(AN: Someone asked where Daiyousei was in the reviews. It's more or less because she's not a character I like to write for, she's….not exactly one I EVER planned to include, this story or otherwise. To me, she's just not one I'd like to write, or roleplay. ^_^'' Sorry….

Anyway. SECOND-TO-LAST CHAPTER AHOY!)

Chapter 16: Magus Night

And so, with that, the Student Brigade, Keine, and Rinnosuke had gathered around the cave….Nausicca's den.

"Well, Marisa, your time to shine." Tewi smiled.

"Righty then. Before I go in, I'd like to say a few things…Keine, I love you, you'll be what I'm fighting for, Rinnosuke, if I don't come back, you're the man of the household and I need you to start saying da ze more, it's cool and all true men should do it. Tewi, I'll get Cirno back for ya." She winked, Tewi frowned. "Alrighty then! If I don't come back, give Reimu my best and tell her I'll have a nice danmaku battle with her on the other side." She tipped her hat, and walked into the cave, Keine sighing lightly, worried.

"Here, Naussie, Naussie, Naussie, Naussie, da ze! The exterminator is here to get ya out of Gensokyo…" Marisa smirked bravely.

"W-We're back here!" Cirno called. "LALALALALALA!"

Marisa ran towards the noise of Cirno's voice, leading her to trip over a sleeping Marisa clone, or, shall we say, Nausicca. "W-Woah…agh…" She looked up, seeing the clone rise, she whistled, her broom swooping down and picking her up. "So, you're awake, eh? Good. Kirisame Exterminators here, open for business." She chuckled, pulling out a spellcard. "Sure-Fire Master Spark." She tossed the spellcard up, it disappearing into the air, and a beam of light quickly formed between her hands, it hitting Nausicca directly, although she attempted to graze it. "Ooh, half-asleep monster is an out-of-practice monster." She smirked, crossing her arms. "How sad…"

"Kirisame….I could help yo—"

"No. No, you couldn't. You wrecked my relationship while you were about, you tried to kill me and my girlfriend…..no." Marisa crossed her arms, but quickly tossed up another spellcard. "Dragon Meteor."

Another beam of light soared down, hitting Nausicca directly, but the spirit wouldn't die that easily.

"Alright, then, Kirisame…" Nausicca chanted something under her breath, and then threw a spellcard. "Dream Sign: Detection." The spellcard changed into a ball of light, Nausicca closing her eyes and thinking as it made impact. "Dream Sign: Love Colored Magic."

Nausicca formed her hands into a heart, an arrow coming out and trying to pierce Marisa, which she dodged quite easily. Unfortunately, a beam shot behind her, catching her by surprise, and leading her to get burned a bit by it. "D-Damn…"

"Dream Sign: Vessel of Stars~ Casket of Star." Nausicca muttered, as stars rained from above, which Marisa dodged quite easily.

"So boring, Nausicca, though I'd like to learn a few of these. Maybe I'll pick it up when you're gone." Marisa yawned lazily, cracking her knuckles as Nausicca got annoyed. "Go ahead, pick a more powerful o—"

"DREAM SIGN: THE WITCHES' BALL ~ MAGUS!" Nausicca quickly launched off three attacks, one being a starstorm, one being a barrage of the elements, and one being several smaller Marisas holding needles, all aimed at Marisa.

"Now, this is what I'm talkin' about." Marisa grinned, beginning to soar through with a bit more difficulty. Nausicca swore as she changed into Keine, Marisa biting her lip, and only hoping she would hear.

"K-KEINE-CHAN!"

Nausicca dived at Marisa, seeing the opportunity as Marisa fell, just as Keine flew in, and kicked Nausicca away.

"Don't you dare hurt her…" Keine glared. "I'll take care of you yet…" She drew out a spellcard, glaring. "Past 'Old History'." The danmaku flew, hitting Nausicca several times before she grazed.

"Dream Sign: Detection…" Nausicca gasped, sending out another spirit. Keine quickly pulled out another spellcard, evading the spirit's direction.

"Reincarnation : 'Returning-Bridge Ichijo'!" Keine quickly followed it up, Marisa watching with an expression that seemed like she should have hearts in her eyes. Nausicca got hit repeatedly, twitching, about to fall to the ground. "And now, to finish it….Future: Next History." Keine smirked, flying down as Nausicca got pelted repeatedly, and grabbed the beast by the neck. "Oh, and this is for hurting my girlfriend." Keine leaned back, and then slammed her horns into Nausicca's head, the beast falling down and slamming straight into the ground, Keine dusting her hands off and landing next to Marisa, who pulled her close and kissed her deeply, Keine blushing and returning it.

A few minutes later, Nausicca arose again, with Keine and Marisa turning back.

"You may have destroyed me now, but I can still find a host….and I think I've found a good one...A ETERNAL HAKUTAKU!" Nausicca chuckled darkly, trying to dive into Keine, who twitched, screaming, as Marisa held her hand tightly and demanded her to resist, which she did. Nausicca quickly began flying out of the cave, and the two ran after it, just in time to see it find a new good host….Rumia.

Marisa cursed, seeing Rumia begin screaming and the darkness orb fading in and out, but thought quickly, seeing the ribbon on Rumia's head. She ran over, holding Rumia's hand and the ribbon and chanting softly. Soon enough, Rumia was back to normal, but the ribbon glowed faintly, then began to look like its normal self.

"Never. Take. That. Amulet. Off, and never let anyone else touch it…got it, ze?"

"O-Okay…." Rumia blinked, trying to reach her amulet, and failing, as per the usual, although she could definitely detect an increase in her powers.

"Alright, good…..now, everyone, let's go get Cirno." Marisa grinned, taking Keine's hand again, and walking back into the cave darkness.

Somehow, it didn't seem that intimidating anymore.