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"... You really aren't helping your case..." Alice addressed with a glare as her dolls glared in unison with her... Including the one that looked like Marisa. Man, glaring at yourself must feel a bit weird. After a moment their expressions lightened and the puppeteer let out a sigh.

"You really getting even less subtle with your compliments. I can't even figure out how that is possible..." Alice muttered before looking up. "Not like you don't make these things all the time. What a weird time to be embarrassed. Seriously, I just assumed you had no shame at this point," Alice added. The comment sounded a bit harsh on the surface but Alice was reassuring Marisa it was fine in her own way.. Without attracting too much attention in either case.

Yuuka's next words caught her attention however. Did she know something that Alice didn't about how they got here? She has been trying to investigate but hasn't gotten past the fact it was probably a dimensional travel spell. She was meaning to see if Remilia Scarlet had any books that would help but she did not get to it yet.  "... By your tone I guess you are pretty sure it's related. A strange portal sucked in my dolls and dropped me in a forest on this planet. I guess something similar happened with you then?"

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Yuuka chuckled at the exchange between Alice and Marisa, nodding. "Indeed~ Except, when the portal opened up before me, it didnt take anything of mine...I just went in to see what would dare threaten my garden," Yuuka said, smiling as she looked across to Marisa, her smile changing to a chesire's grin. "And you know what....I know who's responsible for it too." Yuuka said, causing Marisa to sweat...

"Anything you want to add, Marisa??" Yuuka asked teasingly, which, Marisa would only look down. "N-not...really." Marisa managed to say, as Yuuka stood up. "Well, i suppose thats better than nothing~" Yuuka said, as she turned. "Ill go prepare something to eat...Maris,a go ahead and tell Alice about how you caused all of this~" Yuuka commanded, as she left the magician's to themselves...


"...A-alice...Uhm.." Marisa looked down, looking scared to admit what she had done...

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Alice listened to the fellow Youkai as reassured that her feeling they were related were right. And it sure sounded like they were connected even though it was less harmful. It did line up with the connection from Remilia that there was no damage to the mansion and actually went undetected for quite a while. So that meant the portals were varying in intensities... And Marisa seemed increasingly uncomfortable by the course of conversation. It seemed increasingly more likely this was done by an amateur to dimensional magic and if Marisa was experimenting with it... Now she saw where Yuuka was coming from.

Marisa wasn't denying it either. Why wasn't she denying it? Marisa is usually so much stronger willed than this and would of refused but she seems to be accepting the role Yuuka placed on her. She wasn't sure how to feel. Sadness over that there was no returning from this situation for them? Or anger that Marisa of all people would be such a LIAR. Alice's body shook in it's confusion for a moment as Marisa continued to not admit it. Why can't she just be honest with her?

"... What? Not going to tell me with your own words?" Alice spoke up, this time noticeably colder than what was even normal. Her voice was emotionless with only a slight trace of anger to start out with. "Backed into a corner and you still can't bother to tell me the truth? Were you ever going to tell me the truth or were you going to lie to me and hope I did not find out?"Alice accused with the anger slowly becoming more prominent as her dolls and herself refused to look at Marisa. "I thought you would be honest with me, Marisa. You know I hate liars. Was all those compliments lies too? Do you really expect me to trust you if you can't even own up to me?" Alice continued on, giving Marisa little time to break in until the end. She felt hurt but even then she could not bring herself to attack Marisa. She had half a mind to leave though.

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Marisa looked at Alice, eyes watering as every word stung like a knife through her, Up until the end, where everything Marisa wanted to say was balling up in her throat. She wanted to explain this was all a freak accident, she wanted to say that she never meant for it to happen, She wanted to say that she lied, because she wanted to find a way back home on her own accord...

"Im...sorry."

Thats all that came out, in a teary, fragile voice. One that betrayed her best friend, And someone she had such strong feelings for, that were thrown out the window by this one dumb mistake...Marisa loved Alice more than anything. She wanted to say her words now...

But, every time she did, a sharp sting in her neck would occur, as Yuuka's flower's thorn grew closer to her jugular, causing Marisa to freeze once more.

Even if she wanted to say something, Yuuka wouldn't let her...

Even if she could say something...Yuuka wouldn't let her...

All Marisa could do was weakly repeat herself.

"I-i'm...so...so sorry..." Marisa said, tears now breaking across her face, streaming down and covering the lap of her dress, soaking it in tears. She couldn't say anything other than that...Marisa knew that Alice would never trust her again. She would hate her forever, As was her right. Marisa couldn't deny that. Marisa choked down tears, as her sad, stuttering voice was quick to find something else to say.

"....I-if...you want to leave...I-i U-understand..."

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"Oh, Little Jack frost~" Yuuka called out happily, looking around for the little Snow Demon, happily clapping her hands. "Here boy~ I need your help in a minute..." Yuuka said, as Jack frost was giggling behind a corner...Before vanishing.

"...Hmph...Seems someone took him away. Atleast i have Pyro Jack..."

....Nope.

"...." Yuuka remained...Unamused, despite the emotional storm brewing in the next room.

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Alice remained quiet and cold towards Marisa as she responded. She's sorry? She trapped them on a contaminated island and nearly got her killed by foreign ghosts and that is all she has to say? Alice put her arms down to get up as Marisa could not even owe up to her mistakes properly. To think she still had feelings for her that was getting in the way of principle. Still, it's not like leaving her here will hang too heavy on her conscience.

However, before Alice could get up, one of her dolls moved towards her and seemed to whisper into her ear. She was curious what the doll possibly had to input to this conversation... As much as she wants to believe it would be easy to leave Marisa and forget about whatever torment could possibly follow that decision the doll was right. She would still think about it and it would probably continue to bother her and she was just lying to herself like she has been lying about her feelings. Even though she is mad there is no way Marisa could of been lying with those compliments. She was way too insistent for that to be the case... And she did go out of her way to save her when things got out of hand... Besides, she couldn't lie because... Yuuka was controlling her.

Alice's eyes opened in realization at the doll's reminder. Alice almost let her judgement be clouded and nearly did exactly what Yuuka would of wanted her to do. To think, she almost let herself get tricked. Sure, Marisa had betrayed her trust but she can't just let herself be manipulated like that. "....." Alice seemed to consider what the doll said before sitting back down. "You're right. I should leave... But I will stay longer. Can't trust you to do the talking now can I?" Alice spoke up with similar harshness as the doll went back to hanging around. Going to need to thank Hourai for that reminder later.

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"M-mmf...Thank you." Marisa silently, said, as she looked down at the floor, her heart skipping beats when Alice was that close to leaving. Marisa sat there in a awkward silence, as Yuuka, inside of Marisa's mind, giggled.

"Aww, Isnt that sweet? Even after you betrayed everyone from Gensyoko, and you refused to own up to your mistake, she still trusts you enough to stay, atleast to prove me wrong...Funny thing is, even if she wanted to leave, i would of killed her anyway. Good on you both~" Yuuka telepathically said to Marisa, making the blonde witch choke up, shaking in fear...

"Marisa, Go ahead and explain yourself. Im dying to hear how you dig yourself down a further hole."


Marisa's eyes watered at that command, as she gulped, shaking her head physically as Marisa suddenly looked to Alice. "...I never expcted it to get this bad Alice. I-i wish i could go back, a-and stop myself from doing something this stupid.." Marisa said, as she took hold of her Mini-hakkero, a small, Rainbow-colored beam starting to burn a message into the floor...Marisa was trying to avoid getting seen by Yuuka, so, Marisa's tear-filled apology and explanation was merely a ruse, so she could give Alice a real message.

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Yuuka could tell immediately, but, liking the challenge, she merely let Marisa keep going.


"A-and...I-i can hope all i want that we can put this Under the bridge, but, The truth is...Its all on the Table now." Marisa said, putting emphasis on the words 'Under The Table', To tell Alice exactly where to look.

And under the table, with a Danmaku laser burned into it, Marisa left the message 

[YUUKA WILL MAKE ME ATTACK YOU, GET READY]



"I like that idea....Marisa, Attack her~" Yuuka commanded, Before Marisa aimed her Mini-hakkero at Alice. "...Im so sorry..." Marisa said, before firing off a master Spark at Alice!


[Alice! You will get a +2 for Dodging to avoid Marisa's Master Spark. The Requirement is a 15 in Dex to dodge it. If not, 32% damage.]1d20

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Alice looked to Marisa as Yuuka got her to go on with some sort of excuse for what she has done. She did not honestly think this apologeticness would make up for it did she... But wait, something was off here... The witch seemed to be doing something with her... hand involving lights. Stealthily, she got her doll to check on what she was doing so it did not look like Alice herself was checking. Besides, it felt like they were almost out of time with this little game as she could see stalling was not going to do any good anymore... And she was right, looked like Marisa was about to be forced to strike her. She better prepare to evade before... wait... was she using the...? Did she really have to go all out! Can she not just this once?!

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Alice waited just before the laser hit her before swiftly flying to the opposite side of the beam from Yuuka. She really did not want to go all out because it might destroy her but this was Yuuka and she might have to. "I'll show you sorry! Hourai, blast Marisa!" Alice called out and just as she did a red beam shot out from under the table at Marisa. However, Alice used the Master Spark as cover and moved her hand to direct the Marisa Doll to intercept the laser and redirect it at Yuuka like a wire being redirected by a circuit. She then materialized a doll in front of her and began charging her laser to fire her own giant laser as soon as the Master Spark faded. She finished by throwing a doll primed to explode at her. Even she can not dodge all of this concentrated tactical attack.

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"We've had enough of your games, Yuuka. Either you quit while you're ahead and free Marisa of your plant or I will be forced to use my full power to destroy you," Alice demanded with a serious and firm tone, completely dropping the pleasantries.1d20+4·1d20+1·1d20+3·1d20+2

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Marisa flinched, closing her eyes and ducking as the Red wire avoided her, and headed straight for the Hall that green hair could be seen in the Doorway...Followed by the sudden attack from Alice's Dolls hitting dead on, the Short-green haired girl suddenly stumbling back, her clothes scuffed from the sudden damage! "Hm hm hm...~ Well,  No more fun in getting Marisa to spill her guts across the floor to you. " Yuuka said, as she suddenly got up, grinning as she then snapped her fingers...



From the entrance of the Room, A Yuuka Kazami, with Long Green hair would appear, counter-setting the Yuuka with Short hair.



From behind Alice, came a Yuuka, Adorned in Sleep Ware, and a clock tied around her arm, a sleepy look in her eyes...



And from the Right...a Yuuka wearing Pants. Truly Evil.


"Well, Suppose if you have an Army of dolls..."


"Its only fair that we make this more of a Army fight as well~"


"Its 5 against 1 now..."


"Or atleast, 5 against how ever many dolls you can squeeze out in time~"


The Four Yuuka Kazami's giggled to themselves happily, As each possessed a Parasol all there own, as they walked together in a straight line ahead of Alice... "Well, Marisa blew a clean hole with her Master Spark. But, Unfortunately, She doesnt hold a candle to the real deal....Lets show you!" The short Haired, Dress wearing Yuuka said, as all four Yuuka's presented there Paraol's, each alight with the tip of a White Danmaku... "[PURE SIGN] MASTER SPARK!" All four of the Yuuka's collectively chimed, Before firing a combined beam of white, powerful energy!


[Alice! Same deal as with Marisa, but you dont get a +2 this time. 15 dodge roll, ]


Regardless, the combined Master Spark caused the hole Marisa made to expand, causing the small house Yuuka had to crumble, revealing the Full Sun Flower Field as there Arena for battle..."I must say, Marisa. Fun trick you pulled there. Using your Master Spark when Alice would fully be able to dodge it, So that you'd be defenseless these few turns...Stand at attention. Its time we see how far your Loyalty goes...To your own Life, or her~" Yuuka said, Grinning as Marisa stood up, Tear filled eyes looking at Alice...

CAN A DOLL SAVE A PUPPET ON A INVISIBLE STRING??

VS. YUUKA CLONES & MARISA KIRISAME!

FIGHT

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Short Hair Yuuka; 54%

Long Hair Yuuka : 0%

Pants Yuuka: 0%

Sleepy Yuuka: 0%

Marisa Kirisame: 0%

Battle Theme:

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Alice watched as suddenly more Yuukas popped into the room to fight her in a group. One more came in after the other and the situation looked like it was quickly becoming more dire for her. She was way outnumbered and even fighting at max power would be way too big a risk to take in taking down this group. She was planning to use the Grimoire to take her down but now that may just spell defeat. There was a long haired one, one with sleepy attire and one in... pants... she truly is evil. "I rarely don't think four of you is fair compared to me having dolls," Alice countered as she looked around. She had a good idea where this was going and she needed to find a safe spot fast.

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There! Alice quickly flew into a blindspot of the giant death lasers just in time. It's a good thing dodging a lot of attacks at once with little manuver room is something she had a bit of experience in like Marisa and Reimu. Her big attacks were down and things were looking grim for her. If only she had a spare set of... attacks... Wait, she felt like she had a grip on how to perform Marisa's Spell Cards and Attacks. Was this through something she did with the Marisa doll earlier. Maybe Marisa was on her side in this fight afterall.

"Magical Roleplay Research {Deep Ecological Bomb}!" Alice called out from the destruction with the Marisa Doll at her side as she took a mimickery of Marisa's Voice and performed the motions with the doll. Together they threw a magical mushroom at the short haired one to blow her back with the force. "Well, since everyone is showing off their Master Sparks today, I guess I may as well too. Love Roleplay Sign {Master Spark}!" She called out in another impression as she put her doll in front of her and fired a Master Spark of her own at the Short Haired Yuuka. Might as well get one of them out of the way.

p_1d20+3(Roleplay Deep Ecological Bomb on Short Haired Yuuka. 19%)
p_1d20+3(Roleplay Master Spark on Short Haired Yuuka, 32%)

Alice
Damage: 0%
Shield HP: 40/40%
Status: Normal
Cooldowns: Artful Sacrifice (1)

Hourai Doll
HP: 20%

Marisa Doll
HP:5%
Cooldowns: Master Spark (3)

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The Entire house fully crumbled as the four yuuka's got into the same combat position, Smiling as Marisa stood infront of all four of them. "Oh please Alice-Chan, Were only playing fair. We got out own Doll right here to match your's~ Surely you can human up and match 4 of myself, with only a Quarter of my full power behind each of them." Yuuka with Parnts said, grinning as the Short hair Yuuka floated back from the wreckage as the Ecological bomb flew in her path.

"Hm hm hm~ Sorry miss Kirisame, You'll have to aim better than that~" Yuuka with Long Hair said as the Mushroom flew behind Yuuka...Before a Star Danmaku slammed into the mushroom from behind, and sent it right back at her!


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With Marisa's assistance, the Deep Ecological Bomb suddenly hit Yuuka in the back, turning what was once a Miss into a Hit, as Yuuka glared at Marisa. "....Hm hm~ This is fun~" Yuuka said, turning her scowl to a gleeful grin as the Master spark sent her flying back at full force! However, this only left the Three other Yuuka's to smile, as they all aimed there hands, firing off a series of Yellow Danmaku, that exploded into Flowery Patterns!


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(roll a 7 to avoid the First one, a 8 to avoid the second, and a 16 to avoid the third! Or higher, or course. Each one deals 10% Damage.)

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Short Hair Yuuka; 103%



Long Hair Yuuka : 0%



Pants Yuuka: 0%



Sleepy Yuuka: 0%



Marisa Kirisame: 15%
(Punishment from Yuuka)

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(Since cool has given me Permission, I shall end this mission now as a Failure, and take control of Alice.)



Alice Ran a circle across the Sunflower field, avoiding the First two Danmaku, only to get interrupted by the third, Blowing her up and sending her flying back across the front, Landing in front of the Four Yuuka's, Groaning as she was stuck onto the ground, Lifting her weakened body upward to look upon the Four Green Haired Demons, each aiming there Paraol's at Alice, A Danmaky at the tip telling to the Master Spark coming...



"Mm, A Valiant effort miss Magatroid, But, the odds were stacked in your favor..."



"Awww, Poor little mouse, Whimpering so much~"



The Long haired yuuka pressed her foot against Alice's head, making her groan as they chuckled. "Final Words, Perhaps?" Yuuka would suggest, Smiling slyly as Alice looked up. "A-as a matter of fact...I do...Grimoire of Alice, Seven lights of Wonderland!" Alice would yell, as her form suddenly shifted, Changing into that of a Wonder-land themed Alice, Her Grimoire opening up, Creating a Vortex that sucked in all four of the Yuuka's, as a sudden Last Ditch effort! The Book closed unceremoniously, Much like how it did when all enemies would be defeated...





"....Its done." Alice said, closing her eyes and picking herself up, sighing as she glared at the Tome, Before changing her gaze to Marisa. "Ok, Now there's nothing left to deter you. What the hell did you do, And why??" Alice would ask, stomping to Marisa and staring her down.





"I-i....It was an accident...I didnt mean for any of this to happen, D-do you think i wanted everyone to be doomed??" Marisa would ask, shaking her head before falling to he knee's, tearing up. "I-i just...I just wanted to have fun, L-like usual..." Marisa said, as Alice, despite all the hate brewing in her heart....Couldnt bring herself to say anything, As she put a hand on Marisa's shoulder. "It will take me a long time to forgive you....I know that. And i want you to tell everyone what you did....But, If your serious about fixing this. I can forgive you atleast that much...And i expect you to pull your weight in getting us back home." Alice said, as Marisa nodded, Quickly shooting up and Hugging Alice.



"H-hey, Dont...." Alice sighed, Letting the now Sobbing Marisa hug her, Only letting go a few seconds later. Alice sighed, walking back to her Grimoire of Alice, Picking it up. "I...Must admit. Its strange to think that, After all of that, Yuuka was defeated just like that..." Alice said, Opening her book...



Before a Hand grabbed her by the neck, the book dropping and letting out the entirety of Yuuka, Causing Marisa to gasp in horror, as Yuuka lifted Alice up by her neck. Alice, Trying in vein to say Something, Anything, Could only mutter... "T-thats...not....Possible...!" She said, as Yuuka Coo'd happily.
 "Awww, Isnt it? That was fun! I had a blast destroying everything in that pathetic world~" She said, dragging out the Dismembered head of a Jabberwocky, Giggling happily as she tightened her Grip on Alice, Alice's loud choking ringing across the deselete meadow.




Yuuka turned, looking at Marisa and grinned. "...The Sun's Setting in Wonderland. Just like the Last breath of Life." Yuuka said to Marisa, as Marisa's eyes widened, screaming out in desperation "YUUKA, NO--"

Crack. 

Alice's body's struggling suddenly fell Limp, as Yuuka looked up to her, pouting. "...Defence never was her best strong suit." Yuuka said, dropping the lifeless body onto the ground, Then turning to Marisa, slowly walking to her, as Marisa could only Barrel past Yuuka, Grabbing Alice's body and shaking it as hard as she could, Thinking it would bring her back.



"A-alice! Alice, No, No, NO!! You can die, Y-you promised we were gonna fix this, YOU PROMISED ME THAT!" Marisa yelled, shaking her with trembling arms as Yuuka smiled. "...Such horror~ Poor thing~" Yuuka said, as Suddenly, The Long haired Yuuka pushed Marisa back with a Force, as Alice's body began to Trophify. The Long Haired Yuuka grabbed Alice's trophy, And Proceeded to throw it at full force, Watching it fly off into the distance, Somewhere Marisa could never reach....



Marisa stared, Pupils dilating in horror as she was at her breaking point, Only able to give off a little squeak of a tormented mind, as she shook her head...



"The funny thing is...She was telling the truth...She loved you so much~ " Yuuka said, as Marisa looked up to her, as she looked down. She accepted Death. She wanted to die. There was nothing she wanted more now, than to die. Yuuka could only Laugh, grinning like a Cheshire.


"Hmm....No~" Yuuka said, walking past Marisa, causing Marisa to shake...Why? Why wouldnt Yuuka just end her?? She wanted to die, Why not just kill her here and now so she wouldn't have to suffer this pathetic existence! Yuuka only chuckled, Looking back. "Frankly, Its funner leaving you to wallow in your own Desolation...~ Have fun being a Broken Shell...At the very least, you wont care if anyone is mad at you anymore." She said, as Long-haired yuuka re-appeared over Marisa, Grabbing her by her clothes and Dragging her out across the ground. Marisa was just as lifeless as Alice. She breathed, But she had given up on her life....



It was Over.





All Over.

"....Oh Marisa...How did it all go so wrong." A familiar voice would ask, a few hours later, Looking upon a Limp and Lifeless Marisa Kirisame, Propped up against a tree, Waiting for Starvia to take her. Yukari twirled her parasol, Shaking her head. "...I knew you caused this, But, If only everyone could understand that it was an accident..." Yukari would say, Petting her head as she opened up Another Gap. "...Come along dear...Lets get you a fresh change of clothes, and a place to rest..."







Mission Failed.