Hello everyone, this is my new fanfic. I noticed that Naoto and Ami looked similar, (your opinion may vary), and the idea would just not leave me alone unless I wrote it.
Before I start, I am going to say that it is Post-P4A in the Persona timeline and is at the beginning of Sailor Moon SuperS. The Scouts will all be aged one year, however.
I would like to thank TTY7 for test-reading my first chapter!
Persona and all related properties are owned by Atlus, and Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Takeuchi. I own the idea, and nothing else.
Frozen Fortune Chapter 1
All over Japan, it was a beautiful, sunny day. Including the small, mountain town of Yasoinaba. There, seven people were sitting in the food court of Junes, the largest department store in the area. These people were the Investigation Team, with the exception of their leader, Yu Narukami. He was back in the city, seeing as summer break was almost over.
The boy with light-brown hair looked over the table to the one who called the meeting. "So, what's the news?" The boy's name was Yosuke Hanamura. His dad was the manager of Junes, and he was Yu's first and best friend since he came to Inaba. While they were investigating the murders, he was Yu's right-hand man and partner.
The person his comment was directed at uncrossed her arms. She was Naoto Shirogane, the Detective Prince. She dressed and acted like a boy more often then not, as she wore her hair short and spoke in a lower voice. She had suspected the members of the Investigation Team until she had joined them almost a year ago. "I'm afraid I'll be leaving Inaba soon."
This received various questions and cries of protests, until one of the more soft-spoken members of the team, Yukiko Amagi, asked, "Why are you going? Second term's about to start. Do you have a case to work on?"
Naoto shook her head. "I'm afraid it's not that. In my journey to become a detective, I applied for a hospital internship in Tokyo. It's supposed to last between one month and six weeks, so unless other circumstances arise that demand my attention, I'll be back in time for the Culture Festival."
The most peculiar member of the team, Teddie, a Shadow who grew a human body, cried out, "Nooo! What will I do without you, Nao-chan!?"
Naoto blushed and chuckled at the bear's antics. "I'm sure you'll have your hands full with Rise-chan." At this, the pigtailed pop idol, Rise Kujikawa, blushed. It was true that she and Teddie had grown closer, but how did her classmate… actually, considering her classmate was the Detective Prince, it wasn't all that surprising.
A girl in a green jacket, Chie Satonaka, asked another good question. "Aren't you a little young to have any kind of internship? You are only a second year in high school."
The last member of the team, Kanji Tatsumi, grunted. "Does it really matter? Naoto-kun's a freakin' genius!"
Naoto blushed from her classmate's praise. "It isn't exactly an internship. I'm mostly there for observation, but the ones who decided it did find my entry the most impressive. Along with my reputation of having solved two dozen cases for the police at my age, didn't hurt my chances by any degree. "
"So, when do you leave?" Yukiko asked her. "We should hold a party."
Naoto smiled at the older girl. "Please, a party is not necessary. It's not like I'll be gone long."
Yukiko: We should at least make you a ca-"
"NO! PLEASE!" Yosuke and Kanji cut in, fearing for their health as well as Naoto's. "We're trying to give her a send-off, not put her in the hospital!" Yosuke continued.
Naoto softly chuckled. Her friends were certainly an unusual group, but they were always fun to be with.
Naoto stood on the train platform.. She was dressed in her usual blue coat with her oversized cap planted firmly on her head. All her friends were here to see her off. Yosuke came and shook her hand. "Good luck Naoto-kun. Maybe you'll see Yu-kun in Tokyo!"
Chie and Yukiko were next. Yukiko was holding a basket. Inside were some cookies. "We worked really hard to make these…" Chie said.
Naoto took one and tried it. "It's edible." She said, which doesn't sound like much of a compliment, but it was a staggering improvement and made the girls' hearts swell with pride.
"Thank you!" Yukiko said as they stepped back before Rise ran up and hugged Naoto. "I'm gonna miss you, Naoto-kun~!" The teen idol squealed. Teddie hugged the detective as well as she desperately tried to get free of their death grip.
Eventually Rise and Teddie were picked up and moved aside by Kanji. He blushed awkwardly and fished out a little doll out of his pocket. It was a girl, wearing a blue coat and hat. "It's a doll version of me?" She asked.
Kanji looked away, "D-Do you like it?" Naoto smiled.
"It's an amazing gift, Kanji-kun! Thank you!"
Kanji's blush intensified as he told her, "Just don't do anything stupid, kay?"
Naoto chuckled. "I'll be perfectly fine." The last call for boarding went off, and so she walked onto the train, waving to all her friends on the platform until the train rolled out of sight.
Naoto stepped off the train in Tokyo. It was extremely busy, but it wasn't anything new. She had been here before, helping her grandfather with a case, so this was her first time in the city alone. Before coming here, she had made sure to get an apartment near where she'd be working, in the Juban district of Tokyo.
Her apartment was also not too far from the train station, so she headed there first. She picked up her key from the building manager, who had been expecting her, "Here you go, Shirogane-san. I hope everything is to your liking."
Naoto tipped her hat to the man and headed up to her room. She quickly unpacked, folding her clothes and setting up her computer. She set down the basket of cookies Chie and Yukiko had given her, before looking at the last thing in her bag. The doll Kanji had made her. She stuffed it into her coat pocket as she headed off to the hospital.
As she was walking in, she saw a blue-haired girl ahead of her, talking to a doctor, who as taller and also had a similar hair colour. "You forgot your lunch again Mother!"
The older woman smiled. "Thank you, Ami. You're always so helpful." She blushed lightly from the praise before her phone went off.
"I Forgot! I need to go meet up with my friends for our study session! See you tonight Mother!" She waved, before running out, bumping into Naoto. NAoto stood up, and extended a hand to the other girl, who took it.
Blue eyes stared into blue eyes before Naoto broke the silence. "Excuse me. My name is Naoto Shirogane. I apologize for knocking you down."
The blue-haired girl blushed. "No, it's my fault. I need to pay more attention." The name she had been given finally sank in. "Oh, you must be the high school student helping my mother! I-I'm Ami Mizuno!" Her phone went off again, whoever texted her before clearly had little patience. "Well, I have to go, see you around!"
Naoto waved before walking up to the doctor. "It's an honour to be working with you, Mizuno-san."
The doctor smiled at her formality. "Today we just need to get the paperwork finished. Tomorrow is when we'll actually start."
Naoto took the stack of paper and swiftly filled out all the information needed, and then handed it to Dr Mizuno to get her share filled. out. To pass the time, she tried to make small talk. "Your daughter, she seems very nice."
Whatever Dr Mizuno was going to say died as she looked over the paperwork, seeing Naoto had repeatedly filled out her sex as "Female" despite looking like a boy. "Yes, she's quite brilliant. I find it admirable that she spends her time tutoring her friends." Naoto had flashbacks to study sessions back in Inaba, and how they kept getting derailed. She kept that to herself though.
The blue-haired doctor finished filling out the paperwork. "Well, Shirogane-san, everything seems to be in order. I'll expect you to be here at nine, sharp."
Naoto shook the woman's hand. "Thank you Mizuno-san. I look forward to working with you."
The doctor gave her a thin smile. "Me too." She waved as Naoto walked out. Of the building, heading to her temporary lodgings. The entire way, her Persona, Sukuna-Hikona was buzzing in her head. It kept trying to tell her something, but she couldn't see anything when she looked. She decided that she would need to be cautious at least until she had done some research.
When she arrived home, she opened her laptop and decided to do some research on local happenings, supernatural or otherwise. After all, she was the Detective Prince, and she would leave no stone unturned. Eventually, the main recurring story she found was one about the Sailor Senshi.
At first it was three girls, then five, then six, and at last sighting there was ten girls. The first three were Sailor Moon, the leader, along with Sailor Mercury and Mars, who Naoto mentally labelled Blue and Red. Soon, Jupiter and Venus were added to the ranks, who were Green and Orange.
Following various web links led Naoto to an old case she had heard about in England with someone named Sailor V. She had a vague recollection of the case, as she was just striking out on her own as a detective when it caused quite a stir. Since there was no actual crime committed, both Naoto and her grandfather had dismissed the case as nothing worth their time or energy. Naoto made a note to have those files delivered, as Sailor V disappeared around the same time as Sailor Venus appeared.
The sixth girl appeared to be rather young, and went by the alias Sailor Mini-Moon. Naoto figured she'd have nothing to worry about and could pay her little attention, since she would most likely be a weaker version Sailor Moon.
The remaining four Scouts were Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Saturn, and their was a disturbing lack of information about them. Naoto would just have to keep her eyes and ears open in case anything happened.
Hidden from view of everyone, over Tokyo sat a dark circus tent. There was an insect-like woman with a floating eyeball that sat on her staff. She called out to her three lackeys. "Tiger-Eye, Hawk-Eye, Fish-Eye!"
The three appeared before her. One was a man with long blond hair, one had hair that was red and rather pointy, while one was a woman that had light blue hair. "You called Master Zirconia?" The blond man, Tiger-Eye, asked.
"Yes. The Light One has fled, and he is hiding within the beautiful dreams of someone in this city. Your job is to find him, and capture him for me." The eyeball on her staff fluttered up before returning to its resting place. "I have already selected your first target. This one gives off a very distinct energy." A picture of a short boy in a blue cap and jacket fluttered down in front of them.
Later, the three sat at a bar within the tent, looking over the picture. Hawk-Eye spoke first. "Why don't you take this one, Fish-Eye? After all, it is a boy."
Tiger-Eye looked at the photo. "If that was a girl, he'd be really cute. He even looks feminine. But, he's all yours."
Fish-Eye rolled her eyes. "Geez, thanks guys." She said sarcastically, before looking at the picture again, "Though, he is very cute. Back in a few." She said, disappearing.
Naoto was on the street carrying bags of groceries. While her apartment had electricity, what it did not have was any food. Unfortunately, she had about as much cooking skill as any of the other girls in Inaba, so she had mostly rice, instant ramen, and other things even a child could make. After all, she could eat out if she felt like having something fancy.
As she walked, she tripped and the food spilled out of the bag. She checked what she had tripped on, but she found nothing on the ground. When she checked her ankle, she saw a slight crease, as if it was pressed against something. "A tripwire?" She thought, "But why here And where did it go?" She cut off her train of thought as Sukuna-Hikona began to buzz in her head, more violently than last time.
She looked up and saw a woman with long light-blue hair look over and run over to help her pick up the groceries. Naoto climbed up and dusted herself off. She adjusted her hat and took her bag back. "Thank you for your help Miss."
The woman lightly blushed. "You're very welcome sir." She replied. They seemed to have mistaken Naoto for a boy, which was rather common so it left her unfazed. "You seem new here." She said after they had walked together for a little bit. "May I ask your name?"
"My name is Naoto Shirogane. And you are correct, I just recently arrived here and should stay for about a month."
The woman nodded, "I see. I hope you enjoy your stay then." No one was around where they were, and as Naoto continued to walk, she did not. This set off a red flag, so she turned. "I'm sorry. Did you need some-"
"One!" She shouted, as a red board appeared behind Naoto, preventing her movement.
"Two!" She said, and Naoto's hand and feet were locked onto the board.
"Three!" She cried, and Naoto screamed in pain as a mirror was forced out of her chest.
Naoto could only helplessly watch. She couldn't move her hand to grab her gun from her coat pocket, and she couldn't use her Persona. She was totally helpless, but she heard something else.
A blonde and pink-haired girl in sailor suits came running over . "Halt! Those who attack young children in the night must be stopped. I'm Sailor Moon!"
The pinkette went to stand beside her. "And I'm Sailor Mini-Moon!"
They spoke in sync. "And in the name of the Moon, we shall punish you!"
The blue-haired woman, who was now revealed as Fish-Eye, chuckled. "So, you think you can stop me?" She produced three knives and launched them at the two girls. They went right past them and embedded in a tree.
"So, were those supposed to hit me?" Sailor Moon asked. Fish-Eye looked upset.
"Ugh! I will not be taunted by you! Remless Shuffle!" She shouted, as someone who looked like a card appeared out of her Shadow. It threw a flurry of cards at the Sailors, forcing them to continually dodge, while their outfits were ripped slightly from a few close calls. Before the next volley, a rose hit the creature in the face, the petals blinding it.
"Halt Evil-doer! One who attacks young people in the night must be stopped!" Everyone looked toward the voice.
The two Sailors gasped. "Tuxedo Mask!"
Naoto, who was barely conscious and unable to speak, thought "Why are they wasting time with this posturing!?"
Fish-Eye growled. "Another one of you?" He jumped down and fought against Fish-Eye with a metal cane, but after a short fight, ended up pinned to the tree from the knives. Apparently his cape was a big enough target to hit reliably. She smiled as everyone else was preoccupied. "No to take a look into your Dream Mirror"
Inside, she saw Naoto's dream of one day becoming a cool, hard-boiled detective like those of fiction or like her parents. She kept looking, and she didn't see Pegasus, but she heard buzzing, as if a large fly was around. She withdrew her head, just in time too, as a small blue creature with wings and a beam sabre followed her out of Naoto's mind.
Naoto forced a smile as Sukuna-Hikona somehow managed to manifest in the real world. She began to think, willing a Vorpal Blade. Her Persona complied, disappearing while slashing at everything. The device holding Naoto was destroyed, allowing her to absorb her Dream Mirror into her chest.
Fish-Eye saw things were going south, and decided now was the time to escape. Naoto wasn't about to let that happen. "Hamaon!" Prayer slips surrounded Fish-Eye, but she opened a portal right above her and disappeared before the light attack finished.
Maintaining her Persona in the real world was exhausting, however, and she dropped to a knee as Sukuna disappeared. She looked around, and she saw that Sukuna had done a lot of collateral damage with her previous attack. Tree branches were cleaved in two, and the cape-wearing man was trying to stop the bleeding from a wound on his upper arm.
The Remless was also weakened however, but still had the Sailors on their toes. As Naoto drew her gun, it saw her and threw a card that knocked it out of her hand. She also didn't have the energy to move out of the way. The little girl, Mini-Moon cried, "Isn't there anyone who can help us? Anyone?"
A white, winged horse came out of nowhere and landed. It seemed to give off light at the two girls, and when it faded, they were in double-pleated skirts and their uniforms were fully repaired. From where he was stuck, Tuxedo Mask cried, "They've gone Super!"
Everyone watched in shock as Sailor Moon materialized a sceptre with a hand guard, and she began to charge something. "Moon Princess… Gorgeous… Meditation!" She cried as she fired an attack at the Remless, destroying it. Naoto watched for as long a she could, but even she was human, and she just passed out.
She regained consciousness soon enough, and the first thing she saw was two girls looking over her. "Hey1 I think he's waking up!" Naoto's reflexes had her sitting up in the blink of eye as she reached for her gun in self-defence, before she remembered what had happened.
She calmed herself down and asked, "Who are you?"
The blonde replied, "I'm Serena, and this is my cousin Rini." Naoto accepted Serena's hand in standing up before walking over and retrieving her gun. Seeing it, Rini asked, "Are you a police officer?"
Naoto chuckled. "Not exactly. I am a private detective though. My name is Naoto Shirogane"
Serena gasped. "I read about you! You're the famous Detective Prince!"
Rini handed her the bag of groceries, all but forgotten by this point. "Here you go. I believe these belong to you." Naoto accepted them kindly.
These two girls struck a chord in her memory, but she couldn't place it, despite her Persona trying to tell her. She decided to put on her Teddie glasses as the two cousins headed off, to dispel the fog lingering over her mind. She strained her eyes through the lenses, and she swore she could faintly see a white aura surrounding them.
Naoto took off her glasses and walked away, while Serena saw something on the ground. "Excuse me, is this yours!?" She called, but Naoto was too far away to hear. She picked up the object. It appeared to be a little knit version of him. Serena hung onto it, hopefully getting a chance to return it.
That night, in her apartment, Naoto had a notebook in her hand the first page was filled with information about her unknown enemy. The notes she had were: able to summon creatures from their shadow, able to disguise themselves, able to create portals, and were able to restrain their targets. Their goal appeared to reside in people's dreams, which they seemed to b able to extract from restrained victims.
The second page was on the Sailor Senshi. She had taken down all the information she had found so far, but added one amendment: Possible Theory: Senshi may be able to protect their identities by using an unknown ability to obscure the memory of others.
In the past, she would have dismissed this as impossible, but after her time in Inaba, mostly using her Persona to battle Shadows within the TV World, she was ready to believe anything. Before going to sleep for the next day, she focoused, and a glowing card appeared in front of her. It was a blue card that had the design of a wheel with a sword pointing upright. The Fortune Arcana. So none of it was a dream. That woman had inadvertently given her a means to summon her Persona in the real world,
This was a lot for Naoto to take in. She decided she needed to sleep on it. She dumped the rest of her coffee down the drain before crawling into bed. Tomorrow would start her job at the hospital, and she could look after everything else once she was finished with that.
In another part of town, Serena tucked Rini back into bed. She knew she had to tell her friends about the events of the night, but she was even more excited to tell the about how she met, and saved, the Detective Prince.
She was worried about that thing she saw him summon though. It was almost as if it wasn't supposed to exist, as it came out of her Dream Mirror. Either way, it was late, and there was no way Serena was going to figure this out on her own. She decided to call it a night and climb into bed. Before she did, though, she put the knit doll on her night table.
Review please? Constructive criticism is appreciated! See you all next time!