I'm trying to capture the whole Persona feel with this story. How am I doing? I hope Felix is cool so far. If it seems too much like Persona 4 right now, don't worry. It's going to start feeling different soon.
Chapter 2
Felix woke up in a strange place. It felt like he was outside, but the ground he was lying on was made of glass it seemed. The environment in the background was a purple sky with a big silver moon, similar to the Velvet Room. The ground extended forward, like a hallway.
"Do you possess courage?" a mysterious voice said from nowhere, "If so, prove it by proceeding forward."
Felix started slow, and then started running forward. He kept running until he reached a large golden door that looked like a door you'd see in a castle. He opened the door to find a large circular arena. On the ground was a large picture of Princess Peach, but she was lying down curled up on her side in the picture, and it looked like she was crying, or afraid of something.
"So you do have courage enough to proceed into the unknown. But how strong are you?" As the voice spoke, three blobs with blue masks on appeared around him. Felix had no idea how it happened, but a samurai katana appeared in his hand.
The blobs ran up to him, but Felix slashed at them, actually doing serious damage. They died almost instantly.
"Impressive. Can tell that you'll bring great change to this place. Until next time..."
~Friday April 12, Morning
Felix woke up slowly. He was getting really sick and tired of having these strange dreams, and they didn't make any sense. He was shocked out of his daze by a knock on his door.
"Felix, it's Karen. Are you up yet?"
"Yeah, I'm up," Felix said walking up to the door opening it. Karen was already in her school uniform, consisting of a sailor style white top, blue skirt, white socks, and black shoes.
"I figured we could walk to school together, you know, like old times," Felix nodded, thinking that was a good idea, "I'll wait for you downstairs. Don't take too long," she said walking off. Felix decided to get changed into his school uniform.
His uniform consisted of the typical black pants and matching black jacket. He wore his sneakers, and kept the uniform jacket unbuttoned. After changing he walked downstairs, only to find Karen setting the breakfast table. Clyde wasn't present though.
"Where's your dad?" Felix asked, catching Karen's attention.
"He's a city guard, so he had to get out of the house early," Karen said. She then looked down in sadness a bit, surprising Felix a bit.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah Felix, I'm fine. Let's eat," Karen said trying to change the subject. Felix didn't want to leave it alone, but he decided it was best to do so.
After eating breakfast, Felix and Karen walked to school together. The walk was nice, and Felix got to see a good bit of the town.
"Well, here we are," Karen said, "Since I'm still a second year, this is where we part ways. But we should be able to hang out at lunch." Felix nodded in agreement, "So, I'll see you later Felix," Karen then walked into the school. Felix looked around a bit until he saw a large white limo parked next to the school. Who could that belong to? He thought about it for a few seconds, but then decided to go inside before he was late on his first day.
The homeroom teacher for class 3-B was an older man with brown spots on his mushroom shaped hat, a white beard, and big glasses. He was wearing a brown suit, and was actually shorter than most of the students. As he walked in the classroom, all the students settled into their seats.
"Now, for those of you who don't know me, I'm Mr. Wilson. Not only am I your homeroom teacher, but I'll be teaching history as well. But before we get into that, I'd like to introduce you all to our new student. Please come in," at that moment, Felix walked into the classroom, "Everyone, this is Felix Toadstien. He's transferring to our school from the city."
"It's nice to meet all of you," Felix said with a smile. There was a series of murmers from the students.
"Felix, huh? He seems nice," one guy said.
"That's just a ruse. He's from the city, remember? He probably thinks he's better than us," his friend said.
Felix looked around the classroom until he saw something that made him stop. One of the girls in his class was a girl with blond hair and a silver tiara. Out of all the girls, she was probably the prettiest. She was currently reading a book. Felix couldn't shake the feeling that he had seen her somewhere before.
When she looked up at Felix, he got a look at her deep blue eyes, and recognized her instantly. The woman on the poster yesterday, Princess Peach. She was still in high school? For some reason Felix thought she was older, he didn't know why though. Princess Peach? Also, seeing her in person she did seem like his age, maybe a year older.
She looked at Felix for a few seconds, but then looked away, as if she were afraid of something. Felix decided to take a seat, but the problem was the only spare seat was next to the Princess. Was he worthy enough to sit next to her?
"There's an empty seat next to Her Majesty. Um, could Felix sit next to you?" Mr. Wilson asked. The Princess looked up instantly.
"Oh, uh... yes. I don't see a problem with it." She had the sweetest voice. It was soft, and high. The kind of voice you'd expect from a princess.
This was big though, Felix sitting next to Princess Peach. He still wasn't sure how worthy he was, especially after looking at the stares the students gave him. Apparently, since she sat in the front left corner of the classroom, the only seat next to her was always empty. That was because all of the students were afraid to sit in that seat. Now Felix had no choice but to sit there. He thought about his next move carefully, and then calmly walked over to his seat. Once sitting down, he decided not to make a huge fuss over it, after all, she was human. Except that she was royalty, there wasn't anything really different about her. So he turned to her and did probably the boldest thing anyone could have done in that situation.
"Hi there," Felix said with a smile. The Princess turned to him, smiling a bit, but Felix could tell something was wrong.
"Um... hi," she said softly.
"Are you okay?" Felix asked.
"Yes, I'm fine," Peach said turning back to read her book. There was another series of murmers.
"Of course something's wrong," one girl behind them said, "she has to sit next to a pesant."
"Who does that guy think he is talking to her like that?" the girl's friend said, "She's way above him."
The Princess looked really uncomfortable hearing them talk like that, and Felix wasn't sure if it was because of him or what they were saying. He decided to let it go for now.
-Morning/Lunch-
Felix walked outside to the schoolyard and looked around.
"Felix!" he heard from a distance. He looked in that direction and saw Karen sitting under a tree calling him. He walked over to her and sat down next to her.
"So, how were your classes?" Karen asked. Felix juggled with the thought of telling her that one of his classmates was Princess Peach. He then thought it was best not to make a big deal of it and instead...
"They were okay. Too bad you weren't there."
"I know. God, it sucks that we're in different grades. You better tell me what college you go to! That way I can follow you there and maybe share classes with you!"
"It's a deal then."
The two friends laughed and talked for a good while. The mood was killed though when...
"There he is!" an angry voice called out. Karen and Felix turned to see two angry girls walk up to them.
"Can I help you?" Felix said calmly.
"Who do you think you are talking to the Princess like that?" one girl said. Karen was shocked, but she kept silent for now.
"I thought I was being friendly. I didn't know that it was a national offense in the Mushroom Kingdom to say hi."
"Well, don't think you can just start being friends with her! She's the Princess, so you better show her proper respect!" with that the girls stormed off. Karen looked at Felix in shock.
"You didn't tell me that Princess Peach was in your class."
"I didn't want to make a big thing about it. She probably has to deal with stuff like that so much she's sick of it."
"I guess you're right. Personally, I don't know how I'd handle something like that. Where does she sit?"
"The front left corner of the classroom."
"I bet she would sit in the front. I wonder what it would be like to sit next to her."
"It's nice. She wears a really sweet perfume, and she tends to hum a lot." Karen looked at Felix again, absolutely done at this point.
"You mean you actually sit next to her?" she asked, "Sheesh, I was hoping seeing me would be the highlight of your visit. It sounds like you're having more of a blast alone than with me."
"It's not that special. She may be the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, but she's still a girl. Except for the crystal tiara on her head she's probably no different than anyone else, and if she thought she was different than she wouldn't be in high school, she'd be home schooled of in some fancy transfer school for princesses."
"Wow Felix," Karen said shaking her head smiling, "You always had a way with people. I bet you and her become friends before the year is out."
"Maybe."
Unknown to them, the Princess was standing behind their tree listening to their conversation. She actually smiled hearing Felix talk as if she were just an average person.
-Lunch/After School
Felix was walking down the hall getting ready to leave school.
"Excuse me," he heard behind him. He turned to see the Princess standing behind him, "I'm sorry if the other students are giving you a hard time."
"Don't worry, it's not your fault."
"Isn't it? If I weren't the Princess then..."
"Not much you can do about that," Felix said simply, making her smile.
"You're right," she held out her hand, "You probably already know, but I'm Princess Peach."
"Felix," he said taking her hand. At that moment, Felix felt a surge of energy, and he heard Igor's voice in his head.
And so it begins...
What was that? Felix looked at the Princess, and it seemed like she felt the surge too.
She slowly let go of Felix's hand, and her smile returned, "I'll see you tomorrow, Felix." She then walked off. Felix waved to her, but then just looked at his hand in confusion.
"What begins?" he asked himself, as confused as ever.
Elsewhere, Clyde and another officer were standing in front of a house talking to a woman, who was really upset.
"Now, you're sure he didn't have any health problems?" Clyde asked.
"Positive."
"Did anything happen to your son prior to this incident?"
"Well, he told me that he had been having that dream, the one everyone in the town's been having."
"I see..." Clyde thought to himself, "Thank you, and if we learn anything about your son's condition we'll let you know."
"Thank you," the woman said going back inside. Clyde and the officer walked back to their car.
"He's the twelveth person in this town to fall into a coma," Clyde said.
"Do you think there's something in the water?" the officer asked.
"No, I'm actually thinking that it's related to the dreams. Ever since people have been mentioning it, more and more people have been falling into comas."
"Come on, you don't actually believe that a dream can induce a coma, do you?" the officer sounded incredulous. Clyde turned to the officer seriously.
"This is the Mushroom Kingdom, anything is possible," with that said Clyde walked off, the officer running after him.
