"Look, there he is." Yosuke said as the investigation team ran into the room.
"Naoto." Kanji said urgently.
"Ah, I was wondering when you all would arrive." Naoto said calmly. "Taking care of this child has been quite the chore."
"Wait please, don't go." Shadow Naoto said desperately.
"I'm sorry, I don't have time to waste staying here with you. I need to go back now." Naoto said calmly.
"You misunderstand, you won't be going anywhere." Shadow Naoto said coldly.
"What?" Naoto asked in surprise. "What are you talking about?"
"For what purpose, so that the adults can continue to pretend to listen to your opinions while dismissing the child who doesn't understand how the world works?" Shadow Naoto asked mockingly. "Of course we both know that isn't the only reason they don't care for your assistance."
"What are you talking about?" Naoto asked hesitantly.
"You know exactly what I'm referring to 'Detective Prince', after all I am you." Shadow Naoto said. "Prince, oh if only they knew the truth."
"That's enough, you act as though we're one in the same, but that's simply an impossibility." Naoto said defensively.
"What does he mean dad?" Nanako asked curiously.
"I can't say I was expecting that." Dojima said. "The 'Detective Prince' isn't a prince at all."
"Oh, well that changes things." Adachi said thoughtfully.
"What do you mean dad?" Nanako asked again.
"Naoto isn't a he, she's a she." Dojima said calmly.
"Oh." Nanako said thoughtfully.
"You know that what I say is true, why delude yourself?" Shadow Naoto said calmly. "After all you know that what I say is the truth. You wish to be a true detective like the ones in fiction that you admire so much, however age is not the only thing keeping you from living up to your own expectations."
"That's enough." Naoto said quickly.
"Hold on, what's it talking about?" Yosuke asked.
"It's simple, Naoto Shirogane can't possibly be as great as the male detectives of fiction for the simple reason that she is not male in the first place." Shadow Naoto said calmly before turning to Naoto. "Of course I would know that better than anyone due to the fact that I am you."
"That's not true." Naoto said desperately.
"Wait, don't say that." Chie said quickly.
"No, Naoto needs to get this off her chest." Kanji said. "We'll just kick the shadow's ass like always."
"Oh, as if you know anything about me. You'll kick my ass huh, go ahead and try you lizard-brained imbecile." Shadow Naoto said before the boss battle began and it's appearance changed to a robotic version of Naoto with jet wings and a blaster in place of her gun.
"So this is Naoto's shadow, let's make sure we take the boss down right Nanako?" Dojima asked with a smile.
"Yeah." Nanako said happily.
"Ok, so what's the plan?" Adachi asked.
"Well first things first we should boost our strength, defense, and accuracy." Dojima said. "I doubt this shadow has any weaknesses so for now we should make sure we can handle a longer fight."
"Good idea Dojima-san." Adachi said while Dojima had Junes Dojima use a Diamond Shield and having Yosuke and Kanji use Masukakaja and Matarukaja respectively.
"Ok, and now Chie can charge up for next turn." Dojima said calmly. "Now we wait and see just how strong this shadow is."
The moment Dojima said that, Shadow Naoto attacked the four persona users with Maziodyne only for Junes Dojima and Yosuke to dodge it.
"That was a close one, if Yosuke was hit who knows what the boss might have tried." Adachi said. "So that means the boss uses electricity right?"
"Maybe, but I'm not convinced." Dojima said thoughtfully.
"What do you mean dad?" Nanako asked in confusion.
"We have to be reaching the end of the game, so the boss should start using more than one type of attack." Dojima said. "I have a feeling this boss can use more than electricity, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if the boss can use every type of attack."
"Do you think that means Naoto will be able to use everything too dad?" Nanako asked.
"I don't know, remember Nanako the last boss didn't join the team." Adachi said calmly.
"The last boss, you mean Mitsuo Kubo right?" Dojima asked. "Something tells me Naoto is going to a part of the team Adachi."
"Is that more of your detective's intuition Dojima-san?" Adachi asked.
"No, it's common sense." Dojima said. "When you two chased after Mitsuo you thought he was the culprit, we're here to rescue Naoto which is the same thing that we did whenever anyone else joined the team."
"If you say so." Adachi said.
"Now let's make sure the boss doesn't have any weaknesses." Dojima said calmly before having Junes Dojima use Maragidyne, Yosuke use Garudyne, Kanji use Ziodyne, and Chie use Bufula.
"Well it looks like the boss isn't weak to any of those attacks." Adachi said. "I guess the game isn't supposed to be that easy."
Just as Adachi said that, Shadow Naoto hit Kanji with Garudyne and then used Dekaja on the four persona users.
"That's really bad, she's stronger than us." Nanako said nervously.
"Maybe, but we get four turns every time the boss gets one which means if we're smart we can keep ourselves healthy and win the battle." Dojima said calmly.
"Ok." Nanako said with a smile.
"Don't worry so much Nanako-chan, I'm sure your dad already has a plan to beat the boss." Adachi said calmly.
"We'll see, for now our best bet is to spend another turn preparing." Dojima said before having Junes Dojima, Yosuke, and Kanji reuse the same moves from the first turn. "Of course we can have Chie attack the boss so we're still doing some damage."
"Yeah, Chie is really strong." Nanako said.
"She sure is Nanako." Dojima asked before the boss used Heat Riser and boosted its strength, defense, and accuracy. "Great, well that makes things more complicated."
(The battle with Shadow Naoto has begun. Next chapter the battle will continue and a second package will arrive. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)