"What's going on dad, this where are the bad guys?" Nanako asked.
"I'm not sure, but where ever they are I have a feeling we're going to need to protect Chie and Yukiko from them." Dojima said. "Still, this is definitely different than what happened with Yosuke."
"Look, it's one of those shadow things." Nanako said as a black blob with a mask appeared on screen.
"You're right, and I have a feeling we'll want to take down as many of them as possible so we're strong enough to rescue the others." Dojima said running and attacking the shadow. "Well I don't recognize the fish, but the floating mouth was weak to electricity so that should work."
As he said that, Dojima selected the attack and hit the shadow.
"Nice one partner." Yosuke said.
"Do you think the fish is weak too?" Nanako asked.
"There's only one way to find out." Dojima said attacking the fish only for it to survive the attack.
"Let's go Jiraiya." Yosuke said casting a spell called Garu and destroying the shadow.
"Well that's certainly good to know, the fish is weak to Yosuke, and our friends fight on their own." Dojima said as the words shuffle time appeared on the screen.
"What's that dad?" Nanako asked.
"I'm not sure." Dojima said before the screen turned gold and two cards appeared. "So are we supposed to select one of these cards?"
Suddenly the cards started traveling in a circle.
"Which one do we want dad?" Nanako asked in confusion.
"I don't know, but it looks like one of them is another persona. So I'd say we should go with that one." Dojima said.
"Ok." Nanako said with a smile as they picked the card with the creature in blue on it.
"Pixie, interesting." Dojima said. "It looks like the main character can use more than one persona, that could be useful."
"Yeah, we'll save everybody." Nanako said with a smile.
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"I sense someone in there." Teddie said.
"It has to be Chie, come on let's go." Yosuke said.
"Hold on, I think sensei should tell you how to fight Yosuke, you're really bad at this." Teddie said.
"What's that supposed to mean, I'm doing fine." Yosuke said turning to Junes Dojima. "Then again, you are really good at this. I'll follow your lead."
As Yosuke said that, a screen appeared indicating that Nanako and Dojima could alter the way their party members fought.
"That could be useful, we should keep that in mind." Dojima said.
"Yeah, you're right." Nanako said opening the door.
"There she is, Chie." Yosuke said urgently.
"Be careful, there's someone else in here too." Teddie said nervously.
"Chie is so strong, she's always there to help me." said a voice.
"Yukiko?" Chie asked in confusion.
"She's always kind, I'm lucky to have such a good friend." Yukiko said.
"Wait Yukiko, what's going on?" Chie asked
"Please, she thinks she can count on us? What a joke." said a familiar voice.
"Crap, it's the other Chie. What are we supposed to do?" Yosuke asked nervously.
"Stay back, don't come near me." Chie said angrily.
"Yukiko thinks we're helping her, what a joke." Shadow Chie said with a smirk. "She's so popular, anything she wants is just handed to her. Next to her we're nothing right me?"
"What are you talking about?" Chie asked. "Why do you look like me? Who are you?"
"Me, I'm you Chie." Shadow Chie said calmly. "As long as Yukiko relies on us we'll be worth something, so I'll just keep dragging her to my level so she never feels she can do anything on her own."
"No, you're lying. I would never do something like that to Yukiko." Chie said.
"That's a lie and we both know it. I know you better than anyone me." Shadow Chie said.
"Just stop saying that, it's not true." Chie said angrily.
"Wait Chie don't." Yosuke said urgently.
"You're not me." Chie yelled.
"I've been waiting for that." Shadow Chie said as a red cloud appeared around her and Chie fell unconscious.
"This is bad, we need to protect her." Teddie said nervously before shadow Chie revealed herself to be a woman in a yellow outfit held up by three statues of Yukiko.
"I know, come on we need to take this thing down." Yosuke said. "Don't worry Chie, leave everything to us."
"I am a shadow, the true self. What do you guys think you're doing trying to defend the real me?" Shadow Chie asked.
"Shut up, you're going down." Yosuke said. "Let's go Jiraiya."
"I had a feeling, he would use wind." Dojima said.
"Now's are chance, let's take them out." Yosuke said as an option to attack or relent appeared on screen.
"We need to take protect Chie, so let's try this." Dojima said selecting the attack option.
"Good answer." Yosuke said before running up to Shadow Chie alongside Junes Dojima and attacking her in a cloud of smoke.
"She's not beaten yet, we still need to take her down." Dojima said. "Let's check if any of our other personas can use wind."
"Ok." Nanako said picking the option to change personas. "Oh, what about that one?"
"Angel, let's see." Dojima said. "Garu, that was the wind spell so it should work."
"Yeah, we'll save her." Nanako said. "Just like before right dad?"
"Yes, we'll save her and anyone else as well." Dojima said selecting the Garu spell. "Looks like we're attacking her again. If we keep this up we'll be able to take her down soon enough."
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"This is quite the interesting turn of events, however I still wonder how this will influence the coming year." Margaret said calmly.
"We'll have to wait and see, however these events will play a pivotal role in how our guest handles his destiny." Igor said thoughtfully. "For now we simply need to wait."
"Of course, I'm looking forward to meeting him." Margaret said calmly. "It would appear that things get more interesting each time he arrive."
"They certainly do." Igor said calmly.
(The battle with Shadow Chie is underway. Next chapter Chie will awaken to her persona. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
(Author's Note: Igor and Margaret have seen the year in Inaba before, they're separated from time and so see each cycle separately along with any differences that occur between them.)