

AN: So, that concludes Section 1A. Next we will have 1B, and then we will start 2A, with the introduction of a certain... rival, at least to Reimu, and one that Marisa has known for a long while... After that, 2B, and fourth, 2C, where we will look at how both the disappearance of Niiue and Giegue have changed things, and also how the three outsiders have changed Gensokyo as a whole.
Reimu's Note: ...Interesting.
Marisa's Note: ...Da-ze.
NN: ...Quite the experience we have had, no?
GN: ...Agreed.
LN: Yeah.
Unknown Note: It is almost time... for me to return... it is time for the seal to be broken...
MN: Hmm?
GN: ... this world is crazy, am I right?