"She has to pick up, please." Yu whispered nervously. "If somebody else…"
"Huh, oh Yukiko." Chie said suddenly. "What… Oh I understand no it can wait until later… Sounds good, bye."
"You got in touch with her?" Yosuke inquired. "So she's alright?"
"Yeah, she's just ben busy today so she didn't have a chance to call." Chie explained. "I'm just glad she's ok."
"Yeah, still it should be raining tonight so let's just keep an eye on the Midnight Channel." Yosuke suggested. "I'll give you a call after I watch if anything shows up alright?"
"Yeah, that sounds good." Yu agreed.
"Hey, do you think that bear could tell us if Yukiko is in the TV?" Chie asked.
"Huh, now that you mention it he might. We can stop by Junes before we head home and ask him." Yosuke offered.
"Thanks I really appreciate that Yosuke." Chie admitted.
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"Oh man, there are way too many people. There's no way we can slip inside unnoticed." Yosuke noted.
"Then what are we supposed to do? If Yukiko gets hurt I don't…" Chie started.
"I'm thinking ok?" Yosuke replied. "Right, I might have an idea, Chie stand next to me alright? We need to form a wall."
"A wall, you mean so Yu-kun can go in on his own?" Chie inquired quietly.
"No, he just needs to call Teddie over so we can talk to him." Yosuke explained.
"That makes sense, I'll see if I can get his attention." Yu agreed while Chie and Yosuke formed the makeshift wall while he stuck his arm into the screen only to suddenly wince and pull it back.
"Huh, hey are you alright?" Chie questioned. "Whoa, is that a bite mark?"
"Yeah, I think Teddie bit me." Yu admitted while rubbing his hand.
"Hey, you stupid bear what was that for?" Yosuke questioned quietly.
"Oh, it's you guys. I thought that was the person throwing people in here." Teddie stated. "What are you guys doing?"
"We came to ask you if anyone was thrown in the TV recently." Yu explained.
"No, I've been a lonely bear since you guys left." Teddie answered.
"Are you sure?" Chie inquired.
"Of course, if I smelled something weird I'd tell you guys." Teddie stated angrily.
"Well, that's good. We'll keep an eye on our end so you keep on eye in there ok?" Yosuke requested.
"No problem Yosuke, leave that to me." Teddie said confidently.
"Alright, then we should head home and see if anything shows up on TV." Yosuke mentioned.
"Right, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Chie replied before the three of them walked out of Junes.
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"Oh, welcome home." Nanako mentioned politely.
"Thanks Nanako, is your dad still out?" Yu asked.
"Uh-huh." Nanako answered. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, just a little tired. Good night Nanako." Yu stated calmly.
"Night." Nanako said quietly before Yu walked up to his room.
"Ok, hopefully nothing shows up on the…" Yu started before the TV turned on and Yukiko appeared in a pink dress with a castle behind her.
"Hello, princess Yukiko here." Yukiko stated with a smile. "Welcome to not a dream, not a hoax. Princess Yukiko's hunt for her prince charming."
"What?" Yu questioned in shock.
"I came prepared to get as many princes as possible and the best one is going to be all mine." Yukiko continued. "Well, here I go."
"That was… I mean…" Yu started as Yukiko ran into the castle and the Midnight Channel ended before his phone started to ring.
"Dude did you see that?" Yosuke questioned. "I mean that was Yukiko for sure."
"I know, but if she's in the TV that means…" Yu started nervously.
"Hey, let's meet up at Junes tomorrow morning. We need to make sure we get her out safely." Yosuke interjected.
"Yeah, we're the only people who can." Yu admitted. "We'll definitely save her."
"I know, we have to rescue her." Yosuke agreed before hanging up.
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"Oh, are you going somewhere?" Nanako inquired.
"Yeah, Yosuke wanted to know if I could hang out today since there's no school." Yu explained. "Are you ok Nanako?"
"Uh-huh, do you think you can ask him when we can go to Junes?" Nanako asked hopefully.
"I'll ask him, things have just been a little crazy." Yu mentioned.
"Ok, thanks." Nanako replied before turning back to the TV as Yu walked out of the house.
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"Hey Yu." Yosuke called walking up to Yu with his hands behind his back.
"Hey Yosuke, so are we going to head in then?" Yu inquired quietly.
"Yeah, but thinking about it a golf club won't be enough if we run into more of those shadows." Yosuke explained before revealing two swords. "These should come in handy don't you think?"
"Hey you there drop those weapons immediately." shouted a police officer.
"Huh, no wait you've got it all wrong." Yosuke mentioned nervously.
"Drop your weapons, I'm placing both of you under arrest." the officer repeated as more officers ran up to them.
"Hold on, give us a chance to explain." Yosuke requested desperately.
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"I can't believe you two." Dojima noted in frustration. "Especially after what's been happening around town."
"We know, I just thought it might us feel a little safer." Yosuke explained. "I mean, if a high school student had something like that maybe…"
"I get what you wanted to do but this was just a reckless stunt." Dojima noted. "You're lucky I was here otherwise you'd have gotten in a lot more trouble."
"We're really sorry about all of this uncle." Yu apologized. "We promise nothing like it will happen again."
"I know, and as long as you two promise nothing like this will happen again I'll let it slide this one time." Dojima mentioned.
"Of course, we promise." Yosuke stated calmly before Dojima nodded and walked off. "Great, now what?"
"There you guys are." Chie called suddenly.
"Huh, Chie?" Yosuke questioned. "Wait, why are you here?"
"Isn't it obvious, I saw you two in a police car and came running as fast as I could." Chie answered quietly. "What were you two doing, we need to get to that castle and help Yukiko."
"We know, but Dojima-san confiscated our weapons. Without them it's way too dangerous to go in there." Yosuke whispered.
"He's right, we need some way to protect ourselves." Yu agreed. "Otherwise…"
"Weapons, then we might be in luck." Chie replied quietly. "I know just the place."
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"Huh, did I just see your nephew and his friends Dojima-san?" Adachi inquired.
"Yeah, they were arrested for possession of weapons but I sort of get why they had them." Dojima answered. "With everything that's been going on they wanted to have some way to protect themselves, plus they weren't real anyway so I let them go as long as they agreed not to pull a stunt like that again."
"That makes sense, we still don't have any leads on the case and the last victim was from their school." Adachi admitted. "Then again if they tried using those fake weapons someone could still get hurt."
"I know, that's why we have to make sure we figure out who's doing this and catch them as quickly as possible." Dojima noted.
"You're right, and I'm sure we'll catch the perp in no time." Adachi stated confidently.
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"Why am I not surprised that you'd know about something like this Chie?" Yosuke inquired as the three of them stood outside a metal works shop.
"Well, I sort of wanted to copy some of the moves I saw in Trial of the Dragon." Chie admitted. "Though it helps now right?"
"Yeah, it does." Yosuke admitted. "If we have weapons from here we'll definitely be able to save Yukiko."
"Right, then once you guys have your equipment we can head back there." Chie declared confidently.
"That's not a good idea Chie." Yu argued. "After all you…"
"I'm going and that's final." Chie interrupted. "Besides, my reflexes are second to none. I'll be fine."
"That's not the problem Chie." Yosuke explained before sighing. "Look, if you're really convinced on coming you need to stay behind us."
"Alright, fine." Chie agreed reluctantly. "Well once you guys get what you need we need to meet up at Junes right?"
"Yeah." Yosuke agreed before Chie walked off. "So, what do you think we should get? I was thinking the katana might work especially after seeing how you used the golf club before."
"Maybe, well we'll figure something out." Yu noted as the two of them walked into the shop.
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"There you are, what took you guys so long?" Chie questioned waving Yu and Yosuke towards a table at the food court.
"It took a while to pick what we wanted to buy." Yosuke explained before lowering his voice. "Not to mention keeping them out of sight, we could end up arrested if we swing these around in public."
"Wait, is that why you two were at the police station?" Chie inquired. "You know never mind, we're wasting time. Yukiko is in danger."
"Yeah, you're right." Yu agreed before looking down. "We're saving her no matter what."
"Alright, in that case let's go." Yosuke stated before the three of them walked towards the electronic section of Junes. "This is your last chance Chie, it's dangerous in there so if you want to back out we'd understand."
"No way, I'm going and that's final." Chie mentioned.
"Ok, then let's go, Yukiko's waiting for us." Yu noted just as the three of them passed through the television.
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"Oh sensei you're back." Teddie said.
"Sensei?" Chie questioned.
"It's a long story, anyway Ted there's someone in here right?" Yosuke inquired.
"Yeah, not long after I talked with you guys I smelled someone new. They're still here too." Teddie answered.
"You're sure, where is she?" Chie questioned urgently.
"It's important Teddie, one of our friends was thrown into the TV so we want to get to her before the shadows do." Yosuke explained.
"Can you take us to where she is?" Yu inquired.
"Of course I can sensei, I smelled someone over that way." Teddie said before pointing into the fog.
"That way, ok I'm on my way Yukiko." Chie stated before sprinting off into the distance.
"Hey Chie wait." Yosuke called. "Darn it, it's way too dangerous for her to run off on her own like that."
"This is beary bad, there were a lot of shadows that way." Teddie mentioned nervously.
"You didn't think to mention that before, come on Yu we need to protect Chie." Yosuke stated.
"You're right." Yu agreed as the three of them ran after Chie.
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"This is the last thing we needed right now." Dojima noted. "Not only do we still have no leads on the two murder victims but now Yukiko Amagi is reported missing."
"Do you think there's a connection Dojima-san?" Adachi asked. "Maybe whoever kidnapped miss Amagi is the same person who killed the other two victims."
"That's definitely possible, but if these cases are related we need to find her before the perp decides to leave us another body." Dojima mentioned thoughtfully.
"Oh yeah, that's true." Adachi admitted reluctantly. "Wait wasn't Mayumi Yamano staying at the Amagi Inn prior to her disappearance, and if I'm remembering right Saki Konishi and Yukiko Amagi went to the same school."
"You're right, which means that the three victims can all be linked to each other." Dojima mentioned. "For now that makes Yasogami High our best lead, we need to talk to the teachers and see if they noticed anything unusual."
"Wait, do you think one of the teachers is responsible for the murders?" Adachi asked.
"I don't know, but for now we can't rule out the possibility." Dojima noted. "If one of the teachers is connected to the case we need to find out soon, before another student ends up as a victim."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Adachi agreed. "Hopefully none of the teachers are involved."
"If we're lucky they won't be." Dojima mentioned thoughtfully.
(Yu, Yosuke, and Chie have returned to the TV world but Chie has run off in an attempt to find Yukiko. Next chapter Yu and Yosuke will start searching Yukiko's Castle. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
