"Man, life is good..."
Yosuke let out a content sigh, surveying the various Junes isles before him. At 27 years of age, he was the stock manager for the Junes of Inaba. Some would say he wasn't ambitious, and that's what landed him such a job, but Yosuke was happy enough. He had a decent pay, there were plenty of promotion opportunities and he was never too far from friends and family. He might never go jetting around like Rise or Souji did, but hell he wouldn;t trade this idyllic life for anything.
He paused a moment, feeling a buzzing in his coat pocket shortly followed by a polyphonic version of Burn My Dread. God damn Yosuke just loved that ring tone.
Without even checking to see who was calling, Yosuke placed the phone to his ear and answered "Hey, Yosuke here. What's up?". The voice that replied was calm, familiar and always good to hear "Yosuke-san, how long has it been bro?". Yosuke cracked a smile, his spirits elevating even further "Holy crap, Souji is that you? What's up man?" Yosuke replied, evidently ecstatic. "Ah, not much man. Just got back from a meeting with my publisher, guy wants to know when I'll have my newest book done...". Souji had become a relatively famous horror/mystery author when he finished in college. Of course, most people were unaware that alot of the elements in his books came from the murder mystery he and his friends solved one faithful year.
"But to be honest man, I have been kind of busy lately. Moving to a new place and all..." Souji continued, causing Yosuke to arch an eyebrow from his end of the phone. "Moving? Where're you moving to partner?" Yosuke asked, earning a small laugh from Souji "Oh I dunno'...Heard about one great little town called Inaba, thinking about settling down there, maybe". Yosuke's jaw almost dropped through the floor "H-holy shit, seriously? That's awesome man! Oh man, I can't wait to te-".
Souji promptly silenced his best friend before he finished his sentence "Slow down there Yosuke...I want this to be a surprise to the others. Listen, I'll be in town in the next two days. Get Nanako and Doujima-san, and the others down to the Amagi Inn for that day, but don;t tell them anything. Okay?". Yosuke gave a laugh "Sure thing partner, you know you can depend on me". Souji cleared his throat, sounding somewhat more nervous for some reason"Hey uh...Is Ris-" Yosuke cut him off this time, laughing slightly "Don't worry man, your favourite idol is taking some R & R here in rustic, peaceful Inaba. Don't worry, she'll be there, trust me".
The two old friends passed the time with small talk, and about news from Inaba, before Souji said his goodbye. He had a train to catch, and the service wasn't going to wait for him. Before Yosuke could pause to enjoy this new developement, a familiar voice called out from behind him "Hey Yosuke, who were you talkin' to? You seemed pretty happy".
Turning, Yosuke saw the familiar face fo Teddie who was Junes' resident mascot and odd-job man. Most people sweared that he hadn't aged a day, only looking and acting slightly more mature over the course of 10 years. Then again, he was a Shadow that took the form of a human. Maybe he wouldn't age at all, or maybe he just aged really slowly. "Huh? Oh, it's nothing, just get back to work dude". Teddie gave one of his signature puppy-dog looks that he often gave when something confused him "But my shift ended half an hour ago!".
Yosuke looked down at his boots, feeling embarassed now "Oh, uh, right sorry. Just, I dunno go wait forme at Aiya's, I just gotta' clock out and I'll meet you there". Teddie nodded, and made his way out of the massive store. Yosuke sighed happily, now that he had gotten off the hook. He had a good job, good pay and now his best damn friend in the whole wide world was returning to Inaba.
"Man, life is good...".
Meanwhile, outside the bounds of time, space and reality itself.
Walking through the endless abyss, it's hard to tell if you're really moving at all. Sure enough though, as Elizabeth kept walking, a white blip grew larger on the horizon. The Great Seal, she'd finally found it. Elizabeth had spent many years researching the Great Seal, Nyx and Erebus, trying to find a way to free the brave young man who saved all life with that seal. Finally, she believed she'd found a way.
The sheer silence in this place was worrying, not even the beast known as Erebus could be heard. Or seen, for that matter. Odd...
When Elizabeth was standing mere metres from the Seal, she covered her mouth in shock. This wall held the crucified visage of the quiet young man who changed the way she saw everything. It was heartrending to see such a strong, free spirit reduced to...this. She would save him from this fate, she had too. She was the only one that could.
When she reached over to touch the seal itself, she was shocked when her hand slipped in through it, as if it was made of water. 'How bizarre...It was designed to keep Erebus out, but not somebody like me...Has he been expecting me?' Elizabeth thought to herself, finding all of this very odd. She took a deep breath, to gather her courage, and rushed straight through the seal.
She tumbled straight through, as if she had just ran through air, and tumbled out into a strange white void that directly contrasted the dark space she had just traversed. It was so bright in fact that it took her several moments before she could see anything. The first thing that actually stood out to her, was the glowing blue humanoid floating about with his back turned to her. "Ah, Elizabeth, right on time as I predicted". That was his voice, unmistakeable. When he turned around to her there were no real facial features that she could make out, aside from one glowing white eye with the other being covered by what looked oddly enough like a tuft of hair.
"You have a way to get me home right? 'Cause I gotta' tell you, I'm already ten years late to a reunion as it is...".
AN: Whew, one chapter down. So what do you guys think? Yes, this will be a crossover between P3 and P4, but don't hold your breath if you're expecting anything on the first two games. Haven't played them, and don't plan on anytime soon.