Chapter 1: The Phantom Mercenary Of Night City

(Opening A/N: Guys, I'm going to do something with two games one of which is coming next year, well a continuation of one along with something totally new, with the hype of Cyberpunk 2077 and the continuation of Persona 5 aka Persona 5 Royal, so in that spirit, I decided to take both games and make them into a totally kickass crossover, here's the premise...In 2077 in Night City California, a dystopian mega city run by major corporations and the citizens are all armed with no law enforcement whatsoever...a But our protagonist "Joker" [Yeah Persona 5 Joker] is a freelance thug who is trying to scrape by with his soon to be wife Ann Takamaki, but when a rival gang decides to attempt to kill Joker, their plan is flawed and thus Joker is turned into an ass kicking cyborg with one goal in mind, find out who was responsible for trying to kill him and make sure that they don't get a second chance to kill him. This is going to be a dark revenge story my demonic corpses, so you better buckle up and enjoy the ride, this story is rated M for blood and gore, strong graphic violence, adult language, nudity [lots of it], use of drugs and alcohol, along with lemons as well, as for the disclaimers, I don't own Cyberpunk 2077 for that is a project being created by CD Projekt Red and Persona 5 along with its characters are owned by Atlus along with its creators, so without further ado, here's the first chapter.)

[Night City 2077 A.D.]

Joker and his fiance Ann were enjoying their time as a soon to be married couple, Joker bought a sailboat and was about to take it out and see the ocean along with making some sweet sweet love with his woman.

The couple arrived at the docks as they got out and was about to get their stuff and board the boat, but little to their knowledge, someone rigged a bomb on the boat to kill Joker and his woman.

"You go on ahead Joker, I'll get our stuff." Ann insisted and Joker went ahead as he untied the rope that connected the boat to the dock, as soon as he climbed on board, he heard the sound of a beeping noise, he began to inspect the boat, but when he found the source of the sound, it was too late…

The bomb did its job by exploding and turned the small sailboat into a fiery wreck, Ann stood in shock as she screamed out her lover's name.

"JOKER!"

She saw something floating in the water, it was Joker, still alive but only clinging to life.

She jumps into the water to help her beloved, she swam over to the remains of Joker who was floating helplessly as his arms and legs were shredded from the explosion along with having some third degree burns on his chest, it was still a miracle that he was still breathing.

The paramedics arrived and took him to a hospital as he was introduced to some cybergenetics turning him into a cyborg.

Doctors and other medics rushed into the operating room as Ann could only pray, Joker had to be put out in able to augment the cybernetics into the guy, countless hours pass as doctors and surgeons kept working on him around the clock, new internal organs, cybernetic arms, legs, and even eyes making Joker into a full body cyborg.

Dr. Takemi who was the one in charge of cybernetics was the one who was responsible for making Joker into a cyborg.

"Is he going to make it Doc?" Ann asked worried about her fiance, she then smiled, the surgery and the augmentation was a success, and Joker is resting up.

"He's going to be fine, you can go in and see him now."

Ann went into the room where her beloved Joker was, she saw him gently resting she then slipped her hand into his as he gently grasped it and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Ann?" Joker asked still groggy as he saw his beloved blonde holding his hand as tears began pouring from her face, he knew that she was happy that he was alive, but it seemed that this world ran on cash and that was the only thing that Joker needed in able to cover his medical costs.

"I'm right here Joker, please don't leave me, not until we're married." Ann said and Joker nodded as he knew that he needed to get back to work as soon as he was discharged from the hospital.

[Fast forward to Joker's Discharge…]

As soon as Joker was given a clean bill of health, he received a message from Ryuji, it seems that there was a job that was offering 4 million if they can steal a device from a corrupt corporation, and Joker was game, he wanted to test out his new cybernetic augmentations, and it seems that he also happened to be a jack of all trades besides being a mercenary.

Thievery happens to be one of Joker's specialties, it seems that there was a device that one of the major corporations is using as a way to enhance one's cybernetics but this was more advanced and in the wrong hands, it could end up being a mass murder weapon.

Joker and Ryuji decided to meet up a dive bar that was owned by Sojiro Sakura who was wiping down the bar and unlike the rest of the city which was littered and dirty, the bar was clean, stocked, and prepared, he even had a rule where all weapons were checked at the front door.

"Weapons?" The muscular man said, Joker and Ryuji then handed their weapons over to the muscular man, but it seemed that he was a part of Joker's inner circle, and it seemed that they were waiting for the rest, just then a spiky crimson haired leather jacket wearing guitar player, who also happened to be a part of the inner circle as well, followed by a kunoichi, an androgynous inventor who was a guy, a chick with an affinity for blowing stuff up, and a badass female sniper who could put Chris Kyle to shame.

The group also surrendered their weapons over to the bouncer as he placed them into a safety box and they all headed for the bar.

"Can I get a shot of tequila please?" The rockstar asked, and Sojiro grabbed the tequila along with a shot glass and poured it for him.

"I'll take a beer please." The muscular guy said and he opens a small fridge pulling out a bottle of beer and pops the top placing the frosty cold bottle in front of him.

"Sake?" Sojiro asked and the Kunoichi nodded as he grabbed a sake bottle and placed it in front of her.

"Rum and Coke for me please." Joker ordered and it seemed that Ryuji, and the inventor also wanted the same, so he fixed up three rum and coke giving it to the gentlemen.

"I'll have a cranberry juice if you got it." The female sniper said and Ryuji couldn't help but crack a joke about it.

"What are you on your period or something?" Ryuji asked, and the sniper just grabbed Ryuji by the neck and gripped tightly.

"Don't talk about me like you know me, especially about my body." The sniper said, but the rockstar broke them up as he had his signature 1996 Fender Stratocaster that he named Ana after his late girlfriend Anastasia who was killed after someone rigged a bomb in her car and it exploded killing her on the freeway while she was heading to a concert where she was going to perform since she was a backup singer and the guitar player was lead vocals along with lead guitar, Anastasia also played the keyboard.

He also doubled as a scout since he happened to do some heists since he was a former thief, he always liked to rob people and take things that didn't belong to him, he had to do it since his younger sister was in a hospital and he needed cash in able to have his sister go through a highly successful surgery, and his sister is the only family he had left after their parents were gunned down by a corporation lackey who was hired to "Remove the competition."

"Look save it for the mission, anyway, here's the info I have on our opponents." The rockstar said as he pulled out a long manilla envelope and placed it onto the bar, Joker took the envelope, unwound the red string holding it together, inside were some photos of the item needing to be stolen along with its location and that it was being heavily guarded.

"We're going to have to do what we do best, get the others and let's go steal it." Joker said since he's the de facto leader of this small group known only as "The Phantoms" a group of vigilante/mercenaries looking to undo the corruption and chaos of all the major corporations, and if it was in the hands of someone so corrupt, then this whole city can go tits up.

"Hopefully the info I got you is usable, I had to do a few gigs in able to get it for you." The rockstar said, and he also pulled up a 3D hologram of the building's layout, he then points to room marked red, which is the objective. "The item will be in this room, but it is going to be under lock and key, but we're going to smash our way in."

The kunoichi then began to speak in a fluent Japanese accent…

"I prefer to do this silently, so leave the task of taking out the guards to me."

The inventor then hands Joker something, it seems that it was an omni tool that could come in useful.

"What's this for?" Joker asked and the inventor showed him how the tool worked.

"This is going to be useful when you get the device that we need to steal, anyway the client should be here soon…" The inventor said as Joker was curious about the inventor's gender. "And if you're curious about my gender, I'm a dude." The inventor said, and this was just a shock to Joker, with all the feminine features like that, there was no way he was a man.

Just then, a heavy set, dark skinned man with a full beard and dreadlocks appeared in the door of the bar, he then pulls out a gun and placed it into the box marked weapons since this is a weapon free bar, and the owner didn't want to have a drunk with a gun on his hands and he was also packing a semi automatic shotgun under the bar.

"I'll have a beer." The man said as Sojiro then pulled out a bottle and handed it to the man.

He then pulls out some Eddys and places it onto the bar, Sojiro took the money and placed it into the register.

As soon they enjoyed their drinks, it was time to get down to business…

"I'm the client for the job, the device I want you to steal in a weapon enhancer, basically you add this to any gun and it'll give you some serious bang for your buck, steal it for me, and I'll give you three million to split among all of you." The heavy dark skinned man said, and this just made Joker's day.

"I'm the leader of this op, and I'm willing to say on our behest, these guys will be all that we need to get this heist done.

So the group paid for their drinks, and decided it was time to go to work, and Joker needed to pay for his medical costs.

The streets were grimy and full of lowlife scum, who all carried guns and this place was slowly turning into a powder keg waiting to explode, but that time will soon come, for now, he had to focus on getting the device for the client.

The Rockstar rode on a motorcycle and Joker had a car, and the rest had to ride in a futuristic van, Joker got into his car and was about to start the car until a voice broke his train of thought.

"Can you hear me? Hello?" The voice said and it seems that someone implanted an A.I. inside Joker.

Just then within Joker's peripheral view, a small cat like creature appeared, but it seemed that it was talking and standing on two legs like a person.

"Who or what are you?" Joker asked and the cat like thing began to introduce itself.

"My name is Morgan's, and I've been implanted to help you,this job might be a bit dangerous, but with me at your side, you'll be able to handle whatever job there is, and I'll help you strengthen your cybernetics since you're a fully augmented cyborg." Morgana said, and Joker got into the car and punched the destination into the map of the GPS as he followed the trail to the destination.

And thus, the job begins…

[To Be Continued…]

(A/N: I'm going to save the job for the next chapter, and over time, I'll also incorporate the other phantoms as well, like Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, Kazumi, and the other confidants as well, I know that Cyberpunk 2077 won't be out until next year, but why wait? Since the promo of E3 got me seriously hyped for it, and for those looking to burn me, I'm going to use those as fuel for the fire, so for now, I'm going to be using my imagination along with the trailer to kind of see how this goes, here's a little homework for you, I'm going to need names for the Rockstar, Bodyguard, Sniper, Kunoichi, and Demolitionist, first come first serve...but as always, feel free to leave a review, fave, follow, idea for a future chapter, etc. And until the next one, this is the master of chaos, the commander of the legion of corpses, BloodyDemon666 signing off!)