When Utsuho finally woke up, she wasn't buried anymore, she wasn't even on the mountain. Somebody had taken her control rod off and placed it near the cozy and warm bed where she had been put in.
''Uh? I know this place... .'' She yawned.
It could seem odd to some, but she didn't even question it for a second. Somehow she was in her master's mansion. Knowing this, she got up; when her feet touched the ground, she could hear the one covered in stone make a loud thump, it was still as sturdy as ever.
She picked her control rod and, as she put it back on, she could still feel a stinging sensation, a subtle yet lingering pain from the few wounds that hadn't completely healed yet.
As she walked trough the long corridors of the mansion she could hear the voice of her master, she was having a conversation with others, apparently.
Like someone walking right in in the middle of something private and only for mature adult audiences, Utsuho opened the door to the room where everyone was at without first knocking or asking and caught Satori, Orin and Cirno right in the process of doing nothing of interest. Satori was busy reading books, and Orin was having some likely non-transcendental conversation with Cirno.
''How did we get here?''
Everyone stopped to look at Okuu and Orin quickly ran up to her, with Cirno following her some steps behind.
''Okuu, you've finally woke up!''
Utsuho realized something was odd with Rin, she looked distraught but happy at the same time.
''Finally? How long have I been asleep?''
Orin hugged her avian friend tightly ''For too long, we were all worried, even Cirno''
''That's not true!'' answered Cirno in denial
''Yes it is'' assured Satori. ''She even had many opportunities to leave the mansion after helping Rin carry you here, but she didn't.''
''Well, of course I didn't. She's part of my team, so she can't slack off!''
''Rin, Cirno, Ms. Satori...thank you all.''
''I'm glad to see you well, Utsuho, even if you're planning to leave already'' Satori stated.
''I must do it, I must keep the reactor safe from all these things, I've been away from it for too long.''
''No way!'' intruded Cirno ''You and me have still work to do. We haven't got our revenge on Wriggle and that swordman''
''Oh, right, those two. Where did they go?''
''I wish I knew... .''
''I don't know where they could be, but I know somebody who surely does'' said Orin ''if you can find Aya, you'll find the others''
''Alright then, it's time to finally get our revenge, Okuu!''
''Okay, let's make it quick'' Utsuho turned to her long-time friend, the kasha ''Orin, come with us, please''
''Ya don't have to ask that, sis!'' assured Rin with a big grin on her face ''After all, I'm the only one who's been outside these last days. Thing's have changed a lot''
''Fine...you can come with us'' Cirno didn't sound entirely convinced there.
''Don't get yourselves killed, Rin'' asked Satori.
''Don't worry, Ms. Satori, I promise we won't get hurt as long as they're with me''
And no more words were exchanged, they parted on their way to find the tengu reporter.
When they arrived at the surface, Cirno and Utsuho got to see how things had changed. Gensokyo had fallen into utter chaos and madness (more madness than usual, that is), everything was a mess, with wreckage and zombies scattered all around, the skies turning red and those still alive doing their best to not get swallowed by the not-literal wave of destruction. And worst of all, the zombie fairies organized a prom, and Star Saphire got a tomato thrown at her for being considered the least smelly zombie (Yeah, she was still pretending to be a zombie).
''This place is breaking down to pieces'' said Utsuho ''If this doesn't get solved soon, nothing will stand''
''You bet it won't, sis'' agreed Rin.
''Let's focus on finding Aya now'' asked Cirno.
''And how are we going to find her?'' pondered Utsuho.
''Aya always goes where the oddest and most interesting stories take place'' stated Rin.
The ice fairy came in with an old yet brilliant idea ''Let's pick a fight with the biggest creature around, then!''
''That sounds like it'll work'' Orin aproved.
And so, they walked for a bit before finding a tough guy bar, which of course was full to the brim with tough girls and boys who where not as though. That stablishment was certainly not there before, but as far as they were concerned, it wasn't their problem. Cirno kicked the door open and with all the power of her lungs, made their presence known.
''We're looking for the crudest, thoughest, biggest fighter in this place. We're taking you down!''
From the crowd emerged a towering figure, a kappa double the height of Utsuho. She made her way towards the three girls, each stomp making the ground tremble. Her blood boiled, steam seemed to come out of her nostrils from sheer rage. It was time for a fight...but sadly, she slipped on a puddle of booze that some dunce had spilled quite some time ago and hit her head against the floor with enough force to lose consciousness.
Everyone stared silently at her until, out of the blue, somebody screamed.
''BAR FIGHT!''
And everyone started hitting eachother, with all the things that come in a bar brawl: Bottles used as weapons, chairs smashed on people, people flying out of windows...you name it. At one point, when all windows where broken, they quickly built a new one only to defenestrate one more sap.
''This ought to work'' said Rin.
''Yeah, this could make good material'' explained Aya.
''There you are!'' noticed Cirno
''I sure am''
''Alright then, tell us what you know about Wriggle''
''Wriggle, you say? She managed to get Megalon back after having lost him during a fight against Suika. Last time she was seen, she was planning to ''destroy the purple stormbringer''
''The purple stormbringer?'' Utsuho scratched her head unsure of how to take that ''Is the stormbringer purple or is the storm purple''.
''What a silly question, it's clearly both'' explained Cirno.
''Whichever of those is the right answer, I can't tell you'' admitted Aya, dissapointment on her face ''whoever that mysterious person is, I can't find any information about them, the only sure way to find out would be to follow Wriggle, but she's managing to evade me''
''But you must have some clues atleast, right? After all, you managed to find about Megalon in no time'' reasoned orin.
''That is right. From what I gathered, there is an influx of visitors who don't seem to have any way of getting inside Gensokyo, their appearances started to take place at the same time as the strange change in behavior of several residents, such as Wriggle''
The tengu reporter casually dodged a flying bottle before continuing her talk.
''Those who suffer the change in personality also tend to suddenly learn information and powers they didn't have before, this makes me think the changes are all caused by one entity who can gather information from the outside world. This leads to the most interesting clue: Munenori, the Scarlet Devil Mansion, Kanako...they are some of the victims and transported characters by this entity, and they had purple skin, a useless purple safe and purple clothes, respectively.''
''It sounds a bit farfetched, if you ask me'' said Rin.
''I imagined you might say that, but think about it. If the culprit isn't a literal force of nature, then it must be somebody who could affect people's minds, can move people from one world to another and is related to the color purple. There's somebody who fits with all of those qualities''
Aya went silent, as if expecting the gang to say the culprit's name themselves. That was clearly not what happened.
''Sorry, I have no clue who you mean'' explained Utsuho.
''I mean Yukari Yakumo, who else''
''Yukari? Alright then'' answered Okuu.
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''Yes. Thanks for telling us'' She turned to the other two girls ''We should go crush her, we'll find Wriggle on the way''
''But where to find her?'' wondered Orin.
''You're not going to find her'' assured the reporter. ''You'll only manage to if she wants you to see her''
''That means we'll have to make her come just like we did with you'' Said Utsuho.
''Well said, but I can assure you from all of my years as a reporter that she's one of the hardest people to see in this land, she doesn't just show her face to anybody. If you want to call her attention, you'll have to do something really big''
''Doesn't she have friends?'' asked Rin ''Maybe finding them will help us finding her''
''Well, she seems to be in good terms with Yuyuko and with Reimu''
''Reimu?'' Utsuho knew that name, but she didn't remember where she heard it.
''Yeah, the shrine maiden who fought against us in hell after you got your nuclear powers''
''Then it's settled, let's go to the shrine!'' Ordered Cirno.
Aya cheered on them ''If you do manage to get her, I'll write about you three. That's a promise''
With Cirno leading, the trio parted on their way to the Hakurei shrine, where the great maiden with the big sleeves and the unfriendly attitude lived, apparently she had spent the previous day to search for that purple stormbringer to no avail. Rin assumed that she either hadn't been visited by Yukari since the incident or she was hiding the truth, though the first one seemed more likely to her.
Either way, they were going to enter her home and they were going to make her boundary-controlling friend come out no matter the cost.
Will Yukari really be the purple stormbringer? (Most likely yes, it's almost always Yukari in these stories) Will our ''heroines'' manage to get their revenge and save the day? Will Aya stop being considered a pervert who does photos of girls panties by the fans? Tune up next week for the next episode. Same webpage, same day!
