Chapter 2: Into Darkness
Time: 1930 Hours, 22nd of July, 2125 (Outside world time)
Location: Hakurei Shrine.
"Luckily nobody got hurt." Reimu stated.
"But the Outsiders bought some powerful weapons with them, ze." Marisa added.
"Luckily, they seem to have no idea of their whereabouts." Alice Margatroid added as well.
"So should we take care of them or leave them alone?" Reimu asked Yukari.
"No." Yukari replied. "You said the group leader reacted to the sound of you snapping a branch, at that distance? I wouldn't recommend to fight such an attentive person, especially not when he has powerful weapons."
Omega E the Reader: There are a lot of other people in Gensokyo who would want to challenge LT and his band of Sues and Stus in combat. After hearing about his weapons like I mentioned in a previous sin though that can also apply to Yuugi, Tenshi and Suika, who all would have loved to face them.
Lt Colonel Summers: Next time you have to bring up how everyone in Gensokyo would've challenged LT upon hearing about his and his gang's weapons, just handwave them as news not travelling fast enough in Gensokyo before giving any sins.
Sin Count: 26
"That figures." Reimu said. "So, anything else when we're away?"
"Team Nine quarreled and everyone stormed off to their homes." Yukari stated.
"That Nine-ball's gang? Serves them right for playing pranks." Marisa sulked.
Yukari quickly added, "But since Rumia didn't have any homes to go back to, I won't assure that she isn't going out to hunt humans, especially when it's nighttime, when she's hard to catch..."
"And if she foolishly runs into the Outsiders..." Alice Margatroid said.
Omega E the Reader: Actually Team 9 would have all attacked the outsiders as they are the most immature of the group being led by Cirno who would be brash enough to attack them. I mean they would all usually be together so it would make sense.
Lt Colonel Summers: No comment on this sin, other than that it was deserved.
Sin count: 27
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Around the same time...
Location: not too far from the Landing Site.
"That's quite a bit of fireflies flying around." Right hand man stated.
"Have never been this close to wildlife, all of us." LT added. "So, how's the defense perimeters?"
"Sentry Guns are in place, if anything non-human approaches the camp, these bad boys will track it with their AI-controlled cameras and shoot it down." Right hand man bragged. "Can't get the Camera Drones online though, their propellers are also magnetized."
"How come it's only some of our stuffs that are affected? I remember from Physics class that physics are not picky." LT lampshaded.
Right hand man yawned. "We'll continue the discussion tomorrow. Permission to sleep, sir."
"Permission granted."
Back at the camp...
David walked to the GA-Raider to look for something, but he found what he wasn't looking for, and didn't expect to find it there...
"Look what I found..." David smirked, looking at Alice Lou's purse.
...
Later...
"Yo, Alice. You awake?" David asked his girlfriend, who was sitting on her sleeping bag.
"Of course I am. I had never been in the wilderness for more than half a day in my life, can't get to sleep..." Alice Lou replied.
"You know what I found in your purse?" David asked, while hiding his smirk. His hand clamped on the opening of the purse.
Alice Lou puzzled, "What would that be?"
"Your little friend who gained life last time at that library." David said as he tossed the purse in front of Alice Lou. A soft, but high pitched "ow" can be heard from inside it.
"?!" Alice Lou was confused, and decides to look into her purse. Inside was a Bevellan-themed doll...
...Who is lying down, and has one hand feeling the part of her head that was hit.
"Shanghai?!" Alice Lou freaked out. "I thought I told you to stay home!"
"I... I just wanted... to come with you. It's... boring back... home." The doll, Shanghai, replied.
Omega E the Reader: You know I wonder what purpose does the Shanghai doll of Alice Lou serve besides making Alice Lou look even more like a Chinese ripoff of Alice Margatroid? I mean really her name is also Shanghai like the other doll that Alice Margatroid has for f***'s sake!
Lt Colonel Summers: To be frank, LT and co are originally created for a completely original story of mine that never came into being. A majority of that story's characters are pretty much characters from other works with their Serial Numbers Filed Off. So you can definitely call Lou's Shanghai a rip-off of Margatroid's Shanghai. Due to being an obvious rip-off, Lou's Shanghai gets this story 10 sins just by existing.
Sin Count: 38
"I told you to stay home because everywhere I go is a warzone or is bordering on becoming one... Argh, fine! We'll discuss this next morning..."
...
Same location, 3 hours later...
"My turn for the night patrol on the first day. What a bad luck..." One of LT's men sulked.
"Guess that's the price of being an employee of the world's largest business company..."
Just then, a ruffle can be heard from within the woods. He picked up a handgun which he had placed on the floor, and aimed at the source of the sound. "I hope that isn't a wild animal or a bandit."
Another ruffle is heard, the guard aimed at another spot. "I'm definitely not hearing things."
Yet another ruffle. "This is getting creepy..."
More ruffling is heard. "That's it. If you're a person, come out and I won't shoot you!" He yelled as he approached the source of the ruffling.
The ruffling stopped abruptly. "This is when the scariest things strike. Better be careful..." Unlike his earlier mutters, this one has a reply.
"Is that so~?" replied a cheerful girl's voice. The guard's face went pale. He immediately turns around, and saw a large sphere of darkness headed for him before everything went out.
"Yeargh...!" The guard screamed.
Omega E the Reader: Before the BS moment dealing with Rumia THIS is what it is like to fight a Youkai like Rumia. And it is terrifying as the night belongs to some youkais making them even more scary. Minus one Sin.
Sin Count: 37
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Time: 0923 Hours, 23rd of July, 2125 (Outside World time)
Location: Hakurei Shrine.
"Rumia attacked, and killed an Outsider?!" Reimu spat her tea upon hearing news bought back by Aya.
"And the Outsider killed was apparently armed too." Aya added.
"It's a wonder that Rumia got past their security, and you too for being able to photograph the scene." Alice Margatroid commented.
"It's just Rumia eating another nobody. Why bother making it a news?" Marisa sulked.
Everybody glanced at Marisa, including Yukari who has just arrived. "Did I say something wrong, ze?"
"Now, do you remember when I said that one person go missing in the Outside World and the entire world is notified?" Yukari asked.
"Uh. yeah...?" Marisa replied, but she was puzzled by Yukari's point.
"Apparently their governments go frantic over anybody missing, even when the missing person..."
"...Is ...A ...Nobody." Everyone but Marisa gasped as Yukari finishes the sentence.
Omega E the Reader: Actually in canon no one in the outside world seems to care about the people Yukari gaps in to be eaten by youkais. The governments don't seem to care either.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: In fact, Yukari MAKES SURE to pick people no one will miss.
Lt Colonel Summers: In this case, though, the "nobody" is an employee of a world famous megacorporation known for its perfect track record... Oh why am I defending this BS?! Sin it anyway!
Sin Count: 38
"And the technology to keep the population's status in-check is provided by a company much like Kawashiro Electronics, but much, much bigger." Yukari added in.
"All that to make sure every face is still on the planet? and Nitori has only recently got Transmission Towers for Gensokyo..." Marisa spoke.
"What is this company's name?" Alice Margatroid asked.
"I never even got the location of the company headquarters, but I saw an abandoned propaganda that suggests..." Yukari broke off as she takes out something from a gap she just opened. It was a large, crumpled piece of paper, which she throws toward the group. "...They, or rather, he, has something to do with the Outsider's current technologies."
"One person supplying the entire world?! And he runs a freaking company to boot!" Aya exclaimed.
"He had made Kawashiro Electronics looked like a nobody-business, ze! Him alone!" Marisa exclaimed too.
"Wait, I think I saw this face before... This emblem too..." Alice Margatroid pointed out.
"Me too, but where?" Reimu replied, but could not think of the last time she saw the subjects.
Reimu, Marisa, and Alice tried to think of the last encounter with the subjects, but could not recall it. Until Marisa...
"That's it! The Outsiders we spied on! He was the group leader, the guy with the cap. And that emblem too, on that big weird metal thingy, ze."
Alice Margatroid took another peek at the crumpled propaganda. "The emblem has some writings on it. It's not Japanese, but I can read it. It says..."
"...Summers Technology Industries..."
"Ow. Not only is the guy running it sounded badass, so is the company's name." Reimu spoke.
"I'm not done yet. Listen to this, it says that he..." Alice Margatroid continued reading the article on the propaganda. By this time, Yukari has already left in a gap, and nobody noticed…
Omega E the Reader: Why hasn't there been any opposition to oppose LT and his family in the outside world? There always will be someone to do so it's inevitable there will be a rival towards him. Of course yes he would have crushed the opposition BUT Yukari would probably just make a corporation that would be so strong that even he and his family can't oppose said corporation.
Lt Colonel Summers: You have already established that LT is a Gary Stu. So the same applies to his family too.
Sin Count 39
