A/N: Summer :D. I'll do my best to keep up with my schedule, but I'm going to be traveling a lot. My family just wants to burn money on dumb things instead of saving it. I'm kind of possessive of my money.

Velvet Room

"Welcome. I knew that you would be joining us soon." Recurring dreams usually have a meaning. What this one's is, I have no idea. "It seems as though tragic events have occurred in your world." Igor continues on, oblivious to Minato's self-reflection on his sanity. "But, the power or Persona has granted you a way to combat that which threatens your world. I am here to offer my assistance. Elizabeth, would you explain?"

"Your power is stronger than that of other Persona users. You have the power of the Wild Card. What that means is that you are able to wield multiple Personas. Your ability to use this power stems from your bonds with others. These bonds are called Social Links. Social Links will be your strength. Do you recall your interaction with that boy yesterday?"

Holy shit, they've been watching me. "There was this weird feeling. It wasn't unpleasant, but I heard a voice that said the word magician."

Igor speaks up at this. "The power of the Magician is now yours to command in battle. When you need its power, a Persona of the Magician arcana will heed your call. You may encounter Personas that do not align with one of the arcana that you have bonded with. In that case, the Persona will be weakened. When that happens, you may either keep it in the hopes that you form a bond with its arcana soon, or you can fuse it away. Fusion is a process in which two or more Personas are combined to make a stronger one. This may be a lot to take in, but come back when you possess more Personas and I will guide you through it. Until then, farewell." The velvet room disappears from Minato's vision. Well, that happened. Better head to Junes.

Junes food court

"I think us guys are doing pretty good, but Yuka-tan isn't exactly blending in." It's true. The entire mass of like a dozen people who want to spend their days off at a superstore were looking at Yukari. A bow and arrow kind of sticks out.

Yukari scoffs. "Whatever. We have more important things to worry about than how all of our images are going to be ruined by this. The sooner we get there, the sooner we know what's going on."

"Alrighty then team, let's move out!" Ha. Junpei thinks he's in charge.

TV World

"Hello." Aigis comes out of the fog ready to greet them.

"Hey, we didn't fall out of the sky this time!"

"From now on, I will leave these portals open for your convenience. It will be easier than waiting for you to recover from the fall."

Yukari pokes her. "You guys weren't kidding. She really is a robot!"

"If I were merely a man-made machine, I do not believe I would be self-aware. I hypothesize that though I am made of metal, I was not created by humans."

"Then who made you?" Asked Minato.

"I do not know. I do not even know how long I have been in operation. I have not had a reason to keep track."

"When you say you're self-aware, does that mean you have feelings?" Junpei knew enough about the real world to know that no machine has been made that can claim to be more than programming.

"I am able to imitate the thought process of humans to solve problems, but feelings or emotions are what create shadows. Since I do not have a shadow, even after operating here for so long, I likely do not possess the requirements needed for one to be formed. If I did, it would have emerged by now."

"I guess that makes sense, but you still seem pretty human to me, minus the finger guns."

"We can talk about this later." Yukari addresses Aigis. "Do you know if anyone else came here?"

"Affirmative. Less than 24 hours ago, a human female appeared in this world. An area that was previously fog has changed into a different landscape."

"Ok then, let's go." Junpei starts walking off in a random direction.

"Wait, Junpei. Yukari-san is still unable to see through the fog. I have prepared a pair of glasses." Aigis hands her red, thin, and square glasses.

"Oh no!" Junpei suddenly exclaims. "They're not pink! Yuka-tan, are you ok?"

"Come on Minato-kun. Lead the way Aigis."

"Great idea, Stupei." Minato turns around, says this, and keeps walking.

Junpei groans. "Don't you start this too." The foursome delve deeper into the TV world, ignoring Junpei all the while.

Ice Palace

"Dude."

"Don't say it."

"Dude."

"Don't say it."

"Do you want to build a- oww, shit!" Junpei was interrupted by Minato's fist connecting with his face.

"I should have done worse."

"Dude, it's literally a castle made out of ice. What am I supposed to say?"

"Nothing! Stupei, the world would be a quieter place if you just never talked." Ouch, Yukari.

Junpei's reference wasn't out of place. The massive castle in front of them was made of ice. The architecture would have been impossible to create in the real world, but Mitsuru's psyche doesn't care. Since there was no sun, the shine that would have reflected off of the ice was absent. The ground was an ice walkway with symmetrical snow sculptures at certain points. Even though the entire thing was made of ice, it wasn't cold to the touch. It had the elegance of a real castle, but it also had a fortress like design. The surface was very smooth, and it looked like it would have taken a long time to make in the real world, if such a structure was possible.

"This place is built like a maze with multiple floors. It doesn't matter what it looks like on the outside, the castle does not look the same on the inside. You cannot use what you see here to try to make a map out of the inside. This world is constantly changing, and this place will never look the same on two different days."

This only seems to encourage Junpei. "Hell yeah! Trismegistus and I'll take this place down! Changing layout won't matter if you burn a hole in the wall." Junpei ignored the fact that since the ice wasn't cold, it likely wouldn't melt easily.

"I can, at the very least, make an internal map of the areas we have already accessed. It may only be useful on that day, but it will prevent us from going the same way twice without purpose."

"Who needs maps when you got Persona power? Man, I totally feel awesome!" Junpei had that dumb look in his eyes by this point, but no one seemed to notice.

"So how exactly should we deal with this? I want to save senpai as soon as possible, but going in without a plan won't be good for her or for us." Minato was here being the voice of reason. Too bad Junpei didn't quite catch onto that part.

"What are you talkin' about man? We got Personas. If these guys are as wimpy as the ones in the shopping district, we won't even need to try."

"I agree with Minato-ninja. The best way to tackle this problem would be to analyze what we find and to form a strategy accordingly. Oh. It appears as though Junpei-san has already entered the castle. I did not think that charging in is considered a good plan for humans. I suppose I was wrong."

"No Aigis, you were right. That is what most people consider to be a bad idea. Stupei is just a special case. Come on Minato, you're the only other one with a Persona, so you take the lead."

"Wait a moment. I don't wish to hold you up, but please hold onto these items. In this world, they have medicinal properties. They will be necessary when a shadow does too much damage."

"Alright, thanks. Let's get going." The team heads off to save an idiot from getting torn apart by shadows. They might let him get roughed up a bit, but he won't be as useful with a missing limb.

A/N: We made it from the velvet room to almost inside of the first dungeon. I think we got pretty far in this chapter. Man, in the first half of May, this story has already surpassed my expectations. If you've actually read this far, I thank you for sticking with what looks, at least to me, as the most awkward way to word things possible while still be grammatically correct. Like, look at that sentence.