"Hey, there is a way back isn't there?" Chie asked fearfully.
"Of course there is, we just need to find it." Yosuke said just before a shadow appeared in the fog. "Whoa, there's something here."
"Who are you guys?" asked a red and blue figure as it walked up to the group.
"We should be asking you that." Yosuke said in shock.
"Is that some kind of bear?" Dojima asked.
"Yeah, it looks cool." Nanako said excitedly.
"Well, I have a feeling we'll be meeting him relatively soon." Dojima said calmly before turning back to the game.
"I'm Teddie, and I live here, who are you guys? Wait, never mind you need to leave right away." the creature said urgently. "It's dangerous here, you guys need to go back to your side."
"Fine, so if you can just tell us how to get back we'll leave you alone." Yosuke said. "Except there's no exit anywhere."
"I know, that's why I'm going to let you out." Teddie said in frustration.
"Are you even listening, we don't know where to find the⦠Wait what?" Yosuke asked.
"I told you, I'm going to let you out." Teddie said tapping the ground twice as three TV screens appeared next to him. "Ok, now go already."
"Hey watch it you dumb bear." Chie said as Teddie shoved the three of them through the TV.
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"No way, we're back in Junes." Yosuke said in shock. "We made it out."
"Dad, is that the picture from the TV?" Nanako asked suddenly.
"Wait a minute, you're right. Why would posters of an enka singer have the head torn off?" Dojima asked. "It doesn't make any sense, unless that's what happened."
"Yosuke, please tell me that clock is fast." Chie said nervously.
"No it's perfectly on time, but that's insane we were in there for three hours, it's nearly seven." Yosuke said in disbelief. "We need to head home now."
"You're right, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Chie said as the three of them walked off screen and it faded to black.
"What did you mean dad?" Nanako asked. "What happened?"
"I'm not sure, but I have a feeling we're going to find out soon." Dojima said thoughtfully just as a second body appeared on the screen. "Another one, I have a bad feeling about this."
"Hey, did you talk with Yosuke yet?" Chie asked nervously. "He's acting kind of weird today."
"Maybe he's still sick from the TV." Nanako suggested.
"Maybe, but I have a feeling it's more than that." Dojima said calmly. "We'll just have to wait and see."
"Oh yeah, there's supposed to be an assembly today. Do you know anything about it?" Chie asked as she continued talking with Junes Dojima on the way to school.
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"Attention students, it is with great sadness that I need to inform you all of a terrible tragedy that occurred last night." said the Yasogami principal. "One of your classmates, miss Saki Konishi of class three has passed away."
"Passed away, is he serious?" Chie asked nervously.
"I assure you that we have looked into the matter and can say with certainty that bullying did not contribute to this tragedy, however with that said any information you can provide to the authorities will be greatly appreciated." the principal said.
"Oh man, if a student was killed that means we're all in danger." said a male student fearfully.
"This is really bad, who knows who's going to be next." a female student said nervously.
"Hey Yosuke, are you doing alright?" Chie asked .
"I'm fine, but actually there's something I wanted to talk to you two about." Yosuke said quietly. "I think there's more to this than just a random murder. Last night after everything that happened, I tried it again."
"Wait, what are you saying?" Chie asked hesitantly.
"That midnight channel, I have a feeling it has more to do with this than people think. Last night I'm sure I saw Saki-sempai." Yosuke said. "If I'm right there's a connection and we might be the only ones who know about it."
"Wait a second, are you saying people that appear on the midnight channel die?" Chie asked in shock. "That's impossible."
"Maybe, but it's the only thing right now that can connect the two victims. We need to go back and find out what's going on." Yosuke said.
"That's not true is it dad?" Nanako asked. "I mean Teddie seemed so nice before, he wouldn't hurt anybody."
"I agree, but I have a feeling there's a lot more to the TV world then we know so far." Dojima said thoughtfully. "I agree with him, we need to look into what's going on in that other world."
"You can't be serious, we shouldn't go back we might not be able to get back out." Chie said nervously.
"In that case we just need to find that bear again and we'll be fine." Yosuke said.
"How do you know you'd even find him again, that bear could be long gone by now." Chie said. "It's way too dangerous."
"Look we don't have a choice, I'm heading back to Junes." Yosuke said running off.
"Oh man, what are we supposed to do now?" Chie asked nervously.
"There's only one option we have, we need to figure out what's going on and that means going back inside the TV world." Dojima said calmly.
"Ok, maybe Teddie will be there again." Nanako said with a smile while selecting the appropriate option.
"Go with him, that's insane." Chie said. "Look let's just go and try to stop him before he does something stupid that he'll regret."
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"I had a feeling you guys would show up, so are you ready to go?" Yosuke asked.
"We came to stop you idiot." Chie said. "Think for a minute, what happens if you're right and you end up dead?"
"If you don't want to come along you don't have to, but I need to find out what's going on." Yosuke said. "What about you?"
"Before we do anything we should make sure Chie is alright, in the worst case scenario she needs to let the authorities know what's going on." Dojima said thoughtfully.
(The game's plot is slowly being revealed to Nanako and Dojima, but a second death has also occurred. Next chapter Junes Dojima will awaken to his persona. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
