'Alright,' If Ilyasviel wasn't going to fall to the A-Game. 'Time for THE-Game.'
Shirou promptly switched his brain off and let every heard and seen bit of movie trivia fill his throat. It apparently had worked well for him a few times before...
"Shame on you, Lady Einzbern." Shirou arrogantly tutted and wagged a finger at the silver haired girl. "This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you're going to let it be the worst. And I guarantee a week won't go by in your life you won't regret walking out, letting them get the best of you!"
"H-hey! You're making me sound like the bad guy here!" Ilyasviel yelped. She nearly fell forward, but Herakles' hand gently grasped and pulled her back.
"Well, I'm not going home. We've come too far!" Shirou shook his head angrily. His hands trembled as he placed them on his chest. "And I'm going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause. A day may come when the courage of men fails... but it is not THIS day."
Kiritsugu gave out a tired sigh. He knew where this was going.
"The line must be drawn HERE!" Shirou shouted, reinforcing his body, and reached to pick up the halberd on the ground. He turned and ran outside. Bemused, the crowd went after him.
"This far, no further!" Shirou continued, and with a sweep of his arms, he slashed a line on the ground outside on the lawn of the castle. "I'm not saying it's going to be easy. You're going to work harder than you ever worked before. But that's fine, we'll just get tougher with it!"
On a morbid level, Kiritsugu wondered if this was how Shirou had gotten his daughter's virginity. Both Saber and Ilyasviel's eyes began to shimmer.
"If a person grits his teeth and shows real determination, failure is not an option. That's how winning is done!" Shirou turned and shook the halberd at them with one arm. Electricity sparked and raced along his body as he focused on Herakles. "Believe me when I say we can break this army here, and win just one for the Gipper. But I say to you what every warrior has known since the beginning of time: you've got to get mad. I mean plum mad dog mean!"
Herakles smirked in barely concealed mirth. Shirou turned towards Saber now with a look just shy of plain deranged faith.
"If you would be free, then you must fight to fulfill that promise! Let us cut out their living guts one inch at a time, and they will know what we can do!" Shirou rushed up to her and took her hand in his. Saber sputtered as he drew close. "Let no man forget how menacing we are. We are lions!"
"...yes! Yes we are!" Saber's sudden booming declaration caused Kiritsugu to slap his face. Caren covered her lips with her hand to hide her blooming smile.
"Hey! What about me!" Ilyasviel replied, feeling ignored all of a sudden.
"You're like a big bear, Lady Einzbern!" Shirou stabbed the halberd into the earth. He quickly moved to capture Ilyasviel's hands in his. "This is YOUR time! Seize the day, never surrender, victory or death... that's the Fuyuki Way!"
"...okay!" Ilyasviel went bright red. She let out a delighted laugh when Shirou picked her up in his arms and turned to present his profile to the others.
"Who's with me?" Shirou roared. At that moment, a massive pillar of prana exploded towards the heavens. The earth trembled beneath their feet when a large mass of corrupt power blasted past them. Ilyasviel shrieked as she buried her face into Shirou's neck.
"HURRAH!" Saber and Herakles shouted as they raised their weapons. Caren had a rather twisted grin on her face. Kiritsugu faintly smirked.
"Alright!" Shirou's free hand grasped the halberd and wrenched it out of the earth. "Let's fly!" A secondary burst of energy shot upwards into the night sky, and exploded in a brilliant burst of light. The sparkles remaining formed words.
All right chums, time's up, let's do this.
'...magnificent bastard.' With those words, it all clarified in Shirou's slightly frayed state of mind.