Persona 3 Portable FES: Episode Shinjiro

Chapter 10 Sixth Door's Akihiko Past

"There are seven doors in the Desert... That means we have to get through seven areas. I thought we still had a long way to go, there are only two left now." said Mitsuru.

"Yeah... We're nearly there. Now's the time to step it, guys. Let's hurry forward!" said Yukari, smiled.

Few minutes later...

Shinjiro and the group he picked, Ginjiro, Junpei, Yukari, and Mitsuru. They arrive at the sixth door of the Judecca. This time the floor has blue walls and metallic with unfamilar features around it.

"Let me scout ahead." Fuuka slient for the moment to sscan the area and later, "...!? It's faint, but I sense a powerful presence below. As for the figure... No, I can't sense it anywhere now. The enemy is a long way from your current position. please, pace yourselves as you go." said Fuuka.

As they group continue to explore, Yukari and Mitsuru have a private conferation that Shinjiro and Ginjiro won't hear them.

"Mitsuru-senpai, do you think is okay to leave Aigis in her current state." Yukari doubful.

"Don't worry, Yukari... I'm sure the others will try to find some parts for Aigis that would have a extra memory card to input of all of memories before that fight with Ginjiro." Mitsuru, smiled.

"Yeah, but what the real reason why we have hide from Shinjiro-senpai and Ginjiro-kun?" Yukari serious.

"Do you know how Shinjiro current condition he's in?" Mitusru questioned Yukari.

"Not good...Shinjiro-senpai's memories of her are almost faded away, he can't remember part of her first name.. now he only remembers was the day he first met her on May, and her last name." Yukari, depressed.

"This is serious...It's this keeps up... not only he won't remember her.. he won't partially know of us as well."

"Mitsuru-senpai, don't lose hope, I'm sure after we find the white figure and defeat it.. maybe Shinjiro-senpai's memories of her might come back after all of it was over." Yukari, certain.

"You're right, thank you, Yukari." Mitsuru, smiled.

Judecca 5th floor

"Wait...! I think I can confirm the location of the powerful Shadow..." Fuuka slient as she focus scanning the floors where the team will be ahead. "Yes... You're very close to it now. How are you holding up? If you're feeling weak, please don't push yourself... Come back if you don't think you can make it. "

Judecca 9th floor

After they defeat a group of Shadows from the 8th floor and keep continue to moving forward. This time this floor is appear to be broze mized with golden area like ancident temple of the gods and old runes.
Suddenly Fuuka appears to scan this area and suddenly something was off, "Was it just static interference...? Sorry... it's hard to see ahead, with so many Shadows... Especially since the Shadows on those floors seem much stronger than before. If you're going ahead, be careful..." said Fuuka.

Judecca 12th floor

"Hang out...!? I've confirmed a strong Shadow presence! It's located on... Hmmm... I can't say exactly where it is, with so many Shadows lurking there... Keep going for now, please." say Fuuka.

Judecca 16th floor

Suddenly as the group with up head... the white figure appear again, running toward the direction as before.

"This feeling... That figure doesn't feel quite like a normal human, but... well... No... i can't be postive... I'm sorry I can't be more specific..."

'Almost there...' said Yukari in her thoughts.

Judecca 17th floor

They arrive and now faces another Boss Shadow and this time it's a Concetied Maya and it's arcana is the Empress.

"It's seems like the Shadow is our only enemy again... Incoming!" said Fuuka.

"Fuuka begans scanning" said Shinjiro.

"Give me an sec I'll scan the target." Fuuka respond.

"Yukari you will be charge of healing supported."

"Alright." Yukari agree.

"Ginjiro, attack the enemy with you're full strength."

"Understood."

The team all attack with the full strength of fighting the boss shadow, suddenly the Conceited Maya summoned more shadows in the battlefield.

"A shit...reinforcement." said Shinjiro, annoyed.

After defeating the Shadows, Shinjiro no longer has headaches every time he see the white figure as it heals the their wounds which makes Junpei, Yukari, and Mitsuru very suspicious toward him. Later they move on to the next floor.

"The white figure that lures us to the doors at dead-ends... And the past events we keep seeing beyond those doors... Given all that, the figure must be..."

Judecca 25th Floor

The group made it to the top where they will open the door to see one of the member SEES memories.

"That looks like the end... We're coming over. Could you please look around a little you're waiting?" said Fuuka.

"Alright" everyone replied, and with that, the headed toward the door and Shinjiro open the door, engulf into the bright light again.

2 1/2 years later...

?/?/2007

"Akihiko's Past"

In the summer evening in the school grounds, two female fan student's voice, who they very admirer "Akihiko-kun, wait!" "Akihiko-kun!"

"Hold on a sec. You're the captain, aren't you?" say the man's voice.

"Argh, quit pushing! Practice time is over!"

Coming out from practice, a young man named Akihiko Sanada, who had his finished his practice match, and a group of fan girls awing at their champion. However two male students stop them from any further getting too close at Akihiko. However, the school boxing scout pushed right through the young man who blocked them, but he blocked him from going any further.

"Hey, you! Sanada-kun, right?" said the School Boxing Scout.

Akihiko turns his head and look at him directed, "...That's right."

"That was an amazing bout! I've never seen a junior high fighter deliver a KO like that!" said the school boxing scout, expressed. I'm with the school you were up against in the finals. What do you say about enrolling with us? We'll give you a fat scholarship- you'd only have to pay half your tuition!"

The Student Boxer looked shocked and confused about the School Boxing Scout had said. He says, "Hey... you're from another school!? That's against the rules and you know it!"

Akihiko turns around face him, "Sorry, but I don't see any reason to join a school that places second. ...Get outta here." say Akihiko, unimpressed at the School Boxing Scout's offer.

The School Boxing Scout looked surprised.

As he was about to walk away, one of his fan girls cheering him with cheery delight and says, "Squeee! Akihiko-kun is so cool!"

"You hear that? he'd never go to your loser school!" said the other Akihiko's fan,

The School Boxing Scout looks, angry, but the other male student boxer looks awkward.

"Come on already! Go home!" ...Dammit, we can't leave until you guys do! he yelled, with the slightly annoyance.

And with that everyone left leaving Akihiko all alone.

He signed. Suddenly he heard female voices, "*chuckle* Couldn't you have handled that a little more politely?"

Akihiko encounter a young women with red hair.

"I heard it gets crowded after practice, so I waited here instead. Third year, class Akihiko Sanada." she, smiles.

Akihiko lead toward a nearby wall. "Whaddaya want?" he questioned her.

"...Aren't you going to ask who I am?"

"No need. Whatever you're come for, I don't want to get involved. All I want is to train and get stronger"

"It's nothing troublesome. I have a very simple request." say the noble female student.

"A requested?" he say, confused.

"I have enemies that need defeating." she say, serious.

Akihiko surprised on what she met.

"They're not people, I assure you. You wouldn't be bound by the rules of boxing. No, the enemies I speak of... they're related to what you're recently been experiencing each midnight." she explained.

Akihiko shocked and confused.

She continues, "You see, I'm the same situation. I experience the same thing you do. The difference is, I know what it means. If you come with me... I'll share what I know with you."

"Who are you?" he questioned her identify. Akihiko stopped leaning against the wall to looked at her, serious.

"Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm a third year like yourself."

"Kirijo...? I've heard that name before." said Akihiko.

"You said you wanted to build your strength. What you really need is a riskier challenge."

Mitsuru shows him that looks similar to a gun, in which makes him a bit quiet shocked.

"And with this... you can challenge "them"".

Akihiko slient.

~Akihiko's Past Ended~

Upon realization, everyone comes back to their senses. Everyone looked at Akihiko.

"So all this time... you were training a lot in order to get stronger to protect someone you loved and cared for." said Ken with concerned face.

Akihiko looked down, "It is not like that at all..."

"If we're being forced to look into our pasts... It would've been nice if you could see someone you missed the most of all. Maybe I would've liked to meet that person."

"It's not that big a deal. Now's not the time to go over the past, but to keep moving forward. And besides, I'm tired of dealing with Shadows. We should hurry and finished this" Akihiko turned and refused to looked at them.

"... Sanada-san. Aren't you... pushing yourself a little too hard?" Ken worried about Akihiko.

Akihiko slient from the moment, but begun to answer him, "You know how Shinjiro has... her power? He might not realize it, but... that's gotta mean she inherited something from her. I'm a bit anxious to get my own sign that I'm actually wanted to moving on as well. ...I made a promise with her, too." He said in a sadden yet slightly depressed tone.

"Sanada-san..."

Akihiko then turns to face everyone. "Now that I've seen my past event, I know for sure. The idea we had about there being something in common between all the memories we're seen... "

"So that means... On the day we saw, did you...?" say Yukari.

"Mitsuru's story, Yukari's story... Junpei's and Koromaru's too. Ken's is the one that makes it the most obvious. " Akihiko stated.

"Huh...? I'm not following you here..." Junpei seems puzzled.

Akihiko continues, "What we're seen is each of out reasons for awakening to our Persona."

"It fits. Fuuka awakened in front of everyone, and Shinjiro and Ginjiro somehow be able to use it without a reason, but including Aigis can used it from the beginning... So they don't have to see their memories. That would make the most sense" Mitsuru explained the situation.

"But even if that's so, why would would we be seeing that here? Is it telling us to step back and examine our origins...?" Ken questioned. "Shinjiro-san, what do you think?"

"Well... Actually..."

Everyone comes together in the circle to discuss the situation their in, except Ginjiro.

"..." Ginjiro silent.

Junpei notices he wasn't in the group and everyone looked at him. "Yoooo, Shinjiro-senpai's Brother!"

Ginjiro seems suprised and confused.

"Don't act like this doesn't involved you... Let's hear what you think." Junpei smiled.

"*sign# Why..? I can't talk about the past with you all. I don't know anything about it..." Ginjiro seems to be slightly annoyed.

"What's the matter?" Shinjiro questioned Ginjiro.

"It's nothing... i meant just what I said. You said you wouldn't leave me behind... But I don't know anything about your pasts, so I'm always lost during these conversations... "

"Ahh, I get it. You're lonely! See? You're a kid after all. Heh, now I get why you got all well- behaved when we said we'd leave you behind..."Junpei seems fully realize about his personality.

Ginjiro glare at Junpei. "I'm NOT a kid. I'm a year older than you, Junpei.

"You may not know anything about us, but we don't know anything about you either. You must have special memories known only to you... ...like the memory when you awaken persona and ability to fused your own power."

"Isn' t it time you told us who you are?" Yukari curious about his true identify.

Ginjiro fells in the silent for the moment, but decide to her little what he knows. "Memories... But I don't..." Then he pulls on his mask to hide his expression.

"Oh! he put it on.." Fuuka's seems a bit surpassed.

"Sheesh..."

"Ginjiro, I think you misunderstand. Not all of our pasts were glamorous. to be honest, there were more painful memories than pleasant ones." say Mitsuru, explained.

"That's clearly not true. All the things you laugh and talk about are from your past" Ginjiro denied.

Everyone eye widened at his statement.

Shinjiro silent.

'He doesn't mince words... which forced us to another realization. From some reaon, I felt, for the first time... that the reason time stopped may in fact have something to do with us...' say Shinjiro in his thoughts.

I'm sorry for a long break since I'm been very busy at college and class work was starting to gets very hard. Also I'm very sorry about my grammars as well since I haven't been writing for long time. The next chapter I will probably skip some of the battles except the main battle. I hope you enjoyed it :)