"Ok which one was it that made everybody not scared anymore?" Adachi asked while looking through the item list. "Do you remember Nanako-chan?"
"Um… Oh that one." Nanako said as Adachi scrolled past an Amrita Soda. "Dad used it before."
"Yeah, nobody was scared but the game says that item heals any bad condition so it should work." Dojima said in agreement.
"That's good." Adachi said while having Junes Dojima use the item.
"Good, they're feeling better." Nanako said with a smile.
"Yeah, and now Yukiko, Yosuke, and Kanji can do some more damage." Adachi said while selecting Yosuke's attack. "You know, this game's been pretty fun. Well the part I've been playing with you guys anyway."
"You have a point." Dojima said thoughtfully.
"Yeah, and this game's called Persona 4 right?" Adachi asked. "That means there are more of them so maybe we can try and find some of the others and play them together too."
"Really, can we dad?" Nanako asked.
"Well, if we can find any of them. Though right now you have to finish catching the culprit Adachi." Dojima said calmly.
"Yeah, I know." Adachi said sheepishly before the game Adachi summoned his persona and hit Yosuke and Junes Dojima. "Oh right, Yosuke needs to be healed."
"Yeah, he does." Dojima said while Adachi had Junes Dojima switch to another persona and heal everyone. "So I guess next we should just keep attacking and hope for the best."
"Yeah, we need to catch the bad guy." Nanako said.
"You mean me right Nanako-chan? The game already said I'm the bad guy." Adachi said while Yukiko hit the game Adachi with an Agidyne.
"You might be the bad guy in the game Adachi, but that doesn't mean you're a bad person. Isn't that right Nanako?" Dojima asked calmly. At least I hope it is anyway.
"Yeah." Nanako said in agreement.
"Oh, well thanks." Adachi said thoughtfully. "Ok, let's see what Kanji can do next turn if we charge him up this turn. Though isn't it starting to get kind of late Dojima-san?"
"Yeah, which is why we're going to stop once we beat the game version of you." Dojima said calmly just before the game Adachi's stats returned to normal and he used a Maragidyne.
"That could have been worse I guess, at least nobody was weak to fire." Adachi said thoughtfully before checking how much health his game counterpart had. "Huh, that's weird. It looks like I have less strength than the one Nanako-chan and I thought was the bad guy last time."
"Really, what does that mean dad?" Nanako asked.
"I'm not sure, but I have a feeling it won't be good." Dojima said quietly.
"Maybe it means the game is going easy on us after last time." Adachi suggested while having Junes Dojima attack the boss with his katana. "I mean maybe it's a reward for guessing the bad guy correctly, and it changes each time you play and so if you guess wrong Naoto figures it out for you."
"Possibly, but the only way to know for sure is to defeat you and then eventually play it a second time, right Adachi?" Dojima asked calmly.
"Yeah, you're right Dojima-san." Adachi said calmly. "So I guess Yosuke's Garudyne, Yukiko's Agidyne and then have Kanji deal as much damage as possible."
"Oh yeah didn't we get a letter dad?" Nanako asked.
"Yeah, we did." Dojima said picking up the letter. "Though the fact that there's no return address could mean it's just someone playing a dumb joke."
"I don't know Dojima-san, it might be an anonymous tip about those thieves." Adachi said thoughtfully.
"Maybe." Dojima said. "Actually just to be on the safe side Yosuke should heal up Yukiko's SP."
"Really, why?" Nanako asked in confusion.
"I agree Dojima-san, Yukiko should have enough strength to finish the battle." Adachi said.
"Maybe, but something tells me it isn't that simple." Dojima said calmly.
"If you say so Dojima-san." Adachi said before having Yosuke use a Chewing Soul on Yukiko. "Well if we're lucky Kanji will be able to finish the boss fight and we can get to bed."
"Yeah." Dojima said thoughtfully as Adachi had Yukiko and Kanji attack the game version of Adachi leaving him with a tiny amount of HP. "Then again, that could also happen."
"That's it, I've had enough of you. I'll kill you, just like I killed those other ones." the game Adachi said furiously as his persona appeared and increased his stats a second time.
"Why did he do that dad?" Nanako asked. "Can't he make himself feel better?"
"I don't think so Nanako, none of the other bosses could heal and not all of our persona can either." Dojima said calmly. "I don't think Adachi can heal himself."
"Oh yeah, you're really smart dad." Nanako said happily.
"Maybe, but for now we should just catch the bad guy and then get to bed. We can watch the end of the game tomorrow." Dojima said as Adachi had Junes Dojima defeat his game counterpart.
"Well that takes care of that." Adachi said calmly.
"Maybe, but something about this seems almost too easy." Dojima said quietly.
"Damn it, oh well this world will soon be the same as that one so it really doesn't matter." the game Adachi said before drawing his gun and holding it to his head.
"Why are you doing that?" Nanako asked nervously. "You're not supposed to do that?"
Suddenly the game Adachi's body began floating and turned pitch-black.
"Ok, I guess the battle isn't over." Adachi said. "You probably saw that coming didn't you Dojima-san?"
"I had a feeling something like this would be happening." Dojima said. Still, something tells me this next battle is going to be much tougher than we're expecting.
(Adachi, Nanako, and Dojima managed to defeat the game Adachi, but now an unknown entity has possessed him. Next chapter the entity will reveal its nature to them and the contents of the letter will be revealed. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)