"Well that was fun, so what's the verdict partner?" Yosuke inquired. "Do we head in today or not?"

"Yeah, we don't know how strong the shadows could be and even if we don't make it to Yukiko today the extra practice will come in handy." Yu mentioned.

"That's true, so we're heading back in?" Chie asked.

"Yeah, but first I think I should check if there's any armor for you Chie." Yu offered.

"Alright, thanks." Chie replied with a grin. "We'll meet you at Junes."

"That makes sense." Yu agreed.

Thou art I… And I am thou… Thou hast established a new bond… It brings thee closer to the truth… Thou shalt be blessed when creating personas of the Chariot Arcana…

"See you later partner." Yosuke said.

"Yeah." Yu replied with a smile before walking out of the classroom.

"Actually, there's something I wanted to talk to you about before we head back to the castle." Yosuke mentioned suddenly.

"Huh, what do you mean Yosuke?" Chie asked.

"I'll tell you on the way to Junes, but something happened in the castle that kind of freaked me out." Yosuke answered.

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"More armor?" inquired a man with an X shaped scar on his face.

"Yeah, our friend needs some too." Yu answered. "Do you have anything for her?"

"I should have something, give me a minute." the man stated before walking to a side room for a minute before coming back. "Will this work for her?"

"Yeah, thank you very much." Yu replied calmly before paying for the armor and placing it in his bag.

"Is there anything else you need?" the man asked.

"No just this, thank you very much." Yu replied as he walked out of the shop only to notice the door to the Velvet Room before going inside.

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"So what did you want to talk to me about Yosuke?" Chie asked.

"It's Yu, when we were going through the castle to try and catch up with you he started acting different." Yosuke mentioned. "He was a lot more aggressive and eager to fight the shadows."

"Huh, that's weird." Chie agreed. "Why would he be acting like that?"

"I don't know, and to be honest I'm hoping it was just him feeling like he could finally be strong enough to protect Yukiko-san." Yosuke admitted.

"Yeah, that makes sense. It's probably nothing to worry about." Chie pointed out.

"I hope you're right Chie." Yosuke said thoughtfully.

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"Welcome to the Velvet Room." Igor stated calmly.

"Thank you." Yu replied. "Actually, I wanted to ask you something."

"Of course, how can I be of assistance?" Igor inquired.

"When I was fighting the shadows, I somehow managed to get a second one." Yu explained. "That shouldn't be possible should it?"

"Under normal circumstances you are correct, however there are exceptions." Margaret explained. "The fact that you are able to use multiple personas means you possess the power of the Wild Card."

"The Wild Card?" Yu asked. "What do you mean?"

"The Wild Card allows the use of multiple personas." Igor explained. "The book Margaret is holding is known as a compendium. You can use it to store records of every persona you have obtained."

"Oh, thank you." Yu mentioned.

"Of course, now is there anything else we can assist you with?" Igor asked.

"Not right now, but I appreciate the offer." Yu said.

"I see, then until we meet again." Igor stated as Yu walked out of the Velvet Room.

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"Dojima-san, something just occurred to me." Adachi mentioned. "Maybe one of miss Amagi's classmates would know where she is?"

"Maybe, it's possible she told someone where she was going." Dojima admitted. "The question is who would she tell, it likely wouldn't have been a close friend because they'd try to convince her not to leave."

"Yeah, I know what you mean. Still, it's our best lead for now and some of the students should still be at their after school clubs right?" Adachi asked.

"They should be, then lets head over and see if any of the students heard anything." Dojima mentioned. "Hopefully one of them will be able to point us in her general direction."

"Yeah, you're right." Adachi agreed. "Then hopefully miss Amagi will be able to tell us something that can help us find the perp."

"Hopefully." Dojima noted.

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"Oh there he is, hey partner." Yosuke called before Yu walked up to them.

"Hey you guys." Yu replied. "Are you two ready to head back inside?"

"Yeah, the more practice we get the better. Besides, something tells me Teddie's going to want to see us again." Yosuke pointed out.

"That's a good point, and he's the only one who can let us know where the shadows are." Chie agreed. "Then again, they didn't bother me before so maybe we'll get lucky."

"I don't know Chie you didn't have a persona last time and the shadows definitely were attracted to me and Yu." Yosuke explained.

"Then you think it's our personas that attracted the shadows?" Chie asked as they three of them walked into the electronics section.

"Probably." Yu answered. "Still, we should have a while before the fog shows up so the important thing is we make sure Yukiko gets out safely."

"He's right." Yosuke added before glancing around. "Ok, there's nobody here so let's head in."

"Right." Chie agreed as the three persona users entered the TV.

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"Huh, Yukiko-sempai?" asked a female Yasogami student. "No I don't remember her saying anything about going somewhere."

"I see, do you know if she might have told anyone she was planning on leaving?" Adachi asked.

"Well, if she was going to tell anyone I think it would be Chie-sempai. The two of them are best friends." the female student answered

"Chie, alright do you know where we can find her?" Dojima inquired.

"I think she left already, I saw her heading out with some of her classmates earlier." mentioned a male Yasogami student. "Maybe you can talk to her tomorrow officer?"

"Maybe, we appreciate your help." Dojima said before walking off with Adachi. "I doubt she would have told her best friend though, Chie would have likely come to us and tried to stop her."

"You're right about that, but if that's true where could she be?" Adachi asked.

"I don't know, unfortunately for now all we can do is keep searching." Dojima replied before sighing. "Of all the years for a serial murder case to occur in Inaba it had to be this one."

"Yeah, but we'll definitely catch the person responsible." Adachi reassured him. "For both of their sakes."

"I appreciate that Adachi, come on I might have one more idea who could know where to find Yukiko Amagi." Dojima said calmly.

"Right behind you Dojima-san." Adachi stated.

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"Oh you're back." Teddie mentioned walking up to the three persona users. "Is Chie-chan feeling better now?"

"I thought I was, but just being back here is making me feel really bad again." Chie admitted.

"Oh yeah that's right, Chie doesn't have the glasses yet." Yosuke realized.

"Leave that to me." Teddie stated confidently before revealing a pair of green glasses. "One special pair of Teddie glasses for Chie-chan."

"Huh, oh thanks Teddie." Chie said putting on the glasses. "Whoa, it's like the fog is completely gone."

"Yeah, these glasses really come in handy." Yu noted. "So, are you guys ready to head back to that castle?"

"Yeah, the sooner we get Yukiko out safely the better." Chie agreed as the four of them headed back towards the castle.

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"Careful, the shadows are more aggressive than before." Teddie commented as a group of shadows approached them.

"Leave it to me, Tomoe." Chie called as her persona appeared and slashed a shadow in half with its naginata while a bolt of lightning from Izanagi destroyed a second one.

"Not bad Chie." Yosuke commented. "You're really starting to get the hang of this."

"Thanks Yosuke." Chie said with a smile. "Still this place looks a lot different than I thought it was when we were here yesterday."

"Yeah, it was definitely different." Yosuke agreed. "You know what's going on Teddie?"

"I think the shadows are influencing this place, Yukiko was the one who made it but the shadows might be changing how the floors look to try and confuse us." Teddie guessed.

"Wait, then every time we come back this place will look different?" Yosuke asked. "That's just great."

"Well at least it's still a castle." Yu pointed out before opening a door revealing the staircase.

"Yeah, I guess you have a point. I mean it things changed that much we'd never be able to get to the top." Yosuke admitted.

"Don't say that, we're definitely going to save Yukiko." Chie stated quickly.

"I know, come on the farther we get the better." Yu agreed.

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"Is there something I can help you with detectives?" Kanji's mother inquired politely. "Kanji hasn't gotten into any trouble again has he?"

"No, actually we wanted to know if Yukiko Amagi has been here recently." Dojima explained.

"Yukiko, not in a few days." Kanji's mother answered. "She was doing some errands for her mother."

"Did she happen to say anything while she was here?" Adachi asked.

"No, well nothing unusual. She asked how Kanji was doing and if business was going well." Kanji's mother answered. "She's always been a kind young girl."

"I see, well thank you very much for your time." Dojima noted calmly. "You've been a great help."

Saying that Dojima and Adachi walked out of the shop.

"So she didn't mention anything about wanting to leave, is it possible she's still somewhere in Inaba?" Adachi inquired.

"I doubt it, someone would have seen her by now." Dojima answered. "There are still too many questions we don't have answers to."

"Then what do you suggest Dojima-san?" Adachi asked.

"I don't know, but whatever we do we need to do it quickly." Dojima admitted. "Before something else happens."

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"Huh, this is where we fought Chie's shadow but this floor looks exactly the same." Yosuke mentioned.

"Maybe some floors of the castle don't change no matter how many times we come back." Chie suggested.

"That could be, or maybe it's because we fought a powerful shadow here the others can't change it anymore." Yu added just as Yukiko appeared in front of them.

"Huh, Yukiko?" Chie inquired as the three persona users ran up to Yukiko.

"Hey, are you alright?" Yosuke asked. "Come on, it's dangerous in here. We need to head back."

"Wait a second, something's wrong here." Yu mentioned suddenly.

"Sensei's right, this isn't her. It smells like a shadow." Teddie agreed before Yukiko started to laugh.

"Oh my, special guests? I wonder how they'll play into all of this." Shadow Yukiko mentioned with a smile. "Well, back to looking for prince charming, this place is so huge but that just makes it even more exciting when I find him."

As Shadow Yukiko said that a floating sign appeared above her that read Princess Yukiko's hunt for her Prince Charming.

"Hey, knock it off. Where's the real Yukiko?" Chie questioned angrily. "You'd better tell me what you did to her."

Instead of answering Shadow Yukiko just smiled before running farther into the castle.

"It's alright, the fog won't come for another few days." Yosuke mentioned.

"I know, but…" Chie started.

"Don't worry, we'll save her." Yu mentioned. "I promise nobody else will be hurt again."

"Yeah, you're right." Chie agreed. "Let's keep going."

(Yu, Yosuke, Chie, and Teddie are working their way through Yukiko's Castle, but Dojima and Adachi are searching for Yukiko to try and learn what's going on. Next chapter the Investigation Team will reach their limits and leave the castle for the day. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)

(Author's Note: Yu is still afraid of people dying and would still be extremely shaken up by the idea of a dead body, but unlike before he can do something about it this time and so wants to make sure his friends stay safe.)