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| hero(es)= [[CS-NA]]<br>[[Pythagoras-858]]<br>[[Juliet-178]]<br>[[Tero Trollgarsson|The Troll]]
| hero(es)= [[CS-NA]]<br>[[Pythagoras-858]]<br>[[Juliet-178]]<br>[[Tero Trollgarsson|The Troll]]
| villain(s)= [[Sigyn#In the Prime Universe|Sigyn]]<br>[[Loki#In the Prime Universe|Loki]]
| villain(s)= [[Sigyn#In the Prime Universe|Sigyn]]<br>[[Loki#In the Prime Universe|Loki]]
| featuring= [[Supreme Quaestor|The Supreme Quaestor]]<br>[[Aphrodite]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Valerius-1497]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Pestilence-301]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Freyja]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Richard Wagner]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Thymon]]<br><small>(mentoned)</small><br>[[Sneernobiel]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Hound]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Gorbazaglaz]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Doctor Sigma]]<br>[[Philatel-426]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Colonel-028]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Tracker-764]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Madame Tarsa]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Celebration-665]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Rosen-035]]
| featuring= [[Supreme Quaestor|The Supreme Quaestor]]<br>[[Aphrodite]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Valerius-1497]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Pestilence-301]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Freyja]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Richard Wagner]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Thymon]]<br><small>(mentoned)</small><br>[[Sneernobiel]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Hound]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Gorbazaglaz]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Doctor Sigma]]<br>[[Philatel-426]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Colonel-028]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Tracker-764]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Madame Tarsa]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Celebration-665]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Rosen-035]]<br>[[The Big Bad Wolf]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small>
| setting= [[C.I.I. Headquarters]], [[Cupid Homeworld|The Cupid Homeworld]]<br>[[Finland|Finnish]] forest, [[Prime Universe]]<br>
| setting= [[C.I.I. Headquarters]], [[Cupid Homeworld|The Cupid Homeworld]]<br>[[Finland|Finnish]] forest, [[Prime Universe]]<br>[[The Forest]], [[Prime Universe]]
| length= 19 chapters
| length= 19 chapters
| writer(s)= [[Aristide Twain]]<br>[[Lupan Evezan]]
| writer(s)= [[Aristide Twain]]<br>[[Lupan Evezan]]
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====Chapter 4====
====Chapter 4====
[[CS-NA]], having determined that he needs to go out into the [[Multiverse]] to get a real sense of what [[Christmas]] is all about so as to be in a position to set up the best Christmas ever for the Cupids, visits the [[Celestial Foam Network]] to ask [[Doctor Sigma]] for the use of a [[Fog Ship]]. Sigma, whom Cesse finds in the process of repairing [[Rosen-035]]'s [[Dimensional Monocle]], gives him a personal [[dematerialisation circuit]] that can be plugged directly into his own systems, with no need of a ship. Setting random coordinates, CS-NA leaves on his adventure.
[[CS-NA]], having determined that he needs to go out into the [[Multiverse]] to get a real sense of what [[Christmas]] is all about so as to be in a position to set up the best Christmas ever for the Cupids, visits the [[Celestial Foam Network]] to ask [[Doctor Sigma]] for the use of a [[Fog Ship]]. Sigma, whom Cesse finds in the process of repairing [[Rosen-035]]'s [[Dimensional Monocle]], gives him a personal [[dematerialisation circuit]] that can be plugged directly into his own systems, with no need of a ship. Setting random coordinates, CS-NA leaves on his adventure.
====Chapter 5====
After [[Sigyn|the goddess]] leaves them in a flash of light, [[Pythagoras-858]] and [[Juliet-178]] decide to get themselves lost further into the woods, until the magic of the old trees leads them out of the mundane Finnish woods and into “[[the Forest]]”. Once there, they find their way to a clearing with a small waterfall tumbling off a large stone. Guessing that there must be a secret cavern behind the waterfall, Juliet hops in, only to find that while she was right, the cavern in question is not the “secret gateway into the [[World Below]]” that they're looking for, but rather the burrow of a [[Troll|Scandinavian Troll]].
=== Worldbuilding ===
=== Worldbuilding ===
====Jenny====
====Jenny====
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====Universes====
====Universes====
* The story begins in the [[Cupid Homeworld]].
* The story begins in the [[Cupid Homeworld]].
* [[Pythagoras-858]] and [[Juliet-178]] travel to [[Finland]] in the [[Prime Universe]].
* [[Pythagoras-858]] and [[Juliet-178]] travel to [[Finland]] in the [[Prime Universe]]. Lore about [[the Forest]] is revealed.
====Other====
====Other====
* [[Helsinki]] is a city in [[Finland]].
* [[Helsinki]] is a city in [[Finland]].

Revision as of 10:04, 2 January 2022

The Winter Quests was a novel in the The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids series, cowritten by Aristide Twain and Lupan Evezan. It served as the series' 2021 winter special.

As was customary for such a special, many characters and settings from previous installments of the series were thrown together into a Yuletide plot. This included a prominent supporting role for Jenny Everywhere.

Contents

Plot

Chapter 1

Although it's late December, Juliet-178 and Pythagoras-858 are called by the Supreme Quaestor to his office on the top floor of the C.I.I. Headquarters, where the Quaestor wordlessly hands Pythagoras a piece of paper describing an assigment, prompting him to whisk Juliet off to his Fog Ship and from there to a snowy forest in Finland. As they traipse through the snow, eventually making their way to a clearing with a stone in the centre, Pythe explains to Juliet that they are set to meet a goddess of the Norse pantheon to discuss a bargain between her and the Crew, to acquire an item which she is auctioning off and which the Crew are quite anxious that some of its enemies (like the Collective of the Retconning Crocodiles) not get their hands on. Juliet is needed because it is likely the goddess will send the Cupids on a mythical quest to prove their worth. Pythe eventually realises that the stone he's been sitting on is in fact a Rune Stone.

Chapter 2

CS-NA, or “Cesse”, a ship-building robot whom the Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids took in a long time ago, reflects on the patterns of the lives of the Clockwork Cherubs and events in the Cupid Homeworld. He notes a trend of the Cupids' adventures having gotten higher-scale and more dangerous over the last few years. Fearing that this will impact their holidays despite Celebration-665's best efforts, he resolves to “Save Christmas” as thanks for how kind the Cupids have always been to him.

Chapter 3

After examining the Rune Stone, Pythe presses a hand onto the stone in an area that seems to be meant for the purpose. This activates the stone's magic, and it quickly explodes into a bank of magical fog with the goddess at the centre of it. Pythe begins talking to her deferentially, but soon Juliet-178 cannot stop herself from involving herself in the conversation, which takes a livelier turn. The goddess, at any rate, explains that she is considering the Crew's proposition, but does indeed want Pythe and Juliet to prove themselves by going on a quest to “slay a certain wyrm and recover a certain 'serpent'”. Juliet is overjoyed.

Chapter 4

CS-NA, having determined that he needs to go out into the Multiverse to get a real sense of what Christmas is all about so as to be in a position to set up the best Christmas ever for the Cupids, visits the Celestial Foam Network to ask Doctor Sigma for the use of a Fog Ship. Sigma, whom Cesse finds in the process of repairing Rosen-035's Dimensional Monocle, gives him a personal dematerialisation circuit that can be plugged directly into his own systems, with no need of a ship. Setting random coordinates, CS-NA leaves on his adventure.

Chapter 5

After the goddess leaves them in a flash of light, Pythagoras-858 and Juliet-178 decide to get themselves lost further into the woods, until the magic of the old trees leads them out of the mundane Finnish woods and into “the Forest”. Once there, they find their way to a clearing with a small waterfall tumbling off a large stone. Guessing that there must be a secret cavern behind the waterfall, Juliet hops in, only to find that while she was right, the cavern in question is not the “secret gateway into the World Below” that they're looking for, but rather the burrow of a Scandinavian Troll.

Worldbuilding

Jenny

to be written

Universes

Other

Continuity

Behind the scenes

Read online

This story is available online on the Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids website.