Persona 5: tmdrago version 2.0
By Tayla Drago
Episode # 10 - Ann Takamaki – Panther
Harsh, isn't it? Shiho's at the hospital in a mess with Ann checking on her before heading back to school, leaving Ryuji and Yuuki's lives on the line from Suguru trying to have Keiko for himself and on his team if he wins, not unless they get some more evidences to stopping him – and back in the Metaverse. The decision has been made! With Keiko trying to clear her head up before leaving with both Ryuji and Morgana to be on her own from outside of the school buildings to think this through to be scared, sad, and angry at the same time on what she had to do without getting expelled from the lying gym teacher, for he's the real criminal!
Keiko: (I had no other choice...I had to do something to buy Ryuji and me some more time...but will it be enough to stop Kamoshida for good...? I really don't want to end up being a volleyball member to going out with a teacher like that monster.)
For her to feel really sad, someone comes by to be part of the police group as a detective 'that we already know of' for it was Akechi to be investigating from Shiho where she fell to learn something about a rumor of Suguru's abusing on other students to be going on, he might be on to something for some teachers and students to tell him a little for Akechi to figure out the rest. He sees Keiko looking upset to bump in to each other again, by luck.
Akechi: Huh? Keiko? Is that you?
Keiko sees Akechi to be part of the detective in the police force from the badge he was wearing and different school uniform...For her to see Akechi again to be working and her to be crying.
Keiko: Akechi...? (Oh, no! I don't want him to see me crying like this!)
Holding up his job to report back in time, Akechi checks on Keiko.
Akechi: It must be luck for us to bump into each other again, I'm glad. You go to Shujin Academy I see.
Keiko: And you're a detective to be working on Shiho's suicide?
Akechi: To figure out what's going on, yes I am. But I want to know why you're sitting here all by yourself? Why a sweet person like you is crying so sadly?
It was too late to hide it now. What will Keiko say to Akechi?
Keiko: Oh, well...its about the investigation to be going on...Oh, never mind! I can't explain!
Well, Akechi didn't mind to gently wipe the tears away from Keiko's face with his hands.
Akechi: I see...you're too scared to tell others or the teachers about it because no one will believe in you, Keiko, it makes you feel upset for being left out in the world. All alone, I know how you feel. Why not tell me, it'll be our secret to help out each other. Please?
Thinking carefully on what Keiko has to say to Akechi to be the 'half' truth...
Keiko: (I guess I should tell him about the real world of Kamoshida on what I had to do and try to do to both Yuuki and Ryuji.) Okay, I'll tell you, Akechi, if you're willing to help all of us out. (And at the mean time, we can do the rest to Kamoshida's Shadow back at the Metaverse in a bit.) Here's what happened afterwards...
So she tells him everything from the event in the real world – from Suguru abusing his team, using Yuuki to force him to do his deeds, others staying quiet about it for no other students, teachers, or parents won't say anything about it, and trying to expelled Ryuji and Yuuki after kicking Shiho off the team 'but leaving Ann to force to date with Suguru out of it as promised', she was to lose to date him to lose her two friends. Although if she could find some proof to try stopping Suguru in time to admit his crimes. Akechi couldn't believe on what he just heard to be shock and feels really bad for Keiko on what she's going through.
Akechi: No way...! So this Kamoshida's behind everything...? The close suicide, others getting hurt, and him trying to rape you to be force on the team and dating a teacher to save your friends...! How could he do such a thing?!
Keiko: I know...I don't want to, but Kamoshida was going to expelled Ryuji and Yuuki, I had to do something!
She felt scared to have trouble with this Suguru to deal with than knowing what to do in the Metaverse one. Crying again, Akechi pulls her closer to him to wrap his arms around Keiko.
Akechi: Come here, Keiko...Let me cheer you up.
A bit close for Akechi to make a move on Keiko to really be serious about her.
Keiko: Huh? What are you doing? (He's really serious to care about me so much, and we just met!)
A touching moment here, huh?
Akechi: What do you think I'm doing? I want to make you feel better. I believe in you. And you told no one else about this?
Keiko: No...They wouldn't listen, not even the cops. (With many reasons why because of that part when I got arrested.)
Akechi: I see. Well, that'll soon change their minds with me helping out. I won't let that man get to you, Keiko, you let me deal with Kamoshida. I promise, he won't be able to hurt your friends to get kicked out of school, hurt anyone else, or getting you to the team if you don't want to. And sometimes, you have to fight back and you won't get in to trouble. Trust me, don't be afraid to do it unless you have a reason to.
He was right, for Keiko to see how kind hearted Akechi was to go through so much to do this for her.
Keiko: You will? But how? Its so much for you to do without yourself getting in to trouble with Kamoshida. Why are you doing this for me?
Akechi touches Keiko's face to be crazy about her so much.
Akechi: Let just say that I hate to see a beautiful girl like you be like this, sad and alone. I don't like seeing you cry. I like it more when you smile. Its no trouble, Keiko, I can deal with him. Many of my cases that I've dealt with others who are ten times worse, to get the problem solved afterwards. Trust me, give me some time to find evidences and to say to Kamoshida to keep his dirty hands away from you.
I guess Keiko had someone to help her out in the real world at least.
Keiko: Thank you...
She was smiling a bit.
Akechi: That's what I wanted to see, looks cute. Now that it's settle, I need to get back to work, but I hope to see you again, Keiko, you can leave everything to me.
As Akechi gets back to work to wave goodbye to Keiko 'until they'll meet again', she was blushing to see that there was someone to talk to who believes in her.
Keiko: Bye... (Wow, Akechi's very sweet to go through so much for me. I still hope he'll be okay dealing with with the mess from Kamoshida. Good luck...)
And from there, Ryuji appears and Morgana to check on Keiko to be feeling a bit better now.
Morgana: Madame Keiko, there you are. We're been looking all over for you. I see you and Ryuji have made your decisions?
Keiko: We have.
But before that, Ryuji stands in front of Keiko to look at frustrated right now.
Keiko: ...Ryuji? What's wrong?
Ryuji: You should've let me punch Kamoshida, Keiko, but you have to make a effin' bet with him to see on that deadline if you go out with him or not? How will we get the proof in time while kicking his shadow's ass in the other world?! I rather be expelled myself than to see you in the arms of the rapist!
Keiko: I'm sorry, Ryuji, I panicked.
Ryuji: Panic without thinking's not go enough, you idiot!
Keiko: Sorry...
For Ryuji got mad to then hugging Keiko to do anything for her until the problem's been solved.
Ryuji: Stupid...I'm just glad you're okay...Anyways, we'll get through this somehow before that day comes. We can't waist any time. We gotta hurry and go to that world and beat the shit outta that asshole!
Well, Morgana corrects Ryuji on the last part.
Morgana: Not beating him up, just stealing his distorted desires. And you're right, I could've scratch him like hell if I could...! What he tried to do to you, Madame Keiko, was still unforgivable. Again, you two are sure about doing this? And what if Kamoshida suffers a mental shut down?
Their minds have been made up, for Keiko was ready and Ryuji wanted to do this the most.
Ryuji: I have...
Keiko: Me too, he'll pay for this...!
Ryuji: Someone almost died because of him and Keiko almost got raped! I don't give a rat's ass on what happens to him anymore!
Good point.
Morgana: Then it settled.
As the three headed on out leaving school, they weren't alone...for someone was spying on them to be Ann to return and wants to stop Suguru after what he did to her best friend.
Ann: (Kamoshida has to be stopped, and those two are going to do something before he can expelled them both...I want to, for Shiho's sake.)
Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana hide behind the school building's to get ready to open up to the Metaverse.
Keiko: The coast is clear.
Morgana: Good. The moment we cross over, we'll treat each other like phantom thieves, so I hope you two are ready.
Well, that's a different title to say there, 'Phantom Thieves', huh?
Ryuji: Huh? Phantom Thieves?
Morgana: Those who covertly sneak in and stylishly steal Treasure – that is what we'll become!
Keiko likes the sound of that.
Keiko: Phantom Thieves...? I like that.
Same thing with Ryuji.
Ryuji: That sounds kind of cool. Now let's go show that effin' Kamoshida!
All set for the phone to open to say a few words to it, and they were good to go to the Metaverse.
Morgana: Then let's go.
As they get started, Ann hears the whole thing.
Ann: They really are gonna do something...They're doing something on their phones? A name...School?
And then the portal of the another world opens with Morgana goes back into his other form, Keiko in her stylish looks, and Ryuji cool looks on them again as well as...Ann has entering in it too? What the...?
Ann: ...Huh?
Well, I guessed that happened some how. Entering in the Metaverse again 'being their third time now' to be ready for anything.
Ryuji: All right! Let's do this thing!
Morgana had one question to ask Keiko about Ann who helped out Shiho get to the hospital today.
Morgana: Say, Madame Keiko, who was the girl with that Shiho person?
Keiko: Her name is Ann Takamaki, she's Shiho's best friend. I just hope she's doing well.
For Morgana's eyes to turn into hearts, he was madly in love with Ann.
Morgana: I see. Lady Ann...Such a beautiful woman...I might be in love...
Ryuji: Seriously...?
I'm not so sure about that...
Keiko: Love is a strong and beautiful thing after all...
Thinking about Akechi to be on Keiko's mind, it was time to get down to business...Well, for Ann also entered in the other world too as she was spying on the three without panicking so much to know who the two were in the strange outfits and seeing Morgana was some type of "monster cat" to her. That's not good at all.
Morgana: The Shadows have notices us. You two better brace yourselves, got it? That goes for you too, Ryuji. And we're counting on you the most, Joker.
Huh? That's what Igor nicknames Keiko Trickster for Morgana to call her by Joker...? Because there was a good reason why, very important.
Keiko: Me? Joker?
Ryuji: Joker? That's a nickname?
Morgana: What? It just a code name to give to her. What kind of stupid phantom thief would use their real name? I'm not down for that! And there's no telling what kind of effect yelling your real names will have on the Palace...It's just a precaution.
By keeping their identities a secret, will keep their true selves safe from the danger to be someone else. Good call, Morgana.
Ryuji: So, why is she Joker?
True, why was Keiko given a code name Joker?
Keiko: Is it because of my Persona's a male instead of a girl like I am?
Far from it...
Morgana: I'll tell you why. It's because you're our trump card, Madame Keiko when it comes to fighting strength. She's caring, pretty, very smart compare to me, and knows what do do first before doing it.
Oh, like she's the leader for her kindness on others and courage can get anything done to be very smart.
Keiko: Joker...Okay, I like it.
Morgana: Then it's settle. Madame Keiko, you're Joker. Next up is you, Ryuji. Let me see...Ah, thug...?
That was a bad code name.
Ryuji: No! I don't want to be called that! I was thinking more from my mask that I have that looks like a skull. It looks good and I like the sounds of it, Skull. How's that?
Skull would be a good code name for Ryuji.
Keiko: It sounds good.
Morgana: Okay, Ryuji will be code name Skull.
And he loves it already.
Ryuji: Ooh! That sounds awesome! I'm skull! Kind of sexy, huh Keiko?
Keiko: If it makes you happy...
Not a good time for Ryuji to be flittering with Keiko at a time like this. Now that leaves with one more left being Morgana...
Ryuji: What do we do about this one's code name?
Keiko: Well, anything's good...
Then Ryuji thought of one.
Ryuji: ...How 'bout' "Mona"...?
Mona as Morgana's code name, huh? Not bad.
Keiko: Sounds perfect.
Morgana: Well, if Joker thinks it's easier to call me that, then I'll go with it. All right, from now on when we're in the Metaverse...We're Joker, Skull, and Mona. We need to be absolutely thorough about using those code names from now on!
Ryuji: All right!
And with that, everything's all set for them to sneak back into the castle through the hidden door where they're safe in 'their little hideout' they go through next.
Keiko: In any case since I'm leader...Let's go inside, you two, stay with me. (This will be a bit different to be doing all of this again.)
Once they got inside to sneak around to also hear Suguru Shadow to be talking to his minions on what they must do next. Since he's the king of the castle of his...Saying about finding the three intruders to stop and bring their heads to him to be rewarded, for them to get to it. For them to stop a few more enemies with three gathering all out attack, gun firing Personas to be helping them out, and other weapons for the three to fight through the other knights to stop the Shadows to continue sneaking around the Palace very carefully. Stopping from Pixies and Bicorns so far...And having a treasure chest to open up to getting into a safe room next to rest up for a few minutes, no more than less. While back outside of the castle...Ann comes out of hiding to have a look around to know on what she was in to seeing Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana 'to be using both of his Curved Swords and Slingshots weapons of his' to be more than a cat-like thing were up to something to stop Suguru. It would seems Ann had the same app on her cell phone like the other two do.
Ann: A castle...? Sakamoto and Keiko dressing up weird with a talking cat monster? And in a strange world with a castle? Also, what is up with this app? I just said the words Sakamoto said, and I ended up here-
Knights: Princess?
One of Suguru Shadow's knights spots Ann who they mistaken her for his queen of the Ann Shadow to not the right one.
Ann: Huh?
They see her to be taken to the castle, not good.
Knights: Princess!
For her to scream in fear, Ann was in danger now. While back inside of the castle, for the three to be ready to go back out there to find Suguru Shadow's Treasure to be hidden somewhere. For them to finding the treasure to steal it from the king himself, and some down sides to this whole operation thing.
Ryuji: So, where are we going to find Kamoshida's treasure thingy...?
Morgana: It's in the route of this castle to be hidden somewhere inside. But honestly, I think we'll need a little more manpower in order to accomplish this. At the very least, one more person would be nice...
Looks like it, and for someone like Morgana to know some things with losing his memories must be hard enough.
Ryuji: Ah, Keiko...
Keiko: He's trustworthy, Ryuji, I wouldn't worry about it.
Just then, the three hears the knights talking from outside of the safe room they were in.
Knights: Still, what would the princess be doing outside of the castle?
I think they heard them loud and clear to think it was the fake Ann, but this time it wasn't...
Ryuji: Princess...?
They hear the rest of it through the door.
Knight 1: Weren't we trying to stop the intruders?
Knights 2: We will once we take the princess safely back to King Kamoshida.
Morgana had to know what was going on before moving out since he was the very sneaky one.
Morgana: I should probably look into this real quick. Joker. Skull. You two stay right here until I get back.
He'll be right back...
Ryuji: For someone like Morgana to learn about the castle, people's distorted desires, other world, real life, treasure and such...It's still hard to imagine him to lose his memories that easily. You get what I'm trying to say, Keiko?
Keiko covers Ryuji's mouth to tell him to remind quiet from using their real names and reminds him of it again.
Keiko: Its Mona and you Skull, remember? Please don't forget.
And he doesn't to get use to it in missions like these in the future.
Ryuji: Oh, crap! Sorry! I'm Skull, you're Joker, and he's Mona. I got it.
This made Keiko feeling a lot better than before to have others to care and so on to not worry anymore.
Keiko: (I'm sure we'll be getting use to our names little at a time, and that's fine by me.) It's okay, Skull, you'll get the hang of this like Mona and I are.
With Morgana coming back into the room to looked worried, he tells them the bad news.
Morgana: This is bad! Your friend...Lady Ann! She's been taken by Shadows...!
Ryuji and Keiko both didn't like the sound of it at all for someone else to enter into the Metaverse with them.
Ryuji: Wait, what?
Keiko: Ann's here?! How's that possible? She wouldn't have the same app we have to enter in this world and back...Wait! I think I saw her phone showing the same symbol from this morning when Shiho was being carried away to the hospital! (Why didn't I notices it sooner?!)
That has to be the case for her to stop Suguru to end up like this.
Morgana: If Lady Ann does indeed have the app as you said, Joker, then it could be the case for her to enter with us.
This was bad.
Ryuji: Oh, no...If we don't save her now, Takamaki could end up dead! Joker! Mona! We have to go save her!
They leave the safe room to go do just that to stop other Shadows in their way, with more treasures to get, and saving Ann before finding Suguru Shadow's treasure to happen next. Almost getting caught from the security to built up a bit more...they fight back from the ambush by three Mandrakes to stopping them and moving out afterwards. Go, team! To finding the gate up to another room, they go into it where Ann was being chain up to a pole and trapped by many knights and Suguru Shadow with his other Ann Shadow to execute the poor girl!
Ann: What's all this about?! Seriously, I'm gonna call the cops!
Suguru Shadow: So, this is the intruder.
The king appears for Ann sees what this Suguru was and the other Ann.
Ann: Kamoshida?! Wait...Who's that...? More importantly, what is this place?! Why's the school turned into something like this?!
Suguru Shadow: I can't believe you mistook my Ann for someone like her.
With him laughing, he couldn't care less for the real Ann to have one already.
Suguru Shadow: Are you afraid?
Ann: What is that outfit...? Have you lost your mind?
Suguru Shadow: I do as I please here. After all, this is my castle...The world of my desires.
Ann: What the-?! Wait...This is some red-light district?!
To the king's desires to take any girl as his slaves to always love the other Ann Shadow than the real one. Ew, so gross!
Suguru Shadow: What a lively slave. Just like the one in black clothing...I like most women to become my slaves for fun and to serve only me.
Ann: This isn't funny! Enough of the bullshit, Kamoshida!
This leaves Suguru Shadow to laugh it off.
Suguru Shadow: The girl's decided to tell me off. What do you think of that?
For this Princess Ann was really annoying.
Princess Ann: Talking back is, like...totally unforgivable...
Suguru Shadow: In that case...she should be executed.
The king's knights were about to murder Ann.
Suguru Shadow: Now then, how should I play with you? Shall I tear you into tiny pieces?
This was so mess up even for killing someone like the real Ann.
Ann: Are you kidding me...?!
Entering the room at last was Keiko/Joker, Ryuji/Skull, and Morgana/Mona to arrived...As they see the room filled with half naked women of the volleyball game for Suguru Shadow to see in this world to be a perverted in the real world. As these girls really liked seeing a whore house of per-adult girls to have sex so soon.
Keiko: Wait...What is all of this...Women from the volleyball team? Kamoshida sees all of the girls like this?
Ryuji: This is effed up...! it just so wrong!
From there, they also see Ann who was held captive.
Morgana: Hey, that's...!
They rush to Ann's side.
Ryuji: Takamaki!
Suguru Shadow sees the three intruders again.
Suguru Shadow: Just then I was about to start enjoying myself...
Ann still didn't get what was really going on and such, for the rescuing has to come first before asking lots of questions later.
Keiko: Hold on, Ann, we'll save you!
Ann: What's the deal with this guy...?!
They see the danger that Ann was in.
Ryuji: You little...!
Suguru Shadow: ...How many times are you guys gonna come back? I bet you're just like those thieves. You came because you're pissed at me, huh? But, ah...I forget that chick's name, but it's your fault she jumped, you know.
Talking about Shiho trying to kill herself for Suguru Shadow to say it was her fault for Ann's best friend to jump.
Ann:...Huh?
Keiko: No, don't listen to him, Ann! Its not your fault or Shiho's! Kamoshida did something to kick her off the team because you had the right to say no!
Suguru Shadow: She knows its her fault and this girl knows it. You were so reluctant to yourself onto me that I had her take your place. And the same goes for Ms. Amamiya person.
Trying to switch between Shiho or Keiko, that's why she jumped to never become Suguru's woman.
Ann: You bastard!
Keiko: So, that's why Shiho jumped...YOU SICK PERVERTED!
The knights approach at Ann to kill her off for their king for Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana had to save her.
Ryuji: No!
Before they could do anything, Suguru Shadow threatens them with Ann's lives for theirs.
Suguru Shadow: Take one more step and I'll kill her on this spot.
The three back off for Ann's safety.
Ryuji: Dammit...!
Keiko: Ann!
Suguru Shadow: Just sit back and enjoy the dismantlement show.
He was really going to do it for Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana were force to watch.
Ann: No! Don't!
Suguru Shadow: Maybe I'll start with her clothes...
The king was being perverted to do that to Ann as Princess Ann to laughs as she enjoys her king to do something so naughty to hug him.
Princess Ann: You're such a perv!
This is really bad!
Ryuji: H-Hey, Joker. Mona. What're we gonna do?! Takamaki!
Keiko: We can't Kamoshida do this to Ann!
Surrounded by knights, for Suguru Shadow to hurt Ann, Princess Ann to watch, and the other three to watch the horrors...Ann almost doubts herself to be blame for Shiho's accident.
Ann:...Is this...my punishment for what happened to Shiho...?
From greed and punishment is what Suguru Shadow loves seeing from the girls that he has for slaves but his Ann.
Suguru Shadow: That's more like it. You should've looked like this from the start.
Ann: Shiho...I'm so sorry...
From Ann to give up, was this the end? No! Not to Ryuji, Morgana, or Keiko to help this girl out to fight back against Suguru Shadow.
Keiko: No, Ann! Don't give in! You can't let Kamoshida do this to you! Shiho doesn't blame you at all, none of us do! So stand up and speak up to fight back against this sicko!
Ann:...Huh?
She hears Keiko's saying since she did cheer Ann up and she was doing it again.
Ann: (Keiko...?) ...You're right. Letting this piece of shit toy with me...What was I thinking...?!
Suguru Shadow: It's like I always say. Slaves should just behave and -
Ann fights back against the king's words.
Ann: ...Shut up! I've had enough of this...You've pissed me off, you son of a bitch!
And from there...A voice calls out to Ann, so we all know what that means...Yep, Ann's Persona has awaken! Feeling a strong heart beat and pain for Ann to go through as her powers are coursing through her.
?: My...It's taken far too long. Tell me...Who is going to avenge if you don't? Forgiving him was never the option. Such is the screams of the other you that dwells within...I am thou, thou art I...We can finally forge a contract...
It has been done from Ann saying her Persona's name and showing her mask to appear on her face.
Ann: I hear you...Carmen. You're right. No more holding back...!
With the power of Ann's to break out of the straps to scare Suguru Shadow to see another thief on Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana's side.
Tayla: Persona #9 - Carmen
Carmen is a fictive female gypsy created by Prosper Mérimée. She first appeared in Mérimée's eponymous novella that was first written and published in 1845. The novella was adapted into a variety of different genres, most notably the opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet which diverges in significant points from Mérimée's original story. Whatever the version, Carmen is generally depicted as a classic femme fatale who would take advantage of her beauty and charm to make men fall for her, but quickly break the relationship once she is bored of her wooer, and then she looks for her next victim. Carmen is also usually seen smoking tobacco because she had once worked in a tobacco factory. She is later slain by a spurned ex-lover, driven to a jealous rage after she leaves him. Though she knew he would be fated to kill her, she declared that she would rather die than allow herself to be bound to the will of another, and that "Carmen will always be free."
Carmen: There you go. Nothing can be solved by restraining yourself. Understand? Then I'll gladly lend you my strength.
Removing the mask off of Ann's face to show blood as her Persona Carmen appears and her in a red cat type of leather clothing she was wearing. Stopping the knights to move really fast, Ann uses the sword to also cut down the Princess Ann in seconds. With Suguru Shadow cowardly in fear, another knight steps forth to stop the four thieves.
Keiko: Ann...Your powers are awaken just like us. Amazing!
Ann: You know what...? I'm not some cheap girl you can toy with...you scumbag.
The king talks back at Ann to still be a coward.
Suguru Shadow: Bitch...!
Ann: You stole everything from Shiho...You destroyed her...And you also try to take advantage on Keiko...Now it's your turn! I will rob you of everything...!
For Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana joins in with Ann in this battle, it was time for three knights to blow up to become one Persona.
Knight: Enough of this! Prepare to die in the name of our King Kamoshida!
Tayla: Persona #10 - Belphegor
Belphegor is a demon of Sloth, one of the 7 Deadly Sins. His name is a corruption of Baal-Peor, the name for the god of the Moabites. Belphegor gives people ideas for inventions that will make them rich and thus greedy and selfish. Sometimes is portrayed as a beautiful woman, but other times is portrayed as a monstrous, horned demon. Some claim that he must be worshiped on a toilet.
Ann: No, I've had enough of you. No one's gonna stop me now! Let's go, Carmen!
For Belphegor to stop the four, Ann has the power of fire 'along with her two weapons - Whips and Sub-machine Guns' from Carmen to whip at her enemies hard to burn this one up, leaving the others to use a four on all combine power attack to finish it off. That thing was a load of crap...completely. And with that, it was useful thanks to Ann's help for her, Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana to try to stop Suguru Shadow this time to get to his treasure next.
Suguru Shadow: Oh, shit...!
But the king runs for it leaving Ann to feel weak on her knees to fall down, it does that to you until you get use to your new powers.
Ann: Wait...!
The other three check on her.
Keiko: Easy there, Ann, we got you. Thanks for the save.
Ryuji: Takamaki! How did you get here and why?!
For Ryuji to be questioning Ann like this, Morgana defends her.
Morgana: Hey! Is that how you speak to a woman?!
He was being nice to Ann to check on her since he has a crush.
Morgana: Like Madame Keiko, I respect her as a friend. But with Lady Ann, it's love at first sight for me. Are you all right, Lady Ann?!
Ann sees Morgana was talking to her.
Ann: Lady Ann...? Wait, what is this thing? Is it alive...? How can it talk? And...Where in the world are we...?!
She was panicking...
Morgana: Just calm down. Everything's going to be OK; don't worry.
Ann gets back up to have Morgana's help to be something to lead on real quick.
Ann: How am I suppose to calm down?!
She then sees herself wearing something different to look weird.
Ann: Huh? Why am I dressed like this?! When did I-Ugh, what is this?!
Keiko helps Ann not cover her shame.
Keiko: Ann, you're not the only one...Look, I'm wearing something too sexy-like as well, you see?
Ann: Huh...? Yeah, and you're okay with this, Keiko? This is so embarrassing...!
For them to have a lot to talk to Ann about this mess she got herself in to, but she's part of the team now.
Morgana: Yup, I'm stumped...More Shadows will be coming so we don't have no other choice, we have to retreat.
True, they'll come back for the treasure later for sure once they plan something out first.
Keiko: He's right, we have to leave for now.
Ryuji: Fine...Here, Takamaki, lend me your arm. And, Keiko, you get the other one. Let's help her get out of this place first.
With Ryuji and Keiko carrying Ann out of safety for Morgana leaves them the way out of the Metaverse of Suguru Shadow's castle until next time they'll return to stop him to getting his treasure. They got out and back into the real world again for the knights to miss their chance to stop the four once they all disappeared. For Ann to have awaken to her powers now and Morgana did say they needed one more member on the team, this makes four of them now. But will it be enough. Once back for them to end up at the train station with their clothes back on and Morgana in a cat's body...
Keiko: Yeah, Ann, sorry about all of this. Where do we even start?
Lots to tell and planning on the rest later. The more, the merrier is what I always say to stopping Suguru in their world, and the shadow one as well real soon before the deadline by stealing his desires.