Ready your persona's guys! This is the second one-shot I wrote a while back. It covers my take on Persona 3...but if Star and Marco were the 'Main Character'. If you see some familiar faces in unique roles...I hope they fit :P.
Again, wrote this a while back, so might not be my best work. But wanted to share it with you all! Hope you enjoy. Also, listening to any vocal track from Persona 3 (specifically, Mass Destruction or Burn my Dread) would work wonderfully during a later scene :D.
Traveling far sucks and after losing everything…the feeling isn't much better. Leaning on the walls of the train, I spot flashing images of buildings and cars going buy. "These lighting trains go by quite fast…" I mumble to myself. The most annoying part about this travel is that there are no seats anywhere and the feeling of people cluttered around you is way to annoying.
"Kid! Come here." I hear a bright female voice shout. I dart my way over to the sound and the sight I see really surprises me. She has bright blue eyes, flowing blond hair and is wearing a simple school uniform with a spider hanging around her neck. "I hate standing on the trains to."
"Thanks for the help." I sit next to her. "Name's Marco, being sent to some school after….personal stuff came up recently." She spots my somber brown eyes, gently patting my shoulders.
"It's okay. I'm kinda in the same spot too buddy. Names Star." She holds out her pale hand, which I shake in response. "What school are you going too exactly?"
I take out a piece of paper, giving it to her. Star's face lights up seeing it. "From your face, I guess we are going to the same place?"
"Yep!" She shouts loudly, earning looks from other passengers. I snicker a bit, earning a pout from Star. "Sorry, just happy to make a new friend right away."
"Same here." She seems to be really nice. Hope we really can be good friends. "So..." I mentally read my Marco's Guide to Speaking with Human Females and finish. "What are your hobbies?"
"My, aren't you the confident one. Just met me and already you are hitting on me?" Star teases. Dang it! I just wanted to be friendly.
"No! I'm just trying to know you better…sorry for being rude." I let my head hang down. Star just laughs and places her hand over mind.
"Just teasing you man. Okay, I like to watch movies and play sports. You?"
I smirk and fold my arms. "I love to watch movies, read mystery books, quite the man cook and…can hold my own in a fight." The word fight makes Star's face light up again. "You can fight too?"
"I have a mean swinging arm and decked my dad in the face one time." Star smirks, making me chuckle to myself a bit.
"Okay Rocky, ease up there." We both laugh for a bit and look outside the window. "Um…notice something off?"
"Yeah…the sky is getting dark and my phone says it's still day time." Star shrugs and we turn around…but the sight before us is honestly scary. The entire train is…empty! "Wow…people are in a rush or what?"
"No time for jokes Star! I think something is happening." I get up but feel nauseous. "Ugh…what hit me?"
"You okay Marco?" Star gets up and feels my forehead. "Wow, you are burning up." I notice Star's face and she is dripping with sweat.
"You don't look well too." I force myself up and we lean on each other. "Let's get off the train and get some air, seems to stop."
"Okay buddy." I get our bags and we get off the train, but the sky is really creepy, having a bright red sheen to it. "Are we in some horror movie now? I don't this Marco." Star is playing with her fingers and shaking slightly.
"If we are in a horror movie, don't scream or make out with me. Telltale red flags of a monster sneaking up." Star gives me a nasty look. "I'm being serious here!"
"You're lucky I like you….a little bit." She makes a small pinch with her fingers before sighing. "But I agree. Gotta keep our guard up." We walk across town and notice how we are close to our new school. Continuing walking, Star tightly holds my arm and I feel safe being next to her. Soon, we look up and spot the school.
"This is a bit spooky. Kinda like it's ripped from some Japanese horror game or something." I mumble. Star just shrugs and we enter the building. A little boy is standing in front of us, holding out a notepad. "Hello little guy…didn't know the school had a grade-school sector."
The boy just smiles and holds out his pen. "I want you and Butterfly to sign your names, please." I look at Star and give her a confused look.
"Your last name is Butterfly?" I ask confusingly. Star rolls her eyes and signs her name first. "Okay, but my last name is Diaz." I sign my name next and the clipboard the boy holds vanishes in thin air.
"Thank you. Now, things are going to be getting serious soon, so be careful." He walks away, despairing like a ghost.
"Sooo…we meet a ghost?" Star asks, which I respond with shrugged shoulders. "COOL!"
"Keep it down! I'm sleeping here…" I hear a loud shout. He spots me and Star in the door way, pointing taking a gun. "Shadows!"
I leap in front of Star, entering combative stance. No punk is going to shoot my new friend. "Easy there buddy. We are just here to enter the school." I take out my papers, proving this. "Besides…what the heck is a shadow? Sounds like some monster or something."
The young man sighs, putting the gun away. He leaps down the stair case and walks up to me. "Names Tom. Seems you and your lovely friend are joining us for school this semester."
"Lovely?" Star huffs. 'I'm keeping my eye on this creep buddy.' I hear Star whisper in my ear.
"Anyway…where is the head teacher, or mentor person." I ask. "Wondering where we can sleep for the night. I got directions for this place and that's it. What about you Star?"
"Same thing man." Star shrugs. "But maybe that lady could help us?" Marco looks over and spots a tall red-haired girl, spotting a longer version of the school uniform Star is wearing. She has bright red eyes and her face has a playful smirk.
"Why hello, new students. Name's Hailey but you can call me H-Poo for short." She holds out her hand, which Star shakes frantically. "Seems you are the bubbly one." Looks over to Marco and notices how he's still in a combative stance. "Sigh…Tom pointed his Evoker at you? TOM! You aim the thing at your HEAD, not other people."
"WHAT?!" Marco screamed, holding his hands on his hair. "You…you want us to shoot ourselves?!" Hailey just laughs madly and wipes away a tear. "I feel sick."
"No, just don't know much now. You and princess over there get some sleep and I will explain things later. Follow me newbies." Hailey lead me and Star toward a higher level floor, leaving us rooms apart from one another. "Oh, no funny business, you hear me? I can tell you two are chummy." My face turns beat red while Star just laughs.
"Understood mam! Good Night Star!" I shout before closing my door. Hearing laughter from outside, I can assume Hailey and Star are enjoying teasing me…great, already I have two people teasing me about something. I don't mind when Star does it though…for some reason. I sigh, unpacking my things.
"Hello again." I turn toward the sound, coming from my bed. "I'm glad you are getting settled in now."
"You're that little kid from before." I pull up a chair, getting closer to the ghost. "Are you…dead?"
"Nah, I'm a part of you. You will see soon. For now though." He snaps his fingers, summoning a gun-like object. "Hold on to this. In about…an hour or so, a creature will attack this building."
"What makes you say that?" I ask in confusion, leaning closer to the spirit. He just grows a somber simile and points toward the window. It's still red from before and the moon is almost covered up. "Something related to that?"
"Yeah. Look…keep an eye on that girl. You two need each other more then you realize." Uh…so it was meant I bumped into Star on the train? I shake the thought way and sit straight.
"Can I get your name at least? Want to call you something outside of spirit or ghost…not sure what you are to be honest." I rub my neck…don't want to be rude to this new person I just meet. He smiles and places his vaper hand on my shoulder.
"Names Glossy. See you around Marco." He vanishes and I scratch my head in confusion. I toss myself on my bed, trying to piece together everything. Evoker? Something called Shadows? A Monster coming here soon? Strange turn of events I must say. Turning over, I take out my wallet, looking at a family picture.
"I miss you mom and dad. Been a while…but I hope you are okay, watching me from where you are." I look at my last remaining picture of my family. They…don't want to think about that now. Just starting school tomorrow! I put the picture neatly in my wallet and I hear a knocking sound from the door. "Come in!"
"Hello buddy." I hear Star come in, dragging Tom into the room with her. "We need to be friendly with Tommy here. He's our new friend!" She gives him a glare. "But if you call me 'sweet thing' or 'babe' again, I will teach you the meaning of fire bub." I laugh at Tom squirming next to Star and hold out my hand.
"Nice to meet you…again. So what is school like here?" I ask, guiding Star and Tom to my bed.
"Well it's just like any school. Stuck up jerks that tease you for stupid reasons. Sigh..." He rubs his neck. "Anyway, sorry about pointing my Evoker at you. Thought you two were shadows."
"What are shadows anyway?" Star asks him, folding her arms. "I mean, they sound like monsters from a RPG game or something."
"Oh, they are real and it's no game princess." Tom says grimly. "One should be coming here soon, so I have to get ready."
So Glossy was right. "Star and I can help." I take out my Evoker, making Tom's eyes grow wide. "I got this from some spirit thing that popped up before. This is some kind of magic gun?"
"You will laugh…but you shoot the thing at your head."
"Sounds emo." Star responds. I shake my head in agreement, but Tom grits his teeth. "Wow…didn't mean to be mean or anything."
"No, but it HURTS when you first use it." He looks outside and the sky starts to shake a bit. "We have to leave now!" Tom grabs our hands and pulls us away from my room. "Hailey! A Shadow is coming soon! I think it's a big one."
"Dang it!" She hissed. "Okay, get Star and Marco ready with Evokers."
"Marco has one mam…for some reason. I will get one for Star." He looks at us gravely again. "You know how to fight?"
"I can fight ma fists!" Star acts like a boxer, shadow punching the air. "Can also use a staff too…learned that from my Mom."
"I can use my fists and trained in the martial arts for years." Tom smirks and folds his arms in pride.
"Good to have battle partners so early. Okay, I will get weapons for you." He runs towards a room, but the entire building shakes. A loud scream was heard outside, making us flinch. The creature slowly slide near the building, with its black ooze slowly seeping through the walls. Blobs of darkness landed in front of Hailey, with her using a fire rood to ward them off.
"You two, run!" She screamed, pushing Star and I to dart away. Shadows chased us, making hissing sounds. While I was internally panicking, Star looked annoyed. As we ran, she pushed down furniture to impede the creature's progress.
"Great idea Star." But the creatures just moved over it. "Dang it…Look!' I point to a hatch near some stairs. "Let's go that way." She nods and after grabbing her hand, we dart to the roof of the building. The red sky was bright and evil looking, making us tense. But we were cornered; the shadows were climbing up the building and we had no way of defending ourselves.
"Didn't know I would go out to blob monsters…" Star said weakly. "At least I meet a cute boy before I died."
"We won't give up that fast!" I take out my Revoker and remember what Hailey mentioned before. "Here goes everything." I point it to my head and pull the trigger. Silence overtakes the airwaves and a bright blue light surrounded me.
'You are Marco…my name is Gichin and my spirit was summoned to you. I am thou and thou are I.' Concentrating, I grow a wide grin. I am back to the roof with Star, as shadows begin surrounding her. "AHHHH!" I scream, unleashing the energy Gichin gave me. My body feels…powerful, as if I could take on the world. "Hello shadow punks! Leave my friend alone. Karate Wave!" I shoot the Revoker in my head, making Gichin appear in a spirit-like form. He lands a powerful chop, sending the other shadows flying.
"Wow…" I hear Star shout. "You can summon that cool spirit thing!"
"Guess so Star. Now…get behind me!" I scream as Gichin lands another chop. She springs behind me and watches as I take out waves of shadows…but I feel weak.
'I can't keep this up my pupil. You must fight yourself. Use my power…' I feel my arms and legs burst into flames, maybe… I charge into a shadow, making a punch, with the creature turning into ash. "Cool!"
"Uh…need a hand here." Star says in a panicked voice, as she tries to punch the creatures but they keep dodging her blows.
"STAR! USE THIS!" I hear Tom shout, riding a demon horse. He tossed her a Revoker. He looks toward me. "Cool karate spirit. Now I will take on the big guy over there but I may need a hand."
"Can't leave Star alone! She is…" I spot Star grinning as she summons a massive butterfly like spirit, using wind-based attacks to take out waves of shadows. "…eh, never mind. What do I need to do Tom? I am running low on energy here."
"Just focus on magic attacks. Physical attacks with your spirit will drain you." Tom shouts, launching a fire ball off his steed.
"Okay." I take my Evoker, shooting my head again. "Energy Wave!" Gichin launches a ball off light, sending the giant shadow attacking the building away.
"Flaming Inferno!" Tom shouts, finishing the creature with a powerful wave of fire. He lands on the building and is painting. I run up to him.
"You okay man?" He waves his hand telling me he's okay and points to Star. "Oh no…" I run to Star who is passed out on the ground, cold. "Wake up, please!" I check her pulse…and she is breathing still. "Thank…good thing you are okay." I pick up her up, with Tom following us downstairs. We soon get to the main lobby of the school and after I set Star down, pain starts going down my spine.
The world feels cold and I pass out, sleeping on the cold ground. Tom is shouting something but I could barely hear anything…but blue light soon overtakes my vision. Opening my eyes, I see a kind looking man in a suit smiling at me.
"Welcome to my humble home Mr. Diaz. My name is Toffee and I see you found your potential. Please, sit down." I follow his orders and sit in a wooden chair, with him folding his arms. "Seems that you can now use spirits. Do you know why?"
"Um…not really sir. But it did help, me and my friends were in huge danger by those shadow things." I rub my neck and take the Revoker out of my pocket. "I have a question though, why do I have to use this to activate my spirit?"
He laughs softly, making me raise an eyebrow. "Young man, you don't need to use that to activate your spirit. I admit, it is a childish way to use the power. Hold out your hand." I listen and he hands me a card. "Now, crush the card between your fingers and see what happens."
"Okay." I do this and a bright blue light overtakes my body. The spirit that helped me before briefly appears before vanishing. "Wow…but I just destroyed the card…"
"No you didn't, look in your hand." I look down and to my surprise, it's still there. "So you can use the Evoker or the card, either way, you summon your new ally. But I want to discuss with you about something." His warm eyes grow serious. "You must protect the girl."
"You mean Star?" He nods. "Okay, I planned to do that…but any major reason why?"
"She is very powerful and if something happens to her…" He shivers, growing a nervous expression before shaking it off. "Needless to say, don't let her have an untimely end boy." I just nod, still confused. "Good, now…you need to be aware of your bonds with others and keep on fighting those shadows. Feel free to contact me anytime and I will assist you on your quest."
"Thank you Toffee. I will be sure to give you a heads-up if anything happens." I bow and give him a warm smile. He seems like a nice guy, though the suit makes him look like a lawyer…hate those guys. "Um…how do I get back home?"
"Just open your eyes." I feel confused by that comment but listen. Closing and opening them, I spot the sun outside my room. Blinking a few times, I look around and to my left, spotting Star sleeping on the side of my bed.
